Xu Bin, the chief of staff on the side, stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, since the Rakshasa invaded our Ming Dynasty's Nuergandusi and built a city in Nuergandusi, there cannot be only one Yaksa!"
"There should be more forts and strongholds further north!"
"Before the imperial court launches troops against Yaksa City, it is best to send someone to find out the situation in Nurgandusi first!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded approvingly and said.
"What the Qing family said is true!"
"Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be able to fight a hundred battles without danger!"
"It is indeed the most correct choice to first find out the enemy's situation clearly before sending troops."
Although Zhu Hongyu desperately wanted to chop off the claws that Lao Maozi had extended to the Far East, he still had the patience to sharpen the knife before chopping off the claws.
Because he knew that Tsarist Russia's invasion and infiltration of Siberia had actually started long ago.
Taking advantage of the transition of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the Central Plains dynasty had no time to visit the north, Lao Maozi built a series of fortresses and settlements in Siberia.
For example, Kunetsk in 1618, Okhotsk built in 1649, Yakutsk and Mgansk in 1632, Barguzin in 1648, Yirkutsk in 1652, and Nibu in 1659.
Chu...wait.
Lao Maozi has a small number of garrison troops in each of these fortresses, but each castle still has a few hundred people in total.
If this is added up, it is still a large number.
If you beat the snake and you don't die, you will be harmed by it instead!
Zhu Hongyu either doesn't do it, or if he does, he will get it done.
Try to remove all Rakshasa strongholds in the Far East in one fell swoop, leaving no one behind.
Instead of just fighting one Yaksa!
Because if you only fight one Yaksa, it's meaningless.
Maybe after the Ming Dynasty defeats Yaksa, Tsarist Russia will increase its troops from other places.
The back and forth would be too much!
Historically, after Kang Mazi won the Battle of Yaksa, he ceded territory and retreated, making concessions to Tsarist Russia. To be precise, that was not betrayal.
Because to a certain extent, the Treaty of Nerchinsk was a rare diplomatic victory for the Qing court.
Because the main threat faced by the Qing court at that time was not the hundreds or thousands of Rakshasa people in the Siberian wilderness.
But the Jungar Khanate is right under your nose!
When the Jungar Khanate was at its most powerful, it once rivaled the Manchus and even approached the capital hundreds of miles away.
This is the most serious problem for the Manchus!
The reason why Kang Mazi gave in to the Rakshasa was to put it bluntly, he wanted to appease the Rakshasa first, and then concentrate on dealing with the Jungar Khanate to the west.
Even the subsequent conflict between Tsarist Russia and the Dzungar Khanate in Central Asia was also due to the Manchu Qing's involvement in it.
The signing of the Treaty of Nerchinsk can be said to be that the Qing government used a barren land in exchange for a strategic window period in which it could fully deal with the Jungar Khanate.
Whether it is profit or loss, it is really a matter of benevolence and wisdom.
However, from such an incident, it can also be seen that the Manchu Qing Dynasty also spent a lot of time and planning to understand the situation at that time before deciding to take action against Yaksa.
The Manchus and the Qing Dynasty all knew that they would move later, so of course the Ming Dynasty could not advance rashly.
As for some people saying that the Battle of Yaksa was actually because the Manchus were defeated, so they had to cede the territory. White people are better at fighting than yellow people.
The reason is that thousands of Manchus besieged the castle that was defended by hundreds of people and could not defeat it. In the end, the problem could only be solved by siege.
This is nonsense!
What Lao Maozi built in Yaksa was a bastion.
Thousands of people from the Manchu and Qing Dynasties went on an expedition to Yaksa, but due to the obstacles of the roads in the deep mountains and old forests, it was impossible to transport the heavy artillery for siege to the battlefield.
What else can be done without siege?
The key is that the bastion cannot be filled with human lives!
Besides, that's a bastion.
Not to mention the Manchus, the Europeans at the same time couldn't do anything about the bastions themselves.
Once a war in mainland Europe encounters a fortress, the only option is to besiege it and break the city until all ammunition and supplies are exhausted.
Why, the Europeans themselves were brave and resourceful by besieging the city.
The Chinese use siege to mean that yellow people are naturally unable to defeat white people?
What a bullshit?!
Although Zhu Hongyu also dislikes Manchurians, he is even more disgusted by certain banana people with yellow skin and white hearts.
Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and gave instructions.
