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"In order to avoid defeating Mr. Lai, the Xiu family here to ask you all!"
Ukita Hidea stood up and bowed.
The other Japanese generals also stood up together.
President Konishi and Kiyomasa Kato also realized what was going on below? As long as Jinzhou City was captured, they could deal with it calmly regardless of whether the main force of the Ming army in Wangjing came to help.
But if Jinzhou City is not conquered, they will be in a dilemma.
The Masara mentioned by Ukita Hidea is Takeda Masara, the famous Nagashiko Warring States Period in Japan.
At that time, Takeda Katsurai led a 15,000 Takeda family army to attack Tokugawa's father Shino Castle for a long time. As a result, he had to fight with Oda who came to reinforce the army and 38,000 Tokugawa's coalition forces. As a result, the Takeda family was defeated, resulting in the demise of the Takeda family several years later.
Ukita Hide's family uses this well-known story from Takeda's family to warn the generals!
After the military discussion dispersed, the generals were in a hurry. They all knew that there would be a fierce battle tomorrow. At this time, the sky was already dark, and the fire on the top of Jinzhou City was particularly eye-catching.
Governor Xiaoxi was feeling a little heavy on his way back to the big tent.
He was known to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and got what he had today. For him, the profit from trading with the Ming Dynasty was ten times that of the territory obtained from the attack on North Korea. However, Kato Kiyoshi and other warriors were even more greedy for the territory occupied by North Korea. As soon as the Japanese army captured North Korea, they were eager to release the "Cecessation of the Eight-Dao Kingdoms" and collected annual tribute from the people in the form of Japanese mainland. Among them, the total number of Shigaogao established by North Korea was 11.87 million, and this move was fiercely resisted by the Korean people.
The Japanese army's strategic sway left and right has led to increasingly unfavorable situations.
This is what they know as generals, but for these low-level samurai in front of them, what can they get from this battle? Could it be that... will they really become sacrificed so many soldiers but in the end they still return to Japan with nothing?
If this is true, what are they doing here? Are all the strategies and sacrifices of soldiers in the end just to become topics of conversation for future generations?
"Shou Jinshou Your Highness!" Zong Yichi quickly caught up.
As a gambler to Ma Daming, Zong Yichi's eagerness to end this battle and reach a peace agreement with Ming to enfeoff tribute was not inferior to President Xiaoxi.
"What's the important thing about His Highness Ma Shou?"
Zong Yi said: "I feel very frightened. The North Korean army has long become a frightened bird. This time I dare to attack our army, it must be because the main force of the Ming army came."
President Konishi asked back: "You think the Ming army's judgment that His Highness Kato dared not fight is a first-class misleading. Their real intention is to fight me under the city of Jinzhou."
Zong Yi nodded.
President Xiaoxi said: "Don't have such an idea. It is not because of the Ming army's trap that Jinzhou City cannot conquer, but because of our own problem... Besides, if it is a trap, who is the trap? Who will use Jinzhou City as a preset battlefield early in the morning and wait for us to jump into it?"
President Xiaoxi suddenly fell silent when he said this.
He thought of the Ming Dynasty's master, who advocated tribute to Japan in China and in North Korea since the beginning. This made President Xiaoxi and others believe it, but in fact it gave them a wrong judgment, thinking that he was here to negotiate peace.
But in fact, he had already sharpened his swords and guns behind his back!
"Bakana!" President Xiaoxi suddenly shouted.
Victory can make us get more at the negotiating table, and this sentence of Ukita Hidea suddenly awakened President Konishi.
Seeing that President Xiaoxi's face was a bit ferocious, Zong Yitiao hurriedly said, "Your Highness, maybe you are thinking too much, the Ming army may be really bluffing."
Governor Xiaoxi calmed down and said, "Anyway, just capture Jinzhou City."
After saying that, Xiao Xingxi took a long step away, and the night became darker and thicker.
The Japanese army camp that surrounded Jinzhou City on three sides was like a huge monster with bloody mouths, as if it could swallow Jinzhou City, the size of a walnut, at any time.
But walnuts are walnuts after all. If you are too hasty, even a giant beast will have to break off a few big teeth!
One night passed, and the next day, the Japanese army all entered the battle against Jinzhou City, and a big fight began.
Under the city of Jinzhou, the Japanese army began to take a desperate gamble, regardless of casualties.
The east, west and north of the city are in a hurry at the same time.
Jin Qianyi was also very surprised when he watched the Japanese army's crazy attack and immediately organized the Korean military and civilians to fight to the death.
The defender Zhang Run and the Zhongqing army envoy Huang Jin were ambushed by the Japanese army's iron gunners and died in the city, and several Japanese generals were also killed in the battle of Pancheng.
The Japanese general Kiyoshi Kiyoshi, built more than a dozen tortoise shell cars and dug the city again.
Among the three Japanese troops on the besieged city, Kiyomasa Kato was the best in fighting. Under the continuous impact of the tortoise shell vehicles, the walls of Jinzhou City were already shaking.
Jin Xiangqian ran to the top of the city and said to Jin Qianyi: "Dad, we have tried all kinds of ways to burn stones and recruit dead soldiers out of the city, but we can't break these Japanese chariots."
Jin Qianyi was anxious when he saw the tortoise shell car digging the city inch by inch. He looked at his son and was about to scold him, but he saw that his son's clothes were covered with dust and blood.
