Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1823 Pingwo ([-]) Dangerous!danger!danger!
After the defeat of the navy army, the sense of crisis of Joseon king Li Yan increased greatly, and he was not sure about the winning rate of Yuan Jun's second attack. After much deliberation, he felt unreliable, so he thought of Lu Shi again.However, the record of the North Korean army was worse than that of the navy, and Li Yan dared not hold any hope for the Japanese army who came to attack again.

In this way, he subconsciously thought of the Ming army who had saved him and North Korea when it was about to perish, and hurriedly asked someone to ask, only to realize that although the Ming army had mobilized a large army in name to prepare to go south, but this large army It has been more than a month since I have been preparing in Liaodong, but I still refuse to cross the Yalu River.

Li Yan took a deep breath and asked about the situation of the Ming army in the court. He learned that the Ming army in the court was less than [-], of which [-] were in Hanyang and [-] were in Pyongyang.When asked again, he was even more shocked, because there was evidence that Song Yingchang Song Jinglue who was stationed in Hanyang seemed to be packing up and preparing to leave.

Song Yingchang currently has only 5000 people in the Hanyang Ming Army directly under his jurisdiction. It is impossible to pack up at this time to go south to fight the Japanese army. So where is he going?With your toes, you can only think of retreating north!

The Ming army is leaving?The Ming army is going to leave!
Li Yan is no longer gasping for air, but a gust of cold air rushing straight from the soles of his feet to his forehead. His whole body is completely chilled, and his whole body is trembling uncontrollably—this is not from being frozen, but from the cold. Scared.

Regardless of North Korea's struggle for command power and interference in the decision-making of the Ming army before, if they were to face the Japanese army alone without the Ming army as the backbone, they simply did not have the ability.

Not to mention letting the Ming army be the backbone, even if the Ming army can hold the line, even if the number of the Ming army is small, as long as the Ming army's flag can be displayed in the rear, the North Korean army will still have the courage to press forward.

However, if there is no Ming army to participate in the battle at all, just let them face the Japanese army alone... "The one who sees the thief and flees is the brave, the one who flees after watching the wind is the middle brave, and the one who misunderstands and flees is the inferior brave" is almost enough Take it out for battlefield records.

Li Yan also knew about this, so after a while of panic, he finally remembered that he should try to rescue him. He immediately sent someone to inform Liu Chenglong, and ordered Liu Chenglong to go to Song Yingchang to inquire about the whereabouts of the Ming army. If the Ming army really wanted to leave, it must be Gotta find a way to keep them.

Liu Chenglong was also taken aback when he received the Wang's order. Recently, he was worried about the Japanese army's invasion, and at the same time he was busy rescuing Li Sun-shin. He really ignored the Ming army's movements. He hurried to the Jinglue Yuan of the Ming army in Hanyang, and handed over the invitation to see Song Yingchang.

Song Yingchang was very generous and received Liu Chenglong frankly.As soon as the two sides met, Liu Chenglong ignored the pleasantries and asked directly: "I heard that the heavenly soldiers intend to withdraw from the camp. I wonder if Jinglue plans to go south to put down the Japanese pirates? Is there anything that needs the cooperation of the North Korean military and civilians?"

This question is a bit strategic, it can not only achieve the purpose of finding out the movements of the Ming army, but also save enough face for Song Yingchang.It's a pity that Song Yingchang didn't plan to cooperate, and smiled slightly: "The leader misunderstood, our army is not going south, but going north. Not only Hanyang, but also Pyongyang, will temporarily withdraw to Liaodong."

"The Japanese invaded North Korea again, how could the Heavenly Soldiers withdraw to the north at this time?" Liu Chenglong said anxiously, "What's more, why didn't Jingtai explain such a big event to us in North Korea in advance?"

Song Yingchang raised his eyebrows slightly, but his tone was indifferent: "Why, how did the Korean army fight? You refused to accept the command of Shangguo, and now even our heavenly soldiers have to report back to you?"

After hearing this, Liu Chenglong realized that there was something wrong with his tone just now, and explained: "I don't mean that, what I mean is that now North Korea is facing Japanese invaders again. It was the time when he was leading the war against Japan, so why did he withdraw the heavenly soldiers back to Liaodong? This is really..."

"Are you saying that Benbutang ran away?" Song Yingchang interrupted him and asked.

"Of course I don't mean that, it's just that I can't understand Jingtai's plan." Liu Chenglong suppressed his emotions.

"The withdrawal of the Ming troops stationed in the court to Liaodong was not the decision of the headquarters, but was acted on the orders of Gao Ge."

Song Yingchang said calmly, with a faint smile on his face: "Old Gao Ge said that in view of the characteristics shown by the Japanese army in the previous battle, our troops stationed in the Ming Dynasty need to go back to Liaodong for reorganization. It is necessary to make some adaptive adjustments in technology and tactics, and more importantly, it is necessary to readjust and configure weapons and equipment.

