Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1883 The sword points to Dongying ([-]) Lianhuashan battle

Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.When the Japanese army dispatched troops to Lianhua Mountain, Gao Yushi was actually already prepared.

This preparation was not made today. In fact, after he judged that the Japanese army would definitely launch a surprise attack on Sacheon in the big gamble of Kuroda Rushui, he had already arranged it in advance as quickly as possible.Today, when the Japanese army finally decided not to go to Jinju but to go to Lianhua Mountain, Gao Wushi had already set up a defense line at Lianhua Mountain.

This matter deserves to be expanded on a little bit. When Gao Wushi received the news, he immediately sent someone to notify Liu Ting, and at the same time contacted Li Rumei to make arrangements.

The two men received different orders.Liu Ting's troops were ordered to keep the whole army concentrated and not to disperse their forces, and to march from Sanjia to the southeast at a normal marching speed.The tactical purpose is very clear: prepare to take Jinhai, which has not been taken before, and then go west to recover Xiongchuan and Mashan, which will definitely be captured by the Japanese army.

Liu Ting had fought for half his life, and he understood this instruction at a glance. He knew that Lord Hou's move was to use himself as a bait to attract the Japanese army to attack, and then use his Liu Ting troops to cut off the Japanese army's return.

To put it simply, the Japanese army's plan was to take out the black tiger's heart and then blossom in the center, while Gao Pragmatic was to lure the enemy deep and then close the door and beat the dog.

Speaking of the center blossoming, many people may think of Captain Chang Kaishen's thinking during the Menglianggu battle, but there is nothing wrong with this tactic itself. Chang Gong's defeat is mainly due to the problem of the execution of the troops. In fact, this tactic has historically existed. classic case.

For example, in the Battle of Austerlitz that broke out in the Czech Republic in 1805—that is, the famous Battle of the Three Emperors, the French Emperor Napoleon I had weaker troops and artillery than the Russian-Austrian coalition forces, but he was far-sighted and determined to turn around when the enemy turned his right wing. , Concentrate local superior forces on the northern section of the front.

At this time, the Russian Tsar Alexander I stupidly rejected Kutuzov's request that all reinforcements arrive before attacking the French army, and gave up the central highlands when commanding.Therefore, when Napoleon saw the enemy's major tactical mistakes in the telescope, he quickly sent Marshal Soult to capture the Pratzen Heights in the center, so the center blossomed and defeated the Russian-Austrian coalition forces in one fell swoop.

If the Japanese army plans to successfully defeat the Gao Wushi headquarters in Sacheon, the Ming army must have heard the news, but since Gao Wushi has already been captured at that time, the Ming army has lost its unified command, not to mention its morale. It will also inevitably receive a huge blow, and the Japanese army will have the opportunity to break through one by one to realize this "central blossom".

Since Gao Wushi had guessed the Japanese army's intentions, he naturally had to make corresponding arrangements.He didn't intend to let the musketeers on the fleet go ashore, but the chieftain army alone was somewhat difficult. As for the guards around him, the number was too small.Therefore, his order to Li Rumei was to first mobilize the most mobile 6000 fine cavalry to aid, and then cooperate with Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu's [-] white soldiers to set off at any time according to the battle situation, so that [-] people guarded Lianhua Mountain and blocked Or delay the Japanese offensive momentum.

At this time, Li Rumei himself had just captured Daegu and Changnyeong successively, that is, the two key points in the north of the Nakdong River that the main force of the Japanese army going south had actually given up.At this time, he had already discovered that the Japanese army had escaped, and he had also received instructions from the first stage of high pragmatism. He was dividing his troops to recover some areas in the north and east of the Nakdong River.

Li Rumei, who received the order, naturally did not dare to be negligent, and immediately dispatched lieutenant generals Jiesheng and Pogui from the Xuanda Clan, together with guerrilla generals Niu Boying and Yang Dengshan, to lead the four generals' subordinates Ding Jingqi and three thousand troops to the south to rush to the aid of Sacheon. Take life as the main general.

Jie Sheng and Po Gui are both Mongolian generals of the Xuanda lineage. They have been worshiped by Gao Yushi for many years. The cavalry under their command is one of the most mobile cavalry of the Ming army even today.

As for why the lieutenants under the command of these two generals are all Han generals, there is actually no need to explain too much. It belongs to "I have my own national conditions in Ming Dynasty".

The [-] cavalrymen from the Jiesheng Department marched extremely fast, and it took only two days to arrive at Lianhua Mountain yesterday afternoon to set up defenses, which was even one day earlier than the Japanese army.However, today they were spotted by the [-] vanguards led by Kuroda Naoyuki, Kuriyama Rian and others under the command of the Japanese army Kuroda Nagamasa.

Immediately, the Japanese army held an emergency military meeting. Since they observed that the Ming army had a large number of people and did not know what was true, most of the generals who accompanied the army proposed to withdraw their troops in return and join the main force in the rear for another battle.

