Chapter 280 The Sword Points at the Flaws of Japan (Twenty-one)
"So, what if I want you to continue to be Toyotomi Hideyoshi's loyal minister?"
As soon as Gao Pingshi said this, Shimazu Zhongheng was indeed quite surprised, but he reacted quickly. Although he may not have understood the key, he still said decisively: "Since it is the order of the Marquis, Zhongheng will naturally obey it."
"Don't you want to ask why?" Gao Pragmatic chuckled.
Shimazu Tadahashi said: "I think so, but I know that the Marquis will naturally say what he thinks should be said. If the Marquis doesn't say it, it is naturally inappropriate to say it, so I will never ask more questions."
Gao Pragmatic laughed loudly and praised: "The Shimazu clan was based on Satsuma and swept across Kyushu in a short period of time. I originally thought that the key to this was the Shimazu army, but now it seems that may not be the case. From your perspective,
, Shimazu's second house must be a man of foresight, so he was able to have such a brilliant record in those years, and there should be a book in history."
Shimazu Tadahashi said: "The Marquis is overly praised. The younger generation are dull and far inferior to their fathers, so they often feel ashamed secretly. As for my father-in-law, he is rare in Japan, but how can he be compared to the Marquis?
The Marquis Annan set Beiping in the west and conquered the east. This is how he is truly invincible in the world. Shimazu knows the light of fireflies, so he relies on jade. I hope the Marquis can learn from it. As long as the Marquis has a destiny, Shimazu will be sure to do it.
Effectiveness."
Hey, it seems that the Shimadzu family has done a good job in unifying their thoughts, which is really gratifying. However, Gao Pragmatic also knows that there is no doubt that the Shimadzu family is tied to their own warship. After all, the current status of the Shimadzu family
Financial resources are completely tied up by Jinghua. If they lose Jinghua's support, the Shimadzu family's finances will immediately dry up and they will inevitably fall into civil strife.
In this case, Shimazu Tadahashi's attitude seems natural. Of course, the Shimadzu family must have their own ambitions, which can be seen from Shimazu Tadahashi's proposal to eliminate the Japanese troops in Korea just now when they met.
In particular, he also made it clear that Toyotomi's direct descendants accounted for sixty-seven percent of the Toyotomi family's strength in the Japanese army. Obviously, the Shimadzu family really wanted Toyotomi to decline, because in this way, at least one island of Kyushu would be left to Shimadzu to cede.
got it.
But Gao Pingshi didn't answer the question, he just praised Shimazu Tadashi, and then said: "I know your intentions here, but there is no need to worry, I will make my own arrangements for the follow-up actions.
I will send someone to discuss future contact information with you later. If there is any action that requires your cooperation, I will naturally inform you in advance. Otherwise, you can still act as usual, even if you have to cooperate with me.
Our army will just handle the battle as usual, do you understand?"
Although Shimazu Tadahashi could not think of any other plans that Gao Jingshi had, he still accepted it respectfully, then stood up to leave. He was then led to a quiet place to discuss contact information with the servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs beside Gao Jingshi.
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. Two days later, Hanyang also received a warning from the Japanese army in Busan, saying that at least 50,000 elite Ming troops had landed in Sichuan.
According to the news from Busan, one of the forwards of this Ming army easily captured Jinju on the day after landing, and the other three units were divided into the west to conquer the cities in the southern part of Jeolla Province. The Busan garrison said that in view of the serious Japanese defense strength in the south,
If it is not enough, the fall of southern Jeolla Province may be a foregone conclusion.
Busan believes that the Ming army on the southern front should have two possible actions. One is that the western side will temporarily turn to rest after capturing the southern part of Jeolla Province, and its main forces in Sacheon and Jinju will begin to advance eastward, with the intention of taking over in one fell swoop.
Busan, cut off the connection between the Japanese troops in Korea and the Japanese mainland, and then advance from north to south, gradually strangling all the Japanese troops in Korea.
Another possibility is that the Ming army on the southern route used a two-pronged approach. After taking the southern part of Jeolla Province, the western route continued northward to capture Namwon, Jeonju, and even Gunsan, Geumsan and other places. At the same time, the main force moved eastward, together with the navy.
Siege of Busan, but not in a hurry to attack the city, but to attract other Japanese troops to come for reinforcements.
After receiving the news, Hanyang was shocked, and the top Japanese military officials once again convened an emergency military meeting. At the meeting, Ukita Hideie was extremely anxious and said at the beginning: "No matter what the possibility is, it is the same for us.
There is no room for failure, otherwise our Hanyang army will become rootless and drifting, so we must immediately reinforce Busan!"
Mouri Hidemoto brought as many as 40,000 troops to this battle. It was the largest force besides the Toyotomi clan. Naturally, it was also the one that could not be missed. Therefore, he agreed with Ukita Hideie's point of view and said: "Yes, Busan is
Once Pusan, which is the core of our army's baggage transport, falls, grain, grass, gunpowder and other important supplies will be in dire straits and will not be enough to establish a long-term foothold in North Korea. We must immediately assist Pusan without any delay!"
