The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 396 Everyone Has a Selfish Side

Will Mori Terumoto surrender?

This guy was so angry at the moment that he was cursing in his heart.

Damn it, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, you are really killing people!
I was staying well at home, but you forced me to lead an army to attack our vassal state, Korea.

Now I am surrounded by the Ming army, and there is no reinforcement to rescue me!

Busan Port was lost, and there were more than 100,000 Ming troops in Pyeongan Province rushing south, and nearly 100,000 Ming troops in Hamgyong Province rushing south.

There were also nearly 100,000 Ming troops in Chungcheong Province, nearly 100,000 Ming troops in Gyeonggi Province, and as many as 200,000 to 300,000 Ming troops in the south of Gyeongsang Province.

Those guys are asking me for help, how could they come to save me?

I don't have much food to begin with, and you're forcing 20,000 strong men onto me. How am I supposed to survive?
We are finished now. All 45,000 troops of our Mori clan are trapped in the vassal state of Korea. How can we control eleven countries with only a few thousand people left at home?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, you are really killing people.

Early that morning, around noon, he was cursing inwardly while admiring antiques, calligraphy, and paintings when Shishido Mototsugu suddenly walked in and said urgently, "Uncle, the Ming army is moving out."

what?
Is the Ming army going to attack the city?
Upon hearing this, Mao Li Terumoto stood up and asked anxiously, "Which side?"

Shishido Mototsugu explained in detail, "They're everywhere. It seems the Ming army besieging the city has all been dispatched and are forming their battle formations outside the city. The largest force seems to be on the west side, with perhaps 30,000 to 40,000 men."

Besieged from all sides!

Upon hearing this, Mori Terumoto hurried out and ordered his personal guards to bring the war horses. Then he took Shishido Mototsugu and a group of personal guards and rushed west.

He quickly climbed up the west city gate tower and took a look, and everyone's expression changed.

There were indeed a lot of people and horses, and the densely packed square formations stretched for several miles in radius.

What if the Ming army launched a fierce attack from all directions?
He was frowning and thinking when the Ming army outside the city had already moved.

That guy, in front of him, there were rows and rows of Ming soldiers holding iron shields, neatly arranged, pushing towards the city wall like an iron wall. Behind the shield formation there seemed to be dozens of strong men carrying something.

Is this a super gun?
When Maori Terumoto saw this, he was stunned.

That thing is too long, probably two or three meters long.

The Ming army's shield formation advanced to a hundred steps away from the city wall and then stopped.

At this time, he also saw clearly what the big men were carrying, which seemed to be colorful flags!
Sure enough, those big men raised the flagpole that was two or three meters long, shouted loudly, and stuck the flagpole hard into the ground, and then untied the rope that tied the colorful flag with one hand.

With a rustling sound, dozens of huge colorful flags immediately fluttered in the wind.

The Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and propriety. You will not be killed if you surrender!

It turned out that he came to persuade us to surrender.

Seeing this, Mori Terumoto couldn't help but reveal a hint of hesitation on his face.

Surrender?
He could surrender if Toyotomi Hideyoshi persuaded him to surrender, but could he surrender if the Ming army persuaded him to surrender?
It is true that the Ming Dynasty was a country of etiquette, and if you surrendered you might not die.

The question is, can I go back after surrendering? Can my soldiers go back with me?

If you can't go back after surrendering, what's the point of surrendering?

The Maori family is finished.

Just as he was hesitating, a group of cavalrymen suddenly rushed out in front of the Ming army formation.

Yang Yinglong is also very good at using strategies.

He deliberately gathered 40,000 troops in the west in order to lure Mori Terumoto to the west gate.

Because he couldn't be sure whether there was a military supervisor planted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi around Mori Terumoto.

If their letter of surrender was taken away by the military supervisor sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, it would most likely never reach the hands of Mori Terumoto.

Therefore, he deliberately pretended to attack from the west gate to lure Mori Terumoto to check the situation.

Sure enough, not long after they deployed their troops, a Japanese pirate general, surrounded by a large crowd, climbed up to the west gate tower.

This guy should be Mori Terumoto.

After seeing Mori Terumoto, he ordered his soldiers to carry the flag of surrender in front and then picked up the three-stone strong bow and the arrow tied with the letter of surrender and rode his horse towards the city gate tower.

Two hundred steps away, he drew his bow and shot an arrow at Mori Terumoto's head.

This guy, the arrows shot from the Three Stone Strong Bow are so terrifying.

The air around the arrow seemed to be a little distorted, and there was a faint whistling sound.

Seeing this, Maori Terumoto was so scared that his eyes bulged out.

