Chapter 966 Afterglow of the Empire (22)

Shu soldiers have no fighting spirit.

It doesn't matter, as long as the coach Liu Ting is there, he not only goes to the front line in person, but also kills the timid deserters on the spot to deter the cowardly.

Either die on the way to charge, and your loved ones will enjoy the court's pension, and you will be honored. Either he died under the knife of the master, the lights went out, the family had nothing, and the neighbors might be scolded.

Originally, the Miao soldiers who had sacrificed the most in the first attack on the city were temporarily used as a supporting force and watched from a little distance.

The chaotic sound of horseshoes, artillery, and various wailing sounds mixed together.

This is a brutal land fight.

In contrast, the navy is much easier.

As the saying goes, you gain wisdom by eating a ditch, the scene of the wolf soldiers under his command running aground, and the blood-stained beach is still vivid in his mind. Therefore, without Chen Lin's call, Lu Li decided not to carry out the landing operation for the time being.

Use the large general guns to carry out intermittent onslaughts, and at the same time, send out small warships, posing for a landing posture.

In this regard, the generals of the Japanese army were helpless.

Every time I have to touch my already tense nerves.

No way, who dares to bet that they are still a feint attack this time, if the city gate is breached, then everyone will be finished, and why should the people of the East die for the people of the West?

The two very contradictory mentalities made Honda Zhongsheng extremely tormented, but he completely gave up the trust of the Ming army and dared not touch the peace talks again.

Even if I thought about it afterwards, I found that the shelling that suddenly occurred during the negotiation stage was strange. They came from overseas, and there seemed to be deep contradictions between the coalition navy and the ground forces, and there was no cooperation at all. It can even be asserted:

The coach along the way is deliberately entrapping the navy.

But the mission sent by the West Route Army has been completely killed, and the corpses are hung on the top of the tower. There is absolutely no room for peace talks in this battle!

Moreover, ground forces are launching a reckless charge that appears to be an unsolicited gesture of good faith.

In response, the overseas navy, which had not been calm for a long time, also launched an attack.

The situation returned to the original night.

It's just that the main attack direction has been reversed, and the other party responded positively.

"It's time to fight like this."

"We don't hesitate to die, but this old boy Liu Ting shrinks back."

Chen Lin was cursing, but a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, not because he forgave Liu Ting's actions, but because he was pleasantly surprised that the situation was finally on the right track.

On the side, Lu Li, who was sharing the flagship with him, felt even more deeply, why bother?

Fighting this early, there is a high probability that the battle has ended. While sending Xing Jie a good news, waiting for the court's reward, while discussing the following battle plan, it is necessary to assist the friendly army in various ways.

pity……

Factional struggles are wrong, daily struggles are wrong, big things are wrong, the country is wrong, and the world is wrong.

However, after the high-level generals realized that the Japanese army could not shrink back and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's life was not long, they believed that they had the chance to win, and they were unwilling to take out their direct troops to go shopping. They would rather wait for the Japanese to retreat before entering Zamko Castle.

The strength of the troops was almost the same. The latter was still in panic all day long, and had no intention of fighting, but he fought neither salty nor light, and lost the spirit that he had at the beginning.

Appeasement?

A word came to mind.

Lu Li was a little tired. If he had a choice in the future, he would not be willing to participate in any wars in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, even if he killed the Japanese and the Empress Jin. It sounded very encouraging, but his colleagues were getting worse.

I used to see them as anti-Japanese heroes, but after working together, I realized that these guys still put their own interests first.

Chen Lin turned his eyes away from the grand scene of the sea of ​​fire, looked at the absent-minded Lu Li, and said curiously:

"My lord, what are you thinking?"

Not far away, Yi Sun-shin, who organized the ships to rest for a while, also raised his ears slightly.

This uncrowned admiral has too many auras, and he can perform miracles better than himself.

"If the Battle of Ulsan could be as decisive as it is now, where would the 100,000 coalition troops come ashore? The war would have ended long ago."

Lu Li wasn't afraid to offend Yang Gao, and whenever he thought of it, he directly expressed his feelings without hiding it.

And Chen Lin didn't mean to make trouble on purpose, and also sighed: "If at that time, the lower officials come here, they won't be able to eat meat."

"Behave well, I don't even mind sharing more credit with you." Lu Li almost made it clear.

To put it bluntly, his military exploits are exaggerated enough, and the imperial court almost has a draft plan on how to reward him. No matter what happens next, as long as he doesn't kill Toyotomi Hideyoshi himself, then he will be sure.

Similar to: a very personable minister.

That being the case, why don't you be more generous and mobilize the enthusiasm of Chen Lin, the more powerful he is, the more evaluation he can improve as the chief officer.

"My lord, what should we do?"

