Chapter 298 Any problem that can be solved with other people’s lives is not a problem!

Weihaiwei is the easternmost point of Ming Shandong, pointing directly to Seoul, North Korea.

Since June last year, the Ming Dynasty's navy has gathered like Weihaiwei. Before sealing the sea, all the Ming Dynasty's naval forces, except for the squadrons stationed in various places, gathered here, waiting for orders.

In early November last year, Japan, which the navy had been keeping an eye on, finally took action.

The Japanese army set off from Honshu Island, bypassed Tsushima Island, which was ceded to the Ming Dynasty, and landed directly in Busan, North Korea.

The North Korean army at this time was actually not weak in combat effectiveness, but since the Ming Dynasty's navy drove away the Japanese pirates, North Korea's maritime borders have become much safer.

After several years of peace and prosperity, the army here slowly began to relax. The trade items brought by the Ming Navy's caravans later accelerated the corrosion.

All kinds of weird and new gadgets, as well as Japanese female slaves who could not be sold in the Ming Dynasty, and some black slaves from the Asan Kingdom, dazzled the sticks in North Korea. They indulged in pleasure every day and did not want to miss Shu.

As the saying goes, it is not easy to learn well, but it is easy to learn badly.

Corroded by beauties, fine food, fine wine, and all kinds of exotic gadgets, the North Korean army's combat effectiveness has become increasingly vigilant.

In mid-November, 150,000 Japanese pirates marched straight towards Busan. Without the restraint of the Ming Dynasty's navy stationed in Japan, Japan had no worries and could just give them a beating with a Korean stick.

It took one day to capture Busan, less than five days to capture Daegu, half a month later it captured Mungyeong, and by the end of November, it was approaching Seoul, the capital of North Korea.

The reason why the Japanese pirates attack so fast is that in addition to their soldiers being elite warriors all year round, the most important weapon to kill the enemy is that they have flintlock guns in their hands.

I have to say that Xiaoli still had some brains. With some simple drawings left by Ashikaga, after two or three years of exploration and secretly stealing weapons from the Ming army stationed in Japan, they finally made a replica of the flintlock gun.

Due to the shortage of iron in the island country, in order to produce enough flintlock guns to equip the troops, under the call of the island country's emperor, all the citizens donated all the iron in their homes in order to avenge the injustice.

After two years of secret development, Japan finally equipped a 10,000-man fusilier force before attacking North Korea.

If you have a weapon, you must have a method of using it.

In order to learn advanced flintlock tactics, the Japanese country did not hesitate to use countless gold and silver beauties, and successfully seduced several soldiers of the Ming Dynasty's Shenji Battalion stationed in Izumo, and obtained the training technology of flintlocks and advanced black powder technology.

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Now that we have weapons and training methods, the next step is revenge.

In the battle of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese country was almost beaten to the bone. It was a crazy slap on the face. Coupled with the harsh treaty after the war, the warriors of the Japanese country could not bear the humiliation.

In order to take revenge for so many years, they endured humiliation and secretly trained and prepared weapons in order to defeat the invader Ming and return all their shame to Ming.

After the flintlock rifles were distributed and various training tactics were completed, many senior Japanese officials clamored for immediate revenge and killed all the Ming troops stationed in Izumo.

Unfortunately, it was rejected by the emperor who had just gained real power a few years ago.

In the words of the Emperor, our Japanese country is surrounded by the sea. Without the assistance of powerful battleships, even if we defeat the Ming army stationed in Izumo, we will suffer endless revenge from the Ming navy later.

The emperor's words brought back painful memories for everyone.

That day was sunny and windy.

That day thousands of sails were like clouds.

That day the artillery roared like thunder.

That day, shells rained down.

That day, hundreds of thousands of Japanese warriors showed no resistance and were smashed to pieces by the iron ball.

In that battle, the Japanese country was almost wiped out.

Yes, you can't fight the enemy on your homeland. Once the enemy's warships arrive, they won't even have the ability to resist.

It’s not that the Japanese country didn’t study artillery, they also had artillery on their warships.

However, according to the observations of senior Japanese officials, their artillery range was less than half that of the Ming Dynasty. If the gun was loaded with a little more ammunition, it would explode directly. Not only would it fail to kill the enemy, but it would kill and injure itself.

After research, they found that the problem was with iron, but they could not solve it. It would be good if their small workshops could ensure the production of weapons. Improving the quality of iron was a no-brainer.

In the end, it was the emperor's staff who proposed a strategy, which was approved by everyone.

That is to ignite the fire of war on the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Without the navy as a powerful force, on land, their Japanese warriors are no worse than the Ming army.

In this way, not only can you avoid being blocked at home and resist beatings, but you can also let the enemy's people taste the pain of war.

In their deduction, their powerful fusilier troops could resist the Ming Dynasty's troops in a 1 vs. 2 or even a 1 vs. 5 situation.

As long as they dispatch 100,000 troops, they can be invincible in the Ming Dynasty.

As for whether it is what they think, they don't care. Anyway, as long as they think so in their hearts, it will be fine, and they even promote it to the soldiers below.

