Chapter II: Military Intelligence

He Xi arrived at the Qianqing Palace.

Greetings don't need to be said. However, He Xi looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and felt that Zhu Yuanzhang had aged a lot.

The crown prince walked fast. But the aftermath continues. Some are good, some are not.

For He Xi, the biggest benefit is the implementation of the law change. There was almost no weighty resistance, and everything was under He Xi's control. But He Xi also felt that there was a hidden worry, that is, those who didn't open their mouths really agreed, or they complained in private and didn't dare to speak.

It's just this one thing, for He Xi, it can only be like this, and it can't be undone.

On the other hand, Queen Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang had a fierce quarrel, and Princess Anqing had to accompany Queen Ma in the palace to relieve Queen Ma.

This repression also affected Zhu Yuanzhang's state.

Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang's state is very poor.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang is still diligent every day, he looks much older.

It's just that He Xi didn't dare to say more.

After all, between father and son, there are some things that are really difficult to say, and if the father and son are the emperor and the crown prince, it is even more difficult to say. Even the son-in-law is an outsider.

It's just like this, so He Xi can't help but worry about Zhu Yuanzhang's body.

He Xi said: "Please also ask Your Majesty to take care of your body." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care at all, and said, "It's okay." Sit,"

In fact, one of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang is getting older is that the prince left Beijing. Not for anything else. Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in the crown prince is far above others. How much power the prince has in the imperial court, Zhu Yuanzhang actually has no limit.

Even intentionally cultivated. I never thought about anything like the prince's rebellion.

After all, in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, sooner or later he will be the prince in this world. Does the prince need to rebel?

This kind of trust, Zhu Yuanzhang can't give it to others.

Therefore, the prince is in the secretary and supervises, and he is in charge of the world's government affairs. is almost a substantive prime minister, Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't care much. And the crown prince is gone, the power of the secretary and supervisor has been reduced a lot, and Zhu Yuanzhang is already worried, worried that others will deliberately conceal it.

In the past six months, Zhu Yuanzhang's workload has increased greatly.

It's not just the work on the surface, especially in the dark, these days the Jinyi Guards are also very busy, He Xi has seen many times the Jinyi Guards command Mao Xiang and others to enter and leave the Qianqing Palace. As for what he said, He Xi naturally didn't know.

But no one can bear this aspect for Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang is over sixty years old, and this workload is also a drain on Zhu Yuanzhang's health.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care, he felt that he did this many years ago, and there was no secretary and supervisor at that time, and the workload was even greater. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Not to mention that the current secretary and cabinet system has helped him share a lot.

It's just that he forgot that he is no longer the same person he was back then.

Sixty-somethings and fifty-somethings are two different concepts entirely.

He Xi didn't dare to say more, after all, the emperor's health is, to a certain extent, a state secret, and it is taboo to ask too much.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "How is the military situation in various places recently? ”

He Xi said; "Last year, King Yan built the five cities of Changchun. Several confrontations with Mongolia. It's just that the Mongols dispatched no more than 10,000 people a few times. Even King Yan has figured out the location of the Mongolian royal court and is ready to destroy the remnants of Yuan in one fell swoop. ”

King Yan was shocked in Jingshi, and after feeling the internal problems of the Ming Dynasty, he wanted to seal the country even more in his heart, so he was very active in the matter of going north. It's almost a bit risky.

Fortunately, Mongolia's last famous general is no longer there. Although the news of death was blocked. The Ming did not know that Tamanti was no longer there. But the Mongols no longer dared to use too many troops. On the one hand, it is financially unsupportable.

The last use of the people has almost exhausted the people's power.

On the other hand, no one has the ability to unite an army of more than 100,000 people. It was a counterattack of more than 10,000 people. In the hands of King Yan, he can't take advantage of it at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Let Beijing deal with this matter." ”

He Xi said: "Then there is the Japanese side, and the army has entered Japan's Honshu Island. It's just that the resistance of the whole of Japan is very resolute. The loss of soldiers is relatively serious. In the meaning of General Fu, the number of Goryeo soldiers is not enough. I want to recruit more Korean soldiers. ”

Fu Youde's mind is very simple, the elite of the Ming Dynasty will press the formation, the blood of the people of Goryeo will not be drained, and the Ming Dynasty will never stop fighting.

