"Naotaka Ii?"

"Hi."

"What's the current military situation?"

"Your Highness, as for the Army, a total of seven divisions have been trained in the country, with hundreds of thousands and five thousand soldiers. New iron cannons and fifty cannons for each division have been distributed. But...

…”

"Just what?"

"According to His Highness's request, each division is equipped with a cavalry regiment, each regiment has 1,500 knights, and is equipped with 2,000 horses. Last year, the Spaniards sent 300 Western horses. Due to time constraints, we did not breed enough horses.

Big horses. Therefore, the vast majority of cavalry now ride Japanese native horses. The shoulder height and other factors are really short."

"...Hey, there is nothing we can do about this. After all, all cavalrymen have horses, right?"

"Hi, every cavalry regiment has 2,000 horses."

"That's it, continue."

"Hey, in addition to the more than 100,000 new troops in the army, the Tokugawa family and the various clans and daimyos have also mobilized 60,000 troops. The other various daimyos have also been thoroughly mobilized in their respective tribunals. Statistics

Down, there are about 80,000 people. The above troops and the new army are all deployed along the Tokaido line. The 60,000 troops of our Tokugawa family are all concentrated around Edo Castle. The armies of the various daimyo are stationed in their respective territories.

In terms of the navy, our navy currently has seven first-class battleships, fifteen second-class battleships, and seventy new-built fast ships (300-ton clipper ships). According to His Highness’s order, twenty-two battleships were dispatched from Sakakibara

Led by Musashi Moritadaji, they are temporarily lurking in the Seto Inland Sea. Once Juji knows the whereabouts of the Ming Dynasty's transport fleet, they will rush out of the Seto Inland Sea and raid the Ming Dynasty's troop and grain transport ships. Clipper ships will continue to maintain

Patrolling the waters near Tsushima and Nagato in order to clarify the exact landing location of the Ming army as soon as possible."

Japan is an island country. Its core territory, Honshu Island, is a large island with a high center and low sides. In other words, the farther you go toward the center of the island, the more mountainous it becomes. Only along the coast are there gentle plains. So

,At this time, most of the traffic in Japan was along the ,coastline.

The so-called Tokaido refers to the Kanto region with Edo as its core. Since our fleet suffered heavy losses in last year's East China Sea War, after nearly fifteen months of recovery, it has only added less than ten warships. Therefore,

Japan, an island country, could be landed anywhere. Since it was impossible to determine where the Ming Dynasty landed, Tokugawa Yoshinao had to disperse the new army: of course, this kind of dispersion is not just scattered all over the country. After all, this time traveler

I still know some military knowledge, and his dispersion was just to set up defenses along the lines of Tokyo Bay, Kanagawa (Yokohama), and Owari (Nagoya).

After Ii Naotaka finished his report, Tokugawa Yoshitaka cleared his throat: "Everyone, although we have not yet received exact information, we cannot be sure where the Ming people landed. But based on the current situation on the battlefield, generally speaking

, we can still make some guesses."

He stood up, walked to a model of the four Japanese islands in the center of the venue, and raised his baton: "Let's talk about the northeastern part of Honshu Island first. It is too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and the roads here cannot support the Ming Dynasty at all.

The equipment of the new army was transported, so as long as the people of the Ming Dynasty were not stupid, they would not land here at all.

Secondly, Kyushu Island and Shikoku Island would not be the choice of Ming people. The reason is very simple. Since it is a landing, landing once is enough. How can there be two landings? It doesn’t matter if you wait twice. The important thing is that once you understand,

If the Chinese land in Kyushu or Shikoku, then if they land on Honshu Island again from these two places, their landing location will be completely fixed, which is very convenient for us to concentrate the main force and prepare for it. Therefore, the people of the Ming Dynasty will never choose these two places.

The rest of the place, our Honshu Island is close to the Sea of ​​Japan, and the people of the Ming Dynasty would not choose it. The reasons are very clear. First, the distance is long and the sea conditions are unknown. Second, after landing here, if you want to march to our Kanto, you must cross

There are all kinds of big mountains, and the logistical pressure is also huge.