However, Mao Yawu, one of Kuroda's 24 generals, resisted all opinions. He said: "The enemy is outnumbered, and the enemy is elite cavalry. Therefore, if I retreat, the enemy will surely advance. If so, our army will be completely wiped out by the enemy. However, if we unite as one, take advantage of its unstable foothold and fight to the death, the enemy will be destroyed by us. If we retreat while the enemy is in chaos, we can save the whole army. This is Takeda Shenglai and his attack on the enemy after the defeat And it’s also a strategy to slow down the enemy’s pursuit.”

After Mao Yawuhisa's remarks, the fighting spirit of the Japanese vanguard increased greatly.Kuroda Naoyuki is the half-brother of Kuroda Rushui, and he is also one of the Kuroda Eight Tigers with the chief retainer of the Kuroda family, Lian Kuriyama. They are known for their bravery.The two took the lead and led the vanguard to launch a surprise attack on the Ming army under the cover of iron cannons.

The Ming army really did not expect that a mere [-] Japanese troops would dare to take the initiative to attack them. As a result, they were suddenly attacked and many horses were frightened. They fell into chaos and were repelled by the Japanese army. Kuroda took the opportunity to lead the vanguard and immediately retreated.

Jie Sheng knew that Gao Yushi was in Sacheon behind, and thought to himself, if Lord Hou knew that he was successfully attacked by the [-] Japanese army and the other party retreated, would he still have good fruit to eat?So he was furious, and ordered the whole army to regroup immediately, and arranged all the No. [-] guns accompanying the army to bombard the Japanese army.

Although Lianhua Mountain is a mountainous area, it is actually a hilly terrain. The vegetation, especially the trees, is not particularly dense. It is not easy to start a battle with tens of thousands of people.

Therefore, the four generals Jiesheng, Pogui, Niu Boying, and Yang Dengshan led the cavalry in pursuit. The Japanese army was almost all infantry, and their mobility was far inferior to that of the cavalry. The pursuit was so decisive and so fast that the Iron Cannons had not yet re-arranged, so they could only attack scatteredly.

The iron cavalry of the Ming army roared down, and only a few people were shot and fell off their horses before rushing in front of the Japanese army. The Japanese army was insufficient in strength and did not line up properly.Kuroda Naoyuki and Kuriyama Rian slashed left and right, but to no avail. The whole team immediately fell into a hard fight and was in danger.

When Kuroda Naoyuki launched an attack on the Ming army, the chief general Kuroda Nagamasa led [-] soldiers to rush to help after hearing the sound of the iron cannon. Collision.

Kuroda Kazunari shouted: "If the vanguard is defeated and morale collapses, no matter how difficult it is for our army to support, this place will be the place where our army will be buried!"Goto Keiji and Nomura Yuzhi led the troops and ran back and forth with many flags erected in the nearby mountains, shouting and killing, creating the appearance of a large army coming to help.

When Jie Sheng saw this, he thought that the main force of the Japanese army had arrived, and thought that his mission was to stop the Japanese army instead of defeating it.Kuroda Naoyuki and Kuriyama Rian led the remnants of the vanguard to survive.

After nightfall, Jiesheng sent a messenger to Gao Wushi in Sacheon to explain the situation. After receiving the report, Gao Wushi discussed with his subordinates.

Ma Qiancheng said: "Now Xie Fujun is in urgent need of rescue, but the general thinks that it is impossible to fight. The strength of our army lies in artillery and cavalry. In terms of muskets, although they are stronger than the Japanese pirates, the gap is not so big. The general thinks it is better Send out [-] reinforcements from our army, and then stick to the front line with [-] troops, making a big splash, pretending that the main force of our army has already advanced, and attracting the Japanese pirates to attack with all their strength.

At this time, all the artillery and firearms will be concentrated here, and the enemy will be hit head-on, repeatedly. The infantry will rely on the terrain, and if the enemy advances, they will be repelled.Because of Lord Hou's generosity before, our army has enough ammunition, so it shouldn't be a problem.

In addition, Li Zongrong was ordered to send [-] cavalry to go around secretly, to attack behind the enemy's flanks, interspersed and divided, and to attack east and west to inflict heavy damage.What does Lord Hou think of this plan? "

Gao Wushi said: "This plan is very good. Although the small town of Sacheon is not impenetrable, I have already left behind. You have no worries in this battle. You must beat the enemy hard. At the same time, you must strictly order the entire army not to compete for the leader, so as not to cause delays. Fighter planes make the defense line loose, and all heads will be collected after the battle according to my old rules."

Ma Qiancheng immediately took orders, and then Gao Wushi dispatched Ma Qiancheng and Qin Liangyu to lead [-] reinforcements from the headquarters to Lianhua Mountain.At this time, Kuroda Nagamasa asked for help from Maori Hidemoto in the rear-because of the mountains and hills, the Japanese army could not pour in tens of thousands of troops at this time, so they were divided into front and rear.

Mao Lixiuyuan personally led [-] Japanese troops to rescue.Everyone was reinforcements, but the Ma Qiancheng Department of the Ming Army was chieftain soldiers. Compared with the Japanese army, they had significantly better mobility in the mountains, so the Ming army reinforcements arrived earlier than the Japanese army.

