Plane Travel Guide

"Did you lose? How do you know?"

"Is it really defeated? The shogunate dispatched an army of more than 10!"

"I don't know if Guo Shoujun heard about it, but the general seems to have suffered a disastrous defeat on the front line!"

"I heard that it's not the usual defeat in a joint battle, but a devastating collapse that almost wiped out the entire army!"

"How could this happen? The general gathered all the elite forces protecting the daimyo in western Japan to form the coalition! The samurai from Hokuriku, Koshin, Echigo, Kanto, Dongkai and other countries are all famous for their skill in fighting. Where!" Plane Travel Guide 1491

In just one night, almost everyone in Kyoto knew that the shogun Ashikaga Yoshitake led an army of 10 to expedition to Izumi, but he was defeated by the Ming army in the battle at Qiyueling.

Not to mention the turmoil in the capital at this time, the royal family and officials who have been eager to move since the reunification of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, how can they hold back after learning such news?Konoe's actions and words immediately began to cooperate vertically and horizontally.

There is also a nail buried in Kyoto by the Ouchi family. After learning the news of the battle that day, he immediately sent it back to the East Japanese Allied Army who was marching on Sanyo Road. At least there should be enough reference.

After the news came out, many shrines and temples suddenly moved around more frequently, and they were extremely busy at night.

Even the shogunate stayed in Kyoto to enforce law and order, and felt a little uneasy in their hearts. They even relaxed the control of Kyoto's interior at this critical point in time, and began to turn a blind eye.This time Ashikaga Yoshichi came out, but brought out most of the elite forces of the shogunate army.If the rumors are correct, then the ruling foundation of the shogunate may be considered to have been shaken this time.

In the chaos, Yamana Ryuichi, who released the news, was in an unusually happy mood. By the way, he also contacted several guys who were a little vacillating before, and this time he got an almost completely positive answer.

"Shanming-kun, I have thought carefully about what you said last time, and I can give you a satisfactory answer now. If the Ming Dynasty's imperial court enters the army, my family will definitely support it!"

"Yes, Mr. Shan Ming, the Youfang family also has the same attitude. It is our common wish to support the just measures of the Ming court!"

"I don't know if Mr. Shanming can give some good words in front of the national teacher? The whole family is full of followers of his old man!"

"Hehehe, don't be like this, everyone! Many things have not been settled yet, and the National Teacher really doesn't have time to pay attention to these trivial matters. Maybe in the future, we need to further communicate with each other."

"As long as Master Guoshi says a word, the Jingji family can hand over all the power and power that can be used. Whenever necessary, the Jingji family can use at least 270 main combat forces. Even if I am here, I will go to battle in person."

"Our Yae family can draw more than 180 people, and if necessary, we can add at least 30% of the manpower."

"There are also 210 members of Langu's family who can be pulled out to fight at any time, even if they are all killed, there is absolutely no problem."

Shanming Longyi was very happy to see these people offered to send manpower under his command, and he didn't even care about the casualties at all, as long as they could serve Daming or Master Guoshi.

Putting it all together and doing a little calculation, he was able to pull out a team of thousands of people at a critical moment.This force may not be a big deal in peacetime, but it can be of great use at the moment when people are panicking, and can even control the city gate and the inner city.

As far as he knows, the total strength of the shogunate army left by Ashikaga Yoshitoshi in Kyoto is only more than 3 people.The enforcement of law and order at this moment is already in a state of confusion, and more than 1000 people may not be able to control the overall situation.The only thing that needs to be careful is the palace.I heard that Konoe Xingyan is also contacting everywhere, and they must not be allowed to take the lead.

However, when Yamana Ryuichi was about to loudly gather the representatives of various families to issue an order, he saw a confidant rushing in with small steps and directly approaching him, and said cautiously: "My lord, the general has entered the city!"

Ashikaga Yoshimochi led 16 riders back shortly after dawn, and no matter how hard he tried to cover up his sad image, he couldn't completely cover it up.If it was said that the news about the defeat of the shogunate coalition forces was still dubious, it was confirmed immediately after he returned.

There is no doubt that the shogunate coalition forces have suffered a disastrous defeat. No matter how calm Ashikaga Yoshichi is, he cannot explain the fact that there are only 16 cavalry left around him.The huge capital suddenly fell into a panic.Plane Travel Guide 1491

Ashikaga Yoshichi was not willing to admit defeat. After a night of deep thinking on the way back, he had already considered it maturely: the Ming army might be okay in field battles, but it was obviously not good at siege and hand-to-hand combat.As long as the shogunate defends the city, it can completely kill the enemy in large numbers.

"Hino Matsudaira, Miyoshi Masaki, and Uchida Hiroshi, the three of you immediately gather all the forces in the castle and prepare for the cage!" Ashikaga Yoshichi regained at least some of his confidence after running all night: "Tell me, how much more can we gather now?" troops?"

"My lord, there are still 3 troops left in our army in Kyoto Prefecture. If we have enough time to mobilize, we can gather at least 7 troops again within seven days at most."

