Chapter 707 You have to throw away when comparing goods (please vote for me)
At this point, Ju Jingren knew that it would be impossible for him not to persuade Kato Kiyomasa to surrender, but he would have to be a man of understanding even if he died.
He then asked with a mournful face: "Commander Tian, can you tell me why I, the villain, must go to Jizhou City to persuade Kato to surrender?"
Lin Tailai glanced at Ju Jingren, what other reason could there be? It's just that there are jujubes but there are no jujubes. Let you Ju Jingren stir it a few times. If there is any chemical reaction, you will make money.
As long as you are willing, you will definitely have no shortage of prostitutes on your side, and I won't feel bad if I consume you, Ju Jingren.
While thinking about it, he replied: "At this time, Kato Kiyomasa shrank and defended, as if hiding in a hard turtle shell, leaving no one with anywhere to start.
So the headquarters just wanted to use all the available methods to see if we could pry out a gap, and that’s why we sent you to persuade us to surrender. We didn’t expect you to be effective."
Then Lin Tailai changed his subject and encouraged him: "But just now I saw that you are so eloquent and so good at deceiving people. It would be a pity not to be a lobbyist with this mouth!"
Therefore, we have higher expectations for you. Please use all your talents and work hard to break the current deadlock!
Our headquarters is preparing fine wine here, waiting for your safe return!"
Ju Jingren wanted to say something back, saying that if you want to be so eloquent and confuse people, Tianshuai yourself is not bad at all.
But after thinking about it, he could only make one request: "Before the villain goes to persuade him to surrender, please ask the commander-in-chief to discharge the heavy artillery and bombard Jizhou City to build momentum for the villain."
"That's okay." Lin Tailai agreed, "I will not raise useless people in the military tomorrow! The headquarters promises that if you can come back alive, you will be the president of the Hamjing Dao Maintenance Association in the future!"
Since people are asked to "send death", there must be some benefit, otherwise why would others be so dedicated?
The next day, Lin Tailai ordered dozens of "heavy artillery" weighing more than 100 kilograms to be rolled out to prepare for bombardment of Jizhou City.
Compared with the configuration of more than 300 heavy artillery pieces in Li Rusong's regiment, the dozens of guns here are indeed not enough to see, but there is nothing we can do about it, we can't carry so many.
According to the original history, Kato Kiyomasa could easily retreat to Anbyon at the southernmost tip of South Hamgyong Province to observe the situation here.
Then, seeing that the Ming Dynasty's army had a rapid offensive in the early stages, and after the Battle of Bokutokwan, the Ming Dynasty's army temporarily stopped advancing, and Kato Kiyomasa's regiment successfully withdrew to Seoul.
However, in this time and space, Lin Tianshuai moved too fast and unexpectedly made a large-scale crossing. It took seven days to travel from the west coast through complex mountainous areas to the east coast.
Then they closed the door and beat the dogs, directly cutting off the retreat of Kato Kiyomasa's regiment that went deep into Hamgyeong Road, and quickly annihilated Nabeshima Naoshige's troops.
At this time, Kato Kiyomasa could only gather all the 10,000 Japanese soldiers directly under him and huddle in Jishu to defend them, lest they be defeated one by one.
After preparations were completed, Lin Tianshuai gave an order and dozens of artillery began to bombard.
Although it was not as loud as the more than 300 artillery pieces when they attacked Pyongyang City, the concentrated bombardment gave the Japanese soldiers at the top of the city a shocking feeling as if the earth was shaking.
The Japanese soldiers had never seen heavy artillery, and they had never seen a scene where heavy artillery was used intensively. With the smelting technology and resources of the Japanese country, they really could not afford the strategy of clustering heavy artillery.
Even the commander-in-chief Kato Kiyomasa was alarmed by the bombardment. He went up to the top of the city and took a few glances, and then he was persuaded to go down.
Maybe everyone thinks that Lord Kato, who is more than 1.8 meters tall and more than a foot taller than an "ordinary person", stands out too much on the top of the city, and they are worried that Lord Kato will become the target of the Ming army.
