"Report!" A Japanese scout knelt on one knee in front of Matsudaira Nobutsuna and reported eagerly, "Nineteen more Ming ships were seen on the seaside, fully loaded with Ming people, heading south!"
"Got it!" Matsudaira Nobutsuna felt a little headache after hearing this, waved his hand and said, "Let's explore again!"
Since he returned to Seoul from the capital of the Qing Dynasty at the beginning of the year, he has been receiving news from the seaside observation posts. Ships from the Ming Dynasty have been coming and going, mostly transporting people to the south.
Needless to say, these Akito definitely could not have gone to Tsushima Island only, they must have gone to Japan.
In nearly four months, it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of Ming people have gone to the Japanese mainland. And, I don’t know how many Ming people will go to the Japanese mainland in the future!
The most annoying thing is that when these Ming people sailed south along the Korean coastline, they beat gongs and drums all the way to let the Japanese on the shore know.
They went south happily, but when the Japanese on the shore saw it, they knew that they were going to attack the Japanese nest. One can imagine how much these Ming transport ships coming and going had a huge impact on the morale of the Korean Japanese!
What also caught the Korean Japanese by surprise was that the Ming people built resting places on the islands along the coast of Korea. However, the Korean Japanese had no ships to cross the sea, so they could only watch the Ming people go south smoothly, as if
It’s like going on a trip, I’m really going to get mad!
The disadvantage of not having sea control is really vividly reflected!
At this time, Matsudaira Nobutsuna heard that the ships of the Ming Dynasty were heading south again. Not to mention ordinary Korean Japanese, even he himself was a little worried about the situation on the Japanese mainland.
If the Ming Dynasty had not been successful in the Japanese mainland, at least they would not have been able to transport the elderly, children, and women who were not suitable for fighting to the Japanese country.
The situation in the Japanese mainland is really worrying!
He had already asked people to build ships on the north coast of Korea to see if they could contact the Japanese mainland through the north.
This matter is very important, and it is also something he has been urging.
It was also because Matsudaira Nobutsuna might have contacted the Japanese mainland and the Tokugawa shogunate. Therefore, although the daimyo in Korea had various problems, in the end, they still supported his orders.
Nowadays, as the Ming Dynasty transports people ship after boat, the morale of the Korean Japanese is getting lower and lower day by day. Matsudaira Nobutsuna is a little worried, fearing that once the Ming Dynasty army attacks Korea, his men will be completely defeated. In fact, the military
Morale is too low, which is very unfavorable for fighting, especially this kind of passive defensive war.
Although the Dongjiang Army in Pi Dao did not attack North Korea and seize the city again, harassment was always there.
The Dongjiang Army of the Ming Dynasty easily annihilated and defeated Matsudaira Nobutsuna's sentries deployed on the coastline, and then sent ordnance supplies and food to the Koreans on the shore.
Thinking of this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna felt that the Ming Dynasty was really disgusting, so he let the Koreans fight with the Japanese in Korea. If such things happened too often, not only would the energy of the Korean Japanese be restrained, but they would even often induce the Korean slaves to rebel.
So far, among the public security incidents in various places, the most common ones are Korean slaves attacking their Japanese masters.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna felt that the situation in North Korea could not continue like this. When he was thinking of ways to change this situation, he suddenly heard cheers from outside.
At first, he thought he heard it wrong.
Ever since the control of the sea was seized by the Ming Dynasty navy, there has been bad news, one after another, but now I can hear cheers, it's really like the sun is rising from the west.
The Korean Japanese really need good news to boost their morale. This is true even for Matsudaira Nobutsuna himself.
No, when he confirmed the cheers coming from outside, he was immediately overjoyed. He couldn't wait for the people outside to come in and report the news, so he strode out.
But before he could reach the entrance of the hall, he saw a person rushing in from outside the hall, with many people surrounding him behind him.
"Sir, there is news from the mainland!"
"What?" Matsudaira Nobutsuna was a little surprised when he heard this, but he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly reached out to take the envelope handed to him, checked the seal, and after confirming that it was from the shogun, he quickly started to open the letter.
At the same time, he asked casually, "How did you send this letter?"
After being seized control of the sea by the Ming Dynasty Navy, contact with the Japanese mainland was cut off. After such a long time, every Japanese was looking forward to news about the Japanese mainland. Matsudaira Nobutsuna finally understood why there was such a loud cheer just now.
, and a large number of Japanese were following behind the messenger.
"The shogun ordered it to be sent across the sea from Ezo!"
Ezo Land was Hokkaido in later generations. At this time, the indigenous people still lived there, and the expansion of Japanese pirates in Ezo Land had just begun.
When Matsudaira Nobutsuna heard this, his heart felt cold.
It would be best if the navy came directly. But now, when the shogun sends a message to North Korea, he has to take such a long sea route from Ezo land, which means that there is probably no navy in the Japanese country.
