Because it was necessary to seize Kagoshima Castle and completely destroy the Japanese shore defense forces in Kagoshima Bay, before the shelling of Kagoshima Castle was completed, the commander of Wu's fleet, Wang Fu, had already sent a team of people to lead Huang Yuanbao from the Wu army's land division, and asked Huang Yuanbao to prepare for the landing battle to capture the relatively prosperous Kagoshima Castle.

Huang Yuanbao happily accepted the order and arranged the commando to land on the beach early. He also gritted his teeth to Liu Jianchao, the confidant general who was the commando leader, and said: "Tell your subordinates that this battle is beautiful, and everything is easy to say for military merits. If the battle is ugly, I will be embarrassed in front of the navy. When siege, I will beat me up on ant support!"

Huang Yuanbao's threat received a satisfactory effect. After Liu Jianchao conveyed his request, the Wu army commando composed of 300 elite veterans suddenly screamed and sweared that if he could not rush to the beach and seize the landing position, he would never come back alive!

But unfortunately, the Japanese army did not give the Wu army's Land Division commando a chance to show its skills. Because the firepower of the Wu army fleet was too fierce, Shimazu Kuraku, who was still a little smart, decisively ordered Okupo Rito, the retainer who commanded the Japanese Army's Land Division, to give up the beachhead position and withdraw the army from the Wu army's fleet's range to intercept it, resulting in the Wu army commando successfully rushing to the beachhead position without a single shot and an ammunition. Next, because of the need to cover the landing of the rear army, the Wu army commando still failed to take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on the Japanese position. He could only stop in an extremely angry manner and cover the landing of the rear brigade, and worked hard to mobilize before the war.

Then, when the Wu army's army's army branch divided their troops to capture the city of Kagoshima Castle, the Wu army's infantry had a sporadic exchange of fire with the Japanese army. Unfortunately, because they were afraid of the powerful artillery fire of the Wu army fleet, the Japanese army still did not dare to dispatch a brigade to fight the Wu army's army. Only a small number of Japanese troops guarding the city of Xiama Town and the Wu army fought in the street fighting, and soon took the initiative to withdraw from the city of Xiama Town and retreat to the direction of Qianyan Temple. The Wu army's army's army continued to seize the city of Xiama Town and failed to fight a decent battle. They neither showed their own strength nor took the opportunity to understand the situation of the land division in the Satsuma Division.

But it doesn't matter. The main force has already landed on land, and it is only a matter of time before to fight with the Japanese mainland division. At the same time, several Japanese who claimed to be masters of Sinology and disciples of Sinology also came to report that Shimazu Kuraku and others did not transfer the food and food resources in Kagoshima Castle in advance because of underestimating the enemy. A considerable part of the stored grain in the Satsuma clan was still waiting for the Wu army to grab it. The Wu army had a lot of tactical choices next. So Wang Fu was not in a hurry to launch a decisive battle on land, appeased Huang Yuanbao, and decided to establish a land camp in the area of ​​Tenbao Mountain. The fleet was temporarily anchored on the sea near Tenbao Mountain, preparing to take a firm foothold first and then consider the next military action.

Perhaps it was because the Satsuma family deliberately wanted to disgust and anxious to make achievements. In the evening, Shimazu Kuraku actually sent a Chinese-speaking retainer Saigo Condo, and a English-speaking retainer Fukuzawa Yukiki. He asked for a visit to the commander of the Wu army's expeditionary fleet, Wang Fukuo Fu and British military counselor Blooni, and directly expressed his intention to come and ask for peace. As a result, Huang Yuanbao was angry when he heard this, and he roared in front of the Satsuma family envoy: "What? Seeking peace? He asked for peace just after a war. How did you Japanese have a skin? If you lose, you kneel immediately. You can do it!"

