The son of the King of Goryeo, Lord Jingan Li Fangyuan, had long lived up to his high spirits when he set off for the expedition that day, but was rather frustrated.
What a great idea to lead troops north, bypass the Ming army to cut off the food route, and then attack the main force of the Ming Dynasty from both sides with the Goryeo and Wang Jing reinforcements. But who could have imagined that it turned out to be a complete miscalculation.
The 20,000 cavalrymen bypassed the main force of the Ming army with great momentum, but were rejected at the foot of Anzhou City. Not only did they not find the Ming army's food route, they were unable to enter the city where the Great Ming Sun and Moon Flag was hung.
Not being able to enter the city meant that the 20,000 cavalrymen had difficulty getting supplies. Just when they were about to turn around and plunge directly into the back of Pyongyang, they were bitten by thousands of Ming army cavalrymen.
Twenty thousand against four thousand, no matter how hard you fight, you can't lose. But the opponent's four thousand cavalry are as slippery as loaches. If you fight, they will run away. If you stop, they will disturb. Every night, they turn into
Countless small teams kept chasing the prey like wolves all night long, biting one after another.
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was under the banner of the Ming Army, Li Fangyuan would have thought that they were the elite personal guards of the Beiyuan Emperor. They were one man and two horses, coming and going like the wind. They also fought on the spot and only needed weak supplies. The two armies fought.
At that time, the Goryeo cavalry did not have an advantage. The bows and arrows in the hands of the Ming army cavalry caused them huge casualties.
Li Fangyuan's judgment was correct. Most of the four thousand elite cavalry led by Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi were Mongolian warriors who had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention his Goryeo cavalry, even the Mobei Beiyuan cavalry were no match for them.
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Unable to find the Ming army's food route, they could only follow the original plan and launch an attack on the back of the Ming army.
In midsummer, the weather was scorching hot, and among the cavalry, many warriors were in a daze and swaying on horseback.
Li Fangyuan licked his dry lips, his eyes full of worry. Since this morning, none of the Ming army cavalry who used to follow them around has disappeared. Hundreds of people were sent out by his own scouts, but they couldn't even see the other party's shadow.
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Where did they go?
At this moment, we are getting closer and closer to Pyongyang City. I wonder how the war is going over there. Did Qinghai Jun follow the previous plan and have a stalemate with the Ming army outside Pyongyang City?
Suddenly, Li Fangyuan had a bad feeling in his heart.
What if, what if Qinghai Jun's side is defeated, then wouldn't the 20,000 cavalry on his side be alone? These days, those Ming army cavalry who have been pestering themselves must have explored their position and strength.
It’s clear, if there is a trap ahead......................
Your Majesty! A Korean scout came with all his strength to beat the horse. When he arrived in front of Li Fangyuan's horse, Yi Gulu fell from the horse, knelt down and said in horror, ahead... Mingguo...
But the Ming army? Li Fangyuan asked urgently.
The army of the Ming Dynasty, the dragon flag of the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty! The scout's face was earthy, and he said loudly, it is the emperor's grandson of the Ming Dynasty, leading people to block our way forward!
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The wilderness in front of you is vast and flat.
On the open wilderness, the flags of the Ming army were fluttering, and tens of thousands of tigers and soldiers were in strict formation, with a magnificent momentum.
Zhu Yunxi immediately stood in front of the army and looked at the Korean flag appearing in the distance with a smile on his face.
Look, it’s coming! Zhu Yunxi pointed his horsewhip, the Li family’s child was late!
Your Highness, you are just a clown. You have ministers waiting for you. Just wait and see the head of the Li family's child. Why go into battle in person! Lan Yu persuaded you, you are a body of ten thousand gold, ministers...
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When did you become so timid? Zhu Yunxi pulled down the reins and said with a smile, "The Li family's son is with the cavalry. If he doesn't want to conflict with us, there is really nothing we can do against him. Now the lonely dragon flag is standing here."
, see how he can endure it?
Youdao is reluctant to let go of children and unable to trap wolves.
I can't bear to leave my wife, and I can't catch the pervert.
The 20,000 cavalry should be Goryeo's last remaining force. It's a good time to annihilate them all before the opponent knows that the 70,000-strong army has been annihilated by the Ming army. If they know that Pyongyang has been broken and Li Zhilan is dead, I'm afraid these people will
Try your best to escape back to Seoul.
Therefore, Zhu Yunxi ignored the dissuasion of his ministers and personally led 50,000 troops to line up on the path where the Goryeo cavalry must pass to attract them to attack.
