Chapter 927: A World Without Buddhas (6)

The next evening.

Ukita Hide's home arrives.

As the general of the left army, his arrival means that the left and right armies converge.

Leaving aside the annihilated Konishi Corps, Satsuma Corps, and the naval divisions who built fortifications in the coastal areas, there are still nearly 100,000 Japanese soldiers approaching Seoul.

Surround it with ten!

Toyotomi Hideyoshi blatantly played his own banner, and set up the main camp on a small hill on the other side of Suwon, his attitude was clear at a glance.

The soldiers of the Li Dynasty in the city felt terrified, after all, they had never seen such a large number of enemies.

Due to the limited force, the Ming army had only a few thousand elite soldiers. Especially after the Battle of Jishan, Lu Li had to accept the fact that he had 800 Li Dynasty soldiers under his command.

In fact, Ma Gui had a lot of complaints about Lu Li's placing his old troops on the warship, but he had gained a lot in the Suwon battle, coupled with the great achievements accumulated in the Nanyuan battle, and the upcoming Li Rumei...

The admiral chose to tolerate it.

Especially since the five hundred wild monsters only listened to Lu Li's orders, and immediately entrusted them with important tasks.

There are eight gates in Seoul.

East, west, north, south, four directions, two for each.

One master once.

The secondary door has long been sealed, not only referring to the physical level, but also to the mysterious method——

The Taoist priests accompanied the army and sealed it with a golden talisman.

It is said that what was consumed was the luck of the two countries of Ming Dynasty and Li Dynasty, which were as stable as Mount Tai.

Seeing that Jing Lue and the admiral didn't take it seriously, thinking that it's okay to waste a little bit of luck in the country, the actors headed by Lu Li naturally wouldn't say much.

What's more, only guarding four gates at the moment will make the pressure on the troops much less.

Eight hundred Li Dynasty soldiers, five hundred monsters, and Zhou Tian, ​​Pan Ming, and Du Quan who led a thousand Ming troops came to help defend.

Lu Li felt quite stable.

As for who is the leader, of course, whoever has the highest official rank is the one who decides. Yang Gao, who obviously overwhelmed Admiral Ma Gui, meant this.

Coincidentally, Zhou Tian, ​​who had a pleasant cooperation with Lu Li, also had no objections.

If Zhou Tian had no objections, then Du Quan naturally wouldn't, and Pan Ming...even more so.

"A dignified general manager, there are not even five hundred people under his command." Boss Zhou sighed.

"No way, there are too many major generals."

Lu Li glanced at the corner where Li Chao's soldiers shrank, and suggested, "How about I pay you another three hundred?"

"Forget it." Zhou Tian directly refused.

If these guys lose the chain at a critical moment, let alone work, I'm afraid they will drag down the soldiers under their command and distract them from taking care of them.

His eyes turned to Du Quan.

Not surprisingly, he was also shaking his head.

Only Pan Ming didn't mind. The soldiers Li Chao used to guard the capital, no matter how unbearable they were, still had a certain fighting capacity, it just depended on how they were used.

In this way, Lu Li dispatched 300 troops to him. He led 500 monsters and 500 soldiers to guard the main section of the west city, and handed over the rest to Pan Ming and the others.

The local demons despised the cowardice of the soldiers. They should have been more reluctant to die after living for so long, but when they encountered the invaders, they burst out with love for this land and fought desperately.

On the contrary, it is human beings who open their mouths to be benevolent and moral, but shut their mouths to be moral and benevolent...

However, the demon changed his mind and thought about Lu Zongbing's character, and he could only feel that there are too few people in human beings who can truly achieve the unity of knowledge and action. Instead, they like to use rules and regulations that they cannot do to restrain others.

Looking at the Japanese army assembled outside the city, and looking behind him, some of the soldiers were shaking their ropes and sifting through the chaff, while others were more or less timid before fighting.

"Eat, kill pigs and eat meat."

Lu Li issued the first military order.

He knows that morale is the most important thing in defending the city. The coach must be calm, and he himself does not panic. Now, if he pays more attention to the food under his command and makes the final preparations while eating, his morale should be boosted.

However, the effect is also limited.

If all the soldiers are brave enough to fight for blood and put on a stance, then Nanyuan can keep defending for a long time...

In 204 BC, Han Xinbing came out of the Taihang Mountain Well, and the Zhao army standing in front of him had an absolute advantage in numbers, and the situation was very critical.

So, Han Xin lined up with his back facing the Taiping River, and fought desperately with the enemy. In the end, the Han army was put to death and survived, defeating the Zhao army, creating a legend of a generation of soldiers.

How similar is the current situation in Seoul to the Last Stand? ! ! !

