Domineering Daming

Zuo Liangyu looked at Cao Bianjiao's expressionless face, his heart sank, and he didn't say much.

Huashan guarded for a long time but hesitated to speak, watching Cao Bianjiao leave.

Cao Bianjiao went directly to the residence arranged for him, and as soon as he entered, five personal guards closed the door.

A personal guard took off the hat on his head, looked at Cao Bianjiao, and said solemnly: "My lord, this Kagoshima is more terrifying than we expected!"

Cao Bianjiao sat on the chair, nodded expressionlessly, and said, "Training undisciplined warriors like this in less than a year is not a common method. Mr. He, what news do they have? "

This person is obviously He Xilian, the head of the Military Intelligence Department. He stood in front of Cao Bianjiao, thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No, Zuo Liangyu, we have arranged more than one person by Huashan's long guard, no matter how concealed we are, we can't hide it from me. It's just...we are a little careless in this army, and we don't have any specific information."

Cao Bianjiao frowned, and said: "When I was in the capital, the government and the public rumored that Zuo Liangyu had ulterior motives, and countless people were impeached. Now he is dispatched to Kagoshima, far away from the government and the public. There is no restriction. Heart, the imperial court will spend a lot of effort to deal with it..."

He Xilian was silent for a while, and said: "It's not necessarily true that you don't want to be a minister. Zuo Liangyu can't control this Japanese country. What's more, our Ming Dynasty is powerful and our soldiers are in full swing. Zuo Liangyu understands it very well. The officials think that it is better Find someone to find out."

"Looking for someone, who are you looking for?" Cao Bianjiao looked at He Xilian.

"Huashan has been guarding for a long time." He Xilian said.

Cao Bianjiao remembered Huashan's hesitation for a long time, and said: "Okay, send someone to recruit him, yes, keep it a secret!"

"Yes!" He Xilian immediately arranged for someone to go.

At this time, Huashan Jiushou was terrified, walking up and down the room with anxious eyes and flustered.If the angel has other ideas about him, he has no choice but to die!

At this time, when Cao Bianjiao's men arrived, his scalp was numb and frightened, but he didn't dare not to go. He was wearing a military uniform and didn't dare to bring any weapons, so he came to Cao Bianjiao's room.

"Hua Shanjiu sees the general!" Huashan Jiushou said in Chinese with a perfect accent as soon as he entered the door.

Cao Bianjiao was expressionless and said, "My surname is Hua? Is this the name you changed?"

Huashan Jiushou, who changed his name to Hua Shanjiu, knelt on the ground, sweat dripping from his head, and said, "Yes, the emperor has granted me a surname."

The name of the Wa country is not available to ordinary people, it is exclusive to the nobles, and it is a supreme honor to have a name.

He Xilian watched him from the sidelines, and after a while, he quietly cast a glance at Cao Bianjiao.

Cao Bianjiao understood, stared at Hua Shanjiu with a slightly cold gaze, and said coldly: "I heard that you have done a lot of disobedience in Satsuma Fan?"

Hua Shanjiu's complexion changed drastically, he knelt down with a thud, and said anxiously: "General Mingjian, a villain has never dared to do this. He is loyal to the emperor and Daming, and never dares to have the slightest second heart!"

Cao Bianjiao's eyes were cold, his tone was murderous, and he said: "Then why are there some things that I would not have known about if I hadn't been there in person?"

Hua Shanjiu had more cold sweat on his face, his body was trembling, and he said in a trembling voice: "General, although the villain is the lord of Satsuma, he has to listen to the angel's orders no matter how big or small, Mr. Zuo can't say it, and the villain can't do anything..."

There are indeed many things in Kagoshima that are hidden from the imperial court. These things are not allowed in the "laws of etiquette". Zhu Xu actually acquiesces in certain actions of the generals outside. Although Zuo Liangyu is more out of line, it is not enough to make Zhu Xu Care more.

Cao Bianjiao didn't take Zuo Liangyu seriously at all. He was even more curious about how the 1 people in Satsuma were trained. This is a hidden danger.

"I'm going to ask you, how did you train this army, can someone give me some pointers?" Cao Bianjiao said.

Hua Shan knelt on the ground for a long time, and said: "These are all trained by Mr. Zuo. He said that he imitated a man named Mao Dun in ancient times. During the training, they were uniform. If there is any disobedience, they will be pulled out and killed in public immediately. Originally we had more than 2 people..."

The corners of Cao Bianjiao's eyes twitched unconsciously, and He Xilian was even more shocked, and turned his head to look at Cao Bianjiao in surprise.

Chapter 1139

This kind of military training can be said to have exceeded the limit of cruelty, training the other half with half the life!

Even if he didn't see it with his own eyes, Cao Bianjiao could still imagine the cruel picture, corpses, expressionless faces, almost walking dead bodies.

Cao Bianjiao was startled by Zuo Liangyu's method of training soldiers, and it took him a while to recover, and said, "What does Zuo Liangyu want to do?"

Hua Shanjiu said: "The villain doesn't know the details, but he has investigated all the terrain, forces and a considerable amount of information on Jiuguo Island. The villain speculates that he wants to use the Satsuma clan to unify Jiuguo Island."

This point is in line with the plan of the staff office, and it is also one of the purposes of Zhu Xu sending him to Satsuma.

As for Zuo Liangyu, Cao Bianjiao didn't really worry much, after all, no matter how hard he tried in Japan, he couldn't find anything, as long as he didn't disrupt Zhu Xu's plan.

After thinking for a while, he looked at He Xilian, Cao Bianjiao said: "Well, I will know. In addition, I will give you another task, let me keep an eye on Zuo Liangyu, and report to me every move he makes, understand. I mean?"

