April 19. 癸巳月. Ding Weiri.

Compared with the quiet of the expedition a year ago, this expedition can be described as a big fanfare.

First of all, last year was Zhu Zhanji's first expedition, and no one knew whether he would be able to let the army be like a finger and win the battle. Secondly, it is also necessary to keep the secret of exterminating the Japanese pirates, otherwise the Japanese will get the news and flee, and the army will be blind.

But this time is different, last year's big battle has proved Zhu Zhanji's coordination ability. Moreover, the generals of several major fleets were obedient to Zhu Zhanji's words, and there was no concern about confusion in command.

Now that Daming has two major bases on Jeju Island and Tsushima Island, and has a stronghold for the attack on Dongying, there is no need to worry about the army having no place to rest.

And this time it's against Dongying's native force, so you don't have to worry about them absconding. If you can escape, the monk can't escape the temple, so big Dongying is there, and there are attack points everywhere.

Therefore, this time the expedition was carried out with great fanfare, and in addition to the addition of tens of thousands of troops to the navy, even the landing force was prepared with 30,000 men.

Moreover, this was also the first large-scale use of firearms in the Ming army, with Liu Sheng as the general firearms battalion, and the musketeers alone brought 6,000 people.

In addition, Zhu Zhanji's Yu Linwei was also equipped with 3,000 double-barreled muskets, and the number of musketeers alone was nearly 10,000.

Today's Dongying is still in the era of cold weapons, except for a few small artillery, the number of firearms is not even a thousand, such a war advantage, no matter how brave the Japanese are, can not offset the gap in science and technology.

Of course, there is another main reason why everyone is so confident is that the Ming fleet is invincible. As long as the sea power of the Japanese people is destroyed, the Ming army can choose the battlefield at will, so that the Japanese people are exhausted.

The speed of the ship is much faster than that of the shore to transfer troops, and when the Ming army can take the initiative to choose the battlefield, it can beat the east of the coastline full of holes.

The only thing that can help the people of Dongying is the typhoon.

However, the annual typhoon season is generally after June, as long as you take precautions, the Ming Dynasty will not repeat the mistakes of Mengyuan.

After all, the shipbuilding technology of the Ming Dynasty is more than one level higher than that of the Mengyuan period.

Yuejianglou Wharf, the afternoon is coming, Zhu Zhanji knelt on one knee, and gave a military salute to the prince Zhu Gaochi who came to see him off, and said: "Father doesn't need to send it again, the child must let the rebellious ministers and thieves in Dongying bow down and raise the prestige of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Zhanji sat on the soft couch, his fat body covered with sweat. "Ji'er must remember that everything in heaven and earth is life, and you should not make up and kill evil, and use it together, and you should also use it as the main thing."

His eyes glanced at Zhu Zhanji's right rear, and he lowered his voice and said, "Let other small countries know the majesty of my Ming Dynasty, and let them know that my Ming Dynasty is compassionate." ”

At this time, of course, Zhu Zhanji would not argue with him, and simply responded: "The child obeys orders!" ”

Zhu Zhanji stood up, threw Zhu Gaochi to the ground again, then straightened up, raised his right arm, and then the neat sound of gongs and drums sounded.

With the beat of the drum, Zhu Zhanji, who was fully uniformed, walked step by step to the pontoon bridge built by more than a dozen small boats, and boarded the flagship treasure ship parked in the center of the river.

The drumbeat of the ship immediately sounded, and a yellow flag of the sun and moon was raised.

At this time, the generals waiting on the dock lined up and boarded the treasure ship in turn. Behind them, nearly a hundred envoys from other small countries, as an observation group, also boarded the treasure ship.

These envoys were suggested by Zhu Zhanji to be sent on board by Zhu Di, the purpose of which was to let them know the strength of the Ming Dynasty and prevent them from rebelling.

In this era, no matter how good the effect of holding a military parade is, it does not have a greater impact on them to experience the war.

They boarded a boat with Zhu Zhanji here, but when they arrived at Xinjiangkou, they were assigned to a special warship.

The Ming only wanted them to experience the war, but they would not let them understand the operation of the Ming army.

At a moment in the afternoon, the auspicious time had arrived, and nearly 300 soldiers of the navy wrung iron anchors weighing thousands of catties, and hundreds of soldiers raised the sails of the ships with twelve masts.

Coupled with a helmsman team of more than 100 people, the giant ship slowly sailed downstream along the river.

Countless onlookers cheered with earth-shattering cheers, a head taller than ordinary people, and the heroic and extraordinary Zhu Zhanji won the confidence of all the people.

