Chapter 1107 Twenty-four miles away from Seoul
"This damn North Korean weather, my hometown is not that cold!"
"Damn it, don't make a loud noise in such actions!"
Someone was talking in a low voice and immediately aroused a harsh scolding. Of course, the scolding was not loud. Dozens of horse-riding warriors were operating more than twenty miles north of Seoul.
The sky was still very dark, and there was a vague light in the sky. I wonder if it was the morning light. These horse-riding warriors were not on the main road, but on the mountain roads on the hills. This road was often covered by terrain and trees. It was difficult for those walking in it to be discovered on the main road.
There are few Japanese horses, and soldiers who can ride on horses are generally samurai. This team seems even more different. Each samurai is wearing leather armor inlaid with iron blocks, and half of them are carrying muskets. Such equipment is also the best elite in Japan, let alone riding a horse.
This unit is the reconnaissance team of the 6th Japanese pirates stationed in Jeollado, the southernmost side of North Korea. This is the samurai who belongs to the commander of the legion, Takake Kobayakawa.
Naturally, it was impossible for the Ming cavalry brigade to hide too much time. The Japanese pirates had known and prepared for a long time, and they began to gather troops in Gyeonggi Province.
Although the commander of the Sixth Army of the Japanese Pirates, Takake Kozakikawa, although the guard place was Jeollado, as one of the most outstanding generals of the Japanese pirates' invading North Korea, he has always been in charge of the overall situation in Seoul in Gyeonggi Province. After learning the news, he continued to make adjustments and preparations.
On the tenth day of February, some people reported that the Ming army appeared somewhere 30 miles away from Seoul. As a result, the general Ukita Hidea was panicked and sent 40,000 troops to fight the enemy. After arriving there, they found that it was a false alarm. Even the mob of North Korea was not just a group of North Korean horse thieves.
After that, Kobayakawa and Takake began to send out their most elite scattering team to search in the north and west directions where the two Ming troops might appear.
"Shhh~~~"
The team of people in front of the sermons sent a signal of silence, and all of them stopped talking in a low voice.
"The Ming Kou is in front of him, and there is a brigade under the valley!"
Another low-key message was sent, and all the people dismounted. They checked the bridle of the horse and came to a certain place on the hillside. After seeing the pointing of the people in front of them, everyone's body couldn't help but tremble. In the shelter below, they could vaguely see a few lights swaying. The skylight was gradually getting brighter, and everyone could vaguely see the brigade of cavalry stationed there.
"Mingko is so cunning, he actually arrived here quietly."
"The ugly moment is about to pass, it should be the Yin hour!"
"Go to Seoul and get back, go quickly!!"
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Li Rusong's team of thousands of cavalry also set up sentries on the periphery, but they were not familiar with the terrain. The Korean rebels who were still patting their chests and saying they wanted to fight the Japanese pirates to the end were gone, and there was only a limited number of places they could patrol.
They did not find the Japanese pirate reconnaissance team on the back of a hill. When the Japanese pirate reconnaissance team left, the cavalry brigade, which had not been resting for a long time, began to get up and pull out the camp.
"Master Qian, please keep an eye on the people below, you must be fed with a full horse!"
Li Rusong said in a deep voice as he walked, while several personal soldiers hurriedly dispersed to send orders. Li Rusong and Li Rubai walked in the queue together. The rest last night was extremely simple. Many people found a dry place to take a nap with felt, which was not considered as camping.
After Li Rusong said that, Li Rubai also spoke:
"Looking at the various places, I have to bring those who can't eat dry food. Whoever wastes food will be with me. This time we will bring the dry food for three days. If we waste a little, we will go hungry when we return."
"We will bring our food for three days with Yingpan in Huanghai Road, so we must keep an eye on it!"
Li Rusong also made a statement to add that this time, the 4,000 cavalry came out lightly and only brought three days of food and grass. Many people from the Li family's personal soldiers had come to North Korea in the past. This time, some people said that they knew a small path that could avoid the defense of Japanese pirates and enter Gyeonggi Province.
There are light cavalry raids on both sides. Of course, you have to try such a method. In fact, the plan was implemented quite smoothly. However, it is not so easy to avoid other people's reconnaissance, and there are only a few places to camp.
It is impossible to enter silently. Li Rusong and Li Rubai and the generals from both sides understand, but being able to gain a little advantage in the war and bring closer to the enemy is enough.
After the entire army was reorganized, four thousand people led the horses for a long time. The horses moved and their bodies became hot. The cavalrymen boarded the horses one after another.
