Matsuura Takanobu did not yet know that the Great Han had made Nagasaki his future land and intended to cede it from Japan, but from the reconstruction in full swing, he knew that Nagasaki would continue to play an important role in these invaders from afar.

As the lord of the Hirado domain, he has always had a grudge against Nagasaki, but seeing Nagasaki fall to this point, he can't help but feel a little sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

However, the fierce Han soldiers didn't care so much, and they escorted Matsuura Takanobu and his party through the dilapidated streets of Nagasaki, and finally came to the outside of a relatively intact house.

"This is where our general lives, be careful!" After dropping such a threatening word, the soldiers left the place, while Matsuura Takanobu and the others continued to walk in with trepidation.

There were a lot of guards inside, and when they explained their intentions, they led them to the deepest part of the mansion and then to a large house.

At the open door of the big house, Takanobu Matsuura looked up and saw a burly man with a serious expression sitting in the middle of the hall. He was dressed in a red uniform, which was very straight, and on his chest was a silver ornament that glittered in the light.

Unlike ordinary Japanese, he did not sit on the couch, but sat on a chair, this chair was specially made by Zhao Song in order to live comfortably, although it seems a bit nondescript in such a room, but it also reflects his status here as he wants.

When Matsuura Takanobu looked at this person, this person seemed to have also discovered him, so he also looked up at him, as soon as the two people made eye contact, Matsuura Takanobu shuddered, this person's eyes were sharp, and he was full of oppression, which made him really a little scared.

Zhao Song has fought for so many years, not to mention his subordinates, even he himself doesn't know how many people he has slashed, so he has already had a killing aura of a veteran general over the years, usually fine, if it is serious, even veterans will feel scared, not to mention Matsuura Takanobu who has never been on the battlefield and is still very young?

As soon as he saw him, he hurriedly lowered his head, and no longer dared to show any traces.

Even if no one has introduced him yet, he can now think clearly, this is probably the general of the Han army he is going to meet today.

It's not okay for such a big man not to show deference.

He hunched his waist and stepped lightly up the steps, and then walked respectfully into the big room. This kind of deference is almost like when he went to Edo to consult the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu.

Just as he was about to find a place to kneel and sit, he noticed that several Japanese were already kneeling on the left and right sides of the room, and among them there were people he knew.

Ogasawara Nagaji, the lord of the Nakatsu Domain, Kurushima Tsuharu, the lord of the Mori Domain, and Matsukura Katsuie, the lord of the Shimabara Domain, already had several lords here.

Even the Saeki clan came, and although the current governor Mori Takasei was only four years old and could not be there in person, the governor's uncle, Mori Yoshiki, also came.

These people are all small feudal lords in Kyushu Bungo Province or other countries, and the largest is only the 80,000 stone territory of the Ogasawara family, and the others are 20,000 or 30,000 territories, which is barely a small daimyo like Matsuura Takanobu.

They're all here...... Takanobu Matsuura was stunned for a moment.

He thought that the Hirado Domain was so close to Nagasaki, and even if he surrendered, he should be able to be one step ahead of others and leave a good impression on the Han army, but he didn't expect that so many feudal lords had come to surrender to the Han army.

I should have made up my mind as soon as I knew, and I didn't even take the lead in surrendering this time...... Such a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Who's coming?" Just when Matsuura Takanobu was still complaining in his heart, an officer standing next to General Dahan suddenly shouted in Japanese.

This shouting was very loud, not only to ask about the identity of the visitor, but also to demonstrate to the visitor.

"Takanobu Matsuura, the lord of the Hirado Domain, meet the Shogun!" Matsuura Takanobu didn't dare to slack off, and respectfully walked to the center of the hall, and then bowed down, "Because I'm late, please forgive me!" ”

While he was talking, the officer next to him had been whispering to the Han general who was sitting upright.

"From the Hirado Domain?" Then, the Great Han General's brow furrowed slightly.

"The Hirado Domain is right next to Nagasaki, so why did you come here at this time?"

Although this question was not loud, it had a sense of slaughter, so that Matsuura's confidence suddenly jumped wildly.

He knew in his heart that he was now in danger, his life was hanging in the balance, and he was afraid that he would be killed if he was not careful, so he didn't dare to slack off at all, touched the ground with his head, and then replied loudly.

"Back to the Shogun, although the feudal domain was very close to Nagasaki, there was a Dutch merchant house, and after the war began, there was some commotion among the Dutch, and in order to quell these commotions, the Contempt had to negotiate with the Dutch before the Dutch to stabilize the situation, so it took some time......

After a pause, he felt that the current reason was not particularly convincing enough, so he continued to add, "In addition, because there were fierce battles at both ends of Nagasaki and Fukuoka before, there has always been a large influx of displaced people into the Bad Domain, and for the livelihood of these displaced people, the Bad Domain had to spend a lot of energy to resettle them, so that it was delayed, and I ask the Shogun for forgiveness!" ”

After listening to the translation, Zhao Song frowned slightly.

