At the west gate of Qingzhou Mansion in Shandong, a fast horse galloped towards the city like a bow and arrow off the string.

"Shandong General Li Long received the order, Fengtian presented the transport, the emperor edict said, today the country's shogunate general Toyotomi Hideyoshi led an army of 300,000 to storm Busan, the territory of our Ming Domain, and Busan is in danger. Li Long, the commander of Shandong, was promoted to the general of rebellion, and was accompanied by the seal of the governor of Shandong. Set off for North Korea on a certain day to expel the Japanese invaders" The person who came was the commander of Jinyiwei to make Luo Yangxing.

On the one hand, Emperor Chongzhen wanted Luo Yangxing to go to Shandong to listen to Li Long's reality and see if he wanted to rebel against the last rebellion, so on the one hand, he came to convey a secret edict.

The secret edict reads: "After breaking Japan, you can extend Korea to the north and take Shengjing directly"

"The cherry blossoms outside the door are blooming, so gorgeous, so beautiful." Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked out the window and felt inexplicably sad.

The dim sum topped with tatami is a beautifully made rice ball, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's favorite. There are also two people kneeling next to him, the older one on the left is called Maeda Toshiya, a kind-hearted person who has been giving advice to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and at the same time admonishing him to kill less. Another younger one is named Ishida Mitsunari, a native of Omi, who was noticed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi because he was a fellow villager of Yodohime. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is now reusing administrative talents, and Ishida Mitsunari, who has genius management talents, is naturally reused. Both men were Toyotomi Hideyoshi's think tanks and confidants.

Maeda Toshiya rubbed his hands together and said respectfully to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, "I'm reading the Analects now." The discovery was very interesting and inspiring. It is no wonder that China has a saying that half of the Analects rules the world. ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi turned his face around at this time: "I heard Hosokawa Yusai say that it advocates benevolence inside. ”

Maeda Toshiya stopped talking, he didn't want to get involved in the invasion of North Korea again. This tough guy is not afraid of being reprimanded or punished, but he doesn't want Toyotomi Hideyoshi to be angry and hurt his body.

Ishida Mitsunari hurriedly said: "The lord should pay attention to martial arts now, not Wenzhi!" To conquer Korea and the Ming Kingdom! ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was upset, "These are two different things! Now the world is decided, and the submission of Korea and Ming is only a matter of time. That's why I'm going to reuse a civilian like you. Also, you're too aggressive. ”

"Yes, the little one understands." Ishida stepped aside.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked out the window again. Everyone knew it, but no one dared to say that it was an open secret that Toyotomi Hideyoshi waged war to weaken the power of the major daimyos. But in fact, in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heart, there was another real reason for the conquest of Korea and the Ming Kingdom, and he didn't tell anyone, because that would cause chaos in the world, that is, after the conquest of the Ming Dynasty, he would not put the capital in Beijing, but in Ningbo! Why? Very simple. Toyotomi Hideyoshi hopes to conquer India! He wants to "make a name for himself in the Three Kingdoms!" "He's going to conquer all of East Asia! He wants to build an empire that has never been seen before from Japan to India! Since he suddenly climbed from a peasant to Sekihaku who was below one person and above ten thousand, in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's view, nothing was impossible!

Then the door opened, and a young man of extraordinary bearing entered, and his handsome appearance made the girl fall in love with the man. He is also the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, called Ukita Hideya, born in Japan's prominent and famous Ukita clan, compared with Kato Aomasa, he has more aristocratic temperament, without Kato Hidemasa's irritability, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi has a deep relationship, as well as the demeanor and talent of a general, is Toyotomi Hideyoshi's favorite and most highly anticipated adopted son. Now appointed Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Front.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi had a sunny face as soon as he saw Ukita Hideya.

Ukita Hideya was neither humble nor arrogant, so much that he bowed to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and the other two, "My lord is so happy, it seems that this rice ball tastes good." ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi laughed, grabbed a rice ball and ate it, "Of course the rice ball is good, but I'm even happier to see you!" Then he picked up another rice ball and looked at it carefully, "I was born as a farmer, and I didn't have enough to eat since I was a child. That's why food is particularly important. Do you remember the Battle of Shidake Mountain, which produced the Shidake Seven Guns? ”

"Remember!" Maeda Toshiie's body was full of strength again, and he also recalled those glorious years.

