"But, the rocket that you shot into Usuki Castle before should be able to work..." Zong Lin was still not giving up and gestured.
"Oh, well, there aren't many left in stock." Master Zhao glanced at Ma Yinglong who was standing beside him.
"Yes, they have all been shot, not a single one left." Ma Yinglong replied quickly.
"This..." Otomo Sorin could not hide his disappointment and said angrily, "If this is the case, I don't know how long the war will be delayed?"
"It's up to you, but we won't stay for too long." Zhao Hao said calmly, "The Chinese New Year is next month, and the soldiers are homesick. We must return before the end of the month. Everything must be done before we leave, or we can come back next year."
"Hi." Otomo Sorin suddenly woke up and quickly straightened up to answer.
"Anyway, Lord Maori's family is in a mess, and your family is no different." Zhao Hao said with a gloomy expression, revealing a strong sense of war-weariness: "Hurry up and make a deal, and go back to your own homes and mothers. You can continue to beat your Fatzen Bear."
"Hi." Otomo Sorin responded again, but sweat was dripping from his forehead. How could the shrewd old Wang not hear the threat in Mr. Zhao's words?
He didn't dare to say any more nonsense and quickly left.
"This monk is a little bit arrogant." After Otomo Sorin left, Zheng Ruozeng sneered.
"Of course. He has been suppressed by Mori Motonari all his life. It is inevitable that he gets carried away after winning this time." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "Look at how cautious he was when he met me last time. He was much more relaxed this time."
He stood up, stretched and said, "The old monk is getting cocky, thinking he is the king of Kyushu. If he wants to deal with the Hizen Bear with this mentality, I think he will definitely fall. If things go wrong, this victory will be the peak of his life."
When everyone in the room heard this, they all screamed in their hearts. Here it comes, it comes again, the young master's great prophecy has come again - Old Wang will be unlucky in the future!
The reason why Mr. Zhao chose the Otomo family as his agent among the three heroes of Kyushu is actually the key. Before defeating Mori Motonari, Muneki was cautious and persevering, all because he was holding back his anger. Now that he has won and is proud, his anger has dissipated, and he has started all kinds of insane performances.
Including but not limited to indulging in alcohol and sex, extravagant spending, kingly behavior, converting to Kirishikan, divorcing his wife, fighting with his son, neglecting government affairs, and levying heavy taxes... As a result, he was beaten up by Ryuzoji Takanobu and the Shimazu family, and was completely reduced to a state of despair.
But in the eyes of Master Zhao, all these shortcomings of his are advantages. He is simply the perfect agent of Jiuzhou.
~~
Otomo Sorin, who was still unaware that he was cursed by Mr. Zhao's prophecy, left the 101 ship in a depressed mood and returned to Moji Port with Doxue.
"My lord, why doesn't Master Zhao agree to help?" asked Tachibana Dosetsu.
"Yes." Otomo Sorin nodded, looking at the Moji Castle that he had been dreaming about, and asked faintly: "How many soldiers do you need to capture this city within ten days?"
Just as Zhao Hao noticed, he felt that it would be a pity to let Mori Ryokawa go. If the two good sons of Mori Motonari could be eliminated in this battle, it would be easy to deal with the Mori family in the future.
"We have enough equipment and 100,000 people. We can give it a try." Tachibana Dosetsu said.
"So many people?" Zong Lin was surprised. Fifty thousand people was the limit of what he could mobilize. Where could he find 100,000 people?
"Yoshikawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakage are among them!" Tachibana Dosetsu said as a matter of course, "Even if the Tiger of Kai or the Dragon of Echigo came, they wouldn't dare to take the city lightly."
After saying that, he suggested: "My lord, let's use them as bargaining chips and blackmail the Mori family."
Tachibana Dosetsu is an old-school samurai who is ruthless on the battlefield, but after defeating his opponent, he is unwilling to kill him completely.
Seeing that the general he relied on also had this attitude, Zong Lin knew that he couldn't force it, so he sighed and said, "Okay, then don't rush to attack."
"My lord, please be happy. After all, the oath we made back then has come true!" Tachibana Dosetsu said with a big grin, "We have finally defeated the Mori family and avenged our previous humiliation!"
"Haha, that's right!" Zong Lin really envied this pure warrior, so he laughed along, but his smile was a little forced.
Alas, in the end, we still have to bow to the evil forces...
~~
Master Zhao didn't have to wait long, as the envoy from the Maori family soon came to ask for peace.
Zhao Hao didn't waste any time and directly put forward five conditions.
First, the Mori clan gave up their navy, and the Tamra Garrison was responsible for their maritime security. The Garrison had the right to inspect all ports within the Mori clan's territory at any time, and the Mori clan could not shirk its responsibility, let alone violently block it.
Second, the Mori family paid 1 million taels of silver to the garrison every year as protection fees. If they needed to take the initiative to attack with the help of the Coast Guard Fleet, they would also need to pay "arrow money"... that is, military expenses. The specific amount depends on the specific situation.
