Chapter 1525: Repatriation
What he wants is for the army to express its stance as soon as possible, because without the approval of the military, I am afraid that this matter will become his private transfer of the army, and he does not want to bear such accusations in public or private. However, he believed that with the consistent style of the Han military, they should like this idea very much.
Sure enough, as he expected, Meng Yingzheng immediately agreed. "Ambassador, rest assured, today I will ask the literate sergeant to write a letter and send it to Ji Guogong and the Military Council immediately, so that the country can reply as soon as possible."
Compared with Shi Gaoyi's status in the Foreign Affairs Department, Meng Zhigao's status in the army is much lower, but his position is special, so the military also gave him the power to write letters to the military governor of Liaodong and the domestic military council.
Ji Guogong Chen Sheng is now in Liaodong, controlling the Han army in the entire northeast region, and is also Meng Yingzheng's direct boss, his merits and fame are very high, if he nods, things will be much easier.
The Military Council is an army organ specially created after the establishment of the Han Dynasty, which is filled by carefully selected officers from each army, responsible for keeping the army's military deployment, maps and weapons manufacturing at home and abroad, and there is also a special senate organ to make plans for large-scale strategic military operations, and the senate officers of the combat units outside are also managed by this body. Although the members of it are not of high rank, it can be said to be one of the central institutions in the army.
Compared with the generals who led the troops outside, the Military Council was much more cautious, but they naturally would not hinder this issue, after all, the prince personally came to Goryeo to take charge, and it was a big deal, but no one wanted to let Goryeo be in turmoil because of Li Hui.
"Good! As long as we work together, we don't have to be afraid of anything! Seeing Meng Zhigao's straightforward statement, Shi Gaoyi was quite pleased. Everyone should set everything in place during this time, and be in a state where as long as you receive an order, you can launch it at any time, and then as long as the prince gives an order, everyone will launch it immediately! β
"Prince?" The others were shocked.
Isn't it because the crown prince is coming to Goryeo that he wants to step up his efforts to abolish Li Hui, why do you have to wait for the prince to decide?
"The crown prince is the prince, and this time he is going to visit Goryeo in person, although he said that he will be stationed in Busan to command the rear, but how can we not be restrained by him? What would the prince think if such a great event were to be done before the prince came, or before the prince knew it? β
As soon as the ambassador explained, everyone suddenly realized.
"Therefore, when the prince's ship arrives in Goryeo, I will go directly to meet the prince at that time, and then report all relevant matters to the prince in advance, as long as there are already opinions on how to deal with it in the country, the prince will not object." Shi Gaoyi said his well-thought-out plan, "With the prince's approval, we will be much more justified, and the Korean people will be even more afraid to move." β
It seems that the ambassador wanted to quickly obtain permission for a coup d'Γ©tat to oust Li Hui in China, and then rush to meet the crown prince first, so that he could endorse his action and eliminate the possibility that he would be bewitched by Li Hui and his supporters.
"We are ready to report this matter at home today, don't delay time and harm the country! In addition, don't wait for the news in the country to prepare, you can prepare from today! Deputy Envoy Zhang, you should put down everything else recently, and contact those Goryeo clans and ministers more, so that they can also get ready; Meng Yingzheng, you also let your soldiers prepare more, I have been practicing recently, I have already drawn the topographic map of Gyeongbokgung Palace, you can practice according to the map of Gyeongbokgung Palace during this time. β
Even the map of Gyeongbokgung Palace has been drawn? The ambassador is really thoughtful! Everyone in the room was at ease with the ambassador's methods.
"For the sake of safety, do you want to transfer back all the soldiers who were transferred out before?" At this time, Deputy Envoy Zhang put forward his own proposal, "After all, if you really want to do it, it is better to have more soldiers." β
"Those soldiers in Goryeo are so weak that they were overwhelmed by Manchuria back then, so they don't need to worry so much! As for their palace guards, most of them are weak and incompetent, how can they resist the **** heavenly soldiers? As the leader of the military, Meng Zhigao looked indifferent, "Besides, attacking Gyeongbokgung Palace relies on a hasty blow, Gyeongbokgung Palace is such a big place, what's the difference between a few more and a few?" Now that the troops are hastily deployed, it will startle the snakes and make those people in the Goryeo court have a guard......"
"Meng Ying's words are reasonable, since it is a sudden blow, it is necessary to give priority to secrecy, if the army is collected everywhere, it is not beautiful, so just take back a few of them under a reasonable excuse." Shi Gaoyi also agreed with Meng Zhigao's statement, "Meng Ying is specialized in fighting, naturally there are more experts than us, in short, everything will depend on Meng Yingzheng and the heavenly soldiers." β
"That's nature." Meng Zhi held his head high, obviously full of confidence. "Li Hui is so ungrateful, I must teach him a good lesson when the time comes!"
