Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1789 Pingwo ([-])
The battle was fought like this, and more than half of the entire army was lost. It was really the first time for Chief Xiaoxi since he led the army.Thinking that since his first army entered the dynasty, it can be said that it has almost swept away thousands of troops like a sweeping mat, and defeated the Korean army.

Even though the ancestor Chengxun of the Ming army came here last time, his troops were very powerful, but they fell into a tight siege because they were not cautious enough to send troops, and finally lost their hatred.

Although the fighting power of the Ming army in the first battle of Pyongyang shocked Governor Konishi to a certain extent, because the First Army still won the victory in the end, it also brought a certain illusion to Governor Konishi, thinking that as long as he Be careful and stick to it. With the strong power of Pyongyang Fortified City and the First Army, it is still possible to defeat the Ming army.

However, the second battle of Pyongyang completely shattered his fantasy. Once the Ming army became serious, it was not a mere first army that could resist.Under the artillery bombardment of the Ming army that was so powerful that it stunned him, it was difficult to maintain the morale and formation of the various ministries. outer city.

Although the inner city seemed to be well defended, Governor Xiaonishi could see that the Ming army was not doing its best. Not only was there no surprise attack by soldiers, even large-scale shelling was completely absent.

This is obviously not because Li Rusong is unwilling to commit more crimes. He simply does not want to smash Pyongyang into pieces. After all, this city is considered the number one city in northern North Korea, and it is very suitable as a strategic support point for the Ming army's next battle. Well kept.

Although he understood the reasoning, there was no cure for regret, so Governor Xiaonishi could only flee to Kaesong with the remnants of his troops to meet Takakage Kobayakawa.Kobayakawa saw that President Konishi was in a panic, that the First Army Corps under his command suffered heavy casualties, and that Pyongyang had also been declared lost, so he couldn't help asking how the Ming army was fighting.

The expression on the face of Chief Xiaoxi seems to be a bit shocked, he swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then replied: "The Ming army is very powerful! In terms of long-distance warfare, the Ming army has a large number of large cannons (artillery), at least hundreds of large and small. Gu, our army is absolutely out of reach. When the battle started, the Ming army's big tanks fired in unison. The generals and I only felt that Pyongyang was trembling inside and outside, as if the sky was falling apart;

In terms of close combat, the ratio of iron cannons is also higher than that of our army. When the two iron cannon teams fired at each other, our army was slightly inferior. This is an unprecedented situation.Later, it was discovered that part of the Ming army relied more on chariots. After hiding in the chariot and shooting from the gap, our army's shooting against it was like... With all due respect, it was like a dog biting a hedgehog, and it was impossible to say anything;

However, if we talk about the most invincible of our army in close combat, it is the cavalry of the Ming army.Those cavalrymen of the Ming army were all riding tall horses, which were a head taller than the horses ridden by our generals, and what was even more frightening was that these cavalrymen were fully clothed and dressed in human and horse gear. Except for the legs, the rest can't fight with it!
At that time, I saw how many cavalrymen of the Ming army charged towards us. All the armored soldiers of our army were smashed, and blood sprayed five feet!Your Highness Kobayakawa, our army must not start a war with the Ming army easily again. If we want to defeat the Ming army, all armies must work together. Now that Pyongyang has been lost, Kaesong alone is hard to protect. It is better to retreat to Seoul and concentrate our forces to fight again. Maybe there is a chance of survival. "

Governor Konishi was born as a businessman, but he also fought for many years in North Korea, defeating more than [-] North Korean troops, so Takakage Kobayakawa had to believe his statement.

In Kobayakawa Takakage's view, even though Konishi exaggerated the fighting power of the Ming army after his defeat, the fact that his First Legion has fought to this extent is enough to show how powerful the Ming army is.Therefore, it is obviously an indisputable fact that the combat power of the Ming army is not only far superior to the Korean army, but also better than the Japanese army.

