"This time," Han Du paused, continued, "According to my estimation, it is only less than half a month later than the time when Xiaosong Lingzi returned to Japan."
"Xiaosong Lingzi?" Zhu Biao unexpectedly raised his eyes and looked at Han Du, and asked in confusion, "What? Do you think this change is related to Xiaosong Lingzi?"
Han Du said lightly, "Tang Ding had sealed off the entire Japanese country a few months ago, and the original progress was as we expected. Now something has changed, and during this period, the only thing that happened was the return of Komatsu Reiko."
, I’m afraid it’s unreasonable to say that there is no relationship, right?”
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and couldn't help but nodded slightly.
Suddenly he smiled and said, "When you put it like that, it's true. But she is just a prostitute. How could she cause such a change in just half a month?"
Han Du also shook his head. There are a lot of things that need to be done to bring about such a change. If it is really because of Komatsu Reiko, then she must get the leadership of the entire Japanese country in the shortest time after returning to the Japanese country. Just
Such a point cannot be completed within half a month. If it can really be done, then Komatsu Reiko will be too scary!
But other than that, Han Du really couldn't think of anyone else who could cause such a change.
Zhu Biao obviously thought of this and said leisurely, "Maybe it's not because of Komatsu Reiko at all. Although Japan is just a small country, it is not without capable people. At first, maybe they didn't think of any countermeasures."
, maybe they have thought of a solution now that something unexpected happened."
Han Du thought for a while, and felt that what Zhu Biao said might be true. Then Han Du felt that maybe he was overthinking it. Komatsu Reiko was just a princess, and she was not the emperor. How could she be able to make everyone return to Japan as soon as she returned to Japan?
Does everyone listen to her?
But the next news from Tang Ding was extremely bad. The Ming army patrolled for many days but did not find a single Japanese on the beach. Tang Ding immediately changed his strategy and sent troops to land for battle. At first, Tang Ding was worried that the Japanese would take advantage of the Ming army.
They made a sneak attack when they landed, but nothing happened, which made Tang Ding relieved.
But the following march began to cause constant troubles. First of all, after marching for hundreds of miles, no Japanese was found. Moreover, all the houses were burned down and all the water sources were polluted. This made Tang Ding couldn't help but think of a situation.
, strong walls and clear fields! After arriving here, Tang Ding finally understood why no Japanese people went to the beach to fish to satisfy their hunger. It turned out that these Japanese people had been forcibly driven away.
People can go several days without eating, but they cannot go several days without drinking water. When all water sources are polluted, there is no way for Tang Ding to continue to operate.
I continued to move forward, but had to retreat temporarily.
Tang Ding quickly organized a second attack. This time he asked the army to prepare fresh water in advance. Although the march would be a little more troublesome and slower, at least it would not be restricted by water sources.
Then they continued to go deeper, and were often harassed by the Japanese, which greatly delayed the march. Although the weapons and equipment of the Japanese were not as good as those of the Ming Dynasty, they were familiar with the environment.
On the contrary, the Ming Dynasty was not familiar with the geographical environment of the Japanese country at all. As a result, the Japanese would often rush out from unexpected places and kill the Ming soldiers who were alone. These Japanese were not afraid of death, and would trade their lives for lives in a fight, and even
Many lives. Although the Ming army was strong, they were not familiar with the terrain and faced endless life-threatening sneak attacks. They would lose more than a dozen people every day.
Moreover, what troubled Tang Ding the most was that although he had gone deep into the Japanese country and occasionally saw signs of human activities, he could not find the main force of the Japanese at all. All the Japanese seemed to have been reduced to
It's like zero, and I don't want to fight him face to face at all.
In a simple cave, Komatsu Reiko was holding a wooden bowl, took some mountain spring water, put it to his lips and drank slowly. Komatsu Reiko drank the tasteless mountain spring water in small sips.
, anyone who sees this scene in front of them can't help but feel pity for her, and can't wait to give her the best things in the world.
This was the case with Noriyuki Hosokawa who was following behind her.
After Komatsu Reiko came back, she realized just how bad the situation in Japan was. Although the truce between the north and the south that she had dreamed of had already happened, it was not a truce after both sides woke up. It was because they were unable to continue fighting due to lack of food and had no choice but to
Armistice.
Without food, the entire Japanese country was starving to death. People were starving to death all the time.
When Komatsu Reiko met Emperor Go-Kameyama, he suggested that he immediately negotiate peace with the Ashikaga clan. The two sides could work together to resist the Ming Dynasty. However, they were opposed by all the generals, including Emperor Go-Kameyama. They had long had a deep hatred with the north, no matter what.
No matter what, they refuse to negotiate.
At that moment, Komatsu Reiko said nothing, turned around and left, returning to the Chrysanthemum Imperial Palace.
That night, Komatsu Reiko directly led his confidants to rush into the Hosokawa clan, cooperated with Hosokawa Noriyuki to cleanse the Hosokawa clan, and firmly held the Hosokawa clan in his hands.
