Although Haoge escaped again, most of the Japanese who came ashore were not as lucky as him, or they left their lives on the shore or fed the fish. In short, the losses of the Japanese before and after this battle were It can be described as a disastrous failure.
By evening, there were only about 500 Japanese naval warships that had safely escaped back to Tsushima. The 100,000 Japanese troops who subsequently arrived in Busan also suffered losses of more than 30,000. This was because more Japanese soldiers were spared because naval warships were docked, preventing the transport ships they were riding from from docking.
However, no matter what, after the first battle, especially when they arrived by boat in a daze, before they had time to feel happy, they were severely defeated by the Ming army. Three out of ten people died, which was a blow to their morale. , that is definitely very big.
You must know that in the internal wars of the Japanese country, there was no such thing as a war with so many casualties at one time. Even if five hundred people died, it would be a disastrous defeat.
As the sun sets, Tsushima Island is full of Japanese people who have escaped back. They are all dejected and extremely depressed. From time to time, I saw Japanese people crying and wiping away their relatives and friends. Morale was so low that the Japanese army had never seen it before.
The surviving daimyo among the Japanese, such as Shimazu Mitsuhisa and others, gathered around Ii Naotaka, waiting for him to make up his mind, what should be done next?
But unfortunately, Naotaka Ii fell ill and no one saw him. In this case, it would be an even greater blow to the morale of the Japanese.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa even wanted to take his men and withdraw to Satsuma Domain first. However, the Tokugawa shogunate still had its prestige, and for a while, he just dared to think about it in his heart.
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Completely opposite to Tsushima, on the Busan side, after the victory, the Ming army soldiers were extremely happy. When they see their colleagues, whether they recognize them or not, they give them a bear hug to express their joy.
Li Dingguo, Zheng Zhilong, Lu Da and others rushed to see Lu Xiangsheng, with uncontrollable smiles on their faces. Even Zheng Zhilong, who was living in a wealthy city, was still smiling.
Among them, Lu Da has the closest relationship with Lu Xiangsheng. He smiled and clasped his fists and said to Lu Xiangsheng, "Your Excellency, you came just in time. Otherwise, the general will bear the humiliation of defeat!"
"Hehehe..." Lu Xiangsheng also laughed after hearing this. It was of course very comfortable to be able to arrive in time and become the decisive force on the battlefield. However, after he laughed, he clasped his fists with both hands and saluted in the direction of the capital. Said: "It was the emperor who sent the order, asking me to do my best to help. Fortunately, I didn't delay and caught up with this war!"
Upon hearing that it was the emperor's order, everyone had the same expression.
When it comes to grasping the battlefield, who in this world can match the current emperor? Look, even if the emperor is far away in the capital, he can still control the war in Busan. What a god!
After some exclamation, Lu Xiangsheng began to ask about the details of the war here. After knowing that the Japanese side could be regarded as a war of overthrow, he immediately sneered and said: "So, the Japanese country is exhausted, and it is my turn." Ming Dynasty has shown its power."
Emperor Chongzhen told him his future strategy. The Japanese country must be conquered for the future of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, at this time, he decided to launch a counterattack against Japan.
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately clasped his fists and responded: "Sir, there are still 198 warships in the navy under the general's command. They are still capable of fighting, and there is no problem in dealing with the remaining Japanese navy. "
Although the number of Japanese naval warships is still much greater than that of his side. But no matter in terms of morale, the quality of the troops, or the advanced level of the warships and cannons, they are all better than the Japanese naval warships. This is the reason why Zheng Zhilong dares to say this.
However, after he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and reported to Lu Xiangsheng: "My lord, I saw in the previous battle that the red barbarian warships were also sandwiched among the Japanese naval warships to attack our army. But I must have There will definitely not be many Red Yi warships, and the general will be able to come back with revenge!"
"Oh, Hong Yi actually dares to come and join in the fun!" Upon hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng's eyes turned cold and he looked at Zheng Zhilong and said, "If I remember correctly, is there a Hong Yi station in the outer islands of southern Fujian?"
Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then realized that the outer islands of southern Fujian mentioned by the Governor should refer to Taiwan.
So, he immediately responded: "My lord, I remember correctly, there are indeed red barbarians on that island."
"Okay!" Lu Xiangsheng heard this and shouted coldly, "I will request the emperor in the victory document to ask Fujian and Guangdong to send troops to exterminate the red barbarians to demonstrate the power of the Ming Dynasty!"
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong wanted to say that he didn't need to trouble the court. As long as he sent an order, his fleet could destroy those red barbarians. But looking back, I realized that even though I had the strength, I couldn't do this. So, he didn't mention it and let Lu Xiangsheng come forward. When it comes time to wipe out those red barbarians, the Zheng family will definitely contribute.
