On the south side of the stone bridge, the winding path in the mountains was the only way for Konishi's troops to retreat south. Therefore, once the Japanese people encounter resistance, they will definitely attack with all their might. After all, this trail was the way of life for their retreat south. The fighting here is certainly much fiercer. Therefore, Luo Shiyin, Luo Shangzhi and Abbot Xiuneng negotiated and decided that Luo Shangzhi would lead 1,500 Ming soldiers to guard the hillside on the south side of the stone bridge. On the north side of the stone bridge, the rest of the personnel led by Luo Shiyin and Abbot Xiu Neng were responsible for guarding it.

After the distribution of troops, the two teams began to prepare separately.

Luo Shangzhi ordered all 1,500 soldiers to climb the hillside on the south side of the stone bridge, use the rocks and artemisia grass on the hillside as concealment, and secretly ambush in front of the mountaineering path, just waiting for Konishi Yukinaga's troops to come and die.

To the north of the stone bridge, fifty meters northwest of the junction of the two rivers, sits a tall mountain peak. Luo Shiyin and Abbot Xiu Neng ambushed their men and nearly 500 Ming soldiers in the dense cypress forest on the south side of the mountain. If Konishi Yukinaga's troops had been attacking the Ming army on the south side of the stone bridge for a long time and had returned to the north side of the stone bridge to escape, the troops in ambush in the cypress forest would have dealt them a head-on blow.

After everything was arranged, Luo Shiyin ordered the soldiers to hide themselves and not to speak casually. Once Konishi's troops arrived, let them cross the river first, and then adapt to the development of the battle situation in the south of the bridge.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to stay on call, everyone was able to replenish some food they had brought with them, and then leaned against the trees to rest.

Bau was not with the rest of the team, he was sent by Luo Shiyin to a commanding height on the east side of the mountain to be in charge of guarding, from this commanding height, the situation below the mountain can be seen at a glance. As soon as Konishi's troops appeared on the narrow mountain road north of the peak, Bau would immediately spot them.

Bau was accompanied by his younger brother Hop. Instead of hiding behind a rock, as Bau did, Hop climbed a tall cypress tree on one side of the rock, crouched among its branches, and looked into the distance with its sensitive ears and eyes.

Abbot Hunong simply ate some of his own meals, and then sat cross-legged on a rock in the forest to meditate. This is the method of rest that he has developed over the years. Of course, there is one important thing in the heart of the meditated abbot who can't let go, that is: whether his three disciples can successfully reach Dulong Peak and ask the Huang brothers to come to help. To a certain extent, whether the Huang brothers can come to help in time is very likely to affect the direction of the entire battle.

After a day of uneasy waiting, in the afternoon of the next day, dozens of scouts sent by Governor Konishi appeared on the narrow mountain road north of Sanhedong. I saw them sneakily walking around and around, and after confirming that they were safe, they quickly walked a distance and left marks on the road they walked.

Obviously, the large force of Governor Konishi should be following not far behind.

Seeing that the Japanese scouts of a few dozen people had completely come into view, Bau ordered Jump Forward to report the news.

Jumping deftly descended from the tree to the bottom of the tree, and jumped to the place where Luo Shiyin was to report the enemy's situation.

Luo Shiyin understood the arrival of the enemy from the jumping action, and hurriedly signaled everyone to get ready.

After reporting the enemy's situation, Jump Hop Fu returned to Bau's side and continued to observe the movement down the mountain.

About a quarter of an hour later, Yukinaga's large army finally appeared in everyone's field of vision. I saw a long procession of Japanese people coming from north to south on the narrow mountain road. Judging from their neat queues and resolute expressions on their faces, it was completely impossible to tell that this was a tired army that had just been defeated and fled for their lives.

Captain Konishi, dressed in a blue array of feathers, walked at the forefront of the procession, surrounded by dozens of close retainers.

Xie Yuan, who was lying in the woods, spotted Liu Yingying walking beside Konishi Yukichang at a glance, and his eyes suddenly widened, paying close attention to his beloved who was gradually approaching.

Compared with a few months ago, Liu Yingying has obviously lost a lot of weight, and her big eyes that could talk in the past are full of resentment and helplessness at this time.

"General, there is the Longchuan River in front. Discover a small stone bridge. On the opposite side is a steep hill. There is a winding path on the hillside that is passable. Did our army cross the river? At this time, Captain Konishi had reached the bottom of the mountain where the detachment was ambushing, and he could clearly hear the sound of the Japanese scouts reporting to him.

Governor Konishi did not answer the scout's request, but he took a few steps forward to a high ground, and looked out over the Longchuan River to the south and the steep slopes on the other side of the river.

"Order the troops to rest in the open space north of the river. A quarter of an hour later, we crossed the river and continued on our way. After observing the surrounding terrain for a while, Governor Konishi ordered a subordinate who had come with him.

"Rest where you are, and set off in a quarter of an hour!" The subordinate immediately commanded in a loud voice.

"Yingying, come, sit down here. You haven't eaten for a day. Sit down and eat as much as you want. Don't go hungry. Governor Konishi pulled Liu Yingying to sit on a piece of bluestone and said with concern.

