Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 640: At the end of the road, the Japanese army seeks war to divide and divide Fan Guang to persuade him to surrender
Zhu Qiyu sighed heavily: "I have to admit that I reaped the dividends of Zhu Qizhen's conquest of Luchuan.

If he hadn't spent ten years and paid such a high price to conquer Luchuan, it would have taken at least ten years for me to attack Luchuan.In addition, it would take at least three years to attack Annan, Burma, Siam and other countries. It would take less than 13 years to defeat them at all.

But after taking the dividends from Zhu Qi Town and my surprise attack on Annan, the remaining small countries such as Myanmar and Siam were too easy to fight.

A small country with a population of 200 million people, with only [-] to [-] troops in the whole country, without heavy armor or heavy artillery, plus the local people who were eating pots of pulp to meet the king's army, they took it in a hurry. "

Qianxue smiled and said, "Isn't Jiang Yuan very pitiful?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Not only is it pitiful, but he is really not to blame for some things. North Korea and Japan are more than ten times harder to fight than those small countries in the south.

Japan alone has dispatched 13 people to aid North Korea. North Korea also has tens of thousands of elites, adding up to 20 troops.

To wipe out the main force of the Japanese and North Korean coalition forces, the Ming army would have to lose at least 10,000+.

Can this be all Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying's fault? It wouldn't be much better if I were in charge.

Have we given anything to Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying’s family during the Chinese New Year?It's not easy for people to fight outside, so you have to give them some gifts to comfort them, and at the same time, pay more attention to the difficulties they have at home.

Don't make people suffer in the front line and make their families suffer in the back. Isn't that an embarrassment to me? "

Qianxue smiled and said: "Husband, don't worry about this kind of thing. In the homes of Jiang Yuan, Fang Ying, Xu Youzhen, Yang Xinmin, Nian Fu and other ministers, all the gifts that should be given were given, and all the questions that were asked were asked.

Ruan Xi, Pei Dang, and Shu Liang were ordered to come to your door in person to offer condolences, and they were given the dignity they deserve. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "You are really capable, then I won't have to worry about anything in the future."

Qianxue nodded confidently: "The female is in charge, the male is in charge, you can just worry about military affairs."

Zhu Qiyu held Qianxue's hand and asked: "People in Nanjing won't mess around, right? Yuan Cheng and the others can just go their own way, but don't make a move so fierce that all Prince Yi and Prince Yi will die."

Qianxue patted Zhu Qiyu's hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, husband, the prince will not die. This is the bottom line. They have a sense of proportion."

After receiving this promise, Zhu Qiyu didn't want to interfere anymore.If you don't know anything about things in Nanjing, it will be good for everyone.

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Koreans also celebrated the New Year like the Ming Dynasty. Jiang Yuan, Xu Heng, and Xu Yongning had fun with the soldiers in Pyongyang City, and Li Yao celebrated with his concubines in the palace of Seoul.

But the Japanese are not so comfortable.

Under the continuous harassment by Fan Guang and Fang Ying, the Japanese army had withdrawn 150 miles south to Yongxing.

It was okay at the beginning, but now Hosokawa Katsumoto and others are obviously anxious.It's freezing cold in northern North Korea. It's a bit excessive to say that dripping water turns into ice in the wild, but it's not much warmer.

Under such circumstances, the Ming army formed formations to intimidate during the day, and robbed the camp and attacked at night.In addition, the Japanese army's lack of food and grass made the situation worse.

The Japanese army had the advantages of artillery and cavalry, but they could not take advantage of them.

The two sides were fighting until the third day of the first lunar month. Early that morning, Hosokawa Katsumoto ordered the Japanese troops to form a formation, and then pushed the artillery forward to invite the Ming army to a decisive battle.

Fan Guang was very thoughtful, and while ordering the Ming army to retreat, he smiled at Fang Ying and said: "Nanhehou, what do you think of the Holy Emperor's art of war?

As long as the Japanese army attacks us, we will turn around and run away.

As long as the Japanese army is willing to keep chasing, we are willing to keep running.

Anyway, energy supplies are constantly transporting food from Nuergandusi. The Japanese army is not in a hurry, and neither are we.

