Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1912 Returning to Japan ([-]) The Emperor's Eyes
The recovery of the entire North Korea is still close to the door. After Gao Yushi arrived in Jinhai, the morale of the Ming army was immediately full, and the goal of everyone's heart became Pusan.

However, at this time, the court had just received the news of the victory in the naval battle, which aroused the court's passion.Zhu Yijun held a grand court in a rare temporary stop, and announced the situation of the Korean War in person with great interest.

This can't be blamed on His Majesty's lack of knowledge, mainly because the starting point and focus of the Ming army's view of the battle situation and the imperial court's view of the battle situation are different.

The battle situation viewed by the Ming army on the front line is obviously from the dimension of "complete victory", so as long as Busan has not been conquered and the Japanese army still has remnants of the enemy who have not been eliminated, it means that the matter is not over yet, and more efforts are needed.

Therefore, although the Ming army in the dynasty also knew that the victory in the naval battle was a great joy, they would not be dazzled by the victory because of it. Instead, they immediately began to devote themselves to the next battle analysis and troop deployment after the celebration banquet. .

But the imperial court is different. How does the imperial court view the battle situation after Gao Yushi's expedition?To put it simply: besiege Wei and rescue Zhao, transfer tigers away from mountains, wait for work with ease... Forget it, let's talk about it in detail.

Gao Wushi did not directly land in the north and central parts of Korea, but went to the south, directly threatening the most critical Busan hub of the Japanese invasion of Korea, which is to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao.

After besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao, the Japanese army on the front line, that is, Hanyang, faced the huge threat of being cut off from the rear, and had to abandon Hanyang, which was extremely important in politics, and withdraw to the south. This is de facto renunciation.

The reason why they did not give up directly was that the Japanese army actually had two last resorts:
First, there is no way to explain to Toyotomi Hideyoshi that he gave up Hanyang directly.Before this invasion, almost all the generals of the Japanese army realized that His Royal Highness Taige's temper was becoming more and more eccentric and irritable, and he was completely unpredictable. Therefore, no one wants to bump into his muzzle;
Second, someone needs to be the rear of the army.The two advantages of the Ming army have always been obvious, one is artillery and the other is cavalry.Hanyang is facing the main force of the Ming army, and these two advantages are more obvious.

Forget about cannons, after all, it was time to pursue the Japanese army. Even if the cannons produced by Jinghua were equipped with the best artillery vehicles at present, they might not be able to catch up.But for the cavalry, there is almost no solution for the Japanese army. Unless the Japanese army drills all the way into the mountains and forests, it will definitely not be able to outrun the Ming army, which is all equipped with Mongolian horses.

The ones going south were the main force of the Japanese army. How could the nearly [-] troops all drill into the woods?Therefore, there must be a strong army in the rear to hold back the pace of the Ming army, otherwise everyone will not be able to leave.

But the Japanese army couldn’t figure out that Yoshihiro Shimadzu played them a game of "Unexpectedly, I voted for the Communist Party!" As a result, Kato Kiyomasa was sold-in fact, he only sold Kato Kiyomasa. Half of it was sold, and it was Hanyang City that was completely sold.

In this way, the [-] elites of the First Legion and the Fifth Legion have truly become the rear of the field. Facing the main force of the Ming army, it is extremely dangerous.

This is also the reason why both of them were so excited when the two of them met with the main force of the Japanese army not long ago-in the eyes of the Japanese generals, the two of them really escaped death this time to cover for themselves and others!

Many people even felt in their hearts that they owed their elders a kindness, and even President Konishi didn't speak out against Kiyomasa Kato, and it was probably because of this kind of thinking.

Closer to home, the main force of the Japanese army went south, which achieved the second plan: to adjust the tiger away from the mountain.

However, adjusting the tiger away from the mountain itself is just a means, what is really important is what to do after "leaving the mountain".After the main force of the Japanese army went south, what did the Ming army do?

The court believed that the Ming army under the command of Gao Yushi did at least three things at the same time:
First, restore Hanyang and completely control the Joseon court.Needless to say, recovering Hanyang, such a thing as recovering the capital of a vassal state must be a great achievement.The matter of controlling the Joseon court was somewhat controversial within the Ming court, so it is worth mentioning.

