The evil forces roaming the heavens

Chapter 1673 The Satsuma Domain Bows Down!
Kagoshima, the Shimazu family
Shimazu Tsuna sat on the futon, listening to the news coming from below, and couldn't help but roar, "Baka, baka yarou!"

Seeing the furious Shimazu Tsunataka, the group of elders all kept their eyes down, seemingly oblivious to their own thoughts.

Because the Zheng family's offensive was too fierce, first they conquered southern Satsuma, then Makurazaki, and now even their warships stationed in the port have been burned to ashes.

If the Zheng family hadn't looked down on the Shimazu family's warships, they would probably all belong to the Zheng family by now.
"What do we do now? Ah! What do we do? Do we really have to wait until the Prince of Yanping's forces reach Kagoshima before you come up with a solution?"

He spoke angrily, his eyes turning fierce.
Upon hearing Shimazu Tsunataka's words, one of the elders immediately said, "My lord, even if we send troops now, we cannot undo the losses. Why not negotiate peace?"

"What? Peace talks? Are you kidding me? Damn it, the Zheng family has already trampled on our Shimazu family. If we don't resist, what will the other daimyo think of us!"

Angrily, one of the elders from the martial arts faction roared.

"How can we confront them head-on? Are you confident you can defeat the Prince of Yanping's Mansion?"

Instead of answering the other person's question, the elder turned his head and began to question them.

You can fight, but can you win?

Moreover, this is only one of the Zheng family's fleets. What if the Zheng family is really angered and they disregard the threat from the Qing Dynasty and insist on fighting the Satsuma Domain to determine who is superior and to fight to the death?
With his head bowed in silence, the old man was instantly speechless.
Through these two battles, the Shimazu clan realized that the Zheng family's ability to rule the seas was no joke; their raw strength was truly undeniable!

Even if the Shimazu clan wanted to ask the shogunate for help, they couldn't, because the Tokugawa family didn't want them!

Moreover, the Zheng family seems to be closer to them than to the Tokugawa family.
As for the idea that you should consider the owner before beating a dog, that's even more out of the question.

Do you think the Shimazu clan is in cahoots with the Tokugawa clan because they were the first to respond to the anti-shogunate movement?
"In that case, let's send someone to negotiate!"

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Shimazu Tsunataka was also extremely annoyed.

After all, the Shimazu family initially intended to be firm and refuse the Zheng family's unreasonable demands.
But what happened? The Zheng family was even more ruthless than the Shimazu family had anticipated. If you don't obey, then we'll beat you!

As it turned out, the Shimazu family was no match for the Zheng family's martial arts skills!
This is just a fleet of four thousand men. If they were to send over ten thousand troops, the Satsuma Domain might really have to reduce its size!
However, this is not possible for the time being, because doing so would likely provoke the hostility of other daimyo!

But just because the Zheng family doesn't dare to do something doesn't mean Zhang can't. He's extremely good at "cutting" things!

Five days later, at Makurazaki Castle,
Zhang Cheng, who was fiddling with an object in his hand, couldn't help but turn his head and ask, "What did the General say?"

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang Qianzong awaits orders here!"

Speaking to Zhang Cheng, the messenger took out a letter and handed it over.

After reading the words clearly, Zhang Cheng's expression turned puzzled. "The Shimazu family has admitted defeat? Are they really that spineless?"

Upon hearing Zhang Cheng's words, the messenger became embarrassed.

Everyone knows about Zhang Cheng's capture of two cities in a row, and he seems to have a special obsession with "killing people"!
"Commander, the General has asked me to tell you that it would be best to avoid causing bloodshed if possible!"

Awkwardly looking at Zhang Cheng, the messenger dared not meet his eyes, fearing he might be killed as well.
Upon hearing the messenger's words, Zhang Cheng calmly replied, "I understand!"

Southern Satsuma, Castle Keep
The envoys sent by the Shimazu family had arrived, but they were still somewhat incredulous when they entered the city.

The dark red bloodstains on the street seemed to testify to the fierce battle that had taken place there.
Upon entering the castle tower, the messenger greeted General Jiang, "Watanabe-sato greets General Jiang!"