3. The Mori clan will permanently transfer the Oki Island under its jurisdiction to the Tamra Garrison as a place for the fleet to be stationed. The Garrison has all rights to the Oki Island and its affiliated Nishinoshima. The islanders of the two islands should complete the relocation within two months. Those who have not relocated after the deadline will be allowed to be resettled by the Garrison.
Fourth, the Mori family opened Onsenzu as a direct trade port with the Tamra Chamber of Commerce. In order to ensure that the free trade of merchants from the two countries is not threatened, the Japanese army should not approach or station in the area within 40 li around Onsenzu, that is, within 5 li of the Japanese law, no matter where it is, in order to prevent the possibility of provocation.
5. The Mori clan must pay 10 million taels of silver within ten days to redeem the captured naval forces and compensate for the war losses. If the payment is not possible, the Iwami Silver Mine can be used as compensation.
After hearing Mr. Zhao's five conditions, Kogoro, the envoy of the Mori family, was stunned.
"This, this, this is too much, isn't it? Lord Mori will definitely not agree to this." Kogoro forgot to be polite and protested loudly, "Sir, you are really asking too much. My Mori family really can't do this!"
"It's not up to you to judge whether you can do it or not." Zhao Hao said coldly: "Take it back to Yuan Jiugong and see what he says."
"Our conditions are clear. If you, the Mori clan, agree, then we will make peace. If you don't agree, then we will fight!" He waved his hand and said, "Send you out!"
"This...hi." Kogoro retreated helplessly.
When he was about to get off the boat, he suddenly heard several piercing whistles. He looked up and saw several long bamboo arrows with red tails rising from a Ming Dynasty warship not far away and flying towards the Moji Castle on the ancient city mountain.
"That must be the legendary Oda City Rocket," Kogoro thought. Although he didn't know why the Ming Dynasty named it after the most beautiful woman in Japan, he had already heard of the power of this devilish weapon.
"Don't be afraid, we're just setting them off for fun." Looking at the pale-faced Kogoro, Haier Ge, who had sent him out, said with a smile, "If it were real, thousands of them would be set off at the same time, which would be a spectacular sight. I hope you can see it next time."
"No, no, I don't want that." Kogoro shook his head vigorously. He knew that this was a naked threat from the other party, but he could do nothing about it.
Mr. Zhao stood on the deck, watching Kogoro leave, and waved goodbye to him with a smile. It was as if the one who had just opened his mouth was someone else.
"Sir, are our conditions a bit too much?" Jin Ke couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Brother Jin, remember this." Zhao Hao looked at Chijianguan opposite with a gloomy look and said coldly: "If one day in the future, the Japanese defeat us, they will propose conditions that are hundreds of times more excessive than ours!"
"Yes." Jin Ke was horrified. He couldn't imagine how a great China could be defeated by a small Japan. But no matter what, this situation must be avoided.
"Our mission is to prevent such a thing from happening again!" Zhao Hao punched the railing, as if he wanted to smash the Chijian Pass on the other side to pieces.
The word "jian" in "Chijianguan" is pronounced as "ma" in Japanese, so it is also called "Chimaguan", or "Maguan" for short. In another time and space, Li Zhongtang, a Qing Dynasty paperhanger, signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" here, which required a compensation of 280 million taels and the cession of Taiwan and Penghu Islands!
It's really hard to accept!
This is more or less the reason why Master Zhao insisted on having a bloody battle here.
~~
Those rockets caused quite a stir in Moji Castle.
The defenders hurriedly picked up buckets of water and ran around to patrol, and finally found that not a single bullet had entered the city, so they felt relieved.
Yoshikawa and Kobayakawa also came to the top of the city to check the situation.
"Are they threatening us to open the city and surrender?" Kobayakawa said coldly.
"No, they are the messengers threatening my father." Yoshikawa pointed at the ship heading for Akama Pass on the opposite bank. The "Three Stars Flag of Ichimonji" of the Mori family on it was very eye-catching.
"Father, why is he in such a hurry to negotiate? We can still..." Kobayakawa's voice faded away, and he laughed at himself, "It's all for us. It's fine for my elder brother, but I, a useless son, am ashamed of my father's kindness!"
"Don't say such discouraging words." Yoshikawa patted Kobayakawa on the shoulder and said, "If you feel sorry for your father, repay him double in the future."
"Alas, this is the only way." Kobayakawa nodded dejectedly, no longer as high-spirited as before. This misjudgment of the Ming Dynasty caused the annihilation of the Kobayakawa and Kurushima navies, which was a huge blow to him.
~~
Changfu City, the residence of the city lord.
After hearing the conditions relayed by Kogoro, all the retainers of the Mori family were angry. A retainer named Hatano Minayori even drew his sword and cut off his own fingers to express his anger at the unreasonable demands of the Ming people.
Maori Motonari was not angry, but said bitterly: "It must be that bald ass Otomo Sorin who gave advice to the Ming people. How cruel..."
Lao Wang on the other side sneezed again. No, it’s not me, I didn’t!
The retainers followed suit and scolded Zong Lin for being a bald ass. After they came to their senses, they asked in surprise, "My Lord, are you going to agree to their request?"
"I have no choice." Mao Liyuan sighed sadly.
ps. Mr. Zhao will return triumphantly tomorrow, please give me flowers and vote for him!
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