Sure enough, after Yue Zheng explained the military report and the recent changes in the situation to Liu Hong and Liu Gong's uncle and nephew in detail, Liu Gong thought for a moment and came up with a unique plan:
"The maximum number of new warships we can mobilize is thirty, and the rest must be used to protect the grain ships. We sent them to assist Busan, but they are of little use.
According to the general's opinion, it is better for the Japanese army to surround Wei and rescue Zhao. "
Lu Yu asked: "How to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao?"
Liu Gong replied: "Let's attack Hakata Port."
Lu Yu said with a helpless smile: "We have attacked. Dayuan attacked several times back then, and now we have attacked several times. We have tried everything we should try, but we really can't get in."
Liu Gong smiled and said: "If we can't get in with a frontal attack, why don't we try to sneak in from behind?"
Lu Yu asked curiously: "How to attack from behind? Should we fly behind the enemy?"
Liu Gong explained: "Japan's Saikaidō is actually a large island with a radius of several hundred miles, including Chikuzen, Chikugo, Bunzen, Bungo, Hizen, Higo, Hyuga, Osumi, Satsuma, Iki, and Tsushima Eleven countries.
The Japanese army's key defense areas were Tsushima, Chikuzen, Hizen, and Bunzen near Busan. The main force of the Japanese navy was stationed in Hakata Port in Chikuzen. Hakata Port is both a military port and one of the two most important trading ports in Japan.
Our army has always believed that only a frontal attack on Hakata Port can open up the situation. Even if we land elsewhere, we will have to face endless mountains.
Actually, this is not the case. We can land in Chikugo Province, and then the army will march into Chikuzen State along the plains, and attack Hakata Port from behind.
From the landing in Chikugo Province, we went more than 200 miles north to Hakata Port, with plains in between. Other places are covered with mountains, but here the plains connect the north and south coasts. "
Lu Yu asked: "Are you sure? Don't let the army land and get stuck in the mountainous area in the middle. Not only will there be no way to rescue Busan, but we will lose ourselves."
Liu Gong replied affirmatively: "Of course I am sure, because I have walked through it myself. Moreover, the defense along the coast of Chikugo Kingdom is not tight.
One is that the Japanese army did not expect that we would do the opposite and choose to land in Chikugo Province. Another reason is that the Japanese army's military strength is seriously insufficient.
Think about it, our Ming Dynasty is so powerful, but our military strength is currently insufficient. How can Japan be better?
After Duke Anguo led his army to attack Sakai Port, the Muromachi shogunate transferred less than half of the Chikuzen and Bunzen troops. Nowadays, the Japanese army can only focus on defending Tsushima, Chizen, Bunzen and other places. How can it have the energy to take care of Chikuhou. "
When Lu Yu heard this, his face turned happy. This was true. At this point, the Ming army was already stretched thin. How could the Japanese army fare better?
Now is the time to compete with willpower and luck.
Liu Gong continued to add: "But when our 20,000 to 30,000 troops land in Chikuzen, the Japanese army will definitely get information quickly. When we first enter Chikuzen from the north, as expected, we will face a blockade of 20,000 to 30,000 Japanese troops.
This is the real key battle. If you win, you can take advantage of the victory to capture Hakata Port. If you lose, the entire army may be destroyed.
A tough battle must be fought, and a complete sneak attack on Hakata Port is simply impossible. This is also one of the reasons why the Japanese army's defense in Chikugo was not tight enough. "
Yue Zheng and Lu Yu looked at each other. Sure enough, nothing in the military is easy. One side has to travel a long distance to attack, while the Japanese army is almost waiting for work.
Besides, the Ming army could not afford an army of 20,000 to 30,000, and only had a total of 5,000 Baoding central guards, plus 10,000 Japanese soldiers.
The ten thousand Japanese soldiers can only be used as auxiliary soldiers.
Yue Zheng gave Liu Gong the facts: "We only have 5,000 soldiers from Baoding Zhongwei, plus 10,000 Japanese soldiers from Shandong. These are the only ones who can land and fight.
We really don't have many troops, so we can only bite the bullet and go ahead. "
Liu Gong replied: "Anyway, the only way the general can think of is this. These troops cannot participate in naval battles, and even if they are sent to support Pusan, they will be of little use. It is better to go to Zhuhou to land and give it a try."
In addition, after completing the landing, our warships should immediately go to capture Nagasaki in Hizen Province. And with Nagasaki as the command center, it summarizes the news between Busan, Jeju Island, and Sakai Port.
Only in this way can we be well-informed and respond quickly. If commanded on Jeju Island, military reports would come and go, and all fighter planes would be delayed. "
Yue Zheng and Lu Yu both nodded and expressed their approval.
Everyone discussed many details, and finally decided that Lu Yu would guard Jeju Island, while Yue Zheng, Zhang Ying, and Liu Gong would lead their troops to land at the rear of the island and carry out a sneak attack.
Liu Hong, Liu Gong's uncle and nephew returned to their tents, and Liu Hong asked: "Is this method of encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao really feasible?"
Liu Gong nodded: "Uncle, don't worry. Since my nephew dares to make such suggestions, it will naturally work. It's just that my nephew just exaggerated the difficulty with the governor and chief envoy.
If not, everything would be so easy, how could we show the contribution of our uncle and nephew?
After landing, my nephew had another clever plan in mind, to ensure that our uncle and nephew would make great achievements and show their faces in front of the Holy Emperor. "
At this time, Liu Gong was very ambitious and thinking about making great achievements.
Liu Gong was originally called Liu Zhi, but this name was still given by the emperor.
Liu Hong's nephew was named Liu Gong, and his adopted son was named Liu Jin. Together, they were named Gongjin.
Huang Xiaoyang, a former rebel in Guangdong, was renamed Huang Song by Xu Youzhen, which was completely different from his previous deeds. Now Zhu Qiyu changed Liu Zhi's name to Liu Gong, which also contained the intention of making him change his ways.
Liu Gong was also a smart person, so he could naturally understand the emperor's love and care. Nowadays, he is dedicated to making great achievements and honoring his ancestors.
Seeing that his uncle was still hesitant, Liu Gong explained: "Actually, although the number of Japanese troops stationed at Hakata Port seems to be large, they are also newly recruited by the Muromachi shogunate.
So many people died in Japan's aid to Korea, and now they are fighting fiercely with the Kanto and Kamakura shogunates. They also want to leave a large army to garrison Kyoto, and they are extremely short of soldiers.
Even before the Muromachi Shogunate collapsed, it was already very powerful. How strong could their new army be?
Most of the new troops sent to Hakata Port were drawn from ordinary people farming. These people are in a hurry to go back to farming, so how can they think about fighting.
As for the original elite of Hakata Port, they will be sent to participate in the surprise attack on Busan. They want to land in Busan to rob the supplies hoarded by our army.
Therefore, our sneak attack has a high chance of success.
Besides, the guardian daimyo of Chikuzen and Bunzen was Daiuchi Masahiro. Others don't know what's going on, how can we uncles and nephews not understand?
He had both sides of the internal affairs, sitting back and watching success or failure. He even secretly went to Beijing to negotiate with the Holy Emperor in person before. He had no intention of fighting the Ming Dynasty desperately.
Therefore, the local armies in Chikuzen and Bunzen will mainly wait and see, and will not fight to the death with us. "
After hearing this, Liu Hong felt relieved.
However, they said that there were plenty of transport ships in Shancheng Port, and Baoding Zhongwei had been preparing for war recently, so everyone did what they said and set off in just three days.
(End of chapter)
