By the time the army of the Ming Dynasty completely occupied Shimayama Castle Sannomaru after a brave and fierce battle, the sun had already turned to the west.
The Japanese-style Shimayama Castle has three floors. The Sannomaru at the bottom is the largest floor and the floor with the most garrisoned troops. It is definitely the floor with the most complete and strongest defenses.
Not to mention, there is also a large amount of food and ammunition stored in Sannomaru.
Therefore, after occupying the Sannomaru, it seems that it is only a matter of time before we can capture the Honmaru and Ninomaru above.
Although it was getting late at this time, Ma Gui still advised Marshal Lin: "We can work hard at one go and fight all night long to capture the entire Daoshan City as soon as possible!"
However, Marshal Lin said: "Our army has captured Sannomaru, and the Japanese armies of Ninomaru and Honmaru are already turtles in the jar and will be destroyed sooner or later!
At this time, there is no need to be anxious. There is really no need to rush to break the city, especially when heavy casualties may continue to be incurred."
Ma Gui said anxiously: "Soldiers need to be quick. Opportunities must not be missed before they come back! If we give the Japanese troops defending the city a chance to breathe, it will be more difficult to break through the upper two floors in the future."
Marshal Lin remained unmoved and taught earnestly: "Old Ma! You must remember that for us generals, those who do not plan for the overall situation cannot plan for a city, and those who do not plan for the world cannot plan for a moment!
Doshan Castle is already within our grasp, so we need to start looking at the overall situation and consider how to make use of Doshan Castle."
Then Marshal Lin issued three orders, "The first is to stop the attack.
The second item is to destroy the occupied Sannomaru to prevent it from being recaptured by Japanese pirates and used again.
The third item is to reward the remaining Korean volunteers tonight."
Seeing that the commander-in-chief had made up his mind, General Ma stopped persuading him.
He estimated that Marshal Lin must have other ideas. Just when he was about to ask, he heard Marshal Lin say again: "Let's go! Let's go condolence to the Korean warriors first!"
That night, more than 700 remnants of the Korean rebel army received the lofty courtesy of Marshal Lin - ordinary soldiers had enough rice, and leaders and above also had wine and meat!
The two rebel generals were even able to enter the Chinese army's tent, and were personally accompanied by Marshal Lin to drink.
It’s not that Marshal Lin is stingy, he just wants to treat two people to drinks.
And among the five generals who listened to Marshal Lin before going into battle at noon, only these two are still alive.
The cruelty of competition in the workplace is evident.
After drinking for three rounds, Lin Tianshuai took the initiative to talk about the topic, "I wonder what you two think about the future?"
Is the real reward about to come? The two lucky generals looked at each other in surprise. As for the sorrow of their comrades' casualties, just forget about it for the time being.
The two people's emotional intelligence was quite good, and they bowed and said: "We are ignorant and don't know what the commander-in-chief has to teach us?"
Lin Tianshuai then said: "Within half a year, the invading Japanese pirates will be completely wiped out, and peace will return to your country.
Are you all Yeongdong volunteers from Gyeongsang Province and Gangwon Province? If you are willing, you can choose official positions in the two provinces, and I will be responsible for recommending them to the king!
If you want to be on the safe side and want to go to the Lelanggong fiefdom in the north, I can also recommend you!"
The two were overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly in thanks, as if common people in later generations had won a million-dollar jackpot.
You know, in the past they didn't even dare to think about being a county magistrate, but Tianshuai promised to choose official positions within two circles!
Then Lin Tianshuai said: "As for the other more than 700 warriors who bravely attacked the city, you two will tally up the merits. From now on, you will arrange them as appropriate and give them positions."
Lin Tianshuai didn't feel bad at all for this kind of large-scale wholesale of rewards. Anyway, all he paid for it was his position in North Korea.
Ma Gui could clearly see from the side that the commander’s behavior was definitely that of a rich man’s horse.
It seems that the commander-in-chief has fully estimated the difficulty of conquering the Japanese fortresses on the south coast, and indeed requires a lot of siege cannon fodder.