"At that time, the front line was tight. I ordered all the merchants and peasants along the route to open their rice barns, and to cook rice and prepare hay for the horses. As long as all the rice in the family is provided, ten times the price of rice at that time will be paid afterwards. After the rice is cooked, the inside of the empty straw bale is drenched with salt water and the cooked rice is filled. After loading, send people to use cattle and horses to rush to the battlefield of Jieyue Mountain. If the person delivering the food is hungry on the way, he can directly use a handkerchief or clothes to take the rice in the straw bag and eat it, and it does not matter how much he eats. Wrapping rice with straw moistened with salt water on the inside, and having the people who escort the cows and horses pick up the rice with hand towels or clothes, is all for the purpose of embalming. By the time the cows and horses arrived with rice, the straw had absorbed the steaming steam, and the brine had also seeped into the rice, making it a ready-made rice ball, except that it was not covered with seaweed. ”

Speaking of his scenery back then, Toyotomi Hideyoshi couldn't stop, he laughed and was elated, "A year before Lord Oda was killed in Honnoji, I was ordered to attack Tottori Castle in Inaba Province, and I also bought rice from the surrounding area at a high price in advance, and even the rice in the city was purchased by me at a high price. As a result, when the time came for the war, more than 4,000 people in the city had no reinforcements and no military rations. Ordinary people even ran to the wooden fence outside the city to pick weeds to satisfy their hunger. Those who were going to escape over the wooden fence to the outside of the city were all shot by the iron artillery I had prepared. The city was worse than hell, and even the bodies of the starving people were taken for grabs, whether they were parents, children, or siblings. At this point, the lord of the castle, Yoshikawa Nobuya, had no choice but to open the castle and cut the stomach. ”

"What a genius your lord!" Ishida Mitsunari said.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi realized that he was a nail in his knee ——— too far away from the hoof (question), "I just want to tell you that you have to use your brains to fight, and you can't fight hard." Then he added to Ukita Hideya: "Especially you, you are the supreme commander-in-chief of the front. Be sure to keep it in mind. You'll take care of it. ”

"Yes! Please rest assured. Ukita Hideya replied, with a smile on his face all the time, making it impossible for others to know what was going on in his mind. I have come this time to tell you about the mobilization and preparations for war. ”

Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at Ukita Hideya with satisfaction and motioned for him to continue.

Ukita Hideya nodded, "According to your orders, 500,000 soldiers have been requisitioned from various daimyos, of which 300,000 are used for combat, and 150,000 are the front-line advance team, divided into nine legions, the first legion, Konishi Yukinaga, leads an army of 18,700 people; the 2nd Army Kato Kiyomasa, who led an army of 22,800 men; Tian Changzheng, a regiment of the Third Army, led an army of 11,000 men; Fourth Army Ashmadzu Yoshihiro, with an army of 14,000 men; the Fifth Army Fukushima Masanori, with an army of 25,000 men; the 6th Army Kobayakawa Takakei, who led an army of 15,700 men; the Seventh Legion, Maori Terumoto, with an army of 30,000 men; The 10,000 men of the Eighth Army were led by me; The Ninth Legion, Yuchai Xiuqiu, led an army of 11,500 men, for a total of 158,700 men. The navy was led by Yoshitaka Kuki, Yoshiaki Kato, and Yasuharu Wakisaka, and was responsible for transportation and sea guards. In addition, there were 100,000 horses under the command of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Gamo Clan, Maeda Toshiie, Date Masamune, and Kamishi Keikatsu as reserves in Japan. The wives and children of the generals were also concentrated in Osaka for a limited time. More than 1,000 warships have been built, and the base camp Nagoya has stockpiled enough grain and grass to last for several years. In addition, several Western warships were copied according to your requirements. ”

