Chapter 125: Supporting the Japanese king and reorganizing the new army
The arrival of the Red Scarf Navy led by Zhu Han naturally aroused the vigilance and attention of the Japanese side, and the Japanese court in Yoshino was quickly informed of the matter.
"They are very powerful and have a large number of people. Our emperor's whereabouts are unknown, and it must be related to these rebellious officials and traitors of Iwami Domain!"
"We must send troops!"
"We can't let them get into Yoshino!"
The Japanese ministers of the Yoshino court are gathering together to discuss countermeasures.
According to the news coming out from the front, Emperor Gomurakami seems to have died in Iwami Domain.
However, the Japanese people all believed that the emperor was a god, so how could he die so easily?
It must be the rebellious officials and traitors of Iwami Domain who deliberately released false news to disturb people's hearts.
Facing the noisy court, Prince Kuancheng, who was sitting in the upper position, was only ten years old and didn't understand anything at all. He suddenly fell into panic and didn't know what to do.
"Gentlemen, please be patient! I can personally lead an army of eight thousand to repel these traitors!!"
At this moment, a figure wearing a white robe walked out of the crowd.
"It's Master Shirai!"
"It turns out that Master Shirai is here!"
"That's great. With his help, we can successfully deal with these damn Iwami clan rebels!"
Seeing the figure coming out, the ministers around started talking.
The man who came out was none other than the famous White House Master of Japan, his name was Hisashi Shirai. He was an important minister whom Emperor Gomurakami of Japan relied on most, and he was also the teacher of Emperor Gomurakami of Japan.
If it were in China, it would be almost equivalent to the Grand Master among the Three Dukes.
The 8,000-strong army was basically the entire force directly under Yoshino's Japanese imperial court. If some farmers from the surrounding areas were recruited, the number could be roughly between 15,000 and 20,000.
"Master Shirai, please!"
Prince Kancheng, who was supervising the country, immediately entrusted the military power to Master Shirai after being persuaded by many ministers.
"Qishan Palace, please rest assured, I will definitely kill the invading enemies and find out the whereabouts of His Majesty the Emperor!" Master Shirai said with confidence.
On the coast fifty miles away from Yoshino, the navy led by Zhu Han had completed the landing. The local Japanese army organized an attack of more than a thousand people, but was killed by two hundred cavalry led by Chang Yuchun and Lan Yu.
From then on, no Japanese dared to come near him again.
According to Zhu Han's plan, after the Red Scarf Army establishes a stronghold here, they will continue to march towards Yoshino Castle, and then attack Yoshino Castle, support a willing and cooperative Southern Japanese Emperor, ensure the interests of the Iwami Domain, and then retreat calmly.
return.
After all, Zhu Han did not have time to seize the land of Japan, which was so poor that it was impoverished.
"Sir, spies from the front are here to report that the Yoshino court has sent a large army to attack." Hojo Yoshizhin hurriedly came to report to Zhu Hanhan.
"How many troops are coming?"
"There are about fifteen thousand people, including two thousand armored soldiers, three thousand archers, and the rest are Ashigaru."
Hojo Yoshin reported all the information he had one by one.
"It seems that they haven't figured out the situation yet. They came to the door, and we just wiped them out in one fell swoop!" Zhu Han heard Hojo Yoshima's answer, raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, and immediately ordered the army to move forward.
There is nothing in this world that money cannot buy, especially in a barren land like Japan.
Zhu Han's march this time brought 5,000 Japanese soldiers newly recruited by the Iwami clan. After eating enough white rice for more than ten days, these Japanese soldiers of the Iwami clan were full of strength and were arranged by Zhu Han.
Used as cannon fodder at the forefront of the army.
For this cannon fodder Japanese army, Zhu Han gave them a domineering name.
The 'Iwami Domain Emperor Song Xiejun' can also be referred to as the 'Iwami Emperor Xiejun'. The certain military state system happened to be an old regulation of the Song Dynasty. The feudal lord Hojo Yoshima served as the governor of the Iwami Emperor Xiejun.
After all, the Japanese army from Yoshino had a large number of archers, and it would be bad if they shot and injured the Red Turban Army soldiers. First, use the Iwami Imperial Alliance Army to consume the bows and arrows and strength of the Japanese Japanese army from Yoshino.
What Zhu Han never expected was that the Japanese in Iwami Domain did not have a clear understanding of their cannon fodder duties.
After marching for half a day, the Five Thousand Stone Imperial Alliance Army led by Hojo Yoshin immediately encountered the Southern Dynasty Japanese Army from Yoshino.
