Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 172 Time and location

"Alas, what a sin..."

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the messy Ping An Jing and sighed.

Zhu Zhanhe's expedition to Japan went so smoothly for more than a year. It was so smooth that he forgot that the broken place under his feet was in the famous Pacific volcanic and seismic zone. Earthquakes were the most common disasters.

Why did he run before?It's because of the earthquake!
In the Japanese country, with the Ming army's combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment also ahead of the Japanese country, the only way to make Zhu Zhanhe flee in embarrassment was a natural disaster.

What was the magnitude of this earthquake in Japan?Zhu Zhanhe didn't know, he didn't know much about this.

He only knew that if the earthquake was felt, it would have reached level three or above. Seeing the destruction of Ping An Jing, Zhu Zhanhe felt that this earthquake must have at least a level of six or seven.

"How are the soldiers? Have the casualties been calculated?" Zhu Zhanhe asked as he saw Zheng Heng and Chen Mao coming hand in hand.

"We are already counting, and preliminary estimates suggest that it will not be less than [-] people..."

Zheng Heng's tone was very low.

Since the conquest of Japan, the Ming army has never lost so many people at once. The previous losses were more than twice this number, but they were all real battles, and they accumulated slowly.

But now, the Ming army lost ten thousand people once the Earth Dragon turned over.

"Take care of the bodies of the soldiers, but now is not the time for us to grieve." Zhu Zhanhe took a deep breath and his tone became firm.

"Go down with the order! The whole army sets off! Enter Heianjing!"

"After entering the city..."

"Anyone who resists, kill!"

"Kill anyone who flees!"

"Anyone who carries a weapon, kill!"

"Yes!" Zheng Heng and Chen Mao were startled and quickly lowered their heads.

When they were in the mountain city, the ruthlessness and determination of Zhu Zhanhe's soldiers had made generals like them who had experienced many battles tremble with fear. Now...

Even though they had been mentally prepared, knowing that Zhu Zhanhe would definitely indulge himself in the Japanese country of Kyoto, they did not expect that when this day came, they were still not ready.

Because the earth dragon turned over, the Ming army suffered some losses, but the casualties of the Japanese army would only become more serious.

They were forced to defend within Ping'an Jing. Even if they sensed the Earth Dragon turning around in advance, they did not dare to run out because no one knew whether the Ming army would be waiting outside to give them a blow.

Sometimes, it may be because of such a little hesitation that it will push you to a dead end.

You know, Zhu Zhanhe began to evacuate as soon as he sensed the earth dragon turning over, and lost about ten thousand people in this way. Needless to say what happened to the Japanese army, which was more troublesome than the Ming army.

Of course, there must still be people who can escape, and encountering an earthquake does not necessarily mean death. As long as the hedging measures are appropriate, the chance of survival is still high.

Standing on a small slope, Zhu Zhanhe watched the [-] Battalion take the lead and charged directly into the south gate of Ping'an Jing, and then watched the Mu family army and the soldiers who were transferred later swarm towards the city gate. Zhu Zhanhe also gently kicked the horse's belly.

The war horse slowly started to move, heading in the direction of Heian Jing unhurriedly.

Behind Zhu Zhanhe, Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping did not hesitate. When Zhu Zhanhe started to move, they immediately kicked the horse's belly, pulled the reins, and quickly came to the front of Zhu Zhanhe to clear the way for him and ensure his safety. .

Zheng Heng and Chen Mao looked at each other, speechless, but their actions were surprisingly consistent.

Five people and five horses, Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping in front, Zheng Heng and Chen Mao in the back, escorted Zhu Zhanhe in the middle slowly toward Ping'an Capital.

Along the way, whether they were cavalry, Shenji battalion or infantry, the soldiers all chose to bypass Zhu Zhanhe.

In the rush of people, five unhurried people occupied a large space, and their unhurriedness formed a sharp contrast with the flow of people around them.

Peaceful Beijing.

The prosperity of the past can no longer be seen on the streets, nor can it be seen that this was once a capital city.

The damage caused by the earthquake was quite serious, and before the people in Ping'an Capital began to evacuate, Zhu Zhanhe immediately organized his soldiers to rush into the city. The city was filled with panic and fearful Japanese.

There are collapsed houses everywhere, and there are shivering Japanese in almost every corner. The bluestone road that should have been smooth and refreshing is now as muddy as a country dirt road after rain.

The mud is the dust kicked up by the earthquake, and the mud is because the dust is mixed with an insufficient proportion of blood.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but sigh: Too few people died. Otherwise, the road surface in a country's capital should have good drainage capabilities, and the dust would flow into the corners with the flow of blood. , at least it won’t be as muddy as it is now.

