Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1775 Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese (卌一) The Japanese Military Conference 【Happy New Year】

In the First World War in Pyongyang, due to the fact that the First Army Corps of the Japanese Army defeated the Liaodong Army of the Ming Dynasty to aid North Korea, the impact was not simple. In order to discuss the follow-up military strategy deployment, General Ukita Hideka of the Japanese Army who conquered North Korea immediately summoned all the generals in North Korea in early November. Wang Jing Hanyang held a military meeting.

Those who came to Hanyang to participate in the military meeting included the Japanese First Army Regiment Konishi, the Third Army Kuroda Nagamasa, the Fourth Army Shimadzu Yoshihiro, the Fifth Army Masanori Fukushima and Nagamune Motokin, and the Sixth Army Kobayakawa Takakage, Mori Terumoto of the Eighth Legion, Hasegawa Hideichi, and Asano Nagamasa of the Ninth Legion.

In addition, there are naval generals Yoshitaka Kuki, Yoshiaki Kato, Yasuji Kyoban, and military counselors Kuroda Kanbei, Ishida Mitsunari and Masuda Nagamori.Yoshitsugu Otani, Nagayasu Maeno, and Koyasu Kato also came to Hanyang one after another.

General Ukita Hideka did his part, and was the first to introduce the situation: "Second Division Kato Kiyomasa and Nabeshima Naomo are still raiding Hamgyong-do, and cannot come to participate in this military meeting; Ninth Division Toyotomi Hidekatsu His Royal Highness unfortunately fell ill and died after landing in North Korea. The Ninth Division was first led by Asano Nagamasa.

Ladies and gentlemen, at present, hundreds of cities in North Korea have been wiped out by our army, and the 20 Korean army has retreated without ground.But everyone knows that North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and if North Korea is in trouble, the Ming Dynasty will come to rescue.

Before Xiaoxi Jun defeated the first batch of reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty in Pyongyang, this is a matter of congratulations. However, the Ming Dynasty will also send a large army to come because of this. , We should focus on considering the strategy of fighting against the Ming Dynasty, please speak freely about this. "

Ukita Hideka's words were very natural, but he did not discuss with Governor Konishi before the meeting. He didn't know that although Governor Konishi defeated the Ming army in the Battle of Pyongyang, he was afraid because of it.

So when President Xiaoxi heard his words, he felt uneasy, and quickly said: "The general does not know, although our army defeated thousands of Ming troops in the Battle of Pyongyang, beheaded and captured hundreds, but in fact paid at least two dollars." More than twice the casualties, and the general must make it clear that the battle was planned by our army and the Ming army was tricked, which shows that the Ming army is strong.

Generals and gentlemen, the Ming army is not only brave and good at fighting, but also tall and powerful, with strong and persistent. Even when Pyongyang was surrounded by heavy siege during World War I, they still persisted for a long time and fought to the death without retreating.It can be seen from this that if the Ming army is fully deployed, our army will face the enemy head-on and suffer heavy casualties. Therefore, I think that our army's current strength is not enough to capture Daming. Negotiate, divide North Korea, and make plans after North Korea is stabilized. "

General Ukita Hideka, although he didn't expect that President Xiaonishi would jump out to object, but he only thought that President Xiaonishi was overly cautious, and he didn't take it seriously when he heard the words. Instead, he smiled lightly: "Mr. Casualties doubled, but it shouldn't be so fearful.

His Majesty the Taige heard that Kato captured the North Korean prince and Xiao Xijun Pyongyang repelled the Ming army, so he has given you two and the criminals a big compliment.His Royal Highness Taige also said that as long as the tactics are used properly, the Ming army has nothing to worry about, and we have been fully prepared for the battle, so Mr. Xiaoxi still needs to strengthen his faith. "

Shocked and anxious, President Xiaoxi quickly got up and said: "Wait a minute, General. Your Highness Taige is far away from North Korea. How can you know the real situation of the frontline battle? How can you know that the battle is extremely dangerous! Let me tell you the truth, it's not that I underestimated myself, the last battle in Pyongyang At best, our army can only count as a miserable victory. If there is an all-out war with the Ming army, there may be very few of the more than 20 people who have entered the dynasty now!
Even if we defeat the Ming army again, our army will have no successor, and North Korea has tens of thousands of troops to launch a counterattack.As for the Ming Dynasty, it has a territory of thousands of miles, and reinforcements will come incessantly. At that time, everything will cease, and even the current occupied territories will be difficult to hold! "

President Xiaoxi has always been regarded as brave and alert, good at strategy, and a man with both military and political skills, so the generals will be surprised to hear his "cowardly" words.

