Although the soldiers of the Ming Army were tired, they were still in high morale. They set off for Yi Province. Everyone was in high spirits, discussing how many rewards they could get and how many heads they could behead in the next battle. Only Nurhachi secretly frowned. His elite Jurchen cavalry had lost more than five hundred people, which made him very distressed. Including the previous eighty people, he had lost more than six hundred people …
"Nu 'er! Well done! This time, we have lost more than eight hundred people. Keep up the good work and kill one or two thousand of them in the next battle! Ask Xiao Ruxun to lead the horse for me personally! Hahahahaha!!! "
Riding on the horse, Li Rusong looked very satisfied. The two great victories had vented some of the negative emotions in his heart. He was already thinking about winning the first battle and being led into the military camp by Xiao Ruxun. He did not notice that although there was a smile on Nurhachi's face, it was more or less a little forced.
In addition to being depressed, Nurhachi was also observing Xiao Ruxun's military tactics and strategies. He felt that Xiao Ruxun attached too much importance to firearms and did not attach importance to bows, horses, sabers, and swords. Once it rained and was wet, firearms were useless. Or like today, the Japanese pirates' iron cannons were all killed before they could fire a few shots. This proved the uselessness of firearms. Especially if it rained today, what would Xiao Ruxun do?
Firearms were useless. Li Chengliang's words were not false.
Nurhachi had always refused to accept firearms and was unwilling to use them. He was from the Liaodong Army and despising firearms was a consistent tradition of the Liaodong Army. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
Before returning, Xiao Ruxun sent someone to Pyongyang to inform Yuan Huang that it was a success. He asked him to order Pyongyang to switch to a strategic defense and wait for the army to reunite before attacking.
The Ming army was very happy on their way back to Yizhou to rest and reorganize. Their morale was very high, but they did not know that during their bloody battle, the Korean people in Yizhou were terrified. While they were still sleeping, they were startled awake by the rumbling cannons. The more intense the cannons were, the more terrified the Korean people were. Li Zhi hurriedly summoned Xiao Ruxun and Shi Chaoqing, the Guerrilla Warfare General who had been stationed in Yizhou, to seek protection.
Shi Chaoqing heard the fierce cannons and found that they came from the east of Yi Province. He also saw the smoke. He ordered the one thousand Ming Army and three thousand Korean Army to prepare for battle and said to Li Zhi, "I thought that besides the Ming Dynasty Army, the Japanese pirates could not have so many cannons. This must be the battle between the Ming Dynasty Army and the Japanese pirates."
"Then why didn't we know anything before? Didn't Admiral Xiao go to attack Pyongyang? It's been ten days, and there is no accurate news. What is going on? "
Li Zhi was a little restless.
"Your Majesty, please wait for a moment. I will go and find out more information. Admiral, leave me to guard Yi Province. I will risk my life to protect Your Majesty's safety."
Li Zhi felt a little relieved, but Shi Chaoqing only had one thousand Ming Army soldiers. If they really fought, Yi Province would not be able to defend. Could it be that the commander of the Heavenly Army had also been defeated? And the Japanese had attacked Yi Province's doorstep?
After thinking about it, Li Zhi secretly ordered his trusted guards to prepare a boat. If things went wrong, he would immediately cross the river and seek refuge with the Daming. No matter whether it was Korea or North Korea, it was more important to save his life.
The Korean officials ran to the Council Hall in a panic and asked Shi Chaoqing about the situation. They also grabbed Shi Chaoqing to ask the reason for the matter. They were afraid of Xiao Ruxun, but they were not afraid of Shi Chaoqing. Shi Chaoqing struggled to break free and bumped into a group of Korean officials who came to inquire about the situation. He was almost annoyed to death.
These people were good at fighting among factions, but when it was really necessary, they were really useless. Moreover, they were a burden, and he had to protect them. It was really infuriating, but Shi Chaoqing was not worried. Xiao Ruxun and Shi Chaoqing had a secret communication channel, which was specially used by the Ming Generals who stayed in Yi Province at important times. This time, Shi Chaoqing had drawn lots to become the Ming Generals who stayed in Yi Province, so it could be used.
Admiral Xiao was ambushed by the Japanese in the valley to the east of Yi Province. He used the Korean royal family in Yi Province as bait to lure Kato Kiyomasa to attack, and then he would eat this hidden danger in one bite.
The sound of the cannons just now was the signal to start the war, right?
Could they win? It was said that the Japanese pirates were very good at fighting.
Shi Chaoqing ascended the gate tower and looked at the source of the sound from afar. The Ming Army on the top of the city wall was also observing.
In the distance, a messenger cavalry was advancing quickly. Shi Chaoqing's heart beat violently. He immediately ordered the Ming Army to make two preparations — cheer or quickly arrange for the Korean royal family to cross the Yalu River.
The cavalry quickly approached. When it was close enough, the Ming Army on the top of the city wall saw the cavalry pull out the command flag on his back and wave it in his hand.
"Victory in Pyongyang! Victory in Yi Province! Victory in Pyongyang! Victory in Yi Province! Victory in Pyongyang! Victory in Yi Province! Victory in Pyongyang! Victory in Yi Province … "
The soldiers on the top of the city wall heard it clearly!
Everyone was excited!
"Oh oh oh oh!!!"
The Ming Army on the top of the city wall cheered together. No matter how stupid the Korean people were, they would not be unable to distinguish between cheering and crying. Since the Heavenly Soldiers on the top of the city wall were cheering, there was only one reason — victory!
The Heavenly Soldiers had won!!
The cheers sounded from one end of the city wall to the other. Many people did not know why they were cheering, but they still cheered. When some soldiers ran over and shouted "Victory in Pyongyang" and "Victory in Yi Province," the people who had been shrouded in the fear brought by the sound of the cannons instantly erupted. The cheers seemed to be contagious. Everyone, regardless of whether they were men or women, old or young, raised their hands and cheered loudly.
When the loud cheers reached Li Zhi's meeting hall, Li Zhi was still a little frightened. He did not know what had happened. It was only when an official tentatively said, "This is the sound of cheering, right?" that everyone realized it was the sound of cheering. There was only one reason for cheering — the Heavenly Soldiers at the frontline had won.
Soon, Li Zhi learned of this matter.
The messenger reported that on the 30th of October, Admiral Xiao had defeated 17,000 Japanese pirates in Pyongyang and killed them all. He had captured the commander of the Japanese pirates' first legion, President Konishi, and beheaded 4,000 people. Today, on the morning of the 5th of November, Admiral Xiao had ambushed 19,000 Japanese pirates and captured their commander, Kato Kiyomasa. It was a pity that he did not find any trace of the two princes. According to analysis, they had been sent to Seoul in advance by Kato Kiyomasa.
This was enough to make Li Zhi cry and pray to the heavens.
They had finally won! They had finally won! They had also won two battles in a row and captured the two commanders alive. This had greatly increased the prestige of the Celestial Empire, especially these two fellows, President Konishi and Kato Kiyomasa. They were the main culprits who had caused Li Zhi to flee from Seoul to Yi Province. The armies of these two fellows had been wiped out, and he had been captured by the Heavenly Soldiers. Was this retribution? Was this retribution?
This was retribution!
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