Welcome to 19th-century Europe, where strength reigns supreme

Ironclad ships can be said to be very advanced water weapons. Their performance and armor are several times that of sailing warships. Only the United Kingdom and France have this technology in the world. Compared with Prussian warships, this guy is completely It's a sea monster.

The Prussian army failed to sit on the huge sea battleship, and the British would not let Prussian officers board the ship without any reason. Therefore, almost all Prussian expedition officials were crowded with soldiers in the cold, cold and dark cabins.

Although officials like Moltke and others can have pretty good officer cabins, to be honest, the environment is not much better. Moltke and other soldiers who have been on expeditions are fine, but not all of this army is veterans. , there are new recruits, soldiers who participated in the Italian War of Independence, and some battle-hardened veterans.

During the last expedition, some soldiers ran away or committed suicide because the environment was too harsh. After all, it is not an aircraft carrier. Turbulence is normal, and seasickness is also normal. But with so many people, you can't say that all of them don't have these problems, right? But even if In this way, they still have to go on an expedition to Japan.

Just because they heard August's call, this was a great conquest. The Germans living in Prussia had not fought a war that only belonged to the Germans for a long time. Every time they either fought with others or followed others.

With Britain, France, and France, Prussia has always followed others and beat them. In order not to ruin Prussia's trade relations with other countries, Prussia often went to Xiaoqia in the name of volunteers and always beat them. work.

When the British and French fought against the Ming Dynasty, the Prussians felt that although we fought so fiercely, we got so little, and were ridiculed by the French. Damn, I can't stand it, but we didn't get any benefits during the Italian War of Independence. , and there is an additional ally who can make a living.

In general, fighting so many wars requires no territory and no money, and the losses are huge. But this expedition to Japan is different. Britain and France went to tear up the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't seem to have much concern for Japan. There is also news that Britain acquiesced to Prussia's conquest of Japan. In short, this was a war that could really reap benefits, and August invested a lot in it.

After passing through the Strait of Malacca, the Prussian fleet arrived at Prussian Malaya. After making final rest and preparations here, the Prussian army parted ways with the British and French forces. They went north to attack the Ming Dynasty, and Prussia went east to attack the Japanese.

On March [-]th, Prussia's seemingly mighty naval fleet appeared in the Japanese Sea. Of course, it was just to show off its muscles, but it would not yield anything. Prussia only had less than two warships that could actually be used for combat. Ten ships, the other ships are all transport ships without any weapons, but if you are skilled enough and gamble on your luck with the artillery, what if you hit it with a drift of the ballistics? Although it's of no use.

This time the Prussian Navy was able to produce the only second-level sailing battleship in the country, the 90-gun Königsberg. During this battle, the staff headquarters was located in Jiaozhou Bay, which was the closest Prussian overseas ship to Japan. occupied territory.

The Prussian army sailed the warship directly into Japan's Edo Bay, and even docked on Kanagawa. The sailing warship hung the Prussian black eagle flag. The advance force and reserve force were ready. Of course, Prussia would definitely use it. A set of words that can be used to defeat Japan.

General Bittenfeldt of the advance force came to the port and said to the Japanese garrison in Dutch, "Japanese, one of our soldiers is lost near the Japanese Sea, and we need to go into Japan to find him!"

Although Japan is also closed to the country, it still does business with the Dutch and relies on the Netherlands to understand what is happening in Europe. However, in essence, it is not much different from the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the Japanese troops stationed on the shore do not all speak Dutch. The Japanese soldiers in Kanagawa didn't understand.

That's okay. General Bittenfeld wrote a note to the soldiers on the coast. At noon, a group of Japanese warriors came to the port with swords and guns. The leading Japanese officer was frightened after reading the note. One jump.

"Nani?! A soldier is lost near Japan? Are you going to send [-] people in to look for him? They are not here to find someone, but to invade, right?"

The Japanese officers then looked at the Prussian cannons and giant ships. They chose to follow their heart and first asked what Prussia's conditions were.

Prussia replied, "We have no interest in Japan at all. We just want to find a soldier. Will Japan not give it? Then we will understand that you have declared war on us!"

General Bittenfeld directly blamed the Japanese military officers for the war, which made it very difficult for him. He could only ask the Japanese rulers, that is, the shogunate's opinion. Of course, the shogunate had nothing to do when it encountered this kind of thing. Japan has been undergoing uprisings, riots, and overthrow movements every day since twenty or thirty years ago. The contemporary general Tokugawa Iemoge can be regarded as a politician with two skills. Unfortunately, he is too young. He heard that there are So many warships suddenly appeared at my door, which honestly made me a little panicked.

