Chapter 871 Bloody Jeolla Road (14) 【There Are Many Anecdotes and Allusions】

The moonlight illuminated the camp again.

After going through what happened just now, the Satsuma warriors suddenly lost all sleepiness, and their spirits were highly tense.

On the ruined battlefield, there was not even a breath of wind, and the soil was soaked into an earthy red. There were nearly 500 corpses lying scattered around, and this was still a warrior who could leave intact corpses.

Among them, many were photographed as minced meat.

Of course, the Ming army was not without losses. Even with the blessing of the right time and place, and strictly adhering to the principle of never going deep alone, there were still casualties.

A total of 181 corpses were brought to Onishimazu so that he could observe them carefully enough.

"Liaodong Army."

"It wasn't faked by the North Koreans."

"About 700 riders, the leader is an orthodox military general, and the deputy general is a Korean monk."

While muttering, he looked to his side: "I remember, there is a monastery near Nanyuan."

"That's right, you can see it across the Liaobian River."

Toyohisa Shimadzu nodded in agreement.

"Well, it's time to slaughter the temple." Oni Shimadzu nodded.

The loss of nearly 800 family warriors was nothing more than a serious loss of vitality. After the Ming army was on guard, it would be tantamount to death if the Ming army did this again.

But Shimadzu Yoshihiro was a little uncertain, how many Ming troops were stationed in Nanyuan?

First, a lone army of more than a hundred riders went deep.

Now there are nearly 700 riders launching a night attack.

If the positions were reversed, he would have to have at least 5,000 cavalry under his command, plus nearly 10,000 infantry, to dare to act like this.

After all, judging from the current situation, the Ming army's battle line is too long, and they have to defend the important military site of Nanyuan City. Only with more than 10,000 mercenaries can it be called safe.

However, where did the Nanyuan defender conjure up so many soldiers? Long before the invasion, they had sent spies to find out that the army of the Ming Dynasty was still gathering, and the number of troops they could send would never exceed 8,000.

Could it be that they were all sent to Nanyuan?

Admittedly, it's important here, but it's not like everything is overwhelmed, they have other areas to defend.

"So it's bluffing again?"

"The army will set out tomorrow morning, just touch it and you'll know."

Lu Li's approach is very risky. No matter how confident he is, it is actually a desperate move.

There were a total of 3,000 cavalry, and he, the coach, personally pulled out 1,000 to the battlefield so far away. If there is any accident, when the Japanese soldiers arrive in Nanyuan, they don't even need the main force, they only need a partial division with more than 8,000 people, and they can conquer it in three days.

And this kind of strategy, in the eyes of Oni Shimadzu, is really rare and common.

May I ask, is there any nation in the world that is less lacking in gambling than them?

The invasion of North Korea this time, and even the last plan to devour Ming Dynasty, was a huge gamble.

Japan needs land. With land, there will be people. With population, there will be wealth, and there will be capital that can be passed on for hundreds or even thousands of generations.

In the past, many daimyos complained that their fiefdom in Kofu was too small to support their retainers, and the Taige had no choice but to expand the territory with such a large local area.

Ever since, all the daimyos have blocked most of the family fortunes passed down from generation to generation, devoted themselves to this protracted war, and imagined a bright future.

Old friend Kato Kiyomasa said that after conquering the Ming Dynasty, at least 20 counties should be allocated to him;

The big pirate Kamei hereby yearns for Taizhou, hoping that he can become the guard of Taizhou, so that he will have no regrets in life.

Naomi Naoshima was very frank. He said that as long as it was sealed within the territory of Ming Dynasty, everything would be fine.

And the Shimadzu family needed more land in the sun.

In the last war, they were all like wolves and tigers, and they didn't feel sorry for how many families they destroyed, but it's a pity... Daming lost in the first battle.

"As long as North Korea has the Eight Ways, it must be achievable." Onishimazu sighed up to the sky.

They gambled on the fate of the country and launched a second war, hoping that the result would be unsatisfactory.

at the same time.

Wajima, the native land.

Fushimi Castle.

Hideyoshi, who was supposed to be pale, regained his energy. Not long ago, he suddenly announced that he would go to the peninsula battlefield to personally urge the daimyos to fight bravely.

In this regard, some loyal retainers wanted to persuade him, but seeing Taige's deep eyes, this unrealistic idea was completely dispelled.

Perhaps... Mr. Hideyoshi's body, which had been ill for a long time, suddenly recovered so well, it was related to this matter.

"Prepare the boat, and leave tomorrow at the latest."

"Hi!"

Hideyoshi, who felt that he had regained his youth, became full of pride again. He wanted to watch those monkey cubs himself, so that they would not work too hard.

