my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 596 The Great Victory
Before the smoke cleared, the battle was over.

To a certain extent, Zhang Fu didn't even bother to order someone to count the results of the battle.

Countless Japanese people threw away their helmets and armor, and fled frantically.

Zhang Fu did not give the order to take the initiative to pursue.

Because the large-scale annihilation of the living forces is the optimal solution under the condition that the strength of both sides can still be matched.

Eat the opponent as soon as possible to gain more advantages in the future.

But for the Ming army, there is no so-called optimal solution for them. Even if these defeated soldiers are regrouped and joined with other rebels, the result is doomed.

What's more, as far as Zhang Fu is concerned, what he perceives is that after the Ming army has demonstrated its strength, the more defeated soldiers will be, on the contrary, this feeling of defeat will spread rapidly, causing other rebels from all walks of life to follow suit. Hearing the news, he was terrified.

So he regrouped the army and horses and ordered people to station near Edo.

The Edo clan had already rushed forward with other Ashikaga retainers and samurai.

At this time, Edo's complexion was obviously very ugly.

Even the other Ashikaga retainers didn't seem to look very well.

Because...the stakes had changed for them.

As the best friends of the Ashikaga family, it is not because they are close to and truly loyal to Daming that they want the heavenly soldiers to rebel against them.

It is because they have too many interests with the Ashikaga family. Once the Ashikaga family completely ceases to exist, their interests cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, only maintaining the rule of the Ashikaga family is their fundamental interest.

Therefore, eliminating the traitors and supporting the Ashikaga family is their best solution.

At this time, they are in a weak position, and the Heavenly Soldiers are willing to help in the battle, so that would be great. After all, Daming is too far away, and they have come across the sea. The cost of sending troops is astonishing, and to maintain the control of Japan, the Heavenly Soldiers need at least [-] or more large army, and need a steady stream of supplies.

This is obviously impossible for the Heavenly Soldiers.

Then, the only way for the Heavenly Soldiers is to choose to cooperate with the Ashikaga family like them, maybe... they will seek some benefits from it, which is understandable.

And the real ruler of Fuso is still the Ashikaga family and Ashikaga retainers and samurai like Edo.

But now...they realized that what they had ushered in was a monster beyond their imagination.

The soldiers of the day are too strong, which means that even if it is only thousands of soldiers, not to mention that there will be a steady stream of troops coming one after another. In fact, even these thousands of troops may be enough to sweep Fusang and put down the rebellion up.

Then...the frightening fact is that they originally had a bargaining chip. This bargaining chip lies in the fact that the Heavenly Soldiers need their cooperation, their support and cooperation.

But now, the Edo clan sadly discovered that in the eyes of Tianbing, people like themselves might just be burdensome.

If it is a burden, then...after the rebellion, why do the heavenly soldiers still need them?

They even realized belatedly that the Ashikaga family is also dispensable for Tianbing.

There are tens of thousands of such soldiers and horses stationed in Fusang, which is enough to control the whole territory. If there are enough sea ships, it is enough to crush all the forces that refuse to obey.

In this way, I have to rely on the breath of these heavenly soldiers, because they can kick you away at any time, but they don't need to bear any consequences.

For the Edo clan and others, this is nothing less than a bolt from the blue, because... this is the worst possible outcome.

After Zhang Fu took his seat, he curled his lips and muttered, "I thought these rebels could fight for an extra hour. Who knows, they will collapse at the first touch, which is really disappointing."

The Edo family and others, but each of them forced a smile, but their hearts were so cold.

Zhang Fu glanced at them indifferently, and then said: "The Ashikaga family, is there anyone... alive?"

An Edo family hurriedly said: "In Shikoku, there is an Ashikaga Yoshinari who is still alive... A few days ago, he announced a call for thieves, calling on us to wait..."

Zhang Fu was obviously not in the mood to continue listening, and asked impatiently, "Is this person wise?"

