Xing Jue swore to deploy troops and pursue the lost territory in seven ways

After the Ming army retreated from Jishan to Hanyang, Xing Jue, the governor of Jiliao, and Li Hualong, the governor of Liaodong, arrived with 40,000 reinforcements and military rations. Yang Hao and Ma Gui hurriedly went out of the city to greet each other, and after each saluted, Yang Hao said: "I have been fighting hard so far, looking forward to the army to come to help day and night, and now we will wait for the superintendent. As soon as this reinforcement arrived, I thought that the Japanese would be running out of time, and if they didn't tie their hands, they would be captured just to resist stubbornly. ”

Xing Jue said with a smile: "Yang Jing is a little serious, this is not easy to raise food, select good generals, and transfer troops to assemble, and it is also quite difficult in the imperial court, and I have heard the benefits of the Japanese birds. In short, it's long overdue, please don't be surprised by Yang Jingluo. I really want to thank each other, several cabinet elders in the court and the central government supervise day and night, and also rely on the emperor's concern and supervision. When I first entered Korea, I already learned that you Yang Jingluo insisted on Hanyang because it was forbidden to enforce the order, coordinate all parties, make the whole country work as one, and the army and the people enthusiastically spread your style of Jingluo in all parts of Korea, and also showed the style of the Celestial Empire. Before coming to Hanyang, I had just learned that Admiral Magui commanded the battle of Jishan, and the enemy lost his armor and collapsed, and he did not dare to advance lightly and retreated south on the whole line, and the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed, which was really indispensable. ”

Ma Gui thanked: "The superintendent has won the award, how dare the last general be greedy for merit, but do his best, relying on the soldiers' lives, and Xie Sheng, Niu Boying, Yang Mountaineering, quite expensive, and the competition will be brave and strategic, and respond to the situation, so as to win more with less and annihilate the Japanese invaders." There is also Yang Jingluo who presides over military affairs, so that he can be properly deployed, and there is a great victory in Jishan. ”

Yang Hao said: "The Admiral is too modest, but it's a pity that Admiral Ma didn't come to the battle in person, otherwise he might have brought the head of the enemy general to the Jingshi to win the victory." But I have other doubts, why do you have to go to the governor of Liaodong to escort the military rations? Isn't it overkill, how can we bear it like this? ”

Li Hualong said with a smile: "What Yang Jingluo said is correct, it's not that I volunteered, but that Inspector Xing insisted on pulling me along. This military grain transfer and local collection are very important in Liaodong, and Inspector Xing has repeatedly told me in my ear. I had no choice but to willingly personally escort the first batch of military rations to ensure that nothing went wrong. Otherwise, I am afraid that in the name of the governor of Jiliao, I will be impeached for the crime of neglecting military affairs. Today, I spent the night in Hanyang to recuperate, and I have to return to Liaodong tomorrow. The crowd laughed.

Yang Hao looked at Li Hualong carefully: "The face is really bad, it's really hard work, it's better to rest quickly." There is also livestock rice wine in this army rations, which is extremely rich, and when this attack and defense are changed shape, seeing this reward, the morale of the whole army will be greatly boosted, and the battle will become a division of tigers and wolves, and there will be a hundred brave enemies. I will repay the service of the capital. ”

Li Hualong thanked him: "Yang Jingluo is really able to speak well, I am really a little self-ashamed, I am an official in the same dynasty, I support the society together, and each performs its duties to repay the emperor's favor." Protecting the vassal country and destroying the enemy is also for the peace of the four seas, and there is nothing to worry about in the matter. Yang Jingluo must not add false praise. ”

Xing Jue said: "It seems that Yang Jingluo is overjoyed, and he can't help it, although he is full of praise, but the truth is similar, Li Dutang doesn't have to be too humble." Now that the Japanese are retreating southward, our army is gathered, and we must not miss the opportunity to fight. Admiral, do you know when the Waiko began to evacuate? ”

Ma Gui replied: "Back to the superintendent, it is reported that the Japanese will start to withdraw south in batches today, and they will start to withdraw troops from Anseong, Zhushan, Cheonan, Cheongju and other places. The last general thought that the Japanese would retreat to Jeollabuk-do and Gyeongsangbuk-do to strengthen the defensive line, and if they could pursue it, they would be able to rout again and abandon the defensive line. ”

