My Daming New Empire

Ashikaga Yoshichi's rule over Dongying is far less stable than that of the Ming royal family.Not to mention the opposition of Ashikaga Yoshinori, and the power of the emperor's family, just because of Japan's unique political model, he can't do whatever he wants in Japan.

Because the management of Dongying is actually equivalent to the vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, they are called Lingzhi countries in Dongying.

The previous emperors, including the current joint management of the shogunate and the emperor, only had leadership in name, and local power was still in the hands of the major names.

This is completely different from Ming Dynasty's centralized power system. As long as the central government's ability is weakened by Ming Dynasty, they will be able to create chaos in order to expand their power.

Although the Ming soldiers only attacked casually, due to the huge disparity in power balance, the huge gap between cold weapons and hot weapons, the two-hour attack still successfully captured a large area.

By mid-afternoon, the attacks had stopped again.The Ming army occupied a large area, and began to consolidate its occupied area, cleared all personnel, and centralized management of all prisoners.

In the process, more than 20 Japanese pirates who were originally from Osaka also entered the area controlled by the Japanese along with the Japanese rebellion.

The battle here is in the ascendant, and on the banks of the Yodo River, a commando team consisting of [-] Habayashi Guards, [-] Shenji Battalions, and [-] Japanese pirates has also assembled.

The main task of the Shenjiying was to go to the upper reaches of the Yodogawa River and seize the ships there, while Habayashi Wei and a thousand Japanese pirates, their goal was Kami Shibukawa, the headquarters of the Mongawa family a few miles away.

This is the Yodogawa district of Osaka in later generations, but in this era, the city limits of Osaka had not yet expanded to the west bank of the Yodogawa River.

Kami Shibukawa's guarding the throat of the Yodogawa River is equivalent to controlling the water lifeline between Kyoto and Osaka.This mother river, Kyoto and Osaka, connects the two cities. For Daming, Kami Shibukawa has always been a must.

Even if the Kadokawa family did not make a sneak attack, Da Ming would not let them, a family that occupies an important stronghold, deal with them now as it should be.

"Commander Zhao, in today's battle, we will rely more on Habayashi Guard."

Zhao Yongliang said with a slightly self-confident smile: "It is the duty of the Habayashi Guard to serve His Highness. Zhuang Qian does not need to worry about those Japanese pirates. I will specially leave 500 people to guard against them. Anyone who dares to run away will be killed." .”

Zhuang Jing glanced at Hayata Zaemon in the distance, and said with a low laugh: "The commander, please pay more attention to that Hayata Zaemon. If there is any sign of rebellion, he will be killed."

Of course Zhao Yongliang knew that Zhuang Jing wanted to evade Zaemon Hayata, but if Zaemon Haata didn't give him a chance, he couldn't do it, otherwise these pirates would lack the bond of cohesion.

They mutinied, the rebellion was a small matter, and it ruined His Royal Highness' plan, and Zhuang Jing and Zhao Yongliang would be irreparable for a hundred crimes.

Therefore, as long as Hayata Zaemon did not make a clear rebellious move, no one dared to attack him directly.

Zhao Yongliang laughed and said: "Don't worry, as long as he dares to make any changes, he will not be able to see the sun tomorrow."

In order to facilitate the quick action of the Shenji Battalion, all the flat-bottomed sand boats in the army were drawn out, and 2000 of them were carried upstream.

Today's Ming army lacks river boats and shallow-draft sea boats, and half an hour later, Habayashi Wei and a thousand Japanese pirates landed on the island and marched in the direction of Shenshichuan.

Liu Sheng inherited his father's position since he was a child, and became a member of the Hundred Guards of Yanshan. He experienced more than [-] battles, and was promoted to Governor of the Left Army and Marquis of Anyuan due to his military achievements.

His greatest contribution was the formation of the first firearms battalion in the history of the world and the training of thousands of gunners and musketeers.

But the master encountered a new problem. This time he went to sea, like all landlubbers, he suffered from severe seasickness.

During the whole march, he vomited all the time, throwing up everything he ate and drinking.

It wasn't until Dongpu that he gradually got used to it and recovered a little bit of energy.

Originally, he was still a little upset that Zhu Zhanji ranked Zheng He, an eunuch, ahead of him. He is now the Marquis of Anyuan, the governor of the left army governor's mansion, and he is slightly inferior to the navy commander Liu Jiang in terms of position, and his merits are not as good. to be higher.

Zheng He, the naval director, is a bit nondescript, but Zhu Zhanji recommended him as the deputy commander of the army, but he only got the title of marine commander, which is different from Yi Xin, the commander of the Second Fleet, and Zhu Zhen, the commander of the Third Fleet. at the same level.

Whether it is Yi Xin or Zhu Zhen, these people are far from him, how can such an arrangement convince him.

