Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Li Wei ignored the persuasion of the two lieutenants and insisted on labeling Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the shogunate force, as a traitor and traitor. After driving away Imagawa Sadyo, not only did he not retreat, he also attacked the nearby Japanese forces more fiercely, and at the same time occupied the city. After that, they no longer looted and left in one wave, but divided their troops to garrison, as if they wanted to annex the Japanese territory.

Seeing this, Imagawa Sadyo was even more anxious. On the one hand, he quickly summoned Shaoer Puteng, the Otomo clan, Shimazu clan and other local lords, asking them to quickly gather their troops to resist the expansion of the Ming army. On the other hand, he also quickly sent people back Report from Kyoto.

In the Kyoto shogunate, Gong Tengxing hurriedly walked into Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's house and saluted hurriedly: "General, something bad is going on!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was closing his eyes to rest, slowly opened his eyes. There was no trace of joy or anger on his young face, and he said calmly: "What's the matter?"

"The leader of the Ming army has been replaced by the Ming army general who made things difficult for us before. We are so well prepared this time. After Imagawa Sadao submitted the documents, this man still believed that we were rebellious ministers and insisted on not retreating. Recently, he even They began to occupy the surrounding city land, and it seems that they really want to seize our Japanese territory!"

Gong Tengxing was reporting anxiously.

When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu heard this, he couldn't help but frown slightly on his calm face.

The last time he received a message from Imagawa Sadao, he was quite surprised by this Ming army general. Judging from the historical behavior of the Chinese Great Unification Dynasty, they had lowered their posture and respectfully agreed to Ming Dynasty's request. The Ming Dynasty should retreat happily, and the emperor of China might even give some rewards when he is happy.

However, this Ming army general seemed to have a deep hatred for them. He insisted on fighting and even threatened to attack Kyoto!
Although he did not believe that this man could do it, there was no doubt that the Ming army was powerful. If the Ming army general insisted on fighting him to the death, even if the Ming army was driven out in the end, he would lose his troops.

The power of the Japanese country was complex. He finally managed to suppress most of the daimyo, and only a few were still hanging on with the Southern Dynasty. If he fell into a war with the Ming army at this time, maybe the shogunate would have to change his surname again!
After pondering for a long time, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Shenshi ordered: "Instruct the daimyo of Honshu and Shikoku to allocate troops to Kyushu to resist the Ming army. In addition, ask the deacon Yamana Tokiyoshi to mobilize the shogunate's troops and follow the army southward."

Even if the Ming army had made it clear that it refused to negotiate peace, he would have to mobilize a large army to fight with it.

But when deploying troops, you need to pay more attention. The shogunate must send out more troops, but it cannot send out too many.

The daimyo from all over the country are not fools. If the shogunate does not move and they are asked to send troops, they will definitely not do it. However, if the shogunate sends too many troops, it will lose the ability to suppress other daimyo, and he will also be in crisis.

"Yes!"

When Gong Tengxing heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The Japanese state had more than 60 subordinate states, and countless famous names in various places. With the shogunate taking the lead, even an army of 200,000 to 300,000 people could be accomplished.

The strength of the Ming army was less than 100,000. In addition, they were in a foreign country and had problems with food, grass and baggage. What was more important was that there was no supply of troops to supplement, and every one who died would be one less.

He believed that it would not be long before the Ming army had to retreat.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu frowned for a moment and then said: "In addition, I will write another letter. You can order someone to take a detour and send it directly to the Ming Dynasty and present it to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I don't believe that this Emperor of Datong really wants to occupy the land of our Japanese country!"

He suspected that the commander-in-chief of the Ming army acted on his own initiative. The Ming Emperor had no intention of destroying their Japanese country!
Gong Tengxing respectfully claimed that he was, and when he saw that he had no other instructions, he bowed and left.

The power of the Japanese country was complicated. The powerful daimyo from various places monopolized several commanding kingdoms with tens of thousands of troops, while the smaller daimyo had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and generals, but their numbers were countless.

Although Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has issued an order, it will take a long time for these daimyo to respond to the call. However, the shogunate's own troops acted quickly, led by the commander Yoriyuki Hosokawa and the deacon Yamana Tokiyoshi. They gathered together 100,000 troops and headed south to Kyushu to support Imagawa Sadyo and others.

In Dazaifu, Lu Tang stood in the center of the lobby, reporting to Li Wei the recent achievements of the Ming army.

"Recently, our army has captured nearly ten large and small cities and fortresses such as Saga, Hakata, and Hirado. When the Japanese saw our army, they either fled or surrendered. There was almost no decent resistance, and some big and small masters took the initiative to ask us. The army surrendered, I have not attacked these people for the time being..."

