Chapter 277 Aiding the DPRK to Fight against the Japanese (32) Ancestor Chengxun Enters the DPRK
On the capital side of the Ming Dynasty, that night Gao Wuguan followed his brother's wishes and quietly went to Ning Yuanbo's house to meet Li Chengliang. The two sides met for about half an hour, and Gao Wuguan walked out of the back door wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat.
Immediately afterwards, Uncle Ningyuan's Mansion sent three men and six horses to the vicinity of Dongzhimen in the northeast of Beicheng, and wandered under a large ginkgo tree south of Wuyue Temple.
Not long after, a man wearing Jinyiwei Feiyu uniform came with several subordinates. The two exchanged a few words and went directly to Dongzhimen regardless of the curfew. Relying on the reputation of Jinyiwei Qianhu, Ningyuan Bofu
The three men and six riders quickly left the city and galloped all the way to the northeast.
"It's strange, how could the Marquis provide such convenience to Uncle Ning Yuan's house? Qianrong, do you think it would be possible..." A fan asked in confusion, looking at the figure disappearing in the distance.
"You damn thing, shut up now!" Qianhu glared at Fanzi and warned: "This is what we should ask, is it okay to ask? Take care of your mouth, if today's
If even a word of the matter leaks out, watch your skin carefully!"
Fanzi shrank in fright, and said quickly: "Isn't there no one there... Uh-huh, Qianrong is right, we are out on patrol tonight to prevent that... that spy sent by Yang Yinglong."
"It's good that you understand. If you don't understand, I will ask you to remember a little longer now." Qianrong glared at him again, and then called to everyone: "Okay, okay, everyone has come out, so we can't run away in vain.
, I will take you to have some fun... We can choose between a weaving hall and a casino, and you can choose one!"
All the royal guards cheered and began to offer suggestions.
It has to be said that although Li Chengliang became an official, as the real patriarch of the Tieling Li family, even though Li Rusong himself was already a famous general, he had to obey his father's control.
It wasn't until these three people and six horses arrived in Guangning that Li Rusong was truly "financially untied". He immediately had money to reward his subordinates and prepared to go on an expedition. At this moment, more than half of the Liaodong Army's vanguard army to aid Korea had actually left.
Yue can almost be seen as being out of touch with the main army - this may be the opposite. It should be said that the main army delayed for too long, leaving the vanguard army essentially alone.
In mid-September, the Liaodong Army, led by Dai Chaobian, the right commander of Jinyi, and Shi Ru, the guerrilla general of Qiantun, took the lead in crossing the Yalu River and arriving in North Korea. When the North Korean military commander Li Hengfu heard about it, he hurried to greet him in person.
Li Hengfu repeatedly requested the Ming army to immediately go south to expel the Japanese pirates, but Dai Chaobian insisted that they must wait for the entire army to assemble before setting off.
Dai Chaobian was very firm on this point and said to Li Hengfu: "Guo Mengzheng, the general of Ningyuan of our Second Route Army aiding Korea, and Wang Shouguan, the guerrilla general of Zhenwu Fort, have already set off, and the deputy general is about to arrive in Dandong. Therefore, our army is now
Don't act rashly. The military discipline of the Ming Dynasty is very strict, so there will be many inconveniences. If there is any offense, please ask the military commander to be more considerate."
Li Hengfu was impatient and urged the two generals: "Fighting opportunities are fleeting, and the king is looking forward to your help day and night. Now the Japanese pirates are not only exhausted from the long battle, but also have an unstable foothold. As soon as the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will definitely win."
Dai Chaobian frowned and refused to pay attention to him. The guerrilla general Shi Ru had no choice but to take over the conversation and said: "To be honest, my commander-in-chief has military orders, and we can only obey the orders of the commander-in-chief. Moreover, we did not hear the need before coming here.
We respect North Korea’s command, so forgive me for not being able to follow the words of the military congress.”
