The thick black sky shrouded Yiju City. There were only a few lights on the top of the city, and occasionally figures could be seen holding swords and guns, swaying on the city with their necks curled up.
The cold wind howled outside the city, and withered grass mixed with snow dust danced in the air.
Numerous figures suddenly appeared, sneaking closer to Yiju Castle. Carrying ladders, they quickly approached the city wall in silence amid the flying snow and dust.
On the night of the 13th day of the first lunar month, Amin led the main force of Jianlu to attack the Ming army's Yalu River outpost; at the fourth watch, he crossed the Yalu River to attack Yizhou.
The historical Battle of Dingmao broke out. Another group of rebels, led by Amin's brother Jierhalang, crossed the river on the 14th and rushed to Tieshan via Longchuan.
Let’s talk about the Jianlu who attacked Yiju first. Guided by Han Run and other Koreans, they chose the weakly defended southern city wall of Yiju, rushed to the bottom of the city, and built ladders to climb the city.
Suddenly, the golden drums on the city were beating together, the lights were bright, and countless figures appeared on the city wall, beating and smashing the enemies who were climbing the city wall.
Rolling logs and rocks fell like raindrops. Amidst the endless screams, the Jianlu who attacked the city suffered heavy losses and quickly retreated.
Woo, woo, woo - the horns were wailing. Seeing that the attack on the city failed, Amin led the army no longer hiding and pressed towards Yiju Castle.
Lee Wan, the governor of Uiju, was fully clothed and stood at the top of the city under the guard of his own soldiers. He looked solemnly at the enemy approaching the city in a dark way.
"North Korea has repeatedly offended our country, and it is reasonable to condemn it. However, this trip is not specifically to attack North Korea. It is clear that Mao Wenlong is close to the island, relying on Phi Ramang, and wants us to rebel against the people, so the whole brigade is marching. If the city surrenders, our army will lose nothing.
No offense; if you resist..."
Li Wan sneered and ignored Jianlu's shouting. He issued orders to the generals one after another and led his troops separately to guard the city wall.
As an outpost, North Korea still sent elite soldiers and strong generals to guard Uiju.
This Lee Wan was not an ordinary person, but the nephew of the famous North Korean general Yi Sun-shin. After becoming a famous general, he even participated in the Noryang naval battle with Yi Sun-shin and witnessed Yi Sun-shin sacrifice his life for the country.
But in history, when Jian was attacking the city, Li Wan was unprepared. He got so drunk that he couldn't wake up from a female prostitute's house, and the female prostitute had no choice but to flee for her life.
As a result, Jianlu attacked the city on the fourth watch and occupied Yiju at dawn. It can be said that he broke through the first pass into the dynasty with great ease.
The little butterfly Guo Dajing flapped his wings and finally changed history.
Li Wan's fate also changed. At least he would not die so cowardly and would not embarrass his uncle Yi Sun-shin.
"Sir." Judge Cui Mengliang rushed to the top of the city with several of his entourage, and Shi Lihui reported: "I have searched the entire city, and those suspected of being traitors have been detained and supervised, and the people have been mobilized to help defend the city."
Li Wan nodded and said: "Master Cui, thank you for your hard work. The Jianlu are coming fiercely, this is a bloody battle."
Just as he was talking, the golden drums sounded loudly outside the city, the horns whined loudly, and Jianlu launched an siege.
"If you must die, live, if you must live, die." Li Wan drew out his sword, pointed toward the outside of the city, and shouted to the generals: "One man can stand in front of a thousand men. All soldiers and generals will defend Yizhou with me and attack Jian.
prisoner."
This is what Yi Sun-shin once shouted to encourage generals, "If you must die, live, if you must live, die. One man can stand in front of thousands of men."
"Kill, kill, kill!" the Korean soldiers shouted loudly, and the musketeers lit the match and pointed their guns at the approaching enemy.