After the bombardment, Ju Jingren ran to the bottom of the city and shouted, requesting to enter the city for negotiations.
Thanks to a familiar face, Ju Jingren was not directly beaten to death. Kato's retainer Shobayashi Hayato, who was patrolling the city, reported to his lord Kato Kiyomasa for instructions.
At this time, Kato Kiyomasa was talking to his retainers about the heavy artillery outside the city. After all, it was their first time to see a group of heavy artillery shelling.
Hearing that Ju Jingren came to negotiate, the retainer Iida Kujiro said angrily: "The Nabeshima clan is gone, but this Ju Jingren is unscathed. He must have surrendered to the Ming army again! He actually dares to come to our army and bark, he might as well kill him."
As a warning!"
However, another retainer, Morimoto Rikishi, advised: "We don't know much about the Ming army, so we might as well let Ju Jingren in first and try to get information about the Ming army from him, and then kill him later."
Kato Kiyomasa, who was sitting in the middle, nodded and ordered: "Bring Ju Jingren here!"
Then the Japanese soldiers in the city put down the hanging basket, pulled Ju Jingren from outside the city to the top of the city, then tied him up and took him to Kato's main formation in the city.
Ju Jingren was not idle after entering the city. He kept observing the conditions on both sides of the road. After walking for a while, he couldn't help but sigh.
He could already tell that there were probably no residents in this small city at this time.
As for where the original residents of the city have gone, it is chilling to think about it. You must know that Kato Kiyomasabu has always been known for killing civilians.
Then Ju Jingren was tied down the steps and saw Kato Kiyoshi sitting in the open room above, with a screen he got from nowhere behind him.
When he first betrayed two princes of the Li Dynasty and first met Kato Kiyomasa, Ju Jingren was amazed at the size and majesty of this Japanese pirate.
However, in the past few days, I have watched Lin Tianshuai too much. Now that I saw Kato Kiyomasa again, I suddenly felt that this person was like that.
Compared with Lin Tianshuai, Kato Kiyomasa is obviously smaller in both length and thickness, and is visibly "thin" to the naked eye.
But before he could see more clearly, Ju Jingren was firmly pressed to the ground and replied.
Iida Kujiro, one of the three outstanding retainers of Kato, stood up and scolded Ju Jingren: "My lord treats you very well and entrusts you to govern the Hamhung Mansion. How dare you surrender to the enemy!"
Ju Jingren responded loudly and sadly: "I advised Nabeshima Naoshima not to attack at night, but he insisted on going his own way and the army was defeated!
Later I was captured because of this, and as a Korean native, what could I do?"
Anyway, whether he ever tried to persuade Nabeshima Naoshige or not, there is no proof now! As long as he justly complains about injustice, he will sound very credible!
Iida Kujiro looked at Kato Masakiyoshi and sat down again.
"Why are you here?" Kato Kiyomasa asked aggressively in person.
Ju Jingren replied: "Come to persuade Qing Zhenggong to surrender!"
Kato Kiyomasa seemed angry. He drew his knife and pointed it at Ju Jingren and shouted: "You dare to humiliate me with your arrogant words. I am planning to kill you in memory of Nabeshima and his son!"
Facing the tip of the knife, Ju Jingren only felt tired. He was walking on thin ice and might end up dead at any time.
Sometimes I think, just die, then I won’t be so tired.
But his stubborn desire to survive still made him shout: "It was Lin Tianshuai of the Ming Dynasty who asked the villain to come. It was Lin Tianshuai of the Ming Dynasty who wanted to persuade Qing Zhenggong to surrender. The villain was just a voice!"
The subtext is that the person who humiliated you by "persuading surrender" is Lin Tianshuai, not the traitor like him!
Although Kato Kiyomasa was very brave, he was not simply reckless. Hearing this, he put away his long sword and asked, "Since you mentioned Lin Tailai, can you tell me more about what kind of person he is?"
I didn't plan to kill Ju Jingren now, but I also hoped to get some useful information out of Ju Jingren's mouth.
