The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 801

Xu Bin, the chief of staff at the side, stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, since the Raksha people have invaded and built a city in Nuergandusi in Daming, it is impossible for Yaksa to be the only one!"

"There should be more forts and strongholds further north!"

"Before the imperial court launches troops against Yaksa City, it is best to send someone to find out the situation of Nuer Gandu Si!"

Zhu Hongyu nodded approvingly when he heard the words.

"What the Qing family said is true!"

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without imperil!"

"It is indeed the most correct choice to find out the enemy's situation before sending troops."

Although Zhu Hongyu desperately wanted to chop off the old Maozi's claws that had extended to the Far East, he still had the patience to sharpen his knife before chopping off the claws.

Because he knew that Tsarist Russia's aggression and infiltration of Siberia had actually started long ago.

Taking advantage of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the Central Plains Dynasty had no time to look north, Lao Maozi built a series of fortresses and settlements in Siberia.

For example, Kunetsk in 1618, Okhotsk in 1649, Yakutsk and Mogansk in 1632, Barguzin in 1648, Irkutsk in 1652, and Nebu in 1659. Chu... wait.

Lao Maozi is in these fortresses. There are not many troops in each fortress, but there are still hundreds of people in each castle.

If this is added up, it is not a small number.

If you beat a snake, you won't die, but you will suffer from it!
Zhu Hongyu either doesn't do it, or if he does, he will do it absolutely.

Try to pull out all the strongholds of Rakshasa in the Far East in one go, so that there is no one left.

Instead of just hitting one Yaksa!

Because if you only play one Yaksa, it's pointless.

Maybe after Daming finished fighting Yaksa, Tsarist Russia would send more troops from other places.

That back and forth is too frustrating!
In history, after Kang Mazi won the Battle of Yaksa, he retreated after ceding territory and making concessions to Tsarist Russia. To be precise, he was not actually betraying his country.

Because to some extent, the "Treaty of Nerchinsk" was a rare diplomatic victory for the Qing court.

Because, the main threat facing the Qing court at that time was not the hundreds or thousands of Rakshasa people in the Siberian wilderness.

It's the Jungar Khanate right under your nose!
When the Zhungeer Khanate was at its most powerful, it once fought against the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty, and even approached the capital hundreds of miles away.

This is Man Qing's confidant's serious trouble!

The reason why Kang Mazi made concessions to Luocha was to put it bluntly, to appease Luocha first, and then concentrate on dealing with the Zhungeer Khanate in the west.

Even, the subsequent conflict between Tsarist Russia and the Jungar Khanate in Central Asia was also caused by the Manchu Qing fighting inside.

The signing of the Nerchinsk Treaty can be said that the Qing court exchanged a barren land for a strategic window period in which it could fully deal with the Zhungeer Khanate.

Whether it is profit or loss, it is really a matter of benevolence and wisdom.

However, from such an incident, it can also be seen that before Man Qing decided to take action against Yaksa, he also spent a lot of time planning and understanding the situation at that time.

The Manchus all knew to plan before acting, and of course the Ming Dynasty couldn't rush in.

As for some people saying that the Battle of Yaksa was actually defeated by the Manchus, that’s why they had to cede land. White people are better at fighting than yellow people.

The reason is that thousands of people in the Qing Dynasty besieged the castle guarded by hundreds of others and could not take it down. In the end, they could only use siege to solve the problem.

This is so nonsense!
Lao Maozi built a bastion in Yaksa.

However, thousands of people from the Manchu Qing expedition to Yaksa were unable to transport the heavy artillery that attacked the city to the battlefield due to the road barriers in the deep mountains and old forests.

What else can we do if we are not under siege?
The key is that the bastion can't be filled with human lives!

Besides, it was a bastion.

Not to mention the Qing Dynasty, the Europeans at the same time could not do anything to hold the bastion by themselves.

Once the war in Europe encountered a bastion, it could only be besieged, and the city could only be broken when the ammunition and food were exhausted.

Why, the Europeans themselves used the siege to break the city is brave and resourceful.

The Chinese use siege to mean that the yellow race cannot beat the white race by nature?

Just kidding, isn't it? !

Although Zhu Hongyu also dislikes Man Qing, he finds some yellow-skinned and white-hearted banana people even more disgusting.

Zhu Hongyu opened his mouth and ordered.

