Cao Bianjiao left Beijing this time, although he was low-key, he has always attracted much attention, and he also knows where he is going.
The government and the opposition have made some noise about the affairs of the Japanese kingdom this time, and there are many discussions in private.
However, now the Ming government affairs are complicated, all affairs are being prepared, once ready, there will be a big discussion, a vote, in a form of 'all people as one', to declare to the world.
This is a matter of the year after the year, and now it is still in the second year of Jingzheng, and the Ming Dynasty and the opposition are extremely busy.
In the north of the Ming Dynasty, although it is winter in Liaodong, it still can't stop the heat here.
Even in winter, reclamation, hunting, and mountain openings can be seen everywhere, and even some fishing boats are still breaking the ice and going out to sea to catch fish and shrimp day and night.
Liaodong is a relatively free place, it is established from the 'blank', most places do not have the Ming Dynasty more than 200 years of Shen Ke, the establishment of the system, the implementation of policies and the future development are relatively easy.
Sakhalin.
You Shiwei is now the deputy commander-in-chief, stationed on Sakhalin Island, and he is now in the base, looking at the chart on the table in front of him, the corners of his face are cold, and his eyes are blazing.
There were three lieutenants beside him, who were also looking at the chart, and one of them said: "My lord, we have a total of 5,000 troops stationed on Sakhalin Island, if we want to take down this Ezo, the troops are a little insufficient, should we ask the Governor Xiong to send reinforcements, or send a letter to General Cao?"
” "No way!"
As soon as his voice fell, another lieutenant decisively retorted, saying: "My lord, we have been stationed here for two years, and we have no military merits at all, and we have opened pits and wastelands all day long, building military industries, if we ask for help now, I am afraid that the above will have ideas, even if we don't send someone to replace us, it will be a little disgraced in the credit book." ” "That's right, the Wa Kingdom is ambitious, and the heart of the Ming Dynasty will not die, and the emperor is furious and vows to eradicate the Wa Kingdom!
If we are cowardly at this time, maybe we will have to stay here at that time, and we will not have any credit at all!
” "However, we only have 5,000 men, and if we leave another 2,000 garrisons, we can only take 3,000 men, and there are more than a dozen ships, and we can barely transport two cannons.
If the battle is defeated and the emperor's plan is ruined, it is not trivial to blame!
” "Then what should we do, we can't stop fighting, right?"
"If you disobey the order, the Judge Advocate General's Department will directly execute everyone above our captain!"
Everyone is arguing endlessly.
You Shiwei ignored them, kept looking at the chart, and waited for them to stop, then said indifferently: "What does the intelligence from the military intelligence department say?"
” One of the lieutenants raised his hand and said, "My lord, the current lord of Ezo is Matsumae Kohiro, the second generation, forty years old this year, with a relatively cowardly personality, but very capable, and Ezo is much stronger than the previous generation.
Shigao is nominally 10,000, but Ezo is vast and sparsely populated, there are quite a lot of materials, and trade is frequent, I am afraid that there are only four or five hundred thousand, and the population is not easy to calculate, because it is a mixed house, and the samurai can be called, and the military intelligence department estimates that it is about 5,000 at most.
Their feudal office is in Fukuyama Castle, the city is not big, a few cannons can blow it up, and the two feudal domains are close across the sea, and if our army conquers Ezo, the Mutsu domain will inevitably rush to help......"
Everyone frowned when they heard this, so why is this Ezo more difficult to deal with?
"However," the lieutenant added, "Ezo itself is rarely involved in the civil wars of the vassal states, and with the Mutsu Domain as a barrier, it must be not very good in terms of fortifications or psychology, and if it is a surprise attack, it will be of great use!"
” Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all looked at You Shiwei and said, "My lord, let's come to a surprise attack, if we take Fushan City in one fell swoop, the Mutsu Clan will react, and when they cross the sea again, we will have enough confidence to deal with it!"
” "That's right, if they knew that it was my Ming Dynasty who sent troops, they would definitely hesitate, maybe they would hold their troops still, please tell the Tokugawa shogunate, this time is enough for us to gain a firm foothold!"
"My lord, General Cao has taken over as the envoy, and we have also received an order, although it is for us to prepare, but if we can find out in advance, it will be a great achievement to take Ezo as soon as the order arrives!"
"My lord, why don't we go one step further, secretly catch some Ezo people, and find out more about Ezo, especially the route, etc., for future use!"
You Shiwei has been in Liaodong for many years, has rich combat experience, and has also 'further studyed' in the military academy, and is a quite calm and sharp general.
Listening to the noisy shouting of the crowd, he suddenly straightened up and said in a deep voice: "The necessary preparations before the war must be sufficient, the intelligence of the military intelligence department must be carefully checked, and in addition, send people to infiltrate Ezo to spy on the necessary information."
We don't have enough soldiers, so fight quickly and use blitzkrieg!
Weapons, I have already written back to General Cao, and I will allocate enough gunpowder from North Korea, ten cannons and a troop transport......
Keep an eye on the weather, as fog is the best chance to cover our movements!
The Ezo people will use some short muskets, and the armor should be issued to all the soldiers, and we Ming soldiers, each of them is very important, and it must not be easily broken......"
"Yes!"
A group of lieutenants listened, turned up violently, and answered in a deep voice.
Each one was bright-eyed and excited.
Sakhalin was rapidly preparing, and Cao Bianjiao's fleet soon reached North Korea and then went straight to Seoul.
Cao Bianjiao met with the king of South Korea, and after a brief reception, he had a secret conversation with Qin Yiming.
Qin Yiming has been stationed in Korea for many years and has the deepest understanding of Korea and the Japanese state.
