After the defeat of the navy, the Joseon King Li Wan's sense of crisis increased greatly, and he was not sure about the winning rate of Won Kyun's next campaign. After much thought, he felt that it was unreliable, so he thought of the land division again. However, the record of the Joseon land division was worse than that of the navy.
, Li Hao did not dare to hold out any hope for the Japanese Army Division that was coming to attack again.
In this way, he subconsciously thought of the Ming army that had saved him and North Korea when they were about to die. He quickly asked someone to ask, only to find out that although the Ming army had nominally mobilized a large army to go south, this army was not ready to go south.
The preparations have been delayed in Liaodong for more than a month, but they still refuse to cross the Yalu River.
Li Hao took a breath and asked about the situation of the Ming army in the DPRK. He learned that there were less than 10,000 Ming troops in the DPRK, of which 5,000 were in Hanyang and 3,000 in Pyongyang. When he asked again, he was even more shocked because there was evidence that
Song Yingchang and Song Jinglue, who were stationed in Hanyang, seemed to be packing their bags and preparing to leave.
Song Yingchang currently has only 5,000 Hanyang Ming troops under his direct control. It is impossible to pack up at this time to go south to fight the Japanese army. So where does he plan to go? With his toes, he can only think that he can only withdraw north!
The Ming army is leaving? The Ming army is actually leaving!
Li Hao no longer gasped, but a cold air rushed directly from the soles of his feet to his forehead. His whole body was completely chilled, and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably - this was not from being frozen, but from the cold.
Scared.
Don't look at North Korea's previous struggle for command and interference in the Ming army's decision-making. If they were to face the Japanese army alone without the Ming army as the backbone, they would not have the ability at all.
Not to mention letting the Ming army be the backbone, even if the Ming army can suppress the formation, even if the number of the Ming army is smaller, as long as a Ming army flag can be displayed in the rear, the Korean army will still have the courage to press forward.
However, if there were no Ming troops to participate in the war, and they were left to face the Japanese army alone... "He who runs away after seeing a thief is considered brave, he who runs away at the sight of a thief is considered brave, and he who flees after hearing it by mistake is considered brave." This sentence will almost suffice.
I took it out to make battlefield records.
Li Hao also knew about this, so after a period of panic, he finally remembered that he should try to save him. He immediately sent someone to inform Liu Chenglong, and ordered Liu Chenglong to go to Song Yingchang to inquire about the Ming army's whereabouts. If the Ming army really wanted to leave, it would definitely
You have to find a way to keep them.
Liu Chenglong was also shocked after receiving the king's order. Recently, he was worried about the Japanese invasion and was busy rescuing Yi Sunchen. In fact, he had ignored the movements of the Ming army so much that he didn't even know that there were signs that the Ming army was about to withdraw north. After learning about it,
He quickly rushed to the military headquarters of the Ming army in Hanyang and handed in a greeting card asking to see Song Yingchang.
Song Yingchang was very generous and received Liu Chenglong openly. When the two sides met, Liu Chenglong ignored the pleasantries and asked directly: "I heard that the heavenly soldiers wanted to break camp. I wonder if the manager plans to go south to pacify the Japanese pirates? Is there any need for cooperation between the Korean military and civilians?
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This question was a bit strategic. It could not only achieve the purpose of exploring the movements of the Ming army, but also save enough face for Song Yingchang. Unfortunately, Song Yingchang did not intend to cooperate. He smiled slightly and said: "The Prime Minister has misunderstood. Our army is not going south, but going north."
.Not only Hanyang, but also Pyongyang will temporarily withdraw to Liaodong."
"Japanese pirates have invaded North Korea again, how can the heavenly troops withdraw north at this time?" Liu Chenglong said angrily: "What's more, why did Jingtai not explain such a big event to me in North Korea in advance?"
Song Yingchang raised his eyebrows slightly, but his tone was indifferent: "Why, you are unwilling to accept the command of the superior country on how the North Korean army fights, and now you even have to report to you the movements of my superior country's heavenly soldiers?"
