Shi Jianguo, in the city lord's mansion.
Xu Da looked at Li Jin with a puzzled face, not understanding what Li Jin's plan was.
Li Jin smiled slightly and then said:
"Of course it is a plan to build an East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, where countries unite, build friendship and help each other."
"Co-prosperity in East Asia?"
Xu Da didn't know why and asked:
"What's the meaning?"
Li Jin calmly reached out and dipped some tea from the tea cup, and then began to draw a map of East Asia on the table.
"The place we are in is called Asia."
"The Ming Dynasty is located in the center of eastern Asia, so it is called East Asia."
"This includes not only the Ming Dynasty, but also Mongolia, Liaodong, Japan, Korea and other regions."
"Our current occupation of Iwami Country is equivalent to a big step towards building the East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere."
"In the future, our goal should be to integrate all these regions and countries into the territory of the Ming Dynasty."
"After all, we, the Ming Dynasty, are a sovereign state. How can we see the neighboring brother countries suffering?"
"It is better to take all these places into our pocket and let them become a part of Ming Dynasty, so as to achieve common prosperity."
When Xu Da saw the crooked map drawn by Li Jin on his desk, he couldn't tell where was the Ming Dynasty and where was the Japanese island.
However, after hearing what Li Jin meant, it seemed that Mongolia, North Korea, and the Japanese islands were all to be merged into the Ming Dynasty. This made Xu Da take a breath and asked:
"Should North Korea and Mobei also be included in the Ming Dynasty?"
"That's natural."
Li Jin nodded and said matter-of-factly:
"Although North Korea is a small country, its geographical location is very important."
"They are close to our northeastern region of the Ming Dynasty. If North Korea cannot be defended, the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty will also be difficult to defend."
"Not only that, North Korea controls the entire Japanese island in the south. If it wants to completely control the Japanese island in the future, North Korea must become the territory of our Ming Dynasty."
"The only way to enter Japan is from North Korea, which is the closest and most convenient."
The importance of North Korea will become increasingly important in the future.
Whether it was the war of aggression against China on the Japanese island or the suppression of China by the beautiful country, they all chose to start from North Korea.
It can be seen that the Korean Peninsula has become the vassal screen of China.
The Korean Peninsula borders Liaodong to the north and Japan Island to the south.
If the Korean Peninsula loses its rival, Liaodong will be unrest. Once Liaodong ceases to exist, the Central Plains region may fall into war at any time.
Throughout the ages, how many forces have risen in the Northeast, and then relied on the Songjiang Plain in the Northeast to attack Guanzhong step by step, and finally took over the Central Plains.
Chinese history tells us that to defend Hebei we must defend Liaodong, and to defend Liaodong we must defend the Korean Peninsula.
Now that we have decided to devour the Japanese islands, the Korean Peninsula will naturally be packed away with us.
Xu Da looked at Li Jin blankly, always feeling that Li Jin was really a war madman.
The war on the Japanese island is not over yet, but Li Jin is already planning the next war, which is really incredible.
"North Korea has been a vassal state of China since ancient times. If it is suddenly annexed, it may cause panic in the surrounding small countries."
"And North Korea has not made a big mistake. If it invades brazenly, it is likely to lose its morality and make our Ming Dynasty a tyrannical country that criticizes with words and writings."
Since ancient times, China's wars have always been about justice.
Now North Korea is so honest. As soon as the Ming Dynasty was established, they immediately came to pay tribute.
Moreover, it can be said that tribute is paid every year, and there are still envoys in Honglu Temple, resident in the Ming Dynasty.
If such vassal countries were to invade, wouldn't everyone in the small countries around the Ming Dynasty be in danger?
But Li Jin said nonchalantly:
"Don't worry, Marshal Xu, this is just a strategic idea."
"We want to build an East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere, and North Korea is an extremely important link, which can be said to be the core part."
"Besides, the current North Korea is not as peaceful as Marshal Xu imagined. It is also a raging fire in the country, and the people are living in dire straits."
"If you have time, Marshal Xu can ask the emperor to send Jin Yiwei to North Korea to investigate."
"If there is really a change in North Korea, it is natural for our Ming army to intervene!"
