Uesugi Kagekatsu's expression changed, and the other regiment commanders also looked horrified!
Just when they were carrying out a desperate strategy against Kaicheng, their hometown, Wang Jing, was actually raided!
The plank road was built in the Ming Dynasty.
Secretly cover up Chencang!
"Baga! It's not that we are using a strategy to deal with the Ming army, but the Ming army is using a strategy to catch us!"
Uesugi Kagekatsu finally knew where one of the sources of that uneasiness lay.
Not only was he afraid of the hidden Ming Dynasty immortal, but he was also worried about the insufficient defense of Wang Jing of North Korea!
But was it really because of insufficient defense that it was attacked?
There were thousands of troops in Suwon Port, and the Ming army's march on land could not bypass Byokjeoguan. This stronghold straddled Kaesong and Wangjing and was an extremely important strategic location. The so-called city has some things that cannot be attacked, and some things that must be attacked! Biti Pavilion is a city that must be attacked!
And by land and water, even if all 30,000 Ming navy troops were deployed, it would be impossible to capture Suwon Port in an instant. With thousands of troops, even thousands of pigs would have to be scurrying around for an hour. ! Wang Jing will definitely receive the news and then defend the city!
Moreover, the navy's battle bonus points are all in naval battles. When it comes to siege, they do not have large equipment. The most they can do is to remove the naval guns from the ship and use them, but this is also limited. And if the navy's siege combat effectiveness is higher than that of the army, then it still What do we need the Army for?
Therefore, there is only one truth!
"There's a traitor! Stop the siege!"
The entire army retreats!
Uesugi Kagekatsu and the other army commanders reached a consensus immediately! The fall of Wang Jing was a major event like the sky falling. This meant that the national prestige of Korea, which they regarded as food, could operate again. If it was out of their control, Japan's national prestige would drop by a considerable amount. In this way, between the front and the Ming Dynasty In the battle of national prestige, you will be at a disadvantage!
And it affects the soldiers' resistance to spells!
A large number of soldiers hurriedly retreated in panic. The legion commanders ordered their troops to retreat. They were now extremely anxious. The most important thing at the moment was to go back and rescue Wang Jing. The Ming army made a surprise attack. There must not be too many people, at most tens of thousands, at Bi Ti Pavilion. There are still 7,000 troops. With this new batch of troops, plus tens of thousands of troops, it is enough to take Wang Jing back!
But some people disagree!
"Baga! Who told you to retreat!"
Date Masamune walked up to the army commanders at this time and was furious!
"Even if we know that Wang Jing has been captured, it will be too late to rescue us if we go back now! Are you all idiots! Our morale is already extremely low after traveling such a long distance back, and the Ming army's morale is high, and they are even more terrible. Zhan can leave!"
"Once we withdraw our troops now, the Ming army here in Kaicheng will go directly out of the city and attack Bi Tie Pavilion! So what if we take Wang Jing back by then? The frontline position is lost, and the Ming army is stationed in Bi Tie Pavilion, just like Put the ax on our necks, and with just one swing, he can kill us whenever he wants!"
"People are for the sake of swordsmen, and I am for the sake of fish and meat! Don't you understand this at all! Our only way out now is to capture Kaicheng!"
In a state of rage, Date Masamune almost swung out the two swords in his hand and killed several legion commanders on the spot!
The other legion commanders were so threatened by him that they couldn't stand it no matter how good-tempered they were. The two sides were at war with each other for a while, and Uesugi Keikatsu looked at Date Masamune. The latter's arrogance subsided slightly, but he still asked sharply and dissatisfiedly:
"Mr. Uesugi, did you give the order to retreat? Even if you are the warden on the front line, you cannot give such an order at will!"
"This will cause our morale to collapse across the board! What if we retreat now and the Ming army attacks the city? In a big rout, even 100,000 people may not be able to defeat 10,000 people! Don't you understand this truth?"
Morale on the battlefield is a very important factor in victory. With full morale, for example, Xiang Yu dared to attack Liu Bang with 30,000 soldiers with 500,000 soldiers. However, the more soldiers there are, once their morale collapses, there will be no way to save them. Those in front will flee, and those in the middle will be able to escape. The people running away followed, and finally the people behind who didn’t know anything saw the people in front and in the middle starting to run away, and they would follow suit.
