Chapter 485 Zheng Zhilong surrenders to Qi

"How did Zhao Zhijiao fight? Give him 6,000 men, and he couldn't even defeat Pyongyang. He has been fighting for more than half a year and has not yet reached Seoul!"

When the governor of Xuzhou Yamen, Emperor Wu Ding received a Tang newspaper from outside the customs, he learned the details of Zhao Lijiao and his Eastern Expeditionary Army. As rumored, the Qi army had difficulty advancing in the Korean battlefield and did not reach the required level. The Emperor's expectations.

A group of civil servants and generals stood nearby in fear, waiting to welcome Emperor Wu Ding's fury.

"When he was leaving, he told him to stay step by step and not to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. Zhao Lijiao refused to listen and insisted on dividing his forces to attack together. He thought he would defeat North Korea within a month, but now he has not been able to capture Pyongyang in seven months! I don't know. How many people died!"

Everyone around was silent. Qiao Yiqi winked at Pei Dahu. Pei Dahu stepped forward and said to the Emperor:

"Your Majesty, when Magistrate Yuan was killed by the Tokugawa clan in Japan, General Zhao saw it with his own eyes. He must have been eager for revenge, so he fell into the trap of the Koreans..."

"Okay, stop talking. Do you also want to plead with Zhao Shujiao?"

Liu Zhaosun waved his hand and signaled Pei Dahu to stop talking. Now that the peace agreement has been completed, Nanming has nothing to worry about. In more than half a year, the area actually controlled by the Qi army has more than doubled. Xuzhou has reached the limit of Qi's expansion. It is already beyond its capabilities to go south.

"What is the current situation on Sakhalin Island? Has Pu Gang driven away the Cossacks?"

The communications soldier of the Fifth Corps quickly presented another Tang newspaper to Eunuch Dongfang. Dongfang Zhu took the Tang newspaper and carefully presented it to the Supreme Emperor.

Liu Zhaosun tore off the wax on the envelope and read it roughly, the gloomy expression on his face relaxing slightly.

"The Fifth Corps did not disappoint me. They captured all the bastions on Sakhalin Island."

Emperor Wu Ding immediately issued an oral edict, and Dongfang Zhu recorded it with a pen next to him:

"I order Pu Gang's troops to carry out a vigorous pursuit and not let the thieves on Sakhalin slip through the net. I don't want to take prisoners. I will kill all the Cossacks. I order the Liaodong civil affairs officials to immediately select people to go to Sakhalin to plant crops. Three thousand troops from Tunpu peasants and soldiers were sent to Sakhalin Island to guard, and the Fifth Army was withdrawn to Liaodong to prepare to reinforce North Korea."

One after another, the edicts were quickly distributed. After all the surrounding messengers dispersed, Ma Shiying, who had been standing beside him for a long time, said cautiously:

"Your Majesty, the Southern Dynasty envoy is here? They have been waiting outside the palace for two hours."

Liu Zhaosun was slightly stunned and asked Ma Shiying, "Didn't he leave a few days ago?"

"Go back to the Holy Spirit. Huang Gongfu and the others are back to exchange covenants."

Emperor Wu Ding suddenly understood and nodded, and immediately said to the chief diplomat of the empire: "Master Ma, you are a guest when you come. We are busy with state affairs. Last time they came to Xuzhou, I had no intention of taking care of them. This time I have to entertain them well. You go and greet the envoy." come in."

The Supreme Emperor showed a meaningful smile to Ma Shiying. The latter immediately understood, smiled knowingly, and retreated with the Chief Instructor Sen Ti.

After a while, Ma Shiying took the Nanming envoys Huang Gongfu, Lu Zhenfei, Du Yinxi and others into the palace.

Just like the last time they came to discuss peace, the delegation that came to Xuzhou in exchange for a covenant this time was luxurious. Liu Zhaosun recognized Zheng Zhilong in the crowd at a glance.

Zheng Zhilong was one of the bargaining chips for peace negotiations between Qi and Ming Dynasty. His fate was not directly listed in the "Treaty of Xuzhou", but he now appears in Xuzhou.

At first, Emperor Wu Ding did not kill this old enemy, but offered generous terms.

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