Gao Pragmatic said: "Now we are at an advantage. Gyeongju, Jeonju, Namwon and other places are all under control. Now we need to concentrate our forces to attack their dangerous barrier areas first. The Japanese pirates are outside Busan, in Ulsan, Yangsan, Dong In all three places, there were newly built Japanese cities and garrisoned heavy troops, backed by sea routes.
Among them, Ulsan and Yangsan are the left and right wings of the northern defense line of Busan, and the east side is the last line of defense outside Busan City. Together with the main city of Busan, the Japanese pirate defense line can be counted as three layers.
Now the Japanese pirates are all in these cities. If I encircle and annihilate them, the Japanese pirates will be severely damaged and will only be able to survive. If at the same time, we take the opportunity to send other troops to attack in all directions to seize all the villages, counties, strongholds and military stations they occupy, and also order the navy to go out to fight, march by sea and land, block transportation, and bombard the ports, then after clearing the territory under its jurisdiction, Pusan will be isolated and helpless, and it will be easily accessible.
Among them, Ulsan Wa Fortress is the farthest from Busan. Once it is besieged by me, it can be said to be isolated and helpless. Once our army captures Ulsan, the Busan Japanese pirates will be deeply frightened. From then on, it is inevitable that the troops will lose their will to fight and will take off and surrender. Therefore, the first battle can start from Ulsan. If you have any opinions on this, please feel free to express your opinion. "
Although Li Shanhai had already "voted", after all, he was still the leader of North Korea's political affairs, and his right to speak was still very high, so he took the initiative to answer: "The analysis of Mr. Ge is very appropriate, and the students have no objection. It's just that How is the newly built Japanese city constructed? Is it possible to investigate? Is it difficult to attack?
Students have always heard that the Japanese army is good at defending the city, and now that they are heavily stationed, it may be even more difficult to capture it. In addition, in addition to the heavy defense of the Japanese pirates, there will probably be reinforcements to assist at any time. The war has reached a critical point, so we must not be careless. "
Gao Wuzheng, who attended the meeting as Gao Wuzheng's staff member, replied: "The prime minister is very worried. If this battle cannot be won in Ulsan and our army suffers heavy losses, it will definitely affect the overall situation. However, regarding the structural design of the Japanese city, The Ministry of Cabinet has previously sent people to secretly investigate - Yu Fu, please come and explain something to the Prime Minister."
"Yufu" is Gao Qi's nickname. As the full-time intelligence secretary of the Beijing Secretariat, Gao Qi also serves as the deputy director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He has long been regarded as Gao Mo's successor within Beijing and the leader of the Korean War. He has always been specifically responsible for relevant information.
Gao Qi explained to everyone present: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Beijing has sent many groups of spies to conduct inspections since June. However, the Japanese pirates are on tight guard and they have killed villagers indiscriminately before. The spies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs disguised themselves all the way, making the investigation extremely difficult, so Although there is some information, it is not detailed.
Regarding the Ulsan Japanese Fortress, all that is known so far is that it was densely covered with battlements, a large guard tower was built to expand the outer city, and there were multi-story urns built inside and outside. The whole building is built on the mountain, relying on the mountain to rise layer by layer, taking into account the water source, and being tightly defended. It should be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. With all due respect, if the Japanese pirates were properly deployed and flexible in their tactics, the Japanese city, although not too big, would be impregnable. "
Li Dexin, the judge of the Joseon Dynasty, immediately commented: "In this case, a forceful attack may not be advisable. The Japanese city was designed in this way to ensure that the Japanese city did not fall and was built to maintain a long-term stalemate with us and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
Based on a student's humble opinion, once the enemy is lured out of the city, surrounded and annihilated outside the city, it will be easy to attack Ulsan again. To this end, North Korea can send 10,000 troops to support the battle, and students will also come to the battlefield in person to cooperate with the heavenly troops to attack Ulsan. "
Magui, the admiral of Pingwa, immediately asked Gao Pragmatic for orders: "Our army is currently abundant. According to calculations, we can choose 36,000 elite troops. In addition, North Korea's 10,000 troops are enough to capture Ulsan. As for how to lure the enemy, we can do more Plan.
