Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 583
Human beings are the most spectacular, the greatest, and the most miserable, sad, tragic, despicable, shameless, evil, and even contain all emotions. Could it be war? A Greek philosopher once said that the biggest difference between humans and animals is , human beings will unite and fight, and the most powerful beast is just fighting alone.

In the East, this theory is also common. On Shikoku Island, an unprecedentedly powerful team is rolling forward.

Although I despise the character of Little Japan, I have to admit that the samurai group is still extremely powerful. Otherwise, this nation would not be able to dominate the Japanese archipelago for thousands of years, defeating other barbarians that once spread all over the Japanese archipelago, and the samurai group is known as the eternal world The one emperor has been suspended for more than 600 years.

After defeating Zheng Jun, this powerful army, which is rare even in the history of the shogunate, quickly landed in Awa. The Japanese warriors with various family emblems and flags hanging around their necks, and the forest of Japanese big guns and steel shining like a cold light, just in terms of numbers, this army is enough to be daunting.

Moreover, its prestige does not seem to be inferior to its numbers. Just one hour after landing, Kawashima Castle, an important town in the northwest of Shikoku Island, has fallen into the hands of the samurai.

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi went to Korea, claiming to conquer the Tang Dynasty in one go, he once hung 36 samurai family crest banners behind his back, symbolizing that he ruled the 36 most powerful samurai in Japan. The general has learned, and now there are 72 family crests hanging behind Tokugawa Iemitsu's big banner, which almost includes all the tribes under the rule of the shogunate. Against the background of the flag, Iemitsu's height of 1.5 meters seems to It also looks taller.

"The general's martial arts will last forever! Just one battle in Awaji will make Ming Kou frightened. The recovery of the four countries and the peace of the world are just around the corner!"

To be a good samurai, one must not only be brave and good at fighting, but also be good at flattering the master. Seeing the Tokugawa family's big banner with three-leaf sunflower pattern slowly hanging over Kawashima Castle, old Nakasai Tadakatsu couldn't help smiling, holding his fists Like Tokugawa Iemitsu congratulating the past, followed closely by other bigwigs who kept laughing and flattering, the war went so smoothly, Tokugawa Iemitsu seemed to be somewhat complacent, stroking his hands Those two tendrils stared obsessively at the shamrock-patterned flag with sickly eyes, and then nodded emphatically after a while.

"Amaterasu, the God of God, protects you. I, Yamato, are fighting bravely. The Ming invaders will naturally be defeated. However, the Ming invaders are also a big country. It is not time to take it lightly. You should use the autumn wind to sweep away the fallen leaves and wipe out the last stronghold of the Ming invaders in one fell swoop. Exterminate the Ming invaders just like how the ancestors drove out the Yuan soldiers!"

"Hay!"

Everyone agreed, and a large group of bannermen riding 1.2-meter Japanese horses shook off their whips and joined the rolling forward army. Looking at his invincible samurai army, the pride on Tokugawa Iemitsu's face became even stronger. point.

And what makes these warriors even more proud is their popularity, not only Chinese teachers who pay attention to benevolence and righteousness are famous, but also the Japanese country. The Japanese lined the road to welcome them as if they saw the savior.

Song Qingshu made them miserable, all the food was confiscated, not a grain of millet was left for them, as for the chickens and dogs they raised, there was not even a hair left, a large number of Japanese people were confiscated to build In the walled city, people have to do a lot of hard labor every day without enough food. For hundreds of years, the Awa people have never welcomed the shogunate army like they do now.

Although the only shortcoming is that there is no food pot and pulp, the Ming army transported all the food away. Up to now, the townspeople who repaired Kawashima Castle have not had breakfast, and they are all hungry and emaciated.

Hearing the voices of these townspeople saying that the general's martial arts will last forever, Tokugawa Iemitsu became even more self-inflated, and ordered to use military rations for relief almost without a hole.

However, when the people's livelihood was overjoyed and they all praised General Renwu together, disharmonious voices came.

"General, you ordered to march to Dakoban Mountain City with all your strength?"

Riding on a Japanese horse, the naval pioneer who had just shined brightly, Honda, was holding the three famous Japanese guns passed down from his ancestors, and ran over in a hurry, passed through the layers of tents, and entered He knelt down on the ground in great anxiety.

