Sheng Yong led his guards to the front and stepped on the rope bridge.
The iron cable crossed the river. Looking down, I saw a dead tree drifting down the river. Judging from the speed, it was not as slow as it seemed from the shore.
The river wind blew, and people kept following, causing the iron rope to sway a little.
Sheng Yong didn't care. He rushed to the front and reached the east bank of the Yalu River. Looking at the huge winch on the bank, a look of pride appeared on Sheng Yong's face.
The iron chain was too heavy to be lifted by simple manpower. With the help of a winch, it was much easier, and only then was the chain across the river realized.
This method of quickly building bridges is the result of the Military Academy.
Although there is a ship bridge, relying on the ship bridge to pull the ropes and drag the iron cables is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also makes it difficult to adjust the position. Besides, the place is busy and occupied by logistics.
The most important thing is that this war needs to test a series of achievements of the Military Academy and the Craftsman Academy.
call!
The flag was waving, and a burly man came over and thrust the sun and moon flag into the ground. The flagpole actually penetrated more than two feet into the ground.
Sheng Yong looked sideways and smiled heartily: "The flags are flying, so strong. Now we have to fight the Japanese pirates. You have to resist the sun and moon flags!"
Zao Qi grinned and smiled: "General, I hope that wherever the army goes, we will place the sun and moon flag! If the general goes to the shogunate in one go, we can also place the sun and moon flag among those flowers." Inside the Imperial Palace!"
Zhuang De came over and looked up at the fluttering sun and moon flag: "Don't think about the Flower Palace. We have Zheng He, Zhu Neng, Luo Guanying and other elite naval forces. The war on the three islands is not yet our turn. We should carry this flag and plant it in Seoul and Busan!"
Sheng Yong nodded
, looking towards the direction of Yishu Castle, his face became solemn: "According to various sources, the Japanese troops chasing after them are Imagawa Ryotoshi, Shaoer Mansada, and Shimazu Motohisa. Their current location should be at Kame. City, may have even left Turtle City. The general gave us the first battle, that is, the first battle between the Ming army and the Japanese pirates after entering the court! We must win the first battle to strengthen our army's power. ! Order the army to cross the river quickly, and order the commander and Qianhu to come and listen."
"yes!"
Zhuang De and others agreed and turned around to deliver the message.
Groups of troops were uniformly walking across the chain bridge. Some sergeants were holding tiger crouching cannons, some were carrying gunpowder boxes, and some were carrying muskets on their backs.
The team continued to enter from the west bank of the Yalu River to the east bank, and the ship bridge was relatively stable, transporting all kinds of baggage, grain and grass, horses, and some divine machine guns that were heavy and difficult to maneuver.
The reason why we bring these magical cannons is because they have a long range and may not be easy to carry, but they can play a big role in critical situations.
For example, crossing a river.
Compared with the later war to resist the beautiful country and aid Korea, the battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese army has a distinct difference.
In later wars, most of the brutal wars took place in mountainous areas, and these mountainous areas were mostly distributed from the middle to the east side of the Korean Peninsula, with the west side mainly being plains.
In that war, no matter how mobile the enemy was, they had to pay attention to the opponent in the mountains and forests. However, in the Ming Dynasty's war to resist Japan and aid Korea, there was no need to think too much about fighting in the mountains and forests. The focus was on the plains in western Korea.
The reason is simple. The main forces, main towns, and main production areas of the Joseon Dynasty are all located in the west.
The Japanese army is most lacking
What is lacking?
food!
It is unlikely that the Japanese army will defeat the main force of Korea. When the Joseon royal family abandons Songgyeong and escapes for their lives, they are already vulnerable. Jiangnan Mountains (the modern place names used here are actually not found in ancient Korean mountain and river maps. In the following article, if the place names of small towns in Korea cannot be found with ancient names, the modern ones shall prevail. The information on ancient Korea is limited. Please forgive me). Let’s talk about a few unimportant small towns in Hamgyong.
What's more, walking on mountain roads will not only slow down the Japanese army, but may also cause them to fall into a desperate situation. The mountains are high and the forests are dense. If they get lost, if they can't cross the river, if they fall into a ravine...
From a war perspective, the Japanese army was unlikely to drag its main force to fight in the mountains. Instead, it was eager for a quick victory, chasing the main force of North Korea and beating them up, and then crossed the Yalu River to fight.
This also means that the main force of the Japanese army will inevitably be concentrated in the plains. In addition, their logistical supplies are limited. If they want to plunder supplies and food, they can only raid the people on the plains and raid the mountains. It is not easy to feed the army. easy.
Imagawa Ryojun and others pursued them all the way, also taking the plain route. Behind them, there must be the main force of the Japanese army, but it is not yet clear where the main force of the Japanese army is and how far it is from Imagawa Ryojun's headquarters.
Sheng Yong summoned his generals Sheng Jian, Xu Zhen, Zhuang De, Chu Zhi, Liang Ji and others, pointed to the line from Yizhou to Guicheng and said: "In the first battle after entering the dynasty, I have only one request: not to let him go. A Japanese pirate! To achieve this goal, an army must be deployed to appear behind Imagawa Ryotoshi and others to cut off their retreat.
road! "
Xu Zhen stared at the map and pointed in the direction of Turtle City: "The Japanese army is chasing the Joseon royal family and the main force, and it is likely that they have left Turtle City at this time. We can divide a team and directly occupy Turtle City. If they retreat, they must go to Turtle City." City, choose to hide here. Then we can attack from inside and outside and annihilate them all outside Turtle City!"
Chu Zhi agreed: "There must not be many enemies left in Turtle City. As long as we make a sudden attack, we will be able to completely wipe out the defenders, invade the city, and wait for the main force to be defeated."
