After the court meeting, the situations of the two families in Japan were very contrasting. The Tokugawa family looked sad, wondering how Ming Dynasty would respond next and what kind of punishment it would impose.

Obviously, the current emperor is obviously different from the previous emperors. He takes face very lightly, just like a businessman, and only pays attention to practical benefits. For example, this time, he swallowed the tribute of the Tokugawa family and even bullied the emperor.

For this reason, the Tokugawa family was deprived of the seal of the King of Japan that they had taken from the previous shogun, and was instead given to the Shimazu family, who was also canonized as the King of Japan.

This is a naked provocation.

And the Shimazu family, a bunch of traitors to the emperor, actually accepted it, damn it.

Although Tokugawa Iemitsu hated Shimazu Tadahashi with all his teeth, it did not affect Shimazu Tadahashi's good mood. Not only did he keep his own territory, but he also got a title, which had always been given to him by the shogunate.

In his head, it was inevitable that he would have some thoughts that he had not had before.

For example, the Tokugawa shogunate may become the Shimazu shogunate. As for Ming's political demands for taking the throne of the emperor, he did not think deeply about it, or did not dare to think about it deeply. Such matters will be discussed later. For now, it is more important to curry favor with Ming Dynasty.

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This is what Shimazu thought and did. After he returned to the country, he immediately sent over the silver and minerals in the territory and respectfully invited the craftsmen of the Holy Emperor to come and mine them. The merchants of the Ming Dynasty could also freely operate in the Satsuma Domain.

Even though his territory is under his control, the profits are huge and some businessmen have made a lot of money.

His efforts were quickly rewarded. Under Zhu Youxiao's instructions, a large number of transport fleets headed by aircraft carriers were dispatched to deliver a large amount of iron armor and weapons to the Shimadzu family, as well as a small amount of blunderbuss and gunpowder.

With the support of Shimazu Tadahashi, he did not hesitate. With the support of Ming Dynasty, he brazenly provoked a war and launched a large-scale war to unify Kyushu Island.

With the help of the Ming Dynasty fleet, and the support of a small number of musketeers, cavalry, and imperial guards, Shimazu Tadahashi repeatedly defeated the enemy, and soon eliminated the daimyo on Kyushu Island, occupied Nagasaki, and expelled the Tokugawa shogunate.

The power officially became the sole ruler of Kyushu Island.

As a result, Japan entered the stage of confrontation between the north and the south. The two sides were constantly fighting back and forth. Although the territory was small, Shimazu Tadahashi, who had the Ming Dynasty on his back, did not suffer a loss. He even had a slight upper hand under the blockade of the naval fleet.

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The entire Kyushu Island was also completely opened to the Ming Dynasty. Countless merchants poured into it, bringing a large amount of goods, which impacted the economy of the entire island. The cheap goods made the handicraftsmen on Kyushu Island bankrupt. But some others

However, special skills have developed greatly, such as knife making, singing and dancing, folding fans, and prostitutes.

In a country where laws are becoming increasingly strict, brothels are also required to pay taxes and undergo inspection and control. The control is very strict, and for brothels that use women with domestic citizenship as prostitutes, no matter who they are, they will be severely punished, and Japanese women are

This protection is no longer available.

For a time, overseas prostitutes and Japanese prostitutes flooded the entire Ming Dynasty. Others were prisoners of war as slaves or singers bought from civilians.

And around April, when Shimazu Tadahashi unified Kyushu Island, the war between Huang Taiji and Chechen Khan also broke out in the grassland desert.

On the banks of the Halaha River, two groups of people were confronting each other.

To the great surprise of the Khalkha Mongolian tribes, the first to attack was the weak Huang Taiji. The opponent immediately launched an attack shortly after the snow thawed, seemingly not caring about the cattle and sheep they were raising.

Did they die in large numbers due to lack of fodder?

Because of this inertial thinking, several Khans of the Khalkha tribe were caught off guard for a while and suffered heavy losses. Huang Taiji also took the opportunity to train his subordinates.

However, after the ministries headed by Chechen Khan stabilized their position, Huang Taiji could no longer get any advantages and did not achieve much results. However, his goal had been achieved, so he was not disappointed.

After a chase to the north, mutual calculations and struggles, the two sides finally faced off on the banks of the Halaha River for the final decisive battle. Among them, Huang Taiji led 30,000 Jurchen warriors who had just survived the battlefield, while the Khalkhas

As for the army, after several great khans joined together, they had 50,000 troops.

In terms of equipment, Huang Taiji only has one thousand iron armors and three thousand fine steel weapons. The remaining people are all covered with leather armor. The weapons are leftovers from the frontier troops of the Liaodong Guard Station. As for the Khalkha tribes, there are not many.

Good equipment is also made of cowhide armor and iron weapons. Comparing the two sides, the gap is only a thousand iron armors.

But if we look at it comprehensively, the Jurchen side, which has almost doubled the number of people, is at a disadvantage. However, Huang Taiji is not worried at all about whether he can win. Based on his guess about the Ming Dynasty, this kind of war will almost hurt both sides.

