Nara City, formerly known as Heijokyo, is the ancient capital of ancient Wajima, and is one of the core cities of Wajima, where hundreds of thousands of Wako people live.

To the north of Nara City is Kyoto of the Northern Dynasty, and to the south, Yamato of the Southern Dynasty.

It can be said that it connects the south to the north, and since ancient times, it has been a battleground for soldiers and a military town on Wajima.

It is one of the cradles of ancient Japanese culture, and the Kii Mountains are steep and difficult to defend in the territory of the Kii Mountains, which are the "Roof of".

Since the division of the north and south of Wajima, Nara City has been an important northern town of the Southern Dynasty.

It's just that the attitude of the Southern Dynasty towards the city of Nara has been a little inexplicable recently, and just a few days ago, the garrison of Nara had asked Emperor Daigo for reinforcements.

For some unknown reason, the Ashikaga family of the Northern Dynasty seemed to have gone crazy and began to gather a large army, and it seemed that there was a large-scale military operation.

This frightened the Nara garrison, and he hurriedly asked Emperor Daigo in the capital for help, if hundreds of thousands of troops came to attack frantically, even if Nara was easy to defend and difficult to attack, he would not be able to withstand such a wanton bombardment.

It's just that Emperor Daigo's reply is to see what happens, and he will not move and not go to war.

It's already about to burn his eyebrows, and Emperor Daigo actually wants to let himself wait and see what happens, which really makes the Nara garrison look confused, doesn't His Majesty the Emperor know the importance of Nara Castle?

If Nara Castle falls, Yamato will be completely exposed to the attacking forces of the Ashikaga family of the Northern Dynasty, and I am afraid that a catastrophe will come at that time.

But no matter how much he asked for help, Emperor Daigo no longer replied, nor did he support Nara, but was quietly in Yamato and did not take any action.

In the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, March 23, this day will forever be recorded in the history of Wajima.

150,000 conscripted soldiers from Wadao Island went to the northwest, intending to fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, both the daimyo of Nanchao and Iwami Castle received a note from the Ashikaga family.

Whether it was Emperor Daigo of the Southern Dynasty, or Li Jin Xu Da of the Ming Dynasty, and others, after receiving the secret letter from the Ashikaga family of the Northern Dynasty, they all chose to stand still.

Just when everyone thought that the Ashikaga family was going to make a move on the Ming Dynasty, the head of the Ashikaga family, Ashikaga Zunji, personally led 5,000 elites to appear under Nara Castle.

In just half a day, this fortress city, known as the first fortified castle on Wajima, fell into the hands of the Ashikaga family.

Subsequently, Ashikaga Yoshitsune took 30,000 private soldiers of the Ashikaga family and poured into Nara Castle, and in one day, Nara Castle changed hands.

At this moment, Emperor Daigo of the Southern Dynasty, as if he had just woken up from a dream, urgently mobilized and summoned the daimyo of the whole country to come to King Qin.

And the 150,000 troops of the Ashikaga family of the Northern Dynasty also began to turn from the north and turned to the Osaka area of the Southern Dynasty.

As long as Osaka falls, the Southern Dynasty will only be left with the southeast direction to turn around, but in this way, the Southern Dynasty will completely fall into passivity.

Just when Emperor Daigo panicked, the Ming army, which had been dormant for a long time, finally launched a sharp attack, and in just ten days, captured the entire territory of Wajima Saikaido, and included the entire Shikoku Island into the territory.

Emperor Daigo felt a sense of turmoil for a moment, and at this moment, Emperor Daigo seemed to think of something and immediately summoned Tagami Jiro again.

When he saw Tian Shangjiro, Emperor Daigo cried like a deceived child:

"Jiro, I was deceived, I was deceived by the Ashikaga family so miserably!!"

Tian Shangjiro also received the news of the continuous fall of the land today, and his face was also extremely ugly, and when he saw Emperor Daigo's appearance, he couldn't help but cry:

"My lord, what happened to make you so confused?"

Emperor Daigo didn't have time at this time, and he couldn't care about Tian Shangjiro's disrespectful words, so he could only choke up and tell him about Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's coming and wanting to ally with him.

