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Chapter 242: Send troops to Japan (please subscribe for monthly tickets)

Li Xianzhong has not returned to Liaodong for nearly four years since he raised his troops and entered the customs in the first year of Hongguang.

After the founding of the Chinese nation, Liaodong also played an important role, although it was not the capital of the Chinese empire and not as wealthy as Southern Zhili.

But this is China's "Longxing Land".

It is now China's most important industrial base, with more than 9% of the Chinese Empire's artillery and muskets and more than half of its warships produced here.

Cement and steel production also account for more than 70% of China's output.

It also has the largest arsenal, shipyard and industrial base in the Chinese Empire.

Li Xianzhong's original palace in Liaodong County in Kaiyuan has been converted into a palace.

Kaiyuan City is now one of the three major commercial centers in Liaodong.

Although the capital of Liaodong is still Liaoyang.

However, Kaiyuan in the north and Lushun in the south are emerging cities for frontier trade and overseas trade respectively, and their development momentum is very rapid.

Li Xianzhong did not choose to receive the leader of the Mongolian Jurchen tribe at his palace in Kaiyuan.

Instead, they were summoned at the pasture outside Kaiyuan City.

After all, in addition to being the emperor of the Chinese Empire, Li Xianzhong was also the "Destined Khan" of the Monan Mongolian tribes!

After Li Xianzhong ascended the throne, the three Outer Khalkha tribes in Mobei Mongolia and the Oirat Mongolian tribes in Moxi also successively sent envoys to honor Li Xianzhong as the "Khan of Destiny"!

The Chinese Empire is currently focusing its main energy on pacifying the southwest and expanding in Southeast Asia. Naturally, it has no time to take care of the Mongolian tribes in Mobei and Mongolia.

For the time being, Li Xianzhong could only win over them and open the horse market to earn money.

They knew that Horqin was Li Xianzhong's in-laws, so they naturally stopped harassing Horqin's tribe!

Therefore, the three Mongolian tribes of Horqin lived a relatively stable life, and the tribesmen also recovered to a certain extent.

This time Li Xianzhong summoned Horqin, Ye He and the Jianzhou Department naturally for the purpose of going to Japan.

Baylor Wu Keshan of Horqin was Li Xianzhong's uncle, Buyangu of Yehe tribe was his father-in-law, and Azige of Jianzhou was the son of his "old lover" Abahai.

These people were all related to Li Xianzhong, so he simply got straight to the point.

Li Xianzhong said: "You must have heard that I ordered the construction of warships in Busan, right?"

"The Japanese country is a serious nuisance. I have made up my mind to defeat the Japanese and completely eliminate this scourge!"

It was widely rumored in China that there were countless silver mountains in the Japanese territory, and this news naturally reached the ears of these leaders.

To be honest, they actually missed the days when they followed Li Xianzhong to "play the autumn breeze" everywhere on the grassland.

Azig first said: "I heard that Your Majesty intends to conquer the Japanese country, the Imperial Alliance Army under my subordinates has been ready for a long time, waiting for His Majesty's call!"

After Azig spoke out, the Mongolians and the Yehe tribe also expressed: "The warriors in the tribe are willing to obey the orders of the 'Khan of Destiny' and conquer the Japanese islands!"

Li Xianzhong is still very satisfied with this result!

After all, this is not the first time they have teamed up to fight in the autumn wind, and there is still trust between them!

But this time the opponent is really difficult.

Washima, under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, had a population of 1500 million and a samurai group of more than 40.

Due to China's adoption of elite troops, the number of imperial troops has been reduced. There are only 60 troops in the entire Huaxia territory.

Therefore, the army in the northern region that could be mobilized to conquer Japan was only 100,000 people, and even if the navy was included, it would not exceed 120,000.

Therefore, Li Xianzhong prepared to use a large number of servant troops.

Kong Youde trained 3 new troops in North Korea, but the combat effectiveness of these "sticks" cannot be complimented.

Although these people are now members of China, they only lasted a few years after all.

It is difficult to change their "bad habits" in this little time.

If these North Korean troops engage in frontal combat, 1 plus 1 will definitely be less than 1, which may directly drag down the Chinese army.

Therefore, they can only perform logistics transportation tasks.

In terms of combat effectiveness, the Jurchens are definitely better than the Mongols.

最终阿济格手下的皇协军出兵2万，叶赫左右部出兵1万5千，科尔沁蒙古出兵1万5千。

These 50,000 Jurchen-Mongolian coalition forces will serve as the first echelon to attack the Japanese country.

Considering the powerful firepower of the Japanese pirates' iron cannons, Li Xianzhong decided to provide some firearms to these expeditionary forces.

And let them go to North Korea for three months of training so that they can become proficient in using firearms and become familiar with Japanese pirate tactics.

In order to deal with the Japanese country, Li Xianzhong used almost all the elites in northern China.

