Ming Zuo

Xia Guo's declaration of war made the land of Dongying shake and people panic.

After all, just over a year ago, Dongying had just been defeated by Xia Guo.

The strength of the Xia Kingdom is unforgettable for the people of Dongying.

What the fate of the next, every Dongying people are full of worries.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was rather calm.

As a hero, the matter has come to this point, and he no longer has any illusions except to deal with it properly.

Even when Tadashi Sakai came back, he brought bad news.

None of those western daimyo followed the shogunate's order and came to visit Edo Kamiro, but they all looked for excuses and watched from the sidelines.

Obviously, these are the first and second generation.

Not only hope that Xia Guo can severely damage the shogunate, let them get rid of their shackles, and make a comeback; but also do not want to follow the shogunate to bring disaster to Chi Yu, and be attacked by Xia Guo.

"They have forgotten their identities and have turned their backs on the country and the nation. After dealing with the attack of the Xia Kingdom, what awaits them will be the most severe punishment."

In front of the shogunate, Tokugawa Iamitsu sentenced those daimyo to death.

This approach has made many people very satisfied, and they have already begun to plan how to benefit from it.

Once those big names in the west are eliminated, how to distribute the vacant wealthy land will definitely make everyone jealous.

"Send the order to call in troops and horses. Weapons and provisions must be properly prepared, and all places are strictly ordered to guard the checkpoints, and must not give Xia Guo an opportunity."

Even if the Western Daimyo stood by, Tokugawa Iemitsu remained confident.

Because in addition to the appearance of the daimyo, there are also the vassal daimyo and the genealogy daimyo firmly standing on the side of the shogunate.

These big names alone can send enough soldiers and horses to assist in the battle.

The only thing that Tokugawa Iamitsu worried about was that Dongying's sea power was seriously insufficient, and it was difficult to limit the swimming of the Xia Kingdom's navy.

As an island country, Dongying is full of flaws, and is afraid that the Xia State Navy will find an opportunity.

One hit, and the whole game is lost.

"General, do you want the general to withdraw?"

Toshikatsu Doi is a very conscientious strategist, and he thought of the places that Tokugawa Iemitsu had overlooked.

Nobuzuna Matsudaira was dispatched by the shogunate to go to Kyushu Island to suppress the Shimabara Uprising.

On the side of Matsudaira Nobuzuna, all the troops of the Western Daimyo.

Since the position of these western daimyo is unstable, it is likely that Matsudaira Nobuzuna will encounter unexpected events.

At this time, it is the safest policy to let Matsudaira Nobuzuna retreat.

Tokugawa Jiaguang was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Then send the order to the past."

Well made up for the omission, Doi Tosho took the opportunity to enhance his voice.

"Xia Guo and Dongying are separated by vast oceans. Even if they have troops stationed in North Korea, it is still complicated to attack across the sea. As expected, it will take at least three months to prepare. Better odds."

His prediction was recognized by everyone.

After all, just a few decades ago, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had just completed his invasion of North Korea.

All the preparations before the war were very familiar to those present.

Judging from this, Xia Jun's attack must be the same.

It's a pity that the Tokugawa shogunate did not understand Xia Jun's fighting methods at all, and it was destined to suffer a big loss.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the governor of Fujian, that the Zheng family has decided to fight the Xia thief. Now they are all in action, and the number of winners and losses is imminent. The Zheng family urges the court to take action and cooperate with each other to destroy the Xia thief in one fell swoop. "

Zhang Zhifa, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was a little flustered and trembling in the face of major events.

The emperor above is not easy to serve. I don't know how many cabinet ministers have been changed in the past eleven years.

Zhang Zhifa's talent is limited, and it may be difficult to stay in this position for a long time.Just think about messing around, don't make any mistakes.

Therefore, Yang Sichang is a rising star who dominates the court and has a great reputation, and he doesn't care.

But now he had to stand up and report to Chongzhen about the actions of the Zheng family in Fujian.

