The messenger immediately took out a letter, handed it to the chamberlain with both hands, and forwarded it to the regent.
Dorgon checked the paint and saw that it was intact, so he took it apart and looked at it with hope.
The content of the letter seemed a bit long. Dorgon read it for a while before finishing it. After pondering for a moment, a smile appeared on his face.
Subsequently, Dorgon held a meeting, and the only participants were Prince Beile and envoys from various Mongolian tribes.
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On Pi Island, the Ming army in Dongjiang Town rested here and did not go to the Korean Peninsula.
The main reason for this is that Pi Island is safe enough and is separated by the sea. When Jianlu no longer has a ship, it is impossible to attack the island.
The second reason is that Li Laiheng has been fighting with Jianlu for a long time, and he knows that the troops in Dongjiang Town can only be twisted into a rope to make Jianlu afraid. If the troops are divided, the power to attack Jianlu will be weak.
Another reason is that North Korea's follow-up decisions have to wait for the decree of the imperial court before they can move forward.
In the end, Li Laiheng kept in mind his mission, which was to contain the Liaodong Jianlu and pin the Jianlu firmly to Liaodong. The Pidao side is the most suitable. If there is any movement, they can launch an attack on Liaodong at any time.
Due to all this, the Ming army was still stationed on Pi Island. As for the North Korean side, all the officials who supported Jianlu, or the Ming army itself, or the Korean rebels led by Jin Fulai went to repair it.
The entire island was nominally controlled by the Ming Dynasty, but in fact it had temporary local autonomy, or it could be said that the Korean rebels were under orders.
Even so, Ming Dynasty's Ye Bushou still sent Dao to inquire about the news. It was also learned that a Jianlu army had reinforced Zhenjiang Fort. Li Laiheng could also guess Jianlu's intentions: Jianlu was afraid!
Not to mention, if Jianlu did not send troops to Zhenjiang Fort, Li Laiheng really planned to attack Zhenjiang Fort and then attack Jianlu's hinterland.
But who knew, time passed slowly, and when the spring blossomed, suddenly there was an urgent report coming to the island, saying that the Liaodong soldiers were launching a large-scale attack on North Korea.
"What?" When Li Laiheng heard this, he quickly asked, "What are the specific details?"
Ye Bushou immediately replied: "It was led by Aisin Gioro Haug, with two thousand horsemen and six thousand infantry. They burned, killed and looted all the way. They burned, killed and looted everything. Wherever they passed, chickens The dog does not stay, now it is attacking in the direction of Pyongyang, and is now close to Yanzhou!"
Hearing this, Li Laiheng immediately frowned and said to Li Guo and Gao Yigong: "We surrounded and annihilated 5,000 Jianlu troops in Seoul, and North Korea has returned to the Ming Dynasty. If they don't retaliate, they will definitely Impossible. I just didn’t expect that their revenge would be so crazy!”
After hearing this, Li Guo nodded with a heavy face and said: "Yes, no chickens or dogs were left behind wherever they went. It's so cruel! It seems that they have given up on North Korea and don't plan to ask for it again!"
Gao Yigong curled his lips and said nothing.
When he was still a bandit, he held the local people hostage. Although they didn't burn them all, kill them all, or rob them all, they still left no one in the area.
Of course, no matter what, it is all in the past. Jianlu's ruthlessness is indeed true! When I went to a place to kill, they were just local powerful men.
While they were talking, someone else came.
Under the leadership of a Ming army soldier, Jin Fulai rushed into the lobby in a state of embarrassment. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he knelt down with a "pop" and cried to the people in the lobby: "My lords, please Send troops to save us Korean people!"
Seeing him like this, Li Laiheng quickly left his seat, went up to help him up and said, "If you have something to say, please tell me!"
"Those Jianqiu are really not human beings!" Jin Fulai stood up and continued to complain with tears in his eyes, "When they enter our territory in Korea, they will kill everyone they see, regardless of gender, age or child. They will burn all the houses they see. The ruins and the corpses on the ground are so miserable!”
Li Laiheng had been dealing with Jin Fulai for a long time. He knew this man well and saw his demeanor, so he knew that Jianlu was really cruel beyond imagination this time.
At this time, he was also angry, and immediately sneered: "With less than 10,000 troops, we dare to run rampant in North Korea. We really don't take our Dongjiang Army seriously!"
Hearing this, Li Guo immediately reminded: "Now that the strength of our army has been exposed, Jianlu still led his troops into North Korea even though he knew this situation. He must have come prepared. We must beware of fraud!"
After hearing this, Li Laiheng nodded immediately and said, "Don't worry, foster father, the child will not act randomly."
After a pause, he continued to add: "My foster father just came to Liaodong and may not know much about the situation of the Jianlu. The leader of the army, Hauge, has a bad temper. He probably heard that the Jianlu in North Korea were wiped out by us. You just said something extreme and that’s why this happened!”
