"My master sent me here mainly because I want to borrow troops from my wife. I want to get rid of a nasty group of people under my nose."
"I have seen Yang Jun's soldiers. I don't believe there is any other army in the Ming Dynasty that can be the opponent of Yang Jun's Iron Army."
"No, no, no, I can't get involved in this matter. If we could take action, we would have done it long ago. Why wait until today?" Lin Yueru shook his head.
"This piques my interest. The Ming Dynasty actually has forces that make Yang Jun fearful. I would like to hear the details."
"Does sister know about the Donglin Party?"
Sakurai Momo nodded. Although she was far away in Japan, she still knew about Donglin.
"Donglin has a stronghold in Zhangjiawan Town, Tongzhou, near the capital, which has been in operation for more than 40 years. I want to remove it."
Sakurai Momo's solemn expression made Lin Yueru couldn't help but say: "Is Madam worried about the Donglin Party's revenge?"
Sakurai Momo sneered and said, "For revenge, just let them come to Nagasaki to find me. This is not the Ming Dynasty. I have nothing to be afraid of."
"Then Madam is willing to cooperate."
“How many manpower do I need to dispatch?”
"3,600 people, divided into seven infantry battalions, plus a cavalry team. The master hopes that the wife will personally lead the troops. The master has also arranged other personnel, with the same number of troops as the wife. The master will also bring a thousand elite servants to supervise the battle. The total number of people is approximately
8,200 people." Lin Yueru explained to her.
"How many enemies are there and what are their equipment?" Sakurai Momo asked in detail.
She was familiar with military books. After she got married, because her husband was from the martial arts family and had a collection of many military books and strategies, she basically read them all by heart. She almost knew the "Five Rings" and "The Classic of Fighting" by heart. Knowing your enemy and knowing yourself is still a good thing.
knew.
Although her career has entered a rising stage now, she has only this little capital. If she loses all of it in Daming, big problems will arise.
Although the sect has now recruited more than 4,000 ronin warriors and trained more than 6,000 soldiers on its own, these people have not been attached for a long time, their thoughts are relatively complex, and they have not achieved the ideal spiritual identity. Most of them are just for the sake of confusion.
Eat food.
Because the treatment she gave them was good, almost reaching the level they had before losing their jobs, these people worked hard. They almost treated her as their lord and were loyal to her.
"After our many years of reconnaissance, we have found that there are about a thousand elite dead soldiers there, all of them are equipped with blunderbuss and more than ten tiger squatting cannons. In addition, we suspect that the clerks in some shops may also be hidden manpower.
There are about seven or eight hundred people. Several nearby villages are tenants of the Li family, and it is not ruled out that they can bring in some strong people. The Li family only charges 20% of the land rent from tenants, which is very doubtful. Generally, such paddy fields will charge
Fifty percent of the land is rented.”
"That is to say, there are at least more than 3,000 people, including more than 1,000 dead soldiers. This is a tough nut to crack," Sakurai Momo said with a solemn expression.
"The master made an explanation before coming here. There is no need to hide it from the madam. To tell the truth, it is up to the madam to decide whether to do it or not. Even if the madam does not do it, it will not affect the existing cooperation. Madam does not need to worry about this," Lin Yueru said.
Sakurai Momo frowned and obeyed Tingyin'er. On the surface, Lin Yueru told her not to force herself. In fact, Lin Yueru told her that the existing ones would not be affected, but if she wanted to have more in the future
Cooperation will still have an impact.
After all, she didn't take action when Yang Fan needed her. When the shogunate wanted to deal with her in the future, it would be hard to count on Yang Fan's troops. If Yang Fan had some feelings for an old friend, it would be enough to send a boat to pick her up.
But this is definitely not what she wants.
"It's not that I can't make up my mind, sister, but I only have this little capital in hand. I'm afraid it will be a tough battle this time. Zhangjiawan is in Tongzhou. We have to go ashore at Dagu Port and attack all the way. We also have to attack Tianjin."
It is a fortified city. If I remember correctly, there are three guard posts there: Tianjin Guards, Tianjin Left Guards, and Tianjin Right Guards. There are also Japanese soldiers at Dagukou." Sakurai Momo said.
Lin Yueru smiled bitterly, she knew that this job was not that easy to do, so she didn't think about tricking Sakurai Tao into lameness, so she went with her troops. They also know Ming Dynasty very well, okay?
"That's not all. First of all, when the fleet enters the Bohai Sea, it may be intercepted by the Denglai navy. They are stationed in Penglai. They can only enter the Bohai Sea after passing through the Changshan Islands. Then they need to defeat the three battalions of Japanese soldiers at Dagukou.
, to land. Then we can attack Tianjin." Lin Yueru said seriously.
