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Oda Nobunaga organized a team of 2,500 people. From the eyes of his family generals, he saw their distrust of himself. He, who is known as Ohara's fool, has not yet completely completed the unification of Ohara's country. Although he had defeated Oda Nobukashi, the opponent in the clan, assassinated Oda Nobuyuki, and obtained the support of Shibata Katsuya and others, all this still failed to establish his unwavering prestige.

The rise of the Ming Dynasty made the Chinese influence affect the Kinki region of Japan more than ten years ago. This time, the major alliance against the Chinese began to conspire four or five years ago. It basically took shape two years ago and was officially launched last year. In this process, history has long changed. Oda Nobunaga's father-in-law, Saito Dozo, who was responsible for a large amount of logistics affairs of this "Western Expedition", safely survived the crisis of mutual destruction and became the force behind Oda Nobunaga's activeness.

"However, if you want to establish your reputation in the Warring States Period, you still have to rely on yourself!"

As a young man among the princes of the "Western Expedition", many of his pre-war discussions were not valued by most older daimyos - they thought this was just a fallacy of a foolish young man, and only two people really valued his opinions, one was Saito Dozo and the other was Maori Motozu.

Saito Dozomi agreed with Oda Nobunaga's many ideas. Among the princes, Oda Nobunaga said lightly, but the same words were spoken by Saito Dozomi, even Sanhao Nagaki, Imakawa Yoshimoto and others could not ignore them: "Everyone can fight with confidence, the Ming army will not intervene at the beginning."

"Why?" Miyoshi Nagaki didn't understand why Saito Dosan was so sure.

"Because..." Oda Nobunaga, who was still impulsive and did not know how to restrain himself, wanted to express his opinion, but was interrupted by Saito Dosan and took over the topic: "Because if the Ming army in Tsushima intervened too early, the biggest benefit would be Chimi, not them."

Mori Moto was really worried when he heard Saito Daosan's words, but he looked at Oda Nobunaga very sharply, thinking in his heart: "Maybe this young man will do a great job in the future."

This time, the Japanese princes launched a coalition force, mainly gathering troops from the Kinki and Donghai princes, with a total of nearly 60,000 people, which is a rare military operation in Japan. Feeling the pressure from the Ming Dynasty, Echizen, Shinno and Kafari Daming were too far away and failed to participate in this "Western Expedition" in time, they also clearly expressed their support for the war.

Poshan is in the Jiuzhou area and has a support of about 30,000 troops, which is at a disadvantage in terms of the number of troops, but he has the advantage of local combat.

Wang Mumin had only 10,000 elite troops on Tsushima Island, and although there were still 20,000 to 30,000 Korean troops for his command, Wang Mumin found that these Koreans were not very motivated and not very reliable. However, although Wang Mumin's army had a small number of people, they had won many battles and had weapons and equipment that were better than the Japanese army and Poshan. Therefore, Western Japan was in a situation where the three armies were in a squad.

"So," said the princes of Saito Dosano, "Monkey Xuanmi will now think about using the Ming army of Tsushima Island to consume our strength. When we are exhausted, he will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman. But Wang Mumin, the leader of the Ming army of Tsushima Island, I have dealt with him and know that this person is not a fool, he will definitely not be fooled - if he is not fooled, we will have a chance!"

"What opportunity?" Asai Nagamasa asked.

"One chance to defeat each one!" Imakawa Yoshimoto smiled slightly, his power was at its peak. He, known as "the first bow to take to Tokaido", took over the wisdom displayed by the Saito Domain in a slight sentence: "Once the Ming army of Tsushima hesitates, they will lose the opportunity to march, so we will have the opportunity to destroy the monk Xuanmi before they intervene. Once the power of Ksushima Xuanmi is destroyed, the Ming army of Tsushima will be unable to rush! We will be unable to attack again."

"But, what if the Ming Dynasty sends another heavy army..." Ashikaga Yoshihiro said worriedly.

Oda Nobunaga was about to speak, but was stopped by Saito Dosan. Saito Dosan wanted to speak, Imakawa Yoshimoto had already stood up and pointed at the direction of the Ming Dynasty and said, "At that time, we were already in Kyushu and Zhou Fang, Nagato Kanji Kiyoshi. Even if a million troops arrived in the Ming Dynasty, they would face a Japan without a landing place! No matter how strong their military strength was, they would return in vain!"

All the princes were convinced by him, including Mori Motozu, who had similar ideas. After the military meeting, he said to his three sons: "This is our last chance. We must defeat Xuan Mie before the Ming army of Tsushima intervened, and then rush to firm the wall and clear the world before the Ming Dynasty's main fleet arrived. After completing these two steps, our great Japan will continue to stand tall in the East China Sea!"

