Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1853
Once the strength of the two sides in the war is too disparate, the battlefield situation is often very boring.The so-called worm arm rejects the rut, and the chicken rib bears the punch, what a show.

Yoshinori Sang Ming quickly abandoned Jinzhou under the powerful artillery attack of Liu Ting's department, and fled east to Busan. The only luck along the way was that the Ming army seemed not interested in destroying him.

As the Japanese army of this era, Kuwana Yoshinari and his troops also have some advantages, that is, their footwork is excellent. Even though this is caused by Japan's lack of war horses and years of melee, it objectively speeds up his escape to Busan.

After Liu Ting captured Jinzhou, he ordered his subordinates to clean up the battlefield and study the repair of city defenses. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Gao Wushi, and expressed his hope that the Jinglu Xingyuan would be moved north from Sacheon to Jinzhou, so as to ensure that the Jinglu Xingyuan would be safer.

After Gao Wushi received the news, he encouraged Liu Ting's department, but he rejected the proposal to transfer the strategy and management, and asked Liu Ting to start fire reconnaissance eastward according to the scheduled plan to put pressure on Busan.

At the same time, he also boldly divided his troops and mobilized three chieftain soldiers from Youyang, Wumeng, and Dongchuan to advance westward, with the goals of capturing Suncheon, Gwangju, and Damyang respectively.Judging from this approach, he intends to use these thousands of people to take down half of Jeolla-do, to be precise, the southern part of Jeolla-do.

The Japanese troops were concentrated on the northern front, and the southern defenses were extremely empty. Since even Jinju had only about [-] garrisons, the troops in Suncheon, Gwangju, and Damyang, which were relatively less important, would naturally have fewer troops.

However, considering the lack of ability of the chieftain soldiers to attack key points, Gao Yushi ordered Gao Shengyi to mobilize [-] land warfare artillery brought by the Beiyang Fleet, which was originally prepared for supplementary battle damage, and distribute them to the chieftains of the three places.

Unexpectedly, the three chieftains all said that no one under their command could use them, so Gao Yushi ordered Gao Shengyi to mobilize the artillery crews of the Marine Corps in the fleet, and formed thirty artillery crews to help operate the artillery. Head west.

Of the 5000 chieftain troops, only 7000 are left in Sacheon, and with the addition of highly pragmatic soldiers and entourages, the number is roughly 7000.It seems that the power around Gao Yushi has been weakened a lot, but in fact, considering the small city of Sacheon, [-] troops are too much to squeeze here.

After Liu Chen heard the news, he was not worried because of the decrease in the number of troops around Gao Yushi, but felt relieved.The reason why he was worried before was not so much that the strength around Gao Yushi was not enough, but because he only controlled Sacheon and Jinzhou after landing, and his "vision" as a commander was not big enough, and he was in the "fog of war". Worried that Sacheon was attacked by the Japanese army.

The soldiers and horses of the chieftains are relatively brave and brave, but the strictness of military discipline is uneven. If they are attacked by a stronger Japanese army, there will be no guarantee that "accidents" will happen. This is what he was worried about before. point.

It's different now, he himself sits in Jinzhou, which is not far from the north of Sacheon, and at the same time is responsible for reconnaissance to the east, that is, he is about to grasp the battlefield situation in the east direction.In addition, nearly [-] chieftain soldiers conquered the southern half of Jeolla-do, which meant that they could cover the western front for Jinju and Sacheon. High pragmatism naturally has no danger.

Of course, strictly speaking, there is still danger from the sea from the south, but Liu Ting doesn't care about this and doesn't need to worry about it. If the Japanese army can break through the defense lines of the front and rear fleets of the Pingwa Fleet and land under Gao Yushi's nose, then the It was a battle that deserved to be lost.

On the other hand, Gao Wushi, who had finished the assignment, stayed in Sicheng all the time, looking quite fishy.Until the afternoon of the next day, Ma Qiancheng came to report a strange incident in person, saying that a Japanese came with several entourages to see Lord Hou, and asked Gao Wushi whether he had seen him or not.

Ma Qiancheng also specially explained this, saying that the reason why he came to report such a strange thing was because the Japanese man who was the leader claimed to be holding a token from Gao Pragmatism—a hand made by the Jinghua Iron and Steel Factory. Tang Heng Dao, with a shortened regional number symbolized by Jinghua Iron and Steel Works' fine-quality knives: Japan·[-].

The Jinghua Iron and Steel Factory is generally not directly responsible for the manufacture of weapons. Jinghua's weapons manufacturing factories are usually separated, such as the Jinghua Firearms Factory and the Jinghua Artillery Factory in Kaiping.

Therefore, Jinghua rarely produces cold weapons.But having said that, Jinghua Iron and Steel Works will occasionally be ordered to produce some cold weapons. These cold weapons basically have special properties, a small part is for gifts, and most of them are for gifting.

