Chapter 509: A More Terrifying Existence Than the Ming Army!

Akiyama Castle, the city gate is wide open, and the Ming army is entering the city.

If Tosa Nanao saw this scene, he would probably vomit blood and die.

In order to resist the Ming army, they even took out their family funds, and they did not even surrender to the Ming until they died, and as a result, the Hosokawa clan turned out to be a pug.

"The City Lord's Mansion has been vacated, please move in!" Hosokawa Takaxing led his soldiers to surrender and curry favor with the Ming army who came to take over the defense.

Huo Hai led his subordinates to take over the defense of this city, looked at Hosokawa Takashi and said lightly: "My Governor is not used to sleeping on tatami mats!" The Governor has just ordered that all men between the ages of sixteen and sixty in the city should immediately go to the port of Tosa to serve! ”

Since the Ming Dynasty has occupied this place, it is natural to change.

The port of Tosa will be the key to connecting Kyushu Island and Damei, and now it is not only necessary to repair the place that was damaged by shells, but also to expand it.

Although the war is not over yet, the port has become a top priority project at the moment.

"Huh?" When Hosokawa Takayuki heard that he was going to serve, he was dumbfounded.

Huo Hai held the knife on his waist and threatened coldly: "Those who dare to disobey orders will be killed!" ”

The Tokai Governor's Office has never been a good man and a woman, and it also used prisoners to repair the port on the Kyushu Island, so there is Kyushu Island, which now has nine docks.

Now that the island of Siguo is about to be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it is natural to need a pier to connect the Ming Dynasty, so that it will be convenient for the Ming Dynasty to govern.

If anyone dared to disobey the order and prevent the Ming from building a harbor wharf, then they naturally did not mind waving the butcher's knife.

"I'll do as I was told!" Faced with the threat of death, Hosokawa Takayuki hurriedly made a statement.

In fact, Akiyama Castle was emptied of the war in Kyoto, and now there are only more than 200 soldiers left, and the number of men who can be requisitioned in the entire city is only more than 1,000.

Now that they have surrendered, they naturally have to accept the arrangements of the Ming Dynasty.

Not to mention that Da Ming just asked them to build a dock this time, even if Da Ming asked them to take up arms against their compatriots, they had to do it obediently.

As a result of this arrangement, a large number of captives were taken to the port of Tosa and thrown into the vast construction project.

With Huo Hai planting the banner of the Tokai Governor's Mansion on the city's head, this Tosa country was included in the jurisdiction of the Tokai Governor's Office, and it was also included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that this war is not over, and the conquest of Tosa is actually only the beginning!

Although the Ming army swept across the entire Tosa Province with an absolute crushing force, defeating the Tosa Seven Heroes all over the ground, and the Hosokawa clan voluntarily surrendered to the castle, the other forces of Shikoku Island were unwilling to give up their territory for generations after all.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty did take advantage of the emptiness of Tosa Province and another blitzkrieg, which was able to swallow Tosa Country in one fell swoop with lightning speed.

Now that the Ming wants to annex the island of Shikoku, the other three countries are destined to face new pressures because they will be fully prepared.

"When the reinforcements arrive, the Ming army will be killed!"

Unlike the situation in Tosa Province, the guardians of Awa Province, Sanuki Province, and Iyo Province were not local family forces, but they were attached to the large clans of Honshu Island, and they immediately pinned their hopes on the powerful clans.

If it is about combat power, in fact, the Hosokawa clan is very strong, but Tosa was raided by the Ming Dynasty, and the main force of the Hosokawa clan fighting in Kyoto was destined to be unable to come to the rescue, which gave the Ming army a "chance to take advantage of".

The guardians and clan forces of the other three kingdoms, they have a lot of confidence in resisting the Ming army, as they have enough time to call for help from Honshu Island.

When Tosa Province was attacked by the Tokai Governor's Office, the three kingdoms appealed to the affiliated forces of Honshu Island for help, and also made preparations to fight against the Ming army.

The first to come to the aid was the Yamana clan, and the guardian of Bigo Province, Yamana Masatyo, led his troops across the sea to Shikoku Island.

The Yamana clan had an illustrious history, having been on a par with the Kyogoku clan, and at its peak, the Yamana clan once ruled eleven of Japan's 66 kingdoms.

Feared by the shogun at the time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Yamana Kiyoshi was eventually killed in a war provoked by political conspiracy.

Although the power of the Yamana clan was greatly weakened after the death of the Yamana clan, it was one of the major clans in Japan after all, and now it is the guardian of Bigo Province.

Bigo Province is located in the southwest of Honshu Island, bordered by Izumo Province to the north, Yasumo Province to the west, and the Seto Inland Sea to the south.

After receiving a request for help from the Kono clan of Iyo Province, because the two families are related by marriage, and it is a good time to intervene on the island of Shikoku, Yamana Masatoyo leads the army to support.

