Yongle Emperor's grandson: Zhu Yuanzhang with cheats, Zhu Di went crazy

Chapter 178: vs. , the advantage is on Japan

"What, Izumo and Iwami are both occupied?"

"Who did it?"

Kyoto, a Japanese country.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi couldn't believe what he heard.

Although he hated his father, he had to admit in his heart that Japan was relatively peaceful under his father's management.

As a result, not long after his father's death, these guys under him became restless.

"It's the Ming Dynasty. According to the intelligence from there, it is the Ming Dynasty that occupies these two areas."

"Which domain's daimyo?"

Ashikaga Yoshimochi thought he was a daimyo under the domain.

The reporter quickly corrected him: "Sir, it's the Great Ming Kingdom in the west, not the Great Ming of any vassal state."

"The Ming Dynasty in the west."

Ashikaga Yoshimochi muttered in doubt.

"Why are they here?"

Ashikaga Yoshimochi was very puzzled. Although he did not care much about the Japanese pirates, he had never done anything to offend the Ming Dynasty.

"My Lord, have you forgotten what happened last year?"

A minister nearby, seeing that this guy was still in a daze and confused, gave him a cold reminder.

As an old retainer of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he was very familiar with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's ideas and expressed his support for them.

As a result, as soon as this little guy took office, he offended a powerful enemy under the instigation of some people.

He was worried about this day at the time, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

"what's up?"

Ashikaga Yoshimochi is such a forgetful guy that he even forgot about breaking off diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing that this guy had forgotten everything, the minister decided with a cold face to help him recall the past.

"Last year, you cut off the tribute trade with the Ming Dynasty and told them that our country is the descendant of God and no one is qualified to accept our tribute trade."

"At that time, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict to reprimand you, but you threw the letter directly into the ditch."

"And declared that the Ming Dynasty was nothing. When you have rectified Japan in the future, you will destroy the Ming Dynasty with the power of the gods."

The minister's narration gradually brought back memories for Ashikaga Yoshimochi, and it seemed as if the incident really happened.

He had never been to the Ming Dynasty and had no contact with it. In his opinion, the Ming Dynasty should be slightly stronger than North Korea.

As long as he has reorganized the Japanese forces, he will not take the Ming Dynasty seriously at all.

"How many of them are there?"

Without dwelling on what happened last year, Ashikaga Yoshimochi asked the reporting personnel.

"Your Excellency, they have 20 large and small boats and about soldiers."

"Ten thousand people!"

Upon hearing this number of troops, Ashikaga Yoshimochi couldn't help but show anger on his face.

No matter how useless Izumo and Iwami are, they still have several thousand soldiers.

According to the reporting time, the two sides had only been fighting for three days, the difference in military strength was not much, and with the help of local people, they were able to fight to such a bad end.

"Waste, incompetent!"

Ashikaga Yoshimochi cursed angrily.

He stood up and looked at the generals and ministers present: "A mere 10,000 people dare to act so arrogantly in my country of gods. This is a provocation to my great country of Japan."

"If we don't defeat them today, my country of Japan, I, and all of you present here will become a laughing stock for all eternity."

"Now, in my name, I order all the vassal states to gather their troops and destroy this Ming army for me."

"I want other countries to know that my country is the land of gods. No one is allowed to provoke me, or I will make them die without a burial place."

"Hi!"

When the ministers and generals who were worried that the Ming Dynasty was coming for revenge heard that there were only 20 ships and tens of thousands of people, they instantly felt emboldened.

They have so many vassals, and they can easily gather together an army of 100,000.

One hundred thousand against ten thousand, they can even beat a pig.

When we defeat the Ming Dynasty, we can turn around and blackmail them severely. Who knows, we might be able to scare those fools in the Ming Dynasty and make a lot of money.

With this idea in mind, the generals and ministers issued orders one after another, asking the various feudal domains to gather their troops and prepare to attack the Ming army to demonstrate the power of the Great Japanese Empire.

Some worried ministers wanted to persuade them, but they were simply ignored by these greedy guys.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi even dismissed several ministers from their posts in succession before he suppressed the voices of these opponents.

Half a month later came when Zhu Zhanjun received the news.

"My Lord, they have assembled an army of 13 men, and have already set out. They are expected to arrive in the next month or so."

Ouchi Morimi looked respectful as he reported the news he had received.

This was Zhu Zhanjun's new dog. On that day, Nizi Chishou picked up a samurai sword and did not obey the order, but instead chopped down Wu Sangui.

The result was tragic. All the forces in Izumo Province, even a small village chief, who had a little power were beheaded.

The rest of the people were all reduced to slaves, and their lives would be filled with endless labor.

Upon hearing the news, Ouchi Morimi, who had been resisting step by step, chose to surrender without hesitation.

It's not that he's spineless, but he really can't hold on any longer.

The Ming army advanced too quickly. After launching the attack in the morning, half of their territory was occupied by the afternoon.

He was worried that if he surrendered too late, he might not be able to escape the opponent's attack.

This guy is also courageous. If you can't beat them, just join them.

Then he became Zhu Zhanjun's new dog and was given the right to supervise everyone in Izumo Province.

"Are you sure there are 13 troops?"

Zhu Zhanjun remained skeptical about this number of troops.

It’s not that he looks down on the little pumpkin, but it’s really the fact.

At the moment of landing, according to intelligence interrogation, the Niwa family controlled more than 3000 troops, nearly 4000.

The most accurate data was obtained only after the statistics were completed.

Excluding those who escaped, the number of troops who could actually be counted as combatants was less than 500.

Even if we include those who escaped, there would be no more than 1000 people at most.

