Xiao Ruxun was born in the northwest frontier. He had never had any dealings with the southern soldiers and Shandong soldiers, so he could be regarded as harmless. This made them lower their guard and easier to deal with. This was the first reason.
Second, like them, Xiao Ruxun was fighting in an away game. Liaodong was not their territory, so they could also be regarded as allies and had the same interests.
Furthermore, Xiao Ruxun was a great hero who had pacified the rebellion in Ningxia. She was a general who was conferred nobility due to her military merits. She was truly capable, and even dared to beat Li Rusong. Her aura was strong, and her character was strong. After her reputation spread, there was a group of young generals who admired her. This was an innate advantage.
Previously, he had won over the morale of a group of Zhejiang soldiers led by Wu Weizhong and Luo Shanghai. Wu Weizhong and Luo Shanghai could be regarded as the soul of the southern soldiers. If he had a good relationship with them, the southern soldiers would basically obey his orders and would not cause trouble. Xiao Ruxun was very reassured about this, so he did not have to worry about the 15,000 southern soldiers, who were an important main force.
The 5,000 soldiers from the Ningxia Firearms Barracks were his old subordinates, and they were brought here by Xiao Ruxun in order to intimidate the entire army. All of them were led by his own generals. Zhao Hu, Wang Hui, and Chen Xie were all here. They were all his family generals, and their loyalty was the highest. Their equipment and combat strength were also not bad, and they were the reason why Xiao Ruxun had the confidence to command the entire army.
Xiao Ruxun was not familiar with the 10,000 Shandong gunmen, nor was he familiar with their leading officers. However, after a drink and a chat, he felt that this group of officers was quite easy to talk to. Besides, they were very unhappy with the Japanese. As troops from Qi Jiguang's hometown, they got along well with Wu Weizhong and could be trusted to a certain extent.
As for Great Archer Xuan, Xiao Ruxun did not expect him to be the new commander-in-chief of Datong, Ma Gui. He did not know how this guy managed to get himself into the Eastern punitive expedition. Originally, he thought he would never see him again after being appointed. When this guy appeared with three or five outstanding sons of the Ma family, Xiao Ruxun thought he was hallucinating.
Unfortunately, although Ma Gui had a deep foundation in Datong, Great Archer Xuan had 7,000 troops in the Xuan family. Ma Gui did not have any foundation or connections, so he could only slowly wear them in.
In this way, apart from the 5,000 Jurchen cavalry, which was an extremely unstable factor, there were still 5,000 Sichuan soldiers on the way. No one knew when they would arrive. Of the entire 45,000 troops, Xiao Ruxun was confident that he could gain the support and trust of at least 35,000 people. In that case, the remaining batch was not very important.
As for Li Rusong and Nurhaci, Xiao Ruxun had plenty of ways to deal with them.
Now, it seemed that Nurhaci was more obedient. He had the Jurchen soldiers help transport the rations and was doing his duty. Li Rusong had not shown himself, probably because he was too ashamed to come out. After the Ningxia Firearms Battalion arrived, Xiao Ruxun summoned all the officers of guerrilla warfare and above to the commander's tent for a military meeting. Everyone got to know each other and introduced themselves before discussing the military mission.
By this time, everyone was looking at Xiao Ruxun with a hint of admiration. It was rare to see a general in Daming who dared to flog a fierce man like Li Rusong.
"The current situation is very clear. According to my estimation, the total number of the Japanese invaders is between one hundred and two hundred thousand, with a total of one hundred and twenty thousand frontline fighters, which is three times the current number of our army. Within Pyongyang, the total number of Japanese invaders can reach fifteen thousand, which is a far cry from the one thousand that the North Koreans previously said. In future battles, all of you must bear in mind that you cannot easily trust any information provided by the North Koreans.
Xiao Ruxun pointed at the map of North Korea and pointed at Pyongyang.
Nearly a hundred generals looked at each other.
Ma Gui cupped his fists and asked, "Commander Xiao, do the Japanese forces really have 120,000 frontline fighters?"
Xiao Ruxun nodded. "This is after several months of fighting. The Japanese forces have been weakened by the Korean rebels. You may not know this, but Japan was divided several hundred years ago. Just like our Warring States Period, it was only two years ago that we were unified. Whether it is the generals or the soldiers, they are all elites with excellent firearms. That is why we were able to defeat the Koreans in such a short time.
