Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 129 General Chen Lin is eager to make contributions

Lu Zhang flipped through the manuscript page by page, while Zhang Xiao slowly drank tea and waited.

"How is it? How do you like it?" Zhang Xiaocai asked after seeing Lu Zhang finishing reading the manuscript.

"Master, are these stories true? I don't see anything wrong with them. They are reasonable." Lu Zhang said.

"From the beginning of the story, to the death of Oda City, to Toyotomi Hideyoshi marrying Oda City's daughter Chacha, Chacha gave birth to Toyotomi Tsurasatsu, to Toyotomi Tsurasatsu's death, Toyotomi Hideji was established as the heir, The story along the way is mostly true. But the details of the story are naturally made bold by me. In the subsequent plot, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has a new son named Toyotomi Hideyori, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi kills Toyotomi. The story about Xiuji’s family was made up by me.”

"If Toyotomi Hideyoshi really has another biological son, this kind of thing is not impossible to happen. But even if Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not Toyotomi Hideyoshi's adopted son, he is still his nephew. Toyotomi Hideyoshi treats his relatives very much. Is he so ruthless? And how old is this biological son? Toyotomi Hideyoshi is not young anymore. If Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies, how can this son control these arrogant and powerful men?"

"Yes, so as long as Toyotomi Hideyoshi dies, the Toyotomi family will definitely lose power. But if Toyotomi Hideji comes to the throne, at least the princes below will not be exposed so quickly. If a child inherits the power of the Toyotomi family If that's the case, then you're really going to be alone. As for how to be alone, isn't there another book called "The Battle of Sekigahara"?" Zhang Xiao also handed over another manuscript.

Lu Zhang couldn't wait to take the manuscript and began to read it seriously again.

After a long while, Lu Zhang finished reading the manuscript.

"How was it? How was the book?"

"My boss, if you hadn't said this was a rumor, I would have suspected that this was a real story. The positions of the various princes here are reasonable. The reactions of all parties are also reasonable. De Kawakawa Ieyasu did not go to war as soon as he came up, but thought about the officials in power slowly usurping power. In the end, Ishida Mitsunari counterattacked to form the Western Army, and Tokugawa Ieyasu had to raise his troops for a decisive battle. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi originally It’s not surprising that Tokugawa Ieyasu, the rival for power in Japan, wants to be the shogun. But bullying orphans and widowed mothers is a bit overwhelming.”

"How about it? After reading this story, does the decline of the Toyotomi family seem reasonable? Do you think if the princes of the Japanese country or even Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu saw this story, would they believe it?"

"I'm afraid I won't believe it easily, but as long as I read these two books, the doubts in my heart will not disappear." Lu Zhang said after thinking for a moment.

"Right, and even if the person reading it doesn't believe it, he's not sure if other people have also read these two books. It's useless just because he doesn't believe it himself, right?"

"The boss is brilliant."

"Keep these two books and read them slowly, but be sure to keep them. After you understand them, make a few more copies. If possible, you can also add or subtract the content. The manuscripts of these two books have a lot of words. Just pick out the important ones and copy them, and then bring them to me after you've copied them."

“Students understand.”

"There is no rush for these two books. Now you first pick out the rumors I told you at the beginning. Pick some out, or you can make them up yourself. After you select them, give them to me. I will find a way to spread these rumors. go out."

Lu Zhang took the order and left.

However, Zhang Xiao could not be idle for long, because after a while, the invitations from General Chen Lin and General Yi Sun-shin came to Zhang Xiao's hands.

The two generals arrived as promised, so Zhang Xiao naturally wanted to entertain them warmly. "As soon as General Chen arrived, the morale of our soldiers was much higher. If General Chen could bring more specialties from his hometown, the morale of our soldiers would be even higher," Zhang Xiao joked.

"Zhang Tiantian, the Ming Navy is indeed very powerful. Once General Chen arrives, the two countries join forces and can cut off the Japanese sea transportation. Although the sea is vast, it is impossible to intercept all the Japanese ships. But in the future, the Japanese will want to do this again It is not that easy to transport troops and food unscrupulously. The Japanese country still dares to station heavy troops on the coast of the Japanese country because of the convenience of sea transportation. Now that the sea route is cut off, their military morale will not be as stable as before." Yi Sun-sin said.

"Zhang Shidu, Envoy Li Zuoshui and I have been discussing how to conquer the Japanese for the past few days. According to Envoy Zuo Shui, although there are many Japanese warships, there are few large ships, and there are not many artillery and rockets on board. As long as If we fight steadily, the Japanese navy will not be a match for our army," Chen Lin said.

"Having said that, the Japanese have a spirit of bravery after all. The navy should not be too reckless and try not to join the fight with the Japanese." Zhang Xiao said.

"Zhang Angel, the ships of the Ming Dynasty Navy are the real navy ships. If our country had such warships, the Japanese would definitely not dare to invade our country." Yi Sunchen said with emotion.

"That's natural. I wonder if General Li has watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"That's natural. Li loved reading "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" when he was young. Later, he gave up literature and joined the army. He also wanted to become a general like Guan Gong, Zhang Yide, and Zhou Gongjin to protect the country of Korea."

"Although "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" tells the story of the Three Kingdoms, the wars in it are from later generations. For example, in the Battle of Chibi, the ships in it are not the ones that were available in the Three Kingdoms. In fact, most of the battles in it are from the Ming Dynasty. It was written based on the Battle of Dingding and the Battle of Poyang Lake. The Ming Dynasty has always attached great importance to the navy since the founding of the People's Republic of China. During the reign of Chengzu, the eunuch Sanbao led the fleet to the Western Ocean seven times, which was also a grand event."

A few people chatted again. Li Sunchen said goodbye and left, but Chen Lin stayed.

"Is there anything else you can do, General Chen?"

"I heard that Zhang Shidu had a theory about sea power when he was in the capital, and he must have studied the navy a lot. Now that Chen is leading the main force of the navy here, he always wants to lead his brothers to achieve military exploits and achieve success. But this sea battle , it is not easy to achieve beheading, and it is not easy to capture. If Zhang Shidu can give you an idea, I will definitely thank Chen very much."

"Does the navy also count as the first level of merit?" Zhang Xiao was a little surprised.

"That's natural. In fact, if we can determine the number of enemy ships sunk, or even capture enemy ships, it will naturally be a military achievement. But the naval battle was a mess. Who knows how many ships were sunk, and capturing enemy ships is not It’s so easy to capture. If some small boats are captured, the military merit is not great. The Japanese naval forces are all pirates, and there are not many decent big boats.”

"General Chen, in fact, if you want to make military exploits, it's hard to say elsewhere. The opportunities are still great here in North Korea. It depends on the general's determination." Zhang Xiao thought for a moment and said.

"Chen is willing to hear the details."

"The Japanese disobey the king and raise unjust forces in our vassal. Just driving them out is not enough to punish them. General, have you ever thought about landing on the Japanese territory and showing the Japanese the power of our Ming Dynasty navy?" "

"It is naturally Chen's wish to swallow Fusang and achieve immortal military glory. But I still have too few ships and men. Moreover, the imperial court asked me to obey Admiral Li's military order to assist the land army in attacking and cut off the Japanese. Maritime route. But there is no military order for me to launch a massive attack on the Japanese mainland."

"General Chen misunderstood. Zhang is not so ambitious. General, cutting off the waterway does not necessarily mean fighting at sea. The Japanese have an island called Tsushima Island, right in the middle of the sea route between the two countries. If we can capture this island For the imperial court, it is a great contribution to expanding the land, and it can also better cut off the Japanese shipping." Zhang Xiao explained.

(End of this chapter)