Chapter 152 The shogunate Japanese merchants, cut off the annihilation
The solution is also simple. Send people to destroy the other bridge so that the enemy can continue to bypass it, and you can buy enough time.
In this case, you can let more enemies cross the bridge and achieve more results.
For example, if three to four hundred soldiers were ambushed by more than a thousand troops, and all weapons were used, the casualties would not be too great.
About three hundred, don't be too greedy. Eliminate the enemy as soon as possible, retreat into the mountains and forests as soon as possible, and try to ensure safety.
Guo Dajing made a decision, finished adding information on the map, then put on his clothes and lay down to rest for a while.
To put it bluntly, planning is calculation. The word "calculate" determines that it requires a shrewd mind, at least one who can do arithmetic.
The comparison of the enemy's and our own forces, the comparison of combat power, the amount of food and grass, the distance of the journey... these all need to be calculated clearly before they can be used as the basis for combat.
In this regard, Guo Dajing appears to have an advantage.
The algorithm of Liu Xingzhi and others is relatively formal and simple, while Guo Dajing will add many factors into it, and also think from the perspective of the enemy, and try to take the enemy's considerations into account, making it more detailed and comprehensive.
Guo Dajing only slept for two hours before he woke up, got up and left the house, summoned the officers, assembled the troops, and rushed towards the West Fort in the night.
…………………..
Macao.
It was already dark, but Fujino Masa's residence was entertaining guests, changing glasses, and the wine was in full swing.
After a long absence, he became more and more proficient in the Japanese language. Fujino was having a good conversation with the two Japanese people, drinking one glass after another of sake, and he was enjoying himself.
"Brother Fujino has the Ming Dynasty's military as his backing, and he spends generously, which is really enviable." Kobayashi Hao raised his glass and said, "The Portuguese regard Brother Fujino as a distinguished guest, which really makes us and the Japanese look good."
Fujino took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Mr. Kobayashi is overly flattering. It's just the right time for me to be appreciated by the noble man. I have completed the mission this time. Fortunately, I can go back and fulfill my order."
Kobayashi Koichi went on to praise him a lot, and his companion Otani Chuan couldn't bear it, so he interjected: "Brother Fujino, I wonder if you can introduce the two of us to that noble man?"
"If Brother Fujino can introduce me, no matter what the result is, I will be grateful." Seeing his companion clarifying his words, Xiaolin Hao also nodded and said: "If we can establish direct trade with Ming Dynasty through this, I will share the work with Brother Fujino.
share……"
In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates became a major hidden danger to the Ming Dynasty. It was not until the Jiajing period, after Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and others defeated the Japanese pirates that they were basically eliminated.
In order to reduce the threat from the sea, the Ming Dynasty cut off trade with Japan. In the seventh year of Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty dismissed the Shipping Department of Ningbo City.
Dare to communicate with the Japanese."
In the 20th year of Wanli, Japan launched a war of aggression against Korea. The Ming Dynasty sent troops to Korea to participate in the war. It lasted several years and defeated the Japanese army.
After that, the Ming Dynasty even strengthened its trade blockade against Japan. The Ming Dynasty "feared the exchange of tributes and trade to lead them to invade Japan", and formal trade between the two sides was completely banned.
But in fact, since Tokugawa Ieyasu came to power, the non-governmental trade between the two sides has not decreased, but has exploded. "...As of Nagasaki Island, there are less than twenty Ming merchants, less than ten years ago, and twenty or three
Thousands of people.”
First of all, although Tokugawa Ieyasu unified Japan, as a new regime, it not only needed the support of all strata of the country, but also needed the stability of the international environment to truly determine its dominance.
The regime after Toyotomi Hideyoshi was basically isolated internationally due to the Imjin War.
Therefore, the Tokugawa shogunate actively sought to establish direct trade relations with the Ming Dynasty and tried to enter the Ming Dynasty-centered canonization system to ease the international situation and establish the legitimacy of the ruler domestically.
Secondly, after the reunification of Japan, domestic society became more stable, which also led to an increase in consumption levels. Especially Chinese goods were deeply loved by the Japanese, resulting in a huge demand for Ming Dynasty goods in Japan.
At that time, the Japanese were extremely "admiring foreigners" and loved Chinese silk fabrics. In fact, Japan also produced silk fabrics, but the people only loved Chinese products with fine workmanship.
Therefore, Japan also needs to import a large amount of raw silk from China. According to historical records, Japan consumes a huge amount of raw silk every year, but its own production is only about half.
The last reason is that Japan's abundant silver production gave it the confidence to buy and buy in trade.
In a not too long period of time, Japanese daimyo developed more than 50 gold mines and more than 30 silver mines, making Japan's silver production account for a quarter of the world's at that time.
