Suffering from the shortage of food, the Kuroda lord withdrew his troops, and decided to stop the sword soldiers with China and Japan

Luo Shangzhi, the commander-in-chief of the Yugoslav Army, has been recuperating from his wounds in Hanyang since the end of the Pyongyang War, and because he had witnessed the actual combat performance of the Korean army, he visited Yoo Sung-ryong many times and taught him how to coach soldiers and guard against Japanese troubles. It is hoped that the power of Yoo Jackie Chan can help North Korean soldiers strengthen their training, which can be a big battle. Since March, Luo Shangzhi has been invited by Liu Chenglong to select ten elite members of the Southern Army to teach the Korean army such martial arts as guns, swords, and wolf swords, as well as the mandarin duck formation and Xinyou knife technique. In addition, Luo Shangzhi also suggested that North Korea should mine silver ore and trade with Liaodong to enrich the country and strengthen the people. Liu Chenglong was deeply moved, and he had a close relationship with Luo Shangzhi since then.

Also in March, Song Yingchang was worried about how to change the confrontation situation, and Song Yingchang summoned Yuan Huang, Liu Huangshang, the chief military officer Li Rusong, the guerrilla Shen Weijing, and the Korean Sandao envoy Liu Chenglong and said: "The enemy is outnumbered, the local area is barren, and the army can only barely cope with the grain and grass every day. The long standoff is not in my favor. Receiving a message from the cabinet, or waiting for an opportunity to surprise or detour, it is urgent to find a good opportunity. However, if you bluff in Wangjing, go south through Jeolla Province and pretend to take Pusan directly to cut off its way back, and then set up an ambush on the main road to destroy the main force of the enemy, but no matter what method you choose, our army is in urgent need of replenishing troops, and if the imperial court reinforcements do not arrive, the more casualties there will be, and it will be very difficult to recover the entire territory of Korea. ”

Praise painting Yuan Huang said: "While there is no accident in the grain and grass and military needs, and the Japanese are afraid of our army, you can go to the imperial court to request that reinforcements be sent immediately. Praise painting Liu Huangshang said: "The imperial court also has difficulties, otherwise after the Ningxia Rebellion is pacified, 100,000 soldiers can be recruited, and it is precisely because of all the difficulties that only 40,000 or 50,000 people can be recruited this time." Even if it takes a lot of time to send reinforcements, I think that while waiting for reinforcements, we should not miss the opportunity, and we should investigate the situation in detail and then decide where to attack. ”

Shen Weijing proposed: "Since the two armies are temporarily stalemate, why not consider the previous suggestion of the lower officials, and go forward to coerce the might of the heavenly soldiers to deter the Japanese and make them retreat, so that our army can recover Wang Jing without bloodshed, and can also get new military grain and grass." Liu Chenglong asked: "Shen Guerrilla won't go to negotiate peace, right?" ”

Shen Weijing said angrily: "How can the Du Aware Envoy ask such a question again!" I have already said that as a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can he make peace with the thieves, this is to deter the enemy, know the benefits, and avoid casualties to recover the royal capital. If you always have doubts about the kingdom, it is not a gift of the vassal state. ”

Li Rusong sneered: "Shen Weijing, you also think too highly of your tongue, you can force back hundreds of thousands of enemies with just words, so why should the army be here, who can be shocked by a small envoy when the two armies are tense?" If you insist on this, you will have no return, and you need to use your own scripture to command. ”

Song Yingchang thought and thought: "Even so, we can only start with the enemy's grain and grass, but this can be called the key point of the war, if we can cut off its military needs, the enemy's army will be chaotic, no matter how the strength of the army will also collapse at the touch of a touch, Wang Jing can go down today, but I don't know where the Japanese will put the grain in it?" Where do you think the vicinity of Wangjing can be a place to store grain? ”

