"These two battles show that the Japanese side still has a certain ability to resist." Guo Kang continued: "But by the end of the Yuan Dynasty, this ability had basically disappeared. ”

"The war with the Yuan Dynasty, although it seems to be child's play, still caused great damage to Japan's political order." He pointed to the island on the map and said.

"Japan is a feudal country with a very low degree of centralization. The sultan in power must recognize the status and power of the various emirs at the local level. These local lords assumed feudal obligations to feudal lords, which the Japanese called 'hoko', and feudal lords granted them feudal powers such as land and titles in return, called 'goen'. ”

"Originally, the Japanese fought basically civil wars and exploration wars, and the sultan would divide the land and property obtained in the war among the lords as compensation. But in the war against the Yuan Dynasty, the lords made great efforts, and many people suffered quite heavy losses, but the sultan could not even afford to compensate, because they themselves lost money in the war. In this way, it led to the accumulation of contradictions between the two sides and the final outbreak. ”

"I'm afraid this matter is insoluble for the Japanese." He commented: "In fact, every time there is a war with the great powers of the Central Plains, whether it is won or lost, the Japanese regime will definitely suffer a heavy blow. ”

"Failure to resist leads to the death of the country; If the resistance is successful, it will lead to internal strife, and it will collapse if it does not last for many years, and this is an example; Taking the initiative to attack but failing, it will also lead to internal upheaval due to military defeats: during the Tang Dynasty, the Dahua Reform could not be successfully completed, and was forced to re-concede to various clans, largely because the Japanese king's army and prestige were lost in the war; And even if you take the initiative to attack and win, you can't change the entire strategic decline, and in the end you will still toss yourself to death because of internal and external problems. ”

"Therefore, if we have to find an experience and a lesson in this war, it is that some areas are destined to be hopeless. Even if you rely on remoteness to protect yourself, you will eventually be conquered or even annexed by other regions. This is an inevitable result. Guo Kang concluded: "That's my opinion. ”

"So, it makes sense that they were conquered at the end of the Yuan Dynasty?" Pedicas asked.

"I think so." Guo Kang said: "And we have to pay attention to the fact that the legitimacy of the Japanese rulers at that time was not high, because the real ruler was not even the Sultan himself, but a foreign relative." ”

"The founder of the Genji Dynasty was the Sultan of the Yoritomo Dynasty. He had a wife, the Hojo clan, and after his death, he killed his successor sultan in succession and took control of power. This woman and her family's power were the core of power in later Japan. ”

The ministers listened to his introduction and looked sideways, some began to glance at the queen intentionally or unintentionally, and some gave him a look and told him not to say anything.

As soon as Guo Kang finished speaking, he also regretted it a little. Among the Greek empress dowagers of the Purple Horde, there are also such figures, which still leave a deep shadow on everyone's hearts. I knew that it would arouse everyone's association, so I won't mention the Japanese ladies......

He hastened to stop the discussion and forcibly continued the topic.

In short, the Japanese court was in chaos at that time. Some of the emirs, who were dissatisfied with the Sudan, supported the return of the caliphate. However, the warlords were still powerful, and another group of warlords even established an opposing caliphate, and there was a confrontation between the two imperial courts in Japan. This provided a good opportunity for the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty. ”

"The one who went to Japan was Wang Baobao, the most important warlord in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty."

"In the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, a very widespread peasant movement broke out, claiming to revive the Song Dynasty. Moreover, due to the absence of Zhao Guan's family, these 'Song troops' were extremely capable of fighting, crisscrossing most of the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, and the troops reached the Monan region that the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty had never encountered, which dealt a heavy blow to the Yuan Dynasty. ”

However, the rule of the Yuan Dynasty has always been lenient and very popular. At the critical juncture, the magnates, gentlemen, and landowners from all over the country organized themselves one after another to defend the Great Khan with arms, suppress the rebellion and the people, and defend the good life of the past. ”

"Wang Baobao's army is the most important one of them." Guo Kang pointed to the center of the Seris region: "His subordinates are mainly regimental training in the Henan region. ”

"I remember, the Javanese regime, the origin is similar." Outlifus thought of the previous topic.

"Yes, these are the main ones. However, they are the armed forces of Jiangnan, and there are many maritime merchants. Guo Kang nodded: "It's not just these two." There is another great warlord Polo Timur who has been in a tug-of-war with Wang Baobao for a long time, and his subordinates are from Sichuan, known as the 'Sichuan Army'; in addition, there are Li Siqi and others, who followed Wang Baobao before and later became independent, these are the ...... in the Guanzhong region In short, everywhere. ”

These warlords not only suppressed the peasant army, but also constantly fought among themselves, so they gave Zhu Yuanzhang's forces in the Jianghuai region the opportunity to develop and grow. By the time they reacted, it was too late. The two sides fought several times, Wang Baobao was driven to the northwest, and the Dadu court fled to Yingchang, facing a tricky strategic choice. ”

At this point, he had two routes to choose from. One is to continue to fight in the northwest and the Ming Dynasty. Guo Kang pointed to the location of Gansu and Shaanxi: "Here, with the back of the south and northwest, continue to fight against the Ming Dynasty." ”

"The other is transfer. This was also the thinking of the Yuan Dynasty's court. He pointed to the area from western Liaoning to the northeast: "The imperial court hopes that he will lead his troops through Monan, support the Shangdu region, and then establish a base there." It is also backed by Monan, and with the support of the remnants of Liaoyang Province and the host kings, the conditions are better than in the northwest. ”

"Theoretically, the imperial court's thinking is more secure, but the Northeast region is a place where there is a master. Wang Baobao was ostensibly a general of the Yuan Dynasty, but in fact he was also an independent warlord, and if he lost his territory and rushed over, he would inevitably be controlled by others, so he still preferred the former. ”

"But at this time, the situation changed again."

"Before, Wang Baobao's sister chased all the way to the Kunlun Mountain area in order to pursue the non-governmental anti-Yuan society." He circled the Western Regions section of the map and pointed out the location for everyone: "But the problem is that Mount Kunlun is the territory of the Chagatai Khanate. ”

"The Chagatai system has been at odds with the Yuan Dynasty for a long time, and has participated in the anti-Yuan alliances of various Mongol khanates many times. This kind of transnational law enforcement behavior further irritated them, and made the Chagatai Khans extremely dissatisfied. At that time, Timur Khan of Eastern Chagatai had just conquered Hezhong and was able to free his hands, so he took advantage of this to increase his troops to the east and peek into the border of the Yuan Dynasty. ”

By the time the Yuan Dynasty lost most of the capital, Balheru Timur Khan had died, and the powerful minister Hammaruddin was in power. But Hamaruddin's legitimacy has been questioned by the lords, and his position is quite precarious, and he has been doing everything possible to strengthen his authority. The current situation just gave him a chance. ”

"As a result, Hammaruddin began to contact the Ming Dynasty in an attempt to gain legitimacy from the new suzerain, and at the same time asked the lords of the Chagatai tribes to send troops to support his crusade against Kublai Khan's traitors and restore the legitimacy of the Khanate in order to achieve justice."

Wang Baobao soon learned of this trend and was deeply disturbed by it. In desperation, he could only give up his plan to flee to the northwest, turn to the northeast, and defect to the Yuan court. ”