Wan Lei clearly stated that Japan is an allied country. Is this really a "good relationship" with the Japanese country? No! Wan Lei said this to make the Japanese country feel at ease, so that they would be dedicated to being a murderer in North Korea. But secretly, Wan Lei Lei found a few elite guards and asked them to pretend to be smugglers, secretly go to the North Korean mission and sell them some weapons privately.
Wan Lei didn't want to see the one-sided Korean war situation. In order to make North Korea and Japan fight more fiercely, Wan Lei had long planned to sell some warehouse-breaking weapons to North Korea at low prices, such as fierce fire oil tanks, mechanical crossbows and Ten thousand enemies and the like. These things were used by Beiping City to defend the city in the past. Now they have been updated, so they are piled in the warehouse.
Although they have been eliminated, these gadgets are all powerful weapons for defending the city, and are a surefire weapon against those infantry who climb the wall. Of course, Wan Lei is determined not to sell high-end gadgets like artillery and guns. And fierce fire oil Things like cabinets, mechanical crossbows and ten thousand enemies can only deal with infantry, but cannot stop the Peking Army.
Because when the Peking Army attacked the city, they would not use people to climb the walls. Instead, they would pull up dozens of steel cannons and blast the city for a day or two. No matter how strong the city tower is, it will only be destroyed. Once the city wall is destroyed, it will be destroyed. After being blasted away, the cavalry formed a direct line to charge, and the gadgets used to defend the city became mere decorations.
In addition, in addition to attacking by force, the Peking Army will also use various means to "outwit" before starting a war, and send spies to engage in sabotage and instigation activities. No matter how strong your city wall is, it may be breached from within. It is precisely because of these defenders The city's weapons could not stop the Peiping army, so Wan Lei sold it boldly.
Due to their early preparations, the "smugglers" here had just negotiated the terms of the arms deal with the North Korean envoys, and the two "smuggling ships" transporting weapons set off, and these two smugglers sailed directly to the mouth of the Han River in North Korea. , they directly paid the money and delivered the goods directly in Hanyang. When the North Korean envoys came to see them, they secretly praised these "smugglers" for their loyalty.
If the envoys from North Korea knew that the so-called "smuggler" was actually Wan Lei, and that Wan Lei was the instigator of the Japanese invasion of Korea, their lungs would probably burst with anger.
The North Korean envoy may not know the truth, but Dong Lun, the Ming Dynasty ambassador to Peking, is a mature man. It seems that he has guessed that Wan Lei's intention is to lure the tiger to attack the wolf, so as to reap the benefits of the fishermen. No, he comforted the North Korean envoy. After sending an urgent report to the imperial court, he went straight to Wanzhai.
Speaking of North Korea, there are a lot of things. The predecessor of North Korea was called Goryeo. Since the beginning of the Hongwu era, Goryeo had paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, but occasionally provoked rebellions. Later, it even sent troops to attack Liaodong, but the leading general Li Cheng Gui was still reasonable and knew that leading these soldiers to fight against the Ming Dynasty was tantamount to throwing an egg at a stone. Therefore, he defected before the battle and led his troops back to the country to replace Goryeo and establish North Korea.
After the establishment of the Korean state, Li Chenggui applied to the Ming Dynasty for many times, but was not approved. It was not until the third king Li Fangyuan succeeded to the throne that he received the canonization of the Korean king from Emperor Jianwen and officially became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. He is obliged to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is also obliged to protect this younger brother.
However, for the Ming Dynasty, the younger brother of North Korea can be said to be a burden. Just after the king of North Korea was enthroned, North Korea was directed and staged by the Liao King Zhu Gaoxu in a "thief" rebellion, which seriously damaged the vitality of the country. Two years ago, the King of Liao was After the Peiping army was defeated, North Korea took the opportunity to recover. Now that its strength has not been restored, the Japanese came again, and they were really beaten by thousands of people.
Since as the suzerain state, the Ming Dynasty cannot ignore death, otherwise other vassal states will definitely die in grief, the reputation of the Ming Dynasty will be ruined, and no vassal states will come to worship in the future. However, if they want to send troops to rescue, they must Taking the route of Beiping Province and Liaodong, the Peiping Army will definitely not give way to the Ming Army.
If you can't get through it on land, you can't do anything at sea, because the Ming navy was almost completely wiped out not long ago, and there are only a few ships left. If you send these naval forces north, they might be wiped out before they even reach North Korea. You know, the waters in the north are the territory of the Peiping Army. If Wan Lei doesn't nod, the Ming Navy still can't pass through.
Precisely because he knew that the Peking Army had a navy and had control of the sea, Dong Lun could guess without thinking that the Japanese invasion of Korea was actually approved by the Peking Army, otherwise the Japanese would not be able to cross the sea. As the saying goes, the person who tied the bell must tie the bell, so Dong Lun directly Come to Wan Lei and discuss this matter face to face with drums and gongs.
In Wan Zhai's study room, Wan Lei was reviewing books. Three old men with gray beards were also sitting nearby copying and copying. They were very busy. When Dong Lun came in, he could only sit aside and stare, because that was Several old men were all famous Confucians in the Ming Dynasty, one was named Yu Zhenmu, another was named Teng Shuo, and there was also a Taoist named Liu Yuanran. In short, there was a gathering of talented people, but they were all poached from the Ming Dynasty.