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is ordered to select those with outstanding military skills and rich wilderness survival experience from across the entire army to form a scout force."
"Let the scout troops go north immediately and let me figure out the layout of the Rakshasa people in the north of the Ming Dynasty."
The north referred to here is currently only Nuergandusi.
As for Mobei, they still belong to the Mongols, and the Ming Dynasty has not intervened.
No rush yet!
Zhu Hongyu then ordered.
"Let the military prepare an elite force specifically for fighting in alpine areas, so as to prepare accordingly for the subsequent recapture of Nurgandusi by the imperial court and the garrison in the north."
Although Zhu Hongyu's plan was to send troops to recapture Nuergandusi after the beginning of the next spring.
The specific battle plan is to send out troops after the beginning of spring and advance to Nuergandusi by sea.
Then turn from Temple Street to the Heilongjiang waterway and go upstream to Yaksa.
Taking into account the time required on the road, when the weather warms up in summer, the Ming army will be almost ready to go into battle.
Then the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the warm weather to remove all the strongholds of the Rakshasa people in the Heilongjiang River Basin, and then immediately withdrew when the weather turned autumn.
Wait for the weather to get warmer next summer before continuing.
The damn weather in Siberia makes it really impossible to fight in winter.
If you have to fight with an old man in Siberia in the winter, that is something only a mentally retarded person would do.
Those who don’t believe in evil are basically overturned.
The two most famous examples are Nahuang and Mustache.
What you need to know is that the place where Nahuang and Mustache fell over was Europe. The climate there is far less bitter and cold than Siberia in the Far East.
Anyway, Zhu Hongyu will definitely not enter Siberia in winter!
Let alone winter, he doesn't even want to send troops to Siberia in autumn or spring.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If the Ming Dynasty wants to remove the Rakshasa stronghold in Siberia, it must seize the summer window.
As for why we need to train a high-cold combat unit?
That was actually for garrison purposes.
The territory is either won or yours!
We must send troops to garrison!
We can't fight the war until the Ming Dynasty sends troops to regain the lost territory in the summer, and Lao Maozi makes a comeback in the winter. The Ming Dynasty regains the lost territory in the next summer, and Lao Maozi continues to make a comeback in the winter, right?
The Ming Dynasty must have an army that can adapt to fighting in cold areas!
Zhu Hongyu's idea of marching into Siberia is actually this.
The Ming army took advantage of the warm weather in summer to launch an offensive.
Waiting for the cooler weather in autumn, they stopped marching and started building fortresses.
Wait for the army to survive the cold winter in the fortress, stock up supplies in advance, prepare for battle, and then wait for the weather to warm up the next year before continuing to march...
The cycle goes on and on, and sooner or later the Ming Dynasty will be able to swallow the entire Siberia!
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Zhu Hongyu had just handed over the matter of Nuer Gandusi when someone from outside came in to report.
"Your Majesty, Chen Ze, commander of the Eastern Expedition Fleet, sent back urgent military information!"
While he was talking, a young eunuch trotted up to Zhu Hongyu and unfolded a military report in front of him.
Zhu Hongyu did not let the cabinet ministers retreat, but directly read the military report in front of them.
When he saw the news that the Ming Army's Eastern Expedition Fleet had successfully wiped out the main force of the Manchu navy, a sincere smile appeared on Zhu Hongyu's face.
But not too excited or exciting!
Because this incident was completely within his expectation.
The East China Sea Fleet was a surface force of the Ming Dynasty that was second only to the Nanyang Fleet. It was very powerful. Naturally, there would not be any surprises after facing off against the so-called navy of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
However, what Chen Ze reported next about a coup in the Qing Dynasty and Kangxi being imprisoned by Sony really shocked Zhu Hongyu.
Good guy, is it so exciting to play?
He really didn't expect that a coup would break out in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
I really didn’t expect that Sony could capture Kangxi!
After thinking for a while, Zhu Hongyu was a little undecided and asked directly.
"According to the news from the East China Sea Fleet, there was a coup in the Qing Dynasty. Sony imprisoned the puppet emperor Kangxi and prepared to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
"Everyone, let's talk about it. How should I, the Ming Dynasty, respond to this?"
The expression on Zhu Hongyu's face was slightly solemn.
Obviously, this unexpected situation made him feel a little at a loss.
Upon hearing this, the ministers below began to discuss among themselves in whispers.
"Soni is a traitor when he betrays his master, and the Ming Dynasty will never encourage this unhealthy trend!"
