Tokugawa Ieyasu was worthy of being an old fox and the final victor of the Warring States Period of Nippon. Although his strength was comparable to the Toyotomi clan on the surface, he spent a lot of energy to build a heavy artillery unit that the Toyotomi clan did not have.
There was a Hongyi cannon, Francis machine guns, and the old artillery that Daqin gradually eliminated. There were more than 70 of them.
He even bought warhorses through various channels and built up an organized team of horses.
This was the trump card of the Tokugawa clan.
Although the Toyotomi clan also realized the role of artillery, the Toyotomi clan was not as good as they expected. It seemed that there was a gap in economic foundation.
The Tokugawa clan actively participated in the sea trade. Although they were attacked by Xiao Ruxun, they still did not give up and worked hard to do business with the Nanyang countries. Before the European forces were uprooted by Xiao Ruxun, they actively cooperated with the Spaniards and the Portuguese.
After Xiao Ruxun wiped out the Spaniards in Luzon and completely turned Nanyang into China's inland sea, the Tokugawa clan's fleet turned to cooperate with other countries in Nanyang and actively purchased various firearms and artillery. Xiao Ruxun did not stop them.
The Toyotomi clan's fleet was far less than the Tokugawa clan. Although the Toyotomi clan also had a fleet, perhaps because of their weak economy, they focused more on developing agriculture instead of contacting the outside world and developing themselves through commerce.
The two sides used different ways to develop themselves, and their respective development results were also different. After Xiao Ruxun asked Liu Huangshang and the General Staff Department to do a strict deduction, it came to the conclusion that about 60,000 troops and horses were needed to completely defeat the Tokugawa clan and the Toyotomi clan.
Of course, before that, if they could provoke a war of hatred between the Tokugawa clan and the Toyotomi clan and consume the war potential of both sides, Daqin could also benefit from it.
The premise was that they would not take the initiative to send troops to recapture the Shijian Silver Mountain. If that was the case, the Daqin would be attacked by two forces at the same time.
Indeed, there was a deep hatred between them, but Great Qin was also an enemy of both of them.
The best way to unite divided forces is not a charismatic leader, but a common enemy.
If they secretly linked up with each other, with the frequent wars in the southwest of Daqin as the fuse, and with the equal distribution of benefits, it was very likely that they would form a coalition army and jointly attack Wu Weizhong's troops.
Wu Weizhong had ten thousand Southern Soldiers and ten thousand Qin Army under his command, a total of twenty thousand troops. His fighting strength was not very strong. Against the two armies that could mobilize more than two hundred thousand men, the chances of victory were not high. Unless they withdrew to the sea first, it would be difficult for them to escape the fate of heavy casualties or even total annihilation.
Hence, Liu Huangchang and the others suggested —
If His Majesty wanted to use troops against Nihon and completely wipe them out, he needed to provoke conflict and war between the two sides before they joined forces, forcing them to fight.
"Just give me a reliable action plan. Don't make these ambiguous speculations."
Xiao Ruxun said so at the meeting of the General Staff Department.
Liu Huangchang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I know what you mean. I have also thought of the way you want to do it. It is an overt plot. Even if the Nihon people know it is an overt plot, they have to go in because they have no other choice."
Xiao Ruxun asked, "What is it?"
Liu Huangchang grinned and said, "The Daqin intends to withdraw their troops and return the Shijian Silver Mountain."
Xiao Ruxun was stunned for a while, and then he laughed.
"Hahahaha! Good! What an overt plot! No matter how smart he is, he definitely can't jump out of it! Liu Butang, immediately draw up a reliable plan for me, deduce the possible results of these plans, and report them to me. "
Liu Huangchang immediately accepted the order.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Liu Huangchang left, Xiao Ruxun spent a day discussing with the Ministry of War to determine the reward plan for the soldiers and the officers. Then he handed the matter over to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Finance to handle.
