On the capital side of the Ming Dynasty, Gao Wuguan followed his brother's wishes and quietly went to Ningyuan Bo's house to meet Li Chengliang that night. The two sides met for about half an hour before Gao Wuguan walked out of the back door wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat.
Immediately afterwards, Uncle Ningyuan's Mansion sent three people and six horses to the vicinity of Dongzhimen in the northeast of Beicheng, and wandered under a large ginkgo tree south of Wuyue Temple.
Not long after, a man wearing a royal flying fish uniform came with a few subordinates. The two chatted for a few words and went directly to Dongzhimen regardless of the curfew. Relying on the badge of Jinyiwei Qianhu, the three men and six cavalrymen from Uncle Ningyuan's Mansion quickly left the city and galloped all the way to the northeast.
"It's strange, how could the Marquis provide such convenience to Uncle Ning Yuan's house? Qianrong, do you think it would be possible..." A fan asked in confusion as he looked at the figure disappearing in the distance.
"You damn thing, shut up now!" Qianhu glared at Fanzi and warned: "Is this something we should ask and can we ask? Take care of your mouth. If today's If even a word of the matter leaks out, watch your skin carefully!"
Fanzi shrank in fright and said quickly: "Isn't there no one there... Uh-huh, Qianrong is right. We are out on patrol tonight to prevent that... that spy sent by Yang Yinglong."
"It's good that you understand. If you don't understand, I will ask you to remember it now." Qianrong glared at him again, and then called to everyone: "Okay, okay, everyone has come out, so we can't go in vain. , I will take you to have some fun... Weaving hall or casino, you choose one!"
All the royal guards cheered and began to offer suggestions.
It has to be said that although Li Chengliang became an official, as the real patriarch of the Tieling Li family, even though Li Rusong himself was already a famous general, he had to obey his father's control.
It wasn't until these three people and six horses arrived in Guangning that Li Rusong was truly "financially untied" and immediately had money to reward his subordinates and prepare to go on an expedition. At this moment, the vanguard army of the Liaodong Army to aid North Korea has actually been gone for more than half a month, and it can almost be seen as being out of touch with the main army. This may be the opposite. It should be said that the main army has delayed for too long, allowing the vanguard army to essentially Became a lone army.
In mid-September, the Liaodong Army, led by Dai Chaobian, the right commander of Jinyi, and Shi Ru, the Qiantun guerrilla general, took the lead in crossing the Yalu River and arriving in North Korea. When the North Korean military commander Li Hengfu heard about it, he hurried to greet him in person.
Li Hengfu repeatedly requested the Ming army to immediately go south to expel the Japanese pirates, but Dai Chaobian insisted that they must wait for the entire army to assemble before setting off.
Dai Chaobian was very firm on this point and said to Li Hengfu: "Our Second Route Army to Aid Korea Ningyuan General Guo Mengzheng and Zhenwu Fort Guerrilla General Wang Shouguan have already set off, and the deputy general is about to arrive in Dandong, so our army is now Don't act rashly. The Ming Dynasty's military discipline is very strict, and there will be many inconveniences. If there is any offense, please ask the military commander to be more considerate."
Li Hengfu was impatient and urged the two generals: "Fighting opportunities are fleeting. Your Majesty hopes that you will come to help the battle day and night. Now the Japanese pirates are not only exhausted from the long battle, but also have an unstable foothold. As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will definitely win."
Dai Chaobian frowned and refused to pay attention to him. The guerrilla general Shi Ru had no choice but to take over the conversation and said: "To be honest with you, my commander-in-chief has a mountain of military orders. We can only obey the orders of the commander-in-chief. Moreover, we did not hear the need before coming here. We respect North Korea’s command, so forgive me for not being able to follow the words of the military congress.”
Li Hengfu felt uneasy when he heard that he could not obey North Korea's command: "Ah... this, the heavenly troops are assisting in the suppression, and North Korea is the host. They have a better understanding of the Japanese pirates and the dangerous terrain, so North Korea should take the lead in the war."
Dai Chaobianping said calmly: "I'm sorry to say it bluntly, but Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Since we ask for rescue from the superior country, we will naturally ask for instructions on matters of combat. And I have heard that it is still difficult for Korea to judge the strength of Japanese pirates, and There is a shortage of food. Under such circumstances, how can I, the general, attack rashly?"
Immediately afterwards, Shi Ru added another blow and said: "Moreover, the Korean army was defeated and fled in all directions. According to my opinion, in the next war, I am afraid that your country will be the one to help suppress it." ?”
Li Hengfu felt his heart bleed when he heard this, and was extremely unwilling to do so, but he really did not dare to offend the two of them easily, so he had to remain silent.