He organized three thousand troops to attack Kitaki as the right vanguard. At the same time, Oda Nobunaga attacked Toyoshi as the left vanguard. Oda Nobunaga's military force was supported by Saito Domain, and Morimoto's military force was supported by Matsukura Nagahide, and Miyoshi Nagaki was the general attacking general, responsible for forcibly crossing the sea to attack Kitakyushu. Imakawa Yoshimoto urged the Asai family and Asakura family to enter Zhoufang and Nagato to set up defenses along the coastline in case of the Ming army's attack.

The attack was unexpectedly smooth. Oda Nobunaga swept the entire Fengqian in just three days. Through more than twenty fierce battles that were comparable to the countryside in Xixi, he won thirteen Japanese-style cities that were catching up with Fujian villages! Such a brilliant record made the Oda family's generals dazzling. They changed their previous distrust of the family governor, their morale rose greatly, and people's hearts were united! Under the leadership of Oda Nobunaga, they turned to attack Fengqian.

"Is that fool Ohara crazy?" A prince in the rear felt worried about Oda Nobunaga's "recklessness": "Before he stood firm, he rushed forward and was careful to fall into the enemy's trap."

But the news that followed shocked them: Oda Nobunaga actually took only three days to penetrate the entire Fengqian, and the troops reached Hinata in the southeast of Kyushu Island!

"Oh my God!" Ashikaga Yoshiki said in surprise: "I didn't expect that this fool from Ohara was actually a peerless general!"

At the same time, Maori Yuanju, known as the "Warring States General", has occupied Chuqian and forced it to the border of Feiqian.

Located in the northwest of Kyushu Island, the country is the traditional destination for Chinese people to travel to Japan. It is across the strait from Tsushima Island. The Ming Dynasty merchants even took this place as a natural landing place.

After hearing the war report, Wang Mumin was always ready to advance, but he did not act rashly.

Zhang Yue asked him why he didn't move. Wang Mumin said, "Of course we can't move now. Now we are fools! No matter how cowardly Poshan is, he will not be able to defeat two troops of thousands of people. He clearly wants to shrink his troops south and attract us to intervene with defeat. What those Japanese slaves fear the most is not Poshan, but our Ming Dynasty! Once we advance, the Japanese slaves will definitely rush towards us desperately. At that time, Poshan defended Nanjiuzhou by himself. When we fight with these Japanese slaves, he will come to get the bargain and fight back with all his might. Humph, I won't let him succeed!"

"But we can't keep waiting like this." Zhang Yue said: "We can't wait. If we break the mountain and defeat it too quickly, the Japanese slaves will take over the Jiuzhou and strengthen the walls and clear the fields. At that time, even if the governor's army arrives, we will lose the landing place."

"Don't worry, I'm responsible!" Wang Mumin said: "Once Matsuura Castle is at high risk, I will send troops immediately. I will at least set up a point in Feiqian so that our follow-up army can settle down."

Satsuma, Poshan Army Command Headquarters.

It's now cloudy weather, and the drizzle is falling. Poshan is naked and standing barefoot on the tatami, wiping the water droplets on the wall with a dry towel. Hinata Sozhan stood beside him, seeing the way Pimata is concentrated on doing housework. Hinata Sozhan thought to himself: "He seems to be completely unaffected by the weather and the situation of the battle."

After wiped the walls dry, Poshan stopped and sneered: "Famous generals, wise generals, these titles are really cheap in Japan! Humph, if they have the opportunity to pass on their words, I wonder what they would call me - the peerless demon? Or a monster-like demon general?" He suddenly found that the beam of the roof was drooping with water droplets, so he moved a ladder to wipe it.

"But," said Hinata Sojo: "These two people have taken over Chikamaki and Toyomaki, the fool of the Hokage, and even hit the Hinata border..."

"Give them, give them, give them all!" Poshan said: "Organize a counterattack on Hinata Mountain Road to consume their troops, but don't have to defend them! Except for Satsuma and Osumi, they will give them all the other places! Humph, as long as Fei Qian falls, Wang Mumin will not be able to sit still. Once he sends troops, these Japanese slaves will be attacked on both sides! That's the time for us to counterattack!"

But when he said this, he suddenly felt a little sad, and his hand holding the rag stopped. Although this action was subtle, Hyuga Sozhan noticed it.

A map emerged in the mind of this Japanese monk who followed Li Yanzhi to study in Fujian. On this map, Li Yanzhi had already ruled the entire East and the Japanese archipelago. On this big map, it was just a small corner in the northeast corner, and Satsuma and Osumi who were guarding the mountain were just a small nail in the southwest of this small corner.

