Daming talker

Chapter 738: Have a sense of rhythm

By the time the Ming army had fought bravely and completely occupied Sannomaru of Shimayama Castle, the sun had already set.

The Japanese-style Shimayama Castle has a total of three floors. The San-no-maru on the bottom floor is the largest and has the largest number of garrison troops. It must also be the floor with the most complete and solid fortifications.

Not to mention, a large amount of food and ammunition were stored in Sannomaru.

Therefore, after occupying San-no-maru, it seemed that it was only a matter of time to take over Hon-maru and Ninomaru above.

Although it was getting late, Ma Gui still advised Marshal Lin: "We can make a concerted effort and fight all night to capture the entire Daoshan City as soon as possible!"

However, Marshal Lin said: "Our army has already captured San-no-maru. The Japanese troops in Ninomaru and Honmaru are already trapped in a jar. They will be destroyed sooner or later!

At this time, there is no need to be impatient. There is really no need to rush to break the city, especially when it may continue to cost heavy casualties. "

Ma Gui said anxiously: "Speed ​​is of the essence in war, and opportunities are rare! If we give the Japanese defenders a chance to catch their breath, it will be more difficult to break through the top two floors in the future."

Marshal Lin remained unmoved and taught him earnestly: "Old Ma! You must remember that those of us who are generals, if we do not plan for the overall situation, we are not qualified to plan for a city; if we do not plan for eternity, we are not qualified to plan for the moment!
The Island Mountain City is already in our hands, so we should start looking at the overall situation and consider how to make use of the Island Mountain City."

Marshal Lin then issued three orders, "The first is to stop the attack.

The second was to destroy the already occupied San-no-maru to prevent it from being recaptured and reused by the Japanese pirates.

The third is to reward the remaining Korean volunteers tonight."

Seeing that the commander had made up his mind, General Ma stopped trying to persuade him.

He estimated that Marshal Lin must have some other ideas. When he was about to ask, he heard Marshal Lin say: "Let's go! Let's go and comfort the Korean warriors first!"

That night, more than 700 remnants of the Korean rebel army received the highest hospitality from Marshal Lin - ordinary soldiers were provided with enough rice, and leaders and above were also provided with wine and meat!
The two volunteer generals were even able to enter the central army tent and drink with Marshal Lin himself.

It’s not that Marshal Lin is stingy, he just wants to treat two people to a drink.

Of the five militia generals who had listened to Marshal Lin's instructions before going into battle at noon, only these two are still alive.

This shows how cruel the competition in the workplace is.

After three rounds of drinks, Lin Tianshuai took the initiative to talk about the main topic, "I wonder what you two think about your future prospects?"

The real reward is coming? The two lucky generals looked at each other in surprise, forgetting the grief of their comrades' casualties for the time being.

The two men had enough emotional intelligence and saluted, saying, "We are ignorant and don't know what the Heavenly Marshal has to teach us."

Lin Tianshuai said: "Within half a year, we will definitely wipe out the invading Japanese pirates, and your country will return to peace.

Are you all the Yeongdong volunteers from Gyeongsang Province and Gangwon Province? If you wish, you can choose any official position in the two provinces, and I will be responsible for recommending you to the king!
If you want to go to the northern Lelang Duke's fiefdom for safety, I can also recommend you!"

The two were overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly to express their gratitude. They felt as if they were ordinary people in later generations who had won a multi-million dollar lottery.

You know, before, they didn't even dare to think about becoming a county governor, but Tian Shuai promised that they could choose any official position within the two regions!
Then Lin Tianshuai said, "As for the other 700 warriors who bravely attacked the city, you two will count their achievements and assign them positions accordingly."

Lin Tianshuai didn't feel bad at all about this kind of large-scale reward. After all, what he paid for was a position in North Korea.
Ma Gui could see clearly from the side that the Marshal's behavior was definitely like buying a horse's bones for a fortune.

It seems that the Marshal has fully estimated the difficulty of conquering the Japanese castles on the south coast, and indeed a lot of siege cannon fodder will be needed.

