Fast Chinese. One-click direct access to Chinese domain names

The capital of the Ming Dynasty has begun to discuss further actions after the recovery of Korea. Whether they agree or disagree with the conquest of Japan, it can be said that they are thinking from the perspective of the entire Northeast Asia strategy.

At this time, Japan's situation was quite different. The failure of the Korean War caused them to temporarily lose interest in strategic thinking abroad and focus entirely on domestic affairs.

After Ishida Mitsunari arrived in Hakata, he took a new concubine named Axiu. This girl was originally a Hakata oiran, and she had no plans to become a good person. But so what, Ishida Mitsunari had many methods - or power -

— Make him submit.

However, what Ishida Mitsunari didn't know was that Axiu was a Satsuma native and was born in Izuku, and the reason why she appeared in Mitsunari's field of vision was deliberately arranged by someone.

The people who decided this matter were two wealthy businessmen in Hakata: Shimai clan and Kamiya Sozan. Hakata people called these two wealthy merchants "Shimaya" and "Kamiya" respectively. Not to mention their business power spread all over Japan.

At least they are at the top of the business world. Whether it is Hakata in the Western Kingdom or Sakai Town in Kinki, they have their base.

Since they are celebrities in Sakai Town, of course, Shimizu Castle in Satsuma and Misaki Castle in Kanto are no exception. They are all frequent visitors to Kyoka Crystal Towers all over Japan. As for the matter of arranging Axiu, if anyone can trace it deeper,

You will find that behind the Shimaya and Kamiya there is at least Ijuin Tadou, the patriarch of the Satsuma Shimazu family.

The Shimaya and Kamiya families knew more or less the inside story. For example, the relationship between the Shimazu family and the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance was at least not limited to simple trade exchanges, but they still boarded a certain ship without hesitation.

The reason is not complicated, it is nothing more than interests.

From the perspective of Japan, Kyushu was originally dominated by 30% of the world, but due to this war, the situation has changed drastically.

The opposition between Higo Utsuchi and Kumamoto was already very sharp: Utsuchi's Konishi Governor supported Mrs. Yodo, while Kumamoto's Kato Kiyomasa was loyal to Hokage. During the two campaigns, both of them competed to be the vanguard and refused to give in on anything.

Their opposition and the fatigue of the people in their territory caused the Shimai clan and the Kamiya clan to suffer a lot, especially in matters such as raising military pay and food.

Of course, these two families were not the only ones to suffer from the fatigue of the people in their territory. The great names such as Kuroda, Nabeshima, Arima, and Shimadzu were all deeply affected by it. Even the Maori family, whose main territory was not in Kyushu, could not escape.

The Mouri clan sent the largest number of troops among the daimyo of Kyushu. Since Mouri's territory spanned Kyushu and China, they sent out 32,000 troops. Others were also overwhelmed. Shimazu Yoshihiro sent 10,000 troops (three of Shimazu's direct descendants)

More than a thousand), Kato Kiyomasa 10,000, Nabeshima Naoshima and Katsushige father and son 12,000, Kuroda Nagamasa 5,000, Konishi Yukinaga 7,000, plus Tachibana, Matsuura, Omura, Mune, Arima, etc., only Kyushu

About 100,000 troops were deployed in the area.

According to what they said during their private discussion: "All parties came to raise money and food, leaving us empty-handed. That's fine. As long as the world is peaceful in the future, we will definitely be able to earn back. But if we continue to fight like this, we will still have nothing to lose."

What’s the hope?”

Not only the two of them, but also the wealthy Japanese business houses such as Tea House in Kyoto, Naya in Sakai Port and Yodoya in Osaka, all have their own small abacus - or big abacus.

Some time ago, not only were the ships sailing to North Korea, but the densely packed crypts on both sides of Hakata and Nagoya avenues to the seaside were all empty. Not to mention rice and wheat, even miso soup, salt, clothing materials, and weapons were all gone.

The leftovers were loaded onto ships and shipped away. But these wealthy merchants were very skeptical, could those ships really successfully deliver everything to the soldiers in North Korea?

I heard that the situation in North Korea took a turn for the worse after the "Mingguo Guanbaek" landed in Sichuan. Not long after, I heard that the officers and soldiers guarding Ulsan had eaten all the dead horses and rats, and had eaten white soil for many days. The battle situation was like this,

How can the soldiers not complain? But why are they still keen to start wars and put the world into trouble?

