Daming talker

Chapter 729 Helping each other
Upon hearing that General Li wanted to inspect the goods, Lin Tianshuai waved his hand and immediately took out a few drafts of poems to show General Li.

As the saying goes, if you want to perform a show, you have to do it well. Lin Tianshuai would not do such a thing as trying to get something for nothing even by writing a few poems.

General Li looked up and saw the title was "Commemorating Governor Li's Eastern Expedition to Korea."

Let's look at the text again: "Ganquan first gave sable fur, and the sword flew with flying colors to shoot the bullfighting. Dingyuan Hou was granted the title of the North Pole of the Sky, and Shoujiang City was built at the East End of the Sea.

The generals of Liaodong were able to wield a spear, and all the famous kings of the northern frontier turned against them. Lu Bu cleared the Xuantu Fortress at night, and the frosty horns surrounded the Bailang River on a clear day.

The brilliant pearl shoes will follow the altar, the golden sable with leaves is the emperor's favorite. The sunrise of Fusang tree dissipates thousands of mirages, and the six dragons return to the sky of Xiliu. "

After the identification, General Li could confirm that General Lin had indeed written a group of poems for him.

He was a man of both literary and military talents. He liked to write poems and had some literary tendencies. His works have been passed down to later generations.

Now it is surprising to see that Lin Junmen, a great poet destined to go down in literary history and the de facto leader of contemporary literary circles, actually wrote a poem to tout his own martial arts.

At the same time, I could hear General Lin constantly saying something like "the highest record" and "the best in the world". How could I not be confused?
We are all people of the public. You praise me as a "record-breaking general", so it is also the proper etiquette for me to praise you as the "king of the first ascent", right?

After the great victory, there was nothing else to do, so General Li went to the banquet that night and got drunk.

Cui Wukui, an attendant of the shogunate, and Zhang Wen, the left protector, chatted: "Before today, I have never seen Marshal Lin flatter others."

Marshal Lin? Zhang Wen looked at Cui Wukui in surprise. You are really an eye-catching guy!

Among the new slogans released this day there is a line called "The Marshal goes out and takes back Hanjing". Have you already started to quickly change your words to Marshal Lin?

But no matter others call him the general, the governor, the commander-in-chief or the heavenly commander, they old brothers just call him the "sitting master".

Then Zhang Wen replied, "If Governor Li refuses to admit that he was the first to land, it will be a troublesome matter. After all, he is the nominal commander-in-chief of military affairs."

Cui Wukui said again: "It seems that the commander-in-chief is very concerned about the number of times he ascends the stage first?"

Zhang Wen said leisurely: "After all, there are not many things worth pursuing nowadays.

What we need to surpass as chairmen is not ourselves or others, but history books.”

Cui Wukui: “.”

Marshal Lin himself is fine, but why are even his close followers so aggressive?

The next day, on March 9th of the 21st year of the Wanli reign, tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty soldiers entered Seoul in the form of a royal army and took over the entire city, declaring the official liberation of the Joseon Kingdom's capital!
Although Lin Tianshuai also wanted to hold a grand ceremony, the city was in ruins and the only people left in the city were women, so it was impossible to create a grand ceremony, so he gave up.

Li Rusong, who had just woken up from a hangover, rubbed his forehead, drank hangover soup, and thought about what happened yesterday.

What happened yesterday? I went to the shogunate to seek justice, but why did I end up at the banquet in a daze, lost myself in the flattery, and drank until I blacked out?
At this time, Li Rubai, who was responsible for the conclusion of the battle and the statistics of the battle situation, walked in.

General Li stood up subconsciously for some reason and asked anxiously, "Have you finished the statistics?"

Li Rubai was shocked. The battle had already been won, and what followed was nothing more than statistics of the results and writing of battle reports. There would be no immediate rewards, so why was he so excited?
Then Li Rubai began to report in a proper manner: "Our soldiers were killed in action."

General Li interrupted the report and said impatiently: "I don't want the number of casualties, I just want the number of enemies killed!"

Li Rubai just felt that his elder brother was acting strange today, and continued according to his elder brother's meaning: "According to preliminary calculations, our army beheaded more than 5,000 people, captured more than 14,000 people, and drove countless people into the Han River and drowned."

General Li quickly calculated, a silly smile appeared on his face, and he muttered: "In other words, the number of beheadings and prisoners is 20,000, and the number of drowned people should be calculated as more than 10,000.

So in this battle, a total of more than 30,000 enemies were killed. Not bad, very good.

Hehehe, at least it’s a once-in-a-century victory, hahahaha.”

Li Rubai: “?”

How come my eldest brother seems to have changed his temperament so drastically after not seeing him for just one night and one morning?

This feeling is as if it has been contaminated by something unclean.

Or it could be the feeling of gradually losing mind after receiving a huge stimulus.

