Does this Japanese general really have a better way?
Sony also became interested, so he stared at the general intently, waiting for him to tell him the solution.
To be honest, Sony also felt that the method discussed by Queen Mother Taisong, Dai Ama, and Duo Ama was not very reliable... The 120,000 people fighting against Zhu Youjian's personal army did have a little less troops. .
That's the emperor Zhu Youjian who is comparable to Li Shimin and Liu Yu! Even Huang Taiji, who was smarter than Zhuge, was no match for him and ended up lying in a second-hand coffin and was carried back to Shenyang! Moreover, more than half of the Qing Dynasty's most elite troops were wiped out.
Regardless of the New Deal and the New Army that Queen Mother Taisong and the Eight Great Armas have struggled with over the years, anyone with a real brain knows that it is very difficult for the Great New Army established by imitating the New Army of the Ming Army to defeat itself." "Teacher"... not all students can be better than others.
Moreover, Zhu Youjian, who "created" this set of "artillery, cavalry, musketry, and gun coordination" tactics, is still here. Not only is he still there, but he is still very young!
On the side of the Qing Dynasty, when it comes to the use of "artillery, cavalry, musketry, and spear coordination" tactics, who can compare with Zhu Youjian? Not at all!
Therefore, Sony also felt that relying on the 120,000 army commanded by Taisong, Daishan, Dorgon, and Duduo to defeat Zhu Youjian's army was quite large.
But the problem is that the Qing Dynasty's logistics capabilities are limited. If the 120,000-strong army fights for a long time, it will be a big problem for people to eat horses and chew them. If 200,000 or 250,000 troops were sent... Zhu Youjian would not have to fight, and he would starve to death all the Qing army.
Therefore, if General Tokugawa had a better way, God would help the Qing Dynasty!
Under Sony's gaze, Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was kneeling, suddenly stood up, took out a folding fan and unfolded it... What does this mean? Sony thought, is it too hot? Want to fan yourself?
Just as he was thinking about it, Tokugawa Iemitsu started dancing with a serious look on his face!
Sony was even more puzzled, why did Tokugawa Iemitsu start "dancing the fan"? And it dances so ugly, who did you learn it from?
Before Sony could figure out what was going on, Tokugawa Iemitsu began to sing again: "Fifty years on earth are nothing compared to the sky. Looking at the world, it's like a dream. Let's live one life at a time. Immediately after entering and passing away, this is the seed of Bodhi, and the feeling of regret is filled with the heart. If you go to the capital at this moment, if you see the head of Lord Dunsheng! Looking at the world, in the sea and the sky, there is no one who is immortal... ..."
Why are you still singing?
Sony was stunned. He originally thought that the Japanese general was a wise man... All the Japanese he knew said so, but he didn't expect that the rumors were not reliable at all. This Tokugawa general was not clear at all! Who has ever seen Mingjun sing opera when he was in court? I'm afraid it would be a bit inappropriate for the Qing Dynasty to join forces with such an actor general!
Just when Sony was thinking of this, Tokugawa Iemitsu had already finished singing. And Sony was also smart. He immediately opened his mouth and screamed without conscience... General Iemitsu's voice was not good, so he couldn't eat at Liyuan Restaurant, but Sony still had to flatter him.
"good!"
Sony shouted and clapped his hands, which startled Tokugawa Iemitsu.
Tokugawa Iemitsu looked back at the Qing envoy who was slapping his hands hard, thinking that he already knew what he meant. So he nodded and said: "吆西!"
Then Iemitsu said to his brother Masayuki Hoshina: "Masayuki, you and Matsudaira Izumori will lead the troops to support the Qing Dynasty! Remember, don't rush to ask for war, and drag the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty on the front line as much as possible!"
Of course, Hoshina Masayuki knew what the general was going to do, and he saluted the general with excitement and said loudly: "Hai! I wish His Highness Lord Nobunaga a great victory like Lord Nobunaga!"
General Iemitsu laughed three times and walked out of the room where he met Sony. Sony also sighed. Although this "actor general" is a bit ridiculous, he sent reinforcements to the Qing Dynasty after all... and the Japanese soldiers are still very reliable, much stronger than the Eight Banners Han Army and the Eight Banners North Korea!