Lu Tang spoke respectfully.

There is no shortage of traitors anywhere, and the same goes for Japan. Seeing that the Ming army was unstoppable, some minor celebrities followed suit and surrendered to the Ming army.

Of course, I don’t know whether they are really surrendering or pretending to surrender, but it doesn’t matter.

"Let these surrendered masters attack other Japanese. If they don't listen to our orders, then destroy them too!"

Li Wei said calmly.

Surrender cannot be just a matter of words, it must be taken with actual actions.

Lu Tang nodded in agreement.

"In addition, grab all the money and food from these Japanese people. Then we can use the money and food to recruit Japanese people as cannon fodder, and let them rush to the front in the war. Whoever performs well will reward them more!"

Li Wei said calmly that he felt it was inhumane for the Ming army to rob the Japanese of all their money and food and let them starve to death. It would be better to use the money and food to hire them to work. This would be a great thing that benefits both others and oneself!
When Lu Tang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he praised: "General, this is really a good idea!"

"hehe."

Li Wei smiled, and then said seriously: "In the future, we will have some ammunition left. If we can drive these Japanese, let them fight. We only need to help from the side!"

"Yes!"

Lu Tang responded respectfully.

After the Ming army arrived in Japan, they experienced several battles. Li Wei and the others also consumed a lot of ammunition. Especially when they attacked Dazaifu, they were bombarded in a hurry, regardless of consumption, but they spent a lot of ammunition.

Although he had sent people back to Beijing to urge ammunition and baggage, it would take time to deliver them. During this time, they had to be prepared for the Japanese to reorganize their army to attack.

The territory of Japan is long and narrow, and Kyoto is thousands of miles away from Kyushu. It took Yoriyuki Hosokawa and his army nearly twenty days to reach Kyushu.

After Shaoer Puteng and others lost the Great Zaifu, they had no choice but to temporarily gather in Chikushi Castle in Chikugo. They, the guardians of Kyushu, waited for a full month, but the shogunate's army finally arrived belatedly.

A large group of daimyo, including Imagawa Sadyo, Shaoer Puteng, Otomo Sobayashi, Ouchi Yoshihiro, etc., went out of the city to greet them.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki is the leader of the shogunate, and his status is second only to the general Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. More importantly, the Hosokawa family is also one of the three most powerful families under the shogunate. Shao Imagawa Sadyo and Shao Er Puten and others Not daring to neglect, he greeted him respectfully and welcomed him into the city.

"This time, under the order of the general, I led the 100,000 troops of the shogunate. In addition to these, the general has also ordered the daimyo from all over the country to mobilize troops and horses to jointly resist the Ming army. We will work together to drive the Ming army out of Japan. !”

Hosokawa Yoriyuki knelt down on the throne and spoke to everyone in a deep voice.

Shaoer Puteng and others heard this and immediately relaxed.

The Ming army had less than 100,000 troops this time. Hosokawa Yoriyuki brought an army of 100,000, plus the 50,000 they gathered themselves. At this time, the strength of the Japanese Kyushu army reached 150,000.

And this is not the end yet. Daimyos from all over the country are still sending troops to support. Within a few dozen, the Japanese army will approach 200,000, more than twice as many as the Ming army. "My lord, the weapons of the Ming army are astonishingly powerful. Although we have the advantage in strength, we still have to be more careful when going to war. Don't underestimate Ming people!"

Shao Er Puteng reminded with some worry.

Ouchi Yoshihiro, Shimazu Yoshihisa and others also quickly followed suit. They would not forget the power of the Ming army's muskets and artillery.

At that time, in the Battle of the Floating Bridge, they also outnumbered the Ming army, but they ended up being defeated miserably. Thinking about it now, they still feel scared.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki was not a reckless person. He nodded in agreement after hearing their words:

"I already know this, but firearms consume a lot of gunpowder and projectiles. The Ming army traveled across the ocean to our country, and they didn't think they would bring too much ammunition. When their ammunition is exhausted, those firearms will become decorations. , we can defeat it easily!"

Although the Japanese nation failed to obtain firearms, they still had some understanding of firearms, especially nobles like them who were in high positions.

Although Hosokawa Yoriyuki had never seen these new firearms of the Ming army, he knew from their descriptions that these firearms were the same as the previous ones, using gunpowder to trigger projectiles.

After hearing this, Shaoer Puteng and others couldn't help but look at each other with twinkling eyes.

What Hosokawa Yoriyuki said is correct, but to consume the ammunition of the Ming army, it would have to be filled with human lives. Who would go?

