Chapter 158 Yoshihiro Ouchi vomits blood!Chen Han bombarded Zhou Fangguo! ! After Yoshino Yusuke, Kajida Daichi, and Doi Yaohei came out of the hotel.
Their expressions were still very heavy.
Although Yoshino Yusuke looked down on Kajida Daichi and Doi Yaohei very much, he had to discuss this matter with them.
"What do you think we should do?" Yoshino Yusuke asked.
Kajida Daichi and Doi Kohei looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
"As long as each of these three conditions is agreed to, it will be extremely terrible. How can we get the compensation of ten million taels of silver?
Although our Ouchi clan is the richest in the whole of China, and even among the Japanese slaves.
But the annual income is only a mere 50 taels of silver.
How many years can we work for ten million taels?
Furthermore, it is even more outrageous to cede Ishijian Country. Ishijian Country looks desolate, but it is one of our best ports to the outside world.
The third condition is to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and move our capital from Shankou City of Zhou Fang Kingdom to Tangli. Doesn't that mean that our family governor will be placed under their noses? Isn't that a puppet?
How can the family governor agree? "
After Kajida Daichi finished speaking, Doi Yasuhei said from the side, "But if you don't agree, their fleet will enter the Shimonoseki Strait. How to resist it then?"
Kajida Daichi still didn't know what the harm was, "How to resist? Even if we are going to be destroyed by them, can we really watch our family governor accept such humiliating conditions?"
After listening to the conversation between Kajida Daichi and Doi Kohei, Yoshino Yusuke felt even more desperate.
Because if their fleet really sails into the Shimonoseki Strait, what awaits the Ouchi clan will be a real disaster.
The Ouchi clan simply did not have the strength to resist. During these five days at the port in Yuli, they saw how big the opponent's warships were.
The largest warship was 44 meters high, more than ten meters wide, and also reached more than ten meters.
Once such a huge warship reaches the Shimonoseki Strait, it will be like an elephant crushing an ant.
Yoshino Yusuke is very clear about how strong his family is, it is simply impossible to resist.
He now finally knew why the Ming people kept them here for five days without restricting their movements.
In fact, it is to let them see how powerful the Ming Dynasty is now.
Even the strength shown by the Yuri Base is already extraordinary. If a war really breaks out, the only thing waiting for the Ouchi clan is destruction.
They even heard and saw that the so-called Zuoyi Chang-type weapons that had been rumored before were not as simple as they thought.
People can punch through thick wooden boards at a distance of fifty or sixty steps. If such a thing hits a person, what kind of shield and armor can stop it?
At least in all his years in the army, he had never seen any armor that could withstand such an attack.
So he finally knew why those five thousand elites were killed to pieces.
Even if he didn't fall into the ambush, even if he didn't fall into the trap in Long Snake Valley, he probably wouldn't be able to gain much advantage, it would just be a matter of surviving for a few more hours.
While they were thinking wildly, they saw Kazuki Yamaguchi, who was captured on Tsushima Island, being brought over by the guards.
It turned out that this kid heard that the Ouchi clan had sent an envoy, so he poked his head around and was caught by the guards.
Chen Han brought Kazuki Yamaguchi to the door, "If you have anything to say, go and tell them."
Yamaguchi Kazuki was pushed and pushed to the side of Yoshino Yusuke, Kajida Daichi, and Doi Yasuhei.
They were very surprised to see Kazuki Yamaguchi still alive.
"Didn't you go to Tsushima Island? Why did you come here?"
Yamaguchi Kazuki lowered his head and glanced at Yoshino Yusuke: "Old General, stop talking. I was captured on Tsushima Island and was escorted all the way here."
After hearing what Yamaguchi Kazuki said, Yoshino Yusuke suddenly woke up, "Did you betray our army's march route?"
Yoshino Yusuke just deceived Yamaguchi Kazuki.
But I didn't expect that Yamaguchi Kazuki actually lowered his head after hearing this.
Chen Han listened to the words translated to him by the translator and watched the scene with interest, holding his hands.
Seeing Kazuki Yamaguchi lowering his head, Yoshino Yusuke stepped forward and kicked Yamaguchi Kazuki to the ground, "You traitor, do you know what kind of situation our Ouchi clan has fallen into now because of you? went?"
Although Kajida Daichi and Dohi Yasuhei were angry, they saw that Chen Han and the others were listening around them, so they hurried forward: "Old general, be careful what you say, be careful what you say!"
