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Chapter 1096 Soldiers are coming to the city

The southern section of Pyongan Province is Pyongyang Province, which is also the second largest city of the Joseon Kingdom, and the reason why it prospered here is because of its proximity to Damyeong, and the transportation of Susu-6 is very convenient. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

North Korea's military strength has not been very strong, that is, at the turn of the Yuan and Ming dynasties, to pick up some cheap, speaking of which, North Korea was much earlier than the Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese invaders were rampant in the south of Korea, threatening the royal city of North Korea several times.

Because of this trouble, so North Korea has always had the intention of going to Pyongyang to the royal city, and accepted the protection of the Ming Dynasty nearby, of course, no one knows if there are other plans in this, the successive Korean kings have always worked hard to run here, in a place like North Korea, Pyongyang City can also be regarded as a good city defense and fortifications, and there are several large warehouses.

However, such defense and accumulation are of little use, and the Japanese soldiers and horses were basically captured in a battle, and after the soldiers and horses from the Ming Dynasty crossed the Yalu River, even if they walked steadily, the mixed team of infantry and cavalry was enough to reach Pyongyang City.

Li Rubai's side is not solid, and he did not treat this battle with an attitude of life and death, and he was delayed for so many days in that stockade, losing lives, corrupting morale, and delaying the time of the march.

The commander of the First Army Corps stationed in Pyongyang City, Captain Konishi, knew that he had set up a stockade in front of his troops and horses, and he also knew from the sentry and the rout that the Ming army was pressing over, but he did not do anything to respond.

The winter in northern Korea was too cold for the Japanese army, and in such cold weather, if there was a marching activity such as going out of the city to meet the attack, the army would suffer a large number of frostbite, and even collapse and even collapse.

There is also a problem that the military rations are insufficient, and the combat effectiveness of the Japanese soldiers and horses is there, but the military discipline is really not to be talked about, and burning, killing and looting has always been used as a means to stimulate morale, but such indulgence will make the soldiers like tigers and wolves in the early stage, but there are no people to requisition in the later stage, and there is no food to collect.

The Japanese stationed in Pyongyang did not have enough food, so they did not dare to carry out large-scale activities, and even if they did, they could only send troops to search the surrounding areas of the Korean villages and snatch their food back to replenish their own supplies.

Moreover, the chief general of the Japanese here, Konishi Yukinaga, had a kind of contempt for the Ming army, especially after he set up an ambush in Pyongyang City to annihilate the thousands of cavalry of the Ming army, he was even more proud, thinking that the Ming army was nothing more than that, and when the food was sufficient in the spring of the next year, he would lead the army north and sweep away the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, when the sentinel reported the news of the southward movement of the Ming army, Governor Konishi did not even intend to report and ask for help from the general Ukita Hideya in Seoul, and he and his subordinates Zong Yoshitomo and Arima Harunobu said:

"Based on the fortified city, defeat the Ming army's front, and recreate the glory of the gods!"

This is to plan to defeat the Ming army under the city of Pyongyang, just like the decisive battle between the Hojo family and the Yuan Dynasty expeditionary force on the seaside.

"Second brother, how have you managed Liaoxi in the past few years, haven't you put all your mind on doing business!"

The outline of Pyongyang City can already be seen, but Li Rusong is riding on a horse but he is saying something else, his tone is very unkind, quite reprimanded, Li Rubai's face is also gloomy, and he muttered and scolded in a low voice:

"These miscellaneous things, when I go back, Lao Tzu will get them out one by one to feed the bears...... Big brother, you also know that these foot soldiers, always thinking about the one-third of an acre of land at home, greedy for life and afraid of death, it was not this virtue in the past, and it was also the eldest brother You brought all the cavalry, if you have more foot soldiers here, I'm afraid it will be the same. ”

Li Rusong's eyes widened, but he did not continue to reprimand, it has only been five days since crossing the river, and there are already more than 1,000 deserters among the soldiers and horses in Liaoning, and they have won the battle.

"I remember that before I went to Xuanfu, our soldiers and horses were still a little strict, why is it like this today, we are military generals, and the soldiers under our hands are not strong, that is, there is no root, what should I do if I look at it for a long time!"

After a pause, Li Rusong continued earnestly, but Li Rubai didn't feel this sentence at all, but just said easily:

"Big brother, now you don't have to dance with knives and guns, you can also have glory and wealth, our family is in Jianzhou, on the grassland in northern Liaoning, and the business has already made a situation, even if you don't have this Lao Shizi general soldier, relying on the income of that industry, it will be inexhaustible for several lifetimes."

Hearing this, Li Rusong took a long breath, and the hand holding the horsewhip was bruised, but in the end, he changed the topic, he took the horse forward, and said:

"According to the return of the horses, the forces of the Japanese soldiers stationed in Pyongyang City have not been mobilized on a large scale, and they are prepared to rely on the city to defend it, and according to the people who have fled back, the soldiers and horses in the city and the Korean army have a total of almost 21,000 people, and there are no people, which is also a great enemy."