Liu Chenglong replied: "Jingluo has this intention, and I suddenly remembered that there is a warehouse in the north of Wangjing City, and there is a warehouse in Longshan, where all the rent income of North Korea over the years has been accumulated. Although I don't know how much the grain has been lost in Longshan, but the Japanese should come from afar to store the military grain in Longshan, and now the Japanese are according to Wangjing, relying on the danger of the situation, and Longshan also has the terrain to defend. If there are suspicious soldiers in front, they will enter Longshan after night, burn the granary, and the Japanese will cut off the grain, and Wang Jing will be difficult to defend. And the Japanese army is thousands of miles away, the left and right are my official soldiers, at that time all the attacks will be cut off from the end of the Japanese army, when Wang Jing and the Japanese army fled south, the heavenly soldiers will be able to win the pursuit from behind. ”

Song Yingchang was quite satisfied with this: "In this way, if all the Japanese army rations are really stored in Longshan, then this good opportunity for war has come." It's just that the truth still needs to be discovered, and I have asked Luo Sigong of the hundred households of Jinyi Wei to send four teams of Jinyi Guards to secretly investigate various places, and there will be a return soon, and it will be decided at that time. ”

Li Rusong asked: "Jingluo, this brocade guard is usually clothed and fed, and abuses his power, so he may not be able to use it in the battle array." Song Yingchang replied: "You don't know if you are not in Beijing, this Luo Sigong is extraordinary, he is by no means a mediocre person, he has been trained for a long time, he is an all-round talent in military and politics, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor." Your brother Li Ruzhen is also in Beijing as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, you can ask him. These teams of brocade guards can be called elite, all of them are personally selected by Luo Sigong, loyal and capable, I can rest assured. Just wait for the news. "All are commanded.

Luo Sigong, a hundred households in Jinyiwei, led several people over the mountains and mountains, secretly walked the creek, and evaded the sentry to investigate the military situation in Gyeonggi Province. Taking advantage of the night to walk near Longshan and crouch in the grass, Luo Sigong asked where he had been? The subordinates promised to be near Longshan, and Luo Sigong said: "Look at the Japanese soldiers here and there, carrying grain and grass, is it not the place where the Japanese soldiers are tuning grain?" The subordinate replied: "The Japanese army has a large number of troops, and this place may only be one of the grain storage houses." ”

Luo Sigong said: "In the past few days, we have investigated in many ways, only to see that the city is full of fortresses, and the defense is tight, but the size of each fortress is not enough to store enough military rations, and we have not found a place to concentrate grain before this. Most of the army's military rations are concentrated or divided into two, and I guess that half of the military rations should be in Wangjing, and this Longshan sees that the Japanese soldiers are constantly carrying, and the other half of the military rations must be here. If this is the case, we can also make a difference and determine the land where the Japanese are storing grain, and then secretly explore the terrain to report the strategy. ”

Song Yingchang got the secret report of Jinyi Wei and was convinced that Longshan was where the Japanese army's rations were located, and Liu Chenglong asked for an order: "Lord Jinglu, since it has been confirmed, please let the North Korean army contribute to the fire attack on Longshan Cang, we have already been gearing up, waiting for the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, the country has come to help, North Korea has nothing to repay, only willing to serve more, North Korea hates the Japanese to the core, and will go all out this time." It's just that he also asked Lord Jinglu to send elite soldiers to help and lend hundreds of North Korean rockets. I will also make the North Korean boat division deploy suspicious troops. ”

Song Yingchang replied: "I deeply admire the fact that Longshan is a matter of the overall situation, and it is necessary to make every effort to lead away the Japanese in order to be able to make a surprise attack." I know that Luo Shangzhi has been assisting North Korea in training soldiers and practicing formations, and gradually popularizing it, and I think it will be beneficial to both North Korea's defense and this war. Luo Shangzhi has already stated to me the exchange of views between you, and I have no objection. Even so, I will not only let the North Korea fight alone, but the Ming army will also help attract the enemy and facilitate the attack on Yongsan. Liu Chenglong thanked him.

