Chapter 78: 150,000 against 20,000, how can it be invincible!
"Baga, Baga, hold on, don't let them come."
Watching the crazy killing of the demon god, the unstoppable Ming cavalry was about to come to his eyes.
Shimazu jumped to his feet in a hurry, and kept scolding the samurai around him, telling them to hurry up and resist.
Shimazu Tencho was going to cry at this time.
He has 15,000 soldiers and horses, and the other party does not even have 10,000 people.
Obviously, the advantage is in himself, and he is obviously a good battle to win, but why did he fight like this.
Not only did they not achieve the expected goal, but they didn't even kill and injure the Ming army.
It's okay if you don't achieve the expected goal, and it's acceptable to have a draw.
But look at the current situation, let alone a tie with the other party, it would be good to be able to hold out for another half an hour.
Damn, they're all people, they all carry a head on two shoulders, and the samurai under him are not bad, why is the gap so big.
Looking at the slaughtered men, Shimazu wanted to cry without tears.
If it weren't for the military power that he couldn't bear to give up and finally got his hands on, he would have run away a long time ago.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency...... The head of the house has sent a letter! ”
When the samurai roared under Shimazu Tianchang and went to block the Ming cavalry, a dusty samurai ran quickly, waving a letter in his hand.
"The head of the house... He's back, let him come! ”
Shimazu Tencho, who was in the chaos, didn't hear the words of the samurai clearly, only faintly heard, the head of the house. Come.
He thought it was Shimazu Hisatoyo who had returned, and he was overjoyed.
In the current situation, defeat is already doomed, in order not to be infamy, he has to quickly shake the pot.
The size of the head of the house is just right.
"My lord. It wasn't the head of the house who replied to the letter. ”
The samurai who rushed over corrected it and handed the letter to Shimazu Tencho.
"Yaga, do you think I'm suitable for reading the letter now?"
All the eyebrows were burned, this guy even had the heart to let himself read the letter, and Shimazu Tian angrily gave him a big pot sticker to make him have long eyes.
"My lord, the head of the family asks that you read this letter at all times."
The samurai was also a little aggrieved, saying that this was requested by Shimazu Hisatoyo.
"Eight Tooth Road!"
Shimazu Tianchang scolded hatefully, pulled the letter over, and tore it open casually.
He wanted to take a casual look and throw it away, but as soon as his eyes were fixed on the letter, his body froze instantly.
The content of the letter was simple, just a short sentence.
"The family has been submitted to the Ming Dynasty, and now as the head of the family, I order all the forces of the Satsuma Domain not to resist when they encounter the Ming army, and those who dare to use the sword without permission will be severely punished! Commander: Hisatoyo Shimazu! ”
"The bastard surrendered."
Looking at the letter in a daze, Shimazu Tencho's brain was buzzing.
Nima, this guy is here to pit himself.
I'm fucking fucking out of the head, you tell me, you surrendered.
Well, it's a bit of a shame to surrender.
But at least tell me first.
If I had known that you had surrendered, would I still have clashed with the Ming army?
"Yaga, Shimazu Hisatoyo, you bastard, you are the devil sent by Amaterasu to deliberately torture me."
If Shimazu Hisashi could know Shimazu Tianchang's thoughts, he would definitely be speechless and complain.
"You say this as if I told you that you would obey my commands."
When Shimazu wrote this letter, he did not explain the reason at all.
The idea in his heart is to use the hands of Da Ming to eliminate these guys who don't obey his orders.
He couldn't be clearer about the problems within the family, many people are dissatisfied with him becoming the head of the family, no matter how clearly he explains this matter, there will definitely be people who oppose it.
Instead of pulling each other's skins, Da Ming felt that he was incompetent.
It's better to borrow the hands of Daming to deal with all these bastards who disobey him.
When the time comes, the Shimazu family will be his one word.
"My lord, what should we do now, whether to continue to fight with Da Ming, or surrender at the orders of the head of the family."
Shimazu Tencho's personal samurai also saw the contents of the letter.
After his shock, he looked visibly relieved.
In order to resist the Ming cavalry, Shimazu Tianchang sent out all the samurai he could send.
If the letter doesn't come, it is estimated that he will be the next batch to be sent to fill the hole.
He finally climbed to this position now, enjoying the life of the gods every day, but he didn't want to die like this.
"Yaga. also made a fart, let everyone put down their weapons and give up resistance, and told the general of Daming that I admired Daming very much, and wanted to lead my soldiers to surrender to Daming and become Daming's hound lackey. ”
Saying that, Shimazu Tianchang glared, and several samurai who saw the contents of the letter explained in a cold voice: "We have not received any letters, and it is a matter for me to decide to take refuge in Daming, I don't know what the head of the family ordered, do you understand." ”
When several samurai heard this, they instantly understood what Shimazu Tencho meant.
