Chapter 687 Li Rusong, Please Remember This (Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket!)

Although Lin Jinglüe said that he would give Liu Chenglong ten days to thoroughly clean up the traitors in the Pyeongan Province.

But only eight days later, Lin Jinglüe suddenly ordered the three armies to start crossing the river!

The Eastern Expedition Army, which had been assembled and trained, was organized into three corps by Lin Jinglüe.

Among them, the first corps had the largest number of troops, with Li Rusong as the commander, and was divided into three routes, the middle, the left and the right.

Yang Yuan, the deputy commander of the middle route, had nine columns under his command, with a total force of 13,000 people.

Li Rubai, the deputy commander of the left route, had nine columns under his command, with a total force of 11,000 people.

Zhang Shijue, the deputy commander of the right route, had nine columns under his command, with a total force of 13,000 people.

Together with Li Rusong's battalion of 1,000 people, the total force of the first corps reached 38,000 people.

Ma Gui, the commander of the second corps, had 11 columns under his command, with a total force of 17,000 people.

Dong Yiyuan, the commander of the third corps, had eight columns under his command, with a total force of 10,000 people.

In addition to the three corps, the three battalions directly under Lin Jinglüe have 6,000 soldiers, including 1,000 cavalrymen in Dayun Battalion, 2,000 cavalrymen in Ye Bangrong Battalion, and 3,000 infantrymen in Wu Weizhong Battalion.

The three corps plus the Jinglüe Battalion have a total of 46 columns and 6 main battalions, totaling 71,000 people.

This force is slightly more than Lin Tailai estimated, and it far exceeds the force of the Ming Dynasty's first large-scale entry into the DPRK in history.

After all, in this time and space, the Ming Dynasty no longer has the Ningxia Campaign to hold back, and it must be more relaxed in dealing with the deployment of troops.

Of course, for Lin Jinglüe, as long as the food and grass can be supplied, the force is "the more the better", which he is the same as Han Xin.

According to Lin Jinglüe's order, Li Rusong's First Corps and Jinglüe's Third Battalion are the first echelon to cross the river, and their main task is to attack Pyongyang.

Ma Gui's Second Corps and Dong Yiyuan's Third Corps will cross the river later, and have other tasks.

On the seventh day of October, the Ming Dynasty soldiers, commanded by the Minister of Strategy Lin Tailai, began to cross the Yalu River in Jiuliancheng.

According to the plan, the nine columns of the First Corps in the middle route, with 13,000 soldiers, were the first to cross the river.

The generals of these nine columns were Deputy General Yang Yuan, Lieutenant General Li Ning, Deputy General Cha Dashou, Deputy General Wang Youyi, Deputy General Sun Shoulian, Deputy General Wang Weizhen, former Deputy General Wang Weizhen, Lieutenant General Li Rumei, Lieutenant General Yang Shaoxian, former Lieutenant General of the Liaodong General, and General Ge Fengxia, Guerrilla General Ge Fengxia.

A platform for selecting generals had been set up by the river, with the banner of the General fluttering in the cold wind. Lin Tailai sat in the middle of the platform.

"The headquarters invited the king of your country to see him off, but why didn't he see him?" Lin Tailai called Li Dexin, the escort of the Korean Kingdom, over and asked dissatisfiedly.

Li Dexin said helplessly: "Lord Jinglüe has previously asked our king to move to Kuandian Fort. How about seeing him off in Jiuliancheng?"

Lin Tailai patted his forehead, "The military affairs are really too busy, I forgot about this."

Li Dexin: "."

The generals who were preparing to cross the river lined up under the general selection platform and saluted Lin Jinglüe.

Lin Jinglüe looked up at the Yalu River, and saw that the water and the sky were one color, and the mountains in the distant Korean territory were faintly visible.

Suddenly he raised his hand and pointed to the other side, and said loudly to the generals: "This is the place where you will make merit and be awarded a title!"

