"Your Majesty, it is impossible to save all the people, but if we can persuade Tulu Baihu Khan to turn to us, many people will die less!"
Without waiting for Chongzhen to ask, Yuan Keli explained: "Among the three-party coalition, the Fusang Japanese pirates have been invading the coast of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years and have committed all kinds of evil deeds, which are too numerous to write down.
Moreover, this nation is extremely despicable. If we don’t defeat them, they will definitely invade us again;
Since the establishment of the slave army, they have occupied the land of Liaodong. Although there are factors of corruption like ours, we have to admit that Nurhachi and Huang Taiji are tycoons with great ambitions and attempt to overthrow the Ming Dynasty. They are absolutely mortal enemies;
This kind of powerful enemy will definitely attack the Ming Dynasty again as long as they have the opportunity to completely exterminate them.
But the Mongolian tribes are different. They are nomadic people. They need to trade with us for daily necessities to maintain their existence. Their number is not very large.
After the war, the elites they gathered were almost dead, and they were unable to resist us.
Moreover, we are not prepared to kill all the Mongolian tribes. As long as we convince them, we can save many people from dying when we attack. "
Listening to Yuan Keli's words, Chongzhen raised his brows slightly, his eyes full of surprise.
He thought that Yuan Keli asked him about his lurking because he wanted to poison and assassinate high-level officials, but he never expected that he was inciting rebellion.
After thinking for a while, Chongzhen said softly: "Yuan Aiqing, this idea is very good, but it is unrealistic. If it is possible before the war begins,
Now tens of thousands of them have died in the battle. This is a big hatred. Even if Tulubaihu Khan agrees, other ministries will not agree! "
"Your Majesty, you have gone astray. You don't need everyone to agree. Anyway, you are a dead Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist.
As long as Turubaihu Khan and his Heshuote tribe survive, it doesn't matter if the other tribes die!
Although the Mongolian tribes were divided from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, they competed with each other, and many of them annexed each other.
With no rivals, exclusive access to the southeast and northeast of the grassland, and the ability to trade with us, wouldn't it be nice for your majesty to confer an earl to meet daily needs?
As long as they turn to us, we have plenty of time and opportunity to assimilate them.
The most important thing is that the Mongolian tribes also need a leader like Shunyi Bobu Shitu to check and balance the tribes. "
"Yuan Aiqing, if this can be accomplished, it will be the greatest contribution of this battle!"
Chongzhen's eyes were full of emotion, and he asked in a low voice: "How sure are you?"
“I don’t know, but currently this is the most suitable path besides the backup plan we have prepared!
I estimate that the first two battles have made the Mongolian tribes want to retreat. Now we only need to give them a step down, and there is at least a 50% chance.
To say the least, there is nothing to lose by giving it a try. If you don't agree, we can just continue the attack. "
"I'll leave this matter to you, but you can't go in person!"
Chongzhen just thought for a moment before agreeing, and then said: "I thought it would be more intimidating to wait until Zheng Zhilong destroyed the Fuso Fleet in the Korean Strait and the Kinyiwei raided the Ninomaru Palace of the Tokugawa family!"
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
"Then notify Zheng Zhilong and the others and start taking action!"
"I obey the decree!"
After Yuan Keli saluted, he turned and left the tent.
Two hours later, on the Laotieshan Mountain in the Liaodong Peninsula, a thick, straight line of wolf smoke rose into the sky. It was cloudless and could be clearly seen dozens of miles away.
On the sea thirty miles away from Lao Tieshan, the sergeants on the two warships looked at the smoke and quickly ignited the smoke. In this way, the smoke followed one after another, heading towards Penglai.
Then along Yantai, Haiyang, Qingdao... and then suddenly turned east at Rudong and entered the vast sea.
Around an unknown island in the South Yellow Sea, about two hundred miles away from Jeju Island, warships were touching the sky and blocking out the sun.
"Sir General, the smoke is coming!"
"Double wolf smoke, yes, it was sent by the Beidou army."
Zheng Zhilong, who was free to fish in the sea, stood up instantly, his face full of excitement: "Damn it, I have been sunbathing on this sea for a month, and we are finally here!"
"Send the order, in half an hour, head towards the Korean Strait at full speed, and follow this general to enjoy the hot and spicy food!"
"Sir, fishing rod..."
"go!"
After being reminded by his own soldiers, Zheng Zhilong found that he was still holding a bamboo fishing rod in his hand, but he threw it into the sea.
Who will eat fish when there is meat to eat?
The drums sounded, the flag on the flagship waved, countless sergeants were busy on each ship, and then the fleet headed towards the Korean Strait.
"Boss, what tactics are you using?"
On the bow of the flag ship, Zheng Zhilong turned around and slapped Zheng Zhihu on the head for making a sound, and said angrily: "Taoyuan, how many times have I told you, the military is going to be promoted to official positions, don't treat those bad guys like us in the past. Habits are brought into the army,
We can't afford to be taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives! And you guys are all naval guerrillas, so be careful. "
Seeing several people touching their heads and giggling, Zheng Zhilong glared fiercely and looked at Zheng Zhiqi: "What equipment does Jiannu Navy have?"
"General, according to the information we have received, there are only two Anzai ships (large warships) in the Fuso fleet. They were built ten years ago and are equipped with about four Hongyi cannons.
There are ninety-three Kanchuan (medium-sized ships), equipped with one Hongyi cannon, four to eight light cannons, and a number of large cannons. There are more small boats (small ships), estimated to be between 800 and 1,000. between,
Commonly used tactics are wolf tactics, attacking with boats and setting fire to fire. "
"What about us?"
After Zheng Zhilong asked a question, he pointed at the advancing fleet: "With our strength, what tactics are needed?
A few salvos from Fuchuan and three-masted gunboats can probably kill them, not to mention more than 10,000 palm mines. Can those small boats from Fuso get close to us? A palm thunder can send them into the sea to feed the sharks!
We have been doing business in Fuso all year round. Don’t you know their shipbuilding skills? Why did General Qi like to use collision tactics back then? In addition to the lack of long-range attack firearms, the quality of their ships is so poor! "
Hearing what Zheng Zhilong said, the generals behind him immediately laughed. They were too sensitive.
Generally speaking, the Fuso Navy is passable. Although the number of warships is not large and the quality is too poor, its combat quality is one level better than that of the Xinjiangkou Navy. After all, it is an island country, and the navy is an important reliance.
But that’s it, the land area, resources, and technology are here.
It's not that he looked down on Fuso. Looking at shipbuilding technology alone, North Korea was in the Tang Dynasty, while Fuso was still in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Compared with Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding technology, it was not even the slightest bit worse.
Take their proud large-scale houseboat as an example (the length can reach 50 meters and the width can reach 10 meters). The hull adopts lap joint technology, with no keel or ribs.
With this strength, if it was hit by a lucky ship, it would definitely fall apart, even if it was two knots.
The number of warships and technology are not as good as those of the Ming Dynasty, and they are even worse than the Ming Dynasty in terms of equipment. They really can't figure it out, can Fuso win?
He wanted to think about it, but Zheng Zhiqi continued: "General, from the information we have received, Fuso has iron-clad ships.
In the fourth year of Tensho, Kuki Yoshitaka built six large black ships, Takigawa Kazumasu built a large white ship, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi built an armored ship in the second year of Bunroku. I don’t know if it is true or not! "
