Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1826 Pingwa (Forty) Difficulty!difficult!difficult!
After the Battle of Namwon, Jeonju and other cities fell one after another, which not only directly led to the overall fall of Jeolla Province, but even Chungcheong Province also fell to most of them.The news of the defeat spread to Wang Jing Hanyang, and the king of Joseon, Li Yan, sat paralyzed on the throne and lamented repeatedly: "The widows knew that this would be the result, and everyone was full of confidence and talked about defense on weekdays. What happened? Jeolla Province, which has not been captured, was so easily occupied. Reform and reform, will it give such a result to the widow now!"

Regarding this accusation, Liu Chenglong and others were silent for a while.After a long while, Li Dexin played: "Your Highness, the defeat of Qi Chuanliang had a great impact, and Nanyuan fought desperately to the last moment, which is also moving. If we look at the root of the defeat in this battle, it lies in the Ming army stationed previously. Shortly before the start of the war, our soldiers fled collectively without a fight. Although our soldiers were invincible against the Japanese pirate army, they were all desperately fighting bloody battles, and the defeat was really outnumbered."

Li Hengfu said: "The main force led by Marshal Quan Li is on standby. At this time, if there is even a small group of the main force of the Ming army who can go south to unite with them and find a fighting opportunity to defeat the enemy's edge, the battle can be reversed. Your Highness, please be firm in your Sacred Heart."

The more Li Yan heard it, the more angry he became, and he patted the armrest and said, "Stop talking big words in front of the widow, and make the widow firm in his heart? You should show the result. What is the result now? It's the pirates approaching Wang Jing again!

You two, one explained that the army fled without fighting before the battle, so the responsibility for the defeat of Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces this time lies with the Ming army, but I don't know who told the widow all day long that the command power must be in our own hands in hand?
The Ming Dynasty, the suzerain, sent thousands of troops to help but could not command, but was coerced by you all day long. If I were replaced by the emperor of Ming Dynasty, I would have to withdraw my troops!Now that the Ming army has really withdrawn, where is the defense line that you say is impenetrable?Let the widow see and see!Oh, now it is said that the Ming army cannot withdraw?
The other one is even more interesting. Now that the main force led by Quan Li has assembled and is on standby, you dare not say let him go south to resist the enemy. Instead, tell the widows that "if there is even a small group of the main force of the Ming army that can go south to unite with it", then you can "Looking for a fighter to defeat the enemy's edge, the battle can be reversed"?
Why, without this 'even if a small group of main forces of the Ming army went south to unite with it', this battle would still be impossible to win, and the battle would be defeated, right?Okay, okay, you are the ones who forced the Ming army to refuse to stay, and you are the ones who have the audacity to beg others to go south after being beaten!
Does it mean that in your eyes, the widows and even the emperor of Ming Dynasty have to obey your orders, and that's what you want?What a joke, how do the Han people say, even clay figurines are angry!The Heavenly Soldiers were just driven away by you, and now you want someone to wipe your buttocks for you?You are shameless, the widow wants more!The widows are thinking about it, and the concubines and concubines in the middle hall must first go to the north for temporary shelter. "

Liu Chenglong was shocked, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, why did you say that? In this way, the army and civilians in the country will be torn apart again due to relocation! The chaos in the Renchen Year must not be reproduced.

Previously, it was precisely because of not being able to firmly believe and making repeated mistakes in scheduling and deployment that the relocation happened. As a result, the people's hearts were in chaos, the government was deserted, the royal family was relocated, and large areas of the country were lost.We must not repeat the same mistakes today! "

Li Yan's stern response was not to resign, but to let the concubine temporarily avoid it.Liu Chenglong said that the North Korean people would not think so carefully and asked Li Yan to take back his order.

Li Yan also knew that the influence of the last transfer was extremely bad, which discredited the authority of the king, and the prince even faintly showed signs of rebelling against the authority of the king. If it happened again, no one could say what would happen. The others worked tirelessly and went to Dandong to Jinglue Xingyuan to discuss the strategy of defending against the enemy.

It's funny to say that, Daming has changed several places recently.At the beginning, they did not say anything in Hanyang, but later they wanted to withdraw to the north. They first withdrew to Pyongyang and reported to Gao Wushi by the way. As a result, Gao Wushi asked Song Yingchang to continue to withdraw, so he withdrew to Uiju, North Korea, near Dandong.

It stands to reason that Song Yingchang was a strategy to aid North Korea in the fight against Japan, and he has already withdrawn to the northernmost border city of North Korea. No matter what he says, it should be enough, because if he withdraws again, he will not be worthy of his name.Unexpectedly, Gao Yushi was really dissatisfied, so he directly issued an order to let Song Yingchang withdraw to the mainland of Liaodong, ordering him to cross the Yalu River immediately and go to Dandong to join Magui.

