Has the surprise attack failed? Yes, of course it has failed. Not to mention that Kuroda Nagamasa, who had just kicked the iron plate on the front line of Lotus Mountain, was already suspicious. Mouri Hidemoto, who was coming behind him, was also aware of this.
As Kuroda Nagamasa retreated, the two sides quickly collided. As soon as Kuroda Nagamasa saw Mouri Hidemoto, he quickly explained the process of the vanguard's defeat, and finally concluded: "...Now I can only rely on you, His Highness Hidemoto."
This hat was still worn quite high, but it was a pity that Mouri Xiuyuan did not intend to wear it firmly. Instead, he thought deeply for a moment, and then said: "If the Lotus Mountain Ming Army is the main force, then even if Our troops immediately stepped forward to attack fiercely, but I am afraid it will be of no use. The matter is serious, and I think we should wait for your father's arrival before discussing it."
Kuroda Nagamasa was taken aback and said hurriedly: "But Your Highness Hidemoto, the so-called military speed is so great, if we have to wait for my father..."
"We can't wait." Maori Xiuyuan interrupted: "If the direction of Lianhua Mountain is really the main force of the Ming army, what does that mean? It means that the Ming army has already guessed our intentions, so they set up a trap in Lianhua Mountain and waited for us Jumping into the trap. In this case, do we really want to go to the tiger mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountain?"
Kuroda Nagamasa had just kicked the iron plate, so he naturally felt that "preferring to go to the tiger mountain" was a bit unreliable. However, as the saying goes, "the son never blames the father", and he could not publicly show that he had shaken his father's will to fight, so he had to sigh. Tone, silent.
Mouri Hidemoto then ordered to stop advancing and temporarily set up camp to wait. After about an hour, the Japanese follow-up troops gradually arrived, and Ukita Hideie and Kuroda Asui finally arrived together, so the temporary military meeting was held again.
Everyone first listened to Kuroda Nagamasa's report on the vanguard's battle situation, and then they all fell into a deathly silence. After a while, Ukita Hideie couldn't help it anymore, and took the lead to break the silence and asked Mouri Hidemoto: "What is your high opinion, Your Highness Hidemoto?"
Maori Xiuyuan shook his head slightly and said: "His Royal Highness Kuroda fought with the Ming army, but he could not determine how many troops the Ming army deployed. He only emphasized that the other party was 'or the main force of the Ming army'. With all due respect, this piece of news is completely It does not help us make correct judgments."
Ukita Hideie nodded, and then glanced at Kuroda Nagamasa with obvious dissatisfaction. Kuroda Nagamasa's face turned red, but he did not force his words or simply fabricate them at will. He just emphasized once again that the Ming army had a huge number of artillery and rockets, which made it difficult for his own side to get close, let alone fight effectively.
However, his emphasis this time was met with doubts. Konishi Yukinaga said: "Based on my experience in fighting the Ming army, the information provided by His Highness Kuroda... is really unbelievable.
Assuming that the ratio of firearms carried by various departments of the Ming army is basically the same, then a very strange conclusion will be drawn from the comparison: the Ming army in Lianhua Mountain should be at least 20,000.
However, according to the information we have previously determined, since the Ming army under Liu Wei has at least 15,000 people, the remaining Ming army under the direct control of Gao Jingshi in Sichuan should not exceed this number at most. "
When Governor Konishi said this, Kuroda Nagamasa suddenly remembered something. He suddenly opened his eyes and said: "Ah, that means the army has received reinforcements! I remembered that the army that caused our army's final defeat today was It is a pure cavalry, still a uniformed cavalry (high-style semi-equipped, the Japanese call it uniformed), equipped with battle armor and horse armor. These people have excellent riding skills and superb horse fighting skills. They are by no means temporary. The infantry is mounted and formed!"
Nabeshima Naoshima sighed: "That means that the Ming army has indeed received reinforcements. Judging from the distribution of the nearby Ming army, this support army can only be drawn from Li Rumei's department. The only question is how did Gao Pragmatic think of recruiting from Li Rumei? The Ministry transferred this cavalry to his command."
"Why else?" Mouri Xiuyuan said angrily: "Of course Gao Pragmatic has guessed our army's combat plan and arranged corresponding defenses in advance."
Housekeeper Hazusuka interjected at this time: "It's not just for defense. You must know that this is a cavalry, and cavalry is often used for offense. That is to say, Gao Pragmatic not only intends to block our army at Lotus Mountain, but also intends to Launch an attack here, otherwise why would he go further to mobilize Li Rumei's cavalry instead of directly ordering Liu Wei's troops to go south to stop the attack?
