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Chapter 1112 Far ahead
Ashikaga Yoshiko watched the battle from Jiang Qingzhi's boat.

Matsugi Yoshiko was also there, she was a little behind and had a bit of a maid vibe.

When the Japanese navy accelerated, Ashikaga Yoshiko's body shook and there was a strange look in her eyes.

But the Ming army was not in a hurry. The warships in front turned around and used their sides to meet the enemy.

The roar of the artillery was deafening. Ashikaga Yoshiko opened her mouth and stared blankly at the smoke and the warships that sank one after another under the artillery fire.

"What is this?" Ashikaga Yoshiko's face turned pale.

"I asked, and they said that this firearm has a name in the Ming Dynasty, and it was named by the uncle himself."

"what?"

"truth!"

Boom boom boom!
The artillery continued to roar. Jiang Qingzhi was sitting in a very high boat, and he could see the battle situation clearly from a high vantage point.

"They were no match, it was a massacre." Matsuki Yoshiko sighed, "They should have surrendered, but they chose to resist. I seemed to see blood all over the sky."

Ashikaga Yoshiko watched all this in a daze.

At this moment, a shout came from the enemy army and then they fled in all directions.

"He actually ran away?" Someone said in disbelief: "This is just the beginning!"

Matsugi Yoshiko shook her head. "They are originally subordinates of various daimyo. If the battle is favorable, it's fine. But if the battle is unfavorable, it's more important for them to save their own lives. Who would risk their lives for Japan?"

As if to verify Matsugi Yoshiko's words, the short Japanese soldiers on the dozens of enemy warships that were still resisting jumped into the water one after another.

This place is not far from the coastline, and if you are good at swimming, escaping will not be a problem.

Ashikaga Miko saw Jiang Qingzhi pointing at the people in the sea, and someone shouted: "Master's order, crush them!"

The ships behind rushed up and crushed the Japanese in the water. They screamed or called for help, but the Ming warships turned a deaf ear to them.

"Chase!" Jiang Qingzhi turned around, "A boring naval battle."

"We are too strong." Bol offered his flattery for the day.

Sun Bu Tong asked: "Boer, are the Portuguese warships as powerful as ours?"

The word "we" encouraged Boer. Now he was well-known in Xin'an Lane. When he went out, the neighbors were no longer curious about him like they were looking at monkeys, but greeted him enthusiastically. Occasionally, someone would ask him if he had married a woman, and Boer was overjoyed. But after asking, he found out that the woman the other party wanted to introduce him to was either defective or older than him.

Boll said: "In terms of scale, we are not as good as them."

Jiang Qingzhi said: "We are just starting out, so we should take it slow."

Longjiang continued to build warships, and made improvements based on the experience and lessons of the first batch, and even went to consult Jiang Qingzhi. But Jiang Qingzhi just read from the book at the beginning, and now he just gave up after looking at the blueprint.

——Benbo trusts you and others!
This sentence moved the Longjiang craftsmen so much that they felt like a gentleman would die for his friend.

"But in terms of firepower, speed, and the size and sturdiness of our warships, we are better!"

"How powerful?"

"What was that sentence that Master once said...Yao..."

"Far ahead."

"Yes, far ahead."

Jiang Qingzhi's mouth curled up slightly. Boll had a rich resume and was well aware of the current status of warships. He said that they were far ahead, so...

"Malacca! Wait for me!"

Jiang Qingzhi looked towards the west, feeling a long-lost excitement!
It surged up all of a sudden.

To block the gates of Western countries.

Open the door!
free trade!

……

After the navy attacked, Ashikaga Yoshiteru set off with the coalition forces.

Along the way, he used various methods inherited from his family, either to win them over or to alienate them, and successfully got several daimyos to stand on his side.

Looking back at the thousands of troops, Ashikaga Yoshiteru couldn't help but burst into tears.

After years of decline, the Ashikaga clan finally had its own roots.

"I don't know how the navy is doing." someone said.

"At least I won't lose."

"Yes, with hundreds of warships, only the Portuguese can rival them in the world!"

At this moment, Japan is almost closed to the outside world, and everyone is playing the game of hegemony behind closed doors. As for the outside world... We have the protection of Kamikaze, so there is nothing to be afraid of!

The Mongols also landed that year, what happened in the end?
Ono Jun'ichi whispered, "My lord, those daimyo are very optimistic."

"Don't be too compliant." Ashikaga Yoshiteru said in a deep voice: "If you are too compliant, it will be bad for the shogunate."

It would be better if there were some twists and turns, such as... defeating the Ming navy but suffering huge losses at the cost of their own losses.

A weak name is a good name.

Ono Junyi understood what he meant, shielding his face with his folding fan, and whispered, "If the navy returns victorious, it will be an opportunity to reward them after the battle. But there is a saying in the Central Plains, which goes, two peaches kill three warriors."

"what for?"

"Three ladies and two peaches, how do you divide them?"

"Kill someone!"

"My lord is wise."

Ashikaga Yoshiteru sighed, "Nakahara! It is indeed unfathomable. A random sentence contains endless truths. It's a pity that they love internal fighting the most."

This is like a crow standing on a pig and not being able to see the blackness of its own body. Ono Junyi was thinking, aren't we fighting among ourselves now?
But the most important thing at the moment is to win over some people for the boss.

