The word "war" was spoken with a sonorous and powerful sound, as if it came from the mouth of a heroic man.
The fifth son of Li Chenggui, Lord Jing'an of Goryeo, Li Fangyuan, dressed in iron armor, walked out of the palace with his head held high and his chest held high. For a moment, he became the focus of everyone in the palace.
Father! Li Fangyuan knelt in front of Li Chenggui's throne and said loudly, the Ming Dynasty has made it clear that it wants to destroy our Goryeo, and an army of 200,000 has already marched to Goryeo. Suing for peace will only increase the laughing stock.
After saying that, he stood up, looked around at the ministers, and continued to say loudly, even this time, we have humiliated the country by losing power, ceded territory and paid compensation, and apologized so that Ming Dynasty can temporarily withdraw its troops. What about next time? The next time he remembered it, he asked again
When the troops came, what did Korea give them? What could satisfy them?
If things go on like this, Goryeo has become a piece of meat on the Ming Dynasty's chopping board, allowing them to take the knife. The wild beasts in the mountains still know how to fight hard before dying. I, Goryeo, have a hundred thousand soldiers and are slaughtered by others? How can I bear such a shame and humiliation? For thousands of years
How will future generations comment on it in the future?
Once this happens, even if it takes another thousand years, in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, we Koreans will be nothing more than a dog wagging its tail to beg for mercy!
The words were so resounding that the generals were so bewitched that they clenched their fists and agreed one after another. The civil servants, on the other hand, kept shaking their heads, obviously disapproving.
Lord Jing'an, those who understand current affairs are heroes. There is a huge difference in national power, and it is for the sake of the people of Goryeo. Do not start a war without authorization! Ji Congliang said anxiously, once a war breaks out, the damage to Goryeo will be a hundred times greater than that of the Ming Dynasty! Then, he said to Li Chenggui hastily,
Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty is only worried about the old land of Liaodong and Mongolia, the land of the Tielingwei generation, just give it back to them!
What if they are not satisfied? Li Chenggui frowned.
Does Mr. Ji want to say that Pyongyang can also be given to them? Li Fangyuan responded and sneered, but I tell you, Ming Dynasty will never be satisfied, and they will ask for more if they win Pyongyang!
You said that a war would destroy the foundation of Goryeo. But if there is no war, the Goryeo people will become slaves! Li Fangyuan continued, their purpose is to wipe out Goryeo as a country. As the literary leader of Goryeo, you are too simple!
All ministers are dedicated to serving the country......
Put away these high-sounding words! Li Fangyuan shouted, and then knelt down in front of Li Chenggui again. "Father, it is impossible to seek peace. The envoy sent to King Yan has been beheaded!"
ah!
The officials in the palace were in an uproar, dumbfounded and in disbelief.
Li Chenggui also had a look of astonishment on his face. If the two countries were at war and the envoys were not killed, he...
They didn't take Korea or our Li family seriously at all! Li Fangyuan raised his head, looked at his father, and continued, asking for peace is asking for self-humiliation and death, and you and I will be engraved on the pillar of shame. Now,
We can only challenge them. Hit them hard, hurt them, let them remember, and don't dare to look down on us anymore. This is the only way to survive!
In this way, the state of Goryeo is in danger! Someone among the civil servants shouted loudly, Your Highness, at least give it a try and sue for peace!
Father! Li Fangyuan looked at the minister who was speaking and sneered. Haven't you heard of that allusion?
As he said that, he looked at those ministers who said they wanted peace with a sneer. They can ask for peace, but we, the monarchs of the Li family, cannot ask for peace!
These words entered Li Chenggui's heart. The ministers can surrender, but the king cannot. These ministers have a choice, but the king does not.
There are only two ways for the Lee family of Goryeo, either to become king or to die!
What do you think should be done? Li Chenggui asked in a deep voice.
Judging from the march route of the Ming army, they will definitely attack Pyongyang. Pyongyang is a large city in Korea and has 30,000 defenders. Please ask my father to send 70,000 more elite troops and gather 100,000 to defend Pyongyang.
If Pyongyang cannot be attacked for a long time, the patience of the Ming army will definitely be exhausted. As he said that, Li Fangyuan smiled confidently. Their coach is the grandson of the Ming emperor. Although he has a noble status, he is a young man who has never fought in a war.
This kind of person has an impatient temper and what he lacks is patience.
At the same time, please ask your father to mobilize 15,000 elite cavalry, and let your son personally lead them to go north, bypass Pyongyang, penetrate directly into the back of the Ming army, cut off their supplies, and constantly harass them!
When the last strength of the Ming army was exhausted, his father mobilized all the troops in the country to give him a head-on attack. As he said that, Li Fangyuan slapped his hand, saying how the Sui Yang Emperor was defeated back then, let the Ming Dynasty be defeated now!
good!
Li Chenggui stood up on the throne, looked at the ministers, and said solemnly, "As soon as I came to the throne, I served the great country with sincerity and fear. But I went to the country with no virtue. I regarded Goryeo as an enemy and wanted to get rid of it!"
