Hizen Castle.
This is the city where Jin King Zhu Fan has been stationed for three months.
If the people of Japan had come here before, they would definitely be very unfamiliar with this city.
It is said that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Since the city was conquered, the life-conscious Jin King Zhu Fan began to transform the city.
Zhu Fan missed the life in the capital very much. Before coming, he had been accustomed to living a luxurious life.
Especially for some of Zhu Ying's measures in the capital, he moved here in a learned manner.
The first is the demolition and construction of redundant buildings.
The streets of the capital were spacious and clean, but here in Japan, obviously except for the city lord's palace in the center of the city, other places could only be described as dirty and messy.
Sometimes, even the cavalry couldn't pass by.
So just dismantle it.
Whatever blocks traffic, be it houses or shops, they will be demolished.
Then came the expulsion of the Japanese people in the city.
In the words of the soldiers, His Royal Highness the King of Jin was kind-hearted and could not see too many chaotic people, so he had no choice but to expel them all from the city.
Of course, these Japanese people who were expelled from the city did not mean that they could move freely. They would work under the arrangements of supervisors.
Whether it's work in the fields, felling trees, construction, etc., everything has to be done.
Two meals will be provided every day. Of course, in order to ensure that these Japanese people do not starve to death, they will be given dry food.
The Japanese people all believe in Buddhism, so there is a custom of despicable meat eaters, which makes it easier to eat meat.
Rice, wild vegetables, and some fish and shrimp are the life of the Japanese people.
sounds good.
It's just that the rice is the worst kind of brown rice. You dig the wild vegetables and hunt the fish and shrimps by yourself.
In today's Japanese country, it is not that there are any fresh fish and shrimps like in later generations. Because of the issue of preservation, the fish and shrimps eaten are basically the smelly fish and rotten shrimps left by the Ming army.
Of course, in this day and age, not starving to death is already the best thing.
Such treatment would be a big change from the current situation in the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has relatively sufficient food, and even poor people can rely on high-yielding crops to maintain their livelihoods.
In this way, there will be enough food to be transported to the Japanese country to support an army of 500,000.
Every two months, a batch of food will be delivered to meet the daily needs of the soldiers.
This is how the people of Japan live now.
However, under such circumstances, except for some warrior nobles, a large number of Japanese people would actually be grateful to Jin King Zhu Fan.
Even if the language is different, it can be seen from their behavior that the people of Japan really recognized King Jin.
There were even many young men from the Japanese country who wanted to join the Ming Dynasty's army.
For this reason, Jin King Zhu Fan felt a little incredible.
In fact, in today's era, life is very difficult for people no matter where they are.
They have no other ideas. Their biggest dream is to have a full meal. Even so, it is a luxury.
There was a famine in the Ming Dynasty, so wouldn’t there be a famine in the Japanese country?
In fact, the famines and various natural disasters in the Japanese country were far more violent and frequent than those in the Ming Dynasty.
This also leads to the fact that hunger is a very common thing for the people of Japan.
But now, as long as he works, he can actually eat two meals a day.
Since the Ming army occupied the city, no one in the Japanese country has starved to death.
How unimaginable this is.
Jin Wang Zhu Fan himself was relatively cruel.
For the people of the Japanese country, they often beat and scolded them, and even killed those they didn't like on the spot.
However, the Japanese people seemed to be accustomed to this and did not feel disgusted.
Because the King of Jin in the Ming Dynasty only allowed himself to kill people, but not his subordinates.
This is simply good news to the people of Japan.
Although the Japanese state learned from the Tang Dynasty and lost the slave system after Dahua reform, in terms of law, it was completely local aristocrats who had the final say. All kinds of oppression were extremely serious.
After the arrival of King Zhu Fan of the Jin Dynasty, military control was naturally implemented. The laws in the army were strict. The Japanese were treated equally, no matter they were common people, warriors, or nobles. They were all Japanese anyway, so why bother with so many of them.
This immediately balanced the internal conflicts in the Japanese country.
The hearts of the people of Japan were also balanced.
I saw the great lords, warriors, and nobles of the past working the same way as me.
Don't tell me, I'm energetic enough to do any work.
That afternoon, when Zhu Di came to Hizen Castle, he couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes.
What a young man, he managed the Japanese city so well. It seemed that he had underestimated him.
After receiving the notification, Zhu Di entered the city with a few personal guards.
It was a spacious avenue with unobstructed traffic. The surrounding houses were obviously newly built and looked neat and well-arranged.
