Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 174 Landing on Tsushima Island

"General Zizhen, your officer corps is also responsible for important matters here. It's hard to say right now. If we need to use troops against Japan in the future, you will be the vanguard of the entire army. Even if we don't use troops against Japan, we can control North Korea and defend it. Liaodong, the current situation in Liaodong is not optimistic. It was originally surrounded by enemies on three sides, and now the enemy situation is complex and changeable. Once something goes wrong in Liaodong, the consequences will be unpredictable," Zhang Xiao said.

"Mr. Zhang, you proposed this officer corps. The situation has changed now. Mr. Zhang, you might as well speak more clearly." Li Rubai said.

"General Zizhen, to put it bluntly, it's just a name for stationing troops in North Korea. Of course, he also has to help with training. At least he must make the North Korean army look presentable and at least be able to defend the city. In fact, North Korea is fighting the Japanese this time. Although their performance is particularly poor, there is at least one thing that is remarkable, that is, their fire guns are still good, so the focus is on training their fire guns. Of course, they should also keep one hand in practice, and cavalry training is still needed. When there is an artillery drill, don’t go out and teach something casually.”

"Li understands. But how should the troops stationed in North Korea get along with the North Korean monarchs and ministers?"

"That's right, if you can have a good relationship with the North Korean military and civilians, then do it better. If you don't want to deal with the North Koreans, then just stick to the camp, don't meddle in North Korean affairs at will, and maintain a sense of mystery. As long as nothing big happens in North Korea, Don't worry about the turmoil in North Korea. Even if there is a coup in North Korea, as long as the court has no will and the new king of North Korea has no intention of breaking away from the control of the Ming Dynasty, don't act rashly. Of course, if it is the Japanese country or the Folangji country instigates some conspiracy, Or if any force in North Korea wants to break away from Ming Dynasty's control, then there is no need to hesitate to strike hard and kill everyone who deserves to be killed. "

"I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so gentle and gentle, but his strategies were so cold-blooded and ruthless."

"There is no way. If we don't have strong measures, more people will die and the incident will not be settled," Zhang Xiao explained.

"If we are going to be stationed here for a long time, this military camp will need to be rebuilt now."

"No, it's not just about setting up a military camp, it's even about building a strong city, or a fortress. When Liu Chenglong comes next time, I'll have to bargain with him too."

"Xiang Liu, it's hard work for you to travel back and forth. General Ru Xie must have conveyed everything. Does your king agree with this joint patrol?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"The current plan is like this, but by then the Ming Dynasty Navy should have landed on Kyushu Island, because they have to send the envoy ashore. Then I hope that the Japanese country will cooperate. I can tell you directly, Mr. Liu, that the court is currently There is no plan to use force against Japan. If North Korea has such a plan, my personal opinion is that it will act within its capabilities."

"It's okay, it's just a mere assassin. Zhang wasn't injured at all. It's nothing important."

"That's very good. I also want to discuss something with Prime Minister Liu. Now that the officer corps of the Ming Dynasty is moving in, this camp is not suitable for long-term living, and it is not easy to enter the city to disturb the people, so I want to build another small city next to Seoul to station troops. Here you can Let’s see which piece of land is more suitable. At that time, Yang Jinglue will also be working in North Korea for a long time, and he also hopes to arrange a house in North Korea as the office of Ming Dynasty North Korea. "

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter how big the city is, and the city walls don't have to be very high. Your country should help choose a place first. If the people of your country help build the city, they can still have enough food every day. When the time comes, our soldiers will We will also participate in the construction of the city, and the construction period will not be very long, and the farming season will not be missed due to this construction of the city." Zhang Xiao explained.

The next day, Liu Chenglong also visited the military camp.

"The Ming Dynasty is willing to protect North Korea, and North Korea is naturally very grateful. The king naturally approves of this joint action and is very grateful."

"Commissioner Zhang Qin, please rest assured. Although North Korea hates the Japanese country from top to bottom, North Korea will definitely obey whatever the Ming Dynasty orders and will not cause trouble at will."

"Zhang Qin, I have something else to do here. I want to talk to you first to see if it's appropriate." Liu Chenglong struggled for a while before speaking.

"Where are the warships of the Ming Dynasty going? Is it just going to Tsushima Island and going around the Kyushu Island of Japan?"

"Oh? What else?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"In that case, let Liu report to the king and then reply to you. Is Zhang Qinqi okay now?"