Since the Ming army is so powerful, it is obviously reasonable to retreat to Seoul to concentrate its forces to fight again, so Kobayakawa Takakage nodded and said: "I didn't expect the Ming army to be so powerful. If it is like what the officers and soldiers said before, our army should It is right to concentrate our troops to garrison Hanyang. Now that our troops are scattered, it is very easy to be defeated by the Ming army one by one. Kaesong is indeed not strong enough, so we should retreat to Hanyang earlier. When the Ming army is proud of its winning streak, we can concentrate all our strength to set up an ambush Gather and annihilate."

Then Takakage Kobayakawa ordered the Sixth Army to abandon Kaesong and move to Hanyang with the remnants of the First Army.On the Hanyang side, Ukita Hideo's family also learned the news of Pyongyang's defeat, and they were furious at the moment.

The military adviser Kuroda Guanbingwei persuaded: "The first team has nearly [-] troops, and it is also considered elite in terms of combat power. It also defended the strong city of Pyongyang and occupied the territory but was still defeated by the Ming army. This shows the strength of the Ming army. Extraordinary.

At present, our conscript armies are scattered around, which was originally arranged for the purpose of occupying and stabilizing the entire territory of Korea, but it is not conducive to a decisive battle with a strong army like the Ming army.In my opinion, it is not too late, and I should order all the troops from Pyongan Province, Hamgyong Province, Hwanghae Province, and Gangwon Province to gather in Gyeonggi to ensure that Hanyang is not lost, and rely on Hanyang to defeat the Ming army! "

However, Ukita Hideo's family refused to agree, and said angrily: "How can such an arrangement be made? How could His Royal Highness Taige allow it? The defeat in Pyongyang is the greatest shame of our army after entering the dynasty. The most urgent task is to immediately organize a counterattack. The front line is completely abandoned, and the south is withdrawn to Hanyang, who can bear the wrath of the thunder of His Majesty Taige!"

Officer Kuroda shouted: "Xiujia! The situation is urgent! Don't be obsessed with it anymore! Do you want the whole army to die in North Korea? Right now our army is scattered. Dao, show the enemy to be weak, paralyze the opponent, indulge the Ming army arrogantly, concentrate the army, and then we can win a big battle outside Hanyang City!
If God Amaterasu blesses us, we may even have the opportunity to wipe out the Ming army. In that case, North Korea will be completely occupied by our army immediately, and the future march into the Ming country will be smoother.Please immediately issue a strict order to all divisions, and gather them all in Hanyang as quickly as possible. Anyone who violates the order will be executed by military law! "

As a military adviser, Kanbei Kuroda expressed his position in such a strong tone for the first time after entering the court, even faintly giving an order.

Ishida Mitsunari knew the status of Kuroda Kanbei as a military advisor. In fact, Kuroda Kanbei was originally Toyotomi Hideyoshi's military advisor, and he was the most famous and accomplished military advisor in Japan after Takenaka Hanbei's death.

He has fought countless battles in his life, especially good at intrigues and tricks. The famous Battle of Yinggaura in the Warring States Period, the flooding of Bichu Takamatsu Castle, the Great Return of China, the Expedition of the Four Kingdoms, the Expedition of Kyushu, the Battle of Odawara Cage Castle, and the Hegemony of Kitakyushu, etc. It is Kuroda's masterpiece, so it is called "the best military division in the world" in Japan.

Since Kuroda Rushui supported the concentration of troops and the decisive battle in Hanyang, Ishida Mitsunari, the "starter in the battle", naturally did not have to think too much, and also agreed: "If Hanyang falls, then all the northern teams will face disaster, please hurry up! "

Ishida Mitsunari opened his mouth, and the effect was even more extraordinary. All the followers expressed their support and agreed on this.

Although Ukita Hideka was the chief general, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had a private confession to him, he didn't dare to really oppose the opinion of the military adviser, so he had to follow the words of Kuroda Kanbei to convey the military order.

Kuroda Nagamasa, the son of Kuroda Rushui, asked the Ukita Hide family for orders, hoping that a part of the third division would guard the main road and stop the Ming army to cover the southward retreat of the troops.Ukita Hideka naturally agreed to the request.

