Chapter 280 The sword points to the death of Japan ()
Has the surprise attack failed? Yes, of course it has failed. Not to mention that Kuroda Nagamasa, who had just kicked the iron plate on the front line of Lotus Mountain, was already suspicious, and Hidemoto Mouri, who was coming behind him, was also aware of this.
As Kuroda Nagamasa retreated, the two sides soon collided. As soon as Kuroda Nagamasa saw Mouri Hidemoto, he quickly explained the process of the vanguard's defeat, and finally concluded: "...Now I can only rely on you, Your Highness Hidemoto."
This hat was worn quite high, but it was a pity that Mouri Hidemoto did not intend to wear it firmly. Instead, he thought about it with a thoughtful look, and then said: "If the Lotus Mountain Ming Army is the main force, then even if
Our troops immediately stepped forward to attack fiercely, but I am afraid it will be of no use. Since the matter is serious, I think we should wait for your father's arrival before discussing it."
Kuroda Nagamasa was surprised and said hurriedly: "But Your Highness Hidemoto, the so-called military speed is so great, if we have to wait for my father..."
"We can't wait." Maori Xiuyuan interrupted: "If the direction of Lianhua Mountain is really the main force of the Ming army, what does that mean? It means that the Ming army has already guessed our intentions, so they set up a trap in Lianhua Mountain and waited for us
Jumping into a trap. In this case, do we really want to go to the tiger mountain knowing that there are tigers in the mountain?"
Kuroda Nagamasa had just kicked the iron plate, so he naturally felt that "preferring to go to the tiger mountain" was a bit unreliable, but as the saying goes, "the son never blames the father", and he could not publicly show that he had shaken his father's will to fight, so he had to sigh.
Tone, silent.
Mouri Hidemoto then ordered to stop advancing and temporarily set up camp to wait. After about an hour, the Japanese follow-up troops gradually arrived, and Ukita Hideie and Kuroda Asui finally arrived together, so the temporary military meeting was held again.
Everyone first listened to Kuroda Nagamasa's report on the battle situation of the vanguard, and then they all fell into a dead silence. After a while, Ukita Hideie couldn't help it, and took the lead to break the silence and asked Mouri Hidemoto: "Your Highness Hidemoto
What’s your advice?”
Maori Xiuyuan shook his head slightly and said: "His Royal Highness Kuroda fought with the Ming army, but he could not determine how many troops the Ming army deployed. He only emphasized that the other party was 'or the main force of the Ming army'. With all due respect, this piece of news is completely
It does not help us make correct judgments."
Ukita Hideie nodded, and then glanced at Kuroda Nagamasa with obvious dissatisfaction. Kuroda Nagamasa's face turned red, but he did not force his words or simply fabricate them casually. He just emphasized again that the artillery of the Ming army had a huge number of rockets, and the bombardment
It is difficult to get close to our own side, let alone fight effectively.
However, his emphasis this time was met with doubts. Konishi Yukinaga said: "Based on my experience in fighting the Ming army, the information provided by His Highness Kuroda... is really unbelievable.
Assuming that the proportion of firearms carried by the various departments of the Ming army is basically the same, then a very strange conclusion will be drawn from the comparison: the Ming army in Lianhua Mountain should have at least 20,000.
However, according to the information that we have confirmed before, since the Ming army under the command of Liu Wei has at least 15,000 men, the remaining Ming army in Sichuan under the direct control of Gao Jingshi should not exceed this number at most."
When Governor Konishi said this, Kuroda Nagamasa suddenly remembered something, opened his eyes suddenly and said: "Ah, that means the army has received reinforcements! I remembered that the army that caused our army's final defeat today was
It is a pure cavalry, still a uniformed cavalry (high-style semi-equipped, the Japanese call it uniformed), equipped with battle armor and horse armor. These people have very good riding skills and superb horse fighting skills. They are by no means temporary.
The infantry is mounted and formed!"
Nabeshima Naoshige sighed: "That means that the Ming army has indeed received reinforcements. Judging from the distribution of the nearby Ming army, this support army can only be drawn from Li Rumei's department. The only question is how did Gao Pragmatic think of recruiting from Li Rumei's department?
The ministry transferred this cavalry to his command."
"Why else?" Mouri Xiuyuan said angrily: "Of course Gao Pragmatic has guessed our army's combat plan and arranged corresponding defenses in advance."
Housekeeper Hazusuka interjected at this time: "It's not just for defense. You must know that this is a cavalry, and cavalry is often used for offense. That is to say, Gao Pragmatic not only intends to block our army at Lotus Mountain, but also intends to
Launch an attack here, otherwise why would he go further to mobilize Li Rumei's cavalry instead of directly ordering Liu Wei's troops to go south to stop the attack?
