Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 656 The Battle of Jianzhou

Liu Qingchun's answer was perfect. He not only answered Huang He's question, but also integrated the hearts of all the humble officials present.At the same time, the Xiu family saw Huang He's influence on the Korean literati. The Xiu family believed that this person must not stay with the two princes.

The best way is to take him to Jianzhou, and then send him home in an unknown mountain.Although he is the father of the Xiu family's concubine, the Xiu family is still very decisive in dealing with such a major matter that concerns their own interests.

The Xiu family stayed in Jiangling for 5 days, dealt with some Jiangling affairs, appeased the officials in Jiangling, and arranged for the most important thing to be asked to ask for Ulzhen and Pinghai from the southern border in the name of King Jiangyuan. county.

The geographical location of Gangneung is actually very good. It is located in the south of the middle of Gangwon-do, and there are enough buffer zones in the west, north and south.

However, after losing the two counties of Uljin and Pinghai in the south, Gangneung's position was too far south, and there was only one county left in the south to defend, which was very dangerous as a national capital.

Therefore, the Xiu family must ask the officials of Gangwon Province to take back Uljin and Pinghai counties. If it is really impossible to take back, then they can only arrange for Lord Shunhe to move the capital north to Xiangyang.

Although Huang He and other Korean courtiers repeatedly stated that they wanted to stay in Jiangling, they were still taken by the Xiu family.Going north from Jiangling, passing through Jiangling and Gaocheng, you will soon come to Shegu, and after crossing Tieling, you will come to Hamgyong Road.

At this moment, Huafang Zhengxing is waiting for Xiu's arrival in Anbian with Fengchun family's retainers and North Korean officials.

Three years of living in North Korea made Hana Fang Zhengxing so old that the Xiu family didn't recognize him at first.

Holding his wrinkled hand, the Xiu family was full of emotions, and finally said a thousand words: "Thanks for your hard work, Chun Gongliang, after you are done here, you can go back to the country to take care of yourself."

Huafang Zhengxing was a veteran of the Zhi family era. If it weren't for the fact that there was no one available for the Xiu family, the Xiu family would not let him go to North Korea as the general.

Not long ago, Todo Takatora returned from Ezo and took over the post of Osafune Sadain, who was finally able to live in seclusion for the elderly. Now the only old official who is still working under the Hide family during the Naoka era is Hanabou Masayuki.

With the peace between Ming Dynasty and Japan, the 2 troops brought by Hideo will be the last Japanese troops, and Masaoka Hanabha and the 1 Toyoharu troops who have prepared for the imperial conquest will also embark on a journey home.

Of course, this is not to say that Hideo withdraws all Japanese influence from Ryodō. As mentioned above, Hideo supports the new ruling class in Ryodō and places some samurai, ashigaru, and people in Ryodō. Among the two political, commercial, and military industries, the more secretive influence is produced.

On the surface, the withdrawal of Japanese troops from North Korea is an unshakable condition of Ming Dynasty, but the Xiu family can still control the political and military power of the two provinces through these pro-Japanese personnel.

The ruling base of Hamgyong state under the Joseon court is Hamheung Fortress, which itself is the core city of Hamgyong-do. It is not only in the map of Hamgyong-do, but also a city near the sea, which is very suitable as a city under the control of the Xiu family. The main city of Hamgyong Kingdom.

Of course, judging from the area of ​​rule, the food within the rule, and the output of economic crops, the gap between the two countries is huge. The reason why Shunhe Jun was placed in Hamgyong Road.

Even if Lin Haijun, who is outstanding in ability, turns the world upside down in Gangwon Province, the Xiu family will not suffer a big loss, but once Hamgyong Road is turned upside down, the Xiu family will really lose to grandma's family.

From Anbian to the north to Xianxing is the Linhai Plain, and Huafang Zhengxing has been telling Xiujia the stories of the two incidents in the past two years along the way.

Since the Ming army withdrew from North Korea, North Korea launched three small-scale offensives and two large-scale offensives on Hamgyong Road.

In the past year, Hamgyong Province has been trapped by the Jurchen invasion from the north, which became more serious after Kato Kiyomasa and Naoshima Naomo left, which caused Japan to lose the towns of Jiangjie, Cicheng, and Wuchang on the Gaima Plateau in the north. , Sanshui, Huishan and other counties.

This means that Japan has lost a large piece of land adjacent to Changbai Mountain, and has to rely on Jiashan to stick to the strange territory that is long and narrow near the sea and presents a northeast-southwest direction.

The Xiu family participated in the attack on Jianzhou under the order of defending the Ming Kingdom, and together with Mr. Shunhe, who was placed in the Hamgyong Kingdom, the Hamgyong Maharaja, both in strength and troops, were enough to regain the land that Hamgyong Road had lost before.

The most important thing is that if the troops conquering Jianzhou want to enter Jianzhou, they must move downstream from Changbai Mountain along the Yalu River for a certain distance, or cross the river from Jiangjie, or from Ibaraki or Wuchang. Xiujia can take back this area along the way. .