No one doubted Zhu Zhanji's ability, nor did he doubt that Zhu Zhanji would defeat the battle. Because Zhu Zhanji, the grandson, gave them confidence, which was built up little by little in the past.

From the beginning of the expedition to the grassland, he beheaded forty-three, and last year, he killed tens of thousands of Japanese and captured tens of thousands.

This is only an achievement on the battlefield, and what established the myth of his invincibility and God-endowed divine power was his influence on the people of the Ming Dynasty on weekdays.

He flew alone, he established a research institute, established Jiajiang Industrial Zone, and directly influenced countless people from spirit to life.

Everyone couldn't be more satisfied with this imperial heir, they didn't believe that this imperial heir with great luck would not be able to conquer a small Dongying.

But Zhu Zhanji knows very well that it is easy to defeat Dongying, but it is not so easy to conquer Dongying.

He also didn't want to spend too much energy in Dongying, as long as this war could achieve its strategic goals, it would be enough.

The Ming Dynasty needs to establish a hierarchical social circle in the surrounding countries, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty are born at a higher level than other small countries, and so that other small countries are yearning for the Ming Dynasty, rather than the Grand Duke of the world.

The people on the boat couldn't see it clearly, and Zhu Gaochi, who was extremely envious in his heart, sighed and said, "Go back to the palace......"

He also wanted to be like his own son, dominating the world and crisscrossing the world, but he knew that it would never be possible.

This body has dragged him down too much!

As soon as Zhu Zhanji on the ship got on the ship, Huang Yuan summoned generals from all sides, although these people only accounted for a small half of the major fleets, but most of them belonged to the command system of the naval headquarters.

They were tasked with commanding and issuing orders during the march of the army, and while they were not yet separated, they had to determine their respective tasks and operational regulations.

When the treasure ship arrived at the camp of the Xinjiangkou Naval Division, the hundreds of huge ships that had already formed a marching formation stopped side by side on the river.

The ship's envoys were transported by small boat to a two-thousand-stone battleship, and the army continued its departure.

The sky gradually darkened, and every other distance on both sides of the river, a fire would be lit, and these fires were all road guides, for fear that some warship would deviate from the course and run aground on the shore.

By the morning of the next day, the fleet had already arrived at the East Island of Chongming Island.

The Second Fleet and the Third Fleet, having received the order, were already waiting here, and Zhu Zhanji ordered the generals to hold their last large-scale meeting here before the expedition.

Wang Yan, the chief eunuch of the ceremonial superintendent, and Yuan Zuo, Langzhong of the military department, issued military talismans on behalf of Zhu Di and the military department respectively to convey the holy decree, and Zhu Zhanji also sent the battle plan of the entire navy to the hands of each commander.

The meeting lasted until the evening, and Zhu Zhanji stayed overnight on Chongming Island, where he did not sleep all night, met with every general, and personally issued combat missions.

When the sky was shining again, all the fleets set sail and set anchor and rushed out to the open sea.

The First and Second Fleets were to land on Tsushima Island on the northbound route, while the Third Fleet chose to move directly to the port of Nagasaki from the south to the north from the eastern front.

However, the Third Fleet only contained Dongying's forces, and now Dongying has deployed layers of troops on Kyushu Island, and the Ming Fleet will certainly not choose to fight hard and directly attack Nagasaki Port.

With the containment and restriction of the large army deployed by Zheng He on Tsushima Island, the Dongying people could not send warships to patrol the sea, let alone understand the situation of the Ming army.

Zhu Zhanji did not choose to fight the Toei army on Kyushu Island, but prepared to choose Osaka Prefecture to attack directly and attack Kyoto, the hometown of the Muromachi shogunate.

As long as Ashikaga Yoshinori can be captured directly, Toei's resistance will automatically collapse.

Coupled with the cooperation of Kitsuna, Ashikaga Yoshiji, and Ashikaga Mitsutaka, it is not a very difficult thing to disintegrate the ruling class of Toei.

"Your Highness, only when you come to the sea do you know the insignificance of human beings, and the concubine has never thought that one day she will be able to see such a wonderful scenery."

Liu Chenghui said with a smile: "Liangdi, I have never seen the sea, so I have so many feelings. The concubine has lived by the sea since she was a child, but she prefers a quiet mountain environment. ”

Lan Yan always felt that he couldn't see enough of the scenery in front of him, and when he looked at the boundless sea, he felt that his mind had also opened up, and all his troubles had disappeared.

As the coach, Zhu Zhanji occupies the entire first floor of the fourth floor of the big treasure ship, and he can enjoy the warm sunshine of this early summer by covering it with a cloth curtain on the deck.

And with the cover of the curtain, he was not afraid of his concubines and palace maids seeing the naked appearance of those sailors.

