Japan's rice is harvested once a year.

That is, in October every year, it is time to harvest rice.

This time is the most important for all the people of Japan. Even though there are so many daimyo and various warlords, they will choose to cease fire at this time.

This is a customary rule in Japan since ancient times.

If there were no rules, Japan, which is so small, would be even more chaotic.

And now, it is already August.

In two months, it will be harvest time.

The daimyos of Japan, especially the shogun, began to get anxious.

Currently, most of Kyushu Island has been controlled by the Ming expeditionary force. They obviously do not want all the food on Kyushu Island to be taken away by the Ming.

"There are so many Japanese pirates!"

Da Niu and Er Gou stood at the edge of the grass, looking at the open space in front of them, where thousands of Japanese troops were marching forward.

With their excellent armaments, it is obvious at first glance that they are the elite troops of the Japanese. These are all combat soldiers, and there are not many auxiliary soldiers following them, which is obviously for faster mobility.

"Wow, there are so many Japanese pirates. If we can capture them, it will be a great achievement." Da Niu's eyes were shining.

Er Gou immediately said, "Brother Daniu, are you crazy? There are thousands of people here. Are you just going to die like this?"

Daniu was also speechless and said, "Are you stupid or am I stupid? We must go back to report the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates. This is a great achievement. Maybe both of us can be awarded military titles."

"I heard from the army that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued a new decree in the capital, reforming the salaries of officials. Even if you are the lowest official, as long as you can get the position, you will not have to worry about food and drink, and you will even have some left over."

"If we can take advantage of this opportunity to attack Japan and get a job, we will be able to live a comfortable life and have no worries about food and drink."

When Ergou heard this, his eyes lit up and the two of them immediately returned to the military camp.

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Da Niu and Er Gou were auxiliary troops in Zhu Di's army.

When Zhu Di got the news, he immediately burst into laughter:

"I searched for him among the crowd for thousands of times, and now he is here without any effort!"

Zhu Di was a little excited. He grew up in a military camp. When Zhu Yuanzhang was fighting wars everywhere, his mind was on his eldest son, so naturally he lacked discipline.

When Zhu Di was young, he was described as brave and courageous. When he grew up, he had lofty ambitions, was fond of traveling, and was good at riding and shooting.

Simply put, he is a warrior, so the fact that he could say these two sentences was just a fluke.

Of course, most of the people who followed him were illiterate, and when they heard these words, they felt the same way and applauded on the spot.

The only thing was the smile on Zhang Yu's face, which was a little awkward.

The war is about to break out.

When it came to fighting, Zhu Di was never afraid of anyone, especially after learning the general marching route of the Japanese army, he immediately mobilized all his troops, quickly surrounded and ambushed them.

In just half a day, they caught the more than 3,000 Japanese troops by surprise.

Nearly two thousand Japanese troops became Zhu Di's prisoners.

This was commanded by Zhu Di himself, so naturally no Japanese army leader could compete with him.

However, as far as the war situation on the entire Kyushu Island is concerned, it is still very unfavorable for the Ming Dynasty.

Because of the language difference, most of the Japanese people are currently oriented towards the emperor.

Although there were some disputes over the Emperor of Japan during the previous Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Emperor system of Japan had a profound impact on the Japanese people.

The Emperor of Japan is said to be the heir of the dynasty that will last forever.

That is to say, as the spiritual symbol of Japan, the existence of the emperor has never changed since ancient times.

However, the Japanese warriors who came from Honshu Island raised the banner of His Majesty the Emperor. Except for a few Japanese nobles who had already defected to the Ming army, most of the Japanese people remained loyal to the Emperor.

This also led to the alliance between the Japanese people and the Japanese warriors, which caused a very serious blow to the Ming expeditionary force.

The death toll was not large, and in fact the number of Japanese warriors killed was much greater than that of the Ming army.

However, in terms of morale, the Ming army was constantly declining, while the Japanese army's was constantly rising.

To most of the Japanese troops now, their expedition to attack Japan and coming to a foreign country is like being a rootless duckweed.

Unlike most of the large-scale battles imagined by the Ming army, in most cases it was the Ming army's rule over the local people, which made the so-called achievements much more difficult.

The situation was similar for Prince of Jin Zhu Gang.

Although they had the help of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, the people in the Chamber of Commerce were still relatively inexperienced when it came to fighting. When the real battle came, Zhu Gang could only make the decision on his own.

When the Japanese began to advance towards Kyushu Island, a tug-of-war battle began.

The Japanese had no choice but to not engage in direct combat with the Ming army, because on the frontal battlefield, the Japanese army was completely vulnerable.

As the saying goes, all is fair in war. In such an environment, many sinister tactics were used.

For example, poisoning the Ming army’s water source.

Of course, given the current situation, no matter how much arsenic is put into the water source, it will not kill people.