"There's no way around it. Okay, since you've come before the deadline, I'm not going to pursue the previous matter with you, but from now on, you're already part of our Han army, do you understand? ”

"Contemptible understand!" Takanobu Matsuura still touched the ground with his head and never looked up. "Before the contemptible people came to Nagasaki, Kochi had already given it to the important ministers and people of the domain, and now the army in the domain has been assembled, waiting for the Han to receive it."

"I'll take other people's soldiers, but yours can be kept for now." Zhao Song replied calmly, "You wait and send someone back to inform your domain." Do you understand that these soldiers of your domain will continue to suppress the displaced people who have come to your domain, and assist the Han army in organizing them and sending them to Nagasaki? ”

Zhao Song was troubled by the lack of labor in Nagasaki at this time, and he was overjoyed to hear that there were still many displaced people in his domain, so he decided to use the power of the Pinghu domain to send these displaced people to serve in labor, and it was okay to forgive Matsuura Takanobu for his late mistake.

"The contemptible person understood. The contemptible people will definitely do as the shogun instructs, and please rest assured. Takanobu Matsuura also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, don't kneel like that, just raise your head and go to the side." Zhao Song waved his hand.

Matsuura Takanobu quickly raised his head as if he had been pardoned, and then kneeled to the side and sat on his knees like the others.

The feudal lords next to him, usually he would say a few words when he saw him, but today, no one dared to open his mouth, this dead silence has been continuing, only occasionally when other feudal lords rushed over to pay homage to the Han general, there was a slight voice.

When different feudal lords came, the Han generals had to say a few words, or ask questions, encourage or reprimand, and the feudal lords who answered him, like Matsuura Takanobu, were all respectful, lest the slightest disrespect provoke the anger of the general.

Gradually, more and more feudal lords came, and almost all the Kyushu feudal lords that Matsuura Takanobu knew dared to come, and the whole hall gradually felt a little cramped.

Although the conditions here are very simple, Matsuura Takanobu feels that it is simply ...... It's like a small shogunate was set up on Kyushu Island, and the feudal lords of the domain came to the shrine to explain.

Don't you know if you will have a chance to go to Edo again in this life?

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and before Matsuura Takanobu could figure out what was happening, he found that the Han general and the Han officers next to him had stood up.

"The Great Han Angel has arrived!" There was another shout outside the door.

So that's it! Takanobu Matsuura reacted at this time.

The envoys of the Han Dynasty represent the authority of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and in today's invincible Han army, this also represents the authority that cannot be resisted, Matsuura Takanobu was so nervous that he didn't dare to come out, and hurriedly touched his head to the ground again and knelt on the ground.

As far as the eye could see, he could only see a few pairs of shoes slowly walking towards the center of the hall.

It wasn't until a moment later that the footsteps finally stopped.

Zhou Pu walked to Zhao Song's side, then turned around and glanced at the feudal lords kneeling next to him, and under his gaze, Tachibana Somao, who came in with him, also bowed back and knelt down in the middle of this group of feudal lords.

"All heads up!" In the silence, Zhou Pu shouted in Japanese, "Listen to my announcement!" ”

None of them dared to disobey his orders, and these feudal lords raised their heads to look at Zhou Pu one after another, their eyes were either frightened or panicked, waiting for the announcement of the great Han envoy.

Isn't this the Han merchant who came to our domain? Matsuura Takanobu suddenly realized that this person seemed to know him, and his heart suddenly sank. But he also knew that now was not the time to speak, so he just kept silent.

"Over the years, the shogunate has not only acted perversely at home, but also treated our country with disrespect, and our country has been tolerant of it because of its status as a superior country, but ...... The shogunate not only did not feel the great grace of heaven, but instead intensified it, did all kinds of disrespectful things, and even interrupted the trade between the two countries for no reason! Zhou Pu looked at this group of feudal lords and said in a calm tone, "The Son of Heaven is rich in the four seas, and he is powerful in the eight wildernesses, and the shogunate dares to do such a thing, and it must be punished!" ”

Then, his tone became intense. "Therefore, the Han sent troops in order to liberate you and your court from the shackles and oppression of the shogunate! In order to put the diplomatic relations between the two countries on the right track from now on, and no longer have to be held hostage by the rebellious ministers and thieves who bully the king! ”

As he spoke, he paced slowly through the halls, passing among the lords who were not daring to come out on their knees, and he knew that these people must not have taken his words seriously, but he didn't care—now that he had swords in his hands, everything he said was justified, and everything he said was right.

"Since you have come here, you must have made a choice about the "Kyushu Reward and Punishment Order" issued by me. The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is lenient, since you can understand the righteousness and abandon the darkness and turn to the light, then even if we have done something disrespectful to the Han before, we can not blame the past, but ...... From now on, you must obey the orders of our Han army, otherwise you will face the punishment of the Han Tianwei, understand?! ”

"Got it!"

Under his shouting, the feudal lords responded.

Since they came, these feudal lords had naturally made up their minds to join the Great Han before, so they deserved it.