After Li Jin finished speaking, he also winked, as if he was plotting against North Korea.
Xu Da was shocked. He was usually away fighting, and he really didn't notice how North Korea was doing now.
But looking at Li Jin's confident look, Xu Da couldn't help but mourn for North Korea.
Even if there is nothing going on in North Korea now, I am afraid that under Li Jin's instigation and planning, many problems will break out in North Korea.
However, Xu Da does not intend to pursue this kind of matter. After all, everything is still in the plan. For the present, it is better to solve the Japanese island crisis first.
If it can successfully occupy the Japanese island, North Korea will be attacked from two sides by the Ming Dynasty, and it will be nothing more than food on the plate and meat on the chopping board.
"We will discuss this matter later. You go down first to prepare for tomorrow's military exercise and have the Japanese envoy from Japan sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki as soon as possible so that we can make the next step."
Li Jin nodded, then turned and left.
…
Soon, the next day came as promised.
It's not bright yet, the sun is still brewing below the ground, and the morning glow in the east is only a small golden patch.
But on the city wall of Shijian Kingdom, there was already a crowd of people. All of these people were in bed, and they were slipped out by the Japanese traitors who served in the Ming Dynasty.
There is only one purpose, and that is to take a good look at the military exercise of the Ming Dynasty army today, so that these Japanese island natives can take a good look at what it means to be powerful!
Li Jin had also gotten up at this time and was standing in the middle of the tower. Next to him was the envoy of the Southern Dynasty of Japan, Tianjiro.
"Sir, did we come too early?"
Tianjiro's face was full of exhaustion. It seemed that he had not slept well last night. It must be that the Shimonoseki Treaty that Li Jin took out really scared him.
"Either early or not, our Ming Navy's training started as early as an hour ago."
Li Jin said with a smile:
"It's almost midnight now, it's already late."
"They train like this every day. Tagami-kun should keep his eyes open later so as not to miss it."
When Tianjiro heard this, he was surprised that the training of the Ming Navy was so hard, which completely subverted his understanding of the army.
But seeing Li Jin looking like he meant something, he had to say:
"yes."
Li Jin is in a very good mood. He is in a very good position and has a wide field of vision. He can have an unobstructed view of the military exercises taking place under the city wall.
As the two waited quietly, until the sun gradually burst out, they finally heard a deafening stampede.
Tianjiro hurriedly looked for the direction from which the sound came. When he saw the source of the sound clearly, his hair stood on end and he broke into a cold sweat.
I saw a phalanx approaching on the avenue not far away. The number of people in the phalanx was not very large, but the murderous intent displayed by the phalanx was chilling.
I saw soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, wearing iron armor and holding long blunderbuss. The thorns on the fire blunderbuss were pointing diagonally toward the sky.
The iron armor is clanking, and the thorns are like a forest.
What is even more frightening is the neat formation in the phalanx. The array of three thousand people is like one person, which makes people feel terrified when they look at it.
But this was not over yet. After the phalanx came closer, it began to slowly unfold.
At this time, everyone on the city wall discovered that there were wooden frames not far from the array, and Japanese people were hanging on the wooden frames.
These Japanese were all death row criminals who entered Ishimi Castle after the Ming Dynasty Navy, intending to fish in troubled waters, as well as treacherous and evil members of the Mihaoshi family. At this moment, there were probably hundreds of them, hanging a hundred steps away from the Ming Dynasty Navy.
Tian Shilang couldn't help but be curious when he saw that the Ming army started to form a formation a hundred steps apart.
Look at the Ming soldiers below who don’t have bows and arrows. Are they planning to throw their spears to kill the Japanese?
But before Tianjiro could continue to doubt, the Ming navy in the first row had already started shooting.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The familiar three-stage pose, in just a few breaths, the Japanese who was still hanging on the wooden stake and screaming miserably, completely lost his life.
But they were all dead, and the Ming Navy still did not stop shooting until after two rounds of shooting.
All the Japanese were shot into sieves, and some were even beaten into pieces by powerful bullets.
"This...this...what kind of weapon is this?"
This scene shocked Tianjiro, and completely shocked all the Japanese people present.
The terror of the Ming Dynasty's navy will leave an unforgettable shadow on these Japanese people.
