Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 579
On the side of the mouth of the Yalu River, on the surface of the sea, all the warships of the Ming Dynasty covered the sky and the sun.On the navy flagship, Zheng Zhilong was standing on the deck, watching most of the transport ships coming with the army sail into the Yalu River to transport food to Zhenjiang Fort.

At this time, although he had already prepared secretly, he had been preparing for the battle between Ming and Japanese.However, in his heart, there are still many hidden worries.

It's not that he is afraid of the powerful Japanese navy, but the Ming Dynasty navy has basically withdrawn from Lushun and Pidao.In this way, if the Denglai navy led by him is going to fight the Japanese navy, I don't know about other places, but there will definitely be a battle in the sea near Busan.

As a result, there is actually a very serious problem, that is, the Denglai Navy has to take a very long sea route and make a long-distance attack. Even if it can find islands to stop and rest along the way, this will not be enough for the Denglai Navy. Still unfavorable.

According to his idea, it is best to take one step at a time and take it steadily, that is the safest way.Not only can the diet ensure the physical fitness of the soldiers, but also ensure that the warship is in the best condition.

However, Zheng Zhilong learned from Emperor Chongzhen that the emperor wanted to keep all the Japanese troops who invaded North Korea in North Korea to reduce the difficulty of conquering the Japanese country.In this way, if he plays steadily step by step, the Japanese side are not stupid. If the situation is not good, they will definitely slip away early.

Therefore, the emperor's strategic goal has been determined. Zheng Zhilong's navy must firmly control the Korean Strait before the situation on land is clear.

Now, the emperor has easily wiped out the Liaodong Jianlu and stationed troops at Zhenjiang Fort by the Yalu River, which put a lot of pressure on Zheng Zhilong.

Watching the transport ship go away, Zheng Zhilong thought of another problem. Most of the food brought by his navy was sent to the emperor, so what should his navy do?
If the sea battle takes a long time to decide the winner, or if the emperor leads the army to attack smoothly by land, then he really has to go to the Korean Strait for a decisive battle as soon as possible. In this case, what will happen to the food?
"Oh, thanks to the emperor's capital, there are enough Hongyi cannons to equip the warships! With this alone, we can talk to each other!" Zheng Zhilong comforted himself in his heart as he thought about it.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a fast boat galloping towards him. Judging from the flag, there seemed to be an angel. This person, he also recognized, was Chen Baoting, one of the emperor's personal servants.

Immediately, Zheng Zhilong withdrew his divergent thoughts, and hurriedly arranged his appearance to meet Chen Baoting.At the same time, he was also guessing in his heart that he probably wanted to urge himself to fight the Japanese navy.

Sure enough, Chen Baoting came to read the general meaning of the imperial decree, which means that the Japanese army has arrived in Pyongyang. In order to prevent the Japanese army from escaping back to the Japanese country, and at the same time to cut off the Japanese army’s supply to the North Korean Japanese army, Zheng Zhilong was required to lead the Denglai Navy to occupy Pyongyang. Geoje Island, patrolling the Korean Strait, and defeating any Japanese navy that invades.

Upon hearing this decree, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.It seemed that he had guessed correctly. The emperor was going to fight a tough battle on his own.

But from the perspective of the overall strategy, he can also understand that the emperor really needs to arrange it this way.It is entirely conceivable that if the [-] Japanese troops in North Korea knew that the Korean Strait was cut off by the Daming Navy, they would definitely panic.Once the food and grass in the early stage are exhausted, the larger the army, the faster it will collapse.In this way, the battle on land will become very easy.

It's just a pity that the emperor still doesn't know much about naval battles, thinking that with big ships and sharp guns, he will be invincible!

Zheng Zhilong thought so, and Chen Baoting had finished reading the imperial decree.He received an order to thank him, and then prepared to convene a military meeting, thinking about how to complete the task assigned by the emperor.

But who knows, after Chen Baoting announced the decree, he did not immediately reply to the decree, but took out another item from his sleeve and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Here is another secret decree, which was personally issued by Mr. Zheng."

When Zheng Zhilong heard it, he couldn't help being a little curious, and quickly took it respectfully, and immediately opened it to read.Just looking at it like that, he immediately burst into a smile, that happy expression, even though he was relatively deep in the city, he couldn't hide it.Of course, there is no need to hide this fact.

In this secret decree, Emperor Chongzhen told him two things.

The first thing is that when Emperor Chongzhen absolutely wanted to use troops against the Japanese, he had already begun to prepare related matters.After the demise of North Korea, the North Korean general Lin Qingye, who had been on the side of the Dongjiang Army and cooperated with Lu Xiangsheng in the battle, secretly went to Jeju Island to prepare for the war according to the secret decree of Emperor Chongzhen.Not only did they prepare a lot of food and hoard it on the island, but also the original Korean shipbuilders and the like were gathered on the island.