Ju Jingren quickly introduced: "Lin Tianshuai is the general of the Ming army who entered the Ming Dynasty! He is also the first poet, literary leader in the Ming Dynasty, and the first warrior in the Ming Dynasty.
I wonder if Mr. Qingzheng has ever heard of the imperial examination? It is a bottom-up examination and selection. Lin Tianshuai ranked first in both civil and military rankings.
All in all, Lin Tianshuai can be said to be a fierce general wearing armor, and a minister without armor."
Is there such a person in the world? Kato Kiyomasa was stunned for a moment. Isn't this the kind of person his Lord Hideyoshi most wants to be?
But Lord Hideyoshi could only pretend to be a high official at best, and there was definitely no hope of being a strong general, and he couldn't even pretend to be an official.
Thinking of something else, Kato Kiyomasa interjected and asked: "I heard that during the Battle of Hamhung, there was an unparalleled and invincible general Ichibanjo in the Ming Dynasty. Could it be Lin Tailai himself?"
Although all the Japanese soldiers at Hamheung were wiped out, there were always a few who escaped, so Kato Kiyomasa had a little understanding of the situation in the Battle of Hamheung.
It is said that the general of the Ming army appeared during the day like a flashy official. He was so exaggerated and frivolous that Nabeshima Naoshige couldn't help but attack at night. Then in the early morning, a murderous general came to the city and broke into the city.
Could it be that the flamboyant minister during the day and the fierce general who came to the city in the early morning were actually the same person?
Ju Jingren did not deny it and replied: "Exactly."
Hearing this answer, the Kato retainers listening on both sides changed their faces.
It's like those weak public servants in China suddenly transformed into the murderous blood demon king. This scene is weird no matter how you think about it.
Seeing this group of Japanese being shocked by Tianshuai, Ju Jingren added a very crucial introduction just right:
"This Lin Tianshuai is tall and majestic. He became famous for his bravery at a young age and his marksmanship is extremely outstanding. Now he can command an army at a young age."
After hearing this, all the retainers suddenly looked at Lord Kato in unison.
If you only hear the words "tall and majestic, a young man famous for his bravery, outstanding marksmanship, and commanding an army at a young age", you will think that you are talking about your own lord.
Kato Kiyomasa became famous for his "Shiyue Seven Guns" when he was twenty years old, but he is only thirty-one or twelve years old now.
Even Kato Kiyomasa himself couldn't help but compare them in his mind.
Another retainer, Morimoto Rikishi, asked curiously: "What official position does Lin Tailai hold in the Ming Dynasty? How powerful is he?"
The systems of the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese state were so different that it was difficult for Ju Jingren to explain to the Japanese people in front of him what position Lin Tianshuai had in the Ming Dynasty.
He remembered some of the boastful words he had heard from his general Cui Wukui, and replied nondescriptly: "Lin Tianshuai's strength is roughly equivalent to that of a famous person in your country ranging from 500,000 dan to 1 million dan. It's hard to calculate the exact amount.
One-third of the most prosperous and prosperous Jiangnan area in the Ming Dynasty was Lin Tianshuai's territory."
All the Kato retainers took a breath. They were also famous young people with outstanding marksmanship. Their Lord Kato currently only had a territory of 190,000 koku.
His status in this war was even more incomparable. Kato Kiyomasa was only the commander-in-chief of the Second Corps, while Lin Tailai was the general-general of the Ming army.
They originally thought that Lord Kato, who had "made everything from scratch" and became a famous figure in his twenties, was already an unrivaled figure. However, when compared with Lin Tailai opposite him, it seemed that the effect of "comparing goods had to be thrown away" appeared.
Kato Kiyomasa had a straight face, feeling extremely unhappy and wishing he could give Lin Tailai a lesson.
He was conceited and unconvinced. The upper limit for people with the surname Lin was just because he was born in the Ming Dynasty, where the stage was bigger.
Anyway, Kato Kiyomasa didn't want to talk about Lin Tianshuai any more, so he forced another topic and asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the Ming army outside the city?"