At first, Ono Jun wandered around, saying a few words here and stirring up trouble there.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru was dressed as a god, and more than 100,000 troops came from all over the place, and conflicts arose almost every moment. Whenever a daimyo made a fuss, Ashikaga Yoshiteru would say a few fair words.

Before long, he actually earned a reputation as a wise leader. Great things are to be expected!
The old and young members of the shogunate couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw this scene.

"The messenger has arrived."

On this day, while Ashikaga Yoshiteru was administering justice, the messenger who had gone out to inquire about the naval battle situation returned.

"What's the matter?" Ashikaga Yoshiteru was startled when he saw the visitor looked panic-stricken.

Don't win big!

If he wins a great victory, his position as the leader of the alliance will be in jeopardy.

The main force of the navy's warships came from a certain daimyo, who relied on his powerful navy and was not dared to be provoked by ordinary people. This time he also wanted to make a fortune by defeating the Ming navy.

"Failed!"

Just as the daimyo were eagerly waiting for good news, the messenger dismounted and knelt, "My lord, the navy has been badly defeated."

"Why did we lose?" Ashikaga Yoshiteru couldn't believe it.

The daimyo rushed over, grabbed the messenger and yelled, "Idiot! Did you see it wrong?"

That is his invincible navy!
The messenger shook his head. "I saw with my own eyes countless burning warships, and the warships pursued by the Ming army were so big..."

The messenger gestured, "It's as tall as a hill. Our warships look like small fishing boats, children's toys."

"what?"

The daimyo loosened his grip and said, "I don't believe it." He mounted his horse and galloped towards the sea, surrounded by more than a dozen of his men.

"Defeated?" Ono Jun'ichi was stunned, then said, "It doesn't matter if the navy is defeated, we can wait for the land battle. We have more than 100,000 troops, and the Ming army is not acclimatized to the climate and water, and they came over the sea, so they must not have many cavalry. If we lose the naval battle, it will be more beneficial to make the enemy look down on us."

The daimyos almost unanimously agreed with this analysis.

As for the disastrous defeat of the navy, those were not our warships.

It is better to let my friend die than to let me die. This principle is the same everywhere.

Then the atmosphere became cheerful again, even more relaxed than before the news came.

Everyone has been fighting for decades, who is afraid of whom in land warfare!
Eating rice balls, the army marched forward in a mighty manner.

On the third day, the daimyo came back, but what he brought back was his corpse.

They encountered Ming scouts who were on shore for patrol. There were fifteen of them against seventeen, and the other side defeated them with their long swords.

"The Ming people are too tall." Only three people escaped back, and it is said that two more ran away halfway.

"Personal bravery is useless in battle," said Jun'ichi Ono.

"Exactly. There are so many spears everywhere. How can one person fly over here?"

Everyone talked at once, and courage returned.

Two days later, scouts from both sides encountered each other.

"The Ming army ran away."

As soon as the scout battle began, the Ming army scouts showed signs of fatigue and collapsed at the first touch.

When the news reached the central army, Ashikaga Yoshiteru said with a smile: "The Ming army has come from afar and is not used to the local climate. Now, we have the advantage of time, place and people. We will win this battle."

The big names were whispering.

They were willing to gather together and obey the orders of the shogunate. Firstly, they wanted to resist foreign aggression together, and secondly, they wanted to gain some benefits.

"I heard that the Ming army has good armor and weapons. If we can get hundreds of sets, we can equip a powerful brigade."

"Those Ming soldiers are afraid of death? They are worse than our peasants."

At this moment, the people who are most hardworking and persevering are not the people of the Ming Dynasty, but the farmers of Japan.

Even under the extreme exploitation of the daimyo, the peasants were still able to endure it.

Someone asked for orders to attack, but Ashikaga Yoshiteru shook his head, "Don't be in a hurry. This is a big war. Take your time. Let's see how many troops the Ming army has first."

The army moved slowly, and when the scouts discovered the Ming army's vanguard, they were finally blocked.

"The Ming army's vanguard has about 5,000 troops."

"Mostly infantry."

"As expected." Ono Junyi smiled and said, "The Ming army cannot transport a large number of horses by sea, so we have a better chance of winning this battle."

It is hard to describe the Japanese war horses, they are ridiculously short, and their speed and impact are not comparable to those of the Ming Dynasty.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru nodded and said to the daimyo with a sharp gaze, "This is an opportunity. If we can defeat the Ming army, we can go and see the continent that our ancestors praised so much."

He pointed to the sea and said, "Our ancestors all lived on islands. There were lava eruptions, earthquakes, and barren land. On the other side of the sea, there is a continent full of fertile fields. Do you want to go and see it?"

Ambition is nurtured in those little eyes.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru looked at the light in the eyes of those daimyo with satisfaction, and whispered: "Everyone has ambitions. They only saw one corner before, but now I am leading them to see another possibility."

People's hearts are gradually coming closer.

This leader is doing things with more and more interest.

"The main force of the Ming army was discovered."

There was smoke and dust billowing ahead, and the Japanese scouts fled back in a panic.

"My lord, the Ming army has gone crazy."

"Before the big battle, you must fight hard and return to the team."

Ashikaga Yoshiteru pointed ahead majestically, "The battle is just around the corner, gentlemen, let's go down in history!"

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