This is a crushing defeat!
In such a great rout, even if there are hundreds of thousands of people, they will be chased for dozens of miles by tens of thousands or even thousands of people! The casualties caused were even more horrific, and more than half of them were even caused by their own people trampling on their own people!
Uesugi Kagekatsu thought carefully and said: "So what if we capture Kaicheng? There is no port here and our navy cannot enter. Kaicheng is surrounded by Ming troops on three sides. They will immediately encircle and kill us!"
"Moreover, there is a high probability that the outside world will not know about our current situation. I suspect that there is an insider in Wang Jing!"
Date Masamune was stunned for a moment, and then cursed several times: "It must be Kobayakawa Hideaki! Only he has this ability, and he can lead the Ming army into Wang Jing without anyone noticing!"
It's really funny. In the past, Taijun invited people inside, but now they have become Mingjun inside.
Uesugi Kagekatsu continued: "Besides, if we can't capture Kaicheng, what will we do?"
"Will the group of people who captured Wang Jing, under the leadership of the mole, directly take over the Bijing Pavilion?"
Date Masamune was horrified.
Uesugi Kagekatsu sighed fiercely, his face slightly pale: "If you attack Kaicheng, if you defeat it, it will indeed give us a certain breathing space, but it will only be within a certain period of time. However, Kaicheng is surrounded by three sides." They are all strongholds of the Ming army, with only Bijinguan behind them. Our grain and grass transportation was directly cut off by Wang Jing and Suwon Port..."
"You got a moment of respite, and then you were surrounded because of a lack of food, and then tens of thousands of people starved to death here?"
"As long as the Ming army sets up those kind of cannons around Kaicheng, will we still have a chance to leave the city? We will have to break out by then, so why not leave now? Do we have to wait until the end of the road?"
"Besides, Bi Ti Pavilion is a place that can be defended. The Ming army will not use 10,000 people to attack Bi Ti Pavilion. This is the place where Li Rusong was defeated. The Ming army is afraid of this city, let alone We who are entrenched in Bi Ti Pavilion can organize themselves at any time and launch a surprise attack on Wang Jing. As long as Wang Jing can fight back, the food and grass can be renewed. The rest is to fight or leave... We will see when the time comes. "
Date Masamune looked ugly, but he also knew that what Uesugi Kagekatsu said was reasonable. Now that Kaicheng was captured, what he got was indeed just a "sliver of hope." The situation he would face in the future would be even worse. Under such circumstances, the most taboo thing is to put yourself into a passive situation.
Moreover, this is still the case after being captured.
Date Masamune looked up and could see Magui's military flag in the distance. The Ming Dynasty general stood on the top of the city and seemed to be laughing loudly at it.
"Japanese, why don't you continue to attack the city? Has your mother's grave been opened by someone else?"
Ma Gui shouted loudly from the top of the city.
"Ignore his provocation! He is stalling for time! Let's retreat quickly, they will never pursue us!"
Uesugi Kagekatsu calmly commanded: "There is a certain order in the retreat now. If the Ming army dares to pursue, they will be counterattacked by us again, and the Battle of Bitokan will be repeated again! This time it is still at night. , they will never dare to pursue!"
Sure enough, according to Uesugi Kagekatsu's request, although the Japanese army was defeated to a certain extent, the overall organizational structure was still retained. Even if it was loose, it still had a certain ability to counterattack. The Ming army still stayed in Kaicheng and only fired a few cannons. Bomb from a distance and then nothing happens.
Seeing this scene, the other army commanders were all convinced by Uesugi Kagekatsu's command. Date Masamune felt uncomfortable, but he had to admit that it was indeed wise to withdraw the army at this time. During the march along the way, the kind of army that had just been The defeat has gradually been lifted, and the morale of the troops has stabilized. With this attitude, they can meet at Biti Hall at about dawn. The next night, they can mobilize the 7,000 fresh troops from Biti Hall as the vanguard to counterattack Wang Jing. .
The most important thing is to ensure your own food supply! The empire rises and falls in one fell swoop!
The sky is about to break, and the white fish belly in the east occupies half of the sky. The morale of the Japanese army has recovered slightly. This is because the false defeat was part of the plan, but now it has become a real retreat. Although the news of Wang Jing's capture has been It shocked many people at first, but after they calmed down, if they thought about it carefully, they could understand that after all, the number of people involved in a surprise attack must not be very large.