Listening to the report of the Ukita Hideya, Toyotomi Hideyoshi felt that his whole body was full of strength. He slapped the table hard, then lay down on the tatami and sang happily: "In the year of my survival, I will lead the army into Korea, sweep more than 400 states of the Ming Kingdom, and incorporate its territory into my territory." Then," he was almost speechless with excitement, "and then, the name of the Three Kingdoms!" ”

The base camp of the Japanese army in Nagoya. All the important people are in the tent for the final deliberations. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kobayakawa Keitaka, Date Masamune, Kuroda Nagamasa and Shimazu Yoshihiro ....... famous generals left behind by Japan's century-old Warring States period are almost all here unless they can't move.

Kiyomasa Kato and Yukinaga Konishi sat opposite each other, you don't look at me, I don't look at you. They seem to be natural enemies. Kiyomasa Kato is a noble samurai with a mighty appearance. Yukicho Konishi is a businessman and a civil official, and he looks obscene. Kiyomasa Kato is a Buddhist, while Yukinaga Konishi is a devout Catholic. Kiyomasa Kato looked down on firearms, especially the Japanese iron cannon, believing only in the bravery of the samurai, the sharpness of the katana, and the fanaticism of the bushido spirit, and the iron cannon was the main weapon of Konishi's army. The Japanese army's firearms and equipment were seriously out of balance, and a corps of more than 10,000 people in the army could have 3,000 iron guns, but there were less than two artillery pieces, which were still light artillery, which was related to Japan's comprehensive national strength at that time. Konishi's army had more than 30 artillery pieces, the most of any Japanese army. He insisted on winning the war by political and diplomatic means, which was consistent with the methods of warfare that Toyotomi Hideyoshi admired. Yukicho Konishi's calm personality and Kiyomasa Kato's fiery temper are also in stark contrast.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was wearing gorgeous golden armor, and he was so domineering that he looked down on everyone from his seat, "From today onwards, I will resign from the position of Sekihaku and let my adopted son Toyosei Hideji take over." I will concentrate on dealing with this war, and from now on, Sekihaku Toyotomi Hideyoshi will be Taiko Toyotomi Hideyoshi! ”

"Lord Taiko's victory!" The crowd shouted.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the daimyo on Tokugawa Ieyasu's side unhappily, and Tokugawa Ieyasu took the lead with only a symbolic 5,000 soldiers, and other daimyo did the same. This made Toyotomi Hideyoshi's goal of weakening the major daimyo not achieved, but he made a lot of it on his side, and it was really a matter of stealing fish and causing a lot of trouble, "Tokugawa Temple, what do you suggest for war?" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu had already prepared, "Lord Taiko, my advice is to advance by land and sea, use the strong to bully the weak, and fight quickly. ”

"It's Tokugawa Ieyasu." Toyotomi Hideyoshi admired in his heart, and he continued: "We won't talk about anything today, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed!" Thousands of troops are already waiting outside for review, so come out with me. So the generals got up and began to walk out of the tent.

The wind is blowing, and the momentum is like a grandeur.

Outside the big tent, the 300,000 tiger and wolf divisions trained in Japan's Warring States period have been lined up for inspection, and the long line is not in sight.

Like Toyotomi Hideyoshi's gorgeous armor, at the forefront was Taiko-sama's ornate honor guard. The procession consisted of a thousand soldiers marching in two columns, each carrying spears decorated with tortoiseshells, which is characteristic of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ranks, in addition, the gun holsters of the pikemen were all made of luxurious tiger skins, and there was also a large military flag marked with Toyotomi Hideyoshi's family crest, a golden gourd, a small military flag with several golden streamers, and ten orange-yellow wind flags. Toyotomi Hideyoshi rode in the middle of the procession on a mount he called Taiheiraku. Under the light of the twilight of the setting sun, in the eyes of these soldiers, Toyotomi Hideyoshi seemed to be a sun that would shine forever!

As he walked, Toyotomi Hideyoshi suddenly raised his horsewhip and rushed out of the team to run at the front, proudly passing in front of the legions, and the daimyo generals behind couldn't stop chasing. The 300,000 soldiers let out a mountain-shaking cry, "Long live Lord Taiko!" The shouts came and went. Toyotomi Hideyoshi also roared, as if he had returned to his youth, to the war years of Rongma.