The head of the family surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, there must be some benefit, otherwise such a decision would not have been made.
But the two sides went to war, but the Ming army on the opposite side did not come to inform.
What does this mean?
It shows that the Ming army on the opposite side did not know that Satsuma had surrendered.
Shimazu Tiancho chose to surrender in his own capacity, and the meaning is different from surrendering under orders.
"Hey!"
"I don't know what I'm waiting for!"
Several samurai bowed sharply.
After getting up, several people had cold eyes, grabbed the samurai who was delivering the message, covered his mouth, and under his frightened expression, pulled out his short blade and stabbed it fiercely.
"Yo Xi!"
Shimazu nodded in satisfaction and dropped the letter in the brazier next to him.
Soon, the order to surrender was conveyed, and groups of samurai dropped their weapons and crouched on the ground.
In the face of the sudden surrender of the Japanese invaders, the Ming army only killed a few batches of prisoners of war, and an order was issued from above to contain prisoners of war.
"The Shimazu family, Shimazu Tencho, meet His Excellency the General."
A few quarters of an hour later, Shimazu Tencho was pressed in front of Zhu Gaoyu by the soldiers.
Taking off the armor soaked in blood, Zhu Gaoyu didn't look at Shimazu Tiancho, and said while washing the dried blood stains on his hands: "You should already know my rules, if you want to surrender, you can, let me see your sincerity." ”
Shimazu Tianchang, who was prostrate on the ground, thought about it for a while, and understood the rules of the Ming general in front of him.
Whoever resists will be killed in half.
"Your Excellency General, please wait a moment!"
Shimazu didn't hesitate, kowtowed again, and got up to complete the request.
"Did I get you up!"
Zhu Gaoyu's cold voice came.
Shimazu Tianchang, who had just gotten up halfway up, stiffened his body, and under the playful eyes of the guards and officers around him, he lay on the ground again and slowly crawled out.
"What about our casualties."
Taking the towel handed over by Zuo Jun, Zhu Gaoyu wiped off the water stains on his hands and asked Sun An, who was waiting next to him.
"There were no casualties, only a few minor injuries."
Sun An handed the statistics book to Zhu Gaoyu and reported the casualties of the battle.
There was no post-victory excitement or excitement in his eyes.
The outcome of this battle was something he had expected.
He didn't pay attention to it at all, and if he caused a lot of casualties in fighting such an enemy, then he would simply go home and farm, and don't harm his brothers in the army.
Zhu Gaoyu nodded with satisfaction.
"The Satsuma clan chose to surrender, and it is estimated that the Wushan side has won a big victory."
"These little gourds, they don't have any other skills, and they don't have the ability to make the rudder when they see the wind, so they don't have to say."
"Next, we have to deal with the overall force of the Japanese invaders, and you can coordinate it later, and let that guy coordinate all the Japanese as our cannon fodder troops."
"You supervise them and let them attack Hinata."
"Five days, I only gave them five days, and if they can't take it, all the men of the Satsuma Domain will be killed."
The two forces of Satsuma and Hizen have been taken, and there is no big force on Kyushu Island except for Hinata.
It has been almost half a month since the landing, and Zhu Gaoyu believes in the forces of the Japanese invaders on the island, and it is estimated that he already knows the news of the arrival of the Ming army.
The next situation may be that the island of Honsu sends someone to negotiate, and then the two sides cannot reach an agreement and directly start fighting.
Although the population of the Japanese is small after years of war, it is still no problem to transfer more than 100,000 troops.
Zhu Gaoyu considered the lack of troops on his hands, coupled with such a large territory of the Wa Kingdom in the future, except for a few important places, it was impossible for the Ming Dynasty to send people to manage them all, and after all, some Wa Guo dogs were needed to watch the door.
The Shimazu family now wants to be this dog, and Zhu Gaoyu naturally will not refuse.
Satsuma, a vicious dog, is still capable of itself.
The fact that these two battles were so badly defeated was entirely due to the weak will of the peasants and soldiers to fight.
In the battle of Kusan night attack, before the enemy was seen, Shimazu Hisatoyo's troops were scattered by the peasant soldiers.
Today's battle of the Little Plains is also a similar reason.
If there were no two incidents, fighting Satsuma alone, although the Ming army would have won, it would have avoided certain casualties.
Anyway, it's all about choosing a dog, so why not choose one, the most vicious.
As for whether this dog will fight back in the future, Zhu Gaoyu doesn't care at all.