Zhu Yijun is a very practical person, not only under the influence of high pragmatism, but also in the original history.

For example, Chinese dynasties have been very particular about what colors of clothing people of different status and status can wear, and there are even strict regulations in most periods that must not be exceeded.

Zhu Yuanzhang had made very strict regulations on these, but it was different when it came to Zhu Yijun.This man saw an official saying that many people (mainly landlords and wealthy businessmen) "served the red" without authorization. His first reaction was not to punish them severely, but to express that if they were willing to pay a tax for this, they would be served. It's no big deal if you are red.

The problem is that according to Zhu Yuanzhang's regulations, Zhu Ming uses red as his symbolic color, and only senior officials can wear red!Zhu Yijun didn't care about it, thinking that if he couldn't pay the tax, he could be fined if he was caught.

So some people choked on the emperor, saying what if they wear bright yellow?
Bright yellow is the color of the emperor's clothes. If you wear bright yellow, it is tantamount to rebellion.However, Zhu Yijun's point of view is: the problem is not big, just fine more money.

Just such an emperor, would he care about the fact that the Ming army's actual control of the Korean court would damage the "credibility" of Ming Dynasty?Obviously not!

Besides, based on his understanding of Gao Yushi, even if the latter hadn't told him in advance, he would definitely be able to guess part of it.To put it lightly, he estimated that Gao Yushi must have been extremely dissatisfied with the North Korean court's directing of the war before, and Gao Yushi's historical experience in fighting wars emphasized that the court had to give him full power.

Even the Ming court had to give him full power when he fought a war. What kind of onion or garlic is your Korean court, and you still want to tell him what to do?What's the matter, you, Li Yan, have more face than me, right?

If we put it more seriously, Zhu Yijun reckons that Gao Pragmatism has some ideas about North Korea.Regarding this point, Zhu Yijun was not surprised, because as early as 20 years ago when they were classmates, Gao Wushi, who was the prince's companion, explained to Zhu Yijun the reasons for the conquest of Goguryeo in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

The reason why I say "specialized" is because Gao Yushi spent the whole afternoon discussing this matter alone, and analyzed all the reasons before and after, so Zhu Yijun was very impressed by this.

The four emperors of the Sui and Tang Dynasties - Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty fought against Goguryeo continuously until its complete demise.Among them, the three crusades by Emperor Sui Yang were the most commented by later generations, who believed that they were unnecessary, a waste of money and people, and eventually led to the collapse of the country.

The question is, these four emperors are outstanding among Chinese emperors in terms of strategy and intelligence, so why are they obsessed with such a "small frontier country" and must be eradicated?

The first to use troops against Goguryeo was Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. In 598, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty sent 30 troops to attack Goguryeo by land and water on the grounds that Goguryeo attacked the military garrison in western Liaoning.

The 30 army is a terrifying existence in any period of the feudal era, and Goguryeo is not an opponent at all.But I don't know whether it was the bad luck of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty or the blessing of God at that time in Goguryeo.The land army of the Sui Dynasty encountered heavy rains, food and grass supplies were not available, and they encountered plagues, so they just let it go; the sea army also encountered storms, and they lost almost all before reaching Goguryeo.Therefore, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty's expedition to Goguryeo came to an end before it even started.

The second person to use troops against Goguryeo was Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty.Yang Guang used troops against Goguryeo three times in his life, and each time he conquered Goguryeo himself. In 612, Yang Guang led more than 100 million troops to attack Goguryeo, but returned without success; in 613, Yang Guang once again went on an expedition to Goguryeo, but returned without success; in 614, Yang Guang planned to go on another expedition to Goguryeo.It was almost ready, but due to the continuous domestic uprisings, the foreign war had to be stopped.

Judging from the time of Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo, it was all carried out at the end of the Sui Dynasty.That is to say, the Sui Dynasty was already in turmoil, and Yang Guang still wanted to conquer Goguryeo.