When they retreat, we will turn around and chase them.

This place is five or six hundred miles away from Kaicheng, and it's hard enough for them to run back. "

Fang Ying nodded: "This strategy is too vicious. More than 3 Japanese troops will be crushed alive." As the two were talking, Hatakeyama Yi was sent as an envoy again, but this time it was for decisive battle.

Fan Guang ordered General Hatakeyama Yoshi to be brought over: "Little general, what does your commander have to say, but he wants to surrender? Our emperor of tomorrow has a clear purpose, and you must agree to lead the way for the Ming army to attack the Japanese mainland. But you and others will surrender."

Hatakeyama Yoshi almost fell to the ground with anger: "I'm here to declare a challenge. If the Ming army still has the slightest bit of samurai spirit, please stop retreating and fight to the death with our army."

We do not need artillery or cavalry. We are willing to fight [-] infantry against [-] infantry and decide the outcome fairly. "

Fan Guang shook his head: "We don't talk about samurai spirit. The lives of my soldiers are precious. We can easily kill you, so why do we have to fight to the death?"

After some back and forth between the two sides, Hatakeyama Yiji finally understood that the new Ming army coach in front of him was completely different from Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying before him.

Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying are inexperienced and care too much about face.The new Marquis Shenwu was used to seeing big scenes, so he had no scruples and was indifferent.

The battle to defend the capital back then was very challenging, and the temperament of the generals who had gone through those difficult years with the emperor had become different.

Hatakeyama Yoshi gritted his teeth and said, "Let's compete in martial arts. I wonder if Marquis Shenwu dares to compete with me?"

Fan Guang said with a smile: "Okay, if I lose, I will immediately form an army and fight to the death with your army. But what if you lose?"

Hatakeyama Yi replied: "If I lose, well..., I will go back and persuade the coach to retreat and make peace."

Fan Guang shook his head: "Your Majesty told me about the power structure within Japan. You are the son of the previous shogunate leader. Now that your father is dead, you can't even inherit the position of family governor. You still need to compete fiercely with your uncle's son. .

Your family's strength has been exhausted in this war to aid Korea.

Do you think you have the ability and weight to persuade Hosokawa Katsumoto to withdraw his troops and make peace? "

Hatakeyama Yi was choked and couldn't speak for a long time.Unexpectedly, the Ming Emperor knew the inside of Japan quite clearly.When these words came to Hatakeyama Yoshitsune, his heart sank.

If the fight continues, the Hatakeyama clan's power will be defeated, and there will be no need to compete for the position of family governor.

So Hatakeyama Yi asked: "Then what do you think should be done?"

Fan Guang said with a smile: "If you lose, we will support you to take the position of family governor, and you must be loyal to the Emperor of Heaven and lead the Ming army into Japan.

Think about it for yourself. If the two countries are at war, Bu Zhan will come.Our Ming Dynasty is a kingdom in heaven, and we will not embarrass our envoys.

If you are unwilling to agree to the terms of the competition, you can go back now. I will never make it difficult for you. "

Hatakeyama Yi was shaken. With the current situation, even if he could defeat the Ming army, he could return to Japan.The Hatakeyama clan, which has completely declined, will inevitably be carved up by other forces.

Instead of doing this, it is better to break the jar and smash it.

So Hatakeyama Yoshi confirmed: "If I surrender, how will the Emperor of Heaven protect the interests of my Hatakeyama family?"

Fan Guang replied: "As the first family to surrender, we should not lose our position as earl. Your Hatakeyama family's original sphere of influence can also be preserved.

As for those things like guardianship and leadership, your Japanese official system is too complicated and I can’t understand it. The emperor will need to issue an edict when the time comes.

I can only guarantee that as the first family to surrender, Ming Dynasty will never treat you badly. "

Hatakeyama Yi thought for a moment and then replied: "Okay, I will compete with you. The last time I competed with Taketada in archery, I lost for a while because I was not as strong as him.

This time we compete with swordsmen. My swordsmanship is extremely superb and I will definitely beat you.

If you cannot defeat me and convince me, I will never surrender even if I am starved to death. "

Fan Guang smiled confidently: "What a coincidence, I happen to be good at swordsmanship."

(End of this chapter)