Xiong Tingbi drew 1 elite border troops from the northwest, and Li Sanshun sent 2 Liaodong defenders including Liaodong cavalry.

Zu Dashou sent Wu Sangui to lead 1 Shanxi elites to North Korea.

In addition, there were 2 imperial troops who followed Li Xianzhong in his southern and northern campaigns, and 1 Shandong Yulin battalion sent by Zuo Liangyu.

There are also 2 Chinese troops stationed in North Korea under Kong Youde, forming a Chinese expeditionary force.

This war against Japan was no small matter. Li Xianzhong personally served as the commander-in-chief, and Kong Youde, the governor of North Korea, served as the deputy commander-in-chief.

In addition to the 3 Chinese Expeditionary Force and the 2 Jurchen Mongolian coalition forces, there are also Korean troops responsible for logistics, and Liaodong Navy troops to cooperate in operations.

The actual number of troops invested was as high as 200,000, which was the largest troop dispatch in China's history.

Of course, this is only the first batch of expeditionary troops. The second batch of troops from Zhili, Henan, Huguang and Jiangnan areas are also being mobilized. Once the war enters a fever pitch, the second batch of 100,000 troops will also join the battle.

In addition, the Chinese Empire began to mobilize its own 300,000 reserve troops, and some laid-off veterans and local rural warriors were reorganized to lead new recruits in training.

Once the war becomes severe, 300,000 reserve troops will be converted into regular troops and put into the battle of Japan.

Sichuan, Yunnan-Guizhou, Guangdong and Guangxi, and the newly conquered Southeast Asia have not yet entered a state of war readiness.

However, the few chieftains and indigenous tribes in these areas are also on the list of mobilization.

As long as China needs it, these chieftain soldiers and indigenous people from all over Southeast Asia will be mobilized at any time to join the Japanese battlefield.

In Li Xianzhong's words, this time the war against Japan must completely resolve the conflict between the two countries and continue until death.

As long as the Japanese country was not captured, China would continue to send troops until it was completely conquered.

In addition to soldiers and horses, food, wages and armaments are also key.

The Ministry of Household Affairs has prepared 1500 million silver dollars and 200 million shi of grain and grass.

This almost emptied the Chinese treasury.

In order to raise military expenses for the Japanese conquest, Li Xianzhong entrusted Liaodong Bank to issue the first national bond in Chinese history, the Japanese Conquest National Bond.

The imperial court issued 8 Japanese government bonds with a face value of 100 Chinese silver dollars for a period of three years at an annual interest rate of 50%.

The imperial court was really generous this time, borrowing 5000 million Chinese silver dollars from the private sector to conquer the Japanese. This made the people of China believe that the Japanese country must have countless gold and silver mountains.

Otherwise, how could the imperial court issue treasury bonds that are almost equivalent to China's annual income in one go?

The imperial court's previous expeditions to Manila and Burma had been successful, which convinced the people that this expedition would also be successful.

In addition, the people along the coast were harassed by Japanese pirates, and most people hated the Japanese.

With nobles and big businessmen taking the lead in subscribing, all 50 treasury bonds were sold out in just one month.

Although these treasury bonds cannot be converted in advance, they can be traded. If treasury bond holders have problems with their funds, they can entrust the sale of these treasury bonds.

The treasury bonds snatched for 100 silver dollars can be sold for 102 silver dollars in the trading market.

Excluding the transaction tax, the net profit is 1.7 silver dollars.

Li Xianzhong engaged in these national bonds to pave the way for future stocks.

First use treasury bonds to whet the appetite of these people. When they feel that the rise and fall of treasury bonds is less interesting, he will then issue stocks and get twice the result with half the effort.

As soon as the stock came out, it was a cash cow for the Chinese court.

The transaction tax alone is a considerable amount of income every year. When you are short of money, you can directly control the stock to cut leeks!

Now everything is ready, all we need is the east wind.

The gathering of 200,000 horses and training is a huge expense.

It would take more than two months to train the various Japanese-attacking troops, and this period could not be wasted, so Li Xianzhong decided to try his skills first.

His first target was naturally Tsushima Island, located between Busan and Kyushu.

Tsushima Island consists of 5 islands with a land area of ​​approximately 696 square kilometers. It has been a fiefdom of the So clan since the 12th century.

Although the Tokugawa shogunate at this time had been closed to the outside world, only one port, Nagasaki, was open to the outside world.

However, the Chinese conquest of Japan caused an uproar, and naturally it also reached the ears of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The shogun at this time was Tokugawa Iemitsu. When he heard that the Chinese Emperor Li Xianzhong was going to attack Japan with an overwhelming army, he was still very nervous.

Although the Yuan Empire, which was more powerful in history, also attacked Japan twice, the navy of the Yuan Empire was not as powerful as China at that time.

