The Japanese fleet is mainly composed of Changzhou and Sendai.
Originally, the lord of the Changshu clan, Mori Hide, did not want to participate in this battle at all, because the lord of the Tokugawa shogunate has always been the mortal enemy of the Tokugawa shogunate. In addition, the lord of the Changshu clan had fought with the Chinese navy before, so Mori Hide knew China well
The navy of the army was strong and powerful, and the Japanese navy was not comparable to that of the Japanese navy, and the fate of the Satsuma clan was an example.
On the other hand, after China and Japan traded, although the Cheungshu clan did not open a trading port with China, the trade point between Japan and the Netherlands was located in the Cheungshu clan. In addition, the Cheungshu clan is the most developed area for Japanese shipping and shipbuilding.
, the sea transportation power can be further improved in Japan's coastal areas. Even if the second-hand moves farther away, it will make a lot of profits. Therefore, the Changzhou vassal not only does not conflict with the Nanjing government, but also makes a spoil in the vassal.
Open a trading port to China.
Therefore, this time the Tokugawa shogunate ordered the Choshu family to send troops, and Mori Hide tried every means to refuse. Anyway, the power of the Tokugawa shogunate has plummeted, and Mori Hide is not afraid of turning against Tokugawa Isuk. At the same time, Mori Hide also hopes that the Tokugawa Isuk will be the Tokugawa Isuk.
Guang and the Chinese Army fought to defeat both sides, so that the Changzhou vassal could take action.
Tokugawa Iemitsu also knows that if you can't get up with the Mori Shui now, you will have a stumble. After all, there is more than one Daemon who is dissatisfied with the Tokugawa shogunate. Therefore, he threw a seductive bait to the Mori Shui - as long as the Choshu clan is willing.
By sending troops, you can give half of the land of the Satsuma vastiva to the Changzhou vastiva, and increase the rice of the Changzhou vastiva to 1.2 million stones, making it the highest name of all.
This bait is indeed quite attractive. After discussing with his retainers, Maori Shui believed that if we could obtain half of the land of the Satsuma clan, the strength of the Choshu clan would be nearly doubled, so it was worth sending troops. So Maori Shui
Then he agreed to Tokugawa Iemitsu and agreed to dispatch 100 warships, 200 cargo ships, 5,000 naval soldiers, and 6,000 other sailor soldiers to participate in the battle against China.
The lord of the Sendai vassal state, Ida Sotaka, did not refuse the order of Tokugawa Iemitsu. After receiving the order, he dispatched a total of 300 ships.
The two vassals of Changzhou and Sendai are famous among the major names of Japan for their good at water warfare. After the trade between China and Japan, it also stimulated Japan's maritime industry. Therefore, in the past two years, the major names have made many ships, so Changzhou
Both Sendai can dispatch 300 ships, and other major groups have also pieced together more than 200 ships, which has brought together more than 800 ships. However, Japan's shipbuilding technology is not so easy to improve, so it is built.
The ships that came out were basically the old-fashioned Hachiman ships, and the hull was not large. Their originals were about 200 to 300 tons, which was a ship of four or five hundred materials.
The retainer of the Sendai vassal state, the veteran Katakura Shigenaga. He was the son of Katakura Keitun, the former Sendai vassal state, Masamune, the military advisor of Ida Masamune. He led the army to the battle in Osaka instead of his sick father, participated in the Battle of Summer in Osaka, and was in
The battle of Summer in Osaka was also considered to be the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, so Katakura Shigenaga was also known as the last famous general in the Warring States Period.
Among the reinforcements of the Qing court, the third force was the Dutch.
At the beginning of the year, Shang Yi protested to the consulate of the Dutch merchant store about the Netherlands' assistance to the Qing army, demanding that the Netherlands stop military aid to the Qing court immediately, otherwise it would stop trade cooperation with the Netherlands and close Dutch merchants
Pavilion.
The consular officer of the Dutch merchant store did not dare to neglect it, and immediately sent Shang Yi's notice to Batavia and handed it over to the directors of the Dutch East India Company for discussion. However, the result of the discussion was to try to support the Qing court and curb Nanjing's politics.
The development of fu.
Because the Netherlands had just won the victory of the 30 Years' War in Europe at this time and was officially recognized as **. Now is the period when national strength is rising and its momentum is in full swing. Therefore, many directors disdained the threat raised by Shang Yi.
Gu, even the Habsburg dynasty that dominated Europe for nearly a hundred years was defeated by the Netherlands, not to mention China, which has been constantly strife. Since he was a few directors who had just taken office from the Netherlands to Batavia, he was even more arrogant.
At the meeting, he slapped the table and shouted to attack China with force, turning China into a Dutch colony.
Of course, most directors have some knowledge and know that it is impossible to colonize China. They must not know that China's maritime strength is comparable at this time, but they also advocate that China must curb China's South China Sea region.
The expansion of Nanjing government in the South China Sea region has been somewhat aggressive in the past two years. It not only divided Taiwan with the Netherlands, seized the Ryukyu Islands, defeated Japan, but also occupied the Luzon Islands. The power has already
It has expanded to the edge of Batavia. If China is not curbed to a certain extent, then the next goal of the Chinese army will be the sphere of influence of Kalimantan Island - the Netherlands.
