Chapter 751 Statement of Account (Part 1)

After completing the encirclement of the remaining Japanese pirates, Lin Tianshuai summoned regiment-level generals such as Li Rusong, Ma Gui, Li Yu, Chen Lin, etc. to discuss the final stage of the battle plan.

Of course, although it is called "Gongshang", most of the generals came with the mentality of "listening to the spirit of the commander-in-chief's latest instructions."

What else can be said about a civilian manager who can advance five times, kill two people in front of the battle, and capture three people in person?

The headquarters of the Jinglue shogunate was located in the courtyard of an indigenous Yangban family. When Li Rusong arrived, he did not see Lin Tianshuai.

After questioning, he was told that Lin Tianshuai was talking to the captured Japanese general.

Li Rusong was also a little curious about these captured Japanese generals, so he asked Tianshuai's personal soldiers to take him there.

When he walked to the door of another courtyard wing, he heard Lin Tianshuai's voice before he entered.

"Tachibana, I said earlier that your wife was slept with by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, purely to disturb your mind. It was a strategy on the battlefield.

In fact, they probably haven't slept at all, so why do you need to go on a hunger strike? Only by returning alive can we find out the truth, right?

Besides, the propagation distance of sound is limited. At that time, the only people who could be heard on the battlefield were you and the hundreds of Hatamoto samurai around you.

And most of your Hatamoto warriors have died in battle because they were brave and not afraid of death. In other words, everyone who heard it at the time was already dead. "

Li Rusong outside the door couldn't help but laugh out loud. Lin Tianshuai in the room asked: "Who is outside?"

Li Rusong walked in, saluted Lin Tianshuai, and glanced curiously at Munege Tachibana, who was known as the unparalleled figure in the Western Kingdom of Japan.

When he saw it was Li Rusong, Lin Tianshuai said hello, "Songzi, you came just in time!"

Then Lin Tianshuai pointed at Li Rusong and said to Tachibana Zongmao: "Did you see it? This is our army's general Li Rusong who is second only to me!"

The general that your Tachibana Army encountered in the Battle of Bokutokan and was attacked by you was him!

At that time, your Tachibana Army almost did something to him! It is said that recently, your Tachibana Army was only a few dozen steps away from him. "

General Li: "."

Damn it! You shouldn't have come to see the excitement! It's hard to get over this matter at Biti Hall, right?

Wasn't it just that he accidentally fell into a siege and then fought his way out? Judging from the battle loss ratio, our side is not defeated!

After finishing his ideological work for Tachibana Munemo, Lin Tianshuai walked out with a tired look on his face, and asked the accompanying President Konishi and Shen Weijing: "How about Honda Tadakatsu and Hachisuka Kasei? Are they still looking for life and death?"

President Konishi replied: "Hasuga Housekeeper has persuaded him, but Honda Tadakatsu is still a little unconvinced and feels that the commander-in-chief can win without force."

Lin Tianshuai ordered: "Try to keep the captured Japanese generals alive. It seems that the end of the war is not far away. At this time, the living are more valuable than the dead."

Governor Konishi said angrily: "Many captured Japanese generals are mentally ill. I don't know what they are thinking!"

Everyone: "."

Governor Konishi, have you forgotten that you yourself were also a captured Japanese general?

Afterwards, Lin Tianshuai and Li Rusong drank tea and chatted while waiting for the arrival of other corps-level generals.

"Songzi, you owe me another favor." Lin Tianshuai said, saying that when you do good deeds, you must leave your name.

General Li didn't want to talk, silently recalling the process of his transformation from Governor Li to Brother, and from Brother to Songzi.

Then Lin Tianshuai said: "The statistical result of the Ulsan Battle was that 29,000 enemy troops were wiped out, which was not more than the Seoul Battle under your command. Do you think you owe me a favor?"

"Yes." General Li weakly admitted.

This person who has killed thousands of swords to aid Korea and fight against Japanese invaders will be defeated as soon as possible! If the fight continues, I'm afraid I'll have to sign a contract of betrayal!

After several other corps-level generals arrived, Lin Tianshuai went directly to the meeting.

Also present were President Konishi, a friend of Japan, and Shen Weijing, a Japanese language expert.

Cui Wukui, the attaché of the shogunate and Korean language general, was also present, but he stood alone in the corner, like a little transparent.

Looking at Shen Weijing standing next to President Xiaoxi, Cui Wukui felt bitter in his heart.

Since Tianshuai entered the south, his dealings with the Japanese have increased dramatically, and Shen Weijing's status has also risen accordingly, while the role of Cui Wukui, a Korean-speaking general, has become smaller and smaller.

The situation between the two of them is completely reversed compared to before. The ups and downs of life are so unreasonable.

Judging from Tianshuai's attitude, the interest in Japan after the war was obviously greater than that of Korea, and the Japanese language will definitely be more important than Korean in the future.