The 4,000 troops were transported by dozens of warships, showing an invincible heroic posture belonging to the Yamana clan.

"Da Ming dares to invade our Japan repeatedly, do you really think that no one cares about me in Japan?" Masatoshi Yamana stood on the deck, looking at Shikoku Island opposite, and said angrily.

Masatoshi Yamana is dressed in a standard Japanese-style daimyo attire, with a medium build, a beard, and a beard, and he is only thirty years old, which is the age of high spirits.

Since the wind was beautiful today and there was no wind in the Inland Sea, the command ship had already come to the central area of the Seto Inland Sea, but the people on board did not feel any turbulence.

After driving for more than half an hour, you will arrive at the Iyokuni Pier on Shikoku Island, and everything will seem so smooth.

In the face of Yamana Masatoyo's arguments, Mori Jiro, who was accompanying him, said flatteringly: "Daming is a rat!" If it weren't for the civil strife in Japan, we would have killed them like chopping melons and vegetables! ”

The current Mori clan is not the overlord of the Western Kingdom, let alone the owner of the Iwami Silver Mine, but just a nobleman of Bigo Province.

When Morijiro learned that Yamana Masathiro was going to send troops to help Iyo Province, he not only brought all his own soldiers, but also took the initiative to transport the troops.

It was this hard work that successfully won the recognition of Masatoshi Yamana, and even brought Mori Jiro with him.

"Well said the Maori family! After this incident, I went to Kyoto in person, and I was bound to lobby all families to stop internal friction, and everyone united to fight against the wolf ambition of Da Ming! Yamana Masatoyo held the sword at his waist, and he said with high spirits.

Although their Yamana clan has declined, they have a high prestige in Kyoto, and he Yamana Masatomi is not willing to be ordinary.

If the Ming army is used as a political opportunity, he will become the one who connects the entire Japanese forces, and then unite everyone to fight against the Ming.

Regardless of the final outcome, he, the man who worked hard for the unity of Japan, will surely leave a strong mark on history.

It is precisely because of this that the reason why he did not hesitate to lead 4,000 coalition troops across the sea to help Iyo Province this time was because the Kono clan was his in-law, and the other was that he wanted to take this opportunity to return to the political stage of Japan.

A person who campaigns for the unity of Japan naturally wants to leave a strong mark in the history books.

"It is a blessing for us in Japan to protect the adults regardless of personal gains and losses, but to put the country first!" Mori Jiro's eyes flashed with shrewdness, and he immediately sent a rainbow fart.

It is this kind of public opinion that Yamana Masatoyo wants, and he suddenly laughs heartily as if he has eaten honey.

It was at this moment that the warship leading the way in front suddenly rang loudly.

Generally speaking, the communication between warships is signaled by the flag, and only in the event of an emergency will the bell be directly selected to remind you.

"What's going on?" Yamana Masatoyo's eyes were full of confusion, and he immediately asked loudly.

A retainer looked left and right, and suddenly pointed to the right and said in horror: "Look, head of the family! ”

Yamana Masatomi and others looked in the direction pointed by their retainers, but they saw a Ming fleet coming from the west, led by the Ming Yuan treasure ship, which was known as the sea fortress.

At this moment, it is no less than walking on the road and suddenly encountering a tiger.

"It's not good, it's the fleet of the Great Ming!"

"It's over, how could the Ming fleet appear here!"

"Don't say it, let's run away, maybe there will be a way to live!"

……

In the face of the sudden appearance of the Ming fleet, the soldiers of Bigo Province, who had already known the prestige of the Ming fleet, immediately became a mess, and even some of the retainers of the Yamana clan were ready to order the warship to turn around and flee.

"What's going on? Haven't sentinel ships already been sent for reconnaissance? Knowing that their ships could not compete with the Ming fleet at sea, Yamana asked angrily.

When the Yamana clan retainer heard this, he immediately looked at Mori Jiro angrily: "Master of the Mori family, you have to give us an explanation!" ”

Before crossing the sea this time, their Yamana clan was naturally wary of the Ming fleet entering the Seto Inland Sea, and they were even more afraid that their team would encounter the Ming warship, so they sent sentinel ships to explore the surrounding sea in advance.

If they knew that the Ming fleet had entered the Seto Inland Sea, or had discovered the traces of the Ming warships in advance, then they would never have dared to choose to cross the sea.

Mori Jiro took the initiative to take on this drudgery and sent their Mori sentinel ship, but the sentinel ship gave them the news that the Damei fleet had not entered the Seto Inland Sea.

It was on the basis of this trust that their 4,000 soldiers crossed the Seto Inland Sea in a mighty warship, and they never thought that the Ming fleet would suddenly appear.

"That's right! Mori Jiro, you Mori family are in charge of this, right? Masatoshi Yamana seemed to be an afterthought, so he questioned Mori Jiro.

