After the Battle of Namwon, Jeonju and other cities fell one after another, which not only directly led to the fall of the entire Jeolla Province, but also the fall of most of Chungcheong Province. When news of the defeat reached Hanyang, King of Korea, the King of Joseon Li Huo sat slumped on his throne and lamented repeatedly: "I knew this would be the result. I usually talk about precautions with a hundredfold confidence, but what is the result? Ren Chennian also held on tenaciously, The unoccupied Jeolla Province was so easily occupied. Reform and reform, have you given me such a result now!"
Regarding this accusation, Liu Chenglong and others remained silent for a while. After a long while, Li Dexin said: "Your Highness, the defeat of Qichuanliang had a great impact. Nanyuan fought to the last moment, which is also touching. If we look at the root cause of the defeat in this battle, it lies in the Ming army that was originally stationed there. Shortly before the war started, our soldiers collectively fled without fighting. Although our soldiers were unable to defeat the Japanese pirates' army, they fought desperately to the death. The defeat was due to being outnumbered."
Li Hengfu added: "The main force led by Marshal Quan Li is on standby. At this time, if even a small group of the main force of the Ming army can go south to join forces with them and find fighter planes to defeat the enemy, the war situation can be reversed. Your Highness, please be firm in your Holy Heart."
The more Li He listened, the angrier he became. He clapped his hand on the armrest and said, "Stop talking big words in front of me so that I can strengthen my sacred heart? You should show results. What is the result now? The Japanese pirates are approaching Wang Jing again!"
Of the two of you, one of the Ming Dynasty troops fled without fighting before the battle. Therefore, the responsibility for the defeat of Jeolla Province and Chungcheong Province lies with the Ming army. But I don’t know who was telling me all day long that the command power must be in our own hands. In hand?
The Ming Dynasty, the sect leader, sent tens of thousands of troops to help but was unable to command them. Instead, they were coerced by you all day long. If I were replaced by the Ming Emperor, I would have to withdraw my troops! Now that the Ming army has really withdrawn, where is the impregnable line of defense you talked about? Let me see it! Oh, now it’s said that the Ming army cannot withdraw?
The other one is even more interesting. Now that Quan Li's main force has been assembled and ready, you don't dare to ask him to go south to resist the enemy. Instead, you tell me, 'If there is even a small group of Ming army's main force that can go south to join with him,' you can 'If you look for fighter planes to defeat the enemy, the situation of the war can be reversed'?
Why, without this "even if a small group of the main force of the Ming army goes south to join forces with them", this battle will still be unwinnable, and the war will be defeated, right? Okay, okay, it’s you who forced the Ming army to refuse to stay, and it’s you who had the shamelessness to beg others to go south after being beaten!
Is it because in your eyes, the common people and even the Emperor of Ming Dynasty have to obey your orders, and that’s why your wishes are fulfilled? What a joke. How do the Han people say that even clay figures are still angry? The heavenly soldiers were just pissed off by you, and now they want me to wipe your buttocks for you? You are shameless, but I still want you! The few people thought about it and asked the concubines and concubines in the middle hall to go to the north for a while. "
Liu Chenglong was shocked and hurriedly advised: "Your Highness, why did you say this? As a result, the military and civilians in the country will be torn apart again due to the relocation! The chaos of the Renchen Year must not be repeated.
In the past, it was precisely because of the inability to strengthen faith and repeated mistakes in dispatching and deployment that the relocation occurred. As a result, the people were in chaos, the government was empty, the royal family was relocating, and large areas of the country were lost. Life or death was only a matter of seconds. We must not repeat the same mistakes today! "
Li Huo's stern response was not to relocate, but to temporarily avoid the concubines. Liu Chenglong thought that the North Korean people would not consider it so carefully and asked Li Ao to take back his life.
Li Huo also knew that the last relocation had a very bad impact, which caused the king's authority to be discredited. The crown prince even had faint signs of suppressing the king's power. If it happened again, no one could say what kind of chaos would happen, so he had no choice but to order Liu Chenglong The others took the trouble to go to Dandong and discuss the strategies to defend against the enemy.
It's funny to say that the Ming Dynasty's strategic direction has changed several places recently. It was not mentioned in Hanyang at first, but later he wanted to withdraw to the north. He first evacuated to Pyongyang and reported it to Gao Pangshi. As a result, Gao Pragmatic asked Song Yingchang to continue the withdrawal, so he withdrew to Yiju, North Korea, near Dandong.
It stands to reason that Song Yingchang was assisting Korea in pacifying Japan and had already withdrawn to the northernmost border city of Korea. No matter how he said it, it should be enough, because if he withdraws again, he will not live up to his name. Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic was really dissatisfied, and directly issued an order for Song Yingchang to withdraw to the Liaodong mainland, and designated him to immediately cross the Yalu River and go to Dandong to join Ma Gui.