Ju Jingren replied: "The whole army is said to be fifty thousand, but in fact there are thirty thousand, and they are all elite.
I wonder if Qing Zhenggong saw the artillery bombardment scene just now. That was only part of it. At least there were hundreds of artillery pieces not arranged.
This is the strength of the Ming army outside the city, but Qing Zhenggong is trapped in the isolated city, his retreat is cut off, there are no reinforcements outside, and there is no prospect of victory at all."
"Baga! How dare you disturb the morale of our army!" Kujiro Iida jumped out again and yelled: "If the Ming army is really sure, they can just attack the city, why bother sending you to persuade them to surrender!
In Hamhung Prefecture, how could the Ming army ever give our soldiers a chance to surrender?"
Ju Jingren replied: "We haven't attacked the city yet, just because Lin Tianshuai cherishes the soldiers and is unwilling to cause too many casualties to the soldiers.
After all, this is for Korea, not the Ming Dynasty itself; besides, when the Ming army went on an expedition to a foreign country, it was difficult to replenish troops, so Lin Tianshuai tried his best to avoid more casualties."
The implication is that if the Ming army attacks the city at all costs, it can still capture it.
Kato Kiyomasa said: "If Lin Tailai really has mercy on the soldiers, I can completely give up Hamgyong Road and he can recover it.
However, the Ming army wanted to lift its offensive on Jizhou, open up the southward passage, and allow our army to leave Hamjing Road completely.
In this way, he can regain Xianjing Road without losing a single soldier. Wouldn't it be beautiful?"
Ju Jingren declined politely: "It's not right, it's not right. This way Lin Tianshuai won't be able to explain to all parties. Moreover, he will be considered to be cowardly and willing to fight against the enemy, which will damage Lin Tianshuai's reputation."
Kato Kiyomasa coldly snorted: "Then we can't talk anymore, our army will defend the city and fight to the death.
Furthermore, with tens of thousands of troops mobilized and mobilized so quickly, they would not be able to carry too much rations, and they would not be able to collect rations on the spot for the time being.
I wonder how long the Ming army can hold on with limited food and grass?"
Ju Jingren asked in reply: "Even if the Ming army retreats outside the city, where can Qing Zhenggong, who is trapped in North Hamgyong Province, go? He still cannot retreat to the south."
Kato Kiyomasa was so excited that he went a little crazy and shouted: "Even if there are 30,000 Ming troops, if they kill a thousand a day, they will be killed in thirty days!"
Ju Jingren didn't take Kato Kiyomasa's lusty and soft-hearted boast seriously, and said, "Actually, I have a private suggestion, and I hope Kiyomasa Kiyoshi will consider it."
"You might as well just say it!" Kato Kiyomasa said impatiently.
Ju Jingren was secretly happy. He had been laying the groundwork for a long time, secretly comparing Lin Tianshuai and Kato, and constantly stimulating Kato. Now it was finally time to close the net.
So he took the opportunity to say: "Lin Tianshuai has always prided himself on his martial prowess. Can Qing Zhenggong consider a duel with him?"
Kato Kiyomasa was very surprised and was stunned. In what age are we now, and we still engage in duels between military commanders? This kind of joke only exists in the story!
Ju Jingren was full of enthusiasm and said: "Don't Qing Zhenggong think that this form is very retro and elegant?
Moreover, under the current situation, one side is at a disadvantage and has no hope of defending the city, while the other side has limited food and grass and is unwilling to pay casualties.
So it may seem very naive to solve the problem with a duel between the generals, but in fact it is a very reasonable choice for both of you!
What's more, facing a person like Lin Tianshuai who can show off, doesn't Qing Zhenggong not want to personally destroy his prestige and lose his face?
As long as you can defeat Lin Tianshuai, Qing Zhenggong will become truly famous all over the world, and your reputation will be spread throughout the Ming Dynasty!"
Kato Kiyomasa: ""
Damn it! I was actually moved and had the urge to fight Lin Tailai.