Zhang Yutai had no choice but to report this statement of the Ming army to his own Goryeo court.
Xu Shanyeol, the leader of the Goryeo government, had already received a report from Zhang Yutai about the Ming army's presence in Huning City. This had alerted him, and he invited officials from Cao Cao to his house overnight to discuss countermeasures.
The countermeasure negotiated by Xu Shanyeol and other Goryeo officials was to wait and see.
Because they are actually mobilizing their own troops, preparing to unite Britain, France, and Japan to launch an attack on the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.
But what Xu Shanlie didn't expect was that the Ming army would appear outside his city of Hu Ning first.
More than a month later, Xu Shanlie received Zhang Yutai's second report.
"Zhu Tingshi?"
When Xu Shanlie saw this name, he naturally felt very familiar.
After thinking about it, Xu Shanlie couldn't help but said: "If I had known, I wouldn't have sent this person to the joint command."
On Zhou Yuji's side, more than a month ago, he just stated that he needed to enter Juning City to search because the Han people on his side were missing, and the day after he needed to enter Juning City for search, he launched an artillery bombardment on Juning City because the artillery fire preparations were completed.
The Goryeo Kingdom had agreed with Britain, France, and Japan to establish a four-nation joint defense system within one to two years, add forts, set up telegraph lines, and train troops, and then launch a joint attack on several vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.
After all, what they mainly wanted to prevent was the unification of America by the Ming Central Empire.
If they do not build a strong enough defense system first, once they are in a stalemate with several Ming vassals, they will easily be taken advantage of by the Ming Central Empire.
But what the four countries did not expect was that the Ming Dynasty's vassal states in America would attack them first on Zhou Yuji's initiative.
Although the equipment of the escort army led by Zhou Yuji is not as good as that of the Ming Dynasty army, because the Ming court's technical blockade and arms embargo on its vassal states are relatively loose, compared with Britain, France, and Japan; and the talent transportation is also stuck. It is not strict; therefore, the equipment level of the Guards is actually better than that of the British, French, Japanese and Gao, and the backbone of the Guards are also soldiers from the Ming Central Imperial Army. Therefore, the quality of the Guards' officers and soldiers Not bad either.
In addition, Zhou Yuji, as a veteran commander of hundreds of battles, commanding such a critical battle with less than 100,000 people is considered childish.
Therefore, the Korean army in Juning City did not hold out for long, and fled in a panic because the city defense was breached.
The Han army of the Ming Dynasty successfully captured the city of Juning in Goryeo.
Naturally, the military discipline of these escorts from the vassal states was not as good as that of the Ming Emperor's army, because they also knew that if these places were captured, they would be handed over to the imperial court for enfeoffment. Otherwise, the imperial court would not recognize the legitimacy of their military action. Therefore, They can only repay their military contributions by plundering movable wealth, including population.
As a result, Juning City was ransacked by the guards of these vassal states.
Next, under the command of Zhou Yuji, the vassals of the Ming Dynasty continued to conquer cities and territories, and successively captured important towns such as Ayacucho, La Paz, and Sucre.
"Leading the government, what should we do now! How come these Ming vassals launched a large-scale war against me, Goryeo, because of the disappearance of a Han man, and now they have captured so many of my towns!"
At this time, Li Yan also panicked and told Xu Shanlie and other Goryeo officials about the matter.
Xu Shanlie was also in a depressed mood now, but he still comforted his Majesty and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty! I have sent people to ask for help from Britain, France and Japan, asking them to send troops to attack Panama in advance to prevent the Ming Dynasty army from attacking our country of Korea. Conquer the city and capture the territory.”
Xu Shanlie then added: "I really didn't expect that these Ming vassals would strike preemptively. Now that I think about it, this matter must be related to Zhou Yuji, the king of Ningwu in the Ming Dynasty. This man always likes to make strange moves with his troops, and no one can be sure about him." Pulse! Before, I only heard that Ningwu Kingdom has been constructing canals steadily, and even the army has turned into river workers, but I didn’t expect that he suddenly launched an army to attack our country of Goryeo! He is truly a cunning person! "
Li Yan nodded and then asked: "Will Britain, France and Japan come to support us?"
"Definitely!"
"Unless they don't want our telegraph technology."
"What's more, our four countries have reached the stage of death. If they sit back and watch us perish, they can only watch as southern America becomes the sphere of influence of the Han people in advance, and their situation will be even more difficult!"
"It's just that in this way, our strategic deployment will be disrupted. First of all, comprehensive military operations will have to be launched in advance. Secondly, the direction of the attack will change from a joint attack on Florida to an attack on Panama."
Xu Shanlie replied.