"Order the five armies' governor's office to select those with outstanding military skills and rich experience in field survival from the entire army to form a scout force."

"Let the scout troops go north immediately, and let me find out the arrangement of the Raksha people in the north of Daming."

The north referred to here is currently only Nuer Gandusi.

As for Mobei, it still belongs to the Mongols, and Daming still can't get involved.

Take it easy for now!
Zhu Hongyu then ordered.

"Let the military build an elite unit dedicated to combat in the alpine region, and make corresponding preparations for the subsequent recovery of the Nuer Gandu Division by the imperial court and the garrison in the north."

Although Zhu Hongyu's plan is to send troops to recover Nuer Gandusi after the spring of the next year.

The specific combat plan is to send troops after the beginning of spring and advance to Nuer Gandusi by sea.

Then turn from Temple Street to the Heilongjiang waterway, and go upstream to Yaksa.

Counting the time required for the journey, when the weather warms up in summer, the Ming army will almost be able to go into battle.

Then Daming just took advantage of the warm weather to pull out all the strongholds of the Raksha people in the Heilongjiang River Basin, and then retreated immediately when the weather came into autumn.

Wait for the next summer, when the weather turns warmer, before moving on.

With the damn weather in Siberia, there's really no way to fight a war in winter.

If you have to fight with Lao Maozi in Siberia in winter, that's something only a brain-dead would do.

Those who don't believe in evil have basically overturned.

The two most famous examples are Nahuang and Mustache.

What you need to know is whether it is Europe where Nahuang and Mustache overturned their car. The climate there is far less bitter than Siberia in the Far East.

Anyway, Zhu Hongyu will definitely not march into Siberia in winter!

Let alone winter, he doesn't even want to send troops to Siberia in autumn or spring.

If Da Ming wanted to unplug the Rakshasa stronghold in Siberia, he had to seize the summer window.

As for why it is necessary to train an alpine combat unit?
That's actually for the garrison.

If the territory is not laid down, it is yours!

We must send troops to garrison!
We can't fight the battle so that in the summer, Ming sent troops to recover the lost land, and the old man made a comeback in winter, and in the next summer, Daming regained the lost land, and the old man continued to make a comeback in winter, right?

Daming must have an army that can only adapt to fighting in alpine regions!
This is actually Zhu Hongyu's vision for the advance of the Siberia region.

Taking advantage of the warm summer weather, the Ming army launched an offensive.

Waiting for the autumn to turn cold, they stopped marching, but started to build fortresses.

Wait for the army to survive the cold winter in the fortress, stockpile supplies in advance, prepare for combat, and then wait until the second year is warmer before continuing to march...

Going back and forth, Daming will swallow the whole of Siberia sooner or later!

……

Just as Zhu Hongyu explained the matter of Nuer Gandusi, someone from outside came in to report.

"Report to Your Majesty, the urgent military situation sent by the commander of the Eastern Expedition Fleet, Chen Ze!"

While speaking, a young eunuch trotted all the way to Zhu Hongyu, and unfolded a military newspaper in front of him.

Zhu Hongyu didn't let the cabinet ministers retreat, but directly read the military newspaper in front of them.

When he saw the news that the Ming Army's Eastern Expedition Fleet had successfully wiped out the main force of the Manchu Navy, a sincere smile appeared on Zhu Hongyu's face.

But not too excited or excited!
Because this matter was completely within his expectations.

The East China Sea Fleet is a surface force of the Ming court second only to the Nanyang Fleet, and its strength is strong. Naturally, there will be no surprises after facing the so-called navy of the Qing Dynasty.

However, what Chen Ze reported next about the coup d'etat in the Qing Dynasty and Kangxi being imprisoned by Sony really shocked Zhu Hongyu.

Good guy, is it so exciting to play?

He really didn't expect that a coup would break out in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

I really didn't expect that Sony would be able to capture Kangxi!

After thinking for a while, Zhu Hongyu couldn't make up his mind, so he asked directly.

"According to the news from the East China Sea Fleet, there was a coup d'état in the Qing Dynasty. Sonny imprisoned the false Emperor Kangxi, and was about to bow down to me, Ming Dynasty."

"Let's talk about it, everyone, how should I, Daming, deal with this?"

The expression on Zhu Hongyu's face was a little dignified.

Obviously, this unexpected situation made him feel a little bit at a loss.

