Chapter 1045 The Betrayal Daimyo

After being beaten, Mr. Watanabe felt that all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. After all, he was also a local official and had a certain reputation here. Who would dare to beat him in normal times, but for someone on the ship? To the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, you are just like those Fusang soldiers on the river bank, nothing more than an enemy. We will do whatever our general says. If you don't listen to our general, then we will just flex our muscles.

They didn't get a spot in the commando team, so the people on the boat were still feeling depressed. A sandbag that could be used for training happened to come, and these people also worked very hard.

"The famous name of Fukae Urari, Watanabe Ichiro..."

After hearing his answer, Dingtu looked at the interpreter next to him, and then after the explanation from the person next to him, he understood what this guy was talking about. It turned out that he was just like the local magistrate there.

Fuso has not yet started the shogunate era, so their emperor still holds power, and local officials in various places have not yet separated themselves.

Because of the sending of envoys to the Tang Dynasty, all parts of Fusang society were learning from the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Many places were the same as those of the Tang Dynasty, but they also had their own Fusang characteristics.

It’s just that today they never thought that the Tang Dynasty, which they regarded as the supreme kingdom of heaven, would actually send such a powerful fleet to arrive here. According to what Watanabe Ichiro thought, those who sent the Tang envoys back did not mention their relationship with the Tang Dynasty. Is it good?

"Tell me about your defense forces here, roughly where the troops are, and about the situation of the surrounding people. The more detailed you can be, the better. Don't expect to let you go."

At this moment, the pier has been captured. Hundreds of soldiers once again supported the pier. Coupled with the artillery on the ship, they were able to defend the entire pier tightly. When Ding Tu spoke, he also pulled up Ichiro Watanabe. Let him look at the dock in the distance.

In fact, there is no need to look at all this. Their armed force here only has four to five hundred people, and they are no match for the Tang army. When Watanabe was captured just now, he knew this was the result.

"Why is this? Why do you..."

Ichiro Watanabe still doesn't quite understand. According to people who have been to the Tang Dynasty, the land there can produce oil and is much more fertile than ours. But why are you interested in this poor place like ours?

And what the pirate captain just said, they have much more fertile land than we do. Ordinary people can have one meal every day, but we may not be able to have one every month. Where do we have to be? Are you attracted to it?

Watanabe Ichiro's impulsive behavior did not get an answer. Instead, he was beaten again by the person next to him. This was already the third time. Don't you, this guy, make no progress at all? Or do you want to use our fists to exercise your body? If that's the case, then we really have a lot of people.

"We have three local patrol battalions, each battalion has 800 people..."

According to what this guy said, there are nearly three thousand regular troops. As for the brave soldiers in each village, the number doesn't matter. The regular army's combat effectiveness is not very good, let alone those on the second line.

Ding Tu remembered what Li Xiang said. Most of Fusang's population lives in coastal areas, not in inland areas like us, so the defenses in coastal areas are also the strongest.

Fuso has experienced great development in this era. The total population of the country should be more than two million. If some hidden populations are included, it must be at least more than three million.

According to what Ichiro Watanabe said just now, there are thirty to forty thousand people in their small mansion, which is indeed more populous than the places captured by the Tang army in the past.

It doesn’t matter if the land you have here can’t support so many people. Our Tang Dynasty has reclaimed a lot of land, and the Goguryeo model has been proven to work. At worst, we will transport you away by ship and let you go to other places for us. Farming, in today's era, having land and food means having a population, and having a population means being strong.

"You have clearly seen the current situation. The so-called good birds choose trees to roost in. You can no longer persist here. Either you submit to the Tang Dynasty now, and the Tang Dynasty will make you the guardian of this place..."

Ding Tu still remembers what Li Xiang said. It is best to persuade the local officials to surrender after landing ashore. Having such a person to help us can be said to save a lot of effort, but if everything is done by us If you do it yourself, the chances of something going wrong are too high.

Watanabe Ichiro does need to be canonized by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but definitely not in this state. If he is in this state, wouldn't he be a traitor to the country?

"Report to the general, we have brought this man. He has no son yet, only one younger brother."

After his soldiers finished speaking, Watanabe Jiro was brought up. He looked to be in his teens.

"What are you going to do? He is just a child, don't hurt him."

Ichiro Watanabe said with some worry that now they only have two brothers in their family. Although Ichiro Watanabe has several wives, he has no children so far. If his younger brother dies, it is very likely that the family will The sect was discontinued.

"Don't worry, didn't I just ask you to submit to us? I think it may be difficult for you. If it is difficult, then just jump out of here today, and then your brother will successfully become a famous person here. , and can also be canonized by our Datang."

Ding Tu's words made Ichiro Watanabe cold from head to toe. He thought that the other party was using his younger brother as a threat, and then let him fall to Datang, but he did not expect that he had no such idea at all.

"Wait, wait, wait, I am willing to cooperate, I am willing to accept the canonization of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. My brother is still young and doesn't know everything about Fusang. I have been a local daimyo for many years..."

Watanabe Ichiro has no backbone, and he has also seen the Tang army killing people, so he immediately surrendered. Doesn't the situation on the shore explain everything? The army is already reorganizing and will soon launch an attack on several surrounding patrol battalions.

Ding Tu had also thought this way earlier. Although Jiro Watanabe could accept the canonization of His Majesty the Emperor, he was just a child after all and did not know much about the local situation. If Ichiro Watanabe was willing to switch sides, this guy would be more suitable.