When Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to buy a ship, would he buy a pure transport ship without the need to carry guns?
No matter how he thought about it, Gao Pragmatic felt that this matter was weird. It was only the sixteenth year of Wanli, that is, 1588 AD. At this time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi began to calculate that if he wanted to conquer the world, he must first conquer China; if he wanted to conquer China, he must first conquer Manchuria.
Meng...oh, should we have to conquer North Korea first? Have we even started preparations so early?
Gao Pragmatic thought for a while and rejected this hypothesis in his heart. Although politicians must have long-term plans, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a hero in Japanese history, but since he is a politician, there is one point that cannot be avoided.
In the past: assess the situation and tailor things accordingly.
The current situation in Japan is more precisely called "Toyotomi Hideyoshi has basically unified Japan." There is a key word here, which is "basic." Basically, it means roughly. In other words, all ninety-nine people have prayed, and there is only one difference.
One last shiver.
Tokugawa Ieyasu's surrender did mean "basic unity", but Ieyasu's surrender itself was not a heartfelt surrender, let alone an instant bow. In fact, it was not solid at all.
To a large extent, he was just fooled by Toyotomi Hideyoshi's political methods. He couldn't get off the stage for a while and pretended to surrender. Whether there will be other variables in the future, Gao pragmatically believes that Toyotomi Hideyoshi at this time may
I'm not even sure myself.
Moreover, even if Ieyasu surrenders, it will not be considered the unification of all Japan. At least some daimyo in Kanto still do not regard Toyotomi Hideyoshi as the "general boss". Before solving the Kanto issue, Gao pragmatically believed that Toyotomi Hideyoshi should be unlikely.
So we started preparing for the invasion of the west.
However, according to Gao Pragmatic's memory, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's initial approach to solving the Kanto issue seemed to be to prepare for a political solution, but later he seemed to have temporarily changed his decision and replaced it with military means because of an accident. Unfortunately, Gao Pragmatic was temporarily
I can't remember what kind of accident it was.
But having said that, Gao Pragmatic does not think that Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not have the idea of the Ming Dynasty at this time. Regarding this issue, he has some impression, that is, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had already had an idea of the Ming Dynasty a few years before he invaded Korea.
The heart of aggression.
As we all know, Toyotomi Hideyoshi inherited Oda Nobunaga's cause of unifying Japan, but he did not follow his route. Instead, he changed his strategy, first reconciled with his opponent Tokugawa Ieyasu, and got closer to the imperial court, and used the imperial court's name to conquer the "rebels"
"-Obviously this is following Cao Cao's "holding the emperor to command the princes". Of course, this approach is also very consistent with Japan's actual situation.
After "basically" completing the domestic unification of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ambitions for external expansion have rapidly expanded. Occupying North Korea became Toyotomi Hideyoshi's most basic policy at the time. The series of domestic and foreign policies he promulgated at that time actually
The above are all developed around this policy.
Of course, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion of North Korea was only a means. Occupying the Tang Kingdom (in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's words, the Ming Dynasty) and dominating Asia was his ultimate goal. Regarding this point, Gao Pragmatic had read a series of historical materials back then and could provide them.
evidence.
According to Gao Pragmatic's memory, the first time Toyotomi Hideyoshi clearly revealed his ambition to conquer the Ming Dynasty was in a seal written to his retainer Ichiyanagi Sue Yasu, stating that he not only wanted to unify Japan, but also wanted to conquer the Tang Kingdom (Ming Dynasty).
The seal was only signed with the date "September 3" and no year number. Later, it was verified by Ganhiko Iwasawa that it was the 13th year of Japan's Tensho period - that is, the 13th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, that is, September of 1585.
3rd. Since the seal seal is an official document in Japan rather than a private letter, it means that the invasion of China was already on the agenda by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at that time.
In the fourteenth year of Wanli, that is, 1586, when preparing to conquer Kyushu and attack the Shimadzu family, Toyotomi Hideyoshi told Kuroda Takaka and other close disciples that the next target after the conquest of Kyushu was the Tang Dynasty (Ming Dynasty).
