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Chapter 166: The Three Kingdoms of Luzon

Although the "Han Kingdom" has not been listed externally, Zhang Xianzhong has already taken office as the temporary king of the "Han Kingdom". The former General Command of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces has now transformed into the temporary palace of the "Han Kingdom". This is a concrete structure building. Since it is a wartime command center, of course it is necessary to choose the most solid building. This collision building was built by Lin Yinzhe in Lin Jiayan, using cement imported from the Ming Dynasty, and the construction was particularly strong.

Today, the interim king Zhang Xianzhong was holding an important meeting here. Zhang Xianzhong leaned against a recliner. Because Zhang Xianzhong was inconvenient to speak loudly, today's meeting was chaired by Wang Zhaoling.[]

The people attending the meeting included Lin Yinzhe, Zhang Dingguo, Zeng Shu, Yang Heng, Wei Deng, Shi Liyan and Han Lingfang. They originally invited King Fu to participate, but King Fu was not interested in such a thing. It was not a taboo in King Fu. Whether Zhang Xianzhong, the Great Western King or the temporary Han King, was not justified, what was the matter of joining in the fun by himself! Zhang Xianzhong would not listen to him, and he might have to humiliate himself.

Lin Yinzhe and Zeng Shu were representatives of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces. If we talk about their familiarity with Luzon, Zeng Shu was the first to recommend him. Lin Yinzhe was the commander-in-chief of the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces, and of course he was also the object that Zhang Xianzhong would rely on, at least for the time being. Zhang Xianzhong looked at Luzon in a dark look. Without those who were familiar with Luzon and without the cooperation of the locals in Luzon, it was difficult to move forward.

As for Yang Heng and Wei Deng, they were the actual commanders of the war against Japan for a period of time. In addition, the conditions agreed with the Ming court at that time were that the Ming Dynasty supported Zhang Xianzhong to take down Luzon, and King Fu was still hostage here. If Luzon could not take down, King Fu could not return to the Ming Dynasty. These two people would naturally serve Zhang Xianzhong's occupation of Luzon.

As for Shi Liyan and Han Lingfang, let alone, for the sake of King Fu, they will definitely stand on Zhang Xianzhong's position.

Of course, it is impossible for all the people here to stand on the standpoint of the Japanese and Spanish. There is no doubt about this.

Wang Zhaoling first said:

"Everyone, today the king invites you to discuss the major plans of the Han Kingdom. Please speak freely and give suggestions to our Han Kingdom. The king is inconvenient, so he will be present in person today, just want to listen to your suggestions."

Lin Yinzhe has had a bad impression of Wang Zhaoling these days, and he didn't want to speak first. Uncle Zeng naturally didn't speak. Seeing that everyone else was silent, Wei Deng, the person in charge of contact, had to say something first:

"The king came to Luzon, and the situation of the battle has changed greatly. Beizhi thought that, first, when the soldiers were arranged to rest and recuperate to adapt to the water and soil of Luzon, the place was humid and hot, the king's army came from afar, and worked hard all the way, it would be better to rest and recuperate moderately. Second, it is the issue of training and unified command. Our main enemy is the Japanese, and the Japanese firearms are very sharp. Everyone has seen this, so targeted training is very necessary. How to command and how to fight together also needs to be solved in time. Third, it is how to instigate an attack, and a combat plan is required. This is what Beizhi thought of. What Beizhi said is to throw bricks and attract jade. Mr. Lin and Uncle Zeng are the most familiar with Luzon, and of course they have the most say. Beizhi's considerations are not well thought out, so please ask the king and Mr. Lin for advice!"

Wei Deng didn't mention Wang Zhaoling, but clearly supported Lin Yinzhe. Zhang Dingguo couldn't hear this meaning, so he said:

"Our army came from afar and was indeed a little tired. Most of our soldiers vomited on the sea boats, and there were many people who had left. After arriving in Luzon, many soldiers were not accommodating. About 20% of them were ill, and many of them were weak all over. Our army's combat power was greatly reduced. In this case, it is urgent to rest. At the same time, the training of soldiers, familiarizing themselves with the terrain, and reconnaissance of the enemy situation takes some time. At present, there are still some food and grass that are not continued, and solving the problem of food and grass is also an urgent task. The proposal of the staff of the Guard for rest and training is indeed realistic."

Seeing that Zhang Dingguo was not as arrogant as Wang Zhaoling, Lin Yinzhe felt a lot of affection in his heart, so he stood up and said:

"The king, I think that the current situation in Luzon is like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Han Kingdom commanded by the king is one side, the Japanese are one side, and the Spanish are one side, and the three sides fight in Luzon, just like the Three Kingdoms in the past."

Zhang Xianzhong looked at Mr. Lin's beard and spoke up and down, and Yanran was like a storyteller, which looked a bit funny. However, Zhang Xianzhong loved to listen to books in the past, so he only thought Mr. Lin was interesting, so he focused on his following. Lin Yinzhe continued:

"The Japanese established a puppet king, trying to imitate Cao Cao's plan to "wield the emperor to command the princes" in the past. Unfortunately, he was unable to draw a tiger. This Abu himself was a fake royal descendant. I don't know where the Japanese found such a puppet, which was not enough to win the trust of the local Luzons. But the Japanese also wanted to use a knife to kill people to alienate us Han and the local Luzons, and wanted us Han and local Luzons to fight each other and suffer both losses. However, after this trick was exposed, the local Luzons hated the Japanese even more. I heard that the Japanese were going to withdraw their troops. If the rumors were true, let's ignore it for the time being.

