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Chapter 211 Pyongyang Offensive and Defense Layout
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Because of this accident, the Ming army's plan had already failed, and the only thing left was to attack by force.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month in the 21st year of Wanli, Li Rusong, Huang Laifu and others left the Suning Pavilion and led an army of tens of thousands to the outside of Pyongyang.

Looking down from the top of the Pyongyang city, the army was densely packed, with swords and guns like a forest, and murderous aura like a rainbow.The Japanese generals such as Xingchang Xiaoxi at the top of the city were shocked, and they were secretly awed by the prosperity of the Ming army.

The cold wind was still deep, and there were some snowflakes. In front of the army, there was a big flag with the word "Li". Li Rusong just rode his horse and looked at the city of Pyongyang in front of him. Mudanfeng in the north of Pyongyang.The cold wind swept over his calm face, but Li Rusong remained motionless.

Around him were Huang Laifu, Li Rubai, Li Rumei, Wu Weizhong, Yang Yuan, Zhang Shijue, Zha Dashou, Zu Chengxun and other generals in armor.

Looking at the large army in front of him and behind him, Li Rumei was full of pride, and said to Li Rusong: "Master Admiral, at this moment, our heavenly soldiers are overwhelming Pyongyang, and this city is bound to be won!"

Li Rusong is very strict with his younger brothers, and they are usually called military ranks in the army.

After listening to Li Rumei's words, all the generals were full of pride and agreed one after another.Only Huang Laifu stared at the city of Pyongyang, recalling the details of the Battle of Pyongyang in history.

Li Rusong's expression remained unchanged, he just nodded slightly, and said: "The Japanese are also formidable enemies, we must not take it lightly."

All the generals should be.

On the top of the city of Pyongyang, Konishi Konishi also solemnly said to Omura Junchu, Endo Matajiro, Fuji Yasu and other Japanese generals beside him with a dignified expression: "The Tang people are not kind, and you must have the ambition to die."

Omura Juntada, Endo Yujiro, Ruto Yasu and others nodded palely.In July, they easily defeated Zu Chengxun's thousands of Ming troops, and thought that the Tang people were nothing more than that. Only now did they see the real elite of the Ming army, and realized that they had made a serious mistake before.

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After inspecting the situation in Pyongyang City, Li Rusong ordered the army to set up camp, and then summoned the generals to discuss matters.

To be honest, Huang Laifu still has some psychological shadows about attacking Jiancheng. The battle of Ningxia left a deep impression on him.This time, I don't know how many of my own army will die in battle.

However, unlike Huang Laifu, everyone in the Wuzhaibao army, from the officers to the soldiers, was enthusiastic. While camping, they were talking about how much they could behead after the siege, especially Yang Xiaolu, who rubbed his hands excitedly.

In response to Li Rusong's order, Huang Laifu brought Yang Xiaolu and a few servants to Li Rusong's tent.The commander-in-chief is heavily guarded, and there are patrolling soldiers everywhere, and the voice of Diao Dou telling the time can be heard from time to time.

When they came to the gate, Yang Xiaolu and others were waiting outside, and Huang Laifu entered the commander's tent.In the spacious commander's tent, all the generals were already gathered together, each of them was covered with heavy armor, and looked like iron.Seeing Huang Laifu coming in, all kinds of people looked at him.

Seeing Huang Laifu coming in, Li Rusong nodded slightly to him, and glanced at the copper engraving beside the desk.Although Li Rusong admired Huang Laifu, he was very strict in running the army. After the order was passed down, if the generals did not come to report within the stipulated time, they would be punished.Fortunately, Huang Laifu arrived on time.

When all the generals arrived, they began to discuss matters. On a huge desk, there was a map of Pyongyang City, which was provided by the North Korean side.In addition, there is a map made by Li Rusong, which is drawn in red and black, and the situation of the enemy and ourselves is clear at a glance.This map is corrected according to the situation reported by Tanma every hour.

According to the information provided by the North Korean side, there is also a report from the visit.The city of Pyongyang is easy to defend but difficult to attack. To the east is the Datong River, and there are two gates of Datong and Changqing.In the south, there are Lumen and Hanrug gates.Facing the mountain in the northwest, there are two gates of ordinary and seven stars.There is Mitai Gate in the north, and the towering Peony Peak not far away, the terrain is dangerous.

In the layout of the Japanese army, about 2 people were stationed in Pyongyang City, and a large number of earthen fortresses were built around the city to form the periphery.On Peony Peak to the north of the city, due to the steep terrain, it is estimated that 2000 Japanese troops are stationed there, forming a leaning angle with Pyongyang City, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

After introducing the situation of the enemy and ourselves, Li Rusong said solemnly: "According to the enemy's situation in Pyongyang, our army is scheduled to attack the city on the eighth day of the lunar month. The current arrangement of troops and horses is as follows!"

He raised his voice and said, "Where is Wu Weizhong?"

Wu Weizhong, a guerrilla from Zhejiang, stepped forward steadily, clasped his fists and saluted, "The end is here!"

Li Rusong said: "On the morning of the eighth day, you lead three thousand soldiers from the south and immediately attack Mudanfeng!"

Wu Weizhong said loudly without hesitation: "The last general takes orders!"

All the generals looked at Wu Weizhong with admiration, including Huang Laifu.As long as you have seen the land of Peony Peak, you will know that you need to pay a huge price if you want to conquer this place.Peony Peak is condescending, the terrain is dangerous, and the Japanese army set up a large number of muskets and bows here, so the difficulty of attacking and fighting can be imagined.However, Wu Weizhong is worthy of being a veteran of the Qi family's army, and Qi Jiguang's subordinates, facing the coming fierce battle, still did not change their faces.

