Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 532 Times have changed, General

"Charge, the enemy is King Wu of the Ming Dynasty!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who had fled back to Heian Kyo during the battle with Lan Yu, appeared at the city gate. He was wearing a general's armor and roared on his horse.

His eyes were red, his beard and hair were all flaring, and he no longer had the calm look of a high-ranking person before.After losing the first battle, his father's inheritance was completely destroyed in an instant. This kind of pain made him almost miserable.When I dreamed back at midnight, I always dreamed of the scene where Tokishi Yamana took away his helmet, blocked his back, and was beheaded by the Ming army general with a knife.

He always believed that even if his talents were not as good as those of his grandfather, Ashikaga Takauji, who founded the shogunate, there would certainly not be much difference.His ability to manipulate power is far superior to that of his father and grandfather.As long as given time, Japan will definitely be unified and create the most glorious era of the Ashikaga Shogunate.

But he didn't expect that in his own hands, the shogunate would become like this.

"Damn Mingguo, damn Monk Doyan." Now, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu finally knew that the enigmatic monk was clearly a spy sent by Ming Dynasty.It was precisely because of his instigation that he made mistakes every step of the way, thinking that Ming Dynasty was not a formidable enemy, and missed the best opportunity to attack Ming Dynasty.

He took the words of a liar as a guideline and believed in his words. The Ming Dynasty only wanted to be a suzerain country in the name of a false name, and would not take any serious action against this country far away across the ocean.But he suppressed the real loyal minister Yamana Toki in every possible way.
Now without Dao Yan's "analysis", he finally understood: Ming's purpose was to engulf Japan from the beginning, and it was not "aid" or "demonstration" at all.As the de facto ruler of Japan, he Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is about to become Japan's eternal sinner. He will be forever nailed to the pillar of shame in Japanese history in the name of "foolishness"!

"There's still time, there's still time for everything..." Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who was almost crazy, made his final bet.

"Everything is because of the prince of the Ming Dynasty. He is the one who controls the emperor of the Southern Dynasty. As long as he can be killed, the team of these two ministers and thieves will naturally disperse. Without the righteousness provided by the emperor of the Southern Dynasty, the one named Lan Yu Our bright generals will also have a hard time..."

"As long as we can kill him, everything will turn around..."

With this idea in mind, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu gathered the last members of the shogunate, and just before the city was about to be broken, he brazenly launched a counterattack against the naturalized troops of the Xuanwei Division outside the city.

This is the strongest trump card that the three generations of the shogunate spared no expense and effort to build. It was originally used to intimidate the world and maintain the stable status of the shogunate.Now he suddenly appeared on the battlefield.The army of Fujiwara and others did not expect that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu would dare to go out to attack the city. In an instant, it was like being poured cold water on them, and chaos broke out at the gate of the city.

Those naturalized daimyo were originally a makeshift ragtag group. If the battle went smoothly and they could still compete for the lead, but the situation on the front line was suddenly blocked, they would be at a loss.Seizing this opportunity, the elite shogunate warriors, carrying "small flags" embroidered with the Ashikaga family crest, rode on their horses and roared loudly to tear apart the army of the naturalized daimyo.

Under the personal leadership of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, they launched a charge towards the core Zhu Su main formation.

"Your Highness, please move!" Fujiwara, who was leading the army, was horrified when he saw that these shogunate troops were unstoppable.

"It's just some cavalry, why be panicked." Zhu Su only glanced at it and remained motionless.

"Your Highness, you don't know that the shogunate is the co-leader of the Japanese martial arts family. These shogunate warriors are also the most elite and skilled warriors in the Japanese kingdom." Seeing that Zhu Su was not taking it seriously, Fujiwara explained at a very fast speed.

"These samurai usually fight against ordinary daimyo samurai, one against ten. This time they attack suddenly, and the shogun personally leads it..."

"I'm afraid no one can stop their attack... Your Highness, leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late!"

