At nine o'clock in the morning, the well-fed Ming soldiers left half of them to continue to clean up the occupied area, and the other half began to attack the rest of the area.

It is actually a bit inappropriate to say that it is an attack, compared to yesterday, the Japanese samurai suffered a loss, and this time they began an organized retreat after a slight resistance.

They were ready to abandon the entire periphery and port of the city, and stick to the inner city, hoping to close the power gap with the Ming army with numerical superiority.

Under Zheng He's arrangement, the Ming soldiers were not in a hurry to expand the results of the battle, they advanced steadily, and the main task was to establish the command center of the Ming army in the occupied area.

Only when the command headquarters is established on land will Zhu Zhanji and Zheng He go ashore and give orders directly on land.

And the Ming is also waiting, although now the Ming is determined to dismantle the ruling system of Dongying, but the refusal of the shogunate and the royal family to negotiate does not mean that the Ming also refuses to accept the surrender of the major names of Dongying.

After all, Toei will still be handed over to these daimyo to manage in the future. Although the direct management of Dongying is the most profitable, it also consumes the highest costs in all aspects.

The Ming Dynasty needed to garrison troops in Dongying, needed to appoint management personnel, and faced resistance from all sides.

Therefore, it is necessary to add a buffer system to the management system, that is, to use Dongying's name to manage itself, so that it will not directly face various counterattacks.

As long as the Ming Dynasty controlled the economy of Dongying, occupied the main gold and silver mountains, and then established a management system favorable to the Ming Dynasty, there was no need for direct management to obtain huge benefits.

This does not require huge costs, and the actual benefits are greater.

Therefore, the army is now moving forward step by step and steadily, but it is actually waiting, waiting for the Dongying people to mess up themselves.

Ashikaga Yoshitoshi's rule over Toei was far less stable than that of the Ming Imperial Family. Not to mention the opposition of Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, as well as the power of the emperor's lineage, just with Toei's unique political model, he can't do whatever he wants in Toei.

Because the management of Dongying is actually equivalent to the vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it is called the Lingguo in Dongying.

The previous emperors, including the current shogunate and the emperor, were only nominally under the leadership, and local power remained in the hands of the major lords.

This is completely different from the centralized system of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the ability of the central government is weakened by the Ming Dynasty, then they themselves can be chaotic in order to expand their power.

Although the Ming soldiers only attacked casually, because of the huge disparity in the balance of strength, the huge gap between cold weapons and hot weapons, and the two hours of attack, they still successfully captured a large area.

By mid-afternoon, the attack had stopped again. The Ming army occupied a large area and began to consolidate its own occupied area, cleaning up all the personnel and centralizing all the prisoners.

In the process, more than 20 Japanese who were originally from Osaka also entered the area controlled by the Japanese with the rebellious army of the Japanese people.

The war here is in the ascendant, and on the banks of the Yodo River, an assault team composed of 2,000 forest guards, 2,000 Shenji battalions, and 1,000 Japanese soldiers has also been assembled.

The main mission of the Kamki Battalion is to go to the upper reaches of the Yodogawa River and seize the ships there, while Habayashi Wei and a thousand Wako, their target is the Kamishikawa River, the base camp of the Kamigawa clan a few miles away.

In later generations, it was known as the Yodogawa Ward of Osaka, but at this time, the urban boundaries of Osaka had not yet expanded to the west bank of the Yodogawa River.

The Shinshibu River chokeholds the throat of the Yodogawa River, which is equivalent to controlling the water lifeline between Kyoto and Osaka. This mother river of Kyoto and Osaka connects the two cities, and for the Ming Dynasty, the Kami-Shibu River was originally a must-fight.

Even if the Menchuan family didn't make a sneak attack, Da Ming would not let go of their family, which occupied an important stronghold, and it was even more natural to deal with them now.

"Commander Zhao, today's battle will rely more on Yu Linwei."

