Chapter 785: Yuan Ding's thoughts
In that case, let others continue to suffer. If there is really a next life in life, then don't let him become a Fuso person, so that he can live in a peaceful country without ambition.
The transport ship where the main general Yuyuki Kuangzhi was located was set on fire, and 500 Japanese soldiers and hundreds of shipwrights were all wiped out.
Not to mention, on the periphery of the battlefield, there are hovercraft of the Dragon Kingdom Navy cruising rapidly, even if you are lucky enough to escape to the periphery, you can't escape the encirclement and suppression of these hovercraft, unless you surrender immediately, otherwise the result is still a dead word.
I can't beat it at all, and I can't fight it. Stick to it, only to die. With no hope in sight, more and more of the Fuso ships that lost their commanders and commanded them hoisted more and more white flags.
At this time, the six warships under Ji Jinkai came into play, and they approached the Fusang ships that had surrendered, and at the same time disarmed the Japanese soldiers here one by one, they tied them up one by one and brought them to their own ships.
In less than three hours, from morning to shortly after noon, the naval battle ended. The first appearance of the Dragon Navy, which ended with a complete victory.
In this battle, the Dragon Navy killed and captured 10,000 enemies at the cost of 12 wounded and not a single dead, and captured 4 large transport ships in Fuso and 61 other small boats.
Everything that happened at sea fell into Gangneung Castle, which is not too far away. Because of the distance, no one could see some of the events of the battle here, but the result soon became apparent, that is, all the victorious ships had disappeared, and none of them were heading towards Gangneung City.
"It's over, the Fusang Sea Division is defeated, and our reinforcements are gone." The Goryeo general who was guarding Gangneung City sat on the ground with a thud, and he knew that with the defeat of the Fusang Haishi, he was afraid that Gangneung would be in the whole of Mingzhou in the future.
The news quickly went to Jinju, where the king of Goryeo moved his capital, and then there was chaos in the city.
Reinforcements represent hope and vitality that can be won. But now, there is no life left.
And the Dragon Navy won a big victory at sea, which means that people have control of the sea. Losing the road of sea transportation, where will there be any reinforcements in Mingzhou in the future?
I'm afraid it's... I'm afraid that after there is no sea route, they will lose even the source of food and grass for basic living, so how will they fight the next battle?
Just when the people in the city were panicking, a large number of the Dragon Army appeared outside the city, this time not one brigade, but two brigades of the People's Army.
In addition to the regular soldiers of these two brigades, there are also 10,000 peasant soldiers and 20,000 auxiliary peasant soldiers.
With the passage of time, Su Shi has basically mastered the eighteen cities under his rule, calmed the people's hearts, and after everything enters the normal track, he can also draw out more and more peasant soldiers and help peasant soldiers to participate in the war, and with spare strength, it is also time to recover Mingzhou.
Outside the city were full of dragon army soldiers, even the most ordinary peasant soldiers, their morale was high, far more powerful than the 20,000 Goryeo troops in the city, and their combat power was much stronger.
Seeing that there were no reinforcements, the Dragon Army surrounded Mingzhou City again, and Yuan Ding became unsettled. And it was at this time that several of his generals found him and expressed their desire to live.
"It's easy to live, Kaesong surrenders, but as far as this official knows, even if Kaesong surrenders, it's a little late, after all, we have resisted the dragon army for so long before, and now even if we surrender, we will be reduced to a crime, are you willing?" A good general should not be, and being a coolie is certainly not what everyone wants.
But a few generals were able to find Yuan Ding, so they naturally had ideas and countermeasures.
"My lord, do we still have a chance?"
"What chance?" Yuan Ding asked with a puzzled expression.
"Have you forgotten that there are not two thousand Japanese soldiers in the city? As long as we can arrest them and dedicate them to the Dragon Army, it must be regarded as a meritorious performance, so will we still be guilty? One of the generals said what they had thought after their deliberations.
"Shhh Hearing this, Yuan Ding first gasped, followed his gaze and swept the faces of several generals, and found that none of them showed surprise, obviously, this was something that everyone had discussed a long time ago, and he was afraid that he would be the last to know.
It's a rare thing that the people below are so a**. Yuan Ding couldn't help but think, if everyone could be like this before, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be able to defeat the Dragon Army.
Thinking of this, Yuan Ding was a little distracted for a while. And seeing that he hadn't made a decision at this meeting, an anxious general said with some displeasure,
"What? Do you still have any hope for these two thousand Japanese soldiers? Seeing that his generals were about to speak disrespectfully, and his attitude towards himself was not as respectful as before, after Yuan Ding's mind returned, his heart tightened.
He knew that in the future, if he didn't agree to the proposals of these generals, he was afraid that he would die immediately.