Expanding the territory can prolong one's life, and can also make the surname "Toyotomi" more noble, and luck protects the body, and there is no disadvantage!

Hideyoshi, who has accepted the allegiance of many daimyos, knows that he is a person with low self-esteem in his bones.

Although the old order has almost collapsed after experiencing the Warring States period of "down and down", some traditional concepts have been deeply imprinted in the bones, and even the use of extraordinary force cannot be eradicated.

As the son of a farmer, Hideyoshi can disturb the situation in East Asia and spread his powers all over the world, but he can never get mixed into the noble class.

Genji, Taira, Tachibana, and Fujiwara.

The guardian daimyos scattered on this land have more or less the blood of these four lineages in their bodies, for example:

His once loyal master, Oda Nobunaga, was the descendant of the Ping clan.

Takeda Shingen and Tokugawa Ieyasu are descendants of Genji.

In the past, whenever there was a battle, the generals and even the daimyo of the two sides had to check their genealogy first, to compare whose ancestors were better.

As for Hideyoshi... he was from a humble background, he sharpened his head, and wanted to join the ranks of the nobles, so that no matter what the future holds, his son Hideyori will have a talisman.

In the past few decades, Hideyoshi fabricated various theories, first dressed himself as a descendant of the Heira clan, and later accepted Konoe Maeku from Fujiwara's lineage as a godfather and joined the Fujiwara clan.

In recent years, he changed the way of saying, claiming that his mother had been blessed by the emperor, and her blood was extraordinary, so she had to create another surname in addition to the four major surnames:

Toyotomi.

However, the painstaking efforts to put gold on his face did not have much effect. No nobleman dared to object, but no one took the initiative to applaud.

On the surface, this group of bloody people respected his muddy legs, but after turning around and leaving, they would twitch their noses in disgust, as if breathing the same air would shorten their lives by ten years.

Therefore, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who has already become a Taiko and can recruit the military power of the whole country, still has to fight!

During this period of time, he felt that he was very much like Yingzheng, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

It's just that the old Qin people respected their king very much, and Hideyoshi hasn't given all the Japanese a reason to respect him.

"Soon."

"Conquer North Korea."

A few years ago, Toyotomi Hideyoshi would have boasted that he would conquer Daming, and then conquer the entire world, including the West, and let the sun shine, all under his own jurisdiction!

But in the first war, the generals of the Ming Dynasty let this jumping monkey know that he was still far from conquering Daming. If there were not too many hidden worries in the mainland, the expeditionary force would have been sent to Wa Island to wipe out the country.

behind.

A retainer stood silently, meticulously recording the words of the Patriarch for future generations to look up to.

【Significant name in the Three Kingdoms】

This is his ultimate goal. Once North Korea is conquered, the prestige of the Toyotomi family will be completely spread, making up for the fact that Hideyoshi came from a humble background, and making all nobles recognize from the bottom of their hearts that Toyotomi is a great surname.

...

Just when Toyotomi Hideyoshi was preparing to set off from the mainland with great ambitions.

South Plains area.

Su Xingling.

Lu Li, who was about to lead the Ming army to fight against the Japanese, was chatting with Zhao Feng, not worried about the situation after dawn.

In fact, they had already guessed that there would be a head-on encounter during the day, which could not be avoided at all.

"It would be great if the Wa country was completely wiped out."

The mountain god spoke heavily.

"Yes."

"Only by slaughtering this nation full of aggressive blood in its bones can peace be ushered in."

During the Tang Dynasty, during the naval battle at Baijiangkou, the Tang army defeated many with fewer troops, which made the Japanese deeply aware of the gap between themselves and the Tang Dynasty, so they decided to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty to make friends.

During that time, various cultures and technologies were continuously exported to the Japanese country, making it stronger and stronger. At the same time, the seeds of ambition were planted in the hearts of the Japanese people, thinking day and night, wanting to occupy the fat land in the distance. soil of.

"If you want to do this, why don't you have enough strength."

Looking at the two people in front of him, the mountain god sighed:

"As early as more than a thousand years ago, the Japanese invaded this land. I fought against them. The strength of those people is far inferior to today's."

"Ji Zun with a lot of energy?"

There was some certainty in Zhao Feng's words. After all, since he dared to choose the North Korean camp, he must have done a lot of homework beforehand.

On the contrary, it was Lu Li, with a blank look in his eyes. Based on the two conversations, he probably guessed that a Japanese woman invaded North Korea more than a thousand years ago.

Next, Zhao Feng gave a brief account of this period of history. In 200 A.D., a Empress Empress Wu Zetian was born in Wa Kingdom. She was the wife of the 14th Emperor Zhongai.