"But we still have a chance." Hyuga Sojo thought: "If we can successfully counterattack, then we can defend Kyushu. No! The Kinki coalition will be out of control once the retreat, so we will not only have Kyushu, but also cross the western part of Honshu Island and restore the power before the war. If we had time to strengthen the walls and clear the fields at that time, we would still have the opportunity to resist the Ming Navy and the coast! Although Japan is small, this ocean is our barrier. Although China is large, it may not be able to cross the sea and win!"

Once China and Japan form a deadlock across the sea, with Li Yanzhi's usual pragmatic attitude, in order to avoid the entire Ming Dynasty being dragged into the quagmire by the war on the edge of Japan, he may be in harmony with Poshan.

But if Li Yanzhi arrived in Japan before the end of the battle here, he could only try to repel Li Yanzhi first--"Even if he wanted to join forces with the Kinki princes!"

On the biggest level of strategy, "either of these two paths will be our last chance."

But when Xiang Zongzhan walked outside that day, he saw the farmer who was pale and thin in the pastoral area and was not covered in clothes, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken: "Is this the paradise we wanted to build at the beginning? No, no!"

Even if Poshan achieved this strategic goal, it would be as different as the ambitions they had when they left the sect.

Hinata Sozhan Mo stood up for a long time, and this idea came up with: "Maybe... Shang Zhixiu's choice is right... Perhaps, only he can bring prosperity and peace to this land and this ocean..."

"Report—"

"What's the situation!" Seeing that it was a war report from the Northeast, Hinata Sozhan asked with some anticipation.

"Himae is fine! The Kinki coalition forces stopped on the border of Haimae and did not attack."

Fatty is OK - this is good news, but Hyuga Sojo seems a little disappointed.

"No offense? Why don't they attack?"

On the border between Feiqian and Zhuqian.

"Father, why don't you attack?" Yoshikawa Motoharu asked.

Mori Moto did not answer immediately, but looked at his other son, Takake Kobayakawa, who was as wise as himself, and wanted to hear his opinions.

"We cannot fight against Himema," said Takake Kobayakawa: "Wema is the place with the most Chinese in Kyushu. Once we fight against Himema, the Ming army gathered on Tsuma Island will immediately react, and we will be attacked on both sides! Therefore, before the monk Xuanmi is completely destroyed, we cannot fight against Himema."

Maori Mori showed an extremely happy expression on his face.

"I am worthy of being my son." He thought.

"So, we're just waiting here?" Although Yoshikawa Motoharu is a brave man, his patience is still a bit lacking compared to his father.

"Of course it's not just waiting!" Mori Moto said: "We must make all kinds of preparations and attack!" His tone became stern: "Once the news of the capture of Satsuma comes, we will take action immediately. We must conquer the entire territory of Himema before the Ming army in Tsushima hears the news!"

His three sons were shocked, and the eldest son, Hiromoto Mori, said: "Not that... it's only one or two days?"

"Yes!" Maori Mori said: "So although we are not attacking now, we have to do something ten times more difficult than attacking immediately!"

The victory of the tycoon in one or two days is an unimaginable record in the minds of these Japanese tycoons! You know, Oda Nobunaga just took three days to conquer the tycoon, so he immediately reversed the princes' contempt for him, and he looked at him as a "peerless general"!

To ensure that such a record can be achieved, the preliminary preparations must undoubtedly be complete and magical.

"This is our last chance!" Maorimoto said in a deep voice: "Before the Ming army in Tsushima intervenes, eliminate Xuanmiao, and before the main force of the Ming Dynasty arrives, firm the walls and clear the wilderness - only in this way can we let the two-headed dragon retreat! This is our last chance!"

"So, what if the Ming army has arrived before we have captured Satsuma?"

Maorimoto's eyelids drooped, and he was silent for a long time before he said something that no one of his three sons could have imagined: "At that time, maybe... we will join forces with Monk Xuan Mie to fight against the Ming army..."

Shanghai, Navy Governor's Office.

Chen Ji followed Wang Mumin's order and came to Shanghai across the sea and clearly reported to Li Yanzhi that the Japanese vassal coalition forces actually attacked Jiuzhou first despite the Ming Dynasty's orders.

After hearing this news, Li Yanzhi's subordinates had their own reactions. Some thought: "It's time now, I don't even need an excuse to mediate, just attack directly." Some thought: "It's really a mistake to delay these months."

Li Yanzhi did not make a statement from the beginning, but just asked Chen Ji first: "How do the herdsmen deal with it? Have you taken action?"

"No action." Chen Ji said: "Wang Dusi said that if we do it too early, it will only be cheaper to Poshan. Besides, our troops on Tsuma Island are not very sufficient. The Japanese are very strict in preventing them. Wang Dusi said that he really has no confidence in winning."

