Chapter 151 Big Plan

On August 15, 25th year of Wanli, this day was spent in extreme mental tension for the defenders of Nanyuan Castle. With sufficient troops, the Japanese did not seem to want to face the black artillery on the Nanyuan wall and the firearms equipped by the defenders. They played a trick with the defenders: Ukita Hide's family led a large army to besiege the South Gate; Governor Konishi made a siege ladder in Ximen; Mori Yoshienen besieged the East Gate, and only the North Gate did not have siege troops, and it seemed that the Japanese intended to let the defenders retreat from there.

However, the Japanese did not only use this strategy of surrounding three or one. Ukita Hidea from the South Gate and Mori Yoshisei from the East Gate seemed to have agreed. Every once in a while, they ordered people to beat drums and act like they were about to attack. However, after the defenders from the South Gate and the East Gate were mobilized, they did not attack the city, but just made the defenders nervous and undermine morale. When the defenders had just relaxed under pressure, their drums sounded again, and so on.

Yang Yuan felt bitter and helpless. If he had even a thousand spare cavalry in his hand, he would open the city gate and rush for a while without hesitation to increase the morale that was already extremely sluggish. He knew very well that the Japanese seemed to have an absolute advantage in military strength and wanted to take Nanyuan without bloodshed, so he surrounded San Jue and tried every means to increase the pressure of the defenders and reduce the morale of the defenders. As long as he reached a critical point, he believed that the seemingly unenclosed North Gate would become the place for the defenders to escape. Yang Yuan could use his own head to guarantee that the north gate, which seemed to be alive, would the north gate, which seemed to be alive, be absolutely dead. However, when the morale and pressure of the soldiers reached the critical point, will others take so much into consideration as long as one person escaped?

"Dongdong..." A rapid drum sound came again. Yang Yuan looked at the city guards who seemed to be deaf about the drum sound. The bad feeling in his heart became stronger and stronger. It turned out that he still had confidence to resist the Japanese with the six thousand soldiers in his hand and the good city wall defense of Nanyuan. However, under the means of the Japanese beings who had only one day today, although the Japanese had not officially started to attack the city, he had completely lost confidence in being able to hold on for four or five days.

After looking at the defenders with extremely low morale on the city wall, Yang Yuan swallowed. With these soldiers who had a low morale and lost their fighting spirit, it might be a bit difficult for one day to hold on for four or five days. Yang Yuan knew that he had to do something, otherwise, perhaps the soldiers would run away tonight and could not stand the pressure, and that would happen, the entire defender might collapse directly.

Yang Yuan was not from a noble family. He became the current deputy general with his military merits step by step. His combat experience and ability were quite good. He thought about it for a while, then gritted his teeth, reached out to summon his confidant guard, whispered for a while, and finally added: "Yang Zhen, you have been following me for more than ten years. I can only feel at ease if you leave this matter to you. It is of great importance. You need to find a few reliable people for this matter and not to leak any news."

"Don't worry, General, even if the young man is desperate, he will definitely live up to the general's entrustedness. But... just..." Yang Zhen is Yang Yuan's fellow villager, and his confidant, not an ordinary guard. So he was a little hesitant at this time. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "It's just a general. If the promise cannot be exchanged in three days and the soldiers guarding the city find that they have been cheated, the consequences will probably be unimaginable. General, you..."

Yang Yuan smiled reluctantly, his face full of bitterness, and said in a low voice: "If you don't do this, according to this situation, Yang Zhen, how many days do you think we can hold on? This is the only way at present... Alas, three days later, the admiral's order was completed. If you can hold on until then, the rest will be left to fate." Then, he waved tiredly: "Go..."

"Yes, General." Yang Zhen looked at the general who had been following him for more than ten years and had not shown such exhaustion and decadence. He saluted solemnly, then took a few steps back, and turned around resolutely.

It was about to get dark, Xiaoxi Governor at the West Gate ordered people to stop manufacturing siege equipment and asked Zong Yizhi beside him: "What's going on over the North Gate?"

Zong Yizhi bowed and said respectfully: "The family governor, there are currently no Nanyuan defenders evacuated from the North Gate. However, under the continuous morale attacks of ours, it is estimated that someone will not recognize him and escape tonight."

President Xiaoxi nodded and said with a smile: "It's not that it's impossible, according to the detailed work in Nanyuan City, there are combat power in the city, that is, the 3,000 defenders of the Ming Dynasty. Even if they have low morale, they may still be able to persist tonight, but don't forget that if there are 3,000 Koreans in the city, the 3,000 people who are still in the city, the 3,000 people who are the first to escape, will immediately cause a chain reaction. Even if someone wants to stop them, they will be powerless to turn the situation back."

