The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Hyogotsu changed owners.

The battle only lasted an hour and ended.

The main reason is that the combat qualities of the soldiers on both sides are not at the same level at all.

The 10,000 soldiers led by Tang Hao this time were the best of the best selected from the six major armies of the Beijing Army. They were all elite soldiers made by the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao with real gold and silver. On weekdays, they only The training required does not require any servitude like before.

Because of this, after years of training, these elite soldiers who are well-fed, well-clothed and well-sleeped are all tall and powerful. They are embarrassed to be called elites without any muscles on their bodies. The battle formation has become What they remember deep in their bones, they can form a formation with their companions to strangle the enemy at any time.

Not to mention that all the soldiers this time were equipped with Rumi guns and three-eyed guns. Needless to say, the lethality of these two guns was a terrifying weapon that was difficult to resist in the Japanese country where firearms were not yet popular.

The Japanese country was small in area and had scarce arable land, so their farming technology and handicraft industry levels could be said to be backward compared with those of the Ming Dynasty, which resulted in the scarcity of many materials, such as armor.

The samurai who really own armor and can afford to use it are probably members of the nobility like Akamatsu Goro. The other samurai wear all kinds of inferior armor, not to mention the terrifying lethality of fire guns. They even fought in the Ming Dynasty. Even the soldiers' bows and arrows can't stop him.

Coupled with a combination of mental calculation and unintentional calculation, this night attack went unexpectedly smoothly.

Because the Japanese people who went up to Akamatsu Goro, the head of the Akamatsu family, and went down to Hyogotsu, never thought that these Ming people were not here to do business, but to massacre them.

For a long time, the Japanese people's impression of the Ming Dynasty was that the Celestial Suzerain State respected benevolence and righteousness, and had never done anything to bully the weak. Instead, in order to maintain the face of the Celestial Suzerain State, it had always implemented a tribute system of "those who give more and those who receive less". Go to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and you can make a lot of money with the gifts that the Ming Dynasty gives back.

To put it nicely, this is the atmosphere and majesty of the Celestial Suzerain Kingdom.

To put it mildly, this is the stupid son of a proper noble family!

However, today this stupid son got angry and suddenly went on a rampage and killed someone!

For various reasons, this was simply a one-sided massacre.

All the young and strong warriors of the Akamatsu clan were quickly killed, and the Ming soldiers successfully took control of the Hyogotsu port. This also meant that the Ming army temporarily had a way out in this battle. If the war went unfavorably, they could quickly Evacuate from Hyogotsu.

Tang Hao rode an eagle ship and set foot on the land of Japan with a sword in hand.

"Finally set foot on the land of Japan!"

The Marquis of Zhongshan let out a frightening murmur.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty invaded Hyogojin of the Japanese state and stepped on the land not far from Kyoto, the core of their regime. This is something that every hot-blooded Chinese man in later generations has dreamed of... destroying the Japanese state!

It's a pity that the damn chicken has realized that China is rising again and has become honest again. At least on the surface, it no longer dares to provoke the Chinese dragon. It is just colluding with the United States in secret to try to suppress the development of China's dynasty. Unfortunately, it has always been They're all just trails.

The Japanese people in the port were already trembling with fear. They closed their doors one by one and looked at the Ming soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield in the port with fearful eyes.

Seeing this, he glanced at the low houses at the port. Tang Hao suddenly felt that conquering the Japanese country did not seem to have much sense of achievement.

People in later generations will have such a strong desire, that is, to command an army to crush the Japanese country and take a bite of the bad breath.

However, the problem is that the Japanese country in this era is not comparable to the Ming Dynasty in any aspect. It even seems to be extremely backward. Even firearms are not popular.

It's like Tang Hao regarded the Japanese country as a powerful enemy, but he easily opened the door to the Japanese country in one battle and witnessed the ridiculous fighting power of these Japanese people. The Marquis of Zhongshan just found it boring and ridiculous.

In this era, the real enemy of the Ming Dynasty must be the Northern Barbarians, and the leader of the Northern Barbarians' ZTE!

Compared with the so-called master of the ZTE in the Ming Dynasty, the Northern Mongolian leader was the real master of the ZTE. This man unified all the tribes in Eastern Mongolia and ended the chaotic situation of the dictatorship, internal strife and tribal separatism of Mongolian ministers with different surnames for hundreds of years. , single-handedly reunited the originally disintegrated Great Mongolia.

