Edo Castle, the palace of the General of the Conquering Yi.

During this period, Matsuhira Nobutsu, who was in charge of the overall situation of the shogunate in Edo, was exhausted and almost collapsed in his mental state.

The shogunate army was defeated in Sekihara, and more than 200,000 troops were almost wiped out. They were either captured or fled in scattered areas. Few of them came back. Even the old man Sakai Tadashi was captured by the Ming army and taken to the Ming Dynasty.

After the news came, Edo Ju Castle was shocked. No one expected that failure would come so quickly and the shogunate defeat was so miserable.

Now the Sendai Basilica announced the collapse of the curtain, gathering tens of thousands of troops to attack Edo, and there were Ming naval warships cruising in Edo Bay, firing artillery demonstrations at Edo Castle from time to time, causing panic in the city.

At this point, Matsuhira Nobutsu had no choice. He was a civil servant in charge of the shogunate work and knew almost nothing about war. It was impossible to fight against the Ming army that advanced eastward.

The officials of the shogunate were even more aware of it. Apart from a few naughty people shouting that the whole city was broken, the rest were waiting for death with big eyes.

Due to too much pressure, Matsuhei Nobutsu once wanted to commit suicide by having a caesarean section. However, when he thought of his beautiful wife in the mansion, he was reluctant to leave...

At this time, someone suggested that the shogunate voluntarily open the city to surrender to the Ming army, and perhaps he could still get a job in the Xin Dynasty, which gave Matsuhira Nobutsu's idea.

He was a little hesitant at first, but when he got the news, he immediately agreed to the proposal to surrender.

According to the latest news from Japanese Special Service Office staff in Liaodong, the 50,000 troops stationed in Northern Zhili and Shandong suddenly moved to the Korean Peninsula half a month ago, and all the 50,000 troops stationed in the Korean Peninsula went south to land in Japan.

Matsuhira Nobutsu judged that the Ming army's defense change and mobilization were to prepare for the army, and they wanted to ensure that they would station troops in Japan for a long time and rule Japan.

The prerequisite for rule over Japan is to occupy Edo and overthrow the shogunate!

Therefore, Matsuhira Nobutsu was desperate and deeply realized that the Tokugawa shogunate had no hope. All he could do was choose to surrender unconditionally!

On November 12, when he learned that the Ming army was advancing to Edo by sea, Matsuhira Nobutsu officially notified the Ming army stationed in Edo Bay, Yokosuka Dayan, that he would surrender to the Ming Dynasty on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate.

This behavior made many Japanese people furious. Some middle and lower-level samurai accused Matsuhira Tsunataka of being timid, selling his country for his glory, and severely demanding that the shogunate fight with the Ming army to the death.

Daming, who participated in the Battle of Sekihara, fully supported the surrender. They had experienced the power of the Ming army on the battlefield and knew very well that this battle could not be fought, and if they continued to fight, they might die.

The shogunate inaction in the war of timidity in the shogunate disappointed the loyal samurai warriors. They gathered in a corner of Edo and took the initiative to go out of the city to attack the Yokosuka camp of the Ming army.

The war came abruptly and ended very quickly.

These samurai who were fearless and yelled the slogan of loyalty to the shogunate, and continued to fill their lives one by one, falling one after another at the guns of the Ming army. The entire battle was less than two quarters of an hour, and the warriors lost more than half of the remaining ones, while the Ming army was unscathed.

However, these fanatical warriors were not honest when they became prisoners, and they repeatedly collided with and injured the Ming army guarding them, which was so arrogant.

The Ming army commander of Yokosuka camp, Takabon, personally visited the prisoner-of-war camp and ordered the more than 300 prisoners to be arranged in three rows and kneel at the city of Edo, so that they could confess their guilt.

The warriors refused to support themselves. The veteran general Gao Bang shot and killed the three people who jumped the most. He stepped on a samurai named Tokugawa and shouted angrily: "Say! You are defeated soldiers and are prisoners of the Ming army. You must use labor reform to repay the gifts of the Ming Dynasty!"

The Tokugawa Samurai was trampled and grinned, blushing and cursing, refusing to cooperate.

Gao Bang sneered and slapped his face, causing someone to hang it on the high pole and keep shooting.

The actions of the Ming army outside the castle attracted the attention of the shogunate. Matsuhira Nobutsu and a group of officials came to the city tower to watch this scene.

Then, the Ming army pulled a golden Miye Family Wedding Banner from Tokugawa and placed it on the ground, allowing these captured fanatical warriors to trample on the flag and attack their faith.

The warriors were angry and refused to obey. The old general killed one person in one step and slaughtered more than ten people in a row.

"Those who step on, those who refuse to die!"

The Ming army's black muzzle pointed at more than 300 Japanese samurai and scolded ruthlessly.

In the choice between life and death, more than 200 samurai finally moved with tears and slowly walked past the Tokugawa family emblem flag.

Gao Bang showed a mocking voice on his lips, saying, "The bullshit warrior spirit, I have fought with His Majesty for so many years, but I have never seen an enemy who is so strong! Continue to let them confess and shout slogans!"

The city tower was quiet, and the onlookers looked ugly, but they did not dare to get angry. The higher the officials, the more they were, the more they were afraid of death. They were worried that they would be liquidated by the Ming army in the future.

Matsuhira Nobuzu's heart was bleeding, and he sighed helplessly, because the following scene completely shattered his heart.

At the Edo Castle, the samurai who were originally passionate about fighting the Ming army were knelt neatly and shouting slogans there.

"We are defeated soldiers, we are prisoners of war from the Ming army! We must use labor reform to beat the Ming Dynasty's gift!"

"The Ming army is mighty, long live the Ming Dynasty!"

"Learn Chinese culture and abandon animals!"

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This emergencies made the shogunate officials in Edo even more determined to surrender.

The next day, Matsuhira Nobutsu and Tokugawa Tsushige represented the Tokugawa Shogunate, led the shogunate officials and 50,000 defenders out of the city and surrendered to the three thousand Ming troops in Yokosuka camp.

This incident marked the official end of the Tokugawa Shogunate era, which had ruled Japan for fifty years.

On November 15th, approaching dusk, Zhu Cixuan led a large army of sea routes to Edo.

Matsupi Nobusu had already been ahead of schedule, leading the shogunate royal family, officials and other personnel to wait outside the city to welcome the Ming Emperor.

He prepared very well, and there were gongs, drums, colorful flags and other things.

Outside the city, Ming soldiers and horses came over the sky and the sun. They marched in an orderly manner, and were proudly amid the drums and music.

Seeing this, the shogunate officials who had been waiting for a long time became even more respectful.

The Ming army was at its peak in Japan and was shocked by the sky army. No one dared to take advantage of its edge. It can be said that it was a command of Japan, but he dared not to obey!

However, Nobuzumatsu had a different understanding of this army. He came to a conclusion based on the past multi-party information and what he saw with his own eyes today.

This army has everything that a strong army in the world should have and everything that does not have: national beliefs, battlefield discipline, intelligence systems, weapons and equipment and logistics support systems.

However, in the bones of this army, there are a group of wild beasts!

Compared with them, each of the shogunate troops was completely destroyed. They could only rely on their home court advantages, military strength advantages, geographical advantages and logistical advantages to deal with the Ming army for several months.

At least it can be proved that the Ming army is much stronger than the Yuan army four hundred years ago.
Chapter completed!