Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1878
With Gao Pragmatic's departure, especially when he did not choose to go directly to Pyongyang but went to the south of North Korea and landed in Sacheon, the situation on the entire battlefield suddenly changed rapidly, and there was no longer the leisurely procrastination that he had before.

First, Liu Ting conquered Jinzhou and threatened Busan, and the chieftain soldiers split up to recover Jeolla-do. Then the main force of the Japanese army in Hanyang was forced to go south, and Magui led the Ming army and the Korean army to recover Hanyang.

Immediately afterwards, Nurhachi conquered Chongjin, Dong Yiyuan conquered Wonsan, and the two armies marched north-south to Hamhung, intending to deal a thunderous blow to the Nabeshima Katsumo Department of the Japanese army in Hamhung.

Unexpectedly, when the high-level military meetings of the two armies were held, there was an explosion in the gunpowder depot, and then Katsushige Nabeshima decisively launched a sneak attack.In the chaos, Nurhachi broke out, Dong Yiyuan retreated after defeat, and returned to Yuanshan again.And Nabeshima Katsushige also gave up on Xianxing, which had long been a dead place, and took advantage of Dong Yiyuan's opportunity to lick his wounds in Wonsan City, quietly bypassed Wonsan and fled south quickly.

After learning of this huge change, Magui, the admiral of Pingwa, immediately ordered Marshal Quan Li of the Korean capital to lead the main force of the [-] Korean army to move eastward to intercept Katsumo Nabeshima.Quan Li got the order, so he sent troops eastward two days later.

However, Quan Li's dispatch of troops seems to be quite unsatisfactory this time. He marched for two days and stopped for one day.He repeatedly asked Hanyang to ensure its military food supply, ensure that the transportation lines are unimpeded, and that manpower and animal power must also be effectively guaranteed, etc.

At this time, Ma Gui had already left Hanyang and led the main force to the south for support.However, Magui did not choose to take the Chungju line that the Japanese army chose when they went south, but took the Cheongju line that was more westward.

Judging from this situation, his intention to go to southern North Korea is obvious, not to participate in the siege of Busan, but to go straight to Jinju and Sacheon.Of course, there is another possibility of taking this route, that is, if Jinju and Sacheon are not in danger in the end, then Magui can also divide his troops halfway to recover all parts of Chungcheong Province.

Although Ma Gui left Hanyang, he still left Hanyang with [-] Ming troops as the city defense force, and its guard was Zhang Wanbang, the Fushun guerrilla general who had the rank of general.

Zhang Wanbang has been involved in Gao Yushi's family for a long time, and he first came to prominence (along with his father) when he played against Alta's eldest son Xin Ai Huang Taiji.In the Battle of Southern Liaoning, he served as the defense of Dongchang Fort in the Battle of Dongchang Fort, which kicked off the war.

It can be said that Zhang Wanbang's department was the first unit to perfectly display the high-practice platoon formation, and the bayonet hollow phalanx that was changed later was also well trained in his department.If Xiao Ruxun became famous for defending the strong city, then Zhang Wanbang became famous for defending in the field.

After the Battle of Southern Liaonan, the Ming government and the public believed that Zhang Wanbang's troops could at least withstand the onslaught of an enemy force four to five times stronger in defense, even if the enemy force was Mongolian cavalry.

It is precisely because of his great reputation for good defense, so although this time is not a field defense but a city defense, but Ma Gui looks left and right under his command, it seems that only Zhang Wanbang is the most famous for his good defense, so he put The task of defending Hanyang was given to him.

However, Zhang Wanbang's headquarters only has 4000 people (4038 people). It is equivalent to an alliance of the Imperial Guard.

[Note: There are currently six towns in the Imperial Guards, and each town has two battalions of infantry, one battalion of cavalry and artillery, and one battalion of engineering soldiers and heavy soldiers.Temporary civil servants are not counted. ]
Ma Gui left 6000 people in Hanyang, and Zhang Wanbang's headquarters only had 2000 people, so there are naturally [-] people left.These two people are more interesting, they are Mongolian cavalry sent by Tumed and Ordos to support the battle, but [-] of them were sent by Tumed, and the two hundred cavalry sent by Ordos can only be said to be basically equivalent to Just express an attitude. (So ​​hereafter it is called Tumed Mongolian cavalry.)
The cavalry sent by Tumet is very interesting in itself. They are not the direct descendants of Hannaji, nor the "inheritance" of Chataiji, and of course it is even more impossible to be sent by Zhong Jinhatun, but a highly pragmatic student, Shunyi. It was sent by Prince Erdemutu.

