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Chapter 1114
In February of the 21st year of Wanli, Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, and Li Rubai, the commander-in-chief of Liaoxi, led the army to capture Pyongyang City. Encountered with the Japanese pirate army, the two sides fought fiercely for one day, the Ming army lost more than [-] cavalry, killed nearly [-] Japanese pirates, and nearly [-] Japanese pirate generals.

Li Rusong, the chief soldier of the Xuan Mansion, was bombarded by Japanese artillery when he was retreating. He fell off his horse and had a broken leg. Fortunately, his personal guards rescued him in a deadly battle. He retreated all the way and returned to Pyongyang City to recover from his injuries.

After this battle, the Japanese pirates declared a great victory to the outside world, claiming that they killed more than [-] generals of the Ming army and wiped out more than [-] cavalry of the Ming army.

Before this battle, the Ming army firmly controlled Pyongan-do, and the soldiers reached Hwanghae-do. However, after this battle, the Ming army retreated to the Daedong River and defended from Pyongyang City. The Kato Kiyomasa Division of the Second Japanese Bandit Corps also continued to harass from east to west. Now the Ming army can only maintain the western coastal line on Pyongan Road. The only luck is that the road has not been cut off, and the defense of Pyongyang City is still relatively stable.

Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of the Liao Town, knew the defeat immediately. The information he knew at the time was not accurate. It was rumored outside that Li Rusong was killed in battle and Li Rubai was seriously injured. Can not take care of themselves.

This news also quickly spread to the capital, and those voices who were building up momentum for the Li family all died down, and Emperor Wanli was extremely furious.

If Wang Tong Shangzuo hadn't interceded for the Li family and said that they would change their generals before the battle, Pyongyang would have been unstable, so the Li family would not have been convicted and imprisoned. The two positions of Bing could not be kept after the war, and the once prominent general of the Li family disappeared like this.

What made Emperor Wanli angry was not just the Li family's self-doubt regardless of the overall situation. This defeat made the rich and noble class of Ming Dynasty, who had always been confident and prepared to gain money and fame in the war, feel worried and terrified. With such a big loss, will the army led by Wang Tong be smooth sailing?

In the pre-war battle, people were most concerned about this spirit and public opinion. The Li family's reckless behavior was tantamount to demoralizing, which cast a shadow on the battle situation.

Emperor Wanli can't do much now, but send people to Yizhou to appease the generals, and at the same time emphasize again to the generals everywhere that they must obey the restraint of the Duke of Liao.

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Compared with the turmoil in the capital and the misery in western Liaoning, Yizhou City on the border of the Ming Dynasty was very peaceful. The army led by Wang Tong had been stationed here for about ten days.

There is a mix of ethnic groups in Yizhou, including Han Chinese, Mongols, Jurchens, and Koreans. They are also used to seeing large armies passing through the border. To their surprise, this time the army seems to be different from before, with strict military discipline. It was unbelievable that the soldiers appeared to be elite and powerful characters at first glance, but they had no domineering behavior. They stayed in the barracks to practice honestly and never harassed the place.

For such a large-scale troop, although Wang Tong has limited the types and scale of troops, the daily consumption is still very large, but the reserves are still sufficient.

Needless to say, the improvement in transport capacity brought by the four-wheeled and four-horse carriage is that, for his own business needs, Sun Shoulian has been repairing the roads from various places outside the side wall to various places in southern Liaoning, Jianzhou and Haixi, etc. The food produced by the reclamation farms and the local Jurchen Zhuangzi can be sold through this road.

The imperial court has allocated silver taels, and Liaoning itself has a lot of savings. There is plenty of silver, and there is no shortage of salt and necessities, and food can be eaten.

But the situation at this time is not much better than when the Li family urged the grain and grass. The grain and grass stored in the Uiju camp are constantly being transported and consumed, and these grains and grass are not only for the army itself, Pyongyang still needs it. transport.

The traffic between Hamgyong Road and Ping'an Road is not very good, so the troops sent by the Kato Department of the Second Japanese Bandit Corps to harass are not large, but be careful first, and the teams that escort food and grass have rotations. From the regiment to the seventh regiment, they took turns to escort the food and grass team into the court, and also allocated [-] horse troops.

This is to let the battalion heads of the Huwei Army familiarize themselves with the terrain of North Korea and enter the state of war as soon as possible. Compared with the calm Wang Tong and others, Xu Guangguo, the civil servant in charge this time, is also in a hurry.

Xu Guangguo, governor of Liaoning, has a very clear position on himself. He is not in charge, but to provide various conveniences for the army. He is the chief officer of military supplies and logistics. Food and grass are too little for such a war.

Right now, Xu Guangguo has mobilized almost all the chariots and horses that can be used in the whole territory of Liaoning, and there is also a steady stream of food everywhere, but this kind of storage situation cannot be improved at all. Xu Guangguo has been unable to find any way, and finally found Wang Tong. here.