He came to a high ground and reined in his horse, which then kicked forward. Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the Korean Strait flickering in the distance from afar, and he was going to fight tomorrow, and then the world on the other side of the strait would be his Toyotomi Hideyoshi. What a great feat! He's about to change all that!

Toyotomi Hideyoshi clenched his hands, his face flushed. He gritted his teeth, crossed his hands against his chest, and buried his head deeply, shrinking his whole body.

Finally, Toyotomi Hideyoshi broke out! He raised his head suddenly, stretched his hands to the sky, and then raised his head to the sky and shouted! Behind him, there was a shouting army of 300,000 as crazy as he was!

And just like that, from here, Toyotomi Hideyoshi began his first step in conquering the world!

Everything was calm. The sea outside Busan was as calm as usual, and the people of the city got up to make a fire and cook as usual. Since it is spring, the flowers and trees are sprouting and are tender and green.

But it was another unusual day! On this day, the war between China, North Korea, and Japan, which lasted for seven years, finally broke out, and it began in Busan. Chinese history calls this war the Wanli War of Aid to Korea, which is the ** of the "Three Great Expeditions of Wanli". Because this year is the year of Imjin in the lunar calendar, North Korea calls it the "Imjin War", and it is the first year of Bunroku in Japan, so Japan calls it the "Battle of Bunroku".

More and more North Korean soldiers and civilians gathered on the harbor, and they noticed strange shadows on the horizon, and they grew bigger and more numerous. But in the morning there was fog, and it was not very clear to see.

Several sentries were so out of breath that they came to the barracks of Park Woo-ho, who had a habit of getting up early, and he was now reading "Mencius" with relish.

"My lord, something is wrong, you should go to the beach. Master Zheng Bo has already brought people over. The sentry shouted.

Park immediately sensed that something was wrong, hurriedly threw the book, removed the knife hanging on the wall, and followed.

When Park came to the beach, Jeong Bo and all the troops of Busan were already concentrated here. At this time, the fog also lifted, and what greeted people's eyes was the dense Japanese fleet on the sea, which was overwhelming! The crowd was in a panic.

Zheng Bo overcame the fear in his heart and issued a loud order, "The common people leave Busan immediately, and all the soldiers line up to meet the enemy!" ”

All that's left is anxiously waiting. Zheng Bo whispered to Park Yeong-ho: "We only have 6,000 people now, and I have already sent people to ask for reinforcements." I took a look, and there were probably more than 700 warships on this sea. All we can do is delay, until reinforcements come. After speaking, he added, "It seems that you are right, Japan will really call." Park didn't speak, just watched the movement of the enemy in front of him with a tense face.

Soon, a small handful of Korean naval warships appeared to the left of the huge Japanese fleet to intercept them. The Korean officer on board approached and shouted to the Japanese flagship: "Now, I order you, immediately withdraw the fleet and give an explanation for what you are doing!" ”

Konishi Yukinaga's head was exposed, and beside him squatted countless iron gunners who were always ready. He smiled and replied to the North Korean officials: "I'll tell you why we're doing this right now." ”

After speaking, Governor Konishi made a move, and the iron gunner immediately stood up and pulled the trigger of the iron cannon. Everyone on board the North Korean warship died in an instant, before they could resist. The kerosene canister that was then lit was thrown over. Other Japanese ships did the same. The entire Japanese fleet did not stop from beginning to end, and in a short time there were several more charred wrecks of Korean ships behind them.

Governor Konishi looked back with contempt, and said to himself coldly, "We are here to conquer you. Can't see this? This is the end of disobedience! Then he ordered: "Prepare to land and go ashore at once!" ”

The North Korean army had no firearms and could not prevent the Japanese ships from docking, so they could only do it in a hurry. At the forefront of the Japanese military formation was the main force of the Japanese army, the ashigaru infantry, which consisted of lower-class peasants, with low combat effectiveness and poor weaponry. Behind the ashigaru infantry was the Japanese iron artillery team, which was not artillery, but an arquebus, and it was very powerful. At the end is the most elite unit of the Japanese army composed of Japanese nobles - the Japanese samurai, although they only account for a small proportion of the whole army, but the brave and fanatical combat, well-equipped Japanese samurai are the backbone and spiritual pillar of the entire Japanese army!