In this way, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to land and invade Japan, its choice of location would be Nagato (the westernmost tip of Honshu Island), Osaka, and Edo.

Before the Ming people captured North Korea, I was originally afraid that the Ming people would simply ignore North Korea and sail directly to Osaka or land in the Edo area. After all, if I were defeated in Japan, it would not matter whether North Korea's 100,000-strong army fought or not.

But now the people of the Ming Dynasty actually attacked North Korea first. This shows that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty realized a problem."

"May I ask His Highness what the problem is."

"Hahaha, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty realized that Japan is not Siam after all, and our people are extremely effective in resisting foreign humiliation. Therefore, if the Ming Dynasty does not gather an army of more than 200,000 people, it will not win at all.

The hope is that to organize more than 200,000 troops to land, the logistical pressure will of course be extremely heavy. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty must first capture North Korea, and then hoard enough food and ammunition in the Busan area of ​​North Korea before it can finally consider landing.

The problem.

When going out to sea from Busan, the enemy has only one place to choose, and that is Nagato Country. To be more specific, it is Hirado Port."

"I see, His Highness is so clever!"

"As expected, His Highness Gongfang is protected by Amaterasu. We are sincerely convinced."

"Then, Kōfōden, are we going to move all the main forces like the New Army to Nagato Country to prepare for the battle?"

"Hehehe." After laughing twice, Tokugawa Yoshihiro shook his head: "No way."

"Why is this, Your Highness? Why don't you attack after hearing the news?"

"Haha, it is good to attack halfway across the country, but that must be realized. Now, first, although 99% of the Ming people will land in Hirado, this is not a 100% thing after all. Secondly, I am Japanese

In North Korea, due to the betrayal of Date, Uesugi and others, the war situation collapsed in too short a time. This caused some people in the country to have inappropriate thoughts. If at this time our main force was sent to Nagato country, and

After receiving this news, will the other party directly change the landing location? You need to know that the foundation of the Tokugawa family is still in Tokaido and Kanto. As long as this place is not lost, everything is still hopeful."

"...His Highness is right, so how should we respond?"

"It's very simple. Keep the current troop configuration unchanged. Let the Ming people land at Nagato."

"ah?"

"Hahaha, don't panic. I've been to that place in the Western Kingdom. It has barren mountains and rivers, and the coastal plain has been invaded by the sea for a long time. Not to mention the poor production, the roads are also extremely difficult to travel. After the Ming Dynasty people landed there, if they wanted to attack me, just

We have to travel hundreds of miles, and the logistical pressure will be extremely huge. At that time, as long as we hold on for a period of time in the dangerous areas of Guandong, the Ming people themselves will collapse!"

After saying this, Tokugawa Yoshitsune began to give orders one after another, regardless of whether everyone reacted.

"First, ask Takatora Toudo to go to Kyoto later and ask him to bring His Majesty to Edo. We must do this quickly, and we must do this before April. Second, the Clippers will temporarily stop patrolling and let them

Hide in the harbor near Hizen Province. After the main force of the Ming Dynasty lands in Hirado, they will harass the route from Busan to Hirado from the side and rear. Third, our warships will continue to station in the Seto Inland Sea, but they must start to be selective

We will deploy the newly developed mines in the inland sea to block the waterway. Then, when the Ming army marches along the Sanyo Road (the line of the Seto Inland Sea in the west of Honshu Island), our warships will bombard the opponent's army at any time, or

Assist the ninja who burns the opponent's food and grass.

Everyone, although we are at a disadvantage in the war situation at the moment, as long as the people of the Ming Dynasty dare to land, they will inevitably lead to their own destruction! I hope you will continue to be loyal to the shogunate and tide over the difficulties with me. As long as we win this war that is related to Japan's life and death

, your territory will be at least doubled! Your heroic deeds in defending Japan will be praised by our descendants forever! I leave everything to you!"
Chapter completed!