On March 15, the Ming army Zu Chengxun, Li Rubai, Yang Yuan, Wu Weizhong and other troops led 8,000 troops to cross the river to make a feint, and did sporadic confrontation with the defenders of the surrounding cities of Hanyang. On the other side, under the order of Yoo Sung-ryong, the Chungcheong-do water envoy Ding Jie, the Gyeonggi Provincial water envoy Li Huan, and the advocate envoy Kim Qian-kui led the boat division Yao soldiers to contain the Japanese army in Yongsan. Above the river, the land at the foot of the mountain is on fire. The North Korean army sent elite soldiers to attack from behind the mountain at night, and the generals of the Ming army, Zha Dashou, Li Rumei, and Qi Jin, were also ordered to lead dozens of people to help.

Who knew that the Longshan garrison general Ping Xiujia had led 300 Japanese soldiers to ambush at the key places of the terrain, condescendingly, and the iron artillery blocked the attack, the Korean army was suppressed by firepower and could not advance, and the Ming army was also shot by projectiles, and many were killed and wounded. Li Rumei and Qi Jin were unwilling to retreat, so they urgently ordered rockets to be fired, all of which were fired, and the mountains caught fire, the smoke and flames were smoking, and the fire spread by the wind, and the Japanese army tried their best to extinguish it. The combined forces of the DPRK and the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the chaos and retreated.

The next day, Ukita Hideie, the general of the Japanese army, urgently asked Kuroda officers and soldiers: "Last night, the Longshan granary was attacked by fire, what was the loss?" Kuroda replied: "The chief captain does not need to panic, the Ming Kingdom and Korea are facing a feint, which is actually to burn our army rations, but I have already prepared, the Longshan military rations have been properly stored, and it has already been ordered that Ping Xiujia must defend the back mountain once it is attacked, although Longshan is burned, the military rations are not hindered." Ukita Hideya praised it greatly.

Kuroda Kanbei proposed: "But our army only has 14,000 quintals of military rations left, which is only enough for two months, and our army is suffering from grain transportation. Ishida has reported to Taiko, and a large army is stationed in Gyeonggi, and the grain will not be consumed, and there will be chaos for a long time. And although our army is tightly defended, the Ming army can not be underestimated, its back and forth, at any time can add troops to Hanyang, our army is tired of coping, plus the military rations are not continued, Hanyang cage city can not, it is difficult to last, it is better to retreat to Busan, garrison the next three roads, so that the army food is worry-free, and the troops are gathered to advance and retreat. ”

Ukita Hideya objected: "How can you propose to withdraw the troops, our army will assemble in Gyeonggi according to your strategy, and the defense is appropriate, the Ming army cannot advance lightly It is waiting for the fighters to counterattack north to annihilate the Ming army, how to retreat to Pusan, how to serve the public?" His Royal Highness Taige will have a proper solution to the matter of military rations, and if he retreats without authorization, His Royal Highness Taige will be furious, how can you bear it! ”

Kuroda Kanbei said angrily: "Ukita Hideya! Don't be stubborn! At this time and at that time, even if His Royal Highness Taige has a clever strategy, it will take several months to spread to Hanyang and the implementation effect, and the battle situation is unpredictable within a few months, and the whole army is tired and can fight quickly, how can a long-term confrontation be defended? The Ming army and Joseon were determined to Hanyang, and they would do their best to recover Wangjing. If we continue to hold our army here, we will be defeated, and we must withdraw from Hanyang in order to protect the safety of the army. I am only worried that when our army withdraws, the Ming army will pursue it in a big way, and it will inevitably be embarrassed. ”

Governor Konishi suggested: "It is better to negotiate peace with the Ming army, negotiate the conditions, and let the Ming army restrain Korea, so as to ensure the safe withdrawal of our army from Hanyang." Kuroda Kanbei thinks it's feasible.