Thanks to the private connections between the chieftains in Southwest China, Ma Qiancheng learned some inside stories through the relationship of the Huang family. Some generals of local origin gave swords.

Ma Qiancheng knew that when Gao Yushi gave Tang Hengdao to the local generals from southern Xinjiang, there would be an inscription on the blade such as "Southern Xinjiang Zero Zero One". The numbers on this inscription were the order in which he gave the swords.

Theoretically speaking, the smaller the number, the higher the status of the person in the face of high pragmatism, or the earlier the time to make great achievements-the "earlier to make great achievements" here sometimes refers to the earlier the time to take refuge.

If the same "recipe" is translated to Japan, doesn't it mean that the Japanese who came today has made great contributions to Gao Yushi or has taken refuge in it very early?Then this...should be regarded as one of his own, right?So although Ma Qiancheng was very puzzled about the inside story, he immediately came to see Gao Wushi in person.

Sure enough, Gao Yushi was a little lazy at first, but when he heard the visitor was holding "Japan Zero Zero Two", he immediately became serious, took off his Taoist robe and put on a python robe before coming out to meet the visitor.

Surprisingly, the Japanese holding the "Japan·Zero Zero Two" Tang Hengdao was actually quite young, not even 30 years old, which made Gao Wushi startled slightly when he saw it.

Of course, Gao Wushi knew who Tang Hengdao was given to in "Japan Zero Two". He was already in his early [-]s, already a long life in Japan.

Gao Pragmatic's identity is easy to see, no one in Daming would dare to wear that boa robe indiscriminately, not to mention, even his demeanor that has been in the top position for a long time is difficult to imitate.Perhaps seeing Gao Yushi's surprise, the young Japanese respectfully stepped forward and knelt down, saying: "Qin Gongyuejun's descendant, Shimadzu Tadashi, is ordered by his father to pay homage to Nanning Marquis, Marquis Wanan."

Oh, it turned out to be Yoshihiro Shimadzu's son.

Gao Wushi smiled and said gently, "So it's Young Master Shimadzu, yes, yes...how is your father?"

As I said before, the current system of the Shimadzu family is unique even in Japan. It is still controlled by Yoshihisa Shimadzu. In simple terms, Yoshihisa Shimadzu and Yoshihiro Shimadzu are both family governors.

As for Gao Yushi's calling Shimadzu Tadahei as "Shimadzu Young Master", this matter needs to be explained a little bit.Since Yoshihiro Shimadzu had no children, at first he married his third daughter Kamesuhime to Yoshihiro Shimadzu's second son, Kubo Shimadzu, and designated Kubo as his heir.

But then the situation changed. In the second year of the Imjin Japanese Invasion, that is, in the second year of Bunroku in Japan, Shimadzu Kubo, who followed Shimadzu Yoshihiro to North Korea, died of illness in North Korea. The designated heir of the Shimadzu family just disappeared up.

What if the people who are the connecting point of the "Double Palace System" are gone?So Shimadzu Yoshihisa ordered his daughter Kamejuhime to marry again, and there was no need to think too much about the candidate. It was Shimadzu Yoshihiro's third son, Shimadzu Tadahiro, who appointed Zhongheng as the heir.

Tadahiro Shimadzu is not tall—maybe he is not short among Japanese, but he is a head short in front of Gao Shishi. "It gives people the impression that he doesn't look fierce, with a long face with fine eyes, and a little handsome between the brows. If it weren't for the hair style, he might be about the same as an ordinary scholar in the Ming Dynasty if he changed his clothes.

This image surprised Gao Yushi a bit. After all, the Shimadzu family has always been known for being able to fight in Japan, and their ability to fight is often inseparable from the fact that the general is leading the charge. Don't talk about people who are big and three rough, they should have a fierce and fierce appearance, who knows that the old saying is true, people should not look like a person, this Shimadzu Tadahiro is actually a bit of a scholar.

Shimadzu Zhongheng listened to Gao Wushi's question, he still bowed down on the ground honestly, and replied: "Thank you for your concern, my father is in Hanyang at this time, and the current situation may not be so good... After all, the heavenly soldiers are already under the leadership of Admiral Ma. The next step is to move southward in a big way, and it has already advanced to the vicinity of Kaesong."

"Oh?" Gao Wushi raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked again: "Since your father is in Hanyang, why did you come to Sacheon to see me today?"

"Your Honor." Shimadzu Zhongheng said: "The younger generation came to the court this time. According to father's orders and arrangements, he was left in Busan as the second general of the defender. Two days ago, Lord Hou took Sacheon in one fell swoop. Although this battle was devastating, However, there were still Japanese soldiers who saw that the situation was not good, and reported to Pusan ​​after watching the flag before the battle, so the younger generation knew that Lord Hou was coming to Sacheon that night.