No matter what kind of poison it is, there is always a dosage. When diluted with water, it would only cause stomach upset when drunk by the Ming army. It is a joke to say that it poisoned a few people.

However, this was also a very troublesome thing for the Ming army.

More and more Japanese warriors began to join the battlefield on Kyushu Island.

Thanks to the development since the Tang Dynasty, even though Japan has experienced a great chaos, its military strength cannot be underestimated.

A spontaneously formed team of samurai and soldiers sent by the shogun, totaling about 200,000 soldiers, came directly to Kyushu Island.

In terms of the number of combat soldiers, the Japanese army had more combat soldiers than the Ming army.

At that time, there was no possibility of a head-on battle between them.

The artillery alone was something the Japanese could not contend with.

After winning victory after victory, the Japanese army began to become bolder and at one point they even gathered 50,000 men to attack the military camp where Feng Sheng was located.

Obviously they also understand the principle of capturing the leader first.

However, the deafening sound of dozens of cannons firing at the same time frightened most of the Japanese warriors.

The Japanese fled in panic, leaving behind seven or eight thousand corpses. From then on, no Japanese daimyo dared to confront the Ming army head-on.

In comparison, Yao Guangxiao's side was much more ruthless, so much so that after half a month, no Japanese were willing to approach Yao Guangxiao's camp.

What kind of person is Yao Guangxiao?

When he visited Songshan Temple in his early years, the fortune teller Yuan Gong said to him: "You are a peculiar monk! Your eye sockets are triangular, like a sick tiger. You are bound by nature and love killing."

Yao Guangxiao was not angry about this, but was extremely happy.

Because that's who he is.

In his own words, he only cares about the will of heaven and not the people's wishes.

The Japanese like to lurk, right?

Okay, then let’s clear the countryside.

A large number of Japanese civilians were driven directly to live around the Goryeo army. A large number of people died as a result, and they could no longer take care of the rice.

The Japanese warriors could no longer bear it.

However, Yao Guangxiao had already set up an ambush, and a large number of Japanese warriors died tragically on the spot.

There is no such thing as not pursuing a desperate enemy. Under the command of Yao Guangxiao, a group of Goryeo generals, leading nearly 20,000 Goryeo soldiers, directly pursued the Japanese warriors.

The military order issued by Yao Guangxiao was that if the enemy could not be killed, they should be pursued to death.

He was determined to chase the Japanese warriors and fight them all the way.

Behind the Goryeo army was the military discipline team led by Wei Guang.

Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be executed!

Yao Guangxiao did not take the death of the Japanese seriously, and naturally the situation in Goryeo was similar.

Under such circumstances, large numbers of casualties began to occur, and this is what the Japanese feared most.

"The Imperial Master is wise. In this battle, we beheaded more than 3,000 Japanese pirates and captured 5,000."

"Master, please tell me how to deal with this."

After a battle, the general of Goryeo came to Yao Guangxiao to ask for credit and reward.

Of course, what they wanted most was to take a temporary break. Seven or eight consecutive days of high-intensity pursuit had already caused the combat effectiveness of the Goryeo army's soldiers to drop to the lowest point.

Yao Guangxiao also knew that he couldn't push them too far, so after promising them a certain reward, he began to let the Goryeo army rest.

From then on, a tug-of-war against Japan began.

Meanwhile, on Honshu Island, the Shogun and the Emperor were constantly receiving the latest military intelligence and war reports in the rear, and they were extremely nervous.

The Emperor has begun to send Japanese envoys to the Ming capital.

Since the war began, three waves of envoys have been sent out. In addition to hundreds of envoys, there are also large amounts of money, treasures, and beauties.

I just hope that the Ming Dynasty can stop its conquest of Japan.

The Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was constantly contacting the shugo daimyo in various places.

He wanted to concentrate all of Japan's military strength to resist the invasion of Ming and Goryeo.

The Wa Kingdom is known as the Sixty-Six Kingdoms.

There are nine countries in Kyushu Island.

They are Osumi Province, Satsuma Province, Hyuga Province, Bungo Province, Buzen Province, Chikuzen Province, Chikugo Province, Hizen Province, and Higo Province.

Among them, except Bungo and Buzen, the remaining five were occupied by Ming Dynasty and two were occupied by Goryeo.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu now wants all countries to persuade their shugo daimyo to accumulate military forces in Bungo and Buzen.

In the previous strategy, the retreat of the Japanese army from Kyushu Island was basically between these two countries.

In other words, the two countries of Buzen and Bungo are now guarded by a large number of Japanese troops.

The geographical locations of these two countries are very critical. Once lost, it would be equivalent to the complete occupation of Kyushu Island, and Honshu Island would face the danger of the Ming army and the Goryeo army.

Currently, the annual output of fields on Kyushu Island is about 2.9 million koku.

In other words, the areas occupied by the Ming army and Goryeo had a grain production area of ​​two million shi.

This is also why the Japanese are starting to get anxious now.