Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1793 1 retreat and 1 advance

Chapter 1793

Shen Weijing, who had reached a two-month truce agreement on his previous mission, had already returned to North Korea. Originally, his mission would have come to an end after that truce, but Shen Weijing had a strong reputation for fame. There must be an armistice agreement, so there is still room for my three-inch tongue to be used.

So he chased after Zhou Yong and talked about it, and got another errand to continue to go to North Korea and negotiate with the Japanese army according to the situation.And this time is different from before, because the last time he successfully negotiated a two-month truce, he also got the emperor's will this time, and he took the king's order flag on the trip, and his whole body trembled.

As soon as Li Rusong withdrew his troops back to Pyongyang, without knowing the specific situation of the Japanese army, it seemed very dangerous for Song Yingchang to stay in Kaesong, so Shen Weijing immediately felt that he was alive again, and was ready to make another great contribution.

So Shen Weijing proposed to the king of Joseon, Lee Chan, that he could negotiate peace with the Japanese army again when the time was right.It's just that as soon as this proposal was uttered, Yi Doushou said angrily: "General Shen, what is your intention? Do you want a truce like last time? We North Korea will never agree!"

Shen Weijing looked surprised and asked back: "What's wrong with the truce last time? In the end, it bought time for the arrival of the Ming army, so they were able to recover Pyongyang and march into Kaesong."

Zheng Che stopped Yi Doushou and asked Shen Weijing what plan this time, Shen Weijing replied: "I will make the Japanese pirates withdraw from Wangjing and return to their home country. If they agree, they can let them live-but this is naturally a way to deceive the Japanese pirates." As long as the Japanese pirates leave Hanyang, the coalition forces will immediately gather and annihilate them and regain the entire territory of North Korea."

Li Yan liked the prospect, but Yi Doushou raised doubts, saying: "The Japanese pirates were deceived not long ago, will they still believe what you say now? I think it's better to give up the advantage of talking and attack directly."

However, Shen Weijing insisted that even if an attack is to be made, talks must be made before the attack. What if the talks are successful?So Zheng Che asked to allow North Korean ministers to participate together, otherwise it would be regarded as a betrayal of North Korea.

Shen Weijing said angrily: "North Korea's ministers always doubt me and our army. If that's the case, why did you ask Ming to rescue? Since Ming intervened, then this war is not just a war for North Korea! As for the negotiation, it's only natural that the envoys from the upper kingdom attend. Why do vassal states always intervene?"

Yi Doshou also said angrily: "The main body of the war is North Korea! Intervention is what Ming did!"

This statement is a bit politically incorrect, or not clear-headed. Li Yan quickly stopped the quarrel and interrupted: "The last time General Shen broke into the enemy camp alone, he succeeded in his plan and was rescued by the Ming army. Therefore, I am willing to believe Shen General.

However, General Shen, please keep one thing in mind: the Japanese pirates destroyed the tomb of our ancestors and slaughtered mountains and rivers. North Korea will never make peace with the Japanese pirates. We can only agree to the Japanese pirates’ surrender—at least to Ming Dynasty.In addition, General Shen is also asked to confirm the safety of the captured princes Linhai and Shunhe and bring them back. "

Shen Weijing first thanked Li Yan for his trust, and then said in a big way that he had remembered all the above.Soon, Shen Weijing took his leave and left, making preparations for a mission, and at the same time thinking about when he could go to negotiate.

At this time, Liu Chenglong came to see him suddenly and asked him: "General Shen, I heard that you are going to choose an opportunity to make the Japanese pirates withdraw and bring back the prince, but I don't know when the general will leave?"

Shen Weijing replied: "The date is still difficult to determine, we need to discuss with Song Jinglue, and judge when is the right time from the situation of all parties."

This statement is quite reliable, and Liu Chenglong couldn't fault it, so he had no choice but to tell him: "The general won't go to negotiate a peace, right? I hope the general can keep his promise, and only talk about ordering him to retreat or surrender, and bring back the prince. , if it is a peace negotiation, I will definitely pursue it to the end."

Shen Weijing smiled and said: "I understand, but why did you not kowtow to salute when you saw the flag of Wang Ming?"

