Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen

For Li Rusong, the 20th year of Wanli (1592) was really an eventful year.As soon as the matter in Ningxia was settled, Song Yingchang received a notice, and the admiral Shaanxi became the admiral Liaodong. Before the stool was hot, he turned around and went to the Japanese. In fact, Li Rusong didn't mean to play big cards, he had to ask Minister Song to wait. The reason why he delayed for a few months was because he also had to wait. In fact, the so-called Liaodong iron cavalry was not commanded by Li Rusong alone, but was commanded by eight people, and only a part of them participated in Ningxia's quelling chaos.

But this time, Li Rusong did not set off in a hurry. After careful consideration, he decided to gather everyone.The instinct of war told him that what awaited him in North Korea would be a more powerful enemy. As the most elite cavalry unit in the Ming Dynasty, the number of cavalry in Liaodong is not large, adding up to no more than 10,000 people. They are under the control of Li Chengliang's old troops, family generals, and sons. In addition to Li Rusong, who has 3,000 people, his younger brothers Li Rumei, Li Ruzhen, and Li Ruwu As well as confidantes Ding Zu Chengxun, Zha Dashou, etc., there are only more than a thousand people. The so-called concentrated is the essence, which should be what it means.

Besides waiting for these direct descendants, he also has to wait for a few miscellaneous troops. According to the order of Song Yingchang, under the command of Li Rusong, including armies from all over the country, since August of the 20th year of Wanli (1592), the armies of Jizhou, Baoding, Shandong, Zhejiang, Shanxi, and Nanzhili have been ordered to move in the same direction. assemble. In November of the 20th year of Wanli (1592), various troops from all walks of life joined forces in Liaodong, and the Korean aid army was formed, with a total strength of more than 40,000 troops. Song Yingchang was the manager and Li Rusong was the admiral.

The army is divided into three armies, the commander of the central army is Yang Yuan, the deputy commander-in-chief, the commander of the left army is Li Rubo, the deputy commander-in-chief, and the commander of the right army is Zhang Shijue, the deputy commander-in-chief. To put it simply, the relationship is roughly like this: Song Yingchang is the boss and manages affairs on behalf of the court, Li Rusong is the second child and controls the army to command specific battles, Yang Yuan, Li Rubai, and Zhang Shijue are middle-level cadres, and the rest are all working. If you analyze it carefully, you will find that there is something mysterious about this arrangement. Li Rubai is Li Rusong's younger brother, so he is naturally a direct descendant. Yang Yuan was originally the governor, but he is from Song Yingchang.

The commander-in-chief of the left, center, and right armies is actually a member of the left, center, and right factions. He wanted to give Li Rusong the freedom to fight, but also asked him to be obedient and not make trouble. He tried his best to strike a balance. Minister Song really put in a lot of effort. But in practice, Minister Song realized that it was not the case at all. According to the Ming Dynasty, Li Rusong was the chief military officer, and Song Yingchang was the special commissioner of the imperial court. According to the regulations, when Li Rusong met Song Yingchang, he had to dress up and salute. At that time, he deliberately wore casual clothes, and even took the initiative to sit next to Minister Song, not treating himself as an outsider at all.

Song Yingchang was naturally unhappy, but the situation is stronger than others, who knows how to fight, so let him do what he likes. He has this attitude towards the leaders, not to mention the generals below, it is commonplace to chatter and drink, and he always ignores people, even his father's old subordinate Zha Dashou came to chat with him, and he also said: Not a word, extremely arrogant. But his arrogance will eventually subside - in front of someone. In December of the 20th year of Wanli (1592), as usual, Li Rusong, who was cursing in the barracks, waited for the last team to report.

The reason why this army arrived last is because their station is the farthest from Liaodong.But a person like Li Rusong would make a fuss even if he had nothing to do. Only others waited for him, and if he dared to let his old man wait, he was impatient. According to the past practice, the person who greeted the leader of this late team must be Li Rusong Salivation and scolding like a torrential rain.All the subordinates who have rich experience in being scolded hold their breath and prepare to watch a good show. However, to everyone's surprise, the good show didn't happen. Li Rusong, who was full of desire to find fault and looked excited, turned his temper.

