According to the treaty between Zhu Su and the Japanese king of Houguishan, all the land in the Northern Dynasty captured by the Ming Dynasty during this battle can be regarded as the concession of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after Lanyu defeated the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he did not choose to go straight to the shogunate's base camp, Heian Kyo. Instead, he began to sweep the surrounding areas and "enclosed" the territory for the Ming Dynasty Yingzhou Xuanwei Division in the central area, the most prosperous area of the Japanese country.
Also because Ashikaga Yoshimitsu listened to Dogen's strategy of "the first battle is the decisive battle", most of the daimyo troops in central Japan had already been depleted by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. The most important hinterland of the Japanese country seemed to be defenseless. Lan Yu sent troops to attack in all directions, like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, and did not encounter any decent resistance at all.
The Ming army went around arresting Japanese warriors. As long as the Japanese warriors were willing to claim their ancestors as Chinese, they would be exempted from punishment, but they would have to move their families out of their original home. Those who did not want to be included in the Yingzhou Xuanwei Division were all packaged and sent to Sado Island, where they were handed over to Zhang He as a coolie for mining. Lan Yu's slogan is "helping Japanese kings eliminate rebellion". After all, these people in the Northern Dynasty were all under the command of the shogunate. It was justified for the Ming Dynasty to use the righteousness of the Japanese country and the Southern Dynasty to say that they were rebellious.
From this point of view, the samurai and daimyo in the Southern Dynasties were much luckier than those in the Northern Dynasties. At least they can choose whether to surrender to the Guishan court and continue to survive, or to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and become Ming Dynasty's dogs. As for these people in the Northern Dynasties, they had no choice but to abandon their status, surrender and accept migration, or be escorted by the Ming Dynasty to mine.
No matter which one it is, it can make these famous people uncomfortable.
But the great power of tomorrow was so powerful that even the shogunate could not resist, and there was nothing they could do. Some daimyo with flexible minds thought of the third way: since Lan Yu would not accept surrender, they might as well surrender to Fujiwara's Yingzhou Xuanweisi army.
Lan Yu really can't beat him, and Fujiwara doesn't dare to fight in the name of Ming Dynasty, so he might as well join in, which is very reasonable.
As a result, Fujiwara's army, which originally had only 10,000 men when it left Nara, snowballed along the way to 60,000 men. Every time they were stationed in a certain place, Gao Qi, who accompanied the army to supervise the army, would personally preside over the newly arrived daimyo and perform the ceremony of "recognizing their ancestors and returning to their clan".
It was obviously an army on an offensive mission, but along the way there was always fragrance and mist, and there were endless rituals. For those who don’t know, I thought it was a group building of monks from some temple.
It's quite a wonder.
But no matter what, in the end, this Yingzhou Xuanwei Division army composed of naturalized Japanese finally arrived at the foot of Ping'an Capital. As the base camp of Kyoto and the shogunate of the Japanese Kingdom, Heian Kyoto has high walls and deep ponds, making it very difficult to conquer. However, Fujiwara and other naturalized Japanese were full of confidence in this battle, and the whole army was highly motivated, even the daimyo who had naturalized from the Northern Dynasties.
The great names fought bravely and fought for the first place.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Anyone who rebels always hopes that his old master can die completely, so that he can show his current loyalty and cover up his past misdeeds. Most of the Han troops who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty had the same mentality: they were weak when fighting for the Ming Dynasty, but after they surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, they were not afraid of death, for fear of being suspected by the Tatars. The same is true for these Japanese big names today. The two armies clashed many times under Heian-kyo, and the defenders on the side of the shogunate retreated steadily. Finally, Heian-kyo was besieged by this Japanese army and was about to fall.
On June 11th, the Ming Dynasty Yingzhou Xuanwei Department Xuanwei Envoy, Wu King Zhu Su, and the Wonu King, and Emperor Kameyama personally came to Heian Capital to supervise the battle. Zhu Su rode on a tall horse, pointed his whip directly at the head of Ping'an City, and said to the Japanese king with a smile: "Don't worry, Japanese king. Since your country has asked me to put down the chaos in Ming Dynasty, I, Ming Dynasty, will naturally do what I say, and I will send the Japanese away soon." The king returns you to the old capital."
