Chapter Eighty-Six: Leading an Army Alone

"Without Yi Sunsin's Korean navy, no matter how well equipped, it is just a bird with broken wings, and it will never be able to fly again." Hideyoshi said triumphantly: "Now all you have to do is to quickly return to the territory to gather men and horses, select generals to form the Ninth Army, and when the time comes, you will go with the army to Korea." ”

"You mean that the Ninth Legion is only one minister?" Xiubao couldn't believe his ears, this wasn't like he was going to exhaust all his family.

"Is there any problem, His Royal Highness Naomao of the First Legion, His Royal Highness Naohiro of the Fourth Legion, His Royal Highness Yoshihiro of the Fifth Legion, and of course, His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion of the Tenth Legion, they are all in charge of each other, besides, Li Sunsin has been removed, so you don't need to worry, and Gao Hu is also a veteran of a hundred battles, with his assistance, what is the problem?"

"What are you talking about, is His Royal Highness the Inner Mansion going out of battle this time?" Hideho didn't expect Hideyoshi to be able to persuade this old fox to send troops, and he felt a burst of joy in his heart, and couldn't help but sneak a few glances at Ieyasu.

"Yes, knowing that you are preparing to participate in the war, His Royal Highness of the Inner Mansion has to do something as an elder, am I right?" After saying that, Hideyoshi smiled kindly at Ieyasu.

Hideyoshi put the responsibility on himself in one sentence, so Hideho was very dissatisfied, he was willing to cut the seal back then, and Hideho had nothing to say, after all, he was a newcomer at that time, and he didn't have any scruples about the relationship with Ieyasu; But now it's different, after the last exchange in Edo, Hideho temporarily changed his mind, Taoguang kept obscure, and tried not to conflict with Ieyasu, but now Hideyoshi's old plan is repeated, isn't this to let his efforts go to waste? At this moment, Xiubao didn't dare to look up, let alone look at Ieyasu, for fear of being burned to ashes by the anger in his eyes.

"What His Royal Highness Taige said is reasonable, this is the first battle of His Highness in the waiting, and the ministers should do their best." Ieyasu replied respectfully, and there was not even a trace of dissatisfaction and resentment in his tone, which really made Hideho admire: "It's worthy of an old turtle." ”

"In that case, I'm relieved," Hideyoshi nodded with satisfaction and continued, "But the Uchifu has just recovered from a serious illness (it may be the so-called' Eye disease'), let His Royal Highness Hidetada go out of the battle instead of you, and one more point, according to the regulations, the daimyo east of Izu need to recruit 200 soldiers per 10,000 koku, but this may be a little unbearable, so the inner government will do it according to 100 people per 10,000 koku; ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ieyasu and Hideho bowed in response. According to Hideyoshi's order, the number of conscripts per 10,000 koku of the daimyo of each country was set as follows, in view of the geographical location:

600 in Shikoku and Kyushu;

500 in China and Kishu;

400 people from the five countries of Kinai;

350 people from Owari, Mino, Ise, and Omi Shikoku;

Wakasa, Echizen, Kaga, and Noto three hundred people;

300 people from the 4 countries of Junyuan 3 and Izu, and 200 people east of this;

From this point of view, Hideyoshi is indeed quite considerate of Ieyasu and Hidebo, Ieyasu has a long way to go, if he follows the above indicators, he will lead at least 40,000 people from Kanto to Nagoya, which no one can bear; Similarly, Hidebo's Yamato and Kii are not fuel-efficient lamps, and Ise has just gotten it, so it is indeed difficult for a strong man according to the above indicators, plus Hideyoshi does not want to over-consume the strength of the division, so he reduced Hidebo's enlistment by more than half, and now only needs to recruit 15,000 people, instead of nearly 50,000 people.

"Since there is no opinion, then let the Ministry of Governance carefully explain the number of recruits from each family this time." Xiu said casually, as if this expedition to Korea could not be defeated.

Seeing that everyone was staring at him with wide eyes, Sancheng was very excited and said: "There are a total of ten legions and a garrison on this expedition, and His Royal Highness Kobayakawa Hideaki will serve as the general of the whole army, leading 20,000 garrisons to garrison Busan;

General Kato Kiyomasa Kato, the general of the First Army, with 10,000 troops;

The general of the 2nd Army, Yukinaga Konishi, with 7,000 men from the headquarters, 1,000 from Munyoshitomo, 3,000 from Matsuura Zhennobu, 2,000 with Harunobu Arima, 1,000 with Kizen Omura, and 700 with Jungen Goto, totaling 14,700 men;

Kuroda Nagamasa, the general of the 3rd Army, with 5,000 men from the headquarters, 2,000 from Moriyoshisei, 600 from Takahashi Mototane, 800 from Shimazu Tadashine, 800 from Sagara Yoribo, and 500 from Ito Yubing, a total of 9,700 men; ”

