Chapter 287 Yuan-Japan War

In the East China Sea, hundreds of boats are fighting on the river, and flags cover the sky.

The huge fleet marched toward the Japanese country with great momentum.

On the main ship Fu Chuan, generals such as Tang Mu, Zuo Yidao, Anguo, Chen Jizu, Lei Xiong, etc. gathered together. They were studying the map of the Japanese country and discussing the details of this time's conquest of the Japanese country.

"Historically, Hu Yuan made two expeditions to Japan, but both times were very unlucky. They encountered hurricanes, suffered heavy losses, and ended in failure."

Anguo liked reading, so he was considered the most knowledgeable among the generals.

When discussing the conquest of the Japanese country, the first thing that comes to mind is the historical incident of the Hu Yuan Dynasty's two expeditions to the Japanese country during the Kublai Khan period of Hu Yuan Dynasty, both of which ended in failure.

Anguo looked at the generals and tried to draw their attention to the water war.

"In the past, the Mongolian iron cavalry swept the world. Kublai Khan succeeded to the throne and began to implement "Han law" and regarded himself as the emperor of the Central Plains. He also adopted the suggestions of A Shu and Liu Zheng and attached great importance to naval training, trying to make up for the shortcomings of the Mongolian army. Shortcomings.”

"Then Kublai Khan wanted to conquer this small overseas country across the sea. He sent envoys to the Japanese country many times but all failed. Then Kublai Khan lost patience and realized that the Japanese country was "stubborn and stubborn and difficult to be kind to. "Yan Kai Yu" strengthened his determination to use troops against the Japanese. Now that I think about it, it was just a whetstone chosen by Kublai Khan to form a navy."

It is a well-known fact that the Mongolian cavalry is unparalleled in riding and shooting.

But there are gains and losses. Precisely because they are a people on horseback, they are naturally not used to water fighting.

Kublai Khan, who liked "Chinese law", was also a heroic figure. In order to conquer the Southern Song Dynasty, which was blocked by the Huaihe River, he was eager to make up for this shortcoming of his own army, so he carefully selected the Japanese overseas target for his subordinates. Trying to test and hone one's naval force.

"In this first expedition to Japan, Hu Yuan's 25,000-strong Mongolian and Han army and 8,000 Korean auxiliary troops once entered Tsushima, Iki Island and other places, and then began a landing campaign As a result, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Japanese. Even Liu Fuheng, the left deputy marshal of the Yuan army, was injured by an arrow. The Yuan army chose to temporarily retreat to the sea. Unexpectedly, a strong wind suddenly rose, and the warship was lost in the hurricane. Countless soldiers were killed and injured, and the ship was also damaged. The burning was futile, and in the end the Yuan army retreated hastily, losing half of its troops. From then on, Hu Yuan's first expedition to Japan ended in failure. "

"After that, Kublai Khan sent many missions to the Japanese state in an attempt to make them surrender. However, the Japanese state actually beheaded Hu Yuan's envoys in public. During this period, the former Song Dynasty had been completely destroyed by Kublai Khan, and Hu Yuan accepted it. The court of the former Song Dynasty had a large number of naval warships and troops, so he asked the generals Fan Wenhu, Xia Gui, Lu Wenhuan, Chen Yi and others of the former Song Dynasty whether Japan could be conquered, and they all agreed. "

"So in the second year of the Yashan Naval Battle, Kublai Khan once again launched a second expedition to Japan. This time, the scale was even greater than before. Kublai Khan ordered Xindu and Hongchaqiu to command the Mongolian, Han and Goryeo armies. Forty thousand people set out from Hepu in Goryeo and were called the East Route Army. Fan Wenhu led the former Song Dynasty's 100,000 surrender troops and set out from Jiangnan and were called the Jiangnan Army. The two armies met at the Japanese Iki Island and then went straight to the Japanese."

"The total strength of the two armies of Hu and Yuan was as high as 140,000, which showed Kublai Khan's determination to defeat the Japanese state. However, when the East Route Army landed on Tsushima Island, it encountered a hurricane again. There were countless casualties. They were massacred after landing. The Japanese on Tsushima Island then marched to Iki Island, but encountered another storm, and many soldiers were killed or injured. After the East Route Army landed on Shiga Island, as expected, they encountered tenacious and resolute resistance from the Japanese. The two sides fought fiercely for a long time. In the end, the Eastern Route Army, which was engaged in expeditions and fought in other places, suffered repeated defeats, and a plague began to spread within the Eastern Route Army, so it had to retreat to Iqi Island to wait for Fan Wenhu's Jiangnan Army to arrive. "

Upon hearing the disastrous defeat of Hu Yuandong's Route Army, all the generals present could not help but change their expressions.

