"Don't worry, Mr. Yuan. Music Novel. "
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Xiao Ruxun knew that the arrogant soldiers in the army would not obey anyone except himself, especially Li Rusong, so he naturally considered this point and made a plan for Yuan Huang. "Take my sword with you.
"Take my sword with you. This is a sword personally bestowed upon me by His Majesty the Emperor. Although it is not an imperial sword, it still has a special meaning. If you take my sword and order the three armies, no one will dare to disobey. At the very least, Wu Weizhong and Ma Gui will definitely listen to your orders. If they listen, the entire army will basically be under your control. No matter how arrogant Li Rusong is, he only has four thousand subordinates. He won't be able to do much."
Yuan Huang thought for a moment, then nodded. However, he still asked, "Ji Xin, no matter what you want to do, this old man knows that you definitely have your own reasons for doing so. This old man will support you. Go ahead and do whatever you want. This time, even if you don't get anything back, just getting back a few million taels of silver and bringing back so many captives to His Imperial Majesty will be a meritorious service."
"This mobilization of troops cost around six hundred thousand taels of silver, but I will bring back at least five times the profit for the Great Ming Dynasty. I will definitely let the entire Great Ming Dynasty know that war is the fastest way to make money! The more clowns like Country R, the better! "
Looking at the more determined look in Xiao Ruxun's eyes, Yuan Huang instinctively felt panicked, but somehow he calmed down quickly. He believed in his own eyes and believed that this young general, who had been with him for almost half a year, would never be a war maniac who dragged Daming into the quagmire of war.
In the afternoon, after lunch, Xiao Ruxun summoned all the senior generals and announced that he was going to Country R to preside over the war. Then he announced in front of everyone that during his absence, the military affairs would be handled by Yuan Huang, and the position of commander-in-chief would be temporarily replaced by Yuan Huang. He also handed his sword to Yuan Huang and asked Yuan Huang to command the army with this sword. If anyone disobeyed, he would be punished according to military law.
All the generals loudly agreed and accepted the order.
After giving instructions on the matters to take note of, Xiao Ruxun took his personal guards and boarded a big boat, quickly heading in the direction of Japan. It was estimated that they would arrive at the naval encampment before noon the next day.
While Xiao Ruxun and Tokugawa Ieyasu were making big moves, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was also making big moves. This was related to the safety of his foundation. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who wanted to maintain his hegemony, said that he had to hold on no matter what. Therefore, he quickly ordered Tokugawa Ieyasu to personally lead 100,000 eastern troops into Nagoya Castle to prepare to defend against the Ming Army.
The cannons of the Ming Army made Hideyoshi suffer.
It was not that he did not have cannons in his hands. He could take out hundreds of cannons. Although there were only over 50 cannons in Nagoya Castle, and over 30 of them could not be used immediately, and only over 20 could be used immediately, it was not a weak firepower. Relying on the height of the mountain city to shoot at the navy of the Ming Army, he could at least cause some losses to the Ming Army, right?
However, the cannons of the Ming Army seemed to have grown eyes. No matter from which angle they pushed the cannons forward to prepare for counterattack, the artillery attack of the Ming Army could always accurately arrive before their cannons fired and then destroy all their preparations. Occasionally, there were two cannons that could successfully fire, but they only had time to fire the cannons. After that, they could not even run away. In an instant, they would be covered by the artillery fire of the Ming Army, and they would be finished along with the cannons.
After a few rounds like this, Hideyoshi had lost ten cannons. This kind of loss made his liver hurt. He quickly ordered the artillery team not to continue to persevere and quickly withdraw. They continued to hide outside the firing range of the cannons of the Ming Army.
Outside the firing range of the Ming Army cannons, and at the same time, outside the firing range of the Japanese cannons. Although the Ming Army could not hit them, they could not hit the Ming Army either. Hideyoshi almost went crazy listening to the rumbling of the cannons every day, but there was nothing he could do.
The navy had been wiped out, and there was no usable navy in the entire Kyushu Island. The daimyo under him who started the navy were all fighting in Korea, and they definitely could not come back. The reserve navy was defeated, and the transport team was finished. The frontline could not get food and supplies. It was very dangerous! The Ming Country was so big. If there was not enough supplies, how could the army win?
Hideyoshi was burning with anxiety. At this critical moment, he thought of using the power of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
His navy was finished, but Tokugawa Ieyasu must have a considerable number of navy that could be used. Regardless of whether it was successful or not, he must use it to deal with the navy of the Ming Army and defeat them. Otherwise, this blockade could not be broken. Even if they won on land, it would be useless. The frontline soldiers would starve to death.
Hideyoshi gave the order to summon Tokugawa Ieyasu to lead the army into Nagoya Castle to assist in the defense.
As expected, after Tokugawa Ieyasu received the order, he took a deep breath and gathered several leaders of the Eastern Army to discuss the details. He made up his mind to become a shogunate — he was born in a noble family and had the qualification to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Extermination of Barbarians, unlike Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was a lowly commoner. Even if he tried his best, he could only become a Sekibai. He even gave himself the title of Takaku. Even the fallen royal family could refuse his request to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Extermination of Barbarians.
Akechi Mitsuhide, who had rebelled against Oda Nobunaga, was able to become the commander-in-chief. It was not because of any other reason, but because he was of noble birth. The nobles of Japan and the royal family of Japan were all descendants. In the early years, there was the Fujiwara family, and later, there was the Minamoto and Taira families. Compared to Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu had a lot of advantages.
Throughout the history of Japan, there was only one person like Hideyoshi who had fought his way up from the bottom of the commoner's path to the top. In fact, in China, there were very few people like this.
Tokugawa Ieyasu had already started his path of becoming a shogun.
On the 26th of the first month, when Tokugawa Ieyasu led his army into Nagoya Castle to assist in the defense, it was the time when Xiao Ruxun and Kuroda Rusui officially met on a small boat in the Ming Army's navy.
After Xiao Ruxun arrived on the 25th, he asked the Japanese ambassador on the boat to go back and call Tokugawa Ieyasu over. He wanted Tokugawa Ieyasu to come out and negotiate with him personally. Otherwise, there was no need to talk. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu had been summoned and could not come. Kuroda Rusui rushed out personally to meet the famous admiral of the Ming Army.
The meeting between the two sides officially began. Jingzhe and Xuansu acted as translators for both sides.
"Admiral Xiao is so young. It is really beyond my expectations."
Kuroda Rusui understood very well. He bowed to Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun returned the bow and said warmly, "Mr. Kuroda is overpraising me. Please sit."
The two sat down and looked at each other.
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