Domineering Daming

Standing beside him, Heisaburo said excitedly, "Angel, this is the sound of cannons from the Ming Kingdom. They were entrusted by the bishop to save us. This is God's guidance!"

Amakusa Shiro's eyes were straight, his heart was extremely stable, and he said loudly: "Okay! With the help of the Ming Kingdom, we will definitely defeat the evil shogunate. Our God will not abandon us!"

After Amakusa Shiro finished speaking, the whole Harajo cheered.In their view, the coming of the Ming Dynasty is the grace of their God, and they will be safe from any further attacks from the shogunate.

Amakusa Shiro watched the shogunate's army retreat to a safe distance, and then went downstairs in peace of mind. Before reaching his room, Heizaburo, who had disappeared for a while, suddenly appeared, pulled Amakusa Shiro into an empty corner, and took out a letter , whispered: "Angel, a letter from Satsuma, their aid will land tonight, I hope we go to the shore to receive it, they can't go ashore."

Amakusa Shiro snatched the letter fiercely, which simply listed the list of items for support, as well as time, place and so on.

Amakusa Shiro opened his eyes wide, excited, and said patiently: "Okay, look at this, the shogunate will not attack today, so hurry up and bring things in before they besiege the city. With these weapons, we will Can resist Itakura Shigemasa, by the way, besides weapons, what else?"

Heizaburo said: "There will be food next time, and next time, if our situation deteriorates, they will send people to support us. But this is a last resort, the Satsuma clan cannot tear themselves apart with the Tokugawa family, otherwise..."

"I know, I know..." Amakusa Shiro said again and again, although the Satsuma domain is the most remote domain from Edo, but if it provokes Edo's face, it may be another big war, and the Satsuma domain will not think so.

Amakusa Shiro was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and his immature face had a more mature and resolute look than ordinary people. Holding the letter, he said confidently, "This news is only known to the two of us. At night, you will pick people up and take them away." Don’t tell them the purpose when you go out of the city, we’ll talk about it when we get there.”

"Yes!" Heisaburo said.He was very excited. The bishop did not abandon them. As long as they were not blocked at sea and the Ming Dynasty continued to assist them, they would have a great chance of defeating the shogunate. Supporting them until the beginning of spring would be no problem at all!

In the original city, Itakura Shigechang was encouraged to withdraw his troops. When they won again, Itakura Shigechang quickly came to Matsudaira Nobuzuna and told him the news.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna stood under the eaves, holding hands, looking far to the south, as if he could see the sea.

"I felt the ground trembling, and I vaguely heard a voice." Nobutsuna Matsudaira clasped his hands in front of him, and said expressionlessly: "Their artillery is very powerful. I heard that there were landslides and a sea of ​​flames. What His Majesty the Taige saw years ago was even more terrifying..."

As soon as Itakura Shigemasa heard it, he knew that Matsudaira Nobutsuna had received the news in advance, and it was related to whether he had a caesarean section. He didn't have the heart to recall the bitterness and sweetness with Matsudaira Nobutsuna, and immediately said: "What should we do now? I didn't expect Akira to directly Going south, the momentum in Yuancheng is soaring now, the Ming people will go ashore at any time..."

Under the Hara Castle, Itakura Shigemasa has been defeated several times, and he knows the strength of the Hara Castle. If they add the more unpredictable Akito, their chances of winning will shrink rapidly, and the Shimabara Rebellion is likely to be reversed. Affecting the entire Kyukoku Island, if Mingren uses Amakusa Shiro to spread the flames of war across the Kanmon Strait and extend to the Honguku Island, then he will not only be cut open, but Nobuzuna Matsudaira will not be able to escape!

Knowing that Itakura Shigemasa was afraid of death, Matsudaira Nobuzuna raised his head slightly and looked at the south with a cold expression. The board under his feet trembled more and more violently. He remained motionless and said calmly: "Mingren's sudden appearance was beyond my expectation. , the coasts of various places pay close attention to the movement of the sea, and report immediately the movement of the Ming fleet. An order is issued to temporarily stop the attack on the original city. Every act of attack must be reported to me... Also, Chongchang Palace, I would like to invite you to visit Mingren's fleet, we want to find out Mingren's reality."

