"Do you want to use siege cannons to attack?" Zhou Pu was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood what the other party meant.

The Han siege cannons were extremely powerful and were specially used to attack enemy fortresses and fortresses. In Kyushu, in order to show off his military power, he had been shown in front of various daimyos in various schools. Even Zhou Pu was frightened by the overwhelming momentum.

However, the disadvantage of powerful power is that this kind of cannon is that it is extremely heavy. If you want to move, you must first disassemble it and then drag it with a special cannon truck, so it is very inconvenient to move. Moreover, the status of this kind of cannon is also very important, and it is directly under the command of the Japanese commander Zhao Song, who has no right to mobilize it.

When Zhou Pu led his army to land on Honshu and marched towards Kyoto, in order to pursue the speed of the attack, they deliberately did not carry particularly heavy firearms, and except for muskets, they only brought some field artillery that was convenient for movement. Because of their previous combat experience in Kyushu, they despised the military strength of the Japanese vassals and the shogunate. In addition, Kyoto's military strength is definitely not as good as the Kanto nest of the shogunate, so they felt that even if they did not carry such heavy firepower, it would be enough to defeat the enemies along the way.

But now, Huang Changguo and others no longer think so. The shogunate side is obviously very clear about the situation. They refuse to fight with the Han army in the Western Kingdom, but instead want to rely on the fortress to delay their advancement. And attacking the army is the weakness of this army.

So after a long discussion, everyone decided to ask Zhou Pu to ask for help from Zhao Shuai from Jiuzhou, and asked him to order the navy to transport the siege artillery and use this heavy firepower to knock Himeji Castle bit by bit.

After Huang Changguo carefully explained his current situation to Zhou Pu, Zhou Pu did not dare to neglect it. He quickly wrote a letter to send it to the rear, asking Zhao Song to transport the siege cannons to him and help him capture Himeji Castle.

As for the transportation location, they had already chosen it, just near the Bomo area and the sea. Just after the letter was sent, Zhou Pu also sent a large army from the army, led by Huang Changguo himself, preparing to occupy Kojima County and obtain the port by the sea.

Kojima County is the territory of the Okayama family and is under the leadership of the Ikeda family. Now the Ikeda family has fled and should not encounter any resistance along the way./p>

As for the main force of the army, they will continue to march into the territory of the Bomo country and prepare to fight to the end of Himeji Castle.

Just after Zhou Pu made such a deployment, his subordinates suddenly reported a message to him - the shogunate envoy asked him to see him.

These envoys seemed very careful and had a mysterious whereabouts. After discovering the traces of the army, they only sought contact with the vanguard's troops in the evening, and were almost directly eliminated by the vanguard's troops as an enemy. After expressing their purpose, the vassal officers of the vanguard's troops did not dare to neglect them, and immediately took them to the army's main lineup. Moreover, he was quite smart and kept it very confidential all the way, so the news did not spread.

After learning the news, Zhou Pu's first reaction was overjoyed.

Although his advance was very smooth along the way, he knew the Han army well and attached great importance to the enemy now, so he did not have much arrogance. Moreover, the Han Dynasty had originally planned to compromise with war, and it was a great thing that the shogunate began to seek compromise with them so quickly.

However, even though he was overjoyed, he knew that this emotion should not be expressed. He deliberately neglected the messengers and asked them to be imprisoned until the evening before someone brought them to him.

They are now stationed in a village. In order to avoid the military attacks of the great man, the villagers had already fled, so they were directly requisitioned by Zhou Pu as a temporary camp for their own formation. The best residential houses in the village naturally became his resting place.

However, this Japanese-style farmhouse wooden house cannot be very well furnished. In addition, the humidity has been heavy in summer recently, so it makes him feel a little uncomfortable.

These envoys were soon taken to him by the soldiers. After meeting Zhou Pu, the envoys of the shogunate, led by Takagi Kiyoshi, knelt on the floor and saluted Zhou Pu, looking respectful but not humble. "At Takagi Kiyoshi, as a subordinate of the old shogunate master, I met the adults."

However, in order to gain an advantageous position and reflect the superior demeanor of the Han Dynasty, Zhou Pu was much arrogant. He sat upright in the main position, then glanced at the envoys sideways, and then said coldly.

"I am Zhou Pu, the envoy of the Han Dynasty. This time I followed the army of your court to your capital? I wonder what you have to do with me?"

"I came here this time to follow the orders of the old middle school and the general, and wanted to seek reconciliation between your country and the shogunate." Takagi Kiyoshi was not discouraged by Zhou Pu's arrogant attitude, but just calmly expressed his intention.

Since the Han Dynasty occupied Kyushu and issued manifestos everywhere to announce the attack on the shogunate, Zhou Pu's name has spread throughout Japan. Takagi Kiyoshi has naturally heard of it. Today, he was able to get the opportunity to see him with his own eyes. Takagi Kiyoshi did not expect that he was so young.

But it is natural to think about it. I heard that although the Emperor of Han started his career in a short period of time, he started his business very badly and rose very quickly. He had already won the world before he was thirty years old, and he was incomparable to Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty, who only started his business in his forties.