"The Japanese country has been defeated, but it is still evil and resorting to assassination methods. If the Ming Dynasty does not set an example, wouldn't it mean that the Japanese country will underestimate the Chinese Empire."

"Commissioner Zhang Qin, our country has just suffered a military disaster, and now the people are exhausted. If corvee service is launched at this time, I am afraid it will cause unrest among the people."

"Mr. Zhang, when you say this, Li will feel relieved."

"It's like this. Currently, some of the soldiers from the Ming Dynasty who are stationed in our country are getting married to our women..."

"This is a matter governed by military law. Prime Minister Liu, you should ask the generals in charge of the army. Is it possible that these generals are exposing the soldiers?"

"No, that's not what Liu meant. Now that the Japanese country is going through this battle, there are a lot of casualties among young and strong men. Since the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are married to our women, I would like to ask if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can allow these soldiers to be like this. "Forget it, stay in Korea." "Well, Prime Minister Liu, please give a rough count of how many soldiers there are. I will also ask some generals. If your country really has this request, Zhang will naturally report it to His Majesty. It's just that if these soldiers stay in North Korea, they will become North Korean citizens. I don't know how the court will respond." Zhang Xiao said.

The navies of China and North Korea jointly dispatched, and Zhang Xiao also boarded the ship. After all, seeing is believing. Zhang Xiao also wanted to see what Tsushima Island looked like, and how the Japanese army managed to subdue hundreds of thousands of troops. Crossed the vast sea smoothly.

The wind and waves hit, and the ships were bumpy, but in the end there was no danger, and all the ships arrived at Tsushima Island safely.

"Zhang Qinchen, this place is called Xiaomaotian. When the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty conquered Japan and attacked Tsushima Island, they landed here." Yi Sunchen pointed to a beach and said.

"General Ru Xie knows a lot of allusions." Zhang Xiao said with emotion.

"Since the Japanese invaded Korea, I have read a lot of classics, especially the historical materials about the Mongolian and Yuan conquests against Japan. I have read them very carefully. Tsushima Island is indeed like a key. I really appreciate the help of Ming Dynasty's navy. Captured Tsushima Island and gave it to North Korea.”

"The location of Tsushima Island is indeed important, but after all, it is an isolated island. The island has high mountains and dense forests. Although it is easy to defend, it is not easy to station more people. Therefore, Tsushima Island is at most an outpost. The key is It is still the role of the navy. If the North Korean navy had not been defeated so miserably, the Japanese would not have been able to advance so easily. If your country wants to defend Tsushima Island, the key is not on this island, but on Gyeongsang Province and the whole world. Luo Dao's navy, so it can be said that the safety of North Korea depends on you, General Ruxie. After all, you are now leading the main force of the North Korean navy. "

"Yes, so Lee has been unable to sleep at night since the Imjin Japanese Rebellion. Even if he defeated Japan, he could not sleep peacefully. The ancestral temple of Joseon was almost destroyed. Although Lee tried hard to stop the Japanese navy, But it had little effect, and even the dog died on the battlefield. If the Ming Dynasty hadn't sent a large army to help, I don't know how long I could have persisted. At that time, I was thinking about myself from morning to night. What should we do?" Yi Sunchen said with emotion.

"Yes, actually, General Ru Xie, if you think about it, if the Japanese had not landed in large numbers, even if they had relied on their navy to plunder, North Korea would have suffered heavy casualties. At that time, the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty were also invaded by Japanese pirates, especially in Zhejiang and In the two provinces of Fujian, I don’t know how many villages and towns were attacked by the Japanese. Nowadays, North Korea’s defenses are in two directions, one is on land and the other is on sea. On land, it is just to prevent the Jurchen tribe from invading. It’s hard to say when it comes to sea. Well, the enemy can be of all kinds, it’s hard to say. Now it’s France, but in the future it may be other countries, such as Britain, France, and the Netherlands. Nowadays, European powers are competing for supremacy. They are all thinking about expanding overseas, and the sea will only become more and more lively in the future. If they don’t pay attention to the navy and remain complacent, they will suffer big losses later. "

"Mr. Zhang, you are the one who values ​​the Navy the most among the Ming Dynasty officials I have met. If I say a disrespectful word, even General Chen, who is in charge of the Navy, may not value the Navy as much as you do."

