Chapter 277 Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese (82) Nurhachi VS Kato Kiyomasa
When Ukita Hideie's military order was conveyed to the Second Army of Japan's Imperial Conquest in Hamgyeong Province, Kato Kiyomasa was personally leading the troops to cross the Ming Dynasty border, cross the Tumen River, and break into the Hercynian Jurchen territory in Liaodong.
There is no doubt that although this place is Jurchen territory, it is also nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. Kato Kiyomasa could not conceal his excitement and joy because he was the first among the Japanese generals to invade the Ming Dynasty territory.
Kato Kiyomasa led his team to search around, and finally found the location of the local Jurchen camp. According to his intelligence, the place was a five-battalion company, but the strange thing was that the tribesmen and soldiers here were being ordered to go out to fight, and there was only one person in the camp.
The chief named Bu Zhantai led a few warriors to guard the camp, and the rest were women, children, old and young.
Kato Kiyomasa was overjoyed and immediately assembled the vanguard to launch a surprise attack. With the advantage of surprise attacks and matchlock guns, the Japanese army captured five camps of the Jurchen coalition one after another. The Jurchen coalition was not only caught off guard but also weak. It quickly fell into a hard battle and was eventually defeated.
When Chief Bu Zhantai saw that his camp was being attacked, he hurriedly went out of his tent to inspect, only to see that his tribe was scattered. The invading enemy was not other Jurchen tribesmen, but a short man wearing strange armor, holding a blunderbuss, and speaking with an exotic accent.
Crazy people.
Unprepared for the surprise attack, and suddenly remembering the writings of the Ming Dynasty a month ago, Bu Zhantai immediately understood who was coming - he expected that it must be the Japanese army that swept across Korea within a few months, because he did not know whether the Japanese army still had a large group.
The men and horses arrived immediately, and Bu Zhantai also quickly grabbed the horses and fled.
The allied chief Bu Zhantai was defeated, and Kato Kiyomasa was on the verge of a great victory. In this battle, they were defeated and more than 2,000 Jurchen tribesmen were dispersed. Nine hundred of them were beheaded, both soldiers and civilians, and they looted and plundered to the edge of Jianzhou.
They killed cattle and sheep, slaughtered the Jurchen tribe, and then occupied this border area. They sent people to report back to the country and report the great victory to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
Bu Zhantai is the younger brother of Ula Beile Mantai, and the area where he camped is the border between Ula tribe, Jianzhou Zuowei and North Korea. In fact, he came to camp here to guard against Jianzhou Zuowei on the order of his brother.
When Nurhachi arrived, he discovered that some local small tribes that originally belonged to the Ula tribe had almost left the Ula tribe under Nurhachi's coercion and inducement. So he first gathered the tribes that were still loyal to the Ula tribe, and then sent troops to force the other small tribes to return to the Ula tribe one by one.
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At this time, he received news from his brother that the Japanese army had invaded North Korea. The Ming Dynasty Liaodong General Soldier and the Deputy General Soldier Company issued orders to each Jurchen branch to guard the border to prevent Japan from continuing to move north. At the same time, there were reinforcements from Ye He, Hada and other troops.
We are gathering and preparing reinforcements.
Bu Zhantai did not take this news too seriously. In his opinion, the Ula tribe was so remote that even if the Japanese invasion of Korea went smoothly, they would not have much interest in the Ula tribe. They should go straight to the three capitals of Korea.
Yiju, and then enter the "rich land" of Liaodong in one fell swoop. How come you come to a place like Ulabu to eat snow in the middle of winter?
In fact, this mistake may not necessarily be blamed on Bu Zhantai. If the tasks of the Japanese army's several legions were not divided according to factions, then Bu Zhantai's prediction is actually quite reasonable. Unfortunately, the Japanese army was originally
As a group of weirdos, it is natural for Bu Zhantai to make mistakes based on common sense judgment.
The fact that the Japanese invaded Jurchen territory and defeated Buzhantai soon spread throughout the Jurchen tribes. The strongest Jurchen in Jianzhou, the commander of Jianzhou Left Guard Nurhaci, heard the news and immediately ordered the mobilization of Jianzhou soldiers and horses to prepare for war, and followed the requirements of the Ming Dynasty The Jurchen tribes' "Da Yi" who strictly guarded the border summoned his younger brother Shuerhaqi, who was the commander of the Jianzhou right guard at that time.
Due to Gao Pragmatic's initial operation, Shuerhaqi and Nurhaci were almost on the verge of breaking off relations or even becoming antagonistic. However, there were three reasons why he had to come this time.
One of them is that Nurhaci's banner is "In accordance with the imperial edict of the Ming Emperor and the governor of Jiliao, the governor of Liaodong, and the military order of the general officer of Liaodong", "all Jurchen ministries must work together and guard the border carefully to prevent Japanese pirates from occupying it." The Jianzhou Zuowei not only He is the strongest among the three guards of Jianzhou, and he is also the one facing North Korea. There is no problem in name for him to summon all the strength of Jianzhou.
