Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1919 Returning to Japan ([-]) Attacking Ulsan
It rained heavily in the south for more than ten days in a row. The Ming army, which was unprepared for this but heavily relied on firearms, was seriously injured, and various military operations were basically suspended.

After listening to the introduction of the local elders, Gao Wu realized that the climate in southern North Korea was actually very different from that of Daming at the same latitude.Summer in southern North Korea usually begins in June and lasts over four months.

The southeast wind (monsoon) in summer brings warm air and moisture from the southern ocean. From the end of June to the end of July is the rainy season facing south. The air humidity is very high, and the wooden furniture in the house can often grow mushrooms by itself.

Especially in the coastal areas, there are often typhoons in late summer, which may cause heavy rains and floods. As for the continuous rainy season, it is even more unusual.

Hearing the news, Gao Wushi was worried that the Japanese army would strengthen the city defenses or other fortifications during this period, and at the same time worried that Jia Fei Ji might have reached the sea and was heading south, and hoped that she would not encounter a typhoon.

Although Jinghua's ships are strong enough, they are far from comparable to the fleet of the Yuan Dynasty that suffered from the "Kamikaze", but after all, it is still the era of wooden sail warships, and there is always a lot of danger when encountering typhoons.But he couldn't do anything about it other than praying in his heart.

There are not many things that can be done at present, so Gao Wushi simply convened a military meeting.On the side of the Ming army, Pingwo Admiral Ma Gui, Pingwo Deputy Admiral Liu Ting, Pingwo Navy Admiral Chen Lin, and Pingwo Chief Military Officer Li Rumei all attended the scene. Blocked from attending the meeting.

On the North Korean side, Li Shanhai, the leader of the political debate, Li Dexin, the military judge, and others were also called to Jinhai urgently by Gao Wushi's order, saying that they were discussing military plans together.The two of them suffered a lot during the journey, not to mention the wind and rain, and they had to arrive within the time limit set by Gao Jinglue. They even lost three or four horses to death along the way, and the flesh on the inner thighs were all damaged. The saddle is worn out.

In this way, the two of them didn't dare to complain when they met Gao Wushi, and they didn't even dare to mention it. Faced with Gao Jinglue's plain "you two have worked hard", the two of them hurriedly said that they were not hard or hard.

The military meeting was held, and Gao Wushi said: "Now we are in an advantage. Gyeongju, Jeonju, Namwon and other places are all under control. Now we need to concentrate our forces to attack the dangerous barriers first. The Japanese pirates are outside Busan, in Ulsan There are newly-built Wachengs stationed in Donglai, Liangshan, and Donglai with heavy troops, backed by the sea.

Among them, Ulsan and Yangsan are the left and right wings outside the northern line of defense of Busan, and Dongnae is the last line of defense outside the city of Busan. With Busan main city, the Japanese defense line can be counted as triple.

Now the Japanese pirate forces are all in these cities, if I divide them up and wipe them out, the Japanese pirates will be severely injured, and they will only have the power to survive.If at the same time, they choose the opportunity to send other troops to attack in all directions, seize all the towns, counties, and military bases they occupy, and also send the navy to fight, advance by sea and land, block transportation, and bombard the port, then after clearing the jurisdiction, Busan will be isolated and helpless.

Among them, Ulsan Waseong is the farthest from Busan. Once it is besieged by me, it can be said to be isolated and helpless.And once our army captures Ulsan, the Japanese pirates in Busan will be deeply shocked. After that, it is inevitable that the soldiers will have no fighting spirit and will take off and land. Therefore, the first battle can start with Ulsan.Feel free to express your opinion on this. "

Although Li Shanhai has long been in the state of "voting", but after all, North Korea is still in charge of discussing politics, and the right to speak is still very high, so he took the initiative to answer the question: "The analysis of Mr. Ge is very appropriate, and the students have no objection. It's just that Exactly how the newly built Japanese city is structured, I wonder if there is any exploration? Is it not easy to attack?
The students have always heard that the Japanese army was good at defending the city, but now that they are heavily stationed, it may be even more difficult to attack.In addition, in addition to the Japanese pirates' heavy defense, there must be reinforcements at any time. The battle is at a critical point, so don't be careless. "

Gao Wuzheng, who attended the meeting as a high-level practical staff member, replied: "The Prime Minister is very worried. If this battle cannot be won in Ulsan and our army suffers heavy losses, it will definitely affect the overall situation. However, regarding the structural design of Wacheng, Earlier, the cabinet had sent someone to investigate secretly——Yu Fu, come and explain a thing or two to the Prime Minister."