Although the Tokugawa shogunate took many measures to establish trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, it was ultimately unsuccessful and could only allow Chinese merchants to trade with Japan.
For example, the Trade Decree promulgated by Tokugawa Hidetada stipulated that all foreign ships were not allowed to trade in the daimyo territory and could only engage in trading activities in Nagasaki and Hirado. However, Chinese ships were not restricted by this regulation.
At the same time, the control of the red seal ship trade was strengthened, and western daimyo were prohibited from owning large ships with a load of more than 500 koku. The red seal certificates were only issued to a few wealthy merchants who had close relationships with the generals.
The so-called vermilion seal is a document or certificate stamped with a red official seal, similar to a license, issued by a general. It indicates the destination of the vermilion seal ship's voyage, the personnel engaged in trade, etc.
The shogunate used this to prove to overseas countries that the ships carrying the red seal were not pirate ships, but ordinary trading ships. They asked the other countries to ensure their safety, allow their trade, provide convenience for them, and not trade with non-shu seal ships.
Fujino was pondering and thinking. Although he was aware of Kobayashi and Otani's intentions, he could not make a decision at the moment.
You must know that he purchased the arms and weapons from the Portuguese under the banner of the Ming Dynasty's military, with the Lin family entrusting people to cause trouble.
Of course, for the Portuguese in Macau, making money is the first priority. Selling artillery and guns does not take much consideration of the identity and background of the other party, although it will be more enjoyable for the Ming Dynasty officials and there are some discounts.
But Fujino was not very clear about Guo Dajing's attitude, and he also knew that this was an arms deal going on behind the imperial court's back. If he introduced these two Japanese, would it ruin Guo Dajing's plan if things got serious?
"Brother Fujino, don't worry." Kobayashi Hao made a mistake for a while, took out the red seal certificate from his body and handed it over, saying: "We are legal maritime merchants allowed by the shogunate, and we also have big figures as our backers in Japan."
Fujino stretched out his hand to take it, looked at it casually, then returned it, and said slowly: "It's not that I don't believe you two, but I'm not sure about that noble man's attitude. How about this, wait until I get back and ask for instructions.
Make a decision."
Kobayashi thought for a while and said: "We understand Brother Fujino's difficulty. Otherwise, we can agree on a location. Haojing is Portuguese territory, and it is far away from where Brother Fujino wants to return, so it is not very convenient.
"
"You-" Fujino was a little surprised and asked: "Can you dock at the coastal port of Ming Dynasty?"
"Of course not." Otani Chuan shook his head and said, "But we have an agent in Daming and we can contact him through him."
Fujino felt something was wrong. Compared with Akito, the Japanese were less likely to leak the news.
Shaking his head slightly, Fujinomasa said: "No, Akito must not be allowed to participate in this matter."
Kobayashi Koichi and Otani Chuan looked at each other and felt that there seemed to be a lot of secrets here.
Fujino was thinking for a long time and said: "When I return, you can send one person to accompany me. Whether it is successful or not, no one should make any announcement."
"I can go with Brother Fujino." Kobayashi Koichi said without too much hesitation, before Otani River: "Business cannot be done without mercy. I believe Brother Fujino, and Brother Fujino, please believe what I say."
Fujino smiled and nodded, thinking that this should be OK. He knew that Guo Dajing was searching for arms and supplies, and the sulfur among them was abundant in Japan.
………………
Maritime trade has huge profits, so Guo Dajing naturally wants to get involved in the profits so that Dongjiang Town has funds for sustainable development and growth.
He also inquired about the situation of sea trade from Lin Tiansheng and learned that although the Japanese state did not prohibit Chinese merchants, the sea trade with the Japanese state was monopolized by a few large merchants.
You know, sometimes maritime merchants are also pirates, and it is not uncommon to kill people and steal goods on the vast sea. Without a certain fleet size and a certain amount of weapons, let alone making money, you will lose your life.
But there is another way, but it has great hope of success, and that is to trade directly with the Japanese, using their ships and people to sell their goods.
Moreover, Japan and North Korea have established normal diplomatic relations and opened trade in Busan and Tsushima.
The Ming Dynasty also allowed trade with North Korea, so "since the Battle of North Korea, I have crossed the Pusan Trail from North Korea."
For maritime merchants in the southeast, it is a long way to trade through Busan, but for Dongjiang Town, it is very close. Moreover, this is an officially allowed route, which also avoids the risk of smuggling.
Besides, what Guo Dajing wants to sell is not raw silk, porcelain and other commercial goods. He has no source of goods, and he doesn't want to go through the trouble of being a middleman.