Seeing the ranks of the naturalized daimyo being torn apart by the shogunate's mounted samurai, Fujiwara became even more anxious.However, Zhu Su still looked at the shogunate horse warriors with a critical eye. To be fair, after arriving in Japan, this desperate charge launched by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was indeed the only battle that could be seen.

Compared with the thousands of households in Shanyang that I encountered in northern Xinjiang before, it is no less generous.

However, at that time, Shanyang Wanhu actually underestimated the enemy, and because he only came to take advantage, he naturally did not have the momentum to fight to the death.To be honest, how can these Japanese monkey cavalry compare with the Ming Dynasty's old rival, the Mongolian cavalry.Seeing Fujiwara's panicked look, Zhu Su patted Fujiwara on the shoulder and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

"They came just in time. I am still worried about these five thousand brothers. This trip to Japan is in vain."

"...Huh?" Fujiwara's face froze with panic.

The biggest purpose of bringing these 5000 people to Japan was to test the performance difference of new firearms.After all, today's firearms are only enough to equip these 5000 people. It can be said that these people are the "new army" of the Ming Dynasty.

We have previously tried the feasibility of using the Crouching Tiger Cannon to defend the enemy. Now, it is time to try the tactics to deal with the charge of elite cavalry in the field. "Kill!" Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was satisfied. He watched his cavalry tearing apart the weak traitors' military formations layer by layer and approaching the prince of the Ming Dynasty step by step. He felt that his comeback was already certain.The Prince of the Ming Dynasty had only a few thousand Ming people to protect him, and his elite warriors had already formed a charge. No one could stop the elite cavalry in charge.

Just like that day, the Ming general named Lan Yu defeated him.

The same situation must be experienced by these Ming people.

However, he had just penetrated the military formation of the naturalized Japanese and saw the troops of the Ming people in neat military formations. The confidence brought about by the devastation along the way suddenly froze: he saw the Ming people holding in their hands, Those strange hollow iron rods.

"What kind of weapon is that...the rumored collapse of the country? No, the collapse of the country is not that small..."

As soon as my thoughts came to this point, I heard the sound of popping beans.The shogunate warriors in the front row who were still charging bravely fell suddenly as if they had hit an invisible wall.

"Nani?"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was stunned and didn't know what happened.

He tried hard to squint his eyes, but he couldn't see clearly what was blocking his heroic warriors.But the momentum has begun, and the elite shogunate can only choose to continue charging.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu firmly believed that even if the Ming Dynasty had some evil tricks, he would still be able to successfully rush over and chop off the head of the Ming Dynasty prince at any cost.

However, he thought too simply.

The sound of popping beans kept ringing, and rows of warriors died one by one. The elite horseback warriors galloped hard, but they could never get close to the Ming army's front.Finally, one samurai collapsed. He shouted "Monster!", then turned his horse's head and fled towards the rear.

Someone took the lead, and more and more people lost their will to fight.This elite force that the shogunate had worked hard to build began to collapse before it could even engage the Ming army.Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was furious. He chopped off the head of a deserter with his sword and cursed: "You are not allowed to retreat! You are all glorious warriors, how can you be afraid of the Ming Dynasty's magic..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt a chill on his forehead.This time he finally saw it clearly: it was an iron pill that hit him between the eyebrows.

"what is this……"

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu fell.Before he died, he finally understood how powerful the Ming army was.

From the beginning, the shogunate's defeat was doomed.Ming Dynasty tried every means, but was unwilling to waste too many casualties.

The Japanese country was annexed by the Ming Dynasty, which was destiny.

It turns out that I have become the shogun, but I am still a frog in the well... right...

The elite warriors of the shogunate fled in all directions, and no one paid attention to the shogun. The messy horse hooves soon trampled the noble shogun into a human figure.

"You think the cavalry will have a chance to make a comeback if they take the coach directly?"

"Times have changed long ago, General."

Seeing that this army known as "the most elite in Japan" was easily dispersed, Zhu Su said to himself quite proudly.

(End of this chapter)