Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1848 The Sword Points at Japan ([-]) The Controversy of Advancing and Retreating
In fact, many generals in the Japanese army wanted to ask this question of Mori Hidemoto.There are more than one reasons why they have such doubts, but one of the most important reasons is that Toyotomi Hideyoshi transferred many of the heavy artillery originally equipped to the Army Division to the Navy in order to strengthen the navy and restore the situation that was hanged and beaten by Yi Sun-shin at that time. The water army was transformed and finally boarded the ship, which violated the interests of the land division.

In addition, Toyotomi Hideyoshi also dismantled some coastal anti-corrosion guns that were originally used in the port and put them on the warships, but the generals of the land division were too lazy to ask about this because they had nothing to do with themselves.

At this time, no matter whether it is Fujido Takatora or Wakisaka Yasuji, all the generals of the navy do not really want to answer this question, but they just can’t answer it. After all, Kuki Yoshitaka was dismissed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi because of the previous failure, and he is no longer leading. Japanese navy.

In this way, the two generals of Toyotomi's direct line, Fujido Takatora and Wakisaka Yasuji, became the top two generals in the navy. If they don't answer, no one will answer.

Fujido Takatora and Wakisaka Yasuji looked at each other, and finally bit the bullet and said: "Your Majesty Mori doesn't know something. After the Mingliang naval battle, our navy conducted some tactical reviews, especially the very strict large-cannon shelling test at sea. The Anzhai Ship, Guan Ship, Xiaoba Ship, and North Korean warships that were damaged in the naval battle were used as target ships to test the actual combat value of the cannonball.”

"Oh?" Maori Xiuyuan asked, "How did it turn out?"

"The results are mixed." Fujido Takatora said with a wry smile: "First of all, it is very difficult for the large cylinder to hit the target ship at sea. We conducted a shooting test with a single large cylinder. At the general engagement distance with very small wind and waves, dozens of projectiles are likely to hit. once.

And if it is a salvo of about ten large cylinders fired at the same time, the hit rate will indeed increase, but it often takes several rounds of salvos to hit one hit. "

Kuroda Rushui frowned, but he didn't speak immediately. Instead, Mao Lixiuyuan was taken aback, staring at him and said: "Ten large cylinders, several rounds of volleys, so you can only hit once?"

Before Fujido Takatora could answer, Ukita Hideka added: "I noticed that Fujido-kun also said that this kind of test was carried out 'at a normal combat distance where the wind and waves are very small'.

So I can't say this because of this: this test result means that if the wind and waves are stronger and the combat distance is longer, it is almost impossible for this large salvo to hit, or...it will take dozens of salvos to have a chance Get the hit, right? "

"According to the test results, I'm afraid this is indeed the case, and the reason why the navy conducted such a test is precisely because in the Mingliang naval battle, our army's large tanks were far more equipped than before, but the last review found that , We actually achieved very limited results through Otsutsu." Yasuji Wakisaka interrupted at this time to answer.

"This is strange. If the large-barreled volley can't hit the enemy ship at all, then how can it be explained that the fleet of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is equipped with a large number of large-barreled ships, and they also despise the gangs?"

Mao Lixiuyuan frowned, and pointed out: "Everyone, don't forget that the Maritime Trade Alliance completely defeated the Anton Navy in the naval battle in the Northeast. If the big tube is not the key to victory, then what is it?
In particular, as far as I know, the performance of the Anton navy with a long history in that naval battle can only be described in one sentence, that is, they have no counterattack power-how can this be explained? "

Before Fujido Takatora and Wakisaka Yasuji explained, Kuroda Rusui spoke, and he said flatly: "There is nothing else, just enough."

"Master Rushui, what does this mean?" Mao Lixiuyuan didn't realize it for a moment.

Kuroda Rushui said: "I mean, the Sea Trade Alliance wins because of the huge number of large tubes. In this way, even if the hit rate of large tubes in naval battles is extremely low, as long as there are enough large tubes firing at a certain ship at the same time, then The hit rate has naturally increased significantly.”