However, Liu Chenglong refused, and instead said: "If it is used to kill the enemy, I will pay a salute. Please forgive me for not agreeing at this time."

Shen Weijing's face darkened immediately, and he snorted softly and said, "Liu Chenglong, are you in a hurry to die? It is a serious crime to refuse to salute when you see the banner of the king's order, and there is no redemption for death." However, Liu Chenglong insisted on refusing, turned around and left. go.

As a result, early the next morning, Wu Weizhong arrested Liu Chenglong under the order of Song Yingchang, and questioned him about the crime of disrespecting the king's order.Liu Chenglong was caught in front of Song Yingchang, and Song Yingchang said coldly: "The king ordered the flag board to be like the emperor personally giving orders, even if Yidi saw it, he would kneel down and salute, but you resisted and refused to obey. What is the purpose of this move? Is it to cause chaos? "

Liu Chenglong replied: "I have been informed by Tairong, I..."

"In front of the banner of Wang Ming, you should call yourself a subject or foreign minister." Song Yingchang interrupted coldly.

Liu Chenglong was silent for a while, and said: "Yes, how can the minister not know how to respect the badge, but how can the minister kneel before the banner which contains the king's order not to fight against the enemy?"

Song Yingchang narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Sure enough, it's extraordinary, but etiquette is more important than human feelings... This department hall will give you another chance, please kneel down, and this department hall can be lenient this time."

However, Liu Chenglong remained silent, and Song Yingchang didn't say any more, so he ordered Wu Weizhong to practice Liu Chenglong's military law and punish him with a staff of one hundred.

Wu Weizhong was taken aback for a moment, thinking that Song Yingchang didn't understand the difference between the imperial staff and the army, so he quickly persuaded the army to have a hundred staffs and there was no way out.Unexpectedly, Song Yingchang didn't answer, but gave him a hard look, Wu Weizhong had no choice but to order the execution.

Just when the execution was about to be executed, Mr. Guanghai led Zheng Zhuo, Li Dexin, Li Hengfu and others to stop him. Song Yingchang bowed his hands slightly and greeted him, "I don't know why Mr. Guanghai is here in the army?" Prince", and bit the word "in the army" extremely hard.

Surprisingly, Mr. Guanghai and the others were very smart. They didn't answer first, but he took the lead, and immediately led the North Korean officials to bow three times and nine times to the Wang Ming flag, and then asked Song Yingchang to forgive Liu Chenglong.

Guanghai Jundao: "It's not Liu Chenglong's fault. It's the foreign minister who ordered Liu Chenglong not to have any relationship with the enemy's negotiating peace. Please forgive me."

Song Yingchang glanced at Liu Chenglong, and said calmly: "In this case, please ask Guanghai Jun to give the order to the capital inspector again, ordering him to kneel and worship."

The corner of Guang Haijun's mouth twitched, but he still had to ask Liu Chenglong to abide by the etiquette, and his colleagues also advised him one after another.Liu Chenglong was helpless, and also felt the persuasion of his son and colleagues, so he knelt down and kowtowed three times and nine times to the Wang Ming flag, weeping and shouting: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Seeing this, Song Yingchang was silent for a while, waved his hands and said: "Since the matter is settled, let's do it this time. There are still important matters in this department hall. Please go back, Mr. Guanghai." So simply dismissed the North Korean officials.

Afterwards, Li Yan asked Mr. Guanghai why he was like this, and Guanghai replied that in order to save Liu Chenglong, Li Yan patted the table and said: "The widow is asking you about kneeling for the king's order. Don’t you know this method is why you turn a blind eye? It’s always contempt. It’s understandable for a courtier to be wronged on behalf of the widow.

The widow said, you just need to live, you don't need to do anything, let alone embarrass North Korea!The blood and deep hatred of the common people will be avenged by widows! "After that, he left in a flick of his sleeves.

After this incident, the relationship between the Ming reinforcements and North Korea became obviously tense, but Song Yingchang found this opportunity and simply withdrew himself to Pyongyang, giving up Kaesong directly.This time, the North Korean side seemed to have their underpants stripped off, and they felt that the chill was unsafe. Regardless of dissuasion, Li Yan quickly moved the dynasty back to Pyongyang, causing all the North Korean officials to complain and sigh.

