"You mean that the Jurchen is the White Flag Banner Lord Baylor has arrived at Nagato?"

In the castle hall of Hagi Castle, Mori Terumoto is presiding over a family meeting. Mori Hidetada, who had just rushed back, sat next to Mori Terumoto, followed by Yoshikawa Motoharu, Kobayakawa Ryukei and others.

"Yes! I also just received the news that the Jurchen banner lord Wang Ye was just passing by Nagato. It is said that he had a good relationship with the Shimazu family, after Nagato resupplyed. I guess I'll be leaving tomorrow!

According to our people, they came back to report that he seemed to have come this time for the Jurchen people, and the gold was robbed. I only know that it was done by the Japanese people, but I don't know who did it.

That Li Xiao said that it was the Jurchen gold robbed by the Nine Ghosts Jialong, and the two confirmations seemed to be true. ”

"Nine Ghost Jialong's fortune is not small!" Maori Xiuzhong had just finished drinking and said impulsively.

The Nine Ghosts and the Maori family can be described as a new hatred and an old hatred, and the famous general of the Maori family's water army, Murakami Takeshi, was defeated by the Kumano Water Army of the Nine Ghosts Yoshitaka and then committed suicide by seppuku.

Now that Nine Ghost Jialong has made such a fortune, he will inevitably take the opportunity to expand his power. The only water power in the Wa Kingdom is the Maori family and the Kumano Navy represented by his Kukiki Kataka. The Maori family has been forced into a corner, and there is no way back.

"If the Nine Ghosts Jialong sells this gold to build a ship, or buys arms from the red-haired people in Macau. Then we are in ...... situation! Kobayakawa Ryokei couldn't hold his breath either.

"If they put the matter on our heads, then the Edo shogunate has an excuse to do more against us. We have only two closed countries left, Changmen and Zhoufang, and the population can't make ends meet. If this continues, our samurai will all become ronin. Motoharu Yoshikawa said an even more worrying ending.

"You can't let anything like this happen, father!" Mori Hidetada immediately panicked.

Mori Terumoto was silent, and what Yoshikawa Motoharu said was likely to become a fact. In the Battle of Sekigahara, the leaders of the Western Army, Ankokuji Huiqiong, Konishi Yukinaga, and Ishida Mitsunari. These are the famous Ming Dynasty known throughout the country, and they were beheaded by Tokugawa Ieyasu after he paraded in Kyoto, and all six rivers in Kyoto.

He Maori Huiyuan was able to save his life because his power was too large. Tokugawa Ieyasu did not want to lose a heavy victory, but first greatly weakened the fiefdom of Mori Terumoto and reduced his power. Let's figure it out again in the future!

Now that the power of the Maori family has been weakened, Tokugawa Ieyasu is also looking for an opportunity to get rid of the Maori family, a thorn in the flesh.

Now this is a great opportunity to blame the Maori family for this. Then send troops to the Maori family to cut off the last hidden dangers of the Tokugawa family.

Tokugawa Ieyasu will never let go of this opportunity, absolutely not!

Mori Terumen knows this!

"If we kill Baylor, the Jurchen White Flag Lord, we won't let him go to Tokyo ......!" Kobayakawa Ryukei's eyes showed murderous intent.

"No! If the matter is revealed, Tokugawa Ieyasu will still use it as an excuse to crusade against us. Yoshikawa Motoharu said helplessly.

"It doesn't work either! That's not good, do you just wait for death? Maori Xiuzhong was so anxious that his face turned red.

"Huh! Aren't you here from the Ming Kingdom? Reveal the news to the Ming people and let them go to trouble the Jurchens. They are feuds, and Tokugawa Ieyasu can't blame us for the fight. Mori Terumoto's adopted son, Mori Hidemoto, suddenly spoke.

Everyone looked to Mori because it was the best idea at the moment. Everyone knows the hatred between the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens, and it is really not surprising that they fight. Even if he killed Baylor, the owner of the white flag, Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't find fault with the Mori family.

"Xiuyuan said very well, this matter will be handed over to Xiuyuan. Tell the chief military officer of the Ming Dynasty that as long as he kills the Jurchen banner lord Baylor, I will agree to an alliance with him. This time, Maori Terumen did not hesitate and immediately made a decision.

After all, it won't take much time to replenish supplies, and maybe that banner lord Baylor will leave Nagato tomorrow.

Li Xiaozheng was embarrassed to fool Li Hu, and Jiang Chaozong came in to report. said that there was a request for a meeting called Maori Xiuyuan, and Li Xiao looked at the sky outside. The chickens didn't even crow! Someone who wants to see you at this time?

