Chapter 938 Bloody Battle in Ulsan (4)

Not long ago, the Ming army guarding the river repelled the first wave of Japanese navy sailors from the lower reaches.

After that, the Japanese sneaked over again, and then they were hit head-on by the Zhejiang soldiers, and they had no choice but to retreat again.

However, not all Japanese retreated.

In the early morning of the day before Li Rumei's troops encountered a counterattack, fighting broke out on the river. At that time, the fog and snow were very heavy, and the vision and perception of the Ming defenders were limited.

A group of Japanese ships rushed over, and a group of Japanese ships rushed to the other side. As for the number and whether any fish slipped through the net, no one can be sure.

Under such circumstances, the small boats were mixed among the big ships. When the Ming army's attention was shifted and they were concentrating on shelling the big ships, Kato and others rushed forward quickly, taking advantage of the time to sneak into the city.

How can there be any Qingzheng loaded into Daoshan?

Just bragging.

Not so majestic, but a little embarrassed.

But no matter the prestige or what, Kato finally rushed over from Xishengpu. With two daimyos at the level of army commanders, the defenders of Daoshan City who were on the verge of collapse instantly had a backbone. counterattack.

Seeing Li Rumei who was getting frustrated and passed the Japanese army, the generals of the Ming army gradually figured out what happened——

Support arrives.

What Kato Anzheng said earlier is probably not false, Kiyomasa is indeed not in the city.

Yang Hao had no choice but to explain to the generals around him very calmly, and said with a smile: Kato Kiyomasa is determined to enter the city, it is like stabbing a tiger.

The actor looked at Yang Gao who looked like he was holding Zhizhu, and sneered in his heart, but it was just to cover up the embarrassment of his command mistakes.

Previously, the envoy Yang Jinglue had always claimed that Kato had always been in Daoshan Castle.

In addition, he didn't pay much attention to Taihe Jiang. At first, he only sent an army to guard, and later added some southern soldiers who were sitting on the bench. It was difficult to completely block it.

This moment.

Yang Hao felt very remorseful. If he knew that Kato Kiyomasa would come from Xishengpu to support him, he would rather delay the siege, and send a large interception force to capture this big fish alive!

Different from the actor's decisive killing, this guy dreamed of capturing someone at the level of the army commander alive so that he could make a fortune for himself.

To be honest, even Lu Li, a "vested interest", began to hate this phenomenon of selfishness overriding the overall situation.

Ma Gui let the Northwest Army eat alone, but they can fight a good battle, but right now, it is impossible for Li Rumei's troops to eat Daoshan City.

Almost at the same time as the generals were discussing matters, Li Chao had gained something. They captured nearly a hundred warriors in the hidden forests around the mountain city, all of them were weak.

After some interrogation, Li Chaoren learned that the Japanese soldiers in the city were living in miserable conditions. When they were thirsty, they could melt snow or drink the urine of cattle, horses and livestock, but they were extremely deprived of food. They either chewed paper or scraped the soil from the walls. Come down and cook.

If it weren't for being able to sneak out to hunt occasionally, I'm afraid it would have already started to fail.

When this information was sent to the Chinese army camp, everyone who had been discussing intensely fell silent, hoping that Yang Gao could make a correct judgment.

However……

The guy slapped his thigh, feeling that the Japanese defenders had asked for peace talks because they were about to lose their hold!

So, why attack the city?

Wouldn't it be enough to wait for the pirates inside to starve to death?

Different from monks who have reached the realm of bigu, whether it is a Japanese warrior or a general of the Ming Dynasty, they all need to eat a lot of high-quality meat to maintain their own needs.

Because of this, Yang Gao decided not to attack the city for the time being, and waited for the Japanese army inside to be defeated.

After all, Kato Kiyomasa was in a concealed boat, and he couldn't carry much food. Instead, he had five hundred more mouths, which could only boost morale mentally.

Lu Li was worried that this might be the news intentionally released by the enemy, perhaps those priests and onmyojis who mastered profound techniques were secretly transporting food.

But a Taoist priest wearing a purple robe promised that there would be no fluctuations in spells in the city.

"It's hard to keep up with wages, and you're tired when you sit down. You don't have to fight to be upright." Ma Gui said.

A large number of generals echoed, but the actors seemed out of place and a little unwilling.

But how can a small number of voices play a role? Both Ma Gui and Yang Gao decided to encircle rather than attack, and waited quietly for the Japanese to perish without a fight.

In this way, losses can also be reduced.

Time passed slowly.

The various ministries have maintained a siege posture, so that the Japanese in Daoshan City dare not relax, but can the Japanese really be trapped to death?

Lu Li had a headache.

You must know that their tents are all temporary constructions, it is better to keep warm in the city, and the cold winter in the higher world is not so easy to endure.

Many weak performers could already feel the cold air invading their bodies, not to mention ordinary soldiers, all of them were shivering from the cold, and many of them had broken fingers.