At the same time, it also caused significant damage to the Dutch's commercial interests in Asia. In fact, the amount of trade in the Netherlands in Asia has not decreased much, but the Netherlands used to account for about 80% of Asia-Europe trade, but now with China's
The intervention in the large-scale navigation trade has caused Asia's trade participation to Europe to increase rapidly, and the proportion of the Netherlands' share in it has dropped to more than 40%, and it has fallen behind China.
Another important reason is that the relationship between China and Britain is heating up rapidly. Although the Thirty Years' War in Europe ended, the relationship between the Netherlands and Britain became increasingly tense in order to compete for maritime hegemony and had a great force to fight to the death.
At this time, China tried its best to strengthen trade cooperation with the UK, introduced the UK into the South China Sea trade circle, and also sent a delegation to visit the UK, which of course was unacceptable to the Netherlands.
For these reasons, it is reasonable to draw such a conclusion by the board of directors of the Netherlands East India Company. Of course, the directors also knew that with the current strength of the Netherlands in Asia, it is not enough to threaten Nanjing, but
Now that the European War has ended, the Netherlands should also increase the strength of the Asian region. Therefore, the board of directors decided to deal with China with the main means of supporting other forces, promoting the Qing court and jointly dealing with Nanjing government, and selling them weapons.
But try not to participate in this war, but you can send an advisory team to help the Qing Dynasty fight.
Therefore, Batavia sent only more than forty soldiers to the Qing court and only three Dutch warships to Japan. The number was not large, and it only served as an advisor. Of course, with the current strength of the Netherlands in Asia,
It cannot send much troops. On the surface, it still tries its best to maintain its relations with Nanjing. After all, the Netherlands is still inseparable from trade with China. At the same time, the board of directors has written a letter to the country, demanding that the military strength of the Asian region be strengthened.
Preparing to fight a war with China.
This is how the Qing court's foreign aid troops were formed, and the intervention of this external force also brought considerable changes to the Central Plains battlefield.
At this time, the Qing court was worried that there was no military force to be adjusted. The arrival of the Yu Dynasty army just solved this major problem of the Qing court. Therefore, after Fulin, Empress Dowager Zhuang and the dog ministers discussed, they made a decision and immediately transferred.
The Yu Dynasty army entered the Central Plains battlefield to participate in the war, and Tan Tai led 10,000 troops to lead the Yu Dynasty army to the south, and appointed the Duoluo Prince Vadak, who was stationed in Datong, as the chief general of the reinforcements.
In this way, the total strength of the three-nation coalition forces of the Qing and Japanese countries reached about 160,000, which could completely capture Daming Prefecture and rescue more than 100,000 troops trapped in Henan. At the same time, the Boluo tribe also attacked from Hejian Prefecture.
, attack Shandong and restrain the Chinese army's forces.
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The news that Japan and North Korea sent troops to China almost at the same time, including the Netherlands, was quickly stopped by Shang Yi in Nanjing.
In fact, Nanjing government has known this news for a long time, so I am not surprised. Moreover, on the battlefield of the Central Plains, the Qing army is at a comprehensive disadvantage, because at this time, the Japanese and Korean troops join this battlefield, and it is impossible.
Change the fate of the Qing army's failure, of course, it may not be so bad that the Qing army was defeated. Perhaps it could really rescue the remaining 100,000 Dorgon's troops, so that the Chinese army could wipe out the Qing army in the Central Plains battlefield.
The main force's plan failed.
Of course, the Chinese army is not without a chance to win, because it will take a certain amount of time for the Japanese and Korean troops to arrive at the Central Plains battlefield. Moreover, the troops from the Shandong Military Region are guarding Daming and Zhangde, and the Japanese and Korean troops may not be able to easily break through, as long as you make good use of this
With the time difference, the Chinese army can still achieve the predetermined combat goals.
In fact, for this reason, the total force of the Qing army invested in the Zhongding battlefield has exceeded 500,000, while the Chinese army actually only has about 300,000. In terms of force, the Qing court had a great advantage, but the Qing army's
The troops were not invested in one go. At the beginning of the Xuzhou Battle, the Ajige tribe, Nikan, and Han Dai tribe had not yet arrived at the Central Plains battlefield. When they arrived, the Xuzhou battle had ended, and the Chinese army annihilated more than 100,000 Qing troops.
It was precisely because the Chinese army used this time difference to keep the troops of both sides roughly equal. Moreover, through local allocation, the Chinese army's troops exceeded the Qing army on the battlefield in southern Henan. The Qing army clearly had the advantage in the total force.
, but it seems that the troops are insufficient everywhere. Therefore, the same is true this time.
Therefore, after Shang Yi and the United Front Work Department held a meeting to discuss, they immediately ordered Cheng Jin and Li Dingguo on the southern Henan battlefield to strengthen their attack on the Aji tribe. They must annihilate the Ajige tribe before the Japanese and Korean troops arrive at the Central Plains battlefield and then launch an attack on Kaifeng.
, restrain Dorgon's troops to ensure that the front line of Daming and Zhangde will not be attacked by the Qing army from north to south. He also ordered the Seventh and Twentieth Army of the Nanjing Military Region and the 17th Army of the Huguang Military Region to be prepared to support the Central Plains battlefield at any time.
At the same time, the United Front Work Department also ordered that all fleets of the Navy should also be prepared to fight the Japanese fleet.
Finally, Shang Yi ordered the Dutch merchants to close the Dutch merchants and ended all trade with the Netherlands.