, at least it was impossible to compete with the Ming Dynasty Navy, so it had to take such a long sea route!
Thinking of this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was a little worried and quickly read the opened letter.
The other Japanese people all looked at Matsudaira Nobutsuna with expectant eyes, hoping that he would see the good news from the letter.
After Matsudaira Nobutsuna quickly scanned the contents of the letter, he suddenly closed the letter with a smile on his face. He looked up at the group of people in front of him and said with a smile: "The general told you in the letter that you should
Let’s not worry. When some Ming naval forces wanted to attack Honshu Island, Amaterasu appeared and a divine wind suddenly appeared, blowing all the Ming naval forces to the bottom of the sea!"
Upon hearing this, all the Japanese who were looking forward to it could not help but cheer.
I remember that during the Mongol and Yuan Dynasties, the Mongol and Yuan Empire wanted to conquer the Japanese country. The result was that Amaterasu appeared and the divine wind blew out the navy of the Mongol and Yuan Empire and protected the Japanese country.
Now, the navy of the Ming Dynasty has been destroyed by the divine wind again. It is really the Japanese country that has its own god Amaterasu to protect it!
The cheers in the hall spread outside, attracting more Japanese people, and then after hearing the content, there was another burst of cheers.
In the main hall, the excited Japanese immediately asked Matsudaira Nobutsuna: "Sir, is there anything else? Is there any good news?"
Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked at them with a smile. After hearing the question, he replied: "The shogun also said that the navy is still accumulating strength. When the time is right, it will be able to defeat the remaining Ming navy in one fell swoop."
Division. At the same time, we are also required to build warships and actively prepare for war. Victory will eventually belong to our country, the Japanese!"
Upon hearing this, the Japanese immediately cheered again.
"Long live!"
"Long live the great Japanese nation!"
"..."
Of course, while they were happy, some Japanese still had some doubts. Seeing that Matsudaira Nobutsuna was very talkative at this time, they boldly asked: "Sir, why do the navy of the Ming Dynasty continue to transport ships to our homeland?"
Where are the people?”
When Matsudaira Nobutsuna heard this, he still replied with a smile: "It's because the Ming army lost the battle, so they have to keep transporting people there!"
Upon hearing this, no Japanese had any doubts anymore, and they all cheered excitedly.
Seeing this scene, Matsudaira Nobutsuna also immediately expressed his position. In order to celebrate the shogun's letter and to celebrate Amaterasu's blessing on the great Japanese country, every Japanese will have an extra meal, an extra rice ball!
At this time, the Korean Japanese had all food controls. When they were not at war, their rations were very small;
There was no way. Previously, because Wu Sangui attacked Busan, a large number of troops moved to North Korea first, and the transportation of civilians was moved back. Unexpectedly, the Ming Dynasty navy appeared, which not only cut off the subsequent transportation of supplies, but also
Staged farmers' transportation.
Therefore, on the North Korean side, there were more soldiers and fewer farmers; in addition, the North Koreans were not honest and resisted all the time, so that the food harvest could not meet the needs of the army at all.
Likewise, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was forced to go to Shengjing himself to beg for a batch of grain and grass supplies. Otherwise, he would probably be eating two-legged sheep!
At this time, Matsudaira Nobutsuna announced that there would be extra meals. It was really good news that there would be such extra meals.
Every Japanese was in high spirits, as if they were really close to winning the war.
After celebrating for a while, Matsudaira Nobutsuna let them all go down.
However, before he could return to his seat and continue working, he saw someone breaking in at the door of the palace.
Before anyone even entered the main hall, joyful voices rang out in the main hall: "A letter from the General, has Amaterasu appeared?"
When Matsudaira Nobutsuna heard the sound, he looked up and saw that it was Yagyu Jubei. He smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, the kamikaze exerted its power and destroyed some Ming Dynasty naval warships!"
"Haha, that's great!" After hearing this, Yagyu Jubei laughed, strode forward, and said at the same time, "I just said, our great Japanese country has a prosperous national fortune, how can the Ming Dynasty succeed!"
After hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna smiled and nodded, and then ordered the Japanese guards standing guard in the palace: "You all go out, I want to discuss things with Omatsu!"
This must be the General's explanation. After hearing this, the Japanese guards understood the situation and immediately withdrew and closed the palace door.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna is a veteran, and Yagyu Jubei is now Omatsuke. They are both Tokugawa Iemitsu's right-hand men. They still have secret missions to explain, which is absolutely reasonable.
There was a "Peng" sound and a slight slamming of the door. You didn't need to look back to know that the palace door was closed.
Regardless of this, Yagyu Jubei immediately walked up to Matsudaira Nobutsuna, and with a smile on his face, he asked Matsudaira Nobutsuna: "Shogun, are you worried about these daimyo who lead the troops? Do you have any latest instructions?