All these changes started from the moment he heard the name of the military leader - Wu Weizhong. Wu Weizhong, nicknamed Yunfeng, was born in Yiwu, Jinhua, Zhejiang, and was a guerrilla general in Zhejiang at that time. This name is not impressive, and this resume is not brilliant, but just look at his hometown and look through his files, you can understand that Li Rusong has to give him this face. To put it simply, more than 20 years ago, when Li Rusong was still wandering around, this man joined the army in Yiwu, Zhejiang Province to fight Japanese pirates, and the person who recruited him was Qi Jiguang.

It's not that Li Rusong is not polite, but only polite to people he respects, Qi Jiguang is naturally one of them, not to mention his father Li Chengliang and Qi Jiguang have a very good relationship, Li Rusong has always treated this idol-level figure like a god . As Qi Jiguang's general, Wu Weizhong has extremely rich combat experience, and he has been fighting the Japanese for most of his life, so he should be regarded as an expert in exterminating the Japanese. Li Rusong naturally admires this professional talent. And more importantly, Wu Weizhong also brought 4,000 special infantry—the Qi family army.

Although Qi Jiguang is gone, the first generation of Qi's army either retired or was promoted (such as Wu Weizhong), but his military training methods have been passed down as a glorious tradition, passed down from generation to generation, roughly similar to today's "Steel Sword Company", "Heroes". These 4,000 people are the product of Qi Jiguang's training method. The times have changed, but the training method is still the same. After struggling, suffering and exhausting, they will be pulled out to engage in social practice after training-fighting Japanese pirates.

Although the large-scale Japanese invasion no longer existed, after all, Japan was too chaotic at that time, and it was hard to find jobs in the country, so from time to time, a group of poor buddies would come to grab one, and Qi's army was trained by these people. Therefore, after a long-term training combining theory and practice, as the most elite army of the Ming Empire, the Qi Family Army (second generation), who has fought Japanese pirates for more than ten years, will go to North Korea to experience a war that their ancestors have been pursuing so hard. , because there, their enemies are the ultimate source of Japanese pirates. There was another person who came with Wu Weizhong, his name was Luo Shangzhi. Luo Shangzhi, nicknamed Yungu, was born in Yuyao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. He was a member of the Shenji Battalion at the time. This person can be described as fierce in one word, and fierce in two words.It is said that his arm strength is amazing, he can lift a thousand catties (this is going to participate in the Olympic Games today), known as "Luo Qianjin". Although it was a bit exaggerated, Luo Shangzhi was indeed quite powerful. Not only was he powerful, but he was also skilled in martial arts, and was good at swordsmanship. It would not be a problem for one to fight seven or eight. In the near future, he would become a key figure in deciding the outcome. In addition to elite soldiers and strong generals, the costumes of this batch of Qi family troops are also quite distinctive. According to Korean historical records, they uniformly wear red outerwear and carry a variety of weapons on their bodies (essential equipment for mandarin duck formations), which are very conspicuous when viewed.This is also a strange thing. During a war, it is not a good thing to be conspicuous. For example, Comrade Cao Cao cut his beard and robe, and behaved so low-key, which saved his life. But the course of the war afterwards revealed to us the profound principle: low-key is the patent of the weak, and the strong on the battlefield never need to cover up. So far, the two main forces of the Ming Empire have assembled, the best generals have also arrived, everything is ready, and the time for the showdown has arrived. But at the moment before departure, a person suddenly broke into Li Rusong's barracks, telling him that he didn't need to go to war, and that he could force the Japanese soldiers back with only a few words. This person is Shen Weijing. Although Song Yingchang warned him sternly and clearly told him the terms of the negotiation, this big gangster seemed to have a sense of confusion. Not only did he not go home, but he began to intensify, frequently traveling between Japan and North Korea, engaging in diplomacy back and forth (that is, flickering). When he heard that Li Rusong was going to send troops, he hurried over, worried that his "peace cause" would be ruined if this man went to war, so when he saw Commander Li, he used his ability to fool the king of North Korea. Describe the wonderful prospect of peace, and persuade Li Rusong to agree to the conditions of the Japanese side.In his view, it is possible. He spat and talked for a long time, but Li Rusong didn't answer, but listened to him attentively, and when he stopped talking, he