Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

"Master Shangguo, the Miura Peninsula and the Fangzong Peninsula are in front of us." On the third-class cruise ship [Liuhe] at the forefront of the Huaxia Conquest to Japan Fleet, the captain of the Anzhai boat who was arrested in Mikawa Bay before flinched. , Flattery, distress, intolerance, fear and other emotions mixed expressions introduced to the military officer of the Huaxia Navy in front of him. "The one in the middle is Edo Bay."

"Oh, it's already here?" Ma Jinxiang, the deputy steward and navigator of the [Liuhe], picked up the binoculars in his hand and carefully looked at the mouth of the bay. He discussed with Sima He, the ship's supervisor, and ordered. "Send a signal to inform the admiral that we have arrived."

"My lord," a moment later, the flagship [Hengshan] sent a signal. "The admiral ordered this ship to explore the waterway together with the cruise ship [Shen Jiang] and the notification ship [Pleiades Nine]."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Sima He shouted loudly. "Put up the sails immediately, be vigilant, and let's go in"

"That's, what's that?" Jie Zhisuke had just finished harvesting the radishes in a field, and he looked up to take a sip of water dripping with sweat, but strange white sails appeared in the familiar scenery of the seaside in the past, which made him dumbfounded He didn't even know that the water hyacinth in his hand fell to the ground. "Is it a ship?"

Jie Zhisuke looked around blankly, and the local people in the same village discovered the abnormality almost at the same time. Many people had already rushed to the seawall, wanting to take a closer look at these huge, weird objects that are different from ordinary Japanese ships. .

"A group of wild monkeys." On the [Shenjiang Ship], Jiang Da, the ship's supervisor, noticed the dancing Japanese farmers on the shore, and he couldn't help frowning. "Send a signal to [Liuhe], our ship is going to fire to disperse the Japanese on the beach."

The sound like a thunderbolt shook the Japanese people watching at the beach. Almost at the same time, a huge hole suddenly appeared on the beach not far from the seawall. An astonishing amount of sea mud and sea water suddenly exploded, and when it fell from the sky again, it made a crackling sound, like Just a hailstorm.

Counting from the pacification of the Shimabara Rebellion, Japan has not experienced a war for more than 60 years, so let alone ordinary people, even ordinary warriors have never seen what is going on with the big tube, so the shelling just now, in a day The peasants seemed to be almost as powerful as the gods, and they were scared away immediately.

The fleeing farmers first reported their encounters to the field, and the field then reported to the lord or the shogunate's local implementation and power, and the same heart with power.Facing the flood of information, the slow-witted shogunate finally knew something was wrong. Several middle and lower-level samurai risked their lives and dived to the seaside, confirming that a large fleet of unknown ships sailed into Edo Bay, and the shogunate was shaken.

"It has been confirmed that it is a military ship of the Xia people." Edo-machi Fengxing reported to the generals and veterans seated in a dignified tone. "There are more than forty boats in total, not the largest number, but each boat is ten times larger than the largest Ataka ship in Japan, and each one has a large barrel."

"Xiaguo people?" The faces of the old middlemen turned blue, and many people secretly looked at the chief Liu Zejiping, but Liu Ze was deeply favored by the general Tsunaji, if he blamed him, it was almost equivalent to blaming the general, so some people pretended Indignantly said. "Damn it, actually sending a ship to Edo to threaten, this is really deceitful, and please order the dispatch of troops immediately, General."

send troops?Someone immediately scoffed.That's right, although the shogunate is the largest military organization in Japan, it claims to have [-] cavalry, but the banner that actually owns horses is only more than [-] people, and the rest are just unarmored ashigaru and those in between. Concentric.It may be possible to fight land battles with these forces, but how to deal with enemies at sea, you must know that the names of the pirates back then have long been transferred to the inland, even if their descendants are recruited, they may not be able to fight, let alone commit crimes. The cannon of the hunter's boat was strong.

Of course, you can’t be so straightforward, otherwise you will be suspected of fearing the enemy like a tiger, so the old man Doi Toshihiro (Pudai, Lord of Ono, and Iga Mamoru from the five subordinates) just said: "Speaking lightly, where is the money? Mobilization The army needs money, and the shogunate is so financially distressed, how can it get the money to support the war."

Ruo Nian sent Ogasawara Changyuan (Pu Dai, Nakatsu feudal lord) to sneer back: "The Xia people obviously have bad intentions here. If they ask the shogunate to abolish the "Trading Style", will the shogunate agree or not? Is Master Doi planning to hand over Edo Castle to the Xia people?"

Seeing Doi's face flushed, another senior middleman hurriedly came out to ease it: "Master Doi doesn't mean to sit back and watch the Xia people invade, but the shogunate's financial resources are indeed insufficient, and most of the Xia people are at sea, so the shogunate is gathering tens of thousands of troops. , What’s the matter, but order all places to strictly refuse, and when the water and food are exhausted, maybe the Xia people will retreat without fighting.”

"When the Xia people retreat, it's better to pray to the gods and Buddhas to send down the wind again." Someone in charge of the military affairs of the shogunate said something strange. "And the strict rejections from all over the country should not gather troops? Isn't this expense an expense?"