Captain Konishi rode forward and shouted to the Korean army position that was waiting for him: "I am Captain Konishi, the commander of the Japanese First Army, and I hope that you will immediately give up resistance and surrender to me, so that I can consider leaving you a whole corpse." ”

Zheng Bo replied angrily: "If you don't kill us, we won't surrender." What's more, surrendering is also a dead end! Everyone listen, get ready for battle, archers come forward! ”

A group of Korean archers immediately stepped forward and drew their bows towards the Japanese into a full moon.

Not to be outdone, President Konishi turned around and waved his hand. The already prepared iron artillery phalanx began to move forward, followed closely by the Ashigaru infantry. Yukinaga Konishi was not prepared to use his own samurai. The iron artillery phalanx advanced until the range of the iron artillery covered the Korean archers.

Park Yee-ho shouted, "Withdraw the archers!" We can't reach them! ”

Zheng Bo also realized it and prepared to withdraw the archers. But it's too late. Soon, a burst of gunfire was fired from the iron artillery corps. "Bang!" For a time, the flames burst out, and the smoke of gunpowder was everywhere. The Korean bow array immediately collapsed, and the bodies of the archers staggered. Many archers did not let go of their grips until they died, and their bows and arrows flew out indiscriminately, landing crookedly far away from the Japanese troops.

Zheng Bo screamed and rushed over. All the North Korean soldiers rushed along with him. Such a chaotic formation is self-defeating in front of the iron artillery formation. Park Woo-ho should have known this, but he forgot about it when he was excited, and desperately killed the Japanese army with his comrades.

The Japanese iron artillery used a "three-stage attack". That is, divide the iron artillery team into three rows. One row fires, and the remaining two rows are reloaded. In this way, the interval can be reduced to even a dozen seconds. Compared with the Korean army, which was dominated by cold weapons, the Japanese army had obvious advantages. The iron artillery team continued to fire lead bullets at the onrushing North Korean troops. The running North Korean soldiers kept falling. Finally they rushed to the front of the Japanese army.

The iron artillery team quickly divided into two flanks of the formation to avoid close contact with the Korean army, and the ashigaru infantry stepped forward to engage the Korean army.

Two armies clash with each other! Suddenly, the shouts of killing began, and they were fierce and surging. The Korean army desperately resisted, and the Japanese ashigaru infantry frantically charged.

Zheng Bo held a big knife in his hand and killed the heart of the formation in one go. Each swing of the knife cuts down a person. He was covered in blood, both enemy and own, but still surrounded by ashigaru infantry, and his red command made the armor reveal his identity. Park Yeong-ho was already surrounded by a circle of ashigaru infantry corpses, his long slashing knife covered in blood and glistening in the midday sun.

The iron artillery teams on both flanks did not stop firing, and the ashigaru infantry had to come from behind. Yukicho Konishi watched all this calmly in front of the battle, and everything was as expected. The North Korean soldiers had to fall down one by one, rolling in pain on the ground, and once they were seen by the ashigaru infantry that they were not dead, they would be immediately slashed to a blur of flesh and blood.

Park Yeong-ho finally killed Zheng Bo's side, and he stared at his blood-red eyes and shouted, "Retreat!" We're going to be surrounded, so we're going to get out of the harbor, and we're resisting with our backs to the city of Busan. There will be fewer losses this way! ”

Zheng Bo came back to his senses and looked around the battlefield, almost all of his people were lying on the ground, and there was no piece of land that was not stained red by blood. Zheng Bo hesitated, "So many brothers have died here. I ...... "He wants to die here with everyone."

"It's important to defend Busan!" Park Woo-ho finally woke up Jung Bo.