Fukushima Masaki, the head of the Fifth Army Corps and one of the seven guns of Chiyue, couldn't help but mocked: "Xiaoxi, you really embarrassed His Highness the Taige, I didn't come here to be frightened by the Ming Dynasty, but It is to defeat the enemy country and enter the Tang Dynasty with a large army!

Xiaoxi, the way of a samurai is not to be afraid of powerful enemies, and I am here to compete with Ming!Hmph, the reason why your First Legion only won a disastrous victory is probably because of your stupid tactics. If you are afraid, you might as well ask His Majesty the Taige for orders and flee back to your hometown. "

Masayoshi Fukushima is a military commander faction, and Konishi Yukio of the Puritan faction has never dealt with each other. Hearing this, Konishi Yuki grew up annoyed and was about to defend himself, but heard Ishida Mitsunari, one of the core of the Puritan faction, speak.

Of course, Ishida Mitsunari was on the side of Chief Konishi, and he said in a calm and unhurried manner: "In addition to the need to deal with the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, the situation in the land occupied by North Korea is still in serious trouble. large quantities of drugs;

It was winter, and North Korea was far colder than Japan. Not only did the armies lack thick winter clothing, but even firewood for heating was extremely worrying. Many soldiers in each army suffered from frostbite, and some even died of frostbite;

Jeolla Province in North Korea has not yet been occupied. Rebels from Gyeongsang-do and Chungcheong-do have rebelled, and rebels have also harassed the rest of the provinces, which has caused great trouble for our army to garrison, supply, and win the hearts of the people.The instability in the rear naturally makes it difficult to concentrate combat power against Ming;

Moreover, I also heard that the navy has fought against Yi Sun-shin many times, and they were defeated in every battle. Now the North Korean navy is threatening Pusanpo... You should know that if the navy is completely destroyed and Pusan ​​is occupied, our army will be trapped. Died in North Korea.Jiugui Jialong, as a general of the navy, how can you explain it to His Highness Taige! "

Ishida Samson became Toyotomi Hideyoshi's close confidant, and he can be regarded as a high-ranking and powerful person. Gugui Jialong was already worried and indignant about Lien's defeat by Li Sunshin. Under the soil".

However, he still tried his best to explain: "I cannot absolve myself of the responsibility for the defeat of the naval army, and I have reported the specific circumstances to His Royal Highness Taige. If the sea route is really cut off by North Korea, even if he commits suicide by caesarean section, it will be difficult to wash away the shame.

Fortunately, His Majesty Taiko and Maeda have ordered the army to help, and I will also make the most of the iron-clad warships that can be used and study the tactics to defeat the enemy.During this period, I will stick to the harbor, and I will never let Busan be captured by North Korea even if I risk my life. "

Kato Yoshiaki and Wakisaka Yasuji, who were sent to the navy this time and both suffered defeats, also swore that they would either stick to Busan or kill Yi Sun-shin.But the strange thing is that everyone seems to have some kind of tacit understanding, and none of them mentioned the "new fleet" stationed in Osaka.

Ukita Hideka looked around at the crowd and said: "All the land and sea supplies are on the shoulders of the navy, and I have also received an order from His Royal Highness Taige to request the army to destroy the stronghold of the Korean navy, and our army must completely destroy the Korean rebel army.

The order of the Taige cannot be violated!All armies must do their best to wipe out the areas under their jurisdiction. The areas where Shimadzu, Fukushima, and Kobayakawa are stationed are properly deployed, and the rebels have almost disappeared. I will propose a commendation to the Taiko.

However, the Gyeongsangdo Rebel Army is still rampant, and the Seventh and Ninth Squads need to fight together. In addition to eliminating the scattered rebels, they must also concentrate their forces to capture Jinju.In this way, the main force of the rebel army was destroyed, and the road to Jeolla-do was opened up, where the North Korean navy was located, and the sixth team was used to occupy Jeolla-do.

