Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 104 The Kuai Family Army goes to battle

Wang Jing of North Korea. Ishida Mitsunari is convening the generals to discuss matters.

"Xiaoxi-kun, how many soldiers do you have left to fight now?" Ishida Mitsunari asked.

"It's less than three thousand, and half of them are injured. Those who are not injured don't dare to fight." Konishi Yuki sighed.

"Why were the losses so great? Then how did the Ming army led by Li Rusong defeat the city so quickly? Did they suffer heavy losses?"

"If reported to Taige, it would be that the Ming army had nearly 10,000 casualties. If we say it behind closed doors, there would be thousands of casualties. I don't know how many casualties the Ming army had. I just want to remind you that the Ming army's casualties The cavalry must not be underestimated, and their artillery is also very fierce. Although our army has many artillery guns, it cannot match the Ming army's artillery when defending the city, and it cannot be faster than the cavalry charge in the field."

"Li Rusong is so brave, which is really the biggest obstacle to our occupation of North Korea. Kato-kun, why didn't you come to help when Pyongyang City was besieged?" Ishida Mitsunari turned to Kato Kiyomasa.

"I was also marching at that time and fought a battle with the Jurchen Ula tribe. There were also a lot of casualties. Maybe there were soldiers from the Jianzhou tribe among them. I originally wanted to organize another army to rescue Mr. Xiaoxi, but who knew Mr. Xiaoxi's The troops are so inexperienced that these are the only ones left in just a few days," Kato Kiyomasa explained.

"Kato Kiyomasa, forget it if you don't come to rescue Pyongyang. But seeing that our troops were defeated, you didn't respond to our troops, nor did you stick to the city. Instead, you abandoned the city and fled, handing over Hamgyong Road to Mingren. I want to express my gratitude to Mingren. Taige is accusing you, saying that his trusted general is just a coward seeking fame." Governor Konishi said angrily.

"You can't defend the city by yourself, and Xianjing Road has been left alone. If I don't withdraw, I will really be surrounded by the Ming army. How dare you blame others for losing the battle?" Kato Kiyomasa said. .

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now. We have to finish this battle before we talk about the rights and wrongs. Now that all the armies have gathered, we pretended to withdraw Wang Jing's garrison. Those Koreans who returned the heads of the two sides We will definitely pass the news to their king, and when the time comes, we will attract the elite of the Ming army, and we will annihilate them in one go." Ishida Mitsunari said.

"Ishida-kun, please make arrangements. My troops have been defeated by the Ming army. You can ask Kato-kun to fight in the front line. After all, he is so close to the Ming army, but he has not fought with the Ming army yet." Konishi Governor said.

"President Konishi, don't think that I dare not kill you. You have insulted my dignity as a samurai. You, a pariah born as a merchant, are not worthy of being ranked alongside samurai like us." Kato Kiyomasa shouted.

"So powerful, then you go and kill a few more Ming people. I admit that I can't defeat the Ming army, but I'm just not like someone who tried to plunder the Jurchen tribe and didn't get any advantage. The main force of the Ming army hasn't even seen it yet. You can run very fast when you reach the shadow. I really don’t know if your previous achievements were bragging or if you were pretending to be someone else. It’s really a shame to the samurai." said Yukinagako Konishi.

"That's enough, that's enough, Konishi-kun, the casualties of your troops are too great. Your troops don't need to participate in this siege. Kobayakawa Takakage, you are responsible for coordinating this siege, and the Maori family samurai are responsible for the main force of the siege. Akira If the main force of the army comes here, we will hold on to the city. If only the cavalry comes here, we will set up an ambush and eat them. Taikaku is waiting for us at Osaka Castle with good news." Ishida Mitsunari said.

"There is no problem in letting me coordinate the command, but all ministries must obey orders and cannot retreat at will. If we lose again in Wangjing, North Korea, it will be difficult to defend later." Kobayakawa Takakage agreed.

At this time, the vanguard of the Ming army was also in the process of advancing. "Sir, Kaicheng is already an empty city. According to the people in the city, the Japanese troops stationed here withdrew in a hurry a few days ago. They hurriedly retreated without even having time to take away or destroy a lot of baggage, food, and wages." Those who entered the city. The scouts came back after investigating and reported to Kuai Bai.

"Oh, this group of Japanese troops retreated decisively," Kuaibai said.

"Father, it seems that the Japanese are afraid of our army. Why don't we go south directly? Maybe Seoul can be taken. Even if we can't take Seoul, we can show off our power under the walls of Seoul and it will greatly increase the prestige of our army. ." Kuai Chengen said.

"Then, if our army is surrounded, do you expect the Liaodong Army to rescue us or the Zhejiang Army to rescue us?" Kuai Bai asked.

"Father, if you think too much, they won't come to save you." Kuai Chengen said.

"Since you know this, you are still in such a hurry to enter the Japanese encirclement. Although Admiral Li is in charge of all the armies, he definitely still prefers the Liaodong Army and the Beijing Camp. To put it bluntly, we are all guilty and cannot be trusted. . Admiral Li did not let us go to Seoul. If we win, we will not necessarily have merit. If we lose, we will bear the blame ourselves."

"But now that the Japanese are running away like this, it's a great opportunity. Why don't our army try to capture Seoul? This achievement is much greater than capturing Pyongyang." Kuai Chengen was still a little unconvinced.

"Son, you are really overthinking. If there is a chance to capture Seoul, such a good thing will not happen to us, father and son. If you don't think the Japanese must have some conspiracy, just throw stones and ask for directions. We are just The stone was thrown."

"Then what should we do? Admiral Li also asked us to explore the enemy's situation and collect supplies. However, the enemy's situation has not been detected yet, and not much supplies have been found. Especially the food and grass, which have been plundered by the Japanese preemptively."

"We people are from the grassland. If the shepherds on the grassland do not have a pair of sharp eyes, not only will they not be able to keep their cattle and sheep grazing, but they themselves will be snatched away by wild wolves in our sleep. If the Japanese want to ambush our army, They just want to take advantage of our army's eagerness to attack and set up an ambush around Pyongyang City. Didn't the admiral give us something like that to use to detect the enemy's situation?"

"Is it that hot air balloon? Is this thing really useful? It wasn't used when we attacked Pyongyang. I'm afraid it's just a toy that doesn't live up to its name."

"Admiral Li doesn't want to keep useless people. Admiral Li won't take such trouble to transport useless things all the way. Let's raise the hot air balloon first. If the Japanese really want to ambush our army, they will see our army With this thing, we know that ambush is useless. As long as the main force of the Japanese can be forced out, our army has completed its mission. Whether to fight, defend or withdraw, it is all up to our army."

"Your Majesty, Father, I'm going to ask that operator to raise the hot air balloon." Kuai Chengen rushed away happily.

"Go and make arrangements. After our army settles down in Kaicheng, we will practice cavalry outside the city. I don't believe the Japanese can bear this tone." Kuai Bai said.

(End of this chapter)