Chapter 80 Bloody Battle of Ulsan (1)(1/2)
A world where demons and national destiny exist.
Ordinary people can carry the cauldron, and it is common to see things at night. However, when large armies attack cities, they still like to conduct them in the dark, and use the power of Taoism to arrange formations such as fog and blizzard that can block sight.
Before dawn.
Zhuo Sai has led his team to the foot of Daoshan City. Looking at the formation, there are about a thousand people, so he is very confident.
Now, the offensive and defensive momentum has changed.
The soldiers of the Ming army first used rockets and various types of artillery to shoot at the city tower indiscriminately, disturbing the Japanese army.
The guard Kato Yasumasa was afraid that the city wall would be approached, so he immediately chose to send troops to attack, as if he wanted to take the initiative to fight.
Unfortunately, the Japanese army did not have a general to lead the team. Then, the two armies fought for a while, and then they killed four small bosses with their own hands to test the waters and give up when they found good.
Kato Anmasa observed at the top of the city that there were only about a thousand people, and murmured: "How dare you attack the city alone with less than two thousand people?"
"Attack!"
The defenders could not defend the city with low morale, so he decided to knock down the Ming army's spirit first and immediately pursued it with three thousand elite troops.
Since the soldiers under Bai Sai's command were all prairie people, accustomed to riding horses and shooting arrows, and their horses were better than Japanese horses, he quickly got rid of them.
At this time, Kato Yasumasa suddenly realized that he was a little over the top, pursuing too far and already out of the range of the city's iron cannon.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of men and horses suddenly shot out of the obscuring darkness and blocked the Japanese army's retreat.
Yang Shanshan, who was responsible for providing immediate support, arrived. With him and the two thousand cavalry under his command, Bai Sai, who was about to escape, stopped escaping and immediately ordered a U-turn to attack from both front and rear.
In the strange darkness, the Japanese felt the shouts of killing everywhere, and they panicked for a moment. They were afraid of dying in a foreign land, and they were scurrying around like headless flies.
On the other hand, the Ming army, which cooperated tacitly, was all vigorous and vigorous. The Japanese were indeed despicable, but their heads were worth a lot of money.
If you can accumulate ten of them, you will be rewarded with the rank of ninth-grade official after the custodian returns to the court, as well as enough money to marry a wife and have children.
One side is trying hard to escape, while the other is vowing to annihilate all the Japanese troops. The scene is one-sided.
It is a pity that Yang Dengden and Bai Sai cooperated tacitly. One temptation and the other quietly brought the cavalry under his command to the flank, but in terms of personal strength, he could not crush Kato Yasumasa.
In the end, he was allowed to lead about two thousand people to break out of the siege, leaving only nearly a thousand warriors who stayed on the periphery of the battle group and had little fighting ability to accept the slaughter from the Ming army.
After the war, a head count showed that there were more than 900 Japanese whose whole bodies could be found, not counting those who were broken into pieces and could not be pieced together.
A good start!
It was a pity that Kato Ansei did not take the opportunity to capture a large number of Japanese troops, but Admiral Magui still felt that this was a great victory and of great significance.
Entering the stage of strategic counter-offensive, the Northwestern Army of Shoudai won its first victory, beheading more than a thousand people and frightening away the Japanese general Kato Yasumasa!
An eloquent letter asking for merit was quickly sent to Seoul, where King Li V of Korea and Governor Xing D would know what to do.
In the next two days, the Northwest Army continued to perform meritorious service,
The Liaodong Army occasionally attacked, and the few Southern soldiers mixed in were just doing nothing.
After all, these battles are for taking credit now, and when it comes time to attack tough battles and gnaw hard bones, it’s time to...
Anyway, that's what Li Rumei thought. This man, who was as tall as his brother Li Rusong, came to Lu Li to complain from time to time.
But three days later, the situation became subtle-Yang Hao arrived in Ulsan.
The commander pressed the admiral's head.
And in the entire peninsula battlefield, the only person who can suppress Yang Hao is Xing D!
This die-hard supporter of the Liaodong Army set up his camp on a mountain peak to the north of Daoshan so that people including fellow traveler Quan and other generals of the Li Dynasty could overlook the entire battle situation at any time.
When Yang Hao heard that Yang Shanshan had made a great contribution to the game, he felt a little relieved at first.
Then, he got angry again.
As the front-line commander of the Ming army, he was naturally happy to be able to frustrate the Japanese army. If he had driven the Japanese into the sea a day earlier, and killed one more Japanese, the greater the credit would be.
The reason why I was angry was naturally because the two generals who made the meritorious service were both Magui people, and they had been living alone. It was just that they did not allow the Liaodong Army to win the first victory, but they did not need it later!
Who doesn’t know that Yang Hao and Li Rusong’s younger brother Li Rumei had a life-long friendship in Liaodong?!
