Upper study.

Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Li Wenzhong again, and Li Jin's request for help again made Zhu Yuanzhang hesitate, so he could only find Li Wenzhong to discuss.

The second monk Li Wenzhong was puzzled, didn't he already say it last time, let the guards go to assist Xu Da, why did he have to let himself come to discuss the matter this time?

When Li Wenzhong walked into the main hall, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang looking at a map, constantly observing.

Seeing Li Wenzhong, without waiting for him to salute, Zhu Yuanzhang directly called Li Wenzhong to his side and said loudly:

"Wen Zhong, come here."

Li Wenzhong had deeper doubts in his heart and slowly stepped forward.

As a result, when he got closer, he realized that Zhu Yuanzhang had never seen the map before.

You must know that Li Wenzhong, as the Zuo Governor of the Governor's Mansion, has a map of the entire world in his heart, how can there be a map that he has not seen.

I saw that the map showed four islands, surrounded by oceans, and this was an island country at all.

"Uncle, where is this map? How come the nephew has never seen one? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said with a smile:

"This is the map of Wajima."

"You see here and here, all of them have been occupied by our Ming Dynasty."

"The gold and silver reserves in these two areas are also being explored."

"It's just that there are really a lot of gold and silver ore resources on Wajima, as if there are gold and silver mines everywhere underground."

Li Wenzhong was surprised in his heart, this is Wajima? It's not what I imagined.

However, what he didn't expect was that his uncle's side was making progress so fast, and in the past ten months, he had already occupied a large area of Wajima.

"Congratulations uncle, in this way, my Ming will no longer be limited by gold and silver."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with a smile, and then changed the conversation and asked:

"Wen Zhong, Xu Da and Li Jin are asking us for help again."

"Now the dispute between the north and the south of Wajima has entered a white-hot stage, and they all say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime time."

"What do you think?"

Li Wenzhong did not answer immediately, but asked about the situation in the north and south of the island.

When he learned that the Northern Dynasty was about to capture the capital of the Southern Dynasty because of its strength over the Southern Dynasty, Li Wenzhong said cautiously:

"If that's the case, the nephew thinks that they should support Wei Guogong."

"Once the Northern Dynasty completes the unification, its strength will increase greatly, and it will never be possible for my Ming Dynasty to bow down to me like before."

"We need to send troops to forcibly interrupt the reunification process of the Northern Dynasties, let the Northern and Southern Dynasties continue to split, and maximize the interests of our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this, and said:

"But Li Jin's plan is to swallow Wajima in one bite."

"Here's his battle plan, take a look."

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the fold on the table and handed it to Li Wenzhong.

Li Wenzhong took the fold, and then began to examine it carefully, and after reading Li Jin's battle plan, Li Wenzhong only felt bold, but also imaginative.

"Uncle, this letter should not have been written by Xu Dashuai, Xu Dashuai fights, fights steadily, and wins with a coincidence."

"But this battle plan is too bold and arrogant, and it doesn't take the hundreds of thousands of troops on Wajima into account at all."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned lightly and said:

"This is a battle plan drawn up by Li Jin privately, and now only we know."

"Since you think his battle plan is bold, that means you don't support his plan?"

Unexpectedly, Li Wenzhong actually shook his head and said:

"No, uncle, I think the success rate of Li Jin's plan is very high."

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised and asked:

"Oh, why?"

"If even we can't think of this plan, then the enemies of Wajima will naturally not be able to think of it."

Li Wenzhong pondered for a moment and said:

"As the saying goes, if you really complete this plan, then Wajima can only become a subsidiary of our Ming Dynasty, and there is no power to resist."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, and then he thought of something, and said loudly:

"In that case, we plan to make you the general of Zhengdong and lead 100,000 Beijing battalions to Wadao, are you willing?"

Li Wenzhong was stunned, but in the next second, he was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately knelt down on one knee to Zhu Yuanzhang and said loudly:

"The nephew will definitely live up to his uncle's high hopes, capture Wajima, and completely incorporate Wadao into the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, this nephew and righteous son has never let himself down.

...

Osaka.

