Chapter 240: Great victory

September 11, 26th year of Wanli.

Huang Laifu and Ma Gui first led more than 30,000 troops from the Eastern Army to the city of Xishengura, where the Japanese army's Kiyoshimasa team was hovering. Seeing the Ming Dynasty army coming in a mighty manner, Kiyoshi Kato was frustrated and just closed the city gate and refused to leave.

Huang Laifu did not lead the attack, but just surrounded the city. In the past month, he only made some small-scale attacks. The two armies of Yuzhe were also arranged by Huang Laifu. Under Sichuan City and Shuntian City, they surrounded the Japanese city without attacking, intending to trap the Japanese army in the city.

If this continues, the war situation can be said to be very unfavorable to the Japanese army! They occupied several lonely spots and could not support each other. Moreover, at this time, Chen Lin, the general of the Ming Navy, led the Ming and Korean navy into the Tsushima Strait and patrolled the coast of Korea. As long as the Japanese supply ship came on, they would go forward to siege. According to historical records, the Japanese navy "when they saw Lin Zhou's army, they were afraid to go to and from the sea." Soon, logistics supply in the Korean and Japanese army became the biggest problem.

Under such circumstances, the Japanese army was in chaos and they were almost out of ammunition and food. Moreover, they tried to leave the city to attack the Ming army, but were defeated by the Ming army, who was on high alert. They each left hundreds of corpses and fled back to the city in a panic. Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that the Japanese army would retreat on the entire line and collapse.

In fact, like the previous island-mountain Wo City, the Sichuan Wo City and the Shuntian Wo City are extremely solid, especially the Shuntian Wo City, which is occupied by the Koxi Changchang, can be said to be a standard Ishigaki city, surrounded by the sea on three sides and connected to the land on the west. With a few years of hard work, its stone walls were built along hills and three layers of Tianshou Pavilions were built inside. It is really sturdy, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Like the island-mountain Wo City built by Kiyomasa Kato and Nishitoura Castle, it can be regarded as a masterpiece of architecture. However, the Ming army surrounded and did not attack, and even the most sturdy city became a decoration.

In history, the Ming army counterattacked on the whole line and attacked these cities again, with heavy casualties, especially Dong Yiyuan's troops of the Central Army. When attacking Jinzhou and Sichuan, due to gunpowder explosions, the soldiers were chased by the Japanese army when they panic and retreated, with nearly 10,000 casualties almost exceeding the battle of Ulsan in history. However, because Huang Laifu now adopted the strategy of siege and not fighting, these casualties were avoided and put greater pressure on the Japanese army.

The shipping was pinned, and there was no logistics supply, and the Japanese troops in the three major Japanese cities were all completely ammunition and rescued! The Japanese troops were originally scheduled to withdraw their troops on the fifth day of November, but they were now unable to hold on at all. Especially at this time, the news of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death had already spread in the army. Neither the senior generals or ordinary soldiers in the Japanese army had the slightest desire to fight and just wanted to escape from the terrible place of North Korea.

On the second day of November, Kato Kiyomasa, who was in Nissoupu Wa City, took the lead in abandoning the city and fled. Huang Laifu ordered Magui to pursue him and killed more than 2,000 enemies on the way to retreat. He obtained Nissoupu Wa City without any effort.

When Kiyoshi Kato fled to Busan, Huang Laifu led his army to chase him and was killed thousands more. Finally, when he and the remaining Japanese troops fled in a mess, they were intercepted by the Ming Dynasty and the Korean navy led by Chen Lin. There were heavy casualties. When Kiyoshi Kato fled to Japan, only about half of his troops were left.

Then the Second Army of the Konishi-Governor General stationed in Shuntian City fled and prepared to gather at Juji Island with the Fifth Army of Shimazu in Sacheon City, and then waited for a boat to return home. However, the sea was blocked by the Ming navy and could not escape.

The leader of Konishi was anxious and sent people to Sichuan for help. Shimazu Yoshihiro, the Fifth Army stationed in Sichuan, was a friend of Konishi. He immediately led his troops to join forces with Tachiban Soshima from Gucheng and Soyotochi from the South China Sea Island, and led more than 500 warships to rush towards Shuntian Castle.

Huang Laifu had known history before, so he ordered Chen Zhen to lead the navy to ambush on the Luliang Sea. Before that, Deputy General Deng Zilong was recruited by Huang Laifu to discuss matters. Therefore, the battle between Luliang Sea was mainly commanded by Chen Zhen, the general of the Ming Navy, and Li Shunchen, the general of the Korean Navy. Li Shunchen was a native of Korea and was proficient in water affairs. He was very familiar with the wind direction, currents, tides, and reef distribution in the Luliang Sea area. He was familiar with the environment and was half the victory.

