jdhmnovel Chapter 800: Learn to Play the Loyal Dog
Chapter 800: Learn to Play the Loyal Dog
When Kikuchi Takemasa was brought before Gu Chengzhi and Huai Liang, both of them were deeply shocked and dumbfounded.
Kikuchi Takemasa was bewildered as to why Korin Chikunosuke had suddenly led a large number of foot soldiers to attack, and shocked by how capable the foot soldiers led by Korin Chikunosuke were.
Gu Cheng was bewildered as to why Kikuchi Takemasa hadn't made any preparations whatsoever, and shocked by the fact that these short, ugly men were so bad at fighting.
What regular army doesn't have a battle formation when it's fighting?
What soldier would disregard the lives of his comrades during a charge?
At the very least, they should know what it means to advance at the sound of the drum and retreat at the sound of the gong, right?
There aren't any of those short, stocky people in front of us.
Those foolish foot soldiers seemed to only know how to charge forward with their Japanese swords, with no military formation and no one caring about the life or death of their comrades.
They didn't even know what it meant to sound the retreat after advancing at the sound of the drum.
This made Gu Chengzhi feel extremely frustrated.
How dare they call themselves the army?
Gu Chengzhi felt that even the White Lotus Sect, which was already quite amateurish, was more like an army than these short and ugly Japanese.
If one had to pick out one good point from the so-called army of these short and ugly men, it would probably be that many of them are not afraid of death at all.
"Damn it, we should really bring Yang the madman here and let him see these short, ugly Japanese."
"They could have been wiped out with just a few rounds of artillery fire, but Yang the Madman still sent Shihang the Bald Monk and me, Gu, to wreak havoc on Japan."
"It's like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut!"
Gu Chengzhi mentally ranted for a while, then looked at Kikuchi Takemasa with a dark face and asked, "Kikuchi, are you going to tell me yourself, or should I have someone interrogate you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chengzhi sensed that something was wrong.
It looks familiar?
Gu Chengzhi lowered his head and looked at his left hand hidden in his sleeve.
My five fingers had their nails pulled out one by one, and salt was sprinkled on the wounds.
Even his arms and legs had been broken and then reattached.
That kind of pain that penetrates to the very soul...
Gu Chengzhi shook his head, no longer thinking about the torture he had suffered, and instead stared coldly at Kikuchi Takemasa.
Don't confess, absolutely do not confess.
I, Gu, will make you taste all the tortures I once suffered.
And we must also innovate!
However, Kikuchi Takemasa was ultimately not a tough guy with an iron will.
After putting on a tough act, he had two fingernails pulled out by Gu Chengzhi's men, and then he honestly confessed everything.
"The Ming Dynasty's imperial son-in-law has proposed some terms, saying he wants Japan to sign them..."
After Kikuchi Takemasa repeated all nine terms of the contract that Yang Shaofeng had proposed, Gu Chengzhi turned his attention to Huai Liang.
"It's pretty much what my son-in-law guessed."
"The difference lies in the 200 million taels of silver and the Iwami Province."
Gu Chengzhi gently shook his feather fan and said, "The rest is up to His Highness the Prince to decide."
Prince Kaneyoshi hummed in agreement, and after a long while, he looked at Gu Chengzhi and said, "Are there any other options?"
Gu Chengzhi sighed softly and said, "Yes, but no."
Huai Liang was immediately stunned. Gu Chengzhi sighed again and said, "What Yang Dianfeng wants is for someone from Japan to sign this contract. As for whether it is the northern or southern Japanese, it makes no difference to Yang Dianfeng."
"If His Highness is really unwilling to sign this contract, he can persuade Tianhuang to temporarily bow down to the northern Japanese."
"Once the nominal merger of the North and South is completed, His Highness can have the Northern Japanese send someone to sign a contract with Yang the Madman."
“The Northern Japanese are powerful and will certainly not agree to sign the treaty, so Yang the Madman will send troops to deal with them.”
"When the Northern Japanese were terrified by Yang Shaofeng and signed this contract, His Highness the Prince and Tianhuang could use the pretext that the Northern Japanese had betrayed Japan to launch another attack on the Northern Japanese."
"but."
Gu Chengzhi changed the subject, gently waving his feather fan as he said, "There are three issues here."
"Firstly, even if Tianhuang were willing to merge the North and South, it might not be possible in time."
"Secondly, if someone in the Northern Japanese sees through this plan, someone will jump out to prevent the North and South from joining forces. They might even send someone directly to Yang Dianfeng to submit to him in exchange for more lenient terms, and then turn around and intensify their attack on the Southern Japanese."
"As for the third problem, Yang Dianfeng is an unpredictable and volatile person. I don't know what he will do if we continue to delay."
As Gu Chengzhi finished speaking, Huailiang fell silent once again.
Kinosuke has recently commanded several victories in battles, and his recent predictions have largely come true.
His concerns are likely to be accurate.
In other words, the Southern Japanese had no other choice but to follow the path he had previously envisioned.
He advised Tianhuang to temporarily step down, and then agreed to all of Yang the Madman's conditions.
He submitted to the Ming Dynasty and was granted the title of King of Wa.
The Ming Dynasty was ordered to pay 200 million taels of silver in compensation.
He sent Iwami Province to the Ming Dynasty.
Then, enduring humiliation and hardship, they took advantage of the opportunity of sending envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty to send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to learn their advanced knowledge, quietly lying low and waiting for a chance to turn the tide in the future.
During this period, the entire Japanese nation must play the role of a dutiful son and virtuous grandson.
Or rather, one must learn to play the role of a loyal dog, to bar its teeth at the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, and to wag its tail at the Ming Emperor, the Crown Prince, and even that madman Yang.
Huai Liang remained silent, but Gu Chengzhi shook his head slightly and said, "Your Highness, as the saying goes, hesitation leads to trouble."
"Right now, that madman Yang is wreaking havoc on the coast. If this continues, he might send troops to occupy the entire coastline and turn it into a bridgehead for attacking Japan."
After a slight pause, Gu Chengzhi dropped another bombshell on Huailiang.
“In the Ming Dynasty, there is something called cement. As long as the right amount of water is added, it can solidify in one or two days.”
"The speed at which they built cities and roads with cement was astonishing."
"Moreover, the Ming people have always liked to build tall cities, often with walls several meters high and one or two meters thick. Apart from the Ming people's own cannons, there is simply no other way to breach Ming cities."
"If Yang the Madman really intends to start building the city and roads, I'm afraid there won't even be a chance to sign a treaty."
"..."
Huai Liang was startled.
Kinosuke is right.
If we sign now, there's still a chance to turn things around.
If the Ming Dynasty had waited until the Japanese had built cities and roads along the coast, then there would truly be no chance at all.
After much deliberation, Huai Liang could only sigh and say, "Alright, I will go and persuade His Majesty Tianhuang to abdicate, and then I will personally go to the seaside to meet that madman Yang."