Chapter 1285 King Wei: At this time, King Chu is really good at joining in the fun.
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After Jia Heng finished talking to Jin Fanghai, he followed him to the Jeju government office accompanied by a group of generals' retinue.
Jia Heng was in the middle, sitting behind a lacquered wooden bench. The generals below, lined up on the left and right, listened calmly to the reports of casualties and seizures.
In this battle, Du Du's elite men with red flags were almost wiped out, and more than 40,000 North Korean naval forces were recruited.
On the side, King Chen Ran of Wei had flushed cheeks and was excited. As for Shui Yu, Wei Che and others, their expressions were calmer.
"The generals and commanders of the various ministries have integrated their ships, and the troops are shining in the state." Jia Heng said under his sword-shaped eyebrows, his eyes wandering down to the generals and commanders below.
At this moment, Li Daoshun quickly walked out of the train, raised his hands and said: "My lord, the governor of Guangzhou is my uncle Li Kuangye, the last general in the family. He has always understood the righteousness and has long admired the heavenly kingdom. We can welcome the king's troops into the city."
Jia Heng nodded and said, "This way there is no need to waste a lot of time."
This is the advantage of having Lee Do-soon as the leader, or it can be said that North Korea has been a miserable woman for a long time.
Several times before and after the naval dispatch, he served as an army of Jurchen servants, either to death or to hard labor, how could he not feel resentful?
Jia Heng said: "In the provincial government, General Li can persuade us to surrender? It can also save the people from the suffering of swords and soldiers."
Li Daoshun pondered for a moment and said: "When we wait for Guangzhou, the general can also send someone to persuade Cui Shi, the governor of Jeolla Province, to surrender to the Han Dynasty."
"That would be great." Jia Heng nodded and said: "General Li, you have sent an envoy to Wangjing before. If the North Korean monarch can agree to return to the Han vassal rule, he can work with the Han army to expel the Jurchens.
, the big man should ignore the past grudges and accept North Korea."
When Li Daoshun heard this, he looked solemn and cupped his hands and said: "Duke Wei, this is a major event. The general and the Li family will also try their best to promote this matter."
After hearing the conversation between Jia Heng and Li Daoshun, Shui Yu, Wei Wang Chen Ran and other generals showed joy on their faces.
If they can persuade everyone to surrender, and successfully capture the Cholla Army and cut off the Jurchens' retreat, then they will have complete control of the initiative in this war.
Then, in the next three days, the Chen Han Navy and the North Korean Navy moved quickly towards North Korea's Jeolla Province with overwhelming momentum.
With the help of Li Daoshun and Jin Fanghai, the Han army divided into two groups and landed on the Korean land. Welcomed by the Li family forces in Gwangju, they captured Gwangju without any blood.
Jeolla Province, Provincial Government Office, Jeonju
In the study room in the backyard of a mansion in front of the government and behind the government, Cui Shi looked at Li Daoshun's younger brother Li Han, who was also the lobbyist sent by Li Daoshun.
At the beginning, Li Daoshun surrendered to the Han court, but it actually did not arouse any common hatred in North Korea. Although Dorgon sent an envoy to reprimand and accuse Li Daoshun, the King of North Korea only ordered that the Li family be removed from the corresponding official positions, but he was not actually punished.
After Li Daoshun surrendered to the Han Dynasty, he often sent letters to the Li family in Guangzhou.
Li Daoshun sent a messenger to inform his younger brother Li Han this time, and he acted as a lobbyist to persuade Jeolla Province to allow the Han army to enter the city.
The worry on Cui Shi's face did not diminish, and he asked: "The elite Jurchens still exist and are plundering the Japanese country. If they launch an army to invade the north, will the Han court be able to resist it?"
Li Han pondered for a moment and said: "Master Cui, the Han court is no longer what it used to be. In the past two years, several princes and princes of the Qing Dynasty have died in the Han Dynasty and had their heads chopped off."
Cui Shi was silent for a moment.
