As July approaches, a war on the Korean Peninsula is approaching, and the arrangements between the two sides are also placed in the Ming Dynasty. Wang Tong personally led a large army to head south along the flat area on the west side of Korea, and the Japanese pirates gathered troops in the Hanshui area of ​​Seoul.

In the area between Hamkyung and Gangwon Road, cavalry and infantry from Xuanfu and western Liaoning were stationed. For the sake of stability, the Seventh Regiment led by Tan Jian was specially added and fed with fifteen artillery pieces.

Although Tan Jian's official position is comparable to Cha Dashou and Zu Chengxun and others, the Seventh Regiment is regarded as the core of the East Road. Wang Tong did not trust the soldiers and horses from Liaozhen in terms of courage and determination in fighting.

Wang Tong, a soldier in western Liaoning who was originally stationed in Pyongyang, only transferred 1,000 cavalry this time, led by Li Rubai. Li Rubai may be impetuous, but he is also a powerful general who can fight and dares to fight, and he also needs to make full use of his talents.

North Korea has mountainous land on the east side and flat on the west side. This is why North Korea sets up three roads in the east, Hamgyong Road, Gangwon Road, Gyeongsang Road, and Gyeongsang Road, and in the west.

In the mountainous terrain, it is impossible to launch a large army. After the key terrain blocks the key road, one man will be the one who passes the pass and ten thousand men will not be able to drive it.

Under such terrain, when occupying, the Japanese pirates would place a legion, but when fighting, they would be completely abandoned and focus on preparing in Gyeonggi Province on the east side.

Wang Tong arranged people here to prevent trouble. In the current situation, it is not impossible for Japanese pirates to take any unreasonable actions. It is also a complete solution to block it.

There are other considerations for this arrangement. The seven regiments of the Imperial Army, Tan Bing and Tan Jian are both around fifty years old. Tan Bing is the second main regiment of the Huwei Army. Tan Bing is also proficient in general soldiers. Tan Jian can only be said to be in a proper manner. There will be no major problems when going there to defend specifically.

In addition, Pyongyang and Pekan Road in the rear were temporarily handed over to the 5,000 infantrymen in Jizhen, and this power was enough.

The Imperial Guards' First Regiment to the Sixth Regiment, totaling 10,000 people, 3,000 cavalry of the Tiger Army, 2,000 cavalry of the Datong cavalry, 1,000 cavalry of the Liaoxi cavalry, 2,000 artillery teams, 9,000 infantrymen, and 1,500 volunteers, 2,000 infantrymen, 2,000 infantrymen, and 1,200 armed cavalry of the merchant regiment, more than 1,000 infantrymen, and more than 33,000 soldiers and horses. If we count the weight of civilians and people of all kinds of colors, there are 42,000 people.

On the side of the Japanese pirates, the Second Legion was completely wiped out. One of the First Legion and the Third Legion lost more than half of their troops and one-third of their troops. However, the remaining units were not damaged. Most of them were injured by fighting with local Korean mobs. When each legion gathered together, it was about 110,000 yuan.

Judging from the number of people, the victory or defeat of 33,000 troops vs. 110,000 seems to be clear. Several commanders of the Japanese pirates also used this to cheer up their own families, and they all said that they would win this battle.

Such a large military operation is the most concerned about the supply of food and grass. For the Ming army, this is not a problem at all. In fact, in a sense, it is still a good thing.

The reclamation farms outside the walls, major commercial banks, and the large local farmers in Liaoning. Although there are various foreign specialties and various profitable trades, the real bulk product is still grain. Grain is indeed a necessity and there is no need to worry about sales. However, Liaoning is not short of it, and there is no shortage of it in the northern Zhili area. It is not that it cannot be sold, and there is no big profit. If you have grain in your hands, it is not that you are not panicked and you can use it to recruit more farmers' labor. This is also everyone's plan, but it is also a helpless plan.

