Going to Seoul for the New Year is undoubtedly a very bold idea, and the generals present are basically not so optimistic.

Of course, Zhu Jinghong was just joking, and he didn't think that the progress would be so fast.

"Tomorrow's attack, you must follow the plan and execute decisively...... Tell the sergeants below that this king will be in command of the formation, and there will be clear rewards and punishments! ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Jinghong withdrew his smile and said with a solemn expression: "Those who have meritorious service are promoted to become rich, those who die in battle will be compassionate and those who retreat from battle...... Severe punishment will not be loaned! ”

"Do you understand?"

Cai Chuansheng was the highest official in the audience, and he was the first to get up and respond: "The ministers understand!" ”

"Huh?" Zhu Jinghong's gaze swept towards the others.

The rest of the military attachés stood up one after another, bowed and saluted, "The ministers understand!" ”

A military discussion was over, and everyone returned to their barracks.

When he returned to his residence, Yu Hai greeted him and handed him an envelope.

In Zhu Jinghong's view, if there is no accident tomorrow, he is 70 percent sure that he will be able to cross the river, occupy the beachhead, and cross the river with a large army.

"Send a message to Chen Yuntai, and ask him to contact the loyal and righteous people in North Korea with the Nansi side, and guide them to abandon the darkness and turn to the ......."

In this counterinsurgency, the Ming army has grasped the strategic initiative and can choose any place for landing operations, and the passive defense of the DPRK is easy to support left and right.

This time, in addition to the guards, only a few staff officers followed, and Cai Chuansheng and other generals went to the front line to command.

The frontal battlefield is in a contest, and the underground spy contest has actually been going on.

At dawn, Zhu Jinghong came to the high ground behind the military formation, which was only 200 meters away from the front-line position on the shore, and he could clearly observe the situation on his own side and the opposite side.

"Resist, resist...... Whoever dares to move, I will cut off his head! The officer led the guards and whipped the soldiers along the way.

Although it was a feint, it was only known to Zhu Jinghong and Cai Chuansheng, so this was a feasible plan.

Because everything was prepared in advance, their most important task in the morning was to carry the boat crossing the river to the shore.

At this most critical beachhead, the Ming army has been strictly controlled within ten miles, so it is difficult for North Korea to send spies across the river to investigate.

Among them, the newly reissued artillery has a starting range of five or six hundred meters, and it can already threaten the command center on the opposite side.

There was no way, he defended against artillery fire, and casualties were inevitable.

Although there was cover in the night, the movement of the Ming army was also noticed by the sentry on the other side, so they immediately reported the situation.

Zhu Jinghong would receive Nansi's recital every day or two, and he was no longer surprised by this.

In addition to this incident, the letter also talked about the new situation in Seoul, and the leader of the council, Chen Taimin, was finally sentenced to exile under the co-protection of the Manchu dynasty.

The head is the military merit, and the military merit is the silver and status, and now they only need to reap it.

After giving these instructions, Zhu Jinghong sat back in his chair and looked at tomorrow's battle plan again.

"What about people?"

The soldiers on the front line all pushed their boats into the water, and they only had to row a distance of about 100 meters to reach the opposite shore and engage the enemy.

And the most elite artillery of the Ming army, whose range can reach eight or nine hundred meters, is now only equipped with the guards and pro-army.

These soldiers on the front line were all issued with the latest armor, and seeing that the enemy on the opposite side was less than thirty percent armored, these selected warriors were eager to try.

"Yes!"

In addition, artillery will be deployed on both sides of the Chinese army, and it is also in full swing here.

The night passed quickly, and before dawn, the Ming soldiers began to act.

The opposing formation, under artillery cover fire, quickly produced casualties, even if they had taken precautions.

Of course, just at the current level of the Ming army, it is actually enough.

Today's lineup of the Ming army is bigger than a few days ago, and the North Koreans know the danger no matter how stupid they are, but they found out later.

