Chapter 15: Conquering Lumen
Zhong Nan has always followed the main general, he looked at the six roads, and found that there was a threat to the main general, so he used arrows or spears to solve them. Although Shi Changting is a general, he can take the lead when he goes into battle to kill the enemy, because the morale of the Ming army is high at this time, more and more Qingzhou soldiers are killed under the city gate, and some soldiers are carrying huge wooden stakes to hit the heavy city gate. Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese army on the city wall shot a few soldiers who were carrying the stake with a strong bow, because the stake was extremely heavy, and it could not be lifted after a few fewer people, and some soldiers wanted to fill the position and were also shot by the Japanese army one by one, and the action of breaking open the city gate was instantly disintegrated.
Seeing that the city gate was difficult to be opened in a short period of time, Shi Changting saw a siege ladder, jumped off the horse, and then climbed the ladder in three or two steps. Zhong Nan was originally riding a horse to follow Shi Changting's right back, and when he saw the main general ascending the siege ladder, he also turned over and dismounted and climbed up from another nearby siege ladder. The two of them climbed up quickly in the rain of arrows and bullets, and finally climbed near the entrance of the city wall, but an alert Japanese army found them, this Japanese army was holding a longbow, and was about to bend the bow and set up an arrow, but Zhong Nan's arrow came first and hit him. Shi Changting took advantage of this short gap, and after a few columns, he took the lead on the edge of the city wall, but before others could stand firmly, a Japanese soldier slashed a knife, Shi Changting turned slightly sideways, and the blade grazed his waist. At this time, another Japanese soldier next to him pounced on him when he saw this, and swung his knife at Shi Changting, and now the general had nowhere to hide, unless he stepped back and jumped off the city wall, but that was tantamount to suicide.
At the last moment, Zhong Nan, who had not yet climbed up, saw that his master was in danger, and he only felt a surge of adrenaline, he leaned on the siege ladder, bent his bow and arrows sideways, and his movements were like flowing water in one go. Since Zhong Nan was only a few meters away from Shi Changting at this time, the arrow instantly shot through the sword-wielding soldier, and the knife he swung out was only a punch away from Shi Changting.
The general breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly jumped to the aisle of the city wall before turning his head, and found that it was the new Ding of his own military camp who saved his life. There was no time to thank him, he beckoned Zhong Nan to hurry up and follow, and then waved his long sword and drove away. Zhong Nan quickly climbed the city wall and joined his own main general, two people back to back, one with a sword and one with a spear, slashing all the way along the city wall, helping more Ming troops to climb the city wall.
As one Ming soldier after another jumped onto the aisle and joined the team of the two, the Qingzhou soldiers around Shi Changting gathered more and more, and the gap in the Japanese army became bigger and bigger. The aisle of the city wall is not very wide, although the number of Japanese troops is more than that of the Ming army, but there is no advantage, and the Qingzhou soldiers led by Shi Changting and Zhong Nan are forced to retreat. Seeing this, the general still did not want to give up, he shouted and shouted, as if he was encouraging his soldiers to rush forward, and the two sides immediately stuck together and began a close hand-to-hand combat.
Hand-to-hand combat relies on the spirit of not being afraid of death, no matter how strong the other party is, it is right to move forward bravely, in this regard, the Ming army is not inferior. The more than 100 Qingzhou soldiers who rushed to the city wall were the elite of the elite, and Shi Changting was also a fierce general who was not afraid of death, and even Zhong Nan, who was on the battlefield for the first time, was red-eyed, and they waved the weapons in their hands tirelessly, and many people's swords were chopped up. Against such a group of soldiers, the Japanese army who was originally good at fighting to the death became more and more frightened, and the Japanese general looked at the formation of his side slowly retreating behind, knowing that he was powerless to return to the sky, and his face gradually had a frightened look, he thought about it for a moment and then made a decision, beckoning the soldiers to start retreating.
The changes on the battlefield were often only in a blink of an eye, and the situation that was not yet clear changed significantly with the retreat of the Japanese army at the South Gate. On the city wall of Lumen, the war was nearing the end, the Ming army was closely chasing the fleeing Japanese army, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of these invaders, and at the same time someone quickly opened the city gate, and a large number of Ming troops poured into the city, so far, Lumen was finally conquered.
Zhong Nan planted a large banner embroidered with the word "Shi" at the head of the city, and at the same time suggested to the main general: while pursuing the Japanese army, send several horsemen to the west and north gates, inform his other Ming troops that the Lumen has been broken, and at the same time can also use this news to disturb the morale of the other party's army. The general thought so, and asked him to bring a few personal soldiers to act at the opportunity, Zhong Nan pulled Chen Kepeng, Cui Dazheng and a few other comrades, and explained their tasks while running. Not long after, shouts rang out in the city of Pyongyang: The south gate has been broken, and the Japanese have fled! The shouts drifted out with the gust of wind, and it was a bilingual broadcast, and the Japanese part of it was taught by a veteran who had dealt with the Japanese army for many years.