"In this case, once Panama cannot be taken and Florida is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, the four-nation defense will be divided into two parts. Once the imperial army of the central court of the Ming Dynasty moves to America, they can directly land in Panama and the Florida Peninsula, and then Defeat each of our four countries. And it is impossible for Britain, France and Japan not to save us and only attack Florida. In that case, Korea will surrender directly if we are cornered, so that the Ming army can quickly reinforce Florida."
Li Yan analyzed it carefully.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Xu Shanlie replied first, and then said: "Now we can only see whether the three countries can conquer Panama! No one wants to be reduced to a slave of the subjugated country. From now on, driven by the Ming Kingdom, we, the Koryo Kingdom, will still defend our city at all costs. That’s all.”
"What the leader said is that at all costs, not even an inch of land should be easily occupied by the Han people!"
Li Yan said excitedly.
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"This is really uncomfortable news. These cunning Han people, why would they launch an attack in advance!"
After French Pross learned from the people sent by Goryeo that the Ming Dynasty army brazenly launched an attack on Goryeo, he was also quite horrified and said depressedly.
"What good is done above will be followed by below. Now that the tyrant of the Ming Dynasty loves success and does not follow the usual rules, all the people under him are becoming bold and arrogant! Now that I think about it, it is not impossible for Zhou Yuji to dare to do this! Even if it is not impossible! We thought about it and had to prepare to fight Panama first."
Monmouth said.
"Panama! I heard that this Ming Dynasty king with a different surname named Zhou Yuji dug a canal there. If Panama is not conquered as soon as possible, the Ming Dynasty Navy, which itself controls the sea power in this area, will undoubtedly be more powerful. Even considering this One thing, we also have to take Panama as soon as possible.”
Masatoshi Hotta said.
"Since we all agree that we should send troops to Panama, it's settled! When the time comes, it will be under the command of the joint command!"
"Now, I, the British side, have another suggestion, that is, we should also send envoys to the Central Court of the Ming Dynasty! Protest to the Central Court of the Ming Dynasty about their invasion of the vassal state, and find a way to get some support from the Central Court of the Ming Dynasty to oppose military expansion and the vassal state. We need the support of the central court officials of the Ming Dynasty who acted without authorization, and put pressure on these Ming vassal states! Perhaps the tyrant of the Ming Dynasty will also prevent the Ming vassal states from using troops against us because of too much domestic opposition. In short, everything The purpose is to delay the Ming Dynasty's use of troops in America as long as possible before we conquer Panama."
Monmouth said at this time.
"agree!"
Pross and Masatoshi Hotta agreed.
So, next, while the three countries gathered their armies and marched towards Panama, they also sent envoys who were not afraid of death to go to the Ming Dynasty.
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When these envoys first arrived in the Central Plains of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao, had finished his inspection of the entire Central Plains and returned to the capital.
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao had already known about the establishment of the Four-Nation Joint Command by Britain, France, Japan, and Gao through the secret report sent by the Jin Yiwei, as well as the fact that some Jin Yiwei undercover agents were tortured and killed by the interrogation departments of these joint commands.
It's just that Zhu Youxiao didn't know that Zhou Yuji had preemptively used troops against Goryeo.
Because the Ming Dynasty has not yet popularized wireless technology to some vassal states in the Americas, it is currently only spreading wireless technology to vassal states on the Eurasian continent.
Therefore, the information has a long delay.
He only knew about the undercover Han people who were tortured and killed.
Zhu Youxiao was naturally unhappy about this, and ordered: "Announce this matter to the whole country, let all Han people in the world know about it, let all major official newspapers build momentum, in order to mobilize the national sentiment of the Han people all over the world, and to mobilize retired officers and soldiers , the officers and soldiers who returned home to visit their relatives wrote applications requesting to return to the army and eliminate the Tartars! Turn this insult caused by the barbarians into the driving force for the subsequent unification of the Americas."
"According to the order!"
The ministers agreed and actually implemented it.
For a time, national sentiment in the Ming Pass was particularly high, and there were many people who supported the use of troops against the Americas.
However, there are also those who do not support the use of troops in the Americas and even believe that the undercover Jinyiwei should be withdrawn.
"His Majesty the Ming Emperor! We are here to inquire about the unprovoked invasion of our country of Korea by your vassal vassal led by King Ningwu on the orders of our king. Do you care about this matter?!"
"That's right! Our British Empire has formed an alliance with France, Japan, and Gao. The affairs of Korea are our British Empire's business. Therefore, I also follow the orders of my Queen of Great Britain to ask your country whether your country really does not care about this matter. ? And allow your own vassal to behave like this?!"
"The same goes for our country! Your country is the most powerful country in the world after all. You can't even control your own vassals."
