When everyone was in a stalemate, the messenger came to report:
The forward army of Haizuka Kasei had defeated Gao Ce stationed in Yanyang City, arrived in Ulsan, and faced off with the main force of the Ming army across the Taehwa River.
Regarding this small victory, the Japanese who have been losing can finally write a big book. It is recorded in the history books that: Gao Ce intended to lead an army of 20,000 to attack Busan, but was repelled by 800 warriors. He had no choice but to leave the road to his country. Soldiers came in and out.
To put it bluntly, this made Gao Ce, whose actual strength was only two thousand, extremely embarrassed.
In addition, in the original history, the object of Japan's bragging was Tachibana Munege, the first general of the Western Kingdom.
And he had already died at the hands of Lu Li and was killed at the gate of Nanyuan City, but no matter what, a large number of Japanese troops did come, either to retreat, to besiege the city for reinforcements, or to continue to implement Yang Hao's foolish plan:
put all one's eggs in one basket.
"Siege the city and call for reinforcements."
The manager sighed helplessly.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he has offended the public. It is true that the official level can kill people, but with so many generals signing a letter, Yang Hao will have to shed his skin even if he does not die.
The most important thing is that if he insists on going his own way and leads Li Rumei's troops to fight for so long, if there is no more results, the court will definitely accuse him!
If no one is willing to share the responsibility, there is no need to elaborate on the consequences...
In this way, various ministries began to march towards the predetermined area one after another to buy time for Daoshan City.
Lu Li's two thousand cavalry and five hundred demons were left behind to participate in the siege.
In addition, there are six thousand direct descendants of Li Rumei.
one day one Night.
Both Yang Hao and Ma Gui felt that they could only fight for so long. If they could not win the city, the situation would fester little by little.
Due to the serious blockade, Kato Kiyomasa didn't know that the support he wanted had finally arrived. He only thought that the Ming army was attacking the city to vent their anger because he broke the promise.
Ever since, I repeated my old tricks and wanted to continue to delay the time.
The eight thousand Ming army, plus nearly five thousand Li Dynasty soldiers, under the supervision of Yang Hao, did not play any tricks. They first violently attacked Daoshan City with Fran machine cannons and general cannons, and then surrounded the city from all sides. .
The troops led by Lu Li had more powerful fire support. This showed that Ambassador Yang Jinglue was too impatient to care about who could get there first.
Seeing this formation, Nabeshima Naoshige guessed that there might be some changes, otherwise the Ming army would not be able to use such terrifying firepower, as if they planned to finish the battle at once and not think about it in the future.
Having vaguely guessed the truth, he began to encourage the soldiers with Kato, so that the dying samurai could take a breath and participate in the final battle.
There is no doubt that this war was particularly brutal. The Japanese braved the power of Ming army artillery fire at the top of the city and smashed down all kinds of boulders and rolling logs.
The coalition forces, facing a hail of bullets, rushed forward over the bodies of their companions.
The smell of gunpowder smoke rose into the sky, shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and the pungent smell of blood condensed around the city wall, like ice that would not melt for a long time.
As early as during the long siege, the vigor of the coalition soldiers was almost completely worn away by the cold and boredom. Many soldiers' fingers were frozen and mutilated, and they could not even hold firearms steadily.
Subconsciously, they gathered in groups of three or five and attacked forward. This was an excellent moving target.
From time to time, a row of smoke floated up, and a group of Ming soldiers fell to the ground. Blood and minced meat dyed the rocks and frozen soil red.
Only the situation in Dongcheng where Lu Li was located was slightly better. After all, the demons were the sharpest spears and had successfully broken through to the main pill.
The other three sides looked very strenuous. Yang Hao even stood behind the team with a big knife in his hand. No one was allowed to retreat at all. Anyone who looked back would have their bodies separated immediately.
Not only that, in order to stimulate the soldiers' will to fight and understand his own determination, he also tied up a guerrilla general who retreated without authorization and showed his head to the public——
Li Hualong.
Since the outbreak of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, the Ming army has executed only a handful of such high-level officers in wars.
Under such strong stimulation, his morale was slightly boosted. He suppressed his fear and physical discomfort and continued to charge towards Daoshan Castle, which looked like the mouth of a devil.
Li Rumei, a good brother who served as the general envoy, was placed in the most dangerous North City to maximize morale.
Because of this, the Ming army began to gain results. Following Lu Li, the other three sides successively broke through the Ninomaru and fought against the Japanese shooters on the Main Maru.
During this period, Yang Hao decided to increase his troops. He did not use the Northwest Army, as well as the Southern Army and Liaodong Army who went to other areas for reinforcements, but still sent the escort battalion.
