Looking around at the generals, Xiao Ruxun spoke slowly.
"All the generals fought well in this battle. More than 15,000 Japanese pirates were wiped out. General Li Rusong also annihilated more than 2,000 Japanese pirates as reinforcements. The Japanese pirates suffered 17,000 casualties. This is a great victory. Your contributions will be recorded in the military records. In the future, I will ask His Majesty to help you. At the same time, the Japanese pirates also suffered great losses. However, this is not enough. As I said, there is still a group of Japanese pirates that must be annihilated. Otherwise, our army will not be able to move south with peace of mind."
Xiao Ruxun turned around and pointed at Hamhung.
"According to previous intelligence, Kato Kiyomasa's 20,000 Japanese pirates are entrenched in Hamhung. As you can see, Hamhung is located on the left bank of the lower reaches of the Seongchon River. It is only separated from Heongan Province by a mountain ridge. If Kato Kiyomasa is more courageous, he can easily cross the mountain pass from the Grassland Hall, which is 90 miles east of Hamhung. He can travel along the valley path and enter Dewon and Yangdeok in Heongan Province.
He could even choose to bypass Pyongyang and launch a surprise attack on Anju and Dingzhou, the supply camps of our army. He could even launch a surprise attack on Uiju and capture the King of Korea. The North Korean army was too weak to fight against Kato Kiyomasa. Once our army was unprepared, the situation would be irreversible! Therefore, if we do not eradicate Kato Kiyomasa, once our army moves south, Kato Kiyomasa will attack our rear. That will be bad. Therefore, I have decided that the next step is to completely eliminate Kato Kiyomasa! "
The generals looked at each other and cupped their fists together. "Please give us your instructions!"
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Li Rusong's expression was as usual. His voice was indifferent. "Hamhung is still some distance from Pyongyang. Pyongyang has just been conquered, so it is difficult for the army to move. Leave the Japanese pirates in Hamhung to my cavalry! Two days and nights of continuous raids, when the enemy is unprepared, we will definitely be able to defeat them. Xianxing is located on a flat plain, suitable for cavalry battles. There shouldn't be any problems. "
To be honest, it was already very rare for Li Rusong to be like this. At least, many generals thought that Li Rusong was going to make a big fuss. However, after the victory, Xiao Ruxun's prestige soared, and he had the right to say whatever he wanted. Whether Li Rusong was willing to see it or not, no one in this army could provoke Xiao Ruxun's prestige.
Xiao Ruxun shook his head. "It's not enough to destroy the place. The threat of stray soldiers is even greater. My goal is to take him down in one bite and completely strike fear into the hearts of the Japanese pirates. For this, I've already made arrangements. Generals, listen up!"
All the generals stood up and cupped their fists, "Yes, Sir!"
"Zhao Hu, Chen Xie, listen up!"
"I is here!"
Zhao Hu and Chen Xie stood up. As Xiao Ruxun's trusted subordinates, the two of them, along with Wang Hui, had contributed a lot in this battle. They led the elite Ningxia Firearms Camp and sword and shield soldiers in a fierce charge. They accounted for at least a quarter of the over four thousand beheadings. Although the generals didn't dare to say it, they could feel that Xiao Ruxun was intentionally or unintentionally taking care of his trusted subordinates.
"One of you will stay inside the city, and the other outside. The people outside the city will set up tents, raise more flags, and create more momentum. Pretend to attack the city. The people inside the city will lead the troops to change into Japanese pirate uniforms and raise the Japanese pirate flag. Close the four gates and pretend to fight with the troops outside the city. The troops inside the city can only use bows and arrows, and the troops outside the city rarely use firearms. Bring five thousand troops inside and outside the city. The rest of the generals, follow me back to set up an ambush."
With Xiao Ruxun's order, all the generals were stunned. Li Rusong and Nurhachi looked at each other, their faces full of shock.
"Admiral … this …"
Even Ma Gui felt quite surprised.