Zhao Yongliang smiled slightly self-assuredly: "It's all for His Royal Highness, this is Yulin Wei's unshirkable responsibility." Zhuang Yan doesn't have to worry about those widows, I will leave 500 people to guard against them, and if there are those who dare to escape, they will be killed. ”

Zhuang Jing glanced at the Hayada Saemon in the distance, and laughed in a low voice: "Please also ask the commander to pay more attention to that Hayada Saemon, if there is any sign of rebellion, kill him." ”

Of course, Zhao Yongliang knew that Zhuang Jing wanted to overthrow Hayada Saemon, but if Hayada Saemon didn't give him a chance, he wouldn't be able to do it, otherwise these wouldn't have a cohesive bond.

They mutinied, the rebellion was small, and it ruined the plan of His Royal Highness Taisun, and Zhuang Jing and Zhao Yongliang were guilty of a hundred things.

Therefore, as long as Hayada Saemon did not make a clear act of rebellion, no one would dare to attack him directly.

Zhao Yongliang said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as he dares to make a move, he won't be able to see the sun tomorrow." ”

In order to facilitate the rapid movement of the Shenji Battalion, all the flat-bottomed sand boats in the army were drawn out and carried 2,000 of them upstream.

Today's Ming army lacked river boats and sea boats with shallow drafts, and half an hour later, Yu Linwei and a thousand Japanese invaders landed on the island and marched in the direction of the Kamishiwa River.

Liu Sheng inherited his father's position since he was a child, became a hundred households of Yanshan Wei, experienced more than 20 battles, and was promoted to the governor of the left army because of his military achievements, and the Marquis of Anyuan.

His greatest contribution was the formation of the first firearms battalion in the history of the world, which trained thousands of gunners and musketeers.

But the old master encountered a new problem, and this time he went to sea, like all landlubbers, he suffered from severe seasickness.

During the whole march, he kept vomiting in the dark, vomiting everything he ate and drinking water.

It wasn't until Dongying that he gradually got used to it and regained a little energy.

Originally, he was still a little unhappy that Zhu Zhanji ranked Zheng He in front of him, but he is now the Marquis of Anyuan, the governor of the left army, and he is slightly inferior to Liu Jiang, the governor of the navy, and his achievements are even higher.

Zheng He, the commander of the navy, was a bit nondescript, but Zhu Zhanji recommended him as the deputy commander of the army, but he only received the title of commander of the land war, which was at the same level as Yi Xin, the commander of the Second Fleet, and Zhu Zhen, the commander of the Third Fleet.

And whether it is Yi Xin or Zhu Zhen, these people are far from being comparable to him, how can such an arrangement convince him.

He was originally going to say goodbye to these people after getting on the boat, but he didn't expect that he would fall down as soon as he got on the boat, and it took almost half a month before he gradually got used to it.

During this period, he also saw that the navy's marching formation, including the way of fighting, was very different from the army. can become the most valued general in the army by Zhu Di and form the Ming Artillery and Firearms Army, Liu Sheng is certainly not a person who only knows how to act recklessly.

Recently, he has also been carefully observing the differences between the Navy and the Army, absorbing these essences.

And Zheng He's ability to dispatch troops also made him sincerely admire, these hundreds of ships, stretching for dozens of miles, but they were arranged by him in an orderly manner.

In particular, those ships that were carrying out blockade missions were thousands of miles away, but through the herald ships, these scattered warships were unified into the management system, which was difficult for him to do.

It is also because of the buffer during the seasickness period that his arrogance was not revealed, plus he was the oldest and the highest-ranked, and the other generals treated him with courtesy, so he and the generals of the navy also got along harmoniously.

Now these admirals, except for Liu Jiang, whether it is Yi Xin or Zhu Zhen, are only about forty. The eldest Zheng He is only forty-five years old.

He had already seen that Zhu Zhanji had deliberately arranged such a group of young and strong generals in order to lay the foundation for the navy, and that the navy's management system would be as stable as Mount Tai within at least 20 years.

The more he saw it, the more he was in awe of Zhu Zhanji, and unconsciously, this grandson, who was not yet twenty years old, had already established a power in the army that was only the emperor.

