Wanli 1592

Chapter 119
"How? Is it delicious?"

Xiao Ruxun asked.

Li Rusong hurriedly said, "Although I'm also from the north, I've never eaten such a delicious pancake. Admiral, how do you make this pancake?"

Xiao Ruxun smiled: "The governor remembered that when he was marching and fighting, it was very difficult and inconvenient to bury the pot for cooking. Many soldiers could only carry that kind of cold and hard flatbread or steamed buns. Now it is getting colder and colder, eating those A bad thing can break your teeth, and it is extremely easy to hurt your stomach. How sad is it that you don't fall on the battlefield but fall on the bed?

So I went to Huotou Army to discuss with the old soldiers who are good at making pasta, and reproduced a method of making pasta in my impression. It is soft and soft, and it will not become stiff even in very cold weather. Because it is fried with oil and salt is added to the water for kneading noodles, it has a salty taste. It is easier to eat this cake than to eat it. It is easy for soldiers to carry, etc. When eating on the battlefield, a few mouthfuls of flatbread and a sip of water will fill the stomach. "

Li Rusong nodded in amazement: "That's true, it's soft and crispy, and it tastes very good, and it also has a salty taste, which is equivalent to eating a meal. It's really convenient, but frying it, isn't it too expensive?" big."

"No, because this kind of war food will only be provided to the soldiers when the army is marching and during the war. It will replenish the soldiers with oil and water, and solve the difficulty of eating. They will be stationed on the road at ordinary times. Everyone still eats the old food, so the cost is not big. And Compared with cooking on the battlefield, it is even more convenient and economical. The governor intends to spread this kind of pancake to the Nine Sides. The northerners should be used to eating it. These days, some soldiers from the Zhejiang camp have also tried this kind of pancake. Cake, the response is not bad, but I don’t know if the rest of the Southern soldiers can get used to it.”

"The Southern barbarian is a tosser!" Li Rusong smiled contemptuously: "I am spoiled by eating white rice and fine noodles. We northern gentlemen can withstand the wind and rain, and eat sand on the desert!"

Xiao Ruxun smiled, and didn't intend to say anything, and handed Li Rusong and Nurhachi a big pancake each, and they happily took the pancake and began to chew.

The morale of the army has been firmly grasped. Next, it depends on Liu Chenglong's performance. Xiao Ruxun ordered the whole army to station and guard along the Linjin River, and set up simple beacon towers. Each battalion must have at least three artillery pieces on combat readiness.

Once the Japanese pirates cross the river and attack, they will immediately launch artillery attacks, but before the official crossing operation, the artillery should not be used to bombard the opposite bank in an all-round way.

On a sunny day, Xiao Ruxun rode his horse to the river to observe the Japanese pirates' defense line on the other side, and found that these Japanese pirates were also very hardworking. After suffering enough from the Ming cavalry, they began to work hard on these aspects, almost giving the entire land along the river to After plowing, planting horses and antlers, and placing obstacles everywhere, there are some shadows of trench warfare in later generations.

But in Xiao Ruxun's view, the Japanese pirates still haven't learned the lesson of being covered by the Ming army's large-scale artillery fire. This kind of trench is simply a living target for the Ming army's gunners. My God, in Xiao Ruxun's eyes, this seemingly impenetrable line of defense along the river is actually just like paper.

The only thing to worry about is that the Japanese pirates burned all the ferries after crossing the river. If the Ming army wanted to cross the river to fight, they had to find additional ships. The speed is not fast, so once the river freezes, the army can cross the river without a ferry. Now it is mid-November, feeling the coolness, Xiao Ruxun is full of confidence that the Linjin River will freeze in the future.

Of course, at this moment, Xiao Ruxun didn't know that the Japanese army headquarters in Hancheng was experiencing unprecedented fear and panic.

The remnants of the annihilated Kato Kiyomasa's troops finally returned to the Japanese defense zone in Seoul after many obstacles. The first thing they did was to report the news that Kato Kiyomasa's troops were annihilated. A ten-magnitude earthquake came directly from the Japanese Army High Command.

In terms of which unit has the strongest combat effectiveness in the entire series of Japanese invaders, there is no doubt that it should be Kato Kiyomasa's Second Army. It has never lost a battle, and it is the only army that has penetrated the entire North Korea from one end to the other.

But this army is finished now, five days after Chief Konishi was wiped out, it's finished, it's finished cleanly and completely, without leaving any scum, now it's true that the west of Linjin River and the north of Seoul There is no military force of any Japanese pirates that can be mobilized, and the strategic concept of threatening the flank of the Ming army cannot be realized.

No wonder, these days they were wondering why the Ming army was so determined to push the army over. So many big tents made the scalps of the Japanese army go numb.

Now they know why.

But they know that they know that there is no solution at all. They don't know how to solve the current problem. Ukita Hideo's family has gathered a large number of soldiers and horses for a while, and nearly [-] troops have gathered around Seoul to guard the entire city. What's more, it's not leaking out, and I'm worried that there will be North Koreans reporting, cooperating with others, and so on, so they sent people to kill the North Koreans in Seoul, and the heads were bloody.

The interior has been cleaned up, but there is still nothing to do about the external threats. The two guys who have been clamoring for a decisive battle with the Ming army in Kaesong, Kobayakawa Takakage and Kuroda Nagamasa, have also stopped and dared not say anything.

They all knew the news of Tachibana Zongshige's tragic death in Kaesong. A few days ago, Li Rusong, a general of the Ming army, carried Tachibana Zongshige's head and ran back and forth across the river to show off his force.

Xiao Ruxun, the well-known and feared general of the Ming army, also arrived in Kaesong and began to threaten the Linjin River defense line. Ukita Hideo’s family could not sleep well for three consecutive nights, fearing that they would hear the news that the Ming army was crossing the river and attacking. Many other Japanese pirates who were terrified were also startled three times a night. Takakage Kobayakawa simply did not remove his armor, in order not to fight at any time, but to escape at any time.

Tachibana Muneshige's head greatly stimulated him.

The Japanese Army High Command discussed for several days how to deal with the negative situation of the annihilation of the two legions, and how to deal with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's order to urge the battle at any time, but there was no result at all. A group of Japanese army leaders looked at the other side. The endless camp of the Ming army, and the occasional sound of the Ming army shouting for training and demonstrations, was at a loss.

Finally, Ishida Mitsunari put forward his opinion.

"In the current situation, we still need to stabilize the Taige. As long as the Taige is stabilized, we have a solution. We should not take the initiative to attack, but use a defensive position to stick to the Linjin River and Seoul. Even if the Ming army crossed the river , We defend layer by layer, they may not really be able to defeat us, as for the future, let's talk about it later!"

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