Itakura Shigemasa listened to Matsudaira Nobuzuna's series of arrangements, and frowned. Once the attack on the Hara Castle stopped, morale and other aspects would go up and down. If you want to win again, you will have to pay more!

But now Mingren suddenly intervened, they had no choice but to respond temporarily, nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go now, but we still have to be on the safe side!"

Matsudaira Nobutsuna put down his hands, turned and went back to the house, saying: "Matsushima and other daimyos have crossed the Kanmon Strait today, there will be more than 1 people, enough for us to deal with as temporary backup."

Itakura Shigemasa felt relieved and said, "Yes."

Itakura Shigesho did not stop, turned around, came to the Shimabara Peninsula again, and then went straight to the beach, recruited people, and prepared to send a signal to the sea.

Not long after Itakura Shigemasa left, Shigetoshi Miyake appeared behind Nobutsuna Matsudaira, bowed and said, "Den, so the purpose of Ming people's coming was to interfere with Shimabara, and they didn't intend to invade Kyukoku Island, so they shouldn't have the strength to do so." .”

Matsudaira Nobuzuna's face was livid, and said: "I guessed it too, but we can't tear ourselves apart with the Ming people. They are stronger than those Xiyi people at sea. If more Ming people are attracted, the Shimabara Rebellion will be destroyed." It's going to be unmanageable."

Shigetoshi Miyake thought for a while, and said, "Den, do you want to negotiate peace with Ming people? Tokugawa Dian will definitely not agree, and may ask for guilt."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna shook his head, and said: "I'm not trying to negotiate a peace, I'm just trying to delay the time, Ming people can't stay on the sea for too long, and I'm also mobilizing ships, if they don't retreat, I'm sure I can keep them on the sea superior!"

After all, Japan is an island country. Although there is no official navy, it is too easy to collect ships. Even if the warships of the Ming Dynasty are bigger and stronger, they can send these warships to the bottom of the sea with the wasp tactics!

Shigetoshi Miyake understood, and said: "Yes. Then, the Hara Castle... Now their morale is getting higher and higher, and they think that the Shogunate cannot defeat them. If this continues, it will be very bad for us."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna laughed, with a look of indifference on his face, and said: "Don't worry, the original city is an isolated city. When we settle Mingren, I just need to surround them, and within a month, I will be able to level the island." The original chaos!"

Shigetoshi Miyake listened to Nobutsuna Matsudaira's confident voice, and nodded slightly. He knew that Notsuna Matsudaira definitely had a complete plan, so he didn't need to worry.

On the other side, the bombardment of the warships of the Ming Dynasty has stopped, and the cannons are returning to their positions. Liu Jingming, Chen Zhiyang and others are holding binoculars and observing every move on the shore.

The thick smoke lingered on the shore, and the flames became more and more intense. It was obvious that some woods had been burned.

Itakura Shigemashi appeared in a very conspicuous position, and Liu Jingming and others quickly spotted it, holding binoculars, observing Itakura Shigemashi and the other three people.

Chen Zhiyang looked around and said, "My lord, the Japanese seem to want to see us?"

"Well, they came to test us." Liu Jingming said without thinking, the binoculars were still looking around, he was wondering where they would go ashore if it was a last resort.

Chen Zhiyang didn't think too much. Hearing the people behind him say that it might be Itakura Shigesho, his heart suddenly moved, and he said to Liu Jingming: "My lord, why don't we fire a few more shots and blow up Itakura Shigesho. The last general I heard that he is also Tokugawa Iemitsu's confidant, if he dies, Tokugawa Iemitsu will definitely be furious and invest more cost."

