In Edo, Japan, in the Tokugawa Shogunate's Mansion, news about the Ming army's attack on Kyushu Island came, which shocked Tokugawa Iemitsu.
What about the divine wind of Amaterasu? Why didn't it protect the Japanese country this time and sink the fleet that attacked the Japanese country?
Tokugawa Iemitsu was indeed capable. After knowing that Amaterasu was unreliable, he did not immediately send people to notify North Korea to return reinforcements. Instead, he immediately assembled the available warships in his hands, about a hundred of them.
, there are very few large-scale house ships, most of them are seki ships and smaller ships.
If these warships went directly to fight the Ming Navy, they would definitely not be able to defeat them. Regarding this, Tokugawa Iemitsu was self-aware.
He sent the frail Yagyu Muneki to lead the fleet to the Ryukyu Kingdom to cut off the Ming Navy's logistical supply line.
Tokugawa Iemitsu did not need to send people to find out the news first, because he knew that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to attack Japan, there were only two ways. One was to pass through Korea, cross Tsushima Island, and then attack Japan.
This road is the most likely to attack the Japanese country. During the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, this road was used to attack the Japanese country.
The only other way is to go north along the islands of the Ryukyu Kingdom and finally attack the Japanese Kingdom.
Judging from the appearance of the Ming army, it was definitely attacking from the Ryukyu Kingdom. Therefore, he made a decision to cut off the logistics of the Ming army coming from afar.
In order to prevent accidents, Tokugawa Iemitsu moved to Kyoto without even staying in Edo. First, it was close to the south for command; second, it was not easy to be attacked by the Ming Dynasty navy.
You want to say how worried Tokugawa Iemitsu was at this time, but that’s not the case;
Because in the history of the Japanese country, it has never been conquered by outsiders!
In his opinion, there has never been one before and there will never be another one in the future.
His only worry was that when chaos broke out, some daimyo would fish in troubled waters; in addition, the current emperor, Emperor Gōkomei, had a fierce personality, criticized the shogunate, and was not very obedient, so he had to be careful.
"Whether we can defeat the invading Ming army depends on you!" Tokugawa Iemitsu said when bidding farewell to Yagyu Munomiki, please.
After listening to this, Yagyu Munomi replied without hesitation: "Don't worry, General, the Ming army cannot have too many troops in Ryukyu. If my subordinates cannot cut off the supply line of the invading Ming army, they will not come back to see the General!"
After making the guarantee, he set off with the improvised navy.
Subsequently, Tokugawa Iemitsu turned his attention to the invading Ming army and strictly ordered the Japanese army on Kyushu Island to defend with all their strength and destroy the Ming army.
As for the troops on the North Korean side, he has not thought about transferring them back for the time being. Because in that case, the troops would come and go, and the consumption of food and supplies would be too great!
Tokugawa Iemitsu hoped that after Yagyu Munenuki had cut off the Ming army's logistical supply lines and exhausted the Ming army's energy, he would then join the Korean navy and engage in a decisive battle with the Ming army.
However, some things are not just what he wants!
The Ming Expeditionary Force led by Zeng Ying actually had three options to choose from.
One is to hit Edo directly, which means hitting the seven inches of the snake;
The second is to block the connection between Kyushu Island and other islands and isolate Kyushu Island;
The third was to attack Tsushima Island, occupying Tsushima Island first, and cutting off the connection between the Korean Japanese army and the mainland.
The strategy decided by the imperial court was the third plan. However, Emperor Chongzhen also explained in his decree to Zeng Ying that he could adapt to the situation according to the actual battle situation.
However, Zheng Sen rejected the first plan, saying that if the navy went all the way north, it would definitely be discovered by the Japanese, and the purpose of the raid would not be achieved. Moreover, even if there was a raid, the shogunate could completely retreat.
As for the second plan, with the current strength of the expeditionary force, even if Kyushu Island is isolated, it will not be able to capture it. Not only the number of people is too small, but also the main force of the Japanese navy has not been wiped out, so the risk is too great.
Therefore, Zeng Ying finally followed the strategy set by the imperial court and went all the way north to attack Tsushima Island.
The Tsushima Domain on Tsushima Island actually had a period in history when it belonged to Korea. Generally speaking, whoever was stronger between Korea and Japan would have the people on the island.
Today's Tsushima Domain belongs to the Japanese Kingdom, but it still trades with North Korea.
Basically, it can be said that Tsushima's own position determines that they must be weak; if they are stubborn, they will definitely be harvested, and they will not be able to escape.
No, when the expeditionary fleet led by Zeng Ying arrived at Tsushima, the lord of Tsushima directly raised the white flag and surrendered, and also offered a large amount of food and supplies stored on the island. As for the Japanese, they all fled to Tsushima.
Went to Busan Port on the other side.
Zeng Ying was very happy about this. Considering that the expeditionary force had not rested since its expedition from Ryukyu, he ordered the expeditionary force to rest at Tsushima Island.