According to the intelligence, the Burma and Bozhou areas that Liu Wei's tribe had previously pacified were located in dangerous mountains and dense forests, so wouldn't it be more appropriate for him to come to Lianhua Mountain for defense?"
All the generals thought this analysis was reasonable, but it raised another question. Yuanqin, one of Changzong's subordinates, frowned and said: "Since Gao Pangshi guessed our army's intentions and even transferred reinforcements from Li Rumei's tribe further north, then, then
Where is Liu Yabu now? He can't be waiting in Sanjia, right?"
Kuroda Rusui's sneak attack strategy was now considered a failure by all the generals. Although everyone did not criticize him due to some reasons, they no longer actively sought his opinions. Only after Chosogabu Motochin raised this issue, everyone
They all hesitated to speak, but finally turned their attention to Kuroda Ruishui.
In fact, all the generals have guesses, but they are not willing to talk about it at the moment. They think that if someone must say such pessimistic words, then let Kuroda Rushui speak. Anyway, he has already made a fatal mistake, even if he says more
No matter what unpleasant words are said, it means that there are too many lice and there is no need to itch, and there are too many debts and there is no need to worry.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Kuroda Rushui naturally knew that these people did not respect him, but wanted him to tell his ominous guess.
However, he smiled and didn't bother to argue at all, and said calmly: "Since Gao Pragmatic has seen through my plan, and Liu Wei's troops have never gone south to Lianhua Mountain, then naturally there is only one possibility at the moment, and that is to capture our army's rear.
On the way. If nothing happens, Mashan, Xiongchuan, and Jinhai will be captured by him."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Baga!" Mouri Xiuyuan cursed and said: "So, our army has no way to advance and no way to retreat. It has reached the point of life and death.
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When the generals heard this, they didn't know whether to be angry or frustrated. Instead, the young Ukita Hideie clapped his hands and said loudly: "You are all famous generals in the world, how can you be so discouraged! Even if Liu Qingzhen went to outflank our army.
Road, but after all, he only has 15,000 people, and Mashan, Xiongchuan and other places are no more than small towns. Can't my army of nearly 100,000 break through their blockade? "
Governor Konishi also reacted and immediately expressed his support: "Yes, even if the Ming army's artillery equipment is higher than that of Imchen, it will at most prevent our army from quickly defeating the city occupied by Liu Wei, but as His Highness Ukita said
, no matter how strong Liu Wei is, he only has 15,000 men. Even if our army cannot take the city he occupied, can't we still take a detour and return?
Gentlemen, cheer up, as long as we work together to overcome his interception, we can still organize a defense after returning to Busan and wait for His Highness Taige's reinforcements!"
Governor Konishi’s words were not unreasonable, at least it seemed so. However, Hidemoto Mouri said in a nonchalant manner: "If we withdraw, the navy will not be able to get the news, and they will be able to break through the Ming army by then."
What should the navy do if it arrives outside Sacheon Port due to naval blockade?
From the beginning, I thought that even if the Ming Navy was really taken advantage of by the navy, it would not be kept in the dark all the time. When they found out that the main force of our navy was not in Busan Port, they would have guessed that they had gone to Sacheon.
, and then the main force will advance westward, striving to encircle, suppress and eliminate our navy. And what about us? Are we going to sit idly by and ignore the survival of our navy?"
That's so good. This is certainly the situation that the Japanese navy is facing now. Unfortunately, all the generals have maintained a highly unanimous silence on this - nonsense, dead Taoist friends are not dead poor Taoists, although the navy is also one of its own people
, but after all, they are not "my people". We only sent an army to conquer North Korea, but not like your Maori family, who also had a lot of naval forces deployed by His Highness.
Mouri Hidemoto quickly figured this out, so he looked towards Chosogabu Motochichi. Chosogabu's territory was on Shikoku Island, and it once unified the four countries. Later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi gave him a beating.
It spit out the annexed territory, but retained the entire Tosa.
Because Shikoku Island is relatively isolated, many ships are needed even just to communicate with the surrounding areas. Therefore, the Chosoga family has some financial resources in the navy, and it was more or less successful in the two wars of imperial conquest.
Some of his strength was diverted from him. For this reason, Mouri Hidemoto obviously hoped that Chosougabe Motochin could say a few words for him.
But it's a pity that Moto Hidemoto may not be very clear about it. The several broken boats owned by the Chosogabe family were just for show, and even if they were all lost, it wouldn't make Motochin feel so distressed. And what's worse is... they actually
Already lost, all were accounted for in the previous naval battle of Mingliang.
