In the long river of history, the Timurid Khanate is undoubtedly a dazzling existence.

This vast empire, founded by Timur, for a time became the overlord of Central and West Asia. The study of the Timurid Khanate has always been the focus of Western scholars. They published numerous books that delved into the rise and fall of the empire.

The Timurid Khanate, under the leadership of Timur, reached its heyday.

However, as many historians have noted, Timur's style of conduct in his later years changed significantly. He began to divide the remote lands among his descendants, and the great throne of the hinterland was passed to only one person. These initiatives show that Timur was well aware of the irreconcilable contradictions in the country.

Although Timur took many measures to lay out the future of the khanate, the course of history proved that these efforts did not prevent the disintegration of the khanate. After his death, Shaharu, his designated successor, took power in the early days and, despite overcoming many difficulties, managed to maintain the core territory of the Khanate for forty years. However, this vast empire did not last long.

Zhu Di inspected the Tsukushi Division.

In high spirits, he said in Central Asia that he was the first monarch to set foot in 500 years.

Now he doesn't have that passion.

The weakness of his body, as well as the torture of illness, are telling him that time is running out.

As a majestic monarch, Zhu Di didn't care much about his life and death, and did not explore the ethereal way of immortality.

I have personally visited many places and seen various political models.

In his eyes, the biggest opponent was undoubtedly the early Timurid Khanate.

Both in terms of national strength and population, the country has demonstrated full military strength. Timur's army fed the war with war, and this great fighting power made it impossible for many countries to resist.

Nonetheless, the evolution of history is always fraught with uncertainties and uncertainties.

Although the Timurid Khanate became the hegemon of Central and West Asia for a time, it was not able to maintain unity for long. This vast empire quickly fell apart after Timur's death, leaving scholars and historians of later generations with a sense of historical grandeur.

"As an important dynasty in Chinese history, the Great Song Dynasty also showed a high degree of civilization and prosperity, as the boss said. After experiencing the challenges of dynasties such as the Liaojin Dynasty, the Song Dynasty gradually developed a unique political and economic model. In the confrontation between the rise of old and new forces, although the Song Dynasty achieved too many defeats, it gradually gained military superiority in the later period, and at the same time made remarkable progress in culture, science and technology, and economy. ”

Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu, Lu Zhen, Zhao An and other generals followed behind Zhu Di, and Zhu Di looked at the generals in the army of the old and new ladders, and felt a little relieved in his heart.

Even if he is no longer there in the future, his son still has loyal and reliable generals in his hands.

Zhu Di was like Zhu Yuanzhang and began to preach.

"However, the course of history is always fraught with variables and challenges. When the former Yuan Empire rose to prominence and attacked south again, the fate of the Song Dynasty also came to an end. Although the Song Dynasty made great achievements in culture, science and technology, and economy, it was ultimately unable to resist the iron cavalry of the Meng Yuan. ”

"History is always full of variables and possibilities. The rise and fall of the Timurid Khanate, the prosperity and fall of the Song Dynasty, are all part of the long history. ”

"The occurrence of these events has a certain inevitability, but also many accidental factors. It is crucial for us to learn from these historical events and to better understand the trends and challenges of today's world. Only in this way can we better face the challenges of the future and create a better future. ”

Zhu Di finally looked to the north.

"When the country is won, the Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about external troubles, and the only one who can defeat the Ming Dynasty is himself, which is the responsibility of future generations, and we are now." Zhu Di paused for a moment, and then said loudly.

"Defeat the Wa Kingdom, win cleanly, and do not leave the slightest crisis for future generations, so as to leave a name in history, the good name of our monarchs and ministers, and be admired by future generations."

Hearing Zhu Di's ambitions, whether it was Zhu Neng and other old-fashioned ministers, or Zhao An and other rising stars, his heart was full of pride and excitement.

"Your Majesty's sword is sharp, and the ministers swear to follow him. Fearless of all difficulties and dangers, unswerving, cast the glory of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhu Neng was the first to say.

With such words, Zhu Di laughed after hearing it, and he was so unhappy.

"It's just a Japanese country, and the Ming army will win."

Zhao An's face was firm.

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.

The son hopes that the war against the Japanese State will not be consumed for too long, after all, such a large army size, plus crossing the sea to fight, the consumption required is too great, the land of the Ming Dynasty is too vast, and many places need the stability of the army.