"Good." Zhou Pu smiled slightly.

Then, he raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Song, who was still standing in place, "From today onwards, there will only be generals of the Han Dynasty on Kyushu Island, and there will be no Japanese generals!" You should serve the generals of the Great Han with the same deference to the shoguns as before, and obey all his orders and assignments, understand? ”

"Got it!" Again, these feudal lords responded.

Although he was still very strict on the surface, Zhou Pu was overjoyed in his heart.

He's been shuttling around Japan for a while, and he's worried and cautious, and he doesn't know how much pressure he's undergoing, so today he wants to take the opportunity to vent in front of this group of feudal lords.

When he saw this group of feudal lords who were usually high, they could only bow down at his feet at the moment and dare not come out, he felt that all the hard work he had put in was worth it.

But he was not carried away by this feeling, he knew that he could not only show off his might in front of these people, but also establish Zhao Song's authority in front of these people and win a good impression of the military.

"Deference is not a matter of lip service." He coldly stopped the group, "Next, the general of the Great Han will lead his troops to attack Kurume, and destroy all the remnants of the shogunate army there, and you will bring your soldiers and horses to join the battle and show your determination to follow the Great Han!" ”

Then, he glanced at the feudal lords one by one, "If anyone disobeys this order, or has the heart to slack off, we can let him go back now, go and pick up his soldiers and iron cannons, and fight our great Han again, can we?" ”

Of course, none of these feudal lords stood up to say such things, and they all bowed their heads and bowed at the feet of the Han envoys.

"Okay, then send someone back and set up your soldiers and horses! Whoever wants to delay, will be severely punished! Zhou Pu gave the final order.

"Pass on my military order, and the entire Nagasaki troops, except for the necessary security maintenance troops, will go with me to Kurume!" Zhao Song also gave an order to the officer next to him at this time.

Now that the Han army had been attacked from several directions, the shogunate's forces in the field were wiped out, and the remnants of the people were cowering in the Kurume Domain, and the Han army surrounded them, but they did not start the siege because they waited for the cannons to arrive.

Now, the cannons have been transported to the front line, and Zhao Song also plans to take these Kyushu feudal lords who have just surrendered to them to Kurume Castle together, so that they can witness the fall of Kurume Castle, witness the power of the Han army, and further consolidate their surrender hearts.

With Zhao Song's order, the entire Han army in Nagasaki began to be urgently mobilized, and except for the necessary maintenance troops, the others were ready to follow Zhao Shuai to destroy the last forces of the shogunate.

When Zhao Song marched with a large army, the troops of the own domain sent by the feudal lords also began to join the formation of the Han army, as if a tributary river converged into the river, and this army became larger and larger.

Of course, Zhao Song was secretly wary of these feudal armies - these feudal armies were disrupted and rearranged by him, so it was difficult to connect with each other in a short period of time, although this would affect the combat effectiveness of the feudal army, but Zhao Song did not care about this problem at this time.

As an envoy of the Han Dynasty, Zhou Pu also came to the city with the army, and he was ready to witness the final and most brilliant victory of the Han army on the island of Kyushu.

Soon, the army came to Kurume Castle, under Zhao Song's main banner of the Japanese army, the flags representing the various Han troops, the banners of the feudal armies, and the flags of various styles and colors were waved in the wind, transmitting the silent oppressive force to the city in great detail.

The entire army stood silently under the feudal city.

And the castle of the domain, although the city wall is still immovable, but Zhou Pu can feel that behind the city wall, the defenders and the Kurume feudal lord Arima family are all afraid and trembling......

In the silence, the artillerymen began to deploy the siege guns that had already arrived at the front line to the city. These mortars have a short barrel but a thick muzzle, which gives them a palpitating deterrent when they look at them.

As the gunners adjusted, the muzzle of the gun began to rise a little bit, pointing towards the city wall not far away.

It's silent, but everything is ready.

Under the gaze of almost everyone, Zhao Song raised his hand, and then waved it heavily.

"Fire!" The artillery officer, who received the order, immediately gave the order to the gunner.

The thunder roared, and the cannon soon rang out.

The whole earth shook as if there had been an earthquake. Huge iron cannonballs roared through the tall walls opposite, and the deafening sound of bombardment was endless.

Under the relentless bombardment of these cannons, the city walls crumbled, and finally collapsed in many places, and in some places became a pile of rubble, with countless stumps and blood stains inside, and behind the stone pile, the castle tower was revealed, and the appearance of the castle tower in the deepest part of the castle tower was revealed.

This city has little defense.

"Rush!" The overwhelming shouts resounded throughout the field, and the red wind howled towards the feudal city from several directions.

The Han army began a general attack!

"Explosive bombs fall like stars, blood scatters and gathers water, the sky is full of fire, soldiers are moving, mountains and rivers are broken, and it is bound to add thousands of ghosts to the yin;

The soldiers are defeated and defeated, so why ask how many people can return? This body was destroyed by the enemy, martyred in the battle, had no regrets, and stepped on the yellow spring with a smile. ”