However, in order to get rid of Li Hu, Li Xiao still ignored the reception time and made an exception to meet this international friend.

The first time he saw Maori Xiuyuan, Li Xiao was like seeing a leopard.

In the past, when I was in Zhu Rihe, I heard the old shepherd say that when they hunted, they were not afraid of tigers, bears and even wild boars in the forest. But what they fear most is the leopard, a creature that is full of danger.

Although the leopard is not as strong as the tiger, nor is it as rampage as the wild boar. But this kind of thing is the most dangerous, they are well-proportioned, fierce, agile, cruel, cunning.

Tigers rarely eat people, but leopards attack people. When you encounter a tiger, as long as you don't provoke it, you have an 80% chance that it will survive. But if you encounter a leopard in the woods, you have only a 20% chance of surviving.

I don't know why when I saw Maori Xiuyuan, Li Xiao suddenly thought of this ferocious animal.

"It's rude to disturb Your Excellency so late." Mori Hidemoto, who was kneeling opposite Li Xiao, bowed his head to Li Xiao.

"Mr. Xiuyuan must have something to do when he came over so late. Let's get it straight! "In the middle of the night, Li Hu was dismissed, and Li Xiao was not interested in being polite to this devil full of danger.

"There is indeed something important to tell you, the White Flag Lord of the Houjin Kingdom, Baylor, arrived at Nagato at sunset today."

"Huang Taiji?" Li Xiao's squinted eyes immediately widened.

Those Baylors of Houjin, Li Xiao is most afraid of Huang Taiji. Because this guy eventually defeated the three tough brothers and became Nurhachi's successor.

And the white flag is also the flag that Li Xiao fears the most. Take Aobai as an example, there is nothing to say about the command of the battle. was able to persist in that situation without being wiped out by Ao Canghai, and in the face of adversity, he needed Sony's persuasion to surrender for the sake of his subordinates' lives.

And Huang Taiji was also willing to pay a lot of money to ransom his subordinates. Whether it is Sony or Aobai, looking at Daming Li Xiao, I have never seen a few such people. Wang Wenyan may have a fight with Sony, but Sony is obviously more insistent than Wang Wenyan.

In an officialdom like Daming, how can you not be tactful. Sticking to this thing is definitely a scarce product.

"Yes, it's His Excellency Baylor, the White Flag Lord. He came to the Wa Kingdom, and you should know what it was for, without me saying. As long as he arrives in Tokyo, it will be impossible for us to cooperate with you. What our lord means ......! ”

Mao Li Xiuzhong did not continue, but looked at Li Xiao quietly.

After listening to Ai Husheng's translation, Li Xiao immediately understood. This may be the legendary vote, but I still don't believe in myself.

However, Li Xiao didn't mind this matter, and it has always been Li Xiao's dream to kill Huang Taiji. Because it was he who brought the barbaric Houjin on the right track. The stall left behind by Nurhachi became more and more powerful in his hands.

With the foundation he laid, there was finally the day when the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains!

Now is a good opportunity, it is impossible for Huang Taiji to bring out the entire Zhengbai Flag. It's just that he hangs overseas with his bodyguard, and if he doesn't take this opportunity to kill him, I'm afraid Li Xiao won't forgive himself.

"I understand what Mr. Hidemoto meant, so please tell the lord of the Mori domain. Huang Taiji is important to you, and it is very important to us. I'm going to anchor here, but we're not familiar with the waters of the Japanese country. I need a guide! ”

"It's a pleasure to talk to Your Excellency, and in a moment I will send a powerful retainer to assist the Chief Soldier." Maori Xiuyuan never dreamed that he could convince Li Xiao so happily. It was immediately decided that this matter would not be changed for his own reasons.

After saying that, Mori Hidemoto got up and said goodbye.

"Big boss, are we really going to kill Huang Taiji?" Watching Maori Xiuyuan leave, Ai Husheng asked in a low voice.

"Huang Taiji is a very dangerous person, when he was on the bank of the Hunhe River. It was he who cut off the back road of the Qi family army and made the Qi family army annihilated.

That Tartar night attack on our Phi Island was also the main force of Huang Taiji's white flag. He has a good relationship with the Wakos, and we can't usually do anything to him. But this time, he came overseas alone. It's the best time to take him off, and I'm not going to let it go. ”

Li Xiao stood on the side of the ship, looking at the direction of Nagato pointed by Ai Husheng. can't see through the dark sea, but Li Xiao still thinks that the opposite side is Huang Taiji sleeping in the boat.

Now I know that Huang Taiji is here, and Huang Taiji doesn't know that I am here. If you have a heart or not, you must let Huang Taiji suffer a big loss.