Only then did Yoshino Yusuke remember that he had almost exposed the fact that the Ouchi clan was now in a completely hollow state.
So Yoshino Yusuke, Kajida Daichi, and Doi Yasuhei gathered their emotions, spat on Yamaguchi Kazuki, and left angrily.
……
One day later, they returned to Yamaguchi Castle and reported the situation to Ouchi Yoshihiro.
Ouchi Yoshihiro was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
Then he scolded Ming Guo for being shameless, and even ordered troops to fight against Ming Guo.
However, Yoshino Yusuke hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, it's not that the old minister is here to grow other people's ambitions and destroy his own prestige. It's because the Ming Dynasty is so powerful that we can't even compare.
Just what I saw at Tangli Mingguo's camp was already very detrimental to us. "
As he spoke, he told Ouchi Yoshihiro about the weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty that he saw at Yuri's base. After listening to Yoshino Yusuke's words, Ouchi Yoshihiro fell into deep thought.
At the same time, there was infinite fear.
He never thought that the weapons and equipment of the Ming Dynasty were so powerful that he could not even imagine them.
No wonder his five thousand troops were wiped out without even touching the hem of someone's skirt.
Then Yoshino Yusuke said: "Your Highness, there is also very unfavorable news. They intercepted the secret message we sent to Tsushima Island to order Japanese pirates to rob the Ming Kingdom caravan, and even captured Yamaguchi Kazuki alive.
All our goals are exposed under their noses. After seizing this, they will never give us any chance.
After five days are up, they will definitely send a fleet directly into the Shimonoseki Strait. By then, we will have no room to turn around. "
When Yoshino Yusuke said this, some of the ministers below immediately started to curse.
"Are we really going to be reduced to vassals of the Ming Dynasty? Is this even more miserable than being a vassal? This is simply a puppet. How will we lose face then?"
Yoshino Yusuke was even more angry, "Is this the time to pay attention to face? There are only two roads before us now.
One is to fight with others and then be killed without leaving any trace;
The second is to become their vassal and their puppet and survive.
How did you discuss this before?When he sent us to sue for peace, he made it clear that even if we became their puppets and their vassals, it would be a way to save the country. It was also a way of survival. It was better than being eaten alive by other clans. Be good.
But why is it so refuted now? "After Yoshino Yusuke finished speaking, a minister was quite calm and stood up and said: "Old general, don't be angry. What I mean is that before, we just wanted to rely on them, and it was by no means like ceding territory and paying compensation like now. Losing power and humiliating the country.
What I didn’t expect was that the Ming Kingdom knew so much of our movements, and I didn’t expect that Yamaguchi Kazuki, Inoue Inujiro and others were so incompetent. It was just a matter of being captured alive. They even had secret messages in their hands. .
We are now in the wrong, and there is indeed no room for repayment, but such a loss of power and humiliation to the country will put our Ouchi clan under our feet.
It's just a matter of ceding land and paying compensation, but they actually want our capital to be moved from Yamaguchi City to Tangli. What are we doing?This is to take hostages.
Your Highness, we can survive, but after moving the capital, we can only rely on the Ming Dynasty and have no self-assertion at all.
Your Highness, please think twice before you act. "
Of course, this was said easily, but for Ouchi Yoshihiro, it was like a heavy stone pressing on his shoulders.
In fact, although what the minister just said is serious, it is what he said loyally.
He knew very well that there were many ministers sitting in the hall now, and what they were thinking in their hearts was that it was best to surrender. They couldn't defeat them anyway, but it was better than being killed by others and then getting involved themselves.
They even thought, even if the Ouchi clan does not surrender, then as ministers, what should we hesitate? Anyway, when you go to Tangli, you are still a minister. It is just that now you are a minister to the Ouchi family, and when you go to Tangli, you are a minister to the people of the Ming Dynasty.
As long as there is one life left, it is better to live in this world than to disappear into smoke.
Ouchi Yoshihiro looked at the ministers below who lowered their heads and said nothing, and then looked at the helplessness on the face of the veteran minister who just spoke, and knew that now was not the moment for him to hesitate at all.
After thinking for a long time, Ouchi Yoshihiro finally said: "Let the governor think about it first."
Yoshino Yusuke and the others could only watch Ouchi Yoshihiro leave the hall dejectedly, but there was nothing they could do.
