As far as Sony knows, the entire Japanese nation has now assembled 100,000 samurai and 200,000 ashigaru, heading towards Kyushu Island in mighty force.
It can be seen that the current Tokugawa shogunate is really not bad!
In other words, the current Tokugawa shogunate is very powerful!
The Tokugawa Shogunate, which had just established its political power not long ago, is now at its most powerful stage.
As for the Qing army, even including the newly coerced Korean and Japanese servants, the total number of troops was only a little more than 130,000 and less than 140,000.
If the Ming Dynasty's pursuers hadn't been too eager to pursue them, the Qing army would not have left North Korea in such a hurry. Instead, they planned to stay in North Korea to coerce the army and accumulate strength.
But now it's too late to say anything. The Qing army has completed its cross-sea landing on Japan!
The Ming Dynasty will definitely not allow the Qing army to return to North Korea to seize North Korea's population and wealth.
Because, all those people and wealth have now changed their surname to Zhu!
In other words, the military strength of the two sides in this battle was very different. The Qing army's strength was only one-half of the Japanese army.
Although there are many records in history of defeating more with less, the reason why these records are remembered is because they are rare.
Most of the wars that have occurred in this world have been won by more than with less.
And what's even more terrible is that among the current Qing army, the number of elites who can really fight and dare to fight is far less than that of the Japanese army opposite.
Apart from anything else, although the fighting effectiveness of the Ashgaru in the Japanese army cannot be guaranteed, their samurai are still very capable of fighting.
One hundred thousand warriors, this number is exaggerated enough!
After all, those are 100,000 professional soldiers who are skilled in martial arts and have been trained to fight since childhood.
Even though he was a little shorter in his childhood, the number of 100,000 people was still very frightening.
And what about the Qing army?
The only ones who can truly be called elite are the original Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army.
The total number is no more than 30,000 to 40,000 people!
The remaining troops are all Koreans.
As for the fighting ability of the Koreans, it can only be said that they understand everything.
Even if the Eight Banners soldiers of the Qing army supervise the battle, the combat effectiveness of these Koreans is still worrying.
Mud can't hold up the wall, that's what they're talking about!
The Qing army was not very sure about this war.
But now that the matter has come to this, there is no room for change, and the Qing army can only prepare for war.
Be ready to face powerful enemies at any time!
Kangxi heard this, nodded and said.
"When the time comes, let my new army go to the battlefield and prepare for training!"
"If the New Army can demonstrate good combat effectiveness, then the New Army's expansion plan will be put on the agenda as soon as possible."
As time passed and his age grew, Kangxi became more and more obsessed with military power and even pro-government.
After hearing this, everyone in the hall fell silent.
However, no one spoke out against it.
Seeing that no one expressed his opinion, Sony stood up and said with a smile.
"It's easy to talk, as long as the combat effectiveness of the new army can be guaranteed!"
"I will listen to the Emperor on expansion matters!"
"..."
However, at this time, Sony had already made up his mind to find a way to trap Kangxi's new army.
As for the reason...
Sony is getting old, and it will become useless as it gets old.
While his mind was confused, Sony also became more and more obsessed with power.
If at the beginning, he still had the understanding that he was just the chief steward of the Qing Dynasty, and knew that sooner or later he would return power to the emperor.
However, Sony no longer thinks so!
Son of Heaven, he who has strong soldiers and horses will do it!
Why can only the person he loves the Xinjieluo family be the emperor?
Doesn’t it mean that Sony can’t do it?
Now Sony has completely given up the idea of returning power to Kangxi.
Not only that, Sony now wants to have more complete control over the army, and even wear a yellow robe.
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As the war on Kyushu Island continues, the Japanese troops on the island have also accelerated their march this week.
Tokugawa Ietsuna personally led the troops and set off towards Kyushu Island.
Riding on a horse that was not much taller than a donkey, Tokugawa Ietsuna read the battle reports from Kyushu Island.
The expression on his face kept changing, but in the end it still looked relaxed.
Although when they first faced the Qing army's offensive, the Japanese army was quite passive, and their combat effectiveness was also quite low.
We were defeated by several powerful vassals in succession and suffered heavy losses!
But things are different now. With the Japanese army's strategic change, the combat method has changed from field warfare to city defense warfare, and the battle situation on the front line has been stabilized.
At the very least, the Qing army cannot make a major breakthrough in a short period of time!