Sakurai Momo listened carefully and was not in a hurry to express her opinions. She had a good habit of not talking too much. She had already understood everything and it was not too late to talk.
"Because there are always small groups of pirates harassing the coast, the Japanese soldiers still have some fighting strength and cannot be underestimated. Although they are on empty wages and are in a state of decay, there are at least eight or nine hundred people in three battalions."
Sakurai Momo nodded. The last time she went to Ming Dynasty to buy arms, she carefully studied the troop strength along the way.
"As for the Tianjin Three Guards, each guard station has a quota of 5,600 soldiers, but Madam, don't worry, they are all rotten. If you can pull out a thousand soldiers, it is considered a high price. No matter how many people come, they will collapse at the first touch. Okay.
No need to think about it. But Tianjin City must be captured, otherwise the safety of the retreat cannot be guaranteed, and we will be in trouble if we cannot retreat."
Sakurai Momo deeply believed that, thinking about retreating before advancing, this is the attitude towards taking war seriously. Seeing that Yang Fan had seriously considered this, she gradually felt relieved.
"The north of Shuntian Prefecture belongs to the jurisdiction of Ji Town. After all, Ji Town is the largest town in the world with many battalions and powerful forces. But they are all on the front line of the Great Wall in the north. As long as we fight quickly, capture Tianjin City quickly, protect the retreat, and
Heading to Zhangjiawan, along the canal are patrols collecting taxes and managing public security. They are no match for Madam."
"Will it alert the canal troops in the hands of the Governor of Water Transport? After all, there are canal troops near Tianjin, and there are also a large number of canal troops stationed in Linqing, Shandong. If they advance eastward, there is a danger of cutting off our retreat." Sakurai Momo
asked.
Lin Yueru sighed mentally. No wonder the master offered such a high price when he came. Sakurai Tao knew the situation in Beizhili very well.
There are 24 wards in the states and counties under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture. Among them, there are 5 wards in Tongzhou, three wards each in Zhuolu, Zunhua, and Jizhou, two wards each in Miyun, Sanhe, Liangxiang, Wuqing, Fengrun, Yutian, Xianghe, and Pinggu.
One guard each.
Now that the peace has lasted for a long time, the guardhouse has completely decayed and has basically no fighting capacity.
However, Shuntian Prefecture is close to the Great Wall, with 860,000 troops stationed on its nine sides. Among them, the Yanqing Guards in Xuanfu Town have 3,000 troops, and Jizhou Santun Camp is the seat of Ji Town, with 10,000 troops there.
There are still 12 regiments and 300,000 people in the capital. Although no one knows how many troops they actually have, and the Qing armies of successive emperors have not been able to find out exactly. But there must be 70,000 to 80,000, and it is not far from Tongzhou.
.
These are very difficult and must be resolved quickly.
"The master has carefully studied with the staff and formulated a complete plan. First, when your fleet arrives at the Changshan Islands, we will take a picture of a big fortune ship sailing into Penglai Port, where the navy is stationed, in the early morning, and then use
The gunpowder exploded and sank, blocking the channel out of the port. They couldn't clear the channel for a month. In this way, you don't have to worry about the navy's interception."
Sakurai Momo's eyes lit up, Yang Jun was really a born military strategist, he could think of such a unique method.
"When you arrive outside the entrance of Dagu, I will lead a thousand servants to raid from behind and disperse the Japanese soldiers. It won't be a problem for you to land. Our engineers will also be responsible for blowing up the city walls of Tianjin. When you arrive, go directly into the city.
As for the canal transport troops, there is no need to worry. Many officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty refused to save them. The canal transport troops will not care about the affairs of Jizhen and Shuntian Mansion. If they do well, they will get no credit, but if they do not do well, they will still have responsibility. They must be pretending to be deaf.
No matter what the emperor and the Ministry of War decree, they will advance slowly and slowly. By the time they arrive, we will have already retreated to the sea."
"Soldiers from the Beijing camp will not attack Tongzhou. If the Japanese pirates arrive in Tongzhou, the capital will be under martial law and no troops will be sent out."
Sakurai Momo immediately felt relieved. Yang Fan's plan was very thorough and all aspects had been considered. In this case, it was not impossible. But the loss would still not be small, and half of the people might die.
"How to divide the wealth plundered along the way?" Sakurai Momo asked.
"This is in the Ming Dynasty. Looting is not allowed. There is only fighting, no looting. And after we capture Zhangjiawan, we will take away everything we capture, not yours."
"Nani! You've gone too far." Sakurai Momo's ears turned red with anger. She might have killed half of the people. They actually wanted to eat alone without plucking a dime.
In the excitement, even the mother tongue came out.
She always speaks in Ming Dynasty Mandarin. The achievements in Japanese Sinology mark your cultural level. Even today's Japanese civil service examination relies on Sinology.