At Xiu's house in Hamheung, I met Nobushige Sanada who had been stationed in Cicheng and Shui for a long time.It's only been two years since I saw him, and he no longer has the handsome face he once had.

The cold winter wind blew his cheeks red, and the environment of the plateau dyed his originally fair complexion the color of bronze.

At this time, Nobushige Sanada was no longer as energetic as when he was on the expedition, and he had a more mature temperament.

As soon as they met, he posed a difficult problem to the Xiu family, "Does Your Highness really want to cross the Yalu River to attack Jianzhou? With all due respect, this battle may be difficult to win."

Hideka looked strangely at Nobushige Sanada and asked why. It turned out that Nurhachi did not relax and rectify the tribe after Nurhachi, Kasai Kasei, Naoshima Naomo, Nobushige Sanada, and Zhusheli's allied forces fought at the Burhatong River at the beginning of last year. pace of.

At the end of last year, he invaded Hamgyong Road twice. In the middle of the year, Murhazi raided the four towns of Cicheng, Yurui, Luyan, and Wuchang. More than 5 soldiers and civilians in the four towns were killed.

At the same time, Nurhaci attacked Jiangjie and Xichuan, captured more than 5 Korean civilians after taking down Jiangjie and Xichuan, and returned them.

The farthest one was led by his son Chu Ying and fought all the way to Ningbian.

Affected by the Japanese army's attack on North Korea, North Korea lost a large amount of territory and craftsmen in the early days of the war.

Later, in response to the Japanese attack, it was necessary to replenish a large amount of armaments.King Lee Chan of Joseon ordered to set up an armament station near Yongbyon, north of the Anju barracks, to manufacture armor and weapons.

As a result, affected by the Jurchen invasion of North Korea, thousands of artisans here were abducted.It can also be seen that the purpose of Jurchen's invasion of North Korea this time is very clear. The retaliation is fake, and the kidnapping of the population, especially the technical population, is the real thing.

At the end of the year, Nurhachi raised another 3 troops, and once again launched an offensive against Huifa, one of the four Jurchen Hulun tribes of the generation of Huinan County, Tonghua City, Jilin Province, Meihekou City, Tonghua City, Jilin Province, and Panshi City, Jilin City.

At this time, Wang Jipi[nǔ], head of the Huifa Department, was old and unable to govern the territory. Nurhaci took advantage of the conflict between his seven days and one grandson's inheritance rights, and first sent General Hu Erhan to lead 7 cavalry to pretend to help his eldest grandson Baiyindeli.

As a result, after the elite cavalry entered Huerqi Mountain City, they directly opened the city gate and let the 3 troops from the rear enter the city.

After the fall of the Huifa Department, Nurhachi directly referred to the system of the 5 Banners, "slaughtered its soldiers and moved its people", and added a large number of people to the previously lost 4 Banners, and selected elites from the 4 Banners to supplement the Black Banner directly under its own control .

After Nurhachi explained to Emperor Wanli that he was rejected, he felt the urgency of the situation even more. Therefore, the 3-strong Northern Expedition this time was naturally not simply for the Huifa Ministry.

After attacking the woman, Nurhachi turned directly to the west and launched an attack on the Hada tribe next to Tieling, near Xifeng County, Liaoning Province. At this time, the Hada tribe had just experienced a severe winter food shortage and was unable to resist Nurhachi's offensive.

It soon ended with the result that the Hada tribe surrendered to Nurhachi and joined forces to attack the Yehe tribe.

After Nurhaci took down the Hada tribe, he searched all the Yehe tribe who had the Hada tribe going north (Siping~Changchun in later generations) by virtue of the Hada tribe's promise to send troops to the Yehe tribe.

The Yehe and Wula tribes occupy the vast Jilin Plain area of ​​later generations, and their forces are the strongest among the four tribes in Haixi.

Nurhachi asked himself that even if the current forces defeated the Yehe tribe, it would be a lose-lose result. Therefore, it was false for him to threaten the Hada tribe to attack Yehe, and it was true to take the opportunity to annex Hada's elite soldiers.

Nurhachi took Hadabel Menggebulu and his followers north to Yehe tribe, and then beheaded Menggebulu's head and dedicated it to Yehebel Narinbulu.

Yehe and Hada originally had conflicts because of the border issue. Before that, it was only because of the common enemy of Jianzhou Nurhachi that they joined forces.

Nurhaci directly used the Hada tribe leader Meng Gebulu to invite him to attack Yehe's old friend, and he had killed him as an excuse to try to repair the relationship with Yehebel Narinbulu.

He expressed his willingness to have a good relationship with the Wanshi Yehe tribe, and to share the territory and tribes of the Hada tribe equally. Such conditions are undoubtedly very attractive.

You must know that Nurhachi is Nalinbulu's brother-in-law. Although Yehenara Menggu Zhezhe has been taken to Japan by the Xiu family, the legal relationship between the two still exists.

Nurhaci also threatened Yehebel Narinbulu with the fact that the Jurchens were about to send troops from the Ming Dynasty, and invited him to join forces to deal with the Ming army.

