"Beep! Beep-"

"Crackle!!"

"Uhh

When the whistle and gunfire appeared on the battlefield outside Kyoto, the line of guns composed of 3,000 Ming troops also advanced steadily in the whistle.

Regardless of whether there was a dirt slope or a deep ditch ahead, their demeanor was uniform, and each whistle brought a burst of gunfire and thick smoke.

Even the great armor could not defend against the muskets of the Ming army at a distance of twenty or thirty paces, and countless people were killed by bullets at one time.

The Ming army's hand-to-hand pikemen returned to the ranks before the platoon was formed, so the musketeers could shoot without fear.

Tens of thousands of Japanese troops, under the command of Ashikaga Yoshinori, charged at them, but the closer they were, the greater the probability of falling.

At a distance of only twenty paces, nearly a thousand people fell from the bullets, and before they could rush to the musketeers, the musketeers stopped firing, and more than a thousand pikemen jumped out from behind them, holding their guns on top of them.

"Rush forward!"

In a large number of charging troops, Ashikaga Yoshinori led 2,000 men on four-foot-high horses to flank the Ming army.

It's just that his intentions were glimpsed by Yang Xiong, who was cruising outside the battlefield, and without the slightest hesitation, Yang Xiong whistled with a gun and launched a cavalry charge.

The congregationals, who were riding four-foot-tall war horses, caught a glimpse of Yang Xiong's charge and quickly adjusted their formation, not exposing their flanks to the Ming cavalry.

However, they overestimated their strength, and in front of the Ming army's iron cavalry, they had no chance of winning, whether it was a side attack or a frontal attack......

"Kill!!"

Both sides shouted this sentence in unison, all to protect the flanks of the infantry of this formation.

The members of the public, who didn't think it at first, noticed that something was wrong when the Ming cavalry came about twenty paces in front of them.

It's too tall, compared to them, the Ming army is simply as tall as an iron tower.

"Bang!"

"Hiss!"

"Poof!"

When the cavalry of the two sides collided, the Ming army of more than five feet and the Bohai Sea horse of more than five feet were nearly two feet higher than the Fenggong in terms of height alone.

Therefore, the collision between the two parties is like a high-speed truck and a car, and the car is ruthlessly squeezed and trampled.

For a time, there were countless people who fell off the horse, but they were mainly Japanese soldiers serving the public.

The Japanese military horse, which was more than four feet high, was knocked down and crushed by the Ming military horse, and even the public who carried it on the ground was trampled to death.

In just one charge, hundreds of people fell, while only a few dozen people fell from the Ming army.

There were so many people who fell from their horses, which had an impact on the formation of the public, and the Ming army was extremely equestrian, and immediately turned the horse's head after the mistake, and launched a back attack on the public from the rear.

"Turn the horse's head and prepare for the enemy!"

Ashikaga Yoshimori had not yet recovered from the heavy damage suffered by his side, and by the time he gave the order, the back attack of the Ming army had already arrived.

Without mercy, the Iron Rider slammed down from behind them, squeezing them down and trampling them through.

Or they were hit hard by spears, and the so-called great armor could not protect them at all, and it was difficult to count those who fell.

After two charges, Feng Gong had already collapsed, and a large number of Feng Gong rode horses to break through from the left and right flanks, Yang Xiong didn't care about them, and kept staring at the Japanese cavalry who were trying to reorganize the army formation and repeatedly attacked.

At this moment, whether it was a frontal battlefield or a flank battlefield, it was difficult for the Japanese army to maintain its composure, and there were constantly fleeing to Kyoto and being beheaded by the public who supervised the war.

However, the slaughter of the public could not stop this situation, even if there were still 30,000 or 40,000 Ashigaru, they had already been demoralized by the Ming army.

"Put!"

"Boom, boom—"

I don't know when, the artillery of the Ming army actually advanced 200 steps forward and came behind the line of guns.

While Imagawa Takamasa led the samurai charge, the Ming pikemen and musketeers in front quickly retreated to the left and right flanks, exposing the muzzles of the guns.

When the muzzle of the cannon appeared, Imagawa Takamasa's mind was blank, and countless projectiles erupted from the muzzle, like a rainstorm pear blossom, harvesting the lives of hundreds of Japanese soldiers and taking away the vitality of Imagawa Takamasa.