Li Han had an angry look on his face and said: "In particular, the Jurchens went all the way to attack the Japanese country, crossed the sea and crossed the Japanese islands, and all the grain, fodder and ordnance came from Korea. This clearly means that they regard Korea as a vassal."
Cui Shi opened his mouth and said: "The Jurchens said at the beginning that they would eliminate the troubles of Japanese barbarians forever in Korea, gain the land of the Japanese country, and cede the land adjacent to Korea to be cultivated by our Korean soldiers and people."
This was the promise made by the top officials of the Qing Dynasty, which was to help North Korea eliminate the hidden dangers of harassment by the Japanese, and in addition, to donate part of its territory to North Korea.
Li Han said: "It's just the Jurchens' rhetoric. If they really wait for the Japanese country to be taken over, they probably won't be able to fulfill it."
Cui Shi's eyes showed worry and he said: "This matter is a national policy decided by the monarch and the ministers of the parliamentary government."
"Do you think your Majesty has no intention of chasing Jurchen? It's not that you don't want to, but that you can't." Li Han lowered his voice and said: "When Korea surrendered to the Han people, as long as the tribute was timely, there would be many rewards, but there would be no reward."
They oppressed and exploited me and surrendered to the Jurchens. They regarded me as their servant and bullied me to the extreme."
When Cui Shi heard this, he fell silent again. He looked at Li Han and said, "What do you think, Second Young Master Li?"
"Now the navy of the Han army has marched to the whole state. There are hundreds of thousands of troops, all of which are tigers and wolves. In order to avoid the loss of life in the city, the king should be aware of the current situation and open the city to welcome the king's army." Li Han persuaded.
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Cui Shi frowned, but there was a look of hesitation on his face.
Li Han said: "Master Fu, Duke Wei of the Han Dynasty has sent envoys to Wang Jing to negotiate with the king about his surrender."
At that time, I was about to fight to the death, so why did Your Majesty surrender first?
Cui Shi's expression changed and he said, "It's better to wait for the edict from the great king to be issued before making preparations."
Obviously he didn't want to bear the responsibility of surrendering to the Han Dynasty first.
Li Han reminded: "Mr. Cui Fu, you are afraid that the hundreds of thousands of Han Dynasty navy troops will not wait for you."
When Cui Shi heard this, his heart tightened. He stood up and paced back and forth, obviously thinking about the pros and cons of this matter. After a while, he said in a deep voice: "In that case, it is better to surrender to the Han Dynasty."
When Li Han saw this, he was overjoyed and said, "Master, wait a moment, I will persuade the Han Dynasty Navy to enter the city, and I will definitely do nothing wrong."
At this point, the Taoist rulers of Jeolla Province surrendered to the Han Dynasty.
The Jurchen elite who went to conquer the Japanese country became a completely isolated army, and the connection between the two parties was suddenly cut off.
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North Korea, Gwangju
Jia Heng had just met a wealthy family from Guangzhou under the introduction of Li Daoshun. He had just sat down in the study and was closing his eyes to rest.
At this time, Li Shu, a member of Qianhu's bodyguard in Jinyi, raised the curtain and entered the study. He raised his hands and said, "Captain, there is a son who claims to be from the Tokugawa shogunate family and is coming to see the Duke, saying that he has something important to discuss."
Jia Heng said: "People from the Tokugawa Shogunate?"
The Tokugawa shogunate should have the third generation general Tokugawa Iemitsu in charge at this moment. It should be the Hezongren who are sending envoys over.
Jia Heng thought for a while and ordered: "If anyone comes, let him wait in the hall while I change my clothes and go over."
After a while, Tokugawa Tsusushige, accompanied by his servants, came to the hall.
In the past few days, I first heard that the Han army was in Jeju, and then I learned that the Jurchen soldiers and horses in Jeju were wiped out by the Han court. The second son of the Tokugawa shogunate came to Guangzhou with his servants to ask for an audience with the great Han Dynasty Duke Jia Heng.
