These officials all reeked of alcohol. After being reprimanded by Xiao Ruxun, they all lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. Looking at Li Zhi's bewildered expression, Liu Chenglong sighed and walked to Li Zhi. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to bring people to repair the roads and warehouses so that the Heavenly Army can send their troops."
Li Zhi grabbed onto this life-saving straw and immediately nodded. "Good! Good! Liu Qing is indeed the pillar of the country. I will leave this matter to you. Liu Qing can mobilize the troops and civilians around Yizhou to repair the roads and warehouses at will. It is best to finish within a month. We must not delay the Heavenly Army's march! "
Liu Chenglong sighed and accepted the order. He then asked for a few more capable officials to accompany him and leave gloomily.
Liu Chenglong's work was reassuring. After obtaining the authority to mobilize manpower, Xiao Ruxun wrote an order and handed it to his bodyguards to bring back to Zhenjiang Fort and hand it over to Wu Weizhong. He asked Wu Weizhong to start transporting the rations to Yizhou in North Korea. Liu Chenglong then sent people to the shore to receive them. At this time, Liu Chenglong realized that the number of livestock and vehicles he could use had reached an appalling level. When he was about to beg for forgiveness from Xiao Ruxun, Xiao Ruxun just rolled his eyes.
"There are more than a thousand vehicles in Zhenjiang Fort. They will cross the river together with the rations. Just send people to receive them!"
Liu Chenglong's heart relaxed, and his admiration for Xiao Ruxun rose to another level.
How did this general prepare so well in advance? He was an expert in logistics. If he was a North Korean, he would not be so passive …
Starting from the 23rd of September, Wu Weizhong began to arrange for his soldiers and civilians to load rations and armaments to the North Koreans on the south bank day and night. Yuan Huang personally watched over the south bank. The North Korean soldiers and civilians transported the rations and armaments to Yizhou one by one. Large carriages and ferries traveled between Zhenjiang Fort and Yizhou City in an endless stream. It was a bustling scene. [0↑ 9 △ Small ↓ Say △ Net]
On the 28th of September, news came from Zhenjiang Fort that Zhenjiang Li Rusong had arrived with 5,000 Jurchen cavalry and requested to cross the river. Wu Weizhong asked Xiao Ruxun for his opinion.
Xiao Ruxun sneered.
He said 3,000, but in the end, 5,000 came. This was not only a fight for credit, but also a show of force. Of course, this also satisfied Xiao Ruxun's idea. If he let Li Rusong go, Li Rusong would definitely coerce Nurhaci to bring more troops. Moreover, he would not be able to satisfy his own plan. He knew very well what Nurhaci was planning when he submitted the petition. That was why he wanted Li Rusong to suppress Nurhaci and turn the Jurchen cavalry into Daming Soldiers, so that he could swallow this bitter fruit!
It was true that Li Rusong did not listen to military orders, but Xiao Ruxun still could not let Li Rusong go crazy right now. He had to slowly control Li Rusong's temper and not let him come over to make trouble. When the war started, he would let Li Rusong go crazy to his heart's content. After all, all the people who died were Jurchen cavalry, not Daming Soldiers.
His main force was all infantry, which was suitable for the mountainous and muddy terrain of North Korea. Li Rusong's arrangement was 60% cavalry and 40% infantry. In the end, more than half of the horses were killed or injured, and he was forced to turn from cavalry to infantry. In the end, he was even forced to change the chief commander.
The Japanese Army did not have many cavalry. At most, there were less than 2,000 of them. They were no match for the 5,000 Jurchen cavalry. If they really fought, Nurhaci could easily kill these Japanese cavalry. The task that Xiao Ruxun planned to give to Li Rusong and Nurhaci was to let Li Rusong and Nurhaci destroy the second corps of Kato Kiyomasa, who was currently entrenched in the Jizhou area of Hamgyong Province.