In fact, in the thinking of the Japanese high-level officials, winning or losing does not matter.

It's normal to lose the battle. The worst they can do is return to the homeland and continue to pay compensation and cede territory. This is not the first time they have done this, they are already familiar with it.

If you are lucky enough to win, you will get a vast territory, and you will no longer have to live in such a big place, let alone face the risks of tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions every day. You will also have vast land to grow food.

Countless mines, countless beauties with money.

The more I think about the senior officials of Japan, the more reasonable it becomes.

If you lose, your life will be harder; if you win, you will become a serf and sing.

The idea is good, but where to attack first is a problem.

The Ming Dynasty's naval squadron and an army unit are still stationed in Izumo. If they attack the Ming Dynasty directly, they may not even start fighting yet, but their hometown will be raided later.

A group of people scratched their heads and discussed for several days, and finally decided to attack North Korea and first find a station on the mainland.

After a few years of annexing and digesting North Korea and greatly strengthening its own strength, it will use North Korea as a springboard to attack the Ming Dynasty.

As for attacking North Korea, they have also considered whether Ming Dynasty will help North Korea.

Later, after research, they found that North Korea and their Japanese country were both listed as countries not to be conquered by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, as long as it is not a big mistake, Daming will not take action against them.

As for what happened in the past few years?

Senior Japanese officials speculated that the disaster may have been caused by the Izumo Silver Mine.

As a weak country but with a huge silver mine, who will get beaten if you don't get beaten?

Now they have handed over the silver mines, and every year they honor the Ming army stationed in Japan just like they honor their father.

In addition, in the past few years, he has paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year, and he can be regarded as a qualified loser.

The senior officials of the Japanese country thought that as long as they provided enough benefits to Ming Dynasty when the war broke out, they believed that Ming Dynasty would not care about the fight between the two dogs.

This is what they think and what they do.

Before the war, they tried their best to honor the Ming troops in Izumo, and were recognized by the Ming commanders stationed in Japan.

In the words of the commander Shen An, as long as there is a reason for the incident and it is indeed North Korea's fault, the Ming Dynasty will not interfere in the war of a foreign vassal country.

After receiving the promise, Japan began to prepare.

After several days of research, they came up with a way to start a war.

That is when Korean fishermen reached their country's waters and had conflicts with Japanese fishermen, killing several people.

Being bullied and beating several people to death is something that no one can tolerate.

When the time comes, if we send envoys to provoke them and say some arrogant and unpleasant words, wouldn't this be a war?

A few days later, a conflict broke out between Korean and Japanese fishermen in the waters of Honshu Island. The Japanese side insisted on peace and did not take action against the Korean fishermen.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were several women in the country to serve as Zhu Di's wives, North Korea brutally killed several Japanese fishermen and then left after insulting the Japanese.

The Japanese emperor refused to be humiliated and hoped that Shen An, the commander of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Izumo, would stand up and uphold justice on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.

Shen An, who had received instructions from Zhu Zhangui early on, maintained a sympathetic attitude towards the matter. Although he wanted to help the Japanese country, the Ming Dynasty had always remained neutral in the affairs of the Fan states, and he was powerless in this matter.

Finally, Shen An suggested that he hope the two sides would send envoys to resolve the issue themselves and try to avoid conflicts.

After receiving the signal, the Japanese nation was instantly relieved. Without the intervention of the Ming Kingdom, they would definitely win this battle.

Then the Japanese country sent envoys to North Korea to discuss the matter.

During the negotiations, the Japanese envoy Shi Shi opened his mouth and directly handed the treaty signed by Ming Dynasty to them, changed the name, and handed it to North Korea.

Naturally, the Korean side refused to do anything, and a conflict broke out between the two parties in the main hall. The Japanese envoy was beheaded by the Korean king's order, and only one little man had his ears and nose cut off and was driven back.

Seeing the success of the plan, the Japanese country was delighted to find Shen An, the commander of the Ming Dynasty who was stationed in the Japanese country, and complained with tears about the arrogance and tyranny of the Korean country.

Hearing the cry of Japan, Shen An expressed his sympathy and dissatisfaction with Korea.

After stuffing a lot of money and beautiful women, and gaining the acquiescence of Shen An, the Ming Dynasty stationed in the Japanese country, the Korean conquest plan officially began.

"Your Highness, the overall cause and result of the battle are like this."

Weihaiwei Naval Temporary Base, Li Hu gave a brief summary of the intelligence collected by the navy.

Although Zhu Zhangui secretly approved the Japanese attack on North Korea, he only knew a rough result. The overall arrangement was made by people from the navy.

After hearing the current situation, Zhu Zhangui stood up and walked to the map, looked at the map of Japan and North Korea and asked: "How long will it take for the sea to thaw?"

"According to past practice, the ice will thaw in about half a month, and the ship can move after a month." Li Hu answered without hesitation.

As the chief officer of the Navy, he is familiar with the various climates and ocean currents in the ocean.
To be continued...