Ma Gui stepped forward and the Ming army successfully defeated the Japanese pirates at Daoshan. Therefore, the retreat was not too embarrassing.
According to the arrangement, Wu, Mao, Lu, Zu, etc. formed the first line of defense behind the palace to delay the enemy's attack. Then Pai Sai and Yang Dengdenggeng formed the second line behind them to cover the troops headed by the fourth general.
Everyone took turns, and one camp after another slowly retreated.
During the process, the command system occasionally became disconnected. The most dangerous one was when the southern troops led by Wu and Mao were forced to the riverside by the Japanese army.
Fortunately, Liaodong general Li Chunfang arrived in time to meet the two men, and then they went together and slowly retreated.
Li Chao's side was not without some outstanding performances. General Zheng Qilong fought bravely to kill the enemy in the chaos. Even though he was surrounded by Japanese pirates, he was still as powerful as a rainbow and fought his way out.
When the Japanese generals saw him covered in blood, like a Shura crawling out of hell, they did not dare to attack and watched him leave the battle line.
However, everything cannot be smooth sailing.
The Japanese army's battle this time is destined to be fruitful. After all, if they don't bite off a piece of meat, how can the various daimyo be willing to give up?
Zhejiang general Lu Jizhong led his 2,770 cavalrymen and was stationed at the mouth of Xijiang River. He was seriously out of touch with other troops and did not wait for the order issued by the strategic envoy Yang Hao before he escaped.
When Admiral Magui's order arrived late, the Japanese army had already reached the vicinity. The fighter plane had been delayed to such an extent that there was no way to save it. Almost all the nearly 2,700 cavalrymen were wiped out.
Therefore, Lu Jizhong was even worse off than when Lu Li returned to Seoul from Nanyuan. In the true sense, he only escaped with his own life.
Also worth mentioning is Zu Chengxun.
Liaodong general.
I naturally support Li Rumei’s seniority.
As the saying goes: How can a defeated general speak bravely?
The defeated general in the Battle of Pyongyang was the general who had fought on the peninsula for the longest time. During this retreat, he organized his troops to retreat in an orderly manner while heading south, going against the general trend.
Just twenty elite cavalrymen who were not afraid of death followed and fought all the way to Xishengpo. They had the same spirit as Zha Dashou when he broke into Seoul.
However, there were too few people and failed to capture Sesaengpo, which was extremely empty of troops. Zu Chengxun simply took down the sign on the edge of the moat and returned to Gyeongju in a swagger.
At this point, the vigorous Battle of Ulsan ended.
The first attempt at a strategic counterattack ended in failure.
Recalling the grand ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven before the expedition, and the snowy chase with King Lee Yeon of Joseon, I felt unspeakably ironic.
However, Yang Hao just sighed a little, and he was busy counting the casualties.
Thanks to the bravery of the generals to kill the enemy, and Ma Gui's skillful command, only more than 8,000 people were killed in this battle, and the wounded were not counted. After all, most of the generals were wounded in battle, let alone the ordinary soldiers.
"Work it out."
Yang Hao began to write a battle report. The reduction of 8,000 people must not be written upwards. He made outlines and deletions, and the number was controlled at more than 5,500 people.
Then, start asking for credit.
The defeat was too ugly. The court wanted to save face. In order to give a reasonable explanation, Xing Jie and Ma Gui were brought to the united front by him.
In any case, the two of them were the main promoters of the Battle of Ulsan. They pulled out the carrots and brought out the mud, and the court held them accountable. No one can escape their involvement.
Ma Gui is not panic, he has a clear conscience.
That great retreat, which could be called a victory, was also created by his rich experience and prestige after temporarily taking over the mess.
But unable to resist the persuasion of Commander-in-Chief Xing Jie, he decided to suppress his unhappiness and help Yang Hao.
How to explain to the court?
too easy.
They concealed defeat and promoted victory, described the retreat as a return to the army, and exaggerated how cold the Daoshan area was. Even with supplies of strong liquor and winter clothes, the soldiers' fingers were still frozen.
