"According to our intelligence, the Tokugawa clan of the Japanese pirates have already carried out fortification operations in the coastal areas of Feiqian, Feihou, and other areas. They have moved the civilians inland, destroyed the roads, and polluted the water source. They are obviously guarding against us landing in these areas.
From this, we can conclude that although the Japanese pirates have not clearly expressed their intentions, they do not trust us and are prepared for a possible war. Our strategy is still the same and will not change.
No matter how they try to obstruct us, our strategy will not change. The designated landing sites will be the Godai Archipelago, Tsushima Island, and Hidden Qi Island in the former Songpu Commandery. We will set up forward bases at these three locations, where we will prepare our personnel and resupply our supplies.
The army will set off from the port of Tianjin and be escorted by the navy. One group will directly attack the Tsushima Island in Songpu Prefecture and seize these islands as a forward base to attack Feiqian. The other two groups will go to Tsushima Island and Yinqi Island to rest and reorganize, and then use these two islands as a base to launch an attack. "
Ma Wei briefly explained the early preparations for the war.
Chai Guozhu had some doubts about Ma Wei's explanation, so he directly raised his doubts.
"Can't we just attack directly? Why do we need to spend time and energy on these three islands? "
Liu Huangshang explained.
"Let me explain General Chai's confusion. It's like this. This war is the so-called war of annihilation. Since it's annihilation, it's different from simply conquering a place and defeating a certain army. We need to prepare for three, four, or even five months of war.
This requires us to have a logistical base that isn't easily threatened to provide support to the army. Apart from the Matsuura Prefecture of the Wokou pirates, Tsushima Island and Hidden Qi Island are already under our control. There is a certain amount of infrastructure on them, as well as a usable port.
Tsushima Island was a transit station for Wu Weizhong's troops to supply and attack in the former Ming Dynasty. After the establishment of our dynasty, we strengthened the management and stationed troops on the island. The same is true for Yinqi Island. The island also has infrastructure, a port, and a garrison of our dynasty.
More importantly, His Majesty had been preparing for the war against the Japanese since a year ago, so he had begun transporting military supplies to these two islands a year in advance. Today, the military supplies on these two islands are enough to last 50,000 soldiers for half a year, greatly reducing the transportation costs for this war.
Even the five islands of Songpu County have been thoroughly investigated by our merchants and spies. The population, military facilities, and supply stations on the islands are all clear to us. After the army disembarks, we can directly attack. A large amount of military supplies can be directly transported from Korea to the five islands. Do you understand what I'm saying? "
The commanders were all praising Xiao Ruxun's foresight. It turned out that Xiao Ruxun had already been preparing for more than a year ago. No wonder. It seemed that it would not be a shame if the Japanese pirates were to perish in this battle. The Daqin had already made such preparations. If they were to lose, there would be no justice.
Ma Wei saw that no one had any doubts, so he continued with his strategy.
"In the early stage of this war, we will focus on the internal strife of the Japanese pirates. According to His Majesty's arrangement, we hope to promote the war between the Eastern and Western factions of the Japanese pirates. When they are in a state of chaos, our sudden attack will be enough to catch them off guard.
In this battle, the left and right armies will attack from the direction of the five islands and the direction of the Hidden Qi Island. They will be commanded by General Chai Guozhu and General Li Rusong respectively. The main force of the central army will be personally led by me. General Wu Weizhong will be my deputy. They will attack from the Tsushima Island.
General Chai Guozhu's left army will be responsible for attacking the Japanese Kyushu Island area. They will then use the Kyushu area as a springboard to attack the Japanese Shikoku Island area. General Li Rusong's right army will be responsible for attacking from the Hidden Qi Island. Their goal will be Danma, and then they will attack Danbo and directly attack the Japanese capital, Kyoto.
General Chai Guozhu's 30,000 infantry troops must be steady and steady. They must firmly control the Kyushu area. On this basis, if there is any strength left, they will attack the other four countries. If there is no strength left, they will defend the Kyushu area.
General Li Rusong's army consisted of twenty thousand cavalry, their objective was to attack quickly and capture the Japanese King and the Toyotomi family's leaders in one fell swoop, destroy their leaders' organization, and make them a group of dragons without a leader.
