Luo Guanying looked at the map and remained silent.
Wan Qinglin sharpened his nails with a dagger and said leisurely while sitting in a chair: "Since it's not time for us to take action yet, let's wait. The battle is ours and no one can take it away."
Xu Shouwen agreed: "The Japanese have passed Seoul, which is the time for us to take action. Now the North Korean army is gathering in Wonju and Yeoju, preparing for a decisive battle with the Japanese. This battle should buy some time for North Korea."
Shen Wei shook the document in his hand and said disdainfully: "Buying time? Let me say, they will just run away! In the Ming Dynasty, these people would have abandoned the city and fled. They should be beheaded, the enemy We just arrived and before the fight started, all the generals started running away. How much time do you expect them to buy?"
Zhao Shiyu walked to Luo Guanying and stared at the map.
Indeed, Li Fangyuan's army was so stretched that people had reason to believe that they had been ordered to retreat.
From the moment they landed at Pusan, North Korean troops began to flee.
Zheng Jin and Kang Ze, who had some backbone, finally fought a battle. Although they were defeated miserably, they had used knives to kill their enemies.
But as for Luozhou and Guangzhou, the Japanese were still separated by ten miles, and the guards and officials in the city had already fled north. They didn't even bother to arrange for personal separation, and they ended up being massacred on the road!
There is also Li Shufan, who seriously underestimated the strength and number of the Japanese. I don't know if he thought that one of his men could kill six Japanese. Instead of defending Daqiu City, he took the initiative to fight with people in the open field.
Well, 10,000 people, fight 60,000 people.
This kind of mysterious self-confidence makes Luo Guanying, Yang Rong and others confused. The main force is here. You are the only one with a small number, and most of them have been beaten to lose their courage. Don't huddle in the city, defend the city, and delay time. He ran out to fight. Did he drink too much water from the Han River? .
Daqiu City is not big, so they defended the city desperately and mobilized the people to defend the city. As long as it was delayed for five or six days, the Japanese would inevitably have logistical problems, and the crisis would be resolved by then.
But the level of self-confidence of these guys made Yang Rong a little stunned. Naturally, they were completely defeated and ran for eighty miles to save their lives!
What made Yang Rong and Luo Guanying feel the saddest thing was that these guys didn't know how to burn the food when they ran away, leaving a large amount of food in the city to the enemy!
"If Wonju and Yeoju cannot be defended, the Japanese army will definitely attack Seoul!" Luo Guanying turned around and looked at everyone solemnly: "Seoul is lost, and Songjing cannot be saved. Now is the critical moment to decide the situation of the battle, let the navy do it Good response, be sure to send the information obtained by the Security Bureau and the scouts as soon as possible!"
Yang Rong lowered his head and looked at the pieces of information, which should be more detailed than what Li Fangyuan had.
When batches of information came in, Yang Rong and others felt incredible.
Later I learned that after quelling the rebellion of three thousand bandits in Annan, not all the scouts returned to Beijing, but more than a hundred people left on the way, and more than thirty of these people entered North Korea.
They have been hiding for many years and are familiar with the topography of various parts of Korea. When the Japanese army is rapidly advancing to fight, these people are also observing the war situation, spying on intelligence, and sometimes grabbing some tongues to interrogate the various departments of the Japanese army.
In addition to scouts, in recent years, there have also been Security Service sergeants disguised as caravans staying in North Korea. These people have become a wartime intelligence network!
The navy and Ming Dynasty can quickly obtain accurate information because of the silent efforts of these unknown people.
Brother of the Dark Line, great sergeant!
Yang Rong knew that at this time, it was impossible to expect Li Fangyuan to share intelligence. He was probably already exhausted and did not even know the seriousness of the problem.
Yuanzhou City.
Li Shufan stood on the ten-foot-high city wall and looked at the forest in the distance. Figures began to appear one after another, from a point, to a line, and then to a field.
"The enemy is coming!"
Li Shufan pressed the knife on his waist with a solemn expression.
Zheng Jin held an iron spear and coldly approached the approaching shogunate troops: "This time, I will fight them to the end no matter what!"
Li Shufan took out his sword from its sheath and raised it high: "Soldiers, take out your
With your bloody courage, show your manliness and tell the thieves of the shogunate that we are not easy to mess with! The city is here and the people are here! The city perished and the people perished! "
"When the city is alive, people are still there, but when the city is gone, people are going to perish!"
The soldiers of Yuanzhou City kept shouting, and the sound spread from the south city wall to the east and west of the city, and then to the north of the city.
Countless people use this sentence to inspire themselves.
A pair of red eyes stared at the charging enemy!
Kyogoku Chimitsu was riding on his horse, looking at the charging three thousand soldiers, and said to Takeda Yoshimitsu and Uesugi Zenhide beside him: "Li Shufan, Li Congmao and others are forced into a desperate situation. If we don't use all our strength in this battle, they may be difficult to overcome." Castle. Takeda family, let your main force prepare."
Takeda Yoshimitsu looked a little ugly. The first batch of charges hadn't even reached the city yet, so he planned to let his elite fight?
Uesugi Zenhide smiled, pointed at the city and said: "How can a group of bereaved dogs be worthy of the Takeda family's main force? Let me say, with General Kyogoku and the main force of the shogunate, they can definitely capture the city and make new achievements!"
Kyogoku Chimitsu glanced at Uesugi Zenhide: "If the attack fails, how about you send the main force?"