The next day, staff led by General Guo Mengzheng, guerrilla general Wang Shouguan, and Liaodong Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zu Chengxun arrived in North Korea one after another to join Dai Chaobian and Shi Ru.
So far, the Liaodong Army has dispatched a total of 2,348 troops, 2,622 horses, and more than 30 large and small artillery pieces. Xiao Ruxun, the deputy general of the Liaodong Army, set out from Liaoyang and was stationed in Jiulian City. Before arriving, Li Rusong was responsible for the Prime Minister's logistics dispatch.
An additional explanation here is that Zu Chengxun is now "deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong", and Xiao Ruxun is the real deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong. This situation is actually quite special. The reason is that not long ago, most of the merit rewards for the Battle of Yuan Dynasty were reduced. Among them, Zu Chengxun was originally going to be promoted to deputy general soldier for his merits. However, because he immediately sent troops to aid the DPRK, the court temporarily The actual position was given to him for a while, and the rank was only assigned to Liaodong for now, and he would be filled in in the future.
Zu Chengxun was the vanguard general who aided the DPRK this time, and he already had the rank of deputy commander-in-chief. Therefore, he had the four major decision-making powers of war, peace, conduct, and stopping. His status was not that of the previous two generals Dai and Shi. Therefore, North Korea's President Liu Chenglong and Marshal Kim Myung-won were immediately ordered to labor.
Jin Mingyuan thanked him in advance according to etiquette and said: "After a long drought, there is rain, and the grace of the Lord's rescue will never be forgotten."
Zu Chengxun clasped his fists and returned the salute: "Marshal Dou is serious. North Korea is a country bordered by the Ming Dynasty. Since it is in trouble, there is no reason not to help. I will go all out to conquer Pyongyang first this time and calm the minds of the North Korean soldiers and civilians."
Jin Mingyuan was overjoyed when he heard this, but he still had to maintain the dignity of etiquette, so he hurriedly said: "Generals, you are so tired, you should rest for a few days to recharge your batteries. Our king will also have a banquet for the generals. "
Zu Chengxun pretended to ponder for a moment, and then said: "Marshal Du's statement makes sense. It just so happened that I received a letter from Nurhaci, the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, on the way a few days ago, saying that since my general has sent troops, how can he not accept them? It is the courtesy of soldiers to assist in the war, so I have repeatedly expressed that I will devote all my troops to fight for the Ming Dynasty... Oh, and also do something within my ability for the restoration of Korea."
When Jin Mingyuan heard this, he was so frightened that he lost his soul. He hurriedly said: "If the tomorrow's soldiers come to help, we can destroy the Japanese pirates, so Nurhaci doesn't need to come!"
"Really?" Zu Chengxun frowned and said, "If Nurhachi doesn't come, the general will not have enough troops here, so it will be difficult to set off immediately. At least we have to wait until we can find out the information about Pyongyang..."
Jin Mingyuan suddenly started hesitating and hesitated to speak. There are actually reasons for his behavior. First of all, he did not let Nurhaci come because the relationship between North Korea and the Jurchens has always been at odds, and the two sides have many historical issues.
But to put it simply, the two sides have been fighting a tug-of-war near the Tumen River for almost two hundred years. After the rise of Nurhachi, he also had some discord and conflicts with North Korea. There were a few small battles, with each side winning or losing - really. There is victory and defeat for each other.
North Korea's Northern Border Army is its only strong force, and its strength far exceeds that of Nurhachi a few years ago. In addition, Nurhachi does not regard North Korea as a real enemy, and will never use the main force to fight North Korea. The enemy was faced with a huge disparity of one against five, so the results of the battle were almost the same for both sides.
Of course, North Korea also knows that Nurhaci has never really fought with itself, but two points are clear: first, there is no doubt that the relationship between the two parties is very poor; second, Nurhachi's true strength is very strong.
He is strong and hostile to himself. Once he comes, can he expect others to come to save him? Obviously it's impossible. Burning, killing, looting and looting are probably child's play. Maybe we just won't leave in the future. The ministers of North Korea are not even worried about Ming Dynasty now. How can they be worried about Nurhaci!
But Zu Chengxun tied Nurhachi's arrival to his own march, which made it very difficult for North Korea. After all, North Korea's monarchs and ministers hoped that the Ming army would fight Japan as soon as possible.
That's right, fight early, not win early. As for the reason, it is actually simple. What the Korean monarchs and ministers are most afraid of now is that the Ming army took one look and felt that Japan's attack on Korea was none of their business, and then turned around and returned to Liaodong to defend itself. Then Korea would be really ruined.
Therefore, the Ming army must fight Japan as soon as possible. No matter whether they win or lose, they must fight quickly! It's good to win, but it's not necessarily a bad thing to lose - this is the Great Tomorrow, and it's the kingdom that will destroy you in two hundred years if you don't obey!