Although there are several factors that cannot be ignored, such as the exhaustion of the troops on the expedition, and the fact that the enemy has the right time, place and people when fighting in a remote place, no matter what, it is the Mongolian army that is sweeping the world. How could it be defeated?

And he still “failed repeatedly”!

You can't just win once or twice, but it can also improve your morale!

In addition, there is the plague that broke out in the army during the war. This is something that all soldiers are afraid of.

Plague is also common in the army, especially in such remote operations. Drinking the water of the Japanese country and eating the rice of the Japanese country can easily cause acclimatization and lead to illness, fever and diarrhea, or in other words, being slashed during combat can lead to wound infection. Anyway, there are not many reasons for the outbreak of plague in the army, but once it actually breaks out, it will be fatal, and it will have an unprecedented impact on the morale of the army!

So in the end, the 40,000 Eastern Route Army troops were defeated as expected, without even decent results.

This is exactly what the generals are worried about at the moment.

Even Hu Yuandong's 40,000-strong Army could not defeat him. Could his own 10,000 soldiers from the Ming Dynasty's capital army really be able to destroy the Japanese country?

For a time, everyone put away their contempt for the Japanese country and began to worry about the war.

Anguo acted as if he didn't notice everyone's concern and continued to talk to himself.

"The Jiangnan Army set out from Qingyuan and Dinghai, and mobilized more than 3,500 ships. It was said at the time that "since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the prosperity of the army has never been seen before." However, the funny thing is that the Jiangnan Army fleet once deviated. The route was to Tamna (Jeju Island). It was not until the East Route Army was defeated and returned to Iki Island that the Jiangnan Army's vanguard fleet arrived at Iki Island and successfully rendezvoused with the East Route Army."

"However, before the Yuan army could regain its strength and continue to march into the Japanese country, tens of thousands of Japanese troops composed of the Matsuura Party, Hechu, Chiba, Takagi, Ryuzoji, Shimazu and other forces rushed directly to Iki Island in an attempt to annihilate the East Route Army. After several days of bloody fighting between the two sides, the East Route Army finally won, and then abandoned Iki Island and headed to Hirado Island to join forces with the main force of the Jiangnan Army. "

"Just as the Hu Yuan army after reuniting was resting and preparing to gather all its forces to attack the Japanese country and launch a landing battle, an unprecedented and terrifying hurricane suddenly arrived, with huge waves rising from the mountains. The place where the Yuan army's fleet was parked suffered a devastating blow. The attack, especially on the large ships of the Jiangnan Army, caused more than half of the Jiangnan Army's casualties, but the small Korean ships were saved. "

"The surviving officers and soldiers of the Yuanli Alliance gathered on a nearby island. The generals of the Eastern Expedition had a dispute about what to do next. A group of generals finally chose to retreat again with their direct troops. Fan Wenhu was even destroyed by the hurricane. With fighting spirit, he returned directly to Goryeo, abandoning hundreds of thousands of troops. At this point, the morale of the Yuan army was completely shattered, and Kublai Khan's second expedition to Japan also ended in failure. "

"After that, Kublai Khan was very upset about the failure of the Eastern Conquest of Japan, and was very unwilling to do so. After that, he sent envoys many times to advise and prepare for the conquest. However, in the end, it was aborted due to heavy resistance, mainly because of the turmoil in Jiangnan and the conflict with the Japanese. Annan's war, coupled with the resolute opposition of the conservative forces within the Yuan Dynasty, even Kublai Khan's crown prince Zhenjin opposed the continued eastward expedition to the Japanese country, directly contributed to Hu Yuan's annihilation of troops. Until Kublai Khan's death, the eastward expedition The Japanese issue was completely stopped and no one mentioned it again.”

After briefly describing Hu Yuandong's disastrous defeat in conquering Japan, Anguo mentioned an interesting point.

"These two wars caused the internal foundation of the Hu Yuan Dynasty to be unstable, leading to widespread resentment among the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Many people launched anti-Yuan uprisings. On the contrary, because of their victory over the arrogant Mongolian army, the morale of the Japanese country was high, especially those inexplicable times. The resulting hurricane!”

"The Japanese believed that in the second war, it was precisely because of the sudden hurricanes that destroyed the fighting spirit of the Mongolian expeditionary force that the Japanese were able to overcome the difficulties. This victory gave the Japanese an illusion and convinced them that We are a country under the protection of gods and Buddhas. It is not attacked by other countries and stretches continuously. What is the idea of ​​a divine country? And the hurricane that caused the destruction of a large number of ships and soldiers in the Yuan Dynasty was also called "divine wind" by the Japanese! "

Kamikaze!

