The allied forces of the Ming and North Korea launched a full-scale counterattack. Only then did Kato Kiyomasa realize that he had been tricked. He was shocked at the moment, but he was a rare warrior after all. He quickly calmed down and turned around to take the head of a general before withdrawing his troops.
Kato Kiyomasa immediately ordered the iron artillery array to fire, then observed the situation of each Ming army formation, and soon led the flag to attack a Ming army. The biggest feature of this Ming army is its lack of firepower. It may be the weakest firepower among the Ming armies currently launching counterattacks.
Kato Kiyomasa had good vision. The Ming army he selected came from the three sides of Shaanxi. Its firepower configuration was indeed the lowest among the Ming armies entering the DPRK, and there were also few servants around the general, only about two hundred people.
As the vanguard general who invaded Korea twice, Kato Kiyomasa was extremely brave. He raised his sickle gun and killed more than ten people in succession, and then killed the general Lu Jizhong in front of him. Lu Jizhong also raised his sword to fight, but was beheaded by Kato Kiyomasa before he could catch up. The servants around him were filled with grief and anger, and desperately tried to recapture his body.
Kato Kiyomasa originally wanted to personally chop off the heads of the Ming generals to boost morale, but due to the weak Japanese army, he was interrupted by Lu Jizhong's servant and was about to be surrounded by the Ming army. Kato Kiyomasa had no choice but to give up and turned his horse around and ordered to return to the city. The Japanese army fought and retreated, resulting in many casualties.
Seeing Kato Kiyomasa's defeat in the city, Asano Nagamasa ordered the city gates to be opened to meet Kato Kiyomasa. Ma Gui urgently ordered the entire army to advance, and the coalition forces immediately launched a charge towards Ulsan.
The Japanese army was in a panic and it was difficult to resist. Asano Nagamasa had no choice but to order a retreat to Shimayama to set up a defensive line, while Kato Kiyomasa volunteered to stay behind to delay. Each of Kato's iron artillery units fired from their bunkers, while the rest formed formations to meet the enemy.
The city of Ulsan also immediately became full of weapons. There were actually many Ming Army magic arrows captured from the Korean army. This change completely exceeded the Ming army's expectations. The Ming army's offensive was blocked and they could only disperse in different directions.
Kato Kiyomasa, Nabeshima Naomo and Asano Yukinaga were scattered by the Ming army. Kato was in a panic. Pegasus rushed in but was shot in the neck by a stray horse. Kato could only jump off the horse and move forward on foot. After several fights, he found himself in a pile. Nabeshima Naoshige.
Naoshima Naoshima had even lost his helmet, and his hair was disheveled. He replied that Asano Yukinaga was being besieged by the Ming army not far from the northwest. Kato ordered Nabeshima to lead the army to withdraw quickly, and led the elite 100 banners to rescue Asano Yuki. long.
Asano Yukinaga's bodyguards totaled no more than 300 people. At this moment, there were very few left under the siege of the Ming army. Kato Kiyomasa broke through the defense line and dismounted, and his troops launched a counterattack.
When Asano Yukinaga saw him coming to the rescue, he was moved and admired, and shouted: "Your Majesty Kato, there is no need to put yourself in danger for me. I have always been prepared to sacrifice myself for His Majesty Taikaku and the Asano family, and I am willing to share with Ming Ming." The army will perish together!"
Unexpectedly, Kato Kiyomasa knocked Asano Yukinaga down with a single blow from his gun, and said sternly: "His Majesty Taikaku and His Majesty Nagamasa treat me well, and you and I have always been good friends, how could I not save them even if they were killed? If you die in battle, how will His Majesty Nagamasa bear it?
For the sake of the Asano family, and in order to continue to serve Taiko, I want you to evacuate to Shimayama immediately! I'll send you an escort! There is Nabeshima Naoshige in front of you. Don't say anything and retreat immediately! "Asano Yukinaga gritted his teeth and obeyed the order, and withdrew to Shimayama under the escort sent by Kato.
Asano Yukicho walked away, and Ming general Li Wenyuan led his team to pursue him. Kato Kiyomasa came to stop him. Li Wenyuan did not know Kato Kiyomasa. Seeing that there were only dozens of people around him, he thought he was just a general of a certain battalion, so he attacked Kato with two swords in hand.
Li Wenyuan wielded his sword and created wind, sweeping across the ground like a whirlwind. Kato Kiyomasa glanced twice and sneered: "Fancy," and after several rounds of parrying, he saw the right moment and stabbed Li Wenyuan through the chest and abdomen, killing him.