Finally, each army also needs to carefully prepare for the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty, which is necessary to realize the Taige's wish to enter the Tang Dynasty!Your Highness Kobayakawa, what is your plan for this? "

As a well-known wise general, Takakage Kobayakawa, of course, could not be without a plan, but this time he seemed to be playing tricks, saying: "I agree with President Xiaonishi's concerns about the Ming army. Our army is now scattered. Considering the strength of the Ming army and its national strength, it is indeed worrying.

In addition, His Highness Ishida's words are also very reasonable. Right now our army is suffering from disease, severe cold, and lack of clothing and food, and all parts of North Korea are resisting. If something happens, there will be endless troubles.

To be on the safe side, I suggest abandoning the three capitals and provinces of North Korea, collecting military supplies and ordnance, and withdrawing all armies in the Pusan ​​area, stockpiling food and expanding troops, at least until the beginning of next year before making any calculations.

In this way, they will not suffer from the harassment of the Korean rebel army, nor will they worry about food shortages, and the Korean navy will not dare to make mistakes.If we can concentrate all our efforts to wipe out the Ming army and the rebel army in the first battle, it will surely shake the world, and then we can go all out to capture the Eighth Route Army of Korea with ease, and there will be no resistance.And after a short rest, our army will be able to invade Liaodong and directly enter the capital of the Ming Dynasty. "

After listening to Ukita Hideya, he always felt that although Kobayakawa Takakage's words sounded nice, it seemed that he was playing tricks.According to his plan, first of all, he had to give up most of the results at this stage, and wait until the spring of next year. But after the spring, would his side really have the upper hand?It's hard to say, besides, how can you easily make a decision to give up so much land, and how can you explain it to His Royal Highness?
The Ukita Hide family didn't agree, but due to Kobayakawa's reputation and status, he couldn't easily refute it, so he asked the generals for their opinions.Asano Nagamasa of the Ninth Army supported Kobayakawa Takakage and said: "I think this is feasible. If all our troops retreat to Busan, we will have a strong force and will be able to go all the way. It will be even easier to break through Jinju to the west and destroy the Korean navy. It is stable and conducive to a decisive battle with the Ming army."

Mori Terumoto saw Kobayakawa Takakage's proposal to withdraw to the south and stick to it, and he also felt that this would greatly reduce the pressure on the Seventh Division in Gyeongsang-do, so he immediately seconded his proposal: "Uncle is a famous general and has been in battle for a long time. This plan is very safe and can be guaranteed. There is nothing wrong with it, and my Maori family firmly supports it. Gentlemen, our army is gradually falling into a predicament, if we continue to fight on our own and cannot work together, I think we will be defeated, and then we will be even more shameless to face His Royal Highness."

When he said this, Hasegawa Shuichi immediately agreed.With so many supporters of Xiguo's surrender daimyo, the Ukita Hide family couldn't help but feel a little headache, so they turned to the followers again.

Otani Kichitsu thought for a while, and made another suggestion: "I don't agree with the withdrawal of the whole army to Pusan. From my humble opinion, we should defend Gyeongsang and Jeolla provinces. It was too early for the Ming army's reinforcements to arrive, and so far they have not been able to capture them. How could Jeolla Province stop there? It is obviously extremely important to capture Jinju, eliminate the main force of the rebel army, destroy the Korean navy base, and seize the food production areas of North Korea.

Jeolla-do is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so we should occupy this place before the Ming army arrives to support our army in the next stage of operations and reduce the supply pressure.There are many fortresses in the north and south of Gyeongsang Province, which are quite deep and have many harbors, which are convenient for our troops to support each other. Therefore, there is no need to concentrate on the decisive battle in Busan. Only by sitting on Jeolla and Gyeongsang North and South Provinces can we be truly invincible. "

Masuda Nagamori worried that the result of the military meeting would be different from what Toyotomi Hideyoshi had hoped, so he asked: "His Majesty Taiko is full of ambition, and we are preparing for the battle with all our strength, but after everyone's discussion, it is actually going against Taiko's wishes and shrinking the line of defense. To the south of Wangjing. Even if you have real considerations, if you report it like this, His Royal Highness Taige will be annoyed, if Taige is angry... what should you do?"

