Chapter 170 Charming Edo Castle III
'Bang...'
'hiss...'
The swords collided and blood flew everywhere. For the first time, Ke Guangxian felt that the Japanese warriors were really difficult to fight.
Lou Xingye didn't think so. He and Huang Degong, together with the rising guard group, had approached the front door of the general's residence in Edo Castle, and this was the most intense fighting place in the entire city.
"Deputy commander, you have to use a gun..."
One of his company commanders' face was covered in blood. If you look closely, you can see that there was a knife wound on his body. Fortunately, it was not too deep. Ke Guang took a look first and said: "The training of the new recruits is almost done. Send the order, free fire..."
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
No matter how fierce a samurai is, he can't swing a sword in front of a musket, but what Chen Cao didn't expect was that the samurai guarding Edo City had a stronger will to fight than all the daimyo's subordinates he fought.
"Master Marquis, the casualties of the forward regiment have increased, and the flintlock rifles have exploded a lot."
Zhang Fengnian came on horseback, and his team of servants and Jinyi guards were always guarding Chen Cao, but now he was used as a messenger on the battlefield.
"The leader is inside, who dares not to be careful?" Chen Cao also frowned. Back then, he was a stupid young man who dared to attack the Tatar cavalry with his own skills, but now it is the leader who takes care of his family. The impulse has long since disappeared, and all he has to do now is give orders. The key is that he is also afraid of death.
"Step up the attack and be fast..."
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Bang...
Lou Xingye kicked the Japanese warrior in front of him away, and at the same time pulled out the long sword from the unfortunate warrior's body: "Huang Degong, cover me, I'm going to rush in."
"Tiger Crouching Cannon, blast the door open for me..."
Two soldiers came forward with the Crouching Tiger Cannon. With the sound of the cannon, the heavy door of the general's residence was smashed to pieces...
"Prepare...put..."
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
When it was opened, what caught Huang Degong's eyes was a group of Japanese soldiers holding iron cannons inside the door. If his quick eyesight and hands hadn't pulled Lou Xingye who was about to charge, Lou Xingye would have been beaten to a pulp at this moment.
"Fuck..."
Lou Xingye struggled to get up from the ground. The soldiers behind them suffered at least fifty or sixty casualties after being attacked by the Japanese iron artillery team.
One by one, the soldiers who did not die directly fell to the ground and wailed.
"His...thunder jar..."
"Captain, the thunder canister is gone..."
"Then bring the fire oil..."
Huang Degong and Lou Xingye personally threw two pieces of ignited fire oil in. After the last wave of gunshots, the door burst into flames, and wailings filled the field...
"Raise the gun..."
"put..."
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
While the fire was burning, Huang Degong immediately ordered his subordinates to fire a round of guns into the door, then handed the flintlock rifle to the soldiers, pulled out the Yanling knife and looked at Lou Xingye: "Charge..."
"Kill..."
Zhang Fengnian rode back again: "Master Hou, the security team rushed in..."
Chen Cao turned to look at Xin Zhao: "Go and give Song Che the order. After sealing the four gates, start collecting money, and retreat immediately after calming down."
"yes..."
The battle in the general's mansion was extremely fierce. The samurai here were all loyal supporters of the Tokugawa family, and all of them were willing to die to repay their lord's kindness.
But unfortunately, these people always thought that the people of the Ming Dynasty would also follow their domestic samurai spirit and engage in one-on-one hand-to-hand combat with them at the last moment.
'boom...'
Chen Cao fired a shot himself, hitting half of the head of a warrior in front of Lou Xingye.
"Don't waste time with them, Zhang Fengnian, destroy them quickly."
Zhang Fengnian immediately stepped forward: "Servants, raise your guns..."
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...bang bang bang bang bang...'
After the smoke, more than a hundred loyal warriors blocking the road to the front hall all fell to the ground. Even if they were lucky enough to survive, they were still wailing and shouting on the ground.
Chen Cao walked forward on their bodies and reached the front hall.
Ishikawa Sukazu was sitting in the middle of the front hall, followed by twenty or thirty people kneeling behind him, all of them elite warriors wearing helmets.
'Ugh...'
The Jin Yiwei opened the middle palace door, and Chen Cao appeared in front of the palace door. Ishikawa Shuhe looked up at Chen Cao: "People from the Ming Dynasty also want to covet my Japanese land?"
After Liao Yaowen translated, Chen Cao sneered: "I have no interest in your Japanese country. You don't care about the Japanese chaos in Jiajing. Now let you try what it feels like to be beaten into your home."
"Aren't you a helper of the Toyotomi family?" Ishikawa Sukazu asked again.
Chen Cao didn't say anything, because the invisible spy outside the palace was telling Chen Cao the details of Ishikawa Shuhe. After hearing this, Chen Cao nodded: "It's a bit interesting..."
Seeing that Chen Cao didn't answer, Ishikawa Shuhe asked again: "Does the general of the Ming Dynasty have any conditions?"
Chen Cao then turned to look at him, and then said coldly: "Are there no soldiers in the general's residence?"
Ishikawa Shuka didn't lie, he nodded: "No more..."
