Chapter 410: The Battle of Seoul

On the side of the Ming army, Qi Jiguang watched the chaotic siege of the North Korean army with a telescope in his hand, and shook his head helplessly, it would be strange if it could be defeated. However, Qi Jiguang also knew that it was useless to rely on the North Korean army.

The rest will depend on whether you can blow up the walls of Seoul with explosives packs.

In fact, the city wall is still very important for the defense of firearms, in World War II, the Japanese hit Jinling, and used countless heavy artillery but still failed to open Jinling City. Later, it was only with the use of airplanes and very powerful aerial bombs that the city of Jinling was blown up.

It's just that it was the Jinling Fortress that had been strengthened by later generations, and this is the Korean Seoul city.

If the Japanese play with the thickening of the city wall inside, I am afraid that they will not be able to blow it up, but if you try it, you can be regarded as giving an explanation. Qi Jiguang thought about it very comprehensively, anyway, there was nothing to lose if he tried it.

As the North Korean army rushed forward, there were also a hundred and ten demomen of the Ming army.

The explosives were wrapped in his hands, and after rushing under the city walls, he made holes directly in the walls. It's not too hard for them, and they've practiced it countless times before. The hammers and hammers are all in battle, and a hole is dug out to plug the explosive bag.

If you don't stuff the explosives bag into the city walls, but put it under the city, it will not be possible to blow it up.

More than a dozen explosive packets were stuffed into the city walls, and then the soldiers of the Ming army pulled the line and ran away.

The Korean soldiers also retreated like a tide, and the damage was too great. The Japanese in the city had firearms, bows and arrows, and there was no way to attack them, and they filled them with human lives, and the Korean army did not have that kind of courage.

The faces of the three generals Yi Sun-sin were all ugly, because the Korean army had retreated too quickly.

Kobayakawa Takakei, who was standing at the head of Seoul, nodded with satisfaction, and looked at the Ming army formation opposite with a mocking face. In fact, they had already discussed a strategy, and Seoul could not be defended.

Taking the North Korean people hostage is not a long-term solution.

Whether it is the North Korean army or the Ming army, patience will always run out one day, once they don't take into account the people in the city and directly bombard the city, then their own side will suffer a big loss.

Seoul can't hold it, this is the consensus of everyone, and a breakthrough is a must.

The combat strategy is to break out from the north, where is the station of the Ming Water Division, and after rushing over, you can escape from the encirclement of the Ming army. After killing them, they can retreat to Busan.

Once you arrive in Busan, you can try to cross the sea while securing your base.

Although it may not be successful, it is better than waiting for death here, and there may be heavy casualties on the way, but it is also better than the total annihilation here, and then it will be as much as possible to escape.

It's sad, but there's no way around it.

As long as you hold on for a few days, taking advantage of the frustration of the Ming army, there is still a great possibility of breaking through. Kobayakawa Takakei looked at the defeated and retreating Korean army below, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it seems that the Korean people should be able to drag on for a few days.

It's just that before Kobayakawa Takakei's breath was relieved, a violent explosion sounded, and then there were explosions one after another. The walls shook in an instant, as if there had been an earthquake.

Looking in the shaky direction, Kobayakawa Takakei was suddenly shocked.

The city wall suddenly collapsed downward, and it collapsed for a long time, and the Japanese who were standing on the city wall collapsed like a gourd rolling on the ground, and many of them smashed directly into the city wall, and they were directly smashed into meat sauce.

Kobayakawa Takakei suddenly felt a big death, and as long as there was one thought in his heart, it was over.

Seeing that the city wall had collapsed, Qi Jiguang showed a smile on his face, turned his head and said to the herald: "Attack it!" ”

The words were very indifferent, there was no momentum, Qi Jiguang had already passed the time to use words to inspire morale. Daming God of War, if he stands here, his morale will not be low.

With Qi Jiguang's order, the Ming army rushed to Seoul like a tide.

The army directly entered Seoul, and all the young generals who rushed to the front were young generals, including Cao Wen's edict and Renlong, as well as those noble sons and daughters of the eastern camp of Jingying.

The Liaodong Army was not to be outdone, although Li Chengliang did not go up, but his son Li Rusong's generals Zha Dashou and others also rushed forward with a roar, and their morale was like a rainbow.

"Plug the gap, plug the gap, you must not let the Ming army rush in!"

Kobayakawa Takakei, who was standing at the head of the city, had already panicked, and hurriedly beckoned the Japanese to plug the gap, once the Ming army entered the city, it would really be over, and the gap must be plugged and the Ming army's attack repulsed.

It's just that the idea is good, but can it really be done?

Seoul is the royal capital of Joseon, although it is not as big as the Ming Dynasty, but he is not small, there are only 80,000 Japanese pirates, how many are assigned to the four directions? Kobayakawa Takakei is too much here, more than 20,000 people.

But how many Ming troops were there? Qi Jiguang's side is 150,000.

Not counting the North Korean army, not counting the royal sailors, once the Ming army pours in, how can it be stopped? As soon as the Japanese invaders formed a formation in the gap, the shield soldiers of the Ming army rushed up, and the grenades smashed directly towards the Japanese military town.

The sound of explosions instantly rang out in the Japanese army.

The Japanese army's military formation was suddenly in chaos, and the shield soldiers of the Ming army rushed directly into the Japanese army's military formation, and the subsequent Ming army also rushed in, and then it was completely unstoppable.

When Kobayakawa Takashi saw this scene, his body shook and almost fell to the ground.

100,000 troops swarmed in and rushed directly to the Japanese in the city, and the Korean army also rushed in, and the Korean people in the city also made moves at this time, and they had long been fed up with the anger of the Japanese in these days.

The Japanese burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil, pressuring the Koreans to go to the city, and forcing them to work with knives.

Now that the official army has come back, the Korean people immediately broke out, leading the way for the Ming army, and a few people even went directly to the knife and held it for too long.

For a time, the whole Seoul was in chaos, and the Japanese soldiers were defeated.

Outside of Seoul, Qi Jiguang glanced at Li Chengliang and said with a smile: "If the Japanese Kingdom abandons the city and leaves, the rest will be handed over to General Li!" ”

Behind Li Chengliang was the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, and on the other side was the cavalry of the Jurchens, and the people of the four Yehe divisions and the Jianzhou Jurchens were all there. Qi Jiguang still has 50,000 soldiers by his side, ready to pursue at any time.

The Marines of the Royal Marines did not move to the north, they did not enter the city.

The walls of the city were broken in the south, and it was naturally impossible for them to enter the city from the north after going around that side. Qi Jin stood in front of the military formation, staring at the northern wall of Seoul, his eyes full of anticipation.

The south is broken, and if the Japanese do not abandon the city and flee, then they can only die in Seoul.

If they abandon the city and flee, then the North City is the one they will definitely choose, and once they come out of the North City Gate, then the opportunity for their own meritorious service will come. Luo Shangzhi, who was beside Qi Jiguang, had already been gearing up, looking impatient.