Li Hengfu felt uneasy when he heard that he could not obey North Korea's command: "Ah... this, the heavenly troops are assisting in the suppression, and North Korea is the host. They have more control over the Japanese pirates and the dangerous terrain, so North Korea should take the lead in the war."
Dai Chaobianping said calmly: "I'm sorry to say it bluntly, but Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Since we ask for rescue from our superior country, we will naturally ask for instructions on all matters regarding combat. And I have heard that it is still difficult for Korea to judge the strength of Japanese pirates, and
There is a shortage of food. Under such circumstances, how can I, the general, attack rashly?"
Immediately afterwards, Shi Ru added another blow and said: "Moreover, the Korean army was defeated and fled in all directions. According to my opinion, in the next war, I am afraid that your country will be the one to help suppress it."
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Li Hengfu felt his heart bleed when he heard this, and was extremely unwilling to do so, but he really did not dare to offend the two of them easily, so he had to remain silent.
The next day, staff led by General Guo Mengzheng, guerrilla general Wang Shouguan and Liaodong Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zu Chengxun arrived in North Korea one after another to join Dai Chaobian and Shi Ru.
So far, the Liaodong Army has dispatched a total of 2,348 troops, 2,622 war horses, and more than 30 large and small artillery pieces. Xiao Ruxun, the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, set out from Liaoyang and was stationed in Jiulian City.
Before arriving, Li Rusong was responsible for the Prime Minister's logistics arrangements.
An additional explanation here is that Zu Chengxun is now the "Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong" and Xiao Ruxun is the official Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong. This situation is actually quite special because not long ago, most of the merit rewards for the Battle of Yuan were reduced.
(The silver reward was not fully paid.) Among them, Zu Chengxun was originally going to be promoted to deputy commander-in-chief for his merit, but because he immediately sent troops to aid the DPRK, the imperial court temporarily gave him a false position, and only listed his rank as
Liaodong will be supplemented in the future.
Zu Chengxun was the vanguard general who aided the DPRK this time, and he already had the rank of deputy commander-in-chief. Therefore, he had the four major decision-making powers of war, peace, action, and termination. His status was no better than that of the second general Dai and Shi. Therefore,
The North Korean commander Liu Chenglong and the commander-in-chief Kim Myung-won were immediately ordered to retaliate.
Jin Mingyuan thanked him in advance according to etiquette and said: "After a long drought, the rain comes, and the grace of the Lord's rescue will never be forgotten."
Zu Chengxun clasped his fists and returned the salute: "Marshal Dou is serious. North Korea is a country bordered by the Ming Dynasty. Since it is in trouble, there is no reason not to help. I will go all out to conquer Pyongyang first this time and calm the minds of the North Korean soldiers and civilians."
Jin Mingyuan was overjoyed when he heard this, but he still had to maintain the dignity of etiquette, so he hurriedly said: "Generals, you are so tired, you should rest for a few days to recharge your batteries. Our king also has to entertain the generals.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zu Chengxun pretended to ponder for a moment, and then said: "Marshal Du's statement makes sense. It just so happened that I received a letter from Nurhaci, the commander of Jianzhou Left Guard, on the way a few days ago.
, saying that since my general has sent out troops, how could he not lead troops to help in the battle, so he repeatedly expressed that he would devote all his troops to fight for the Ming Dynasty... Oh, and also do something within his power for the restoration of Korea."
When Jin Mingyuan heard this, he was so frightened that he lost his soul and said hurriedly: "If the tomorrow's soldiers come to help, we can destroy the Japanese pirates, so Nurhachi doesn't need to come!"
"Really?" Zu Chengxun frowned and said: "If Nurhachi doesn't come, I won't have enough troops here, so it's hard to set off immediately. At least we have to wait until we can find out the information about Pyongyang..."