The drums of war were beating, military orders were conveyed one by one, and the soldiers rowed their oars vigorously and galloped forward like sharp arrows.

At the same time, the artillery on both sides of the Chinese army began to fire, and the scene was filled with gunsmoke for a while.

"Lord Wang, it was sent by the North Korean Jinyi Guard!"

For example, after the first round of volleys, the North Korean troops on the other side of the strait suffered only 70 or 80 casualties, but there were signs of instability in their formations.

Whether the Ming army was a feint or a bluff as in the past was not clear to the general in charge of the garrison on the other side, but he still ordered the defenders on the shore to be on strict alert.

In addition, there is a sad situation, the North Korean Jinyi Guard has suffered a heavy loss, of course, this is also to blame for their own greed, the two countries do not want to hide themselves in a way when they exchange troops.

"Attack!" Zhu Jinghong said calmly.

"Whether it succeeds or not, it can attract North Korean firepower and reduce the pressure on Anzhou!"

And vice versa, the Ming army could not cross the river to reconnoitre, and both sides could only observe the situation by sight during the day.

When the envelope was opened, it was the latest situation in Korea, focusing on the landing of Japanese troops, about 30,000 infantry troops.

Obviously, the Ming army is going to attack, and the only thing the North Korean side can do now is to mobilize nearby troops to reinforce it as soon as possible.

The difference between artillery and muskets and guns is that if they are hit by him, they are shattered, and the impact on morale is especially lethal.

The artillery on the side of the Ming army has a worst firing range of 300 meters, which can cover the opposite bank by more than 100 meters.

Yu Hai replied: "I was discovered by the patrol sergeant on the other side, and I finally escaped and was seriously injured...... Healing! ”

"Ready to ...... Arrows"

"Ready to fire ......"

Looking at the approaching ships of the Ming army, the officers of the North Korean army began to order their men to prepare to meet the enemy.

But in the next moment, they ushered in the second round of artillery bombardment by the Ming army, so the most important task of the North Korean army became to stabilize the morale of the army.

This is the advantage of a strong national strength, which can use the superiority of weapons to strike and create an advantage for one's own side as much as possible.

On the North Korean side, on the other hand, they also have more than a dozen shore defense guns, but no matter the loading speed or the density of firepower, they are worlds apart from the Ming army.

So much so that their two salvos failed to achieve the size of the work, and only overturned a small boat crossing the river.

And along the riverside, there are more than 50 ferries, and there are 30 soldiers on each boat.

"Your Highness, our men are about to land, and the artillery should be ordered to stop firing!"

In Zhu Jinghong's headquarters, a staff officer reminded him in a timely manner.

Zhu Jinghong nodded and said, "Pass the order!" ”

The tasks of the staff officers are clearly divided, and Zhu Jinghong will be reminded to make decisions at the appropriate time, effectively reducing the workload and fatigue value of the coach.

These staff officers are selected from various guards, and all of them belong to capable people, and those who are indiscriminate and full of money can't get along with Zhu Jinghong at all.

After this period of running-in, it has reached the current level, and Zhu Jinghong's contribution is not small.

After the artillery stopped, in less than a minute, the first landing ships were docked, and they were greeted with a rain of swords and firearms.

Although they were protected by fine armor and large shields, more than a dozen soldiers were killed on the spot, and the rest of the soldiers who landed one after another rushed forward desperately with swords and guns.

Only by rushing forward and scattering the enemy forces in front of them will they have a chance to win.

There were more than 1,500 Ming troops who landed, while the North Korean defenders were only more than 4,000 people, so it was not easy to break them up.

Although it was desperate to rush forward, the Ming army still maintained the basic formation, which was a tacit understanding cultivated by years of training.

Since the distance between the two sides was only 50 meters, the DPRK immediately gave up its muskets and bows and arrows after a volley, and prepared for a hand-to-hand encounter.