So Li Rubai couldn't help but ask with concern: "Brother, are you okay? It's just that someone else stole the limelight before you. That can't overshadow the glory of your great victory. Why is it like this?"

General Li frowned and criticized Li Rubai seriously, saying, "Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity! The first to climb is the first to climb. We must dare to acknowledge the excellence of others.

We are all working hard for the country and repaying the emperor's grace. Everyone can have his or her own share of glory. How can you say that others are stealing the limelight?"

Li Rubai: “.”

Who can tell him what happened?
Seeing that his second brother was still stupid, Li Rusong coughed and reminded him:
"The man standing before you is the general who commanded the largest battle of our time, the general who killed the most enemies in a single battle, the general who killed the most enemies in a single battle in the past hundred years!

As to whether this was the largest number of enemies killed in a single battle in the past two hundred years, further research is needed.”

Shit! Li Rubai was stunned for a moment. Who came up with all these ideas? Then he suddenly realized that it was no wonder that his elder brother was so overly concerned about the number of enemies killed!

If more than 30,000 enemies were annihilated in yesterday's battle, it would indeed be the highest record for contemporary generals and even the record in the past hundred years.

Just think about it, in the past hundred years or so, border troops have mostly been fighting security battles, and occasionally raiding nests. Killing a few hundred enemies is considered a great victory. How could it be possible to kill 30,000 enemies in a single battle?
As for Qi Shaobao's annihilation of the Japanese pirates, it is not known whether the total number accumulated over the years was 30,000, but there was really no battle in which 30,000 enemies were annihilated in a single battle.

Moreover, in the Battle of Seoul, there were more than 60,000 Heavenly soldiers and about 50,000 Japanese soldiers. The total number of soldiers on both sides exceeded 110,000.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call it "the largest battle in modern times", as the Ming Dynasty had not fought a battle of this scale for many years.

The last time Ningxia was besieged, the total number of troops on both sides was estimated to be around 100,000, which should not be as many as this time.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Rubai also put forward his own opinion, "In terms of the number of enemies killed in a single battle, there is no doubt that you are the best in the past hundred years, but it is impossible for you to be the best in the past two hundred years.

After all, two hundred years ago, Emperor Chengzu Wen fought against the rebellion and won several major battles. Just like that Southern Army General Li Jinglong, he lost hundreds of thousands of troops, and more than once."

Li Rusong suddenly felt a little unhappy. It would be great to be the best in a hundred years, but wouldn’t it be even better to be the best in two hundred years?

Originally, he thought he had great hope, but he never expected that the series of battles in the Jingnan Campaign happened exactly two hundred years ago.

It was all because of that rubbish Li Jinglong! Hundreds of thousands of people were annihilated at any time! He even affected his own honor two hundred years later!

The next day, all the generals above the column level gathered at the Jinglüe Shogunate to discuss military affairs. General Li arrived earlier and drank tea with Lin Tianshuai in the back hall. He said with great regret: "It is impossible to be the best in the past two hundred years."

Lin Tianshuai pointed out: "The Jingnan Campaign was a civil war, while ours is a foreign war. We are annihilating foreign enemies, so the nature is completely different.

So if the project content is precisely the number of foreign enemies annihilated in a single battle in the past 200 years, you may still be the one with the most enemies! "

General Li suddenly understood and said sincerely: "General, you are thoughtful!"

Then he asked, "Why do you always talk about single battles instead of cumulative battles?"

Lin Tailai said in surprise: "Are you sure you want to calculate the cumulative amount?"

Then he began to plan, "In September of the 18th year of the Wanli reign, a great victory was won in Xining, where Wala Tabutanang was beheaded. In October of the 18th year of the Wanli reign, a great victory was won in Gansu Zhengan Junshan, where Bushitu Jinong was beheaded.

In March of the 19th year of the Wanli reign, a great victory was achieved at Pinglubao, in which Tu Wenxiu and Haiyun were killed, and Zhuolitu was defeated. In the same month, a great victory was achieved at Lingzhou, in which Haichengen was defeated; a great victory was achieved at Yuquancheng, in which Haibai was defeated.

In May of the 19th year of the Wanli reign, a great victory was achieved in the Helan Mountains, defeating the Zhulitu who were supporting the Ningxia rebels.

In June of the 19th year of the Wanli reign, you also participated in the capture of Ningxia City.

In October of the 20th year of the Wanli reign, you also participated in the great victory in Pyongyang, and captured Konishi Yukinaga alive.

In November of the 20th year of Wanli, a great victory was won in Hamheung Prefecture, and Naoto Kojima was killed; in the same month, a great victory was won in Jizhou, and Kato Kiyomasa was killed with his own hands!

Now we have another great victory in Seoul. How many enemies have I killed in the eleven great victories?"

General Li: “.”

No wonder you, General Lin, only talked about the record of a single battle! It turns out that the cumulative total record is reserved for you!
Seeing that Li Rusong was beginning to struggle again, Marshal Lin spoke earnestly and earnestly:

"If it wasn't for the purpose of creating an opportunity for you, Li Rusong, to go down in history and increase your participation in the battle, how could this department give you the frontline command of the Battle of Seoul?