After hearing this, Liu Chenglong remembered that there was something wrong with his tone just now, and explained: "That's not what I mean. What I mean is that now North Korea is once again facing a Japanese invasion, and Jingtai, as the superior country's Japanese coach stationed in North Korea, at this time
When we were leading the war against Japan, why did we withdraw our heavenly troops back to Liaodong? This is really..."
"Are you saying that the headquarters escaped from the battlefield?" Song Yingchang interrupted him and asked.
"Of course I don't mean this, but it's really hard to understand the plan of the platform." Liu Chenglong suppressed his emotions and said.
"The withdrawal of the Ming troops stationed in Korea to Liaodong was not the decision of the headquarters, but was done on the orders of Gao Ge Lao."
Song Yingchang said calmly, with a faint smile on his face: "Lao Gao Ge said that in view of the characteristics of the Japanese army in the previous battle, our Ming army stationed in Korea needs to return to Liaodong for reorganization. Not only
It is necessary to make some adaptive adjustments in technology and tactics, and more importantly, it is necessary to readjust and configure weapons and equipment.
These things cannot be completed in North Korea. At the same time, considering that the Japanese army has invaded again, our army's actions must be accelerated to avoid being unable to rescue by then... In short, this matter must not only be done, but also must be done quickly. For this reason, if the Prime Minister
If you have nothing else to report, please go back first. Things are complicated here in the main hall, so it is a bit inconvenient to entertain you."
No matter what Liu Chenglong said after that, Song Yingchang insisted that he had been ordered by Gao Ge Lao and must withdraw immediately. He even hinted to Liu Chenglong that Gao Ge Lao's order was not only given to him, but also to Qi Jin, Wu Weizhong and others who were stationed in North Korea.
The generals of the Southern Army received the order directly. Therefore, even if he was willing to postpone the retreat to the north, it would be useless. Gao Gelao's prestige in the army was unmatched. Qi Jin, Wu Weizhong and others would never disobey the order.
Liu Chenglong had no choice but to rush to the palace to report the situation. After hearing this, Li Huo was at a loss and said in a panic: "What should we do? Once the heavenly soldiers withdraw north, the Japanese pirates' army of hundreds of thousands will be unstoppable.
Why don't we go all the way to Hanyang? Are we going to move again?"
Although Liu Chenglong was worried about the situation, he was furious after hearing these words and said: "Your Majesty, how can we place all our hope for the peace of Korea in the Ming Dynasty? Our army has learned from the pain since the Japanese pirates retreated, and has been strengthening training.
, now there are also more than 100,000 troops, why can't we rely on ourselves to stop the Japanese army from moving north? At least... we must stop the Japanese offensive before the Ming army moves south again, otherwise we will face the strong Ming army by then, how about Korea?
Can the easy-to-win right to fight independently continue?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Block the Japanese army? To put it lightly, can we still block it now?" Li Hao said angrily: "Can the Japanese army still be counted on now?"
How could Liu Chenglong dare to accept this casually, so he could only reply: "Then we have to fight to know the outcome."
Li Hao gritted his teeth and said: "Then give Yuan Jun another chance. If he loses again... hmph!"
Won Kyun, who didn't know how heavy his responsibility was, vowed to go all out to defeat the enemy after returning to Hansan Island. However, at this time, the morale of the navy camp was already extremely low, but he had to continue to fight with Won Kyun.
On the fourteenth of this month, the North Korean navy set off from Hansan Island again. The Japanese army Wakisaka Anji learned about it and immediately reported it to Kuuki Yoshitaka. Kuuki Yoshitaka ordered Todo Takatora to lure the North Korean navy to the waters of Chichonryang, and ordered Anji Wakisaka and Yoshiaki Kato to
Stand by near the Chilcheonryang sea area, and notify the Army and Geoje Island to prepare for response.
