Chapter Eighty-Eight: Let the Wolf in and Fight
Three kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula, Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo. Baekje and Silla are bordered by the sea and are separated by a strait from Fuso, and the country is mostly plain basins.
Goguryeo, on the other hand, has the largest land area among the three countries, with the shortest and most winding coastline, and mountainous land, so although the country is large, its national strength cannot be better than that of the other two countries.
It is precisely for this reason that the three countries contain each other, maintain a delicate balance, and there is no situation in which one dominates.
The Three Kingdoms were originally the vassal kingdoms of the Ming Dynasty, and every year they had to show their loyalty, and at the same time pay tribute to all kinds of rare jewels, rare beasts, beautiful women and wines, etc.
Later, the Ming Dynasty weakened, the Manchu Qing rose, and the Three Kingdoms were once controlled by the Manchus. After the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Jiangchuan rose, and the Three Kingdoms became vassal states of Liaodong again.
Now that Jiang Chuan has become the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms naturally reclaim their claims to the Ming Dynasty.
Since this is the case, the Ming Dynasty will naturally be responsible for the protection of the three Koreans.
The marshal of the Liaodong Theater was set up in the barracks near the king's capital of Goguryeo at this time, and the marshal of the Liaodong Theater, Ran Wu, was playing against the deputy general in the marshal's tent, and there was no trace of anxiety in the calm faces of the two.
The chief of staff, who was in charge of intelligence gathering and the preparation of the battle plan, walked in and reported: "Marshal, the envoy of the king of Silla has come again, crying and complaining, saying that if our army does not go again, those Fuso people will occupy their royal capital. The envoy of Baekje is still waiting in the camp. The king of Goguryeo also sent his most trusted brother to ask where the army would go. ”
Ran Wu didn't speak, his eyes were still on the chessboard in front of him, but the deputy marshal spoke.
"Chief of Staff, these guys now know that they are in a hurry. It wasn't like that before. Our troops stationed in the DPRK asked them for a little food, grass and military salaries, but they all kinds of perfunctory shirks and changed their ways to cry poor. Damn, now that the Japanese are at the door, I'm in a hurry, and I want us to protect them. In the words of His Highness, these people are born lowly bones, pure white-eyed wolves. ”
The chief of staff smiled: "Isn't it, this time let's let the wolf Fusang in to stimulate them and make them understand our importance." If we don't take advantage of their requests and give them a good knock, they won't have a long memory. ”
The deputy marshal continued: "If it weren't for His Highness's disdain for the fact that these birds don't, these three kingdoms would have let us settle down a long time ago, where would they still have the right to speak." ”
It is not that the courtiers and generals under Jiang Chuan have not moved the idea of occupying the Korean Peninsula.
The three Koreans seem to be three countries, but the strength of the three countries bundled together is not enough for a theater of operations in the Liaodong Theater.
Moreover, the three nationals are weak, and the so-called army is often a joke.
Jiang Chuan believes that instead of spending a lot of manpower, material resources and energy to occupy and govern, it is better to let them toss by themselves, as long as they pay tribute regularly. If there is an invasion by foreign enemies, it can be regarded as a buffer, so that Daming can free up time to prepare for war.
That's why the three Koreans have been able to exist to this day.
This invasion of Fusang was not only the intelligence warning transmitted by Jiangchuan from Jining City, but also the intelligence personnel sent by the Liaodong Theater and the intelligence personnel of the Lifan Yuan, and even captured a lot of Fusang meticulous work.
There are all kinds of signs that Fuso is about to invade North Korea on a large scale.
If Ran Wu had the heart, he could drive them all into the sea when the Fusang army landed unsteadily.
If it were an ordinary army, or an ordinary general, it would probably do this.
But Ran Wu is now in a high position, and his judgment of war is no longer limited to the battlefield, but has risen to the height of politics.
The reason why he let the wolf in so far was to let the three Korean countries learn a lesson, let them know how many catties and taels they had, and let them know that the master is the master, but it is not something that a small country like them can handle at will.
In addition, through this Fusang invasion, it can also weaken the strength of the Three Kingdoms, allowing them to continue to maintain a delicate balance after the war, and at the same time become more dependent on the suzerainty of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, the real confidence to dare to do this is that Ran Wu has full confidence in himself and the army in his hands.
Of course, these were all reported to Jiang Chuan in advance, and Jiang Chuan agreed to do so.
"General!" Ran Wu suddenly let out a low shout, and when the head cannon was fighting the cattle across the mountain, he told the deputy marshal's handsome to death.
The deputy marshal was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Marshal, you are taking advantage of my lack of attention to sneak attack." ”
Ran Wu straightened up and said, "You don't pay attention to playing chess, you deserve to lose." ”
After that, he got up, walked to the huge map of North Korea behind the Shuai case, and asked the chief of staff while looking at it: "How is the army prepared?" ”
The chief of staff took a few steps forward and reported: "The total number of troops we brought to Korea this time is 150,000, including 50,000 national defense forces and 100,000 national guards. Now all the troops have entered their designated positions according to the plan, and as long as the marshal gives the order, they can attack at any time. ”
After another pause, the chief of staff continued: "In addition, the military salaries of one million stone grain and grass and five million taels of silver raised by the three Korean countries have also been paid. On the navy's side, Marshal Deng also sent someone over to report the news, saying that the navy's fleet was already in a predetermined position and could copy the back road of the Japanese at any time. ”
Ran Wu nodded, thought for a while, and asked, "How is the progress of the Japanese Kou now?" ”
The chief of staff stepped forward and gestured with his hand on the map, saying: "The Japanese soldiers are divided into three routes, except for the men and horses left behind at the three landing sites, the three groups of men and horses are each attacking towards Wangjing of the three Korean countries. Now that Wanggyong in Baekje has been surrounded by the Japanese Invaders, the Warriors of the Wonks have also been found not far from the Wangkyung of Silla.
Only on the side of Goguryeo, because our army is stationed here, the men and horses of the Wako are currently staying at the junction of Goguryeo and Baekje Silla, and it seems that they want to prevent our army from rescuing Baekje and Silla. However, they did not know that our army had already secretly infiltrated the two countries. ”
After hearing this, Ran Wu muttered slightly and said, "From far to near, first clean up the Japanese who surrounded Baekje Wangjing, and when that side makes a move, the Silla side will also start to move." As for the Border Mountain, since they want to spy on us, let him stay first, so as not to scare them away. At the same time, inform Marshal Deng that the navy must block the back road of the Japanese pirates, lest they run back to Fusang. ”
The chief of staff took notes one by one and said with a smile: "Now you can stop the mouths of the envoys of the three Korean countries, I have been annoyed to death by these guys these days." I really didn't know that these sticks were so uncomfortable to entangle people, and they cried like resentful women, which made me really big. ”
The Chief of Staff's words made everyone in the big tent laugh.