The light from the east began to reflect on the mountains and rivers.
The warning signs in Uesugi Kagekatsu's heart rose again!
"Stop the whole army!"
The uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger, and this time he was sure that it was about the smell of death!
"Wraith warriors! Draw your swords!"
Uesugi Kagekatsu gave an order to his forty personal guards. These forty warriors in black armor drew their swords. Their bodies were wrapped with the thick cold air of the underworld and the spirit of resentment. A pale color began to cover their bodies. On the armor.
"Why did you stop? The Bi Ti Pavilion is right ahead!"
At this time, Date Masamune rode forward and asked another very dissatisfied question, and pointed at the solid mountain city that could be seen ahead: "There are no signs of the Bokutokan being breached. Look, the flag we are waiting for is still up there. Flying!”
"Are you going to explain that the army has an ambush in the city? This is impossible. The defense of the Biho Pavilion, even if Kobayakawa Hideaki is really a traitor, it is impossible to open the city gate of Biho. Only our former army can Qualified to order it opened!"
"Are you going to say..."
Date Masamune's pupils gradually shrank, while Uesugi Kagekatsu turned his gaze warily to the surrounding legion commanders!
who is it? Who is it!
"There are also finesse among the former army!"
Uesugi Kagekatsu is about to curse, what the hell happened, there are moles everywhere! If Sesaku wants to sneak in, he must have less contact with people, and if he wants to know the news from high-level officials, it is impossible to get close in a short time. Therefore, the answer is that Sesaku has been with him and others from the beginning!
In recent times, the legion commanders who had retreated in defeat during the war, or who had come to support, and who had gathered in Wang Jing for a meeting, as well as their retainers and generals, including myself and the two fake immortals, were all suspected!
However, this detail is too much. Are there so many people dissatisfied with Lord Guan Bai and turning to the Ming army?
What benefits does Ming Dynasty give them that can make these people fascinated? Their families, relatives, and ethnic groups are all still in Japan! Are you really so cruel to abandon everything and go to the Ming Dynasty for the sake of your own future?
The Ming Dynasty is not the Tang Dynasty, is it all worth it?
The expressions of the legion commanders also changed, and they were obviously aware of the problem, but some people still said: "Even if there is a careful plan, it won't affect us if we enter the city now. We will enter sooner or later anyway... Look at what I do What! I’m not doing it carefully!”
The commander of the legion who spoke was stared at by everyone, and a group of people immediately panicked.
Uesugi Kagekatsu immediately stopped him and said: "Including me and the two immortals, everyone is suspected, please don't mess up!"
"However, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the city. I have a hunch that I will be shot if I get close to that city..."
"This is the aura of death. You should know my status."
The Taoist God who blocked the exit of the underworld has the power to sense death and grant death.
"I'll go! In short, it's not the Ming army or our demons who occupy that city now, right?"
Date Masamune couldn't hold it back: "No matter what happened, I have the status of the Great Dragon King Kurikara, and all the little tricks of poisoning, cursing, and assassination will not work on me. If the opponent is a demon, That’s even better!”
"I can no longer hold my four knives!"
"Besides... I just seemed to see that there was a demonic energy rising over there."
Date Masamune stared at the Bihokan in the distance, with high fighting spirit. He immediately mobilized his black horse and ran forward. The other army commanders did not stop him, and Uesugi Kagekatsu just nodded.
Date Masamune approached the Bokuto Hall and saw that the people above were still members of his own army. Some of the commanders even knew him, so he immediately shouted at the gate to let them open the door, but the group of people turned a deaf ear and looked at Date Masamune's eyes. It was like looking at a dead person.
"Date Masamune, today is the day you die!"
Date Masamune was shocked when he saw the armored warrior: "Lin Daoli! You guy, what are you talking about? You are my deputy general!"
"Is this you, Xiao Zuo?"
Lin Daoli's eyes boiled with demonic energy at this time: "I am not a craftsman, I just see the truth of the world. Why are we fighting? For Guan Bai's ambition? Are we going to lose our lives in a foreign country?"
"I don't want to die yet! Just for this kind of thing, for other people's ambitions, give up my life?"
