Taira Tadamori led people to the castle town and found that there was no trace of aggression here, and the market was very lively.

Even the low-rise thatched hut shop was filled with some Ming soldiers consuming - the performance was actually a bit excessive, and the Ming soldiers didn't look down on the broken things inside.

The main one is to show the rich!

In the process of highlighting wealth, Zhu Xiaozhong also made a deep reflection. He thinks that the soldiers should not be allowed to wear tattered armor, which does not conform to the image setting of the Ming soldiers who are stupid and have a lot of money.

So he turned out the cloth from the cabin, and then asked the local craftsmen to make the leather, and quietly made the cloth-skin mixed armor.

After it is made, the nail piece is painted on the surface.

Then he was smeared with paint, inlaid with ornaments, and dressed up the armor with bells and whistles.

When Taira approached the city gate, he was taken aback by the guards of the city. That mighty and bright armor is actually worn on the doorman?

Until he walked in front of him, Ping Zhongsheng smiled dumbly, it turned out that they were all like goods.

Moreover, these soldiers, one by one, actually exuded the smell of alcohol, and stood lazily at the gate of the city yawning.

He was taken to the inner city to see Zhu Xiaozhong, who was sitting in the hall drinking and having fun with two young girls in his arms.

After Pingzhong Sheng entered the palace, Zhu Xiaozhong drunkenly asked, "Is it the envoy of the king of Wa?" ”

The disparaging epithet did not cause protest, because the pronunciation of "Wawang" was basically the same as "He Wang" in the past.

Ping Zhongsheng asked, "Why did the Ming Kingdom send troops to occupy Iwami without authorization?" ”

Zhu Xiaozhong smiled disdainfully: "A small country in Yuer also dares to call himself the emperor, and he dares to attack my Chinese fleet." His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty sent me to teach a lesson. In addition, there are immortals in the Omori Mountains of Iwami Province, and in the future, Iwami Province will be under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. After obtaining the elixir, the king swore that he would no longer be the emperor, and presented a letter of submission to the Ming Dynasty, and then he would withdraw and leave. ”

"This general, the matter of diplomatic relations can be discussed again, but your country must withdraw its troops first." Ping Zhongsheng said.

Zhu Xiaozhong looked particularly impatient, and without waiting for the translator to finish, he angrily reprimanded: "Get out! Don't bother me with drinking. ”

Two soldiers rushed over, set up Ping Zhongsheng left and right, and dragged him out.

Ping Zhongsheng clearly felt that the two guards were wearing iron armor.

He couldn't figure it out now, what was the situation with the Ming army in front of him?

Ping Zhongsheng once fought against the Song Dynasty armor under Xue Daoguang, and he led the warriors to launch a surprise attack, and the Song Dynasty armor was taken by surprise. However, he still relied on his excellent armor and calmly withdrew to the ship, and counterattacked with the ship's crossbow, and even killed the corpses of friendly soldiers.

After that, Xue Daoguang's fleet ran away, plundering the coastal cities of Japan. Ping Zhongsheng couldn't catch it at all, and every time he rushed there, he had already robbed it, and finally he fought another water battle and was defeated.

Since the Ming State destroyed the Song State, the Ming army should be better able to fight than the Song army.

Why is it that in the Ming army here, some people wear real iron armor, and some people wear fancy goods?

Also, why didn't you see Xue Daoguang, the imperial onmyoji of the Ming Dynasty, today?

Just as Ping Zhongsheng was being dragged out of the city gate, a guard ran out and shouted: "The general said that this person was rude, and he should be punished and stripped of his clothes!" ”

This time, all the armor soldiers rushed out, quickly surrounded them with guns and bows, and disarmed the samurai under the command of Ping Zhongsheng.

"What did they say?" Ping Zhongsheng asked the translation that came with him.

The interpreter said: "General Ming Guo said that we were rude, and we were going to strip naked and humiliate. ”

Ping Zhongsheng was shocked and was about to draw his sword to resist, but he was held down by the Ming soldiers, stripped off his clothes and dragged to the streets of the city to show the public.

Not only that, but the samurai brought by Ping Zhongsheng were all stripped naked and paraded through the streets.

"Bastard, let me go!"

"I am an envoy sent by the Emperor, and I am a valiant samurai of the North!"

“……”

Hundreds of people came to watch, and the samurai were so ashamed that they wanted to commit suicide.

Pingzhong's eyes were red with anger, his legs were clamped tightly to cover his crotch, and he was dragged along the street and roared: "I swear in the name of Amaterasu that I will lead troops to kill all of you......"

After being humiliated for a long time, the Ming army threw these guys on the ground, laughed at them, and left arrogantly.

Ping Zhongsheng hurriedly covered his crotch and rushed into a private house, shouting: "Get my clothes back!" ”

The samurai ran naked to look for clothes, only to see that their clothes and armor were actually worn on a group of prostitutes, and there were Ming soldiers laughing next to them.

After tossing for a while, he finally asked the civilians to contribute their clothes, and Taira Tadamori fled with the samurai in embarrassment.

Xue Daoguang stood on the city wall, witnessed this farce the whole time, frowned and asked, "Isn't it a bit too much?" ”

Zhu Xiaozhong had an indifferent attitude: "If you don't force them to be in a hurry, how can you bring the army back for revenge desperately?" When I left Beijing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that as long as I could get the money back to China, I could use any means. ”

But it was said that Ping Zhongsheng left in embarrassment, and walked along the valley for several miles, when suddenly a group of samurai rushed out, and Yuan Sheng led people to kneel in the valley.

"Who are you?" Ping Zhongsheng asked.

