Ming Zuo

Chapter 884 Blocking the enemy at sea

"I'm here only for Dongpu. As long as I command the battle, I will not interfere."

Zuo Menggeng's words well dispelled Liu Yiyuan's doubts.

As the supreme commander on the front line, seeing Zuo Menggeng's arrival, what he was most worried about was that the entire command system would be affected.

Apparently Zuo Menggeng also took this into consideration, and made a solemn statement in front of all the generals, consolidating Liu Yiyuan's position as commander in chief.

"Dongpu really dare to go to war?"

Liu Yiyuan frowned.

Just facing the Qing army already put him under a lot of pressure.If Japan gets involved again, who knows what will happen?

"Based on what I know about the Dongying people, they will definitely take risks."

Liu Yiyuan rubbed his cheeks and made a suggestion.

"Do you want to transfer troops from China?"

There are only more than [-] troops in Busan, and they have to be distributed on the defense line of hundreds of miles.If Dongpu came from behind, there would be absolutely no extra troops to deal with it.

Seeing that he was very nervous, Zuo Menggeng smiled and comforted: "The situation is not as bad as you imagined."

He put his hand on the Tsushima Strait.

"If the Dongying people want to take action, they must cross the sea. Otherwise, no matter how many troops they have, they can only look at the ocean and sigh."

Liu Yiyuan suddenly realized.

"You want to repel the Japanese people at sea?"

Zuo Menggeng raised his eyebrows.

"With the strength of our navy, can't it be done?"

Liu Yiyuan began to plan silently.

"I don't know how many soldiers and warships Japan will send. For the navy, they can gather up to [-] large warships and more than [-] small blessing ships. Isn't this number a bit small?"

Zuo Menggeng waved his hand.

"You ignored our weapons?"

Zuo Menggeng is very sure that the number of warships in the Xia Kingdom Navy is definitely not comparable to that of Japan.

Although today's Japan has no way to reproduce the scale when tens of thousands of warships filled the sea when it first invaded the dynasty.But concentrating thousands of ships can still be done.

But so what?
What kind of weapons are on the Xia Kingdom Navy ship?
Heavy artillery with a range of seven to eight kilometers, as well as light naval guns with a very fast range and reload speed.

As long as the high-explosive ammunition fired hits, it is definitely one shot.None of the popular wooden sailboats in the world can afford it.

Not to mention, there are rocket launchers on board the Navy's ships.

Although there are only more than [-] main battleships, Zuo Menggeng is full of confidence.

When Zuo Hua returned to Jeju Island for a meeting, Zuo Menggeng was very pleased when he proposed the idea of ​​naval warfare.

"I thought that our navy would be the one to fight this battle. Since the Dongying people want to join in the fun, it's time for us to practice."

Zuo Menggeng asked Fu Xinyuan to hand over thick materials to Zuo Hua.

"This is the information on the Japanese army summarized by all parties during the Japanese Invasion of Imjin. After so many years, although I don't know how much has changed, it can still provide a reference."

He emphasized emphatically: "Although our weapons have an absolute advantage, the Dongying people must have more troops. No matter what, we must make a perfect strategy. We must not let the Dongying people complete the landing and threaten our rear."

When he was speaking, Zuo Hua had already opened the materials and began to study them carefully.

"If the Dongying people are still this kind of house boat, then I am confident that none of them will be able to land. If there is enough ammunition, it will not be difficult to destroy them all."

The warships of the Japanese army are mainly Anzhai ships.

This kind of ship is just like the Chinese Fuchuan, which looks smooth and stable, but the disadvantage is that it is extremely slow.Moreover, the sails cannot be hoisted during the war, and can only be driven by human paddling.

If it is in rivers, rivers and inland seas, relying on the advantage of manpower to drive, you can complete the quick turn, but you can also take advantage of it.

But above the vast ocean, there is a vast space. Once there is no speed advantage, it is no different from a live target when encountering the Xia Guo Navy's weapons.

After some discussion, the three main generals reached a consensus.

The main warships of the Xia Kingdom Navy, which had been cruising in various places, began to approach Busan one after another, and at the same time dispatched various scout ships to the east of the Tsushima Strait.

Originally, in order not to cause unnecessary troubles, Xia Guo's navy has always been relatively restrained, and has never crossed the center line of the strait, for fear of irritating the Dongying people.

Now that the Dongying people are eager to try it, there is nothing to say.

While the navy was preparing urgently, the situation on the Korean peninsula began to take a turn for the worse.

On December [-]th, Huang Taiji led the main force to the foot of Nanhan Mountain, repelling the largest counterattack of the Koreans.Since then, the North Koreans have completely lost their confidence and are completely huddled in the city, waiting for their fate to come.

During this period of time, all reinforcements from North Korea suffered disasters.

On December [-]th, Chungcheong Province Observer Zheng Segui and Gangwon Province Observer Zhao Tinghu's reinforcements were defeated together.

As the news spread, the Gyeongsang-do reinforcements were panicked.

"Master Observation Envoy, in the opinion of the following officials, we should act safely to avoid accidents."

Gyeongsang Zuobing envoy Xu Wan carefully put forward his idea.

However, Shen Yan's face was as cold as ice when he sat on it and observed.

"Your father is trapped in a mountain city, and the country is at stake. How can my ministers disregard themselves and trap the king in an unrighteous place? You are also scholars, how can you forget the way of loyalty? Advance troops quickly, even if you die in battle How can it be?"

Seeing that Shen Yan insisted on sending troops, Xu Wan and Min Tong had no choice but to lead two thousand forwards towards Namhan Mountain City.

Until they disappeared without a trace, Shen Yan's originally stubborn body suddenly collapsed, looking very depressed.

"These are all my North Korean citizens!"

Sitting next to Shen Yan was a young scholar. Although he was wearing a hat, the sideburns that were left out were still too short.

"But they are not their own people, and they will ruin big things."

Shen Yan heaved a sigh of relief, his expression extremely painful.He didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong?

On the third day of the first lunar month, under the persecution of Shen Yan, Xu Wan and Min Tong hurried all the way to Shuangling, southeast of Nanhan Mountain City.

Not surprisingly, they encountered the Qing army led by Hauge here.

After a bloody battle, the Qing army won a complete victory, and both Xu Wan and Min Tong died in battle.

Shen Yan, who was walking behind, heard the news and immediately ordered the withdrawal of the troops, without any intention of dying to serve the country.

Among the reinforcements from all walks of life, the one who fought fairly well was Li Shifang, the observer of Jeolla Province.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, he fought fiercely with the Qing army on Guangjiao Mountain.

Li Shifang set up a tight line of defense, which well withstood Duduo's repeated attacks from the front.Not only that, he also sent out flanking soldiers and horses, trying to outflank them.

Doduo saw that the battle was not going well, so he ordered Yangguli to go to the mountain behind by blowing the horn to urge the cannons in red to be in place.

Yang Guli took the order to set off, but as soon as he set foot on the mountain road, he encountered North Korean flanking soldiers and horses.

As a result, under the bombardment of North Korean soldiers with muskets, Yanguli died on the spot.

This is also the highest-level general who died in battle during the entire Qing army's conquest of the dynasty.

Dodo was flustered after hearing the news, and quickly ordered the withdrawal of troops.

The North Korean army in Jeolla Province did not dare to advance because of heavy losses.

None of the reinforcements from all walks of life approached Namhan Mountain City, resulting in the overall situation still deteriorating step by step.

There is not much time left for North Korean monarchs and ministers.

(End of this chapter)