On February 10, when Sun Chengzong held a military meeting in southern Liaoning, on the north bank of the Yalu River, the 50,000-strong Jiubian town coalition led by Du Song and Xiao Bozhi had already begun to launch artillery attacks on the Japanese positions on the other side of the river.

At this time, the surface of the Yalu River was also completely frozen, but the soldiers of the Ming army did not push the cannons to the river to shoot closely: Although the surface of the Yalu River is not as good as the Liao River, it is also eight or nine hundred meters wide in Dandong. In addition, the Ming Dynasty

The army's artillery position was at least two hundred meters away from the river bank. So it can be imagined that most of the Ming army's artillery shells fell on the frozen river and did not fall on the Japanese position at all.

But the main generals here, Date Masamune and Uesugi Keigatsu, looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Starting from February 10, when the Ming army started firing, they sent out many messengers: Urgent report, the Ming army was launching a massive attack. A rough estimate

, the enemy's army is no less than 100,000, and the artillery is dense. Our army has suffered heavy losses! Please send troops to support quickly, Your Excellency Zhong Nayan!

There is no doubt that the Tokugawa family does not completely trust Date and Uesugi, the two foreign daimyo. They also stationed their own retainers on the Yalu River front line as surveillance. But as the saying goes, tens of thousands of people are boundless. The total number of people on both sides of the Yalu River is nearly 10,000.

How can a few supervisors see through a battlefield of 100,000 people? It’s not just what the frontline soldiers reported: the rumbling sound of artillery is always real, right? The shouts of the Ming army that resound through the sky are always

Is it true?

On February 14, Maeda Toshitsune and Mori Terumoto, who were stationed near Kaesong and served as the second line of defense, received the news. Then they mobilized their troops and sent more emergency documents to Seoul.

On February 17, the news arrived in Seoul. After receiving the news, Tokugawa Yorinobu, who was sitting here, breathed a sigh of relief: The Ming people gave up the possibility of landing in North Korea directly from the sea and honestly fought from the Yalu River.

If this is the case, then it is absolutely possible to fight.

At this time, Tokugawa Yorinobu had more than 50,000 troops. In addition to a new army of 15,000 troops, there were also more than 20,000 troops from various Tokugawa feudal lords and Daimyos, as well as the Shimazu Domain.

There are 5,000 troops, more than 5,000 troops composed of various rogues and bandits, and a 5,000-strong Korean servant army.

Originally, the North Korean servant army was very easy to use: North Koreans are good at fighting foreign wars and fighting internally. The servant army may not be able to be drawn out to fight tough battles, but when used to suppress the resistance of local Koreans, the servant army is much more reliable than Japan's own army.

The Japanese occupied Korea for two years and established a total of about 20,000 servants. They got a lot of benefits from it and saved a lot of trouble.

However, in early February this year, news came that the Korean royal family was collectively bombed to the bottom of the river by Japanese ninjas in the Liaohe River. The entire North Korea, including officials, people, and even the servants, had a change in the way they viewed these invaders.

Of course Tokugawa Yorinobu knew that his brother did not send anyone to assassinate the Joseon royal family at all: assassinating Toyotomi's orphans was much more meaningful than killing the royal family of the Lee family! He was stupid to kill these losers.

But there is no other way, Zhu Youdong has already poured dirty water on them. And because the Ming Dynasty and North Korea have been friendly for hundreds of years, no one will believe you even if you shout that this is the Ming Emperor's thief and shout to catch the thief! Don't say that the North Koreans don't know how to do it.

Believe it, even the Japanese themselves don’t believe it!

So the helpless Tokugawa Yorinobu had no choice but to gather together this motley army of 10,000 servants and ronin and go northward, led by his trusted retainer Matsudaira Masatsuna: the shogunate wanted to get the Ming people and the foreign daimyo

Both sides will suffer losses. But the appearance of reinforcements is still something to be done, right? As for the various discomforts that this servant army feels, they can no longer care about it.

After doing all this, he took out a silk book from his pocket.

This was sent to him by Tokugawa Yoshitsune a few months ago. Now that the main force of the Ming Navy has returned, Tokugawa Yoshitsune really spent some effort to send this silk letter.

The content of the silk book is very straightforward: Your Excellency Zhong Nayan, if the control of the sea changes hands, then Ming Dynasty may attack all parts of our coast. Brother, it is very likely that Ming Dynasty will land in Incheon. This is a key place on the peninsula. Please give me your permission.

focus on.

"Hahaha, brother, you miscalculated this time. The people of the Ming Dynasty were really stupid and wanted to fight slowly from the north bank of the Yalu River."

We can’t blame Tokugawa Yorinobu for his misjudgment even after being reminded by Tokugawa Yoshinao: Although Japan has lost its control of the sea, it has not completely become blind or deafened. Because China and Japan are very close to each other in terms of race, and have been for many years

There have always been economic and trade exchanges. Therefore, it is relatively easy for Jinyiwei to inquire about Japan's intelligence, and it is not difficult for Japan to inquire about Ming Dynasty's information. Since the decisive battle in the East China Sea last year, Japan has been able to obtain some information about Ming Dynasty one after another.

intelligence.

