"You mean, we can't let the Liaodong Army enter Korea, but should recruit Zhejiang soldiers into Korea? Do the Japanese have enough muskets to equip them? "
Zhu Yijun was very clear about the Daming's powerful infantry, but he did not know much about the Japanese regular army. In fact, before the war, the Ming Army never had an unforgettable understanding of the Japanese iron cannons.
"Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates are not the Japanese regular army. After all, they are pirates, but the equipment of the regular army is not as good as that of the pirates. I think we must be cautious. The Liaodong cavalry can only be a supplement, not the main force. The cavalry is not suitable for fighting in Korea. If we want to fight against the Japanese who are proficient in firearms, we should use the southern gunners who are also proficient in firearms and the firearms battalion trained by me in Ningxia, supplemented by the infantry swordsmen, shields, and spears.
Moreover, if the war drags on for a long time, I am afraid there will be deserters. The Liaodong Army is mostly from Liaodong. Once they are afraid and tired of fighting, they will return home after crossing the Yalu River. Ningxia soldiers and the southern gunners are far away from home, so they will not run away. Therefore, if we want to fight in Korea, the northwest soldiers and the south soldiers should be the main force, and the Liaodong soldiers can only be a supplement.
What's more, I heard that the Liaodong generals are used to taking fortune-tellers with them before going to war. Before the war, they will first predict the good or bad luck, and then fight. It is really strange. To be honest with Your Majesty, I have also heard the rumors of the Liaodong Army's bravery in Ningxia. I am afraid the Koreans know these rumors.
It is not appropriate to use the Liaodong Army as the main force. I boldly suggest that if the war starts, we should not use the Liaodong Army as the main force, and let the Liaodong cavalry preserve their strength to deter the Mongolians and the Jiannu. I recommend the firearms battalion, Zhejiang gunners, musketeers, and Shandong gunners to be the main force. "
Zhu Yijun looked at the map of Korea and nodded slightly, agreeing with Xiao Ruxun's opinion. He seemed to be considering the pros and cons of all this. After thinking for a long time, he said, "The war between Korea and Japan has nothing to do with me, the Daming. If the court officials use this reason to oppose me sending troops to fight, what should I do? The survival of Korea has nothing to do with the Central Plains! "
"Your Majesty, I think that if the Japanese invade Korea with their entire nation, protecting Korea is equivalent to protecting China. If Korea is not protected, Liaodong will be in trouble. If Liaodong is not protected, the whole world will be in trouble!"
Zhu Yijun was finally moved. He straightened his back and his eyes lit up.
"Go on."
"Your Majesty, I think there are two most important things at this time. One is to conscript elite troops and rations from all over the country to rush to Liaodong to prepare for the war. The second is to send people to Korea to report the number of Japanese pirates invading Korea, the division of their troops, the cities they have lost, and the current situation of the war. Only then can we move. Otherwise, we must not act rashly!
At the end of the day, the Japanese army is not the Japanese pirates, but the regular army of Japan. There are still some differences between them and the Japanese pirates. The art of war says know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. If I don't know the enemy's background, and I don't even know how many troops the Japanese will send, how can I, Daming, send troops? It's not a good idea to send troops rashly. "
Listening to Xiao Ruxun's suggestion, Zhu Yijun kept nodding and then said, "Xiao Ruxun, if I want you to fight in this war, how will you fight?"
Xiao Ruxun shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I know nothing about the situation in Korea. I really don't know how to fight."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "If you agree and then talk big, I won't entrust this important task to you. I have said before that if you know what I want you to do, I will give you other rewards besides Ningxia. Now, I will give you other rewards, Zhang Cheng."
"Yes."
Zhang Cheng waved his hand, and a young eunuch handed a letter to Xiao Ruxun. Xiao Ruxun took it and was shocked. The letter was written in the tone of a secret agent to the Commander of the Imperial Bodyguard. It wrote the time and place of the Japanese army's landing, the time and place of the Japanese army's capture of the North Korean capital, and the general location of a Japanese army. It was signed on May 13.