In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen soldiers from the Ming army rushed over. Kato swept away thousands of troops with his spear dance, and the Ming army did not dare to approach. Kato led the troops to charge and stabbed three people in a row, but then one person held the handle of the gun tightly and it was difficult to pull it out for a while.
Kato Kiyomasa was startled, and suddenly saw a member of the Ming Dynasty flying towards him on a flying horse. Kato Kiyomasa decisively abandoned his gun and drew his sword, roaring with anger, the sound was like thunder. The general's horse was startled, and its front hooves were in the air. Kato Kiyomasa saw the opportunity and rushed forward, swung his sword to cut off the horse's legs, turned over and jumped to kill the general. Behead.
The above is a long story, but it is all in the blink of an eye. The surrounding Ming army did not expect such a strong general among the Japanese army, and could not help but be frightened by it, and did not dare to press forward for a while. Kato took advantage of the situation and led his troops to disperse. Another general blocked the way, this time it was the general Wu Weizhong, a veteran of the Qi Army.
Wu Weizhong was born in the twelfth year of Jiajing's reign (1533) and is now sixty-four years old. He came after him when he saw that the progress here was frustrated. The two soon fought each other for ten rounds.
Kato Kiyomasa is nearly 30 years younger than Wu Weizhong (actually 29 years younger), and is obviously superior in terms of strength. However, Wu Weizhong's battlefield swordsmanship was personally taught by Qi Jiguang. It may seem simple but his moves are deadly. Kato Kiyomasa is so powerful. Sho too will have to concentrate.
After more than 20 fights, Wu Weizhong finally got old and lost his strength, so his movements began to slow down. Kato dodged a sideways stab and turned around to hit him with an elbow. Wu Weizhong was hit in the back and fell to his knees. Kato turned around and tried to slash Wu Weizhong's left leg. , Wu Weizhong jumped up hard and kicked Kato in the chest, causing him to take a few steps back.
But Wu Weizhong could not completely avoid Kato's knife. Although his leg was not injured, it was also scratched diagonally. When his soldiers saw that the old general was injured, they rushed to rescue him.
Kato Kiyomasa also felt uncomfortable. It should be noted that Wu Weizhong often served as the vanguard of Qi's army in his early years, and he had a reputation for bravery since he was born. Although he is no longer able to rely on his muscles and bones, this kick still made Kato Kiyomasa's eyes darken and his throat felt sweet. In order not to discourage his subordinates, Kato Kiyomasa could only forcefully swallow a mouthful of blood. At this moment, he didn't dare to fight anymore, so he drew his gun and ran away.
Fang had not gone far when he saw two generals breaking through the Japanese army and rushing toward him. They were Wang Wen and Xu Guowei in the front, and Li Ruwu and Mao Guoqi in the rear. Kato Kiyomasa took a deep breath and used his mental strength to fight the four generals. Among them, Mao Guoqi was the most difficult to fight.
With the combined efforts of the four generals, Kato Kiyomasa struggled to hold on for several rounds, but it was difficult to resist. Fortunately, Hatamoto came to his rescue and Kato was able to escape and continue to retreat. At this time, Kato and Hatamoto around him were so bloody that they were fighting, and their faces were ferocious. All the Ming soldiers who were chasing them were stabbed to the ground, and their blood was gushing out.
Kato was already bleeding. He put away his sword, grabbed his horse and held his gun. He was unstoppable in his path and killed dozens of generals. However, after a long bloody battle, his strength was unavoidable and he could only retreat one by one. At this time, Asano Nagamasa and Nabeshima Naoshige had built a three-walled walled city outside Shimayama Castle, and sent troops to rescue Kato and other remaining troops.
Although the Ming army lost several generals, its tactics were very successful. As a result of the raid, they secured a large area of Japanese city positions and captured many supplies, while the Japanese army only had the Daoshan position left.
Ma Gui ordered Jiesheng to lead the right road, Gao Ce to lead the middle road, and Li Rumei to lead the left road to attack Daoshan in sequence. Li Dexin led the Korean army to cooperate with the Ming army's firearms camp and then used firearms to help.
Asano Nagamasa Takemori Yoshimori and Iida Kakuzu guarded the first fence, Morimoto Gitaro and Kuki Shiro guarded the second fence, Asano Yukinaga and Ohta Kazukichi guarded the third fence, and Kato Kiyomasa and Nabeshima Naoshige led the troops from behind to provide support. .