He was young, and the brothers around him were also very young, so the ministers below would not be too old. Therefore, the Han Dynasty can be said to be a vibrant court now, no wonder he has such a strong enterprising spirit.

Unfortunately, this enterprising spirit has brought such a great disaster to Japan now.

"Reconciliation?" Zhou Pu frowned, as if he had not understood his words. "Have the envoy not seen the manifesto issued by our great man before? We have made it very clear. This time we came here to help Japan fight against the rebellious officials and uphold the rules and regulations. Now Japan's rebel ministers have not bowed down and the rules and regulations have not been restored. How should we reconcile?"

"Sir, the position of our shogun was granted by the Emperor. He has the responsibility of rectifying the martial arts family for the Emperor and expeditioning the unjust ministers. How can he be said to be a traitor?" Takagi Kiyoshi suppressed his anger and defended carefully, "Since hundreds of years ago, our country has been the monarchy and the generals in charge of military and civil affairs. The Tokugawa family is just following the customs of our country. How can we corrupt the rules and regulations?"

"This is nonsense!" Zhou Pu immediately interrupted his words, "You speak so well that you can say a lotus, but the facts are there, can you deny it? Your shogunate generals are domineering and bullying the court. Their ambitions are already known to everyone in your country! How can such a arrogant and domineering general be loyal to the emperor? Your shogunate holds the court, invades the power of the court, and bullies the famous courts in various places, and has a lot of bad deeds. Who can deny it? If the envoy comes here today to say these false words and deceiving the court, then please go back. How could our holy emperor be deceived by your sweet words!!"

"Sir, the shogunate holds great power since ancient times. Compared with previous shogunate shogunate, our Edo shogunate respects the emperor more and gives the court and ministers better treatment. In this way, how can it be considered bullying the court?" Takagi Kiyoshi still argued, "Sir, you are a newcomer and may be blinded by some villains, but I can swear to heaven that the people of Edo have no contempt for the court!"

"Swear to the sky? What's the use of jackals, even if you swear to the sky?" Zhou Pu laughed. "Now your country's court and monarch are in our hands. We have long been experiencing the shogunate's bad deeds with our court. Every word is so painful... What's the use of saying these words?"

"His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor are both blinded and held hostage by villains. They can't help but take what they say seriously?" Takaki Kyoshi's expression changed slightly, but he still reluctantly replied, "There are some treacherous people in the court who hold high positions and do not want to serve the country. Instead, they think about provoking trouble, allowing the two countries to fight to fulfill their ambitions! Don't believe these treacherous villains."

"Who is loyal and who is traitorous is obvious to everyone. No matter how good the envoy says it, it is not as true as seeing." Zhou Pu still sneered, "Now the manifesto of your imperial court to attack the shogunate has spread all over the place, and has caused the whole of Japan to stir up trouble. Doesn't this prove that your country has been suffering from the shogunate for a long time?"

This question was so powerful that Takagi Qing stopped slightly and didn't take it.

Although both of them knew that in the context of the two countries' military service, the shogunate's attitude towards the court was definitely not the most important factor, in order to gain a favorable position in the negotiations, they began their own offense and defense on this unimportant issue.

In this first confrontation, Zhou Pu had the upper hand. This was not because Takagi Kiyoshi's eloquence was not good, but objectively speaking, the shogunate did undermine the court and bullied the Emperor and various daimyos. If the Dahan accuses him from the commanding heights of the Dayi status, he would not defend himself.

"My national conditions are special and cannot be generalized with the Central Plains." After hesitating for a while, Takagi Kiyoshi had to turn away the battle in justice and move closer to reality. "Sir, now the two countries have begun to fight for some misunderstandings, and both countries and people are very unfortunate. Our shogunate generals can't bear to see such a tragic situation in the people, so they are sent to come over and ask your country if they can stop the troops and let the two countries reconcile..."

"This time, our country sent troops because your country was doing things in a rebellious manner and was quite disrespectful to our country, which angered the Holy Emperor. If we wanted to stop the troops, it would be simple. We have made it clear before - as long as the culprits who caused the war between the two countries to be punished and your country's discipline was restored, then our country naturally had no reason to raise troops." Zhou Pu immediately replied, "I guess these words have been brought to the shogunate by those who have sent back before?"

"When we have reached this point, some shogunate ministers have indeed done something wrong, so that the two countries have evil forces." Because they have become a little nervous, some sweat beads appeared on the tip of Takagi Kyoshi's nose. "Of course these people are unforgivable. Our general also intends to punish them to thank the world."

"At this point, does the envoy still think that as long as a few scapegoats are thrown out, they can be finished?" Zhou Pu's smile even more mocked, "If this is the case, the envoy will think it's bad. We have made it clear before. This time, the culprit was Tokugawa Ieki, the general of the shogunate, and Tokugawa Ieki, who is a subject, bullying the monarch is even more unforgivable, so he must step down and leave from the position of the general and the head of the Tokugawa family, and can no longer manipulate the Japanese national affairs!"

