Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 179: The response to the Japanese island and the renewed cooperation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties

In the study room.

Zhu Di received a secret letter from Bai Chu again.

It clearly states the reserves of the silver mountain, which can be said to be the largest silver mountain in the entire China since ancient times.

If all the reserves of Yinshan are really mined, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be short of silver, which makes Zhu Di, who is short of silver, deeply gratified. If it is true as Liu Baichu said, then the Ming Dynasty will soon complete the comprehensive attack on the Japanese islands, and it is time to speed up the process of sending a large army to the Japanese islands. At the same time, the secret letter also clearly stated Bai Chu's suggestions on how to use the money if three hundred thousand taels of silver were taken every month.

Used to build and reinforce new city walls, roads and other infrastructure facilities.

After Emperor Daikon was deposed by Ashikaga Takauji of the Muromachi shogunate, he fled to Yoshino with the three artifacts of the Wajima royal family and re-established the imperial court, which was called the Southern Dynasty. Although Emperor Daikon was expelled from Kyoto, because he held the three sacred artifacts of Wajima in his hands, in the hearts of most people on the island, Emperor Daikon was still the orthodox of Japan. This is also the reason why the Southern Dynasty now has an advantage over the Northern Dynasty.

Wajima Kyoto.

In the headquarters of the Muromachi shogunate, everyone was listening attentively to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, talking about how to deal with the Ming Dynasty.

"Now that the Ming Dynasty has come to our country, the Japanese pirates are running wild and seizing our Yinshan resources. We are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. In this case, we might as well form an alliance with the Southern Dynasty, and then suddenly launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty's garrison in Shijian Kingdom."

"If everything goes well, I'm afraid it won't take long for Daming to be driven off the island to feed the fish."

"As far as I know, the Ming Dynasty's army on the Japanese island is less than 100,000 people, and they are all infantry, without cavalry."

"Although their firearms are very powerful, we also have firearms in Japan. Everyone knows how powerful they are. Even if they are powerful, what can they do?"

Just in case, we can gather all the feudal towns around Ishimi Country to raise troops, plus our Ashikaga family's army, a total of 200,000 troops. "

"When the time comes, a mere 100,000 Ming troops will never be our opponents."

"As long as there is no Ming Dynasty interfering in Wajima, Emperor Daikan of the Southern Dynasty is really no match for us." After saying this, everyone present could not help but take a breath.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu actually chose to go to war with the Ming Dynasty. It was really unbelievable and daring. Ashikaga Yoshiki was the first to stand up and object, saying:

"This is absolutely not possible."

"If we go to war with the Ming Dynasty and lose, it will be a disaster for the country." "Even if we win by luck, we will only anger the Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers."

"The Ming Dynasty's rapid occupation of Shijian State shows that the strength of the Ming Dynasty's navy has far exceeded that of the past."

"If the Ming Navy continues to invade our coastal areas, wouldn't we be able to sleep all night?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's face was calm and calm, and he explained:

"As far as I know, the previous Ming Dynasty never paid much attention to the ocean, let alone a navy."

"If you think about the warriors we sent out before, who were able to traverse the Ming Dynasty's waters, you will know that the Ming Dynasty's navy is very weak."

"Today's navy must be newly built. If we can catch all the Ming army and this navy, I believe that Ming Dynasty will definitely not have the strength to send a second navy to invade our Japanese waters."

Suzuki Shigehide, as the envoy on the mission, also stood up and objected:

"Even if we defeat the Ming Dynasty, our strength will probably be severely damaged. Emperor Daimu of the Southern Dynasty will not let go of such a good opportunity."

"He is likely to take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on our country. By then, the army will be in the north. How will we deal with Emperor Daimu's attack?" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said with confidence:

"If we were to attack the Ming Dynasty, we would send out propaganda and describe this operation as a joint operation between the Southern Dynasty and our army."

