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Volume 1: Dragon Trapped in the Shoals Chapter 147: Intelligence Analysis

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    Chapter 147 Intelligence Analysis

    Yang Hao and Ma Gui sat down on the two seats below Zhu Changluo. However, Yang Hao did not sit as straightly as Ma Gui. He sat more than half his buttocks on the chair, looking restrained and respectful.  To express his attitude towards Zhu Changluo.

    After the two sat down, Zhu Changluo handed the specially screened information about Japan's renewed invasion of Korea to Zou Yi, who was standing behind, and said to Yang Hao and Ma Gui with a smile: "Two adults, now Mr. Xijiexi.  The governor of Liaodong is still dealing with the matter of grain, fodder and troop deployment. There are two adults present in Korea. My father and I are very relieved. However, although the war started at the beginning of this year, it was only a small fight before. Because they  The military strength was insufficient and they were just lingering near Busan. However, since June, Japan may have realized that its military strength was sufficient, or perhaps because the Ming Dynasty continued to increase its troops, it had made it wary, so they accelerated the advancement of the war.  Hundreds of thousands of troops are approaching from the Busan area to Seoul in several directions. It can be said that the war has truly arrived, and it is no longer the previous tentative attack."

    Although they already knew that Japan had begun a large-scale march this month, Yang Hao and Ma Gui both frowned when they heard Zhu Changluo say that the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops were approaching Seoul. However, the difference was that Yang Hao  After frowning, there was a frown on his face, but after Ma Gui frowned slightly, he had an eager expression on his face.  Only war can reflect the value of soldiers. Ma Gui probably did not want Li Rusong, who was the same name as him and known as "Eastern Li and Western Ma", to be more beautiful than before. Since the end of the first Korean War, as a soldier on the Korean battlefield  Li Rusong, one of the commander-in-chief, has long overshadowed Ma Gui.

    After seeing the subtle difference between the two people's expressions, although it was not obvious, Zhu Changluo still saw the difference and smiled in his heart. His favorable impression of Ma Gui increased a lot: "Two adults, this is what the prince ordered Jin Yiwei to collect.  Some information about Japan may be of some use to you two adults."

    Zou Yi had already walked behind Yang Hao and Ma Gui, smiled and gently placed the information in his hand on the coffee table between them, and then retreated behind Zhu Changluo.

    "Thank you, Your Highness, for your presence and support. No matter how many people come from small Japan, it will not help. They will never come back. I will teach them an unforgettable lesson and let them know the majesty of our Ming Dynasty."  Your Highness's bravery." Yang Hao did not immediately pick up the information on the coffee table, but first hugged Zhu Changluo and said respectfully.

    Ma Gui sighed inwardly. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to come to North Korea as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Army. Although he was eager to prove himself on the battlefield and let the world know that he was no worse than Li Rusong, of course, as a military general, he had to make contributions and even  Granting a title to a marquis or a nobleman is not inconsistent with this.  However, at this time, he had another layer of scruples in his heart.  In North Korea, there were already Xi Jie and Yang Hao weighing on his head, which already made him worry about whether he could act according to his own wishes in future wars. He knew that he was not as deeply favored by the emperor as Li Rusong.  Trust, it is even more impossible to confront Jinglue like Li Rusong, not to mention that there is a supervisor with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War above his head to supervise the formation.

    Now it's better. I thought that although the noble eldest prince was comforting in North Korea, he would at best stay in the rear of North Korea, or that the emperor would transfer the eldest prince who had been in North Korea for half a year. However, I didn't expect that the eldest prince would actually make a rare and great contribution.  , so much so that the emperor gave the eldest prince the title of counselor on Korean affairs. In other words, the eldest prince already had the title of being able to directly advise on Korean affairs and war. He had another person on top of his head that he absolutely could not offend. Come to think of it,  , even the governor Xi Jie and the manager Yang Hao would have a headache from this.

    There are too many variables in this Korean War. Maybe I will be ruined in this battle with Japan.  However, there are advantages. At least with this noble eldest prince here, whether it is North Korea or the Ming Dynasty, there should be a lot less constraints, right?  At least it will not be like the first Korean War, where several extremely favorable fighter opportunities were missed due to insufficient food and grass supplies, which also reduced the losses of the arrogant little Japan a lot.

    Of course, it is obviously impossible to achieve Ma Gui's current position just by relying on bravery. Although he has some scruples about Zhu Changluo, seeing that Yang Hao is such an obvious flattery, he has no choice but to put down the information he has picked up.  Then he cupped his fists and said sternly: "Thank you, Your Highness. I think that with the participation of Your Highness and the Jin Yiwei, this war will be much easier."

    Zhu Changluo waved his hand and said with a smile: "You two adults are very polite. As the eldest son of the Ming Dynasty, these matters are my unshirkable responsibility. If I can relieve my father's worries and be helpful to you two adults, I am already  I'm very happy. Okay, you two adults, let's take a look at the information. I still want to discuss it with you two adults."

    Yang Hao and Ma Gui stopped talking and both took their hands.?Looking at the things on the table.

    "On the 13th day of the first lunar month in the twenty-fifth year of Wanli, Kato Kiyomasa led more than 200 warships and 10,000 army troops from Tsushima Island, arrived at Takeshima Island on the 14th, and joined the Japanese remaining troops on Takeshima Island.  On the same day, the vanguard captured Yangsan, an important town north of Busan.

