Battle of Suwon.
This is a battle unprecedented in history.
Because at that time, the Japanese did not have much desire to win. They just wanted to deal with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, plunder some wealth and population, and prepare for their return to their country and receive a title.
Therefore, after Maori and Kuroda paid a huge price to capture Jishan, they stopped marching north to avoid being attacked by a large Ming army...
But the war lines in this world are obviously not going that way, and the battle to defend Seoul is about to begin.
what to do?
Ma Gui, Yang Hao, and even Li Huo all asked Lu Li this question.
Is there any good solution? Hit hard!
The situation is so obvious, even if you try to break your head, there is no way that is amazing enough to make up for the disadvantage in numbers.
This is the gap in hard power.
Can't make up for it.
Admiral Ma Gui was not disappointed by this. He just asked casually. After all, he was also a battlefield veteran who knew his soldiers and had a deep understanding of the situation.
The same is true for Yang Hao, the manager. If he was afraid of a fierce battle, he would not rush over from the rear immediately and scold Ma Gui and even Li Chao Wenwu, telling them not to retreat...
Only the monarchs and ministers headed by Li Huan were completely desperate. They wanted to run away but couldn't. Tormented by this mentality, they simply did nothing and let the Ming army completely take over everything.
Be in constant panic all day long.
This is the most realistic portrayal.
Yang Hao no longer had any expectations for the mud that could not hold up the wall. Since they behaved like this, they saved a lot of trouble.
All the Ming army generals gathered together and quickly discussed the layout. It was not as noisy as the wet market.
After all, the situation is very easy to see.
The place to defend is not big, and the space for maneuvering is very limited.
General Lu and his soldiers, who had just landed ashore, became the navy again.
Who told him to have a giant turtle ship?
Next, Lu Li will lead a group of small ships to cruise in Suwon, blocking the front line of the anti-Japanese war.
It was indeed a boost, but from a certain perspective, it was also a target.
Because of this, Admiral Ma Gui allocated enough weapons to him:
Tianzi gun, Dizi gun, Xuanzi gun, Huangzi gun, Dasheng cannon, Xiaosheng cannon, Tribulus cannon, big fire tube, large bowl mouth tube, medium bowl mouth tube.
various kinds.
You can also tell by their names that they are all Li Dynasty standard weapons, and so are the projectiles:
Long piece arrows, iron pellets, general arrows, general arrows, etc., all kinds of fancy names.
In addition, Lu Li looked at the bird cannons and double-barreled cannons that were obsolete from an unknown era, and immediately returned them. He would not accept the tatters. Even if he tolerated them a little, they could still be used.
The king of hell is not afraid of hungry ghosts.
What's more, Lu Li is a fierce general who can create miracles. He has Yang Jinglue of the Liaodong Army in his heart, so he specially arranged a large number of general cannons for the flagship he was on, and there were a lot of them, four in total.
The two Japanese-style large-barreled cannons originally installed at the stern of the ship were replaced with increasingly powerful Ming army squatting tiger cannons, and all ten muzzles were filled.
Since it was a water battle in a river, local authorities could not carry out the battle. Whether the demons participated or not, the impact would not be significant, so Lu Li placed them all in the city.
It is undeniable that the Liaodong cavalry are very brave, but their actual combat effectiveness is indeed not as good as the demons.
At this juncture, the number of soldiers under his command and the number of things they can do is the right to speak.
Five hundred demons, all of them could at least block five with one.
There are also old monsters such as the Tiger King and the Suxingling Mountain God. If there are no generals among the Japanese to stop them, it will be a massacre.
"When he saw the goddess, the King of Korea's eyes widened. Tsk, tsk, tsk, she is indeed a carnivore."
Pan Ming has always had a sharp tongue.
Now, he has become Lu Li's deputy, leading the fleet together to protect the last natural barrier in front of the city. There are no outsiders present, so he naturally speaks casually.
"King Xiang is interested, but the goddess has no dream."
"As long as the canonization edict is given, it will not be in vain for demons and wild gods to fight bloody battles in Nanyuan for Li Chao Wenwu. As for what he does next, we can't control it."
Lu Li stood on the deck with an incomprehensible expression.
Taking King Xiang as an example earlier was too flattering to the monarch Li Huan. If he had some integrity and wasn't always crying, maybe the goddess would look up to him and have the slightest chance of success.
After all, a king who has no courage, let alone any martial arts skills, would rather subjugate his country, ignore the foundation of his ancestors, and only want to embrace the Ming Dynasty, he is really useless.
With the cold temperament of that goddess, I am afraid that Li Huo is no different from a beggar on the street.
"Trash snacks." Pan Ming commented impartially.
