Chapter four hundred and seventy first as useful as a traitor
7 For the people of the Ming Dynasty, Japan was a land of barbarians. How could it be compared with the Ming Dynasty? Similarly, these soldiers did not take Japan to heart psychologically. It can be said that they inherently despised any country other than the Ming Dynasty. This
It is the pride of Ming Dynasty.
Although it is said that during the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty sent hundreds of thousands of troops to conquer Japan and ended in failure, no one thought that this was because Japan was strong. More people blamed the generals and the climate.
Besides, the Ming Dynasty could even drive out the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty from the Central Plains, so how could it possibly care about a small foreign country like Japan?
Didn't you notice that the General Manager led an army of 50,000 to conquer the city in the land of Japan, easily destroying more than a dozen countries, large and small, and harvesting millions of taels of war spoils?
Therefore, in the eyes of all the soldiers, being able to go to Japan means getting military merit and a silver reward. Look at that young general Yu Dayou. He has risen to great heights just because he fell into the eyes of Chu Yi, and now he has fallen into the eyes of the emperor.
The future holds great promise.
They don't want to be able to gain Chu Yi's attention like Yu Dayou, they just want to be able to make military exploits in Japan, be promoted to that level at least, and then get some silver rewards, that's enough.
When a large army goes on an expedition, it is natural that it must be commanded by a general. Although it is said that after arriving in Japan, these 100,000 troops will be under the command of Chu Yi and obey Chu Yi's dispatch, but before that, they must be commanded by a general.
After several turmoils and wars, the Ming Dynasty's military produced many talented generals. The most outstanding ones were Wang Shouren, who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River and was trying to pacify the south of the Yangtze River.
Yang Yiqing.
Indifferently, one of the two men is responsible for the pacification of the war in the south, and the other is in charge of the military department, but they cannot be touched lightly. However, this does not mean that there are no talents available in the army.
When it comes to qualifications, Han Kun, who has been in charge of the Four Guards of Tengxiang and has gone through several turmoils, has sufficient qualifications. However, neither Chu Yi nor Zhu Houzhao obviously cannot let Han Kun leave Beijing easily.
The situation in the capital still requires the four guards of Tengxiang to be in charge, so Han Kun, one of the emperor's confidants, naturally has to be in charge of the capital.
Zhu Houzhao promoted Zhai Luan to be the commander-in-chief of this army. Zhai Luan was born in the Jinyiwei family, and he was listed as a personal guard of the emperor. He was nearly forty years old, proficient in military strategy, and was able to command both civil and military affairs. According to the official history, he was in charge during the Jiajing period.
The Ministry of War patrolled the nine borders, and its power was only under Yan Song.
Because of Chu Yi's intrusion in this life, the fate of many people naturally changed. He himself became a Jinshi in the Hongzhi Dynasty, but Zhai Luan, who did not rise to prominence until the Jiajing Dynasty, stood out early.
After all, Chu Yi had killed quite a number of civil and military ministers in his purge of the court, which naturally gave many younger generations a way to advance.
After several battles, Zhai Luan relied on his abilities to rise through the ranks. His military achievements may not be as good as those of Xu Tianzuo, Sun Qiu and other generals who charged into battle, but he still showed his ability as a commander.
This time, Zhu Houzhao valued Zhai Luan's composure and commanding ability, so he handed over a hundred thousand troops to his command. After all, from the Ming Dynasty to Japan, across the vast ocean, the generals who commanded the army needed enough composure, not that
A kind of fierce general who charges into battle, so many famous generals in the court were not selected, but Zhai Luan, who was not well-known, stood out.
Zhai Luan, dressed in military uniform, stood on the high platform and respectfully took the Tiger Talisman for Unity from Zhu Houzhao's hand. Behind him, hundreds of generals, big and small, all bowed to Zhai Luan.
Zhai Luan received a salute from the officers and soldiers of the three armies, and then turned to pay homage to Zhu Houzhao.
The sound of cannons shook the sky, and the army slowly moved out. Watching the continuous army slowly go away, Zhu Houzhao and all the civil and military personnel returned.
The Ten Kingdoms of Japan and Kinki
The Kinki area can be said to be the political center of Japan, and the Emperor of Japan lived in Kyoto. Although the land of Kinki was desolate after the Onin Rebellion, decades later, despite the continuous conquests from various countries in Japan, the land of Kinki was unique because of its uniqueness.
status and gradually revived.
The Ten Kinki Kingdoms include Omi, Yamashiro, Yamato, Iga, Kawachi, Izumi, Settsu, Kii, Tamba, and Tango.
The army of the Ming Dynasty successively attacked more than ten countries including Izumo, Ishimi, and Anyi in Japan, which shocked the entire Japan for a while.
If the destruction of several kingdoms in Shi Jian and An Yi did not attract the attention of these daimyo who were busy in conquest at first, when Chu Yi sent people to expand aggressively and destroyed more than a dozen large and small kingdoms in succession, Japan was shocked.
In particular, Chu Yi's attack route was obviously headed towards Kinki. Since the Onin Rebellion, the emperor's authority had plummeted, but Kyoto was the important capital of Japan.
