The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is indeed a very good ruler.

In name, the Japanese Emperor ruled everything, but in fact all the power was in the hands of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Although the original Wa country was not considered a closed country, in fact, all walks of life were also restricted by the geographical environment.

Almost all the culture of the former Wa Kingdom originated from the Central Plains Dynasty, especially during the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

The current Japanese samurai sword is basically imitated from the Tang sword.

The most powerful soldiers in Japan are samurai.

In a way, they belong to professional soldiers and do not do production. Because of hereditary relationship, most of them have received strict military training since childhood.

They generally believe in Zen, take life and death lightly, and do whatever they want.

It is an honor to die on the battlefield. If you fail to complete the task assigned by the Lord, you will even be humiliated and commit seppuku.

Under the deduction of caring people, seppuku suicide became the highest honor of a samurai.

A samurai who commits seppuku can be forgiven for all his faults.

The first samurai to commit seppuku was Yoshitoshi Fujiwara.

He is an aristocrat of the Fujiwara family in Kyoto, but he lives an elegant aristocratic life during the day, but at night he turns into a vicious thief, harassing the streets and alleys of Kyoto.

After being discovered, he did not resist, but designed the act of seppuku to forgive the crime.

Even he himself did not expect that this would become the most noble way of death in Bushido in later generations.

In fact, seppuku suicide is a very painful process, and often in the process of seppuku, the samurai cannot die quickly.

In the film and television of later generations, the Japanese warrior cut his stomach and died immediately, that is all nonsense.

In fact, seppuku requires cutting open the abdomen and picking out all the internal organs in the body to complete the ritual.

This process is bloody, cruel and extremely painful.

Later, there were intermediaries needed for assistance.

The wrong person is that the samurai cut off the samurai's head with one knife in order to avoid reducing pain after performing seppuku.

Of course, in the current Japanese country, there are no intervening people. When a samurai commits suicide by harakiri, he needs to complete this ceremony alone.

Bloody and cruel, it is easier to stimulate the spirit of Bushido.

In fact, the warriors of the Japanese country are still very strong in individual combat ability, and they are also different from ordinary Japanese people in terms of stature. They enjoy the family's worship and never worry about food.

In fact, this kind of behavior is very similar to the dead soldiers raised by aristocratic families in the heyday of Tang Dynasty.

The reason why bushido is so prevalent in Japan is that it is very much in the interests of those in power.

Whether it is the shogunate or the local daimyo, they all need strong and loyal soldiers to consolidate their rule, and naturally they will highly respect bushido.

In addition to the typhoon as the main factor in the failure of the Mongolian and Yuan campaigns, the Japanese warriors also played a big role.

The weapons of the Japanese country, especially the samurai sword, are actually superior to the Mongols, including now, the Japanese country's forging knife technology is at the top level in the whole world.

This is a product of special circumstances.

Warrior duels are prevalent in Japan, so a good weapon will naturally occupy a very large advantage.

Therefore, the craftsmen of the Wa Kingdom have a high status and are also popular.

Back then, when the Mongolian iron sabers fought against the Japanese swords against the Japanese, their blades would bend or even be chopped off.

Even the current Daming is still a bit behind the Wa country in terms of forging knives.

Before the conquest of the Wa Kingdom, the samurai swords of the Wa Kingdom had always been the best-selling goods in the smuggling trade, and now the trade development has become even more popular.

However, when the Ming army conquered the Japanese kingdom, they mainly used matchlock guns and artillery.

Even small-scale battles are not one-on-one duels, but organized battles, which are also soldiers equipped with matchlock guns.

The Japanese samurai had no chance to get close, so they were already beaten to pieces.

Therefore, the samurai sword of the Japanese country did not show much sparkle in the war.

But this cannot deny the exquisite craftsmanship of Japanese samurai swords.

Now the country of Japan has begun to popularize firecrackers, and samurai swords, also known as Taidao, are very popular in Ming Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the use of firecrackers was prohibited among the people.

Both guns and armor are strictly restricted items. Once they are kept privately, they will be sentenced to 50 years of hard labor or death depending on the circumstances.

In the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there is no concept of life imprisonment, and 50 years of hard labor is the longest period.

In fact, even if you commit a crime at the age of ten, you will be 50 years old after 60 years of hard labor. It doesn't make much sense anymore. Even if you survive, it is just to experience the last old age.

War is the best catalyst.