"Yes, yes, although Kangxi was a false emperor, he was also Sony's father. Anyone who betrays his father must be severely punished."
"..."
Obviously, according to the ideological concepts of people in this era, they are very unfriendly to disloyal people who betray their emperor and father.
No matter what these courtiers thought about Sony's move deep down, they had to show their deep hatred for the rebellion in front of the emperor.
This is how ministers protect themselves!
This is because Sony only imprisoned the king's father, rather than killing the king. The Ming Dynasty had already shouted at him to beat him and kill him.
If Sony really committed regicide, Ming's performance might be even more intense.
Zhu Hongyu coughed lightly, after everyone calmed down and looked at him.
Zhu Hongyu said in a loud voice.
"Soni betrayed his master and committed regicide. He deserved death for his crime!"
"But now he has chosen to pay tribute to me, the Ming Dynasty, as a vassal, and to offer the Tatar chieftain as a prisoner as a gift, which can be regarded as meritorious."
"When the merits and demerits are equal, the guilt will no longer be investigated."
"The most important issue that the court needs to consider now is how to deal with the changes in the Qing Dynasty."
Zhu Hongyu glanced around and then continued.
"After experiencing civil strife, the top priority is whether the current Manchu Qing Dynasty can continue to serve as the fulcrum of our Ming Dynasty policy toward Japan."
After hearing this, the ministers began to discuss among themselves.
"Perhaps the Ming Dynasty can first delay the supply of arms to Japan, and then urgently allocate a batch of arms to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to ensure the balance of power between the Qing and Japan."
Xu Bin stood up and suggested.
This is a typical offshore balancing policy. Whoever is weak will be supported by Ming Dynasty, and whoever is strong will be suppressed by Ming Dynasty.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs also stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that I, the Ming Dynasty, could instigate civil strife in Japan!"
"The imperial court can provide support to the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, give the Tokugawa Shogunate the confidence to replace the Japanese Emperor, and then prompt the Tokugawa Shogunate to remove the Japanese Emperor, thereby detonating the dispute between the Japanese Shogunate and the Emperor's forces."
"In this case, it can be guaranteed that even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty falls into civil strife, the Ming Dynasty's layout in Japan will not be interrupted."
When Zhu Hongyu heard this, he nodded slightly and said.
“Let’s take two strategies at the same time!”
"On the one hand, we are preparing to provide a batch of ordnance to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, we are preparing to encourage a conflict between the Tokugawa shogunate and the emperor in Japan."
"But we must ensure that the situation is balanced and no accidents occur. We, the Ming Dynasty, are now unable to intervene in the Japanese war."
"The staff department has formulated relevant plans, and all cabinet departments must coordinate in place to prevent any problems."
After giving these instructions, Zhu Hongyu announced that the ministers could retire and leave.
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Boom! Boom!
The roar of the bombardment continued, and the Ming army's warships appeared outside the Satsuma Domain.
One by one, the heavy artillery turned its muzzle and aimed at the port of Satsuma Domain.
"Fire, three rounds of rapid fire!"
With a shout, the flags on the Ming army's warships waved.
The gun positions on each ship received orders one after another, and then began the bombardment.
Lin Changshun cooperated with his comrades to prepare for the artillery attack, and they worked together to rotate and open the spiral breech block at the rear of the artillery.
Then insert the warhead, propellant, etc. into the gun bore in a predetermined order.
Finally, close the spiral breech block and pull the fuse to ignite!
With a loud bang, the gunpowder in the barrel was ignited.
The huge thrust pushed the warhead out!
The warhead rotates along the rifling in the barrel, gradually increasing its kinetic energy.
The spiral breech block can ensure that the chemical composition of gunpowder is not wasted to the greatest extent.
The inside of the gun cabin was also instantly filled with gunpowder smoke. In the thick gunpowder smoke, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty continued to operate the gun, moving and resetting the artillery that had shifted due to the recoil.
Lin Changshun quickly calculated the bombardment of Zhu Yuan based on experience, and then ordered to fine-tune the position and firing angle of the cannon body.
The gunners methodically used the roller skates to move the heavy artillery positions.
Then keep firing!
Boom! Boom!
The entire outer sea of Satsuma Domain was quickly filled with the sound of shelling.
Countless artillery shells flew across the battlefield, drew beautiful arcs, and landed on the pier.
