Wanli 1592

Chapter 140 The Japanese City of Busan
Right in front of Xiao Ruxun's eyes, Liu Chenglong rolled off his horse and wept bitterly in front of the ruins of the ancestral temple. The shame of almost subjugating the country made him feel heartbroken.

At this moment, Liu Chenglong suddenly thought that a few years ago, a person who knew Feng Shui once told him that a dead body was observed in the sky above Seoul. This omen of chaos, Yinghuo pointed to Mars, which was regarded as a sign of disaster. Corpse Qi is an open star cluster located in the constellation of Cancer. The ancients called it Corpse Qi because of its obscurity and being a ghost constellation among the 28 constellations.

Liu Chenglong is a student of Confucianism, he doesn't talk about strange powers, he never believes in these things, but at this moment, this situation, how can he not feel sad, how can he not regret it?
After crying, Liu Chenglong knelt down in front of Xiao Ruxun's horse again, weeping bitterly, asking Xiao Ruxun to avenge the suffering of his father and elders in North Korea, avenge the subjugation of North Korea for him, Xiao Ruxun said good things to help him up, and helped him up , Liu Chenglong cried so much that he lost his soul, he didn't come up and passed out directly, which made Xiao Ruxun's guards rush to take Liu Chenglong to find the doctor.

"It's miserable! It's miserable! Seeing this, the old man still feels desolate in his heart, let alone the Koreans. How can these Japanese pirates be so cruel and heartless?"

Yuan Huang's face was full of anger.

"It's just a bunch of beasts! They've ruined North Korea like this. If they really let them hit the territory of Daming, they don't know what kind of disaster the people of Daming will suffer! This bunch of beasts! They don't do well in wars, but they harm people one by one." What a master! I can't wait to raise [-] troops to wipe out Wa Island now! Make him unable to stand up forever!"

Xiao Ruxun drew out his battle sword and slashed at a dead tree fiercely, the blade was deeply embedded in the dead tree.

"The supplies are almost there now, and the supplies are only short of gunpowder and shells. They are still on the road, and there is still half a day's journey at most. Ji Xin, when are we going to march?"

Xiao Ruxun looked at the sky and shook his head: "Look at the sky, it's going to rain soon, let's rest for a day or two and wait for the rain to stop before we go on our way. If we go on our way in the rain, even if we reach Zhongzhou, the soldiers will be sick." Pour a large area, it is cold now, can not get in the rain, the body of the soldiers is the first, come, pass the order, starting today, each battalion must bring water to boil, every soldier must burn his feet every night before going to sleep, no There is a difference!"

"promise!"

Immediately, some guards asked the military judge to issue orders. Seeing this, Yuan Huangwen said: "If you want to remember the soldiers, I have devoted myself to serving in the army for decades, and I have never seen anyone stronger than you."

"Cold starts from the feet. In this cold weather, if one is not careful, one person can infect many people with a cold." Xiao Ruxun tightened his battle robe and coat: "Soldiers work hard for you. You can't treat others badly. If the army suffers from a plague at this moment, it will be the same as losing a battle. As the general, I have an inescapable responsibility."

Saying that, Xiao Ruxun looked at Yuan Huang's frail body. The little old man had been busy with him from Yizhou, and he hadn't seen a rest for four months. Put on the coat for Yuan Huang.

"Oh... you... this is yours, the old man has it!"

Yuan Huang wanted to resign, but Xiao Ruxun grabbed Yuan Huang's arms and said solemnly: "Yuan Zanhua is a military advisor in our army. If he falls ill, our army has no military advisor. How can we fight? This is a military order! Yuan Zanhua must be protected. Your own body! Come, get a bowl of brown sugar ginger tea from the medical officer!"

"promise!"

The guard turned and ran.

Yuan Huang's heart was warm, so he sighed, and said with a smile: "A 60-year-old person doesn't care so much about how long he can live at such a young age. It is God's gift to live a day now. Even if he dies of illness now, he is still happy Mourning, being able to personally participate in this great war in the last period of this life is not in vain, so why are you dissatisfied?"

"Don't think about it that way, once you think about it, Lord Yan will take away anyone who can live to be 80 years old." Xiao Ruxun said with a smile: "Don't think about it too much, you old man, a veteran like you is indispensable on this battlefield. "

Yuan Huang smiled slightly and did not speak again.

On December [-]th, Xiao Ruxun led an army to take Chungju like lightning, defeated five thousand Japanese pirates in the natural danger of Niaoling, and then the army broke into Gyeongsangdo, and the soldiers pointed directly at Sangju. The Wan army fled in embarrassment. On December [-], Xiao Ruxun successfully led the army to wipe out all the Japanese pirates around Sangju, and the army entered Sangju City.

Since the progress was very smooth, on December [-]th, Xiao Ruxun ordered the forward Li Rusong of the army to go straight to Daegu, a strategically important place, and led the army to hold the line behind, setting up post stations and warehouses along the way. After Xiao Ruxun arrived in Daegu on December [-]th, It was somewhat unexpected to find that Li Rusong stood still in Daegu and did not continue to advance to attack the Pusan ​​area. This was somewhat inconsistent with Li Rusong's usual behavior.

So Xiao Ruxun asked Li Rusong why he didn't go forward, Li Rusong took Xiao Ruxun to the front line of the army to take a look, even if Xiao Ruxun was mentally prepared, he gasped.

What they saw was a dark castle.

With Busan as the center, the Japanese built a series of castles from Ulsan, Seosangpo to Dongnae, Gimhae, Xiongchuan, and Geoje Island. There are countless small fortresses, and the specifications are all built according to Japanese castle standards, which are very strong.

The site selection of these castles is quite meaningful. From Busan to the interior of North Korea, there are only three roads in total, one goes to Ulsan, one goes to Dongnae, and the other goes to Gimhae, plus the two coastal throats of Xiongchuan and Geoje, which constitute the Building Busan's water and land transportation network, building castles in these hubs is equivalent to building an external three-dimensional defense line for Busan Port. If you retreat, you can stick to it and wait for reinforcements, and if you advance, you can launch a counterattack at any time.

At that time, Japan had two technologies that were at the forefront of East Asia, one was iron cannon manufacturing, and the other was fortification. The long Warring States War prompted Japan to embark on a militarized fortification route. It is composed of a series of defensive facilities such as pavilions, sculls, doors, curved wheels, and earth barriers. Every detail reflects the idea of ​​maximizing defense.

Take Wajo Fortress in Seosangpo as an example. This castle was built on the top of a mountain near Ulsan Bay, surrounded by three stone walls below, the walls are six meters high, and they are all inclined in the opposite direction. There are a large number of shooting holes in the Maru Castle behind the wall, which can attack the enemies of the siege from a condescending height, but the enemy cannot directly touch the castle, so they can only advance hard along the winding wall passages, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Not to mention that the spies found out that the remaining total strength of the Japanese pirates was at least [-] soldiers. I don’t know how many auxiliary soldiers are left. In front of such a strong city and fortress, the strength of the Ming army does not have any advantage at all. Things that can be done are absolutely impossible now.

(End of this chapter)