On August 5 of that year, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi issued the "Kyushu Mobilization Order" to all the daimyo who disobeyed the "Zouji Order", he made it clear: "The plan to conquer the Tang Kingdom was already under consideration. We should make full use of the attack on the rebels."
This gave the Shimadzu family a good opportunity to build an aggressive posture." (Note: This is the original text. And the word "aggression" was not a derogatory word in Japanese at the time.)
In 1589 in original history, Toyotomi Hideyoshi wrote to the Portuguese Governor of India, stating that he had formulated a plan to conquer the Ming Dynasty after realizing the unification of Japan. At the same time, he also wrote to the Spanish Governor of the Philippines in Luzon, saying that he was
When he was born, he already had the power to rule the world.
After he determined to unify Japan, it took him ten years to realize his long-cherished wish. After that, it was Hideyoshi's natural mission to bring Korea and Ryukyu into submission, and then conquer the Ming Dynasty, so he asked Luzon to pay tribute.
In November of the next year, 1590, North Korean envoy Huang Yunji went to Japan and submitted his credentials to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. In his reply, Toyotomi Hideyoshi informed the North Korean side: First, to unify the world and foreign lands, it is heaven.
He was given the mission of Toyotomi Hideyoshi; secondly, he asked North Korea and Japan to jointly conquer the Ming Dynasty and serve as a "guide to the Ming Dynasty"; thirdly, he required North Korea to submit and pay tribute.
In June of the next year, that is, 1591, North Korea, which accepted the canonization of the Ming Dynasty Emperor and regarded the Ming Dynasty as its suzerain state, officially rejected Japan's proposal or request to "falsely enter the Ming Dynasty" and did not agree to Japan's request to invade China through North Korea.
As a result, Japan under the control of Toyotomi Hideyoshi began to accelerate its war preparations and launched two wars of aggression against Korea from 1592 to 1598. These two wars were called the "Battle of Bunroku and Keicho" in Japanese history and Wanli Korea in Chinese history.
The war was called "Japanese Rebellion in Imjin and Rebellion in Dingyou" in North Korea.
Gao Pragmatic thought of the following points at this time: First, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had already had an aggressive intention towards the Ming Dynasty, which was for sure; secondly, Toyotomi Hideyoshi seemed to really think he could win this battle; thirdly,
, the prerequisite for attacking the Ming Dynasty is still the complete unification of Japan.
There is a key time point in this, which is 1589. Gao Pingshi clearly remembers that Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent a letter to the Portuguese Governor and the Spanish Governor in this year, stating that he had "unified Japan".
In other words, the solution to the Kanto issue will be completed in the next year or so.
Gao Pragmatic wondered in his mind: Could it be that Toyotomi Hideyoshi went to the Maritime Trade Alliance to buy ships in order to conquer Kantung? But his expedition to Kantung did not require crossing the sea, and it was not actually that far away. In any case, he only needed to send troops on land.
Why do you need a boat?
Zhu Yingzhen was satisfied as long as Toyotomi Hideyoshi bought ships instead of cannons. He didn't care what the latter used the ships for. But Gao Pragmatic certainly couldn't be the same as him, so he drew out the conclusions he derived separately and concluded that
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's move was to deal with Kantō, but he also raised questions about the relationship between attacking Kantō and buying ships.
This question was obviously out of line for Zhu Yingzhen. He was stunned for a moment, frowning a little, and said slowly: "Maybe... he wants to send troops by sea?"
Liu Xin suppressed her laughter and pretended to be calm: "Speaking of sending troops by sea to attack Huanglong, the slave family has done this once in Siam. However, from the perspective of the Yinu family, since Toyotomi Hideyoshi still needs to temporarily buy a ship, I am afraid that there will be a conflict with the slave family.
The conditions at hand were not the same.”
When Gao Pragmatic heard this, he knew that Liu Xin had other opinions. He was just worried about the face of Zhu Yingzhen, the "Grand Governor", so he said it so euphemistically. He naturally had much fewer worries in this regard than Liu Xin, so he immediately asked
: "I forgot, Miss Liu, you also played this trick in the Battle of Siam. In that case, what is your opinion on this matter?"
