Fenghou

In Pyongyang City, Gao Ding and Liu Cui have been waiting for the news from the south. According to the prior deployment, the main force in the north and the main force in the south will outflank and defeat the Japanese army in Goryeo in one fell swoop.

This morning, a messenger cavalry crossed the Datong River.

Liu Cui hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army, "General Gao, do you have any news?"

Gao Ding handed him the military newspaper, "This is Liu Qiong who just sent someone to deliver it, take a look!"

Liu Cui took the military newspaper and read it again. The military newspaper said that [-] Japanese troops were wiped out in Jincheng. He laughed and said, "This is urging us to send troops!"

According to the agreement between the two parties, once the south sent troops to capture Jincheng and cut off the Japanese army's retreat, the northern army could send troops.

Gao Ding and Liu Cui unanimously decided to send troops to the south the next day
At dawn the next day, 14 troops set off, leaving [-] troops to guard Pyongyang City. A huge pontoon bridge was built on the Taedong River, and soldiers and horses marched southward.

The Yong army's supply fleet also followed southward. They traveled along the west coast, and their goal was Jianghua Island off the coast of Kaijing. There were hundreds of troops stationed on the island, and the supply fleet also followed [-] troops. They wanted to occupy Jianghua Island in advance. An anchorage for the fleet.

This afternoon, a scouting cavalry team of [-] men was galloping southward at a high speed. The leader of the scouting team was Liu Changzhou.

The terrain of Koryo is high in the east and low in the west, with mountains and plateaus in the east and alluvial plains of several large rivers in the west, where the population is concentrated.

However, when the Yong army marched southward, they saw ruins and ruins everywhere, and destroyed villages and small towns everywhere. These were the tragic scenes left by the Jin soldiers' invasion.

"General, why does it feel the same as we checked the place where the outbreak broke out?" a subordinate whispered.

Liu Changzhou shook his head, "We can't control these things, our task is to detect the enemy's situation!"

At this time, two sallow, emaciated little girls in ragged clothes came out, at most seven or eight years old, and stretched out their hands to beg for food.

"Give them a bag of biscuits!"

The soldier took out a bag of dry rations and handed them to them, and the two little girls happily took it. Liu Changzhou said to the soldiers next to him, "Ask them, haven't you seen any other troops in the past two days?"

The soldier asked a few words in Korean, which was originally a casual question, but unexpectedly the two little girls nodded.

Liu Changzhou was overjoyed, and took out another bag and said, "Ask them, when did it happen, how many people were there, and where did they go? Is it their Korean army?"

One of the little girls pointed to another small road and said a few words. The soldier translated: "They said that when it was getting dark yesterday, there were two or three hundred people who were not soldiers from their country. They couldn't understand what they said. They were all small, and went to the northeast."

Liu Changzhou immediately realized that this was the Japanese army, and he asked again: "Where do you go that way?"

The older girl said a few words, and the soldier translated: "She said that you can go to the county town over there, and those soldiers are here to grab food."

Liu Changzhou gave the bag of dry biscuits to the two little girls, and ordered: "Let's go!"

The crowd turned their horses and ran towards Michuan County
The role of scouts is extremely important. They not only spy on the enemy's ambushes along the way, but also detect the distribution of the enemy's army, as well as the enemy's equipment, logistics, and other information.

Liu Changzhou led his men to the south, and one of his most important responsibilities was to find out the enemy's equipment and logistics.

Catching the enemy's spies is the best way.

Michuan County is a small county with a population of 3000 and less than [-] households who make their living from farming.

More than 200 Japanese army grain collection teams killed Michuan County, and more than 100 Japanese army raped and looted in the county. Until the next morning, they robbed more than [-] carts of grain. There were more than [-] young and beautiful women who were thrown into the cart with their hands tied behind their backs.

Satisfied, more than 200 Japanese soldiers drove their carts towards Kaijing.