"Retreat! Fall back! ”

Seeing that their morale was shattered, Uesugi and Yamana Shixi hurriedly began to command the army to retreat to Kyoto Castle, trying to rely on Kyoto Castle to garrison.

It was only while they commanded the retreat, the Japanese army's 2,000 cavalry had been exhausted, and Ashikaga Yoshinori led hundreds of remnants to retreat to Kyoto City, unable to shelter the flanks of the army.

Their disappearance completely exposed the Japanese flanks to the iron hooves of the Ming army.

Led more than 1,000 iron cavalry who could still move, Yang Xiong launched a flank attack on the Japanese flank.

It was as easy as an arrow piercing through the body, and the retreating Japanese troops did not organize a decent counterattack at all.

Most of the spear ashigaru were harvested on the way to escape, even if there were a small number of ashigaru formations, but Yang Xiong turned his troops and bypassed them to raid those who were inexperienced in battle.

"The whole army is in pursuit!"

The Japanese army has collapsed, and Zheng Jun naturally will not let go of such a good opportunity.

"Woo-woo-"

As the horn sounded, less than 6,000 Ming soldiers launched a pursuit of the retreating Japanese army.

Short weapons have become the main theme of the battlefield, but in the background of such a main theme, thousands of Japanese corpses were built.

In the face of the Japanese army, the well-equipped Ming army can often have more than one enemy, and two golden gourd hammers have become the best weapons for harvesting.

The height of the Japanese army happened to be the best height for the Ming army to swing the gourd hammer, because every blow could hit the head.

Even if they can't kill them in one hit, it's enough to incapacitate them.

"Surrender or kill!"

"Surrender or kill!"

In the ranks of the Ming army, the Ming army, which had learned Japanese in the concealment, began to surrender.

With the sound of surrender, the Japanese soldiers, who were constantly losing their strength, discarded their weapons and squatted on the ground to surrender.

From the southeast of Kyoto, the Ming army pursued the two miles of space, and a large number of Japanese troops who could not enter Kyoto were either slaughtered or captured.

The defeat was like a mountain, although the number of Japanese troops was still four or five times that of the Ming army, but at the moment they had lost the courage to fight against the Ming army.

Ashikaga Yoshinori, who fled back to Kyoto Castle, saw a scene he could not forget, as the sparse Ming army captured Japanese troops several times their number.

"What's going on! Why did the retreat fail! ”

He went crazy and questioned Uesugi Fang and Yamana Toki, and he didn't know when the helmet fell, and his hair was scattered at the moment, which was very ugly.

"We were intercepted by the cavalry of the Ming army, and there was no way to ......"

Uesugi Fang explained, but no matter how he explained, he couldn't explain the current situation.

"Count the number of people and get ready to negotiate......"

Ashikaga Yoshimori's face darkened, he didn't expect his defeat to come so quickly.

Uesugi Fang Fang and Yamana Shixi lowered their heads in shame, and after an hour of counting.

Of the 45,000 Japanese soldiers who went out to fight, less than 12,000 returned to Kyoto, and the remaining 33,000 either died outside the city or were captured by the Ming army.

Even with the Japanese troops scattered all over the country, the number of Japanese troops in the hands of Ashikaga Yoshiji is only about 30,000, not to mention that once Kyogoku and Ouchi in Kansai get the news, they will definitely lead their troops to attack Tamba and other castles.

Sitting in the Sanjobo Mansion, Ashikaga Yoshinori in armor has lost his courage.

Today's cavalry and tactics of the Ming army are unheard of by him, and the murderous scene is vivid, and he no longer has the courage to fight against the Ming army.

At this moment, his best choice seems to be to reach peace talks with the Ming army before the armies of Ouchi, Kyogoku, Uesugi and others react.

"You guys get ready, go out of the city for me to negotiate."

The dejected Ashikaga Yoshimochi commanded Uesugi Fang Fang and Yamana Tokishi in front of him, and the two nodded their heads with painful expressions.

No one dared to think that they who had repelled the Kansai Coalition Army yesterday would suffer a crushing defeat under Kyoto Castle today.

They didn't want to admit it, but today they lost so badly.

