"Kongfangden, the residence of the emperor in Kyoto, is a thousand-year-old capital. It cannot be destroyed by war."

"Yes, Gongfangdian, please understand how difficult it is for me to wait and withdraw all the troops from Kyoto."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

In the flames of war."

On the night of the 25th, when Zhu Youdong was gathering military morale at the Ming army camp. About 20 miles away from him, Tokugawa Yoshinao, who was stationed at Fushimi Castle in the southeast of Kyoto, was surrounded by a large group of ministers, who were noisy.

It all hurts.

The meaning of these ministers is one thing: It's okay to go to war, and we can't control it. But please don't fight in Kyoto. The city is full of cultural relics, and almost all buildings are made of wood. If there is a fight, it will definitely be a disaster.

Burning fire will burn the city. When the thousand-year-old capital is destroyed, General, you cannot bear this crime.

Looking at the group of ministers below, they were either crying and pitiful, or frowning, looking concerned about the country and the people. In his heart, Tokugawa Yoshinao had the urge to cut up all the people below and feed them to the dogs.

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Originally, according to his idea, the Ming Dynasty would land in three places: Nagato, Osaka, Edo, and Muwai. No matter where it was, the battlefield would not be in Kyoto. Who knew that the Ikeda family in Tottori would be like this?

He was bold and took up his position before the opponent landed. As a result, the Ming army did not have to go through the steep mountain roads of Sanyo Road and rushed directly into the Kyoto Basin. He was forced to pull the main force with extremely inadequate preparations.

Arrive at the front line in Kyoto: We are really not well prepared. Otherwise, how could we just occupy a little advantage and not have a complete defense system?

After choosing Kyoto as the battlefield, these ministers did not dare to say a word at first, but now they came swarming to show off - wasn't it because their side was defeated during the day?

Speaking of the war during the day, Tokugawa Yoshinao was also helpless: he had summoned the commanders at all levels who were on the scene to have a detailed understanding of the war process. It can be said that there were no obvious problems with the various measures taken by the on-site commanders - that is

This makes people feel desperate!

But this place in Kyoto has extremely high 'political significance'! If we give up here easily, then we really don't have to fight the subsequent battles: the orphan of the Toyotomi family is currently marching eastward from the West, waiting for him to enter Osaka

, cheer up after entering Kyoto! The whole of Japan is afraid that the perception of the shogunate will be completely changed, and the Tokugawa family will become the traitors that everyone wants to beat!

But what can we do if we don’t give up Kyoto? It is impossible to fight street fighting in Kyoto: Kaiyang is not stupid, how can he send large troops into Kyoto? Just shoot hundreds of incendiary bombs outside the city and burn it into the city.

Wouldn’t it be enough to just do it?

Therefore, from a political and military perspective, Kyoto cannot be defended anymore.

"I clearly understand your concern for the country and the people. Please rest assured that the Tokugawa family is also a member of Japan. They should shoulder their own responsibilities for the inheritance of Japanese culture. I am willing to use the military

Withdraw all front lines from Kyoto, but I have to trouble all of you here to send representatives to the Ming army to meet their emperor. We must not withdraw our troops while they take advantage of the situation to make a sneak attack. How about that? Is there any adult who is willing to take the responsibility?

This responsibility?"

This kind of thing was a very familiar business for the ministers who often traveled among the famous names in the Warring States Period. Soon, the ministers elected a representative from the Kyogoku family, the Imadegawa family, and Kyoto Ren.

A senior monk from Huayuan formed an envoy group and went to the Ming army camp to negotiate.

After Zhu Youdong received such a request, of course he agreed.

After the envoys of the ministers withdrew with their gratitude, Zhu Youdong quickly summoned Sun Chengzong, Cao Wenzhao and others for discussion.

"My lords, now that the Tokugawa family has voluntarily abandoned the front line in Kyoto, this means that all the remaining 90,000 Tokugawa troops have gathered around Fushimi. Let's discuss how our army should respond next."

"Your Majesty, I think that after today's battle, both sides have a clear understanding of each other's strength. Even if we fight again at Fushimi, our Ming Dynasty will still win. However, the combat effectiveness of the Tokugawa family's new army is really not weak.

, if we have to fight head-on, our army will only gain a miserable victory."