"Will you fight or not?"

The patience of the black-maned horse has been exhausted, and he set off with great enthusiasm. So far, he has not won any big battles, that is, when pulling out the nails for Li Rumei, he stretched his muscles and bones a little.

In its view, if it doesn't fight anymore, its own people will be frozen to the point of losing their combat effectiveness.

Because many war horses had frozen to death, the morale of the whole army dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye, but Yang Hao was in a good mood. He felt that his side was miserable, and the Japanese army in the city would be even more miserable.

One is frozen.

a starvation.

You can warm yourself by the fire when you are cold, and you can organize Taoist priests to help, but it is different when you are hungry. You can’t conjure food out of thin air, right?

It was the twenty-ninth.

After all, the blizzard had stopped, the weather was colder, and the wind was strong. Yang Hao, who sensed that it was time, urged Li Rumei to try to attack the city again, to see how many Japanese were left, and whether he could take the opportunity.

As a result, as soon as the soldiers, who were as cold as quails, moved to the bottom of the city, they heard the sound of artillery salvos above their heads.

After a little practice, it turns out that there are still some who can move, so let's continue to boil and see who loses combat power first.

However, he also knew that, except for Li Rumei, all the ministries had great opinions on him. If the rebellion was not prohibited, the cosplayers would have bombed the camp long ago, so why would they have waited until today.

"It's windy and windy, and it's freezing cold. It's really hard for everyone. Let's repair the tents, and the meat supplies will be delivered immediately."

Gudu bubbling broth, barbecue, and all kinds of dried meat, spirits...

All kinds of fragrances were mixed together and drifted into Daoshan City with the wind, and all the Japanese couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

Kato Kiyoshi really couldn't hold on any longer. After all, Daoshan Castle was never prepared for long-term defense, and the situation was as horrible as hell.

The ditch was full of dead bodies, all in disorder, waiting for someone who couldn't stand it.

Right now, corpse blood and cow and horse defecation are the only things that everyone can eat. The orderly is so hungry that he can't even speak. Even the coach Kato and Nabeshima only have a very small meal a day.

Every day, scribes would send up the list of the latest deaths—famine and cold, and some warriors could not get up after falling asleep.

If this continues, at most five days, the Kato army and the Nabeshima army will be almost wiped out, and they will become lambs who have no power to fight back.

Smelling the smell of meat, Qingzheng ordered:

Slaughter animals.

Regardless of whether it is a cow or a horse, as long as the meat is edible, they will be killed together to replenish energy and physical strength for the warriors.

After eating a decent meal, his combat power recovered slightly, but there was no next meal. Naoshima Naoshige suggested eating corpses to fully display the Bushido spirit.

"Presumably those warriors who sacrificed will be very pleased to know this."

For Naoshima Naoshige's proposal, Kato declined, and he felt that he could persist and fight for it.

the other side.

Under the urging of many actors headed by Lu Li, Yang Gao finally took the initiative again.

Right now, the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" written in the Hongwu period at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Some generals thought of the passage between Cao Cao and Ma Chao and suggested that the water would turn into ice.

There is no need for the Taoist priests to act with the army, command the soldiers under his command, go to the river to fetch water, and pour it while lighting the fire.

It is even more spectacular than dripping water into ice. As soon as the hot boiling water spilled, a wall of ice was built between Dosan and Ulsan. Dosan City was completely surrounded, and even a bird could not enter.

However, the Japanese fleet has been relentlessly trying to approach and resupply the samurai in the city, but without exception, it was shot back again by artillery fire.

After persuasion for so long, is this all?

Do you have to let Li Rumei take the first place alone? !

Before Lu Li could make trouble, Wu Weizhong, the commander-in-chief, couldn't stand it any longer. He left the station temporarily, found Yang Gao and said bluntly that there were problems with his strategy and methods.

The master must be queried!

It is true that there is no confrontation between the north and the south, but in order to persuade Yang Gao, Wu Weizhong still used the example of Li Rusong who put down the Imchen Japanese Insurgency.

At that time, Admiral Li attacked Pyongyang, besieged three and released one. After a bloody battle, he finally took the city.

Only by imitating his tactics will he have a chance to take Dosan City and further occupy Ulsan.

However, Yang Gao's eyes slanted: "Don't be impatient, old general, as long as you have the ability to capture Kato Kiyomasa, you can do whatever you want."

"..." Wu Weizhong was speechless.

I can only tell Magui my suggestion.

Different from civil servants, Ma Gui was born in the general family. He has been fighting for many years, understands the military, and has a big picture. He thinks that doing so can make things happen, so he simply brings a group of brothers to continue to discuss with Yang Gao.

Yang Gao Wangba eats weights——

After doing so much, just to stab him for the sake of the tiger, how can Kato and Nabeshima escape?

