Congress passed the proposal to declare war on Japan and the Netherlands, so the next step is to make overall arrangements for sending troops and deploying troops. In fact, a lot of this work has been done in the early stage, including various preparations, especially preparations for Japan. Basically everything has been completed, and it can be said that troops can be dispatched at any time.
Although war was declared against Japan and the Netherlands at the same time this time, in terms of collective tactical arrangements, Japan was still conquered first and then the Netherlands was expelled. However, at the first war preparation meeting, Shang Yi threw out another A bombshell, this attack on Japan, Shang Yi decided to conquer it himself.
After taking over the six provinces of the Yangtze River, Shang Yi rarely went to the front line to command operations except for an expedition to Luzon. Even during the Central Plains War with the Qing Dynasty, Shang Yi only stationed in Fengyang. The overall situation of the battle is controlled by distance, but it is also controlled remotely from the rear, so it is still more than 200 miles away from the nearest battlefield.
Although Shang Yi is not like some of his time-traveling predecessors who like to commit massacres, exterminate the nation, and the like, and even accepted a Japanese beauty to fill his harem, Shang Yi really doesn't have a good impression of Japan. , on the contrary, they are relatively disgusted. Of course, this is also what normal Chinese people have in common. Unfortunately, in another time and space, Shang Yi was a special forces soldier. He carried out more than ten combat and anti-terrorist missions and killed terrorists. There were no less than a hundred people, but they had never fought against Japan. They were prepared for war twice, but in the end they were not successful.
After arriving in this time and space, the Chinese army attacked Japan twice and fought three times with the Japanese army, all of which achieved complete victory. No less than 100,000 Japanese were wiped out. However, it was a pity that Shang Yi did not participate in these three battles. Therefore, Although Shang Yi was said to have been on the battlefield for a long time in both time and space, he never really fought a war with Japan.
If in another time and space, Shang Yi was just an excellent special forces soldier, and it was not his turn to make the final decision on national strategic matters, and in that international environment, it would indeed be difficult for China and Japan to truly break out a war, then in this case In this time and space, Shang Yi is already the supreme ruler of China and has the ability to launch a war. Moreover, the international situation is no longer an obstacle. Now China has officially decided to declare war on Japan, so Shang Yi will not I hope to give up this opportunity to make up for my wish, not to mention that this is a battle with the goal of conquering Japan.
On the other hand, the Toyotomi remnants will play an important role in this battle. As the famous leader and spiritual core of the Toyotomi remnants, if Kaoru Toyotomi can also appear in Japan, he will certainly be able to The role of Toyotomi's remnants has been maximized, but now Toyotomi Kaoru is Shang Yi's concubine. He can't go to Japan alone in such a public presence. And if Shang Yi goes to fight in person, then Toyotomi Kaoru will serve as his companion. It is natural for the concubines to go on an expedition together. At the same time, they can also use Shang Yi's power to increase Toyotomi Kaoru's worth in Japan. Shang Yi married Toyotomi Kaoru into the palace, and a large part of the reason was to prepare for now. .
Therefore, both privately and publicly, Shang Yi felt that he should indeed conquer Japan in person this time.
However, Shang Yi's decision was naturally opposed by everyone in the cabinet, because everyone in the cabinet believed that although this attack on Japan was very important, it was not a battle related to the life and death of the empire, and Shang Yi did not use it as a command. In order to improve the morale of the soldiers in the direction of personal expedition, and the Chinese army also has enough generals and commanders to be able to undertake this combat mission, Shang Yi just stayed in Nanjing and took control of the command.
Moreover, the expedition to Japan is different from other wars, requiring cross-sea operations. Although China's navigation technology is not inferior to that of Zheng He's voyages to the West, and the Chinese army has already experienced two cross-sea attacks on Japan, but in the sea Navigation is still a very dangerous thing. More than three hundred years ago, the Yuan army crossed the sea to attack Japan, and all of them were buried at the bottom of the sea. This is a lesson learned from the past. It can be said that once danger occurs, there is no way to escape on the vast sea. There is a place to escape, and now Shang Yi is the king of a country. If something slips through, the newly established empire will be in danger of destruction. Therefore, the cabinet believes that at this time, Shang Yi should not personally conquer Japan. One of the main reasons.
Shang Yi also knew that what everyone said was indeed reasonable, and his two reasons could not be uttered. However, Shang Yi still did not intend to change his decision. After all, Shang Yi had experienced many things about going to sea to fight. He has been to Luzon, which is farther than Japan. Therefore, Shang Yi does not believe that his luck will be so bad. Something will happen to him when he goes to sea this time. You must know that he is a time traveler, and generally people who travel through time are lucky. Super nice person.
But everyone in the cabinet was also thinking about themselves after all, so in the end Shang Yi had no choice but to raise his hands in a gesture of surrender and said: "My dear friends, I know that what you said is for my safety, so be it, that's all. Once, this will not happen next time. After this expedition to Japan, I will never go on a personal expedition again. What do you think?"