"I, Daming, will also help you deal with the rebellious thieves in the city. After the city is broken, the so-called 'Emperor Gokomatsu' clan established by the shogunate, as well as the shogunate Ashikaga clan, will definitely teach the Japanese king not to leave any of them behind! "
"This..." The Japanese king of Houguishan was shocked when he heard this. How had he ever had such an idea? He spoke tremblingly: "His Royal Highness King Wu clearly knows that the entire family of Emperor Komatsu is also the descendant of Xiao Wang."
"It's just the Ashikaga clan, how come even Emperor Gokomatsu..."
"The Japanese king is joking!" Unexpectedly, Zhu Su straightened his face and said sternly: "This thief pretended to be the emperor and is a traitor. If the traitor clan is not brought to justice, how will he warn the descendants of the Japanese country in the future?"
"The Japanese king is kind-hearted, but he must not be kind to women at this time. Otherwise, the Japanese country will be in trouble again tomorrow!"
Just kidding, I finally managed to control the king of the Southern Dynasty of Japan, so how could I let the Northern Dynasty of Japan continue to live in this world? You know, there are many more emperors in the Northern Dynasty than there are Dingkou in the Southern Dynasty. If it is not eradicated at once, it will inevitably become an obstacle to Ming Dynasty in the future.
The lineage of emperors for eternity has extraordinary prestige in Japan. If it weren't for Goguishan's facade to restrain the reactionary forces of Japan, Zhu Su would have planned to create a direct descendant for the emperor's line.
Even if one "Go Kamesan Japanese King" is too much, how can we leave another "Go Komatsu Japanese King"?
The Japanese king of Hou Guishan was miserable, thinking that tomorrow would happen again... Now that the Yingzhou Xuanwei Division is getting stronger and stronger, how can there be a future for the Japanese country? However, he is originally a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death, otherwise he would not be selected as a puppet candidate by Huai Liang. Although I was not angry in my heart, I did not dare to express it openly.
Seeing that the Ming prince's face showed displeasure, he quickly changed his words in panic: "What your Highness said is true."
"Xiao Wang, thank you for your teachings. In the future, we will have to rely on Ming Dynasty to take care of all matters concerning Japan..."
He doesn't even have a single person available to him. If he doesn't rely on Ming Dynasty, what can he do?
Zhu Su nodded and ignored the puppet Japanese king. Attacking and killing the Northern Dynasty in the name of the Japanese King of the Southern Dynasty of the Japanese Kingdom. Even if this matter spreads in the future, the surrounding countries will only think it is a Japanese civil strife. If the Ming Dynasty wanted to continue to swallow up Goryeo and Annan, it had to maintain its aloof diplomatic image.
As for the Ming army joining the war, it was the Japanese who invited us, not us who took the initiative to join the fight!
The flags of King Wu of the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese king of Houguishan were flying at the same time. Seeing that His Royal Highness the prince was supervising the formation, the newly naturalized Japanese names were obviously working much harder than usual. The solid Ping An Capital Gate seemed to be on the verge of collapse under their fierce attack. Fujiwara came over and reported: "Your Highness, this Heian-kyo will fall."
"His Royal Highness is indeed a man of martial virtue, and I admire you greatly!"
"There is no need to flatter me. You are already an official of the Ming Dynasty, not a foreigner. When you have the pride of our great country, you cannot flatter others like this." Zhu Su patted Fujiwara on the shoulder. "This is because you and those naturalized great names have served their lives. There is no need to place the credit on my head."
"When I return to the court, I will ask my father for credit for you and others. I, the Xuanwei Department of Yingzhou, still need to rely on you and others to help me run our business."
Fujiwara straightened his back and said with emotion: "I will live up to His Highness's expectations."
Zhu Su nodded and turned his gaze to the gate of Ping'an City, which was about to be breached. What he was thinking about was that the city's defeat was now a certainty, and he never saw the shogun coming forward to find a way to fight to the death.
When the salted fish is caught ashore, they all know to jump around first. Did the famous Ashikaga Shogunate just accept its fate? According to the Japanese's always crazy energy, they didn't even think about struggling?
The troops used to attack the city were all naturalized Japanese, and the five thousand soldiers he brought with him had not seen blood yet.
Just when he was thinking this, he discovered that the crumbling Heianjing City Gate suddenly opened on its own, and a team of elite warriors rushed out of the city with a loud roar and a suicidal charge.
(End of chapter)
