In the past two years, Japan's civil war has continued uninterrupted.
Especially after the Ningbo tribute competition, the relationship between the Fujiwara clan and the Ashikaga shogunate completely collapsed.
After the two families returned, they met each other directly.
The beating was back and forth and extremely intense.
The Fujiwara clan is also known as the Shōseki clan.
The photo taken here refers to the position of Guan Bai.
Equivalent to the prime minister of Japan.
But now, even the leader of Japan no longer lives up to his name.
Therefore, the Fujiwara family's Guanbai is just superficial.
But, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Compared with other daimyo, the strength of the Fujiwara clan is still one of the few in Japan.
The Ashikaga Shogunate, the largest force in Japan, suffered from constant civil war in these years.
It's just hanging on, barely maintaining its appearance.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have fought to the death with the Fujiwara clan just for the petty profit of paying tribute.
Therefore, although the battle between the two families ended with the victory of the Ashikaga Shogunate.
But the Ashikaga Shogunate only suffered a miserable victory.
The shogun Ashikaga Kamiomaru, however, became more confident after this battle.
He was actually ambitious and wanted to take advantage of the situation to unify the country.
However, at this time, the Ashikaga shogunate was unable to succeed.
Soon, the Daimyo Oda clan, who had just completed a surprise attack and defeated the Kanagawa clan's 40,000 people with 2,000 men, was attacked again by surprise.
Ashikaga Kiohmaru was also exiled from the capital by Master Oda Yoshi, the head of the Oda clan.
After that, Master Odaji served as Guanbai of Japan.
After the Oda clan annexed the forces left by the Ashikaga and Fujiwara families, their strength increased sharply.
Master Oda Yoshi also became ambitious and sent troops to quell the daimyo of all parties.
The dispatch of troops went very smoothly this time, and the famous names of each family were almost announced.
It is a pity that after taking control of most of the territory of Japan.
Master Odaji didn't have time to enjoy it yet.
His subordinate Mitsuhide Akechi launched a rebellion and forced Master Oda Yoshi to commit suicide.
Not long after, Akechi Mitsuhide was killed by Master Oda Yoshi's subordinate, Toyoda Taiji.
After Toyoda Taiji gained power, it seized the foundation of the Oda family in one fell swoop.
He also coerced the emperor to appoint him as the new Guanbai.
From then on, Toyota Taiji single-handedly took over the military and political power of Japan.
Become the actual controller of the Japanese country.
Unexpectedly, the desires of Japanese people are endless.
Unifying Japan was not enough to satisfy Toyota Taiji's ambitions.
He also tried many times to coerce small countries that had trade relations with Japan.
For example, Goryeo, Siam, etc. paid tribute to the Japanese state.
It's a pity that these small countries don't pay attention.
Then he created several minor frictions with Liu Qiu.
Unfortunately, Liuqiu responded fiercely and the fleet was extremely powerful.
Toyota Taichi doesn’t want to be attacked at sea, so it can only give up temporarily.
When the south failed, he turned his spearhead to the west.
Goryeo, across the sea, became the best target.
Toyota Taichi immediately made plans to use this as a springboard.
Trying to get involved in the territory of the overlord Wei Dynasty.
To this end, he frantically increased domestic taxes and expanded the size of the army.
He also asked the daimyo of Chikushi Island to make every effort to build ships.
Prepare for the cross-sea landing.
Soon after, Toyoda Taiji mobilized all Japanese troops.
One hundred thousand soldiers were dispatched, and nearly a thousand large and small ships were dispatched.
The so-called "million-strong army" invaded Goryeo.
Goryeo's battle formations had been sparse for a long time, and its armaments were depleted.
The war in Japan had just ended not long ago.
The Japanese soldiers were well-equipped and well-trained.
Moreover, they have rich combat experience and their psychological quality far exceeds that of Goryeo soldiers.
Several waves of soldiers sent by Goryeo were completely vulnerable to the Japanese.
Basically everything breaks down at the first touch.
Only one month after the main force of the Japanese landed, they captured the royal city of Goryeo.