As a forward, Hojo Yoshin wanted to show his bravery and loyalty in front of Zhu Han, so after sending people to pass on information to the rear, he personally led the army to launch a surprise attack. Anyway, there were less than a thousand people on the opposite side, so there was no need to worry about failure.
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Hojo Yoshizhin got on his horse, brandished his spear and shouted: "Kill the traitor, kill him!"
Thousands of people under his command saw the Imperial Alliance Army and immediately started shouting.
"Onboard!"
"Kill!"
“Onboard onboard!”
A group of Ishimi Imperial Alliance troops rushed into the Yoshino Japanese army.
This vanguard of the Yoshino Japanese army was personally led by Hisashi Shirai, who wanted to test the strength of the Iwami Domain rebels first.
Originally, in the eyes of these Yoshino Japanese soldiers, the rebels of the Iwami clan were just a group of unarmed ordinary people and posed no threat at all.
So when I saw them charging all the way, I didn't have the slightest scruple.
However, when they came into contact with the 'Iwami Rebels', they discovered that these people were not as simple as they seemed on the surface, because the armors and weapons of the Iwami Imperial Alliance Army were all equipment of the Red Scarf Army, although they basically belonged to the Red Turban Army.
The equipment in the Red Turban Army is backward, but the actual combat effect is not bad at all.
In fact, the weapons and equipment worn by the Iwami Imperial Alliance Army completely exceeded the imagination of the Yoshino Japanese Army. It can be said to be a kind of luxury product!
Each member of the Ishikawa Imperial Association was equipped with a long spear or a simple sword, and wore a cloth-covered iron leaf armor. It looked inconspicuous, but its defensive power far exceeded the Japanese bamboo armor.
Seeing such weapons, Yoshino Japanese soldiers and others couldn't help but feel strong jealousy and fear in their hearts. They realized that the Iwami rebels were definitely not that simple.
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Hojo Yoshizhin brandished a spear and led his subordinates to kill Shirai Hisashi and others crazily.
Shirai Shou didn't hesitate, he took out a Japanese sword and shouted, "Kill~~~!"
The two sides are still fighting together.
The soldiers of the "Imperial Association Army" on Hojo Yoshin's side all wear armor, and the weapons in their hands are long spears and swords, but Shirai Hisa's men are all light infantry, and the weapons they use are all bows and crossbows, which is difficult to deal with.
Shi Jian's Imperial Alliance troops caused heavy casualties.
After the confrontation between the two sides, the Yoshino Japanese army suffered a tragic blow. The corpses that kept falling made Shirai Hisashi, the first general of the Japanese country, shocked. He did not expect that the Iwami rebels were so powerful.
"Retreat! Retreat~~!"
Shirai Hisashi shouted in panic, wanting to lead his army to escape from these terrible enemies.
However, the Iwami Imperial Alliance Army, who had been eating white rice for more than ten days, became more and more courageous as they fought. Seeing the defeat of the Yoshino Japanese Army, they started to chase and kill them one by one.
"Come on!"
When Ishikawa saw the Japanese soldiers of the Imperial Alliance Army, they all took their swords and attacked the enemies in front.
Shirai Hisashi took the remaining several hundred soldiers and quickly fled toward the rear.
On their way back, Japanese soldiers were left dead and wounded along the way.
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"Sir, the Yoshino Imperial Family's troops have been spotted ahead!"
"Reporting to your lord, Ishikawa Imperial Army's troops are attacking the enemy!"
"Reporting to your lord, Ishikawa Imperial Army has repelled the enemy and is pursuing them!"
One piece of information came to Zhu Han.
"Ha ha...."
After hearing this information, Zhu Han couldn't help but laugh out loud. He was really surprised that the fighting power of Yoshino Nanchao's Japanese army was so poor.
"Send Emperor Gomurakami's coffin to Hojo Yoshin, and let the Iwami Imperial Alliance Army protect their Emperor's coffin and march into Yoshino Castle!" Zhu Han ordered loudly.
Since we want to support a puppet Japanese regime in Yoshino, we must not only have a strong military deterrent, but also have a reasonable name.
It would be perfect to support the coffin of the Japanese Emperor to beg the thieves.
Soon, the Iwami Imperial Alliance Army led by Hojo Yoshin approached the main force of the Japanese army in the Southern Dynasties.
The 5,000 Japanese Imperial Alliance Army swaggered in front of the 15,000 Southern Japanese Army!