To be honest, such words have limited motivational effect on the generals of the Ming Dynasty. Because the ranks of the military officers of the Ming Dynasty are generally high, many generals are in a situation where there is no room for promotion.

For example, under the general selection platform in front of him, there are a lot of deputy generals or lieutenant generals. How can there be so many generals to be promoted?

But everyone's subordinates have similar strength, mostly one thousand to two thousand people, and they are regarded as a column here by Lin Tailai.

When all 27 columns of the three routes of the First Corps crossed the river, Lin Jinglue also led the battalion to cross the river in person.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and the savior of the peninsula, Lin Tailai, finally set foot on the land of the Joseon Kingdom and entered the territory of Yizhou, Pyeongan Province, one of the eight provinces.

The two largest cities in this province are called Pyongyang and Anzhou, and the first characters of each are put together to form Pyeongan Province.

The naming rules of the eight provinces of the Joseon Kingdom are roughly the same. For example, Hamgyong Province, the name comes from Hamhung and Gyeongseong.

There is also Chungcheong Province, the name comes from the local Chungju and Cheongju, and it is not because of "loyalty to the Qing Dynasty".

Li Rusong, the commander of the First Corps who had crossed the river earlier, greeted Lin Jinglue by the river and said to him, "I have some feelings in my heart, so I wrote a poem. I hope you will correct it."

General Li then improvised a poem: "I led troops across the river bank at night to fight against the three Korean states. The Ming lord hung up the flags and announced the winter. The murderous spirit is still strong, but the evil spirit will be cold when you leave."

Lin Jinglue snorted coldly, "The war is imminent, and you are still in the mood to write poems! How can you succeed if you are so lazy?"

General Li, who was scolded for being pretentious, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized something in his heart, and whispered, "Are you anxious?"

"Get lost!" Lin Jinglue scolded.

I am not really anxious, but I am a little uneasy. After all, the responsibility I shouldered this time is a bit heavy. Facing an enemy like the Japanese pirates, if there is any mistake, it will be a shame to the conscience of the time traveler.

The battle in Ningxia in the northwest the year before last and last year, as long as we follow the historical trajectory and speed up the progress, we can perfectly solve the problem.

So seeing that Lin Tailai was always reckless in his seven victories, there was actually not much risk.

But this time, Lin Tailai had some "original" plans that were completely different from the original history for the Eastern Expedition to the Peninsula, so there were indeed certain unpredictable risks.

That night, Lin Jinglue stayed at Yishun Hall in Yizhou, and continued to march south the next day.

Along the way, Lin Jinglue could not suppress his curiosity, and rode his horse into the houses of the villages on the roadside to take a look, and then came out with a disappointed face.

The guardians on the left and right who were guarding the side asked in confusion: "What's wrong with sitting in the pavilion?"

I only heard Lin Tai talking to himself: "Are women's tops so long now? Nothing is exposed."

The Zhang brothers were baffled, but they were used to the strange talk and weird talk that would burst out from time to time while sitting in the restaurant, so they pretended not to hear it.

The army continued walking southwest along the coastal plain, and suddenly saw a somewhat horrifying scene again.

From time to time, there are wooden frames on both sides of the road, with dead people tied and disemboweled on them, and even crows hovering on them.

Zhang Wu, the right protector, said angrily: "Could this be done by Japanese pirates? It is really inhumane!"

Lin Jing was a little embarrassed and replied: "In order to cover up the news about the army, I ordered the North Korean aide Liu Chenglong to clean up the Japanese traitors on Ping'an Road to act as eyes and ears for the Japanese pirates.

But I didn't expect that he would be so bloody. Of course, it may be to scare the people not to commit adultery. "

Zhang Wu: "."

Counting along the way, there are at least hundreds of wooden frames so far. We are still hundreds of miles away from Pyongyang, and we don’t know how many more people are behind us, let alone how many people were killed in vain.

Lin Jing sighed slightly: "This is the real war, a life-and-death war between countries."

