After Scout Saburo Takeuchi withdrew, there was a long silence in the room.

Everyone looked at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, although the situation was not very clear, but a decision had to be made, otherwise it would be too late.

"Shibukawa Mitsuyori!"

"The last general!"

"This minister ordered you to lead an army of 10,000 to the front line of Kumamoto and Miyazaki, organize a defensive line, and prevent the Ming army from going north, remember, do not rush forward, reinforcements will arrive later!"

"Yes, the last general commands!"

After Shibukawa went out, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu turned to Imagawa Sadayo: "Imagawa-kun, you go back to Hakata Bay, and pay close attention to the movements of the Ming army." ”

"In addition, send scouts to move into Korea to find out the accurate news of the First Army and the Second Army of the Ming Guard, whether they have really been disbanded, or have they been transferred to other places!"

Imagawa Sadayo hesitated for a moment, and arched his hand: "The last general will take the order!" ”

"Go ahead!"

"Yoshimochi, you immediately return to Kyoto, convey the order of this minister, and order Elder Hatakeyama to immediately deploy defenses in the northern part of Honshu, and at the same time recruit 30,000 troops within a month to rush to Kyushu for reinforcements, there must be no mistake!"

"Yes, Father!"

......

"Your Excellency, do you suspect that it was the First Army or the Second Army of the Ming Kingdom that landed?"

"It's not that there is no such possibility, the Second Army was to land directly in North Korea by boat, although it is dangerous to transport troops by sea, but the speed is very fast, and the officers and soldiers do not consume physical strength, but it is a pity that we don't have such a big ship!"

"If that's the case," General Spoy thought for a moment, and said, "Then I'm afraid Shibukawa won't be able to stop them, let me go!" ”

"Wait a minute, don't worry!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu raised his hand to stop General Spo: "Actually, this minister is not very worried about the Ming army in Kagoshima. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Spo, you see, the navy of the Ming army is pressed to Kyushu from the north and south, but the south and the north are different, the north of Korea is only a stone's throw away from Kyushu, and it is backed by the hinterland of Korea, whether it is to increase troops or transfer food, it is much more convenient, and it should be the main direction of attack of the Ming State; However, in the south, the vast sea is behind it, so the purpose is supposed to be to conquer the so-called Japanese invaders, and this landing on Kagoshima is likely to be just a temptation. ”

"Well," Spoy said, crossing his hands on his chin and examining the map carefully, "Your Excellency's idea has some truth, but the last general is still a little worried!" ”

"Worried about what?"

"The last general thinks that this Ming army's sneak attack on Kagoshima is a bit of a way to treat others with the way of others!"

"What?" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu suddenly changed color: "You mean? ”

"Yes," General Spoyi slowly drew a circle of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, "Since the end of the Song Dynasty, we Wa people have often raided and harassed Chinese merchant ships, and even invaded the interior to plunder their children. In today's Wa Kingdom, there are still many Chinese slaves. ”

However, the last general was worried that the success of this entry into the army was likely to arouse the ambitions of the Ming army. If the Ming army continues to invade our coast in the form of pirates, killing and plundering our people, our Japanese country is surrounded by the sea, and it is difficult to stop the Ming army by taking care of one thing and losing the other, then it will be a catastrophe. ”

"No," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu shook his head at Shogun Spo, but he saw that in the eyes of Shogun Spo, he was full of panic......

......

By the sixth day of the Ming invasion, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu finally learned the accurate news.

The Ming army landed on Satsuma Island on the night of November 3, but the landing site was on the west coast, and then the Ming army, led by a traitor, marched through Satsuma Island overnight, and raided the main castle of Kagoshima from the west.

At the same time, the Ming fleet broke into Satsuma Bay, wiped out the remnants of the Satsuma fleet, and met the Ming army from the east, and three days later, the Ming fleet withdrew from Satsuma Bay.

The Ming army's intention was also very clear, it was simply to replenish food and fresh water, and the people of Kagoshima were robbed of food and had to flee north, thus forming a wave of refugees.

......

The Pacific Fleet commanded by Zhang Rong, unlike the Korean fleet, only had Ryukyu in the rear, and the output of Ryukyu was limited, and grain and fresh water replenishment needed to be transported from the country, which cost a lot and there were great domestic complaints.

In the vast sea, the most lacking thing in the fleet is not food, but fresh water, and the reason why the Japanese are gradually disappearing is also because they can not replenish fresh water in time, Zhu Yunwen ordered the fleets to clean up the islands, so that the Japanese have no place to stand, this really hit the key point of the Japanese Kou, and this suggestion was put forward by Tong Hailong, the commander of the Second Fleet with experience in ocean voyages, when he sailed to the Americas, the fleet was on the verge of collapse many times because of lack of water.

Similarly, when he was responsible for the blockade of Kyushu and the southern part of Shikoku, Tong Hailong wanted to send people to the shore to harass him many times, but his sailors fought well in naval battles, but not in land battles.

Because of this, although the fleet was forced into Satsuma Bay by Tong Hailong and did not dare to come out, the Shimazu family was not alarmed, and they set up many sentry posts and beacon towers on the west shore of Satsuma Bay, that is, on the side near the main castle of Kagoshima, and patrolled day and night, so they were not worried about the Akito going ashore.

However, things are constantly changing.

After the formation of the Pacific Fleet, Zhu Yunwen equipped Zhang Rong with a special combat regiment, which was originally intended to deter the Ryukyus, after all, there were still some people in the Ryukyus who opposed the Ming Kingdom's use of its ports.

After learning that the special operations group belonged to the Pacific Fleet, Tong Hailong suggested attacking Kagoshima to try the quality of the Japanese army.

Zhang Rong thought about it again and again, and finally agreed.

In view of the tight defense on the east coast of Kagoshima, the commander of the special operations regiment, Sai Chujung, advocated landing from the west coast and crossing Satsuma Island to catch the Japanese by surprise.

This strategy proved to be effective, and when Tong Hailong's fleet entered Satsuma Bay and fought a fierce battle with the Satsuma fleet, the Chinese army attacked the main castle of Kagoshima and then set fire to the castle.

It was only then that the Ming army remembered their main purpose, and with the assistance of the people of Kagoshima, grain and fresh water were transported onto the ship.

......

This sortie, with huge gains and minimal casualties, greatly encouraged Zhang Rong and Tong Hailong, who naturally set their sights on some better places, while Ashikaga Yoshimitsu kept hearing some bad news.

On November 23, the Ming army killed 300 people and plundered countless women's wealth......

On November 30, the Ming army was defeated and the defenders were defeated, killing more than 500 people......

On December 13, the Ming army was repulsed by the defenders.....

On December 25, the Ming army was defeated in Kou Yuanjiang, and the defenders were defeated......

On December 26, the Ming army was repulsed by the defenders......

......

Seeing that the Ming army was gradually approaching Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu could only order the guards everywhere to tighten their vigilance, and there was no other way.

As the New Year approached, the news of the Ming army's entry into the army gradually decreased, but Ashikaga Yoshimitsu still did not dare to relax, and the dissatisfaction of the daimyo in various places was gradually rising......

Of course, after each operation, Zhang Rong had to report the battle situation to the Military Aircraft Department and the emperor, the reason for the battle was to better fight the Japanese pirates, these places were the nests of the Japanese pirates, and they had to be swept away with thunder, and at the same time asked the emperor to recruit more special combat battalions......