Liu Xin was waiting for Gao Pragmatic's words. She nodded slightly towards him and Zhu Yingzhen, and then said: "In my humble opinion, the Yinu family seems to have two crucial factors for such a cross-sea attack. First, this
The total strength of the Fanglu Division is small but elite; secondly, our maritime strength is large and strong.
I can cite three examples in a row. During the Battle of Beijing and Annan, the fleet suddenly attacked Thang Long City. Since Thang Long City was right on the river, the fleet carried very few land divisions, and Thang Long City surrendered directly due to the power of naval guns.
During the War of Yunnan and Burma, Huang Dutong made a cross-sea expedition to Burma. He made a surprise attack on Bago in World War I and defeated the main force of the Burmese army in World War II. This time it was in line with the above two points of the Nu family: thousands of sails crossed the sea and the fleet was powerful; the land division only had more than 30,000 soldiers, but
All of them are elite, one is worth ten.
Finally, the Battle of Luzon, the expedition of our Northern Maritime Trade Alliance, also had a very strong maritime force, but the land division only had more than 20,000 people. As a result, Spain was forced to not dare to resist on land at all."
Gao pragmatic thought she would give an example of the time she suppressed the rebellion, but unexpectedly she only mentioned the other three times. He couldn't help but smile slightly and said to himself: No matter what era people live in, they can only speak and act according to the habits of that era.
, Confidence may be regarded as arrogance, but humility will never go wrong.
Seeing that Gao Jingshi had no other reaction, Liu Xin continued: "From the above, we can find that Toyotomi Hideyoshi does not have the above two elements. He even needs to find us to buy the ships he needs temporarily. It can be seen that here
Before, the navy... or navy at his disposal was weak and not worth mentioning.
You two may think that since he can quell Japan's troubled times, he must have elite land divisions. This may not be wrong, but there are two problems here: First, in recent years, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is used to sending troops with the power of large armies.
Pressure, rather than elite breakthrough.
For example, in the previous "Kyushu Expedition", the equipment level of Satsuma Domain's army was not good. In theory, if Toyotomi Hideyoshi's elite troops wanted to make an elite breakthrough, there would be no chance of victory. However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi would rather mobilize a full two
An army of 100,000 people fought with overwhelming force and won, instead of fighting an elite versus elite battle that might have cost much less.
The slave family is not saying that the elite of the Toyotomi family can no longer fight, but that in the mind of Toyotomi Hideyoshi at this moment, the "power of Mount Tai" meets his needs.",
At this time, Gao Pragmatic finally nodded and spoke: "Yes, Toyotomi Hideyoshi represents the Japanese court at this time, and the court's goal in countering rebellion is to destroy the dead, and avoid procrastination. Otherwise, not only will there be long nights and many dreams, but changes will easily occur, and it may even lead to
If the authority of the imperial court is damaged, the impact will be even greater."
Zhu Yingzhen was initially hesitant when he heard Liu Xin's words, but as soon as Gao Pragmatic affirmed, he immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, Rixin's words are reasonable. Before, I watched Rixin pacify the northwest, and at first I heard that Rixin led the troops
When the main force headed straight for Ordos, I was still frightened and restless, thinking that this was too dangerous.
Later, I saw that this battle in Rixin was like peeling off the cocoon, cracking the layers of Burihatu's schemes, and winning consecutive battles, and even forced the Ordos tribe to fight as subordinates. In the end, it formed a overwhelming trend, which caused internal chaos in Bobai.
In the chaos, Ningxia Jiancheng was captured with almost no soldiers.
To be honest, when the military report came out, all the princes and princes in the whole court celebrated with their crowns. I admired Nixin even more. When the Japanese people's victory notes arrived in Beijing, they explained in detail what happened in this battle.
With various strategies and objectives, I realized that there are so many explanations for a battle, which is really amazing and heart-warming."
Okay, okay, I know you are boasting.
