The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 399 Will the Japanese Pirates Really Surrender?

Will the Japanese pirates really surrender?
They all seem to be the type who would rather die than surrender.

In fact, some plays contain a lot of exaggeration.

In order to promote the so-called samurai spirit, the Japanese pirates also intended to mislead.

Anyway, as long as someone has a caesarean section, no matter who he is, his name will be recorded in history and written about in great detail.

This makes it seem that many Japanese pirates would rather die than surrender.

Actually, there are more farts!
For example, Mori Terumoto, Kobayakawa Takakage, Matsuura Nobunobu, Arima Harunobu, Naoshige Nabeshige, Otomo Yoshitsugu, Chosokabe Motochika, Shimazu Yoshihiro, etc., didn't they all surrender to Toyotomi Hideyoshi?

Perhaps, surrendering to the Ming Dynasty would be a bit embarrassing.

However, as Qi Jiguang said, it would be better if more people surrendered. If others take the lead in surrendering, there would be no issue of face.

Mori Terumoto was the leader.

After he returned to Daqiu City, he immediately ordered all his soldiers, including the 20,000 strong men who came later, to surrender and hand over their weapons to the Ming army. He left behind tents, pots and pans, and set up camp outside the city to wait.

Yang Yinglong immediately sent 50,000 troops into the city to take over the defense, and left 50,000 troops outside the city to watch over the prisoners.

After Mori Terumoto surrendered, he immediately sent Shishido Mototsugu to follow the Ming army's light cavalry to Kaizhou to persuade Kobayakawa Takakage to surrender.

He followed Yang Yinglong and his personal guards and rode to the outskirts of Jinzhou City, more than 200 miles away.

The next morning at about 11 a.m., General Qin Liangyu, the commander of the eastern defense forces, ordered the 300,000 Sichuan troops outside Jinzhou City to begin gathering.

That guy, there are 70,000 to 80,000 people on each side. The densely packed square formations stretched for dozens of miles, covering the sky and the earth, as if they were going to submerge Jinzhou City.

Upon hearing the news, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Gamo Ujisato, and Date Masamune were so frightened that their faces changed drastically, and they hurried to the largest and highest gate tower on the south side of Jinzhou City.

Is the Ming army ready to launch a fierce attack?
When they saw the overwhelming presence of 300,000 Ming troops, their faces were as red as a dyeing factory, filled with fear, hesitation, and despair.

At this time, let alone defending, they won’t have enough food to last for a few days.

Even if the Ming army did not attack the city frantically, they would be starving to death in a few days if they just surrounded the city.

What to do, lower it or not?

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

Those big flags were planted all around Jinzhou City.

While they were hesitating, several armored Ming army generals had already escorted a person to a hundred steps away from the city gate tower.

Maori Terumoto shouted at the top of his voice: "Uesugi Kagekatsu, Gamo Ujisato, Date Masamune, why don't you surrender? What benefits did Toyotomi Hideyoshi give you? Is it worth it for you to risk your lives for him?
Anyway, I felt it wasn't worth it, so I surrendered. The Ming army didn't do anything to us, and they even provided us with food. My soldiers didn't have to starve. So, are you guys going to surrender or not?"

what?
This guy has surrendered!

The Mori clan is undoubtedly the third largest force in Japan.

Neither Toyotomi Hideyoshi nor Tokugawa Ieyasu were willing to come, and the Mori clan was the strongest force in their vassal state of Korea.

Now that the Maori clan has surrendered, why won’t they surrender?

Did they really fight to the death for Toyotomi Hideyoshi?
That's a mental illness!

The three of them looked at each other, and a hint of relief slowly appeared on their faces, and the other party nodded slightly.

Even Mori Terumoto surrendered, there is nothing shameful about their surrender!
Now all that’s left is to negotiate terms.

The three of them discussed in low voices for a while, and Uesugi Kagekatsu was soon pushed out and shouted, "If we surrender, will they let us go back?"

Mao Li Terumoto shouted back without hesitation: "That's not a problem. His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has already promised that as long as we surrender, he will definitely let us go back. Otherwise, I won't surrender, right?"

Oh, no wonder you surrendered.

Uesugi Kagekatsu asked again, "What about our men? Can they be released as well?"

This is unlikely.

Mao Li Terumoto said without hesitation: "This can be discussed. As long as you make certain guarantees, it should be possible."

He is obviously lying.

By now he had begun to play the role of the traitor.

The problem is, Uesugi Kagekatsu and the others didn't know that this guy had become a traitor.

The three of them discussed in low voices for a while before Uesugi Kagekatsu stood up and shouted, "Okay, we surrender. How about the negotiations?"

What the hell are you talking about?

Mao Li Terumoto said without hesitation: "We have to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and discuss this with His Majesty the Emperor. If you don't want your soldiers to starve to death, you should quickly let them leave the city and surrender. As long as they lay down their weapons and set up camp outside the city, the Ming army will provide you with food."

Do we have to go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to discuss this?
When they went to the capital of the Ming Dynasty and came back, most of their soldiers had probably starved to death, and those who didn't starve to death were not human beings.

