Chapter 1094: Decisive battle begins

"Although Japan is larger than North Korea, it is not difficult to annex. Although Japan is now unified by a strong man, it has undercurrents. When we say that it is the so-called princes, they are all dissatisfied. Otherwise, they will accumulate troops and prepare to resist. As long as the Ming army enters Japan, they can be divided and disintegrated, defeated one by one, and eroded step by step. However, at the beginning, if everything goes well, they will cede land and pay compensation for surrender. These things need to be done."

Wang Tong's last sentence is a summary. After saying that, everyone present was silent. After a while, Emperor Wanli laughed out loud. Some of Wang Xijue, Tian Yi and others laughed, while others looked quite strange.

"I cede land and pay compensation for compensation. When I read the history books, I seem to have many things in the Han family, but I didn't expect that they can also be used on others. Wang Tong said it well, but I feel that I am not sure when I hear this."

"What Your Majesty said is that the old minister also finds it strange."

Wang Xijue's words were a bit interesting. Although everyone said this, the tone had already been set. Emperor Wanli patted the back of the chair with his hand and said again:

"Zou Yi takes the lead. Whether it is from the official or the civilian news, we must inquire as much as possible. What Wang Aiqing said should be verified. After all, it is such a big thing. Be careful first. Wang Tong, when you go to North Korea, do the things in front of you first. Let's make other plans and make a quick decision!"

Emperor Wanli's words actually acquiesced to Wang Tong's proposals, and what follows is some detailed work.

A large army of such a scale must be held, and the emperor personally awarded military talismans and seals, praying to the ancestors and heaven and earth, and blessing such a large army to win.

In the past, the people in the capital watched the fun, and the noble families were too lazy to watch the fun. Many of the noble children in the capital served in the army. At this time, they had already moved around and told them to pick them out of the army, so as not to go to the battlefield to die.

Nowadays, it is different. Anyone who seeks some progress will seek relationships and asks his own children to go to war with Wang Tong. The situation has been different in the past few years. Enjoying peace and wealth is certainly a way out, but if you want to have some hope of making a breakthrough and earning greater wealth for yourself and your family, you have to go to war.

After seeing blood and military achievements, the above is very creditworthy, and there is always a position to be promoted. Not to mention anything else, how did the current glory of the Chen family of Xiangcheng come from, and what is the Tang family of the Imperial Shang Dynasty now?

Wang Tong didn't have to make excuses about such a relationship. In fact, with his status, no one could use favors to restrain him. Anyone who wanted to go to war was directly pushed to Ma Sanbiao and Li Hutou. He wanted to serve the country, but it depends first on whether you have the ability.

For social events, Wang Tong, that is, with Zou Yi, Lu Wancai and other old friends, all refused. In the early lunar month, Wang Tong had already lived in the military camp outside the capital. For him, this was already wartime. The Sanjiang system and the Jinyiwei were all running and began to check military supplies and military equipment everywhere.

The ceremony before the expedition was quite grand. In order to defend the Ming Dynasty, the battle was extremely powerful and consumed a lot, and it was also related to the fate of the country. The government and the country gathered together. Even the people's homes had the conditions to light incense and pray, hoping for a great victory in the Ming Dynasty.

The ritual officials sang rituals and the emperor parades the military parade. After one by one, Emperor Wanli gave Wang Tong Shangfang the sword and the governor's flag command on the high platform.

This procedure was personally taught by Emperor Wanli, and Wang Tong had to kneel down and take it with both hands. On this stage, under the gaze of all officials and people, Wang Tong took all the items in Emperor Wanli's hands.

"I will win this time!"

Emperor Wanli said loudly, and the ritual officers on the side had already sent a signal to the lower body, and the lower body shouted in unison:

"I will win this time, and the Ming Dynasty will be powerful."

Some sharp-eyed people also noticed that after Emperor Wanli gave Shangfang sword and the governor's flag general order, he bowed and helped Wang Tong up and said a few words. Everyone seemed solemn and solemn, but in private he sighed that the friendship between the king and the subject is indeed extraordinary, and he is so fond of this!

"This time I return to Songjiang, don't go back to the capital. Let's continue our monarch and ministers!"

If the words that Emperor Wanli privately reminded him would be even more amazed. Wang Tong did not expect that Emperor Wanli would say this. After hesitating, he bowed down and said:

"I will receive the order to thank you!"

On the 11th day of the twelfth lunar month of the 20th year of Wanli, it was a great day for the army to travel. The ceremony was held and the army officially marched towards Liaoning.

The capital held a ceremony and the army set off. The battle had begun in the Yizhou area of ​​Liaoning.