Not long after the Battle of Pyongyang, Song Yingchang, the Ming Dynasty's Japanese strategy strategist, also rushed to North Korea. Li Rusong, as the commander-in-chief, naturally went to see him and report his merits.When Song Yingchang heard about the great victory in Pyongyang, he repeatedly praised him and expressed condolences to the North Korean officers and soldiers who participated in the war. He ordered Li Rusong to march to Kaesong after resting in Pyongyang, and Li Rusong took command.

Since the southern soldiers took the lead in breaking the city in this battle, Zan Hua Yuan Huang said to the southern soldiers and the generals of the southern army: "The great victory in Pyongyang was all led by the southern soldiers in order to repay the imperial court. Just reward the decree." Nan Bing cheered and kowtowed.

Li Rusong rested in Pyongyang for ten days, mainly waiting for the follow-up supplies such as gunpowder, and then marched on the victory.Kuno Shigekatsu, one of the 24 Kuroda generals under Kuroda Nagamasa, and Kuriyama Toriyasu, one of Kuroda's family generals, led their troops to cover the main force of the various armies withdrawing southward, and at the same time blocked the pursuit of the Ming army. As a result, they died in a fierce battle in Shirakawa.

The Japanese army in the north did not dare to neglect after receiving the strict order from Ukita Hideka, and retreated to Hanyang one after another.The Ming army and the North Korean allied forces took advantage of the situation to recover Kaesong, and then recovered the three provinces of Ping'an, Huanghai, Hamgyong and the northern part of Gangwon-do. The main force of the Ming army marched towards Gyeonggi-do, further deterring Hanyang.

A few days later, the news spread that the soldiers of the Ming army should be credited. It turned out that the first climbers had their own people, but the first credit went to Yang Yuan of the Northern Army.

It stands to reason that the Ming Dynasty has always been rewarded with military merits for winning the first rank. This is a common practice. Only highly pragmatic "extraordinary people dare to do extraordinary things" and like to engage in "collective merit", while others dare not easily follow suit. Coming to the court may not agree, and secondly, I am afraid that it will be dealt with unfairly and cause troubles such as mutiny, which is not beautiful.

However, before the Battle of Pyongyang, Li Rusong specially ordered those fighting for the head to be beheaded in order to prevent the snatching of the head from delaying the battle. Unfortunately, this order was not strictly implemented.

At that time, the Southern Army was in the front and the Northern Army was in the rear. As a result, during the war, the Southern Army fought first, while the Northern Army got more heads.That's fine, but the first ascent went to the Northern Army inexplicably, which is completely contrary to the previous promise to the Southern Army.

Now things are going badly, the southern army Qi Jin, Wu Weizhong, Luo Shangzhi and other generals all accused Li Rusong of favoring the northern army and lying about his military exploits.The soldiers of the Southern Army were even more resentful, and there were quarrels with the Northern Army from time to time, and the quarrels even became more and more intense.

Therefore, Song Yingchang asked Li Rusong: "It is obvious that the Southern soldiers took the lead to capture the flag. How could Zu Chengxun not know? The bloody battles at the city gates and even Mudan Peak were all Southern soldiers who charged forward and fought desperately. Why should all the military achievements be reported to the Northern soldiers?" merit?"

Li Rusong explained: "According to the general's knowledge, the first to break the city was ordered by Yang Yuan to bombard and open the Seven Star Gate. It is true that the soldiers from the south ascended the city first. Those who are actually the Northern Army.

In fact, in detail, there are different opinions on the details, and everyone insists on their own opinions. In the end, the general can only remember that each of them had the credit for ascending the city, and attributed the first credit to Yang Yuan who ordered the firing.Besides, I used the first rank to record meritorious service in the Ming Dynasty, but now most of the first ranks are obtained by the Northern Army, and the last general has to do so, please carefully observe. "

Song Yingchang disagreed, saying: "Before the war, you made a strict order that those who competed for the head be beheaded, but the military order was not enforced, which led to this situation. As an admiral, you lost all face and were caught in it. The southern soldiers have suffered many injustices in this matter, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, this matter should be investigated carefully, and the meritorious service should be re-established."