Of course, I have to admit one thing.

That is, the Japanese are really stubborn.

Of course, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu also did a lot of things.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu found the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty and sent him to Kyoshi Rongyang, completing the reconciliation of the public army. The orders to resist the Ming Kou were signed jointly by the Emperor and the Shogun.

This time Ashikaga Yoshihiro was full of seriousness.

It's not for show. I really gave the emperor a lot of power.

The dispute between the public and the armed forces was the cause of the rebellion between the North and the South in Japan several decades ago, but this matter was not resolved because of the collapse of the Southern Dynasties. It was just a victory for the Ashikaga family on behalf of the samurai group. The emperor and the minister still have a lot of prestige and power.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu voluntarily relinquished power. We will create a righteous name that integrates public and military forces, and use this righteous name to unite Japan. Although it could not convince the daimyo of the world, it at least stabilized the other daimyo in Japan except for Kyushu.

There was no case of a large number of daimyo mutinies.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu relinquished a lot of power in a time of crisis and unified Japan as a political tool, which is not unwise. It's just a gap in strength, and it won't be overturned because of a little means.

What slowed Fu Youde's advance was the casualties of the army.

Fu Youde's core subordinates only have more than 100,000 Ming troops, and there are many people. But the suppression of southern Goryeo and the suppression of Kyushu Island actually did not have tens of thousands of horses in the end. But Japan has a population of more than 10 million. There are a lot of strong men. Japanese traditions are more samurai culture. Therefore, it is one thing for the ruling class to be martial, and it is another thing to dare to fight but not to fight.

The decisive battle Fu Youde is not afraid. But there was a lot of law and order warfare, and the casualties were too great.

To put it mildly, it is not difficult for a thousand well-equipped Ming troops to win against more than 10,000 Japanese troops. A hundred Ming troops versus a thousand Japanese troops, there were some difficulties. But even if a Ming army is fully equipped, it is unlikely that one will fight ten.

The more dispersed the troops, the weaker the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. The more the big battle, the larger the scale of the battle, the more the combat effectiveness of the Ming army can be brought into play.

In addition, the Japanese army is familiar with the terrain and is local, and has the support of the locals, so this advantage is even greater.

In fact, this is also the comparison between the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army invading China and the Chinese army at the beginning.

At the beginning, the more assembly stations were on the frontal battlefield, the more the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army could be brought into play. On the contrary, on the battlefield behind enemy lines, the scale of the battle was smaller. The Japanese and the Chinese army can only come down by comparing their losses in battle.

The only problem with the Japanese was that they did not have any theoretical guidance for guerrilla warfare.

Their resistance was nothing more than spontaneous. It's not that hard to deal with

Of course, after Fu Youde invited troops many times, he also had to admit the fact that the Japanese battlefield was not the strategic focus of the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible to send more troops. Fu Youde has such an idea.

A large number of Koreans were recruited, and there were also Japanese people in Kyushu. Let them go to the law and order war. The Ming army supervised the armies at the front as a decisive force. Let them not dare to turn against the water.

Anyway, the more Koreans and Japanese people die, the better.

After all, the two countries have been inherited for thousands of years and have their own cultural heritage. It is difficult to conquer for a while, and even if it is conquered, it is very likely to be repeated, just like Annam. And when the war continues, letting Goryeo and the Japanese die for a generation or two can ensure that the two places will not rebel for decades to come.

As for decades later, it is not something that Fu Youde is considering.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally knew Fu Youde's intentions, and he didn't really care too much about the Japanese battlefield. But there is one thing he cares about in Japan, and that is Japanese gold and silver. So Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "How is the gold and silver mining in Japan?" ”

He Xi said; "Sado Island mining has become regular. There are also some gold and silver mines in Kyushu, but the gold and silver mines on the Japanese island of Honshu still need some work, although some gold and silver mines have also been found in the outer Tohoku region. The minister has already ordered the following to be transported to the capital division. ”