It's just that Ma Gui is an admiral, no better than Wu Weizhong, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army. In addition, the regiment under his command has not participated in battles for a long time, and has made military achievements.

Don't even give me some face?

Yang Gao had a plan, deliberately burned dozens of large camps at night, retreated dozens of miles, and set up ambushes on the left and right, waiting for the Japanese to be unable to sit still, and encircled and wiped out the Japanese when they came out.

Seeing this scene, the Japanese army, who had recovered a little bit of energy after eating the meat, rushed out to fight immediately, seized all opportunities, not to mention completely wiped out the Ming army, would it be possible to open up the waterway?

General Kato Anzheng couldn't help asking for a fight.

Naoshima looked at his old partner.

At the head of the city, Kato Kiyoshi was looking at the Ming army garrison in the distance, suppressing the crazy flames, and he asked in a deep voice: "Why do you retreat without setting up the rear troops? After the blizzard, the weather is dry and cold." It's true that the wind is strong, but why didn't the generals and Taoists take action?

"This is deliberately against us!"

Seeing that the Japanese pirates didn't fall for the trick, Yang Gao was quite happy about the strategy. He pointed to the mountain city and said to Ma Gui:

"Look, I definitely didn't avoid the battle on purpose, but the Japanese were cunning and didn't come out at all."

Ever since, the new military order was passed to all ministries:

Stick to business as usual.

Wu Weizhong, who was waiting for the good news, sighed when he heard that the matter had not progressed:

"Today, with a lone brigade who is afraid of the enemy, it is not difficult to put troops under the city and then try to control the enemy to death."

However, the southern soldiers did not have the right to speak, and his words were not taken seriously at all. The various departments of the northern army still followed the original method, encircling but not attacking.

The soldiers of the Ming army looked at Daoshan City tremblingly.

Inside the city, the Japanese were also trembling.

Lu Li really didn't want to wait any longer, and tried to persuade him time and time again, but in the end, Yang Gao didn't see him directly, and every time he asked the left and right guards to pretend that he wasn't there.

In fact, Envoy Yang Jinglue was still silently complaining about Lu Li in his heart, and he praised Li Rumei because he valued the Liaodong Army. As the general of the Liaodong Army, how could he help outsiders?

Hold back!

It was the first time that Lu Li hated the principal's request so much in advance, otherwise, he would have disobeyed the order a long time ago and joined forces with other cosplayers to launch a fierce attack.

idiot?

This strategist is not stupid, not to mention a genius commander, but his military skills are definitely above the average.

At the beginning, the situation in Namwon was unknown. Li Chaowenwu and Magui both pursued escapeism. He was far away in Pyongyang and rode directly into Seoul alone, urging the ministries to deploy defense lines, and finally ensured that Seoul was held.

To be honest, there is a little style of a famous general.

There are no weak soldiers under the famous generals. In the attack on Ulsan this time, generals such as Bai Sai, Yang Dengshan, Wu Weizhong, Mao Guoqi, Zu Chengxun, and Jie Sheng were all present, and they all fought vigorously on their own fronts.

In addition, there are a group of actors who are not afraid of death.

But it's too selfish!

If it continues to develop along the historical line, this battle will undoubtedly be lost.

He wanted to capture Kato Kiyomasa alive and make himself famous, so he refused the safest method of encircling the three gates, causing the soldiers to suffer from the cold outside and lose their combat effectiveness.

Later, when he saw that the situation was not right, he had the idea of ​​peace talks, so he never adjusted his deployment and missed an important combat opportunity.

Forcibly dragging other Japanese troops to help, without any strategy, for the sake of his own face, he became angry and stormed the mountain city.

In the end, Yang Gao escaped for his own life without any arrangements or a single military order. He ignored the 50,000 troops and ran to the rear of Qingzhou on his own, causing all fronts to collapse.

In the past, when Li Rusong rushed forward, thousands of people were besieged by tens of thousands of troops, but he personally stayed behind to fight for life for his brothers.

In comparison, Yang Gao is really terrible.

"The following is the envoy sent by Kato to discuss the peace talks."

Lu Li left the camp of the Chinese Army, felt the cold wind coming, and muttered, "We must find a way to reverse the situation."

After being idle for so long, he made up his mind to change.

Almost all cosplayers think so.

The two armies looked at each other.

Let's see who can survive!

This time, when it came to the Spring Festival of the 26th year of Wanli, all kinds of supplies were sent from the rear, especially enough spirits, so that the soldiers put down their unhappiness for the time being.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Kato Kiyomasa was exhausted after struggling to support him, so he sent an envoy to leave Daoshan City, fly a white flag to the camp of the Ming army, and send Yang Gao a personal letter.

What admiration for a long time, war is really disgusting, big guys should live together friendly, killing is not good, a bunch of nonsense nonsense.

It seems that there is only one sentence that really makes sense:

How about meeting with the son, agreeing with me, and resting the army together?