Chapter 277: Aiding Korea and Fighting the Japanese (Twenty-Seven) Relocating to Pyongyang
Li Huan was eager to relocate, and even if the officials in the Manchu Dynasty were dissatisfied, they could only obey the order. Therefore, Yi Dooshou in Kaicheng summoned his officials to discuss the matter of relocation.
Li Dexin was the first to say: "When we arrived in Kaicheng, the king had already publicly announced that he would defend Kaicheng together with the people. Now that he is moving again, wouldn't he break the trust of the people?"
Of course Itoshou also understood this truth, but for now he had no choice but to avoid the issue of breaking trust with the people, and only talked about the current crisis, saying: "It only takes half a day for the Japanese army to leave the city. If the frontline defense fails again, it will definitely endanger the king, so
Now Wang Jia must move to Pyongyang as soon as possible."
Hong Ruchun, the judge of Hu Cao, echoed: "What Zuo Xiang said is absolutely true. The enemy invaders are too close and the king is in trouble. At present, the only way to protect the royal family is to relocate immediately."
Li Dexin frowned and asked: "The enemy invaders are in Wangjing and have not made any move so far. If my imperial court orders are changed at night and then moved again, it will definitely cause chaos among the people and lose morale."
Li Hengfu, who had agreed to the decree, offered words of consolation: "It's not that we don't know what our fellow governors mean, but we are worried that the enemy will not move, and this is a trap set to paralyze us."
"That makes sense!" Idoshou immediately responded: "If we fall into the enemy's trick and delay for a long time, and then are surrounded by a surprise attack, the country will be destroyed. Therefore, the top priority is to keep a safe distance between the king and the Japanese army."
After Yi Dooshou finished speaking, he suddenly found that all the ministers were not looking at him, but were all looking elsewhere. Yi Dooshou took a closer look, but it was Liu Chenglong who came. Yi Dooshou lowered his face and shouted:
"How can a person who has lost his official position and has no character come to this central place of the country! Why don't you leave quickly."
Liu Chenglong did not answer, but turned to the military judge Jin Yingnan and asked: "What is the current situation of King Qin's reinforcements?"
Jin Yingnan replied: "Now more than 9,000 sergeants have been newly gathered in Hwanghae Province and Ping'an Province, as well as 4,500 sergeants evacuated from Wangjing, plus more than 40,000 reinforcements from Jeolla Province, a total of
More than 55,600 people."
Liu Chenglong's face was as dark as water, and he said slowly: "With an army of more than 50,000 in hand, not only did he not think about counterattack, but he abandoned the city and fled north - have you never read "The Theory of Six Kingdoms"?
'Today we will cut five cities, and tomorrow we will cut ten cities, and then we will have a good night's rest. We will look around the surrounding areas, and the Qin army has arrived again. However, the land of the princes is limited, and they have an insatiable desire to violently attack Qin.
It's urgent. Therefore, if we don't fight, the victory between the strong and the weak will be decided. 'Escape all the way like today, there will eventually be nowhere to escape."
Idoshou was furious and shouted: "Have you had enough? I also want to fight back immediately, but what's the use? It doesn't matter if we die in battle, but we need to think about the king! The safety of our Lord is related to the fate of the country, and now it is difficult to win or lose.
It is expected that if the lord is captured, the country will be destroyed, so at this moment, we must keep a safe distance to ensure that the king is safe!"
There was no emotion or anger on Liu Chenglong's face, but his tone was cold, and he asked: "Then how long do you want to hide? After escaping all the way north, is it possible that you just want to hide in the Ming Dynasty and beg for mercy from the Kingdom of China?"
What was the purpose of appointing the crown prince before? It was to enable the king to lead the army and the people to fight against the enemy, and if something went wrong, the country could still be passed down!"
Yi Dooshou was shocked and angry. He stretched out his trembling fingers and pointed at the tip of Liu Chenglong's nose and said: "How can you speak like this? Does it mean that the safety of the Lord doesn't matter just because you have the heir?"
Liu Chenglong advised Yi Dooshou not to misinterpret his original meaning, but how could Yi Dooshou agree? The two argued endlessly and eventually broke up unhappy.