"The bold traitor actually dares to trespass on the Emperor's station. Aren't you tired of living?" When Shirai Hisashi saw this Ishimi Imperial Army, he couldn't help but feel a palpitation in his heart, and couldn't help roaring.
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"Hmph, you are the rebellious traitor, and the person who colluded with Onishi Morikiyo to kill His Majesty the Emperor must be you! I will send you on your way today!" Hojo Yoshin said with an arrogant look, pointing the spear in his hand at Hisashi Shirai.
At this time, the Yoshino Japanese army on the opposite side discovered that the Iwami Imperial Army came out pushing a huge coffin, which was also covered with a robe embroidered with chrysanthemum patterns, which was exactly what Emperor Gomurakami wore when he died.
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In an instant, the entire Yoshino Japanese army fell into panic and panic.
The Emperor is dead!?
And it seems he was killed!
This simply made the Yoshino Japanese army have no intention of fighting at all.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hojo Yoshin led the Ishimi Imperial Alliance Army and immediately launched a fierce attack.
When Shirai Hisashi saw the ferocious attack of the Ishimi Imperial Alliance Army, his heart suddenly sank, knowing that he would encounter a tough situation today.
"Imperial Alliance Army, avenge His Majesty the Emperor!" Hojo Yoshin shouted loudly.
"What a black card! Onboard!"
"It's a black card, it's onboard!"
Immediately, every one of the "white rice" soldiers from the Imperial Alliance Army went crazy and rushed forward with their spears and knives raised.
Although the Japanese soldiers under Shirai Hisashi were all elite Japanese soldiers, they were unable to withstand the wolf-like tiger-like Ishimi Imperial Alliance Army and were quickly killed without their armor.
Seeing that the Imperial Army's morale was high, Ishikawa continued to charge forward.
"Come on! Kill all these thieves!" Hojo Yoshin shouted.
"Fight into Yoshino Castle!"
"Onboard!"
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Hisashi Shirai led the Japanese army of the Southern Dynasties to defeat and fled towards Yoshino Castle. He originally thought he was chopping melons and vegetables, but he did not expect that he was the melons and vegetables.
When Zhu Han arrived with his army, except for the corpses of the Japanese soldiers from the Southern Dynasties left on the battlefield, there was no more Japanese Japanese soldiers from the Southern Dynasties in sight.
"These Japanese pirates killed all the prisoners?" Chang Yuchun said with some surprise. He saw many stone soldiers on the battlefield killing the wounded soldiers without any mercy.
"Haha, this is the true nature of Japanese pirates."
Zhu Han smiled coldly. Anyway, those who died were the Japanese pirates themselves, and he didn't care at all whether they kept any prisoners.
"Japanese pirates are as ferocious as wild beasts. You must be more careful in the future!" Lan Yu couldn't help but say.
"As long as we hold our swords and guns firmly, we won't be afraid that they will dare to make mistakes!" Zhu Han patted Lan Yu on the shoulder and said.
At this time, Hojo Yoshizhin, who had won a great victory, also ran over happily.
"Sir, I have defeated the traitor general Hisashi Shirai, and there are no more obstacles outside Yoshino Castle!" Hojo Yoshizhin said as he knelt on the ground.
"Okay, five thousand to ten thousand, you have done a great job!" Zhu Han nodded and praised Hojo Yoshin, "When Yoshino Castle is captured, I will let you be the great guardian of Japan!"
When Hojo Yoshin heard this, his eyes immediately shone. His ancestors had been the great nobles of the Kamakura shogunate for generations. Now if he became the great shogunate, it would far exceed the official status of his ancestors.
However, although Yoshino's Southern Japanese army was defeated, after they fled into Yoshino Castle, they still did not surrender obediently, but relied on the castle to fight to the end.
Moreover, the Japanese soldiers who returned from defeat also brought bad news that made the Japanese people despair.
"His Majesty the Emperor has passed away!"
"His Majesty the Emperor was murdered by traitors from the Iwami clan!"
"The Iwami clan deserves to be punished by heaven!"
"Damn the Iwami feudal thief!"
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Upon hearing the news that the Japanese emperor had been killed, the Japanese people in Yoshino Castle suddenly fell into extreme anger and fear.
"Damn the Iwami clan! Damn the Chinese dog! I want to avenge Your Majesty!"
"Kill all these despicable traitors!"
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"Kill all the dog slaves of the Iwami clan!"
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The shouts of the Japanese in Yoshino Castle have even reached outside the city.
Zhu Han, who led his army to arrive, was not too worried. Anyway, the Japanese army had already become turtles in the urn, and they could not afford to make waves.
