Chapter 1013: The Battle of Kyoto

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After changing the battlefield, the advantage of war began to tilt in favor of the Ming Dynasty again.

Kyoto is also built on the mountain, but the mountain is not as steep as Edo, at the same time, because Tokugawa Iemitsu needs to take care of Edo and Kyoto at both ends, under the division of troops, the maximum force that can be used in Kyoto is only 350,000, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen's military strength has increased from 20,000 to 60,000, the geographical advantage and people have begun to tilt towards the Ming Dynasty at the same time, God also began to exert force, after entering May, the rainy season, the rain continues, the breech guns of the Ming Dynasty have no impact at all, and the Japanese fire guns and bows and arrows have almost become ornaments.

After capturing a nearby peak, the war became even simpler, besieging the city of Kyoto, besieging but not attacking, building two lines of defense, impermeable, and the Japanese attacked again and again, like waves hitting rocks, only to be hit to pieces, and suffered heavy casualties.

"We can't get close to the Ming army at all."

Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who was in charge of the general attack, even had the heart to die, and he was ready to commit suicide by disembowelment for the general, "It's time to be loyal to the emperor!" Sue the army, if you can't attack it, you have to attack, and you have to make the Ming people cold. ”

Lu Xiangsheng had never commanded so coolly, sitting on the side of the cannon with his feet crossed, looking at the Japanese rushing over in the distance, he didn't understand why the Japanese could be so tenacious, and he couldn't count how many waves of Japanese attacks he had repelled. It's been a long time. The Ming army as a whole no longer felt cruel.

And so on for another month. Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen's 60,000 army was defeated in half, only 30,000 remained, he was worried, Tokugawa Iemitsu's 300,000 army was less than 100,000, and he was also nervous and anxious, if the strength of the shogunate was too weakened, it would be overthrown by the feudal state at any time, and Tokugawa Iemitsu could not hold on.

"General. If you fight like this for another half a month, the army will be completely annihilated. Matsudaira Nobutsuna didn't finish his words, but the meaning was clear, it was time for negotiations and a showdown. The Ming Dynasty is a camel that is bigger than a horse, and the small people of Japan are weak, and they can't fight to the death.

The Tokugawa family's eyes were bloody, and he hadn't closed his eyes for several days, "If the Akito doesn't speak first, do you want us to surrender?" At this time, find a showdown with Mingren. What's the difference with surrender? ”

Matsudaira Nobutsuna groaned, "But there's no way. There are not enough troops. I heard that Nagasaki has a Ming transport ship to send people over every day, and if it continues like this, the shogunate will have no troops to adjust. ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu held his katana in pain, clutching the hilt tightly, "Three days, three days of strong attack, at any cost!" We want to force the Ming people to withdraw their troops, and if they hold out for another three days, we will negotiate with them. ”

"Huo!" A group of staff members were lying on the mat at the same time, their heads were very low, at this moment, it was very humiliating for everyone, this time it was not only the local area that was attacked, but also the worry of losing the country.

The telegram sent by Emperor Zhu Youzhen to Zheng Yuelin on the same day was as follows, "I know that withdrawing troops at this time will not only pay the price of manpower and ammunition far more than food, but this time it will end in a big failure, but the Japanese offensive is becoming more and more ferocious, and if we fight like this for another ten days, the Ming Dynasty will run out of ammunition and food." ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen had already planned to withdraw his troops, and it was Zheng Yuelin who had been encouraging him behind him and cheering him up, but in the face of the crazy Japanese, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen's confidence was shaken, and it was his own choice to take the iron-blooded road, but this was just the beginning of walking, and he realized that he was naΓ―ve, and this road was by no means easy to walk.