Think about it, if the Ming Dynasty really suffered a defeat, wouldn't the Emperor of China be furious? When a million troops enter North Korea, Japan will have no chance of survival!
This is the reason why the North Korean monarchs and ministers are now anxious to ask Zu Chengxun to immediately go south to attack Pyongyang.
But Zu Chengxun was not stupid, nor was he even reckless. His subordinates had suffered losses in the battle against Yuan. The number they brought this time was only five to six hundred. The situation of the other generals who followed him was also similar to his. One by one, none of them were considered "full." The "organized" troops totaled only more than 2,300 people.
Nowadays, the enemy situation of the Japanese army is unclear, and he can't even figure out how many people there are. It is obviously very dangerous to attack Pyongyang rashly. Therefore, he deliberately put Nurhachi's request for war out in order to make North Korea refuse, and then he took advantage of the situation and stopped his troops. , investigate clearly first, and then consider what to do.
At this time, Jin Mingyuan had a flash of inspiration and said quickly: "Whether to attack Pyongyang will naturally be decided by the military commander. However, North Korea looks forward to heavenly troops like rain after a long drought. Now that natural troops are coming, it still hopes to take action, so as to It is best to stabilize the hearts and minds of the Korean people, but I wonder what the deputy commander’s wishes are?”
The attitude of these words was very low, and even as the marshal of North Korea, he did not mention the issue of command authority. This showed that he still had a more pragmatic attitude, which made Zu Chengxun feel more comfortable.
Zu Chengxun thought, all the troops I have brought here are elite cavalry. As long as I don't rush to attack Pyongyang Fort before the enemy's situation is clear, there will be no hindrance to activities outside the city. In this case, it is good to give North Korea a face.
Therefore, Zu Chengxun agreed, saying that he would immediately go south to check the enemy's situation near Pyongyang. If the Japanese army was weak, he would take Pyongyang in one go. If the Japanese army was prepared, it would depend on the situation. Jin Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him repeatedly, and once again mentioned that King Li Huo wanted to entertain the Ming army generals.
Zu Chengxun declined politely: "Our army can rest for a while. Please tell His Highness that Zu Chengxun is very grateful for the kindness, but since he came here just to drink the blood of Japanese pirates, the banquet should be held in Pyongyang." better."
Seeing Zu Chengxun's impassioned speech, Liu Chenglong didn't know that Zu Chengxun had other concerns. He thought that Zu Chengxun was really so arrogant and didn't take the Japanese army seriously at all. He was also worried that his own supply of food and grass would be insufficient, so he went to Zu Chengxun first explained: "The lieutenants have come all the way. The grain and grass supplies have been agreed upon before and should be supplied by North Korea. However, we have only raised three or four days of military rations. I'm afraid...of course, we will definitely get enough as soon as possible."
Zu Chengxun felt that he was just talking nonsense anyway, and it didn't matter if he exaggerated a little bit, so he said indifferently: "Master Fuyuan is bothering you, but it doesn't matter if you don't have enough financing. Our army's army rations and follow-up rations can still last for three months, and there are still more One hundred thousand loads of military rations, Mr. Fuyuan doesn’t have to worry.”
Liu Chenglong was surprised and asked where there was another hundred thousand stones of military rations. Zu Chengxun smiled and said: "It's in Pyongyang! I heard that your king failed to transport the military rations in time when he evacuated Pyongyang, and all the military rations were captured by the Japanese pirates. Now he is It’s time to return things to their original owners.”
Although Liu Chenglong was extremely embarrassed after hearing this, he still hoped that the Ming army could defeat it, so he advised: "The deputy soldiers should not underestimate the enemy. The Japanese pirates have elite soldiers and brave generals, and the iron cannons they hold are extremely powerful."
Since he said this, Marshal Jin Mingyuan had no choice but to agree: "That's right. Our army has been defeated in consecutive battles before, all thanks to this iron cannon. It kills accurately and can pierce armor and bore easily. We must make a comprehensive response." .”
Zu Chengxun laughed loudly, pointed at his elite cavalry, and said: "The so-called iron cannons are just blunderbuss, and their range is only a hundred steps. Our army has thousands of paces artillery. What should we fear from the Japanese pirates?" Liu Chenglong Seeing that Zu Chengxun was so confident, Jin Mingyuan stopped saying anything.
Later, Liu Chenglong transferred to the separate dynasty, and King Gwanghae was about to leave Yongbyon and choose another suitable place for the separate dynasty to facilitate receiving the eight memorials, so he asked Liu Chenglong.
