Chapter 65 It’s snowing
The winter of Hongwu's nineteenth year seems to have come early.
The whole Goryeo has cooled down. Not just in Beijing, but also in Pyongyang. It also made He Xi tighten her clothes.
After Li Chenggui failed to enter Pyongyang and the army entered Kaijing, news of success came. It sounds reasonable. After all, Li Chenggui was an elite soldier in hundreds of battles. Although his combat power was weaker than that of the Ming army, he was the strongest force in Goryeo. Not to mention, the potential power of aristocratic families is definitely not comparable to that of Wang Yu.
Even if Wang Yu raised his sword and started killing. This cannot be changed.
As soon as Li Chenggui arrived in Beijing, someone immediately opened the city gate. Li Chenggui's army marched straight in and occupied Kaijing. And has been escorted to the north by Goryeo Wangju. At the same time, Li Chenggui also opened the capital to invite the imperial court to welcome the prince to Goryeo.
Although the Ming army also had thousands of people stationed outside Kaijing City, Li Chenggui actually controlled the power of Kaijing and even had connections with the aristocratic families in the south.
It means the sea is vast and the sky is high.
He was just afraid of Daming's strength. He only dared to use soft knives and play tricks, and he was determined not to break up with Ming Dynasty.
He Xi didn't care what Li Chenggui thought. Li Chenggui's small tricks are of little use in the face of strength. Besides, Li Chenggui's strength has greatly increased. But He Xi is not a vegetarian either. During this period, Goryeo surrendered its troops and was sent to Liaodong by sea on the grounds of security risks. There are about 70,000 to 80,000 strong men.
After leaving Goryeo, these people are the best labor force.
This should be the first step for He Xi to migrate people from Goryeo.
At the same time, Yao Guangxiao also sent envoys to Pyongyang many times. Contact the guard. After Kaijing was breached by Li Chenggui, the Pyongyang defenders also knew that the end was over. He chose to surrender to He Xi. So, He Xi took Ye Wang's troops and stationed in Pyongyang. Accepted the surrender of the Pyongyang garrison.
Moreover, Pyongyang, Xijing of Goryeo, is one of the most prosperous cities in Goryeo. Although the city was opened without blood, He Xi did not allow looting. But just the contents of Goryeo's treasury have greatly reduced the Ming army's logistical pressure.
It can be said that the harvest is huge and definitely not inferior to Li Chenggui.
Some even couldn't eat anymore. After all, He Xi only brought an army of 40,000 people. Among them, there were 20,000 Han troops and 20,000 Mongolian troops. At this moment, it breaks into Goryeo for hundreds of miles. Moreover, Kaijing itself is not far from Seoul. Near the 38th parallel in later generations. On the Korean Peninsula, except for the west coast where there are more plains, the northwest is almost all mountains, which are of poor value. It can be understood that in the past two months, He Xi has taken 67% of the best areas of North Korea and North Korea as his own.
So many people controlling such a large place.
Even He Xi also recruited 20,000 to 30,000 Korean surrender troops. As a servant army. However, local regulations dictate that there is no room for negligence. There was a feeling of being stretched in He Xi's hands.
Let Li Chenggui occupy Kaijing. It is also a helpless choice.
At first, He Xi did not expect that Li Chenggui could really conquer Kaijing. Secondly, the Ming army was scattered in various places, leaving He Xi with fewer and fewer troops. If he competes with Li Chenggui to open the capital again, something will change. Li Chenggui only needed to defeat the Ming army that opened the capital. The Ming army in other places was probably not Li Chenggui's opponent. Although the total number was good and considerable, it was scattered in various places, and even the troops that opened the capital were unlikely to be many.
It is better to rest and recuperate in Xijing.
The last reason is the howling north wind. The cooling wave on the Korean Peninsula has begun.
He Xi had already put on his thickest fur coat. It doesn't feel very warm. This kind of coldness seems to be almost the same as that in Liaodong.
In the nineteenth year of Hongwu, He Xi was not planning any more military operations.
The most important thing is to survive the winter.
But not before winter. He Xi still has one more important matter to deal with. Nothing else. It was sent here from Kaijing, King Wangyou of Goryeo.
The King of Goryeo, Wang You, knelt in front of He Xi. His eyes were dark and his face was blue. It was obvious that he had indulged in excessive sexual activities. And his body shape is thin and thin. When people look at it, they feel a sense of frivolity. The King of Goryeo, Wang You, knelt in front of He Xi in an extremely exaggerated manner.
It reminds He Xi of Song Jiang in Water Margin.
Wang You, the King of Goryeo, said flatteringly: "My lord, the guilty minister deserves to die, and I am willing to dedicate Goryeo to the Ming Dynasty. Please give me a few kind words and spare the guilty minister's life."
He Xi sneered and said, "Is Gaoli still yours?"
King Wangyou of Goryeo said: "If your lord says yes, then it is. If your lord says no, then it is no."
