The Japanese army's general meeting greatly improved their morale, and Li Rumei finally found out the origin of this Japanese army. Neither side immediately made new deployments and deployments.
Li Rumei judged that this improvement in the morale of the Japanese army was mainly psychological, but he was not willing to force an attack when the enemy's morale was high. As a marksman, although he is young, he has a calm personality. While ensuring that his army maintains a distance from the Japanese army, Li Rumei immediately sends the general report to the high pragmatic department.
At the same time, he also sent a messenger to Ma Gui - but Ma Gui was on the march, and Li Rumei didn't know whether the military report could be delivered to him in time and accurately.
Because Gao Pragmatic had been staying in Sichuan, the communication by messenger was very convenient, so he received the news quickly. Although it was in the middle of the night, Gao Pragmatic quickly issued military orders to all parties:
Order the Magi Department to send out a smaller force to recover the various prefectures in the south, and the main force marches towards Jinhai. It must arrive at Jinhai within half a month and report to the military headquarters without any mistakes.
Li Rumei's troops were ordered to maintain surveillance of the Japanese army, but were not allowed to launch any larger-scale attacks on the Japanese army for the time being, and were required to report the Japanese army's movements to the military headquarters three times a day without any errors.
The chieftain troops who marched westward to recover Jeolla Province in Korea were ordered to return to Sichuan. Jeolla Province handed over troops to Magui and other troops. They had to rush back to Sichuan and report to the military headquarters within ten days without any mistakes.
Liu Wei's troops were ordered to march eastward from Mashan, pass through Xiongchuan, and arrive at Jinhai, and build solid fortifications outside the city in Jinhai to prepare for the garrison of the army. The fleet will arrive at Jinhae in half a month and will inspect the construction of the fortifications. In addition, if the Japanese army peeks or attempts to occupy Jinhai, Liu Wei's department will be responsible for repelling it without any mistakes.
The Japanese Fleet was ordered to increase patrols of the entire coastal waters of Gyeongsangzu Province on the premise of ensuring the blockade of Busan. The purpose of this move is that the Japanese navy may transport various military supplies to the areas around Busan in the future, and the Japanese navy must try its best to prevent this possibility.
After these orders were issued, Gao Pragmatic once again sent people to urge Kuroda and his son, demanding that Kuroda and his son accept the quasi-surrender plan he had just proposed as soon as possible, otherwise the Ming army will resolutely and completely annihilate them!
Here I would like to add to Gao Pragmatic’s “preliminary reduction plan just proposed”. This plan is somewhat beyond Kuroda and his son's expectations - of course, mainly due to Kuroda Ruishui's expectations.
Gao Pragmatic asked the entire Kuroda Army to lay down their weapons, and the Sichuan Squadron of the Japanese-Japanese Fleet (i.e., the Sea Trade Alliance formation) sent a ship back to Japan. However, Gao Pragmatic said that since the Kuroda family's territory is located in the northeastern part of Kyushu Island, if the Sagawa Squadron directly sends them back to their homeland, the sea route will have to pass through Nagoya, the base camp of Japan's invasion of Korea, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi will inevitably learn about it.
Therefore, the Sagawa Squadron will send the Kuroda Army to the southern part of Kyushu Island, to be precise, to Shimizu Castle of the Shimazu family of Satsuma Domain.
This was not over yet. The most shocking request for the Kurodas came: after the Kuroda army arrived at Qingshui City, Kuroda Josui, Kuroda Nagamasa and his son were to visit the head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Yoshihisa, and publicly announce the future of the Kuroda family. Being subordinate to the Shimadzu family, all subsequent military and political matters must be approved and approved by the Shimadzu family before they can be carried out. If the Shimadzu family has any military operations, the Kuroda family will also need to participate in the conquest.
In the eyes of Kuroda and his son, this request was simply too far off the mark!
Although the Shimazu family is a big name with 600,000 koku after the Taiko land inspection, the Kuroda family currently only has 140,000 koku in Bunzen (Note 1: Some say it is 120,000 koku, but the data from the Taiko land inspection is 140,000 koku. Note 2: Historically, the Kuroda family of Fukuoka Domain owned 528,000 koku, but that was due to the Battle of Sekigahara and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the post-war sealing of the former country.), but it is also unique. The great name of the country.
Besides, everyone knows that the Kuroda family is loyal to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. What does it mean to ask him to switch to the Shimadzu family? What's the matter, the Shimazu family was not beaten hard enough during the Kyushu Conquest, and now they dare to challenge His Highness Taikaku?
However, he was shocked. After all, Kuroda Rushui was still Kuroda Rushui. He immediately understood the meaning behind this move and said to his son Kuroda Nagamasa with a changed expression: "I know why Hanyang City fell so quickly - Shimazu Yoshihiro has already taken refuge with Gao Pragmatic, and he has many ways to frame Kato Kiyomasa."