Mao Lixiuyuan wondered: "The master's words should be correct in principle, but I still find it unbelievable. Master, the big cannon is not an iron cannon. It uses a lot of gunpowder every time it is fired. The side of the Jinghua giant ship In terms of the number of fourteen large barrels, each of them will consume about a hundred catties of gunpowder in a salvo.

Then we can roughly calculate, how much gunpowder does the Sea Trade Alliance need to spend in a naval battle?Everyone knows the price of gunpowder. Like them, what is fighting is like throwing money into the sea! "

Ukita Hideka frowned and said, "The Maritime Trade Alliance is different from ours in Japan. The Ming Dynasty should have saltpeter mines, so I expect their gunpowder costs to be much lower than ours in Japan."

"Cost is naturally one factor, but I think the most critical reason is probably not here." Kuroda Rushui said with a calm face: "Everyone may wish to think about it, since the Anton Navy was almost completely wiped out that time, , After the slump, which Japanese navy has the courage to challenge the maritime hegemony of the Maritime Trade Alliance in the past ten years?

Not to mention the entire Maritime Trade Alliance, even the Kanto Fleet they are stationed in Misaki City, which Japanese navy would dare to challenge it?Heh, even His Royal Highness Taige, didn't he have to put the "New Fleet" in Dasaka Bay to be on guard at all times, and he refused to send it to Kanto for a battle?

As for His Highness Tokugawa, he is considered the strongest daimyo in Japan since Taiko, but Taiko ordered him to recover the two cities of Misaki and Tamanawa, and he still refuses to move lightly.

The Tokugawa Uchifu said that even if they occupy these two cities, the Kanto Fleet can rely on the island of Misaki Castle to hold on to that maritime stronghold. Can be exhausted, and finally be dragged down, so as long as the Kanto Fleet cannot be solved, the Tokugawa family cannot use troops against Misaki and Tamanawa.

Gentlemen, this is the reason why the Maritime Trade Alliance dared to spend so much gunpowder in the First World War: What a benefit it is to exchange for more than ten years of smooth trade in the First World War, how could it be possible to lose money?

So on the other hand, with the support of such a huge trade income, the Sea Trade Alliance reduced the troops needed for the gang war and turned to strengthen the big tank equipment. What's wrong with this?Soldiers have to be paid monthly. As long as the big tube is equipped, as long as there is no war, then there is no need to spend a lot of money in the future-it is nothing more than asking the big tube to do some maintenance such as rust prevention. "

Kuroda Rushui’s explanations can be described in detail. Mori Hidemoto came to his senses and suddenly said: “No wonder, no wonder... I understand. I have always been curious about why the Sea Trade Alliance always sails in groups, and there are very few singles. Ship alone.

It turned out that due to the limitations of their tactics, their single-ship combat power is very limited. If they want to exert the power of a large tank, the larger the fleet size, the better. "

Ukita Hideka turned the topic back to the statement made by the navy just now, and asked: "Master Rushui, can I understand that the significance of loading large cylinders is that there are enough large cylinders, and they must be used intensively in wartime to be able to play?
Although the large barrels currently equipped by our navy are quite a lot, they may still be at a disadvantage in the face of the navy of the Ming army or the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance. The shipboard gang fight? "

Kuroda Rusui did not answer directly, but looked at Takatora Fujido and Yasuji Wakisaka, and said, "This question is for the final judgment of the Navy, and I just explained the phenomenon that the Maritime Trade Alliance is light on the board but heavy on the tank. .”

What Fujido Takatora and Wakisaka Yasuji could say, of course they could only admit it.Fujido Gaohu also added: "In addition to the fact that the number of large cylinders is definitely at a disadvantage compared to the Ming army, there is also a very important point that our army is short of gunpowder. According to calculations, if we really go to fight with the Ming army navy If there is a cannon artillery battle, then the existing gunpowder reserves must be seriously insufficient, and it is likely that the land division will need to provide at least [-] catties of gunpowder for the navy to try."