As a result, the defense line of the Ming army was completely shrunk to the north of the Linjin River. Although the Korean dynasty also retreated northward, there were still various Korean armed forces around Hanyang.For example, Li Kuo led [-] troops to station in Paju, Quan Li led [-] troops to station in Xingzhou, Gao Yanbo and Li Shiyan led [-] troops to station in the mountains of Yangzhou, and many monk soldiers and volunteer soldiers wandered around Gyeonggi-do for guerrilla warfare.

The Ukita Hide family was overjoyed when they learned that the Ming army had completely withdrawn, and immediately ordered Kato Kiyomasa to lead an army of [-] to wipe out the monks and rebels from all walks of life.When North Korea heard the news, they sent troops to rescue one after another. The Fukushima Masanori Department of the Fifth Japanese Army Corps also led troops to assist Kato Kiyomasa.

At the beginning of February, Kato Kiyomasa found nearly 2000 monk soldiers and volunteer allied forces west of Hanyang, and he immediately launched an attack.The Japanese Iron Artillery Team fired continuously, and the coalition forces were defeated.Naoshige Naoshima of the Japanese army led a thousand troops to outflank the coalition forces, cutting off the coalition forces' return, pressing on every step of the way. The coalition forces fought back against the Japanese army without hesitation, determined to fight to the death.

In this battle, Kato Kiyomasa beheaded dozens of people with his own hands, the Japanese army slaughtered wildly, and the entire coalition army was wiped out, with no survivors.The rest of the North Korean reinforcements were swept away by [-] troops led by Fukushima Masanori. The Japanese army relied on their superior numbers and combat power to defeat all the North Korean troops and retreat to the city.Fukushima Masaru is the leader of Jianyue's seven guns, and his troops are even more powerful than Kato Kiyomasa. Quan Li, Li Yan and others are completely invincible.

The Kato Army and the Fukushima Army patrolled Gyeonggi and joined forces, sweeping all roads, and the surrounding area of ​​Hanyang was a little clear, but immediately after Master Xiujing's disciple Yuzheng led [-] monk soldiers to capture Shuluoshan, ten miles northeast of Hanyang, and another [-] monk soldiers captured In the second village post, rebels raided and harassed everywhere from time to time.

Although Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori had won consecutive battles, they were exhausted. In order to continue to consolidate Gyeonggi, the Ukita Hide family prepared to capture Xingzhou.

In Hanyang City, Ukita Hideka convened Kuroda Kanbei, Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu, Masuda Nagamori, Kato Koyasu, Maeno Nagayasu, Konishi Yukinaga, Kato Kiyomasa, Kuroda Nagamasa, Fukushima Masanori, Kobayakawa Takakage and others to discuss the matter. Ukita Hideka asks Kanbei Kuroda for his opinion on the capture of Haengju.

Military Adviser Kuroda Guanbingwei said: "The mountain city of Xingzhou was built on Deyang Mountain, bordering the Han River, surrounded by water on three sides, and leaning on a slope on one side. It can deter Hanyang from the south, it can be said that it guards the throat of the north and the south, and connects with the Linjin River.

If the Ming army advances southward again, Xingzhou will be an important stronghold and will be used to stockpile food, grass and materials. However, if our army captures Xingzhou, it will be possible to consolidate the capital and build a defense line, which will help monitor the Ming army's movements and wait for an opportunity to advance northward. fight back.In view of the above circumstances, I support the decision of the general. "

His son Kuroda Nagamasa immediately echoed: "That's right. Although our army lost a lot in the Battle of Bichikan, the Ming army seems to have suffered setbacks. Right now, they dare not advance lightly, and the rebel monk soldiers in Gyeonggi Province were also defeated by Kato, The Fukushima Erlords are cleared up. Therefore, our army should take this opportunity to gradually launch a counterattack, first capture the important areas of Xingzhou and advance northward, and then wait for the opportunity to annihilate the Ming army and capture the Joseon royal family alive!"

