The next evening.
Ukita Hideie arrives.
As the general of the left army, his arrival meant that the left and right armies were converging.
Despite the annihilation of the Konishi Army and the Satsuma Army, as well as the naval forces building fortresses in coastal areas, there were still nearly 100,000 Japanese pirates approaching Seoul.
Ten of them surrounded him!
Toyotomi Hideyoshi clearly displayed his own banner and set up the formation on a hill on the other side of Suwon. His attitude was clear at a glance.
The soldiers of the Li Dynasty in the city felt panicked. After all, they had never seen such a large number of enemies.
Due to the limited strength of the Ming army, there were only a few thousand elite soldiers in total. Especially after the Battle of Jishan, Lu Li had to accept the fact that he had 800 Li Dynasty soldiers under his command.
In fact, Ma Gui criticized Lu Li for placing his old troops on the warship, but he had made some achievements in the battle of Suwon, coupled with the huge achievements accumulated in the battle of Nanyuan, and the upcoming arrival of Li Rumei...
The admiral chose to tolerate it.
Especially seeing that those five hundred unruly monsters only listened to Lu Li's orders and were immediately entrusted with important tasks.
There are eight gates in Seoul.
There are two lanes in each of the four directions: east, west, south and north.
One master at a time.
The secondary door has long been sealed, not only on the physical level, but also on the mystical level——
The Taoist priest accompanying the army took action and sealed it with a golden talisman.
It is said that what was consumed was the luck of the two countries, the Ming Dynasty and the Li Dynasty, which were as stable as Mount Tai.
Neither Jianjing Lue nor the admiral took it seriously, thinking that it would be okay to waste a little of one's country's luck. Naturally, the actors headed by Lu Li didn't say much.
What's more, currently only guarding four gates will reduce the pressure on the troops a lot.
Eight hundred Li Dynasty soldiers, five hundred demons, and Zhou Tian, Pan Ming, and Du Quan, who led a thousand Ming troops, came to assist in the defense.
Lu Li felt quite stable.
As for who should be the leader, naturally whoever has the higher official rank will make the decision. This is what Yang Hao, who is obviously superior to Admiral Magui, means.
Coincidentally, Zhou Tian, who had a pleasant cooperation with Lu Li, also had no objection.
Zhou Tian had no objection, so Du Quan certainly didn't, and Pan Ming... even less.
"You have a grand boss, but he doesn't even have five hundred people under his command." Boss Zhou sighed.
"There is nothing we can do, there are too many soldiers and generals."
Lu Li glanced at the corner where the Li Dynasty soldiers were huddled, and suggested, "How about I pay you another three hundred?"
"Forget it." Zhou Tian refused directly.
If these guys fail at the critical moment, not to mention it will be effective, I am afraid that they will drag down the soldiers under their command and distract them from taking care of them.
His eyes turned to Du Quan.
Not surprisingly, he was also shaking his head.
Only Pan Ming didn't mind. No matter how unbearable the soldiers used by the Li Dynasty to guard the capital were, they still had a certain fighting capacity. It just depended on how they were used.
In this way, Lu Li dispatched 300 troops to him. He led 500 demons and 500 soldiers to guard the main sections of the West City, and left the rest to Pan Ming and others.
The local demons despised the soldiers for being cowardly. They had lived for so long and should have been more precious about their lives. However, when they encountered the invaders, they burst out with love for this land and fought to the death.
On the contrary, we are human beings who open their mouths about benevolence and righteousness but shut up their mouths about morality and righteousness...
However, the demon then thought about Mr. Lu's character and could only lament that there are too few people in the human race who can truly combine knowledge and action. Instead, they like to use rules and regulations that they cannot do to restrain others.
Looking at the Japanese troops gathering outside the city, and then looking behind them, some of the soldiers were shaking their heads to sift chaff, while others were more or less cowardly before fighting.
"To eat, kill pigs and eat meat."
Lu Li issued the first military order.
He knows that the most important thing in defending the city is morale. The coach must be calm, and he himself does not panic. Now if he pays attention to the food of his subordinates and makes the final preparations while eating, morale should be boosted.
However, the effect is limited.
If all the soldiers can be sacrificed and brave with a little show of force, then Nanyuan can still defend for a long time...
In 204 BC, Han Xin's troops marched out of the Taihang Mountains. The Zhao army in front of them had an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, and the situation was very critical.
Therefore, Han Xin formed an array with his back to the Taiping River and fought to the death with the enemy. In the end, the Han army risked death and survived, defeating the Zhao army, creating a legend of a generation of military gods.
How is the current situation in Seoul similar to a last-ditch battle? ! ! !
However, Lu Li felt that there might be some misunderstanding here. Most people believed that a last-ditch battle was about bursting out with amazing power in a desperate situation, achieving a counterattack, and completely defeating the enemy.