This bird prince of Goryeo is also a blessing that has been cultivated for three lifetimes, and His Highness values him so much! Li Jinglong laughed in the crowd, fearing that he was a fool and ran away as fast as he looked at His Highness's flag from a distance!
Zhu Yunxi smiled and turned around and said, "Old Li, the Korean prince opposite is also surnamed Li. You are all surnamed Li. I bet you were the same family five hundred years ago!"
Li Jinglong was startled, then grinned and said, "Your Highness said this, I still remembered it. My Li family's ancestors were also rich. This Goryeo Li family might be a wild species born outside by one of my ancestors."
I have no status, so I shamelessly gave myself the surname Li!
Hahahaha! The generals around him all grinned.
When you catch the King of Koryo, ask him yourself! Zhu Yunxi joked with a smile, then pointed his riding whip at the large group of Koryo cavalry in sight, and said loudly, tell them that they are here alone, if you have the guts, come here, if you don't have the guts, please surrender as soon as possible!
He said and smiled again, considering that they are Li family bastards, please spare their lives!
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Later, when the Goryeo cavalry team was gathering in the distance.
In the Ming army's formation, several elite knights marched in front of the Goryeo cavalry army, flying the sun and moon flag.
The leader of the troops at the front is Prince Jing'an of Goryeo?
The general who went to the Goryeo army to shout a message was none other than Fu Rang, the son of Fu Youde, the commander-in-chief of Zhu Yunxi's bodyguard.
Li Fangyuan, surrounded by several personal guards, slowly rode forward and said loudly, "Who are you?"
Fu Rang glanced at him contemptuously and said loudly, "His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun has something to ask you, are you here to surrender?"
Huh? Li Fangyuan was immediately furious.
Since you are here to surrender, why don't you dismount and tie yourself? Fu Rang continued to shout, His Highness ordered that if you surrender, you will be spared your life. If you don't surrender, you will be captured alive, castrated and sent to the noble family of the Ming Dynasty as a slave!
After shouting, he grabbed the horse's belly and rode away.
That's too much!
Li Fangyuan was so angry that he wished he could lead his men to catch up and kill Fu Rang on the spot.
Your Majesty, what should we do now? People from the Ming Dynasty are blocking us in front, and we can’t get to Pyongyang! The deputy general of the cavalry said beside Li Fangyuan.
Maybe Pyongyang has been broken! Li Fangyuan pointed to the Ming army's formation and said, otherwise, the Ming army would not have appeared so calmly on the only way. Let alone along the way, we wouldn't even be able to see a messenger!
Afterwards, Li Fangyuan carefully looked at the Ming army's position. There were three infantry squares in the front, and cavalry stationed in the rear. A rough calculation suggested that there were fifty thousand.
How about we go around it? The deputy general thought for a while and said.
Li Fangyuan thought for a long time, shook his head and said, "We can't go around it! We can't go around it. If Pyongyang is really broken, where are the other Ming troops? There are 200,000 of them. Maybe they are ambushing us in other places."
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As he said that, a sneer appeared on his face. The people of the Ming Dynasty are really arrogant! Fifty thousand people dare to line up on the ground to block my 20,000 cavalry! Pyongyang has been broken, and the Qinghai Lord's army should have retreated.
Our only way now is to break through the Ming army's defense line and join Qinghai Lord's army!
Grandson of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, haha! Li Fangyuan is staring at Zhu Yunxi's battle flag. You are an arrogant person. If I break through your position today, you will be disgraced!
Having said this, I gave a loud order and passed on my command. The whole army attacked from the flank of the Ming army and passed through! Whoever can cut down the dragon flag of the Ming emperor's grandson will be granted the title of Marquis of Wanhu!
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Boom, boom!
The wilderness began to tremble under the horses' hooves.
Zhu Yunxi sat leisurely on a high chair, looking at the charging Goryeo cavalry, his face full of mockery.
It was originally a bad idea to use infantry against cavalry. However, the infantry of the Ming Dynasty was born to fight against cavalry. Not to mention the Korean cavalry, even the Beiyuan cavalry, had never penetrated the Ming army's phalanx.
Pass the solitary order to capture Li Fangyuan alive! Zhu Yunxi gave the order.
His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun ordered to capture Li Fangyuan alive! The shouts of officers were everywhere in the army.
Your Highness, what do you want him to do? Li Jinglong joked, maybe he just needs to be castrated?
Well, I’m castrated! I’ll give it to your family! Zhu Yunxi smiled, two generations of Duke Cao’s family have been granted the title of county king, so giving a eunuch to your family is not considered over the limit!