Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 577 The Seven Inches of the Snake
Awaji Island is like an island bridge, lying across the Seto Inland Sea, across the northeast of the Naruto Strait, is Himeji Castle in Kinki, Hyogo Prefecture in later generations, starting from Edo, the mighty shogunate 25 waterway army It was stationed here, which is also the territory directly under the Tokugawa family.

Himeji Castle is one of the three consecutive cities in Japan in later generations. The white castles stacked among the cherry blossoms are extraordinarily splendid and beautiful. The banner warriors looking at the Japanese banners and the neck flags of various families have added countless majesty to this place. However, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was sitting on top of the main hall of Himeji Castle, did not show the slightest bit of joy. His plump face trembled with his breathing, just like a thunderstorm erupting at any time, dark and palpitating.

The elders below, Feng Xing, and Mufu also had ugly faces, as if they had been constipated for more than ten days.

"General, you should immediately upload the Six Polo Exploration Questions to Kyoto and control the Emperor!"

Old Zhong Sakai Tadamori was the first to jump out, the veins on his forehead were throbbing, he rolled his tongue and yelled loudly, followed by more than a dozen high-end banners, Muzuke also yelled impatiently.

"That's right, General, control the royal family immediately!"

"The Emperor and Akito cannot be allowed to collude!"

But when a large group of people turned against Yingtian, Tokugawa Iemitsu raised his hand suddenly, and all the senior Japanese bureaucrats held back as if their mouths were gagged by Xiang.

"Satsuma, what happened to the army in Choshu!"

"Returning to General, Shimadzu Tsuitoyo and Mori Shuen's army stopped at Shimonoseki, and sent people to complain that the food and grass are not enough, and they are expropriating. In addition, Sendai is unstable, and the speed of assembly of the troops of the Bird District, Fukuoka and Kumamoto is also slow. come down."

It was Sakai Tadamori who knelt down angrily and meticulously, and reported the information one by one. After speaking, he bowed his head again.

"General, you should control the royal family as soon as possible to prevent any changes!"

Song Qingshu's move is disgusting enough. Although the Japanese kingdom is ruled by generals, the ruler in name is still the emperor. The generals are just samurai who have made their way out of many local samurai families. Yuan Lai, who was a subject, was the emperor of the dynasty to pacify the world. After all, the world should still be the emperor's world.

As a result, the bold businessmen of the West India Company falsely preached the imperial decree, and issued a report to seek thieves in the name of Emperor Chongzhen, telling the whole of Japan that the arrival of the Ming army was only to crusade against the Tokugawa shogunate, who held the emperor in order to make the princes. , The purpose is to return the great power to the emperor, and leave after defeating the shogun, you little bastards under your hands, don't open your eyes, and die with the treacherous Tokugawa family, it is right to be loyal to the emperor.

When Japan invaded China, it once clamored to destroy China in three months. In fact, Song Qingshu also wanted to destroy Japan in three months. However, with a total of 500 to [-] troops in his hands, he wanted to destroy a population of [-] million. Wa country is really difficult, so it has to take a curved route. Isn't it because of the collusion between Ming scholars and the royal family that Wa country rebelled against the Ming Dynasty this time?Hey, this time I have colluded to the end!

However, this political slogan is really quite time-sensitive. At the beginning, Tokugawa Ieyasu used force to overwhelm the heroes, and successively killed Ishida Mitsunari. Later, he experienced the Osaka Summer Battle, and the Osaka Winter Battle wiped out the old boss Toyotomi’s family. Only then did he obtain the status of the shogun. Ishida Mitsunari’s reduced Western Army daimyos are still brooding to this day, such as the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain, the Mori family of the Changzhou domain, the Date family of the Sendai fan, etc. Such a daimyo was not really of the same mind with the shogunate. After Song Qingshu issued the proclamation slogan, these guys really started to slow down and sit back and watch the tigers fight.

This slogan is equivalent to disintegrating the 20 troops of the Tokugawa shogunate.

This Tokugawa Iemitsu is indeed a character. Hearing Sakai Tadakatsu mention it angrily, Tokugawa Iemitsu suddenly laughed darkly. The sound of his laughter was like that of a night owl. The daimyos and old middlemen who stood there were sweating in their hearts, and couldn't help lowering their heads.

"Monitoring the royal family? It hasn't reached that point yet! My shogunate has 25 troops, and there are only a few Ming invaders. Including the rebellion of the Four Kingdoms, they are less than [-]. If we monitor the royal family at this time, wouldn't it be a sign of my shogunate's guilt? "

"For the current plan, it is the right way to cross the sea and take back the four countries in one fell swoop, and drive all the Ming invaders into the sea to feed the fish!"

"The general is wise, I will wait for the fool."

Not to mention, Tokugawa Iemitsu's words really stabilized the impetuous shogunate army. A group of sons and daughters pro-vassal, Fu Dai daimyo bowed down one after another.