The three of them discussed in low voices for a while, and then Uesugi Kagekatsu shouted, "Don't lie to us."

Mao Li Terumoto said without hesitation: "Why would I lie to you? The Ming Dynasty is really a country of etiquette. You all know that as long as you surrender, I promise not to kill you."

Upon hearing this, Uesugi Kagekatsu nodded and said, "Okay, we'll open the city gates and surrender." They were easy to fool, and the key was that they didn't want to fight for Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

There seemed to be some trouble with the Sixth and Ninth Legions, because the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Legion, Toyotomi Hidekatsu, was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's adopted son and nephew.

Daqiu was still a bit far from Haizhou, and Shishido Mototsugu followed the Ming army's light cavalry for four days before he arrived.

At about 1 a.m. on the fifth day, the Shenji Left Camp, Shenshu Left Camp and Shenwu Left Camp began to assemble.

When those square formations were deployed, Haizhou City immediately fell into chaos, and many Japanese pirates immediately hid under the arrow nests and trembled in fear.

Some Japanese pirates even ran down the city wall and hid at the base, trembling in fear.

There was no way. The troops of the Ninth Legion under Toyotomi Hidekatsu were indeed frightened by the Ming army.

As soon as the Ming army formed their battle formation, they bombarded them with artillery and fired muskets, forcing them to unable to raise their heads. Then they threw sky bombs and kerosene cans on the city walls like they were free!
You can only hide behind the ravines from artillery shells and bullets, but you can hide at the base of the city wall from sky bombs and kerosene cannons.

Upon hearing the news, Kobayakawa Takakage rushed to the north gate tower. Seeing the cowardly look of the Ninth Legion, he shook his head helplessly.

The soldiers of the Sixth Legion under his command were originally quite capable of fighting, but once the group of young soldiers from the Ninth Legion sneaked in, the Sixth Legion was thrown into chaos.

At around noon, when the sun was rising, the real young master Toyotomi Hidekatsu went up to the city gate tower with a few trusted generals.

He originally didn't want to come up because the Ming army's artillery shells had no eyes and he was afraid of being hit by them.

That guy, the Ming army's artillery shells are pointed and can penetrate the city walls. When they hit people, they will make a big hole.

He was really frightened by the Ming army's indiscriminate bombing.

However, after the Ming army drove them to Haizhou, they seemed to have changed their tactics and adopted a siege and persuasion strategy.

At this moment, the areas surrounding Haizhou City were filled with banners calling for surrender.

An hour has passed this morning, and the Ming army has not fired any artillery. It is very likely that the Ming army is here to persuade them to surrender!

He couldn't let Kobayakawa Takakage surrender.

So, he plucked up his courage and ran up to the city gate tower.

Kobayakawa Takakage and the Mori generals couldn't help but frown slightly when they saw him.

He was still somewhat unaware of this, and asked in a somewhat condescending manner, "What do the Ming army want to do?"

No one wanted to talk to him.

No one said a word.

Kobayakawa Takakage just shook his head slightly as a response.

Who knows what the Ming army wants to do.

At this time, a rider suddenly rushed out from the Ming army formation, and he seemed to be wearing the armor of their Japanese general.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this.

Who could have thought that the one rushing out of the Ming army was their Japanese general.

Soon, Shishido Mototsugu rode his horse to the gate tower, looked up and shouted, "Quickly lower the hanging basket."

What is this kid doing here?
Kobayakawa Takakage couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Why did you come here?"

Shishido Mototsugu said without hesitation: "The master sent me to deliver a letter."

The head of the family sent someone to deliver the letter?

This kid Mori Terumoto has surrendered!
Otherwise, how could you have delivered the letter from the Ming army?

Kobayakawa Takakage looked at Toyotomi Hidekatsu, who was full of doubt, and ordered his men to lower the hanging basket and pull Shishido Mototsugu up.

Shishido Mototsugu quickly stepped onto the city gate tower and then took out an envelope and handed it over.

Kobayakawa Takakage took the envelope, pulled out the letter and was about to read it when Toyotomi Hidekatsu actually came over and wanted to take a look too.

Shishido Mototsugu immediately stopped him and said coldly: "Our master said that he can only believe you and not read it."

Toyotomi Hidekatsu was just a young master, while Shishido Mototsugu was the vanguard general among the new Mori Eighteen Generals, so he naturally could not defeat him.

At this time, Kobayakawa Takakage had already unfolded the envelope and was looking through it quickly.

The letter from Mori Terumoto contained only one sentence: "Third Uncle, believe me, only by surrendering to the Mori clan can there be hope. If you don't surrender, you will be buried with the country."

Buried with the country!

Kobayakawa Takakage couldn't help but look up at the terrifying camp of the Ming army outside the city.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi provoked the most unfortunate enemy. Could the Mori clan be buried with him?
Kobayakawa Takakage frowned and pondered for a while, then decisively ordered: "Generals, listen up! Capture every member of the Ninth Legion!"

He is so decisive in doing things, and he can do anything to protect the Maori family.

Since Mori Terumoto has chosen to completely side with the Ming Dynasty, he should use Toyotomi Hidekatsu and his Ninth Army as a token of his allegiance!
(End of this chapter)