Chapter 387: Scrambling
Hojo Tokimune chose to resist without hesitation, just like against the Mongol coalition army sent by Kublai Khan, these foreign invaders had no idea how terrible the kamikaze under the protection of the gods was. ()
Kublai Khan's hundreds of ships were killed and wounded, and as a result, he caught two Japanese peasants pretending to be prisoners of war envoys, and he could hide from Kublai Khan for several years, this emperor is too easy to deceive, Hojo Shizong has always looked down on the Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan from the heart.
The nomadic barbarians rose from horseback, without a bit of culture and heritage, and the rule of killing alone would never last long, which Hojo Tokimune saw very accurately, and now it has been verified, which made him trust his judgment even more.
All the foreign forces that dare to attack the Wakoku archipelago will definitely be punished by the gods, and those kamikazes that fall from the sky will definitely destroy this huge fleet, no one can attack Kyoto, and no one can defeat him Hojo Tokimune on the mainland.
Just when Hojo Tokimune mobilized all his forces and arranged heavy garrisons for all the places that might become the target of the Song army's attack, more than 100,000 samurai were already the limit of the entire Wa Islands, if it weren't for the hundreds of thousands of farmers to fill them, these people would not be enough for him to arrange.
Three days and nights passed, and the boring and monotonous sea voyage was very boring, but fortunately, the fleet was large enough, and the surrounding vision was full of sail shadows, echoing back and forth and not being separated. In addition, the weather was beautiful, there was no wind or rain, and there was no major incident, and occasionally one or two wooden sailing boats crossing the sea could be encountered, which frightened the sailors on board.
The speed of the fleet was not very fast, because of the large size of the fleet, the slow speed of the ships carrying the peasants, and the fact that they were unarmed and had to be privately guarded by warships, so it took nearly six days to see the outline of Kagoshima in the distance.
Zhao Tianyou did not have a fine map of the Wa Kingdom in his hand, only a rough map of the location drawn by hand drawn by the merchants, but there was still an impression in his mind about the general appearance, that is, after the changes of time, there would not be much error.
"First stop, Kyushu Island! How long will it take to occupy them all? ”
Zhao Tianyou glanced solemnly at the generals waiting to assign tasks around him, and his style of seeking truth from facts has been widely recognized in the Song army. There will no longer be a general who deliberately exaggerates the results of the battle or despises the opponent in order to curry favor with the general, and a mouth is to sword the enemy chief to come back and restore his life, what Zhao Tianyou needs to know is the truest judgment in their hearts.
"General, I will lead the army, 50,000 to 80,000 will be mixed troops, and if the naval artillery supports the advance, I need fifteen to twenty days to fully relieve the resistance of the Japanese people on Kyushu Island, and if there is a large-scale killing, it may be able to go up to three days soon."
Qu Liu, who was in the picture of Zhao Tianyou at the beginning of Bazhou, made a lot of military exploits in the later period, and is now the commander of 10,000 elite soldiers.
"Very good, Qu Six, but on the fifteenth to the twentieth, can you run them all over? Not enough time! I am talking about occupation, I mean to let the peasants on the transport ship behind them occupy, although the land here is barren, but we Chinese Han people are industrious by nature, plus we transport cattle and farm tools, all kinds of grain seeds, they need half a year and a year, maybe longer, to be able to turn this island into our Great Song Dynasty territory.
Do you understand? I need you to fight, lay down this piece of land for them, and eliminate the Japanese people who dare to take up arms above, and there can be no hidden danger left, remember? ”
Li Mingyi's mind turned faster, and he immediately realized that Zhao Tianyou had something to say, our farmers have taken root here, so where are the Japanese people who came from afar? Isn't their land what we want, and we know what to do in an instant.
"General, if I lead an army of 5 to 80,000, it will only take a month to fully occupy it, and I guarantee that there will be no more troubles! We farmers who go ashore to farm and live will never have dangers and hidden dangers, and we can reproduce on this island forever. ”
Zhao Tianyou raised his eyebrows, turned around and looked at him with a smile, and said in his heart, You also know the three-light policy of the devils, and it is not possible to teach them a lesson hundreds of years in advance.
"Whew! General Li, there are no dangers and hidden dangers as you say, but can you do it 100%? ”
Li Mingyi lowered his head and clenched his fists, and after giving a salute, he began to ask for orders: "General, there is no joke in the army, if Li Mingyi can't control this island in a month, he is willing to be dealt with by military law." ”
"Okay, Li Mingyi, then you will be appointed as the general of the conquest of Kyushu Island, and the strength can only give you 50,000, and we will continue to advance, it is impossible to stay here to watch the battle for you, so in a month, either we will completely occupy this island, then you will use your head to see me!"
"Yes, General, Li Mingyi will never live up to the general's high expectations!"
The other generals around him looked at a loss, feeling that the period of this month was longer than Qu Liu's, why did General Zhao still happily hand it over to Li Mingyi, did the general want to fight a slower battle? This is unlikely, we have crossed the sea from afar, time is the most precious for us, there are only so many months to fight, once the truce comes in winter, it will be a great test for our grain and grass material transportation and supply.
After all, in this island country, transportation depends on horses on land, and most of the transport ships are ploughing cattle, and there are only more than 2,000 horses, which need to be used on the blade, and can not be easily lost.
The Song army could crush the Japanese state by sea traffic, and even rely on the blockade of the shipping lanes by gunboats to separate the traffic between the two islands of Kyushu Shikoku and the island of Honshu, but is the time added up enough?
"General Zhao, Qu Liu is willing to ask for his life, and he can command an army of 30,000, and I also promise that within a month, the cultivators on our transport ship will be arranged on Shikoku Island, and at the same time, they can also ensure that they will be done once and for all, and there will be no trouble!"
Qu Liu also thought of the meaning of Zhao Tianyou's words, but he was pulled out by Li Mingyi, how could he not be in a hurry, after finishing speaking, he took two steps forward and knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Tianyou to ask for orders.
"Aren't you fifteen days old? What you learned from Li Mingyi, or did you come up with it yourself? ”
Zhao Tianyou did not stab it directly, but looked at Qu Liu with a smile, this young general with a bright brain, was he influenced by Li Mingyi, and also thought of how to deal with the situation on the island.
"General Qiyu, Qu Liu began to neglect his original intention, and it was only after General Li's reminder that he thought of the meaning!"
Zhao Tianyou stepped forward and pulled up Qu Liu.
"Okay, Shikoku Island is yours!"
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