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At the same time, inside Yoshino Castle.
Hisashi Shirai knelt on the ground with a devout look on his face, and led the Japanese bureaucrats and nobles to persuade Prince Kansei to immediately ascend the throne and inherit the throne of the emperor. He then encouraged the residents of Yoshino Castle to defend the city and wait for reinforcements from various places to come to support the king.
However, Shirai Hisa's words did not arouse any reaction from Prince Kansei at all.
The ten-year-old Prince Kansei stood aside with a blank look on his face, looking at Hisashi Shirai who was kneeling on the ground, and then turned to look at his mother, Princess Fujiwara.
Princess Fujiwara came from a distinguished family and was the favorite concubine of Emperor Gomurakami. Because her son, Prince Kanari, was young, Princess Fujiwara made all decisions on her behalf.
"Hisashi Shirai, can you defend Yoshino Castle?" Princess Fujiwara asked seriously.
Hisashi Shirai, who had just returned from a huge defeat, was still very tough-talking at this time.
"Yoshino Castle is impregnable and can definitely be defended. Please rest assured Kakimonin!" Hisashi Shirai said.
Princess Fujiwara is worried that once her son succeeds to the position of emperor, he will not survive until Yoshino Castle is destroyed!
The rebels of Iwami Domain even killed Emperor Gomurakami, let alone a young emperor.
"Okay, then get ready immediately..."
Concubine Fujiwara had just nodded and was about to agree, suddenly!
A loud thunder boom sounded from outside Yoshino Castle.
"What's going on?" Shirai Hisashi asked with a puzzled look.
"Oh no, the siege has begun. The Iwami clan rebels have begun to siege the city!" A Japanese hurriedly rushed into the main hall to report.
Upon hearing the report from the Japanese, everyone present including the Japanese princess, prince, and ministers were dumbfounded.
Are these Iwami clan rebels so powerful that they started attacking the city as soon as they rushed outside the city?
Don’t the rebels even need to make siege equipment?
Concubine Fujiwara and all the Japanese ministers were also full of doubts and followed Shirai Shou to the city wall.
They wanted to see with their own eyes how the Iwami clan rebels outside the city attacked the city.
Boom!
Boom!
Outside Yoshino Castle, bursts of violent explosions resounded through the sky, deafening and shocking.
On the ground below, heavy siege guns, one after another, continuously fired shells and landed on Yoshino Castle, smashing large craters into the wall above Yoshino Castle and sending gravel and soil flying everywhere.
"ah!"
On the city wall, several Japanese were unable to dodge and were hit by a cannonball. They were immediately beaten to a pulp, and their blood splattered on the city wall.
This scene is so scary.
The Japanese ministers, princes and nobles on the city wall covered their mouths and noses one after another, staring at the Iwami clan army below the city wall in horror!
They were so scared. They had never seen such powerful artillery!
"Boom!"
Another cannonball landed on the city wall, causing the city wall to tremble and a large number of Japanese people on the wall fell.
Concubine Fujiwara and others were immediately frightened and collapsed to the ground. The ministers and warriors were not much better, they all knelt on the ground in fright.
The entire Yoshino Castle defenders' will to resist was completely shattered by the first round of bombardment from the Red Turban Army's heavy siege artillery.
Many soldiers on Yoshino Castle fled one after another, leaving only large vacancies.
Zhu Han had a panoramic view of all this outside the city and immediately realized that this was a good opportunity.
"Hojo Yoshima!" Zhu Han shouted.
"My lord, I am humble!" Hojo Yoshizhin responded quickly.
Zhu Han pointed with his hand at Yoshino Castle in front of him, "Send someone to persuade them to surrender. Give them half an hour to consider opening the door and surrender, otherwise no chickens or dogs will be left after the city is broken!"
"My lord!" Hojo Yoshin said loudly.
Later, Hojo Yoshin personally led a team of soldiers and horses to Yoshino Castle to persuade them to surrender.
The soldiers guarding the city were already frightened, and no one spoke up to object after hearing the surrender.
Even Hisashi Shirai, who claimed to be Yamato's number one general, acquiesced with a pale face and said nothing.
"Let's talk about peace! Let's talk about peace!"
Princess Fujiwara hugged her son, Prince Kansei, and said loudly.
"Hai!" the general who defended the city shouted loudly.
As a result, the Red Scarf Army led by Zhu Han successfully captured Yoshino Castle in only half an hour after a round of shelling.
