Hirado Island has become the base camp of the Ming army at this time, and about 100,000 Ming troops are entrenched here. ∈ ↗ top novel,

It turned out that the courtyard of the Songpu family had been occupied by a group of generals under Lu Yan.

In a large Japanese-style room, Lu Yan and the soldiers discussed the future battle plan.

Since they are not used to kneeling, they put some tables and chairs here, but they seem a little out of place compared to the style here.

Lu Yan sat in the first place, and all the soldiers sat in the bottom.

Of course, because Li Dan and others were too low-level, they were not qualified to attend such a meeting.

"It is not difficult to defeat the Japanese ** team with our strength, but our army is on an expedition, and it is difficult to supply, and how to solve the supply problem is the top priority."

Qi Jiguang said.

All the generals were convinced when they heard this, although Lu Yan's fleet transportation capacity was very strong.

However, after all, it was a cross-sea expedition, and it was still difficult to transport supplies from Jeju Island or Songjiang Province to the Wa Kingdom.

Originally, it was a good idea to buy supplies from North Korea, but unfortunately the small people in North Korea were poor and could not buy much food at all.

"Then we'll find a way to resupply on the spot."

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

I had a plan for how to deal with the supply after coming to Japan.

He glanced at Tuo Lei and the others, and if he wanted to say that the most powerful local supply was probably the Mongols.

The Mongols had almost all the food they had stolen from the local area, and they forced the craftsmen to make all kinds of weapons and armor for their use, and it was by this means that they became stronger and stronger.

"Pass my orders to forcibly recruit all the craftsmen here and order them to make weapons and ordnance for us. to minimize dependence on the country. If needed. You can conscript Japanese people to serve our army at will. ”

Lu Yan thought for a while and said. "In addition, the autumn harvest is approaching, and we plan to send some Mongols to be responsible for collecting grain, and as for how to collect grain, they are specifically responsible, and I will not interfere."

Hearing this, all the generals had strange smiles on their faces.

If this kind of thing is handed over to the Qi family army or the Yue family army, it will be smashed by them, because it is not in line with the spirit of their army.

They are all known for their strict military discipline and do not disturb the people, and letting them go to collect grain will affect their military discipline. And even further weaken their combat effectiveness.

On the contrary, the Mongols did not have such concerns, even if they slaughtered the city, they would not hesitate at all, not to mention such a trivial matter as requisitioning grain, Lu Yan did this to make the best use of people.

"Please rest assured, the prince will leave such a trivial matter as requisitioning grain to us. If those Japanese people dare to refuse to pay the grain, I promise to let them know that we Mongols are powerful. ”

Morrigan said in a big way.

Lu Yan smiled and nodded, the wicked have their own wicked grinding, and with the help of the Mongols to be responsible for collecting grain, presumably the pressure on logistics will be reduced a lot.

So they then discussed attacking the Wa Kingdom.

After the defeat of Pingdo, Qi Jiguang ordered the expropriation of all the ships here. No vessel is allowed to go to sea.

Because the pier on the other side of the strait has been destroyed by the enemy, if you want to land on the opposite side, you can only rush to the beach.

The tonnage of Lu Yan's ships was too heavy. The draft is too deep to carry out a beach-grabbing landing, and then it will have to rely on these sea ships and even fishing boats of the Japanese state.

They deliberated on the plan of the attack and decided to attack in three days.

In these three days, pigs and sheep were slaughtered, so that the soldiers had to eat meat and fish, and try to recover the fatigue caused by the expedition.

"After three days, I am willing to lead the troops into battle, as long as you give me 6,000 family members, and let Lord Qi's subordinates cooperate, I guarantee that I can defeat the Japanese invaders. If that's not possible, I'm willing to see you. ”

Li Rusong said eagerly.

He fought with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's men that year, and more than 40,000 people drove their army of more than 100,000 to the sea.

Moreover, at that time, it was the Japanese who defended, and his troops attacked, and the Japanese could be said to have taken advantage of the territory, so he looked down on these Japanese invaders.

"Hahaha, it seems that Master Li is worried about Ling Zun's family background."

Qi Jiguang couldn't help laughing.

Li Rusong nodded and admitted that the group of family members under his father were all real fierce people.

Whether it is fighting the Jurchens or the Mongols, they are almost always victorious.

Lu Yan thought about it, did not agree, and did not refuse.

He glanced at them and saw that they were also green.

Neither of them spoke, but he could tell their longing in their eyes.

They all longed for soldiers, and they all longed for the battlefield again.

They want to conquer empire after empire again.

"Six thousand is too much, I'll give you three thousand. If you want more soldiers, you have to make enough contributions. ”

Lu Yan thought for a while and said.

Hearing this, although Li Rusong was a little dissatisfied, he was also relieved.

Three thousand families is not a few, and with his ability, he must be able to make a lot of contributions soon with these people.

Lu Yan said to Tuo Lei and the others: "Believe me, you will also lead tens of thousands of troops to gallop on the battlefield. ”

Mo Rigen and others have also made a lot of contributions in Nanyang, and it is time to add some troops to them.

