The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

In the long history of history, the Timur Khanate is undoubtedly a dazzling presence.

This huge empire established by Timur once became the overlord of Central Asia and West Asia. The study of the Timur Khanate has always been the focus of Western scholars. They published numerous books that delved into the rise and fall of the empire.

The Timur Khanate reached its heyday under the leadership of Timur.

However, as many historians have noted, Timur's style changed significantly in his later years. He began to entrust remote lands to his descendants, and the great positions in the hinterland were passed to only one person. These measures show that Timur has clearly understood the irreconcilable contradictions in the country.

Although Timur took many measures to plan the future of the Khanate, the course of history proved that these efforts failed to prevent the disintegration of the Timur Khanate. After his death, although his designated successor Shaharul took charge of power in the early stages, and after overcoming many difficulties, he tried his best to maintain the core territory of the Khanate for forty years. However, this huge empire could not remain unified for long.

Zhu Di inspected Zhuzi Dusi.

At that time, he was very energetic and said on the land of Central Asia that he was the first monarch to set foot here in five hundred years.

Today he has no such passion.

His physical weakness and illness were telling him that time was running out.

As a talented and strategic monarch, Zhu Di did not care much about his own life and death, and did not explore the elusive way to immortality.

I have personally conquered many places and seen various political models.

In his eyes, the biggest opponent was undoubtedly the early Timur Khanate.

Whether in terms of national strength or population, this country has demonstrated complete military strength. Timur's army relied on war to support war. This powerful fighting power made many countries unable to resist.

Nonetheless, the evolution of history is always full of uncertainties and variables.

Although the Timur Khanate once became the overlord of Central Asia and West Asia, it ultimately failed to maintain unity for a long time. This huge empire quickly fell into pieces after Timur's death, leaving later generations of scholars and historians deeply impressed by the majesty of history.

"As an important dynasty in Chinese history, the Song Dynasty, as the boss said, showed a high degree of civilization and prosperity. After experiencing the challenges of the Liao and Jin Dynasties and other dynasties, the Song Dynasty gradually developed a unique political and economic model. In the new era In the confrontation with the rise of the old forces, although the Song Dynasty suffered too many defeats, it gradually gained military advantage in the later period, and at the same time, it also made significant progress in culture, science and technology, and economy."

Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu, Lu Zhen, Zhao An and other generals followed behind Zhu Di. Zhu Di looked at the old and new generals in the army and felt a little happy in his heart.

Even if he is gone in the future, his son will still have loyal and reliable generals in his hands.

Zhu Di, like Zhu Yuanzhang, began to preach.

"However, the process of history is always full of variables and challenges. When the Yuan Empire rose and attacked south again, the fate of the Song Dynasty also came to an end. Although the Song Dynasty made great achievements in culture, technology and economy, in the end Still failed to withstand Meng Yuan’s cavalry.”

"History is always full of countless variables and possibilities. The rise and decline of the Timur Khanate, the prosperity and demise of the Song Dynasty, are all part of the long history."

"The occurrence of these events has both certain inevitability and many accidental factors. It is crucial for us to learn lessons from these historical events and better understand the development trends and challenges of today's world. Only in this way can we better face future challenges and create a better future."

Zhu Di finally looked north.

"After conquering Japan, the Ming Dynasty will no longer have to worry about foreign aggression. The only one who can defeat the Ming Dynasty is itself. That is the responsibility of future generations, and we are now." Zhu Di paused for a moment, and then said loudly.

"Defeat the Japanese country, win cleanly, and leave no danger to future generations. This will leave a name in history, make our monarchs and ministers famous, and be respected by future generations forever."

After hearing Zhu Di's ambition, both old-school ministers such as Zhu Neng and rising stars such as Zhao An were filled with pride and excitement.

"Wherever His Majesty's sword points, I will follow you to the death. I will not be afraid of all difficulties and dangers, and will remain determined to create the glory of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Neng said first.

After hearing such words, Zhu Di burst out laughing and was so unhappy.

"It's just a Japanese country, the Ming army will definitely win."

Zhao An looked determined.

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.

The son hoped that the war against the Japanese country would not take too long. After all, such a large army and fighting across the sea would require too much consumption. The Ming Dynasty's land was too vast, and many places needed the stability of the army.

The longer the war against Japan is delayed, the more likely hidden dangers will arise in many border areas.

