Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 623 The times have changed

However, Zheng Chenggong quickly came to his senses and was immediately overjoyed. As if afraid of the emperor's repentance, he quickly clasped his fists and said: "The last general obeys the order, and I will definitely live up to your majesty's kindness!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded his head. In his plan, it is estimated that his center of gravity will move south from next year.Whether it is to pacify the chieftain rebellion in the southwest, or to look at Nanyang as a tiger, it is the focus of the next step.Zheng Chenggong's chess piece is to be played first, and it can be used later.

When Zheng Chenggong excitedly led the decree to retire, Emperor Chongzhen would naturally not forget the Grade A wiretapping seeds rewarded to him.With this golden finger, it doesn't matter if it's the Zheng family's fleet, not everything is under his control.

After finishing this matter, Emperor Chongzhen began to pay attention to the chieftain rebellion in the southwest again.

Judging from the feedback from Ma Xianglin’s Grade A eavesdropping seeds, after the White Pole Army withdrew to Kunming, chieftains from all over the country were already ready to move. According to the news Ma Xianglin received so far, Yunnan has already rebelled against two chieftains, and Shadingzhou The army of the army also left the Ami State and became active again.Over there in Guizhou, a chieftain has also been turned against.

Although Emperor Chongzhen's plan was to force out those rebellious chieftains, no matter what, he still wanted to control the chieftain rebellion to the minimum scope.According to the calculation of time, if there are still chieftains who want to rebel, it is estimated that it will be almost another month.Next, the news that he had put down the Jianlu in Liaodong would spread more clearly to remote places in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the chieftains who had not yet rebelled would probably be too scared to rebel again.

With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen decided to give Zheng Chongjian, the trilateral governor of Shaanxi, a secret decree to prepare his army for war. As soon as the decree arrives, he can immediately lead troops to Yunnan and Guizhou via Sichuan.

In addition, the northern grasslands, at least for now, have conquered the Mongolian tribes, and the Mobei tribes have not yet been convinced.Therefore, the originally very important post of Xuanda Governor seems a bit redundant.

Thinking this way, after considering it, Emperor Chongzhen decided to withdraw the Governor Xuan, and Chen Qiyu took up the post of the new Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou.And also sent a decree to the neighboring provinces of Yunnan, requesting to rectify the army of the guard.

Everything is in preparation for the Tusi Rebellion that will be wiped out in Yunnan and Guizhou in the future.

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While Emperor Chongzhen was busy with this, new changes finally occurred on the Korean Peninsula.

On the sea side of Tsushima Island near the Wa Kingdom, countless warships appeared mightily, and those flying sun flags announced to everyone that they were the navy of the Wa Kingdom.

On the flagship deck escorted by many warships, there was a grand master's chair, and a Japanese official with a gray beard sat.Behind him stood more than a dozen generals of the Japanese army.

At this time, Zong Yicheng, the lord of the Tsushima domain, knelt in front of the gray-bearded Japanese official, and said with a flattering smile: "This subordinate is late to welcome the boss, and please forgive the crime!"

This old man is none other than Ii Naotaka, the eldest boss of Japan. He is 55 years old this year.If in the original history, he could live another 14 years.However, in this dimension, due to the disastrous failure of the army led by the veteran Matsudaira Nobutsuna in the expedition against North Korea, he was forced to lead the army even at his age.From the moment he embarked on the journey, he looked serious, as if someone owed him money.Of course, you can really think so, just think that Tokugawa Iemitsu owes him.

Hearing Zong Yicheng's words, he just waved his hand, and said with a serious face: "Get up and talk, what is the situation of the Ming army opposite, please tell me in detail!"

"Hi!" Zong Yicheng heard it, and immediately responded, stood up respectfully, and then told Jing Yizhi: "Just half a month ago, there were Ming troops in and out of Busan, and then the Ming navy was transferred. Arrived at Busan Port..."

Hearing this, Ii Naotaka's expression suddenly changed, and he was a little surprised. He immediately interrupted him and asked: "How is the Japanese army in Korea? Is there any news?"

After hearing this, Zong Yicheng was about to answer, but Jing Yizhi added another sentence: "Isn't the commander of the navy of the Ming Dynasty Zheng Yiguan?"

The previous news reached Edo, and it has been a long time since the troops were assembled, the warships were mobilized, and then they came here.Therefore, he is very concerned about the latest battle situation here.In addition, although he has basically confirmed that the commander of the navy in the Ming Dynasty should be Zheng Yiguan, the pirate king, but he still holds hope in his heart, what if it is not!
"Back to the boss, the navy of the Ming Dynasty did fly the Zheng Zishuai flag a few days ago, but the subordinates have not seen Zheng Yiguan, so they dare not confirm it!" Zong Yicheng said truthfully. , not daring to hide anything from Jing Yi Naotaka again.

Hearing this, Jing Yizhi could not help but sigh in his heart, it must be Zheng Yiguan who was right.Forget it, it must be him, anyway, before coming here, he has been treated as the commander of the navy of the Ming Dynasty, and he has dealt with it.