"Yu Fu" is Gao Qi's nickname. As the full-time intelligence secretary of Jinghua Secretariat and also the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Gao Qi has long been regarded by Jinghua as Gao Mo's successor. He has always been in charge of relevant information.

Gao Qi explained to everyone present: "Jinghua's Ministry of Internal Affairs has sent many groups of spies to conduct investigations since June, but the Japanese pirates are well-prepared and have killed villagers indiscriminately before. Although there is some information, it is not detailed.

Regarding Ulsan Wajo Fortress, it is only known that it is densely covered with battlements, and the sentry and gate towers were built to expand the outer city, and there were multiple layers of urns built inside and outside.The whole is built on the mountain, relying on the mountain to increase layer by layer, taking into account the water source, and the defense is tight. It should be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.With all due respect, if the Japanese pirates are arranged properly and change their tactics flexibly, although the Japanese city is not too big, it can be called solid. "

Li Dexin, the judge of Cao Cao in North Korea, immediately said: "In this way, it may not be advisable to attack by force. The design of Wacheng was built to ensure that Wacheng will not fall, and we will wait for an opportunity to counterattack for a long time.

From the student's humble opinion, after luring the enemy out of the city, encircling and annihilating them outside the city, it would be easy to attack Ulsan.For this reason, North Korea can send [-] troops to help the battle, and students will also come to the battle in person to cooperate with the heavenly soldiers to attack Ulsan. "

Pingwa Admiral Magui immediately asked Gao Yushi for orders: "Our military strength is currently abundant. After calculation, we can choose [-] elite soldiers, plus the North Korean [-] troops are enough to attack Ulsan. As for how to lure the enemy, we can do it again." plan.

This time, I am willing to serve as the commander-in-chief of Ulsan, assisting the armies of the two countries to fulfill their respective responsibilities and cooperate with each other.So Li Zongrong (Li Rumei) and Li Bingpan (Li Dexin) were asked to be deputy, and after the capture of Ulsan, they took advantage of the situation to recover Dongnae and threatened the Japanese army in Busan.Presumably at this time, the city of Liangshan alone has either been shattered, or it has been taken by our army, and Busan is trapped in an isolated city.I don't know what Li Zongrong and Li Bing think? "

Li Rumei glanced at Gao Yushi, and seeing that he didn't say anything, it should be regarded as acquiescing, so she said: "It is indeed as Admiral Ma and Li Bingpan said, the victory or defeat of this battle is related to the overall situation, so we must not be careless. The general will think that the specific structure of Wacheng and the The deployment of troops still needs to be conducted in person to investigate before we can plan, but since artillery is necessary for siege, I think it is better to send troops to surround Ulsan to contain the Japanese army before the siege firearms arrive, so as to prevent the Japanese army from taking more precautions."

Li Rumei said this very cautiously, and Li Shanhai felt relieved after hearing this, so he also asked to go to Ulsan together, and Gao Wushi agreed after thinking about it.

Gao Wuruo said at this time: "I heard that the autumn in the south is very short, and now the summer is over, and the winter is only two months away, and the wind and snow will come soon. The students think that since the Japanese city is strong, we can't completely Hope for a quick win.

Our army currently has insufficient supplies for winter protection. From the perspective of military supplies, the war should be suspended. If a confrontation occurs in Ulsan, the gain will not be worth the loss. Therefore, we need to urgently request the allocation of supplies from the imperial court to prepare for the long-term war. "

Ma Gui said: "That's natural, and the Japanese pirates must have assumed the same way, thinking that it would be difficult for our army to fight in the cold winter, but I guess, since Busan has been blocked for more than a month, the Japanese pirates must be troubled by the severe cold now. This is exactly the time to surprise the enemy, lure the enemy out of the city, reduce casualties, and break through Ulsan as soon as possible. If there is a surprise attack in the snow at that time, the Japanese pirates will never be expected."

Li Dexin, the judge of the Korean army Cao, still has some concerns: "The North Korean navy is still resting and rushing to build ships. There is a shortage of warships and insufficient combat power.

In addition, although the autumn in the south is very short, it is also a time of frequent sea winds during this period. Even with the strength of the heavenly army and navy, it is inevitable that there will be a hundred secrets and one sparse time.

In this case, the Japanese army still had a chance to get through the sea transportation, or at least they could find an opportunity to transport reinforcements or materials from their homeland.