This war gathered all the troops that the Ming Dynasty could mobilize. The half-million combat troops took away one-third of the Ming Dynasty's total army.

The Japanese country understood Daming's determination very early.

The logistics required for a half-million-strong army to fight, and the mobilization alone is not small. Coupled with months of cleaning up the sea and other actions, the smoke of war has been ignited. The Japanese shogunate chose reconciliation before facing the enemy.

Ashikaga Yoshitsugu went to Oura Castle and led his army to defend against the Ezo people, which relieved the shogunate. There was no need to leave troops to defend Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and went all out to defend the Inu Kingdom and the Ming Dynasty.

But Japan is an island country.

When the weather did not protect them, the Japanese ships on the sea were quickly wiped out by the Ming Dynasty navy.

The steam engine battleships of the Ming Navy can come and go freely, without the constraints of wind, and can easily launch attacks. With the cannons on the battleships, the traditional naval combat methods have been completely changed.

Navy and navy.

The former maintains the way land soldiers fight on the sea, that is, after ships come into contact, soldiers from both sides fight each other, so the battle is still about numbers.

But the navy is different. The navy's warships have intensive artillery fire and are powerful. They directly aim to destroy the opponent's ships without touching the opponent's ships. This has changed the combat method that focuses on destroying the opponent's soldiers.

The Japanese warships became targets for sinking by the Ming Navy.

Those Japanese soldiers who held up their weapons and looked at death rushed to jump into the sea. The sea was vast, and jumping into the sea was tantamount to suicide. However, compared with the sinking warship, their survival instinct prompted them to seize every opportunity they could see.

The elite soldiers gathered by the shogunate over the years disappeared into the sea without even touching the shadow of Ming soldiers.

This is the crushing of times.

When the naval battle method with the main purpose of destroying warships emerged in the hands of the Ming Navy, the Japanese navy, which still retained the traditional maritime combat method, was vulnerable. A naval battle with nearly a thousand warships ended in a complete victory of the Ming Navy.

The Ming Dynasty navy took over the sea power, and various fleets harassed the Japanese cities along the coast. There were shellings every day, but the Japanese could only deal with it. They could not save them, and they had no time to send people to rescue them.

Attack is the best offense.

If the attack fails, there is still a chance to defend, and in the end it will continue to make a comeback, but if the defense fails, there is no chance.

The Ming Dynasty had thousands of warships and countless civilian ships. Its abundant maritime transportation capacity provided the basis for the army to cross the sea. Zhu Di personally led the army to enter the Gounu Kingdom and assembled more than 300,000 troops.

The first to take action was the Japanese shogunate army.

Kameyama Castle, Koyama Castle, Kamibe Castle and other places were captured by the shogunate without any resistance. The only one who resisted was Hichonyama Castle, because it was the Ouchi clan who was stationed in this castle. However, the people below were not stable and they only persisted for five years. The city was destroyed in a day.

The first battle was successful, and the morale of the shogunate army was greatly improved.

"The Ming army claims to be invincible, but that's because it didn't encounter us. Wasn't it the same for the Yuan Dynasty's army before? We were the only ones to annihilate them, so we should do the same this time."

Zuomatou Sibo Yimin said confidently.

Inspired by him, most generals also criticized Ming Dynasty.

The Gonu Kingdom was really vulnerable. The city on the front line faced the attack of the shogunate army. It was far worse than the first battle between the two sides. Although the Ouchi army was at a disadvantage at that time, it still had some back-and-forth with the shogunate army. , how can it be like now, like an army made of mud.

Sure enough, the shogunate army then attacked the city and captured the territory, with good news one after another. On the other hand, the army of the Gounu Kingdom abandoned their armor and had no desire to fight.

Less than a month after the war started, Gounu Kingdom lost half of its land, and the capital became the front line. Zhu Di had no choice but to send generals and troops to garrison here in advance.

The soldiers below were complacent, but the people at the top were well aware of the gap between the two sides. Especially after the news of the defeat at sea came back, the shogunate in Kyoto already knew that it was impossible to completely defeat the Ming Dynasty.

Shibo Yimin received a letter from the general, in which he informed that the main purpose was to annihilate the Gonu Kingdom and promote peace through war. As long as the Ming army was willing to retreat, the shogunate army would guarantee not to attack the Ming army.

This is the most perfect ending.

The shogunate annihilated the Ouchi clan and unified the main island of Japan. As for Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island, we will slowly plan for it in the future.