Because Erdemutu was sent to Gao Yushi's sect before he "divided his family", he didn't have any direct descendants.It wasn't until the victory of the war against Yuan that he obtained the title of "Dai Shunyi king commanding the tribes in Mobei", and then he had his own territory in the actual sense, and at the same time he had the foundation to build a direct line.

Of course, as the son of Prince Shunyi, he could justifiably assign Han Naji his lineage to him, and Han Naji did so.When the Ming court confirmed that Erdemutu could "command the tribes in Mobei on behalf of King Shunyi", Hannaji immediately gave him [-] horses as the basis for him to lead the tribes in Mobei.

At that time, in Mobei, because Abadai Saiyin Khan and his troops moved westward with Tumen, the rest were almost all small tribes. Fortunately, although these tribes were small, there were quite a few tribes. After Demutu was incorporated, there were 9 to [-] people.

If 9 or 10,000 people are placed in the interior of Daming, even if it is a county, it can only be a lower county, but the population in Mobei is surprisingly small. It may have been only 20 + less than [-] during the time of Abadai Saiyin Khan. The population is [-], so by this calculation, he actually got half of the population of Mobei.

With a population of 9 to [-], under the organizational structure of Mongolia, [-] cavalry may even be assembled in a desperate battle. enough.

However, in order to ensure stability, Erdemutu still selected the strongest men from various ministries to form a new cavalry unit. In name, it was to enrich the royal court (representing King Shunyi and Lin Wangting), but in fact it only served as a cavalry unit. They were stationed in Helin for less than three months, and they were sent to the teacher Gao Wushi after changing hands.

Erdemutu's move is actually killing two birds with one stone. First, he is a disciple of him to give the teacher a certificate of honor, of course, it can also be regarded as a gift; People who may still be "caring about the old master" lose the ability to make trouble.

In short, this group of Mongolian cavalry from Mobei had no relatives and no reason after arriving on the Korean battlefield. They could only follow Erdemutu's orders and completely obey the Ming army's instructions, which made them a rather reliable force.

Of course, Ma Gui felt that Erde Mutu was a protégé of Lord Hou after all, and the Mongolian cavalry he sent had better not suffer losses easily, especially large losses, so he handed over the situation to Zhang Wanbang who was guarding Hanyang—— There's nothing to lose by staying in Hanyang, right?

In addition, Ma Gui felt that there was another advantage in handing over the Mongolian cavalry to Zhang Wanbang, that is, Zhang Wanbang had a great reputation among the Mongols because he defeated Xin Ai and Chaohua abruptly on the frontal battlefield twice. Uh, maybe it's a bad reputation.In this way, they are not afraid that these Mongolian cavalrymen will not obey the discipline and make troubles, which can serve multiple purposes.

Closer to home, after Quan Li spit on the officials in charge of logistics supplies in Hanyang in Shangshu, it seemed that he finally got a relatively sufficient supply, and began to march towards the south of Yuanshan in earnest.Soon he got news that the Nurhachi tribe had been ordered to go south from Xianxing and arrived near Yuanshan.

Once the power is in hand, the order will be carried out.Quan Li immediately ordered Nurhachi to bypass Yuanshan and continue southward, and meet him at Gaoshan - Gaoshan is a place name, roughly in the middle of Yuanshan and Huaiyang.

Two days later, Quan Li received a reply letter from Nurhachi, in which Nurhachi stated that he had learned that the Japanese pirates Nabeshima Katsumo's troops had already passed the mountain and had already arrived in Huaiyang, so there was no need for his troops to delay in the mountain. Go directly to Huaiyang to fight.

Quan Li was furious, and repeated the military order again, asking Nurhachi to lead his troops to wait in the mountains and not to go south without authorization.At the same time, he himself accelerated his march, seemingly hoping to block Nurhachi's way to go south without authorization.

Unexpectedly, there was another accident this time. On the day after he gave the order to Nurhachi again, Dong Yiyuan wrote to say that he had finished his rest and officially took over the command of the East Route Army.

At the same time, Dong Yiyuan approved Nurhachi's so-called plan to go straight to Huaiyang in the letter, and asked Quan Li's troops to go straight to Huaiyang without stopping in the mountains.He also said that his own troops are also heading south quickly, and will join forces with Quan Li and Nurhachi in Huaiyang.