Kuroda Nagamasa was stunned: "Shimazu Yoshihiro surrendered to the enemy?"
"I didn't make it clear, it's not Shimazu Yoshihiro... No, it should be said that it's not just Shimazu Yoshihiro, I mean the entire Shimazu family has taken refuge in Gao Pragmatic!" Kuroda took a deep breath and calmed down forcibly. He said emotionally: "It seems that North Korea has no chance of winning. With Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Tadahashi and his son, Gao Pragmatic will know every move of our army.
Moreover, they still have 10,000 elite soldiers of the Fifth Army, and Shimazu Yoshihiro himself is a famous general in the Western Kingdom. If he cooperates with the Ming army at the critical moment, Busan will definitely not be spared, and our army of more than 100,000 people may be destroyed overnight. "
When Kuroda Ruishui said this, he stared into his son's eyes and asked, "Do you know what this means?"
"It means that the invasion of Korea has completely failed, and I'm afraid it will seriously affect the prestige of His Highness," Kuroda Nagamasa replied.
Japan's use of the word "invasion" is different from China's. It is basically regarded as a neutral term. Therefore, at this time, Kuroda Nagamasa did not hesitate to define the war against North Korea as aggression.
"Is it just that the invasion of the DPRK failed and damaged Taige's prestige?" Kuroda Ruishui shook his head in disappointment and sighed: "Have you noticed that the 140,000 troops in the DPRK this time, except for the 40,000 from the Maori family? They are considered to be the subordinate troops of His Highness Taikaku, and most of the rest are direct descendants of Taikaku. Even the fifth legion that was given to the command of Shimazu Yoshihiro, most of them are soldiers of His Highness Taikaku?"
Speaking of this, Kuroda Nagamasa, no matter how slow he was, could still see the problem. He said in horror: "That means that once all our troops in the DPRK are wiped out, Your Highness will be equivalent to losing 100,000 direct descendants and 40,000. Maori Allies!”
Kuroda Nagamasa took a breath and continued: "If this is the case, coupled with the loss of prestige caused by the failure of the invasion of Korea, I am afraid that Tokugawa, Shimazu and other families may be ready to take action!"
This time Kuroda Ryosui lived up to his name, and his face was really as dark as water. He said coldly: "Tokugawa, Shimazu and His Highness Taikaku have never been of the same mind, and it is not surprising that they are ready to make a move. I even doubt that if it really comes to that step , I’m afraid the Maori family may not be as loyal as iron...
You have to know that the reason why the Maori family is subordinate to His Highness Taige is just because of the situation at that time. They originally thought that His Highness Taikaku and Shibata Katsuie would fight in a losing battle, but unexpectedly, Shibata Katsuie was defeated too quickly. His Highness Taikaku quickly cleaned up everything left by Nobunaga, leaving only Tokugawa Ieyasu, an ally of the Seishu Alliance, who refused to accept it.
Later, the Maori family pinned their hopes on Ieyasu. Who knew that although Ieyasu was victorious on the battlefield, His Majesty Taikaku's strategic planning skills were even better, forcing Ieyasu to pledge his allegiance... Only then did the Maori family really give up. .
But to put it bluntly, the Maori family's loyalty to His Royal Highness is just that they are inferior to others, but they are not truly convinced. What's more, His Highness Taige takes away most of the profits from Iwami Ginzan every year, and the Maori family gets very little from sitting on Ginshan. How can they be willing to do so? Once the number of days changes, it's hard to say what the Maori family's position will be. "
Kuroda Nagamasa was stunned for a while and asked: "Is there no way to change it?"
"If His Highness Taige were twenty years younger... No, even if he was ten years younger, he might not be able to make changes." Kuroda Rushui sighed: "Unfortunately, it's too late now. Do you remember what I said about Taige before? Is it possible that His Highness is seriously ill?
Huh, now that Busan has been blocked for so long, Nagoya has not sent any reinforcements. It can be seen that major changes have occurred in Japan, and even such a major military event has been delayed - what kind of major event do you think can have such an impact? "
Kuroda Nagamasa became anxious: "What should we do? My father is a close confidant of His Highness Taige. If His Highness Taige really... something happens, what will happen to my father and what will happen to the Kuroda family!
The Toyotomi family doesn't even have an adult heir now! Young Master Shi is just a young boy, and Yodo Palace has never shown any ability to govern and govern his subordinates. How can such a pair of orphans and a widowed mother maintain the integrity of Toyotomi? Do we really need to rely on the five principles? Also, what is the attitude of His Highness Maeda? "
Kuroda Ruishui also felt a headache, thought for a while and said: "Maeda, he is too loyal and too stable. Once Taiko passes away, Maeda may not be Tokugawa's opponent. What's more, as far as I know, Maeda's body It’s not very good either. It’s not as good as Tokugawa Ieyasu. If Maeda can’t hold on for a few more years, I’m afraid Toyotomi Kouki will really..."