Governor Konishi was frustrated and said: "I have said long ago that since the Ming army is marching south in large numbers and the powerful navy in its hands is not gathering strength, it must have a major plot, and it should not be considered to defend Kaicheng at all.
!How is it now?
Let alone Kaicheng now, I don’t think Hanyang can defend it anymore. Otherwise, if we fail to rescue Busan in time, we will all become the turtles in the urn of the Ming army. No matter how bravely we fight in the future, sooner or later we will be worn down bit by bit.
clean!"
Although Kato Kiyomasa now knows that Gao Pangshi's hand was cruel, he had indeed underestimated this man who was said to be like the military god of the Ming Dynasty before, but he couldn't even look down on the fact that Konishi Yukinagako always acted like a capitulator.
With his face, he immediately scolded: "President Konishi! You are also a general of the army after all. How can you be so cowardly and afraid of war? Are you worthy of the important task His Highness has given you? The Second Army is really unlucky to have a commander like you.
Eight lifetimes of bad luck!"
President Konishi sneered: "Am I cowardly and afraid of war? I call those who know the current affairs a hero. They adapt flexibly according to the war situation. How can a reckless man like you know any strategy!"
Nowadays, both the north and south of the Ming Army are elite armies, and the key point of Busan is about to be blocked by the Ming Army on both land and water. As the two generals said, once Busan falls, our army will be unable to continue, even if it is temporarily in Hanyang
If you block Ma Gui, what will it do to help?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this point, Kato Kiyomasa was about to reprimand, but Konishi Yukinagawa's face changed, he narrowed his eyes and stared at Kato Kiyomasa viciously, and said slowly: "You are even with me
You don’t even care about severing contact with the mainland. Could it be that you plan to stay and become the king of Korea? Your Highness Taige treats you well..."
Before he finished speaking, Kato Kiyomasa suddenly stood up, pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, and said angrily: "How dare you humiliate me like this, draw the knife, I will cut you into pieces here today!"
The generals around them quickly grabbed the two of them. Only Ukita Hideie, Mouri Hidemoto and Kuroda Nishui did not move. However, Ukita Hideie became furious and in an extremely rare move, he slapped the case and shouted: "Shut up, everyone."
! In the face of a formidable enemy, you two do not want to do your best to serve His Highness Taikaku. Instead, you are hostile to each other, roaring in battle, and think that the Toyotomi family has no military law!"
As the adopted son and son-in-law of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he is also one of the generals. At this moment, he brought out the military skills, which was somewhat intimidating. Although Kato Kiyomasa was so angry that his face was red, he could only stare at Konishi Yukino.
He spoke, and then was pushed back onto the cushion.
Although Governor Konishi is angry with Kato Kiyomasa, a reckless man who does not know what is good or bad and is stubborn, he is naturally unwilling to have a duel. He is one of the seven guns of Kiyue, and he has always been famous for his force.
Unless Yukinaga Konishi uses a musket, who is Kato Kiyomasa's opponent?
Therefore, when Ukita Hideie got angry, Konishi-chan showed annoyance on his face, but he used the donkey's moves to get off the slope very skillfully. He snorted and looked away. Anyway, his attitude has been made clear, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't say anything next.
, the two generals were eager to rescue Busan and were not afraid that Kato Kiyomasa could rebel.
However, what Governor Konishi did not expect was that although Hideie Ukita was eager to rescue Busan, he was hesitant about whether to abandon Hanyang.
Ukita Hideie was worried that abandoning Hanyang would be contrary to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's order, so he hesitated and said: "Busan must be saved, but Hanyang is the key point of Korea. You must know that it is easy to abandon the defense today, but it will be difficult to take it again in the future.
Well, if His Highness the Taige blames you later..."
He looked around, hoping to find an ally who held the same views as him, but everyone remained silent. Kuroda Ruishui had been watching his nose and heart all morning. At this moment, he even seemed to be asleep. It was obvious that
Can't count on it.
At this moment, the commander of the Fifth Army Corps, Shimazu Yoshihiro, suddenly said loudly: "Busan has to be rescued, but His Highness Taikaku's order must also be implemented! I am willing to lead the Fifth Army Corps to stay in Hanyang, even if I use my last soldier.
Never give up!" I just hope that after the siege of Busan is solved, you can return to the army or send troops to help as soon as possible... It is not to save me, Yoshihiro, but to ensure that Hanyang is not lost!"
Ukita Hideie was deeply moved after hearing this, and was about to speak, but unexpectedly Kato Kiyomasa also jumped up and said loudly: "A single army faces a hundred thousand Ming troops, Lieutenant General Sakonoe is so heroic! But how can I be missing in such a battle? I am Kato.