    On the 15th, 14,000 people led by Governor Konishi entered the Pusan ??Sea and landed at Domopo.  After landing, Governor Konishi was not in a hurry to fight. Instead, he began building and expanding the city inside and outside Busan City, building Busan into a stronghold that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

    However, after the Japanese First and Second Corps led by Kato Kiyomasa and Konishi Gy¨­ch¨­ landed, other than occupying Liangshan, they took no other actions for the time being.  Kato Kiyomasa stationed troops in Nishimaura, and Governor Konishi returned to Busan Castle, acting very low-key, completely different from the arrogance of the last landing.  It is reported that the first task of Kato Kiyomasa and Konishi Governor is to consolidate the Japanese defense near Busan and ensure the safety of subsequent troops crossing the sea and landing.  When all armies arrive and food, grass and equipment are stored, the Japanese army will slowly spread out and begin the attack.

    On February 22, Japanese Prime Minister Hideyoshi issued a general mobilization order.  So in addition to Kato Kiyomasa and Konishi Yukinaga, those who rushed to the Korean battlefield were Kobayakawa Hideaki, Kuroda Nagamasa, Nabeshima Naoshima, Mori Hidemoto, Ukita Hideie, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Hachisuka Kasei and other Western daimyo.  The total number of troops entering the DPRK was only 120,000.

    However, the ten legions dispatched by Japan this time must be recruited in batches to go to North Korea due to the country's successive years of war and losses in the last invasion of North Korea.  The Shimadzu Corps was not officially stationed on Gade Island until May 1st; the Kobayakawa Corps waited until May to follow Toyotomi Hideyoshi to North Korea under the leadership of Kobayakawa Takakage; the two major armies of Mouri Hidemoto and Ukita Hideie combined  There are 40,000 people, and they are still being recruited at this time, and it is expected that they will not cross the sea until July at the earliest.

    As of June, the Japanese troops were deployed in Sesaengpo, Busan, Gadokseong, Angupo, Jukshimaseong and Xiongcheonseong, and the main force of the Japanese army was concentrated on the coastal islands.

    In early June, as the Ming Dynasty sent 40,000 troops to Korea, and Japan lost the Kobayakawa tribe, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not wait for all ten legions to arrive before starting to attack Korea.  Except for the 7th and 8th legions of Mouri Hidemoto and Ukita Hide who have not yet reached North Korea, the other eight legions that have arrived in North Korea, with 198,000 troops, are heading from Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province in North Korea to Seoul in Gyeonggi Province.  attack

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    After reading the information in their hands, Yang Hao and Ma Gui couldn't help but raise their heads and glance at each other, seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.  Although they had thought that since Jinyiwei was involved, they might be able to collect more comprehensive information, they never thought that they could collect far more comprehensive information than they imagined. Some of this information, if not collected in Japan, would have been collected anyway.  It was impossible to be so comprehensive. This made them a little shocked and gained a better understanding of Zhu Changluo.

    Looking at the expressions of the two men, Zhu Changluo was very satisfied. In order to help himself establish greater prestige in the army, he did not hesitate to send out almost all the secret guards who had arrived in North Korea, and then based on the intelligence and comparisons sent by the secret guards  This detailed information comes from my own understanding of history.

    "After reading this information, you two adults may have a new understanding of Japan in your mind. Yes, this time Japan is using all the strength of the country. It seems to be menacing, but in fact it is weak and weak. Since they landed in North Korea at the beginning of the year  And just by occupying some islands near Busan, you can find that after they landed, they only insisted on one word: drag. They must drag it until the main force landed. They must not be attacked first by our Ming and Korean troops before they gathered together, and defeated them one by one.  .

    After the war in which North Korea almost lost its country, the monarchs and ministers of North Korea also had a clear enough judgment on the military strength of Japan and North Korea. They knew that North Korean soldiers were not reliable at all, and the small amount of troops stationed in the Korean Peninsula by the Ming Dynasty was not enough, so they still had to count on me.  Ming Dynasty will just send a large army like last time.  To this end, North Korea has adopted a strategy: delay.  We must wait until our Ming army enters the DPRK. We must not let the Japanese army attack first and repeat the tragic experience of escaping from Seoul again.

    As for our Ming Dynasty, although we have decided to aid Korea again after receiving North Korea's request for help at the beginning of the year, the two adults are also aware of the situation in our Ming Dynasty. There are chieftains in the west who are disloyal and Burmese in the south who are harassing the border from time to time and are pushing their limits.  In the north, there are Mongolian tribes taking advantage of the situation to plunder, coupled with constant natural disasters and droughts and floods in various places. As a result, even if the Ming Dynasty wants to aid the DPRK, it needs to be careful in recruiting troops, horses, money and food from various places, but this takes time.  Therefore, I, Da Ming, can only adopt one strategy, and that is one word: procrastination.  Delay Japan's attack on North Korea so that Ming Dynasty can calmly dispatch troops to North Korea.

    At this point, with the careful and subtle acquiescence of the three parties, although the war started at the beginning of the year, it was delayed until June.break out.  Sirs, do you agree with this prince's analysis?  Zhu Changluo asked softly with a smile.
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