asked him: "Have you finished speaking?" Shen Weijing replied: It's over. It's all right after finishing speaking, Li Rusong slapped the table and shouted: Grab it, pull it out and chop it! Shen Weijing was dumbfounded, he didn't know that Li Rusong had only one attitude towards the so-called peace envoy - beat him to death with a brick. I have soldiers in my hand, just kill them, negotiate?joke! Seeing that Shen Dahuyou was about to die, he stood up and spoke alone. This person's name was Li Yingshi, who was a staff officer at the time. Although his name was Yingjian, he didn't seem like a product of exam-oriented education. With a roll of his eyes, he stopped Li Rusong and said a word to him. Immediately, Li Rusong changed his mind, and Shen Weijing, who was so frightened out of his wits, saved his life (temporarily), was dragged back to the barracks, and placed under house arrest. Li Yingshi's sentence can be roughly summed up in eight words: If this person is available, he will do whatever he can. Specifically, this person pretended to agree to the conditions of the Japanese army, paralyzed the opponent, and then launched a surprise attack. On December 26, the 20th year of Wanli (1592), Li Rusong led an army across the Yalu River. The king of North Korea, Li Yan, stood on the other side, personally welcoming the arrival of the reinforcements. He had been hunted down for several months and fooled for several days, coming and going, but he had never seen the real thing. hope. But Liu Chenglong didn't think so, this man still had the old habit of counting the number of people when he came, and frowning after counting, he went to Li Rusong in private and asked him: How many people are there in total? Li Rusong replied: More than 40,000 yuan, less than 50,000 yuan. Liu Chenglong didn't take it seriously: the Japanese army was nearly 200,000, and the North Korean army had no combat power. Although the Tian army was brave, with only 40,000 people, it might not help. In the past, if someone dared to speak like this, Li Rusong would have copied him a long time ago, but after all, this is a foreign country, and he must pay attention to political influence, so Young Master Li suppressed his anger and said his answer coldly: Your Excellency thinks it is too little, but I think it is too much! Liu Chenglong sighed, in his opinion, this is the second ancestor Chengxun. What happened next made him even more convinced that Li Rusong was a blindly confident and inexperienced commander. As Li Chengliang's servant, Zu Chengxun has experienced many battles and has always been a bold man, but since he returned from the defeat, he has been uncharacteristically, often telling people that the Japanese army is powerful, specifically speaking, "mostly wear animal skins and cocktails as clothes." , using gold and silver as puppets, with human and horse faces, it is extremely shocking.” There are many similar words, which roughly mean that the Japanese have strange shapes and strange behaviors, and they are probably abnormal. They belong to the category of monsters, and they may not Cannibalism. It should be said that this perception is understandable. Japanese military generals during the Warring States period liked to wear some weird things, such as Kuroda Nagamasa, who wore a spatula hat (shaped like a spatula) every time he fought, and Fukushima The regular hat has two long horns, and there are many similar exotic clothes, anyway, they are designed by themselves, as trendy as possible. It's normal to be startled when you see this outfit for the first time, just like when the volunteer army entered North Korea to fight and saw the black regiment for the first time, you were so scared that you ran back, that's the same reason. But not long after, Zu Chengxun's behavior of demonizing the Japanese army stopped because Li Rusong took care of him.Although Zu Chengxun is his father's old subordinate, although Zu Chengxun grew up with him, even though Zu Chengxun is considered a high-ranking officer, to Li Rusong, these seem to be unimportant. Zu Zongbing was beaten with 20 army sticks and was given a severe warning that if he dared to confuse the people and shake the morale of the army, he would lose his head. That's all, the problem is that Commander Li not only can't tolerate "monstrous words", he doesn't even listen to people's words. Zu Chengxun suggested several times, saying that the Japanese soldiers are brave, have unique weapons, and strange tactics, so the enemy should not be underestimated.Li Rusong didn't pay attention at all. Seeing this scene of deja vu, Liu Chenglong despaired. He once privately said to Minister Yin Doushou: The admiral (referring to Li Rusong) does not know the enemy's situation, but is so confident that he underestimates the enemy. This time he will undoubtedly lose. And thanks to Zu Chengxun's propaganda, many generals of the Ming army were also very fearful of the Japanese army (after all, they had never seen it before), but Li Rusong was so mad that he dismissed the Japanese army, and he was a bit blindly confident. , everyone