From the British Duke Zhang Fu, to the Mu family of the Qianguo Mansion, to Zheng Heng, Xue Lu, including himself, has now taken refuge in this grandson.

There are also these direct subordinates of the navy, Zhu Zhanji's power has far exceeded the sphere of influence of a grandson.

The crown prince, who is very popular with Wenchen, is far inferior to His Royal Highness the crown prince in terms of the cultivation of power.

However, because of the emperor's support and the fact that these generals did not present their names, no one can blame anything for this.

At this time, he no longer had the idea of parting ways with the admiral, and if he destroyed the management system established by Taisun in the navy, then he probably wouldn't be able to do well.

He is also planning that when he returns to the teacher this time, he must find a way to arrange his eldest son Liu Pu to the side of his grandson. Of course, it would be better if he could be arranged into the navy, so he couldn't bully these admirals at this time.

After the soldiers of the 2,000 Shenji Battalion set off, he sat in front of the sand table and studied the defense arranged by the Dongying people there.

This battle was led by his most trusted lieutenant general, Feng Baoqi, although this person was not brave in battle, but he had many strategies and a wide vision.

In this battle, there were only a few hundred samurai guarding the ships on the Toei side, and even if the people were included, there were only 2,000 of them. Therefore, it is easy for the Shenji Battalion to win, and the key is to protect these ships in addition to victory.

Only with these ships could the Ming fleet have an operational advantage in the offensive inland of Dongying.

"Your Highness, Your Highness summons you."

As the commander of the First Army, Liu Sheng of course also has his own flagship, although he is also willing to be closer to Zhu Zhanji, but even if he is in the same boat with Zhu Zhanji, he may not be able to see Zhu Zhanji from time to time.

It is much more comfortable to be the boss on his own ship than to ask for a place to live on Zhu Zhanji's flagship, so most of the time, Liu Sheng still lives on his own ship.

Liu Sheng looked up at the deputy general Yan Fanlin and asked, "Do you know what's going on?" ”

"This highness has never said it, but the lowly view of the main flagship generals and commanders are all relaxed, it should not be for the war."

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "With a fire gun against the big sword, if the battle situation is still urgent, then the leading generals should be beheaded." ”

Since it was summoned by Taisun, no matter whether there was anything important or not, Liu Sheng did not dare to be sloppy, and immediately asked people to prepare a small boat and go to the main flagship.

Compared with the tense fighting on the shore and the white smoke rising everywhere, there was a peaceful atmosphere around the flagship, which was located two or three miles from the bay.

Zhu Zhanji did not wear a military uniform, but only wore a loose and soft regular uniform, sat in front of the map of Osaka, and listened to several spies of the Jinyi Guard report to him information about various places in Osaka.

Because of the presence of these spies, the army's attacks are more targeted and efficient.

A group of secretaries held the pencils invented by the grandson one by one and wrote down their reports. Finally, the Division will compile this information and register it as official information.

Seeing Liu Sheng enter the cabin, without waiting for Liu Sheng to salute, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Marquis An Yuan doesn't have to be polite, come and sit down next to me." Now that the war is going well according to the plan, it is also interesting to listen to them talk about exotic customs in their spare time. ”

Having said that, Liu Sheng didn't dare to sit down with a swagger, he made a military salute, and then sat down under Zhu Zhanji and said with a smile: "This Dongying, North Korea has been influenced by China for a long time, and has been learning my etiquette and culture, but it is not much different from my Ming Dynasty." The minister once led the army into the Northland, where it was still a barbarian land, without culture and education, a maid and a maid, and even a woman shared by a family abounded, which was no different from a beast. ”

The two of them listened to the secret agent introduce the distribution of forces in Osaka and the main forces in the inner city, and then sent them away.