"Hahaha, I got it, I got it so easily!"
The generals of the Red Scarf Army laughed loudly.
"Congratulations to the deputy commander for his victory!"
"Hahaha, the deputy commander is so powerful!"
"Long live my lord!"
A group of soldiers congratulated Zhu Han one after another.
"Hahaha, okay! Let the Japanese dignitaries from Yoshino come out of the city to meet me!"
"Yes! Sir!" Hojo Yoshin responded.
Soon after, Concubine Fujiwara of the Southern Japanese Dynasty took Prince Kansei out of the city and surrendered, accompanied by Shirai Hisashi, Fujiwara Tadayoshi and other ministers.
A group of them came to the Red Turban Army formation and knelt on the ground to express their submission.
Princess Fujiwara was extremely panicked and frightened at this time. Looking at the armor-clad Central Plains man in front of her, she didn't know what the fate of herself and her son would be.
Concubine Fujiwara, Hisashi Shirai and others all knew that the Central Plains man in front of them was the real controller behind Iwami Domain.
"Xinxi! If you are willing to surrender, you are a good citizen!"
Zhu Han proudly looked at the group of little devils kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but feel very happy. The Japanese country in the Southern Dynasty, which had a small territory and weak military force, was willing to surrender obediently, which would save him a lot of trouble.
"Sinner Fujiwara, I beg you, Lord, to spare the lives of our mother and son!" Princess Fujiwara couldn't help but beg, and Hojo Yoshizhin on the side translated.
"Well! Your son is very cute!" Zhu Han smiled and touched Prince Kuancheng's round head and praised, "You mother and son can inherit the Japanese throne with peace of mind under the protection of our Red Scarf Army. I can guarantee that our Red Scarf Army will
Absolute mercy!"
"Yes, yes! Thank you, Lord Shangguo! Thank you, Lord Shangguo!"
Princess Fujiwara kowtowed in gratitude.
Now that Yoshino Castle Japan has surrendered, someone will have to be blamed for the death of Emperor Murakami, and outsiders in the province will question the legitimacy of Japan's Southern Dynasty because of this incident.
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Under Zhu Han's instruction, a group of Japanese ministers headed by Shirai Hisashi were all beheaded.
Subsequently, a large number of the Iwami Domain Emperor's Alliance Army and the Koryo Eight Banners Army entered Yoshino Castle and completely took control of the city's defenses. Zhu Han appointed Hojo Yoshin as the Grand Imperial Guard of the Japanese Kingdom and concurrently as Lord of the Iwami Domain to assist the newly ascended Prince Kansei.
Zhu Han led the main force of the Red Scarf Army and was stationed at the seaside. The Japanese imperial concubine Fujiwara and her son Prince Kuancheng were in the Red Scarf Army camp.
According to Zhu Han's request, after the feudal lords from all over the country come to Yoshino Castle to pay homage to the new Japanese king, the Red Scarf Army will leave, leaving behind the plenipotentiary representative of Hojo Yoshin.
In the Red Scarf Army camp, the widow Fujiwara, who was wearing a black robe, was having dinner with her son, Prince Kansei. Suddenly, there was a coughing sound from outside. Her expression changed, and she quickly stood up and faced the door.
Run away.
"Mom, where are you going?" Prince Kuancheng asked quickly.
Fujiwara replied without turning his head: "Mom has to go out for something. You stay in the big tent first. Mom will be back soon, okay?"
"Oh!" Prince Kuancheng said.
Fujiwara nodded quickly, turned around and ran out.
After Fujiwara left the camp, he came to a luxurious tent.
Inside, Zhu Han is cooking wine leisurely.
"Greetings, sir!" Mr. Fujiwara's face was rosy, he knelt on the ground and whispered in broken Chinese.
When Zhu Han saw this Fujiwara, he smiled playfully. Who can refuse a wife who looks like Yui Aragaki?
"Madam, you came to me to learn a foreign language again!"
"Yes!" Fujiwara smiled softly.
"Madam, do you still remember what I said to you?" Zhu Han asked.
"Yes, I remember this. As long as I obey you, I will be protected by you!" Fujiwara said shyly.
"Hahaha! Madam is really smart! However, I don't like women who are too smart!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"I don't dare! I'm actually very stupid!" Fujiwara said quickly.
"Hahaha, madam, don't worry. You are a good citizen and it will be good for you. The benefits will be great!" Zhu Han said with a smile and a translator.
"Slave, you must work hard!" Fujiwara certainly knows how to show his "obedient" attitude.