"Mr. General, please forgive me, please understand the difficulties of our country's father." Saigo Congdao nodded and bowed, saying in a relatively skillful Chinese: "The cause of this battle today is indeed because our Satsuma vassal abruptly offended the vassal relationship between the Qing and Ryukyu countries. After our country's father was taught a lesson, he already understood his own fault and the strength of the Qing team. Therefore, our country's father immediately decided to ask for peace from your country, ask for forgiveness from your country, and be willing to compensate for all the losses caused by this."

After all, Congdao and Fukuzawa Yukiki were envoys sent by the Satsuma clan. Huang Yuanbao didn't want to discuss this and didn't have the courage to hide it from reporting it. He could only obediently send someone to send Congdao and Fukuzawa Yukiki to the flagship to meet Wang Fu. Then Huang Yuanbao thought about it and felt a little worried, so he temporarily entrusted the camp to his subordinates to manage it. He also took a boat to the Zeng Guofan, the flagship of the Wu army, and thought that he would stop Wang Fu from reaching a peace talk with the Satsuma clan.

Huang Yuanbao soon found out that he was worried in vain. After the Japanese envoy of peace seeking to meet Wang Fu and Bloomy, British Counselor Bloomy was very easy to talk to. He promised on the spot that as long as the Satsuma family compensated 150,000 pounds and the murderer who surrendered the birth of the Mai incident, he could give up the hostility against the Satsuma family. Wang Fu, who had always had a gentle temper, sneered and said, "Want to ask for peace? There are three conditions. First, compensate us three million taels of silver; second, let Satsuma Shimazu Kuratsu commit suicide by cutting his stomach; third, let your Satsuma family's father Shimazu Kuramitsu to China, take the crime in person, accept the punishment of our Shimazu King, and return the real power of the Satsuma family to your vassal lord Shimazu Tadaoyi. As long as you agree and fulfill these three conditions, we will immediately withdraw our troops and return to our country."

"Three million taels of silver? Do I want my brother and Okupori to cut off my stomach? Do I also want our father to go to the Qing Dynasty to collect the crime?" Saigo Congdao's hair was almost upright, and he asked in screaming: "General Wang, are your conditions too harsh? How can we accept it?"

Wang Fu was too lazy to pay attention to the way of Saigo, but just said to Gong Cheng next to him. Gong Cheng understood and immediately stood up and said, "Mr. Saigo, it is not harsh at all. Three million taels of silver are calculated based on our losses in Ryukyu over the years and the cost of our expedition. In fact, we have made great concessions. As for asking your brothers Saigo Takamoto and Okupori to cut off the stomach, Mr. Saigo, you said that as the two most important ministers of your Satsuma vasm, shouldn't they be responsible for the crimes of invading Ryukyu and offending our King of Zhennan? Isn't it reasonable to ask them to commit suicide by separating themselves?"

"As for the reason why you want your father to come to our King of Zhennan to receive the crime, there are two reasons." Gong Cheng smiled and said, "First, based on the information we have, we know that the Lord Tadaoyi of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord of the vassal lord, it was actually the decision made by your father of the vassal lord, so we must punish the culprit."

"The second reason is simpler. It is also a young man who was in charge of power in his twenties. Our King of Zhennan sympathized with the unfortunate experience of His Excellency Tadaoyi Shimazu and determined to help His Excellency Tadaoyi take the actual power of the Satsuma clan and let the Satsuma clan establish friendship with our Qing Dynasty forever! Therefore, your founding father must follow us and must also exchange the real power of the Satsuma clan to His Excellency Tadaoyi Shimazu!"

"Absurd! What qualifications do you Qing people have to intervene in the family affairs of our Satsuma family?" Saigo Congdao said angrily: "We must not accept such conditions!"

"Then you go back and prepare for the war." Wang Fu answered very simply, saying: "You do not agree to our conditions, it is your freedom. What we do next is our freedom. If you don't agree, we will use force to get three million taels of silver in the Satsuma Domain, kill Saigo Takamori and Okupo Ritsu, and personally capture your founding father Shimazu Kukumi and hand it over to our King of Zhennan, and then return the real power of the Satsuma Domain to your head."