It is now estimated that the leader of the great Mongol resurgence is currently planning to lead his troops to conquer the right wing. Once he defeats the Mongolian right wing army, he can unify the eastern Mongolian tribes. By then, a powerful great Mongol empire will rise again on the grassland. .

This is definitely not good news for the decadent Ming Dynasty.

Tang Hao felt the urgency of time, and his mentality changed.

"Time to speed up!"

"Go straight to Kyoto, the core of the Japanese country, and completely eliminate this damn country!"

"Then, it's time to think about Beilu. I hope Yang Tinghe will make a wise choice!"

Just as Tang Hao was deep in thought, Tang Mu arrived in a hurry.

"Master Marquis, the Akamatsu clan has been completely dealt with. Hyogotsu is now ours. What should we do next?"

"The generals also arrived one after another, and they all looked at Tang Hao with enthusiastic expressions.

"What's the casualty situation?" Tang Hao didn't rush to speak, but asked.

"It's pretty ideal. Twenty-three brothers were killed in the battle, more than sixty were injured, and only about thirty were seriously injured."

Tang Mu gave an answer that seemed quite satisfactory.

"They were all injured by the Japanese arrows, and there was nothing we could do about it."

Ten thousand soldiers fought in a different place, and attacked the Akamatsu family that controlled Hyogojin by surprise, destroying nearly five thousand Akamatsu family warriors, with less than a hundred casualties.

This number of casualties is indeed very ideal.

Tang Hao waved his hand.

"This marquis is going to leave a general behind to lead two thousand soldiers to control Hyogojin, guarding the fleet while leaving us a way out."

As soon as the voice fell, Tang Hao looked at the generals.

His meaning was very clear, and he took the initiative to take on this arduous task.

The generals looked at each other, and no one spoke.

Staying here to defend the city is not as satisfying as following the marquis to kill people everywhere!

What's more, defending the city is not an easy task. You must know that there are still a large number of Japanese people in the port of the city. God knows whether these despicable Japanese people will make trouble again. In addition, we must always be on guard against the attack of the nearby Japanese daimyo. Just thinking about it makes people's scalp numb.

Undoubtedly, this was a very troublesome and heavy-duty mission, so none of the generals spoke for a while.

Finally, Chen Jizu took the initiative to stay in Hyogojin after thinking about it.

Tang Hao nodded with satisfaction.

Chen Jizu was a descendant of Chen Heng, a famous general and Duke of Jing, and he was of a prudent character.

Since following Tang Hao, he did not make suggestions like Tang Mu, nor did he have personal bravery like Chang Kuohai. He did not perform well, but he was very down-to-earth. He had been diligently training soldiers and doing his duties well, so Tang Hao was very optimistic about him.

"Jizu, you have to pay attention to two things."

"One is the Japanese people in the port in this city. Anyone who makes trouble will be killed without mercy!"

"In addition, you can use the name of Ashikaga Yoshitane and pretend that the Ming Dynasty's royal army came to help Ashikaga Yoshitane restore the throne. In this way, the hostility and hatred of these Japanese people towards our army can be temporarily eliminated."

At this time, the name of righteousness became very important.

If the Japanese see the Ming army as invaders, they will find ways to rebel and resist, and may even resort to such means as poisoning the well.

But if the Ming army is in the name of helping Ashikaga Yoshitane to restore the throne and fight for the position of Shogun, the Japanese will be much less hostile to the Ming army. At least they will think that these Ming troops are Ashikaga Yoshitane's mercenaries. When Ashikaga Yoshitane takes the position of Shogun again, they will immediately withdraw and leave, which will not affect their lives.

This is the difference!

Chen Jizu nodded in agreement and kept this in mind.

"Second, that is the surrounding Japanese daimyo, including the 36 Akamatsu families who are on the way. Kill them if you can, and forget it if you can't. Defending Hyogo-jin is your first priority."

"Don't worry, my lord, I understand. I will never lose Hyogo-jin, otherwise I will never live in shame!"

This sentence is equivalent to issuing a military order, which is very rare for an "honest man" like Chen Jizu.

Tang Hao patted his shoulder, gave him some instructions, and then looked at the other generals.

"Lead your troops, gather the army, and immediately attack the Japanese capital!"

