Matsumae Gonghiro saw that everything was arranged, and he wanted to announce the adjournment of the meeting, when suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside.

The floor of the Japanese people is covered with wooden planks, and the people wearing wooden shoes walk on the floor with a clear clattering sound, and when the council is in session, someone dares to offend it, there must be an emergency military situation, Matsumae Gonghiro thought in his heart, and he couldn't help frowning.

"Report ...... The lord of the family, the entire army of the sailors led by Lord Shiota was wiped out, and the commander of the Ming Dynasty ordered the villain to inform the lord that the Matsumae Domain should surrender within one hour, otherwise he would send 10,000 cavalry ashore to sweep and reduce us and the people to slavery. ”

"Phew"......

When Matsumae Gonghiro heard this, he was so angry that he grabbed something and threw it on the ground, making a loud noise. Then he shouted and asked the little foot who was kneeling in front of him and said, "Baga! What's going on? Why did the navy army under the command of Lord Yantian be wiped out? It's just a pillar of incense, including your return to report the news, how can it be so fast? You report back quickly and in detail. ”

"Lord of the family, the Ming people have a kind of mysterious missile, the rate of fire is extremely fast, the range is long, it can be exploded when it encounters things, the power is huge, the Ming people only fired three rounds of cannons, and the water division of our army is gone, the villain has seen it with his own eyes, and he doesn't dare to hide it!"

The foot knelt on the ground, nodded his head to the ground, and whimpered and told what had happened.

"Ridiculous, are you talking about myths? So how did you get your life? Tell me quickly, did you surrender to the Ming people and spread rumors? ”

Matsumae Gonghiro's uncle, the substitute guard of Fukuyama Castle, listened to the words of the little ashigaru, but he didn't believe it at all, and he asked out loud.

"The villain is the oarsman of the small morning boat, on the order of Lord Yantian, send the interpreter to ask about the attacking Ming army, who knows that the commander of the Ming army, suddenly turned his face and ordered the warship to shell our army, before and after less than a cup of tea, the villain's sentences are true, please Mingjian!"

Xiao Ashigaru's words surprised all the nobles present, if he hadn't lied, then the Matsumae Domain would have been able to surrender, how could he resist? A huge naval division was wiped out in a few breaths, and there were 10,000 cavalry, even if the general of Zhengyi came in person, it was difficult to resist, not to mention that kind of secret cannon, how could manpower resist it?

In the castle tower, there was silence for a while.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the measures we have just taken are completely useless, and we don't even have a ship to go to Kyoto to report the news. Please hurry up and think of a way, if the news is true, we only have less than an hour. ”

Matsumae broke the silence and said aloud.

No one wants to rush to talk about this kind of trouble, because it's an obvious thing, and the Matsumae clan can't beat it anyway, and even the most belligerent Ashigaru general, Yasuda Shinkatsu, no longer speaks first, as if he is invisible.

Matsuzen Gonghiro saw that everyone didn't dare to speak, so he looked at the old man of the pen family, Inoue Shinrai, he was the eldest of the family, he didn't speak, and others would never say it.

Inoue Shinyo was so stunned by the head of the family, there was no choice, so he had to organize his tone and said boldly: "Lord, according to what he said, that Ming man is too powerful, and he only has less than an hour to ask for foreign help, and he can't do it at all."

Well...... If......

I mean, if the other party is really so strong, for the sake of our fate and the fate of people, and for the sake of the Matsumae family, which has been inherited for a hundred years, I mean surrender as well! ”

Inoue Shinyori means that although surrender is not good, it is better than being a slave, and then there will be no more family masters, family elders and old people, and they will no longer be samurai, everyone is the same, they are all slaves, so he proposed that it would be better not to be a slave.

Others listened to Inoue Shinyo's words and agreed, even if it was Fukuyama Castle and Matsu Prospect. This can be seen in the form of their slight nods.

But Matsumae Gonghiro didn't want to agree! Who is he? He is a high-ranking subordinate to the five lower Shima Mamori, the governor of the Matsuzen domain, as long as he agrees to surrender, then his position will be declared gone!

But he can't resist alone, this battle can't be fought, Ezo Island is far away from Honshu Island, and he can't find a helper, with more than 1,000 troops in this domain, to resist 10,000 cavalry, then absolutely no one will obey his orders, after all, he is not the first generation of family heads, and his authority is still weak.

"Can't you prepare for war?" Matsumae Gonghiro asked everyone without giving up.

"My lord, time can't do it, we only have less than an hour, and we can't even mobilize Ashigaru." Ashigaru general Shinkatsu Yasuda shattered his illusions with a voice.

Japan's ashigaru is a civilian, similar to the guards of the Ming army, who received a small amount of training during the slack time, almost no equipment, generally equipped with bamboo guns, no armor, and the combat effectiveness is pitifully low, so they also pretend to be a scene.

Matsumae Gongguang's face was terrifyingly dark, and everyone didn't dare to say it now, the strategy also has to have a certain strength in order to play a role, the gap between the two parties is too big, and the most resourceful people have no solution.

"Alright! In that case, let's go with me to surrender to the Ming Commander! ”

Matsumae Kimihiro suddenly got up and walked out as he spoke, his steps firm, apparently having made his final decision.

Several family elders didn't dare to speak, didn't say a word, and silently followed Matsumae Gonghiro and walked out.

When everyone walked to the wharf in the castle town of Fukuyama Castle, they saw that the bay far away from the wharf was full of nearly 200 ships of all sizes, and the black pressure could be described as overwhelming.

Matsumae Gonghiro knew that someone had noticed them on the Akito ship in the distance, so he ordered loudly: "Flag down"

The flag is to bow down all kinds of flags, which is the signature action of surrender, and then he leads the main family elders, elders, and other officials, kneeling on the ground, in order to show sincere surrender.

I have to say that after the Japanese went through the Warring States Period, they have become accustomed to surrendering to the strong, and they have become accustomed to it, they do not feel ashamed, this can effectively preserve themselves, do not make senseless sacrifices, maybe in a few hundred years, they can make a comeback, the Japanese forbearance, to achieve the world's best.

In the distance, on one of the largest ships, the soldier in charge of the lookout immediately reported the new situation to the Grand Commander, who was sitting in the cabin chatting with several owners.

"Report! Tell the commander that the Japanese have surrendered, and the little one saw that there was a big official who was suspected of being a Japanese man, who was kneeling on the dock, as if waiting for our army. ”

"Hahahaha! So fast! The Japanese really know the times. Yang Wenli laughed when he heard this, and then his face was straight, and he immediately ordered: "Someone, pass on my order, order Yang Renri to lead the warship, thousands of kilometers away from the coast to guard, order Yang Rentian to lead the troops to land, take over Fushan City, Yang Renyue led the troops to land later, and in case of resistance, resolutely annihilate." ”

"Yes" Yang Liren, who was standing beside him, immediately responded to the order, and then went out to carry out the mission.