The Ming Dynasty is sitting on the Diaoyutai, planning and controlling the progress of this war that affects the entire Northeast Asia from a distance. However, North Korea, which is one of his chess pieces without knowing it, does not have such calmness.
When the news of the breakdown of the peace talks and the failure of the canonization came back to North Korea, the North Korean King Li Huan was very frightened. He was shocked in front of the civil and military officials of the court: "How could this happen? When is it expected? How big is it? No, no, we should immediately report to the Ming Dynasty." Ask for help! I have long said that I cannot let the Japanese pirates go back like that, but Ming Dynasty refuses to listen and insists on negotiating peace with them. What will happen in the end? Instead, I was deceived by Mr. Xiaoxi Xingchang! I am not a warlike person, and I hope The war could end early, but in the end the Japanese pirates would invade again."
Liu Chenglong, the leader of the Council, advised: "Your Highness, there is no need to be so disappointed. We are always prepared, at least we will not be at a loss like Renchennian. Please be firm in your Sacred Heart."
Li Huo affirmed this, but in fact he was still very scared and hoped that he would not be forced to relocate again this time. After Liu Chenglong comforted him with kind words, he immediately held a preparation meeting.
At the meeting, Idoshou said: "I think this is a good thing. It is an opportunity to repay the humiliation suffered by the Japanese pirates a hundred times. The entire army should immediately march to Xiasandao to recapture Busan first, annihilate the local Japanese pirates, and let the Japanese pirates never return again." You can’t step into my territory!”
Li Dexin, the military judge, believed that what Yi Dooshou said was too rash: "The judge, please be patient. We don't have the intention of revenge. However, the Japanese pirates may invade again after being fully prepared, so we still need to treat them calmly and calmly." This matter."
Zheng Zhuo, the official of the central government, agreed deeply and believed that we should be fully prepared and not rush forward rashly: "That's right. If the entire army goes south now, if there is any mistake, North Korea will be destroyed."
Idoshou claimed that his original intention was to destroy the Japanese army before the Japanese invaders landed in formation, and that he had no intention of advancing rashly. Li Hengfu seconded the proposal, and Li Yuanyi, the right councilor, also proposed that Yi Sunchen should lead the naval force to defend the enemy at sea, and have the army of North Korea and Ming Dynasty stationed in Xiasandao to provide support at any time. This way, there would be no danger.
Zuo Yizheng Jin Yingnan also favored preemptive strikes. He said: "In the year of Renchen, it was because we were lax in our defenses and were in disarray that we were taken advantage of by the Japanese pirates. As a result, we suffered a complete defeat at the beginning of the war. And now not only the official army, but also the Ming army's rations have long been Be prepared and stockpile a large number of them in Pyongyang. Our officers and soldiers are training day and night, and it is ready for a decisive battle with our army."
Unexpectedly, Liu Chenglong, the leader of the political council, said: "Everyone seems to think too easily. Then how could the Japanese pirates not think that we must take precautions? The Japanese pirates have only experienced two difficulties before, lack of food and naval battles, so they attacked Jeolla frantically. Tao, and the actions of Yi Sun-shin in the Wheel War.
Do you know what the key is? If I were a Japanese pirate, if I couldn't find a solution to these two problems, I would never invade again. "
After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized. Zheng Zhuo couldn't help but break into a cold sweat when he thought of the previous battle in Jinzhou: "Of course Yi Sun-shin will not be easily defeated by the Japanese pirates, but if the Japanese pirates successfully land and attack Jeolla Province again, it will be difficult to defend against them. .
Last time Jinju City was destroyed and Japanese pirates poured in, Jeolla Province was in danger. This time the focus of the Japanese pirates must still be in Jeolla Province, which is really worrying. "
Because the Korean rebels had been extremely disappointed with the imperial court after a series of practices, and had almost disappeared so far, Liu Chenglong was also worried that Jeolla Road would not be protected this time, so he had to propose: "The only solution for now is to strengthen the walls and clear the country, and rely on danger to save money. Although we must work hard to stop the Japanese pirates Landing ashore, but once the Japanese pirates break through the defenses and attack Jeolla, we can only follow this strategy." Everyone agreed.
The meeting ended at this point, but this was actually quite strange, that is, all these North Korean ministers seemed to try their best to avoid mentioning the Ming army, and they did not seem to have thought about how to cooperate with the Ming army in fighting.
In fact, it is not that they have forgotten the existence of the Ming Army, but the current reality is that the Ming Army almost does not exist!
This seems very strange. Although Li Rusong's Liaodong Army withdrew completely six months ago, leaving only a small number of the Southern Army in North Korea, after all, the Ming Army had already changed its commanders. According to the Ming Dynasty's mobilization plan, the new appointee The Pingwa Admiral Ma Gui should have an elite army of up to 100,000 in his hands, but where are these people now?
