Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1791
At the same time, in the base camp of the Ming army in Kaesong, Song Yingchang, the manager of the Ming army, heard that Li Rusong might be in an ambush. He couldn't help being surprised, and said: "Li Rusong is short of troops. This lone army is surrounded by Japanese pirates. The enemy is well prepared Come here, knowing that Li Rusong is right in front of us, we will desperately take his life."

Yuan Huang replied: "What Jingtai said is very true. If the admiral is captured and killed, it will not only be extremely detrimental to our army's future operations, but also encounter such a sudden setback, and the imperial court will definitely be furious...Jingtai, Admiral Li has a special status."

Of course Song Yingchang knew that Li Rusong's status was special, but he didn't want to accept this fault, so he just asked, "Which unit did Li Rusong lead? What military order was there before departure?"

Another painter, Liu Huangshang, replied: "Although the number of people led by the admiral is small, they are all elite cavalry from Liaodong. He also ordered Yang Yuan and Li Rubai to follow up, which means that all the troops of the Li family have been dispatched."

All the Li family troops went to battle, and there was an obvious order, which showed that Li Rusong had estimated the possible battle, so this was considered good news.Especially with the combat effectiveness of the Li family's army, since Li Rusong thought there was no problem, the possibility of something going wrong should not be high.

However, although he was a little relieved, Song Yingchang did not dare to ignore his face at all, and ordered: "The situation is urgent and cannot be delayed. If the Japanese pirates know that Li Rusong is here, they will definitely send out all their troops. The North Korean army is blocking it.

In addition, our army's reinforcements must be made with great fanfare to confuse the Japanese pirates, thinking that our army has been dispatched, and the enemy will definitely withdraw if they dare not fight easily. This can save Li Rusong's life. "

Song Yingchang is a student of Gao Gong, Gao Dang of the Pragmatic School, and of course Gao's pragmatic perception should be considered in all his decisions.There is one thing in the current situation that he dare not say clearly, that is, not only Li Rusong, but also Li Rusong's fifth younger brother, Li Rumei, are in a tight siege at the moment.

Li Rumei's current status is no different than before - he is the brother-in-law of Gao Li's marriage who was picked by Gao Yushi, and the two families are already exchanging birth dates. die in battle?That might be harder to explain than Li Rusong's death in battle.

Therefore, Song Yingchang impatiently ordered the Ming army and the Korean army to rescue Li Rusong's troops at all costs. The soldiers sent out orders everywhere, and the Ming army's Yang Yuan and Li Rubai's troops also accelerated their marching speed, changing from normal marching to rushing to rescue. model.

Liu Chenglong also heard that Li Rusong was besieged at this time. After receiving Song Yingchang's order, he immediately ordered Marshal Jin Mingyuan and Li Yi to lead [-] troops to Gyeonggi Province for rescue.Jin Mingyuan seemed to be a little afraid of the difficulty, and pondered: "It may be more or less a disaster for Li Rusong to be surrounded by the Japanese army. He is the leader of the Ming army. Once surrounded, the enemy will have all the troops. And our army is weak, I am afraid that there is no chance of winning."

Liu Chenglong persuaded: "When our country was about to perish, the Ming army came thousands of miles to save it. Now Admiral Li is in deep siege, how can we not help? Although whether Li Rusong can be rescued, the key lies not in us but in the Ming army itself. But we in North Korea must go all out, otherwise wouldn't we become ungrateful?
You only need to be able to effectively block the reinforcements of the Japanese pirates and delay the time, and you don't need to force other military achievements. "After hearing this, Jin Mingyuan finally reluctantly accepted the order.

At the same time, Liu Chenglong also sent a letter to the nearby North Korean government army and rebel army, mobilizing troops to approach Gyeonggi.After receiving the order, Quan Li, the Korean general, sighed to his subordinates: "I never imagined that the Ming army would be in such distress. I heard that after the Ming army came, they were arrogant and defiant. They never wanted to look at us.

