Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred and Eighty-Nine: Some Regrets
Tang Ding led his army to rampage through the Japanese country, but the Japanese they encountered were just some ronin, a small group of Japanese soldiers, and they did not encounter any decent resistance at all.
As time passed, although Tang Ding still maintained vigilance against the Japanese, the soldiers below began to ignore the Japanese.
Indeed, since the Ming army entered the Japanese country, the Japanese they encountered had long been starved to the skin and bones. They were extremely weak and had no strength at all. How could they be taken seriously by the soldiers of the Ming army?
The Japanese country has many mountains and hills, and Tang Ding's army did not carry many war horses, resulting in a slow march.
Tang Ding was leaning over the map on the table. The map of the Japanese country was not detailed, and many places were marked very vaguely. There was no way, even the Japanese court did not have a detailed map. The map in front of him was still the same as before.
It was specially brought for by someone.
The deputy general came in with a report.
Tang Ding didn't even raise his head and said, "What's the matter?"
Ever since he entered the Japanese kingdom, Tang Ding felt as if everything was not going well, and he naturally became a little angry when he spoke.
"To the great governor, we have found the reason why the Japanese state is what it is now."
"Oh? Let me tell you what happened." Tang Ding quickly gave up the map in front of him and looked up at the deputy general.
The deputy general was shocked and said quickly, "It's like this. Two months ago, there was a mutiny in the Southern Dynasty of the Japanese Kingdom. Princess Reiko Komatsu led the Hosokawa clan to surround Rongshan Temple. The title of the leader of the Southern Dynasty changed hands. Reiko Komatsu was counting.
After that day, he ascended the throne and became the new ruler of the Southern Dynasty."
"Isn't Komatsu Reiko a woman? How can she inherit the position of head of the country?" Tang Ding couldn't help but be surprised. He had met Komatsu Reiko in the capital, so he was naturally very surprised by this.
The deputy general said quickly, "The information I got from other spies seems that Komatsu Reiko has a lot of food in her hands. She used this to gain the surrender of the Hosokawa clan, and then took control of the entire Southern Dynasty."
"This woman is really not simple." Tang Ding couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. He never imagined that Komatsu Reiko, who was like a butterfly in the capital, could have such decisive means of killing.
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"Then where is Xiaosong Lingzi now?" Tang Ding asked in a deep voice.
In his opinion, whether Komatsu Reiko kills her father and seizes power, or whether she has a smooth transition, it has nothing to do with him. What he wants to do is to take advantage of the current turmoil in the Southern Dynasties to kill her and give her a
Take the unexpected.
"It should be in Yoshino, where the capital of the Southern Dynasties is located."
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Should?" Tang Ding frowned upon hearing this.
The deputy general quickly explained, "The spies only heard about the mutiny in the Southern Dynasties, but they did not know the whereabouts of Komatsu Reiko."
Tang Ding raised his eyes and looked at the deputy general, and said dissatisfiedly, "Do these spies still want to get the Ming Dynasty household registration? They can't even find out about such an important matter."
The lieutenant general paused and said with some reluctance, "In fact, the Governor does not blame them. Their status in the Japanese country is just the middle and lower classes. It is difficult to know the whereabouts of Komatsu Reiko."
Tang Ding thought for a moment and agreed with the deputy general's words. Xiao Song Lingzi suddenly returned from the Ming Dynasty. Tang Ding didn't know what happened, but he had an idea in his mind that Xiao Song Lingzi's sudden return to the Japanese country might attack him.
Related to Japan.
In this case, as long as Komatsu Reiko is not stupid, she will definitely keep her whereabouts extremely secret. It is reasonable for the spies not to find out. On the contrary, if those spies can get such important information, then Tang Ding will
You should consider whether it is a trap.
"Moreover," the deputy general paused, then continued, "there is also news that there are signs of alliance between the Japanese and the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It seems that they want to join forces to resist us."
Tang Ding nodded slightly and said, "The Japanese are not stupid either. They will not remain in civil strife when facing our attack. It is expected that they will unite to resist us. If they had not had this scruple at the beginning, Ming Dynasty would have sent troops a few years earlier."
It won’t be delayed until now.”
The deputy general also smiled and agreed, "But now the situation is over, even if they unite, they will inevitably
A road to ruin."
Tang Ding nodded, and then said seriously, "Send the order and let the spies do their best to find out the news about Komatsu Reiko and the Ashikaga clan. It is best to find out their next plan."
"yes."
Han Du was in the cabinet and received Tang Ding's report again.
After a quick glance, Tang Ding reported that after General Komatsu Reiko returned to the Japanese country, he immediately launched a mutiny to directly seize the power of Kameyama. He also made peace with the Ashikaga clan and prepared to unite against the Ming Dynasty.
Han Du's heart sank when he saw the report. He had already estimated Xiaosong Lingzi, but he didn't expect that he underestimated her in the end. This woman dared to directly launch a mutiny, and even her father didn't know that she was killed.
He is still imprisoned. His ruthless nature is evident.