Protect the Japanese!

It is not attacked by other countries and stretches continuously!

After hearing the entire story of Hu Yuan's expedition to Japan, even Tang Mu, Zuo Yidao and others couldn't help but be secretly shocked.

Is it possible that these despicable Japanese really have this "divine wind protection"?

Otherwise, why would the hundreds of thousands of Mongolian expeditionary troops encounter inexplicable hurricanes again and again during the second war?

If it weren't for these sudden hurricanes that attacked the fleet, how could the Mongolian Expeditionary Force lose its morale? In the end, they didn't even dare to fight, and they simply retreated and declared the failure of the second expeditionary battle?

Once an army of hundreds of thousands successfully lands, they will be able to flatten this small country even if they push slowly, right?

It’s all those hurricanes!

Or what the Japanese call... kamikaze!

All the generals looked at the backbone, Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty.

They eagerly wanted to confirm from their own marquis whether the Japanese were really protected by the divine wind!

Otherwise, how the hell should we fight this battle?

We only have 10,000 troops!

Tang Hao looked at An Guo with a smile.

After hearing Anguo's words, the generals' morale was shaken, which Tang Hao did not expect.

The reason why he didn't say anything to stop Anguo just now was because he wanted to use Anguo's words to warn the generals not to take it lightly. War is not a child's play, but people will die.

But now it seems that Anguo's warning was a bit too much, so that these guys are feeling uneasy.

You still have to speak for yourself!

Tang Hao looked at the generals and said with a smile.

"When fighting at sea, weather is an extremely important factor. Not only hurricanes, but also wind direction and wind speed are extremely critical."

"Many times, headwinds and tailwinds are the key to success or failure. For example, the small Japanese ships can go with the wind, but our Ming warships can go against the wind. If the wind direction helps, they will not be defeated even if they encounter Japanese pirates on the sea. The truth.”

In naval battles in the early days of the Age of Discovery, a particularly important point was to seize the upper wind direction, because at this time everyone's shipbuilding level was about the same, and there were no advanced warships that transcended the era. Everything had to be fought according to the wind direction.

If you seize the upwind direction, the ship's speed can be faster and your artillery can have a longer range. On the contrary, in the downwind direction, the ship's speed will be very slow and the artillery's range will be shortened.

"Kublai Khan of Hu Yuan's expedition to Japan was very unlucky to encounter hurricanes twice. Needless to say, the results were natural. Hu Yuan's army during the expedition to Japan suffered heavy casualties due to typhoons. As An Guo just said, these inexplicable appearances The hurricane destroyed the fighting spirit of General Hu Yuan!”

"But have you ever thought about one question? Our military fleet has traveled so far and is about to land on the Japanese mainland. Have we encountered any hurricanes?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"Yeah, we really haven't met each other yet!"

"How is this going?"

"Is this God's will for me, the Ming Dynasty, to destroy the Japanese?"

The generals were talking a lot, their faces full of excitement.

An Guo also fell into deep thought. This is indeed an outright fact. The Ming warships have not encountered hurricanes so far.

Why?

Isn’t it possible that the Japanese Kamikaze is not at work today?

Seeing these guys talking about "God's will" and "divine wind", Tang Hao couldn't help but smile and shook his head.

Speaking of which, it’s really hard to blame them, because this is the ignorance of the entire era.

Under the constraints of decadent Confucianism, the emperors would be in awe of these gods and Buddhas. Once they were related to anything, they would believe them without any doubt, which made them appear ignorant and ridiculous.

If there is a chance in the future, we must find a way to bring down this decadent Confucianism. Science is the last word!

"I asked you to study more, but you insist on feeding the pigs!"

The Marquis of Zhongshan's words immediately made the generals dumbfounded.

"Where is the divine wind?"

"This is just a way for the Japanese to put money on their faces."

"These hurricanes are actually a climate phenomenon, just typhoons formed in the subtropical monsoon climate."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and An Guo subconsciously asked: "Master Hou, what is a "typhoon"?"

Tang Hao: "..."

After a moment of silence, Marquis Zhongshan patiently explained to these guys.

After all, these are all generals, and most of them will become generals in the navy in the future. You still need to understand these basic knowledge.

"Typhoons are extremely powerful storms that often appear in oceans and offshore areas. They often bring violent winds, heavy rains and storm surges, which are difficult to withstand by humans."

