It was certain that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a smart man. If he was not smart, he would not have been able to get to where he was today from being a slave. However, he was not young anymore, and his mind was a little muddled. He stayed in the Namoguchi every day, and his grasp of the war situation came entirely from the letters of the generals at the frontline of Korea. Those generals knew Hideyoshi's psychology very well, and they always taboo defeat to promote victory. They outlined an extremely bright future for Toyotomi Hideyoshi far away in Japan.
That letter was the plan that the Japanese generals at the frontline came up with after half a month of racking their brains to break the stalemate.
There was no other way. There was really no other way. The current situation was that the Japanese had enough troops to defend Oseong and the Pusan area, but no matter what, they could not advance and fight with the Ming Army for other areas of Korea.
Except for the area of Pusan, the rest of the areas had been recovered by the Ming Army and the Korean Revolutionary Army. Even Jeolla Province had been recovered. The Japanese were trapped in Pusan and could not move. If the sea route was not still smooth, they would have starved to death.
Such a tragic situation, coupled with the death of several high-level officials, such as Kato Mitsuyasu, Masuda Nagamori, Kuroda Nagamasa, and the previous President Konishi and Kato Kiyomasa, the remaining high-level officials of the Japanese were full of fear for the Ming Army, and they no longer had the courage to continue to fight.
In the battle of the Green Hoof Hall, Kobayakawa Takagi, who shouted the most fiercely, fled the fastest, even faster than Ukito Hideo's family. After returning to Pusan, he fell ill and was still bedridden. His situation was worrying.
The morale of the Japanese was generally low. They hid in Oseong and did not dare to leave. When they peeped at the majestic formation of the Ming Army from afar, they were frightened. Occasionally, they would panic for a while when they heard a few gunshots.
What was even more terrifying was that the Ming Army had built a ten-meter high fortress in front of the Japanese army. It was built with the heads of the Japanese pirates. Often, there would be groups of Ming Army showing off their military power under the fortress. They would provoke the Japanese army by firing guns. However, the Japanese army did not have the courage to fight back. They were completely suppressed by the momentum of the Ming Army.
One day, Xiao Ruxun had nothing to do. When he was gathering the generals for a meal, he suddenly had the idea to learn from the story of Zhuge Liang humiliating Sima Yi from the Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He wrote a letter to the family of the Japanese pirates' commander-in-chief, Yukita Hideya, and gave him a set of Korean women's clothes and a box of rouge. He mocked Yukita Hideya for hiding in the city and saying that he was no different from a woman, and that it was better for him to go back to Japan as soon as possible.
As soon as this move came out, the generals in the army became interested and wanted to play along. Even the old man Yuan Huang could not help but join in. He wrote letters to the surviving high-ranking officials of the Japanese army according to Xuan Su in their own names, and gave them women's clothes and rouge to humiliate them.
Li Rusong was even more wicked. He had nothing to do and went to the forest near the camp to hunt for meat. He actually hunted a tiger and carried it back to show off his military power. At this time, he offered the tiger's penis that he had treasured and gave it to Yukita Hideya.
In his letter, he also said that it was useless to listen to Yukita Hideya. He could not get up and was so troubled that he could not even fight in the war. He wanted to help him, so he gave him a tiger's penis. He hoped that after eating it, he would be able to get up and fight with us. If he still could not get up, then there was nothing he could do. He could only put on women's clothes and be a woman …
In any case, the generals tried their best to humiliate and ridicule him, pouring out their own malicious intentions into these items. Then, they sent a captured Japanese army captive to bring these items back to the high-ranking officials of the Japanese army.
After the high-ranking officials of the Japanese army received this generous gift from the high-ranking officials of the Ming Army, they collectively fainted from anger, especially Yukita Hideya. Looking at the women's clothes and the tiger's penis in front of him, he was so angry that he almost fainted. He threw the tiger's penis on the ground and stomped his feet on it. The young man was so angry that he almost exploded on the spot.
Yukita Hideya drew his sword and was about to rush out. He wanted to gather his troops and fight with Xiao Ruxun to the death. He could not be humiliated even if he died. Just as he was about to rush out, he was held back by Ishida Mitsunari.
"This is Xiao Ruxun's evil plan! You cannot fall for it! He wants to provoke you! He wants you to fight! You can't fall for his evil plan! "
Ishida Mitsunari tried his best to persuade the angry high-ranking officials of the Japanese army. After a lot of persuasion, he finally managed to convince them. However, the news had already spread. The news that the high-ranking officials were collectively humiliated and did not dare to speak out spread like wildfire, causing the morale of the Japanese army to plummet.
The next day, when Xiao Ruxun brought a group of cavalry to provoke the Japanese army, they hid behind the city walls and did not dare to open fire.
Under such an oppressive atmosphere, the phenomenon of deserters appeared uncontrollably. The first time, it was just three people who agreed to escape together. They were discovered by the patrolling officers, but after they were caught, they did not make a sound and only reprimanded.
In the end, the second time was a small group of 16 people escaping together. Among them was the same officer from the first time. They even made a detailed plan, such as where they could escape to Japan, etc. Unfortunately, they were discovered by Shimazu Yoshihiro.
Shimazu Yoshihiro, who escaped from the Rijin River, was punished after the battle. He was demoted from his military rank. Because he did not dare to tell Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he did not weaken his territory. However, his status had plummeted. The famous Satsuma Army was also humiliated because of this. This made him extremely unhappy. Now that he had caught these deserters, Shimazu Yoshihiro decided to avenge himself.
In the end, these people were the subordinates of the 5th Division, Fukushima Masanori. Fukushima Masanori felt that he had lost face. Furthermore, his subordinates were captured by Shimazu Yoshihiro, so he tried to cover up for his subordinates and asked for Shimazu Yoshihiro's punishment.
This made Moriyoshi Sei very unhappy. Shimazu Yoshihiro's Satsuma Army was under his command, and Fukushima Masanori scolding Shimazu Yoshihiro was the same as scolding him. How could he tolerate this? The two of them started bickering, and then it escalated to physical violence. In the end, they pulled out their katanas and started fighting.
This argument ended with the Yukita Hideo Family coming forward to punish them. However, on the third day, the 16 subordinates of Fukushima Masanori disappeared. Fukushima Masanori was slapped in the face, and his face was swollen. This made him lose face.
So, he ordered a thorough investigation. After the investigation, he found out that they were deserters. He sent people to hunt them down, and also strengthened the defense. However, this did not stop the deserters from appearing.
After the first wave of deserters successfully escaped, more and more deserters appeared. The second wave was 36, the third wave was 57, the fourth wave was 81, and the fifth wave was 106.
This number eventually reached a point where the Japanese army could no longer ignore it. Under the pressure of the Ming Army and the inaction of the Japanese army, the situation became very serious.
Faced with this situation, Ishida Mitsunari had no choice but to issue a strict order. If the various divisions could not manage the deserters, they would directly ask the Division Commander, and the Division Commander would use his henchmen to manage the deserters. Although it was effective in controlling the deserters, it also made Ishida Mitsunari and the rest realize that the withdrawal of troops from North Korea could not be delayed.
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