Although Tokugawa Yoshinao strengthened the functions of the shogunate after succeeding as shogun and tried his best to gather the power of various vassals. However, at this time, Japan was still very far away from true centralization of power.

Therefore, from this perspective, there is hope in instigating rebellion against foreign daimyo.

However, Japan's Warring States Period has only ended less than 20 years ago, and most of the old foxes who used various means to keep their family names during that era are still alive. Therefore, the Japanese famous names at this time are all rabbits.

Bu Sa Ying: Ming Dynasty, the Celestial Empire! I have admired it for a long time. I am deeply honored by your recruitment. However, if you want me to do anything now, oh, I have a lot of difficulties. Otherwise, you can hammer down the Tokugawa family first.

A few times, when his defeat is determined, I will definitely rise up

Like the division of the Ikeda family, it is really rare for someone to fight for the power of the clan and be willing to change things as soon as Ming Dynasty lands.

However, if you want to use the Infan area to land, you have to bypass the Korean Peninsula and land on the north side of Honshu Island. As a result, the navigation routes will increase significantly and the pressure on logistics will increase dramatically.

On the way back to Beijing from Siam, Zhu Youdong also seriously thought about how to attack Japan.

In his preliminary plan, our navy now controls the sea. Why should I attack North Korea first and then land on the Japanese mainland? Wouldn’t it be over if I just kill it? After the surrender of the Japanese mainland, the 100,000 people on the Korean Peninsula will

Wouldn’t the army be naturally wiped out?

But when I thought about it more carefully, I realized that this plan was too risky.

During the conquest of Siam, due to the launch of the Ten Thousand Dogs Conquest, the surrounding countries of Siam all obeyed the command of the Ming Dynasty, and Siam's limited military power has been greatly weakened by rambling here and there. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty can play the black tiger and take out the heart.

Stud. But Japan is alone overseas. If the main force directly lands in Edo Bay, let alone the problem of how to solve the problem of the fortress artillery group there. Even if the landing is successful, what if it is pushed into the sea?

Therefore, there must be a stable landing point, preferably this landing point and a leading party.

Now, this point has been established, and so has the leading party. And compared to landing on Kyushu Island and the western end of Honshu Island, this place is closer to Kyoto, Japan: the emperor is a puppet at the moment, but in the end he is the nominal leader of the country.

.If you can hold the Emperor in your hand, wouldn’t that be a great way to get twice the result with half the effort?

But to take advantage of this point, we must have a support point on the Korean Peninsula: to conquer a country like Japan, at least one hundred thousand troops must be mobilized, and the New Army will be the main force. Once the New Army is mobilized, there will naturally be a large number of

Artillery and ammunition need to be transported. What's more, Japan is no more self-sufficient in food than other countries in Southeast Asia. It is not easy to use food against the enemy. Therefore, the transport fleet must prepare a large amount of food.

With such a huge transportation volume, it would be too troublesome to sail directly from Shandong to Yinfan: Are the things at sea accurate? In addition to climate reasons, although the Japanese fleet has lost control of the sea, it is not completely without warships. Yes.

The Ma Strait is so narrow, and they can't stop your main force. It's still possible to sneak attack the transport ships and communication ships, right?

So, after a long detour, the problem returned to its original point: to attack the Japanese mainland, we must first capture North Korea. Then transport troops and supplies to North Korea through the Bohai Sea, and then transport troops and supplies from North Korea to Infan.

"Hey, it seems like we have to fight the Japanese pirates in Korea."

"Your Majesty, your ministers and others have been discussing for a long time, and they also feel that it is better to conquer Korea first. In addition to finding a closer and more stable starting point for the subsequent attack on the Japanese, we can also practice with the Japanese troops in Korea."

"Okay, so have you found the landing point?"

When attacking North Korea, after clarifying the attitude of the Date family and the Uesugi family on the Yalu River defense line, they will definitely not push past the Yalu River line. Starting from Liaodong or Shandong and landing directly at the waist of the peninsula is the way to get twice the result with half the effort.

"Your Majesty." It was Yu Zigao who spoke: "After repeated discussions among ministers and others, we recommend landing at Incheon."

"Incheon?! Ha, what a great idea!"