In Emperor Chongzhen's mind, when the Japanese sent troops to Korea, they would basically use Tsushima Island as a springboard, and it would be most convenient to land directly from Busan.As Jeju Island deviates from the Korean Strait, the Japanese navy may not necessarily inspect the island in the first place.After all, for the Japanese country, Korea has been destroyed. The Japanese country must want to eat this fat meat immediately. As for the other islands and other corners, it will be too late to talk about it later when they have free time.

Of course, if Japan knew that the Ming Dynasty had been paying attention to it early in the morning and was wary of Japan's invasion of North Korea, it might have been more cautious and would have investigated Jeju Island earlier.But, did the Japanese Congress know what the Ming Emperor was thinking?
In addition, Jeju Island is the largest island in North Korea, covering an area of ​​1845 square kilometers. North Korea has Jeju Island, which is divided into two counties: Daejong and Jeongui.Although Jianlu destroyed Korea, Jeju Island could not survive. Therefore, the administrative system of the Koreans on the island still existed.If the Japanese wanted to capture Jeju Island, they would have to work hard.In this way, Japan would be stupid to attack Jeju Island as soon as possible, and leave the Korean mainland that is already at their mercy.

Therefore, after explaining the situation, Emperor Chongzhen told Zheng Zhilong to go to Jeju Island to join Lin Qingye, use Jeju Island as the base camp of the Denglai Navy, and then occupy Geoje Island. If you defeat the Japanese Navy in the middle, you will be able to control the Korean Strait.

The second thing is that his comeback and battle with the Japanese navy will inevitably endanger Zheng Zhibao in Edo.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen specifically asked Zheng Zhilong to send a ship to Edo to pick up Zheng Zhibao before the war started.

For this matter, the best thing is of course that Zheng Zhibao stay in Edo, so that any movement of the Tokugawa shogunate can be transmitted back through the Class A wiretapping seeds.However, considering that human life is at stake, and a man with gold fingers, how could he be so cold-blooded and ruthless, so Emperor Chongzhen still made this reminder.

After reading this secret edict, Zheng Zhilong lamented that the emperor had actually left no stone unturned in the naval battle, and he was very grateful to Emperor Chongzhen in his heart.I feel that the emperor is really good to his subordinates, and it is worth working for him!

"Haha, no wonder, I wonder why I haven't heard from him since then!" Zheng Zhilong said happily in his heart, and then immediately respectfully said to Chen Baoting: "Please reply to Your Majesty, His Majesty is the one who is planning the strategy First of all, I will guarantee with my head that I will never disappoint His Majesty’s trust!”

At this time, he also had the same feeling as Lu Xiangsheng: Even under the emperor, whether doing things or leading troops in battles, he was very comfortable. Not only did he have no worries, but the emperor would continue to surprise him and make himself happy. Doing things often has the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort!
As for what he was thinking just now, "The emperor still doesn't know much about naval warfare", it has long since been thrown to the back of his mind and completely forgotten.

For Zheng Zhilong's performance, Chen Baoting had actually seen a lot, so he just smiled and nodded in agreement.

After so many years of experience with Emperor Chongzhen, the little kid back then has grown up, and he has become orderly in everything he does.In front of Zheng Zhilong, there was nothing wrong with those eunuchs before.He was neither arrogant nor favored by foreign officials, nor deliberately flattered because he was facing the emperor's confidants.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong felt a lot of emotion when he saw Chen Baoting disembarking from the flagship and returning to reply.He can guarantee that from now on, the Chief of Ceremonies of the Inner Court will be the ruler of the eight people around the Emperor.

As soon as Chen Baoting left, Zheng Zhilong immediately put aside these idle thoughts and began to think about the war in the Korean Strait.

When things were over here, he immediately led the navy south, first to Phi Island to rest for a while, and then continued along the coastline, heading south in a mighty way, preparing to go to Jeju Island to meet Lin Qingye first, and then to the Korean Strait after resting .

As a result, the first naval battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom suddenly broke out at a time and place that no one expected.

On this day, Zheng Zhilong led the navy across the Datong River, and after continuing south for another day, suddenly, the vanguard ship sent a flag, saying that it seemed that there was a fleet coming north ahead.

Generally speaking, when a fleet appears along the coast of North Korea at this time, it is either from the Ming Dynasty or from the Japanese state. It cannot be North Korea anyway.Therefore, the meaning of this news reaching the flagship is to alert that there may be an enemy.

When Zheng Zhilong saw it, he was taken aback. He thought it was the Japanese navy who had started attacking the islands occupied by Ming by sea, so he immediately ordered to prepare for the battle.

However, not long after, the forward ship suddenly sent a signal, saying that the Japanese ships seemed to be transport ships.This discovery made Zheng Zhilong feel even more relaxed.

At this time, his flagship had already moved forward, and through the telescope, it was found that the Japanese ships seemed to be a little messy, as if they wanted to turn around and flee back.

"Fat meat that reaches your mouth, how can you escape!" Zheng Zhilong was in a good mood, and while thinking about it, he immediately issued a military order: chase and kill!

(End of this chapter)