The contempt for the Central Plains since the Yuan-Japanese War was completely shattered at this moment, and Uesugi Fang and Yamana Tokiki took off their armor, bathed and changed their clothes, and surrendered out of the city with the "Japanese Lord's Seal" rewarded by Zhu Di at the beginning, and negotiated.

When they walked out of Kyoto City, tens of thousands of Japanese people were cleaning up the battlefield for the Ming army.

They looked at Uesugi Fangkata and his party with great interest, and did not feel any sadness, after all, the rule of the shogunate did not reduce their burden, but rather increased it.

Now that the war is over, I just don't know if they can continue to live a good life.

But it doesn't matter if you can't get by, anyway, many adults in the army have said that they can move to live in Hideki and Sado, and work there to support their families.

Such a good opportunity is not available at any time.

"This group of guys who don't have the righteousness of their family and country......"

Uesugi Fang gritted his teeth and reprimanded, while Yamana Shixi bowed his head and was silent, silently looking at the Ming cavalry leading the team in front.

A quarter of an hour later, they were taken to the camp where they had just been stationed, but the Ming generals did not rush to meet them.

They stood outside the tent until dusk, and it was not until there was a sudden bustle outside the camp that they saw the middle and rear troops of the Ming army who were entering the camp.

Zheng Jun, Yang Wen and others walked out of the big tent, and Uesugi Fang and Yamana Shixi were stopped just when they wanted to step forward when they saw this, and they could only watch a few people leave.

After a while, they gathered around a general in his forties and came to the big tent.

Without much thought, Uesugi Fang and Yamana Toki-hee knew who the general who was surrounded was.

Pingjiang Hou Chen Xuan entered the big tent to rest, and did not summon Uesugi Fang and Yamana Shixi at the first time.

It wasn't until Xu Zengshou, who arranged for the army to enter the camp, that Chen Xuan summoned Uesugi Fang Fang and Yamana Shixi.

"The sinners see the ...... of the Heavenly Army and the Heavenly Generals"

Uesugi Fang Fang and Yamana Tokiki waited until it was dark to wait for this opportunity, and their posture was very humble.

In the tent, Chen Xuan touched his short beard: "Now it's a criminal minister, I remember that you reprimanded us yesterday." ”

"How does the frog at the bottom of the well know that the world is vast, please don't worry about us."

Uesugi Fang Fang and Yamana Shixi kowtowed when they heard this, and Chen Xuan also knew that it was easy to profit the Kyogoku, Ouchi and Uesugi families in Kansai if it dragged on for too long, so he got straight to the point:

"The requirements of the imperial court were very simple, Ashikaga Yoshinori and Ashikaga Yoshiyoshi became monks, and Ashikaga Yoshitsugu became the lord of Japan."

Chen Xuan did not mention the matter of the emperor and the Mutsu officialdom, because he was not prepared to let Daming himself raise this kind of matter, but let Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, who was in charge of the shogunate, take the initiative to raise it.

In this way, it was the shogunate that took the initiative to show favor to the Daimei, not the Daimei asking the shogunate for Mutsu.

In addition, the affairs of the emperor can only be interfered in secret, not in practice.

"With such conditions, we need to go back and discuss with the general."

Uesugi Fang Fang and Yamana Shixi didn't expect Chen Xuan to talk so well, but they still pretended to be embarrassed and kowtowed.

"Go back and tell me, anyway, I need to get your answer as soon as possible, and if there is no news tomorrow, I will order the siege of the city."

While speaking, Chen Xuan waved his hand to signal them to retreat, and when Uesugi Fang and Yamana Shixi saw this, they kowtowed again, and cautiously got up and left the Ming army's barracks.

"Okay, according to what I just said, if you don't get a reply before tomorrow, then take the lead in attacking the city."

"Yes!"

Chen Xuan said goodbye to the generals, and then hastily ended the temporary meeting.

The generals felt that Chen Xuan was a little anxious, but they were only puzzled, and they didn't poke anything.

They got up and left the tent.

After they left, Chen Xuan, with the help of the soldiers, took off his armor and sat on the main seat in military uniform, as if waiting for someone.

A quarter of an hour later, the curtain of the tent was lifted, and a Forty-Year military attache walked in and bowed to Chen Xuan.

"How?"