Afterwards, Jin Gongliang reported Liu Chenglong's angrily scolding Yi Dooshou to his sister Jin Guiren. Jin Gongliang believed that Liu Chenglong was implying that the king was timid and cowardly, and asked Jin Guiren to inform the king that Liu Chenglong must be severely punished.
Unexpectedly, Jin Guiren turned to rebuke Jin Gongliang for not caring about the overall situation: "You really know nothing about the national calamity. When the national crisis comes, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are afraid to avoid it. Only Liu Chenglong advocates fighting with blood. If the king had firmly believed it earlier,
It won't be so embarrassing.
To tell you the truth, the king has known his mistake for a long time. In fact, the king is far more sensitive than ordinary people, but... if he admits his mistake in front of the ministers and the people at this time, the authority will collapse, so it can only be carried out by Li Shanhai and Liu Chenglong.
Sin. However, if you want to overcome the national crisis, the king must not lose Liu Chenglong." Jin Gongliang suddenly realized.
At the same time, Yi Dooshou also reported to Li Huo Liu Chenglong's opposition to the relocation, so Li Huo summoned Liu Chenglong to see him. Li Huo asked: "I only have one question, do you think I am cowardly? Even if you have countless troops in your hands,
A coward who only knows how to run away?"
Liu Chenglong replied indifferently: "If the conditions for fighting are sufficient but you still avoid the war and move north, it doesn't matter what I think about it, but future historians may think so."
Yi Dooshou angrily scolded Liu Chenglong for speaking nonsense, while Li Huo waved his hands and said: "Minister Zuo, please be patient. I and Liu Chenglong also hold the same view. If I see this kind of lord, I will be extremely disappointed, but since you think
The combat conditions are sufficient now, hehe... you might as well take a look at this thing."
Then Li Huo personally threw a report to Liu Chenglong, which stated that the reinforcements from all walks of life were disintegrating.
Li He estimated that Liu Chenglong had probably finished reading, and sighed: "The army has disappointed me so much, how can we say that we are qualified to fight? When the country is in crisis, they don't want to serve the country and be loyal, but they all seek their own livelihood. Who is fighting to the death for the king?"
I have abandoned the people? Isn’t it true that the army and the people are abandoning me! I don’t want to say anything more. I’m going to discuss the affairs of the country and hurry up and prepare for the relocation!”
Faced with this situation, even though Liu Chenglong had been advocating stubborn resistance to the end, he couldn't help but be speechless at this time, and Idoshou stepped forward to receive the order again.
Late at night the next day, the King of Korea moved to Pyongyang, and among the kings, the Japanese general Hideie Ukita was gathering with the generals of the various regiments. The participants at this meeting were very bright, including Yukino Konishi of the first team, Kato of the second team
Kiyomasa, 3rd Division Kuroda Nagamasa, 4th Division Shimazu Yoshihiro, 5th Division Masanori Fukushima, 6th Division Takakage Kobayakawa, 7th Division Mori Terumoto, 8th Division and General General Ukita Hideie, 9th Division Yutaka
Omi Hidekatsu, and military advisor Kuroda Kanbei.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ukita Hideie is the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Although he is only nineteen years old, he is extremely brave and outstanding in internal affairs. He is also heroic and full of fighting spirit.
, was deeply loved by Hideyoshi, so he had great power in the country. Hideyoshi intended to focus on cultivating him as the mainstay of the Toyotomi family, so he appointed him as the general to control the armies in order to achieve meritorious service and prestige.
At this time, Ukita Hideie said to the generals: "The first batch of domestic military ration supplies will arrive soon. At that time, each division will escort the military rations back to their respective areas and rescue the refugees, and properly resettle them so that they can return home and serve our army in the future." The generals took the order.
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Ukita Hideie continued: "I will be responsible for Gyeonggi Province where Hanyang is located. The choice of other areas will be made by Konishi Yukino, who first captured Hanyang."
Just as Governor Konishi was thanking him, Kato Kiyomasa spoke out as expected and objected, saying: "The vanguard of our second division actually surveyed and occupied Hanyang one day earlier than the first division. There is a report as evidence. Please check it with the general."
How could Nishiyuki-chan endure this arrogance? He was naturally furious and quarreled with Kato Kiyomasa on the spot.