Less than 10,000 Ming troops who have not changed their clothes can beat the Satsuma clan with their heads, and when the Ming army changes its equipment in the future, Satsuma will have no hope.
Moreover, in the bones of the Japanese people, they seem to have a masochistic tendency, and they have blind worship for the strong people who defeat them, and those who are merciful to them make them look down on them.
For example, a certain beauty, and for example, a certain ...... cough cough cough ......
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Wakoku, Shangjing, Sanjo Fangmen Mansion.
Hurried footsteps sounded.
Ignoring the salute of the samurai maid, an official walked briskly until he reached a doorway guarded by samurai.
After a few breaths of relief, he reached out and knocked on the door.
Knock knock.
"What's the matter!"
As soon as there was a knock on the door, a majestic voice came from inside the house.
There was a hint of displeasure in his tone, obviously unhappy that someone was bothering him.
The official bowed slightly and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency General, according to the news from Kyushu Island, the army of the Ming Dynasty was found there. ”
"Da Ming."
There was a slight silence in the room, apparently digesting the news.
"Come in!"
The door was opened by the samurai, and the officer took off his shoes and walked in with his head bowed.
"What's going on now?"
When the official entered, the majestic voice sounded again.
"Hirado has been occupied, and the Shibukawa clan is organizing forces to destroy the invading enemy."
Putting the letter in his hand on the table, the official lowered his head and reported quickly.
When the official reported, a palm with five short and thick fingers like turnips picked up the letter and opened it slowly.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the 4th shogun of the shogunate, the de facto controller of the Wa Kingdom.
While listening to the official's report, he looked at the contents of the letter.
Ashikaga Yoshimo's brows furrowed tightly.
"According to the news from Kyushu Island, the arrival of the Ming army is to look for their descendants of the Yan Shenggong and the Confucian family."
"They said it was our men who kidnapped these people."
While Ashikaga Yoshimori was reading the letter, the officials told about the investigation.
"Find someone, hehe......"
Ashikaga Yoshinori couldn't help but chuckle when he heard the official's story, and threw the letter to the ground.
If he believes this kind of excuse, he will be a fool to Ashikaga Yoshimori.
Ashikaga Yoshitochi guessed in his heart that Daming's coming this time was completely revenge.
Retaliated against him and severed the tributary relationship between the two sides.
Although he was at odds with his father, he was influenced by his father and knew Daming very well.
As far as he knows, the people of the Ming Dynasty love face very much, as long as they can give them enough face, they have the opportunity to talk about everything.
He overturned his father's policy and dissolved the tributary relationship with the Ming Dynasty, so he was slapping the Ming in the face.
In a word, I can do without you, but you can't refuse me.
was fired by the younger brother, and Daming, the boss, was naturally unhappy.
Presumably, that Ming Emperor must be very angry now.
But now the emperor's father has listed the Wa Kingdom as a country that does not levy, and the Ming people who love face dare not veto the decision of their ancestors.
Don't teach the country a lesson, the other younger brothers will do the same, how can the big brother of Daming still be.
If nothing else, in order to deter other countries, the Wa Kingdom also had to find a reason to clean up ruthlessly, showing the majesty of the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of his guess, Ashikaga Yoshinori couldn't help but sneer and sneered: "I really thought that I was in the kingdom that day, just a little Ming, do you think you are more powerful than the Yuan people." ”
"Since you want to lose a bigger face, then I'm welcome."
"General Denmoto's order..."
Ashikaga Yoshimori, who thought he had guessed Akito's thoughts, decided to teach the arrogant Daming a hard lesson.
so that they may know that I, the squake, pay tribute to you for your money, not for your fear.
Now that you don't know whether you live or die, and dare to reach out to my territory, then I will let you see the power of the warriors of the Yamato nation.
"Your Excellency the General has an accident..."
Before Ashikaga Yoshinori could summon a minister, a minister hurried in.
Half an hour later, Ashikaga Yoshimochi and the high-ranking officials of the Wakoku Kingdom covered their noses and looked at a corpse in front of them.
It was a highly swollen corpse with some parts of the body already decomposed.
It is impossible to judge the appearance, but from the clothes and body shape and hair accessories, it can be judged that this is a teenager.
Ashikaga Yoshichi and the others were facing the stench, of course, not to see the corpse, but to see a sign hanging on the corpse's chest.
The sign reads: Ashikaga Yoshimori, this is my gift to you, I believe you will like it.
By the way, this is the Yan Sheng Gong of the Ming Dynasty, and he still has his identification card on him.
Haha, Ashikaga Yoshiki doesn't let me feel better, let's die together, I'm waiting for you in hell, waiting for you, and I was broken into thousands of pieces by the angry Daming.
In Ashikaga Yoshisho frowned, looking at the contents of the sign.