In November of the 20th year of Wanli, the Yalu River was already frozen, and the frozen three feet of ice was described in this place. Not to mention leaving, even a heavy-duty four-wheeled four-horse cart could pass through safely.

Li Rusong, general of Xuanfu, led 3,000 cavalry in the headquarters, and Li Rubai, general of western Liaoning, was the deputy. He led 8,000 cavalry in western Liaoning, 10,000 infantry in the Liaodong general, and 4,000 infantry under the command of the Liaodong general.

In this dispatch, although the Liaodong General Ma Lin and Liaonan General Sun Shoulian did not sell the face of the Li family, many of their subordinates were old subordinates of the Li family, which was really not easy to stop. In the end, the Liaoning Governor Xu Guangguo came forward and said that the Yizhou Daming border area also needed troops to garrison, which was the only way to leave behind the cavalry from southern Liao and Liaodong.

Xu Guangguo also had practical considerations, because now, everywhere outside the border walls of Liaoning and Liaoning are transporting food and grass to Yizhou, for the sake of the next large army to facilitate the arrival of the next army.

Although the road surface is hard in winter and the carts are easy to walk, it is troublesome after all. To truly collect grain and grass on a large scale, the waterway will be smooth in the coming year, and the grain will be transported directly from Shandong to the Yalu River.

In this situation, the capacity for food and grass transportation is still tight, so it has to be transferred out for use by the front troops, which is naturally a shortage and quite troublesome.

According to Wang Tong's intention, the army led by Li Rusong did not launch a large offensive, but made the Japanese pirate army in Pyongyang unable to gather and build fortifications, which did not require too many troops. However, the number of troops led by Li Rusong was obviously far beyond the scope of doing this, and the pressure to support them was also very high, so Xu Guangguo naturally would not allow it.

Nearly 30,000 troops entered North Korea, which was also a large army. After crossing the Yalu River and entering the North Korean side, the spies and reconnaissance cavalry that were originally arranged here can be used, and the road camping places are familiar, and there is no obstacle.

Conversely, the Japanese pirates also knew the movements of Li Rusong leading this army and were also prepared for Pyongyang City.

Whether it is frivolous or fast, the Li family's generals use troops to use troops, relying on the cavalry to advance quickly and attack them unprepared. This is the characteristic of the Li family's use of troops.

This time it was the same in North Korea. After half a day of walking, the army set up camp, but Li Rubai led 4,000 cavalrymen, carrying two days of dry food and fodder, and kept moving forward to see if there was any possibility of a surprise attack on the enemy.

However, in winter, the areas of Pekan Road, Hungkai Road and Gyeonggi Province in northern Korea are a little colder than the Hokuru of Japan. The Japanese pirates dare not move lightly, but just stay in the fortress to defend.

When Zu Chengxun led his army to advance, he once rested in a town halfway. Now this town has been occupied by Japanese pirates, and has built Tuzhai and arranged three thousand troops to defend it.

This actually proves that the Japanese pirates' control over northern North Korea is gradually strengthening. This Tuzhai is the only way for the cavalry to go to Pyongyang. The first battle started here.

The village is very simple. The trees cut down nearby did not even peel off the bark. They directly sharpened and inserted them into the ground. Half a foot of soil was buried outside where the wooden piles were inserted, and then trenches were dug outside.

Although this fortification is simple, during this cold season, as long as you water the thick wooden fence outside and the earthen wall, you can form a very solid fortification.

Although the horse and cavalry detectives below had talked about the various situations in North Korea before coming, Li Rubai still laughed when he saw this Tuzhai.

"Just like this doghouse is still blocking the road. The young men, it is considered the first achievement to beat him!"

But when I really started fighting, it was not that easy. The place where Tuzhai was built was halfway up the mountain, with only two roads available for entry and exit, and the rest were rocky or potholes.

Four thousand cavalrymen have a huge advantage in field battles against the three thousand infantrymen in the Tuzhai. However, if they attack the camp, the cavalry will also dismount, cut down trees to make tools, and attack step by step. This is quite troublesome.

In fact, Li Rusong's explanation to Li Rubai was very simple. Ignore these fortifications in the village. It is difficult for them to go up the mountain. In fact, the troops and horses in the Tujia Village were not easy to get off. The task of the thousands of cavalry led by Li Rubai was to push forward all the way forward to see if there were any enemy army or other abnormalities on the way the army was marching. As for siege, this was not a cavalry task.

The Li family's generals are frivolous, which is Wang Tong's evaluation. One of the frivolous manifestations is that they are so happy. Seeing such a Tujia village, Li Rubai wanted to get anything else, and just wanted to take it down, first win the first prize in the army entering the court, and also make the people in the family happy.
Chapter completed!