Tokugawa Iemitsu said: "Father, we can't fight without winning, last time they had a geographical advantage in Korea, and now in Japan, we have a geographical advantage, and we will definitely be able to snow the shame of the Korean War." ”

Tokugawa Hidetada shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not, this time the weapons of the Ming army have made great progress compared to the original, and the Ming army has always been known for corruption, and according to the news from the front, the Ming army is now strictly disciplined." Now we can only hope that they do not adapt to the geography of Japan. ”

Since you are going to prepare for a battle with the Ming army, of course you have to gather soldiers and horses. Tokugawa Hidetada put Tokugawa Iemitsu in charge of gathering the forces of the daimyo everywhere, and asked to gather a total of 20,000 men in order to destroy the Ming army in one fell swoop.

Tokugawa Iemitsu soon issued orders to various daimyos. The daimyo were still very cooperative in terms of common affairs, so after ten days they had more than 20,000 troops on paper. And the Tokugawa family has its own elite soldiers of more than 20,000 people, so it can send at least 30,000 troops.

Twenty days later, the Tokugawa family gathered a total of 20,000 troops from various daimyos, and then the Tokugawa family went out with 15,000 men, a total of 35,000 men, and went to the Satsuma domain to fight the Ming army to the death.

When Ma Shiying returned to Hirado, the Second Guards Division had also been ordered to come to Hirado. Since Zhu Youxiao was preparing to fight with the Japanese, of course he had to send enough troops, so the second division, which was stationed on Juehua Island and had nothing to do, was sent to Hirado to participate in the battle of the Japanese as mentioned by the emperor.

The total strength of the Ming army in Japan was as follows: 4,000 soldiers under Zhou Yuji's division of the Third Division, nearly 4,000 soldiers in the independent brigade of Mangui in addition to the Jeju Island guards, more than 9,000 people in the second division excluding the troops left behind on Juehua Island, and about 6,000 men in the navy of Zhang Qianfang and Zheng Zhilong, counting the soldiers alone, there were more than 23,000 people.

The commanders of the various units came to Koshikishima together, and the General Staff held a discussion meeting on the war in Japan and worked out a basic strategy.

Except for the 1st Division, the officers of the Guards are basically here. Everyone first greeted Yang Guangkui and Xiong Tingbi, and after returning the salute, everyone sat down and started the meeting.

First of all, Zhou Yuji and Man Gui gave an explanation of the situation of the battles with the Japanese army these days. Man Guixian said: "The Japanese army's weapons and equipment are inferior to those of the Guards, but they are much stronger than the domestic Guards army. Their arquebuses, though not as good as our flintlock muskets, are also somewhat lethal. In particular, the Japanese seem to be not afraid of death, and they are very brave when charging, and this should be paid attention to, and can only be dealt with with a large amount of firepower. ”

Zhou Yuji also said: "The Japanese army is indeed more brave, but as long as they survive the first wave of charge, they will relax." If they lose, they will also surrender, but some will also commit suicide. ”

Xiong Tingbi said: "When I was patrolling Liaodong back then, I heard the Japanese who heard the veterans talk about the Korean War, and this is indeed the case. The country is small, so its citizens are also a little narrow-minded, and they will be proud if they win, but they can't afford to lose. If the first battle hurts him, he will naturally be honest. Emperor Shengming, now that we have a reason, it is the best time to conquer Japan. Our aim was to scare the Japanese in one fell swoop, so that they would no longer have the intention of resisting. ”

Yang Guangkui said: "The land of the Satsuma Domain that the Holy Lord ordered us to occupy must not be ceded, and with our troops, there should be no problem." ”

Yang Guanggao pursed the corners of his lips, his brother was too cautious and too soft-minded, so he could only make plans in the general staff. He was just about to stand up against it, but he didn't want someone to stand up before him.

Standing up was Zhang Xinchen, commander of the Second Brigade of their Second Division, who said loudly: "Now we have more than 20,000 people, our weapons and equipment are stronger than theirs, and they are scattered and working in their own ways, why don't you take the opportunity to subdue Japan, no matter how friendly Japan is, it is better to have Japan in your own hands." ”

Man Gui, Zhou Yuji, Zhao Shujiao, Zhang Qianfang and Wang Zuomin, the commander of the First Brigade of the Second Division, all applauded, while Zheng Zhilong did not clap, but his outstretched thumb revealed his true thoughts.

Yang Guanggao glared at Zhang Xinchen, turned his head to Yang Guangkui and said, "Chief of Staff, although the Holy Lord only wants us to keep the occupied territory of the Satsuma Domain, I think if we occupy more territory, the Holy Lord should not be angry. ”

Yang Guangkui naturally knew that his younger brother was giving himself a step, but he had always been a cautious person, always thinking that with such a big country and so many people, the whole Guards might not be able to deal with it, not to mention that only about half of them came now. He shook his head and said, "Of course the Holy Lord won't be angry. ”

Yang Guanggao said: "Then we will first hold the territory of the Satsuma Domain that we have occupied, and in the process of defending, we should be able to kill and injure a large number of Japanese troops, and after this battle, the Japanese army will be vulnerable." In other words, as long as we hold on, we can occupy more parts of Japan. ”

Xiong Tingbi said with a smile: "At that time, I'm afraid that we won't need to enter the army, as long as Ma Qin sends out the horse, he can knock out a lot of things from the Japanese." ”

Ma Shiying smiled confidently and said, "The emperor once said that some things do not necessarily need to be obtained by force. However, it must be backed by force, and I hope that with the support of the Guards, I can obtain some benefits for the emperor and the imperial court. ”

He paced to the newly made sand table of the General Staff, picked up a wooden pole and said: "We only occupy less than half of the territory of the Satsuma Domain, and this time the Shogunate wants us to give up the territory we occupy, so as long as the Shogunate army is defeated, the rest of the Satsuma Domain can also be occupied through negotiations." ”

He pointed to Satsuma and said, "Osumi must be the vanguard of the shogunate, and we can also occupy Osumi at that time, so that we can ensure that Japan and Ryukyu no longer have a border, and this is the best situation for us to ensure the safety of the Ryukyus." ”

He smiled and said: "In this way, Ryukyu can be said to be under the direct control of the Ming Dynasty, not only Japan cannot invade the Ryukyus, but also the Ryukyus cannot be invaded by other forces, because the Ming Dynasty is next to him." ”

Everyone else laughed, Ryukyu was originally a kingdom established by Chinese immigrants, if Satsuma and Osumi were occupied, then the territory of the Ming Dynasty would be greatly expanded, especially the sea that the emperor had always attached great importance to, it can be said that from Quanzhou to Japan, this piece will be under the direct control of the Ming Dynasty.

In recent years, Japan has a tendency to close off the country, and now the only trade objects are the Ming Dynasty, Korea and the Netherlands, and after the East China Sea was controlled by the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch must also get the permission of the Ming Dynasty to trade with Japan.

Japan is not as good as the Ming Dynasty, and the products are not abundant, and after the country is closed, the dependence on the Ming Dynasty will greatly increase. Moreover, its western outlet to the sea was under the control of the Ming Dynasty, and although it was still nominally an independent country, it was inferior to the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

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