At this point, Lin Tailai finally breathed a sigh of relief and was able to sleep peacefully.
The entire Hamgyong Province is long and narrow. Due to the terrain, almost all cities are distributed along the coast, completely on one line.
Yongheung is to Hamgyeong Province what Jinzhou is to the Northeast. Taking Yongheung will cut off the retreat route of the main force of the Japanese army in Hamgyeong Province, and they can "close the door and beat the dogs" calmly.
What is even more surprising is that hundreds of stones of rice were found in Yongxing. Although it is not a lot, it can slightly increase the sense of security for the army deep behind enemy lines.
Lin Jinglue ordered the army to temporarily rest in Yongxing and improve food for one day, while waiting for North Korean spies to report back information about the Japanese army.
Previously, before the main army, some Korean volunteers and monks were organized to go out for several days to inquire about the military situation.
The next day, Lin Jinglue summoned two generals, Ma Gui and Dong Yiyuan, to inquire about the physical recovery status of each column.
While the three of them were warming themselves by the fire and talking, Cui Wukui led several North Korean spies into the big tent.
"It seems that there is a military intelligence report. Let's listen together." Lin Tailai said to Ma Gui and Dong Yiyuan.
The spy said something, and Cui Wukui translated it, "Currently there are two major groups of Japanese troops in Hamgyong Province. One group is stationed in Hamhung Prefecture, and the other group is in Jizhou farther north to deal with the rebels."
More than a hundred miles north from Yongxing is Hamxingfu, the core city of Xianjing Road.
As mentioned earlier, the names of the Eight Korean Paths are often combined with the two most important names of the Dao. The salt of Hamgyeong Dao comes from Hamheung.
It is not surprising that a place like this is heavily guarded by Japanese pirates.
Jizhou is 300 miles further north of Hamhung. Although it is not ranked among the top three in Hamhung Province, it is located in the middle of the entire Hamhung Province. The Korean rebels are very active around it, so it is normal for the Japanese pirates to have heavy troops in Jizhou.
.
In the speech just now, Lin Jinglue had already revealed the next plan for the two generals - Dong Yiyuan would be stationed in Yongxing to guard against Japanese troops from Gangwon Province in the south, while the Magui Corps would take the initiative to send troops to the north.
, seeking the vitality to eliminate Japanese pirates.
Therefore, Ma Gui was very concerned about military intelligence information. He looked at the map on the desk and asked the North Korean spy: "How many troops do the Japanese pirates have in Hamhung? How many troops do they have in Jizhou?"
The North Korean spy shook his head, expressing his ignorance.
Ma Gui frowned and asked: "Who are the generals of Xianxing Palace and the generals of Jizhou?"
The North Korean spy shook his head again, expressing his ignorance.
Ma Gui couldn't help but said angrily: "I don't know this, I don't know that, what are you trying to find out?"
Cui Wukui helped explain: "After all, Koreans and Japanese people cannot understand each other's language and communication is not smooth, so it is understandable that they were confused for a while."
Lin Jinglue waved his hand and asked Cui Wukui to take the North Korean voluntary spies down.
Ma Gui sighed and calculated: "According to previous information, the total number of Japanese soldiers in Hamgyong Province is about 22,000. If we divide the troops further, then the number of Japanese soldiers in Hamheung Prefecture will be only a few thousand."
Our corps has 17,000 men, plus the 6,000 men from Junmen Sanbiao Battalion, so it is not impossible for us to fight.
But the difficulty is relatively great, so I suggest that we can stick to Yongxing and wait for the enemy to take the initiative to attack?"
Lin Tailai asked: "If we don't take the initiative, can the small town of Yongxing hold an army of more than 30,000 people and hold it for a long time?
We are surrounded by enemies on all sides, and there are not even any reinforcements. What’s the point of holding on? How long can our food and grass last?”
Ma Gui complained angrily: "These local trash can't even provide detailed information, and they have to rely on guesswork to fight!"
Lin Jinglue said calmly: "Don't worry, Lao Ma. Once the headquarters makes a calculation, we will know the detailed situation and movements of the Japanese army, as well as the status of the generals."
Ma Gui: "."
Mr. Jinglue, you have read too many storytelling scripts and want to imitate the style of Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen and others?
Chapter completed!