"That's right, our hall has indeed issued an order. Ming people are arrogant, trying to destroy the foundation of our shogunate and mess up our world. At this time, it is time to go all out and destroy it in the sea. To help Hachiro, you also have to help this hall. Haha, you are worthy of Honda Tachu Son of Lord Sheng, we call you the General of the Third Pioneer Army, and we will now ask for the Great Gaoban Mountain City for our hall!"

The third army is almost all Edo children, the core of the Tokugawa family, and the position is the most front, and the name is not called directly, but the short name, it can be seen that Tokugawa Iemitsu Masahiro Honda held it very seriously, but before he could finish laughing, the admiral had already slammed his half-bald head to the ground.

"General, please hold off on marching your troops to obtain them. The general just got the news that the Ming bandits assembled a large number of black ships with extremely powerful firepower. General Iidaguang, who defeated the Ming bandits and Zheng bandits yesterday, lost nearly half of his main ships. Tomorrow Kou's warships are overwhelming the sea, surrounded by the heroic General Yi Daguang, fighting to the death like a Susano in the wind and waves, killing and injuring thousands of Ming bandits, but still unable to catch them, had to be defeated, general, such a powerful Ming bandit is here On the other side, it is really inappropriate to attack aggressively!"

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Black ship is the Japanese name for the Western ship. Although they despise the Westerners as Nanman, the Japanese still care about the technology brought by the Westerners. After hearing about this, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help but move forward solemnly. He leaned forward, and immediately shook his head with emotion.

"Ming pirates are so rampant, it seems that the shogunate will have to build a navy in the future, and also purchase black ships. Go back and ask Sakai Tadakatsu to contact those Dutch people."

"General, but now!"

After thinking about it, Honda knelt on the ground anxiously and kowtowed: "Please suspend the advance of the troops, first deal with the Ming bandit navy, and deal with them, and then defeat the Ming bandits and Changzong's rebels in one fell swoop with the force of Mt. Fuji." Thieves, it’s not too late! Otherwise, there will be disasters befalling us in the end!”

However, these words made Tokugawa Iemitsu's face darken, and he scolded angrily: "Absurd, there are many mountains in Tosa, and the people's customs are stubborn. The Nagamune clan colluded with the Ming bandits, and they must fight stubbornly. They marched one day later. Tosa's defense will be even stricter, and this hall does not want this battle to be like the battle of Odawara."

"It's not just a navy, how about taking my 25 troops?"

The mood was just poured with cold water, and Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help getting angry, and he yelled loudly, and Honda Masori bowed his head in fear again, but after all, he just made a contribution, and Tokugawa Iemitsu is not good either. He gave the Fudai daimyo under his command a bad look, and after scolding him, his tone slowed down a bit.

"But you are also worried about the great cause of the shogunate. In that case, you continue to lead the navy to destroy the Ming Kou navy, so that's it, go down!"

"The last will obey!"

With a promise, Honda stood up with an ugly expression on his face, and stepped back.Outside the General’s Royal Pavilion, the Banners who had just heard the order sneered at Masamune Honda. Although Wa is an island country, agriculture can be the standard, and the navy can be regarded as the least valued branch of the army. With the samurai who fought, there were less than 2 people left in the navy, and a few and a half oarsmen could not fight at all. The samurai could only make meritorious service and increase the fiefdom if they led the third army. It is very likely that Zheng Ze will increase his fiefdom from [-] shi to [-] shi, but this great opportunity was wasted by him.

However, listening to the ridicule, the descendant of the former Tokugawa Four Heavenly Kings looked anxious, and went around in front of the shogun several times in a row, but finally did not bring up the courage, and went out lonely amidst the sneers of the general banner.

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Honda Zhengzheng's worries seemed to be a joke among the samurai army. After taking Kawashima Castle, the shogunate army marched surprisingly smoothly. The navy of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have evaporated, and did not dare to show its shadow at all.

It was not until the mountainous and rugged place of Tosana, the headquarters of Nagamune Gabu clan, that the shogunate army encountered some obstacles, and this obstacle did not come from the navy!
"Damn!!!"

(End of this chapter)