Shi Mingjun praised Yuan Huang and was implicated and dismissed by Jingcha, and Yuan Huang couldn't help but be secretly sad when he learned about it in the army. Song Yingchang persuaded him with good words and ordered Liu Huangshang to send Yuan Huang to Liaodong. The three provinces of Korea have made Yoo Sung-ryong ask to see Song Yingchang and ask him to talk in the inner room. Liu Chenglong said: "Lord Jingluo, I am really ashamed, the fire attack on Longshan, the Japanese army has long been prepared, and has already guessed the surprise attack route to block it, and the Longshan granary has not been burned. Song Yingchang was worried when he heard this: "In this way, the Japanese army will definitely transfer the Longshan military rations elsewhere or strictly defend them, and then attack all difficulties." ”

Yoo Sung-ryong vowed: "My lord, the military rations of Yongsan may not be transferred, and even if they are transferred, the spies of Gyeonggi Province will be able to re-investigate the location. After I go back, I will make another plan, and I will cut off the enemy's food and grass, so that the Ming army can recover Wangjing. Adult, please approve it. ”

Song Yingchang replied: "Even if I don't allow it, the envoy will still prepare it on his own." Anyway, even if you plan for it, I will help you if you need it. Yoo Sung-ryong thanked him and then galloped out of the camp to join the North Korean army.

Later, the Japanese army had a discussion and sent a message, and Shen Weijing asserted to Song Yingchang that this would mean that the Japanese would surrender. Song Yingchang asked rhetorically, why is it confirmed? Shen Weijing replied: "It is not surprising that our army is oppressed, the combat strength is fierce, and there are surprise attacks and food cuts. ”

Song Yingchang said with a smile: "You seem to know very well about the Japanese and can know their hearts." The Japanese are cunning, this is just a delaying tactic. Shen Weijing persuaded: "The Japanese invaders will send a letter, why don't you take the opportunity to let the lower officials go to find out the truth, the lower officials will investigate the truth, drink and order them to surrender and withdraw their troops, and see how the Japanese react and then make a return." Song Yingchang agreed.

So Shen Weijing and Governor Konishi started talks again, Shen Weijing wanted to take the lead: "The heavenly soldiers are powerful in all directions, and the strength of the combat power must be known to you. Now that we are trapped in Gyeonggi, it is better to retreat to the mainland and save our lives."

Governor Konishi admitted, "Leaving Hanyang and returning to the mainland is a difficult proposal to negotiate. Shen Weijing looked at him coldly: "Anyway, the military food is already insufficient, what is the benefit of supporting Hanyang?" Konishi Yukicho then asked, "If our army retreats to the mainland, will we be able to cede the next three provinces to Japan?" ”

Shen Weijing replied: "I can't answer this matter now, His Majesty the Ming Emperor will make a decision." But I can assure you that the edict of your lord canonizing him as king of Japan will be delivered, and that you will be able to trade with the Ming Dynasty, which is already a grace from heaven, and you should be grateful for it, and you still need to ask for a decree on the matter of ceding the land. ”

Governor Konishi was extremely displeased: "What? Do you think that we have been fighting to the death in Korea so far just to get these rewards?! Shen Wei reprimanded: "It's better than the annihilation of the whole army!" President Konishi was furious, and the two talks were rigid for a while.

Shen Weijing was really worried about the disaster of killing, and thought for a moment and said: "It's better for us to be honest with each other now, I don't want to continue the war, even if I annihilate all of you, in the end I will only return the Korean land to the king of Korea." The Ming Dynasty received nothing but North Korean thanksgiving and a little food supply. As far as I know, your situation is also very dire, with little food and grass left, and you are exhausted from the attacks you have gathered your troops. If this victorious war is forced by your lord, then it should be stopped and returned to his homeland. ”

Governor Konishi also sighed deeply: "Even so, I will tell you the truth, I also want to return to my hometown as soon as possible with the sergeants, but if I return without gain, I will be beheaded by the lord and questioned." Since we all want to stop the war, we should also leave each other a way to live. ”

Shen Weijing thought for a while and said: "What do you think about it, you and I will each send envoys to say that our side will surrender." But it must not be a person who is ordered by your own country, but a person who obeys the orders of you and me, and disguises himself as an envoy of your own country. Your envoys have asked my Emperor Ming to surrender and withdraw his troops, and to request canonization and tributary trade. ”

