"How do we fight?"
Qi Jiguang listened to Qi Jin's words and immediately smiled. "Don't we still have you guys?
The navy has you, the land has Zhang Weixian, and Liaodong has Li Chengliang's son, Li Rusong. "
"Uncle will report to His Majesty that in this war to destroy the Japanese Empire, we should use more new people in the army."
"Uncle is already old. Even if I force myself, how long can I last?
The future is in the hands of you young people.
I believe that in this war against the Japanese Empire, there will definitely be many new people rising up. "
Qi Jin was silent. Although he was sad that his uncle was old, at the same time, a heroic spirit rose in his heart.
Standing up, Qi Jin bowed to Qi Jiguang and said, "Don't worry, Uncle. I will definitely not disappoint you. I will bring glory to the Qi family and will not tarnish Uncle's reputation."
Qi Jiguang nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Of course I have this ambition."
The uncle and nephew chatted for a long time. Qi Jin told Qi Jiguang about his years in the royal navy. Qi Jiguang also gave Qi Jin some pointers. Only then did the uncle and nephew part.
The next day, the Ming Army began to line up outside the walls of Seoul.
Although the Japanese pirates had taken the people of Seoul as hostages, at this point, the Ming Army could also stop advancing. Once they stopped advancing and gave the Japanese pirates a chance to breathe, who knew what would happen?
Although the royal navy did not get the chance to attack the city, they were also prepared to enter the city at any time as a reserve.
Although there were voices of dissatisfaction, this time, the army had fought all the way here. How could they be willing to give up the credit?
If they insisted, it would instead be the navy that was suspected of attacking first.
The voices of dissatisfaction were quickly suppressed. After all, in the army, military orders came first.
On the other hand, everyone in the Ground Army was praising Qi Jiguang for being a righteous man. Everyone was praising Qi Taibao for not helping his nephew.
With no problems on his side, the rest was naturally the problem of attacking the city.
In Qi Jiguang's tent, all the main commanders had arrived.
According to the previous arrangement, all four sides of Seoul had been arranged. Zhang Weixian and Li Chengliang each took two sides, so that they wouldn't have any conflicts.
The main topic of the meeting this time was to discuss the affairs of the commoners of North Korea.
Perhaps Daming's actions over the past two days had provoked the Japanese pirates. They had forced more Korean civilians to the top of the walls. Yesterday, they had beheaded 300 Korean civilians and pushed their corpses to the bottom of the walls.
This time, not only were Daming's generals present, but so were the generals of North Korea, including Yi Sun-sin.
Along the way, Qi Jiguang's North Korean army had also been expanding. Their leaders were Guo Zaiyou, Song Xiangxian, and Jin Qianyi. Under their command, they had gathered 50,000 North Korean soldiers.
Under the current circumstances, Daming naturally couldn't bear the reputation of neglecting the Korean civilians to attack Seoul.
This crime had to be shouldered by the North Koreans themselves. This was something Qi Jiguang was very clear about. That was why there was today's meeting.
Sweeping his gaze across the people present, Qi Jiguang said slowly, "Everyone, please discuss how to attack Seoul!"
No one responded to Qi Jiguang's words. The generals of the Ming Army all turned to look at the North Korean generals.
Everyone knew what had happened today. Attacking Seoul was not a difficult task. They could just bombard the city. With the level of elites in Daming's army, it wouldn't take too much effort to take it down.
The difficulty was that the Japanese pirates had taken the Korean civilians as hostages. This was the problem.
Countless North Korean civilians had died, and the cannons had been bombarded. This was the problem.
It was impossible to let the Japanese pirates go, so they had no choice but to use force.
Now that the generals of the Ming Dynasty had made it clear that they didn't want to shoulder this crime, there was a problem.
Which of the North Korean generals would be willing to shoulder this crime?
They didn't want to shoulder it either.
If the Ming Army could shoulder it, it wouldn't be a big problem. After all, the King of Korea, Li Xun, couldn't do anything to the Ming Army.
But the generals of North Korea couldn't. Who could shoulder this crime?
Once they were punished, the consequences would be tragic. Therefore, the North Korean generals didn't say anything.
Withdrawing his disappointed gaze from the North Korean generals, Qi Jiguang knew that these people would definitely not say anything. However, he didn't have time to waste here, so he directly said, "For the sake of the Korean civilians, I will prepare to blow up the city."
"Don't bombard the city with cannons. Use ladders to attack the city, and then use gunpowder to blow up the city walls."
Hearing Qi Jiguang's words, everyone was stunned. This was how they were going to fight?
Abandoning the cannons and using ladders to attack the city, how much would the losses be?
Even if they used gunpowder to blow up the city, the siege would be a cover, but there would still be a lot of losses.
"Using North Korean soldiers to attack the city, and the Ming Army to blow up the city. What do you all think?"
Hearing Qi Jiguang's words, the generals of the Ming Army were expressionless and put on a look as if they were watching a show.
Although it was the Ming Army who would blow up the city, a hundred people would be enough. They would just run to the city and place the explosives.
In any case, it was impossible for the Ming Army to die for the sake of the North Korean civilians.
The generals of the Ming Army put on a look as if they were watching a show, but the North Koreans couldn't!
Anyway, it was impossible for the Ming Army to die for the sake of the North Korean civilians.
The generals of the Ming Army put on a look as if they were watching a show, but the North Koreans couldn't!
"I am willing to lead the army to attack the city!"
After a moment of silence, someone from the North Korean side finally couldn't take it anymore. Moreover, it wasn't one person, but three people stood up at the same time.
One of them was Lee Sun-sin, another was Guo Zaiyou, and the last one was Song Xiangxiang.
The three of them looked at each other, and their eyes flashed with determination.
They couldn't sit back and watch the North Korean civilians get bombed. They could only adopt Qi Jiguang's strategy. They had to attack the city.
North Korea had been destroyed, and at this time, they had to put their lives on the line.
Qi Jiguang looked at the three of them and nodded. His eyes flashed with admiration. There were still people who dared to put their lives on the line.
"That's good. Generals, go back and prepare the army. We will attack the city tomorrow morning." Qi Jiguang stood up and said loudly.
The next morning, when the sun had just risen, the army started cooking. After eating, the army launched the attack on Han City.
Lee Sun-sin and the other generals personally led the North Korean soldiers to attack the city. They carried ladders and rushed up.
The attack was on the west side of the city, and the Japanese pirates guarding the east side were Kobayakawa Takagi.
Seeing the North Korean soldiers attacking the city, Kobayakawa Takagi's face flashed with a cold smile. Kobayakawa Takagi knew how strong the North Korean soldiers were. Attacking the city?
Wishful thinking.
However, he quickly retracted his cold smile. The Ming Army didn't come because they didn't want any sacrifices.
If the North Korean army couldn't take down the city, what would they do?
Would the Ming Army attack their own people?
Or would they use the cannons to destroy the city?
It was obvious that it was the latter, and Kobayakawa Takagi felt a sense of sorrow.
In fact, from the moment the Ming Army rejected the peace talks, Kobayakawa Takagi knew that they were in trouble.
Looking at the east side of the city, Kobayakawa Takagi felt a glimmer of hope.