Upon learning of the great victory in Namwon, the Japanese troops in Korea all cheered, and the generals from all walks of life followed the example of Suwon and stepped up to advance to Chungcheong-do.

At the same time, as the general of the Sacheon garrison, Xiubao was not idle, for defensive considerations, Xiubao abandoned the old city of Sacheon and built a new city in the south of it, and the selected city site was surrounded by the sea on three sides, which could be compared with Suncheon and Busan; One side is open to land, and you can go directly to Mashan through the old city and Jincheng.

Of course, this was only the first step in the entire defense plan, and Hidebo listened to Gao Hu's advice and adopted the strategy of "building a high castle and accumulating grain" to replan the defense system around Sacheon.

According to the original plan, Xiubao planned to maintain its sphere of influence in the area around the Sacheon Peninsula with Jinseong as the first line of defense in the north, the old city of Sacheon as the second line of defense, and the east and west relying on the water village for defense. However, as time passed, this defense system became more and more unable to meet Hidebo's requirements, especially in the east and west, due to the frequent harassment of the North Korean naval army, the water villages on both sides were already in a hurry, and if the war was together, how could they still take care of the battle on land.

Therefore, Xiubao ordered Gao Hu to redesign the city defense system, on the one hand, to ensure land security, and on the other hand, to withdraw against the North Korean naval forces on Xianshan Island.

Gao Hu deserves to be a famous general in the construction of the city, and it only took three days to design a more complete and huge plan.

In this plan, the defense area extends from Jiangnan to Jiangbei, relying on the old site of Jinzhou and Yining to form the first line of defense as the key to the north gate of Jinjiang;

On the south bank of the Jinjiang River, the new Wangjin Fortress is built across the river from Jinzhou, and together with the Jincheng Fortress in the east and the Songlin Fortress in the west, it forms the second line of defense as the defense line along the river;

In the west side of the old city of Sacheon Jinju Bay to build a new Yongchun wall, east side of the suburbs of Gucheng to expand Kunyang wall, with the three cities to form the third and most important line of defense, this line of defense across the Sacheon Peninsula, connecting both sides of the water village, its safety is directly related to the connection between Sacheon and Suncheon, Busan, it is no exaggeration to say, this line of defense is the lifeline of Sacheon City, here is broken, Xiubao's land access will be completely cut off.

In the end, Gao Hu built another castle on Songzhi Mountain between the old city and the new city, which was responsible for guarding the main road between the north and the south, and at the same time serving as the last line of defense for the new city, buying time for Xiubao to lead his troops to retreat. Such a tight defensive system made the army full of self-confidence, as Shima Kiyoshi said: "If you are not afraid of the enemy coming, you are afraid that he will not dare to come." ”

The reason why he dared to go deep alone was out of trust in the Korean navy, even if the Japanese army killed, he did not need to worry, as long as he took the naval warship at the pier, he could arrive at Jeolla Zusuyeong (Yeosu) in less than a day, and then continue westward, passing through Jeolla Yousuyeong, Chungcheong-do Suyeong, and finally arrive at Ganghwado Suyeong, so that he could enter Seoul by land.

Although most of the trip was spent at sea, with the strong strength of the Korean navy, Kwon did not need to worry about his own safety at all, even if the Japanese ships were close at hand, he must not hurt himself in the slightest, this is the self-confidence tempered by the Battle of Munroku.

But with the loss of Namwon and Jeonju one after another, this self-confidence also began to waver, if the Japanese army took advantage of the situation to capture Chungcheong-do, then their road to Seoul north would be cut off, which was still light, if the three-way army would attack Seoul, then the scene of the Battle of Munroku would be staged again, and he would be completely isolated.

Perhaps out of sympathy, the day before receiving Yoo Sung-ryong's order, Kwon Cho mobilized the North Korean Navy to attack the Busan Grain Road to slow down the Japanese army's march.

At this time, the Korean naval army was in the hands of Won Jun, and as mentioned above, this person ousted Yi Sunsin through party struggle, and became the commander of the three naval forces. But he was born in the cavalry, and he can be said to know nothing about water warfare, and it was thanks to Yi Sunsin's mention that he was appointed as the right water envoy of Gyeongsang.

After talking about character and ability, this person has the characteristics of the Korean nation, and likes to engage in formalism, just like the two Koreas later abolished the Chinese characters and the proverbs, Yuan Junyi came to power, regardless of 3721, he abolished all the rules and regulations established by Yi Sunsin, and even the generals left by Yi Sunsin were all dismissed by him, and important official positions were assumed by his own henchmen.

It stands to reason that the new official has three fires in office, and you should do something practical after you finish formalism, but Yuan Jun doesn't think so.

When Yi Sunsin was there, he studied military affairs all day long, stayed up all night with his generals to discuss countermeasures, visited the barracks in peacetime, consulted ordinary soldiers, and asked his subordinates for ideas whenever there was a war, and only took action after they had reached an agreement.

And this Lord Yuan didn't move after the three fires, not only did he not hold a military meeting to discuss countermeasures, but he drank all day long, and took his concubine to the water camp to have fun together, and within a few days, the military camp was full of smoke and miasma, and the rules and regulations were completely messed up. Drinking like life is a major feature of Yuan Jun, if you can drink, the key is that you can't drink, if you drink too much, you will get drunk and crazy, and the slightest dissuasion is a big punishment, which has caused the army to complain, and morale is also low.

With such a general as the commander, can the North Korean naval army continue to write the glory of the past? After receiving Quanxuan's order, Yuan Jun immediately ordered the troops to be dispatched, once again leaving the opinions of the generals behind.

In the early morning of 26 December, Won Gyun led more than 200 North Korean warships to set sail from Xiansan Island and march eastward along the southeast coast, planning to arrive at Pusan Port at night and annihilate all the naval forces in the port. ”

That night, as soon as the Korean navy arrived at Yeongdo Island outside the port of Busan, they encountered a reconnaissance ship led by Yasuharu Wakisaka, who immediately sent a ship to request support from the chief of Kurijima in the port.

As early as the evening, there was a heavy fog near Busan, the visibility was very low, coupled with the strong sea breeze and rough waves, the North Korean naval army came from afar, nervous and tired, and could not lock the Japanese army to open fire.

But even in the face of so many unfavorable factors, Yuan Jun still ordered a full-front attack according to the original plan, trying to annihilate the Japanese army before it was completely out to sea.

But it backfired, the soldiers on board had been rocking the oars for a day, their arms were already weak, and they were hungry and slow, and the waves were raging and bumpy, and the mobility that the Korean navy was proud of was now gone.

On the other hand, the Japanese navy, Hyotaka had long seen through the trick of "encircling Wei and saving Zhao" in North Korea, and expected that it would use the navy to contain it, so a few days ago he ordered the navy in the port of Busan to be ready for battle at all times, so that it could go to sea to fight at any time.

In this way, the first large-scale naval battle since the entry into the DPRK is about to start, and as for the result, let's see the next breakdown.

(I don't think I can write much about my relatives tomorrow, and I estimate that I will change it in the second year of junior high school, don't blame me, it's rare to go home once, and I have to accompany my family.) I wish you all good luck and good health every year in the Year of the Snake! ）