At this time, Yuan Huang stood up.
"Generals, you may not know this, but before the main army has even set out, Admiral Xiao has already obtained a surrendered Wokou from the hands of the Koreans. Speaking of which, it is quite interesting. This Wokou admires our Chinese culture and wholeheartedly yearns for a nation of etiquette. This time, when the Wokou arrived in Korea, this person took a few like-minded people and left the main army to surrender to the Koreans. He even taught the Koreans how to make the Wokou's iron cannons and helped the Koreans fight the Wokou.
But later, it was proved that this person sincerely wanted to surrender and leave Japan. He was given the name Kim Jong-seon by the King of Korea and made a lot of contributions. Previously, when he was fighting against the Japanese pirates in Jeolla Province, this time the admiral asked him to come and pretend to be a messenger from President Konishi's department to ask for help. President Konishi has a bad relationship with Kato Kiyomasa. Although they are colleagues, they are sworn enemies.
Previously, when the Wokou invaded, the two of them fought for the credit of being the first to conquer the capital of Daehan. That's why they risked their lives to fight for the credit of conquering the capital of Daehan. They conquered the capital of Daehan within 20 days. That time, it was President Konishi who won. Kato Kiyomasa was furious and led his army to the North East of Daehan.
Yuan Huang stroked his beard proudly.
Xiao Ruxun smiled. "Kato Kiyomasa was defeated by President Konishi in the King of Korea. According to the feud between them, President Konishi will definitely humiliate Kato Kiyomasa. Kato Kiyomasa is very angry and has been suppressing his anger. Now that his sworn enemy has come to ask for help, Kato Kiyomasa must be very happy and won't be willing to come to the rescue. He must want President Konishi to be taught a lesson by Daming so that he can vent his anger.
But after all, they are an army. Many people understand that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be interdependent. President Konishi is in danger. Although Kato Kiyomasa hates President Konishi, he can't really let President Konishi be eaten alive by Daming. But they are sworn enemies, so he will never come to save President Konishi directly. So, what will he do? "
Xiao Ruxun turned his body sideways and pointed to the position of the city of Uizhou.
"I'll tell Kim Zhongshan and ask him to reveal to Kato Kiyomasa that Daming's entire army is pressing on Pyongyang and only the North Korean army is stationed in the rear. Kato Kiyomasa will directly lead his army to fight the Ming Dynasty Army and risk his life, or will he find a better way to kill two birds with one stone."
When Xiao Ruxun said this, Li Rusong understood.
"You mean, Kato Kiyomasa will use the strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao to relieve the siege of Pyongyang?"
Xiao Ruxun nodded. "Yes, Kato Kiyomasa will definitely do that."
"But Anzhou and Dingzhou are the places where our army stores grain. What if he doesn't go to Uizhou but to Anzhou and Dingzhou?"
"This Kato Kiyomasa is a gambler. He dared to cross the Tumen River alone to attack the Haixi Jurchen Tribe, which they knew nothing about. From this, one can tell how much he craves credit and achievements. Not to mention, his credit is now being suppressed by his sworn enemy. His desire to stand out surpasses everything else.
At this time, people are the craziest and most courageous. There are only grains in Anzhou and Dingzhou. Attacking the granary will alert Uizhou and alert the enemy. Once the King of North Korea crosses the river in panic to seek the protection of Daming, Kato Kiyomasa will lose everything! He will be surrounded by our army, and he will definitely die.
But Uizhou has the King of North Korea that the Japanese dream of! Moreover, only the North Korean army is stationed there! The Japanese army despises the North Korean army. They were able to defeat the North Korean army under such adverse circumstances. The weakness and incompetence of the North Korean army is the view of the Japanese army ever since they landed. In order to maximize their benefits, they will even choose to sneak attack Uizhou. Then, they will go south and burn the granary. That's what they will do. Therefore, I will set up an ambush here, set up a pocket, and wait for them to come.
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