Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1776 Aid Korea and Anti-Japanese (卌二) Nurhachi VS Kato Kiyomasa
When the Ukita Hide family's military order was delivered to the Second Japanese Army Corps in Hamgyong, Kato Kiyomasa was personally leading the team across the border between Ming and North Korea, crossed the Tumen River and broke into the Haixi Jurchen territory in Liaodong.

There is no doubt that although this place is the territory of Jurchen, it is also under the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty in name. Kato Kiyomasa couldn't hide his excitement because he was the first one among the Japanese generals to invade the territory of Ming Dynasty.

Kato Kiyomasa took the lead in searching around, and finally found the location of the local Jurchen camp.According to his information, this place is a five-battalion company, but the strange thing is that the tribes and soldiers here are being ordered to go out to fight. There is only one chief in the camp named Bu Zhantai and a few warriors guarding the camp. For women, children, old and young.

Kato Kiyomasa was overjoyed, and immediately assembled a vanguard team to launch a surprise attack.Relying on the advantage of sudden attack and arquebus, the Japanese army captured five camps of the Jurchen allied forces one after another.

Seeing that the camp was attacked, Chief Bu Zhantai hurried out of his tent to check, but he saw that the tribe was scattered. The enemy who invaded was not other Jurchen tribes, but a short man wearing a strange armor, holding a lot of bird guns, and speaking with an exotic accent. Crazy people.

Due to the sudden surprise attack that he did not take precautions for, and the sudden memory of Ming Dynasty’s writings a month ago, Bu Zhantai immediately understood who was coming—presumably it must be the Japanese army who swept North Korea within a few months, because he did not know whether the Japanese army still had a brigade The men and horses came immediately, and Bu Zhantai also quickly grabbed the horse and fled.

Bu Zhantai, the chief of the coalition forces, was defeated, and Kato Kiyomasa was on the verge of victory. In this battle, more than [-] Jurchen tribes were defeated and dispersed, and [-] of them were beheaded by both soldiers and civilians. He slaughtered cattle and sheep, slaughtered the Jurchen tribe, and then occupied this border area, and sent people to report back to the country to report the great victory to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Buzhantai was the younger brother of Urabel Mantai, and the area where he camped was the border between the Ula tribe, Jianzhou Zuowei and North Korea.In fact, he came here to camp at the beginning under the order of his elder brother to guard against Nurhachi, the left guard of Jianzhou. When he arrived there, he found that some small tribes that belonged to the Ula tribe almost broke away from Ula under Nurhachi's coercion and lure, so he first sent the still The tribes loyal to Ula gathered together and sent troops one by one to force the other small tribes to return to the rule of the Ula tribe.

At this time, he received a message from his elder brother that the Japanese army had invaded North Korea. The Liaodong Commander and Deputy Commander of the Ming Dynasty ordered the Jurchen ministries to guard the border separately to prevent Japan from continuing to go north. At the same time, Ye He, Hada and other ministries also sent reinforcements. Gathering and preparing reinforcements.

Bu Zhantai didn't take this news too seriously. In his opinion, the location of the Ula Department is so remote. Even if the Japanese invaded North Korea and fought smoothly, they would not have much interest in the Ula Department. They should go straight along the three capitals of North Korea. Yizhou, and then entered the "rich land" of Liaodong in one fell swoop. How could it come to a place like Wulabu to eat snow in winter?
In fact, Bu Zhantai could not be blamed for this mistake. If it weren’t for the fact that the tasks of the Japanese army regiments were divided according to factions, then Bu Zhantai’s prediction was actually quite reasonable.It is a pity that the Japanese army is a group of strange creatures, and it is only natural that Bu Zhantai made mistakes based on common sense judgments.

The news that the Japanese army invaded the Jurchen territory and defeated Buzhantai quickly spread to all Jurchen ministries. Nurhachi, the actual strongest Jianzhou Jurchen and the commander of the Jianzhou left guard, heard the report and immediately ordered the mobilization of Jianzhou troops to prepare for the war, and demanded by Ming Dynasty The Jurchen's "Dayi" who strictly guarded the frontier called his younger brother Shu Erhaqi, who was then the commander of the Jianzhou right guard.

Due to Gao Wushi's original operation, Shuerhaqi and Nurhachi had almost broken off diplomatic relations or even opposed each other, but there were three reasons why he had to come this time.

One is that Nurhachi's banner is "By the imperial edict of the Ming emperor and the governor of Jiliao, the governor of Liaodong, and the military order of the general officer of Liaodong", "Jurchen and all ministries must work together, guard the border carefully, and prevent Japanese invaders from occupying it."The left guard of Jianzhou is not only the most powerful of the three guards of Jianzhou, but also the one that faces North Korea directly. In name, it is no problem for him to call all the strength of Jianzhou.

