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As a result, Huang Taiji became worried. In the battle of overthrowing the country, the army is gathering, and countless amounts of food are consumed every day. If this war continues to drag on, he can't afford it!

However, another slave chief was exactly the opposite to him. His mood could be described as overjoyed. This man is Dorgon hiding in North Korea.

He didn't expect that someone from Japan would come back and bring two large ships of food.

I saw Dorgon sitting on the throne, Duduo sitting beside him, receiving the messenger Ying Erdai sent back from the Japanese country.

"I'm telling you, master, that everything is going well in Japan. This is a letter from General Ying Erdai. Please take a look, master." A letter that was obviously a bit thick was presented with both hands. Duduo quickly stepped forward and reached the courier in two big steps, grabbing it with one hand. After reading the letter, I subconsciously wanted to read it. But he quickly came to his senses, turned around again, and handed it to his brother first.

Dorgon's demeanor did not change at all. He still smiled and did not refuse. After receiving the letter, he immediately opened it and read it.

In this thick letter, Ying Erdai knew that his two masters would be very concerned about the situation in Japan, so he reported the trip to Japan in detail.

In the Japanese country, the Tokugawa shogunate is currently in power, and it has always had an attitude of killing all the remnants of the previous dynasty. Therefore, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's grandson, Toyotomi Kunimatsu, fled to the westernmost part of Japan, the Satsuma Domain closest to Korea.

In Japan, the daimyo clan that had a close relationship with the shogunate were all sealed near Edo, and the more distant the relationship, the farther away their territories were from Edo. Satsuma Domain is located in the westernmost of the four Japanese islands, and its relationship with the Tokugawa Shogunate can be imagined. It was also because of this that Toyotomi Kunimatsu was able to find a place of refuge here. It was under the Hinode Domain of Bungo Province and was renamed Kinoshita Nobuji.

After receiving help from the Qing Dynasty this time, Kinoshita Nobuci originally wanted to change his name back to his original name immediately and call on his old troops to join forces. But Ying Erdai persuaded him. It is not appropriate to attract the attention of Edo until the strength is insufficient.

However, Toyotomi Kunimatsu also started a war to annex surrounding forces. So far, it is going very smoothly. The soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, as the main force in the war, had helped Toyotomi Kunimatsu unknowingly expand his power more than three times.

However, such an action has attracted the attention of Shimazu Tadashi from Satsuma. It is very likely that there will be a conflict between the two sides soon. Therefore, Toyotomi Kunimatsu strongly requested the Qing Dynasty to send more elite troops there, and the two ships of grain shipped with the messenger were his wish.

This was the main situation in the Japanese country. After Ying Erdai finished the introduction, he told his two masters how he felt after going to the Japanese country.

The Tokugawa shogunate of Japan was afraid that other daimyo would imitate him and rebel and overthrow their rule. Therefore, they severely suppressed daimyo everywhere. The soldiers who could fight the Ming Dynasty back then are now old, but the new generation of soldiers have almost completely lost their combat effectiveness due to the deliberate suppression by the Tokugawa shogunate. According to Ying Erdai's feeling, the current situation of the Japanese country is similar to that of the previous Ming Dynasty.

I don’t know what happened to the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, but I guess there should be some elites there. In the hands of the daimyo from various places, only a small part of the army is capable of fighting, just like the servants of the Ming army. At present, the military strength of most of the Japanese countries is similar to that of the Ming Dynasty's garrison, with no combat power. Although the Qing Dynasty's military strength in the past was only 500, it was invincible in small-scale wars and had no opponents at all.

In addition, Ying Erdai also made a special introduction, saying that the people here in the Japanese country are generally short and a little bit like a frog in the well. A Qing warrior can deal with three Japanese soldiers, as long as they are not fighting in a formation, it is more than enough.

What the people of Japan could rely on were actually the firearms they used when they attacked Korea. There were very few cannons, mostly shotguns. The Qing Dynasty has enough experience in dealing with these, and can handle them whether it is using a truck or something else.

In addition to these, Ying Erdai, as a wise general, does not just focus on military affairs. In his letter, he also introduced that the land in Japan was barren and the output was not very high. The people of the Japanese country lived a very hard life. They didn't even have to wear trousers, and they were used to going out to work with just a fig leaf underneath.

Currently, in the Japanese country, especially in relatively remote places, many people believe in foreign religions. Although it is not allowed by the Japanese government, there are signs that it is getting worse. According to Ying Erdai's estimation, there is likely to be a big chaos. The more chaotic the situation in Japan is, the more beneficial it will be for the Qing Dynasty.

However, there are also good things in Japan. In the Satsuma Domain, there is a golden mountain. After the local government started mining, it was stopped by the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo.

At the end of the letter, Inoerdai reported an additional matter to the two masters. It was the Satsuma clan that sent 3,000 troops to invade and capture Ryukyu a few years ago, and plundered King Shoning and more than a hundred of his ministers before returning. Afterwards, Satsuma forced King Shoning to recognize Ryukyu as a vassal state of Satsuma, and the king and his ministers swore to be forever loyal to the Shimazu clan. Subsequently, King Shoning and other talents were released back to Ryukyu. At present, although Ryukyu is nominally a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, it is actually controlled by the Satsuma tribe of the Japanese country. It is estimated that it will probably be officially annexed before long.

After Dorgon read it, he handed the letter to Duduo, who could no longer hold himself back, and then he sat on the main seat and thought about it.

For the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese side was really not as good as the Ming country. But the Ming Dynasty is a huge country and it is very difficult to defeat. The best proof is that the Qing Dynasty is in trouble now. If the Qing Dynasty could conquer the Japanese country and treat the Japanese country as the rear of the Qing Dynasty, it would not only be able to replenish its military resources, but also obtain enough supplies.

Thinking of this, Dorgon couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: This seems to be a bit too big a deal, and he is not the Qing Emperor! As far as these two banners are concerned, if the island closest to Japan can be controlled, the supplies produced on the island should be enough to consume!

Just as he was thinking about it, Duduo had finished reading it quickly. He excitedly raised the thick stack of letters in his hand and said to the thoughtful Duoergon: "This slave has made it very clear. I think it's okay. I'll send him again." Thousands of elite soldiers have come over, and the Satsuma clan is so small that they still can’t believe it!”

Hearing the words, Dorgon raised his head, looked at Duduo and shook his head: "Don't forget, we still have the enemy Dongjiang Army. For now, after all, North Korea is our root. I think Just send five to six hundred to make up for one thousand elites. Based on Ying Erdai’s ability, it should be possible!”

Duduo naturally listened to Dorgon, so the matter was settled. In Seoul, while transporting the two ships of food, they began to mobilize troops and prepared to send them to the Japanese country.

What the Dorgon brothers didn't know was that Huang Taiji was already interested in them, so soon the matter here was reported to Liaodong by Kuai Ma.

Thanks to Yiye Zhiqiu 111, The Wrath of the Wind? , ft11624, hzwangdd’s reward!