After finally repelling a wave of offensive from the land side, Honda Tadakatsu did not dare to rest, and hurried to the coast, overlooking the ocean from a high position.

Although Honda was not from the navy, he could understand the situation. The coalition navy armed with general cannons were like fixed fortresses at sea. Not to mention their fierce firepower, the key was that they had no means of countermeasures.

It is true that Shuntian City is close to the sea, and with the strength of the whole city, hundreds of small boats can be assembled, but do you expect to use them to deal with the coalition forces?

Suicide is not like that!

Lu Li felt that the sea battle was easy because he was in a comfortable position, and his equipment was at least two generations ahead of the Japanese, and this was still compared to their regular sailors.

There are only two most feasible options for Shuntian defender Honda Zhongsheng:

1. Stand by and wait for help.

The flames ignited in the direction of Sacheon proved that Mr. Tokugawa is not under great pressure and is fully capable of organizing a strong support.

It is undeniable that under the attack from both sides, the situation is really difficult, but it can still last for four or five days.

Second, rush around.

Without the intervention of external forces, the nearly ten thousand warriors under his command would basically be unable to defend the city. Taking advantage of the fact that not many troops were consumed by the heavy artillery at a long distance, they all assembled to charge the Ming army on land.

Not surprisingly, I can go!

It is simply impossible to estimate how many people will be killed or injured on the way.

"Wait another three days."

Looking at the giant ships staying overseas, Honda Tadakatsu heaved a sigh of relief and made a compromise decision——

Taking advantage of the flags and drums of the water army to die down, they immediately launched an attack on the West Route Army, and sent a 100-man squad out to ask for reinforcements while taking advantage of the chaos.

So far, Honda Tadashi has no decision to die in a foreign land at all.

And Lu Li didn't intend to delay for too long.

Counting the first day when Liu Ting launched a fierce attack on Shuntian in order to show his attitude, this is already the second day, and when it enters midnight, the third day will start.

The navy's shells are not in unlimited supply. Based on today's rhythm, they can last up to three more days.

You have to be careful to beware of the Japanese Navy Navy...

Based on this, Lu Li decided to shell another whole day to torture the Japanese army in the city, and arrange a landing battle on the fourth day when the attack was officially launched.

Soldiers are expensive and fast!

The Battle of Ulsan led by Yang Gao is a clear proof.

late at night.

"grown ups."

"My family Lu Zongbing said that the navy will start at midnight, and after another day of bombardment, they will organize wolf soldiers and Li Chao soldiers to land."

"At the time of introduction, he himself will lead the team himself. Please make sure that no Japanese army will be let go in the near future, lest the direction of Sacheon come to help and ruin the big event."

The orderly is neither humble nor overbearing.

In fact, Chen Lin wanted to add some threats, but Li Sunchen stopped him.

What I said that day was heavy enough.

And Liu Ting was forced to such an extent, it would be useless to talk too much, he knew the pros and cons in his heart.

Just like a gambler who put his money into it, so many direct descendants have died in battle in the past two days, if he can't win Shuntian Wacheng and kill Honda Zhongsheng, the old boy will definitely go crazy!

"Someone knows."

Liu Ting nodded.

It wasn't particularly difficult to completely offend Chen Lin before, as long as Lu Li was the commander in chief. If you are willing to mediate from it, you can make a big problem into a small one.

When the messengers left the tent of the Chinese Army, the generals of the West Route Army were summoned urgently. After all, there was going to be a big move by the navy, and the land side, which was the main attack, had to show something.

It is foreseeable that Honda Tadakatsu's road to seeking help will become extremely difficult and bumpy.

"Lord Chief Soldier, let me accompany you ashore to attack the city."

At the time of the meeting of the West Route Army, the seemingly relaxed overseas navy is also discussing landing operations.

No one objected to Lu Li's approach of taking the lead. One was that he had too much aura, and standing with the soldiers in person had a great positive effect, and the other was that other generals were vying to follow suit.

Chen Phosphorus, needless to mention.

They have recruited so many soldiers from their hometown, and they have asked to join the DPRK to fight since seven years ago, and now even their sons are brought to the battlefield, so there is no reason to stop them.

But the old general Deng Zilong...

He is seventy-two years old this year, his blood energy has declined, and he is not as good as a young man after all, so Lu Li is unwilling to agree.

The veteran fought against the Japanese in Fujian, quelled the chaos in Jiangxi, and confronted the Burmese at the border for twelve years. The beatings made foreigners dare not look north. The imperial court sent him and his 3,000 sailors to make Dinghaishenzhen Instead of going to the front line to fight.

Moreover, Deng Zilong died on the peninsula battlefield, making people sigh——

The last official battle with the Japanese in history ended in a naval battle.