"Withdraw!" Chung Bo shouted at the few remaining North Korean soldiers, and everyone immediately retreated towards the city of Busan.

"Want to run?" Seeing this, Governor Konishi said disdainfully, he waved the command fan in his hand, the command fan of the Japanese army was very similar to a banana fan, "The iron artillery team will catch up with me and annihilate!" ”

There was another volley of shots, and Park Woo-ho suddenly felt a sharp pain spread from his left leg to his whole body, and he was hit by an iron cannon! With the ** of survival, Park Yeong-ho still stood up with severe pain and continued to run towards Busan City, and the soldiers around him screamed and fell to the ground, but most of them retreated. The Japanese soon caught up, and the Korean army hurriedly relied on the city for defense.

Park Yeung-ho was pinned to the ground by six soldiers, unable to move. He had no choice but to raise his head and shout at Zheng Bo, "Let go of me!" Big brother, what the hell are you doing now! ”

"You're hurt." Zheng Bo didn't pay much attention to him, and commanded nervously. Park Yeung-ho was helpless, screamed, simply closed his eyes, and put his head down to the side.

Suddenly, a series of loud noises came from behind the North Korean position, followed by noisy shouts of killing. A wounded soldier rushed from there. Zheng Bo immediately stopped him, gasped and asked, "What's going on over there?" After Zheng Bo's question, the steely soldier knelt on the ground and shouted, "My lord! The Japanese inhabitants of the city of Busan are constantly and fiercely attacking us. We can't resist it, and at this point, I'm afraid that the back of our position has already been lost. I'm incompetent! So saying, he fell on the ground and began to cry loudly.

Zheng Bo didn't say anything, but just ordered the only remaining people to rush over to see if they could retake the position. He said solemnly to Park Yeong-ho: "If we lose the back, there will be no way for us to retreat." Let's go. "According to Park Woo-ho's soldiers, they were also drawn to support. Park Woo-ho didn't say anything more, only asked, "What about you?" Zheng Bo smiled bitterly, "Me? I'm the commander of Busan. Naturally, I want to live and die with Busan. ”

"Then I'm not leaving." Park Woo-ho gritted his teeth and stood up. He finally moved his body and picked up the knife again.

Zheng Bo said sternly: "What's the use of you being here like this now? Listen to me and get out of here! ”

"What's the use of me going back like this now? My brothers and comrades-in-arms all died in Busan, but I escaped! Park Yeung-ho roared.

"If you don't leave, the brotherhood between you and me will end here!" Zheng Bo used a killer trick to force Park Yee-ho away.

"Since you're not my brother, then I'm better able to stay."

"Park Woo-ho! In my capacity as the Commander of Busan, I now order you to leave here immediately and go to Seoul! Tell the world what you see here! ”

"No, you send someone else! I definitely won't leave! "Park Woo-ho is determined to stay.

Time was too late, and the Japanese army was about to seal the opening.

Zheng Bo was helpless and sighed, "Okay, then you can stay." He was very satisfied, and his brother was not greedy for life and afraid of death.

"Thank you, sir! Let our brother die on the same day, the same month, and the same year. Die on the battlefield and sacrifice your life for the country! Park Choked up.

"Quick! The Japanese army is coming! Zheng Bo suddenly pointed behind Park Yeong-ho.

"Where?" Park Woo-ho hurriedly turned around. He didn't see a single Japanese soldier, only felt a blow to the back of the head, and then his eyes went black and he was unconscious.

Looking at Park Yeong-ho lying on the ground, Zheng Bo called the two soldiers and instructed, "Remember, try to get him out of here." ”

"Yes!" Two soldiers carried Park Woo-ho away.

Zheng Bo turned back at this time, and the North Korean army was only more than 1,000 people. They were heavily surrounded by Japanese troops, and all of them were compressed around Zheng Bo's command post in preparation for a final struggle.

Konishi Yukicho pointed the katana in his hand at Zheng Bo and shouted to everyone, "Skinned him!" ”

"Yes!" The black-pressed ashigaru infantry scrambled to rush forward, and the iron gunners fired wildly from the sidelines.