Seeing him coming, Chen Xuan couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, the military attache took a few steps closer, and then slowly spoke: "The arrangements have been made, if nothing else, it has been intercepted now." ”

"It's for the best." Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and raised his chin at the same time: "Then ...... in Kyoto City"

"It's all arranged." The military attache took the lead and said: "Mu Yangbo transferred people from Korea, Bohai, Liaodong and other places to Japan in advance, plus some people we have bought and cultivated, tonight's matter can ensure that there will be no mistakes." ”

"Good!" A smile appeared on Chen Xuan's face, and then he showed contempt: "A small country with no real power dares to call the emperor, it is really self-defeating......

"Uhh

At the same time as Chen Xuan said this, on the mountain road less than 100 miles away from Kyoto, screams rang out one after another.

In the blood-stained palanquin lay a man in his thirties, who had died in the palanquin, and around the palanquin, hundreds of armor-clad shogunate warriors fell to the ground, stained red with blood.

Behind the palanquins, there were also many palanquins with nobles dressed in orange and dark purple, and although the colors of their clothes were different, their fate was surprisingly consistent.

"Once the matter is settled, sweep the tail well, and don't leave any mistakes."

On the mountain road at night, a military attache in armor gave orders to several military attaches in front of him, and behind them there were hundreds of elite soldiers cleaning the battlefield.

The height of more than five feet revealed their identity, but it didn't matter, because they had cleaned the mountain forest for twenty miles.

Now as long as they confirm that there are no living mouths, their mission is complete.

Because of this, they began to carefully clean the battlefield, and at this moment, in Kyoto City, which was more than 100 miles away from them, Ashikaga Yoshinori also received news from Uesugi Fang and Yamana Toki.

Hearing that the Ming army wanted to become monks with his younger brother, Ashikaga Yoshimori's face was very ugly.

Although there was nothing wrong with the shogun's ordination in Japan at this time, there was no difference between voluntary and coercive.

Ashikaga Yoshinori wanted to resist, but when he thought of the performance of the Ming army during the day, he weakly let go of his hand.

"I accept ......"

Ashikaga Yoshimochi closed his eyes and chose to accept his fate.

At the same time, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

As the door was pushed open, a samurai stood in the doorway sweating, and the dim candlelight made him very terrifying.

"What's wrong, why are you so flustered?"

Ashikaga Yoshinori thought that the Ming army was attacking the city, but the words of the samurai made his heart tighten.

"The temple was on fire, and Emperor Gokameyama and the three princes were killed."

"Prince Ueno was also found to be in the middle of the mansion ......"

"What did you say?!"

The two simple sentences made Ashikaga Yoshitoshi's mind blank, and Uesugi Fang Fang and Yamana Shixi were even more shocked.

Although Gokameyama participated in the rebellion of Kitabatake Manya, his status as the former emperor of the Southern Dynasty was there, and even Ashikaga Yoshinori did not kill him.

Now that Kameyama and his three children are buried in the fire, and his younger brother Prince Ueno is also angry with the mansion, doesn't this mean that the Southern Dynasty has been completely cut off?

Thinking of this, Ashikaga Yoshitomo couldn't help but chill in their hearts.

"The order, just say that I am willing to surrender to the Ming army, and after Emperor Kameyama learned the news, he set himself on fire in Dakakuji Temple, and Prince Ueno was martyred!"

Ashikaga Yoshinori was keenly aware that someone was doing something to the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty, and it stands to reason that he should not be responsible for this, but the problem is that these people died in Kyoto Castle, in the place under his jurisdiction.

If he doesn't give an explanation, then the outside world is likely to think that he killed Goguyama.

With such a big hat, he couldn't wear it alone, so he could only cover up this matter by self-immolation by Kameyama and others in the future.

The difference between suicide and homicide is too great.

"General, this matter ......"

Uesugi Fangfang and Yamana Tokiki didn't want Ashikaga Yoshinori to live with the hat that indirectly killed Gokameyama, but Ashikaga Yoshimochi knew very well that those who did it to Gokameyama obviously wanted to wear hats.

If you don't wear this hat well, you will have other hats to wear for yourself.

Thinking of this, Ashikaga Yoshimori's face was gloomy, he probably knew who organized this matter, but he was no longer powerless to take revenge.

"Go out of the city overnight and tell Chen Xuan the news."

"General......