The next day, Kuroda Nagamasa adjusted the formation, with Musato Yunobu, Kuriyama Lian, and Kuroda Toshitaka as the first team of the right reserve; For the first team of the left side; Naoyuki Kuroda and Nobuyuki Kiriyama acted as the second team of the left side; the above are members of the 24 generals of Kuroda, and Kuroda Nagamasa led the team [-] behind.

At dawn, five thousand Japanese troops launched a surprise attack on the Ming army.

Jie Sheng, Niu Boying and Yang Dengshan led 200 troops to garrison the defense line, and planted flags everywhere to spread the momentum.Jiesheng concentrated 150 No. 600 guns and [-] No. [-] guns, and another [-] people stood in front of the formation with rocket devices such as Wanli Type II [-] rods and swarms of bees.The remaining [-] men mounted swords and mounted formations on both sides to support them. In addition to cavalry guns loaded with gunpowder and projectiles, they also carried fifty bows and arrows each to prepare for the battle.

The No. [-] Brigade of the Kuroda Army's Right Reserve took the lead in attacking the Ming army's position. Jiesheng ordered the whole army to attack the enemy with artillery and bows and arrows from a hundred paces away, and to block the enemy with muskets and rockets when approaching a hundred paces, and infantry to attack at thirty paces.

The No. [-] team of Youbei was suppressed by the firepower of the Ming army before they had advanced thirty steps. In an instant, the artillery was thunderous and the arrows were raining down. There were hundreds of people who were shot and fell to the ground by the archers, and the Japanese army was in chaos.

Kuriyama Toshian ordered the whole team to advance with bamboo shields, and tried to fight back with iron cannons, but it was still difficult to stop the Ming army's artillery power.Musato Yunobu and Kuroda Toshitaka led troops to charge again from the left and right. Musato Yunobu shouted: "Whoever wants to be famous in the world, follow my mother Ri Taibingwei to obtain the head of the enemy general!"

Kuroda Toshihiro saw his mother Usatomobu encouraged the team to rush forward, so naturally he was not to be outdone, and then shouted: "It is said that his mother Usa Taihei is Kuroda's number one fierce general, and I Kuroda Toshiko is definitely not greedy for life and afraid of death." All of you, capture Lianhua Mountain and share the land! Only those who are not afraid of death can make meritorious deeds!"

The two each led a small team to charge wildly, but there were still countless casualties. When they approached the Ming army's hundred paces, there were less than a hundred people. This formation.

Seeing this, Kuriyama Li'an ordered to retreat, and his mother Yushin's eyes were tearing, and he refused to follow. Kuriyama Li'an said: "Taibingwei! We have already suffered more than half of our casualties. Wu Yong is not seeking death, and there are follow-up teams that will consume the strength of the Ming army. Let's regroup and come back again, don't be reckless, obey orders!" So the No. [-] team of the right reserve team withdrew.

The Kuroda Army's left-backed first team was led by Kuroda Kasunari and Goto Keiji to attack Lianhua Mountain. Goteng Keiji suggested: "The Ming army has strong firepower, and the right-handed first team suffered heavy losses after a strong attack. Make the whole team into a skirmisher configuration, form a group of nine people to form a shield to resist bows and arrows, gradually advance to fight back with iron cannons, and cross positions to reduce artillery casualties. Wait for the opportunity to charge all at once, and may be able to capture Lianhua Mountain because of this!" Kuroda Kazu Cheng followed suit.

Seeing that the Japanese army's formation was different from usual, Jie Sheng presumably tried his best to avoid the artillery bombardment, so he could not help but snort coldly.Jie Sheng ordered the No. [-] cannon to be placed obliquely on the left and right, and the No. [-] cannon to be placed in front and behind equally, and the angles were adjusted accordingly. The archers were divided into six teams, each on one side to cover the gap, so as to cover the entire field with firepower.

During the deployment of the Ming army, Kuroda realized that the firepower had been greatly reduced, thinking that the Ming army had nothing to do, and quickly ordered the whole team to advance.The Japanese iron cannons fired a volley every twenty steps, and the rocks slammed, piercing through the trees, and many soldiers of the Ming army were also shot.

While Kuroda Kazu was secretly delighted, the Ming army had already re-arranged.All of a sudden, the cannons were loud again, densely like drums, and the arrows attacked rapidly. Even though the Japanese army was scattered, they were still unavoidable, and there was a sudden panic again.

Goto Jiji immediately led the rear team to rescue.Goto galloped in, but he was obviously unlucky, and was quickly overturned by the artillery, and finally rushed to Kuroda Kazunari under the protection of Ashgaru's bamboo shield.

Kuroda Kazunari wanted to carry out a counterattack, so he and Goto Keiji ordered the whole team to charge.The Japanese army dared to charge again at this level, which really surprised the Ming army. Niu Boying immediately ordered a platoon of guns to fight back, Jiesheng also ordered the artillery to bombard the Japanese army's rear, and Yang Dengshan ordered the archers to shoot directly at the Japanese army.

All three fronts were hit, and the Japanese army was frustrated and retreated one after another.
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