Chapter 944 Bloody Battle in Ulsan (Final)

Ma Gui stepped forward, and the Ming army successfully defeated the Japanese pirates in Daoshan, so the retreat was not too embarrassing.

According to the arrangement, Wu, Mao, Lu, and Zu formed the first line of defense behind the palace to delay the enemy's attack, and then Bai Sai and Yang Dengshan formed the second line behind them to cover the troops headed by the fourth general.

Everyone took turns, one battalion and one battalion retreated slowly.

On the way, there were occasional cases where the command system was out of touch. The most dangerous time was when the southern troops led by Wu and Mao were forced to the riverside by the Japanese army.

Fortunately, General Li Chunfang of Liaodong arrived in time to meet the two, and then they walked together and retreated slowly.

It's not like Li Chao didn't have some brilliant performances. The general Zheng Qilong fought bravely in the chaos.

General Wa saw that he was covered in blood, like a Shura crawling out of hell, so he didn't dare to attack, and watched him leave the front line.

However, everything cannot be smooth sailing.

The Japanese army's battle this time is destined to have victories. After all, if they don't eat a piece of meat, how can the big names be willing to let it go?

Lu Jizhong, a general from Zhejiang Province, led 2,770 cavalrymen under his command and was stationed at Xijiangkou all the time. He was seriously out of touch with other troops, and he did not wait for the order issued by Jinglue envoy Yang Gao before he escaped.

When Admiral Magui's order arrived late, the Japanese army had already arrived nearby, and the fighter plane was delayed to such an extent that it was really powerless to recover, and nearly 2,700 cavalry were almost wiped out.

Therefore, Lu Jizhong was even worse than when Lu Li returned to Seoul from Nanyuan. In the true sense, he only escaped with his body.

It is also worth mentioning Zu Chengxun.

General of Liaodong.

Naturally support Li Rumei's veteran qualifications.

As the saying goes: How can a defeated general be brave.

The defeated general of the Pyongyang Battle was the general who had fought on the peninsula for the longest time. During this retreat, he organized his subordinates to retreat in an orderly manner while going south, going against the general trend.

Just twenty elite cavalry who are not afraid of death followed, and fought all the way to Xishengpu, with the spirit of Zha Dashou who broke into Seoul back then.

However, there were too few people to capture Xishengpu, which was extremely empty. Zu Chengxun simply took off the sign on the side of the moat, and returned to Gyeongju swaggeringly.

So far, the vigorous battle of Ulsan is over.

The first attempt at a strategic counter-offensive ended in failure.

Recalling the grand sacrifice ceremony before the expedition, and the chase with the Joseon King Lee Chan in the snow, I really feel the indescribable irony.

However, Yang Gao was only slightly moved, he was busy counting the casualties.

Thanks to the bravery of the generals who fought against the enemy, and the good command of Ma Gui, only more than 8,000 people were killed in this battle, and the wounded did not count. After all, even most of the generals suffered battle injuries, let alone ordinary soldiers.

"Work it out."

Yang Hao began to write the battle report, and the reduction of 8,000 employees must not be written up. He sketched, deleted from left to right, and controlled the number of people at more than 5,500.

Then, start asking for credit.

The defeat was too ugly, and the imperial court wanted face. In order to give a plausible explanation, Xing Jie and Ma Gui were pulled into the united front by him.

In any case, both of them are the main promoters of this Battle of Ulsan. They pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, and the court held them accountable.

Ma Gui didn't panic, he had a clear conscience.

That great retreat, which was called a victory, was also created by his rich experience and prestige after temporarily taking over the mess.

But unable to withstand the persuasion of the commander-in-chief Xing Jie, he decided to suppress his unhappiness and do Yang Hao a favor.

How to explain to the court?

too easy.

Conceal the defeat and promote the victory, describe the retreat as returning to the army, exaggerate how cold the island and mountain area is, even if there are spirits, winter clothes and supplies, the soldiers' fingers are still frozen off.

