"General Shi, my soldiers have suffered heavy losses, and the rebels in the city have no intention of fighting anymore. As long as you attack fiercely for a few days, Seoul will be captured."
Shi Biao, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at Zheng Zong who was anxious below, and listened to the soldiers' translation with a calm expression.
"General Zheng, since the rebels in the city have no intention of fighting anymore, why don't you take advantage of the victory and pursue it? Instead, you said these words in front of me. Don't you want to be the king of Korea anymore?"
After hearing the translation, Zheng Cong waved his hands quickly: "Of course I do, but now the soldiers are no longer willing to listen to me. If the fight continues, there will be another mutiny, which will give the rebels in the city an opportunity. General Shi, you can no longer sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight, you have to go up too."
Shi Biao grinned after hearing this.
Zheng Zong below looked at Shi Biao's smile, and his heart suddenly lost confidence. Is he trying to burn bridges by crossing the river?
"General Shi, you have to think carefully about everything you do. I came to Mingying this time, but I have made complete preparations. Don't be embarrassed, it will not be good for anyone."
None of them were fools. Of course Zheng Zong knew that cooperating with the Ming army was tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, but they gave him too much.
Given to the entire North Korea, Zheng Zong was willing to take risks, but now he could no longer go down, otherwise he would be a paper tiger in front of the Ming army.
Since the beginning of the war, Zheng Zong has been pushed forward. The Ming army provided them with siege equipment and food, but they had to sacrifice their lives.
"Before I came to you, I told my close associates that if you don't go back within half an hour, they will lead their troops to attack you."
After listening to the translator, Shi Heng smiled coldly, then clapped his hands, and four Korean generals came in, and each of them was carrying the head of a Zheng Zong confidant.
Looking at these heads, Zheng Brown's face changed drastically, and his breathing gradually became faster. It was over, and his family was taken away.
"The people you take care of are all useless people. These generals, holding the certificate of surrender, have become my generals in the Ming Dynasty. General Zheng, do you want to die by yourself, or let others give you a ride?" Shi Heng said softly. said.
Zheng Zong pulled out the knife from his waist, looked at Shi Biao who was sitting upright fiercely, shouted loudly, raised his long knife high, and rushed towards Shi Biao.
The soldiers beside Shi Biao were on guard for a long time. Seeing Zheng Brown getting angry, they immediately drew their weapons and protected Shi Biao.
Before Zheng Zong could fight the soldiers, he was chopped down to the ground by four Korean generals behind him...
"Don't worry, generals. You will be my Ming Dynasty's generals from now on. As long as you live up to Ming Dynasty in the following wars, I will not treat you badly."
After listening to the translation, several Korean generals also knelt down and once again expressed their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty...
Shi Biao stood up and then said: "Give me the order to attack the city in three days..."
Zheng Zong was actually prepared to fight to the death this time.
But Shi Biao was also prepared. He had divided Zheng Zong's army early. During the distribution of military supplies, he had contact with many military generals. These people knew that they would not follow Zheng Zong. He had hope and saw the olive branch handed to him by the Ming army, and he was overjoyed.
As for Zheng Cong's Chinese army camp, he left with his front foot and was attacked by these generals and his men.
Three days later, Shi Biao began to ask the Ming army to attack together.
Before the end of the twelfth year of Chenghua, Ming Dynasty's basic rule over Korea must be completed, and this rule is no longer a nominal rule...
The royal palace in Seoul is still the same palace, the same throne, and the same story is going on.
Li Zhang was wearing royal robes and looked at Zheng Zhong sitting below. The two looked at each other in silence for a long time.
When the war was not going well, Li Zhang listened to the words of his ministers and wanted to send envoys to negotiate peace with the Ming army outside the city. He wanted to cut off the land and rule it, giving up all the territory north of Kaizhou City in exchange for the Ming Dynasty. North Korea's troops retreated.
