My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 466 The short-sighted Japanese
It was already dark, but Zhu Zhanhe suddenly received a summons from Zhu Di and asked him to enter the palace overnight to discuss matters.

When Zhu Zhanhe arrived at Wuying Hall, he discovered that not only Zhu Di was here, but Zhu Gaochi was also in the hall. What did the two of them seem to be discussing?
"Greetings to the emperor and uncle, why do you call me here late at night?"

Confused, Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward and saluted.

"Japan has sent an urgent report, take a look!"

Zhu Di pointed to an urgent report on the desk.

Zhu Zhanhe stepped forward and picked up the emergency report, opened it and read it carefully, and then showed a look of surprise. There was a lot in the information, but it can be summarized in one sentence: There is a fight within the Japanese country!

Before that, Zhu Zhanhe led his troops to conquer Kyushu Island, and at the same time joined forces with the Ouchi clan, Ashikaga Yoshitsuru and others to form a confrontation with the Ashikaga shogunate.

At first, Ashikaga Yoshichi was not reconciled, he practiced navy in private, and wanted to return to Kyushu, but was destroyed by Daming's navy in one fell swoop. After this battle, the shogunate's navy completely lost the strength to compete with Daming.

As a result, if Ashikaga Yoshitomichi wants to send troops to Kyushu, he must go overland. The land route will pass through the territory of the Ouchi clan, and the Ouchi clan is an ally of the Ming Dynasty. This changes the relationship between Ashikaga Yoshitomichi and the Ouchi clan. Got to be extremely nervous.

Originally Ashikaga Yoshimochi did not have the courage to deal with the Ming Dynasty and the Ouchi clan at the same time, but just a few months ago, an unexpected little incident broke this deadlock.

The Ouchi clan and Ashikaga Yoshimochi were in a confrontation. Both sides were on the border, but no one dared to take action. The Ouchi clan was far less powerful than the Ashikaga Shogunate, but they had the support of the Ming Dynasty behind them, and the Ashikaga Shogunate did not dare to attack without permission. , so the two sides reached a stalemate on the border.

Among them, Ashikaga Yoshitomichi organized an army of [-], while the Ouchi clan also organized an army of [-]. The two sides were in a stalemate on a plain, with a large river flowing through the plain.

Among them, Ashikaga Yoshimochi's army was in the upper reaches of the river. Thirty thousand troops gathered together. Drinking water alone was a big problem. Fortunately, this big river solved the drinking water problem.

But Ashikaga Yoshichi's army was too unkind. They drew water from the river, and then discharged sewage and even feces into the river, so that all the polluted river water was washed downstream.

Only the Japanese can do something like this that harms others and does not benefit oneself.

After the Ouchi clan in the lower reaches discovered this situation, they immediately sent people to accuse Ashikaga Yoshinori's army. Unexpectedly, Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's army not only refused to admit their mistake, but turned into Benkari and even threw some corpses of those who died of illness into the river. The river water downstream is polluted and smelly.

This finally angered the Ouchi clan's army, so on a windy and dark night, the Ouchi clan sent a team of 2000 elite soldiers to sneak attack Ashikaga Yoshinori's military camp, and suddenly took Ashikaga Yoshitoshi's stored grain and grass. The barracks were burned to the ground.

Most of the food and grass were lost, and the army also suffered heavy losses. Ashikaga Yoshimichi now faced two choices. The first was to retreat and lead the army without food back to Guanzhong in despair.

However, if Ashikaga Yoshimochi does this, his prestige in the Japanese country will be ruined, and the daimyo of various places will no longer listen to his orders.

Therefore, he could only choose the second way, which was to start a decisive battle with the Ouchi clan, and strive to defeat the Ouchi clan's army in the shortest possible time, seize their food and grass, and even fight into the Ouchi clan's territory to plunder More food and supplies.

So the two sides started a decisive battle in a hurry because of a trivial matter in this unprepared situation.

In the end, the decisive battle ended with the defeat of the Ouchi clan. After all, their military strength was far inferior to that of the Ashikaga shogunate. However, the Ashikaga shogunate also suffered a lot of casualties, allowing the defeated Ouchi clan to calmly retreat to the rear.

"Zhanhe, is there something wrong with these Japanese people? It's a bit incredible that they would start a war over the issue of feces and urine in such a major military and national event." Zhu Di said after watching Zhu Zhanhe read the urgent report in his hand.

"Grandpa Huang doesn't know. The Japanese country is an island country, and the Japanese people are naturally short-sighted. It is normal for them to do such things that harm others and not benefit themselves."

Zhu Zhanhe hastily explained.

"I see. No wonder when you sent troops to Kyushu, they were still fighting among themselves. I guess you are short-sighted and don't know how to unite to deal with foreign enemies!"

Zhu Di nodded thoughtfully after hearing this.

"Zhanhe, now that the Japanese have started fighting, the Ouchi clan has been defeated, and the balance between the two sides has been broken, should we intervene next?"

Zhu Gaochi asked at this time.

"We must intervene. The Ouchi clan is not as powerful as the Ashikaga Shogunate. Before, they relied on our support to dare to confront the Ashikaga Shogunate. If we let it go at this time, not only will others think that we are afraid of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, but also Ashikaga Yoshichi will continue to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and even wipe out the Ouchi family in one fell swoop, and then we will lose an ally to contain the Ashikaga shogunate."

Zhu Zhanhe immediately expressed his stance.

When he said this, Zhu Zhanhe saluted Zhu Di again and said: "Grandpa Huang, when the British father and I left Japan, we asked Zhu Yong and others to do things easily. After all, Japan is too far away from the Ming Dynasty. If everything is reported, the military aircraft will definitely be delayed. , so I think he should have sent troops!"

This is what it means when a general is outside and his orders are not accepted. If a general does not have the authority to command the army and has to report everything to his superiors, then even if he is the reincarnation of the military god, he will lose the battle in the end.

"Don't worry, I am a military general, and of course I understand this truth. If Zhu Yong cannot send troops in time, then I will be angry, and I will arrest him and hold him accountable!"

Zhu Di waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, grandpa!"

Zhu Zhanhe also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Why did he call Zhang Fu back from the Japanese country in the first place? It was because he was afraid that he would seize the military power and become the king. Although Zhu Yong's prestige is far inferior to Zhang Fu, there are still some taboos that need to be considered. of.

"Zhan He, you are familiar with the situation in Japan. From your perspective, if Zhu Yong and others send troops, where will they choose?"

Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanhe again at this time.

Zhu Zhanhe thought for a moment after hearing this, and then replied: "In this decisive battle between the two sides, after the defeat of the Ouchi clan, the troops were severely damaged. If we do not give them strong support, I am afraid that the Ouchi clan will also have doubts about us. So if I were Zhu Yong, I would definitely send troops directly to attack the army of the Ashikaga shogunate together with the army of the Ouchi clan!"

If it was just a minor conflict, Zhu Yong might send out naval forces to harass the Ashikaga Shogunate's navy and ports, but this time it was a decisive battle, and harassment could no longer contain the Ashikaga Shogunate's troops.

Therefore, the best way is to defeat the Ashikaga Shogunate's army head-on on the battlefield. This will not only prove the strength of the Ming Dynasty's army, but also give the Ouchi clan a shot in the arm, allowing them to stand more firmly by the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)