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Chapter 387: Under the Castle of Pyongyang

Because it was already ready, the Ming army was moving very fast. Three days later, two armies set off. The grain and grass had already arrived in Yizhou first. As the Ming army crossed the Yalu River, the grain and grass moved further forward.

Two large armies rushed straight to Pyongyang City, while the other army entered Hamkyung Road and targeted Xingqing Prefecture.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty marched very quickly, which was different from history. This time, Zhu Yijun was in charge of Shenyang, and various materials were allocated very timely. In addition, the Ming army had been trained for a long time, so it was very orderly.

The Southern Route Army quickly arrived in Pyongyang and then set up camp.

The army basically encountered no resistance along the way, and arrived in Pyongyang easily. In fact, the Japanese pirates didn't want to resist. The Ming army was too large and the momentum was so powerful that they retreated in fear.

In Zhang Weixian's big tent, the main generals were holding meetings.

In fact, the content of the meeting is also very simple, that is, how to fight this battle.

There were also North Korean general Song Xiangxian with Zhang Weixian. How many people are there under him? Five hundred people. After learning about this number, Zhang Weixian directly used them as guides.

In history, the Koreans once deceived the Ming Dynasty at this time.

They said that there were only more than 1,000 Japanese pirates in Pyongyang, but the Ming Dynasty really thought that more than 1,000 people were fighting. In fact, the first legion of Governor Xiaoxi was all in Pyongyang, with a number of 16,000 people.

Therefore, the first battle in Pyongyang in history was defeated by the Ming Dynasty.

But this time it is different. The Ming Dynasty has been prepared for a long time, so naturally it will not be misled by intelligence again.

Zhang Weixian glanced at the man in a clothed man beside him and said, "Let me introduce him to you. He is Lu Qian, the head of the East Factory, and he has brought us a lot of information."

Everyone's eyes fell on Lu Qian, and Lu Qian also stood up and smiled and hugged everyone, as if he had said hello.

That's all Lu Qian can do. He is from the Dongchang, so he naturally cannot be too polite to the people in the Jingying, otherwise there will be problems. Internal officials will be suspicious of making friends with foreign ministers, let alone generals leading the army outside.

Although Lu Qian is not an official, he is also from the East Factory!

"Since we know each other, let's hear what Lu Qian said!" Zhang Weixian made a gesture of invitation after speaking.

Everyone also looked at Lu Qian. Although everyone knew that Dongchang was everywhere, it was in China. When we arrived here, Dongchang could still do this? Everyone was very curious.

Some people are quite dissatisfied with this, but they didn't say anything because the other party was Dongchang.

Lu Qian nodded, then said, "Now there are a total of 16,000 Japanese pirates in Pyongyang City. They are the first legion of Japanese pirates entering North Korea. The commander of the legion is called Governor Xiaoxi."

"The Japanese pirates who invaded North Korea this time had nine legions, two legions that were the most capable and the first ones."

"One is the First Legion, which is led by Governor Konishi, and the Second Legion went to Hamkyung Domain, and the commander was Kato Kiyomasaki. Our Dongchang also sent people there."

At this point when Lu Qian said, everyone's eyes became serious.

It’s not because the Japanese pirates became serious. They didn’t even look down on the nine legions and the Japanese pirates who could fight. They were shocked by the intelligence capabilities of the East Factory.

Before the battle started here, the East Factory had already figured out the information clearly.

You should know that this is not the Ming Dynasty, but North Korea, and the other side is not the North Korean army, but the Japanese pirates. The East Factory is really the East Factory, and it is really omnipresent. It’s so amazing!

"I have a document about Governor Xiaoxi and the First Legion."

Lu Qian signaled to the person standing behind him, and the man immediately began to distribute information. Lu Qian said, "The country of Japan has experienced a melee and has been fighting for decades."

"So the Japanese pirates are all veterans who are fighting for a long time and are not afraid of death."

"This young leader Xi is also a long-time general on the battlefield and is very capable. Regarding weapons and equipment, the Japanese pirates are equipped with a lot of artillery and muskets. These are all obtained from the Portuguese and are very powerful."

"There are Datong in the east, the second gate of Changqing in the south, the second gate of Lumen in the south, the second gate of carpet in the west, the ordinary gate of Seven Star gate, the Mitai Gate in the north, and the towering Mudan Peak, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"The Japanese pirates are not afraid of death, so everyone should be prepared."

After saying this, Lu Qian did not continue to say that the information was over. How to fight the rest depends on Zhang Weixian. He came here just to provide intelligence support, no matter how he fought.

Zhang Weixian waited until everyone finished reading the information and then said, "I'll talk about the target first."

"According to the previous tactics, siege, three sieges, one siege, leaving a city gate for them to break through, but this time I'm not going to do this." Zhang Weixian said in a very light tone, but the matter was very serious.

"Tomorrow starts to attack the city, surrounded by all sides. In a word, I not only want to attack the city, but also wipe out the Japanese pirates in Pyongyang City." Zhang Weixian said here, his eyes also sharpened.

"I don't care what elite they are, nor do I care what the best first legion they are."

"In a word, I will wipe out them all. Cao Wenzhao, you and He Renlong are in charge of the east gate, Deng Shaoyu, you and Li Zongcheng are in charge of the north gate, Chang Mingliang, you and Zhang Zuojiu are in charge of the south gate, Xu Jibeng, you and Li Chenggong are in charge of the west gate."

"In three days, I will only give you three days. In three days, I will take Pyongyang and destroy the Japanese pirates."

Everyone stood up and said loudly: "See the order of utmost importance!"

The Ming army was preparing for war, and the Governor Xiaoxi in the city was also preparing for war. Standing at the gate of the city and looking at the Ming army camp in the distance, the Governor Xiaoxi had a serious face.

"Captain of the Legion, I have arranged it!" A short black-faced man spoke next to Captain Xiaoxi.

He was Kuroda Nagamasa, the first vassal lord of the Fukuoka vassal family. He was highly valued by Governor Konishi, and his strength was also very strong. Kuroda Nagamasa, who was originally full of confidence, looked very bad when he saw the Ming army camp below.

"I didn't expect the Ming Dynasty to come so quickly. Although the news has been sent out, the reinforcements will not be able to come for a while!"

President Konishi glanced at Kuroda Nagamasa and sneered, "I was just about to see the Ming army. We are going to fight to the Ming Dynasty. Now we are just trying their best."

"Pyongyang City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, what are we going to worry about? Tell the samurai below to defend Pyongyang City and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Then we will annihilate the Ming army in one fell swoop."

Kuroda Nagamasa nodded: "Don't worry, the samurai have already sharpened their swords."
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