Everything is settled.
Under the fire of karma, all so-called sins disappear.
Not long after.
Zhao Feng and Ling Fei arrived late with the vanguard battalion. Even though they knew in advance that the fighter plane had arrived through the technique of far sight, they still could not come.
After all, the cavalry was fast, but not as fast as the two of them, and Lu Li's previous request was:
Create momentum to make the Japanese pirates mistakenly believe that Nanyuan's military power is very powerful.
How do two people create momentum?
However, Zhao Feng didn't feel that it was a pity that he missed an opportunity to perform.
Just the first head-to-head confrontation.
This Nanyuan Castle is like a big fat piece of meat. The Ukita Hide family's left army will never give up until it is chewed off. In the future, they will have the opportunity to touch various daimyo.
"General, how will we defend Suxing Ridge next?"
Suddenly, the mountain god appeared in front of Lu Li.
He had suffered too much from changing the mountains and rivers, and he became extremely depressed at this moment.
At the same time, the Tiger King who was watching from the wall also leaped over, his eyes fixed on Lu Li, obviously following his lead.
1. Lu Li won a great victory this time and killed the Japanese great name Shimazu Yoshihiro, which was a great achievement.
Second, Lu Li promised that he would take it to fight the Japanese right-leg army and help kill Kato Kiyomasa.
"If you don't defend, retreat."
Lu Li was very decisive.
The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and now that he is slaying the Demon of Satsuma, he is not prepared to change the general trend he has set, but the small direction needs to be adjusted.
"Let's go back to the Tate River and set up a formation there with the goal of destroying more Japanese warriors."
There, there are goddesses, great demons, plus the demons here, and the vanguard camp, which is enough to have a head-on confrontation with the Japanese's follow-up vanguard.
The scarred Frog King looked at the mountain god.
The pale-faced "Fu Yuanwai" nodded and said in a deep voice:
"good."
Before, he had thought of living and dying with this mountain, but now that he saw how brave Lu Li was, he felt that he didn't have to die. If he followed the opponent to fight and obeyed the arrangements, he would achieve greater results.
Why not?
Among all the famous names, Shimazu Yoshihiro undoubtedly belongs to the front line, and his Satsuma Legion is worthy of the title of the strongest.
It is foreseeable that the news of Satsuma's ghost's death will cause an uproar in the left army and even the right army.
However, these have nothing to do with Lu Li for the time being. He needs to prepare the last line of defense in front of Nanyuan City.
In fact, a plan was already quietly taking shape in his mind.
In the encounter at Tunshan Ridge, Lu Li single-handedly beheaded eight hundred people. In the battle at Suxing Ridge, he first attacked at night and then used the Toadjin River demons to kill nearly two thousand enemies in total.
It seems like a lot, but compared to the total amount, it's actually not painful or itchy.
When the Japanese invaded across the sea, two soldiers from the Li Dynasty reported to the king that the Japanese invaders were coming. They first described how many warships there were, and after thinking for a long time, they said: "They are coming from the sea."
When the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs asked how many warriors were on each ship, the two spies stretched out their four hands and pinched them with twenty fingers in turn. After counting over and over again, they finally shouted in unison:
Your Majesty, there are countless of them!
Now, the Japanese are back with a vengeance.
The number of people was slightly reduced, but it was more violent.
Among them, Yukinaga Konishi was the one who felt the deepest feelings among all the daimyo.
When he first entered the DPRK, he was the commander-in-chief of the first army that invaded the DPRK, but now he is the commander-in-chief of the second army, because this Sakai Port businessman gradually lost the trust from Hideyoshi.
It stands to reason that a businessman's son would never have a chance to succeed in his life, but when he was young, he met an even more unfaithful farmer's son: Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Following his appreciation, he rose through the ranks with his outstanding eloquence and diplomatic talent, becoming the lord of Higo Province with a land of 240,000 koku.
Similarly, like Hideyoshi who admired him, this descendant of a medicinal herb merchant from a humble background was not satisfied with the land of 240,000 koku, which was too narrow-minded.
When he first went on the expedition, Xiaoxi firmly believed that the peninsula and even the lush land of Ming Dynasty had slowly opened its arms to him, and he could take it into his arms with just a gentle embrace.
Unfortunately, during his first expedition to the peninsula, he committed an extremely serious crime that even required committing seppuku -
The envoys of the Ming Dynasty deceived their own court.
His name deceived Hideyoshi.
In order to bring the war to an end as soon as possible, diplomats from both sides spared no effort.
However, everything was exposed.
Because of this, Xiaoxi lost his honor. His huge mistake still makes him feel cold in his abdomen and neck when he recalls it.
The master hates deception the most!
Now, he is able to set foot on the battlefield for the second time as the commander of the Second Army. First of all, because the samurai under his command have rich experience in fighting against Korea, Toyotomi Hideyoshi cannot ignore it. Secondly, Xiaoxi took the wife route and worked hard to please Yodohime.
