parentshiftbook Chapter 846: The Emperors Of The Northern And Southern Dynasties Stabbed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu In The
Chapter 846: The Emperors Of The Northern And Southern Dynasties Stabbed Ashikaga Yoshimitsu In The
It was the end of March in the 20th year of Hongwu.
When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu saw the dying one-armed envoy returning in embarrassment with the corpses of other Muromachi shogunate envoys, he was furious.
He never expected that the Ming army was so "ignorant of martial ethics" that they even killed the envoys!
What about the agreement that "the two countries are at war without killing the envoys"?!!
And was it the envoy who was beheaded?!!
This is the face of his Ashikaga Yoshimitsu!
Thinking about Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, as the general who conquered barbarians in the Muromachi shogunate, he could respect the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty internally, and suppress the enemies of the Southern Dynasty externally. Who could disrespect him and bow down and say "Ashikaga General"!
Even if the opponent is a general of the Ming Dynasty, you can't humiliate him like this!
Especially when he saw a big bloody word "War" written by the Ming army on the letter of credence he ordered to send, he was so angry that he almost wanted to tear up the "letter of credence". .
Apparently he had forgotten that when he specifically asked the envoys to visit the Ming army, he asked the envoys to deliberately provoke the Ming army.
But fortunately, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is the low-profile version of "Sima Yi" from the Japanese country, so he can tolerate it, and he can't help but hold back his breath.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who immediately calmed down again, looked at the "letter of war" sent back by the Ming army, with a sneer on his face.
Although the Ming army humiliated him, fortunately, his goal was achieved.
While he was so angry that he lost his composure, he thought that the Ming army was not much better.
If the prediction is good, the Ming army should have been so angry that they started attacking other places to protect the name.
According to the strength of the guardian daimyo in other places, the guardian daimyo in a single place should not be able to resist the Ming army.
With the Ming Army as a powerful external threat, if other Japanese local guardian daimyo want to resist the Ming Army, they have to unite!
And if other Japanese local guardian daimyo want to unite, then naturally the weak will unite around the strong.
Looking at the entire "Seven Sansan" island of Japan, is there any place that has a stronger ability to protect daimyo than the Muromachi Shogunate?!!
Moreover, the Ming army also beheaded the envoys sent by their Muromachi shogunate, although this indeed destroyed the majesty and ambition of their Muromachi shogunate.
But with a little polish, this incident can also be used to shape the Muromachi shogunate into a strong and unyielding Japanese country that "is not afraid of the power of the Ming Dynasty and dares to send envoys to question why the Ming Dynasty attacked Japan for no reason, but the envoys were massacred by the Ming army." Takeda image.
By then, as long as this matter is publicized to the local guardian daimyo of each Japanese country, it will surely arouse the same hatred and hatred among the local guardian daimyo of other Japanese countries.
This will allow the local guardian daimyo of the various Japanese countries to unite more closely with their Muromachi shogunate, and be willing to contribute more to the fight against the Ming Dynasty!
And with their local advantages, they only need to lengthen the front line between Japan and Ming Dynasty and drag Ming Dynasty into a war of attrition.
So if it persists for a year and a half in the short term, three or five years in the long term, or ten or eight years at most, in the end the Ming Dynasty will inevitably have to withdraw from Japan due to problems such as logistical supplies and casualties. .
However, this is the worst response plan Ashikaga Yoshimitsu thought of.
The best response plan is to directly repel the 200,000 to 300,000 Ming troops head-on after he unites all the local guardians of the Japanese country!
While waiting for the return of the Muromachi shogunate's envoy, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not do anything.
According to the news reported by various spies one after another, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has roughly figured out the number of Ming troops on Honshu Island.
For example, the three Ming armies entrenched in Ishimi, Tango, and Noto provinces each had about 80,000 to 90,000 troops.
This is mainly because Prince Zhu Biao, King Zhu Fan of Jin, and King Zhu Di of Yan basically kept 10,000 to 20,000 people on the naval fleet. They were responsible for blocking the Japanese country from the sea as the last retreat of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the number of soldiers who landed on the Honshu Island of Japan, namely Prince Zhu Biao, Jin King Zhu Fan, and Yan King Zhu Di, from the three Ming armies, was generally about 80,000 to 90,000.