Edo and the others looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Zhang Fu said again: "How old is it?"

Edo's way: "Thirty days..."

Zhang Fu frowned and sighed: "How can you prove that he is the blood of the Ashikaga family?"

"This..." This Edo family was a little confused, and he couldn't make a turn for a while, so he took a deep breath and said, "Everyone knows..."

Zhang Fu said: "Ashikaga Yoshikon, did you have any official documents or edicts before you were alive..."

"This... probably doesn't exist, but... in the shogunate... there may be..."

"Jade butterfly?"

"It's almost... there should be... a letter from the general's family..."

Zhang Fu said, "Where is the shogunate?"

"At this time, it has been occupied by the rebels, so..."

Zhang Fu said: "That will be troublesome, since it is occupied by the rebels, not to mention the loss of these music books, even if they are not lost, it is hard to guarantee. The rebels have not deleted them. You also know that the rebels are the most vicious. Can do anything."

Edo: "..."

Zhang Fu said: "I was ordered by the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I came here not only to seek rebellion and suppress thieves, but also to visit the descendants of the Ashikaga family and inherit the throne. This matter is very important. What I am most worried about now is that the Ashikaga family will have no descendants... "

Edo said: "I think, Ashikaga Yoshinari..."

But Zhang Fu waved his hand and said: "The problem is how to prove that Ashikaga Yoshinari is the blood of the Ashikaga family. If I can't prove it, how can I explain to His Majesty? There have been precedents in history for fraudulently calling the royal family, so we have to guard against it."

The Edo family had no choice but to say: "But... this is something everyone knows."

"Is it right for everyone to know?" Zhang Fu said angrily.

Edo suddenly realized something. He found that it wasn't that the other party couldn't communicate, but that he hadn't found a way to communicate, so he said, "Of course, it's also possible."

Zhang Fu raised a smile and said: "So right now, we must release the news and offer rewards to the righteous people from all over the world to find the traces of the Ashikaga family blood. There is no need to worry about the matter of entering the army. The general will do what he says."

The Edo family obviously had no doubts about this, because he and other retainers and samurai understood better than anyone else that at this time, they had no bargaining capital at all.

In the face of such devastating power, it is unwise to bargain.

To put it a little harder, people can easily take Washima, but they still try their best to build a memorial archway to find a descendant of the Ashikaga family. This is already very moral, and it is said to be a moral model that will last forever Can't be exaggerated.

After all, if you were someone else, maybe you wouldn't even bother to look good, so what can you do?
"Yes." The Edo clan and others obediently agreed.

Zhang Fu said again: "Whose land is this? This harbor is very good. It is very suitable for building a harbor. It is indeed a good natural harbor. If my Ming Dynasty can build a harbor here, sea ships will come in and out in the future." , and shelter from the wind and waves, it’s convenient.”

Edo almost suffocated.

This is his territory.

Generations have lived here.

This place is the famous Edo Castle in later generations, but...in this era, it has not been developed, and there are not a lot of sea ships trading here, just some fields and forests.

Zhang Fu smiled and looked friendly, but it made Edo's hairs stand on end, and his back was cold.

The other retainers and samurai looked at the Edo family.

After Edo's scalp became numb, his face was pale, but he still said humbly: "The minister has lived here for generations, and has ruled here for many years."

Zhang Fu only let out a light oh, with a noncommittal look.

The Edo clan pondered for a moment, and then said: "If the general doesn't mind it, I can provide some land for the heavenly soldiers to build the port..."

Zhang Fu laughed loudly and said: "No need, no need, the general only cares about military matters now, and other matters are beyond my control. Japan will continue to march tomorrow, and we will rest earlier today."

After all, he waved to them and thanked the guests behind closed doors.

The Edo clan had no choice but to leave the big tent with a heavy heart.

The Edo family who walked in the front had a pale face, and the accompanying samurai Edo Shozo whispered, "My lord...why are you so worried?"

