Tokugawa Iemitsu said: "Father, there's no way we can't win.
Last time in Korea they had a favorable geographical location.
Now in Japan, we have an advantageous location.
We will definitely be able to avenge the shame of the Korean War."
Tokugawa Hidetada shook his head and said: "I'm afraid not.
This time the weapons of the Ming army have made great progress compared with the original ones, and the Ming army has always been known for its corruption.
According to the news from the front line, now the Ming army Military discipline is strict.
Now we can only hope that they will not adapt to Japan's geographical conditions."
Since we have to prepare for a battle with the Ming army, of course we have to gather troops and horses.
Tokugawa Hidetada put Tokugawa Iemitsu in charge of gathering the troops of daimyo from all over the country, requiring a total of 20,000 people to destroy the Ming army in one fell swoop.
Tokugawa Iemitsu quickly issued orders to various daimyo.
The daimyo were very cooperative in their joint foreign affairs, so ten days later they already had a paper strength of more than 20,000 people.
The Tokugawa family has more than 20,000 elite soldiers, so they can send at least 30,000 troops.
Twenty days later, the Tokugawa family gathered a total of 20,000 troops from various daimyo, and then the Tokugawa family went out with 15,000 people, a total of 35,000 people, to go to Satsuma Domain to fight the Ming army to the death.
When Ma Shiying returned to Hirado, the Second Division of the Guards had also been ordered to come to Hirado.
Since Zhu Youxiao was preparing to fight the Japanese, of course he had to send enough troops, so the second division stationed on Juehua Island with nothing to do was sent to Pingdo to participate in the battle to conquer Japan as the emperor said.
The total strength of the Ming army in Japan is as follows: the 3rd Division Zhou Yuji has 4,000 troops, the Mangui Division independent brigade has nearly 4,000 troops excluding the Jeju Island garrison, and the 2nd Division has 4,000 troops excluding the Juehua Island remaining troops.
There are more than 9,000 people, plus Zhang Qianfang and Zheng Zhilong's navy of about 6,000 people.
Counting only the combat soldiers, there are more than 23,000 people.
The commanders of each unit came to Zengdao together, and the General Staff Headquarters held a discussion meeting on Japan's war to formulate basic strategies.
Except for the first division of the Guards, basically all other officers are here.
Everyone first greeted Yang Guangkui and Xiong Tingbi.
After returning the gifts, everyone sat down and started the meeting.
First, Zhou Yuji and General Mangui gave an explanation of the fighting with the Japanese army these days.
Mangui first said: "The Japanese army's weapons and equipment are worse than those of the Guards, but they are much stronger than the domestic guard army.
Although their matchlock guns are not as good as our flintlock muskets, they are still somewhat lethal.
Especially The Japanese don't seem to be afraid of death and are very brave when charging.
You have to pay attention to this and can only deal with it with a lot of firepower. " Zhou Yuji also said: "The Japanese army is indeed braver, but as long as they survive the first wave of charges, they will relax.
If they lose, they will surrender, but some will commit suicide."
Xiong Tingbi said: "When I was patrolling Liaodong, I heard veterans talk about the Japanese in the Korean War.
This is indeed the case.
This country is small, so its citizens are also somewhat narrow-minded.
They will be proud of winning, but they cannot afford to lose.
If there is a war, it will be After beating him hard, he will naturally become honest.
Your Majesty, now we have the truth, it is the best time to conquer Japan.
Our purpose is to scare the Japanese in one fell swoop, so that they will no longer be able to resist. ” Yang Guangkui said: "The land of the Satsuma Domain that we have occupied under the Holy Emperor's command cannot be ceded.
With our military strength, there should be no problem."
Yang Guanggao curled his lips.
His brother was too cautious and too soft-minded, so he could only make plans in the staff department.
He was about to stand up to object, but someone stood up before him.
The one who stood up was Zhang Xinchen, the commander of the second brigade of their second division.
He said loudly: "Now we have more than 20,000 people, our weapons and equipment are stronger than them, and they are scattered and do their own thing.
Why don't we take the opportunity to defeat Japan, no matter how friendly we are?"
Japan is not as good as Japan in its own hands."
Man Gui, Zhou Yuji, Zhao Lejiao, Zhang Qianfang and Wang Zuomin, commander of the First Brigade of the Second Division, all clapped and applauded.
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Although Zheng Zhilong did not clap, his outstretched thumb revealed his true thoughts.
Yang Guanggao glared at Zhang Xinchen, turned to Yang Guangkui and said: "Chief of Staff, although the Holy One only wants us to keep the occupied territory of Satsuma Domain, I think the Holy One will not be angry if we occupy more territory."
Yang Guangkui naturally knew that his younger brother was giving him a step down, but he had always been a cautious person, always thinking that in such a big country, with so many people, even the whole Guards army might not be able to handle it, let alone the fact that they are here now.
About half the people.
He shook his head and said: "Of course the Holy One will not be angry."
Yang Guanggao said: "Then let us first defend the occupied Satsuma territory, and in the process of defending, we should be able to kill a large number of Japanese troops.
After this battle, the Japanese troops will be vulnerable.
In other words, as long as we defend, we can occupy There are more places in Japan.”
Xiong Tingbi smiled and said: "I'm afraid we won't have to send troops by then.
As long as Ma Qin sent troops, we can knock out a lot of things from the Japanese."
Ma Shiying smiled confidently and said: "The emperor once said that some things do not necessarily require the use of force to obtain.
But it must be backed by force.
I hope that with the support of the Guards, we can obtain some benefits for the emperor and the court. ” He walked to the sand table newly made by the staff, picked up a wooden pole and said: "We only occupy less than half of the Satsuma domain.
This time the shogunate wants us to give up the occupied territory.
As long as we defeat the shogunate army, Other places in Satsuma Domain can also be occupied through negotiation."
He pointed next to Satsuma and said: "Osumi must be the vanguard of the shogunate.
We can also occupy Osumi at that time.
This will ensure that Japan and Ryukyu will no longer have a border.
This is our best way to ensure the safety of Ryukyu."
Good situation.”
He smiled sinisterly and said: "In this way, Ryukyu can be said to be under the direct control of the Ming Dynasty.
Not only will Japan be unable to invade Ryukyu, but Ryukyu will also not be invaded by other forces because Ming Dynasty is right next to him."
Everyone else laughed.
Ryukyu was originally a kingdom established by Chinese immigrants.
If Satsuma and Osumi were occupied, the territory of the Ming Dynasty would be greatly expanded, especially the ocean, which the emperor has always attached great importance to.
It can be said that from Quanzhou to Japan This area will all be under the direct control of Ming Dynasty.
In recent years, Japan has tended to close itself off.
Its current trading partners are only the Ming Dynasty, North Korea and the Netherlands.
After the East China Sea is controlled by the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch must obtain the Ming Dynasty's permission to trade with Japan.
Japan is not as rich as the Ming Dynasty, and its products are not rich in nature.
After closing the country, its dependence on the Ming Dynasty will be greatly increased.
Moreover, its western seaports were all under the control of the Ming Dynasty.
Although it was still an independent country in name, it was worse than the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty
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