Chapter 506 The Emperor's Thought

After carefully inquiring about some preparations for the war in the Central Army, Fu Youde naturally felt much more relieved.

After dismissing the generals, Fu Youde smiled and said, "There are Changxing Housing and Wuying Hou guards in Liaodong, Busan, and the north and south, so there is naturally no big problem."

Xu Huizu also smiled and nodded, saying, "Your Majesty has made far-sighted and has naturally thought of these."

There is no doubt that the Ming Dynasty was even better. However, the Ming Dynasty also considered that Goryeo might give it a try, and that once some changes occur, Goryeo might attack Busan or attack Liaodong.

Fu Youde continued at this time, "In this battle, the army must cross the Yalu River."

This does not require much reminder from Fu Youde. Whether it is the previous attack of the Han Dynasty or the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Yalu River can be said to be the key point.

In fact, in the past, the Sino-North Korea border also changed.

After the war between the Tang Dynasty and Silla, Silla and the Tang Dynasty used the Datong River as the boundary. This was the fifth largest river in Korea in the future.

Then, after the Wang Goryeo and Khitan, the border moved north to the three gates of Dingzhou, Xuande and Yuanxing south of Xianxing.

After Lao Zhu sent a large army to the north, Chaoli actually quickly sent troops to advance northward and occupied the area south of the Tumen River-Yalu River.

When Lao Zhu established the Tielingwei south of the Datong River, the Goryeo king did not recognize it. This caused Li Chenggui to lead an army of 100,000 to cross the Yalu River and prepare to attack Liaodong.

Although that war did not start, Li Chenggui even returned to his army to seize power. However, the Ming Dynasty had to withdraw Tielingwei to the Liaohe area.

Over the years, Li Chenggui and his son have not given up and have been thinking about pushing northward. If it weren't for the pursuit of Lan Yu and others, if it weren't for the great victory in Mobei two years ago, North Korea might have continued to push northward.

"The Marquis of Jiangyin gathered heavy troops in Weihaiwei and attacked the Huanghai Road across the sea. If the attack was smooth, you could directly take Gyeonggi Road and the troops were on the capital." Xu Huizu said with a smile, "The three guards of Busan are taking action to suppress their troops. However, the three guards of Busan are far away and cannot last long."

The court seemed to have three armies, with the three guards of Busan from north to south. But anyone could understand that the three guards of Busan could only restrain some of the North Korean military forces so that they could not gather more troops.

After all, the three guards in Busan have special missions. They have always been casting cities there and guarding against Goryeo's attack. The main job of the three guards in Busan should be a fulcrum to connect with the silver mines in Japan. This is the key.

The main thing is to defend this way, which can restrain some troops and wait for opportunities to move. This is the most important thing.

The remaining two armies, including Wu Gao, the Marquis of Jiangyin, led a large army across the Bohai Sea to capture the hinterland of Goryeo. This was also the way for the Han Dynasty and even the Tang Dynasty to attack. After all, Weihaiwei only needed to cross the Bohai Sea to reach the city and let Goryeo be attacked from both sides.

The mission of this army was not easy. Even if the Ming navy seemed strong, it was not easy to fight across the sea itself.

So the main army is the elite troops from Liaodong led by Fu Youde, and they have to push them down.

Fu Youde continued, "Korean troops are quite strong. Although there have been many civil strife in Goryeo these years, there are still many war-torn soldiers. In the early years, it claimed that it had been 100,000 troops to advance to Liaodong, but the actual number is probably no less than 50,000."

Xu Huizu nodded and said, "The Ming Dynasty raised the heavenly soldiers, and the country will definitely defend the country, and there will only be more military and horses."

This is easy to understand. Back then, Goryeo wanted to send an army of 100,000 to advance to Liaodong. Although the number of people was a bit humid, if you could take out such an army, there must be some troops in its country.

Now that the army of the Ming Dynasty has arrived, Goryeo must defend the country. Although we must be wary of Busan and divide the troops into Huanghai Road, more troops must gather northward.

Moreover, many people also understand that siege battles are never easy. There are many mountains in Goryeo, which is not conducive to cavalry gathering and fighting, which is not good news for the Ming army.

After all, the army led by Fu Youde, who had fought the Mongols in a hurry, were mostly cavalry or infantry who were good at restraining cavalry. Mountain combat and siege warfare were a little unfamiliar with these army that had been fighting in the north.

Thinking of something, Xu Huizu said, "Your Majesty's will, it is best if you can fight quickly and decide quickly. But if the war is not going well, the imperial army will occupy the city."

This is actually not good news for Fu Youde, because once a war starts, his intention is to attack Huanglong and just fight. If he occupies the city now, he will inevitably divide his troops, which is obviously not good.

But Fu Youde also understood that the court was determined to win the ambition for Goryeo. Maybe it would reappear the four counties of Han and even take the title of princes here, just like the things I did in Japan back then.

