Chapter 395: The Blue Hoof Pavilion
Many of them were killed directly, and some were not killed, but there were splashes of earth and rocks everywhere, and the Japanese were densely packed in military formations, and there were no trenches or anything like that, so they were directly smashed and rolled down the hillside.
The Ming army had a lot of casualties, not to mention the Japanese invaders, who were all wiped out directly.
Zu Chengxun also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, fortunately he didn't blow up the mountain, otherwise all his people would have to be buried inside. The battle was fought quickly, but the credit was not good.
Zu Chengxun felt that he would definitely be punished when he went back, and if his face could be good-looking, he would have a ghost.
"Come on, go up, kill all the pirates, leave no one alive, and find our own brother as soon as possible." Zu Chengxun ordered the people around him, gritting his teeth.
Obviously, Zu Chengxun vented all his anger on the Japanese Kou.
"General, General!" Zha Dashou, who retired, came to Zu Chengxun's side, he was also injured on his body, and his head was smashed, but he had to persuade Zu Chengxun.
"General, the leader of that Japanese is called Kato Kiyomasa."
"He's the commander of the Second Legion of the Japanese Invaders, we still have to arrest him back, but the Admiral said, this person wants to live, don't let the brothers below chop off his head."
When Zu Chengxun heard this, he nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, go and explain to the brothers, catch it alive." ”
Zu Chengxun and Cha Dashou's idea was beautiful, but it turned out not to be as the two of them thought, Kato Kiyomasa died and was blown up. When the Ming army threw grenades, this cargo was in front of the military formation.
Kiyomasa Kato, who died, had his head cut off and was taken back by Zu Chengxun to prepare for the invitation.
In this battle, the Ming army killed more than 400 people and wounded more than 2,000 people, of which more than 300 were seriously wounded. Zu Chengxun heard the report of the people below, and his face darkened.
"Pack up and go back!" Zu Chengxun was unhappy in his heart, but the matter had come to this point, and he could only go back.
When Zu Chengxun turned back to Xingqing Mansion, the two sides of the Ming army were also continuing to advance, Zhang Weixian's army was approaching Huangzhou, and after taking Huangzhou, the army could further approach Kaesong.
Li Chengliang left Xingqing Province with his people and led a large army into Gangwon Province, and the front of the army was directed at Gyeonggi Province in North Korea.
At this time, stationed in Kaesong was Otomo Yoshitomi of the Third Legion of the Japanese Invaders, who had only more than 5,000 men at his disposal. After hearing about the defeat of Konishi Yukinaga, Otomo Yoshitomo suddenly fell into a very embarrassing situation.
After hesitating and struggling for two days, Otomo Yoshito chose to flee directly.
He led his army and retreated directly from Kaesong to Seoul in Gyeonggi-do.
Zhang Weixian occupied Hwangju, Haeju and Kaesong without much effort, and the army went directly into Kaesong, and the next step was to enter Gyeonggi Province and then attack Seoul.
At this time, in the city of Seoul, Ukita Hideya listened to the battle report brought by the people below with a dark face.
"General, the news is confirmed!" It was Mori Terumoto, the commander of the Seventh Legion of the Wakos, who spoke, and his expression was also very ugly at this time, and his tone was full of grief and indignation.
"The First Army led by Governor Konishi totaled 18,000 people, and in addition to the soldiers stationed in various places, 13,000 people in Pyongyang City were completely annihilated by the Ming Army, and Governor Konishi was captured."
Ukita Hideya frowned, and Yuki-Nishi Yuki-chan couldn't quit?
The First Army Corps totaled more than 18,000 men, and Pyongyang was directly crippled in the first battle.
"The commander of the Third Army, Kuroda Nagamasa, led the 8,000 men of the Third Army in Pyongyang City, and was also completely annihilated, and Kuroda Nagamasa was also captured. Otomo Yoshitomi, the 3rd Army stationed in Kaesong, led 6,000 men to retreat to Seoul. ”
"Kato Kiyomasa of the Second Army led 5,000 people to the Ming Dynasty, which has been completely wiped out by the Ming army, and the 6,000 people who remained in Xingqing Mansion have also been completely annihilated, and more than 8,000 people have been withdrawn, and they have been settled."
The more the Ukita Hideya listened, the heavier his mood became, among the three legions, Kato Kiyomasa had the most people, more than 20,000 people, and they were actually destroyed.
"The general who sent the message, we need support!" Ukita Hideya didn't even think about it and began to call for additional personnel, relying on his own people to face the Ming army, there was no chance of winning at all.
You must know that although the North Korean army is a waste, it is very happy these days.
Especially after the Ming army entered North Korea and was defeated by the Ming army in Pyongyang, the North Korean army was even more happy. The current situation is that if there is no increase in troops, it will be difficult to defeat the Ming army.
"Sorting out the rout, we are going to have a big battle with Daming."
Following the orders of Ukita Hideya, a large number of Japanese began to assemble in Seoul, including the Seventh Army of Mori Terumoto, the Eighth Army of Ukita Hideya, the Sixth Army of Kobayakawa Takakei, and the Fifth Army of Fukushima Masanori, which had been stationed in Seoul.
With four legions, plus the defeated troops in front, the Japanese amassed 100,000 Japanese in Seoul.
After detailed deliberations, Ukita Hideya was stationed in Seoul as the commander of the rear army, and Kobayakawa Takakei led the army into Bihokan as the former commander of the army, preparing to use the terrain here to fight a big battle with the Ming army.
Bihokwan is the only way to get to Seoul, and the terrain here is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it a very suitable battlefield for Japanese invaders.
The army of the Ming Dynasty also began to converge on this side, Li Chengliang's army and Zhang Weixian's army met together, and Qi Jiguang also led the army to Kaesong.
The three of them met again to discuss the next step in the march.
At the same time, it is also necessary to wait for follow-up supplies, because after taking Huangzhou, the ships of the Liaodong Naval Division can go to sea from Liaodong and directly transport supplies to Huangzhou, and the Ming army is also waiting for this new supply line to open.
Inside Kaesong Castle.
Qi Jiguang sat on the main seat, with a map hanging in front of him, and the expression on his face was very serious. Li Chengliang and Zhang Weixian sat below, quietly waiting for Qi Jiguang to speak.
"The two generals fought very well in front, but I am afraid that the battle below will be difficult."
Qi Jiguang pointed to the map and said: "Seoul, the capital of the Joseon king, is here, and if the army wants to attack Seoul, it must go here, that is, the Bihu Pavilion, the terrain here is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack. ”
"What do the two generals think?"
Li Chengliang and Zhang Weixian glanced at the map, and then Li Chengliang said: "I'm afraid there is no way to win this battle by surprise, judging from the terrain, it can only be fought little by little." ”
Zhang Weixian also nodded: "Yes!" There is no way to take advantage of it, so you can only beat it little by little. ”
Nodding, Qi Jiguang also said in agreement: "The two generals and Ben Shuai think the same, and they really need to be beaten little by little, but we don't have to be too anxious." ”
"There's news from the Royal Marines that they've sent warships to attack Tsushima."
"Once the royal sailors have conquered Tsushima Island, they will directly cut off the back road of the Japanese invaders, and they will be the ones who are in a hurry at that time."