Japanese nobles generally refer to ordinary people at the lowest level as "mortals".
At this time, the Japanese informant who informed Qian Qianjingcha and others also called the Japanese people this way.
After hearing this, Qian Qianjingcha was naturally shocked.
Osamu Nagano said at this time: "This is a method commonly used by the Ming army. If those mortals hadn't been bribed by them, we wouldn't have been defeated so miserably over the years!"
After hearing this, Qian Qianjingcha said: "How despicable!"
then.
Osaka Osaka said: "I just didn't expect that they would use such a method this time. In order to prevent the Ming army from really using a large number of mortals to deal with us, we should first kill all the mortals near Osaka Castle."
"Isn't this too cruel?"
Sanada Yukimura couldn't help but ask.
At this moment, Qian Qianjingcha counted the beads with a serious face and said:
"It's nothing cruel. As long as Osaka Castle can be saved, their sacrifice is worth it!"
Said.
Qian Asaicha said: "This is how I give the order to kill all the mortals in Osaka Prefecture."
"Hi!"
Several retainers of the Toyotomi family agreed at this time.
then.
When the Ming army began to provide relief to the Japanese, they were ordinary people.
Inside and outside Osaka Castle's Main Maru and each sub-maru, many samurai began to pick up their swords and kill all the Japanese civilians.
During the Warring States Period in Japan.
The highest status is naturally the emperor and members of the royal family.
Next are the nobles, that is, the royal family and the public.
Next is the samurai class.
The samurai class included the shogun, the imperial family members known as daimyo or guardians, and non- imperial family members.
The warrior class is equivalent to the class of scholar-bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty.
Below the samurai class were the "lowers", that is, town people, merchants, and craftsmen.
And if many scholar-bureaucrats in the old Ming Dynasty did not regard the common people at the bottom as human beings, then the samurai class in Japan did not regard the common people of Japan as human beings.
After all, in the old Ming Dynasty, scholar-bureaucrats would harm the people in the name of "the people are the foundation of the country".
Therefore, the samurai class now kill Japanese ordinary people, just like weeding mustard, very casually.
Many Japanese people fled outside.
While many Japanese people were fleeing outside, many Japanese people were gathering here on the Ming army side.
For many hungry Japanese people, it was difficult for them to refuse the food provided by the Ming army, and they could not refuse the temptation that if they worked for the Ming army, they could continue to get food and even get a meager reward.
Many Japanese people, especially those who had just escaped from Osaka Castle, even expected the Ming army to win, and were even willing to sacrifice their lives for the Ming army to win.
Because they began to develop hatred for the rulers of Osaka City, especially after comparing with the Ming army.
Make their feeling of hatred even stronger.
"Don't eat it!"
"Don't eat it!"
"Baga! How can you eat the food provided by the intruders!"
Maori Shenghe, a samurai who pretended to be an ordinary Japanese and came here to spy on the Ming army, was furious when he saw many Japanese people swarming to grab the steamed buns distributed by the Ming army's missionaries.
As a result, he forgot his original purpose and impolitely stopped these Japanese people, and even pushed down several Japanese people.
But he failed to stop these Japanese people. After these Japanese people were pushed down, they still stood up and grabbed them desperately.
On the Ming army side, Li Rubai, who was responsible for maintaining order, also noticed this scene and took out his bow and arrow on the spot and pointed it at Maoli Shenghe.
Mao Lishenghe is now desperately watching the ordinary people on his side being organized by the Ming army to receive relief, without noticing Li Rubai's bow and arrow.
As a result, Maori Shenghe was quickly hit by an arrow in the calf.
Before he could bear the pain and escape, Li Rubai's servant came up on horseback and carried him under his arm.
Mao Li Shenghe was escorted to Magui by Li Rubai.
"What are you talking about, the Japanese nobles of Osaka Castle are massacring their people?"
Ma Gui learned about Qian Qianjingcha's order to massacre the Japanese people after a surprise interrogation of Mao Li Shenghe by the people accompanying Jinyiwei North Town Fusi, so he stood up in shock.
Ma Gui then said: "I am sending an order from Commander-in-Chief Jun to advance the bombardment time by one hour!"
"Why is the Marquis so nervous?"
"It's not us Han people who were killed."
Because Li Rubai knew Ma Gui, he couldn't help but ask.
Ma Gui glanced at Li Rubai: "You need to enlarge the pattern!"
With that said, Ma Gui looked at Li Rubai: "Do you know why your Majesty and the rulers of the DPRK and China are so anxious to annex Japan first?"
Li Rubai shook his head.
"For your brother's sake, I'll tell you a few more words, so don't bother yourself."
"The reason for rushing to annex Japan first is not only because the Tibetan silver here is rich, but also because the land here is mature for cultivation. More importantly, there are many local cultivators, not just savages who can only hunt. But more importantly than this, these The farmers are very docile and respectful!”
"It can be said that they are more submissive than the Han people when our old rites were prevalent!"
"Some of these farmers, that is, their common people, have been so oppressed that they would rather carry their elderly parents to the mountains and throw them to death than dare to rebel. For example, they would say, 'Princes, generals, and ministers would rather have the seed,' or 'The sky is over. Death, Huang Tian should stand'."
"You have been in Japan for a long time. You should know how respectful ordinary people are and how suitable they are to be your slaves."
"And the more people like this, the better. What's more, what is our Ming Dynasty lacking most now? It's not gold, silver, or land, but the market that Your Majesty mentioned. What does the market consist of? Naturally, it's people. , especially those who follow the rules.”
"Now that the Japanese nobles are killing their people like this, they will turn Osaka Castle into an empty city in the future. How can we quickly establish a profitable market?"
"The more Japanese nobles die, the better. They are vicious and perverted people who only want me to be king anyway; but the Japanese people should be preserved as long as they can."
"Otherwise, our Ming Dynasty will suffer heavy losses before this battle even begins!"
After Ma Gui said that, the sound of cannons outside had already started.
The entire city of Osaka was suddenly filled with smoke.
Li Rubai nodded after hearing this and said: "No wonder the Ministry of Rites said that our campaign against Japan is to relieve the laborers and eliminate the barbarians, not to slaughter living beings and corrupt humanity."
Ma Gui nodded: "Exactly! We also need to have a just reason for foreign wars, especially our king. If these Japanese people and common people are not saved, we can't say that we can protect the rites properly."
Li Rubai continued to nod and looked forward with burning eyes.
At this time, a large number of heavy artillery from the Ming army were still bombarding Osaka Castle intensively.
The group of bronze cannons spit out flames desperately, and a large number of cannonballs almost covered the entire Osaka Castle Maru. (End of chapter)