Li Rusong, who was supervising the army in the Chinese army's camp, was always paying attention to the movements of the three city gates, and he saw the "Shi" banner in the south of the city from a distance, and he was surprised in his heart - the south gate, which he was least optimistic about, was the first to break the city. However, it is always a good thing, although it is not his descendant unit that has achieved the first merit, but as a general who is fully responsible for the front line of the war to aid Korea, no matter which team wins the first place, his credit is always indispensable. Li Rusong didn't think much about it, ordered the Ming artillery battalion to intensify shooting, and at the same time led the rest of the men and horses to join the siege in the west of the city. Soon after, Hanzhumen, Ordinary Gate, Qixingmen, and Peony Peak were also conquered one after another, and the Ming troops in the three directions gradually converged, and the recovery of Pyongyang City was just around the corner.
The commander of the Japanese army guarding Pyongyang was the commander of the First Army, Konishi, and as soon as the Lumen was broken, he knew that his side was over, so he sent people to seek support from friendly forces, but he did not see half of the people who came to help, so he had no choice but to lead the remnants to break through. How did he know that Otomo Yoshitomo originally led a force to reinforce, but when he arrived outside Pyongyang, he was frightened by the earth-shaking artillery of the Ming army, and he didn't care to support Governor Konishi, so he retreated without a fight.
The Japanese army and the Ming army that broke through the siege were on the verge of breaking out in the city of Pyongyang, and the two sides were fighting again. Now Shi Changting's department has converged with the main force, and the army surrounds the west, north, and south, forcing the Japanese army to retreat to the east of the city. In the chaotic battle, Li Rusong's mount was killed by the Japanese arquebusier, and Li Rubai's helmet was also shot, but the two brothers ignored it, but the more they fought, the more courageous the Ming soldiers saw their own commander so brave, and their morale was greatly shocked, and the soldiers worked together to drive the Japanese army out of Pyongyang City.
Outside the city, Governor Konishi counted his men, although he was driven out by the Ming army, but he still had nearly 10,000 people left, and there was still hope to win back a game. Governor Konishi pondered for a long time, and at the same time was worried that there were still Ming army ambushes in the east of the city, so he did not dare to stay longer, so he went all the way north, and finally retreated to Fengyuelou, a corner of the north of the city, where he regained his morale, intending to break through first, and then wait for an opportunity to recapture Pyongyang City.
Looking back at the city, Li Rusong ordered the temporary withdrawal of troops, and after the three troops gathered together, the generals were summoned to the Chinese army camp to discuss matters, and the soldiers finally had a short respite.
In the camp of the Shandong soldiers, Zhong Nan was so tired that he sat on the ground, and at this time he found that he was covered with blood all over his body, and he could no longer distinguish which ones belonged to him and which ones belonged to the Japanese army. He was so tired that he didn't have the energy to deal with it, he just wanted to have a good rest for a while, and before he could close his eyes, he saw Chen and Cui walking towards him.
It seems that the two should not have suffered any major injuries, except for Cui Dazheng's right shoulder being tightly wrapped, there are no other bandaging marks on the two of them. The three brothers casually found a dry place to sit on the ground, and then Chen Kepeng asked, "Second brother, I heard that you saved General Shi's life?" ”
"Where is the rescue, isn't the task of our pro-soldiers to protect General Shi?" Zhong Nan didn't care very much.
"Having said that, if it weren't for you today, General Shi might not have been able to get out of the way!" Chen Kepeng said.
"That's right, second brother, no matter what, you saved the general!" Cui Dazheng on the side echoed.
"Even so, it's not like continuing to be a soldier," Zhong Nanman didn't care, "Could it be that I can restore my status as a good citizen?" ”
Chen Kepeng knew that Zhong Nan wanted to get rid of the fate of confiscating the army and return to ordinary people, so he didn't care about saving his boss, he turned his head and looked around, and found that everyone was hurrying to rest, and no one was paying attention to their conversation, so he lowered his head and whispered: "Although you are still your soldier, your status is definitely different, and there is a bounty to some extent, and if you want to be promoted in the future, it will be much easier than us!" ”
Zhong Nan didn't think about it at first, but he listened to it, although he is now in the pro-military camp, he has no official position, just a big-headed soldier, if he wants to change his identity, he must at least be a guerrilla or a general or something like a general. Now that he can be promoted, he can't help but have some longing in his heart - what position can he give himself?
It's estimated that it will be a captain or captain, although it is very low, but it is more or less an official, if you make a great contribution one day, it is estimated that you can be promoted to the next level...... Zhong Nan calculated in his heart how many times he had to make meritorious contributions to become a general, and he was a little disheartened after calculating, he knew very well that in the Chinese army, to be promoted is not only to have military merits, but also to have people who appreciate you, otherwise it is likely that you will spend your life in low-level official positions such as captains, this kind of example is not uncommon.