This woman gave birth to Hideyori, the heir to the Toyotomi family, for Hideyoshi, and became extremely popular in the country. With just a gentle blow of wind on his pillow, Hideyoshi gave up the idea of letting Konishi commit seppuku.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of this year, Governor Konishi, who set out from the mainland, became extremely cautious and not as arrogant as he was during the first invasion. He quietly huddled in Busan City, waiting for the arrival of the follow-up army.
"In the past, he secretly competed with Kato and deceived his master together after the war. Unexpectedly, he finally prevailed, regained trust, and became the commander of the first army to conquer the peninsula this time."
Inside the military tent.
Governor Konishi looked at the map and sighed.
Back then, he, a representative of the liberal faction, and Kato, a representative of the dogmatic faction, had a bloody competition to see who could invade Seoul first.
The two sides fought for each other and went on a rampage on the peninsula. It was a sudden advance. It scared the king of Li Dynasty to spend four years building a large number of fortifications for fear of being invaded again.
Now, Xiaoxi is brave.
Although his nature as a small and broad-minded businessman has not changed, he suffered too many losses a few years ago, which forced him to act cautiously to avoid making a big mistake.
"Father, our spies have found out that there are only 3,000 Ming troops in Nanyuan City, plus 3,000 Li militiamen, there is nothing to fear. Why stay far behind the Shimazu family."
"Taikou will definitely be happy to capture Nanyuan Castle first, or share the credit with the Shimazu family."
The speaker was Soyoshi, Konishi's son-in-law and the lord of Tsushima Island. The two sons-in-law were inseparable. Even if they went to war, they would always be together.
Moreover, since the two of them were responsible for trade with North Korea in their early years, they had many spies under their command, and they already knew the actual strength of the troops in the Nanyuan area.
Therefore, Soyoshi seemed very radical. Seeing that President Konishi was unmoved, he continued:
"Father, your opponent Kato has probably led the First Legion and made great achievements on the other side!"
"Are we still going to be dilly-dallying like this?"
The Tsushima Daimyo seemed very eager, fearing that he would be slow on the road and not get the credit.
In addition, he also wanted to massacre the city.
In the past, when the Japanese invaded the peninsula for the first time, it was he who made the first invasion of Korea, conquering Busan, ordering a massacre of the city, and allowing his soldiers to burn, kill, and loot.
At that time, 30,000 women and children were tortured to death. Those who were lucky enough to survive were all kidnapped on ships and sent to Tsushima Island as slaves.
Now, all the slaves from that time have been used up, Zong Yizhi can't wait to break through Nanyuan and capture enough slaves.
opponent?
Xiaoxi sneered in his heart, his son-in-law was indeed right, Kato Kiyomasa and him were indeed rivals.
In his mind, Kato, a dogmatist, is a barbarian with a wild beard, and is not elegant at all.
However, when the enfeoffment was first carried out, Lord Taiko assigned them all to the Higo area. They looked down and looked up all the time. They despised each other and wanted to hack each other to death with a knife.
Of course, in terms of combat effectiveness, the three Konishi combined cannot defeat one Kato.
Kato was raised by Hideyoshi's wife Hokusei Shojo. He was good at fighting and was famous for his "Seven Guns of Hideyoshi". He was the best at spearmanship.
But Konishi also has his own advantages. The individual combat capabilities of his samurai are indeed not as good as those of the Satsuma Domain and the Kato Legion, but times have progressed.
Iron artillery team!
This is the characteristic of the Xiaoxi Legion. The weapons in their hands were passed down from the Portuguese. After years of research and transformation, they have become better than the old. There is a generational difference between the Li Dynasty's bronze fire blunderbuss with the word "Sheng" and the Ming Dynasty's three-eyed blunderbuss. , can be called a new type of samurai sword.
In addition, Konishi Yukinaga also likes to use firearms such as large tubes and stone fire arrows.
"All right……"
The gambling nature in his heart made Xiaoxi decide to follow the Satsuma Legion.
Hearing this, Zong Yizhi had a smile on his face:
"Father, may your military fortunes be prosperous!"
"We will definitely be able to capture Nanyuan City easily!"
There is no better way to know a father than a son.
This sentence came to Zong Yizhi's mind. Although he was a son-in-law, he knew his father-in-law far better than his son.
After the capture of Busan and Dongnae that year, the Utaki Hide family held a meeting. Except for his father-in-law, who was the commander-in-chief of the First Army, he had already set foot on the battlefield and could not come back. All the other daimyo were present.
This group of people discussed what strategy to adopt after the situation unfolded.
Daimyos have different opinions, but the two biggest voices come from: Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori.
The former, his father-in-law's old enemy Kato, insists on rapid progress.
The latter advocates caution.
It was later learned that the two brothers with different surnames, who had grown up together in the Toyotomi family, were at odds over this and almost met each other.
