Chapter 280 Its not that simple to point the sword at Japan ()
"Although the Shangguo is strong, it is still a foreign country; although North Korea is weak, it is still the mother state. Moreover, two groups of my sons have been officials for generations. If they are merged into the Shangguo, how do you know that they will not decline in three generations?"
Liu Chenglong said these words, which means that he has no hope of persuading in conventional ways and can only resort to this last killer weapon. In essence, the thought contained in it is nothing more than "I would rather be the head of a chicken."
Not for the phoenix tail."
However, although this is a very common idea, it is too shameless under the clan politics of North Korea where Yangban looks like an imperial examination selection but is actually a ninth-grade Zhongzheng.
It's just that shamelessness is shameless, but as a member of a vested interest group, Liu Chenglong believes that Quan Li can't escape the shackles of this thinking.
Quan Li was not an ordinary military commander. He was born into a yangban family of the Andong Quan family. His father was Quan Zhe, who had served as a leader in political affairs. Therefore, the Quan family was actually a top yangban family.
However, Quan Li's career in his early years was very unsatisfactory. He was only able to pass the martial arts exam in the tenth year of Wanli (1582), and this year he was actually forty-six years old.
Even so, Quan Li did not immediately enter the political arena. It was not until the Imjin Japanese Rebellion occurred that Quan Li was able to serve as the pastor of Gwangju with the recommendation of Liu Chenglong. You read that right. With his background, he would not be an official.
So, once you do it, you will be a local official.
At that time, Kwon Rik fought under Lee Goon and moved to Hanyang. However, Lee Goon was eventually defeated by the Japanese army in Yongin. Kwon Ryuk had no choice but to retreat to Gwangju and quickly organized a thousand militiamen.
After the Japanese army arrived at Geumsan, the administrative seat of Jeolla Province was moved to Jeonju. Kwon Ryul led his army to the gate of Jeonju to contain the Japanese troops. Kwon Ryok personally supervised the formation, and if anyone retreated, he would be beheaded immediately. This battle
During the battle, the militia leader Huang Jin was hit by a gun but still fought bravely. In the end, Quanli, who had strict military laws, defeated Kobayakawa Takagye's partial division and regained Jeolla Province.
This was rare good news for North Korea at that time, so the North Korean court commended Quanli for his achievements and appointed him as the Jeolla Province Observer and Inspection Envoy the following year.
Quanli organized a total of more than 10,000 militiamen and monk soldiers and went to Gyeonggi Province in an attempt to regain Hanyang. He also continued to recruit troops on the way, and the final number of troops reached 20,000.
Not long after, Quan Li arrived at Tucheng station near Suwon. The Japanese army Ukita Hideie surrounded the city for more than a month, and the water source in the city was cut off. Quan Li was so anxious that he ordered several horses to be led to the city wall and washed with rice.
, making it look like it has been washed with lots of water.
The Japanese army wanted to cut off the city's water supply and surrender, but after seeing this, they had to retreat to Hanyang. Quanli took the opportunity to attack and killed more than a hundred Japanese soldiers. After this battle, the Joseon court ordered Quanli to attack the Japanese army in Hanyang north, and a bloody uprising broke out.
The Battle of Zhoushan City.
After the so-called "Great Victory of Heungju", although Kwon Ryuk repelled the Japanese army, his troops also suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat to Paju to defend. In June of the same year, during the second battle of Jinju Fortress, Kwon Ryuk advocated an attack on the Japanese army.
, and intercepted the Japanese army in Xian'an County.
However, the Japanese iron artillery team was actually the Japanese version of the volleyball formation, which completely defeated the Korean army in terms of field combat capabilities. Therefore, the Li army was defeated in this battle and had to retreat to Jeonju.
Even so, the overall performance of the North Korean Army Division was too poor. The court picked Kwon Li's performance to be barely satisfactory. Therefore, although he suffered a defeat, he was appointed Marshal of the capital and became the leader of the Korean National Anti-Japanese War.
The commander-in-chief. (Note: During this period, he was dismissed from his post by the Korean court because he used very rough methods to treat deserters, but he was reinstated soon after).
However, Quan Li was able to become the marshal of the Joseon Dynasty because of the "Victory of Xingzhou". Is it really just because none of the generals of the Army Division could fight? That's not the case. After all, although everyone suffered a lot in defeat, they still suffered a lot.
There is still something like winning once in a while, but other generals are not as good as Quan Li.
So Liu Chenglong made his words so straightforward, Quan Li fell silent and didn't respond for a long time. Liu Chenglong was not in a hurry, and sat back and waited with the air of a prime minister.
I don't know how long it took, but Quan Li finally spoke slowly. He said: "Now the king has an order, ordering me to march eastward to cut off the Japanese pirates Guodao Shengmao's escape route to the south. This is both a king's order and a military order. Li is a minister.
It cannot be violated."