Originally, he was planning to get on with these people after getting on the boat, but he didn't expect that he collapsed as soon as he got on the boat. It took almost half a month before he gradually got used to it.

During this period, he also saw the navy's marching formation, including the way of fighting, which was very different from that of the army.Being able to become the most respected general in the army by Zhu Di and form the Ming Dynasty Artillery and Firearms Army, Liu Sheng is certainly not a person who only knows how to act recklessly.

Recently, he has been carefully observing the differences between the navy and the army and absorbing these essences.

And Zheng He's ability to dispatch troops also made him sincerely admire. These hundreds of ships stretched for dozens of miles, but he arranged them in an orderly manner.

Especially those ships that were carrying out blockade missions were thousands of miles away, but they integrated these scattered warships into the management system through the messenger ship, which was difficult even for himself.

It is also because of the buffer during the seasickness period that his arrogance has not been revealed. In addition, he is the oldest and the highest-ranking general, and the other generals treat him with courtesy, so he still gets along with the navy generals Listen to Harmony.

Now this group of naval generals, except for Liu Jiang, whether it is Yi Xin or Zhu Zhen, is only about forty.Zheng He, the oldest, was only 45 years old.

He has already seen that Zhu Zhanji deliberately arranged such a group of young and strong generals in order to lay the foundation for the navy. At least within 20 years, the navy's management system will be as stable as Mount Tai.

The more he saw clearly, the more he was in awe of Zhu Zhanji. Before he knew it, this grandson, who was not yet 20 years old, had already established a power in the army that was second only to the emperor.

From Zhang Fu, the Duke of England, to the Mu family of the Duke of Qian, to Zheng Heng, Xue Lu, including himself, they have all taken refuge in this grandson.

As well as his direct subordinates in the navy, Zhu Zhanji's power has far exceeded that of a grandson.

The prince who was loved by civil servants was also far inferior to His Royal Highness the grandson in terms of cultivating influence.

Just because of the emperor's support and the fact that these generals didn't present their votes, no one can criticize this.

At this time, he no longer had the idea of ​​stalking the admiral, and his anger was minor. If it destroyed the management system established by Taisun in the navy, then he might not be in the same boat.

He is also planning that when he returns to his teacher this time, he must find a way to arrange his eldest son Liu Pu with his grandson.It would be better if he could be assigned to the navy, so he couldn't bully these admirals at this time.

After the soldiers of the Two Thousand Divine Machine Battalion set off, he sat in front of the sand table and studied the defenses laid out by the Dongpu people there.

This battle was led by his most trusted lieutenant, Feng Baoqi. Although this man could not be called brave in combat, he had many strategies and a broad vision.

In this battle, there were only a few hundred samurai guarding the ships on the Japanese side, and even if civilian husbands were included, the number was only two thousand.Therefore, it is easy for the Shenji Battalion to win. The key is to protect these ships while winning.

Only with these ships can the Ming Fleet gain an operational advantage in Japan's inland offensive.

"Marshal, Your Highness has summoned you."

As the commander of the first army, Liu Sheng certainly has his own flagship. Although he is willing to get closer to Zhu Zhanji, even if he is on the same boat as Zhu Zhanji, he may not be able to see Zhu Zhanji often.

Being the boss on his own ship is much more comfortable than seeking a place to live on Zhu Zhanji's flagship, so most of the time, Liu Sheng still lives on his own ship.

Liu Sheng looked up at the lieutenant Yan Fanlin and asked, "Do you know why?"

"This Highness never said anything, but the generals and generals of the flagship of the humble Guanzhu are all at ease, and it should not be for war."

Liu Sheng said with a smile: "If you use firecrackers against big swords, if the battle is still urgent, then the leading generals should be beheaded."

Since it was summoned by the grandson, no matter whether there was something urgent or not, Liu Sheng did not dare to be careless, so he ordered a boat to be prepared and went to the main flagship.

Compared with the tense battles on the shore and the white smoke rising everywhere, there is a peaceful atmosphere around the flagship located two or three miles away in the bay.

Zhu Zhanji was not wearing a military uniform, but just wearing a loose and soft uniform, sitting in front of the map of Osaka, and listening to several spies of the Jinyiwei report to him information about various places in Osaka.

Because of the existence of these spies, the army's attack can be more targeted and more efficient.

A group of secretaries held the pencil invented by Taisun one by one, and wrote down their reports.Finally, the Department of Information and Information will summarize the information and register it as official information.

Seeing Liu Sheng enter the cabin, without waiting for Liu Sheng to salute, Zhu Zhanji laughed and said: "You don't need to be too polite, Marquis Anyuan, just come and sit next to me. Now the war is going smoothly according to the scheduled plan. In your spare time, listen to It’s also interesting that they talk about exotic customs.”