Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1787 Pingwo ([-])
The truce in February was neither short nor long, and in the first month of the 21st year of Wanli, the army of the Ming Dynasty finally formally assembled into the dynasty.Due to the failure of ancestor Chengxun, this time the Ming court selected elite soldiers from all over the country. Song Yingchang, the minister of the Ministry of war, was in charge of military affairs as the general manager of Beiwa, and Li Rusong was the general officer of Beiwa, and the admirals of the towns.When they met, Liu Huangshang and Yuan Huang praised the painting.

He was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong and served as the general of Kuandianbao, General Yang Yuan, General Zuojun.Yang Shaoxian, the commander of the left army, led the Ningqian battalion with 330 soldiers and horses; the commander-in-chief Wang Chengen led 630 soldiers and horses from Jizhen; [-] troops; Baoding guerrilla Liang Xin led [-] troops; Datong deputy commander Ren Ziqiang, guerrilla Gao Yi, and Gao Ce led [-] troops; Shenyang guerrilla general Qi Jin, who was born in the south, led [-] chariot troops names, a total of [-] nine people.

General Li Rubai, the deputy commander in chief of Baoding, will lead the central army, and his subordinates will guard Ningyuan. Dandong general Li Rumei led 180 soldiers; Li Fangchun, a general guarding Daomaguan (belonging to Baoding), led 840 troops; Luo Shangzhi, a general guarding Tongzhou (belonging to Changping), led 630 southern soldiers; Dusi Fang Shihui led [-] soldiers and horses; Jizhen Dusi Wang Wen led [-] chariot soldiers; Xuanfu guerrilla Zhou Hongmo led [-] soldiers and horses, a total of [-].

Deputy General Soldier of Shanxi, serving as Haigai Right General Ma Dong and General Ma Dong Youjun, under the command of guerrilla Liu Chongzheng leading Liaoyang and Kaiyuan 530 soldiers; formerly serving as Deputy Chief Soldier of Liaodong, serving as guard Zu Chengxun, the right-hand general of Jinyi, led 590 horsemen; Sun Shoulian, the former deputy commander-in-chief, led 620 horsemen from Shenyang; Zha Da, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Baoding, led [-] horsemen from Kuandian; General Wu Weizhong led [-] soldiers from the south; Qian Shizhen, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, led [-] horse troops in Jizhen; Zhao Wenming, a Zhending guerrilla, led [-] horse troops; Eleven thousand six hundred and twenty six.

Another 580 infantry continued to Jizhen, as well as Dong Yikui and other reinforcements, with a total strength of [-].This time there was a large army of more than [-], of which more than [-]% were cavalry, and another [-]% were artillery (the car battalion was actually artillery). Half of the army was cavalry, artillery, and engineering. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a true manifestation of the "modernization construction" of the Ming army.

Since the 110 army has about 160% of the car battalion artillery, that is to say, it has about [-] artillery, which makes the Ming army enough to carry a large number of artillery.Specifically, the Ming army dispatched [-] heavy No. [-] guns, [-] No. [-] guns and [-] No. [-] light guns.

At present, Jinghua is preparing to further innovate the artillery system, but it is still under preparation for the time being, so the No. [-], [-], [-], and [-] guns still use the previous system.

In this system, the No. [-] gun is the largest, heaviest, and has the longest range. It has only two uses, as a naval gun and a coastal defense fortress gun; The army is too huge, and its transportation and operation require a total of ten to twelve gunners, but it only needs six to seven gunners for naval gunners.These two kinds of guns are counted as heavy guns of the Ming army at this time.

The light guns are the No. [-] and No. [-] guns. The No. [-] gun is actually more popular because it can be used by both land and sea. It only needs three to four gunners when it is used as a naval gun at sea, and only six to seven when it is on land. , sometimes five people can make do with the convenience of transportation;

Because the No. [-] gun is too light, it is not very effective at sea. Jinghua itself does not equip it, but some small ships of the Ming army in the offshore navy still have a lot of equipment.As for the army, although this kind of gun is easy to carry, its power is relatively limited, perhaps because iron-blooded men like big and fierce, so the army prefers the No. [-] gun that is not too heavy and more powerful, and the No. [-] gun is mostly used Used in conjunction with the cavalry.

After all, for cavalry, guns are generally useless. The premise of using them occasionally is first of all not to affect their marching speed too much, so the No. [-] gun can only be regarded as a "although it is not necessary, carry it Lossless" auxiliary weapon.

This time the Ming army has a large number of artillery in the chariot battalion. Even with so many artillery, there are still "extra manpower", but it doesn't matter, the Ming army still has a lot of tanks and other chariots, which are used for the protection of artillery positions and even the entire army. The big camp is protected, so there are not too many.

The king of Joseon, Li Yan, finally waited for Daming's army. Although the number of troops was far less than that of the "Million Army", everyone knew that the so-called "Million Army" was just a title. Come to North Korea - you can't support yourself even if you come!
Li Rusong was not only the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, he was also "Uncle Ning Yuan Yingxi". Because the title of Daming was extremely honorable, Li Yan did not dare to neglect, and personally greeted Li Rusong's arrival.