These things cannot be done in North Korea. At the same time, considering that the Japanese army has invaded again, our army's actions must be accelerated to prevent the rescue from being delayed... In short, this matter must not only be done, but also be done quickly.It is also because of this that if the Prime Minister has nothing else to tell you, please go back first. There are complicated things here in the main hall, and it is a little inconvenient to entertain. "

After that, no matter what Liu Chenglong said, Song Yingchang insisted that he was under the order of Gao Ge and had to withdraw immediately.He even hinted to Liu Chenglong that Gao Ge's orders were not only given to him, but Qi Jin, Wu Weizhong and other Southern Army generals who stayed in North Korea received the orders directly.Therefore, it is useless even if he is willing to suspend the northward retreat. Gao Ge's prestige in the army is unmatched, and Qi Jin, Wu Weizhong and others will never disobey orders.

Liu Chenglong had no choice but to rush to the palace to report the situation without stopping. Hearing this, Li Yan was at a loss for a while, and said in a panic: "What should I do? Once the heavenly soldiers withdraw to the north, and the 10,000+ Japanese army is unstoppable, then what will happen?" Do not go all the way to force Hanyang? Is the widow going to relocate again?"

Although Liu Chenglong was worried about the situation in his heart, he couldn't get angry when he heard this. He said: "Your Majesty, how can the peace of Korea be placed on the Ming Dynasty? Our army has learned from the pain since the Japanese pirates retreated, and we have been strengthening our training. , now there are also more than [-] troops, why can't we rely on ourselves to stop the Japanese army from going north? At least... we must stop the Japanese army's offensive before the Ming army goes south again. Otherwise, we will face the powerful Ming army at that time. Can the easy-to-won right to fight independently continue?"

"Stop the Japanese army? To put it lightly, can you still block it now?" Li Yan said angrily: "Can the navy army still count on it now?"

How could Liu Chenglong dare to answer these words casually, he could only answer: "Then it will take a fight to know the result."

Li Yan gritted his teeth and said: "Then give Yuan Jun another chance, if he loses again... Humph!"

Yuan Jun, who didn't know how heavy his responsibility was, vowed to defeat the enemy with all his strength after returning to Xianshan Island, but at this time the morale in the water army camp was extremely low, but he had to continue to fight with Yuan Jun.

On the [-]th of this month, the North Korean navy set off from Hansando Island again. The Japanese army Yasuji Wakisaka learned about it and immediately reported it to Yoshitaka Kuki.Kuki Yoshitaka ordered Todo Takatora to lure the North Korean navy to the Qichuanliang waters, ordered Wakisaka Yasuji and Kato Yoshiaki to stand by near the Qichuanliang waters, and notified the army and Geoje Island to prepare for response.

After the encounter between Fujido Gaohu and Yuan Jun's fleet, he repeated his old tricks and turned his direction again to retreat.All the North Korean generals advised that this must be to lure the enemy, and absolutely not to pursue it, but Yuan Jun smiled wryly: "I know this is a trick of the Japanese pirates to lure the enemy, but right now the king's order is hard to disobey, if our army retreats again, we will also die. If you are dead anyway, it is better to fight the enemy with all your strength!
Ladies and gentlemen, the firepower of our army is still higher than that of Japanese pirates, this is our reliance, muster up your courage!Follow me to kill the Japanese pirates and bury them all in water! "Obviously, at this time, Yuan Jun already had the heart to regard death as his home. He knew that he would fall into the trap but was worried about being severely punished by the court, so he could only make up his mind to lead the whole army to continue the pursuit.

The North Korean naval forces arrived near Chilcheon Ryong in the Strait of Geoje Island on the evening of the [-]th, and at dawn on the [-]th they pursued Todo Goho and entered Chilcheon Ryong.Qichuanliang's waters are extremely narrow, even though Yuan Jun chased him, he didn't dare to enter lightly, and only sent a few boats to explore.

Seeing this, the Fujido Takahu fleet stopped sailing, faced the North Korean navy with five iron-clad Anzhai ships, and ordered the whole team to continue shooting at the North Korean warships.Yuan Jun has been observing outside for a long time, but no abnormality has been detected. In order to wipe out Fujido Gaohu as soon as possible, Yuan Jun finally led all the naval forces to approach Fujido Gaohu.

After all the Korean naval forces entered Qichuanliang, the Japanese army on the island immediately issued a firework signal, and the naval forces of Yasuji Wakisaka and Yoshiaki Kato gradually blocked the seaport and approached inward quickly.

At this time, Fujido Takatora's decoy fleet was already miserable in the face of the artillery of the North Korean navy, but even if it was attacked from the front and rear, the North Korean navy could not effectively deploy in the narrow sea area, and could not form a momentum of rapid annihilation.Fortunately, when they discovered that the Japanese army was encircled on all sides, the firepower of the North Korean navy was sufficient to deal with it temporarily. Yuan Jun immediately ordered to stop the invading enemy, and at the same time dispatched three turtle boats to rush into the enemy's formation.

However, at this moment, a large number of Japanese troops rose up on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The Japanese generals Yoshihiro Shimadzu and Konishi Konishi led [-] soldiers to occupy the favorable terrain and the dangerous coastal areas, and began to shoot continuously at the Korean warships with land artillery. Throw roasted jade at a short distance.Fujido Takatora's decoy fleet also fought back again relying on the strength of the iron-clad Anzhai boat. The Japanese army has thus completed a complete encirclement of the Korean navy.