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After a while, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside, and Jia Heng, accompanied by several guards in royal robes, walked into the main hall of the government office.
Tokugawa Tsunashige raised his eyes and saw a pair of sharp sword-like eyes. His heart suddenly skipped a beat and he quickly raised his hands and said, "The fourth son of Shogun Tokugawa, Tsunashige has met Duke Wei."
Jia Heng looked at the person in front of him and said: "The Fourth Young Master of Tokugawa does not need to be polite."
Tokugawa Tsusushige complimented him and said: "I have heard about Duke Wei for a long time. He was invincible and invincible in all the battles in the Central Plains Dynasty. His Excellency Duke Wei wrote the Three Kingdoms. My father and the veterans of the Fuchu family never let go of the volume. When I see him today, I am truly a hero."
It can be said that the Three Kingdoms written by Jia Heng was brought to Japan by a businessman in the winter of the 16th year of Chongping. After being translated, it has become very popular in Japan and is regarded as a must-read by many samurai families.
Jia Heng said: "The Fourth Young Master of Tokugawa deserves the award."
Tokugawa Tsusushige had a look of relief on his face and said in an encouraging tone: "This time Duke Wei defeated the brutal Jurchen Tatars and thwarted their arrogance."
It can be said that the hatred of the Japanese against the Tatars continued until Japan later helped the Artillery Party to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It was truly a century-old feud.
Jia Heng waved his hand, but with a stern look on his face, he said righteously: "The Fourth Young Master Tokugawa misunderstood. I, a big man, defeated the Jurchens not for you."
Although Tokugawa Tsusushige was young, he did not feel dissatisfied, and his expression did not change at all, saying: "Duke Wei, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The great man and my Tokugawa family have a common enemy, and that is the Jurchens."
Jia Heng put down the teacup, his sharp eyes flickered back and forth, and asked: "The Fourth Young Master of Tokugawa, but what kind of bargaining chips can the Tokugawa family bring?"
Tokugawa Tsusushige said loudly: "Our country can become a vassal to the Han court and pay tribute."
Jia Heng shook his head, his eyes were gloomy, he waved his hands, and said thoughtfully: "These promises are not actual benefits, they are just false reputations, how can they be of any use to me, a big man?"
Tokugawa Tsunashige couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat, his eyes wandered for a moment, then returned to normal, and said: "My father's wish is to abolish the maritime ban, trade with the Han Dynasty, and be a good alliance forever."
Jia Heng smiled, stood up, and said, "Young Master Tokugawa, please go to the post house to rest first."
His purpose from beginning to end was only one, and that was to use the elite soldiers of the Jurchen Eight Banners to defeat the Japanese country.
Tokugawa Tsusushige's expression finally changed, and then he looked at the boy in the python suit and left the hall, leading a group of followers to leave.
Seeing this, the samurai servants behind Tokugawa Tsunashige had angry looks on their faces.
Tokugawa Tsusushige took a deep breath and said: "That's all, let's go to the post house to rest first."
When Jia Heng returned to the study, he looked up and saw the King of Wei Chen Ran, who was wearing a splendid and colorful gown, looking at him with a "hungry" look for knowledge.
Well, there's a college student... clear stupidity.
Under the sharp eyebrows of the King of Wei, his sharp eyes moved slightly and asked: "Zi Yu, did the envoy from the Japanese country say anything?"
Jia Heng said: "It is just wishful thinking to use the power of my Han soldiers to help them expel the Jurchens from the country in the name of surrender."
Sometimes I feel that King Wei is really like a curious baby. Well, maybe he loves the house and the bird, but he doesn't feel bored at all.
King Wei asked: "What does Ziyu plan to do next?"
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "It's just a matter of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight. Now that the escape route for Aobai, Azige and others is cut off, they can only use troops in the Japanese country. Only in this way can they find a chance of survival. Today's elite four of the Eight Banners
With 50,000 people, we can still gain a foothold in Japan."
