outside of Seoul.
The shouts of killing gradually subsided. Seeing the previously fearless Japanese pirates retreating, the Ming and Dynasty allied forces breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at this posture, they would not launch any more attacks in the short term.
Regarding the Dunyimen generals' killing of Kuroda Nagamasa, Ma Gui and Yang Hao gave verbal commendations.
After all, the war was in turmoil and the news was blocked. Even if he wanted to write a memorial to the imperial court, he would not receive it.
The Governor-General Xing Jie is staying at home and has not yet arrived at the front line...
However, the actor does not really care about the rewards from the court, but mainly depends on the later evaluation.
Of course, being able to obtain awards and be promoted to a noble rank can provide a steady stream of luck blessings from this side of the world, providing assistance for the next exam related to the Eastern worldview.
For example: Lu Li.
With the blessing of the Dragon Tiger Qi and the Emperor Qi from the Three Kingdoms world, the Tang Dynasty world, and even the Liaozhai world, the others are only Qian Zong at most, and he directly becomes the commander-in-chief who can influence the trend of the entire war.
After going through the peninsula, the total number of Ming Dynasty troops here can be counted on the palm of a hand. When reinforcements arrive one after another, the total number of troops can still be counted on the palm of a hand.
Before Kuroda Nagamasa was killed and Kato was seriously injured, the situation was actually quite favorable to the Japanese army.
Most of Jeolla Province has been lost, leaving only a few scattered rebels. The rebels are interfering in the rear, and the gate to Seoul has been opened.
The main force of the Ming army has not yet gathered, and it has no advantage at all in terms of land forces, and the navy has been crushed. Yi Sun-shin, who is good at creating miracles, will still take a long time to restore the fleet to a certain combat effectiveness.
However, including the disabled Kato Kiyomasa, the Japanese army had already lost four legion commanders, not generals!
Four of the eight army commanders were either dead or maimed, the two legions were completely destroyed, and morale had dropped to an unimaginable level.
As the commander of the First Army, Kato stopped being arrogant. He first confronted Lu Li ambitiously, but found that this person had too many identities.
He was the general who killed Tachibana Muneshige!
He was the demon who killed the two Shimazu brothers!
He was also the guy who participated in killing Yukino Konishi!
Immediately afterwards, a strange demonic fire appeared.
The trump card I prepared successfully blocked it. I thought I could kill him, but an ordinary ancient sword came out and easily cut through the golden body of the Bodhisattva and released the demonic fire from inside!
So, what’s next time?
Looking at his beloved general who was completely frightened, Toyotomi Hideyoshi suppressed his disappointment and held a meeting.
The number of people present was far less lively than before, especially compared to the scene during the first expedition.
At that time, various daimyo were studying the Ming Dynasty mountain and river maps with great interest. Some wanted to entrust the southeastern coastal counties and counties, and some hoped to entrust them to the vicinity of Yanjing, closer to His Majesty the Emperor.
Some even expressed their concessions very generously. He was also willing to lead his family members to rule the Northeast and Northwest, these bitter and cold places that no one liked.
"As long as it is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I like it."
The lingering sound is still in my ears, this person has passed away.
Looking at Kato Kiyomasa, who had only one head left and whose body had not yet completed rebirth, Hideyoshi slowly uttered two words: "Retreat."
All the famous people were ecstatic.
Unexpectedly, Taige actually figured it out...
In the past, as soon as Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan, he regarded himself as a "man of the world". He sat in Yanshi, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, overlooking the four directions, and controlled the territories of the Ming Dynasty, Li Dynasty, Nanman and Tianzhu.
Everyone knows that this Taige's ambition has broken through the boundaries of reasonableness and turned into a kind of wild fantasy, and he is immersed in it and cannot extricate himself.
Now, I finally understand the form!
It’s not too late after all!
Unfortunately, it was too early for the daimyo to be happy.
[In my lifetime, I will try my best to include the territory of Ming Dynasty within the territory]
[People in the Tang Dynasty feared me like a tiger]
[With the combat power of our army, dealing with the Ming Dynasty is like a flood breaking through sand and a sharp knife breaking through bamboo]
[Why do we need an interpreter when war breaks out? Just let Ming and Li Chao people use our words]
From an extremely delusional person to a normal person who recognizes the reality, Toyotomi Hideyoshi has no hope in this life. The withdrawal of troops he mentioned is arranged like this——
Kato and Nabeshima returned to Nishiuraura, the starting point.
Ukita Hideie returned to Torai.
Maori Xiuyuan returned to Liangshan.
According to Hideyoshi's arrangement, all the famous generals abandoned the previously occupied cities and returned to their bases, continuing to occupy the coastal areas from Sunchon to Ulsan.
Apparently, Hideyoshi was waiting for someone.
The heroes of Kanto!
As early as when he first sent troops to conquer the peninsula, Tokugawa Ieyasu, the daimyo leader of the Kanto region, was not uninterested and even offered three suggestions:
Advance by land and sea.
The strong bullies the weak.
Quick victory.
The Li Dynasty had many mountains and it was difficult to supply supplies on land, so it had to rely on the navy to transport grain, grass and baggage.
Using the strong to bully the weak, he used the momentum of a lion to fight a rabbit, and suddenly overwhelmed Li Chao's arrogance.
As for a quick battle, only in this way can we retain our own combat effectiveness to the maximum extent, in order to fight to the death with the Ming Dynasty in the future.
But now, apart from the superiority of the navy, they have nothing to do with it. They can only retreat to the seaside and use unimaginable benefits and intimidation to get the Tokugawa family to lead the Kanto daimyo to send troops.
The siege of Seoul ended in such an anticlimactic manner?
Lu Li used his far-sighting technique to see that the Japanese army had withdrawn from Suwon and its momentum had not stopped. He was a little unbelievable.
Is the old monkey giving in now?
Wouldn't it be better to seize Seoul for the winter than to retreat?
Not only Lu Li could not believe it, but also the senior leaders of the coalition forces. At dawn, he sent Jiesheng and five hundred light cavalry to visit along the way.
Jieshan, Jishan, then Tianan City.
At this point, the possibility of being attacked by the Japanese in the Seoul area was completely ruled out. Out of caution, Ma Gui personally led Lu Li and others south out of Tianan and headed towards Jeonju.
Seeing Quanzhou being completely abandoned, everyone had to accept this strange reality.
Did the Japanese really withdraw? !
The evidence is so solid that you have to believe it.
"The desire to fight is so low and the spirit is sluggish. If there is no new blood to join, it will be defeated sooner or later."
Lu Li's words became a prophecy.
Seoul.
The King of Joseon, Ri Ho, laughed wildly. He wanted to carry out the old tradition and write a letter to mock Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Every cause must have its effect.
In the eighteenth year of Tianzheng, Hideyoshi took the initiative to write a letter of credence to Li Huo. In the letter, he repeatedly repeated how extraordinary and noble he was when he was born, what achievements he had made in his country, and how noble his ideals were to attack the Ming Dynasty in the future.
With a lot of words piled up, Hideyoshi dressed himself up as a savior who "suffered the political transformation of the imperial capital and hundreds of millions of years", and stated that "everywhere the sun shines is under my rule."
After this nervous letter, the old monkey wrote another letter, asking Li Chao to pay tribute, preferably from the king Li Huan himself.
Ignored again and again, in exchange for a letter of confederation.
The words grew harsher.
How does it feel to have an aggressive, crazy and bloody neighbor? The key is that he also sends threatening letters every now and then and takes action!
The King of Joseon could talk about this for three days and three nights without even using the curse word!
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