When Wang Tong led his army to North Korea, the grain and grass needed by the army began to be brought from the pass, supplied by the Liaoning official warehouse, and after entering North Korea, they started to purchase on the spot. This place is not about being in North Korea or Liaoning, but about transporting the grain and grass to the army, and the army paid the silver to purchase it on the spot, or issued money and silver notes and silver notes that were exchanged upon receipt of the tickets in the Sanjiang system.

Not only does there be grain in the village outside the wall, but Tianjin Wei is a hub for grain transfer and a portal for sea transportation, and a large amount of grain storage. As for the origin, there are many ways, including Jiangnan, Henan, Shandong, etc. The army needs grain, and military supplies purchase it from all over the place through the Sanjiang system, and the grain storage in the north and south has its place to be used.

The outside of the wall was transported by large trucks, and boarded the boat to sea on the Yalu River. The grain from the Beijing-Tianjin area was directly shipped at the port, transported to the port near the North Korean army, and then transported to the camp by carriages.

Most of them took water routes, and the transportation was convenient and the freight was low. Because the terrain of North Korea was narrow, it did not take too long to transport it to the camp after it was landed, and the civilians would not be too hard. More importantly, the production everywhere was exchanged for real money and silver, allowing these merchants and the owners of the manor to taste the sweetness of reclamation, and the money and materials were transferred. Even because of this material supply, several trade routes were opened. This was the real benefit. Compared with the easy and calm raising and supply of grain and grass by the Ming army, the supply of grain and grass by the Japanese pirates was a disaster. The food and grass of 110,000 people were extremely large. From the invasion of North Korea to the present, the Japanese pirates have been destroying and looting, and they only started operating last year.

When the operation started, the Ming army began to enter North Korea again and there was no complete preparation. Although the Seoul area is North Korea's best grain-producing area, it used to supply North Korea's millions of people, but now the food and consumption of these 110,000 people are very tight.

For this, veterans such as Kobayakawa Takake were very decisive. They would rather starve to North Korea to death by starving one hundred times than to starve one. Based on this principle, they robbed them everywhere in batches. The food rations of the Koreans were robbed. When the Japanese pirates entered North Korea, North Korea was not warned everywhere. There were quite a few high-ranking figures in the two Korean ranks. The host of the large temple had a good relationship with the Japanese pirates, and were treated well by the Japanese pirates to maintain the place.

At this point, there are still so many things to do. These big households have relatively abundant grain storage and they all plundered them together.

The spontaneous resistance of the Korean people is easy to extinguish, but it is completely different when it touches the interests of these big families. For a time, many Gaomen village soldiers remembered the hatred of the country's destruction and the family's destruction, and raised troops to fight back. For a time, the wars are everywhere in Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheong Province, which has made the Japanese pirates frightened.

However, the 110,000 army is an absolute advantage after all. There was no major chaos in the conquest and pacification. However, there were tens of thousands of people killed in North Korea, let alone destroying the family.

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In July of the Ming Dynasty, Songjiang Prefecture was already extremely stuffy and the Beijing-Tianjin area was also hot and hot, but in North Korea it made people feel very comfortable, the climate was quite pleasant and not dry. After all, it was a peninsula and was very close to the seaside.

After the army led by Wang Tong entered North Korea, the various regiments fought maneuvering between Ping'an Road and Hamkyung Road. The cavalry all rushed to the long distance and felt exhausted. The process of marching from Hungkai Road to Gyeonggi Province was a rare rest. Compared with them, the model infantry and the cavalry who did not participate in the battle were full of energy.

In the reform of border towns, model infantry was the most vital group. In the past, they were also supported by enough food and salary, but after reform, they became an abandoned category. This time, they were led out of the battle, and those with a little mind knew in their hearts that this was the imperial guards who wanted to absorb them.

Whoever gives money is not because the soldiers of the border don’t have any other ideas, but along the way, they have become timid. It’s not difficult to fight hard in the war, but the training is so hard and the rules are so big, so it’s meaningless. Why bother? Now that I’m not afraid of being tired, I’m not going to be a guard on the grassland, isn’t it a good thing to drink and drink spicy food.