The battle was fierce, brutal and short. In a few moments, the North Korean defenders of Pusan were wiped out, and not a single one survived.

The Japanese army then stormed the castle of Busan and slaughtered it on the orders of Konishi Yukinaga. The once-prosperous city of Busan is now a living hell, with more than 200,000 residents killed and corpses strewn across the streets, streams of blood flowing between them.

A group of samurai kicked open the door of Park Yee-ho's house. When they entered the house, they were stunned. Cui Xianli has been dressed up, and she is particularly beautiful and moving. She cried quietly, Busan had fallen, and her husband could not still be alive. In Choi Hyun-ri's hand is a beautifully lit candle that was given to her by Park Woo-ho when she married Park Woo-ho, and the house was full of gunpowder at this time. Cui Xianli looked at the uninvited guests who rushed in angrily, and stared at the candle in her hand affectionately and said to herself, "My lord, I'm looking for you." ”

The samurai screamed in terror and tried to escape, but in vain.

The roof was blown into the air, and a loud bang appeared in front of everyone around them with a loud bang accompanied by flames in the air, and Yukinaga Konishi and all the battle-hardened Japanese generals were so shocked that they were speechless for a long time.

In this way, with the fall of Busan, the door to North Korea was opened, and the flames of war quickly spread from here to the whole of Korea.

Subsequently, 22,000 men of the Second Army led by Kiyomasa Kato and 11,000 men of the Third Army led by Nagamasa Kuroda also landed on the southern coast one after another. As soon as the Japanese army landed, it was divided into three routes, and the Eastern Route Army was Kato Kiyomasa's Army, which set out from Busan to attack Wenqing. The Central Route Army, which was the Konishi Governor Army, also took the route from Miryang to Wenqing to join the Eastern Route Army, and then marched to Chungju and captured Seoul. The Western Route Army was the Kuroda Nagamasa Army, which set out from Gimhae and joined forces with other legions in Wenqing, preparing to cross the dangerous Wuling Mountains and enter Seoul. After that, the main force of the Japanese army and other corps also entered the DPRK one after another.

The Korean army fought many fierce battles with the Japanese army on the front line of the Olling Tenkang, Chungju, and Imjin rivers.

The Japanese 3rd Army, under the leadership of Kuroda Nagamasa, captured Gimhae on 18 April and advanced in the direction of Seoul from 20 to Seongju on 20 April.

On April 18, Kato's Kiyomasa Army captured Yeonyang and approached Gyeongju. The siege of the city began on the 21st, and under the fierce attack of the Japanese army, the defenders of the city quickly dispersed, and Gyeongsang-do was about to rush to Gyeongju and fall. Then, Kato Kiyomasa met with Konishi Yukicho on the 26th in Wenkei

On April 20, Konishi crossed the Nakdong River and entered Sangju. The famous Korean general Li Yi also found it difficult to resist the Japanese offensive, and Sangju was lost, and Li Yi was only spared. The deployment of 8,000 Korean elites organized by Cangyu was quickly broken through by Konishi Yukito before it could be launched in Wuling.

On April 27, the two armies of the DPRK and Japan clashed violently on the front line of the Imjin River, and the Battle of the Imjin River was also the largest decisive battle between the Korean army and the Japanese army, with the main force of 150,000 Japanese troops participating in the battle, and the commander was Ukita Hideya, and other generals were Konishi Yukinaga, Katen Kiyomasa, Kuroda Nagamasa, etc., and the Korean army gathered nearly 180,000 people from the Wang Army and the improvised rebel army, including the most elite Korean cavalry corps that the Korean government risked to transfer back from the north to fight against the Jurchens for a long time. The chief will be the Korean Metropolitan Inspector Liu Chenglong and the Bibian envoy Li Yi. The Japanese army fought with a large army, but the strong attack failed many times, and Ukita Hideya saw that the position could not defeat the Koreans, so he decided to attack with fire at night. At night, the Korean soldiers were resting, and suddenly saw the flames soaring into the sky, and in an instant, the soldiers and horses were in chaos, and the Japanese army took advantage of the situation to attack, and the Korean army was completely annihilated.

