Listening to the argument between the two, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu felt a gratuitous boredom rise in his heart.

In the past, when the Wa Kingdom was pacified, Mr. Mu Zhai was able to see the fire and did not have any last resort, which helped him a lot, and even his own usurpation ambition later was also credited by Mr. Mu Zhai.

Yoshimitsu knew in his heart that Kisai looked down on him in his bones, looked down on the current shogunate system, and the imperial system of China that he admired the most, so he strongly advocated that he abolish the emperor and become the true master of the Wa Kingdom.

And Yoshimitsu himself thinks so, and has been working in this direction.

Thinking of the battle of Jeju Island in the past, that is, the starting point of the Ming and Japanese relations, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu regretted a little, at that time Mr. Mu Sai strongly opposed, saying not to give Ming Guo the truth, but he did not listen, he even thought that Mr. Mu Zhai had some incense for Ming Guo, and he was a little cold to it.

But as it turned out, he was wrong.

Yoshimitsu understood that there was nothing wrong with a sneak attack on Jeju Island, and if he succeeded in defeating the Ming army's naval division, the Ming country's Korean strategy would fail, and the safety of the Japanese country could be guaranteed. Therefore, my real fault is not realizing the strength of the Ming army, and the strength of the Ming army is far beyond my imagination.

The gap in strength and the incomparably correct strategy have caused today's dilemma.

Alas!

......

"Enough!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu snorted lightly to stop the two from arguing, and then Ashikaga Yoshimitsu raised his hand: "Don't argue about this issue, this minister will immediately go to the emperor of tomorrow and order the world's great name King Qin, this minister," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu waved his right hand fiercely: "In Kyoto, fight to the death with the Ming army!" ”

"The survival of the Japanese country is in one fell swoop!"

"But,"

Shibukawa's face was flushed with anxiety, and he actually stood up from the futon and crawled over: "Your Excellency, the Ming army is strong, and you must not fight a decisive battle hastily!" ”

"That's it!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu waved his hand and said: "I'll enter the palace immediately, Manrai, you go and help Manyuan and quickly reorganize the army," Speaking of this, Yoshimitsu turned around and said: "Mr. Kisai, please bother a lot about gunpowder and flying balls, and after the matter is completed, this minister will be thanked!" ”

"Your Excellency! Mu Zhai will do his best. ”

"Please!"

Yoshimitsu bowed deeply, then got up and walked outside.

......

Shibukawa got up and hesitated: "Mr. Kisai, why does Your Excellency have to fight a decisive battle in Kyoto?" ”

"Hehe," Mr. Kisai seemed to be thinking about something, and did not hear Shibukawa Mitsuyoshi's words clearly: "Shibukawa-kun, what did you say?" ”

"I just wanted to ask, why didn't Your Excellency leave Kyoto and fight a decisive battle in the Kanto region?"

"Hehe, this," Mr. Mu Zhai smiled and shook his head, "How do you say that?" Shibukawa-kun, do you think Kanto is far away? ”

"Yes, the people of Kanto are fierce and the land is fertile, which is where heroes come in."

"At this point, the old man has a different opinion, from Kyoto to Edo, but eight hundred miles, the cavalry can arrive in ten days, this distance, where is it?"

"That's closer than Osaka to Kyoto!"

"Hehe, if Your Excellency abandons Kyoto, then more than half of the territory of Kansai-Wa Kingdom will fall into the hands of the Ming army, and at that time, if the Ming army does not move like the capture of Kyushu, will Your Excellency not be able to attack?"

"This ......" Shibukawa Mitsuyori changed color.

"There is another one, that is, your so-called far, for the Ming army, it is nothing, the Ming army came from across the sea, can't its fleet land in Edo Bay?"

"Edo Bay?" Shibukawa Mitsuyori suddenly changed color, and he looked at the map on the wall, cold sweat on his forehead.

"And ......" Mr. Kisai lowered his voice and approached Shibukawa Mitsuyori, "If Your Excellency leaves Kyoto, will the local daimyo still obey his orders?" ”

"Ahh

Shibukawa was stunned.

"Alas," Mr. Kisai sighed, and said with infinite melancholy: "The shogunate does not have direct territories, only some directly subordinate estates, and its direct army is all added up to the public, and it is less than 20,000 people. ”

"So the old man urged Your Excellency to depose the emperor, but unfortunately, all the leaders are against this matter, alas, what a group of incompetent people!"

As he spoke, Mr. Kisai shook his head, turned around and pushed open the door, and walked out.

Shibukawa Mitsuyori stood in place for a long time, speechless......

......

Night, Shibukawa Prefecture.

After a busy day of army reorganization, Shibukawa was a little tired, leaned back on the recliner, closed his eyes and recuperated.

"Yoshiro, go down and let Koji come and serve!"

"Okay!"

After a short time, the curtain of the door shook, and a man dressed in servant service walked in with his head bowed, standing not far from Shibukawa Manyori, and said in a low voice: "My lord, are you looking for me?" ”

"Yes!"