Li Rusong persuaded: "Jingtai, what the general is worried about is that there are so many northern soldiers in the entire army. The matter has come to this point. If the meritorious service is re-determined, it is not known whether the southern army will appreciate it, and I am afraid it will cause resentment from the northern army. Jingtai also I know that the generals at all levels of the Northern Army are mostly from the family of generals, and they are easy to affect the frontier officials... Can we postpone the action, at least wait until Hanyang is recovered?"

When Song Yingchang saw Li Rusong talking about the influence of the Northern Army, he replied: "The Southern Army has a large number of troops, and the Southern Army is well aware of the Japanese pirates' tactics and habits, and with many artillery pieces, it was an indispensable force in the First Battle of Hanyang.

Admiral Li, both the northern and southern armies are deeply trusted by the emperor, and both... have served under Gao Ge's old account, not to mention the southern army trained the northern army.I have my own opinion on this matter, you continue to rest and train and wait for the military order. "Although Li Rusong was worried that things would get out of hand, he could only accept orders.

Did Li Rusong lose his temper suddenly this time?That's not true, the main problem is that behind Song Yingchang is actually high pragmatism-although Song Yingchang is a benevolent person (belonging to Hangzhou Prefecture), he is not a person of the Xin School. .

Of course, having said that, if it weren't for this relationship, under the current situation of the court, he might not be able to get into the position of Minister of the Ministry of War. After all, the Ministry of War is now almost the private land of the high party of the real school.

Hearing the great victory in Pyongyang, Joseon King Li Yan was overjoyed and came down to present a celebration banquet to reward the Ming army. Liu Chenglong was ordered to attend to congratulate.During the banquet, Li Rusong suddenly asked Liu Chenglong to kneel down and toast him for no reason.

There was nothing wrong with toasting, but after helping so much, even if Liu Chenglong offered a toast to Li Rusong on behalf of Joseon King Li Yan, that was the proper meaning in the question, and it was a normal courtesy.However, the problem was that Li Rusong asked him to kneel down and toast, and Li Rusong was sitting upright at Zhengbei at the moment.

This is a big problem. Liu Chenglong was shocked, and even lost his voice for a moment. Li Dexin immediately reacted, and quickly stood up and accused: "What kind of etiquette is this? ?!"

Ma Dong immediately got up and said: "Da Ming is the king of Korea, our army has traveled thousands of miles to drive out the Japanese pirates for you, and we will be reborn together. Could it be that you can't bear to wait for a glass of wine?"

Li Dexin argued back: "The general's words are wrong! Admiral Li is the commander-in-chief of the Shang Kingdom, but he is not an envoy of the Shang Kingdom, and cannot represent His Majesty the Emperor. No matter how meritorious he is, he cannot be compared with the monarch. He can only occupy the eastern position. You are showing contempt for the Joseon royal family and court by making such demands!"

Zu Chengxun mocked: "Who saved the impending doom of the Korean royal family and court? If my Ming Dynasty did not send reinforcements, would the despised royal family and court still exist?"

Li Rusong snorted lightly, and asked Liu Chenglong again if he could toast?

Liu Chenglong clasped his hands and said, "In order to thank those who helped North Korea repel the Japanese pirates, I am willing to give up my life, let alone a toast in the north? Naturally, it is not a problem."

After all, Liu Chenglong got up and took off his clothes. Under the astonishment of everyone, he showed others in white clothes, and said to Li Rusong: "I can't violate the etiquette of the monarch and ministers. It is difficult to toast north as a minister of North Korea. I have to serve as a commoner of North Korea." Thank you Shangguo for your kindness."

After Liu Chenglong finished speaking, he was ready to kneel down and toast, but Li Rusong laughed, stepped forward to help Liu Chenglong up, and said with a smile: "I am just joking, I appreciate the loyalty of my envoy. Please get up and take a seat."
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PS: After checking, the chapter "Pingwa" is indeed Chapter 279, the reason is actually that the previous chapter made a mistake, I am really ashamed.

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