Under the rule of the Yi dynasty, Joseon, like its suzerain, the Ming dynasty, had always placed an emphasis on literature over military force. The king of Joseon was obsessed with lust and lust, and coups d'état occurred repeatedly in the struggle between the East People's Party and the West People's Party, as well as the fierce struggle for power and profit of the four parties, namely the South, the North, the Old and the Young. As a result, the domestic armament was relaxed, and after the end of the Yuan Dynasty, "people did not know the soldiers for more than 200 years", and most of the more than 300 counties and counties in the country did not have urban defense. The monarchs and ministers were also ignorant of Japan's stubbornness and meticulous war preparations, and it can be said that they were unprepared. Although the Korean army performed very bravely in this battle, it was far inferior to the Japanese army with well-equipped iron cannons honed in the melee of the century-old Warring States period in terms of equipment, formation, and individual combat, so defeat was inevitable.

When the news of the defeat of the Imjin River reached the capital, the whole city was frightened, and Xuanzu Li had no intention of defending the city and began to make preparations for retreat. Since the Japanese invasion, Seoul has recruited only more than 7,000 soldiers and civilians to defend the city, and their fighting spirit is not strong, and they are ready to flee at any time. When he was panicking, he learned that the Japanese army had entered a no-man's land, and the defenders along the way fled in despair. So Seonjo Li Hao decided to retreat north to Pyongyang. Li Yangyuan, the commander of the Hancheng garrison, actually sank his weapons into the Han River and fled.

Only 17 days after landing in Busan, the Japanese army entered Seoul, the capital of Korea, without bloodshed. Japanese troops led by Konishi Yukinaga and Kato Kiyomasa entered Seoul on May 2 and 3, respectively, and Kuroda Nagamasa arrived on the 7th. From Konishi's invasion of Pusan to the fall of the capital, it lasted less than 20 days, and most of the rivers and mountains of Korea were occupied by the Japanese army. The Japanese army was in the capital, "burning the temples and palaces, public and private houses, including the ropes, and losing the country." ”

In Shandong, after Li Long accepted the canonization of Emperor Chongzhen, on the one hand, he stepped up the training of 15,000 soldiers and 300 special forces. On the other hand, Weihai and Lingshan were urged to speed up the construction of warships.

Three of Zheng He's treasure ships have been laid with keels, 20 Spanish galleons with 3,000 materials, and 30 Dafu ships with 2,000 materials have been built. It is estimated that it will be able to test the waters of service in two months.

On the Korean side, a famous general, Yi Sunsin, appeared and established a base in North Korea to fight against the Japanese army.

The Japanese navy was already weak, and Yi Sunsin attacked the Japanese fleet at Okpo, Geoje Island, burning 26 Japanese ships and sinking five. On the second day, the battle was renewed, and 13 Japanese warships were sunk, and the Japanese army was defeated and fled. The Battle of Opopo was the first victory of the Korean army since the Japanese invasion. In the Battle of Sacheon, Yi Sunsin used his secret weapon "tortoiseshell boat", bows, arrows, and bullets did no harm to the turtle boat, and some Japanese boats were directly hit and sunk by the turtle boat. This caused great panic among the Japanese army, and all 13 Japanese ships were sunk in this battle...... Korea's Yi Sun-sin frequently succeeded at sea. As a result, the Japanese army made slow progress and stalemate near the "38th" line.

More than a month has passed since the attack on North Korea on 1 May. It has been more than three months since Father Myron, the English priest, left Daming, and he is about to return. 、

On 15 June, a great piece of good news came to the Yamen of the General Army of Qingzhou Prefecture in Shandong, where Myron and John Tang arrived, and at the same time brought the arms ordered by Li Long. 20,000 smoothbore guns, 10,000 carbines. Three hundred long-barreled cannons, a lot of them were sent to Lingshanwei Wharf.

Li Long happily didn't care about the entanglement between Chen Yuanyuan and Zeng Yingying, and went directly to Lingshanwei under the leadership of Myron and Tang Ruowang.

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