Chapter 949 Afterglow of the Empire (5)

Once the navy arrives, all the forces used in the decisive battle will be assembled, and it is absolutely possible to fight a battle far better than the past:

In just a few months, the total strength of the Ming army in the dynasty surged to 142,700, an unprecedented military capacity!

And there are many soldiers and generals!

The former is a great thing, but the latter is a bit troublesome. With so many general soldiers, deputy general soldiers, and guerrillas gathered from all over the world, it is undoubtedly a troublesome thing to manage.

Dong Yiyuan is an old senior, and his status is no lower than that of Ma Gui. Liu Ting, the swordsman general who rushed over from Bashu, also has the title of admiral on his head.

According to the initial plan of the imperial court, it was to give Chen Lin the title of admiral, but it was later considered. If Lu Li, who was parachuted into the navy, was the leader, he would not be promoted. He is still the deputy commander.

"The expedition is imminent. If you don't know the dignity, something will happen sooner or later."

Within the camp.

Yang Gao looked around, as if he wanted to see who had objections to this, but at this juncture, no one would be so demented as to speak out against it in public.

After all, the economic envoy has passed two tests in a row, showing a great background.

"very good."

As Li Rumei returned to China to take over his elder brother's position, Yang Hao put away all his small thoughts and began to devote himself to the decisive battle.

If there is another mistake and punished for several crimes, not to mention the two cabinet elders, even if the entire cabinet speaks for him, they will not be able to escape death.

Camp corner.

Wei Feng, Zhou Tian and the others looked at Lu Li, who was leading alone, with some envy.

After all, he was the only one in the position of commander in chief, and right now, although he has not been awarded the position of admiral, he has the status of admiral.

Pan Ming pressed all his thoughts. With Lu Li transferred to the navy, he would not be able to get much help in the future, so he had to find a way to kill Naoshige Naoshima's level.

In this way, it is safe...

For a while, everyone had different thoughts.

As for the fine-tuning of the command system, it is not that complicated. Xing Jie coordinates the overall situation, Yang Hao arranges the strategy, and the following front-line command is divided into:

Magui, Dong Yiyuan, and Liu Ting are three theaters.

In addition, every admiral is accompanied by a supervising army.

This is completely understandable. Yang Gao fought a bad battle in Daoshan, and his defeat was so bizarre that Emperor Wanli became suspicious——

So many generals won't be colluding and lying about military information, right?

Therefore, the duty of the supervisory army is very simple, that is, to investigate meritorious deeds, and, in terms of small strategies and tactics, the admiral has to discuss with them.

"Everyone understands their tasks, right?"

Xing Jie opened his mouth.

All the generals nodded.

Now that the war zones have been divided, the battle plan must also be formulated accordingly.

There is not much difference from history, because there is only one optimal solution.

In this strategic plan, the Ming army will be divided into four groups, the three armies will attack Suncheon, Sacheon and Ulsan respectively, and the navy will sweep the sea along the way.

With the momentum of thunder, quickly destroy the Japanese army's defense line, making it impossible to look at each other from head to tail.

Frankly speaking, the joining of Li Rumei's troops before did not change the Ming army's dilemma of being outnumbered in the Korean battlefield. Now, it is finally possible to outnumber the few.

Because of this, the last and largest battle to resist Japanese aggression and aid Korea officially started.

There is no sacrifice ceremony.

One is that Xing Jie and Yang Hao were embarrassed to do it again when they were slapped in the face last time.

The second is that the coalition forces already have an absolute advantage in terms of strength, so there is no need to pay attention to such nonsense.

Magui's right army, a total of 33,000 people, most of the performers were mixed in, and attacked Ulsan again;

The West Route Army of Da Dao Liu Ting has a strength of 25,000 people, and its goal is Shuntian;

Dong Yiyuan's Central Route Army, with a total strength of 39,000 troops, mainly attacked Sacheon.

Counting the more than 10,000 sailors under Lu Li's command, the Ming army dispatched nearly 110,000 sailors and land troops for this attack.

The remaining 30,000 elites are stationed at the base camp in Seoul and will be mobilized according to the situation.

In fact, this number of mobilization is fully worthy of the high-level "four-way parallel" grand concept.

Moreover, the Li Dynasty elite who served as auxiliary soldiers and cannon fodder were not counted. Although their overall combat effectiveness was not as good as that of the Ming army, their numbers were there. Some generals and their troops had also performed brilliantly.

According to the "outdated" information obtained in advance, Sacheon was the center of the Japanese defense line, and they conscripted a large number of slaves and gathered here.

Therefore, this place is dotted with dozens of camps, and the defense is tight. It is estimated that there are people who make the Ming army a headache——

Maybe Toyotomi Hideyoshi is here.

