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Volume 1 Dragon Trapped in the Shoals Chapter 151 Big Plan

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    Chapter 151 Big Plan

    ¡° August 15th, the twenty-fifth year of Wanli, was a day spent in extreme mental stress for the defenders of Nanyuan City.  With sufficient strength, the Japanese did not seem to want to directly face the dark artillery holes on the Nanyuan City Wall and the firearms equipped by the defenders. They played a trick with the defenders: Ukita Hideie personally led the army and besieged the south gate;  Nishig¨­g¨­ made a grand construction of siege ladders at the west gate; Mori Yoshinari besieged the east gate. Only the north gate was not equipped with siege troops. It seemed that the Japanese intended to let the defenders withdraw from there.

    However, the Japanese did not just use this strategy of encircling three enemies. Ukita Hideie from the south gate and Mori Yoshinari from the east gate seemed to have reached an agreement. Every once in a while, they would order people to beat drums and make a sound.  The deputy immediately looked like he was about to attack, but after the defenders at the south gate and east gate were mobilized, they did not attack the city. They just made the defenders nervous and demoralized.  When the defenders had just relaxed under the pressure, their drums sounded again, and so on.

    Yang Yuan felt bitter and helpless in his heart. If he had even a thousand spare cavalry, he would not hesitate to open the city gate and charge for a while in order to improve the already extremely low morale.  He knew very well that the Japanese seemed to have an absolute advantage in terms of military strength and wanted to take over Nanyuan without a single blow, so they surrounded the three groups and tried every means to increase the pressure on the defenders and reduce the morale of the defenders. As long as a critical point was reached  , I believe that the seemingly unencircled north gate will become a place for the defenders to escape.  Yang Yuan could guarantee with his own life that the North Gate, which looked like a way of life, was definitely a dead end. However, when the morale and pressure of the soldiers reached the critical point, as long as one person escaped for his life, would the others care so much?

    "Dong dong" A burst of rapid drumbeats came again. Yang Yuan looked at the defenders who seemed to have turned a deaf ear to the drums, and the bad feeling in his heart became stronger.  It turned out that he was still confident that he could withstand the Japanese for four or five days with the 6,000 soldiers in his hands and Nanyuan's good city wall defense. However, under the Japanese's continuous tactics today, although the Japanese have not officially started to attack the city, he  But I also completely lost confidence in being able to hold on for four or five days.

    Glancing at the extremely low morale defenders on the city wall again, Yang Yuan swallowed. With these soldiers who had low morale and lost their fighting spirit, it might be difficult to hold on for one day, let alone four or five days.  Yang Yuan knew that something had to be done, otherwise, some soldiers might not be able to bear the pressure and escape tonight. In that case, the entire garrison might collapse directly.

    Yang Yuan was not from a noble background. He became the deputy commander-in-chief step by step solely by virtue of his military merit. His experience and ability in leading troops were quite good. He thought about it for a while, then gritted his teeth and reached out to summon his confidants.  The guard whispered for a while, and finally added: "Yang Zhen, you have been following me for more than ten years. I can only rest assured if I leave this matter to you. It is a matter of great importance. I need to find a few reliable people for this matter."  , don¡¯t let any news leak out.¡±

    "General, don't worry. Even if I risk my life, I will definitely live up to the general's trust. It's justjust" Yang Zhen is Yang Yuan's fellow countryman and his confidant. He is not an ordinary guard, so at this time  There was some hesitation in his tone, and he gritted his teeth for the last time, not caring about being rude, and said in a low voice: "General, if you can't keep your promise after three days, and the soldiers guarding the city find out that they have been cheated, then the consequences will be disastrous. General, you"

    Yang Yuan forced a smile, with a bitter look on his face, and whispered: "If we don't do this, if this situation continues, Yang Zhen, how many more days do you think we can hold on? This is the only way at the moment Sigh,  Three days later, the Admiral's instructions have been completed. If you can hold on until then, the rest will be left to fate." Then, he waved his hand tiredly: "Go ahead"

    "Yes, General." Yang Zhen looked at the general he had followed for more than ten years and had yet to show such signs of exhaustion and decadence. He solemnly performed a military salute, then took a few steps back and turned around resolutely.