However, after all, they are the Heavenly Soldiers of the Shang Kingdom, and they still have to respond to the request of the Inspectorate.In addition, I heard that the Japanese pirates continued to increase their troops, and it seemed that they were determined to take Li Rusong's head.Compared to the fact that the Ming army only had high self-esteem, the hatred between the Japanese pirates and our country is even more unbearable. I, Quan Li, will never let the Japanese pirates succeed! So Quan Li also led three thousand troops to help out.

Lee Yeon-fu, the leader of the rebel army in Gyeonggi-do, discovered that Japanese troops were coming out of Hanyang.The subordinate put forward another guess, saying: "I heard that after the Ming army took over Pyongyang, the Japanese pirates suffered heavy losses. The Japanese pirates from all over the north were retreating and gathered in Wangjing. Is this successive dispatch to prevent the Ming army from attacking?"

Li Yanfu thought it was reasonable, nodded his head and said: "Maybe it's not just to prevent the attack, it is also possible that the battle has already been fought. Well... If so, our rebel army can't wait and watch here, we have to help kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds!"

While he was talking, he received a letter from Liu Chenglong, Li Yanfu realized this was the case after reading it, and immediately ordered all the rebels to dispatch to stop the Japanese pirates and rescue Li Rusong.

His subordinates persuaded the Japanese pirates to be powerful and invincible, so Li Yanfu pushed them away and shouted sharply: "The Japanese pirates will definitely send more troops in the future, and the Ming army came to rescue North Korea. North Korea has no way to repay it. It can only help the Ming army." , Sacrificing one's life to kill the enemy, not to mention expelling the Japanese pirates is the wish of the rebels!
If the Ming army is defeated because of us sitting idly by, we will pretend to be loyal and be ashamed to the world.This battle must be at the expense of life, and resolutely stop it to the end! ” So Li Yanfu led the rebel army to attack.

The Japanese army was also dispatched urgently. General Ukita Hideke personally led the army to support him. He ordered Kuroda Nagamasa to lead 5000 troops in the front line, Ishida Mitsunari, Masuda Nagamori, and Otani Kichitsugu to lead 3000 troops in the second line. Kato Koyasu and Maeno Naga Kang led 8000 people as the third team, and Ukita Hideka led [-] people for the fourth team.

As soon as the Japanese reinforcements left Hanyang, they were blocked by the Gyeonggi rebels. After learning that several troops were marching towards Gyeonggi, Ishida Mitsunari quickly reported to the Ukita Hide family. Half of the troops in the fourth formation went to block.

The reinforcements of the Japanese army in Hanyang were blocked by the rebel army led by Li Yanfu. Kuroda Nagamasa was surprised that the rebel army would attack head-on this time, and immediately ordered his troops to fight.Soon after, the second formation led by Mitsunari Ishida also followed up, and the rebels fought to the death until they were almost wiped out.Li Yanfu fought until he fainted and was rescued by his subordinates. Only then did he leave the battlefield.

Seeing that the North Korean army was attacking in three directions, Kato Koyasu and Maenocho Yasushi immediately set up formations to block them.It was difficult for Jin Mingyuan's troops to advance lightly, so Li Yi led his army to charge from the flanks and fought with the Japanese army, but was repelled soon, while Quan Li was in a stalemate with the Japanese fourth formation.It can be seen that the North Korean army has always been at a disadvantage in frontal combat compared with the Japanese army. The situation has not changed.

A few minutes after the battle, the North Korean army took the lead in retreating, but when the Japanese army was about to turn around and continue to support the front, it was attacked by the North Korean army again, so they had to continue to attack Kim Ming-won and Kwon Yul's troops.

The Ming army was still in the bloody battle at this time, and Kobayakawa's [-] troops had all rushed to the battlefield, but due to the terrain and the melee ahead, it was extremely difficult to deploy for a while.

