If you want to eat, you have to work hard.
If you want to live, you have to fight hard.
Shiba Yoshige, Hosokawa Yorimoto, Hatakeyama Motokuni and others issued the order:
Siege the city.
Nearly 100,000 shogunate and local security forces were involved in this night's battle. The dense army surged outside Seoul. With a loud military order, the slowly advancing army suddenly became turbulent. .
Like water bursting from a dam, it rushes away!
Like thunder across the sky, rolling in!
On the south city wall, Li He, the Duke of Yi'an, was dressed in armor, holding a steel sword in his hand, with white hair on his temples, and a look of death on his old face. He looked at the deputy generals Pu Hu and Li Huan on his left and right, took a step forward, and shouted to the guards of Nancheng. : "Everyone, after I die, Pu Hu will be in command. After Pu Hu dies, Li Huan will be in command! The deputy general will die, and there will be a temperance envoy, together with the temperance envoy!"
"People are in the city! People can die, but the city cannot be lost! For the immortality of the Joseon dynasty, for the countless people! In order to survive, we can only fight to the death! Pull out your swords, hold on to the spears in your hands, archers Prepare!"
Li He watched the Japanese army approaching, less than a hundred steps away from the city. He waved his hand and shouted sternly: "Let go!"
Arrows fly.
The sky is darker.
Along with arcs, arrows fell, and screams suddenly sounded.
Li He looked at the Japanese army and refused to retreat even if three rounds of bows and arrows killed them hundreds of paces, resulting in hundreds of casualties.
Long logs were carried close to the city wall. On both sides of the log, there were sticks installed, which resembled the shape of the word "Feng", but there were triangular brackets at the bottom.
"Is this the Japanese siege equipment?"
Li He was a little shocked.
This is nothing, not even a ladder.
Shiba Yishige, Hatakeyama Motokuni and others had no choice. They only had so much food in hand and the preparation time was short, so they really had no time to build a siege ladder. Besides, we are fighting Seoul now, not Wonju.
Li Fangyuan wanted to move the capital to Seoul. He originally planned to build it for two years before moving, but looking at the tall and spectacular Jinling City of the Ming Dynasty, he simply continued to heighten and strengthen Seoul, planning to move the capital to Seoul in a few years.
Unexpectedly, before the family moved, the Japanese army came first.
At this time, the Seoul city wall was three feet high, and a small ladder of average height could no longer reach it. A large ladder would take longer to make, and chopping wood would also take time...
[In view of the general environment,
What the Japanese army lacked was time. What the Japanese army thought was that it was too late to build a ladder in a regular manner. They simply pieced it together. As long as there was something to step on and something to grab, wouldn't it be possible to climb up the city wall?
It doesn't matter what the ladder looks like, what's important is that you can climb it and conquer the city. Of course, the construction schedule was tight, the ladder was not ready, and a few fell to death, that is understandable...
The Japanese army arrived at the foot of the city. The "Feng" ladder was erected under the city wall, just enough to reach outside the crenellations. Before they could start climbing the city wall, they were killed and injured by bricks and stones thrown from the city wall.
The long archers approached within fifty steps of the city wall and began to show their powerful lethality, while the Japanese troops who charged savagely and feared no death were also crawling outside the city wall like ants!
Inside and outside the city wall, arrows were flying, causing countless casualties.
Up and down the city wall, there were flashes of swords, shadows of blood, and thick blood and stumps.
The waning moon was exposed. From time to time, I covered my eyes, unable to bear to take a closer look. But I couldn't help being curious, so I peeked carefully through the gaps in the clouds.
It's a horror movie going on here.
The moon is like a scared girl.
The screams shook the wilderness.
Li He directed the battle and was not satisfied with the city wall defense plan, but he also knew that it was unrealistic to defend outside the city.
Bukhansan Mountain, Dobongsan Mountain, and Yingfeng Mountain in the north of the city are a barrier, but they cannot be defended. There are also geographical advantages in the northeast, southeast, and southwest, but no one dares to fight the Japanese army outside the city!
Passive defense, passive combat, the only thing that can be fought is the will of life and death!
Japanese troops outside the city continue
After two hours of siege and countless corpses, they finally withdrew their troops and retreated.
Li He raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and ordered to treat the casualties, reorganize the city defense, and replenish troops.
Just when the defenders of Seoul breathed a sigh of relief and rested for an hour, the Japanese army attacked again, and the momentum was even more fierce than the first time!
It's just that the advantage of city height is indeed beneficial to defense.
If the Japanese army wants to climb the high city wall, it will take more time, and this time is fatal. The sergeants on the city wall can deal with it more calmly.
After losing more than a thousand corpses, the Japanese army retreated again.
Just before dawn, the Japanese army attacks again!
By the time the sun was high in the sky, Li He was extremely exhausted, and the sergeants on the city wall were also exhausted. From last night to this time, the Japanese army launched six attacks, but they were all repelled by the Seoul defenders!
After everyone finally took a rest, another group of Japanese soldiers appeared outside the city!
Li and with red eyes opened, ordered the sergeant to fight.
At this point in the fight, there was nothing left to say and little command.
Shoot arrows when you should shoot, throw logs when you should throw them, stab and kill when you should stab with a spear!
So cruel that no words are needed.
Like a walking zombie, numb movements.
When dusk came, Li He looked at the Japanese soldiers who were killing him again. His head felt a little swollen and painful. He forced himself to stand up, gave a few instructions to Pu Hu beside him, and then turned to the tower.
