Chapter 7: Sad Edo
In the face of the iron cannons and troops of the Brittanians, the old man Jin Shi could only choose to be captured. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Having lost the young swordsmen of the Oda family and a group of spellcasters, it was really impossible to confront Xiyi with only the remnants of the third-line troops left behind in the city.
It's just that the military disaster never stops, and the moment the conspirator ignites the spark, he must be prepared for the consequences of being burned.
So the people of Edo were unlucky.
āā¦ā¦ By daybreak, the mercenary corps had been out almost all day long, obtaining countless precious metals, estimated at three million Breton gold coins, and countless more Oriental copper coins, antiques, porcelain, and souvenirs, and more than three thousand young and beautiful men and women were plundered to the barracks......"
"Wait!" Lorraine interrupted the adjutant's report, "I can understand the looting of wealth and population, the soldiers love this, but why are there any boys being captured?" ā
"Well...... adjutant looked a little strange, "Of course, it's because the boys in Dongying are more delicate, especially those nobles who are usually raised with a soft voice and a soft body that is easy to push down, you don't know what it feels ......like."
Looking at the adjutant's expression of snorting too much, Lorraine quietly walked away from this guy, he hoped that he would wake up in the morning with a tingling sensation in his butt.
But such a thing must be controlled, the transformation of the legion from a regular army to a mercenary force has not been half a year, and according to the current situation, there will definitely be big problems in the long run.
"Don't you know convergence?" Lorraine looked at the adjutant solemnly, "All of us, including the fleet, add up to tens of thousands, but this country has a population of tens of millions!" ā
"But General, you know, it was these bastards Orientals who did it first yesterday."
The adjutant was right, if it weren't for the acquiescence of the old man Jin Shi, how could the so-called banquet yesterday become like that, of course, Lorraine also knew from Miura, this is to imitate the ancient "Hongmen Banquet".
Interested students can search for what is called the Hongmen Banquet, but Lorraine is very angry and helpless, whether it is Dongying or the mercenary group, he can't offend.
Then the unlucky ones can only be the Edo people.
So today, after the old man was detained for three days, he returned to the base camp of the Oda family with a vicissitudes of life, and was surrounded by retainers from all over the world.
"Lord Jintoki! You didn't get hurt, did you? ā
"It's okay......"
Jin Shi's voice sounded very ethereal, and the whole person looked like it had been hollowed out, which made others have a bad idea.
"Did the White Pi Xiyi do anything to you?"
"What did you do......" Jin Shi muttered repeatedly, and then became very angry and sad, and his eyes were full of tears.
"That's right, they did something very excessive to me......"
The old retainer, Xiyi, coupled with excessive things, this has to make people wonder what the hell is going on.
There are already people who have made up for it, when Xiyi Baipi fought against Jin, the hand-to-hand fight between steel and pear blossom, and the unbearable body of Dongying fell under the ghost beast of Xiyi barbarians.
It feels a little emotional...... Phew, what a shame!
"To do such a thing to Lord Jintoki! Let's immediately organize a sword drawing team and raid the camp of the Xiyi ghost beasts! ā
"That's it! That's right, raid! ā
"For the sake of the Lord!"
Jin Shi saw that these people were suddenly enthusiastic, and he actually wanted to organize a knife drawing team, so he hurriedly opened his mouth to stop it.
"Stopped! Give me a stop! How can we rely on our strength to expel the Saiyi who occupy Edo, do you want Lord Nobunaga to come back and rescue us? ā
"However, all we can do is organize ......"
"Shut up! You red deer! ā
Jin Shi couldn't stand the brains of these warriors the most, although the world of the Oda family was beaten down by such guys.
But why don't you red deer think about it, how can you beat tens of thousands of iron artillery teams with hundreds of katana swords in your hands!?
"Then Lord Jin Shi must already have a countermeasure to stop me from waiting, right?"
"That's right, if you want to realize my plan, you must first meet Xiyi's requirements, and we just need to ...... In this way, presumably the great revenge will be avenged! ā
After careful consideration, the others agreed to Jin Shi's strategy.
"Everything is at your command, Lady Kontoki.
Soon these Oda retainers, with samurai and civilian soldiers, robbed the entire city again, or collected taxes, according to Xiyi's request.
"Fuyi tax? What is it? ā
"It is said that the shogunate negotiated to appease Xiyi's taxes, but this is too expensive!"
"Yes, according to the amount of property, pay taxes according to different proportions, but I and other ordinary people have to pay 2,000 yuan, how can we live!"
That's right, the people of Edo had to accept the exploitation of the shogunate, even if the news of the fall of Edo had already spread at this time, and the Oda army was being drawn in various places, and even Oda Nobunaga, who was fighting in the front, was rushing back after receiving the news.
However, he still ordered the shogunate to carry out Kimtoki's orders.
The Oda family, who wanted to use Edo's wealth and beauties to confuse them and make them fall into the river of materialism, and then gather a large army would crush them.
However, during this period, the unlucky Edo people had to pay taxes to support their enemies.
Because samurai and magnates at all levels were reluctant to give up their own property, the collection of the Fuyi tax was originally a large payment for the powerful and a small payment for the commoners, but when it was actually implemented, it was the opposite.
All of a sudden, everyone in Edo was in danger, and many families with financial difficulties even reached the point of selling their children and had to take their children to the Brittanyan shore camp to do business.
Those who are more active in the brain have long started doing business in the mercenary camp in the west, and all kinds of service industries have opened all over the world, and with the addition of these difficult households, even the entertainment industry has also risen.
Grabbing wealth and women, and getting the salary paid by the commander of the legion, of course, the big-headed soldiers have to spend lavishly.
It's not like the country where everything is in ruins, there are wonderful places full of spring flowers and autumn moons, as long as you have money, you can find any tricks.
Seeing this situation, Lorraine was not deceived by the superficial prosperity, although the amount of money delivered by the Oda family these days has exceeded the amount agreed upon by both parties.
However, more and more troops outside the city, gathered under the banner of the plum blossom family emblem, numbering more than 30,000, could not have come to promote the local economy, right?
However, the waste soldiers under his command have long been lost in Dongying's life, and many people have suggested that they should simply stay here, which is quite in line with Lorraine's appetite.
According to the predetermined plan, as long as he could "convince" Oda Nobunaga, the ruling governor of Toei, then it would be logical to obtain a lease from Edo as a gathering place for foreigners.
The premise is that he can withstand the attacks that follow.
In this situation, as long as there is still a trace of backbone in the Dongying people, it is impossible to coexist peacefully with Brittania, and only by hurting them on the battlefield can the two sides sit down again.
As for whether the diplomatic mission can be completed after that, that is another matter.
"So the only thing I can rely on is the magic armor."
"Lord Lorraine, according to your request, all the magic armor has been transferred from the fleet to the hidden warehouse on the shore, and it is guarded by sailors at all times."
"It's hard work, at this time, only the sea soul shirt can be relied on, so is there any news in China?"
"Not for the time being, just inform us that the Lexington trial was successful, and if everything goes well, we will meet with reinforcements after we have established ourselves."
"In other words, if it doesn't work, the country won't send people, but I really think ...... it."