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The subsequent conversation between Todo Takatora and Gao Jingshi was obviously a matter of confidentiality. Even the generals of the Ming army did not hear about it. There were only four servants left in the tent. Two of them were always behind Gao Jingshi, and the other two guarded the door. .
Obviously, for a tall and powerful general who had just surrendered, although Gao Pragmatic basically believed in his sincerity in surrender, he had to take precautions.
After all, Gao Ge Lao is not a martial arts practitioner. If Gao Hu of Teng Hall wanted to be Jing Ke, he might not be able to even "walk around the pillar" successfully.
Fortunately, Todo Takao didn't mind and stayed to have a good discussion with Gao Jingshi. It wasn't until a report suddenly came from outside that there was an urgent military situation in Hanyang that Gao Jingshi ordered someone to take Todo Takao down to entertain him.
There is indeed an urgent military situation in Hanyang, that is, there is a battle between Zhang Wanbang's department left by the Ming army to guard Hanyang and Quan Li's department, Marshal of North Korea.
Continuing from the previous article, Quan Li returned to Hanyang from the front line under the pretense that his subordinates were angry and wanted to appeal to the Korean King Li Wan. He was stationed in Luyuan Ridge in the east of the city and asked Zhang Wanbang to open the city for release. The Korean leader Li Shanhai came to discuss with Zhang Wanbang. .
In the end, Zhang Wanbang's stance on this was: "I would like to ask you to meet with your Majesty to discuss politics and ask for an order to send Liu Chenglong to Luyuan Ridge to dismiss Quan Li pending investigation. As for whether to send troops, this will be decided by Liu Chenglong and Quan Li." The decision will be made based on Li’s performance.”
This passage was not only Zhang Wanbang's statement at the time, but also the basis for the subsequent development of the matter.
At this time, King Li Wan of Joseon was naturally unable to veto a proposal that Li Shanhai had reached a consensus with the Ming army. He quickly issued a royal order to dismiss Quan Li from his post and asked Liu Chenglong to announce the royal order by name.
Li Shanhai was very satisfied with this, and Liu Chenglong sat on the wax.
go? Is it really necessary to rebel against the order and start a mutiny? Now six thousand Ming troops are guarding Hanyang, and they have enough artillery, rockets, and muskets. Although Hanyang City has suffered a lot of damage before, it has been temporarily reinforced. With Quan Li's troops I'm afraid it's hard to win with firepower.
Not going? Liu Chenglong was the one who instigated this matter first. If Quan Li failed, there was no guarantee that he would not be betrayed. What would he do then?
After struggling for a while, Liu Chenglong finally decided: he had to go.
There was no other way. Even if it was just to preserve his reputation, he had to go on this trip. Otherwise, how would he be able to lead the Southern People's Party in the future?
Liu Chenglong accepted the decree and soon took several guards out of the city to Luyuan Ridge to announce the decree. When he came out of the north gate, he happened to meet Zhang Wanbang arranging the defense, and the two of them started chatting as if they didn't know what was going on.
Liu Chenglong cupped his hands and said: "There are no more Japanese pirates raging around Hanyang, but Zhang Canrong is still so diligent and cautious. He deserves to be a general of the country and loyal to the king. If our Korean generals are like Zhang Canrong, why did Wang Jing fall twice? Come to think of it. It’s really frustrating.”
Zhang Wanbang chuckled, raised his hands and returned the greeting: "Mr. Xiya's words are an exaggeration. If nothing else, don't you want to meet Marshal Quan Li in Luyuan Ridge? From what I see, he is also very diligent and cautious. .
You see, isn't it true that when he saw that the soldiers were not united, he would rather not obey the military orders but return to Hanyang to seek justice? This is really thinking about the sake of his soldiers. Although he is not far away, he still must insist on "not accepting the orders of the foreign king"... Haha! You think so, Mr. Xiya? "
Anyone can hear the sarcasm in Zhang Wanbang's words, let alone Liu Chenglong? But Liu Chenglong could neither agree with Zhang Wanbang nor refute it at this time.
Echoing Zhang Wanbang is like characterization of Quan Li's behavior. Although his characterization of Liu Chenglong is not decisive in itself, it will definitely become a target for political opponents, so it cannot be echoed.
It doesn't work to refute it. Regardless of whether Zhang Wanbang's words are sarcastic or not, at least literally everything he just said is true. If you refute at this time, you will look angry and arrogant, which would be too conceited.
Therefore, Liu Chenglong just smiled slightly and said: "Based on Marshal Du's previous words and deeds, this matter seems quite strange. Although the king has ordered me to read it out, the truth of the matter still depends on the follow-up investigation.
Oh, by the way, Zhang Canrong, as far as I know, military generals from the Kingdom of China are often dismissed from their posts for some reason. There are many misunderstandings, and some are even framed. I think Shenrong is also aware of this. This is the case in the previous country, how much worse is it in North Korea? "
Liu Chenglong's answer showed his sharp tongue as a civil servant, especially the last sentence, "This is the case for the country above, even worse than North Korea." Zhang Wanbang could not deny it, but had to express his understanding, otherwise wouldn't "the country above" lose face? Damaged?