Sheng Yong stared at the map and nodded slightly: "In that case, then arrange for the sergeants to use the cavalry to detour south of Da'anli and appear in the northeast of Turtle City, and go straight to Turtle City. But before that, we must conduct a clear reconnaissance. Imagawa Ryotoshi’s main force has left Turtle City and is heading to Uiju.”
Supervisor Sheng took off his helmet: "The scouts have been sent out, and there will be news soon. The war horses are gathering on the east bank now. Father, please leave Turtle City to me."
"Call me General Zuo, there is no father or son in the army!"
Sheng Yong scolded.
Supervisor Sheng chuckled and said disapprovingly: "I want to fight. Since I graduated from the Imperial College, I have never fought in actual combat. My teacher taught me that you cannot become a general without actual combat test, rhetoric, and paper talk. I am also the deputy commander of the army. You are qualified to fight!"
Sheng Yong's beard is automatic without wind.
The Imperial Academy has taught a group of people, and a Shengjian will become a wild wolf, very warlike.
And Ping An's son Ping Ping didn't even bother to hang out with Ping An. He requested an order to go to Datong, followed Xue Lu out of the customs several times to look for traces of Tatars, and even clamored to go fishing in Erhai.
So does my own son
, if he hadn't heard that there was a war to be fought in the Northeast, he would not have bothered to come here. He had requested an order to go to the East China Sea to defend the navy, but this guy was afraid of water and was kicked out by Li Jian.
The people taught by the Imperial Military Academy seem to have the courage to expand territories and kill enemies on the battlefield to perform meritorious deeds. They don't even think about the danger or not, as if their own lives are not going to be in danger.
"Report!"
"speak!"
"The scouts learned from the investigation that more than 15,000 people led by Imagawa Ryojun, Shaoer Manzada, and Shimazu Motohisa had left Turtle City and were heading towards Uiju along the Daning River. The distance is now less than 60 meters. inside."
Sheng Yong's eyes lit up and he looked at Zhuang De: "You lead three thousand cavalry and take a detour to capture Turtle City!"
"And I!"
Supervisor Sheng asked for a fight.
Sheng Yongli ignored it. After Zhuang De left, he pointed to an area like a river in the Daning River: "Here, wait for the Japanese army in formation. Chu Zhi, you lead the crossbowmen and throwers to guard the high ground in the north." Po, hold the road."
"Take orders."
Just when Chu Zhi was about to agree to leave, he saw a scout come in and report: "General Zuo, we captured a prisoner of a monk from the Japanese army. The other party said that he wanted to see the general to discuss important matters."
"The monks captured by the Japanese army? Did they know that we crossed the river?"
Sheng Yong was a little surprised. The number of Ming troops crossing the river was less than 20,000. How long had it been before the intelligence was leaked?
The scout said: "It doesn't look like the other party said he wanted to cross the river to see General Zhang."
Sheng Yong was a little curious: "Bring it here!"
The prisoners were taken to the temporary military tent. Sheng Yong looked at the short, bald man with small eyes, a bowed walk, and a humming nose.
"A Japanese monk wants to see General Zhang. What is there to discuss?"
prosperous
Yong had a cold face.
The captive monk looked at Sheng Yong and spoke in Chinese with a strange accent: "We want to give Daming a gift. Are you Zhang Fu?"
"I am Sheng Yong, the Ming Dynasty general who conquered Japan. What do you mean by gift?"
Sheng Yong asked coldly.
The captive monk snorted: "I am Nan Lai, a subordinate of Shao Er Manzhen. The gift we want to give to Ming Dynasty is Jinchuan Liaojun's head!"
"oh?"
Sheng Yong frowned and said slowly: "If Daming's information is correct, Imagawa Ryojun is the commander-in-chief of your army, right? As a general, you betrayed the general?"
Nan Lai snorted coldly: "How much does the Ming Dynasty know about Kyushu? This time, the Shaoer clan was forced to obey the shogunate's orders before sending troops. However, the Shaoer clan and the Imagawa clan have a sworn blood feud. ! We will take this opportunity to completely kill Imagawa Ryojun and give his head to the Ming Dynasty!"
Sheng Yong chuckled: "You killed Imagawa Jun, what does Daming need to do?"
Nan Lai said bluntly: "You don't need to do anything, just admit that it was your people who killed Imagawa Ryoujun! We will assist the Ming Dynasty and completely eliminate the Imagawa clan and their tribe! After that, we will leave North Korea directly and retreat southward. Kyushu Island.”
"Return to Kyushu Island?"
Sheng Yong blinked.
This is not possible. The Donghai Navy and the Southeast Navy are mopping up. Kyushu Island should have been penetrated at this time. Why do you suddenly go back? Isn't this causing trouble for Zheng He and the others?
"Imagawa Ryojun, you come and kill, our Ming army will cooperate with you, how about it?"
"No problem! Tonight, we will be stationed at Daliushu Village, which is thirty miles away from here.
In the village, Jinchuan Liaojun camped in the west, and we camped in the east. At midnight, we will lead our troops to raid Imakawa Ryojun's barracks. At that time, the Ming army will come out from the west and completely annihilate it! "
"What a good plan, I think it will work."
Sheng Yong laughed like an old fox.
After talking about the plan, Nan Lai said seriously: "I heard that people in the Ming Dynasty always keep their promises. I think you will keep your word."
Sheng Yong patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, we don't know how much the other people's promises are, but my promise, haha, is more than a thousand pounds. Go back and tell Shao Er that the Ming army is willing to cooperate with them. As long as you will Imagawa’s head and his department left the head to the Ming Dynasty…”