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Outside Yoshino Castle, after Zhu Han and Concubine Fujiwara continued to have in-depth exchanges for several days, the feudal lords of the southern Japanese dynasties finally came to Yoshino Castle to meet the new Japanese king. Naturally, all the charges of murdering Emperor Murakami were placed on Shirai Hisashi and Northern Dynasties.
On top of the Muromachi Shogunate.
No one dares to question the status of Lord Iwami and the Red Scarf Army, because there are more than a dozen huge artillery marks on the Yoshino Castle wall that still look ferocious!
As long as the Japanese feudal lords dare to disobey them, they should be prepared to be baptized by artillery fire.
These words frightened those feudal lords!
These feudal lords do not dare to take risks. You must know that they are all small feudal lords. Even the Iwami clan Ohnishi Morikiyo was wiped out in one battle, so no one dares to take risks.
Therefore, they all loyally surrendered to the Red Scarf Army, that is, they respected the puppet Prince Kansei, who is now Emperor Changkei of Japan.
During this period, Hojo Yoshin and Fujiwara Tadayoshi took over the government affairs of the Japanese country. Fujiwara Tadayoshi was the father of Princess Fujiwara and was responsible for the internal affairs of the Yoshino Japanese court. Hojo Yoshin was stationed at Iwami Domain, controlled a large number of Iwami Emperor's allies, and was mainly responsible for replacing the Imperial Japanese Army.
Zhu Han digs silver mines!
Therefore, they all loyally surrendered to the Red Scarf Army, that is, they respected the puppet Prince Kansei, who is now Emperor Changkei of Japan.
During this period, Hojo Yoshin and Fujiwara Tadayoshi took over the government affairs of the Japanese country. Fujiwara Tadayoshi was the father of Princess Fujiwara and was responsible for the internal affairs of the Yoshino Japanese court. Hojo Yoshin was stationed at Iwami Domain, controlled a large number of Iwami Emperor's allies, and was mainly responsible for replacing the Imperial Japanese Army.
Zhu Han digs silver mines!
Because Zhu Han had already mastered the mineral coordinates and longitude and latitude determination methods, a large number of mining craftsmen from the south of the Yangtze River quickly found the location of silver mines in the Iwami Domain territory.
The first batch of silver ingots were mined quickly!
A full five hundred thousand taels of silver is only the first batch of output from the silver mine!
"Great, we can finally mint silver coins!" Zhu Han couldn't help but think proudly as he looked at the silver ingots being loaded onto the ship.
"Report! Your Excellency, the feudal lords of the Southern Dynasties of Japan and the feudal lords of various parts of Japan are asking for an audience!" At this time, Hojo Yoshin's report came from outside.
"Let them in!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
After a while, a group of Japanese feudal lords walked into the big tent.
"I see you, your lord!"
A group of Japanese feudal lords knelt on the ground like slaves.
"Everyone, get up! The Ishimi clan is recruiting craftsmen. As long as you send a worker, you can get ten shi of white rice every year. Until the worker dies or goes home, he will be compensated with ten shi of white rice!" Zhu Han waved his hand with a smile.
These feudal lords also laughed, this deal was such a good deal.
The land in Japan was so barren that a farmer could not grow even ten shi of white rice a year.
But now they can earn ten shi of white rice. For these people, this is simply happier than eating elixir!
"Sir, I am willing to contribute a thousand laborers." At this time, a Japanese man wearing a black robe suddenly said.
The other Japanese feudal lords all glared at him, this was obviously a competition for a spot!
With a thousand people, that’s ten thousand shi of white rice per year!
If there are only a few thousand people, wouldn't it mean that he has robbed most of the rice share?
Therefore, other Japanese feudal lords immediately followed and said: "Sir, I am willing to contribute two thousand people."
"I am also willing to contribute two thousand people."
"Sir, I am willing to contribute two thousand people."
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Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Zhu Han couldn't help but nodded secretly, "These people are all good, they are all talents!"
As long as each feudal lord sends people, Zhu Han will have the confidence to raise a large number of Japanese leading parties.
"Okay, you just need to transport the strong men from your territory, and I can guarantee that I will be able to provide you with 100,000 shi of white rice within a month!" Zhu Han said.
"Your Excellency is wise!" Everyone shouted loudly.
"Don't worry, I am true to my word. The food will definitely be ready in a month." Zhu Han said loudly.
As soon as they heard that the food was guaranteed to be ready, the faces of these Japanese lords showed expressions of joy.
"Your Excellency is so wise!"
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A group of people agreed.