Takakage Kobayakawa also said: "The battle of Lishixian Bichiguan was actually a loss for both our army and the Ming army, but the thousands of Ming army could compete with our army several times under the extreme environment. The strength I have never seen before.

Therefore, in the future, our army can no longer easily fight with the Ming army, especially the decisive battle.But right now Xingzhou is not in the hands of the Ming army, and I am also in favor of taking Xingzhou. "

Ishida Mitsunari then added: "The Ming army is now all in the north of the Imjin River, and there are only a few thousand Korean troops stationed in Xingzhou City, so it is not difficult to capture Xingzhou. In addition, I heard that the Xingzhou defender Quan Li's family is prominent, He was born in a famous family, many of them have military merits, and are very popular among North Korean officers and soldiers. If our army can kill this person in this battle, it will also deter North Korea.

However, as His Royal Highness Guan Bingwei said, Xingzhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is necessary to mobilize superior forces to win in one fell swoop. In addition, it is necessary to mobilize some elites to guard against the rescue of the Ming army. "

It may be because this battle was not against the Ming army, and the governor Konishi also wanted to avenge his shame, so he took the initiative to ask the Ukita Hide family for orders: "I am deeply ashamed that the first team was defeated in Pyongyang. For this reason, the first team Always prepare for battle and train, and wait for the revival of martial arts. In the battle to capture Xingju, please allow the first team to be the vanguard, please!"

Xiujia asked if the First Army had finished its rest, and President Xiaonishi replied that the morale of the First Army had recovered, so please serve as the vanguard—in fact, the implication is that the morale has been restored, but the strength of the troops... I need to add more, General Manager Would you like to mention it to His Royal Highness Taige?
Kato Kiyomasa laughed when he heard the words, and said, "Hey, Xiaoxi, why did you immediately become more confident when you told Ishida that only the North Korean army was stationed? Sure enough, you only bully the weak. If you really want to avenge your shame, you should ask to be the commander of the attack on Pyongyang." Pioneer is.

In addition, I see that you have lost a lot of weight, which is really ugly.Ah, it's no wonder that you almost lost your life in Pyongyang... However, if you can't even defeat the North Korean army in Hungju this time, then you will have no face to live in this world anymore, I advise you to rest as well. "

Xiao Nishiyuki was furious, and immediately retorted: "Yo, Kato-kun seems to have something that he didn't tell everyone, well, if you don't tell me, I'll tell you.

I failed to defeat the Ming army, but you were defeated by mere Ming servants and Korean rebels in Hamgyong Road. I heard that you fled in plain clothes in order to survive. Didn't freeze your lifeblood?

Oh, and also, the Hanyang Army suggested that you didn’t do it on purpose, and you ignored the order to withdraw troops. I think you are completely despising the general, but you don’t know that despising the general is contempt for His Royal Highness..."

It’s okay to be contemptuous of Ukita Hideka’s family, but when he heard “His Highness Taiko”, Kato Kiyomasa immediately said angrily: “Nonsense! Don’t think I don’t know, before the military meeting was held, it was clearly you and Ishida Mitsunari who detained the messenger who informed me.” , How could the chief general blame me for this? I will also report to His Royal Highness Taige and behead you and Ishida Mitsunari! You should hurry up and pray for blessings."

Now that's all right, Ishida Mitsunari, who was affected, got up angrily and cursed: "Kato! You are so presumptuous during the military discussion, slandering your comrades without evidence! During this war, you actually want to provoke civil strife, Don't think that His Royal Highness Taige will protect you regardless of the overall situation!"

Seeing that the three of them were at war with each other, Ukita Hide's family didn't know what kind of trouble would happen if the quarrel continued, so they had to shout loudly: "Everyone sit down! Whoever provokes internal fighting will be punished by the military law!"
I have already made a decision in the battle of Hungju. Konishi leads the first battle, Ishida leads the second battle, Kuroda leads the third battle, I personally lead the fourth battle, Yoshikawa Hiroya leads the fifth battle, and Kobayakawa Takakage leads the sixth battle.The whole army is [-], and we must conquer Xingju in one fell swoop! "
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