Although Song Yingchang felt that his hat was a bit uncomfortable, he obviously didn't dare to disobey Elder Gao Ge's instructions, so he had to retreat north again, so Jinglue Xingyuan just returned to the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and did not stay in North Korea at all.This also led to North Korea now having to travel overnight to Dandong to pay a visit if it wants to contact Jinglue Xingyuan.

At this time, in the Jinglue Yamen, Song Yingchang and Ma Gui were also discussing the fall of Jeolla Province. Based on the information he had, Ma Gui gave Song Yingchang a review of North Korea's performance on the battle map, and then said decisively: " Lord Hou's eyes are sharp, North Korea's performance is exactly as expected, and it is impossible to be the front of the Japanese pirates. If this battle continues like this, as long as there is no our army in charge, sooner or later the Sanjing will fall and the whole country will fall."

Song Yingchang said: "Of course! Before I came, I had heard that the Joseon court strictly ordered the entire army not to retreat, but to stick to dangerous points. As a result, Li Funan fled back to Hanyang even though he fought bloody Japanese pirates in Namwon, with his life lost.

The defenders of Quanzhou were even worse. Not only did they fail to rescue Nanyuan in time, they even fled without fighting without seeing a single soldier of the Japanese pirates.
I think that the fall of Jeolla Province will cause chaos in the deployment of the Joseon court. It has completely fallen into a passive state, and the whole situation is precarious. It will be time to relocate in a short time. We should also be prepared to avoid being overwhelmed by then. Ready to go south anytime. "

Ma Guijian said: "Our military preparations have basically been completed. The key now is to see the timing of going south. This...in fact, it's not mainly at the military level. I'm afraid we still have to wait for the order of Lord Hou."

Song Yingchang nodded and said: "Yes, what you said is very insightful. No wonder Lord Hou personally appointed you to take over as the admiral. Then we must keep in touch with Lord Hou at all times, make good use of the Jinghua Feige Station in Dandong, and ensure Lord Hou's safety. The instruction can be carried out immediately, and I will trouble you, Admiral, to worry about that."

Ma Gui hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The words of the court are serious, this is the job of the last general, and he should do it." Song Yingchang was very satisfied, and thought that if Li Rusong had Ma Gui's attitude, he would not have been beaten like that last time.

At this time, Liu Chenglong, the leader of the North Korean government, and Quan Li, the Marshal of the capital, came to visit. Song Yingchang heard that they had been traveling day and night for several days before arriving, so he quickly invited them to sit down. Liu Chenglong just sat down and said: "I am ashamed to say, The two came here this time mainly to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy."

Song Yingchang said politely to Liu Chenglong and Quan Li: "You two are polite, the headquarter is in charge of Pingwa economic strategy, and it is the duty to control Japanese and Pingwa. Please tell me if you have something to do."

Marshal Dou Lizan said: "With the words of Jingtai, I will rest assured. As long as Jingtai supports us, we will be able to repel the Japanese pirates together. As for the subsequent defensive deployment, I think it can be set up in Cheonan County, Chungcheong Province. Jishan. This is a dangerous and important place, and it is connected to various places. The Japanese pirates want to enter Gyeonggi as soon as possible. According to my guess, most of them will be concentrated in the Jishan area.

If we can repel the pirates here, not only will the capital be preserved, but the battle will also be reversed, and we will be able to turn defense into offense.However, our army lacks artillery, so we still need to rely on the artillery support of heavenly soldiers for such a fortification. I don't know what do you think? "

Song Yingchang knew that what Quan Li said was that he hoped that he would send troops south, but in fact he knew that this matter is not up to him now, so he said: "Marshal Du's words are reasonable, the enemy is outnumbered, if the Japanese pirates attack separately, your army will not have enough troops , since the enemy can be concentrated at the moment, it is naturally a fighter.

I think North Korea can send elites to Jishan to stop it, but the terrain of Jishan is not suitable for deploying a large army, and the same is true for Japanese pirates.Then this battle requires not only strategy, but also elites to act as a blocker. May I ask Marshal Du to dispatch him? "

Quan Li found out that although his words were nice, he didn't mention the Ming army's support, so he had to make it clear, saying: "I will send Xianjing Taoist observation envoy Sun Yuanxin to lead [-] troops, and You Yizheng Li Yuanyi will be the supervisor of the army, and will assist from the side. This army Yu Xianjingdao not only participated in the battle against the Rongdi many times, but also fought bloody battles against the invasion of the Japanese pirates.

However, as I said before, our army lacks artillery support, so in addition to this, I still hope that the heavenly soldiers can provide support for our army, and send a group of artillery with powerful firepower to the south to cooperate in the battle. For example, General Qi Jin's unit, I think it is very suitable . "

Song Yingchang smiled but was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he turned his head to ask Ma Gui for his opinion. Ma Gui said: "The final general thinks that Jishan is indeed an excellent battlefield. He can first destroy the enemy's formation with artillery and launch a surprise attack before the enemy can regroup. Morale collapsed, so there is hope for a big victory...