"Don't you think this condition is too harsh?" Because of a little anger, Takagi's voice trembled a little. "Our general has made the greatest determination to reconcile with your country, but the conditions like this cannot be seen at all... It is really hard for us to accept."

It’s not a pity that he was so angry. This envoy of the Han Dynasty is so arrogant in front of him now, and he threw out an unacceptable condition from the beginning, which really made him unable to help but feel angry. He also understood that being servile in front of the Han Dynasty would only be ? No, so he would rather show some resistance.

"Now we are under the brink of troops, and all parts of your country have responded to us. Your shogunate is now shaking. What if you don't agree?" Zhou Pu still did not mean to let go of his figure and still put high pressure on the other party. "If the messenger feels that there is nothing to talk about between us, then go back. We will never leave the messenger. See you in Kyoto at that time."

Seeing that the two sides were about to collapse if the dispute continued, Takagi Kiyoshi gritted his teeth and finally endured it. He came here today and had no intention of reaching an agreement with the man directly. Now he was trying to find out their true intentions.

If the great man was determined to get rid of the general and let the Tokugawa family fall, there was no need to talk about it, but if the great man wanted money or land, there would be room for bargaining.

"Sir, don't worry, it's too important at this time, so we can't make a decision in a hurry, so let's put it aside for the time being. I guess I won't just put forward this condition to the shogunate?"

"That's natural." Zhou Pu nodded immediately. "The cause of the war between the two countries was in the shogunate. It was because the shogunate unilaterally interfered with the trade between the two countries that caused this incident. Therefore, the shogunate must compensate our country's trade losses and military expenditure losses."

"Because some treacherous officials interfered, some trade disputes occurred between the two countries and caused chaos. The general was indeed apologized for this and was willing to compensate the affected merchants. However... your country directly raised troops without negotiations, and brought such great losses to our country. The shogunate was unable to compensate us." Takagi Kiyoshi immediately expressed the shogunate's plan. "However... considering that your country's army gathers, it would be inconvenient to mobilize and withdraw, so we can give some **** fees."

This has already made it clear that for the sake of the reputation of the shogunate, the shogunate refused to compensate the Han, but was willing to compensate the Han in the name of compensation and rewards. In essence, there was no difference.

"How did the shogunate plan to pay for such rewards?" Zhou Pu asked with interest. "As far as I know, the shogunate's finances are very difficult now, and I'm afraid there will be no money to come up in a hurry."

"The shogunate reserves are strong, and even if the expenditure is huge now, it can be fully supported." After singing a high-profile song, Takagi Kiyoshi immediately expressed the true meaning of the shogunate. "However, according to the opinions of the old master, these expenses are best paid with the shogunate mountains of gold and silver in the Western Kingdom and Kyushu. The shogunate can transfer these gold and silver to your country for operation for decades and compensate for the mined gold and silver."

"Now that Xiguo and Kyushu are no longer in the hands of the shogunate, you just threw it to our great man... Wouldn't this be completely harmed?" Zhou Pu couldn't help laughing again, "You general and the old middle school are doing a good business!"

However, although he was a ridicule, he had no intention of rejecting such opinions. After all, the big man came here just for these things.

"Now that the Western Kingdom and Kyushu have been occupied by the anti-South Daming. If the shogunate is willing to recognize the independent daming in various places and promise not to pursue them, then we can talk about this." Zhou Pu changed his head, "If the shogunate wants to attack them again, then we will definitely not agree to discuss peace with the shogunate."

"This... our general is also willing to guarantee. If the Han Dynasty withdraws its troops, we are willing to maintain the status quo and recognize the territories owned by various daimyos in the Western Kingdom." Takagi Qing nodded sadly, then looked at Zhou Pu again, "However, I dare to ask the Lord, how are you going to treat the Tokugawa family?"

"After all, the Tokugawa family is a famous Japanese family, and it is a meritorious to eradicate the Tokugawa family's clan. If it is completely erased, it is naturally wrong." Zhou Pu said lightly, his attitude was slightly relieved because of the other party's low attitude. "The various bad deeds of the Tokugawa family are also because of their ambitions that have expanded. Therefore... As long as the Tokugawa family has been lifted from the shogunate and returned to the general, it is not impossible to continue to retain the old leader."

Because of the invasion of Goryeo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was also a sinner in the official context of the Han Dynasty. The Tokugawa family destroyed the Tokugawa family's tribe, so it was also considered a merit to the Tokugawa family.

However, Takagi Kiyoshi could not appreciate it. For a moment, he felt that the blood in his body was about to freeze.

The shogunate was dissolved, the position of general was handed over, and the old leader... The conditions for the Han Dynasty were so harsh!

Before the opening, the old leader of the Tokugawa family changed from a corner of the Sanhe River to a huge Kanto, but at its peak, it was the land of 2.55 million stones when Tokugawa family was transferred to the Tokugawa family. In other words, the Han Dynasty at most admitted that so many old leaders - maybe not even so much.

If you agree, then the current four million Tiandi and millions of relative vassal territories of the Tokugawa family will be handed over directly...
Chapter completed!