Hearing his father say this, Shimazu Chiyo knew that the matter was irreparable, gritted his teeth, knelt down and said: "Chiyo has long said that he is willing to go out of the city to accept the crime, please ask my father to tie up Chiyo and hand it over to Akito." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Thinking that before being shelled, his daughter did say that she was willing to bear the consequences independently, but she swore to protect her, and now she has to regret it when the disaster comes, Shimazu Tadashi can't help but blush. Thinking of the days when she was absent for a long time in the past few years, she was bedridden again, and she supported the entire Shimazu family, whether in terms of blood or merit, abandoning her at a critical moment not only did not go away on conscience, but also chilled the hearts of the rest of the retainers, and he was impulsive and blurted out: "Chiyo, don't worry, no matter what, I want to save your life!" ”

Shimazu Mitsuhisa was taken aback, thinking that the old guy had changed his mind, and hurriedly persuaded: "Father, please think of the safety of the whole city, and don't be kind to women!" ”

Shimazu Tadashi waved his hand to stop him from continuing, and said in a deep voice, "I know what to do. Everyone will go to the beach with me and negotiate with Akito! ”

On the "Guangdong", Xia Nan asked William: "Why is there no shells in less than half an hour, and the ammunition reserve is so small?" ”

William smiled bitterly: "General, do you know what a staggering number of shells is consumed by the non-stop shelling for about half an hour? The average rate of fire of our cannons is one shell a minute, and if the rate of fire is any faster, maybe ten minutes will exhaust all the ammunition - we are a battleship, not a battery, and there is a limit to the number of shells that can be carried on an ocean voyage. ”

Xia Nan was helpless, looked at the smoke billowing Tsurumaru City, and said: "I hope that the devil doesn't have a tendon, and I'd rather die in the city than be soft, otherwise I won't get anything except the notoriety of slaughtering the city." "If he really wants to kill all the people in Tsurumaru Castle, he doesn't have any psychological burden, but because of this, he will be boycotted by the Japanese with the same hatred and hatred, and it will be very inconvenient to do business in Japan in the future, check taxes, and other things.

Shimazu Tadashi, who was unable to walk because of his old age and illness, sat on a top of four people on his shoulder, and crossed the street, surrounded by his retainers, to the south gate, where the sea was located.

The tragic sight of collapsed houses and corpses strewn all over the road shocked the rulers of Tsurumaru Castle, and they almost thought they had arrived in Abi Hell. Many houses are still burning, many people are fetching water to fight the fires, smoke is billowing from all parts of the city, and the wails of the wounded and the sad cries of the survivors of the loss of loved ones are resounding in the streets and alleys.

Shimazu Tadashi sighed and said to Shimazu Mitsuhisa who was accompanying him: "I used to think that the collapse of the country was the strongest cylinder in the world, but I didn't expect that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world, and the big cylinder that the Ming people have is far beyond our imagination." If the Akito had such firepower in the Battle of Keicho (Note 1), how could we have retreated, and if 140,000 Japanese elite troops were killed in Korea, I am afraid that Lord Sekihaku (Note 2) would also have to cut his stomach to thank the world......"

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's eyes flashed, his focus was different from his father's, his father thought of the war back then, but what he thought was: if he can turn enemies into friends with this group of Ming people, obtain advanced large-barrel technology, and add the already powerful iron artillery troops of the Satsuma Domain, then the Satsuma Domain is not only a strong western domain, but also a wrist wrestler with the guy in Edo who relied on the budding shadow of his ancestors. As for the dead and wounded people in the city, these ant-like creatures died when they died, and they were nothing compared to the great cause of reviving the Satsuma domain and the Kodai Shimazu family.

Shimazu Chiyo looked at the tragic scene beside him, and his mood was extremely complicated. Before today, she had never felt that her assassination decision was wrong, and she had even been annoyed for a long time that she had fallen short. But today, when I see that the people in the city are either dying in Huangquan or their families are ruined, my heart is very unbearable. Could it be that what he did was wrong and that he shouldn't provoke that man?

When the surviving people saw the feudal lord and his party, they all spontaneously fell to their knees on the side of the road and watched them out of the castle with hope, hoping that the feudal lord and the samurai lords would prevent the disaster from becoming.

The gates of Tsurumaru Castle opened, and the samurai and retainers gathered around Shimazu Tadashi and came out of the dock, and a loud samurai came to the front and shouted: "Please ask the general from the Ming Dynasty to get off the ship and interview our lord." ”

Xia Nan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the devil finally relented, and he ordered: "Tell them to send a few people on the boat to talk to me, I won't go down." If they don't agree, let them go back, and I will continue to fire. "After the incident of being ambushed off the coast of Nagasaki, Xia Nan no longer dared to be careless, and got off the ship to negotiate on someone else's territory, how could he stay safe on his own ship?

Listening to the other party's shout, Shimazu Tadashi hesitated for a moment and ordered left and right: "Chiyo will follow me on the ship, and Mitsuku will stay." ”

Ijiin Zhongdong and other retainers hurriedly dissuaded: "Lord, don't risk yourself." ”

Shimazu Mitsuhisa originally wanted to stay as ordered, but he didn't want to go deep into the Longtan Tiger's Den. However, Ijiin Tadato dissuaded the lord of the feudal lord and gave him a look. Shimazu Mitsuhisa is very smart, and immediately reacted, the position of the governor has not yet arrived, and the biggest competitor is about to die, now is the opportunity to perform in front of his father, take some risks and follow the boat, maybe get off the boat, the position of the governor is his own, after all, there is no father's personal inheritance, everything is unknown, and he still has a few younger brothers, staring at himself.

He immediately said with great righteousness and awe: "How can I let my father go to the dangerous place alone, and I am willing to accompany my father on the boat for a long time!" ”

As a result, Shimazu father and son (daughter) and several personal samurai boarded the "Guangdong". Like the shogunate's chief elder Nakabe Masahiro, several people were also shocked by the huge Yongraku-class battleship, but compared to the overwhelming artillery fire in front, the impact of the ship was relatively weak.

Although the opponent was less than ten people, the Qiongzhou battalion was still in full position, and Yang Youji led the guards to surround Xia Nan and the others tightly, and the black muzzles and shining bayonets were aimed at Shimazu Tadashi and others.

Having seen the power of the opponent's artillery, and being pointed at one hundred and eighty guns, the tremendous pressure made Shimazu Mitsuhisa and the samurai feel like a man's back, and they knelt down, their heads hanging deeply, as if this was the only way to show respect for the strong and at the same time ensure their own safety. Shimazu Chiyo glanced at his younger brother with disdain and stood proudly.

Shimazu Tadatsune said respectfully: "Your Excellency, I beg your pardon for not being able to kneel down and salute because I am old and frail and seriously ill. Glancing at his daughter, he shouted in a low voice, "Chiyo, don't kneel yet?" ”

Shimazu Chiyo snorted unconvinced, but after all, he was unwilling to disobey his father's order, and he knelt down reluctantly.

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Note 1: It is the Wanli Korean War, which is known as the Imjin War, and in Japan, it is called the Battle of Bunroku and Keichō.

Note 2: In ancient Japan, official positions originated in China and were equivalent to prime ministers in China. In Japan, it is often synonymous with regent, and the emperor is called regent when he is a child and Kanhaku when he is an adult. This refers to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.