When Li He came out again, he became taller and taller, standing proudly on the city wall.
Countless sergeants saw this scene and this strong and fearless old man. Everyone gained courage and encouragement.
war!
The cry of killing was heard, with death as the end point.
When night falls completely and the sky becomes dark, the battlefield is no longer noisy.
Shiba Yoshitaka stared at the walls of Seoul and sighed to Hosokawa Mitsubishi beside him: "This city is really not easy to fight. Kyogoku Chimitsu is right, the Korean soldiers have already possessed the will to resist. Now we—— To completely destroy their will!"
Hosokawa Mangen looked at the uncollected corpses in the distance and said expressionlessly: "As long as Seoul is opened, Songjing is not a problem."
Si Bo Yi Zhong frowned slightly: "According to the account of the prisoners in the north, the Ming Dynasty sent a military general named Zhang Fu to command the sergeants of the Liaodong and Northeast Guards. Chen soldiers are by the Yalu River and may enter the DPRK to fight at any time. This person Zhang Fu is included in the intelligence mentioned."
"People slaughtered Zhang Fu, I have seen information about him."
Hosokawa Mangen said seriously.
Shiba Yoshitaka grinned: "Kyogoku Chiko is also known as the mass murderer. I heard that in order to vent his anger, some people in the Hara Province fell into his stomach. This guy is really a beast-like figure."
Hosokawa Mitsubishi glanced at Shiba Yoshige, his face a little unnatural: "Don't talk about this kind of thing, it makes me sick to my stomach."
Shiba Yishige disagreed: "Are you nauseated? Haha, I think it's nothing. Don't forget, we don't have much food. We really have nothing to eat, but it's not forbidden to eat people! As long as we can win, As long as I can fight against the Ming Dynasty and transform into a beast, I am willing to do so."
Yoshima Mie hurried over and said to Shiba Yoshitaka: "The four cities have been arranged. At midnight, use the fire as a signal to launch a general attack."
Shiba Yishong smiled
Nodding: "After paying such a high price, it's time to defeat it. Tell Kyogoku Chiko that not only do they have to break the city, but they must also seize the West City Granary first! If the granary is still not captured this time, he'd better bring a few Thousands of prisoners were used as army rations to go northward!"
Yoshima Mie understood and turned around to leave.
Shiba Yizhong raised his head and looked at the sky, and said slowly: "After reaching this point, there is no turning back. We can't waste any more. We will capture Seoul tonight. Tell the soldiers, if the city is not broken, you will not come back until you die!"
Hosokawa Mangen solemnly agreed.
In order to capture Seoul, the entire army had lost more than 7,000 soldiers and nearly 20,000 people were injured.
If you continue to waste it, what can you use to deal with Li Fangyuan's personal guards and Ming Dynasty?
The army of Zhang Fu Ren Tu?
What's more, if you stay for one more day, you will consume one more day of food and grass. Before you build a huge granary, food is your life.
The night is still dark.
The outline of the mountain in the distance is vaguely visible, and the Japanese military camp is hidden in the darkness, without any light.
There were also no lights on the city wall of Seoul. The sergeants on guard stood on the city wall and stared at the Japanese military camp.
Pu Hu was very tired, but still insisted on guarding.
In the distance, a light flashed out from the Japanese military camp.
PuTiger originally thought it was a new round of attack, but soon after, the lights went out again, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
But what Park Hu didn't know was that when the lights in the south were extinguished, the lights in the southwest military camp began to rise again, and then went out, and the lights in the west military camp were lit...
A signal, with the lights turning on and off, spread outside Seoul.
In the Japanese military camp, groups of sergeants began to gather, but no action was taken.
Under the tall city of Seoul, among the piles of corpses, a figure gently pushed the corpse away and raised his head to look at the tall city wall.
No one looked down, and no one noticed the scene below the city.
More and more figures appeared from the pile of corpses, quietly scattered under the city wall.
The Japanese military camp in the distance was lit up with lights and the camp was full.
The defenders of Seoul looked up one after another, their attention diverted away. They did not notice that some siege ladders had been erected under the city, and they even began to climb the city.
Thunder!
The sound of small cavalry!
The elite forces of the Japanese army began to join the battle and rushed towards the city wall.
Pu Hu stood at the crenel, watching the movements of the Japanese army in the distance. Just when he was about to shout at the top of his voice, he suddenly stepped back, with an arrow stuck in his head.
Fall, die.
"Enemy attack!"
The defenders began to shout, and groups of sergeants woke up from their slumber, dragging their tired bodies and looking at the approaching enemies.
The strange thing is that before the enemy approaches the city, enemy troops appear below the city. Longbows are in hand, and fierce arrows shoot upward from below, piercing the sky. The sergeants who probed the head and the sergeants at the crenels were killed in an instant!
Outside the crenel, figures stepped on the ladders, grabbed the crenel, flew up the city wall, and swept away the sharp sword!
When Li and the old general saw this scene, their eyes were about to burst. As soon as they shouted "kill", they were already hit by two arrows!
Japanese troops outside the city have arrived in large numbers, and countless people frantically began to climb the city wall!
"The city is broken, retreat quickly!"
I don't know if it was the Japanese army or the Korean army, but there was a deadly sound on the city wall.
The Japanese army became even more violent, and the defenders were panicked.
Seoul suddenly became in danger.
Li He raised his hand, gritted his teeth and pulled out the bloody arrow, drew out his knife, pointed at the Japanese soldiers who were ascending the city, and shouted: "Come on, let us die here!"