Governor Konishi answered, "And your envoy has asked our Highness Taiko to negotiate peace, agree to reciprocal trade between the two countries, and cede the south of the Han River to Japan. Shen Wei saluted yes, and Konishi Yuki smiled: "Will anyone believe this?" And once discovered, it will be difficult for you and me to survive. ”

Shen Weijing was extremely confident, and replied with a smile: "Except for you and me, the monarchs and ministers of the Three Kingdoms are all in the dark. As long as you set it up properly and prepare carefully, you will believe it. Before they were discovered, the troops of both countries had already withdrawn to their own countries, and even if they were discovered one day, it would only be enough to say that the other had defaulted first. The army has long since been withdrawn, and it will not be easy to start the war again. We still have a lot of government affairs within the Ming Dynasty, and the Son of Heaven has every opportunity, and he doesn't want to talk lightly. The face of the Ming Dynasty is due to the coming of the Quartet, and your Taige will also be doubled because of the canonization of the king, the tributary trade, and the possession of the south of the Han River. ”

Governor Konishi thought about it again and again and felt that it was feasible: "Then it will be implemented in this way, until the negotiation is completed, our army will guard the lower three roads, and what we talked about today must be brought to the grave." Shen Weijing replied: "This is natural, in order to show your sincerity, please release the two Korean princes who were captured by you." ”

Governor Konishi replied: "Okay, in order to show sincerity, when our army withdraws from Hanyang, please ask the Ming State and Korea not to pursue, and our army will not attack north again until the agreement is reached, and also ask the Ming army to retreat to Liaodong." The two sides thus reached an agreement.

Afterwards, Konishi and Shen Weijing each reported to the commander-in-chief, and Konishi Yukiyoshi said to Ukita Hideya: "I have reached an agreement with the Ming envoy Shen Weijing, on the condition of releasing the prince, withdrawing from Hanyang, and withdrawing to the lower three provinces, asking for canonization and trade, and ceding Korea south of the Han River to Japan, and the Ming Kingdom seems to be anxious for an armistice, and said that the Ming army and the Korean army will not pursue." The envoy Shen Weijing has already played on the table, waiting for the will of the Ming Emperor. ”

Ishida Mitsunari asked, "Why was the Ming army in a hurry to armistice?" Konishi replied: "It is understood that the impact of the first battle of Bihokan on the Ming army was greater than expected, and the Ming army's fighting spirit subsided after the war, and only confronted our army for a long time, but seeing that I was well prepared, there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, and the hard battle was fruitless, and I could not win, so there was a big controversy in the country, so I was eager to negotiate an armistice. ”

Kuroda Kanbei asked: "It is really unbelievable that Ming Guo would agree to such a request, is it a fraud of Ming Guo?" Governor Konishi replied: "When retreating, it is enough to make more arrangements, and each team will cooperate with each other, and then the fourth, seventh, and ninth teams will take over, and it should be possible to ensure the safety of the southern retreat." I told Shen Weijing that before the agreement was finalized, our army would be stationed in Hasando in case of emergency, and as long as our army withdrew to Hasando, as you said, we would be able to advance and retreat more than enough, and take the opportunity to concentrate our army to conquer Jinju and capture Jeolla Province in one fell swoop, which would not only make the army sufficient, but also take advantage of the situation to capture all the strongholds of the Korean naval army, ensure the tranquility of the sea routes, and be invincible by virtue of the dangers of Jeolla, Chungcheong, and Gyeongsang. If the peace agreement is false, our army can immediately counterattack after resting and recuperating. If the peace agreement is true, His Royal Highness Taiko will order the army to return to Japan immediately and wait for delivery. After hearing this, Ukita Hideya said that he could immediately prepare to evacuate Hanyang.

