The Japanese pirate soldiers from the island country all saw the billowing smoke in the distance. These soldiers were not stupid and they all knew what it meant. The morale of the island country soldiers was already low. Now that their food and supplies have been burned by the Northern Army, it can be said that they have lost all morale.
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The Northern Army also knew that it could not push the enemy too desperate, otherwise the enemy would probably fight to the death. When attacking Seoul, the Northern Army made a special statement to let the Japanese pirates retreat. Chasing a group of enemies with no morale was far better than besieging a group of enemies.
Desperate enemies come easily.
The Japanese pirates in the island country are on the verge of collapse. It can be said that collapse is possible at any time. The Northern Army general immediately seized this opportunity and ordered siege equipment to attack violently. The Northern Army directly used all siege equipment and poured firepower on the walls of Seoul.
Above, the Japanese pirate soldiers were unable to lift their heads.
Taking advantage of the fierce firepower of the siege equipment, the main force of the Northern Army launched an attack. At this time, the Japanese pirates were completely unwilling to fight. Facing the attacking Northern Army, they had already secretly retreated. The big bosses of the Japanese pirate army,
They were all cruel and ruthless people, and they killed hundreds of deserters, and then the situation was somewhat stopped.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. At this time, the pro-military governor's office took action again. Some pro-military governor's office personnel who took the opportunity to infiltrate the Japanese pirate army immediately began to spread rumors and even took the lead in running away. This time they could no longer control it, and large numbers of people began to appear.
The situation of large-scale escape.
Ukita Hideie beheaded a few deserters with his sword, but looking at his men fleeing in all directions, he understood that Seoul could no longer be defended. If he forcibly defended Seoul, his men would probably mutiny.
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There was no other way. In order to preserve his strength, Ukita Hideie had no choice but to grit his teeth and order the Japanese pirate army to retreat. Ukita Hideie did not even let the army withdraw into the city for street fighting, because he knew the strength of the Northern Army, and street fighting could not stop it on Korean soil.
The Northern Army took too long and simply ordered the troops to withdraw from Seoul!
Tens of thousands of Japanese pirate troops rushed out of Seoul through the opening deliberately created by the Northern Army. The Northern Army immediately divided into two groups, one group immediately occupied Seoul, and the other group was ordered to go directly out of the city to pursue the fleeing Japanese pirate army.
After leaving Seoul, the Japanese pirate army went directly south. The Northern Army had actually expected that if the Japanese pirates could not hold Seoul, they would probably withdraw their troops and defend Busan. In order to kill the Japanese pirates' effective strength, the Northern Army had actually made arrangements to attack the three troops of Yongshan Fortress.
After the Wanbei Army captured Yongshan Fortress and destroyed the Japanese pirates' supplies, they immediately sent their troops southward and set up an ambush on the nearest road to Busan to defeat the Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirate army rushed out of Seoul. Ukita Hideie spent a lot of effort and finally gathered most of the soldiers. However, as soon as the soldiers were gathered, they encountered a 30,000-strong Northern Army that had set up an ambush. The Japanese pirate army instantly
It became a piece of loose sand.
Ukita Hideie, this guy is worthy of being entrusted with important tasks by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He was still very calm in this situation and immediately shouted loudly: "Yaga! If you can't break through the enemy's blockade, you will all be left here.
Think about the ferocity of the Central Plains dynasty, can you survive? Now, follow me and break through the enemy's defense line. As long as you return to Busan and rely on the navy's warships, you no longer have to be afraid of the Central Plains people's siege equipment!"
The Ukita Hide family took the lead and even led Japanese pirate soldiers to personally launch a charge against the Northern Army's defense line. The Northern Army's force broke through the Yongshan Fortress and also lost a lot of troops. In fact, it was less than 30,000 at this time, and
Although the Japanese pirates lost many troops, they still had more than 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers and horses. They were numerically superior. With Ukita Hideie personally leading the attack, the Japanese pirate army still showed a certain degree of combat effectiveness.
Ukita Hideie knew that there were pursuers behind them. If they could not break through the enemy's defense line before the pursuers arrived, they would face the front and rear attacks from the Northern Army of the Central Plains, and they would be in danger of extinction. Ukita Hideie also risked his life.
He personally took his most trustworthy, strongest and most morale family soldiers to serve as the vanguard.
Although the Northern Army tried very hard to intercept, there were too many Japanese pirates. In the end, they were torn open by Ukita Hideie. The Japanese pirate army finally broke through the Northern Army's blockade. However, when Ukita Hideie turned around and saw,
Only 60,000 to 70,000 people came out and less than 50,000 people almost fainted.
At this time, the Japanese pirates had suffered more than half of their casualties compared to when they landed in North Korea. In modern warfare, a unit basically loses its combat effectiveness when it suffers one-third casualties. In the cold weapon era, although there were also casualties of three-thirds
One, if you can still fight, but with more than half of the casualties and the troops not collapsing, it can be considered a good command by the commander.
Ukita Hideie's face was very gloomy. Even a famous island country general like him didn't know what to do at this time. He could only quickly lead the troops and continue running to Busan, hoping that after the troops arrived in Busan, there would be a navy
With support, the situation may be better.
Although the blocking force of the Northern Army failed to stop the Japanese pirates, it left behind tens of thousands of Japanese pirates. They had completed their mission. By this time, this force had already turned around and returned to Seoul after the pursuit force had turned around.
At this time, Seoul was completely in the midst of the Northern Army's carnival. As usual, after occupying Seoul, the Northern Army removed some of the pursuing soldiers and other soldiers were searching for Seoul. As the capital of North Korea, Seoul can be called the richest place in North Korea.
Although it had been occupied by Japanese pirates for a while, it must have been looted, but the Japanese pirates fled in such a hurry, and they certainly couldn't take away too many things. There are 100% good things in Seoul.
Naturally, the four Zeng Yi brothers would not miss this carnival. They could not stay in North Korea for so long in vain. When they broke through Seoul, the four of them had already rushed into Seoul immediately and went straight to the North Korean palace.
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The four of them were quite familiar with the Joseon Palace. After all, they had gone in before. The Joseon Palace was also in chaos at this time. When the Ukita Hide family escaped, they would not waste time taking away the people from the Joseon Palace. When the four people entered the Joseon Palace, they were everywhere.
The palace maids and eunuchs were on the run.
The four of them grabbed a few casually and asked about the situation in the North Korean palace. They found out that the King of North Korea once kept his treasures. However, when the four of them rushed there, they found that it had been destroyed and in a mess. North Korea
When the king ran away, he had already taken away the best things. When the Japanese pirates took over the place, they looted it again, and now there were not many good things left. (To be continued)
