The defeat of the island country in the Korean battlefield was originally such a big thing and should have caused a lot of controversy in the island country. However, due to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's sudden coma, Japanese pirate bosses such as Tokugawa Ieyasu had no experience at all to care about Korea. Now a
Everyone is busy making preparations.
The old prince of Zhongyuan and others all felt that this was an opportunity. Originally, the envoys from North Korea had already come to the capital after the Japanese pirates were wiped out, lobbying the court to withdraw their troops. However, when problems suddenly appeared in the island country, the old prince immediately ordered that the north
The army continued to be stationed in North Korea and even ordered the Northern Army to replenish its troops.
In addition, the navy also received orders. Originally, the old prince wanted to continue sending the Dengzhou navy, but Zeng Yi and others persuaded him to do so. The reason was that the Dengzhou navy had just experienced a large sea battle and the soldiers were tired.
Although the battleships did not suffer much loss, they were all injured to varying degrees and have not been completely repaired yet. In order to improve the overall experience of the navy, rotation battles should be adopted so that all naval forces in the empire can gain combat experience.
After listening to the opinions of Zeng Yi and others, the old prince pondered for a moment, looked at everyone and smiled meaningfully, "It should indeed be their turn. In this case, the Ministry of War ordered the Southern Navy to take over the Dengzhou Navy.
Army, station in North Korea!"
North Korea originally thought that the Dengzhou navy had already withdrawn, and if they allowed the Northern Army to retreat, North Korea would return to their own embrace. As a result, not only did the Northern Army fail to arrive, but the retreating Navy was once again stationed in Busan.
Hong Kong, and its scale is much larger than last time.
The Koreans are not fools. Seeing the battle in the Central Plains, they guessed that the Central Plains may take action against the island country's navy again. The Koreans are still very happy about this. Their Korean naval forces have been completely wiped out. Facing the Japanese pirate navy
, can only be bullied by others. If the island nation's navy is wiped out by the Central Plains again, North Korea will be able to relax for a long time in the future. The North Koreans obviously did not expect that the Central Plains not only planned to annihilate the island nation's navy, but also wanted to send troops
island country.
As for sending troops to the island country, there is basically no objection from the big guys in the court. After the Korean War, these big guys have basically a very clear understanding of the strength of the island country. The Northern Army's 100,000 troops annihilated more than a dozen Japanese pirates at a very small cost.
Ten thousand troops, this makes the court confident!
Some officials even went so far as to say that if they gave him an army of 100,000, he would dare to issue a military order and pacify the island country. Zeng Yi was speechless. He knew everything about the war in Korea. Although the Northern Army was stronger than the Japanese pirates, it could
It will not be so strong that the numerical disadvantage is still a crushing situation. The reason why the Northern Army won so easily is entirely because the overall strength of the Central Plains is strong. Not to mention the crushing of equipment, in terms of intelligence alone, the Japanese pirates are far better than others.
Go to the pro-military captain's mansion. But when you enter an island country, you are fighting on someone else's home turf. Even if Zeng Yi is arrogant, he doesn't think that the pro-military captain's mansion can crush the Japanese pirates' intelligence work in the island nation.
Although Zeng Yi also wanted to mobilize troops against the island country immediately, he also knew very well that this matter should not be done too hastily. At least he should not send troops easily before the internal chaos on the island country. Otherwise, it is likely to cause the Japanese pirates of the island country to put aside their own conflicts and continue to deal with the outside world.
to deal with the Central Plains army.
To be honest, when the Central Plains invaded the island country, they actually sent a lot of troops. Although the Central Plains had a lot of standing troops, most of them needed to deal with the four border countries that were about to move. Internally, because the throne intersection was about to happen, a large part of the troops were also needed to deal with it.
Problems may arise, so the only troops stationed in North Korea that can be dispatched at present are the troops stationed in North Korea. In the future, the various ministries will deploy, at most, this number of troops will be dispatched.
In fact, the Central Plains is already a bit stretched. The Ministry of Revenue estimated that the little wealth accumulated by the imperial court in the past, and all the income from North Korea this time were invested, will be enough.
To some extent, the imperial court was actually gambling on the fate of the country with this operation. If it succeeded, it would not only get enough money, but also successfully complete the handover of Huangquan. The imperial court could also deal with the Four-Nation Alliance with peace of mind. However, if it failed, the chain reaction would be It's a bit scary, not to mention that the court may go bankrupt, and it may also affect the little princess's ascension to the throne.
It was also because the matter was so important that the old prince called everyone together again. This time the number of people called was larger. Not only Zeng Yi and the others, but also the six ministers and other important ministers. The actions of the imperial court these days, all the important ministers were also involved. It is very clear that the old prince intends to take action against the island country.
"Do you have any opinions about the island country?" the old prince said directly.
Everyone looked at each other, and an old minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, a soldier is a murderous weapon, a warrior is against virtue, and a fight is the end of things. Conspiracy is against virtue, and it is better to use a murderous weapon, and try your best. God forbids it. The traveler is at a disadvantage! The old minister thinks that at present, our government should put the weapons in the warehouse and put them in Manan Mountain to recuperate!" This old guy is an old-style civil servant in the court. Although he has no real power, his influence is not small. This guy is also a representative In the Central Plains, the group of civil servants opposed the use of troops.
After the old guy finished speaking, Wan Huojing, Minister of the Ministry of War, immediately stood up and said: "My lord, what you said is wrong. The current situation of the court is no longer a question of whether we want to use troops, but the enemy is already at our doorstep! And if If the imperial court cannot actively respond, the imperial court's finances will not be able to sustain it for much longer!"
As soon as Wan Huojing finished speaking, some officials immediately stood up and objected: "With financial difficulties, it is even more important to stop the war, increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and recuperate!"
The Minister of Household Affairs immediately stood up and said: "What this gentleman said is indeed true, but the current situation of the imperial court cannot last until that time. The four-nation coalition forces on the border are ready to move. The imperial treasury only has a little money left. If the financial situation cannot be solved as soon as possible, The problem is, we don’t need the enemy to come in, we will collapse on our own first!"
There have always been voices in the court against the use of troops, and even the sending of troops to North Korea was opposed by some, but the voices were not loud. Most of the six important ministers had already defected to the little princess. Most of the opponents were old people with no real power. These Although people's opposition is somewhat troublesome, it cannot affect the court's decision.
After arguing for a long time, those old guys had nothing to say. After all, the officials of the six ministries, Zeng Yi and others, and even the old prince were inclined to send troops. At this time, Zeng Yi stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no need to send troops anymore." The debate is not about whether to send troops or not, but when and how to send troops. The island country may seem weak, but when fighting on its own land, the strength of the island country cannot be underestimated." (To be continued)