The cries of killing and screams were endless, but Zhu Zhanhe seemed to be someone from outside the area.

No one looked at him, and no one cared about him. He just sat on the horse and walked quietly towards the direction of the Muromachi Shogunate.

Muromachi shogunate.

This is the most glorious place of the Japanese country, because the people who live here are the real people in power of the Japanese country. Even the emperor must give them three points... No, maybe seven points.

As the place where those in power lived, the damage to the shogunate in the earthquake was relatively light, and even at a glance, it was not enough to cause too many casualties.

Normally this is a good thing, but not now.

Generally speaking, people in the upper class enjoy more than [-]%, or even [-]%, of the resources of this era, so what they get and enjoy are the best.

And in this situation of natural disasters and war, a relatively well-preserved place like the Shogunate can be seen at a glance as not a residence for ordinary people.

For the soldiers of the Ming Army, this was like a beacon that guided the first effort.

As if he had expected this day to come, Ashikaga Yoshimochi sat quietly in the shogunate where he usually sat, where no one would dare to disturb him on weekdays, as stable as a mountain.

Around him, there were nearly a hundred Ming army soldiers surrounding him, with nervous expressions.

He was very disdainful of the Ming troops around him and responded with a contemptuous smile.

Soon, there was some commotion in the yard, and the Ming army soldiers also moved and moved out of the way.

Zhu Zhanhe, a man in armor, with a saber on his waist and a saber on his hip, strode in.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi then became serious.

"I think you are the prince of Han Dynasty, Zhu Zhanhe, who is commanding the Ming army this time?"

"Oh?" Zhu Zhanhe raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"You can actually speak Chinese?"

"What's so strange about this?" Ashikaga Yoshimochi twitched the corner of his mouth and showed a somewhat ugly smile.

"The exchanges between our two countries are so frequent, and we are your nominal subordinate country. The North Korean royal family has listed Chinese as a must-learn content, and we are not far behind."

"That's quite interesting..." The corners of Zhu Zhanhe's mouth turned up.

"I was thinking about how to humiliate you before, and I was worried that you didn't know Chinese. It would be a lot less fun for me."

"But now it seems that none of this is a problem."

"Oh?" Ashikaga Yoshichi's mouth curled into a contemptuous smile.

"You are the dignified prince of the Han Dynasty, a member of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, and you command 10,000+ people to win consecutive battles. Are you this kind of villain?"

"Do you think so?" Zhu Zhanhe took two steps forward, and Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping on the side also took a few steps forward nervously.

"Then, I'm happy to tell you..."

The smile on Zhu Zhanhe's face became brighter and brighter, but the feeling became colder and colder.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi watched Zhu Zhanhe slowly withdraw the saber from his waist, his pupils gradually tightened.

"Uh……"

Zhu Zhanhe pressed the hilt of the knife hard and looked at Ashikaga Yoshimochi with a smile on his face: "You guessed it right, but... there is no reward."

Blood slowly flowed out from Ashikaga Yoshimochi's thigh.

Zhu Zhanhe pressed the handle of the knife, and the tip of the knife was embedded in Ashikaga Yoshimochi's thigh. The expression on Ashikaga Yoshimochi's face was distorted, but Zhu Zhanhe's face was still full of smiles.

However, this kind of smile can only give people a terrifying feeling.

Being injured, Ashikaga Yoshimochi's thigh muscles subconsciously tightened, trying to tightly jam Zhu Zhanhe's saber, but to no avail.

呲......

Pulling out his saber, Zhu Zhanhe rubbed it against Ashikaga Yoshimochi's body calmly twice, and then sheathed the saber.

"I never thought I was a gentleman."

"A gentleman will not deal with Japanese pirates by killing them. A gentleman will not directly kill corrupt officials if they disagree. A gentleman will not let hundreds of thousands of dead souls hang on his name."

"So..." Zhu Zhanhe looked at Ashikaga Yoshimochi, his face full of approval.

"you guessed right."

"It seems that you are a little different from those rotten scholars." Ashikaga Yoshichi was not very fluent in Chinese, and now he had to resist the erosion of pain, which made his speech speed and tone even more strange.

"Originally, I wanted you to vent your anger, and let those idiots from Nanchao vent your anger on you, and then you will retreat because of your reputation..."

"Now it seems that I thought too much..."

"From the beginning, you have been rushing to destroy us... No, your goal should be to destroy our royal family and shogunate, and then include us in your Ming Dynasty territory just like the Tatars and Jiaozhi you dealt with for so much money, right? ?”

"If my guess is correct, your next target...is North Korea, right?"

"Then you are overthinking." Zhu Zhanhe responded with a disdainful smile to Ashikaga Yoshitari.