However, Mae Ye Changkang thought that there was no serious problem. He explained: "His Royal Highness Taige ordered to prepare for the battle with all our strength. Isn't it just for the purpose of preparing for the war with all our strength? Since the facts are true, His Highness Taige will also sympathize with our army's difficulties.

Furthermore, if His Majesty Taige is really furious, he will come to North Korea to command the whole army to fight. At that time, His Maeda, Tokugawa and other princes will also lead their own armies, and follow His Majesty to conquer North Korea and Ming Dynasty.

In this way, our country's elite soldiers and generals will gather together, and His Royal Highness the Taige is heroic, we just need to follow and we will be invincible. "

The atmosphere of the military discussion is more and more inclined to retreat first, and seeing that an agreement is about to be reached, Kato Koyasu, who has followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi for a long time, couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and scolded directly: "All the gentlemen here have fought south and north, and immediately How can you be so cowardly and timid after countless military exploits, and now you are all well-known in one party! His Majesty the Taige entrusted you with such important tasks is a great trust, and for this reason, he should fight to the end and repay his kindness.

The mere Ming Dynasty and North Korea even planned to invite the Taige to conquest in person. What face do they have to call themselves the pillars of the Wu family?According to this, Busanpu has hundreds of miles of land. If you abandon the defense of the three capitals and various roads without a battle, what face is there to call it a strategy? "

What he said was really "brave", even Takakage Kobayakawa was directly scolded by him, especially the faces of everyone who supported the retreat just now were gloomy, only Takakage Kobayakawa himself looked indifferent, as if his ears were deaf , heard nothing in general.

Kobayakawa Takakage could calm down, but Konishi Yukio, as the head of the First Army Corps at the forefront, couldn't calm down, and immediately asked: "If the soldiers and supplies are not available, what should I do?"

Kato Koyasu fought back: "If the food is exhausted and it is difficult to replenish it, we will eat sand, earth and stones to satisfy our hunger and seize the enemy's food!"

These words were obviously angry, but Ishida Mitsunari caught him and reprimanded him: "Kato! Don't talk nonsense, calm down your anger! How can people eat sand, earth and rocks, so how can they fight for His Highness Taige? "

Kato Kotai was extremely stubborn, twisting his neck and said: "I don't know how to eat sand, but if you decide to abandon the three capitals and retreat to Busan, then I can't stop it, but I want to stay and fight with the enemy." Bloody battle to the end, carry out the military order of His Majesty Taige! If after the battle, I am blessed by the gods and Buddhas, and I am lucky enough to survive, I will definitely come to join the lords!"

Seeing that Kato Koyasu was agitated and said what he wanted to say, Fukushima Masaru was very happy in his heart, and he stood up suddenly and said: "I also oppose abandoning the defense and withdrawing to the south! Since I followed His Royal Highness in the battle, I have never I have never participated in such a cowardly military meeting!
Kato Kiyomasa has not arrived today, but I have been friends with him for many years, and I know him very well, so today I also speak for him: the second and fifth teams will never retreat southward, and will definitely join the Ming army. Do not give up an inch of ground!

Xiaoxi, if Kato Kiyoshi were present today, I would kill you, a cowardly and cowardly person, with my own hands. Your Highness Kobayakawa, Your Highness Otani, you are also famous generals, how could you come up with such a plan against Taige's wishes!Please do not accept it, and I would also like to report to Taige for his decision. "

Otani Yoshitsugu thought that his plan was out of publicity, and he made a judgment and plan based on the current reality. He was upset by these words, but he thought that Fukushima was the number one in the Toyotomi family. Waiting for the fierce general, he had no choice but to hold back his anger and persuade: "Mr. Fukushima, don't be arrogant. This is a military discussion, but a discussion on the safest method of warfare. It's not about being more loyal here!

Fukushima-kun, let me just say it straight, even if His Majesty the Taige is here in person today, we will propose this strategy for His Majesty to choose. "

Ishida Mitsunari was also very displeased with these two "reckless men", and then his friend Otani Yoshitsugu said: "Now that there is a difficult situation inside, and the enemy's reinforcements are coming outside, we should plan more and be prepared. "

Masanori Fukushima, who was already dissatisfied with the Wenzhi faction, originally sneered at Ishida Mitsunari. Seeing that Ishida Mitsunari came to persuade him, he became even more angry.