has no idea. There is only one man who knows all the truth. Although a long time has passed, Li Rusong still clearly remembers that more than 20 years ago, in one night after another, that desolate old man stood beside him and patiently told him everything: where did they come from and what did they come for , their weapon tactics, their ferocity, and the methods of defeating them. Then, he left himself, and many years have passed, but everything about that person is always firmly engraved in his mind, his erudition, teachings, and the vicissitudes of life and hopeful eyes. Everything I have taught you today must be kept in your heart. Yes, I remember everything, and I haven't forgotten a day in more than twenty years. I have waited too long for this moment. On the fourth day of the first lunar month in the 21st year of Wanli (1592), Li Rusong led his troops to the Anding Pavilion (Suning Pavilion in Ming Dynasty) under the eyes of countless doubts. Here, he met the Japanese envoys who came to pay a visit. But these people are not here to declare war, nor are they here to ask for peace. They have only one more ridiculous purpose-please reward. Li Rusong's plan succeeded, and under his instruction, Shen Weijing sent someone to report to Chief Xiaonishi, explaining that the DPRK agreed to the terms of the peace talks, and that he came here to reward the Japanese generals, hoping to do a good job in receiving them. To say that the Japanese is sometimes very honest, when he heard that the bounty was coming, President Xiaoxi was very happy and hurriedly sent someone to look for Li Rusong. Generally speaking, to do this kind of thing, just a few people is enough. I don't know whether it is the president of Xiaoxi who is being polite, or is poor and crazy. This time, he sent 23 people and formed a group to get the reward. By the way, the numbers here come from the memorabilia of Song Yingchang, the servant of the Ministry of War that I found, but according to Ming history records, there were 20 people, and the number of people left after the event was also different. Many, this book says this, that book says that, basically a bad account of self-contradictions, and there are countless similar situations. In this book, whenever such headaches are encountered, the principle of historical data analysis by Mr. Gu Jiegang is generally used, so Song Yingchang's memorials are adopted here. When the twenty-three people arrived, Li Rusong was in the camp. He immediately ordered the leaders to be invited to the camp, and he would be there right away. Immediately means soon, of course, it will take a while. An accident happened, that is, for a while. Li Rusong understood the importance of keeping secrets very well, so only a few people knew about Shen Weijing's situation and his plans, not including Li Ning. Li Ning is Li Rusong's general. He has a simple and rude personality. He shouts and kills every day. He happened to be staying outside the camp that day. He first heard that the Japanese had arrived, and then he heard that Admiral Li was going to deal with these people. He immediately broke out. , with a few people, this entered the camp. As soon as he entered, Li Ning drew his sword and chopped without saying a word. The Japanese were dumbfounded at that time.So in a hurry, they scattered and fled for their lives. Because Li Ning acted spontaneously and without a comprehensive plan, no one knew what was going on when the chaos broke out, so some Japanese took the opportunity to escape, so after the random killings, the results were as follows: one person was captured alive, fifteen people were killed, and seven people were killed. escape. When Li Rusong arrived "immediately", what he saw was such a messy scene, and he was furious immediately, because this idiot not only acted without orders, but also ruined his overall plan. Admiral Li naturally refused to give up, and immediately ordered Li Ning to be pulled out and beheaded. But at this time, there will always be a group of generals appearing, pleading for mercy, begging for mercy, in short, to save people. This time was no exception. Li Rusong's younger brother, Li Rubai, acted in person, and performed very hard (crying to avoid death). Due to the face of everyone, Li Rusong did not kill Li Ning, and severely punished him with the 15th Army Stick, making him take the blame and make meritorious service. But just when everyone was relieved, Li Rusong stopped Li Rubai and said something to him calmly: Today you interceded for someone, and I spared him, but if you dare to disobey my general order, I will kill you (you must be the leader). Li Rubai trembled, he knew that his brother never joked. From that moment on, no one dared to disobey Li Rusong's orders. I taught Li Ning a lesson and frightened my younger brother, but things still didn’t help. The Japanese army envoy had already been killed. You can’t go to President Xiaoxi and say that it was a misunderstanding. So send someone again, please, and let's talk again. As long as the Japanese are still in good spirits, it is estimated that there