The third person to use troops against Goguryeo was Tang Taizong Li Shimin. In 644, Li Shimin led an expedition to Goryeo with 6 people. It went well at first, but later he had to withdraw his troops because of the cold weather and the shortage of food and grass. However, this war was still a victory in terms of military affairs;
In 647, Li Shimin sent troops to attack Goguryeo for the second time. This time he fought a little more smoothly, but he failed to win for some reason, but he still forced the King of Goguryeo to let his son Mo Lizhi serve as a military officer to apologize;

In 648, Li Shimin sent troops to attack Goguryeo for the third time.This time Goguryeo not only lost many troops, but also lost many cities, but it still failed to completely destroy Goguryeo.

In general, Li Shimin used troops against Goguryeo three times. Although the number of troops sent each time was not too large, he won every time and was always in a dominant position. The only shortcoming was that he failed to destroy the country—maybe later generations will treat Li Shimin The expected value is too high, and it seems that even being disabled is not considered a win.

The fourth one who used troops against Goguryeo was Tang Gaozong Li Zhi. In 655, Li Zhi sent troops to attack Goguryeo and killed many enemy troops; in 658, Li Zhi sent troops to attack Goguryeo again and occupied many cities; in 660, Li Zhi sent Su Dingfang to go on an expedition to Goryeo, this time Su Dingfang destroyed Baekje, an ally of Goguryeo; In 661, Li Zhi once again sent troops to attack Goguryeo; in 666, Li Zhi continued to attack Goguryeo-this time, the Tang Dynasty finally occupied all of Goguryeo and completely destroyed Goguryeo.

In other words, Li Zhi sent a large army to Goguryeo at least five times, and finally completely destroyed it.The heyday of the Tang Dynasty was not Taizong, nor Xuanzong, nor the empress, but Gaozong.

(By the way, in fact, Gaozong's political skills are so high that Empress Wu is only worthy of fart. His only mistake is that he didn't expect that he died too early, and he didn't expect that the empress who was over sixty would actually play with her son Turning around, and even proclaiming himself emperor in a female body at such an advanced age-no one would have expected this thing to change, right?)
So, here comes the main question: Why did Goguryeo have to be destroyed?
The most critical point is that Goguryeo's geographical location is too important, which is the most important reason why the Central Plains Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo.Part of Koguryo's rule was in Liaodong, and the other part was in northern Korea.For the Central Plains dynasty, this place—especially Liaodong—must be its own sphere of influence, because once ruled by other regimes, the threat to itself would be very great.

The reason is very simple. If you attack Yanyun from Liaodong, as long as you win the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun like Liao, the northern part of the Central Plains will have no peace, and you can only be in a passive situation.

Goguryeo, which is located in Liaodong and northern North Korea, borders many nomadic peoples. If they rely on the strong economic strength of semi-agriculture to unify these nomadic peoples, it is logical to attack the Central Plains next, and naturally they have to guard against them.

In addition, Gao Yushi also detailed a lot of things such as terrain, economy, war horses, and surrounding situations (if Turkic, Tubo, and Nanzhao are added to Goguryeo, the worst case scenario is that the Central Plains Dynasty is surrounded by enemies), etc. Of course, these are not important.

The "location" here is actually the so-called geopolitical issue in later generations.

However, Gao Yushi didn't stop there. He also expanded to talk about other situations that Daming is currently facing.Such as coastal defense, such as resources, such as controlling Jurchen and so on.

Zhu Yijun still remembers very clearly that he didn't pay much attention to it after listening to it, but replied with a smile: "Fortunately, North Korea is loyal to me today, so there is nothing to worry about."

Looking back now, Gao Wushi didn't seem to say anything after hearing his answer, but his expression was quite serious.

Zhu Yijun couldn't help but secretly startled. It seems that pragmatism had premeditated against North Korea, and this premeditated plan was even more than 20 years ago.

Zhu Yijun quickly recalled what Gao Yushi had mentioned back then, especially what might be his goal.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Yijun secretly pondered: Could it be the Western Regions and Uzang?

