That’s why Toyotomi Hideyoshi and a large group of relatives and friends gathered on the eastern front in Ulsan, perhaps because they thought this place was relatively safe.”
Marshal Lin said: "If you can surprise the enemy, it can be considered a good thing."
In the original history, the Battle of Ulsan was very difficult. Due to various reasons and the good luck of the Japanese pirates, the Ming Dynasty soldiers attacked Ulsan twice but failed to capture Dosan Fortress.
However, in this time and space, the Japanese pirates are not fully prepared, so the difficulty should be reduced a lot.
That night, Governor Konishi who was accompanying the army heard that Asano Yukinaga appeared in Ulsan, and quickly reminded Lin Tianshuai: "The situation is not that simple!"
Lin Tianshuai asked shamelessly: "What do you think?"
Governor Konishi said: "I can confirm that Asano and his son were not originally on the list of conquests, and Taikaku did not want Asano and his son to go to North Korea.
Asano Yukinaga, who is only 18 years old this year, is unlikely to have come to North Korea independently. He should have followed his father Asano Nagamasa.
And Taige now sends important ministers like Asano Nagamasa to North Korea. It must be because he is extremely dissatisfied, so he asked Asano Nagamasa to supervise the war!
It is estimated that Asano Nagamasa will not be the only one to come to North Korea, there must be a large number of reinforcements and generals following him to North Korea, but I don’t know who the new generals are."
Lin Tailai thought thoughtfully: "So, Toyotomi Hideyoshi still didn't give up? So he sent more reinforcements in an attempt to try again?"
President Konishi analyzed: "Taikou may have wanted to take advantage of the favorable geographical location on the south coast to stand tight and cause huge damage to the heavenly soldiers, and then make plans later."
Marshal Lin said domineeringly: "No matter how many come, there is nothing to fear from our heavenly soldiers! Let me take Ulsan first!"
After resting for another two days, Marshal Lin ordered the entire army on the Eastern Front to dispatch!
There were 3,000 soldiers and horses in Jingluebiao camp, 14,000 soldiers and horses in Magui's department, 11,000 soldiers and horses in Li Rubai's department, and more than 3,000 Korean servants. A total of 31,000 troops left the borders of Gyeongju and headed for Ulsan.
The general's headquarters was located at the foot of Heseong Mountain in the northwest of the old city of Ulsan, and then he used Li Rubai's tribe as the left and Magui's tribe as the right to launch an attack on Ulsan City.
Marshal Lin led the Biao Battalion to supervise the battle and provide support between the east and west roads.
The Japanese army did not seem to have the intention to defend the perimeter. Seeing the heavenly soldiers coming to attack, after firing several rows of iron cannons, they abandoned the camp one after another and decisively retreated to the mountain castle on the southern island of the city.
When Marshal Lin saw with his own eyes the old city wall of Ulsan City that had been demolished to pieces, his heart dropped.
No matter how thick-skinned I am, I would still be embarrassed to be the first to sign up here.
All armies advanced together, chasing the retreating Japanese army, and easily recaptured the old city of Ulsan.
Then they marched to the south of the city and came to the foot of Daoshan Castle, the real stronghold of the Japanese pirates.
Marshal Lin also took a breath of air when he saw the appearance of Daoshan City.
This island mountain castle is indeed built entirely on the mountain, using traditional Japanese craftsmanship. It is divided into three floors, which in Japanese are the Honmaru, Ninomaru, and the Sannomaru on the bottom floor.
There is a city wall on each floor, which is built on the cliff and built with stone. Compared with the normal city wall, it is extremely tall and precipitous. It seems that the hook and ladder cannot reach the top of the city by visual inspection.
The passage between the three floors is not straight up and down, but in a zigzag shape.
In this arrangement, there is a cliff wall next to the passage, and the defenders above can attack the passage with full firepower.
The front is like this, and the side is dominated by cliffs. There is no road, and there is no chance to attack it.
The rear is closely adjacent to the Taihe River, and there are tidal flats at the foot of the mountain, so it is impossible to attack from here.
After walking half a circle around Daoshan City, Marshal Lin's heart felt completely cold.
The risk of siege is too great. It is impossible to attack the city in person first, unless you have the intention of dying for your country.
Chapter completed!