Motomori replied, "Under is Tsushimamori appointed by Dazaifu, named Abidyu Motomori. ”

Ping Zhongsheng had an impression: "You have already taken refuge in the Ming Kingdom? ”

Yuan Sheng snorted and cried, and cried: "Those Ming troops suddenly killed Tsushima Island, and they were also forced to surrender." The territory of Tsushima Island has been occupied by the Ming army. They said that it would be good to exchange the land of Iwami Province, but they would only compensate me for one-third of the land of the Masuda clan. If it was really compensation, it would be nothing, but it was just for show, and all the samurai there were subdued by the Ming army. I can't command anyone, and the grain harvested in the future will definitely be taken away by the Ming army. ”

After hearing these words, Ping Zhongsheng gradually regained his composure and asked, "Why are some of the soldiers of the Ming Kingdom wearing iron armor, while others are wearing beautiful cloth armor?" ”

Yuan Sheng began to recite the lines: "This General Zhu is the righteous son of the prince of the Ming Kingdom, and he is extremely favored by the prince of the Ming Kingdom. Those under his command who wore bright cloth armor were all children of Ming nobles and wealthy people, and they relied on bribes to cross the sea with the army to obtain military exploits. These people don't know how to fight, they drink and have fun every day, and they are all very rich. ”

"And those who wear iron armor are the real warriors of the Ming Kingdom. This kind of warrior is very powerful, and the capture of Tsushima Island and Iwami Castle is all dependent on this kind of warrior to charge forward. ”

Ping Zhongsheng asked, "How many Ming soldiers are there who drink and enjoy themselves all day?" How many Ming troops can fight in iron armor? ”

Yuan Sheng said: "Half of each, a total of more than 2,000 people. ”

Ping Zhongsheng thought for a while and said to Yuan Sheng: "If you defeat the Ming army in this battle, I will personally ask for a reward for you." ”

Yuan Sheng said: "I don't dare to expect anything else, just ask for a horse to guard the position." It's a real Tsushima Mori! ”

Tsushima is not currently an official Japanese territory, but serves as a frontier against piracy. The chief was only appointed by the county, and was not recognized by the central court, and he did not have a legal official position and salary, and he did not have to pay annual tribute to the county.

In other words, Yuan Sheng is not even a serious official in Japan, he is just a mercenary leader stationed on the island!

Ping Zhongsheng immediately made a promise: "As long as you stay in Iwami Province as an internal response, after defeating the Ming army, I will ask you for an official position." ”

Yuan Sheng was overjoyed, kneeling and kowtowing, grateful and grateful.

Ping Zhongsheng exclaimed: "What a loyal man." ”

……

Taira Tadashi, who had suffered humiliation, ordered his samurai not to talk about today's events anymore, let alone let the scandal spread back to Heiankyo.

He returned full of anger and said to Emperor Toba: "There are more than 2,000 soldiers from the Ming Kingdom, half of whom are rich and noble, and they do not know how to fight, and they drink and play every day. The other half were real samurai, all of them well-dressed in iron armor, and one could fight ten or twenty. Your Majesty, the minister needs to mobilize 2,000 samurai and 30,000 troops! ”

"Do you want so many troops? The Ming army only had more than a thousand capable of fighting. Emperor Toba was a little surprised.

Ping Zhongsheng said: "The minister has seen those iron armors, and the swords are difficult to obtain. ”

Emperor Toba pondered for a moment and said, "If you want to recruit as many troops as you want, try to recruit as many troops as you can!" ”

Emperor Toba, who had just taken over the throne, desperately needed a victory to consolidate his position of power.

Ping Zhongsheng also wants to reap military merits and war spoils, and he can't wait to take revenge after suffering great humiliation.

Both the monarch and the minister want to fight.

This was a source of dismay for the wealthy clans of Gyeonggi and the surrounding counties, and the samurai group in the north controlled many local samurai regiments. The Hao clan belonged to the local samurai regiment, and usually used this identity to consolidate their position, but at this time they had to send troops and food to help the emperor fight.

In the battle of 30,000 people, Emperor Toba did not need to provide much food, and most of it had to be borne by the local wealthy families.

In order to recruit troops and food as soon as possible, Ping Zhongsheng began to publicize the wealth of the Ming army, saying that the ships were full of treasures and grain.

This greatly increased the enthusiasm of the wealthy clans, who called for friends and left their hometowns with samurai and peasant soldiers.

Because he had seen the power of the Song Dynasty fleet, Ping Zhongsheng did not dare to take the sea route all the way.

He recruited a large number of riverboats and seacraft to transport supplies in the Seto Inland Sea, while his soldiers marched west along the coast. Along the way, there were constantly troops joining, and by the time they arrived in Anyi, there were even more than 30,000 people.

Then, along the mountain pass, Ping Zhongsheng personally led the main force and marched to the northeast.

Yuan Weiyi, as a deputy general, led thousands of partial divisions, and immediately went north in the country of Bigo.

The army commanded by the two of them, from the southwest and southeast of Iwami Province, attacked in a pincer shape and killed the Ming soldiers.

Yuan Weiyi's old mistake was committed again, and after he took control of the partial division alone, he plundered along the way in the country of Bigo. Not to mention the city, when you encounter a larger village or town, this goods will be robbed.

The wealthy clans of Bigo Province were so miserable that they recruited samurai and peasant soldiers, and hurried to join the ranks of Minamoto Yoshi.

After becoming an ally, the source can be merciful when he plunders.

At the same time, Taira Tadashi also sent people to Nagato and Zhou to defend the two countries, so that the local wealthy clans there quickly gathered troops and killed them from the west of Iwami Province, so as to form a situation of encirclement and suppression by the three-way army as soon as possible.

The Japanese army was grinding, and Zhu Xiaozhong was already impatient to wait in Iwamikoku.

(End of chapter)