That night, an emergency military meeting was held in Busan, and the junior volunteered to lead some of Shimadzu's elite Xilaiwu to see... Xilai to investigate, so the junior had already arrived at Mashan yesterday, and today he was able to meet the Lord Marquis. "

Gao Wushi was slightly surprised, and asked, "Have you ever encountered a sentry cavalry from the Ming army?"

Shimadzu Tadahiro's answer was very clever, he said: "Reporting to Lord Hou, at the latest yesterday, there were heavenly sentries riding around Mashan. After the mountain, it was broken down into parts again, so the younger generation personally led only about twenty people, and they pretended to be Korean refugees...

From the perspective of the younger generation, the Heavenly Soldiers are going eastward to investigate, presumably to check the movement of the Japanese army, or to intimidate Busan. . "

Gao Yushi praised secretly in his heart. Shimadzu Tadahiro's words firstly showed his wisdom. He could not only guess the Ming army's intentions, but also be able to adapt to the situation and complete tactical penetration. Go down the steps, lest the two sides offend Liu Ting, a general of the Ming army, before they have dealt with each other.

It's a bit interesting, the Shimadzu family does seem to have some advantages, at least this Shimadzu Tadatoge must have some skills even though he is young.But it just happened that if he was a useless piece of material, he would have to worry about the subsequent chess being difficult to play.

Gao Wushi nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Young master Shimadzu is wise and brave. I'm very happy. But it's dangerous for you to come to see me. I don't know why you came here?" Jin Zhongheng was still prostrating on the ground, and interrupted belatedly: "Hey, why are you still kneeling? Come, give the young master Shimadzu a seat."

Shimazu Zhongheng hurriedly said: "Is there any seat for juniors in front of Lord Hou, it is good for juniors to stand."

"I'm a guest from afar, so there's no reason to stand up, sit down, sit down and answer." Gao Wushi waved his hands, but although his words were polite, his tone was unquestionable.

Shimadzu Tadahiro had no choice but to do whatever he wanted, and sat down half of his buttocks on the brocade stool sent by Gao Wushi's servant, and then said: "Your idiot, I came here mainly to ask Lord Marquis to show me. This time Lord Marquis landed in Sacheon, Is the purpose of conquering Jinzhou to capture Pusan? If Lord Hou has this plan, although this junior is only the second general of Pusan ​​and has not many troops in his hands, he can still play some role in this battle."

Gao Wushi smiled slightly and said, "You think I'm here to raid Busan, what's the reason?"

"Cut off the connection between the Japanese army and the mainland, and treat the current Japanese army in the court as a turtle in a urn." Shimadzu Tadahiro became serious, and said in a deep voice: "Once this operation is completed, the Toyotomi clan will have ten to six or seven soldiers available. Lord Hou has completely pacified North Korea, crossed the sea and landed in Japan, who else can resist him?"

Gao Wushi smiled, shook his head and said, "Your father is still in Hanyang. If I capture Busan as you said and cut off the connection between the Japanese army in North Korea and the mainland, your father will also be intercepted in North Korea."

Shimadzu Tadahiro still had a serious face, and said: "So what? After the younger generation raised the flag to help the heavenly soldiers, my father naturally knew that the time had come. If he had the opportunity, he would launch a mutiny in Hanyang immediately. If there is no chance, then I must also take the opportunity to go out of the city to find Admiral Ma and surrender."

"Aren't you worried about your father's safety?" Gao Yushi still had a gentle smile on his face.

He originally thought that Shimadzu Tadakashi would be more or less worried after asking this question, but unexpectedly, Shimadzu Tadakashi said without hesitation: "With my father's ability, no matter how bad it is, there is no danger." Even if he couldn't help Tianbing to arrive at Hanyang immediately, it would still cause a lot of chaos. No matter how bad the situation was afterwards, he would have no problem leading troops out of Hanyang and finding Admiral Ma to surrender.

And after Admiral Ma joined forces with my father, taking advantage of the chaos and emptiness of Hanyang, as long as he went south immediately—even if he bypassed Kaesong and went south—the Japanese army in Hanyang would definitely be frightened away.At that time, Hanyang has been lost, and Kaesong is the enemy from the north and the south, so they can only abandon their defenses and flee.Under such a situation, the heavenly soldiers and cavalry were flexing their muscles, and the subsequent victory was completely conceivable. "

Having said these words, Gao Wushi admired Shimadzu Tadahiro even more. If he hadn't had deeper considerations, his plan would really work.

"So, what if I want you to continue to be Toyotomi Hideyoshi's loyal minister?" Gao Wushi asked with a smile.
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PS: Sure enough, I fell asleep again in the first half of the night. I woke up at two o’clock in the morning. I got up and planned to code quickly. Unexpectedly, I only coded a thousand characters and fell asleep again. I woke up at six o’clock and continued to code... Fortunately, today is Saturday , there should be nothing else going on at the moment, so today's chapter will also be rushed out in the morning.

(End of this chapter)