612 The benevolent is invincible
But even so, the two of them have a division of labor.
Lu Da led a large army, waiting for the food and grass transported by the navy to advance together, while Li Dingguo led the vanguard, with about 4,000 cavalry as the pioneer.
There are examples of Jianlu, and there are examples of the Japanese army themselves. If the army has no food and grass, no matter how strong the combat power is, it will be useless.
This time when the Ming army went south, they were all cavalrymen. Although their actions had changed a lot, the demand for food, supplies was even greater. These more than 10,000 cavalrymen would not be able to go straight in, otherwise they would starve to death if they turned around.
Fortunately, there are many rivers in North Korea. On the side of Seoul, a Han River provides convenience for the navy to transport grain and grass.
So, this scene happened.
On the Han River, a long list of Ming navy transport ships sailed south under the escort of a small number of warships. At the same time, on the shore, the main force of the cavalry led by Lu Da. It can be said that the navy and land armies advance in unison.
And ahead of this army is the troops of Li Dingguo.
As Matsudai Nobuka said, since the North Korean population was exterminated by Jianluo, no one has maintained its infrastructure, so it naturally became dilapidated, including the official road, and there are no exceptions.
Therefore, Li Dingguo's troops did not chase him quickly, but just hung the tails of the Japanese pirates in front, as if a hunter was driving a flock of sheep. When he was unhappy, he rushed forward and killed him for a while. When he was happy, he shouted from behind and asked the flock of sheep to run quickly.
The Ming cavalry advanced from north to south, with flags waving and red military uniforms, which were all very conspicuous. As a result, what the Ming army did not expect was that after seeing the Ming army, many people could not bear the threat of hunger and ran out to ask the Ming army for food.
Li Dingguo was hungry for these things, and knew how uncomfortable it felt to be hungry. In addition, he also knew that the emperor had issued an order that from then on, this was the province of Korea and the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he treated these Korean people like the people of the Ming Dynasty. He would always give some of the people who came out to eat, and explain the situation to them, so that they could walk north and find the governor to survive.
Or you can stay here and wait for the imperial army to drive away the Japanese pirates, and then the Ming officials will come to rebuild North Korea. At that time, they will be part of the Ming people and will survive!
To be honest, these Korean people were still a little scared at the beginning. Although the Ming army was much better than the Jianlu and the Japanese pirates, there were also unreasonable Ming army, and there were even Ming army who did not regard them as human beings.
However, what they did not expect was that this Ming army was so friendly to the people, which made them overjoyed and thanked them all.
In this regard, Li Dingguo did not feel that he had done anything more, and kept a normal mind and continued to move forward.
Just as he was leading the army, Ye Bushe came over with a group of ragged Korean people and reported to him: "Master, these people ran down from nearby mountains and wanted to have a bite."
Li Dingguo looked at the group of skinny Korean people, especially a few of them, with big belly, but they were men. As soon as he saw it, he knew that these people probably had eaten Guanyin soil and might die. Thinking of his childhood experience, Li Dingguo said to them with a kind face: "Don't be afraid. Although North Korea has been destroyed by Jianlu, I, the Ming Dynasty, have helped you all take revenge and destroyed Jianlu. The emperor has also issued an order that North Korea is called a part of the Ming Dynasty, and you will be the people of the Ming Dynasty in the future!"
Speaking of this, he ordered Ye Busuo, "Transfer our military orders, and go to the rear army to get each of them a bag of food, save money, and when the army eliminates the Japanese pirates, they can come out openly. With the protection of the imperial army, they no longer have to worry and hide in the mountains!"
Such things have been ordered many times. Ye Bushou has received such military orders many times. Therefore, they all received military orders in a familiar way. Turning to the Korean people, he conveyed them in Korean dialect. At the end, he even introduced himself: "I am actually from North Korea and joined the Ming army in the Battle of Pyongyang. Don't worry, the Ming army is now extremely powerful. It won't be long before there will be wars!"
It is better to be a peaceful dog than a person in troubled times. No matter where the common people are, they have the deepest feeling of this.
Therefore, after hearing his words, especially after he was originally a North Korean, these Koreans were very excited and immediately asked about what they were concerned about in Korean dialect.
The kind of generals there are, the kind of soldiers there are. This is true.
Li Dingguo was very sympathetic to these hungry North Koreans and had a good attitude, which also influenced his soldiers. He was also very sympathetic to these hungry North Koreans and had a kind attitude.
Therefore, in a short while, these hungry Koreans completely eliminated their fear and anxiety about the Ming army, as if they had seen their relatives. They thought they would live a good life in the future, and they couldn't help but cry.