In fact, Ma Gui himself was still in Dandong and had never set foot in North Korea. Even judging from his current movements, it seems that he has no intention of going south, as if he fully hopes that the peace talks will succeed and there is no need to go south.
What is he doing now? When summoning the leaders of the Jurchen tribes and the Nenhorqin tribe, the banner was to "form a coalition to aid Korea."
As mentioned before, North Korea refused to allow the Jurchens to go south for "support". They were only willing to accept rescue from the Ming Dynasty. The reason was that they were worried that these Jurchen barbarians were unreliable. Firstly, they did not know whether they would harm the people, and secondly, they were worried that it would be easy to ask gods. It was difficult to bid farewell to the gods. When the time came, there was not much fighting, but in the end, they refused to leave.
Under such circumstances, Ma Gui summoned the leaders of the Jurchen ministries to form a coalition. North Korea was naturally not happy, but North Korea did not have the guts to refuse forcefully - after all, it was said that Gao Ge gave the nod to the formation of the coalition this time. As a result, North Korea had no choice but to pretend not to see it, hoping in their hearts that Ma Gui's alliance would be delayed as long as possible. Even if the Japanese army were to invade again, they would prefer to repel it with their own strength, so that they would not have to "trouble" "The Ming army and the "allied forces" they brought.
But what North Korea didn't know was that their thoughts were already known by Gao Ge, who was far away in the capital. What Gao Pragmatic wanted was for North Korea to pretend that the Ming Army did not exist and let them have another encounter with the Japanese army. Gao pragmatically determined that the Japanese army could still easily defeat the North Korean army, and then almost replicated the previous battle, easily forcing Li Hao to "move" again and requesting attachment.
Since the previous party dispute, the Ming court had not performed as well as expected in the war to aid Korea. This time, Zhu Yijun had clearly assigned Gao Pangshi to be responsible for the war, but without a name. He only hinted this decision to the cabinet during the Wenhua call.
Under this circumstance, Gao Pragmatic also felt that the time was ripe and did not intend to keep the Joseon court for a long time - or in other words, did not intend to retain the autonomy of the Joseon court.
To achieve this goal, another major defeat of the Korean army is a necessary process. Therefore, Gao Pragmatic instructed Ma Gui to delay the time of entering the DPRK, and summoning the Jurchen and Horqin coalition forces was the best excuse.
After the North Korea Preparatory Conference, Yi Dooshou secretly summoned Yuan Jun, a former navy general and current military envoy of Jeolla Province, late at night. After greeting each other, Idoushou asked Wonkyun whether North Korea could repel the Japanese pirates with its current military strength.
Yuan Jun replied: "In the year of Renchen, including me, the whole country took the Japanese pirates lightly, so that they fell apart when a war happened. Then all the armies were afraid of the enemy and collapsed thousands of miles away. But now is not the year of Renchen. The officers and soldiers We are all well prepared to repel the Japanese pirates."
Idoshou breathed a sigh of relief and asked again whether interception at sea was the best option. Wonkyun replied: "Of course it is, but I'm worried about Yi Sun-shin... As you know, Yi Sun-shin is extremely cautious, and Imjin is the elder of Munpo." During the naval battle, Yi Sun-shin just watched the battle and refused to join. This man always only fights battles that he is sure of, and often cannot be consistent with the imperial government's national policy."
Yi Dooshou was worried and sighed: "I am also worried about this. Even if Yi Sunsin receives orders, he only relies on his own judgment, which is too maverick. If he thinks that he cannot intercept the Japanese pirates at sea first, then the Japanese pirates will board Shore, we will also lose the opportunity."
Upon seeing this, Yuan Jun immediately asked for an order: "Envoy of the Prefecture, please hand over the navy to me. As long as you are a general, you must be brave enough to fear life and death when receiving military orders. I, Yuan Jun, have a bravery that Yi Sun-shin does not possess." .”
Yi Dooshou saw that Won Kyun wanted to replace Yi Sun Shin. After a little thought, he guessed that Won Kyun might have ulterior motives. He frowned and said, "Although I don't know the details, I also know that you and Yi Sun Shin have had a personal grudge for many years. You are at this time If you want to command the navy, is your personal grudge against Yi Sun-shin too big?"
Yuan Jun was very dissatisfied and defended himself: "Prince, the desire for military success and the desire to win against competitors will only make the general stronger. Haven't you ever heard that it is better to motivate the general than to dispatch him? ? Magistrate, please allow me to return to the navy. If this can be done, I will bury them all in the water before the Japanese pirates land!"
At this point, Idoushou should have said something pleasant anyway, but Idoushou knew that this matter was no small matter, so he still did not dare to promise easily, so he asked Yuanjun to go back first, saying that he would think about it himself. Yuan Jun had no choice but to retire first.