However, according to what Zhao Feng and the mountain god said, this woman seems to be uneducated, almost like a villain without measure.

On the occasion of the triumphant return, he wrote on a boulder with the bow handle: King of Silla, Dog of Japan.

Not only that, but also forced the king of Silla to write in the tribute book: become the dog of Japan, and prepare for the annual tribute.

To be so blunt, to be honest, is uneducated, and behave like a street bum, not to mention bullying a child, but forcing him to call him dad.

As for Huaxia, since the Xia Dynasty, every major national event, there will be special scribes drafting the text. It is common to have a magnificent momentum. In the later period, it even required parallel four and six doubles, and the confrontation is neat. How could such a self-declining thing be done? .

Of course, this uneducated vulgar woman has a high status in the Japanese country. Since her, for thousands of years, every time the Japanese invade North Korea, they are like mad dogs. Not weakened.

In addition, North Korea is different from the past, this time with the support of Da Ming...

A few years ago, in the face of aggressive Japanese pirates, the Korean royal family continued to move north, and came to Uiju next to the Yalu River. The king, who had nowhere to go, waited for the prince, concubine, and ministers to call out affectionately:

Dad, help me.

Dad, help me.

...

On the other side of the river, there is a behemoth that the combined territories of the two countries cannot match.

As earnest calls came to his ears, the giant Daming slowly turned his head, looking thoughtful, staring at the small country that was fighting in the northeast corner.

After pondering for a while, he raised his slap and moved.

After all, as Li Chao's father state, the child was bullied by villains, and if he didn't return the color, he would lose face.

"Hey, two slaps in a row, my own strength is exhausted."

This chat that took place late at night in the fall of the 25th year of Wanli ended with the general soldier Lu Li sighing.

The mountain god vaguely guessed what it meant, thinking that the Ming army would no longer fight for the Li Dynasty without hesitation, but the next sentence made him ecstatic:

Tomorrow I will turn into a youkai and block Onishimazu in this form.

The two armies confront each other, and the generals of both sides can guess what is in each other's mind.

Yoshihiro Shimadzu didn't believe in evil, so he wanted to make a frontal attack to test the reality of the Ming army.

In this situation, Lu Li had to resist in order to complete the most important first link in his plan.

And you can't appear as the guard of the Great Ming Nanyuan. Since you can't do it, then don't do it!

Anyway, it's the same as being a monster.

...

time flies.

There was a white light in the sky.

Neither side was getting a good night's sleep.

Death in battle is nothing to the Liaodong soldiers, and so are prestige and morality. They screamed when they fought, and screamed when they grabbed things. This is the complex form of the bitter cold land.

"War in a short while, just kill, whatever you grab will belong to you."

"If you die, your family will be well taken care of. The imperial court will give you meritorious service, while Lu Zongbing and Admiral Li will give you money, so your children will have a good background."

Qian Zongfei gnawed on the cake and only explained a few words.

Needless to say the last sentence, the reason why the Liaodong Army was able to become a brave division in the Ming Army is because it has no worries.

And the previous sentence made the cavalry even more excited, the Japanese have a lot of valuables on them, as long as they kill these dwarfs, everything will be theirs.

The edge of Xingxing Ridge.

Oni Shimazu, who has read the art of war all night, is ready to go.

Zhao Feng made a very interesting analogy last night:

The peninsula is a sharp knife inserted horizontally between the country of Wa and the mainland, and whoever can obtain it will have the upper hand.

Therefore, in the eyes of Japanese daimyos, Li Chao is like the sword in the stone in western legends, whoever can pull it out is the master of destiny.

Oni Shimadzu did not have the ambition to challenge Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he wanted to be the king, enjoy a piece of glory, and pull the sword out of the stone for his master.

Coincidentally, Lu Li, who was unable to rebel, also had a very strong urge:

In this difficult world, with one's own power, rewrite a corner of history.

"The cavalry charge away to waste their horsepower, straighten out the ordnance, wait for the enemy to arrive, find the right opportunity, and charge head-on."

After explaining this sentence, Lu Li, the commander in chief, disappeared. Zhao Feng and Ling Fei knew that he was standing with the mountain god, the two demon kings, and the black-maned horse.

What kind of monster will it turn into to fight the Japanese and create conditions for the cavalry to charge?

The mountain god keenly noticed that the Ming Dynasty general was standing on a high place, looking to the southeast.

what's there

Tunshanling, and Chanjin River.

Then, he looked back again.

There is a mountain range called Liaochuanbian, and it gets its name from the rushing Liaochuan.