Japan, Kyoto, Imperial Palace.
There were constant quarrels.
Finally, they all looked at the Emperor.
Ask the emperor for his opinion.
The Emperor cursed in his mind that he was just a puppet and asked him what he was doing.
It’s not safe to be a mascot, really!
However, superficial harmony must still be maintained.
He turned his gaze to the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi standing aside.
"What do you mean, General?"
After hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshimichi thought for a moment and then said, "This battle must be fought!"
To be honest, he also wanted to have a chance encounter with the Ming Army.
It has been more than ten years since the unification of Japan.
The national strength of their Japanese country has also improved significantly.
Although the test of Ming Dynasty some time ago ended in failure, almost all tens of thousands of people were wiped out.
But in his opinion, although the group was large in number, it was just a rabble.
Even so, they succeeded in going ashore to plunder, and even captured the Ming army's warship.
Ming army, nothing more than that!
If not for the fact that he happened to encounter the Ming Dynasty fleet returning from the sea.
The looted materials and money were enough to keep them fed.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi felt a pity in his heart!
Putting aside distracting thoughts, Ashikaga Yoshitomichi continued: "The Ming army is coming fiercely, and it is clear that they want revenge."
"But there are only 20,000 people who dare to land on our soil."
"They were too confident and underestimated us."
"Just use this battle to tell them that we are not easy to mess with."
"Okay, the general is right!"
Everyone responded.
Upon seeing this, Ashikaga Yoshimochi immediately ordered the deployment.
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outside the city.
The Ming army has set up camp.
It was getting late and the long journey had also made the Ming army's condition decline.
Although morale was still high, it was obviously impossible for Yang Xuan to let the soldiers attack the city at night.
Then he ordered to recharge his batteries first.
At the same time, sending people to the city to hold people accountable was also a letter of challenge.
It would be fine if the other party surrenders, but if not, haha...
Ashikaga Yoshimochi and others also received the message Yang Xuan sent.
All of them were furious.
There are only more than 20,000 Ming troops, and they want to surrender.
It's just too arrogant.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi and the others felt humiliated.
So they prepared for a night attack to give the Ming army a disincentive.
On the other side, the Ming army camp.
Yang Xuan is making arrangements.
"We are far away from the Ming Dynasty now, and we are not familiar with the place."
"And the little devils are cunning and insidious. To prevent them from sneak attacks at night."
"The security mission must be arranged well."
"We also need to tell our soldiers to be vigilant."
"Even if you are sleeping, you must open one eye."
"Yes, General!"
When the generals heard this, they also became serious.
No matter how you say it, the Japanese country is still a country with a population of millions. They only have 30,000 people in total. They still have to dedicate some people to guard the retreat. Only more than 20,000 people can be used.
To end the war, we can only attack Kyoto as soon as possible.
It was late at night, and the little devils attacked the Ming army camp at night.
Fortunately, the Ming army took precautions in advance and did not let the little devil succeed.
Instead, the other party lost hundreds of people.
Wait until dawn, the Ming army gathered.
Yang Xuan could see clearly that all the Ming army officers and soldiers had angry faces.
"Morale is available!" Yang Xuan said in his heart.
Then they formed their troops and prepared to attack the city.
Thirty guns were arranged in three rows.
Fire in turn.
As the capital of Japan, Kyoto was naturally much stronger than other cities.
The Japanese soldiers on the city wall watched the Ming army's artillery display their power and could only hide.
They are defenders and have an advantage.
With the tall city walls, they believed that it would be impossible for a mere 20,000 Ming army to break through Kyoto.
However, they overthink it.
A city wall built of mud would not last long under artillery fire.
Less than half an hour later, a section of the city wall began to collapse.
Yang Xuan ordered to continue shelling to widen the gap and prevent the enemy from repairing it.
At the same time cover the infantry attack.
When the infantry was still more than 500 meters away from the city wall, Yang Xuan ordered the bombardment to stop.
The artillery of this era was not very accurate.
If you continue shelling, you will easily injure your own people.
However, a distance of more than five hundred meters was enough for the Ming army.
Taking advantage of the cessation of shelling, the gunners took the time to cool down the barrels.
Otherwise, when you wait to fire the cannon, you may be afraid that it will explode soon.
After all, they had already started to be on tenterhooks just now.
The little devil's resistance was still fierce.
Although the Ming army was elite, the gap in the city wall was so large that the number of people it could accommodate was limited.
However, the casualties of the little devils were much higher than those of the Ming army.
All the Ming army wore armor, but the armor-wearing rate of the little devils was not high. Moreover, many of them wore bamboo armor, and their defensive power was not as good as that of the Ming army.
