Xinshun 1730

Chapter 442: You Should Be Thanks for Beating People

If you escape, there is still time.But Mao Li Zongguang knew in his heart that it was meaningless for him to escape with the elite banner, and his prestige among the Changzhou feudal vassals would also fall to the bottom.

These samurai are the basis for his rule of the Changzhou Fan, and they are also the reason why the shogunate often turns a blind eye to the Changzhou Fan because of its fear.

The cold winter wind blowing on his face made Mouri Zonghiro, who was a little hot-headed before, sober up.

Now he no longer pays attention to the battle situation at the foot of the mountain, because the defeat is inevitable, and he has to quickly consider what to do after the defeat.

The Tang people have strong field combat capabilities and even stronger siege capabilities.

He believed that there was no conflict between the Changzhou Fan and Dashun, and when the Dashun merchants came here to smuggle in the third year of Xiangbao, it wasn't the Changzhou Fan who fired and sank the merchant ship.

Speaking of which, this battle was nominally started by the Satsuma clan, and the Dashun army's field combat capability was enough to completely defeat the troops of the Kyushu feudal clans on Kyushu Island.

Ordinarily, the capture of Kagoshima is the best choice both emotionally and rationally.

Reasonable and righteous, the Shimadzu's invasion of Ryukyu must be explained.

It was possible to fight, but not to fight Kagoshima; to capture Shimonoseki, it is even easier in terms of this battle.

Or, is it because Dashun is worried about attacking Xiaguan, and the feudal clans of Kyushu Island will send troops to support them, so that it is inconvenient to have more troops?

Or, Dashun's thoughts are not on Kyushu Island at all.Anyway, the priority of ceding land must be Kyushu Island, and then it will be his turn to Changzhou Fan.

My mind turned around quickly a few times, and I seemed to vaguely see the fog that shrouded this weird war against the sun.

He made a decisive decision and ordered: "All personnel retreat to guard this mountain!"

Ban Shicun was startled and said: "My lord, if we retreat to guard this mountain, the Tang people will besiege us, and it will be difficult to fly with wings. It is better to make a decision early and break out from the valley road on the south side."

Mao Lizong said in his heart, now there is only one way left to get in touch with Dashun quietly.

It is neither the shogunate nor his samurai who can keep the Changzhou domain, but Dashun.

At this time, he escaped by himself. Once Dashun didn't want to cede land and occupy land, but just wanted money or tribute to the Celestial Dynasty, the shogunate would definitely take back the Changzhou Domain, or at least the Mori Clan, if the war ceased in the future.

In theory, if he died in battle, the shogunate would have nothing to say.But he was going to die in battle, and the warriors of the Changzhou Fan were basically wiped out by Dashun, so the Changzhou Fan still didn't exist.

Under the decision, the other people's suggestions are meaningless.

With the order to retreat, the already nearly collapsed front quickly collapsed, and thousands of warriors retreated towards the hills.

While ordering the samurai to retreat, he called Mori Shige, the lord of the Chofu Clan, to his side.

Under the samurai system, if the daimyo died without children, the territory would be taken back by the shogunate.Mao Li Zongguang has no children yet, and now he decides to retreat to the hills to negotiate with Dashun.

Under the witness of his trusted retainers, he recognized Mao Lizhong as his adopted son, and called Mao Lizhong to lead some elite warriors to escape on foot over the mountains.

When the horn of retreat sounded, the army was really defeated.

The warriors at the front were out of control, and either fled backwards or surrendered on the spot.Dashun's infantry launched a charge and completely wiped out the remaining warriors at the foot of the mountain, but they did not immediately attack the mountain, but lined up at the foot of the mountain.

The cavalry attacked quickly and guarded several gentle slopes of the mountain road going down the mountain.

Li Yan, who was watching the battlefield from a distance, said with great joy: "Congratulations to General Wu, you have made another great contribution. The Japanese from Changzhou Fan retreated to Gushan, and they have already entered the camp."

"It all depends on His Highness's trust. I just did what a staff officer should do. Now that the overall situation is settled, if the siege lasts for a few days, it will surely surrender due to lack of food. It is not necessary to sacrifice the lives of soldiers in vain."

Seeing the main forces of the Changzhou clan retreating to the hills, Wu Fangrui was not too excited.This battle was fought... He was ashamed to brag in the circle: three times the guns, twenty times the artillery, this is really a battle that anyone can win.

Now that Li Yan praised him, he also knew that the credit would not go away, so he patted Li Yan first, saying that he had only fulfilled his duty as a staff officer.

Now the morale of the army in Hagi City is estimated to have collapsed.Watching their last hope being defeated less than ten miles away from Hagi City was a devastating blow to morale.

Wu Fangrui thought about the wealth and food in Hagi City, and said, "Your Highness, since the lord of the Changzhou Fan retreated to the hills, why not induce him to surrender? Changzhou, the Dafan, should have a lot of gold and silver property. In Hagi City, even gold and silver There are not many, and there must be plenty of food and rice. Wouldn't it be a pity if the Japanese guarding the city burned down in despair?"

"The order of the Privy Council is to let us defend Hagi City. We don't go to Xiaguan. According to my opinion, we should be worried about the dispersion of troops."

"The Japanese in Hagi City can't hold it, but if we come to defend it, the terrain surrounded by the sea on three sides and the mountain roads surrounded by mountains can be said to be the banner of the Japanese shogunate. Eighty thousand people came, and we can only look at the city and sigh."

