Short video spoiler history: The beginning of modern warfare

Chapter 172 Surrender
Although Ashigi Toshimitsu was young, he knew that the information must have been leaked. Could it be that Imagawa Sadayo and the others had leaked the information? It was unlikely, as the time was too early. If he wanted to deal with them before coming back, he couldn't arrive at this time, which meant that everything was a conspiracy!
At this time, the Ashikaga family was blocked by the army in Kyoto City, the city wall had been breached, and the Ashikaga family and the emperor's lineage were in danger of being overthrown at any time.

Thinking of this, he no longer cared about the people in the city and hurriedly gave the order, "Gather the city defense troops and prepare to break out!"

"General, don't worry!" Kanrei (butler) Hosokawa Yoriyuki stopped the young Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. As the second-in-command of the Muromachi shogunate, he was the only one who had the courage and insight to remain calm in this critical moment.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki said quickly: "The enemy's firepower is fierce and their morale is high. Breaking through by force will only lead to the most violent siege. The best plan now is to avoid their attack and find out the enemy's whereabouts and purpose before making any plans!"

That being said, the enemy started bombarding the city gate with artillery, which clearly showed that they had ill intentions.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Hosokawa Yoriyuki and a group of soldiers who were squatting in the corner of the collapsed wall suddenly realized after being reminded that the enemy's artillery power and number of people were several times greater than theirs, and the possibility of successfully breaking through was too low.

Even the walls couldn't withstand the bombardment of those artillery, let alone people.
"Butler Hosokawa, who can do this?"

Hosokawa Yoriyuki looked at the faces of all the guards one by one, and saw that they all lowered their heads and looked tense, so he said helplessly: "I'll go!"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gritted his teeth. Hosokawa Yoriyuki was the second-in-command of the Muromachi shogunate and his ally. When he ascended the throne at a young age, it was Hosokawa Yoriyuki who helped him to secure his position. Therefore, he was a little hesitant at this time: "But, these bastards attacked the city right away. It is obvious that they have bad intentions!"

Hosokawa Yoriyuki looked at the tall but childish general in front of him, feeling relieved, but he had to stand up at this moment, "General, if the enemy is the Ming army, according to their etiquette, the two armies will not kill the envoys when fighting, so I, as an envoy, will not have any personal safety issues."

"I will try my best to buy you some time, and use this time to quickly organize the replacement of the troops in the city. By then, whether it is peace or war, we will have the confidence."

"Okay, be careful!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu clenched his fists. They had basically confirmed the other party's origins, and now the envoys were just a cover for negotiations. Then he ordered his confidants to organize the rotation of guards and the soldiers who were scared away.

On the other side, when Xu Da heard his personal soldiers report that Japanese pirates with white flags raised in their hands were approaching, he ordered them to stop firing their artillery! Today's ironmaking technology is still not that good. After just a short period of high intensity, the gun barrel can't hold up. If it continues, it may explode. Fortunately, the other side sent people to negotiate.

"Who are you? Tell me your name!" Xu Da shouted without waiting for Hosokawa Yoriyuki to speak.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki's heart was pounding at the shout. He looked up and saw that the opponent's general was staring at him with a hostile look, and the chill from his body pressed down on him.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki himself was a military man and was now almost fifty years old. He had fought in many battles, big and small, in his life, but none of the many generals he had seen had as much murderous aura as the man in front of him, so he was also frightened.

However, he was well-informed after all, and knew that this was just a trick of the other party. After sorting out his thoughts, he accused in Japanese: "How dare this thief attack Kyoto? If you know what's good for you, get out of here right away. Otherwise, hmph!"

He said it several times, and then glared at generals such as Xu Da and Liao Yongzhong, making them so angry that they started cursing.

Xu Da sneered and asked his personal soldiers to call up the translator, saying, "I can't understand your language. Replace it with someone who can speak Ming language. Otherwise, you don't have to come out. I will kill you myself!"

The translator hunched his neck and translated it again.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki sighed inwardly, it was indeed the Ming Dynasty, so he pulled himself together and changed his tone to the Ming Dynasty language to accuse: "The Central Plains and our Yamato Kingdom have been on good terms for a thousand years. The Ming Dynasty was founded not long ago. Although the two countries have not established diplomatic relations, they have also had friendly exchanges. How dare this evil person pretend to be the Ming Dynasty army? Are you tired of living?"

Xu Da looked at him carefully and said, "Don't you know why the Ming navy came here? You have the guts to invade the Ming territory but don't have the guts to admit it? If you can only talk nonsense like this, then you don't have to go back!"

The bodyguards beside him raised their arm-length muskets. With a 'bang' sound, Hosokawa Yoriyuki's ears suddenly started ringing, as if he had lost his hearing. He lowered his head and stared blankly at the white flag he had just held in his hand. It had been shattered by the bullets from the musket and fell to the ground.