The solid cannonballs rolled and rotated, carrying terrifying kinetic energy, destroying the buildings on the dock without restraint.
Even the coastal defense forts of the Satsuma Domain were quickly overwhelmed by the Ming army's shelling.
Building after building was smashed by artillery shells into broken wood chips all over the sky!
The wharf, which is mainly made of wooden structure, could not withstand the Ming army's bombardment.
Chen Ze stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the roar of gunfire in the distance, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
On the pier, countless Japanese were running for their lives, shouting hysterically, and avoiding the bombardment.
The solid shells rolled through the crowd, leaving stumps and broken arms everywhere.
The blooming bomb exploded, the flames engulfed everything around it, and the fragments destroyed the enemy to the maximum extent, sweeping across a range of tens of meters at every turn.
The artillery placed in the fort by the Satsuma clan wanted to fight back, but with a roar, the shells they fired could not reach the Ming army's warships at all.
Most of the shells fired fell into the sea water, and had no other effect except shooting up water columns.
Occasionally, a cannonball was lucky enough to hit a Ming warship, but it was like scratching an itch and could not break through the armor at all, causing effective damage.
Not to mention the Ming Dynasty's steam-armored ships, even those sailing battleships couldn't be hit by the cannons of Xiaozhi.
A strong ship and a sharp cannon, nothing more than that!
Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Ming army fleet, the dock of Kagoshima was quickly bombarded to ashes!
Some red-hot arson bombs fell on the building complex, causing a raging fire.
In the rolling heat wave, several figures rushed out of the fire from time to time, their bodies burning with flames, and the screams of screams could be faintly heard in the distance.
The entire pier in Kagoshima turned into a sea of flames!
But the Ming army's shelling did not stop for a moment.
Not only that, the Ming army is still preparing for landing troops...
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Shimazu Mitsuyoshi, the lord of the Satsuma Domain, was originally worried about the Manchu Qing's gradual southward expansion.
As troops one after another were added to the war with the Manchus, and then were continuously eliminated, the decline of the Satsuma Domain was fully revealed.
If the situation continues to evolve like this, Shimazu Mitsuyoshi feels that the Satsuma Domain may really be completely destroyed by the Qing army.
However, just as he was thinking about how the Satsuma Domain should deal with the threat from the Qing invaders.
An emergency report came from the dock, and the Ming fleet rushed to Kagoshima and carried out a covering bombardment of the dock in Kagoshima.
The soldiers and civilians on the Kagoshima side suffered heavy casualties due to the shelling of the Ming army, and the losses were countless.
Seeing this scene, Shimazu Mitsuyoshi could only order the retainers of Satsuma Domain to gather to discuss matters.
After everyone arrived, Shimazu Mitsuyoshi spoke directly.
"According to the news from Kagoshima Pier, the Ming fleet raided Kagoshima and carried out a covering bombardment of Kagoshima."
"The samurai and civilians of the Satsuma Domain suffered heavy losses due to the Ming army's bombardment!"
"Everyone, let's talk about it. How should the Satsuma clan respond to this Ming army fleet?"
When Shimazu Mitsuyoshi asked, his brows were filled with visible sadness.
Obviously, this sudden attack by the Ming army made Shimazu Mitsuyoshi very panicked.
And it should be noted that Shimazu Mitsuyoshi asked how to respond, not how to fight back.
Obviously, he has no confidence in counterattacking the Ming army!
In other words, he has no similar thoughts at all!
The current situation in Japan is that under the leadership of the Tokugawa shogunate, all the vassals in Japan cannot defeat even a single remnant of the Qing invaders who were driven out of the Central Plains in embarrassment by the Ming Dynasty.
How dare a small Satsuma clan be an enemy of the mighty Ming Dynasty?
Isn’t that looking for death?
After everyone heard this, they all opened their mouths to make suggestions.
"The Ming Dynasty is a kingdom in heaven, and when doing things, it is always important to have a master who has a reputation. You should not attack our Satsuma clan for no reason."
"Yes, yes, the relationship between the Japanese shogunate and the Ming Dynasty is relatively harmonious. The Ming Dynasty should not take action against the Satsuma Domain."
"What went wrong?"
"Lord of the feudal lord, if we want to resolve today's matter, we, the Satsuma Domain, should perhaps send someone to contact the Ming fleet to find out the reason."
"..."
After listening to the suggestions of his retainers, Shimazu Mitsuyoshi pondered for a while and finally nodded.