According to the intelligence, the Burma and Bozhou that Liu Wei's tribe had previously pacified were in dangerous mountains and dense forests. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for him to come to Lianhua Mountain for defense? "
All generals think this analysis is reasonable, but this raises another problem. Changzong's Yuanqin frowned and asked: "Since Gao Pangshi guessed our army's intentions and even transferred reinforcements from Li Rumei's tribe further north, where is Liu Wei's tribe now? He can't be waiting in Sanjia, right? ?”
Kuroda Rushui's sneak attack strategy was now considered a failure by all the generals. Although everyone did not blame him for some reasons, they no longer actively sought his opinions. It was just that after Chosong Gabu Yuanqin raised this question, everyone hesitated to speak, and finally turned their attention to Kuroda Rusui.
In fact, all the generals have guesses, but they are not willing to talk about it at the moment. They think that if someone must say such pessimistic words, then let Kuroda Rusui say it. Anyway, he has already made a fatal mistake, even if he says more No matter what unpleasant words are said, it is because there are too many lice and there is no itching, and there are too many debts and there is no need to worry.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Kuroda Rushui naturally knew that these people were not respecting him, but just to let him tell the ominous guess.
However, he smiled and didn't bother to care about it at all, and said calmly: "Since Gao Pragmatic has seen through my plan, and Liu Wei's troops have never gone south to Lianhua Mountain, then naturally there is only one possibility at the moment, and that is to capture our army's rear. On the way. If nothing happens, Mashan, Xiongchuan, and Jinhai will be captured by him."
"Baga!" Maori Xiuyuan cursed and said: "So, our army has no way to advance and no way to retreat. It is already a matter of life and death!"
When the generals heard this, they didn't know whether to be angry or frustrated. On the contrary, the young Ukita Hideie clapped his hands and said loudly: "You are all famous generals in the world, how can you be so discouraged! Even if Liu Qing really went to outflank our army, Road, but after all, he only has 15,000 people, and Mashan, Xiongchuan and other places are no more than small towns. Can't my army of nearly 100,000 break through their blockade?"
Governor Konishi also reacted and immediately expressed his support: "Yes, even if the Ming army's artillery equipment is higher than that of Imchen, it will at most prevent our army from quickly defeating the city occupied by Liu Wei, but as His Highness Ukita said , no matter how strong Liu Wei is, he only has 15,000 men. Even if our army cannot take the city he occupied, can't we still take a detour and return?
Gentlemen, cheer up, as long as we work together to overcome his interception, we can still organize a defense after returning to Busan and wait for His Highness Taige's reinforcements! "
Governor Konishi’s words are not unreasonable, at least it seems so, but Mouri Hidemoto said in a nonchalant manner: "If we withdraw, the navy will not be able to get the news, and then they will break through the Ming army." What should the navy do if it arrives outside Sichuan Port due to the naval blockade?
From the beginning, I thought that even if the Ming Navy was really taken advantage of by the Navy, it would not be kept in the dark all the time. When they found out that the main force of our navy was not in Busan Port, they would have guessed that they had gone to Sacheon, and then the main force would move westward, trying to encircle and destroy our navy. And what about us? Do we have to sit idly by and ignore the survival of the navy? "
That's so good. Of course, this is exactly what the Japanese navy is facing now. It is a pity that all the generals have maintained a highly unanimous silence on this - nonsense, dead Taoist friends are not dead poor Taoists. Although the navy is also one of our own, it is not "my people" after all. All we have to do to conquer North Korea is The army is not like your Maori family, and a lot of navy troops have been deployed by His Highness Taige.
Mouri Hidemoto quickly figured this out, and then looked towards Chosonggabu Motochin. The territory of Chosoga's tribe was on Shikoku Island. It once unified Shikoku. Later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi gave him a beating and vomited out the annexed territory, but retained the entire Tosa.
Because Shikoku Island is relatively isolated, a lot of ships are needed even just to communicate with the surrounding areas. Therefore, the Chosogabu family has some financial resources in the navy, and it was more or less successful in the two wars of imperial conquest. Some of the strength has been diverted. For this reason, Mouri Hidemoto obviously hopes that Nagasou Gabe Motochin can say a few words for him.
But it's a pity that Moto Hidemoto may not be very clear about it. The several broken boats owned by Chosonggabe's family were just for show. Even if they were all lost, it wouldn't make Motochin feel distressed. What's worse is... they actually Already lost, all had been accounted for in the previous naval battle of Mingliang.
So Hidemoto Mouri just waited until Choso Gabe Motochin said something that made him short of breath and chest tight: "There are always sacrifices in war, and leading generals should be rational about necessary sacrifices, and the biggest crisis for our army at the moment is ourselves.
