Volume 12, Chapter 2, Section 20 Desperate situation
After a fierce battle, the 10,000 Japanese troops responsible for blocking the Ming soldiers have been wiped out, and the battlefield is full of corpses of Japanese soldiers, but there is not a single remains of the Ming soldiers.
In this battle, the 80,000 soldiers of the Ming army in Liaonan Town and Tashan Town can be described as brilliant results, and the soldiers of the two towns with the assistance of more than 200 artillery pieces had almost no casualties, but when the Japanese army was in pursuit, the soldiers of each battalion suffered some casualties, and there were only more than 200 soldiers in total.
Li Dingguo and Ainengqi walked on the battlefield with dozens of personal guards, constantly talking in a low voice.
"Big brother, I don't think we should stay here, now that the Japanese army is already a frightened bird, we have to go north to pursue it as soon as possible!"
Li Dingguo said with a smile: "It is estimated that now that Mr. Wu has been stationed in the Wolf Forest Mountain on the north bank, the remaining tens of thousands of Japanese troops are already turtles in the urn, and they can't escape the circle!" Therefore, let's let the soldiers take a breath first, the soldiers are really working too hard these days, and if this continues, the casualties of the soldiers will increase dramatically. ”
Ai Nengqi also nodded when he heard this, and said, "That's right, then after we clean up the battlefield here, let's set up a big camp ten miles to the north, and rest for a day first." ”
Li Dingguo nodded and agreed, so he ordered the officers and men of each battalion to seize the time to clean up the battlefield and assemble the whole army in the afternoon of this day. Then Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi led 80,000 soldiers to the north, set up a large camp ten miles north of the battlefield, and at the same time sent the soldiers who did not collect the night to go north in advance to report the situation to Wu Xingyu, the commander of the army.
At the same time, relying on Watanabe Hanzo and the 10,000 defeated Japanese troops to block the desperate attack, the Japanese army commander Sakai Tadaji and General Honda Tadakatsu, who had fled north, had already led the main army of 60,000 to the foot of Wolf Forest Mountain.
Looking at the high and dense wolf forest mountain, the Japanese army commander Sakai Tadaji and the general Honda Tadakatsu all looked grim, this is an excellent place for the army to set up an ambush, who knows if there will be an ambush of the Ming army in this wolf forest mountain?
However, if you don't flee north from the Wolf Forest Mountain in front of you, where else can the 60,000 Japanese troops escape?
All of a sudden, the hearts of the Japanese army commander Sakai Tadaji and General Honda Tadakatsu were full of dark clouds, and it seemed that the two of them and the 60,000 Japanese soldiers behind them were already certain to die!
"General! Are we really going to get out of here? ”
"Where else can we evacuate from here?"
The Japanese commander Sakai Tadaji sighed heavily, and then said: "Pass the order, the army will rest in place, and then evacuate into the mountain in the afternoon!" ”
General Honda Tadakatsu also nodded solemnly, and then turned around to arrange the defense of the army.
It didn't take long for the 60,000 Japanese troops to stop in place, and then began to prepare to bury the pot and make rice.
However, in view of the lessons learned from the previous raids by the Ming army's iron cavalry, the Japanese army commander Sakai Tadaji strictly ordered the army to strengthen its vigilance, and mobilized 20,000 troops to stand by, ready to deal with possible surprise attacks by the Ming army.
Soon, the smoke rose from the camp where the 60,000 Japanese troops were resting, and the Japanese soldiers who fled all the way north finally took a breath, ate a mouthful of food, and recovered their physical strength, which had reached the limit.
On the Wolf Forest Mountain, halfway up the mountain under the cover of a dense forest, Wu Xing, the chief general of the army on the right and the chief officer of Liaoyang Town, and Gao Hongguang, the chief officer of Taining Town, were watching the Japanese camp at the bottom of the mountain.
Behind the two, dozens of generals and garrisons from Liaoyang Town and Taining Town were also staring intently at the 60,000 Japanese troops who were eating at the foot of the mountain.
"Haha!"
After watching it for a while, Wu Xing couldn't help laughing, and said to Gao Hongguang beside him: "It seems that Mr. Li and Mr. Ai are fighting well, and the 300,000 Japanese troops are only tens of thousands in front of them, it seems that this town is too worried!" ”
Gao Hongguang also smiled and said, "Haha! It doesn't matter if the town is too worried, the soldiers of the army have already broken their legs, and now the iron cavalry soldiers of the two towns are still waiting east of Wolf Forest Mountain, and the legs of the soldiers have already run thin! ”
Wu Xing shook his head and said, "I knew that Mr. Li and Mr. Ai could fight like this, so I didn't have to rush here." ”
Gao Hongguang pondered for a moment and asked, "Mr. Wu, how can we fight this battle?" ”
"Don't worry, let's let the Japanese troops under the mountain rest first, and wait until the Japanese army's defense is completely relaxed!"
Gao Hongguang nodded, waved his hand to the dozens of generals and garrisons behind him, and all the generals retreated together and returned to the army to rest.
At this time, Gao Hongguang lowered his voice and said to Wu Xing: "Wu Zongzhen, when we were on the way, we have already received good news from Huangfu General Town and Yang General Town, and the 400,000 Korean army has been wiped out!" In this battle, as long as we annihilate these tens of thousands of Japanese troops, there will basically be no suspense in the Korean War. ”
Wu Xing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "um", and did not speak.