The eyes of the Yamana clan retainer flashed with murderous intent, and he threatened Morijiro: "There are not a few islands in the Seto Inland Sea to hide the fleet, have you already fornicated with the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Burst!

As soon as the words fell, the sound of a dagger entering flesh came out.

Everyone looked over, but saw that the retainers of the Yamana clan who were about to ask the teacher for their guilt had been stabbed in the back, and the whole person fell down unwillingly.

The perpetrator was none other than Morijiro's retainers, and he was surrounded by people brought by Morijiro.

Yamana Masatoyo felt a chill surging up from his feet, and looked at Morijiro in shock: "Bastard, you actually betrayed the country to seek glory, you really deserve to die!" ”

This time, Mori Jiro was so actively involved in granting the Iyokuni Kono clan, he was not without suspicion of Mori Jiro's motives, but he never expected that it would be Daming's internal response.

"You're wrong, I'm not Da Ming's internal response!" The corners of Morijiro's mouth rose slightly, but it was a Japanese sword that pulled out of his waist.

Yamana Masatoyo saw the killing intent in Morijiro's eyes, and hurriedly prepared to draw his sword to protect himself: "Nonsense! If you hadn't concealed your whereabouts for the Ming fleet, why would our Yamana fleet be surrounded at sea! ”

Bang!

The Mingyuan treasure ship and the three-masted gunboat were the absolute hegemons of the sea in this era, and in the face of the Japanese warships without keels, dozens of heavy guns immediately fired shells.

The shells fell on the surface of the sea and splashed a column of water of more than 10 meters, and if they hit the Japanese warship, it would be torn apart, and hundreds of Japanese soldiers on board fell into the sea like dumplings.

For a while, the Japanese fleet that was crossing the sea was in a mess, not to mention organizing them to resist, and now many crew members were looking in horror at the Mingyuan treasure ship that was crashing into them.

The Mingyuan treasure ship has been upgraded, the hull has been wrapped in a layer of iron sheets, and the bow of the ship is like a sharp sword. With its own height and strength, it already has the strength to smash all sea ships.

Bang!

As the Mingyuan treasure ship sailed by, the Japanese warships disintegrated in this collision like papier-mâché, or were directly overturned by the waves.

"You only have Da Ming in your eyes, no wonder you can't keep the country of Beihou!" Morijiro looked at Masatoshi Yamana's non-standard knife holding posture, looking playful.

Yamana Masatoyo sighed in his heart, and immediately glared at him, "What do you mean by this?" Don't...... Are you the inner director of the Ouchi clan? ”

Bigo Province borders the Anyun Kingdom of the Ouchi clan, and if it weren't for the fact that the two sides were in the camp of the Western Army, and the shogun was pulling the strings from it, the Ouchi clan would have already invaded the Bingo country.

It's just that now, the Ouchi clan has lost Kitakyushu, and now only the east is left in terms of expansion, and the Bigo Province under his own leadership has naturally become the target of the Ouchi clan's expansion.

Originally, he was also wary, but the Ouchi clan has been delayed in military action, so he was defenseless this time, but he didn't want the other party to slap himself just through the Maori clan.

The corners of Mori Jiro's mouth rose, and he said praiseworthily: "You're not too stupid, but after all, you're still a straw bag, and the Yamana clan is doomed to die if you leave!" ”

"You're looking for death!" When was Yamana Masatyo so insulted, he immediately gritted his teeth and rushed forward with a knife.

Burst!

A cold light flashed, blood splattered, and Morijiro had already put away his knife.

Masatoshi Yamana still maintained the posture of raising his knife to slash, but there was still the figure of Morijiro in his field of vision, and he looked down to see a large area of blood gushing out of his abdomen, and then fell to the ground in front of him.

The fleet of the Ming Dynasty was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, and more than 20 warships flying the banner of the Yamana clan were sunk or collided with the ship.

The most serious thing is that the 4,000 soldiers are almost the entire family of the Yamana clan, and even if Yamana Masatoyo does not die, he is actually destined to disappear in the history of Japan's Warring States.

In the early morning of the next day, Ouchi Yoshiko led the Ouchi clan soldiers into Bigo Province.

Bigo Province was no match for the Ouchi army in the first place, but now that Yamana Masatoyo is dead, and the elite he carries is dead in the Seto Inland Sea, he is no longer able to stop the expansion of the Ouchi clan.

Two days later, the Kono clan of Iyo Province was wiped out, and the head of the Kono clan committed suicide, but most of the clans of Iyo Province wisely chose to surrender to help Daming build a dock.

As for the Awa and Sanuki countries on the island of Shikoku, they refused to send troops at all, not to mention that they did not dare to venture across the sea at all, and they were also afraid of the lessons of the Yama clan of the Gogo Kuni.

After three days of rest, when the Ming army was attacking the Awa Kingdom, the Sanuki Kingdom actually rushed to the front of the Awa Kingdom to send a letter of surrender.

(End of chapter)