"Oh, did Mr. Zheng really do it?"

Chongzhen was both surprised and delighted when he heard that the Zheng family was going to fight the Xia Kingdom.

When Zheng Zhilong was canonized as the Marquis of Jingnan, he originally wanted to drive away tigers and swallow wolves.Now that this day has finally arrived, Chongzhen can't help but gear up.

"Your Majesty, if the situation is true, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The imperial court should take this opportunity to set off by land and destroy the summer thieves in one fell swoop. Clarify the interior and make the north and south unimpeded."

Yang Sichang jumped out and quickly made a suggestion.

And his thoughts just came to Chongzhen's heart.

"It should be so."

But Chongzhen immediately thought of something.

"However, the army of the imperial court is far away in the northwest and Huguang. It is too busy to exterminate rogues. It is difficult to be separated!"

There were no soldiers available in front of the heaven-sent opportunity, which made Chongzhen very regretful.

Since Yang Sichang made a suggestion, how could there be no follow-up?

"Your Majesty, the leader of the bandits and bandits, Li Zicheng, has disappeared and is no longer a climate. The time of demise is just around the corner. Zhang Xianzhong of Huguang is also afraid of Wang Shitian's prestige, and he has long been willing to serve. As a result, hundreds of thousands of troops will take advantage of the situation to advance eastward and attack the Zheng family by land and water, and it will be easy to quell the summer bandits."

Yang Sichang is different from the original history.

In the original history, he was strongly opposed to recruiting Zhang Xianzhong.

He felt that these rogues had surrendered and returned to rebellion several times, and he had long since lost the heart of repentance.It is better to eliminate it completely and avoid future troubles.

As a result, Xiong Wencan and the eunuch Liu Wenbin persuaded Chongzhen, bypassed him, and then appeased Zhang Xianzhong.

Sure enough, Zhang Xianzhong rebelled again soon after, and cooperated with Li Zicheng, who came out of the mountain again, out of control, and completely destroyed the Ming Dynasty.

But now, compared to Zhang Xianzhong, Xia Guo, who was a greater threat to Daming, had a chance to be eliminated, Yang Sichang immediately changed his opinion.

Chongzhen greatly admired his strategy, and immediately ordered the front-line officials to follow suit.

Surprisingly, this time it was the frontline officials' turn to oppose the recruitment.

The governor of the three sides, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Xuanda, Lu Xiangsheng, and the governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting, had the most vehement speeches, and they were all worried that they would have endless troubles after being appeased.

Even Xiong Wencan, the Prime Minister of the five provinces, flickered his words, feeling that the matter of appeasement should be too slow rather than urgent.

Chongzhen and Yang Sichang saw that the opposition from the people below was so fierce, and they had to inform the court's plans one by one.

It's okay not to say this, but Hong Chengchou and others have even more objections.

Hong Chengchou firmly believed that he must never go to war with the Xia Kingdom, otherwise there would be no victory.

Lu Xiangsheng even stated in the memorial that the Xia army was far more powerful than the official army.Under the First World War, maybe Daming Jiangshan will not be guaranteed.

"Your Majesty, Hong Bingxian, Lu Bingxian and others have always had a bad connection with the Xia thieves. More often than not, they have been helped by the Xia thieves. I am afraid that the people's hearts are not ancient, and disasters will arise."

Yang Sichang was stubborn and self-sufficient. Seeing that his plan was opposed, he immediately held a grudge against Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and others, and began to tell right and wrong in front of Chongzhen.

Chongzhen can't do anything else. When he talks about power and conspiracy, he is immediately scratched.

"I have made up my mind, and I will immediately issue a decree to let the troops from all walks of life move eastward quickly. Whoever dares to delay will be severely punished."

Under the instigation of Yang Sichang, Chongzhen put all objections behind him.

At this time, his head was full of fantasies of destroying the Xia Kingdom, completing the unification, and rejuvenating the Ming Dynasty.