Most of the Japanese troops were fast ships this time, but the fleet also included four giant ships drawn from the "Osaka New Fleet", that is, the refitted Jinghua armed transport ships.

At this time, there was Fujido Takatora's firepower covering the front, Japanese artillery and matchlock guns fired intensively along the coast on both sides, and four giant ships of the "New Fleet" fired with cannons at the front and rear. As a result, many North Korean gunners were injured. , the deck was pierced and even caught fire.

But even so, the firepower of more than 170 North Korean warships still caused certain casualties to the Japanese army, but most of the "new fleet giant ships", Anzai, and Seki ships among the Japanese ships were covered in iron armor, so it was difficult for the Korean turtle ships. It easily caused heavy damage to the Japanese ironclad ships, and as for the four giant ships, they were invincible and indestructible.

Coupled with the fact that the North Korean fleet was concentrated in the narrow sea area, it was inconvenient to move, and was quickly approached by the Japanese Clippers to carry out the battle. The Korean navy, whose melee combat ability was far inferior to the Japanese army, immediately jumped into the sea to escape. As a result, Most of them were named and shot by the Japanese arquebus team.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Jun subconsciously ordered to break out of the siege, but it is a pity that this place is already a desperate place, how can he escape?In the end, Yuan Jun was shot and killed by the Japanese matchlock gun. Thousands of Korean naval soldiers were killed. More than 150 warships were either sunk or captured by the Japanese army. I was lucky enough to break out of the siege and escape from birth.

After the war, there were no North Korean ships within a radius of [-] miles from Geoje Island. The North Korean navy suffered almost devastating damage, and the morale of the navy collapsed completely, making it difficult to conduct any naval battles.On the other hand, the Japanese army was able to advance to Jeolla-do by land and water according to the scheduled plan.

After Qi Chuanliang's defeat, the king of Joseon, Li Yan, who received the battle report, was panicked, and his whole spirit almost collapsed.Li Dexin persuaded: "Your Highness, although the annihilation of the navy army is very painful, it must not be discouraged at this time. The Japanese pirates wiped out the navy and will soon invade Jeolla Province from Busan and other ports, and then go north to attack Wangjing , the most urgent need right now is to respond immediately."

Li Hengfu also persuaded: "Although the garrison of the Ming army withdrew to the north for training in Liaodong, Admiral Ma's army had been training in Dandong for a long time before. At this critical moment, you should immediately ask him for help. Save it? Of course, we also need to dispatch a large army to jointly defend with the coming Ming army."

Li Yan hurriedly said: "That's right, that's right, you go and do it quickly, dispatch our army, and Li Sunchen, I almost forgot about him, it's better... let Li Sunchen be restored to his post first. Leader What do you think? Is this the way to save the situation?"

It was only at this time that he thought of Li Sun-shin, and Liu Chenglong, the leader of the government, had mixed feelings in his heart, but until now, he could only say that it should be so.

But Li Dexin was worried that even if Li Sunchen returned to his post, there would be very few warships left to lead, and Li Yan was secretly sad when he heard this.

Zuo Yizheng Jin Yingnan said at this time: "Although our navy has suffered heavy losses, you seem to have forgotten one thing. The training has been too long, and I haven't been able to catch up with the big battle. Is it possible that I can't catch up this time?

The minister suggested to contact Song Jinglue immediately. It was Gao Ge's order that his Lu division should leave, and he couldn't disobey it, so that's fine, but the Shandong fleet that was originally planning to come to North Korea to fight the Japanese navy and navy should come this time. Bar?
The fleet of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is already so powerful, not to mention the navy of the Ming army. Once Admiral Chen Lin's navy comes to help, and Li Sunshin will guide the hydrology and sea conditions from the side, defeating the Japanese navy will be easy! "

As soon as this was said, everyone suddenly remembered that there was such a thigh, and they all agreed with each other, so Li Yan hurriedly sent someone to chase Song Yingchang, and asked him to notify Chen Lin to come to help.On the other hand, after receiving the king's order from the King of Joseon, Yi Sun-shin was also able to restore the command of the three naval forces.

After the disastrous defeat of Qi Chuan Liang, the North Korean navy had been depressed and wasted their time every day. At this time, Yi Sun-shin suddenly appeared, and the crowd was immediately excited.Li Sunchen ordered troops in the camp and shouted loudly: "As long as we are still there, we cannot say that the navy is dead. Ships can be rebuilt. As long as there is one person who still has the fighting spirit, the navy will be there! Everyone, we are not only still there, but will also be destroyed." Growing stronger day by day, avenging the pirates and defending the country!
Pei Xingli and Song Xili, immediately sort out the situation of each water battalion and report to me. Director Li and Officer Cui, you two summarize the situation of gunpowder, artillery, and guns, and organize training immediately except for seriously wounded soldiers!
It takes a certain amount of time to build a ship, but time does not wait for us, and we need to rush to work day and night. I hope you will do your best. The safety of North Korea rests on our shoulders. Remember to remember. "

Under his encouragement, the North Korean navy suddenly took command.
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