In this information, the Japanese side is very certain that: of the 150,000 new troops of the Ming Dynasty, nearly 50,000 were stationed in the Indochina Peninsula, and another 15,000 were stationed in Beijing for a long time. Therefore, the new troops who could maneuver

The army only has 90,000 soldiers.

Although the Ming Dynasty still had a standing army of hundreds of thousands, its territory was vast and there were too many places that needed to be defended. Therefore, in addition to the new army, at most 40,000 to 50,000 troops could be mobilized for maneuver.

Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty launched an attack of more than 100,000 people on the Yalu River, the possibility of the Ming Dynasty landing in Incheon was already extremely slim!

As for whether Date and Uesugi may have lied about their military information. First, the land of nearly 4 million koku newly obtained by the two families is there. If they lied about their military information, they misjudged the direction of the Ming Dynasty's main attack. Then Seoul would be finished.

Otherwise, their new territory will be destroyed. Secondly, they have sent Nagata, Arakawa and other close retainers there to supervise the army. They will not lie about the military situation.

"Haha, besides, after my brother mentioned the possibility of landing in Incheon, I went there myself. Large-scale landings can only be made in that place in the morning and dusk. Otherwise, only one or two thousand people can be launched at a time. I have already

Putting a regiment there, this kind of power is already foolproof!"

After thinking of this, Tokugawa Yorinobu quickly put away the silk book, and then summoned his retainers to discuss how to organize civilians to provide logistical support to the northern front.

...

Also on this day, at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, thousands of ships were lined up neatly on the sea. 112,000 Ming soldiers, 10,000 Jurchen soldiers, and 2,000 Toyotomi soldiers were following a pre-arranged order.

Board the ship in sequence.

"Brother Dong, I am leading my team to North Korea. Once I leave, I may not be able to come back. Therefore, after I go to sea, you must quickly return to my tribe's garrison and hold on to the remaining troops in the tribe.

"

"...Hey, my Chu Ying Khan, why do you acquiesce in allowing Japanese ninjas to pass through your territory?"

"...After all, I am the son of Nurhachi, and I am just a little bit short of becoming the Great Khan of the entire Jurchen. How can I endure being on an equal footing with people like Daishan and Buzhantai for a long time. But..." He sighed deeply.

: "The Ming Dynasty is really too powerful. Under the leadership of Emperor Apocalypse, this country is getting stronger and stronger. I can't muster the courage to raise troops again, but I feel uncomfortable with this tone, so Yagyu Munomi comes to see

I took advantage of it, so I... acquiesced."

"Yeah." Brother Yehenara Dong and Chu Ying have been together for almost seven years. Over the past seven years, the couple has been very loving and they have three children. So after hearing what Chu Ying said, Dong Ge

Brother didn’t mean to blame him: “Now the Japanese ninja who went to assassinate the Ming Emperor killed the whole family of the Korean royal family in the Liaohe River. Oh, the rivers in our place are so thick that they can withstand the ice when they freeze in winter.

A mountain. If you want to blow it up, how is it possible without drilling holes and burying wires in advance? And if the wires were drilled and buried in advance, how could the Liaodong governor not discover it if he really inspects it? People like Li Sancai only came to our tribe last year.

With a quick glance, I found the Jurchen textbook I had hidden. If he was really good for the King of Korea, how could he not find out! This was clearly the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who deliberately wanted to kill the King of Korea and then take advantage of the situation.

Swallowed North Korea!”

"Hey, Brother Dong, is it useful to say this now? Anyway, those people on the Liaohe River, and even the Japanese from the Toyotomi family who were present at the time, said that they were ninjas from the Tokugawa family."

"So you plan to die in Korea this time, and then use your death to fight for a glimmer of hope for our tribe?"

"Yes, Brother Dong." Chu Ying opened his hands and hugged the woman opposite him tightly: "I used to be a fool who only had my own interests in mind. But in recent years, after hearing that the governor of Liaodong sent us

After the scholars explained it, I realized what home is and what country is. I am the leader of this tribe, and for the future of this tribe, it is natural that I have to sacrifice myself. Also, after I die in the battle, I will wait until the war on the Korean side is over.

, you propose to the governor of Liaodong and ask to lead the tribe to move north."

"Moving north? Why? It took a lot of effort for us to get used to this land."

"It's because this barren mountain has become fertile farmland!" Chu Ying shook his head helplessly: "In recent years, I have read a lot of Han people's books, and I finally understand. Emperor Tianqi is the legendary hero.

This kind of person is the most ruthless. In order to swallow up North Korea, he did not hesitate to bury the entire Korean royal family. And we have been reclaiming the Songnen Plain for the Ming Dynasty for seven years, and it seems that it is time to be harvested by the Ming Dynasty. This time we conquered North Korea,

If we don't have this consciousness ourselves, I'm afraid that the day the Korean War ends will be the day our Jurchen clan is exterminated. Because it is too easy to criticize our performance on the battlefield. Not to mention that I have a big

The handle is being held by Ming Guo. The longer Ming Guo holds on to this handle, the bigger his plan is."

"...You are indeed my man." Brother Dong in Chu Ying's arms smiled gently: "In that case, then go and die heroically. Don't worry, when I raise our child,
Chapter completed!