Seoul.

As the capital of the Korean state, it is still the strongest fortified fortress of the Korean state, although it is deserted. Although they were panicked by the artillery bombardment at first, after reacting, they immediately put up the fiercest resistance. At the same time, there were still countless rebels, officers and soldiers who had received the news in Gyeonggi Province and rushed here in a frenzy. After all, there is their king here, and there are countless ministers, and once they are breached, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Niwa Nagahide and Uesugi Keikatsu did not react at all, they just kept bombarding the walls and gates of Seoul with artillery, while sending people to fill the moat of Seoul. It's not that they don't know that as the number of troops in Seoul increases, it will become more and more difficult to take Seoul. However, in this regard, Niwa Nagahide and they don't have much to do, after all, the army is only more than 20,000 people, and they can't even besiege the city, where is it possible to divide troops to stop the enemy?

However, Niwa Nagahide and the others were not worried about this at all, because from the combat strength of the Korean army in Seoul, they had already concluded that no matter how large the number of the enemy was, they would not be able to pose a threat to them, not to mention that at this time, Dazhu He's navy had already begun to transport reinforcements to the Korean army in Hachido.

You must know that the 100,000 people who remained in Hizen, although they are called logistics, are also composed of standing troops. Compared to those 200,000 people, they just didn't have that long of training.

In Seoul, above the court, the young Korean king Li Jun kept walking around, his face anxious and full of worry. And below, countless ministers are constantly arguing. Since seeing that the Japanese army could not capture Seoul in a short period of time, although the panic in their hearts has not disappeared, another emotion has begun to grow wildly, and this emotion is anger.

The people of the Easterners believe that all this is caused by the humiliation and small actions of the Westerners to the Japanese envoys, while the Westerners believe that the Easterners danced the most when they humiliated the Japanese envoys before. Moreover, they did not send people to sink the ships of the Japanese envoys at all, and it must have been the people of the Dongren Party who wanted to frame them.

Not far away, there was a small group of people looking at the group of squabbling ministers with helpless and angry expressions, but it was the leaders of the rebel army and local officials who rushed to the rescue. Maybe they couldn't have imagined that the people who came to the rescue at the expense of their lives were still in the mood to shirk their responsibilities in the face of the enemy's onslaught, right?

"Enough!" I don't know how long it took, but a loud shout suddenly sounded, but Li Jun couldn't stand the quarrel of everyone anymore and stopped it. "At a time like this, they're still passing the buck to each other?! What if you push the blame out?! Will the enemy retreat?! Can Seoul hold on?! Li Jun roared angrily, his expression was extremely hideous, and he didn't have the weakness he used to be.

Obviously, it was the first time for these ministers of the Korean state to see Li Jun's appearance, and everyone was silent for a while, and the entire court fell into an eerie silence.

"Ahem...... What His Highness said is that at this time, if we do not quarrel with each other again, what we need to do is how to repel the Japanese invaders. A dry cough sounded, but it was Liu Chenglong.

"At this time, the messenger asking for help has already gone to the Ming Kingdom, and I believe that it will not be long before the Heavenly Army of the Ming Kingdom will be able to come to the rescue of the country. All we have to do is hold Seoul until reinforcements arrive! Liu Chenglong glanced at everyone, and finally said to Li Jun.

"Humph! It's easy to say, but the question is how to keep it? It's not like you don't see the power of the enemy's firearms, and we don't even have the ability to stop them from burying the moat. A cold snort sounded, but it was a minister of the Westerners' Party.

In a word, the court fell silent again. In fact, when the rebels and local officers and soldiers arrived in Seoul, they had already tried to fight the enemy in the field. It's a pity that even with the numerical advantage, they can't hold out for long in the face of the Japanese army that can fight well.

The 200-year absolescence of armaments has not only deprived the DPRK of its powerful troops, but also its sophisticated equipment and excellent commanders. Can you become a celebrity just by studying? It's not that there are no such examples, but it's clear that there are no such geniuses in Seoul.

"So just wait?!" Another voice sounded, and in addition to unwillingness and resentment, there was also deep fear in his tone. Hearing this, everyone fell silent again, the continuous artillery bombardment of the enemy in the past few days has cast a thick shadow on everyone's hearts, they don't know how to deal with this terrifying firearm, they can only rely on the city wall to defend it.

But how long can they keep it like this? 10 days? One month?

"Oh no! Big things are wrong! A voice came from outside the hall and immediately attracted everyone's attention. Then I saw a soldier running in quickly, kneeling on the ground and shouting in a panic, "It's a big deal!" Reinforcements from the enemy came, and preliminary estimates were about 20,000 people! ”

"What?!" Hearing this, everyone was immediately shocked. You must know that the troops attacking Seoul at this time were only more than 20,000 people, and now another 20,000 people are coming all of a sudden? And judging from the news of requests for help from all over the country these days, the Japanese country actually attacked the entire Hachido at the same time! And even so, the enemy was able to send reinforcements?!

"Bang!" With a bang, Li Jun sat on the throne, obviously this news made him unable to accept it for a while.

And below, many ministers are also at a loss, obviously not knowing what to do.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came out, "It's better to ...... We surrender? All of a sudden, everyone's eyes were focused, and their eyes were full of anger.

But at this time, the man couldn't care about it, "Your Highness! What Japan has done is nothing more than revenge for the humiliation it had done before! As long as the country surrenders to it and hands over those who insult the messenger, they will surely withdraw their troops! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Chenglong's angry shout rang out, "Innocent! Is it like Japan is attacking its own eight provinces at the same time, does this look like revenge?! Obviously trying to swallow the country in one gulp! ”

"Nonsense! This country is a subject country of the Ming country, and the Japanese country has the courage to be the enemy of the Ming country?! Even if the Japanese troops are brave and good at fighting, don't forget, they have just pacified the troubled times! The man immediately retorted loudly. He is a member of the Westerners' Party and Li Jun's uncle, but he is not afraid of Liu Chenglong.

As the two men argued, the Easterners and Westerners quarreled again. But unlike the previous shirking of responsibility, this time, they began to debate whether they should surrender or not.