    Seeing that it was getting dark, Xiaoxi Xingchangming, who was at the west gate, stopped making siege equipment and asked Zong Yizhi next to him: "What's going on over there at the north gate?"

    Zong Yizhi gave a salute and said respectfully: "Family Governor, currently there are no Nanyuan defenders evacuating from the North Gate. However, under our repeated blows to morale, it is estimated that some people will flee tonight without recognition."

    Governor Konishi nodded and said with a smile: "It's not an estimate, but it will definitely happen according to what the expert in Nanyuan City said. The only ones with combat effectiveness in the city are the Ming Dynasty's three thousand defenders. Even if their morale is low, maybe tonight  You can still hold on, but don't forget that there are still 3,000 Koreans in the city. If one of these 3,000 people is the first to escape, it will immediately cause a chain reaction. Even if someone wants to stop them, they will be unable to do anything.  "

    After thinking for a while, President Xiaoxi continued: "Send the orderGo down and ask the people who are ambushing outside the north gate to ignore the people who are escaping tonight, and let them pass by without fighting anywhere, lest they be discovered by the wavering people in the city and strengthen their belief in defending the city."

    "Family Governor, if a large number of defenders escape, such as five hundred or one thousand people, will you let them pass?" Zong Yizhi asked carefully.

    Governor Konishi shook his head with a smile, and said: "Why not let it go? It would be better if the defenders in the city escaped tonight. Haha, do you think it is more important to kill thousands of Koreans and Ming people by the coalition forces, or to kill them without bloodshed?"  Is it important to capture Nanyuan City? Do you know the importance of Nanyuan's geographical location? What's more, during the siege, even if the morale of the defending side is low, how can we capture the city if we don't pay several times the price? You also know,  For this war, our territory has almost lost all its strength. If we can reduce the losses, we should try to reduce them as much as possible."

    "Yes, Governor."

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    Suddenly, there were shouts and shouts in Nanyuan City, but the sound sounded like cheers when excited and excited.  Governor Konishi and Zong Yizhi were stunned at the same time. They looked at each other and saw confusion and confusion in each other's eyes. Why did the cheers of the defenders come from Nanyuan City at this time?  Shouldn't they be worried and suffering at this time?  Why did you cheer instead?  Could it be that the pressure is too much and the collective has gone crazy?

    "Come here, go check what's going on"

    At the same time, outside the south gate and the east gate, Ukita Hideie and Mori Yoshinari were also confused and dazed by the shouts coming from Nanyuan Castle. They were a little confused about the situation. How could they be surrounded by people in Nanyuan Castle, which had low morale?  At this time, the defenders would actuallycheer?

    They were not confused for long. About an hour later, the experts in Nanyuan City tried their best to reveal the reason why the defenders cheered.

    "What? Say it again." President Konishi looked at Zong Yizhi in disbelief. It was difficult to accept what Zong Yizhi said.

    "That's right, Family Governor, the news came from Nanyuan City. An hour ago, a team of three messengers rushed to Nanyuan City covered in blood and brought news to the Nanyuan defenders. Daming's reinforcements will be  The morale of the defenders who arrived three days later suddenly rose to an all-time high. The cheers in the city were caused by the arrival of reinforcements three days later. Moreover, they also brought news to the defenders of Nanyuan City that they were coming from  Those who risked their lives to enter the city from the north gate of Nanyuan said that tens of thousands of our people were ambushed outside the north gate." Zong Yizhi smiled bitterly and repeated the news from Nanyuan City. Don't say that Governor Konishi was shocked when he heard it.  , he is in the same situation.

    Governor Konishi frowned, and after thinking for a moment, he grasped the key to the problem: "Did they enter the city from the north gate?"

    "That's what they said to the defenders."

    "Didn't our ambush intercept these people?"

    Zong Yizhi smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I have already sent people to ask about the ambushes outside the north gate, but they said that no one went to the city at all today, and they never saw what Ming Dynasty called  Messenger, they are confused."