He even brought up the last battle of Ninja Castle as an example, mocking Ishida Mitsunari for not being able to win even a female general Narita Kai.

Seeing the scene, military adviser Kuroda Guanbingwei was already very embarrassed. He quickly stopped the two of them, and then suggested: "Pyongyang, Hanyang and Busanpo are far away, and now the rebel army is rioting, the disease is spreading, and it is inconvenient to transport supplies. This is true. The real thing is that it is a pity to abandon Hanyang.

In fact, even if we do not withdraw to the south, there are still strategies to control the enemy.For example, our army can shrink part of the front line. Our army's first priority is to keep the capital of Hanyang, and Pyongan Road and Hamgyong Road are far away. Dao's [-]nd Division and the Dao's were having difficulty rescuing or defending Hanyang.

Therefore, it is better to abandon Ping'an Road and Hamgyong Road, and the first, second, and third teams retreat to Gyeonggi-do. Within a day's journey to the north of Hanyang, build several fortresses for each army to garrison each other. support.The Sixth Team went north to help defend, so it was safe to defend Hanyang.

The Seventh and Ninth Divisions stabilized the Gyeongsang and South North and South Provinces, and joined forces to capture Jinju and open up Jeolla. They first went south to occupy the North Korean naval garrison, and then went north to capture Jeolla Province.

The [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th teams are stationed on standby. First, we need to stabilize the territory under our jurisdiction. After waiting for an opportunity to annihilate the Ming army, our army can move north again and take Ping'an and Hamgyong again. , Re-enter Liaodong. "

After hearing this, Yuan Qin of Changzong's Ministry praised: "His Royal Highness Guan Bingwei is worthy of being the think tank of His Royal Highness Taige, and he is really thoughtful. This is a plan for the best of both worlds."

After listening to Kuroda Kanbei's strategy, most of the generals present agreed, but only Shimadzu Yoshihiro, Fukushima Masanori, and Kobayakawa Takakage still had objections.

Shimadzu Yoshihiro said: "His Royal Highness Guanbingwei's plan is indeed safe, but I do not agree to abandon Pyongyang and Kaesong. It should be known that occupying the third is a symbol of occupying North Korea. His Royal Highness Taiko also attaches great importance to this. Abandoning Pyongyang and Kaesong is not only I object, and His Highness Taige will never allow it, and His Highness Guan Bingwei will not ask for trouble.

Moreover, both Pyongyang and Kaesong are strong fortresses, but North Korea is weak, which makes it easy for our army to occupy. In fact, relying on the fortresses and our army's bravery, even if the Ming army goes south, our army is enough to hold the three capitals. "

Why did Yoshihiro Shimadzu object to the withdrawal of Sandu from North Korea?I am afraid that only he himself knows this: first, he hopes that the Japanese army will disperse so that he can defeat his real enemy one by one in the future; The three capitals really can only be guarded until death.

But other people obviously didn't expect that Shimadzu's family really took refuge in Jinghua. They always thought that Shimadzu's family was just poor and afraid and wanted to make some money, so no one was aware of his real intention of objecting.

Seeing this, Takakage Kobayakawa slightly changed Kuroda's strategy, saying: "In this case, let the first team stay in Pyongyang, and I will lead the sixth team north to station in Kaesong to assist the first team , while the second and third teams will retreat to Gyeonggi Province to assist the eighth team, and the other teams must also pay attention to mutual communication and support."

Kanbei Kuroda no longer spoke about this, that is to say, he acquiesced. Only Masanori Fukushima was still dissatisfied and felt that he was still too cowardly.

Kuroda Nagamasa of the Third Army had no choice but to persuade: "Fukushima, the military discussion has come to this point, and all the lords have no objections. Don't make a noise here, otherwise the general will follow the law, and His Royal Highness will never forgive you." Fukushima Dao Zheng saw that the military agreement had been decided, and he couldn't insist any longer, so he had no choice but to stop objecting.

General Ukita Hideka breathed a sigh of relief, the result of the military discussion was not too bad in his opinion, so he issued a military order and reported it to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.The generals then left Hanyang one after another, returned to the station to act according to the order, wiped out the rebels, stored food for rest, and mobilized to prepare for war.
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