Uesugi Zenhide's face turned pale and he became speechless.
Since you insist on sending the main force to attack, let the Takeda clan take action.
Takeda Yoshimitsu looked at the terrain and suggested: "It is better to divide the troops and attack the city from all sides to prevent the other side from mobilizing troops."
Kyogoku Chimitsu didn't speak, just looked at the battlefield in the distance.
Three thousand troops have rushed to the city, shouting to kill the enemy, and braving the rain of arrows, they sent wooden ladders to the city.
Li Shufan and others on the city either threw stones or shot arrows to strangle this group of people under the city wall. Looking at the Japanese who fell dead one by one, Li Shufan and Zheng Jin finally relaxed on their faces.
Look, the Japanese are nothing, they will die all the same.
"Archery!"
Li Shufan waved.
Arrows flew into the sky and flew down.
Under the city, there was a wailing, and corpses lay everywhere.
"Win!"
"Win!"
Li Shufan shouted.
The morale of the defenders rose greatly. It turned out that the Japanese army was nothing more than this. Look, most of them did not run to the city wall. Look, their rear team had already retreated.
Just how did this thing drive us to Yuanzhou step by step?
Zheng Jin laughed: "It's vulnerable!"
"Something is wrong."
Kang Ze looked at the wounded and wailing Japanese soldiers below the city, his expression getting increasingly ugly.
"This, this is..."
Li Shufan was also stunned.
The wailing outside the city was filled with familiar voices. Each of them spoke authentic Korean, and some of them spoke Chinese.
No, is this a North Korean national?
A cold smile appeared on Kyogoku Chiguang's face in the distance.
Li Fangyuan's army is no match for the shogunate's army. They will not only escape, but also surrender.
I originally thought of saving some food and killed all these people, but now I see that Yuanzhou is indeed defended by a large army. It is really a good thing to bring these surrendered people. It not only consumes the arrows of Yuanzhou City, but also saves food. , and also sent the wooden ladder for siege to the city.
Perfect, what a perfect thing.
Kyogoku looked at Takeda Yoshimitsu with a bright light: "You and I will join forces to attack the southern part of the city. No retreat is allowed until the city is broken! Uesugi Zenhide, you and the other generals will lead ten thousand people and attack the north, east, and west sides of the city with all their strength. What I said It’s all strength. If someone pretends to attack without any strength, is timid and deliberately conserves strength, then I don’t mind—kill people first, then destroy the city!”
Leng Sensen's words made Takeda Yoshimitsu and Uesugi Zenhide tremble. What on earth has this terrifying young man experienced in these years to become so sharp and domineering!
Isn't it just that your whole family died, how could you be so precocious?
Takeda Yoshimitsu and Uesugi Zenhide looked at each other and did not dare to object. After all, this man controlled the shogunate army and was a person whom Ashikaga Yoshimichi relied on very much.
"Take your orders!"
Takeda Yoshimitsu, Uesugi Zenhideta
answer.
"Go!"
Kyogoku Chiguang said coldly.
Uesugi Zenhide left with 10,000 people, divided his troops into two groups, and began to surround Yuanzhou City from the outside.
After Uesugi Zenhide and others led the army to siege the city, Kyogoku Chimitsu knocked the horse's belly with his foot, and the horse slowly stepped forward, with the neat shogunate army behind him.
This group of shogunate soldiers held long naginata (razors) in their hands.
The naginata has an unusually long handle, a broad and long blade, and a curved blade.
From the Nara period to the Heian period, this kind of naginata was a weapon used by monk soldiers to protect temples. Because of its ease of use, it was used as the main weapon on the battlefield.
In addition to the Naginata Army, there is also the Longbow Army.
These longbow troops are far different from the Ming archers. The bows used by the Japanese longbow troops are very long. Although they are short, the bows they use are often one or two heads higher than them.
These long bows, also known as He bows, are short at the bottom and long at the top. The holding position is usually two-thirds of the way down from the upper end. This kind of bow cannot be used unless you are skilled. If you use it suddenly, you will not be able to figure it out.
Historically, Qi Jiguang once commented on this kind of bow in the "New Book of Jixiao": "The arrows are all heavy, the bow is strong, and the hair is not far... The hair will hit someone, and the one who hits will die."
According to General Qi's description, the advantage of this bow is that it is powerful and accurate, and it will kill you if you hit it. The disadvantage is that the distance is not as good as that of ordinary bows and arrows, and the range is limited. The killing distance is usually only about fifty steps.
The naginata and long bow were the main weapons of the Japanese army.
In addition, there are also elite samurai, who are equipped with katana swords as standard. A group of pikemen, as well as soldiers armed with various weapons.
The Kyogoku family held a cavalry in their hands, but the number was extremely limited, less than 500, and the horses were all captured. This time in the Wanshu battle, the Kyogoku clan did not use cavalry.
The real battle finally started. The Japanese troops charging wildly screamed, and the shouts of killing in the sky intimidated the defenders on the city wall. Their charging speed was much faster than the surrendered troops who had just died. Facing the city wall, they shot The arrows were also more defensive. Some were holding wooden boards, some were holding bamboo shields, and some simply resisted. If the arrow hit someone, as long as they didn't die, they would pull it out and continue shouting to kill.
The desperate posture shocked Li Shufan, Zheng Jin and others, and the morale of the soldiers defending the city was also shaken. Seeing this, Kang Ze shouted at the top of his lungs: "Either they die, or we die! There is no way out, kill!"