Liu Chenglong was thinking when he suddenly heard a man coming in from outside and suggested loudly: "Yichuan in Gangwon Province is more suitable. It is relatively central and there are no Japanese pirate activities. It should be conducive to receiving the eight news." Liu Chenglong took a closer look and saw that this man was clear and elegant. , with bright eyes, it turned out to be Zuo Zan and Zheng Zhuo.
Zheng Zhuo was highly respected in North Korea. King Gwanghae respected this veteran minister very much, so he took the initiative to ask Zheng Zhuo why he came here. Zheng Zhuo replied: "I was bored in Yiju, so I applied to come here. If I had already The prefect is here, so I don't have to come all the way and it's unnecessary."
Liu Chenglong smiled and said: "That's wrong. I have to leave after the military rations matter. Now that Zuo Zan is here and I have your help in the prince's residence, I am completely relieved."
Zheng Zhuo nodded, turned to Lord Guanghai and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to fight the Japanese pirates to the end. Please don't cherish me, but if you are useful, just do as you ask." Thank you Lord Guanghai.
Therefore, compared to the North Korean King Li Wan who fled north, Gwanghae Lord led his ministers to avoid sentries in the enemy formation, moved quietly, and issued notices to the scattered official and rebel troops in the eight Koreas, calling for joint operations. At the same time, in order to prevent winter, it was difficult to raise clothes for the subjects and soldiers and distribute them secretly. As a result, people's hearts began to tilt towards dividing the dynasty.
However, as early as when the dynasty was divided, Jin Guiren was worried that Lord Gwanghae's efforts to fend off the enemy and win over the people would not only threaten her and Lord Xinsheng's future status, but also worried that if Lord Gwanghae worked too hard, the people's support would be damaged. The general forced the king to abdicate, and Lord Gwanghae ascended the throne and became king. Therefore, she arranged in advance for her younger brother Jin Gongliang and a minister to stay in the separate dynasty and report all the words and deeds of Lord Gwanghae to her at any time.
Regarding Gwanghaejun’s move to divide dynasties and mobilize the people, Jin Guiren advised Li He: “Although Your Highness ordered Gwanghaejun to temporarily mobilize the military and civilians on behalf of Your Highness, he was carrying the ancestral card of the ancestors of the past kings and was actually in an area where enemy invaders were rampant. Traveling inside is really a bit too rash."
In Li Huo's view, this was not a matter of "recklessness", but he didn't know that Jin Guiren was trying to cover up his true intention by saying this - she knew that what Li Huo cared about was not rashness, but power.
Just at this time, Jin Yingnan reported that the divided dynasty had left Yongbyon and was established in Icheon, Gangwon Province. After hearing this, Li Huo immediately summoned the courtiers to discuss the matter.
As soon as everyone arrived, Li He took the initiative and said to the ministers: "I have said beforehand that important state affairs must be decided by me. The prince actually moved the divided dynasty to the enemy-occupied area without consulting me in advance. This is a disobedience." What’s the difference between obeying?”
Idoushou replied: "When His Highness established the divided dynasty, he asked the Crown Prince to mobilize the officials and people on behalf of His Highness to overcome the national crisis, which was to give him the right to do it cheaply. Therefore, the Crown Prince moved the divided dynasty from the border to the border. Even though it was risky, it was indeed But by going to Jiangyuan Road, which is open everywhere, we are also following His Highness’s royal order.”
Zheng Che agreed: "What Zuo Yizheng said is very true. The behavior of dividing the dynasty is not so much disobedience, but rather a deep sympathy for His Highness's ambition to overcome the war. It is an act of brave resistance. Your Highness should deal with the Crown Prince's residence and the division of dynasties." I will commend you.”
Li He was furious and sneered: "What I mean is, why did the prince come to do it cheaply without asking for permission in advance for such a big event? You can see clearly, I am not in Liaodong now, but in Yizhou! So close!" They have not reported it to each other, they are clearly ignoring me and abusing their power, how can I turn a blind eye to this!"
Li Hengfu, the military judge, advised: "If you ask for instructions in advance and then wait for a reply, you will most likely miss the opportunity and make it difficult to move. Please do not misunderstand what the Crown Prince has done."
Chief Secretary Xian Li Dexin also advised: "The prince's intention is to resist the Japanese enemies no matter what. This is to serve His Highness. Please understand the prince's painstaking efforts."
The ministers repeatedly asked for sympathy for the Crown Prince. It was originally a rare situation of unity, but when Li He saw that the ministers unanimously spoke kind words for Lord Guanghae, the anger in his heart became even more unbearable, and he said angrily: "Enshrine the royal tablet. The divided dynasties should respect themselves and love themselves! If the royal tablet falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be the same as the destruction of the ancestral temple and the country! Therefore, the unauthorized action of dividing the dynasty is not an easy thing, but an act that exceeds the royal authority!"
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