Chapter 914

Nagasaki.

Yamada Nobunaga quickly received the reply. Looking at the Great Yu Empire’s additional conditions, his heart sank bit by bit.

“Reclaim military power, and an additional one hundred million taels of silver.” Sato lightly read the contents of the letter. As his voice fell, angry roars erupted in the grand hall.

“The Great Yu Empire is too deceitful! We have tolerated them to this extent, yet they press closer step by step! If that’s the case, we will fight them to the death!”

“That’s right! We will conscript soldiers now!”

“Kill them all!”

“…”

The samurai and daimyo cursed furiously, each like a madman.

Yamada Nobunaga was also extremely angry. He could accept the additional one hundred million taels of silver, but the Great Yu Empire trying to control Japan’s military power was simply a pipe dream.

Now, he completely abandoned negotiations and prepared to continue fighting the Great Yu Empire. After a moment of contemplation, he said, “Immediately gather all soldiers! We must tell the Great Yu Empire that we will never compromise!”

“Yes! Lord Yamada!”

The samurai and daimyo shouted loudly.

Yamada Nobunaga nodded. At the same time, he sent people to contact the daimyo in the north, hoping to unite all the daimyo to challenge the Great Yu Empire together.

The commotion in Nagasaki was quickly discovered by the secret guards lurking there. They silently relayed this news to Nagitsu.

“General, this is interesting now. Yamada Nobunaga actually rejected our additional conditions.”

Liu Chen, holding the intelligence report from the secret guards, found Yue Yun, who was in his room studying a map of Japan. Yesterday, after their argument, the two had even made a bet on whether Yamada Nobunaga would comply.

Now, the facts proved that he had lost. Yamada Nobunaga refused.

Yue Yun’s expression was calm. It could be said that they were prepared for all actions taken by Japan now, including Yamada Nobunaga’s rejection of the additional conditions, which would plunge both sides back into war.

“I rather hoped they wouldn’t accept. That way, we can beat them even harder.” Yue Yun chuckled cunningly. He said, “Let the soldiers rest for a few days. We still have battles to fight. This time, we will make the Japanese feel despair.”

“Hahaha… that’s right.” Liu Chen nodded excitedly.

Seven days later.

The twenty-six steam warships in Nagitsu harbor slowly departed, heading for Nagasaki. At the same time, Liu Chen completed the reinforcement of Nagitsu City’s walls.

This time, 14,000 soldiers were garrisoned in the city, and 6,000 soldiers accompanied the warships to Nagasaki. According to the plan, they would level Nagasaki.

July 30th.

After a half-month truce, the united army, composed of numerous Japanese daimyo, launched an attack on Nagitsu.

The Great Yu Empire soldiers, utilizing the defensive advantage of the city, launched a fierce counterattack against the Japanese soldiers from their elevated positions. The battle was exceptionally fierce.

“Remember! The Battle of Nagitsu is our marines’ first battle! If we cannot win, we will forever be a laughingstock in the eyes of the army! This time, even if we fight to the last man, we must win!”

Liu Chen walked back and forth on the city wall. The sounds of rifle fire and artillery filled his ears.

He was not nervous at all. Although there were more soldiers besieging Nagitsu this time than the first time, he could see that most of these soldiers were feudal troops from the daimyo. The true elites had already been eliminated in the first battle.

So, the Japanese army outside Nagitsu City, with their fluttering banners, might look formidable, but their combat effectiveness was actually much weaker. Moreover, now they were defending the city, while the enemy was attacking.

Just the hand grenades thrown from the city wall were enough to give them a hard time.

The battle of Nagitsu involved the Great Yu Empire’s marines. It was a fierce confrontation.

This time, Sato was responsible for liaising with the daimyo and commanding. The 260,000 troops assembled by all the daimyo faced an extremely difficult situation. Faced with the Great Yu Empire’s fierce firepower, they suffered heavy losses.

Traditional siege ladders were a joke in front of the Great Yu Empire.

Great Yu Empire soldiers would throw explosive devices from the city walls. These devices caused heavy casualties among the soldiers gathered below the city.

The siege lasted for only one hour. Now, at least eight thousand soldiers had fallen below the city.

Most importantly, some daimyo, who had never encountered this mode of warfare, were terrified. They were unwilling to continue dying for nothing.

While Nagitsu was engaged in a bitter struggle, the fleet led by Yue Yun suddenly appeared in Nagasaki.

This time, Japan had concentrated its forces to attack Nagitsu. Nagasaki’s defenses were bound to be weak, making it a good time for an attack.

“The Great Yu Empire’s warships are here!”

“The Great Yu Empire’s warships are here!”

“…”

The Japanese soldiers stationed at Nagasaki pier quickly discovered the Great Yu Empire warships belching black smoke. However, for Nagasaki, it was too late.

Ordering his warships to enter the harbor, Yue Yun immediately ordered a bombardment.

Nagasaki was built along the coast, with dense buildings lining the pier. This was also a symbol of Nagasaki’s prosperity. To completely destroy Japan’s will, he decided to fiercely retaliate against Japan this time. Moreover, this country inherently caused trouble every three days.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Loud roars echoed over the sea. Shells fired from the warships shot straight towards the ancient buildings along the coast.

In a blaze of fire, these buildings immediately turned to dust. For a time, Nagasaki’s streets were in utter chaos, filled with fleeing Japanese.

At this moment, their eyes were filled with fear. For thousands of years, no country had ever been able to attack the Japanese mainland, so they had plundered others without restraint.

Because every time their countrymen returned laden with loot, they felt the joy of a bountiful harvest, never considering that they might suffer retaliation.

Now, Nagasaki had become a battlefield of blood and fire. For them, this was a shock to their souls, a terror. They realized that their enemy could easily destroy them.

Yamada Nobunaga had not expected the Great Yu Empire to be so decisive. Upon receiving the news, he emerged from his daimyo’s mansion and saw raging fires.

At this moment, his heart trembled. The fear that had disappeared from his heart for many years surged back.

However, when he saw the Great Yu Empire warships beginning to lower small boats, he suddenly realized that the Great Yu Empire’s purpose this time was not merely to bombard Nagasaki; they were prepared to land soldiers.

“Daimyo, it’s still not too late to flee now,” a samurai said anxiously. Nagasaki’s forces were weak now. Once the Great Yu Empire soldiers landed, they would have nowhere to escape.

“Flee? Flee to where?” Yamada Nobunaga said hoarsely.

The samurai all lowered their heads. They had lost this time, and they had lost thoroughly. They finally realized that no matter what they did now, they could not reverse the defeat.

This time, only the Great Yu Empire’s navy attacked Japan. If other armies had come, they would have had even less chance of winning.

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