Gao Hongguang organized the language again before continuing: "After this war, most of the imperial court will set up prefectures and counties in the homeland of Korea to exercise direct jurisdiction. Wu Zongzhen, who do you think the imperial court will let lead the army to garrison in the homeland of Korea after this battle? ”
Wu Xing laughed when he heard this, and said: "This matter is not something we should consider, let's just annihilate the enemy army and destroy the Korean state, as for the rest, it's a later story." ”
Gao Hongguang nodded in contemplation and didn't say anything.
Wu Xing glanced at Gao Hongguang and seemed to understand something, so he continued: "Hongguang, we have been robes for many years, and I have something to say to you. ”
"Mr. Wu, please speak, I'll listen to you."
"We are all martial artists, although after the destruction of the Manchu Dynasty, the imperial court gave us all knighthoods, but we are still martial artists. Since he is a warrior, he must have the duty of a warrior, that is, to defend the territory and sweep away the four razors! As for the rest, let's not think too much about it. ”
"But, isn't Zhen Guogong a group that wants us to enter the court?"
Speaking of this, Wu Xing's face couldn't help but feel a trace of gloom, sighed slightly, and said: "Zhen Guogong's proposition is right, if the Ming Dynasty wants to rise again, it must be like the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the ministers of the DPRK and China must be able to enter and exit the prime minister, but it will take time!" ”
Wu Xing paused, stared at Gao Hongguang thoughtfully, and said, "Da Ming needs enough time to accumulate enough martial ministers, so that Wu Xun can compete with the entire Ming Dynasty's civil servants!" Before this, our martial arts may have more say in the court, but it will never be so much that it can influence the government. If Daming comes to the Tumubao change again, not only will our martial arts be greatly injured, but even Daming will not be able to bear it! ”
Gao Hongguang's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he hurriedly said: "But with the presence of the Zhenguo Gong, it will never be like this!" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Xing said with a sad and indignant face: "In the future, in the court, we can only rely on ourselves, and the Duke of Zhenguo will not protect us for the rest of our lives!" ”
In the afternoon, the 60,000 Japanese troops at the foot of the Wolf Forest Mountain had rested for a noon, and their physical strength and spirit had almost recovered.
Seeing that the sun was already turning westward, the Japanese commander Sakai Tadaji and Honda Tadakatsu began to assemble their armies and prepare to lead the remaining 60,000 Japanese troops into the Wolf Forest Mountain before dark. At that time, even if tens of thousands of Ming troops behind them catch up, in the mountains and mountains, the Ming army's iron cavalry, national collapse, and iron cannons will not be useful, and the descendants of the great god of Rizhao may be able to turn defeat into victory and severely damage the Ming army!
More than 60,000 Japanese troops, who had recovered their strength, quickly assembled and began to advance towards Mt. Wolf Forest under the leadership of the Japanese commander-in-chief Sakai Tadaji and the general Honda Tadakatsu.
On the way, Sakai Tadaji looked at the Wolf Forest Mountain in the distance, and then at the 60,000 Japanese soldiers who were marching, and couldn't help but feel sad.
Just ten days ago, he led an army of 300,000 high-spirited soldiers to the south, preparing to block the invincible Ming army in Korea. But in just ten days, there is only one of the six generals under his command, and there are only 60,000 left in the 300,000 army, which can be described as a complete fiasco!
"I wonder what His Highness Taiko will do with me after the news is transmitted back to Japan?"
Worries about his future continue to erode Sakai Tadaji's mind, and the general next to him, Honda Tadakatsu, is similar, constantly lamenting that his future is uncertain, so that neither of them remembered to send a scout horse to the front in advance to open the way!
In this way, 60,000 Japanese troops marched towards Wolf Forest Mountain. Just when the 20,000 Japanese troops in the front had entered the mountains and forests of Wolf Forest Mountain, the rear of the Japanese army suddenly heard the sound of the war drums of the Ming army, and 80,000 soldiers of the Ming army in Liaonan Town and Tashan Town were killed, completely cutting off the retreat of the 60,000 Japanese army!
The Japanese army's commander-in-chief Sakai Tadaji and General Honda Tadakatsu were frightened when they saw this, and immediately ordered the whole army to speed up into the mountain, and must enter the Wolf Forest Mountain before the Ming army arrived.
Suddenly, a trumpet sounded in the dense mountains and forests on the Wolf Forest Mountain, and then countless Ming soldiers poured out from the dense forest, and the originally gray and abrupt Wolf Forest Mountain turned into a fiery red mountain almost instantly, which shocked the Japanese army commander Sakai Tadaji, General Honda Tadashi and 60,000 Japanese troops were all broken, and they couldn't advance or retreat for a while!
On the mountain, Wu Xing, the commander of the Right Route Army, and Gao Hongguang, the general soldier, looked at the soldiers of Liaonan Town and Tashan Town, who were rushing at full speed, and couldn't help laughing.
"Haha! Mr. Li and Mr. Ai's movements are really fast! ”
Gao Hongguang was even more excited and said loudly: "The town ordered!" Otherwise, when Li Zongzhen and Ai Zongzhen led the army to kill them, the 300,000 Japanese troops would all be wiped out, so what are we trying to do thousands of miles! ”
Wu Xing nodded when he heard this, and then the smile on his face suddenly retracted, and he shouted loudly: "Pass the order!" The whole army attacked, killed the widows, and left no one behind! ”
For a time, the entire Wolf Forest Mountain was filled with the roar of the Ming soldiers, and countless Ming soldiers rushed down the mountain in formation, rushing towards the 60,000 Japanese troops who were already in chaos. And the 80,000 soldiers of Liaonan Town and Tashan Town, who were rushing at full speed in the south, also rushed up towards the rear road of the 60,000 Japanese troops.
60,000 Japanese troops have fallen into a desperate situation!