In the war room, the staff officer was reporting to Chen Xin a summary of the latest operation. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Since the beginning of the small force raid on the Japanese country, by the end of this month, all the operational objectives have finally been completed.

In this battle, our army dispatched a total of 2,300 personnel and 113 ships of various types, destroying three gold and silver mines, including Iwami Ginzan, plus two important commercial towns, and depriving the Edo shogunate of its greatest financial support.

and raided 7 ironworks, 2 workshops for making arquebuses, 1 workshop for casting small-caliber artillery, and 14 artisan gathering areas, destroying the firearms manufacturing capacity of the Wa Kingdom;

completely occupied dozens of islands large and small, such as Sado Island, Oki Island, and Izu Island;

The most important thing is that our army destroyed five shipbuilding bases in the Japanese country, burned all the ship materials, and burned a large number of old forests in the Honshu area; if there is no input of external resources, it is impossible for the Japanese country to have the ability to break through the naval blockade line for at least two years, and it is impossible to form the ability to fight head-on with the naval forces of our Xuan army within 10 years. ”

Chen Xin listened to these data, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously showed a smile. "The kingdom of the Japanese is over."

"Yes, after the discussion of the General Staff, it is also this opinion, it is impossible for the Japanese to launch a war to recover the Kyushu region within 5 years, and as for the future, it depends on whether our army's follow-up attack is effective."

"So, what's next for the staff to plan?"

"Report to the general, the General Staff has formulated three different follow-up battle plans, among which everyone thinks is the most feasible is the battle plan A."

Chen Xin took a sip of tea lightly, "Let's hear it." ”

"The general content of the battle plan is that the first step is to establish three overseas bases on the newly occupied Sado Island, Oki Islands, and Izu Islands.

Among them, the Sado Island base and the Oki base are important nodes in the attack on the Honshu area of the Japanese country. Our army deployed marines there, and from time to time they went ashore to carry out surprise attacks on some targets, striking at the combat readiness of the Edo shogunate and completing the task of suppressing the Japanese state by our army.

The Izu base serves as a supply base for our navy, and together with several naval bases established in the Kyushu region, it forms a maritime barrier line, with the Izu base responsible for the eastern shipping route of the Kii Peninsula and the Kyushu base responsible for the western sea route. Blockading the sea route to the main state of the Wa Kingdom and severing the connection between the Wa State and foreign countries, so that he could not get any help from outside forces, and completely isolated the Wa State.

Next, the General Staff Department prepared to support several daimyo who were at odds with the Shogunate within the Wa Kingdom, help them resist the rule of the Edo Shogunate, consume the manpower and resources of the Wa State in the form of a civil war, and finally achieve the goal of completely weakening the Wa State. ”

Chen Xin pondered for a while, and asked again, "With the current comparison of the strength of our two sides, can't we directly log in to the Japanese Kingdom and conduct a war to destroy the country?" ”

The staff officer smiled bitterly, "General, according to calculations, our troops are completely insufficient to bulldoze the Japanese state."

According to the military intelligence department, during the last major war of the Japanese state more than ten years ago, the two sides mobilized a total of almost 200,000 troops, which lacked artillery but had a large number of arquebuses.

Although the 200,000-strong army was only assembled in the richest areas, and only existed for a few months, it was forced to disband because of the lack of food and grass, but once we landed in Honshu, maybe the Japanese Diet would make a desperate gamble and come back to do this, so..."

The staff officer didn't finish his words, but Chen Xin knew what the other party meant, although the Xuan army was strong, but in the face of 200,000 troops, I was afraid that it would eventually be drowned by the sea of people.

"No sovereign country should be underestimated." After Chen Xin sighed, he said, "Then, let's do it, we don't need to completely occupy the Wa Kingdom, as long as we ensure that the rule of Kyushu can meet our copper supply in recent years, and suppress the development of the Wa Kingdom to a certain extent." I await your good news. ”

The staff officer gave a military salute "Yes." It will live up to the general's expectations. ”

The war against the Wa Kingdom, which was caused by the Edo shogunate's restriction on the export of copper, has been fought for more than a year, and the initial purpose of the war has finally been achieved, and an additional territory has been occupied.

Kyushu Island not only has a large number of copper resources, but also the best base to control the Japanese state, Chen Xin is not going to let go, and the various policies formulated here are being implemented in the direction of complete sinicization of Kyushu.

Copper is now being mined from mines in Kyushu and shipped to the Asan Prefecture.

Chen Xin has made a lot of trouble in the Wa Kingdom, and other places have not been idle for more than a year.

In the Chaonan area, with the tacit cooperation of the guerrilla detachment, the Chaonan detachment has occupied the line from Gwangju to Gyeongju, and has vigorously developed agriculture and animal husbandry, and the shipbuilding industry has also made great progress, and all the warships belonging to the navy are made in the shipyards here.

At present, the Xuan Army has 72 warships, with 2 warships as a team and 5 squads as a squadron, and a total of 14 naval squadrons have been formed, which are respectively in North Korea, Chaonan, Kyushu, overseas and other bases to carry out tasks.