This time, Li Rumei was specially appointed to come to the peninsula in the hope that Li Rumei would be able to make more military exploits, so that after returning to China, the reputation of the Li family could be raised to a higher level.
Because of this, Admiral Ma Gui's good days came to an end, and Yang Jinglue issued an order:
The armies moved forward and pulled out the nails around Daoshan City to create favorable conditions for the general offensive.
The several Japanese military camps that were previously carefully explored were actually planned by Kato Kiyomasa to serve as mutual accomplices.
Now, the Ming army is divided into three groups, with the left army attacking Banouting on the west side of Daoshan.
The middle route continued to attack Daoshan Castle to contain the troops.
Attack the Japanese water camp on the Taehwa River from the right.
After being idle for so long, Lu Li was finally able to move around a bit, but he still didn't take any action. He sat down on the black-maned horse and the bull demon, killing them with ease.
Sometimes, you don't need to do it yourself to experience the thrill of battle.
[The main reason is that Lu Li can't find a worthy opponent. Let's simply take a look at the combat capabilities and characteristics of the black maned horse and the bull demon to see if there are any shortcomings and need to be strengthened]
Not far away, general cannons, squatting tiger cannons, and even rockets shook the earth and made the Japanese realize what caliber means justice.
The sky above the battlefield was filled with smoke.
The artillery of the Japanese was far less sharp than that of the Ming army. Although they had developed several powerful artillery pieces, their range was short.
With sharp eyes, Lu Li saw a large barrel, which was the kind of weapon that was installed in large quantities on naval warships. He immediately ordered to continue firing the artillery.
There are supplements to this stuff.
Once the fight is over this time, it won't take long for supplies to arrive soon.
Although other generals have plans to save artillery shells, they don't have many. They just ignore it and bombard it for a while first.
As Yang Hao expected, the plan went very smoothly.
They were just a group of small-scale fortresses. Compared to Daoshan City and the Ming army's heavy artillery fire, they had no natural dangers and no solid walls.
In just one day, they were all crushed by the high-morale Ming army.
The Japanese warriors either resisted stubbornly and were killed by artillery shells, killed by the Ming army and demons, or they luckily escaped back to Daoshan Castle and huddled in this big turtle shell.
The land is in full bloom, but the waterway is not smooth.
This is inevitable.
The Ming navy was still stationed on the mainland and had not yet reached the peninsula. The Li Chao navy, which the coalition had previously been proud of, was able to fight the Japanese troops at sea and on the river, and at the same time, won victory after victory.
Now... Quan broke his promise, and Yi Sun-shin did not come to support at all. Therefore, Liaodong general Li Fangchun and Ma Gui's confidant Xie Sheng broke through the Japanese army's water camp on the Taehwa River and tried to walk along the river and kill them at the waterway of Dosan Fortress.
go.
As a result, the Japanese army waited for work, concentrated a large number of firearms, and bombarded the bottom continuously. It was obvious that the ammunition reserve was not low, and coupled with the terrain advantage -
The connection between Taihe River and Daoshan is not a natural channel, but a canal dug manually by Japanese slaves. The river channel is relatively narrow, and even if the artillery accuracy is not high, it can still pose a great threat.
Because of this, Li Fangchun and Jie Sheng, after just a little trial, returned to their own formation. After all, this was an overloaded task. Next, they only had to do their job well and block the waterway to ensure that the people inside did not dare to escape from here.
That’s it.
On top of the mountain.
Seeing that under his command, the Japanese were either dead or defeated, Yang Hao was waving his whip in Beishan and laughing.
The generals of the Li Dynasty who accompanied the observation all expressed their congratulations. This was exactly what they expected to see. The more aggressive the Ming army fought, the faster the Japanese would be defeated, and the earlier they would be able to regain their lost territory.
In other words.
The Ming Army is the sharpest knife in Li Chao's hand, but this knife has self-awareness, and he must find a way to coax it, and he is always worried that this knife will leave him.
At this time, the entire Li Dynasty will be visited by the Japanese again and will be slaughtered by others.
Under the compliments of many generals, Yang Hao did not get carried away. He restrained himself and responded calmly:
"It's just a small victory. It won't be too late to rejoice when our tomorrow's army takes Ulsan and then Sesaengpo and Busan behind them."
After speaking his heroic words, he looked down.
[Don’t be afraid of clouds covering your eyes, just because you are at the top]
A piece of great Confucian handwriting was ignited by the Qi machine.
As a civil servant, since he dares to go to the front line personally, he must have the means to do so.
As he looked far away, Yang Hao's expression suddenly changed.
When the two groups on the left and right broke through the Japanese camp, the middle group, which should have had the least presence, not only completed its job -
Japanese troops holding Dosan Castle in check.
Moreover, a major breakthrough has been achieved!
Among the 40,000 Ming troops, more than 30,000 were from the Northern Army, divided into two factions: Liaodong and Xuanda.
Nanbing was naturally marginalized.
To be continued...