So now we not only need to fight, but also leave some people to govern. Maybe some officials in the court are ready to take over at any time.

Although this may increase the difficulty, Fu Youde has no objection.

The court has been doing well over the years, and Fu Youde has done many things to conquer strong enemies for several months or conquer cities and territory. But there is no big problem with the protracted war. The Ming Dynasty has made sufficient preparations.

In the early years, cotton coats, quilts, coal stoves, and coal were distributed to the border troops in the north. Or those firearms mainly made by granulated gunpowder, etc., were all prepared for this battle in the Ming Dynasty, and in fact it was not just for Goryeo.

Xu Huizu was a little envious and said to Fu Youde, "The veteran rank of the Duke of Ying is deeply trusted by His Majesty. After the destruction of Goryeo this time, Duke of Ying may be to destroy Haixi and Jianzhou Jurchens."

Fu Youde laughed loudly. He could be regarded as a "growth general". Although he was young, he really couldn't make a name for himself when he was young. Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Feng Sheng were the three mountains that were insurmountable for founding nobles.

Furthermore, with Tang He, Li Wenzhong and others, the Ming Dynasty really had no shortage of commanders. What's more, the rapid rise of young Lan Yu once made Fu Youde feel that he could not stand out. But who would have thought that he would rise quickly, and even quickly crushed some old marquis who seemed to have made more achievements.

The Ming Dynasty actually looked down on the Jurchens, but not being looked down on does not mean that it can be ignored.

Not to mention the extremely powerful Jin Dynasty established by the Jurchens, they once destroyed the Liao Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty, and occupied the Central Plains. Although it was all the past, the current Jurchens are divided into three major parts: Jianzhou Jurchens, Haixi Jurchens, and East China Sea Jurchens.

Although the land in Liaodong has now returned to the Ming Dynasty, after Naha surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, all the Jurchen tribes who were originally under the rule of the Mongol Yuan have all surrendered to them.

However, the Jurchens have always been subordinate to all parties. They were once ruled by the Mongols and were also controlled by Goryeo before they surrendered to Liaodong.

The current Jianzhou Jurchen Aha and Mengge Timur are often interested in submitting. But this is not how they are so proactive. The main reason is that the imperial court ruled Liaodong a few years ago, established the Nuer Gandusi, Jianjianzhou Sanwei, etc. All of this made the Jurchen feel pressure.

Whether it is the Jianzhou Jurchens or the Haixi Jurchens, they have been wandering from all sides.

Even if the Ming Dynasty is strong now, they are also intimate with the rest of the Mongolian Yuan tribe, such as Arutai of the Asut tribe in Mongolia, or Li Chenggui and his son from Goryeo.

Even their power has always been there, and they have always been thinking about autonomy and are unwilling to accept too much control from the court.

After all, they are dissatisfied with Wang Hua and think that what their ancestors can do can actually do it. This is also the reason why the Jurchen tribes seem to be divided over the years, but they can always exist. While they have been surrendering to various forces, they are also silently accumulating strength.

The tough folk customs and adaptation to harsh environments really make these tribes more difficult. The activity between the white mountains and black waters made the imperial army want to conquer, which was also a troublesome thing.

In fact, Xu Huizu and others did not understand it very much at times. If Emperor Hongwu swept across Liuhe, it was because the Ming Dynasty needed a unified dynasty, so it was understandable to take back Yanyun and even Liaodong.

But Emperor Yingxiu was different. He looked very greedy and had some seemingly paranoid enthusiasm for the land.

The British Emperor was also very enthusiastic about the land around the Ming Dynasty, and it seemed that he wanted to accept it. Many times, some wild lands seemed to want to accept it completely and include it in the territory.

In the eyes of many people, there is really no need to take down many places. Not every wilderness has silver mines. Sending troops to those places and spending a lot of money and food is something that many people think is very unprofitable.

In fact, some people think that places like Liaodong are unprofitable, not only are the environment harsh, but there are also many barbarians. It is not enough to operate such places in a day or two.

But even if the emperor doesn't understand, the emperor makes up his mind, so others may not say much. After all, the two emperors of the Ming Dynasty were not puppets from civil servants or noble groups. These two were too domineering, and it was difficult for anyone to change their determination.

In fact, some people can see that some wild places seem useless, but these places have been defeated and can be granted the title of princes. The Ming Dynasty did not now protect the Central Plains, but the princes founded the country to guard the border.

It is hard to say whether such a strategy is good or not. Anyway, the emperor seems to be planning to do this.

On the other hand, many people also realized that the Ming Dynasty was now managing Liaodong. Many foreign races who once vassalized the Mongols were reclaiming fields and they walked out of the jungle.

As long as these people have land and accept the sinicization, maybe the originally bitter and cold places like Liaodong can stabilize.
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