My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 349 Based on Kyushu
Outside Yutu City, the battlefield shouted loudly, and Daming's cavalry quickly defeated the Japanese cavalry, and now they have entered the Japanese battle formation.

In order to stop Daming's cavalry, Dayou Qinshi had no choice but to command his infantry to block Daming's iron cavalry with flesh and blood, but even so, Daming's cavalry quickly rushed into the central army, causing huge chaos.

At the same time, Ming's infantry were not easy to mess with, especially the row after row of musketeers, under the rounds of shooting, the more the Japanese rushed to the front, the faster they died.

Of course, the counterattack of the Japanese also caused certain casualties to the Ming army. Some Japanese even dared to rush into the Ming army and hacked desperately even if they were covered with injuries.

However, the difference in equipment cannot be changed by personal bravery. Among other things, even the most common soldiers of Da Ming have at least one layer of leather armor on their bodies, and the important parts are protected by iron leaves. The weapons in their hands are also very sophisticated. .

On the other hand, Japanese soldiers, except for high-level warriors, the remaining ordinary soldiers have almost no protection. Some Japanese soldiers can only use bamboo spears as weapons. Can't break the defense.

In addition, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty galloped freely among the Japanese army, which made it difficult for the Japanese army to respond head to tail, and their morale plummeted. Therefore, the outcome of the battle was already divided at this time. Unless there was a miracle, the Japanese army had no chance of turning over.

The reason why miracles are called miracles is because they are too rare. Back then when the Japanese kingdom encountered a kamikaze, the Mongols who marched east were buried in the belly of fishes. That is definitely a miracle in the world's military affairs.

It's a pity that the last miracle has exhausted all the luck of the Japanese, so there will be no more miracles this time.

Even though Otomo personally supervised the battle and shouted that the big names of the various families would fight to the death, they could not restore the defeat of the Japanese army.

In the end, the terrified Japanese soldiers no longer obeyed the command of Otomo's relatives at all, and fled in all directions on the battlefield. The Ming army also took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them.

After this battle, the main force on Kyushu was also defeated by Ming. Even Yutu City, which the Juchi Clan rebuilt with great difficulty, fell into the hands of the Ming army and became the first important stronghold established by Ming in Kyushu.

After this battle, the Ming army also successfully gained a foothold in Kyushu, and all the big names in Kyushu also completely lost the strength to compete head-on with the Ming army.

So taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Fu sent troops to attack everywhere, and soon occupied the three countries of Hizen, Chikugo, and Higo. The area of ​​these three countries accounted for almost one-third of Kyushu.

The original daimyos of the Three Kingdoms, such as Kikuchi Kaneto and others, fled to the territory of the Otomo family to survive.

Knowing that the Ming army began to attack the city and plunder the island of Kyushu, Otomo's relatives and others could not stop it, and the Ashikaga shogunate finally couldn't sit still.

The reason why the shogunate did not send troops for a long time was because they wanted to use Daming's hand to consume the strength of the various daimyos in Kyushu, or vice versa, but the shogunate did not want to see Otomo's relatives and others defeated in battle.

After all, Kyushu is also Japan's territory, and the Ashikaga shogunate can't tolerate it anyway. Ming, an outsider, occupies his own territory.

So soon the Ashikaga Shogunate sent envoys to Hirado Island to meet Zhu Zhanhe. During this time, Zhu Zhanhe had been sitting on Hirado Island. This place also became the rear base for the Ming army to attack Kyushu. Various materials passed through Iki Transit with Tsushima Island and transport to Hirado Island.

Zhu Zhanhe received the envoy sent by Ashikaga Yoshimochi in Hirado City, and saw that the visitor was in his 30s, although he was not tall, he was quite dignified. After entering, he saluted Zhu Zhanhe and said, "Shiba Yoshino Greetings to General Daming!"

"Don't be too polite, what did Ashikaga Yoshimitsu ask you to do?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked in a low voice.

The news of Zhu Zhanhe in the army was blocked. The Japanese didn't know his identity at all. They only thought he was the general of the Eastern Expedition, but they didn't know that he was actually Zhu Di's grandson. They did this for Zhu Zhanhe's sake. Security considerations.

"The general sent me here to ask you why you invaded our country for no reason?"

Shiba Yoshino raised his head and asked neither humble nor overbearing.

"For no reason? It's ridiculous. Japanese pirates from your country are raging along the coast of our Daming. My Daming sent people many times to ask you to restrain the people of the country, but you ignored them. Since you don't care, then my Daming will personally lead troops to control you. Pirates of the country!"

Zhu Zhanhe scolded with a sneer.

Now that Zhang Fu's army is in full swing in Kyushu, they have conquered the land of the Three Kingdoms, and the remaining areas are only a matter of time, so there is no need for Zhu Zhanhe to be polite to the Ashikaga shogunate.

"The general's words are wrong. When the old general was alive, he restrained the people of the country many times, which greatly reduced the number of pirates. At that time, the Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty praised our country and allowed us to send envoys to pay tribute. General, how can you say that we are What about pampering pirates?"

Shibo Yoshino was not angry, but asked again.

Compared with those rough daimyos in Kyushu, Shiba Yoshino came from the capital after all, so he was indeed more of an envoy.

"Hehe, you also called the old general, but you don't know what your new general has done now, do you?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked again with a sneer.

When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was in power, he did restrain the Japanese, which reduced the number of Japanese pirates. But when Ashikaga Yoshimitsu came to power, he began to indulge the Japanese pirates, interrupted the tribute relationship with Daming, and made the two countries start to fight against each other.

"This……"

Shiba Yoshino was at a loss for words, and at the same time, he was even more shocked. He didn't expect that the young Ming general in front of him would be so clear about the internal affairs of the shogunate, which made him secretly suspect, could it be that someone in the shogunate colluded with Daming?

"Shibo Yoshino, I remember that there is a leader in the shogunate named Shibo Yoshiho. Who is he?"

Zhu Zhanhe didn't make things difficult for Shiba Yoshino anymore, but asked again after changing the subject.

Shibo Yishou is an important figure in the Ashikaga shogunate. He once helped Ashikaga Yoshimitsu unify the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and helped Ashikaga Yoshimitsu secure the position of general. He is equivalent to a prime minister in the shogunate.

"The righteous general is my father."

Shiba Yoshino replied immediately.

"I see. It's a pity that I heard that after your father passed away, the head of the Shiba family was not loved by Ashikaga Yoshimo. It is estimated that the life of your Shiba family is not very easy, right?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly asked with a smile.

Shiba Yoshino's face became a little ugly when he heard the words. After his father died, his eldest brother Shiba Yoshishige took over his father's position, but he had conflicts with Ashikaga Yoshichi, so their Shiba family was indeed being gradually alienated by the shogunate Otherwise, he would not be sent as this dangerous envoy. You must know that the last time Kyushu sent an envoy, Da Ming broke his limbs.

(End of this chapter)