Hearing this, all the generals of the Japanese army shook their heads. Not to mention Mori Hidemoto, even Ukita Hideka said bluntly: "This is completely impossible. Now the new admiral of the Ming Army's land division, Ma Gui, is leading an army of [-]. Going south, the land division is under great pressure, and the gunpowder reserves may be insufficient, so how can we allocate so much to support the navy? Absolutely not, absolutely not."

It is interesting to say that due to the influence of the highly pragmatic butterfly wings, the Japanese navy at this time had seen the development direction of the world's navies more than 200 years earlier, especially the development direction of maritime armaments. It was only limited by Japan's national strength. to make the right choice or change.

In fact, not to mention Japan, if not for the emergence of high pragmatism, even if Da Ming had come into contact with the Western Navy earlier and had a naval battle with the Western Navy, the Naval War thinking of the Daming Navy in the original history would not be so fast, and it even gave a lot to later generations. My impression is that the Daming Navy is conservative in thinking, and it clearly sees the direction of the navy's development, but it is still stubborn and unwilling to make progress.

In fact, this kind of thinking is problematic. The Ming Dynasty was an important period when the military technology of the East and the West began to widen the gap, and it was also an era when the spread of Western learning to the east was relatively prosperous.Since Jiajing, Japanese pirates, pirates, and European forces have continuously invaded Daming. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of coastal defense, the Daming Navy has actually undergone two technological and tactical changes.

The first time was during the Jialongwan period, centering on the introduction of the Folang machine gun; the second time was during the Tianqi Chongzhen period, centering on the introduction of the red cannon. These two changes also brought corresponding tactical adjustments to the Daming Navy. .

Before the second reform, the order of importance of the Daming Navy's naval warfare tactics was still that burning the ship and "using the boat to plow the plow" was the most important. As for the cases of wounding people and destroying ships with artillery, it is rare.

However, at the beginning of the 17th century, the Dutch came east because they won the competition in the western navy. The number and power of their gunships were larger than those of the Portuguese ships. It is called "Hongyi" cannon.

On the southeast coast where the coastal defense problem is the most serious, the Daming Navy quickly applied the Hongyi cannon to the coastal defense warships, and broke through the limit on the number of warships equipped with large artillery. technology, which is very close to the shelling tactics of European ships.

Since the reign of Chongzhen, pirates and official ships have been equipped with multiple Hongyi cannons. In 1633, during the Naval Battle of Heliaowan in the Ming Dynasty, the large warships of the Ming army were equipped with 16, 20, and 36 cannons respectively.

Later, Hans Potoman, the governor of Taiwan in the Netherlands, recorded this: Zheng Zhilong’s warship was “built according to the Dutch model, a large and exquisite, well-equipped sailing ship and fleet, and a part of the ship can be dragged, with ring bolts, Cannon on double decks".

In 1635, in the battle to exterminate Liu Xiang, Zheng Zhilong's warship "can accommodate 24 large blunderbusses per ship, and with the sound of a cannon, the clouds are split and the waves are pierced, and the battle is completed."

Of course, warships equipped with a dozen or even as many as 36 Hongyi cannons were not common at that time.One is that the Hongyi cannon is very heavy, and it is equipped with more than a dozen or even dozens of cannons, which requires a relatively high volume of warships; Therefore, it is likely that Hongyi cannons and fire cannons were mixed on the warships of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the increase in number, the supporting equipment of the Daming Navy's artillery was gradually improved at that time.Initially equipped with guns or red cannons, they were placed on wooden frames. Mud, chaff, and straw were spread under the wooden frames to cushion the recoil. However, as the number of large artillery increased, the Daming Navy also began to appear gun carts and portholes. , gun holes, artillery decks, etc., and even warships with double artillery decks appeared.

