The cavalry rushed into the city and galloped on the streets. The sabers in their hands danced in the air. Countless Japanese pirates were trampled into meat paste by the horses' hooves. The cavalry was too fast. They rushed in like a gust of wind.
Kuroda Nagamasa's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he saw this scene.
"Top room, all of them!"
Kuroda Nagamasa shouted, but it was too late. The cavalry rushed in like a gust of wind. Kuroda Nagamasa could see the sinister smiles of the Ming Army.
"General, the Ming Army has rushed in!" President Xiao Xi's face was expressionless.
"Assemble towards the southeast!"
At this time, President Xiao Xi also knew that there was no other way. There were too many Daming cannons. The city walls were blown up. The original plan was useless.
The street battle soon began, but it was still a one-sided massacre.
The cavalry swept through the streets. No matter how many Japanese pirates blocked in front of them, they could not stop the cavalry's charge. Facing the Daming cavalry's charge, the Japanese pirates did not even have the strength to resist. They were directly scattered.
The Japanese pirates could only climb onto the rooftops and shoot at the cavalry with their muskets.
Those who did not climb up were all treated as lambs to be slaughtered by the cavalry.
At this time, there was another battle cry. The Ming Army also rushed in. The leader was Zhang Zuojiu from the South Gate.
Zhang Zuojiu's eyes were red. D * mn, the chief merit was gone.
Zhang Weixian was suppressing a wave of energy, but weren't these noble children also suppressing a wave of energy?
Now, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong had rushed into Pinglang City first. How could they still have any face left?
Zhang Zuojiu was holding back his desire to capture President Xiao Xi alive. Otherwise, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong would definitely make fun of him.
The Ming Army roared and rushed in. As the infantry regiment entered the city, the Japanese pirates on the rooftops also suffered.
They had the same muskets, but Daming's muskets were of much better quality. They could shoot farther and more powerful. The key was that there were too many of them.
The infantry regiment was equipped with more than 40% of their muskets. The firepower was fierce.
At the same time, the infantry regiment also had small cannons that could be fired by two people.
Although they couldn't attack a city, they definitely wouldn't have a problem attacking a dilapidated house in Pingyang City.
Where there were many Japanese pirates, they would put down their cannons, and after a few shots, the houses would collapse.
Although many North Koreans were injured, they couldn't care less at this time.
The battle was one-sided from the very beginning, with the rumbling of cannons and gunshots.
Outside the city, Cao Wenzhao handed the binoculars in his hand to the messenger and said, "Reporting to the Grand Marshal, we're the first to attack Pyongyang. I'm going to capture the Japanese pirates' commander alive."
Even if Cao Wenzhao didn't send anyone, Zhang Weixian also saw this scene. A smile appeared on his face, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Someone, quickly report to Grand Marshal Qi on horseback. Our army arrived at Pyongyang City yesterday and launched the attack at dawn today. We entered Pyongyang City in two hours, and the remaining enemies will be wiped out in half a day."
"Yes, Grand Marshal!" The messenger replied loudly. He mounted his horse and rushed to Qi Jiguang's side.
Zhang Weixian glanced at the eager generals beside him and said with a smile, "If you want to go, go!"
In fact, they couldn't sit still when the battle started. However, they were needed as reinforcements and reserves at that time, so they couldn't be mobilized.
Now, there was no problem. It was good to enter the city and earn some credit.
Inside Pyongyang City, Fengyue Brothel.
President Xiaoxi sat in his room in a sorry state, and he looked miserable.
On the way to Fengyue Brothel, President Xiaoxi encountered a group of Ming Army soldiers and was almost killed with a single shot.
President Xiaoxi's clothes were torn, and his hair was singed.
"Commander, I think we should break out of the encirclement!"
Kuroda Nagamasa looked at President Xiaoxi and said with a serious expression, "We can't hold this place. We have to leave as soon as possible."
"The battle in the city will end soon. Once the Ming Army gathers here, we won't be able to leave even if we want to."
At this point in the war, Kuroda Nagamasa knew very well that he was no match for the Ming Army at all.
Now that the Ming Army had entered the city and he had suffered such heavy losses, he wouldn't be able to leave if he didn't leave now.
President Xiaoxi's face was as black as ink. Of course, he knew that they couldn't fight this battle.
Glancing at Kuroda Nagamasa, President Xiaoxi said in a hoarse voice, "If we leave, what about Kato Kiyomasa?"
Once Pyongyang was lost, Heian Road would no longer have its own strength, and Hwanghaidao would also be lost. The Daming would cut off Kato Kiyomasa's retreat in Hamgyong Road. Then, Kato Kiyomasa would have to die.
Of the three armies that had advanced, his First Army and Kuroda Nagamasa's Third Army had been destroyed. If Kato Kiyomasa's Third Army was also destroyed, then the Japanese Empire would have no chance of winning the war in Korea.
Kuroda Nagamasa glanced at President Xiaoxi and cursed in his heart. At this time, no one had the mind to care about Kato Kiyomasa.
"Commander, we can't hold this place!"
Kuroda Nagamasa said anxiously, "Once the Ming Army comes, we will be finished. Why don't we retreat to Kaesong first and fight back when the reinforcements come?"
"At that time, we will attack from the east and west with Kato Kiyomasa and destroy the Daming Army in one fell swoop."
Kuroda Nagamasa didn't believe this himself. Based on the combat power shown by the Ming Army and the fact that they had the same number of people, his side would be completely defeated.
They couldn't even defend the city, let alone fight in the field.
Would it be too late to transfer two or even three times the number of troops to fight with the Daming Army?
"Retreat!"
President Xiaoxi was not an indecisive person. "Integrate the troops and break through from the southeast. Cross the Taedong River and retreat in the direction of Kaesong!"
After listening to President Xiaoxi's words, Kuroda Nagamasa nodded and then went to pass the order. The remaining 10,000 or so Japanese pirates all rushed to the Taedong and Changgyeong gates in the east of Pyongyang.
Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong's troops were in charge of the East Gate. He Renlong led his men to rush forward and was enjoying the killing.
"General, the Japanese pirates have gathered the remaining troops and are coming towards us!"
A soldier came to He Renlong's side and said loudly, "There are more than 10,000 people. They are all rushing here. General, what should we do?"
Hearing that the Japanese pirates were rushing towards them, He Renlong raised his eyebrows. He was confident that he could defeat the 10,000 Japanese pirates, but it was not easy to stop them from rushing out. Moreover, there would be a lot of casualties, especially the leaders of the Japanese pirates.
Especially the leader of the Wokou pirates. If he allowed them to escape, he would be in deep trouble.
"Someone, go and report to the General. Let him send more people. Pass the order down. Everyone gather and retreat. Build a line of defense at the Taedong and Changgyeong gates. Stop the Japanese pirates. Don't let a single one of them escape."
He Renlong's intention was obvious. You want to escape?
Then come and try. I'll see how you can break out of the encirclement. It should be known that the Ming Army was attacking from all sides. If they couldn't escape after two waves of attacks, all the Japanese pirates would have to stay.