Not long after they were on the road, dense crossbow arrows were shot from a forest, and dozens of people fell down immediately. The Japanese soldiers turned pale with fright, jumped off the bullock cart and yelled, and suddenly killed more than 100 Yong soldiers from the forest. Although there were only more than 100 scouts, their momentum was astonishing. The horseshoes stirred up billowing yellow dust and rushed towards the Japanese soldiers like a gust of wind.

These Japanese soldiers were also fierce. Although they were infantry, they were not afraid of the opponent's cavalry, so they raised their spears and charged forward desperately.

However, the fierce battle between the two armies does not mean high morale. Fierce combat can determine the outcome, especially the scouts of the Yong army are also brave and good at fighting. At this time, weapons and equipment and training level are the key to determining the outcome.

Japanese pirate soldiers are generally short, with a body of about 1.5 meters. They wear simple leather armor, hold spears, and carry Japanese swords around their waists. The sharp double-edged sword, with a murderous aura, almost pressed the opponent to fight. In just a moment, more than 1.8 Japanese soldiers were killed, and the remaining dozens of people finally collapsed and turned around to flee. In just a moment, the cavalry surrounded them.

Dozens of people knelt down and raised their hands in surrender. Liu Changzhou shouted, "Hand them over to the people in the city!"

The scouts confiscated the enemy's weapons, took off their armor, and tied them in a string behind their backs, leaving only the three leaders outside the city for soldiers to guard.

The scouts cut the ropes of the captive women, and the interpreter soldiers said a few words to them. Only after dozens of women regained their composure, they ran towards the city.

The scouts followed closely behind and drove their carts towards the county seat. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the county seat, they saw people standing darkly at the gate of the county seat.

Dozens of Japanese soldiers were so frightened that they peed out and begged desperately, but it was useless. The scouts picked up one in each hand and threw it in front of the people, and retreated one after another.

I don't know who shouted, thousands of people rushed up like a tide, surrounded dozens of Japanese soldiers, and beat them down like rain with hoes and sticks. In just a moment, more than 50 Japanese soldiers were beaten to blood. , out of human form.

At this time, dozens of elders knelt down and kowtowed. An old man who could speak Chinese said loudly, "Thank you to the soldiers of the kingdom of heaven for coming to save us. I implore the army of the kingdom of heaven to sweep away the Japanese demons and protect our homeland!"

Liu Changzhou nodded and said, "Gaoli has always been our brother. Protecting the people of Goryeo is protecting our own compatriots. These grains belong to you and should be returned to you."

The people in the city were very grateful and kowtowed to thank the benefactor for saving their lives. Liu Changzhou asked the soldiers to return all the carts to them. The people were overjoyed and drove the carts back to the camp.

Then he returned to the main force with the three captured Japanese army leaders.

When it was getting dark, they came to the garrison camp and handed over the three prisoners of war to special soldiers for further interrogation. The information they needed had been obtained.

At this time, Hu Yun, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, came to Korea as the emperor's special envoy. Because he had the title of Tongzhong Shumen, he was actually the prime minister.

The army of the Yong Dynasty could only destroy the Japanese army and disarm the Goryeo army, but to completely take down Goryeo, it had to rely on politics.

Hu Yun discussed the next battle strategy with Gao Ding and Liu Cui in the big tent.

Although Hu Yun is a senior official of the imperial court, he does not interfere with military affairs. This is because he puts forward his own suggestions as a military adviser, and it is Liu Cui and Gao Ding who make the final decision.

The scout leader Liu Changzhou reported the situation in Michuan County to them.

"The soldiers of the Japanese army are poorly equipped, far inferior to our equipment, and they are short in stature, and many soldiers are barefoot, but they are generally fierce, mainly because they think they are protected by the gods, and they are not afraid of death. , although it will be defeated by us in the end, but it is indeed a bit like a difficult brat."

"Does Commander Liu have any good suggestions?" Gao Ding asked with a smile.

"Humble job has an idea. Since the other party worships a god, we might as well use his own way to return his body."

"How to say?" Hu Yun was also interested.

"We can shock them with a large iron fire mine, make them think that we have Thor to help, believe that this will destroy their confidence."