In the past, the commander-in-chief always used the word "cannon fodder" in his mouth, and General Ma didn't quite understand it. But today, after seeing the North Korean volunteers who braved the bombardment of the sky to attack the city, he finally understood what cannon fodder is.
After sending away the North Korean volunteer general who was so excited that he didn't know what it meant to be tired, Marshal Lin said to Ma Gui: "The most important thing when fighting a large corps is the sense of rhythm. When it should be fast, it should be fast, and when it should be slow, it should be slow.
Daoshan Castle is a good resource, wouldn't it be a pity if it is not fully utilized?"
Ma Gui also had his own thoughts and took the opportunity to ask: "Could it be that the commander-in-chief wants to surround the place for reinforcements?"
Marshal Lin nodded and said: "It can indeed be said that there are several direct relatives of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in Shimayama Castle, either their descendants or the nephews of his first wife.
If such a group of people were besieged in Dosan Castle, how could other Japanese soldiers dare not to save them? Failure to save them is just a matter of ability, but not saving them is a matter of attitude.
Therefore, there is no need to attack Shimayama Castle Honmaru for the time being, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to eliminate as many Japanese pirates as possible in order to maximize our benefits."
Ma Gui replied: "I already understand!"
Marshal Lin added: "In addition, if we look at the overall situation, our Ming Navy is still familiar with the sea conditions in the South China Sea and has not yet completely blocked the sea routes of Japanese pirates.
If our progress on land is too fast, and we break through Ulsan in a few days, and reach Busan in a few days, then the Japanese pirates will definitely be like frightened birds and flee back to the Japanese country by boat without hesitation, which is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain.
Therefore, our current attack cannot be too fast. We must wait for the navy to achieve a decisive victory and completely block the sea route.
Then we press forward step by step on land, and finally achieve the goal of annihilating the Japanese pirates.
It would be even better if we could capture tens of thousands of prisoners."
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Mr. Ma: "."
The previous analysis is normal, but why is the last sentence so strange?
You, Marshal Lin, didn't want any prisoners at all last year, but this year, in order to capture as many prisoners as possible, you actually have to "delay" the fighter planes?
Marshal Lin patted General Ma on the shoulder and said in a pretentious manner: "The military serves politics, and politics serves the economy."
Ma Gui didn't want to listen to the commander's lecture anymore and asked directly: "If you don't continue to attack the city, what will you do tomorrow?"
Marshal Lin ordered: "You will lead our troops and be responsible for sending reinforcements to the west!
Although your current record is not as good as Li Rusong's, it shouldn't be too far behind, right?
Therefore, I will entrust you with the task of defeating the reinforcements. I hope you can gain more achievements! In order to avoid looking bad in front of Li Rusong when we return to the army in the future."
Hearing this, General Ma felt like he had been given a shot of blood. He patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Commander, I will do my best!"
On the next day, Magui led his 14,000 troops and headed west of Daoshan City.
With the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty's elite border troops, General Ma was confident that with the 14,000 troops and horses under his command, he would not be afraid even if he encountered 30,000 to 40,000 Japanese troops.
The next day, a scout reported that there were two large armies of Japanese pirates advancing by land and water, heading towards Ulsan.
The Japanese pirates who came by boat along the Taihe River had a circle and cross pattern on their flags, and their number was unknown.
The flags of the overland Japanese pirates have a circle with three leaves, and their number is about 30,000.
Having fought against Japanese pirates until now, all the detectives in the Ming Dynasty know that Japanese pirate generals often use "family crests" as battlefield markings, so when reporting back information, they will also bring descriptions of family crest patterns.
Magui doesn't know how to distinguish the family crest of Japanese pirates, but the omniscient Marshal Lin should understand it. Even if the Marshal doesn't understand it, Yukino Konishi should understand it too.
Therefore, General Ma quickly sent all the information back to the main camp at Hecheng Mountain and asked Marshal Lin to analyze and judge.
In fact, being able to do this is already more reliable than most generals who are greedy for credit.