"That's true." Zhang Wanbang pinched his nose and said this, and then he didn't intend to compete with Liu Chenglong who was better at speaking. He cupped his hands and said: "Since Mr. Xiya thinks there is a hidden meaning in this, then I will I don’t want to delay Mr. Xiya’s business, please go slowly.”
Seeing that Zhang Wanbang was speechless with his few words, Liu Chenglong couldn't help but feel proud. He also raised his hand and returned the greeting, saying: "Thank you very much for letting me go."
Zhang Wanbang frowned slightly, knowing that Liu Chenglong's words were actually ironic: I am a minister of the King of Korea, and Wang Jing, who comes from the same family, actually wants to thank you, a Ming army general, for letting him go. Is your Ming army too overbearing? ah?
However, after Zhang Wanbang thought about it, he was no longer angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Mr. I guess I should be a man of his word. As long as the words of the Marquis do not conflict with the emperor's words, who would dare to disobey the millions of heavenly soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?"
Aren't you accustomed to showing off your rhetoric? But I don’t compare this with you, I compare myself with the army! In front of "millions of heavenly soldiers", no matter what you say, it is useless.
Sure enough, this time it was Liu Chenglong's turn to be speechless. Finally, he forced a smile and turned around.
"Shenrong, this old boy surnamed Liu looks like a dog, how come he makes people so angry when he talks?" One of Zhang Wanbang's close servants asked: "Why did the King of Korea choose such a person to deliver orders? Xiao Suspicion... He might be an accomplice of Quan Li!"
Zhang Wanbang glanced at the servant who was speaking in surprise. Seeing that he didn't look like he had overheard the conversation between him and Li Shanhai, he said, "You have a very good nose, I think they are the same person." of."
The servant didn't think there was anything wrong with being called "dog nose" by Zhang Wanbang. Instead, he smiled and said: "It's all Shen Rong who taught me well, words... that... oh, words and deeds, words and deeds."
"Fuck your grandma, when did I teach you this?" Zhang Wanbang said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense, I always feel that those bomb craters are not filled in solidly, please find a few people to check it out. Damn it, Do you remember what the Marquis said when he taught you how to organize the house? Details determine success or failure! Go, go, hurry up."
Zhang Wanbang did not mention the continued reorganization of the city defense for the time being, but said that Liu Chenglong went straight to Luyuan Ridge after leaving the city. His face was gloomy along the way, and the servants around him did not dare to speak easily. However, Luyuan Ridge seemed not far away, but it took more than an hour to reach the foot of the mountain.
Fortunately, Quan Li's camp was not on the mountain, so Liu Chenglong didn't have to climb up.
Liu Chenglong was known to many people in the army, so he went directly into the military camp without much delay. At this time, Quan Li also got the news and came out to greet him.
"And seeing my brother come to Luyuan Ridge at this time, the court must have already made an explanation?" Quan Li said with cupped hands.
"Well... this is not the place to talk. Let's go in and talk." Naturally, Liu Chenglong couldn't say in front of the surrounding officers and soldiers that the king had dismissed Quan Li from his position as marshal, so he avoided talking.
As soon as Quan Li saw Liu Chenglong's appearance, he knew that the situation might not be too good, so he followed Shan Ruliu and ordered his subordinates not to get close, then invited Liu Chenglong into the commander's tent, and the two of them sat down separately.
Liu Chenglong pondered and did not speak immediately, but Quan Li became a little inexplicably irritable and said: "What happened, I might as well speak up when I see my brother."
Liu Chenglong silently handed Wang Ling's teaching document to Quan Li and said simply: "The king wants to dismiss brother Yan Shen from his post pending investigation."
Quan Li's eyelids twitched slightly, but there was not much fear. On the contrary, even the previous irritability disappeared. He calmly took the king's order, read it quickly, and then sneered and said: "I dismissed my post for review, but the king didn't send someone to replace me? Why, could it be that the person who replaced me is actually you?"
Liu Chenglong exhaled a breath of turbid air and said: "Why this matter is like this, I think Brother Yanshen's wisdom does not require Chenglong to explain."
"Li Shanhai did it on purpose, right?" Quan Li snorted and said, "These 30,000 troops are the last elite of the imperial court, but they have been in the hands of the Southern People's Party for the past few years. If someone else were to lead the army, it would surely It’s hard to move like an arm and use your fingers... Ha, let alone use your fingers like an arm, I think it’s hard to say whether you can suppress them and not mutiny on the spot.”
Liu Chenglong did not refute or deny. Quan Li glanced at him and said, "The development of things to this point is actually not beyond our expectations, is it?"
