Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1797 Pingwo ([-]) is short of food, all of them are short of food
On the North Korean side, Luo Shangzhi, one of the main generals of the Ming Southern Army, has been recovering from his injuries since the Pyongyang War. Because he had witnessed the performance of the Korean Army in actual combat, he visited Liu Chenglong many times, and he gave all his advice on training soldiers and preventing Japanese invaders. Professor, hoping to use Liu Chenglong's strength to help North Korean soldiers strengthen their training to withstand the war.

Therefore, since March, Luo Shangzhi, at the invitation of Liu Chenglong, selected ten elite members of the southern army to teach the Korean army such martial arts as guns, swords, and wolf knives, as well as the mandarin duck formation and the Xinyou saber technique (note: these were actually made public in Ming Dynasty) Yes, Qi Jiguang has already published works).In addition, Luo Shangzhi also suggested that North Korea exploit silver mines and trade with Liaodong to enrich the country and strengthen the people.Liu Chenglong was deeply moved, and became close friends with Luo Shangzhi ever since.

And after entering March, the news of the dispute between the cabinet and the ministry caused by the Beijing inspection by the Ming court also spread to the Ming army that aided the dynasty. Song Yingchang, the general manager, and Li Rusong, the admiral, felt that the storm was coming and the pressure was mounting, and they were more and more worried about how to change the confrontational situation. .

Song Yingchang convened Zanhua Yuan Huang, Liu Huangshang, Admiral Li Rusong, guerrilla Shen Weijing, and the North Korean military inspector Liu Chenglong to discuss military affairs, saying: "We are few enemies, and the local area is barren. Food and grass can barely handle it.

However, sea transportation is not as good as land transportation. It is not continuous but arrives in batches. If one of the batches is delayed for some reason, there may be an accident in the supply of military supplies, and the army will also face desperation. Therefore, the long-term confrontation like today is really not good for me.

The cabinet also has guidance on our army's tactics, requiring us to either wait for an opportunity to surprise attack or to detour the key points.

Now that Jeolla-do has not yet been captured by the Japanese pirates, it seems worth a try to bluff in Wangjing, go south through Jeolla-do, pretend to go straight to Busan to cut off its return, and then set up an ambush on the main road to annihilate the main force of the enemy bandits.

However, no matter which method we choose, our army urgently needs to replenish our troops right now. If the imperial court does not provide reinforcements, the more casualties we will have, the weaker our combat power will be, and it will be extremely difficult to regain the entire territory of North Korea. "

Zanhua Yuan Huangdao: "When there is no accident in the supply of food and grass and the Japanese pirates are afraid of our army, we may go to the imperial court to ask for reinforcements immediately. After the reinforcements are assembled, we can fully develop our plans and the Japanese pirates will be pacified in a day."

Liu Huangshang, who praised the painting, said: "The imperial court also has difficulties. The war against the Yuan Dynasty has not been over for a long time. Recently, it is not only necessary to distribute the rewards of Tumed, Ordos and the Jurchen ministries, but Ming also has to send troops to the former Chahar. To build city defenses, military towns in Shaanxi and Gansu should also be strengthened to prevent the Chahar forces fleeing from the west from invading from the east.

Coupled with the Bozhou Rebellion in the Southwest, the imperial court mobilized more than [-] troops on the front line alone, and the reserve mobilization has not been counted. Where do these places not spend money and where do they not bother?
It is precisely because of all kinds of difficulties that the recruiting this time does not exceed more than [-] people.Besides, even if the imperial court is willing to send reinforcements again, it will take a long time. I think that while waiting for reinforcements, we should not miss the opportunity to attack. "

What he said is the real truth. The war is not over after the war, and the follow-up work is sometimes more troublesome than the war.During the Yuan War, Tumed, Ordos, Nenhorqin, and Jurchen ministries were ordered to join the conquest. After the war, there will be rewards to be distributed, and they will also be helped to divide their spheres of influence, determine their future status, and so on.

As the executor of this battle, Gao Yushi was naturally responsible for these aftermath tasks after the war. In addition, under the system of the Ministry of Households, he had to provide a lot of merit test data to the Jingcha, so he was too busy to support the Korean battlefield. It is human nature to have limited strength.For these situations, no matter Song Yingchang, Li Rusong or the following civil and military generals are well aware of it, and they usually don't bother Gao Ge elders too much.

