Chapter 279: The Aftermath of Ping Japanese (6) Biti Hall
Song Yingchang didn't quite understand Li Rusong's decision to return to Kaicheng for rest at first. According to his opinion, since the army has been arriving continuously and the battlefield situation has improved significantly, shouldn't he take advantage of the situation to counterattack, or even pursue him all the way?
Conquer Hanyang?
Therefore, when Li Rusong returned to Kaicheng, he was immediately approached by Song Yingchang for questioning. Although Li Rusong was not injured, he was covered in blood and sweat and had not had time to wash off, so the two naturally did not have time to be polite when they met.
Song Yingchang went directly to the topic and asked him why he withdrew his troops back to Kaicheng. He said that he had even instructed the military and logistics department to increase efforts to mobilize supplies to the front line. As a result, he had withdrawn and all his instructions had to be dispatched quickly.
People revoke and change.
Although Li Rusong still seemed to be in good spirits, his voice could not be faked. There was a strong hoarseness as soon as he opened his mouth. He shook his head and said: "We can't defeat Hanyang now. In today's battle, we will lose more than a thousand servants."
, they are all the real elites who formed an army from their father's long-term battles, let alone one against a hundred, but in the Liaodong battles with the Mongols and the Jurchens, it was common for one against ten.
Through the platform, these losses are different from others. Firstly, they cannot be covered up and cannot be faked; secondly, they affect the morale of the army. Without them, even if there are more than 100,000 soldiers under his command, they may not be able to use their fingers; thirdly, they are the last generals and
The Koreans were right, the consumption of gunpowder and other materials was huge, especially the late generals who did not expect such a bloody battle, and it was not known whether the medicinal materials would be sufficient.
To sum up these three points, the general believes that we must stop to rest and replenish. Otherwise, according to the current situation of our army, we will go to Hanyang to fight with at least more than 100,000 Japanese troops. If we fight well, it may be a stalemate. If we fight poorly, it may be a stalemate.
, then I’m afraid even the previous results will be wiped out.”
After saying these reasons, Li Rusong didn't know what his mentality was. After a pause, he added: "The above words are all from the bottom of my heart. If Jingtai still insists on our attack, General... will still be ordered to do so."
, but the last general will also send a letter to Mr. Gao Ge to say goodbye."
When Song Yingchang heard what he said, especially the last one, he really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but after thinking about it, he could understand it. After all, it was Li Rusong. How many civil servants who had worked with him had good things to say about him? It seemed that except for
Apart from Mr. Gao Ge, there is no one left!
Why did this result occur? When Song Yingchang accepted the position of manager, he seriously thought about it. Li Rusong is a very independent guy. He comes from a top goalkeeper. He has almost no defeats. He must always have his eyes higher than the top. For most
Civilian combat commanders must look down upon them.
Under such circumstances, except for Mr. Gao Ge, who was also victorious and "the best civil servant in the world", which civil servant could give him instructions on his command that he could accept?
Although Mr. Gao Ge was a strategist at the time, and he is also a strategist now, he relied on his own prestige to order him. What should I rely on now? I can only rely on myself as a member of Gao Ge Lao's faction... Therefore, Li Rusong just now
The sentence "The last general will still receive orders, but the last general will also send a letter to the senior high cabinet to say goodbye."
In other words, if you force me to march because you are a member of Mr. Gao Ge, I will still obey Mr. Mianzi's orders, but I will also personally seek an explanation from Mr. Gao Ge!
Of course Song Yingchang couldn't let this happen, otherwise what would Mr. Gao Ge think of him? Isn't this a typical example of incompetence among his subordinates? What's more, Li Rusong's analysis just now made sense. His most elite subordinates had over a thousand casualties. That was a joke.
Of?
In such a major battle as the previous battle to defeat the Yuan Dynasty, the core direct lineage of the Li family army may have lost thousands of people, but which one is more important, aiding the Korea or defeating the Yuan Dynasty? How can a partial battle and a complete battle be the same?
Eryu? So Li Rusong's insistence on rest was completely reasonable, and Song Yingchang had no intention of objecting from the beginning.
So Song Yingchang quickly heard the words and comforted him, saying that such a decision was reasonable and that he came to him just to understand the situation, so as to repay the imperial court and deal with the North Korean side, so that Li Rusong did not have to worry about these things, and could prepare the army well and restore its strength in order to benefit Hanyang.
Seeing Song Yingchang's attitude, Li Rusong was relieved. After thanking him, he left immediately, saying that he was going to visit the wounded and pay homage to the fallen warriors. Seeing that Song Yingchang was covered in blood, Song Yingchang advised him to go back to bathe and change clothes first. Li Rusong smiled and shook his head.
, and then left. The Liaodong tiger general's back was still straight, as if it had never been bent.
At the same time, the North Korean court also started a discussion because of Li Rusong's decision. Zheng Che said: "Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Admiral Li Rusong fought at Bijiguan this time. Although he failed to advance towards Hanyang, it cannot be called a defeat.