Could it be that in order to keep up with Tianshuai's footsteps, he also has to learn Japanese?

Naturally, Shen Weijing didn't know that Cui Wukui had already had the idea of ​​learning Japanese, and was saying to the translators:

"Xiaoxijun sent some Japanese people to various places to inquire, and learned about the current deployment of the Japanese army.

The remnants of Kobayakawa Takakage, Ukita Hideie, and Kuroda Nagamasa are in Jinhai, with a combined strength of 20,000;

The Maori Xiuyuan Corps is in Donglai, with a strength of 30,000. This section has never fought against the heavenly soldiers;

The remnants of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Asano Nagamasa are in Busan, with a combined strength of about 25,000.

In total, the Japanese army still had about 75,000 troops, huddled tightly in the triangle area of ​​Gimhae, Dongnae, and Busan, and built a large number of earthen forts. .

Moreover, judging from the situation of the Japanese army, there is no shortage of military rations for the time being and there is a certain reserve. After all, Busan is the home base of the Japanese army and a land and sea transfer point, so it is normal to have savings. "

After Xiaoxi Yukinaga and Shen Weijing introduced the enemy's situation, Lin Tianshuai said: "From a purely combat perspective, we actually only have two options.

One is to attack by force, using the flesh and blood of the government troops to conquer one camp after another, and finally annihilate or force the Japanese soldiers to surrender.

The other is to besiege for a long time, block the sea and land routes of these Japanese soldiers, and cut off all their assistance.

As for how long it will take to be effective, it is hard to say, it may be two or three months, or it may be four or five months, mainly depending on the Japanese army's food reserves."

After listening to this, the generals had no different opinions. There were indeed these two ideas for combat, but each had its own advantages and disadvantages.

If a strong attack is launched, the biggest concern is that the government troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and there will not be so many Korean cannon fodder to fill the positions of 75,000 enemy troops.

If a long-term siege strategy is implemented, the consumption of money and food will be very large. Moreover, the government troops are prone to slackness and mistakes during the period.

After all, the government troops currently participating in the siege are only 70,000 troops, and the tolerance rate for besieging 75,000 Japanese soldiers of the same magnitude is very low.

Just as the generals were weighing their options, Konishi Yukinaga suddenly stood up and said through Shen Weijing's translation:

"At this point in the war, victory or defeat is no longer an issue, so we should start to consider the benefits.

Compared to using war to eliminate trapped beasts, other means may be more cost-effective.

The enemy troops trapped in the Busan area are not just trapped beasts, but from another perspective, they are also our hostages.

And these captured Japanese generals are all very good bargaining chips."

Others looked at Tianshuai, but Tianshuai didn't say anything, so others didn't express their opinions.

So Konishi Yukinaga continued: "I can conclude that using these besieged enemy troops as bargaining chips to negotiate with Toyotomi Taiko will definitely get greater benefits!"

Li Rusong couldn't help asking: "What are the benefits?"

Konishi Yukinaga gave an example: "The simplest one is hundreds of thousands of ransoms! This is the most basic, not to mention other benefits."

Hearing this, the generals felt moved by Konishi Yukinaga's words, and all looked at Lin Tianshuai.

Tian Shuai said slowly: "A ransom of several hundred thousand is not enough."

Xiao Xi Xingzhang said: "If you want more, we can talk. After all, the initiative is completely in Tian Shuai's hands. Just name the price and extort it!

The enemy army does not have much room for bargaining, unless they are stupid enough to be wiped out."

Lin Tian Shuai said: "But the copper mine in Jiashan County still needs miners."

Xiao Xi Xingzhang said: "Mining is ultimately for making money, and it is hard-earned money. If there is a more convenient way, just extort directly, the benefits are no worse than mining."

Lin Tian Shuai asked the generals: "What do you think?"

The generals said in unison: "It's up to Tian Shuai to order!"

Lin Tian Shuai said: "Whether to extort. No, the decision of whether to negotiate is up to us. The court, we can't make decisions on our own.

Let's report to the court first and ask for authorization!

Before that, we still can't slack off, we still have to prepare for war, actively besiege, and be ready to attack at any time. "

Konishi Yukinaga made another suggestion: "The enemy's general is Tokugawa Ieyasu, but Tokugawa Ieyasu probably hasn't obtained relevant authorization.

Tianshuai might as well send someone to make preliminary contact with Tokugawa Ieyasu, so that Tokugawa Ieyasu will be prepared, and then let them go back to the country on a ship to ask Taiko for instructions. "

Lin Tianshuai nodded and said: "You can contact them first, let Shen Weijing act as an envoy and go to the Japanese camp to meet Tokugawa Ieyasu. "

The reason why Konishi Yukinaga was not allowed to go was because the last time Konishi Yukinaga acted as an envoy, his performance was too hateful.

