Even if it was true, Kuroda Nagamasa couldn't say it.
So, Kuroda Nagamasa shook his head.
"Gather Maori Yoshisei's army, plus the 10,000 people of the Eighth Army, the remaining 7,000 people of my Third Army, and the 10,000 people of Kobayakawa Takagi's Sixth Army. Four armies have more than 50,000 troops. Maybe we can also transfer some of Fukushima Masanori's troops from Zhongqing to help us. 60,000 troops against Xiao Ruxun, with Kato Kiyomasa's troops on the side, we should have a chance of winning."
Yukita Shuka nodded and asked, "Is the fighting power of the Ming Army really so terrifying? Did the three people say anything else? "
"They said that the fighting power of the Ming Army is extremely terrifying and that their firearms are excellent. They also have something similar to our iron cannons and a large number of stone fire cylinders. When they fight, they will fire together. We can't resist them at all. That's how President Xiao Nishi was defeated. I estimate that the firearms of the Ming Army are not inferior to ours, and their other equipment must be very good. If we fight them head-on, we may not be able to gain any advantage."
Kuroda Nagamasa's face was bitter, and he was at his wit's end.
Yukita Shuka sighed and shook his head.
"The Cabinet also said that they will annex the Ming Kingdom after destroying North Korea, but the Ming Kingdom is so terrifying with only 40,000 to 50,000 troops. How many such troops does such a big country have? The Imperial Pavilion is still looking down on the Ming Kingdom too much. Compared to the Ming Kingdom, we are too small. How can we annex such a big Ming Kingdom? "
Kuroda Nagamasa said with a bitter face, "My father has always been pessimistic about this war. He thinks that we are hitting a stone with an egg. Originally, the war has been so smooth these days. I thought that my father was too cautious, but I didn't expect that I was too arrogant. Just a group of North Korean militia is enough to exhaust us, let alone such a big Ming Kingdom."
Yukita Shuka smiled bitterly and said, "But this is the Cabinet's idea. The Cabinet doesn't think that we can't beat the Ming Kingdom. Once he finds out, he will definitely kill people and personally lead troops to attack North Korea! At that time, whether it's you or me, we may not be able to keep our heads! "
"If that's the case, Japan will be in danger!" Kuroda Nagamasa warned, "So we must not let Taiko know now. Otherwise, if we really anger the Ming Kingdom, it won't be forty to fifty thousand people coming to North Korea, but four to five hundred thousand!"
Yukita Shuka closed his eyes in frustration. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
"Why did Taige want to invade North Korea?"
Kuroda Nagamasa opened his mouth to answer, but he swallowed his words. At this moment, Kuroda Nagamasa realized that he didn't understand the reason why Toyotomi Hideyoshi attacked North Korea and annexed the Ming Kingdom.
On the 10th of November, Xiao Ruxun's victory report arrived at Song Yingchang's official residence in Liaoyang. At this moment, Song Yingchang's illness had almost recovered and he could almost resume his normal work. He trusted Xiao Ruxun and planned to give Xiao Ruxun more space, so he deliberately recuperated for a period of time. Now that he had recovered, Liu Huangchang, who had been helping him with the logistics of the army, could also heave a sigh of relief. Just as the two of them were preparing to set off for Righteous State, Xiao Ruxun's battle report arrived. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
Song Yingchang's eyes lit up when he saw it.
"Good! Good! Good! Hsiao Jixin is indeed a famous general! He is indeed a famous general! "
As he finished speaking, Song Yingchang handed the battle report over to Liu Huangchang. Liu Huangchang took a look and was taken aback. He then raised his eyebrows in delight, "In two consecutive battles, we managed to annihilate two out of the eight pirate legions. Almost all of the thirty-seven thousand pirates were wiped out, and we even managed to capture two of the commanders of the two legions. Moreover, only about 1,600 soldiers were killed in battle, and more than 600 were seriously injured but not in danger of dying. With this kind of battle loss ratio, Hsiao Jixin is indeed a famous general! "
"Yes! These days, this old man is worried that the battle loss is too great. Seibu Tang will not be able to suppress the momentum of the pro-peace faction. If such news spreads back to the imperial court, those who want peace will shut up! Ji Xin's battle this time was truly beautiful. With one battle, she won the battle to the north of the Taedong River. The next battle will either be at Kaesong or Han City. If she wins again, she'll be able to recover half of Daehan's territory. She'll be so famous that the Wokou pirates will definitely be terrified! "
"It's a pity that Hsiao Jixin was born 30 years too late." Liu Huangshang sighed with emotion: "If Xiao Jixin had been born thirty years earlier, the Jiajing dynasty would not have suffered so many invasions from the south and invaders from the north, causing the imperial court to be impoverished and weak for so many years that we have to be careful even when we start a war. But it's also good. After all, she has appeared. If there are any major changes in the future, with Xiao Jixin as the main general, the Great Ming Dynasty's prosperity is just around the corner! Hahahaha, um … um? This … "
"What's wrong?"
Song Yingchang looked at Liu Huangchang. Liu Huangchang raised his head and said with a serious expression, "Minister Strategist, you should take a look at the second page of the battle report."
Song Yingchang took the battle report and looked at the second page. When he saw it, he suddenly frowned.
"Hsiao Jixin suggested that the imperial court mobilize the Southeast Navy to gather in Shandong, cross the sea to North Korea, and join forces with the North Korean Jeolla Army to annihilate the main Japanese pirates, occupy Tsushima Island, cut off the connection between Japan and Tsushima Island, and completely trap all the Japanese pirates in North Korea. Without shedding a drop of blood, Song Yingchang recovered North Korea, and took captives back to the country to replace the mining people to do corvee labor.
Song Yingchang raised his head and looked at Liu Huangchang. Liu Huangchang also looked at Song Yingchang with a surprised expression.
Captives could be used in this way?
Song Yingchang and Liu Huangchang had not thought of it.
However, there was one thing that Song Yingchang and Liu Huangchang were quite concerned about — Xiao Ruxun had revealed his support for the Emperor's mining.
Everyone knew that Zhu Yijun had increased the mining tax and sent mining tax eunuchs to various places to collect mining tax to supplement the national expenses. Although it had not been completely finalized, the Emperor had already begun such actions. He had also sent mining tax eunuchs to several famous mining areas to supervise and collect money. A large number of civil officials strongly opposed this, but the Emperor seemed to be determined to go his own way. He consecutively removed several imperial censors from their positions and stubbornly pushed through.
The eunuchs did not listen to the civil officials, only the Emperor. They would do whatever the Emperor told them to do. As a result, the mining tax eunuchs were sent everywhere. The situation was already irreversible.
The struggle for the foundation of the country had caused the Emperor to have a very bad impression of his officials. This was especially so when the Vice Minister of the Cabinet, Zhang Wei, led a group of officials to repeatedly pressure the Emperor. As a result, the Emperor took countermeasures. One after another, he came up with a series of tricks to divert the attention of the officials. Finally, the officials dispersed their fists and no longer pressed the Emperor for justice.
As the internal officials, they naturally stood on the same side as the Emperor. However, Xiao Ruxun was now in the noble camp. He clearly expressed his support for the Emperor's mining. He even wanted to get a hundred thousand captives for the Emperor to mine. What was the meaning of this?
Although Song Yingchang was a civil commander and Liu Huangchang was also a civil general, the two of them were quite sensitive to politics.
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