Kim Myung-won immediately hesitated and hesitated. There was actually a reason for his behavior. First of all, he did not let Nurhachi come because the relationship between North Korea and the Jurchens had always been at odds, and there were many historical issues between the two sides.
(It’s really too troublesome to explain this clearly. It doesn’t take more than 10,000 to 20,000 words to explain. Interested readers can find the information on their own.)
But to put it simply, the two sides have been fighting a tug-of-war near the Tumen River for almost two hundred years. After the rise of Nurhachi, he also had some discord and conflicts with North Korea. There were a few small battles, with each side winning or losing - really.
There is victory and defeat for each other.
North Korea's Northern Border Army is its only strong force, and its strength far exceeds that of Nurhaci in the earlier years. In addition, Nurhachi does not regard North Korea as a real enemy, and will never use the main force to fight North Korea.
The enemy was faced with a huge disparity of one against five, so the results of the battle were almost the same for both sides.
Of course, North Korea also knows that Nurhaci has never really fought with itself, but two points are clear: first, there is no doubt that the relationship between the two parties is very poor; second, Nurhachi's true strength is very strong.
He is strong and hostile to himself. Once he comes in force, can he expect others to come to save him? It is obviously impossible. Burning, killing, looting and looting are probably child's play. Maybe he will just stick around in the future. North Korean people
Even the Ming Dynasty is not at ease now. How can I rest assured about Nurhaci!
But Zu Chengxun tied Nurhachi's arrival to his own march, which made it very difficult for North Korea. After all, North Korea's monarchs and ministers hoped that the Ming army would fight Japan as soon as possible.
That's right, it's better to fight sooner rather than win sooner. As for why, it's actually simple. What the Korean monarchs and ministers are most afraid of now is that the Ming army took one look and felt that Japan's attack on Korea was none of their business, and then turned around and returned to Liaodong to defend itself.
, then North Korea is really screwed up.
Therefore, the Ming army must fight Japan as soon as possible. No matter whether they win or lose, they must fight quickly! Winning is good, but losing is not necessarily a bad thing - this is the Ming Dynasty. As long as you are disobedient, you can fight twice.
It will take you a hundred years to destroy the unstoppable Celestial Kingdom!
Think about it, if the Ming Dynasty really suffered a defeat, the emperor of the Chinese Dynasty would not be able to thunder and be furious? Then a million troops will invade North Korea, and Japan will have no way to survive!
This is the reason why the North Korean monarchs and ministers are now anxious to have Zu Chengxun immediately go south to attack Pyongyang.
But Zu Chengxun was not stupid, nor was he even reckless. His servants had suffered losses in the battle against Yuan Dynasty. The number he brought this time was only five to six hundred, and the situation of the other generals that followed was also different.
Similar to him, there are only more than 2,300 troops in total, not all of them are considered "full" troops.
Nowadays, the enemy situation of the Japanese army is unclear, and he can't even figure out how many people there are. It is obviously very dangerous to attack Pyongyang rashly. Therefore, he deliberately put Nurhachi's request for war out in order to get North Korea to refuse, and then he took advantage of the situation and stopped advancing.
, investigate clearly first, and then consider what to do.
At this time, Jin Mingyuan had a flash of inspiration and said quickly: "Whether to attack Pyongyang naturally depends on the military commander's decision. However, North Korea looks forward to heavenly troops like rain after a long drought. Now that natural troops are coming, it still hopes to take action.
It is best to stabilize the hearts and minds of the Korean people, but I wonder what the deputy general will do?"
The attitude of these words was very low, and even as the marshal of North Korea, he did not mention the issue of command authority. This showed that he still had a more pragmatic attitude, which made Zu Chengxun feel a little more comfortable.
Zu Chengxun thought, all the troops I have brought here are elite cavalry. As long as I don't rush to attack Pyongyang Fort before the enemy's situation is clear, there will be no hindrance in activities outside the city. In this case, it is good to give North Korea some face.