After waiting for less than a quarter of an hour, several horses came running.

Jiang Chaozong led several warriors from the Wa Kingdom to Li Xiao, and the leading warriors bowed deeply to Li Xiao.

"Jiangzuo Xinyouweimen, see Your Excellency the Chief Military Officer." Li Xiao glanced at this short and stout devil from beginning to end.

This thing's figure should not be more than 1.6 meters, and it is wearing an ordinary samurai uniform. A katana is stuck in his waist, and he is pinned to his ribs. In particular, the thick forearms are thicker than Li Xiao's two arms.

Just look at this guy's thick little arm and know that this thing must be a kendo master.

What surprised Li Xiao even more was that this guy actually spoke fluent Chinese. There is some Shandong accent in the accent, and Li Xiao is nothing. Jiang Chaozong, who is from Shandong, looked at this devil like a monster.

Because he frequents military forums, Li Xiao knows a little about this. The katana of the Japanese is because of the force. The weight usually does not exceed 12 jin jin, and the saber of Shang Xuan Xinzuna, the first master of Japanese kendo, is only 15 jin jin.

The way of power in kendo is that the small arm drives the big arm, and the chopping and stabbing are all driven by the small arm. Therefore, the forearms of kendo masters are particularly thick. The first point to observe whether a samurai of the Wa Kingdom is proficient in kendo is to observe his forearm.

A guy with thick forearms is a kendo master nine times out of ten. Ezo Shinyouemon definitely meets this standard.

"You're the one sent by Mr. Xiuyuan?"

"Yes!" Jiang Zuo Xinyouemon bowed and replied.

"Who taught you Chinese?" Li Xiao frowned, usually those who can speak Chinese in these years are from Japanese Kou. At that time, the Japanese invaders crisscrossed the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, burning, killing, prostituting and plundering all kinds of evil. Although there were Qi Jiajun successively, the appearance of the Yu Jiajun made the Japanese Kou dare not set foot in the southeast half a step.

However, the sporadic invasions of the Japanese never stopped, until the end of Wanli. There are still records of pirates invading the coast!

Li Xiao didn't want to stay with a widow with Han blood on his hands all day.

"Returning to the Chief Officer, my neighbor is Han. I learned Chinese from his family's officials! ”

"Han Chinese?" Li Xiao was surprised and didn't understand why the Han people lived in the Wa Kingdom. Could it be that in recent years, it is also popular to go abroad to work?

"It's a maritime merchant surnamed Zheng, who married our neighbor Tagawa. At that time, my family was still living in Hizen Kunihirado! When I was a child, I used to play with the children of his housekeeper, so I learned Chinese.

The merchant didn't come back very often, before he came to Hagi Castle with the lord of the domain. His son, Fukumatsu, was only four years old and lived with the Tagawa clan. ”

"Oh! I see. Li Xiao nodded, since he was not a widow. For the maritime merchant surnamed Zheng, and what Tagawa clan was, Fumatsu didn't take it to heart.

Since the guide arrived, Liu Lao Liu immediately shouted to raise the anchor. This time, Li Xiao did not come out on a warship, but a wide transport ship.

The old man is still actively casting artillery, and Li Xiao has already drawn a structural diagram of the flowering shell. I hope that when I return to Phi Dao this time, I will be able to use the cannons produced by Phi Dao itself. The last time he suffered the loss of the Nine Ghost Jialong artillery, Li Xiao has always held a grudge in his heart.

Although he didn't bring artillery, Li Xiao still brought mortars. Although mortars cannot be fired flat because of the firing principle. But this time Li Xiao brought five mortars that had just been produced, lined up on the wide deck. At a distance of about a thousand meters, the salvo still has a good chance of hitting the enemy ship.

Li Xiao's cannonballs are different from those of Nine Ghost Jialong, and Nine Ghost Jialong's cannonballs can penetrate the warship at most. As long as it does not hit below the waterline, it is difficult to sink the warship.

Mortar shells are different, and explosions can seriously kill people on deck. If the deck is hit several times in a row, the shells have a greater chance of exploding in the lower cabins.

Ships of this year, if there are shells exploding in the bottom compartment. If you want to not sink, it is very difficult!

Now even if he meets the Nine Ghosts Jialong, Li Xiao will not be afraid of him. This time, I want to see if my mortars are powerful. Or his primitive breech cannon is more powerful!

The warship did not sound its horn and left the dock of Zhou Fangguo under the command of Ezo Shinyouemon. Like a shark swimming, the big ship slipped into the dark sea.

Huang Tai Chi! Wait for me, Lao Tzu is here to ask for your life!

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