Ge Sanro's suggestion is quite good. This strategy is an open plan. The result is the same if Tokugawa Hidetachi is deceived.

However, the originally harmonious relationship between father-in-law and mother-in-law was created by the attack case. If he took a Japanese concubine to his father-in-law, it would inevitably intensify the conflict between the two elders, which would not be conducive to the stability of the palace before his father-in-law's death. Therefore, Eunuch Wei felt embarrassed and did not dare to make this decision after thinking about it.

More importantly, he really doesn’t have the courage to do it directly when marrying a concubine for the emperor.

Li Yanzhao, who was one step slower in his intelligence work on Japan, stopped hesitating at this time and said in a deep voice: "Dear, the emperor is a big deal, but the Eastern Palace is a small deal."

Upon hearing this, my father-in-law's eyes lit up. Yes, it's not okay to take a concubine for his father-in-law, but it's okay to take a concubine for his brother-in-law.

He immediately ordered Ge Sanlang to be fully responsible for the matter. He immediately contacted Hu Guang of the Propaganda Mission to issue a letter of appointment to the Tokugawa family in the name of the Prince of Ming Dynasty.

As for whether the fat man in the East Palace is willing, it is not a matter of my father-in-law's concern.

Anyway, that girl Hezi is young, and her father really married her, Zhu Changluo couldn't enjoy the blessing.

Daddy dies, son dies, God is destined.

If the fat man does not die, his father-in-law will have to try different ways to invite him to see his father, otherwise where will the Iron Triangle work?

After deciding on this matter, my father-in-law continued to hold an operational meeting.

The General Staff had two plans for combat against Japan. One was to land from Kagoshima controlled by the Satsuma clan, attack Kyushu northward, attack Kyoto directly, and fight with the Japanese army in Sekihara.

Another solution is to directly attack Edo, the location of the shogunate government, which is where my father-in-law was in Tokyo, Japan in his previous life, and now Tokyo Luoyang is Kyoto.

These two plans have their own benefits. It is easier to fight if you choose the first plan, because the first thing you need to solve is the army of the Satsuma clan rather than the standing soldiers of the shogunate.

According to the surrendered Japanese Deputy General Masato Hirata, the soldiers under the Satsuma clan were less than 10,000 troops, and were distributed in the Osumi and Hinata under his jurisdiction. Therefore, as long as the Imperial Army moves quickly, Tadaemon Shimazu could not gather all the troops and could only be defeated by the Imperial Army one by one.

Although the Satsuma clan was a powerful vassal in southwest Japan, Tadahoshi Shimazu was also famous for martial arts. At the age of 14, he joined the invasion of the Korean War with his father.

During the Battle of Sichuan during the Battle of Qingchang, Zhongheng and his father Yoshihiro were defeated by 3,000 cavalry led by the famous Ming Dynasty general Li Rusong, but the father and son escaped safely, which shows their ability.

After succeeding as the governor of the family, Tadahoshi Shimazu made great contributions to the strength of the Satsuma clan, but no matter how capable he was, the Satsuma clan's strength could not fight against the Imperial Army, because the Tokugawa family had long weakened the Satsuma clan's strength.

What Japan now implements the shogunate system established by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Under this system, the general is the supreme ruler of Japan, while the shogunate is the supreme authority of the country.

The rulers of various vassal states under the shogunate rule were Daming. They were loyal to the shogunate, and the shogunate implemented an alternate system of attendance for them.

However, each vassal state has great independence. The daimyos have administrative, judicial, military and tax powers in their own vassal states, and can be said to be the country among the country.

This system is very similar to China's former feudal system.

To ensure this system, there is a huge difference in the military power between the "central" and the "local" forces.

Hirata Masato instructed the shogunate that there was a standing army, namely more than 5,200 people in the vassal state and more than 19,300 people in the Imperial family, totaling more than 22,600 people. In addition, their accompanying ministers, they were known as "80,000 cavalry in the vassal state". However, during the war, they mainly relied on recruiting military service from various vassal states, and the total force mobilized could reach 80,000.

