The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 709 Arrogant daimyo

Outside the capital of the King of Baekje, the Fusang army surrounded the capital, and it was impossible to get through.If you look down from the sky, you will see the banners stretching for dozens of miles, and the camps are layered on top of each other, which is quite spectacular.

Squads of soldiers from the Fusang Kingdom were attacking the head of the capital city, and the Baekje defenders on the head of the city were also fighting back desperately.

This invasion of North Korea was led by Tokugawa Hidetada himself. At this time, he was standing on a high ground outside the capital, surrounded by a group of personal guards and daimyo, pointing at the king with a telescope bought from an English businessman. Head to the capital to watch.

Tokugawa Hidetada is of medium height, with a pale complexion, long and narrow eyes, and a flat nose. He has the characteristics of a typical Fuso man.

However, with his height, compared to the group of personal guards and daimyo behind him, he is already considered outstanding.

The tragic offensive and defensive battles on the city wall did not change Tokugawa Hidetada's expression. After watching for a while, he put down the binoculars and said, "What's happening with the Ming army?"

A daimyo behind hurriedly said: "General, according to the spies' reports, the main force of the Ming army is still stationed near the Koguryo King's capital and is not moving. Moreover, we have a large army watching them. If they make any movement, we will definitely be noticed."

Tokugawa Hidetada pondered for a moment, puzzled, and said, "What the hell is the Ming army doing? Are they really going to watch us take this Baekje king capital? Looks like he's invincible?"

A daimyo said disdainfully: "I think the so-called invincibility is something that the Ming people boasted about themselves. As the suzerain of the three kingdoms of Korea, they can't even protect their own vassal state. Let our Fusang army go all the way like a broken bamboo, surrounded Once the Baekje King is taken, even the Silla King will be taken in a few days. It must be that the Ming army is afraid of the power of my Fusang army and is afraid to fight."

The other Mings all echoed: "What Ueno Mamoru said is very true, Your Excellency, I don't think there is any need for us to make any feints at all. Why don't we just take down the Baekje King Capital in one go, and let us Fusang soldiers have a good time?" It’s not in vain for us to come here.”

"That's right. Although the men in North Korea are weak, the women are very docile. They are more flavorful than our Fusang women. My heart is itching when I say it."

The daimyo's words struck a chord, and everyone else laughed out loud, obscenely and insolently.

"Hmph, a group of arrogant idiots." Tokugawa Hidetada looked at the appearance of these daimyos, feeling contemptuous in his heart.

"My lords, don't underestimate the enemy. Don't forget that the Da Ming army at this time is not the same as before, and it is completely different. The reason why Jiang Chuan was able to unify the Zhongzhou Continent in just two years is because of what you despise. An army. The destruction of those pirates who have been at sea for decades is the best proof."

Tokugawa Hidetada told the truth.Although the Fusang Kingdom is unified in name, it is not a true centralized system like that of Ming Dynasty, but more like a federal system in the West.

Although these daimyos swore allegiance to their Tokugawa family, they still have a lot of power in their hands, so they don't obey Tokugawa Hidetada's words on weekdays, and even often obey them.

In this invasion of North Korea, it was he who tempted these people with various benefits so that they could gather troops to support him.

Speaking of it, Tokugawa Hidetada's real purpose is to use this invasion of North Korea to further enhance and consolidate his prestige, and at the same time take the opportunity to weaken the strength of these daimyos, so as to realize his opportunity to truly unify Fusang.

Tokugawa Hidetada has always yearned for and admired the culture of China, including the political system, literature, art of war, martial arts, food and daily life, etc. Almost everything is the object of his envy.

Of course, what he yearns for most is to build Fusang into a highly centralized and unified empire like Ming Dynasty. This is his greatest wish as well as their Tokugawa family.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty kept his word and everyone surrendered. If someone dared to contradict him like these guys, it would be normal to drag him out and chop him up.

But he, Tokugawa Hidetada, couldn't do this. If he did, it would very likely cause the coalition army that was finally assembled to fall apart.

Therefore, although he was angry in his heart, he still had to persuade these people with good words.

But these daimyos still didn’t take his words seriously. A daimyo who was taller than Tokugawa Hidetada by a head, combed the hair bun unique to Fuso samurai, and had two swords, one long and one short, said disdainfully:

"Using the words of the people of Ming Dynasty, the general is to increase the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige. Is it a great achievement to destroy some pirates? They are nothing more than some pirates, and they have not been beaten at all. If it were the samurai of our Yoshinoya Those pirates who fought in the same way were defeated. If the Ming army dares to come, I am willing to lead our Yoshino family's army to lead the battle and make the first contribution to the general."

A trace of murderous intent flashed in Tokugawa Hidetada's eyes, his expression turned aside, but it quickly disappeared again.

This Ming was called Yoshino Taro, and he was the one who sent the most troops this time, with a total of 1 people, so he was a little rebellious on weekdays, relying on his large number of troops, he often contradicted Tokugawa Hidetada.

"Yoshino Daimyo is a well-known samurai in Fuso, and those pirates are certainly not our opponents. However, there are no worthy warriors under the fame, so we should try to be more cautious." Tokugawa Hidetada said with a half-smile.

Because of the arrogance and rudeness of Yoshino and others, Tokugawa Hidetada lost interest in watching the battle and took the lead to walk down the mountain.

As soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, a fast horse came to report that they had spotted a small group of troops from the Ming army spying about twenty miles north of this place.

This news made everyone clamor, and many people rushed to fight.

The smooth progress since the landing has already made these big names inflated, and the previous cautiousness has long since evaporated. Everyone can't wait to see the Ming army make great achievements early.

Tokugawa Hidetada's eyes flickered, and after pondering for a while, he looked at Yoshino Daimyo who contradicted him just now, and said with a smile: "Yoshino Daimyo is an incomparable hero, please take your warriors to destroy this Ming army and prove it The bravery of our Fusang warriors."

Yoshino didn't realize that Tokugawa Hidetada was using him as a touchstone or a victim, he slapped himself on the chest arrogantly, pulled out the small sword and waved it twice, and said loudly: "Please wait for our Yoshinoya warriors to make contributions. I will use the head of the Ming general to prove the glory of our Yoshinoya."

After speaking, he bowed to Tokugawa Hidetada, then turned and left to rectify the army.

(End of this chapter)