Thinking of the king's attitude towards the Ming Dynasty a month ago, and the fact that he had just beheaded the Ming Dynasty's envoys, Zhang Ziwen's heart sank suddenly, knowing that this was probably the Ming Dynasty's attack.
However, he didn't take it seriously when Daming launched an army to investigate. After thinking about it, he asked someone to help him tidy up his clothes and get ready to argue with Daming.
Just when his servants were helping him tidy up his clothes, he suddenly saw a few flashes of fire on Ming's ship, followed by a loud roar of thunder, and then saw the shipyard and ships being shattered into pieces under the destruction of black shadows. Make scraps of wood floating on the sea.
"No!" Zhang Ziwen was dumbfounded.
Isn’t it said that Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and etiquette is the most important thing? Didn’t it say that the Ming Dynasty would treat people with courtesy first and then attack with force? Why is everything in front of him different from his previous understanding? They didn't even say hello when they came up, they just opened fire.
The continuous sound of cannons continued. Zhang Ziwen no longer cared about arguing with Daming. He rolled and crawled away from here. He was afraid that if he took a step slower, he would be blown to pieces by the cannons.
Just one round of shelling turned the shipyard and all the ships into wooden scum floating on the sea.
Then Han Du ordered the cannon to blast towards the port without ceremony.
After two rounds of artillery fire, the entire harbor was on fire, the houses were riddled with holes, and there were countless casualties.
Putting down the telescope, Tang Ding couldn't bear it. Subconsciously asked: "What should we do next?"
Less than thirty miles ahead is the capital of Goryeo, Gaijing.
Tang Ding calculated that in just thirty miles, if he took people off the ship, he would be able to reach the city in less than an hour, and he could completely catch Goryeo off guard.
But Han Du had a different idea, "Next, let's just wait here."
"Wait?" This reply was beyond Tang Ding's expectation, and he couldn't help but said loudly: "We are now less than thirty miles away from the capital. We can completely catch them off guard. Brother Han, your troops are so fast."
Han Du put down the telescope, looked sideways at Tang Ding with a smile, and said: "It is true that soldiers need to be quick, but they must also be adapted to local conditions. One moment and another moment. If we directly attack the city, if nothing else, we will definitely suffer losses from the siege. Not small."
Tang Ding heard this
, shook his head slightly, thinking that Han Du was still grieving the loss of the last attack on Jinshan, and advised: "Brother Han is kind-hearted and reluctant to bear the casualties of soldiers, but where are the undead in this battle? If we can attack Kaijing by surprise in Goryeo , even if there are some casualties, it is still worth it.”
"Of course it's worth it." This time, Han Du did not refute Tang Ding.
Then his tone changed and he said: "But since I have brought these soldiers out, I must try my best to keep them alive."
Seeing that Tang Ding had something to say, Han Du waved his hand to stop him, "Don't worry, I understand the importance clearly."
Then he smiled at Tang Ding and said: "This Xin Yu doesn't take the Ming Dynasty seriously, he is obviously an arrogant person. As long as we don't go ashore here and show a little weakness, he will definitely gather an army to show off his power, even if You can't attack us, but you can also improve his prestige. When the time comes, I will give him a hard blow, and I will destroy Goryeo in one battle."
The range of the cannons on the warships, based on Han Duwei's theory of range victory, was already farther than ordinary cannons. If Xin Yu had gathered an army and thought that the naval artillery could not hit him, so he took it lightly, he would have been able to catch him off guard.
The heavy losses were all minor. Maybe there was a chance to annihilate Goryeo in one battle as Han Du said.
Tang Ding felt excited as he thought about it, but at the same time he began to worry about gain and loss and asked, "Then, what if he doesn't dare to come?"
Han Du said categorically: "No. He has just succeeded to the throne, and what he needs most is prestige. As long as he is not stupid, he will not miss this opportunity."
Not stupid? This is the real stupidity, right?
Tang Ding thought casually, looking at the people fleeing towards Kaijing on the shore, he couldn't help but feel full of expectation.
Zhang Ziwen was the first to escape and ran the fastest. Therefore, he fled to Kaijing first.
As soon as he entered Kaijing, he went straight to the palace city.
Just at the gate of the palace city, Zhang Ziwen was stopped.
Xinyu was different from his reclusive father, King Gongmin. He not only liked hunting, but also beauty and fun. He also likes to visit privately incognito and go to the public to play with good women and even prostitutes. There are more than one case where he brought these singers back to the palace.
son.
It can be said that it has reached the point of "doing everything and doing all evil".
Naturally, many courtiers in the Goryeo Dynasty could not stand his various behaviors. Therefore, in the beginning, several ministers took turns admonishing him almost every day. He was so annoyed by the disturbance that in the end he simply guarded the palace gate, and the ministers he summoned were not allowed to enter the palace.
Zhang Ziwen was stopped at the door and was pacing anxiously back and forth with his hands shaking, when he happened to see Pan Yichun, the left attendant, coming out of the palace. He quickly shouted, "Master Pan, something serious is not going well. I have something important for you to do. Please report it to the king as soon as possible, Master Pan."
Pan Yichun was not interested in slanderous ministers like Zhang Ziwen, but when he saw him anxiously saying that he had something important to report to the king, he walked over and asked with a stern face: "What happened?"
Zhang Ziwen was a smooth man and didn't care at all about Pan Yichun's sarcastic remarks. He quickly pulled him aside and said, "Master Pan, something bad happened. The Ming Dynasty is here to investigate."
"Are you kidding?" Pan Yichun looked at Zhang Ziwen with disdain. Although he did not agree with the king's execution of the Ming envoy, and he also bluntly advised the king at that time, he did not think that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to investigate. Besides, as Zuo Shizhong, he had much better information than Zhang Ziwen. He had never received any military reports from the north.
How did the Ming Dynasty raise troops to prosecute crimes? Is it possible that they can fly over?
Zhang Ziwen quickly explained: "How can I dare to talk nonsense? The Ming Dynasty is really here, and it is the navy, right on the seaside. They burned our shipyard and all the ships. I'm afraid it won't be long before your Excellency can see To those who escaped."
"Are you telling the truth?" Pan Yichun really didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would come from the sea. Thinking of Goryeo facing the sea on three sides, his back was suddenly soaked with cold sweat.
"It's absolutely true." Zhang Ziwen was not as far-reaching as Pan Yichun thought. He just felt that it would be safe to escape to Kaijing. If he could report the news again, he might be able to make meritorious deeds and relieve him of the guilt of escaping back.
Pan Yichun suddenly exclaimed: "The country is in danger!"
Zhang Ziwen was shocked when he heard this, but Pan Yichun didn't talk nonsense to him and pulled him directly to the palace.
"Quickly, go with me to report to the king."
