Chapter 281 The Japanese Return to Japan (5) The Discussion between Kuroda and His Son
The Japanese army's general meeting greatly improved their morale, and Li Rumei finally found out the origin of this Japanese army. Neither side immediately made new deployments or adjustments.
Li Rumei judged that this improvement in the morale of the Japanese army was mainly psychological, but he was unwilling to force an attack when the enemy's morale was high. As a marksman, although he was young, he had a calm personality and ensured that his army maintained a distance from the Japanese army.
At the same time, Li Rumei immediately sent the general report to the Gao pragmatic office.
At the same time, he also sent a messenger to Ma Gui - but Ma Gui was on the march, and Li Rumei didn't know whether the military report could be delivered to him in time and accurately.
Because Gao Jingshi had been staying in Sichuan, the communication by messenger was very convenient, and he received the news quickly. Although it was in the middle of the night, Gao Jingshi quickly issued military orders to all parties:
The Magi Department was ordered to send out a small number of troops to recover the various prefectures in the south, and the main force marched towards Jinhai. It had to arrive at Jinhai within half a month and report to the military headquarters without any mistakes.
Li Rumei's troops were ordered to maintain surveillance of the Japanese army, but were not allowed to launch any larger-scale attacks on the Japanese army for the time being, and were required to report the Japanese army's movements to the military headquarters three times a day without any errors.
The chieftain troops who marched westward to recover Jeolla Province in Korea were ordered to return to Sichuan. Jeolla Province handed over some troops from Magui to each army. They had to rush back to Sichuan within ten days to report to the military headquarters without any mistakes.
Liu Wei's troops were ordered to march eastward from Mashan, pass through Xiongchuan, and arrive at Jinhae, and build solid fortifications outside the city in Jinhae in preparation for the garrison of the army. The army will arrive at Jinhae in half a month, and the construction status of the fortifications will be inspected. In addition,
If any Japanese troops peeked in or tried to occupy Jinhai, Liu Wei's troops would be responsible for repelling them without any mistakes.
The Japanese navy was ordered to increase patrols of the entire coastal waters of Gyeongsangzu-do on the premise of ensuring the blockade of Busan. The purpose of this move was that the fleet believed that within a period of time in the future, the Japanese navy might transport various materials to the areas around Busan.
The Japanese and Japanese fleets must try their best to prevent the possibility of supplying similar military supplies.
After these orders were issued, Gao Pragmatic once again sent people to urge Kuroda and his son, demanding that Kuroda and his son accept the quasi-surrender plan he had just proposed as soon as possible, otherwise the Ming army would resolutely and completely annihilate them!
Here I would like to add to Gao Pragmatic’s “preliminary reduction plan just proposed before.” This plan is somewhat beyond Kuroda and his son’s—of course, mainly due to Kuroda Rushui’s unexpected expectations.
Gao Pragmatic asked the entire Kuroda army to lay down their weapons, and the Sikawa Squadron of the Japanese Fleet (i.e., the Sea Trade Alliance formation) sent a ship back to Japan. However, Gao Pragmatic said that since the Kuroda family's territory is located in the northeastern part of Kyushu Island, if the Sikawa Squadron directly
To send him back to his hometown, the sea route would have to pass through Nagoya, the base camp of Japan's invasion of Korea, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi would definitely learn about it.
Therefore, the Sagawa Squadron will send the Kuroda Army to the southern part of Kyushu Island, to be precise, to Shimizu Castle of the Shimazu family of Satsuma Domain.
This is not over yet. The most shocking request for the Kuroda father and son came: after the Kuroda army arrived at Qingshui City, Kuroda Rusui, Kuroda Nagamasa and his son were to visit the head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Yoshihisa, and publicly announce the future of the Kuroda family.
Being subordinate to the Shimadzu family, any subsequent military and political affairs must be approved and approved by the Shimadzu family before they can be carried out. If the Shimadzu family has any military operations, the Kuroda family will also need to participate in the conquest.
This request seemed completely outrageous to Kuroda and his son!
Although the Shimazu family is a big name with 600,000 koku after the Taiko land inspection, the Kuroda family currently only has 140,000 koku in Bunzen (Note 1: Some say it is 120,000 koku, but the data from the Taiko land inspection is
140,000 koku. Note 2: Historically, the Kuroda family of Fukuoka Domain owned 528,000 koku, but that was due to the Battle of Sekigahara and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the total after the post-war feudal establishment of the former country.), but it is also unique to a country.
Great name.
Besides, everyone knows that the Kuroda family is loyal to the Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi. What does it mean to ask him to switch to the Shimadzu family? Why, the Shimadzu family was not beaten hard enough during the Kyushu expedition, and now they dare to challenge the Taiko family.
Your Highness?
However, he was shocked. After all, Kuroda Rushui was still Kuroda Rushui. He immediately understood the meaning behind this move and said to his son Kuroda Nagamasa with a changed expression: "I know why Hanyang City fell so quickly - Shimazu
Yoshihiro has already taken refuge with Gao Pragmatic, and he has many ways to frame Kato Kiyomasa."