When Daming opened the country's gates to the Wa Kingdom with firecrackers and cannons, and occupied Kyushu Island as the land of the Four Feudal Kings, it also brought many advanced craft systems to the Wa Kingdom.

Such as high-yield crops, cement, mining technology of mineral deposits, shipbuilding technology, firearms and so on.

In recent years, under the leadership of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the development of Wa country can be described as changing with each passing day.

A nation with a population of millions is still very solid when it is going all out to build its troops and construction.

That is to say, the current Ming Dynasty can suppress it steadily, and it is impossible for any other dynasty to have such a strong suppression.

In fact, if the Ming court did not intervene, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu mobilized the whole country's army, it is very likely that the four vassal kings will be driven out of the Wa Kingdom and the lost land of Kyushu Island will be recovered.

It's just that with such a giant as Daming pressing him down, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu doesn't have any confidence at all.

Now the total number of Ming troops on Kyushu Island is less than 20.

But Daming has a total force of 200 million, plus there are now more sea-going ships, so it is easy to add another 20 troops.

Japan needs to mobilize soldiers from all over the country, while Daming only needs to mobilize coastal navy and surrounding guards.

This gap is not a star and a half.

Wa country, long mansion.

It is located at the junction of Honshu Island and Kyushu Island, facing Kyushu Island across the sea, and the shortest distance is no more than three miles.

It takes only a few sticks of incense to set sail.

This place belongs to the territory of the Nagato country of the Wa country.

The guardian daimyo is the Ouchi family.

In the current Wa country, there is no title of vassal lord. Whether it is the guardian country or the local area, they are all called daimyo.

The title of feudal lord only came into existence in the later Edo period, and the guardian daimyo who occupied a country was called feudal lord.

Changfu, which is the Xiaguan of the Wa Kingdom in later generations.

The current local name here is Maori's House.

Kogoro Mori, a well-known anime that circulated in the Central Plains in later generations, is a descendant of the Mori family.

The land leased by the Maori family is not in Changfu.

It is the Sagami country on the inner side of Honshu Island.

The original surname is Oe, and his ancestors are the descendants of Oe Jiguang, the fourth son of Oe Guangyuan in the Kamakura period.

Later, due to the change of regime and avoiding disasters due to war, they migrated all the way here.

Today's daimyo is Mori Daisuke.

Daisuke Mori followed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu step by step, humble and respectful.

In front of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Mori family are insignificant ants.

But now because of the defense of Ming Dynasty, the long mansion where the Maori family is located has become a very important strategic place.

The Maori family undertook the task of building coastal defense.

"Not bad. It seems that in recent years, Maori daimyo has indeed spent a lot of thought."

Yoshimitsu Ashikaga nodded in satisfaction.

I walked half a circle along the seaside before, and here I used big stones to build stone walls and fortresses more than one foot high.

The draft along the route was shallow, and there was no suitable landing point for Ming's ships.

If Ming Dynasty wants to attack Honshu Island, this is the best bridgehead. Once it is captured, it can quickly accumulate troops on Honshu Island.

"It's all because of His Excellency the Great General's leadership." Daisuke Mori quickly bowed and replied.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu continued: "I heard that the Isshiki clan, the Shibukawa clan, and the Otomo clan, many of their clansmen are now taking refuge in the Chofu."

Daisuke Mori hesitated for a while and replied: "Since the Ming Dynasty occupied Kyushu Island, many clansmen have migrated to the Changfu. The development of the Changfu is inseparable from the support of each family."

"The Otomo family played a very important role in the construction of coastal defense."

Hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sighed: "Mr. Shizuo is my very good friend. The Otomo family and the Ashikaga family have also been friends for generations. It's a pity that Ming is cruel."

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Otomo clan took refuge in the Ashikaga Takashi, thus ruling the Kitakyushu area in a practical sense.

That is, the actual commander of the Bungo, Chikuzen, and Chikugo Three Kingdoms.

It didn't have much effect against Ming Dynasty. The city gate was broken open by cannons, and Daming was naturally killed by the Ming army.

Daisuke Mori dared not speak.

Because he knew that Otomo's death was actually indirectly related to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

Although the Southern Dynasty was defeated, in fact, it still has a great dominance in Kyushu Island. For a long time, the famous samurai here all have their hearts towards the Southern Dynasty.

In the end, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu broke his promise to surrender in the Southern Dynasty.

The civil war between the Southern Dynasties and the Northern Dynasties, in fact, viewed from another angle, is the struggle for royal power and general power.

However, it is clear that in the end the kingship was defeated.