The scene was silent for a while, and Shen Weijing suddenly suggested: "Since the two armies are at a stalemate for the time being, why don't you consider the previous suggestion of the lower official, and let the lower official go to threaten the power of the heavenly soldiers, deter the Japanese pirates and make them retreat, and our army can recover without bloodshed. Wang Jing, you can also get new military supplies and food."

As soon as he interrupted, Liu Chenglong immediately became vigilant and asked, "Could Shen Guerrilla go to negotiate a peace?"

Shen Weijing said angrily: "Why do you understand why the emissary asks this kind of question again! I have already said that as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can I make peace with the bandits? This is a plan to deter the enemy, understand the benefits and harm, and regain the king's capital by avoiding casualties. Everyone understands It is the gift of a vassal state that the general has doubts about the state!"

Before Liu Chenglong could reply this time, Li Rusong had already sarcastically said: "Shen Weijing, you think too much of your tongue, you can drive back hundreds of thousands of enemies with just words, so why do you need a large army here? When the two armies are at war, and our army has not defeated the enemy's strength in one fell swoop, who can be deterred by a mere messenger?
If you insist on this, either the meat buns will never return, or it will be useless and our army will be despised by Japanese pirates.I advise you to stop talking about these useless things. When you are needed, you will be instructed by the scriptures. "

Although Shen Weijing made some contributions last time, his status is naturally far behind Li Rusong's, and Li Rusong said so, so he can only let it go for the time being.

Song Yingchang murmured, and said slowly: "Since this is the case, we can only start with the enemy's food and grass. Only this can be called the key point of the war. The Japanese army came across the sea, and they are really alone. If they can cut off their military supplies, Then the enemy's army will be in a state of confusion, no matter how strong their troops are, they will be defeated at the first touch, and Wang Jing can fall immediately.

However, it is not yet known where the Japanese pirates store their food?Du Tichashi, you are a famous minister in Korea, and you are familiar with the geography of your country. Where do you think near Wangjing can be a place for the Japanese army to store food? "

Liu Chenglong clasped his hands and replied: "Since Jingtai has this intention, the foreign minister should do his best. The foreign minister suddenly remembered that there is an official warehouse in Longshan, north of Wangjing City, where all the rents and taxes of Korea have accumulated over the years. Although at present I don't know how much the grain accumulated in Longshan has been depleted, but the Japanese pirates came from afar, so it should be stored in Longshan near the general.

Today, the Japanese pirates are occupying Wangjing. Due to the dangerous situation, Longshan also has the terrain to defend.If suspicious soldiers were deployed in the front and attacked Longshan after nightfall, burning the granaries, and the Japanese pirates ran out of food, it would be difficult for Wang Jing to hold on.And Jingtai also said that the Japanese pirates are alone for thousands of miles, and the left and right are our officials and soldiers of righteousness. As long as they all attack at that time and cut off the Japanese pirates from head to toe, Wang Jing's Japanese army will inevitably flee south. Total victory. "

Song Yingchang was quite satisfied with this, nodded his head and said: "In this way, if all the Japanese army rations are really stored in Longshan, then this is a good opportunity for this battle. It's just that we still need to find out the truth, so as not to fight another stupid battle like before. Coincidentally, I have already asked Luo Sigong from one hundred Jinyiwei to send four teams of Jinyiwei to secretly investigate various places, there will be a report soon, and then we can decide on specific strategies.”

Li Rusong hesitated a little, and said: "Jingtai, this brocade guard is usually well-clothed and well-fed, abusing his power, and I'm afraid it may not be of great use in battle..."

Song Yingchang shook his head and replied: "You don't know that you haven't been in the capital all year round. This Luo Sigong is extraordinary and definitely not mediocre. Yes, you can ask him.

These Jinyiwei teams can be called the elite, all selected by Luo Sigong himself, they are loyal, brave and capable, I am very relieved.Just wait for the news. "

Since Jinglue personally provided the guarantee, Li Rusong, who had just eased the relationship with Song Yingchang because of his highly pragmatic reply, naturally couldn't continue to be skeptical, so everyone took orders.

