In the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, the lights in the glass canopy make the palace look like day.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the Japanese secret newspaper in his hand. It seemed that even the writer was a little embarrassed. He also emphasized that the number of those who died in the battle were all retired samurai. He couldn't help but make a slightly surprised sound.
"According to the report of the Jinyiwei fanzi in Japan, there is actually something fishy about this battle!" He Guangyi rested half his butt on a round stool and sat opposite Zhu Yunxi. "First, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's army does not seem to have fully spread out. Formation. Secondly, as soon as the two sides came face to face, Shan Mingjia directly mobilized the firearms battalion and cavalry that were supposed to be the reserve team!"
The firearms battalion is a mixture of Ming and Yamano families, while the cavalry is all Ming troops. This armed force was lent to the Yamano family. First, it ensured that the Yamano family was among the princes and daimyo who opposed the Ashikaga shogunate in Japan. Secondly, as the last and most reliable armed force, it can be used to change the trend of the war.
"That is to say, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not use all his strength, but the Yamano family attacked with all his strength, and ended up hitting the cotton!" Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment and said, "But is that so?"
"According to the leader Qianhu and others on the Yamana clan's side, this should be the case!" He Guangyi immediately said, "Because although Ashikaga Yoshimitsu retreated in this battle, it was not a massive defeat as the Yamana clan claimed to the outside world, but a mountain-falling defeat. It’s an orderly retreat!”
After saying that, he paused and said, "I'm afraid this is a trick to lure the enemy deeper!"
Zhu Yunxi thought deeply for a moment, "Can you tell us how many troops there are in the Ashikaga Shogunate?"
"The Ashikaga Shogunate is called the Northern Army, and under its command are Hosokawa, Isshiki, Akamatsu, Kyogoku, and Shiba, with a total of 45,000 people." He Guangyi obviously always observes the trends in Japan, so these data come out of his mouth, " As for the Yamanoge family, there are eight families including the Nanjun, Toki, Ouchi, Shimazu, Otomo, Uesugi, Kobayakawa, and Nitta, with a total strength of 35,000, including the 3,000 Ming army in Japan! "
"Are they all soldiers?" Zhu Yunxi looked condensed.
If a small island country can mobilize 80,000 full-time troops, it shows its organizational and mobilization capabilities. Strategically, you can look down upon it, but tactically you absolutely cannot.
"At least two-thirds can be called combat soldiers!" He Guangyi said, "However, they lack cavalry and heavy infantry." At this point, he looked at Zhu Yunxi's face and continued, "According to the report from Japan, in fact, The alliance of the eight princes of the Shan Ming family is not monolithic. There are two or three princes who are always procrastinating. I think this is one of the reasons why the Shan Ming family will attack with all their strength once the war begins!"
It is impossible to be monolithic! The so-called princes of Japan are actually from those surnames that have been passed down for generations, such as the Hojo family, the Fujiwara family, etc. Including the leader of the opposition to the Ashikaga shogunate this time, the Yamamei family, in fact, in the early years He was also the biggest supporter of the Ashikaga Shogunate.
"The envoy from the Ashikaga Shogunate is already on the way!" Zhu Yunxi looked at the report in his hand again and sneered, "He also brought three ships of tribute, haha!" As he said that, he looked at He Guangyi with a bit of questioning, " Tell me, why did he come?"
"I guess you want our Ming Dynasty to stay out of the matter, or stop supporting the Shan Ming family!" He Guangyi said.
This answer satisfied Zhu Yunxi, and he asked again, "What's the reason?"
"The reason why I said this is because of three things. First, when I went on a mission to Japan, the Ashikaga Shogunate treated me with special courtesy. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu made it clear to me that I would become a minister. Secondly, the Ashikaga Shogunate already knew that I was behind the Ming Dynasty.
Waiting for the Japanese princes to secretly help. Thirdly, he is afraid that I will directly use troops in the future!"
Zhu Yunxi nodded again, and then asked, "Then do you know why Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is like this?"
At this time, He Guangyi was directly questioned, lowered his head and said, "I am stupid!"
"The biggest reason why Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is respectful and obedient to the Ming Dynasty is not because he is afraid of the Ming Dynasty, let alone because he admires the Chinese style for the heaven!" Zhu Yunxi smoothly held the secret note in his hand.
He put it on the candle and lit it, then threw it into the spittoon and whispered, "It's because he, the shogun, has not yet achieved the complete unification of the north and south of Japan!"
After saying that, he paused and said, "There are enemies inside and a powerful Ming outside. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has no capital to challenge the Ming. Think about what Prince Huairiang the old man used to do as an envoy. What did people say?"
Speaking of this, Zhu Yunxi's face was full of sneers, "He said that the country of Japan has relied on divine will for thousands of years, and their gods do not allow them to pay tribute to foreign countries. Haha, this Prince Huailiang is just a fool, different
He changed his mind and could not see the situation clearly, so he later changed his mind and died, which was his own fault."
The current Ashikaga shogunate should be the weakest shogunate in Japanese history.
At this time, the centuries-long division of the Southern and Northern Dynasties in Japan had just ended, but such a reunification was not a reunification at all. He still had a large number of opponents in Japan. His shogunate was a bit similar to Dong Zhuo's use of the emperor to order princes, locals
The warlord enters the center.
After the Ashikaga family took control of the center of Japan, all confidential official positions were occupied by the Ashikaga family or their best friends, which in turn aroused the dissatisfaction of many feudal lords whose fiefdoms were in remote areas.
And in these years, even after putting down the first Yamana Rebellion and the Ouchi Rebellion, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was unable to outlaw these feudal states. Instead, he could only shrink their sphere of influence and accommodate them again and again.
Japan seems to be unified, but in fact it is just a feud between various warlords.
In such an unstable situation, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was in urgent need of a strong foreign aid, and that was the daimyo.
Even if the Ming Dynasty cannot give him substantial help, the trade between the two countries will bring him huge economic benefits, and the canonization of the Celestial Kingdom will make his identity more legitimate.
In fact, historically, the Ashikaga Yoshimitsu period was also a rare honeymoon period between the Ming Dynasty and Japan.
But Zhu Yunxi's belief is that he will kill you while you are sick!
At this time, Japan was weak, which was the best time for Ming Dynasty to take action.
In fact, Zhu Yunxi was not interested in the territory there at all, and he was even less interested in the people who assimilated the people there into the Ming Dynasty after several generations.
What he wants is to fight! Let them continue fighting forever and fall into endless disputes. It is best to completely separate their east, west, north and south regions, and treat each other as enemies and fight forever, so that the little capital they have is completely squandered.
When they have nothing, the only thing they can beg for is the Ming Empire.
"Messenger, I'm missing!" Zhu Yunxi spoke again and thought about it, "If you go, Li Jinglong will go too!"
"I obey the decree!" Seeing the emperor say this, He Guangyi understood in his heart.
"You think you're a snake!" Zhu Yunxi laughed again, "You can accept the gift as you should, but you can say it as obscurely as you want. You won't reject him or agree to it, let him guess on his own!"
"I understand!" He Guangyi agreed, but thought to himself, "When I meet Li Jinglong, I'm afraid the Japanese envoys will be squeezed out of their egg yolks!"
"Also, give orders to the Japanese garrison!" Zhu Yunxi's expression suddenly became cold and stern, "They are seconded soldiers and horses. Who asked them to listen to the command of Shan Mingjia? The Qianhu who led the team was dismissed and transferred back, and new people were sent.
!”
"Let the Japanese fight the battle on their own. Don't take action until the Shanming family is about to be completely defeated!"