Li Rusong glanced at Wu Weizhong approvingly, then raised his voice and said, "Where is Yang Yuan, commander of the central army, and Zhang Shijue, commander of the right army?"

Yang Yuan, the governor of Ji Town who commanded the central army, and Zhang Shijue, the deputy general of Liaodong who commanded the right army, hurried forward and said, "The last general is here!"

"The two of you each lead an army of [-] to attack the Seven Star Gate in the west of the city!"

The two shouted loudly: "The last general takes orders!"

"Commander Li Rubai of the Chinese Army, where is General Li Fangchun?"

The two also stepped forward and said: "The end is here!"

"The two of you led a total of [-] troops to attack the ordinary gate in the north of the city!"

"The last general takes orders!"

"The above 3 horses are the main force of our army for this battle. In addition..."

Li Rusong said again: "Zu Chengxun, where is Li Yi!"

Zu Chengxun, the deputy general of Liaodong, and Li Yi, the frontier envoy of North Korea, hurriedly came out and said: "The last general is here!"

Li Rusong said: "Li Yi, you lead three thousand soldiers. Zu Chengxun, you lead one thousand soldiers, put on North Korean military uniforms, hide your armor inside, and attack Nanlumen together. When you attack the city, Zu Chengxun you Follow Li Yi's troops to hide and kill the city, and suddenly reveal our army's flag, and we will surely kill the Japanese by surprise!"

The two also received military orders.

Finally, Luo Shangzhi, a member of the Shenji Battalion, led two thousand elite southern troops to attack Hantanmen in Nancheng.

In addition, Huang Laifu led his troops to accompany Li Rusong as the reserve team of each army.At that time, Li Rusong will personally supervise the battle, and make sure to overcome it!
As for the doubts of the generals, why did the main force of the Ming army only attack the south, west, and north of Pyongyang City this time, and not the east?
Li Rusong explained: "There is a saying in the art of war: Don't stop the army when returning to the army, and the city must be sieged! Our army mainly attacks the northwest and south sides of Pyongyang City, and relaxes the siege to the east, so that it has no ambition to defend. We can set up more at the second gate of the city along the river. Cannons, when the Japanese are defeated and cross the river, hit them with cannon fire!"

The generals were amazed, and Li Rusong had learned the lessons of the Ningxia Battle for this decision, which later proved the wisdom of his approach.

Li Rusong's command was determined, calm and composed, one after another military orders were distributed like flowing water, each general obeyed orders loudly.At this time, Liu Chenglong, Minister of the Korean Empire, was also standing by. Hearing Li Rusong's arrangement, he was both happy and worried. He was happy that Li Rusong had commanded everything well and hoped to recover the city, but he was worried...

He said to Li Rusong: "Admiral Li, I have something to say, I don't know if I dare to say it or not!"

Li Rusong said indifferently: "Say it."

Liu Chenglong saluted and said: "The heavenly soldiers are thunderbolts and thunderbolts, and the Japanese must be terrified. I only have pity on my Pyongyang city. There are still many North Korean subjects. I am afraid that the fire will be everywhere, jade and stone will be burned, and many people in a small country will be killed or injured. I hope Admiral Li will take pity on them."

Li Rusong said impatiently: "It's easy for you to settle the matter, Liu Chenglong. You can make a big banner and write it in Hanwen: North Korean soldiers and civilians who surrender themselves to the banner will not die. That's it."

At that time, Korean scholar-bureaucrats, nobles and others were proud of speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters.However, ordinary Korean people still speak Korean and write the Hangeul created by Sejong, which was the language of ordinary Korean people at that time.

Liu Chenglong was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, Admiral, I thank you on behalf of the people of Pyongyang City."

Finally, Li Rusong said sharply: "When attacking the city, all generals must go all out, and those who flinch will be killed without mercy!"

All the generals responded with clasped fists, and there was a sound of armor in the tent.Everyone understood that Li Rusong's methods were not based on casual talk. If he didn't seriously attack the city, Li Rusong would really behead them on the spot to show the public, as a warning to everyone else!
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When Li Rusong made arrangements, the city of Pyongyang was completely lifeless, and the atmosphere of panic spread.

Inside the Pyongyang City Hall, Chief Xiaoxi was wearing an iron-clad armor, a front peach-shaped helmet on his head, and a red feather weaving on the outside of the armor, just silently looking at the map in front of him.

Under his head, Matajiro Endo and Junchuji Omura also knelt on one side.The two wear horned armor on their heads, and they are dressed in the standard Japanese generals of the Warring States Period.In addition, there are some generals and warriors standing around.

As the lieutenant general of the First Legion, Matajiro Endo was nearly fifty years old, with gray hair and a gloomy expression.He is a well-known expert in using iron cannons in the Japanese army. During the Japanese Civil War, Matajiro Endo was ordered to attack and kill his family members. He only used a lead pellet to disintegrate the offensive of 5000 people.
And Omura Junchu, this person is also an alternative to Japan's Sengoku period.Like President Konishi, he is also a devout Catholic. He likes western orchids. He became the first Catholic daimyo in Japanese history. He also pushed for the opening of Nagasaki port and dispatched Tensho youth missions to Europe. It was also a surprise for a while. .

However, his appearance is surprising, he is short and small, and he is afraid that he is only 1.5 meters tall.Wearing thick armor on his body, there is a feeling of neither fish nor fowl.

There was a lot of depression in Xingyuan, and President Xiaoxi thought silently. Due to the interception of the North Korean navy, domestic supplies were delayed, and there was not much food in the city. Many soldiers fell ill, and the soldiers were war-weary. When the situation was under pressure, the soldiers panicked even more.

However, as Lord Guan Bai's confidant, my first army is also the elite of the army that entered the court. Although various circumstances are unfavorable, I cannot give up.Thinking of this, Konishi's eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)