Xiao Ruxun's first strategic step was to completely wipe out the first and second corps of the Heonan and Hamgyong provinces. She would then get rid of President Konishi's and Kato Kiyomasa's troops. She would then ruthlessly grind down the Japanese army's morale, and at the same time, stabilize the entire northern part of Korea.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun ordered Li Rusong, Tong Nu 'er, and Nurhaci's troops to stay in Zhenjiang Castle to help transport the food and fodder. Without orders, they were not allowed to cross the river.
Under the cooperation of Xiao Ruxun and Yoo Sung-Ryong, Daming and North Korea slowly began to operate the war. The war machine rumbled and rumbled, while the Japanese and President Konishi still had no idea about this.
Xiao Ruxun sent out 100 of the 300 Zhejiang soldiers to patrol around Yizhou City. He told them that if they found any suspicious people, they should shoot an arrow at them. It would be best if they could capture them alive, and they could interrogate them for some information. If they couldn't capture them alive, they should just kill them.
After a few days, these Zhejiang soldiers hunted down and killed 13 suspicious people. After removing the cloth scarves on their heads, they were surprised to find that the 13 people were all Japanese with half of their heads shaved. This news made Xiao Ruxun's evaluation of the North Koreans' ability to protect their intelligence a notch lower. He decided that in the future, he would only tell Yoo Sung-Ryong about unimportant things in the court, and even spread some necessary fake news. The really important things would only be told to Yoo Sung-Ryong in secret, and he would let Yoo Sung-Ryong meet Li Ge.
He wanted to establish a secret communication line, so that even if the intelligence was leaked, he could determine who the traitor was in the shortest time possible.
Although it was basically confirmed that Li Ge and President Konishi must have a connection, judging from the situation during this period of time, he still couldn't find any clues. So, he could only continue to be careful and not let President Konishi know too much. Then, he would carefully pay attention to Li Ge's every move to see if he could catch the mastermind behind the scenes.
President Little Nishi, on the other hand, was extremely depressed.
After Shen Weijing left last time, he waited left and right. After waiting for 50 days, he was very restless. Just as he was about to send someone to inquire about the news, he received news that Old Master Shen was already on his way to Pyongyang. Old Master Shen was old, and it would take him a long time to arrive in a sedan chair.
Only then did President Konishi calm down. After conquering Pyongyang, his biggest wish was to start peace talks and determine the territory of the country. If the war continued, the logistics supply of the Japanese Army had reached its limit. If the war continued, the logistics would collapse. Although the isolated army he had stationed in Pyongyang still had food to eat, they had lost a lot of ordnance, especially gunpowder and lead bullets. They were running low and could not sustain a big war. If he did not retreat, he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on.
Shen Weijing's arrival meant that the peace talks could be restarted. As long as the peace talks started, then President Konishi was confident.
He had no idea what kind of person Shen Weijing was.
On September 28th, Shen Weijing arrived in Pyongyang. President Konishi personally went out to greet him, opened the city gates, and warmly welcomed him. He even sent a palanquin to carry Shen Weijing into the city. His attitude was very different from the last time when the White Blades surrounded the city. However, there were soldiers patrolling everywhere, waiting to kill him. Shen Weijing's expression did not change. While talking and laughing with Konishi, he also had the leisure to secretly count the number of soldiers in the city.
This was the first extra task that Xiao Ruxun gave him. He wanted him to find out how many soldiers the Japanese had in Pyongyang. Based on his years of experience, he found that the total number of soldiers in Pyongyang was about 14,000 to 20,000, which was roughly the same as the main force of President Konishi's First Legion. It was very accurate.
In contrast, the North Koreans had fought with President Konishi countless times, but they were still confused about the enemy's strength. They were not as smart as Shen Weijing, a big liar.
Shen Weijing's task was to stabilize the Japanese and let them continue to wait. This was not an easy task, but Shen Weijing was such a smart person that he would do anything to save his life. The two sides sat down and began to negotiate.
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