Kyoto, Kitayama.
Guan Bai Nijo Yoshiki handed the document to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was wearing a monk's robe, and said solemnly: "According to reliable information, the Ming Dynasty sent a navy to station in Jeju Island, North Korea, and may attack Tsushima Island at any time. Tsushima Island Dai Mingzong Sadashige was worried that he would be defeated, so he sent someone to send a document asking for help."
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took the document, glanced at it a few times, and said calmly: "So, Li Bangyuan of North Korea is determined to go his own way and is ready to become our enemy? In vain, I want to recruit him and make him our vassal. .”
Nijo Ryuki nodded bitterly.
Recruiting Li Fangyuan was one of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's military policies. Yes, it was a military policy, not a national policy. Recruitment is just a name, and more of an excuse to pave the way for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's northern expedition to North Korea.
Li Fangyuan agreed to surrender, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu led his troops northward. Wasn't that just to inspect the people's sentiments and go to his own territory.
Li Fangyuan refused to surrender, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu led his troops northward. Wouldn't it be logical to carve out a piece of territory?
Obviously, Li Fangyuan is a person with backbone. No matter what excuses Ashikaga Yoshimitsu uses, what descendants of Baekje, what inherent territory, strong soldiers and horses, many people and ships, there is only one answer to his solicitation of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu:
roll.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu didn't like being pointed at his nose and said "Go away". After all, he was the most powerful ruler of the Muromachi shogunate who destroyed countless "countries", ended the division of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, unified the four islands, and had a supreme majesty that could not be offended.
Nijo Ryuki reminded Ashikaga Yoshimitsu: "Minister Taizheng, the matter of Li Fangyuan can be put aside temporarily, but the Ming Navy has arrived in Jeju and directly threatens Tsushima Island. Should we rescue Mune Sadashige, or..."
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu took the map, carefully examined the direction of Tsushima Island, and summoned General Yoshitoshi Shiba, who was in charge, to discuss the military situation of Tsushima Island.
General Shiba Yi heard that the Ming Dynasty Navy planned to invade Tsushima Island. After thinking for a while, he persuaded: "Sosadamoge has been guarding Tsushima Island for many years. He has repeatedly disobeyed the instructions of the Taizheng Minister. He not only provided shelter for the bandits and bandits, but also Become his backer. It is said that there are nearly 800 bandits in Tsushima Island. North Korea has repeatedly launched attacks and did not listen to the advice of the Taizheng Minister. It must be because of Zong Zhenmo's invasion of the coast of North Korea. "
Nijo Ryuki frowned, what did Shiba Yishang mean? Did he want to trick Sosada Shige to death? After all, Mune Sadashige was also a daimyo under the shogunate. How could he not just sit back and watch as he guarded the horse?
"Though Minister Zong Zhenmoo has many shortcomings, he has become much more stable in the past two years, and his attitude is extremely humble. He is even more filial to the Minister. Last year, he sent three geishas who are proficient in music theory."
Nijo Ryoki quickly helped Mune Sadashige to put in a good word.
General Shiba glanced at Nijo Ryoki and said solemnly: "That's because he offended the Kyogoku clan, so he gave a gift to the Taizheng minister. In my opinion, we don't need to pay attention to Tsushima. If the Ming army really takes action, it will On the contrary, we are a good thing."
"A good thing?"
Nijo Liangji couldn't believe it. After all, it was Japanese territory.
General Shibaoyi explained: "If the minister of Taizheng wants to go to North Korea, he must get Tsushima Island. Use Tsushima Island as a springboard to enter the Busan area of North Korea and then establish a solid rear. At present, Tsushima Island is in Zongzhen. Under the protection of Zong Zhenmao, if he has second thoughts, the chance to escape will be cut off. Guan Bai protects Zong Zhenmao so much, can you guarantee him?"
Nijo Ryouki looked at Yoshigashi Shiba, gritted his teeth secretly, and then said to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu: "Mune Sadashige is loyal to the Taishei Minister, we should not give up on him. If this is the case, wouldn't it chill people's hearts, and it will be detrimental to the stability of the place! Minister Taizheng, please put the overall situation first."