In two months, it penetrated almost all of Goryeo.
King Li Song of Goryeo ran very fast.
He fled to Liaodong in panic and asked for help from his overlord Wei Dynasty.
Fortunately, Emperor Jingshun and his cabinet saw the Japanese intention.
In this matter, anyone with a little bit of strategic thinking can understand:
"The Japanese pirates' plans for Goryeo are really about the Wei Dynasty."
Therefore, Emperor Jingshun agreed to Li Huo's request.
Not only did he send a message to the border troops, but he also asked Feng Yibo to follow the imperial edict and supervise the army in the East China Sea.
In order to relieve the Northeast border troubles as soon as possible to prevent the Tatars from taking advantage of the situation, which would be a big trouble.
After Qiu Luan received the edict, he had a headache.
It's not because of the Japanese affairs.
But for the sake of the dignity of the Wei Dynasty, Emperor Jingshun gave numerous instructions in the edict:
"Whenever the officers and soldiers of the Wei Dynasty pass through the Goryeo area, they must not scare the chickens and dogs, and there will be no harm in the autumn."
"Anyone who dares to touch any grass or tree among the people will be killed, and any officer or army who rapes Korean women will be killed."
"The territory of Goryeo is my land, and the people of Goryeo are my subjects. Any officers and soldiers who are good at killing Goryeo men and women and surrendering to human service will be killed."
Not to mention in Goryeo, even in the land of the Wei Dynasty, Qiu Luan could not restrain the people of the Wei Dynasty.
"Bandits pass like a comb, soldiers pass like a grate" is not just talk.
Isn’t it just as it should be?
Thinking of this, Qiu Luan couldn't help but lamented and said:
"Do you really think that the border troops are the Yue family's troops? You still have no offense?"
Of course, this was why he got a headache after watching it.
If Feng Yibo receives such an edict, he will definitely implement the content.
He would turn the Goryeo territory into the de facto land of the Wei Dynasty.
Turn the people of Goryeo into de facto people of the Wei Dynasty.
Unfortunately, Qiu Luan did not have this awareness.
Just when Donghai County sent troops, the Wei frontier army set off from the Liaodong camp.
He crossed the river bravely and reached the territory of Goryeo.
Qiu Luan personally took the position of supervising the formation of the Chinese army, and soon stationed in Pingyuan County.
Because it would take some time for the army to assemble later, Qiu Luan made the same choice as Feng Yibo.
Send businessmen to the Japanese camp to find out the truth.
The merchants here are all border merchants and are inextricably related to the border army.
And most of the current frontier businessmen are related to the nouveau riche.
It didn't take long to get here.
Therefore, Qiu Luan specially found someone who was doing business in Goryeo during Wang Ziteng's period.
Shen Jingzhi also has some relationship with the upstart.
Shen Jingzhi lived up to his expectations. As soon as he received the mission, he walked around the Japanese camp under the pretext of negotiation.
After coming back, he first briefly talked about the situation in the Japanese camp.
Then when talking about the Japanese attitude, Shen Jingzhi said excitedly:
"Commander, Xiaoxi Tianxing, the forward on the Japanese side, said that he hopes that Wei and Japan can negotiate amicably."
Qiu Luan was stunned when he heard this, then he laughed and said:
"They will fight without retreating. What's the point of negotiating?"
When Shen Jingzhi heard this, he also laughed and said:
"He said that the Japanese invaded Goryeo not to oppose the great Wei Dynasty, but simply to punish King Li Song of Goryeo for being disrespectful to the Japanese."
It's okay to deceive children, but adults won't believe such nonsense.
And Qiu Luan's son is now an adult!
Hearing this, he sneered and said:
"Hey! That sounds nice!"
Shen Jingzhi realized that he had gained a lot from this trip and continued:
"He also said that the Japanese state and the Wei Dynasty still maintain a tributary relationship, and the Japanese state also respects the emperor of the Wei Dynasty."
Having said this, he smiled "hehe" and then said as if offering a treasure:
"To show sincerity, he is willing to immediately withdraw troops from Pyongyang, and the two countries will temporarily use the Taedong River as the boundary before conducting follow-up negotiations."
