697 Battle on the Tianshou Pavilion!
Now is the most critical moment of a normal battle. Xiao Letian lay on Ninomaru's wall. He was also shocked by the killing, especially when he knew that the current commander-in-chief of the Tokugawa family was Matsuhei Etsuba, he became even more admirable.
In real history, Matsuhei Yoshiba was the most tragic figure in the Wuchen War, and his Aizu Fan was the most tenacious area for the entire battle to resist. The deeds of the White Tiger Youth Team were sighed by those who were familiar with that history.
When the war has forced a child in his teens to go to the battlefield, the word "tragic" can no longer describe the cruelty of the war.
"Can anyone tell me if Matsuhei Rongbao brought out his White Tiger Team this time?" Xiao Letian asked suddenly.
Xiao Letian has had several intelligence liaison officers around him for a long time, and they quickly gave the answer, "Yes, Prime Minister, our intelligence officers in Jie Town have been interrogated clearly. The White Tigers are the vanguard of Matsuhei Yokoba. They made the first contribution in the surprise attack that captured Jie Town."
Xiao Letian sighed, "It's indeed a tragic song. History does have its own inertia. No matter how hard I change it, many things that should happen will still happen..."
The prime minister often says something strange, it is not a secret. Every time he encounters the prime minister saying something strange, people's first choice is to remain silent, because they know that every strange thing the prime minister has profound meaning.
Except for those brothers who first followed Xiao Letian, no one else dared to ask the meaning of these words, because this was Xiao Letian's rebellion. Several secretary officials were expelled from the Prime Minister's Mansion because they were too talkative and talkative, and they lived under the surveillance of the Intelligence Bureau all their lives.
"Breakthrough, Matsuhei Rongbao's warrior broke through..." With the roar of the people around him, Xiao Letian quickly raised his telescope. In his camera, the White Tiger Young Team was attacking the warriors of the Southwest Alliance.
Xiao Letian has never seen such a young man who dared to fight. There was no fear on all his tender faces, and there was no trace of pity in their eyes.
Moreover, these children seemed to be immune to pain. Xiao Letian saw with his own eyes a warrior from the Youth League who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, his stomach had been cut open and his intestines were flowing out.
But the crazy boy stuffed his intestines back, then covered his wound with his left hand, and then fought with a knife with his right hand. His courage made the adult warriors on the opposite side retreat.
Xiao Letian seemed to hear the teenagers shouting, "Since ancient times, no one has died, let's keep loyalty shining in history." This is a group of children who regard loyalty as their lifelong mission. Although many people in later generations attacked the foolish loyalty of these children, Xiao Letian knew that it was not foolish loyalty. They just didn't meet a good guide.
"Whether it is an enemy or a friend, this spirit is precious, brave, loyal, and sacrifice... Some people may say that this behavior is a fool. Indeed, there are many people in this world who are sacrificing and dedicating for the wrong path, but if you walk the wrong path, it does not mean that they are persevering in walking. This is wrong..."
Xiao Hexin felt something in his heart as he heard the Prime Minister's murmur. He was the first person to follow Xiao Letian. At the time, he was Xiao Letian's personal bodyguard on Taibai. He understood Xiao Letian's heart very well.
"The Prime Minister is right. Whether Japan is our enemies or friends of China, no matter their identity or position, some of the unique spirits of this nation are worthy of respect... As you said, those children are not stupid, on the contrary, they are all beautiful pieces of real gold. It's a pity that the people who lead the way are so bad, and the gold is wasted on the wrong path."
Xiao Hexin stared at the battlefield with bright eyes and whispered, "Why don't I go to Tianshou Pavilion? I'm a cripple. They can't even be afraid of a cripple..."
Xiao Letian didn't say anything, and that was clear that he agreed. Xiao Hexin turned his head and held his crutch to the inner city and walked straight to Tianshou Pavilion.
Up the stairs after stairs, Xiao Hexin came to the stairs where both sides confronted each other. The Tokugawa samurai opposite waved the torch and shouted loudly, "Get back, no one can get close, retreat..."
Xiao Hexin walked over with a sneer and said, "My name is Xiao Hexin. I think your Tokugawa family should have heard my name. The cripple general under the seat of the Ryukyu Prime Minister is me..."
"Did you see my leg? It was injured on the European battlefield. What's wrong? Are you even afraid of me, a cripple?"
Just when the samurai was at a loss, Tokugawa's voice sounded from the Tensou Pavilion, "I know your name, Xiao Letian's most famous Tomoe... Goro, let the way out to invite guests in."
Xiao Hexin walked up to the Heavenly Guard Pavilion, and the Tokugawa officials around him looked at him with a vigilant look. Although they looked like a cripple, the golden hat badge and collar proved his lofty reputation in the Ryukyu army, and he had a strong aura of superiors. At this moment, he was like a lonely tiger entering a wolf pack, full of disdain.