After the Wanli Korean War, North Korea introduced Japanese matchlock technology and successfully imitated it. It also formed a musket unit, which was North Korea's elite and reliable force.
The officer of the Uiju Musket Corps, named Fujino Masaru, was a Japanese prisoner during the Wanli Korean War. Yes, he was a prisoner of war from the Japanese army that invaded Korea.
At the beginning, the Joseon Dynasty kept the Japanese prisoners of war who were useful (with special skills such as using guns and making saltpeter), and other prisoners were killed without mercy.
However, the Koreans soon discovered that killing prisoners of war was a stupid idea. Such important human resources could be used. Moreover, killing prisoners was not conducive to damaging the morale of the Japanese army, so they began to actively induce the Japanese army to surrender.
Through these means, the Koreans obtained many "Japanese surrendered", either keeping them in Beijing for fabrication, or sending them to Yongbyon and other weapons-making or iron-producing places, or staying in the army to teach the Koreans.
In addition to firearms, the "swordsmanship" of Japanese pirates was also highly valued by the Joseon Dynasty, because the close combat capabilities of Korean soldiers at that time were very poor.
Even the Joseon Dynasty directly used "Subjugation of Japanese" to participate in the war against Japan. After all, it was the agricultural era at that time, and everyone had no national identity.
Therefore, the slaves in Korea who were usually abused were happy to help the Japanese army fight, and the Japanese who were unhappy in the Japanese army had no psychological burden on helping the Koreans.
Because the combat effectiveness of the Korean army was so poor at that time, many of the Japanese who surrendered were retained by the Joseon Dynasty as "trainers" to train the Joseon Dynasty in the use of iron cannons, swordsmanship, city building and other techniques, as well as the art of making iron cannons and gunpowder and saltpeter.
The most important thing is the art of manufacturing gunpowder, flame and salt. This technology has always been regarded as a secret by the Ming Dynasty, and it has always tried its best to restrict the export of gunpowder, flame and salt to North Korea.
It was not until the Japanese surrendered with the help that the Koreans learned the proportions of gunpowder and how to make iron cannons that there was no obstacle to forming a firearms force.
"Fire!" Fujino pointed his sword, and the roar of muskets was heard. In the rising white smoke, lead bullets were fired at the enemy attacking the city.
The men screamed and the horses neighed, and the prisoners stretched out their bows and arrows and fired suppressively at the top of the city. The siege troops carried shields and ladders and rushed towards the city wall with shouts.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, screams and howls, and a fierce fight unfolded under Yizhou City.
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Phi Island, Mao Wenlong moved his headquarters to the island.
Pi Island and Yuncong Island are located to the west and east of Tieshan. In terms of distance, Pi Island is closer to the Yalu River, and the speed of obtaining information is also faster.
The Dongjiang Army received intelligence about Jianlu's attack in advance and made arrangements in advance. Even if it could not withstand the attack, it would not suffer much loss.
Moreover, Mao Wenlong has already sent out an order to summon the garrison from each island to come to Pi Island and Yuncong Island to participate in the battle.
"Zhang Pan, you did a great job." Mao Wenlong summoned the Pi Dao generals and specifically praised Zhang Pan, the Ludao garrison. "If we had not received the information in time, we would have been unprepared and would have suffered heavy losses."
Zhang Pan hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said: "Shuai Mao deserves the reward. This is the duty of a general, but it is the credit of his subordinates who have worked hard all night to obtain this information."
"That's because you commanded well." Mao Wenlong smiled and waved his hand, "There is no need to be humble. After this battle, you will be rewarded based on your merits. You should be the first to win."
"Thank you, Mao Shuai." Zhang Pan was happy in his heart, but still had a reserved expression on his face.
Mao Wenlong stretched out his hand to press down, motioning the generals to sit down, and said in a deep voice: "Tieshan and Yuncong are on guard. Although they cannot resist directly, the Jianlu can't do anything to our army. It's just North Korea. The soldiers are weak and the generals are lazy, and they may be generals.