is no hope for this matter, so Li Rusong decided that his calculations have come to nothing. However, the most strange thing happened. Only one day later, President Xiaoxi sent the second group of envoys. His mission was not to declare war or revenge, but to clarify misunderstandings. Misunderstand?Li Rusong was dumbfounded. It is estimated that Shen Weijing's deception skills are too strong. President Xiaoxi is full of confidence in the peace talks, so he waited for the canonization by the Ming Dynasty. When he heard that the person he sent was killed, he was surprised at first, and then began to think about it. , I slapped my head and understood: it must be a misunderstanding. Because he was worried that the group of people last time were uneducated and not polite enough, so this time he sent his confidant Xiao Xifei to ask him to find Li Rusong and find out the situation. Things went exactly as he expected, after a brief surprise, Li Rusong greeted him with a smile on his face, invited him to a meal, and confirmed President Xiaonishi's question: yes, it was just a misunderstanding. Since it was a misunderstanding, President Xiaoxi naturally felt relieved. Misunderstandings are always inevitable. If you die, you will die. I hope that the Daming team will arrive in Pyongyang as soon as possible, and he will welcome it warmly. Li Rusong replied that he was very grateful and would thank him in person in Pyongyang. Li Rusong arrived in Pyongyang on the sixth day of the first lunar month in the 21st year of Wanli (1593). The Japanese were really serious about their work. In order to welcome the Ming team, they put up lanterns and festoons at the gate of the city, and even found a group of people dressed in colorful clothes to greet them on the side of the road (flowered clothes lined the road). It is said that there was a rehearsal in advance. And when Li Rusong saw all this from a distance, he couldn't believe his eyes, colorful flags fluttered, and people lined the road to welcome them, what's going on?humiliate me? But after a short period of surprise, Li Rusong realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he could rush into the city in one go and capture Pyongyang, it would be within his reach! He immediately issued an order for the general attack of the whole army. However, something unexpected happened.His troops seemed to be possessed by evil spirits. Some rushed forward, but most of them just waited and watched. After a few orders, they just stamped their feet on the spot and flinched. The reason for such a strange phenomenon is, in the final analysis, an old problem—I haven’t seen it before. I ran all the way here, and I didn’t see the enemy with a sword, but I saw a group of strangely dressed people singing and dancing on the side of the road, like a group of lunatics. No one knows what's going on.Coupled with Zu Chengxun's demonization propaganda, most people have identified a principle - don't worry, just watch it. Seeing this, it was delayed. Qi's army started to attack the Japanese, so it was not uncommon and strange, they rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward without saying a word, but they were infantry, and their speed was slow, while most of the cavalry were curious, and no one caught up. After such a commotion, the fool also understood what was going on. President Xiaoxi immediately closed the gate of the city as if he had just woken up from a dream, and sent troops to guard it strictly (Xideng City refused to defend), blocking the Ming army from outside the city. The guard of honor finally saved Pyongyang. Li Rusong had a complete seizure, the gates of the city were wide open, and he gave in, but he didn't want it, are you all blind? ! But after being annoyed, Li Rusong carefully observed the city in front of him, and soon he realized that this might not be a successful attack, but it was not worthless—as long as appropriate actions were taken. Then a scene appeared that puzzled Chief Xiaonishi. The Ming army, which had lost its fighting chance, not only did not stop, but launched an attack again, and their target was the North City of Pyongyang. The northern city of Pyongyang was well-defended, and there was Mudanfeng Highland, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the attack was quickly repelled. The Ming army did not love to fight and withdrew. Xingchang Xiaoxi, who was standing at the top of the city, saw the whole process of the battle, and he was very puzzled why the Ming army had no chance of winning, but still attacked this place. But no matter what, the battle was over, and I didn't suffer a loss, so in the mind of Governor Xiaoxi, there was only such an impression that the Ming army once attacked Beicheng. But for Li Rusong, this is enough. The attack was over, but Li Rusong's temper was not over. After returning to the camp, he summoned all the generals as usual and began to curse people. The scale of cursing this time was huge. Except for Wu Weizhong and Luo Shangzhi, dozens of generals under the Ming army were not spared, and they were all scolded bloody by