Liu Chenglong frowned and was about to speak, but Quan Li stretched out his hand to stop him, and continued: "Besides, this eastward march is not just to block the way for the Japanese pirates to escape south. There is another matter that is also very important, but I don't know if brother will consider it."
Pass?"
Liu Chenglong has been obsessed with "clearing the emperor's side" recently. He can't think so much. He can only pretend to be calm and ask: "What's the matter?"
"Both the king and Admiral Ma mentioned that they ordered me to control the Jurchen coalition forces." Quan Li said: "In other words, the Jurchen army of 20,000 is about to go south, and at least it will pass Yuanshan. The Jurchens and I have been in Korea for two hundred years.
The rivals, if not to say they are fighting to the death, can at least be called enemies for hundreds of years, and the depth of their hatred is no child's play.
And brother Jian, if no one is watching the 20,000 Jurchen coalition troops, who knows what crazy things they will do to us Korean people? Tell me, can I not go on this trip?"
Liu Chenglong was speechless for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and sighed: "This is the consequences of the imperial court being controlled by others! Brother Yan Shen, think about it, if the imperial court can still maintain its independence now, the imperial officers and soldiers will not have to do everything by themselves.
The orders of the Ming army are obeyed, so how can these Jurchens step into our Korean territory, causing us to have to worry about them harming the people?"
Quan Li said expressionlessly: "Having said that, the Jurchen Allied Forces went south to fight the Japanese pirates. And Mr. Gao Ge, Admiral Ma, was willing to hand over the command of the Jurchen Allied Forces to me. This shows that in their eyes, I am North Korea."
He is still the most important loyal vassal in the Ming Dynasty and was originally valued more than the Jurchens."
Judging from Quan Li's attitude at this time, he really does not intend to "resist the decree". Whether he directly resists the decree or makes excuses to delay it, Quan Li has actually refused. If Liu Chenglong still wants to persuade him, then
We can only find other ways.
However, even maintaining the privileges of the two classes seems not enough to convince Quan Li, so what else can be thought of? Liu Chenglong feels very troubled.
There was silence in the tent for a while, and Liu Chenglong suddenly said: "I heard that Brother Yanshen is leaving, but the command authority is not certain? I mean, if Dong Zongrong of the Ming Army stayed in Yuanshan to rest, Brother Yanshen would have
The command just mentioned, once Dong Zongrong completes his recuperation and moves south from Yuanshan, the command of this battle will be automatically handed over to him... including Brother Yanshen, everyone will obey his command?"
Quan Li was silent for a moment and replied: "I heard that Dong Yiyuan is a veteran of the Ming Army. In terms of seniority, he is actually older than Admiral Ma. If he goes south, I will naturally hand over the command. This is also the meaning of the question.
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"What's the meaning of the title?" Liu Chenglong chuckled, but shook his head and said: "Brother Yanshen is the marshal of the capital of Korea, commanding the entire army of Korea. If Admiral Ma is the war admiral of the superior country, our country will treat it as a trivial matter.
He was a big man, so he had to obey his orders during the war, so that was all.
But what about Dong Yiyuan? He is just an ordinary general, and he has just been defeated by the remaining 5,000 Japanese pirates with an army of tens of thousands. But such an incompetent person can command a world-famous general like Brother Yan Shen. Isn’t it true that the country has great power?
Are you bullying the younger ones and deliberately trying to overwhelm me in everything? What kind of 'appropriate meaning in the question' is this?"
Liu Chenglong's words spoke to Quan Li's heart. Quan Li was not willing to succumb to others, otherwise he would not have refused to enter the officialdom until he was in his forties - the exam
If you don't perform well, you won't start from a low-level official position.
He is actually a very power-hungry person, but his power-hungry is not a disobedience, but rather a belief that he is the pinnacle of Yangban, and he also likes to use strong means to demonstrate such power.
There are two things that can illustrate his desire for power. The first is his tyranny when he forced Yuan Jun to attack. When the Japanese army invaded Korea again, the court asked the navy to fight back, so Quan Li, as the marshal of the capital, ordered the replacement
Won-kyun, the admiral of the Korean navy who defeated Yi Sun-shin, attacked the Japanese army, but Won-kyun had a negative attitude towards it.
Quan Li was furious when he found out and immediately summoned Won Kyun to see him. After the meeting, he whipped Won Kyun in public and forced him to fight. Won Kyun was forced to attack and was attacked by the Japanese army Todo Takatora during the Battle of Chicheonryang Sea.
He was defeated and died. After that, the Japanese army swept across Jeolla-do, Chungcheong-do and other places.
To use an analogy that may not be appropriate, this is like the later Minister of Defense calling the Minister of the Navy and ordering a beating in front of all his subordinates. The Minister of the Navy was beaten until his skin was torn and he had to submit. Is this analogy just that?
Do you think what Quan Li did is outrageous?
There is another incident that is very famous in history but has not happened yet, which further illustrates Quan Li's subsequent expansion. That is, at the end of the war in original history, Quan Li cooperated with the Ming Army's Magui Department to plan to attack the Ulsan Japanese Fortress being built by the Japanese army.
