As soon as the navy arrives, all the troops used for the decisive battle are gathered together, and they can fight a battle that is far superior to the past:
In just a few months, the total strength of the Ming army in the DPRK surged to 142,700, an unprecedented military strength!
And there are many soldiers and generals!
The former is a great thing, but the latter is a bit troublesome. With so many general soldiers, deputy general soldiers, and guerrillas from all over the world, it is undoubtedly a troublesome thing to manage.
Dong Yiyuan was a veteran, and his status was no lower than that of Ma Gui. Liu Wei, the broadsword general who came from Bashu, also had the title of admiral on his head.
According to the initial plan of the imperial court, it was planned to give Chen Li the title of admiral, but it was later considered. The leader was Lu Li, who was parachuted into the Navy. He was not promoted and he was still the deputy commander-in-chief.
"The expedition is about to begin. If you don't understand your superiority and inferiority, something will happen sooner or later."
Within the camp.
Yang Hao looked around, as if he wanted to see who had objections to this, but at this juncture, no one was so stupid as to object in public.
Read the book
After all, Jing Lue Shi had passed two levels in a row, showing a huge backstage.
"very good."
As Li Rumei returned to China to take over his brother's position, Yang Hao put away all his little thoughts and began to devote himself to the decisive battle.
If he makes another mistake and is punished for several crimes, not to mention the two cabinet elders, even if the entire cabinet speaks for him, he will not be able to escape death.
Camp corner.
Wei Feng, Zhou Tian and others were a little envious as they looked at Lu Li leading the way.
After all, his position as commander-in-chief was originally unique, and now, although he had not been awarded the position of admiral, he had the actual status of admiral.
Pan Ming put all his thoughts into consideration. With Lu Li being transferred to the Navy, he would not be able to get much help in the future and would have to find a way to kill someone of Nabeshima Naoshige's level.
Only in this way is it safe...
For a time, everyone had different thoughts.
As for the subtle adjustments to the command system, it is not that complicated. Xing Jie coordinates the overall situation, Yang Hao arranges the strategy, and the following front-line commands are divided into:
There are three war zones: Ma Gui, Dong Yiyuan and Liu Wei.
In addition, every admiral is accompanied by supervisors.
This is completely understandable. Yang Hao fought a bad battle at Daoshan, and his defeat was so bizarre that Emperor Wanli became suspicious——
Wouldn't it be possible for so many generals to collude and lie about their military situation?
Therefore, the duties of the supervisors are very simple, which is to investigate merits and crimes, and the admiral must discuss with them on small strategies and tactics.
"Do you all understand your respective tasks?"
Xing Jie spoke.
All the generals nodded.
Now that the war zones have been divided, the battle plan must have been formulated.
It’s not too different from history, because there is only one optimal solution.
In this strategic plan, the Ming army will be divided into four groups. Three army groups will attack Suncheon, Sacheon and Ulsan respectively, and one group of naval forces will sweep the sea areas along the way.
Use the power of thunder to quickly destroy the Japanese defense line, making it impossible for them to look at each other.
Frankly speaking, the previous addition of Li Rumei's troops failed to change the Ming army's predicament of being outnumbered in the Korean battlefield. Now that it is finally able to outnumber the outnumbered, it must be a sigh of relief.
Because of this, the last and largest battle to resist Japan and aid Korea officially began.
There is no ritual to worship heaven.
First, after being slapped in the face last time, Xing Jie and Yang Hao were too embarrassed to do it again.
Second, the coalition already has an absolute advantage in terms of strength, so there is no need to pay attention to such frivolous matters.
Magui's right army, with a total of thirty-three thousand men, most of the actors among them, attacked Ulsan again;
The Western Route Army of Da Dao Liu Wei has a strength of 25,000 and aims at Shuntian;
Dong Yiyuan's Middle Route Army, with a total strength of 39,000 men, mainly attacked Sichuan.
Including the more than 10,000 naval troops under Lu Li's command, the Ming army dispatched nearly 110,000 land and water troops for this attack.
The remaining 30,000 elite troops are stationed at the Seoul base camp and will be mobilized according to the situation.
In fact, this mobilization figure is fully worthy of the high-level plan of “four-pronged progress”.
Moreover, this does not include the elite Li Dynasty soldiers who served as auxiliaries and cannon fodder. Although their overall combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Ming army, their numbers were there. Some generals and their troops had also performed brilliantly.
According to the "outdated" intelligence that was spied in advance, Sichuan was the center of the Japanese defense line. They recruited a large number of slaves and gathered them here.
Therefore, this place is dotted with dozens of camps and is tightly defended. It is estimated that there are people who are a headache for the Ming army.——
Maybe Toyotomi Hideyoshi was here.