If it weren't for the fact that rebellion is prohibited in this world, and there is an iron law that prevents actors from letting themselves go, he would even want to kill Li Chao Wenwu and get mixed reviews.
After all, no matter what, the complete bloodbath of the civil and military ministers of this country is also a special achievement, which is unprecedented and unprecedented, and is destined to be recorded in the annals of history.
"The sorrow of a small country."
Lu Li hadn't chatted alone with Pan Ming for a long time, and it was still at a time when such a war was about to happen, so he continued to add to the topic:
"Actually, it is not a small country, but the internal strife is too serious. In the court, if one party puts forward an opinion, no matter whether it is correct or not, whether it is beneficial to the country and the people, the other party will inevitably oppose it for the sake of opposition."
"This has been the case since ancient times."
Speaking of this, Lu Li thought of the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty and instantly lost interest.
The eldest brother laughs at the second brother? Not interesting.
The Li Dynasty is known as Little China. From clothes to laws and everything, they all imitate the suzerain country. Therefore, how much better would it be if the prefix was removed...
Rest where you are for a day.
The Kuroda family and the Mori family are on the road again.
Although Hideyoshi was tyrannical, he still kept his word. In his reply, he said that he had sent the Nabeshima family and his son to come for support, so he would definitely not break his promise.
In order to seize the opportunity and avoid appearing too philistine, the two coalition forces decided to take the lead, remove the small obstacles encountered along the way, and wait for the Nabeshima Army to arrive below Seoul.
Regarding the previous battle, the swordsman has already polished it. The Kuroda family recorded this:
Maori Xiuyuan's troops also arrived. The enemy's remaining troops did not dare to fight and retreated, and our troops also slowed down.
In just one sentence, he indirectly admitted his failure, and then started the old tradition of bragging about how brave his military generals were. He knew that the number of soldiers was overwhelming, and he was extremely shameless.
Then, history began to be made:
The Ming army's first-line general Jie Sheng, after fighting the Battle of Jishan and retreating in panic, sent an envoy to send a white eagle to Kuroda Nagamasa to beg for surrender.
Daiming has a tradition of writing family records.
Naturally, the Maori family also wrote, and even more exaggeratedly, saying that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were killed by them and fled in all directions. After making dumplings, they had to climb the mountain.
Faced with a tight siege, Jie Sheng sent an envoy to ask for a meeting with the head of the family, Maori Hidemoto, and said:
"We are sent to fight in a foreign country. It is the emperor's order that cannot be violated. We don't have much hatred. I will give you the flag. You can stamp it as a mark and put it on the next path of survival."
In this almost magical story, Mouri Hidemoto was extremely kind. As expected, he stamped a mark on the flag symbolizing military power and let him go.
…
After the main force of the Japanese navy completed supporting the battle and assisting in the capture of Nanyuan, they returned to the coastal areas——
Wipe out the rebels and build a walled city.
When the two coalition forces arrived in Suwon, they were all a little dumbfounded when they looked at the fleet in front.
Putting aside the flagship, the scale of this navy is not large. As long as Maori gathers his own cannons and launches a bombardment with them, they can capture them in two hours at most.
But the turtle ship that piloted it was so extraordinary.
Not only is it large, but if you look closely, you can see that every muzzle is blocked by something dark.
Obviously, this is a mobile fortress.
Once the Japanese get close, the firepower that bursts out instantly will cause them heavy losses.
Subconsciously, Mouri Hidemoto looked at Kuroda Nagamasa, who had a gloomy expression.
Only fools do this kind of thing to fill their lives!
"Wait for the Nabeshima family. They haven't experienced a fierce battle so far. It's obviously not justified."
Seeing the tough attitude of Kuroda, Maori immediately took a step back. Just like Hideyoshi didn't dare to push the two of them too hard, he couldn't get things done.
Since landing, the Nabeshima family has not made any achievements and has no reason to shirk.
"I'm getting more and more petty."
Lu Li looked at the two coalition forces from a distance and said with a smile:
"Watch me challenge them."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hard bow that he had made casually in the past appeared in his hand.
The general's cannon could barely reach the edge of the Japanese army's position without causing too many casualties. In addition, Lu Li did not want to expose his firepower in advance, so he simply used his own strength combined with magical weapons to scare the Japanese.
As a cultivator, Pan Ming has no shortage of magic weapons, especially after knowing the specific types of final exams, he prepared relevant weapons early.
A treasure bow carved with dragons and phoenixes appeared.
There is no need to follow the aura emanating from it, just by looking at the appearance, you can tell that it is several grades higher than the magic weapon Lu Li casually refined.
The great banner is of extremely important status.
In the Three Kingdoms era, there was a rule that if a warrior in charge of the banner was killed by an enemy's bow and arrow, someone must immediately come up to replace him, and the banner must not be allowed to fall.
