"This war is to wipe out all the opponents of the Japanese Empire. If we don't achieve this goal, we will not stop."
Zhang Weixian said firmly. At the same time, he looked at Li Dan, the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. "We can discuss other things, but not this. Even if we destroy the Japanese Empire, we will still fight."
Li Dan knew that this was for him. Li Dan did not dare to object. He quickly said, "Of course, this is inevitable."
Who was Zhang Weixian?
He was the heir to the House of Lords. In the future, Zhang Weixian would definitely be one of the few chairs in the Grand Council. He might even become the leader of the Grand Council.
If it was for official business, Li Dan would still dare to say something. However, for war, Li Dan did not dare to say anything. Zhang Weixian had absolute authority in the military.
Zhang Weixian nodded his head gently. He was very satisfied with Li Dan's reaction. That's right!
"Then, let's talk about tactics!"
Zhang Weixian's gaze swept across the faces present. "I plan to fight this war in three stages. The first stage is to establish a stable base.
The Imperial Navy will send troops from Tsushima Island to attack the Japanese Empire, Fukuoka. This is an important port of the Japanese Empire. "
"The Japanese Empire's important base for invading Korea is Fukuoka. After taking Fukuoka, the army will go straight to this place, which is Feizen-Nagoya. The reinforcements of the Japanese pirates are stationed here."
Zhang Weixian pointed at two places and then said loudly, "After the army disembarks from Fukuoka, we will settle Kyushu Island in one battle."
There were two main strategies to fight the Japanese pirates. One was to take Kyoto directly and then attack Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nest, Nagoya. This way, they could end the battle quickly and then go back to clean up the mess of the Japanese Empire.
The other was to divide and conquer. They would first attack Kyushu, and then attack the Japanese Empire.
Both strategies had their pros and cons. It all depended on the general's choice. Clearly, Zhang Weixian chose the second option.
From Zhang Weixian's point of view, after conquering Kyushu, the Daming Empire would have a stable rear. Then, they could slowly advance towards the Japanese Empire.
At that time, the domestic merchants would be able to gain a foothold in Kyushu. Once the Daming occupied Kyushu, with the strength of the Daming Navy, it would be impossible for the Japanese Empire to seize the island.
"After taking down Fukuoka, the navy will be stationed here!"
This time, Zhang Weixian pointed at a place. It was the strait between the Japanese Empire and Kyushu. It was called the Kanmon Strait. The famous Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed here. Zhang Weixian had his eyes on this place.
Once the Imperial Navy was stationed in the Kanmon Strait, Kyushu Island would really be closed. The Japanese pirates on Kyushu Island would not be able to leave even if they wanted to.
According to the intelligence of Dongchang, the Japanese pirates had stationed 100,000 troops in Feimen Nagoya. They were the reinforcements prepared by the Japanese pirates. If the Japanese pirates' reinforcements here were also annihilated, things would be much easier.
The army gathered here was mainly Tokugawa Ieyasu, Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Pushiro Shikō, and Date Masamune.
"Qi Jin, Yu Zhigao, is there any problem with the navy attacking Fukuoka?" Zhang Weixian looked at the two and asked.
Qi Jin and Yu Zhigao stood up at the same time and said loudly, "Grand Marshal, don't worry. There will definitely be no problem."
Zhang Weixian nodded, then turned to look at Li Rusong and Cao Wenzhao. "After taking Fukuoka, it's up to you. The army will go straight to Feimen Nagoya. Not only must this battle be fought beautifully, but it must also be fought quickly. There is no room for mistakes."
Hearing Zhang Weixian's arrangement, Li Dan's expression was a little complicated. He wanted to say something, but he did not dare to say it.
"Li Dan and Wei Dynasty, the two of you are responsible for contacting the generals of the Japanese Empire in the Japanese Empire. We are here to kill Toyotomi Hideyoshi and to save the King of Japan. As long as they are willing to surrender and follow us to attack Toyotomi Hideyoshi, we are willing to accept them," Zhang Weixian said again.
These two people were very familiar with Nihon, so they were the most suitable people to handle this matter.
After listening to Zhang Weixian's words, Li Dan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He was very afraid that Zhang Weixian would attack indiscriminately. That would be really bad.
Now that Zhang Weixian did not have such a choice, it could not be better.
As for sending someone to contact them, Li Dan directly thought of one person. He was Tokugawa Ieyasu.
As Li Dan's old customer and business partner, Li Dan knew Tokugawa Ieyasu well.
Tokugawa Ieyasu not only had outstanding ability, but also had a very important point. He was very ambitious. At the same time, he did not get along well with Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
However, since he could not defeat Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he had no choice but to submit to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
In fact, from Li Dan's point of view, even if Daming did not send out his troops, the Japanese Empire would still fight on their own.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi had suffered heavy losses in the North Korean War. He had almost used up all his cards. Would his old friend give up on such an opportunity?
Of course not!
However, Li Dan knew that he could not stop this war. The Honours wanted to fight, and the aristocrats also wanted to fight. This war was unstoppable.
Honours wanted to gain military merits and get rich. If he stopped them, he would probably be swallowed into pieces.
However, instigating his old friend to defect might be a feasible thing to do.
On the other hand, Zhang Weixian was thinking about another thing. Persuading people to surrender was not just persuading people to surrender. The people who persuaded people to surrender had to fight for Daming.
There was a very important thing that needed to be done by the Japanese Empire itself. That was to capture the Emperor of the Japanese Empire. Daming needed to support his own forces in the Japanese Empire. However, a single force was not feasible. It must be done in two ways or multiple ways at the same time. The Emperor of the Japanese Empire was a very good bargaining chip.
The existence of the Emperor of the Japanese Empire was very beneficial to Daming's rule in the Japanese Empire. This was inevitable.
No matter what, the Emperor of the Japanese Empire was in Daming's hands. Daming was very clear about this. Zhang Weixian believed that His Majesty would definitely send a very experienced person to do this, and he would do it very well.
However, he could not say this out loud. It would not be nice if he did.
"I announces that the first battle of the Japanese Empire will now begin. The navy will set off for Fukuoka tomorrow morning. The army will set off from the port of Pusan and go straight to Fukuoka by ship."
Zhang Weixian's eyes swept across the crowd solemnly. "I only have one sentence. Within three days, I will watch the sunrise in Fukuoka."
Fukuoka.
This was a very important port of the Japanese Empire. It was also the base for the army to conquer North Korea. However, the atmosphere here was very tense these days.
Since the annihilation of Kuki Yoshitaka's navy, Daming's navy had not stopped harassing Fukuoka. There were more than 10,000 Japanese pirates stationed here. It could be said that they were in a state of anxiety.
A few days ago, Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent an envoy to negotiate peace with Daming, but Daming's generals simply ignored it.
However, the navy had been annihilated, Tsushima Island was occupied, and the coastline was blocked by the Ming Army. Fukuoka knew nothing about the situation in North Korea.