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In February of the 21st year of Wanli, Li Rusong, the general soldier of Fufu, and Li Ru*, the general soldier of Liaoxi, captured Pyongyang City, and after making great achievements, they did not listen to the dispatch, and privately led 7,000 troops to raid Seoul, and met the Japanese army in the Biho Pavilion 20 miles away from Seoul, and the two sides fought fiercely for a day, and the Ming army lost more than 2,000 cavalry, killed nearly 7,000 Japanese invaders, and nearly 100 Japanese generals. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, was bombarded by Japanese artillery when he retreated, fell off his horse, and broke his leg bone.

After this battle, the Japanese invaders announced a great victory, claiming to have beheaded more than 200 generals of the Ming army, annihilated more than 3,000 cavalry of the Ming army, Li Rusong was shot by a bow and arrow, and his own death was only 2,000.

Before this battle, the Ming army firmly controlled Pyongan Province, and the front reached Hwanghae Province, but after this battle, the Ming army retreated to the Taedong River and defended Pyongyang City as a stronghold, while the Japanese invaded the southern part of Pyongan Province, and the Kato Kiyomasa Division of the Second Army of the Japanese in Hamgyong Province was also constantly harassed from east to west, and now the Ming army can only maintain the western sea line in Pyongan Province, the only fortunate thing is that the road has not been cut off, and the defense of Pyongyang City is still stable.

Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaozhen at that time, knew the defeat at the first time, and the news he knew at that time was not accurate, and it was rumored that Li Rusong was killed in battle, Li Rubai was seriously injured, and Li Chengliang, a famous general of the generation, fainted after a stroke in the house, and when he woke up, he could not take care of himself in words and actions.

The news also spread quickly to the Jingshi, and the voices that were building momentum for the Li family all died down, and Emperor Wanli was furious.

If it weren't for Wang Tong's intercession for the Li family and said that the generals would be changed on the spot, Pyongyang would probably be unstable, so he didn't give the Li family a crime and went to prison, but no discerning people can see it at this time, the two positions of the Xuanfu General Army and the Liaoxi General Army could not be kept after the war, and the once prominent Li family generals disappeared like this.

What made Emperor Wanli angry was not only the Li family's own affairs, this defeat made the rich and noble class of the Ming Dynasty, who had always been full of confidence and ready to make money and fame in the war, feel worried and panicked, the elite of the Liaozhen cavalry had such a big loss, would the army led by Wang Tong be smooth sailing?

In the pre-war war, people were most concerned about this kind of spirit and public opinion, and the Li family's reckless behavior was tantamount to demoralization, which cast a shadow on the war situation.

Emperor Wanli can't do much now, just send people to Yizhou to preach and appease, and at the same time emphasize to the generals everywhere that they must obey the moderation of the Duke of Liao. .................., compared with the chaos of the Beijing division and the misery and misery of western Liao, the city of Yizhou on the border of the Ming Dynasty is very calm inside and outside the city, and the army led by Wang Tong has been stationed here for about ten days.

Yizhou here is a mix of ethnic groups, Han Chinese, Mongols, Jurchens and Koreans, they are also used to seeing large armies crossing the border, more surprising to them, this time the army seems to be different from the past, the military discipline is incredible, the soldiers are elite and strong characters at a glance, but there is no high-flying behavior, honestly stay in the barracks to practice, never harass the place.

With such a large number of troops, although Wang Tong has made restrictions in terms of types and scales, the daily consumption is still very large, but the reserves are quite sufficient.

Needless to say, the improvement of transportation capacity brought by the four-wheeled and four-horse carriage, but more importantly, for the sake of his own business needs, Bei Shoulian has been repairing roads from various places outside the border wall to various places in southern Liaoning, such as Jianzhou and Haixi, and the grain produced by the local Jurchen Zhuangzi can be sold through this road.

The imperial court allocated silver taels, and Liaoning itself also had a lot of reserves, and there was no shortage of silver, salt and necessities, and the grain could be eaten more or less, but the situation at this time was not much better than when the Li family urged the grain and grass, and the grain and grass accumulated by the Yizhou camp were constantly transported and consumed, and these grains and grasses were not only for the supply of the army itself, but also for Pyongyang to transport from here.

The traffic between Hamgyong Province and Pyongan Province was not very good, so the scale of the troops sent by the Kato Department of the Second Army of the Japanese Invaders was not very large, but caution was the first priority, and the teams escorting grain and grass were rotated, and Wang Tong arranged for the first regiment to the seventh regiment to rotate to escort the grain and grass team into the court, and also allocated 500 horse troops.

This is to make the various battalion leaders of the Huwei Army familiar with the terrain of Korea and enter the state of war as soon as possible.

Xu Guangguo, the governor of Liaoning, is very clear about his position, he is not in charge of affairs, or in order to provide various conveniences for the army, he is the chief officer of military logistics, he is anxious like an ant in a hot pot, and it is too little to be able to use food and grass for fifteen days for such a war.

