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The third day of the second month of the 21st year of Wanli:

After nearly a month of fierce fighting, Kuroda Kanwei successfully eliminated Tokugawa Ieyasu and Uesugi Kagekatsu, and their 50,000 horses, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Uesugi Kagekatsu were forced to commit suicide, and all their retainers and other relatives were killed by Kuroda Kanwei.

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was bombarded in the country, got the news, he immediately led his troops to Echigo and Mikawa, and notified the whole country of the crimes of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Uesugi Keikatsu, wanting to take the opportunity to swallow their territory in one bite. The retainers of the Tokugawa family and the Uesugi family, who were unwilling to be annexed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, formed an alliance with Kai's Tartar under the secret impetus of the Gomine fleet, and counted the twelve cardinal sins of Toyotomi Hideyoshi imprisoning the young master, greedy for money, lustful for money, and desolation, and raised troops to resist, and the two sides gathered a large army near Kyoto to fight endlessly.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was sure of everything, did not mobilize the Korean army to return for reinforcements, but urged the Wufeng fleet to keep its promise and dispatch sailors to deal with the Korean navy as soon as possible, and on the other hand, unhurriedly engaged the three coalition forces in the Kyoto area. Secretly and secretly ordered Kuroda officers and guards to take a look at the overall situation of Korea, concentrate superior forces to defeat the Ming army, and push the battle line to the territory of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty.

Under the protection of the powerful sailors of the Wufeng fleet, Yi Sunsin's navy did not dare to resist head-on, and the devil's navy easily regained sea dominance. Kuroda Kanbei, who feels that the hidden danger in the rear has been eliminated, can attack with peace of mind. So on February 15, he led 120,000 men out of Hwangju and slaughtered Pyongyang with great vigour.

"Hehe, these devils really look up to us! Nearly three times more troops than us, this is to defeat our army in a battle and take advantage of the situation to enter Liaodong. What do you think? Just say it," he put the information on the table with a smile, Li Rusong glanced at the generals on both sides and said.

Hearing this, all the generals present couldn't help frowning, and at the same time secretly cheered in their hearts: This Li Rusong usually makes his own decisions and never listens to our opinions, what's going on today? Could it be that you took the wrong medicine?

"This Li Rusong will not be unaccustomed to Lao Tzu's practice of sharing power with him in Liaodong with the imperial court. The soldiers who planned to take advantage of the deserters under Lao Tzu in the Battle of Pyongyang. Chop Lao Tzu up, right? Zhang Shijue on the side thought the most, and couldn't help but be scared.

"Ahem, since everyone doesn't have any ideas, then...... Listen to the generals! After glancing around and seeing that everyone didn't say anything, Li Rusong had a smile on the corner of his mouth. Suddenly he said loudly:

"The enemy army is about 150,000 horses. Our army is underarmed. Therefore, it is not advisable to take the initiative. Wu Weizhong and Zhang Shijue led the main force of 30,000 troops, with Li Rubai as the main general, to defend Pyongyang to the death, and must hold Pyongyang for eight days. Yang Yuan followed General Ben. Led 20,000 cavalry to support the defenders of Pyongyang outside the city at any time"

Li Rusong's plan is actually similar to the trick used to defeat Alta at Tongliao Fort back then: Li Rubai and others relied on the fortified city to defend and consume the enemy's strength and sharpness. He led his cavalry to roam around the vicinity to cut off the enemy's food routes, and at the same time pinned down the enemy's forces, killing them as soon as they showed a flaw.

For Zhang Shijue, Li Rusong looked down on him in his heart, this person was supported by the imperial court and wanted to contain himself in Liaodong, and in his bones he was a mediocre talent who was proficient in eating, drinking, p, gambling, and managing the army and fighting wars. Moreover, Zhang Shijue had a close relationship with wild boar skin in Liaodong, although it was just to get benefits, Li Rusong still felt that he had to guard against Zhang Shijue. In particular, in the battle of Pyongyang, thousands of soldiers actually broke and fled, and he personally led the overseer team to kill dozens of people before stopping, this person is really not a general who can take charge alone.

The devils moved quickly, and although most of them were infantry, it only took three days to kill the city of Pyongyang and surround the entire city.

"The whole army is encamped, step up the construction of siege equipment, and attack the city in three days!" Looking at the tall and sturdy walls of Pyongyang City in the distance, Kuroda Kanbei took a deep breath and said.

"Father, our army does not have such a sharp weapon as a big barrel, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to quickly capture Pyongyang City with the bravery of its soldiers, and even if it is forcibly captured, it will surely suffer heavy casualties. Wouldn't it be better to follow the example of Lord Taiko in capturing Odawara Castle, besiege Pyongyang Castle, and surrender voluntarily when the enemy's food and strength are exhausted? Kuroda Nagamasa, who was standing on the side when he heard this, stepped forward and whispered.