the furious Commander Li. But the matter has come to this point, people have closed the door, it is no longer possible to rely on flickering, and they can't be scolded, so they can only be beaten hard. Since we wanted to fight hard, we had to have a siege plan, how to fight, and who would fight, but Commander Li didn't seem to have this awareness, he left after scolding, and only said one sentence: "Li Rubai, lead the troops on patrol tonight, don't rest!" As Li Rusong's younger brother and subordinate, Li Rubai believed that this order was a punishment for himself, and it was another trick to scare others. After a few hours, he will realize his mistake. At Yinshi, the closed Daximen in Pyongyang suddenly opened, and more than 3,000 Japanese soldiers rushed towards the Ming army camp under the cover of night. This is the arrangement of President Xiaoxi. In his opinion, the Ming army is not stable, and they are not familiar with the place. It should be foolproof to rob them in the dark. It is said that Xingchang Xiaoxi's favorite book on weekdays is, so he has a special liking for the robbing camp, but unfortunately, this method sometimes doesn't work, especially for Li Rusong, because he is also a loyal reader of this book. These 3,000 people hadn't entered the camp yet, but when they arrived at the gate, Li Rubo, who was on patrol, spotted them and beat them up. The Japanese army left dozens of corpses and retreated back to the city. The first trial of the Japanese army ended here. On the seventh morning of the first lunar month, there was heavy fog. President Xiaoxi was very nervous. He knew very well that this kind of weather was conducive to hiding troops and making surprise attacks, so he ordered the troops to strengthen their defenses. But to his surprise, the Ming army on the opposite side remained silent throughout the morning. After much deliberation but no clue, in desperation, President Xiaoxi decided to play another trick to test the reality of the Ming army. He sent envoys to meet Li Rusong, expressing his willingness to leave the city and surrender, hoping that the Ming army would retreat 30 li successively. Li Rusong said: OK, we will do this tomorrow. But both parties knew in their hearts that this kind of hypocrisy could not be played for long, and the real good show was about to begin. The seventh night of the first lunar month. I don't know if President Xiaoxi was addicted to it, or if he was just mentally ill. After last night, he sent nearly a thousand Japanese soldiers out of the city at night, but was beaten up by the Ming army who were watching the night again. President Xiaoxi is not discouraged, if you can't do it today, come back tomorrow, and keep hitting until you leave! But he had no chance, because on that night, Li Rusong held the first and only military meeting. As soon as the meeting started, Li Rusong announced the time of his long-planned attack—tomorrow (the eighth day of the first lunar month). Of course, he also explained why he announced the battle plan at this time: "The spies sent by the Japanese army, such as Jin Shunliang and more than 40 people, have all been captured recently. Our army's intelligence has not been leaked." Everyone suddenly realized. If the plan is announced prematurely, it is likely to be leaked, which is not conducive to combat operations. However, if there is a war tomorrow, it will be reported today. In addition to keeping it secret, it has another meaning: even if there are spies, it is too late to report now, and the meeting is just like this For these people, if the military information is leaked at that time, they need to be investigated, and it will be accurate. It's obvious that you don't trust everyone, which is really uncomfortable. Even worse is yet to come. "Siege the city tomorrow, everyone must attack with all your strength, if anyone is afraid, he will be killed immediately!" There is one more sentence at the end: "It is not allowed to cut off the head! Offenders will be severely punished!" Although Li Rusong was extremely difficult to provoke, when the generals heard this sentence, there was still an uproar and discussions. Regarding this issue, it is necessary to explain specifically. In the Ming Dynasty, the standard for evaluating military merit after a war was the head, which is also easy to understand. If you say you killed a few people, you have to have evidence, and the head is the evidence. Otherwise, you just say it. Said that he killed hundreds of thousands, where to go to verify? Even when the Ming army fought on a large scale and reported the results to the court, it was calculated by rank (head rank), and the Ministry of War had to verify them one by one afterwards, and how many heads would be rewarded. So at that time, human heads were in high demand. Every time an enemy was killed, many Ming soldiers would fight for their heads (that was money). Li Rusong knew very well that tomorrow's battle would be very fierce, and there would naturally be a lot of kills, but the opportunity to attack the city was fleeting, and if they all went to grab the