Edo's complexion was miserable, and he said, "It's terrible."

Edo Zhengsan looked surprised, and said: "But... the Great Tomorrow General, didn't he clearly not ask for our land? The lord gave it to him, but he insisted on not accepting it."

The Edo family shook his head and said worriedly: "The most likely reason is...he doesn't like the land we entered, and they want to ask for more."

Edo Masamune asked suspiciously, "Is that really the case?"

The Edo family frowned and thought about it, and said, "If it were me, with such a military horse, why would I look at that beach... The rejection is not because they are not greedy, but because they want to ask for more."

Edo Shozo's face changed, and then he said anxiously: "These so-called heavenly soldiers are more terrifying than the rebels. If I had known this, my lord should..."

The Edo family gave him a sharp look, but said: "No, the future outcome of the rebel army will only be more terrifying. If they are too strong, it means that they can rule the entire island without appeasement. Then , will definitely choose to take the most severe measures.”

Edo Masamune said, "Since that's the case, what's the master's plan?"

Edo frowned and hesitated, noncommittal.

This Edo Masamune said excitedly: "Why don't we die, and the other lords...go ahead..."

Edo said with a sneer: "Don't you understand? They only came this time with 3000 people, and there will be a steady stream of troops in the future. If we betray, even if we are lucky enough to attack them, if there is a chance, we can kill them." Kill their vanguard. But the follow-up army, once they land, will inevitably carry out even harsher revenge!"

"Even if we have another chance, if we can defend against their army, Emperor Ming will definitely be furious... By then, we will have no chance of luck. Any struggle will be futile and will only lead us into a terrible situation .”

Edo's words made Edo Shozo's hair stand on end, his face turned pale all of a sudden, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

The Edo family showed a sense of helplessness at this time, sighed, and said quietly: "Go back, go back and collect our land property, as well as the household registers of the population of Edo Shimoda Town..."

Edo Zhengsan opened his eyes, subconsciously said: "My lord... what are you going to do?"

The Edo family closed their eyes, as if they had made up their minds, and said immediately, "After sorting it out, I will dedicate it to the Heavenly Soldiers."

Edo Masamune was taken aback, shook his head and said, "But..."

Edo closed his eyes in pain, and said: "Submit it! Submit it to show our surrender, and entrust everything to them. Then... it may not be a good way out. This is called golden cicada escape in art of war. Offering the city, even though we have nothing, is better than robbing them by hand. What's more, we have set an example for them by offering soil, so no matter what, they will more or less give us some compensation. , there will always be a place for our Edo family.”

The Edo family paused, opened their eyes, with melancholy in them, and continued: "But once we are reluctant to bear these things, when they find a reason to do something, in order to justify their name, they must expose our guilt and then punish us." Kill. At that time, in order to prevent it from happening, we must cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, and there will be no Edo clan in the world."

"To this day, offering soil is the best way. This is also called retreating. No matter what happens in the future, there will always be a place for our Edo family to stay. We will get a memorial and be enough to get Be kind."

In this short period of time, the Edo family weighed the decisions they made repeatedly in their hearts, but Edo Shozo still couldn't understand the Edo family's behavior.

An unknown fire rose in his heart, thinking that doing so would be too weak, and if it were him, he would definitely fight these heavenly soldiers desperately.

What's more, isn't the heavenly soldier still in motion?How can it be seen that they covet these lands so much?

Therefore, he gritted his teeth, bared his teeth and cracked his eyes, appearing very unconvinced.

Seeing his reluctance, the Edo family looked at him sullenly and said solemnly: "All the warriors in the family must not use swords lightly, and must not face the heavenly soldiers directly. Anyone who dares to disobey will be expelled immediately. "

Edo's voice was unusually harsh, Edo Masamune shuddered suddenly after hearing it, under Edo's cold gaze, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Yes."