In addition, the distances between various Japanese castles are very short, and they can support each other whether it is transporting soldiers or military food and military equipment. It is very difficult to capture Japanese castles, and students are extremely worried about this. "

Now that the navy was mentioned, Chen Lin said: "That's why it is necessary to attack all Japanese cities at the same time. Attacking Ulsan first is not only to deter the enemy, but also to test the Japanese army. But then again, my Pingwa fleet blocked Pusan After more than a month, exhaustion is unavoidable. The Sacheon fleet also fought a battle before, and it cannot use excessive troops. Therefore, the North Korean navy really needs to participate in the battle as soon as possible.

I also ask the cabinet to quickly dispatch naval forces from all over North Korea, not just Yi sun-sin, so that our fleet can join forces with the Korean naval forces as soon as possible.At the end of the day, I hope that the Japanese fleet will clear the sea area, cut off its shipping, and prevent it from returning to the country. "

There was no problem with these strategies. Gao Yushi agreed to them one by one, and then ordered the mobilization of troops to jointly attack Ulsan.

At this time, in Fushimi Castle, Kyoto, Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had just recovered from his illness, after receiving the front-line military report, asked Maeda Toshiie one after another whether the order to relaunch the offensive had been conveyed to North Korea?Ishida Mitsunari replied that it had been clearly communicated to the Japanese army.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi suddenly felt a pain in his chest, but he said fiercely: "Then why haven't they broken through the Ming army's defense line and regained the lost city? Every attack was repelled? Did they really attack? Strong? That’s ridiculous! Bring the armor! Maeda Toshiie, you don’t have to stop me anymore, when will you trust those idiots? I see the current situation, only I can go to North Korea to end this war! "

Maeda Toshiie urged Toyotomi Hideyoshi to be calm now that this is not the time to be excited.Toyotomi Hideyoshi said angrily: "I have already said that I am going to North Korea. No matter whether it is the king of North Korea or the emperor of Ming Dynasty, I will personally command the army to defeat their army, capture them alive, and then cut them down with my own hands." Their heads!"

Before Toyotomi Hideyoshi finished speaking, his body froze suddenly, he vomited blood, and fell to the ground.Seeing this, Maeda Toshiie and Ishida Mitsunari rushed to help, both of them broke out in a cold sweat.

Unexpectedly, Hideyoshi came back to his senses but even claimed that nothing happened. Ishida Sancheng was frightened, and shouted for his attendants to take care of Hideyoshi to rest, and prepared to call a pharmacist for treatment.Unexpectedly, Hideyoshi was furious, and he drew his sword and stabbed the two attendants to death, and then warned Toshika and Sancheng not to disclose the matter of his vomiting blood to the outside world.The two had no choice but to take orders.

And in Busan, Ukita Hideo's family is also discussing military plans with Mori Hidewon.Now that Kuroda Rushui is gone, although Mori Hidemoto is nominally the general of the same line as Ukita Hideyoshi, but because of his closeness with Hideyoshi, he can only offer advice on his behalf.

"The current trend should be to use the method of cage city, which consumes the enemy's military strength and military supplies. Although the overall situation is unfavorable now, the southeast coast of North Korea is still occupied by our army. Try smuggling.

The Ming army is different. Seeing that the cold winter is coming, it is not conducive to the war but beneficial to the cage city.It is difficult to determine whether the Ming army will fight another war in the near future, but it is extremely necessary to strengthen the city defense and prepare for battle at all times.

If I were the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, I would attack Ulsan first to deter Busan. Kato, Nabeshima, Asano and his son are in Ulsan with 1 troops. It seems that we need to mobilize troops in advance to rescue at any time.

Now, if you want to regain the advantage, you may have two strategies. One is to wait for the opportunity when the enemy’s rations are exhausted and the fighting spirit is relaxed when the cities are engaged in cage battles. Hanyang launched an offensive.

The second is to abandon Ulsan, Yangsan and other places, concentrate our forces in Pusan, and rely on the sea to fight a decisive battle with the enemy. Success or failure will be determined in the first battle, and North Korea will be ours if we win.I also have a plan in mind on how to decide the victory, but I still need to ask His Royal Highness Taige for a decision. "

Ukita Hideka also thought that this could only be the case, and it was not easy for Mori Hidemoto to think of these two possible solutions, so he agreed.

After the Ming army and North Korea agreed to jointly attack Ulsan, Li Shanhai and Li Dexin began to mobilize North Korean troops and packed their bags for the expedition.