"I'm not hungry!" Although Liu Yingying sat down, she twisted her head in the direction of her back to Konishi Yukinaga, with obvious displeasure on her face.

"Yingying, I know you don't want to go with me. But in this chaos, how can I rest assured that I will leave you alone? As long as you withdraw to Wang Jing with me, I will find another opportunity to send you back to our country. Daddy promises to let you live a happy life. Why bother singing here? Konishi said. Worry-free Chinese network

"Once again, I tell you that I will not return with you. My homeland is here, North Korea. I was born a North Korean person, and died a North Korean ghost. I'm not going anywhere! This time, if you hadn't been forced to die, I wouldn't have gone with you! Liu Yingying turned her head and said solemnly to President Konishi.

"Good, good, Yingying. Let's not talk about that. You can always have something to eat, right? Yukicho Konishi had a helpless expression.

"I didn't tell you, I'm not hungry." Liu Yingying turned her head again, looked at the surging Longchuan River, and ignored President Konishi.

Governor Konishi had to take out the dry food he had brought with him and eat some indiscriminately.

Xie Yuan, who was lying in the forest on the mountain, listened to all the conversations between Liu Yingying and her father.

Looking at Liu Yingying's somewhat haggard face at the foot of the mountain, Xie Yuan secretly swore that this time, even if he fought with his life, he would rescue his sweetheart, and he would never let President Konishi forcibly take Liu Yingying away from him!

After briefly replenishing some food and water, Konishi Yukinaga stood up and moved his body. This daimyo of the Wa Kingdom, who owned the territory of 240,000 stone in the southern half of Higo, was exhausted at this time.

Of course, this exhaustion did not come from the rapid march for many days, although he was nearly sixty years old, but his many years of military service had already trained his strong muscles and bones, and there was no great problem in coping with this kind of long journey. His exhaustion comes from within, a psychological exhaustion. It was none other than his daughter Liu Yingying, who was standing beside him at the moment, who caused him to be psychologically exhausted.

Governor Konishi thought that in the case of his own death, his daughter agreed to withdraw to Wangjing with him, which shows that his daughter still cares about him very much, and he hopes that through the intimate care of his daughter on the way, he will gradually impress his daughter, bring the relationship between their father and daughter closer, and then retreat to Wangjing with him with peace of mind, and then find an opportunity to send his daughter back to China.

But along the way, his daughter always had a sad face and rarely communicated with herself, and as she got farther and farther away from Pyongyang, her daughter's bad feelings became more and more serious.

Thinking about his love for his daughter, but in the end he was exchanged for his daughter's coldness, Konishi Yukinaga was helpless, and his heart was tormented again and again, which made him even more uncomfortable than losing the battle in Pyongyang this time.

Konishi sometimes thinks that if he did not choose to return to China, but to stay in North Korea to live with his wife and daughter in peace and let his daughter enjoy happiness, it might be a more responsible choice for him as a husband and father.

"Yingying, let's go. Try to climb the hillside ahead before it gets dark and see if there are any villages where we can spend the night. Camping in this barren mountain range, I'm really afraid your body can't stand it. Yukicho Konishi, who finished moving, said to his daughter beside him.

"I wish there were no villages for you to camp in, or you would have killed many innocent people." Liu Yingying said angrily.

“…… Me too...... Order the vanguard to explore the way! Facing his daughter's cold gaze, Governor Konishi wanted to justify the actions of his army, but he couldn't think of a reason for the justification for a while, so he had to shout orders to his subordinates around him.

At this moment, a Ming soldier who was ambushed in the mountain forest north of the stone bridge accidentally kicked a piece of gravel under his feet, and the gravel rolled down the slope down the mountain.

"General, there's movement on the mountain!" One of the subordinates next to Governor Konishi said nervously to Governor Konishi.

This sudden incident made Luo Shiyin and others nervous. If the ambush on the mountain was discovered by Governor Konishi, the entire ambush plan would be disrupted, and it would be difficult to resist the attack of the 4,000-strong Japanese soldiers with the few hundred people around him. Even if Luo Shangzhi on the other side of the river led a team to rush to reinforcements, the Ming army may not be sure of victory by comparing the number of personnel on both sides.

"Send a few people up there to take a look!" The usually cautious governor Konishi ordered.

"Yes, General." The subordinate said yes and waved his hand to signal dozens of scouts not far away to go up the mountain to inquire about the situation.

Seeing the Japanese scouts slowly climbing up the mountain, everyone in ambush in the mountains and forests suddenly became nervous.

Once discovered by the enemy, the original battle plan will be disrupted, and a fight to the death will be inevitable!

At this critical moment, he jumped up on the branch and let out a hiss, and then jumped onto a tall and conspicuous pine tree, deliberately letting the Japanese army under the mountain see him.

Konishi Yukicho found the jump on the mountain, and when he saw that it was a monkey, he relaxed his nervousness, "Forget it, it's a monkey." Leave it alone. It's important to hurry. Order the scouts to hurry up and cross the bridge to find out the path. ”

Upon receiving the order of Governor Konishi, dozens of scouts in charge of pathfinding and reconnaissance immediately returned the same way, then walked across the stone bridge and walked towards the steep hill ahead.