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On the same day that Tokugawa Iemitsu sang the famous Noh opera "Atsori" in the new Nagoya Castle, Zhu Youjian was seeing off his admiral Ping Hai Bo Putman on the pier at Port Arthur.
Putman and the Beiyang Navy under his command had just received orders from Zhu Youjian and were going to Bijiashan Port near Jinzhou to transport troops to Lushun.
Bijiashan Port is located between Ningyuan and Jinzhou. It used a shallow bay to build the port. It is now an important supply port for Jiliao Town and can also be used to transport troops.
After Zhu Youjian accepted Taisong's engagement, he immediately sent an envoy to Jinzhou, where the Governor's Office of Jiliao was based, conveying the military order to mobilize the Eighth Regiment of Infantry and the Third Battalion of Artillery to Bijiashan Port to wait for boarding. At the same time, Sun Chuanting was also ordered to send cavalry to the west bank of the Liao River, and then send a fleet of the Liaoxi Navy affiliated to the Jiliao Governor's Yamen into the Liao River, pretending to cooperate with Zhu Youjian's eastward march.
In addition, Zhu Youjian also gave an order to Batma Hong, the head of the Ten Thousand Households of Duoyan Wanhu Orduo who was stationed in the Nenjiang Grassland. Let her use the banner of the Great Imperial Concubine Wu Liangha and make a big splash.
The wind direction on the sea is suitable today, so it is the day when Putman leads the 66 Western sailing ships of the Beiyang Navy to go to sea to transport troops.
Since the Eighth Regiment of Infantry and the Third Battalion of Artillery had nearly 50,000 troops, as well as a large number of carriages and horses, the 66 sailing ships would not be able to transport them all in one trip. It would take at least four trips to complete the transportation. .
But Zhu Youjian is not in a hurry... Although he "dates" Taisong, fighting is not a date after all, and it doesn't matter even if he lets go.
Moreover, Zhu Youjian estimated that Taisong would bring at least 100,000 troops to southern Liaoning. At the same time, he would deploy tens of thousands of troops on the east bank of the Liao River to prevent Sun Chuanting from advancing eastward. He also had to let Batma Hong's cavalry go south, so military mobilization The scale will be very large!
This was a great pressure on the slave thieves who had very limited population and food.
Therefore, delaying for a period of time is very beneficial to Ming Dynasty.
"Admiral Putman," Zhu Youjian said to Putman who was about to board the ship at the pier, "the sea is rough and the waves are rough, and you have to be safe when transporting troops on the sea. There is no need to rush... as long as it takes two months." As long as you can transport the eighth regiment of infantry and the third battalion of artillery to me."
"Long live you are joking," Putman laughed. "How can it take a month to travel four or five times between Bijia Mountain and Lushunkou? The journey between Bijia Mountain and Lushunkou is only a day or two. If it is not shipped, Unloading the ship takes time, and I can make five round trips in ten days... Your Majesty, please give me a month, and I will keep the 50,000 people transported to you!"
"One month... is quite fast." Zhu Youjian doesn't know much about navigation, but he still believes in Putman, "That's good, then in another month and a half at most, I can defeat Taisong."
"Your Majesty," Putman looked at Zhu Youjian's triumphant look and reminded him in a low voice, "your enemies are not only slaves and thieves, but also Japanese pirates!
Now the Japanese pirates have also established a Western-style navy, and their ambitions are not small! I suggest that the Northern and Southern Fleets should be gathered immediately to conquer Kyushu Island and destroy Japan's Sixty-Sixth Fleet! "
Putman served as fleet admiral of the Dutch East India Company and was a proper naval expert. Of course he knows that the navy is positioned as an offensive arm!
But Emperor Chongzhen was an "emperor of the army." If Zhu Cihong hadn't built up the navy and benefited a lot from it, he would not have invested so many resources in the navy.
However, even though he invested in the establishment of the Sanyo Fleet, he never thought of using them to compete with Japan for sea control - he did not understand the concept of sea control at all.
In his opinion, the greatest use of the navy is to protect the Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of sea territory. The second use of the navy is to transport troops, food and luggage.
Fortunately, he was a wise king and was still willing to listen to the expert opinion of Putman, so he nodded and said: "Okay... When I defeat Taisong's army, I will send troops to North Korea, and then I will have to rely on the navy to transport troops. and cut off the sea route between Japan and North Korea."
