The defeat in the crusade against Tsushima was not due to the defeat of the Toei samurai, but actually because the Maori Yuan was connected to foreign enemies, so that the Imperial Defender Coalition was ambushed!

Now that the traitor is the leader, in the situation where the general of the Emperor and the general of the imperial guard work together, and the guards of all countries support the troops, money and food, the time and place are favorable, which side is the advantage?

Hosokawa Harumoto spared no effort to promote him as the new shogun everywhere, and the Miyoshi family, who had long been powerful within the Hosokawa clan, became the leader of the family, and also needed to help Hosokawa Harumoto establish his prestige and stabilize the new situation.

"These ignorant Japanese people really think that the world will be decided, and the peaceful days are coming."

Hearing Li Yuan's voice, Yan Chunsheng's attention was not here: "First make two votes from the area of Omi Province that was not the territory of the Hosokawa family in the past, and then go to their so-called Kanto." Stabilize Gyeonggi and reach out to Kanto, that's what happened. ”

The immortal achievements of the First Battle of Hetao have long proved that Yan Chunsheng also has extraordinary strategic intuition.

From the end of the Kamakura shogunate, the Hosokawa clan followed the Ashikaga clan in the northern and southern conquests, and eventually became the governor of the Ashikaga Muromachi shogunate, starting with Awa and Sanuki on the island of Shikoku and Hanoi and Izumi in, and at its peak also controlled the territory of the eleven countries.

Now, naturally, it's time to take it to the next level. As the new shogun, how could Gyeonggi not be able to control it?

Now, as ronin warriors, it looks like they're going to join the rebels. What I saw along the way was that many ordinary people in Gyeonggi really thought that the era of chaos between the countries was over. The Kyoto Kaild was a great success, and General Hosokawa was recognized by the guardians of the countries, and the peaceful days were coming.

As long as the brutal Ming Expeditionary Force is thwarted!

For the sake of this common expectation, they were able to endure it for the time being, even if the survey of the new shogunate, which was responsible for collecting taxes, demanded a higher percentage of the tax.

I just want to be able to end the chaotic national war that has been going on for nearly a hundred years!

In this atmosphere of "all the people are united to resist the tyranny", the Ming army finally came, from the front line to the rear.

The Ming army on the front line is naturally in an extraordinary position, and the Ming army in the rear is not very aware of it at all. After all, for so many years, where are the bandits and pirates not popular, and where is there not a sudden village war city and war war? More than 100 samurai have succeeded in a surprise attack, and it will take time for people to feel extraordinary. In the end, whoever benefits is only afraid of who does it.

Yan Chunsheng's actions have not yet entered Hosokawa Harumoto's field of vision, and he is still most concerned about the front-line war now.

In the preliminary division of interests, Awa and Sanuki on the island of Shikoku have been assigned to Miyoshi Chokei. Since it was to destroy the country, how could the shogunate not send troops? If you want to participate in the frontline battles in Kyushu and China, Shikoku Island is a good support base.

It's just that Hosokawa Harumoto didn't expect that the first one to suffer was not Kyushu Island, but Shikoku Island.

"How could it be there?"

He didn't figure out this question for the time being, but a little earlier, to the south of Shikoku Island, Yan Shifan had already arrived.

"They must not have thought that we would stab us in the stomach first!" Yan Shifan laughed proudly, "One island is called Shiguo, but there are actually seven or eight families!" I heard that this Changzong and my clan have a Zhongxing male master, let's see if their collar is enough to resist! ”

He bypassed Kyushu Island and stabbed directly at Shikoku Island, why?

Without him, as long as you take this big island first, and then use the Seto Inland Sea, you can give full play to the role of the sea master!

In Tosa Bay, south of Shikoku Island, the contemporary governor of the Chosō Ibe clan, the face of the Nagasome Ibe Kuniko is extremely ugly.

"Assemble! Concentrate! ”

In Gangfeng City, Changzong and my country put on their armor neatly, picked up their weapons and walked out: "Let every family wear the armor and weapons they brought back and come here!" ”

Yan Shifan's "one collar is sufficient" is the policy implemented by Changzong and my country's relatives in the territory: the subordinate subjects must register with the lord, and each household must receive a set of weapons and armor. Farming in his spare time, and going out at any time in wartime.

This is the foundation of the gradual prosperity of the Changzong and my clan, but at this moment, the relatives of the Changzong and my tribe feel that fate is too tormented.

"Hurry up and deliver the message to the Miyoshi Commander! Chojong's family has always been loyal to the Hosokawa clan, and now the Ming army has abandoned the western kingdom of Kyushu and attacked Shikoku directly, which is to threaten Gyeonggi nearby! ”

It is true that the Chosamune Ibe clan has always followed behind the Hosokawa family, but if the Hosokawa family hadn't had a sharp change in fortune this time, it would have been going downhill.

The Changzong Ibu clan suffered a heavy blow in the process, so much so that it was destroyed more than thirty years ago under the siege of several wealthy clans around it.