After being in contact for a long time, the feeling of changes will change first. The spirit of the imperial guards is different. The virtuous and arrogant temperament of the imperial guards is enviable. There is a saying that good people do not serve as soldiers, but on the side of the Huwei Army, there is a kind of atmosphere where soldiers are heroes. This atmosphere is a great attraction for military generals and soldiers who are used to the noble and humble martial arts. Another point is that after contact, everyone knows that the families of the imperial guards live a good life, almost all have an industry and a livelihood, and the worst is also a rich peasant with land and large animals.

It is not that there were some before joining the army, but after joining the army, the various cares of the imperial guard system and the Sanjiang system, going outside the border, and doing business everywhere is convenient. These benefits are truly attractive. Don’t bother with your own brains outside on the belt, so you can’t bother with your mother and mother at home. If you have a few shortcomings, you always have to take care of yourself. Now there are many ways to make money and buy property in the world, and most of them are related to this Wang Tong and being able to join the imperial guards. This is the first-class benefit.

The soldiers below thought this way, and the generals in front of the table were even more active. They thought more than the people below. They had some industry and family background, and they were all thinking about climbing up.

In the imperial guards, not to mention the attractive atmosphere, who can still make a fortune with the Sanjiang system and the imperial guards guarding various border towns, and want to climb up. The wars that are fought everywhere in the east and west are all the imperial guards. They follow the right ones and accumulate military achievements step by step, so why are there no wealth and glory?

Consistent with Wang Tong's original judgment, during this marching process, the Huwei Army had naturally assimilated the elite Bourgeois lead of the border town.

As they were about to enter Gyeonggi Province, the surrounding camp became quiet. Perhaps the ninjas and dead soldiers sent by the Japanese pirates were almost dead, so they should concentrate on preparing for the battle. But the guards around the tent found that their commander could not sleep anymore. As the saying goes, there is peace of mind whenever there is a big deal. Why are heroes like their commander so unhurried?

"According to the current situation, the Japanese pirates are preparing to set up a formation to meet the enemy in Seoul!"

"The Japanese pirates suffered too much from our cavalry, so they did not dare to choose the battlefield in a too open place, but they had a lot of troops, so they could only choose to go to Seoul City!"

In the commander's tent, the main generals and deputy generals of the Huwei Army and other armies gathered here, gathered in front of a sand table to discuss the battle situation. Now the camp that the army has set up is about an hour away from the battlefield. Standing at a high place, you can already see the outline of Seoul.

As they marched along the way, the Japanese pirates never sent troops to intercept and harass them. Everyone was aware of the soldiers. After watching the formation, they understood that the other party would set up a battlefield there.

With a terrain like North Korea, the two armies are fighting to a decisive battle, and there are indeed not so many tricks and strategies. In the final analysis, they still have to fight head-on in this critical place, because as long as the Ming army is fully protected and pressed southward step by step, the Japanese pirates can only fight hard. If they don’t fight, they will retreat to the sea or enter the mountains step by step, which is no different from defeat.

Before the Huwei Army fights, the first thing to do is to observe the formation. After watching the formation, the leader will discuss the general steps and layout of the battle. Everyone knows their own belongings and locations, and is not panicked. This is also one of the preparations.

Wang Tong pointed his fingers on the sand table map and looked around the crowd attentively. At this time, there were not many things to say.

"Tomorrow is coming to the enemy. Everyone must not relax tonight. Be sure to be on guard. The Japanese pirates are still preparing to take advantage of loopholes. If you watch the formation, will you encounter some ninjas? It is hard to say whether the Japanese pirates will continue to take risks to attack tonight!"

Wang Tong said, everyone obeyed the orders. They were not worried about the night war with the scale of the rogue. They might have the possibility of collapse before the war could start, but they should still be prepared for small-scale harassment or risky desperate attacks.