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Besides, the main force of the Japanese navy in Korea returned to the southernmost part of Korea in a mighty manner and joined the Japanese fleet in Busan. The number of ships reached as many as a thousand.
Of course, there are at least more than 400 ships inside, which were originally used to transport people and supplies, not just warships.
Their arrival immediately gave the panic-stricken Japanese people in Busan a dose of reassurance. But at the same time, when they were told by the Japanese people in Busan, they were also a little panicked.
"It's good that you're here."
"What, the Ming Dynasty navy has at least a thousand ships, and they also have a lot of heavy artillery?"
"Are there any armored and smoking warships in the navy of the Ming Dynasty? They look like they are made of iron, and they can also smoke. Yes, you can see it at a glance. There will be a lot of smoke on the ship!"
"I don't know if it's smoking or not, but iron-armored warships are real, and one of them is Fengzhou, which is made of iron armor!"
"What, such a big armored warship? It must have been smoking and not running away!"
"..."
Knowing that there were iron-armored warships in the Ming Dynasty Navy, Shimazu Mitsuhisa immediately guessed that it must be an armored and smoking warship. Otherwise, it would not be able to move fast on the sea. He just didn't know who the Ming Dynasty Navy was.
How many armored and smoking warships there are!
This discovery made the Japanese navy feel a little uneasy. For a while, there was a dispute among different daimyo about what to do next.
"The Ming Dynasty Navy has now occupied Tsushima and is guarding our waterway back to our homeland. This is not easy to fight!"
"What are you afraid of? We have thousands of warships now. Just rush over!"
"But the problem is that the Ming army also has thousands of warships! And our thousands of warships and troop transports are included?"
"Do you think the thousands of ships of the Ming army are all warships? They also need transport ships. And they come from a long way, so there must be more transport ships than us, and there must be a lot of consumption of supplies."
"That's right, if there are musketeers on our transport ship, it is also a warship. But the Ming Dynasty's supply ship cannot become a warship at all. Comparing the two, we must have more warships!"
"The navy of the Ming Dynasty has heavy artillery. Do we have heavy artillery?"
"That's not what you're saying. We have more people and more ships..."
"..."
The daimyo on the coast of Kyushu Island tried their best to persuade other daimyo to fight directly, teach the Ming navy a lesson, and destroy them. However, after the other daimyo learned about the specific situation of the Ming expeditionary force, they did not want to take risks. Who would end up with it?
Didn't convince anyone.
At this time, Matsudaira Nobutsuna's messenger had rushed to Busan and conveyed his order, explaining that the Japanese expeditionary force would not have too many troops to go ashore and capture the Japanese mainland. Their target was the Japanese navy.
, so that they must obey military orders and not act rashly. If they dare to disobey his military orders again, they will settle old scores.
Obviously, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was not stupid. He quickly analyzed the purpose of the Ming expeditionary force and wanted to go with Jianlu.
After his military order arrived, those daimyo who were waiting for the opportunity gained the upper hand.
At this time, the clipper ship that bypassed the Tsushima domain occupied by the Ming army from the Japanese mainland also arrived in Korea and conveyed Tokugawa Iemitsu's military order.
Tokugawa Iemitsu ordered the main force of the Japanese navy in Korea to contain the Ming Dynasty expeditionary force so that the other navy he sent could attack the Ryukyu Kingdom, cut off the Ming Dynasty Navy's logistical supplies, and finally give this Ming Dynasty naval force
The army dealt a fatal blow.
This clipper also brought news about the Japanese mainland, or Kyushu Island.
Except for the heavy losses in the port cities of Satsuma Domain and several other coastal daimyo, the Ming army did not land to fight, so the other losses were minor.
This news immediately gave these daimyo a reassurance. In the end, the main force of the Japanese navy came to a consensus: they decided to implement the shogun's military order, first consume the supplies of the Ming navy, and then find fighter planes to destroy this force.
Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army.
At this time, Matsudaira Nobutsuna rushed to Busan in one fell swoop, captured the instigating daimyo Shimazu Mitsuhisa, and further stabilized the morale of the army.
At this point, he was relieved. The rest of the time would be to use up the supplies and supplies of the Ming Kingdom Expeditionary Force.
Facing many daimyo, Matsudaira Nobutsuna said to them: "In this situation, the initiative is already in the hands of our great Japanese country, and the advantage has been revealed. Next, in addition to waiting, we must also ensure that we contain the Ming Kingdom's expeditionary force.
We can’t let them come back for help.”
Then, he arranged for various daimyo to lead their own fleets to harass the Ming expeditionary force that was monitoring Tsushima.
This entire strategic layout really left these daimyo speechless. Therefore, they all responded one by one and promised to abide by Matsudaira Nobutsuna's military orders.
However, what they never expected was that while they were still having a military discussion, they were interrupted: "Oh no, the Ming Navy is coming!"
"Nani?" Matsudaira Nobutsuna was shocked when he heard this, and quickly took his group of daimyo out to see the situation.
Sure enough, in the direction of Tsushima Island, dense shadows of fleets appeared. It was obvious that they were coming towards Busan.