Later, when the order was given to withdraw the troops, all the ships were gathered together. There were actually more than seventy women among the boatmen. People thought that they were arrested because of insufficient manpower, but when someone came up and asked, they actually answered

He said that he voluntarily went to sea with the navy.

"Our men never came back after arriving in North Korea. In order to get them back, we resolutely went out with the army. Even if only the bones are left, we have to find them back!" The women took the boat and rode the wind and waves. But these

Can the ship really avoid destruction and successfully arrive? No one can answer.

Asome doesn't like Ishida Mitsunari. She was born in Izumi, Satsuma and Izumi County. When she was born, there were about fifty families in the village, but a recent letter from her father said that the number of people in the village has dropped sharply to seventeen.

Since the father would rather sell his daughter than leave his hometown, he has now become the village's Sato Masaru. However, Ishida Harubu said that if another person in the village escapes, Sato Masa must hand over a dou of rice. After hearing Mitsuzheng's words, she

She immediately left angrily. But now, she had to serve Mitsunari accompanied by the Shimai clan.

Ishida Mitsunari's attitude towards Axiu was quite strange, but he finally accepted her. Not only did he accept her, but he also openly took Axiu around everywhere. Accompanied by Axiu, Ishida Mitsunari moved from Hakata City to Tatara not far away.

The village was named Daocheng. At that time, the officers and soldiers stationed in North Korea had received the order to evacuate. They were fighting hard in various places while urgently moving closer to the assembly area.

Although the original order was to complete the retreat as early as possible in mid-November, in fact this order seemed very reluctant from the beginning. After all, as long as the Ming army saw the intention of the Japanese army to retreat urgently, they must have guessed that something big had happened.

Sure enough, the news that came back later was very bad. The Japanese army suffered heavy losses. The series of battles caused by the retreat alone cost the Japanese army at least 40,000 troops - these were all elites who had fought in hundreds of battles.

The good news is that despite this, Kato, Asano, Kuroda, Mori and other troops sneaked into the assembly area before the 15th. Konishi, Mune, Shimazu and other troops were held hostage by the Ming army during the peace negotiations.

He was hindered and fell into extremely dangerous situations several times, but in the end he came back a lot.

As for the remaining soldiers who did not have time to board the ship, they were either killed by the Ming army or captured, worked like animals, and disappeared forever.

It is said that there are some strange situations in this withdrawal. For example, the Kuroda Army, which had been out of contact with the main army for some time, reappeared inexplicably and withdrew together this time; and for example, the two navy soldiers who were originally captured by the Ming Army

Generals Takatora Toudo and Anji Wakisaka actually "took the opportunity to escape and retreated smoothly" because "the Ming army launched a temporary attack and the internal chaos was in chaos".

In short, it seems that this retreat has caused large-scale chaos on both sides tomorrow and Japan, and the whole battle has been unclear. But no one will pursue so much now. After all, it is not easy to come back. It is a narrow escape.

, how can you be so harsh?

The retreating ships first sailed into Hakata Port on November 26th. Knowing that the warships would arrive at noon, they left Mingjima Castle around 30:00 and rode straight to the dock. In order to welcome the retreating troops, from

Temporary huts have been built in the area from Sodehama to Tatara Beach.

"I also want to go out to greet them." Just as Sancheng was leaving the house, Ah Xiu looked at her words and lowered her head to beg.

"Is your sweetheart behind the persimmon-colored curtain back?" Sancheng asked with a stern expression.

The so-called persimmon-colored curtain is actually the lingo of a brothel.

"The generals have worked so hard, I really want to see what they look like." Ah Xiuzhuang didn't hear, but still said coquettishly.

For Axiu, Sancheng is still an opponent that is not yet fully understood and difficult to figure out. She has been serving Sancheng in recent days. If it were an ordinary man, Axiu would be able to see him clearly with just a few glances.

.Otherwise, she would not have been regarded as the oiran of Hakata Fireworks Willow Lane by the city officials.

But for such an Axiu, all that I can see from Sancheng is calmness and agility. When he looks very cold on the face, his heart is burning; when he seems to be coaxing you, he is actually bitterly sarcastic; one moment he is furious, but...

In the blink of an eye, your face will be filled with smiles.

Whether he is angry, laughing, cold, or enthusiastic, all of his emotions are unlike his true face. He is a genius when it comes to handling affairs, but his true face is always hidden and difficult to figure out.

Of course, Axiu doesn’t think that Sancheng admires her, nor does she think that he is addicted to her beauty. But Axiu also feels that Sancheng does not hate herself very much, and he is not even very vigilant. He will call her when he needs it.