Xing Jue ordered: "The Japanese army withdraws, but it does not know that our reinforcements have arrived, so it will be negligent in its defense, and take advantage of its instability to pursue with all its might, so that it can easily control Jeolla and Gyeongsangbuk-do, and compress the territory occupied by the enemy to facilitate the deployment of our army." Please prepare first, and before that, I need to inform the Korean monarchs and ministers together with Yang Jinglue, and then pursue after discussing the joint forces. What does Li Dutang think? ”

Li Hualong said: "I have no objection to the supervisor's concerns, although the soldiers are noble and fast, but it is also etiquette to help the war in the vassal country at the beginning, preside over military affairs, meet the king of Joseon, and make a great plan with his monarchs and ministers. Now that the Japanese have not long withdrawn their troops, it is not too late to pursue them after informing the Koreans, and even if the Japanese army is prepared and delays the pursuit, the Japanese army will slacken. Deploy in advance by Admiral Ma, so as not to be delayed, and when the order is issued, pursue from all sides, occupy the important place with the momentum of the wind, and then make follow-up plans. After the agreement, Yang Hao immediately invited Xing Jue and Li Hualong to enter the city to rest, and informed the king of Joseon to prepare for an interview.

The king of Joseon, Li Hao, convened a court meeting to meet Xing Yu and Yang Hao, and Li Hao was excited at this time: "The governor has traveled thousands of miles to lead the army to help, the widow is grateful, the DPRK is saved, and His Majesty the Emperor has rebuilt the DPRK for his kindness, which really makes the widow not know how to repay it." The DPRK will do its best to meet all demands. ”

Xing Jue said: "Your Highness doesn't have to be like this, the foreign ministers and others are ordered by the emperor to help Korea expel the Japanese invaders, both to protect the vassal country and the Heavenly Dynasty, for the friendship of the whole clan, it should be so." The mountains and rivers of Korea were trampled by the Japanese and devastated, but they still did their best to fund food and wages, which also moved the foreign ministers. Previously, the trip was delayed because the army had not yet assembled, and he was always worried about the safety of Korea, but fortunately, His Royal Highness and Yang Jingluo worked together to repel the Japanese invaders at Jishan Mountain, and turned the tide of the war in a battle. ”

Li Hao still felt unsatisfied: "No, no, North Korea is just doing its best, mainly because of the unparalleled combat strength of the Ming army." Yang Jingluo's vigorous and resolute actions were able to make the army, civilians and soldiers enthusiastically resist the war, and make Wang Jing impregnable. The Ming army was mighty, and the enemy all fled in despair, and the outnumbered people just gave full support. So how should I deploy it after that? ”

Xing Juejin said: "The Japanese are retreating, and the opportunity must not be lost, so they need to be pursued immediately." The Japanese army was almost entirely infantry, and our light cavalry pursued it for a moment, and the large army followed up and occupied Gyeongsangbuk-do and Jeollabuk-do, compressing the Japanese defense line, so that we could gain an advantage. He also asked His Highness to appoint a general to lead the Korean army to unite with the Ming army, cooperate with the Ming army's planning, and participate in the war. ”

Li Dexin, the judge of the Korean soldier Cao, asked: "I just don't know if there will be ambushes or precautions on the way to retreat, in case of the pursuit of the enemy's treacherous scheme, it is inevitable to suffer heavy losses." Can multiple teams pursue, and if something happens, they can support each other. Yang Hao said: "We will definitely listen to what the military judge says, we have made all preparations, please rest assured." ”

Kim Yingnam, the left councillor, asked, "Why do you only go to Gyeongsangbuk-do and Jeollabuk-do?" Since you are so confident about the pursuit, why not pursue it to the end until Busan? There are countless enemies, and if they are given a chance to regroup, heavily defended, and backed by the sea, they do not know when the war will end? ”

Li Yuanyi, the right councilor, seconded the proposal: "It is exactly like this, the combat strength of the Ming army is far above the Japanese Kou, and under our full pursuit, the Japanese are panicked, difficult to resist, and will be scattered and unable to form an army. Once they give up halfway, it will be even more difficult for the Japanese to attack. I understand that you are both on the side of caution, but this is the time to be confident. ”

Ito Su followed suit, adding, "Korea has long been in agony, and I hope day and night that all the Japanese will be annihilated as soon as possible, so as to comfort the souls of the ancestors and all the people who died tragically under the sword of the Japanese invaders." As soon as there is an opportunity, it should be grasped with all its might, and the DPRK now has the same hatred for the Japanese invaders, and the whole country can rise up enthusiastically to fight the enemy as long as necessary. Please fully understand our eagerness. ”

