In Yamato Castle.
Emperor Daigo walked to the top of the city tremblingly. He only saw the banners outside the city. The sky was overwhelming and the enemy troops were so dark that it was impossible to see the end at a glance.
The shock brought by the 250,000-strong army made Emperor Daigo feel a little weak in his calves.
Since the fall of Nara Castle, Emperor Daigo quickly issued a King's Order, asking the Southern Dynasty daimyo to lead his troops to support Yamato.
Unfortunately, there were only a few famous names who arrived.
Anyone who lives in Wajima can see that Emperor Daigo is now in a weak position and feels that he is at the end of his rope.
Not only the northern gateway, the city of Nara was occupied by the Ashikaga family overnight, but even Saikaido and Nankaido, two important territories of Emperor Daigo, were occupied by the Ming Dynasty.
This shows that Ming Dynasty has united with the Ashikaga family to deal with Emperor Daigo together.
Most of the daimyo of the Southern Dynasties fell into a strange wait-and-see state.
Fortunately, Emperor Daigo still had a few close men, otherwise he would not have been able to maintain a stalemate with the Ashikaga family for so many years.
Satake Yoshige, Ashina Mori and others from the east led their troops to support the king. After more than a month of accumulation, the number of troops in Yamato Castle gradually reached one hundred thousand troops.
However, the 100,000-strong army did not bring any sense of security to Emperor Daigo.
Looking at the endless enemy troops under the city, Emperor Daigo felt terrified, especially when the enemy troops shouted loudly.
The overwhelming momentum made the soles of his feet feel cold, and a chill shot up from his spine to the sky.
If Tajiro hadn't been telling Emperor Daigo that Ming reinforcements were coming soon, Emperor Daigo might have run away with his family by now.
With the support of Tajiro, Emperor Daigo reluctantly walked around the city, briefly boosted his morale, and then turned around and hid in the palace.
Not long after, an envoy from the Ashikaga family came to the castle to ask for an audience with Emperor Daigo.
They claimed that as long as Emperor Daigo could hand over the three sacred artifacts of Wajima, the Ashikaga family would be willing to withdraw their troops and return the occupied Nara City.
But now that Osaka City has been destroyed, Nara City's strategic location is no longer so important.
When the messenger's words were transmitted to the palace, Emperor Daigo's originally panicked expression suddenly turned ferocious.
If he were to meet Emperor Daigo's swordsman, he would be trembling with fear.
But if someone wants to take advantage of the three Japanese artifacts in his hand, then he won't hesitate to fight anyone.
You must know that the reason why Emperor Daigo is revered as orthodox is because of the so-called Three Sacred Artifacts of Japan.
If even Japan's three artifacts were taken away, how could he have the dignity to claim to be orthodox?
I'm afraid that if nothing else is said by then, the people of Yamato City will never recognize him.
Since they couldn't reach an agreement, they had no choice but to fight. On that day, Ashikaga Yoshiki led an army of 200,000 to surround the city and attack the city.
A brutal siege broke out again.
However, after the massacre of Osaka Castle, these samurai under Ashikaga Yoshiki became more manic and bloodthirsty.
While a fierce siege was breaking out in Yamato Castle, the Ming army was already on its way to the Busan port.
Since the last time Zhu Yuanzhang asked Mao Xiang to have a friendly and cordial conversation with the North Korean envoy, the North Korean envoy cried for his father and begged Zhu Yuanzhang to rent the Busan port.
In line with the principle of helping others, Zhu Yuanzhang directly leased Busan Port to North Korea for three hundred years with a wave of his hand.
Now, Daming has become a veritable master of Busan Port, and the routes between Dengzhou and Busan Port have been completely opened.
For the sake of safety, the 100,000 elite Beijing troops led by Li Wenzhong took this route.
This route is the shortest in comparison, and has been proven to be a completely safe route by the Ming Dynasty fleet many times.
Li Wenzhong stood on the flagship. This time it was Zhu Di who came to pick them up. Looking at the blue sea and blue sky, Li Wenzhong seemed to think of Poyang Lake back then.
It was on the endless Poyang Lake that he followed his uncle and defeated the extremely powerful Chen Youliang, laying the foundation for the unification of Jiangnan.