"The Duke is ridiculous. The reason why the battle was risky was because the conditions were limited and the time was tight. It was indeed a last resort. As long as there is a better way, I don't want to risk going straight into the hinterland of the Loop." Gao Pragmatic laughed and changed the subject.
After turning around, he asked Liu Xin: "Miss Liu, please continue."
Liu Xin nodded and continued what he said before: "No matter what the current situation in Japan is, at least Toyotomi Hideyoshi still needs to fight an overwhelming counter-insurgency war. In other words, even if the Kanto princes are not traitors,
, he will definitely use various means to turn this battle into a 'counterinsurgency war'. With his political skills, the Nu family believes that this should not be difficult."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "This makes sense, but what happens next?"
"Don't be impatient, Sir. Don't rush to say 'then'. The slave family has one more thing to add." Liu Xin said: "According to various information from the Sea Trade Alliance, the slave family believes that the other side in this war is probably Guandong.
The most powerful Hojo clan in the region.
Nowadays, Japan from the west of the Hojo clan has surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. To the east and northeast of the Hojo clan, there are still some who are only nominal surrenders. However, as the Ruonu family expected, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will probably surrender before he attacks the Hojo clan.
Various methods will be used, including threatening these daimyo with the size of their troops, so that they will either defect or surrender, or at least dare not help Hojo.
In this way, this battle is actually almost an all-Japan crusade against the Hojo clan. However, although the Hojo clan is very different from Toyotomi Hideyoshi in terms of power, they also have one thing that they rely on for strength, and that is known as Japan's 'most fortified city in the world'
'Odawara Castle."
"Oh, Odawara Castle..." Gao Jingshi nodded. Liu Xin's words finally brought out Gao Jingshi's memory.
This Odawara Castle is indeed quite famous. Not to mention various historical materials, even when playing games, Gao Pingshi had many impressions of this city.
Gao pragmatically remembered, let’s not talk about the historical achievements of Odawara Castle, let’s talk about “this time” Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Hojo, and the only way to attack Odawara Castle was to engage in a long-term siege - to surround it with more than 200,000 troops.
, actually did not dare to attack by force. The two sides stared at each other for a long time, and then the political offensive of Toyotomi Hideyoshi forced the Hojo clan to commit seppuku in exchange for the "safety" of their retainers.
In other words, this city was not "beaten" in the end, but more like it was obtained by deception.
Of course, Odawara Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but that does not mean that its defense can be compared with that of Constantinople. There is definitely a long way to go between the two. It just means that Toyotomi Hideyoshi is no longer able to attack at this time.
I am willing to waste my troops on such a strong city.
At this time, the logic behind it all connected: Toyotomi Hideyoshi had begun to consider attacking the Ming Dynasty, so he regarded domestic power as his future strength.
At this time, Liu Xin saw that Gao Pangshi did not continue to say anything, so he continued: "Since Odawara Castle is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is known as the most fortified city in Japan, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi needs to show off the magnificence of the world, then he can only
You can choose to siege a city with a large army. What is the biggest trouble for your side when it comes to sieging a city with a large army? It lies in the supply of military rations.
According to the report of the Maritime Trade Alliance, the road conditions from the Gyeonggi region of Japan to Kanto do not seem to be very good. Mr. Guo, you are familiar with Japanese trade. I wonder if the Nu family’s inference is accurate? "
Zhu Yingzhen praised: "It's completely accurate, so if our fleet wants to trade in the Gyeonggi region, it will go to Osaka (it was "Ban" at this time, and later changed to "Han"), but because the trade route between Gyeonggi and Kanto is not smooth,
, so we would rather sail eastward to Odawara Castle (this city is about 70 kilometers southwest of later Tokyo, not in Tokyo Bay, but also on the seaside)."
"Thank you for your advice, Duke." Liu Xin nodded slightly towards Zhu Yingzhen, then looked at Gao Pragmatic, and said: "Da Sinong, this shows that Toyotomi Hideyoshi wants to buy a ship from Beijing, at least for now, mainly to transport grain by sea.
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