The Ming army dispatched No. 3 artillery, and North Korea dispatched the Shengziha artillery obtained from the Ming army and began to fire continuously at the first fence. A Ming army took the opportunity to rush forward and tried to seize the first line of defense under the cover of artillery fire, but was blocked by Zhumori. Blocked by Yoshimori and Iida Corner.
It has to be said that although the Japanese artillery is not powerful, the matchlock guns are very dense, and there are ten No. 3 guns from Jinghua on the island to help. Although the attack is weak, the defense is adequate.
Although Jiesheng felt that the number of Japanese artillery was insufficient, with the cooperation of a large number of matchlock guns, it was still difficult for the Ming army to resume the offensive immediately. As a Mongolian general, Jie Sheng knew that the Han generals could retreat but he could not, so he shouted to advance, took the lead, and was nearly hit many times.
However, although the attack had not achieved actual results, the Japanese army's first fence was also destroyed by the firepower of the Ming and North Korean coalition forces. Xie Sheng knew that he could break through as long as he worked harder.
At this time, Gao Ce's middle route army suddenly rushed to help. After an impact, guerrilla general Chen Yin took the lead in breaking through the first fence. Jie Sheng and Wu Weizhong led the troops to stop Zhumori and Iida's troops, allowing Chen Yin and Mao Guoqi to continue attacking the second fence. Road fence.
Ma Gui and Li Dexin ordered the Ming and North Korean allied forces to advance the firearms battalion. There was a loud sound of artillery on the battlefield, and the Japanese army's position was filled with dust. The Ming army also dispatched a magic machine arrow car to set off rockets and burn it. Under the smoke and fire, the Japanese army's defense fell into a trap. Desperate situation.
Jie Sheng and Wu Weizhong each led their troops to cooperate with each other, rushing in and out, dividing and surrounding Takemori Yoshimori and Iida Kaku. Jiesheng led Qingqi to charge forward, Wu Weizhong took advantage of the situation and stepped forward, and the Japanese army was defeated. The coalition forces then launched four consecutive charges towards the second fence. Mao Guoqi took the lead, and the Japanese generals Morimoto Gitaro and Kuki Shiro were forced to retreat.
The guerrillas Chen Yin and Mao Guoqi led their troops to attack the third fence. Asano Yukinaga and Ohta Kazuki fought desperately to block it. Nabeshima Naoshige also led the team to help, but was blocked by Wu Weizhong.
The battlefield was littered with corpses, and Ma Gui shouted to march, but Li Dexin had a different idea at this time: He knew that Li Rumei was Gao's pragmatic brother-in-law, so he hoped to create conditions for Li Rumei to make great achievements - as long as he did it, he would be able to do it with Gaoge Lao It's impossible not to see how wise he is.
So, seeing that the third fence was about to be breached by Chen Yin, Li Dexin found that Li Rumei was still far behind, so she did not want Chen Yin to take the first victory, so she ordered her troops to retreat on the grounds that the soldiers were tired.
When Ma Gui heard about the Ming Jin, he was very confused and ran to ask why the Ming Jin was called. Li Dexin explained that the Shengzihao artillery was old and if it continued to bombard it, it might explode. Without the artillery cover, he was afraid that "the sky troops would suffer too many losses and the morale of the coalition forces would be greatly reduced." ".
Ma Gui originally wanted to say that even without the artillery of the North Korean army, the No. 3 gun of the Ming army would be enough to complete the cover. However, considering that Li Dexin was currently a powerful person supporting his side in the North Korean court, he held back his words even though he was dissatisfied. go back.
After that, the Ming army continued to attack for several days, but because the Japanese army was no longer willing to fight easily and just insisted on holding on, they were unable to capture the Japanese city of Daoshan. North Korean follow-up troops arrived one after another, but the Japanese troops still closed the city and waited for reinforcements.
When the battle reached this point, the Ming army discovered that the structure of the Japanese city was really difficult to fight. Its biggest feature was the use of the terrain of the mountain city. Under the premise of attacking the mountain city, the Japanese city always makes it difficult for the attacking side to deploy its troops. The front-line offensive troops often do not exceed two or three hundred people. At the same time, it also limits the performance of artillery. Not only can't place a few cannons, but there is no way to adjust them. Find an angle suitable for bombardment.
Time passed day by day, and the short autumn in southern North Korea passed quickly. The ghost weather suddenly entered the harsh winter, with rain and snow, cold wind cracking the skin, and continuous heavy rain.
In the Ulsan area and as far as Hanyang, the roads throughout southern Korea were muddy and slippery. It was difficult for the Ming Army's gunpowder projectiles and grain to be transported to the front line in time, and they were forced to switch to sea transportation.