Therefore, Zu Chengxun agreed, saying that he would immediately go south to check the enemy's situation near Pyongyang. If the Japanese army is weak, he will take Pyongyang in one go. If the Japanese army is prepared, it will depend on the situation. Kim Myung-won breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him repeatedly.
, once again mentioned that King Li Huo wanted to entertain the Ming army generals at a banquet.
Zu Chengxun declined politely: "Our army can rest for a while. Please tell His Highness that Zu Chengxun is very grateful for the kindness, but since he came here just to drink the blood of Japanese pirates, the banquet should be held in Pyongyang."
better."
Seeing Zu Chengxun's impassioned speech, Liu Chenglong didn't know that Zu Chengxun had other concerns. He thought that Zu Chengxun was really so arrogant and didn't take the Japanese army seriously at all. He was also worried that his own supply of food and grass would be insufficient, so he went to
Zu Chengxun first explained: "The lieutenants have come all the way. The grain and grass supplies have been agreed upon before and should be supplied by North Korea. However, we have only raised three or four days of military rations. I'm afraid... Of course, we will definitely get enough as soon as possible."
Zu Chengxun felt that he was just talking nonsense anyway, and it didn't matter if he exaggerated a little bit, so he said indifferently: "Master Fuyuan is bothering you, but it doesn't matter if you don't have enough financing. Our army's army rations and follow-up rations can still last for three months, and there are still more
One hundred thousand dans of military rations, Mr. Fuyuan, don’t have to worry.”
Liu Chenglong was surprised and asked where there was another hundred thousand stones of army rations. Zu Chengxun smiled and said: "It's in Pyongyang! I heard that your king failed to transport the army rations in time when he evacuated Pyongyang, and all the army rations were captured by Japanese pirates. Now he is
It’s time to return things to their original owners.”
Although Liu Chenglong was extremely embarrassed after hearing this, he still hoped that the Ming army could defeat it, so he advised: "The deputy soldiers should not underestimate the enemy. The Japanese pirates have elite soldiers and brave generals, and the iron cannons they hold are extremely powerful."
Since he said this, Marshal Jin Mingyuan had no choice but to agree: "That's right. Our army has been defeated in consecutive battles before, all thanks to this iron cannon. It kills accurately and can easily penetrate armor and bore. We must make a comprehensive response."
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Zu Chengxun laughed loudly, pointed at his elite cavalry, and said: "The so-called iron cannons are just blunderbuss. Their range is only a hundred steps. Our army has thousands of paces artillery. What should we fear from the Japanese pirates?" Liu Chenglong
When Jin Mingyuan saw that Zu Chengxun was so confident, he stopped talking.
Later, Liu Chenglong transferred to the separate court, and King Gwanghae was about to leave Yongbyon and choose another suitable place for the separate court to facilitate receiving the eight memorials, so he asked Liu Chenglong.
Liu Chenglong was thinking about it when he suddenly heard a person coming in from outside and suggested loudly: "Icheon in Gangwon Province is more suitable. It is relatively central and there are no Japanese pirate activities. It should be conducive to receiving the eight news." Liu Chenglong took a closer look and saw that this man was clear and elegant.
, his eyes were bright and bright, it turned out to be Zuo Zan and Zheng Zhuo.
Zheng Zhuo was highly respected in North Korea. King Gwanghae respected this veteran minister very much, so he took the initiative to ask Zheng Zhuo why he came here. Zheng Zhuo replied: "I was bored in Yiju, so I applied to come here. If I had already
With the magistrate here, I don't have to come all the way and waste my time."
Liu Chenglong smiled and said: "That's wrong. I have to leave after the military rations matter. Now that Zuo Zan is here and I have your help in the Crown Prince's residence, I am completely relieved."
Zheng Zhuo nodded, turned to Lord Guanghai and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to fight the Japanese pirates to the end. Please don't cherish me, but if you are useful, just give me your orders." Thank you Lord Guanghai.