But when General Li Yi blocked the retreat of the Ming army, he was brutally beaten for disobedience."
Yi Dooshou added: "In Wangjing, people are massacred by Japanese pirates every day. The Ming army actually treats our Korean generals as slaves and beats them at will. I really don't know whether they are reinforcements or enemy troops."
Li Hengfu, the military judge, also commented: "Even if the Ming army has the command power of North Korea, it must not arbitrarily insult North Korean officers and soldiers. The Ming army must be severely punished until it obtains a commitment and returns the independent military power of the North Korean army."
Li Dexin also said: "Your Highness, if this matter is not pursued, North Korea will become the laughing stock of the Ming Dynasty, and the North Korean soldiers and the people of the world will be extremely chilled."
Li Yuanyi, the Ping'an Road Observer, reported: "There is already an uproar in the military camp, and a conflict with the Ming army is about to break out. Others say that if the division of the dynasty is still in place, they will never turn a blind eye."
Zheng Zhuo finally added: "Since all the ministers are unanimous, I would like to ask Your Highness to summon Song Jinglue to come and hold him accountable and give you more advice." Jin Yingnan and other ministers also unanimously requested Li Ao to inspire North Korea and punish the Ming army's criminals.
This time, Li Huo could no longer turn a blind eye to the word "all officials are united", so he had to play it accurately and immediately arranged to summon Song Yingchang to meet him.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When the two sides met, Li Huo said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists. They only need to reorganize their armaments and fight again. Although North Korea is assisted by the Ming army,
But the Ming army cannot despise the generals of a country like this, and what is the decency of humiliating them wantonly! This is like contempt for me and the Korean court. I thought, when the emperor ordered to send troops, he didn't also order that Korea should be treated like this?"
Song Yingchang stood up straight and replied: "Your Highness, the headquarters only heard that Li Rusong was ambushed by heavy enemy troops and retreated north, but they did not know about such a thing. It is really surprising. The headquarters immediately sent someone to hold Li Rusong and the generals involved in the case accountable.
This kind of incident will never happen again, please rest assured, Your Highness."
Li He smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Since the general said so, how can I care about it anymore? Please sit down, the general, but I have one more request. Now that the war is going well, the number of Korean soldiers gathered from all over the country is gradually increasing, so I
I want to make the Korean army independent from the command of the Ming army. In this way, conflicts will probably not occur, and the Korean army will have higher morale in future battles with Japanese pirates."
Song Yingchang saw that Li He was taking advantage of the situation. He took a sip of tea and stood up again. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for the tea, Your Highness. I believe that the Korean army will double its combat power after independent command and completely defeat the Japanese pirates. In this case, the headquarters can also immediately
Withdrew troops from Liaodong and returned to Beijing to resume his duties.
Please rest assured, Your Highness, our headquarters will tell the truth to the emperor, saying that North Korea will be able to persist to the end and annihilate all the Japanese pirates, and we, the Ming Dynasty, have fulfilled the righteousness of our suzerain country, and we only need to watch the battle and cheer."
Hearing this, the North Korean monarchs and ministers were all shocked. Li Fang was taken aback and hurriedly persuaded him to stay, saying that it would be difficult for North Korea to regain its territory alone. Song Yingchang looked surprised and asked: "Didn't His Highness just say that as long as the Korean army can become independent?
Will it be more conducive to the battle? Since our Ming army has become a hindrance, why don't we go back early and stay in North Korea to eat in the wind and snow?"
Li Hao repeatedly denied this, saying that he had no intention of doing so, and that without reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, he would never be able to defeat the Japanese pirates.
Song Yingchang smiled softly and said: "Your Highness, if you have any feasible suggestions, the headquarters will naturally accept it, but this matter is too ridiculous. The North Korean ministers have been complaining about being under the unified command of the Ming Dynasty, and the headquarters has already understood it. In fact, the ministers have been complaining about being under the unified command of the Ming Dynasty.
In the final analysis, it is just the so-called self-esteem that is frustrated and the eagerness to regain face. It is not that our Ming army is bullying others and wants to bring North Korea under its command, but that the effective unification of the command system is one of the elements for decisive victory on the battlefield.
Here is an example from the Honbu Hall. The Mongolian right wing has 100,000 cavalry and covers an area of thousands of miles. However, since the tribute was paid during the Longqing period of the late emperor, it was brought under the command of our Ming Dynasty. Mr. Gaoge has commanded his army in battle several times. The Honbu Hall has never heard of this.
King Shunyi insisted on doing his own thing during the war, and did not listen to the strange things of the old commander of Gaoge!
One hundred thousand Mongolian cavalry is such a powerful military force. I think His Highness and the North Korean ministers must have a fair opinion. They can honestly fight under the command of the Ming Dynasty. What's more, the North Korean army does not have the ability to win independently in the region, but it insists on enjoying it.
Better treatment than King Shunyi?