Zheng Yuelin replied on the same day, "Your Majesty, things have reached this stage, it is useless to retreat, the concubine Jianyi, all the Ming troops in Japan will be concentrated in Osaka City, and the infantry will be exhausted, the emperor can leave at any time, and it is very likely that these people will be in chaos if they are brought back, because there is no food to adjust in the Gyeonggi area." It is better to simply fight all the people, that is, the last effort that the Ming can make, in the end, it can only be to let the Daming Navy Division return to defense, withdraw the North Korean army, and give up overseas competition. ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen looked at this telegram, his tears were already blurred, of course, he couldn't cry in front of Xu Guowei and their eunuchs, listening to the endless shouts and killings outside, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was hiding in the temporary office alone and crying, silently shedding tears.

Whether it is a mortal or an emperor, as long as it is an individual, as long as he wants to upgrade from his current situation to a higher level, the price he has to pay is like the pain of being reborn.

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen tossed a coin countless times on this night, the coin was his own portrait, he told himself, see the avatar insisted, see the back of the withdrawn, but to dawn, he did not make a decision, just let Xu Guowei pass the decree, all the Ming people in North Korea to Osaka City shrink.

Tokugawa Iemitsu made two more three-day appointments after his three-day covenant, but the Ming Dynasty was like an iron heart to beat everyone up, until the army was only 10,000 people, and the Ming army was only 10,000 people, Tokugawa Iemitsu was no longer able to launch an offensive against the Ming army, and the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen was not able to launch an offensive against Edo Castle, at this time, Tokugawa Iemitsu sent Aoyama Tadashi to the Ming camp to negotiate.

After the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen heard the news, he was overjoyed, although the price of this negotiation far exceeded his expectations, and almost buried the little industrial advantage accumulated in the past three or four years in Japan, but this was the first time he led the army to win a heavy battle of victory!

"Yang Sichang went to talk to them, 30 million taels of silver, 8 million stones of grain and grass, and gave all the Japanese in Korea, Shikoku Island, and Kyushu Island to the Ming Dynasty as slaves. From now on, the Japanese were not allowed to leave the mainland for half a step, and permanently ceded Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island to the Ming Dynasty, and this condition was not allowed to be discounted at all. ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen's face finally showed a relaxed expression, for more than a month, he had nightmares every night, even if he had tenacious perseverance and experience beyond ordinary people, in such days, no one could get rid of such suffering.

The expressions of the generals and the emperor are similar, after this period of suffering, all the people who participated in the attack on Japan have been sublimated, and there are few times in a person's life that they can participate in such a cruel battle, and surviving is already a very valuable treasure.

But after hearing the conditions offered by the emperor, the generals unconsciously gasped, not to mention small Japan, even if the Ming Dynasty was at its richest and strongest, it couldn't do such harsh conditions? Where did the shogunate go to raise this grain and silver? Abandoning the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku? What is the difference between ceding one-third of the country's territory at once and losing the country? And let the people of Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island be slaves of Daming, how could Tokugawa Iemitsu agree to such a request. These requirements are not only harsh, it is almost impossible to do.

Yang Sichang knelt down to receive the decree, today, the words spoken by the emperor do not need to have any admonitions! Everyone knows what will happen if they touch the dragon scales. But Yang Sichang is also deeply worried, just accept it when you see it, if it really breaks, it won't be good for both parties?

"This is absolutely impossible, if this is the case, Great Japan will fight to the last soldier! Let them take Kyoto, there is more than one emperor in Japan, and if they do this, it will make the whole of Japan more united! Immediately recruit all the feudal kingdoms, mobilize all the men of Japan, and as long as they are adult men, take up arms and come to Kyoto! Tokugawa Iemitsu yelled angrily after hearing Matsudaira Nobutsuna's return.

"Huo!" The staff present also shared the same hatred, and no one could stand such an insult, and the spirit of bushido was integrated into everyone's blood.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna saw that Tokugawa Iemitsu was gradually calming down a little, and tried to ask, "Why don't you ask the general to talk to the Ming Emperor once?" If the general himself went out, would he be able to let the Ming people relieve the siege of Kyoto first and put the emperor in the camp? Let's see if there's room to turn around? The minister felt that he could talk about it again. (A pie-in-the-sky event, cool phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)