He clearly remembered that in that battle, Chen Youliang's ship was as huge as the one under his feet.
Now the Ming Dynasty also has its own giant ships, which are not only crisscrossing Poyang Lake, but also galloping across the entire sea, which really makes Li Wenzhong feel a little embarrassed.
"Fourth brother, how is the situation on Japan Island now?"
Li Wenzhong followed Zhu Yuanzhang in his early years and was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang as his adopted son. At the age of thirteen, he followed Zhu Yuanzhang on his campaigns in the north and south.
Whether it was the pacification of the south of the Yangtze River or the northern expedition to the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty, Li Wenzhong was there. He made great military achievements and was named Cao Guogong for his merits.
When he was young, Li Wenzhong's father, Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law, often helped Zhu Yuanzhang's family.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was particularly fond of his nephew and treated him as his own.
Li Wenzhong also lived up to Zhu Yuanzhang's cultivation. He was the most brave and brave among the generals, and his military exploits were only behind Xu Da Chang Yuchun.
Li Wenzhong grew up in Zhu Yuanzhang's family and was quite familiar with Zhu Biao and Zhu Di. He usually called Zhu Di his fourth brother.
When Zhu Di heard this, he didn't hesitate and expressed his thoughts:
"Now, with the promotion of Mr. Bowen, Marshal Xu and Mr. Li, the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Japan have entered a fierce stage of fighting."
"Yamato, the capital of the Southern Dynasty, has been forcibly attacked by the Northern Dynasty's 200,000 troops for three days. Both sides suffered heavy casualties."
"Emperor Daigo keeps asking us for reinforcements, but I don't think Master Li has any intention of sending troops."
"Master Li seems to have a bigger plan, but I don't know exactly how he wants to do it."
When Li Wenzhong heard Zhu Di mention Li Jin, he became more and more curious about Li Jin and couldn't help asking:
"Who is this Mr. Li you are talking about?"
Zhu Di's face was a little complicated, and then he slowly told the story of his encounter with Li Jin.
As well as the naval strategy proposed by Li Jin, it was finally because of Li Jin's persistence that the current situation on the Japanese island was formed.
After listening to Li Jin's legendary life, Li Wenzhong couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps Li Jin was the only official who was corrupt in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and was not peeled off by Zhu Yuanzhang.
However, thinking of Li Jin's political achievements and military achievements, Li Wenzhong felt that Li Jin was really a genius in the world. If such a person really died, it would be a loss to the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Li Wenzhong wanted to meet this Li Jin more and more to see what kind of person Li Jin was.
Li Wenzhong thought of Li Jin's bold and crazy plan, and his desire to see Li Jin became more and more urgent.
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"Sir, please send troops quickly, please? We have blocked Ashikaga Yoshiki's attack for seven days, and we are almost unable to hold on."
Tianjiro cried bitterly and knelt at Li Jin's feet, begging loudly:
"If you don't send troops, I'm afraid your hard work will be ruined."
Faced with Tianjiro's pleading, Li Jin remained unmoved. There was no wave on his face. Instead, he said softly:
"Tanogami-kun, don't worry, our reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty are on the way."
"As soon as our Ming reinforcements arrive, I guarantee that the Ashikaga family will be wiped out."
"Seven days, tell Emperor Daigo that if you persist for another seven days, our army will definitely send troops."
"Not only will the siege of Yamato be relieved by then, but even the Ashikaga family will crawl at his feet, trembling."
"Please be sure to inform Emperor Daigo that if we persist for another seven days, our army will never let Emperor Daigo down."
Tianjiro was dumbfounded. Seeing that Yamato City was already crumbling, it was impossible for him to persist for another seven days.
"Sir, our army is exhausted. Ashikaga Yoshihan is like a madman, attacking the city without stopping."
Tianjiro asked again:
"My lord, please send troops to rescue Yamato City first. As long as Ashikaga Yoshihan is not allowed to capture Yamato, there is no need to completely annihilate the Ashikaga army."
"My lord's army, I have seen it with my own eyes. As long as my lord takes action, the Ashikaga family is no match."
"Please sir, send troops."