    "Haha, it's interesting. I didn't expect that there is such a difficult general in Nanyuan City. It's really interesting." Governor Konishi laughed. At this time, he had already considered the outline of the matter clearly, and he didn't realize that it was unfavorable in such an unfavorable situation.  The person who could plan such a strategy was sincerely praised.

    "Governor, what do you mean" Zong Yizhi had probably guessed it. However, this was not the time for his own performance, but the time to set off President Konishi. What should be said and what should be done?  You have to grasp it very well, otherwise you wouldn't have become a confidant that Yukinaga Konishi can't live without.

    "This is a lie, a complete lie. However, this kind of lie is just the right time for the defenders of Nanyuan. Not only have we tried every means in the past two days to lower their morale and create pressure on them, in order to achieve  The purpose of subduing the enemy without fighting has completely failed, which has greatly increased the morale of the defenders in the city. At least in the next three days, they will be united and work together to defend the city. However, if we use such a method to lower the enemy's morale, it will be  It's useless. What a brilliant strategy. Under our pressure, they had no hope of survival. Now they have hope. This battle will be difficult to fight." Governor Konishi shook his head slightly and said  Zong Yizhi said softly.

    "Ah? In this case, this person really made a clever move. Family Governor, wouldn't this plan be exposed in three days? Then if they don't see reinforcements in three days, it will be a blow to their morale.  Will it be bigger? If we attack the city again after three days, wouldn't it be easier?" Zong Yizhi thought for a while.??, and then suggested to President Konishi.

    Governor Xiaoxi looked up at the north, couldn't help but sigh, and frowned slightly: "Three days? Three days? We can't wait for three days. Now, what we lack most is time. If we wait one more day, the Ming Dynasty's soldiers will  There will be more horses, and this battle will be more difficult to fight. You also know that as long as Nanyuan is captured, Nanyuan can be used as a stronghold to open the door to Seoul. And the most important thing is that now North Korea¡¯s navy has no  , they have no control over us at sea. With the south as their base, the west can directly point to the coastal areas of Ming Dynasty. This makes Ming Dynasty have scruples and will contain a large part of their power and give them aid to Korea.  Create a lot of pressure, so if you want to take the initiative and increase your chances of winning, the sooner Nanyuan is captured, the better."

    After a pause, he continued: "What's more, how could you know that Nanyuan's morale would plummet in three days? Since the person who came up with such a lie to boost morale can tell a lie, he can tell a second lie. The reason  There are many. Three days later, he can still use this trick to have someone come in from outside the city gate and pretend to be a messenger, saying that their reinforcements have been delayed due to our interception or some other reason, and he can fool the defenders for a few more days. By then.  At that time, the defenders were furious, and even without reinforcements, it was difficult to shake their military morale."

    "In this way, it is indeed a bit difficult to handle. This person who came up with the idea of ????posing as a messenger to bring unwarranted reinforcements is really not simple." Zong Yizhi couldn't help but sigh.

    "Haha, don't worry too much. The reason why I came up with this idea of ??lowering the morale of the defenders is just to make the siege battle simpler and reduce some casualties. Now that it has been cracked, it is not a big deal. Don't forget, we  There are nearly 60,000 troops, but the defenders only have 3,000 Ming troops and 3,000 Korean troops. Even if it is a hard attack, it will only take three to five days to conquer the city." Governor Konishi patted Soyoshi on the shoulder, and then  Said: "Send the order, let the sons have a good rest tonight, and attack the city early tomorrow morning."

    "yes"

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    On August 17, the 25th year of Wanli, Zhu Changluo led 8,000 Liaodong cavalry, nearly 1,000 Jinyi guards, and 6,000 Korean cavalry. They once again came to the valley where more than 20,000 Japanese troops were ambushed in Kobayakawa Longjing in Geumsan Mountain, Jeolla Province.  Nanyuan was just over a hundred miles away, so he took a break here and waited for the latest news ahead.

    "Your Highness, the secret guards who were investigating the news from Nanyuan are back." Zou Yi came behind Zhu Changluo and whispered.

    "pass."

    "The young secret guard Zhao Tianyuan comes to see His Highness."

    "No need to be polite, how is the situation over there in Nanyuan?" Zhu Changluo waved his hand, motioning for the secret guard Zhao Tianyuan to get up, and asked softly.