At that time, Quan Li wanted to advance rashly, but Ma Gui thought it was inappropriate and insisted on asking him to withdraw. As a result, the opinions of the two armies were not unified, and Quan Li did not listen to the order, which ultimately led to the complete failure of the follow-up operation. The Japanese army in Wei the following year
In the battle of Shancheng, the combined forces of Ming and North Korea were defeated.
Moreover, Quan Li's military exploits at that time became increasingly lackluster, and not long after that, from September to October, he was defeated again in the Battle of Suncheon Castle.
All in all, Quan Li, who had achieved the position of Marshal of the Capital, was growing day by day. He was generally loyal to King Yi Won of Joseon and did not participate in too many political strife. Although he was a member of the Southern People's Party, he rarely participated in party struggles most of the time.
But once someone dares to point fingers at him, no matter who that person is, he may become stubborn or even go berserk.
Liu Chenglong mentioned the issue of command right at this moment, especially the issue that Dong Yiyuan might take over the command from Quan Li at any time. This undoubtedly hit Quan Li's Achilles' heel, causing him to suddenly lose his previous composure and become
Get angry.
In fact, it was because Liu Chenglong heard Quan Li calling "Dong Yiyuan" by his name just now that he knew that his words had an effect, so he struck while the iron was hot.
Quan Li's face turned green and white, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Jian, what you said is correct. Not to mention that I am in charge of all the soldiers in North Korea. Let's say that our army will send 30,000 troops this time. Dong Yiyuan's troops are currently only two
Wan, why should I take orders from him?"
Now that the fish took the bait, Liu Chenglong's words changed again, and he sighed: "Yes, this is what I call the oppression of the superior country, especially under the current situation - there is no one in Hanyang City, North Korea."
Once the soldiers are dead, even though the king's order has arrived, who knows whether the order is actually the king's original intention?"
Quan Li calmed down a little, frowned and asked: "Even so, the Ming Dynasty is still the superior country, and it came to help at the request of the king. Now Gaoge Lao, Admiral Ma, ordered North Korea with the emperor's edict, how could North Korea not
Brother Jian, you don’t want me to lead an army to forcefully enter Hanyang and take over the city’s defense, right?”
Liu Chenglong thought: Even if I dare to think, how dare you do it? Even if you dare to do it, can you do it?
Of course, it is impossible to say this. Liu Chenglong shook his head and said: "The Hanyang Ming Army has a righteous name. Naturally, we can't do it so forcefully. We have to make some calculations."
So Liu Chenglong told Quan Li his previous thoughts - he just wanted to take advantage of the current leakage of the war situation and the Ming army's need for troops everywhere, and wait for the main force of the Ming army to be transferred out again and again, and then
Find another opportunity to drive a large number of North Korean officers and soldiers into the city, essentially completing the replacement of city defense.
After hearing this, Quan Li pondered for a moment and asked: "So Brother Jian means that my thirty thousand officers and soldiers cannot leave easily, otherwise even if Hanyang is empty, it will be difficult to find an opportunity to suddenly enter the city, right?"
"Yes, that's exactly it." Liu Chenglong replied immediately.
"No, it would be very difficult to succeed in this case." Quan Li immediately shook his head and said to Liu Chenglong a little arrogantly: "Since my brother is not the leader, I'm afraid I don't know the thoughts of the commander of the first army. This is how I talk to you.
Let me tell you: As long as I, the 30,000 men, stay near Hanyang, the Hanyang Ming Army will leave enough troops no matter what - even if some directions on the front line are turned from offensive to defensive."
Liu Chenglong was doubtful and thought deeply: "But Mr. Gao Ge has already taken action in person. I have seen that he has always led troops to fight, and there has never been a war that was delayed. Therefore, the Ming army should attack quickly this time?"
Moreover, Mr. Gaoge himself is currently in Sichuan. If the main force of the Japanese army moving south from Hanyang poses a huge threat to the direction of Sichuan, would Admiral Ma dare to sit in the city of Hanyang and ignore it? Admiral Ma is not afraid of what might happen to Mr. Gaoge.
If something goes wrong, his life may be lost?"
Quan Li shook his head and said, "I really don't understand why I think Brother Gao Ge will be there to take any precautions."
Liu Chenglong was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "Compared to the Japanese pirates whose forces have completely shrunk to the vicinity of Busan, Gao Ge Lao's troops are not many..."
"So what?" Quan Li spread his hands and said, "The Ming army's Japanese fleet had hundreds of warships. Could it be that they would just be stuck fishing outside Busan Port?
And Brother Jian, don’t forget what Yi Sun-shin replied to us before: The warships mobilized by Jinghua alone are definitely not something that the Japanese navy can resist! Then I have to ask, even if the land route of Sichuan is really in danger,
But if Mr. Gao Ge wants to leave by water, who can stop him?"
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