But this does not mean that the kingship has no supporters.

Since the Ming army attacked Kyushu Island, in fact Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has not sent elite samurai from Honshu Island to fight.

He is using Daming's hand to cleanse Kyushu Island of the defeated forces against him.

It's a pity that he didn't know that Daming was so tyrannical. After all, he had killed the envoys of Daming before. More than ten years later, he didn't see that Daming dared to attack the Wa country.

This time it was really a miscalculation.

The entire Kyushu Island was directly pushed by Ming Dynasty. It was no match at all. By the time Ashikaga Yoshimitsu reacted, it was already too late.

Including the allies of the Ashikaga family, the Otomo family was also killed.

"Ming King Qin!"

Yoshimitsu Ashikaga felt a little sad.

In the beginning, nothing happened to Dayou’s family. It was after the arrival of the King Qin of Daming that he directly massacred the city without giving him any chance of survival.

When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu heard the news, he was a little confused.

It's just that even if you know it, what can you do, you can only bury the hatred in your heart.

It is definitely hopeless to seek revenge on King Qin.

"Then use the blood of the soldiers of the Ming army to pay homage to Lord Shiqi."

This is the limit that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu can do for the time being.

If King Qin of the Ming Dynasty died in his hands, the entire Japanese country would be overthrown.

After the inspection, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu began to deploy the plan.

Because there is no clear time agreement between Emperor Komatsu and King Yan, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has no way of knowing when King Yan will hoard troops, so he can only make preparations in advance.

Changfu is just a line away from Kyushu Island.

There is no stone wall fortress built on Kyushu Island like the Changfu, perhaps in Daming's view, this is completely unnecessary.

It also gave Ashikaga Yoshimitsu a chance.

He wanted to take advantage of the night to secretly transport the samurai to the seaside of Kyushu Island and go around to the rear.

When King Yan came over, he formed a flanking formation.

It is definitely not possible to transport directly to the opposite side. In order to avoid exposure, the troop transport ship has to circle around the sea to avoid the other party's inspections, and then hide secretly.

He knew that there were only [-] of Yan Wang's personal guards on the surface, but in fact there must be more.

Many warriors defected to Daming and formed an army.

These warriors do not enjoy the treatment of Ming Dynasty, but are equivalent to the personal soldiers of the vassal king.

Usually farming, mining, and participating in wars when there are wars.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu estimated that King Yan would have at least a total force of about [-].

After all, it is impossible for Yancheng to take time out completely, at most [-] soldiers are brought in, and the rest of the warriors are at most [-], if there are too many, problems will easily arise.

And he was preparing to deploy [-] warriors to lurk behind.

In order to stabilize the army, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the main force here, decided to bring 30 samurai.

The number of 35 is still a sneak attack.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu felt that he could not lose.

Similarly, Zhu Di didn't think he would lose.

After Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui sent a letter.

King Zhu of Qin, King Zhu of Jin, and King Zhu of Qi came to Yancheng to discuss matters.

"Old four, old four, you are really courageous. The emperor's father has explicitly prohibited us from starting a war with the Japanese country. You guys are still trying your best to make trouble."

"You are not afraid that you will not be able to stop at that time, and the national war will really start. At that time, the father will blame you, can you bear it!"

As soon as Zhu Yan entered the hall, he said to Zhu Di sarcastically.

With a calm face, Zhu Di replied: "If the second brother thinks there is nothing to do, there is no need to come here at all. I think there will be no problems this time with the eldest brother and the seventh brother."

Zhu Yan snorted coldly when he heard the words, but he didn't answer the words.

That is to say, but this time is a good opportunity. Although they also fight together, it is equivalent to lending troops to Zhu Di on the surface.

There are benefits that can be reaped, and Zhu Di will take the blame, why should Zhu Yan refuse such a thing.

"Okay, we are all brothers, don't start arguing when we meet, otherwise it will make you upset."

"Fourth brother, third child's words are rough and reasonable. Although you are responsible for this matter, your father doesn't necessarily think so. If you really want to punish him, you don't know what the result will be."

Qin Wang Zhu Xi said, as the second brother, it is still necessary to reconcile the conflicts between his own brothers.

Furthermore, such arguing and arguing can't get things done.

Zhu Di heard this and replied with a smile: "Second brother, don't worry, father can't blame me."

"After all, we went here this time for the sake of King Wa, and this is us he invited."

"It's just that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu designed it, and I'm just planning on it. Even if I suffer, who can say anything."