"Shuai Cao, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, what Governor Sun said is very reasonable, and I agree with you. However, if Your Majesty wants to use a great victory to shock the officials and people here, I believe that our Ming soldiers will still bravely sacrifice themselves, overcome obstacles for Your Majesty, and win all victories.

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"Am I a fool who wastes the lives of our Ming soldiers for my own selfish interests? As for the decisive battle at Fushimi Castle, if the Tokugawa family takes the initiative to attack, of course we will take over. If they don't attack, then we will be in the south of Kyoto City.

Dig fortifications and defend yourself."

"Uh, Your Majesty, our army is a guest army after all. After this war is suspended?"

"Hahaha, now that the war has reached this point, it is natural that we should no longer limit our sights to this battlefield. Now, the general trend is mine."

After standing up and pacing a few times, Zhu Youdong said: "Please ask Mr. Sun to send a letter to Toyotomi Tohide of Sanyo Road, asking him to lead the Maori family's army, gather the great names of Western Japan, and enter Osaka Castle as soon as possible. Announce to Japan.

The return of the Toyotomi family.

Send a letter to Juniper on Kyushu Island, asking him to enter Shikoku Island after sweeping Kyushu Island. After sweeping Shikoku Island, he will land at Kii Domain on Honshu Island.

Rumors spread, saying that the Ming Navy will carry the armies of Maeda, Date, Uesugi and other daimyo to land in Hokuriku and Tohoku of Japan. Help the armies of these families return to their territories in Japan. Then launch the Hokuriku

, the daimyo of Tohoku, together besieged the Tokugawa family from all directions!

In short, this time I invade Japan, as long as the Tokugawa family is crowned with the first name, it will be the so-called Tokugawa family name. As long as it is a radical change of the past and not the uprising in front of the battlefield, I will forget the past. Even if your Miao name is Matsudaira, or even Tokugawa

Where is the family? As long as you can hand over Tokugawa Yoshinao's head, I will still let the past go and at least ensure that your skills are safe."

"The Emperor has made a high argument, using a large army to suppress the opponent's main force, and then use the general trend to shake the foundation of the Tokugawa clan. In this way, in March and May, the Tokugawa clan's army will probably be scattered like birds and beasts."

"Hahaha, gentlemen. The most difficult thing about this battle against Japan is the status. After we rescued the orphans of the Toyotomi family several years in advance, the problem of this status was solved. Secondly, the success or failure of the landing. We

We found a suitable internal response and successfully landed. The third was victory in the field battle. Although our victory north of Kyoto was not brilliant, it was a victory after all. In this way, the whole of Japan was still waiting and watching.

Daimyos, ministers and even ordinary people all have choices in their hearts. Only when these three things are in place can we fully mobilize the general trend and use things other than the battlefield to crush the Tokugawa family's army."

"Yes, the emperor has seen thousands of miles, and I admire him very much. However, what the emperor said just now is all royal talk, and here, I have a little trick that is not worthy of publicity."

"Oh? Hahaha, Mr. Sun, I didn't expect you to come up with such a thing. Well, I'll leave this matter entirely to you."

…

On the night of the 25th, the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa family reached an agreement. In order to protect Japan's thousand-year-old capital, neither party would take action against Kyoto. Within three days of the Tokugawa army withdrawing from Kyoto's defense lines, the Ming army promised not to pursue it.

On the 28th, after the Tokugawa army completely evacuated from Kyoto, "Zhu Youdong", accompanied by a group of courtiers and guards from the Ming Dynasty and many Japanese ministers, enthusiastically visited the Imperial Palace, Nijo Imperial Palace, and Sanjusangendo Temple in Kyoto.

Then! The emperor's chariot was attacked by the shameless ninjas of the Tokugawa family near the Kinkakuji Temple! Although the emperor himself was safe and sound, seven or eight casual Japanese ministers died...

After that, the Ming Dynasty, with the cooperation of ministers and local daimyo, launched a full-scale public opinion campaign: In addition to criticizing Tokugawa Yoshinao as a despicable person, as a general, he repeatedly used ninjas to carry out assassinations, which was simply shameless.

In addition, they also spread the message everywhere, such as the return of the Toyotomi family, the joint attack on the Tokugawa family by all the daimyo, and the execution of only the chieftain and the rest!
Chapter completed!