"Haha, don't worry, everyone, you will be my Red Scarf Army's good helpers in Japan from now on, and I will never treat you badly!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Thank you, sir!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Regarding the silver mine problem of Iwami Domain, all we need to do is leave Lan Yu and lead a thousand red scarf troops to station and monitor here.
Zhu Han personally led the rest of his tribe back to Jinling in the south of the Yangtze River.
The news that 500,000 taels of silver had been transported back to Jinling soon spread throughout Jinling City.
After hearing the news, countless Jiangnan soldiers and common people looked with fascination.
"Five million taels of silver!"
"Half a million taels of silver were mined in just one month. How much silver must be mined in that year?"
"King Wu has the big silver mine of Japan. I'm afraid the small Jinling Mountains won't be able to trap this real dragon!"
"The world is racing, but the artifact has no owner yet!"
Everyone has already realized...
Brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han will never stand still in Jiangnan.
Just at this time, the day after Zhu Han led the expedition fleet back to Jinling, Liu Futong and Han Lin'er, the leaders of the Northern Red Scarf Army, sent someone to deliver an urgent document.
"Report! King Wu, eight hundred miles urgent!" A herald from King Wu's palace hurriedly came in to report.
Zhu Han and his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang were discussing the matter of minting silver coins. They immediately stopped talking and looked at the ordering officer.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "What military situation, tell me!"
"Notice to the King of Wu that there is an emergency in Kaifeng! The Tartar Chahan and others have combined 200,000 troops to surround Kaifeng. Prime Minister Liu has been defeated in three battles. Kaifeng is in danger. We have issued an emergency document to ask the King of Wu to send troops to rescue the siege!"
Upon hearing the news, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han were both slightly startled.
None of them expected that Liu Futong, the leader of the Northern Red Scarf Army, would be defeated so quickly this time.
"It's only been a month or two, and Kaifeng can't be defended?" Zhu Han looked confused.
Once Kaifeng falls, the Red Scarf Army will inevitably suffer a huge defeat, and the world's anti-Yuan cause will also reverse course.
However, Zhu Han is currently busy with the issuance of silver coins, and the Jiangnan Red Scarf Army is also busy reorganizing the new army. It is really not a good time to send troops.
"Okay, we understand!" Zhu Yuanzhang took the urgent report, frowned and waved his hand.
The herald immediately turned and left.
"Brother, what should we do?" Zhu Han asked with a frown.
"Don't worry about it for now. Let's see what tricks the Tartars want to play. Let's talk about it later!" Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly.
"Well, brother is right!"
Zhu Han agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's decision.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang is not very old, with the help of Zhu Han, his military strategy and governance ability can be said to have reached the level that it should be in history, and he will not be hampered by those vain reputations for loyalty.
"The huge Kaifeng Bianliang City, as long as we defend the city, and there are so many grains and fodder for our support in the city, it will never be easily broken!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Han nodded and agreed with this statement. The Kaifeng Red Scarf Army had stockpiled a large amount of food and supplies in the city, all of which were sent by his elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang from the south of the Yangtze River to support them. They would not be in a food shortage situation for more than a year and a half.
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"Qiwu, by the way, where were you talking about just now?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang changed the topic and asked.
Zhu Han smiled softly, "Brother, I just said that now that we have the Japanese silver mines, we no longer have to worry about lack of money. We should reorganize the army."
"Adaptation? We are now dividing the fields and paying military salaries to the sergeants. Their morale is very high. How should we adapt it?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused.
"Brother, the most indispensable thing in this world is corruption. Now we have a military household system, which distributes land to soldiers and officers. It's okay for one generation and two generations. They are all brothers from birth to death. If we live like this
Three or four generations later, the officers and generals will probably try their best to seize the soldiers' land and property. At that time, the soldiers' land will be usurped and their military pay will be swallowed up. How can there be any fighting capacity left?" Zhu Hanyi
He said with a serious face.
"Then tell me how you plan to change it?" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment and felt that what Zhu Han said made sense, so he nodded.
Zhu Han's distrust of the military household system is definitely in line with historical development.
The historical military household system of the Ming Dynasty soon degenerated into a dependency relationship between the land and the population with the corruption of middle- and upper-level officers. A large number of military households became serfs of the officers, living a life without food and clothing.
In poor days, it is really difficult for them to expect them to go into battle to kill the enemy.
"From now on, the military household system will no longer be implemented. The original land conferred by military merit can be retained, and the original military households can also be retained. However, the ownership of the land can only be owned by the heirs of the military households and cannot be divided and transferred. Anyone who fails the military evaluation will be confiscated.