"If you write down the national righteousness and the national righteousness in the proclamation, and inform the lords and lords, I think Emperor Daiyu of the Southern Dynasty will not be so unwise." "If he really takes this opportunity to attack us, it will be a great opportunity for us." " Taking advantage of the national interests to create a rift with the name of Emperor Daimo, Emperor Daimo and even the members of the congregation will rebel against each other."

Listening to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's eloquent talk, everyone looked at each other, at a loss, and then everyone's eyes turned to Ashikaga Takauji. At this moment, only Ashikaga Takauji, as the head of the family, is qualified to make a decision.

Ashikaga Takauji sat high on the main seat, the wrinkles on his face becoming more and more clear, as if he had lost a lot of energy.

Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Ashikaga Takauji slowly opened his mouth and said:

"In the past, the Yuan Dynasty was invincible and dominated the world. Countries such as Korea and the Southern Song Dynasty were all destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty." "Kublai Khan wanted to strike while the iron was hot and sent an envoy here to make our Japanese island surrender to the Yuan Dynasty."

"But it was flatly rejected by the Kamakura government. We, the people of Wajima, have been born and raised here for many generations and will never give up our homeland easily."

"Then the Great Yuan Dynasty ushered in three eastern expeditions, trying to destroy our Japanese island in one fell swoop."

"At that time, Dayuan's fleet was so majestic with its flags covering the sun and loud gongs and drums."

"But in the end, under the command of the Kamakura Shogunate, the people on the island united as one, and finally defeated Dai Yuan."

"A hundred years of peace on our Japanese island have been achieved. From then on, no Central Plains dynasty dared to come to our Japanese island to expedition."

"Now, the Ming Dynasty does not understand the destiny, and insists on going against heaven, becoming an enemy of our Japanese island, and wants to destroy our Japanese island community."

"On this occasion, we should follow the example of our forefathers and summon all the famous people from all over the world to fight against it together."

Everyone was shocked. It seemed that they were really going to fight against the Ming Dynasty this time.

But everyone present was unsure. After all, the Ming Dynasty and the Dayuan Dynasty were both behemoths. At the beginning, Dayuan was unable to open up the situation on the Japanese island, which led to the failure of the success.

But now the Ming Dynasty has occupied Ishimi Country, opened up a situation in the northern part of Honshu Island, and has also formed an alliance with the Southern Dynasties, which is completely different. In addition, during the Kamakura shogunate, Wajima was determined, so that Dai Yuan could be defeated.

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Now the Ming Dynasty is making a comeback, but the Muromachi shogunate is facing enemies from both sides. It is really not a wise move to fight the Ming Dynasty. After Ashikaga Takauji finished speaking, Ashikaga Yoshiki still stood up and objected, saying:

"Father, this method is too risky."

"Why can't we attack the Southern Dynasties, and then gain the support of the Ming Dynasty to unify the Japanese islands?" "Why take such risks? If there is a mistake, we will be doomed. Please think again, father."

Ashikaga Takauji's eyes shone brightly. When he saw Ashikaga Yoshihan's objection, he was not angry. Instead, he taught calmly:

"Emperor Daito of the Southern Dynasties has a heart as high as the sky, a life as thin as a piece of paper, and great ambitions but few talents. He is not a monarch who can achieve anything."

"But the Ming Dynasty in the north is fierce and sharp, ready to go south and invade our Japanese territory at any time."

"If we attack the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Daikan will not necessarily send troops to rescue him. But if we attack the Ming Dynasty on the contrary, the Ming Dynasty will never let go of such an opportunity." "Go down and prepare. Immediately secretly gather the army and wait for me. Give the order and be ready to attack at any time.”

"This time, if we eat the Ming Dynasty in one bite, everything will stop, and the Southern Dynasties will become ours sooner or later."

Ashikaga Takauji's thorough analysis completely convinced everyone. Ashikaga Yoshiaki stopped talking, but led people out of the hall and began to assemble the troops.

(End of this chapter)