The longer the war against the Japanese was delayed, the more hidden dangers would occur in many border areas.

This war gathered all the troops that the Ming could mobilize, and the 500,000 troops that could fight, and drew one-third of the total number of the Ming army.

And the Wa State understood the determination of the Ming Dynasty very early.

The logistics required for the operation of the 500,000-strong army will not be small in the action of mobilization alone, and in addition to the actions of cleaning the sea surface for several months, the smoke of war has been ignited, and the Japanese shogunate has chosen to reconcile before facing the great enemy.

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu went to Oura Castle and led his army to guard against the Ezo people, which can be regarded as a relief to the shogunate, and there is no need to leave troops to defend Ashikaga Yoshiji, and go all out to guard against the Dog Slave Kingdom and the Great Ming.

However, the Wa Kingdom is an island nation.

When the day was not blessed, the ships on the sea of the Japanese Kingdom were quickly wiped out by the Ming Navy.

The steam engine warships of the Ming Navy come and go freely, without the constraints of wind, they can easily attack, and with the cannons on the battleships, the traditional naval combat methods have been completely changed.

Naval division and navy.

The former maintains the way of fighting on the surface of the sea, that is, after the ships make contact, the soldiers on both sides fight each other, so it is still the number of people who fight.

However, the navy is different, the navy's warships have dense artillery fire, and their power is enormous, and they directly aim to destroy the opponent's ships, without touching the opponent's ships, and change the combat mode that focuses on destroying the opponent's soldiers.

The warships of the Wa Kingdom became the target of the Ming navy to sink.

The Japanese soldiers who held their weapons and looked at death as if they were at home, rushed to jump into the sea, the sea is vast, and jumping into the sea is tantamount to suicide, but compared to the sunken warship, the instinct to survive prompts them to seize all visible vitality.

The elite soldiers that the shogunate has collected over the years have not even touched the shadow of the Ming soldiers, and they just disappeared into the sea.

This is the crushing of the times.

When the naval warfare method with the main purpose of destroying warships arose in the hands of the Ming Navy, and the Japanese naval divisions that still retained the traditional maritime combat methods were vulnerable, a naval battle of nearly 1,000 warships ended with the complete victory of the Ming Navy.

The Ming navy took the sea power, and the fleets harassed the cities of the Japanese along the coast, and there were artillery bombardments every day, but the Japanese could only be tired of coping, and they could not be saved, and it was too late to send people to rescue.

Attacking is the best offense.

If the attack fails, there is a chance to defend, and in the end it continues to make a comeback, and if the defense fails, there is no chance.

The Ming Dynasty had thousands of warships, countless civilian ships, and rich maritime transportation capacity, which provided the foundation for the army to cross the sea.

Zhu Di personally led the army into the country of Dog Slave and gathered more than 300,000 troops.

The first to do so was the Japanese Shogunate Army.

Kameyama Castle, Kozan Castle, Kamibe Castle and other places were taken by the shogunate without resistance, and the only one who resisted was Bikushiyama Castle, because it was the Ouchi clan who was stationed in this castle, but the people below were unstable, and they only lasted for five days before breaking the castle.

The first battle was won, and the morale of the shogunate army was victorious.

"The Ming army is known as invincible, that's because it didn't touch us, wasn't the army of the Yuan Dynasty the same before, but it was completely annihilated by us, and it should be the same this time."

Left Horse Head Sibo Yimin said confidently.

Encouraged by him, most of the generals also scolded the Ming Dynasty.

The country of the dog slave is really vulnerable, and the city on the front line is far inferior to the first battle between the two sides in the face of the attack of the shogunate army.

Sure enough, the shogunate army attacked the city next, and the successes were repeated, but the army of the dog slave country lost its armor and had no desire to fight.

Less than a month after the start of the war, the dog slave country lost half of its land, and the capital became the front line, Zhu Di had no choice but to send generals with a large army to garrison this place in advance.

The soldiers below were complacent, but the people at the top were well aware of the gap between the two sides, especially after the news of the defeat at sea came back, and the shogunate in Kyoto already knew that it was impossible to defeat the Ming Dynasty completely.

Spo Yoshitoshi received a letter from the general, in which he informed him that the main purpose was to annihilate the Dog Slave State and promote peace by war, and that as long as the Ming army was willing to retreat, the shogunate army would guarantee that it would not attack the Ming army.

This is the most perfect ending.

