Chapter 67: The Black Ship Sails (Part II)

"Lord Yin Defense, I'm afraid not, the enemy military commission is too huge.." Another veteran said that he knew that the twenty cannons of Edosho had been cast for a hundred years, and it was a question of whether they could be fired now, let alone against the fleet of the Austrian Empire.

"Then we can let them go to Nagasaki for a short stay first, so that we can borrow artillery from the feudal domains in three months, and gather all the strength of Japan to defend Edo so that the Austrians can retreat in the face of difficulties." Masahiro Abe's method is reasonable, well-founded, and responsible, which can not only resolve the crisis, but also unite the various feudal domains, and if it is placed in ordinary times, it will definitely attract the admiration of everyone.

It's just that the situation is more difficult than he imagined...

"Lord Yin Shoushi, please forgive me. The Austrian fleet has ten large ships and 100 guns each, and I am afraid that the whole of Japan will not be able to compete with it..."

"Is that true? The Netherlands and Austria are just small countries in the West, and it seems that they are going on a national expedition. Can we summon the brave men who dare to fight and die to assassinate the enemy chieftain? After Masahiro Abe learned that he was invincible, he immediately changed his mind and prepared to come to a heavenly punishment, maybe he could recover these Yi people, and then

"Raze to raze" .... But soon his hopes were dashed again, said another old man, Masashi Nakazawa.

"Lord Yin Shoushi, according to the Dutch, Austria has been a small country for more than 600 years. This time the team was led by a member of his royal family. According to this calculation, this fleet may not only not be the full strength of the Austrian army, but may not even be the main force. This time Masahiro Abe was completely numb, he had read a lot of books since he was a child, but there was no book that could teach him to face today's situation.

The Tokugawa family Qi era and the matter of the monk cholera Daiao Abe Masahiro can be perfectly solved, neither disgrace the shogun's family, but also not let himself lose his life.

The former ladyboy catfish is really at a loss at this time. In the end, it was the elder of the Pingding Institute who said a piece of nonsense to avoid the embarrassment of Masahiro Abe.

Heijosho, the highest judicial organ of the shogunate.

"It is imperative to secure the coastal defenses of Edo, and then order the mobilization of samurai reinforcements in the city, and in addition to this, it is necessary to send people to inform the local daimyo for help...", Friedrich lowered his binoculars on the sea of Edo Bay.

"Why did the Japanese carry so many bells to the shore? Is it going to use the Flying Thunder God? Friedrich looked puzzled, because he thought that only Franz's freak could think of such a thing, and he couldn't help but turn his gaze to Kagura, who was dressed as a shrine maiden.

The latter naturally understood the meaning of the former, and she did listen to Franz's explanation, but her conscience of heaven and earth was unquestionable about Franz's personal loyalty, and she had not had contact with the Japanese for so many years.

"Miko is my profession, but I don't know sorcery myself, so don't worry. I didn't reveal the secrets of the Flying Thor to anyone, and the Flying Thor is nothing to fear for your fleet. Princess Sneka didn't know what the two meant, let alone what the so-called Flying Thor, was, but she wasn't stupid.

"Don't make any noise, look! They're pointing the bell at us, like a cannon! At this time, Friedrich and Kagura looked at the large bells on the shore, and they seemed to be upside down in the position of the battery, and from a distance they did look like large-caliber guns.

This made Friedrich breathe a sigh of relief, although as Kagura said, flying Thor was not a big threat to the Austrian naval fleet, but it would bring a lot of trouble to the development of tactics.

At this time, when I saw the other party's behavior, I understood that the Japanese didn't know what the flying thunder god was, and what they did was just a bluff, according to Franz, which meant that the other party had exhausted their skills and could implement the next step.

I have to say that the Japanese at this time were quite dignified, and several shogunate bureaucrats actually pulled out the threat and committed suicide on the spot after asking the Austrian fleet to go to Nagasaki first to wait for the news to be reported.

It's just that Friedrich didn't feel the determination of the other party at all, but felt that the Japanese were disgusting themselves, after all, blood and grease are difficult to clean.

So he gave an ultimatum to the remaining Japanese officials: "If we do not receive a satisfactory answer within three days, Edo Castle will come to an end." Several of the elders, including Masahiro Abe, agreed to peace talks with the Austrian Empire.

Masahiro Abe, the chief elder, was naturally pushed to the forefront, some people said that he was afraid of the enemy and cowardly, and some people said that he was called the old man, but he was actually a thief.

But in any case, Masahiro Abe personally led 500 armored samurai to the seashore to negotiate with the Austrian envoys.

Masahiro Abe sat in the midst of the layers of formations, and the samurai behind him were all carefully selected warriors, each of whom was brightly armoured, holding a long knife in his hand, and was murderous.

In fact, only the first row wore iron armor, and the samurai in the back were painted with bamboo armor and leather armor to bluff.

This is also something that can't be helped, after all, at this time, the shogunate is in decline, and the military equipment is slack, and even the samurai can't afford to raise it, let alone the armor?

There were also three rows of guards with iron cannons standing on the periphery, and in front of them there were ashigaru men in simple armor and hats, and the finger flags behind them were quite imposing by the sea breeze.

Soon two warships of the Imperial Austrian Navy were docked on the shore, and the towering Black Iron City and the shrill whistle shook the warriors at the sight.

Then the Austrian naval honor guard began to land, these people were carefully selected from the various regional troops, and their height, clothing, and weapons all had uniform requirements: white clothes, black trousers, exquisite carvings on the semicircular emblem on the helmet, black and gold feathers looked imposing, and heavy leather boots fell to the ground with a heavy sound.

Especially when these people have gone through Franz's military training, the uniform pace makes the earthquake tremble, and the bright bayonets and exquisite rifles in their hands are even more terrifying.

Accompanied by the melodious "March of the Double-Headed Eagle", the naval honor guard of the Austrian Empire finally arrived in front of Masahiro Abe.

At this time, Masahiro Abe felt the despair of Ryuta and Lin Qi Zhongbei, with bright clothes and armor, swords and guns?

These words are not enough to describe the shock in front of you. Each soldier of the honor guard of the Austrian Imperial Navy was more than 185cm tall, and the uniform sound made people feel frightened, and even when the honor guard completed the action of putting the gun on the shoulder, many samurai subconsciously took two steps back.

At this time, those samurai were already covered with beads of sweat under their face armor, not to mention each other's

The number of "iron cannons", even if it is hand-to-hand combat, they have little chance of winning in the face of so many strong men. However, what shocked them had only just begun, and a shrine maiden dressed in a white hakama stepped out of the imposing Austrian military formation.

"Hello, Masahiro-sama Abe. I wish us every success in this negotiation. ”