He is obviously a monk, but he claims to be proficient in Taiyi Yuzhang's footwork, which is also a kind of yin and yang Feng Shui prophecy technique.
And his mind seemed to be a little abnormal, and he was obsessed with "anti-Jin". When all the officials of Goryeo disagreed, he directly launched an army to launch a coup, forcing King Jianyuan to proclaim himself emperor and send troops to attack Jin.
This incident caused a great disturbance. Although Miaoqing was suppressed, Goryeo declined and the king was ousted by the powerful families.
Late September of the lunar calendar.
Miaoqing was ordered to send an envoy to the Ming Dynasty and crossed the sea to Dengzhou Port.
Before I even got off the ship, I saw a large number of ships moored at the port, and bags of food were being moved ashore.
"It seems that there is really a big war between the Ming Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom!" Monk Miaoqing muttered.
Deputy envoy Zheng Zhichang said: "We should seize the opportunity to gain the support of the Ming Emperor, so that we can force His Majesty to move the capital."
Monk Miaoqing said: "I hope the Ming Dynasty can win. There are too many lackeys of the Jin Kingdom in the court!"
Zheng Zhichang was born in the imperial examination and is currently a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. He is the most prolific poet in Korea. He hates red tape, advocates the thoughts of Lao and Zhuang, and is incompatible with mainstream Confucianism.
Both of these people are from the Xijing faction and want to move the capital to Pyongyang, representing the interests of the wealthy families in the Xijing area.
But the Kaijing faction was more powerful and scared the king away from him. In fact, the king also wanted to move the capital. He had lived in Kaijing since he was a child, and was psychologically affected by the wealthy families there. It happened that the Kaijing palace was burned down by powerful officials.
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This time, Monk Miaoqing and Zheng Zhichang went to the Ming Dynasty as an envoy to gain the support of the Ming Emperor.
After leaving the ship and landing, officials soon came to contact them and took them to the city where they stayed.
Before the two of them entered the city, they saw a large number of soldiers heading to the dock.
The armor of these soldiers has been carried on the ship, and they only hold various weapons in their hands. But even with only weapons, they are very powerful when marching, and they are the elite among the elite at first glance.
Zheng Zhichang couldn't help but ask: "Which general is commanding this army?"
Although the accent was strange, the officials could understand it and replied with a straight face: "Your envoys should not inquire about military affairs, otherwise they will be suspected of being petty."
Zheng Zhichang could only shut up.
A general ran past with his own soldiers. He stood on the shore and watched the soldiers board the ship. He cursed and said: "Zhi Niang, after resting for more than half a year, I can finally lead the troops to fight again!"
This person is of course Li Bao. His mission is very simple. He is to cut off the Liaoxi Corridor across the sea and block the most convenient food route in the Jin Kingdom, so that subsequent military supplies from Liaodong cannot be quickly transported to Youzhou.
Historically, the Eastern Route Army of the Kingdom of Jin sent troops to the Northern Song Dynasty twice, both of which set off from Liaodong in the eighth or ninth month of the lunar calendar.
Why did you choose this time?
One is to harvest new wheat, and the other is to avoid the rainy season.
Every year from April to July of the lunar calendar, the Liaoxi Corridor to the Liaohe River Basin will be soaked in mud by rain, making it difficult for troops and food to move.
Therefore, when sending troops to Liaodong, we should avoid summer. If we can't avoid it, we can only take a detour.
It was similar this time. Wanyan Yanmu arrived in Jinzhou with her army and the first batch of grain and grass in the late eighth month of the lunar calendar. At this time, the Liaoxi Corridor was much easier to travel.
In order to prevent the Ming army from crossing the sea and attacking the grain road, Wanyanja's mother also divided her troops to garrison.
There are 2,000 troops stationed in Jinzhou, 1,000 troops stationed in Haibin, 1,000 troops stationed in Zongzhou, 2,000 troops stationed in Haiyang, and the other small grain stations have garrisons ranging from 300 to 500 troops.
Nearly 10,000 troops were wasted guarding the food road.