I am willing to participate in the grand event with His Highness Shimazu, His Highness Ukita, and His Highness Moori, and I am also willing to stay in Hanyang and help you go south to relieve the Busan Palace Queen!"
Ukita Hideie was overjoyed. Originally, in his opinion, it was good for Shimazu Yoshihiro to stay, but after all, he only had 10,000 people in his hands. Even if he stayed to defend Hanyang, he might not be able to hold on until the main forces of the left and right armies relieved the siege of Busan.
Come back, but if Kato Kiyomasa also stays, the situation will be different.
Kato Kiyomasa also has 10,000 men. Although there have been casualties before and there is no time to add them, the main force is still there after all. Especially he and Shimazu Yoshihiro are both famous generals in the world. The two of them join forces and he does not ask them to take the initiative.
, just defending Hanyang as a cage city should be able to last for a long time.
Ukita Hideie was tempted, but this time he was not the only general. He had to ask Mouri Hidemoto's opinion, both in terms of etiquette and strength, so he turned to Mouri Hidemoto and asked
He said: "Your Highness Maori, do you have any objections to the plans of His Highnesses Shimazu and Kato?"
Language is very magical. For example, Ukita Hideie's sentence seems to be asking, but in fact it is undoubtedly saying: "You'd better not have any opinion."
Of course, Mouri Hidemoto could hear the implication of Ukita Hideie's words, but luckily, he really didn't have any objection.
Originally, defending Hanyang was tantamount to holding the rear of the army that went south to rescue Busan, and as we all know, rearing is never a good job. If the Ming army saw the Hanyang army going south and launched a desperate attack, Shimazu Yoshihiro and Kato Kiyomasa would have
The Ming army with a large advantage would inevitably suffer heavy losses under the attack.
Kato Kiyomasa may not be afraid of heavy losses. After all, as long as he is still alive afterwards, His Highness Taikaku will never treat him badly. As for Shimazu Yoshihiro, in Mouri Hidemoto's opinion, his willingness to stay is purely ill: What are you doing?
If you are not a direct descendant of Toyotomi, no matter how big your loss is, His Highness the Supreme Lord will probably not give you any compensation. At worst, he will give you an official title or something, which is not very cost-effective.
However, after thinking about it for a while, Mouri Hidemoto suddenly realized: out of the 10,000 people in Shimazu Yoshihiro's fifth legion, only 3,000 were actually soldiers from the Shimadzu family themselves, and among these 3,000, there was one more soldier left.
Qian is led by his son Shimazu Tadashi in Busan. Therefore, among the eight or nine thousand people he currently has in Hanyang, only two thousand are actually direct descendants of the Shimazu army. The sources of the remaining six or seven thousand are very complicated, including Toyotomi.
There are also some small and big names from all over the world.
Looking at it this way, even if Shimazu Yoshihiro really forces all the Fifth Army in Hanyang, the losses to the Shimadzu family themselves will not be huge. On the contrary, he may gain the trust of His Highness Taikaku from now on, and this "deal" will not be a big deal.
loss.
Mouri Hidemoto, who thought he understood the truth, made up his mind and was about to express his agreement. Unexpectedly, Kuroda Rusui, who seemed to have been asleep for a long time on the other side, suddenly spoke first and said: "You can get such a huge credit at your fingertips, do you really want to turn a blind eye?
?”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As soon as Kuroda Ruishui said this, everyone was stunned. Even his son Kuroda Nagamasa was confused. He didn't know what his father meant by this and couldn't help but ask: "
Father, where do you start with these words?"
Kuroda Rushuishi Shiran stood up and said: "I just did some calculations. Busan reported that 'Ming army fifty thousand'. This number should be correct, but I'm afraid you all got it wrong."
Kuroda Nagamasa was surprised and said: "Fifty thousand is fifty thousand. How can this be wrong?"
"Ah! That's it!" Yuanqin, one of the chief ministers of our department, suddenly slapped the table and said: "Fifty thousand is correct, but the problem is that the fifty thousand Ming army does not refer to the landing force - it includes the Ming army navy.
And they can’t get ashore!”
Choso Gabu Motochin was also the lord who once unified Tosa, and he suddenly figured out what Kuroda Nishui meant. After he realized this, everyone also understood, and they began to analyze the number of people who landed in the Ming army, and finally came to the conclusion
The exact number: nothing more than about 30,000.
Fifty thousand turned into thirty thousand, and everyone's mentality suddenly changed. Naoshima Naoshige was the first to come up with a plan, saying: "I heard that the southern Ming army was led by Mr. Gaoge himself. I really didn't expect that this man was so entrusted with only three people around him.
With ten thousand troops, we dare to threaten Busan and force our army to go south for rescue.
In this case, I think it is better to use the trick and go south with the army. However, instead of rushing to rescue Busan first, I will directly attack Gao Pangshi's headquarters! Once this person is captured, the morale of both the northern and southern Ming armies will inevitably collapse. By then, our army will sweep across North Korea.
It couldn’t be more accessible!”
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