Li Hengfu proposed: "North Korea can try its best to send all the sergeants and recruit the people to form volunteers to garrison the cities, and the Ming army can only rest assured that they will pursue the Japanese invaders." Yang Hao said angrily: "It's really self-righteous, what are you all thinking?" It will only talk on paper, and the Ming army has its own judgment, and this time it will only inform you and ask the DPRK to fully cooperate and obey the command. Without further ado, we need to send our troops at once, and we don't have time to discuss them here. ”

Xing Jue signaled Yang Hao not to be angry, and then explained to the Korean ministers: "According to my Ming Dynasty's detailed reports in the Japanese State and various investigations in Korea, the strength of the Japanese army is about 150,000. The front-line Japanese army is less than 100,000, there must be a response on the way to retreat, knowing that after I pursue, we must also set up an ambush to block, if the Ming cavalry is in full pursuit, the enemy is outnumbered, and the outcome is unpredictable. Although the Japanese army retreated, its momentum was not chaotic, so it was absolutely impossible to calm down the war. Therefore, the pursuit at this time is only to take the Japanese army by surprise, disrupt the deployment of the Japanese army, weaken the morale and military strength of the enemy, seize important places, and stabilize the garrison in preparation for future wars. ”

Li Shanhai said: "Since His Royal Highness has handed over all military affairs to the Ming army, we don't need to say much. However, it is necessary to remind the soldiers that they must restrain the non-commissioned officers during the march and battle, and that they must not act recklessly, and the Korean army and people will not be outdone in the fight against the Japanese and will go all out. Do you have anything else to say? ”

Liu Chenglong, the leader of the council, said: "There is nothing to explain, I hope to return triumphantly." We will certainly do our best to assist Marshal Kwon Li in commanding the Korean army, so we will ask him to form a coalition army commander account with the two and Admiral Magui to coordinate military affairs. Quan Li vowed to go all out, and the king of Korea, Li Hao, once again asked Xing Jue and Yang Hao to annihilate the Japanese army.

Xing Jue, the governor of Jiliao, and the generals of the Beiwu Jingluo Yang Hao, the general officer of the Beiwei Army, Ma Gui, the chief soldier of the Bei Wei, Ding Yingtai, the director of the praise painting, Shi Shiyong, the chief soldier Chen Lan, the deputy general Pogui, Peng Sai, Wu Weizhong, Xie Sheng, Gao Ce, Li Fangchun, the staff generals Peng Youde, Li Rumei, Li Ruwu, Mao Guoqi, the guerrilla generals Lu Jizhong, Dong Zhengyi, Wang Wen, Xu Guowei, Niu Boying, Yang Dengshan, Chen Yin, Li Penqiao, and Liu Yujie, the general general, were all lined up to obey orders.

Xing Jue swore that "since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been Japanese crimes, and during the orthodox to Jiajing periods, the southeast was plagued by Japanese rebellion, and the people were miserable. Fortunately, Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Tan Lun and others were good at planning and proper tactics, and the coastal army and people shared the same hatred for the enemy, fought bloody battles, and finally put down the Japanese rebellion in the 43rd year of Jiajing. After that, although the Japanese did not dare to commit directly, they did not die of thieves, and they recuperated and coveted their hearts, and invaded Korea twice in the name of tribute. The Japanese are rampant, brutal and unreasonable, and everywhere they pass through are devastated, and there are no six animals. Women, children, old and young, none of them were spared, their noses were cut off, and there were no corpses in their deaths. Thousands of miles of fertile land are barren in an instant, and there is no harvest. The mountains, rivers, forests and seas are all scorched earth, and no grass grows. Heaven and man are indignant at such acts, and the Son of Heaven is angry when he hears about them. In order to protect the safety of the common people, in order to fulfill the righteousness of the sect, today by the will of the Holy Lord, 100,000 heavenly soldiers will be led to quell the rebellion. The Japanese are ferocious and cunning, and have the heart of annexing the four seas and nine states, so in this war, they must not let the Japanese return to the country one by one, and they must not let the Japanese enter the sea with one board and one armor, and the corpse will remain in a foreign country so that they dare not regain the heart of aggression. The whole army strictly enforces military discipline, and must not fear the enemy's cowardly war, must not enter into private peace treaties, must not kill good people and make meritorious deeds, and must not plunder the people.