It is obvious that China's threat to Japan far exceeds that of the Central Plains Dynasty in any period.

Therefore, the Tokugawa shogunate quickly decided to send troops to Tsushima.

This task soon fell to the Nagasu Domain at the westernmost tip of Honshu Island.

The Chosu Domain was a large domain with a stone height of 73 stones in the Edo period. Although the Tsushima clan had been ennobled as a 5 stone daimyo by Tokugawa Ieyasu due to the resumption of trade with Korea, its actual territory Only the islands of Tsushima are only koku.

The intervention of the Chosu clan made Tsushima clan's Zongyi really panic.

At this time, the garrison on Tsushima Island was mainly divided into three forces.

The first group was naturally the three thousand Tsuima clan soldiers under the jurisdiction of Tsushima clan sect Yoshin.

There are only 4 people on Tsushima Island, and these three thousand soldiers were formed by exhausting almost all the men on the island between the ages of 13 and 65.

The second group was 3,000 people sent by the Maori showmen of the Changzhou clan.

Although the number of people is about the same as that of the Tsushima Domain, compared to the other party's rabble, the Chosu Domain's men and horses are obviously more powerful.

Of course, there is a third force that cannot be ignored, that is, the remnants of the Zhenghuang Banner led by Ao Bai and Ye Bilong. Although these Eight Banners soldiers are only a few thousand in number, they are the most powerful among the three forces.

At the beginning, Ao Bai followed Dai Shan's order to attack North Korea with his army and occupied Busan along the way.

But after that, it was besieged by King Jin Zidian of North Korea.

Although Obai and others defeated Jin Zidian's troops several times, he soon moved in with the Chinese army.

With the help of the Chinese army, Jin Zidian finally conquered Busan City after more than half a year.

Obai and others had no choice but to lead more than a thousand people across the sea and fled to Tsushima Island.

Originally, Obai and others wanted to occupy Tsushima Island and use it as their base.

However, these Japanese soldiers were not weak in combat power and occupied favorable terrain.

Most importantly, they also asked the Tokugawa shogunate for help, so that Obai and others could not do anything to them.

The two sides fought for many days, but only caused many casualties to each other. In the end, Obai and others accepted Soyoshi's recruitment and served as a guest army to help the Tsushima clan stationed on Tsushima Island.

Not only did the 3,000 reinforcements sent by the Maori Hidesu of the Changsu Domain fail to strengthen the island's defenses, they also made them and the Tsushima Domain wary of each other, turning them into a mess.

At this time, Obai received a letter from Azige, in which Azige told Obai that Jianzhou Jurchen had now been completely integrated into China.

Their people were not enslaved by the Han people, and the family members of Zhenghuang Banner also lived on Ping'an Road.

As long as they can help the Chinese army land on Tsushima this time, they will be able to make meritorious deeds. The Chinese emperor will not only forgive them, but also give them corresponding rewards.

Originally, Obai and others felt that Li Xianzhong would definitely take revenge on their people after he completely conquered the Jurchens in Jianzhou. Even if Jianzhou was not killed by Li Xianzhong, he would probably be enslaved and work endlessly for the Han people until he himself Use your last bit of strength.

Now it seems that they have underestimated Li Xianzhong's broadmindedness. Not only are the Jianzhou Jurchens here, but Ye He and Horqin Mongolia are also safe and sound.

Ao Bai quickly gave the island's defense map to the envoy and asked him to bring it to the Chinese army.

After Azig obtained the defense map, he had a clear understanding of the deployment of the Japanese pirates' troops on the island.

Soon Zong Yizhen was awakened by the thundering sound of artillery.

The Chinese warships were able to sail near the coastline of Tsushima Island at night and accurately bombard the camps on the island at the risk of running aground.

The continuous bombardment of hundreds of artillery pieces had long ago reduced their camp to pieces. The Japanese pirates had directly suffered 7% damage, and only a few people were spared.

Just when he was about to defend the city, Obai and others suddenly attacked, took the opportunity to occupy the city gate, and put the Chinese army into Tsushima City!

Soon the remaining thousands of people on the island gave up resistance.

In this way, Azig's men took Tsushima Island almost without a fight.

Azige discovered that there was actually a silver mountain on the island. Although it was not the largest, the discovery of Sasu Silver Mountain still gave China a powerful injection!

In order to increase China's domestic confidence in this expedition, Li Xianzhong ordered that all the captured Japanese pirates be taken to the capital and beheaded in public.

Soon after, the Chinese navy, under the guidance of Li Xianzhong, sailed to Zuodu Island, the fifth largest island of Japan.

Satojima is located to the west of Honshu Island, and on the other side is the Uesugi family's Echigo country.

Compared with Tsushima Island, this is a real gold mountain; the island is not only rich in gold and silver, but also has the largest gold mine in Japan, Zuo Du Jinshan!

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