Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 143: Ten Generals of Mountains and Rivers (First Update)
Li Su, who has not yet unlocked the ability of the [Going to Caizhou on a Snowy Night] stage, still needs to be trained before he can unlock the ability to march in the snow.

What surprised Li Qian the most was that there was an A-level achievement task related to Li Su - Ten Generals of Mountains and Rivers.

Li Su's father was Li Sheng, a famous general in the middle Tang Dynasty. He joined the army as a son of a good family and followed the Hexi Jiedushi Wang Zhongsi to conquer Tubo. He was known as "a man of ten thousand enemies."

Li Sheng was selected as a general of the "Shen Ce Army", the imperial army of the Central Tang Dynasty. He defeated the coalition forces of Tubo and Nanzhao, suppressed the rebellion in Heshuo, suppressed the Jingyuan mutiny, and recovered Chang'an, making great military achievements.

Li Su came from a military family, and there is no such thing as a bad son in a general's family. Li Su may have inherited some of Li Sheng's old subordinates.

A-level achievement task "Ten Generals of Mountains and Rivers" - The ten most trusted and capable generals of Li Su when he quelled the Huaixi rebellion are collectively called the Ten Generals of Mountains and Rivers. Recruit ten third-rate generals such as Ma Shaoliang, Dong Shaoyin, Gui Ya, Tian Zhirong, and Yan Shirong to complete this task. After this achievement task is opened, if you recruit third-rate generals, the probability of drawing the Ten Generals of Mountains and Rivers will increase.

It turns out that the Ten Generals of Mountains and Rivers were ten generals under Li Su's command.

Li Qian never expected that Li Su had so many generals under his command.

If Li Su were equipped with the Ten Generals of Mountains and Rivers, he would surely be able to form his own army and stand on his own.

Now, Li Qian was even more looking forward to training Li Su.

When there is an opportunity to improve the abilities of military generals in the future, Li Su can be included in the list of considerations.

At present, Li Su does not have his own troops, so Li Qian temporarily lets Li Su stay with him and wait for his appointment.

The Ming army recaptured Pyongyang, rested for a while, and then began to move south, capturing Huangzhou, Fengshan, Pingshan, Baichuan and other places.

In order to win merit, Eastern Han players followed the Ming army southward.

Li Qian also led his troops to follow Li Rusong.

However, the Japanese army seemed to be greatly frightened by the Ming army's rapid capture of Pyongyang. The Third Corps of Kuroda Nagamasa and the Sixth Corps of Kobayakawa Takakage, which were stationed in Shirakawa and Kaesong, retreated to Seoul and joined the Eighth Corps of General Ukita Hideie stationed in Seoul. With the addition of defeated soldiers such as Konishi Yukinaga and Otomo Yoshitsugu who fled south, the Japanese army's strength increased dramatically.

A large number of Japanese players and the Japanese samurai, ronin, and foot soldiers they brought with them were also gathering in Seoul.

In Seoul, the royal palace, the Japanese general Ukita Hideie sat in the main seat, with Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu, Masuda Nagamori and other military supervisors and three magistrates sitting in the next row. Military generals such as Kuroda Nagamasa, Kobayakawa Takakage, Konishi Yukinaga, Otomo Yoshitsugu, and Tachibana Muneshige gathered together, like wolves and tigers.

The top thirty Japanese lord players also attended the meeting.

Ishida Mitsunari, one of the three magistrates, spoke first: "The Ming army was unstoppable and conquered Pyongyang in one day. In less than ten days, two of the three cities and eight provinces were captured by the Ming army. Now the morale of the Ming army is high, we must avoid their attack and hold the city. Otherwise, we will be defeated again and Seoul will be lost. We can only hold the remaining three provinces."

The other two magistrates also nodded slightly, approving Ishida Mitsunari's decision to besiege the city.

The so-called siege means to defend the city against the enemy, making the war protracted and the attackers have to retreat.

Hearing that the three magistrates had decided to defend Seoul to the death, some Japanese generals and lord players present at the meeting could no longer sit still.

It would be embarrassing for them to be afraid to defend the city just because of a defeat.

"To defend Seoul is like being trapped in a cocoon, and being passive everywhere. It is better to take the initiative and blunt the enemy's edge."

The words of Kobayakawa Takakage, who was already in his sixties, inspired many Japanese generals.