As for the Ming army entrenched in Bizen Country, its strength was probably around 40,000 to 50,000 people.
This is mainly because King Zhu Shu of Qi still has to leave half of his troops to suppress the Shikoku Island that he has conquered, so he can only spare half of his troops to land on Honshu Island.
But one thing Ashikaga Yoshimitsu didn't know was that before he sent envoys to visit the Ming army.
Then King Zhu Di of Yan killed the remaining envoy of the Muromachi shogunate, and left the envoy to dry for half a month. "It is best for the envoy to speed up this process of the Muromachi shogunate."
Time has gone from mid-February of the 20th year of Hongwu to the end of March of the 20th year of Hongwu.
During this period, Chu King Zhu Zhen also completely captured Kyushu Island, and then also left 50,000 Ming soldiers to suppress Kyushu Island, and then led another 50,000 soldiers to land on Honshu Island from the Kanmon Strait.
And when they landed on Honshu Island, they also successfully captured the Nagato Kingdom, which was connected to the Kanmon Strait, and then contacted the Ming army of Iwami Kingdom's Prince Zhu Biao.
It's just that the Ming army led by Prince Zhu Biao also captured the Anyun Kingdom in front of Shi Jian Kingdom in more than half a month.
Thus, the westernmost section of Honshu Island is cut off vertically!
In this way, it is equivalent to cutting off the communication channel between Nagato Kingdom, Shu Fang Kingdom and other Japanese local guardian daimyo on Honshu Island.
Under the blockade of Prince Zhu Biao and his Ming army, which penetrated Ishimi and Anyun, it can be said that it is very difficult for Nagato and Zhou Fang to pass on their situation to other Japanese countries to protect their daimyo.
At least when the Nagato Kingdom was overthrown by Chu King Zhu Zhen, the most Nagato Kingdom could do was pass the news to the neighboring Zhou Fang Kingdom.
Moreover, Chu King Zhu Zhen and Prince Zhu Biao are also preparing to join forces in the near future to destroy the remaining Zhou Fang Kingdom.
As a result, from Ishimi and Anyun Kingdoms on Honshu Island to Kyushu Island, there is no place for Japanese countries to protect the daimyo forces [Song Dynasty had many restricted Yijin slaves.
It can also be said that the Ming Dynasty had a relatively safer rear area. At least it no longer had to worry about encountering Japanese attacks from the east and west sides.
Coupled with the blockade of the Ming Dynasty naval fleet at sea, if the Japanese wanted to attack the territory occupied by the Ming Dynasty on Honshu Island, they could only choose to attack from east to west.
It's not that the Ming Dynasty blew it, if the Ming Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops were all gathered in Ishijian Kingdom, Anyun Kingdom, Nagato Kingdom and Zhou Fang Kingdom, and were garrisoned through cities built with concrete, reinforced concrete and artillery.
So even if we use all the strength of millions of Japanese people in the entire Japanese country, we can't even think of being able to attack it!
So at this moment, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of the Muromachi Shogunate did not know that the Nagato Kingdom had been destroyed, and that the Shu Fang Kingdom was about to be destroyed as well [not to mention the news that Ming had an additional 50,000 soldiers.
In his opinion, the total number of Ming armies was only about 300,000, and the armies were still scattered among themselves!
As long as he unites other Japanese local guardian daimyo, he can gather an army of 500,000 to 600,000 Japanese warriors at least.
If there are more, it is even possible to gather an army of nearly one million Japanese warriors.
At that time, all the Japanese warrior armies will be gathered to attack the various armies of the Ming Dynasty separately. They will be able to crush and win!
Let alone an army of 500,000 to 600,000 Japanese warriors attacking the 80,000 to 90,000 Ming army.
Even if an army of 500,000 to 600,000 Japanese warriors attacks the 300,000 Ming army gathered together, the advantage will still be mine!
Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who had strong confidence in resisting the Ming Dynasty, should follow the previous preparations and kill the Japanese envoys of the Ming Dynasty in order to spread the news about their destruction of the Japanese country.
At the same time, we once again called on all the Japanese local guardian daimyo to gather their troops at the Muromachi Shogunate to fight against the Ming army together!
As soon as this news came out, the Japanese local guardian daimyo all over Honshu Island were either sharing the same hatred and angry, or they were worried and fearful...
However, after some hesitation, basically the vast majority of the local guardian daimyo of the country were ready to respond to the call of the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
After all, in the previous month, in addition to inquiring about the Ming army, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had also been sending invitations to the Japanese local guardian daimyo in various places, and informed them of the menacing Ming army.
It's just that in the previous month, the local guardian daimyo of Japan who had received invitations and news had been wavering and wanted to continue to wait and see to see what the Ming army was planning.
If we just simply destroy a few local imperial states, give them a little color to the Japanese state, and then withdraw their troops, then they will continue to stay still.
Anyway, they were not the ones that were destroyed by the Ming Dynasty before, and if they really fought against the Ming Dynasty, their losses might be huge.
Therefore, they do not want to conflict with Ming Dynasty if it is not necessary.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for a month, not only did the Ming Dynasty not retreat, but instead they watched the Ming Dynasty kill their Japanese envoys, and even used the arm of the last living envoy to write a bloody battle to them.
Not only does this go too far to deceive others, but it is also clearly unkind!
You know, even if you were as powerful as the Meng Yuan in the past, if you wanted to conquer their Japanese country, you would end up with your entire army annihilated.
They admit that the Ming army is very strong, but if they want to use this to destroy their Japanese country, it is just nonsense!
Suddenly, just as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had imagined, the guardian daimyo from all over Japan were preparing to raise their troops and gather at the Muromachi Shogunate [to resist the Great War] in the face of the external threat from the Ming army.
However, just when the guardian daimyo from all over Japan were preparing to lead their own Japanese samurai armies, they gathered at the Muromachi shogunate.
The Emperor of the Northern Dynasty suddenly jumped out and said that the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu were rebellious ministers and traitors. They not only had the ambition to stand up to the Northern Dynasty, but also had the ambition to seize the throne of the Emperor.
Even more so because of selfish interests, in vain of the "generation-to-generation friendship" between Daming and the Japanese country, he arbitrarily detained the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, beheaded the followers of the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, and invaded the Ming Dynasty, thereby angering the Ming Dynasty!
Today, it is precisely for this reason that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Japan to attack the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu!
Only after the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu are destroyed will Inakita withdraw his troops!
Therefore, in order to maintain the "generational friendship" between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese country, and to bring order to the chaos, the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty called on the guardian daimyo of various places in the Northern Dynasty to form an alliance with the Ming army to attack the Muromachi shogunate!
In order to show his sincerity in forming an alliance with the Ming army, the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty even sent all the 10,000 Japanese warriors he had under his control to obey the orders of the Ming army and help the Ming army conquer the chamber.
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As soon as these words came out, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of the Muromachi Shogunate was so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.
He never expected that he was actively calling on local guardian daimyo across the country to unite to resist the Ming army, but then the Emperor of Northern Dynasty jumped out and stabbed him in the back!
But this is normal. The Emperor of the Northern Dynasty wanted to use the sword of the Ming Dynasty to kill the Muromachi Shogunate and the Southern Dynasty.
Although the Ming Dynasty is mainly targeting the Muromachi Shogunate and does not include the Southern Dynasties, it can be regarded as achieving more than half of its goals.
In addition, the envoys sent by the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty to visit the Ming army came back and told him how powerful and terrifying the Ming army was.
Invincible.
And if the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty did not help the Ming Dynasty to destroy the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, then the Ming Dynasty would support the Southern Dynasty to destroy the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, as well as him.
The Emperor of the Northern Dynasties!