After Ouchi Yoshihiro left, Yoshino Yusuke clearly saw that some of the ministers below had impatient expressions on their faces.
For three days, there was no movement from Ouchi Yoshihiro.
On the fourth day, some ministers finally entered the palace impatiently and discussed with Ouchi Yoshihiro whether they should hurry up and give him an answer tomorrow, otherwise it would be really bad.
However, Ouchi Yoshihiro still could not make such a determination.
To be honest, this decision is really difficult to make.
His Ouchi clan dominated China for hundreds of years.
But they never expected that their rule would end with such an ending.
Ouchi Yoshihiro thought very clearly that if he really agreed to these three conditions, no matter which one he was, the country might be destroyed, and he would no longer have any ruling power, and everything in the future would have to obey the Ming Dynasty.
While Ouchi Yoshihiro was still hesitating, a minister suddenly ran in from outside in a hurry.
"No, no, our lookout posts saw a large number of ships coming in outside the Shimonoseki Strait.
Their goal is obviously aimed at us, and they have stopped on our coast.
Patriarch, do you want to attack? "
After hearing this, Ouchi Yoshihiro quickly stopped him: "Don't act rashly, first see clearly what the other party is doing before talking."
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On the Shimonoseki Strait.
Chen Han sat on the main battleship, looking at the surrounding sea, and his heart was filled with emotions.
He thought that at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang took the order of the old lady Cixi to the edge of the Shimonoseki Strait where the Japanese slaves lived, and signed the famous treasonous treaty - the Treaty of Shimonoseki - on the Chunfan Tower here.
What he didn't expect was that he would actually have the opportunity to lead a Han warship into the Strait of Shimonoseki.
Li Hongzhang of the Qing Dynasty came to this place before to sign a treasonous treaty.
But when he came here, he forced the Ouchi clan step by step to sign a treasonous treaty with him.
The two-phase change made Chen Han feel uneasy now.
There is only one thing that he understands very well, that is, those who fall behind must be beaten.
He used to be Dazi of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but now he is the Ouchi clan of the Japanese slaves.
They haven't given Daming City an explanation for four days.
So Chen Han no longer waited, and directly led the fleet of ships to the Shimonoseki Strait.
After a quarter of noon today, when he has not received any news, he will order the artillery fire.
The first thing to aim at is Amida Temple on the shore of Shimonoseki Strait.
That place would be abandoned at some point in the future, then bought by a couple, first converted into a hospital, and after the husband's death, his wife converted the hospital into an inn, which is now the famous Chunfan Building .
This is the inn where Li Hongzhang signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
Even in modern times, there are some stone tablets stored there when Li Hongzhang signed the treaty, and there are even bronze statues of several high-ranking officials of the little devil, and there is a so-called Li Hongzhang Road next to it.
This made Chen Han feel humiliated, so even though it was still a temple, he still had to aim the cannon.
Just wait until a quarter of noon, and immediately open fire and blast that shitty temple to pieces, letting you know how powerful the Ming Dynasty is now.
When Ouchi Yoshihiro and the others were still urgently summoning the generals from all sides and asking them to finally gather some troops, everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
The civil servants who advocated surrender were trying their best to persuade Ouchi Yoshihiro to make a decision quickly and sign treaties with them while they were still in trouble.
But Ouchi Yoshihiro thought of making a desperate move and had to fight no matter what.
He wants to learn from Xiang Yu, and he wants to fight until the end.
Even if it comes to the moment when Wu Jiang commits suicide, he still has to work hard.
He didn't believe it. Is the Ming Kingdom really that powerful? It was just a quarter past noon.
After Chen Han received no news from his side, he yelled: "Fire!!"
Dozens of warships had been prepared, their guns aimed at the buildings on the shore.
The cannon on the largest command battleship Fukune was aimed at the Amitabha Temple on the shore.
After Chen Han gave the order, dozens of warships lit up their artillery fire. With the deafening sound of the cannons, the soldiers of the Ouchi clan on the shore of Zhou Fangguo felt their ears buzzing, followed by countless cannonballs, as if tearing the air apart. Generally hit them.
The huge cannonball hit the city wall of Zhou Fangguo, and the solid wall collapsed like it was made of tofu.
The most conspicuous Amitabha Temple was hit by hundreds of artillery shells and was instantly reduced to ruins. The monks inside suffered numerous casualties.
And the city walls of Zhou Fangguo were even more vulnerable to the bombardment of cannons...
(End of this chapter)