So Luo Sigong, a hundred households of Jinyiwei, led a few people to cross mountains and ridges, and sneaked into creeks, avoiding sentry posts to investigate the military situation in Gyeonggi Province.They went to the vicinity of Longshan at night and lay down in the grass. Luo Sigong asked where they had been, and his subordinates agreed that it was near Longshan. Luo Sigong immediately asked: "Look at the Japanese soldiers moving here and there to carry food and grass. Could it be the place where Japanese pirates store food?"

The subordinate replied: "The Japanese army has a large number of troops. It is unknown whether this place is just one of the grain stores."

Luo Sigong nodded slightly, but still said: "In the past few days, we have conducted many investigations and found that the fortifications are all over the place, and the defenses are tight, but the size of the fortifications is not enough to store the necessary military rations, and we have not found any places to concentrate rations before this.

Most of the military rations of the army are concentrated, or divided into two parts. I guess there should be half of them in Wangjing, and this Longshan... Seeing that the Japanese soldiers are constantly moving, so the other half of the military rations must be here.

But don’t worry, I’ll wait and see if there’s any fraud. If it’s true, we can make a mission to confirm that it’s the place where Japanese pirates store up food, and then secretly survey the terrain to report back. This time it must be a great achievement, so remember Not to be ignored. "

Not long after, Song Yingchang received a secret report from Jinyiwei, convinced that Longshan was the location of the Japanese army's rations, and Liu Chenglong immediately asked for orders: "Jingtai, since it has been confirmed, please let the North Korean army contribute to the fire attack on the Longshan warehouse! Let's wait for this moment." It has been too long, and the officers and volunteers are all waiting for the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. North Korea has nothing to repay, and only wants to do more.

Please rest assured, North Korea hates the Japanese pirates, and will go all out this time.Just ask Taiwan to send elite soldiers to help out, and lend North Korea swarms of bees, rocket vehicles and other firearms, and I will also ask North Korean boat divisions to spread suspicious soldiers to help. "

Song Yingchang replied: "I am deeply impressed by the fact that the envoy can say this. Longshan is related to the overall situation. You must do your best to lure the Japanese pirates away to make a surprise attack. I know that Luo Shangzhi has already assisted North Korea in training soldiers, practicing formations, and gradually promoting them. Thinking about it, whether it is the defense of North Korea or the war, there is nothing harmful.

In this way, the exchange of opinions between you, Luo Shangzhi has already made a statement to me, and I have no objection, presumably the imperial court is also willing to see that the North Korean army can protect itself.But you can also rest assured that even so, I will not only let the North Korean army fight alone, my Ming army will also help attract the enemy, so that North Korea can attack Longshan with fire. "

Song Yingchang's words were as if they were magnanimity of Shangguo, Liu Chenglong was extremely grateful, thanked him a thousand times, and left.

On March [-]th, Zu Chengxun, Li Rubai, Yang Yuan, Wu Weizhong and other troops of the Ming army led [-] troops across the river to make a feint attack, shooting sporadically at the defenders of the walled cities around Hanyang.When the Japanese army heard that the Ming army was coming to attack, they were naturally very nervous, and immediately sent reinforcements to help defend.

On the other side, under Liu Chenglong's order, Ding Jie, the water envoy of Chungcheong Province, Li Bin, the water envoy of Gyeonggi Province, and Jin Qianai, the advocacy envoy, lead the boats to show off their troops and restrain the Japanese army in Yongsan from firing artillery at each other.Above the river, at the foot of the mountain, flames burst into the sky for a moment.As expected, the Korean army sent elite soldiers to attack from behind the mountain at night, and Ming army generals Cha Dashou, Li Rumei, Qi Jin, etc. were also ordered to send a small group of elite soldiers to help out.

Unexpectedly, the Japanese defender Ping Xiujia who was stationed at Longshan had already led [-] Japanese troops to lie down on the top of the terrain and look down clearly. Relying on the unique advantages of the Japanese army's mountain city architecture, they blocked the attack with a series of iron cannons. It is difficult to unfold at all, so it cannot move forward.The Ming army was also shot by projectiles, causing many casualties.

