The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 332 The battle to destroy the country
The Zhejiang Party probably never dreamed that their collusion with Ningyuan Hou Li Chengliang actually helped Wanli a lot.

In fact, Wanli had wanted Li Chengliang to step down for a long time.

The problem is that Li Chengliang's entire family is difficult to deal with.

Li Rusong, Li Rubai and others are all rare generals. It seems a bit unreasonable not to let them take over Li Chengliang's position. If they take over Li Chengliang's position, the Li family's influence in Liaodong will become stronger and stronger.

He thought about this problem for a long time but still didn't know how to deal with it.

After the Zhejiang Party's efforts, the problem was easily solved.

He directly summoned Li Chengliang to the capital, and used this incident to give him a blow, which stunned Li Chengliang.

Then, he gave Li Rusong another sweet treat by appointing him as the deputy general of the Shenwu Left Camp, and Li Chengliang had nothing to say.

He also gave Li Chengliang a mansion in the capital and asked Li Chengliang to bring his other sons to the capital to give them a good education. Li Chengliang had no choice but to do as he was told.

This time, the Li family completely left Liaodong.

Wanli then immediately summoned Ma Gui to the capital.

Early that morning at about noon, he summoned Qi Jiguang and Liu Jing to a side hall where maps were displayed.

The three of them were somewhat confused.

After Li Chengliang came to Beijing, he was forced to resign and summoned his family to the capital. All of this was done in secret, and the Zhejiang Party was kept in the dark and did not know about it.

Wanli pointed directly at the map and said, "General Ma, Li Chengliang has resigned. You will take over as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong Town."

what?
Li Chengliang resigns!
How is this going?

Ma Gui was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Wanli pointed to Datong Town and said, "Shengwu, you will take over as the commander-in-chief of Datong Town."

It turns out that he was promoted to general!

Liu Jing quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Wanli pointed to Korea, a vassal state next to Liaodong Town, and said solemnly, "Yuan Jing, I have received reliable information that Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the regent of Japan, is preparing to invade the Ming Dynasty. They are seeking passage through Korea, a vassal state, and Korea is already arguing over this."

what?
Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang couldn't help but say solemnly, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid Korea, a vassal state, wouldn't dare to lend this road?"

Wanli nodded slowly and said, "The vassal state of Korea also studied the Four Books and Five Classics. They should be very familiar with the story of using the passage to attack the state. The Japanese pirates in Japan have wicked ambitions. If they dare to use the passage, the Japanese pirates will definitely destroy them.

Therefore, no matter how much they argue, they will definitely not dare to borrow this road, because then the Japanese pirates will definitely attack directly."

Qi Jiguang nodded slightly upon hearing this, then said solemnly, "Your Majesty, you mean that we should prepare for a major battle with the Japanese pirates in our vassal state of Korea, right?"

Unexpectedly, Wanli actually shook his head slowly and said, "No, this time we must try our best to attract their troops to Korea, our vassal state, to encircle and annihilate them, and then take advantage of the situation to destroy Japan."

War to destroy a nation!

This is not a joke.

Qi Jiguang said solemnly, "Your Majesty, when I was fighting against the Japanese in the southeast, I interrogated many prisoners and have a certain understanding of Japan's overall strength.

When the sixty-six vassal states first started fighting, the total number of warriors they recruited exceeded 200,000. By the Jiajing period, the number of warriors recruited by all of them exceeded 400,000.

These are only those who were specially recruited to fight. If the number of young and strong people who were not recruited is counted, the number of these warriors would probably be five to ten times.

In other words, if the Japanese pirates really fight hard, they can probably mobilize one or two million troops."

He was not afraid, he was analyzing the enemy's strength. The war of annihilation was no joke. If the Japanese pirates really fought to the death, they would definitely drag all the young and strong men onto the battlefield.

Moreover, they were the attacking side when going to destroy Japan, and Japan was the defending side. If one or two million troops fought desperately to defend the country, it would be hard to say how many casualties would be incurred before they could take the city.

He guessed that there was no problem at all.

Because in history, Japan mobilized 150,000 to 160,000 troops each time it invaded Korea twice. If we add those who died in the battle and those who were stationed in Japan, the total number would be 400,000 to 500,000.

In other words, Japan had four to five hundred thousand so-called samurai specially recruited to fight.

I know this.

Wanli pointed at the map and said solemnly: "We will use the tactic of adding fuel to the fire in Korea, a vassal state, so that they always think that they can take over Korea by sending more troops.

In this way, we can kill at least 300,000 of their 400,000 to 500,000 so-called warriors, and then they will only have about 100,000 troops left.

They do have one or two million young and strong men, but those who have never been on the battlefield are not that difficult to deal with. In the early stages, we just need to consume as many of their warriors as possible, and destroying Japan should not be a problem."

Is that okay?