I'm afraid that if Konishi Yukinaga is sent again, the Japanese army will ignore his identity as an envoy and directly treat him as a traitor and chop him.

The next day, Shen Weijing took the order and went to Busan to meet Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Standing in front of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shen Weijing asked directly: "How much military rations do you have left?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu asked back: "As an envoy, don't you feel offended and rude to ask such a question?"

Shen Weijing replied: "I just want to know, how much time do you have to save yourself, Dainagon? Otherwise, when the deadline comes, you can only perish together."

Tokugawa Ieyasu said unhappily: "If you are here to persuade surrender, please go back, this is absolutely impossible."

Shen Weijing said again: "Now the victory or defeat is actually determined, and fighting again is futile, so the way out for your entire army is definitely not to fight.

You might as well be prepared to solve the problem through negotiation, and maybe you can find a way out.

As long as you can answer In response to the conditions of Marshal Tian, ​​it is not necessarily that surrender is the only way out. "

After pondering for a long time, Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "This matter needs to be reported to Taiko, and negotiations can only be carried out with the consent of Taiko."

Shen Weijing replied: "This is a matter of course. My Ming Navy can let a Japanese ship return to the country."

Then Tokugawa Ieyasu said: "I don't believe the sweet words of you envoys, so I want to meet Lin Jinglüe in person.

Get the confirmed information directly from Lin Jinglüe, and then report to Taiko. "

Maybe because of the psychological shadow caused by Konishi Yukinaga last time, Tokugawa Ieyasu now loses trust in the envoys who pass the message in the middle, and decides to eliminate the "middlemen" to make a profit and talk directly to Tianshuai himself.

However, Shen Weijing was speechless about this. It's not that Tokugawa Ieyasu is unworthy. In terms of status, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Lin Tianshuai can be regarded as equal.

But, Tokugawa Ieyasu, are you sure that you won't have a bigger psychological shadow after meeting Lin Tianshuai?

How can you think that Tianshuai is more "easy to talk" than the envoy?

Finally, Shen Weijing agreed and said, "I can convey Dayan's request to Tianshuai, and I believe Tianshuai will not refuse to meet him.

But don't have too high expectations, Danayan. Maybe you will find that it is more comfortable to deal with the messenger, or you are more approachable. "

Then Shen Weijing returned to the shogunate headquarters with Tokugawa Ieyasu's request.

After discussion, Lin Tianshuai and Tokugawa Ieyasu met three miles outside Jinhai City three days later.

This was Tokugawa Ieyasu's first time seeing the legendary Daimyoushuai with his own eyes, and the height of his raised hand seemed not as high as the opponent's pure height. When they stood together, their whole bodies were shrouded in each other's shadow.

So Tokugawa Ieyasu completely understood why Kato Kiyomasa was beaten to death with three punches, and why Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa were captured alive after just one confrontation.

However, Tokugawa Ieyasu's mentality was very stable and he was not completely shocked. Because he has seen too many people who are stronger than him, he has been tempered to the point of losing his temper.

Therefore, Tokugawa Ieyasu can still speak fluently: "I heard that your Excellency wants to negotiate peace."

Lin Tianshuai immediately interrupted Tokugawa Ieyasu and said rudely: "You have to understand one thing, this is definitely not a peace negotiation, and you are not qualified to negotiate a peace.

There is only one question to discuss, what conditions can you use to buy your own life back? "

Tokugawa Ieyasu did not take the word game seriously and asked pragmatically: "What conditions do you have?"

Lin Tianshuai said: "The first and most basic condition is that the Japanese country pays my Ming Dynasty three million shi rice as compensation!"

Tokugawa Ieyasu was stunned. He had a premonition that Lin Tianshuai would open his mouth like a lion, but he still didn't expect it to be so big!

After Tokugawa Ieyasu came to his senses, he asked: "Is this stone your Ming Dynasty stone?"

Lin Tianshuai said matter-of-factly: "In order to facilitate your statistics, of course we use your Japanese weight and measurement! So the stones used here are your Japanese stones!"

The weight of a piece of Japanese stone rice may be 1.5 times that of Akashi. Only fools use Akashi at this time.

Tokugawa Danagon was silenced. The nominal total wealth of the Japanese nation was approximately more than 18 million, and the actual amount that was concealed was more than 20 million.

Three million shi of rice was equivalent to about one-seventh of Japan's national annual output. How could it be possible to afford the compensation?

Tokugawa Ieyasu said helplessly: "Your Excellency is really not sincere in saying such figures."

Lin Tianshuai snorted coldly: "Do you think I am just talking nonsense? The figure of three million stones in compensation was obtained after careful calculation, and it is completely justified!"

If you don’t believe me, I can reconcile the bill with you now! "