Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Hu Hai and others were also experienced veterans. After hearing a simple explanation, they understood the reason. They all nodded in agreement, and then the Ming army temporarily stationed here.

The Persian righteous general Wadayama Mitsuru returned to Kyoto with his army that suffered heavy losses and hurriedly reported to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu learned this, he felt even more solemn.

Although he had already expected this result, he still couldn't help but be frightened when he heard the description of the Ming army's combat power by the two Persian generals.

He knew the war in Kyushu better than the two Persian generals. The most powerful place for the Ming army's firearms was not in field battles, but in siege.

The Ming army has some powerful siege weapons. Can he really defend Kyoto?
"General, what should we do next?"

The Persian general asked anxiously.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu calmly ordered: "You immediately lead people to set up defenses, hold on to Kyoto, and be sure to block the Ming army. I have already ordered Hosokawa Yoriyuki to lead troops to return for reinforcements. We only need to support it for a few days to fight with The army brought back by Hosokawa Yoriyuki will annihilate these Ming troops together!"

When the Persian righteous general heard this, he felt a little at ease.

After fighting the Ming army once, he had no confidence in the current less than 100,000 troops. Now waiting for Hosokawa Yoriyuki to come back is their only hope of victory.

"Yes, I will make arrangements now!"

The Persian general retreated respectfully.

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu waited for him to leave, his face was full of worry and his eyes were flickering.

He sent a message to Hosokawa Yoriyuki, but Kyushu is so far away from Kyoto, and Hosokawa Yoriyuki will definitely not be able to come back within ten days.

The only reason is that he was greedy at the beginning and wanted to control Kyushu in one fell swoop. He secretly ordered Hosokawa Yoriyuki to expel the Ming army and not rush back to the army. Now it is too late to regret.

"It seems we have to prepare a way out."

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took a deep breath and whispered softly.

The Persian righteous general Wadayama Mitsuru nervously led his people to consolidate the city's defenses. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu secretly planned an escape route, and the three of them were busy working on their own.

In addition to them, there is another very important figure in Kyoto, and that is Emperor Gokomatsu, who was supported by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

According to the rules of the shogunate, in order to facilitate control, the youngest sons of the Imperial family who are around ten years old usually ascend to the throne. When they are around twenty, they are allowed to abdicate and be replaced by others. And then Emperor Komatsu is only less than ten years old.

In order to ensure the so-called "eternal lineage", the Japanese royal family insisted on intermarriage among relatives. As a result, many of the royal heirs died in infancy, and those who survived were also weak and sick. Although Emperor Gokomatsu was ugly, he was still normal.

While he was playing with toys with a dull expression, the Taizheng Minister of the Northern Dynasty hurried in, gave a perfunctory salute and said hastily:
"Your Majesty, the Ming army has arrived at our place. I heard that they have landed at Xiaobang and severely damaged the troops led by the Persian rebel generals. I am afraid they will attack Kyoto in less than two days!"

Emperor Gokomatsu raised his head when he heard this, with a hint of grievance in his confusion: "Why are they still beating me if I didn't agree to their conditions?"

"Ah this..."

Nijo Liangji couldn't understand for a while. In fact, according to their thinking, the Ming army really shouldn't attack.

But that doesn't matter now. What matters is what they do.

"Don't worry, my dear, General Ashikaga is resourceful and will definitely defeat these Akito."

Seeing that he was silent, Emperor Gokomatsu softly comforted him.

His relationship with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is quite good, otherwise Ashikaga Yoshimitsu would not have appointed him.

Erjo Liangji frowned slightly when he heard this.

He is the emperor's personal minister, and in terms of official position, he is two levels higher than Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's chamberlain. But since the shogunate came to power, these ministers and the emperor have become puppets. They have to listen honestly to what others say, and their official ranks have become a fiction.

From the perspective of tradition, these nobles looked down on military families like Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but the situation was stronger than them. Even the emperor had to bow down in the face of absolute military force, let alone their ministers.

They just bowed their heads, but they were still restless in their hearts. For example, this time, the Ming army attacked in the name of helping them wipe out the rebellious ministers, so they made small calculations!
Of course, he also knew that Ming people could not be so kind, but they were all puppets anyway, and it was better to submit to the powerful Ming Empire than to succumb to these vulgar warriors.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is far away. Once the Ming army leaves, maybe they will be able to take power!
"Your Majesty, I think this is a rare opportunity for us. Please listen to what I tell you..."