Everyone was watching the formation today, and they encountered an ambush on the mountain. It was not right to say that it was an ambush. The guards of each family went to search and clear the situation first. These people were all smart and old people, so they naturally discovered several abnormalities. The Japanese pirates ambushed more than 300 ninjas and samurai there. They wanted to start a sudden attack, but were directly swept away by the Ming cavalry.

"Dear everyone, have a good rest after patrolling the camp, stay with the tiger head!"

Wang Tong said again, everyone bowed and obeyed. After Li Tao and Sun Xin got up, they looked at Li Hu's head indifferently, with envy in their eyes.

Cai Nan and Yang Sichen were both in the military tent, and the rest of the people stepped down, and the atmosphere in the coach's tent became more relaxed. Wang Tong rubbed his face and yawned and said, "I'm not feeling good after sleeping well these two days, so I don't know what's wrong?"

Before anyone else could speak, Li Hutou smiled and said, "The war is imminent. Brother, you are not nervous anymore. You often tell us that you must be quiet and that you must be calm whenever you are major."

Wang Tong shook his head in anger. He was about to speak, but he stopped and hesitated for a while. He said again: "You said this, it's really the case. My mind is really hard to stabilize. When did you? When I was a child, my father promised me to make a braised pork meal. I tossed and turned the night before and couldn't sleep!"

Several people in the handsome tent were laughing. Cai Nan shook his head and said, "How could he be nervous? The adults led their troops north from Datong to attack Guihua City. The situation was much more dangerous than at this time. The adults were not lying safely and took care of it calmly. Today's situation is probably still in a foreign land, and the climate is not very adaptable."

Several people nodded and agreed. Since entering the country, the Huwei Army has made a judgment on the Japanese pirates. Perhaps there are regulations and are not a mob, but the combat effectiveness is far inferior to the tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry under the city of Guihua back then. What was the Tiger Force at that time and what was the Tiger Force now? It was even more difficult to win such a brilliant victory at that time. Wang Tong really had nothing to worry about.

Of course, the war is imminent, and it is not easy for everyone to relax. It takes a few chats to disperse. As the clerk of the camp, Yang Sichen also needs to ask what instructions he has to leave.

"The battalions are martial law and prepare for war tomorrow, nothing else is wrong!"

After Wang Tong finished speaking, he wrote down the pen and wrote down the dragon and snake. Yang Sichen was about to say goodbye when he heard Wang Tong smile bitterly and say, "I know why I can't sleep anymore, but I feel empty and uncomfortable."

"Master, how do you say this?"

"After this battle, are there any battles that can be fought? Are there any battles that need to be the commander of our commander?"

Wang Tong said calmly. Although he was arrogant, he thought about it carefully and it was true. After defeating the Lu Kingdom, it would be a big situation where all the worlds were equal. Even if there were minor conflicts and battles, it would not be allowed to command and command the commander and command of the seven commanders of the Imperial Army. The seven commanders of the Imperial Army will probably be the generals to fight in the future.

Yang Sichen was thinking about the taste of this words, and for a moment he was mixed with emotion. The so-called "the cold is not as good as the high place" means that at this moment, Yang Sichen was also silent for a while before bowing to say, "Peace in the world is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty, the blessing of the emperor, and the blessing of the Duke. Students do not know the war. Since the Duke has decided to win this battle, of course it is a sure victory. What the student wants to say is that Duke should think about now, how will Duke deal with himself in the Ming Dynasty in the future?"

"How to deal with yourself, how to deal with yourself!"

Wang Tong muttered a few words, shook his head again, smiled bitterly but said nothing.

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On the fifth day of the seventh month of the 21st year of Wanli, the soldiers who were on the night of the sky looked up at the sky, muttering to themselves, "Today is a sunny day!"

Before the guard came in and shouted, Wang Tong himself had woken up. He was indeed not sleeping soundly. He had all kinds of dreams at night and had already woken up in the early morning.

The guards called the face wash water to serve Wang Tong. When they finished all this, the entire camp began to stir up. The generals were shouting, the soldiers were preparing there, and the chefs delivered the meal directly to the camp and began to prepare for the upcoming battle.