After hearing Wang Fu's answer, he never expected that Wang Fu would be so direct, and the Sago Congdao was stunned on the spot. After the translator translated Wang Fu's words into Japanese and read them out, Fukuzawa Yukiki, another envoy from the Satsuma vassal next to him, was also anxious and hurried to British counselor Bloomie in a somewhat unfamiliar English: "Mr. Bloomie, I must understand and confirm that the peace agreement between our vassal and your country must be agreed upon by our father. If your country still wants to pay compensation..."

"Mr. Bluni, don't worry." Gong Cheng interrupted Fukuzawa Yukichi and said in very skillful English: "We can hand over the compensation and murderer that your country demands. Mr. Tadaoyi, the real lord of the Japanese Satsuma clan, has given it, so even without Mr. Kurashima, your country does not have to worry about not being able to find someone to collect debts."

Although I don’t understand why the Wu army proposed such harsh conditions to the Japanese, Bluni was unwilling to offend the current military allies in order to stand up for the Japanese. In addition, Gong Cheng also made a clear commitment, Bluni could only shrug to Fukuzawa Yukichi and said, “Mr. Fukuzawa, it’s very regretful that my boss and the King Zhennan of the Qing Dynasty have an alliance. In this war, we must reach peace talks with you with the representatives of King Zhennan of the King, and we cannot negotiate a ceasefire alone.”

Fukuzawa Yukiji shut up helplessly, and Wang Fu yawned and said, "If there is nothing else to discuss, please go back. Let us tell your father and your vassal lords about our conditions, and let them clearly tell me that we are welcome to negotiate at any time, but our conditions will never make any concessions."

Fukuzawa Yukichi and Saigo left in disgrace. Bloomie also said goodbye with Gong Cheng. As a result, it was at this time that Wang Fu smiled at Huang Yuanbao and said, "What? Are you worried that the Fusang Japanese pirates will be able to reach peace and you will lose your chance to perform in Japan?"

Huang Yuanbao giggled and directly agreed to Wang Fu's problem. Wang Fu smiled again: "Don't worry, if you want to fight a war, there are opportunities. King Zhennan gave me a secret order. We still have to fight this battle. Not only do you have to fight a lot of wars on land, but I may also have to fight another big battle at sea."

"Then how far we are going to fight?" Huang Yuanbao asked curiously.

"After the Japanese fight, they will always surrender to us, and they will never be able to become stronger. They can only be a stepping stone for us forever." Wang Fu answered very directly, and gave Huang Yuanbao another reassurance, saying: "If necessary, King Zhennan will send additional land troops to Japan, and you will be even more majestic at that time."

After saying that, Wang Fu waved to Huang Yuanbao again and said, "Okay, go back quickly. I can pretend that what happened today has not happened. If you leave the army and leave the camp privately, I will be sorry. After all, your deputy is Li Xiucheng. His loyalty to our King of Zhennan remains to be tested. We cannot be too careless about him."

Fortunately, Li Xiucheng did not take advantage of Huang Yuanbao's opportunity to leave the camp to play any tricks. After personally exploring the terrain of Kagoshima City the next morning, Li Xiucheng also made a tactical suggestion to Huang Yuanbao, suggesting that the navy's artillery fire be covered, and the second-line army should attack Kagoshima City with the second-line army. Taking advantage of the Japanese army's unfamiliar with the Wu army's siege tactics, they should use explosives to directly blow up the city gate. At the same time, they let elite troops line outside the city to prevent the main force of the Japanese army from sending troops to reinforce Kagoshima City.

"There is another important point." Li Xiucheng pointed out again: "We must fight this battle during the day because none of our soldiers have been here, and the terrain in this area is relatively complicated. If we follow the previous habits of the Zhennan King army, it is very likely that the Japanese will have the opportunity to attack the surprise attack because of the unfamiliar terrain."

"Drilling the city gates with explosives during the day, and using the second-tier army to launch an attack on the city..." Huang Yuanbao wanted to speak but stopped and said, "General Li, will our siege army be under great pressure?"