If we succeed in this battle, it will be the best. General Li will lead the army to meet with me as soon as possible. If we fail, we will pursue them closely. As for supplies, if they are not resupplied in time, General Li Rusong's troops will be allowed to fight.
The remaining 30,000 infantry troops and 10,000 Marine troops will be under my command. They will attack Ishikami. If I am not wrong, Ishikami will inevitably become the area where the main forces of the Toyotomi clan and the Tokugawa clan will gather. I want to capture them all in one fell swoop and destroy the main force of the Japanese in one fell swoop. This is the general strategy. "
After he finished speaking, Ma Wei handed the baton to Xiao Ruxun. "Your Majesty, please correct me!"
Xiao Ruxun smiled and waved his hand. He did not take the baton. "There is no need to correct me. You are all excellent generals and I trust you. However, there are some things that I have to say. First of all, do not underestimate the enemy. When I first fought with the Japanese pirates, although I won, I could feel that the Japanese pirates were good at fighting.
The Japanese pirates are good at using long swords and muskets that they call iron cannons. They do not have as many cannons as we do, but they still have some. They also have large muskets that are bigger than guns. Their firepower is not weak.
Especially after I defeated them with cannons, they have put in a lot of effort in the field of cannons. The Japanese are short of resources and have to buy a lot of materials from outside. Even so, according to the intelligence, the Tokugawa have at least 100 different types of cannons, and the Toyotomi have at least 80 different types of cannons.
These cannons were all bought from the French and Siamese people. Most of them are French muskets, and there are also their own cannons. The Tokugawa even has a Hongyi cannon. It can be said that they have made great progress in terms of firepower, but compared to our army, they are still far behind. "
Xiao Ruxun sat down.
"I am saying all this for you to face the enemies you will encounter. Even a lion needs to do its best to catch a rabbit. Moreover, we are going to destroy a country with a population of 10 million. It is not easy at all. Your 100,000 troops are elites and attack troops.
After you, we will need a large number of auxiliary soldiers and civilian workers, and even the Koreans. I want them to work together to occupy the country. You all know that after this war, most of the population of the Japanese will be used to build the infrastructure of the Daqin.
But the Daqin doesn't need that many people. The rest of the people and land will be given to you as fiefs. I promised you that I can't give you land in the Daqin, but I can give you a lot of land outside the Daqin. But you have to try everything. The Japanese is a trial. "
After hearing Xiao Ruxun's words, the expressions of the generals became a bit unnatural.
Even the expressions of some civil officials were a bit unnatural.
Land was their greatest desire, but under the pressure of Xiao Ruxun, they didn't dare to have the slightest idea of land. They could only watch as Xiao Ruxun distributed the land to the poor peasants, while they couldn't get thousands or tens of thousands of mu of land as rewards like the previous dynasty's ministers. They could even buy more land.
The plot of land was one of the plots that the Chinese couldn't get rid of.
In fact, they also had a strong desire, but it wasn't until now that Xiao Ruxun officially gave in and allowed them to occupy the newly occupied land.
In fact, many people were also confused. Although they could get land, could the land in foreign countries and barren lands be compared to the land in their own country?
How should they develop and manage it?
Xiao Ruxun didn't say these, but they believed that Xiao Ruxun wouldn't let them suffer losses.
They worked hard to conquer the world for the emperor. It was fine if the emperor didn't give them land in their own country, but he should at least give them some benefits in foreign countries.
Maybe they didn't even have to pay taxes!
Of course, they didn't know that this was not only a way for Xiao Ruxun to reward the meritorious officials, but also a way to give insurance to the maritime forces that he had cultivated. After his death, there wouldn't be a closed sea like Zhu Di and Zhu Zhanji.
The territories of the meritorious officials were overseas, and many people's interests were overseas. They were driven by interests and would definitely protect the interests brought by opening the sea.
Objectively, it would light up the maritime skills of the Daqin and expand the cause of the Daqin. It would evolve from a land hegemonic country to a land and sea hegemonic country, so as to prevent the possible population trap in the future.
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