After Todo Takatora met Won-kyun's fleet, he repeated his old trick and changed direction again to evacuate. All the Korean generals advised that this must be a way to lure the enemy and must not be pursued. However, Won-kyun smiled bitterly and said: "I know this is a Japanese pirate's trick to lure the enemy.
But now it is hard to disobey the king's order. If our army retreats again, we will not escape death. No matter what, we will die, so it is better to fight with the enemy with all our strength!
Everyone, the firepower of our army is still higher than that of the Japanese pirates. This is what we rely on. Take courage! Follow me to kill the Japanese pirates and bury them all in water!" Obviously, at this time, Yuan Jun already regarded death as returning home, knowing that it was inevitable.
He fell into the trap, but because he was worried about being severely punished by the court, he could only make up his mind to lead the entire army to continue the pursuit.
The North Korean navy arrived near Chicheonryang in the Geoje Island Strait on the evening of the 15th. At dawn on the 16th, it pursued Todo Takaho into Chicheonryang. The waters of Chicheonryang were extremely narrow. Although Won Kyun pursued him, he did not dare to enter lightly, and only sent a few
The ship enters the trial.
Upon seeing this, Todo Takatora's fleet stopped sailing, and faced the North Korean navy with five armored ships. He ordered the entire fleet to continue shooting at the Korean warships. Yuan Jun observed outside for a long time, but did not detect anything unusual. In order to annihilate Todo Takatora as soon as possible,
, Yuan Jun finally led all the naval forces to approach Takatora Todo.
After all the North Korean naval forces entered Chichuanliang, the Japanese military forces on the island immediately sent out fireworks signals. The naval forces led by Anji Wakisaka and Yoshiaki Kato gradually blocked the seaport and quickly approached inward.
At this time, Todo Takatora's decoy fleet was suffering terribly from the artillery of the North Korean navy. However, even if it was attacked from both sides, the North Korean navy could not effectively deploy in the narrow sea area and could not form a trend of rapid annihilation. Fortunately, when they discovered that the Japanese army was surrounded by
During the encirclement, the North Korean navy's firepower here was enough to temporarily deal with it. Yuan Jun immediately ordered to block the invading enemy, and at the same time dispatched three turtle ships to rush into the enemy's formation.
However, at this moment, a large number of Japanese troops emerged on both sides of the strait. The Japanese generals Shimazu Yoshihiro and Konishi Yukinaga led 5,000 troops to occupy the favorable terrain and dangerous coastal locations, and began to fire continuously at the Korean warships with land artillery.
Baked jade was thrown at a closer distance. Fujido Takatora's decoy fleet also relied on the strength of the armored Anzha ship to fight back again. The Japanese army had now completed a complete encirclement of the Korean navy.
Most of the Japanese troops this time were clippers, but the fleet also included four giant ships drawn from the "Osaka New Fleet", which were the modified Keihua armed transport ships.
At this time, there was fire cover from Takatora Todo in front, Japanese artillery and matchlock formations were firing intensively along the coast on both sides, and four giant ships of the "New Fleet" were firing with cannons in front and behind. As a result, many Korean gunners were injured, the ship's armor was broken, and the sails were destroyed.
, the deck was punctured and even caught fire.
But even so, the firepower of more than 170 Korean warships still caused certain casualties to the Japanese army. However, most of the "new fleet giant ships" among the Japanese ships, Anzhai and Guanzhou were covered with iron armor, so the Korean turtle ships
It is also difficult to cause heavy damage to Japanese armored ships easily. As for the four giant ships, they are invincible and indestructible.
In addition, the North Korean fleet was concentrated in a narrow sea area, making it difficult to move. It was quickly approached by the Japanese fleet and engaged in a follow-up battle. The North Korean navy, whose close combat capabilities were far inferior to the Japanese, immediately jumped into the sea to escape. As a result, many soldiers jumped into the sea to escape.
Most of them were named and shot by Japanese matchlock teams.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Yuan Jun subconsciously ordered a breakout. Unfortunately, this place was already in a desperate situation. How could he escape? In the end, Yuan Jun was hit by a Japanese matchlock and died. Thousands of Korean navy soldiers were killed, including 150.
