Kyoto had about 300,000 people at this period, but because many privileged people here had the right to move to North Korea beforehand, the population was only about 200,000. People could go to the city. The number of people defending the head is only about 50,000.
The number of Koreans who attacked the city was almost the same.
However, the Koreans are mourning soldiers, and the Ming Dynasty has armed them with weapons and armor that are more elite than the troops directly under the shogunate.
Most of the 50,000 garrison troops in Kyoto were actually civilians. The number of troops originally used to defend the city was actually less than 5,000 men. They all had responsibilities, and they mainly only monitored the emperor.
As soon as the Battle of Kyoto broke out, the Koreans pulled up Hongyi cannons and approached the city wall to bombard them.
This Kyoto was built in imitation of Chang'an and Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty in China. The main road was very wide and the city gates were built very large. Although it was destroyed during the Warring States Period, it was later rebuilt and the basic framework remained unchanged.
The desperate attack of the Koreans destroyed the city gate as soon as it came up. The defenders on the top of the city were also beaten by the Korean muskets and did not dare to raise their heads. It only took half a day to invade the Kyoto city.
"It's over, it's over, it's all over..." The Emperor of Japan at this time was Emperor Goguang. When he heard that the Koreans were entering the city, his face turned pale, as if he was already a dead man.
Previously, he actually had some ambitions deep in his heart. He was dissatisfied with the Tokugawa Shogunate. There are records that he had a very fierce personality and was quite resistant to the Shogunate.
In fact, this is probably the case for any emperor on the throne.
In 1615, the Tokugawa Shogunate promulgated the 17 Articles of "Prohibitions on the Incorporation of Public Laws", which restricted the power and actions of the emperor, ministers and nobles in detail.
"The Laws" clearly stipulates that the emperor "puts learning first" and does not need to interfere with state affairs. The appointment of palace officials, the clothes and ribbons of the emperor's ministers, the emperor's tours, etc. must obtain the consent of the shogunate. In the "The Laws" The only article that retains the power of the emperor is Article 8: the emperor has the right to decide the reign name in accordance with the "previous regulations of this dynasty".
As a result, both formally and practically, the power of the imperial family was completely deprived of power by the shogunate.
In other words, the emperor is equivalent to the feudal king of the Ming Dynasty. The only role of the pigs in the pen is to determine the year name.
If the benefits are deprived in this way, it would be unreasonable if there is no intention to resist at all.
However, now that he has not fought against the shogunate, he has ushered in the siege of the Koreans. The end has come, and all his ambitions are gone.
However, when people are in desperate situations, they are often unwilling to surrender. Suddenly, Emperor Gokomikado remembered something, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, he shouted quickly: "It was the Tokugawa Shogunate who ordered the occupation of Korea. , The one who disrespected the Ming Dynasty was also the Tokugawa Shogunate, and it has nothing to do with me. I am willing to help the Koreans and help the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Tokugawa Shogunate. Yes, yes, that’s it, I am willing, I am really willing, and I am very willing to cooperate!”
When the people around him heard this, they immediately felt that this logic was correct and that there might be a way to survive, so they quickly agreed.
"Yes, your Majesty is right, that's it!"
"The culprit of all crimes is the Tokugawa Shogunate. God damn it, we should look for them!"
"Under His Majesty's call, many people may resist the Tokugawa shogunate. This will be beneficial to both the Ming Dynasty and the Korean people. It is a win-win situation!"
"Yes, at most we will recognize the Ming Dynasty as our suzerain country from now on, and everything will be fine with the Ming Dynasty taking the lead!"
"..."
This group of people seemed to have found the right idea. Just when they were happy, they saw a group of warriors suddenly barging in from outside. They looked at them menacingly and knew that they were coming with bad intentions.
Immediately, Emperor Goguang Ming sensed something was wrong, and he boldly asked, "Who are you, daring to break into my place?"
Hearing this, the leading warrior said ferociously: "Kyoto has been defeated and surrounded on all sides. There is nowhere to escape. The time has come for you to be loyal to the Japanese country!"
As soon as he heard this, Emperor Gomitsu understood that the Tokugawa shogunate did not want him to live.
Suddenly, he pointed at the intruders with a panicked look on his face, and stammered: "How... courageous, I am the emperor, you... you..."
However, these samurai did not listen to him at all, and started to chop people with their samurai swords.
The maids and others standing outside screamed and fell to the ground.
Suddenly, the group of officials around Emperor Gokoumika dispersed like birds and beasts, leaving Emperor Gokoumika behind and fled in all directions.
However, the door was blocked by this group of warriors, so where could they escape? In this courtyard, these warriors were like eagles catching chickens, chasing people around and slashing people with their samurai swords. Blood was sprayed everywhere, and the screams were Continuously.