He felt that the negotiation was very successful, and he was still waiting for Qiu Luan's reward.
"oh?"
But Qiu Luan was stunned when he heard this, and his brows also wrinkled.
Fortunately, this time he was not in a hurry to ridicule, but said thoughtfully:
"It seems that they fought too hastily."
This gesture was somewhat beyond his expectation.
But Qiu Luan also concluded from this that this was the Japanese country's strategy to delay the war.
The Japanese conquered the royal city of Goryeo in one month, and occupied most of Goryeo in just two months.
Now it is very likely that the follow-up supplies are insufficient.
It is a pity that the Wei frontier army has not yet been assembled.
At this time, only the front army and the middle army arrived.
It will take some time for all follow-up troops to be in place.
"You go and tell them that I agree."
Qiu Luan didn't dare to take advantage of the situation, so he chose to take advantage of the situation.
Pretend to agree to Xiao Xi Tianxing's request.
Shen Jingzhi was convinced, and immediately went to the Japanese country to communicate with him happily.
Xiao Xi Tianxing thought that the commander-in-chief of the Wei frontier army was really stupid enough to believe him.
I couldn't help but relax my vigilance and wait for the follow-up supplies.
Unexpectedly, Qiu Luan did not relax, but instead quickly set up his position.
Soon a siege was formed on Pyongyang.
Half of Xiaoxi Tianxing's troops fell directly into the encirclement in the Anding Pavilion area.
Except for a few who fled back to Pyongyang City, the rest of the Japanese warriors were beheaded on the spot.
Then the Wei frontier army arrived at Pyongyang City and surrounded Xiao Xi Tianxing in the city.
Unfortunately, Pyongyang City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is difficult, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
If it weren't for the fact that the Goryeo army was vulnerable and abandoned the city.
It is difficult to attack such a city.
Most of the Japanese warriors experienced domestic wars and were considered elites in hundreds of battles.
So Qiu Luan tried to attack the city several times, but all ended in failure.
It wasn't until a few days later that Qiu Luan finally got the chance.
That day, heavy fog fell from the sky, and the Wei frontier army took the opportunity to launch a general attack!
Xiao Xi Tianxing also wanted to send people to sue for peace, saying that he would surrender the city as long as the Wei army retreated thirty miles.
Qiu Luan is not stupid, so he naturally won't believe it.
After seeing off the peace envoys, he immediately sent an order:
"Pass my order. The first person to die will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver and given the post of commander!"
As the saying goes: Under a heavy reward, there must be a brave man.
What's more, Qiu Luan's reward is indeed not low.
For a time, the morale of the border troops was greatly boosted.
Then Qiu Luan sent another team to supervise the battle, and those who retreated would be killed without mercy.
Under the superposition of the two, the shouts of killing outside Pyongyang were loud, and the soldiers on the border also moved forward bravely!
After half a day of hard fighting, the west gate of Pyongyang City was finally breached by the Wei frontier army.
Wei soldiers swarmed into the city and started street fighting with the remnants of the Japanese army.
As one door after another was broken, fighting broke out in Pyongyang.
Qiu Luan used the method of surrounding three but missing one, leaving only the east gate unattended.
Xiao Xi Tianxing took the remaining troops and fled through the east gate.
Seeing that it was getting late, Qiu Luan did not dare to fight.
In order to prevent the main force of Japan from coming to help, he ordered the gold to be withdrawn.
Xiaoxi Tianxing, who originally packed up the remaining troops and planned an ambush, saw that the situation was over and ran towards the main force in the rear overnight.
After the border army captured Pyongyang City, they began to build fortifications.
Stayed here for half a month.
After Qiu Luan reorganized his army, he prepared to continue eastward for a decisive battle with the main force of Japan.
But unexpectedly, he received news that the main Japanese force intended to retreat.
I only found out after asking businessmen from various places.
It turned out that Chikushi Island was occupied by Donghai County, and the Japanese side lost its rear.