"Actually, there is a reason. After all, the most dangerous enemies of the Ming Dynasty are on land. They come from the nomadic and fishing and hunting tribes on the northern border. Although there were also attacks by the Francons on the sea before, they are not as powerful as the enemies in the grasslands and forests. , the few ships owned by Fo Langji can be regarded as a small fight. In fact, the Ming Dynasty has attached great importance to the navy since the founding of the People's Republic of China. When Emperor Taizu relied on the Battle of Poyang Lake to establish his empire, it was even more important during the reign of Emperor Chengzu. After seven voyages to the West, all the countries in Southeast Asia obediently surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. However, when the Oara tribe and the Tatar tribe re-emerged in the grasslands, the imperial court had no extra energy to maintain its power in Nanyang, so it allowed European countries to take advantage of it. Growing up, I know some of the situations of the Western Yi countries. In fact, the Western Yi countries are not very powerful in Nanyang. They only relied on deception and sneak attacks to occupy a few colonies. Now, Instead, he became domineering in Nanyang."

"I heard that when the Sanbao eunuchs went to the West, they took a treasure ship. Today, General Chen has not seen the legendary huge treasure ship. It is a pity."

"General Ru Xie, in fact, the bigger the ship, the better. In Europe a few years ago, the Franco Kingdom had a naval battle with the United Kingdom. The navy of the Franco Kingdom was known as the Invincible Fleet, and the ships were generally larger than those of the British. Although the fleet of General Chen did not seem to have particularly large warships, it suffered a huge loss during the naval battle. But it is more than enough to defeat the Japanese, because the weapons on the Ming warships are much better than the Japanese. Of course, General Li, you have seen this with your own eyes, so there is no need for Zhang to say more."

"Yes, Japan has many warships, but they are still vulnerable to the Ming Dynasty's navy. If General Chen's navy hadn't come to help, I don't even think how long Japan would have to stay in Korea."

"The Japanese state is indeed stalking us, so North Korea also needs to strengthen its military preparedness to prevent the Japanese state from coming back."

"Commissioner Zhang Qin, Mr. Li also has one more thing to ask. Why does Ming Dynasty want to cede Jeju Island back? Is this because we cannot trust our country? Or is this a punishment for our country?"

"General Li is overly worried. North Korea fought against Japan and suffered repeated defeats. The king of your country also took the initiative to push to Ming Dynasty and request Ming Dynasty to send troops. This is known to everyone. Jeju Island is located between Ming Dynasty, North Korea and Japan. At the maritime junction of the Three Kingdoms, the Ming Dynasty wanted to take direct control of this island in order to control and defend this sea area, prevent enemies at sea from invading North Korea, and prevent enemies at sea from coming north to harass the capital. soil of."

"Having said that, I would like to ask Commissioner Zhang Qin to consider it carefully. After all, it is our country that is ceding territory. It is really difficult for Li to accept it."

"The matter of Jeju Island will be discussed again, but Tsushima Island must be firmly defended. It only takes a few hours for the Japanese navy to cross from Kyushu Island to Tsushima Island. Once the island is attacked, The Falkland Islands were taken back by the Japanese, and the coastal areas of Korea were going to suffer again. "

"Please rest assured, Commissioner Zhang, that the elite troops stationed on Tsushima Island are all our country's elite troops, and they will definitely be able to firmly defend the island."

After communicating with Yi Sunchen, Zhang Xiao turned his attention to Shen Weijing, the envoy who was about to go to Japan.

"Shen Youyi, you should be more careful when you are on your mission to Japan this time. After all, Japan is still in a civil war, but you must not die at the hands of any of the Japanese princes without knowing it." Zhang Xiao said.

"Shen had mistakenly believed the words of the Japanese and almost delayed the military plane. It was only because of Zhang Zhanshi's plea that Shen survived. Zhang Zhanshi was your order, and Shen would definitely do it. Isn't it just a mission to the Japanese country? Well, at worst, they will be cooked by the Japanese, or they will be detained as prisoners, that's all, Shen has nothing to be afraid of," Shen Weijing said.

"Shen Youyi, this time you are going to Japan as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty. No matter what, what you are holding is the talisman given by His Majesty. If you can complete your errand and come back safely, not only will your previous mistakes be wiped out, but the court will also There are many rewards. The main purpose of your trip to Japan this time is to investigate the situation of Japan, especially the military situation of Japan. You need to find out what is going on in the east and west of Japan and whether there is any further war. , just hope that Shen Youyi can adapt to the situation. The envoy sent by Emperor Taizu to the Japanese country was murdered by Prince Huliang of the Japanese country. Now that the Japanese country is in chaos, you have to find the person who can speak and be true to his words before going there. Talk to him." Zhang Xiao warned.

(End of this chapter)