"Except for short-term food and firearms, abandon everything else. Do you understand?"

"Yes!" The generals took the order in unison, looking very excited.

After all, that is the Japanese capital, where the Japanese emperor and the Japanese shogunate are located!

As long as the army captures the Japanese capital, the war is basically declared over. The rest is nothing more than using some political tactics to support a puppet to take the throne.

Tang Hao arranged the retreat and immediately led 8,000 soldiers to Kyoto.

However, as he conquered cities and villages with great momentum, the entire Japanese country was shaken and uneasy.

To the west of Kyoto, not far from Kyoto, the coalition forces led by Ouchi Yoshioki and Ashikaga Yoshitane received shocking news at this moment.

The Ming army brazenly sent out troops. Zhongshan Hou Tang personally led 10,000 soldiers to land at Hyogo-jin in the name of helping Ashikaga Yoshitane to restore the monarchy, and then rushed to Kyoto with overwhelming force!

After learning this shocking news, everyone present fell silent, and then looked at Ashikaga Yoshitane in unison.

"The army of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Help me restore the monarchy? How is this possible!"

Ashikaga Yoshitane's eyes widened when he heard it, and his face was full of disbelief.

"Yes, it's the army of the Ming Dynasty. Hyogo-jin is full of Ming warships, with a total of hundreds of ships, most of which are large ships. The port of Hyogo-jin has been occupied by the Ming army."

"After leaving 2,000 soldiers to garrison Hyogo-jin, the Ming Zhongshan Hou personally led 8,000 soldiers to Kyoto, and he was unstoppable all the way. The name was to help you, the general, restore the monarchy!"

The person who came to report the news hurriedly explained.

Ashikaga Yoshitane was dumbfounded.

How is this possible?

Why would the Ming Dynasty suddenly send out troops?

And it was a full 10,000 soldiers, led by the brave and warlike Ming Zhongshan Hou!

"How many soldiers?" Ouchi Yoshioki asked.

"10,000 soldiers, 2,000 of them were left in Hyogojin, and 8,000 are rushing towards Kyoto!"

Ouchi Yoshioki was completely panicked when he heard this.

In Japan, although the daimyo in various places appear to be princes and have their own armies, they are generally not too many. Even if a powerful daimyo has more than 10,000 people, it is considered a lot. For example, the Hosokawa clan, which previously controlled the shogunate, only this kind of hegemony has 10,000 samurai. The rest are generally at the level of thousands. Even the Ouchi clan has only 5,000 or 6,000 people.

Therefore, the wars in the Warring States Period of Japan were basically battles between hundreds of people, and a few could reach thousands of people. As for the wars of 10,000 people, there were basically no battles. Once a battle of more than 10,000 people broke out, it was basically equivalent to deciding the fate of Japan.

There is no way. Japan has too little land and poor resources. There is no way to feed too many people. Naturally, these local daimyo will not have too many troops.

Now, the Ming Dynasty suddenly sent troops, and they came with 10,000 elite soldiers. What should we do?

"Ashikaga Yoshitane!"

"What is going on?"

"What on earth have you colluded with the Ming Dynasty?"

Ouchi Yoshioki shouted angrily, like a lion about to go crazy.

He had reason to be angry!

After Hosokawa Masamoto died, the Hosokawa family fell into division.

Now the only thing standing in his way of his grand ambition is to capture Kyoto!

At that time, he, Ouchi Yoshioki, can become the next Hosokawa Masamoto, depose the general and manipulate the shogunate, and become the uncrowned master of Japan!

Ouchi Yoshioki naturally doesn't take Ashikaga Yoshitane's kind of stuff seriously.

However, he never expected that this damn dog thing actually colluded with the Ming court in secret. In addition to hiring two thousand Ming soldiers, he also instigated the Ming court to suddenly send troops!

Those were ten thousand elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!

In the process of attacking Kyoto, all the Japanese witnessed the elite and powerful terrifying combat power of the two thousand Ming soldiers led by Ma Yong and Deng Boyan.

There is no comparison between the Japanese army and the Ming soldiers!

These two thousand soldiers were already feared by Ouchi Yoshioki, but now suddenly there are 10,000 Ming soldiers, and they are rushing to Kyoto with great momentum!

If the Ming Zhongshan Marquis occupies Kyoto first, then all of Ouchi Yoshioki's painstaking planning is just to help the Zhongshan Marquis?