"Why didn't Wang Dusi advance?" In Shanghai, when he heard the news, Xu Yuanliang asked Chen Ji in an accusing tone: "I was hesitant and missed the opportunity! When did Wang Mumin become such a mother?"

Li Yanzhi asked the Commercial Bank: "What do you think?"

The shop manager said: "The herdsmen's approach is right. If they intervene too early, they will only fall into the trap of "Bianzhuang Thorn Tiger" in the mountains!"

Li Yanzhi asked about the latest information on the comparison of troops in various regions in Jiuzhou. Chen Ji reported it one by one. After hearing it, Li Yanzhi asked the Commercial Bank again: "How long can you stay after seeing through the mountains?"

"Satsuma, Osumi has now become completely Chinese. Facing the invading Japanese coalition forces, they will inevitably work together, believing that once the defeated general dies, there is no place to bury him!" said the Shangshang Jian: "Poshan has a high prestige and a deep foundation in this area. Now it is a battle of back and forth. If there is no shortage of food, it is not surprising that he will be allowed to stay for a year or two. The current situation is beneficial to us."

All the generals nodded repeatedly, but Wu Ping shook his head.

Li Yan asked, "What?"

Wu Ping said: "Poshan may be able to be defended, but judging from the news brought by Chen Ji, the battle situation in Jiuzhou is now complicated and messy. When our army arrives there, we are afraid that we will fall into a tough battle."

Although the Ming Dynasty had strong military strength, it was normal for cross-sea expeditions to be impatient and even defeated if the strategic steps could not be met with the actual situation. From Alexander to Cao Cao to Fu Jian, I don’t know how many battle situations were to warn future generations who held heavy troops and thought they would win.

"Wu Ping's prudence is very reasonable." Shangshang Jian said: "Now the three factions in Jiuzhou are entangled. Judging from the actions of all parties, the three factions are just what heroes see, and they all restrain each other, which is a situation where they can win or lose!"

"Hero? Bullshit!" Li Yanzhi sneered and stretched out his right hand, spread his palm, and then flipped over. He didn't explain, but his subordinates all understood the meaning of the gesture.

"It's just a trick! It's easy to solve them!"

The Commercial Bank Jian was afraid that Li Yan would underestimate the enemy, so he hurriedly advised: "Governor, neither the Japanese army nor the mountain breaking is easy. We must not take it lightly! If they see our forces join forces, it will become an extremely troublesome situation. We... we actually cannot carry out the second cross-sea eastward expedition!"

The biggest pressure of Li Yanzhi's cross-sea expedition this time was not from Japan, but from the country. His biggest opponent was not Imakawa Yoshimoto, Miyoshi Nagaki, Saito Dozo San or Poshan, but Xu Jie!

When he was in Beijing, Li Yanzhi used the incident in the East China Sea to overwhelm Xu Jie and gained absolute dominance in both internal and external aspects. Xu Jie has now entered a period of silence, but this does not mean that Xu Jie has been in a slump!

If Li Yanzhi can return triumphantly, then everything will be easy to talk about, and perhaps Xu Jie will take the opportunity to walk down the cabinet. But if he fails to work hard, Li Yanzhi's prestige will be severely hit, his myth of invincibility will be shattered, and all kinds of conflicts that are hoped for by Japanese silver mines will also break out. If that is the case, who knows what will happen?

But Li Yanzhi was still very calm: "Don't worry, they don't have a chance."

"So how do we advance?" Wu Ping asked: "Break the mountain first, or fight the Japanese army first? Or join the herdsmen first?"

Li Yanzhi did not answer this question, but asked Chen Yuting: "Are those big grain ships ready?"

"Preparation is ready, but..." Chen Yuting frowned: "Do you need to bring so much food? Such a large grain ship team is enough for our army to eat for two or three years! Governor, are you planning to fight a protracted war?"

Wu Ping was also shocked when he heard that Li Yanzhi had prepared food for two or three years! He thought to himself whether Li Yanzhi really wanted to fight a protracted battle?

Li Yanzhi laughed and said, "After the war, there will be a great desert. These foods are not prepared for our army, but for the Japanese people. Seeing that they are about to be in possession, we cannot treat them badly and let them starve to death, right?"

All the generals were stunned. After a while, Wu Ping said: "But these are things that happened after the war? Is it too early to talk about this now?"

"It's not early, it's not early." Li Yanzhi laughed again, looking at the map of Japan, as if he was looking at an ant nest, where there were several groups of ants waiting for him to clean up: "The day I arrived in Japan is the time for us to win, so of course we have to consider things after the war early to avoid panic there." (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in.qidian., more chapters, support the author and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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