All of you are close associates of Tokugawa Iemitsu, so everyone doesn't have many scruples when they speak. Matsudaira Nobutsuna was like a blazing fire, and he was the first to say: "It's all Tanigawa Gonroku, this bastard!" He had to covet the pirate's possessions, and that's why he caused this catastrophe! If he hadn't been killed, he should have been expelled! ”

"It's a little late to talk about this issue. Let's discuss how to deal with it. ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said: "It can be seen from the trajectory of his actions along the way that his target is probably Edo!" It's just that he spent so much money to attack us, I'm afraid it's not just to recover his property, right? If that's all he thinks, he's gained enough in the long run. ”

Abe Tadaaki said, "May I remind you that the food and supplies he consumed, and even the raw materials for gunpowder, were plundered from our cities. The only thing he spent was time and salary. ”

The hint of this sentence shocked everyone's hearts. Horita Masakatsu couldn't help but say, "If that's the case, if he has enough time, wouldn't he be able to attack all of our coastal towns?" ”

Ota Zizong nodded and said, "You're right! If he hadn't had a strong sailor to stop him, and given enough time, he would have been able to do so. ”

"But according to what we have received," said Mada Mori, "our ships are almost defenseless against their ships!" The entire Nagasaki Naval Division was completely annihilated in a very short time! ”

Abe Tadaaki sighed and said, "Really, it seems that things are really troublesome!" In other words, our sailors can't beat them, right? ”

Masakatsu Horita said, "Not really. According to the return, there are not many of their kind of large Western ships, and if they can concentrate enough ships and suppress them with numbers, they can still be defeated. ”

Miura Masaki said, "Wouldn't that be a sacrifice of a lot of soldiers? I think it's better to send an envoy to contact us first! ”

Masakatsu Horida said, "How can you say that? In that case, wouldn't we be going to bow down to this pirate? ”

Masaji Miura said, "I don't want to bow down to a pirate, but I don't want to fight a meaningless war!" I want to remind everyone that I think it's important to pay attention to their land forces. Their army army is very elite and has a lot of big tubes! Under the bombardment of the large barrel, the defenders of Nagasaki soon collapsed! You know, no army can still maintain combat effectiveness under the bombardment of large cylinders! ”

Tadaaki Abe said, "We don't have to worry about that. As long as we defeat him at sea, no matter how strong his army is, it will not be able to land! can only retreat like the Mongols back then! ”

Ota Zizong said worriedly: "But from the analysis of the current situation, it is difficult for our sailors to defeat them head-on. They all use large Western ships, which are far superior to our ships in terms of the number of guns and speed. ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna said loudly: "How can you grow the ambition of others and destroy my prestige? The ships of the Westerners were indeed large, but their number was too small. As long as we gather enough ships, we will be able to defeat them! ”

Inevitably, the meeting led to a quarrel. After the two sides quarreled for a while, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was sitting in the first place, gently straightened his upper body. All the retainers who had been paying attention to him immediately stopped arguing and turned their bodies to him.

Tokugawa Iemitsu said slowly, "If the pirate fleet is based on the current time of action, when will he arrive in Edo?" ”

"If he keeps his current pace, he'll arrive in Edo in 25 days," says Masakatsu. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu said slowly again, "So how many soldiers can we gather in Edo before that?" ”

Ota said, "If you count it as 25 days. We were able to gather about 40,000 soldiers. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu paused and said, "So how many ships can be assembled that can fight?" ”

Masaji Miura said, "There are about 400 ships. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't say anything after hearing this, and after a while he said, "Actually, what you said is right, it's not that he doesn't have other requirements, but that he has great demands!" It's so big that the whole of Nagasaki Castle can't satisfy your appetite! Everything he does now is a demonstration to me! It's threatening me with the land by the sea! ”

The phrase "the lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the lord's humiliation and the death of the ministers" is not only in China, but also more popular in Japan. At that moment, everyone bowed their heads and wanted Tokugawa Iemitsu to apologize. Matsudaira Nobutsuna then straightened up and said, "Please rest assured, Lord General!" Whatever he wants, it will cease to exist after we defeat him! That's when we will ask him! ”

All the important ministers present nodded in agreement. Tokugawa Iemitsu also nodded with satisfaction, looked around at everyone and said, "As everyone said, no matter what kind of requirements you have, you have to rely on strength to support them. If you don't have the strength, you will bring shame on yourself! So as long as we defeat him, we can demand from him! ”

All the important ministers replied in unison: "Hai! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu said: "Now, Miura-kun, you go and gather all the ships that can fight and assemble in Yokohama to standby, you will be the first line of defense." If you can't stop them, then Matsudaira Nobutsuna will be in charge of the second line of defense. You have to gather as many troops as possible in the shortest possible time, and then I will fight him to the death under Edo Castle!" ”

Everyone said in unison again, "Hello! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu and his retainers discussed for a long time, determined the distribution of troops and tactics, and waved the folding fan in his hand and said, "Go and do something." ”

The crowd then dispersed, leaving Tokugawa Iemitsu alone in the room. After a while, a young man opened the door and came in, he took a cautious step forward and whispered, "General, do you want to inform ......?"

Tokugawa Iemitsu snorted coldly and said, "Do you still need me to inform you?" I'm afraid he's already aware of everything and is waiting for me to see my jokes! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu's mouth refers to his father, Tokugawa Hidenaka. Although Tokugawa Hidetada nominally retired. In reality, however, he still held a large portion of the power in the Tokugawa shogunate. and Tokugawa Iemitsu constituted a de facto dualist rule.

In addition, Tokugawa Hidetada always disliked Tokugawa Iemitsu, so he clamped down on Tokugawa Iemitsu even more. Moreover, Tokugawa Iemitsu had just taken office as a general, and his strength was not strong. and Tokugawa Hidetada are father and son, so it is inevitable to be constrained when it comes to doing things.

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