Iwami Castle.

Li Jin, Xu Da, Liu Bowen, Xu Da, Zhu Di, Zhu Biao and others gathered together again.

This time, everyone's faces were extremely excited, and their spirits were also extremely excited.

"Mr. is clever, I didn't expect that now the Northern and Southern Dynasties are really doing it."

Li Jin said to Liu Bowen with admiration:

"Now that the Northern Dynasty has occupied the northern gateway of the Southern Dynasty, Nara City, I am afraid that the next target will definitely be Yamato in the South."

"The life-and-death battle between the two is already imminent, thanks to Mr.'s work."

Liu Bowen looked indifferent and said:

"Actually, I'm not too sure that I can provoke a war between the North and the South."

"The war between the north and the south was all at the choice of the Ashikaga family, and when I heard that the Ashikaga family's army of more than 100,000 was coming to the northwest, I sweated."

"If there are really hundreds of thousands of troops who come to attack our Iwami Castle, I am afraid that the outcome will be unpredictable."

Lan Yu said in a big way at this time:

"Sir is too worried, just with these rabble of Wajima, it is impossible for us to be our opponent."

"With the fortifications of our Iwami Castle, let them come 100,000 and die 100,000!!"

After Li Jin's planning and construction, the current Iwami Castle is very different from the previous low and dilapidated appearance.

The tall and sturdy walls, wide streets, and tall buildings rising from the ground are enough to show that this place has changed dramatically.

It's just that the current Iwami City has not yet been completed, and Li Jin plans to copy the business model of Shanghu County here, and when the time comes, Buckingham Palace will definitely open here.

After all, this is a silver capital, and when these people have money in the future, they naturally want to spend.

And heaven and earth, Buckingham Palace are all gold caves.

Seeing that Lan Yu was so arrogant, Xu Da opened his mouth and said:

"Now in the territory of the Japanese people, don't be careless."

"Now that the emperor's reinforcements have arrived, and we have occupied Saikaido, we need to discuss the plan of action next."

Li Jin thought about it, made a suggestion, and said:

"I think we should still follow the plan and occupy Nankai Province first."

"Nankaido is the strategic core location of the entire Wajima, and you can reach San'in Province to the north, and we will reach Iwami Castle."

"Take Nankai Province, and our forces will be completely connected."

"To the east of Nankaido, the Gyeonggi region of Wadojima, we can decide at any time whether to intervene in the war between the North and the South at any time, depending on the situation."

"My opinion is that the Ashikaga family must not be allowed to dominate Wajima."

"The prestige and ambition of the Ashikaga family should not be underestimated, if the Ashikaga family unifies Wajima, I am afraid that they will not obediently agree and be our puppets."

After Li Jin finished speaking, he looked at Liu Bowen, hoping that Liu Bowen could give some advice.

Liu Bowen stroked his beard lightly, and then said:

"It is imperative to take the South China Sea Road."

"It's just that whether to rescue the Southern Dynasty or not, this matter still needs to be discussed."

"In my opinion, it is better to let the Northern Dynasty completely defeat the Southern Dynasty, and it will be more beneficial for us to pull out the emperor of the Southern Dynasty and pinch him in our hands."

"If the Ashikaga family breaks through Yamato, then the Ashikaga family will be a complete rebel and thief, and the following will be committed."

"If Emperor Daigo is defeated, his prestige will be greatly damaged, and at the same time, he will lose the foundation of Yamato, and if he wants to survive, he can only rely on us."

"That's when it's the best situation for me."

Xu Da nodded in agreement.

Immediately, Lan Yu knelt down directly and said loudly:

"Marshal, I am willing to lead the army to take the South China Sea Road and pave the way for my Ming Dynasty."

Seeing that Lan Yu was so meritorious, Xu Da also understood, after all, Lan Yu's title had not yet been restored.

At this moment, it is the best moment for him to make meritorious contributions to Lan Yu, as long as he goes south to the entire Wa Island, maybe Lan Yu can go further, and it may not be impossible to divide the country.

After thinking about it, Xu Da said:

"In that case, then Lan Yu will lead an army of 30,000 guards and set out to conquer Nanhai Province, no problem, right?"

Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, and actually let himself lead the guards forward, and then said dissatisfied:

"The combat strength of the guards is too weak, why don't you deploy our navy?"

Xu Da saw that Lan Yu was still not satisfied, and couldn't help but say:

"The navy is an important weapon of the country, how can it be used lightly?"

"Besides, Iwami Castle is so important that it needs to be guarded by the navy in person."

After speaking, Xu Da also glanced at Zhu Biao and Liu Bowen faintly.

Lan Yu hung his head and knew what Xu Da meant, so he could only say helplessly:

"Obey."

At this moment, Li Jin suddenly spoke:

"Wait, Xu Dashuai, I think I should let General Lan lead the navy to go on a expedition."

Everyone's eyes looked at Li Jin, not knowing why.

李進 says:

"The combat power of the Ming Navy dominates the world, and at this time, the vicinity of Nanhai Road is already in a mess, and only the Ming Navy can have the ability to solve all unstable factors."

"I think it's safer to let General Lan lead the navy to the expedition."

Xu Da glanced at Li Jin, and then at Zhu Biao and Liu Bowen, although Li Jin was right, but the safety of Zhu Biao and Liu Bowen was even more important than the entire Wadao, so Xu Da did not plan to send the navy there.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Biao stood up and said:

"I think what Master Li said is reasonable, not only that, I think we can send 30,000 troops out of the navy, and then go out with 20,000 guards."

"Now on the Sekaido, there are already 20,000 guards suppressing the rebellion, and when the Nankai Province is occupied, 20,000 guards will also be needed to suppress it."

"Only in this way can the navy be completely liberated and the combat effectiveness of the navy can be fully displayed."

"Only Iwami Castle, with 10,000 elite Beijing battalions guarding the mine, plus 10,000 guards, is enough."

Liu Bowen also nodded and said:

"With the sturdiness of Iwami Castle, even if the Japanese want to take Iwami Castle, it will take a lot of time, and this period is enough for General Yuhe or General Lanyu to return to defense."

Seeing that both of them said this, Xu Da could only nod in agreement, saying that let Lan Yu fight quickly, and he must not delay in Nanhai Province for a long time.

Lan Yu excitedly agreed on the spot, and Li Jin stood up again and interjected:

"I want to go out with General Lan so that I can adapt when the time comes."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Li Jin in surprise, not knowing what kind of medicine Li Jin was selling in the gourd.

Li Jin smiled and said nothing, Xu Da felt that Li Jin must have some unknown thoughts, but Li Jin insisted on going to Nanhai Province, and Xu Da still agreed to Li Jin's request.

After all, Li Jin is also one of the commanders of this navy, and if you want to talk about the people who know the navy best in the world, you know that Li Jin knows more than Xu Da.

Subsequently, Li Jin and Lan Yu took the journey to Nankaido, but Li Jin's eyes were looking at Kyoto on Wajima, the place that would later be known as Tokyo.

That is the destination of Li Jin's trip this time.

At the same time, a fierce offensive and defensive battle was being staged in Osaka Castle on Wajima.

As the daimyo of Osaka Castle, Michizo Saito was Emperor Daigo's staunchest supporter.

Saito Michizo led 30,000 warriors of the Saito family, desperately defending Osaka Castle, even if there were hundreds of thousands of Ashikaga family troops under the city, he was not afraid.

Saito Michizo can be said to be the first fierce general under Emperor Daigo, brave and strategic, which was named the daimyo of Osaka Castle by Emperor Daigo.

You must know that Osaka is strategically located and is the strongest feudal guard of Yamato, and if Osaka falls, Yamato will inevitably be unprotected.

It's just that now the fall of Nara Castle has completely put the Southern Dynasty into passivity.

Nara Castle is quite high and condescending, and has an offensive advantage over the four cities.

Not only Osaka Castle was under his attack, but even Yamato Castle was also within the attack range of Nara Castle.

Emperor Daigo did not dare to send reinforcements to rescue Osaka Castle now, so he could only watch Osaka Castle be besieged step by step, praying that the daimyo of Osaka Castle would work a miracle.