Hearing the words, the courtiers below began to discuss in whispers.

"Back to the mastermind to conspire against, Sony is a traitor, Daming must not encourage this unhealthy trend!"

"Yes, yes, although Kangxi is a false emperor, he is also the father of Sonny. Those who betray the father will be severely punished."

"..."

Obviously, according to the ideology of people in this era, it is very unfriendly to disloyal people who betrayed their father.

No matter what these courtiers thought about Sony's move in their hearts, they had to show their deep abhorrence of rebellion in front of the emperor.

This is the way for the courtiers to protect themselves!
This is because Sony is only imprisoning the emperor's father, not killing the emperor, and Daming has already shouted at him.

If Sony really did the king-killing thing, Da Ming's performance might be even more intense.

Zhu Hongyu coughed lightly, after everyone quieted down and looked at him.

Zhu Hongyu said in a loud voice.

"Sony betrayed his master and killed the king, he deserves death for his crime!"

"But now he chooses to pay tribute to my Ming Dynasty, and present the Tatar chieftain as a prisoner as a gift, which can be regarded as credit."

"If the merits and demerits are offset, the crime will no longer be pursued."

"The most important issue for the court to consider now is how to deal with the changes in the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

Zhu Hongyu glanced around, and then continued.

"After experiencing civil strife, whether the current Manchu Qing can continue to serve as the fulcrum of my Ming's policy towards Japan is the most important thing."

Upon hearing this, the courtiers also began to discuss among themselves.

"Perhaps Daming can delay the supply of arms to Japan first, and then urgently allocate a batch of arms to the Manchu and Qing sides, so as to ensure the balance of power between Qing and Japan."

Xu Bin stood up and suggested.

This is a typical offshore balance policy, where the weak Ming supports those who are strong, and whoever is strong Ming suppresses.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs also stood up and said.

"Report to Your Majesty, I suggest that Ming Dynasty can instigate civil strife in Japan!"

"The imperial court can give support to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, give the Tokugawa shogunate the confidence to replace the Japanese emperor, and then prompt the Tokugawa shogunate to depose the Japanese emperor, so as to detonate the dispute between the Japanese shogunate and the emperor's forces."

"If this is the case, it can be guaranteed that even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty falls into civil strife, the Ming Dynasty's layout in Japan will not be interrupted."

Hearing this, Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly and said.

"Two strategies go hand in hand!"

"On the one hand, it is preparing to provide a batch of ordnance to the Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand, it is preparing to instigate a conflict between the Tokugawa shogunate and the emperor in Japan."

"But we must ensure that the situation is balanced, and there are no surprises. My Ming Dynasty is now powerless to intervene in the Japanese war."

"The staff department has formulated relevant plans, and the various departments of the cabinet must coordinate in place, and there must be no problems."

After giving these orders, Zhu Hongyu announced that the courtiers could resign and leave.

……

Boom!Boom!
The bombardment continued to roar, and the warships of the Ming army appeared in the sea off the Satsuma domain.

A series of heavy artillery turned their muzzles and aimed at the port of Satsuma.

"Fire, three rounds of rapid fire!"

With a shout, the flags on the warships of the Ming army waved.

The artillery positions of each ship received orders one after another, and then began shelling.

Lin Changshun cooperated with his comrades to start preparing for the shelling, and they worked together to rotate the screw breech breech at the rear of the artillery to open.

Then the warhead, propellant, etc. are stuffed into the barrel in a predetermined order.

Finally, close the screw breech bolt and pull the fuse to ignite!
With a loud bang, the gunpowder in the barrel was ignited.

The huge thrust pushed the warhead out!
The bullet rotates along the rifling in the barrel, gradually increasing its kinetic energy.

The spiral breech block can ensure that the chemical students of the gunpowder are not wasted to the greatest extent.

The inside of the gun bay was also instantly filled with gunpowder smoke. In the thick gunpowder smoke, the soldiers of the Ming army continued to operate the guns, moving and resetting the guns that had shifted under the action of recoil.

Lin Changshun quickly calculated the bombardment elements based on experience, and then ordered to fine-tune the position and firing angle of the gun body.

The gunners methodically used the roller skating group to move the position of the heavy artillery.

Then keep firing!
Boom!Boom!
The entire sea outside the Satsuma domain was quickly filled with the sound of shelling.