However, Zheng Zhong, the direct manager of the army, did not agree. He directly betrayed Li Zhang's order and killed all 32 ministers who tried to negotiate peace, which aroused Li Zhang's dissatisfaction.
Li Zhang finally wanted to use mutiny to seize power from Zheng Zhong, but he failed. He sent his ministers around him, brought out the king's order, contacted people in the army, and wanted to cooperate inside and outside to kill him in the palace. Zheng Zhong then started peace talks, but as soon as the minister came out of the palace, he handed the king's order to Zheng Zhong.
Zheng Zhong looked at this so-called king's order and defined himself as a traitor. Anyone who killed him would get a thousand pieces of gold. Zheng Zhong thought of the sacrifices he had made over the years and felt it was not worth it.
He clearly told Li Zhang that the Ming Dynasty needed the entire North Korea, not a piece of northern land. He did not believe in himself, but instead believed in those sycophants. He not only had to rectify the troops and be responsible for the defense of the entire city, but also Be prepared for backyard fires.
He originally wanted to kill Li Zhang directly, but when he arrived at the palace and saw Li Zhang, Zheng Zhong thought again of the Lord Shouyang who had entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and he still relented...
He stared at Li Zhang for a long time, and finally sighed. Although he looked like Lord Shouyang, he was not Lord Shouyang. North Korea was over...
He stood up and walked outside.
At this time, Li Zhang saw Zheng Zhong about to leave, stood up and scolded: "Aren't you going to kill me?"
"Your Majesty, wish yourself well. Seoul cannot be held for a few more days."
"Since you know you can't defend it, why don't you agree to my peace negotiation? This is the last way for North Korea to survive."
Zheng Zhong turned his head and looked at the ferocious-looking Li Zhang and said slowly: "Because it is not North Korea that is being defended, but the confidence and face of your royal family. Regardless of whether you negotiate for peace or not, you will never be alive again."
"This is all your guess. I don't believe it. You took me to the capital, met the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and told me that as long as we have a good relationship with Liaodong, we will have no worries. But later, you Leading the troops south, Pyongyang was lost, Guzhou was lost, and Seoul, which was finally recaptured with great difficulty, will also be lost. I have always listened to you, but now I want to make my own decision, isn't it okay?"
After hearing what Li Zhang said, Zheng Zhong was heartbroken. He said coldly: "After the fall of Seoul, you can run away for your life, or you can commit suicide and die for the country, but it is best not to fall into the hands of the Ming army, otherwise you will be killed." He is the murderer of the legitimate king of North Korea and serves as their tool to regain the hearts and minds of the North Korean people. When the time comes, life will be worse than death..."
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Three days later, Shi Biao personally led the Ming army and marched into the crumbling Hancheng.
One day of fierce fighting, Seoul was destroyed.
Zheng Zhong and many of his generals died in the battle.
When Shi Biao, Zhu Yong and other generals led their cavalry to the palace gate, they saw Li Zhang, wearing Ming Dynasty uniforms, leading the palace guards to greet Shi Biao.
Seeing this scene from a distance, Shi Biao was very surprised. At this time, he didn't want to escape, but he was still dressed so flamboyantly. Could it be that he was mentally ill...
Li Zhang felt that his identity was valuable, but at this time, his identity was worthless at all.
The more than 200,000 people in Seoul endured months of hardship, not having enough food and clothing, and having to go to the city to fight from time to time, all because of Li Zhang, and Shi Biao's treatment of Li Zhang was similar to what Zheng Zhong did. It's the same thing, hanging outside the palace city.
It was scheduled to be executed outside Seoul in three days, and then the Ming army informed the state capitals in southern Korea that the Ming Dynasty had successfully avenged the orthodox king of Korea. Now it is looking for the heirs of the original orthodox king Li Hongwei, and to build a mausoleum for Li Hongwei, which requires state capitals. Send chief officials to worship. If anyone refuses to come or follow, he is someone who is plotting rebellion with the rebels in Pyongyang in the north...
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