Then, Xiao Ruxun ordered the Minister of War, Han Sheng, to be the reward envoy. He ordered Han Sheng to lead the reward envoy to Bozhou and bring back the spoils of war after assigning the tasks. Han Sheng was fully responsible for this matter, and Xiao Ruxun took one night to celebrate the Retired Emperor's birthday.
The Retired Emperor's birthday was on the fourth of February. This year, he was 58 years old. In the past, because his father and his family were not together, it was quite difficult to celebrate birthdays. Now that the family could be together forever, it was also a happy occasion to celebrate each other's birthdays.
This was especially true for Xiao Wenkui's birthday. Xiao Ruxun had already called his eldest brother, second brother, and third brother to celebrate Xiao Wenkui's birthday. He called all the boys and girls in the family to enter the palace to play with Xiao Wenkui. Xiao Wenkui was overjoyed.
Many things had happened in the past year, and the Xiao Clan was still in a state of shock. They had finally ushered in a first-class good life, living a good life where they no longer had to worry about their lives and living standards. In the past year, they had also lived quite comfortably.
Especially the descendants of the Xiao Family, each and every one of them grew very well. None of them were sick, and none of them were weak. All of them were healthy children.
Xiao Ruxun was very happy. He did not use his identity as the Emperor to organize this birthday party. Instead, he used his identity as the children's fourth uncle to invite them to the palace to participate in the Retired Emperor's birthday party. This birthday party was also not open to the outside officials. Only the Xiao Imperial Family could attend.
In order to celebrate the Retired Emperor's birthday, Xiao Ruxun once again allowed the Imperial Kitchen to make luxurious food. He spent a little more money to give Xiao Wenkui a happy birthday, so that the old man could celebrate his birthday happily.
Xiao Wenkui did not want to cause trouble for Xiao Ruxun. He took the initiative to shut himself in the inner palace and did not make any noise. He read and wrote every day in a happy and contented way of life, so that Xiao Ruxun could deal with the state affairs with all his might. He did not cause trouble for his children. This was a tradition of the old people in China. It was really gratifying and distressing.
Xiao Ruxun could only do her best to give Xiao Wenkui the best life she could, to express her filial piety and apology for not being able to serve by his side.
"This time, we, the Daqin, have won a great victory again and got rid of the traitor, Yang Yinglong. Back then, when I was still a general in the capital of the former Ming Dynasty, I also heard how arrogant Yang Yinglong was. The former Ming Dynasty failed to completely eradicate him. Now, my son has eradicated him. Hahahaha, I'm so happy!"
Xiao Wenkui smiled so much that his eyes narrowed. "It's the greatest blessing in life for me to have such an excellent son!"
Xiao Wenkui could not help praising his youngest son, who was the proudest of all. He drank and ate happily. Xiao Ruxun also used his own court band to play Western instruments for Xiao Wenkui, which was an eye-opener for Xiao Wenkui.
After that, Xiao Wenkui had to test his grandchildren's knowledge. The third generation of the Xiao Family stepped forward one by one to take the test. They were really knowledgeable.
The joyous birthday party came to an end. Xiao Ruxun went outside to the toilet to relieve himself and planned to go back to celebrate. On the way back, Great Eunuch Li Sheng suddenly came to report that Zhou Yao wanted to see him.
Xiao Ruxun felt strange, so he asked Zhou Yao to come over. Soon, Zhou Yao came to Xiao Ruxun.
"What's the matter? You still want to see me tonight? "
"Your Majesty, that person … said that if you don't see him, he will go on a hunger strike."
Xiao Ruxun's expression quickly turned cold.
Pursing his lips, Xiao Ruxun said, "Go and tell him that if he wants me to see him, he should eat and drink as he should. If he wants to commit suicide or harm himself to force me, he won't be able to see me until he dies!"
Zhou Yao immediately knelt down and accepted the decree. Then, he quickly left the joyous palace.
Xiao Ruxun took a deep breath and calmed his restless heart.
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