Ming Zuo

Chapter 901 The Battle of Tsushima Sea (1)

The news of the retreat of the front-line troops made Li Zhen almost go crazy.

"Jin is incompetent from the point of view, and the defeated army loses his division. He should be punished."

In the court hall, listening to Li Zhen's roar, all the officials were silent like cicadas.

No one expected that the situation would become so bad.

He thought that Jin Zidian led an army of [-] troops to the south, even if the rebellion of Jin Shangxian and others had been premeditated, it would definitely be decided overnight.

Unexpectedly, the battle situation was not smooth.

More than half a month has passed, and Jin Zidian has not yet reached Busan.Not only that, the logistics food and grass were also lost.As a result, the [-] troops were hungry and had to retreat to Daegu for refitting.

Li Jing's hope of a quick battle was completely bankrupt.

The news from the front line made the North Korean monarchs even more panicked.

"Your Highness, if Busan really has tens of thousands of troops from the Xia Kingdom, it is far from being able to resist North Korea alone. If there is a little carelessness, the danger of destroying the country is imminent."

Cui Mingji earnestly tried to persuade him.

He never thought that the situation would become so complicated.

Xia Guo's dispatch of troops suddenly made the situation in North Korea strange.

Although he had never dealt with Xia Guo before, but Xia Guo was able to throw away the armor of the Ming Dynasty, and it must be even better in terms of force.

How powerful Daming is, North Korea has long known.

And the rebellion supported by Xia Guo could no longer be quelled by North Korea's own strength alone.

"How do the officials know... Isn't this what Jin said to exonerate himself?"

Li Jing was so angry that he didn't even believe a word of Jin Zidian's report.

As for Jin Zidian's virtues, many people in the court also knew about it.

Cui Mingji couldn't guarantee whether Jin Zidian was lying or not.

After thinking about it, he proposed again: "His Royal Highness, it is better to order the guard Li Shibai to lead the Imperial Guard Battalion. Firstly, it can strengthen the army, and secondly, it can also control the situation."

This proposal finally satisfied Li Jing.

"Guardian, go to Qingsang Road immediately and report back truthfully."

If it is said that Li Shibai is the most trustworthy general among generals, it is naturally Li Shibai.

During the years trapped in the mountain city of Nanhan, Li Shibai's loyal appearance and Li Xi's eyes were all in his eyes.

Moreover, Li Shifang, Li Shibai's younger brother, was the most active rescuer among the various reinforcements, and also killed Yang Guli, a famous general of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.

Although the reinforcements of Jeolla Province were defeated by the Qing Dynasty, and the defeated troops fled back, they would cause great harm to Jeolla Province, but Li Zhen didn't care anymore.

Because of the actions of Xia Jun's scouts, Jin Zidian's food and grass were cut off, and the North Korean army had to withdraw and return to Daegu.For a while, the front smoke on the front line dissipated somewhat.

However, it is not easy here in Busan.

Zuo Hua, Zhang Keda, E Honglue, Bai Dasheng, and the four major navy generals came together and presented the battle plan to Zuo Menggeng.

"Now we have a total of thirty-six Fuchuan, each with five light naval guns. There are also [-] Haicang ships, each with two light naval guns. We plan to use Fuchuan as the As a standard, four columns are formed to form four lines of defense in the Tsushima Strait. Each line of defense conducts a round of shelling when it is engaged in battle. After the end, the column withdraws from the battlefield, and then circles back from the flanks to supplement the last line of defense. This endless cycle of reincarnation and the constant consumption of Japan's warships should be able to stop the enemy from land."

Zuo Menggeng made a comparison on the map and made a supplement.

"We must send a small team to monitor Ma Zong's, so that the Dongying people will not sneak around here. In addition, your defense line should move forward, as close to Fujiang Island as possible. In this way, you will have enough space Rotate the array."

Zuo Hua and the others understood his intention.

Whether the Tsushima Strait is wide or narrow, if you just line up and fight face to face, it's nothing.But if you want to fulfill the requirements of the naval rotation, you must have enough room for detours.

The only way is to go forward as far as possible, approach the coast of Dongpu, and attack the Dongpu fleet as soon as it appears.

Relying on a sufficiently wide sea area and continuously investing firepower in this way, it is hoped that a large number of Japanese warships will be destroyed, Japan's military strength will be weakened, and the sea defense will be completed.

This plan sounds simple, but it is not without difficulties.

Bai Dasheng sighed, "If that's the case, our scouts will have to take a lot of risks."

Now that the fleet is approaching the coast of Japan, the reconnaissance ships must be closer to Japan's mainland in order to grasp the movements of Japan's army as much as possible.

It is impossible for the Dongying people not to see it, so they will naturally send troops out to encircle and suppress it.

This will be a great test for Xia Jun's maritime reconnaissance force.

"This is your first independent battle at sea. There will definitely be many shortcomings. But you still have to be bold and make up for the shortcomings when you find them. The most fearful thing is to be cautious and miss the opportunity. I will not interfere Do your commands and operations with confidence and boldness.”

Zuo Menggeng carried out a thorough decentralization, and the naval battle was completely handed over to these generals.

He also knows that the sea is far away, the transportation is inconvenient, and the communication is not smooth. If he rashly commands by remote control on land, it will delay the matter.

Besides, the four of Zuo Hua are also experienced people, and they have advanced weapons in their hands, so they are completely trustworthy.

The absolute decentralization of power by the commander-in-chief relieved the pressure on the four of Zuo Hua, and they began to make corresponding arrangements after rushing back.

The four led a column to leave Busan Port and headed towards the opposite side of the Tsushima Strait.

In front of the main fleet, countless Cangshan ships and centipede ships have been released.

They are the eyes of the entire fleet, rushing towards the coast of Japan like moths.

They have only one task, and that is to find the location of the Dongpu fleet and check the movements of the Dongpu people.Once abnormalities are found, report back quickly.

Satsuma Fan.

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu didn't wait long. Kato Tadahiro, Mori Mitsuhiro, Date Hidemune and other foreign daimyos and Kansai daimyos came with their troops.

There are more than [-] troops from various daimyos combined.

Countless ships crowded the port, and the flags of each family were colorful. I don't know how many years there has been such a grand event in Japan.

"I was really lucky that the Uwajima domain was able to come. It seems that Oku also supports us."

Date Hidemune is the son of Date Masamune, although he is a foreign daimyo like Satsuma, Kumamoto, and Changzhou.However, Masamune Date had already taken refuge in the Tokugawa family and was regarded as a traitor among foreign daimyos.

However, the arrival of Hidemune Date this time not only greatly increased the strength of the coalition forces, but also obviously represented Tokugawa Iemitsu's thoughts.

It seems that the shogun who tried his best to lock down the country obviously had an unknown ambition deep in his heart.

(End of this chapter)