kills, who would break the city? But everyone quit and worked hard to fight with you. In addition to serving the country loyally and fighting hard, there is always a pay according to work. Don't let you cut off the head and take evidence, how can you get reimbursed?How much do I pay and how much do you give? Facts have proved that Commander Li is reasonable, and he can't do things like not being paid for his work. After talking about the bad words, let's talk about the benefits: "Siege the city tomorrow, the first one to reach the city will be rewarded with five thousand taels of silver!" At the moment of hearing these words, everyone's eyes shone with golden light. How much is five thousand taels of silver roughly equivalent to today?This is a relatively complicated issue, because in the nearly 300-year history of the Ming Dynasty, inflation and price increases have always existed, and they have changed greatly. It is difficult to determine and can only be estimated. According to the information I have found, applying the theory of purchasing power parity, we can draw such a conclusion: During the Wanli period, one tael of silver could buy about two stones of rice (minimum), that is, more than three hundred catties.After investigation, the market price of a catty of rice is roughly around two yuan. Calculated in this way, one tael of silver in the Wanli period was roughly equivalent to RMB 600.Five thousand taels, or three million yuan. Who said the ancients were stingy, they were really willing to spend money. Almost at the same time, Governor Konishi in Pyongyang was making his final military deployment. Since the arrival of the Ming army, he had carefully observed the movement of the Ming army, hoping to find the main attack direction of the opponent. Due to the heavy fog and the strange actions of the Ming army, he was always Unable to achieve what he wanted, so the defense in the city also changed three times a day and could not be fixed. Time is running out, long-term military experience tells him that a decisive battle is coming, and tonight may be his last chance. So after a period of intense work, President Konishi made the final decision. The troops guarding Pyongyang consisted of the entire First Army of the Japanese Army and a part of the Second Army, totaling more than 18,000 people, and the Korean Army (Korean traitor force) totaled more than 5,000 people, totaling 23,000 people. Judging from various clues, the main attack direction of the Ming army is in the northwest direction, and the main defense should be placed here, so Chief Xiaoxi ordered: The main force of the first army is 12,000 people, stationed at three gates in the northwest: Qixingmen, Xiaoximen, and Daximen , Equipped with a large number of muskets, be sure to stick to it. In the east, the Ming army did not have a large number of troops, so Governor Xiaoxi boldly made a judgment: the Ming army would not launch a fierce attack in the east city. Now only the South City and the North City are left. After a brief hesitation, President Konishi made the following decision: "The southern city is vast and does not use soldiers. The new army (Korean Army) has 5,000 people and is stationed at the Hantan Gate of the southern city." "The rest of the main force is defending the North City!" I believe that at this moment, what flashed through his mind was the scene from the day before. "The rest of the army is the reserve team, and I will lead it myself!" So far, President Konishi has completed his deployment. Judging from the movement and garrison of the Ming army, there should be no enemy troops in the east, there must be a feint attack in the south, and the main attack direction must be the two cities in the northwest. I believe this judgment is correct.As long as we repel the general attack of the Ming army and stand firm and wait for help, victory will definitely belong to us! At this time, in the Ming army camp outside the city, Li Rusong finally revealed his long-hidden attack plan: "Our army's main attack direction is the west city." The siege Ming army totaled more than 45,000 people. The specific deployment is as follows: "The left army commanded Yang Yuan and led an army of 10,000 people to attack Xiaoximen in Xicheng." "The Chinese army commanded Li Rubai and led an army of 10,000 people to attack Daximen of the western city." "The right army commanded Zhang Shijue and led an army of 10,000 people to attack the Seven Star Gate in the northwest." "The above 30,000 people are the main force of our army's attack." The second area to be deployed is Beicheng. "The Southern Army (that is, the Qi Family Army) commanded Wu Weizhong and led an army of 3,000 people to attack Mudantai in the northern city!" In normal meetings, Li Rusong's speech is basically a one-man show, he said, others listen, but at this moment, a person interrupted him: "This siege deployment, I think it is inappropriate." The person who interrupted him was called Zha Dashou. Zha Dashou, a native of Tieling, was born in Li Chengliang's family, and was the deputy commander in chief at that time. As