Of course Hua Shanjiu understood, and also understood that Cao Bianjiao didn't mean to blame him, so he couldn't help being overjoyed, and said: "Yes, the villain takes orders!"

Cao Bianjiao stood up and said: "Do well, I will give you a news, if the shogunate loses this time, Jiuguo Island belongs to your Satsuma Fan, you are the Lord of Satsuma Fan, the owner of Jiuguo Island, Zuo Liang Jade will transfer away..."

Hua Shanjiu was suddenly overjoyed, and kowtowed again: "Thank you General for promoting, Hua Shanjiu will never forget it!"

Cao Bianjiao looked at Hua Shanjiu, then turned to He Xilian.

He Xilian nodded and made a relieved expression.

Next, Cao Bianjiao inquired carefully about the specific situation of Satsuma, involving people's livelihood, army, commerce, specialty products and other aspects.

After listening to it, he retreated to Huashan for a long time, Cao Bianjiao and He Xilian secretly discussed.

The situation in Kagoshima is quite special. It is the southernmost tip of Kyukoku Island. Its geographical location is far away from Edo, and it is not within the scope of the Shimabara Rebellion.

Daming had a sea-land joint base between the southern tip of Kagoshima and Ryukyu, with 5000 people stationed there. It was originally to protect Ryukyu and guard against Japan.

The population of Kagoshima, where the Satsuma Clan is located, is not large, and the disaster is not light, but with the intervention of Ming Dynasty, there is no excessive taxation, and many farmers have gathered through various methods, and they have already established a certain foundation.

If the government's intervention in Jiuguo Island can be separated and Jiuguo Island's internal strife can continue, it will be a matter of time before the Satsuma clan annexes Jiuguo Island with the support of Daming.

The two discussed for a while, and He Xilian said: "My lord, the situation in this country is better than we expected, and it is beneficial to us. Now we wait for Matsudaira Nobuzuna to come, and we will gradually encroach on Jiuguo Island, and take it from the north." Go down to Ezo, put enough pressure on the Tokugawa shogunate!"

Cao Bianjiao looked at the map of the Wa Kingdom, and said, "There is nothing wrong with the strategy and tactics. I was thinking about the possible reaction of the Tokugawa shogunate?"

He Xilian pondered for a while, and said: "Ezo is close to Honguku Island, which is considered to be the rear of Edo, and it is a strategic location. Logically speaking, if the Tokugawa shogunate counterattacks, it should attack Ezo first, but Ezo is different for the Tokugawa shogunate. It is not as important as Jiuguodao, because Ezo can be destroyed with a backhand, but Jiuguodao, after the establishment of Jiuguodao, if it is allowed to grow, it will pose a greater threat to Edo. They are not capable of fighting on two fronts. Putting pressure on Japan, the Japanese government temporarily tolerated it, and the possibility of militarism in the future is even higher."

This is also the deduction of the staff office and Zhu Xu, and Cao Bianjiao knew it before he came.

"If the Wa Kingdom insists on going to war, and we are not prepared, what should we do?" Cao Bianjiao said.The national power of Ming Dynasty is declining rapidly now, the army is at the critical point of reform, the treasury is empty, and it is unable to launch a long-term overseas war.

He Xilian calmed down and said: "My lord, Ezo and the Mutsu Domain face each other across the sea, as long as there is a navy stationed in the Qingjin Strait, it can separate the island of the country from the island of Kyukoku in the Kanmon Strait. Island and Ezo, Wa country has no navy, no cannons, they try it out first, if they fail, they will be panicked, negotiating peace with me is the only way out!"

Cao Bianjiao was noncommittal, and said: "Wo Kingdom must have known that I am going to conquer the Ming Dynasty. Guess, how will they respond?"

He Xilian said: "Our intelligence network has detected some, and the deployment of Edo has been adjusted, and other things have not changed significantly. In addition, the center of gravity of the shogunate is still in Kugoku Island. This Matsudaira Nobuzuna is Tokugawa Iemitsu's confidant, His coming to Jiuguo Island shows that the Tokugawa shogunate has not made major changes, or that I, Ming Dynasty, will really conquer Wa Kingdom, and are waiting to see..."

Even the once powerful Mongol Yuan, although it entered the sea three times, ended up sinking into the sand at sea, which did not bring much shock to the Wa Kingdom. In addition, the Central Plains Dynasty almost never invaded the Wa Kingdom. It is not surprising that the Wa people have such a mentality.

These Cao Bianjiao could understand, and said: "Well, no matter what, we have to be fully prepared. We will take two steps, first attract the attention of the shogunate on Jiuguo Island, and wait for the Edo army to pass through the Kanmon Strait. On both sides of the strait, use mines to block waterways, cut off their logistical supplies, and then assist Amakusa Shiro at sea and attack Matsudaira Nobuzuna. We don’t need to defeat him immediately, just hold him back and let Amakusa Shiro remain undefeated. At this time, we will Observe the movement of Wa country, and then decide whether to take action against Ezo, and put further pressure on it."

The Hizen Domain of the Shimabara Rebellion was at the westernmost tip of Kyukoku Island, facing the East China Sea, and facing Daming across the sea. As long as Cao Bianjiao provided some support at sea, Amakusa Shiro would be hard to defeat.What's more, Amakusa Shiro has the secret support of the Satsuma clan, whether it is intelligence or food, and even the people in the army have people from the Satsuma clan. If he wants to lose, it depends on whether Cao Bianjiao agrees!

"Satsuma Fan has already seen it. We will leave tomorrow. I am not at ease staying here." Cao Bianjiao sat up straight, looked at He Xilian and said.

He Xilian frowned, and said: "Okay, the lower officials also feel this way, it's subtle to leave early."