After some inquiries, I realized that the so-called combat force included young and strong civilians, and even strong women.

Ouchi Sheng saw his eyes rolling, and said uncertainly: "It should be possible. After all, there are so many feudal states, and we can still gather this number of people by just gathering them together."

Zhu Zhanjun glanced at him.

Ouchi Shengjian said quickly: "Of course, if we judge by the standards of the great Ming Dynasty, most of these 130,000 people are just here to make up the numbers."

"There are probably about 1 people who can be considered samurai."

Zhu Zhanjun nodded, indicating his approval of the data.

"Your Highness, should we take the initiative and attack their capital while their forces are exhausted?"

Wu Sangui put forward his own suggestions.

Zhu Zhanjun shook his head: "Our main purpose is the gold and silver mines, everything else is secondary."

"From now on, I'll leave this place to you. As long as you ensure the harvest of gold and silver mines, you can do whatever you want."

Zhu Zhanjun couldn't stay here for long. He had to rush back before the next ocean current monsoon arrived.

Therefore, the main purpose of his visit this time was to bring the army here, occupy Iwami and Sado Island, and by the way, cripple the main force of Japan, and leave the rest to Wu Sangui.

With Wu Sangui's ability, it should be no problem for him to deal with Japan.

"Then my subordinates don't have enough troops."

Wu Sangui didn't care about leaving him behind, as it would be the same wherever he was.

As long as he leaves this body here, with the help of space, he can return to Ming Dynasty or come here at any time.

"I have already given orders to North Korea. They will mobilize 50,000 troops and obey your orders."

"Fifty thousand." Wu Sangui glanced at Ouchi Shengjian who was smiling beside him, nodded and said, "That's enough."

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"Thirteen thousand against ten thousand is my advantage. Our great country of Japan will surely win this battle."

In a small plain area, a colorful army is marching in the foreground.

The troops came from different fiefdoms and their clothes were different.

Red, green, black and blue, so bright.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi rode on his horse and stopped on a small hill, looking at the huge army, feeling a sense of emotion in his heart.

He did what his father failed to do, he took control of the entire country's army.

The generals of various feudal domains nearby looked at the arrogant Ashikaga Yoshimochi with contempt and disdain in their eyes.

If they could not get something from the Ming Dynasty after winning this battle, they would not obey the orders of this idiot.

"How long will it take to arrive?"

"What are the actions of the Ming Dynasty army?"

After watching the army show off for a while, Ashikaga Yoshimochi asked a minister beside him.

"At the current speed, we can arrive in three days."

The minister flipped through the bamboo book in his hand and continued to report: "The Ming fleet did not make much movement, only two ships left for a few days for unknown reasons."

"Their troops just eat and sleep every day, and rarely leave the barracks."

"Yoshi!" The smile on Ashikaga Yoshimochi's face became even more intense.

He is now 100% sure that the reason why the Ming army won so quickly was because of the surprise attack.

If a face-to-face battle were to take place, it is estimated that the Izumo Kingdom alone would be able to destroy these Ming armies.

After all, according to what he knew, the Japanese pirates were causing a lot of trouble in the Ming Dynasty, and often a few warriors could make a prefecture or county in the Ming Dynasty very nervous.

By this calculation, one big Japanese warrior can easily deal with 10 or 20 Ming soldiers.

"Notify them to speed up the march. I can't wait to fight the Ming army."

After rehearsing a battle in his mind, Ashikaga Yoshimochi instantly became full of confidence.

He now felt that it was a bit redundant to bring 130,000 troops. According to his mental deduction, 1,000 warriors were enough to defeat the tens of thousands of Ming troops.

If Zhu Zhanjun knew what this guy was thinking, he would definitely feel emotional.

It really is passed down from generation to generation.

When the future descendants of these small Japanese countries recommended the war of aggression against China, they made deductions based on the assumption that one small team would be fighting against a regiment of Chinese soldiers.

"Sir, we are about to pass through a valley area ahead. Do we need to send someone to scout it?"

Just as Ashikaga Yoshimochi was about to continue his journey with the team along with his ministers, a young guard ran over and reported the situation ahead.

Most of Japan's terrain is mountainous, so it is normal to be walking on a plain one moment and in the mountains the next.

"Baga! There are so many mountains. Are you going to go through them one by one? Can you afford to let the Ming army escape?"

Before Ashikaga Yoshimochi could say anything, Persian general started shouting at him loudly.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi frowned slightly, but didn't say anything. He waved his hand and let the little guardian leave.

The little guard was unhappy after being scolded, so he did not send anyone to investigate and directly led the team into the valley path.

The ones behind saw the ones in front go in and thought there was no problem, so they followed them.

Although this place is called a valley, it is actually an area connected by two large mountains.

The traversable distance is hundreds of meters, enough for a large army to pass through easily.

The little guard who had reported just now led the team forward while cursing under his breath.

"Damn you bastard, I curse you to be abandoned by Amaterasu and die in a hail of arrows."

Suddenly, the marching team stopped and a noise came from the front.

"Baga, what's going on?"

The unhappy little guardian asked loudly as he walked forward.

He had just displeased his superior, and if something went wrong again, he would probably be in trouble.

"Enemy, there are enemies ahead."

However, before he could reach the front, an Ashigaru warrior ran over in fear, shouting that there were enemies ahead.

"Snapped!"

A slap was delivered directly to the face, and the foot soldier fell to the ground.

"You are so scared by a small enemy. You are such a loser."

The little guardian cursed and ran forward angrily.

When he reached the front of the team, he saw the enemy that the foot soldier had just mentioned.

(End of this chapter)