After listening to Lu Yan's assurance, Tuo Lei and the others were relieved.

"Now announce our battle plan, after many days of discussion between me and the military division, we believe that this war must be resolved quickly, and it must not be delayed, otherwise this war will exhaust our national strength."

Lu Yan said with a solemn face, "So we decided to divide our troops into two routes, one to attack Kyushu and the other to Honshu." I will focus my attack on Honshu, where there are a large number of plains and populations, which will be very conducive to our army's use of its cavalry superiority, and also to our local supply. When the time comes, I will personally lead a large army and try to capture Honshu within a month. ”

Lu Yan said.

As soon as he reaches Honshu, he will drown the enemy with a sea of cavalry.

After all, the state is so small that it is not even a province in China.

"Isn't it a bit risky to divide your troops?"

Qi Jiguang said with some concern.

"It's okay, I will leave 100,000 troops here at that time, and I will ask Qi Shaobao to take command at that time."

Lu Yan said with a smile on his face.

Hear here. Qi Jiguang put his mind at ease.

With so many troops, it can't be handled, and the Japanese people are called ghosts.

It's just that he's a little worried about supplies. 100,000 people eat, drink, and Lazar is not a small number.

"We rested here for three days. In three days, we will fight to the death with the Japanese ** team here, and when the time comes, we must let the Japanese dwarfs know that we are powerful. Then I'll swing north and go straight to Honshu. ”

Lu Yan said with a smile.

"Yes, lord."

The soldiers responded with a bang.

So over the next three days, both sides began to prepare for the war.

Thanks to the blessing of the Otagi Dynasty, the Wa people finally brought in a large number of troops from other places, and they were full of confidence in the war that was coming soon.

After all, it was a homegrown operation, plus the help of kamikaze. Therefore, they are full of confidence in this battle.

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Three days later, it seems that God is also helping Lu Yan.

Today, the sun is shining, the sky is cloudless, and the wind speed is not large, which is a great opportunity to cross the sea and fight.

The port of Hirado was unfurled, and a large number of Ming troops began to board ships in an orderly manner.

This time, Lu Yan dispatched all small boats of less than 800 tons, mainly because he was worried that the draft of the big ship would be too deep and ran aground in the strait.

Fortunately, after capturing Hirado Island, Qi Jiguang detained the fishing boats of the Wa Kingdom, so there was no need to worry about the lack of capacity.

The movement here also alarmed the hidden ninjas, and soon wolf smoke rose one after another.

See here. A lot of people started scolding.

These damn ninjas, sooner or later he's going to have to make them look good.

The wolf smoke over Hirado Island soon alarmed the Japanese ** team on the other side of the strait.

"War is finally going to break out."

Date Masamune's face was a little complicated. Unexpectedly, twenty years later, he would have to fight on the battlefield with the Ming army again.

"Pass the order down and get the soldiers ready for battle."

"Yes, my lord."

After giving some orders, he rode to the big tent of the Chinese army, and at this time some people had already come here, and Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Yagyu Soju came here early.

For Tokugawa Iemitsu, this battle was a top priority.

Therefore, he deliberately placed Yagyu Zongju here.

In addition, there are more unfamiliar faces here than in previous days, such as Tokugawa Tadanaga's retainer Torii Tosa.

After deciding to go to war with the Ming Dynasty, at the suggestion of Toshikatsu Doi, Iemitsu forcibly transferred a large number of troops from the Gosanke family (the three Tokugawa clan branches who had the right to inherit the shogun and the younger brother of Hidetada) and Tokugawa Tadanaga, in order to deplete their strength and prevent them from becoming too big in this war.

Although the Imperial Three Families and Tadashi were very dissatisfied with this, they had no choice but to give in in to the joint pressure from Hidetada and Iemitsu.

At this time, Toii Tosa's face is not good-looking, and if nothing else, his men will become cannon fodder in this war.

Date Masamune sneered, the good things that Tadanaga and the Gosan family had done, I really thought that everyone else was blind.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna's face was solemn, at this time his subordinates already had more than 70,000 troops, and it was the first time he commanded so many troops, which made him a little uneasy.

After everyone gathered, at the suggestion of Matsudaira Nobutsuna, they came to the shore to observe the situation of the Ming army on the other side.

Not even clairvoyants are needed, they can already see that a lot of Western warships have appeared in the strait.

Although there are also Western warships patrolling the strait in normal times, there are definitely not such a large number.

Coupled with the wolf smoke burning on the opposite side, the enemy's intention to attack was already clear.

"It seems that we are going to have a good fight with the Ming army today."

Date Masamune laughed weirdly.

Date Masamune's dream has always been to establish a hegemony like Oda Nobunaga, and what he hates most is a peaceful day.

Win or lose, he is very welcome to this fight.

The others didn't have such a good attitude as Date Masamune, and they all looked solemn.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna wanted to pretend to relax, but found that he couldn't do it anyway, so he could only keep a straight face. (To be continued......)