General's Palace.
After some politeness, Qin Yiming entered the topic and said: "The Wa Kingdom is much stronger than a few decades ago, and the control of the Tokugawa shogunate exceeds that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, if they invade Korea again, my Ming will pay a greater price, and it will not end immediately, which is quite unfavorable for my Ming Dynasty's current situation......"
Cao Bianjiao was the commander of Zhu Xu's forbidden army for six years, and he knew much more about the situation in the Ming Dynasty than Qin Yiming.
The Ming can't accept a war without a timetable now and needs to concentrate on internal affairs.
Cao Bianjiao nodded seriously and motioned for Qin Yiming to continue.
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Qin Yiming said: "The situation of the Wa State is like the feudal system in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, although the Tokugawa shogunate can control it, but the control is limited, it is not a unified country, each vassal state has different thoughts, dare to be angry but dare not speak, and the secret means are endless.
Their relationship is so intricate that even insiders may not be able to understand it.
Over the years, the Military Intelligence Department, the North Korean base, and the North Korea have all used different methods to infiltrate the Japanese country, and now, Tsushima Island has become seventy-seven or eighty-eight, and it ......is easy to use it as a logistics base if you want to take it down."
Tsushima Island is between Korea and Kyukoku Island, which can be attacked, retreated, and defended, and is indeed a good strategic location.
Qin Yiming had already roughly seen Cao Bianjiao's temperament, and directly continued, "The rebellion in the island plain actually had two factors, one was the rampant conquest under the natural disaster, and the other was Christianity.
The rebellious people were in Hizen, Higo and the two feudal domains were huge, headed by Amakusa Shiro, that is, Shiro Tokisada, and the Itakura Shigemasa sent by the Tokugawa shogunate entangled the big families of various countries, the first time it was more than 10,000 people, the second time it was 40,000, and then it was 70,000, but they were all defeated, defeated three times, I heard that Tokugawa Iemitsu was furious, and it has been decided to replace him, and it is estimated that the new rebel will soon come to Hizen Province, whose name is Matsudaira Nobutsuna, and it is said that this person has some ability, so be careful......"
"In addition, in recent years, there have been more than a dozen rebellions in various parts of the Wa Kingdom, all of which were attempts to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate, although the scale is not large, but it shows that there are many domestic unrest in the Wa country, and the Tokugawa family has not yet been able to complete the complete rule of the Wa Kingdom......
Cao Bianjiao listened silently, and had a general impression of the Japanese country, and the vague outline in his heart became clearer.
After Qin Yiming came to an end, Cao Bianjiao said, "I will leave tonight, go to Jeju, clean up the fleet, and then go to Satsuma Domain to see Zuo Liangyu and Huashan Jiushou, do you have any suggestions?"
” Qin Yiming pondered for a moment and said, "Jeju Island is one of the important bases of the navy, with 3,000 people stationed, ten medium ships and twenty small ships, plus your ten medium ships, the fleet has 70,000 people, enough to block the Guanmen Strait, and it is invincible at sea, I am not worried."
What I'm worried about is whether the Tokugawa shogunate will jump over the wall in a hurry, and the Wa Kingdom still has some strength, if they work hard to develop their navy and invade Korea again, it may bring a lot of trouble under the current situation ......of my Ming Dynasty, which is not what the emperor wants."
"They won't stand a chance!"
Cao Bianjiao's tone was calm, revealing the firmness of cutting through steel.
Qin Yiming looked at Cao Bianjiao, knowing that he had a plan, he was silent for a while, and said, "Also, Satsuma Domain, Zuo Liangyu, they may not be reliable, you know it in your heart." ” Before Cao Bianjiao came, someone in the Generalissimo's Mansion had already reminded him, and he said: "In the past few years, the pirates brought in by the navy and the wandering samurai recruited from various places, plus the Satsuma Domain itself, etc., in Kagoshima, Zuo Liangyu has at least 10,000 soldiers of the Japanese Kingdom in his hands, right?"
” Qin Yiming said: "It should be no more, by the way, my dynasty will conquer the Japanese state this time, and North Korea and the Ryukyus all hope to send troops to participate in assisting me in destroying the Japanese state." ” Cao Bianjiao nodded and said, "I've seen the imperial army of North Korea, and I'll give them a maximum of 1,000 places." ” The North Korean army is really bad, and it can't get into Cao Bianjiao's eyes.
Qin Yiming also knew that Cao Bianjiao was the commander of the forbidden army before, and his vision was not ordinarily high, so he nodded and said, "I will make it clear to the king of Joseon."
It is estimated that the Wa country will speed up its actions, and it is likely that it will want to end the Shimabara Rebellion in February next year, so you have to hurry up. ” After all, Qin Yiming is considered a senior, Cao Bianjiao gave enough respect, and said: "Okay, I will find out the situation and coordinate the surrounding troops to conduct a trial." ” Qin Yiming didn't say much, Cao Bianjiao was actually higher than him in terms of both official position and status, and there were some things that he couldn't say too much.
That night, Cao Bianjiao left Seoul without stopping, diverted to Jeju Island, and then to Kagoshima.
In this interval, the government affairs of the capital of the Ming Dynasty were running to the highest point, and the meetings were continuous, even Zhu Xu could not take a moment of leisure.
The participation of more than 60 legislators is a test of the cabinet's administrative affairs, whether it is brainstorming or nitpicking, it has made the cabinet's series of plans more perfect, meticulous, and feasible, and has also forced the cabinet to work more seriously and more planned.
At the same time, at the end of the year, it is also interspersed with various sacrifices, a series of flag-raising ceremonies, and the sound of the national anthem echoes everywhere in the capital for a long time.