After offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, the Ming army officially set out.
King Li Huo of North Korea, who had always behaved very cowardly, became so heroic that he said he would personally send Lu Li and Yang Hao off to the expedition.
Everyone happily obeyed.
The generals rode horses together and marched out of Seoul. As they were talking, Yang Jinglue, who was a civil servant, suddenly left the road and galloped towards a path covered with solid ice and snow.
Seeing this, the generals headed by Lu Li followed suit one after another. The black-maned horse was even thinking about whether he should easily surpass them to show his extraordinary ability.
But then I thought about it. After all, Yang Hao was his master's main supporter on the front line. He couldn't offend him, so it was better to keep a low profile.
When Li Huo saw the generals leaving, he was unwilling to be outdone. As if he knew that he had been completely underestimated and must restore his image, he followed closely behind.
All the soldiers were at a loss.
The entourage and ministers behind the Korean king were at a loss.
They couldn't catch up at all.
You chased me, and after traveling for about a hundred miles, Yang Hao suddenly looked back, looked at Li He who was closely behind him, and said happily:
"Wang Ke is ready to work with you!"
"……"Land from.
When it comes to cross-dressing, who can compare with the literati?
After this episode passed, nearly 30,000 Ming troops jumped over Wuling with high morale, and arrived at Munqing County at the foot of the mountains three days later.
This was the end point of the first stage of the rampage of Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Masakiyoshi at the beginning of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.
Since the departure, Ma Gui, who had always been silent, seemed to remember that he was an admiral and made a request to General Quan Li of the Li Dynasty:
"Our division is poorly prepared on land, and the sailors alone cannot reach us despite repeated attempts."
Obviously, the Ming army needed support from the Li Dynasty navy. They had to go to the sea near Ulsan to join their own side.
This is a very strange request.
Because Lu Li had clearly reported his experiences at sea, including the fact that after killing the general manager of the island, Yi Sunchen's strength actually declined——
The actor leaves.
Even if a general cannon is given as a gift, how much strength can be restored in just two months?
Even if Yi Sun-shin was a veritable god of war, capable of transforming decay into magic, he would not be able to bypass the important ports where Japanese naval forces gathered in Suncheon, Geoje, and Busan, and attack Ulsan on the east side.
His eyes turned to Quan Li.
After all, he was a general of the Lee Dynasty, could give orders to Yi Sun-shin, and also knew inside information.
Under Lu Li's gaze, Quan Li looked calm and said without any hesitation: "Okay."
The Navy has a flag named: Yi Sun-shin.
There is also an iconic figure in the army, none other than the veteran Kwon Ryul, who once led his troops to defeat the Japanese army in Xingjusanseong.
However, can the navy really be relied on?
The actor is not optimistic.
Even though Lu Li had met Yi Sun-shin in person and had cooperated with him, he was not optimistic.
As for the truth…
Quan Li knew that this request was impossible to achieve, but in order to enable the Ming army, which was the main force, to continue launching fierce attacks on the Japanese, the old boy bit the bullet and agreed.
In fact, the actors had an in-depth understanding of the subsequent battle to attack Ulsan. Throughout the entire battle of Ulsan, there was no record of Li Chao's navy assisting in the battle.
And their own country's historical materials, out of self-whitewashing, portray an old man who slapped his chest hard and harmed the Ming army into a general who eagerly cooperated with the Ming army in fighting...
Yang Hao and Ma Gui underestimated the integrity of the Li Dynasty people and their little thoughts. After receiving the guarantee, they continued to lead the army south.
Midway through, Lu Lijin spoke.
However, the masters who were high up in the temple were commanding remotely and asked the frontline Ming army to launch an attack on the Japanese immediately.
To a certain extent, the two of them were prepared to be deceived, and they felt that the danger caused by this was within an acceptable range.
However, be careful when sailing.
Ma Gui kept a Japanese-born Japanese under his command, and gave himself a Chinese name: Lu Yuwen.
A native devil.
People who are clever are just profit-seeking.
So, Ma Gui promised to give him a hundred taels of gold and sent him to sneak into Ulsan with a few scouts disguised as Japanese pirates.
On the evening of the next day, Lu Yuwen set out.
Lu Li and others continued to wait for the arrival of the army and subsequent reinforcements.
Ten days later.
The number of the Ming army reached nearly 40,000, and they all arrived in Gyeongju. This is the city closest to Ulsan. Arriving here means entering a war zone.
The various ministries took a short rest in the city. The next night, Lu Yuwen returned and brought a big gift!
hand-painted map!
Lu Li was surprised when he saw it, because it was a detailed defense plan for Ulsan.
The main force of the Japanese army in Ulsan was not located in Ulsan Castle, but on the island mountain on the north side.
This place is surrounded by dangerous places. It is surrounded by Pyeongsan-dong, Sang'an-dong, Gangyo-dong, and Bangujeong to the north, and faces Ulsan Castle across the Taehwa River to the south.