Having said this, what can anyone else say? After all, Shang Yi is also the emperor, so Wang Fuzhi only smiled bitterly, saluted Shang Yi, and said: "If the emperor insists on driving the expedition in person, I will I have no choice but to obey, but before the emperor goes on an expedition, it is better that all domestic affairs are settled properly, otherwise I will risk my life to prevent the emperor from driving the expedition in person."
Shang Yi nodded. He understood what Wang Fuzhi meant. In fact, the current empire's system can maintain various government affairs and the country's operations even without an emperor. Therefore, Wang Fuzhi meant to arrange a successor first, just in case. What if, after all, it is difficult to say what happened during the war, anything could happen. Fortunately, I now have three children. Although they are not old enough to be crown prince, it is still possible to temporarily establish a successor. , so he nodded in agreement.
So both sides gave in a step, and the matter of the imperial commander's personal expedition was decided.
After returning to the inner palace, Shang Yi explained to the concubines that this time he would send troops to Japan, and that he would personally lead the expedition, and Toyotomi Kaoru would accompany him on the expedition. The concubines had no objections when they arrived. They had confidence in Shang Yi. It was much more satisfactory than the ministers. They just told Shang Yi to be careful and pay attention to safety on the road.
But at this time, Alexandra also made a request. This time she also wanted to accompany Shang Yi on the expedition. This request was unanimously approved by the concubines, because Alexandra was originally a soldier and often led troops on expeditions in the past. , the battle of the Chinese army's attack on the Satsuma Domain was led by her. With her going together, she could also help Shang Yi. In addition, Toyotomi Kaoru, with two people accompanying Shang Yi, could also help him. People feel more at ease.
Of course Shang Yi would not object to Alyssandra going too, because not only did she have experience fighting in Japan, but she was also very proficient in navigation and water warfare. Taking her along would give her someone to discuss things with, and Alexandra's daughter Shang'e is almost four years old, and Alexandra can rest assured to leave her daughter in the palace and ask Lin Fengwu to take care of her.
Later, Shang Yi announced that he would appoint Shang Huan, who was under four years old, as the supervisor. Of course, the supervisor was just a name and did not care about things. In fact, Shang Huan could not control things now. This was just to express that once Shang Yi went on an expedition this time, If something unexpected happens, then Shang Huan can inherit the throne and continue the empire.
The concubines had no objection to this arrangement, because this did not mean that this expedition to Japan was very dangerous. Shang Yi had to arrange his funeral arrangements, but that everything had to be taken precautions. Although Shang Yi had three sons, But Shang Huan is the eldest, and the other two are still nursing, so Shang Huan can only be established as the supervisory state.
After the matters in the harem were settled, the troops and tactics for the expedition began to be arranged.
After discussions between the Cabinet, the Ministry of National Defense, and the United Front Work Department, a decision was made. The army will dispatch the Ninth Army of the Shandong Military Region and the Eleventh Army of the Beijing Military Region for this expedition to Japan. The Navy will dispatch the First Beiyang Fleet. The Second Squadron was divided into two groups, north and south, to launch an attack on Japan.
The southern route will be composed of the Ninth Army of the Shandong Military Region and the First Beiyang Squadron. It will set off from Dengzhou and land on Kyushu Island. It will first occupy Kyushu Island as the base for China's attack on Japan. Then it will attack Shikoku and form an attack on the central part of Honshu Island. Threatened, and the north consists of the 11th Army of the Beijing Military Region and the 2nd Beiyang Squadron. It first arrives at Pusan, China's military base in North Korea, and with Pusan as the rear, crosses the Tsushima Strait and is directly in the southwest of Honshu Island. After landing, we first rescued the Choshu clan who was attacked by the Tokugawa army, and then launched a two-pronged attack from the southwest to the northeast.
At the same time, the Third Squadron of the Beiyang Fleet is responsible for transporting supplies, ensuring logistics and other work matters.
When Shang Yi went on a personal expedition, he also mobilized a division and a brigade from the palace escorts to serve as Shang Yi's escort force. The Navy Ministry also mobilized the first-class battleship Yue Fei, four third-class cruisers, and fourth-class destroyers. Two, two fifth-level frigates, plus four auxiliary warships, a total of thirteen fleets, forming Shangyi's dedicated fleet.
The Royal Fleet first attacked Kyushu Island with the Southern Route Army, and then arrived at Honshu Island, where it joined the Northern Route Army and commanded operations on Honshu Island.
As for the Netherlands, the Third Squadron of the Nanyang Fleet was sent to Luzon to help Li Huamei's fleet. They first held the Luzon line to prevent the Netherlands from aiding Japan again, and accumulated supplies, food, and ammunition in Luzon for the next step. Prepare to attack Batavia and expel the Dutch.
In addition, Count Gonzalez originally planned to return to Europe. When he heard that China was going to attack Japan, he unconsciously aroused the fighting mood of an old soldier. Therefore, he decided to temporarily stop returning to China and participate in this battle. Shang Yi He would not refuse this, so he added the name of Count Gonzalez to the conscripts of the imperial commander.
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