Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

On the battlefield with real knives and real guns, it is another situation... Li Rusong, who had learned a painful lesson, adopted a steady and steady strategy, stationing the army in several important places as mutual support, but instead of attacking the enemy head-on, he took a defensive stance; Da Shou led a group of dead soldiers. Under the guidance of the local Koreans, they copied the small road to the Longshan granary where the Japanese army had accumulated chestnuts, and set fire to the Japanese army's grain. This trick is a great strategy to "win by surprise". The Japanese army had already been resisted by the Korean people and the rebels, and it was not easy to collect food; North Korea was too large, and Japan and North Korea were separated by a sea, so it was difficult to transport and supply military food. Heavy; once the Longshan granary was burned, hundreds of thousands of stones of military rations were turned into ashes, and the problem became even bigger, so they had to go on the road of "retreat".

On April 18th, the Japanese army abandoned the defense of Wangjing and retreated towards Busan. As soon as Li Rusong got the news, of course he took action; Chang led the army into the city, carefully watching the enemy's situation, while crossing the Han River with the army, trailing behind the Japanese army, and he dared not order the war until he was 100% sure. And the Japanese army is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Although their combat effectiveness has been greatly weakened due to lack of food and hunger, and they cannot take the initiative to fight against the Ming side, their defense work is almost impeccable. All the sergeants take turns to rest and retreat slowly. , until arriving in Busan did not give Ming Fang the slightest opportunity to take advantage of it.

But as soon as they arrived in Busan, the strategy of the Japanese army changed again—in Busan, there were several other routes of troops from the Japanese side that could join up, and the total number was considerable; —Therefore, they formed camp at Pusan ​​and prepared to hold for a long time. Li Rusong couldn't find a chance to start a war, and he didn't dare to act rashly, so he also garrisoned troops, forming a special situation of confrontation with the Japanese army, mutual vigilance, but neither war nor peace talks. However, the situation in Liaodong presents another kind of peculiarity—the mountains and rains are about to come and the wind is full of buildings, and an invisible pressure that is almost suffocating deeply covers every mountain, every river and every person. heart of……

Nurhachi tried several times to break the dull stalemate, but every time his heart was already overwhelmed with impulsiveness, and after thinking about it again, he forced himself to endure it and let it go. This is not pouring cold water on yourself, because you have no confidence in yourself, but because you really have no chance of winning - Nalinbulu is far stronger than Jianzhou Zuowei with only one Yehe tribe, not to mention that he has joined forces with Hu Lun In addition to the war in Korea, the Japanese army watched across the river, posing a great threat-in such a dangerous situation, how could he take it lightly?

It wasn't until the end of April, when the news came that the Japanese army had retreated to Busan, that he breathed a sigh of relief; the threat in this regard was finally lifted temporarily. At least, in a short period of time, the Japanese army was unlikely to advance northward. However, this "relaxation of the heart" was only for a moment, and another thought immediately surged from my heart. "We have to take advantage of the time when the Japanese army is retreating to solve Nalinbulu's problem as soon as possible; lest the Japanese army make a comeback and fall into the enemy's back again!"

Then he fell into deep thought and began to carefully calculate the big and small details of taking the initiative to send troops to Nalinbulu. However, the ambitious Nalinbulu had the same "hero's view" on timing. He made an appointment with Hadabele Menggebulu, Urabele Mantai and Huifabeile Baiyindari. He said to them in a decisive tone: "This is the right time, just to win Jianzhou in one fell swoop!" He has ambitions, and the idea of ​​building a state has lasted for more than a day. Of course, he will not let it go when the time comes; what's more, his personality is impetuous and impulsive, and he takes the initiative as the starting point, lacking a Nurhachi-style foresight and determination. Then the habit of moving; therefore, he did what he said...

Just in June, Nalinbulu led the coalition forces of Hu Lun's four tribes and launched the first wave of tentative attacks. He used the method of sneak attack, led his troops and set off quietly, heading for the intended target—the Hubucha village under the banner of Jianzhou. In order to give Nurhachi a slap in the face. However, his sneak attack, which he thought was "unnoticed", failed to escape Nurhachi's intelligence network; as soon as his men and horses stepped out of Yehe's tribe, Nurhachi had already got the news from Buxia's ears and eyes. Of course, Nurhachi would not allow him to plunder—after a little thought, he immediately ordered: "Our army will set off immediately. Calculate the distance, and we can reach Hubuchazhai half an hour earlier than Nalinbulu. If there is time to go one more distance, ambush and intercept on the way - this battle, I will go in person; in addition, An Fei Yanggu will lead a hundred elites to respond; the others will be responsible for staying behind - be extra careful and beware of na Lin Bulu's plundering of Bucha village is just a smoke screen, but in fact he is attacking Feiala with the main force!"

With that said, he immediately put on his armor, got on his horse and set off. Unexpectedly, because he was well-trained and familiar with the terrain and roads around Jianzhou, he galloped down, and his footsteps were much faster than the troops of Hu Lun's four tribes, and also exceeded his expectations. The Fuljaqi village of Hada is near. So, he temporarily adjusted his strategy; he ordered the infantry to lie in ambush on the road, and he led the cavalry to rob Fuljiaqi Village first, and in turn give Hada a disarming blow... Fuljia Qizhai's strength is not strong, and his "psychological warfare" quickly took effect. Not only did he take away a lot of property from Fuljia Qizhai, but he also broke the morale of the army. Those who dared to confront him Almost nothing.

