Jeju Island.
Yang Rong looked at each piece of information with a solemn expression. Luo Guanying, Shen Wei, Wan Qinglin and others also became a little anxious.
Zhao Shiyu stared at the map and said solemnly: "On May 17, North Korea's naval forces in Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province were basically wiped out, and the generals were missing. The Japanese army made rapid progress, and it only took five days to occupy the entire territory. In important towns such as Suncheon and Jangheung in Nado, Changwon, Jinju, and Hadong in Gyeongsang Province, the North Korean army was completely defeated and retreated northward!"
"According to the information currently available, the Jeolla Province army is mainly concentrated in Jeonju, Jangseong and Damyang, guarded by Park Chu, Kang Jie and Lim Monk. The Gyeongsang Province army is mainly concentrated in Daegu, Gyeongju and Seongju. The city is guarded by Li Shufan, Li Leng and others. A total of 140,000 troops including the Hatakeyama clan, Akamatsu clan, and Nimu clan have entered Jeolla Province, and a 160,000-strong army including the Shiba clan, Hosokawa clan, and Yamana clan have all entered Gyeongsang province..."
Luo Guanying looked at the map and said coldly: "It seems that the Ashikaga shogunate is planning to fight a war that will overwhelm the country. They will either win or die. I don't know whether it is better to say that they are brave enough to risk everything, or that they are idiots who only care about themselves and ignore those behind them. "
Shen Wei said seriously: "Three hundred thousand troops poured into Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province. If these people really dare to mess around, they are not afraid of their logistics being cut off. , the whole army is in a desperate situation, do you really think that the strait is clear?"
Yuan Yichen walked to the map and pointed to the southern part of Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province: "Whether this group of people is in chaos or not, they can completely transport 300,000 troops across the sea in half a month. Their organizational ability and desperate spirit cannot be underestimated. Judging from their quick-attack tactics, they probably want to concentrate their superior forces and destroy the Korean Kingdom in the shortest possible time."
Zhao Shiyu agreed with Yuan Yichen's analysis and stood up and said: "I am worried that once Li Shufan, Pu Chu and others are defeated, the Jeolla Province and the Gyeongsang Province will all fall into the hands of the Ashikaga Shogunate army. Once these two groups are gone, the Chungsei Province will be around the corner. Down. If we continue the fight, we will go deep into the hinterland of North Korea."
Boom.
Xu Shouwen crushed a walnut and blew a breath: "The fall of Jeolla Province, Gyeongsang Province, and Chungcheong Province is just a matter of time. If the North Korean King Li Bangyuan was sober enough, he should pack his luggage and move to the Yalu River to request The Ming army protected Songjing instead of staying in Songjing."
Yang Rong raised his eyebrows and looked at Xu Shouwen with a pair of deep eyes.
Luo Guanying, Shen Wei and others were also a little surprised.
Xu Shouwen is a rising star of the East China Sea Navy. He graduated from the Imperial College in the 8th year of Jianwen's reign and participated in many missions of transporting grain from the south to the north. Because he skillfully avoided storms and avoided fleet losses, he was valued by Geng Xuan and approved by the Navy Governor's Office. , was promoted to Donghai Navy Qianhu.
After the Ming Dynasty and North Korea reached an agreement to develop the Jeju Island port, Xu Shouwen was promoted again and became a commanding officer, leading troops to build ports and warehouses.
This person has no actual combat record.
Yang Rong looked deeply at Xu Shouwen and twitched his lips: "In your opinion, even the whole nation of the Joseon Dynasty cannot prevent the Japanese army from invading?"
Xu Shouwen took a bite of walnuts and said confidently: "Stop? Just ask the naval forces in Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province, and you will know that the Korean army is rotten. Maybe Li Bangyuan's Beijing army can stop the Ashikaga Shogunate's army, I'm afraid It can't stop him for too long. If Li Fangyuan is a little braver and abandons the city and flees, don't stop him..."
Luo Guanying frowned slightly, this man was quite capable.