No matter how bad the war is, as long as the flag does not fall, everyone will have the confidence to continue fighting. If it falls, it means the death of the commander.
The Japanese did not have a flag, but they had a flag with the family crest as a substitute, and the effect was almost the same.
Knowing that Pan Ming had been harboring murderous intent for an unknown amount of time and had nowhere to vent it, Lu Li took the initiative to lock the flag on the Kuroda family's main formation.
Boom!
The bow string trembled violently, showing its great strength.
At this point, there was no longer any question of whether the shot was accurate or not. Two cold rays of light shot straight towards the flagpole, which was only two fingers thick and a hundred miles away.
clang!
Not surprisingly, a layer of separation emerged on its own.
The luck of the two families was condensed on it, as well as the blessing of the military formation. It was extremely difficult to break through the armor.
At least it's not possible with one arrow.
Lu Li and Pan Ming had already predicted this, so they shot the first arrow and then bent their bows again.
If one arrow fails, there is still a second and third arrow. Unlike artillery, which can cause large-scale damage, the iron cluster made of divine iron can concentrate all the energy into a single burst. This is the unique charm of cold weapons.
Click.
Before the flag-protecting warriors from the two families could react, they heard a crisp sound and felt despair.
The flag fell.
However, he didn't land completely and was caught in mid-air. If he couldn't react any longer, the flag guard might as well leave it to a dog.
"Lao Lu, how do you think the two old guys will react? Fire a few cannons in the air? Or send a small force to fight us?"
Pan Ming looked at the flag being picked up again with a smile on his face.
"They will take the initiative to retreat and wait for reinforcements to arrive." Lu Li hit the nail on the head.
Within this formation.
Mouri Hidemoto sneered, as if he had seen through the enemy general's trick, and decisively ordered to break camp and continue to retreat hundreds of miles.
Retainers offered kind words one after another.
As long as you don't fall for the Ming army's despicable provocations, you have already won.
Everyone thinks so.
"I have no courage anymore." Pan Ming was helpless.
After sitting on the bench for such a long time, he longed for a battle, just like Duke, to kill a big name at the level of a legion commander.
In fact, in this traditional Eastern world, Pan Ming is the one who is most at home, because the route he initially chose was:
Cultivation.
"I don't know how many Japanese people will come to support us."
Lu Li was looking forward to it.
After escaping from Nanyuan, he felt that he had earned his life no matter what, so he said: "Jie Shi, you face the enemy openly, and I will find a way to trick the Japanese thieves again."
Use secret poking to launch a sneak attack, or give the enemy a "surprise" when he is not prepared.
This feeling is really refreshing.
And the target is a Japanese, which directly doubles the happiness.
Pan Ming can imagine how much of a psychological shadow his brother left on the Japanese pirates when he was in Nanyuan——
If he showed his face, not only to scare off the enemy directly, but at least to make them hesitate and not dare to attack for half a day.
There are various signs that the major legions have gradually lost their vigor. Not to mention the battle at Jishan, where both sides were equally powerful, they immediately began to complain and began to think about retreating.
This left Hideyoshi mentally and physically exhausted. Everything for him and the Toyotomi family depended on the Battle of the Peninsula.
Failure is never allowed!
As a result, the commander of the First Army, Kato, came in handy. He left his formation, used clever feints to bypass the blockade of Li Chaojun on the flank, and attacked Seoul from another angle.
Tactically, it is undoubtedly a wonderful battle example, but it is also a helpless compromise. Hideyoshi confirmed that other regiments under his command have lost the indomitable spirit of the Imjin War——
If it had been during that period, there wouldn't have been so many twists and turns, and even if there had been, Kato would not have feinted to carefully bypass the Li Chao army guarding the flanks.
Feint?
roundabout?
Just draw a straight line on the map and penetrate the enemy's position with one stride!
Such a strong contrast made Hideyoshi choose to prepare for the worst and retreat to the three roads he had already captured. Regardless of the cost, he mobilized domestic forces and forced the big names who were watching the show to bleed together.
Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The Kanto daimyo headed by him had been excluded from the invasion plan since the beginning of the war.
And the daimyo who followed Hideyoshi to send troops were all under his command...
Will the plan succeed?
You know, the Tokugawa family is very forbearing, and the Kwantung Allied Forces are only slightly weaker than their own forces. If they don't obey orders, fighting will break out in the mainland and return to the Warring States Period.
The old monkey was undecided.
Everything depends on Seoul.
Suwon.
Noon the next day.
The Nabeshima Army arrived, with only more than 2,000 elite troops following them, while the rest continued to march in the rear.
But they were full of fighting spirit and took the initiative to send troops alone to capture Suwon, the only defensible barrier in Seoul.
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