Seeing that the King of Joseon greeted him in person, Li Rusong was quite satisfied, and thanked him: "This commander is well aware of His Highness's anxiety, so he led a large army to help His Highness recover the lost ground. Song Jinglue has not yet entered the court, but he has instructed this commander to act according to circumstances." Li Yanlian expressed his thanks .

Li Rusong didn't like greetings to delay business, so he immediately asked how many North Korean troops could join the war.After hearing Yi Doushou's reply that there were only 20 people, although Li Rusong was surprised that the 8000 North Korean troops had such a fortune left, he didn't say anything sarcastic, but after a little thought, he said that these [-] people could be counted among the ancestral troops. Train your subordinates to join the battle.

Yi Doushou suggested: "Admiral, the Korean army has its own organization. If it rashly joins the army of Shangguo, the organization will be chaotic. It is better for the two armies to cooperate in combat."

Li Rusong was straightforward as always, and immediately asked: "Does North Korea's incorporation into our army's coordinated operations hurt your self-esteem?"

Yi Doshou replied: "That's not the case. How can you care about your self-esteem in this critical situation? It's just a sudden change of organization, and there will inevitably be confusion." Li Rusong shook his head and expressed his disapproval, insisting that he only needs to obey the command and there will be no chaos.The king of Joseon, Li Zhan, had always been in the style of "doing things with the big party" (that is, everything was guided by the leadership of the suzerain), so he quickly told the ministers not to insist, and after Li Zhan thanked Daming for his help, he asked Li Rusong and other generals to rest.

After Li Rusong left, Yi Doushou and Zheng Che asked Li Yan to think twice about the establishment. Li Yan was quite dissatisfied and said: "Why do you insist on fighting independently? Wouldn't it be more conducive to the war to have a unified order?"

Yi Doushou explained: "Although the number of our army is far smaller than that of the Ming army, we must first of all have an equal relationship, otherwise we will be forced to obey the Ming army's command in everything in the future."

Li Yan said with disgust on his face: "The Great Ming Dynasty is originally a state, and it is only natural for our army to obey the command. Besides, the Ming army has tens of thousands of people, how can our army be equal to only [-]? Just wait and see the more than [-] cavalry in the Ming army. How majestic and domineering they all are, not to mention those cannons, which look like hundreds of black iron dragons, and the widows feel swayed when they look at them—the heavenly soldiers of the upper kingdom are like this, how can you expect to be equal?"

Zheng Che persuaded again: "Your Highness, although our army is small at present, after recovering the three capitals, the scattered armies will join up one after another. If we obey the orders of the Ming army now, it will be difficult to regain military power in the future."

Yi Doshou was also very anxious about this, fearing that North Korea would be coerced by the Ming army, so he persuaded: "Yes, Your Highness, this battle is ultimately a battle between North Korea and the Japanese pirates. The Ming Dynasty is only for assistance, and the main force of the war should be on the North Korean side. "

Li Yan was a little helpless, and then persuaded: "I don't think so. I think North Korea refused the Japanese pirates to go to the Ming Dynasty and went to war. Today, the widow is only fighting for the emperor, so if you want to say who the main body of the war is, it is naturally the Ming Dynasty."

Zheng Che and Yi Doushou couldn't understand Li Yan's theory at all. Li Yan said impatiently: "From the founding of the Joseon Dynasty to the defense of the lineage, can we have a time of independence? Not to mention the knowledge, ideology, system, etc., North Korea The foundation is all taken from the Ming Dynasty, Qing and others should be more aware than the widows! This discussion ends here, if you want to regain the lost ground, you can follow the instructions of the Ming Dynasty, no need to talk about it!" Yi Doushou and Zheng Che Go away helplessly.

Yi Doushou and Zheng Che didn't give up, they went to meet Li Rusong again, and said in a deliberative tone: "The Great Ming Soldiers rescued North Korea, and the whole country is very grateful, but North Korea is still the main body in this battle, and they are familiar with North Korea's situation. The admiral understands, it is better to cooperate with each other to fight."

Li Rusong asked if it was the King of Joseon's intention?Zheng Che explained: "Compared to understanding His Highness's intentions, I care more about the admiral's opinion, so I came here specially to discuss."

Li Rusong immediately understood that Li Yan had no such intentions, so he said indifferently: "Since this is the case, the North Korean army can naturally be formed independently, and this commander has no objection. However, since North Korea insists on fighting alone, please ask North Korea to attack Pyongyang first. Then press the formation to support." Yi Doushou heard the overtones, was indignant and speechless, and left immediately.

The next day, Liu Chenglong had an audience with Li Yan, and Li Yan asked Liu Chenglong for his opinions on the establishment. Liu Chenglong replied: "Fundamentally speaking, there is nothing wrong with the propositions of Yi Doushou and Zheng Che. However, the priorities are important. When a fire breaks out at your house, whether you use your own water or someone else's water, you must put out the fire first, so I think that now is not the time to pursue the name, and the top priority is to regain Pyongyang. Gathering together, acting independently is justifiable and easy.”

