In the next few days, other than sending scouts to explore the terrain, the Ming Army basically did nothing.
After fighting for so long on the previous battlefield, they needed to rest, not continue to march.
Compared to fighting with the Japanese pirates, marching and supplies became the biggest problem for the Ming Army.
However, both sides knew that although no one did anything, it was not that they were not fighting anymore. They were all holding back their strength, ready to give the other side a hard time. This was the calm before the war.
On the sea, a huge fleet broke through the wind and waves and continued to move forward.
This warship was none other than the Great Ming Dynasty's Imperial Navy.
On the flagship, Qi Jin stood expressionlessly on the ship, the binoculars hanging around his neck.
Glancing at Yu Dayou, who was walking over, Qi Jin asked, "Is there any information?"
Yu Dayou nodded. "Yi Sun-sin from North Korea was defeated."
A few days ago, there was information that Yi Sun-sin from North Korea had led people to attack Pusan, wanting to cut off the retreat of the Japanese pirates.
After the Japanese pirates took Tsushima, they landed from Pusan, which was the base for the Japanese pirates to attack North Korea.
Once Pusan was lost, all the Japanese pirates would be buried in North Korea, and it would be impossible for them to retreat.
"This Yi Sun-sin has good foresight. He targeted Pusan, but his combat power is not that great."
Yu Dayou shook his head and said, while taking out a map. "Are we still going with the original plan?"
Qi Jin nodded his head, "Don't tell me you only want to fight with the pirates?"
Whether it was Qi Jin or Yu Dayou, neither of them cared about the Japanese pirates' navy. This battle in North Korea was a great contribution, how could the two of them only make such a contribution?
"Let's take this place first!" Qi Jin pointed to an island and said.
"This is Cheju Island!"
Yu Dayou said. "If we take Cheju Island, we will have a stable base, and our fleet will have a reliable supply point."
"After we take Cheju Island, we can go straight to Tsushima."
"At that time, the Japanese pirates will have to fight us head-on. Otherwise, once Tsushima is blocked by us, their supply line will be cut off.
We will destroy the Japanese pirates in Tsushima and then occupy the island. "
"After we take Tsushima, we can attack Pusan."
"Once we take down Pusan, we will have successfully cut off the Japanese pirates' retreat route. At the same time, we will be able to follow the Japanese pirates' attack route to Gyeonggi Province."
Yu Dayou looked at Qi Jin and said with a smile, "We will be able to make a great contribution."
The two of them were very confident in this kind of tactic because the Imperial Navy of the Great Ming Dynasty had 80,000 people. Of course, not all of these people operated ships and cannons, but most of them were marines.
They were well-equipped and well-trained, and their backbone consisted of ten thousand of the thirty thousand Qi Army trained by Qi Jiguang in Liao Province.
With these people in hand, Qi Jin was not afraid of the Japanese pirates at all, so he was ready to do a big job.
After the two finished their discussion, Qi Jin said, "Go straight to Cheju Island. If we encounter Japanese pirates' warships on the way, destroy them all. We are in a hurry."
As the order was passed down, the navy warships began to move at full speed, and the troop ships behind them followed closely.
Cheju Island was the largest island in southern Korea. In the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty, Japan invaded the coast of Korea. At the request of the King of Korea, the Yuan army was stationed in Jinzhou.
In the second year, the Yuan Dynasty officially set up the Secretariat of the East in Korea, with the King of Korea and the Yuan army general Atahai in charge of the Secretariat.
Until the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the internal and foreign affairs of Korea were under the control of the Yuan Dynasty.
The Korean Peninsula was under the control of the Yuan Dynasty, not to mention Cheju Island in the south.
Some of the employees of the Yuan Dynasty's General Manager were residents of the island or people from Korea approved by the Yuan Dynasty government of China, but they still belonged to the Yuan Dynasty government, and the Korean government had no right to manage them.
In the early days of the Korean Dynasty, they were called the Governor of Cheju. Decades after the Yuan Dynasty was overthrown by Daming, the General Manager of the General Manager surrendered to Korea, and Cheju Island became Korean land.
The Ming Army's fleet was very large. When it entered Cheju Island, there was basically no resistance.
After the Ming Army entered Cheju Island, they immediately began to station troops on the island, and then the fleet set off directly to Tsushima Island.
Obviously, they were ready to fight. Both Qi Jin and Yu Dayou were very confident about Tsushima Island.
At this time, on Tsushima Island, the Japanese pirates' Great Yutou Yoshitaka also received the battle report.
"Great Yutou, Daming's navy is here!"
Fujido Gao Hu stood in front of Yoshitaka and said anxiously, "The Ming Army has 200 warships, and now they are all heading for Tsushima Island."
Yoshitaka glanced at Fujido Gao Hu and said with a sneer, "The Daming's navy?"
"According to the information we just received yesterday, the battle ahead is not going well. The First Army, Second Army, and Third Army have all suffered heavy losses. Now, the Daming's navy is here again. They are going to fight us!"
"Now, Mr. Ukito Hideja has gathered an army in Gyeonggi Province of Korea and is preparing to fight the Daming."
"We can't let anything happen to Tsushima Island. Immediately send someone to report to the General and ask for support. We will lead the fleet to fight the Ming Army."
Fujido Gao Hu nodded, then turned around and went to prepare. Yoshitaka was right. No matter what, nothing could happen to Tsushima Island. They had to defeat the Daming's navy no matter what.
In fact, Yoshitaka's heart had been shaken by this battle.
The war against Korea was going smoothly. In just a month, the three capitals of Korea had been conquered. The Korean Prince had been captured, and the King of Korea had fled in panic. The whole of Korea would soon be their territory.
However, since the Ming Army had entered the battlefield, the situation in Korea had taken a turn for the worse.
Hamgyong Province, Pyongan Province, and Hwanghae Province had been lost. The two capitals of Kaesong and Pyongyang had been conquered by the Daming. The Daming's army was heading straight for Gyeonggi Province. A big battle was imminent.
However, this was not the key point. The key point was that the First Army, Second Army, and Third Army had suffered heavy losses.
Fujido Gao Hu was well aware of the abilities of President Konishi and Kato Kiyomasa. Such heavy losses naturally showed the strength of the Ming Army.
President Konishi and Kuroda Nagamasa had been captured, and Kato Kiyomasa and Abe Naoshige had died in battle. This showed the fierceness of the Ming Army.
If the Ming Army's navy was also so strong, what should they do?
Once Tsushima Island was lost, the army that had entered Korea would only have a dead end. It would be impossible for reinforcements to enter. Fujido Gao Hu was very clear about this. At this time, he could only pray that the Daming's navy was like the Korean navy.
The fleet was assembled very quickly. Yoshitaka was also a veteran. Naturally, he would not make the mistake of underestimating the enemy, especially in such an important battle. Before he knew the combat power of the Daming's navy, he could not be too cautious. Therefore, Yoshitaka gathered more than 300 warships.