On the Japanese side, in early September, Ukita Hideie convened the generals of the Eighth Division to discuss fighting the Kitakami King's army. At this time, the naval general Anji Wakisaka asked for orders to fight. Ukita Hideie declined politely and said: "Your Majesty Wakiita has been in charge of the navy. It has been very hard to supply supplies to Hanyang. We should rest in Hanyang for a few more days."
Wakisaka Yasuji had never been in combat since he was in charge of the naval force. He was annoyed that he had not achieved any military exploits, so he asked for orders again, saying: "Although I have always been in charge of the navy, I am also one of the seven guns of Shiyue. I don't want to lose to Kato Kiyomasa, Kato Kiyomasa, Masanori Fukushima and Yoshiaki Kato, if I are allowed to fight, I will set up defenses at Mount Hokutomon and Mount Bunko in Ryuhin, focus on defense, and wait until the enemy is tired, then I will annihilate them from a high position."
Seeing his persistence, Ukita Hideie thought for a moment and then agreed to allow Anji Wakisaka to fight. Later, the Jeolla Province observation envoy Li Gu, who was at Yongin Military Camp in North Korea, discovered that the Japanese troops had deployed defenses on Beidoumun Mountain and Munxiao Mountain.
In this regard, Gyeongsang Province's observation envoy Jin Sui analyzed: "According to the scout report, there are only more than a thousand enemy invaders. I think it is extremely feasible to break through the defense line before the enemy's main force arrives." Li Ming deeply agreed, but Gwangju's envoy Quan Li said be opposed to.
Kwon Ryul can be called a rare general in the Korean army. He is big and round, and majestic. However, he is not only brave but also calm-minded. However, this person's official career was not good. Although he thought he had a good plan, he had been unable to get promoted since he passed the martial arts course without being tempered in battle. After the Japanese army invaded North Korea, it was only after Liu Chenglong's recommendation that he was promoted to Gwangju Pastoral Envoy and fought under Li Gu.
Quan Li analyzed: "The Japanese pirates occupy the mountain, and our army is at a disadvantage in attacking from above. Everyone, although our army has many people and strength, it is difficult to break through the enemy's defense line. We must not act rashly. We should find a place where it is not easy to be ambushed. , crossed the Zujiang River and approached the Imjin River."
However, both Li Man and Jin Sui insisted on destroying the enemy's morale. Quan Li had no choice but to say: "Although our army has tens of thousands, most of it is to mobilize the people. The enemy has a good position. If we fall into a deep crisis, all ten of our army will be on guard." There is not a single Japanese army to stay." After hearing this, Li Man and Jin Sui felt that Quan Li was as timid as a mouse, so they ignored him and ordered to march.
On the fifth day of September, Li Guang ordered his generals Bai Guangyan and Li Zhishi to lead 4,000 troops to attack the Beidou Gate Barrier. Because the North Korean army was really large in number, it was difficult for the Japanese army to resist after a burst of random shooting.
The two knew that the Japanese army had few soldiers, so they were even more dismissive and ordered their troops to seize the Beidou Gate. However, the Japanese army seemed to be in danger at every turn. However, relying on the barrier and throwing iron cannons, wood and rocks, the North Korean army repeatedly attacked without success.
By the evening of the battle, the North Korean soldiers were exhausted. Wakisaka Anji looked down from a high position and gave the order to launch rockets, and fireworks roared down from all directions. Because the Japanese army was in a commanding position, the Korean soldiers in the front row were shot to death one after another. The surrounding area was ablaze, and they ran away. Bai Guangyan and Li Zhishi were killed by the Japanese army in the chaos. Seeing that the general was dead, the soldiers lost their fighting spirit and abandoned their weapons. They were all annihilated by the Japanese army.
This is a sign that North Korea does not understand the situation of the Japanese army at all. Gao Pragmatic has always been wary of the Japanese army's mountain castle because he played the "Nobunaga's Ambition" series back then. Moreover, he also knew that the Ming army in the original history was also passive because of several attacks on the Japanese mountain city. Therefore, after the Kanto fleet stationed in Misaki, it quickly recruited some Japanese craftsmen who were familiar with building mountain cities and analyzed the methods to crack it.