Kobayakawa Longjing came to the front line to boost morale, Li Rumei saw a man in the enemy's main line who was suspected to be the main general from a distance during the battle between the two armies, so he immediately opened his bow and shot at that man.Frightened, Kobayakawa Longjing hurriedly led his horse to dodge, because the arrow was too far away, he only got the result of the arrow being hit by the horse, Li Rumei withdrew the bow very dissatisfied.

But even so, the pained horse knocked Kobayakawa Takakage to the ground, and the generals were surprised and rushed forward to give first aid.

The battle was fierce, and the arrows on Tachibana Muneshige's armor were like hedgehogs. Tachibana's army retreated to the west of Xiaomaru Mountain to rest.The two sides ceased fighting at the same time, and took the time to rest and adjust their tactics.

Li Rusong gathered his subordinates to discuss, and said: "There are many Japanese pirates. If our army is deeply encircled, it will not be easy to break through. The enemy will launch an attack soon. Right now, we must occupy the gap before the encirclement is completely closed, fight north and retreat, and wait for the reinforcements to arrive. .”

Zha Dashou thrust his knife into the ground, and said loudly: "The general is willing to swear to the death to protect the commander-in-chief to break out of the siege, please order the general to open the way!" Seeing that Zha Dashou had been robbed of the job to open the way, Zu Chengxun expressed his willingness to stop from the rear .

Li Rusong waved his hands to signal quietness, his tone was not too nervous, and he said calmly: "No one can die in battle before Yang Yuan and Ru Bai arrive. The Liaodong elites have lost too much this time, you should stick to your duties and don't mess around. To reiterate, the next thing our army has to do is to break through the enemy's edge first, and then retreat to the north, and follow my orders." The generals took orders.

At this time, Kuroda Nagamasa, Ishida Mitsunari, Masuda Nagamori, and Otani Yoshitsugu had arrived first, and their [-] troops were following up one after another.The Japanese army also held an emergency meeting. Ishida Mitsunari said: "The terrain here is narrow, which is not conducive to a big battle. The morale of the Ming army's new reinforcements has greatly increased, and they are in a stalemate with the Tachibana team. They will not be defeated in the face of gradual encirclement. In my opinion, It’s better to retreat temporarily, avoid its edge, and choose another battlefield.” In this regard, Masuda Nagamori, Otani Yoshitsugu, and Kuroda Nagamasa also agreed.

However, Takakage Kobayakawa flatly refused, saying: "The Ming army is alone and surrounded by me. The chief general Li Rusong is at stake. Although the Ming army is brave and our army is hindered by the terrain, it is time for a decisive victory. If we withdraw our troops urgently at this time , It will definitely cause our army to be in chaos. If the Ming army pursues at that time, our army will not be able to advance or retreat, and it will be defeated!
Gentlemen, tens of thousands of troops cannot defeat a mere few thousand Ming troops. If such a record is reported back to Japan, if you talk about how His Majesty Taige thinks about it, even the people will laugh at it!In today's battle, our army can only go forward with all our strength and behead Li Rusong!Those who bear the name of a samurai can follow me to fight the enemy! "

Once these words were uttered, other rhetoric became powerless. Whether the generals recognized or doubted them, they could only express their willingness to fight.

So Takakage Kobayakawa ordered Kobayakawa Hidebo, Mori Motoyasu, and Chikushi Hiromon to lead 5000 people to outflank the Ming army's left wing from the east mountain, and Tachibana Zongshige to outflank the Ming army's right wing from the west mountain. , Kuroda Army, Ishida Army, etc. are in the rear and are on standby as the general reserve.

At six o'clock at six o'clock, Kobayakawa Takakage ordered his generals Keixiong Kuriya and Keizhen Inoue to approach the Ming army with [-] soldiers each.When the Japanese army launched a charge, Kuriya Jingxiong's troops were attacked by the No. [-] and No. [-] guns and crossbows of the Ming army, and there were many magical arrows brought for "clearing inventory", and they all greeted as if they didn't want money. go up.The Japanese army had never seen such a "fancy" and "enthusiastic" formation, and they were beaten into chaos in an instant.