Li Yan deeply believed that this was the attitude of doing things, so he ordered Liu Chenglong to represent the Joseon Dynasty to assist the Ming army in recovering Pyongyang, and appointed Ping'an Province to inspect the envoy and give him the right to do it cheaply.

Li Rusong's combat thinking was the same as before, intending to raid Pyongyang while the Japanese army did not know the entry of the Ming Dynasty army.But when he was deploying in Anzhou, the guerrilla general Shen Weijing came to see him, Li Rusong was very dissatisfied with his title of "guerrilla general", thinking that he was just a merchant, how could he be qualified as a general?

However, his "Guerrilla" is after all a temporary identity given by Da Sima, and he may even have the meaning of Gao Ge Lao behind it. The tiger prestige of "Nanning Hou".

He thought for a while, and suddenly he had a plan, asking Shen Weijing to send someone to Pyongyang to convey his intention for peace talks again, saying that he invited President Xiaonishi to come here for a while.Then order the sword and axe to prepare secretly in Fushanyuan, and when the enemy general comes, he will take it down in one fell swoop.

President Xiaonishi was very happy to receive the Ming army’s request for a peace agreement, thinking that the Ming Dynasty had approved the request, and the Japanese generals were equally excited—the battle of Zu Chengxun really shocked them by the Ming army’s combat power, and they really didn’t want to make peace with the Ming army. The Ming army with millions of troops has been fighting for a long time.

Chief Xiaoxi asked the envoy Shen Weijing where he was, and the envoy replied: "Shen Guerzilla is old and his legs and feet are inconvenient. He went to Fushanyuan and waited for you to meet him." Jigao was obviously not lying, so he was not suspected, and after sending him away as an envoy, he was ready to leave.

Zong Yizhi persuaded: "Father-in-law, wait a minute. I'm worried that this might be a trap for the Ming army. Is it better for me to explore the way first?"

Chief Xiaoxi waved his hand and said: "It's unnecessary, Shen Wei respects the old and becomes strong, and dares to break into the enemy's camp alone. How can I be timid and fearful, and weaken the reputation of His Royal Highness?"

Zong Yizhi persuaded again: "Father-in-law's words are certainly reasonable, but after all, it is related to the life and death of the entire army. In case it is better to be careful, I will go to find the way first, and if everything goes well, I will report back to you. Please agree. "The son-in-law begged again and again, but President Xiaoxi didn't want to lose face. After thinking about it, he thought it was more appropriate, so he ordered Zong Yizhi to lead a team to investigate first.

Zong Yizhi led 20 people to Fushanyuan, and was warmly welcomed by the accompanying officials of the Ming Dynasty. However, the ambush soldiers already hidden in the courtyard should have waited for the signal. Unexpectedly, Li Ning was impatient, and when he saw the Japanese army entering Fushanyuan, he immediately ordered Siege.Seeing that the situation was not good, Zong Yizhi led the team and drew their swords to fight. The two sides fought together. Zong Yizhi, a few clever people, led several cronies out of the siege and fled back to Pyongyang to report the news.

Li Rusong heard that the chief general of the Japanese army, Xingchang Xiaonishi, did not show up, and only killed a dozen Japanese soldiers. He knew that the secret had been leaked. Although he was very dissatisfied, there was no time to punish him.

When Governor Xiaoxi learned that the Ming army was coming, he immediately deployed the city defense. At this time, the First Army Corps, after a rest, had been replenished with soldiers, and its total strength had recovered to 8000.

Chief Konishi deployed [-] Japanese troops each at Qixingmen, Lumen, Hantanmen, Tongtongmen, and Mudantai outside the city. He led the main force of [-] to lead the formation, and ordered [-] ambush soldiers to be placed in the city. The Ming army came to attack.In addition, more than [-] people from the Otomo Yoshito's Division of the Japanese Army's Third Division reinforcements had already entered Fengshan. Chief Xiaonishi thought for a while, and felt that it was not impossible for him to fight.

Li Rusong ordered Master Xiujing of North Korea to lead [-] monk soldiers to cooperate with Wu Weizhong's [-] southern soldiers to attack Mudantai; Yang Yuan of the Central Army and Ma Dong of the Right Army led [-] troops to attack Qixingmen; [-] attack the ordinary gate; order Zu Chengxun to lead [-] troops to attack the Hanqian gate; another order Li Yi to lead the Korean army to attack Lumen with [-] troops; then send Li Ning and others to ambush along the river outside the east gate.

However, Li Rusong, Li Rumei, Li Ruwu and others led [-] soldiers and horses to suppress the formation, and ordered that when attacking the city, the priority should be to seize Pyongyang, and not to rob the leader to delay the fighter.

The generals took the lead, and the war was about to break out.
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