Therefore, compared to the North Korean King Li Wan who fled north, Gwanghae Lord led his ministers to avoid sentries in the enemy's formation, moved quietly, issued notices to the scattered official troops and rebels in the Eight Routes of North Korea, and called for joint operations. At the same time,
In order to prevent the winter, it was difficult to raise clothes for the subjects and soldiers and secretly distributed them. From this, people's hearts began to tilt towards dividing the dynasty.
However, as early as the beginning of the separation of dynasties, Jin Guiren was worried that Lord Guanghae's efforts to defend the enemy and win over the people would not only threaten her and Lord Xinsheng's future status, but also worry that if Lord Guanghae worked too hard, the people's support would be damaged.
The commander-in-chief forced the king to abdicate, and Gwanghae Lord ascended the throne. Therefore, she arranged in advance for her brother Jin Gongliang and a minister to stay in the separate dynasty, and to report Gwanghae Lord's words and deeds to her at any time.
Regarding Gwanghaejun's move to divide the dynasties and mobilize the people, Jin Guiren advised Li Xin: "Although His Highness ordered Gwanghaejun to temporarily mobilize the army and civilians on behalf of Your Highness, he was carrying the ancestral card of the ancestors of the past kings and actually went to an area where enemy invaders were rampant.
Traveling inside is really too rash."
In Li Huo's view, this was not a matter of "recklessness", but he didn't know that Jin Guiren was trying to cover up his true intention by saying this - she knew that what Li Huo would care about was not rashness, but power.
Just at this time, Jin Yingnan reported that the divided dynasty had left Yongbyon and was established in Yichuan, Gangwon Province. After hearing this, Li Huo immediately summoned the courtiers to discuss the matter.
As soon as everyone arrived, Li He took the initiative to tell the ministers: "I have said beforehand that major state affairs must be decided by me, but the prince actually moved the divided dynasty to the enemy-occupied area without consulting me in advance. This is a disobedience."
What’s the difference between following?”
Idoushou replied: "When His Highness established the divided dynasty, he asked the crown prince to mobilize the officials and people on behalf of His Highness to overcome the national crisis, which was to give him the right to do it at an advantage. Therefore, the crown prince moved the divided dynasty from the border to the border. Even though it was risky, it was indeed
But by going to Gangwon Road, which is open everywhere, we are also following His Highness’s royal order.”
Zheng Che agreed: "What Zuo Yizheng said is very true. The behavior of dividing the dynasty is not so much disobedience, but rather a deep sympathy for His Highness's ambition to overcome the war. It is an act of brave resistance. Your Highness should deal with the Crown Prince's residence and the division of dynasties."
I will commend you."
Li He was furious and sneered: "What I mean is, why did the prince come to do it cheaply without asking for permission in advance for such a major event? You can see clearly, I am not in Liaodong now, but in Yizhou! It's so close.
They have not reported it to each other. They are clearly ignoring me and abusing their power. How can I turn a blind eye to this!"
Li Hengfu, the military judge, advised: "If you ask for instructions in advance and then wait for a reply, you will most likely miss the opportunity and make it difficult to move. Please do not misunderstand what the Crown Prince is doing."
Chief Secretary Xian Li Dexin also advised: "The Crown Prince's intention is to resist the Japanese enemies no matter what. This is to serve His Highness. Please understand the Crown Prince's painstaking efforts."
The ministers repeatedly asked for sympathy for the Crown Prince. It was originally a rare situation of unity, but when Li He saw that the ministers unanimously spoke kind words for Lord Guanghae, the anger in his heart became even more unbearable, and he said angrily: "Enshrine the royal tablet.
The divided dynasty should respect and care for itself! If the royal tablets fall into the hands of the enemy, it will be the same as the destruction of the ancestral temple and the country! Therefore, the unauthorized action of dividing the dynasty is not an easy move, but an act that exceeds the royal authority!"
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