"My dear friends, I have called you here today to discuss the matter of retaking Kyushu Island! We have been preparing for several years, and now it is time to implement it!" Emperor Toba said.
"Your Majesty, our strength is still not enough!" said the next warrior.
"Nonsense, our power is already strong enough! We have never been so strong!" Before Emperor Toba could speak, a samurai next to him had already scolded him.
Soon this samurai started to quarrel with the previous samurai, and gradually more and more samurai quarreled.
"Stop arguing, I'll analyze it carefully for you!" Konoe Sega coughed and said.
Hearing Konoe Sega speak, the palace became quiet again.
"We in Japan have changed greatly over the years. Our strength is indeed much stronger than before! In the past, the total number of warriors in the country was less than 100,000, but now we have 300,000! And in the past, warriors belonged to various lords.
Now all samurai belong to the emperor, and they only serve the emperor! The bigger change is that we used to fight alone.
Now we have formed a real army like the Han people! Our training volume is much greater than that of the Han people. Even the Han people in Liangshan cannot reach our training volume. We only rest for two hours every day! Because the training volume is too high
"Hey, countless samurai have died on the training ground over the years, but it's all worth it!" Konoe Sega said.
"What the regent said is right! Our power is so much greater than before, can't we still take back Kyushu Island?" said a samurai below.
"Hmph! But we also have our own shortcomings! Although our warriors are very powerful, we do not have excellent generals! A very important reason why we failed in the Kyushu Island Battle was that we were ambushed by the Han people! Over the years
"Although we are all learning from the Han soldiers, after all, it is just talk on paper and of little use! Truly outstanding generals need to be cultivated slowly and successfully in war!" Konoe Sega snorted coldly.
"After all, we still have to rely on soldiers to fight a war. As long as all soldiers are not afraid of death and dare to sacrifice themselves, the war will be won," said Emperor Toba above.
"Your Majesty, that is for the general army! It is not like this for Liangshan! The quality of Liangshan's soldiers is extremely high, not far different from ours, so the role of generals is very important." Guard Shijia said.
"I understand the strengths and weaknesses of Japan! Thank you, Regent, for clearing up the doubts!" Emperor Toba said.
"Your Majesty, I would like to mention one more shortcoming! Our national strength in Japan is far inferior to that of Liangshan! According to our intelligence, Liangshan has now occupied most of the northern part of the Central Plains and has a population of tens of millions. Their grain output is dozens of times that of ours.
The quality of their weapons has even surpassed ours, and their domestic commerce is extremely developed! In comparison, they are elephants and we are ants!" Konoe Sega said.
Hearing Konoe Sega's words, everyone's faces showed expressions of frustration.
"However, gentlemen, we have other advantages! We are separated from them by the sea, and their army cannot come unchecked! At present, they only have a garrison on Kyushu Island, but only tens of thousands! As long as the time is right, our army
Hundreds of thousands of troops will definitely be able to destroy them and take back Kyushu Island!" Konoe Sega said.
"Lord Regent, when will the time be right?" A warrior below couldn't help but ask.
"It's coming soon, it won't be long! Liangshan has conquered the former Khitan and conquered Xixia. They have no opponents in the north now. Their only remaining enemy is the Song Dynasty! When they go to war with the Song Dynasty, it will be us
When to launch a counterattack! Liangshan is a Han, and the Song Dynasty is also a Han. They are both Han, and their combat effectiveness should be
They are not far apart, one is in the north and the other is in the south, and their national strength is not far apart. Their war will definitely last for a long time! When Liangshan falls into the quagmire of war, it is time for us to take action! When we take back Kyushu Island, we
We can even land in Goryeo and stab Liangshan in the back!" Konoe Sega said.
"Ah!" Upon hearing this, the warriors below were shocked at first, and soon some people showed extremely excited expressions.
"Lord Regent, can you tell me how long it will take?" There is a bushido.
"At the fastest, the Central Plains War will begin by the end of this year! If it's slower, it may take two or three years!" Konoe Sega said.
"So we must prepare for war now!" At this moment, the emperor above said.
"I wonder what kind of preparation is needed? We are training every day, preparing every day, and can go to the battlefield at any time!" said a samurai.
"We still need to prepare supplies! Over the years, all our national strength has been invested in the construction of samurai! Now, even in His Majesty the Emperor's palace, you can't see utensils made of gold! As for iron tools, there are many in the country.
There are no iron pots left in half of the homes. Those iron pots are melted and smelted.
We have no weapons! As for food, I don’t know how many people die of hunger every year! Our supplies are too small, and these supplies are not enough to support our war! This is why His Majesty the Emperor called you here, you
Let’s all think about it carefully, how can we obtain supplies?” Konoe Sega said.
"This..." The warriors below were talking a lot, and many of them shook their heads secretly. The materials in Japan are indeed extremely scarce now. If the endurance of the Japanese people was not far greater than that of the Han people, I am afraid that Japan would have collapsed by now!
"Lord Regent, we still have several silver mines in the north. We can mortgage those silver mines to the Song people and obtain food from them!" said a samurai.
"This method won't work! Liangshan's navy is very powerful. Even if the Song people are willing to transport us food, they can't come from the sea! Think about it again, are there any other ways?" Konoe Shijia said.
"Lord Regent, we can let the soldiers temporarily stop training and let them engage in farm work! There is a large number of prime-age laborers invested in agriculture, and at least temporarily we can solve the food problem." A samurai said.
"The training of soldiers must not stop! If a soldier holds farm tools for a long time, his hand will no longer be able to hold a katana! This method will not work! Think again!" Konoe Sega said.
"Sir, there are still many aristocratic families in Kyoto. Although these aristocratic families no longer participate in government affairs, their wealth is still astonishing! These people are blood-suckers from Japan, and their wealth is the blood and sweat of Japanese people! I
I feel that now is the time for them to contribute! Not only them, but all the corrupt lords in the country must contribute their own materials! All the rich must contribute their wealth!" After a long time, another samurai said.
"This method is feasible..." Konoe Sega said after being silent for a long time.
"Gentlemen, for the future of Japan, we have to take some cruel measures!" Emperor Toba said.
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At the Port of Incheon in Korea, more and more high-level naval officials have arrived.
On April 10th, Ruan Xiaoqi returned from the North Sea! Some time ago, pirates appeared in the North Sea. After Ruan Xiaoqi wiped out the pirates with yellow hair, he returned to Korea.
On April 15, Zhang Heng returned from Chongming Island in the south! Also returning with Zhang Heng was the huge fleet of the Second Navy Army! The Second Navy Army had a total of 100,000 soldiers. This time, Zhang Heng followed Zhang Heng northward.
Eighty thousand people!
On April 20, another huge fleet arrived. This fleet was also filled with soldiers, but all of them were army soldiers.