The Age of Lords Reborn

Chapter 504 If you lose, you will lose money (for subscription)

After sending Li Rusong and Nurhachi away, Mo Xiaobai quickly found Guo Jia.

After telling what happened just now, Guo Jia laughed: "Congratulations, my lord, you have successfully won the last link of Seoul, and it is finally completed today."

"Isn't it all your idea?"

"Jia dare not take the credit."

Guo Jia said a little modestly, and then said seriously: "Since the Daming Navy entered the battlefield, the waters from Pusan ​​to Tsushima have finally been controlled by the Japanese. Coupled with the chaotic situation in the southern mountainous area of ​​North Korea, there is no longer enough for the Japanese. A secure supply transportation line."

"If the transportation is not good, Seoul will be isolated and helpless. Jiagan asserted that the Japanese will not be able to sit still and have to withdraw their troops to the south after the snow season in February is over and the war at sea will worsen again."

Cut off the supply and force the Japanese army to retreat.

The train of thought was very emotional, but Mo Xiaobai still asked: "What if the Japanese have the guts to do nothing?"

"Then Pyongyang will still be the main battlefield."

Guo Jia answered directly without hesitation, but the next moment he smiled and said: "But my lord said some days ago about the internal situation of the Japanese country. They are all the names of the feudal countries, which seem to be relatively similar to the enfeoffment in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"With such a system, it is not easy for the whole country to be united. As the lord said, in this battle, the general of the Wa Kingdom, the Ukita clan represented by the Ukita Hide family has people who disagree with the battle. The Ukita Hide family is away from the battle, and all logistics supplies are provided. They are in charge, among An Zhiyu Xiduo's subordinates, there is no such line of people?"

"If the battle goes well, they might not be a hindrance to it. Once the battle goes wrong and there is a danger of being overwhelmed, this group of people must be the first to retreat. With such a group of people in the Japanese army, how can we talk about uniting and breaking the boat?"

It takes not only courage but also determination to break the boat.

Unable to make up his mind, even from the bottom of his heart, he resented being yelled at by Kanbai Toyotomi Hideyoshi to work hard. It would be good if he didn't surrender before the battle, and he still expected to die?

Guo Jia did not look down on the Japanese, but was just stating a simple truth.

After finishing speaking, Guo Jia paused for a while and added: "My lord, if the Japanese really want to retreat, it will be verified in a few days."

"How to verify?"

"Once the Japanese really start the peace talks and send envoys to Pyongyang, it will be natural to verify what the Japanese are planning."

Hearing this, Mo Xiaobai also laughed.

As Guo Jia said, if the Japanese really wanted to withdraw to the south, they would definitely send envoys to Pyongyang.And this matter will not be delayed, because now Daming can afford to wait, but the Japanese can't sit still.

"Well, I'll just wait here for the arrival of the Wa Renyi and the envoy."

.........

Guo Jia's prediction was confirmed by Liu Ye in less than three days.

Sure enough, the Japanese couldn't sit still, and wanted to push the peace talks to the next step of substantive content.

Five days later, the Japanese envoys and the Ming envoy team set off together, forming a peace negotiation team of more than 500 people, and marched from Seoul to Pyongyang.

On February [-], the negotiation team arrived in Pyongyang.

And it was the young and energetic Hashiba Hidekatsu who came to negotiate on behalf of the Japanese.

Because Hashiba Hidekatsu has another identity, he was the fourth son of Oda Nobunaga in the past, he was also the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and was adopted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi as his adopted son.

In other words, Hashiba Hidekatsu's title should actually be corrected to Toyotomi Hidekatsu.

Of course, Mo Xiaobai was not interested in the surname of the young man in front of him, so when the two sides met, they went straight to the topic: "Since the envoy is here, I believe that you Japanese are willing to negotiate a peace. But as for the content of the peace negotiation, I think it is necessary to conduct a more detailed discussion. consultations."

"Admiral, please tell me, I came here with sincerity." Yu Chai Xiusheng said in a deep voice. He actually didn't want to be the peace envoy, but at this moment in Seoul, he is the only one who is the most suitable, so he can only come here under orders. .

"The Japanese completely withdrew from North Korea. I don't need to repeat this point. But you burned, killed and looted in North Korea, and committed a heinous crime. Don't you think that you will be fine once you leave?"

Mo Xiaobai spoke in a low voice, and finally looked at Zanhua Yuan Huang: "Yuan Zanhua, come and tell them how much this war has caused North Korea and my Ming Dynasty."

"Yes, my lord."

Yuan Huang nodded and went out, shaking his head in his heart, thinking that the Japanese could only be considered unlucky if they met the admiral, and said loudly: "Since the war began, the Japanese have invaded and robbed the Korean people, so that nine rooms in North Korea are empty, and residential houses The loss of houses, property, and cultivation is immeasurable. But judging from the affluence of the North Korean people and the harvest of land cultivation, the economic loss caused by this war to North Korea alone has exceeded tens of millions of silver."

"As for the Ming Dynasty, I spent no less than 500 million silver in order to send troops to North Korea, and the collection of troops from various ministries to North Korea was also a laborious effort. Nearly a thousand soldiers died in battle, and the cost was not less than tens of millions of silver."

"So if Wa wants to cease the war, it must not only withdraw from North Korea, but also pay back the 500 million silver lost by Daming and North Korea."

Yuan Huang said these things in a serious manner, and he himself found the lines compiled by Mo Xiaobai very funny.

The admiral was probably the only one who put blackmail on the table so blatantly in the entire Ming Dynasty.But being able to blackmail so confidently in front of Japanese envoys, Yuan Huang was equally happy in his heart.

Yuan Huang was overjoyed, but Yu Chai Hidekatsu was dumbfounded.

Not only do you have to withdraw your troops, but you also need to pay 500 million taels of silver?
Almost subconsciously, Hashiba Hidekatsu stood up in anger: "Are you insulting me!"

Just insulting you!

It was amused secretly in his heart, but Mo Xiaobai said seriously: "This money was calculated by our army Zanhua. If you think it is unreasonable, I can show you the bill."

"Bill? What bill? We can't pay such a huge amount of compensation, let alone give North Korea a penny!"

"Then there's nothing to talk about? Come and see off the guests."

Mo Xiaobai waved his right hand and stood up straight away: "You are still qualified to sit down and talk with me now. When you really have nowhere to go, just wait and bury your bones in a foreign country."

After speaking, Mo Xiaobai got up and left.

Zanhua Yuan Huang also leaned on Yu Chai Xiusheng, stretched out his hand and said: "You Japanese had better think twice about the conditions mentioned by the admiral, please."

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Seeing that such a bad old man dared to despise him so much, Hashiba Hideyoshi gritted his teeth angrily, but could only leave the conference hall in anger.

When Hashiba Hideyoshi returned to Pyongyang Station, Mo Xiaobai, Guo Jia, Li Ji and others gathered together again.

"The previous things were all anticipated by Feng Xiao, so how will the Japanese respond next?"

"My lord, the Japanese obviously won't pay this compensation, or even can't afford it." Guo Jia answered honestly, with a bright light on his brows: "But isn't this exactly what the lord wants?"

(End of this chapter)