Naoshige Nabeshima, the general of the Fourth Army, with 12,000 troops;

Shimazu Yoshihiro, the general of the Fifth Army, with 10,000 troops;

The general of the Sixth Army, Nagasune Motokin, had 3,000 men from the headquarters, 2,800 from Hideji Ikeda, 2,500 from Hidenari Nakagawa, 2,400 with Yoshiaki Kato, and 300 with Tanaga Akizuki, making a total of 11,000 men;

The general of the 7th Army, Wasuka Housekee, had 7,200 men in the headquarters, 2,700 in Ikoma Ichimasa, 1,200 in Wakiita Yasuji, and 800 in Kuroshima-dori, for a total of 11,900 men;

Uta Hideya, the general of the Eighth Army, 10,000 people in the headquarters and 30,000 people in Mori Hidemoto, a total of 40,000 people;

Toyotomi Hideho, the general of the Ninth Army, with 15,000 troops;

Tokugawa Hidetada, the general of the 10th Army, had 20,000 troops.

In addition, it was also arranged for Naoji Takahashi and Hirosumi Chikushi to seize Akuura, Mori Hidebo to seize Takeshima (now an isolated island, not Dokdo), and Asano Yukinaga to seize Nishiyuura, with a total of 10,000 troops.

In summary, the total number of combat troops was 184,000, and in order to transport food and grass and defend against the Korean naval forces, the Sixth and Ninth Army Corps were ordered to form a naval army and go to Nagoya to prepare for the battle, and the other generals must complete the combat preparations within two months, and be sure to arrive at Nagoya by the end of October. ”

"One hundred and eighty-four thousand!" Hideho couldn't help but gasp, the Battle of Bunroku was so tragic that only 159,000 people were recruited, but due to his participation and Ieyasu's involvement, the total number of troops invested in this Keicho Battle was more than 40,000 more than in history, and it seemed that there would be another fierce war in Korea in the future.

"As for the specific strategic deployment and policy, I will let you know when I arrive in Nagoya in two months." Hideyoshi said calmly that it is true that this kind of military secret will only be released before the war, so as not to leak the news and give North Korea a chance.

"Your Highness Taige, the minister has something unclear." Mori Hidemoto suddenly moved out of the side seat and asked, "His Royal Highness Jin Wu is only fifteen years old, and he may still be a little unfamiliar with the command of the battle, so it may be a little inappropriate to be appointed as the chief general, right?" In Xiuyuan's eyes, this Jin Wuzhong Nayan just climbed to this position by nepotism, and let such a soft bag command an army of 180,000 people, which is "far-fetched" at best, and "the door is clamped" at worst.

"I understand what you mean," Hideyoshi was not annoyed by Hidemoto's questioning, but patiently explained: "Thinking that Pyongyang was newly defeated back then, and the Ming general Li Rusong led a strong army to storm Seoul, if it weren't for Beizhongzhong's acceptance of Yu Bihokan to turn the tide, I'm afraid our army would have been driven into the sea long ago." Now that Nayan is seriously ill, let Jin Wu go out for his father as an adopted son, and the tiger father has no dog son, and his father's prestige will definitely be able to calm the morale of the army and boost morale. Of course, what you said is not unreasonable, so I have decided to appoint Kankanbei as Kingo's military advisor, and with his assistance, Kingo can rest easy. ”

"Oh, His Royal Highness is the military advisor of His Royal Highness, the minister understands." With that, Xiuyuan suddenly returned to his seat with relief.

Such as Mizuki Kiyoshi that is, Kuroda Takataka, the former is his legal name after becoming a monk, commonly known as "Kuroda Kanbei" or "Kuroda Rushui", Toyotomi Hideyoshi was only the commander of Nobunaga's army, Rushui followed him to the south and the north, participated in almost all the battles of unifying Japan, and Takenaka Shigeharu was called "the world's two soldiers", and was the most important advisor in the later period of the Toyotomi family.

It can be said that Rusui represents the highest art and wisdom of war in the Warring States period, and if he can't capture Korea in person, then there will be no second person in Japan who can achieve his goal. It's no wonder that as soon as he heard that Rushui was out of the horse, Xiuyuan stopped talking, which shows that this officer and guard is indeed very trustworthy.

"Since there's no problem, let's disperse here, and we'll see you in Nagoya in two months!" Hideyoshi smiled heartily.

"Ha, the ministers are leaving!" After that, all the daimyo withdrew from the big hiroma in order, but I didn't expect Hideho to be stopped by Hideyoshi as soon as he arrived at the door, could it be that where did he show his feet again?

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