Chapter 508: Yi Sunsin's Considerations (Subscription Requested)
The island country of Tsushima has been a fief of the Wakoku clan for hundreds of years.
The current governor, Yoshichi So, is not so much a daimyo as a merchant who conducts commercial and trade cooperation with Korea on behalf of the Wa kingdom itself.
Merchants ruled a land, and although they had a little money, they were extremely weak militarily.
Even Zong Yizhi was not on the island, and in the face of the Ming Dynasty's firecracker cannon, the rest of the clan couldn't come up with any corresponding strategies.
I want to defend the city, but at this moment, winter has just passed, and the rainy season has not yet come. As long as the Daming Tiger squatting cannon comes to attack seven or eight times, it can blast out a gap in the city wall.
Listening to the sound of the cannons outside the city, before the tiger squat cannon sent out the third round of shelling, the clan people couldn't stand this pressure and raised the white flag against the Ming soldiers.
Surrender!
Merchants tended to be more profit-oriented than the samurai class. Since it can't be beaten, there is naturally nothing to say about surrender. What's more, the other party is a Ming soldier, and it is not a bad thing to be able to beat the Japanese Expeditionary Force to the ground, and surrendering to the Ming Dynasty is not a bad thing.
As the Japanese closest to Korea, the Zong family knew that the expeditionary force commanded by the Ukita Hideya was simply defeated after facing the Ming soldiers and horses, and they knew that not long ago, even the Japanese navy had suffered several big losses in a row.
If this fight continues, the Japanese kingdom will definitely surrender.
There's nothing wrong with taking a step down by yourself.
"You guys here, who's going to say it now?"
After the Zong clan was surrendered, Chen Lan took the initiative to live in the territory of the Zong family, and at the same time called all the people in charge of the Zong family, and swept his eyes over these widows one by one.
"My lord, Tsushima is still the domain lord's opinion, and the specific matters are all sent to me by the domain lord, and I will do it."
"Well, then you listen to me now, now that you have returned to the Ming Dynasty, you have to obey the orders of this commander-in-chief, and now there are two things for you to do."
After glancing at the Japanese people, Chen Lan nodded and said, "First, burn all the large and small boats on Tsushima Island, including those villagers' fishing boats that have not yet been requisitioned; Second, in times of war, although I do not kill indiscriminately, I will not be merciful, I will build another battalion for you to live in, and eat and drink as usual, but you must be obedient and understand what the old man means? ”
"Understood, understood."
As a merchant's son, how could the Zong family not see what the old man in front of him had in mind.
Isn't it just to seize their property?
Now that his net worth and life are in the hands of the Ming soldiers, his property naturally cannot be saved.
However, as members of the clan, they also understand another truth, as long as they are alive and can continue to stay on Tsushima Island after the war is over, those lost money will be earned back sooner or later.
As for the moment, it is naturally important to save your life.
………
"Chen Luan, this old thing, is really hard to change."
Although there was no copy announcement that Daming took Tsushima Island, Mo Xiaobai still received a letter from Hongyan across the sea a day later.
The biography briefly tells the story of the sailor's capture of Tsushima Island and the next deployment, and at the same time, 4321 also told the story of the old man Chen Luan making a windfall.
"It's angry when I think about it, in order to win this battle, I invested thousands of dollars in it, and now the capital has not been returned, but others are happy to grab the money."
Mo Xiaobai slapped the handbook on the desk and pouted, and a wisp of morning light next to him shook his head and said, "Who made you a commander, and you want to win this war beautifully." The more you carry, the more you will pay, not to mention that your gains are not comparable to others. ”
"I think if Chen Lan is given a chance to become a commander, he will definitely be willing to give up the looted money. And if you are a player, they will definitely be willing to exchange some battlefield loot money and materials for the kind of high feats you get. ”
Hearing a wisp of morning light say this, Mo Xiaobai exhaled: "Forget it, don't think about these haves or not, have the second batch of supplies been transported?" ”
"Not yet, the river has thawed recently, but there is an inconvenience in boating, and it has been delayed for some time."