For example, it is recorded in "Bing Lu": "There are about [-] or [-] gun holes on the left and right of the lower deck (main deck) of the ship, and Hongyi cannons are placed in each of them. The wheel frame is used to make it easy to advance and retreat for charging. There is one cannon for each ship, or six or eight, arranged left and right; The side is heavy and does not jump, and the end of the bullet is straight."

In addition, Zheng Chenggong's cannons on water boats are also arranged in layers, with battlements on the top, scorpions around them, iron leaves on the surface, leather curtains on the outside, and dampers cut in the middle to fire cannons and crossbows.

What's more interesting is that the double-layer artillery deck technology is not only used in the southeast coastal areas, but also goes deep into the inland rivers.According to the "Ping Wulu", Wu Sangui rebelled in 1674, and built a large inland river warship that "divided into three layers in the middle, with 36 artillery positions on the left and right sides of the upper and middle layers, and 24 oars on the left and right sides of the lower layer, and it traveled very fast".

With the continuous increase in the number of artillery, shelling tactics have gradually matured. In August 1627, Zheng Zhilong and Yu Zigao's troops fought in Tseung Kwan O, Fuzhou. Zheng Zhihu used a bucket-tou cannon to pierce the ship of the Ming Navy division Ma Sheng, and fired along the gunpowder barrel.

In June 1628, Zheng Zhilong and Yu Zigao fought again in Xiamen, and the Ming army Sun Xiong's ship was sunk by Zheng Zhixiongwei's artillery.In the eighth year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong wiped out Liu Xiang in Tianweiyang, Guangdong. Many warships on both sides were bombarded and sunk.

In May 1661, Zheng Chenggong launched a naval battle with the Dutch warship in the Taijiang waters. The Dutch warship "Hector" exploded and sank first, and then the Chinese ship was close to the "Sgrafland" and the "Egret" No. 5 At the stern of the ship, Zheng Jun soldiers fired artillery on the deck and cabin of the enemy ship, and Zheng Jun also used fire to attack the ship.

In this battle, the role of bombarding ships and people has become very prominent, and the traditional burning of enemy ships still played an important role, but the most commonly used jumping ship and boarding battle never appeared again.

Then in 1680, during the battle of the Qing army to recover Haitan, the warship Wanzhengse "sunk sixteen pirate ships with all the gunfire". In the Penghu Naval Battle in 1683, bombardment tactics became more important, and guns were fired first in sea battles.

At that time, many large and small warships of the Qing army were damaged by cannons, and the Qing army also sunk eight Zheng's cannon ships with naval guns.

During this period, the tactics of firing naval guns also developed. According to "Taiwan Wai Ji", "In all water battles, when you see each other, you will fight with your head. Then fire the right gun"-look, isn't this highly consistent with the broadside salvo tactics of European battleships at that time?
However, although the bombardment tactics gradually matured, the situation of using naval guns to decide the outcome did not yet appear at that time.In general naval battles, various shelling, plowing, burning, jumping from ship, hand-to-hand combat, etc. are still the conventional tactics.

Even in the Penghu naval battle, where bombardment tactics were most widely used, the Qing army used fire barrels and cans to burn 36 Zheng army cannon ships, 67 big bird ships, [-] chasing boats, and five foreign ships converted to warships, far more than warships. Only eight were sunk by shelling.

Leaving the Qing army aside, let’s look at another question first: What is the level of the Daming navy compared with Europe at that time?
In Europe, especially along the Atlantic coast, in the last few decades of the 15th century, with the advent of the age of great navigation, European ships appeared with broadside heavy guns that could sink enemy ships.

In the 16th century, with the maturity and development of broadside gun technology, naval warfare characterized by ramming and forced boarding was gradually replaced by the tactics of broadside artillery salvo.

In the 17th century, a fierce naval arms race took place, and various new types of warships continued to emerge, with increasingly fierce gunfire and faster and faster warships.

