Nagasaki had only a thousand defenders, dozens of ships.

At first, the Japanese patrol ships only thought that this was the Ming army passing by the grain fleet, and all along, the Ming army ignored the Japanese patrol boats, and the enemy had become accustomed to it.

But this time, the Ming army did not take the previous route, but plunged headlong into the inland sea and headed towards the country of Chikugo.

The Japanese were stunned and hurriedly mobilized their largest ships to report the news to the port of Hakata.

Jiang Yuan adopted Liu Gong's proposal, ignoring the Japanese ships that reported the news, and instead divided seventy warships to capture Nagasaki, while he himself led the main force of the fleet to continue to advance.

Because by the time the Japanese army finished reporting the letter, the landing of the Ming army had already been completed.

On 14 March, the main force of the Japanese naval division left the port of Hakata and headed for Busan.

The Japanese had more than 1,000 warships, and in addition to the officers and men of the naval division, they also carried 20,000 elite fighters, preparing for a landing operation and attacking the Ming army's battalion in Busan.

On the same day, 15,000 Ming troops landed in Saga of Chikugo Province and quickly headed north.

On March 17, the Japanese army successfully landed in Busan.

The landings on both sides were simple, with Saga being negligent and Busan being deliberately unfortified.

Jiang Yuan wanted to sing about the empty city plan, so he made a ruthless move, paid a lot of money to recruit 100,000 people, and moved Busan's supplies north for a hundred miles.

Then Busan just threw it away.

Although the Japanese army captured Busan, it did not advance or retreat. Everyone is here to grab food and supplies, what's the use of just occupying Busan.

The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty has more than one Busan Port in his hands, and the Seongsan Port on Jeju Island can temporarily replace the Busan Port to provide supplies for the Ming Army stationed in Japan.

On the same day, news of the Ming army's landing in Saga reached Hakata Port by sea and land.

Masahiro Ouchi, who was already triumphant, was completely dumbfounded.

Masahiro Ouchi's position has always been very contradictory.

In this big battle, the Muromachi shogunate has a chance to win, but Masahiro Ouchi is definitely unlikely to win.

Because Masahiro Ouchi, as the guardian daimyo of Chikuzen Province, sits on the port of Hakata and also controls the trade between Japan and the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the Ming Dynasty is defeated, it will not let go of the trade blockade of Hakata Port. Instead, it may become even more annoyed and angry.

Therefore, if the Ming Dynasty is defeated, Masahiro Ouchi will become a loser and be blocked and besieged to death by the Ming trade.

In addition, Ashikaga Yoshikyo and Ashikaga Yoshimasa father and son are in the same lineage, and they are both obsessed with weakening the guardian daimyo and establishing the authority of the shogunate.

If Ashikaga Yoshimasa really defeated the Ming Dynasty, the prestige would be unimaginable.

At that time, Masahiro Ouchi, as one of the most powerful guardian daimyos, will definitely bear the brunt of the battle and be the best choice to cut the feudal domain.

This is also the reason why Masahiro Ouchi personally went to Beijing to meet Emperor Jingtai. From the perspective of personal interests and the future of the family, it is really better to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

In this sneak attack on Busan, Ouchi Masahiro hoped to see the result: the Ming army was defeated, and the emperor was forced to give better conditions for persuasion.

At that time, he accepted the conditions and sold a flawed Ming army, so that he could turn defeat into victory.

After such an operation, how can you seal it? It would be better if he could be a local official like the Jurchen tribes in Liaodong, similar to the Tu Emperor.

But the idea was good, but it was completely messed up by the Ming army's landing in Saga.

Ouchi Masahiro thought about it and thought about it for a full hour before ordering the 20,000 new troops who remained at Hakata Port to go south to block the Ming army that had landed.

If you can block it successfully, that's the best. If the blocking is unsuccessful, then pull down.

Masahiro Ouchi, on the other hand, left Hakata Port and took a boat to Zhou Fangguo. I kept an eye on it and gathered the main elite in the territory in the perimeter defense.

If the Japanese army wins, come back by themselves. If you lose, then defend slowly in the perimeter.

Jiang Yuan and Hiroshi Ouchi saw the same thing as heroes, and they both chose to run away.

At best, it's called avoiding its edge.

On the afternoon of March 19, the Ming army marched to the border of Zhuqian and set up camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Yue Zheng frowned, this battle was fought, and there was not even a map, let alone a sand table.

Although Yue is a Wenchen, it is the first time he has heard of such a war.

Helplessly taking a sip of tea, Yue Zheng laughed at himself: "I don't know, I thought we were the champion Hou Huo was sick, we didn't even have a map, just like a headless fly." ”

Zhang Ying replied: "Our situation is much better, although the sea is dangerous, it is not as good as the desert." If you really want to get lost in the desert, you will have no luck and you will die of thirst.

And we, at least we can find water, and there are sailors who can provide us with supplies. ”

Yue Zheng instructed: "You all bear more, you must restrain the soldiers tightly, according to the words of the saint, you must not take a stitch from the people, and you must not rob people of a grain of rice."

If there is anything that corrupts military discipline, he will be beheaded immediately and will not be tolerated. ”

Liu Hong said with a smile: "Is it necessary to be so strict, it's just a small country and a widow, and the guardians of Japan are all robbing if they want, and they have never cherished the people under their rule." ”

Liu Hong is very good at chatting, in fact, he knows in his heart that he is deliberately pulling away the topic to praise Yue Zheng.

When Yue Zheng heard this, he said to him: "That's not the case, the attitude of the local people is very critical to victory or defeat.

Originally, the Japanese people were exploited and did not support these guardian daimyos.

For them, whoever rules is almost the same, if the Ming is lenient, then it doesn't matter if the Ming rules by the Ming.

We just want them to maintain this kind of thinking, first of all, to restrain military discipline and make sure that there is no offense in the autumn. The second is to divide the land, tax exemption, and collect people's hearts.

So that the people's hearts will return to Han, and they will naturally be invincible.

Otherwise, if you anger the people and stumble us everywhere, you will be in trouble. ”

Liu Hong nodded and praised: "It's still your foresight, my vision is too low, and I am used to being powerful in the palace on weekdays." ”

Yue Zheng said with a smile: "Duke Liu is too humble, now that the monarch is wise and virtuous, the country is strong, you and I are both auxiliary to the Holy Lord, what is the difference."

Take today's inner court as an example, from the ceremonial supervisor and the imperial horse supervisor, to the salary department and the wine and vinegar noodle bureau, these supervision bureaus are extremely clear, and the atmosphere of the Xuande and Yuanjia dynasties has changed greatly.

Under the leadership of the Holy Lord of the Inner Court and the Outer Court, unite as one, and the Ming Dynasty will be able to restore the prosperity of the Middle Kingdom. ”

Liu Hong said with a smile: "This is true, since the Holy Emperor ascended the throne, the inner court has undergone a major purge. The henchmen of Wang Zhen, Jin Ying, Xing'an and others have long been purged.

Now in power, in addition to Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Wang Qin, and Zhang Yong, the four ministers who came out of the palace, most of the rest are the righteous sons of Wang Jin, the eunuch of the Xuande Dynasty.

Therefore, the inner court is an extremely rare unity in all dynasties, and the great eunuchs in power no longer have intrigue with each other and compete for power and profit. ”

When Yue Zheng heard this, he was a little surprised. After this temptation, it seems that the old eunuch Liu Hong is not in the same group as Wang Zhen, Jin Ying, and Xing'an. But he is not from Wang Jin's line, let alone an old man from the palace, so how did he be trusted by the emperor?

(End of chapter)