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island country.

The shogun's palace is located northeast of Heian-kyo. The main hall is a palace that imitates the style of the Tang Dynasty but is out of place. It is quite funny that a cat cannot resemble a dog.

However, the main hall is not the place where the shogun does his daily work. Instead, the side hall in the southeast corner is where important matters are discussed.

The originally quiet and spacious side hall became lively after the shogun decided not to invade the Ming Dynasty and declare war on Goryeo.

The large and small gatherings never seem to stop.

A short and fat figure sat in the main seat, wearing strange metal armor. He looked young, and his back had a hint of twilight.

He is none other than Ashiki Yoshimachi, the fourth shogun of the island nation.

"Your Majesty General, the troops on the expedition to Goryeo are in a stalemate."

On one side, a young man wearing tiger-patterned armor reported with an ugly expression.

"Stalemate?"

"Isn't there some good news coming to Kyoto?"

Ashiki Yoshimochi tried his best to resist the urge to clear the desk with his hand.

This is so rude!

He was breathing heavily, and the panic and fear in his eyes could not be concealed.

He was far from being as 'calm' as he appeared. Instead, he was filled with fear.

nominally.

Ashiki Yoshimichi completely took military and political power into his hands.

He was taught and trained by previous generals.

He has his own way of dealing with major military and political affairs.

Not to mention, he inherited the power left behind by his father after his death and the military forces left behind by other village chiefs.

And successfully consolidated the position of the fourth general of the shogunate.

However, he has never been so powerless.

The whole country mobilizes three armies, but the best result is just a stalemate!

Ashiki Yoshimochi's calmness made several warriors around him lower their heads.

They had seen this kind of momentum from previous generations of generals.

Unexpectedly, times have changed, but the momentum remains.

There were different thoughts in their eyes.

It looked like they were guards serving on the side.

In this side hall, they were called so-and-so samurai by others, and they didn't care.

But if you still call them samurai after leaving the side hall, that's your fault.

They are all 'generals' who hold military power!

"Report to the general."

Another warrior with an ivory head bowed and reported in a respectful deep voice.

"Seventeen kingdoms including the Uesugi clan and the Musashi clan have all been conquered by the Ming army."

"Letter from Zhongshan clan."

"It is said that the defeat of the Seventeen Kingdoms took less than ten days."

After saying that, the ivory warrior's eyes were fixed on the straw mat under his knees.

Giggle.

Zuli Yichi gritted his teeth, his young face wrinkled, and stared at the ivory warrior with bloodshot eyes.

The hall was silent for a moment, then bursts of whispers echoed.

He quickly noticed that the atmosphere was a little subtle, so he restrained his anger and laughed three times.

"Hahaha!"

Many warriors were even more panicked. Could it be that the general was frightened and went crazy?

Each looked at each other a few times.

"Why is the general laughing?"

Ashiki Gichichi smiled playfully and said, "I laugh at the wise generals who have no plans and the wise ministers who have no wisdom!"

"My Zuli family has been developing ships for four generations! During the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban, shipbuilding only lasted three years!"

"Our shogunate is united, top and bottom are of the same mind, and famous generals and generals emerge in endlessly! How can there be any famous generals in the Ming Dynasty when all the good birds in the Ming Dynasty are hiding their good bows?"

"If I were a wise general, I would never divide my troops into three groups to fight against my shogunate's army. If we combined our forces and attacked only one of my armies, even if our army was not defeated, we would suffer heavy losses. How could we continue to be in such a stalemate? "

"The Ming Dynasty is newly established. After a long war with no results, we must withdraw our troops!"

"Shouldn't I be laughing?"

Hearing this, many warriors looked much more relaxed.

The two warriors at the front lowered their heads even lower, but the expressions on their faces did not change much.

Are you saying that Ming Dynasty has no wisdom?

You can change the honorific title of Daming first, okay?

Ashiki Gimochi drew out the sword from his waist.

"The key to war lies in logistics."

"The Ming Dynasty won with more soldiers, but it will be defeated with more soldiers."

"In just three months, our army will slaughter all the Ming army, and the divine wind will always protect his people!"

However, it was not enough for Gimochi to pretend to be perfect.

Three consecutive cannon shots interrupted this meaningless rally!

...

Under night, Ping An Jing is thirteen miles away.

"Sixth Brother, how do you think this thing was developed?"

Zhu Zhanji covered his ears and squatted next to a large-caliber artillery, as cheerfully as the silly son of a landlord.

Under the control of the soldiers, he really became addicted to firing guns at close range.

"That's all."

Zhu Zhankan enchanted the cannon with great interest.

We really cannot underestimate the wisdom of our predecessors.

It's actually possible to polish the barrel with such precision.

Of course, this is normal.

The gun barrel can be rubbed out by hand.

Zhu Zhanji stood up and looked at the nearby city wall with great ambition.

"I'm afraid it won't take more than a year to completely occupy this small island country!"

Zhu Zhankan smiled and shook his head: "I guess it won't last long."

Zhu Zhanji next to him had an expression of disbelief on his face: "How is it possible? My Ming Dynasty has won consecutive battles, and this money has been sent to the treasury like running water. Shouldn't we take advantage of the victory to pursue it and create greater glory?"

Zhu Zhankan moved his fingers slightly, calculating the growth rate of national fortune: "If we continue to fight, I'm afraid that the ministers in the court will not be able to sit still."

According to the instructions of the hexagram, if we continue to fight, we won't get much national fortune.

It's better to occupy the mines and then make plans.

As for whether to fight or make peace, it depends on the court.

"Sixth brother."

"All the ministers are well-read."

"Morale is strong, why would you ask for an order to withdraw the troops?"

What a joke?

The army is enjoying collecting silver!

The pockets of this grandson are also getting fatter and fatter.

Firing cannons and singing songs, you say to withdraw the troops?

"Food!"

Zhu Zhankan said concisely: "The production of the island country is not much. After the fleet hit the island country, the transportation of food and grass is quite expensive. Moreover, even if it is my Ming Dynasty, now it has dispatched 300,000 troops, and the cost is not a small matter."

He added silently in his heart.