In this battle, Yi sun-shin took the lead, was shot in the head, and left his last words "The battle is urgent, don't say I die, hurry to prevent the cards from covering it", becoming the highest-ranking general of the Li Dynasty who died in the entire war.

Similarly, the Ming Dynasty also lost a top-ranking general, Deng Zilong.

Both of them fell down at the nearest place to victory.

The history books of the Ming and the Dynasties all record that this veteran has a legacy of Lianpo, which proves that there are not only Zhao Zilong in China, but also Deng Zilong, who once wrote a poem:

After grinding, Shuangfeng is courageous and heroic, and his divine light shoots into the bullfight. After Zhang Hua left, there was no news, and Wolong had been up for thousands of years.

From the beginning of the naval battle, this veteran has been fighting at the forefront. Whenever he saw Li Chao's warship was about to be climbed by the enemy, he jumped out of the boat with his own soldiers to rescue him, becoming a timely rain on the battlefield.

At a critical moment, he successfully rescued Chen Lin and Li Sunchen, and saw that the Japanese army was killed and fled in all directions. The old hero was full of energy and led three huge ships to fight back into the enemy's line.

Unfortunately, an accident came.

Because the situation was too chaotic, a large number of warships were burned, and the desperate Japanese pirates who were forced to jump into the sea desperately crawled towards the coalition ships, while the coalition forces continued to burn the Japanese warships with various firearms.

In the frenzied atmosphere, the North Korean army was so excited about throwing firewood that they accidentally hit Deng Zilong's ship at the forefront.

This was an unforgivable mistake. The ship was plunged into flames in an instant, and the Japanese who had been pressed and beaten nearby became bloodthirsty immediately when they saw this scene.

After all, it was hard to wait until a ship of the Ming army caught fire. The opportunity was not lost, and they began to climb along the ropes. Most of the Ming soldiers on the ship were busy fighting the fire and had no time to fight back, so a large group of warriors rushed up. up the deck.

In that situation, Deng Zilong confirmed that there was no way out, there were raging flames all around, and there were jackal-like Japanese elites in front and behind, so he fought without fear.

According to Lu Li's associations based on the history books, the old general never flinched in his life, not when he was young, and even less when he was old.

At the last moment of his life, like a white-haired god of war, facing Japanese pirates dozens of times larger than himself, he swung his weapon vigorously, even though he was bruised and still refused to fall, the samurai could not resist the final burning of this veteran, and was helpless for a while.

In the end, two projectiles shot out from the iron cannon pierced through the veteran's chest, making him unable to recover and fell to the ground.

After the successful sneak attack, the Japanese saw that the fire on the ship was becoming more and more terrifying, so they didn't dare to stay, so they hurriedly cut off the veteran's head, jumped into the sea and fled.

The Ming army who rushed to the rescue only had time to retrieve the body, so that when Deng Zilong's body was buried in Fengcheng, he had to carve a head out of agarwood and bury it with his body.

The irony is that Deng Zilong's ship was hit by mistake and caught fire, giving way to a fleet of the Li Dynasty in the distance. They couldn't see the situation clearly and mistakenly thought it was a pirate ship. Morale boosted.

Then...the more you fought, the more courageous you became, and you sank several warships in succession.

For an old general who spent his whole life resisting the invasion of foreign enemies, this fate is really full of tragedy.

Now, Lu Li can make the decision. He hopes that Deng Zilong can return home safely, with the halo of victory in fighting against the Japanese and aiding the Korean Empire, accept the imperial court's reward, and be buried in his hometown after a hundred years, and accept the sacrifices of the people of the two countries.

The official level crushes people to death.

What's more, Lu Li is nominally the commander in chief, but in fact he is working as an admiral. He is two ranks older than Deng Zilong. No matter how much he insists, he will never be allowed. He can only accept a safer task arrangement:

Together with Yi Sun-shin, command large warships that cannot go to the offshore, and provide timely and appropriate fire support according to changes in the situation.

Lu Li didn't believe it, who else could fly overseas from the city wall to threaten the two of them.

In this way, tragedy can also be avoided.

And Chen Lin, Liang Tianyin, and Li Tianchang, who followed him to the shore to fight, are not short-lived, and they are in the prime of life, and they are full of thoughts about making contributions, so they are obviously the best candidates.

Three generals, a few players, 1,500 wolf soldiers, 500 brothers from the Guangshui camp, and 500 elite soldiers under Li Sunchen's command, led by his son Li Hui. The gate of the city is not a big problem.

the other side.

The offensive on the land side became more and more fierce, Honda Tadakatsu took advantage of the chaos and sent several troops to try to break through the encirclement and send a message, but it was like salt being sprinkled into a ditch.

His intuition told him that the battle situation was developing in the most difficult direction, and the road of standing still and waiting for help might not work, and the correct solution was to organize troops to encircle him as soon as possible.