As soon as possible, he drove away... Axiu was completely unsure whether the tasks entrusted by Kamiya Sozan and the Shimai clan could be completed.

These days, Axiu's biggest feeling is that Mitsunari is very worried about Shimazu Yoshihisa's contact with Tokugawa Ieyasu. Axiu wondered what his intentions were.

If Shimazu and Tokugawa are allowed to get closer, then Kato, Kuroda and others will also form a group, which will be very detrimental to Uto's Konishi Yukinaga. Mitsunari may do this to keep all parties balanced.

stable.

In short, Sanzheng seemed to be full of confidence before, and any problem seemed to be solved easily. But he, who was so confident, suddenly became restless when he received the news yesterday that the retreating ship would arrive at the dock this afternoon.

He almost didn't sleep all night last night. He was still tossing and turning on the pillow until daybreak. All this was seen by Ah Xiu.

It turns out that there are times when Sancheng is so worried that he can't sleep... But the things he worries about must be related to the withdrawal of troops. Therefore, A Xiu coquettishly begged Sancheng to take her to the dock to observe his reaction. What's strange is that Sancheng didn't answer immediately.

, this is not like his usual style.

"If your sweetheart doesn't come back, there's no need to go."

"No, I still want to go. The war is finally over. Let's go and broaden our horizons. In the future, we will have more things to talk about after dinner..."

"Do you know Asano Yukinaga?"

"Yes...ah, no." Ah Xiu deliberately spoke ambiguously.

Asano Yukinaga, the son of Asano Nagamasa, was a frequent visitor to Yanamachi Ebisuya. Axiu had dined with him two or three times, but that was all, and the two parties did not go any further.

"Asano's son is not only good at fighting, but also has a playful nature." Mitsunari said disdainfully: "Maybe tonight he will quietly sneak into Yanagi Town and hang out. If you like him, go ahead." After saying this, his head dropped.

He didn't go back.

When Axiu was the only one left, she was startled, as if she had a glimpse of Mitsunari's heart: Asano Yukinaga is only twenty-three years old. He is going on an expedition for his father and will be back today. Is Mitsunari jealous of him?

She and Yukinaga did meet at Ebisuya, and Yukinaga even said that he would take her to Kishu Wakayama Castle after the war. If Mitsunari heard about this, he would definitely suspect that Yukinaga was her old sweetheart.

Thinking of this, Axiu really wanted to go to the pier to see her in person. But now she was no longer an ordinary brothel girl. As we all know, Axiu from Hakata was already serving Ishida Mitsunari.

She immediately ordered a sedan to be prepared, wore a narrow-sleeved cotton jacket and a light gauze head covering, and left the city accompanied by two servants and two maids.

It was already around midnight. There were fish-scale clouds floating in the sky, and a sharp northwest wind blew from time to time. The streets were very lively, and people flocked to the seaside. Not only the warriors of each domain, but also many people came to greet them.

The family members returning from the conquest have not yet seen the shadow of the ship, and people are already impatient.

This scene is inevitably very emotional, and even Axiu wants to cry. The war that lasted for seven years is finally over! Countless people lost their loved ones in this meaningless war that suffered heavy casualties on both sides.

Even if the people in the rear did not go to fight, they still had no idea how much they suffered...

The pier was crowded with people. A Xiu got off the sedan in front of Shimaya House, covered his face with gauze, and walked towards the seaside. At this time, dots of sail shadows appeared on the blue and white water. There must be countless people on the boat.

Looking up at the landing, I was filled with emotions.

Among the people who greeted him at the pier, there were Zong Zhan and other members of the clan. Not long after, Asano Nagamasa came out of Shimaya's house majestically, while Mouri Hidemoto had already set up a curtain in the pine forest on the right and was waiting.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Only 30% is missing.

Seagulls circled between the ships, and bursts of cheers erupted from the crowd. They must have seen the mark on the ship.

Ah Xiu cried for no reason. She had neither the return of her relatives nor the reunion with her confidants or friends. She was just an irrelevant spectator. The moment that made her want to cry the most was the soldiers on the ship who looked like aliens.

The moment I stepped onto the land with joy and joy...

The first one to arrive was Takatorabe Toudo, who had a lot of shells and seaweed stuck to the side of the ship, followed by Anji Wakisaka, Yoshiaki Kato, Michizou Kurushima, and Tatsunaga Suga. The common feature among them was that their faces were sunburnt.

Dark and shiny, with a full beard, it is almost impossible to distinguish his appearance.
To be continued...