At least the Japanese are very isolated. As soon as the king's army arrives, the Japanese are even more isolated! The Japanese are not as strong as our army and are not popular with the people. Therefore, if they do not withdraw their troops, they will inevitably think of the strategy of "union of Wu and anti-Cao" in the Three Kingdoms. In theory, the Japanese captured Manila and beat the Spaniards to flee in a panic. It is conceivable that the Spanish hatred of the Japanese are deep. I wonder if the Spaniards felt the threat to them after the King's army landed in Luzon, and would join forces with the Japanese in turn. If the Spanish and the Japanese join forces to fight against the King's army, it would be a troublesome thing."

After listening to Lin Yinzhe's words, Zhang Xianzhong compared the statement in the storytelling. After the Battle of Wu, Shu, Yiling, the two countries had a deep enemy, and then they formed an alliance again due to their interests. Therefore, it is impossible to rule out that the Japanese and Spanish join forces. Lin Yinzhe looked around and paid special attention to Zhang Xianzhong's reaction. Seeing that Zhang Xianzhong seemed to be listening attentively, he continued to say:

"Although our army is numerous, the navy is a weak link in our army. Although our army has ships, the ships are not suitable for water wars, and they are not familiar with naval wars. If our army is barely fighting at sea, our army may be fine. But don't forget that the Japanese have powerful naval divisions, strong ships and powerful artillery, and the Spanish navy is also very powerful, and it is definitely not something our army can fight against. If the Japanese and Spanish join forces, their navy will be enough to block the sea surface and thus cut off our army's supplies and reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty. At that time, our army lacks food and grass and lacks guns, the entire situation will be unfavorable to our army. I think that we must prepare for this situation."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaoling said in disbelief:

"According to Brother Lin's opinion, do we have to find ways to destroy their alliance? What should we do to disrupt their alliance? In addition, the navy is not the head of our army, and Brother Lin's subordinates are better. Our soldiers from Sichuan are not familiar with water wars. Of course, they are not as good as the Japanese and Spanish when talking about water wars. However, we can play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses. Our army has 38,000 people, and the Japanese and Spanish are only 11,200. Our army has three enemies and one, and we have the support of the local Luzons. We only need to defeat them on land and occupy Manila. Can the Japanese stay on the sea of ​​Luzon for a long time?"

When Yang Heng saw that Wang's statement was a bit unreliable, he couldn't help but speak:

"Mr. Wang, I have a few unpleasant words to say to Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang said that our army had nearly 40,000 troops, which is indeed good, but Mr. Wang should know that during the Battle of Red Cliff, it was said that it was 830,000 troops. So what? The Sun and Liu coalition forces claimed to be 100,000, but in fact it was only 50,000 or 60,000. In the end, Mr. Wang naturally knew the result. Our army came from afar, and there were many people who were not familiar with the land. It was the same situation as Cao's army that day, and the combat power was only a few percent left, which was really not good.

In addition, the Japanese and Spanish were all equipped with new firearms, while our army had only five or six thousand equipped with new firearms. What is even more disadvantageous is that our army just joined forces, and how the three thousand anti-Japanese troops and the great army of the Kings cooperated in combat, at least they had to have time to complete the integration and coordination in order to exert their overall combat power. Otherwise, they would be very likely to be defeated by the enemy. Perhaps the humble official position was a bit exaggerated, but the humble official position just asked Mr. Wang not to underestimate the enemy, let alone fight unprepared battles."

With such a discussion, any time traveler who is in the scene will definitely feel like a bbs forum that can post without approval. Most people are unscrupulously pouring water there, and they all think they are too arrogant.

Yang Heng's words made Zhang Xianzhong very upset, but Zhang Xianzhong still didn't say anything and just continued to listen.

At this time, Uncle Zeng began to speak out, and asked Wang Zhaoling:

"It is said that Shi Lang has found Mr. Wang, but I wonder if it is true?"

"Yes, Shi Lang is the commander of the First Fishing Corps of the Ming Dynasty. He is here to promote jerky fish. He always wants to see the king. When I saw this man, I wanted to find the king, and the purpose was to sell his jerky fish at a high price. Moreover, the king is injured, so how could he see him? His jerky fish has already bought all of them. Is there anything wrong with this?"

Uncle Zeng could only sigh and said:

"This Shi Lang was a powerful general under Zheng Zhilong, so how could he let him go easily!"

Wang Zhaoling hadn't figured out what Uncle Zeng meant yet, and said:

"Shi Lang is from the Ming Dynasty. What else can I do to him?"

Uncle Zeng said in anger:

"This Shi Lang is a good general of the navy, so of course he has to keep him. He can only fish in the Ming Dynasty. This is too far from Shi Lang's ambition, so how can Shi Lang be at ease! If Shi Lang defected to the king and with him there, my "Han Kingdom" navy would be fine."

Yang Heng immediately expressed his objection to this statement of public poaching:

"How can you do this kind of thing? The emperor will definitely not allow it."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xianzhong suddenly stood up and said loudly regardless of his injuries:

"Dingguo, hurry up! Find Shi Lang as soon as possible. Has he left?"

"Qi Bian, he is still here, unloading the goods and will leave tomorrow."

"Okay, please come over immediately! Staff Yang, don't say so badly. The Ming Dynasty had an appointment with us at the time, and promised to help us take down Luzon. Among the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei could borrow Jingzhou. I, Zhang Xianzhong, will borrow a navy general from the Ming Dynasty today. The Ming Dynasty is kind and I think I will not refuse."
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