In terms of military service configuration, the coalition navy of the two countries had a total of 400 warships, with a force of about 15,000, including 5,000 Ming Navy Navy. The Korean Navy was dispatched in full swing, with a number of about 10,000. Since the main force of the coalition navy came out of the ancient and modern islands, it has established a command base in Zuoshui Camp. In terms of military power configuration, the main fleet of the Ming army commanded by Chen Zi was the left wing, the Korean fleet commanded by Li Shunchen was the right wing, and there were three giant ships of the vanguard fleet.

Soon, Chen Can, deputy general of the Ming Navy, guerrilla Zhang Liangxiang, and the North Korean general Li Wan led 100 warships to occupy Mao Island, block Guangyang Bay, and cut off the retreat route of the Second Army of Xiaoxi. Then, the Ming general Chen Ce, guerrilla Ji Jin, and the North Korean general Park In-lao led 50 warships to patrol the Luliang Strait and the waters east of the waters, monitoring the movements of the Japanese troops in Sichuan, Nanhai and Gucheng.

On November 17, the Japanese fleet was in a vain as promised, and the two sides launched a naval battle. Although the Japanese army had more than 500 warships, many of them did not even have keels and did not have many long-range artillery weapons on the ships. However, the Ming army had dozens of Dafu ships, equipped with ten thousand-jin Bolang machines on both sides, with a range of hundreds of meters, and countless weapons such as thunder cannons, Lumi guns, crossbows, gunpowder crossbows.

Even the turtle ship of the Korean navy was unbearable to the Japanese army.

For a time, the Ming Dynasty naval forces covered their attacks left and right, and artillery fired together. The short Japanese ships had no power to fight back. One by one, they caught fire and sank. Many sailors had to jump into the cold sea, but only a few could swim to the South China Sea island to escape from the sky. The sea was covered with broken moats and corpses of the Japanese army.

During the battle, the Ming army also used new weapons: a missile-like rocket, and a mine fired with ropes.

During the fierce battle, the court general Li Shunchen was killed!

When the largest naval war in East Asia ended, the Mingxian coalition captured nearly 100 Japanese ships, sank more than 100 Japanese ships, burned nearly 300, and wiped out at least 13,000 enemies. After the remaining Japanese troops fled ashore, they were surrounded and suppressed about 1,000 people, totaling around 14,000 Japanese troops.

Japanese general Shimazu Yoshihiro escaped while taking advantage of the chaos and returned home by boat through the South China Sea Island. The remaining Japanese ships arrived at Tsushima Island one after another. After counting only more than fifty ships, the Fifth Japanese Army of the Japanese Army was basically wiped out. After this battle, the Second Army of the Governor Konishi lost the idea of ​​escaping.

After the Luliang Sea Battle, the news came out that the whole country of North Korea was crazy. The news came back to the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Wanli was also very happy and called the Luliang Sea Battle a "victory in the East and great achievements for all generations." However, after the news of Li Shunchen's death spread, the Korean soldiers and civilians were all shocked and crying. Chen Lin and Li Shunchen had a good relationship and were also sad. Huang Laifu also ordered sacrifices.

Later, when Lee Sun-sen's coffin was transported back to his hometown Yashan, the Korean people were dressed in white and mourned along the way, all of whom were holding the coffin and crying. Finally, the North Korean State posthumously awarded him the right position of governor and was given the posthumous title of Zhongwu. After the war, the people along the coast of Korea established temples for Lee Sun-sen on Geoje Island, ancient and modern islands, Xianshan Island and Yashan, and erected many statues.

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After the Battle of Luliang, the Japanese army in Korea only had more than 14,000 second troops from the commander-in-chief Xiaoxi in Shuntiancheng. They could not escape, and they could not fight, and they were in panic all day long. However, Huang Laifu had other ideas about the arrangements of President Xiaoxi.

On November 23, Huang Laifu led more than 100,000 Ming Dynasty coalition troops to the city of Shuntian. In addition, Chen Zhen led hundreds of naval fleets to block the seakou outside Shuntian City. At this point, Xiaoxicheng was unable to fly.

Looking at the endless Ming army outside the city, the black cloud-like flags, and the Ming warships blocked by Guangyang Bay at the entrance of Shuntian City, the commander Xiaoxi was frightened to see it. He could not imagine that he had to hide in the city all day long for God's comfort.

On the 24th, the Ming army did not launch an attack, but there was a riot in Shuntian City. The reason was that Zheng Liutong, a Korean official who surrendered to the Japanese in Shuntian City, set fire to the ammunition depot in the army and successfully escaped the pursuit. This even hit the defenders in the city. Everyone could feel the arrival of the doomsday.

On the 25th, the Ming army outside the city still remained motionless, but this depressing atmosphere was even more uncomfortable!

