Asan Palace now looks a bit like the "Fortress of the Great". In the past two years or so, although Zhu Heji did not come to North Korea again, the construction of Asan Palace did not stop, and it was regarded as the number one project in North Korea and has been busy for two years.
By the time Zhu Heji came back this time, the entire Asan Valley plus the mountains on the north and south sides had become an integral part of Asan Palace. A mountain city was built on the mountain, and stretching walls were built along the mountain. At the east and west entrances of the valley, there are two bastions built with granite stones shipped from Seoul and cement shipped from Nanjing. And strong enough to ensure safety in the valley. In the valley, which is firmly guarded by mountain cities and fortresses, there are barracks, warehouses, palaces, and government offices.
The Governor's Yamen, Admiral's Yamen, Navy Admiral's Yamen, and Zhu Heji's personal expedition palace in the Ming Dynasty had already settled in the Asan Valley. As for the grain, grass and other military supplies required to attack Japan, they have been continuously transported by sea to the port of Asan Bay since two years ago, and then transferred to the Asan Valley for storage.
Since last winter, the main force in the attack on Japan, the five elite Korean infantry towns, have successively arrived at the barracks of Yashan Palace from Shanhaiguan, Jinzhou Prefecture, Liaoyang Prefecture and other places, and have also begun a long march. Several months of landing exercises.
In the spring of the third year of the Grand Duke's reign, two towns of the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty and five Mongolian cavalry battalions led by Luo Buzang also successively arrived in North Korea by land, and they all stationed themselves in the main camp of Asan Palace.
On April 13, the third year of the Dagong Palace, those who followed Zhu Heji and arrived in hundreds of large bird boats were the Guards Cavalry Battalion, the Sauron Cavalry Battalion (including three Guards Cavalry Leaders), Baer Hu The cavalry battalion and the five Dzungar cavalry battalions - these cavalry battalions were reorganized like the five Mongolian cavalry battalions. They all numbered about a thousand people, and they were all large organizations with one battalion and five leaders.
According to different equipment and tasks performed, these cavalry battalions are divided into three categories: heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and general cavalry. Among them, the guard cavalry equipped with breastplates, the Sauron cavalry battalion, and the Barhu cavalry battalion are all heavy cavalry. Just charge into the formation, it is the decisive force on the battlefield!
The five Mongolian cavalry battalions brought by Luobuzang were all light cavalry. They were not equipped with armor, but were equipped with flintlocks, grenades, bows and arrows, and Mongolian scimitars. Although they can't perform wall charges, they are very good "miscellaneous cavalry". .
The 5,000 Dzungar cavalry brought to Beijing by Anukotun and Cewang Arabtan were "universal cavalry" that could rush into formations and do miscellaneous tasks, and could even dismount and form formations for infantry combat - in fact, they were the traditional oriental cavalry. Most of the cavalry are this "all-round" type, and it is difficult to tell whether they are heavy cavalry, light cavalry or heavy infantry.
In addition to these military preparations on land, the Ming Navy and Nanyang Trading Company are now also ready for an expedition to Japan!
Due to the emergence of "naval mounted shooting" tactics, the Ming Navy and Nanyang Trading Company no longer rely on soft-sailed warships like the Great Eastern class for combat, so they can build hard-sailed weapons such as large bird ships at a faster speed Merchant Ship - Because this kind of armed merchant ship does not need to be equipped with heavy guns, it does not need a too strong hull structure, which not only saves high-quality wood, but also greatly saves time.
So by the third year of the Grand Duke's reign, the Ming Navy and Nanyang Trading Company already had a quite large fleet. The hundreds of Big Bird ships now gathering in Asan Bay and nearby Haeju Bay are part of their huge fleet!
It can be said that everything is ready for the war to invade Japan. All we need is the north wind!
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"Your Majesty, the Japanese King Shiren has issued a great edict, declaring that he will unite the naval and land armies of the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, England, Annan, Burma, Siam and other friendly countries to fight me decisively on the beach of Hakata and reproduce the kamikaze of the Battle of Bunei. Victory!"
