Ming Zuo

Chapter 918 Zuo Hua's Calculation

The feeling of being attacked by soldiers is really bad.

Zuo Hua's aggressiveness made Sakakihara even more breathless,

But what can he do?

Xia Jun's muzzle represents everything.

He is not afraid of death, but Nagasaki cannot be destroyed.

For the current plan, we can only try our best to deal with it.

"I just follow Nagasaki's instructions. I can't make decisions about your army's request. I need to report to General Ooku."

As Tokugawa Iemitsu's confidant, Sakakibara knew very well that this Ooku general was actually full of vigilance against daimyos everywhere.

If given the opportunity, Tokugawa Iemitsu would not hesitate to use the cruelest means to eliminate these daimyos, and it would be best to unify Japan.

This is the idea that every careerist will have.

This time, the Satsuma clan and other daimyos sent troops behind the back of the Tokugawa shogunate. Tokugawa Iemitsu chose to turn a blind eye, and there must be a deeper plan.

"Is Xia Jun's arrival also in your plan, General?"

Sakakibara has limited knowledge of the situation, so he dare not hastily respond to Zuo Hua's request, so he can only use this method.

He has already prepared for the situation that Zuo Hua does not accept, even if he is humiliated a little more, he must prevent Nagasaki from falling into war.

To his surprise, Zuo Hua's response to him was quite indifferent.

"Since this is the case, please tell the shogunate. Within a month, my Xia country must get a reply. If possible, I would like to ask Dongying to send important officials to Busan. It is a war or a peace. This is a one-action move."

The Xia people want to negotiate.

Sakakibara immediately judged Zuo Hua's intention.

This involuntarily made him breathe a sigh of relief, and he was no longer nervous and apprehensive as before.

As long as you can talk, you won't be too desperate.

Although I don't know what Xia Guo wants, but the ball has been kicked to the shogunate anyway, how to decide is Tokugawa Iemitsu's business.

His only duty is to keep Nagasaki.

"I will report this matter to Da'ao immediately, but before that, your army is not allowed to attack our country again."

Zuo Hua stretched out a finger and emphasized emphatically: "Our tolerance time is only one month, I hope our friendship will not be wasted."

Sakakibara hurriedly agreed, then returned to the city, and immediately sent a messenger to Edo.

Skrtel stayed.

Through Zuo Hua's hint, he already felt that the situation in Japan might change dramatically.In such a change, what the Netherlands can get is very important.

"Dear General Zuo, we all pay attention to your country's efforts. It is the responsibility of each of us to promote the prosperity of Japan's trade. If there is any need for us Dutch, please ask."

See the Western devils with open eyes!
Zuo Hua slandered in his heart, but his smile on the surface was very gentle.

"Mr. Skrtel, if I were you, I should go to Shandong now to meet Ambassador Tropp. Perhaps real politicians will know how to benefit the Netherlands from it."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

It was only then that Skrtel remembered that there was a Dutch plenipotentiary ambassador stationed in Xiaguo in Jinan.

If such a major matter is not discussed by Trop, it must be too late to write to Batavia.

"Thank you for your guidance. We Dutch people will always remember this kindness in our hearts."

Not daring to delay, Scott led his caravan to leave Nagasaki that day and headed all the way to Jinan.

Having achieved his goal, Zuo Hua didn't want to delay and ordered the whole army to return.

Up to this moment, Zhang Keda and the others were still in a daze.

"Isn't it a bit of a waste of time to only do this? What if the Japanese people don't want to negotiate with us?"

But Zuo Hua seemed to have wisdom in his hands.

"I don't know what it will be like in Busan. Maybe our battle plan will start soon, so naturally we can't delay it for too long in Japan. I proposed a one-month deadline to Sakakibara, which is actually a buffer for ourselves. There is After this deadline, the Dongying people will definitely seize the time to discuss countermeasures and will not organize troops to attack us. In this way, our navy can devote itself to the original plan."

Everyone suddenly realized.

It turned out that Zuo Hua played an empty city trick.

In the final analysis, Xia Kingdom's navy has limited strength, so they must either go all out to deal with Japan, or they can only go all out to implement the established plan, and it is absolutely impossible to divide the troops for this.

In that case, it is likely to lose both ends.

And with Zuo Hua's one-month deadline, the Dongying people would feel that the military pressure on Xia Guo's side was not that great, and naturally they would not confront each other.

But Zuo Hua's idea is far from that simple.

"According to His Highness's plan, Dongpu is at the front line of our China's ocean defense. No matter what, we will attack here in the future. It's just that our strength is not enough at present, and we can't eat Dongpu in one go. The only way is, It is necessary to open a gap in Japan and infiltrate it bit by bit. After a long period of operation, it will finally achieve the effect of water dripping through stone, turning Japan into our front line of defense."

"I think it's very difficult. The Tokugawa shogunate pursues a policy of closing the country and will definitely not allow foreigners to enter the territory of Japan."

Zuo Hua laughed wildly.

"Is it okay? It's not the Dongying shogunate that has the final say, but our artillery. With this thing, can the Dongying shogunate open the country?"

Bai Dasheng had a flash of inspiration.

"Is this the real purpose of your negotiation?"

Zuo Hua gave him a thumbs up, feeling more and more that the chief of staff who was born as a bandit possessed outstanding talent.

"The military is the continuation of politics, and the economy is the foundation of politics. Everything we do is ultimately for our own interests. Although Japan is only an island country, it has a large population, which naturally forms an untapped market. If If we open it, how much benefit will it bring to the massive goods we produce into the country of Japan?"

When Zuo Menggeng cultivated military talents, he never just taught military knowledge and finished the job.

He will also let the generals interpret the current situation from a higher dimension.

Among the generals, Zuo Hua must be the one who regards his words as the most sacred decree.

Unexpectedly, at this time, it was Zuo Hua who thought the most and the furthest, and had already started to make a new layout for the end of the Korean War.

"I look at the current situation in Japan. Although the Tokugawa shogunate dominates the whole country, the daimyo's strength still exists. Although they are very obedient to the Tokugawa shogunate on the surface, they are still dirty behind the scenes. Obviously, once the right time comes, these duplicity The daimyos will definitely challenge the Tokugawa shogunate. If Dongying is allowed to lock up the country and handle everything internally, then the Tokugawa shogunate will definitely be able to subdue the daimyos from all walks of life by virtue of their absolute advantages. But as long as Dongying’s country is opened, let us mix And come in, the outcome of this situation is not easy to say."

There was a dangerous light in Zuo Hua's single eye, and the deepest flame seemed to have been burning blazingly on the Dongying Islands.

(End of this chapter)