You must know that in March of the 16th year of Wanli (1588), Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty, commanded Haizhou, and the Ming army in Liaoyang rushed to Kaiyuan with a three-day rapid march.

The former Yehebeile Yangjinu and Qingjinu brothers were beheaded by Li Chengliang, and his son Nalin Bulu succeeded as Yehebeile.

The reasons and sincerity given by Nurhachi this time are indeed not something that Nalin Bulu can refuse, especially after getting a part of Hada's land and tribes, Nalin Bulu and Nurhachi directly made an alliance of blood and called each other brothers.

In the two expeditions of Nurhachi last year, he first obtained a large number of North Korean artisans who made armaments, and then conquered the two tribes of Huifa and Hada, and plundered a large number of people to fill the headquarters of the Four Banners. The Yehe tribe alliance, the second largest tribe, can be said to have gained a lot.

Now that the armaments and armor are ready, the soldiers are abundant, and an army of 5 people can be pulled out at the limit. It is really not an existence that just any official army can attack.

Some people may ask, is the Ming army watching a show this year?

Of course not.First of all, it took at least half a year for the Wanli Emperor to issue the order to gather troops, and then for the soldiers from the southwest and southeast to arrive in Liaodong. Taking advantage of this time, Liaodong is starting an internal campaign to clear the land with Liu Ting, the new Liaodong general. .

As for the reason is very simple, why can Nurhachi develop into this appearance in the past 10 years without the slightest rumor? If it is said that Liaodong did not cover up and down, who would believe it?
Now that the war is imminent, Liu Ting was afraid that military secrets would be leaked, so he took the initiative to write a letter to comply with Shi Xing and Wanli's thoughts, and began to distinguish the Liaodong military officers. The first to bear the brunt was Ning Yuanbo and Li Chengliang's family.

His family members, such as Cha Dashou, and those who inherited the training from their ancestors were all implicated.

In particular, Zu Chengxun, who was defeated by the Japanese army in Pyongyang and Xiaoyaoshan, but was not punished, became an ironclad evidence that the Liaodong military officers shielded each other.

It can be said that from the outside intelligence, Sanada Nobushige, who already has rich battlefield experience, is really optimistic about the prospect of the Northern Expedition to build a state.

In his words, "Jianzhou is not a barbarian. The soldiers are strong and strong. Ding Yong is brave and brave. It is useless to shoot fat iron cannons at close range."

Combining the experience of the last Battle of Burhatong River, Sanada Nobushige believes that a stable position should be sought and the Jurchen's vital forces should be consumed with iron cannons.

But he also pointed out that such a choice is still very risky, because Jurchen has no less than 2000 cavalry. Now that the Huifa and Hada tribes are integrated, and they are supported by Yehe, which is rich in horses, and the Mongolian tribes, the number of cavalry is not much. few.

In contrast, the Japanese and Korean armies were mainly infantry, and they could form an array to resist in the mountainous area of ​​Jianzhou. If they went to a relatively flat area, the two sides opened up a battle, and our side might not be able to win. The danger of being surrounded.

There is still some confidence in Liu Ting's military talents.

In history, Liu Ting became famous for conquering the Burmese king Nanda Boyin (Mang Yingli). He and Deng Zilong defeated the Burmese army south of Yaoguan, and recruited the chieftains of Mengyang, Mubang, Mengmi, and Longchuan.

Later, he participated in the Battle of Bozhou and the War to Aid Korea in Wanli, defeating the Japanese army led by Governor Konishi, and made repeated military exploits.He also wrote a letter of persuasion to Kiyomasa Kato.

In the Battle of Sarhu, under Yang Gao's random command of dividing his troops into four directions, Liu Chen was the only one who spoke out about his problems.

Later, when Du Song, the main army of Shanhaiguan, the main force on the west road, was defeated and the whole army was wiped out, and then Ma Lin on the north road was defeated and fled to Kaiyuan. Straight into Dong'e Road, there is a great posture of threatening Hetuala.

In the end, although the trick was wiped out by Nurhachi's entire army, it did inflict heavy damage on Jianzhou, preventing it from advancing westward to Liaodong for several years.

Facing such a difficult situation in history, Liu Ting was able to achieve such results, but now Nurhachi's strength is not strong, and Xiujia is confident that under his command, he can take all Jianzhou to destroy Nurhachi.

Sure enough, Liu Ting's military order came from North Korea very soon, requiring the Japanese army to cross the Yalu River north around March 3 and launch an offensive against the southern Jurchen in Jianzhou.

Perhaps it was to supervise the completion of the Japanese army's strategic goals, or perhaps because of distrust of the Japanese army's combat power, Liu Ting dispatched Gao Ce, Wu Weizhong, the deputy commander-in-chief, Quan Yingzhu, the defense envoy of North Korea, and Li Shiyan, the envoy of Chungcheongdo Jiedu of North Korea. There were 3500 troops, and more than 2 Korean soldiers went north out of the Yalu River together with the Japanese army.

[The content of playing Nurhachi is only about 1~2 chapters, and I will return to Japan after taking it all in one stroke]

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