C681 Approaching Japan

On the blue sea, a sail fleet was sailing northwards. The vast Pacific Ocean was incomparably vast, and as long as the fleet carefully avoided the several busy sea lanes, they wouldn't be afraid of being discovered.

Xiao Letian stood on top of the Roman's tall poop, watching the elite Navy sail the planets and load them together, occasionally applauding the most outstanding soldiers, the morale of the fleet had been pushed to the peak.

This time, Zai Chun also came on the expedition. Xiao Letian hoped that he could personally witness a true war, that place filled with violence, hot-bloodedness, and extreme masculinity, was the place where a man could the most mature.

"I hope that you will understand what war is after seeing a true massacre. Only then will you understand that the people who govern the country are actually ten thousand lives …" I hope you understand what life and death are! "

The Zai Chun at this time did not know that his destination was actually hell. He held a long rope in his hands, and inside the hook on the front end was a fresh, bloodied chicken.

The smell of blood could be smelled from far away in the sea, attracting sharks in the deep sea. With Xiao Letian's order, the twelve water ghost s jumped into the sea, bare-chested and holding daggers in their mouths.

The Shark that was caught by the fish hook had gone crazy, its body desperately twisting and turning in the ocean water. Zai Chun was already unable to hold on to the rope anymore, the four guards immediately rushed forward to help the Emperor control the rope.

General Cai Mao sneered from the side: "This is a White Shark, the strength it has in the ocean is extremely great and you guys cannot withstand the collapsed strength, you have to understand how to take advantage of it … Seeing that our water ghost has stabbed us, quickly let go of the rope … "

Fresh blood gushed out of the furious shark's body. He tried his best to escape the encirclement, but the force caused the rope to jump straight. The four Forbidden City guards were almost pulled into the sea.

"Let go of the ropes, don't go head on against an animal …" "Let it consume some strength, and wait for it to run out before it recovers …"

The rope loosened and the shark fiercely rushed forward dozens of metres. It was then trapped by a huge force and immediately followed up with another water ghost seeing the opportunity to slash at it.

Zai Chun slapped his hands together in excitement and laughed crazily as he watched the sea roll with blood, "Good, good, good … Kill him... Leave the shark fin for me, I want to give it to Master! "

However, Xiao Letian did not have any love for the Fish Wings, because there was no meat at all. Although there was some collagen, it could make up for the fact that he ate two pig feet or ate some Zhenjiang meat, which was more than this.

As for the taste, there were plenty of seafood that was even more delicious than this in the sea. Picking up two fish and a crab would be even more delicious than this.

In the end, it was as though the rarity of things was priceless. What they were satisfied with was the vanity of humans. Combined with the fact that people all had the mentality to follow the masses, the shark's fin gradually became a treasure.

However, Ai Hui's filial piety could not be hurt. It seemed that he still had to accept this fish fin.

At this time, the battle between the merfolk sharks in the ocean had already reached its conclusion. Twelve water ghost surrounded and attacked a white shark, and no matter how strong the white shark was, it was no match for it.

"Hahaha …" Good, good, good … Pull it up! " Zai Chun excitedly jumped all over the deck as the four bodyguards exerted their strength together to lift the great white shark, which weighed more than a thousand kilograms, onto the deck.

Twelve water ghost s climbed up the rope ladder proudly and waited for Xiao Letian's inspection. Xiao Letian walked over and patted his shoulders, "Not bad, not bad, remember this blood energy, my Xiao Letian's navy should be like a country's water ghost. Each of you will be rewarded with a bottle of strong alcohol. In the next mission, the few of you will be given priority to enter the commandos … "

The four guards were stunned. They never thought that the Prime Minister's reward would be to let these soldiers die first. What surprised them even more was that the twelve navy water ghost s all cheered excitedly.

They knew that the New Army valued military merits the most, and the more dangerous the mission was, the more the credit they would receive, and military merits were the only way for the soldiers to improve their social status.

How much tax would he be exempt from in the future after retiring? How much housing subsidy can you get? The privilege of not bowing to an official, even if the child will have the best education free of charge in the future, will require a boost in military merits.

Xiao Letian had never considered the so-called equality, freedom, and high welfare systems of the countries in the future. In his concept of governing, if one expected that all citizens would be affected by hypocritical deceit, it would be better to tell them that the world was unfair and that there were rankings.

What Xiao Letian wanted to do was to create a smooth staircase for the different levels. A person's social status must be able to rise and fall, not be able to solidify.

In Ryukyu, as long as one was hardworking, brave and kind, they could improve their social status. For example, if one joined the army and accumulated military merits to a certain degree, they would naturally enjoy some special political zones that others did not have, such as duty-free, housing subsidies, free medical treatment, free education and so on.

However, if you are a vile person who does not care about personal gains or personal gains, who has violated the laws and common morals, then the Prime Minister's iron fist would not mind crushing you into dust. Even the lightest one would have to be banished from the Ryukyu, and you would be expelled from your family and die wherever you liked.