Although Song Yingchang felt that his hat was a little uncomfortable, he obviously did not dare to disobey Mr. Gao Ge's instructions, so he had to retreat north again, so he returned to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty and did not stay in Korea at all. This also means that North Korea now has to rush to Dandong overnight to visit if it wants to contact the military governor.
At this time, in the administrative office, Song Yingchang and Ma Gui were also discussing the fall of Jeolla Road. Based on the intelligence he had, Ma Gui reviewed North Korea's performance on the battle map for Song Yingchang, and then said decisively: " The Marquis has a sharp eye, and North Korea's performance is exactly as expected, and it is no match for the Japanese pirates. If this battle continues like this, as long as our troops are not in charge, sooner or later the three capitals will fall and the whole country will fall."
Song Yingchang said: "Of course! I had already heard before I came that the Korean court strictly ordered the entire army not to retreat and to hold on to dangerous positions. As a result, although Li Funan fought bloody battles with the Japanese pirates in Nanyuan, he still escaped back to Hanyang and survived.
The defenders of Quanzhou were even worse. Not only did they fail to rescue Nanyuan in time, they even fled without fighting without seeing a single Japanese soldier. Later, they talked about the war situation and made excuses for them to flee without fighting. It was simply ridiculous!
I think the fall of Jeolla Province will definitely cause chaos in the deployment of the Joseon court. It has been completely passive and the entire situation is in danger. It will not be long before it is relocated again. We should also be prepared to avoid being overwhelmed by the time. At the same time, we must do a good job Be prepared to go south at any time. "
Ma Guijian said: "In fact, our army's preparations have basically been completed. The key now is still to look at the timing of going south. This point... is actually not mainly at the military level. I'm afraid we still have to wait for the order from the Marquis."
Song Yingchang nodded and said: "Yes, what you said is quite insightful. No wonder the Marquis personally selected you to take over as the admiral. So recently, we must keep in touch with the Marquis at all times and make good use of the Jinghua Flying Pigeon Station in Dandong to ensure that the Marquis' The instructions can be implemented immediately, so Admiral Trouble can worry about this."
Ma Gui hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The scriptures are serious, this is the duty of the general, so you should do it yourself." Song Yingchang was very satisfied, thinking that if Li Rusong had Ma Gui's attitude, he wouldn't have been beaten like that last time.
At this time, the North Korean leader Liu Chenglong and the capital marshal Quan Li Fengchen came to pay their respects. Song Yingchang heard that they had been traveling day and night for several days to arrive, and he quickly asked them to take a seat. As soon as Liu Chenglong sat down, he said: "I am ashamed to say that, I The two of them came here mainly to discuss strategies to defend against the enemy."
Song Yingchang said politely to Liu Chenglong and Quan Li: "You two are so polite. As a general manager of the war against Japan, it is our duty to control the Japanese and pacify the Japanese. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Commander-in-Chief Kwon Ryul praised: "I feel relieved after Jingdae's words. As long as Jingdae supports us, we will be able to defeat the Japanese bandits together. As for the subsequent defense deployment, I think it can be set up in Cheonan County, Chungcheong Province." Jishan. This is a dangerous place and is connected to all places. The Japanese pirates want to enter the capital as soon as possible. According to my guess, they will probably concentrate in the Jishan area.
If we can repel the Japanese pirates here, not only will Gyeonggi be protected, but the war situation will also be reversed, and we will be able to switch from defense to offense. However, our army does not have enough artillery, so for such a fortification, we still need to rely on artillery support from the heavenly troops. What do you think? "
Song Yingchang knew that Quan Li's words meant that he wanted him to send troops south, but in fact he knew that this matter was not his decision now, so he said: "Marshal Du's words are reasonable. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. If the Japanese pirates spread out and attack, your army will not have enough strength." , since we can focus on the enemy now, it is naturally a fighting opportunity.
I think North Korea can send elites to Jishan to stop the attack, but the terrain of Jishan is not suitable for large armies to deploy, and the same is true for Japanese pirates. So this battle not only requires strategy, but also requires elites to block it. Does Marshal Du have any arrangements for this? "
Quan Li found that although his words sounded nice, he did not mention the support of the Ming army, so he had to clarify his words and said: "I will dispatch Sun Yuanxin, the observation envoy of Hamjing Province, to lead three thousand troops, and Li Yuanyi, the right-hand political supervisor, will assist from the side. . This army not only participated in many battles against Rong and Di in Hamgyeong Province, but also fought desperately to resist the invasion of Japanese pirates. It was an elite force that was saved with great difficulty.
However, as I said before, our army lacks artillery support, so in addition to this, we still hope that the heavenly troops can provide support for our army and send artillery with strong firepower south to cooperate with the operation. For example, General Qi Jin's army, I think it is very suitable. . "
Song Yingchang smiled but was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he turned to ask Ma Gui for his opinion. Ma Gui said: "The general believes that Jishan is indeed an excellent battlefield. He can defeat the enemy's formation with artillery first and launch a surprise attack before the enemy can reorganize their ranks. Morale is in disarray, so there is hope for a great victory...