Date Masamune roared angrily: "Then don't you want to make great contributions! If you win the battle, won't Guan Bai give you a reward when you return to Japan! You care about your own life and brazenly betray your own country, even ignoring your relatives who are still in the country. Life! Mr. Lin, are you such a stupid person!"
Lin Daoli sneered: "Now you are going to become someone else's achievement, are you still thinking about the reward, Date Masamune!"
"I only know that empty promises cannot buy lives. The war has become anxious. We have been fighting this battle for several years. There is really no hope of victory. You brought tens of thousands of people to attack Kaikai. City, and ended up coming back in such a mess!"
"We have raised an army that will overwhelm the country, but we only have this kind of combat power, and we still think about making great achievements and becoming generals and marquises! Without those demons transformed into wishes to help us, we would have been defeated long ago!"
"It's not that I don't want to make achievements, I just don't want to bear the huge consequences of failure! I neither succeeded nor failed. I was not the initiator of the war, and the person who promised to give me achievements was not myself, but Guan Bai. If it succeeds, huge benefits will eventually come to the hands of you legion commanders, and I am just your lieutenant general."
"And if the war fails, who will judge our lives? Is it Guan Bai? No, he just sat on his homeland, listened to the news that we were killed, and then sighed lightly, or even You may not remember my humble and lowly relatives! Because I am not a daimyo, I am just a lowly and ownerless warrior who died!"
"I don't fight for anyone, I just want to know that if this is a war that has no chance of winning, and we are here with the slogan of making achievements, then what am I fighting for now!"
The demonic energy in Lin Daoli's body boiled, and his inner demons broke out. On the city, another figure appeared.
Shimazu Tadahashi stood on the city with his head lowered and wearing a samurai armor, showing a playful smile.
Date Masamune looked shocked:
"Yes...it's you boy! You are from the Shimazu family...how is that possible? What are the benefits of doing this! Are you Hosaku?"
"Your father is the commander of the Eastern Army, guarding Yuanshan City, and you actually did such a rebellious and treasonous thing!"
"Wait a minute! If you were Shosaku, were you the one who killed Tachibana Muneshige? Did you reveal his whereabouts to Mingguo Sage?"
Date Masamune said in disbelief, and at the same time he thought of another contradictory point, that is, he just saw Shimazu Tadahashi still following Uesugi Kagekatsu!
What exactly is going on!
"How did you suddenly come in front of me from behind?"
Date Masamune was alert and asked in confusion.
Shimazu Tadahashi smiled slightly, and half of his face, reflected by the samurai helmet, became dark and hidden in the shadows:
"Mr. Tachibana has his own way of killing himself. He has killed too many Thunder Masters. Isn't it normal to be targeted? Besides, that matter has nothing to do with me."
"And...when did you have the illusion that I am still with Mr. Uesugi?"
Date Masamune was furious at this time!
"You little beast of the Shimazu family! I'll clean up the house for him right now! I'll kill you here!"
Among the four swords, three are the demon swords of the great monster Otakemaru, and the remaining one is his own sword Yingxiu. At this time, the shadow of the black dragon rises from his body, his arms become four, and the four swords are wrapped with white cloth strips. , rising into blazing fire, accompanied by the roar of dragons and snakes!
The Great Dragon King of Kurikara Kingdom!
The black dragon surrounds the sword, and the fire creates samadhi!
"Little beast, the national prestige of Bokuto Pavilion belongs to Japan. Do you want to rely on this ruined city to stop me! Attacking your own city, national prestige will not have any effect! Let me see where you are running away!"
Date Masamune raised four swords!
Shimazu Tadahashi smiled strangely again:
"It is indeed true. You are absolutely right. The national prestige of your country will not harm its generals."
"So, conversely, if you attack your own city or soldiers, national prestige will not have any effect."
"And you have the power to kill demons and monsters and suppress the evil spirits of the world. This position is too dangerous, so I am waiting for you here and deliberately let you come here. When did you come into being? It was you who wanted to kill you. Where is my illusion?"
"I clearly asked you to kill me."
Date Masamune was stunned for a moment.
Then, a divine sword suddenly appeared in the sky behind the formation.
The young man in black is holding a divine sword in the sky, suddenly appearing from the void.
A large number of swords are swung down from the sky!
In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth was destroyed, and everyone in the ten directions was destroyed!
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