Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 740 The Cunning Shogunate

After the assassination of Emperor Guangming, the members of the shogunate who fled to Kyoto returned to their hometown Osaka from Kyoto under the leadership of the elder Sakai Chukiyoshi.

Originally, I wanted to rest my feet in Kyoto, and then use the emperor's influence to attract all kinds of big names to come to King Qin.

Unexpectedly, the shogunate samurai assassinated Emperor Guangming.

Whether it was Tadaki Sakai, the elder of the shogunate, or Tokugawa Ietsuna, the new general of the Tokugawa shogunate who conquered barbarians, they all thought it was Yagyu Tairo who acted on impulse.

They didn't think at all, and they couldn't think that it was the two masters of Ming Dynasty who blamed the shogunate.

After the shogunate killed all of Yagyu's family, it was considered an explanation to the royal family and the Japanese people.

Fearing another accident with Emperor Meisho, the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew before the Ming army attacked Kyoto.

Seeing the withdrawal of the shogunate, Emperor Mingzheng immediately wrote a letter to Qi Jiguang, the chief general of the Ming army, hoping to cooperate with the Ming army.

Although the emperor wanted to cooperate with the Ming army to overthrow the shogunate, Kyoto was still controlled by the shogunate army, and the royal family could do nothing about it.

Qi Jiguang was very aware of the influence of the Japanese emperor in Japan, he dared not make the decision, so he immediately passed the letter to the Ming emperor.

The army temporarily gave up attacking Kyoto, and instead attacked Osaka, the home of the shogunate. As long as the Osaka shogunate is captured, it will ignore its existence, and other areas will be easier to deal with.

Japan is an island country, and Honshu Island is also surrounded by coasts. After discussion, the three decided that it would be better to attack by sea.

First defeat Shimonoseki, attack Kobe, and then attack Osaka from Kobe, sea and land at the same time.

The Royal Navy Fleet of the Ming Dynasty sailed at sea for two days. Although they also encountered a few storms, they still arrived at Xiaguan very smoothly.

Two days later, the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty sailed through the Xiaguan Strait, and on the far coastline, a small mountain rose suddenly by the sea.

"Captain, Xiaguan has arrived!"

On the Hongwu ship, Qi Jiguang, Zheng Chenggong, and Zhu Cihong walked out of the cabin, stood on the ship tower, looked at the coastline, and had a panoramic view of the Xiaguan Strait.

Shimonoseki is located in the southwest corner of Honshu Island in Japan. Its sea area is a piece between Honshu Island, Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island. It is more than [-] miles long from east to west, with a maximum width of [-] miles from north to south and a minimum width of [-] miles. important waterway.

At the end of the [-]th century, after the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-], the Qing Dynasty, which was nothing, was defeated and signed the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", which humiliated the country and humiliated the power, and became an important geomantic landmark in the modern history of China and Japan.

Since then, Japan has taken advantage of the momentum of the Sino-Japanese War and made use of the huge indemnity in the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" to make its national strength flourish.

It finally completed the modernization process, left Asia and entered Europe, and became one of the world's great powers. It also laid a solid foundation for World War I and continued to invade China in an all-round way.

However, after the defeat of the Qing Dynasty, the achievements of the 30-year Westernization Movement were destroyed. Not only did they bear huge compensation, but it also caused the originally low international status to plummet, and it was completely nothing.

The Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty was getting closer and closer to Xiaguan, and Qi Jiguang and others could already see a piece of temple buildings with black tiles and red walls among the mountains on the shore.

"Fire the cannon and win Xiaguan in half a day"

"Rumble..."

The naval guns on more than 50 warships roared, and quickly destroyed all facilities on the Xiaguan coastal defense.

Then the Ming army began to land, and there were only more than 3000 troops in Xiaguan. How could that little force block the attack of the Ming army.

They had been terrified by the bombardment of the Ming army for a long time. Just as the mortar bombing began, the gatekeeper Mao Liqiu assassinated directly led more than 1000 subordinates to surrender.

