In the Battle of Sakai Port, more than 10,000 Japanese troops were scattered, and the aftermath caused was even greater than Zhu Su expected.
When the Japanese used troops, in addition to samurai lords, there was always a tradition of recruiting a large number of peasants as "ashigaru". Most of these people do not have their own land, and they spend their days digging for food on the land. During wars, they are used as strong men by samurai masters everywhere. Kusunoki Norihu and a large number of samurai masters died at the foot of Sakai Port Castle. These people lost their organization, and their first reaction was naturally to flee back to their hometowns.
As they fled, the news about how powerful the Ming army was was spread to every corner of the Southern Dynasty's rule at an extremely fast speed. For a moment, many of the great warriors were trembling: they built a fortified city in a few days, and there was that mysterious flaming weapon with the power of a volcano. With such a Ming army, which great name in the Southern Dynasties Can it match?
And these Ming troops... were invited by His Majesty the Emperor?
For a time, Prince Huairiang and the daimyo under his command began to seem inseparable: Prince Huairiang had lost his die-hard loyalist Kusunoki Norihu, which was equivalent to losing an arm. At this time, if you stand with this person and oppose the emperor, who knows what the future will be like?
The Ming Dynasty even secretly sent letters of surrender to Emperor Changqing and the Fujiwara family, who were close to the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Changqing was already a catfish on the chopping block, but after this battle, he was on the verge of a comeback. This made Prince Huairiang so angry that within a few days, he had killed three minor surnames (referred to as servants in the Japanese country).
"Your Highness, although the 'national collapse' of the Ming people was severe, there were still only five thousand people in the end." Huai Liang's family elders gave him advice.
The "collapse of the country" he refers to is the Ming Dynasty's "Tiger Crouching Cannon". How else could it be said that the Japanese people have some potential in the second grade? The power of the Crouching Tiger Cannon has been rumored over the past few days, and its already terrifying power has been further exaggerated. It is believed that its power is enough to "collapse a country", hence the name Guo Collapse.
"And that 'National Collapse' must also have weaknesses. Perhaps it can only be used for defense and cannot leave the city wall. Otherwise, in the past few days, the people of the Ming Kingdom would have surrounded His Highness's residence."
Hearing that his home city might be surrounded by "national collapse", whether Rao was just assuming, or it scared Prince Huailiang into a cold sweat. He quickly sat up straight and kicked aside the fourth person who was crying silently under him. "Say, keep talking."
"Hai." Xiao surnamed left holding his clothes and wiping tears, while the elder sat on his knees and moved forward a few steps. "Your Highness, it is better to seek the help of the Northern Dynasty Shogun... The military strength of the Northern Dynasty is far better than ours in the Southern Dynasty. Even if the people of the Ming Dynasty are defeated, one can be as good as ten, but this country is not the Ming Dynasty after all. It is not familiar with the place, and it has traveled across the ocean. With weak logistics, they will never be a match for the Shogun.”
"His Royal Highness the Prince has always hoped that the Northern and Southern Dynasties can merge peacefully. If Your Highness is in trouble, the Shogun will definitely not sit idly by and ignore it."
"After all, if His Majesty Emperor Chokei is allowed to return to power, the shogunate's decades of efforts may be in vain."
"...Good idea!" Huailiang's eyes lit up as he listened. Seeking help from the shogunate is undoubtedly the best way to break the situation!
As long as the shogunate is willing to stand on its side, those daimyo who have temporarily turned to Huairang will definitely consider it.
After all, no matter how strong the Ming Dynasty is, it will always be an outside force. If only the Japanese country could surrender and surrender, the Ming army would retreat after achieving their goal.
They haven't even completely defeated Dayuan yet, and the Ming Dynasty is also full of waste. Could it be that these Ming people still had the appetite to swallow up the Japanese?
"Quick, give me a pen and paper!" Prince Huailiang said hurriedly. "I want to write a letter immediately to General Ashikaga in Kyoto!"
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Huaira's letter was quickly sent to the Ashikaga Muromachi shogunate in Heian Kyo. After receiving the letter, the current shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu immediately summoned his family elders, family members, guardians and other retainers at all levels to start a discussion.
"The fifth son of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Su, the Wu King of the Ming Dynasty, responded to the call of Emperor Changqing of the Southern Dynasty and landed in Yoshino." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has a tiger-like back and a ruthless appearance. His figure can be called the most powerful among the Japanese. A mighty giant. He was wearing regular clothes sewn from Ming Dynasty silk and satin, and there were Buddhist beads made of fine sandalwood hanging around his neck and wrists. He has been fond of worshiping Buddha since he was a child, and the beads in his hand are spinning all the time. It's just that the famous ancestral sword "Dadian Taiguangshi" in his waist, which has caused countless murders, and the indifference and viciousness in his own eyes are incompatible with Buddhism.
He holds a rosary in his left hand and wields a sword in his right hand. Most of the Japanese warriors of this era were like this.
"Prince Huai Liang of the Southern Dynasty hopes that we can mobilize troops to contain this Ming army. Gentlemen, what do you think?"
"Sir General, the people of the Ming Dynasty dare to assist the Southern Dynasty, we must let them know how powerful the shogunate is!" A samurai said immediately.
"No! The person coming is the prince of the Ming Dynasty. What if I hurt him and anger the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?" An elder objected. "In my opinion, we should figure it out slowly!"
"So what about the Ming Dynasty?" A warrior asked dissatisfied. "We are blessed by the divine wind, and our shogunate is invincible in the world!"
"The divine wind has blessed us twice, will it still protect us every time?" Someone else refuted loudly. "The Ming Dynasty has expelled the Great Yuan Dynasty, which must not be underestimated. Who knows whether he will be the next Great Tang Dynasty?"
A group of retainers quarreled and could not make a decision for a long time. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was upset. In fact, the Northern Dynasties are not doing much better now. The Southern Dynasties are in civil strife, but the Northern Dynasties also have their own national conditions. After all, the shogunate was only able to unify the daimyo to a certain extent, just like the Zhou royal family and various princes in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. In the face of these powerful daimyo, even though Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the shogun, he did not have too high a binding force.
Nowadays, the daimyo under the shogunate have been divided into two factions to attack each other. Now the two parties are obviously on top. When they come to a conclusion, they don't know that they will argue until the end of the year of the Monkey.
So Ashikaga Yoshimitsu simply turned his head and looked at the tall monk in black robes who was hiding in the shadow of the corner, meditating and chanting sutras with his eyes closed: "Master Douyan, do you have any advice?"
The figure who was meditating and chanting sutras paused, and then slowly opened his eyes. Such a tall monk was obviously not a Japanese. His eyes were extremely sharp. In the darkness, like the reflection of a famous sword, many of the famous retainers of the shogunate in the room unconsciously became quiet. I just heard the monk named Daoyan slowly pronounce a Buddhist name, and then said in very fluent Japanese: "Amitabha, General, this poor monk does have a humble opinion. Please give it a try."
"Master, do you have a solution?" Ashikaga Yoshiman's face was filled with joy, and he couldn't help but relax a lot in his sitting posture. "The strategy you thought of must be an extremely superb one. Please tell me, General!"
(End of chapter)