The Hosokawa clan was originally a powerful clan on par with the Ashikaga clan. Even Go Kameyama was able to succeed the emperor without the support of the Hosokawa clan.
After taking down the Hosokawa clan, Komatsu Reiko sent troops non-stop to raid Eizan Temple, killing all the generals and her father who opposed her.
By the time the blood-red sun rose, the entire Japanese Southern Dynasty had changed its owner. Komatsu Reiko took charge of the three artifacts as a woman and immediately ascended the throne as emperor.
After Reiko Komatsu ascended the throne, he immediately sent people to Kyoto to find peace talks with the Ashikaga clan.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the head of the Ashikaga clan, did not pay much attention to Komatsu Reiko at first, and even looked down upon her identity as a woman. But when he learned that Komatsu Reiko had millions of koku of food, he immediately agreed to the peace talks and was willing to give in to Komatsu Reiko.
Under his concubine, he regarded her as the emperor and sent her orders accordingly.
At this time, everyone knows that whoever has food in his hands is almost equal to having everything. Even if it is not easy for Ashikaga Yoshimochi to negotiate peace, when his generals know that Komatsu Reiko has so much food in his hands
, I'm afraid they will abandon him directly and go to the Southern Dynasty.
As for why Komatsu Reiko had so much food? Because she was wary when she couldn't find the source of food in Jeolla Province. After she learned that the Northern Dynasties also purchased food in Jeolla Province, she was even more worried.
Shock.
If she buys millions of koku of grain every year, the whole of Goryeo can still make do. Then coupled with the grain purchased by the Northern Dynasties, Goryeo alone cannot do anything. In other words, the source of these grains is not Goryeo at all, let alone
Jeolla Road.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was only one source of food.
When Reiko Komatsu discovered this, she immediately went all out to buy grain, but at the same time reported the decrease in grain purchases to Eizan Temple. In this way, she was able to secretly save some grain, accumulating over a million koku over the years.
Originally, it was just a well-prepared plan by Reiko Komatsu. Unexpectedly, it has now become a life-saving food for all the Japanese.
"Owner."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki had already put on a suit of armor that was as red as blood, and bowed fully armed.
Komatsu Reiko paused for a moment, then asked, "How is the situation?"
Hosokawa Noriyuki was silent for a moment, and said in a dry voice, "Tang Ding has brought enough fresh water this time. I'm afraid our method of strengthening the wall and clearing the field won't have much effect."
"It doesn't matter." Komatsu Reiko's expression did not change at all.
Hua, still looking calm, said, "Originally, we didn't place our hopes on the strong walls and clear fields. Now that we can resist Tang Ding once, it is already the result of his mercy. If he was willing to pay a higher price last time, forcefully
If we break through, our strong walls and clear fields will be of no use."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki also nodded in agreement, "Yes, if Akito wasn't too expensive and Tang Ding wasn't willing to pay the price, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to still stand here."
Komatsu Reiko smiled slightly and said, "The Ming people are indeed more valuable than us Japanese, but this is their advantage, but it can also become their weakness."
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After a pause, Komatsu Reiko put down the wooden bowl, turned around, and asked, "Where is Ashikaga Yoshimachi? When will his troops arrive?"
Hosokawa Noriyuki said quickly, "The news just came from Ashikaga Yoshinori. Although most of his people are willing to follow him south, there are still a small number of people who insist on staying in the north. These people have been obedient to him before, but now the situation is urgent. He
There is nothing you can do against them."
"Tell him to give up if he can't control it and let him lead his troops south immediately." Komatsu Reiko made a decisive decision.
Hosokawa Mochiyuki was a little unwilling and asked, "Master, we are already short of manpower. If we can persuade those people to join us, it will be a big help. Why don't we let Ashikaga Yoshinori persuade Yiji?"
"Time." Komatsu Reiko indifferently stretched out a finger, "We don't have enough time anymore. Tang Ding will not just watch us unite and remain indifferent. As for those people, let them become Tang Ding to vent his anger.
Target."
"Okay, I will inform Ashikaga Yoshitoshi now." Seeing that his master had made a decision, Hosokawa Mochiyuki said no more. He had always obeyed Komatsu Reiko's words, and the question he just asked was just to try to solve the problem.
It's just possible to increase his strength a little. After all, he has to fight against a behemoth like Ming Dynasty, and Hosokawa Mochiyuki has no confidence in his heart.
Seeing that Hosokawa Mochiyuki didn't speak, Komatsu Reiko asked calmly, "How is the ship built?"
Hosokawa Noriyuki quickly came to his senses and replied, "We have been working hard to build it in a hidden cave."
"You must personally supervise this matter and never let anyone know about it." When Komatsu Reiko said this, her face couldn't help but become stern.
"Master, don't worry. This cave is very remote and only one of my subordinates knows about it." Hosokawa Noriyuki quickly replied.