In the face of Europe's strong ships and powerful guns, the Daming Navy can generally keep the same direction of change as Europe, but the time is later.It was not until the 16th century that the Ming Dynasty began to use heavy artillery, such as the Fayan, Shenfei Cannon, and Weiyuan Cannon, on warships. It was not until the early 17th century that the Hongyi Cannon was used, using broadside cannon technology and shelling tactics.

But more importantly, the naval gun reform of the Daming Navy showed a clear technical preference of "heavy guns, light ships". The slow and limited changes are mostly the product of responding to the needs of artillery, and no fundamental changes have taken place.

For things like firearms, its progress is linear. Therefore, after the introduction of European artillery, traditional Chinese artillery technology only needs limited improvements to adapt. Therefore, technicians in the Ming Dynasty have been closely following the footsteps of the West in artillery technology. However, shipbuilding technology It is just the opposite.

First of all, the sails of Chinese and Western sailing ships are difficult to be compatible, which has long been said.Affected by the rotation of the earth, the sea area on the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean is mild and gentle, with few oceanic wind disasters, and the requirements for ships' sailing performance are extremely high, so European ships often have huge and complicated sails.

On the other hand, the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, where the East China Sea and the South China Sea are located, is prone to wind and waves, is greatly affected by the oceanic monsoon, and has a high incidence of disastrous weather such as heavy rain and strong winds.Therefore, Chinese sea-going ships have developed hard sails and long sails that are convenient for fast sailing and avoiding wind and danger, while they have always rejected the complicated and difficult-to-manipulate soft sails and flat sails of European sailing ships.

Secondly, the control systems of Chinese and Western sailboats are difficult to be compatible.The safety factor of crossing the Atlantic Ocean is slightly higher, and the requirements for the maneuverability of the ship are not high. The sails only provide power and do not affect the direction of the ship.

The East China Sea and the South China Sea have many islands, many hidden reefs, dotted with archipelagoes, and intermittent islets along the coast. In fact, they look like an inner lake. In addition, due to the impact of the sea ban, foreign trade has shrunk, and the destination of sea freight is usually the surrounding coastal areas. Lord, it is generally not in Malacca, so the time for sea trade to complete a voyage cycle is relatively short, and replenishment is relatively convenient.

The above-mentioned characteristics of many islands and reefs and short voyage distance made it neither necessary nor convenient to build large ships. On the contrary, small and medium-sized ships were flexible in maneuvering, easy to evade, and suitable for the environment with many islands and reefs, so they became the mainstream of sea ships in the Ming Dynasty.

Finally, there is a huge difference in structure between Chinese and Western sailing ships.European ships are mainly used for cross-sea voyages, with long voyage cycles and inconvenient supplies. Huge ships are often needed to ensure supplies for long-term voyages and profits for a single voyage.In addition, the safety factor of the navigation sea area is high, and its ships are mainly horizontal compartments with a large loading capacity.

Ships in the East China Sea and South China Sea are bumpy and unstable, and the cargo on board is mainly bulk solid cargo such as fish, ceramics, rice, and salt, which requires high stability of the ship—not to mention, ceramics are delicate very.Therefore, China Sea Ship adopts a dense transverse compartment structure that can fix and divide cargo, facilitate cargo transshipment, improve ship stability, and function similar to containers.

As a result, the complex sails and large size of European seagoing ships, which are difficult to control, not only have no technical advantages in Southeast Asian naval battles and short-distance trade, but have become fatal flaws.

In previous confrontations, the Sudanese regimes in Southeast Asia often used the Lanka paddle boats to form an advantage over the Portuguese ships; Use flexible and maneuverable tactics such as boarding to achieve victory over European ships.

Sea-going shipbuilding is one of the most complex industrial categories in traditional society. It involves a wide range of areas, has a long production chain, and is technically difficult. There is no doubt that all links depend on each other and restrict each other.

European ship technology and Ming Dynasty ship technology belong to two independent technology systems. Each has a set of very mature technology systems that meet the needs of navigation. Each has a high degree of dependence on the environment and a large difference in technology traditions. It is difficult to form mutual reference. The situation of learning, on the contrary, ignores each other and excludes each other.