"Alas, our army is far inferior to the Ming army in terms of firearms, according to Maori Huiyuan, the power and firing distance of the Ming people's guns are much stronger than our iron cannons, and the weapons and armor are far superior to mine, and our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties in the siege of the city, how can I not know this? However, although our army now has more than 200,000 troops stationed in Korea, it is bound to be difficult to sustain itself because of its insufficient national strength, and it is necessary to make a quick decision for the sake of today's plan and defeat the main army of the Ming people defending Pyongyang City in one fell swoop. In one fell swoop, we will push the battle line across the Yalu River and enter the hinterland of the Ming people, so that we can have a chance to force the Ming people to give in and reach an agreement that is beneficial to us" Sighing slightly, Kuroda Kanbei said slowly.

Kuroda Kanbei saw very clearly that the current national strength of the mud bombardment could not support the more than 200,000-strong army to fight in Korea for a long time, and the only way to do so was to raise the war by fighting and to achieve a quick victory. Taking advantage of the good opportunity of the Wufeng fleet to temporarily defeat Yi Sunsin's Korean naval division and relieve himself of his worries, he quickly fought a decisive battle with the main force of the Ming army, relying on the number of soldiers to kill the Ming army and burn the war to the Ming country.

Only in this way through the threat of war may be able to intimidate the Ming government into acknowledging the rule of the mud bombardment over Korea, and then use the DPRK as a base to accumulate the national strength of the mud bombardment and gradually encroach on the land of the Ming state. Or when the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, it is the best policy to advance from the southeast and Korea by land and water, and eliminate the Ming State in one fell swoop.

"Well, these devils are very shrewd! From the very beginning, we strictly guarded against the night attack of our cavalry. It seems that I have to go to the back of the devil to find an opportunity first, I hope the devil is not a commodity that brings his own dry food and does not need food" After listening to the report that was not collected at night, Li Rusong touched his chin and said.

The devil was completely frightened by the cavalry of the Ming army, and with the experience of Kato Kiyomasa, Konishi Yukinaga, and Shimazu Yoshihiro, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty was defended to the bones:

Three trenches were dug around the entire camp on the outside of the devil's camp, leaving only four camp gates, more than three zhang wide and five zhang deep. Behind the trench, there are also a large number of horses, sharp piles and other objects, a large number of iron cannons and archers are hiding behind, patrolling in shifts to guard against death, ready to give a fatal blow when the Ming cavalry sneaks attack.

However, Li Rusong is very right, although the devil's camp is impregnable, but the grain road is its biggest weakness, Fukushima Masanori and Kobayakawa Takakei built a fortress three days away from the devil's camp in Pyongyang City to transport grain, grass and supplies. In order to ensure the safety of the grain route, Kuroda Kanwei specially scraped together 5,000 cavalry, and Commander Fukushima Masanori was responsible for escorting grain and grass to protect the safety of the grain route.

"Well, it looks like there will be no war in Pyongyang in three days. Yang Yuan, you take 15,000 cavalry to stay behind, and if the devil attacks the city, be ready to reinforce Pyongyang City at any time. I led 5,000 Liaodong Iron Cavalry to cut off the devil's grain route, and by the way, see where I can take advantage of it" After thinking about it, Li Rusong ordered Yang Yuan to lead the main cavalry force to stay, and he led 5,000 Liaodong Iron Cavalry to find fighters.

For Yang Yuan, Li Rusong can be used with confidence, although this person is not an old man from the doxxing of the dangerous mountain army, but after he was placed under house arrest in the capital, he took the initiative to take refuge in his father. Loyal to his father, he was not tempted by the high-ranking officials of the court at all, and only thought about killing the Tartar to avenge his family, and the scars on his body were all left by the battle with the Tartars.

Such a person who hates the Tartars to the core, and is eager to kill all the Tartars, is impossible to urinate in the same pot with those civil officials in the imperial court. After all, the latter's idea is that as long as the Tartars do not make trouble, resolutely do not use troops against the Tartars, act as officials in peace and security, happily embezzle and take bribes, and talk about the way of governing the country all day long, and report to the king in a hurry, which is the pursuit of these scholars.

As for the real salvation of the country and the people, so that the country can embark on the road of prosperity and strength? Hehe, it's better to jump up and down all day long to grab the emperor's pigtails, and when you see something that you don't like, you use benevolence, righteousness and morality as a weapon, and slander the other party is a female cadre.

Such an official is an idiot like Zhang Shijue, so he can get along with them, and in Li Rusong's eyes, these moths should be damned!

Li Rusong led 5,000 Liaodong cavalry to leave Pyongyang overnight, while the 80,000 Korean Qinwang troops who rushed to reinforce at the same time surprised everyone and fought with Fukushima Masanori in Huangzhou.

This North Korean Qinwang army is not the so-called regular army organized by Yoo Sung-long, but a revenge force organized by local people in the Huangzhou area whose families are broken and their wives are separated. Poor Fukushima Masanori happened to rhyme a batch of grain and grass from Huangzhou and was about to send it to Pyongyang through the stockade, and he encountered this team in a daze. (To be continued......)