Shen Wei, Zhao Shiyu and others looked at Xu Shouwen and nodded with smiles. It can be seen that during the years of Zheng He's naval voyages, the navy had many talents.
Yang Rong picked up his pen and moistened his ink, and said in a deep voice: "Send the information we have to the capital as quickly as possible. Wan Qinglin, this matter is particularly important. You will take the steam engine and iron ship and report it day and night."
Wan Qinglin agreed: "Okay!"
Luo Guanying looked at Yang Rong and asked worriedly: "The battle report of the war has been sent to the capital a long time ago. Why hasn't the emperor issued the order for the navy to go out, but someone in the court has blocked it. How about the minister go back?"
Yang Rong smiled and picked up his pen and said to Luo Guanying: "What are you worried about? The trend has begun and no one can stop it. If the emperor does not issue an edict, it will naturally be considered by the emperor. You need to be patient and wait."
Luo Guanying was a little unwilling.
Xu Shouwen crushed another walnut and smiled lightly.
Ming Dynasty, capital.
Yang Shiqi, Xie Jin, Tie Xuan, Xu Huizu, Zhu Di, Li Jian and others argued in Wuying Hall.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the map with his hands behind his back without saying a word.
Zhu Di angrily scolded Jie Jin and Tie Xuan: "If you want to fight, just attack them all. A small fight will only do bad things! If you are worried that the navy's logistics will be unsustainable, then find a way to solve the logistics instead of reducing the scale of the navy's expedition!" "
Tie Xuan was very embarrassed: "Although Japan is not a big country, it is not small either. It is bigger than the Annan Kingdom. What's more, their land is long and narrow and there are many mountains, which is not conducive to marching, let alone transportation and logistics. If all of them are used With all the strength of the Southeast and East China Sea Marines, we need to prepare logistics for up to three months!"
Zhu Di angrily said: "With so many treasure ships in the navy, can't the logistics be guaranteed?"
Xie Jin sighed: "King Yan, cross-sea operations are different from land operations. Yes, there are many naval ships, so transporting food is not a problem. But the problem is that to attack Annan and Timur, the court can mobilize the people to transport all their strength and disperse them to Everywhere in the camps, even where the sergeants are fighting on the front lines, the logistics people will transport the food there!"
"For cross-sea operations, the imperial court has no way to use civilian power on a large scale. Once too many people are requisitioned, the volume of food transportation will inevitably be reduced. If the people are not requisitioned, it will cause a large number of troops to be deployed for logistics after the food arrives. In addition, the local terrain It is complex and has countless mountains and forests. If the logistics force is weak, it is likely that it will not be able to meet the needs of the front line, let alone transport gunpowder to the front line."
Zhu Di was silent.
Li Jian pondered.
What Tie Xuan and Xie Jin said is not unreasonable. Since the imperial court has made up its mind to completely solve the problem of Japanese pirates and destroy the shogunate and its guardian states, it must ensure continuous operations and continuous operations.
Naval warfare relies heavily on firearms. The transportation and supply of gunpowder itself is a huge trouble, and the pressure on the Navy is already at its limit. If it is allowed to allocate more troops to provide logistics and be responsible for food transportation and other matters, it will inevitably reduce the offensive force, which will affect the progress of the battle and bring trouble to the shogunate. More breathing space, resulting in operational delays.
In the final analysis, although the navy's preparations were sufficient, especially the gunpowder bombs, there were still deficiencies in the preparations for logistical support. The proportion of combat and logistics forces needs to be reconsidered.
"emperor……"
Yang Shiqi looked at Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen looked at everyone calmly and said calmly: "Since there are loopholes in the navy's logistics, let them find ways to solve the loopholes on their own. Li Jian, send documents to Zheng He, Zhu Neng, Luo Guanying and others to let them arrange their own logistics Regarding the matter, no matter what method they use, I only care about the result, and the Navy Commander’s Office will support it if it should be supported."