Originally, the Ming army was almost all elite cavalry, and they were impatient to defend and fight. Seeing an opportunity, they immediately jumped out and launched a counterattack.Keisho Kuriya fought hard, but his troops soon ran out. Keiza Inoue was about to give support, and Masakatsu Sase, a retainer of Kobayakawa, persuaded him: "The Kuriya team will retreat soon. At this time, it is better to retreat to the slope and wait for the enemy. When the army is chasing the Liwu team, if our army rushes to the flank, we will definitely win." Jing Zhen followed the plan.

Sure enough, when the Kuriya team retreated and the Ming army cavalry pursued them, Inoue immediately led the team to shout and kill, and Kuriya Jingxiong also turned back to fight back, and the two sides fought in a scuffle.

At this time, Dagu Jiji also led his own team to come to the reinforcements. Dagu Jiji took the lead in commanding the assault, and his close ministers advised him: "The iron cannons of the Ming army are powerful, and the projectiles flying here are extremely dangerous. If you are hit, you will not be able to save your life." , Your Highness, please command from the rear!"

Dagu Jiji pushed it away, and said: "Life and death are life and death. If the bullet that is destined to end my life is not in today's battlefield, even if the bullets rain down, there is nothing to be afraid of." Then Dagu Jiji continued to lead his team to rush forward.

At this time, the Ming army also gradually encountered troubles, mainly because of the supply of firearms. Since it was the nature of cavalry reconnaissance at the beginning, it was considered a firepower reconnaissance, so the gunpowder and artillery carried were not particularly sufficient. Now the ammunition is almost exhausted. Except for the [-] cavalry gunpowder bullets brought by Li Rusong, which were enough to last for a while, most of the rest of the Ming army had actually turned into cold-weapon troops.

The Japanese army has been emphasizing their terrain disadvantages, but in fact, there are rivers and valleys between Tongseokhyeon and Bicheguan, which are rugged and narrow, and some areas are scattered with paddy fields. In addition to the heavy rain yesterday and the first thaw of ice and snow, the roads are muddy. On the contrary, it is more difficult for the Ming army's cavalry advantage to be effectively utilized.

In this round of fierce fighting between the two sides, the Ming army's firepower advantage was not there, and the cavalry advantage could not be reflected. After a hard fight, it was found that it could not be broken, so they could only barely resist with their excellent armor.Seeing that it was not a long-term solution, Li Rusong decisively ordered to shift his position to the north, and at the same time reorganized the front for reinforcements.

Near noon, the casualties of the Ming army increased further. More than half of the [-] soldiers and horses were wounded, and there were not a few casualties in the battle. Li Rusong's relatives and generals were able to follow him to kill the enemy. Fighting with all my might.

At this time, the Japanese army had completed the encirclement of Li Rusong on three sides and launched a general offensive at the same time.The Japanese army spread all over the mountains and plains, and there was nowhere to break through. The Ming army was already very exhausted. As the Japanese iron artillery team gradually lined up, Li Rusong also became impatient, feeling deeply that he might die here.

He quietly pulled Li Rumei over and confessed a few words to him, but judging from Li Rumei's performance, he should strongly object and did not agree.Li Rusong sighed, but didn't say anything else, he just patted his fifth brother on the shoulder, but Li Rumei was very nervous and followed his elder brother every step of the way.

Tachibana Zongshige also suffered many stab wounds at this time, but he was full of fighting spirit, shouting that Li Rusong was about to die, and boosted his morale to attack again.Ishida Mitsunari and Kuroda Nagamasa also asked Kobayakawa to order the whole army to attack.

At the critical moment, Yang Yuan finally led [-] elite cavalry from his headquarters and [-] reinforcements to the rescue, quickly entered the battlefield from the north, and launched a fierce charge against the Japanese army.This wave of attack caught the Japanese army off guard, and hurriedly tried to turn their guns around and reload.

However, after all, they were suddenly attacked by the Ming army's bullets, and the queue was in chaos.At this moment, the elite cavalry of the Ming army opened fire each with their lances, and then changed their sabers and rushed forward. Although they were shot by matchlock guns, they still quickly broke into the Japanese army's formation.

