70 Japanese invaders killed more than 5,000 people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Nanjing. 1.2 million Why didn't the Ming army dare to help?

In people's impression, the Ming Dynasty was one of the most tough dynasties in history to fight against foreign enemies. They even put their capital on the front line, and the son of heaven came to defend the country only to resist foreign enemies. But in fact, the Ming Dynasty was also bullied by foreign enemies. After World War I, the Ming army basically collapsed. If people like Yu Qian hadn't come out, they would have died long ago. However, although the Ming Dynasty succeeded, their military strength never recovered, and then their foreign strategy changed and began to become more conservative.

This gave some foreign enemies a lot of opportunities, among which the Japanese pirates were the most headache for the Ming government. They seized the weakness of being too conservative in the Ming Dynasty and constantly harassed the coastline of the Ming Dynasty. During the Jiajing period, the enemy's power developed to a new height, and the Ming Dynasty began to face up to this new enemy.

Japanese pirates are mainly composed of Japanese ronin and some pirates. They don't have their own fixed territory, and their power is not great. But these people are fugitives and have strong fighting capacity. In addition, the weapon they use is a sharp Japanese knife, which is extremely destructive, making them always have strong combat effectiveness when fighting alone.

However, the military strength of the Ming dynasty at that time could not be said to be very poor. After all, they have a huge army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. This is the key area of tax collection by the imperial court, and basically a large part of the national treasury income comes from here. The enemy also knows that this place is rich and powerful, and their goal is mainly here.

When the Ming army faced the enemy, it lost ground one after another and even made a big joke. In the thirty-four years of Jiajing, more than 70 enemies evaded the Ming army and went straight to Nanjing, which can be said to be the most incredible thing in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Nanjing was not the capital of the country at that time, but its importance was not much worse than that of the capital.

Then the Ming Dynasty had an army of120,000 in this area. Why do they let these enemies invade at will, but there are no measures to resist? The most important factor is that these enemies collude with local officials. In fact, many people think of Japan when they mention the enemy. It is true that the Japanese pirates have a close relationship with Japan, but they have been fighting so smoothly in the coastal areas for so many years, thanks to the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, and many officials and rich people colluded with them. These people also use their enemies for their own benefit. They provide all kinds of information to the enemy, and the enemy will give them points after looting.

Basically, as soon as the army arrived, these pirates fled without a trace, and their intelligence was much better than that of the government. In addition, the Ming army was too watery at that time, and the health center system that has been used has collapsed. Many garrisons all over the country have eaten empty salaries. Therefore, there are120,000 Ming troops in the South Zhili area, but the actual number is definitely not so much, and it is estimated that it is less than half, and it is still scattered in various places. Of course, these enemies are out of control.