Li Jian solemnly agreed: "I accept the decree."
Xu Huizu frowned and said uneasily: "Your Majesty, it's too late to distract them from logistical matters now. Japan and North Korea have been at war for more than half a month, and we don't know the status of the war yet."
Zhu Yunwen sat down and said confidently: "King Li Fangyuan of North Korea has the courage to refuse to come to the capital to plead guilty. He must have the ability to resist Japan's 300,000-strong army. Let the Navy not be anxious and do its own thing."
Xu Huizu's mouth twitched.
Li Fangyuan didn't dare to come because he was afraid of being dealt with by you. What does this have to do with resisting Japan's 300,000-strong army?
The North Korean army was fully prepared, and it would be good if they could gather 200,000. These people were scattered everywhere. The main force was either guarding the Ming Dynasty on the Yalu River, or guarding Li Fangyuan in Kyoto. The few local forces were all fed to the Ashikaga Shogunate. There is not enough food for the army.
It is estimated that Li Fangyuan would have gone to Jianzhou to seek refuge before the Ming Dynasty could improve the naval logistics. Your Majesty, are you taking too much leisure?
Although Li Fangyuan was not a good person and was a bit shady, he was still in trouble. Once the 300,000 Japanese troops occupied North Korea, the Ming Dynasty would have wiped out the Flower Imperial Palace in Beishandi. These people entrenched on the peninsula would also be a threat to the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di glanced at the map of Northeast China and squinted, as if he understood something.
Although Japan's 300,000 Japanese troops entered Korea, it was not far enough. The emperor planned to let the Japanese troops go far enough to reach a distance where they could not fight back against Japan, and then break into Japan in one fell swoop.
It's just that this strategy is somewhat costly to Li Fangyuan...
Zhu Yunwen didn't care about Li Fangyuan's life or death, nor even the life and death of the Korean Kingdom. What he really cared about was the Japanese Mishima. As long as these three islands are completely controlled and the Ainu are united, the four islands of Japan can be completely controlled.
Eliminating the source of all evil is far more valuable than annihilating those 300,000 Japanese troops. What's more, those 300,000 Japanese troops couldn't even hope to survive. Liaodong Dusi was not a vegetarian...
"Your Majesty, Master Uzang and others are about to enter the capital. What etiquette will the court use to receive them?"
Yang Shiqi asked.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a while and arranged: "Let's be more solemn. We should be polite first and then fight. No matter what, we should strive for a peaceful solution to the Uzbek issue."
Yang Shiqi, Xie Jin and others knew that behind the words "fighting for peace" there was another unsaid sentence, which was to never give up the use of force. Half a month ago, the imperial court had issued a document to transfer a group of 10,000 sergeants from the inland guard station and 10,000 sergeants from the Western Xinjiang capital to replace the defense. It also specified that Yuan Yue would lead the team back to Beijing. Emperor Jianwen was already preparing for the worst.
The issue of Uzang cannot be delayed any longer. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court's control over it has been very weak, and the control has reached a state of invisibility.
As a prosperous dynasty, it is impossible to tolerate this phenomenon forever!
Garrison troops, strengthen the control of Uzang, and let that land be under the control of the Central Plains Dynasty, so that there will be no shortage of prosperity.
Huo Lin, Hou Xian, and Chen Cheng returned to Beijing, bringing with them a group of eminent monks from Uzang and the future of Uzang. The Ministry of Rites paid great attention to this group of people. Chen Xingshan, the Minister of Rites, personally led people to welcome them to the suburbs...
——[I would like to apologize to everyone, but the old book has been temporarily changed to the first update. Brothers who can’t wait can save it for a while.
The initial stage of opening a new book requires more energy and needs to be revised and adjusted from time to time, which takes a lot of time.
Jingxue doesn’t want to update less, but I can’t keep up with my energy for the time being. In order to ensure that it doesn’t collapse in the future, I can only slow down the speed. Please understand, I also need to live, repay loans, work, and work overtime...]