The second is that Nurhachi expressed the meaning that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. Although Shuerhaqi is self-reliant, after all, he also regards the word "Jianzhou" as his own. If the two brothers have to face the Japanese invasion, it is better to join forces to fight the enemy first—— Japan is not Ming Dynasty, he Shuerhaqi regards Ming Dynasty as the main, that is to follow the will of ancestors, but how old are you in Japan?

The third is that after all, Nurhachi is the elder brother of his first-milk compatriots, and the family belongs to the family. The two are just a dispute over power, and their personal relationship has not been as bad as it was in the original history. Therefore, now that his brother is in trouble, it does not violate Ming If he has the will, then he is not determined not to help.

Driven by these three factors, Shuerhaqi agreed to Nurhachi's request and led two thousand troops to Jianzhou Zuowei to fight against the Japanese invaders together.

Seeing that Shuerhaqi really came, Nurhachi couldn't help being overjoyed, and after a while of pleasantries, he said to Shuerhaqi seriously: "This time what happened to the Ula tribe was actually an attack by Japanese pirates. Before that, I had also reported that North Korea was being attacked by Japanese pirates." The large-scale invasion once sent a letter to the King of Joseon willing to send troops to help. Although the original intention was to use North Korea to attack the Haixi Jurchen in a detour, North Korea has never responded, and the court (Daming) has not responded for a long time.

As for the Haixi Jurchen, since it is a Jurchen, it is the same clan as I Aixinjueluo, how can it sit back and watch the Japanese pirates invade?What's more, my grandfather led three thousand elite soldiers into the court and fell into Pyongyang. I was surprised and also curious about the Japanese pirates, so I can take this opportunity to find out. "

Shuerhaqi said in his heart: You really have covetous hearts for the other ministries, otherwise our Jurchen will have endless wars, who remembers the same sect?
As for your grandfather's defeat in Pyongyang, you may be too happy to be happy, thinking that the Liaodong Army has become a tired army, and you want to go to battle with the Japanese pirates and instead weigh the Liaodong Army.

But it doesn't matter, now that the uncle (Li Chengliang) has settled down in the capital, but the young master (Li Rusong) is about to go out in person, no matter what you think, the young master's military power will naturally dispel your delusions.

He was thinking about one thing, but what he said was another. He reminded: "The North Korean border has always been garrisoned by elite soldiers from the six towns, and it has always been a big trouble for our Jurchen. Now Japanese pirates can invade Haixi through North Korea. , it can be seen that the soldiers of the six towns must have been defeated by it.

Although this move eliminated my serious troubles, it also shows that the Japanese pirates are stronger than the Six Towns. My brother must not underestimate the enemy. Once he suffers heavy losses, Jianzhou is in danger. "

Seeing that he didn't say anything else, Nurhachi just reminded himself to use troops carefully, and he was very relieved and quite reasonable.The strongest man in Jianzhou cut his braid lightly, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, nodded and said: "You should be cautious, after all, it is taboo for military strategists to underestimate the enemy, but you can't compare my Jianzhou with the six towns. Above the Six Towns, what is the use of my brothers unifying Jurchen in the future? This time to suppress the Japanese pirates is also to compare the gap between us and the Six Towns of North Korea."

"Unify the Jurchen?" Shuerhaqi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a light smile: "My brother wants to unify the Jurchen, is it possible that the court will ignore this?"

Nurhachi said sternly: "If a person has no ambition, he will fail or fail. I have always firmly believed that as long as you and my brother can work together and find a suitable opportunity, the unification of Jurchen is not wishful thinking."

Shuerhaqi was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled again and asked, "What about after the unification?"

Nurha Chidao: "I think Yehe's set of things and Baylor's method are quite reasonable, what do you think?"

Shuerhaqi was silent again for a moment, and then replied blankly: "It's too early to say these things, let's look at the present first... Be cautious when sending troops, and the younger brother will go to prepare first." After speaking, he turned and left. go.

Nurhachi was a little disappointed, but quickly regained his spirits, secretly said: Since you didn't refute it immediately, then you still have a chance, just wait, the great cause of unifying Jurchen will definitely come true in my hands!

So two days later, the Nurhachi brothers joined forces to send troops, and Shuerhaqi also came with 300 people supported by Jianzhouwei.Due to the small size of the Jianzhou Guard, under the leadership of Gao Yushi, they have almost been "affiliated" under the name of the Jianzhou Right Guard. Therefore, these 300 people were directly handed over to Shu Erhaqi's command this time.

To be on the safe side, Nurhachi did not want to take the risk of a direct confrontation with the Japanese army. Although the dispatch of troops was imminent, he still insisted on sending the most elite scouts to collect intelligence first.During this period, some unexpected circumstances strengthened his strength, especially Ye He's reinforcements led by Fei Yingdong.

It turned out that Ye He's reinforcements were originally intended to support the Ula tribe. Unexpectedly, Bu Zhantai, the front-line leader of the Ula tribe, didn't take Daming's warning to heart at all, and was defeated inexplicably, which caused Ye He to lose in the southeast. If the fulcrum is reached, either the army will go deep alone, or it will simply withdraw.