The leading samurai ignored the others and just stared at the Emperor Gomitsu. Holding his katana, he strode up to the panicked emperor and shouted with a ferocious smile: "Your majesty will be sent to see Amaterasu first. I will be here soon!" "
"Wait, wait!" Emperor Goguang Ming was scared to death, but at this time, he didn't care how embarrassing it was, he just begged with the last glimmer of hope: "We may not die, as long as we are right The Koreans say that everything is the fault of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and we are willing to help the Koreans attack the Tokugawa Shogunate. Maybe we can all survive, really, we can survive!"
In order to survive, he was frightened and stuttered, but miraculously he stopped stuttering and said everything he wanted to say in one breath.
The samurai obviously endured it for a while, not expecting the emperor to say such words.
But then, he turned ferocious again, held the knife in both hands, and shouted sternly: "As expected by the general, you have ulterior motives for the general, you deserve to die!"
Emperor Gomitsu didn't even think about it, how could the person who was monitoring him, and even being ordered to come to take his life, not be Tokugawa Iemitsu's confidant!
After hearing what he said, Emperor Hou Guangming sat down on his urine, but he raised his head and stared at the samurai in front of him, fearful but hurriedly said: "Don't you want to live? The Ming Dynasty is so powerful, Germany The Tokugawa shogunate will definitely be doomed, and you will definitely die if you accompany the Tokugawa shogunate. As long as you follow me and explain the situation to the Koreans, maybe... maybe we can survive!"
When he said this, the warrior was obviously a little hesitant.
Seeing this situation, Emperor Gomitsu hurriedly advised again: "The ants are still alive. As long as we can live, we may have everything again, but if we die, then there will really be nothing! Really! I am the emperor, I surrender to the Ming Dynasty, I am useful to them, and I guarantee that you can live with me!"
By this time, the samurai's men had killed all those who had escaped and surrounded them. When they heard what Emperor Gokoumi said, their determination to die suddenly relaxed.
If they could live, how many people would choose to die? Listen to the Emperor, it is indeed possible to survive!
Suddenly, someone in the crowd said: "Yes, my wife and children are gone. As long as we are still alive and there are more women, we can have more children!"
"That's right, the general took our family as hostage, so why should we be loyal to him? Now that he has offended Ming Dynasty, the general himself can't even protect himself!"
"Yes, the Ming Dynasty is attacking in a big way, Amaterasu is not working anymore, and there are so many troops trapped in North Korea. What can we do to fight the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, we stand on the side of the winner, which is the wisest choice!"
"..."
While talking, the gunshots and shouts of death outside were getting closer and closer. It was obvious that the North Koreans were approaching the palace quickly.
At this time, those of the group of samurai who wanted to survive were already anxious. Suddenly, they stood beside the emperor one after another, forming a protective posture, thinking that there was a rare thing to live in, forcing the other group of samurai to express their stance.
Seeing this scene, some of the remaining warriors were shaken, some were still hesitant, and some had ferocious looks on their faces.
Just when they seemed to be about to fight, suddenly, a large number of footsteps were heard outside, and then a group of Koreans were seen breaking in. The flintlock guns in their hands were immediately raised, aiming at the group of Japanese in front of them.
When Emperor Hou Guangming saw it, he was so frightened that he stood up from the pile of urine and shouted loudly to these Koreans: "I am Emperor Hou Guangming. I want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. You can't kill me. I am against the Ming Dynasty."
Useful…”
However, before he could finish his words, the intruders opened fire.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
After the gunshots, Emperor Gokomitsu and the samurai, regardless of their positions, all fell to the ground. Among them, Emperor Gokomitsu, his urine and blood were mixed under his body.
Seeing that these Japanese were all dead, one of the Koreans immediately said in Korean: "These Japanese are still chirping before they die, talking like birds, bah!"
Obviously, they didn't understand it, or in other words, they didn't need to understand it. They just killed the Japanese whenever they saw them.
Subsequently, these Koreans dispersed and continued to search for the participating Japanese.
It wasn't until after the war was over that they looked for Emperor Goguang, and then they realized that the Emperor of Japan had been killed by them.
In fact, all the Japanese royal family in Kyoto were killed by them, and no one was spared!
In the two battles between Osaka and Kyoto, the Koreans' desperate attack style shocked all the Japanese on Kyushu Island.
They didn't expect that the Koreans, who they used to regard as pigs and dogs, would be so crazy!
Of course, they could actually think that the madness of the Koreans stemmed from their hatred of the Japanese. Therefore, the Japanese everywhere were frightened by the news and were afraid that this army of Koreans would kill them.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty finally took action, ordering the Korean army to rest and recuperate, and then asked the daimyo to surrender within a time limit, otherwise they would release the dogs, no, let the Korean army go to attack!