Back to the subject, the North Korean side waited until dawn. Li Min and Jin Sui lined up outside but saw no success. The two were anxious and impatient, but saw Anji Wakisaka leading more than a thousand Japanese troops to fight out of the mountains, with loud shouts that shook the sky.
Although they could not understand what the Japanese soldiers were shouting, they were still blind and deaf, so the Korean soldiers were all frightened. Before Li Man could give the order to attack, the temporarily formed 40,000 Korean troops were already retreating like a mountain, and it was difficult to contain them. The entire Korean army collapsed on its own in an instant. Wakisaka Anji was surprised at first, then overjoyed, and chased after him.
As a result, Li Min rushed back to Jeonju, Jin Sui fled to Gyeongsang, and Quan Li retreated to Gwangju. North Korea's so-called major counterattack collapsed again before it even started.
When King Li Huo of Joseon heard that Li Hengfu reported the defeat of Yongren, he was puzzled and frightened. Li Huan panicked and raised the issue of relocation again, while Li Hengfu asked for orders in public and proposed asking the Ming Dynasty for help again.
However, Yi Dooshou still refused. He insisted: "How could the Ming Dynasty help us without any conditions? If we do so, North Korea's military and political power, people's livelihood and well-being will probably be controlled by it. Besides, although the Ming Dynasty's soldiers are strong, they cannot Falling from the sky, even if the reinforcements arrive, the food supply will definitely be difficult to meet, and it is impossible to predict what will happen by then. Please think twice, Your Highness!"
Li Heng was hesitant, but Li Hengfu said: "Pyongyang still has more than 100,000 dans of grain stored in it. If the Ming Dynasty can make a quick victory, the danger mentioned by the Left Prime Minister can be greatly reduced."
Yi Dooshou was anxious and said: "What do you know! From ancient times to the present, all foreign reinforcements are no different from bandits at any time. The Great Tomorrow soldiers and Japanese pirates fight on our Korean soil, whether it is a quick battle or a stalemate. , our country’s supplies will only be looted.”
Zheng Che also objected this time, saying: "It is a great shame and humiliation for our own power to rely on foreign aid." Hong Ruchun also said: "I heard that the Ming Dynasty had just sent millions of troops to wipe out the remaining troops, and now the country is also suppressing the rebellion. At this time How can we easily agree to help? Therefore, even if the Ming Dynasty offers help, it will definitely be difficult to send a large army."
However, both Li Yuanyi and Li Hengfu insisted that since North Korea was unable to save itself, asking for help from the Ming Dynasty was the only feasible solution, and every additional day of delay would only make the situation worse.
Li Dexin thought for a while and said: "The situation is stronger than the people. Now that the war situation is urgent, our army should naturally fight to the end, but it is indeed urgent to ask for help from the country."
What followed was a big debate among the ministers, and most people tended to seek help from the Ming Dynasty. Only Idoshou insisted. Li Huo was too distraught to pay attention to him anymore, so he sent a decree to immediately send another envoy to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, make another relocation as soon as possible.
After the dispersion of the dynasty, Yi Dooshou once again discouraged the move, fearing that people's hearts would be shaken. Zheng Che advised: "Asking for help from the Kingdom of China, it is really unpredictable when the reinforcements will arrive. At present, Pyongyang has few troops and it is difficult to hold on. If Your Highness holds on to Pyongyang and reinforcements from the Kingdom of China are not available in time, Your Highness and the royal family will surely be in trouble." If Japanese pirates take prisoners and suffer humiliation, then the country will really be destroyed."
Li He burst into tears when he saw Zheng Che planning for him. Yi Dooshou angrily accused Zheng Che of becoming a treacherous villain and asked Li Huo to think again. At this time, Li Dexin reported that the Japanese army once again sent a letter requesting peace talks. Li Huo held on to a glimmer of hope, and of course more hoped to at least delay the Japanese offensive, so he sent Li Dexin to negotiate.
