Chapter 150 The Ouchi clan vowed to destroy the entire Ming army! ! The soldiers of the Ouchi clan were basically defenseless. When they saw a group of giants rowing dozens of small boats from the sea and landing on their shore, they were all stunned.
Are these people in the morning the gods, soldiers and generals?
Soon, Tangli Port and the surrounding ten-mile radius were cleared.
The local residents were so frightened that they surrendered immediately after seeing this group of giants emerging and the more than 1000 Nei clan soldiers stationed there having their heads chopped off.
Originally, they were a group of honest ordinary people who made a living by fishing or farming. Naturally, they had never seen such a scene.
As a result, the residents living within a ten-mile radius became the first aborigines of this settlement.
They were quickly gathered near Tangli Port and were lectured by Mu Ying and others.
Then I also got some information from their mouths.
It turns out that there are indeed people in Iwami Silver Mountain who can take out silver mines from time to time, but few people know how to extract silver from silver mines.
It was not until [-] that the soot blowing method was introduced from Korea to the Japanese slaves, which increased the output of Iwami Ginzan.
The soot blowing method was actually invented by Ming craftsmen.
It’s quite funny to say that Ming Dynasty’s silver mines are rare and don’t produce much silver, but its technology is the most advanced in the world.
The Japanese slaves were full of silver mines, and their technology was very primitive.
After confirming that there was indeed a silver mine here, Mu Ying followed Chen Han's instructions and arranged lookout posts within a fifty-mile radius to prepare for the Ouchi clan's counterattack.
Chen Han followed his own plan and began to direct 2000 Ming craftsmen and more than 2000 local Japanese slaves to carry out construction.
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Kyoto.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Muromachi shogunate, was very troubled during this period.
You could even say restless.
As one of the main characters in the wise Ikkyu, the general did not have the little monk Ikkyu to provide him with better advice.
He controlled the Muromachi shogunate and held the emperor in his hands.
I originally thought that through the management of two or three generations of my family, all opposition forces had been suppressed.
But now I am surprised to find that this is not the case at all.
Whether it is the Ouchi clan in China, the Yamana clan who was divided by himself, or Ashikaga Kanemitsu, the lord of Kamakura in Kanto, they all showed disobedience to him to a greater or lesser extent.
And these were all his famous clans in the Northern Dynasties, and they held heavy troops, which had always been a worry for him.
Just when he was preparing to unify the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and then use this momentum to wipe out all the opposing forces.
The Southern Dynasty received aid from the Ming Kingdom inexplicably, beating his soldiers to pieces, and was about to capture the entire Shikoku region.
Once the four countries are captured, the Southern Dynasties can unite with the Ouchi clan, Yamana clan, etc. in the 'Chinese' region to cut off the connection between Kinki and Kyushu, which will be troublesome.
So he immediately recruited the famous people within his jurisdiction to send troops, strength, and money to help him fight.
But one after another hit the wall.
First, he received very angry news from Ouchi Yoshihiro.
It turned out that Ouchi Yoshihiro directly sent a secret letter saying that recently, a large number of Japanese pirates, that is, pirates, had appeared in his territory, especially along the coasts of Iwami Kingdom and Nagato Kingdom.
So he must now concentrate on dealing with pirates, otherwise his rule will be unstable.
Because we have to deal with pirates, we spend a lot of money and material resources, and there is no way to provide military pay and troops to the shogunate. I am very sorry.
After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu received the secret letter, he tore it into pieces and threw it out like a goddess scattering flowers.
"Baga! Baga!! What kind of pirates are you? They are obviously your own thugs!
This bastard is just blatant.
This general must destroy him, must destroy him! "
Each of his retainers tried to persuade him.
“General, now that the Southern Dynasty in the south has received help from the Ming Kingdom, it is already even more powerful.
If we now fight internally against Ouchi Yoshihiro, both sides may suffer defeat and be unable to resist the reinforcements from the Southern Ming Dynasty;
If they lose, it will be even more damaging to their morale. "
Therefore, all the ministers advised that since Ouchi Yoshihiro did not take advantage of the situation to cause trouble, it was good enough and they must not anger him.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was furious after hearing this, but there was nothing he could do.
They were right. Fighting on two fronts was the most disadvantageous to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, so he had no choice but to swallow his breath.
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The capital of the Ouchi clan was Zhou Fangguo.
Inside Yamaguchi Castle.
This city is quite luxuriously built and is a masterpiece of Ouchi Yoshihiro.
It is also a concentrated display of his profits from the smuggling trade.
The city was so luxuriously built that even Ashikaga Yoshimitsu became jealous after seeing it.
Because the building is really luxurious.