"Ok!"

Looking at the other person calmly, Jiang Sheng's face was full of arrogance.
He had assumed the Shimazu clan was going to put up a serious fight, but what happened? He'd only thrown two punches when they were practically dead and surrendered! They didn't even flinch!

"Regarding this conflict between the two sides, the patriarch has already punished them! We hope the Zheng family can consider the past relationship between the two sides and cooperate with each other!" Looking at Jiang Sheng with a serious expression, Watanabe Sho didn't mention compensation or apology, only saying, "We've dealt with those who didn't know their place; you should also be more sensible and return Minami-Satsuma and Makurazaki to us."
Looking at Watanabe Township before him, Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "Is the envoy implying that our Zheng family didn't follow the rules back then?"

"Watanabe wouldn't dare, but this mistake shouldn't be borne by our Shimazu family, especially since it was the Zheng family that attacked our Satsuma first!"

Looking at Jiang Sheng before him, Watanabe Sho truly exemplified the extreme principle of "drawing the sword"—knowing one's mistakes, admitting them, but refusing to change.

Are you saying that what the Prince of Yanping's Mansion did was wrong?

With a cold gaze fixed on Watanabe Go, Jiang Sheng slammed his fist on the table and roared angrily.

"General Jiang, the Satsuma Domain and the Yanping Prince's Mansion have a friendly relationship. Do you intend to ruin this friendship?"

Looking intently at Jiang Sheng, Watanabe Township also hardened his stance.
"Take them out and behead them! Reorganize the troops and attack Kagoshima! Order Zhang Cheng to immediately lead the troops to attack southern Kyushu!"

Jiang Sheng glanced at Watanabe Village and felt that this guy was "distorting" the meaning of the Yanping Prince's Mansion.
After all, as the famous philosopher Li Qiankun said, if you're wrong, admit it; if you're being punished, stand up straight.
But now, the Satsuma Domain not only refuses to admit its mistake, but also thinks that the Yanping Prince's Mansion doesn't know the rules and why they were beaten!
This infuriated Jiang Sheng. "You're disobedient, and I can't even hit you? Am I your father?"

"Wait, wait! My Satsuma Domain is willing to send troops to Yanping Prince's Mansion this time, pay the military expenses, and provide compensation!"

Right after Jiang Sheng mentioned sending troops, Watanabe realized that his fallacies and heresies were no longer valid and he had to admit his mistake immediately.
Upon hearing Watanabe's words, Jiang Sheng said disdainfully, "Those who dare to use their swords won't shed a tear until they see the coffin!"

As he spoke, Jiang Sheng began to discuss with the other party.
However, just after Watanabe left, Jiang Sheng looked at the letter in his hand and said, "How come this kid is so familiar with the thoughts of the Japanese pirates?"

Half a month later, after paying a compensation of one million taels of silver and one hundred thousand taels of gold, the Satsuma Domain finally won the war "with tears in their eyes."

After all, Jiang Sheng never expected that these "sword-wielding" bastards from the Satsuma Domain wouldn't drop any gold coins unless they were attacked!
Yizhou, Dongning Prefecture

When Zheng Jing received the message, his face was full of astonishment as he asked, "How did Jiang Sheng receive reparations from the Satsuma Domain?"

Faced with Zheng Jing's question, the civil and military officials present were all stunned.

Because they don't understand what's going on either!

But at that moment, Feng Xifan stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, now is not the time to consider this. The Qing court is about to attack Yizhou!"

"Let me think about this some more!"

Zheng Jing waved his hand at Feng Xifan, his face full of seriousness.

Because of this matter, he had thought many times about resisting the Qing Dynasty. Currently, the Zheng family still has many shortcomings.

But how exactly can the overall strength of the Yanping Prince's Mansion be improved?

On the high seas, on the retreating warships

"They've taken the bait! They've taken the bait! Hahaha!"

Excitedly, Zhang Cheng stood up, hoisting the enormous fishing rod onto his arms, and burst into laughter.

When everyone saw the shark biting the hook, they broke out in a cold sweat.

Because this kid was actually born!
Shark: Damn, these humans are really shameless!

(End of this chapter)