"Well, what you said is good!"
"I wonder who would like to go to Kagoshima and negotiate peace with the Ming army?"
A retainer named Sato Naganobu stood up and said.
"To the lord of the feudal lord, I am willing to go!"
Seeing this, Shimazu Mitsuyoshi nodded with satisfaction and said.
"In that case, I'd like to ask Sato-kun to take a trip for me!"
After hearing this, Zuotou Naganobu nodded and said.
"Lord, please rest assured, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"
However, after saying this, Sato Naganobu added.
"It's just that I need some money to show my goodwill to the Ming army before the peace talks."
"In this case, it will be more conducive to negotiations!"
Shimazu Mitsuyoshi on the side heard this and nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, Sato-kun. Just tell me how much money you need. The feudal treasury is at your disposal!"
After hearing this, Zuotou Naganobu bowed down and worshiped.
"The feudal lord is wise, this is the best, I will definitely live up to the lord's high expectations!"
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Sato Naganobu rushed to Kagoshima carrying a large amount of money and supplies.
At this time, Kagoshima had been successfully captured by the Ming army, and the Ming flag was flying on the island.
However, the Ming army suspended their advance after taking Kagoshima and did not continue to advance rashly.
Chen Ze met with Sato Naganobu on his ship.
Looking at the short man in front of him with Tsukiyo haircut and a Japanese sword on his waist, Chen Ze picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, then asked.
"Why do you, the Japanese, want to see me?"
Chen Ze's voice was full of majesty.
Coupled with the intimidation brought by the countless strong ships and guns in the huge fleet commanded by Chen Ze.
The pressure that Chen Ze could put on Sato Naganobu was huge.
Zuotou Naganobu heard Chen Ze's question and spoke very respectfully.
"For your information, General of the Kingdom of the Kingdom of China, I have come here on the order of my lord, to send money, food and supplies to reward the Heavenly Soldiers of the Kingdom of China who have come from afar."
"The Heavenly Soldiers from the Kingdom of Heaven traveled far across the ocean and came to our land of Japan to inspect. It's really hard work!"
"We, the Japanese nation, can't ask the heavenly soldiers of the superior kingdom to make a wasted trip. These supplies to reward the troops are our little thought."
"I hope the Heavenly Soldiers of the Kingdom of Heaven will accept it!"
Chen Ze was slightly surprised when he heard this.
These Japanese are so damn flexible!
The Ming Dynasty sent people to directly bombard Kagoshima. As a result, the Satsuma Domain not only did not resist, but also sent people to send military supplies to the Ming army...
It was as if they were afraid that the Ming army would be tired from bombarding Kagoshima.
Tsk, tsk, this kneeling person is really damn good!
He couldn't help complaining in his heart, but Chen Ze still spoke without showing any signs of it.
"In this case, the general will accept those materials used to reward the army."
"Turn back and thank your lord on behalf of me, General!"
Looking at the booklet of military supplies sent by the Japanese, Chen Ze smacked his lips again and said directly.
"You have sent such rich supplies to reward our army. I think you have something to ask for."
"If you have anything to do, just tell me!"
Of course Chen Ze knew why the Japanese in front of him came.
Originally, he didn't want to talk to Sato Naganobu, because he had made up his mind to ask the Satsuma Domain Lord to come and plead guilty in person.
He publicly apologized to the Ming Dynasty for his crime of invading Ryukyu, a tributary of the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, Chen Ze will not talk to anyone who comes to see Chen Ze.
Because, in Chen Ze's view, he is a general and a noble of the country.
In Satsuma Domain, except for the feudal lord of Satsuma Domain, no one else is worthy of talking to him.
This is the pride of the Han people in this era!
But for the sake of so many supplies, Chen Ze decided to give Zuotou Naganobu a chance to speak.
When Zuotou Naganobu heard this, he couldn't help but look happy, and then he spoke.
"The general of our country is wise. The lord of the domain has sent me here. I really have something to discuss with the general."
"My feudal lord wants to ask the general why the Ming Dynasty sent troops to bombard and capture Kagoshima?"
"If the Ming Dynasty has any needs and needs to replenish the fleet with supplies or something, you can tell the lord directly. My lord will definitely respond to your request and try his best to raise funds to provide it."
"How can I bother the Heavenly Soldiers of Heaven to do it myself?"
Sato Naganobu's attitude is quite submissive, and he is the true story of how he licked his father in his childhood.