Kuroda Nagamasa was stunned: "Shimazu Yoshihiro surrendered to the enemy?"
"I didn't make it clear, it's not Shimazu Yoshihiro... No, it should be said that it's not just Shimazu Yoshihiro, I mean the entire Shimazu family has taken refuge in Gao Pragmatic!" Kuroda Ruishui took a deep breath and calmed down forcibly.
He said emotionally: "It seems that North Korea has no chance of winning. With Shimazu Yoshihiro, Shimazu Tadahashi and his son here, Gao Pragmatic will know every move of our army.
Moreover, they still have 10,000 elite soldiers of the Fifth Army, and Shimazu Yoshihiro himself is a famous general in the Western Kingdom. If he cooperates with the Ming army at the critical moment, Busan will definitely not be spared, and our army of more than 100,000 people may be destroyed overnight."
When Kuroda Ruishui said this, he stared into his son's eyes and asked, "Do you know what this means?"
"It means that the invasion of Korea has completely failed, and I'm afraid it will seriously affect the prestige of His Highness," Kuroda Nagamasa replied.
Japan's use of the word "invasion" is different from China's. It is basically regarded as a neutral term. Therefore, at this time, Kuroda Nagamasa did not hesitate to define the war against North Korea as aggression.
"Is it just that the invasion of the DPRK failed and damaged Taige's prestige?" Kuroda Ruishui shook his head with some disappointment and sighed: "Have you noticed that the 140,000 troops in the DPRK this time, except for the 40,000 from the Maori family?
We can be regarded as the subordinate army of His Highness Taikou, and most of the rest are direct descendants of Taikou. Even the fifth army that was given to the command of Shimazu Yoshihiro, most of them are soldiers of His Highness Taikou?"
Speaking of this, Kuroda Nagamasa, no matter how slow he was, could still see the problem. He said in horror: "That means that once all our troops in the DPRK are wiped out, His Highness Taikaku will be equivalent to losing one hundred thousand direct descendants and forty thousand in one fell swoop.
Maori Allies!”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Kuroda Nagamasa took a breath and continued: "If this is the case, coupled with the loss of prestige brought to His Highness Taikaku by the failure of the invasion of Korea, only
I'm afraid that Tokugawa, Shimadzu and others might be ready to take action!"
This time Kuroda Ryosui lived up to his name, and his face was really as dark as water. He said coldly: "Tokugawa, Shimazu and His Highness Taikaku have never been of the same mind, and it is not surprising that they are ready to make a move. I even doubt that if it really comes to that step
, I am afraid that the Maori family may not be as loyal as iron...
You have to know that the reason why the Mori family is subordinate to His Highness Taikaku is simply because of the situation at that time. They originally thought that His Highness Taikō and Shibata Katsuie would both lose in the fight, but unexpectedly, Shibata Katsuie was defeated too quickly, and His Highness Taikō was soon defeated.
After cleaning up everything left by Lord Nobunaga, only Tokugawa Ieyasu, an ally of the Seishu Alliance, remained unsatisfied.
Later, the Maori family pinned their hopes on Ieyasu. Who knew that although Ieyasu was victorious on the battlefield, His Highness Taikaku's strategic planning skills were even better, forcing Ieyasu to pledge his allegiance... Only then did the Maori family really give up.
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But to put it bluntly, the Maori family's loyalty to His Highness Taikaku is just because they are inferior to others, and they are not really convinced. What's more, His Highness Taikaku takes away most of the profits from Iwami Ginzan every year, but the Maori family sits on the Ginzan.
How can they be willing to get very little? Once the situation changes, it’s hard to say what the Maori family’s position will be.”
Kuroda Nagamasa was stunned for a while and asked: "Is there no way to change it?"
"If His Highness Taige were twenty years younger... No, even if he were ten years younger, he might not be able to change." Kuroda Rushui sighed: "Unfortunately, it's too late now. Do you remember what I said about Taige before?
Is it possible that Your Highness is seriously ill?
Humph, now that Busan has been blocked for so long, Nagoya has not sent any reinforcements. This shows that major changes have occurred in Japan, and even such a major military event has been delayed - what kind of major event do you think can have such an impact? "
Kuroda Nagamasa became anxious: "What should we do then? My father is a close confidant of His Highness Taige. If His Highness Taige really... something happens, what will happen to my father and what will happen to the Kuroda family!
The Toyotomi family doesn't even have an adult heir now! The young master is just a child, and the Yodo Palace has never shown any ability to govern. How can such a pair of orphans and widows maintain Toyotomi's public etiquette? Is it true?
Do you want to rely on Wu Fengxian? Also, what is the attitude of His Highness Maeda?"
Kuroda Rusui also felt a headache, thought for a while and said: "Maeda, he is too loyal and too stable. Once Taiko passes away, Maeda may not be Tokugawa's opponent. Besides, as far as I know, Maeda's body
It’s not very good either. It’s not as good as Tokugawa Ieyasu. If Maeda can’t hold on for a few more years, I’m afraid Toyotomi Kouki will really..."
