The Wa Kingdom is an island country, not to mention the military warships, even if it is a civilian ship, there are countless of them, but it is just to find some ships to go to Beiming to deliver news, which is really not a big deal. Even for the sake of safety, this time the envoys sent out ten teams to prevent the interception of the five-star army at sea.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa was really careful enough, and the ten teams of messengers scattered, and some people were indeed intercepted by the Five-Star Army, so the news was revealed, but in the end, there were still ships that were lucky enough to cross the sea and come to Beiming.

Through the intercepted ships, the Five Star Army learned of Ashikaga Yoshimasa's actions and reported it to Yang Chendong. Looking at the confessions sent, Yang Chendong snorted coldly and said, "It's just a trapped beast, do you really think that you can stop the footsteps of my army in this way?" Hmph, Yang Er, send a report to Xu Youzhen, he should know what to do, and inform the front-line army to speed up the march, there is not much time left for us. ”

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Hokumei Kyoto.

The envoys of the Japanese kingdom who had come through the waves finally arrived here, and then hurriedly sent a handwritten letter from Ashi Yoshimasa to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In their opinion, the Wa Kingdom was already in danger, and the Emperor of the Northern Ming Dynasty should summon them soon, but they didn't think that it would take a few days.

If it weren't for the fact that the handwritten book was not delivered to Zhu Qiyu's hands, the imperial power is still very prestigious, even if the secretary of the Ministry of Rites is Hu Hu and Yang Chendong's father-in-law, he also does not dare to suppress this matter. So the problem is not from the Ministry of Rites, but under the court.

After Zhu Qiyu saw the handwritten letter presented by the Ministry of Rites, he immediately held a court meeting to discuss the dispatch of troops. What he didn't expect was that when it came to sending troops to the Japanese state, the courtiers below reacted surprisingly the same, and they didn't agree to send troops.

Among them, the prince and young master, Xu Youzhen, a university scholar and a scholar of the Criminal Department, were the most opposed.

"Your Majesty, we need to settle the outside world first, our own problems have not been solved, where can we have the spare strength to help the Japanese country? Think twice about this matter. ”

On the surface, Xu Youzhen and Yang Chendong are incompatible, and therefore they have won Zhu Qiyu's trust and dependence, and now he is the first to say this, and the other courtiers are also the beginning of your words.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Xu is reasonable, what we should do now is to solve the problem of the two cities of Shajing and Jingzhou, not to divide troops to help others."

"Yes, Your Majesty. According to what is said in the handbook, the Japanese country is already in danger, and at this moment, even if we send troops, how big of a problem can we solve? ”

"Yes. Fighting across the sea is not good for our food and grass supply, and once something happens, it will be a big problem. ”

"I think that in the past, the Japanese country would often violate our maritime frontier, and now they deserve to have an accident."

"Your Excellency is right, and I second."

"The minister seconded the proposal..."

Various theories appeared, but the general idea was still the same, that is, not to send troops to help the Japanese state.

The so-called cold lips and teeth die, of course, there is a certain truth. It's just that the Northern Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom are across the sea, and this statement is difficult to stand, especially in the period when the marine industry is not developed, and no one will feel any danger and threat.

In their eyes, Beiming's safety is the most important

If you want it, at least the small subject country across the sea, the Wa Kingdom, who can't die, doesn't care what they do.

Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting on the golden dragon chair, originally had a sworn appearance. When he saw that Ashikaga Yoshimasa said in the handwritten book that he was willing to serve the Northern Ming Dynasty as the lord for generations, he was a little moved after seeing that it stated that the annual tribute would be doubled.

can be named, and can be profitable, such a thing is the supreme emperor's favorite thing to do.

It's just that he didn't expect that the ministers below would react so violently, which was really unexpected by him. Of course, with his status as the emperor, he can be the master alone, and the courtiers below can't say anything. But at the time of exerting pressure on the Five-Star Army, or even when there is a big victory in front of him, if the hearts of the courtiers are cooled, it is not a good thing after all.

Without affecting himself, he can help others, and Zhu Qiyu is naturally willing to do it. But because of this, the Northern Ming Dynasty fell into instability, which was not what he wanted, and he became hesitant at this moment.

How did Zhu Qiyu know that after Xu Youzhen received the telegram from the security bureau personnel, he immediately started to do a lot of work.

Since he chose to follow Yang Chendong, he has been devoted to the Five-Star Army. While borrowing Zhu Qiyu to vigorously suppress the courtiers, he took the silver given by Yang Chendong, but he really won over a lot of people, and now at least one-fifth of the courtiers in the court have received his benefits. At this moment, the time has come to show his power, and he secretly contacted many people, and under the knowledge of reason (courtesy), there are many people who only look forward to him.