"Donghai County's actions are quite fast, but when the main force of Japan returns to support, they will be in trouble."
In these days of fighting against the Japanese army, Qiu Luan knew that the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army should not be underestimated.
And when he thought about it, Donghai County would definitely not be able to compare with the frontier army.
The successful occupation of Chikushi Island was also thanks to him.
It was the Wei frontier army that dragged all the main forces of the Japanese country to Goryeo.
If the main force of the Japanese country goes back, I am afraid that Donghai County will be beaten to death.
However, Qiu Luan's mission is to assist Goryeo and regain the royal city.
Since the main force of the Japanese army is preparing to retreat, he should take advantage of the situation and seize the royal city.
If you get a chance, take a big bite out of it.
If you don’t have the chance, don’t force it.
"Let the cavalry go for a walk."
The strongest force in the frontier army was the cavalry, which had not been used in the previous siege battles.
At this time, the cavalry was sent out to investigate the situation.
If the Japanese have begun to retreat, let the cavalry attack them.
So, after half a month of rest.
Two thousand elite cavalrymen from the frontier army left the city to explore the royal city of Goryeo.
On the other side, the main force of Japan discovered that there had been no domestic supplies for nearly half a month.
The Japanese commander-in-chief Shimazu Koichi sent several waves of people back, but there was no news from them all.
He knew that something must have happened in the country.
But before withdrawing, Shimazu wanted to give Wei a cruel blow.
Ninety miles away from the capital of Goryeo, there is a place called Byokjeokwan.
Not long after he set up an ambush, two thousand elite cavalry who came to investigate rushed into it.
Tens of thousands of Japanese warriors poured out from all directions.
Fortunately, the elite cavalry of the Wei frontier army were experienced in hundreds of battles.
Even though they were surrounded, they did not panic, and the cavalry guerrillas immediately ordered to form a formation.
Once the cavalry formed a battle formation, it was extremely terrifying.
For a while, among the Japanese army, they fought from left to right, fighting and fleeing.
Instead of taking advantage, the Japanese army was thrown into chaos by the cavalry.
At this time, Qiu Luan also got the news and came to rescue with Pyongyang's main force.
Shimazu Hongichi immediately asked people to organize death squads and desperately blocked reinforcements.
For a time, the death squads were extremely brave and broke through several formations in a row.
He almost killed the main force of the Wei army and rushed to Qiu Luan's tooth flag.
Unfortunately, that's all.
Seeing that Wei's reinforcements had arrived, Shimazu Hongichi knew that the opportunity to fight had been lost.
So while sending out death squads, he also gathered his troops and retreated to the royal city of Goryeo.
After two fierce battles in Pyongyang and Byokjeokwan, Qiu Luan became more aware of the ferocity of the Japanese army.
In addition, after successive battles, the Wei frontier army was also exhausted and in urgent need of rest and reorganization.
Therefore, he ordered the border troops to continue to rest and recuperate in Pyongyang.
In addition, he made many false accusations.
He wanted to delay the retreat of the main force of Japan.
Koreans, traveling merchants, and even Japanese prisoners.
He repeatedly revealed to the Japanese army the news that the Wei frontier army was about to launch a large-scale attack.
Shimazu Hongichi sent people to walk back and forth on the city wall, pretending to be defensive.
In fact, an orderly evacuation has been ordered.
By the time Qiu Luan came to his senses, there was only an empty shell left in the royal city of Goryeo.
Fortunately, his mission was completed and he captured the royal city of Goryeo.
At the same time, nearly a thousand Japanese ships, carrying the main force of the Japanese and the wealth plundered from Goryeo, quietly left Goryeo.
Soon appeared on the East China Sea.
What I didn't expect was that I had just arrived near Mashima Island between Japan and Goryeo.
They were stopped by Donghai County's fleet.
Shimazu Hiroshi was furious:
"Baga! Are they the ones causing trouble in the rear?"
At this time, someone also saw the flag of Black Dragon Mansion and suddenly exclaimed:
"No! It's the Black Dragon King's fleet!"
(End of chapter)