Finally, Tachibana Muneshige, the peerless general of the Sixth Army, stood up and said two words:
The general's foreign military orders will be ignored, and everyone will go on an expedition across the sea. The fighter plane will be fleeting, so it is better to take advantage of the Li Dynasty before it can react and make a quick battle to devour it.
Busan and Dongnai were captured in half a day. They were two strong cities. If they were on the mainland, they would not be able to conquer the city for several months. This shows that the Li Dynasty's military preparations were lax and they quickly defeated the country to prevent the Ming Dynasty from sending troops to interfere.
After talking, the base camp decided to send an envoy to tell his father-in-law to prepare for a quick attack as soon as possible.
Within a day, the messenger returned to the base camp and told the army commanders: His father-in-law had already set off with the first army.
The reason was to take a preemptive strike and suppress the barbarian Kato.
After all, the two of them were secretly competing over whose samurai had killed more people and whose victory was greater.
In this way, they fought for each other, burst out with amazing fighting power, and made great strides forward.
And he followed behind and led troops to take over the city and plunder the city. His mouth was full of food, and the family warriors under his command were also very happy. They slaughtered the city when they should, and bullied women and children when they needed to. It was not very comfortable.
Because of this, Soyoshi is unwilling to follow the Shimazu family. What good things can he get by hanging around? kill! He charged forward and rushed into Nanyuan City to snatch women and slaves. Seeing that his father-in-law had no energy and lost the momentum of the past, he did not hesitate to take the initiative to mention Kato Kiyomasa.
Sure enough, under the stimulation of his lifelong enemy, his father-in-law was finally willing to move.
"Yoshichi, go and reorganize your troops. After resting for two hours, the army will set off. We will try to catch up with the Shimazu family before tomorrow night."
Saying that, Konishi Xingzhang stretched his muscles and no longer knelt down, but stood up.
"Hi!" Zong Yizhi was overjoyed.
Frankly speaking, he wished he could leave now. After all, he only had a thousand warriors under his command. What he could really rely on was his father-in-law and his seven thousand warriors equipped with new firearms.
However, this excitement did not last long.
The urging letter from the Shimazu family of the vanguard army was handed into the hands of these two daimyo.
The letter said:
The Satsuma Legion encountered a night attack by thousands of Liaodong cavalry of the Ming Dynasty at Suxingling Ridge, and also encountered a shocking demon. The family leader Shimazu Yoshihiro disappeared, the heir Shimazu Tadahashi died in battle and martyred his country. Toyohisa, the rising star of the Shimazu family, was captured by the demon, and his life and death are unknown. .
The person currently presiding over the situation is the veteran Kawakami Tadachi. He asked the Konishi family and the Zong family to rush to Tunshan Ridge in time. The Satsuma Army set up its formation at the rear to await support.
The Ghost of Satsuma is missing?
Missing on the battlefield is equivalent to death!
Xiaoxi clutched the letter and was stunned for a long time without being able to react. Even though the Bunji faction had always been at odds with the Arbitrary faction, and Shimazu Yoshihiro had been friends with his arch-enemy Kato Kiyomasa for many years, he still couldn't believe it.
demon?
What kind of demon can kill the Satsuma Oni?
Even if the iron artillery team under his command were to take turns bombing the man's demon body, it would be difficult to succeed, not to mention that the opponent was in the formation...
etc!
President Konishi sensed something was wrong and he needed to know more details.
"Let's go now."
"Yizhi, there are some firearms and baggage that I didn't have time to take away, so I'll leave it to you."
"Father-in-law, please rest assured."
Zong Yizhi nodded solemnly.
With the disappearance of the Ghost of Satsuma, all previous calculations came to nothing. This dogmatic daimyo was the mainstay of the left army, and Hideyoshi Taikaku, who was far away in the country, also valued him very much.
If it is confirmed that Shimazu Yoshihiro has been killed, it will definitely cause huge waves and affect the entire war situation.
Not only that, the Konishi family closest to the Satsuma Legion is likely to be questioned, from Hideyoshi-sama.
Therefore, President Konishi must rush over as soon as possible, stabilize his position, and investigate the truth as soon as possible. He does not want to be ordered to commit seppuku.
the other side.
Behind Tunshan Ridge.
The Shimazu family flag was fluttering.
Thousands of samurai sat on the ground warming themselves by the fire, seemingly at a loss. This group of Satsuma warriors had been loyal to the Shimazu family for more than four hundred years.
The owner of the family is missing, and there is a lot of misfortune.
The young master died early in the battle.
Lord Toyohisa was also captured and his life and death are unknown.
Nowadays, not even a single person named Shimazu can be found in the entire camp. How can the war be fought?
Kawakami Tadachi, who presides over this formation, also wants to quit. If it is determined that the family leader is unfortunately killed, then he must bring the Satsuma warriors back to Kyushu to preserve the family's strength instead of serving as war cannon fodder for other daimyo.
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