Liu Jingming's expression moved slightly, and he felt a little excited in his heart. He immediately shook his head and said, "Our purpose is to hold back Nobutsuna Matsudaira's movements, not to force him to die. Let's send a signal for Itakura Shigemasa to come up, and we will let him Look at the cannons, and let the small ships show them."

Chen Zhiyang immediately understood, and said, "Yes."

On the mast, the flag commander waved the flag and signaled to the shore.

Itakura Shigemasa and others looked up. They actually couldn't understand the semaphore of the Ming Dynasty, but they could roughly understand that the Ming people agreed to see them.

Itakura Shigemasang felt relieved, and while letting people push the boat into the sea, he was thinking about how to persuade Mingren.

Itakura Shigemasa sat in a small boat and wobbled towards the fleet of the Ming Dynasty.

At first he didn't care, but as he got closer, he frowned.The warships of the Ming Dynasty were bigger and stronger than he expected, and the black muzzles were even more daunting.

Some small boats were quite flexible, and about three of them surrounded him and "escorted" him.

When he arrived at the leading ship, Shigemasa Itakura looked up and felt that he was tall and majestic, and he felt more and more worried.

"Welcome to my warship, General Itakura." Liu Jingming was very polite, holding his fists.

Itakura Shigemasao raised his fist unnaturally, and said, "It's a pleasure to meet General Liu. I'm here to express our country's peace and reconciliation."

These are simultaneous translations by the samurai behind him. Itakura Shigemasa cannot speak Chinese fluently, even if he can understand Chinese characters.

Chapter 1147 Friendly Negotiation Atmosphere

Liu Jingming looked at Itakura Shigemasao, sneered in his heart, and said on the face: "Then we have a common goal, and the general also came to your place under the order of peace. I hope to have talks with your country on a series of things, and can There was a result that satisfied both parties."

Hearing Liu Jingming's words, Itakura Shigemasa was overjoyed. This Ming's attitude was very soft, which meant there was something going on.

Itakura Shigemasa glanced at the few people around Liu Jingming, and said loudly: "General, Christianity has disrupted our country. They are all rioters. They need to be suppressed to keep our country safe. Please forgive me!"

Liu Jingming nodded to express his understanding, and said: "Our dynasty has no intention of interfering in your internal affairs, but we have received news that your country is preparing to massacre Shimabara, involving tens of thousands of people. Our dynasty is China, and we must maintain the order of heaven. , to protect the human rights of all peoples!"

Itakura Shigemasa couldn't understand what the order of heaven and human rights were, but he also roughly understood that the Ming people didn't want him to massacre the Christians in Harajo.

Without the slightest hesitation, he said decisively: "We didn't commit massacres. We didn't do it before, and we won't do it in the future. As long as the people in Yuancheng give up Christianity, we will make sure that the past will not be blamed, and everything will be restored."

Liu Jingming smiled calmly and said, "That's fine. As long as your country does not violate the order of heaven or human rights, our army will never come to your country again."

Although he couldn't understand what Liu Jingming was saying, Itakura Shigemasao still covered up his excitement calmly and said, "I can assure you! When will your army be able to leave?"

Liu Jingming looked at Itakura Shigesho, with a friendly smile on his face, and said: "If your country can guarantee, our army will leave within three days, and there is a handwritten letter from His Majesty the Great Chinese Emperor Yingming Shenwu expressing Please pass on the friendship to your country to the emperor of your country."

Itakura Shigemasa was shocked today, he didn't expect the Ming people to be so easy to dismiss, he quickly took it, bowed, and said: "Yes! I believe His Majesty the Emperor will be very happy, and my country also hopes to have a good relationship with His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. Stay friendly."

Liu Jingming continued to smile, and said: "I will definitely do the same to His Majesty the Emperor. Since you are here, please sit down for a while and taste my delicious food..."

Itakura Shigemasa wanted to find out the details of Mingren, but he had already got a lot of news from Liu Jingming, and now he couldn't wait to pass it on to Nobuzuna Matsudaira, so as to eliminate the Shimabara Rebellion as soon as possible and save his life.