Therefore, Yang Hao paid special attention to this route and placed the most powerful middle route army here, not only to catch big fish, but also to support the east and west routes at any time.
Waterways are even more straightforward:
With the cooperation of Yi Sun-shin, he swept across the Jeolla and Gyeongsang seas.
After all, the discussion at this gathering is a central theme——
Use the crowd to bully the few, and Mount Tai will crush you!
On the third day after the meeting ended, all units broke out of camp in an orderly manner and embarked on their respective offensive routes with confidence.
The formations were very powerful and aggressive, and they wanted to eat all the Japanese troops from three directions.
During this period, Lu Li heard an episode:
quarrel.
Obviously, during the discussion in the big tent, everyone was in harmony and pretended to work together to fight the Japanese.
However……
The three admirals were red-faced over one man: the Li Dynasty's most capable army general, Marshal Quan Li.
After all, every road can be supported by Li Chao's troops, but the support must be strong or weak. Quan Li's tribe is the best, and with its help, both the chance of winning and the battle achievements can be improved.
In the end, it was the host, King Li Huo of North Korea, who came forward to make the decision and assigned it to Liu Wei.
There is no doubt that this is a biased approach.
You know, among the three coaches, Li Huo and Ma Gui have a normal relationship, while Dong Yiyuan has never interacted with him before, only Liu Wei...
During the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, he did not go to the front line to fight any major battles. He could only be more active in the rear, such as:
Overtly and secretly, he mocked Li Rusong for his timidity.
In this way, he gained a good impression from the monarchs and ministers of the Li Dynasty who were anxious to recover their lost territory.
It's not difficult to understand why Li Hela was sidetracked now. Lu Li didn't really care anyway, he was just worried about two things.
1. How many troops did Mr. Hideyoshi recruit from the country? At this point, if he does not retreat, he must have something to rely on, and the war potential of the Japanese country has not yet been completely exhausted.
Second, will the three admirals on land blame each other?
Even though they are all very motivated now, in the original history, they still hesitated after encountering tough battles.
The West Route Army is the weakest link among the three routes, and the main force is the Sichuan Army. They are all saved by Liu Wei himself, unlike the powerful Central Route Army Dong Yiyuan.
All the soldiers under the old general's command were wiped out, and he didn't feel bad because they were all mixed troops, with soldiers coming from all over the world.
Out of this mentality, Liu Wei wrote to Dong Yiyuan, asking him to quickly apply pressure in the middle and not to face the enemy on both sides.
A series of chain reactions resulted in an embarrassing situation:
They promised to conquer the mountains and rivers with anger, but when they arrived at the scheduled preparation area, they didn't trust the other party, fearing that the "good brothers" would put the enemies that should be dealt with by the other party on their side.
Right now:
Ma Gui stood still on the east road, watching the progress of the middle road; Dong Yiyuan was on the middle road, watching the progress of the west road; Liu Wei was on the west road, waiting for a breakthrough in the middle road.
An infinite loop is formed.
"Forget it, there must be external factors that made them move again."
On top of the mountain, Lu Li looked away. He was in a very bad condition. He was assigned to go to the sea and lead the way alone. There was no need to worry about what he shouldn't have.
The overall battle situation still depends on Yang Hao and Xing Jie.
evening.
The navy, which had planned to depart in the afternoon, temporarily decided to stay for another three days to accept the warm hospitality from Li Huo.
Chen Li, Deng Zilong, Wu Guang, Liang Tianyin, Li Tianchang and other Ming Dynasty naval generals are all new here. As the host, we must win over them and test their fighting spirit.
In addition, although Lu Li did not have the title of admiral, he had the actual status of admiral. Therefore, Li Huo must have wanted to measure the peninsula's physical resources and please him.
One thing to say, if one were to review the generals who had aided the DPRK over the years and choose the one person that Li Hao admired, was grateful for, and admired the most, it would undoubtedly be Lu Li.
[If thieves come, it’s just a decisive battle]
Li Chao Wenwu has not forgotten what Lu Li said during the expedition to Nanyuan, and sometimes still echoes in his ears.
Lu Li's actions and the results he achieved proved that this statement was true.
Last time, Li Huo ordered the royal painter to come to the military camp and paint a full-length portrait of him, saying that he would be worshiped from generation to generation. Now he can no longer think of any honors he can give him, so he simply rewards him with magic soldiers and beauties.
The latter was naturally sternly rejected by Lu Li.
The magic weapon refuses no one who comes.
However, the Li Dynasty didn't have any good things to begin with, and with the years of war, the quality of the daggers given to them could only be said to be unsatisfactory.
However, it's better than nothing, let's just make do with the final battle.
In addition, Li Huo also fawned over Chen Li and served him various gold, silver, jewelry, and rare items on a plate.