Shiba Yimin is not a mediocre person. It is easy to defeat the Gonu Kingdom, but it is difficult to defeat the Ming army. The shogunate has this understanding, and he also thinks so, which coincides with the shogunate's idea.

If the Navy loses, it loses. The Army will be the last to look at.

Japan's maritime combat methods remained in the traditional era. Although the army learned from the Ming army and organized and trained 9,000 new troops, and played a key role at the beginning of the war, in fact, its line of sight was not expanded.

They did not find that the power of the navy had changed qualitatively.

When more than 200,000 shogunate troops gathered on the territory of the Harayama Ming clan, preparing for the final blow to destroy the Inu Kingdom, a huge overseas navy also assembled and set off from Shikoku Island to defeat the Suijun Castle on Innoshima.

There were no sailors in Suijun City, and there were very few warships left. They were destroyed by the Ming army's cannons. The Ming army soldiers easily captured the city and prepared for landing in the Kinki area.

The southern part of the Kinki region includes Kameyama Castle, Koyama Castle, Kamibe Castle and other areas. These areas belong to the Inu Kingdom. They were taken back by the shogunate in less than a month, and only garrison troops were stationed there.

Since it is called Kinki, it is not far from Gyeonggi.

Sixty thousand soldiers of the Ming Dynasty landed northward through the navy. The developed transportation capacity not only ensured their weapons and supplies, but also transported thousands of war horses and more than 5,000 livestock.

This was the largest maritime transport since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

"Boom."

The cannon blasted.

The so-called city was actually just an earthen city. It was quickly destroyed by artillery fire. The defenders were not elite troops. In addition, seeing the banner of the Ming Dynasty and the unstoppable offensive of the Ming army, they were quickly defeated.

A small city is built in one day, and a large city is built in three days.

The new combat method made the Ming army even more powerful. No opponent could resist it, and they marched straight to the capital.

At this time, the shogunate panicked.

They don't have many troops in hand, and the Ming army's offensive is too fierce. It will take less than three to five days to reach Kyoto. Kyoto seems undefeated. In addition to letting the frontline troops return to defense, many retainers are also anxious to withdraw. .

One wrong step and one wrong step after another.

The weak shogunate chose to use offense instead of defense, and the weakness of the Gounu Kingdom gave them confidence, allowing their battle line to be stretched too long, and they underestimated the Ming Dynasty's navy, which led to the current crisis.

When news of the fall of Kameyama Castle came, the shogunate knew that the situation was over, and escaping Kyoto as soon as possible to save their lives was what they must do now.

But time is too short.

It was too late to pack up wealth or collect supplies. In a hurry, the city gates of Kyoto were blocked, people were running away from the city, and large and small cars blocked the roads.

The troops who were ordered used their weapons to carve out a passage, and then the ministers surrounded the shogun and left first.

The ministers left, and they asked their subordinates to sort out the materials in the warehouse and follow them, but the people below were already in chaos. As a result, they started looting, and the robbery turned into arson. Before the soldiers of the Ming army arrived, Kyoto was already burning.

Nineteen-year-old Wu Zhongming and his colleagues rode war horses to explore the capital of Japan and discovered a fire burning in the city.

"The shogunate must have escaped."

“How come you see?”

"If the shogunate was still in Kyoto, how could the city be so panicked? Not only was the fire not extinguished, it was getting bigger and bigger." Wu Zhongming was recommended by Li Jian to Burma and became the personal guard of Governor Zhao Hong.

After receiving a lot of training in a year, he was now assigned to join the Japanese conquest army and was temporarily promoted to captain.

Today's military is not like it used to be.

In the Beiping era, there were always 19-year-old garrison officers, but now you can become a captain at the age of 19, which is already a very young officer.

"Then what do we do?"

"The most important thing is to bring the news back, and not to create extraneous problems." Wu Zhongming made his first choice, and quickly sent three brothers back to report the news, and he led the rest of the brothers to continue to investigate.

Shortly after.

News that the capital was surrounded by the Ming army also spread to the shogunate army.

Kyoto of the Japanese Kingdom was not far from the Gunnu Kingdom, so the supplies for the frontline army mainly came from the capital. The army only had less than a month's worth of food. If the capital was lost, not to mention the safety of the shogunate, the army would face a local crisis of food shortage. .

The overall situation was dominant the day before, but today it was a complete failure. Shiba Yimin was speechless. (End of chapter)