Chapter 625: The Ito Family
After defeating Tokugawa Iemitsu and other 300,000 Japanese invaders, the Ming army continued to camp and wait for other Ming troops to land.
On 12 November, all 60,000 regular troops of the Ming army had landed, and the 140,000 garrison troops were also partially landing on Honshu Island after clearing the Japanese prisoners on the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku.
In the morning, the first soldiers of the garrison boarded the ship and crossed the sea and began to land.
With the garrison also landing one after another, the Ming army's full-scale attack on Honshu Island was about to begin.
In the first battle off the coast of Hiroshima, 120,000 people were killed and wounded, and Tokugawa Iemitsu almost lost nearly half of the most elite elites of the shogunate, but he could not even kill and injure a large number of Ming troops, let alone defeat them, so that the morale of the Japanese people was greatly weakened and the people were panicked.
The Ito family, if you know a little about the Wakoku, you can know that this is one of the six surnames of the Wakoku, although the Ito family is not as good as the Tokugawa family like the shogunate to control the family, but as far as the Wakoku is concerned, the Ito family can be ranked third, and the power is not weak, the most important thing is that the contemporary head of the family, Ito Kamoto, is a rather ambitious hero.
At the beginning, the Ito family originally took refuge in the Toyotomi family, but later Toyotomi Hideyoshi was defeated in Korea and its power declined, and the Ito family turned to the Tokugawa family.
"The head of the family, the Ming army is too strong, Hiroshima was defeated, the morale of the people has declined, and there is a lack of confidence in defeating the Ming army, and my great Japan is in danger!" A senior member of the Ito family said to Itomoto.
In the Battle of Hiroshima, in addition to the 200,000 elite elites of the Tokugawa family, there were 100,000 troops of various types, and the Ito family was also one of them, sending nearly 30,000 troops.
300,000 troops, including the most elite 200,000 shogunate elites of the Tokugawa family, ten times more than the Ming army, such a force can not defeat the Ming army, you know, the Ming army only landed 30,000 people, and the Ming Dynasty has more than 30,000 troops, the Ming Dynasty is vast, with a population of more than 100 million, even if a million troops are dispatched, it is not a big deal, such a powerful Ming army, is it still possible for them to win?
"It's all to blame on the Ming Dynasty when the Ming Dynasty attacked Korea, the shogunate provoked the Ming Dynasty, otherwise why would my Japan have today!" Ito said with a calm face, his tone revealing dissatisfaction with the shogunate and the Tokugawa family.
"After all, the Ming Dynasty is the birthplace of a glorious civilization, the land is vast, and the culture of my great Japan comes from the Ming Dynasty, such a behemoth, how can I provoke my small Japan, for example, for example, every time my great Japan provokes the Central Plains, when has it been defeated. Decades ago, wasn't the dominating Toyotomi family just because it provoked the Ming Dynasty and declined and perished, the Toyotomi family learned from the past, and now the Tokugawa family is in the footsteps of this again, and it will also bring my great Japan into the abyss, and if it goes on like this, my great Japan is really in danger of destroying the country! Ito said.
Destroy the country, since the founding of the Japanese country thousands of years ago, what is enough to have such worries.
When the Wa Kingdom was established, in addition to the Central Plains Dynasty, there were only two small countries in Korea and the Ryukyus, separated by the sea, and the Central Plains Dynasty had never spied into this land.
But now, the Ming Dynasty has sent troops, not only occupying Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island, but also setting foot on Honshu Island.
Because the sea was blocked, they didn't know how Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island were occupied by the Ming army, but the Ming army showed great strength before they set foot on Honshu Island, and the 300,000 elite army could not defeat the 30,000 army they landed in advance, and Ito Kamoto came to a conclusion that the Ming army was invincible!
This conclusion made Ito only feel that the world was dark in an instant, and his face was like ashes, and if the Ming army occupied Great Japan, then not only the glorious Tokugawa family would disappear, but also their Ito family.
"The head of the family, maybe the Ming Dynasty attacked my Great Japan just to teach the Tokugawa family a lesson, and it doesn't necessarily mean to destroy my Great Japan!" A senior member of the Ito family comforted.
"The Tokugawa family! They are the sinners of my great Japan! Ito said through gritted teeth.
Since he knew that the Ming army could not be defeated, Ito had no intention of continuing to resist the Ming army, and turned the spearhead to the shogunate and the Tokugawa family.
Not only Ito Kamoto, but also several other high-ranking members of the Ito family present were sinking at this moment.
After a while, a high-ranking member of the Ito family suddenly spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was shocked.
"Did the head of the family ever think of letting my Ito family take the Tokugawa family instead?" This shocking statement was uttered by a high-ranking member of the Ito family without any scruples, and perhaps this person had already had such an idea.
Including Ito Kamoto, all the high-level officials of the Ito family instantly widened their eyes, and their faces changed one by one.
Maybe it's not just this person, all the people of the Ito family, including Ito Kamoto, may not have that kind of thought, but usually the Tokugawa family is too strong, and their strength is insufficient, so no one has ever dared to say such thoughts.
"Tatsuya-kun, you mean," Ito and the other Ito family officials looked at the man.
"Yes, the head of the family, the 300,000 shogunate elites of the Tokugawa family have lost most of them after the Battle of Korea and the Battle of Hiroshima, and there are only about 110,000 left, and the Tokugawa family angered the Ming Dynasty to bring this disaster to my great Japan, and it should be borne for it, if you contact other parties and let them support my Ito family to replace the Tokugawa family, they may not be unwilling, as long as the Tokugawa family is destroyed, the head of the family, you will make amends to the Ming Dynasty, maybe the Ming army will also retreat, this is the only way to keep my Great Japan!" The Ito family senior named Tatsuya-kun said with a slight squint.
Including Itomoto, the high-ranking members of the Ito family sank again, but it can be seen from the fierce colors in their expressions that they are very excited about such a proposal.
Not only could it replace the Tokugawa family and establish a glorious glory, but it could also make the Ming army retreat, and Ito and others had few reasons to refuse such a suggestion.
"Yo Sai, the Tokugawa family is dead, it's dead!" Ito slammed the katana that had been placed next to him on the table, and roared with a hideous expression.
As soon as these words came out, it represented Ito's unification of Tatsuya-kun's proposal to replace the Tokugawa family.
"Dead, dead, drip!" The other Ito family officials also slapped the katana next to them on the table, and shouted murderously one by one: "Long live the Ito family!" Long live the Ito family"
The Ito family agreed to rebel against the Tokugawa shogunate and replace it with the Tokugawa shogunate for the sake of the glory of their Ito family, when the Ming army was about to launch an all-out attack on the island of Honshu.
The moment this decision was made, all the high-ranking members of the Ito family were enthusiastic.
There is a decision, there is a decision, the current is to get the support of all sides, and get the attitude of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the Ming also expresses support, then their Ito family will be 100% sure of defeating the Tokugawa family.
Immediately, Ito sent a large number of secret envoys to contact each other, and at the same time sent a high-ranking member of the Ito family to test the attitude of the Ming army, and this high-ranking member of the Ito family was none other than Ito Tatsuya.
That night, Tatsuya Ito secretly left the Ito family and quickly went to the Ming army camp off the coast of Hiroshima, and at the same time, Ito Tsukasumoto secretly gathered all the forces of the Ito family and launched a rebellion at any time!
A rebellion was about to start in the Ming Dynasty when the Ming Dynasty was attacking the Wa Kingdom, and when the Wa State was facing life and death.