Ukita Hideie stopped the two of them and said coldly: "You two, do you still remember that I am the general? Everything is subject to my judgment! Since it is the first division's own army to enter the city first, it is Konishi-kun who takes the lead.
Hanyang.”
Ukita Hideie's words were supported by military advisor Kuroda Nagamasa and the most powerful Mori Terumoto. Both of them agreed, so the decision was finalized.
So Governor Konishi chose to be in charge of Heian Road, Kato Kiyomasa was in charge of Hamgyeong Road, but they all marched with the First Army until Kaesong. In addition, Kuroda Nagamasa was in charge of Hwangkai Road, Shimazu Yoshihiro was in charge of Gangwon Province, and Fukushima Masanori was in charge of Chuqing
Takanage Kobayakawa is in charge of Jeolla Province, Terumoto Mori is in charge of North Gyeongsang Province, and Toyotomi Hidekatsu is in charge of South Gyeongsang Province and supports Jeolla Province.
After the distribution was completed, Ukita Hideie said again: "In addition to suppressing the rebellion in the various provinces under your jurisdiction, you also need to cooperate with the implementation of the inspection area, so as to convert North Korea to our customs as soon as possible. I heard before that Mr. Konishi captured Hanyang and transferred North Korea to Korea.
The register of slaves in the Imperial House was burned, and the Korean people rejoiced. Well, this was done very well." President Konishi was very encouraged and thanked the general again.
Hideie nodded slightly and continued: "Although it is a good thing for Konishi, Kato and you two to maintain their fighting spirit, they should not strive for credit excessively. If our army's casualties are increased due to selfish desires, it will never be forgiven. You must remember that in one fell swoop,
Every move is in the eyes of His Highness Taige, don't slack off!" The generals received the order.
At this time, the King of Joseon stopped at the official office of Hwanghae Province for a rest on his way to Pyongyang. Yi Dooshou finally received a report from Gyeongsang Province about the surrender of the Japanese army. After hearing this, Li Huo summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
Itou Shou petitioned Okamoto Echigo to be killed. He said: "The Japanese pirates have been overwhelming all the way. They have occupied Wangjing but have not moved for many days. There must be a conspiracy. At this moment, we must not give any opportunity to take advantage of, and we must eliminate any hidden dangers."
Hong Ruchun, the judge of Hu Cao, immediately agreed and also reported: "I think that if all three thousand Japanese soldiers are beheaded and shown to the public, the morale of the whole country will be improved!"
Li Dexin was extremely opposed to this and said loudly: "I think this matter needs to be treated with caution. If it is indeed a surrender, then we can effectively obtain the Japanese army's intelligence and make it for my use."
Lord Gwanghae also agreed, saying: "Although it is extremely important to improve morale, we still need to know the actual number of enemy troops, marching arrangements, etc. These will be of great benefit to future counterattacks."
Li Hao sneered and said: "Japanese pirates are all treacherous and cruel beasts. How can you trust them? You know, you can often be prepared for external enemies, but you are often helpless against internal spies." Now that the king has said so,
Naturally, some ministers agreed, thinking that the Japanese army's offensive was in full swing and that it must be a false surrender, and they all requested memorials to behead him in public.
At the critical moment, Liu Chenglong asked for a performance outside the palace gate. After being allowed in, Liu Chenglong said: "I believe that the Japanese pirates can defeat bamboos in half a month, and the iron cannons they hold are extremely important. Okamoto Echigo Guards carries several iron cannons.
Ten branches, our army can also take this opportunity to study imitations and create weapons that can compete.
For this reason, we need to understand the manufacturing details and usage methods through Okamoto Echigo Mamoru, which is like getting tens of thousands of soldiers. Okamoto Echigo Mamoru is a Japanese general and knows the Japanese pirate intelligence very well. It is precisely to study his strengths to supplement ours.
There is a good opportunity, and his unit was originally a vanguard, so he must be the elite of the army. If he can be used by our army in the future, he will be of great use in battles and training."
When Li Huan asked how to distinguish the authenticity, Lord Gwanghae replied: "I thought that I could order the Gyeongsang Province observer to observe on the spot and order them to counterattack the nearby Japanese pirates. If he really attacks with all his strength, it will be a real surrender. If he is perfunctory, he will not take the blame or even go against the grain."