The man who led the army was Chen Yuwen, his confidant and favorite general. This man had little to do with Chen Yuzhong. He took the lead, but was outnumbered. He was eventually besieged by the Japanese generals and was shot several times. He fell straight from the city wall.
Immediately afterwards, the Ming army generals who arrived later snatched him back and sent him to the back camp for treatment.
But his colleague, guerrilla Yang Wanjin, was unwilling to give in. The slight advantage he had gained at a huge price was wiped out. He held a golden drum and rushed towards the head of Honmaru City again.
It was still difficult for two fists to defeat four hands. First, he was surrounded, and then he was shot down by dense iron cannons.
Two generals were injured in a row, and the morale of the coalition forces was dampened, and the offensive gradually slowed down.
The siege battle lasted from afternoon to dark. Among the coalition forces, only Lu Li managed to open up the situation a little bit.
In this case, Yang Hao waved his flag:
"The enemy in Daoshan City is at the end of their strength, keep fighting! We must enter the city late at night!"
Under such a strict order, all the troops did not rest and continued to attack the city in the dark. With the cooperation of the Taoist priests accompanying them, the Japanese could not see the specific movements of the enemy and simply fired their guns randomly into the darkness.
Both sides were working hard, and at the same time, their thoughts were very depressed. One Japanese general wrote in his suicide book with infinite bitterness:
We have become discouraged about survival. As long as we can return to our homeland alive and drink a sip of spring water from our hometown, we are willing to become monks.
However, the abnormal behavior of the Ming army further proves:
Reinforcements are nearby.
Therefore, Kato Kiyomasa no longer held back, took out all the last ammunition and threw it at the coalition forces like worthless cabbage on the street.
In the vast darkness, no one knew how many soldiers were hit, seriously injured, or killed.
"Dongcheng, captured."
The flag with the Nabeshima family crest hanging at the top of the city was cut off and replaced with the Riku flag.
The reason why it was delayed until now is that the Japanese army occupies a favorable location and has a large number of artillery. Secondly, General Kato Yasumasa personally resisted. Without the use of magical powers, it is difficult to form an absolute combat advantage.
Finally, the samurai guarding this city gate are mostly retainers and hatatos of the Nabeshima family, and they belong to the core combat force - professional samurai.
"Go and notify the envoy."
Lu Li sent one group after another of messenger soldiers to leave, and then led less than a thousand soldiers to consolidate what they had gained and explore inside bit by bit.
The sky was slightly white.
The fight lasted from afternoon to late night, and then continued from late night to the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and it is still going on.
The corpses of soldiers from the Ming, Korea, and Japan were piled up in layers at the top and bottom of the city. The blood seeping from the wounds dyed the entire island mountain red.
No need to wait for how long, what ten years, a hundred years? Now you can clearly hear the cries of the souls of the war dead.
Yang Hao had no intention of stopping the attack. After learning that Lu Li had successfully captured the east gate, he immediately ordered the other three gates to step up their offensive.
If the Japanese troops in the city disperse their forces to the east and try to drive them away, then the other three gates can capture the target.
This left Kato in a dilemma and he did not dare to divide his troops.
The Japanese army kept counterattacking until they were completely exhausted, but the situation was stronger than the people. Both sides knew that the battlefield situation was about to reverse.
However, the Ming army acted too crazy!
If it weren't for Lu Li and the demon camp he commanded, this battle would still be suspenseful.
"Senior Nabeshima, I will leave the other three gates to you. I will drive out the Ming army in the east."
Kato Kiyomasa looked solemn.
"Be careful. The worst we can do is break out and join the reinforcements from the outer circle." Naoshima Naoshima warned seriously.
Logically speaking, he would not let Kato Kiyomasa leave.
After all, during the previous siege of Seoul, the opponent fought with Lu Li and fled in defeat. If it had been a little later, he would have ended up like Kuroda Nagamasa.
But Taige ordered someone to secretly bring something from the mainland to Kato, which may play an important role.
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the other side.
On land, a large number of reinforcements left Xishengpo and rushed from the direction of Yanyang.
At the suggestion of General Mouri Hidemoto of the Right Army, the reinforcements were divided into several detachments, led by various daimyo:
Active troops, left and right raiding troops, backup troops, and reserve troops are all available.
Rushing towards Daoshan with murderous intent.
At the same time, naval warships docked at major ports came in from the lower reaches for reinforcements, regardless of losses, and were in a pincer attack with the army.
"Can Daoshan be taken down?"
Yang Hao, who was nervous, was worried that something unexpected might happen and take away the advantage he had finally gained.
You know, even Lu Li only occupied the top of the city and lost more than one-third of his troops.
General Li Chao, who was standing nearby watching the battle, felt his heart skip a beat when he heard this. What did the coach mean by saying such a thing?