Kobayakawa Takakage was one of the five elders under Toyotomi Hideyoshi and had a very high seniority.

They, the Warring States daimyo, considered themselves to be veterans of the battlefield, invincible and unstoppable. It would be too embarrassing if they retreated to Seoul and defended it to the death just because Konishi Yukinaga was defeated in Pyongyang!
"We have the advantage in military strength, so why should we be afraid of the Ming army!"

"Please let me go out to fight and take the head of the Ming army general!"

"If it is a disgrace to defend the city, it is better to die!"

The pro-war generals were in high spirits, and the Japanese players participating in the war also became excited and were ready to draw their swords at any time. Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu, Masuda Nagamori and other military supervisors looked at each other in bewilderment.

Although they were military supervisors sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, if they did not obey the wishes of these generals, they would probably be overthrown by their superiors.

The general, Ukita Hideie, realized the dilemma of the three magistrates and gave them a way out: "Our army is large and may not be invincible. Who will be the vanguard in this battle?"

"I, Awaya Kageo, am willing to be the vanguard and take the heads of the Ming army. It will be as easy as taking something out of a bag!" "Yoshikawa Hiroie can be the vanguard. In my opinion, the generals of the Ming army are nothing special!"

The Japanese generals rushed forward and all shouted that they wanted to see whether the Ming army that defeated Konishi Yukinaga was really that brave.

"I, Hojo Munenobu, will serve as the vanguard and dampen the morale of the Ming army!"

"I am Suwo, a mighty warrior. I can easily defeat the commander of the Ming army!"

The Japanese lord players are more arrogant than each other.

These lord players did not participate in the Battle of Pyongyang, but all attempted to gain military merit.

"Although I am old, I have some opinions on the selection of pioneers. I hope you will give me some face."

The highly experienced Kobayakawa Takakage spoke, and all the Japanese generals and players kept silent and looked at the veteran.

Kobayakawa Takakage looked at Tachibana Muneshige and said, "The 300,000 men of the Tachibana family can equal the 1 million men of other families. The candidate for the vanguard must be Tachibana Muneshige. Muneshige, do you dare to serve as the vanguard general?"

"Why don't you dare?"

A burly and powerful warrior stood up. He was tall, nearly 1.9 meters tall.

"The unrivaled general of the Western Kingdom, Tachibana Muneshige, has come forward. This time we have a sure thing!"

"We will definitely achieve great success if we follow Tachibana Muneshige!"

The Japanese players were excited.

Tachibana Muneshige is a top-notch general in the four islands of Japan!
The Japanese troops in Seoul set out in great force.

The vanguard was led by Kobayakawa Takakage of the Sixth Army.

Tachibana Muneshige and his brother Takahashi Domazu led 300,000 Japanese troops as the vanguard.

Kobayakawa Takakage personally led 800,000 Japanese troops into the second formation.

Kobayakawa Hidetsugu, Mori Motoyasu, and Chikushi Hiromon led 500,000 Japanese troops into three formations.

Yoshikawa Hiroie led 400,000 Japanese troops into four formations.

The front army, not including the Japanese players and the troops brought by the Japanese players, has two million people.

The rear army was led by Ukita Hideie of the Eighth Army.

Kuroda Nagamasa led 500,000 Japanese troops as the vanguard.

Ishida Mitsunari, Masuda Nagamori, and Ōtani Yoshitsugu, three magistrates, led 500,000 Japanese troops in the second formation.

The third formation was the 300,000-strong army of Kato Mitsuyasu and Maeno Nagayasu.

The four formations were led by Ukita Hideie's 800,000 Japanese troops.

The rear army totaled 2.1 million people.

Konishi Yukinaga and Otomo Yoshitsugu led the remaining troops who retreated from Pyongyang City and Fengshan and stayed in Seoul.

The Japanese army that set out from Seoul numbered more than four million in size. Taking into account the Japanese players and the troops they brought, the Japanese army's strength would at least double.

In the north, the Ming army's Liaodong deputy general Cha Dashou, deputy general Sun Shoulian, Zu Chengxun, guerrilla Li Ning, Li Rumei and others led 300,000 Liaodong cavalry as the vanguard and marched south to Seoul.

The Ming army and the Japanese army marched towards each other, and a war was about to break out...

(End of this chapter)