The dozens of volunteer soldiers on the left and right were wearing plain clothes and white scarves, and each of them was injured.
Jin Qianyi said in a deep voice: "Stick for a moment, the 300,000 reinforcements from the Heavenly Soldiers will arrive soon."
After Jin Qianyi finished speaking, he saw that none of the soldiers on both sides made a sound, but his eyes were full of suspicion. He also felt that he had no confidence in saying this, but in the past he could comfort his subordinates for a while, but today it seemed that he had lost the effect.
"Sir, will reinforcements really come?" A 15 or 16-year-old volunteer soldier asked.
Jin Qianyi said guiltily: "Well, I will come."
A 40-50-year-old Yi soldier said: "Sir, we are not afraid of death. What we are afraid of is the adults in the court who have long forgotten us and let us wait for death here alone. In this way, what's the use of even if we die here in battle?"
"Yes, it's good even if they send a soldier and a soldier to rescue him. I'm afraid there will be no reinforcements from beginning to end."
Jin Qianyi shook his head and said, "No, I'll let me agree to you before I come. No matter what, I'll ask the Ming army to rescue Jinzhou City. Let's be patient for the time being, tomorrow..."
"Sir, I'm afraid that Liu Xiang will keep you in the dark. In fact, the court and the Ming army have abandoned us long ago! They have never thought of saving Jinzhou City! Which adult would care about the lives of us young soldiers?"
"Woooo! I don't want to die!" A righteous soldier cried, drawing out his knife to cut off the blue bricks on the top of the city.
The other volunteer soldiers also shed tears silently.
Jinzhou City, which had been on the sixth day, was actually almost out of ammunition and food. Jin Qianyi looked at the soldiers, and he knew that the situation was over now!
Jinzhou City was so embarrassed that it was, but the Japanese army under the city was also desperate.
Except for the smooth progress of Kato Kiyomasa's attack, Governor Konishi and Hidea Ukita did not please him.
The Ukita Hidea family was not good at leading troops, so the siege battle and the original battle of Bitumen were hosted by several of the Ukita family's family.
As the general of the Ukita Hidea family, there is nothing else to do except supervise the battle on the mountain.
Most of the day passed, and Ukita Hidea saw that although the Japanese army attacked with all their might and seized part of the city walls on the top of the city several times, Jinzhou City seemed to be about to be broken, but then the Koreans would arrive and kill the Japanese army that had climbed to the top of the city.
In his opinion, the Korean army in the city also understood that the Ming army reinforcements seemed to be not far away and resisted particularly tenaciously.
At this moment, the Ukita Hidea family held the military team tightly and walked around uneasy.
"His Highness Zhongnayan, His Highness Maori reported that this morning he discovered the Ming army's reconnaissance cavalry in the northeast, and then fought with the Ming army's Li Ning and Zu Chengxu's troops for half a day, and both sides did not decide the outcome!"
As soon as these words came out, several generals of Ukita Hide's family couldn't help but say, "Have even the Ming army from the direction of Seongju?"
"His Highness Nakanayan, His Highness Yoshikawa reported that there were unknown numbers of Korean rebels south of the Nanjiang River, under various banners!"
At this time, several generals saw that Ukita Hide's face was gloomy and stopped talking.
"His Highness Zhongnayan, His Highness Yida sent a military message from Busan. He wanted to lead his army to move closer to Jinju City, but before he left the city, Busan was attacked by Lee Sun-sen's Korean navy. Later, although His Highness Yida repelled the Korean navy, more than ten warships at the port were burned by Lee Sun-sen, and now he dare not leave without hesitation!"
A general analyzed: "When the military was discussing, His Highness Kobayakawa was worried that the Ming army might have attracted our army with Jinzhou City, and then the main force directly attacked Busanpu and cut off our army's retreat. Now, no matter which side the Ming army's main attack is, it is extremely troublesome!"
Ukita Hide's face turned pale: "I understand, no need to say anything more!"
Ukita Hide's family was in a bad mood and sat on the stool and drank a glass of sake. At this time, he saw a cavalryman coming at the foot of the mountain.
This person was fucking the flag of the Kobayakawa family. When Ukita Hide's family saw this, he immediately stood up and ran out of the tent. Then the man turned over and fell off the horse and knelt in front of Ukita Hide's family.
"What's wrong with His Highness Kobayaku?"
This person reported: "Your Highness Nakayama, the Ming army called dozens of large tubes to bombard the main formation where His Highness Kobayakawa is located this morning!"
"What?" Everyone present changed their colors.
Although Japan pays attention to firearms, it lacks cannons, so they call bird guns iron cannons, while real cannons are called large tubes.
Because the large tubes are scarce, the Japanese generals who have experienced the Battle of Pyongyang were shocked when they saw the overwhelming artillery of the Ming army siege.
"The Ming army has even transferred the big tube?" At this moment, Ukita Hidea seemed to hear the rumbling cannons coming from dozens of miles away!
"His Highness Kobayakawa reported that he would swear to stop the Ming army for the sake of the Lord, and beg your Highness to attack Jinzhou City as soon as possible! In addition, His Highness Lihua is also in a tough battle!"
The cavalry said loudly, and raised his head but saw that Ukita Hidea seemed to have not listened, but muttered something.
It took a while for the other party to hear what Ukita Hidea said, "Da Tsubaki is here, it's Li Rusong! It's Li Rusong! The Ming army really wants to fight a decisive battle under Jinzhou City!"
Chapter completed!