The Japanese in this world have not been tortured by the Americans and have never seen the world. The main reason is because it is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. The United States saw the threat of the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to take action against the Japanese. But now everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty has many internal and external troubles. It's serious, and there are Britain and France specifically fighting against it, which makes Japan even more unprotected. Facing the Prussian army, it may not be easy for them to win.

Moreover, the current shogunate government is divided, and internal troubles are about to send Japan away, let alone start a war with the foreigners. But if you ask Prussia what it wants, Prussia just says let us go to the island. We have no ill intentions. Find a soldier. That’s it, no big deal.

I just have little knowledge, but I am not a retarded person. If you have ten thousand people on the island, Japan’s main state will be called New Prussia the next day, and at sea, the Japanese army can still rely on the strait to block it. A hundred years ago, Japan It was through this that people won the Sino-Mongolian War, otherwise they would have been included in the territory of the Mongol Empire.

So no matter what, even if a war really breaks out, the Prussian troops must not be allowed to go to the island, so Japan has given a condition. Of course you can go to the island, but only two hundred people can go to the island, and you cannot bring weapons. The Japanese warriors will follow you to find them. Have you given enough face?

Bittenfeldt said, are you kidding me? Two hundred people plus a bunch of mukbang samurai, I found it in the year of the monkey, horse and moon. I think you just don’t want us to find it. Well, this can only be a declaration of war on us. If Japan is like this, there is no need to talk.

Tokugawa Iemo personally came forward to negotiate with Bittenfeldt, but of course it was still to no avail. Bittenfeldt just said, "Tokugawa, Wori, you immortal, please give me a sweet word, do you want to start a war or not?"

Tokugawa Iemo is very annoyed. You really don't give me a way to survive. Then there is no other way but to ask Daming. Daming supports himself and everything is easy to talk about. He needs to buy some time.

Tokugawa Iemo sent someone to tell Prussia, "Master foreigners, please give us a chance. Wait two days and we will consider it."

Bittenfeldt: "Okay!"

Then he returned to Jiaozhou Bay himself, and he went back to discuss with Moltke how to declare war.

Of course, Mao Qi is more direct. If his grandma bombards it, it will be over. Why is there so much nonsense? August personally gave an order to do what she asked, and Moltke could only obey. He thought, "His Royal Highness August must be planning something..."

August’s idea was, “I didn’t expect it would be so cool to use Japanese ideas to defeat Japanese people.”

The Japanese delegation came to Beijing to meet with the Ming Emperor. The Ming Emperor said: "The land of Japan, relying on the natural moat of the strait, is easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is no need to fear the Western barbarians."

In other words, I'm sorry but I can't do it. I can't even defeat it. Just ask for your own blessings.

Even Daming doesn’t side with it anymore, so what should we do? Whether or not this battle is fought, of course it cannot be fought, but it has to be fought. Tokugawa Iemo can only pray that Japan can defend the Prussian attack. Japan once resisted the Mongolian army with advanced weapons, and now Japan can also withstand it. A huge cannon ship housed in Prussia.

Emperor Komei sent Takaji Fukihiro to cross the shogunate and issue an edict, calling on all the feudal lords to unite to resist the invasion.

Although this behavior is obviously weakening the shogunate's dominance, there is no way. The enemy is facing the enemy and they have to unite. At this time, the peasant uprising in Japan still continues, because it will not get worse anyway, so it is better to continue the riot. Come on, the shogunate's rule is so dark and unpopular.

The Japanese people generally hope that the emperor can regain power and lead the people to prosperity and strength. Of course, you can only say that the previous emperors did it, but they were completely ruined by a second-rate man named Hirohito.

Tokugawa Iemo still wanted to try again, but something happened that completely messed up the matter. An incident suddenly occurred in the Kyushu region. The Japanese coast defense army used artillery to destroy a Prussian ship. Merchant ship, all three people on board died.

The artillery equipped by Japan's coastal defense army is a very old kind of local artillery, and it is a fixed fort. It can't be fired at a distance. Moreover, when this shell hits the ship, honestly speaking, it is not a big problem. It can only break one at most. It’s a small hole, and you’re within the range of this kind of cannon. Wouldn’t it be safe if you even take two steps? Prussia is complete bullshit.

Of course Prussia also knows that he is talking nonsense, but can you refute me? Sorry, if you have a hard fist, you can do whatever you want.

Prussia stopped acting completely. Bittenfeld sent Japan a document, which read, "Due to Japan's despicable and shameless attack on our people, in order to safeguard the rights of its citizens, the Prussian government has now ordered to take any possible measures." Take defensive measures and enter a state of war with the Japanese government!"