Quan Li knew that his previous guess was correct. Dong Yiyuan simply couldn't hold back, or could not stand the political pressure, and must pay off his merits as soon as possible, so he asked all three departments to go to Huaiyang. This was to continue to besiege Guodao. Sheng Mao, fought the battle of Huaiyang as the battle of Hamhung.

Quan Li immediately wrote back to Dong Yiyuan, saying "sincerely" that his unit had made a plan to temporarily stay in Gaoshan because it was a temporary expedition, the preparations of all parties were not complete, and the logistical support was not reliable.The purpose of doing this is to wait for the follow-up supplies to be in place before launching a thunderous blow to Huaiyang.

Dong Yiyuan sneered when he received the letter.Who doesn't know how many catties and taels you have in the North Korean army?You motherfuckers were baffled at first by Japanese pirates and said it was because you were unprepared, well, let’s take it for this reason.

However, after the last armistice, you have been preparing for it for a few more years, what is the result?Once the Japanese pirate army arrived, weren't you beaten like a chicken and a dog like in the Renchen year, and you lost half of your country after three or two blows?

Just like this, you still have the nerve to say that you will launch a thunderbolt on Huaiyang after you supply the supplies?Ha, where is the face called "Thunder", it's almost the same as farting!
Besides, Nabeshima Katsushige was in a hurry to flee south, and it was impossible for him to stay in Huaiyang for a long time. It is obvious that he temporarily stopped in Huaiyang because he had withdrawn from Xianxing too hastily before, and he did not carry enough food and grass.When he finishes his aggressive campaign in Huaiyang, he will definitely run away without saying a word. I'm afraid your "thunder strike" is not intended to be used against the North Korean people in Huaiyang city, is it?
Under such a judgment, Dong Yiyuan sternly rejected Quan Li's proposal, emphasizing that soldiers are precious and fast, and that Nabeshima Katsushige must be hunted down at all costs. It's better to abolish it directly, so as not to waste military rations - anyway, the Hanyang court is very poor, or it can save a little bit.

Such a statement is naturally a huge insult to the North Korean army. Quan Li's face was livid in front of the generals, and he cursed on the spot, saying that Dong Yiyuan himself is also a defeated general. Why are you crazy?The generals of the North Korean army were also filled with righteous indignation, accusing Dong Yiyuan of commanding indiscriminately regardless of the actual military situation.

Quan Li was secretly happy, knowing that the fire had come, he said on the spot that he would not obey this order, and added fuel to the fire: "Since the heavenly soldiers think that our army will not help them, what is the use of us staying? Why don't we go back to Hanyang , please abolish the imperial court!"

The imperial court has long since run out of soldiers, and Quan Li's department is almost the last housekeeping capital of the Korean army division. How could it be abolished?All the generals knew this very well, so they were all confident and clamored one after another.

So, early the next morning, Quan Li's troops turned around and headed towards Hanyang again.But at the same time, Quan Li still played a full set, explaining the situation to the Korean court in Hanyang, accusing Dong Yiyuan of contempt for the friendly army, and writing letters to Gao Wushi and Magui at the same time, also explaining the situation and accusing Dong Yiyuan Command indiscriminately.

Although Quan Li made his "debut" in martial arts, since his father has been in charge of politics, it is obvious that his family is a civil servant family, so the three indictments are quite "reasonable", and people who don't know After reading it, I am afraid that the root cause of this incident is that Dong Yiyuan ignored the "dedication" of the Korean army and even more contemptuous of the role of the Korean army, so this happened.

In a word, all the responsibility lies with the Ming side, and we, North Korea and Quanli, are the undoubted victims.

Ma Gui was on the march at this time, and it was not easy for the letter to reach him.As for Gao Wushi, let alone, he is still far away in Sacheon, the southernmost tip of North Korea, who knows when the letter of complaint carried by the messenger sent by Quan Li will arrive.

Although the letter was slow, the marching speed of the North Korean army was surprisingly fast this time. It rushed back at three times its eastward speed. It is worthy of being the ancestor of the marathon champion team when the Volunteer Army held the prisoner-of-war camp for the Olympic Games hundreds of years later. .

Only three days later, Quanli's troops arrived at Awaron Ridge on the eastern outskirts of Hanyang City, and at the same time sent a messenger to the city, saying that they came back this time to plead guilty, and by the way request the court to abolish it.But these are of course not the key point, the key point is that he said that the army was full of enthusiasm, and the generals wanted to enter the city to plead guilty to the king, so he asked the Hanyang guard general Zhang Wanbang and Zhang Yourong of the Ming army to open the city gate and let them see the king.
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