That is, Tokugawa Hidetachi was in full swing to fight the Imperial Army, and the direct central army they could mobilize was about 80,000 people, and the remaining forces depended on the scale of troops sent by the shogunate.

Conservatively estimated that if Daming from all over Japan responded to Tokugawa Hidetachi's troops leading troops to assist in the war, the total Japanese army faced by the Imperial Army would be close to 200,000, which was four to five times the size of the Imperial Army.

The first solution is based on what Eunuch Wei said, "Falling the sun is like cutting down a tree, cutting down its branches and leaves first, and then cutting down its trunk."

The Satsuma clan was the first knife cut by the Imperial Army and the first branch of the Japanese shogunate.

After occupying Satsuma, the land of the Kyushu could be the base of the Imperial Army. The Catholic Anti-Shuo Army and potential pro-Ming members from all over the country would enthusiastically welcome the Imperial Army, and the strategic intention of the battle would be achieved.

As long as the Imperial Army can win step by step and achieve results in publicity and bribery, it is certain that the various vassals under the control of the shogunate will definitely shake the "Qi Shu".

For this reason, Eunuch Wei optimistically stated that if everything goes well, Japan will be destroyed in three months.

The second combat plan was to fully utilize the advantages of the Imperial Navy, land at the critical point, capture the king first, and through direct attacks on the Edo shogunate regime, the capture forced Japan into an "anarchy" state.

To this end, Eunuch Wei has prepared more than a dozen Imperial Army units and can be wholesale to powerful factions from all over Japan at any time.

The premise is that they are willing to join in the great cause of "respecting the emperor and seeking traitors" and establishing the land of imperial path.

But there is an unstable factor in both the first and second combat plans, that is, the attitude of Li Dan, the "Kabidan" whose maritime strength is second only to the Imperial Army Combined Fleet.

Li Dan actually controlled Japan's foreign trade and possessed Japan's substantial "navy" power. He had close ties with the Tokugawa family, so his attitude would directly affect the Imperial Army's combat plan to land on Japan.

Hu Guang, the Propaganda Mission's work, did not go smoothly, and Eunuch Wei had already made the worst plan, that is, if it was unavoidable, the joint fleet would have to use the toughest means to launch a devastating blow to Li Dan and the Japanese maritime forces led by Li Dan.

Without Li Dan's fleet, Japan was the girl who completely stripped her clothes from the Ming Dynasty Imperial Army.

However, if things really come to that point, the battle against Japan will not be a surprise attack, but a grand attack. Once the shogunate prepares for war in advance, it will be a great disadvantage to the landing and subsequent development of the Imperial Army.

Therefore, Eunuch Wei handed over the task of contacting Li Dan again to Ge Sanlang, hoping that Ge Sanlang could make the last mobilization of Li Dan, politically, military and trade, and even give a certain area of ​​Japan to Li Dan forever.

Codenamed "Operation Plum".

While the generals were discussing which of the two plans was more favorable, Eunuch Wei stood up and said that he supported the third plan.

The so-called third plan is the plan proposed by Ge Sanro to directly land in Kyoto and use the Emperor to command the princes.

Another advantage of attacking Kyoto is that it can cut off the north and south of Japan in one go, making the northern shogunate and the powerful vassals in the south unable to echo, which is conducive to bribery and publicity.

After discussing the feasibility of directly attacking Kyoto, the Joint Fleet said it could be done.

The Guards Division stated that it was necessary to have more flintlock guns and medicines. If possible, it would be best to add one to two registrars from the local area to ensure that the Guards Division could withstand possible attacks between the north and the south after capturing Kyoto.

Eunuch Wei agreed to ask Jiang Xifeng to start the increase in troops and told the generals that there was still an ambush in Japan.

This ambush is the retainer who had secretly returned to Japan with the Xuan delegation earlier.

"Then, please go back and prepare!"

After the meeting, Eunuch Wei made a request to Shi Dezheng, the commander-in-chief of the joint fleet, which was whether the fleet's warships could be painted black.

This requirement is not difficult to achieve. Although it is a bit puzzled, Shi Dezheng promised that it would be as his father-in-law wished, and the joint fleet would become a black ship fleet in a few days.
Chapter completed!