For them, they are really desperate for the future! However, now they have expectations, expectations and yearning for a better future.
Li Dingguo had seen such a scene many times. Seeing them venting the sadness they had suppressed in their hearts for many years, he sighed slightly, then drove the reins and continued to move forward slowly, not wanting to watch it again.
But at this moment, a tall but skinny man suddenly rushed out of these North Koreans, blocked Li Dingguo's horse head, pointed his finger in front of him, and started talking excitedly.
Li Dingguo saw something wrong, he was stunned for a moment, but could not understand.
However, when the Korean Ye Busu heard this, his face suddenly changed drastically. He almost rushed to the North Korean and asked in a hurry in Korean.
After just a few times, he understood and immediately turned around and fisted to Li Dingguo and reported to him: "Master, he said that there was a large Japanese army ambushing on the mountain twelve miles ahead!"
The actions of nearly 50,000 Japanese troops, no matter how secretly they acted, they would not be able to hide from the local Koreans who remained on the mountain. If the Ming army was not good to the Koreans, it would probably be the best for them to hide from the Koreans and watch their enemies fight each other. However, the Ming army has already treated these Koreans as the people of the Ming Dynasty, and Li Dingguo is better at these people who are starving and frozen due to his own experience. This was really rare in ancient times.
Therefore, how could this Korean man who knew the news of the Japanese have allowed such a good Ming army to run to the Japanese ambush circle? Naturally, he told all the things he knew.
It is not unreasonable to say that there are few supporters who have lost the truth, and there are many supporters who have gained the truth.
In a martial arts book in later generations, many martial arts people snatched away, thinking that the secret to achieving the cause of kings and dominance was the only word "The benevolent is invincible". For the characters in the martial arts book, it was a great irony. However, the experience of the Ming army today is actually the best annotation of these four words.
The same is true. If the Central Plains dynasty sends troops, it will definitely issue a manifesto. Whether there is or not, it will write down the opponent's injustice, while the one side will be famous. This matter is not because of face, but really useful in wars.
At this time, Li Dingguo was shocked when he heard this. To be honest, under such circumstances, he really didn't expect that the Japanese army not only did not retreat in Busan, but instead came up to ambush.
He was confident that he was very concerned about the details of the war. Judging from the various signs of the defeat of Seoul, these Japanese pirates were definitely not fleeing by betrayal, but the kind who really fled in panic.
Thinking of this, Li Dingguo couldn't help but pay attention to the Japanese army, and raised his level to a higher level, and sighed secretly: "It seems that the Japanese army should not be underestimated, there are capable people!"
He didn't know that this capable man was actually Haoge who had been captured alive by him. The reason why this time surprised him was that Jianlu was defeated too many times. He had experience and used the opposite idea. As a result, he accidentally hit him and almost succeeded.
After Li Dingguo asked about the situation clearly, he naturally ordered the entire army to stop advancing. Then he personally asked the local Koreans about the nearby terrain, the situation of the Japanese, etc.
After getting more information, a new idea slowly took shape in his mind.
Then, while sending a small group of cavalry to continue moving forward, he rushed back to the rear army in person to discuss the latest military situation with Lu Da, who was following the lord, and told Lu Da what he thought.
When Lu Da heard this, he couldn't help but be afraid. He also agreed with the new combat plan proposed by Li Dingguo, believing that if he fights according to this new plan, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort and completely eliminate the Japanese army in North Korea.
So, the Ming army made a new arrangement.
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On the mountain twenty miles away from the Ming army's vanguard, the Japanese army's lookout post saw the situation and immediately rushed to report to Matsupiri Nobuka: "Sir, the Kamedabe has escaped under the tree in Seoul!"
When Matsuhira Nobuzu was happy when he heard this, he actually used Kamedabe under the tree as bait and was mentally prepared to be wiped out. However, he didn't expect that he could escape back part of it, so he was of course happy.
Then he saw Matsuhira Nobutsu jumping to a place with good vision and looking down at the official road at the foot of the mountain.
Sure enough, a Japanese army, under the banner of Kameda under the tree, had no establishment at all, but just flocked to the south. Just looking at this posture, I absolutely couldn't tell that it was luring the enemy.
"Kimdada under the tree, I feel so wronged!" Nobunaga Matsuhei said in a good mood when he saw the remnants of the Japanese army, "After this battle, I will definitely ask him for credit!"
Haoge, who was beside him, looked at all this and was looking forward to ambushing the Ming army, and it would be best to capture the Ming general so that he could return the humiliation he had locked in the cage!
Haha, I didn’t expect that I also had a plan, but I just didn’t want to use it before. Now I want to let you know that I am not easy to mess with!
Chapter completed!