On the other side, the crown prince Guanghaejun was also extremely worried about the war and said to his adviser Li Erzhan: "The situation is critical. I'm worried that even if we take precautions, we may not be able to stop it. We should still issue orders to the rebels and let them assist the official army." Let’s fight together.”
Li Erzhan replied: "Even if you issue an order now, it will not have any effect. Maybe it will have the opposite effect. It is better not to issue an order. Your Majesty has executed Jin Deling. If you are a general of the rebels, take over." How would you feel about that kind of order from the king and the crown prince? But in my opinion, the rebels will fight again to protect themselves, so please don’t worry about it.
Also, we should pay more attention to Westerners like Ido Shou in the future, because when the war is over, the king will definitely hold accountable the previous events. In fact, he will hold Liu Chenglong and the Nan people accountable. Who will the king use in his time of accountability? This goes without saying, so we also need to prepare in advance. "
When the Crown Prince Guanghai heard that Li Erzhan mentioned the party struggle again, he felt unhappy and accused Li Erzhan: "Is it necessary to do this in this war? The war is about to break out, but at this time, he is thinking about fighting with the courtiers! Why is everything so bad? Do you want to be connected with the party struggle?"
Li Erzhan advised that the war had already occurred, so he had to prepare for a rainy day, but the crown prince Guanghaijun lost his temper and declared that he did not want to pay attention to it.
On the other side of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi thought of the threat of Yi Sunshin before sending troops again, and wanted to get rid of this person first to prevent the Japanese army from falling into food shortage again after crossing the sea and landing. So he asked Governor Konishi to plan and said that this was Let Mr. Konishi use this as an atonement.
Governor Konishi also guessed that Taikou was unlikely to kill him, because this would break the delicate balance of power between the military commander faction and the obedient faction. He was already prepared to target Yi Sun-shin, and immediately offered his advice: "I thought that You can use the alienation strategy. During the time when I stayed in North Korea, I got to know many North Korean officials. I can secretly send a message to one of the officials, saying that our fleet will attack Xishengpo.
As far as I know, Yi Sun-shin is extremely cautious, and he is definitely not a reckless person who will attack after hearing information. But precisely because of this, Yi Sun-shin, who saw that Sesaengpo was about to be attacked and refused to attack, how could he be spared lightly once the King of Joseon and the Joseon court knew about it?
There are only a handful of people in the Joseon court who truly trust Yi Sun-shin. Most officials and generals are worried about Yi Sun-shin's maverick behavior. There are also many generals who are jealous of Yi Sun-shin's military exploits and power. And the King of Joseon is a fool and missed the opportunity to attack us. Once Yi Sun-shin is suspected by him, even if he is lucky enough to survive, he will at least be dismissed from office. "
Regarding Konishi's plan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Maeda Toshiie both thought it was feasible. Hideyoshi asked who should be used as a bait. Konishi immediately thought of Kato Kiyomasa, who had always been at odds with him, and wanted to use this to play Kato Kiyomasa. After a while, he proposed to Toyotomi Hideyoshi: "My Majesty suggests that His Highness Taikaku can use Kato Kiyomasa as bait. Kato's power in North Korea is known to everyone. Once the King of North Korea learns of Kato's arrival, he will definitely panic and attack with strict orders." , so it’s perfect to use him as bait.”
But Hideyoshi was a little worried and said hesitantly: "However, just because Kato's prestige is too great, once Yi Sun-shin feels that defeating him is a great achievement and can't help but attack him, wouldn't Kato have a narrow escape from death?" Konishi Governor naturally He repeatedly promised that Yi Sun-shin would be extremely cautious and would never attack.
Unexpectedly, his doing this actually made Toyotomi Hideyoshi's imperial thinking that he had formed over the years become active. He guessed the thoughts of President Konishi and laughed: "Although I know that the relationship between you two is not good, but you This is too much.”
President Konishi was shocked and secretly thought something bad was going to happen, but Toyotomi Hideyoshi continued: "However, the big gamble with your life is the most exciting! This time Kato's fate is actually in the hands of Yi Sun-shin , Ha, this is really interesting. I suddenly became interested in it."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Maeda Toshiie quickly said: "Your Highness, Kato Kiyoshi is a general of our army and one of the pillars of the Toyotomi family's direct line of military force. Is it too dangerous to gamble with him... to use him as such a bait?" ? If there is an emergency, it will be a huge blow to the Toyotomi family."
However, Hideyoshi waved his hand domineeringly and said: "I know Kato's character best. Even if I tell him the danger of this matter, he will agree without hesitation and will not even allow anyone to do so." Fight with him, and I also believe that Kato's life should not be cut off, the sea is not his destination, so don't worry, Toshijia."
Therefore, under the slightly dull gaze of Governor Konishi, Hideyoshi made up his mind to follow Governor Konishi's plan, and at the same time issued an order to summon the lord daimyo and his subordinates to attend the military meeting.
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