Damn it!

Ashikaga Yoshitane was so scared that his face turned pale, and he explained frantically: "I don't know! This has nothing to do with me!"

However, the Ming Dynasty has already sent troops, and the Ming Zhongshan Marquis is leading 8,000 elite soldiers to Kyoto. Who would believe Ashikaga Yoshitane if he says it has nothing to do with him?

In an instant, the atmosphere became tense.

Ashikaga Yoshitane looked at the furious Ouchi Yoshioki, and a light flashed through his mind.

"Yes! I know!"

"It must be Ashikaga Yoshitane!"

"This little bastard went to the Ming Dynasty before!"

"He must have colluded with the Ming Zhongshan Marquis to do this!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.

Ouchi Yoshioki couldn't help but frown, and then he reacted.

The two thousand soldiers of Ma Yong and Deng Boyan didn't respect him, the head of the Ouchi family, and they didn't care about Ashikaga Yoshitane at all. Only Ashikaga Yoshitane could command these two thousand Ming Dynasty soldiers!

In other words, what Ashikaga Yoshitane said was very likely true!

"Come on, go find them!"

Ouchi Yoshioki pounded the table angrily, frightening everyone present to tremble.

A moment later, Ashikaga Yoshitane walked in leisurely, followed by Ma Yong and Deng Boyan.

Obviously, they had also received the news and learned that Zhongshan Marquis personally led 8,000 soldiers to attack Kyoto, so their backs were much stiffer at this moment.

"Ashikaga Yoshioki!"

"You are really good at tricks!"

Ouchi Yoshioki roared with red eyes. He had never paid attention to this useless young man before, but he didn't expect that his grand ambitions would be ruined by this man.

Ashikaga Yoshioki chuckled and called him by his name.

"Ouchi Yoshioki, make a choice!"

"Continue to attack Kyoto and be defeated in the end!"

"Or support me, Ashikaga Yoshioki, as the shogun, stationed in Kyoto and negotiate with the Ming army!"

This choice is very different.

The former is very likely to be the truth, because Ouchi Yoshioki is very clear about the gap between his army and the Ming army, which cannot be made up by the number of people.

For example, the 5,000 Ouchi family warriors under his command at this moment may not be able to beat the 2,000 Ming soldiers under Ma Yong and Deng Boyan!

Not to mention that there is also a brave and warlike Ming Zhongshan Marquis in Kyoto, as well as 8,000 elite soldiers.

Therefore, Ouchi Yoshioki had no power to choose at all. He could only support Ashikaga Yoshii as the shogun, and then he would have no chance to talk to the Ming army.

In fact, Ouchi Yoshioki was still dreaming.

He thought that the Ming court just wanted to support an obedient spokesperson to take charge of the power of Japan, and Ashikaga Yoshii was undoubtedly an excellent choice, so they sent troops to support Ashikaga Yoshii.

When Ashikaga Yoshii took the position of shogun, the Ming court soldiers would naturally retreat. At that time, Ouchi Yoshioki would still be the most powerful force in Kyoto!

Thinking of this, Ouchi Yoshioki did not completely lose hope, but smiled.

"In that case, what else is there to say?"

"Ashikaga Yoshitane, if you don't want to die, just be a puppet. When you restore the throne, pass the generalship to Yoshitane immediately. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshitane was struck by lightning.

He never thought that he would be abandoned!

Why?

He is the tenth shogun of the shogunate!

He is the shogun who truly accepted the emperor's canonization!

How dare these traitors?

Not to mention that Ashikaga Yoshitane is only Ashikaga Yoshitane's adopted son, and his biological father is Ashikaga Yoshizumi who robbed Ashikaga Yoshitane of the generalship!

So it is impossible for Ashikaga Yoshitane to agree to such a thing at this moment.

Ashikaga Yoshitane didn't say much, just glanced at Ashikaga Yoshitane with contempt, and then took Ma Yong and Deng Boyan away.

After they left, Ouchi Yoshioki sighed, then drew his sword and crossed Ashikaga Yoshitane's neck.

"Either you die now, or you cooperate honestly and you can still live!"

The other daimyo saw this and did not make any move.

Ten thousand Ming soldiers, this is a terrifying force that is enough to crush any of their ideas!

So, this is the only way!

Ashikaga Yoshitane trembled, and finally chose... to live!