The Eight Flag Aristocrat Clan controlled the top-level resources. Although they had examinations to solve a small part of the pleas from the lower class citizens to change their fates, they had very few opportunities. As the number of officials selling their land became more and more serious, there was no way to reverse the solidification of the classes in the Qing Dynasty.

For someone who walked out of such a depressing society, they would naturally feel somewhat uncomfortable with this vibrant society of the Ryukyu. The four bodyguards could not understand why these naval soldiers were so excited, but it was normal.

At this time, the shark fin had already been cut off, and Zai Chun brought it in front of Xiao Letian with both hands: "Master, I caught a shark, this fish fin is disciple's filial piety …"

"Good, good, good …" Your filial piety is in my hands, you can let others dry it later on. I'll send someone to deliver it to the Forbidden City … Your Mother must miss you very much, don't give birth to your mother's kindness! "

When he mentioned Ci Xi, Zai Chun's eyes suddenly turned red. Back in the Zi Wu City, he was extremely disgusted by his mother's high-pressure education, but after he had left home for thousands of miles, his mother's figure suddenly appeared in his dreams.

Just at this time, a scissor boat quickly cruised in from the west. The latest intelligence on Japan had been sent over, the panting intelligence officer had brought over the latest news on the battle situation of the Osaka City.

"The negotiations under the auspices of Prince Ren and the Emperor outside the Osaka City have completely collapsed … Shimadzu Family and Tokugawa sent out a hundred warriors each for a fair duel, but at the last moment, Shimadzu Family violated the rules and used a handgun, the heads of the hundred warriors were casted into the capital … "

"Among the elders in Tokugawa, the internal affairs of Da He Empire swore to fight a decisive battle with the Shimadzu Family at the tea ceremony. They even cursed at the Four Seals for instigating the civil war and praised Sakamoto Ryoma's plan 8 of the boat, saying that he was the pillar of the nation …"

"What?" Xiao Letian was enraged when he heard that, "Damned thing, isn't this obviously a trap for the Mr. Ryoma? Mr. Ryoma is in danger … "

The person then continued to report, "After the negotiations have broken down, the army of the Curtainfall has begun to probe and attack the city. The new Shimadzu Family will fire three consecutive shots, suppressing the Osaka City to the point where it is unable to retaliate. Then, using the darkness of the night, the Tokugawa sent her death soldiers to carry out three night raids, killing countless of soldiers of the Conundrum Alliance. Only then, was the pressure on the Osaka City relieved. "

"On the morning of the second day, the Changzhou vassal used six British field gun s to continuously fire cannons at the Osaka City. The Osaka City who suffered heavy losses activated twelve French field gun s to counterattack. The artillery battle continued throughout the entire morning …"

"At 2.15 p.m., supported by the cannons and guns of the Changzhou vassal, Tu Zuo-fan sent out his warriors and ninja army to attack the city. However, in the evening, the elite warriors of the Tokugawa were dispatched. After three hours of fighting, the Tuzo soldiers retreated … "

"In the next two days, both sides engaged in six large and small siege battles. The initial count of casualties on both sides reached five thousand …"

Xiao Letian could not help but suck in a breath of cold air: "Five thousand people? What a terrible siege. Are both sides going crazy? "

Zai Chun and the four guards were confused, "Prime minister, why do you say that? Five thousand casualties … Was this still called war? Didn't the war cause hundreds of thousands of casualties since the founding of the Great Qing Empire? "

"Bullshit!" Can Japan be compared with China? The population and resources are not on the same level. Even the most miserable Warring States Period killed in Japan has never heard of five thousand people dying in a single battle! "

"A fighting style like China's, Japanese will die in less than two years!" Xiao Letian glared at them. "Alright, let's report the position of the fleet …"

"North latitude 33 East Meridian 136... Now, our northwest is Japan's Jiyi Peninsula... Full speed forward can reach the Inland Sea, the Osaka Gulf in 10 hours... "

"Very good, let the intelligence ship set off early. The main fleet will slowly consider Japan … "Remember, all of the Japanese ships that were sent to the Ryukyu as captives, don't let any news of our departure be leaked out …"

A few of the most common hard sail merchant ships off the coast of Japan left the fleet and headed northwest. At that moment, Pierre, whose cabin was stuffy and pale, suddenly walked out.

"This is my latest deductions. According to the available intelligence, the possibility for the French to directly participate in the war is 65%. Once they join the war, with Minister of France Luo Shen's temper, it will be a decisive battle, take a look …"

Pierre had spent more than a year to familiarize himself with the intelligence and culture of Asia. It had been a long time since he came up with any ideas, but today, this battle had involved France, and as a traitor of the Emperor of France, he had decided to teach the aggressive Napoleon a lesson, a miserable lesson.

Xiao Letian followed Pierre's pencil and looked at the map of Japan. He suddenly realized something, "I understand! The alliance between France and the Mu Clan was trying to drain the last drop of their blood in Osaka City... This is too treacherous! "