Military merit fields, up to thirty acres of ration fields!" Zhu Han said.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately took a breath of cold air.
This move can be described as a drastic move!
Many Red Turban soldiers fought desperately, but they just wanted to leave some property for themselves and their descendants. If military merit fields could also be confiscated, it would definitely affect the morale of the army!
"Qi Wu, this method is too much, isn't it?!" Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and said.
"Brother, once the fields are distributed, it will be difficult for them to be managed by the higher authorities. For those military households with unqualified military skills, it is appropriate to confiscate their fields!" Zhu Han said.
"Then where will the morale of our soldiers come from in the future?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked doubtfully.
"Brother, this is exactly what I want to change! We need to organize and train a new army, a thorough new army. It is not only a new army that uses muskets and artillery, but also has complete military pay, logistics supplies, staff systems and military
manage!"
What Zhu Han mentioned are all the basic elements of the modern army. The modern army relies on perfect system construction, so that an army can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness even when it is at its most disadvantaged, and will not be like the lower limit of the feudal army.
That's extremely low.
Brother Zhu Yuanzhang did not have a deep understanding of the changes at this time, so he quickly began to ask Zhu Han about the key details.
Zhu Han described the structure of the modern army, as well as logistics supplies, military management, military tactics, etc. to Zhu Yuanzhang in detail.
After listening, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became brighter and brighter. This kind of military reform is undoubtedly very useful and can turn any group of ordinary people into a strong army!
"Qiwu, if that's the case, then let's do it according to the method you said!" Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said with satisfaction.
"Brother, military reform is a major matter after all, and we cannot be reckless. I will pilot a part of the army first and fully adopt the new army system. Let's practice first." Zhu Han said.
Today is not a time of peace. There are all kinds of forces that are eyeing him. Zhu Han wants to reform the military but does not want to affect the current combat effectiveness of the army.
"Well, I'll accept your insistence and do as you say. If you need money, food or anything else, just go to Li Shanchang." Brother Zhu Yuanzhang said.
"Okay, bro!"
The biggest difference between Zhu Han's modern army and the classical army is naturally the organizational structure and material supplies.
The organizational structure of the classical army mainly relied on the personal abilities of generals, while the modern army relied on strict military discipline and middle- and lower-level officers, which required a large number of key officers who could not only train soldiers in accordance with military requirements, but also ensure
Basic cultural level, such as being able to understand army deployment, knowing how to calculate the army's march planning and supply distribution, rather than being dominated by reckless warriors like lower-level officers in the classical army.
As for the supply of materials, it is even more different. There are often no strict regulations on the supply of food and grass in the classical army. As long as the food is transported to the front line, he is considered a qualified quartermaster. As for how much corruption or quality there is,
As long as soldiers are not allowed to protest violently, there will often be no accountability.
In modern times, the material supplies of the army can basically be detailed down to the data of each meal. According to the rank of each soldier, there is a strict hierarchy system, making it difficult for officers from top to bottom to take advantage of others.
According to his plan, Zhu Han told his brother Zhu Yuanzhang that he would first set up a new army as a pilot. The number was set at about 15,000 people, and except for a small number of elite Longxing troops, the rest were all new soldiers.
Recruited soldiers.
Zhu Yuanzhang also had great expectations for Zhu Han's new army adaptation and agreed without hesitation.
Zhu Han first found Li Shanchang and asked him to serve as the logistics chief of the new army.
"Deputy Marshal, what kind of official is this commander-in-chief?" Li Shanchang asked with a puzzled look on his face.
He is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Wu Palace and the Chief of March. He is a counselor who is in charge of the military and government logistics. He does not understand the new Army Logistics Chief created by Zhu Han at all. They are all soldiers under the command of Wu King Zhu Yuanzhang. His original
Isn’t it enough to have a general manager? Why do you have to get another chief logistics officer?
"Mr. Li, because my new army, the original Longxing Army, the Model Army, etc. do not need a set of logistics supplies and must be operated separately, naturally a new official position needs to be established." Zhu Han said.
In Zhu Han's plan, all armies will implement a more specialized logistics system in the future. Now having Li Shanchang concurrently serve as the chief of logistics will slowly allow his officials to adapt and train in advance.
"That's it!" Li Shan nodded understandingly.
"In this case, then I will temporarily be in charge of the logistics chief of this new army. I will gradually increase the number of personnel in this field in the future!" Li Shanchang said.