At this moment, Japan's military is at its peak. Although its national strength is far inferior to our Daming, its soldiers are no weaker than our Daming's. Their firearms are of excellent quality, even better than our Daming's muskets. Therefore, all musketeers must be careful. If they are hit by a lead bullet, the lightest consequence is amputation, the heaviest consequence is death. When the army attacks, do not leave the shield formation and do not attack without orders. "
Nurhachi, who was standing at the back, listened with some disapproval. Born in the Liaodong Army, although he was a foreigner, he had inherited the Liaodong Army's mentality of despising firearms. He was dissatisfied with Xiao Ruxun's vigorous promotion of firearms and believed that Zu Chengxun's defeat was due to misdirection, not a crime of war.
Xiao Ruxun's serious tone and strict military orders made the generals anxious, but of course, there were also those who disapproved.
Qian Shizhen, a guerrilla of the Zhejiang Camp, stepped forward and cupped his fists, saying, "Admiral, no matter how fierce the Japanese pirates are, we still beat them back to Japan. I's Zhejiang Camp requests to be the vanguard to attack the Japanese pirates!"
Xiao Ruxun frowned and said seriously, "Thirty years ago, the Japanese pirates were pirates, including Japanese, Koreans, Francis, and Daming coastal pirates. Calling them Japanese pirates doesn't mean they are Japanese! They are not the Japanese imperial army! Now, in front of our army, there are 120,000 regular Japanese soldiers. They outnumber us in number and are no less elite than us. Their firearms are excellent, and they are not easy to deal with. Qian Shizhen, Zu Chengxun's defeat is right in front of us. Have you forgotten? "
Qian Shizhen's face froze as he thought of Zu Chengxun's defeat. Although the soldiers of the Zhejiang Camp under Qi Jiguang's system had always been at odds with the Liaodong soldiers, they did not deny that the Liaodong soldiers were good at fighting.
"In short, I ask that you not underestimate the Japanese pirates. Of course, there is no need to harm them. I have been in the court for more than a month and have sorted out all the information about the Japanese pirates. I have found a preliminary solution. The biggest weakness of the Japanese pirates is that their country is small and weak. They have very few resources and cannot support the army for a long time. Daming a war of more than 100,000 people requires all their strength. If Japan does not use all its strength, it will not be able to maintain it. Even so, they have reached their limit.
Look. "Xiao Ruxun pointed to Pyongyang on the map and said," At the end of May, the main force of the Japanese First Army Corps under General Xiao Xi took Pyongyang and did not advance any further. They have no intention of advancing to Uiju. At the same time, the Japanese Second Army Corps under General Kato Kiyomasa went straight to North Korea's Hamgyong Province, but after attacking the Haishi Jurchens north of the river, they hurriedly retreated south all the way to Jizhou in Hamgyong Province, right here. Since then, they have not advanced an inch. From this, it can be seen that the supply limit that Japan can maintain with all its strength is not enough to go further. "
Xiao Ruxun drew a circle around Pyongyang and Jizhou and said, "Basically, it can be confirmed that south of Hamgyong Province and Hamgyong Province, this is the limit of Japan's advance. If they advance any further, their logistics will collapse. Moreover, according to previous intelligence, General Xiao Xi's troops in Pyongyang have repeatedly sent letters to the King of Korea requesting for peace talks. In the letters, they proposed to rule the Taedong River and return to Pyongyang.
Therefore, I estimate that the Japanese invaders' advance limit is Pyongyang, and the actual area of control is the area south of the Taedong River and north of the Imjin River. The Japanese taking the initiative to rule the Taedong River has fully exposed their weakness of a small country with limited resources. Therefore, as long as the two nails in Pyongyang and Jizhou are removed, North Korea's Hamgyong Province and North Korea's Hamgyong Province will no longer be difficult.
These two armies have the longest route of advance, the most number of battles, and the most arrogant morale. However, they are also the most fatigued, have the worst supplies, and are the easiest to deal with. Their total strength is about 30,000. Therefore, I have decided that in the first operation of our army, the minimum result is to take down General Xiao Xi's troops in Pyongyang and reclaim Heian Province. Our highest expectation is to take down these two armies at the same time! Take back all of Hamgyong Province and Hamgyong Province! "
Xiao Ruxun's words were very imposing, and all the generals were solemn.
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