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The next day, Zhang Fu continued to advance, and within a few days, two cities were destroyed.

The citadels of this Japanese country are actually more like fortresses, often near a military fortress, there are streets, towns and fields, because the fortresses do not occupy a large area, usually only tens of acres to a hundred acres.Therefore, the city walls are extremely thick, and the military facilities are also extremely complete. In case of war, they will summon warriors and guards to carry food outside the fort into the fort, and fight fiercely.

The Japanese kingdom will eventually form a situation where countless princes separatist regimes, and it has a lot to do with it. In the cold weapon era, such fortresses are almost invincible, and such fortresses are scattered in the Japanese kingdom, and there are hundreds of them, large and small. There are so many, it is really difficult to get rid of them one by one.

But such a military fortress looked like tofu in front of the Ming army.

In fact, Zhang Fu didn't bother to let people bombard the city wall, but used a parabola to directly cross the high wall and bomb the people inside the fortress. In this way, once this powerful explosive bomb entered the fortress, its power would be But it is even more astonishing than the peaceful wilderness. Just dozens of cannons entering it are enough to make the people inside burn into charcoal and become a purgatory on earth.

Especially nowadays, the artillery attachés who graduated from the Armed Forces Academy are many times stronger than the previous artillery. They are familiar with the principles of space geometry, and use the knowledge of space geometry such as triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles to position and position artillery. Azimuth positions are calculated.

In particular, trigonometry can measure important parameters such as the range, height and angle of the shell, which can almost directly improve the accuracy of the shelling by more than ten times.

As for calculus, it is almost a must to learn. Through calculus, calculating the velocity, acceleration and trajectory of the shell is also the key to artillery.

Even...how to build the artillery positions, the blueprints will be done in advance. After the attack is issued, although it can't reach the point where it can be hit, it can be almost done.

Of course, the application of mathematics is still inseparable from the craftsmanship of artillery.

If the manufacturing residuals of the artillery are uneven, and the accuracy and charge of the shells also have huge deviations, then the so-called calculation is almost a joke.

Therefore, Daming's firearms workshop pays attention to standard manufacturing, and continuously improves its manufacturing process level so that it can meet the parameters required by the artillery battalion before purchasing.

This so-called fortress was almost defenseless for the Model Battalion, and it even provided great convenience to the Ming army, which meant that the rebels gathered together on their own and were easily killed.

It only takes two hours to capture a fort.

It was almost bombed inside the fort, and there were heavy casualties inside. Naturally, some people obediently came out of the fort to beg for surrender.

On the ninth day, the vanguard of the Ming army was within walking distance of the shogunate.

In the follow-up, Zhu Yong's army has also arrived.

The 1 Ming army landed mightily.

Zhang Fu did not wait to gather with Zhu Yong. Although Zhu Yong issued several military orders to tell him to rest on the spot, Zhang Fu only replied that he should not bother his second brother. Two days later, the vanguard Ming army launched a mad attack on the Shogunate Indiscriminate bombing.

Then one after another, the good news reached Zhu Yong's hands.

Zhu Yong bared his teeth and cracked his eyes, but at this moment he was trembling with anger, and said: "I knew he was not a good guy, but thanks to me, I treat him as a brother. This is good, and I will take all the credit."

Scolding is scolding, but at this time, there is nothing to do.

Zhu Yong could only comfort himself, fortunately, the vanguard this time was not that bastard Qiu Song, at least he might have left a mouthful of soup for him, but if it was Qiu Song, he might not even have enough water for washing vegetables. There will be no leftovers for him.

Although Zhu Yong is angry in his heart, he will never delay the business!

Immediately, in the name of the general, Zhu Yong ordered people to announce to the Quartet, ordered the rebels to surrender everywhere, and ordered the princes from all over the country to arrive at the shogunate within a limited time, to meet the heavenly soldiers, and to wait for the emperor's imperial edict.

(End of this chapter)