But this is just an idea. For example, the problem of artillery support is still difficult to solve now. Qi Jin's troops had fought bloody battles in Korea several times before. Not only were the artillery quite damaged, but the gunpowder and shells were also in urgent need of replenishment, and even the personnel needed to be replenished. As you know from Jingtai, Qi Jin is under the command of the Southern Army, and it is quite a troublesome journey to recruit additional personnel, so it is difficult to send troops for the time being. "
Upon hearing this, Quan Li hurriedly said: "If General Qi Jin is temporarily inconvenienced, then if generals Wu Weizhong, Mao Guoqi and other troops can go south, I think it will be enough."
Ma Gui looked embarrassed and said: "But their situation is no different from Qi Jin's, and it is not convenient to send troops at the moment."
What followed was that no matter what Quan Li said, even Liu Chenglong personally joined in to persuade, it was useless. Ma Gui insisted that the training and reinforcements had not been completed, and the Ming army could not send troops now.
Liu Chenglong and Quan Li talked about it, but finally Song Yingchang showed some compassion and said that it is indeed impossible to send troops now, but since you are short of artillery support, I happen to have a batch of remaining artillery here that can be provided to North Korea.
In fact, what he calls "surplus" refers to discarded products, which are roughly equivalent to the Shengziha artillery from the previous Battle of Nanyuan. They were all goods from 20 to 30 years ago before the Ming Dynasty carried out military industrial reforms. But the good news is that although these artillery pieces are old, they are still leftover after a "quality inspection" by highly pragmatic people. They are old, and at least they will not explode for no reason.
Seeing that Liu Chenglong and Quan Li could only talk about this step, they had no choice but to agree. After all, there were more than a hundred cannons, and the value alone was actually quite high. Even one Jishan could not use so many. Pao, no matter what, I can explain it after I go back.
After Liu Chenglong returned, he held a meeting of the Border Preparation Department and discussed military rations with his colleagues. He said: "There is currently no problem with military rations and horse materials. The problem is that it will be difficult to raise funds for a long-term war. Because Jeolla Province is a major grain-producing area in our country, the whole country The fall of Nadong Province has made it increasingly difficult to supply military supplies, and we need to find ways to ease the situation before we can recapture Jeolla Province."
Everyone was also thinking hard about good strategies. During the discussion, Li Shanhai, the former leader who had been deposed, suddenly returned. He was now in charge of Dunning Mansion. Liu Chenglong was shocked, wondering why Li Shanhai appeared. After the two parties exchanged greetings, Liu Chenglong asked: "Exi Gong (Li Shanhai), I am very happy to see you again. Your son-in-law Li Dexin has devoted himself to state affairs over the years. I believe you also know that, but you Why are you here today?"
Li Shanhai said: "Your Majesty seems to think that this country is a little too dishonorable, so he summoned me back to the court again. Prime Minister, I heard that when the Japanese pirates retreated south, you had expected that they would invade again, and you had already begun to prepare and prepare for it. I was quite pleased to hear about the reform of state affairs, but now I can't help but wonder, has the imperial court really taken precautions?
If we really took precautions, how could the Japanese pirates advance so far? At present, the navy collapsed, the city fell, and Jeolla and Chungcheong were occupied by the enemy. What is going on here, or what went wrong? "
Regarding the disintegration of the navy, Li Dexin wanted to defend Liu Chenglong, but was shouted back by Li Shanhai. He then said to Liu Chenglong: "I have high expectations for the prime minister, but what I heard at home was all orders. It is a sad thing for people. The reform has caused discord, the court is at odds and cannot work together, and with the national crisis coming again, even an old man like me can no longer live at home in peace."
When Liu Chenglong saw Li Shanhai returning, he questioned him. Thinking that it must be the intention of the King of Joseon, he replied: "I also know that the yangban and the gentry are extremely dissatisfied with me, simply because I have harmed their rights and interests. However, no matter what the final result of the reform is, I will retreat when the time comes, but at least it will be after the war. Now that Japanese pirates are rampant, it is my unshirkable duty as a leader to exterminate them all."
Li Shanhai accused Liu Chenglong of being arrogant and believed that he was the only one who could lead the court to put down the Japanese rebellion. Li Hengfu also defended Liu Chenglong, but Li Shanhai was also dismissive: "I really don't know if the prime minister's best efforts can achieve good results? What if we can't repel the Japanese pirates in Jishan? The Japanese pirates are gradually approaching, so we won't condemn them. Are you prepared to take precautions? When the Japanese pirates arrive in Wangjing, the prime minister will remonstrate with them to stop the relocation, right?"
Liu Chenglong insisted that he would be able to stop the Japanese pirates in Jishan. Seeing Liu Chenglong's determined look, Li Shanhai just smiled slightly and said he would wait and see. After Li Shanhai left, Liu Chenglong and others were not completely sure about the battle at Jishan. They also had many worries in their hearts. They could only hope that heaven would take care of them.
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