In fact, the reason why Han Xin chose to fight was not to defeat the enemy, but to allow the Han army to maintain its position and prevent it from being defeated by the enemy with superior strength.
The real strategy that led to the Zhao army's defeat was to send people to sneak into the enemy camp in advance, and suddenly change the Han army flag there, making the Zhao soldiers on the front line mistakenly believe that their rear camp was attacked, and the battle line was instantly in chaos. They retreated one after another and won the battle.
In Lu Li's mind, in order to reproduce this operation, the following three basic conditions must be met:
First, soldiers must have absolute trust in their commander.
This point, aside from the soldiers of the Li Dynasty who were responsible for killing people and killing people, both the Ming army and the demons were able to do this.
Second, the strength comparison between the two sides should not be too disparate.
Of course, the so-called disparity does not only refer to the number of soldiers, but also takes into account the weapons and equipment of the enemy and ourselves, as well as the time and location.
All things considered, they barely accounted for half.
Third, there must be other supporting plans.
Otherwise, what to fight with?
Just relying on the courage that the soldiers burst out when they are in desperate situations may be able to create a temporary miracle, but it will not last long at all.
But the defenders are by no means fighting alone. The Liaodong Army is on the way. It is conservatively estimated to have more than 10,000 men, all of whom are experienced cavalrymen who have fought against Japanese invaders.
Of these three basic premises, Lu Li believed that his side had the majority and could barely make it all together.
Therefore, he was very optimistic about the overall situation. Even if things went wrong, he would still make a profit by dragging one or two Japanese generals on the road.
City head.
Ximen garrison general Lu Li acted as a cook, setting up a grill in front of everyone, and then grilling the whole pig, which had been cleaned and coated with honey water from time to time...
Soon, the aroma spread far and wide.
Pan Ming came over and tore off a piece of his front elbow and took it away.
Zhou Tian and Du Quan followed suit.
After the generals guarding the other three gates learned about this, they followed suit one after another. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, they should show off their posture first. If they couldn't frighten the little devils outside, couldn't they frighten the allies?
It was indeed a strategy thought up by General Nanyuan.
The Japanese looked from a distance and saw an old acquaintance sitting in Xicheng, roasting pork as steadily as a mountain...
The expressions on the left army from Hideie Ukita on down were very exciting. The old monkey who had set up the formation slightly behind him was silent for a long time after hearing the news.
The guy who felt troublesome in Nanyuan and took the initiative to let him go, actually arrived in Seoul first.
…
Maybe it was just to argue, after all, the Japanese like to gather everyone together for meetings no matter what they do, maybe they were frightened by Lu Li.
From arriving in the evening, to setting up their positions, to nightfall, the sun rose the next day, but the attack had not yet begun.
noon.
There was finally movement in the Japanese camp.
However, it was not a formal attack, but there were signs of an attack.
Another Japanese army of about 10,000 people arrived.
Lu Li was about to prepare some food and continue to bake, and tell the world what it means to be truly calm in times of crisis, when he suddenly heard the noise of tens of thousands of horses galloping outside the city.
Taking a closer look, the Japanese were unkempt and dirty from top to bottom.
The North Korean king Li Huo, who was originally guarding Beicheng and planned to maintain an elegant posture so as to cooperate with the Ming army in the "empty city strategy", changed his face and was frightened.
I saw platycodon painted on the flag of this team, and the horse seal said:
Namo Myoho Renge Sutra.
In addition, there are "thousands of ladles" fluttering in the wind.
After thoroughly seeing the scene, Li He's feet weakened and he almost collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, the guard nearby, Konomi, had quick eyesight and quick hands to hold him up. Otherwise, this show would not only be ineffective, but would greatly affect the morale of the coalition forces.
Demon Kato Kiyomasa!
Platycodon is the family crest of Kato Kiyomasa, and Kato Kiyomasa is extremely, no, crazy about Nichiren Buddhism. Therefore, his regiment will write the Nichiren Buddhism classic "Namo Myoho Renge Sutra" on the horse seal, which is known as the title. flag.
The flag flying "Thousands of Ladles" is the unique horse seal of the Toyotomi family, echoing the flag set up on the north bank of Suwon.
As the commander of the First Army, Kato regained his master's trust and received this special gift from Hideyoshi before setting off for the expedition.
Looking at this dusty army from a distance, Li Huo thought of his fear of being dominated by the two legions.
During the Imchen years, after landing, the two families of Konishi and Kato rushed along the northern road, attacking cities and territories day and night, and no city could hold on for more than half a day.
With such a terrifying long-distance attack capability, Seoul was quickly captured, and Li Hao could only take the royal family members and ministers to "hunt westward".