Therefore, Yang Gao paid special attention to this route, and arranged the central route army with the largest number of troops here, not only to catch big fish, but also to support the east and west routes at any time.

The waterway is even more straightforward:

With the cooperation of Li Sunshin, they swept across the Jeolla and Gyeongsang sea areas all the way.

After all, this gathering discussion is a central theme——

Overpowering the few with the crowd, Mount Tai will overwhelm the top!

On the third day after the adjournment, the ministries pulled out their camps in an orderly manner, confidently embarking on their respective offensive routes.

The battle was very bold and aggressive, and I wanted to eat all the Japanese troops from three directions.

During this period, Lu Li heard a small episode:

quarrel.

Obviously, during the discussion in the big tent, everyone was in harmony, showing a gesture of fighting devils with all their strength.

However……

The three admirals fought for a man: Li Chao's most capable army general, Marshal Quan Li.

After all, every road can be supported by Li Chao's troops, but the support must be strong or weak.

In the end, the host, the king of North Korea, Li Yan, came forward to make an idea and assigned it to Liu Zhen.

There is no doubt that this is a pull side frame.

You know, among the three-way coaches, Li Yan has a normal relationship with Ma Gui, and Dong Yiyuan, he has never dealt with him before, only Liu Chen...

During the Imjin Japanese Invasion, he did not go to the front to fight any major battles, and he could only be more active in the rear, such as:

Overtly and secretly mocking Li Rusong for his cowardice.

In this way, he gained a good impression from the monarch and ministers of the Li Dynasty who were anxious to restore their lost ground.

It's not hard to understand Li Yan's eccentricity right now, anyway, Lu Li doesn't really care, he's just worried about two things.

First, how many soldiers did the old monkey Hideyoshi conscript from China? At this point, if he doesn't retreat, he must have something to rely on, and the war potential of the Wa country has not been completely exhausted.

Second, will the three admirals on land shirk each other?

Don't look at all of them with high fighting spirit now. In the original history, they still hesitated after encountering tough battles.

The West Route Army is the weakest link among the three routes, and the main force is the Sichuan Army, all of which are saved by Liu Ting himself.

All the soldiers under the old general's command were exhausted, and he didn't feel distressed, because those were mixed troops, and the sources of soldiers came from all over the world.

Out of this mentality, Liu Ting wrote a letter to Dong Yiyuan, asking him to put pressure on the middle lane quickly and not let himself face the enemy on both sides.

A series of chain reactions formed an embarrassing situation:

He talked about the momentum of engulfing mountains and rivers, but when he arrived at the scheduled preparation area, he was worried about the other party, afraid that the "good brother" would put the enemy that should be solved by the other party on his side.

Right now:

Ma Gui stood still on the east road, watching the progress of the middle road; Dong Yiyuan watched the progress of the west road from the middle road; Liu Ting was on the west road, waiting for a breakthrough in the middle road.

An endless loop is formed.

"Forget it, there must be external factors during Jieshi to make them move again."

Above Jieshan, Lu Li turned his gaze away. He was in poor condition and was sent to the sea to lead the way alone. There was no need to worry about it.

Yang Hao and Xing Jie have to come to the overall battle situation.

evening.

The sailors who planned to set off in the afternoon temporarily decided to stay for another three days in order to accept the warm hospitality from Li Yan.

Chen Phosphate, Deng Zilong, Wu Guang, Liang Tianyin, Li Tianchang and other naval generals of the Ming Dynasty are all new arrivals, as the hosts, they must be well recruited and test their fighting spirit.

In addition, although Lu Li does not have the name of an admiral, he has the actuality of an admiral, so Li Yan must measure the material resources of the peninsula to please him.

There is one thing to say, if you count the generals who aided the DPRK over the years, and choose the one Li Yan admires, appreciates, and admires the most, it will undoubtedly be Lu Li.

[If a thief comes, it's just a decisive battle]

What Lu Li said when he went to the South Plains, Li Chao Wenwu has never forgotten it, and sometimes it still echoes in his ears.

Lu Li's actions and the results of the battle have proved that this statement is true.

Last time, Li Yan ordered the imperial painter to come to the barracks, and painted him a full-body portrait, saying that he would be enshrined from generation to generation, but now he can't think of any honor to be given, and he simply rewards the gods and beauties.

The latter was naturally rejected by Lu Li.

The magic soldier will not refuse anyone who comes.

However, Li Chao didn't have any good things at all, and with the years of wars, the quality of the dagger he gave can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

However, something is better than nothing, let's just make do with the final battle.

In addition, Li Yan also flattered Chen Lin, sending all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry, and rare items on a plate.