Of course, they all use issued militiamen to garrison. They do not seek to defeat the incoming enemy, but only seek to protect various grain transportation stations.
It was acceptable for the troops transporting food along the way to be attacked, and the losses would not be too great. After all, the Ming army also had to bear risks when attacking across the sea.
The Jin Kingdom could also transport grain from the north and enter Youzhou via Lulongsai, but the road was rugged and mountainous and the distance was far away, so the transportation cost was too great.
Due to Zhang Jue's rebellion against Jin, the Western Liaoning Corridor was also in a semi-abandoned state after successive battles.
Xu Kangzong was on his mission to the Kingdom of Jin a few years ago and passed through the Liaoxi Corridor. His evaluation of this was: (The city east of Yuguan) is not as good as a small town in China and Korea... After the war, it became even more desolate.
Let's put it this way, the location of Shanhaiguan in later generations was once the Qianzhou City of the Liao Kingdom. Now even the city has been razed, leaving only a Qianmin Town. Counting the staff of the post station, the total permanent population is less than a thousand.
Even Wanyan's mother knew to be on guard against the grain road, so how could Ju Ming not come and disturb her?
After several months of repairs, the Song Dynasty warships that could still be used in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong were sent to Shandong one after another to gather at Dengzhou Port.
Maritime merchant ships from these three provinces also received the "order to enter China" from the imperial court.
As long as they transport grain to Dengzhou, they can obtain a corresponding amount of salt or tea.
Guangdong and Fujian are short of food, but Zhejiang is not. This year there is a bumper rice harvest in the south of the Yangtze River. There is also food from the Huaihe River and Huaihe River Basin, which is also being purchased frantically by maritime merchants just to be shipped to Shandong in exchange for salt.
Private grain transport ships one after another are heading to Dengzhou from the southern coast along the monsoon currents. The grain in the port warehouse has piled up like a mountain.
These military rations can be used not only to send troops across the sea, but also to the battlefield in Hebei!
Li Bao will use Lushunkou as his base to harass Jinzhou first, where he can best mobilize the enemy's troops. Even if the Jin soldiers are not fooled, they can attack anywhere they want, as long as they are careful to avoid the Bohai Sea storm.
South Xinzhai was Li Bao's first target. There was a Liao naval force there to send gold, and it would definitely become the Jin Kingdom's grain transfer station. Its location was in the middle area between Shanhaiguan and Suizhong County.
The second target was to move people to the town, which was later known as Shanhaiguan.
After all the soldiers boarded the ship, Li Bao stood on the deck and ordered with high spirits: "Let's go!"
A large number of civilian ships helped transport troops and food.
The imperial court does not pay transportation fees, but when they return with the goods, they can get corresponding tariff reductions in the south. And it will not waste time, anyway, they need to wait for the winter monsoon in Shandong.
Li Bao led the fleet to Lushunkou. After unloading the baggage, he immediately sent the fleet to the waters of Dalian Bay.
Pu Jianu was personally in charge of Huacheng County (Jinzhou). When he heard the bell ringing to warn him, he quickly boarded the tower to check. The densely packed ships on the sea shocked him and shouted sharply: "Send an order to Liaoyang Prefecture and Posu Road to send additional reinforcements."
, give me another 5,000 soldiers no matter what. Also, ask Hu Sha to immediately dispatch 1,000 Fuzhou soldiers!"
Posu Road is on the north bank of the Yalu River, and the garrison there was to guard against Goryeo.
The Liaoyang Mansion had just been conscripted, and if they wanted to conscript again, they would have to hunt down young men like crazy, or even ask the Liaoyang clan to send slaves over.
Liaonan cannot be lost. Since Li Bao has "increased his troops", the Pu family slaves must also heavily defend themselves. Otherwise, Liaoyang may be in danger, which is one of the two core ruling centers of the Jin Kingdom.
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More than a month before Li Bao sent troops, Ju Ming had already gone north to Dezhou and Yongjing Army (Dongguang).