After he finished speaking, he saw Li Guo frowning and looking a little puzzled, so he explained to Li Guo: "That Hauge was the eldest son of the deceased Huang Taiji, but he was not regarded as the emperor of Jianlu. There is no such thing as him among the regents. He was obviously squeezed out by people within Jianlu. Maybe they caught his handle and sent him out to retaliate against North Korea. Maybe they had a plan to let this Hauge and our Dongjiang In a military fight, both sides will suffer losses!"
For the Central Plains dynasties, the eldest son usually became the prince and the emperor. It's a bit unimaginable that this Hauge would be squeezed out. It involves an internal power struggle among Jianlu. According to Li Laiheng's understanding, it seems to be possible.
Thinking like this, Li Guo asked Li Laiheng, "Then what are your plans?"
Upon hearing this, Jin Fulai immediately stared at Li Laiheng with expectation on his face.
I saw that Li Laiheng didn't hesitate, he just sneered and said: "Cut off his escape and eat this piece of fat gradually!"
As former thieves, they had no idea of fighting hard. Not to mention, the military strength of the rebels in North Korea must be very strong. Otherwise, they would not have dared to invade North Korea despite knowing the strength of the Dongjiang Army.
At this time, Li Guo nodded and said nothing when he heard that Li Laiheng was not blind.
Then, Li Laiheng turned to look at Jin Fulai and immediately ordered him: "Go back immediately, strengthen the walls and clear the country, evacuate the people into the mountains, take away all the edible things, and don't leave anything for the Jianlu." Please report this movement at any time."
"These things are already being done!" Jin Fulai heard this, nodded quickly, and then asked, "When will the commander-in-chief take action and where will he take action?"
After hearing this, Li Laiheng thought for a moment and then answered him: "Let this group of rebels go deeper into North Korea, just on the border of Pyongyang."
"Okay, that villain will go back and make preparations immediately!" Jin Fulai heard this and quickly agreed, then wiped his tears and left in a hurry.
On the Pi Island side, they also began to mobilize and prepare for war.
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A few days later, in a North Korean town, money rats were everywhere, resting inside and outside various houses, tearing down door panels, lighting bonfires, and eating the looted food.
In a corner of the town, Korean people who had no time to escape were crying softly under the custody of Jianlu.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, a man was reporting to Hauge, the commander of the Jianlu army on the throne: "Your Highness, the Ming army believes it. Then Li Laiheng personally told the villain that the battlefield will be chosen on the territory of Pyongyang!"
"Good!" When Hauge heard this, he immediately praised loudly, "Well done! As long as you can destroy this Dongjiang army, you will be the king of North Korea from now on!"
The person kneeling down to complain was none other than Jin Fulai.
Jianlu suddenly attacked North Korea with cruel methods, and soon found out Jin Fulai's whereabouts. Then the vanguard cavalry composed of white armor soldiers directly attacked Jin Fulai's troops and captured Jin Fulai.
Because the large army of Jianlu soldiers burned, killed, and looted, it attracted everyone's attention and covered up the actions of the vanguard cavalry composed of white-armored soldiers.
After catching Jin Fulai, Jianlu made a promise. As long as Jin Fulai helped Jianlu do things and hooked the Ming army ashore from Dongjiang Town, Jianlu would support Jin Fulai and become the king of North Korea.
If Jin Fulai didn't agree, he would definitely die.
And he actually saw clearly that although the Lee Dynasty of North Korea had perished, there was a high probability that the Ming Dynasty would not let him be the King of North Korea. If the prediction is correct, the meaning revealed in Li Laiheng's words was that the Ming Dynasty wanted to directly occupy North Korea.
In short, no matter what, it is not his turn to be Jin Fulai.
After such a comparison, Jin Fulai was moved.
As for his former family members being killed by Jianlu, to be honest, it was a trivial matter. Compared to the huge interests, there were plenty of women anyway, and children could be born casually.
Similar to this, not only him, but also Shang Kexi.
Shang Kexi's family originally had a blood feud with Jianlu, so they fought against Jianlu on the side of the Dongjiang Army. But later, even if dozens of his family members were massacred by the Jianlu led by Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, he finally surrendered to the Jianlu and was named King Zhishun, and he worked wholeheartedly for the Jianlu.
There have been many such people since ancient times, including Jin Fu.
In order to keep it secret, Jianlu went on a killing spree in North Korea and killed everyone who knew about it. So much so that the Ming army had no idea that Jin Fulai had secretly defected to Jianlu.
As for Jin Fulai, he was still the leader of the Korean rebels on the surface and walked with the Ming army. If Jianlu didn't do anything to the Ming army in the end, he could still regret it.
But if Jianlu finally destroyed the Dongjiang Army, then there would be no Ming Army in North Korea, and he would be able to be stable as the king of North Korea. As for the Koreans killed by Jianlu, we can only blame them for their bad fate.
So, just like that, with the collusion between Jianlu and the Koreans, a conspiracy was born against the Dongjiang Army of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Li Laiheng didn't know anything about it and was still worried about the fate of the North Korean people.