This time I am willing to serve as the commander-in-chief of Ulsan and assist the armies of the two countries in fulfilling their respective responsibilities and cooperating with each other. He invited Li Zongrong (Li Rumei) and Li Bingpan (Li Dexin) as his deputy, and after capturing Ulsan, he would take advantage of the situation to regain Donglai and threaten the Japanese army in Busan. Presumably at this time, the city of Yangshan alone has either been broken or has been captured by our army, and Busan is trapped in an isolated city. I wonder what Li Zongrong and Li Bingpan think? "
Li Rumei glanced at Gao Pangshi and saw that he had no expression, so she seemed to have acquiesced, so she said: "As Admiral Ma and Li Bingpan said, the victory or defeat of this battle is related to the overall situation, so we must not be careless. The general thought that the specific structure of the Japanese city and The deployment of troops needs to be personally inspected before we can plan accordingly, but since artillery is necessary for siege, I think it is better to send troops to surround Ulsan to contain the Japanese army before the siege weapons arrive, so as to prevent the Japanese army from taking more precautions."
Li Rumei said this very cautiously. Li Shanhai felt quite relieved after hearing this, so he also took the initiative to ask to go to Ulsan. Gao pragmatically agreed after thinking about it.
Gao Wuruo said at this time: "I heard that autumn in the south is very short. Now that summer has passed, winter will enter in only two months, and soon there will be wind and snow. Students think that since the Japanese city is strong, we cannot completely protect it. Hoping for a quick victory.
Our army is currently short of winter supplies. From the perspective of military supplies, the war should have been suspended. If we were to engage in a confrontation in Ulsan, the gains would outweigh the losses. Therefore, we need to urgently request the imperial court for transportation and allocation to prepare for the long-term war. "
Magui said: "That is natural, and the Japanese pirates must have also assumed the same, thinking that it would be difficult for our army to fight in the cold winter, but I guess that since Busan has been blocked for more than a month, the Japanese pirates must be troubled by the severe cold now. This is the time to catch the enemy unexpectedly, lure the enemy out of the city, reduce casualties, and break through Ulsan as soon as possible. If there is a surprise attack in the snow at that time, the Japanese pirates will never expect it."
Li Dexin, the North Korean military judge, is still worried: "The North Korean navy is still resting and recuperating, rushing to build ships. There is a shortage of warships and insufficient combat power. In the short term, it will be difficult to cooperate with the strategy of advancing both land and sea forces.
In addition, although autumn is very short in the south, sea breezes occur frequently during this period. Even with the strength of the heavenly soldiers and navy, there may be times when there are hundreds of gaps and gaps.
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In this case, the Japanese army would actually still have a chance to open up sea transportation, or at least find an opportunity to transport reinforcements or supplies from their homeland.
In addition, the distance between various Japanese cities was very short, and they could all support each other whether it was transporting soldiers or supplies or weapons. It was very difficult to capture the Japanese cities. Students were extremely worried about this. "
Now that he was talking about the navy, Chen Lin said: "That's why we need to launch attacks on various Japanese cities at the same time. Attacking Ulsan first not only deters the enemy, but also tests the strength of the Japanese army. But having said that, I will defeat the Japanese fleet and blockade Busan. After more than a month, fatigue is unavoidable. The Sichuan fleet had also fought in a battle before, and the troops could not be used excessively. Therefore, the Korean navy really needed to join the war as soon as possible.
We also request the Cabinet to mobilize naval forces from all over North Korea as soon as possible, including Yi Sun-shin's unit, so that our fleet can join forces with the North Korean navy as soon as possible. At the end of the day, the general is incompetent, and he hopes to pacify the Japanese fleet, clear the sea area, cut off their shipping, and prevent them from returning home. "
There was no problem with these strategies. Gao Pragmatic agreed to them one by one, and immediately ordered the mobilization of troops to jointly attack Ulsan.