Speaking of which, this North Korean army is also unlucky, because most of them are Quan Li's former troops who were defeated by Zhang Wanbang last time.Originally, all of them were considered guilty, but the Joseon court really had no soldiers who could stand up to the first battle, so they had to be reorganized and sent out, but the commander was changed.

The [-] North Korean troops used to be a little arrogant, after all, they were the last soldiers in North Korea capable of fighting.It's a pity that Zhang Wanbang broke his spine in the last battle. Now he doesn't dare to compare himself with the Da Ming soldiers, and he doesn't dare to complain about the emergency transfer to the outskirts of Busan.

However, although their tempers improved after being beaten severely, their military quality could not be improved quickly. Under the orders of the North Korean court, the morale of the army was almost gone, and the physical fatigue was not to be said. ——Because they have criminal records now, Li Shanhai and Li Dexin only give them food for three days at a time, and each meal can only eat [-]% to [-]% full.

To be honest, if the Ming army hadn't really become an invincible "heavenly soldier" in their minds, and they were so intimidated by the nearly [-] Ming army around them that they wouldn't dare to move, they might be so hungry right now There was a mutiny.Under such circumstances, how effective North Korea's [-] soldiers and horses can be is really unpredictable.

This heavy rain is not over yet, but now that it has entered the "short autumn" facing south, it has finally stopped falling like summer, but has become intermittent, and the rain is not accurate. It is said that some military operations can be carried out more or less, but the progress is a bit slow.

On September 24th, the coalition forces of Ming and North Korea finally arrived in Ulsan. Ming generals Li Rumei, Li Fangchun, Gao Ce, Jiesheng, Wu Weizhong, Mao Guoqi, Chen Yin, Lu Jizhong, Dong Zhengyi, Wang Wen, Xu Guowei, etc. Xuanda, all came to Ulsan to join the war.The first batch of North Korean troops to arrive in Ulsan was [-].

Magui and Li Dexin made an appointment to climb up to observe Wafortress. Magui held up the binoculars to check in detail, and saw that Ulsan Waseong area is not particularly large, but Ulsan Waseong and Dosan Waseong are connected as one, and the mountain is steep and precipitous.

The walls and passes in the city are densely covered, layer upon layer. The walls are high and thick, and there are some unknown mechanical mechanisms built in. It is not clear what they are used for. There are even ten artillery pieces that have been deployed. The sea is really easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Seeing this, Ma Gui couldn't help but feel a little headache. He thought that if he knew that he was attacking such a mountain city, he shouldn't have come. After all, he had spent half his life fighting in the north, and his opponents were mainly Mongolia. At least half of the battlefields were in the grasslands. When not in the grassland, most of them defend the city by themselves.

From this point of view, Liu Ting should be allowed to fight this battle, so that he can make use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.Liu Ting is the No. 1 guy who is good at fighting in the mountains and forests in the mind of Lord Hou. Even a ghostly place like Hailongtun can't stop him. Presumably, although this Japanese city is not easy to fight, it shouldn't be a problem, right?

But after thinking about it, Ma Gui, as a famous general in the world, could not retreat in spite of difficulties. He decided to divide his troops into three divisions, and his deputy general Gao Ce led the Chinese army to station in Yining to support two divisions in the east, and to support the enemy in the west; Li Rumei and Wu Weizhong , Mao Guoqi led the left army; Li Fangchun and Jie Sheng led the right army.

Ma Gui ordered the army to set up an ambush in concealment, and ordered the four generals Lu Jizhong, Dong Zhengyi, Wang Wen, and Xu Guowei to lead five hundred each to attack the city first as a temptation and temptation.

Sure enough, they were quickly repelled by the Japanese matchlock guns due to insufficient troops, and Kato Kiyomasa feared that the Ming army would be deceitful, so he did not dare to go out lightly.But Ma Gui didn't care, and ordered the Ming army to launch four rounds of attacks one after another, all of which were undoubtedly repelled.

Seeing that the Ming army lost four battles in a row, Kato Kiyomasa felt that this should be true, otherwise the morale would not be stable.Therefore, he personally led [-] elite troops out of the city to attack the enemy.

The bait generals of the Ming army were overjoyed and continued to retreat to lure Kato Kiyomasa to pursue him. Kato Kiyomasa did not doubt that he was there, so he really followed and killed him.Seeing that the time had come, Ma Gui ordered the whole army to attack, and the [-] allied troops of the Ming and Dynasties came out to encircle the Japanese army.
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