Chen Li went uncharacteristically and asked for no gifts. He only asked for combat supplies such as gunpowder. Not only that, he also said generously:
If the Japanese pirates do not surrender, they will not return home.
Hearing this, the other generals also refused the reward and uttered all kinds of heroic words.
When Li Chao's civil and military officials heard this, they became excited collectively and frequently ran to the Ming army to toast.
As a result, things must be reversed...
After eating and drinking, everyone went out for a walk, saying they wanted to see the scenery and chat. Not far out of the city, they came to a place called Qingpoye.
Suddenly, there were bursts of screams in the distance. The North Korean monarchs, Lu Li, Chen Li and others came over to take a look and were dumbfounded.
An official of the Li Dynasty named Li Shanggui is being abused——
The rope was tied around his neck and dragged around on the ground like a local dog. At the other end of the rope was the Ming general.
Looking at the level of the stomach, Lu Li felt like he was in charge.
"Forgive me, Commander-in-Chief..."
Before he could ask which movie this guy was from, Chen Li took the initiative to apologize.
It is true that this is not the first time that a Ming general has abused Li Dynasty officials, but doing so in front of the king...
A slap in the face, such a slap in the face.
Not long ago, the guests and hosts had a great time, but the atmosphere soon became tense. Lu Li frowned and thought about how to deal with this general...
On the side, Chen Li also felt that it was inappropriate, but he wanted to protect his son. After all, the evildoer was his direct descendant.
As a result, Chen Li yelled at his subordinates to stop immediately, tied them up several times in public, and kicked them away.
Immediately afterwards, he confessed to Li Huo.
This matter could be big or small, Lu Li was the chief officer who came by air, and Chen Li was really on the road and had given him generous gifts early on.
His eyes fell on Li Huo and several ministers.
They looked at each other, not knowing what to say, so they simply turned around, pretended not to see him, and randomly found a topic to chat about.
As soon as this happened, both parties' interest was completely wiped out. After a few pleasantries, they parted ways.
On Li Chao's side, the first thing he did after returning to the palace was to find out who Chen Li was.
At noon the next day, the news came.
This General Chen is known for his violent temper and cruel personality. Once he gets into trouble, he will dare to do anything. And the soldiers raised by such people can only imagine what kind of virtue they have -
On the way to the north, they passed by Shanhaiguan. Due to weather conditions, the distribution of food was delayed for two days. Chen Jiajun made a noise and beat up the relevant local officials.
A disguised version of mutiny!
In normal times, this would have been a serious matter, but after the incident was brought to the court, Emperor Wanli and his cabinet ministers considered that the navy was about to gather and it was not easy to punish him severely, so they only gave verbal warnings.
In addition, various ministries were sent to quickly join forces with Chen Li to suppress him.
Through the dictation of other generals, Lu Li also learned about this matter and said helplessly:
"Chen Jiajun shows no mercy to his own people, let alone the people of the Li Dynasty."
"..."
All the generals were silent, and then said in unison:
"Only the commander-in-chief is following the lead."
The combined strength of this group of people is just enough to restrain Chen Li, which is also the consideration of the court.
hard power.
Military exploits.
Official title.
Even Lu Li could crush him.
Therefore, as long as he put a little effort into it, Chen Li would not dare to act recklessly.
The third day.
After a quick lunch and replenishing all kinds of luggage, the navy officially set off.
Of course, after what happened, Lu Li and Chen Li were too embarrassed to stay any longer.
Watching the fleet go away, Liu Chenglong, an important minister of the Li Dynasty, looked ashen and sighed. He ignored the vulgar language and said bluntly:
"The trouble is big this time. If such a proud and powerful general goes to Yi Sun-shin's camp, he will definitely ride on his head and shit.
If Yi Sun-shin resists, the two naval forces will fight internally and will be defeated without a fight; if they do not resist, this guy's arrogance will be encouraged, and sooner or later they will be defeated! "
All the civil servants shook their heads and said nothing.
"With Mr. Lu's ability, it must be easy to control this evil dragon."
Li Huo spoke, as if he was comforting himself, but also as if he really thought so.
However, Chen Li couldn't hear what Li Chaowen and Wu Digu said behind him. He probably knew about it and wouldn't care.
Under the leadership of Lu Li, the fleet that suppressed East Asia left Seoul and headed for the ancient and modern islands.
This place was the place where Yi Sun-shin cultivated and trained his troops, and it was also the base camp for fighting against the Japanese navy.
Since there were no enemies, and with the help of sea breeze and tide, the fleet successfully arrived in the waters where Gujin Island is located in less than half a month.
From a distance, after receiving the news, Yi Sunchen led all his naval forces to line up to greet him, setting out delicacies, game and wine, waiting for the arrival of the Ming army.
