Chapter 437: The Controversy (5)
"Emperor Ama Mingjian, the ministers thought that the Eastern Crusade was imperative, for three reasons: first, the national prestige of my Qing Dynasty should not be humiliated, if this imperial food is not extinguished, how can it deter Xiaoxiao; Second, the Japanese slaves are ferocious and have different aspirations, since the Tang Dynasty, they have repeatedly violated our land in China, and if the crime of plundering our fleet is not punished, their arrogance will rise, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no recurrence of the Japanese rebellion in the past and Ming Dynasty; Third, my Da Qing Shui Division has been in ruin for a long time, there is no defense of the sea, take this opportunity to rearmament, when you can kill two birds with one stone, is the reason, the son thought that when the war, but also asked the emperor Ama Sheng. ”
What the third master said is actually not much different from the previous main fighters, but his identity is very different, and his position as the eldest son of the emperor is full of weight.
"Your Majesty, the ministers think that what Prince Cheng said is very true, and I am willing to ask the Holy God to make a clear decision!"
"Your Majesty, the ministers all think that this battle is inevitable, and please make a decision as soon as possible!"
"Your Majesty, I think that Prince Cheng's words are the way to seek the country!"
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As soon as the third master's voice fell, all the eight banners such as Manshun came to the spirit, and they all echoed their words, and after a while, many ministers among the courtiers also came forward to respond, and the voice of the main battle has become a one-sided trend.
"Emperor Ama Mingjian, the sons think that this battle must be cautious, the soldiers are dangerous and dangerous, if there is no perfect preparation, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the society, and I also ask the emperor Ama to think twice."
In the call of the main battle, only the fourth master jumped out again, seized the opportunity and played the role of a lonely minister again.
"Huang Ama, the son thinks that the words of the fourth brother seem reasonable, but in fact it is a big fallacy, the soldier saint has clouds: the soldier is impermanent, the water is impermanent, and the local conditions are also, the so-called perfect preparation is just empty words, and the ordinary war is seventy percent sure, and it can already be done with all its might, not to mention this crusade, our side has more than eighty percent chance of winning, why worry about not breaking the enemy."
The third master is bent on suppressing the fourth master to the end, no, the fourth master's voice just fell, and before the old man could make a statement, the third master had unceremoniously refuted the fourth master's words.
"More than 80% odds? Heh, I'm very curious, I don't know where the odds come from, huh? ”
The old man didn't want to fight in his heart, but he was just in the situation, and it was not good to express this meaning.
"If you go back to Huang Ama, this is not a matter of your son's words, but it is calculated, and only Qing'er knows the details, and she also asks Huang Ama to inquire."
Although the third master has listened to Hongqing's detailed explanation, but in the end it is not calculated by himself, on the occasion of this big discussion, I can't help but worry that there will be some omissions between the words, and I don't dare to really answer the old man's questions, but this is not difficult for the third master, but when he saw the third master bowed, he turned his hand and threw the problem to Hongqing.
"Yes, Qing'er."
As soon as he heard that it was the result of Hongqing's calculation, the old man already had a guess in his heart, but he didn't show it, he just nodded indifferently, and his eyes fell on Hongqing, who was standing at the front of the engineering column, and after a moment of silence, he quietly named him.
"My grandson is here!"
Hearing the old man's roll call, Hongqing didn't dare to be the slightest slack, hurriedly strode out of the queue, rushed to the front of the palace, and respectfully paid a big salute.
"Tell me, where do the odds come from?"
The old man glanced at Hongqing indifferently, but he didn't call out, but just let Hongqing kneel and answer, obviously having great dissatisfaction with the moth that Hongqing made behind his back.
Gotcha, the old man is upset, I'll go to it, I'll have to eat and hang up when I turn around, trouble!
Hongqing is very shrewd, just looking at the old man's posture of questioning, how could he not guess that the old man is very dissatisfied, but in this matter, Hongqing really has no room to retreat, unless he doesn't want to change the tragedies that will inevitably happen in the future, besides, the court has developed to such a field now, and Hongqing can't be allowed to retreat.
"Back to the emperor's words, the grandson thinks that the way to victory is nothing more than the right time, the right place and the three, now, the Japanese are brutal, and they kill my Qing people, which is unkind, and I am a righteous teacher in the Heavenly Dynasty, but there is no way to kill the way, so the time is in me; Moreover, although the Japanese country is far overseas, separated by oceans, it seems that there is a geographical advantage, however, my Qing Dynasty giant ship can go to the sea like a flat land, and is familiar with the hydrology of the ocean, and it is easy to break this place, and our fleet is a mobile division, and the Japanese country is frequented everywhere, everywhere is defended, and if it is not defended everywhere, it is therefore that the geographical advantage is also in me; As for the people, I have been united in the Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, the emperor of the country is a puppet, and the power of the country is in the hands of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the daimyo of various places have been divided, and the war is continuous, it is difficult to have the possibility of unity, although they are numerous, but they are vulnerable, as soon as our army arrives, it can level the country in one fell swoop! ”
Hongqing had already made relevant preparations, and although he muttered in his heart at this time, he could answer the old man's question, but it was very fast, and after some impassioned words, he had already expressed the general strategic thinking.
