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Chapter 480 So What Is The Price
Tadaaki Abe had been waiting in Yokohama for a long time, but Zheng Zhihu had left him alone for a long time and had no intention of supporting Edo Castle, which made him spin like an ant on a hot pot.

"The rebels bombarded Edo Castle with artillery. I heard from people in the rebel army that when the ammunition supplies from Kyushu Island arrive, they will launch a general attack on Edo Castle. By then, Edo Castle will not be able to defend it!" said a villager. People dressed as hawkers came to the Yokohama Concession, and at the same time brought news that was not conducive to the shogunate.

"The hateful Shimadzu family, the Mori family, and the Yamauchi family are the most rampant daimyos in the rebel army. Many iron cannons and cannons of the rebel army were handed down from them. If it weren't for them, how could our shogunate be reduced to the present to the point where!" Abe Tadaaki angrily punched the wooden table.

Now he lives temporarily in a log cabin, and condescending here has made him very unhappy.

"Your Excellency, you have been staying here for a long time. I wonder if you have persuaded the Kyushu Army to support Edo Castle?" said the shogunate servant who came from near Edo Castle.

"The Kyushu army is more cunning than the most cunning fox demon. They won't send troops to help us unless they get benefits, and they want us to cede the land to them before they are willing to send troops!" Abe Zhongqiu said depressedly, "You find a way to send troops to us!" This news was sent back to Edo Castle, asking the shogun what is our bottom line? In particular, we must be prepared to cede a large piece of land, such as Kanagawa..."

"But Kanagawa was originally the territory of the Musashi Kingdom, and even your lord daimyo's territory is there. If the Kyushu Army really asks to cede the Kanagawa area, your lord's territory will be gone." The shogunate servant said.

"Losing a Musashi country is better than losing the entire Honshu Island and Hokkaido." Abe Tadaaki waved his hand helplessly.

"That villain is trying to find a way to deliver news to Edo Castle." The shogunate servant said.

He left Yokohama Village with a shoulder pole, leaving Abe Tadaaki who was sent by Tokugawa Iemitsu.Tokugawa Iemitsu never thought that the Kyushu Army would be so difficult to recruit, or that the appetite was so big, and he wanted to sit on the ground and raise the price.Therefore, Abe Zhongqiu was embarrassed to find that even if the Kyushu Army made excessive demands, he was not qualified to agree to the Kyushu Army's request.

But the Kyushu Army hastened to make a request, so as to relieve the plight of Edo Castle!
The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, but Tadaaki Abe couldn't help it. He tidied up his appearance and went to see Zheng Zhihu, the commander of the Kyushu Army stationed in Yokohama.

Zheng Zhihu's residence is close to the sea. When Abe Tadaaki walked towards the sea, his expression suddenly changed drastically.Because there are many big ships in the port of Yokohama at this time!

Rows of three-masted sailing ships lined up by the sea, and a Qinglong flag hung on the mast was flapping.There are soldiers from the Kyushu Army going up and down.It looks like he just arrived at Yokohama Port not long ago.

"This formation, could it be that the Beiyang Fleet of the Kyushu Army has arrived?" Abe Tadaaki finally saw the Beiyang Fleet who wanted to ask for help, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

With a thousand concession soldiers in Yokohama Village, Tadaaki Abe really didn't think he could solve the crisis in Edo Castle.

Beside Zheng Zhihu, there was a man wearing a military uniform of the Kyushu Army and a strange and inexplicably solemn military cap.Zheng Zhihu had some respect for this man, but he was not in awe like a normal boss.Abe Zhongqiu thought to himself that this person should be Zheng Zhilong, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet.Only Zheng Zhihu's elder brother would have such a reaction.

"Abe Tadaaki, you came just in time!" Zheng Zhihu saw Abe Tadaaki and called him over, "You are lucky this time, it happens that my elder brother led the fleet to Yokohama for inspection."

Abe Tadaaki felt a lump in his heart.inspection?Who would bring such a huge fleet to Yokohama for inspection?Unless you are full to support.

"You are the representative of the shogunate, Tadaki Abe, right? It was Tadakatsu Sakai who came to negotiate with me last time, which is really nostalgic. I wonder how he is doing now?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Sakai Tadakatsu assisted the shogun in defending Edo Castle in Edo Castle. His life was on the line. I escaped danger and came here to talk, which is really embarrassing." Abe Tadaaki said.

"What promise can you make on behalf of the shogunate alone? You have to know that our Kyushu Army has no absolute obligation to help you. The lives of our soldiers are precious." Zheng Zhilong said loftily.

Compared with the time when the Beiyang Fleet broke into Edo Bay, the Beiyang Fleet not only has no moral constraints, but also exists like a savior, and the shogunate has something to ask for!
"I am Zhao Youguang, the staff officer of the Kyushu Army Staff Department. You can understand that it is equivalent to a staff member or a military adviser. This time, our military leader heard that the neighboring shogunate is in trouble, so he sent me to see if there is anything we can do to help." As long as the price you are willing to pay is sufficient, we can help you lift the siege of Edo Castle." Zhao Youguang, who followed Zheng Zhilong, said.

Following Chu Yun's order, Zhao Youguang came to Yokohama Port.He is the envoy for this negotiation, and Zheng Zhilong will provide military support.

"But, Mr. Zhao Youguang, what is the price?" Abe Tadaaki asked uneasily.

He has been able to guess that the price that the Kyushu Army wants must be very heavy.

"If we want to participate in your country's war, our Kyushu Army needs to send a large number of troops to intervene, and also need to consume a lot of food, grass and ammunition. As Zheng Zhilong said, the lives of our soldiers are precious, and it is very important to sacrifice the lives of our soldiers for other countries. It's not worth it. Moreover, lifting the siege of Edo Castle by the Fallen Allied Forces and helping the Shogunate completely defeat the Fallen Allied Forces are two completely different things." Zhao Youguang said meaningfully.

"What is the cost of lifting the siege of Edo Castle and completely defeating the Allied Forces?" Abe Tadaaki frowned.

I didn't expect the Kyushu Army to treat military operations as a business.This operation is really astonishing.

"To lift the siege of Edo City, we need to dispatch 3 elite soldiers. Each elite soldier needs ten taels of silver for a month's salary, which is 2 taels of silver, 5 taels of silver for food, and 10 taels of silver for pensions. 10 taels. Firearms consumption and damage count as 10 taels of silver, and fleet supplies cost another 20 taels of silver. In order to support the shogunate, we have to offend the daimyos such as the Satsuma clan and the Changzhou clan with whom we have the most frequent contacts. The loss is 50 taels, a total of [-] taels." Zhao Youguang counted his fingers and reported the price of the rescue.

"It takes 50 taels of silver to break the siege of our Edo Castle?!" Abe Tadaaki exclaimed in amazement before Zhao Youcai calculated how much silver taels it would take to completely defeat the fallen coalition forces.

(End of this chapter)