The emperor of the above country was angry and raised an army, not caring about the life and death of the people of Goryeo. Although Goryeo is small, it is a country with thousands of years of etiquette. Our country and our race have a long history.
Since the country above is unkind, don't blame the country below for being unjust. According to the king's orders, Lord Qinghai commanded 70,000 troops and horses to support Pyongyang. Lord Jing'an led 20,000 cavalry and marched north to meet the enemy!
We have already made up our minds, and anyone who dares to seek peace again will be executed!
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Amid the hustle and bustle, North Korea's resistance policy was finally decided.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi had led the Chinese army to conquer a small town called Yongbyon in front of Anzhou in Goryeo.
This place was originally the place where the Meng Yuan annexed the city. After the Yuan Dynasty, all the Mongolian Yuan soldiers and generals surrendered to Goryeo. The Ming army's hundreds of thousands of troops came over, covering the sky. Of the more than a thousand defenders in the city, only
Put down your weapons and surrender, not daring to resist.
The wilderness of Goryeo is more desolate than that of the Central Plains. In midsummer, there is actually a cool breeze blowing through the mountains.
Zhu Yunxi was surrounded by hundreds of people. He was stationed on the side of Ma Mountain, overlooking the small city down the mountain that had been conquered by the Ming army. The city was too small and there was no oil and water. Only a Ming army was plundering the city, and the rest of the army was still marching towards Anzhou.
The wind blew by, bringing the fragrance of wild flowers to his nose. But it also blew hysterical screams into Zhu Yunxi's ears.
Beside the small town, the Goryeo troops who were kneeling on the ground and surrendering were waiting for the Ming army's defeat. In this era, one could save one's life without surrendering.
A Liaodong governor named Qianhu, who had a scar on his face, snuck out the officers from the Goryeo army and executed them on the spot.
Swipe, swipe, the sharp blade flashed under the sun, and in the terrified eyes of Gao Libing, the food around them turned blood red.
Then, the Ming Army Qianhu took another pole and began to count among the thousands of Korean soldiers.
Zhu Yunxi looked on coldly and said, is this?
Lan Yu smiled behind him and said, His Highness is leading an army for the first time, so he doesn’t know this. After saying that, he paused and drew one out of ten, killing him to shock him! After saying that, he paused again, originally he was going to draw one out of five, I will wait for you to read.
Your Highness is benevolent, so I will show mercy to you!
Li Jinglong stood on the other side behind Zhu Yunxi and said in admiration, His Highness's compassionate heart moved heaven and earth!
In the wild, wherever the thousand-house pole touched, the Korean soldier would be stabbed in the head and his body would be dismembered.
Hajima! Hajima! (No)
Cai Liu is here! (Spare your life)
Those Korean soldiers were trembling and wailing, with tears streaming down their faces.
On the horse, Zhu Yunxi turned away and asked, how far is it from Anzhou? Can we get there today?
March quickly, the vanguard is here! Fu Rang, as the herald, spoke.
He ordered Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, to be the vanguard and quickly drove to Anzhou City. After saying that, he clamped his horse's belly under his crotch and said, "Let's go to the front army and attack Anzhou!"
Follow His Highness! Li Jinglong shouted and jumped half a step behind Zhu Yunxi.
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The front troops of the large army went into battle lightly and were extremely fast. It was in the morning when they broke through Yongbyon, and before sunset, 30,000 front troops had already arrived at the gates of Anzhou City.
Is this considered a city?
Zhu Yunxi reined in his horse, looked at the city in front of him, and said.
The Anju in front of us can be regarded as a well-known city in northern Goryeo, and because it is a barrier to Pyongyang, there are more than 5,000 troops stationed in the city.
But this city doesn't look like a city at all. The city walls are made of rammed earth, which is nothing like that of the Ming Dynasty. The rammed earth walls are also covered with huge bluestone bricks.
However, although this city is not beautiful, there are many horse-facing walls, arrow towers and urn forts. There are shadows of people swaying on the city walls, and the sound of golden drums preparing for war can be heard constantly.
Your Highness, give me one hour, and I will capture this city for you! The old man, Marquis Jingchuan, loudly called for battle in front of the formation.
When he was in the capital, the old military leader usually wore the python suit of a marquis and looked a little disrespectful. But after he arrived at the front line, he was wearing armor and his eyes were wide open, like a murderer.
Zhu Yunxi spoke slowly and tried to attack. If you can't attack, don't be brave. Put the lives of your sons first!
Don't worry, Your Highness, it depends on the old minister's methods!
Cao Zhen grinned, licked his lips with his scarlet tongue, and galloped towards the army, shouting loudly, "Sons, His Highness the Grand Sun has entrusted us with the first victory in breaking the city. Show your skills and don't be underestimated!"
Follow me, rush in, kill people when you see them, kill gods when you see them!
Rush in and grab it with all your strength!