Shibukawa sighed, "Close the door!" ”

"Yes!"

Koji closed the door and walked back to where he was.

"Shibukawa-kun, have you figured it out?"

Koji didn't use honorifics, but Shibukawa Mitsuyori was not surprised, but continued to close his eyes and said, "Can you tell me about the plan of your Ming army?" ”

"Hehe," Koji smiled and shook his head: "Shibukawa-kun, you really think highly of me, a certain family is just a hundred households under the Military Intelligence Bureau, how can you know the battle plan of the army?" ”

"......" Shibukawa Mitsuyori pondered for a long time, opened his eyes, and said: "Today, His Excellency the Minister of the Interior has decided to fight a decisive battle with the Ming army in Kyoto, and never take half a step back!" ”

"Oh," Koji nodded, his face was surprised, but he sneered in his heart: "This Shibukawa is full of Lai, and he really doesn't die without seeing the Yellow River!" ”

Finding that Koji didn't react, Shibukawa Mitsuyori seemed to feel a little embarrassed, so he sat up from the recliner and said apologetically: "Narita-kun, I know you're not satisfied, but I also have a hard time, now most of the army in Kyoto has been taken over by the public, and the original guardian daimyo has basically been set aside, and I don't have any military power at all." ”

Finding that Shibukawa Mitsuyori was a little frustrated, Koji was silent for a while, and said, "Shibukawa-kun, you don't have to blame yourself, you have to wait for the notice from above for what you want to do, so you can wait with peace of mind." ”

"Notification?"

Shibukawa was stunned for a moment and said, "At this time, can your people still come in?" ”

"Of course you can!" Koji stood up straight and said with a smile: "The strength of Da Ming is not what you Japanese people can imagine!" ”

......

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu went to the Imperial Palace, he quickly persuaded the emperor and issued an order from the King of the World, and at the same time Yoshimitsu sent his own cronies to Yamashiro Province to block the Ming army's northward advance; Send troops into Harima and Tanba to prevent the Ming army from attacking the mountain ** to the north; In addition, he also sent cavalry to make peace with Akamatsu Manyou, so that he could integrate the forces of Yamato, Kii, Hanoi, Izumi and other countries to attack and delay the Ming army.

......

After Sheng Yong arrived in Osaka, he immediately divided his troops, and Arutai led his troops to sweep Izumi, Hanoi, Kii, Yamato and other countries to the east to stabilize the right flank of the army; Qu Yu led his army north to Harima and Tanba to stabilize the left flank; Shao Yun led the first part of the Guards Army and the Naval Division to the north along the mountain city country and attacked Kyoto.

As for the captured prisoners, Sheng Yong handed them over to Yang Rong, and Yang Rong followed the old method, first breaking up the formation, and then began to complain, and then carried out a big competition, which resulted in the death of more than 2,000 people, and then selected 3,000 people as supervisors, urging the remaining 15,000 people to repair the ports of Hyogozu and Osaka.

After some rectification, coupled with the artillery of the nearby guards and naval divisions, these Japanese soldiers were obedient and played their due role in the cause of the Ming Dynasty's conquest of the Japanese.

Of course, that's all for later.

......

After five days of trial and error, after killing more than a dozen craftsmen, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu finally admitted that flying balls were not so simple, and his subordinates really couldn't do it in a short time.

Kong Ming lantern is very easy to make, it is not difficult to make a Kong Ming lantern as high as a person, or even as high as a house. But after the house-sized Kong Ming lantern was lifted into the air, a gust of wind came, and the skeleton bamboo quickly tilted and deformed, and then, this big Kong Ming lantern, in front of everyone's eyes, turned into a fire in the sky above Kyoto, and even caused panic among the officials and people below.

So you can't use paper, you have to use non-flammable things, and soon, someone thought of cowhide, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gave an order, and began to kill sheep and slaughter cows, and skin them to dry.

However, cowhide also has the problem of cowhide, which cannot be adhered to, can only be sewn, and is prone to air leakage.

In addition, there is also the problem of ignition source, after testing, it was found that wax oil is not suitable, so what to use?

Even if these problems are solved, who would dare to sit on this thing to the sky?

The point is, there's not enough time!

.......

Just when Ashikaga Yoshimitsu faced the reality and was about to give up making flying balls, three Ming army flying balls floated over Kyoto, and they circled around Kyoto, dropped a large number of flyers, and then went back.

Leaflets spread out in the air, almost obscuring the sky over Kyoto, and in the panic and shouts of the people of Kyoto, they fell into the streets and alleys, into the Baixing houses, the mansions of officials, and even into the Imperial Palace......

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was shocked when he heard the report, and immediately ordered people to collect leaflets, and violators were punished as spies.

And at this time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu received news that the Ming army attacked Iwami Province to protect the Yamana clan to surrender to the enemy, and Yoshimitsu sent to Iwami to supervise the battle of Hatakeyama Mitsukei martyred.