Yuan Ding, who didn't want to die, and Yuan Ding, who couldn't see any hope, could only nod and say: "This official also has this intention, so let's discuss what to do next." "The goal is the same, in order to survive, in order to live better in the future, Yuan Ding and the generals quickly discussed a way.
Subsequently, Yuan Ding personally invited Tatsuo Terada to come to the house for a banquet. The total annihilation of Tomiyuki Kuashi's reinforcements was naturally a big blow to Tatsuo Terada.
At this time, he was in his temporary mansion thinking about a strategy against the enemy. As the commander of the Fuso country, Tatsuo Terada has his own pride, he will never surrender, otherwise his family and relatives in the country will be affected, and he will never sacrifice so many people in order to survive.
If you can't surrender, you can only fight with the dragon army, and the problem now is that he only has two thousand Japanese soldiers in his hands, even if they are all afraid of death, but the number is still too small, and it is impossible to cause any losses to the dragon army, unless... Unless the 20,000 Goryeo troops in the city can be with themselves.
As long as everyone is in one place, it should not be a big problem to hold the city of Mingzhou, and after a long time, the country may not be able to send reinforcements again, so that everything has hope.
But can the Goryeo Army really listen to his own words? Just when he was thinking about these things in his heart, a Japanese soldier came to report outside the door, saying that Lord Yuanding was coming.
Thinking about something, Tatsuo Terada hurriedly said outside: "Please." Soon, the two of them sat down in the main hall, and then they were still thinking about how to speak, and Yuan Ding took the lead in saying,
"General Terada, the dragon army is coming to the city, and the reinforcements have not arrived as scheduled, and the current situation is very bad. The official wondered if he should bring everyone together and discuss the matter of defending the city. When necessary, the officer can take out some food to feed the army and boost morale, general, do you think it is feasible? ”
"Oh? Yuansang wants to defend the city? When Tatsuo Terada heard this, he was naturally happy in his heart.
"Of course, you have to defend the city. The official world is favored by the king, and this is the time to serve the country. The present said that once the city is broken, we and others will be arrested, and they will have to become criminals, and with the body of this official, they will not be able to do those heavy physical work. If it was just the first half of the sentence, Tatsuo Terada wouldn't believe it.
Whoever receives the favor of the country should repay it with his life, this is just a good thing to say. In the face of real life and death, how many people can observe the festival and can really do this?
But with the second half of the sentence, I can't help but think that Tatsuo Terada doesn't believe it. After Su Shi attacked the city, he would always arrest some people who resisted and put them into the crime list and assign them to work for coolies.
Tatsuo Terada has been here for a long time, and he has heard about it. Yuan Ding is afraid of becoming a crime and will resist to the death, which he is completely understandable.
Whatever the reason, after learning of Yuanding's determination to defend the city, Tatsuo Terada was naturally very happy.
"Okay, that is, Yuansang wants to defend the city with all his might, and General Ben will naturally cooperate with you. You can rest assured, with the strength in our hands and the strong walls of Mingzhou City, we may not be able to hold it, and we may be able to delay it until the reinforcements arrive, and at that time, naturally all problems will be solved. ”
"Yes, Shogun Terada is right. In that case, I will now order the opening of the warehouse and the release of grain, so that the generals can have a good meal, and then we will hold the city and wait for the situation to change. ”
"Okay." Tatsuo Terada stood up and said with a look of hope for the future on his face. After convincing Tatsuo Terada, the two left the general's palace and headed towards the place where the yamen in the city was located.
At the same time, the news of opening the warehouse and releasing grain, so that everyone can eat and drink enough to defend the city, also came out. When the two thousand Japanese soldiers in the city heard the news, they all came happily towards the place where they would eat.
Only those Goryeo troops in the city, when they learned that they were going to defend the city to the death and fight the dragon army, they were all depressed, and even if there was food in front of them now, they also had a tasteless feeling of food.
Even if you are full, what if you still have to die? It's not a choice, since you have the opportunity to go out of the city and surrender, then why do you have to defend the city?
Don't the generals know how powerful and powerful the Dragon Army is, and they won't be opponents at all?
Many of the Goryeo soldiers were listless, but after some junior generals came to these soldiers and whispered something, the eyes of these Goryeo soldiers regained their brightness, and one by one they went straight to the meeting place in high spirits.
The place to eat is in the largest square in the city, and it is the only place that can accommodate so many people to eat together at one time.
"Hehe, Yuansang, take a look, everyone is full of morale now, with such an army, why worry about not being able to hold Mingzhou City?" Tatsuo Terada looked at the Japanese soldiers and Goryeo soldiers with excitement on their faces, and said confidently.