And Shen Weijing reported back to Song Yingchang: "The Japanese army has not continued to have food rations, and has been struggling in Hanyang, and the sergeants have yellow faces and thin muscles, and I have seen a lot. Although the Japanese army had the advantage in strength, it was difficult to move an inch because it was afraid of our army's combat strength. Unable to support it, he had to beg and ask for canonization and tributary trade from the imperial court. The lower official ordered him to withdraw from the royal capital immediately, release the captured prince, and wait for the will. The Japanese army is also willing to withdraw from the south and wait for the emperor's decree. However, when evacuating, our army and Korea should not pursue, according to the opinion of the lower officials, since the Japanese invaders asked to surrender, they could immediately go to the imperial court, and at the same time, in order to prevent the Japanese from cheating, we should take more precautions, so as not to be ambushed by the enemy when entering the king's capital. ”

It was difficult for Song Yingchang to believe the words and deeds of the Japanese army, and this was because Song Yingchang only wanted to annihilate the Japanese army and personally recover the entire territory of Korea. Then he said to Shen Weijing: "I think that the Japanese should not be gullible when they surrender, they should be pursued immediately when the Japanese evacuate Hanyang, and then ask for reinforcements, unite with North Korea to outflank the thieves through Jeolla Province, attack back and forth, and annihilate the enemy in the territory." ”

Shen Weijing persuaded: "After the strategy, the Japanese army has promised to release the two Korean princes in order to show their sincerity, and it is a great achievement for the adult soldiers to recover the Korean Wangjing and Gyeonggi Province without blood, and the art of war is not chasing, if the enemy is desperate to counterattack, I am afraid that our army will also suffer heavy casualties, and the Japanese army has sufficient strength, and it is difficult to hurt the vitality. The Korean army is invincible to the Japanese invaders, and they will be defeated if they pursue it alone, and they will be incompetent in the war, and if the two princes are killed by the Japanese invaders, the Korean monarchs, ministers, soldiers and people will be angry with you, and they will complain, so why bother to bear this stigma. In his humble opinion, after a brief overview of the overall situation, you can sit on the Han River and defend it with danger, reorganize your armaments, and wait for reinforcements. At the same time, the intention of inviting the Japanese to surrender and fighting again with the enemy was played to the imperial court, and the emperor ruled it. Before the imperial decree arrived, a large army was stationed on the front line of the Han River to guard against the Japanese invaders. ”

Song Yingchang agreed with Shen Weijing's intentions, and wrote another note stating that he should continue to fight and sent it to the Beijing Division. However, it was very difficult to recover the Korean royal capital. Song Yingchang thought to himself: If I truthfully report to the Japanese and retreat only after running out of food, although I will surrender the army without a fight, the officials in the DPRK and the Central Committee will criticize me for my ineffectiveness and inaction, and delay the war. Since Pyongyang and Kaesong, our army has made few achievements, and Bihokan has only been able to fight to the death. The rest of the troops are not worth mentioning, Shi Xing and I are at odds with each other, there are no relatives and friends in the court, and I don't know if anyone among the hundred officials is willing to argue for me.

So Song Yingchang reported to Wang Zhao and Zhang Sanxiang's official letter: The Japanese slaves lived in a foreign country, and the only thing they relied on was food. Pilong Mountain piled up 13 warehouses, and a certain commander Li ordered to send soldiers to bring Ming rockets to burn them. On the twentieth, he raised arrows and burned them all, leaving no slaves behind, although they were divided into camps, they did not dare to come to the rescue.

On April 18, the Japanese troops withdrew from Hanyang and went down to the third road, Liu Chenglong asked for pursuit, but Song Yingchang closed the door and thanked the guests, and Li Rusong refused to send troops without a military order. Liu Chenglong had to summon Jin Mingyuan, Quan Li, Li Xue and other generals to pursue, but was stopped by the Ming Dynasty, Li Rusong ordered Zu Chengxun to forcibly leave the Korean generals for a banquet, so the Korean army could not be mobilized. After all the Japanese troops withdrew from Gyeonggi Province, the Ming Dynasty and North Korea occupied Hanyang, regained Gyeonggi Province, and the Korean royal family returned the capital to Wangjing.