Do you want to run away? !
"The enemies in the city have reached their limit. If we can't kill them in one go, we will have no chance in the future."
"Yes, I still have five thousand elite troops under my command who can reinforce Arrow Beach. The open terrain there is perfect for facing the enemy."
At this critical moment, the generals of the Li Dynasty did not care about preserving their strength and showed great care.
Looking around, Yang Hao shook his head and said:
"The troops attacking the city are exhausted and it is too difficult to continue fighting. We will wait until noon to see what we can do. If it doesn't work, withdraw the siege decisively."
He already had a draft in his mind regarding this matter.
With the two armies of Pai Sai and Yang Dengden behind, the defense of Jiantan was handed over to Wu Weizhong and Zu Chengxun. The other troops fought and retreated according to their own conditions, and withdrew from the Daoshan area in an orderly manner.
As soon as this plan came out, various ministries were in an uproar.
Bao Sai is a northwest man with a straightforward temper. He finally managed to win the battle, arranged his defense, and came back directly to Yang Hao.
Again:
The enemy's reinforcements this time are only more than 60,000 people at most. Our army has 40,000 people, plus Li Chao's soldiers and generals. If we set up our formation, we can definitely fight a battle!
Why are you so cowardly?
I won't do it!
Hearing this, Yang Hao felt agitated——
Although I don't want to admit that I have missed too many opportunities, it is indeed the case.
If Li Rumei was not allowed to eat alone, the city would have been captured long ago.
Not thinking about stabbing the tiger, giving up the illusion of capturing Kato Kiyomasa alive, and sending all the troops together, the city can be captured before enemy reinforcements arrive.
However, Yang Hao, who had made too many mistakes, no longer dared to gamble. No, it should be said that he was discouraged.
The failure of the first strategic counterattack is acceptable. As long as the report is written in a better way and officials from the same faction are asked to help speak up, it can be tolerated.
But if we lose too many troops, it will be difficult to deliver... and we may even lose our heads.
Yang Hao was in a panic and couldn't listen to Zhuo Sai's words, so he asked him to obey the military order and go back and wait for orders.
The coach was so cowardly that he was not willing to give up the game. Barbarian got angry and sat down at the gate of the camp. He refused to move and sang prairie songs to make fun of and mock Yang Hao.
The manager didn't have any trouble, so he cursed in his heart: Northwest barbarian.
Just bypass him and leave, laying out the latest strategy.
Looking at the empty Chinese military camp and the smoke-filled Daoshan City not far away, Bai Sai felt mixed, mounted his horse, and left the camp.
What the trend will be next depends on whether there can be a breakthrough at noon.
And if history had not taken a turn, Bao Sai would have suddenly fallen drunk and died within two days of returning to Seoul.
A generation of brave generals died inexplicably on a foreign battlefield. If there was nothing wrong with it, who would believe it? It must be related to Yang Hao's narrow-mindedness.
"We have been planning for many years, using all our strength at sea to unite the people of Korea. If we abandon it once, the whole country will be filled with resentment."
The economic envoy has ordered all ministries to be fully prepared. If there is no major breakthrough in Daoshan City, the precious baggage will be destroyed immediately.
Lu Li, who had just captured the East City Gate, received this order and hated Yang Hao even more.
"In the afternoon, if something happens, you should run towards Seoul immediately. You don't need to worry about the soldiers. By then, there will naturally be a chance to meet up again."
This is what Lu Li and the demon said.
As for the soldiers under his command, they will cooperate with him in moving into the city to look for opportunities to obtain a major breakthrough.
In fact, the Ming army still had the advantage in this battlefield. The Japanese army in the city was dying. It was okay to hold on and shoot. It was a pure dream to let them open the city to kill the enemy.
In the same way, when you are so hungry, your sword swing is not as strong as before. Only Hatamoto and the general are qualified to eat something serious.
"Kato must have some new trump card. The worst-case scenario is that he and I will die together."
Walking in the city filled with the smell of blood, Lu Li said to the black-maned horse, "What are your plans? If the situation is not optimistic, you can retreat to Seoul and wait for the final reinforcements to arrive."
"It's all going smoothly down there."
After saying this, the black-maned horse raised his head very proudly and replied: "A good horse will not interfere with two masters."
The general wants to fight to the death, but the manager prefers to escape. It is completely conceivable how much impact this has on morale.
However, the key is to look at the Battle of Daoshan.
Within two hours, if the three city gates are opened, the Japanese army inside is severely damaged, and either Kato or Nabeshima is killed, Yang Hao, who has obtained the fig leaf, can relax a little.
As for the Battle of Daoshan, it depends on Lu Li.
If you had sent him earlier, why would you be in such a mess?
All the generals thought like this.
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