It's just that Lu Li felt that there might be some misunderstanding here. Most people think that the last stand is to burst out amazing power in a desperate situation, achieve a counterattack, and completely defeat the enemy.

In fact, the reason why Han Xin chose to fight back was not to defeat the enemy, but to allow the Han army to maintain its position so that it would not be defeated by the enemy with superior forces.

The real strategy to defeat the Zhao army was to send people to detour in advance, sneak into the enemy's camp, and suddenly change the flag of the Han army there, so that the Zhao soldiers in the front line mistakenly thought that their back camp was attacked, and the front line was in chaos. They retreated one after another, and this won the battle.

In Lu Centrifuge, in order to reproduce this kind of operation, the following three basic conditions must be met:

First, soldiers must have absolute trust in the general.

This point, regardless of the soldiers of the Li Dynasty who were head-hunting and underhanded, both the Ming army and the demons could do it.

Second, the strength of the two sides should not be too disparate.

Of course, the so-called disparity does not only refer to the number of soldiers, but also the weapons and equipment, weather and location of the enemy and ourselves.

All things considered, they barely accounted for half.

Third, there must be other supporting plans.

Otherwise, what to fight?

Just relying on the courage that the soldiers burst out when they were in a desperate situation may be able to create a temporary miracle, but it cannot last long at all.

But the defenders are by no means fighting alone. The Liaodong Army is on the way. It is conservatively estimated that there are more than 10,000 people in it, all of whom are experienced cavalry who have fought against the Japanese.

These three basic premises, Lu Li thinks that his side occupies the vast majority, and he can barely make up for them.

Therefore, in terms of the overall situation, he was very optimistic. No matter how bad he was, if he dragged one or two Japanese generals on the road, he would still make money.

city ​​head.

Lu Li, the general guarding Ximen, became a cook, setting up a grill in front of everyone, and roasting a cleaned whole pig, coating it with a layer of honey water from time to time...

Soon, the aroma spread far away.

Pan Ming came over and tore off a piece of his front elbow and took it away.

Zhou Tian and Du Quan followed suit.

After the generals guarding the other three gates learned about this, they followed suit one after another. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, they put on a posture first, so that they couldn't scare the little devils outside, and couldn't they scare their allies?

As expected, it was the strategy that the Nanyuan defender came up with.

The Japanese watched from a distance, and saw an old acquaintance sitting in Xicheng, roasting pork as steadily as Mount Tai...

The left army from Ukita Hideo's family down had very exciting expressions, and the old monkey who set up his formation in a slightly rear area was also silent for a long time after hearing the news.

The guy who thought it was difficult in Nanyuan and took the initiative to let go, unexpectedly arrived in Seoul first.

...

Maybe it was for the sake of wrangling. After all, the Japanese like to gather everyone for meetings. Maybe it was because they were frightened by Lu Li.

From arriving in the evening, to setting up the battle, and then to nightfall, the sun rose the next day, and the attack had not yet started.

noon.

The Japanese camp has finally moved.

However, it is not a formal attack, but a sign of an attack.

Another Japanese army of about ten thousand people came.

Lu Li was planning to continue roasting the whole thing and telling the world what it meant to be truly stable in times of crisis, when he suddenly heard the noise of thousands of horses galloping outside the city.

Taking a closer look, the group of devils were unkempt and filthy from top to bottom.

Originally guarding the North City, Li Zan, the King of Joseon, who was going to continue to maintain an elegant posture so that he could cooperate with the Ming army in singing "Empty City Strategies", changed his face and was terrified.

I saw bellflowers painted on the military flag of this team, and the horse seal read:

Nanwumiaofa Lotus Sutra.

In addition, there are "thousands of ladles" fluttering in the wind.

After seeing the scene clearly, Li Yan's feet were weak and he almost collapsed to the ground. Fortunately, the guards next to him had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and supported him.

Demon Kato Kiyomasa!

Kikyo is the family crest of Kato Kiyomasa, and Kato Kiyomasa is extremely, no, a crazy believer in the Nichiren sect, so his legion will write the Nichiren sect classic "Namo Myoho Lotus Sutra" on the horse seal, which is called the title flag.

And the flag flying "Thousands of Ladles" is the unique horse seal of the Toyotomi family, which echoes the flag erected on the north bank of Suwon.

As the head of the first army, Kato, who had regained the trust of the lord, received this special gift from Hideyoshi before going out.

Looking at this dusty army from a distance, Li Yan thought of the fear of being dominated by the two major armies.

During the Renchen period, Xiaoxi and Kato, after they landed, ran all the way along the North Road, attacking the city day and night, and no city was able to hold on for more than half a day.

With such a terrifying long-distance attack ability, Seoul was quickly taken down, and Li Yan could only take the royal family members and ministers to "hunt west".

