The night is hazy, the bright moon is facing west, and the early birds on the branches have their eyelids drooped, looking ahead and jumping on the messy and dense branches.
In the bushes below, some animals were trembling, as if they smelled danger and fled in panic.
In the distance, on the open plains, near the water source, a simple camp was built, housing about 3,000 people. Several teams of cavalry were patrolling, and the lights were sparse, so it looked quite neat.
"Commander, do you want to fight now?"
In a mountain forest two or three miles away from the barracks, a group of about two thousand elite soldiers were quietly hiding and staring at this army.
"Later!" Li Yingren gritted his teeth, wiped the scars on his face with herbs, and patted the mosquitoes on his neck.
"Yes!" the deputy general responded quickly.
After he left, Li Yingren looked up at the moon that was gradually going west, feeling a trace of sadness in his heart.
Seeing how pitiful he was, he came to Korea with high spirits, ready to expel the slaves and rebuild the prestige of the Ming Dynasty just like his ancestors did during the Wanli period.
Who would have thought that even though he had 20,000 soldiers and horses, and even more than 5,000 Beijing troops, he was still beaten horribly by Hong Chengchou and Luck Dehun.
If he had not escaped back to Pyongyang in time and the navy personally came to the Daedong River for help, the Korean Kingdom would have been completely destroyed, and he would have been defeated and died.
As a result, the viscount that was finally accumulated was also deprived of it, and only the title of Acting Commander-in-Chief remained.
With his political and business skills, he didn't understand that this was the emperor waiting and watching, or hesitating. After all, the situation in North Korea could not get worse, and it would not get any worse if he was left to guard it.
But he, Li Yingren, could not remain in a stalemate. If the situation in Korea remained unchanged, the next person sent would definitely be the Marquis of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army.
"Venus--"
After thinking for a long time, the guard on the side suddenly reminded him. Li Yingren looked up and saw that the moon was about to disappear and the morning star was extremely bright.
Summer is short and winter is long, it’s only the fourth watch and it’s so fast.
"kill--"
Li Yingren had his men put on armor, and under the protection of his personal guards, he ran out of the woods, as fiercely as a tiger descending from the mountain.
By the time his army reacted, the Ming army was already close in front of them. Without enough time to react, the camp was breached.
Ding-ding-ding-ding——
The well-trained Ming army rushed into the camp and fought in groups.
The North Korean soldiers and horses, who had risen vaguely, were basically defeated at the first touch.
There was only a group of about a hundred cavalry who put on armor in a short time. Under their helmets, their foreheads were smooth, with a thin strip faintly emerging from them.
"The thieves are so brave. Since they dare to leave Pyongyang hundreds of miles away, they really don't know whether to live or die."
Manyu muttered, Akdan waved his sword, and a group of Jurchen soldiers behind him also screamed, with ferocious expressions written on their faces.
As soon as this elite Jurchen cavalry came out, the Ming army's offensive stalled for an instant, and in the blink of an eye, the situation turned upside down.
When Li Yingren saw this, he couldn't bear it anymore and immediately said: "Where are the archers? Shoot horses for me -"
Taking advantage of this time, Li Yingren ordered people to drive the Korean rebels and civilians towards the Jurchen cavalry.
A group of soldiers who had been prepared for a long time also stepped forward.
"Damn Ming army, kill, kill -"
The Qing soldiers continued to fight hard, and their fearless aura frightened many people. Seeing the sudden change in the situation, some people couldn't help but laugh more and more ferociously.
"puff--"
Suddenly, the cavalrymen on horseback were suddenly pulled off their horses and then appeared on their horses.
Akdan was shocked, what is going on?
There were rebel troops on both sides, and some Manchu warriors were pulled off their horses by ropes one by one. After being dragged for a few steps, they were hacked to death.
He opened his eyes wide and finally saw clearly the tricks of this group of people. It was unbelievable.
"Hahaha, Jiannu is looking for death——"
Li Yingren was overjoyed. It would be great if this trick worked.
Due to the disadvantage of numbers and strange moves, the huge camp was destroyed in less than half an hour.
And this is just a small force on the grain transport road.
"Burn all the food and bring all the armor and weapons -"
Li Yingren ordered in a deep voice, holding a flying stone rope in his hand.
Originally, there was a stone tied to the other end of the rope, which was one of the hunters' means of dealing with wild beasts, but in his hand, in addition to the stone, there were many iron hooks in the shape of a crescent.
This was Li Yingren's reference to the hunter's flying stone rope, and it was specially made by someone to deal with cavalry.
Once targeted, they would be entangled with hooks and ropes, and then quickly pulled off their horses and lose their names.
If there is a confrontation between two armies, or in a plain area, the effect of the flying stone cableway is not strong, but in North Korea, which is densely forested and has incomplete roads, the flying stone cableway is extremely effective.
Less than half an hour later, the army quickly separated and the camp was set on fire.
A few hours later, the expected food had not arrived. A military camp dozens of miles away immediately sent people to inspect and found corpses and ashes all over the ground.
In the next few days, the military camps near Pyongyang were harassed and exhausted. This military situation soon spread to Seoul.
Hong Chengchou was sitting in a side hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Looking at these military reports, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
He got up, came to the map, stared at it for a long time, and then said: "It seems that he is recharging his energy and is ready to break free from the rope."
Although the previous victory failed to completely eliminate the Ming army and regain Pyongyang, it made the Pyongyang regime face unprecedented difficulties.
Hong Chengchou built dozens of camps within a hundred miles of Pyongyang to guard key points in all directions to curb Pyongyang's expansion.
Then reduce the scope bit by bit and let it suffocate to death.
The reason why he did not completely eliminate the Ming army in Pyongyang was because he was afraid that the Ming army would increase its troops.
If Pyongyang is breached and tens of thousands of Ming troops are defeated, Beijing will surely become angry and send more troops to save face, and the situation in North Korea will get out of control again.
At this time, Pyongyang could barely breathe, but it was restrained, making the Ming Dynasty think it was still under control.
Taking advantage of this time, he can accumulate strength and calm the entire Eight Paths of Korea.
Wait until everything is ready and all opposition forces are eliminated before regaining Pyongyang.
Even if the King of Korea supported by the Ming army were to land and fight again, it would be difficult for him to ascend to heaven.
Without anyone to lead the way, why should the Ming army fight with him?
But he didn't expect that Li Yingren still didn't want to give up at this time, and actually wanted to fight the trapped beast.
"Okay, since you want military merit, I'll give it to you."
Hong Chengchou smiled slightly and immediately issued a military order, asking Luck Dehun to send more troops to threaten Pyongyang, prompting Li Yingren to return to defend the city.
The nails fall one after another, and when you want to pull them out one by one, you have to endure the pain.