Li Dexin soon met with Jingzhe Xuansu, and when asked why he did not see President Konishi, Jingzhe Xuansu said: "This matter has been entrusted to me with full authority. The scene now really fulfills the saying that we were friends yesterday and enemies today."
Li Dexin didn't have a good face, and her tone was quite unkind, and said: "You shouldn't say this, right? You are so ambitious and wantonly trampling on the mountains and rivers of Korea. What is your purpose now?"
Jingzhe Xuansu smiled calmly and said: "We have warned many times that a war will occur, but your country has never listened. Even now, our army's wish is still the same as before, as long as your country opens the way to the Ming Kingdom. , Japan will never attack North Korea again."
Li Dexin said with a smile: "Don't say that your country is bent on going to heaven to pay tribute. I think you are also trying to attack the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention that the power of the Ming Dynasty is far beyond your knowledge. Even if our country agrees, you can withdraw immediately. Are you leaving North Korea? If possible, I would like to inform the king immediately and ask the king to decide whether to get out of the way."
Jingzhe Xuansu argued that it was difficult to withdraw quickly, and said to Li Dexin: "Withdrawing troops must have the right to withdraw. As long as we get out of the way and our troops enter the Ming Dynasty, the war in Korea will naturally end immediately."
Li Dexin angrily scolded Xuansu for being shameless, but Xuansu counterattacked and said that the war was caused because North Korea refused to give way. Li Dexin was furious and said: "North Korea and the Ming Dynasty have a deep friendship and have no right to give way!" The two sides broke up unhappy.
It is hard to say whether North Korea and the Ming Dynasty had a "deep friendship", but the Ming Dynasty would always beat up the Jurchens, which the North Koreans had long seen. In addition, not long ago, the Ming Dynasty had just dispatched "millions of heavenly troops" and directly defeated the Mongol Khan who once stretched tens of thousands of miles away. North Korea heard that it did not dare to deceive and betray the Ming Dynasty.
In short, regardless of whether the love is really deep and deep, we must insist on saying that the love is deep and deep now.
Li He was not surprised when he learned that the peace talks had broken down. He just ordered it to be relocated immediately, ordered the capital to move the memorial tablets, notified the royal family to prepare bags, ordered Li Dexin to go to the Ming Dynasty to seek help, and Li Hengfu took over the post of dismissing Jin Yingnan Bingcao. Liu Chenglong was also allowed to return to the court and serve.
When the people of Pyongyang heard that Wang Jia had moved again, they were furious. They blocked Wang Jia and beat officials. They were expelled after a long time. After the North Korean royal family left, Commander Konishi led the First Army to march day and night, quickly attack via the Daedong River shortcut, and attack Pyongyang at the end of the month. At this time, Pyongyang's people were divided and it fell easily without any resistance. Governor Konishi collected more than 100,000 dans of grain and reported the great victory.
The royal family and court have moved to Yizhou on the Ping'an Road on the border of Ming Dynasty. This is almost the last big city on the northern border of North Korea. After Li Huo heard about the fall of Pyongyang, he almost lost all hope and felt that there was no hope for the so-called restoration of the country.
Li Hao had no fighting spirit at this time, and just wanted to go to Ming Dynasty to escape immediately, and then return to North Korea after borrowing soldiers, so he ordered people to inform Li Dexin of this proposal as soon as possible.
The next day, Li Huo summoned the ministers and said: "I have made up my mind. If I are a general, I will die on the battlefield. However, as a symbol of the country and the country, it must be protected at all times! Therefore, the king needs to move to Liaodong, temporarily. Attached.”
This suddenly stirred up a hornet's nest. The ministers objected fiercely. Li Hengfu quickly explained to the ministers: "The king's intention is not to relocate immediately, but to station in Yizhou first to observe the situation." Li He did not expect the reaction of the ministers. He was so violent that he immediately agreed with this statement and claimed that he was trying to imitate Annan's restoration of the country.
Liu Chenglong, who has recently tended to advocate the joint Ming Dynasty to resist Japan, also strongly advised: "Your Highness is the Highness of all peoples. If His Highness is captured, the country will perish. This is self-evident. However, if Your Highness leaves the country, there will be no more North Korea." Korea will become a land without a master, and the people will become a people without a master. As for the old incident in Annan, it is just a matter of luck. There are hundreds of cases in history of monarchs leaving the country and finding it difficult to return. I ask Your Highness to think twice."