The generals who led the team had already gathered, and Li Rusong groaned and said:

"Such a big enemy, if we report the idea of annihilating the enemy, I'm afraid we have a lot of casualties, it is better to take the city as the mainstay, after taking this city, the rout of the pursuit of the enemy on the way, thousands of levels are also made up, so it is a great achievement to report back, and this Pyongyang city is real, no one can find fault with it."

Everyone nodded, Li Rusong said this, it was completely from the perspective of the Li family, and it was indeed a good way to pay too many casualties.

"Dashuai, this city is not as good as Liaoyang and Shenyang, but it is also the regulation of Phoenix City, so it is not easy to fight!"

"Cha Dashou, don't call me handsome, this title has been heard, and it has been heard by the people of Liao Guogong, that is a big trouble, be careful!"

was reprimanded by him, and a young general over there shrank his neck, and Li Rusong continued:

"Dead and wounded, you are just afraid of death and injury, this time with foot soldiers, each horse team will stay in pursuit, don't forget, our artillery is much better than before, even if it is the previous general cannon, don't you also bring a few?"

"My lord, the Ming army is already in formation under the city, and there is no enemy outside the city gate in the east!"

A flag warrior hurriedly walked up to the city to report the news, and the originally confident Konishi Yukichang turned pale at this time, looking at the black and oppressive Ming army formation under the city.

Fortunately, in Japan, the generals of the level of Konishi Yuki, the armor is changed in the European style, and covers the whole body, under the cover of the face armor, outsiders can not see that Konishi Yukicho is worried and apprehensive at this time, like other generals, the armor on Konishi Yuki's body is also unique, brightly colored, and extremely conspicuous in the city.

"This is the method of encircling three and missing one, the generals of the Ming Kingdom want us to leave from the east, and then pursue!"

Konishi Yuki's voice is still quite calm, as if he is facing the enemy and calmly analyzing the enemy's situation, but the next sentence is a little lacking:

"There are so many cavalry, and there are so many horses in the Ming Kingdom!"

The Ming army is about 30,000, compared to the Japanese Kou is not a big advantage, what really gives the visual shock of the head of Konishi is those cavalry, even if you look at the city, you can see those Liaoxi cavalry riding high-headed horses, the number of more than 10,000, the visual impact is far more than several times that of their foot soldiers.

Compared with the Zu Chengxun Department who was running around in Pyongyang City last time, the cavalry under the city was more disciplined, and it seemed that the aura of slaughter was heavier, and Sen Senran was extremely pressured.

Yukihiro Konishi took a deep breath, turned his head and said:

"Gentlemen, although the Ming country is powerful, it is already the end of the strong crossbow, this Pyongyang fortified city is enough to be an army of 30,000, this Pyongyang fortified city plus this army is completely advantageous to the Ming team below, although there are many Ming troops this time, but the end will be the same as last time, and they will return in rout!"

While he was stirring up morale here, he suddenly heard a head of Ashigaru on the other side shouting:

"Cannons, the Ming army has artillery!"

Originally, in the Wa Kingdom, the samurai called the cannon a large barrel, but before and after the sea crossing attack, the large barrel and the cannon became two different weapons, and the names were also separated.

As soon as they heard this, the generals of the First Legion of the Japanese Invaders all walked to the side of the battlement and looked around, and saw the cannons that were being pushed forward, the caliber of the cannons made by the Sanjiang Workshop was better, and the original general cannons of Liaozhen looked even more terrifying.

"My lord, send people out of the city to assault, you can't let the Ming army use artillery so calmly!"

Someone said, and someone said:

"My lord, there are still soldiers and horses in the city that need your instructions, please go!"

This is unreasonable, but it is in line with the mind of the generals at the head of the city, everyone is hurriedly walking down the city, the artillery under the city is watching the muzzle of the cannon raised, it is too scary, everyone is a noble person, in case of damage, so many troops in the city will not be chaotic.

Konishi looked at the proposed samurai, noted the man's appearance, and decided that he would definitely be promoted in the future.

Not long after leaving the edge of the city wall, I could hear a muffled thunderous sound outside the city wall, and the whistling sound sounded, and everyone in a hurry couldn't help but turn back.

There was a loud "boom", and the cracking sound of the bricks and stones at the head of the city could be clearly heard under the city, and where they were standing just now, the bricks and stones were splashed, and more than a dozen people screamed and fell from the city wall.

"The Ming army has opened fire!!"

Someone shouted heartbreakingly, more screams and screams, and the muffled thunderous cannon began to sound continuously, and smoke and dust rose from the city, and there was chaos everywhere.

The faces of the leaders of Konishi Governor below were all white, and they didn't care about their demeanor, so they accelerated their pace towards the city. ro！ ~！

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