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was hesitant. General Shiba was right. The location of Tsushima Island was extremely critical. If he needed to invade North Korea in the future, Tsushima Island must be safe and under his control.
If Mune Sadashige is killed by the Ming army, he can take this opportunity to reach out to Tsushima Island and achieve direct control of Tsushima Island.
But what Nijo Ryuki said makes sense. After all, Munesadamoge is a force under the shogunate, and many local daimyo have surrendered to him. If they encounter enemies and do not help, it is likely to lead to disunity between the local dynasty and the Kyoto shogunate, and local collapse. and chaos may arise again.
After weighing the pros and cons, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu made a decision and said solemnly: "Tsushima Island must be saved. I ordered Akamatsu Zehiro to lead three thousand people to Chikuzen to organize the navy to support Tsushima Island. If the Ming Dynasty dares to come all the way, then We need to teach them a lesson! Let them know that this is not a place where they can come whenever they want!"
"Take orders."
Nijo Liangji and Shiba Yishou agreed.
Iki Island.
Faced with Mune Sadashige's request for help, Kyogoku Gaoguang gave an extremely concise reply: "Where you come from, go back to where you came from."
Mune Sadashige's people left Iki Island with deep anger and hatred.
Kyogoku Gaoguang sneered. Tsushima Island was chosen as the attack target by the Ming Dynasty. It was really great. As long as Mune Sadashige died, Tsushima Island would be Kyogoku's territory.
It is impossible and impossible for the Ming Dynasty to occupy Tsushima Island forever. They can only let out a bad breath and leave, that's all.
Two dogs fight, play off!
The biggest benefit will fall in the hands of Kyogoku.
Hide Matsunaga was an important general under Kyogoku Takakan. After Kyogoku Takakan's death in battle, he strongly supported Kyogoku Takaguchi and paid great attention to Kyogoku Takakan. He was appointed as the caretaker of Iki Island and was responsible for the protection of the sea area.
On this day, Hide Matsunaga was patrolling the coastline against the biting north wind. He rubbed his cold face, looked at the empty sea, and asked Ishimori beside him: "Why are there no ships going out to sea and no warnings set up?"
Shi Sen shook hands and said, "Maybe it's windy and cold. In this case, we can't go far by boat."
Matsunaga shook his head and said seriously: "Go and call the guard here. Defense is a major matter and it is related to the safety of the island. No matter how strong the wind is or how cold the weather is, we must continue to patrol. How can we slack off?" "
The corner of Shi Sen's mouth twitched slightly, and he said with a dry smile: "No need, you see, there is no obstruction on the sea. You can see clearly for dozens of miles at a glance. What are you worried about? Let's go and rest in the greenhouse. "
Matsunaga Hide is a stubborn and principled person. Even if the weather is sunny and the world is peaceful, he always has a sense of crisis.
Seeing that Matsunagahide insisted on finding someone to hold him accountable, Shi Sen had to arrange for someone to summon Kun Sixiang.
Kun Sixiang came over and faced Matsunaga Hide's lecture. He looked at the sea with confusion and said, "I clearly arranged for three Guitou ships to go to sea. It's time to come back. Why are they missing?"
Kun Sixiang knew about Matsunaga Hide's paranoia. In order not to be scolded, he arranged for people to go out to patrol every day. Anyway, he was not tired because he was tired, and he was not cold because he was cold. The people below could not blame him.
"Are you sure that Guitou and the others have gone to sea?"
Matsunaga asked.
Kun Sixiang nodded heavily: "Sure, I saw them going to sea with my own eyes."
"what is that?"
Shi Sen raised his hand and pointed to the sea. As the waves undulated, pieces of wooden planks appeared in everyone's eyes. As they got closer, someone had already salvaged the planks. They looked at the half-length thick hemp rope on the planks and half of the Chinese character Qi painted on them. Matsunaga couldn't help but feel a chill, and looked up at the sea. In the distance where the water and the sky met, rows of ships suddenly appeared, coming in a mighty force!
"This is……"
Ishimori was surprised.
