Chapter 3613
The emperors of Japan claim to be descendants of Amaterasu, so they use "Emperor" as their imperial title. However, on the Haihan side, they naturally don't have much respect for puppets with only the name. The official title has always been "Japanese Emperor". "Emperor" as a pronoun.
Since the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate by the military general Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192, the real power to rule Japan has fallen into the hands of the hereditary shogun. From then on, the royal family in Kyoto was completely ignored and became a symbol enshrined on the altar.
So far, Japan has experienced three shogunate periods: Kamakura, Muromachi, and Tokugawa, but the status of the imperial family has not changed significantly. The successive Japanese emperors have always been puppets in the hands of the shogunate, and their power is only limited to the small shogunate in Kyoto. Within the imperial palace.
The security and defense of Kyoto has always been the responsibility of the shogunate. The royal family itself only retains a very small number of armed guards, and theoretically does not have the ability to resist the shogunate. Therefore, the successive Japanese emperors did not seem to have much enthusiasm for getting rid of the control of the shogunate and regaining their right to rule. Instead, they were accustomed to a peaceful life in captivity by the shogunate.
Therefore, when Shi Diwen proposed the method of sending someone to contact the royal family, he actually did not have high hopes for this. However, if the Japanese emperor can be persuaded to speak out, some ambitious people may be interested in it.
After all, the three shogunates in the past few hundred years were actually playing tricks to coerce the emperor to control the princes. If they can get the royal authorization and try to overthrow the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, then it is completely possible to become a new era. shogun.
Of course, it is not easy to achieve such a goal. The current situation of the Kyushu Allied Forces is the most vivid example. Anyone who wants to start a rebellion should first weigh their own weight to see if they can defeat the Kyushu Allied Forces with Haihan behind them.
Shi Chengxin also proposed another solution at this time: "Father, I think the Korean people have a strong desire to fight. If the Kyushu Allied Forces cannot attack, should we find an opportunity to arrange for them to go to the front line to fight the shogunate army? ”
Shi Diwen said: "It is not impossible to do this, but the famous names in Kyushu may not be happy to let the Koreans steal their limelight. They will think that it is the huge price they paid in the early stages of the war and the strength of the shogunate army that led to the The North Koreans came to take advantage.”
"Also, the troops sent by Li Zhi to Kyushu are all the elites of the Korean army. I am worried that after they go to the battlefield, the shogunate army will not be able to resist them. If the shogunate army loses too quickly, it will not be conducive to us controlling the situation. .”
When North Korea sent troops to Kyushu to participate in the war, they were not there to do voluntary labor. They had been charging each family basic garrison fees based on the number of days. If they go to the front line to fight, in addition to charging additional combat expenses, they will also have to let North Korea participate in carving up the shogunate's territory after the war. This is also the calculation that King Li Zhi of North Korea had made long ago.
Of course, the Kyushu vassals do not want more people to share the meat in the pot, so they probably will not arrange for the Korean army to serve as the main force of the battle unless they have to.
Of course, the Kyushu vassals may not have considered how likely the Korean army will win against the shogunate army, but Shi Diwen is well aware of the strength of the Korean troops currently stationed in Kyushu, so he is worried that their participation in the battle will affect the balance of the battle.
These troops are completely organized and trained in accordance with the standards of the Haihan Army. Their weapons, equipment and tactics are all in the same vein as the Haihan Army. I cannot say that their combat effectiveness can catch up with the Haihan Army, but they are definitely a level higher than the strength of both sides in the Japanese Civil War. . If the Korean army goes out to defeat the shogunate army, the situation will become very delicate - how much military value does the Kyushu Allied Forces have? Should the North Korean army take its place? If the shogunate army is defeated, will Haihan still support them? If we continue to provide arms to the shogunate army, will it cause damage to the Korean army?
The most important thing is that Shi Diwen's long-term goal is to plunge Japan into long-term internal strife through civil war. Once he changes his role and joins the war, it is possible that the civil war will turn into a foreign war, and the goals he has set will be impossible to achieve.
After listening to his explanation, Shi Chengxin quickly understood the problem. He nodded and said: "So, we really can't let the Korean army go to the front line to lead the battle. However, there are Korean troops guarding the rear for the Kyushu Allied Forces. It also created the conditions for them to mobilize in full force.”
Shi Diwen said: "Before the newly recruited soldiers have formed combat effectiveness, the Kyushu Allied Forces cannot be allowed to fight head-on. Otherwise, it is likely to lead to a situation of insecurity in the army, and the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced by then."
Although we have not been able to discuss any method that can immediately change the situation, we can only try various possibilities first and contact various forces in Japan through the intelligence department to see if there is an opportunity to create civil strife and slow down the shogunate. The military's operational rhythm.
The response plan formulated by the Kyushu Allied Forces is more simple and crude, and they are preparing to attack several ports in the Seto Inland Sea through sea raids again, in order to interfere with the logistics supplies of the shogunate army.
At this time, the warships of the Kyushu Allied Forces have been damaged a lot. There are still more than a dozen warships made by Haihan, and the rest are all slow-moving Anzhai ships. It is not difficult to organize a raid relying on these warships, but if there are more serious battle losses, the Kyushu Allied Forces will completely lose control of the Kanmon Strait.
So when this plan was reported to Shi Diwen, he believed that the Kyushu Allied Forces were making a desperate move and the operational risks were quite high. The intentions of several daimyo were also very clear. Regardless of whether this operation could achieve its goal, Haihan needed to provide another batch of available warships as soon as possible.
Shi Diwen thought about it again and again, and finally agreed to the Kyushu Allied Forces' raid plan, and promised to deliver a batch of warships to the Kyushu Allied Forces within a month - of course, this batch of emergency aid warships could not include the warships they imagined. Majestic class battleship.
If these warships continue to stay near the Kanmon Strait to fight with the shogunate forces, they will basically have little advantage. Each maritime conflict will reduce the number of two, three or more ships. Abandoning the main battlefield and raiding the ports in the Seto Inland Sea may be the only way to maximize the value of these warships.
The adventurous raid by the Kyushu Allied Forces was somewhat impromptu, more like an action launched to prove to Haihan their determination to fight. However, perhaps it was precisely because of this suddenness that the shogunate army did not expect that their severely damaged opponent would have the courage to organize a long-distance raid, and neglected to take precautions. As a result, the Kyushu Allied Forces once again broke into the rear.
Most of the ports that were attacked this time were sneak attacked by the Kyushu Allied Forces at the beginning of the war. However, as the shogunate army gradually took control of the Kanmon Strait, the Kyushu Allied Forces had to gather to fight near the strait, and the Seto Inland Sea gradually regained control. Return to peace.
Unexpectedly, the Kyushu Allied Forces actually fought out in this situation, scored twice in the Seto Inland Sea, and looted these ports that had just returned to normal order.