Thinking of this, he immediately asked again: "What about the Korean War?"

"Back to the boss, the navy of the Ming Dynasty blocked the sea, and the subordinates can't send people to get in touch with the old middleman and the big Mufu." Zong Yicheng replied with a look of embarrassment, "But according to my guess, the old It may be more difficult to neutralize Lord Omokufu, but the subordinates cannot believe that the army has wiped out them. From the observation of the subordinates, it seems that there are not many Ming troops on the shore!"

This situation is similar to what Ii Naotaka himself estimated. After all, the 15 Japanese soldiers were still elites, plus [-] civilians.

When the Japanese invaded North Korea and fought against the Ming army for the first time, Ii Naotaka was only two years old and knew nothing; but when the Japanese invaded North Korea and fought against the Ming army for the second time, he was already seven years old.Due to his family background, he had heard a lot about these two wars since he was a child.

At that time, the army sent by Wa to North Korea was 15 for the first time, and 14 for the second time. Regardless of that time, the number of troops was equal to this time.The coalition forces of the Ming Dynasty and North Korea fought vigorously, winning and losing each other.That last time, if Toyotomi Hideyoshi hadn't died of illness, what would have happened in the end is unknown!

Of course, the Korean War did not go as smoothly as expected, which was one of the reasons why Toyotomi Hideyoshi's condition worsened.Judging from the subsequent summary, the Japanese side believed that their military strength was actually about the same as that of the Ming Dynasty.Otherwise, Toyotomi Hideyoshi would not have launched the second Korean War after the first Korean War.

With these backgrounds, Ii Naotaka also had such an impression that even if the Ming army was stronger, it could not be much different from the Japanese army.Therefore, he agreed with Zong Yicheng's guess that the Japanese army was trapped in North Korea.

However, Naotaka Ii did not carefully analyze the background of the two Korean wars in the Toyotomi Hideyoshi era and this time in the Tokugawa Iemitsu era. In fact, they are quite different.

First, the Ming Dynasty had just experienced the war to annihilate the Jianlu. All the troops were the elite of the Ming Dynasty army, and they were considered a battle-hardened army.As for the Japanese army, it is no longer an army that has just experienced the Warring States Period. It can be regarded as an army that has been at peace for a long time.

Second, because of the existence of Emperor Chongzhen, the son of the plane, the Japanese army had been expected for a long time, and they used cheating methods to know in advance that the Japanese army would invade North Korea, how large it would be, and so on.This is different from the Wanli Emperor's time when he just figured out the intentions of the Japanese kingdom, the size of the Japanese army, and so on, so he didn't know how much time and energy was wasted. It's a difference between heaven and earth!

Third, during the Wanli period, the naval divisions on the Ming side were just so-so.At this time, the Daming Navy was the survival of the fittest among many pirates, and was led by Zheng Zhilong, the pirate king.He has participated in the Liaodong War before, and has already made preparations in advance with the Japanese navy as the imaginary enemy.

Fourth, luck is also on Daming's side!When Zheng Zhilong led the navy to the Korean Strait, he bumped into the Japanese army's grain fleet on the way, and was able to hit the Japanese army from the fatal issue of food.Coupled with the rainy season on the Korean Peninsula, under the double attack, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses.

Fifth, the Japanese army invaded North Korea during the Wanli period, which was able to support the war with war, at least part of the military supplies, and reduce the logistical pressure on the army; however, the Japanese army invaded North Korea during the Chongzhen period, and the entire Korean Peninsula, They have been plucked many times by Jianlu, and even later, they were all exterminated and massacred, so that here on the Korean Peninsula, there is really no chicken crowing for thousands of miles, and the bones are exposed in the wild.It was easy for the Japanese army to capture North Korea, but they could not get any supplies from North Korea.All military supplies must be shipped from our country.

Sixth, it was also because of the son of Emperor Chongzhen that Zheng Zhilong led the navy to the Korean Strait at the first time, attacked and wiped out the Japanese navy, and thus gained control of the Korean Strait. the food road.The lethality of this matter is far more powerful than that of swords, guns, swords, muskets and artillery!

Therefore, Ii Naotaka is still optimistic about the Korean War!
But he himself didn't know, and after asking Zong Yicheng for the details, he had a perfect plan in his mind.

Although Zongyi was a little reluctant in his heart, since he had chosen to embrace the thigh of the Japanese country, he could only agree to do it according to Jingyi Naotaka's request.

After Zong Yicheng went back by boat, Jing Yizhi told his subordinates: "The commander of the navy of the Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly Zheng Yiguan. In this way, we can discuss things with our guests. It’s officially in effect! Go, invite them to come and talk.”

After hearing this, his subordinates immediately agreed, and immediately sent a signal from the flagship to convey the order to go down.

Soyoshige, on the other hand, rushed back to Tsushima Island first and immediately made arrangements according to Naotaka Ii's order.

(End of this chapter)