At this time, in Fushimi Castle, Kyoto, Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had just recovered from his illness, received a military report from the front, and asked Maeda Toshiie one after another whether the order to restart the offensive had been conveyed to North Korea. Ishida Mitsunari replied that it had been clearly communicated to the Japanese army.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi suddenly felt pain in his chest, but he said fiercely: "Then why haven't the Ming army broken through the defense line and retaken the lost city? Every attack was repulsed? Did they really attack? The Ming army was so Is that strong? It's ridiculous! Bring the armor! Maeda Toshiie, you don't have to stop me any more, how long will it take for you to believe those idiots? Looking at the current situation, I can only end this war by going to North Korea in person! "
Maeda Toshiie urged that now is not the time to get excited, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi must stay calm. Toyotomi Hideyoshi said angrily: "I have already said that I am going to Korea. No matter whether I am facing the king of Korea or the emperor of Ming Dynasty, I will personally command the army to defeat their army, capture them alive, and then cut them down with my own hands." Their heads!"
Before Toyotomi Hideyoshi finished speaking, his body suddenly stiffened, he vomited blood, and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Maeda Toshiie and Ishida Mitsunari hurriedly helped him, and both of them broke into a cold sweat.
Unexpectedly, Hideyoshi came back to his senses but even said that nothing happened. Ishida Mitsunari was frightened and called his attendants to take care of Hideyoshi to rest, and prepared to summon a pharmacist for emergency treatment. Unexpectedly, Hideyoshi became furious, drew a knife and stabbed two attendants to death, and then warned Toshiie and Mitsunari not to reveal that he vomited blood. The two had no choice but to accept the order.
In Busan, Ukita Hideie was also discussing military plans with Mouri Hidemoto. Now that Kuroda Rusui is gone, Mouri Hidemoto is nominally the general along with Ukita Hideke, but due to the distance between him and Hideyoshi, he can only provide advice on his behalf.
"The current trend is to use the method of enclosing the city to consume the enemy's military strength and military supplies. Although the overall situation is unfavorable now, the southeastern coast of North Korea is still occupied by our army. The sea route seems to be unsmooth, but the wind has been strong recently, and the soldiers and supplies can be Try smuggling.
But the Ming army was different. Seeing that the cold winter was approaching, it was not conducive to fighting but beneficial to Congcheng. It is difficult to determine whether the Ming army will start another war in the near future, but it is extremely necessary to strengthen the city defense and prepare for war at all times.
If I were the commander-in-chief of the Ming army, I would attack Ulsan first to deter Busan. Kato, Nabeshima, Asano and his son were in Ulsan with a force of 12,000. It seemed that we needed to mobilize troops in advance for rescue at any time.
Now if you want to regain the advantage, you may have two strategies. One is to engage in cage warfare in each city. Wait for the opportunity when the enemy's supplies are exhausted and the fighting spirit relaxes, annihilate the enemy under the city in one fell swoop, and then divide the two routes to attack again. Hanyang launched an offensive.
The second is to abandon Ulsan, Yangsan and other places, concentrate our military forces in Busan, and fight the enemy decisively with our backs by sea. Success or failure will be determined in one battle. If we win, all Korea will be ours. I also have a plan in my mind on how to achieve a decisive victory, but I still need to ask His Highness Tai Ge for a decision first. "
Ukita Hideie also believed that this could only be the case. It was not easy for Mouri Hidemoto to think of these two possible methods, so he agreed.
After the Ming army and North Korea agreed to jointly attack Ulsan, Li Shanhai and Li Dexin began to mobilize North Korean military forces and packed their bags to prepare for the expedition.
Speaking of which, this Korean army is also unlucky, because most of them are Quan Li's old troops who were defeated by Zhang Wanbang last time. Originally, all of them were considered guilty, but the Korean court really had no soldiers capable of fighting, so they had to reorganize them and send them out again, but with a different commander.
These 10,000 North Korean troops used to be a little arrogant. After all, they were the last soldiers in North Korea who could fight. It's a pity that Zhang Wanbang had his spine broken in the last battle. Now he doesn't dare to compare himself with the Great Tomorrow Soldiers, and he doesn't dare to complain about being urgently transferred to the outside of Busan to fight.