Reversing the times, Tokugawa Iemitsu suddenly stood up from his general position, waved his military fan forward, and roared proudly to his subordinates: "Three days later, let's start together, Honda Masamune, you lead my shogunate navy!" The main force, take Awaji Island first, and open the way for the army to crusade against the four countries!"

"The last will obey!"

The one who was named was the son of the Tokugawa Four Heavenly King Honda Masanobu, who can be regarded as the direct descendant of the Tokugawa family's direct line. However, listening to this order, Honda Masamori's thin, monkey-like face couldn't help being violent. Twitched a few times.

Who is the strongest navy in Japan?The Mori Family of the Choshu Domain!Although experienced the weakening of the shogunate, the Maori family is still one of the best. The Nagasaki navy, which can be the main force of the Maori family navy, was wiped out by the Ming army in World War I. He was asked to open a passage for the army at sea first. It was really embarrassing for him.

But the shogunate is a military group after all, and there is no room for bargaining. Tokugawa Iemitsu gave an order, and he had no choice but to use his scalp.

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Three days later, Naruto Strait.

This era is the rising period of the shogunate. It is different from the decline period when the American fleet opened the gate of Japan in the later generations. The power of the shogunate is still quite strong. In just one month, more than 1000 ships of all sizes have been collected, ranging from large to 60 meters. From the Anzhai ship to the merchant ship that is only a few meters away, the densely packed Japanese ships almost crowded the Naruto Strait, and the most were the standard Japanese-style equipment. spectacular.

The Zheng family pirates under Zheng Sen are in charge of guarding Awaji Island. They are facing the Sanxiong Mountain area on the south side of the Naruto Strait. The low stone wall of the former Awaji castle is preserved. More than 4 Zheng troops were formed along the Shuhon castle. Build defensive positions.

This is the second time that Zheng Jun has been photographed taking the lead, and this is also the first time in history that Zheng Sen has commanded such a large-scale army. There was no look of excitement at all, but instead it was full of solemnity.

Indeed, this time it was Song Qingshu who cultivated him and helped him seize the power of the Zheng family. However, this was also the beginning of the decline in the relationship between him and Song Qingshu. Song Qingshu obviously wanted to bring the power of the Zheng family under his command. He was unwilling to do that, so what he faced was a series of beatings from the begging army.

But at this time, my stupid father withdrew all support for the fleet from the Zheng family in Fujian. The Zheng family fleet, which lacked supplies, had to be attached to Song Qingshu. Starting from Nagasaki, Zheng Sen tried his best to plunder by himself. He wanted to complete the supply, but all this was in vain. After entering Shikoku, Song Qingshu did not make things difficult for him anymore, and gave him all the supplies from Shikoku Island to the Zheng family's fleet.

"Young leader! General Gan Hui has already led people to arrange it, and the fleet is also preparing at Awaji Nangang. Once we complete the five-day mission requested by Marshal Song, we can retreat at any time!"

Just when Zheng Sen was looking down through the binoculars, the voice of Chen Ding, the military adviser of the Zheng family, came to his ears again. He seemed very relaxed. The entire Southeast Asian coast, except for the begging army that has risen in recent years, has been It was Zheng Jun who was the leader, and Chen Ding really didn't think much of those Japanese people. Five days was too easy for him.

However, putting down the binoculars, Zheng Sen suddenly shook his head solemnly.

"No, Uncle Chen, ask Uncle Zhibao to bring the fleet back and be ready to support at any time!"

"Young leader! Why is this? Marshal Song asked us to hold on for five days. At that time, we can retreat and hide behind his begging army to watch the fun. Why use the fleet? Young leader, you won't do it for Marshal Song. Do you really want to fight your old ways?"

Chen Ding's tone suddenly became a little weird. Looking at his expression, Zheng Senqiang put on a relaxed expression: "There is no one else, just in case, be careful, Uncle Chen, go!"

"The last will obey!"

Chen Ding disapproved and got down from the castle tower. Hearing his hurried footsteps, the relief on Zheng Sen's face disappeared in an instant.

Zheng Sen needs the battlefield of the Japanese country too much, which is why he will not return to Fujian even if he is controlled by Song Qingshu. If he can't build his own achievements here, after returning, these pirates can abandon him in an instant and return to Fujian again. Under Zheng Zhilong's command, he will have nothing at that time, and then return to Song Qingshu's command as a little teacher?He is not reconciled!It is even unlikely that Song Qingshu would not be willing to give him a second chance.

However, the current problem is that the Zheng family fleet that I longed for in the past is not as powerful as I imagined. The battle of Awaji Island is definitely not as easy as General Zheng's thought.

In the gloomy complexion of Zheng Sen, a large flag was suddenly lowered across the Naruto Strait, and immediately the Japanese drums and trumpets were sounded for a long time.

The attack of the shogunate has begun!

(End of this chapter)