In fact, there was no way for Maori to seek assassination, and half of the soldiers were killed by a round of bombing by the Ming army.

The Japanese ashigaru general, who has always been good at cold weapons, has never seen such fierce firepower before Maori Qiushi, and he dare not resist anymore.

The Ming army successfully landed in Xiaguan, and Mao Li Qiuci led his men to open the city gate and knelt together in front of the city gate.

Seeing Qi Jiguang, Zheng Chenggong, Zhu Cihong and others coming, Mao Liqiu immediately expressed his loyalty to them:

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor Shengming, we have been oppressed by the Tokugawa shogunate for a long time. Because of the power of the shogunate, we have to submit to it for decades. The Emperor Ming's army has come here to punish the people and punish crimes. It is like nectar from a long drought and relieved Japan. All the vassals in Japan are grateful for the crisis, and the demeanor of the country is evident!"

Not to mention, this kid is quite good at talking.

If it wasn't for the Ming emperor's need for labor, the Japanese who passed the decree of non-resistance could be allowed to surrender.

Today, if they can speak again, they may not survive.

Qi Jiguang nodded slightly. Little Japan's words were nice and his attitude was very humble. He had no reason to reject such self-deprecating flattery.

"Everything about Japan is up to me, Daming, so don't worry about it."

Maori prick:

"Master Da Ming has been exhausted all the way, and the villain has prepared a residence for His Majesty in the city, and the generals are invited to stay."

Qi Jiguang didn't find Mao Li's request for assassination. Zhu Youjian had already instructed them to go to Xiaguan's residence, so Qi Jiguang said:
"I think the small building is not bad. It faces the sea with the mountains facing the sea. The sun shines in the morning and the sun sets in the evening. It's full of weather. Let's live there for the time being."

The reason why Zhu Youjian asked Qi Jiguang and the others to choose to stay in the Linhai Building close to the temple.

Because the temple with black tiles and red walls next to it is the Akama Shrine that enshrines the spiritual throne of Emperor Ando of Japan.

It is also meaningful for Zhu Youjian to choose this place. In another time and space, it is the location of Chunfan Tower, which was once the place where the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed.

Of course Qi Jiguang and the others didn't know, they just acted according to God's instructions.

After Qi Jiguang and others settled in Linhai Building, they immediately held a meeting to discuss the battle plan for Honshu Island in the hall.

In the combat hall, Zhu Cihong was dressed in the uniform of the commander of the Ming army and sat on a high chair.

In front of him was a long conference table with a long map of Japan laid out on it.

On both sides of the conference table, on the left is the general of the Ming army, and on the right is the general of the Japanese army who just surrendered.

The generals of the Ming army were fine, all of them sat upright and put their hands on their thighs, while Mao Liqiu was a little at a loss.

They are used to sitting on their knees, but they are not used to sitting on chairs. They are forced to support them, just like sculptures, very unnatural.

To use the most appropriate metaphor, they have been kneeling for a long time, and they can't even sit comfortably.

Jin Yiwei, who is in charge of intelligence work, took the lead in saying:

"According to the latest information, the defender of Osaka Castle is Kuro Tanaka, with a force of about 7 people. The shogunate Junji Ito left Osaka the day before yesterday and went to Kanto to gather the daimyos of the relatives and gather troops to help Osaka."

Zheng Chenggong frowned:
"Did they know that the Ming army gave up attacking Kyoto? Instead, they are strengthening the defense of Osaka."

Qi Jiguang smiled coldly:
"They probably don't know that Ming gave up attacking Kyoto for the time being. The shogunate didn't give up Kyoto, they should give up the emperor."

Although Zhu Cihong was young, he could guess what the Tokugawa shogunate wanted to do:
"The Tokugawa shogunate is too cunning. Their goal should be to let Ming take the lead in breaking through Kyoto and kill the Emperor of Japan, so that all Japanese will unite to fight against Ming. Father Emperor Rang temporarily gave up attacking Kyoto because he saw through their tricks and defeated them one by one."

(End of this chapter)