In fact, he really wanted to see how the Eight Banners elites in parallel time and space swept across the Japanese country, like the strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves.
Of course, there is no follow-up supplement, it can only drain the last drop of blood, and then the Japanese country, which is extremely weak, can be brought under the rule of the Han Dynasty.
Is this a complete fight between the snipe and the clam, with the fisherman benefiting, or is it revenge for the Sino-Japanese War?
He actually has an obsession in his heart.
Not to mention spreading weapons all over the world, it is not a lifetime achievement of Ke Jing, but at least there can only be one China in the "East Asian monster room"!
Only then can this life be considered worthwhile.
King Wei looked thoughtful and said, "Then don't take chestnuts from the fire for other countries."
Jia Heng nodded and said: "That's exactly the reason."
At this time, Li Shu, the guard of Jinyi Mansion, came quickly from the corridor and said with cupped hands: "Captain, the King of Chu has escorted a batch of grain and baggage. It has arrived at Denglai Mansion and sent someone to ask whether it should be delivered to Jeju."
When Chen Ran, the king of Wei, heard the name of the king of Chu, he couldn't help but feel a little irritated and uncomfortable.
At this time, King Chu was really good at joining in the fun.
In fact, during this war, Emperor Chongping also sent the King of Chu to supervise the transportation of grain and military supplies.
Jia Heng ordered: "Send someone to deliver the message, and ask the King of Chu to deliver some more, replenish some firecrackers, bullets, and some cotton clothes for the winter. It will be winter in two months."
The consumption of grain and fodder is relatively easy to solve. There are many girls in Jeju and Gwangju who have hoarded grain and fodder for the conquest of North Korea, which can last for a long time.
Mainly the shells of Hongyi cannons were consumed a lot in the previous battle of Jeju. If they landed in Japan in the future and had to fight the Jurchen elite in a decisive battle, they would still have to use firearms.
Only the Han Dynasty has this mass-manufacturing process production line, and it can only be transported from the Han Dynasty.
Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at Wei Wang Chen Ran, who had a slightly absent-minded look on his face, and said, "His Royal Highness, let's go to the study to talk."
King Wei responded softly, followed Jia Heng into the study, and the two sat down again, drinking tea and talking.
The king of Wei asked: "Ziyu seems to want to accept the Japanese country as his subordinate?"
This is the way of the hegemon, not the way of the king.
According to the education King Wei received in the past, it was still based on the Confucianism of "loving the barbarians" and the introverted and closed five skills of governing the people, governing the people, and exhausting the people.
It mainly focuses on a person who is cruel on the inside and tolerant on the outside.
Jia Heng said: "In the past, the Customs and Excise Department could collect customs fees in a year, even more than the money and grain taxes of Huguang. From now on, we, the Han Dynasty, will conduct extensive trade with North Korea and Japan, and then gradually expand overseas, which may solve the cycle of chaos.
Worry, I have mentioned this argument to the prince before."
Confucianism is introverted and civilized. When faced with naked wealth and silk, it cannot move forward.
If the profits from customs, banking and maritime trade have become half of the national treasury revenue, the civil servants of the Han Dynasty will not be willing to give up this benefit, and will use the slogan of "educating the four sides".
Any ideological doctrine ultimately serves the economic foundation. When major changes come, these doctrines will also need to be revised, add new content, and serve the new economic development model.
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Japan, Tamba Castle
The news that Jeolla Province had fallen to the Han had spread to Danbo City like a whirlwind. Aobai and Azige looked at each other, and they both saw some sadness in each other's eyes.
At this point, the elite Eight Banners in Japan seemed to have become a lone army.
Ao Bai pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the road back has been cut off, what should we do?"
Azig thought for a while and said: "Next, we should send troops and horses with all our strength to meet the enemy, march into Edo, and capture the entire Japanese country."
Obai nodded and said in deep thought: "What the prince said is true. Now that the matter has come to this, we can only do our best to win over the Japanese country."
