Perry was a bit unbelievable. When James came, the panic and fear of the shogunate were all in sight. Moreover, the officials dispatched by the shogunate were arrogant and arrogant. They were obviously afraid of the US military.

The two thousand eight hundred and forty-five tons of drainage, the forty-two gun-carrying giant ship, steam-driven, sail-assisted, just one, made the original shogunate so embarrassed, why now the United Kingdom and the United States are almost tens of thousands, the second battleship More than ten ships, the shogunate looks like if you want to fight, I will fight.

　　 Is something wrong?

　　 Before departure, Perry had a good time with James. He was appointed to serve as the commander of the U.S. East India Fleet. Before going out to sea, he actually prepared for seven months. Not only did I try my best to understand the situation in Japan, but also communicated with naval officers who had been to Japan and Japanese floaters stranded in the United States.

　　 The current situation is very different from what he understands. Obviously, a good threat of force is far better than those vocabulary of diplomatic negotiations. Is it possible to start war now?

　　No, no, no!

　　Uraga and Futtsu’s forts can be breached with the strength of the British-American coalition forces. However, according to intelligence, there are still a large number of reclaimed forts in Edo Bay. What should be done then? In Japan, there is no way to repair and repair ships on the spot, so if Uraga is down, we can go to Shanghai to repair ships.

　　 "The Japanese seem to have sent someone to the British side." Perry discussed with Zu Abbott, and Adjutant Lieutenant Colonel Preble rushed in.

　　 "What!" The two got up at the same time.

　　 Let's talk about it in a panic. What the two didn't expect was that the British came to Japan with them on the face and forced the shogunate to establish the country. He even dared to contact the shogunate directly in front of his "allies." Unsatisfactory protection has reached an ulterior contract behind the scenes.

　　 Of course, it won't be enough to pit the Americans directly. If you directly turn the gun to attack the Americans, the British would not have such a good reputation in the world, and they will be completely inaudible.

　　 "Notify the British that we will be at war with Japan after half an hour, so please be alert." At first, Perry wanted to help the attack, but when it came to his lips, he changed his words.

　　 "Yes!" Preble turned around and went to find someone to send a letter to the British army.

　　 As for half an hour later, Perry really hasn’t decided whether he really wants to go to war with the shogunate. His navy is connected to the Marine Corps, and it adds up to five thousand. In order to fight, the Navy had to deal with the fort at sea, while the Marine Corps had to land quickly and outflank the fort.

　　 At most 3,000 people can go ashore. This is the result of President Millard Fillmore’s efforts to raise war funds for him and persuade Congress. It should be noted that in history, Perry urged the shogunate to establish a country, but in fact only brought more than two thousand people, which has doubled.

　　 Just as Perry and the heavens were fighting endlessly, the smoke of preparation for the battle rose on the Uraga Fortress, and the Futtsu Fortress immediately rose in response. The fortresses on both sides of the strait were shouting endlessly, and the smoke suddenly rose.

　　 After more than ten minutes, the 30 minutes scheduled for Chuemon had arrived, and the main battery of Uraga Fort opened fire violently. The Western-style heavy artillery, supervised by Jiangchuan Yinglong, uttered a roar that shook the world.

　　 Then the cannons on the east and west sides of Uraga fired one after another to test the cannons. This is not only to show the determination of the shogunate, but also to conduct pre-war calibration for the next battle.

　　 It is true that the positions of the artillery will be exposed if the positions of the artillery are fired one after the other. However, compared to blind shooting, it is also very necessary to determine the artillery situation first and respond to the immediate artillery battle with a positive attitude. Although Chuemon doesn't usually act too boldly, he can't hesitate at this time.

　　The Anglo-American forces parked at the anchorage on the sea remained motionless. Of course, Perry and Pashaly were not stupid. It was impossible to park the ship within the range of the fort on the shore. As for troop carriers and supply ships, they are far away. In the absence of a navy in the shogunate, it was impossible to threaten coalition ships.

　　 As for the fire attacking the ship, it really doesn’t work anymore, not to mention it...

　　 "It seems that the determination of the Japanese to resist is very firm..." While Perry made a detailed record of the gun positions of Uraga and Futtsu Fortresses, he picked up the binoculars and tried to observe the operation of the Shogunate more clearly.

　　 "Perhaps our request is really unacceptable?" Zu Abbott said something that he is not sure about himself.

　　According to the experience of the United States signing the "Treaty of Wangsha" with the Qing court, Zu Abbott believes that the United States' request to the Shogunate is actually very generous and not strict at all.

　　How come the Japanese refuse to sign such a "favorable" treaty?

　　It should be noted that the Qing court has allowed to negotiate tariffs with the United States. The treaty stipulates: "If China wants to change the tax rate in the future, it must agree with the consulate of the United States and other officials." This is the further expansion of the scope of the "Agreement Tariff" stipulated in the "Nanjing Treaty", which has seriously damaged China's economy.

　　 also expanded the scope of consular jurisdiction. UU reading www.uukanshu. The com treaty stipulates: Chinese nationals and U.S. nationals in litigation, U.S. nationals will be arrested and interrogated by U.S. consulates and other officials, and dealt with in accordance with U.S. laws and practices; when U.S. nationals have disputes in China with nationals of other countries, "the two should listen to the law in each country. Establish a treaty," Qing officials have no right to intervene. As a result, the Qing Dynasty lost all its judicial power to arrest, interrogate, convict, and punish American nationals.

　　 As for US warships to “patrol trade” at Chinese ports at will, Qing port officials must receive them “friendly”. And the one-sided most-favored-nation treatment, such as the Qing government giving some kind of preferential treatment to other countries in the future, the United States should be one and the same, etc., completely undermined the national sovereignty of the Qing court.

　　 is almost equivalent to the fact that American warships can dock at Edo at will, and the Tokugawa family must be able to entertain and supply. It's much more than the freedom of navigation in the Seto Inland Sea. You are free to dismantle or dismantle the fort. I can drive all the way to Tianjin and swagger around in front of the Dagukou fort. This is the right you gave me.

　　 In the eyes of the Americans, he is really tolerant and tolerant of the shogunate. It is almost an "equal" negotiation!

　　 As far as the shogunate did not agree, what made the brains of the officials who negotiated with the shogunate?

　　 It's really the strong who act recklessly, and the weak who steal their lives. This era is too bad. The bad strong feel that the chains and fetters that he imposes on the weak are the beauty of the world that he rewards and alms to the weak.

　　The loyal guard had iron plates on his knees, and he couldn't kneel down, and couldn't accept the alms of your imperialist powers. Although I want to be a comprador, I have to do it if I am willing to do it.

　　 You can't force it!