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Chapter 165: Battle of Ulsan!
"To the north of Ulsan is Jyobyeong-seong, to the back is Dosanseong, to the east are Seonghwangdang and Bangujeong, and to the west is Taehwagang-yeong. If we want to attack Dosanseong-seong, we must take out the outer strongholds before we can use the artillery of the Shinji-yeong to attack the city."

"The Shimayama Castle is built on a hill and consists of three floors separated by stone walls, earth walls, and wooden fences. The walls are higher as you go inward, making them easier to defend and harder to attack. The Japanese army has been strengthening the city's defenses during this period, so I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle."

Li Rusong pointed to the defense of Ulsan City on the Ming army map, giving the Ming army generals a rough understanding of Ulsan City.

The commander of Ulsan Castle was Kato Kiyomasa, one of the seven spears of Kengatake, also known as "Tiger Kato".

This man participated in the construction of famous castles such as Kumamoto Castle, Nagoya Castle, Edo Castle, and Nagoya Castle. Seeing that the old Ulsan Castle was difficult to defend, he simply built a sturdy Shimayama Castle and a series of outer strongholds such as Zuobingying Castle, intending to defend Ulsan to the death.

Ulsan could not accommodate so many Japanese troops, only Kato Masaaki's Second Army, whose deputy general was Asano Yukinaga.

Other Japanese troops are in Busanpo and other cities and can provide support to Ulsan City at any time.

This is also the difficulty of the Battle of Ulsan Castle.

Ulsan Castle itself is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the reinforcements of the Japanese army made the attack on Ulsan Castle even more difficult.

Li Rusong planned to use part of his forces to prevent the Japanese reinforcements, while the rest would besiege Ulsan Castle, first eliminating the strongholds outside Ulsan Castle, and then working together to capture Dosan Castle.

Li Qian joined the Ming army besieging Ulsan Castle and was under the command of Li Rumei.

After the Ming army made its deployment, the Ming army and the Han army began to march towards Ulsan City.

The Ming army's cavalry and infantry went ahead to seize the favorable terrain.

The General Cannon and the Tiger Crouching Cannon of the Shenji Camp were deployed later because they moved slowly.

The Ming army left Seoul and headed south. The Japanese players in Ulsan Castle and Busanport began to frantically build various city defense fortifications in preparation for a decisive battle.

In Busan-po, the first lord player of Japan, Katsumoto Takahashi, summoned other Japanese players for a military meeting.

Busanpo was the headquarters of the Japanese army, and Ulsan Castle was the most important outer stronghold.

If Ulsan Castle is lost, Busanport will also be in danger.

The faces of the Japanese players were all livid. They had lost Pyongyang, Kaesong, and Seoul one after another. The Ming army headed straight for Ulsan and Busan, the last strongholds of the Japanese army.

If they lose again, their national war will be a failure.

"We will fight for Ulsan Castle. We cannot retreat even one step. Otherwise, we will be too ashamed to go back."

"The fate of our country depends on this one move!"

"Defend Ulsan City to the death and never retreat!"

The Japanese players were very excited.

They can't lose again.

Takahashi Katsumoto glanced at the players and said, "If Ulsan Castle is lost, I hope you will choose to activate the small country compensation mechanism. That will be our last hope of a comeback."

"understand!"

Many Japanese players reorganized their troops and prepared for war, making plans for the worst.

A group of Japanese players formed a death squad, with white cloth strips with the words "must win" tied on their helmets, and entered Ulsan Castle to assist Kato Kiyomasa's Second Legion in defending the city.

Once the Ming army besieges the city, Ulsan will become an isolated city and will need to wait for reinforcements to rescue it.

This trip into the city was a life-threatening one.

The Ming army arrived at Hakseong Mountain in the north of Ulsan and watched the battlefield. Ulsan Castle and the surrounding strongholds were full of Japanese fortifications and soldiers, and the various Japanese flags were fluttering.