Just like Beijing compared with the Ming Dynasty, it took the initiative by occupying the capital of a country. Later, Oda Nobunaga occupied the land of Kinki and used it to coerce the emperor to order the princes.
Chu Yi came straight to Kyoto, obviously with the same idea. Perhaps because of his status, even if he occupied Kinki, occupying Kyoto would not be able to command the daimyo of Japan. However, the destruction of the capital of a country has its meaning.
extraordinary.
Obviously, the first ones to bear the brunt were the Ten Kingdoms of Kinki, Settsu, Yamaseong, and Hanoi. The Ming Dynasty Soldier Peak was only a hundred miles away from Settsu Kingdom, and several countries were shaken for a while.
After the Izumo and Aki kingdoms were destroyed, the daimyo families that controlled these kingdoms were destroyed, and a large number of people were demoted as slaves, but this cut off some hope of peace talks.
Settsu Kingdom was the first to bear the brunt, facing the Ming Dynasty's military front. When the news came, the country was in chaos. However, during this period, Settsu Kingdom was in the period of power competition between the Hosokawa clan and the Miyoshi clan.
However, the power of the Hosokawa clan, which was protected by the Settsu Kingdom, gradually lost its power after the Onin Rebellion and was seized by the Miyoshi clan. If nothing happens, the power of the Settsu Kingdom will completely fall into the hands of the Miyoshi clan in ten or twenty years.
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However, at exactly this time, Chu Yi led his army into Japan and approached the land of Kinki. The two families who originally fought for the power of the Settsu Kingdom decisively chose to cooperate when facing the great enemy of the Ming Dynasty.
In Settsu Nishiyama, in a simple temple, filled with sandalwood and faint Sanskrit sounds, it is clearly the Honganji Temple that has a very high influence in Settsu and even the Kinki countries.
The Honganji family had great influence in Kinki, and could even influence the direction of a country during its heyday. This was most obvious in Settsu Province.
Honganji Temple was built on Settsu Nishiyama. If there is any place in Settsu Province where the Hosokawa and Miyoshi families could let down their guard and sit down for peace talks, then Honganji Temple is the holy place.
The contemporary Master of Honganji Temple looked at the two people sitting in front of him, Hosokawa Sumitomo and Miyoshi Motocho. It can be said that the three people here represent the three major forces in Settsu Kingdom. Honganji Temple,
Miyoshi clan, Hosokawa clan.
The entire Settsu Kingdom is completely under the control of three families. Facing the power of the Ming Dynasty, it goes without saying that the three families are the most anxious.
Compared with the power of Honganji Temple spread all over the Ten Kingdoms of Kinki, the ones who really feel the threat are the Miyoshi clan and the Hosokawa clan. These two families are really rooted in Settsu country. Once something goes wrong in Settsu country, then
The two families will inevitably decline or perish with the fall of Settsu Kingdom.
The Dharma Master folded his hands and looked at Hosokawa Sumimoto with a calm expression. Miyoshi Genchang said slowly: "You two, why are you two gathering here today? Even if you don't tell me, you both know it well."
Hosokawa Sumitomo took a deep breath and glanced at Miyoshi Motocho. His eyes couldn't help showing a somewhat unwilling look. If there were really other choices, Hosokawa Sumitomo would definitely not be willing to sit in the same room as Miyoshi Motocho.
The Hosokawa clan has been passed down for several generations and can be said to have always been the controller of the Settsu Kingdom, but now they are facing the Miyoshi clan's seizure of power.
The Miyoshi clan itself was born as a retainer of the Hosokawa clan. Now that it has become stronger, it actually wants to backfire on the master's family. Hosokawa Sumitomo looked at Miyoshi Gencho and thought it would be strange if his mood improved.
Miyoshi Motonaga was also not in a good mood. If nothing happened, the entire Settsu Kingdom might fall into the hands of the Miyoshi clan in a few years. But now it was good that he had to sit with his sworn enemy.
Neither Miyoshi Motocho nor Hosokawa Sumimoto were fools. The news spread and the news of the destruction of various countries such as Izumo Country, Aki Country, Iwami Country, etc. brought them great pressure.
Hosokawa Sumitomo gritted his teeth and said: "Miyoshi Genchang, I, the Hosokawa clan, are not afraid of you Miyoshi clan. I am able to see you at Honganji Temple this time. It is to jointly resist the invasion of the Ming Dynasty. Once the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty are repulsed,
I, the Hosokawa clan, will never let you Miyoshi clan go."
Miyoshi Yuanchang couldn't help but sneered when he heard this: "This is exactly what I want to say to you."
The Master did not interrupt at all, but looked calmly at the bickering between Miyoshi Genchang and Hosokawa Sumimoto. As long as the two did not fight, there would be no problem. He also believed that the two families had foreign enemies.
You will make the right choice next time.
Half a day passed before Miyoshi Motocho and Hosokawa Sumitomo left Honganji Temple. Judging from their expressions, it was obvious that they had reached an agreement.