"The last general asked General Huang to allow him to lead his army to launch an attack on the city." Li Xiucheng took the initiative to bow and said, "Please ask General Huang to lead his army to set up outside the city to be responsible for blocking the enemy reinforcements."

"General Li, our King of Zhennan is not wrong." Huang Yuanbao praised with relief and said, "But I can't make the decision on this matter, so I have to ask General Wang Fu first."

After learning about Li Xiucheng's tactical plan, Wang Fu agreed to the siege plan without hesitation, because the British Consulate in Japan had sent news that the new Japanese shogun Tokugawa Kyoki could not bear the pressure of the Japanese emperor and was already working to form reinforcements to the Satsuma clan. At the same time, the scout of the Wu army also found that the Qianyan Temple sent several fast horses to the north of Kyushu Island, which was obviously asking for help from other local vassal lords in Japan. Therefore, Wang Fu also clearly asked Huang Yuanbao's troops to prepare for the siege that day, and sent troops to attack Kagoshima Castle the next day, and seized the city's food and food resources as soon as possible.

Although the newly surrendered soldiers in the army accounted for more than 60% of them, the newly surrendered soldiers in Huang Yuanbao's army, of course, were all tough players who had experienced many battles. Therefore, Wang Fu's orders were of course not difficult for Huang Yuanbao's army. It was easy to prepare enough siege equipment in just one day and prepare for the siege. And in the morning of the next day, the siege of the Wu army also started.

The first move was still the fierce artillery fire of the Wu army fleet. Because of the need to protect the food in the city, the Wu army fleet only used some bitter acid shells to bombard the Tenshou Pavilion in Kagoshima City at the beginning, causing the superstructure of the Tenshou Pavilion and Kagoshima City to catch fire. The Wu army immediately replaced the solid artillery shells to bombard the enemy city and covered the soldiers of their own troops to attack the city. However, it didn't matter much. The Kagoshima Castle, which was rebuilt seventy years ago, was still a product of the cold weapon era. It was not very strong and it was still difficult to resist the solid artillery shells bombed by the Wu army fleet. The fortifications on the city were quickly bombarded by the Wu army's artillery fire. The defenders on the city were forced to hide behind the wall to avoid artillery. However, even so, the walls were still constantly shattered by the Wu army's artillery shells, which collapsed and killed and injured the soldiers behind the wall.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the old bird Li Xiucheng of the battlefield first sent troops forward, built bulletproof fortifications on the moat, arranged Minnie gunmen to suppress the city defenders, and then started to launch the city gate blasting tactic. At this time, Li Xiucheng made an unexpected decision, pointed at Chen Yucheng, the newly surrendered general under his command, and ordered: "Chen Yucheng, take your troops to serve as the siege commando. After the city gate explodes, you will immediately kill me."

He looked at Li Xiucheng in surprise. Chen Yucheng then clasped his fists to take the order. Li Xiucheng got up and walked in front of him, holding his hand and said, "Brother Yucheng, why did I let you play the vanguard? I believe you know very well in your heart. This is the opportunity I have won you. Don't let me down, seize this opportunity and start your new life."

"Nothing is useful now." Chen Yucheng answered very stiffly, saying, "Only by being able to blow up the city gate can I tell you with facts whether I will let you down."

Li Xiucheng was reported to him that because he had never encountered the Wu army's city gate blasting tactics, the defenders in Kagoshima City did not know that they should block the city gate in time to prevent the Wu army from siegeing the city. They still used old methods such as throwing fire and shooting to deal with the Wu army engineers trying to approach the city gate. However, under the cover of Wu army artillery fire and gunfire from the fortifications in front, after paying a certain price for casualties, the Wu army engineers who came forward with three people still rushed to Kagoshima City with thick wooden boards, and placed the Dana explosives that were enough to blow up the large city gate at Kagoshima City Gate, and then ignited the fire and detonated. After a loud bang, the city gate of Kagoshima City completely turned into powder, and the road to the city was opened to the Wu army.

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