In this way, the transformation of warship technology in the Ming Dynasty was actually the result of the traditional development of ship technology in response to the needs of naval guns. It was only an improvement, strengthening or weakening of the original technology tradition, and there was no large-scale conversion to Western methods.

And this is also the reason why Jinghua Shipyard can only try to learn from some ideas in line with the development trend of future naval warfare, but cannot completely abandon the Chinese warship construction model.

Why does Jinghua want to produce one type of armed transport ship on a fixed basis?Because in the waters of East Asia and Southeast Asia, the size of the armed transport ship can just take into account seaworthiness, transportation volume and relatively high combat capability. If it is larger, the transportation and seaworthiness will decline, and if it is smaller, the combat capability will be insufficient.

In the Jinghua shipbuilding system, cruisers and battleships are above the armed transport ships. These are professional combat ships, so the transportation capacity can be greatly weakened, and the main consideration is combat.And they mainly exist as the core ships of the battle. In actual combat, there will always be a larger number of armed transport ships accompanying them, so they don't have to worry about the problem of "big ships are difficult to move" in these sea areas.

To put it simply, the highly pragmatic approach to naval warfare is roughly the same as the approach to land warfare. That is, since I can crush you with my size advantage, I will fight in a majestic battle: a big ship is better than a small ship, more ships are better than fewer ships; big cannons are better than small cannons , More guns are better than less guns.

In short, Gao Pragmatism actually formulates various war plans with a "total war" thinking. After all, the size of Ming Dynasty is placed here. As long as the internal finances, military organization and other issues are solved well, there will be no obvious lag in military technology. Then you can rely on the advantages of "super-large countries" that Western countries cannot have to complete the rolling-in fact, Tsarist Russia became the European steamroller because of this.

Of course, Gao Pragmatism does not want Ming's technological level to be as backward as that of Tsarist Russia.

In terms of maritime competition, Gao Yushi only has the future "Western powers" in his eyes, but he really doesn't pay much attention to Japan at this time.

But even so, Gao Yushi did not forget that the lion and the rabbit also used their full strength. Not only did they "cut off" the supply of saltpetre to attack Japan's gunpowder production, and they sent spies to the Japanese navy to bring Japanese warship building ideas, but also did not move. Already, once the naval battle is decided, he intends to wipe out the main force of the Japanese naval force in one battle-he himself went out after the Japanese "new fleet" was sent to North Korea, and it is precisely because of this consideration.

As for the Japanese generals in the court, land and sea, who will eventually discuss a way to avoid artillery battles and insist on jumping gangs, to be honest, even high-level pragmatism did not expect it. No matter how wise and cunning, brave and unparalleled, there is no solution in the end.

At this point, the Japanese Hanyang Military Council's discussion on maritime operations finally came to an end, so the topic turned back to land.

Ukita Hideka was very worried about the fact that the Ming army’s land division was as high as [-]. He was the general who invaded the dynasty last time, and he knew the strength of the Ming army’s combat power. As soon as the topic turned back to land, he said: “The [-] Ming army suddenly went south. The front line of the army was caught off guard and suffered major setbacks, and the key point at the front of the front line is Kaesong. Please speak freely about your views on the defense of Kaesong."

President Xiaonishi, who has been almost regarded as a "surrender faction", ignored the eyes of everyone, and jumped out first again: "Kaesong has no danger in terms of terrain. As for the city defense, there is no need to mention it. The number of Ming troops In front of the gigantic and terrifying giant tube, the city wall of Kaicheng is like a paper window, which can be broken with a single poke.