At the critical moment of life and death, the Miyoshi clan and the Hosokawa clan, who had temporarily negotiated peace, mobilized their troops at the same time. If the two parties had been in a state of confrontation or open and covert struggle before, then the two parties now took the initiative to break away from the confrontation and entanglement and move towards the camera.
Go to the north of Tianjin.
The two major families actually mobilized nearly tens of thousands of troops to try to stop the Ming soldiers and horses heading straight for Kyoto.
While the entire Settsu Kingdom took a defensive posture, other surrounding countries such as Hanoi and mountain castles were also paying attention to the troubles in Settsu Kingdom.
Although the strength of Settsu Kingdom is not the strongest among the surrounding countries, this is the first time that the ten Kinki Kingdoms have faced off against Chu Yi's troops. Therefore, many countries are watching silently, trying to use Settsu Kingdom to fight against the Ming Dynasty soldiers.
The fighting between horses is used to judge the fighting power of Ming Dynasty.
Just when Settsu Kingdom was almost mobilized and ready to guard against the Ming Dynasty's invasion of Settsu Kingdom, the vanguard army suddenly stopped when it was dozens of miles away from Settsu Kingdom.
The vanguard of the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses, nearly two thousand people, were stationed outside the Settsu Kingdom, looking like they were setting up camp.
Almost every general who accompanied Chu Yi in his expedition to Japan had won the position of vanguard, and they all had the merit of destroying the country.
This time the vanguard was also a general, Chang Kui. It was said that his ancestor was Chang Yuchun. Of course, not many people believed this.
However, it doesn't matter whether Chang Kui's ancestors were related to Chang Yuchun, a powerful general. What's important is that Chang Kui was indeed a talented general.
The generals who can be chosen by Chu Yi to serve as vanguards must at least be brave and careful, and have some commanding talents. Otherwise, they would not be more valued than Chu Yi.
Chang Kui looked ahead. He could enter the Setjin Kingdom in dozens of miles, but according to Chu Yi's instructions, Chang Kui had to stop.
As a pioneer general, Chang Kui naturally knew Chu Yi's order.
It's not that Chu Yi didn't want to attack Kyoto directly in one go and occupy the political core of Japan. However, Chu Yi and the others were surprised to find that there were fewer and fewer available soldiers. As more and more places were occupied, especially those with hidden power.
There are dozens of mines with rich gold and silver deposits.
Even if only a few hundred people are assigned to each mine, tens of thousands of people are needed. In addition, the Ming Dynasty destroyed more than a dozen countries in Japan. Some people must be left in these places, otherwise
, once the remnants of the various countries who fled into the mountains and forests are killed, it will also be a big trouble.
It seems that there is no problem for fifty thousand troops to rampage in the land of Japan, but at most it will only severely damage Japan. As for destroying Japan and occupying those gold and silver mines with rich reserves, it is unrealistic. Especially when the remnants of many countries are hiding in the dark and moving toward
In case of counterattack.
The Harima Kingdom, which had just been conquered by the Ming Dynasty not long ago, still had some remnants of the Akamatsu family causing chaos. The tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty that Chu Yi could mobilize now spent a considerable part of their energy on suppressing the chaos in the Harima Kingdom, and were simply unable to continue.
Attack the Kinki region.
Obviously, the Japanese countries were not aware of the situation that Chu Yi was currently facing, and they could only assume that Chu Yi led his army to destroy more than a dozen countries one after another as before.
In Miki Castle in the Harima Kingdom, Chu Yi and a group of generals looked at a figure in front of them. This figure was kneeling there with great piety, but it was Urakami Muramune, a retainer of the Akamatsu family. Urakami Muramune was the most powerful retainer of the Akamatsu family in charge of military affairs.
A few years later, the extremely powerful Urakami Muramune attacked the Akamatsu family, killed Akamatsu Yoshimura, and occupied the entire Harima Kingdom. Therefore, the Urakami Muramong was by no means a peaceful person, and he dared to do treasonous and treasonous things such as those below.
So it's not surprising that he saw an unfavorable opportunity and directly killed Chisong Yicun in order to win the favor of Chu Yi and others.
All the generals of the Ming Dynasty looked down upon Urakami Murazong from the bottom of their hearts. It was not that Urakami Murazong was incompetent, but that they looked down upon Urakami Murazong's traitorous behavior.
Urakami Murazong prostrated himself to the ground and said with great respect to Chu Yi: "Urakami Murazong pays homage to His Highness King Wu, His Highness King Wu is a thousand years old, a thousand years old."
Chu Yi looked at Urakami Murazong condescendingly and said: "Urakami Murazong, have you accomplished what you were asked to do?"
Urakami Muramune grinned, and there seemed to be a bit of ferocity and blood in his smile as he said: "Your Highness, don't worry, my subordinates have sent people to eradicate the Akamatsu family, not even a single baby has been spared..."
Chu Yi raised his eyebrows and nodded slightly. He glanced at Urakami Muramune with great appreciation and said, "Yes, I have clear rewards and punishments. If you annihilate the Chisong family for our Ming Dynasty, I will allow you to choose a thousand subordinates from among the captives.