Yoshihiro Ouchi is a person who loves luxury and high-profile.
He has to show everything how much money he makes.
And now he is also very happy.
Because he directly rejected Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's request for him to send troops.
After more than a month, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not dare to reply to the letter and curse him.
This shows that even if he rejects Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he does not have the energy to deal with him now.
Therefore, Ouchi Yoshihiro was even more happy.
He hosted a banquet for the ministers in his Yamaguchi City, where everyone was singing and laughing.
The retainers were even more complimentary.
"Master Governor, this move of yours is really clever. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is a bastard. No matter how he fights against Nanchao, it has nothing to do with us.
Before, they hoped that we would come forward to broker peace talks with them, and now they want us to send troops to help. It is simply ridiculous. "
Another minister said: "Who says it is not the case? Now it seems that our test has revealed that the Muromachi shogunate is a paper tiger and does not have the strength to fight on two fronts.
Let's sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. If the Northern Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty fight to the death, both sides will lose.
At that time, we will send troops to capture the entire Yamana clan and include the three countries where they are located in our Ouchi clan's territory. Then we will be able to dominate the 'China' region.
When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu sees us, he will have to be polite. "
Sitting in the main seat, Yoshihiro Ouchi, who is in his 40s, was very happy as everyone was talking to each other.
At this moment, a group of people suddenly ran quickly outside.
After those people came in, they knelt on the ground and said, "Report to the family governor, three days ago, the port of Tangli in Ishijian Province was inexplicably attacked by the Ming army. Tangli has been lost. The lord of Ishijian State requested reinforcements."
Ouchi Yoshihiro stood up from the cushion in shock.
He never thought of finding a reason to fool around, saying that there were pirates in the waters near Iwami Country and Nagato Country, in order to use this as a prevarication for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, but he did not expect that it would come true.
A slight deviation from his excuse was that it was not pirates who came, but the Ming army.
After hearing that the Ming army was attacking, Ouchi Yoshihiro's first reaction was actually yes.
why?Because someone like Ouchi Yoshihiro, who started his career through smuggling, knew very well how many crimes he had committed in the Ming Dynasty.
Not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the previous Yuan Dynasty.
They burned, killed, looted and committed many sins there, and they will be retaliated against, that is what they should be.
So his first reaction was not to be angry but to be surprised. Why?
He always remembered Kublai Khan's two unsuccessful campaigns against the Japanese slaves.
I also remember those things that happened when the Ming Dynasty was just founded.
So they always have it in their memory that only the Japanese pirates we sent out can follow the wind to reach Daming, and then burn, kill and loot there.
And there has never been an army of the Ming Dynasty that could suddenly come to its own land and attack like divine soldiers descending from the sky.
After he was surprised, he heard one of his men shouting.
"Master, we must fight back, we must fight back."
"But some people also say that the Ming Dynasty is very powerful. Can we deal with it?"
Someone replied: "You wouldn't know it just by looking at you. Although the Ming Dynasty was powerful, their naval capabilities were quite weak. Maybe it was just good luck that they were able to cross the ocean and come to our country of Shijian this time.
Furthermore, if we don't attack, they will look down upon them. What will the other daimyo think of the Ouchi clan? How can we rule them? "
After hearing what Yoshihiro Ouchi said, he felt that it made sense. If he didn't fight back this time, it would be a shame.
I also heard the analysis of the minister just now, "They traveled across the ocean, and their victory this time was nothing more than catching us off guard.
We only need to make a few adjustments to defeat them.
It should be noted that in the third year of their Hongwu reign, their envoys arrived at the Japanese slaves but were beheaded. They did not even dare to fart.
It can be seen that even when they were the most powerful, they were unable to fight back against us, let alone now, maybe they are just at the end of their efforts.
Furthermore, by fighting the Ming army this time, we can also respond to his Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Even if he didn't believe that we really met the enemy before, now that the war has begun, he can understand that they did not deceive.
Doesn't this just give Ashikaga Yoshimitsu an explanation? "
After hearing this, Ouchi Yoshihiro nodded repeatedly, but the minister continued to say: "Third, if our Ouchi clan's army defeats even the powerful Ming army, then in this area of China, even if There is also the Yamana clan who can compete with our Ouchi clan.
They should also be able to see our strength. Then other big names will have to get closer to us. Isn't this a very good opportunity?
In view of this, Lord Governor, I want you to send troops immediately. Not only will we send our elite, but we will also contact the three thousand Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island to flank the Ming army and quickly devour them to show our great strength. Nei's powerful strength. "
Having said this, the ministers below were talking among themselves.
Then another person stood up and said: "Master Governor, we recently learned that overseas trade is taking place between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea.