"What about our Kuroda family?" Kuroda Nagamasa's loyalty to Toyotomi Hideyoshi seems to be just that. After all, he is not his father, and he does not have the experience of following Toyotomi Hideyoshi to unify Japan for many years.
This time, Kuroda Ruishui didn't speak for a long time. After a long while, he slowly said: "Originally, I was angry with Mouri Hidemoto and the others. I thought that since they refused to listen to my advice, then our Kuroda army would not
I will die with them, I just want to withdraw my troops and return to Zhongjin City as soon as possible.
But now it seems that things are far from as simple as I thought before. Especially the fact that the Shimadzu family has already taken refuge in Gao Jingshi, it really makes me unbelievable... But since they have really taken refuge in Gao Jingshi, then I think
This matter must not be as simple as it seems."
"What does father mean by this?" Kuroda Nagamasa obviously hasn't noticed the deeper problem yet.
"Since the Shimadzu family can take refuge in Gao Pragmatism, what about the other daimyo?" Kuroda Ruishui said in a deep voice: "The Shimazu family has taken refuge in Gao Pragmatism. Looking back now, there are signs. What does the Crystal Tower of Qingshui City mean? You must be
Can you experience it now?
So let’s expand a little further, what is the situation of Misaki Castle? What about the Narita family’s Tamana Castle? You must know that Narita Kai is a highly pragmatic concubine, and the Shimadzu family can take refuge in it. Do you need to ask what the Narita family’s position is?
This is not the worst case scenario. What will we find if we extend it a little further? There is a Kanto fleet in Misaki Castle. The Kanto fleet stationed in Misaki Castle just blocks the Edo Bay, and Edo... that is Tokugawa Ieyasu's
Reside in the city.
In the past few years, His Highness Taikaku has been urging Tokugawa Ieyasu to attack Misaki Castle. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu has found various reasons to shirk the delay. Until now, he has not actually fought against Misaki Castle. He only sent troops to test it a few times, and then
They used the excuse that Misaki Castle was heavily fortified and had naval forces to help them, so they could not block it, so they quickly withdrew their troops and returned to Edo.
Now it seems that the reason for this is probably because they have a tacit understanding. So, don't you doubt Tokugawa Ieyasu's position now?"
"Did Tokugawa Ieyasu also vote for Gao Pragmatism? Is this impossible? He is from the left government!" Kuroda Nagamasa said in surprise, then paused and then added hesitantly: "What's more, if there is no Duke Toyotomi,
Yi, Tokugawa Ieyasu is the most promising candidate to become the general to conquer the barbarians - he is from a famous martial arts family! What reason does he have to seek refuge with an outsider like Gao Pragmatic?"
"You are still too naive." Kuroda Rushui sighed: "So what if he comes from a famous martial arts family? Even if he really becomes a general, so what? Does dominance in the world depend on birth?
What a joke, if you only need to rely on birth to become a member of the world, then how did His Highness Taikaku establish Toyotomi Gongyi? If you want to compare birth, even I, Kuroda Rushui, am far more qualified than His Highness Taikaku!"
"Ah...you mean?" Kuroda Nagamasa didn't expect his father to say such disrespectful words to His Highness, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
Kuroda Rushui just smiled coldly and said: "There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty: 'The emperor should be the one with strong soldiers and horses. It is better to have seeds!' Have you ever heard of it?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Kuroda Nagamasa is also a "pillar of the samurai family" and a member of the upper class. He can actually speak Chinese, but it seems that he has not read enough books. He was shaken after hearing this
Shake his head.
"This statement came from the mouth of An Chongrong, the Chengde Jiedushi of the later Jin Dynasty, but I'm afraid it was also the consensus of the vassal commanders at that time." Kuroda Rushui shook his head and said: "You don't have to worry about this, as long as you understand the truth of this sentence
That's fine. I, the Emperor of Japan, have a long lineage. It's not something that can be changed by strong soldiers and horses, but the 'people of the world' are different...
Let me ask you, once the situation I mentioned just now occurs, that is, our invading army is completely wiped out, and His Highness Taige goes westward, how many "strong soldiers and horses" do you think Japan has? Who among these few can?
More powerful than that outsider, Gao Pragmatic?"
At this time, Kuroda Nagamasa realized that something was wrong and frowned: "But if Gao Pragmatic invades Japan, the various daimyo should unite to resist the invasion... After all, we can't let an outsider be the general to conquer the barbarians, right?"
"Who said that Gao Pragmatic should be a general? It's a joke. He is the dignified Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty and the hereditary Marquis of Nanning. If you kneel down and kowtow to ask him to be the general who conquers the barbarians, I'm afraid he will be too young and refuse to give in!"
Kuroda Ruishui said with a sneer, and then sighed: "But what if he supports someone else to be a general? For example, Tokugawa Ieyasu, or maybe Shimazu Yoshihisa? Who do you think can refuse, Tokugawa Ieyasu or Shimazu Yoshihisa?"
Such temptation?"
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