"My legs are inconvenient, so I'm afraid I can't sit cross-legged on the tatami, give me a chair..."
"Baga, why don't you kneel when you see the general..." Canglang's sound was so out of the sheath.
"So what, General? I didn't say that when I saw the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the kings of Prussia in Europe have given me wine. Why should I kneel?..."
Mocking, extreme mocking, everyone in the Tianshou Pavilion's faces turned red. Do you know what the most effective mocking is? It's actually very simple. As long as you say everything is facts, it is naturally the most effective.
The Tokugawa Shogunate knew what Xiao Letian's army had done in Europe and Beijing. They knew that what Xiao Hexin said was true, but this kind of indisputable truth was the most heartbreaking.
Tokugawa Kyoki took a deep breath and calmed down his emotions. "Turn the chairs for General Xiao, and bring us chairs too..."
"No need, time is tight, I will stand and say, I came here this time with the hope of peace of the Prime Minister. I suggest that the general immediately order Matsuhei Yoshiba to truce him, and that this meaningless killing should not continue."
"It's meaningless." Okanoi Zhengzhi asked sternly, "This is a war of unification by Japan. We must not allow the four southwestern vassals to rebel against the shogunate..."
"But you can no longer win, the Ryukyu Navy and Marine Corps are the final winners."
"No, no, no, you are not, you are just passers-by to Japan. Although I admit that Prime Minister Xiao's army is very powerful, your number is too small, and you can't annex Japan at all."
"What you want is only interests. I can tell you clearly that as long as you stop shelling and watch our Tokugawa shogunate on the wall, we will definitely give you more benefits than the four southwestern vassalms."
Xiao Hexin sneered, "You can represent the general."
"Yes, he can, what Okawa Laozaka said can certainly represent my opinion." At the critical moment, Tokugawa Keiki still had to support his ministers.
At this moment, a dense sound of artillery came from the sea south of Tianshou Pavilion, and the shells crossed the sky and flew towards the battlefield.
I don’t know how many new troops have become cannon fodder amid the rumbling explosion. Xiao Hexin yelled with the power of artillery, "People, you make interests with our Prime Minister, what benefits can your Japanese barren land provide? Your annual fiscal revenue is not as good as our Lotte Foreign Company..."
"Not only that, you also wasted a lot of wealth in the civil war, continued to fight, and fought desperately. Do you think you could unify Japan by finally eliminating the four southwestern vassals. I'm afraid that in the end, the vitality will be severely damaged, and Japan will drain the last drop of blood. But the cheapest ones are the Western powers."
"You ignorant and shallow people, do you know how much startup capital a country needs to carry out preliminary industrialization? Do you know how much money it takes to cultivate a shipbuilder, engineer, and scientist of your own nation. Even if you use the same weight of gold, it is not enough..."
"Just relying on your Japanese family background, can you still struggle a few times? Haven't you awakened? My prime minister said that Asia is the Asian Asian. Every internal conflict is a great opportunity for Western civilization to penetrate. The more we fight, the happier they will be. You don't understand such a simple truth."
Xiao Hexin was possessed by Su Qin and Zhang Yi at this moment. The Wushuang Eloquence made everyone around him stunned. Since the Japanese talked about the issue of interests, let’s tell you what interests are. The right to survival and development of the country and nation is the greatest interests.
For a modern shipyard, how can it be invested in two or three million taels of silver? What about a large steel factory, a chemical factory, a military factory, a precision machinery bureau, one piece after another, and more than one hundred million taels of silver.
No one has ever calculated this for the Japanese, and no country in the world will truly watch Japan's prosperity and strength. In one sentence, it is fake to pass on half of the book. What Xiao Hexin showed these people today is the most core issue of national and national interests.
"Cease the truce. The Prime Minister is kind and doesn't want you to die too many people. Don't think that the French are really kind-hearted. I can tell you a top-secret information..."
Xiao Hexin pretended to be mysterious and said, "Three years later, there will be a war in France. By then, I am afraid that the French emperor will not be able to save his life. You actually want to get on this boat now, which is stupid."
"Nani." Everyone in the Tianshou Pavilion exclaimed. At this time, the light of the cannons on the Osaka Bay faintly entered the Tianshou Pavilion, and the sky was getting dimmer and dimmer.
At this time, Xiao Letian's calm voice suddenly came from the stairs, "Yes, France is now suffering from internal and external troubles. Although a series of militia after Napoleon III ascended the throne, although the colonial interests were not transferred to the hands of ordinary people..."
"The gap between the rich and the poor is getting bigger and bigger, and the resentment of the lower class is also getting more and more. At this time, as long as there is a big defeat, there will be a big chaos in the country. The previous miserable defeat of Ryukyu is probably going to be a draw..."
"Think about it calmly, France is not your Japan's support at all. On the contrary, you and their alliance will sooner or later become an excuse for the enemy to liquidate you."
Chapter completed!