North Korea, as a peninsula, has a lot of mountains. But to be specific, the east side of the peninsula, that is, the side near the Sea of ​​Japan, has more mountains and steeper terrain. Most of the rivers in the peninsula also originate from the east side.

Relatively speaking, the terrain on its west side, that is, the side closer to China, is much gentler. Many rivers in the peninsula flow to the west side, washing out patches of middle and lower reaches of the plain.

After the Han River flows through Seoul, it turns a bend to the north, and then enters the sea near Ganghwa Island. As for Incheon, it is on the west side of the bend before the Han River enters the sea.

The terrain of this place is flat, with most altitudes below 300 meters. Even if there are hills, they are not high. There is no difficulty in climbing. There are many rivers in the territory, but they are not wide. The engineers can just build a bridge to cross them.

Of course, the most important thing is that this place is very close to Seoul, the core city of the Korean Peninsula! Across here is Seoul!

On the historical plane, Mr. MacArthur's final military coup was probably the landing here: this place is really the centerpiece of the Korean Peninsula.

"I agree with the plan to attack North Korea first, capture it here, and then land in Japan. As well as the plan to land in Incheon. So, how many troops are the Ministry of War planning to dispatch to fight in North Korea this time?"

"Your Majesty." Wang Xiangqian stood up: "What the Ministry of War means is that all the First and Third Army of the New Army, all of Wusong Town, all of Sichuan Town, all of Chongqing Guard Shizhu Qianhu Station, in addition Tengxiang Four Guards, and five more troops from Beijing Camp

Thousands. A total of 112,000 people."

Hey, after listening to Wang Xianggan's words, Zhu Youdong also felt depressed.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, in addition to the 150,000 new troops, there are said to be 800,000 soldiers. But in fact, among the 400,000 soldiers in Jiubian Town, there are currently 30,000 soldiers in Liao Town confronting Date and Uesugi along the Yalu River.

After the other eight towns supported a total of 20,000 elites from Liao Town, they were unable to spare any troops. The Mongolians in the north were only beaten hard but not killed. It is necessary to leave basic defense forces behind.

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Of the remaining 400,000, the Beijing camp accounted for 100,000. But every time it sent out troops, it could never draw more than 10,000 combatable troops.

As for the 300,000 people in the south, except for Sichuan Town, Shizhu Station, the remnants of the Qi Family Army in Wusong Town, and the navy in Funing Town, there is really no one who can fight.

This resulted in the military department being moved around, and these troops could only be reused.

The new army has a salary of 150,000, which consumes more than 6 million in military pay a year, but it can fight. The old army has a salary of 800,000. In addition to the output of its own military camps, the court also subsidizes at least more than 4 million in military pay a year. Really

When it comes time to use it, there will still only be a hundred thousand reliable

Fortunately, the war in Siam has ended for some time, and these troops have been rested. But if this continues, how will the country be able to sustain it in the future?!

Forget it. After the war against Japan is over, I will clean up the military household and completely reform the military system.

"Da Sima's arrangements are in order, but I would like to make some adjustments."

"Please give me your Majesty's instructions."

"Transfer the 10,000 Jurchens who are currently on the north bank of the Yalu River to the troops landing at Inchon."

"I obey the decree."

"Well, this landing is a collaboration between sea and land. Naturally, Li Guo helped the navy. The commander-in-chief of the army?"

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by the Ministry of War to let Cao Wenzhao be the commander-in-chief and add a Ping-Japanese general with the title of admiral to oversee all Korean military affairs?"

"Okay. Then when are you going to go on an expedition?"

"Your Majesty, before confirming the date of the expedition, there is one more personnel matter."

"Oh, I understand. Then let me, Mr. Sun, be the minister appointed by the emperor to rule over Japan and Ping Dynasty."

"I accept the decree. Your Majesty, it will take about one to two months to mobilize all the troops, prepare food, pay, equipment, and deploy gunpowder and artillery shells. I plan to send troops in early March. If the war goes well, North Korea can be pacified within three months."

"Well, the Ministry of War will take the lead, and other departments will try their best to cooperate and strive to send troops in February. I don't want to delay the war for too long, otherwise we will not be able to land on the Japanese mainland before June."
Chapter completed!