Gentlemen, if our nearly 100,000-strong army is lost, then not to mention that Busan will definitely not be saved, and the entire conquest of the imperial court can be regarded as a complete failure. I would like to ask you, who can bear this responsibility? "
Everyone was silent and even began to think about what His Highness would do in the country if this situation really happened. Will they use this as an excuse to severely punish various famous families, such as reducing their fiefdoms?
Of course, Ukita Hideie didn't have such worries. He was just worried that such a situation would make His Highness Taikou's heart disease worse. Don't be so angry that your body would be broken by that time.
At this time, Kuroda Rushui sighed and said: "It seems that you don't want to continue attacking Lianhua Mountain, and you don't think that marching into Sichuan is a feasible way, right?"
No one answered.
Kuroda Rushui laughed at himself and didn't care, and continued: "But why do you think it is a good idea to turn around and retreat to Busan at this time?"
Everyone was obviously confused, but no one was willing to answer. In the end, it was Kuroda Nagamasa who came to his father's rescue and said, "Father, why can't we retreat to Busan?"
Kuroda Rushui sighed: "Gao Pragmatic could even guess that our army would choose to surprise Sichuan in this situation, so why didn't he spend more time and consider that our army might retreat without losing the advantage of surprise attack?" Busan?
If he was really determined to completely encircle and suppress our army at or near Lianhua Mountain, how could the army blocking our army's retreat be easily broken through and blocked by our army? "
"But Liu Wei only has 15,000 men after all!" Xiaoxi Xingchang spread his hands and said: "No matter how pragmatic Gao uses his troops like a god, he can't spread the beans to make an army, can he?"
At this time, Naoshima Naoshige thought for a while, and suddenly shook his head and said: "There is no need to spread the beans to form an army - even if part of Li Rumei's troops were transferred to form the Lotus Mountain reinforcements, there are still enough troops that can be mobilized. Who knows that he is now Aren’t they already deployed in the rear of our army?”
Ah, yes, why did you forget Li Rumei's main cavalry force? There is no doubt about their mobility. As long as Gao Pragmatic really makes a judgment and gives instructions, it is entirely possible that they have gone to Mashan, Xiongchuan and other places.
Maori Xiuyuan's face was extremely ugly, and he said gloomily: "The front is a wolf and the back is a tiger, does that mean that this time I am really trapped in a tight siege and have no way out?"
"I have to say that we are desperate, but I don't think so." Naoshima Naoshima shook his head and said: "I think there is another direction that can be used as an alternative target: Jinzhou."
When Nabeshima Naoshige mentioned Jinzhou, everyone quickly understood. Since Liu Wei's troops have gone to block our army's retreat, and the "main force of the Ming army" is in Lianhua Mountain to the east of Sichuan, isn't Jinzhou to the north of Sichuan empty? At the moment, Gao Pragmatic should be focused on blocking our army at Lianhua Mountain. If we attack Jinzhou instead, wouldn't we be able to win easily?
Of course, winning is not the point, the point is to get out of the encirclement in this way!
Ukita Hideie always felt that although this idea seemed good, there still seemed to be something wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for the moment. He looked left and right, and finally turned his attention to Kuroda Rushui, and asked: "Master Rushui, what do you think?"
Kuroda Rushui sighed and asked helplessly: "Your Highness Xiujia, regardless of whether it is possible to capture Jinzhou, I just want to ask: Even if we capture Jinzhou, can our army change its current passive situation?"
Ukita Hideie was startled for a moment, and then he understood: Yes, so what if Jinzhou is captured? Go south to attack Sichuan? At that time, the main force of the Ming army in Lianhua Mountain must have returned for reinforcements.
It is unlikely that Sichuan will be captured, and once Jinzhou is lost, the main force of Magui, which has been supporting from Hanyang to the south, will definitely attack at all costs to relieve the possible siege of Sichuan.
At the same time, once our army goes to attack Jinzhou, Liu Wei and Li Rumei near Mashan will naturally not be idle, and will inevitably march westward along the main road to Jinzhou - in this case, taking Jinzhou will actually make it easier for the Ming army to encircle it. By myself.
The Ming army had both artillery and cavalry advantages. If the decisive battlefield was not in Lotus Mountain but in a place like Jinzhou, they would be better able to perform. All in all, one sentence: Jinzhou is a dead place!
All the generals also understood what Kuroda Rushui meant, and for a moment, the entire formation was silent, and you could hear a needle drop.
There are wolves in front of us, tigers behind us, the sea to the south, and even death to the north. So what should we do now?
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