"Well, that's good. I think it's easy to squeeze out three days. If the Ming army wants to come and attack Kyoto, they must at least pass through many towns such as Ruojiang Castle, Takaya Castle, Yao Castle, Iimori Castle, and Ibaraki Castle. , how can you come here so soon?"

"Hey Yi! What the lord said is true. The defenders of Ruojiang City and Fansheng City alone are enough to hold on for more than a month."

"That's right! The enemy wants to run for hundreds of miles overnight, how is that possible? Cage battles are not so easy!" The implication is, of course, that I am very proud that I can run hundreds of miles overnight. return.

He has been in the position of general for more than ten years, not to mention intrigues and intrigues, he has fought dozens of times, and he has tasted both failure and victory. Ashikaga Yoshichi will not be easily lost and continue. fighting spirit!

But at this moment, he also thought of the most important person around him: "Quickly, quickly find Master Dongchuan Yuji for me. The success or failure of the shogunate is at stake. How can there be no Master Dongchuan sitting beside the general?"

But as soon as the general finished speaking, he saw someone with a small surname rushing in from the outside, bowing and proclaiming: "My lord, Dongchuan Youci, please see me!"

"Hahaha, as expected of Yuji-kun, he is always there when I need him the most. Quick, quick, please come in!" As if remembering something just now, Ashikaga Yoshichi has already got up quickly, After straightening his clothes, he took the initiative to greet him: "No, you stop here! I should greet you in person to express my disrespect for my previous behavior."

As soon as he walked out of the main entrance, Ashikaga Yoshichi saw the familiar figure of Yuji Higashikawa standing under the early morning mist, with the dewdrops of the summer morning still hanging on his face and body, but he couldn't see it in his expression for a long time. The decadent look from earlier was gone.

"Tomoji-kun!" Ashikaga Yoshimochi saw the left and right hands by his side all the time, and then he remembered how much he relied on the talent of this ghostly military adviser.To a large extent, he was able to make it to this day thanks to Dongchuan Yuji.

"My lord?!" Dongchuan Youci almost saw him immediately, and quickly walked up to him and bowed: "My lord, who has a body of ten thousand gold, has suffered this time!"

"Where is it? I was so arrogant last time that I didn't adopt Mr. Yuji's good words, so I suffered a disastrous defeat. It is completely retribution from the heavens!" Ashikaga Yoshichi quickly helped the former number one strategist in the shogunate, Man said sincerely: "However, I have realized my mistake, and I made a special trip to ask Youci-jun for advice, and I hope Youci-jun will put aside the past and give me advice!"

The two sides exchanged pleasantries for a while, and soon came to the inner room and got into the main topic: "May I ask the general about the details of this battle?"

Faced with Higashikawa Yuji's questioning, although Ashikaga Yoshichi was unwilling to recall that nightmare, he still tried to state it to him in an objective manner.Such a familiar scene could easily bring back his memories of that year.

At that time, he had just ascended to the position of general, and he was faced with a myriad of problems. It was every time he made a statement to Yuji Higashikawa in this way, and finally got one wonderful plan after another, solving the problems of the shogunate. Faced with one problem after another.

Today, it was the same scene again, how could he not be filled with emotion?Hope this time, it can be as successful as before.

As a result, I didn't expect Dongchuan Yuji to frown immediately after listening to Ashikaga Yoshichi's description, and the wrinkles on his forehead became deeper and deeper, and even his eyes were deeply sunken in it.

After a long time, seeing Higashikawa Yuji still frowning and thinking without saying a word, Ashikaga Yoshichi inevitably became a little anxious.But he also knew that this matter was no small matter, and now was definitely not a good time to bother and urge him, so he had to wait quietly.

"I don't know how the Lord is going to deal with the current situation?" Finally, after the long exam, Higashikawa Yuji asked the first question, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Ashikaga Yoshichi.

"Uh, although our army was defeated in the joint battle, it's not that we don't have the power to fight. I'm going to ask Ahong and the others to gather an army and prepare for the battle of the cage city. Using our army's local advantages, it will eventually consume far away The coming Ming army.” Plane Travel Guide 1491

Dongchuan Yuji did not mention whether it was right or wrong, but continued to ask: "My lord, does anyone think that the Ming army's cage battle is a weakness?"

"I admit that the enemy army is good at field battles, but that kind of strange weapon doesn't seem to be able to penetrate the city wall? If our army sticks to the city, the enemy's long-range attack power will be useless!"

"My lord! If you prepare this way, then you will never make a comeback!"

"Huh? If you say that, then from Yuji-kun's point of view, what should I do?"

"My lord, if you want to save your life, there is only one way according to my subordinates: bind your hands, carry the thorns on your back, and go to the Master of the Ming Army to plead guilty! The attitude must be sincere and sincere, and there must be no dissatisfaction in the slightest." Congratulations."

"Nani?"

(Special thanks: book friend "Runny Toad" for supporting me! ps: I wish all book friends a happy new year, and the Year of the Snake will make everything go smoothly~)