Xiao Ruxun immediately looked at the map and looked at the Pusan area where the Japanese army had landed and the location of Korea's Seoul. They landed on April 12, and the war officially started on April 13. Nineteen days later, on May 2, the Japanese army captured the North Korean capital.
President Konishi forced the King of Korea to run away. The current situation was urgent. The secret agent speculated that the King of Korea would run in the direction of Pyongyang and eventually reach the border area of Sinuiju, provided that North Korea could not stop the Japanese army.
Although he knew that North Korea's initial defeat was extremely fast, he did not expect it to be this fast. From Pusan to Seoul, they actually let the Japanese capture the capital in nineteen days!
Xiao Ruxun still remembered that the person who captured the North Korean capital was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's diplomat, President Konishi. This guy was a pharmaceutical businessman and was very familiar with North Korea. That was why Toyotomi Hideyoshi let President Konishi be the vanguard to attack North Korea first.
However, there would be parties in every country, and there would be factions in every army. President Konishi was a despised businessman. Under Toyotomi Hideyoshi's command, there were naturally people who opposed him. Among the Japanese army that invaded North Korea, the most opposed to President Konishi was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's number one general, Kato Kiyomasa.
These two men commanded the First Army and the Second Army respectively. They landed in North Korea one after another. In order to compete for the first credit, the two of them started a life and death struggle, rushing desperately, afraid of falling behind and being humiliated.
They were happy, but the North Koreans were crying.
Losing the capital nineteen days after the start of the war. This was a record that could only be matched by Germany's blitzkrieg attack on small European countries during World War II.
From the looks of it, the winner was President Konishi. He had conquered the capital of North Korea. The winner of this life and death race was none other than President Konishi. Kato Kiyomasa was so angry that he almost lost his mind. In the end, he decisively led his troops to Hamgyong Province in the northeast of North Korea. President Konishi pursued the King of North Korea to the northwest and was the first to meet the Great Ming Dynasty's army.
In a short period of time, they pierced through North Korea, setting a rather brilliant example in the history of war. However, it was also because of this "blitzkrieg" that laid the groundwork for their complete defeat in the future.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun drew a few lines on the map of North Korea based on this precious information.
This was a habit that he had developed before every battle in his previous life. He would slowly infer the enemy's target and possible tactics based on the enemy's advance route, and then come up with a corresponding strategy. He would never rashly send troops to meet the enemy.
The first line was the marching route of President Konishi all the way to Seoul, and the second line was the marching route of Kato Kiyomasa all the way to Seoul. That was all the information he had so far.
In the following information, the spy only gave him two troops, one to the northwest and the other to the northeast. There was no specific information, so there was no more information. The spy could not find out the actual number of the two troops, but he could only infer that there were not too many of them. Otherwise, they would not be able to maintain order on the road.
Xiao Ruxun was very clear that one of the main causes of the Ming Army's first defeat was underestimation of the enemy! The second cause was the lack of information, and the internal problems of the North Korean guide.
No matter how stupid and incompetent the North Koreans were, they would not let the Japanese army attack from Pusan to Seoul without fighting back. Even the Revolutionary Army on the road could swallow the thousands of Japanese army. How could there only be a few thousand people? The arrogance and misdirection of the Liaodong Army was the cause of the first defeat of the Ming Army. If it were Xiao Ruxun leading the army into North Korea, he would not have used the cavalry at all. He would not have used the Liaodong Army, but Nurhaci's cavalry!
Nurhaci had asked the Ming court to lead troops into North Korea to help in the war, which was his own death. However, he gave up because of the opposition of the North Koreans, which made Xiao Ruxun quite unhappy. This time, if there was a chance, Xiao Ruxun would definitely drag Nurhaci's Jurchen cavalry into North Korea with him!
If he did not take the heaven-sent opportunity, he would definitely be harmed!
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