"What about our Kuroda family?" Kuroda Nagamasa's loyalty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi seems to be just that. After all, he is not his father, and he does not have the experience of following Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unify Japan for many years.
This time, Kuroda Ruishui didn't speak for a long time. After a long while, he slowly said: "Originally, I was angry with Mouri Hidemoto and the others. I thought that since they refused to listen to my strategy, then our Kuroda army would not Accompanying them to death, I just want to withdraw my troops and return to Zhongjin City as soon as possible.
But now it seems that things are far from as simple as I thought before. In particular, the fact that the Shimadzu family has already taken refuge in Gao Pragmatism really makes me unbelievable... But since they have really taken refuge in Gao Pragmatism, then I think this matter must not be as simple as it seems. "
"What does father mean by this?" Kuroda Nagamasa obviously hasn't noticed the deeper problem yet.
"Since the Shimadzu family can take refuge in Gao Pragmatism, what about the other daimyo?" Kuroda Ruishui said solemnly: "The Shimazu family has taken refuge in Gao Pragmatism. Looking back now, there are signs. What does the Crystal Tower of Qingshui City mean? You must have Can you experience it now?
So let’s expand a little further and see what’s going on in Misaki Castle? What about the Narita family’s Tamora Castle? You must know that Narita Kai is a highly pragmatic concubine, and even the Shimadzu family can rely on him. Do you need to ask what the Narita family's position is?
This is not the worst case scenario, what would we find if we stretched it a little further? There is a Kanto fleet in Misaki Castle, and the Kanto fleet stationed in Misaki Castle just blocks the Edo Bay, and Edo... that is Tokugawa Ieyasu's residence.
In the past few years, His Highness Taikaku has been urging Tokugawa Ieyasu to attack Misaki Castle. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu has found various reasons to shirk the delay. Until now, he has not actually fought against Misaki Castle. He only sent troops to test it a few times, and then On the pretext that Misaki Castle was heavily fortified and had naval assistance, it could not be blocked, so they quickly withdrew their troops and returned to Edo.
Now it seems that the reason for this is probably because they have a tacit understanding. So, don’t you doubt Tokugawa Ieyasu’s position now? "
"Did Tokugawa Ieyasu also vote for Gao Pragmatism? Is this impossible? He is from the left government!" Kuroda Nagamasa said in surprise, then paused, and then added hesitantly: "What's more, if there is no Duke Toyotomi, Yi, Tokugawa Ieyasu is the most promising candidate to become the general to conquer the barbarians - he is from a famous samurai family! What reason does he have to seek refuge with an outsider like Gao Jingshi?"
"You are still too naive." Kuroda Rushui sighed: "So what if he comes from a famous martial arts family? Even if he really becomes a general, so what? Does domination of the world depend on birth?
It’s a joke, if becoming a member of the world is all about one’s birth, then how did His Highness Taikaku establish Toyotomi Gongyi? If we want to compare our background, even I, Kuroda Rushui, am far more qualified than His Highness Taige! "
"Ah...you mean?" Kuroda Nagamasa didn't expect his father to say such disrespectful words to His Highness, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
Kuroda Rushui just smiled coldly and said: "There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty: 'The emperor, the one who has strong soldiers and horses should be the one who wants to be the emperor. It is better to have the seeds!' Have you ever heard of it?"
Kuroda Nagamasa is also a "pillar of the military family" and an upper-class person. He can actually speak Chinese, but it seems that he has not read enough books. He shook his head when he heard this.
"This statement came from the mouth of An Chongrong, the Chengde Jiedu envoy of the later Jin Dynasty, but I'm afraid it was also the consensus of the vassal commanders at that time." Kuroda Rushui shook his head and said: "You don't have to worry about this, as long as you understand the truth of this sentence That’s fine. The lineage of the Emperor of Japan can’t be changed by strong soldiers and horses, but the ‘people of the world’ are different...
Let me ask you, once the situation I just mentioned happens, that is, our invading army is completely wiped out and His Highness Taige goes westward, how many "strong soldiers and horses" do you think Japan will have? Who among these people can be more powerful than that outsider, Gao Pragmatic? "
At this time, Kuroda Nagamasa realized that something was wrong and frowned: "But if Gao Pragmatic invades Japan, the various daimyo should unite to resist the invasion... After all, we can't let an outsider be the general to conquer the barbarians, right?"
"Who said that Gao Pragmatic should be a general? It's a joke. He is the dignified Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty and the hereditary Marquis of Nanning. If you kneel down and kowtow to ask him to be the general to conquer the barbarians, I'm afraid he is too young and won't give in!"
Kuroda Ruishui sneered, and then sighed: "But what if he supports someone else to be a general? For example, Tokugawa Ieyasu, or maybe Shimazu Yoshihisa? Who do you think can refuse, Tokugawa Ieyasu or Shimazu Yoshihisa?" Such temptation?"
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