His eyeballs had just bulged when, with a "whoosh", an arrow flew over his head, and with a "puff", the arrow shot directly into the wall behind him.

What kind of bow is this? It can shoot so far!

He slowly turned his head and looked, a look of horror appeared on his face again.

The arrow has penetrated into the wall, and even armor can't block it!

Hey, it looks like there's something tied to the arrow shaft.

He walked over quickly and saw that there was indeed a piece of paper tied to the arrow shaft.

The string on the note was tangled like a twist. He pulled out his small sword to cut the string, took the note off, unfolded it, and was stunned again.

As long as you surrender, everything can be negotiated!
What does this mean?
If I surrender, can the Ming army still let me return to Japan?

Also, can my soldiers go back with me?

This must be made clear.

Mao Li Terumoto was stunned for a moment, then turned and walked to the railing, shouting, "Can you send someone to talk?"

He spoke pure Ming Dynasty Mandarin.

This is not surprising.

The Japanese pirates have always admired Tang culture. Many of the nobles among the Japanese pirates learned Chinese military tactics and even the "Four Books and Five Classics". Especially during the Warring States Period in Japan, the handwriting of some Japanese pirates was even comparable to that of Ming Dynasty calligraphers.

He could even understand calligraphy works from the Tang Dynasty, so naturally he could speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty.

After Yang Yinglong shot an arrow, he took out a telescope to see this guy's reaction.

Unexpectedly, this guy suddenly roared like this.

This guy can actually speak Ming Dynasty Mandarin!

Then there is no need to bring secret guards who understand Japanese.

He put the telescope directly into the leather bag on the horse's back, then rode to a big flag, pulled out the flagpole, galloped to the city wall, inserted the flagpole forward diagonally, and then grasped the top of the flagpole and bent it hard.

With a "whoosh", he took off into the air.

With a "bang", he landed on the city wall in front of the city gate tower.

Nani?

Maori Terumoto couldn't help but bulge his eyes again.

Isn’t this guy too tough?
He was stunned for a moment, then he walked down quickly and bowed, saying, "Excuse me, General?"

Yang Yinglong said without hesitation: "I am the Duke of Yue of the Ming Dynasty, General of the Cavalry, Commander-in-Chief of the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan Branch, and Deputy General of the Sichuan Army, Yang Yinglong."

Duke of Yue of the Ming Dynasty!
This is a super first-class product.

If we only talk about rank, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not as high as this guy.

What this guy said should count.

Maori Terumoto nodded slightly, then raised the note and said, "What do you mean by everything can be negotiated?
If I surrender, can you let me go back to Japan, and can my soldiers go back with me?"

This is not up to me.

Yang Yinglong thought for a moment, then said solemnly, "I only know that you can definitely return to Japan after surrendering. As for whether your soldiers can return to Japan with you, you must discuss this with our Emperor."

I'm going to talk to your Emperor!

Mao Li Terumoto thought about it carefully, then gritted his teeth and said, "I can go and talk to your emperor, but the food and grass here won't last for half a month. If the round trip takes too long, can you provide some food and grass for my soldiers?"

This is a small thing.

Yang Yinglong nodded without hesitation and said, "Just go ahead and do it. I estimate it won't take more than ten days to go back and forth. If you haven't returned in ten days, I can provide food and fodder for your soldiers."

This must be discussed.

The Maori family business must be preserved.

As for Japan and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, I don’t care about them.

Everyone has a selfish side, and Mori Terumoto is no exception. He may not care about his own life, but he must protect the Mori family business at all costs.

There is more than one Maori family.

The Mori clan had three families, and there were also their retainers, retainers, and so on. It was unknown how many families there were in total.

At this moment, his uncle Kobayakawa Takakage is in the vassal state of Korea.

If the Maori family is finished, who knows how many people will suffer.

Therefore, he had to protect the Mori family business.

He thought about it carefully, then asked, "Can I go and explain it to you before I talk to your Emperor?"

Yang Yinglong nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, I'll wait for you in the camp."

After saying that, he turned and walked to the arrow embrasure, jumped onto the flagpole in a flash, and returned to his horse in a few leaps.

As Mori Terumoto watched him riding away on his horse, a complicated look appeared on his face.

The Duke of Yue of the Ming Dynasty is too powerful. There is no such a powerful general in Japan, but the Ming Dynasty has no idea how many such generals there are.

He looked at the dense formations of the Ming army in the distance again and couldn't help but sigh.

The Ming Dynasty was too powerful and they had no way of defeating it. Surrender was their only way out. I hope they can preserve the Mori family business this time.

(End of this chapter)