During this period, and even for more than two hundred years in the future, bastions were widely promoted because of their strong defensive capabilities.
The wars in European history have become protracted because of this.
It was not until the era of explosive bombs that the bastion's defense was finally compromised. The role of the bastion in the attack and defense of the castle is no longer so important.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna, Yagyu Jubei, and even Date Tadamune are all outstanding celebrities in the Japanese country. Even if they have never seen a bastion before, they can tell at a glance whether it is difficult to fight or not!
But at this stage, no matter how difficult it is to fight, you still have to fight.
But before that, the cunning Matsudaira Nobutsuna, or the luck-minded Matsudaira Nobutsuna, sent someone to shout to the Ming army in the castle: "Your warships have been defeated! Now you are even more Surrounded by my millions of troops, it is difficult to fly without wings. The so-called man who knows the current affairs is a hero, surrender!"
On top of the city, Li Dingguo and others were naturally there.
When he heard the Japanese holding white flags under the city and shouting in Ming Dynasty Mandarin that was difficult to understand, Sun Yingyuan sneered and said to Li Dingguo: "It's really a daydream to persuade us to surrender!"
After he finished speaking, he pretended to reply. Because in his opinion, this is a matter of course, and he will definitely not surrender!
But who knows, before he shouted out, Li Dingguo raised his hand to block his shouting.
Sun Yingyuan was a little surprised by this, so he looked at Li Dingguo and asked with his eyes what he meant?
After hearing this, Li Dingguo immediately smiled and asked Sun Yingyuan: "What is the purpose of our war?"
"Defeat the Japanese army!" Sun Yingyuan said matter-of-factly after hearing this, "Don't say that the Japanese army doesn't have millions at all, even if they really do have millions, so what? Just fight, the final victory will definitely be ours!"
Of course he is qualified to know the entire battle plan. Therefore, he believed that the imperial officers and soldiers could win!
After hearing this, Li Dingguo immediately smiled again, nodded, and then replied: "Yes, the ultimate goal is to defeat the Japanese army, but in terms of tactics, we are to hold on, and then the navy will consume the Japanese navy, and finally gain control of the sea. , this is the strategic goal of the first phase..."
Sun Yingyuan nodded, that was indeed the case, but is there any problem?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Li Dingguo continue to say to him: "The commander-in-chief of the Japanese army probably saw that our city is difficult to defeat, so he wanted to try to persuade him to surrender first. He probably felt that it was impossible to succeed. However, if he did this, He can also give an explanation to his men. It was the Ming army that refused to surrender, so they were forced to attack by force. Even with the heavy casualties, he can give an explanation..."
After hearing this, Sun Yingyuan nodded again, no problem. This point can be explained logically.
"And our purpose is to hold on, which is to waste time?" When Li Dingguo said this, he saw Sun Yingyuan suddenly realized, so he nodded and said, "So, we can waste time according to the wishes of the Japanese commander. , doesn’t he want to persuade him to surrender? Then let’s talk to him and argue with him. If we spend more time, we will spend more time. In short, we must achieve our goal! "
At this time, Sun Yingyuan couldn't help but look at Li Dingguo with admiration again, and further understood why Li Dingguo could serve as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force! Indeed, he thinks more than himself!
So, Sun Yingyuan nodded in admiration and said, "Okay, then I understand!"
After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the Japanese outside the city, and was about to speak again. It’s just bullshit anyway, he can do it too!
But who would have expected that Li Dingguo stopped him again, which made him very surprised.
"Let people reply in Japanese, so that more Japanese people know that we actually want to negotiate." Li Dingguo listened and said with a smile, "This will be more conducive to dismantling the Japanese army's fighting spirit and letting more people know that we actually want to negotiate." After that, we hope to negotiate. With this pressure, the Japanese commander will have more scruples when making a decision!"
Sun Yingyuan was speechless after hearing this. He didn't expect that Li Dingguo would even think of such details.
After coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but clasped his hands and saluted Li Dingguo in response, silently expressing his admiration.
Then, under the guidance of Li Dingguo, a Ryukyu native who understood Japanese began to respond loudly.
The Japanese outside the city actually did not expect the Ming army to respond, let alone that the Ming army agreed to surrender and only put forward conditions, which surprised him very much.
Even the top Japanese soldiers who were closer to the city, who were preparing to be the first batch to be sent to test the attack, were nervous when they suddenly heard the content of the Ming army shouting in Japanese. Suddenly, they all became excited.
Originally, even if the commander-in-chief behind could issue a retreat order in time for the first batch sent to test the attack, many people would probably die under the city. They all knew this, and for this reason, everyone was nervous and worried. The ground is not good.
But this time, the Ming army unexpectedly prepared to surrender, which made them suddenly surprised and excited, and quickly passed the news to the back.
