Ming Zuo

Chapter 946
"Our Dongying is independent from the East China Sea. Since the establishment of the shogunate, we have upheld harmony and never invaded neighboring countries. I hope you will accept such kindness. As for the garrison on the five islands, let's never talk about it again."

Tadakatsu Sakai's words were soft and hard, and his attitude was clear.

In any case, Xia Guo is not allowed to garrison troops in the Wudao Islands.

It's really too close to Japan's mainland.

Once something happens, the shogunate as far away as Edo may not be able to react, and all parts of the western part of Japan will be attacked.

But there is some truth to what he said.

Since the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan's harassment of neighboring countries has indeed ceased.

After all, the Tokugawa shogunate adhered to a closed-door policy, far from being as ambitious as Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

What the Dongying people mean is that they will neither expand externally nor allow foreign enemies to invade.

As for whether it can be done, it depends on the strength of both parties.

Obviously, the Tokugawa shogunate has a tough attitude and has the idea of ​​breaking the can.

Even if they can't defeat Xia Guo at sea, they are sure that Xia Guo can't land in Dongpu and fight on land.

Seeing that the negotiations had come to a deadlock, Wang Yun thought for a while and suggested, "It's getting late, and everyone should be hungry. Why don't we adjourn the meeting and discuss it in the afternoon?"

Negotiating is definitely a chore.

Although it seems that they are just sitting there and talking, the battle of wits and courage behind them consumes more energy.

Everyone in Dongpu was also exhausted, so they accepted Wang Yun's proposal.

Wang Yun and others left the venue and returned to the rear.

"Come on, everyone has worked hard. I specially prepared a big meal to reward you all."

Zuo Menggeng did not attend the negotiation, but prepared a sumptuous lunch for Wang Yun and others.

"Haha, with His Highness as the logistics steward, we promise to be invincible."

Everyone sat down, ate and talked, and reported the results to Zuo Menggeng.

It was the first time for Kim Sang-heon to see such a scene.

A group of people gathered around the round table, regardless of superiority or inferiority, let alone appearance.When they ate, they devoured everything, and chatted while eating, as if they were homely.

But I don't know why, but this scene is very comfortable.

Think again about attending the banquet of the king of Korea in the past, sitting quietly with holding your breath, drinking according to etiquette, and eating according to orders.Although it looks solemn and elegant, it is extremely tiring.

He tried to sit down, rolled up his sleeves, joined the eating team, and at the same time asked Zuo Menggeng for advice on what he didn't understand.

"Your Highness, shouldn't we back down on the matter of Nagasaki's legal jurisdiction? If we can force Dongying to agree to this matter, we will be able to move freely in Dongying in the future, and it will be more convenient for us to do things."

Regarding this matter, not to mention Jin Shangxian, many people on Xia Guo's side are also a little unclear.So they all looked at Zuo Menggeng, hoping to get some answers.

"Sometimes, giving in does not mean weakness, but for better organization to facilitate the next attack. Although this time we did not get the legal right to judge Nagasaki, but it has planted an introduction. If we have another attack in the future If we act, we can use this matter to make a big fuss and get what we want."

Seeing that Jin Shangxian still hadn't figured it out, Wang Yun said with a smile.

"Master Jin, think about it, if there is any dispute in Nagasaki, if the officials of Dongying judge it, who will they favor? There is no doubt that they will favor the Dongying people. Then you say, our people will be satisfied Is it? If you are not satisfied, you will make a fuss. And if you make a big fuss..."

There was a flash of inspiration in Jin Shangxian's mind, and he suddenly realized.

It turned out that Xia Guo was not satisfied with making their request, but had already laid the groundwork.

These foreshadowings will become excuses for action in the future.

After all, he is a mature politician, and he quickly figured out the whole idea of ​​Xia Guo.

This is the obvious strategy of boiling frogs in warm water.

Although Dongpu was defeated, its strength still existed.If they put forward extremely harsh conditions from the very beginning, Dongpu would definitely rather die than surrender.

In this way, the war will continue.

But the problem is that the North Korean side is now fighting endlessly with the Qing Dynasty coalition forces, and Xia Guo can't spare the extra power to deal with Dongpu.

Although there is no problem in harassing Japan from the sea, this approach is a temporary solution, not a permanent solution.

If the Dongying people are really stubborn and don't surrender, Xia Guo has no better way.

If you want to land and completely surrender Japan, it is absolutely impossible to do it without a force of about [-].

Can Xia Guo send out so many troops now?

Obviously not.

Xia Guo's current total military strength is only in the early [-]s, and it has to be distributed in vast areas such as North Korea, Shandong, Lianghuai, and Songjiang Prefecture. In fact, the national defense is under great pressure.

Since you can't eat Dongpu in one go, you can only take it slowly.

The conditions can be relaxed a little, so that Dongpu doesn't feel so uncomfortable.In this way, the resistance from Japan will not be so strong.

This time, Dongying first accepted the fact that Xia Guo was doing business in its country, and at the same time laid the groundwork for the dispute.

When the time is right in the future, these foreshadowings will be further detonated, and a new suppression of Japan can be carried out.

Boil the frogs and heat them step by step.

When Dongpu finally realized that it was at stake, even if he wanted to resist, he didn't have enough strength.

Knowing all of this, deep in Jin Shangxian's heart, he no longer underestimated these young people from the Xia Kingdom.

No one in North Korea can do this kind of profound strategic consideration alone.

Xia Guo was able to rise and thrive, and it really had its own unique features.

"Since Dongying would rather die than give in, we can make a slight concession on the matter of stationing troops in the Wudao Islands. Make it clear to Dongying that neither side is allowed to station troops on it. It can be regarded as a military buffer zone for both of us."

Zuo Menggeng repeatedly used the method of boiling frogs in warm water, and proposed a condition that seemed fair.

Sure enough, during the afternoon negotiations, when Xia Guo proposed this method, Doi Lisheng, Lin Luoshan and others discussed it and nodded in agreement.

Now, the two sides have reached a consensus on the five conditions of this negotiation.

Then it was time to sign.

But at this moment, someone came in and whispered something in Fu Xinyuan's ear.

Fu Xinyuan's face quickly became serious.

"Everyone, there are still some situations here that need to reach a consensus."

Seeing the tense expression on Dongying people's face, Fu Xinyuan reported on the spot.

"During the previous naval battle, both yours and ours had many prisoners of war. Our opinion is to exchange prisoners of war at this opportunity. One person for another, and the other side will redeem the excess in cash."

Hearing that it was an exchange of prisoners of war, Toshikatsu Doi and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Hisashi Shimadzu couldn't hold back even more.

"I don't know how much it will cost to redeem the prisoners of war?"

Although there is no specific statistics on the number of prisoners of war owned by the two sides, it can be imagined from the results of the battle that the Xia army has a higher number of prisoners of war.

Satsuma clan definitely needs to pay.

Although in Japanese culture, being a captive is a shameful thing.However, the strength of the current Satsuma clan has been seriously damaged and needs to be supplemented urgently.

The captives in Xia Jun's hands are all well-trained soldiers, which can well replenish the vitality of Satsuma.

(End of this chapter)