Zhang Fu examined the map. Yang Wen was right to worry. Since the invasion of Guandong, two to three hundred thousand soldiers and civilians have entered the Northeast. They are scattered in the vast flat areas and are engaged in reclamation and farming. Most of them live outside the city. Inside the city.
Once the Duoyan Guards and Fuyu Guards cavalry rebelled, without warning, these people would suffer a disaster and suffer heavy losses.
There are no casualties in war, so I can only apologize if I have to.
But the people here cannot die!
The imperial court spent a lot of effort to immigrate here. The fields were opened, crops were planted, families were established, and people were killed. What happened? If all efforts are wasted, it will seriously affect the prestige of the imperial court. Who will come if they want to immigrate to the Northeast in the future?
We can't let the Jurchens occupy it, or let the Uliangha people occupy it, right?
The Northeast without Han people is meaningless.
"Eight hundred miles is urgent, and the news will be sent to the capital, etc., and at the same time, it will be reported to the capital of Peking."
Zhang Fu issued the order.
Yang Wen and others breathed a sigh of relief and sent the news to the Beiping Dusi, which meant that the Beiping Dusi could make preparations in advance.
Ping'an is in Peiping, and Zhu Di is also in Peiping.
Once chaos breaks out in the Northeast, these people are the most likely to lead troops into battle within a short period of time.
The map was rolled up, and Li Ji looked solemnly at everyone present: "The king has issued an order to defend Seoul. You should know what the consequences will be if Seoul is lost. Since we are all here, don't think about living. Leave, unless the city is in our hands!"
Li Yu entered Seoul before it was completely surrounded by the Japanese army. He had only one mission, and that was to ensure that Seoul was defended and he could not give up until the last man!
Looking at Li Ji, Li Yu stood up, raised his hand with cold eyes, and pointed at Jin Jiude and An Yi: "To defend Seoul, they must die!"
Jin Jiude and An Yi were horrified.
An Yi quickly said: "We are related to the king, you can't do anything wrong! If you want to kill us, the king will do it himself! What's more, the enemy is pressing the city at this time, which is the time for us to wait!"
Li Yubei said: "Why are you waiting? You don't have any shame! In the battle of Yuanzhou, Li Shufan, Li Congmao, Zheng Jin and others fought bloody battles to the end! Even if they lost the city in the end, none of them surrendered. A person who ran away! But as for you, the battle of Yeoju just started, and you escaped to Seoul first!"
"If I keep you, how can I calm the army? If I keep you, how can I live up to the dead soldiers? General, the king has ordered that those who abandon the city and flee will be killed! Jin Jiude, An Yi and others only care about their own safety and ignore the overall situation. He should be taken to the city and beheaded in front of countless soldiers as a warning to others!"
Li Ji did not look at Jin Jiude and An Yi, but at the elderly Lord Ngee An Li He: "What does Lord Ngee An think?"
Li Yu looked at it in awe.
Li He was very senior. He was not Li Fangyuan's brother, but Li Chenggui's brother. When Li Fangyuan saw him, he had to call him Uncle Wang. He has repeatedly made military exploits, and is also one of the key figures who assisted Li Fangyuan in ascending to the throne.
Although Li Ji is Li Fangyuan's father-in-law, he is far behind Li He in terms of qualifications and abilities. It's just that Li He is now over sixty and not in good health, so he is unable to shoulder the important task of being a general. That's why Li Fangyuan chose Li Ji and used Li He as his assistant.
Regarding military affairs, Li Ji needed to discuss decisions with Li He.
Now the other two who want to kill Li Fangyuan
As a father-in-law, Li Ji naturally did not dare to speak directly. Li He was senior and had a strong foundation, so he was not afraid of offending others, so it was perfect for him to carry him.
Li He did not hesitate and stood up on crutches: "If you want to defend Seoul, you must be prepared to die. Those who abandon the city and flee, those who shake the morale of the army, and those who express their dissatisfaction should be killed! Extraordinary times require extraordinary means. !”
Li Ji nodded slightly and shouted loudly: "Come here, take Jin Jiude, An Yi and other twelve Lizhou fugitive generals out and behead them at noon!"
No matter how Jin Jiude, An Yi and others begged and begged for mercy, it had no effect. They were tied up forcefully by the sergeants and held in a wide place in the city.
There were countless generals, sergeants, and civilians watching.
Li Ji personally supervised the execution and shouted to the crowd at the top of his voice: "Those who abandon the city and flee should be killed even if they are relatives of the king! If Seoul is there, North Korea will be there. If Seoul dies, North Korea will die! I am willing to live and die with you all." Die, defend the city to the death! If anyone is greedy for life and afraid of death, and is too afraid to fight, he should be like them!"
"cut!"
With one command, swords and blood flashed out!
Heads are rolling!
At this moment, the defenders of Seoul were solemn, and the soldiers began to realize that there was no other way to go but to fight to the death!
Li Ji killed Jin Jiude, An Yi and others, and discussed the defense with Li He, Lord of Wanshan, Li Lai, Lord of Jicheng, Zhao Pu, general Li Yu, important minister Liu Tingxian and others. City matters.
Liu Tingxian was a civil servant whom Li Fangyuan relied heavily on, and his status was no less than that of Helun. His presence in Seoul showed that Li Fangyuan attached great importance to the war in Seoul.