To make the tragedy of Daoshan City even worse...

Kato Kiyomasa was killed, the daimyo Naoshima Naomo only escaped with his body, and then sent a hundred Japanese captives back to the country, and the matter was almost over.

If it weren't for the censor of the supervising army watching, Yang Hao would even have wanted to write that the death toll was less than a thousand, but after his own situation was safe, his IQ returned to above the standard line, so he knew he couldn't do that.

Changing eight thousand to five thousand is already the limit!

Besides, under-reporting too many losses will make the imperial court set strategic goals for him according to this number of people. His morale will be frustrated and the injured will not be counted. If he does work far exceeding his share, which fool would agree?

I'm afraid it's not asking for trouble.

After the memorial was completed, the generals of all ministries signed it and sent elites to the capital as quickly as possible.

There is also a letter attached to the report, which is a private letter from Yang Gao to Zhang Wei and Shen Yi, the second assistant of the backer cabinet. There are many truths in it, and I hope the two big men can mediate.

Not long after the letter was sent, before it reached the hands of the princes, the first batch of reinforcements arrived.

Guerrilla Lan Fangwei rushed to Seoul in the heavy snow with 4,000 Zhejiang soldiers and 3,000 cavalry from General Wang Guodong.

Arriving at the same time as them, there is also an old boy named Ding Yingtai, who lives in the official residence:

Praise painting before the army.

This old thing is not a good bird, it was originally a staff member of the procurator Xiao Yinggong, and once represented Xiao Yinggong to go to Xing Jie and Yang Hao to intercede for the traitor Shen Weijing.

As a result, he was scolded by Governor Xing Jie, and the traitor Shen Weijing was publicly executed. From then on, Ding Yingtai held a grudge and thought about revenge day and night.

It can't be said that this old boy is a traitor, but he speaks for the traitor, and the two words of scolding are light, so he just slaps him to relieve his anger!

However, the villain was successful and had some power in his hands, so he began to harm the soldiers who aided the DPRK without principle, as if everyone was born and died on the front line, and they had some deep hatred against him.

A few years ago, after the Battle of Bichiguan during the Japanese Invasion in Imjin, he wrote a letter to impeach Li Rusong, and he said that Li Rusong lost tens of thousands of teachers, and he was about to become a loyal dog of the Japanese.

But this time when he came to the peninsula, he was full of thoughts, so he must make a good use of it.

In the world of ice and snow, all the ministries are busy resting, preparing to start again after the beginning of spring.

In this situation, Ding Yingtai was like an old dog begging for food, wandering around in various defense areas around Seoul.

Soon, the old boy found an excellent piece of news. The general of the Southern Army Chen Yin was treated seriously unfairly in the Battle of Ulsan——

When he was about to break through, he was abruptly replaced by Jinglue envoy Yang Gao. He was injured in the battle the next day and stayed in Seoul to recuperate.

In fact, in the current situation, everyone should share the same hatred, be brave after knowing the shame, and put aside prejudices to cooperate in the fight against the Japanese. Therefore, Chen Yin is magnanimous, but he himself did not say anything.

However, several of his colleagues in the same battalion were indignant about this, and Ulsan was defeated, and Yang Gao escaped alone, which made Nan Bing feel that he was really not a good guy.

When this matter got to Ding Yingtai's ears, the old dog, as if he had found a treasure, hurriedly took out his small book, visited the door in person, and found the generals under Chen Yin's command.

Just in time, this group of people was full of grievances and had nowhere to vent, and began to tell Ding Yingtai about Yang Gao's despicable deeds.

not enough……

After leaving the camp with a smile, Ding Laogou felt that he wanted to kill all the anti-Japanese generals in one blow, and make them retreat even if they don't die.

"This is the resting place of Lu Zongbing. Alas, the Battle of Ulsan was his greatest achievement and he suffered the most serious losses."

"I see, thank you for your guidance."