Lu Xiangsheng, after asking about other information, summarized it and reported the victory to the emperor, and also issued a new military order.
First, continue to search and suppress the Japanese hiding along the coast of Busan, recall the Korean people on various islands, who are now considered the people of the Ming Dynasty, and open up wasteland and farm near Busan. Although it is too late this year, we must prepare for next year.
Second, Zheng Zhilong's navy officers began to clean up the warships left by the Japanese navy along the coast, repairing and using those that could be used. In addition, the naval warships attacked, putting pressure on Tsushima, otherwise they would have had the opportunity to rest and recuperate. Lu Xiangsheng believes that with so many people concentrated on Tsushima Island, logistics must be a problem. As long as the stalemate continues, the Japanese troops on Tsushima Island will be in chaos!
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At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, watched the live text broadcast of the battle through the eavesdropping system. Regarding Lu Xiangsheng's ability to arrive on the battlefield in time, he could only say that destiny was on the side of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, even if he issued an order to Lu Xiangsheng, he might not be able to catch up with this war.
In addition, regarding the Dutch helping the Japanese to defeat the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen would naturally not miss this opportunity to use troops from the Dutch in Taiwan. In fact, when Zheng Chenggong was used as a coastal defense guerrilla, he had already had this idea.
Now that he had an excuse, Emperor Chongzhen issued a direct decree to pursue Zheng Chenggong on his way to Fujian. Give him a decree and give him one year to eliminate or expel the red barbarians in Taiwan.
In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen was somewhat looking forward to whether Zheng Chenggong could successfully complete this historical task of regaining Taiwan as he had done in history.
After issuing this decree, Emperor Chongzhen's attention was focused on North Korea again.
It is already the end of October in the 18th year of Chongzhen, and the weather there should be very cold. I don’t know where the batch of cotton armor and food that I sent earlier are. They should be delivered in time, right?
Also, Zheng Zhilong's Denglai Navy suffered relatively large losses this time and must be replenished. However, warships cannot be obtained immediately by throwing money at them. There is a construction cycle.
With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen ordered not only to continue building warships, but also decided to postpone launching a large-scale war against the Japanese mainland.
Judging from the information currently available, the Japanese side will definitely be severely damaged after this battle. Maybe there will be civil strife soon. In this case, it is best to create a situation and promote it according to the script of Japanese civil strife.
Let the Japanese country continue to have more internal conflicts. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty’s temporary attention is still on the northwest and southwest of the Ming Dynasty. When the country is sorted out and Nanyang is also within the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence, then we will consider the Americas and prepare for large-scale transoceanic operations, and then conquer the Japanese country!
After clarifying this idea, Emperor Chongzhen sent another decree to Lu Xiangsheng, telling him his intentions and asking him to use troops according to this idea.
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While Emperor Chongzhen was busy with these things, Tsushima also ushered in the Ming's revenge.
Zheng Zhilong's navy approached Tsushima Island majestically, provoking the Japanese navy here. However, although the Japanese navy had more than twice as many warships as the Ming army, it seemed that it did not dare to go to war. It just huddled in the port and relied on the cover of the artillery on the shore to feebly retaliate against the Ming army's provocation.
Zheng Zhilong observed carefully during this process and did not find Hongyi's warship. He guessed that it seemed that Hongyi had run away first when he saw that the situation was not good, and did not accompany the Japanese side anymore.
Haha, the monk can escape but cannot escape the temple! Although Zheng Zhilong publicly asked the court to come forward, he was not the one who suffered the loss. He was already thinking about these Hongyi.
There is no red barbarian here on Tsushima Island, so it is in Nagasaki. Either he will escape to Taiwan, or else he will run to Batavia. No matter where you go, just wait!
After he led the navy to approach Tsushima Island for two consecutive days to provoke and demonstrate the power of the Ming Dynasty, some Japanese finally became afraid. For example, Shimazu Mitsuhisa saw that the situation was not good, and since he couldn't see Ii Naotaka, he simply sneaked away with his men.
Some other daimyo who had distant relations with the Tokugawa shogunate followed suit and also slipped away. They are not stupid. If they continue to stay here, there will be no good results. If they don't take advantage of this moment to escape, they will be fools!
Naotaka Ii was very old, but he still stayed up all night, didn't need to eat, and his emotions were ups and downs. In the end, he was greatly stimulated and hit, and fell ill all at once, and he couldn't understand the illness clearly.
Originally, he was still struggling to get well as soon as possible, but the Ming Dynasty navy came to visit, and people on the island were panicked. Naotaka Ii was worried, and his condition suddenly worsened.
Then, at this time, he heard that another daimyo ignored him and dared to run away. Thinking of the future of the Tokugawa shogunate, thinking of my own wisdom being in jeopardy, thinking of not being able to go back and explain to Tokugawa Iemitsu, I became desperate, furious, and finally died!
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