When the Qing army was able to form a breakthrough on the frontal battlefield, the reinforcements led by Tokugawa Ietsuna himself should also enter the battlefield.
At that time, it’s time to really decide the outcome!
In addition, what made Tokugawa Ietsuna frown was the news sent back by the Ming Dynasty mission.
The Ming Dynasty agreed to Japan's dispatch of Ming envoys to study in the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty demanded that the status quo be maintained when it came to trade.
For Japan, these are acceptable!
However, regarding the matter of the two countries jointly sending troops to deal with the Qing army tomorrow, the Ming Dynasty adopted a evasive attitude.
He even asked Japan to change the name of Kyushu Island before launching in-depth negotiations with Japan.
Although it is just a matter of changing the name, it is not important to Japan.
Because the word Kyushu has special meaning to Ming Dynasty, but to Japan, it actually has no meaning.
Just change it!
However, it was not so easy for Tokugawa Ietsuna to accept.
Faced with Ming's tough attitude, Tokugawa Ietsuna would have simply admitted his coercion and agreed to the matter.
It doesn’t look good on the face!
In other words, he is afraid that if he agrees too readily, he will lose the support of the Japanese people.
As we all know, Xiaotian was always a very contradictory nation before being tamed by Yingjiang.
He has low self-esteem and is extremely arrogant at the same time. His so-called national self-esteem is particularly sensitive.
If the Tokugawa shogunate agreed to the Ming Dynasty's request to change the name of Kyushu Island, it would be difficult to explain to the subordinates.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Of course, the current war situation in Japan is generally still under the control of the Tokugawa Shogunate and has not been completely destroyed.
Otherwise, in order to get assistance from the Ming Dynasty, let alone changing the name of Kyushu Island, even if the Ming Dynasty wants to remove the emperor, the Tokugawa shogunate can only hold its nose and agree.
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The news that the Ming Dynasty had completely recovered all of Korea was sent all the way to Nanjing via telegraph.
Zhu Hongyu received the news again in the concubine's bed.
Looking at the battle report in his hand, Zhu Hongyu couldn't help but want to complain.
How the hell is he not being promiscuous?
Every time he received the battle report in the concubine's bed, he didn't want to. Who said it was such a coincidence?!
Zhu Hongyu did not hesitate and immediately ordered to convene the cabinet ministers to prepare to discuss how to advance the governance of North Korea.
For Ming Dynasty, governing the current North Korea is actually very simple.
Because, thanks to the Manchu Qing Dynasty doing the dirty work for the Ming Dynasty, Korea is basically a blank slate now.
All vested interests have been wiped out!
As we all know, a blank piece of paper is easy to draw on.
If the Ming Dynasty wants to reform the current North Korea, it will encounter the least support.
"From the current point of view, the development of North Korea is the top priority of the imperial court..."
"Today, North Korea must develop agriculture and labor export industries as its foundation!"
"And make preparations for the exploration and mining of related minerals!"
Zhu Hongyu said in an eloquent tone.
To briefly summarize, Zhu Hongyu is planning to turn North Korea into a raw material supply market, a product dumping ground, and a labor export market for the Ming Dynasty after annexing North Korea...
At the very least, Zhu Hongyu will not develop industry in North Korea until North Korea has completely completed its sinicization.
Even if it’s just light industry!
After all, history has proven that even a biological son may become a traitor.
At present, the most important role of North Korea is to be a good cow for the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty and to provide sufficient resource support for the industrial and commercial development of the Ming Dynasty.
When North Korea completely becomes Han territory, it will be time for the Ming Dynasty to transfer some low-end industries to North Korea.
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plateau!
Outside Qamdo City!
After Li Guangyuan fought a decisive battle in the east of Qamdo City, he led a surprise attack and captured Qamdo City.
But he did not stop there, but led his troops to attack Lhasa!
Prepare to raid Lhasa and let the Ming Dynasty's horns sound throughout the entire plateau.
With a loud horn blast, the Ming army completed its assembly outside Qamdo City and then continued to move west.
Teams of elite cavalry galloped, horses' hooves flying, and their armor reflected the cold light on the desert.
In this western expedition, it is not certain whether the Ming army can capture Lhasa.
But as long as the Ming army's cavalry can appear outside Lhasa, it will be a strong deterrent to the plateau.