That afternoon, in Tianshou Pavilion, Chief Konishi was wearing iron armor, a peach-shaped helmet standing in front on his head, and a red coat with a gray face. He just silently stroked the cross on his chest. There was no reinforcements, and there was no food, grass and ammunition. The city was broken only on that day. Alas, it was impossible to imagine. Perhaps, the only way to die in the end was to wait for him.

Just as he sighed, a relative suddenly came to report that it was a Tang Dynasty envoy who asked for a meeting. He was under the city and asked President Xiaoxi what to do. President Xiaoxi said, and his mind became active at regular intervals. What was the purpose of the Tang Dynasty sending an envoy? Could it be...

He immediately said, "Hurry, please!"

Soon, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty was brought in, and his cold eyes made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

He looked calm and proudly received a tribute from President Xiaoxi, saying, "I have been ordered by the Admiral of Xiaoxi Palace to save your lives!"

President Xiaoxi felt hope in his heart. He was proficient in Sinology and Orchidology, and was proficient in both Chinese and Latin. At this moment, he respectfully said in Chinese: "I dare to ask the Angel to give me some advice!"

The envoy of the Ming Dynasty said, "Now outside Shuntian City, I am surrounded by our Tian Dynasty army. If you dare to resist stubbornly, it will be a disaster of both jade and stone. For the sake of this, only by leading the remaining troops in the city to surrender to the Tian army. In this way, my elders will be able to avoid the disaster of wars you are waiting for!"

The several samurai relatives beside the leader Xiaoxi were all in an uproar, and they all shouted to kill the envoy and give the Tang people outside the city a little color so that they could know that the bones and demeanor of their Japanese samurai were just sneering and without any fear on their faces.

President Xiaoxi stopped their noise. When things reached this point, it was a way to surrender. He pondered for a while and said to the envoy of the Ming Dynasty: "How can we ensure the safety of our soldiers after we are just taking the salary and asking for surrender? As far as I know, your lord has a hobby of killing surrender. I am extremely worried about the safety of our lives in the future!"

The envoy of the Ming Dynasty said, "The city was broken only on the day. My Lord was just thinking that God had a good life and was unwilling to kill and hurt the two countries. As for the safety of the defenders of Shuncheng after surrendering, at one time and another, my Lord once personally guaranteed that he would treat the army sent by Shuntian well. My Lord was relieved by his words, the Little West Palace, and I believe you also know the reputation of keeping my trustworthy in the Heavenly Dynasty."

President Xiaoxi pondered, President Xiaoxi naturally understood what Huang Laifu did in the Ming Dynasty. Although he loved to kill and surrender, he was indeed a good reputation for keeping trust. As long as he agreed, he would do it, and it was indeed a matter of saying a word.

The envoy of the Ming Dynasty looked at him again and said proudly: "My husband is as happy as the sea. The reason why I wish to let the small West Palace live is not only to think that he has the virtue of living in heaven, but also to think about peace between Japan and our Ming Dynasty in the future!"

President Xiaoxi was stunned and said, "How do you understand this?"

The envoy of the Ming Dynasty looked around Xiaoxi. Xiaoxi gritted his teeth and waved his hand to let the kisses go down.

At this time, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty smiled and said, "My Lord once said about your country. Your Lord Toyotomi died and left a son, who was only five years old. The five elders who were assisted by Tokugawa Ieyasugi, Maeda Taki family, Uesugi Keikaku, Maori Hiromoto, Ukita Hide family are all powerful ministers. The Lord is strong, so it is difficult to guarantee that those ministers will not covetously. In the future, the war will rise again and your country is uneasy. My Lord is also worried. The stability of your country and the peace between the two countries are what my Lord is willing to see!"

He laughed and said, "I heard that Xiaoxi Palace is proficient in commercial goods, so my elders are also quite interested. Maybe they can work together to make a fortune in the future!"

Governor Xiaoxi was extremely shocked. He didn't expect that Huang Laifu knew so much about his domestic affairs. Even many senior Japanese generals didn't know about these things. Huang Laifu was thousands of miles away, but he understood them. This was incredible. Moreover, he also bluntly said that when it comes to commercial goods, he was not as pretentious as other Tang people... What kind of person is Huang Laifu?

"Your Excellency Toyotomi is as kind as a mountain to Xiaoxi Palace. Xiaoxi Palace won't want to see the young master be bullied in the future, right?"

The envoy of the Ming Dynasty smiled faintly. He took out a handwritten letter from his arms and said, "This is a letter from my master to Xiaoxidian. He said that the friendship between the two countries will be in line with the fundamental interests of the people of both countries. In the future, if Xiaoxidian leads more than 10,000 elite troops back to the country, protects the safety of the young master and stabilizes the domestic situation, it will also make people look at each other differently..."
Chapter completed!