The Battle of Hikone, from beginning to end, lasted less than two hours.

The 10,000 Tianwu army fought against the 50,000 shogunate army, won a complete victory, pursued and killed for more than ten miles, and captured nothing.

On the head of Hikone Castle, the dragon flag of the Ming army fluttered, and hundreds of Ming cavalry under the city rode their horses proudly, holding high the captured family emblems and banners of the shogunate army, driving away the two captured daimyo and a group of ashigaru generals.

At noon, Luan's banners gathered, and Zhu Cihong took Empress Mingzheng to Yangen City.

At this time, there was a choking smell of gunpowder outside the city, and from time to time there was a smell of blood, reminding that this was a cruel battlefield not long ago.

In Luan's driving, Empress Mingzheng's nose was slightly wrinkled, covering her with her hands, sometimes accompanied by a slight vomiting expression, obviously the first time she saw the scene of war, very uncomfortable.

Needless to say, let her come to the battlefield in person, this is Emperor Zhu's routine again.

The breeze was blowing lightly on the top of the city, Luo Juan under the umbrella was gently swinging, and Zhu Cihong sat condescendingly on the high chair, watching the captured shogunate officers below being escorted past the city, and reporting their names and official positions to the city head in turn.

The only regret is that the old guy Naotaka Ii ran away.

However, the old guy is now like a frightened bird, and he expects that if he encounters the Ming army again in the future, he will only have to escape, thinking of this, Zhu Cihong is also relieved.

Empress Mingzheng stood beside him, like a personal maidservant, her face was quiet, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

When the captives had finished their passage, a chaotic shout rang out under the city.

"Minister, see His Majesty the Great Emperor!"

Zhu Cihong lowered his gaze, and saw a half-bald head under the city, as if he had thanked him.

Dozens of daimyo are like well-behaved Erha, wagging their tails at Emperor Zhu.

Their hairstyles are uniform, with the hair on the forehead and the crown of the head shaved cleanly, with only hair on the sides and at the back of the head, and a lock of hair in the middle of the unconventional ones.

This hairstyle, known in Japan as "Tsukiyotou", is a hair style often combed by Japanese samurai in order to prevent the hairstyle from obscuring the view of the face and affecting the battle.

During the Tokugawa shogunate, almost everyone, from low-ranking samurai to daimyos, had this hairstyle.

Zhu Cihong is not surprised by it, many people will bow to the old man in the later world, and the shape is basically the same.

"Everyone, please get up!"

When these daimyo stood up tremblingly, Zhu Cihong glanced at their faces and said, "You have made a meritorious contribution to attacking the enemy in this battle, and you can divide half of the property of this Yangen City." ”

The daimyo were stunned, they didn't participate in the war at all, how could they still have merit and rewards?

Because of the majesty of the Ming Emperor, no one dared to question it, for fear of angering this moody saint.

Zhu Cihong said softly: "I didn't raise troops for the sake of killing and plundering, it was really Tokugawa who had no virtue, and he didn't hesitate to pay taxes to the people, and he insisted on provoking me too much, so I used a big country to attack a small country." ”

These daimyo were stunned again, and they suddenly heard it in a fog.

They are all masters who are awesome and obey whomever they are, and the powerful ones are fathers, but I didn't expect the Ming Emperor to reason with him.

After becoming the emperor, Zhu Cihong realized a truth, you can't blindly kill, and using Japanese traitors to help govern in the occupied area is far better than slaughtering a place.

Killing people can establish authority, but they cannot govern the people, and the use of people and the governance of the country should be both rigid and soft.

In the history of the Tatar Qing, Huang Taiji used this trick to be perfect, and subdued a group of traitors to work for him, even after his death, the traitors still made great contributions to the Tatar Qing into the Central Plains.

A real daimyo suddenly knelt down, facing the head of the city and cried loudly: "The minister's family has been deceived by the Tokugawa clan for many years, acting as its lackeys for decades, today the minister listens to the emperor's golden and jade words, and knows that the Tokugawa clan has no way, but is a thief and a thief, and the minister is willing to be the vanguard to fight against the traitor, may His Majesty the Emperor grant permission!" ”

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "What's your name, which clan are you from?" ”

"Minister, Mitsusho Asano, Hiroshima Domain."

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and said, "Come on, give Asano Guangsheng a war horse and fifty silk horses." ”

Asano Mitsusheng crawled on the ground and shouted: "Thank you for the emperor's reward, and I am willing to be the vanguard of the emperor and take Sekigahara directly!" ”

When the other daimyo saw this scene, it immediately became clear that the emperor was a lord of great grace, and if he licked it, he would be rewarded, and he would be rewarded for his meritorious service!

As a result, a group of daimyo fell to their knees one after another, competing to confess and ask for battle, and for a while the flattery was like a tide.

Generally speaking, the besieging side is three times the strength of the defending side, so it has more than half of the chance of victory, and the Ming army defeated the shogunate army with only 30% of the enemy's strength, which is enough to show their strong combat effectiveness!

If you can fight with the Ming army, then the chances of victory are greater, you can't eat meat, and you still have soup.

Zhu Cihong raised his hand to stop the eager scene, smiled and encouraged them a few words.

Then, he suddenly said with a majestic face: "Since you are loyal to me, you are no different from my ministers, I have to warn you and others, enter the Guanyuan to fight the enemy, according to the orders of our Ming army generals, must be prohibited, must not be violated, anyone who retreats from the battle, preserves strength, and is a spectator on the wall, will not be forgiven!" ”

Zhu Cihong's words were very harsh, because the bloody history was right in front of him.

It was in Sekigahara that Tokugawa Ieyasu led the Eastern Army to compete with the Western Army (Toyotomi Army) for the world, and the commanding heights of the battlefield were all controlled by the Toyotomi Army, while the main force of the Eastern Army (Tokugawa Army) was on the gentle slope of the plain, and the enemy army was on both sides of the west and south, and it was in a semi-encircled situation.

But anyone who has a little military common sense, when they see the topographic map of Sekigahara's formation, will not hesitate to say: "In this battle arrangement, the Western Army (Toyotomi Army) will win!" ”

However, the result of such a clear position was a crushing defeat for the Western Army and a great victory for the Eastern Army, which led to the unification of Japan by Tokugawa Ieyasu and the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Zhu Cihong had studied the Battle of Sekigahara, and the reason for the defeat of the Western Army was very simple, internal disunity.

After the war entered the middle stage, Yoshikawa Hiroya, who was stationed at Nangong Mountain, did not move his troops and did not send troops to attack the flank of the Tokugawa army as agreed.

Then it was Kobayakawa Hideaki who was stationed at Matsuo Mountain who defected and turned to attack the right flank of the Toyotomi army, and it was the riotous operation of these two pig teammates that led to the final defeat of the Toyotomi army.

Zhu Cihong swept to the great names and said: "Today, everyone will go back to the camp to recuperate, and by the way, distribute the property in the city, and before noon tomorrow, you will immediately send troops to Guanyuan to seize the advantageous terrain, and there must be no mistake!" ”

"Command!"

Hearing about the sharing of belongings, the daimyo smiled in their eyes and obediently left.

After everyone left, Xu Sheng, who had been by Zhu Cihong's side, whispered beside him: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has sent an urgent delivery, Batur Huntaiji of the Jungar Khanate has passed away, and his sixth son, Galdan, personally led an envoy to Nanjing to ask to meet Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly, and took the notebook: "Oh, Junggar, Galdan...... It seems that the northwest will not be calm either. ”