, the other party cannot miss it no matter what, and will definitely rush out to take advantage at the critical moment.

It was precisely with this almost absolute judgment that Huang Taiji brazenly launched the war.

"Kill!" Huang Taiji focused his gaze and issued an order. He led his men and took the lead in launching an attack. The rumble of horse hooves resounded through the sky, and with four hooves flying, a thousand cavalry in armor came forward in the front row.

The arrow formation, with unparalleled momentum, killed Chechen Khan.

"kill!"

The tribes of Khalkha did not show weakness and launched a counterattack. Thirty thousand Chinese troops attacked and resisted from the front, while the remaining twenty thousand attacked from the flanks, preparing to cut in from both sides and defeat the local formation.

The fierce fighting began, with shouts, screams, the clash of weapons and the neighing of war horses mixed together to create some sort of symphony.

After the two sides started fighting, in a bush far away from the battlefield, several scouts from the Ming Dynasty were carefully monitoring the battlefield with telescopes. When the two sides actually started fighting, with numerous casualties and casualties, it didn't look like they were acting, and then they got back on their horses.

, and ran to the rear without hesitation.

The two sides by the river gradually fell into a fierce battle.

In the early days, relying on some advanced equipment, Huang Taiji's side had the upper hand with a preemptive strike. However, their stamina was ultimately insufficient. With 20,000 fewer people, their combat power was much weaker, and it was not enough to expand their advantage, so they could only gradually

Fall into disadvantage.

However, Huang Taiji still did not give up. Instead, he gritted his teeth and persisted. He led his former armored cavalry to rush left and right to provide support, but his side did not collapse so quickly.

Fifty miles away from the battlefield, there is a huge camp. This is where the Cavalry Army is stationed. There are countless tents in a row, and the soldiers are waiting for orders that may be issued at any time.

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horse hoofbeats, and the messengers rushed into the Chinese army's tent like the wind. Then, more people came out of the Chinese army's tent, bringing the latest orders.

"Army attack."

After giving the order, thousands of people followed, and countless knights quickly dressed up, got on their horses, and led by their squad leaders, platoon leaders, and company commanders, one after another came to the large grassland outside the camp to gather.

Soon, in just two quarters of an hour, the team of 50,000 people was organized, and under the illumination of the sun and moon flags, the entire army set off.

Along the way, the heroic cavalry army, one man and two horses, ran forward at a speed that even conserved energy. After about an hour, they felt the place where Huang Taiji and Chechen Khan were fighting.

At this time, both sides were completely crazy. All the troops of both sides were invested. There was no reserve army left, and even the vigilant scouts were trapped in the war. No one noticed the arrival of the Cavalry Army at all.

"Charge the whole army." When he was still one kilometer away from the battlefield, looking at the fierce battle in front of him through his binoculars, Zhang Shize gave the order without hesitation.

The entire Cavalry Army was divided into three arrows, with brave men serving as the spearheads. They sprinted over with all their strength. The rumble of horse hooves brought great shock, and instantly attracted the attention of the leaders of both sides of the war.

"No, I've fallen into a trap!" Chechen Khan was shocked. He didn't expect that there would be someone ambushing nearby and launched an attack at this critical moment.

"It's finally here." Huang Taiji had a relaxed smile, but this smile could not hide the helplessness and sadness on his face.

The reactions of the two men did not have any impact on Zhang Shize at all. The three arrows were like three knives, cutting into the entangled fighting parties.

And being very cold-blooded, the Knight Cavalry Army didn't care which side the soldiers in front of them belonged to, and just killed them all.

"Get out of the battle." Seeing this, Huang Taiji could only shout loudly, trying to leave with more of his subordinates.

"It's over!" Chechen Khan looked at the one-sided situation in front of him, his eyes were dull and his face was ashen. The entangled state made it impossible for him to break away, and he could only bear the violent impact of the knights.

The wanton killing spreads rapidly like ink dripping into clear water.

The army was defeated like a mountain. Under the attack from both sides, the tribes of Khalkha could no longer hold on and were quickly defeated. Then, the most terrifying tactic on the grassland, a tail-to-tail pursuit, took place, and the heroic cavalry who were chasing all the way directly killed

Arriving at the camps of the Khalkha tribes, they completely captured the leaders of each tribe.

On April 18, the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Shimazu Tadahashi unified Kyushu Island.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, on April 23, the brave cavalry general Zhang Shize destroyed the Mongolian tribes in the northern desert.

"Let's hit the road!" After the war, Zhang Shize looked at Huang Taiji indifferently.

"Can I rest for three months?" Huang Taiji asked bitterly.

"What do you think?" Zhang Shize replied coldly.

"Okay, let's get on the road." Huang Taiji smiled bitterly, then turned around helplessly and ordered loudly, "Let's go!"

The entire Jurchens set out again. As the supervisor, Zhang Shize drove the captives from the Khalkha tribes to build roads and build cities while driving the Jurchens to set out again.
Chapter completed!