In this era, clothes were precious, sails at sea were prone to sweating, and almost all sailors were just a pair of calf pants and even worked bare-bottomed.

Except for the slower speed of the boat, Zhu Zhanji, who was lying on the recliner, wore sunglasses specially made for him by Ma Zhide, which was really not much different from later generations.

On this day, the ships arrived on Jeju Island, but the fleet did not stop, but only sent a ship to send the star lord Ko Yi-deok to the island.

Arriving at Yingtianfu a year ago, he carried the seal to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and voluntarily attached himself to the Ming Dynasty.

Although this move was opposed by the North Korean envoys, the opinions of an envoy were not placed in Zhu Di's heart at all.

However, Daming still saved some face for North Korea, and was willing to take out a boatload of cloth in exchange for the annexation of Jeju Island.

The North Korean side had no choice, and after two months of friction and instructions from the domestic king Li Fangyuan and Sejong, they could only accept the conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

Since March, this island, with an area of nearly 2,000 square kilometers, has officially belonged to the Ming Dynasty.

Jeju Island is sparsely populated, and Ko Yi-deok is simply crying and begging for the Ming army not to withdraw.

Now there are 10,000 navies stationed on the island, and it is unrealistic for Jeju Island to bear the military expenses of all these troops, because they simply do not have such a large capacity.

After some negotiations, Jeju Island will provide 4,000 ponies and 20,000 black pigs to the Ming army every year as military expenses.

Although these military expenditures are not high, they also set a precedent, that is, the military expenses of the Ming army are no longer completely borne by themselves, and the country where they are stationed also has to bear part of the military expenses.

This precedent will gradually form a system, including the garrison of Sumatra and the garrison of the Philippines, and the same standard will be applied in the future.

The civil servants strongly endorsed this policy, and without any opposition, it was directly adopted.

Although the Ming Dynasty is rich, the landlord's family has no surplus grain, so it can save a little bit.

After Jeju Island, they were already able to see patrolling Ming warships on the sea, and they blocked Dongying entirely, preventing any of Dongying's ships from going to sea, let alone ventilating the news.

When the fleet arrived in the open sea of Tsushima Island, it was welcomed by the fleet led by Zheng He, and Zhu Zhanji also met with the Ming delegation led by Jin Chun, who had been stranded on Tsushima Island for more than a month.

Zhu Zhanji didn't know much about Jin Chun, a historical figure, and he hadn't heard of this name before he crossed over, but this person was also a rare capable minister in this era.

In the information that Zhu Zhanji understands, this person is upright, has a clean breeze on his sleeves, and his ability is also outstanding. In addition to being too deeply influenced by Confucianism, some of the good people who should not have the behavior of important ministers of a country can be regarded as a capable and good official.

Of course, Zhu Zhanji would not put on a show for such a person, but he was relieved by kind words, and said some Guangtang words, praising him, so that he could stay on Tsushima Island with peace of mind.

Of course, he was not needed to fight, but after the war was over, he, the right secretary of the Ministry of Rites, wanted to appease the people of Dongying, so he naturally used it.

The main residence of the Zong family at that time has now become the command headquarters of the army. Zheng He originally lived here, but after Zhu Zhanji arrived, he naturally gave up the main house.

He was an internal prisoner, so he didn't have to shy away from it, and he didn't move out.

welcomed Zhu Zhanji into the inner house, and Zhu Zhanji analyzed with him in detail the difficulty of turning him directly into a general.

This difficulty is not the change of his identity, but the stability of tens of thousands of internal supervision systems.

However, he is now the director of the navy, and Zhu Di also ordered him to inherit the incense by a nephew, and he actually has no less benefits, but the difference is just a name.

In this regard, Zheng He can't find the slightest fault with Zhu Zhanji, after all, being able to become the naval director of hundreds of thousands of navies is already the greatest recognition for him.

Zheng He introduced Dongying's current situation before calling in the messenger sent by Ji Gang.

This time, he had a more detailed report on the military arrangements of the shogunate. And sent Ashikaga Yoshitsugu and Ashikaga Mitsutaka surrender letters.

In the letter, they promised to launch an uprising in Kyoto, Yoshino, Kanto and other places in response to the Ming military campaign on the day of the arrival of the Ming army.

Seeing these letters, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Does Director Zheng think Ashikaga Yoshiji can be relied on?" ”

Zheng He also laughed: "They can lose both, which is the most in the interests of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Yes, Daming not only needs an obedient dog, but also needs this dog not to be too strong, otherwise it will be difficult to restrain at that time!

(This chapter is written in an absent state, Saorui) ()

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