Zheng Zhilong sent someone to pass the order, which was to let Zong Yicheng serve as the outpost of the Ming army. If the Japanese navy was found to appear, a red flag would be raised high on the island. Among them, there are 500 warships under one red flag and 300 warships under one blue flag to warn Busan.
The reason why Zong Yicheng is asked to do this is because the Ming army does not have enough troops to control such a large island of Tsushima, at least in the short term!
Nowadays, the manpower of the Ming army is used to search and suppress the Japanese scattered in the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula; if there are fewer people sent to Tsushima Island, and these Japanese have different intentions, it will be like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and it will be useless at the critical moment; if There are more troops sent to Tsushima. Once the troops are dispersed, the war will be more dangerous and uneconomical.
At this time, Zong Yicheng heard the Ming army general's shouting and asked, and he quickly squeezed out a smile and said: "Of course you have to do your best in the affairs of the commander-in-chief, and there will never be any mistakes!"
After hearing this, the general of the Ming army was quite satisfied with Zong Yicheng's respectful attitude, so he was ready to go back and pay the order. However, before leaving, he warned Zong Yicheng: "If you act evil, the commander-in-chief said, you will be destroyed." Horse Island!”
"Don't dare, don't dare..." After hearing this, Zong Yicheng immediately nodded and bowed, and responded repeatedly.
So, just like this, about a quarter of an hour later, Zong Yicheng saw that the Ming army's warships had gone away, so he turned around and returned to his home. At the same time, his face suddenly darkened: a dignified lord with a hundred thousand stone, facing How could a small Ming army leader be so respectful and respectful? How could he be happy?
His men, watching from beginning to end, naturally understood what he was thinking. The older attendant among them said to him: "The feudal lord does not need to worry. In the opinion of a villain, although the Ming army is tyrannical for a while, it is ultimately just an outside army." , no need to worry!”
"Oh?" When Zong Yicheng heard the sound, he immediately raised his head, looked at the man and asked, "How do you say it?"
If he hadn't seen the strength of the Ming army, why would he have taken the initiative to humiliate him!
The other followers were also a little curious and looked at the older man, wanting to hear what he had to say?
I only heard this older follower analyze to Zong Yicheng: "How is the war in Korea? After all, it is only the Ming army themselves who are talking about it. Where are the heads of the Japanese great ministers or the Laozhong adults? No! No! The Koreans are talking about it. What is the real situation? We must not just listen to what the Ming army says and believe it. As far as what we can see on Tsushima Island, the Ming army should be dominant on the North Korean side. At least for now, the navy is the Ming army A great victory. But so what?"
"So what?" Zong Yicheng repeated with a little suspicion after hearing this.
"Yes, so what!" The man continued, "The Korean war situation is of great importance to the Japanese country. The general will definitely not give up. Therefore, follow-up reinforcements will definitely come. And the villain concludes that once they come, If so, we must be sure that we can defeat the Ming Dynasty navy and then match the strength of the Korean Japanese army. Otherwise, my lord, think about it, if the general sends a navy that cannot be beaten, then why bother? "
Hearing this, Zong Yicheng couldn't help but nodded. I have already sent people to report the strength of the Ming army to Edo. After such a long time, we have not seen an increase in the number of Ming army warships, which shows that the strength of the Ming army navy is still what was reported to Edo. In this case, the navy sent by the General will definitely be able to defeat the Ming Navy, and will be sent only when it is sure.
After thinking this way, he suddenly felt confident.
And the older follower continued: "In addition, if the Ming army is really strong enough, why does it have to let the feudal lord do this? Why don't we just send people to garrison Tsushima Island, or just go to Kyushu Island directly? . Therefore, the villain speculates that the Ming army must be insufficient in strength. Back then, the Ming Dynasty sent a total of only 40,000 to 50,000 troops to North Korea. At most, it was only about 70,000. Now this time, it can How many come?”
Having said this, he paused and analyzed confidently: "Although the Ming Dynasty has many people, it is too far away from here. Therefore, it is not that the Ming Dynasty does not want to send more troops, but that it cannot afford to send so many." Army. However, the Japanese side is different. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, it is much closer, so the burden of logistical supplies will naturally be smaller. If the general goes crazy, he can send an army of 200,000 people. "
At this point, the meaning of what this man said was already very clear.
As the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom continues, the final winner must be the Japanese Kingdom. The decisive factor is the issue of logistical supplies.
In response to this, Zong Yicheng finally showed a smile on his face and praised: "Sure enough, Jiang is old and spicy, yes, yes! With that said, everything will be clear!"
To be honest, he was really frightened by the Ming army for a while before. But at this time, he really didn't have any worries anymore. The country of Tsuima is too small and can only embrace the lap of a strong person. This strong person can only be the Japanese country!