This Wajima meat grinder, now Ashikaga Yoshitsune himself led 200,000 troops, day and night to attack the city, turning this place into a Shura field.

The walls are full of traces of war, large areas of blood, traces of fire under the city, and scratches left by swords and guns, which are enough to prove what a terrible war this place has experienced before.

Ashikaga Yoshikan looked at Osaka Castle with a grim look in his eyes, there were only 30,000 defenders in the city, but he led an army of 200,000 and was powerless, which was simply a shame in his life.

But fortunately, now more and more daimyo choose to turn their backs on Emperor Daigo, and more and more Southern Dynasty troops are turning to their side.

Before Ashikaga Yoshikan attacked Osaka, there were 200,000 troops, and now there are 40,000 or 50,000 dead and wounded, and the result is still 200,000 troops.

And Saito Michizo, who was established, did not receive any compensation.

In Ashikaga Yoshikan's view, this Saito Michizo is a trapped beast and can't hold on for a few days.

"Woooooooooooo

The sound of the desolate trumpet sounded again, signaling that a new day of siege warfare had begun again.

"For His Majesty the Emperor, kill!!"

With a burst of shouts, the samurai of the Ashikaga family under the castle once again howled and killed Osaka Castle.

The tide-like offensive made the soldiers in the city feel frightened.

After defending the city for a month, the arrows and stones had long been used up, and the fire oil was used up on the third day of the war.

Now they are all relying on flesh and blood, stubbornly resisting in the city.

It's just that after a month of fighting, these people, both physically and psychologically, have reached their limits, and they don't know when they will be able to end this hopeless war.

Michizo Saito stood calmly at the head of the castle, looking closely at the soldiers who were howling and rushing, with no waves on his face.

Behind him, the big bow was erected so that all the soldiers defending the city could clearly see that he Saito Michizo was with them all the time.

This is also the reason why the defenders of the city can still hold on to fighting.

Even the manager is so desperate, what qualifications do they have to retreat.

Whenever the soldiers were about to lose their hold, when they saw the big pole, they seemed to regain their strength and fight bravely with the enemy.

It's just that none of these people noticed that the worry in Saito's eyes was getting heavier day by day.

Osaka Castle is the barrier of Yamato, and its location is not unimportant, and once Osaka Castle falls, it is impossible to hold Yamato Castle.

The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the people of Wajima also know it.

The reason why Saito Michizo is stubbornly defending Osaka is that he knows that Emperor Daigo will not sit idly by and will definitely come to support him.

It's just that now the battle has been going on for a month, and his men have suffered countless casualties, and only some remnants of the army are defeated.

But the reinforcements he was looking forward to have not appeared so far, which made his heart continue to sink.

He felt that he might have become an outcast, and Osaka Castle had become a dead place.

However, his loyalty to Emperor Daigo made him unwilling to surrender to the Ashikaga family, so entangled Saito Michizo could only silently put away his thoughts and chose to defend Osaka Castle.

He believed that Emperor Daigo would never give up on him, after all, his loyalty to Emperor Daigo was well known throughout the country.

If Emperor Daigo doesn't even save himself, then who else will serve him in the future?

The war continued under the thoughts of Michizo Saito.

It's a pity that until half a month when the three mountains of Saito Michiyama were exhausted, and the entire Osaka Castle was in ruins, Saito Michizo did not wait for the rescue of Emperor Yamato-Daigo.

For his loyalty, Saito Michizo defended Osaka Castle for 50 days, fighting 30,000 against 200,000, and finally died of exhaustion.

On that day, Ashikaga Yoshitsune captured Osaka and ordered the slaughter of the city!

More than 100,000 Japanese people died at the hands of Ashikaga Yoshikan, and the fire in Osaka Castle burned for three days and three nights.

And Saito Michizo's head hung on the city wall, his eyes wide open, looking at everything in front of him, as if he was complaining about God's injustice.

Then, Ashikaga Yoshitsune led an army of 200,000 troops to suppress Yamato Castle, and Ashikaga Zunji also led 50,000 Ashikaga elites from Nara City to join Ashikaga Yoshitsune.

Under Yamato Castle, 250,000 troops besieged it on all sides, and the unification of Wajima gradually entered the final chapter.