Also, where does the food in her hand come from? Han Du is very sure that Japan no longer grows its own food, and the food it needs every year is bought back from Jeolla Province. In order to balance the north and south of Japan,
Due to their strength, they strictly ordered Jeolla Province not to sell grain at will. The grain sold to the Hosokawa clan and the Ashikaga clan must be similar.
But then Han Du remembered that since the fighting between the north and the south of Japan became more and more fierce, the Southern Dynasty lost more and won less for a certain period of time. In order to prevent the Southern Dynasty from being easily defeated by the Ashikaga clan, he ordered an increase in the amount of food and grain sold to the Southern Dynasty.
ordnance.
It was originally thought that it was due to the weak military strength of the Southern Dynasty and its inability to defeat the Ashikaga clan. This was also the case. The Southern Dynasty was weaker in force than the Northern Dynasty.
But now it seems that all of this is probably the layout of Komatsu Reiko. She took advantage of the fact that the Southern Dynasty was weaker, deliberately lost a few battles, and defrauded herself of a large amount of food and ordnance. Such things,
As long as he comes here a few times a year, he will probably have a lot of food accumulated over the years.
Thinking of this, Han Du couldn't help but feel a little worried. He originally thought that the Japanese country was at the end of the war. He only needed to cut off the food to the Japanese, and the Japanese would starve to death. But if Xiaosong Lingzi really had enough food in his hands, then the Japanese would be destroyed.
I'm afraid there are still more battles to be fought.
Han Du put down the report, looked up out the window and let out a long breath. He couldn't help but reach out and press his temples, which were a little swollen and painful. He had an inexplicable feeling in his heart. He felt that this little Song Lingzi used to be a piece of jade. , it was ordinary and unrecognizable, but now it seems that this piece of rough jade has been polished to its brilliance.
After thinking for a while, Han Du took the memorial and went out, heading straight towards Qianqing Palace.
A moment later, Han Du stepped into the high threshold of Qianqing Palace after Wang Yuetong reported it.
After the ceremony, Zhu Biao smiled and asked Han Du the reason for his visit.
Han Du sighed, took out the report in his hand, and sighed, "Please take a look, Your Majesty, this is the report from Duke Xin."
Zhu Biao took the report with doubts, opened it and read it carefully. A wry smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he sighed, "I didn't expect Xiaosong Lingzi to have such ability. How could she, a female class, have such a character? Such a character." His decisiveness in killing is probably even worse than that of ordinary men."
After reading the report again, Zhu Biao couldn't help but darken his face and said, "I regret letting her go back."
Han Du subconsciously thought of this.
But Han Du didn’t blame Zhu
Instead, he changed the subject and said, "The serious issue now is not this, but the question of how much food Xiaosong Lingzi has hidden and how long the Japanese country can hold on."
After hearing this, Zhu Biao nodded slightly and then asked, "Where did she get the food?"
Han Du thought for a while and then told Zhu Biao what happened when the Southern Dynasty was defeated and retreated.
"Since the strength of the Ashikaga clan has always been greater than that of the Southern Dynasty, I thought that the Southern Dynasty was no match for the Ashikaga clan, so I increased the sales of food and arms to the Southern Dynasty."
When Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but not worry at all. Instead, he looked at Han Du and joked, "You have been playing with an eagle all your life, and in the end you were blinded by an eagle peck."
"Her skills are indeed very concealed and hard to detect." Han Du sighed and had to admit that he had indeed been tricked by Komatsu Reiko.
Zhu Biao's expression became serious, and he nodded and said, "Yes, she could deliberately defeat, lose so many sergeants and land, and also get a large amount of food and ordnance. If it was just a coincidence, it would be nothing more. If she had expected it, If we had made preparations for today, this person would be a bit scary."
Han Du nodded in agreement, and this was what he was worried about. And in his heart, Han Du believed that this matter was not a coincidence, but something that Komatsu Reiko did deliberately.
"Come here." Zhu Biao shouted loudly.
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions." Wang Yue came over quickly.
Zhu Biao thought for a moment, and then said, "Send a message to Tang Ding, asking him to be careful of the woman Xiaosong Lingzi. In addition, he must not let this woman go. If he wants to see her alive, she will see her corpse."
"This slave obeys your order."
With the incident involving Komatsu Reiko, Han Du has been keeping his eyes fixed on the current war on the land of Japan. He also ordered that as long as there is a report from Duke Xin, he must report it to him as soon as possible no matter what time it is. .
"On the seventh day of the sixth lunar month, I learned that the head of the Ashikaga clan, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, was preparing to lead his troops south to join Komatsu Reiko. He immediately led 30,000 troops from Tamba to Kyoto. In the battle of Kyoto, he defeated 300,000 Japanese soldiers and killed ten in the formation. There is more than enough and no prisoners can be taken”
When this happened, Zhu Biao's imperial edict had not yet reached Tang Ding's hands.
Even Han Du did not expect that the war between Ming Dynasty and Japan would break out so quickly.
"In the battle of Kyoto, I did not find Ashikaga Yoshitomichi. Later I learned that he had already led his troops south to Yoshino, and what was left in Kyoto was only the remnant of his troops. So, on the third day of July, I led my troops south to prepare to attack Yoshino."