Countless shells flew across the battlefield, drawn a beautiful arc, and landed on the pier.

The solid shells tumbling and spinning, carrying terrifying kinetic energy, unscrupulously destroyed the buildings of the wharf.

Even the coastal defense forts of Satsuma were quickly overwhelmed by the shelling of the Ming army.

The buildings were smashed into pieces of broken wood by shells!
The wharf, which is mainly made of wooden structures, could not withstand the shelling of the Ming army at all.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Chen Ze watched the roaring gunfire in the distance, his eyes narrowed slightly.

On the pier, countless Japanese were running for their lives, shouting hysterically, avoiding the shelling.

Solid artillery shells rolled over the crowd, leaving stumps and broken arms all over the place.

The flower bomb exploded, and the flames engulfed everything around. The fragments killed the enemy to the greatest extent, and swept across a range of tens of meters at every turn.

The artillery placed in the fort by Satsuma clan wanted to fight back, but with a roar, the shells they fired could not reach the warships of the Ming army at all.

Most of the fired shells fell into the sea water, and apart from lasing water jets, they had no other effect.

Occasionally, a shell was very lucky to hit a warship of the Ming army, but it was like scratching an itch, unable to penetrate the armor at all, causing effective damage.

Not to mention the steam ironclad ships of the army, even those sailed battleships, the artillery made by the small days can't move.

Strong boats and sharp guns, nothing more!
Under the indiscriminate bombardment of the Ming army fleet, the pier in Kagoshima was quickly bombed out of shape!

Some red-hot arson bombs landed on the complex, setting off a raging fire.

In the roiling heat wave, from time to time, a few figures rushed out of the flames, their bodies were burning with flames, and the shrill screams could be faintly heard from far away.

The entire pier in Kagoshima turned into a sea of ​​flames!
But the shelling of the Ming army did not stop for a while.

Not only that, the Ming army is still preparing to land troops...

……

Shimadzu Mitsuyoshi, the lord of the Satsuma domain, was originally worried about the gradual southward expansion of the Qing Dynasty.

As one by one troops were filled into the war with the Qing Dynasty, and then were continuously wiped out, the decline of the Satsuma clan was evident.

If the situation continues to evolve like this, Shimadzu Mitsuyoshi feels that the Satsuma Domain may really be completely destroyed under the vanguard of the Qing army.

However, just as he was thinking about how Satsuma should deal with the threat from the Qing invaders.

An urgent report came from the wharf that the Ming fleet had arrived at Kagoshima and bombarded the wharf of Kagoshima.

The soldiers and civilians in Kagoshima suffered heavy casualties under the shelling of the Ming army, and the losses were incalculable.

Seeing this scene, Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu could only order to gather the ministers of the Satsuma clan to discuss matters.

After everyone arrived, Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu spoke directly.

"According to the news from the Kagoshima pier, the Ming army fleet raided Kagoshima and bombarded Kagoshima."

"My Satsuma clan's samurai and common people suffered heavy losses from the Ming army's bombardment!"

"Let's talk about it, how should I, Satsuma, deal with this Ming army fleet?"

When Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu asked, his brows were full of sadness visible to the naked eye.

Obviously, this sudden attack by the Ming army made Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu very flustered.

And it should be noted that Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu asked how to respond, not how to fight back.

Obviously, he didn't have the slightest confidence in counterattacking the Ming army!

In other words, he had no similar thoughts at all!

The current situation in Japan is that under the leadership of the Tokugawa shogunate, all the vassals in Japan can't even beat a remnant Qing army who was driven out of the Central Plains by the Ming Dynasty.

How dare a small Satsuma clan be an enemy of the mighty Ming Dynasty?

Isn't that looking for death?
When everyone heard the words, they all opened their mouths to suggest.

"Daming is a kingdom of the heavens. When doing things, one always pays attention to a master who is well-known. He shouldn't attack me, Satsuma Fan, for no reason."

"Yes, yes, the relationship between my Japanese shogunate and Daming is considered harmonious, and Daming shouldn't have done anything to my Satsuma clan."

"What's the problem?"

"My lord, if we want to resolve today's matter, perhaps I, Satsuma, should send someone to contact the Ming fleet to find out the reason."

"..."

Listening to the suggestions of his retainers, Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu pondered for a while, and finally nodded.

"Well, what you said is good!"

"I don't know who would like to go to Kagoshima to negotiate peace with the Ming army?"