To this day, the King of Joseon has not forgotten the scene of his hasty escape.
Coincidentally, the place where he escaped happened to be the west gate where Lu Li was stationed, also known as Dunyi Gate.
[The names of Seoul’s Fourth Gate and Bosin Pavilion are based on the Confucian ideas of “benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, trust” and the five elements of Feng Shui. They are named Heunginjimun, Donuimun, Sungnyemun and Sukjeongmun respectively (after "Jing" replaces "wisdom")]
At that time, I was escaping in such a hurry, holding military talismans, that I couldn't find any soldiers to command, and neither the honor guard nor the guards were ready...
Li Huo clearly remembered that that time coincided with the present, when it was raining and muddy in autumn, and the noble escape team he was a part of was in a miserable state. He had never been so miserable.
The usually obedient eunuchs, palace maids, and the people who were fleeing with them suddenly changed their temperaments and frantically robbed the royal family and ministers' property, not even letting go of the royal tribute and food they carried with them. Some ministers were raped by the mob. Killed on the spot.
In the end, only one peasant woman paid tribute on the way to escape. She gave three bowls of corn rice to the mighty King of Korea. Li Hao hugged the broken bowl and cried loudly:
"The corn eaten by these untouchables is so fragrant, it is better than the delicacies from the mountains and the sea."
At that time, he arrived at a small town in the north of Seoul. Looking back at the royal city where he had lived for generations, he was shocked to see smoke billowing and dozens of Kato family warriors chasing him behind him.
Fortunately, there were soldiers under his command who fought tooth and nail to kill the enemy, and only one life could be saved.
And the billowing smoke coming out from the direction of Seoul is not from the thieves, but from our own people.
A group of slaves, who were usually as honest and humble as yellow dogs, rushed into the governor's courtyard and burned all the official documents. They also rushed into the inner treasury, robbed gold, silver and jewels, burned them to encourage people to do good, and stored Confucian books. Hongwen Hall, which houses classic books, and several palaces.
All kinds of bad memories came to Li Hao's mind as Kato's army arrived again.
Now, a hundred thousand troops are attacking Seoul, and the Japanese pirates are coming from both sides!
At that time, the Konishi Corps captured Seoul on its own!
It’s over…
If you miss the best opportunity, you can't escape...
The city was broken—captured—humiliated—killed—the bones teased—
Li Huan had already thought about how he would be tricked by the Japanese. After all, he had relied on the Ming Dynasty to write letters to provoke and insult Hideyoshi many times. Now he came in person, bringing with him the cruel and violent Japanese.
On the side, Manager Yang Hao frowned, and Admiral Ma Gui secretly made a gesture. The guards understood and carried the limp king back to the palace.
"Tell all the ministries to place eye-catching spots. The Japanese are very likely to attack during the night."
"If the city gate where someone is stationed is breached, come and see him!"
Ma Gui's harsh tone shocked the group of Li Dynasty generals next to him.
Simon.
Lu Li looked at Kato's army, still calmly grilling, and he was actually looking forward to facing him.
The seven guns of Jiyue.
Legion commander-level name.
A very worthy opponent.
And soon after, his wish came true.
Lu Li's appearance at the west gate put unspeakable pressure on all the big names, and they were unwilling to launch an attack there.
There's no doubt it's a chore.
And Kato was the leader of the dogmatic faction who had won the honor of being the commander of the First Army, so he took the job without hesitation.
Of course, Kato Kiyomasa was very crazy and had the confidence to use Lu Li as a stepping stone, because while taking a long detour and walking through the forest, he thought of a way to temporarily deal with the Red Lotus Karma Fire.
At this moment.
Looking at the familiar Seoul.
Kato was filled with emotions. He was gone. Back then, he and his old enemy Konishi were fighting across the peninsula. You were fighting for it, and he even got a big advantage——
Yukino Konishi, who was the commander of the First Army at the time, although it was a straight line, he attacked the city along the way and really killed people all the way.
His marching route was far from false, but the defenders along the way had long been intimidated and defeated by the soldiers of the Konishi Army. The Second Army did not fight any tough battles at all and took advantage of this.
At that time, no one had a good night's sleep, for fear of being overtaken by the other party and outcompeted.
In the end, the two stood on the same starting line at a pass called Choryang Road, and started a fair competition with Seoul as the ultimate goal.
But the result was too regrettable. Governor Konishi took half a day to break through Seoul...
The sight of the opponent standing at the top of the city, waving his arms, is still vivid in my mind.
The plan was to invade the peninsula and start over again. However, Konishi and his best friend Shimazu died in the first official battle.
"Nothing lasts forever."
Kato Kiyomasa lamented that he was completely relieved of what happened back then, and he had the desire to avenge his old enemy and close friend.
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