If this department headed up and took command in person with the Shangfang sword, would you still dare to claim that you were the general who had annihilated the most foreign enemies in a single command in the past two hundred years?"

General Li vaguely felt that this seemed to make sense?
If Lin Jinglie really took the sword to command the front line, wouldn't he become a complete foil?
How can I have the nerve to say in the future that I was the one who commanded the Battle of Seoul where 30,000 Japanese pirates were annihilated?
“After all, we have known each other for many years and we should help each other,” Marshal Lin concluded.

At this time, all the generals above the column level had arrived, and Marshal Lin and General Li went out to attend the meeting together.

The content of today's meeting was mainly about the deployment of the entire army after the recapture of Seoul and the pursuit of Japanese pirates.

Marshal Lin judged: "In fact, whether we pursue or not, it will be the same.

We have wiped out 70,000 Japanese troops that invaded Korea, and the remaining Japanese pirates will probably have to retreat across the board.

They will abandon most of their places and retreat to the southern coast with Busan as the core to defend it.

Rather than pursuing, it is more like recovering the southern parts of Korea. The process before reaching the south coast will be relatively easy. "

The generals did not have any extra thoughts and just believed in Marshal Lin's judgment.

The process since entering North Korea has proved that Marshal Lin’s judgment has always been very accurate.

However, when it comes to the defense of Seoul, a general asked, "Now, apart from the government troops, the entire city is filled with women. What should we do?"

Although it was rather vague, simply saying "what should we do when the city is full of women", everyone understood the meaning.

Lin Tailai sighed and said, "They are all pitiful people. If they don't have help in this chaotic world, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to even survive.

If the government troops offer us alms, we will accept them for now, but one thing is that we are not allowed to force them, otherwise we will be no different from the Japanese pirates."

Then he added: "All the soldiers in Seoul will be given five days' worth of rice to help them do good deeds. When we take turns guarding Seoul, we will follow this rule for the time being."

Marshal Lin had no choice but to introduce a policy that would surely be criticized by future generations.

On the one hand, there are a large number of urban women who are in urgent need of relief and may starve to death at any time. On the other hand, there are tens of thousands of strong male soldiers who have been away on military campaigns for half a year. When these two types of people are mixed together, it is hard to say what the situation will be.

The best way at present is to use policies to guide both sides to help each other and avoid vicious incidents as much as possible.

On the one hand, we received assistance, and on the other hand, we relieved our stress. It can be considered a win-win situation.

All the generals praised him together, saying, "The Marshal is really kind-hearted."

Marshal Lin also said helplessly: "It's all the evil done by the Japanese pirates, but we have to wait for the heavenly soldiers to clean up the situation."

After the meeting, Lin Tianshuai called Konishi Yukinaga over again and asked, "In your opinion, what will your Japanese army do next? Is it possible to withdraw to the mainland?"

After the Battle of Seoul, the current situation is very different from the original history, which makes Lin Tianshuai unsure about the future situation.

In the original history, the Japanese army in Seoul withdrew completely, and Kato Kiyomasa's corps also withdrew completely to the rear.

There were still more than 100,000 Japanese troops gathered in the south of Korea, and the manpower was still sufficient, so they stubbornly resisted on the south coast where supplies were smooth, which eventually took seven or eight years.

In this time and space, after retaking Seoul, the Japanese army had lost about 70,000 manpower, almost half of all the Japanese troops that invaded Korea. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were severely defeated.

Lin Tianshuai wondered in his heart, would the Japanese army be frightened so much that they would not even defend the south coast and would retreat directly back to their homeland?
But Konishi Yukinaga, who had been "abandoned", was also unsure. After thinking for a while, he said hesitantly:
"The remaining remnants may withdraw back to the country, but given Taige's arrogant and radical character, he may send more troops again. Anyway, our country is not short of troops at the moment, and a large number of warriors have nowhere to go."

Lin Tailai asked casually: "Who else can we send?"

Konishi Yukinaga replied, "Earlier, Taiko built Nagoya Castle in Kyushu and moved there specifically to command the expedition.

At the same time, Taiko also ordered Tokugawa Ieyasu, Maeda Toshiie, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Gamo Ujisato, Date Masamune and others to gather in Nagoya Castle as preparation.

If these people were deployed, it would probably be possible to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops.”

Hearing these names, veteran strategy game player Lin Tianshuai suddenly felt eager to try.

"If this group of NPC generals, no, this group of people really come here, then your country's Azuchi-Momoyama period may end completely in the hands of me, Lin."

Shen Weijing translated Lin Tianshuai's words faithfully. Although he could translate the literal meaning, he could not translate Lin Tianshuai's weird tone, as if he did not treat him as a human being.

(End of this chapter)