Therefore, within a short period of time, basically all the Japanese troops in Sakurajima knew that the Ming army was preparing to surrender. Naturally, they all became excited.
"What, the Ming army is going to surrender, is this true?"
"Haha, the Ming army was in a desperate situation and knew it was a dead end, so they surrendered. I had thought of it a long time ago!"
"If you ask me, that's right. Their navy has escaped. They will definitely be very depressed. If they are abandoned here, what fighting spirit will they have?"
"Let me tell you, our Japanese army is so powerful that it scares the Ming army just by being scared. Haha, the dog emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually wants to be our suzerain. What a daydream!"
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At the Japanese army headquarters, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was discussing with Yagyu Jubei about attacking the Ming army's castle. Because he just sent a person to persuade the Ming army to surrender as a routine matter, he didn't even think that the Ming army would surrender. As a result, he heard excited noises coming from the front line, and was a little surprised.
Later, before the Japanese who shouted came back, the Japanese who heard the news in front quickly passed the news over.
He was the first local daimyo who was sent to attack the Ming army's castle. He came happily and reported: "Lord Laozhong, Lord Damofu, the Ming army is afraid and they surrendered!"
"What?"
"What?"
Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Yagyu Jubei asked almost in unison, no one believed what their ears heard!
How could the Ming army surrender?
If the Ming army surrendered, the local daimyo would not have to lose their troops. Of course, they were the most excited. They immediately told what they heard. Like other Japanese people, they also explained the reasons why they believed that the Ming army would definitely surrender!
After hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Yagyu Jubei couldn't help but look at each other, looking at each other.
To be honest, the two of them still couldn't believe that the Ming army would really surrender?
If this is really the case, the entire Japanese army was mobilized with such a huge momentum, but in the end there was no battle, and it ended like this?
Of course, their thoughts did not include the previous naval battle.
Think about how strong the Ming army was before!
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty even prepared an imperial edict long ago, and made a series of demands on the Japanese Kingdom, including ceding territory and paying compensation, as if the Japanese Kingdom would be destroyed if the Japanese Kingdom did not agree!
There are also rumors about how elite the army is, how powerful the Ming army is, who they destroyed, and who they destroyed again, as if they are arrogant!
But in the end, when facing the Japanese army, they actually agreed to surrender!
Ridiculous?
It seems a little absurd, a little absurd and unbelievable!
However, if you think about it from the perspective of the Ming troops in the castle today, it may not be impossible.
Their naval warships had been driven away, leaving them alone in the Japanese country. And surrounded by Japanese troops, it can be said to be in a desperate situation.
Although the castle of the Ming army is indeed strong, both Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Yagyu Jubei know very well that there is no unbreakable fortified city in this world, especially a fortified city without foreign aid.
The biggest difference is just the length of time. A very effective way to deal with a fortified city is to besiege it. If the city is completely sieged and all ammunition and food are exhausted, the city will be captured.
From this point of view, it seems that it is indeed possible for the Ming army to choose to surrender.
Thinking this way, Matsudaira Nobutsuna became excited. For him, it would be best if he could win this battle without fighting. The power of the Tokugawa Shogunate will rise as never before, and Tokugawa Iemitsu's rule will become stronger.
However, when the Japanese who shouted came back, Matsudaira Nobutsuna's excitement cooled down a lot.
Because for him, some of the conditions for the surrender of the Ming army brought back by the Japanese were acceptable, some were not acceptable, and some required instructions from Tokugawa Iemitsu in Edo.
Therefore, he directly gave his first reply to Akito's conditions. By this time, it was getting dark, and the first day had just passed.
The sun rises in the east and the next day comes.
All the Japanese knew that the Ming army was going to surrender and were negotiating. Daimyos from all over the country also rushed to Matsudaira Nobutsuna's side, wondering how to know the latest news.
For them, of course they don't want to fight. There is no other reason than that winning the battle would do them no good.
The Ming army's request came again, and as they watched, Matsudaira Nobutsuna replied again. His reply was inevitably influenced by these famous names.
Over and over again, vetoed and vetoed, but there will be new demands.
At the end of the day, Matsudaira Nobutsuna realized something was wrong. It felt like Ming Jun didn't seem to have much sincerity, because he didn't even agree to some of his requests that he thought were reasonable.
However, those big names seemed to have forgotten where they were from, and took the initiative to explain to the Ming army.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna actually thought about whether the Ming army was stalling for time. However, this is the Japanese Kingdom, not the Ming Kingdom, nor is it on the border between the two countries, so I did not think deeply about this possibility.
Under the influence of those big names, especially the influence that they were not one person but a group of big names united, it became a bit big. As a result, several days passed in the back and forth negotiations.
On this day, when Matsudaira Nobutsuna's patience was exhausted, the Ming Navy appeared on the sea again.
