My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 546 Silver Mine Counterattack
The night was already deep, but Ashikaga Yoshimichi was still too excited to fall asleep.

Since the Ming army invaded Japan, he and other major figures have been defeated one after another, and he even thought that the Ming army was invincible.

Originally, Ashikaga Yoshimochi was not even sure about sending troops to Ishimi this time. He just wanted to use the war to force Ming to make concessions so that he could get a piece of the Iwami silver mine.

But he didn't expect that the generals of the Ming army were so incompetent this time that they were easily fooled by him. Thousands of Ming soldiers were annihilated by him. This was also the first time they defeated the Ming army on a frontal battlefield, so not only did his reputation decrease, At the same time, the military morale of the entire Japanese army was also lifted, which showed that the Ming army could also be defeated.

And now most of the entire Shijian Kingdom has fallen into their control. Now only this silver mine is left in front of them. As long as they knock down this mine, Daming found it with great difficulty in Shijian Kingdom. The silver mines are all his own.

I thought that after I eliminated the Ming army in the silver mine, I would not only be rich, but also have an unprecedented reputation. The entire Japan would be completely under my control. It would no longer be like before, with many people following the orders of their shogunate. This made Ashikaga Yoshimochi burst out with a proud laugh.

In the end, he stayed up until midnight, and then Ashikaga Yoshimichi slowly fell asleep in excitement.

In his sleep, Ashikaga Yoshimochi even dreamed that after taking back Iwami Kingdom, he used the silver produced by Iwami to build a powerful army. He first defeated the Ouchi clan, then fought back to Kyushu, and drove the Ming army from Kyushu Island. Go up and get out.

Later, he built a navy that was even more powerful than the Ming army. He personally commanded the navy and not only attacked North Korea, but also finally attacked the homeland of the Ming army, burning the flames of war all the way to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and also made the Ming people Get a taste of war.

Just when Ashikaga Yoshimochi was having a sweet dream, he was suddenly awakened by the noise outside, which made him jump out of bed.

"General, something bad has happened. The Ming army suddenly came out of the mine and has now entered the military camp!"

At this moment, a warrior suddenly rushed in and shouted in a panic.

"This is impossible. Aren't the Ming troops already defeated and hiding in the mines like rats? How could they have the guts to come out?"

Ashikaga Yoshimochi asked in disbelief.

In fact, what Ashikaga Yoshitoshi said was correct. Ever since Ryu Sheng was defeated and injured, he had been giving orders to guard the mines and not allow his soldiers to take the initiative to attack. Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshitoshi had provoked him in every possible way, but the Ming army just refused to fight.

It's a pity that the samurai who reported the news couldn't answer this question at all, because he didn't know why the Ming army came out, and now that the opponent had entered their military camp, they were about to attack Ashikaga Yoshinori.

So Ashikaga Yoshimochi didn't bother to ask any more questions, hurriedly put on his armor, and then hurried outside, wanting to command the army to counterattack the Ming army's surprise attack.

However, when he arrived outside, Ashikaga Yoshinori discovered that the number of Ming troops was much greater than he expected, and many of the Ming cavalry were unstoppable. One cavalry even broke through the army formation and came towards him. If If he came out any later, he might be blocked here.

So Ashikaga Yoshichi didn't care about others, and quickly retreated with his men.

When Ashikaga Yoshimichi managed to escape to a safe area, and then climbed up to look far away, he discovered that the Ming army was advancing into his own military camp from multiple directions. Now the military camp was full of fire and shouts of killing.What's worse is that in this chaotic environment, it is very difficult to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, let alone command an army.

Ashikaga Yoshimochi couldn't even find where his soldiers and horses were. He could only use the hundreds of personal guards around him. However, Ming troops came over from time to time, forcing him to constantly move his position to get rid of the pursuers, and he had no way to worry about them. people.

Finally, it was not until the eastern sky turned white that Ashikaga Yoshitomichi could clearly see the situation on the battlefield. The result surprised him. The number of the Ming army far exceeded his imagination, with a rough estimate of 6000 to [-] people.

However, Ashikaga Yoshimichi clearly remembered that the main force of the Ming army was wiped out by him. Later, some defeated soldiers fled to the mines. The total number was estimated to be only about three thousand. How could there be so many more people at once?

Ashikaga Yoshinori soon discovered that among the Ming army, there were many people with shabby clothes but armed with Ming army equipment. These people fought bravely and were proficient in tactics. They were no worse than the ordinary Ming army elites. It is precisely because of these people that the Ming army looks so powerful.

At first, Ashikaga Yoshimochi couldn't figure out where these people came from, but soon people around him reminded him that these people were probably miners in the mine. They were originally prisoners of war captured by the Ming Dynasty from the grasslands, and had rebelled before.

Hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshimochi suddenly remembered that the so-called prairie prisoners of war were the Mongols. If it had not been for the help of the divine wind during the Mongol Eastern Expedition, Japan would have completely fallen.

Unexpectedly, a hundred years later, the Mongols came again, and this time they actually joined forces with the Ming army.

Both the Mongols and Akito were invincible opponents for Ashikaga Yoshinori. Now that the two sides joined forces, his army had long been killed and collapsed, and it was impossible to organize an effective resistance.

And as daybreak came, Ashikaga Yoshimochi's own safety could not be guaranteed, so he could only quickly escape from the battlefield.

This time Ashikaga Yoshimochi did not send troops alone, but joined forces with other daimyo. Some of these daimyo were killed in the raid last night, and some, like Ashikaga Yoshimochi, luckily escaped with their lives, and immediately used the final force to fight. Escape as quickly as possible.

However, the Ming army organized several cavalry groups to pursue them. After all, there were many horses in the mines, and the Mongols were natural riders. Even without saddles, they could still gallop on their horses.

The person who organized this raid was none other than Huang Wenyu, the guard of the mine. After he issued a military order to Liu Shengli, he immediately convinced the prisoners of war in the mine, promised them heavy profits, and then issued weapons to these prisoners of war and organized them into After the army was in the army, they took advantage of the darkness to attack Ashikaga Yoshitomichi's camp.

The results of this battle were also very brilliant. Not only did they successfully defeat the main force of Ashikaga Yoshimichi, they also sent troops to pursue them for dozens of miles afterwards, driving out the Japanese troops who had entered Iwami Country in one fell swoop.

And this was just the beginning. Huang Wenyu then commanded his army, with the Mongolian cavalry as the vanguard, to break out of Ishigami, and entered the territories of the daimyo who participated in the troop dispatch one by one, and carried out cruel revenge.

More than a month later, when the news that Huang Wenyu organized prisoners of war and turned defeat into victory came back to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanhe and others were also shocked. Unexpectedly, a miracle actually happened!

(End of this chapter)