"Okay, now that everyone has agreed, let's do it without further ado." The ambassador waved his hand and said that the discussion would not be held again.
Then, his face suddenly became very serious, "In addition, the abolition of the establishment is abolished, and the things that should be done must also be done well, everyone eats the court's money, is an official of the court, and the net worth and life are also in the hands of the court, I want to make this clear to everyone, the country and the prince listen to our advice, that is because we are useful and can do things for the country." If we can't do good things for the country, then what's the use of the court supporting us? We have done this abolition, and the court must be waiting for us to prove that we have done the right thing with our merits, so this war must be done well for the prince, understand? β
"Ambassador, rest assured, even if you want to put a knife behind the back of the ministers of Goryeo and force them to do something, you will never let them drag their feet!" Meng Zhigao immediately responded, and then slapped the table heavily, "The people here, as the courtiers of the Han Dynasty, have to do good things for the Han Dynasty and do some of their own things on weekdays, no one can control this, but if it is not clear when it comes to the critical time, then don't blame me Lao Meng for being unkind!" β
"Understood!"
Ambassador Shi Gaoyi was originally a scholar, and since he came to Goryeo, he has been studying the history of Goryeo, he naturally knows the previous history, in the time of the Great Yuan, Emperor Kublai Khan once also launched a war against Japan, at that time Japan was still under the rule of the Kamakura shogunate.
Kublai Khan initially wanted to use intimidation to intimidate the Japanese into surrendering, but the Hojo clan, who were in power in the shogunate, ignored them and flatly rejected the persuasion of the Great Yuan.
And Kublai Khan therefore made up his mind to conquer Japan by force. The base he chose for this expedition was Goryeo, when Kublai Khan ordered the king of Goryeo to build 900 ships, of which 300 large ships could carry 1,000 or 4,000 stones, and Kim Fangqing was responsible for the construction; The construction of 300 Batulu light boats (fast ships) and 300 water boats was built by Hong Chaqiu, and it was stipulated that the construction would start on the 15th day of the first month and be completed within a time limit. This project brought a huge workload and a heavy burden to the Koreans, with countless casualties and countless wasted money.
In June of the same year, after half a year of hard work, 900 warships were completed. Then Kublai Khan immediately issued an order to conquer Japan, so a coalition of Mongolian, Han, and Goryeo armies marched towards Japan. The core of this coalition army was the Mongol army, which consisted of 20,000 Mongol and Han troops, 5,600 Goryeo troops, and 6,700 Goryeo sailors, a total of 32,300 men, commanded by Marshal Xin Du of the Eastern Capital, Hong Chaqiu, the right deputy marshal, and Liu Fuheng, the left deputy marshal.
The Japanese counterattacked. But to no avail, in just one day, the coalition forces occupied Tsushima. On the evening of the 14th, the coalition forces entered Iki Island. On the 16th, the coalition forces approached the coastal islands of Hizen and the northwest coastal area.
On 19 October, the coalition fleet attacked Balde Bay and broke up the coastal defenders to occupy the area around Imatsu.
However, although the coalition forces advanced extremely quickly, a typhoon swept away the follow-up fleet, leaving the Yuan army with heavy losses and having to retreat.
Later, a few years later, Kublai Khan, unwilling to lose, launched another expedition against Japan, but although there was progress, the fleet was destroyed by a typhoon, and the army was defeated again, and there was a rare failure in the history of the Mongol conquest, which the Japanese also called "kamikaze".
A typhoon is powerful, but how can it be swept away by a storm? The ships made by the Koreans were too rough, and this must have been the main reason. This time, there must be no similar mistakes, the new emperor's decision to kill is not inferior to Kublai Khan, if there is a problem for similar reasons, who can run away from the Han mission of Goryeo?
Don't help but be worried.
Although spring has come, the cold air on the sea has not dissipated, and the cold sea breeze blows the port, the terrace, and every building, and the sea water is endlessly lapping the entire island country. After the waves receded, the yellow sand beach shone brightly, like golden spots on the boundless sea, and the morning sun shone from the sky through the gaps in the clouds on the water, on the sand beach and on the cliff wall.
The cold wind doesn't stop the world from going haywire, and the port of Nagasaki is as busy as ever. From early in the morning, the harbor is lined with sails and boats, carrying goods in and out of the port.
Zhou Pu stood on a merchant ship that was about to sail into the port, and suddenly felt a little more emotion in his heart.
In the sunlight, the morning fog had lifted, and he could see the white houses that loomed in the city, and from his deck they looked like seagulls' nests, while people walked on the streets of the white rocks like sunspots.