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589 Meeting

In fact, when Pyongyang decided to rush to Liaodong to rescue Jianlu, the second batch of troops and civilians were already preparing for the second batch of troops and civilians in Japan.

Of course, they were not naive, thinking that a hundred thousand Japanese troops could rule the entire Korean Peninsula, or further compete for hegemony with the Ming Dynasty. Just these people were scattered on the Korean Peninsula, and there were not many people in one place, not to mention that they had to fight wars. Besides, they had to occupy the land and use it!

Therefore, when Tokugawa Ieki received the urgent letter from Matsuhira Nobuzuna, he immediately responded, and the second army set out immediately.

Even before departure, the second group of commanders of the army, Omefu Inoue Masajejun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, went to the Zheng Mansion to visit Zheng Zhibao, expressing his gratitude to the Zheng family for not being enemies with the Great Wa country, and hopes to continue to cooperate.

In response, Zheng Zhibao naturally greeted him with a smile and agreed repeatedly. When he saw Masatoshi Inoue away, he was able to say that the host and the host had fun and parted with all his fun. However, he turned around and returned to the mansion, he was speechless to the Japanese: Even if he really wanted to cooperate with Japan, the message sent to the elder brother would probably not have reached the elder brother's hands. Not to mention, the emperor had expected that whether the navy was fighting these Japanese pirates would depend on whether the emperor issued an order.

I was a little worried. I didn't know if the emperor knew about the news that the Japanese army had gone to Korea. Zheng Zhibao thought about it, and then he wondered again. He remembered that the emperor told him to just ask about the news before leaving. As for the transmission of the news, there were other arrangements and he didn't have to worry about it.

So the question is, how does the emperor deliver the message? This is a question!

After thinking for a while, he still couldn't figure it out. Zheng Zhibao simply stopped thinking and prayed to Mazu. The news would not be unexpected and could be sent back in time!

Besides, when Masato Inoue arrived at Tsushima Island, it encountered rainy season. The sea was very windy and waves and could not sail, so I had to stop at this Tsushima.

This Tsubasa is composed of five islands with an area of ​​about 696.29 square kilometers. It belongs to the fief of the Zong family and is only one hundred miles away from the Korean Peninsula. You can see the other side on sunny days.

The Zong family ruled on the island have always surrendered to Japan. During the Korean War during the Wanli period, that is, during the Japanese turmoil in the Renchen period, this was the base for the Japanese army to attack the Korean Peninsula. Now that the Japanese attacks Korea again, this place naturally becomes their base again.

The 50,000 army and 50,000 people were crowded on Tsuma Island, which could be said to be very crowded. It was raining again, and many places could not be treated by people, and they had to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. It can be said that many things happened on Tsuma Island, but they were all suppressed by the vassal lord of the So-sen clan. He even kept accompanying Inoue Masashige, deliberately trying to please the Omefu, which everyone in the Tokugawa shogunate was afraid of.

However, Masatoshi Inoue had no intention of enjoying himself at all and was a little worried about the Korean war situation. In addition, the reason why he led the troops was also an idea, that is, the old middle-aged Masatoshi Nobutsu had originally a hundred thousand troops. If the 50,000 was added, the military power was too heavy. Although Nobutsushi Masatoshi was Tokugawa Iemitsu, Tokugawa Iemitsu was still worried, so he asked Masatoshi Inoue to come over, which meant to supervise the army.

As soon as the rain stopped and the waves were small, Masashige Inoue could not sit still and immediately ordered to go to the Korean Peninsula, landing in Busan.

As soon as he got ashore, he heard the Japanese who were left behind in the base reported to him that Matsubishi Nobuka had already set up Seoul as a stronghold for South Korea and all supplies were sent there. However, now Matsubishi Nobuka has rushed to Liaodong, and the food was also sent to Pyongyang by sea by the left-behind navy. If everything goes well, Pyongyang will be the stronghold of Japan in northern Korea.

After hearing these news, Masajeong Inoue was very happy. After decades, North Korea's Seoul and Pyongyang's major town fell into the hands of the Great Japanese again. If he could save the ally of the Qing Dynasty, North Korea would completely belong to the Great Japanese. Even if he could not save the Qing Dynasty, local reinforcements would still be coming in a steady stream. Even if he went to war with the Ming Dynasty, he would not be afraid.

At this time, it can basically be confirmed that the Great Japan should be able to eat North Korea and realize the dream of many generations of Japanese heroes!

Thinking of this, Masashige Inoue was very happy. At this time, he had no intention of being jealous of Matsuhira Nobusuo. After all, he also participated in such a great feat, and a heavy mark in history books would inevitably leave behind.

However, before he was happy for a long time, the food and grass on the ship had not been unloaded, and Matsuhira Nobusuo's urgent man arrived again.