Nijo Ryoji briefly explained his plan to Emperor Gokomatsu in a coaxing way. In short, he took this opportunity to use the power of the Ming army to escape from the control of the shogunate.

However, Emperor Gokomatsu frowned slightly after hearing this: "This is not good, General Ashikaga is very good to us."

"Why are you so... Well, Your Majesty, the Ming army is so powerful that I'm afraid even Ashikaga Shogun won't be able to defeat it. It's better for us to be practical and become heroes."

The two good chickens swallowed up the stupid words and persuaded them patiently.

Relatively speaking, the relationship between the royal family and the ministers is much better than that of the Wu family. Under his persuasion, Emperor Gokomatsu finally nodded reluctantly: "Okay, it's all up to the arrangement of the prince."

After hearing this, Nijo Liangji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After Emperor Gokomatsu agreed to his words, he lowered his head and continued to play with broken wood.

The Persian righteous general Wadayama Mitsuru nervously mobilized his troops to consolidate the city defense. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Nijo Ryoji were also ready. Everyone was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the Ming army.

However, they waited in vain for two days, but there was no sign of the Ming army.

On the third day, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu couldn't help but call the Persian generals and Tayama Manchu family over and asked: "Is the Ming army coming?"

The two looked at each other and shook their heads:

"No, the spies said they saw them stationed near Xiaobang. It's been two days and they still have no intention of breaking out and attacking."

"strangeness!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu frowned, confused.

It is said that with such a good opportunity, the Ming army should fight quickly, but why there was no movement when the incident came. The Persian generals and Tianshan Manjia were also confused.

"Could they be out of ammunition?" Tianshan Manjia asked tentatively.

The Persian general shook his head: "No way. Their artillery fire was very intensive that day. It doesn't look like they are about to run out of ammunition."

Tianshan Manjia thought about it and felt the same.

However, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eyes lit up: "Not necessarily, maybe they have really run out of ammunition and are waiting for people from the Ming Dynasty to send it to them!"

The Persian righteous generals and Tian Shanman's family looked at him together, feeling doubtful.

"In this case, you immediately lead your troops and attack again! If they really run out of ammunition and lose their firearm advantage, we may not be able to defeat them!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said coldly.

The Persian general couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this: "Then what if they haven't exhausted it?"

"Then just withdraw it!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu didn't care.

The Persian general thought for a moment and thought so, so he nodded and agreed: "As you command!"

"Well, let's go!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu nodded.

General Bo Qiyi and Tianshan's entire family bowed, turned and left.

In the Ming army camp, Li Wei stood on the beach and looked into the distance where the sea and the sky met, his brows furrowed. According to his calculations, Wang Jinghong should have arrived yesterday. However, a day has passed and he still hasn't seen the slightest sign of a ship on the sea.

Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't agree with his strategy and didn't arrange for someone to deliver the baggage?
No, it has already reached this level. Zhu Yuanzhang is not a foolish king, so he and this navy must not be allowed to die in the Japanese country!

Just when Li Wei was feeling unsure, Lu Tang hurried over and said anxiously: "Master Marquis, it's not good, the scouts found that the Japanese have sent troops to attack again!"

Li Wei was startled, turned around and asked, "How far is it from us?"

"Twenty miles, maybe. It will be here around noon."

When Li Wei heard this, his expression suddenly became serious.

It seems that this Japanese is not simple. First, they expected him to attack Kyoto and deployed defenses on the coast in time. Now that he has only been stationed for two days, it seems that the other party has seen something fishy again.

At this juncture, the baggage has not been delivered yet. If they run out of ammunition during the battle with the Japanese, they will be in danger.

"Hey, let the soldiers board the ship first."

Li Wei said helplessly.

The safest approach now is to let the army board the ships immediately. However, if the Japanese occupy the coast after a long trip, the Ming army will have to land again.

The semi-crossing attack is still very useful. Even if the Ming army has the advantage of firearms, casualties are inevitable.

"Yes!"

Lu Tang didn't think so much. After hearing his words, he immediately accepted the order and left.

After his order was passed on, the army began to retreat to the ship, and Li Wei also led his people back to the ironclad ship.

Standing on the bow of the ship, he reluctantly used his binoculars to search for traces of the ship on the horizon over and over again, hoping that Wang Jinghong would arrive in time, but he failed to do so.

