Text Volume XII, Chapter 2, Section 1 The Great Army Advances Eastward
On the first day of April in the fifth year of Chongzhen, Jiangbao, Liaodong.
This day is the date of the expedition of the army stipulated by the Zhenguo Gong, and Wu Xing, the chief general of the Ming army on the right side and the chief officer of Liaoyang Town, convened the generals in the Chinese army early to prepare for the expedition!
After thirty years, Li Dingguo, the chief military officer of southern Liaoning, Gao Hongguang, the chief military officer of Taining, Huang Fuming, the chief military officer of Haixi, Ai Nengqi, the chief military officer of Tashan, and Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, led dozens of generals from various battalions into the hall of the Chinese army.
I saw Wu Xing sitting on the head in iron armor, and after the generals saluted in turn, they sat down one by one according to their official positions and battalions.
Wu Xing looked at the generals above the hall, a smile appeared on his face, and said: "Today is the date set by the Duke of Zhenguo, and you must have been waiting very anxiously. ”
"Haha!"
The generals all laughed when they heard this, just like Wu Xing said, but the generals were already impatient, and even the soldiers of each battalion were already eager to try, ready to make great achievements in the upcoming battle.
"In the past, the town had ordered all battalions not to collect at night and cross the Yalu River to investigate the reality of the Korean army, but now the battalions have gathered the situation without collecting the soldiers at night."
Speaking of this, Wu Xing picked up a document from the bookcase in front of him and continued: "At present, the Korean king Yi Liang has forcibly requisitioned 600,000 troops from all over the country to be stationed in front of our army, including 120,000 troops along the Yalu River in the west of Pyongan Province, 100,000 troops along the Yalu River in the east of Pyongan Province, and a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses in the south and north provinces of Nyongan Province in the north. In addition, the Korean army was also stationed in various dangerous places in Pyongan Province, with a total of 120,000 soldiers and horses. The remaining 200,000 troops were stationed in two places, one was Pyongyang Fortress in the southern section of Pyongan West Province, and the other was Wangxian Fortress in Gyeonggi Province, each of which was 100,000 troops. ”
Yang Guozhu frowned and asked, "Dare to ask Mr. Wu, where is the anti-king Li Liang?" ”
Wu Xing said with a smile: "Although this so-called king of Korea has gathered the forces of the entire Korea, he did not come to the battlefield in person, but hid in the city of Wangxian at the southern tip of Korea. But ......"
When everyone heard this, they all asked what was going on.
The smile on Wu Xing's face was closed, and he said: "According to the trapping camp, if the soldiers are not reported at night, then the anti-king Li Liang may have some dealings with Japan, and the biggest possibility is that the anti-king Li Liang is ready to borrow troops from Japan!" ”
Everyone was surprised when they heard this.
Japan is a Japanese Bandit! The generals are quite familiar with Japan! Just a few decades ago, Qi Shaobao also led the Qi family army, which had just been established at that time, to fight the Japanese invaders; After that, Emperor Wanli also sent troops to Korea and fought a bloody battle with hundreds of thousands of Japanese regular troops, Japan was the old enemy of the Ming Dynasty!
Li Dingguo, the chief military officer of southern Liaoning, frowned and said, "Is this anti-king Li Liang dizzy?" Japan, like the Manchus, is a wolf ambition and has always wanted to annex Korea! Now the anti-king Li Liang wants to borrow troops from Japan? ”
Gao Hongguang, the chief military officer of Taining, sneered when he heard this, and said, "Hmph! What Li Zongbing said is extremely true, in my opinion, the anti-king Li Liang is lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot, and when the time comes, it is easy to invite God and send God! ”
Huang Fuming, the chief military officer of Haixi, and Ai Nengqi, the chief military officer of Tashan, nodded frequently when they listened to the discussion of the three.
At this time, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, said in a deep voice: "There is one thing we must not forget, even if Japan wants to be unfavorable to North Korea, it is only after the joint efforts to defeat our army!" ”
Everyone was solemn when they heard this, although the Korean army is now insufficient, but after all, there are 600,000 troops, and the population of the Korean country is large, even if the anti-king Li Liang temporarily recruits farmers to form an army, he can pull up a lot of soldiers and horses. Once Japan really agreed to the anti-Wang Li Liang's request for help and sent troops to Korea, then Japan would definitely make full preparations considering that it had been continuously attacked by the Ming army before, and the number of troops dispatched would definitely not be less.
At that time, the North Korean and Japanese coalition forces that the right army will face will reach a million people! How many ants bite and kill elephants! What's more, Japan is different from Korea, and Japan is not one of those Korean waste soldiers who will collapse at the slightest touch!
At this time, Wu Xing slowly got up and said loudly: "General Yang is right, if Japan agrees to the anti-Wang Li Liang's request for help, our army will face an extremely grim situation, even if Japan has a plot against Korea, it will be after defeating our army." Before that, our army will have to face a huge number of enemy forces! ”
After speaking, Wu Xing asked Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu: "General Yang, how are the boats of the army crossing the river prepared?" ”
Yang Guozhu got up and said, "Qiqi Town, 1,800 ships of all kinds have been prepared, and they can transport 100,000 soldiers across the Yalu River in one day!" ”
"Good!"
Wu Xing raised his head and said: "In this battle, although our army is facing a huge number of enemy troops, you must not forget, who are we? We are the master of the Ming Dynasty! We are the most powerful tiger and wolf division in the world! ”
When the generals heard this, their blood was boiling, and their eyes looking at Wu Xing were also eager, and the fighting spirit in their hearts suddenly rose.