With this in mind, he immediately began to issue orders, asking his men to do what the Ming army told them first, and then provide false information to the Ming army when the Japanese navy arrived. In this way, the Japanese army could be destroyed. Ming army, he will have some credit. I can also get a favor from the General!
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Here in Busan, the captured Japanese were doing hard labor and rebuilding the Busan Port for military use.
Observation posts have also been established on nearby mountains, including on outlying islands such as Geoje Island, forming a complete set of early warning mechanisms. As for the Tsushima early warning, it is actually only the most peripheral link. Whether it exists or not does not affect the entire early warning mechanism.
For Zheng Zhilong, he often attacks others secretly, so he naturally has to guard against being attacked by others. It is for this reason that in addition to establishing his own set of early warning mechanisms, he only sent people to pass orders. By the way, he asked Muneyishari of Tsushima Island to give the order.
But what he didn't expect was that Zong Yoshicheng took himself too seriously, thinking that he was an important part of the early warning mechanism of the Ming army, and was already thinking about tricking the Ming army to please Tokugawa Iemitsu.
At this time, Zheng Zhilong was on the mountainside where Inoue Shigemasa committed suicide, overlooking the construction of the port, and at the same time overlooking the sea and the direction of Japan.
Regarding the Japanese country, Zheng Zhilong can be said to be a Ming Dynasty man who is familiar with Japanese affairs. After all, he had settled in Japan before, married a wife and had a son.
He knew how strong the overall strength of the Japanese country was. Although North Korea defeated the Japanese army, the Japanese country still had the strength to fight. It is definitely not something that he, Zheng Zhilong, with more than 10,000 naval troops, or Li Dingguo and Lu Da, with more than 10,000 cavalry, can conquer.
In the past, the Japanese were able to defeat Japan only by taking them by surprise and attacking them unprepared. But now, this advantage is gone. On the contrary, the Japanese side still knew nothing about how many troops would come, who would lead them, and when they would arrive. Relatively speaking, Japan is in the dark, and we are in the light. This upcoming war may not be easy to fight!
But it's not that he doesn't have a trump card here. Although the war is difficult to fight, he is not afraid of fighting. The Japanese navy is coming!
In addition, Zheng Zhilong also had something unexpected, that is, the more than ten thousand cavalry troops of Li Dingguo and Lu Da actually defeated the entire Japanese army in North Korea. It is estimated that within a month, the remnants of Japanese troops scattered in the mountains and forests will be wiped out.
Thinking of this, he was a little relieved. Now that his navy can rely on North Korea, he no longer has to worry about being surrounded by the superior Japanese navy on the island. This can be regarded as increasing his chances of winning and giving him more confidence.
"Ah, it would be great if we knew the strength of the Japanese navy!" Zheng Zhilong thought about all this and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
As he was talking, he suddenly saw a ship approaching in the distance, flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty, but it was not a ship of the Ming Dynasty. This surprised him a little, and he immediately picked up the telescope and looked at it.
It was a bit far away at first and it was difficult to see clearly the people standing on the deck. However, Zheng Zhilong felt a little familiar, so he took a closer look for a while, and suddenly he was overjoyed. He quickly put down the telescope and said: "Let's go down and greet my fifth child!"
To be honest, he has always been a little worried about Zheng Zhibao's safety. Although the emperor had already reminded him, he immediately sent someone to notify Zheng Zhilong to evacuate, but he didn't see anyone, so he was worried after all. When I saw him at this time, I felt reassured and naturally felt happy.
By the time he got down to the dock, Zheng Zhibao's ship was already "escorted" by two naval warships, one on the left and one on the right.
"Brother, I'm back!" Zheng Zhibao looked at the busy scene in front of him and saw the figures in red military uniforms everywhere. He rushed to the very friendly room and suddenly saw his long-lost eldest brother striding towards the dock surrounded by a group of generals. , and quickly waved hello excitedly.
However, Zheng Zhilong was obviously more mature. Although he was happy, he did not lose his composure. He stood on the dock and watched his fifth brother jump off the boat and hurry over.
It can be seen that there are no missing arms or legs, all the beard and tail are back!
Zheng Zhibao walked quickly to his eldest brother, and then suddenly remembered something. He immediately turned serious, stood still, clasped his hands and reported: "The Jin Yiwei Hundreds have seen the commander, and he has a report on the Japanese military situation!"
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect his fifth brother to be so serious.
However, he knew his younger brother, and he immediately understood that the fifth brother should have felt that the emperor was still concerned about his safety, so he put the emperor's life first.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong was also grateful, and he also straightened his face and said: "Please speak!"
Although he is the commander-in-chief, there is just a hundred households across from him, but this hundred households are the Jinyiwei Baihu. They are not under the control of him, the commander-in-chief, but directly under the emperor. Therefore, regardless of the relationship between brothers, he also has to Treat the person in front of you politely.
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