Li Lai analyzed the situation: "The number of Japanese troops outside the city continues to increase. Yesterday, another team reached the north of the city. Their number is no less than 200,000, and they stretch out for several miles! The city has been completely surrounded. These people did not attack directly, but Because their siege equipment cannot keep up, but in less than three days, they will rely on the forest outside the city to build a batch of equipment for climbing the city, and it will be a deadly battle."
Li Tianyou frowned: "According to the current situation, the Japanese army must not have much logistics, especially since Wonju was captured, there was no food left for them, which will exacerbate their logistics shortage. Once this group of people launches an attack, the momentum will It will be extremely violent, and we need to be prepared for all kinds of difficulties. I suggest that the houses and buildings in the city be demolished, and all the bricks, tiles, wood and stones be transported to the city wall to make up for the shortage of bows and arrows."
Zhao Pu nodded repeatedly: "I think it is feasible. The city of Seoul is high and the pond is deep, which is conducive to defense. We should prepare more rolling logs and rocks. The number of arrows is insufficient, so we should speed up the supervision of the production, and at the same time leave a group of archers to deal with the Japanese longbowmen. , Don’t let them get too close to suppress you.”
Li Yu said: "Let's wait for change. As long as we hold on to the city for a period of time, the Japanese army will inevitably collapse!"
East of Seoul.
The main force of the Japanese army gathered again. This was the first time since they divided their forces to fight.
Shiba Yishige, Hosokawa Yorimoto, Hatakeyama Motokuni, Kyogoku Mochimitsu, Uesugi Zenhide, Takeda Yoshimitsu, Yoshima Mie and others gathered together.
Hatakeyama Motokuni looked at the tall Seoul City in the distance and said solemnly: "This city is taller than any other city we have captured. There are even more troops stationed inside. If you underestimate them, you will pay a heavy price."
Shiba Yizhong laughed and disagreed: "It's a city, there will always be a way to conquer it. How many North Korean soldiers dared to fight along the way, and how many of them faced it? They are just a mob, vulnerable! I believe that as long as we fight with all our strength, If we attack, the North Korean soldiers will scatter like birds and beasts!"
"Scattered like birds and beasts?"
Kyogoku Chimitsu stood up and said with a murderous look: "In Wonju, I have seen the fighting will of the Korean army. They are growing in defeat, and they also know that they cannot retreat again and again! Seoul will not be as we imagined. It is so easy to do something. If you are not fully prepared, you should not act hastily, expose your strength, and lose your strength."
“How to be absolutely prepared when you are absolutely prepared?”
Hosokawa Yorimoto looked at Kyogoku Chimitsu, gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for your slow actions, which allowed Li Shufan to burn a lot of food and grass, how could we be in such a passive situation now?"
Kyogoku stared at Hosokawa Yorimoto with cold eyes: "They have long been prepared to burn the grain. As long as the city is broken, the grain will be completely burned! These people also piled up a large amount of firewood outside the grain, which is impossible to save. Come down! If you go to fight Yuanzhou, you will end up in the same way!"
Hosokawa Yorimoto shook his head: "No food means no food. I will not share the food of my army with you."
Hatakeyama Motokuni looked at Kyogoku Nochimitsu: "You know our situation. Each army raises its own food. Now, the food stored in each of our armies can only be saved for fifteen days, at most twenty days. If it is distributed to you , but just..."
Uesugi Zenhide became angry and walked out and shouted: "Can it be said that it is our fault that Wonju did not get the food? The Shiba family, you are behind us and you should know the situation in Wonju! If you are not willing to distribute food, then How can we fight? Aren’t you worried about us withdrawing?”
"If you want to evacuate, don't say anything!"
Akamatsu Hiroshi stood up and said majestically: "Once Seoul is captured, we will have sufficient food and grass. In order to avoid the problem of Wonju, Seoul must fight quickly and arrange an army to go straight into the granary to protect the food." !”
Takeda Yoshimitsu looked at the hypocritical Akamatsu Hironobu: "All your armies have food, but we only have three days of food in our hands. Save it, we can eat for six days, and it will take time to build equipment. Dare to ask, do you want us to fight? You haven't given us food yet, do you want us to charge hungry?"
Shiba Yoshige, Hosokawa Yorimoto, Hatakeyama Motokuni and others remained silent.
Food is combat power and the lives of your men.
Everyone knows that the city of Seoul is huge and cannot be conquered in a short time. If one day's food is given out, the life of a sergeant may be ruined!
Kyogoku Chiguang saw everyone's attitude clearly and smiled: "Okay, very good. I will take care of the food for my army myself. But I only want to say one thing, once a war breaks out in Seoul, you must fight to the death, whoever is there Watching people climb the city and consume the strength of the defenders, then I, the Kyogoku clan——"
Canglang!
The sword flashed.
"I will not only steal all your food, but I will also kill you all!"
A serious threat!
Shiba Yoshige, Hosokawa Yorimoto and others looked a little ugly. You, an arrogant junior, dare to threaten everyone?
Don't think that you are invincible just because you know how to use a sword. There are many ways to kill you!
Kyogoku looked at everyone coldly and said: "Within three days, prepare all siege equipment. After three days, fight with all your strength. Don't forget that North Korea is just a stumbling block, and Ming Dynasty is our real power." Enemy! We can't delay for too long because of a stumbling block and forget that the real enemy is already outside the Yalu River!"
Shiba Yoshigeage and others did not argue anymore. There was indeed not much time left for everyone.
"Three days later, the city will be destroyed!"
Yoshitaka Shiba and the generals set a date.
The war is about to begin.