At this time, the second group of Ming troops was still boarding the ship, and in order to grasp the advantage as much as possible, the Korean army had to push back the Ming army crossing the river as soon as possible.

So on the battlefield, both sides were advancing, and soon they were fighting each other in close quarters.

Compared with the second batch of Ming troops who crossed the river, the reinforcements on the other side of the river came faster.

Zhu Jinghong, who was deep in the highlands, saw a large number of troops rushing to help in the mountains and fields in the distance, and saw that their equipment was actually a group of people.

This relieved him that the situation was still under control.

Zhu Jinghong ordered: "Order the artillery, let them move forward, go as far as they can, and give me a blow to the enemy army that has come to reinforce me!" ”

You can't shoot directly at the scene of the battle, but you can hit reinforcements farther away, so you won't accidentally hurt yourself.

Moreover, as soon as the reinforcements came into range, the most intense bombardment was carried out.

In Zhu Jinghong's view, the reinforcements were ordinary people, and they might be able to defeat them directly under a few rounds of shelling.

The military order was transmitted, and the artillery on the bank of the river took action one after another, either pushing or lifting the artillery positions to move, and the most advanced artillery even mounted on the cobblestones of the water's edge.

Due to the strict training and Zhu Jinghong's extremely strict management of the army, it took less than five minutes for the artillery position to move, and the enemy reinforcements were less than two miles at that time.

Seeing that its reinforcements were about to enter the firing range, the soldiers in charge of the artillery hurriedly began to reload and waited for the opportunity to prepare to fire.

It's just that, because they are too far apart, it is simply impossible to know the precise distance, so only tentative shelling can be carried out.

First, a homing gun is fired, which is equivalent to a base shell, which is used to estimate the angle of fire for the running group.

"Lord Wang, you can't see the bullet impact point, and the enemy can't see it!"

Zhu Jinghong had been looking at it with a telescope, and at this time he heard him say with a smile: "It's right if you can't see the impact point, it's a depression there...... The enemy has entered it, and our troops can fire with all their might at this angle! ”

He can see the situation at the scene most clearly, so the command post is arranged here.

As Zhu Jinghong's order was issued, the artillery below let go of their hands and feet and directly launched a salvo.

After a salvo, only half of the shells could see the impact point, killing the young man who rushed down the slope.

But the remaining half, as Zhu Jinghong expected, crossed the high slope of the shore and fell to the slope of the depression, causing more damage to the young North Korean who climbed up.

It's just that as the North Korean side reacted, more reinforcements arrived in the distance and on the shores of the north and south, but it would take time for them to arrive.

After the round salvo, the first batch of Korean young men who rushed to reinforce them, more than 1,500 of the 2,000 people died or fled, and only more than 500 won rushed into the battle formation.

Because there were no enemy troops within the firing range, the Ming artillery group stopped firing again, and the soldiers cleaned the artillery as quickly as possible, and carried out simple maintenance.

Of course, at this time, the first batch of reinforcements of the Ming army, a total of 1,000 people, also successfully crossed the river and joined the fierce battle.

Carefully observing the situation, everything is still under control, and in Zhu Jinghong's opinion, this river crossing and landing battle can basically be won.

Even if he was sure, he was not careless at this time, but continued to closely observe the situation at the front.

The relevant staff officers reported all kinds of news and intelligence to him, and marked them on the map.

While listening, Zhu Jinghong continued to use the telescope to observe everything on the front line.

As he was patrolling back and forth, he suddenly noticed something special, and when he looked back, he saw that it was the banner of the enemy commander.

As the commander of the Ming army, in order to prevent being beheaded by the enemy, Zhu Jinghong did not raise the flag as much as possible, for example, his location today is a very simple highland, and there are trees and weeds to camouflage.

"Command the artillery, adjust the muzzle...... The big banner one hundred and fifty zhang to the northeast, where the enemy commander is, aimed at me with a long-range cannon! ”

"Yes!"