"The Privy Council said that this last battle is to kill chickens and monkeys. I also think that the war of defeating Japanese and punishing them is over. After that, it will be just peace talks. It is up to His Highness to decide whether the Changzhou Fan should be persuaded to surrender."

Li Yan has only been the home of the navy for a few days, and he already knows the importance of "money".Looking back at Hagi Castle, what you see in your eyes are mountains of rice and shining gold and silver.

If it is burned, it will really hurt.

The battle went really well.But the war is for future negotiations, and Li Yan is still unclear about the bottom line of the negotiations.

But he could guess that this time the court would probably let Liu Yu preside over the negotiations.It can be seen from the secret order given by the Privy Council that it seems that the Privy Council is preparing to leave the feudal clans of Kyushu Island to check and balance the shogunate, but how to check and balance is a problem.

Is it to let the southwestern vassals become independent countries and completely divide Japan?
Or let the southwestern vassals and the shogunate check and balance, and let the shogunate check and balance the southwestern vassals in turn, and continue to maintain Japan's existing system?

This is related to the content of the negotiations with Changzhou Fan - it must conform to the future vision of the imperial court, otherwise it may be superfluous.

Now we have to find out, is the court trying to draw a snake?Or a four-legged snake?gecko?Or a dragon?I don't know what to draw, so it's a bit difficult to write.

Li Yan thought about it for a while, and asked someone to take a small boat and go to the fleet to find the steamed buns.As we all know, this is Liu Yu's confidant and the one who has followed Liu Yu the longest. Since Liu Yu is most likely to preside over the negotiations with Japan, perhaps Mantou is the person who can best guess Liu Yu's mind.

After calling him, Li Yan told him to be polite, and asked with a smile: "Zi Ming has followed Ying Suobo for a long time, and he has been a teacher on weekdays. The so-called close to Zhu is red, and close to ink is black. If you want to come, you can also learn from Ying Suobo. Now, the one who knows about Japanese affairs in the court is none other than Ying Sabo; afterward, there is no other choice for negotiations."

"Based on Ziming's opinion, how should the Wa country's affairs end?"

There were only two people in the tent, Li Yan and Mantou, and no third person was present, but Mantou still replied very tactfully: "Your Highness's question, I really dare not answer it. I am only a general, Ying Suo Boyan, each performing his duties .Going into battle to kill the enemy, and looting in naval battles, I can do it."

Li Yan smiled and said: "Words don't spread to the ears. You just talk, do it or not, that's my choice. You didn't even say anything, I just asked you in private. Don't worry."

"Then let me ask this question. When Ying Suo Bo usually imparts knowledge, it can be said that the war against the Japanese is to occupy the land? Or to split the country? Or to retain the shogunate?"

The steamed buns are not from the Japanese school, and the person Li Yan chose to ask is indeed no problem.

Seeing that Li Yan had endorsed the letter, Mantou said: "Based on Ying Suobo's thinking, it does not take up land or divide the state, but it cannot be unified. It is better to keep the shogunate and the name, and let the shogunate control the various vassals."

"So, there is a big benefit."

"Waguowei system one, can have a stable and unified domestic market, which is convenient for the sale of goods. If the countries are divided, countries will either focus on squeezing money to buy firearms and warships; or set up road cards and levy lijin, which is really disadvantageous."

"If the shogunate is in chaos, the Japanese country will be in chaos for decades. For decades of war, one cannot collect rice or sell goods. If a hero appears, overthrow and start again, which will not be good for the dynasty in the future."

"If the shogunate wants to change, it must first reform the shogunate and abolish the samurai. The shogunate cannot kill itself. Therefore, the shogunate is in power, and the Japanese country can only change, but not reform. Change without reform, nothing can happen."

"The King of Japan is famous but powerless, and the vassals are powerful but less famous. If the shogunate of the King of Japan is present, the shogunate must be afraid of the vassals, fearing that they will take great power to the king."

"That's why the king of Japan must be here, the shogunate must be here, and the vassals must still be here. Only in this way can it be stabilized, and the Celestial Empire can intervene at any time: if the vassals are strong, they will unite with the shogunate to suppress them; Shogunate."

Li Yan understood it carefully, compared with the secret order of the Privy Council, felt the taste, nodded cautiously and said: "This strategy is great. If Ying Suo Bo is here, how will we deal with the people of Changzhou Fan?"

Mantou smiled and said: "Collect money, redeem people, and release them. Force the Changzhou Domain to sign a treaty in the name of the Maori family. Keep the Maori family as the feudal lord, let him give us money, and at the same time thank us for saving his feudal lord." As for occupying land, it is really unnecessary.”

"The reason why the Changzhou domain can become a domain lies in the thousands of samurai. If it is completely destroyed and the dynasty does not occupy the land, wouldn't it help the shogunate to cut down the domain?"

"Sell favors and let them go. Your Highness has also seen that the combat effectiveness of this group of warriors is really vulnerable. After this battle, they were terrified and sent back to the south, so as to spread the theory of 'sinophobia'."

"I got money, I got gratitude, and I adopted a good dog. This dog also has the head dog of the shogun. If you want to kill and bite the owner, you must first bite the head dog of the shogun. There is nothing wrong with it."

Hearing this sinister idea, Li Yan thought to himself that this is indeed the style of Ying Sabo, this is to beat people up, and the beaten people have to be grateful.

(End of this chapter)