Tian Shangjiro beat his chest and was annoyed, obviously he had negotiated a peace treaty with the Ming Dynasty, and the Southern Dynasty was already invincible.

Now because of a few words from the Ashikaga family, he broke the covenant and was attacked by the Ashikaga family.

Tanakami Jiro didn't know what to say about Emperor Daigo.

"Jiro, what are we going to do next?"

"Now that the enemy army is about to be overwhelmed, if we continue to sit idly by, we will really lose our country."

Emperor Daigo had tears in his eyes, and Tian Shangjiro also looked gloomy, and then he didn't know what he thought, Tian Shangjiro bit his gums and said hatefully:

"This matter is all caused by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and the lord will immediately cut off his head, and then I will take the head of this thief and go to meet the messenger of the Great Ming."

"Now the only one who can save us is Da Ming."

"This time, we directly gave up Saikaido and Nankaido, and gave them all to Daming in exchange for Daming's support."

"The combat power of the Ming army, I have been fortunate to see, if the Ming is willing to send troops, then the Ashikaga family is by no means an opponent."

Hearing that the South China Sea and the West Sea were to be ceded, Emperor Daigo couldn't help but feel a little distressed, knowing that these two islands were close to the Ming Dynasty, and they often traded with the Ming Dynasty, and they benefited a lot.

Now these two rich places are all dedicated to the Ming Dynasty, which is simply cutting the flesh of Emperor Daigo.

"Jiro, is it okay to just cede Saikaido?"

Emperor Daigo still has illusions, but Tanakami Jiro is angry and says:

"Now that the West Sea Road is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, wouldn't the Lord not cede the South Sea Road, and the Ming Dynasty won't take it himself?"

"It's better to cede the South China Sea Road to Daming in exchange for Ming assistance, so as to keep the country."

Emperor Daigo hesitated for a long time, then turned his heart sideways and said hatefully:

"Since that's the case, then it's all to Daming, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, pull him out and cut him down immediately, I don't want to see him again."

"Yes, the minister will do it immediately."

After saying that, Tian Shangjiro left in a hurry.

It didn't take long for Tanakami Jiro to return to the Imperial Palace with a blood-stained wooden box, and then asked Emperor Daigo for the holy decree and went to Iwami Castle alone again.

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Nara Castle.

"Father, can't you save Yoshimitsu back?"

Ashikaga Yoshikan asked with some regret:

"Yoshimitsu is still young, and he still has a bright future."

Ashikaga closed his eyes and lowered his eyebrows, as if he was asleep, and replied softly:

"This is a sacrifice that must be made to embark on the hegemony, and as a member of the Ashikaga family, he should have realized this for a long time."

"He is too radical, he is not the appearance of the Ming monarch, and the Ashikaga family is in his hands, and it is very likely that he will suffer misfortune."

Ashikaga Yoshitsune's spirit perked up, knowing that what Ashikaga Zun said was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's hostility to the Ming Dynasty.

Indeed, in Ashikaga Yoshikan's view, the gap between today's Wajima and the Kamakura shogunate was too far, and the Ming Dynasty was far stronger than the Great Yuan.

In this way, Wajima is not the opponent of the Ming Dynasty at all, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu always hopes to reproduce the glory of the past, which is just a dream.

"Then how should we deal with Da Ming next?"

Ashikaga Yoshitsun says:

"Do you want to continue the alliance?"

"Suppress the Southern Dynasty and show favor to the Ming Dynasty, but garrison the army in Kyoto, don't give the Ming Dynasty a chance."

Ashikaga replied:

"If you leave, now that the Southern Dynasty has lost power, as long as you follow the steps and destroy the Southern Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty can only cooperate with us."

Ashikaga Yoshitsune nodded and said:

"Then are we going to launch an attack on Yamato next?"

"Don't be in a hurry, take Osaka first, as long as Osaka is in hand, the Southern Dynasty will not be able to make any waves."

"As soon as the army arrives, launching a fierce attack on Osaka and quickly taking Osaka will be the key to this battle."

"Yes!"

After Ashikaga Yoshikan got the instructions, he slowly turned around and left, and after Ashikaga Yoshikan left, Ashikaga Son's eyes slowly opened, and his eyes were full of regret:

"Yoshiman."