Uncharacteristically, Chen Lin didn't want any gifts, but only asked for combat supplies such as gunpowder. Not only that, he also expressed generously:

If the Japanese pirates did not surrender, they would not return home.

When the other generals heard the words, they also refused to reward, spit out all kinds of bold words.

When Li Chao Wenwu heard this, he became excited collectively, and frequently ran to the Ming army to toast.

As a result, extremes must be reversed...

After eating and drinking enough, everyone went out for a walk, saying that they were looking at the scenery and chatting. Not far from the city, they came to a place called Qingpoye.

Suddenly, there were bursts of shrill screams in the distance, and the North Korean rulers and officials, Lu Li, Chen Lin and others leaned over to take a look, dumbfounded.

A Li Dynasty official named Li Shanggui is being abused——

A rope was tied around his neck, dragging around on the ground like a dirt dog, and at the other end of the rope was a general of Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the level of armor, Lu Li felt that it was a general.

"My lord, forgive me..."

Before he could ask which movie this guy came from, Chen Lin took the initiative to plead guilty.

It is true that it is not the first time that a Ming general has abused an official of the Li Dynasty, but doing so in front of the king...

Slapped in the face, too slapped in the face.

Not long ago, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and soon the atmosphere froze. Lu Li frowned and thought about how to deal with this...

On the side, Chen Lin also felt that it was inappropriate, but he wanted to protect the calf, after all, the perpetrators were his own direct descendants.

Ever since, Chen Lin yelled at his subordinates to stop quickly, tied his hands a few times in public, and kicked him away.

Immediately afterwards, he confessed to Li Yan.

This matter can be big or small, Lu Li is the chief officer who came by airborne, and Chen Lin is really good at it, and he gave a generous gift early.

His eyes fell on Li Yan and several ministers.

They looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to say, they simply turned around, pretending they didn't see it, and found a random topic for an awkward chat.

As soon as this incident happened, the interest of both parties was completely lost, and after a few words of pleasantries, they parted ways.

On Li Chao's side, after returning to the palace, the first thing he did was to inquire about Chen Lin's route.

At noon the next day, the news came.

This General Chen is known for his violent temper and cruel personality. Once he gets humiliated, he dares to do anything, and the soldiers raised by such people can imagine the virtues——

On the way to lead the troops to the north, they passed Shanhaiguan Pass. Due to the weather, the distribution of food was delayed for two days. Chen Jiajun clamored together and beat up the relevant local officials.

Mutiny in disguise!

If it was placed in an ordinary year, it would definitely be a matter of losing one's head, but after the incident came to the court, Emperor Wanli and the cabinet ministers considered that the navy army would be assembled soon, so it was not easy to punish severely, so they only verbally warned.

In addition, the various ministries were sent to join forces with Chen Lin to suppress him.

And through the dictation of other generals, Lu Li also knew about this, and said helplessly:

"Chen Jiajun is merciless when dealing with his own people, let alone Li Chaoren."

"..."

All the generals were silent, and then said in unison:

"Only the Chief Soldier follows the lead."

The combined strength of this group of people is just enough to restrain Chen Lin, which is also the court's consideration.

hard power.

Battle exploits.

official title.

Lu Li was able to overwhelm him.

Therefore, as long as he puts a little thought into it, Chen Lin doesn't dare to be presumptuous.

third day.

After a hasty lunch and replenishment of all kinds of supplies, the navy officially set off.

Of course, after that incident, Lu Li and Chen Lin would have no face to stay any longer.

Watching the fleet go away, Liu Chenglong, an important official of the Li Dynasty, looked ashen and sighed, ignoring the vulgarity of his words, and said bluntly:

"This time, the trouble is serious. If such a proud soldier goes to Li Sun-shin's camp, he will definitely ride on his head and shit.

If Li Shunchen resisted, the two navies would fight among themselves, and they would be defeated without a fight; if they did not resist, they would encourage this guy's arrogance, and sooner or later they would be defeated! "

All the civil servants shook their heads and remained silent.

"With Lu Zongbing's ability, it must be easy to control this evil dragon."

Li Yan opened his mouth, as if he was comforting himself, but also as if he really thought so.

However, Chen Lin couldn't hear Li Chao Wenwu's small words muttering behind him. He probably knew it and wouldn't care.

Led by Lu Li, the fleet that swept across East Asia left Seoul and headed for Gujin Island.

This is the place where Yi sun-shin cultivated and trained his troops, and it was also the base camp for the navy against the Japanese army.

Since there were no enemies, and with the help of sea breeze and tide, the fleet arrived at the sea area where Gujin Island was located in less than half a month.

In the distance, Li Sunchen, who had received the news, led all the sailors under his command to line up to greet him, set aside wild game and drinks, and waited for the arrival of the Ming army.