The shogunate wiped out the Ouchi clan and unified the main island of Wakoku, and as for Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island, they will slowly plan for it in the future.

Spo Yoshitoshi is not a mediocre person, it is easy to defeat the dog slave country, but it is difficult to defeat the Ming army, the shogunate has this understanding, and he also thinks so, which coincides with the shogunate's idea.

If the navy is defeated, it will be defeated, and the army will be the last to look at.

Although the army learned from the Ming army and trained 9,000 new troops and played a key role in the beginning of the war, it did not actually open up its horizons.

They did not find that there had been a qualitative change in the power of the Navy.

When more than 200,000 shogunate troops were gathering in the territory of the Hara Yamana clan and preparing for the final blow to destroy the Inuno Kingdom, a large overseas navy was also gathering and set out from Shikoku Island to defeat the Suigunjo Castle on Innoshima.

There were no sailors in the city, and there were few warships left, and it was destroyed by the artillery of the Ming army, and the Ming soldiers easily took the city in preparation for the landing in the region.

The southern part of the region, namely Kameyama Castle, Kozan Castle, and Kamibian Castle, belonged to the Dog Slave Kingdom, and it took less than a month for the shogunate to take it back, and only garrisons were stationed there.

Since it is called, it is not far from Gyeonggi.

60,000 Ming soldiers landed in the north through the navy, and the developed transportation capacity not only ensured their weapons and supplies, but also transported thousands of war horses and more than 5,000 livestock.

This is the largest shipping since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

"Boom."

Artillery salvo.

The so-called city, in fact, is just a soil city, which was quickly destroyed by artillery fire, and the defenders were not elite troops, plus seeing the banner of the Ming Dynasty, and the unstoppable offensive of the Ming army was quickly defeated.

A small city in one day, a big city in three days.

The new way of fighting gave the Ming army wings, and no opponent could resist it, marching all the way to Gyeonggi.

At this time, the shogunate panicked.

They don't have many troops in their hands, and the offensive of the Ming army is too fierce, or it will be possible to arrive in Kyoto in three or five days, Kyoto seems to be unable to hold, in addition to letting the army on the front line return to defense, many retainers are also anxious to retreat.

One wrong step, one wrong step.

The shogunate was weak and chose to attack instead of defend, and the weakness of the dog slave country gave them confidence, made their battle line too long, and underestimated the Ming navy, which led to the current crisis.

When the news of the fall of Kameyama Castle came, the shogunate knew that the tide was over, and it was necessary to escape Kyoto as soon as possible to save his life.

But time was too short.

It was too late to pack wealth or collect supplies, and in a hurry, the gates of Kyoto were blocked, people were fleeing outside the city, and large cars blocked the roads.

The ordered army fought their way through the passage with weapons, and then the ministers surrounded the shogun and left.

The ministers left, and they asked their subordinates to sort out the materials in the warehouse and keep up, but the people below were already in chaos, and as a result, the robbery began, from robbery to arson, and the soldiers of the Ming army had not yet arrived, and Kyoto was already burning.

Nineteen-year-old Wu Zhongming and his comrades rode war horses to explore Gyeonggi in the Wa Kingdom and discovered a fire burning in the city.

"The shogunate must have fled."

"How so?"

"If the shogunate is still in Kyoto, how can the city be so flustered? Far from being extinguished, the fire was growing. Wu Zhongming was recommended by Li Jian to Burma and became the personal guard of Governor Zhao Hong.

After receiving a lot of training in a year, he was now assigned to join the army of conscripts and was temporarily promoted to captain.

Today's army is not like what it used to be.

In the Beiping era, there were nineteen-year-old garrisons, and now they can become captains at the age of nineteen, which is already a very young officer.

"So what do we do?"

"The most important thing is to bring the news back, and don't make any extraneous complications." Wu Zhongming made the initial choice, and soon sent three brothers back to report the news, and he took the rest of the brothers to continue to investigate.

Soon after.

The news that Gyeonggi was surrounded by the Ming army also reached the shogunate army.

Kyoto of the Wa Kingdom was not far from the Dog Slave Kingdom, which led to the supply of the front-line army mainly from the capital, and the army only had less than a month's worth of food, if the capital was lost, not to mention the safety of the shogunate, the army would face a local crisis of food shortage.

The day before, it was a situation of total defeat, and Spo Yimin was speechless. (End of chapter)