"The problem of money is still easy to solve." Itakura Shigeto (Pudai, Anzhong feudal lord) said. "Foreign enemies have invaded the country, and the country is in peril. The big names from all over the country should contribute a lot, and the Sandu merchants should also actively donate." Itakura's words made everyone's eyes shine. Really, this is definitely an opportunity to improve the economic situation of the shogunate. , for a while, everyone's complexion suddenly became much better. "As for the common people, it is appropriate to increase some taxes."

"Itakura-sama is right," Yoshihei Yanagisawa looked at the general Tsunayoshi who was sitting there like a puppet, and found an incomprehensible brilliance in the dictator's eyes, and his heart moved immediately. "Then this is tentatively decided by Yang, but although the money problem has been resolved, Xia Kou in Edo Bay will always have an explanation."

Before Liu Ze finished speaking, hurried footsteps came from the corridor, and soon a voice reported from outside the hall: "My lord general, Xia Kou suddenly bombarded Chiba and the banks of the Tama River."

The people present turned pale with shock, Liu Ze looked at Gang Ji and replied: "Understood."

The little surname Fantou who was guarding the door said something softly to the outside of the hall, and his footsteps immediately retreated.

At this time, General Gang Ji made a concealed gesture, and Xiao Xing immediately said solemnly, "General, change clothes."

Gang Ji stood up, turned around and walked back. All the senior officials of the shogunate knew that Gang Ji just didn't want to take the responsibility of making a decision, so they fell to the ground respectfully and said in unison: "Respectfully send the general!"

As soon as Gangji left, the atmosphere in the hall relaxed slightly, and Liu Ze, who presided over the meeting, even loosened his shoulders: "It seems that the Xia people are waiting for someone from the shogunate to come forward? My lords, tell me, do you want to co-author the Xia?" What about human rhythm?"

"Lord Liu Ze, it is only a month before the autumn harvest. It is not a good thing if the Xia people keep blocking it. Besides, the Xia people can travel around with the advantage of boats. Japan is surrounded by the sea. If it is not properly If this matter is resolved, I am afraid there will be endless troubles."

The subtext of the speaker has been clarified. Either the intruder should be eliminated cleanly, or the two parties should sit down and talk things through. Otherwise, they will not cooperate and fight, which will do the most damage to the shogunate. If nothing else, at least it will be a big blow to the shogunate’s prestige. hit.

"Exactly." Liu Ze nodded. "Just ask the temple to send someone here to talk to the Xia people. Regardless of the final war, we must find out what the Xia people really want." Speaking of this, Liu Ze cast another glance and was a little bit tentative. A few big fans and new fans who said nothing. "Of course Banner must mobilize immediately in case the Xia people raid Edo."

The boat gradually moved away from the beach, looking at the large Xiaguo ship that kept enlarging in sight, the temple’s expression of adhering to the Daoyan of the Hefu Temple was extremely heavy, the Guan boat he was on was not too small, but compared to the other side, it was just an inconspicuous flat boat, And the closer he got, the more uneasy the closed portholes on the opposite ship made him

Since there were no Japanese ships on the sea, Daoyan's actions naturally fell on a small notification ship of the Huaxia Fleet to meet him. Its speed can be described as a flying arrow, which made the shogunate envoys startled. call.And even though this notification ship has [-] materials, it is the smallest type in Xia Jun's entire naval fleet. Compared with the pitiful Japanese Forbidden Sea splicing wooden boat, it still has an overwhelming sense of deterrence.

"It turns out that there are big tubes under these square wooden boards." Looking at the open portholes, Daoyan couldn't help but tremble when he suddenly realized, because all the Chinese warships in his line of sight have densely packed portholes on both sides. With a large cylinder, any one of them is enough to suppress the entire firepower of the shogunate. "Shout quickly, we are the emissaries of the shogunate"

"Your Excellency is the Elder Daoyan of Hefu Temple in the shogunate." As Anton, he was not qualified to board Gong Tian's flagship, so Dai Tongjian, the representative of the governor's office and the former owner of the Nagasaki Commercial Hall, was on the "Leshan Ship" An Dongdaoya was received on an ordinary second-class cruise ship. "Since the elders from the shogunate have come, I don't need to hide anything. This is my court's request. Your Excellency can read it over. However, you only have two options to say yes or no, so there is no need to elaborate."

"If it is not allowed, does it mean that the two countries will go to war?" Daoyan, who is proficient in Chinese, looked at the document handed over by Dai Tongjian and asked casually. However, once the words in the text fell into his eyes, he didn't even answer Dai Tongjian I can't hear you clearly. "Repeal the national lock-up order, allow Chinese merchants to conduct direct trade in nine ports including Nagasaki, Hirado, Yi, Tsuruga, Wajima, Niigata, Akita, Yokohama, and Kashima; cede Southern Ezo and Sado; compensate Chinese merchants for losses 15 taels of gold; 200 million taels of silver as compensation for China's military expenses." Daoyan suddenly raised his head and said. "It turns out that your country does not want to negotiate with the shogunate"