The remaining warships were either sunk or captured by the Japanese army. Only twelve warships led by the Gyeongsang Province Youshui Envoy and Song Xili managed to break through the encirclement and escape.
After the war, there were no more North Korean ships within fifteen miles of Geoje Island. The North Korean navy suffered an almost devastating loss. The morale of the navy collapsed completely, making it difficult to conduct any naval battles. The Japanese army, on the other hand, was able to advance both by land and water according to the planned plan.
March to Jeolla Province.
After the defeat of Qichuanliang, King Li Xin of Joseon who received the battle report was so frightened that his whole spirit almost collapsed. Li Dexin advised: "Your Highness, although the annihilation of the entire navy is very tragic, you must not be discouraged at this time.
.The Japanese pirates have purged their navy and will soon invade Jeolla Province from Busan and other ports, and then move north to attack Wangjing. The most urgent thing at the moment is to respond immediately."
Li Hengfu also advised: "Although the Ming army garrison retreated north to Liaodong for training, Admiral Ma's army in Dandong has been training for a long time. At this critical moment, we should immediately ask for help from him. After all, he is the Pingwa Admiral, so we have to
Save it? Of course, we also need to dispatch a large army to defend with the incoming Ming army."
Li Huan hurriedly said: "That's it, that's it. Go and dispatch our troops and Yi Sun-chen. I almost forgot about him. It's better... let Yi Sun-chen be reinstated first."
What do you think? This is how to save the situation, right?"
Only at this time did he think of Yi Sun-shin, and the political leader Liu Chenglong had mixed feelings in his heart, but until now, he could only say that it should be so.
However, Li Dexin was worried that even if Yi Sun-shin was reinstated, there would be very few warships left at his command. Li Hao was secretly sad after hearing this.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zuo Yizheng and Jin Yingnan said at this time: "Although our navy suffered heavy losses, you seem to have forgotten one thing. The Ming Dynasty mobilized from the beginning
A naval force was prepared to come to North Korea to fight. They had been training in Shandong for too long and failed to catch up with the war. Could it be that they can't catch up this time?
The minister suggested contacting Song Jinglue immediately. The departure of his land division was the order of Gao Ge Lao, and he couldn't disobey it, so that was all. However, the Shandong fleet that originally planned to come to North Korea to fight the Japanese navy should arrive this time.
Bar?
The fleet of the Beiyang Maritime Trade Alliance is already so powerful, not to mention the Ming Navy. Once Admiral Chen Lin comes to help, and Yi Sun-shin is there to point out the water and sea conditions, it will be easy to defeat the Japanese Navy!
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As soon as this was said, everyone suddenly remembered that there was such a big leg, and they quickly agreed. So Li Huo quickly sent people to chase Song Yingchang, asking him to inform Chen Lin to come to the rescue quickly. On the other hand, Wang Ling, who was picking up the King of Korea, Li
Shun Chen was also restored to the position of commander of the three naval forces.
Since the disastrous defeat of Chichonryang, the Korean navy has been completely decadent and despondent, just wasting time every day. At this time, Yi Sun-shin suddenly appeared, and the crowd suddenly became excited. Yi Sun-shin ordered the troops in the camp and shouted loudly: "As long as we are still alive
We cannot say that the navy is destroyed now, and the ships can be rebuilt. As long as one person still has fighting spirit, the navy will be there! Everyone, not only are we still there, but we will also grow stronger day by day to avenge the Japanese pirates and defend our homeland!
Pei Xingli and Song Xili, immediately sort out the situation of each water camp and report to me. Chief Li and Officer Cui, you two will summarize the situation of gunpowder, artillery, and guns, and organize training immediately except for seriously injured soldiers!
Shipbuilding takes a certain amount of time, but time does not wait for us. We need to work day and night. I hope you will do your best. The safety of North Korea rests on our shoulders. Please remember this."
Under his encouragement, the North Korean navy suddenly took the order.
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