"It's a small place like yours. You have to cross the sea to come here. There is nothing of value except a rock and a mountain of silver. You think too highly of yourselves."

"My first goal is just to avenge the people of Ming Dynasty who were plundered and humiliated by you. The second goal is to take down your... Oh, I'm sorry, it is now our Shijian Yinshan. .”

"As for the third goal, it is to kill all the masterminds behind you group of Japanese pirates!"

"Is it useful?" Ashikaga Yoshimochi was not angry. Now he seemed to be used to the pain caused by the wound on his thigh, so he asked calmly.

"If you kill the nobles, there will be new nobles. If you kill the royal family, there will be new royal families. If you kill the samurai, there will still be new samurai."

"As long as new people appear, the Japanese pirates you mentioned will appear again."

"What you do cannot be said to be in vain, but it will eventually be lost in the flow of time, and everything will be pushed back to the beginning."

"Well, the culture is good, and the words are quite particular." Zhu Zhanhe nodded in surprise, but his tone was full of sarcasm.

"We have a saying in the Central Plains that a melon that is forced is not sweet, but in my opinion this is not a problem."

"Because I don't care if the melon is sweet or not. As long as it's twisted off, I'll be happy."

"Besides, don't even think about stimulating me. It's useless."

"It's impossible for you to not know who the miners of Iwami Yinshan are. You should also have a rough idea of ​​how many of your Japanese miners have died since our Ming army took over."

"Now you want to use such words to disturb me? Then you are really naive."

"Why do you think I want to kill all the rulers and elites of your Japanese country? Isn't it just to make better use of your people to mine mines for me?"

……

Ashikaga Yoshimochi closed his eyes with a bit of frustration.

He originally thought that Zhu Zhanhe was young and had just assumed the power of command. If he could use psychological warfare to make him have self-doubt, the Japanese country would still be saved.

But unexpectedly, he tested it step by step, and finally found Zhu Zhanhe standing on the highest floor waiting for him.

Penetrate all his thoughts and block all his escape routes.

"Eh?" Zhu Zhanhe looked at Ashikaga Yoshichi's movements with a surprised expression.

Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping flew up and snatched the short dagger from Ashikaga Yoshimochi's hand.

"Why, you have followed the samurai spirit proposed and proposed by the Kamakura shogunate? As someone who destroyed the Kamakura shogunate, shouldn't you dislike their ideas the most?"

"Why did you still imitate the samurai spirit proposed by the Kamakura shogunate and commit suicide by caesarean section?"

"You can't die yet."

After speaking, Zhu Zhanhe straightened up and glanced around.

"Where are Li Bin and Tan Zhong? Haven't they found Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and Emperor Narashiko yet?"

"Return to His Majesty the Crown Prince!" A man from the Ming army walked out and lowered his head to report.

"Toyojo Marquis and New Nimbo have found Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and Emperor Gokomatsu and are waiting at the door!"

"Let them come in." Zhu Zhanhe smiled and waved.

"Come, let's take a look at your brother and the puppet you pushed in front of the curtain, right?"

As the saying goes, killing people and destroying the heart, Zhu Zhanhe was very good at it.

In a head-on confrontation with the Ming Dynasty, it can be said that the defeat of the Japanese country is only a matter of time, but there are different ways and different results of defeat.

If Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the shogunate, could unite with his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, who had been fighting openly and covertly with him before, and Emperor Gokomatsu, at least they would not be defeated so quickly and so miserably.

Plop, plop.

"His Royal Highness!"

With two dull voices, Li Bin and Tan Zhong greeted Zhu Zhanhe at the same time.

On the ground, Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and Emperor Gokomatsu were struggling to get up in embarrassment.

"Tsk, tsk..." Zhu Zhanhe's face was full of regret, and he knelt down and looked at Ashikaga Yoshitsugu, who looked panicked.

"We are all from the same father. Your brother can at least keep his composure when facing me. Why are you so bad?"

"It is said that a fish will find a fish, a shrimp will find a shrimp, and a turtle will find a turtle."

"Emotions, your brother's mother is a turtle, is it possible that your mother is a toad that is worse than a turtle?"

"You have a knife on your neck, but you still want to fight for power and send someone disguised as your brother's envoy to assassinate me?"

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu can obviously understand Chinese. After hearing Zhu Zhanhe's words, anger immediately appeared on his face.

However, before he could make any move, Li Bin stepped on him to the ground.

"Tsk, that's not right. I remember your mother is your father's wife, right? What's her name...Hino Yasuko?"

　Originally, I wanted to blow up Lake Biwa and flood Heian-kyo, but after thinking about it, the cost was too high, and the main reason was that it was too difficult, and the earthquake failed to break the embankment of Lake Biwa.

　
(End of this chapter)