If North Korea really has such capabilities, there is no need to ask for rescue from the Ming Dynasty in the first place. If His Highness wants the North Korean army to fight independently, then please show the power of North Korea to me, the court, and the emperor."
After that, Song Yingchang left in a hurry, but the Korean monarchs and ministers were speechless.
Shortly afterwards, Li Rusong learned that Song Yingchang had made a verbal commitment to North Korea for the Ming army's beating of a North Korean general, so he took the initiative to plead guilty to Song Yingchang.
Song Yingchang seemed to be less talkative this time than before. He gave him a lesson and said: "If you go deep alone and lightly attack the enemy's front, there will be accidents. And if the general dies, the imperial prestige will be greatly damaged! By then, tens of thousands of soldiers will be implicated and punished by you."
, how to annihilate the enemy and restore the emperor's order?
Your father, Li Ningyuan, is a master of military affairs, bold and careful, brave and resourceful, but you are so reckless and reckless. You must take a hard time to reflect on yourself and never act like this again."
Song Yingchang knew that if he just criticized Li Rusong, he might not be convinced by Li Rusong's temper, so it was his father Li Chengliang who compared him with him. In the Ming Dynasty, filial piety was as great as heaven. No matter how awesome you are, why should you argue with your father?
High or low? Believe it or not, Li Chengliang slapped you? So in this case, Li Rusong had nothing to say and could only accept the instruction obediently.
But Song Yingchang went on to say: "However, this battle is not without merit. The Northern Army is so brave that it scares the enemy. It is only under your rule that they can achieve such combat power. Normally, the army would have already fallen to the ground and asked to surrender.
With an outnumbered enemy, you were still able to stand firm and wait for reinforcements in the face of ten times the enemy, and finally defeated the main force of the Japanese army. I will take credit for you for this. And since there are senior officials in the cabinet, I will naturally not fail to see this.
The difficulty of the battle and your courage in facing it."
This was like giving a date with a stick. What else could Li Rusong say but thank you. Song Yingchang was a manager and had a high status. After saying this, he left first.
However, something went wrong when he left. The Confederate officers and soldiers, who had been treated differently before, took the opportunity to ridicule the Northern Army and vent their dissatisfaction with the last report of merit.
Runan General Wang Bidi publicly questioned Li Rusong: "Abandoning the army and only leading the vanguard to attack, only to be trapped in a tight siege. If the general has a shortcoming, the whole army will be demoralized and even retreat. Shouldn't the general be severely punished?"
Other generals of the Southern Army, such as Luo Shangzhi, Wu Weizhong and others, also made accusations, but Li Rusong ignored them and left. Zu Chengxun, Zha Damou and other Northern Army generals in turn accused the Southern Army of being unworthy of superior officials, and the Northern and Southern Army generals did not
Gone happily.
Not only the generals, but also the soldiers of the Northern and Southern Army had been quarreling for several days, ridiculing and insulting each other, which eventually led to a large-scale brawl between the two parties, and the Ming army camp was in chaos. Song Yingchang stepped forward in time to stop it and ordered his soldiers to arrest the Northern and Southern Army.
The soldiers who led the troublemaker were beheaded on the spot, and were given public instructions and rewards to appease the army.
After the Battle of Bitiguan, Li Rusong's troops suffered many casualties. Many of his trusted generals died on the battlefield. His own elite were severely damaged. Looking back, he even almost died. If these are things that generals are used to seeing, then
The Northern and Southern armies were full of contradictions and incompatible with each other. It was difficult to say whether I, the admiral, could command the Confederate army, and whether I could trust the Confederate army on the battlefield.
With such thoughts, Li Rusong's fighting spirit sank into depression and he no longer even wanted to open the city. He simply used the excuse that the losses were too great and retreated the main force of the Li family's army to Pyongyang. Song Yingchang ordered not to move, and was so angry that he only led the troops except the Li family's army.
The rest of the army was stationed in Kaicheng, saying that if the Japanese army came, my strategy would die in Kaicheng.
But fortunately, the Japanese army will not come at this time. In this bloody battle at Bi Tiguan, in fact, the Ming army actually participated in the battle with only 6,000 troops, while the Japanese army participated in the battle with as many as 43,000 troops. In the end, the Ming army suffered more than 1,000 casualties.
, the Japanese suffered as many as 4,000 to 5,000 casualties. It was true that Li Rusong felt sorry for his core direct descendants, so why weren’t the Japanese afraid of being beaten?
The wise general Kobayakawa Takakage personally commanded, and Tachibana Munesege personally led the elite as the vanguard. In the early stage, he surrounded Li Rusong with ten times the force of three to four thousand people, but he could never break this hard bone and instead broke his front teeth. As soon as the results of this battle came out, the Japanese army asked themselves
Being able to defend Hanyang is all thanks to the blessing of Amaterasu, so how can we still have the courage to attack!
Now the Japanese army is focusing on seeking help from the country. If that fails, they will have to consider withdrawing south. However, the Ming army also caused problems because Li Rusong retreated without permission.
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