So Hidemoto Mouri just waited until Chosogabu Motochin said something that made him short of breath: "There are always sacrifices in war, and leading generals should be rational about necessary sacrifices, and the biggest crisis for our army at present is ourselves.
Gentlemen, if our nearly 100,000-strong army is lost, then not to mention that Busan will not be saved, and the entire military expedition can be regarded as a complete failure. I would like to ask, gentlemen, who can bear this responsibility?"
Everyone was silent, and even began to think about what His Highness would do in the country if this situation really happened? Would he use this as an excuse to punish various famous families, such as reducing their fiefdoms?
Of course, Ukita Hideie does not have such worries. He is just worried that such a situation will make His Highness Taikou's heart disease worse. Don't be so angry that your body will be broken.
At this time, Kuroda Rushui sighed and said: "It seems that you do not want to continue attacking Lianhua Mountain, and you don't think that marching into Sichuan is a feasible way, right?"
No one answered.
Kuroda Rushui laughed at himself and didn't care, and continued: "But why do you think it is a good idea to turn around and retreat to Busan at this time?"
Everyone was obviously confused, but no one was willing to answer. In the end, Kuroda Nagamasa came to his father's rescue and said, "Father, why can't we retreat to Busan?"
Kuroda Rushui sighed: "Gao Pragmatic could even guess that our army would choose to surprise Sichuan in this situation, so why didn't he put more thought into thinking that our army might retreat without losing the advantage of surprise attack?"
Busan?
If he is really determined to completely encircle and suppress our army at or near Lianhua Mountain, how could the army blocking our army's retreat be easily broken through and blocked by our army?"
"But Liu Wei only has 15,000 people after all!" Xiao Xixing said, spreading his hands: "No matter how pragmatic Gao uses his troops like a god, he can't spread the beans into an army, can he?"
At this time, Nabeshima Naoshige thought for a while, and suddenly shook his head and said: "There is no need to spread the beans to form an army - even if part of Li Rumei's troops were transferred to form the Lotus Mountain reinforcements, there are still enough troops that can be mobilized. Who knows that he is now
Aren’t they already deployed on the back of our army?”
Ah, yes, why did you forget the main cavalry force of Li Rumei's department? There is no doubt about their mobility. As long as Gao Pragmatic really makes a judgment and gives instructions, it is indeed entirely possible that they have gone to Mashan, Xiongchuan, etc.
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Maori Xiuyuan's face was extremely ugly, and he said gloomily: "The front is a wolf, the back is a tiger, does that mean that I am really trapped in a tight siege this time and have no way out?"
"I have to say that we are desperate, but I don't think so." Naoshima Naoshima shook his head and said: "I think there is another direction that can be used as an alternative target: Jinzhou."
When Nabeshima Naoshige mentioned Jinzhou, everyone quickly understood. Since Liu Wei's troops went to block our army's retreat, and the "main force of the Ming army" was in Lianhua Mountain east of Sichuan, then Jinzhou north of Sichuan
Isn't the state empty? At the moment, Gao Pragmatic should be focused on blocking our army at Lianhua Mountain. If we attack Jinzhou instead, wouldn't we be able to win easily?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, winning is not the point, the point is to get out of the encirclement!
Ukita Hideie always felt that although this idea seemed good, there still seemed to be something wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for the moment. He looked left and right, and finally turned his attention to Kuroda Rushui, and asked: "Master Rushui
,what do you think?"
Kuroda Rushui sighed and asked helplessly: "Your Highness Xiujia, regardless of whether it is possible to capture Jinzhou, I just want to ask: Even if we capture Jinzhou, can our army change its current passive situation?"
Ukita Hideie was startled for a moment, and then he understood: Yes, so what if we capture Jinzhou? Go south to attack Sichuan? The main force of the Ming army in Lotus Mountain must have returned to support by then.
It is unlikely that Sachuan will be captured, and once Jinzhou is lost, the main force of Magui, which has been supporting from Hanyang to the south, will definitely attack at all costs to relieve the possible siege of Sachuan.
At the same time, once our army goes to attack Jinzhou, Liu Wei and Li Rumei near Mashan will naturally not be idle and will inevitably march westward along the main road to Jinzhou - in this case, taking Jinzhou will actually make it easier for the Ming army to encircle it.
By myself.
The Ming army had both artillery and cavalry advantages. If the decisive battlefield was not at Lianhua Mountain but in a place like Jinzhou, they would be able to perform better. In a word, Jinzhou is a dead place!
All the generals also understood what Kuroda Rushui meant, and for a moment, the entire formation was silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
There are wolves in front of us, tigers behind us, the sea to the south, and even death to the north. So what should we do now?
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