After suffering a certain amount of casualties, the Ming army finally broke through this gap.
When the news reached Ashikaga Yoshimochi, the latter's face was filled with disbelief.
How long had it passed before the Ming army invaded the city?
Are the armies from all over the country just getting the news?
Ashikaga Yoshimichi just panicked, and then issued a death order, and he must drag the Ming army in the city and wait for reinforcements.
As the order was issued, the Ming army encountered fierce resistance.
But after all, the Ming army was well-trained, and every one of them was a veteran and battle-hardened.
With mutual cooperation, they are still advancing slowly.
In one whole day, the Ming army captured the outer city.
The senior Japanese officials and remaining troops could only hide in the inner city and continue to resist.
But now, they have realized how powerful the Ming army is.
The inner city couldn't hold out much longer either.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi and others were already preparing to escape.
The higher the status, the more afraid of death.
They left the lower-level soldiers to continue to resist, while they escaped from Kyoto under the cover of night.
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After another two days of bloody fighting, the inner city was also captured by the Ming army.
Yang Xuan was not too surprised when he learned that the Japanese emperor and senior officials had all run away.
After all, this is someone else's territory. If he wants to run away, he can't stop him.
After all, he only has so many people in his hands.
After taking Kyoto, Yang Xuan did not dare to lift military discipline at will.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi and other high-level officials who escaped will definitely lead their troops to fight back.
Don't be careless at this time.
Yang Xuan summoned the generals to hold a military meeting and told them the current situation.
Unify your thoughts first.
They still need to restrain the soldiers below.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Xuan began to deploy defenses.
After doing this, Yang Xuan began to reward the soldiers with gold and silver plundered from the city.
In addition, a group of women were captured and sent to the military camp to let the soldiers take turns to relax.
What was promised to the soldiers before the war must be fulfilled.
Although it was different from what the soldiers imagined, after their superiors told them, they also knew that they would not be able to enjoy themselves well unless they completely defeated the enemy.
Having just tasted some sweetness, how could the soldiers give it up?
So they all looked forward to the enemy coming faster.
Yang Xuan and the others are also seizing the time to mobilize supplies.
In a siege battle, a lot of artillery shells were consumed, and they continued to be replenished.
Fortunately, it's not too far from the coast.
Five days later, the Ming army was ready.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi and others also assembled an army of 80,000, known as 150,000.
Prepare to take back Kyoto in one fell swoop.
At this moment, the Ming Army headquarters.
"General, the scouts are here to report that the enemy has arrived."
"How many people are there?" Yang Xuan asked without raising his head.
"Densely packed, countless."
"Forget it, the soldiers will come to cover up the water and earth."
"Tell brothers, the enemy is coming, prepare to fight."
The Ming army had much more experience in defending the city.
For thousands of years, countless battles to attack and defend cities have been staged in the Central Plains.
There is so much experience to draw from.
The order was issued, and more than 20,000 Ming troops were all prepared.
Wait for the enemy to arrive.
Outside the city, 80,000 enemy troops have surrounded Kyoto.
Japan's resources were poor and it could not raise many soldiers.
Eighty thousand is almost the limit.
That's it, there are quite a few rabble among them.
Simply put, they are consumables.
After discussing with several daimyo, Ashikaga Yoshimochi selected the gates they were responsible for.
Then, each arrived at the designated location and began to attack the city.
Although there are many of them, most of them have not received any formal training.
Just rush forward in a swarm.
When the soldiers of the Ming army saw this, they were very happy.
There was no formation, and as soon as one shot passed, there was a series of people torn apart.
After the enemy came into range, the defending general ordered the artillery fire.
Boom boom boom! ! !
The shell fell into the crowd like a hole in a piece of paper.
Many little devils were stunned for a moment when they saw this.
They had never seen anything like this before.
Before they could recover, the second round of artillery fire from the Ming army arrived.
Dozens or hundreds of people disappeared again.
Many little devils felt discouraged.
But behind them, a supervising team composed of samurai looked at them with shining swords in their hands.
After witnessing dozens of people being killed by the supervising team, the others could only continue to attack the city.
Siege battles are very brutal.
The little Japanese finally approached the city wall after suffering heavy casualties under the Ming army's artillery attack.
At this time, the Ming army's archers and gunmen also began to exert their strength.
Use high to attack low, and the enemies are all gathered under the city, so there is no need to aim at all.
The casualties of the Japs began to increase dramatically.
However, their resilience was still very strong. Despite the huge casualties, they still did not retreat.
Also, after so many people died, we finally reached the city wall. If we just retreated, wouldn't the people in front of us die in vain?
