My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 351

As soon as Shibo Yoshino was sent away, another Japanese came immediately, and it was sent by Zhang Fu, which made Zhu Zhanhe very curious, and immediately summoned him.

After a while, a short Japanese man came in, and when he saw Zhu Zhanhe, he immediately saluted and said, "Greetings, General!"

"What's your name, why did you come to see me?"

Zhu Zhanhe looked at the other party before asking.

I saw this Japanese man in his 30s. Although he was short, he was very strong, his skin was whiter than that of ordinary Japanese, and the clothes on his body were made of luxurious materials.

"General, my name is Kikuchi Kannobu, this time I am here on behalf of my brother Kikuchi Kancho, and I want to talk to the general about the peace request!"

Kikuchi Kennobu saluted again at this time, and replied with a serious expression.

"People from the Kikuchi family, ask for peace?"

Zhu Zhanhe also showed interest when he heard the words, and then asked.

"Are you representing the entire Kyushu, or just your Kikuchi family?"

"I only represent the Kikuchi family, and the rest of Kyushu has nothing to do with us!"

Kikuchi Kennobu replied immediately.

"Interesting, tell me, how do you Juchi family want to seek peace?"

Zhu Zhanhe's eyes lit up when he heard the words, then he nodded slightly and asked.

As the Ming army led by Zhang Fu defeated the main force of Kyushu, Zhu Zhanhe had long expected that some nobles from Kyushu would choose to contact him secretly for their own benefit, and the Juchi clan sent people here.

"General, my brother sent me here to beg the general to give us the Juchi family a chance. As long as you nod, our Juchi family is willing to do a great job for Daming, and even help Daming win the territory of the Dayou clan!"

Kikuchi Kenshin said earnestly.

Speaking of which, the Kikuchi Clan was really unlucky. During the previous naval battle, their sailors were used as cannon fodder. Although they fled back to Kyushu, their territory was next to Hirado Island. Therefore, as soon as the Ming Dynasty landed, they captured a lot of the Juchi Clan. territory.

Later, the decisive battle on land took place outside Yutu City, the old nest of the Juchi Clan. Temperance.

After all, people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads. The Kikuchi clan lost even their own territory and has become a vassal of the Otomo clan.

But Kikuchi Kantomo was not reconciled, so he quietly dispatched Kikuchi Kennobu, just to build a relationship with Daming and find a new way out for the Kikuchi family.

"Help us win the Otomo clan's territory?"

Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly when he heard the words, and then asked again.

"Based on what you said, without your help, wouldn't we be able to win the Otomo clan's territory by ourselves?"

"Of course not. The Dayou clan and others are just dying, but if we have our internal support, Daming will definitely be able to take down the Dayou clan more easily."

Kikuchi Kenshin hastily explained.

"It makes sense, but if you, Mrs. Juchi, can only provide such a little help, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince me."

At the end of Zhu Zhanhe's words, he shook his head and said.

Although the Juchi Clan can provide some help, but after keeping them, they have to bear the risk of the Juchi Clan's betrayal in the future. After all, they can betray Kyushu and Otomo Clan today, and of course they can betray Ming Dynasty tomorrow, not to mention that they are Japanese and betrayed Ming Dynasty much easier.

"More than that, our Juchi family used to be the most trusted subordinate of Prince Huailiang. If we come forward to support that Prince Kuanhe, more people will be convinced. At that time, some forces with a heart towards the Southern Dynasty will be more likely to accept Kyushu. Case."

Kikuchi Kannobu immediately explained again.

Zhu Zhanhe finally nodded at this time, this is the greatest value of the Juchi clan, if they can openly support Kuanhe, then they will confirm Kuanhe's identity, make the Great Ming Master famous, and reduce the pressure of the Japanese kingdom on them repel.

"Okay, since your Juchi family is so caring, it would seem a little unreasonable for me to refuse."

Zhu Zhanhe paused at this point, then continued.

"I'll give you this chance. After you go back, go see General Zhang Fu Zhang. You will follow his arrangements in the future!"

The reason why Zhang Fu sent Kikuchi Kanshin was mainly because he was not in a position to decide on this matter, so he let Zhu Zhanhe make up his mind. Now Zhu Zhanhe nodded, as for how to use the Juchi family, it was still up to Zhang Fu to decide.

"General Xie, our Juchi family will never let Daming down!"

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe nodding, Kikuchi Kenshin also shouted ecstatically.

After having someone send Kikuchi Kenshin back, Zhu Zhanhe reviewed the current situation again.

With the internal response of the Kikuchi family, Kyushu Island is at your fingertips, and the next step is how to deal with the reaction from the shogunate.

Half a month later, Zhang Fu sent troops to attack the Dayou Clan. The opponent shrank its forces and concentrated in several important cities, intending to use up the defense of the cities to consume the strength of the Ming army.

However, at a critical moment, the Juchi family suddenly rebelled and joined forces with the Ming army, making it possible for the Ming army to capture most of the cities without much effort.

Faced with such an unfavorable situation, the Otomo clan could only put down their face and desperately sent people to ask for help from the shogunate. At the same time, they shrank their troops again, preparing to flee to the Fengzen country of the Ouchi clan if the situation was even more unfavorable.

Although the Ouchi family has been going downhill in the past few years, as the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the Ouchi family is at least much stronger than the Ouchi family.

In addition, the Ouchi family did not participate in the battle against the Ming army before, so their troops were well preserved, and they were the only daimyo in Kyushu that could fight against the Ming army.

Immediately after the Juchi clan took refuge in Daming, they declared that Daming was here to help Prince Kanhe quell the civil strife in Japan, representing the orthodoxy of the Southern Dynasty. As a loyal minister of the Southern Dynasty, the Juchi clan naturally had to fully support it.

And with the Juchi family's refuge, many Japanese in Kyushu Island also saw the current situation clearly, so they sent people to contact Daming one after another, hoping to seek refuge in Daming, so as to find a way out.

Zhu Zhanhe almost never refused these people's refuge. He asked the Juchi clan to come forward to integrate the forces of these people, and then recruited some Japanese to form a Japanese army under Ming Dynasty.

After all, Zhang Fu only had a total of [-] troops, of which [-] were sailors. After this period of battle, there were also many casualties, and the number of troops was seriously insufficient.

Therefore, it is imperative to form a Japanese army. They are not expected to be able to fight, but at least they can help maintain order in various places. After all, they have now occupied more than half of Kyushu Island, and only the Bungzen Kingdom of the Ouchi Clan is left. , and a small part of Otomo's territory was not conquered.

(End of this chapter)