Chapter 146: Dividing Japan
Tan Shimai followed a follower into the tent.
When the army first arrived, everyone lived in a tent regardless of their official position.
This is Hou Fangyu's residence, unlike other people's mess. On the contrary, the tent is very neat and everything is arranged in an orderly manner.
Hou Fangyu arrived when he saw Tan Mai, and smiled and asked him to sit down. "Deputy General Tan, come and sit down, and I'll wait for you."
Tan Shimai saw that there were Chen Mingxia and Wang Chaoxian inside, so he bowed and sat down opposite them.
Hou Fangyu waved his hand to retire the servants, and personally picked up the pot to Chen Mingxia. When talking about Shimai, Wang Chao poured each of them a cup of tea, "This is the famous Lishan Gaoshan tea in Taiwan. I tasted it and it tasted pretty good. Everyone."
Chen Mingxia took a sip, "The fragrance is fragrant and fragrant, and it is rich and pleasant. Although it is better than the first-class famous tea in the Central Plains, such as Longjing, West Lake and Maojian in Xinyang, it tastes unique. It can be regarded as a treasure in a small place like Taiwan."
Hou Fangyu smiled faintly and said, "Baishi is an expert. Such small tea is indeed unattractable to your eyes. But this time you go to Nanyang and you may not be able to drink good tea for a long time. I have prepared a few bags of high mountain tea for you. You can drink it for the time being. I will prepare it for you when the route is opened in the future."
Chen Mingxia curled the corners of her mouth, "Then I would like to thank Chaozong."
Hou Fangyu turned to the emperor and said to the Chaoxian: "General Wang Shen, you and I first ascend to Keelung that day, and used a weak navy to resist the Hoji. Now that Taiwan has such a good situation, you should be the first to be the best. I have no choice but to see you off when I go to Nanyang on this trip. So I transferred 200 sailors, thirty boat repairmen, and ten navigators from all over the country to help you arrive in Nanyang safely."
Wang Chaoxian bowed gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Hou."
Hou Fangyu waved his hand, "It should be all for the Supervisor, so you don't have to be polite. Baishi, I just received a bad news this afternoon."
Chen Mingxia was stunned, "Is it a problem with reinforcements?"
Hou Fangyu nodded and said with a sad look: "Yao Qisheng said that the Changzhou vassal was ambitious, especially after receiving the warships and muskets from the Dutch, he had to surrender to the surrounding small vassals, and his momentum was even more prosperous. At present, he stationed troops on Tsushima Island and may re-enter North Korea at any time."
Chen Mingxia frowned and said, "When Lin Qingye returned to North Korea, he took away the elite soldiers of the fourth camp. In addition, the soldiers in North Korea should not be afraid of the Changzhou vassal state!"
Hou Fangyu said: "If it were only the one vassal of Changzhou, it would be irrelevant. But the news we got was that the one vassal of the Tokugawa shogunate privately received the tacit approval and even support from the Tokugawa shogunate. After all, Yao Qisheng occupied Kagoshima and secretly formed the various vassals of Kyushu, which had already caused dissatisfaction with Tokugawa Ieguang. If it weren't for fear of the strength of our army, he would have done it himself. And..."
Hou Fangyu paused for a moment and then said, "Besides, North Korea's King Lee De-ren and Lin Qingye are incompatible. In addition, Qi Biaojia, the envoy of the Southern Ming Dynasty to North Korea, has long formed a force that can compete with Lin Qingye in the North Korea."
Chen Mingxia was silent for a while and asked in confusion: "I don't quite understand why the Governor General is sitting on the North Korean side to form this anti-Governor General Power?"
Hou Fangyu shook his head, "I don't understand it well, and I asked Wan Futai about this. Lord Wan meant that the goal of Supervisor doing this seemed to be Japan?"
Seeing Chen Mingxia's face full of confusion, Hou Fangyu continued: "The Japanese fear power but do not have virtue, and they always have wolfish ambitions, and come quickly without trust and righteousness. If my China is strong, they will not dare to act rashly, but instead will bend down and learn humbly. Once my China becomes weak, it will jump out again, rage the coast, invade land, and do all the evil things."
"And Korea is the opposite of this. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, it has completely surrendered to China. The monarch is cowardly, the people are ignorant, and they are harmonious from top to bottom. Not only does it have any intention of enterprising spirit, but because it is backed by our China, it often does not even have basic military defense. Otherwise, during the Wanli period, North Korea would not have been captured by the Japanese army in just one month."
Hou Fangyu paused for a moment and continued: "Now Lin Qingye has brought back the elite soldiers of the Fourth Battalion. The Korean martial hero is still there, and he can still be my guardian dog in China. If he is united internally and the Japanese dare not act rashly, what is the significance of the commander-in-chief asking Lin Qingye to bring back the elite soldiers of the Fourth Battalion? But if the internal part is split and the upper and lower levels are in harmony, such news has been spreading to Japan continuously. Just imagine how the Changshu family and Tokugawa shogunate will act?"
Chen Mingxia frowned and said, "Are you saying that the commander-in-chief deliberately led Japan to attack North Korea again in this way?"
Hou Fangyu waved his hand and smiled, "These are all things I infer from Lord Wan's words. Is it really impossible to say if it is true? But taking advantage of Taiwan's bravery and weakening Japan, this is only good for China. Moreover, don't you think a North Korea with foreign enemies is more conducive to control?"
Chen Mingxia was silent for a moment and asked, "Chapter, if it is..., if what you said is really the purpose of the Supervisor, what will the Supervisor plan to deal with Japan in the future?"
Hou Fangyu thought for a while and said, "Divid its territory, support the establishment of the Hokkien country in the north, and at the same time, the Kyushu vassals in the south jointly established the country. The entire Japan was divided into three parts, and gradually it completely became a small state like Ryukyu."
Chen Mingxia frowned slightly and sighed softly, "In this way, I know why Yao Qisheng can't send reinforcements anymore. It turns out that this is a big deal!"
Hou Fangyu smiled and said, "Hundred Histories, you don't have to worry too much. Although Yao Qisheng cannot send too many reinforcements, he has recruited twelve various warships from Ryukyu, Kagoshima, and North Korea, and will arrive in Taiwan soon. There are enough ship workers on those warships, and fewer are soldiers. I have discussed with Deputy General Tan, and Taiwan will provide a thousand elite soldiers at that time, and later they will follow you and General Wang Shen to Nanyang."
Chen Mingxia smiled, "I can feel at ease in this way."
Tan Shimai said with some concern: "Mr. Chen, in Penghu, our army and Zheng Chenggong's troops jointly fought against the Hakka. Although our army won in the end, the coalition warships were several times higher than those of the Hakkakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakakaka
Chen Mingxia looked puzzled and turned to look at Wang Chaoxian.
Chapter completed!