"What?" Inoue Masajejun was so scared that he stood up from the tatami and knocked over the case in front of him. He didn't know that the tea was spilled all over the ground. He just stared at the messenger and asked sternly: "The old Chinese army has withdrawn back to Busan, and more than half of its troops have been lost. He has not even seen a shadow of the Ming army?"

This result was really beyond his expectations.

In any case, Matsuhira Nobutsu is known as "wisdom Izu" in Oya. Previously, he led the army to quell the Shimahara Rebellion and demonstrated his outstanding ability to command the army. This is also the reason why Tokugawa Iemitsu, the vanguard commander who attacked North Korea, would have let him take charge of the command with confidence.

However, now, the most outstanding hero in the Greater Japan led 100,000 Japanese troops. He was defeated without even seeing the Ming army and lost almost half of his troops. This was simply a matter of being killed. This was something like this happened!

Perhaps knowing that he would have this doubt, the messenger quickly explained: "Sir, North Korea was plundered by the Qing people, even wild vegetables were rare. It was rare to see people from the rivers and could not get supplies on the spot. The food and grass of the army were defeated by the Ming Navy. The 100,000 troops had no food and grass supplies. It was also very powerful that the old middle-aged man could bring back so many people safely!"

Speaking of this, he paused and said anxiously: "Sir, the old master should be halfway from Busan now, but there is food and grass danger. I hope you can go to rescue quickly!"

When Masashige Inoue heard that his head was two big, he felt a little confused. He quickly ordered the army to go north and take food to pick up Matsuhira Nobuka. Then he remembered something. Before he even left the door, he continued to ask the messenger: "Ming Dynasty Navy? Is it led by Zheng Yiguan? How many warships are there?"

Japan is an island country surrounded by the sea, so I naturally pay more attention to the characters on the sea. Zheng Zhilong’s name in Japan is still Zheng’s official position, so he has different titles.

"The old middle-aged man got not much information on his way to withdraw his troops." The messenger tried his best to report to Damu Fu in detail what he knew. "Without the banner of Zheng Yiguan, there are many naval commanders in the Ming Kingdom. There are probably at least two hundred ships. The exact number is no one can tell."

Emperor Chongzhen had instructed that Zheng Zhilong would naturally not resist the order and put the banner of the Japanese. If they wanted to guess, they would guess.

At that time, the navy of the two countries encountered it. Most of the Japanese navy were grain transport ships. They could see that they were defeated from a distance. They quickly turned their direction and ran away. If someone had the intention to see clearly, it would be strange if the Ming navy had how many warships there were.

As for those Japanese who fled ashore, they naturally did not dare to stay on the shore, and they would escape as far as they could. Among them, because of the contribution of Jianlu and clearing the field, the number of Japanese people who finally returned to the Japanese army alive was pitifully small, and the information obtained by Matsuhira Nobusuke was naturally limited.

After hearing this, Masaki Inoue breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Ming Navy had only 200 warships, it was actually not too many. What's more important is that the Ming Navy commander was not Zheng Zhilong, which was more beneficial to the Great Japanese. According to previous understanding, a large part of the Ming Navy was under Zheng Zhilong. Now that he was punished by the Ming Emperor, I believe that the morale of the Ming Navy would not be high. Whether to go to Edo to invite Zheng Zhibao over is worth considering this question.

There is another question, why did the Ming navy appear in the North Korean waters, and where did they go? According to Matsubishi Nobuka's explanation, it was because the Qing alliance envoy informed him. In this case, will the Ming navy return after robbing the Great Japanese navy, or will it go? This is another question!

There are actually many problems. Inoue Masato thought about it for a while, but he had a headache. After shook his head, he simply stopped thinking about it. The most important thing at the moment is to save the army of Lao Zhong first. Other things can be slowed down first.

So, as soon as the second batch of Japanese troops arrived in North Korea, they divided up another 10,000 troops, led by Masashige Inoue, and escorted the 70,000 to 80,000 troops to eat enough food to go on the road, and went north day and night to pick up Matsuhira Nobuka.

As for the Japanese who stayed in Busan, they were resting and waiting for the next military order. Should they stay in North Korea and continue to occupy North Korea, or should they withdraw back to Japan to see the situation first? This is not something that Inoue Masashige can do, and he can only send people back to Edo to report the news as soon as possible.

In the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, Daqiu, the key inland transportation in Lingnan, is the later Daegu, where two Japanese armies met.

To be honest, it was a really exciting scene when the two armies saw each other.

Matsuhira Nobutsu's troops immediately burst into tears, even more excited than seeing their relatives. Many Japanese people immediately sat on the ground and started crying. Finally, they came back, it was too difficult!

And Masatoshi Inoue was shocked and could not recognize the army in front of them. This was not the Japanese army, it was just the beggar's army!

Without saying anything, when we met, we immediately buried the pot and cooked rice, and we had a full meal first. Moreover, when Matsue Nobutsu's troops saw that they had to eat again, they felt relieved and didn't want to move any more.
Chapter completed!
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