In the past, the Marshal always mentioned the word "cannon fodder", but General Ma didn't quite understand it. But today, when he saw the Korean volunteers fighting desperately to attack the city under the bombardment of the heavenly soldiers, he finally understood what cannon fodder was.

After sending away the Korean volunteer generals who were so excited that they didn't know what fatigue was, Marshal Lin said to Ma Gui: "In large-scale military operations, the most important thing is the sense of rhythm, fast when it is necessary, slow when it is necessary.

Daoshan Castle is a good material for a robbery. If we don't make full use of it, wouldn't it be a pity? "Ma Gui also had his own thoughts, and took the opportunity to ask: "Could it be that the commander wants to surround the point and attack the reinforcements?"

Marshal Lin nodded and said, "It can indeed be said that there are several direct relatives of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Shimayama Castle. They are either descendants of childhood friends or nephews of his wife.

If such a group of people were besieged in the island mountain city, how dare the other Japanese soldiers not rescue them? Failure to rescue them is just a problem of ability, but not rescuing them is a problem of attitude.

Therefore, there is no need to attack the main castle of Shimayama Castle for the time being. We should take this opportunity to eliminate as many effective forces as possible from the Japanese pirates in order to maximize our benefits."

Ma Gui replied: "I already understand!"

Marshal Lin added: “In addition, from a global perspective, our Ming navy is still familiarizing itself with the conditions in the South China Sea and has not yet completely blocked the Japanese pirates’ sea routes.

If our progress on land is too fast, and we capture Ulsan in a few days and reach Busan in a few more days, then the Japanese pirates will be like a frightened bird and will flee back to Japan by ship without hesitation, which is tantamount to letting a tiger return to the mountain.

Therefore, our attack cannot be too fast at present. We must wait until the navy achieves a decisive victory and completely blocks the sea route.

Then we will press forward step by step on land and finally achieve the goal of completely annihilating the Japanese pirates.

It would be even better if we could capture tens of thousands of prisoners."

General Ma: “.”

The previous analysis is normal, why is the last sentence so strange?
Last year, Marshal Lin didn't want any prisoners at all, but this year, in order to capture as many prisoners as possible, you are actually going to "delay" the fighter plane?

Marshal Lin patted General Ma on the shoulder and said in a pretentious manner: "The military serves politics, and politics serves the economy."

Ma Gui didn't want to listen to the Marshal's lecture anymore, so he asked directly: "If we don't continue to attack the city, what will I do tomorrow?"

Marshal Lin ordered: "You lead your troops to fight against the reinforcements in the west!

Although your current record is not as good as Li Rusong's, it is not too far behind, right?

So I will give you the task of defeating the reinforcements. I hope you can gain more achievements! Otherwise, you will not look good in front of Li Rusong when you return home in the future."

Hearing this, General Ma was like a chicken with blood injected, patting his chest and saying: "Don't worry, Marshal, I will do my best!"

The next day, Ma Gui led his 14,000 troops to the west of Daoshan Castle.

With the combat effectiveness of the elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty, General Ma was confident that with his 14,000 soldiers and horses, he would not be afraid even if he encountered 30,000 or 40,000 Japanese troops.

The next day, scouts reported that two large armies of Japanese pirates were advancing towards Ulsan by land and sea.

The flags of the Japanese pirates who came by boat along the Taihe River had circle and cross patterns on them. The number of pirates on board was unknown.

The flags of the Japanese pirates on land had a circle and three-leaf pattern, and their number was about 30,000.

After fighting the Japanese pirates for so long, the scouts on the Ming side all knew that the Japanese pirate generals often used "family crests" as battlefield symbols, so when reporting intelligence, they would also include descriptions of the family crests.

Ma Gui doesn't know how to distinguish the family crests of the Japanese pirates, but the omniscient Marshal Lin should know. Even if the Marshal doesn't know, Konishi Yukinaga should know.

Therefore, General Ma immediately sent all the information back to the main camp at Hecheng Mountain and asked Marshal Lin to analyze and judge it.

In fact, being able to do this makes him more reliable than most generals who are greedy for credit.

(End of this chapter)