At present, almost all the carriages and horses that can be used in the whole territory of Liaoning have been mobilized by Xu Guangguo, and there is a steady stream of grain everywhere, but this state of accumulation cannot be improved at all, Xu Guangguo has not been able to find any way, and finally found Wang Tong's side.

Because there is a Korean king living in the city of Yiju, there are really a few large mansions with regulations, according to the arrival of a figure like Wang Tong, his identity is actually higher than that of the Korean king Li Pan, and he should also live in the city, but Wang Tong is in the military camp to set up a handsome account, everything is in accordance with wartime.

Xu Guangguo has been here a few times, because he is also a subordinate of the Liao State, so many things are not shy about it, Xu Guangguo often sees all kinds of peddlers and pawns and other characters coming in and out, which began to make him quite strange, the Chinese army commander's tent, that is the most heavily guarded place, how can these people be allowed to enter and exit.

Later, Xu Guangguo realized that these were all spies sent to North Korea, and there were often some common people who traded between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, and they were not cut off until the war, just with the help of this news.

It was reported inside that when Xu Guangguo went in, he saw a person dressed as a North Korean military general walking out, who should also be a spy or something.

When he saw the ceremony, he saw that Wang Tong's expression was not very good, Xu Guangguo didn't dare to ask, Wang Tong just motioned for him to sit down, and said: "No, there are too few people who know Japanese, and people who understand it can't get in there, and the news from the inquiry is very vague, and it is often not true, what is the matter with you today?" ”

"Lord Guogong, this time the official came, or for the accumulation of grain and grass, now it is full, at most it is eighteen days of grain and grass, if the army enters the court, this day will be discounted, the lower official is really incompetent, if this delays the fighter, this is ......"

Speaking of this topic, Wang Tong just shook his head and said with a smile: "It's also a thousand things, and some things haven't been called, how about the boats used to cross the river?" ”

Changing the topic, Xu Guangguo hurriedly replied: "The river is civilized, and there is not much ice on the river surface, so you can go into the water immediately, and it will not delay the army crossing the river." ”

Wang Tong nodded, and continued with a smile: "Since the Yalu River has been civilized, it is already passable on the sea!?" ”

Xu Guangguo is different from those scholars who study hard, he understands these practical practices quite well, and replied with a smile: "The rivers have been civilized, and the sea should be earlier." ”

Wang Tong smiled, leaned back in his chair and said leisurely: "Since the sea can be passed, you don't have to worry about the matter of grain and grass supply and storage. ”

After saying this, Xu Guangguo's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked, "Lord Guogong is talking about the grain that will be transported by sea." ”

Seeing Wang Tong nodding, Xu Guangqing couldn't help but clap his hands, and said in admiration: "If this is the case, the lower officials really don't have to worry, the army enters the court, and the military rations can also be sent to the port on the coast, which is even more convenient!" ”

"You're drawing inferences."

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly relaxed, it is needless to say that the huge loading capacity of the sea ship is not small for transporting grain by sea, and the manpower required is not much, and the animal power is not necessary, compared with the current means of road transportation, I don't know how much more convenient, not to mention that the ground tour in North Korea is more suitable.

North Korea is a long and narrow peninsula, and when a large army enters Korea, sea ships need to transport grain to the ports along the coastline, and then transport them to the army on the port side, which will save a lot of manpower and animal power.

In the past, Liaozhen was unfavorable: there was a shortage of grain, at that time it was Shandong to transport grain to Liaodong, but Liaodong is vast, Shandong's shipping capacity is also insufficient, and the grain transportation is not very smooth, but now there is no such worry, the shipping between Liaoning and Tianjin Wei is extremely developed, and the ships are called to transport grain, and then the special products are shipped back, I believe that countless people will participate, according to Xu Guangguo's speculation, Wang Tong must have made an agreement with the merchants at sea, which is not to worry.

Solving this problem, Wang Tong groaned and said: "The current situation, in these twenty days, Pyongyang City should have at least one forbidden army garrison, plus the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu and Liaoxi, it is not a big problem to hold it, but the whole place of Ping'an Road may not be very stable, so you must cross the river as soon as possible, establish a large camp on the North Korean side of the Yalu River, and arrange the ships and radiation as soon as possible!" ”

Xu Guangguo hurriedly got up and agreed, originally discussing the matter of grain and grass, but he didn't expect that the big war would start so soon, and Wang Tong would lead the army into North Korea so soon, and then some of them would be busy.

As he was talking, he heard a commotion outside, and a guard reported outside the tent door: "Marshal, the carriage and horse of Lord Li, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, are here." ”

Xu Guangguo looked at Wang Tong with some surprise, Wang Tong sighed, stood up and shook his head and said: "He is seriously injured, I am afraid that he will die of delay in the place where there is a shortage of medical treatment in Pyongyang, so it is better to arrange to come back for treatment and recuperation!" ”

"Lord Guogong, the Li family's crime of violating military law ......"

Wang Tong groaned and said, "Anyway, I was injured in the battle with the Japanese Kou, and I am also loyal, I won't be too embarrassed by the Li family." ”

…… Chapter 1113 - ......!!