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This year is the third year of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, 1669 in the Western calendar and 4366 in the Kaiyuan calendar.
However, none of this is important to Zhu Hongyu!
What he really cares about is that this year is the tenth year since he traveled back in time.
It is also the tenth year since the Liberation Army set up troops!
In the Imperial Study Room, Zhu Hongyu sat behind a bookcase and spoke to the person in front of him.
"This year is the tenth year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army. I am planning to organize a military parade in Nanjing to demonstrate the might of our Ming Dynasty's military and declare the strength of our Ming Dynasty to the world!"
"When the time comes, I am going to invite envoys from various countries in Yunei to watch the ceremony!"
Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. For Zhu Hongyu, time really flies too fast.
From a down-and-out clan member who was absent from work to the current leader of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty, the gap is really huge!
"The cabinet and the Fifth Army Governor's Office must make preparations for the military parade. When the time comes, I will personally appear!"
Zhu Hongyu gave his instructions very seriously.
Obviously, Zhu Hongyu is serious about this military parade.
After hearing this, several people who sat down in front of Zhu Hongyu nodded in agreement.
Then they each prepared to arrange matters related to the military parade.
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In Nanjing City!
These days, the most eye-catching news in Nanjing, apart from the emperor's plan to organize a military parade in Nanjing, is that the imperial court wants to demolish the city wall of Nanjing.
Is the city wall of Nanjing important?
In the eyes of the people of Nanjing, it is of course very important.
Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the residence of the emperor, how could the city of Nanjing not be protected by city walls?
However, many people just watched the excitement.
The emperor was not worried that Nanjing would be in danger without the city wall, so what else did they have to worry about?
The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is?
The only people who would really care about the demolition of the Nanjing City Wall are those residents whose houses are near the base of the city wall.
Well, because as we all know, demolition makes people rich!
Li Shengli was wearing a one-piece work clothes and squatted in front of a broken textile machine. His blue clothes were stained with oil and dust.
Even with gloves on, his hands were stained with black traces of oil.
He held a wrench in his hand, turned the nut on a loom in front of him, and then used a screwdriver to disassemble the parts of the loom...
After a while, Li Shengli installed all the parts back one by one and tried to run the textile machine.
Looking at the squeaky machine running, Li Shengli wiped the sweat from his forehead with the inside of his relatively clean cuff and said.
"Shopkeeper Ding, this machine is not broken, it's just that the lubricant is gone. I loosened the screws and added some lubricant and that's it!"
When Shopkeeper Ding heard this, his original serious expression disappeared instantly, and a smile broke out on his face.
He said with a smile.
"Thank you, Master Li, for making a special trip!"
While talking, shopkeeper Ding took out a box of cigarettes from his breast pocket.
Then he took out two cigarettes from the cigarette case and handed one to Li Shengli in front of him.
"Master Li smokes!"
Li Shengli took off his gloves, revealing his palms with black engine oil in the skin texture, and took the cigarette with a smile on his face.
Shopkeeper Ding took out a match, struck it gently, and then lit cigarettes for Li Shengli and himself.
Li Shengli took a deep breath of the cigarette, enjoying the feeling of his lungs being poisoned by nicotine and tar. He slowly blew out a smoke ring, and Li Shengli grinned.
"What a smoke!"
Shopkeeper Ding also took a deep drag on the cigarette, and then said with a smile.
"The new products in the supply and marketing cooperative, this year's Zhonghua cigarettes, cost one silver dollar per pack!"
"A working man like me can't bear to buy such good cigarettes. This box was given to me by my employer."
When Li Shengli heard this, he couldn't help blinking his eyes and took two more puffs of the cigarette to avoid wasting it.
He is addicted to smoking, but he usually smokes dry cigarettes, the kind that uses a pipe and a pot, and rarely smokes cigarettes.
Not to mention such high-end cigarettes!
"Well, this good cigarette is so comfortable to smoke!"
Shopkeeper Ding heard this and said with a smile.
"With Master Li's skills, you can smoke as much as you want. You can even smoke a silver dollar a piece."
Li Shengli is an experienced and skilled mechanic. He is a talent who has passed the imperial court's mechanic skills examination and successfully obtained the certificate.
He opened a machine repair shop in Nanjing, repairing various damaged machinery for various factories.
Because of his craftsmanship, his income can be said to be quite good!
ps: It’s the end of the month, please give me a monthly ticket!