If they, the guardians of Kyushu, are asked to rush forward and be used as cannon fodder, they won't do it!

Hosokawa Yoriyuki glanced at them and instantly understood their thoughts, and couldn't help but snorted secretly.

This guy wanted to use the shogunate as spearmen, and the shogunate also wanted to use them as cannon fodder. He knew that they would definitely not obey if he directly ordered these people to consume the ammunition of the Ming army, so he changed his approach.

"In addition to capturing Dazaifu, the Ming army also occupied many other cities. I think this way, we will divide our forces to capture these cities first, and then finally besiege Dazaifu together."

Hosokawa Yoriyuki said, looked at everyone again, and added: "Whoever captures the city this time will own it. You guys should have no objections, right?"

"Isn't this not good?"

Shaoer Puteng was suddenly unhappy.

Chikuzen was his family's territory. If Hosokawa Yoriyuki said so, then after this battle, his losses would be huge.

But he was not happy, but others were happy, especially the Ouchi family and the Takagi family.

"I think it's very good. The distribution made by the leader is reasonable and reasonable. Whoever takes the territory belongs to whom!" Ouchi Yoshihiro laughed loudly.

"Yes, I also agree with the leader!"

Takagi Takanobu also echoed.

Second Young Master Pu Teng glared at the two of them, but they ignored him.

If you don't take advantage of it, you're a bastard!

For the other guardians of Kyushu, the Shimazu clan's territory is in the Eastern Three Kingdoms, and the Otomo clan is in Bunzen Bungo. Although there is no direct conflict with Shaoji Puteng, he will certainly not object if he has the opportunity to take some territory in Chizen.

As for other minor celebrities, they also hoped to take the opportunity to expand their power and expressed their approval one after another.

Imagawa Sadyo was originally from the shogunate and fully supported Hosokawa Yoriyuki's decision.

Pu Teng, the second young man, was left alone and gnashed his teeth in anger.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki glanced at him and sneered in his heart.

Although he has no grudge against the Shaoer clan, the Shaoer clan, as a veteran local snake in Kyushu, is naturally the main target of the shogunate's attack. He just took this opportunity to weaken his power.

As for the other famous names, they can't escape either, and they will have to be dealt with sooner or later!

In line with the principle of the minority obeying the majority, Hosokawa Yoriyuki's strategy easily won everyone's approval, so everyone began to make arrangements according to this plan.

Li Wei in Dazaifu also quickly learned of the arrival of the Japanese army, but he was not worried. Instead, he ordered Lu Tang to let the recruited Japanese fight against the shogunate's army, while he tried to preserve his strength as much as possible. If the city was lost, he would lose it. No, it doesn’t matter.

The troops in the shogunate joined forces with many daimyo to start a counterattack. Under Li Wei's deliberate arrangement, the Ming army shrank back to Dazaifu. The previously occupied cities such as Saga and Hakata were quickly recaptured by the Japanese.

However, when they took them back, these cities had become empty cities, with no money, food, or strong men. Except for some old, weak, sick and disabled, there was only a tattered city wall left.

In order to get back as much of his family's territory as possible, Pu Teng, the second son, was very active in the battle. He almost occupied one city and then rushed to the next one non-stop.

However, no matter how active he was, he could not stop other daimyo from Kyushu from snatching these territories. In the end, half of the Chikuzen territory was divided up by the Ouchi clan and the Takagi clan, and the other half was also divided by scattered small daimyo. Taking up a lot of territory, Shao Er Puteng only got back a small half of the territory.

In Saga Castle, which is closest to Dazaifu, nearly 200,000 Japanese troops are temporarily stationed.

Everyone gathered together again, the faces of the other daimyo were filled with joyful smiles, except for the second young man, Pu Teng, whose face was extremely ugly.

In the previous battle with the Ming army, they all suffered heavy losses, but after the recent counterattack, other daimyo occupied the territory that originally belonged to his Shaoer clan, and more or less made up for the previous losses. Now naturally I am very happy.

But these people were sucking the blood of his Shaoer clan to replenish themselves, how could he not hate them!
"Everyone, we have almost recovered the surrounding cities, and the next step is the decisive battle with the Ming army!"

Hosokawa Yoriyuki said seriously.

Others also put away their smiles and became serious.

Shao Er Puteng snorted coldly and said nothing.

"Lord Commander, according to my observation, most of the cities we have counterattacked in recent days are Japanese people who were temporarily recruited by us. The Ming army did not participate too much at all. It seems that they have withdrawn their main force back to Dazaifu. !" said Tokiyoshi Yamana, the steward of the waiter's office. (End of chapter)