Li Chengliang's capable general, Zha Dashou has experienced many battles, has rich combat experience, and has a deep relationship with Li Chengliang. With this relationship, he still dares to say a few words: "Our army has been stationed in Xicheng for two days. The Japanese army may have judged the direction of our army's main attack. If we strengthen the defense in Xicheng, our army may be difficult to conquer." "In addition, although the southern army is the main force of our army, the terrain of the northern city is too high, and it is very disadvantageous to attack upwards, making it difficult to break through the city." To say that Zha Dashou had some face, Li Rusong didn't say a word, and listened to him finish his sentence. Of course, that's all for saving face. Commander Li waved his hand and shouted: "You don't need to deal with these things, just obey orders!" Next up are East and South: "Dongcheng doesn't need to attack!" "Why?" It was Zu Chengxun who asked the question this time. Although he was very afraid of Li Rusong, he really didn't understand why he didn't attack Dongcheng since he had enough troops? And the answer is indeed as expected, concise, simple and rude: "Haven't you read the Art of War? There must be a shortage of encircled divisions!" The so-called siege must lack is a psychological tactic. Specifically, it means that when the city is besieged, the city must not be surrounded to death, because if the enemy army is deeply surrounded and has nowhere to run, seeing that there is no way out, they will definitely die Resistance, if the city is really besieged to death, it is really hard to say whether it can be stopped if more than 20,000 people in the city rush out desperately. The last one is Nancheng. "Luo Shangzhi, the general of the Shenji Battalion, led the southern army with two thousand elite soldiers, and Zu Chengxun, the deputy general of Liaodong, led an army of eight thousand to attack the Nancheng Hantan Gate. I will personally supervise the battle and ensure that it will be conquered!" It wasn't until the last moment that Li Rusong showed all his cards. During the Battle of Ningxia, Li Rusong saw with his own eyes the power of trapped beasts. Under the siege of the superior Ming army, the rebels in the city were extremely stubborn. After persisting for nearly half a year, the Ming army was able to win by doing everything possible and causing countless casualties. In this tragic battle, Li Rusong learned two extremely important secrets: 1. To make the opponent despair, you must first give him hope. This so-called encirclement teacher must be lacking. 2. To break through the city, the best point of attack is not the weakest position, but a place that the opponent cannot imagine. So two days ago, he attacked the North City and stationed the main force in the West City, let go of the East City, and ignored the South City. Xicheng is the gathering place of the army, and this must be the direction of the main attack. The southern city is too vast to determine a breakthrough point, which is not conducive to attacking the city, and no one will attack here. Beicheng was once tested by an attack, and this is likely to be the prelude to the attack. So, my real target is Nancheng, Hanblanket Gate. When everyone finally realized it, Li Rusong had already made the final arrangement: "The deputy general, Tong Yangzheng, led an army of 9,000 people as a reserve team." It should be said that this is an inconspicuous person and an inconspicuous arrangement, and it will have no effect in the subsequent battles. But what is very funny is that this humble deputy commander is actually a person who has influenced history. Compared with him, the so-called chief general Li Rusong is really not worth mentioning. Specifically, it goes like this: more than ten years later, after a defeat in a battle, he and his younger brother Tong Yangxing had a smooth ride, surrendered to Houjin, became an early traitor, and became the pillar of the founding of the Qing Dynasty. He has a son named Tong Tulai. How many sons and daughters does this Tong Tulai have? Let me talk about one of his daughters who married a man named Aixinjueluo Fulin, commonly known as Emperor Shunzhi. Tong Tulai's daughter, who was later called Empress Xiaokang, gave birth to a son named Aixinjueluo Xuanye, commonly known as Kangxi. And Tong Tulai's sons were also doing well. One was Tong Guogang, who had made great military exploits and died in battle with Kangxi when he conquered Gerdan. This Tong Guowei has two daughters who are married to the same man—Kangxi. 其中一个虽没生儿子，却很受宠信，后来宫中有个出身低微的女人生了康熙的孩子，便被交给她抚养，直至长大成人，所以这个孩子认其为母，他名叫爱新觉罗·胤禛，俗称雍正皇帝。 再说佟国维还有个儿子，和雍正相交很深，关系一直很好，后来还为其继位立下汗马功劳，他的名字叫做隆科多。因为隆科多是雍正的养母的同胞兄弟，所以雍正见到隆科多时，总要叫他“舅舅”。 佟养正的后世子孙大致如此，还有若干皇后、贵妃、重臣，由于人数太多，不再一一陈诉。 顺便说一句，他的弟弟佟养性也还值得一提，这位仁兄投降后金之后，领兵与明军搞对抗。结果被一个无名小卒带兵干掉，这个无名小卒因此飞黄腾达，当上了总兵，成为边塞名将，他的名字叫毛文龙。 后来这位毛文龙由于升了官，开始飞扬跋扈，不把上级放在眼里，结果被领导干掉了，这位领导叫袁崇焕。 再后来，袁崇焕又被皇帝杀掉了，罪名之一，就是杀掉了毛文龙。 想一想这笔烂帐，真不知该从何说起。 按常理，预备队宣布之后，就应该散会了，李如松也不说话了，大家陆陆续续离开军营，回去安排明日战备。 祖承训也是这样想的，然而就在他即将踏出大营的那一刻，却听见了李如松的声音： “祖承训，你等一等，还有一件事情，要你去办。”