The person who was briefing Zhu Heji on the domestic situation in Japan in Asan Palace was Deputy Prime Minister Song Shiyeol. Although this old man had the title of Deputy Prime Minister, he had been staying at Asan Palace for the past two years to organize the invasion of Japan!
Invade Japan!
Real North Koreans wake up laughing in their dreams when they think about this, and they are full of energy!
Moreover, Zhu Heji also promised Song Shilie two good jobs - the first Japanese Supervisor and the Japanese Great Envoy!
The supervisory state is of course responsible for supervising Japan, the Ming Dynasty’s “pen-headed wolf dog”. The Grand Envoy is a Confucian position, specifically responsible for educating the Japanese. If this thing is to happen, Song Shilie will be the real "Songzi".
So Mr. Song is in great spirits now and looks younger than three years ago.
"Hahaha, the Japanese have a lot of friends!"
Zhu Heji laughed out loud after listening to Song Shilie's report.
It is not surprising that Japan has so many friends. In Zhu Heji’s distant memory, Japan had friends all over the world!
Now, it’s time to see whether Japan’s allies are real allies or fake allies!
Thinking of this, Zhu Heji smiled and said: "The Japanese friends don't seem to be close... Well, I'll spare them for a few more months. It's April 13th now, right? July 7th Before and after, if the wind direction and weather are suitable, I will fight them in Hakata Bay!"
After hearing his words, Mr. Song was stunned. "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the art of military use has always focused on winning by surprise. You agreed on a time and place with the Japanese pirates, and gave them nearly three months to prepare. Isn't it a bit... ..Too kind and righteous?”
Zhu Heji smiled and shook his head, "I have no interest in Japan's land and wealth, nor do I want to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate. All I want is to abolish the emperor's arrogance, and then turn Japan into a vassal of the Celestial Dynasty... .. From now on, I will use Japan as a springboard to go straight to the New World and save the native people there who were enslaved by the Westerners. Moreover, Japanese samurai can also fight for me and join the just battle to save the natives of the New World. Go, if you can make a contribution, I will treat everyone equally and reward you heavily!
Therefore, my war with Japan is a battle between gentlemen. We don’t have to slaughter people everywhere. It would be better if we can agree on a time and place for a gambling fight. "
The purpose of Zhu Heji's invasion of Japan is obvious - to collect dogs! Therefore, he did not want to occupy the entire territory of Japan, and he could not do it. Because Japan has a population of 20 million, and among them there are hundreds of thousands of warriors who can fight, and it has not sinicized itself like North Korea... Zhu Heji's wishful thinking is to treat the Japanese devils as the Eight Banners and Eight Banners of the Tongming Dynasty. A Mongolian-like existence, responsible for clearing the place, no, responsible for saving!
Wherever they were oppressed by the Westerners, the Japanese, the Eight Banners of the Ming Dynasty, and the Mongols rushed over on ships of the Ming Dynasty to take charge of the rescue... Of course, there is no free lunch in the world, and there is no free rescue!
Song Shilie nodded, "Of course the Holy Heavenly Soldiers are invincible. If they can defeat the Japanese in one battle, it is indeed a good thing... But if the Japanese king and the Japanese generals are afraid of the power of heaven, they will not dare to send troops. , what should we do?"
Zhu Heji smiled and said: "Then let our envoys tell Shiren and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi that if they dare not send troops, I will station in Hakata, and then support Japanese loyal ministers who are willing to cooperate among the powerful vassals in the southwest and support them. They sent troops to Luo, overthrew the shogunate, and then returned the Japanese government to the Japanese king Shiren who was willing to give up the emperor's arrogance!
Mr. Huayang, your disciples have been to Japan frequently in the past two years, right? He must have had a lot of contacts with the feudal lords of Kyushu and Western Kingdom in Japan, right? There must be someone among them who wants to overthrow the shogunate and support the Japanese king's rule, right? "
Song Shilie was now convinced by Zhu Heji. An invasion could still be said to be so just, and the behavior of treason and surrender to the leading party was described as "loyal and good". By the way, he also used "returning the great government" to seduce the Japanese king Shiren. ——This is so kind and righteous!
Chapter 678 See you at Hakata Bay on the seventh day of July! (Please vote for me, please recommend me)
