Not long after, a red flag and a blue flag were raised on the high ground of Tsushima Island. They were fluttering in the wind and could be seen from a distance.
The Busan observation post immediately saw these two flags and immediately flew to report to the Chinese army.
Hearing the news, Zheng Zhilong hadn't spoken yet, but Zheng Zhibao next to him said in surprise: "What? Only about 800 warships came?"
"What is raised on Tsushima Island is a red flag and a blue flag. That's almost eight hundred warships." Zheng Zhilong turned to his fifth brother and explained.
After hearing this, Zheng Zhibao said with suspicion: "This is not normal. When I left Edo, Tokugawa Iemitsu had already assembled about two thousand warships. Not only did he use all his old skills, but also He was much more ruthless than Toyotomi Hideyoshi in bullying and inducing daimyo from various places. How could it be possible that only 800 warships came?"
During the Toyotomi Hideyoshi era, in order to recruit enough warships, Toyotomi Hideyoshi made preparations in advance. He requested that all the daimyo territories in the coastal countries should be sent from Hitachi in the east, through the South China Sea to Shikoku and Kyushu, and in the north from Akita and Sakata to China. One hundred thousand stones were spent to prepare two large ships. Each seaport sent out ten sailors for every hundred households, riding on the large ships built by the great names of various countries. In addition, for the ships used by his own army, the daimyo of various countries built three large ships and five medium ships for every 100,000 stones. The required construction costs were allocated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; the daimyo of each country reported the required construction costs in a budget sheet, and allocated half of it first, and then paid it off after the ship was completed.
As for Tokugawa Iemitsu, except that the first batch of warships was collected using Toyotomi Hideyoshi's method, the collection of the second batch of warships was a bit shameless. The military order given to various places means that if the daimyo of various places does not provide troops and ships with food, it is a conspiracy to imitate Tokugawa Ieyasu and rebel. If he has such an idea during the national war, Tokugawa Iemitsu will first eliminate any dissidents. 's famous name. If all the big names paid according to their share, or even more, the occupied Korean land would be divided according to the amount of effort.
It was through this method of coercion and inducement that Zheng Zhibao witnessed with his own eyes the warships and troops assembled by Tokugawa Iemitsu. But now Zong Yicheng of Tsushima Island said that only 800 ships came, but he didn't believe it.
After Zheng Zhilong listened to his fifth brother's detailed explanation, he frowned and thought about it.
Seeing this, one of his generals guessed: "Could this be the vanguard of the Japanese navy?"
"It's possible!" Zheng Zhilong nodded and said, "Pass this order to the commander-in-chief and prepare the entire army for war!"
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the generals clasped their fists and accepted the order.
As soon as the military meeting ended, Zheng Zhilong heard from his bodyguard that Li Dingguo was visiting, so he hurried out to greet him.
"Commander Zheng, are the Japanese reinforcements coming?" Li Dingguo's first sentence when he saw Zheng Zhilong was to ask about the military situation.
"Well!" Zheng Zhilong led Li Dingguo to sit down and talk, while nodding in reply, "Just now Zong Yicheng of Tsushima Island put up a red flag and a blue flag. According to the agreement, it is the Japanese country with about 800 warships. The navy appears."
After hearing this, Li Dingguo frowned and said: "This Zong Yicheng is from the Japanese country. I am afraid that he and I, Daming, cannot be of the same mind. I cannot believe his words!"
Zheng Zhilong smiled after hearing this and said: "Of course, I can't trust him completely. Let him deliver the news, just to be more vigilant and prepare to fight against the Japanese navy!"
Hearing what he said, Li Dingguo felt a lot more relieved. He stood up and clasped his fists and saluted: "The commander knows what he knows, so I can rest assured. I also have to prepare for war over there. Those Japanese prisoners have to be taken farther inland." Go and prevent any changes. If the commander-in-chief needs it, just send someone to send a message."
"Haha, okay!" After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong also stood up and said with a smile.
Li Dingguo turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly stopped and turned to Zheng Zhilong and said: "The Japanese reinforcements must have learned the lessons of the first war and will no longer think about defeat. Therefore, they are probably coming with a fierce force. Lu Da On Shuai's side, it is estimated that the search and suppression of the Japanese are almost done, so I will immediately send him a message and ask him to lead the army. In short, we are prepared!"
"Okay, okay, that's a lot of work!" Zheng Zhilong heard that the troops on land were strengthened, which he relied on. Of course he was happy, and he immediately agreed.
So, Li Dingguo cupped his fists and saluted again, and then he was ready to leave.
But at this moment, a personal guard suddenly came to report that Duima Fan Zong Yicheng secretly sent someone to report something important to the commander-in-chief.
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was a little surprised and invited Li Dingguo to sit in to see what news Zong Yicheng had to say.
The man who came was the older follower next to Zong Yicheng, named Liu Bide. When he entered the Chinese army's tent, he immediately respectfully saluted in accordance with Ming Dynasty etiquette and said: "Come to Marshal Zheng, my lord has sent a villain. Present the latest military information of the Japanese navy."