The first route ordered the staff generals Li Rumei, Li Ruwu, and Mao Guoqi to lead 3,000 troops to pursue along Shangzhou and Jinshan and capture Xingzhou, and the second route led 5,000 troops to follow up with Li Fangchun, the deputy general; The third route ordered the guerrillas Lu Jizhong, Dong Zhengyi, and Wang Wen to lead 3,000 troops to capture Yongchuan along Yicheng through Andong; The deputy generals of the fourth route, Xie Sheng and Gao Ce, led 10,000 troops to attack Gyeongju through Andong and forced the Japanese army to retreat to Ulsan; The Fifth Route ordered the deputy generals Po Gui, Wu Weizhong, guerrilla Xu Guowei, and Niu Boying to lead 20,000 troops to pursue in the direction of Gongzhou, Quanzhou, and Nanyuan through Tian'an. The sixth route ordered the deputy general to set up a race, and the general Peng Youde led 5,000 troops to pursue along the direction of Cheongju to Qingshan with 5,000 Koreans, and scattered suspicious soldiers on the way to the pursuit, so that the enemy did not dare to fight lightly; The Seventh Route ordered Chen Luan, guerrilla Yang Dengshan, and Chen Yin to lead 9,000 troops to Qingshan to set up an ambush first, forcing the enemy to retreat to Jinzhou, and then joining forces with the noble army to attack Nanyuan.

The detailed matters are coordinated and dispatched by Yang Hao, and Ma Gui is in the middle of the command, and the enemy cannot be given a chance to breathe, and he cannot be allowed to rest on the spot to arrange the city defense. The detachments of all walks of life pursued the enemy, coordinated with each other, and gave priority to forcing the enemy to retreat south, so as to avoid falling into a big battle and delaying the fighters. Blood debt and blood repayment! Annihilate the Wokos! Triumphant return to Beijing! After Xing Jue's words, the soldiers were excited, and then they returned to their camps, gathered all departments, and marched separately according to the order.

The generals Li Rumei, Li Ruwu, and Mao Guoqi led 3,000 people on the first road to capture Shangzhou and Jinshan one after another, with only sporadic resistance and attacked Xingzhou. The Japanese garrison of Hoshishu, Kobayakawa Hidebo and Chikushi Hiromon, were less than 1,000 and struggled to defend it. The first army lacked siege firearms, Li Rumei and Li Ruwu each led 1,000 and a half to encircle Xingzhou, fired at the city tower with fire gate guns and magic arrows, and ordered Mao Guoqi to lead 1,000 soldiers to climb the wall and capture the city with the help of firepower.

Under the Japanese arquebus fire, the casualties of the siege Ming army gradually increased and still climbed the city tower twice, Mao Guoqi took the lead in the battle with the Zhuzi Guangmen, a few rounds later the Zhuzi Guangmen was cut by the Mao Guoqi, the pain was unbearable, Kobayakawa Xiubao saw this and personally led a hundred foot light to rescue, Mao Guoqi was shot in the left shoulder, and the Ming army was defeated and retreated. Kobayakawa Hidebo reorganized the queue, the Ming army outside the city was shaken by the Japanese firepower and retreated, Li Rumei led his own soldiers 500 elite cavalry to the city to shoot with bows and arrows, and the Liaodong cavalry took the opportunity to kill with three-eyed guns to help, but did not disrupt the Japanese defense.

Li Rumei thought hard about the strategy of luring the enemy out of the city, but saw that the dust and smoke were billowing in the southwest, and the Japanese reinforcements had arrived, with a strength of 3,000 troops, and the banner was clear that Yamaguchi Masahiro, a retainer of the Kobayakawa family, and no right emon in the south came to the rescue. Kobayakawa Hidebo was overjoyed: "It's Kobayakawa Hideaki, and Hideaki sent reinforcements." Full Arms Battle! Because the reinforcements had arrived, the morale of the Japanese army was high, and Li Rumei knew that her troops were insufficient, so she led the troops back to join Li Fangchun.

The Ming army sent troops to Gyeongsang, and the Japanese troops from all over Gyeongsang Province sent reinforcements to gather in the direction of Xingzhou, and the Ming army's third and fourth roads totaled 13,000 people took the opportunity to rush forward wildly, avoiding the Japanese army, and the momentum was like a bamboo, and a small number of Japanese garrisons in various cities along the way abandoned the city and fled, and the Ming army was able to directly penetrate the two cities of Yongchuan and Gyeongju. The Japanese army in Xingzhou hurriedly withdrew to the rescue of the army, and the second route led by Li Fangchun, the deputy general of the Ming army, and the first route army led by Li Rumei immediately pursued, and the Japanese army was defeated and retreated, and the Ming army captured Xingzhou. Due to the occupation of Gyeongju, Yeongcheon, and Gampo, the remaining cities of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province were recovered by the Ming army and Korea, and the main force of Japanese reinforcements had to retreat to the Ulsan area. The Busan Reserve urgently adjusted the deployment of Gyeongsangnam-do.