When the army arrived at Anzhou, the second city of Ping'an Road, Liu Chenglong was waiting here and reported to Lin Jinglue:

"The traitor leader Jin Shunliang who is active in the northern part of Ping'an Road has been caught, and hundreds of people have been implicated, and they have all been dealt with quickly!

This ensures that the heavenly soldiers will not be detected by the Japanese soldiers before they approach Pyongyang, and that the food and grass transportation behind them is safe! "

Lin Tailai: "."

If he remembered correctly, Jin Shunliang's gang of traitors was actually only about forty people.

But it was difficult to dampen other people's enthusiasm for work, so Lin Jinglue gave a few words of encouragement against his will.

Liu Chenglong took the opportunity to say again: "I have a small request, and I hope Mr. Jinglue will grant it."

Lin Tailai said casually: "You say it first."

Liu Chenglong pointed to the two people behind him and said: "These are our generals Li Ai and Jin Yingrui. We hope to regain Pyongyang with the heavenly soldiers."

Lin Jinglue suddenly realized that he just wanted to gain military merit, but it didn't matter. After all, dogs need to be given some bones.

"How many soldiers and horses do they have?" Lin Tailai asked, thinking about how to organize them.

Liu Chenglong whispered: "Three hundred, only soldiers and no horses."

Lin Tailai: "."

I have tens of thousands of troops and you only have 300 infantry. How can you have the nerve to claim that you will "jointly" regain Pyongyang?

Forget it, I'm overthinking it, just throw it in any unimportant direction and use it as a mascot.

The soldiers were very fast. After resting for a night in Anzhou, the army continued to set off.

The First Corps and the Jinglue 3rd Battalion totaled 44,000 people. Five days after crossing the Yalu River, they arrived at Suchuan, which is located directly north of Pyongyang. It is only a hundred miles away from Pyongyang.

After camping that night, Lin Tailai summoned Li Rusong, Yang Yuan, Li Rubai, Zhang Shijue and other generals above the rank of branch deputy general for a meeting.

When the generals walked into the general tent, they saw Lin Junmen standing with his hands behind his back, meditating on the hung map.

After hearing the footsteps, Lin Tailai slowly turned around and said to everyone, "Sit down."

Then he spoke again: "This place is no more than a hundred miles away from Pyongyang City, and the army will definitely be unable to conceal its whereabouts any longer.

No matter how careless Mr. Konishi is, he will still notice our army, so we must make siege arrangements tonight.

When a large corps fights, military discipline must be strict! Each column must remember military orders and act in strict accordance with them! "

Li Rusong, the commander of the First Corps, stood up and said: "Don't worry, military! I will make detailed siege arrangements and convey them all tonight!"

Even if you don't count the general camp, there are still 38,000 people and hundreds of artillery attacking the city, so it's not a big problem.

Lin Tailai did not respond to Li Rusong, but pointed to the map and said: "The terrain of Pyongyang is higher in the west and lower in the east, and there is Mudan Peak in the north.

Pyongyang City is long from north to south and narrow from east to west. It has seven gates. There are Datong and Changqing gates in the east city, Lumen and Hanzhi gate in the south city, ordinary and Qixing gates in the west city, and Mitai gate in the north city.

It is estimated that the Japanese garrison in the city should be between 15,000 and 18,000, and there are also 2,000 Japanese soldiers stationed on Mudan Peak outside the north city. "

Li Rusong replied: "Don't worry, military! All generals are already familiar with the situation in Pyongyang City!"

At this time, Lin Jingluo pondered for a while, and then suddenly said: "Li Rusong, please remember, I will make the following arrangements."

General Li: "?"

If Lin Junmen directly deploys it, what else can he, the commander of the First Corps, do?

Lin Tailai said quickly and fluently: "Use the west city as the main deployment and main attack direction, the south city as the secondary attack direction, the north city as a containment and support, and the three vacancies and one east city are released.