, it is naturally false. But even if it is false, it cannot harm our army."
Although Li Huo felt it was reasonable, he was unwilling to agree with it. When asked about Zuo Yizheng, who knew that Yi Dooshou actually agreed this time and said, "I think what the Crown Prince and Liu Chenglong said is reasonable, and please accept it." At this time, all the officials were unified.
, the king could not forcefully refuse, so Li Huo had no choice but to approve, and all the ministers praised the king for his wisdom.
After Wang Jia moved to Pyongyang, Li He asked about the movements of the Japanese troops, and Yi Dooshou said: "The Japanese pirates are still entrenched in Wang Jing and have not gone north. Presumably, they must have suffered a big blow. Because of the heavy losses, they are resting and preparing for war."
Li He then asked about the situation of the country's military preparations. Jin Yingnan, the military judge, replied: "More than 50,000 people from Jeolla and Gyeongsang Province are heading north, and there are also more than 7,000 people led by the former Marshal of Hanjiang Province and the generals who have stayed in the capital.
We are rushing to Pyongyang with more than 5,000 people."
Li Yuanyi, the inspector of Ping'an Road, added: "There are also 1,000 soldiers stationed on Ping'an Road and 2,000 soldiers on Hwanghae Road, so our total army is still about 70,000."
Hearing that there were still 70,000 troops, Li He felt relieved after hearing this. He felt that even if a counterattack was too difficult, there should be hope in establishing a stable camp and operating a defensive line in order to form a tug of war with the Japanese army and wait for the help of heavenly troops from the superior country.
, so he asked again about the preparation of military rations.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Yuanyi replied: "After careful inspection recently, we found that there are still more than 40,000 stones. In fact, since preparing for the war, we have ordered nearby food to be concentrated in Pyongyang, and remote areas have already
Military orders have been issued to quickly transport food to Pyongyang, which will surely arrive in the near future."
Li Hao was overjoyed, and Yi Dooshou quickly congratulated him: "It seems that Pyongyang is now as strong as an iron wall, and it is more than enough to resist Japanese pirates. Your Highness can sit back and relax."
Li Hao nodded repeatedly, and after a while he asked who should be sent to guard the nearby garrison. Jin Yingnan replied: "Your Highness, Marshal Jin Mingyuan and Deputy Marshal Shen Ke kindly request Your Highness to allow them to serve for their crimes. Jin Mingyuan and Shen Ke have many military exploits, and
They have also been deeply trusted by His Highness. There were many reasons for the fall of Hanyang before. If they are allowed to do so, it will firstly demonstrate His Highness's benevolence and secondly, it will also inspire them to fight, so that they will be brave after realizing their shame."
Li Yuanyi was displeased when he saw that Jin Yingnan recommended these two men again, so he reported to Li He: "Your Highness, Jin Mingyuan and Shen Ke are deeply responsible for the imperial court. Even if the saint's grace is great, they can no longer be entrusted with full power. I thought that the inspection made Han Yingyin know the soldiers."
If he dares to fight, is fair and strict, and can command a large army, why not order him to oversee all the armies to ensure the safety of Pyongyang."
Li Ao was delighted: "The two beloved ministers have planned well for the country, and I am very pleased. Let's do this. Let Jin Mingyuan and Shen Ke commit crimes and perform meritorious service, and also give Han Yingyin the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises."
Yes, there are some signs of the suture monster.
Yi Dooshou said: "Your Highness, in addition to this, Your Highness can also grant amnesty to the world, free money and food, and personally motivate the military and civilians to stabilize the people and protect the country together."
This kind of operation is the icing on the cake. It's hard to say how useful it is, but at least it doesn't do any big harm at present. So Li Huo issued an order to stick to Pyongyang and said he would personally fight the battle. At the same time, he would pardon the world's sinners and exempt money, food and taxes.
Calm the people's hearts.
This time, Li He vowed to repel the Japanese pirates in Pyongyang and regain the lost territory. However, what is interesting is that he privately repeatedly asked what the response of the Shangguo was, and even sent out several letters asking for help in one day, each time in a different tone.
Once he humbled himself, it was no longer "kneel down and call daddy", but directly call "daddy, save me".
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