My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 643 The beginning of defeating Japan

Chen Xuan arrived at the naval camp at the port as quickly as possible, and saw that the warships in the water camp had begun to weigh anchor, the sails were raised, and they were ready to go out at any time.

Zhu Gaosui was also here, talking to a naval general. When they saw Chen Xuan, they immediately greeted him.

"My lord, what happened? How could the ship transporting silver be attacked by the Dongji clan?"

Chen Xuan strode forward and asked Zhu Gaosui eagerly.

"Let General Zhang do the talking!"

Zhu Gaosui pointed to the naval general next to him. He was Zhu Zhanhe's old subordinate Zhang Fu. He was currently the chief naval officer of Japan's Chief Envoy and was in charge of the Ming Dynasty's navy stationed in Japan.

"Uncle Ping Jiang, a fleet carrying silver left the port today. Not long after they left the port, they were suddenly ambushed by the Dongji clan ambushing at sea. Fortunately, a warship fought desperately to break out of the siege and come back to report the news. I have just sent Warships went to rescue, but no news has come back yet."

Zhang Fu hurriedly explained to Chen Xuan.

"The Dongji clan is so bold?"

Chen Xuan couldn't help showing a surprised expression when he heard this.

He was not idle during this period. In addition to training his soldiers, he was also studying various internal materials in Japan, and he was very familiar with the situation around Iwami Country.

As far as he knew, the Togoku clan was a daimyo located to the east of Iwami Country. They were very powerful, especially the navy. They had received the support of Ashikaga Yami before, which allowed their strength to grow again, thus reaching the level of containing Ishimi. The purpose of seeing the country's large number of troops stationed.

"It's not just a day or two since the Dongji clan has been against us. Many of the bandits who haunt Ishigami country are supported by them. They even allowed the bandits to enter their territory to sell their stolen goods. This time they were even more audacious and robbed. The silver we transport is simply asking for death!”

At this time, Zhu Gaosui gritted his teeth and said angrily.

"This group of Japanese have always bullied the weak and feared the strong. We haven't sent troops to teach them a lesson for a long time, so they have forgotten the pain caused by the tragic defeat. We must give them some color this time!"

Zhang Fu also said with murderous intent at this time.

In fact, the Japanese were already afraid of being killed by them before, but then the arrival of Zhu Zhanji and Liu Sheng, especially Liu Sheng, was defeated by the Japanese army. Although the Ming Dynasty won in the end, the Japanese realized that the Ming people Not invincible.

So under this situation, more and more Japanese people dared to resist the Ming Dynasty. Some daimyo also realized that they must unite to defeat the Ming army, so they cooperated with the Ashikaga Shogunate one after another, which also made the Japanese people more and more courageous. He was so big that he even dared to support bandits to enter Shijian Country to rob.

"Instead of giving them some color, I want to wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

When Zhu Gaosui said this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Chen Xuan and said again.

"Uncle Hirae, we can't wait any longer, otherwise our silver will be robbed by the Japanese, but no action will be taken. It will only make the Japanese think that they are weak and can be bullied. If the Ashikaga shogunate incites it again, it will only trigger more rebellions. ,The consequences could be disastrous!"

Chen Xuan was also shocked when he heard this. Zhu Zhanji sent him here to wipe out the local forces in Japan. As a result, he did not move in Japan. Instead, he was robbed of silver by a big name. If this spread to the capital, he would be robbed by those with ulterior motives. If a person plays a book, he will be unable to eat and walk around.

Thinking of this, Chen Xuan immediately said loudly: "Please give me your orders, the general will definitely catch all these traitors!" Chen Xuan's only chance now is to make meritorious service and strive to win several beautiful battles before the news is spread back to the capital. , use your illustrious military exploits to silence those people.

Hearing Chen Xuan's words, Zhu Gaosui immediately stood up straight and said: "Okay, Uncle Ping Jiang, immediately mobilize the army and send troops to the Dongji clan. If they dare to touch my Ming Dynasty's silver, they will pay a hundred times the price!"

"The end will obey orders!"

Chen Xuan clasped his hands and saluted, then turned around and strode away.

Looking at Chen Xuan's leaving figure, Zhu Gaosui sneered secretly. In fact, he asked Zhu Zhanyu to release the news about the Yin Yin Fleet deliberately in order to attract Japanese attacks.

After all, Chen Xuan refused to send troops, but if the Japanese took the initiative to attack and he did not send troops, he would be guilty of a serious crime. Now it seems that this method is indeed effective, and Chen Xuan has no choice but to send troops.

If Zhu Zhanhe knew that Zhu Gaosui and his son had exposed the safety of a fleet to the Japanese for their own selfish purposes, he would probably be so angry that he wanted to kill people. Even if Zhu Gaoxu stopped him, he would make Zhu Gaosui and his son pay the due price. price.

However, although the vicious plan of Zhu Gaosui and his son was despicable, it was very effective.

After Chen Xuan returned to the military camp, he immediately gathered his troops. Zhang Fu also prepared naval warships to help Chen Xuan transport troops and horses, all the way to the Dongji clan's lair.

In fact, although the Dongji clan ambushed the fleet transporting silver at sea, they encountered stubborn resistance. In the end, they paid a heavy price and only robbed two ships transporting silver.

When the Dongji clan happily rushed back to their hometown of Izumo Country with the two ships of silver they had grabbed, they found that the place had been plunged into a sea of ​​fire.

It turned out that Zhang Fu's navy had already transported Chen Xuan's army to the Izumo Kingdom, and then Chen Xuan led his troops out and burned the entire Dongji Clan's city to ashes.

The Dongji Navy at sea could not escape Zhang Fu's pursuit, and was finally surrounded by the Ming Dynasty Navy. The two ships of silver that were snatched away were returned to the hands of the Ming Dynasty before they were covered with heat.

The demise of the Togoku clan was only the first step for Chen Xuan to wipe out Japan. Next, Chen Xuan led the army and pushed all the way east. The Yamana clan and the Takeda clan were destroyed one after another, and finally the army headed straight for the Ashikaga shogunate in Kyoto.

Ashikaga Yoshinori had actually noticed it. After all, Chen Xuan's [-] troops were stationed in Ishimi Country, and they would definitely not be able to hide it from the eyes of the Japanese. Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshitomichi had suspected before that the Ming army might make some big move?

Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshimochi also contacted the daimyo from various places early and formed a large-scale coalition to fight against the invasion of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the speed of Chen Xuan's actions was beyond Ashikaga Yoshinori's expectations. By the time he reacted and wanted to mobilize an army to counterattack, Chen Xuan had already reached the vicinity of Kyoto.

Finally, the armies of both sides met in the Damba area west of the capital, and the two sides launched a decisive battle on a high ground that would determine the fate of the country.

Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's coalition army has about 6 people. This is also the last elite of the Japanese country. The previous battle with the Ming army has severely damaged the vitality of all the daimyo. Even Ashikaga Yoshitomichi does not have many available troops.

Before the war, Ashikaga Yoshimochi was also quite confident. He felt that he could kill the strange Chen Xuan on the Tanba Highlands just like he did when he defeated Ryu Sheng last time, thus giving the Ming army a harsh lesson so that they would not dare to do it again in the future. Easily use troops against Japan.

(End of this chapter)