Just like in the current court, most of the people who spoke first were arranged by him, and under the guidance of public opinion, some people and courtiers who were originally unaware were also moved, and they expressed their own opinions.

Yang Chendong's strategy took effect, considering that there were too many objections at the court meeting, Zhu Qiyu finally did not risk the world's condemnation to propose the matter of sending troops, but only said that he was considering it. Taking advantage of this time, Yang Chendong commanded the Five-Star Army to continue galloping on the battlefield of the Japanese State, compressing the territory and strength of the Japanese Army.

More than 20 days have passed since the last time I sent a request for help, and there is still no news in my favor. Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who was still firmly seated in the army, finally couldn't sit still. Once again, he summoned his confidant, Mori Masanori, to discuss a solution to the crisis.

When there were only two people in the big tent, Ashikaga Yoshimasa spoke, "How about Shogun Ben intend to send a message to Governor Kuroda of Nankaido and ask him to come and join us?" ”

When Ashikaga Yoshimasa fell, Maori Masanori's body tightened significantly.

The naval strength of the Wa Kingdom is still very strong, and there are many troops. At present, there are at least 300,000 Japanese navies in the Nankai Tract, which is also the foundation of the Japanese state at sea. It's just that the naval divisions of the Five-Star Army are more powerful, especially the guns in the ship have a longer range, so they didn't give full play to their strength.

But even so, the naval division of the Five-Star Army also did not underestimate this strength, and the news came back that the five-star army of Nanhai Province was only besieged and not attacked, which was enough to explain everything.

It is impossible for Ashikaga Yoshimasa not to know this, but now, he wants to transfer these navies, doesn't he know that if he takes the initiative to break through, he will suffer heavy losses? But you still have to do it, and there are some meanings in it

The hair is self-conscious.

Mori Masanori quickly thought of a possibility in his mind, that is, Ashikaga Yoshimasa was really afraid of the Five Star Army, which was leaving a way back for himself. After all, with the help of the navy, they have the ability to leave the Wa Kingdom at any time, and they can survive in a new place besides here. And without the help of a strong navy, everything would have been put to rest.

"Could it be that the general is already prepared for the worst?" Mori Masanori glanced up at Ashikaga Yoshimasa and nodded, "That's fine, although there will be some losses in breaking through, but being surrounded in the end is not a long-term solution." ”

Even if Ashikaga Yoshimasa had already made a decision, it would be difficult for Mori Masanori to stop it, and if he didn't do it, he would offend the shogun, which would be very detrimental to his future.

Mori Masanori agreed, not to the surprise of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, he smiled hehehe, "Very good, let the matter be settled like this." ”

Ashikaga Yoshimasa was indeed ready to flee in defeat. In the face of the powerful offensive of the Five-Star Army, he knew that some things were irreversible, especially after asking for help from Beiming and not getting a reply, this idea was even more firm, but what he didn't expect was that this time the back hand accelerated the rout of the entire Japanese army.

Unlike the five-star army, which has a radio station that is beyond this era, if you want to send a message to Governor Kuroda of Nankai Province, there are only two ways, one is to send a message from carrier pigeons, and the other is to send someone to deliver a message. Both methods were used to be on the safe side, and it was this decision that gave the Five Star Army time to prepare in advance.

Pigeons in the sky are not so easy to catch, especially the well-trained pigeons. But this thing is not completely grasped, such as pigeon accidents are not uncommon, in order to double insurance Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent an inconspicuous civilian ship, heading towards Nankaido.

The bad thing is that it's bad on a civilian ship like this. On the periphery of Nankaido, which has been completely blocked, even Han Chinese civilian ships and merchant ships will not let go of inspection, let alone a Japanese national ship. Therefore, under strict inspection, the envoy was found out, and it became a secret that the general ordered the naval division to break through.

The people below reported the situation to Yang Chendong as soon as possible by telegram. After hearing about this, Yang Chendong decided to come up with a plan after careful consideration.

If everything is safe on the grassland, Yang Chendong is not prepared to give any Japanese army a way out when there is enough time, and they can only choose death except to surrender. However, at present, the external environment is not satisfactory, and the new Second Army will face serious problems at any time, and time is not waiting for anyone, and the affairs of the Japanese state must be solved in a quick way.

Among them, the Wa Guohai Master is the existence that makes Yang Chendong extremely troublesome.

The 300,000 navy has a great advantage in numbers, and there are also small artillery, so it is not easy to gnaw this hard bone. In addition, Governor Kuroda is not a vegetarian, and according to the information from the intelligence officers lurking in Nankaido, the law and order there is still stable under his rule, which eliminates the possibility of internal attack.

When he was worried about how to eat this group of Japanese troops and how to occupy Nankaido in order to solve his worries, the order of the great general Ashikaga Yoshimasa made Yang Chendong see the emergence of an opportunity.