After thinking about it, President Xiaoxi then ordered: "Send the order and let the people who are ambushing outside the North Gate ignore the people who escaped tonight, let them go, and there must be no battle, so as not to be discovered by the swaying people in the city, and strengthen their belief in defending the city."

"If a large number of defenders escaped, for example, a size of 500 or 1,000 people, would they let them go?" Sun Yizhi asked carefully.

President Xiaoxi smiled and shook his head, and said, "Why not let go? The defenders in the city escaped tonight, hehe, do you think it is important to kill thousands of Koreans and Ming people, or to capture Nanyuan City without bloodshed? Do you know the importance of Nanyuan's geographical location? What's more, even in the siege, even if the morale of the defense party is low, if we don't pay several times the price, how can we break through the city? You also know that for this war, our territory has almost been spared and we can reduce losses, so as to minimize it."

"Yes, the family governor."

"oh……"

"roar……"

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Suddenly, there were noises in Nanyuan City, but the sound seemed to be cheering when excited and excited. Governor Konishi and Soyochi were stunned at the same time, looking at each other, and seeing confusion and confusion in each other's eyes. Why did the cheers of defenders come from Nanyuan City at this time? Shouldn't they be worried and feeling distressed at this time? Why did they cheer instead? Could it be that the pressure was too great and they were collectively crazy?

"Come on, check what's going on"

At the same time, outside the South Gate and the East Gate, Ukita Hidea and Mori Yoshiseki were also confused and stunned by the shouts coming from the Nanhara Castle. They were a little confused about the situation. Why were they surrounded by the low-spirited Nanhara Castle? At this time, the defenders actually... cheered?

They were not confused for long. After about an hour, the Seizure in Nanyuan City tried every means to send out the reasons why the defenders cheered.

"What? Say it again." President Xiaoxi looked at Zong Yizhi with some disbelief. He was a little unacceptable. He was a little unacceptable to what Zong Yizhi said.

"That's right, the news from the Nanyuan City, one hour ago, a team of three messengers rushed to the Nanyuan City with blood and brought a message to the Nanyuan City's defenders. The Ming reinforcements would arrive in three days. The morale of the defenders suddenly increased unprecedentedly. The cheers in the city were only sent by the reinforcements after three days. Moreover, they also brought a message to the Nanyuan City's defenders, saying that they risked their lives and entered the city from the north gate of Nanyuan, and said that tens of thousands of us were ambushed outside the north gate." Sonochi smiled bitterly and repeated the news from the Nanyuan City again. Not to mention that the President Xiaoxi was stunned when he heard it, he was also in the same situation.

President Xiaoxi frowned, and after a moment of thinking, he caught the key to the problem: "Did they enter the city from the north gate?"

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

"The people we ambushed didn't stop these people?"

Zong Yizhi smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I have sent someone to ask the Fu Jun outside the North Gate, but they said that no one went to the city today, and they had never seen the so-called messenger of the Ming Dynasty. They were confused."

"Haha, I'm interested. I didn't expect that there was such a difficult general in Nanyuan City. It was really interesting." Governor Xiaoxi laughed. At this time, he had already considered the general matter of this matter. Unexpectedly, he sincerely praised the person who could plan such a plan in such an unfavorable situation.

"Master, what you mean..." Sora Yoshichi was actually guessing it. However, this is not the time to show it himself, but the time to set off President Xiaoxi. He grasped very well what to say and what to do, otherwise he would not become the confidant that President Xiaoxi could not live without.

"This is a lie, but this kind of lie is just the right time for the defenders of Nanyuan. Not only do we try our best to hit their morale in the past two days and create pressure on them to achieve the goal of defeating the troops without fighting, but it also makes the morale of the defenders in the city rise. At least in the next three days, they will unite and work together to defend the city well. It is useless for us to use such means to reduce the aura of the enemy. It is such a clever plan. Under our pressure, they have no hope of survival. Now that there is hope, this battle is difficult to fight." Governor Xiaoxi shook his head slightly and said softly to Soyochi.

"Ah? In this way, this man is really a great move. The family governor. In this way, will this plan be revealed in three days? Then if they don't see reinforcements in three days, it will be a bigger blow to their morale, right? If we attack the city in three days, wouldn't it be easier?" So Yoshichi thought for a while, and then suggested to President Konishi.

The governor Xiaoxi looked up at the north, and couldn't help but sigh and frowned: "Three days? Three days we can't wait for three days. Now, what we lack the most is time. If you wait one more day, the Ming Dynasty will have more troops and horses, and this battle will be more difficult to fight. You also know that as long as you capture Nanyuan, you can use Nanyuan as a stronghold and open the gateway to Seoul. The most important thing is that now there is no North Korean naval forces, and they have no restraint on us on the sea. With Nanyuan as a stronghold, the west can directly point to all parts of the coast of the Ming Dynasty. This makes the Ming Dynasty have concerns and will restrain a large part of their strength and create great pressure on them to aid Korea. Therefore, if you want to take the initiative and increase your chances of victory, the sooner the Nanyuan is, the better."