Let’s make the tragic situation of Daoshan Castle even more miserable...
Kato Kiyomasa was killed, and the great name Nabeshima Naomo escaped with his own life, and then sent hundreds of Japanese prisoners back to the country, and the matter was almost over.
If it weren't for the censor watching over the army, Yang Hao would have even wanted to write that less than a thousand people died in battle, but after he was in a safe situation, his IQ returned to above the standard and he knew better than to do this.
Eight thousand changed to five thousand is the limit!
Moreover, under-reporting too many losses will cause the court to set strategic goals for him based on this number of people. If his morale is already damaged and the injured are uncounted, what fool would agree to do more work than his quota?
I'm afraid I'm asking for trouble.
After the memorial was completed, the generals of each ministry signed it and sent their elite troops to the capital as quickly as possible.
There is also a letter attached to the report, which is a private letter from Yang Hao to his backers Zhang Wei, the second assistant of the cabinet, and Shen Guanyin, the third assistant of the cabinet. There is a lot of truth in it, and he hopes that the two big bosses can mediate.
Not long after the letter was sent, but before it reached the hands of the Gungun princes, the first batch of major reinforcements arrived.
Guerrilla Lan Fangwei led 4,000 Zhejiang soldiers and 3,000 cavalry from General Guo Dong and braved the heavy snow to rush to Seoul.
Also arriving at the same time as them was an old boy named Ding Yingtai, with an official residence:
Praise painting before the army.
This old guy is not a good guy. He was originally a staff member of the Inspector Xiao Yinggong. He once went to Xing Jie and Yang Hao on behalf of Xiao Yinggong to plead for the traitor Shen Weijing.
As a result, he was scolded by Governor Xing Jie, and the traitor Shen Weijing was publicly executed. From then on, Ding Yingtai held a grudge and thought about revenge day and night.
We can't say that this old boy is a traitor, but he speaks for the traitor and even scolds him lightly. He can only relieve his anger by slapping him directly!
However, when the villain got his way and had some power in his hands, he began to unprincipledly harm the soldiers who were aiding the DPRK, as if everyone who had been on the front line through life and death had some deep grudge against him.
A few years ago, after the Battle of Byokjeokwan during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, he wrote a letter to impeach Li Rusong. He opened his mouth and said that Li Rusong lost tens of thousands of troops and was about to become a loyal dog of the Japanese.
But this time when he came to the peninsula, he was careful to hold back his thoughts, so he must give full play to his abilities.
In the ice and snow, all departments are busy resting and preparing to start over again in the spring.
In this situation, Ding Yingtai was like an old dog begging for food, wandering around various defense zones around Seoul.
Soon, the old boy found a piece of excellent news. The Southern Army general Chen Yin was seriously unfairly treated in the Battle of Ulsan——
When he was about to break through, he was forcibly replaced by Yang Hao, the commander of the strategy. He was injured in the battle the next day and stayed in Seoul to recuperate.
In fact, in the current situation, everyone should share the same hatred of the enemy, be brave after knowing their shame, and put aside their prejudices to cooperate in the fight against the Japanese. Therefore, Chen Yin is magnanimous, and I didn't say anything.
However, several of his colleagues in the same camp were aggrieved by this. Moreover, Ulsan was defeated and Yang Hao escaped alone, which made Nan Bing feel that he was really not a good person.
When this incident reached Ding Yingtai's ears, Lao Gou felt as if he had found a treasure. He quickly took out his notebook and visited Chen Yin's house in person to find the generals under Chen Yin's command.
Just in time, this group of people had nowhere to vent their grievances, and they began to talk to Ding Yingtai about Yang Hao's despicable deeds.
not enough……
After leaving the camp with a smile, Ding Laogou felt that he wanted to kill all the anti-Japanese generals with one strike, and even if they didn't die, they would lose their skin.
"This is the resting place of General Lu. Alas, he had the greatest military exploits and the most serious losses in the Battle of Ulsan."
"That's it. Thanks for the directions."
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