"Our army defeated the army of millions of thieves, our army eliminated the extravagant and peaceful thieves who had been entrenched on one side and inherited for thousands of years, and our army exterminated the Manchu Tatars and recovered the territory of Liaodong! Now, our army is gathering here again, just to raise the prestige of the emperor again! This town doesn't believe that the Korean miscellaneous soldiers and the Dongying Wokou can resist the journey of my Ming Dynasty! ”
"That's right! Kill the Yalu River and conquer Pyongyang City! ”
"Bloody battle! Bloody battle! ”
"Capture the anti-king Li Liang alive! Fight all the way to Japan! ”
All the generals raised their arms and shouted, eager to immediately lead their soldiers to kill the Yalu River.
Wu Xing was also infected by the high fighting spirit of the generals, and his eyes were full of desire for bloody battles and expectations for the glory of the generals!
"Pass the order! The soldiers of each battalion immediately reorganized their troops, and at the same time mobilized the people to transport grain and grass, and two hours later, the armies of each division marched eastward! ”
"Order!"
Li Dingguo, the chief military officer of southern Liaoning, Gao Hongguang, the chief military officer of Taining, Huang Fuming, the chief military officer of Haixi, Ai Nengqi, the chief military officer of Tashan, and Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, led dozens of generals from each battalion to hold their fists together to receive the order, and then the generals turned around in turn, and rode back to the camp one after another to reorganize the soldiers and horses.
Two hours later, the soldiers of the battalions of the right army lined up on the plain east of Zhenjiang Fort. The soldiers of the trapped camp, the Yingyang battalion, the Yulin battalion, the Dangkou battalion, and the soldiers of Xuanfu Town formed their own formations, silently in the wilderness, and even the cold wind blew on the bodies of the soldiers of the army, they did not move at all, showing the elite and strength of the army on the right!
Wu Xing, the chief military officer of Liaoyang Town, led the general soldiers and generals of each town to patrol the army formation, and the generals saw that the soldiers of the army were so elite, and their hearts were full of confidence, and they were full of confidence in the big battle in front of them.
What millions of enemy troops, what Japanese and Korean coalition forces, in front of the tiger and wolf army of the Ming Dynasty, are all local chickens and dogs, and they are vulnerable!
After Wu Xing, the chief soldier of Liaoyang, led everyone to take a look, he said loudly on the war horse: "Pass the order!" The army immediately marched and went to the west bank of the Yalu River to assemble and prepare to cross the river to fight! ”
All the generals and generals beside him all received the order in unison: "Get the order!" ”
After that, the generals rode back one after another, and each returned to the army of each town. Wu Xing also returned to the trapped camp and led more than 40,000 soldiers to take the lead in setting off with a wave of his hand.
The 230,000 officers and men of the Right Route Army marched out in turn, and the soldiers of the Yingyang Battalion, the Yulin Battalion, and the Dangkou Battalion followed behind the soldiers of the trapped camp, marching eastward in a neat military formation, and the soldiers of Xuanfu Town formed a formation to follow the last formation of the army.
230,000 soldiers of the Ming army formed a huge dragon, starting from Zhenjiang Fort and winding eastward, and it took only two days to reach the west bank of the Yalu River.
At this time, Yang Guozhu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, led his troops to prepare 1,800 ships of all kinds in advance, and they were already ready, moored on the Yalu River where the cold wind was still blowing, as if it was a city that could not be seen, and it was magnificent!
After the officers and men of the army on the right rushed to the riverside, Wu Xing, the chief officer of Liaoyang Town, ordered the officers and men of each battalion of the army to choose a place to camp and rest, and at the same time ordered the battalion commanders to rush to the big tent of the Chinese army in the evening to discuss matters, and prepare to attack the whole army to cross the Yalu River early the next morning, and kill the Korean country on the east bank of the Yalu River in one fell swoop!
Wu Xing and the generals discussed for a long time, and finally decided that the whole army would attack and cross the river from the southern end of the Yalu River early tomorrow morning, and the main army would land on the west side of Pyongan Province and advance all the way to Pyongyang City in the south of Pyongan Province. At the same time, Wu Xing and the generals also decided to divide a detachment to land on the east road of Pyongan Province and advance all the way to the northeast, responsible for attracting the forces of the Korean state and providing cover for the main army.
After everything was arranged, the generals dispersed, Wu Xing sat alone in the camp of the Chinese army, the excitement before the war made Wu Xing not sleepy, tossing and turning between simply got up and came to the front of the bookcase, and wrote a poem.
"The white helmet and silver robe protect the rivers and mountains, and the BMW is hoarse.
The tiger, wolf, and lion enter the east, and the thieves are all in vain! ”
Wu Xing waved his pen and looked at the poems on the paper, walked out of the Chinese army's tent, looked at the stars in the night sky, and said secretly in his heart: "After this battle, my Ming will be invincible!" The imperial court can finally free up its hands to take care of internal affairs, and the people of the Ming Dynasty can also take a breath and recuperate! ”
Early the next morning, 230,000 officers and men of the Right Route Army marched out of camp early and lined up in the biting cold wind. At this time, 1,800 boats of all kinds lined up on the Yalu River, like a great wall suddenly appearing on the river, which was extremely shocking!
After everything was ready, Wu Xing, the chief military officer of Liaoyang Town, shouted: "The soldiers of all departments are going to fight!" War! ”
With the order of Wu Xing, the chief officer of Liaoyang Town, the 230,000 soldiers of the Right Route Army roared in unison and began to line up to board the ship.
The first battle of the right army is about to start, and 230,000 tiger soldiers have already attacked!