After finishing speaking, he took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands.
Zheng Zhilong had no expression. He just took the letter from the personal guard who forwarded it, read it over, and then handed it to Li Dingguo who was sitting next to him. Finally, he looked at Liu Bid and asked: "The Japanese Navy is hiding on Tsushima Island." , a total of 832 warships of various colors?"
"Commander, yes." Liubid quickly replied, "This is the vanguard of the Japanese navy, and there are two thousand warships coming from behind. My lord wants the Ming Dynasty to take advantage of the arrival of the main force of the Japanese navy. Before, we annihilated the vanguard of these Japanese naval forces and dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese navy. In this way, this battle can be won!"
"Oh!" Zheng Zhilong did not comment, but changed the subject and said, "Your lord is thinking about my Ming Dynasty. Is it possible that he is deceitful?"
At this time, Li Dingguo had also read the letter and looked up at the ongoing conversation.
"There!" When Liu Bid heard this, he quickly denied it, knelt down and kowtowed and replied, "Commander Mingjian, I have been bullied by the Japanese country for a long time, Ma Fan. If the Ming Dynasty can defeat the Japanese country, at least I can benefit from Ma Fan. My vassal master’s loyalty to the Ming Dynasty can be learned from heaven and earth!”
Having said this, he quickly added: "Tsima Fan is very mountainous and the land is barren, and there is not much output at all. But the Japanese country forcibly confiscated military rations. I was miserable in Tsuima Fan and I really couldn't bear the Japanese army." Forced conquest, these are the lord's clear words to the villain. I have absolutely no preference for the Japanese country towards Ma Fan!"
Zheng Zhilong listened and nodded, accepting his explanation. Then he began to ask about the details of the Japanese navy's forward. And Liubid also answered them one by one. Li Dingguo beside him remained silent and listened attentively.
Zheng Zhibao, who was standing behind Zheng Zhilong, wanted to interrupt several times. He obviously had something to say, but in the end he held back.
After a long while, Zheng Zhilong asked no questions, and said to Liubid with a smile: "Okay, please repay your lord and say that I will remember his report this time!"
"Commander, do you need me to cooperate with Ma Fan in a sneak attack on this Japanese navy forward?" Liu Bid heard this and quickly reminded him.
After Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately said calmly: "This matter needs to be discussed further. If there is any action, just let your lord meet again and cooperate!"
"Hi!" After hearing this, Liubid quickly agreed and then left.
As soon as he left, Li Dingguo frowned and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Commander, this Japanese man's words cannot be trusted at all!"
"Yes, brother!" Zheng Zhibao, who had been holding back until now, quickly interrupted and reminded, "How could Zong Yicheng help me, Daming!"
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong looked at them with a smile and said: "The Japanese navy invaded in a large scale. Even the forwards were far more numerous than our warships. Under such a massive offensive, he wanted to help Ma Fan and Ming Dynasty. Aren’t you worried that the Ming Dynasty will suffer a defeat, and he will be the first to suffer disaster and be massacred by the Japanese? Haha, I don’t believe it either!”
After hearing what he said, Li Dingguo and Zheng Zhibao looked at each other with expressions of relief.
When it comes to being cunning and cunning, how could Zheng Zhilong be so bad? In the past, he was among the pirates and got involved in conspiracy. Just from the perspective of human nature, I feel that Ma Fan is unreliable.
While Zheng Zhibao was relieved, he also said some things he had just heard about Liu Bid's words that were not entirely true, in order to prove that Zheng Zhibao's guess was true. After finishing speaking, Zheng Zhibao showed a fierce look and said to his brother: "This Zong Yicheng still wants to deceive us. When we turn around, we will kill him!"
The Zheng family is a pirate, so naturally they are not a soft-hearted person. Zong Yicheng had bullied them, so he naturally wanted to take revenge.
In response, Zheng Zhilong nodded and said: "Not killing is not enough to let them know that the Ming Dynasty cannot be bullied!"
When he said this, it was as if he was here because of state affairs. After hearing this, Li Dingguo didn't object. The morale of this post-fall settlement has been settled.
After Zheng Zhilong and the others confirmed the conclusion, they discussed how to deal with the next battle situation.
According to the inference, the Japanese navy clearly set a trap for them to attack by surprise and fall into an ambush.
In this case, the Japanese navy must not be able to get what they want. So what can the Ming Dynasty Navy do to achieve the most advantage?
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On Tsushima Island, after Lubid returned in a hurry, he immediately reported the situation to Zong Yicheng.
After Zong Yicheng heard this, he immediately took him to the port near the Japanese country to ask for a meeting with the Japanese commander Ii Naotaka. After he personally reported the situation, as expected, Ii Naotaka was still uneasy, so he asked Liu Bide reported to Ii Naotaka and answered some of Ii Naotaka's detailed questions.
After Ii Naotaka had no problem, Zong Yicheng said with a charming smile: "Sir, if there is such a good opportunity, then Zheng Yiguan will definitely repeat his old tricks and attack the Japanese navy again."
Unexpectedly, Ii Naotaka looked at him like a fool after hearing this.
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