That's all for the Western Regions, anyway, it's a big business route, not to mention going to the Western Regions to show off the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties.However, I heard that the ghostly place of Uzang is not a place for people to stay at all. After the army went there, it would be a problem to breathe. If you are pragmatic, you will not be really interested, right?

What is the use of such a place?Even if it is taken down, the tax will not be collected much, and maybe there will be no one who is willing to be an official there... No, when I come back this time, I have to ask.

The second thing the Ming army did at the same time was that the southern and central armies took the opportunity to recover the Japanese-occupied areas.From the perspective of the Ming army on the front line, this was done by grabbing grass and beating rabbits, and it was done by the way, but it was different from the perspective of the court.

In the eyes of the imperial court, the news they received was that Jinzhou will be restored today, Zhongzhou will be conquered tomorrow, Gwangju will be occupied in the next day, and Quanzhou will be conquered in the next day. —It’s not a small thing, it’s a big thing.

The third thing the Ming army did was not only to achieve great victories on land, but also to cut off the connection between the Japanese army and the mainland at the same time.

As an island country to attack a mainland country, the water army was cut off. Of course, there is no need to think about the consequences. At least the troops that have landed have become turtles in the urn, just like Cao Cao commented on Yuan Shu: "The dry bones in the grave, I will capture them sooner or later."

This kind of great situation made the imperial court full of expectations for the next battle, but Gao Wushi soon delivered the good news of the great victory at sea.

There are two unusual things about this good news. One is that there is almost no loss in itself, and the naval battle has won a complete victory; the other is that most of the enemy fleet was not sunk but captured, and even a Japanese general—— Gao Wu said in the good news that this person is not only the daimyo of the fief Qiwanshi, but also the leading fort builder in Japan.

Such a big victory is rare, and it was the first case in the two Korean wars to capture a Japanese general alive. Of course, Zhu Yijun was very happy.

However, for this reason, he specially opened a grand court, not just to praise the high pragmatism - even if he wanted to reward, it would have to be after the recovery of all North Korea.

So what is he going to do?

"Masters." Zhu Yijun smiled and raised the victory report in his hand, and said: "Pingwa Jingchen and Dashi Gao are pragmatic and reported victory. There are as many as 54 Japanese ships that were forced to land in this battle. You think...these ships should be How to deal with it?"

All the ministers were startled, thinking that the captured enemy ship would naturally belong to our court, what is there to ask?

However, Song Yingchang, the new minister of the Ministry of War, reacted quickly, and immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, although our army won a big victory in this battle, according to our Ministry of War, the specific fleet of our army that participated in the battle was the fleet under the name of the Gaoge Department. Among them are the private boats of the princes and uncles, and the fleet led by our sailors Chen Lin and Deng Zilong was still enforcing a blockade outside Busan Port..."

When everyone heard this, they suddenly realized that this battle was mainly won by the fleet of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance. The navy of Chen Lin and Deng Zilong did not participate in the battle—in fact, it can only be said that they did not directly participate in the battle. played a big role.

As a result, His Majesty's words are very problematic.

Their private boat won the battle and captured a large number of Japanese warships. According to the "rules" of the Ming Dynasty, there is no such thing as "everything seized must be returned to the public" for the spoils of war. Let him hand over the seizures in Gulezhai to the court?
There is no such thing as saying okay!
Li Chengliang just handed over some captured symbols such as flags and drums to the imperial court, and handed over a lot of heads by the way. As for the money and armor collected from Gule Village, there is no doubt that he is I took it myself!Ever since the Ming Dynasty mainly relied on servants to fight wars, which generals in the towns on the Nine Borders did not do this?Convention, convention understand?
However, Zhu Yijun seemed to "do not understand", he said without changing his face and heartbeat: "I know that Qiuzhen's fleet won this battle, but isn't his fleet participating in the conquest this time?
Since it was a conquest, wouldn't their victory be our army's victory?What's more, since Qiuzhen wrote these seizures in the victory report, it is natural that he has no interest in these ships... Don't you see it? "

"All the ministers" bowed their heads one after another.

It's hard to say whether the Gaoge Department is interested in these ships, but anyone can tell that your Majesty is very interested in these ships.
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