"Master General, the Japanese pirates have opened the city gate, the camp gate, and the troops have also left the city to line up!"

"The general did not see most of the enemy's movements, and no enemy was found in the rest of our army!"

All the information began to be summarized to the coach account. Wang Tong ate two cakes and drank a bowl of mutton soup. He just started to get on the horse. Seeing him on the horse, each battalion accelerated the preparation speed.

When the sun emerged in the sky, the battalions had already lined up and were ready to go. Several regiment generals gathered together to discuss the alchemy sentences. Li Hutou rode a horse to Wang Tong, and said with a smile on the horse: "Master, today is a decisive battle, the brothers are in a strong morale, but I still want to ask the Master to say a few words to make everyone more motivated!"

Wang Tong never made any tricks before the war. His way of doing things is simple and effective. As long as I am stronger than the enemy and I do not make any mistakes on the battlefield, I can guarantee victory. Don’t do whatever I should do sloppy and do it in real life, and then the results that should be achieved will definitely be.

As for the pre-war propaganda that made everyone excited and shouted that this had nothing to do with victory or not, Wang Tong had never been reluctant to do it, but the significance of today's battle is indeed quite significant, and some changes in habits are still needed.

Wang Tong nodded and rode his horse to the front of the army. There were more than 30,000 horse-striking troops, and only a few hundred people could hear a person's shouting. However, there were also corresponding methods. The personal guards and the generals of each regiment were arranged in a certain order. At that time, Wang Tong would speak and pass on it alone.

The army quickly became quiet, and there was no other sound except the neighing of horses. Wang Tong was silent immediately and said loudly: "The Altan tribe crossed the grassland and established a royal court in Guihua City. There were 50,000 iron cavalry, claiming to be able to go south to herd horses at any time and occupy the world of Daming. Such a powerful enemy was captured by our army in three days, beheaded 50,000, breaking the city and killing the king. Thousands of miles outside the border were the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Jianzhou Jurchens joined forces with the Tumans, claiming to be the most powerful, invading Liao territory. Our army fought eastward, beheading more than 100,000, Jianzhou, without leaving any chickens and dogs."

Wang Tong paused every time he said it. His personal soldiers and generals recounted the past one by one. There was already a little turmoil in the army array. Although Wang Tong's voice was very loud, his tone was very plain, but in this dull, everyone could feel confident and heroic. The Tiger Power Army was famous all over the world not because of the favor of the emperor, but because of his true military achievements, unprecedented achievements, and great achievements in destroying the country and killing the king. How could such an army fail to win or fail? The voices of the generals tremble slightly when they passed their words. They were also unconsciously infected by the heroic spirit in the words. From the generals to the soldiers, everyone's passion gradually boiled.

"Our army is 30,000, and the Japanese pirates are 110,000. Our soldiers are powerful soldiers in the world. Japanese pirates are just native chickens and tiles. In today's battle, our army will win. Everyone, the enemy is ahead. For the enemy, defeat them, and let today be the merits boast about you and your family and children. In front is where your merits lie... Listen to my orders and move forward!!"

As he was talking, Wang Tong himself was also a little excited. After saying the last sentence, he lifted the reins, clamped his legs, and his mount was full of hissing, and the man stood up.

The whole field was extremely quiet. When the horse's hooves fell to the ground and smoke and dust broke out, suddenly the cheers of thunder and thunder sounded. The infantry waved their spears and fire, the cavalry waved their sabers, the artillery was slapping the cannons, everyone was shouting, and all kinds of words turned into one word in the end: "Win!! Will win!!!!"

The birds in the bushes in the distance were alarmed, and they flew up, the flags were shaking, and the generals shouted and issued orders to advance. The troops entering the court slowly moved forward and headed towards the battlefield.

In July of the 21st year of Wanli, the two armies fought a decisive battle ten miles north of Seoul, Korea!!
Chapter completed!