But in this way, the power to blockade Busan was diluted a lot. Both Chen Lin and Deng Zilong said that this might lead to the blockade being breached. However, extreme weather cannot be controlled by humans. Now we can only hope that Japan will also be deterred from trying to smuggle goods easily due to this bad weather.
In addition, the firepower of the Ming army is also greatly reduced during the rain and snow. At present, it seems that it is not easy to suppress the Japanese army on Daoshan from going down the mountain. The attack will definitely be hopeless for a while. However, the terrain of Daoshan is steep, the city walls are high and thick, and the supplies in the city seem to be sufficient. The Ming and Dynasty coalition forces were unable to attack for a long time, their fighting spirit gradually declined, and the siege was far less vigorous than the first day.
The Japanese army relied on the construction facilities in the city to shield them from rain and snow, and paid attention to keeping the gunpowder dry at all times. They fired back with artillery and matchlocks day and night, and soaked the projectiles with poison. Even if the victims did not die, they would have to spend more energy to treat them.
After many days, the casualties were heavy. The Ming Army's Jiesheng Department suffered even more heavy casualties and was forced to retreat back to Jinhai for repairs. The coalition generals gathered to discuss this. Admiral Ma Gui frowned deeply and said: "Since the war in Ulsan, the coalition soldiers have fought bloody battles, but the Japanese city is strong and dangerous, and it is difficult for our army to deploy firearms. In addition, it is raining and snowing constantly, and firearms are difficult to deploy." It was difficult to use, so its power was no longer strong, the soldiers were tired, and their morale declined.
Although there is no clear evidence that the Japanese army has its back to the sea, it is possible that the Japanese navy has secretly sent supplies, and the relief may not be a serious problem. After discussion among the generals, it is better to encircle the point and provide reinforcements.
On the one hand, during the siege, they could guard against the incoming Japanese reinforcements; on the other hand, they could take turns to rest and reorganize the coalition forces, prepare weapons and food, and seize the island mountain after the cold winter. But I don’t know... if we report it to the cabinet in this way, will the cabinet agree? "
Li Dexin looked troubled and said: "In the past, under the personal supervision of Mr. Gao Ge, the heavenly soldiers were always invincible. If the admiral reported this, I'm afraid... something would be wrong."
Ma Gui frowned and said: "The cabinet has always had a sharp eye. In this battle, our soldiers fought day and night and took turns to rest. However, the battlefield situation is bad and our army has lost the opportunity to attack the city. It is precisely to avoid sudden changes in the war and being unprepared. We I only made this suggestion with the generals."
Li Dexin sighed: "Admiral Ma, you are a famous general in the country and have been on the battlefield for many years. Students would not dare to disagree with the admiral on military affairs, but now the Japanese bandits are only holding on to Daoshan and are stubbornly defending, while our army has fought hard to no avail...
If I don't obey, now I am not in the right position at the right time, I am short of supplies, and my soldiers are exhausted. This is all true. But the admiral should know that this is equally miserable for the Japanese pirates, so it is during this severe winter that our army has the opportunity to capture Daoshan.
If we go by what the generals said, our army can indeed be fully rested, but after the harsh winter, will the enemy's reinforcements continue to flow in, and the conquest of Daoshan will be far away? If this small island-mountain Japanese city cannot be captured for a long time, what kind of blow will it have to Ge Lao's prestige? In the opinion of the students, Dosan Japanese Castle must be captured as soon as possible at any cost! "
North Korean leader Li Shanhai also agreed with Li Dexin: "I also believe that although continuing to attack the city is very detrimental to us, if we want to capture Daoshan as soon as possible, we must rush in before the Japanese pirates reinforce us. Now the Japanese pirates may have found their way The method of obtaining supplies is different due to the distance. They are already completely superior to us in terms of supplies. Therefore, the longer the delay, the more difficult it will be to conquer the islands and mountains.
Although our Korean army is not as good at fighting as the heavenly soldiers, they will fight to the end this time... We are grateful to the heavenly soldiers for doing their best to help North Korea recover. How can North Korea not fight to the death? As long as the admiral has military orders, I, Li Shanhai, will definitely obey them. "
When Li Shanhai said these words, even Ma Gui couldn't hold on anymore. After all, the weak Koreans said they could still fight. How could he, a dignified admiral of the Celestial Dynasty, say he couldn't fight? As a result, the Ming and North Korean coalition forces no longer discussed delaying the winter before resuming the offensive, but instead braved the severe cold to attack Daoshan with all their strength.
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