With Cha Dashou's column and Wu Weizhong's camp, they attacked Mudan Peak in the north of the city and contained the Japanese soldiers in the north city;

Seven columns of Yang Yuan, Wang Youyi, Sun Shoulian, Wang Weizhen, Yang Shaoxian, Ge Fengxia, and Li Rumei attacked the Seven Star Gate of the West City;

Eight columns, Li Rubai, Zhang Jie, Qian Shizhen, Qi Jin, Fang Shihui, Gao Sheng, Wang Wen, and Shi Chaoqing, attacked the ordinary gate of the West City.

The five columns of Zhang Shijue, Zhang Qigong, Liang Xin, Zhao Wenming, and Gao Che were responsible for coordinating the Seven Star Gate and Ordinary Gate. After breaking the city gate, they were responsible for quickly entering the city to fight in the streets and expand the results.

The two columns of Luo Shangzhi and Wang Bidi, together with the Ye Bangrong camp and the Korean troops Li Ai and Jin Yingrui, attacked Nancheng Lumen.

Li Fangchun's column and Zu Chengxun's troops pretended to attack Hanzhimen in Nancheng.

Three columns of Li Ning, Zhao Zhimu, and Zhang Yingzhong circled the city and went to the south to ambush the Datong River, where they intercepted the Japanese soldiers who fled south.

Li Rusong, you are supervising the battle in the northwest, and this department is supervising the battle in the southwest! "

General Li felt inexplicably powerful, and felt that General Lin's tone was very imposing. Can he imitate it in the future?

Looking at the stunned Li Rusong, Lin Tailai frowned, "Li Rusong, repeat it to me."

General Li, who looked confused: "."

Fuck! Who can remember all the deployments of more than 30 units after listening to it once?

Other deputy corps-level generals looked at General Li with sympathy. Fortunately, they didn't have to repeat it.

Lin Jinglüe seemed very disappointed and shook his head, "Then I will say it a few more times, Li Rusong, remember it."

General Li, who has recently fallen in love with writing poetry and aspiring to military literature, finally knew to take out a pen and record the deployment on the manuscript paper.

After really explaining the deployment, Lin Jinglüe said again: "In addition, I have to emphasize three points.

First, the Japanese soldiers' fire guns are sharp, so we should make good use of the wooden shield carts built previously for protection and reduce the casualties of the government troops. After all, there will be many more battles in the future.

Second, Konishi Yukinaga built six so-called formations in the city based on the city walls, which are what Koreans call earth caves, which are considered small fortresses.

The Japanese soldiers are accustomed to building such fortifications and live in earth caves on a daily basis to ensure their own safety.

If our army enters the city, these Japanese soldiers will still rely on earth caves for tenacious defense.

Try not to force these earth caves, but use more fire attacks and set fire to the earth caves, so that you can save worry and effort.

Third, the second and third corps in other directions of the overall situation will take action, and we should try to attack Pyongyang City as quickly as possible.

Therefore, this time, we will not commend the heads, and do not let the soldiers waste time on cutting heads. Quick breakthroughs and advances are meritorious!

After I finished speaking, the order was passed to the column, and the meeting was adjourned! ”

The next day, the army continued to move south from Sukchon and arrived at Sunan, which was only more than 40 miles away from Pyongyang City, and then took a final rest.

The vanguard Cha Dashou sent someone to report that Konishi Yukinaga, who was fooled by Shen Weijing, was still thinking about peace talks and sent people to contact him to ask how to treat him?

Lin Jinglue replied: "Treat them with good food and drink, tell them that we are here to negotiate peace, and the troops are just to force a peace talk, and then let them go back."

At the same time, he said to Shen Weijing who was with the army: "Otherwise, you go to the Japanese camp again and fool Konishi Yukinaga to the end?"

Shen Weijing: "."

It is not technically difficult to fool Konishi Yukinaga to the end, but when the army attacks the city, can you still come out alive?