Matsunaga looked at the ships on the distant sea. The opponent was very fast, with at least ten ships.
"It's the enemy. Be on guard and prepare the navy!"
Matsunaga Hide instantly understood that it was not that no one went out to guard the sea, but that someone had killed him!
The warning bell rang. After hearing it in the distance, the bell also rang. Soon, the bell spread throughout the island. Teams of warriors and sergeants gathered. More than 60 ships had gathered on the coast. This kind of boat is not very big and can only accommodate fifteen or sixteen people.
"Attack!"
Matsunaga Hide stared at the ships in the distance and gave the order.
Due to the north wind, the Iki Island navy could only row forward. Each boat had six oars. The oars pushed through the sea water and headed straight towards the enemy in the distance.
Ishimori stared at the fleet heading straight for Iki Island in the distance, feeling increasingly uneasy.
The boat seems a bit bigger, much bigger and taller than the boat on Iki Island.
"Is this the North Korean Navy?"
Ishimori asked.
Matsunaga Hide didn't answer, just stared. The north wind blew into his eyes, and tears streamed down his face. He wiped them away and continued to stare.
The flag fluttering in the wind finally appeared, it was the bright and dazzling sun and moon flag! Matsunaga's eyes widened, and the blood in his body almost froze. He shouted sternly: "No, it's the Daming Navy! Quick, let people retreat!"
"Cannot withdraw!"
Kyogoku Gaoguang walked over and said seriously.
Matsunaga Hide didn't have time to salute Kyogoku Gaoguang, and said quickly: "We are no match for the Ming Navy. If we don't retreat, our brothers will be lost at sea in vain!"
Kyogoku Gaoguang looked unhappy: "Nonsense! So what about the Ming Dynasty Navy? Our soldiers are not afraid of death and fight bravely. What kind of enemy has no arrows? Matsunaga Hide, you are also a general who is fighting at the front. Only now?" After three years of rest, are you afraid of the battlefield?"
Matsunaga's face turned pale. He was afraid of the battlefield? Are you kidding? I don’t want these subordinates to suffer meaningless losses!
Kyogoku Gaoguang looked at the Daming Navy in the distance and shook his head: "It's just twelve ships. We have more than sixty ships. Together, five ships surround and kill one. Are we still afraid of them?"
If the people of the Ming Navy were not going to attack Tsushima Island, why did they come to their own Iki Island?
In this case, let the people of Ming Dynasty remember how powerful the Kyogoku clan is!
More than sixty versus twelve, no matter how you calculate it, it's a sure win.
Matsunaga Hide's heart was extremely depressed. Kyogoku Takamitsu was the son of Kyogoku Takakan. Kyogoku Takakan had been on the battlefield for a long time and had rich experience. He knew how to advance and retreat. However, Kyogoku Takamitsu had never commanded a real battle. He occasionally gave orders and relied on them. Even with a group of loyal subordinates, the situation can always be stabilized, which gave Kyogoku Gaoguang the illusion that "I am better than my father."
War is not a numbers game. It is not a simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It is not that sixty is greater than twelve. You can open your eyes and see clearly. Although the Ming Navy only has twelve ships, the size of one of their ships has exceeded our six. Ship, and their ship is so high, how do you ask the sergeants to fight and engage with the enemy?
What's more, the Ming Dynasty's navy is famous. Chen Zuyi, the king of Nanyang, has spent his whole life, more than 10,000 people, and countless ships. As a result, there are no pirates in the Penghu waterway so far!
The navy ships on Iqi Island are not even comparable to Chen Zuyi's pirate ships. Tell me, what can you use to defeat the Ming Navy?
With courage?
With will?
With a growl?
These are of no use.
Matsunaga Hide saw that the ships of the Daming Navy were less than a mile away from the Iki Island Navy, and once again warned Kyogoku Takamitsu: "Daimyo, if you don't withdraw, it will be too late! No one on the sea is the opponent of the Daming Navy!"
Kyogoku Gaoguang was very dissatisfied and reprimanded angrily: "Shut up, keep your eyes wide open and watch how our navy defeats the Ming Navy!"