"If you go to sea frequently, you can often see it on the sea. Just like the storm we saw for the first time when we went to sea, it was also a typhoon. It was thousands of miles away from the Japanese country. What kind of divine wind is this? So it doesn't exist at all. All this nonsense is just climate change.”

"The Mongolian Yuan's failure to conquer the Japanese country was because the Mongolian Yuan had a problem with their own decision-making. They liked to send troops in the summer and autumn. This was the Mongolian habit of living in the grasslands all year round and waiting until the autumn when their horses were fat and strong before sending troops. The summer and autumn troops sent out coincided with the autumn harvest of the Central Plains Dynasty. , they can loot and go back to spend the winter!"

"But it happens that typhoons are most likely to appear at this time, so it's just the Japanese country's bad luck. Meng Yuan directly encountered a large number of typhoons during his second trip to sea. Otherwise, the Mongolian cavalry would have destroyed this small country!"

At its peak, the Yuan Dynasty conquered almost every corner of the Asian continent, and its combat power was unquestionable.

However, typhoons cannot be resisted by humans, at least not in future generations, let alone now.

The generals nodded with relief, but then An Guo's words made them turn pale.

"Master Marquis, shouldn't we also send troops in autumn?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

It seems that this is really the case!

According to the Marquis, wouldn't he and others also be able to...

"What are you worrying about?"

Tang Hao scolded angrily: "Since I know about this typhoon, will I still bring you into the ditch?"

"We sent out troops in late autumn. It's almost the beginning of winter today. Even if there is a typhoon, it won't be too big. With our big ships, we can sail against the wind. Moreover, we are about to land. What are you still worried about?"

After being scolded by their own Marquis, the generals finally felt relieved.

"In addition, there is another important reason for the failure of Hu Yuan's expedition to Japan, and that is the internal unity of Japan."

"After the first war against Hu Yuan, while Hu Yuan was actively preparing for the war, the Kamakura shogunate was also preparing for the Yuan army to invade again, and began to build and strengthen the Kyushu coastal defense mechanism. At that time, the Kamakura shogunate even formulated a The "Foreign Expedition" plan is to use offense as defense, and prepare to mobilize warriors from Sanin, Sanyang and Nanhai to send troops to Goryeo in March of the following year. "

"Although this ridiculous "foreign expedition" plan was ultimately not implemented, the ships and troops gathered in the Hakata Bay area stayed on the north coast of Kyushu for a long time and were responsible for the security of the sea area. At that time, the Kamakura shogunate also took the opportunity to strengthen its rule. force, so the entire Japanese country is actively preparing for war to resist the incoming Hu Yuan army. "

"In other words, the right time, the right place, the right people, and all the people are on the side of Japan. No matter how large the number of Hu Yuan's army is, it will have no effect and will only fail in the end."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Hao stood up and stretched.

"But this time, when our army attacked Japan, the situation was completely different."

"First of all, Tianshi. Our army has not encountered a typhoon, so Tianshi is on our army's side."

"The second is the geographical advantage. Ma Yong and Deng Boyan will leave messages along the way. Once our army successfully lands, we can march directly to Kyoto according to the march route they left. Therefore, even if the Japanese are born and raised, they will not have any geographical advantage for our army. excellent."

"In the end, there was peace. At this moment, the Muromachi shogunate was caught in a civil war and had no time to care about other places. And the Japanese daimyo were not peaceful people. They began to attack each other and wanted to annex each other. So now The Japanese country is a chaotic place with endless civil strife. Moreover, they don’t know that the Ming Dynasty will suddenly send troops to attack the Japanese country. Who will build a defense line along the coast to resist our attack? "

"The time, place, and people are favorable. Our army has the advantage, but the Yuan army does not. This is why the Yuan army will be defeated, but our army will win!"

"Don't think so much, go down and get ready, and the battle will begin soon!"

"This time, if we can't annihilate the Japanese country, you all should jump into the sea and commit suicide!"

Upon hearing this, all the generals trembled and immediately took orders to prepare.

Tang Hao began to wipe the sword in his hand.

The Hu-Yuan War did not have no impact. The Kamakura Shogunate, the ruler of Wa, was also seriously injured because of resisting the attack of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. This also created conditions and opportunities for the rise of the Muromachi Shogunate.

If the Hu-Yuan army at that time was a little tougher and directly destroyed Wa, would history be rewritten?

Unfortunately, there is no if!

But since Tang Hao is here, he must make up for this regret!

What Kublai Khan never did in his life, Tang Hao helped him complete it with his own hands!

Destroy Wa, slaughter the Wa people, and completely get rid of this disgusting and despicable nation!