Now we have received an attack on our country, Ishimi, and there may be some connection between the two. "
Ouchi Yoshihiro asked: "How do you say this?"
The minister said, "It is possible that the Ming Dynasty launched this attack in order to ensure the safety of the trade routes between North Korea.
And this attack further proves that the trade between Ming Dynasty and North Korea must be huge, otherwise there would be no need for such a big war.
This is a great thing for us. "
Other ministers asked, "What does this mean?"
The minister explained, "Once we win the war with the Ming Dynasty this time, we can negotiate with the Ming Dynasty as a winner.
Force them to agree to cooperate with us. Otherwise, if they see that our military is strong, they will definitely destroy their trade routes. They are smart people and should agree.
By then, if our Ouchi family can directly insert trade into the center of the Ming Dynasty, our trade volume and our profit level will be more than ten times greater than the current half-buying and half-grabbing. "
When these words were spoken, all the ministers of the Ouchi clan had golden eyes.
Now, just doing smuggling business on the sea has already made a lot of money, but it cannot be compared with the real opening up of trade.
If we could trade directly with the Ming Dynasty, we could get porcelain, tea, and silk directly from them without going through an intermediary in Korea.
Then they will earn more than ten times more than they do now.
You must know that the three things mentioned above are more precious than gold to the Japanese slaves, and the profits are huge.
When he thought of this, Ouchi Yoshihiro stood up and slapped the table: "Fight! We must fight! Immediately dispatch elite soldiers, and take down the Ming army who dared to approach this time in one go, give the Ming Dynasty a disincentive, and let them know that our Ouchi clan can You can’t just let them harass you.”
For a moment, the entire Ouchi clan was filled with excitement. They did not feel that this time they fought against Mu Ying and others as a battle, but to eliminate the invaders.
So within five days they gathered their elite troops and immediately marched to Tangli to the east.
At the same time, a messenger was sent to Tsushima Island, preparing to attack the Ming Dynasty's army with the Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island.
Ten days later, when Chen Han saw Mu Ying dispatching troops at the general command station and saw Mu Ying excitedly looking at the semaphore on the top of the mountain with a telescope, he knew that a war was coming.
Chen Han stepped forward and asked the soldiers beside Mu Ying who were recording flag messages, and asked, "How many people are here?"
The soldier explained calmly: "Reporting to Mr. Chen, there are 5000 of them coming. They are still 45 miles away from us. They are huge and their morale seems to be high."
Chen Han laughed loudly, "I guess these guys think that we are just ordinary troops, so they want to use this to destroy us to show their strength.
Maybe they will also contact the Japanese pirates on Tsushima Island and prepare to attack us. "
Mu Ying laughed: "That's true, so these 5000 people are simply here to die.
If I don't want to swallow them all this time, I'll write my name upside down. "
As she spoke, Mu Ying put down her telescope and looked at the generals in front of her.
There was excitement on their faces.
These are all opportunities to make contributions.
The Ming Dynasty is now at peace with only small-scale conflicts.
So there aren't many opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
They also know that they don't have much time. After staying here for three years at most, they have to go back to the country and replace another group of brothers. Then they cannot easily let go of any opportunity to make meritorious deeds!
"Send the order! Sun Hu!!"
General Sun Hu stepped forward: "Here!!"
Mu Ying pulled out a command arrow from the bamboo tube of Dianjiangtai, "The army of the Ouchi clan is going to pass through the Chang Snake Valley ahead. There is a small mountain on the left side of the entrance to the Chang Snake Valley. I order you to lead a thousand troops to ambush behind the mountain. If you see a fire in the valley, block it." Stay at the mouth of the valley and don’t let anyone go.”
Sun Hu nodded, took the command arrow and left.
"Meng Hai!"
"The end is here!"
"I order you to lead five hundred cavalry to ambush at the exit of the valley. If you see a fire, break out!"
Meng Hai stepped forward, took the command arrow and went down.
"Jin Song, Zhou Lin!"
"The end is here!"
"Two of you are ordered to lead five hundred musketeers each to ambush the left and right sides of the Long Snake Valley, and prepare fire starters. When the enemy reaches the middle of the valley, let the front army pass, and when the middle army is overdue, set it on fire, and use musketry to fire. How many shots are needed?
When the two armies in front and behind attack and kill, you can act accordingly. "
Du Song and Zhou Lin took the order and went down.
After all the generals were dispatched, Meng Hai asked: "What is the use of the commander's remaining [-] soldiers?"
Mu Ying laughed loudly: "Commander, I want to personally introduce the enemy troops into the formation."
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(End of this chapter)