He Xi couldn't help but smile after hearing this. He naturally heard the implication of Wang Yu's words. If he was asked to sacrifice his country, Korea would still be his. Ming Dynasty has a great reputation. If Ming Dynasty wants to take it directly, it is not his. Everything depends on what the court wants.
He Xi said: "If you were so sensible before, you wouldn't be where you are today."
The King of Goryeo, Wang You, seemed to have undergone a 180-degree transformation, but in fact, this was not the case. King Wangyu of Goryeo has not changed from the beginning to the present. He has always been guilty and timid. Because he felt guilty towards his courtiers, he did not dare to confront him and wanted to use the war against the Ming Dynasty to regain power. Because he was afraid of Ming's punishment. They would rather let Goryeo suffer heavy losses and even perish. He also dared not contact Daming. Because he cherished his life so much, he changed his attitude extremely quickly after becoming a prisoner. In order to survive, you can be a dog for Ming Dynasty.
The King of Goryeo, Wang You, lowered his head and said, "It was because I was deceived by pig liver. That's why I did such a stupid thing, and I regret it now."
He Xi stopped asking him and said to the people around him: "Send the person to Nanjing."
He agreed and escorted him down.
He Xi sighed in his heart: "No matter what happens in the future, the five-hundred-year Goryeo Dynasty is here and it is over. What the future situation of the Korean Peninsula will be has nothing to do with the Goryeo Wang family."
Suddenly someone outside shouted: "It's snowing, it's snowing."
He Xi's heart moved and she walked out of the courtyard. But I saw the north wind howling. There are thick clouds. Snow rolled in heavy goose feathers and fell on the ground, falling on He Xi's hands.
I wonder if the Goryeo kings were also grieving for the Goryeo Dynasty?
He Xi doesn’t know.
He Xi only knew that when it snowed heavily and the weather was freezing, even if He Xi had any ideas, he couldn't move. Heavy snow froze the situation in Goryeo. Everything will have to wait until next year.
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There is widespread snowfall in the north.
It was freezing cold, and the troops and horses escorting King Wang You of Goryeo were stuck on the road because of the snowfall and could not walk fast. It is estimated that we will have to wait until next spring in Liaodong. But the news seemed to have wings and would not be blocked by wind and snow.
Already flown to Peiping.
Flying into the Lanyu Mansion.
Lan Yu never expected that the situation would evolve so quickly. In the past month or two, he had been arranging troops and ships in Tanggu and Shandong, just waiting for the weather to warm up next year. So he led his army to attack Xicheng by sea. Then the army went south and wiped out Goryeo.
But he never expected that the so-called good news would come one after another.
Originally, He Xi's capture of Xicheng was nothing to Lan Yu. After all, when 40,000 troops enter Goryeo, there must be some results. Immediately the Pingcheng garrison surrendered. Today's Li Chenggui's name is not enough for Lan Yu to remember. Therefore, he only knew that he was the defender of Pingcheng.
Then, the Kingdom of Goryeo was captured by Jiang Jiang. Only then did Lan Yu find out that the surrendered general was called Li Chenggui. Then Goryeo and Xijing surrendered.
This series of news stunned Lan Yu.
Lan Yu had to think about a question. That is, if he arrives in Goryeo next year, the entire Goryeo War will have reached the final stage. So what's the point of having someone in Korea? At this moment, he could think of Feng Sheng smiling at the Duke of Song in Beiping City.
Laugh heartily.
Because Lan Yu's current situation is similar to that of Feng Sheng back then.
No, much worse. At least the plan for the previous battle against Naha was drawn up by Feng Sheng. Feng Sheng's army and Lan Yu are just the front and back legs. The aftermath was handled by Feng Sheng. And when retreating, Feng Sheng also fired a carbine. Although beheadings are relatively rare. But it's not always possible.
But Sapphire is different now.
Lan Yu didn't even reach Goryeo, and the war had reached this point. If he waited until he arrived in Korea, most of Korea would have been settled. Then he Lan Yu is a big joke. A bigger joke than Feng Sheng.
When she thought of this, Lan Yu's face turned extremely ugly.
A feeling of regret and anger welled up in his heart.
He didn't know what attitude to use to face He Xi. Personally speaking, He Xi is talented, and he admires her very much. I also felt that there was a reason why the emperor had so many sons-in-law, but He Xi was the only one favored. But to the culprit who caused this place to be like this. Sapphire is hard to like.
"Come here. Gather the guards, prepare horses, and prepare dry food." Lan Yu said, "I want to leave immediately."
"Master Marquis. It's snowing outside. Looking at the snow, there's probably a foot of snow on the road. Where are you going?" asked the old housekeeper beside him.
Lan Yu said: "Now even if the sky rains a knife, I will go. Traveling in the snow is not something I have never done before."
Lan Yu said it easily, but he himself knew how difficult it was to travel in the snow. He had traveled in the snow before, mostly for marching and fighting. It was really between life and death, no matter how hard it was, it didn’t count. But even Lan Yu secretly gritted her teeth while rushing through the snow in such heavy snow.
But now the situation cannot get any worse. He must first go to Korea before talking about anything else.