However, Guo Dajing now had no idea that Fujino Masa could help him establish a relationship with Japanese merchants, and he did not think about sea trade at all, but was concentrating on the battlefield where a bloody battle was about to break out.
A ray of morning light rose from the east and spread rapidly across the land, illuminating the mountains, rivers, and the wooden bridge over the river.
Mines have been installed under the bridge, and detonators are hidden. As long as the bridge is blown up, it does not need to be destroyed for too long, and it is enough to block the build-up.
On both sides of the road on the bridge side, thousands of soldiers were already in ambush, waiting for Jianlu to enter the ambush circle.
With the help of the forest, the cover of the bunker, and the camouflage on the body, it would be difficult to notice that the road that stretches for hundreds of meters is full of murderous intent without a closer look.
After sneaking into the West Fort in the middle of the night and wiping out less than 200 defenders, Guo Dajing led his troops non-stop and rushed to the bridge by the river more than ten places away, where they made busy arrangements.
The time was very tight, and the interception position set up by Liu Xingzhi's troops was finally fully prepared before dawn, just waiting for the enemies of Xiuyan City to sneak in.
The surrounding mountains and forests are silent, with the chirping of birds heard from time to time.
Zhao Guang was a little impatient to wait, but after looking around, he saw that all the soldiers in the ambush position were silent, not even moving, so he closed his mouth again.
He, Jiang Baohe, and Shen Zonggui were hiding behind the position, and Guo Dajing was also afraid that they would expose their target. As for fighting, he just had to watch.
This guy is not likable, but he is a good soldier.
Zhao Guang and others had to admire that only with such soldiers could they dare to go deep into enemy areas and launch an attack!
Guo Dajing was also very satisfied. Although the test after training had passed, two more points were really needed to be in such a state before the battle.
Time passed by minute by second, and finally the faint sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance. It was still far away, but it could be heard, which only meant that there were many enemies.
Dozens of mounted Jianlu vanguard appeared on the other side of the river. They paused briefly to observe, slowed down, and then galloped onto the bridge.
After crossing the bridge, the Jianlu vanguard rushed onto the road, speeded up again, and galloped towards Xibao.
In a short time, the Jianlu Brigade arrived at the bridge and began to cross the river on the bridge.
Jia La'e Zhen Jiantai slowed down his horse and crossed the wooden bridge. After stepping onto the shore, he clamped his horse's belly tightly and galloped forward at a faster pace.
After receiving the report of the defenders escaping from the West Fort, Jian Tai immediately gathered his troops and personally led a thousand cavalry out of Xiuyan City and rushed to the West Fort.
Although he moved quickly, Jiantai did not think that he would engage in a normal battle with the incoming enemy. Just imagine, even the more than one hundred defenders of the West Fort could not be surrounded and eliminated, and the enemy's strength was only four to five hundred at most.
Furthermore, the outpost did not issue a warning, which further confirmed Jian Tai's suspicion. If it were a large group of people, it would be impossible to avoid the outpost and sneak in quietly.
When they arrived at the West Fort, the enemy should have fled into the mountains and forests. Jian Tai had been thinking about whether to follow them and pursue them, or to go straight to the main road to the south to intercept them, and had not yet made a decision.
Suddenly, a loud arrow shot into the air, making a sharp whistle.
No! Jian Tai was taken aback. He reined up his horse and looked around. He didn't know if he was ambushed or if it was a signal from the enemy's sentinel.
A crossbow arrow struck silently, as fast as lightning, and hit Jiantai's chest hard.
Jian Tai's eyes widened, and he lowered his head in disbelief, staring at the half arrow cluster exposed outside his body. He opened his mouth wide, but the sound he wanted to make was blocked by the blood that surged up.
In the swirling world, Jiantai fell off his horse, and he no longer had to think about how to attack the enemy.
Flames and black smoke rose from the bridge deck, and sawdust flew across the bridge. Dozens of horsemen and soldiers were caught off guard and fell into the river along with the burst bridge deck.
The way back was cut off, and the more than 300 Jianlu soldiers who crossed the bridge were immediately isolated, and the ambush troops launched a thunderous attack.
The volleys of muskets roared, lead bullets shot out of the barrels in rows, and white mist rose in the woods.
Arrows were like rain, shooting out from the woods and bushes on both sides of the road, splashing towards the Jianlu on the road.
Landmines exploded on the roadside, and in the fire and smoke, gravel flew across the road, splashing towards the people and horses on the road.
The assembled projectiles also showed their power, and more than a dozen bombs flew through the air and landed on the road, exploding with dazzling flames.
A sudden attack like a violent storm completely blinded Jianlu. The intensity of the firepower was unprecedented in their lives, and they were attacked from two sides, making it impossible for them to hide.