Soon, the archer's arms became sore that he could no longer pull the bow.
Only the gunmen were still firing, but their reloading speed greatly limited the power of the gun.
It can be seen that the little devil has already started to build a ladder to climb the city wall.
At this time, the Ming army began to throw the rolling wood and rocks prepared in advance.
Screams continued to sound, and the battle became more brutal.
As time went by, the Ming army repelled waves of little Japanese, and the city was covered with dense corpses.
Seeing night fall, the little devil had no choice but to retreat.
Today's battle also cast a shadow on the little devil's heart.
Statistics after the war showed that casualties were close to 30%.
Ashikaga Yoshimichi noticed that everyone was in a wrong state and immediately said: "We suffered heavy casualties, and the Ming army's casualties must also be quite large."
"They are just those people. If they die, there will be one less person."
"And this is our territory, and we can replenish our troops at any time."
"Consumption, we can also consume the Ming army to death."
When you hear the other famous names, they make sense!
What else is there to say? We will continue to attack the city tomorrow.
In the city, Yang Xuan was inspecting the wounded barracks.
In today's battle, the Ming army suffered many casualties.
If not all of them were wearing armor, the casualties would have doubled.
In this way, more than a thousand people died in the battle.
Thousands were injured.
Yang Xuan had expected this scene and had prepared a lot of medicine.
It can save the lives of many soldiers.
Return to your residence, hold a military meeting, and arrange defense.
Yang Xuan stood alone in the yard, looking at the moon.
"Anqing, you should be having New Year's Eve dinner now, right?"
He whispered.
Today is New Year's Eve.
But tens of thousands of them are still fighting in a foreign country.
"Master Hou, are you homesick?" a voice sounded. Yang Xuan turned his head and saw Zheng He walking slowly.
"Yeah, it's been many years since I spent the Chinese New Year outside." Yang Xuan said with a smile.
"When I was at sea, I often looked at the moon and missed the Ming Dynasty."
Zheng He said.
"Haha, raise your head to look at the bright moon, lower your head and miss your hometown!"
"I understand!" Yang Xuan replied.
"I went to inspect the city wall. It should be impossible for the enemy to attack the city tonight."
"So I asked someone to prepare some food and wine, and I wanted to invite the Marquis to have a New Year's Eve dinner with me. I wonder if the Marquis would be willing to give me a favor?"
Zheng He sent out an invitation.
"Haha, okay." Yang Xuan accepted the invitation.
In the room, the two of them were cooking hot pot and drinking wine.
"Come on, Sambo, do it!"
"Dry!"
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"Dry!"
Daming, capital, Changpinghou Mansion.
Zhu Di brought his wife and children to spend the New Year with Anqing.
Yang Xuan is leading troops to fight outside, and as his boss, he has to help take care of his family.
"Little sister, don't worry, don't you still know Yang Xuan's abilities?"
"I think it won't be long before the good news comes back."
"It's the New Year today, so you have to be happy."
"Otherwise, when Yang Xuan comes back and sees you losing weight, you can't blame me for not taking good care of you!"
Looking at the absent-minded An Qing, Zhu Di spoke.
"That's right, little sister, if you want to put your junior brother at ease, you have to take care of yourself." Xu Miaoyun also spoke from the side.
"Brother, you are the emperor, and your husband is a minister. There is no reason for a minister to blame the emperor." An Qing said this for her husband.
Humph, when did Yang Xuan ever see me as an emperor in his eyes... Zhu Di cursed.
"Eat, eat, hurry up. If you don't eat, the food will be eaten by the three brothers."
"Be careful, it's like you haven't eaten in eight lifetimes." Zhu Di changed the subject and glared at the three brothers again.
Zhu Gaochi was full of grievances, but he did not dare to talk back to his father.
I can only murmur in my heart.
The little boy gloated.
As a result, Zhu Di scolded him again.
The little old man shrank his neck and lowered his sense of presence.
But he didn't escape either.
An Qing quickly spoke up to help his three nephews, and received unanimous looks of gratitude from his three brothers.
Zhu Di didn't hold on to the three brothers anymore. While eating, he picked up vegetables for his wife and grandson.
However, he felt a little unhappy in his heart.
He was also celebrating the New Year at Yang Xuan's house, but the atmosphere made him feel very uncomfortable.
After much deliberation, it must be the reason for Yang Xuan's absence.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhu Di came to the yard to eat.
He looked at the half of the moon peeking out from the clouds and muttered: "Yang Xuan, Yang Xuan, come back soon!"
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Don’t forget the national humiliation, brothers!