Ten thousand victories! Ten thousand victories! Cao Zhen’s troops cheered like waves.
Amidst the shouts, Zhu Yunxi turned his head slightly. What did Cao Zhen do before?
Lan Yu chuckled, Your Highness, back then in Huaixi, Cao Zhen was a famous green forest hero. Together with Hua Yunlong, they were also known as the Huaixi double bandits!
Haha! Zhu Yunxi chuckled. No wonder he had nothing else to say except robbing and killing!
The orders of the Ming army were strict, and each unit cooperated like a machine. After the order to attack the city was issued, each unit began to move forward in sequence.
Although it was the former army, the army did not have heavy siege weapons. However, the soldiers immediately began to build simple wooden ladders two hundred steps away from the Anzhou city wall.
It is not a ladder for climbing the wall, but a wooden platform that allows archers to stand on it and suppress fire on the city head.
At this time, the counterattack on Anzhou City also began. The Goryeo archers began to counterattack with bows and arrows at the Ming army. However, the Ming army was all behind the large Meng iron shield that was as tall as a person. Even if they were shot, they could not penetrate them.
The cotton armor and iron armor on the body.
Zhu Yunxi saw with his own eyes that a Ming army warrior was walking around under Anzhou City. He was shot like a hedgehog and was still alive and kicking.
The Ming army built a wooden platform under the city and counterattacked with crossbows and other long-range weapons. The Ming infantry's siege crossbows were like spears, stuck in the slot of the crossbow machine. Three strong men stirred the turntable to wind it, and then fired it with a hammer.
In an instant, several gaps were shot out of the Tucheng by huge crossbow arrows, and the bows and arrows fired by the Ming army's archers were overwhelming, raindrops falling on the top of the city.
There were screams at the top of the city, and from time to time, howling Korean soldiers fell from the three to four feet high city wall.
Send an order to the rear army, the artillery, hurry up! Zhu Yunxi looked at the battle situation and said with a frown.
Your Highness, don’t be impatient! Lan Yu smiled and said, it’s only a matter of time before the city is destroyed. As he said that, he laughed again. This is because our Ming Dynasty now has countless skilled craftsmen who can supply all kinds of equipment. In the past, when there were no such things, they just held knives in their mouths.
Climb the city wall.
The son of the Ming Dynasty cannot fight with his flesh and blood! Zhu Yunxi looked at the battlefield and said, We, the people of the Ming Dynasty, are very valuable!
At this time, on the battlefield, the Ming army suddenly cheered loudly.
Under the cover of archers and siege crossbows, the Ming army's siege ram was pushed under the Anzhou city gate.
The battering ram was made of giant wood that was hundreds of years old and weighed over a thousand kilograms. The front of the battering ram was sharpened. It hit the city gate with the movements of hundreds of strong men like striking a bell.
Boom, boom, the city gate couldn't help but tremble under the impact of the siege ram. The siege ram was made of a wooden frame covered with iron sheets. Bows and arrows could not penetrate it. Even if the stone rolled down, it would only be a
The gap can also prevent kerosene.
Brothers, work harder, hey hey hey!
Inside the siege ram, the officer leading the team shouted slogans loudly. The archers under the city wall fired siege crossbows desperately to provide fire cover. The Korean soldiers were not allowed to attack the siege ram on the city wall.
Sons and gentlemen!
Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen dismounted his horse and stood at the front of the infantry formation preparing to charge into the city, shouting loudly.
Cheer up my spirit. After the city is broken, Dasuo will not seal the sword. You can enjoy the gold and silver, little ladies! Let go of killing and robbing!
Ho ho ho ho!
Inspired by the general's promise, the soldiers howled with excitement like wild beasts. The swords and axes in their hands kept hitting their shields, making a sound like war drums.
Empty! There was a loud sound like an earthquake, and the battlefield was silent for a moment.
I saw smoke and dust rising at the Anzhou City Gate. The originally tall city gate collapsed in the sudden smoke and dust, revealing a straight passage.
Sons! Follow me and fight in!
Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, holding an iron mace in each hand, shouted loudly, "Kill!"
Dong-dong-dong, the war drums of the rear troops suddenly sounded, which was used as a signal for the front troops to ascend the city.
But suddenly, right now.
Cao Zhen's eldest son, Cao Zhen's commander-in-chief, grabbed hold of his father. Dad, his grandma is a jerk. The Koreans surrendered, look!
At the top of Goryeo City, several white flags were suddenly hoisted.
There are also Korean soldiers shouting at the top of the city, surrender! We surrender the city!
Eight generations of Japanese ancestors! Cao Zhen jumped to his feet and yelled, the archers shot the raised Goryeo barbarians to death, and they were not allowed to surrender!
With military glory right before our eyes, how can we allow the enemy to surrender?
But as soon as he finished speaking, a horse suddenly arrived. Fu Rang smiled on the horse and said, Old Marquis, Your Majesty ordered the Koreans to come out of the city and surrender!