The second reason is that Nurhachi expressed his feelings of despair. Although Shuerhaqi was self-reliant, he still regarded the word "Jianzhou" as his belonging. If both brothers had to face the invasion of the Japanese army, it would be better to join forces to fight against the enemy first—— Japan is not the Ming Dynasty. He Shuerhaqi regards the Ming Dynasty as the main one. This is to follow the will of his ancestors. But who do you think Japan is?
The third reason is that Nurhaci is, after all, the brother of his compatriot, and the two families are separated. The two are just having a power dispute, and their personal relationship is not as bad as it was in the original history. Therefore, the brother is in trouble now, and it does not violate the Ming Dynasty. If he has a strong will, then he is not determined to help.
Driven by these three factors, Shuerhaqi agreed to Nurhaci's request and led two thousand troops to Jianzhou Zuowei to fight against the Japanese invaders.
Nurhaci couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Shuerhaqi had arrived. After a while of greetings, he seriously said to Shuerhaqi: "What happened to the Ula tribe this time was actually an attack by Japanese pirates. Before this, I had also reported that North Korea was being attacked by Japanese pirates." They launched a large-scale invasion and wrote a letter to the King of Korea willing to send troops to help. Although the original intention was to use North Korea to attack the Haixi Jurchens in a roundabout way, North Korea never responded, and the imperial court (the Ming Dynasty) also delayed in replying because of this.
As for the Haixi Jurchens, since they are Jurchens and they belong to the same sect as I love Xinjieluo, how can they just sit back and watch the Japanese invaders invade them? Furthermore, before, my grandfather led 3,000 elite troops to the dynasty and actually failed in Pyongyang, which surprised me. I am also very curious about Japanese pirates, so I would like to take this opportunity to find out."
Shuerha thought to himself: You really want to covet all the other tribes, otherwise our Jurchens would have endless wars within them. Who would remember any of the same sects?
As for my grandfather's defeat in Pyongyang, I'm afraid it's too late for you to rejoice. You think that the Liaodong Army has become exhausted, and you want to go to battle with the Japanese pirates, but instead weigh the strength of the Liaodong Army.
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He was thinking one thing, but what he said was another. He reminded: "The Korean border has always been garrisoned by elite soldiers from six towns, and it has always been a big problem for our Jurchens. Now the Japanese pirates can actually invade Haixi through North Korea." , it can be seen that the soldiers of the six towns must have been defeated by it.
Although this move has eliminated my serious trouble, it also shows that the Japanese pirates are more powerful than the six towns. My brother must not underestimate the enemy. Once they suffer heavy losses, Jianzhou will be in danger."
Nurhachi saw that he didn't say anything else, but just reminded himself to be careful in using troops. He was both pleased and quite justified. The strongest man in Jianzhou lightly cut his braid, looked at the dark clouds in the sky, nodded and said: "You should be cautious, after all, it is too easy to underestimate the enemy.
It's a big taboo for military strategists, but you can't compare Jianzhou with the six towns. If the strength of Jianzhou cannot be higher than that of the six towns, then what will be the use of my brother unifying the Jurchens in the future? This time to suppress the Japanese pirates is also the right thing.
It’s to compare the gap between us and the six towns in North Korea.”
"Unify the Jurchens?" Shuerhaqi narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled: "My brother wants to unify the Jurchens, is it possible that the imperial court will turn a blind eye to this?"
Nurhachi said sternly: "If a person has no will, success or failure depends on heaven. I have always believed that as long as you and I can work together and find a suitable opportunity, unifying the Jurchens is not a wishful thinking."
Shuerhaqi was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled again and asked: "What about after reunification?"
Nurha Chidao: "I think Ye He's method of using things like Baylor is quite reasonable. What do you think?"
Shuerhaqi was silent for a moment again, and then replied expressionlessly: "It's too early to say this now, let's just focus on the present... We should be cautious when sending troops, and I will prepare first." After that, he turned and left.
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Nurhachi was slightly disappointed, but soon regained his energy and said to himself: Since you did not refute it immediately, there is still a chance, just wait, the great cause of unifying the Jurchens will definitely be realized in my hands!
So two days later, the Nurhaci brothers jointly sent troops. Along with Shuerhaqi, there were 300 people supported by the Jianzhou Guards. Since the Jianzhou Guards were weak, under the auspices of Gao Pragmatic, they were almost always "affiliated"
Under the name of Jianzhou Youwei, these 300 people were directly handed over to Shuerhaqi's command this time.
To be on the safe side, Nurhachi was unwilling to risk a direct battle with the Japanese army in daylight. Although troops were about to be dispatched, he still insisted on sending out the most elite scouts to collect intelligence. During this period, there were some unexpected situations that strengthened his strength, especially Fei Ying.
Ye He's reinforcements were led by Dong.
It turned out that Ye He's reinforcements were originally intended to support the Ula tribe. Unexpectedly, Bu Zhantai, the frontline commander of the Ula tribe, did not take the Ming Dynasty's warning to heart at all, and returned inexplicably defeated. This led to Ye He's loss in the southeast.
If we reach the fulcrum, we must either go deep alone or withdraw altogether.
With Zu Chengxun having suffered a defeat, Fei Yingdong did not consider going deep alone, but it would be difficult to withdraw the entire army. At this time, he heard that Shuerhaqi actually went to join forces with Nurhaci.