The flagpole was broken in the middle. As the gunshots rang out, wood chips exploded, some of which splashed onto my waist, causing me great pain.

In an instant, he involuntarily took a few steps back, cold sweat pouring down his back, ".Ahem, let's talk it over!"

"Go back and tell your general and emperor that your Yamato country has always been ambitious and despicable, and has never given up its intention to destroy our Central Plains. Not only have you been invading our southeastern territory for decades, but you also killed our Ming people in the coastal areas years ago. Now you dare to start a dispute and invade our Ming. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has been tolerant many times, but you have scorned us!"

"Now, my Ming Dynasty's 200,000 naval forces are ready to cross the sea and seek justice at any time. I will give you one stick of incense to consider. Either your generals and emperors leave the city and surrender, or I will personally enter the city tonight to take their heads!"

"see a visitor out!"

After Xu Da finished speaking, he walked away. Although he did not have a naval force of 200,000, he did have a large army.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki was still shouting, trying to call Xu Da back, but was stopped. He saw a man walking towards him with a bright smile on his face and holding a stick of incense.

Hosokawa Yoshiyuki was just about to get closer to him, but he saw that man had his back to the commander, as if he was afraid of being seen, then he bared his two big front teeth and secretly pinched off a large piece of incense, while the personal guards beside him did not look away, just stopped him from getting close.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki: "Hey, are you blind?"

The guard raised the long gun in his hand: "!"

The man took out the fire starter calmly, blew a few times, and lit the incense after blowing out the fire: "Throwing a tantrum? That also counts for time~"

After saying that, he did not forget to blow on the incense in his hand.
Hosokawa Yoriyuki: “.”

"This is too much!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was so angry that he pounded the wall, "Damn Ming pigs, I will crush them to death sooner or later!"

The personal soldiers standing by were also filled with indignation. They were being humiliated by such an empire for no reason. They all wanted to rush out and perish together with the enemy.

In order to maintain unity, Hosokawa Yoriyuki concealed a large amount of information that only the high-ranking officials of the shogunate and the emperor knew, so he was able to unite the samurai at this time.

Just as he was thinking about it, a personal guard brought a panting eunuch over and said, "General, the Emperor asked me to..."

Seeing that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was still going crazy, Hosokawa Yoriyuki was worried that he would say something he shouldn't, so he secretly took the eunuch aside, told him some basic information, and asked him to reply.
"General, now is not the time to be angry!"

"Deacon, what should we do next?"

"The enemy is powerful, and they only rely on artillery and long guns. But they are isolated and deep in the enemy's territory, without any supplies of weapons, food and grass, just like a tree without roots and water without a source. The 200,000 naval forces their commander mentioned are just bluffing. We only need to hold the city and wait until the troops from all directions come to the capital to defend the king, and then we can turn defeat into victory."

"What the deacon means is, "Fight in the streets and use time and numbers to wear them down!!"

"Okay! Pass the order down."

A series of orders such as moving artillery, treating the wounded, stopping the fire, repairing artillery and city walls were passed down in an orderly manner. In addition, some people comforted the people and took them to hide in the city.

If nothing unexpected happens, fierce battles and street fights will break out in Kyoto City!
On the other side, Liao Yongzhong held the burnt incense in one hand and rubbed his cheeks with the other hand. He found Xu Da and said, "The time has come. It seems that they do not intend to surrender."

With the telescope, every move under the city of Kyoto was under Xu Da's control. However, Xu Da was leisurely at this time, stretching his hand in the air as if he was feeling something.

"We have come from afar. Kyoto City has a large population, so street fighting is their best option."

Liao Yongzhong threw away the incense in his hand. They had also deduced this situation before, so he urged: "Commander, give the order!"

Xu Da nodded and said, "Unfortunately, the wind is not strong enough, but it is enough!"

"Air team, attack!"

As Xu Da's orders were given, the hot air balloons were lit one by one within the time of an incense stick, and the filled hot air balloons slowly took off into the sky. With the modifications made by the Science Department, these hot air balloons were able to control their direction and speed.

Although it was a bit slower, this is why Xu Da said it was a pity that the wind was not strong enough.

"Remember, brothers, pick up the brightest lamp and burn it!" Liao Yongzhong warned in a loud voice. His voice slowly came from the air, floating and vague.

Why pick the brightest one to burn?
Because it is the imperial palace, the shogunate, the royal nobles, and the residences of the wealthy. The brighter the lights, the more noble the status of the people inside.

Xu Da and others listened to the questions and answers coming from the air, but there was no smile on their faces. It was too difficult for them to kill all the Japanese pirates in the city with only 20,000 people, so they had to make such a sinister plan.

Because these 20,000 people cannot suffer too great a loss, they have another mission on their shoulders: to intercept and kill the Japanese troops that invade the southeastern border!

