"Okay, now that Haotian has returned with the fleet, then the next thing is how we attack Dongying, let's talk about it."

Cha asked.

Qin Mufeng took over the words directly and replied: "Anyway, we can't divide the troops, what's the matter, I was scolded twice by Brother Yifan, maybe I will be cleaned up by the emperor when I return to the capital, I want to say, first go all out, take Shikoku Island, and then concentrate our troops, and then clean up Honshu Island, at most two or three months, we will be able to sweep the entire Dongying and capture Tokugawa Iemitsu!" ”

Cha Bolt shook his head and replied, "Why bother? Handed over Shikoku Island to the Satsuma Domain to clean up, we have promised Shimazu Kulie, the future war is over, Shikoku Island will be handed over to the Shimazu family to rule, since it is handed over to them to rule, it is natural for them to send troops to conquer, we are too lazy to spend troops, consume weapons and ammunition, tell Shimazu Kurye, in a month and a half, take Shikoku Island, we will send two thousand elite infantry plus an artillery battalion to assist in the battle, take Shikoku Island, Shikoku Island is theirs, we can't take Shikoku Island, In the future, Shikoku Island will not have a share of the Satsuma Domain. ”

"Damn, old cha, you're really insidious enough......"

The corners of Qin Mufeng's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly: "Although the Satsuma Domain is strong, but after a big battle, its strength has been greatly reduced, and the Satsuma Domain's naval division is now only ten warships, and the army has reduced its strength by nearly 20,000 people......

Cha Shu replied: "Mu Feng, a powerful Satsuma clan is not good for us, what we want is a guard dog, don't watch the door tiger, even if it is a tiger, you have to cripple one of his legs!" Otherwise, it's a curse......"

"Since that's the case, then the task of attacking Shikoku Island will be handed over to the Satsuma Domain, attacking Kyushu Island, the Matsuura family has made a force, this time it is their turn to make a contribution to the Satsuma Domain, so how do we attack Kyushu Island?"

Qin Mufeng asked.

Cha Xuan muttered: "Three directions, one is to land from the Choshu Domain, from being pushed all the way to the south, all the way to the Mutsu Ancient Kingdom; The second was to land at Edo Bay, and then march to the southwest and northeast respectively, thus unifying the entire island of Honshu; Thirdly, we landed from Osaka and marched to the northeast and southwest respectively. ”

"Hehe, needless to say, it is naturally the most enjoyable to directly attack Edo Bay, and directly take the old nest of Tokugawa Iemitsu!"

Qin Mufeng sneered.

Cha Xuan glanced at Qin Mufeng and replied, "What you said is simple! The last time we raided Edo Bay, it was because we were unprepared to attack it, and we did it under the banner of the Dutch, so that we could have a smooth sail and a successful blow, and now Edo Bay has already been heavily defended, and the two batteries have been repaired, even if there is no Toei fleet, we will have to pay a lot of price to attack Edo Bay; The same is true in Osaka, where more artillery is deployed on two batteries than in Edo Bay, where is it so easy to take? If you want me to say, I still choose the Choshu Domain, march from the Choshu Domain, and sweep the entire Honshu Island in one fell swoop! ”

"This!"

Qin Mufeng hesitated and said: "Lao Cha, if we only march from the Changzhou Domain and go all the way north, then the length of Honshu Island from south to north is nearly two thousand miles, not to mention a war, even if it is from the southwest to the northeast, it will take a month and a half, right?" Two or three months to win the whole Dongying, maybe there is not enough time......"

Cha Xuan frowned, what Qin Mufeng said was not unreasonable, the longer the time dragged on, the more unfavorable it would be to the imperial court, every day, the war consumed too much money and food, which would bring a huge burden to the Ming Dynasty.

Cha Shu looked at Honshu Island again, and muttered: "Now the situation is obvious, Tokugawa Iemitsu has gathered troops in the Yokohama Osaka area, Edo Bay is Tokugawa Iemitsu's lair, there must be heavy defense, it is not so easy to break through, and throughout the entire Honshu Island, there are only these three places suitable for the landing of large armies......"

"Lord Overseer, if you want me to say, it is better to concentrate our forces and raid Osaka Bay, as long as we take Osaka Bay and annihilate the shogunate army in Osaka Bay, then next, we can even sweep the entire Honshu Island, and it is a real sweep, and the entire Honshu Island will no longer be able to resist the existence of our army......"

Shi Lang on the side said in a low voice.

Cha Xuan and Qin Mufeng glanced at each other and did not speak.

Shi Lang continued: "Master Inspector, although we may have to pay a certain price for storming Osaka Bay, why not do it once and for all? ”

Qin Mufeng was heartbroken on the side, and said: "Lao Cha, Zun Hou is right, once and for all, why not?" That's the best way to go......"

Cha Shu nodded and replied, "In that case, then we are ready to storm Osaka Bay!" Sent an order to Shimazu Kulie to prepare to attack Shikoku Island, and ordered Zhao Yan to lead the infantry battalion under his command to supervise the battle, and give him a month to take Shikoku Island! Haotian, gather all our warships, repair the damaged battleships as soon as possible, and in three days, we will attack Osaka Bay! ”

Before the meeting of the people was finished, General Deng Xiong walked in quickly, bowed and said, "The two Governors, Rijkaard, the representative of the Dutch East India Company living in Nagasaki, is asking to see you outside!" ”

Cha Zhu glanced at Qin Mufeng, Qin Mufeng shook his head, and replied: "Don't look at me, I don't know what they are doing, but anyway, there is nothing good!" There aren't a few good things about these red hairs. ”

"Let him in!"

Cha Xuan said lightly.

After a short time, Rijkaard walked in quickly, the original representative Van der Vaart had already been captured by the Ming army in Nagasaki, and this Rijkaard was the representative of the East India Company who had just been sent to Dongying.

"Two lords, on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, I lodge a solemn protest to your country, your army has caused serious losses to the merchants of our Kingdom of the Netherlands during the war, at least dozens of merchant ships have been damaged or even directly damaged, and the goods on board have also suffered heavy losses, seriously damaging the interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we ask the Ming Empire to compensate our Kingdom of the Netherlands, otherwise, our Kingdom of the Netherlands will not rule out fighting with your country!"

Rijkaard snapped.

Don't blame Rijkaard for being anxious, he was originally in Nanyang for a good time, but suddenly he was sent to Dongying, and asked him to replace Van der Vaart as the representative in Dongying, the representative in Dongying is definitely a fat difference, controlling all the commercial trade of the East India Company in Dongying, and he is very oily and watery, but when he arrived in Nagasaki, he was completely dumbfounded, specially, not to mention oil and water, it was a complete mess!

(End of chapter)