With a thought in his heart, he also led his troops there, saying that we were all Jurchens and should fight the enemy together.
In fact, Fei Yingdong's visit was both a joint effort and a kind of surveillance. Not only was he monitoring Nurhachi's movements, but he was also monitoring Shuerhaqi.
Even if you have taken refuge in Gao Pragmatism, you will naturally have to stand in the right position and do the right thing. Fei Yingdong grasped this very accurately.
As for Nurhachi, he could also guess Fei Yingdong's intentions, but he was extremely confident. Not only was he not worried about what Fei Yingdong would find, but he also thought that he should exude a domineering spirit and try to make Fei Yingdong surrender. Therefore,
He did not refuse at all, but instead welcomed Fei Yingdong's arrival with great fanfare.
After some enrichment, Nurhachi's expedition horse also found Kato Kiyomasa's station. Nurhachi then ordered his troops and led Shuerhaqi, Fei Yingdong, He Heli, Huerhan, Eryidu, Anfeyangu, Mulhaqi and others.
The generals of Jianzhou led seven thousand elite troops to rush forward and took advantage of the snowy night to surprise Kato Kiyomasa.
The Japanese were not used to the severe cold in the Northeast, but the Jurchen elite fought entirely at home. As a result, Kato's army was suddenly shot by thousands of arrows on a snowy night, and then its tents and wooden houses were baptized by rockets, causing the entire army to be in chaos.
In the shining fire, Jurchen elites clad in white furs roared out. The Japanese iron artillery team reluctantly formed a formation. However, since the two armies were already very close to each other, even if the Japanese army tried their best to concentrate their firepower, they could only kill more than 200 Jurchens.
Then it turned into a melee.
Shuerhaqi led one unit to cover from the left, Hu Erhan's other unit encircled from the right, and He Heli led his troops to concentrate on shooting the Japanese iron artillery team. The Japanese army was surrounded by Jurchens from three sides in the rain of arrows, and the iron artillery team was defeated.
Next, the Japanese army did not gain the upper hand in close combat with the Jurchens. These Jianzhou Jurchens were nearly a head taller than the Japanese army. Their instinctive reactions tempered by war and hunting made them even more alert. Soon, Kato Kiyomasa was also unable to do so.
Instead of drawing his sword to fight in person, he used his sword's speed to kill four Jurchens in succession to boost the morale of the army.
Fortunately, although Kato Kiyomasa was a little arrogant after the victory, he still maintained the Japanese army's tradition of attaching importance to the camp. The temporary mountain city was built in a rugged and winding way, making it difficult to deploy a large force and lead his troops to resist with all their strength.
The victory was determined. Although the Jurchen armies were brave, the various fortifications in the Japanese mountain city were extremely tricky, resulting in about 500 casualties among the Jurchen troops.
After another period of time, the mountain city was finally defeated, and the Japanese army retreated. This was the opportunity that Nurhaci had been waiting for for a long time. The Jurchen cavalry with Ye He cavalry as the core suddenly came out, and Nurhachi himself also led Fei Yingdong, Shu
Erhaqi, Mulhaqi, Anfeyangu, Eyidu and others rushed out on horseback, and the Japanese army was completely defeated.
Nurhachi led the troops in pursuit and ordered to maintain the impact, making it difficult for the Japanese army to stop and form formations, let alone meet the enemy with iron artillery units. Kato Kiyomasa's 3,000 troops were severely damaged and only nearly 1,000 remained. The casualties were extremely heavy. Fortunately, the troops
General Nabeshima Naoshige and five thousand troops came to respond, and Kato Kiyomasa was able to return to Korea safely.
When Nurhaci saw the Japanese troops coming to meet them, considering that the Jurchens had lost nearly a thousand people because of their precious population, they stopped pursuing them and just collected the Japanese weapons and knives and returned to Jianzhou.
As soon as Kato Kiyomasa returned to North Korea, he received a military order to withdraw from Hamgyeong Province. He was even more angry. He immediately tore up the military order and refused to execute it, intending to organize his army and invade the Jurchens again to avenge them.
However, at this time, the Ula tribe also came to their senses, invited reinforcements from Huifa and other tribes, gathered a large number of tribesmen, and began to attack in all directions to seek revenge from Kato Kiyomasa.
Although Nurhachi was not attacking, he did not withdraw his troops. Instead, he raided the border areas and imitated the Ming army's previous methods of teaching the Jurchens, and wiped out the Japanese strongholds one by one with large armies. The Japanese army was always at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength.
, even with the iron artillery team, it would not be of much use. Today we would lose twenty or thirty, tomorrow we would lose thirty or forty, and there was no source of replenishment. Naturally, we became weaker and weaker as we fought, and our morale gradually declined.
As a result, under the harassment and attack of the two Jurchen armies, although there were still five or six thousand Japanese troops, they were still tired of running around and fighting hard to no avail. Kato Kiyomasa finally recognized the reality and admitted that it was impossible to cope with the current strength of the troops, so he had to follow the trend.
"Follow the order" and withdraw the entire army to North Korea.,
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