    "Your Highness, 60,000 Japanese troops, led by bandit leaders Konishi Yukinaga and Ukita Hideie, arrived at Nanhara Castle on August 13th. After besieging Nanhara for two days, they began their violent attack on Nanhara Castle yesterday. Nanhara Castle Guards  It will be Yang Yuan, the deputy general who arrived in June. There are 3,000 Ming troops and 3,000 Korean troops in the city. The city is now in danger." Zhao Tianyuan reported back.

    Zhu Changluo nodded and asked Zhao Tianyuan: "How long can Nanyuan City hold on? Aren't there still at least two thousand Ming Dynasty defenders in the whole state? Have they gone to reinforce Nanyuan?"

    "Your Highness, according to my opinion, due to the overwhelming force of the enemy, the defenders of Nanyuan are estimated to be able to hold on for two more days at most. As for the defenders of Quanzhou, the defender general Chen Yuzhong, the guerrilla general, did not send troops to reinforce Nanyuan."

    "Well" Zhu Changluo frowned, then waved his hand: "You go down first. If you have the latest information, report it as soon as possible."

    "Yes, Your Highness." Zhao Tianyuan kowtowed, then took two steps back, then turned and left.

    "Zou Yi," Zhu Changluo said.

    "Your Highness, what are your orders?" Zou Yi agreed from behind Zhu Changluo, and then asked respectfully.

    "Go and send word to General Liao Zhongai and Li Shunchen." Zhu Changluo ordered. At this time, he had an idea in his mind, a bold and risky plan. If it succeeds, it will definitely shock and amaze the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. If  If you fail, you may be trapped in a tight siege and in danger.

    "See your highness." After a while, Liao Zhongai and Yi Sunchen came to pay homage.

    "You two don't need to be polite." Zhu Changluo waved his hand and said directly without being polite: "I asked the two generals to come over because I have something to entrust them to. According to the news from the front, Nanyuan City was attacked by 60,000 people.  The Japanese army was besieging the city and the city was broken in just a day or two. The prince wanted the two generals to lead troops to reinforce Nanyuan. However, to be honest with the two generals, the prince had to go to other places for other important matters, so he could not give them to them.  The generals have too many troops, well, a thousand Liaodong cavalry and a total of 6,000 Korean cavalry. This prince can only provide so much. I wonder what the two generals think? Do you dare to go?"

      Liao Zhongai frowned slightly, then knelt down on the ground and said without hesitation: "I will go through fire and water for His Highness."

    Yi Sun-shin was obviously excited. As a North Korean and a former hero of North Korea, he did not hesitate at all to be able to fight for North Korea again: "I will let His Highness drive me."

    "Okay." Zhu Changluo clapped his hands: "This time to reinforce Nanyuan, General Liao will be the main general and General Li will join the army. We will immediately rush to Nanyuan to help. I think both generals know the importance of Nanyuan. I hope that the two generals will  After entering Nanyuan, cooperate with the defenders and try your best to defend Nanyuan City."

    "yes"

    "General Li will first gather and mobilize the Korean cavalry to let them understand the importance of this reinforcement." Zhu Changluo looked at Yi Sunchen and said. Of course, this was just rhetoric. He dismissed Yi Sunchen. He still had a few words to say to Liao Zhong.  Ai explained.

    "Yes, Your Highness, I will take care of it immediately."

    After Li Sunchen left, Zhu Changluo waved to Liao Zhongai, motioning for him to come closer, and then said softly: "General Liao, this time to help Nanyuan, it can be said that the task is arduous. I know that the six thousand North Korean cavalry have just some combat effectiveness."  , the real combat effectiveness is the thousand Liaodong cavalry, but this prince can only give you so much. However, fortunately, those Koreans are all cavalry, even if they have not formed much combat effectiveness, if they charge,  It is also a terrifying force. I have only one request here, and that is to pin me firmly to Nanyuan. No matter what method you use, you must hold back the Japanese power in Nanyuan. You can hold it off for as long as you can.  , it is best to have Japanese troops from other places come to support this operation, which is of great significance to this prince. If it succeeds, are you confident that this prince will remember you for your great achievements?"
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