Therefore, under such coercion and inducement conditions, in addition to leaving 10,000 Japanese warriors to ensure his own safety, the Emperor of the Northern Dynasties sent another 10,000 Japanese warriors under his control
Sent over to form an alliance with the Ming army.
Although the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty was stronger than the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty, the main reason for this strength was the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
If the influence of the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu are excluded, then the Northern Emperor himself only had more than 20,000 Japanese samurai under his control.
From this aspect, the Emperor of the Northern Dynasties was not as good as the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties. At least, although the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties was weaker than the Emperor of the Northern Dynasties, he was still considered to have real power.
Not to mention the Japanese warriors controlled by other local guardian daimyo in the Southern Dynasties, at least the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties himself had 50,000 Japanese warriors in his hands.
In addition to leaving 30,000 Japanese warriors to ensure his own safety, the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties also sent 20,000 Japanese warriors to form an alliance with the Ming army to help the Ming army conquer the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshi.
Full.
Yes, after the Northern Emperor jumped out, the Southern Emperor also jumped out and said that the purpose of the Ming army's attack on Japan this time was mainly the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
As long as the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu are destroyed, the Ming Dynasty will retreat.
So for the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops as soon as possible, and to restore the peace and security of the Japanese country as soon as possible!
The Emperor of the Southern Dynasty called on all the local guardian daimyo in the Southern Dynasty to form an alliance with the Ming army to defeat the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu!
For the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties, they themselves could not defeat the Northern Dynasty. Now that the Ming Dynasty wants to attack the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu of the Northern Dynasty, what is there to say? Of course, they will take advantage of the opportunity to suffer.
A lost dog.
And finally, the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, a big fool, maliciously provoked the Ming Dynasty, and caught the Prince Huaira of the Southern Dynasties who detained the Ming envoys and beheaded the Ming envoys and their followers.
Black pot.
If we don’t take this opportunity now to put the blame on the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, what if the Ming Dynasty comes to their senses later and finds out that they have detained the Ming envoys and killed them?
The person who followed him was Prince Huai Liang of their Southern Dynasty.
Then it will be their turn to suffer disaster in the Southern Dynasty!
Therefore, for the sake of the safety of their Southern Dynasty, please ask the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to take this scapegoat to death.
As long as the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu are dead, then the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu detaining the Ming envoys and killing the Ming envoys in 2.6 will be considered a solid case. At the same time, this matter
That's it for now, it has nothing to do with their Southern Dynasties anymore.
Therefore, in the crusade against the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Southern Emperor was much more active than the Northern Emperor.
When Ashikaga Yoshimitsu heard the news, he couldn't help but spit out blood.
If possible, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu really wants to say something to the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty and the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty:
"I am about to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty surrender first?!!"
The most important thing is that the opening of the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty and the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty instantly disrupted Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's plan.
Originally, the local guardian daimyo from all over the Japanese country, both in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, were preparing to gather their troops to the Muromachi Shogunate to fight against the Ming Dynasty together with Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
As a result, the emperors of the Northern and Southern Dynasties now spoke out, explaining that the reason why their armies attacked the Japanese country was because the Muromachi shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had angered the Ming Dynasty and wanted them to join the Ming army in conquering the Japanese country.
The town shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
On one side are the words of the emperors of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and on the other side are the words of the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Who should they listen to when protecting the daimyo in these places?!!
Although the emperor was weak in this era, it does not mean that the emperor really had no influence.
At least the emperors of the northern and southern dynasties had some hardcore support to protect the daimyo, otherwise the emperors of the northern and southern dynasties would have died long ago.
Therefore, after the emperors of the northern and southern dynasties spoke, even some local guardian daimyo who supported the emperors of the northern and southern dynasties obeyed the emperor's orders and prepared to go over and form an alliance with the Ming army.
Most of the remaining Japanese local guardian daimyo made their own choices after some hesitation.
In the end, about 30% of the Japanese local guardians chose to side with the emperor and the Ming army. The remaining 70% of the local guardians of the Yi Kingdom chose to side.
On the side of the Muromachi Shogunate and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
At this point, the Japanese country began to split.