The deputy general of the Ming army, Wu Weizhong, the guerrilla Xu Guowei, Niu Boying, etc., led the fifth road of 20,000 people from Tian'an to start the pursuit, all the way to make a big noise, there seem to be 50,000 male soldiers, the Japanese army on the left side of the army Yukita Xiujia was suspicious and frightened, the Japanese army was gradually chaotic, it was difficult to deploy on the spot, the Ming army pursued very urgently, the cavalry came out in all directions, extremely fast, the Japanese army did not dare to stay along the way, and retreated straight to the coast, Gongzhou, Quanzhou and other places were occupied by the Ming army. At the same time, the same was true of the Japanese army on the right flank, and Kato Kiyomasa was furious and shouted: "It's really a shame to withdraw troops like this, why can't you fight to the death with the Ming army!" The Ming army is not a ghost or god, so what is there to fear? I am willing to personally lead 10,000 palaces, if I can defeat the Ming army, you will follow me. ”

Kuroda Nagamasa dissuaded: "Kato, don't be reckless, our military withdrawal has not been able to take precautions, the Ming army's combat strength is well known and there are many cavalry, under the pursuit, our army is scattered, reckless to meet the battle will be surrounded, reckless, tens of thousands of troops are difficult to ensure comprehensive." Kato Kiyomasa was furious: "The speed of the Ming army's march is much higher than that of our army, according to what you said, where do you have to retreat to stop?" It's better to withdraw directly to Busan and return to the country immediately to be questioned by His Royal Highness Taiko! I don't believe that the counterattack of the Ming army can be as difficult as you said, you have suffered heavy losses since the Battle of Jishan, aren't you afraid of the enemy like a tiger? ”

Mori Hidemoto therefore asked Kuroda Rushui for advice, and Rushui said: "Under the pursuit of the Ming army, it is indeed difficult for us to give full play to our combat strength, of course, we must not let the Ming army rage. I have issued an urgent order to Asano Nagamasa to send troops to the rescue and to meet us, so as to stop the Ming offensive and enable us to reorganize our forces and arrange our defensive line for a counteroffensive. At present, we should continue to advance rapidly, not slacken, and join up with the Asano Army as soon as possible. Kuroda Rushui said a word, and the Japanese army continued to retreat sharply on the right side.

The Ming Dynasty and the Korean coalition forces successively won some gains in the pursuit of Jinjiang and Wenyi, and pursued them to Qingshan, where Chen Luan, Chen Yin, Yang Dengshan and other troops led 9,000 troops to intercept the Japanese army, and the coalition forces then pursued to the front and rear to attack. Mori Hidemoto ordered Kato Kiyomasa, Nabeshima Naoshige, Ikeda Hideshi, and Nakagawa Hidenari to lead 20,000 counterattacks to the Ming army to ambush and break through. He ordered Kuroda Nagamasa, Yoshikawa Hiroie, and Nagamune to lead 20,000 to resist the frontal attack, and Kuroda responded in the middle.

The Ming generals and Peng Youde each led a left and right interspersed, repeatedly impacting and dividing, the rest of the Ming army and the Korean coalition assault head-on, the Ming army was a firearm, the battlefield was billowing gunsmoke, the Japanese arquebus team hurriedly lined up, and the Ming army had already attacked the position before the four shots, and the two armies fell into a melee. The Japanese army led by Kato Kiyomasa and Nabeshima Naoshige fought a crazy bloody battle, and the Ming army gradually became overwhelmed.

Later, Asano Yukinaga, the son of Asano Nagamasa, led Shishido Motosu and Ota Kazuyoshi to lead 6,000 troops to help, so the Ming army stopped the attack, and Mori Hidemoto led the whole army to retreat to Busan. After that, the 5th, 6th, and 7th routes of the Ming army and the Korean army continued to march in Jeolla Province, successively defeating the remnants of the Japanese army in Mastiff, Chehyeon, Manboksa Temple, Namwon, Gorye, Gurye, Murchuyi, and Dingjin, and the Ming army advanced to the south of Gyeongsang and Jeolla Province.