With Zu Chengxun all defeated, Fei Yingdong didn't think about going deep alone, but it would be difficult to explain why the whole army would withdraw. At this time, he heard that Shuerhaqi had joined forces with Nurhachi, With a thought in his heart, he also led his troops to go, saying that everyone is Jurchen and should fight against the enemy together.

In fact, Fei Yingdong's going here is not only a joint force, but also a kind of surveillance, and not only to monitor Nurhachi's movements, but also to monitor Shuerhaqi at the same time-Fei Yingdong and his father Solgo have defected to Meng Gu Zhezhe. It is because of Gao Pragmatism, it is natural to stand in the right position to do the right thing, and Fei Yingdong is very accurate about this.

As for Nurhachi, he can also guess Fei Yingdong's intentions, but this person is extremely confident. Not only is he not worried about what Fei Yingdong will find out, but he also thinks that he should exude a domineering spirit and try to make Fei Yingdong surrender. He didn't refuse at all, but welcomed Fei Yingdong's arrival with great fanfare.

After some enrichment, Nurhachi's troops also found Kato Kiyomasa's station.Nurhachi then mobilized his troops and led Shuerhaqi, Fei Yingdong, He Heli, Hu Erhan, E Yidu, An Feiyangu, Murhaqi and other generals who built the state, leading seven thousand elite soldiers to rush forward. Raid Kato Kiyomasa at night.

The Japanese were not used to the severe cold in the Northeast, but the Jurchen elite fought at home. As a result, Kato's army was suddenly hit by a volley of arrows on a snowy night, and then their tents and wooden houses were baptized by rockets. The whole army was in chaos for a while.

Amidst the flames, the elite Jurchens dressed in white fur fur roared out. The Japanese iron artillery team barely lined up, but because the two armies were so close to each other, even if the Japanese army tried to concentrate their firepower, they could only shoot and kill more than [-] Jurchens. Then it turned into a melee.

Shu Erhaqi led a team to attack from the left, and Hu Erhan's other team circled from the right. He Heli led his troops to shoot and kill the Japanese Iron Artillery Team.

Next, the Japanese army did not gain the upper hand in close combat with the Jurchens. These Jianzhou Jurchens were almost a head taller than the Japanese army, and their instinctive reactions tempered by the fire of war and hunting made them more alert.Soon, Kato Kiyomasa had no choice but to draw his sword to fight in person. Relying on the speed of the sword, he beheaded the four Jurchens to inspire the army.

Fortunately, although Kato Kiyomasa was a little arrogant after the victory, he still maintained the Japanese tradition of attaching importance to camps. He relied on the rugged and winding temporary mountain castle, which made it difficult to deploy a large force. The outcome was determined. Although the Jurchen armies were brave, due to the extremely tricky fortifications of the Japanese mountain cities, the Jurchen troops also suffered about [-] casualties.

After another period of time, the mountain city was finally broken, and the Japanese army retreated in defeat. This was the good opportunity Nurhachi had been waiting for for a long time.The Jurchen fine cavalry, with Yehe cavalry as the core, went out for a while, and Nurhachi himself led Fei Yingdong, Shuerhaqi, Murhaqi, Anfei Yanggu, Eyidu and others to fight out on horseback. crash.

Nurhachi led the crowd to pursue, and ordered to maintain the impact force, making it difficult for the Japanese army to stop and form an formation, let alone meet the enemy with iron artillery.Kato Kiyomasa's [-] troops were severely damaged to only nearly [-] people, and the casualties were extremely heavy. Fortunately, the [-] troops led by Naomi Naoshima, the general of the department, came to respond, and Kato Kiyomasa was able to return to North Korea safely.

Seeing that the Japanese army came to meet them, Nurhachi, considering the precious population of the Jurchens, had already lost nearly a thousand at this time, so he stopped pursuing them and just collected the Japanese army's weapons and knives and returned to Jianzhou.

On the other hand, Kato Kiyomasa received the military order to withdraw from Hamgyong-do as soon as he returned to North Korea. He was even more angry.

However, at this time, the Ula tribe also came to their senses, invited Huifa and other tribes to gather reinforcements and gathered a large number of tribes, and began to attack Kato Kiyomasa for revenge.

Although Nurhachi was not attacking, he did not withdraw his troops either. Instead, he made nests in the border areas, imitating the Ming army's past lessons from Jurchen, and wiped out the Japanese strongholds one by one. The Japanese army was always at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength. , Even if there is an iron cannon team, it will not be of much use. If you lose [-] to [-] today, you will lose [-] to [-] tomorrow, and there is no source of replenishment.

As a result, under the harassment and attack of the two Jurchen armies, although the Japanese army still had 6000 to [-] soldiers, they were always exhausted and fought hard and failed.Kato Kiyomasa finally recognized the reality and admitted that it was impossible to deal with it with his existing forces, so he had to "obey the order" and withdraw the entire army to North Korea. ,
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