Moving forward, we arrived at the center of the city.
At the door, Zhu Fan's personal guards were waiting.
"Meet His Highness King Yan."
Several guards held their fists and bowed.
No matter what kind of conflicts there are between King Yan and his own King Jin, this is a family matter of the Ming Dynasty royal family, and it is not something ordinary soldiers can participate in.
If there is any hindrance due to this, let alone King Yan, even his own prince will definitely not take it lightly.
As soon as he entered the door, a voice sounded.
"Fourth brother, what do you want to do when you bring three thousand cavalry and suddenly come to third brother?"
"Are you going to demonstrate to my brother?"
Zhu Fan originally planned to wait in the lobby for King Yan to come, but when he thought of King Yan Zhu Di, he lost his temper. When he heard the noise, he went directly to the courtyard to make fun of him.
Seeing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but hide it, and said bluntly: "I came here this time to give Third Brother a sum of money."
Zhu Fan sneered without any hesitation: "With your temper, what kind of money can you give me? It's funny."
"Maybe you're holding something bad in your stomach."
"Tell me what's going on. Let's make it clear first. There's no need to borrow food."
Regarding the arrival of the fourth child Zhu Di, Zhu Fan was actually very confused in his heart.
Now the Japanese country is about to surrender, and there is no war to fight. Everyone is busy migrating the population, why come to themselves at this point in time?
Zhu Di said: "Since the third brother asked, I won't hide it. I came here this time to ask the third brother to join forces to capture the Fengqian country."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Fan's originally prepared expression of ridicule suddenly disappeared, his face became a little gloomy and uncertain, and then he said: "Come into the room and talk."
Zhu Di and Zhu Fan entered the lobby together.
Zhu Fan first asked: "Fourth brother, you must know that the Japanese country has agreed to the conditions of His Highness Taisun, surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, and paying compensation of 90 million taels of silver and three cities."
"Are you going to attack Fengqian at this time because you want to disobey the grandson's order?"
Zhu Di said with a smile, "How dare I disobey Taisun's order? But did the third brother receive Taisun's order? Or did he receive a truce order from the court?"
"The Japanese country has surrendered. Not long ago, it was said that the Japanese country has signed a treaty. We are just waiting for the imperial court to seal it."
"But now, we can't say for sure whether the imperial court has stamped it or not."
When Zhu Di said this, of course Zhu Fen knew it very well.
After thinking for a while, he said: "There are hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers in Bunzen Castle. Even if you and I join forces, we may not be absolutely sure that an army of 200,000 people wants to capture Bunzen in a short period of time." .”
"If we capture it by force, there will definitely be too many casualties. Even if we defeat it, we will definitely be punished by the court. The crusade against the Japanese country will not only be in vain, but also have mistakes."
"If it persists for a long time and waits for the court's order to come, then it will be a useless effort and you will be reprimanded by the court."
"I didn't eat any mutton, so I'm all messed up."
In the face of interests, Zhu Fan obviously chose to put aside some of the previous conflicts between brothers, started discussing with Zhu Di, and took advantage of the situation to express his thoughts.
Zhu Di heard this and said: "Third brother, don't misunderstand me. I don't have a hundred thousand troops here. If we join forces, we can only have 40,000 troops to attack Fengqian together with third brother."
Hearing this, Zhu Fan was about to lose his temper, but suddenly stopped.
Personally speaking, Zhu Fan's military talent is actually no worse than Zhu Di's.
That time the Northern Expedition was accomplished by Zhu Di, it was not because of poor leadership.
He soon realized that the other 60,000 troops of Zhu Di, the fourth, must have gone elsewhere.
When I thought about the Goryeo army, it was led by Dao Yan, the former subordinate of the fourth son Zhu Di, and I suddenly understood the connection.
After putting down the tea cup that was about to be broken and taking a sip, Zhu Fan began to think about whether there was a possibility of a successful siege this time.
Zhu Di was not in a hurry, drinking tea and waiting for Zhu Fan's decision.
After a while, Zhu Fan asked: "Fourth brother, are you sure that if Chikuzen Castle is attacked, the Japanese soldiers in Bunzen Castle will definitely mobilize support?"
Zhu Di said with a smile: "Third brother, don't worry about this, I am sure of it."
Zhu Fan snorted coldly: "Don't be careless about me. Since you want me to send troops with you, then explain the matter in detail."
"You also know my temper. If you dare to make any small plans, don't blame me for not being brotherly."
