Volume 4 Chapter 190 Troubled Times
The Japanese were defeated, the defeat was quite miserable, more than 100,000 people did not take a small big forest city, not to mention, when they retreated, they were also caught by the Ming army in the city, and they were chased and beaten fiercely.
The Ming army was called a fierce one, and it was both artillery and muskets, and the shells and bullets were like a raging storm, pouring wildly, so that they didn't even have the courage to stop and resist, so they had to flee, one by one.
This fierce pursuit lasted for three or four days, and it was not until the allied forces of the various princes were chased and escaped from the border of Iwami Country that the Ming army still collected its troops and returned to the city.
As for the losses in this battle, after a long time, the princes from all walks of life have not yet been counted, because the Ming army is too ruthless, as long as they gather more than a thousand people, they will attract a ruthless blow of shells and bullets, and in the end, they all have to disperse into teams of hundreds or even dozens of people, fleeing frantically, and many people are scattered like this, and they can't find it back.
Isn't it a bit too reckless for Yang Cong to do this, you know, all kinds of traders in the Ming Dynasty want to do business with Dongying people and make money from Dongying people, beat people so hard, will people still do business with you?
There is no need to worry about this, because Dongying people have a strange problem, if you are weaker than him, he will look down on you, and even bully you, if you are stronger than him, he is simply like a grandson in front of you, very respectful.
In this battle, Yu Dayou completely subdued the princes of Dongying, and since then, the princes of Dongying have changed their colors by talking about the Ming army, not to mention running to attack the Ming army, and even the merchants who met the Ming Dynasty in the back, they were much more polite than before, and they did not dare to offend at all.
What's even more strange is that after this battle, many princes who participated in the war secretly sent people to Hirado Castle, trying their best to contact the people in the Toei Governor's Mansion, and apologized, begged grandpa to sue grandma, crying and shouting to buy iron cannons!
It's just that the Dongying people are wonderful, and Yang Cong, the master of the Ming Dynasty, is even more strange than them, he actually took the time to meet with the cronies sent by these princes one by one, and promised to sell them iron cannons!
What's going on here?
The two sides have just fought a big battle, and he still sells iron cannons to others, isn't this an enemy!
The reason is actually very simple, because the people who secretly came over were not very famous small princes, like Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen, "famous generals of Dongying" couldn't pull this face to ask Daming for iron cannons, and Yang Cong's purpose was to muddy the water of Dongying, the more muddy the better.
If Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen sent someone to find them, he would naturally not see them, because these two guys are too powerful, and if they sell them some iron cannons, they are likely to overwhelm the princes of all walks of life and become more powerful than Maori Yuan.
If that's the case, it will be troublesome, and once such ambitious people become strong, they will definitely want to unify Toei, and when the time comes, they will probably attack the idea of Iwami Province or even the Hirado Domain.
And these lesser-known little princes are different, most of these people want to buy iron cannons for self-protection, that is, selling iron cannons to them is tantamount to creating trouble for heroes like Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen, so that they can't expand easily.
Of course, it cannot be ruled out that these lesser-known princes bought iron cannons and slowly expanded their strength with the power of iron cannons, and finally became as ambitious as Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen.
Of course, this Yang Cong also took it into account, even if they become stronger, it doesn't matter, when they become stronger, they can just order someone to find an excuse to fund their enemies, anyway, he will not let a situation of dominance appear, including Maori Yuan, Yang Cong will at most help him destroy the Nizi clan and become the new generation of overlords in the West, if this guy wants to dominate Dongying, then, I'm sorry, Gu Kexue is likely to be inexplicably unable to get the iron cannon, This guy's enemy will also inexplicably gain the favor of a certain court member of the Ming Dynasty, buy an iron cannon, and fight with this guy.
In short, his purpose is to keep Dongying in chaos, and the more chaotic the better.
In fact, even if he doesn't stir up trouble, Dongying won't be able to settle down at this time, because his stirring has already muddied Dongying's water.
Oda Nobunaga, who was originally likely to create the great cause of unifying the East of Toei, had already lost his prestige because of the defeat of Omori Castle, and he hesitated when he finally retreated, and the losses were the heaviest, and if he wanted to recover, he would probably have to take more than ten years, and it would be even more impossible to coerce the princes from all walks of life and let them automatically annex him.
Mao Li Yuan, who was originally a little weaker, has sprung up with the support of Gu Kexue, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, and has monopolized the five western countries of Honshu, not to mention, it is only a matter of time before he takes the eight kingdoms of Shanyin in the central and western regions, it can be said that he is the strongest prince in Dongying in the future, of course, this is under the premise that he is honest as the overlord of the Western Kingdom, if he is not willing to be lonely and wants to unify Dongying, it will definitely be a big fight.
There is another force, I have to say, that is, the Ashikaga clan, the shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, who was originally unknown.
Originally, during the Warring States period of the Eastern Ei, it can be said that there was nothing to do with the Muromachi shogunate, because all the princes were guarding against them, and it was almost impossible for them to expand their power and restore their authority, but Yang Cong made such a stir, and the Oda clan and the Takeda clan, which were originally relatively powerful around Kyoto, were greatly damaged, and it seemed impossible to completely suppress the Muromachi shogunate.
Of course, this was originally a trick of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who wanted to let the princes near Kyoto fight with the Ming army, so that he would have a chance to make a comeback.
After this battle, the Ming army did not suffer any losses, but the princes near Kyoto suffered heavy losses, so it can be said that his goal was basically achieved, but the Niko clan still had to face the invasion of Maori Motosho, and there was no effort to help him.
This problem is not difficult to solve, the Nizi clan is not good, and he can change another family, as long as he can give enough benefits to tempt the local princes to be on his side.
It can be said that in the battle of Omori Castle, the biggest profit was the side of the shogun, because although the Ming army won, they did not take the opportunity to expand their territory, they still "honestly" guarded Iwami country, it can be said that they did not gain any benefits, and the side of the shogun was different, because the Oda clan and the Takeda clan declined, they got a rare opportunity to collude with local forces and restore the authority of the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiki got his hands up and down, and he tossed for a while, which really made him toss a little famous, not to mention restoring his former authority, at least after they connected a few local princes, the other princes were already afraid of them, and they didn't dare to bully them unscrupulously anymore.
You know, originally they were in crisis, walking on thin ice, all the princes united to bully them at every turn, and several generals were killed by the local princes because they wanted to restore the authority of the shogunate, at least, from now on, no one dared to kill the shogun casually.
Of course, the rise of the shogunate did not change the chaos of Dongying, because it was impossible for Yang Cong to support the Muromachi shogunate to restore its former authority and control the entire Dongying, at this time they were equivalent to a relatively powerful prince.