As a fresh force, the Ming army came to rescue their own commander. It was really imposing, but the Japanese army was in chaos and morale plummeted. Therefore, Yang Yuan opened the way for Li Rusong's troops to survive.After telling Li Rusong that Li Rubai's rear team was following up, Li Rusong only felt that it was too late, so he immediately counterattacked with his army and joined Yang Yuan.

At this time, Wu Weizhong also led his troops to attack from the mountain trail, and went straight to Kobayakawa Longjing's main formation.When Kuroda Nagamasa saw this, he immediately ordered his troops to stop them. Although the Ming army had the upper hand, the Japanese army was far superior, and it was difficult to tell the winner.

Wu Weizhong ordered to shoot all the No. [-] guns that he brought with him at the Japanese main line, forcing the enemy to retreat. The Japanese main line was shaken.Hiroe Yoshikawa responded and led his troops to support the Kuroda team.

Wu Weizhong and his Ming army fought with all their strength, and together with Yang Yuan and Li Rubai bought time for Li Rusong to evacuate.At the same time, reinforcements from the Ming army also continued to enter the battlefield. The battle situation in the area of ​​Bichi Pavilion became more and more serious, and the scale of the battlefield became larger and larger.

Takakage Kobayakawa saw most of the reinforcements from the Ming army, and felt disappointed. Moreover, the Tachibana team, which was regarded as the elite main force, was almost completely lost. The sixth team also suffered heavy casualties, and it was meaningless to fight again.

Kobayakawa Takakage intends to withdraw the army. Ishida and Kuroda don't understand why they want to withdraw the army at this time. Kobayakawa Takakage explained: "I know the Ming army is very strong, but I never thought it would be so strong. No wonder Xiaonishi's first team will Such a disastrous defeat. Now that the Ming army has added thousands of reinforcements, the situation has changed and the opportunity has been lost. It seems that it must be the same as us, and most of them will follow up. This place is not conducive to the main battle between the two armies, so continue to be here Stalemate is not a wise move.

In addition, this battle has already involved too many troops, and there are continuous wars in Gyeonggi-do, but this is not the time for us to have a full-scale decisive battle with the Ming army. We have already completed the task of stopping the Ming army, and there should be no worries about the safety of Hanyang in the short term. "

Therefore, under the military order of Takakage Kobayakawa, the rear of the Japanese army changed to the front and began to withdraw in batches in an orderly manner, returning to Hanyang one by one.Li Rusong was able to escape the danger when he saw the Japanese army retreating. The Ming army returned to Paju to rest and prepare to retreat to the north of the Linjin River.

Just as Li Rusong was about to leave, Liu Chenglong came to dissuade him.Li Rusong said: "I thought it was an ambush by a small group of the enemy, but it turned out that the main force of the enemy was mobilized. As far as I can see, there are as many as 20 people in the vanguard. According to this estimate, the enemy's total strength may not be less than [-]. Our troops It was originally only [-], but this time it consumed a lot of gunpowder and there were many wounded, so we have to wait for supplies to be replenished and the wounded to recover before we can consider the next step.”

Liu Chenglong was naturally aware of the strength of the Ming army, and its huge consumption of supplies was also visible to the naked eye, but he was surprised where the number of "20" Japanese troops mentioned by Li Rusong came from.

Of course Li Rusong would not tell him that this is what Gao Ge said, but he just suggested to kill the main force of the enemy and ask Liu Chenglong to leave this place quickly with him. Hanyang.

Liu Chenglong asked Li Rusong to reorganize his army, mobilize reinforcements, and attack Hanyang, but Li Rusong insisted on returning to Kaesong to rest, but Liu Chenglong, Jin Mingyuan, Li Yi and others stopped him. There are those who face each other with fists and feet.

However, these episodes could not change Li Rusong's decision. Soon after, the entire Ming army withdrew and returned to Kaesong to rest.
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