Because the King of Korea lived in Yizhou City, several well-regulated mansions were actually built. It is said that when a person like Wang Tong comes, his status is actually higher than that of the King of Korea Li Yan, so he should also live in the city, but Wang Tong But he set up a command tent in the barracks, and everything was done according to wartime.

Xu Guangguo has been here a few times, because he is also a member of the Duke of Liao State, so he does not shy away from many things. Xu Guangguo often sees various traffickers and pawns coming in and out, which made him quite strange at first. How could these people be allowed in and out of the most heavily guarded place.

It was only later that Xu Guangguo realized that these were all spies sent to North Korea. There were often some common people doing business between Daming and North Korea, which lasted until the war.

It was reported inside that when Xu Guangguo went in, he saw a man dressed as a North Korean military general coming out, who should be a spy or something.

At the ceremony, seeing Wang Tong's expression was not very good, Xu Guangguo didn't dare to ask, Wang Tong just motioned him to sit down, and said:
"Do you know Japanese? There are too few people who know Japanese. People who know it can't get in there. The information from inquiries is very vague, and it is often not true. What's the matter with you today?"

"Your Majesty, this time I'm here for the purpose of accumulating grain and grass. Now I'm full of food and grass. At most, it's only [-] days' grain and grass. If a large army enters the court, this day will have to be discounted. I'm really incompetent. If this The fighter plane was delayed, this."

Speaking of this topic, Wang Tong just shook his head and said with a smile:

"It's also full of clues, and there are some things that I haven't called out. How about the boats used to cross the river under your supervision?"

Changing the subject, Xu Guangguo quickly replied:

"The water in the river has melted, and there is not much ice on the surface of the river, so we can go into the water immediately, without delaying the army to cross the river."

Wang Tong nodded, smiled and continued:

"Since the Yalu River has been civilized, the sea is already passable!?"

Xu Guangguo is different from those scholars who are obsessed with studying, he understands these strict practices, and replied with a smile:

"The river water has already been civilized, and the sea should be earlier."

Wang Tong smiled, leaned on the back of the chair and said leisurely:

"Since the sea can pass, you don't have to worry about the supply and storage of food and grass."

After saying this, Xu Guangguo's eyes lit up, and he asked:
"Did your lord say that grain will be shipped by sea?"

Seeing Wang Tong nodding, Xu Guangguo couldn't help clapping his hands, and said in admiration:
"If that's the case, I really don't have to worry about it. When the army enters the court, the military rations can also be sent to the ports on the coast, which is even more convenient!"

"You draw inferences from one instance."

The atmosphere in the handsome tent suddenly became more relaxed. Needless to say, the huge load capacity of sea ships transporting grain by sea is not small, and it does not require much manpower, let alone animal power. Compared with the current means of road transportation, it is not How convenient it is to know, not to mention that North Korea's terrain is more suitable.

North Korea is a long and narrow peninsula. When a large army enters North Korea, sea ships need to transport food to the port on the coastline, and then transport it to the army. This will save a lot of manpower and animal power, and the consumption will be greatly reduced. The efficiency does not know how to improve how many times.

In the past, Liao Town was unfavorable for reclamation, and there were times when there was a shortage of grain. At that time, Shandong transported grain to Liaodong. The sea transportation between Liaoning and Tianjin Wei is extremely developed, calling ships to transport grain, and then shipping special products back, I believe countless people will participate, according to Xu Guangguo's speculation, Wang Tong must have made an agreement with the sea merchants, let alone worried.

After solving this difficult problem, Wang Tong pondered for a while and said:
"In the current situation, within these 20 days, Pyongyang City should have at least one Imperial Army garrisoned. With the Xuanfu and Liaoxi soldiers and horses, it is not a big problem to keep it. However, the whole place of Ping'an Road may not be very stable, so we must cross as soon as possible. Jiang, set up a big camp on the North Korean side of the Yalu River, and arrange the ships and supplies as soon as possible!"

Xu Guangguo hurriedly got up and agreed, originally discussing food and grass matters, but he didn't expect that the war would start so soon, Wang Tong would lead the army into North Korea so soon, and he would be busy next time.

While talking, I heard a commotion outside, and a guard announced from outside the tent door:

"Marshal, Mr. Li's chariots and horses are coming."

Xu Guangguo looked at Wang Tong in surprise, Wang Tong sighed, stood up and shook his head and said:

"He was seriously injured. I'm afraid he died in Pyongyang, where there is a lack of medical treatment. Let's arrange to come back for treatment and recuperation!"

"My lord, the Li family is guilty of violating military law."

Wang Tong pondered for a while, and said:
"In any case, he was injured in the battle with the Japanese pirates, but he is also loyal. I won't embarrass the Li family too much."
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