The two Persian Yi generals led their troops towards the Ming army's station. As they got closer and closer, their moods became tense.

"Are you saying that the Ming Army has really run out of ammunition as the general said?" Tianshan Manjia asked.

"You'll know once you try it," the Persian general said.

Tayama Mitsuki looked at the samurai around him and lowered his voice: "Did you notice? The general asked us to bring out this time are all those of us who protect the daimyo, and not a single soldier from the Ashikaga clan came!"

Bosi Yi stopped his body, looked around, and found that it was true.

"What do you think?" The Persian general couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, and approached him and asked.

"In my opinion, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also knew that he was defeated by the Ming army, so he sent us people out as cannon fodder while he himself conserved his strength!"

When the Persian general heard this, his eyes couldn't help but narrowed slightly.

Although they are the backbone of the shogunate, it is absolutely nonsense to say how loyal they are to the shogun.

When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu first took over as shogun, the two families returned troops to surround the shogunate, forcing him to get rid of Hosokawa Yoriyuki.

It's just that this young shogun, although he listened to them and dismissed Hosokawa Yoriyuki from his position as leader, he did not order him to be executed as they said. Instead, he created a constraint between them and Hosokawa Yoriyuki. trend.

Afterwards, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gradually grew up and showed extraordinary resourcefulness, so he took the opportunity to strengthen himself and gradually took these daimyo into his hands.

This time the Ming army was strong and the shogunate suffered heavy losses. It is not ruled out that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was worried that they would pose a threat and deliberately took the opportunity to weaken them.

Thinking of this, the Persian general immediately ordered the army to stop advancing and discussed it in detail with Tianshan Manjia.

If this is the case, then they have to protect themselves first.

The Ming army wanted to attack the shogunate. Even if they really wanted to invade Japan, that was everyone's business. They didn't have to be at the forefront...

Time passed and noon passed. However, the Ming army who had retreated to the ships did not see the Japanese attacking, so they couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Why didn't the Japanese come?" Li Wei was also a little confused.

Lu Tang scratched his head, he didn't know what was going on.

"How about I send a scout to investigate again?"

Li Wei frowned slightly, thought for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it, use the telescope to observe more, and tell me as soon as you see any traces of the Japanese."

"Yes!"

Lu Tang handed over his hand and turned to the other side, staring closely at the situation on the coast.

Li Wei, on the other hand, was still observing the sea intently, hoping to wait for the army's ships.

Time passed minute by minute in anxious waiting. The Japanese did not come, and neither did Wang Jinghong.

"It's so weird!"

Li Wei put down the telescope and muttered softly.

Now that it was getting dark and he was tired, he went back to the cabin and ordered several soldiers to take turns to continue searching.

In this strange situation, the Ming army and the Japanese led by the Persian generals faced off for a day at a distance of twenty miles.

The next day, as soon as it got dark, Li Wei ordered people to continue searching for traces of the ship, and Lu Tang was also on guard.

At noon, the officer in charge of the search finally hurried into the cabin: "General, there is a fleet coming from the sea!"

Li Wei, who was resting, woke up immediately when he heard the sound, hurriedly put on a robe and rushed out of the cabin.

"Where is it?" Li Wei asked as he took the telescope from the soldier's hand.

"There!"

The soldier pointed in one direction, and Li Wei immediately looked over with a telescope.

I saw many sails gradually rising on the sea in the distance, and ships of all sizes rose slowly, as if they were floating from the water.

Li Wei stared and observed, and after a long time, he finally vaguely saw the flag on the ship.

"It's our ship!" Li Wei was overjoyed and immediately shouted: "Quick, let the soldiers get off the ship and line up!"

Now that the additional ammunition has arrived, he no longer has to worry about anything. He just needs to land as soon as possible before the Japanese come!

Lu Tang, who was on the other side, reacted when he heard the sound and hurriedly gave the order.

Less than a day after the Ming army retreated to the ship, they swarmed from the ship to the shore again. Under Li Wei's urging, they quickly formed a formation to guard against a sudden Japanese attack.

However, his worries were unnecessary. Until the Ming army formed a complete formation, there was no sign of the Japanese.

Wang Jinghong's ship was getting closer and closer, and Li Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Now the Japanese country is destined to be destroyed! (End of chapter)