At that time, Chosamune Ibu Kuniko was only five years old, and under the cover of loyal retainers, he escaped to a house in the west of Tosa Bay.

From being destroyed at that time, to now becoming a powerful force on the island of Shikoku, Chomune's country is by no means a mediocre person. Even when the Ming army came at this time, he immediately made appropriate arrangements and was unwilling to succumb to fate.

On the Admiral Seat of the Oriental Sea Division, Yan Shifan's eyes were full of excitement: "Suppress, if it weren't for you in charge, I would still honestly go to Kyushu first!" Although this Changzong is a ruthless person, he is not to be feared. It's just that if you want to stabilize the entire Shikoku Island, if you don't make a move, I can't. ”

Tang Shunzhi smiled: "The Shimazu family on Kyushu Island slaughtered Ryukyu, and this time the king went east, and the people of Ryukyu also rebelled. Although there are only more than 2,000 people, they can follow the division to attack and harass the islands outside Kyushu Island. Conquer the four countries, and then penetrate their western kingdoms, and then just collect the pockets. According to the sea and land arteries, it is naturally much easier to encircle Kyushu and fight the enemy for aid. ”

"We still have to rely on the means of controlling Taiwan, and rely on the national strength of one island and four people, so that my side can have no worries."

Yan Shifan has this self-awareness, and it is very annoying to take care of those chores!

But Tang Shunzhi is different, he already has experience in running a loop. How to make people of different races obedient and obedient, Tang Shunzhi has a way.

At the same time, Tang Shunzhi is also a strong martial artist.

Having been in Tsushima for so many years, Yan Shifan also has a deep understanding of the character of the Japanese people.

Tang Shunzhi's extremely strong personal force is more likely to be heartily surrendered by many people here. The Japanese people are subordinate to the absolute strong, what kind of family and country feelings...... They were divided into dozens of kingdoms and fought back and forth, with loyal warriors and doglegs who constantly changed masters.

Now Tang Shunzhi looked at the coast that was getting closer and closer, and there was some playfulness in his eyes: "The story of the relatives of our country told by Admiral Yan, this person is indeed a person with great perseverance. Such people, then they can't stay! ”

"In the first battle, it is natural to stand up! Today, although the Changzong Department is still weak, the momentum is very strong. On the other hand, the rest of the islands are all in peace. If Master Wang doesn't come, sooner or later, these four islands will be the world of the Changzong and my clan! Now, in addition to the Chozong and Ibu clans, only the Hosokawa clan's home base is a threat. When I got here, I realized that Hosokawa Harumoto had really opened a new shogunate and captured Shikoku Island, to see if he could save this side or Kyushu! ”

The target is a bay not far southwest of Okatoyo Castle, the core of Tosa's current Chomune and Ibu forces.

After mastering this bay, it is only more than ten miles away from Gangfeng City.

Naturally, it is impossible for the relatives of Changzong and my country not to fight.

In the future, this place will be called Kochi, and a few decades later, another Kochi castle will be built on the shore of the bay, and after the "black ship comes to sail" in the future, there will be a "last samurai" Sakamoto Ryoma, who was the first to propose the concept of "R country".

Now, it's not the black ships that have come here, but the Ming warships are still terrifying.

To the northeast of the confluence of three rivers in the bay is a Buddhist temple called Bamboo Forest. According to legend, more than 800 years ago, after the Tang Dynasty envoy Kukai returned to Japan, he founded the Shingon sect, and he practiced in this Zhulin Temple.

At present, there are sentry villages on the south and southwest sides of the Zhulin Temple, on two low hills sandwiched by the bay.

The battleship passed between the two mountains like this gateway, and the side guns roared, and the wooden sentry was suddenly blown to pieces, announcing the arrival of the Ming Dynasty.

Tang Shunzhi pointed to the Bamboo Forest Temple: "Let's land here." ”

Changzong and my clan had just set off from the northeast side of Gangfeng Castle to lead an army to reinforce him, and scenes of the past passed through his mind.

When he was seven years old, the governor of the family who sheltered him invited his retainers to a banquet, and suddenly said to him: As long as he dares to jump from the second floor, he will help the family of Changzong and my family to restore the family name.

Changzong and my relatives jumped down without hesitation.

At the age of twelve, he finally returned to the ruined Okatoyo Castle, and the young lord led his loyal retainers to the Warring States stage.

For more than 20 years, he has made the Chosō Ibe clan a major force on the island of Shikoku, but he has not yet fulfilled his vow to kill his enemies, Motoyama and several others.

So how could it be just down here?

Behind him were his loyal retainers and samurai, as well as soldiers who had just returned home from the busy harvest to pick up their weapons.

"Bet everything on my clan and my clan to defend Tosa! Your land and your family, I will lead you and protect them all! ”

In the faint sound of artillery in the distance, the relatives of Changzong and my country loudly boosted their morale.

"No matter how many enemies there are, destroy them all!"

"Annihilation!"

At this moment, Tang Shunzhi had just walked into the Bamboo Forest Temple. He nodded slightly, it was a great place to spend the night.