I thought Kaesong didn't have to stick to it. Instead, we should give up Kaesong decisively, withdraw all the soldiers to Hanyang, and then see if we can consider fighting a protracted cage city battle in Hanyang. The purpose is to try to drag down the logistics of the Ming army and force them to have to Withdrawal. "

Kato Kiyomasa sneered and said: "When I saw you jumping out, I knew that you didn't have a decent word. The Taige ordered me to take down the whole North Korea quickly to avenge the contempt and ridicule of the Tang people, but you are lucky, not only dare not take the initiative to attack or Fight back, not even dare to defend the city!

Kaesong is one of the three capitals of North Korea. There are mountains in the north and rivers in the west. How can it not be guarded?In your opinion, field defense is not feasible, and you can only wait for the Ming army to kill Kaesong City and bombard the city?I would like to ask you whether you know how to fight! "

Chief Xiaoxi also responded with a sneer and said, "Will I know how to fight? What a joke! The mountains north of Kaesong are neither high nor dangerous, and the elite Xuanda cavalry of the Ming army will not be hindered by such mountains at all. At that time, they will charge thousands of horses, what will our army use to resist it in the field? Do you want the Yamato warriors to take down the iron cavalry of the Ming army with their flesh and blood?

As for the west of Kaesong, the Licheng River is not a big river, not to mention that the Ming army's navy is approaching in an instant. If the navy can't stop it, it will be the Ming army that blocks the river.At that time, the navy of the Ming army fired all kinds of guns, and I faced the giant tube along the defense line of the river. Wouldn't it be necessary to resist with flesh and blood? "

Kato Kiyomasa was not to be outdone, and replied: "Since there are mountains in the north of the city, there are forests. As long as our army occupies the top of the mountain first, stands high in the forest, and shoots with iron artillery, what can the Ming cavalry do? Crash into the mountains and forests and rush to the front of our army?

Since there is a river in the west of the city, the Ming army's land division can be stopped by me. If the Ming army's navy division does appear, our army can also retreat beyond the range of its large barrel.If the Ming army's land division crossed the river immediately, our army would have to fight head-on. At that time, our army and the Ming army were intertwined. No matter how powerful the Ming army's naval division was, they couldn't even fight with their own land division, right?From this point of view, where can't you keep it? "

Xiao Nishiyuki laughed and said, "Katou, why do you only look at the battle from your own perspective? Let me ask you, if the navy of the Ming army really arrives and our navy can't restrain it, why do they only know how to fight in the battle?" Li Chengjiang confronted us, wouldn't they take the Ming army's land division to the warship and go directly to the sea to cut off the rear of our army?
Let me remind you that there are still tens of miles away from the west of Kaesong to the Licheng River, but Hanyang is connected to the sea by a river.

Then let me ask you, how many elite soldiers do you need to send along the Kaesong line to reach the Ming army going south? After releasing these many elite soldiers in Kaesong, if the Ming army directly reaches Hanyang through the navy, will Hanyang be able to survive?If Hanyang is lost, can Kaesong be kept?At that time, not to mention Kaicheng, even Hanyang will be lost. Can you bear the anger of His Royal Highness Taige? "

Kiyoshi Kato was a pure general, and he really didn't think about the fact that the Ming army could rely on the Han River to send the army directly to the city of Hanyang, so he was suddenly at a loss for words when asked by Governor Konishi.

Kato Kiyomasa and President Konishi have been at loggerheads for a long time, seeing that he was actually being questioned by this guy, his face was flushed red with anger, and he was about to go mad.

Kuroda Nagamasa originally thought that his father would come out to be a peacemaker, but when he took a peek, he found that his father was frowning and thinking deeply, so he had to come forward and quickly grabbed Kato Kiyomasa who happened to be sitting next to him, and said: "Your Majesty Kato, calm down, I see this matter... ..."

"I also advocate giving up Kaesong for the time being." Mao Li Xiuyuan made a rare statement early, saying: "Hanyang is the most critical point for our army to go north. If the Ming army has the ability to threaten Hanyang, our army must not ignore it. First ensure the safety of Hanyang before worrying about the rest...His Royal Highness Yu Xiduo, Master Rushui, what do you two have to say?"
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