"That's all, huh?"
Hongqing said it impassionedly, but the old man was obviously unmoved, not only expressing his approval, but frowning slightly, and asking with a little dissatisfaction.
"Huang Ma Fa Mingjian, what I said before is just a big trend, as for the specific advantages of my Qing Dynasty, and let my grandchildren be detailed."
The old man asked a little coldly, but Hongqing didn't care, kowtowed calmly, and asked again.
"Speak!"
In fact, in the old man's opinion, a mere Japanese country is not a big deal at all, and he can be wiped out with a raise of his hand, and the reason why he doesn't want to fight is just because he doesn't want to cause more trouble, because of this, the old man is not interested in the advantages listed by Hongqing at all, but it is not easy to refuse, and the words of the promise inevitably carry a little impatience.
According to investigation, the total population of the Wa Kingdom was about 13 million, and the daimyo from all over the country had troops to stand on their own, among which the most powerful Tokugawa Shogunate had about 315,000 troops, which were generally concentrated near the capital of Kyoto, although the soldiers were numerous, but not fine, and the weapons used were generally bamboo spears and long knives, supplemented by some crossbowmen, although there were artillery, the number was not much, and they were basically deployed near the ports and on the city walls. There are very few portable artillery pieces that can be transferred with the army, and its combat effectiveness can be described as low, and it is not difficult to break it! In addition, thanks to the great grace of the Emperor Marfa, the Ministry of Industry has made great gains after years of research and development, not only the huge cannons used in the warships have been successfully developed, the infantry cannons have also been greatly improved, and the rifles, machine guns and other sharp weapons used by the infantry have come out, the power of all kinds of weapons is so great that words can not describe, if it becomes an army, only more than 10,000 people, you can sweep the Japanese country without worry! ”
Hongqing is determined to promote this crusade, as for whether it will make the old man unhappy, he can't care so much about it at the moment, and he analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the enemy in detail in one breath.
"Emperor Ama, the sons are willing to lead the army to the battle, and they will not return to the dynasty if they do not destroy the Japanese slaves!"
As soon as Hongqing's words fell, without waiting for the old man to say something, he saw that the fourteenth master had already flashed out of the ranks of the soldiers in great strides, and rushed to the front of the palace, so he knelt beside Hongqing and asked for his life proudly.
"Huang Ama, Erchen thinks that if the fourteenth brother leads the army to the battle, he will be able to win a great victory!"
"Huang Ama, the fourteenth brother is the best soldier among our brothers, he is the handsome, why worry about the Japanese slaves are not broken, and the sons and daughters implore the emperor Ama to allow it!"
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As soon as the old fourteenth came out like this, the ninth and tenth masters immediately stood up, and shouted for the fourteenth master in unison.
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this proposal is feasible, there are fourteen elder brothers who are handsome, and the overall situation can be decided!"
"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that the fourteenth elder brother is the best candidate for handsome!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
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As soon as the ninth master and the tenth master moved like this, Nalan Yuxu, A Ling'a and other ministers close to the eighth master also stood up one after another, cheering for the old fourteen, so hula dozens of civil and military officials came out together, and the lineup was really spectacular.
I'll it, old fourteen, this bastard boy, can really seize the opportunity!
Although I have long known that the old fourteenth will not miss this great opportunity to seize the military power in hand, but it is worth the old fourteen to stand up at this moment, Hongqing is really not good at singing the opposite tune for a while, there is no side, just because the old man has not said that he wants to fight, if he says that the old fourteen is not good, in case the old man comes to climb up the pole, and completely postpone the expedition, in this way, Hongqing's painstaking plan will not be all in vain, because of this, even if the heart is extremely annoyed by the old fourteen's practice of sticking a rod horizontally, Hongqing could only remain silent helplessly.
"Well, I'm afraid it's not good for the old fourteen to be so loyal, I'm very pleased, as for being in charge, it's a big deal, I have to listen to the opinions of all the ministers first, Qing'er, do you have anything else to say, huh?"
In the face of the group of Eight Masters Party, the old man smiled with satisfaction, and praised the old fourteenth very kindly, but he did not hand over the handsome position to the old fourteen, but instead asked Hongqing's opinion.
Hey, old man, if you are ruthless, if you don't want to say it, you want us to say it!
Hongqing is a shrewd individual, just listen to it to know the old man's intentions, no side, the old man also has a lot of vigilance against the old fourteen, of course, there is no lack of consideration for the old fourteen as one of the candidates for the successor, since it will not be easy to let the old fourteen take charge of the military power, this kind of hidden mind is inconvenient to declare, obviously, this is to use Hongqing's mouth to sing the opposite, the problem is that this countertone is not easy to sing, even if Hongqing has already prepared, this is the mouth, but it must not be cautious, otherwise, There is a real possibility of capsizing in the gutter.