However, although their tempers improved after receiving a severe beating, their military quality could not be improved quickly. Under such orders from the Korean court, it can be said that the military morale was basically non-existent, and the physical fatigue was not to mention. ——Because they have a criminal record now, Li Shanhai and Li Dexin only give them three days' worth of food at a time, and they can only eat 70 to 80% full at each meal.
To be honest, if the Ming army had not really become an invincible "heavenly soldier" in their minds, and they were so intimidated by the nearly 100,000 Ming troops around them that they did not dare to move, they would probably be hungry right now. There was a mutiny. Under such circumstances, no one can predict how useful North Korea's 10,000 soldiers and horses will be.
This heavy rain is not over yet, but now that we have entered the "short autumn" facing south, it finally does not rain non-stop like in the summer. It has become intermittent, and the intensity of the rain is not accurate. It is said that some military operations can be carried out more or less, but the progress is a bit slow.
On September 24, the allied forces of the Ming and Dynasty finally arrived in Ulsan. The Ming generals Li Rumei, Li Fangchun, Gao Ce, Jie Sheng, Wu Weizhong, Mao Guoqi, Chen Yin, Lu Jizhong, Dong Zhengyi, Wang Wen, Xu Guowei, etc. were all involved. Both Liao and Xuanda came to Ulsan to participate in the war. The first batch of North Korean troops to arrive in Ulsan was 3,500.
Magui and Li Dexin met to climb up to observe the Japanese castle. Magui raised his telescope and looked in detail. He saw that the Ulsan Japanese castle area was indeed not particularly large, but the Ulsan Japanese castle and the Dosan Japanese castle were connected together, and the mountains were steep and precipitous.
The walls in the city are densely covered with passes, one after another. The walls are high and thick, and there are some unknown mechanical mechanisms built in. It is not clear what they are used for. There are even ten artillery deployed in place. The entire city is leaning against the mountains and mountains. The sea is really easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Seeing this, Ma Gui couldn't help but have a headache. If he had known that he was attacking such a mountain city, he shouldn't have come. After all, he had been fighting in the north for half his life, and his opponents were mainly Mongolian. At least half of the battlefield was on the grassland. When not on the grassland, he usually defends the city by himself.
From this point of view, this battle should be fought by Liu Wei, so as to make full use of strengths and avoid weaknesses. Liu Wei is the first person in the eyes of the Marquis who is good at fighting in the mountains and forests. Even a ghost place like Hailongdun can't stop him. Presumably, although this Japanese city is difficult to fight, it shouldn't be a problem, right?
However, thinking about it, Ma Gui, as a famous general in the world, could not retreat despite the difficulties. He decided to divide his troops into three parts, with deputy general Gao Ce leading the two Chinese troops stationed in Yining to aid the east and to restrain the enemy's aid in the west; Li Rumei and Wu Weizhong , Mao Guoqi led the left army; Li Fangchun and Jie Sheng led the right army.
Ma Gui ordered his army to set up a hidden ambush, and ordered four generals, Lu Jizhong, Dong Zhengyi, Wang Wen, and Xu Guowei, to take the lead in attacking the city with 500 troops each as a test and inducement.
Sure enough, they were quickly repulsed by the Japanese matchlock guns due to insufficient strength. Kato Kiyomasa was afraid that the Ming army was deceived and did not dare to go out lightly. But Ma Gui didn't care, and ordered the Ming army to launch four rounds of attacks one after another, all of which were undoubtedly repelled.
Kato Kiyomasa saw that the Ming army had lost four battles in a row, and felt that this must be true, otherwise the morale would not be stable. Therefore, he personally led 6,000 elite soldiers out of the city to attack the enemy.
Several decoy generals of the Ming army were overjoyed and continued to retreat to lure Kato Kiyomasa to pursue him. Kato Kiyomasa did not doubt that he was there and actually followed him and killed him. Seeing that the time had come, Ma Gui ordered the entire army to attack. Forty thousand allied troops from the Ming and Dynasties came out to encircle the Japanese army.
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