But this is just an idea, for example, the problem of artillery support is still difficult to solve.Qi Jin's troops had fought bloody battles in North Korea several times before, not only the artillery was quite damaged, but also the gunpowder and shells were urgently needed to be replenished, and even the personnel needed to be replenished.As you know from Jingtai, Qi Jin's headquarters is the Southern Army, and it is quite troublesome to recruit personnel because of the long journey, so it is difficult to send troops for the time being. "

Upon hearing this, Quan Li hurriedly said: "If General Qi Jin is temporarily inconvenient, then if the troops of Wu Weizhong, Mao Guoqi and other generals can go south, I think it will be enough."

Ma Gui looked puzzled, and said: "But their situation is the same as that of Qi Jin, and it is not convenient to send troops right now."

The next thing is that no matter what Quan Li said, even Liu Chenglong personally joining in to persuade him was useless, Ma Gui insisted that the supplementary training had not been completed, and the Ming army could not send troops now.

Liu Chenglong and Quan Li talked about each other, but in the end it was Song Yingchang who felt a little sympathy and said that sending troops is really not possible now, but since you are short of artillery support, I happen to have a batch of artillery left over here, which can be provided to North Korea.

In fact, his so-called "surplus" refers to eliminated products, which are roughly equivalent to the Shengzi artillery from the previous Nanyuan War. They were all products before the military reform of Ming Dynasty two or three decades ago.But the good news is that although these cannons are old, they are leftovers after the "quality inspection" by the high-level pragmatists.

Liu Chenglong and Quan Lijian could only talk about this step, and had no choice but to agree. After all, there are more than 100 cannons, and the value alone is actually quite expensive. Even Jishan doesn’t need so many cannons. , so how can I explain it after I go back.

After Liu Chenglong went back, he convened a meeting of the Ministry of Defense, and discussed military rations with his colleagues. He said: "There is no problem with military rations and horses. The problem is that it will be difficult to raise them if we fight for a long time. Because Jeolla Province is an important food production area in our dynasty, the whole Luo Dao fell, and the military rations became more and more difficult, and we need to find ways to alleviate it before regaining Jeolla Dao."

Everyone was also thinking of a good strategy. While they were discussing, Li Shanhai, the former leader who had been deposed before, suddenly returned. He is now the leader of Dunning's mansion.Liu Chenglong was startled, not knowing why Li Shanhai appeared.After the two parties greeted each other, Liu Chenglong asked: "Goose River Lord (Li Shanhai), I am very happy to see you again. Your son-in-law Li Dexin has devoted himself to state affairs over the years. I think you also know it. It's just you Why are you here today?"

Li Shanhai said: "Your Majesty seems to think that this country is a bit too shameful, so he called me back to the court again. Prime Minister, I heard that when the Japanese pirates withdrew to the south, you already expected that they would invade again. Regarding the reform of state affairs, I was quite relieved after hearing about it, but now I can't help but wonder, has the imperial court really taken precautions?
If they had really taken precautions, how could the Japanese pirates drive in so quickly?Right now, the naval forces are disintegrated, the city has fallen, and Jeolla and Chungcheong are occupied by the enemy.What's going on here, or what's wrong? "

Regarding the disintegration of the naval army, Li Dexin wanted to defend Liu Chenglong, but was dismissed by Li Shanhai, and he said to Liu Chenglong: "I have high expectations for the prime minister, but what I hear at home is that it is so embarrassing." It’s a sad thing for people. The reform has caused enemies, the court has lost peace and cannot be single-minded, and the national disaster is coming again, even an old man like me can no longer live at home with peace of mind.”

Seeing Li Shanhai's return, Liu Chenglong questioned him. It must have been the intention of the King of Joseon, so he replied: "I also know that the Liangban and the gentry are extremely dissatisfied with me, and the reason is that they have harmed their rights and interests. However, no matter what the final result of the reform is, I will retreat when it is time to retreat, but at least it will be after the war. Now that the Japanese pirates are rampant, it is my duty as the leader to expel and wipe them out."

Li Shanhai accused Liu Chenglong of being arrogant and arrogant, thinking that he was the only one who could lead the court to put down the Japanese invasion.Li Hengfu also defended Liu Chenglong, but Li Shanhai also dismissed it: "I really don't know if the prime minister's all-out efforts will lead to good results? What should we do if we can't repel the Japanese pirates in Jishan? The Japanese pirates are gradually approaching, so we don't condemn it. Have you prepared yourself well? When the Japanese invaders come to Wangjing, the prime minister will remonstrate with Boqian again, right?"

Liu Chenglong insisted that he would be able to stop the Japanese pirates in Jishan, Li Shanhai only smiled when he saw Liu Chenglong's firm eyes, and said that he would wait and see.After Li Shanhai left, Liu Chenglong and others were not fully sure about the battle of Jishan, and they also had a lot of worries in their hearts, and they could only hope that the heavens would take care of them.
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