A retainer named Sato Naganobu stood up and said.

"Report to the feudal lord, I wish to go!"

Seeing this, Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu nodded in satisfaction.

"If that's the case, I'll have to thank Sato-kun to go for me!"

Sato Naganobu heard the words, nodded and said.

"Please rest assured, the feudal lord, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

However, after saying this, Sato Naganobu added again.

"It's just that I need some money and goods to show my favor to the Ming army before the peace talks."

"In this case, it will be more conducive to negotiations!"

Mitsuyoshi Shimadzu on the side heard the words and nodded vigorously.

"Sato-kun, don't worry, just tell me how much money you need, and you can use the treasury of the vassal mansion!"

Sato Naganobu heard the words and bowed down to worship.

"The feudal lord is wise, this is the best, and I will definitely live up to the feudal lord's high expectations!"

"..."

……

Sato Naganobu rushed to Kagoshima with a large amount of money and goods.

At this time, Kagoshima had been successfully captured by the Ming army, and the flag of Ming Dynasty was flying on the island.

However, the Ming army suspended its advance after taking Kagoshima, and did not continue to advance aggressively.

Chen Ze received Sato Naganobu on his own ship.

Looking at the short man in front of him, with Tsukiyo haircut and Japanese sword pinned to his waist, Chen Ze took a sip of tea from his teacup, and then asked.

"Why did this Japanese man ask to see me?"

Chen Ze's voice was full of majesty.

Coupled with the deterrence brought by the countless strong ships and sharp guns in the huge fleet commanded by Chen Ze.

The pressure that Chen Ze can bring to Sato Naganobu is great.

Sato Naganobu heard Chen Ze's question, and spoke very respectfully.

"General Shangguo, I came here on the order of my vassal lord to send money, food and supplies to the heavenly soldiers of Shangguo who came from afar."

"The Heavenly Soldiers from the Kingdom of Shang have traveled far across the ocean to visit our land of the Wo Kingdom. It's really hard work!"

"I'm a Japanese country, and I can't ask the heavenly soldiers from the upper country to go for nothing. These military supplies are my little care."

"I hope the Heavenly Soldiers of Shang Kingdom will accept it with a smile!"

Chen Ze was slightly taken aback when he heard this.

These Japanese people are really fucking able to bend and stretch!
Daming sent people to bombard Kagoshima directly. As a result, the Satsuma clan not only did not resist, but also sent people to send military supplies to the Ming army...

It's like I'm afraid that the Ming army will be exhausted from bombarding Kagoshima.

Tsk tsk, this kneeling is really fucking in place!

He couldn't help complaining in his heart, but Chen Ze said without showing it.

"Since that's the case, the general will accept those things that reward the army."

"Go back and thank the Lord of the Ni family on behalf of General Ben!"

Flipping through the brochure of military supplies sent by the Japanese, Chen Ze smacked his lips again, and said directly.

"You have sent such rich supplies to our army to reward the army, and I think there is something to ask for."

"If you have anything to say, just say it!"

Of course Chen Ze knew why the Japanese came here.

Originally, he didn't want to talk to Sato Naganobu, because he made up his mind to ask the lord of the Satsuma domain to plead guilty in person.

Xiang Daming made a public apology for his crime of violating the Ming Dynasty's vassal state Ryukyu.

In addition, Chen Ze would not talk to anyone who came to Chen Ze for an interview.

Because, from Chen Ze's point of view, he is a general of the country and an honorable man of the country.

In Satsuma, except for the lord of Satsuma, no one else deserves to talk to him.

This is the pride of the Han people in this era!
But for the sake of so many materials, Chen Ze decided to give Sato Naganobu a chance to speak.

Hearing this, Sato Naganobu couldn't help showing joy, and then said.

"The general of the Shang Kingdom is wise, and the feudal lord sent me here. I really have something to discuss with the general."

"My feudal lord wants to ask the general, why did Ming send troops to bombard and capture Kagoshima?"

"If Daming has any needs, such as replenishing supplies for the fleet, you can tell the feudal lord bluntly. My feudal lord will definitely respond to requests and try our best to provide them."

"Why bother the Heavenly Soldiers of Shang Kingdom to do it themselves?"

Sato Naganobu's attitude is quite submissive, and the essence of deep childhood licking his father is true.

(End of this chapter)