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Volume Four, Chapter 19, Troubled Times

The Japanese pirates were defeated, and they were quite miserable. Not only did they not take down a small Damori City, but they were caught by the Ming army in the city when they retreated. They chased and beaten hard, and they were beaten to death.

The Ming army was so fierce, both with artillery and muskets. The shells and bullets were pouring wildly like storms, causing them to lose their courage to stop and resist, and they had no choice but to escape and keep running.

This relentless pursuit lasted for three or four days, until the coalition forces of various princes were chased and fled from the territory of Shijian Kingdom and the Ming army with unsatisfactory withdrawal and returning to the city.

As for the losses in this battle, after a long time, all the princes had not yet counted it. Because the Ming army was too cruel, as long as they gathered more than a thousand people, they would bring ruthless attacks from shells and bullets. In the end, they had to disperse into a team of hundreds or even dozens of people, fleeing wildly. Many people were dispersed and could not be found.

Isn’t Yang Cong a bit too reckless in doing this? You know, all vendors from the Ming Dynasty want to do business with Japanese people and make money from Japanese people. If they beat people so hard, will they still do business with you?

There is no need to worry about this, because there is a strange problem with the Japanese. If you are weaker than him, he will look down on you and even bully you. If you are stronger than him, he will be like a grandson in front of you, very respectful.

In this battle, Yu Dayou completely defeated all the princes of Japan. Since then, all the princes of Japan have changed their qualities when talking about the Ming army. Not to mention running to attack the Ming army, even the vendors of the Ming Dynasty were much more polite than before and dared not offend them at all.

What's even more strange is that after this battle, many princes who participated in the war secretly sent people to Hirado Castle and tried their best to contact the people from the Governor's Office of Japan. They apologized, begged their grandfather and grandma, and cried and shouted to buy iron cannons!

It would be fine if the Japanese were weird, but the Ming Dynasty Grand Master Yang Cong was even weirder than them. He actually took the time to meet the confidants sent by these princes one by one and promised to sell them iron cannons!

What's going on?

The two sides had just fought a big battle, and he even sold iron cannons to others. Isn’t this a capital enemy?

The reason is actually very simple, because those who secretly found were all not very famous little princes. "Famous Japanese generals" like Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen could not hold back their faces and ask for iron cannons from the Ming Dynasty. Yang Cong's purpose was to muddle the waters of Japan, the more muddy the better.

If Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen sent someone to come here, he would naturally not see him, because these two guys were too powerful. If they sold some iron cannons to them, they would likely overwhelm the princes and become even more powerful than Maori Yuan.

If that is true, it will be troublesome. Once such ambitious people become stronger, they will definitely think of unifying Japan. At that time, they may have the idea of ​​killing Ishimiya or even Hirado.

But these little princes who are not very famous are different. Most of these people are seeking to buy iron cannons for self-protection. In other words, selling iron cannons is equivalent to causing trouble for heroes like Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen, so that they cannot easily expand.

Of course, it is not ruled out that these less famous princes bought the iron cannon and gradually expanded their strength with the power of the iron cannon, and finally became as ambitious as Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen.

Of course, Yang Cong also considered that even if they became stronger, it wouldn't matter. When they became stronger, they would just ask people to find an excuse to support their enemies. Anyway, he would not let the family dominance happen, including Maori Yuan. Yang Cong would at most help him destroy the Nizi family and become the new generation of overlords of the Western Kingdom. If this guy wants to unify Japan, then, sorry, Gu Kexue may inexplicably not get the iron cannon. This guy's enemy will inexplicably win the favor of a certain imperial official in the Ming Dynasty, buy iron cannons, and start working with this guy.

In short, his purpose is to make the chaos in Japan continue, the more chaos, the better.

In fact, even if he didn't provoke it, Japan wouldn't be able to settle down now, because his interference had already muddled the water of Japan.

Oda Nobunaga, who had been likely to create the great cause of unifying Japan, lost all his prestige because of Omori Castle. In addition, he hesitated for a moment when he retreated in the end and suffered the most heavy losses. If he wanted to recover his vitality, he would have to be more than ten years. It would be even more impossible to suppress all the princes and let them surrender automatically.

Maori Yuan, who was originally weak, was a sudden emergence with the support of Gu Kexue, the Minister of Works of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the exclusive possession of the five western countries of the state, it was only a matter of time before he captured the eight Shanyin countries in the central and western regions. It can be said that he would be the strongest prince in Japan in the future. Of course, this was under the premise that he was honestly the overlord of the Western countries. If he was unwilling to be lonely and wanted to unify Japan, he would definitely be in a big fight.

There is another force, which I have to say, is the originally unknown Shogunate Shogunate, Ashikaga.

Originally, during the Warring States Period of the Japan Warring States Period, it was said that there was nothing in the Muromachi Shogunate, because all the princes were guarding against them. It was almost impossible for them to expand their power and restore authority. However, with Yang Cong's interference, the Oda and Takeda clans, which were originally relatively powerful around Kyoto, were greatly weakened, and it seemed unlikely that they would completely suppress the Muromachi Shogunate.

Of course, this was originally the trick of the shogunate general Ashikaga Yoshihiro. He wanted to let all the princes near Kyoto fight against the Ming army to suffer a loss, so that he would have a chance to make a comeback.

After this battle, the Ming army suffered no losses, but the princes near Kyoto suffered heavy losses. It can be said that his goal was basically achieved, but the Nizi family still had to face the invasion of Maori Yuanzu and had no time to help him with his reputation.

This problem is not difficult to solve. If the Nizi family is not good, they can change it. As long as he can give enough benefits to tempt someone, there will always be some princes who will stand on his side.

It can be said that in the battle of Omori Castle, the most profitable was the shogun General. Although the Ming army won, they did not take the opportunity to expand their territory. They still "honestly" guarded Ishimiguo. It can be said that they did not gain any benefits. The shogun General's side was different. Because the Oda clan and Takeda clan declined, they had a rare opportunity to connect with local forces and restore the authority of the shogunate.

Ashikaga Yoshihide attacked him and made a lot of trouble, which really made him make a name for himself. Not to mention restoring his former authority, at least after they connected with several local princes, the other princes were already afraid of them and dared not bully them unscrupulously anymore.

You know, they were in great dangers, walking on thin ice, and all the princes would unite to bully them at any time. Several generals were killed by local princes because they wanted to restore the authority of the shogunate. At least, no one dared to kill the shogunate easily from now on.
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