To this day, the king of Joseon has never forgotten the scene where he fled in a hurry.

Coincidentally, the place where he escaped happened to be the West Gate where Lu Li was stationed, also known as: Dunyi Gate.

[The names of the four city gates of Seoul and Puxinge are all named according to the Confucian thought of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith" and the five elements of Fengshui. They are named Xingrenzhimen, Dunyimen, Chonglimen and Sujingmen respectively. "Jing" replaces "wisdom")]

At that time, they fled too hastily, holding a soldier talisman, and couldn't find any soldiers to command, and neither the guard of honor nor the guards were ready...

Li Yan clearly remembered that that time coincided with the present, when the autumn rain was muddy, and the noble fleeing team he was in was quite miserable, and he had never been so miserable.

Those eunuchs, court ladies, and the fleeing people who were usually obedient and dare not speak loudly, suddenly changed their temperaments and frantically robbed the property of the royal family and ministers, even the royal tribute and food they carried with them. Kill on the spot.

In the end, only one peasant woman paid tribute on the way to escape, and paid three bowls of corn and rice to the majestic king of Joseon. Li Yan held the broken bowl and cried loudly:

"The corn and rice eaten by this untouchable is really delicious, even more delicious than delicacies from mountains and seas."

At that time, he arrived at a small town in the north of Seoul. Looking back at the royal city where he had lived for generations, he was surprised to see the smoke billowing, and dozens of samurai from the Kato family chasing after him.

Fortunately, there are dead soldiers under his command who desperately killed the enemy, so that one life was saved.

And the thick smoke billowing from the direction of Seoul did not come from the thieves, but from our own people.

A group of honest and lowly slaves who were usually like yellow dogs rushed into the Zhangliyuan, burned all the documents of scorpion status, and rushed into the internal treasury, robbed gold, silver and jewels, burned them to persuade people to do good, and stored Confucianism. The Hongwen Museum with classic collections, and several palaces.

All kinds of bad memories flooded Li Yan's heart with the arrival of the Kato Legion again.

Today, an army of 100,000 is attacking Seoul, and the Japanese bandits are here!

At that time, the Xiaoxi Army captured Seoul alone!

over...

If you miss the best opportunity, you can't escape...

Citadel broken—captured—humiliated—killed—bones mocked—

Li Yan had already thought about how he would be played by the Japanese. After all, relying on Daming, he had written provocative and insulting Hideyoshi many times. Now he came in person, bringing the ferocious and tyrannical Japanese.

On the side, Jing Lue Yang Gao frowned, Admiral Ma Gui secretly made a gesture, and the guards understood, and carried the limp-legged king back to the palace.

"Tell all the ministries to be more conspicuous, the Japanese are very likely to attack in the dark."

"If anyone's city gate is broken, come and see me!"

Ma Gui's stern tone frightened the group of Li Chao generals next to him.

Simon.

Lu Li looked at Kato's army, who were still grilling in a leisurely manner, and he was looking forward to meeting him.

Jian Yue has seven guns.

Legion commander-level daimyo.

A very worthy opponent.

And not long after, his wish came true.

Lu Li who showed up at the west gate put an unspeakable pressure on all the big names, and they were unwilling to attack there.

No doubt, it was a chore.

And Kato is the leader of the Arbitrary faction who won the honor of the First Army Commander, so he did his part.

Of course, Kato Kiyomasa was very crazy and confident to use Lu Li as a stepping stone, because when he took a long detour and drilled into the woods, he thought of a way to temporarily deal with the red lotus fire.

This moment.

Looking at the familiar Seoul.

Kato was full of emotion in his heart, the man had passed away, he and his old enemy Xiaonishi fought across the peninsula back then, you fought over each other, and he took a big advantage——

The head of the First Army at the time, Xiaoxi Xingchang, although he was in a straight line, he attacked cities and villages along the way, and he really killed all the way.

And his marching route was far from false, but the defenders along the way were intimidated by the soldiers of the Xiaoxi Army, and the Second Army didn't fight any tough battles at all, so they took advantage of this.

At that time, none of us slept well, for fear of being overtaken by the other party and being compared.

In the end, the two stood on the same starting line at a pass called Caoliang Road, and started a fair competition with Seoul as the ultimate goal.

But the result was too regrettable, President Xiaonishi broke through Seoul in half a day...

The scene of the opponent standing at the top of the city, waving his arms, is still vivid in my mind.

We planned to invade the peninsula this time and start over again. However, Xiaoxi and his best friend Shimadzu died in the first official battle.

"Everything is impermanent."

Kiyomasa Kato lamented that he was completely relieved of what happened back then, and he had the desire to avenge his old enemies and best friends.