Zhu Zhanji smiled at this time: "Marquis An Yuan has been fighting on horseback all his life, but he is a little uncomfortable when he comes to the ship. You also suffered the other day. ”

Liu Sheng showed a look of shame and said: "Sheng is ashamed, but after getting used to it these days, I don't feel that life on the ship is difficult." ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "The army has cleared out a few slightly better houses, and now they can barely move in." Let people invite An Yuanhou to come, just to want An Yuanhou to choose a place as a place to stay. These days, An Yuanhou has suffered. ”

vomited for more than ten days in a row, and the cramped environment on the ship, Liu Sheng was not used to it, and lost more than a dozen pounds. At this time, I was naturally very happy to hear Zhu Zhanji say this.

However, he still asked first: "Even if it is selected, His Highness will pick it first, how can there be a reason for the old minister to be in front." ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said with a smile: "If you set foot on the land of Dongying, you must have a shogun or a member of the Dongying royal family to kneel down at the dock to greet you, otherwise, you will sacrifice their heads." …… Otherwise, this land of Dongying will not be boarded by Lonely! ”

Liu Sheng gasped, of course Ashikaga Yoshinori couldn't come to kneel to greet him, if it really came to that time, I'm afraid Toei would be finished.

And His Royal Highness wants the Dongying royal family to kneel to greet him, which is easy to operate, but when this happens, it also represents the overall victory of the Ming Dynasty.

He was indeed fed up with the bumps on the ship, so he was no longer humble at this time, and hugged his fists and said: "In this case, I am willing to be the vanguard of His Highness, personally go to Kyoto and Nara, and capture the Dongying Imperial Family to kneel to welcome His Highness." ”

Hearing An Yuanhou's words, he was very relieved. However, please don't be impatient. At this time, it is not the time for An Yuanhou to contribute, and when our army stabilizes the situation, establish a stable base in Osaka. At that time, the heavy task of attacking Kyoto was handed over to Marquis Anyuan. ”

Today's Toei Imperial Family still mainly uses Kyoto as its capital, and as for Tokyo in later generations, there is not even a shadow of it now.

It wasn't until a hundred years later that Tokyo or Edo was built, and it wasn't until the 19th century that Tokyo was officially capitalized.

In addition to Kyoto, the imperial family also has a branch in the ancient capital of Nara, which is just east of Osaka, and is closer to Osaka than Kyoto.

Zhu Zhanji had no intention of conquering the entire Dongying, and he had to beat everyone down.

Therefore, he adopted the method of Zhu Di to seize the rivers and mountains, first captured Osaka, and then used Osaka as a base to directly attack Kyoto and Nara.

Of course, the attack on Kyoto and Nara had to wait until Osaka had been completely wiped out.

Feng Baoqi led two thousand Shenji battalions and took a flat-bottomed sand boat upstream. The sand boat has a shallow draft, but the sailing speed is slow, and more than a dozen large ships sail along the river, and it is almost impossible to avoid being discovered.

He also knew that defeating the enemy in this battle was the second priority, and it was important to capture more ships, so he had been thinking about how to fight this battle.

The boat sailed to Shoukou Town, which was still seven or eight miles away from the Guangzenji Temple where the Dongying people hid their ships, and at this time, he did not dare to continue forward.

If the Japanese find out that their purpose is for those ships, a single fire will make him return in vain.

According to the map, there was no river barrier between here and Kozenji Temple upstream, so he gathered the generals and issued the first order.

"The first guard, the second guard, and the third guard of the Shenji Battalion got off the boat from here, carried three guides, marched rapidly, and arrived at the west bank of Guangshan Temple after an hour.

The commanders of the three pawns saluted one after another: "Obey the order!" ”

Feng Baoqi glanced at the three of them, and said earnestly: "It's not that I don't want to send more people to attack from the land, if there are too many people, let the Japanese people find out our intentions, the consequences are unpredictable." ”

Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, most of the ancient armies were organized according to the army, the two, the pawn, the brigade, the division, and the army. Five people are one army, five soldiers are one tael, five taels are one pawn, five pawns are one brigade, five brigades are one division, and five divisions are one army.