"Of course." Liu Chenglong admitted calmly, then sighed and said: "Now that Wang Jing is in the hands of the Ming army, no matter what the king thinks in his heart, he will definitely not be able to offend the Ming army."
"That's why my brother and I are like this." Quan Li waved his hand: "What did Zhang Wanbang say? You still refuse to let our army enter the city, right?"
"This man speaks the military orders of the Marquis, but keeps silent about millions of heavenly soldiers. He is extremely arrogant and domineering. How can he do what you and I want?" Liu Chenglong sighed softly, shook his head and said, "I made a mistake in this matter. I thought he only had six thousand soldiers." People, and the guest army is outside, and they definitely dare not actually fight with my imperial army. Who knows... the Ming army is really overbearing."
Quan Li didn't want to talk about the Ming army's dominance. The truth of this matter was obvious. If North Korea had not been rescued by the Ming army, it would have been destroyed by now. In the eyes of the Ming army themselves, they are not only the heavenly soldiers of the Great Kingdom, but also the contributors to the survival of North Korea. Their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of all North Korean armies. What's wrong with being so domineering?
Quan Li shook his head and said, "It's meaningless to talk about this now. I just want to know what it's like to see my brother Yiyi now?"
"I'm about to discuss with Brother Yanshen." Liu Chenglong looked extremely serious, staring into Quan Li's eyes and said, "Is Brother Yanshen sure that he can rescue the king before the Ming army returns to Hanyang?"
The statement "rescuing the king" is very spiritual. He did not mention that the Korean army was suspected of treason in this move, nor did he mention conquering Hanyang. It was obviously for a righteous cause - rescue!
If it was to rescue him, then whatever he did was the right thing to do. Even if it was a battle with the Ming army, which had a favor with North Korea, there would always be a reason to find.
But Quan Li had a hard time answering his question. If one were to say who was stronger between the ordinary 30,000 Korean troops and the 6,000 Ming troops, Quan Li could responsibly say that it was definitely the Ming army.
However, if it is the 30,000 people he has on hand, then he feels that it cannot be generalized. There are three main reasons:
First, these 30,000 people are a new army compiled by North Korea after the last peace talks. Half of them were selected from the remaining North Korean official armies, and the other half were recruited from various rebel armies. Selected from. Whether they are from the official army or the rebel army, what they have in common is that they have "experienced battles" - the new army is true, but they are all veterans.
Secondly, these 30,000 people are the elite directly controlled by Marshal Quan Li, and to a large extent they are also the authority of the Joseon court, so they are better equipped.
Although the Ming army no longer looks down on the weapons and armor that the Ji Liao Ming Army cleared their inventory and provided aid to North Korea, they are quite sophisticated for North Korea. Although the quality of some of this equipment is worrying, it cannot withstand the Ming army giving more. It is still no problem to build a well-equipped North Korean army of 30,000 by selecting the best.
But the trouble here is that "elite" is relative after all. The equipment level of these 30,000 people is naturally unparalleled in the world in North Korea, but it is obviously inferior to the Ming army, but the real trouble is that Quan Li does not know how big the gap is.
Thirdly, as one of the core competitiveness of the Southern People’s Party, these 30,000 people received sufficient supply during the critical period when Liu Chenglong was the leader. How can I say their treatment...is roughly equivalent to that of Kaishen. The Central Military Forces of the public, maybe they are still at the level of the five main forces.
People who serve as soldiers these days don't care about anything else, whether they are serving their lives or serving their lives, or whether they are simply working without any effort. The main thing is how much money they have. As the de facto North Korean version of the "Jiang Guards", these 30,000 people were treated much better than the rest of their colleagues. Of course, they were more willing to serve the court - or, in other words, serve the Southern People's Party.
What Quan Li now faces is a force that is five times that of the Ming army, a equipment level that is "slightly weaker" than that of the Ming army, and treatment that should be no worse than that of the Ming army. Whether Hanyang can be captured or not depends on his judgment.
"Brother Jian, how long do you think it will take for the so-called Ming army to return to Hanyang?" Quan Li was cautious and did not answer immediately.
Liu Chenglong said: "From my observation of the Ming army's actions, they should want to annihilate the Japanese pirates and seize Busan in one fell swoop. What they want is the great achievement of fully recovering North Korea, so it is difficult to say whether they will return quickly because of the Hanyang Incident."
Quan Li said: "The Japanese pirates have been operating in Busan for a long time. I don't expect them to be easy."
"Then the Ming army will definitely not be able to return for at least a month. If the war does not go well, it will not be surprising even for three months." Liu Chenglong nodded.
Quan Li punched the armrest and gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, let's take Hanyang by force and save him!"
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ps: Unexpectedly, the post-holiday parent-teacher conference was held last night, but the chapter was delayed again yesterday. I don't think this is a problem. For today's chapter, I plan to see if I can find an opportunity to fish during the day. Maybe it will come out at noon or afternoon. Otherwise, I will feel uncomfortable if I still owe a chapter.