If the enemy attacks from the north, they must first cross Dosan before they can capture Ulsan.
In addition, the Japanese general guarding this place is really surprising. He is none other than his old rival Kato Kiyomasa.
He was originally a famous architect in the Japanese country. The Nago (ancient) house that served as the base camp for invading other countries in the early days was built by him.
After leaving Seoul in panic, in order to prevent the Ming army from attacking and repair his body, Kato, who had just arrived here, began to build a Japanese castle.
This place is backed by a mountain wall, and there is only one waterway leading to Taihe River.
According to the accompanying scouts, this Japanese city was built entirely in Japanese style. The entire city was built with stones. There were one pill, two pills and three pills in the city, with constant twists and turns.
Outside the city, the priest controls the earth's veins, and a layer of rock walls surrounds the entire island mountain on three levels inside and three outside.
Not only that, there are eight forts outside, including Bangu Pavilion and Taihe Jiangshui Camp, which can echo each other.
"My lords, according to my observations, there are only two ways for Dosan Japanese City to communicate with the outside world."
"One is to take the land route to Eonyang and then go to Busan, and the other is to go from Taehwa River to Seisaengpo by water."
Sure enough, he was a Japanese traitor. After receiving the money, he did his best to serve the Ming Dynasty. According to what he said, before they arrived, Kato Kiyomasa himself was in Nishioura, preparing and supervising the transportation of various materials.
The supervisors in the city were Kato Yasumasa, Nabeshima Naoshima, and Ohta Kazuki. The three commanded the defenders and Li Chao slaves to work hard to build.
After seeing Lu Yuwen's information and confirming it with the many scouts accompanying him, Yang Hao and Ma Gui were overjoyed.
Before the war officially started, they found out the details of the Japanese. Is there any suspense in this battle?
After some discussion, Yang Hao happily picked up the red ink-stained langhao pen and drew three lines on the map of mountains and rivers.
It is required that all tribes must not blame each other and must launch an attack according to this strategy.
The first line points directly to Daoshan. The three associations of Li Fangchun, Gao Ce, and Peng Youde are subdivided into three lines. We must firmly trap this mountain city in front of Ulsan!
The second line is Wu Weizhong, who missed the battle to defend Seoul and is currently excluded from the grand strategy. He will lead soldiers from the south of the Ming Dynasty to Liangshan to intercept the Maori Xiuyuan tribe who may arrive for reinforcements.
The third line fell on the Taihe River. Guerrilla general Lu Jizhong led two thousand soldiers and horses to block the river with general artillery and tiger squat artillery to prevent Japanese pirates from using waterways to travel.
To ensure nothing went wrong, Yang Hao also sent Dong Zhengyi's troops to Nanyuan, which Lu Li had previously lost, to put pressure on the Japanese troops stationed in Shuntian.
Lu Li was sandwiched in the first line, looking very low-key. After all, it was a battle at the level of a large army——
Unlike the Southern Army, the Liaodong Army and the Xuan Army were assigned to fight tough battles in order to achieve more achievements.
The cavalry drove toward Daoshan City in a mighty manner.
Play steadily and calmly.
It's a pity that he was not the first to eat meat.
Wu Weizhong, who was always excluded from the circle due to the uncertainties of the world, marched towards Liangshan with his 3,000 Southern troops, mainly Zhejiang soldiers.
However... the team set out late at night, and in the early morning, they ran into Japanese troops in a small town called Yanyang.
The Battle of Daoshan, which has gone down in history, actually started with an encounter.
However, it is reasonable.
Similar to Namwon's original status, Eonyang was Ulsan's throat leading to the cities in the south and could not be easily discarded.
The Japanese that Commander-in-Chief Wu Weizhong encountered were Asano Yukinaga, the son of Asano Nagamasa, the confidant of the old monkey Hideyoshi, and the supervisor Ota Kazukichi.
Since the city was built on the island, a large number of slaves and overseers were needed. They came here to serve as overseers and to escort a small number of slaves.
On this day, I happened to be resting in Yanyang City, preparing to march early the next morning to enter Daoshan City.
Although most of the troops lived in the city, in order to increase vigilance, five hundred warriors were arranged to camp and rest by the river north of the city.
"Eh? Japanese."
Wu Weizhong didn't know that these bandits were just going to Daoshan to work as supervisors. He subconsciously thought that reinforcements had received the news and came to support them, so he immediately ordered the whole army to start fighting.
There are few soldiers in the south.
Coupled with the dispute between the North and the South, they have always been excluded from the inner circle, but in terms of combat effectiveness, why need to say more?
This group of elites wearing red shirts in the snow immediately crossed the river to pursue them. As expected of the Qi family army, they easily broke through the camp set up by 500 Japanese troops. Whether they were awake or asleep, they were all sent away. Go see what they call Amaterasu.