Dong Lun was left sitting aside for a full hour. Wan Lei finally finished reading the book in his hand. He looked up and saw Dong Lun, apologetically saying that he was too busy and had neglected the ambassador. Dong Lun was always busy. When he went to the Three Treasures Hall, knowing that Wan Lei was deliberately making things difficult, he had no choice but to endure it and politely said that he didn't mind.
"I don't know why Mr. Dong is here this time?" Wan Lei asked knowingly.
"This officer is here for the war in Korea."
"A war in Korea?" Wan Lei frowned and said, "North Korea has no diplomatic relations or alliance with us, and it often raises troops to invade our borders. Our army tolerates and makes concessions on many sides, but those who jump from the beam are more and more He became so arrogant that Japan raised troops to attack him, which can be regarded as justice for heaven."
What Wan Lei said is also one of the facts. Two years ago, after the restoration of North Korea was successful, it often sent troops across the Yalu River to invade Liaodong. Although they were all killed by the Peking Army stationed in Liaoning, this kind of provocative behavior has been This angered Wan Lei.
As the saying goes, I will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will kill someone. Before I go to beat you, you come to stir up trouble first. It is unreasonable not to kill you. And the Japanese country has coveted North Korea for a long time, so of course Wan Lei wants to Make good use of this knife and kill most of the Koreans.
"Young master, what you said is wrong. The so-called lips are dead and the teeth are cold. Korea borders Liaodong, and Japan is arrogant and arrogant. If it takes over Korea, it will definitely send troops into Japan someday. It's too late to regret now." Dong Lun shook his head.
"Sir, you are too unfounded to worry. Japan and we are friendly countries. We have made huge profits from trade with each other. Attacking us will only weaken their country, which is not a wise man. When the Japanese envoy came, they also asked us to send troops to North Korea and promised to attack it. After Korea, the Han River will be used as the boundary, with the north belonging to us and the south belonging to Japan. However, we could not bear to send more troops to Korea, so we did not agree. Japan promised that the Yalu River would still be used as the boundary in the future, and vowed that in the future Never cross a river to violate a border."
"Japan has always been unfaithful to its word, and you must never believe it, sir."
"Believe what you say? Not necessarily. We have carried out maritime trade with Japan. In the past few years, Japan has always kept its promise and never cheated. It is so honest and trustworthy. Some countries claim to be a country of etiquette and benevolence. No country can compare with it." Wan Lei said with a serious face, clearly insinuating that the Ming Dynasty had no credibility at all and was not even as good as a small country.
Hearing what Wan Lei said, Dong Lun's expression changed several times, and his heart exploded with anger, because when it came to treachery, if Wan Lei was ranked second, no one in the world would dare to be ranked first. Secretly, he set a trap for others. He openly said that he wanted to purchase books from the Ming court, but secretly sent people to steal them.
Although he was itching with hatred, Dong Lun still suppressed the anger in his chest and said in a deep voice: "Japanese Japanese slaves are good at deception and calculation. If we let them attack Korea today, they will regret it later."
"Don't I know the internal situation of Japan? It has always been a bully and fear of the strong. Our troops in Peking are strong, so they naturally have to behave themselves and don't dare to provoke. But it's hard to say for some small countries, such as the Ryukyu Kingdom, for example...hehe. "Wan Lei chuckled and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Anyway, those countries have no diplomatic relations with us and they don't come to worship us. What are we doing with our leisure time?"
Wan Lei had a relaxed expression on his face, but Dong Lun looked nervous. He heard from Wan Lei's words that the Japanese country's next target was the Ryukyu Kingdom, and unfortunately, Ryukyu was also a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. , As for the example before hehe, it must be the Ming Dynasty. If the Japanese army and the Peking army join forces to attack the Ming Dynasty, then...
You must know that the Japanese pirate rebellion has always been the most serious maritime trouble in the Ming Dynasty. As early as the Hongwu period, a large number of Japanese pirates crossed the sea and raided the coast south of the Yangtze River. The Ming court sent troops to suppress it many times, but they were repeatedly banned. In the end, they had to use They passively defended themselves by imposing sea bans and garrisoning troops to prepare for the Japanese invasion. If the Japanese invaded across the sea with all their strength, then...
Dong Lun's face turned pale when he thought of this. He didn't dare to talk to Wan Lei anymore and said bluntly: "Master Wan, we Ming people don't talk secretly. I would like to ask Master Wan, how can we be willing to send troops to help the government?"
"It's not a matter of willingness or unwillingness, it's a matter of unknown origin. We are friendly countries with Japan and have no diplomatic relations with North Korea. If you want us to abandon a friendly country with related interests and help an unrelated country, isn't this a difficult task? And we are also the first priority. In terms of credibility, since we have a peace treaty with Japan, we will never be the first to breach the contract."
Wan Lei paused and then said: "Your Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and abundant resources, but our Beiping Province is short of resources on the isthmus. Many supplies are supplemented by overseas trade. If we lose an ally, we will lose a piece of the sky. And we The land is small and the people are poor, and keeping promises is the only magic weapon that can win the trust of other countries. If you ask us to break the contract first, isn't this making us break our trust in the world and seclude ourselves from all nations?"
"This..." Dong Lun closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "As long as the Peking Army sends troops to save the country, I, the Ming Dynasty, will bear all the losses."
"I'm afraid you can't afford it." Wan Lei remained unmoved.
"Just say it clearly if you have any requirements." Dong Lun finally saw that Wan Lei was just trying to take the opportunity to rip off Wan Lei by saying so much.