Zhu Di thought to himself: How can there be any brotherly love between you and me?
However, he still explained: "In the eyes of the Japanese, they have surrendered, so they will naturally relax their defenses. Of course, this is just one of them."
"Secondly, what does the Goryeo army's siege have to do with my Ming army? Currently, the Japanese are surrendering to our Ming Dynasty, not to Goryeo. They are attacking the city with Goryeo. Naturally, the Japanese will not suspect that they are coming to my side."
"At that time, in the minds of the Japanese, our Ming army will naturally stand still, and they will definitely not abandon Chiqian Castle. It is a certainty to mobilize troops from the nearest Bunzen Castle."
Zhu Fan asked back, "How can you be sure that the Japanese will not guard against us? If the Japanese don't move, wouldn't all the previous efforts be in vain?"
Zhu Di smiled and said: "Third brother, don't worry about this. I have developed several craftsmen in the Japanese country. Although they do not lead troops now, they can still say a few words in Fengqian City.
"Things like this, with just a little guidance, will naturally dispel other people's doubts."
Although Zhu Di did not spend all his time on city construction like Zhu Fan, he should develop this area in detail, but he got the true inheritance from his father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
Before coming to Japan, he had developed a Japanese craftsmanship. After coming, he even recruited some warriors and nobles from Japan under his command.
Finally, arrangements were made in Bunzen Castle.
In fact, even if the Japanese state did not surrender and dragged on like this, Zhu Di was confident that he could capture Bunzen Castle.
Zhu Fan thought for a while and said: "Fengqian Castle is strong and the defense has been deployed for so many days. Even if tens of thousands of Japanese soldiers are gone, it will not be a problem to hold on for two or three days."
"If Bungo Castle sends reinforcements by then, it will be difficult to capture it quickly."
Zhu Di said with a smile at this time: "Isn't there another seventh brother?"
At this time, Zhu Fan still didn't understand that Zhu Di had already laid out everything.
He naturally knew the temperament of the old Seventh Qi King Zhu Shu. He was the most arrogant and eager for quick success, so he would definitely attack Bungo City.
In this way, attacking three cities at the same time, and attacking them unprepared, has a high chance of success.
Zhu Fan could also guess that among them, Zhu Di would definitely gain the most from attacking the Japanese city.
Chikuzen and Bungo are two cities that will definitely win.
After thinking deeply for a while, he said: "Three-seven, you are three, I am seven."
Zhu Di said directly without any hesitation: "Okay!"
Seeing that the fourth child was so happy to agree, Zhu Fan felt a little regretful and should have asked for more.
But they are all princes, so they still have face. Now that the words have been spoken, there is no room for regret.
At the moment, we can only hold this breath and discuss some specific battle plans for the next step.
The attack on the three cities was naturally not carried out immediately.
The Goryeo army first attacked the Chiqian Kingdom, and then Zhu Neng led an army of 30,000 and joined forces with Qi King Zhu Shu to attack the Bunhou Kingdom.
In the end, Zhu Di and Zhu Fan fought together against Fengqian Kingdom.
As Zhu Di guessed, the Japanese in Chikuzen, Bunzen, and Bungo had no idea that they would be attacked by the Goryeo army at this time.
On Yao Guangxiao's side, after Zhang Yu passed by, it was naturally impossible to refuse.
Even the general of Goryeo was gearing up and eager to try.
Everyone knew that the Japanese army was about to surrender, so after the Ming army retreated, the Goryeo army could only follow suit.
The only benefit to Goryeo is that after this battle, Tsushima Island will belong to Goryeo.
However, there is nothing good to be gained from such a place where birds don't poop, which makes the Korean army very depressed.
Now that Zhang Yu is here, let alone Wei Guang, even Yao Guangxiao can't stop him.
The troops are very fast, and the time difference is what matters now. On the second day after Zhang Yu arrived, the entire Goryeo army was dispatched to forcibly attack Zhuqian Fortress.
After hearing Zhu Neng's report, King Zhu Shu of Qi heard that the third brother and the fourth brother had already discussed it, and he, as the younger brother, should follow suit.
As expected, under the careful guidance arranged by Zhu Di, on the third day when the Goryeo army attacked Chiqian Fortress, 30,000 Japanese soldiers came out from Bonqian Fortress to support them.
And when the news came that Bungo Castle had also been attacked, the Japanese in Bunzen Castle immediately knew that they had fallen into the trap.
Before they could react, the Ming army's artillery had already been set up under the gate of Bunzen Castle.