In the sea and nearby pirate battles, the number of old transport ships such as Fu Ship, Canton Ship, Zhu Yin Ship, and Dutch Piccolo has accumulated to 60 ships, and although these ships have also been modified by the shipyard to a certain extent, the slow speed caused by the small aspect ratio has not been completely changed, so they can only be responsible for commercial transportation and the supply of some short-distance military supplies.

There are 2 self-built new 4-masted transport ships and 1 5-masted transport ship, which have a large cargo capacity and fast speed, so the platoon is responsible for transporting troops, supplying long-distance military supplies, and picking up and dropping off rotating troops.

Most of the navy's warships are fast crabs, and they have basically completed the installation of all their guns, with 20 long-barreled heavy guns per ship, and their combat effectiveness has occupied the top spot in the East Asian seas.

In the waters north of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty, North Korea, and the Wa Kingdom, the Xuanjun Navy is already a regional hegemon, and idlers dare not provoke it.

The army has also completed all the weapons refitting work and has completed the training and training.

In order to facilitate the command of the growing number of troops, the brigade level was again added to the squadron level.

Three infantry squadrons, an infantry artillery company, a cavalry company, an engineer company, a baggage company, plus a brigade headquarters with communications, intelligence, ambulance, guards, etc., a mixed brigade is almost 2,000 people.

There are a total of 6 mixed brigades in the field unit of the Xuan Army, as well as the Daming Jiangnan Detachment, the Northern Detachment, the Korean Guerrilla Detachment, the Houjinjihei Detachment, and so on, and a number of scattered squadrons that cannot be combined.

Among them, the 5th and 6th Brigades were stationed in the southern part of Korea, where they maintained an offensive posture against the north, constantly expanding their territory, and receiving Korean land with serious population loss;

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Brigades followed Chen Xin on Kyushu Island to maintain an offensive posture against the Japanese State;

The 4th Brigade, in the northern Han region, guarded the town of Houjin in Hwang Tae-gil and Donggang in Daming.

In addition, there is a separate reconnaissance and search unit, which has been expanded by one company on the basis of the original, and now has four companies, which are still under the supervision of the Military Intelligence Department.

The Ranger Force, in the past 1 year, has carried out a large number of raid missions, the shortage is somewhat serious, and because of the serious shortage of war horses, the battle damage can not be replenished, plus the need to equip several brigades with cavalry companies, the need to draw officers and a large number of non-commissioned officers from the Ranger Force, so the original 7 Ranger companies, after selecting the elite, were reduced to a squadron, that is, 4 companies, specializing in special tasks.

Due to the lack of qualified soldiers who can be trusted, this female soldier unit has become a multi-functional force in Chen Xin's hands, and now has 76 companies, that is, 19 squadrons, and these female soldiers are responsible for a large number of tasks such as suppression, vigilance, and law and order in the occupied areas.

The militia troops, because the current territory of the Xuan army is taken from other sovereign countries, all kinds of contradictions and conflicts among the people occur from time to time, and major disputes can be handed over to the armed police force to solve, but there are so many trivial things every day, and the female soldiers of the armed police force can't manage it, so the current militia looks inconspicuous, but it has taken on the heavy responsibility of grassroots public security, and the basic militia is an important guarantee for Chen Xin's rule in the occupied areas, and they dare not be transferred to join the army in a short period of time.

After thinking about the current family background, the big stone in Chen Xin's confidence finally relaxed a little, and after a few years, the threat of Jin was like a heavy big stone, pressing on his heart, for fear that Houjin would find a way to cross the Yalu River and hit his own Hanbei Administrative Region.

In the event of an accident, field troops in their early 10,000 units can assemble by sea within a month, and dozens of factories and workshops scattered in the three administrative regions of North Korea, Chaonan, and Kyushu can continuously deliver all kinds of supplies to the front line.

Chen Xin took stock of his belongings while rubbing a document with his right hand that had been turned over with raw edges.

The document reads: "In July, Yuan Chonghuan counted 12 counts of Mao Wenlong and beheaded Mao Wenlong on the spot. ”

History has still come to an important juncture, as soon as Mao Wenlong died, Dongjiang Town was no longer a threat, not only for Chen Xin, but also for Houjin is also a great news.

Nurhachi and Huang Taiji have been on the battlefield all their lives, but they don't dare to directly attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, why? It is because Dongjiang Town has always been a dagger on the back of the golden waist, if they dare to invade the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, Mao Wenlong will dare to copy their lair.

However, now, Mao Wenlong, the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, and the governor of the Zuo Capital of the Fifth Army, a meritorious veteran who had restrained the Houjin for 10 years on the Liaodong front, such a Ming Qincha and a first-class military attaché, was killed by Yuan Chonghuan without authorization.

This is an important turning point in history, Houjin does not have the most troublesome enemy, the next step, whether to attack the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty for the first time according to history, or turn around and solve himself and Amin first, it all depends on Huang Taiji's intentions.

The navy was able to blockade the Japanese country, and Kyushu had a basic militia and armed alert units on duty on a rotational basis, and there would be no more repetitions.

Chen Shin knew that it was time to end the large-scale war against the Japanese and prepare to return to the northern region of Korea to prepare for the next war.