In fact, there were nearly a hundred elite warriors protecting Tokugawa Iemitsu in the castle tower. The reason why Ishikawa Sukazu appeared in the front hall to talk to Chen Cao was because he wanted to give Iemitsu a chance to survive.
"You are just stalling for time. I won't talk to you anymore. I will give you half a stick of incense and invite Tokugawa Iemitsu to the front hall. If you don't move, I will attack and leave no one in the shogun's mansion." , and also, don’t negotiate terms with me, now you are all the flesh of my sword, go quickly..."
After Liao Yaowen translated, Ishikawa Shuhe took a deep breath, bowed to Chen Cao, then stood up and walked towards the castle tower behind.
There were only sporadic battles in the city at the moment, which was a trivial matter to Song Che. Huang Degong and Lou Xingye, the two captains and deputy captains of the security regiment who had already dealt with the threats around the general's residence, walked up to Chen Cao with swords in hand and reported the battle situation: "Master Hou, arrest me." There was a lot of money. According to your instructions, there are no survivors, and the money is being collected now."
Chen Cao nodded: "You go and do your business. Also, pay attention to whether there are Japanese reinforcements around the city. You must be careful."
"yes..."
At this moment, Jin Yiwei Baihu, who was in charge of the intelligence of Edo City, rushed to the general's residence in person because Chen Cao had important things to ask him.
Baihu's outfit is the standard Japanese warrior dress: "Back to the Marquis, the Tokugawa family has many branches. The eldest son of the contemporary general Tokugawa Iemitsu died at birth, and now has no heirs, only a daughter. If Iemitsu dies, then the position of general We can only find it among his brothers. He has a younger brother named Tokugawa Tadaga, who is now the Lord of Sunpu Castle."
"Does the Yusan family have any chance of getting the position of general?" Chen Cao asked again.
Momohu said: "This phenomenon happened in the previous Ashikaga Shogunate. Now the Tokugawa family has just become the third generation of generals, and Tokugawa Iemitsu is also young. If he dies suddenly, Tokugawa Hidetada may appoint Tokugawa Tadanagi. As the next general, as for the three imperial families, if he has the support of many direct family members, he might also be able to become a general."
"Huh..." Chen Cao let out a long breath, and then thought for a moment: "If Tokugawa Hidetada and Tokugawa Iemitsu both die, who do you think the Tokugawa family will let be the governor?"
Baihu thought thoughtfully: "Back to the Marquis, if both of them die, I think that the twelve lords who are loyal to the Tokugawa family will probably support Tokugawa Tadaga."
"Do you know who is more powerful between Tokugawa Iemitsu and Tokugawa Tadunaga?"
"The Marquis doesn't know that the two brothers had earned the position of general when Tokugawa Ieyasu was reincarnated."
"Oh?" Chen Cao raised his eyebrows: "So, there is still some filth between the two brothers?"
Momohu nodded: "The Marquis knows it well, Tokugawa Hidetada thought that Tokugawa Hidetada was smarter and more well-behaved than the current general Tokugawa Iemitsu when he was young, but I don't know the reason why Iemitsu inherited the position of general. Because of this, Tokugawa Tadaga's character became extremely bad, and he was said to have a murderous habit."
Chen Cao nodded with satisfaction. Now it seems that if he really wants to pacify the Japanese country in the future, Chen Cao will really have to use some means to do it. After knowing what he knows, he quietly waits for Ishikawa and Tokugawa Iemitsu to come to see him. .
Surrounded heavily, Tokugawa Iemitsu, accompanied by a group of confidants and samurai, walked into the front hall with Ishikawa Sukazu, and sat down calmly in his own general's position.
Chen Cao didn't even sit down. Seeing this scene, he asked Liao Yaowen to come forward and translate.
Ishikawa Shuhe walked up to Chen Cao and saluted politely: "General Mingguo, my general wants to discuss the next matter with you."
"Discuss?" Chen Cao frowned: "You are all my subordinates now. You have no right to negotiate with me. You can only agree to my terms."
After hearing the translation, Tokugawa Iemitsu dismissed Ishikawa Sukazu and spoke in person: "General Mingguo, what do you want?"
Chen Cao was pressed for time, so he said: "I have one thing to say, you all should listen carefully. Everyone in the palace, except Tokugawa Iemitsu, I will spare your life."
What does it mean?
Ishikawa Suhe immediately stood up: "General Mingguo, don't bully others too much."
A short, well-dressed man next to him immediately stood up and scolded him. Although Chen Cao couldn't understand, his behavior was similar to that of Miyoshi Masayasu back then.
After Chen Cao glanced at him, Zhang Fengnian immediately pulled out his handgun and pulled the trigger at the guy.
'boom...'
When the smoke dissipated, the dwarf fell to the ground, and blood flowed on the wooden floor towards the door of the palace.
No one in the palace was surprised. Instead, they were all filled with indignation, and it became noisy in an instant.
Chen Cao understood their curse words, so he took two steps back. The servants behind him stepped forward with their guns pointed at the samurai who wanted to attack them.
"stop..."
Tokugawa Iemitsu drove away his retainers. On a route that everyone had given way to, there was already a row of retainers kneeling in front of Chen Cao, and there was a row of retainers standing behind him. He only needed two rounds of shots. , everyone in the palace can die cleanly.