A samurai cautiously stepped forward and untied a small package from the corpse.
When the package was opened, a seal and a document appeared in front of everyone.
At the signal of Ashikaga Yoshinori, a minister endured nausea and opened.
"This is the text of the Ming Dynasty."
The official who opened it, seeing the content clearly, let out a low cry, which made the hearts of everyone present sink.
They already knew about the Ming Dynasty sending troops to the Wa Kingdom.
Originally, they thought that the reason for Daming to send troops was an excuse, but they didn't expect it to be true.
"Yaga, which bastard did this?"
"Didn't he know that this would cause a war between the two countries."
An official couldn't help but curse angrily.
"You are wrong, he knows that it will cause war, because his purpose, is this. Moreover, the war has already begun. ”
Without going to confirm his identity, Ashikaga Yoshinori said coldly and turned to leave.
It doesn't matter whether this corpse is the Holy Father of the Great Ming Yan or not, the important thing now is that the Wa Kingdom has confirmed the crime of kidnapping the Holy Father of the Great Ming Yan and slaughtering the descendants of the Confucian Saint.
It doesn't matter if it's planted or framed.
With his understanding of the Ming Dynasty and the importance of the Holy Father in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would not listen to their explanations at all, and the war between the two countries was inevitable.
"Who the hell is it!"
Ignoring the courtiers and generals who followed behind, Ashikaga Yoshimori's face was gloomy, guessing who this person was.
The first person he suspected was his younger half-brother Ashikaga Yoshitsugu.
But then he shook his head again, and rejected the speculation.
The other party has been strictly monitored by himself, and it is impossible to do such a big thing.
And it won't do him any good to do it.
With the importance of the Holy Duke of Yan in the Ming Dynasty, once the two countries go to war, it does not mean that it can be stopped.
No matter who wins or loses on both sides, the flames of war are ignited in the Wa State, and the Wa State suffers the most.
Even if he is forced to give up his position as a general in the future because of defeat, what the other party gets is just a mess, and it will even be worse than imagined.
With the character of the other party, he would definitely not make such an unwise choice.
"Emperor!"
Vetoed his half-brother, Ashikaga Yoshitsu suddenly paused, and a humble and obedient figure appeared in his mind.
The news that the corpse of Yan Shenggong of the Ming Dynasty appeared in Shangjing was suppressed.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi announced that the Ming Dynasty had shamelessly invaded the Wa Kingdom, and after communication was fruitless, His Majesty the Emperor decided to rise up and fight back, and it was bound to drive the invading enemy out of his homeland.
The feudal lords from all over the country responded, and in just half a month, Ashikaga Yoshinori gathered 150,000 soldiers.
With such a large number of troops, Ashikaga Yoshitomo, who was in a very bad mood during this time, was much better.
He's already sent someone to find out.
The soldiers sent by the Ming Dynasty were more than 20,000 and less than 30,000, and excluding the sailors who drove the ships, the army that could be used was definitely no more than 20,000.
Moreover, the other party is now fighting against the local feudal lord on Kyushu Island.
With Ashikaga Yoshiji's understanding of the strength of the feudal lords of Kyushu Island, the Ming army will definitely have a lot of losses.
According to the loss of 1/3, plus the soldiers sent to guard in various places, the Ming army that can fight with him, in the case of the Ming court does not increase the troops, it is estimated that there are not even 10,000.
150,000 to 10,000, this is no longer an advantage in me, this is completely ferocious.
With such a disparity in strength, not to mention that he Ashikaga Yoshitomo is ready to personally lead the troops to fight, even if he ties a pig in the command position, he can easily win this war.
Thinking of his father, who was humble to Daming, but he defeated Daming, Ashikaga Yoshitochi felt a burst of self-satisfaction in his heart.
I didn't care about waiting outside the door to report to the general who could go.
Ashikaga Yoshimori looked at the portrait of his father and said coldly: "Father, you just take a good look at it, look at how vulnerable you are under my hands." ”
"Not only will I defeat the Ming invasion of our army, but when I rectify the whole country, I will also lead the troops to defeat the Ming Dynasty, occupy the rich land there, and let my Wa Kingdom replace the Ming Dynasty and become the new Celestial Empire!"
"Under my leadership, the Ashikaga family will become the greatest family in the history of the Wa Kingdom, and even in this world!"
ps: Damn, step by step, step by step, I couldn't hold it until 3:30 yesterday, my brain was confused, I didn't know what to write, the old rules, another one was sent out before 12 o'clock.
In the future, I will send it together after I finish writing, and if I don't have it, it will be a waste of time, but I will definitely not make up for it before I am more missing.
(End of chapter)