"The defense of Ulsan is quite well planned. It seems that the people guarding the city are not mediocre. It will definitely be a fierce battle."

Du Ruhui accompanied Li Qian to climb up to the heights to have a good look, carefully observing the layout of Ulsan, and was slightly impressed by Kato Kiyomasa's heavy city tactics.

The four islands of Japan are mostly mountainous, so there are many mountain cities, and the experience in attacking and defending cities is also extremely rich.

This time, the Japanese army did not dare to leave the city to fight the Ming army in the field. They chose to defend the city to consume the Ming army. Then reinforcements from all directions gathered in Ulsan City and the center was destroyed.

The famous general Kato Kiyomasa, together with a group of elite Japanese players, stationed themselves in various defensive strongholds of Ulsan City and set up several lines of defense with the most solid Dosan Castle as the core.

Shimayama Castle is 25 meters high, with the Honmaru on the top of the mountain, and a -meter drop from San-no-maru. There is a steep slope of more than meters and fortifications between Ninomaru and San-no-maru. The Japanese army was in a commanding position from Honmaru, and their firepower covered Ninomaru and San-no-maru. The left side of the San-no-maru access road was also exposed to the firepower of Ninomaru.

If we cannot reach the top of the mountain and occupy the main castle in one go, it will be difficult to capture Shimayama Castle.

The Japanese army also built numerous arrow towers in Shimayama Castle, and deployed a large number of crossbows, muskets, cannons, and catapults.

Li Qian nodded in agreement with Du Ruhui's judgment.

Ulsan City is not easy to attack.

"Li Qian, we are responsible for attacking the City God Hall."

Li Rumei found Li Qian and told him the goal of this time.

"City God Hall..."

In the defense system of Ulsan City, the number of Japanese troops in Chenghuangdang is second only to the core Dosan City. Li Rumei was entrusted with the important task of attacking Chenghuangdang. If Li Qian acts with Li Rumei, he also needs to attack Chenghuangdang.

Li Rumei said: "Don't worry, the Shenji Camp is at my disposal."

When Li Qian heard that the Shenji Battalion, one of the main forces of the Ming army, was used to attack Chenghuang Hall, his eyes lit up.

The Shenjiying of the Ming Dynasty was a firearms branch of the army, but it was a powerful siege weapon. With the help of the Shenjiying, the casualties would not be so heavy.

Li Qian led his troops to the northeast of Ulsan City, while the generals of the Ming army attacked the Zuobingying City, Banoujeong, Taehwagangying and other strongholds respectively, and surrounded the city on all sides.

Wu Weizhong led Qi's army and some Ming army generals and players to deploy defenses along the Taihe River to prevent the Japanese army from reinforcing Daoshan Castle by water.

Li Qian decided to use the cavalry to deal with the reinforcements of the Japanese army, and mainly use infantry and archers when attacking the city.

"Ding, the epic battle 'Battle of Ulsan' begins. The Ming army camp must capture Ulsan within one month, otherwise the war will fail. If Ulsan can be captured within one month, the players in the Ming army camp can obtain corresponding battle rewards according to their ranking in the battle."

"Ding, the Ulsan Battle series achievement mission is unlocked, players please check it out."

When the Eastern Han lord players were preparing to follow the Ming army in launching an offensive, they were all stunned when they received a system prompt.

The Battle of Ulsan actually decided the outcome of the national war!

If the Ming army fails to capture Ulsan within a month, it will be declared a failure!
If the Ming army can successfully occupy Ulsan, all players participating in this battle will receive corresponding battle rewards!
"Ding, the epic battle 'Battle of Ulsan' begins. Please hold out in Ulsan for a month. If you can hold out in Ulsan for a month, the players in the Japanese camp will receive corresponding battle rewards according to their ranking in the battle."

At the same time, the Japanese players also received a system prompt, and they were immediately excited and screamed.

They were the ones defending the city and had the advantage of geographical location. As long as one month later, there was still a stronghold in Ulsan that was occupied by the Japanese army, they would win.

(End of this chapter)