There are also two elite soldiers there.
One group was formed by Han Shizhong who was transferred to Shandong and personally reorganized and trained for a year. The soldiers came from various rebel armies in Shandong. For example, many of the old brothers from Song Jiang served as officers under Han Shizhong.
The other group is Li Cheng's Shandong and Hebei rebel forces, which once captured Jinan City and were quite powerful in combat.
Li Cheng specially took a boat to Dezhou and greeted Ju Ming with Han Shizhong: "Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Just a military salute." Zhu Ming went to help Li Cheng with his own hands, because the old man knelt down and kowtowed.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Cheng was very excited.
This man is very interesting. He treats his soldiers very well and truly loves his soldiers like his own son. However, he has a bad attitude towards his superiors and occasionally disobeys orders.
But when he met a real top person like Prince Zhu, he seemed to become a commoner again.
Zhu Ming just helped him with his own hands. Li Chenggong was so excited that he was shaking all over. He felt that he was being taken seriously and wished he could die generously for the prince.
Very weird psychological activity.
Ju Ming slapped Li Cheng on the arm: "You are indeed a strong man. I heard that you can shoot a three hundred kilogram strong bow?"
Li Cheng said with a simple and honest smile: "But I'm not that strong. Two hundred kilograms is more than enough."
This guy was tall and tall, estimated to be 1.9 meters tall, and he gave off a sense of intimidation just by standing there.
Ju Ming casually warned: "From now on, when food and salary are available, we can no longer allow our subordinates to blackmail wealthy households."
"The final general will strictly abide by military law!" Li Cheng promised with his hand.
After a few more words of encouragement, Zhu Ming turned to Han Shizhong and said, "Old Han, long time no see."
Hearing this kind of address, Han Shizhong was no longer restrained and said with a playful smile: "I also miss His Highness very much. I wonder if Your Highness has brought a burning knife."
Ju Ming said: "I didn't bring the burning knife with me. I can drink it when you return to Beijing in triumph. Go ahead to the city. Deng Chun will arrive with his army in a few days."
Han Shizhong perked up: "Is there going to be a war?"
Li Cheng also pricked up his ears.
Ju Ming invited the two of them to get on the carriage and said on the way into the city: "The Shandong army is going to attack Hejian Mansion this time. If you encounter Jurchen elites, fight if you can. If you can't win, retreat. Change the attack to containment."
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"I can definitely beat him," Li Cheng clenched his fist and said, "I not only want to capture Hejian Mansion, but I also want to lead my troops back to Xiongzhou!"
Li Cheng is from Xiongzhou and looks forward to returning to his hometown day and night.
Ju Ming asked: "How is the situation in Hejian Mansion?"
Han Shizhong said: "The Jin people are recruiting troops and food, and every day there are people from the river. Unable to stand the exploitation of the Jin people, they sneak across the Yellow River and join the Ming Dynasty."
Li Cheng said: "I heard from the people who escaped that the Jin people and the Puppet Dynasty did not care about their life or death. No matter how many men there were in the family, they would either hand over food or let their children serve as soldiers. Rich households even had to pay food.
They want to go out again, and if they don’t give them food, they will ransack their homes.”
"How long has this been going on?" Zhu Ming asked.
Han Shizhong said: "It's been almost a month, and the Jin people are preparing for war."
Li Cheng said: "The Yongjing Army stationed at the end of the army, there were righteous soldiers who fled to Gonggao Town a few days ago. But it was the Jin people who recruited soldiers and grain, and forced the wealthy households in Beilin Town and Yongning Town to rebel. The gentry brought
The peasants resisted the donation and gathered more than 3,000 rebels. Unfortunately, they were suppressed by the Jin people with puppet officials and soldiers, and only a few hundred people died and escaped across the Yellow River."
"What the people want, this battle will definitely save the people of Hebei from disaster." Zhu Ming said with emotion.
The Jin people are really fucking lunatics. Under their puppet rule, the Hejian Mansion actually went so far as to force the landlords to rebel in order to collect military rations.