A ray of dawn explained, and said, "But you did a good job of preparing in advance, and it is okay if you are two or three days late for supplies." ”
"It's so slow to deliver supplies from Ping'an Road, if I don't arrange it in advance, and now I have to wait for Zhenjiang Fort to deliver food and supplies, I won't be able to come in a month, how can I still fight." Mo Xiaobai responded with a bit of a reason.
"When the logistics are replenished, the next step is Busan?"
"Hehe~ Don't worry, before attacking Busan, you might as well meet the only general in North Korea in this era."
"Yi Sunsin? Where are you going to see him? ”
"Of course, after the army goes south, he will come to see me, you don't think I will run to Gyeongsang Province to find him in person, right?"
Hearing Mo Xiaobai's rhetorical question, a wisp of morning light blinked: "I thought you would be impatient to dig up the corners of the North Koreans." ”
"Dig him? Not interested. ”
Mo Xiaobai shook his head, he had Liu Renliang and Zhou Yu under him to preside over the affairs of the water division of Dameng Town, so why should an old Korean man get involved.
I'm not interested in poaching people, but since I'm here, I always want to see them.
Li Sunsin was blown into the sky by players from the two major countries of North Korea and South Korea, and of course Mo Xiaobai wanted to see what this old man was like.
A week later, Mo Xiaobai led a large army from Seoul.
After crossing Zhushan, going to Sangju, Yuedaqiu, Miryang, and finally leading the army to garrison Donglae City.
On the second day after Mo Xiaobai arrived in Donglai, Yi Sunsin, who commanded the Korean naval division to blockade the southern seas, also rode a horse into the city.
When I met for the first time, my first impression of Yi Sun-sin was that this North Korean veteran was not as old as he imagined.
He is nearly fifty years old, but he looks like he is in the prime of life under forty.
"General Li, I've heard of the name for a long time." Although Mo Xiaobai did not have a good face when facing the rest of the Korean courtiers, he had enough respect for Li Sunsin.
This good general who swore to defend the country's sea power to the death deserves his respect.
"The last general, I have seen the Admiral of the Celestial Empire." Li Sunchen responded with a fist hug that was neither humble nor arrogant, and his eyes were also in a large number of Mo Xiaobai.
Such a young Admiral of the Ming Dynasty can lead his subordinates to defeat the Japanese Kingdom repeatedly, which is really a genius.
North Korea has never had such an outstanding person!
"General Li is wise and brave, fighting alone, I heard about your deeds when I was in Zhenjiang Fort."
Mo Xiaobai nodded with a smile and motioned for Li Sunsin to take a seat: "I admire your achievements, but I came to you today, not only to see you, the North Korean general, but also to hear your opinion." ”
"Your Excellency, please speak."
"Now that the Japanese expeditionary force has been defeated, they should be in a hurry to withdraw to their homeland. But with your blockade on the sea, and our Ming army has taken Tsushima Island, do you think they still have the possibility of retreating? ”
Mo Xiaobai's inquiry made Li Sunsin silent for a while.
Seeing that his expression froze for a moment, a wisp of morning light next to him immediately asked, "What did the general think?" ”
"The last general has some concerns, but I think it's too crazy to think about it again."
"What did General Lee think?"
"Returning to the Admiral, although the naval power of the Japanese has been weakened by half, there are still hundreds of warships under the command of the commander of the naval division, the Nine Ghosts Jialong, which are distributed in various ports southwest of Busan."
Yi Sunsin hesitated for a while, but finally put his mind on the side: "Originally, the Japanese retreated south, either to Geoje Island first, or to return directly to Tsushima Island, but now that these two islands are in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, I am worried that the Japanese will take a risk, break through from the port of Busan to the east, and go directly to the Japanese country." ”