At a distance of four or five hundred meters, it is basically impossible to succeed in decapitating with the current artillery.

But even if it can't be shot, it is necessary to have a deterrent effect on it and disturb its morale.

"My slight, isn't it too much!" Zhu Jinghong couldn't help but think at this time.

The artillery began to whistle again, and sure enough, as Zhu Jinghong had said, the enemy commander on the opposite side began to move, but not backward but forward.

"It's a bit of courage!" Zhu Jinghong praised.

In the farther range, there were still a large number of enemy reinforcements, all of whom were soldiers and young men from other defense areas.

Because North Korea does not have the strategic initiative, it needs to defend everywhere, so even if they have the advantage of military strength, they are still at a major disadvantage in some areas.

For example, at this time, on the beachhead, with the addition of the new force of the Ming army, and the formation of the firecrackers to attack, the morale of the North Korean army was at a low point.

Even if the overseer team was suppressed, they couldn't control the morale of the army at this time, and some soldiers had already begun to flee.

"Brethren...... Rush with me! Haizhou Wei commanded Hu Yicheng to take the lead in the charge.

He is indeed a tiger general, but he has reached the ceiling of his career, and if he wants to go up, he has to seize the opportunity, and this Ping Dynasty war is his opportunity.

There are many middle-level generals who have the same idea as Hu Yicheng, and almost all of these people have come to the front line of the battle, wanting to seize military merits to create a better future for themselves.

Nearly half an hour has passed since the fighting has continued, and the North Korean army has reached the brink of collapse.

With Hu Yicheng leading the team to rush, the North Korean army that was resisting the forefront began to rout, and then quickly caused a chain reaction in the military formation.

These troops broke and fled, and even the overseers were killed in red eyes, and no one could stop them.

The Ming army was in pursuit, but all of them were fighting steadily, only stopping when they reached the beachhead heights, and continued to build a defensive system as fast as possible.

The most important task of their 2,000 or so men is not to expand the results of the battle, but to hold this beachhead and let the follow-up army complete the river crossing.

In the command post, after issuing the military order according to the plan, Zhu Jinghong secretly thought: "Maybe I am really the god of the army!" ”

This landing battle, with the coordination of infantry artillery, was fought very beautifully, and there was no doubt that it was a victory.

At this time, what he was most afraid of was that the North Korean side mobilized a large army to storm and push back the Ming army stationed there.

This is not groundless, but the reinforcements from the North Korean side are constantly coming, and these large numbers of new forces, in the face of the already tired Ming army, have a very large advantage in strength.

What's even worse is that because the Ming army's position moved forward, the artillery could no longer be used, and they lost their biggest support in this battle.

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is time, so the Ming army is crossing the river as fast as possible.

This is where the importance of planning is revealed, as ropes have been pulled between the banks of the river to allow boats to cross the river more quickly.

All the conscripted boats, large and small, numbered a hundred, were coming and going on the river at the moment, and although the scene was a little chaotic, it was generally orderly.

This is a great test of organizational ability, and Zhu Jinghong attaches the most importance to the plan, the execution of his subordinates, and the discipline of the strictest management...... A vital role has been played here.

In this battle, it can be said that the Ming army crushed the North Korean side in all directions in terms of weapons, individual soldier quality, and command coordination.

Victory was a matter of course, and the defeat of the Korean army, which had been peaceful for many years, was expected.

As more and more Ming troops crossed the river, the Korean generals who concentrated their forces realized that it was very risky to push back.

At this time, he had two choices, one was to take the risk of driving the Ming army down the river, but to lead his troops to quickly withdraw into Yizhou to defend it.

The choice is not simple, there is plenty of food and grass in Yiju City, and it is extremely simple to strictly guard against it.

"Withdraw ......" the North Korean general gave the order.

Not only must they withdraw, but they must also withdraw as soon as possible to avoid being entangled by the Ming army.

(End of chapter)