Next, he started to face Nalinbulu... Satisfied, Nalinbulu led the team and rushed all the way, until he arrived at Furjiaqi Village, he gasped. Originally, he thought he would go to Hubucha Village to "kill him by surprise" Yes, I never thought that Nurhachi would be the first to "kill Furjiaqi village by surprise"-in this way, the morale of the whole army weakened unconsciously, but he himself was aroused. He jumped into a rage. "His grandma's bear—" In a fit of rage, he spat out swear words casually, and then he even forgot that he was also here to attack others, so he continued to curse all the way: "I have eight generations of your ancestors! Taking advantage of the falsehood to attack, what kind of a hero—"

However, Nurhachi ignored him at all, let alone bickered with him—he calmly watched the situation on the scene, and quickly decided on a way to wipe out the enemy. He decided to lure the enemy himself, so as to lead the enemy into the ambush he had set in advance—this trick would definitely work against Nalinbulu, who is irritable by nature and loses his rationality when he gets angry... So, he ordered all the troops to retreat slowly to the place where the infantry were ambushing, and he stood alone in the rear. While the whole team was slowly retreating, he turned his head and showed Nalinbulu a mocking and contemptuous smile, and then caught him by surprise. Suddenly, he shot an arrow, and hit Nalin Bulu's heart with a "swipe".

Nalinbu didn't guard against this move, so he quickly raised his shield to block it, and the guards beside him also hurriedly approached to respond. Although there was no danger, the anger in his chest was aroused even more, so a loud shout followed. He immediately ordered to pursue Nurhachi. Nurhachi did not respond to the challenge at all, but only let the team retreat; Nalinbulu chased after him and yelled: "Coward! You can only shoot cold arrows, but you are not good at fighting!" Nurhachi still ignored him, and Nalinbulu looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "You can't escape—" However, his laughter was only halfway through before being covered by other voices - Nurhachi's team suddenly stopped retreating, and then, a horn that resounded through the sky was blown, completely covering up all other sounds. Immediately after the sound of the horn, the ambushing army appeared—the Jianzhou infantry who had been waiting for a long time to work, appeared in front of Nalin Bulu as if they had descended out of thin air. The zigzag formation surrounded Nalinbulu's thousands of horses layer by layer, and the retreating cavalry immediately turned their horses' heads, blocking Nalinbulu's front road, forming a four-sided pocket with the infantry , firmly caught Nalinbulu. The people of Hu Lun's fourth division immediately panicked and became a mess; however, Nalinbulu is not a pustule without adaptability. He has quite a lot of experience in war. Facing this sudden change, he immediately realized clearly that he Already in a dangerous situation, if he is not careful, he will be buried here; therefore, he controlled his emotions in his eagerness, and calmly issued an order: "All the troops gather together, rush out of a path, and retreat!" As he spoke, he instructed Baylor from Hada, Huifa, and Ula: "Don't let people scatter, gather together, gather all your strength and retreat!" He asked Baylor of the third department to lead the retreat, but he himself was in charge of the rear, personally leading dozens of horsemen, aiming at Nurhachi and rushing over to cover the retreat of other troops. So, Uncle Lang and the two fought in the rebellious army. The purpose of Nalinbulu is to retreat, and the purpose of attacking Nurhachi is to seize the enemy first, so that he can retreat completely; In addition to Bulu, he also ordered the soldiers to shout loudly and fight the enemy bravely; since the goals of the two sides are very different, the morale is also very different. up. Of course, he had no intention of fighting. After waving the big knife in his hand for a while, he made a feint, caught a gap, and turned around to escape under the cover of several guards. Nurhachi didn't ride his horse to chase him, but just drew his bow and shot an arrow at him. The arrow missed him, but went deep into the horse's butt; the pain was unbearable, and with a burst of hissing, Nalin Bulu was knocked off the ground. Come. This time, Nalin Bulu was even more embarrassed, so he had to switch to the guard's horse and ran away in a hurry; Nurhachi led a few people and chased after him for a while, frightened him even more, and galloped on the horse. Only then escaped Nurhachi's pursuit. Looking back, it was confirmed that there were no pursuers to drive them away. Nalinbulu and his subordinates who escaped by chance let out a long breath, but unexpectedly, the breath was too early——An Fei, who was ordered to respond Yanggu had already been waiting for them halfway, so it was another interception waiting for work... Nalin Bulu was lucky enough to escape, but after he fled back to Yehe's tribe and counted the number of people, this time the sneak attack failed but was intercepted and killed. The surviving troops were only a quarter of those who set out, and the rest were either killed or killed. The prisoners surrendered. "It's really capsized in the gutter—" Ashamed, angry and annoyed, he beat the table and hopped his feet and yelled at Sanbu Baylor: "This time, there must be a traitor. Go report to Nurhachi—I'll get him out and skin him alive." On the one hand, he sighed and said: "Let's split up and recruit more troops, and go to Nurhachi as soon as possible to recover this face!"