The incendiary bombs carried by the air squadron were enough to burn down half of Kyoto. After all, a little bit of dry wood can burn down an entire forest.
In the air, the hot air balloon that Liao Yongzhong was riding was leading the way. Each hot air balloon was equipped with five people. One person controlled the direction, one person was the guard, and three people were responsible for throwing incendiary bombs.
So outside Kyoto, when the two armies were fighting, everyone saw a strange sight. Hot air balloons similar in shape to the Kongming lanterns that symbolize "peace and prosperity" rose into the sky and floated towards Kyoto in rows. The rows of hot air balloons looked like immortals descending to the world. The people in Kyoto were stunned.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was stunned for three full seconds and then his whole body couldn't help but tremble.

Hosokawa Yoriyuki also fell into despair. It was a kind of frustration and powerlessness that only small countries have. If he had known this, why would he have provoked him? He remembered a poem he knew: "The east wind blows thousands of flowers at night. It blows down stars like rain."

The soldiers who were repairing the city wall were at a loss, not understanding what the Ming pigs were up to. Until they saw the brilliant fireballs falling like meteors, the fire in the city was raging.
The city fell into panic. The people hiding inside the city no longer had the thought to think about their burned homes. The huge fire was devouring everything at a terrifying speed.

The soldiers and civilians who had brought basins of water to put out the fire were all in despair. Many of them threw away the basins and sat on the ground, crying loudly.
"It's bad! Their target is the Emperor!" Someone shouted, but no one moved. The despair destroyed their faith and desire to escape. Some people ran out of the city regardless of the consequences, but the city gate was bombarded with artillery fire and loud speakers kept repeating: No one can come out unless the general and the Emperor surrender!

The twelve-year-old emperor stood at the highest point and watched the prosperous scene turn into a hellish one. Then dozens of incendiary bombs were thrown at him. Countless eunuchs, brothers and sisters in the palace died before he was rescued from the sea of ​​fire.

Therefore, when he saw Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and Hosokawa Yoriyuki, he could no longer hold back his tears.

Countless soldiers and civilians looked eagerly at Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
"Butler, let's surrender." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu saw nothing but red fire. He couldn't see further, but the noise, howling, and screaming were like a scene of the end of the world. This was the casualties that could be caused by just a small group of hundreds of hot air balloons.
The terrain of the entire Yamato Kingdom is very fragmented, so there are regions surrounding a number of main cities. These main cities are mainly made of the same wooden houses.
This war has come to an end.

Surrendering earlier might save the family, the emperor, the samurai force, and the people.
Hosokawa Yoriyuki opened his mouth and tried several times to stop the general from leaving the city gate. He was only nine years old when he was entrusted with his son.
The Imperial Palace in Jinling City, late Yin hour.

Several princes and the Xu brothers and sisters could not hold on any longer and were taken away to rest. Only Empress Ma and Mrs. Xie from the Duke of Wei's mansion were having breakfast, which was egg drop porridge.

Although it was a new year, both of them still looked a little sad and tired.

In the first half of the night, the two of them chatted about family matters and personal matters, while in the second half, they relied on needlework to keep themselves going. The reason they stayed up all night was simply because they were worried about their husbands.

"Have some egg drop porridge, it will nourish your stomach." Empress Ma had not rested all night, she could not sleep, even when she was lying in bed she would toss and turn. She had never seen such a big scene from Chongba, it was clear that the situation was really a bit ugly.

She didn't ask, but she couldn't do nothing, so she could only do something silently behind the scenes.

Xie thanked them. The egg drop porridge was cooked by the two of them together. Although she had no appetite, she still drank some to avoid worrying the Queen.

The two were drinking porridge in silence when two grown men rushed in from outside. They were Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat surprised to see Xie still there, and hurriedly said, "No need to be polite!"

Then he couldn't help but say, "We won! Girl, we won!"

"Tian De is leading the Japanese emperor and generals back to Nanjing, and he also sank the Japanese pirates' treasure ship on the way."

Hearing this, Xie couldn't help but pat her chest with her hand and let out a long sigh: "As long as you are safe!"

Empress Ma was also delighted to let the two sit down and presented them with a bowl of porridge: "Happy New Year, I hope you return safely."

This fact was so hidden that even she didn't know about it until the 29th day of the lunar year. The officials in the Secretariat and the Ministry of War knew everything from the beginning to the end, and they probably stayed up all night on New Year's Day. The people in other departments, the lower-ranking ones, probably didn't even know about it.
Empress Ma thought of this and blamed him again, saying, "Chongba, you are the same. Why didn't you keep Prime Minister Hu and the others for breakfast before going back?"

"Don't worry, sister. We have already made arrangements for this matter."

Queen Ma said nothing more after hearing this, but ordered some snacks and breakfast to be served.
In Jinling City, newsboys had already spread the news of the Japanese invasion throughout the streets and alleys.

Countless people who had just stood up cursed at the title and felt sorry for their fellow countrymen who were suffering, but they fell silent again after reading it.
Those Japanese pirates were chased to the sea and sunk by our army that was well prepared?

(End of this chapter)