Li Rumei and Qi Jin were watching the battle from the rear. They were amazed at how easy the defense of the Japanese army's mountain city was, and they were unwilling to retreat so easily.As a result, a fire broke out in the mountains, and the smoke was smoky, and the fire spread by the wind. The Japanese army tried their best to fight the fire, but the coalition forces of the Korean and Ming Dynasties were still unable to advance, and finally had to take advantage of the chaos to retreat to reduce casualties.

The next day, General Ukita Hideka of the Japanese Army urgently called Kuroda Officer and Guards and asked, "Last night, the Longshan granary was attacked by fire. What is the loss?"

Kuroda officer and guard replied: "General, there is no need to panic. The Ming and North Korea feigned a frontal attack. They actually burned our army rations. But I have already prepared for it. The Longshan army rations have been properly stored, and I have already ordered Ping Xiujia to defend in case of an attack. Houshan, so although Longshan was burned, the army rations are not seriously affected." The Ukita Hide family was very relieved, and then praised them greatly.

But unexpectedly, Kuroda Guanbingwei proposed again: "However, our army has only [-] dan of rations left, which is only enough for two months. Our army has been suffering from food transportation for a long time. From Busan to Hanyang Baililiantun However, there were many obstructions in woodcutter mining, and they were often harassed by North Korea. The food was not shipped, and the supply was very difficult.

Mr. Shitian has reported this matter to the Taige. In addition, a large army is stationed in Gyeonggi.Although our army is tightly defended, the combat power of the Ming army should not be underestimated. They rushed back and forth, and could send troops to Hanyang at any time, and our army was exhausted to deal with it.Coupled with the shortage of military supplies, Hanyang Cage City will not last long. It is better to retreat to Pusan ​​and garrison Xiasandao. "

Ukita Hideo's family was very dissatisfied, and said angrily: "Guan Bingwei! How can you propose to withdraw troops? Our army gathered in Gyeonggi according to your plan and prepared properly. The Ming army cannot advance lightly. It is just waiting for the fighters to counterattack north and annihilate the Ming army. , How do you retreat to Pusan ​​to convince the crowd at this time? Your Highness Taige must have a proper solution to the military ration matter, and if you withdraw without authorization, His Highness Taige will be furious, how will you take care of it!"

Kuroda officer and guard also said angrily: "Ukita Hideo's family! How can you be stubborn when the battle is like this! One moment and another moment, and now the army supplies are running low. At least it will take a few months, and the battle situation is unpredictable within a few months!

You are also a soldier, you should know that the whole army is exhausted and can fight quickly, but how can you defend in a long-term confrontation?The Ming army and North Korea aim at Hanyang, and they will do their best to regain Wangjing.Right now, if we continue to defend our army here, we will be defeated. In order to protect the safety of the army, we must withdraw from Hanyang!If you are afraid that Taige will question you, then I will bear it all by myself.I am only worried that when our army withdraws, the Ming army will pursue it aggressively, and it will inevitably be embarrassing. "

President Xiaoxi saw that the two had been arguing to this point, and if they continued to quarrel, there would be trouble, so he suggested: "It's better to negotiate a peace with the Ming army, negotiate terms, and let the Ming army restrain North Korea, so as to ensure that our army withdraws from Hanyang safely."

Peace talks with the Ming army is the consistent attitude of Governor Konishi, which was not recognized by most people in the Japanese army in the past, but it is unusual at this time. Kuroda Kanbei thinks it is feasible and agrees.

Ukita Hideka also felt in his heart that President Xiaonishi's proposal of peace talks at this time was indeed a solution, but as a general, he couldn't say it clearly, so he could only turn around and leave without saying a word.

President Xiaoxi didn't know what to do, Kuroda officer and guard waved his hand and said: "He is just afraid of taking responsibility, Xiaoxi-kun don't need to worry too much, just do as you want. If His Royal Highness wants to hold the blame afterwards, it is up to me to bear."

Chief Xiaonishi heaved a sigh of relief, saluted Kuroda's officers and soldiers, and said, "His Highness Kuroda Gaoyi, on behalf of the 20 soldiers, the governor thanked His Highness for saving his life."

Officer Kuroda waved his hands but did not answer, the deep wrinkles on his face were filled with exhaustion and loneliness.
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