Ashikaga Yoshinori turned to leave, and Uesugi and Yamana Tokiki kowtowed sadly when they heard this, and it was not until Ashikaga Yoshimori's footsteps were far away that they slowly got up and walked out of the mansion.

An hour later, they appeared in the camp of the Ming army and brought the news of Ashikaga Yoshitoshi's agreement to the barracks.

Knowing that Ashikaga Yoshinori had surrendered, Chen Xuan also ordered someone to bring Ashikaga Yoshitsugu from Hidden Ambiguity to Kyoto to prepare for the throne.

In the early morning of the next day, the Ming army began to take over the Gyeonggi region, and at the same time sent invitations to the guards of Kansai and Kanto, hoping that they would come to Kyoto to pay homage to Ashikaga Yoshitsugu as the successor to the shogunate.

After the news spread, the three families who had not had time to capture Ohno and Tanba were stunned.

They had thought that the Ming army would defeat the shogunate, but they did not expect it to be so fast.

It took only four days from the start of the war to the time they got the news, which means that the Ming army did what the three of them had not done for several months in four days.

For a time, they did not dare to act rashly, and sent their retainers to Kyoto to pay tribute to the succession of Ashikaga Yoshitsugu.

Of course, for the Kansai countries, whether the market trade can be sustainable is their main concern, followed by land and tax issues.

They were full of confidence and wanted to bargain, but all confidence was lost when they arrived at Kyoto City.

More than 15,000 Ming troops lined up outside the city, and the murderous atmosphere made the envoys unconsciously bow their heads, and the appearance of field artillery made them dare not come out.

"The number of these guns should be a hundred......"

"There should be more than ......"

"It seems that the shogunate will become a puppet of the Ming Dynasty in the future."

"So what, do you want to resist?"

"Bastard, don't lie to me."

Facing the more than 100 field guns placed on the left and right of the Kyoto City Gate, the ministers of various countries lowered their heads and accelerated their steps to pass here.

They had already tasted the power of artillery in the hands of Ashikaga Yoshimori, and the artillery of the Ming army looked lighter and of better quality.

They can defeat Ashikaga Yoshinori in four days, and it is only a matter of time before they defeat the nations.

Of course, what is more important is that they all obtained the naval strength of the Ming Dynasty from the city ship.

As long as the Ming wanted, they could mobilize tens of thousands of troops to come to Japan in three months.

Not to mention tens of thousands of troops, even the current 15,000-plus Ming army is enough to cause turmoil in the whole of Japan.

Because of this, the ministers of the various countries were extremely honest in the following days of waiting, until September 24, when Ashikaga Yoshitsugu arrived in Kyoto Castle, and the whole of Kyoto Castle was vented in the oppressive atmosphere brought by the Ming army.

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu succeeded him as shogun, and due to his lack of youth and experience, he sent invitations to the ministers of various countries, hoping that the guardians of each country would send some capable ministers to serve in the shogunate.

"I sincerely invite you to come to Gyeonggi to participate in the administration of government, all for the sake of Japan's prosperity in the future."

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, dressed in the costume of the King of Daming, sat in the Golden Pavilion with a paper fan in his hand.

He was very young and immature, but no one dared to despise him.

All this is not because he is a shogun, nor because of Ashikaga Mitsutaka next to him, but because of a man sitting next to him.

In the entire Golden Pavilion, only Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, Ashikaga Mitsutaka and the man wore Daming's clothes and wore Daming's hair in a bun.

The difference is that Ashikaga Yoshinori and Ashikaga Mitsutaka have no real power at the moment, and even if they inherited the entire Gyeonggi land, the battered shogunate army would still be weak enough to deter the Kansai and Kanto countries.

In comparison, the man who looked elegant stood behind him the Celestial Empire, which was enough to destroy all countries.

"By the way, this is an official sent by His Majesty the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty for Japan, an official of the Japanese Affiliated State Pavilion of the Ministry of Rites stationed in Japan, and an ambassador Hu Hui."

"From today onwards, all diplomatic and ceremonial matters between Japan and Daming can be conveyed back to Daming through Ambassador Hu."

"As courtiers, we also need to always remember the teachings of His Majesty Emperor Yongle."

Ashikaga Yoshiji introduced Hu Hu without any burden, and Hu Hu also talked to the ministers of various countries without saying a word.

Despite the smile on his face, everyone knew what it stood for......

(End of chapter)