"It's just five hundred Japanese people, how satisfying is that?" Wu Weizhong's face was filled with regret.
Almost at the same time, the battle that took place by the river alarmed Asano Yukinaga, who was resting in the city. He got up from a woman wearing powder and climbed up to the tower to take a look:
A group of red-clothed Ming soldiers were treating their subordinates like monkeys, and immediately shouted, "Don't point out that a young man in his early twenties, who relies on the protection of his parents and is in a high position, can put the overall situation first."
Feeling humiliated, he immediately grabbed the knife and ordered the city gates to be opened to fight, breaking the so-called myth of the Ming army.
Although the supervisor Kazukichi Ohta was mature and prudent, indicating that the enemy was outnumbered and the city was better defended, the second generation Asano Yukinaga was not willing to listen and led his own guards to rush out.
"I will never turn back until I defeat the Ming army!"
After saying these harsh words, the guy angrily rode away.
When Wu Weizhong saw a Japanese general with flashy armor rushing out of the city, he immediately knew there was a big fish and ordered the soldiers to surround him.
After fighting his way out of the city with his bravery and fantasy, Asano soon began to regret it, but Mr. Wu had never eaten meat, so how could he let this guy go?
Qianqi stood between him and Yanyang City.
The escape route is blocked, what should I do?
Asano made a decisive decision and fled in the direction of Doshan. Just as the Ming army did not know the specific deployment of the Japanese soldiers, the Japanese did not know that Doshan was being surrounded by a large army.
"Chase!"
The southern soldiers who were supposed to march forward were so excited that they circled in circles and chased after the little devil.
The number of family warriors became less and less as they fought harder and harder. Asano Yukinaga fought and fled. He was stabbed dozens of times by the Ming army and his body was bleeding.
Seeing death coming, a general named Kameda decided to sacrifice himself and used self-destruction to stop the pursuit of the Ming army. Taking this opportunity, Asano found a loophole in the encirclement and rushed to the foot of Shimayama Castle to call for help.
Kato Yasumasa, who was guarding the outermost line of defense, saw that he was actually the son of Lord Taiko's close minister. He quickly threw down a rope, climbed and pulled him, and pulled him into Shimayama Castle.
Seeing that a piece of meat flew off, the southern soldiers cursed, and with Wu Weizhong's comfort, they withdrew their troops and returned to Yanyang to continue their mission of blocking reinforcements.
The second generation Asano Yukinaga was lucky enough to save a dog's life. He immediately regained his temper and asked straight away:
"Why are there so many Ming troops?"
Kato Yasumasa sighed helplessly.
Nearly 20,000 warriors and nearly 100,000 slaves were busy building the city. This morning, I suddenly saw a large number of Ming troops moving towards this place. None of the people who went out to hunt came back.
Two hundred miles away, the encirclement was roughly formed.
Lu Li, who had just added two thousand cavalry, led a mixed group of monsters and moved in the designated direction.
As they advanced, the various ministries began to get closer to each other and gathered together, completely surrounding the city built on the mountain.
Of course, besiege but not attack.
Just like the Japanese besieging Nanyuan, the Ming army set up a powerful formation, but only set up camp slowly.
On the second day, he fell behind halfway and did not follow the army to the front line. When Yang Hao heard that the encirclement was completely formed, he immediately took the interpreter and General Li Chao to the front line.
Before that, the command power was in the hands of Admiral Ma Gui. He left Lu Li alone, or in other words, the entire Liaodong system's generals were useless, and he summoned his favorite generals on a small scale.
The city will be attacked tomorrow, who will charge?
Yang Dengshan, Pao Sai, and Pogui were all very enthusiastic, because Kato's army performed too badly in the battle of Seoul, and everyone wanted to be weak.
In the end, Yang and Po, who had been pioneers before, were persuaded by Ma Gui to give up the opportunity to the game, and they looked for opportunities behind them.
Li Rumei was quite dissatisfied with the fact that the Liaodong Army was not used in the first battle. He led the army across the Yalu River to help Seoul, but nothing caught up. Now that he has entered the counterattack stage, he is still not needed? !
If my brother is still commanding this battle...
Two thousand cavalry and five hundred demons.
Lu Li was calm and watched Pan Ming, Zhou Tian, Du Quan and others go up to get the victory. He didn't feel any sense of imbalance. You know, it wasn't like he wouldn't have to fight later, but he was curious:
What new tricks will Kato Kiyomasa use when his subordinate is defeated?
With this thought in mind, he started grilling again. He had nothing to do, so he might as well relax.
The flags were all flying out.
The word "Lu" is fluttering in the wind.
In this case, even if the Japanese were tempted to abandon the city and break through, they would not dare to start from here.
Moreover, the mountain city built by Kato and Nabeshima was really solid. To be fair, Lu Li felt that it was no worse than Nanyuan. If he clung to the city and defended it, he could do a lot.
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