"This kind of illegal invasion of other countries is not a just act in itself. It is not tolerated by God and is shameful! His Majesty the Ming Emperor, do you really want to tolerate your vassal to do such a shameful thing?" Act?!"
Following the envoys sent by Britain, France, Japan, and Gao, after seeing Zhu Youxiao in the court, some courtiers from the Li Zhong faction and the Tolerance faction took this opportunity to help Britain, France, and Japan The envoys sent by the four kingdoms of Gao, Gao, and Ningwu denounced King Ningwu Zhou Yuji and others for their unauthorized invasion of other countries. Some courtiers even criticized Zhou Yuji and other vassal states more severely than the envoys of the four kingdoms.
Of course, there are also courtiers here. Based on China's thousands of years of "family world" historical experience, they believe that kings with different surnames like Zhou Yuji should not be tolerated. Even if they are temporarily granted the title of king, they must be taken away before they agree. The interests of the royal family are conducive to the stability of the world, so he criticized Zhou Yuji and others' behavior.
"Your Majesty! King Ningwu Zhou Yuji has no court and his ambitions are so great that he arbitrarily gathers troops to attack other countries. Such behavior, if not punished, will jeopardize our Ming Dynasty sooner or later!"
Ding Risui, the right minister of the Ministry of Commerce, therefore wrote a memorial saying that Zhou Yuji's behavior was an act of inflated ambition.
"Your Majesty! I believe that, as Your Majesty once said, the most important thing for the stability of the world is that no one can violate the law. Now King Ningwu's behavior is a manifestation of violating the law and is contempt for the imperial court! He should be punished!"
Yin Zaike, the young minister of Lifan Temple, also shared his thoughts on Zhou Yuji's behavior.
"Not only are they contemptuous of the imperial court, but these vassal states represented by Zhou Yuji are also engaging in military affairs and do not take His Majesty seriously. Especially Zhou Yuji, who secretly mobilized the guards of each vassal. This is simply like treason and should be punished. !”
Du Sen, the young minister of the Zizhengyuan, even directly said that Zhou should be killed if he met Ji.
"That's right, Your Majesty, the current unrest in the world is mostly due to the dishonesty of these vassal towns. In my opinion, even if the world is truly unified in the future, it will be difficult to avoid vassal wars. It is better to give up unification and implement the royal way. Rule the world! And King Ningwu’s head can also be used as a symbol to change domineering into kingly way.”
Xue Hanyang, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, also agreed that it would be best to kill Zhou Yuji. After saying this, he suggested again: "Your Majesty, please kill Zhou Yuji, change domineering to kingly, and make the world peaceful from now on!"
"Your Majesty, please kill Zhou Yuji!"
"Your Majesty, please kill Zhou Yuji!"
"Your Majesty, please kill Zhou Yuji!"
Although some ministers of the Moderate and Tolerant factions adopted a lenient attitude towards the murder of Jin Yiwei by the British, French, Japanese and Gao Kingdoms, they were very intolerant of Zhou Yuji at this time, and one of them was more excited than the other and wanted Zhu Youxiao to kill him. Good luck in the week.
The envoys from Britain, France, Japan and Gao laughed proudly.
"enough!"
Suddenly there was a roar that shook the sky, like a dragon roaring.
Zhu Youxiao looked at these people with veins popping out and asked: "When did you guys wear the same pants as these four barbarian countries?! Is what King Ningwu and those feudal lords did right or wrong, and it was in the interests of the Han family? Is it important?"
"The world is safe, the world is safe, but with you guys with turned-out elbows, the world can't be safe!"
Zhu Youxiao scolded loudly.
At this time, the courtiers who clamored to kill Zhou Yuji all fell to the ground.
Zhu Youxiao then looked at the envoys from the four countries and said: "I, King Ningwu of the Ming Dynasty, have also informed me of the ins and outs of what he did. Even the use of troops was decided upon by them. He also suggested that the imperial court should also attack you. The reason is naturally You actually tortured and killed our Ming Han people!"
Having said this, Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and glared at the four envoys: "You must know this, yet you dare to complain to me. Don't you know that what I cannot tolerate the most is the murder of the people of the Han family? ?! In my eyes, your country is not even recognized by me, so what kind of country is it! If I am in a good mood, I may treat you as humans; if I am in a bad mood, you are not even human, you are just a bunch of beasts. ! So Zhou Yuji and the others, let alone attack you, even if they kill you all, I might not say anything! You have the nerve to come here to complain, you really treat yourself like a dishonor!"
When Zhu Youxiao said this, he ordered: "Pass on my decree to pull down the barbarians sent by these four barbaric tribes and treat them like their interrogation department treats our people. In addition, the ones that should be made into medical specimens" Make it into a medical specimen!”