If once the troops are withdrawn, they will not be able to return to North Korea at this moment, and then the entire army will be annihilated.
Azige and Aobai were both hot-tempered Jurchens who dared to attack and attack, and they were even more fierce when using troops.
While the two were talking, a guard of the bannermen came quickly and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, the vanguard of the Japanese army has arrived nearly thirty miles away for reconnaissance."
Ao Bai stood up suddenly, his eyes as wide as a bell, and said, "Here are the people coming?"
Azig also said coldly: "Reorganize your troops and horses to meet the enemy!"
Both of them are strong-minded people. In the past years of fighting and fighting, they have encountered no matter how bad the environment is. Now, facing the situation where their escape route is cut off, they have burst out with a desperate courage to fight to the death.
On the other side, after more than half a month of planning, Tokugawa Iemitsu gathered more than 100,000 troops from the Edo feudal lords and attacked Tamba City where Obai and Azige were located.
At this moment, Tokugawa Iemitsu himself led the troops, while Tokugawa Ietsuna, one of them, assisted by Matsudaira Nobutsuna, stayed at the rear of Edo Castle.
The army is stationed in the mountain city east of Omi. The terrain here is undulating and winding. It is late autumn and the grass and trees are withered. The Yichun River not far away is also sparkling. Occasionally, there are wild ducks passing by in groups.
When the soldiers with long swords were fighting, they let out a scream and flew into the sky, but they didn't fly far before they were shot by bows and arrows.
As for Tokugawa Iemitsu's 100,000-strong army, the military appearance was still somewhat chaotic.
Because these subordinates were vassal soldiers from the three hundred vassals of Edo, they had different military orders and each had their own affairs.
In other words, the Japanese country in the Edo period had been peaceful for a hundred years, with no weapons and a rotten atmosphere filling the ranks.
If it were Tokugawa Ieyasu's generation, the lords of the feudal lords might have extraordinary fighting prowess, but as of today's third-generation shogun, even if Tokugawa Iemitsu is as powerful as he was then, his daimyo and samurai who have been living in Edo all year round are not as good as
The two vassals of Choshu and Satsuma were able to conquer and fight well.
At this moment, groups of warriors were busy cutting down trees, digging trenches, and building camps.
In the military tent——
Tokugawa Iemitsu was talking to several of his retainers and said in deep thought: "Everyone, what is the combat strength of the elite Jurchens and what is their military strength?"
Tokugawa Iemitsu's general Sakata Takamori said with a loud voice: "Sir General, the Jurchens are brave and good at fighting. Last time, they only had five or six thousand soldiers, and they defeated the 20,000 soldiers and horses who went to attack. I am afraid it was the bravest Satsuma."
No one can resist it."
Ota Shimune, a retainer of Tokugawa Iemitsu who accompanied him on the expedition, said: "Shogun, this battle is not easy to fight. The Jurchens are as fierce as jackals."
Tokugawa Iemitsu's resolute face was full of solemnity, and he said in a deep voice: "If you don't want to fight, you have to fight. Send your personal guards to inform all the ministries. If you behead a Jurchen, you can get ten taels of gold and five pieces of silk."
As soon as these words came out, Ota Shizong took a breath of cold air and said: "General, in the treasury..."
Tokugawa Iemitsu waved his hand and said loudly: "The future of the Tokugawa family and our country, Yamato, depends on this battle. As for the treasury, that is a matter for the future."
At this time, if there is a big defeat, the Tokugawa family will lose their supreme power, and the gold, silver and jewelry in the treasury will also be left to the Jurchens.
Datian Zizong looked solemn and nodded in agreement.
Later, with the order of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the morale of the samurai soldiers who participated in the expedition was greatly boosted, and they sharpened their swords and prepared for a battle with Jurchen soldiers and horses.
Although the Jurchens can fight, they have never experienced it personally, and many Japanese samurai transferred from the Edo vassals still do not believe it.
The three thousand soldiers in the vanguard fought against the Jurchens in the wilderness not far away.
