After Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie received the letter, they didn't even have time to ridicule Xiao Ruxun's boasting before they were surprised. They were surprised by the other party's quick response. At the same time, they had a premonition that tomorrow's meeting would be a battle of words. It would definitely not be peaceful.
The three parties each made their own preparations. The next morning, Maeda Toshiie and Tokugawa Ieyasu's teams appeared on the east and west sides of the Ming Army's camp. Xiao Ruxun had purposely set up a shed in front of the camp to be used as a place for negotiations. This was to express the Daming's absolute justice and fairness. He had the identity of a judge. This made Maeda Toshiie and Tokugawa Ieyasu secretly clench their teeth, but they didn't dare to say anything.
Just look at the Ming Army's swaggering appearance and you would know how strong the Ming Army was. There were too many cannons, and their firearms and tactics were advanced. This made it impossible for them to resist. The navy was completely annihilated. The Tokugawa Army, which represented the first-class army's combat power, was completely annihilated. Wasn't this enough to show the problem?
At this moment, both Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie began to secretly swear that no matter the cost, they would make enough cannons for the troops under them and train them to be strong enough in artillery tactics. When the next battle with the Ming Army came, the Japanese Army would be reborn and take back everything they had lost.
Of course, in their hearts, the representative of the Japanese Army was themselves and not the other party. To fight against foreign aggression, one must first settle down. There was still a malignant tumor in the army. How could they feel at ease?
They would first swallow the other party, bury their heads for ten years, and then raise their heads to meet the Daming.
Then, how to carry out the strategy of driving the tiger to swallow the wolf would depend on their own performance. In this negotiation that concerned their own fate, whoever could obtain the Ming army's help and support would have an absolute advantage and destroy the other party in a short period of time. At this time, it was not appropriate to fight with the Ming army for the benefits they had already obtained. Looking at the Ming army's appearance as though they were setting up camp, they knew that they would not budge on Shijian Yinshan. Then, they might as well let the Ming army occupy it. In short, being occupied by the Ming army was better than being occupied by the other party.
Tokugawa Ieyasu saw Maeda Toshiie from afar. Maeda Toshiie also saw Tokugawa Ieyasu from afar. The two fated enemies met again.
As the host of this negotiation, Xiao Ruxun stood up to welcome the two leaders. He met with Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie respectively. After seeing their appearance clearly and satisfying his curiosity, he invited them to take a seat. Then, someone served tea. The three parties and their respective interpreters sat down and everyone began to prepare for the meeting.
"Today, as the host of this meeting, I, the Daming Admiral Xiao Ruxun, actually want to be a mediator for the two of you. The world is in chaos and the people are restless. No matter who wins or loses in the end, the people who suffer are the common people of the country of R Country. For this, I am very sympathetic. I only hope that the two of you can work together and live in peace. Let the world return to peace and stop the war. If anyone wants to start a war again, I will bring fifty thousand troops to wipe them out!"
Xiao Ruxun set the tone for today's meeting. Of course, those high-sounding words were all bullsh * t. It was just to cover up Xiao Ruxun's real intention. Everyone was an old monster who had cultivated for thousands of years. No one was fooling anyone. We all understood what you said. To put it bluntly, you just want to be a mediator and deal with us to maximize the benefits of the Daming, don't you think so?
However, we also have our own demands, and we also have our own ideas. Now, it all depends on who is more eloquent, whose bargaining chip is more tempting, who is more courageous, and who is the most patient. If we lose our composure and start smashing the tables and benches, it will be shameful.
Xiao Ruxun threw out his bargaining chip — thirty thousand Ming Army, fifty thousand, six hundred cannons, twenty thousand muskets, and countless amounts of gunpowder and lead. It was enough to deal with three more battles.
For his own future, Xiao Ruxun's safety, and the Daming's compensation, Song Yingchang had put in all his hard-earned capital. If Xiao Ruxun could not get enough benefits from Japan, then not only would Xiao Ruxun lose his head, Song Yingchang would not have a good ending either.
It must be known that the reason this war was still continuing and the reason the Emperor had tacitly agreed to Xiao Ruxun's crossing of the sea attack was all because he hoped that Xiao Ruxun could find enough silver for him to help him get through the Daming's financial crisis and his own wallet crisis. Just having captives to open mines for him was not enough to satisfy his needs. He still needed more silver to help the Daming get through this wave of economic crisis.
Otherwise, he would not have taken out 300,000 liang of silver out of his own pocket for the navy to go to war.
He borrowed 300,000 liang from the Emperor, so he had to return three million!
Xiao Ruxun had put out his bargaining chip, then what about the Toyotomi Clan and the Tokugawa Clan's bargaining chip?
Maeda Toshiie was the first to speak.
"Tokugawa Ieyasu is a traitor, a traitor to Japan. The Emperor of Japan has issued an edict stating that Tokugawa Ieyasu is a traitor and called on all the feudal princes in the world to suppress the traitor. The Daming should stand together with the Toyotomi Clan that represents the Japanese royal family and suppress the traitor together to maintain the orthodoxy."
Maeda Toshiie was the first to use righteousness. That's right. In any era, righteousness was something that had to be prepared before doing bad things. There was a reason to start a war, and there was a reason to kill. If you did not have a proper reason, it was the same as rebelling, not to mention that you were openly rebelling now. The representative of the central government of Japan had identified you as a traitor, so you were a traitor. There was nothing to say.
Who asked the Emperor of Japan to be in the hands of the Toyotomi Clan?
The faces of the people on Tokugawa Ieyasu's side instantly darkened. They also knew that they were at a disadvantage in terms of righteousness. They were attacking without a good reason, which made them very passive.
So, Xiao Ruxun pretended to look at Tokugawa Ieyasu with an unfriendly gaze.
However, Tokugawa Ieyasu was not worried. He had already thought of a strategy to deal with it.
Aren't you the orthodoxy? Then I will deny your orthodoxy from the perspective of national interest.
"That may be the case, but Admiral Xiao, although the Toyotomi Clan is loyal to the Emperor, they are the main culprits of the war in Daehan. If the traitor Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not start the war in Daehan, why would the Celestial Empire's army go on such an expedition? The Toyotomi Clan is the main culprit of this war. If the Toyotomi Clan did not have the guts to start the war, why would there be today?
It is precisely because I could not bear to see the Toyotomi Clan looking down on the Celestial Empire and brazenly invading Daehan. That was why I angrily raised the army to wipe out the audacious Toyotomi Clan for the Celestial Empire! Admiral Xiao, I was the one who killed Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This war was also settled by me. Now that the Toyotomi Clan has occupied Japan, it is not certain whether they will conserve their strength and plan for revenge in the future! "
"You're slandering me!"
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