Seeing Xia Jun's actions, Shen Yuanshi trembled all over and tried hard to maintain his position.
Beside him, Shen Tingyang was very content.
How many years!
China was either repeatedly detained by the nomads in the north, or was ravaged along the coast by Japanese pirates.
The foreign invasions again and again really make the people all over the world feel angry, sad and helpless.
Now you can show off your power overseas, how fun it is!
There is only Xia Kingdom.
Only the Xia Kingdom can do this.
"Hand over the murderer, otherwise these people will be the murderers."
Shen Tingyang pointed to the pier.
Over there, the Xia army was escorting the captured Satsuma navy to the shore one by one, and then ordered them to kneel by the water.
Xia Jun's cold bayonet could fall at any time.
There were thousands of prisoners, and the scene was spectacular.
Shen Yuan was honest but extremely desperate.
Of course he understood that if the Xia army really let these Japanese warriors be executed in public here, it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to Japan.
The Japanese people who saw this scene were afraid that they would never be able to hold their heads up again from now on.
"This matter is too big for me to make the decision. Please allow Mr. Shen some time, and I will report the matter to General Da'ao."
Shen Tingyang stretched out five fingers.
"Five days, you only have five days. If there is no reply after five days, then there is no need to reply."
God left his post in a hurry.
When the matter has reached this point, it has far exceeded his authority.
His only remaining hope was that Nagasaki would not be bombarded by the Xia Navy again.
It would be a shame if this beautiful city was destroyed.
Will Xia Xia wait patiently for five days?
Obviously not.
Zhang Keda only circled around Nagasaki, and then led a squadron north along the coast of Kyushu Island.
Soon, the entrance to a narrow strait appeared in front of him.
Japanese fortifications have already been deployed on both sides of the entrance, and there are patrol boats on the water.
Obviously, the merchant ships passing through here will never be able to pass if they don't leave something behind.
The Xia Navy decided to follow this tradition and left something behind.
But what they left behind was...
Cannonballs.
During the violent bombing, Xiaguan was razed to the ground.
Countless Japanese people fled in panic, and the panic news would definitely spread throughout Japan.
Zhang Keda didn't care that the Japanese pass was destroyed.
He led his army through the Shimonoseki Strait and entered the Seto Inland Sea.
From the Battle of Tsushima to now, only one year has passed.
But just this year, the difference in strength between Xia State and Japan has become even bigger and bigger.
It's not that Xia's strength has improved too quickly, but that Japan's strength has been reduced even more seriously.
Without the navy of Satsuma Domain, although Japan is an island country, its power on the water is negligible.
In addition, the reason why Zhang Keda dared to advance so boldly was that through more than a year of operations, Xia Guo had already figured out the details of Japan.
Although Shen Tingyang and others arrived in Japan, they were only stationed in Nagasaki and had not been to other places.
But many times, obtaining and collecting intelligence is not very difficult.
The businessmen coming and going are enough to reveal information about Japan.
The Xia Kingdom has long known that Japan's maritime power is completely gone. Therefore, the navy can rush into Japan's inland sea unscrupulously without worrying about encountering any accidents.
Now Japan finally knows how big the trouble is.
Zhang Keda led his army towards Beppu Bay and was on the verge of Oita.
Just this one move caused the soul of Matsudaira Nobutsuna to escape.
The shogunate army he led landed in Oita, preparing to put down the Shimabara rebellion.
As a result, although the vanguard unit he led had completed the landing, the other daimyo troops that followed were completely blocked by the Xia Navy and could not get through at all.
Not only that, the troops of the Bizen Fukuyama Domain also encountered shelling from the Natsu Kingdom Navy. More than twenty ships were sunk, and more than a thousand soldiers were killed or fell into the water.
In addition to the inability of follow-up troops to arrive, the logistical supplies that the shogunate army needed most were also cut off by the Xia Kingdom.
Now let alone quelling the Shimabara riot, whether such a large number of troops can be maintained has become a big problem.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna really wanted to take action against Xia's army immediately to show Japan's majesty.
However, all Xia's troops were on the battleships, so he could only look at the ocean and sigh, as he was unable to use his strength.
Bad news came one after another.
Just when Matsudaira Nobutsuna had not figured out how to deal with the Natsu Kingdom's navy, the situation on Kyushu Island further deteriorated.
After defeating the Kumamoto clan, Yuan Shengsheng immediately led his army back, and after joining forces with Amakusa Tokisada, they launched a fierce attack on Saga Castle.
With enough artillery support, the city defense of Zuohe Domain was completely ineffective.
Three days later, the Shimabara rebel army entered Saga Castle.
Nabeshima Katsushige only had time to send someone to deliver the last letter for help to Matsudaira Nobutsuna, before he was killed by the Shimabara rebels within the domain.
At this time, the situation on Kyushu Island was completely out of control.
The Shimabara rebels have completely broken out of the Shimabara Peninsula and are dominating the Saga Domain. To the south, they can spy on the Kumamoto Domain.
The Nagasaki and Fukuoka domains were also surrounded by soldiers, and there was no peace anymore.
Counting the troops at hand, Matsudaira Nobutsuna suddenly realized that, let alone putting down the Shimabara riot, he might die in Kyushu soon.
When the situation collapsed, Matsudaira Nobutsuna had no choice but to bite the bullet and write a letter about the situation, hoping that Tokugawa Iemitsu could understand the situation and make the right choice.
However, before his letter could be sent, Tokugawa Iemitsu's messenger rushed over.
Tokugawa Iemitsu only conveyed one sentence to Matsudaira Nobutsuna.
"Suppressing rebellion comes first."
Just four words made Matsudaira Nobutsuna let out a sigh of relief.
Although this choice was very humiliating, it was the most correct thing for Japan and the Tokugawa shogunate.
"Inform Nagasaki to implement it and agree to Xia Guo's conditions."
He knew very well that he who presided over this matter would probably leave an indelible black spot in the history books and become Japan's eternal sinner.
But he had no choice but to appear humbly in front of Shen Tingyang.
"Lord Shen, what happened before was all a misunderstanding. We have found out the culprit and now leave it to your side. For the sake of good relations between the two countries, please put an end to the matter and eliminate the possibility of war."
Looking at Yamada Yurong who was tied up and brought in front of him, Shen Tingyang's lips curved into a smile.
"In order to protect the safety of our Xia Kingdom's merchants, from now on the waters in the western part of Kyushu will be maintained by our Xia Kingdom's navy. Is it okay?"
Now that things have happened, they have chosen to give in anyway. What else can Japan do?