Qi Jiguang thought about it carefully and reminded carefully: "Your Majesty, if they frantically recruit young and strong men to defend the country, this battle will probably be protracted." The Japanese pirates in Japan are indeed very crazy, and it is indeed not so easy to destroy Japan.

In World War II, a certain country invested 700,000 to 800,000 troops just to seize a few of their outer islands, and these guys later went crazy and wanted to fight to the death with that country.

After simulation, a certain country concluded that if conventional weapons were really used to attack the Japanese mainland, at least five to six million troops would be needed, and the casualties might reach a terrifying three to four million.

So, in the end, a certain country chose another special weapon to force the Japanese pirates to surrender.

We don’t have that kind of weapons now, so it’s not that easy to destroy Japan.

However, no matter how difficult it is, we must destroy Japan.

Wanli shook his head slightly and said, "Yuan Jing, you should know that the Japanese pirates are brutal and violent, with wolfish ambitions and aggressive nature. They have always been eyeing the beautiful rivers and mountains of China.

If we don't seize the opportunity to destroy them this time, our descendants will never have peace. You should have seen how miserable the people along the coast were during the Japanese invasion in the Jiajing period.

Yuan Jing, we cannot leave this scourge to future generations. Therefore, in order to prevent our descendants from being harmed by the Japanese pirates, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how great the sacrifice, we must destroy Japan! "

The Japanese pirates were truly brutal and violent, and the suffering suffered by the people living along the coast during the Jiajing period was truly horrific.

Can he allow the Japanese pirates to harm his descendants again?

No!

Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang nodded solemnly and said, "Your Majesty is wise. We cannot leave this scourge to our descendants. Even if it costs us the greatest sacrifice, we must destroy Japan!"

Then let’s fight.

War to destroy a nation!

Wanli nodded slowly, then said solemnly: "A war to annihilate a nation is no joke. We must do our best to avoid casualties among our soldiers if we can.

Therefore, the early stage refueling tactics are very important. You have to think carefully about how to lure the main force of Japanese pirates from Japan to come to the vassal state of Korea to die. This is the key.

The more they send to Korea, our vassal state, the fewer casualties we will suffer when we attack Japan later."

Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang nodded repeatedly and said, "I understand."

Wanli said solemnly, "General Ma, if the Japanese pirates invade our vassal state of Korea, Liaodong Town will not only be at the forefront of the war, but will also be surrounded by the Tumen Khanate and the Jiannu. You will have a heavy responsibility going to Liaodong this time."

Ma Gui carefully examined the map and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, if Tumen Khan and the Jiannu take advantage of the situation, the current number of troops in Liaodong Town will be far from enough."

The current number of people in Liaodong Town is indeed far from enough.

Wanli nodded slowly and said, "The reason why I have not sent a large number of troops to Liaodong Town is that there is a shortage of food and money, and another reason is that Li Chengliang is a bit arrogant.

Now that Li Chengliang has resigned, I feel relieved if you take charge of the situation.

The border garrisons in Liaodong Town are the largest among the nine border towns. If fully staffed, it would have more than 100,000 troops. Even if it is less than 100,000 now, the remaining troops in the garrisons there can make up the number.

I will first transfer all the 50,000 to 60,000 war horses produced in the past few months this year to you. You should carefully select the garrison guards and the remaining soldiers there. This time we want to equip Liaodong Town with 50,000 cavalry and 50,000 charioteers.

However, food and wages are still a little insufficient now, and we have to wait until the beginning of next spring to have enough food and wages.

So, you should start with screening this year. After the screening, give war horses to those who deserve them. After some training, let them ride back home. Then, in the spring of next year, gather all 100,000 troops for training.

I will have Wang Guozhang build you grain carts similar to the ones used by the Shenjiying. Fifty thousand charioteers and ten thousand grain carts will be enough, and they will definitely be completed by the beginning of next spring."

This time it expanded to 50,000 cavalry and 50,000 charioteers!

Upon hearing this, Ma Gui quickly bowed and said, "I understand."

Wanli pondered again and said, "There are still some arrogant and fierce generals in Liaodong Town. I will transfer Luo Shangzhi, the lieutenant general of the Shenji Camp, and Qin Banghan, the lieutenant general of the Shenwu Camp, to serve as your deputies to help you rectify the situation.

When you get there, gather those arrogant soldiers and give them a good warning. Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Anyone who dares not obey your orders or pretends to obey them will be killed without mercy. I'm not kidding them."

That should calm him down.

Ma Gui took Qin Banghan, Luo Shangzhi and a group of personal guards to Liaodong Town and began to discipline those arrogant and powerful generals.

Qin Banghan and Luo Shangzhi were both brave and powerful generals. Without Li Chengliang and his son, no one in Liaodong could be their match.

Ma Gui was a merciless man. Anyone who dared to disobey his orders would be killed.

The arrogant and powerful generals in Liaodong Town were quickly subdued by them.

The Liaodong Army, which was originally like a warlord, was controlled by Wanli. Since then, the Liaodong Town has changed its owner.

(End of this chapter)