After pausing, he continued, "What's more, how can you know that Nanyuan's morale will drop sharply in three days? Since those who come up with such a lie to increase morale can tell a second lie, there are many reasons. Three days later, he can also use this trick to make people come in from outside the city gate to pretend to be messengers, saying that their reinforcements have delayed their itinerary due to our interception or some reason, and they can fool the defenders for a few days. At that time, the defenders will be red in their eyes. Even if there are no reinforcements, it will be difficult to shake their morale."

"It's really a bit difficult to say this. It's really not easy for this person to think of such an idea of ​​impersonating a messenger to bring unwarranted reinforcements." Soyochi couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, don't worry too much. The reason why I came up with this idea to reduce the morale of the defenders is nothing more than to simply reduce casualties in the siege battle. Now that it has been cracked, it's no big deal. Don't forget that we have nearly 60,000 troops, but the defenders only have 3,000 Ming and 3,000 Korean troops. Even if it is a hard attack, it will take only three or five days to break the city." Governor Xiaoxi patted Zong Yizhi's shoulder and continued: "Send the order to let the boys 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 Jinyiwei and 6,000 Korean cavalry again to the valley where the last ambushed more than 20,000 Japanese troops in Jinshan, Jeolla Road. This place is only more than 100 miles away from Nanyuan. He temporarily rested here and waited for the latest news ahead.

"Your Highness, you are back from the secret guard who investigated the news in Nanyuan." Zou Yi came behind Zhu Changluo and whispered.

"pass."

"Little Secret Guard Zhao Tianyuan, kowtow to Your Highness."

"No need to be polite, what's the situation in Nanyuan?" Zhu Changluo waved his hand, signaled the secret guard Zhao Tianyuan to get up, and asked softly.

"Report to Your Highness, under the leadership of the bandit leader Konishi and Ukita Hide's family, the 60,000 Japanese troops arrived in Nanyuan Castle on August 13. After two days of siege of Nanyuan, they began their strong attack on Nanyuan Castle yesterday. The garrison of Nanyuan Castle is Yang Yuan, the deputy general who arrived in June. There are 3,000 Ming troops in the city and 3,000 Korean troops. The city is currently in danger." Zhao Tianyuan reported.

Zhu Changluo nodded and asked Zhao Tianyuan: "How long can Nanyuan City last? Isn't there still at least two thousand of our Ming defenders in the whole province? Have you gone to reinforce Nanyuan?"

"Your Highness, according to the small view, due to the large enemy's power, the Nanyuan defenders are expected to be able to hold on for two more days at most. As for the defenders in the whole province, the guerrilla general Chen Yuzhong, the city defender, did not send troops to reinforce Nanyuan."

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

"Yes, Your Highness." Zhao Tianyuan knocked his head, then took two steps back, and then turned around and left here.

"Zou Yi" Zhu Changluo said.

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

"Go and tell me that General Liao Zhongai and Li Shunchen are coming." 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 it fails, it may fall into a siege and fall into danger.

"See Your Highness." After a while, Liao Zhongai and Li Shunchen came to worship.

"You don't have to be too polite," Zhu Changluo waved his hand, without being polite, but said directly: "I want to entrust the two generals to come here. According to news from the front, Nanyuan City was besieged by 60,000 Japanese troops, and the city was destroyed for a day or two. The prince wanted the two generals to lead troops to reinforce Nanyuan. However, to be honest, the prince had to go to other places to have other important matters, so he could not give the two generals too many troops. Well, one thousand Liaodong cavalry and all six thousand Korean cavalry, the prince could only take out so many. I wonder what the two generals meant? Do you dare to go?"

Liao Zhongai frowned slightly, then knelt down on the ground, and said without hesitation: "Go through fire and water for Your Highness."

Lee Sun-sen obviously looked excited. As a North Korean, he was a former hero of North Korea and he was able to fight for North Korea again, without any hesitation: "Let your Highness drive you."

"Okay," Zhu Changluo slapped: "This time, the reinforcement of Nanyuan, General Liao was the main general, and General Li was the army, so he immediately rushed to Nanyuan to help. I think both generals knew the importance of Nanyuan. I hope that after the two generals entered Nanyuan, they would cooperate with the defenders and try their 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 Li Shunchen and said, of course, this was just a remark. He would send Li Shunchen away. He still had a few words to explain to Liao Zhongai.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will do it immediately."
Chapter completed!