Needless to say, Idoushou also advised earnestly: "If the Ming Dynasty goes to war with Japan, the ownerless Korea will only become a place where ferocious beasts will plunder, and the mountains, rivers and vegetation will be destroyed. Who can guarantee that the great rivers and mountains of Korea can be returned to the people again?" Your Highness?" Naturally, the ministers were still as excited as before, and they stood up one after another to remonstrate with each other, even threatening each other with death.
Where has Li Hao seen this scene before? He was even frightened and almost fainted.
However, when people are forced into desperate situations, their souls are often blessed. Li Huo suddenly had an idea and proposed to set up a separate dynasty - that is, the prince would station in Yizhou to observe the enemy's situation and calm the people's hearts, while he would first go to Liaodong for temporary refuge.
Unexpectedly, the ministers objected again. For example, Zheng Che objected because there was no precedent for establishing a divided dynasty; Liu Chenglong objected because the imperial court was divided into two, and the subjects and officers and soldiers did not know whose orders to follow, which would only aggravate the chaos, etc., etc., etc. One thing is enough.
Li Huo promised that he would never give orders while living in Liaodong. From now on, the crown prince Guanghai would handle all state affairs temporarily. Although the ministers still objected, this time Li Huo had made up his mind and would no longer listen to the objections.
At this time in Nagoya, Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was drinking and admiring flowers with Toyotomi Hideji and Maeda Toshiie.
Since the death of his son Hematsu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi seems to be thinner than before, but looking at him at this moment, he is in good spirits. He smiled and said: "Have you heard the news, Toshi family, Hanyang, King of Korea, has been captured , Konishi and Kato are still fighting over the first credit! Haha, it’s a pity that they haven’t been able to capture the King of Joseon for the time being.”
Maeda Toshiie looked calm and replied: "Yes, His Highness Taige, I have heard about it. This also depends on the flying kick set up by His Highness Guanbai, so the Korean military report can be reported to Taige in time."
After hearing this, Hideyoshi was very satisfied. He turned to Xiuji and praised him: "Hideji, you did a good job. You mobilized supplies, transported and dispatched, collected military reports, and inspected land and materials. All matters were done in an orderly manner. You are worthy of being my heir. "
Toyotomi Hidetsu was happy in his heart, but he tried his best to look flattered, and bowed and thanked: "Thank you very much, father, for your praise. This is all a son's responsibility. It is a great honor to share the worries of my father." Hideyoshi clapped his hands and laughed, talking to him. Hideji drinks.
Maeda Toshiie waited for them to have a drink each and suddenly said: "I don't know how your Highness has considered the matter I proposed to His Highness."
Hideyoshi was stunned for a moment, then said "Ah" and nodded: "You are talking about the strategy of stabilizing North Korea. Just do as you say. Ishida Mitsunari and Otani Yoshitsugi should have landed in North Korea, right? Just pass the order to They asked 30% to be conveyed to the Hide family and Kanbei. In addition, I suddenly thought in the past few days that I should build a residential city in Hanyang and take the government office there... Hey, I want my mother to see with her own eyes what my son has conquered across the sea. Leading the country is filial piety, it is filial piety, so don’t object if it benefits the family."
Maeda Toshiie hesitated for a moment, but finally bowed and accepted the order.
Afterwards, Ji Feiji reported to Toyotomi Hideji that the Japanese naval forces had been defeated many times by Yi Sun-shin and suffered heavy losses. After hearing Hideji's report, Hideyoshi became furious and scolded Kuki Yoshitaka for his incompetence.
Maeda Toshiie shook his head and said: "Our navy is not incompetent, it's just because the main force of the navy dare not go out in full force."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face darkened and he looked uncertain. After a long while, he said coldly: "Send someone to ask Tokugawa Ieyasu and ask him how he did it. Why hasn't he done it after so long? If he wants me to He will personally conquer Kantō again and fight another battle of Odawara... Then he must not regret it."
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