Now there are only 375 soldiers at full strength, and there are less than 400 guides and doctors.

All three of them generously said: "Although there are only 400 of us, there are only 2,000 Japanese people, and the inferior rank is confident that it can withstand the counterattack of the other party. ”

Feng Baoqi nodded and said: "Soldiers, your first task is not to let the Japanese burn the ship, even if they burn the ship, they can't burn all the ships, and the next part must be protected." ”

These ships are very important to the current Ming army. With these ships, the Ming army can directly launch a military attack, instead of only encroaching on it little by little as it is now.

These ships are not valuable, give the Ming army some time, and can build more ships, but the most lacking thing at the moment is time.

Four hundred men disembarked from the ship, each counting the ammunition and weapons he was carrying, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

And the fleet will no longer march to the parade at this time, leaving enough time for their three pawns.

Seven or eight miles, for an ordinary person, can be walked in half an hour, but there is no big road here, everyone moves in the wilderness, faces different terrain changes, and it is not easy to reach the destination within an hour.

Feng Baoqi's heart was a little heavy, but as the commander-in-chief, he couldn't show it. On the flagship, he and the other generals were still chatting and laughing, and waited for half an hour before ordering: "Go!" ”

This time, the fleet did not delay any longer, and went up the current as fast as possible, and they could no longer care about those who reported at this time, because even if these people reported the news, they might not be able to catch up with the front of the commando.

And at this time, the most important thing is the safety of colleagues. Each of them is from the same place, and many of them are even related to each other, they are not only colleagues, but also relatives and brothers!

With 400 people, against the opponent's 2,000 people, although they have the advantage of firearms, they are not familiar with life. If you let the other party bully you, the loss will not be small.

The flotilla moving at full speed received more and more attention, and lit wolf smoke could be seen everywhere. But at this time, no one cared about it, and he wanted to rush to the waters of Guangzenji Temple before the other party reacted.

Stationed in the waters of Kozenji Temple is a Wakanian samurai Tanabe Jiro under the command of General Namba Osaka, which is a rank among the samurai, equivalent to the rank of second chief.

This person was also a ruthless person when he was young, but the older he gets, the older he gets, and the less courageous he becomes. Coupled with the wealth of Osaka, under the name of General Nanba, he enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and he has long lost the courage of his youth.

In his opinion, this place is dozens of miles away from the sea, and it is impossible to attack here before the Ming army occupies Osaka.

Therefore, he did not pay much attention to all aspects of defense, but only established a rough defense system in accordance with normal defense procedures.

On the ship, he also snatched two young girls from the local area, and every day he either drank with his subordinates or tossed the two girls in the cabin.

When Daming's commandos appeared in front of the Japanese people, Tanabe Jiro drank some wine at noon and took a nap in the cabin.

And apart from him, most of the samurai were not in the rough barracks on the banks of the river, but occupied a boat by themselves, enjoying their own space.

The simple barracks on the shore, in their opinion, can only be inhabited by those mud legs.

They were on the ship, which led to the fact that even if someone thought of setting a fire, they did not dare to light it, because it might burn all those samurai masters to death.

If it was really burned, it would be better to say, if it was not burned, the person who lit the fire would never have lived.

It was also because of this delay that when the Ming commandos attacked the river, the fire was not ignited.

The samurai were on the boat, the people were on the shore, and the Ming commandos directly separated the two sides, cutting off communication between the two.

At first, the people wanted to use their numerical superiority to hinder the Ming army, but when the guns rang out. The people, who had never seen a firearm, saw that the enemy was still far away, and one by one their companions fell in a pool of blood, and their souls were scattered.

Some of the cowardly ones even knelt directly on the ground, and most of them fled in all directions without the organized restraint of the samurai.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were still a little uncomfortable with this state, and before they came, they thought they were going to face a difficult battle, but now it seems that it is too easy.

(Because I want to make the average order up, so in the next few days, the big chapters will be updated, and the word count will not be as many as other people's two chapters, or even three chapters.) I hope you understand)