In fact, when you reach this location, you have already entered the scope of Seoul, and the roads are also very easy to walk. From another perspective, you have entered the war zone.
Leaving Pyongyang City and crossing the Datong River, Liaoxi General Li Rubo was very happy, but after entering Gyeonggi Province, Li Rubo's face also lost any words and smiled at the first time on Baidu Post Bar, and he was immediately worried.
"Brother, it's better to cultivate here than we do. There are too many paddy fields for planting rice in this place. The paddy fields are muddy, and our cavalry has spread out, so it's too troublesome in the paddy fields!"
Li Rubai was talking here, but Li Rusong was calm and did not speak. Li Rubai immediately stood up and looked around, and whispered:
"The North Koreans knew to talk big. On the Hungkaido, the group of people talked about the rebels and were willing to help each other. As soon as they entered Gyeonggi Province, they ran away cleanly. There was a scene of chaos in Gyeonggi Province. There was no ghost along the way. What were the tens of thousands of rebels?
"Since you've come, you're going to try it!"
Li Rusong, who had always disapproved of coming here, said in a deep voice, "It's getting brighter and brighter, and the sun is already rising." Li Rusong looked around immediately and said slowly:
"This place should be the best place in North Korea. It has paddy fields, more flat land, and the climate is warmer than the north. In such a good place, Japanese pirates will not let go easily!"
After saying this, both of them fell silent. The brigade continued to move forward slowly. The whistle detectives running in front kept returning and reported their experiences to the central army.
"Master, you have already seen the Japanese pirate camp in front of Seoul!"
"Master, the outpost can already see the walls of the big city in the distance..."
While we were sending the message, there was a chaotic situation in front of us. We could see several cavalrymen rushing to the grass on one side. Soon, there was a reward in front of us.
"There are Japanese pirates who have been shot and killed, and the rest have fled."
You could vaguely hear drums sounding further away. At first, it was not so clear, and the sound became louder and louder, as if thunder sounded in the horizon.
"Every battalions are ready to pick up the enemy!"
Li Rusong issued a loud order, and the personal soldiers waiting by his side who were shouting and beating horses, running to the locations of the battalions to pass the orders.
Li Rubai, who was beside him, spitted on the ground, but checked his weapons and muttered in a low voice:
"The old man is indeed crazy!"
As we walked towards Seoul, the ups and downs on both sides of the road became less and less, and the terrain became flattering. The four thousand cavalry marching in the column gradually became horizontal.
If you are rushing to seize the city, the cavalry will naturally be the easiest column to take advantage of their speed. But as the drums in the direction of Seoul are getting louder, no one knows that there will be no lucky thing waiting for you to seize.
You can see that the Japanese pirates with almost 4,000 troops approaching. The flags behind these 4,000 people are mostly brown, mainly slight pirates, and cavalry and iron artillery are at the forefront of the team.
These more than 4,000 people are nothing. What really moved the Ming army was that the large group of people behind these more than 4,000 Japanese pirates looked at the Ming army's position and the Japanese pirates seemed endless, gathering in black from three directions.
The drums are always ringing, and among the drums, there are horns or snails that are blown by whimpers. The array of Japanese pirates is actually very quiet, but with so many people, only a little sound is made in each place, the battlefield is extremely noisy.
The mounts of the Ming army's horses became anxious, and the cavalry had to desperately tie the horses to maintain their formation and not scattered, and their speed of moving forward became slower.
"This is...this is..."
Li Rubai murmured a few words, suddenly became irritable immediately, and cursed:
"Didn't you say empty city? These mixed beasts..."
Halfway through, he stopped shouting again. Li Rubai felt his throat dry, swallowed a few saliva, turned to Li Rusong beside him and said:
"Brother, let's go, it's still time. There are many Japanese pirates and infantrymen, and they can't catch up!"
Li Rusong stared at his younger brother for a few glances, shook his head and smiled, and said Youyou:
"Come on the military order and law, and escape in the battle. When we go back, we have the face to meet the people of the world. By then, our Li family will be finished."
Li Rusong hung the bow and arrow on the side of the saddle, pulled out half of the waist knife and inserted it into the scabbard, and said loudly:
"Since you're here, let's fight. I'll lose my life here. I'm worthy of myself, my father and the Ming Dynasty, the second brother, please go back to your team to support the team, don't lose the face of the Li family later."
Li Rubai lowered his head for a while and raised his head again, clasped his fists and signaled that he rode his horse. Li Rusong looked at his back and smiled, turned to ask his guards:
“Where is this!?”
"Return to the Lord, the North Koreans here are called Bitiguan."
"What a weird name!"
Chapter completed!