And in this area, which is not open to the north and east of the Chikurinji Temple, the marines of the Toyo Sea Division are already in formation.

Yan Shifan changed to a smaller wave-cutting ship, and he could only take three boats to the wider river first, and then go one or two miles north of Zhulin Temple.

When the first batch of about 2,000 people led by Changzong and my national relatives arrived here, Yan Shifan ordered lightly: "Enter the firing range and bombard one round first." ”

In the native land of Dongying, the real first intimate contact with the establishment began.

At this time, the news was still on the way to Miyoshi Chokei, and then it was also reported to Kyoto.

So a few days later, after Hosokawa Harumoto learned that the Ming army went to Shikoku Island first, he was still gathering his retainers first to discuss countermeasures.

Before a decision could be made, follow-up news came one by one.

At the beginning of the Tosawan Chikurinji Temple, Nagamune and my country relatives died in battle, and Miyoshi Chokei has gone to Tosa for reinforcements.

A few hours later, the new news was that Okatoyo Castle had fallen.

On the fourth day, the Ming warships appeared on the Shimanto River, and the Ichijo Castle, known as "Little Kyoto", where the Tosa Ichijo Ichimura Imperial Palace was located, fell, and the governor Ichiban Fudo died.

Miyoshi Changqing has returned to the country of Awa and is constantly asking for help.

This must have been many days ago, and the current situation on Shikoku Island can be seen from the Motoyama clan, Kono clan, Utsunomiya clan, and Saionji clan, who have just recognized his status as shoguns, who have come to ask for help.

There are almost no enemies in a fight, and they are all defeated at the first touch!

At this time, the news from the Imperial Shogun had just arrived.

In the Izumo direction, the Ariake army attacked directly to Izumo.

On the western side, a huge fleet led by a huge black ship emitting thick smoke has captured Kakushima and the two peninsulas north of Nagato and Shibei.

That was a few days ago, and now what?

The situation in which the new shogunate needed to make a decision became more and more complicated, and it seemed that only one of the key defensive lines on Kyushu and the westernmost coast of the western country had encountered the enemy, and it was time for reinforcements to be mobilized.

But in this case, suddenly another retainer broke in.

"Your Excellency! Owari guardian Dai, Oda Nobuhide, was assassinated in Furuto Castle, this is already the fourth person to be assassinated this month, and he has already arrived in Kanto! ”

"The Owari Tiger?"

"General, they're all ...... The guy who made the harsh conditions to you during the meeting ...... "A retainer pointed out these keys.

Hosokawa Harumoto's expression was gloomy: What kind of conspiracy is behind it?

At Yoshino Castle in Owari Province, Oda Nobunaga, who was not yet ten years old, had just received the bad news.

As the eldest son of Oda Nobuhide, his father and mother didn't like him very much, because he was a big fool of Owari.

But at the age of six, he still became the lord of Yoshino Castle.

Now, his father has died suddenly, and the retainers of the Oda family have come to Yoshino Castle.

It seems that the heavy responsibility of the governor will be shouldered by him, the young master.

But he's not ready, and now he's still just a naughty boy.

The great storm that swept through Toei officially began, and Natsu Yan appeared in Izumo.

In this direction, it is not dominated by the sea division.

A huge fleet that covers the sky and the sun, and only sends elite soldiers.

After Yu Daiyu landed with Kyoying, Izumo, who did not seem to be on the front line, quickly took control of the valley between the sea and Lake Shinji.

To the north is the coastal mountains of Kuniga by the sea, and to the south are mountains.

The main force on land landed here, and Xia Yan chose the location of his office in the Izumo Taisha here.

"Go straight to the southwest to Iwami Ginzan! If the thieves come back to help, Yangwuhou's side will be like a bamboo! If I'm here, then this fertile land within a radius of dozens of miles will be safe and sound! ”

Yan Chunsheng also came, Xia Yan knew.

He and Tang Shunzhi also came, so Daming's offensive could be sharper.

Dongying is mountainous, and now Izumo is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and although it is hundreds of miles away from Tsushima Island by sea, it is already easy to defend and difficult to attack for Dongying.

Faintly, from Shikoku to Izumo, it has been connected to cut off the line of Dongying.

After handing over the land to the marines and Tang Shunzhi to continue to subdue various places, Yan Shifan had already led the naval division to attack another harbor along the way.

“…… Strange, why did Your Majesty say that a bombardment in this place called Hiroshima would be a good omen for the war? ”

"Whatever, boom!"

It's Yan Shifan's happy time.

There is only a sea master, and that is to bombard all the way along the Seto Inland Sea, so that there are fires everywhere here, so that the Japanese thieves are overwhelmed.

"Boom! Start here in Hiroshima and go all the way to Osaka Bay! ”

"Master Hou, I'm afraid the cannonballs are not enough......"

"If it's not enough, I'll go to Jingbianhou! Didn't he say that when I arrived at Nagawa River City, the military funds would have arrived? ”

(End of chapter)