Chapter 280: The Sword Points at Japan (Yuansi) 'Rescue'
The subsequent conversation between Todo Takatora and Gao Jingshi was obviously a matter of confidentiality. Even the generals of the Ming army did not hear about it. There were only four servants left in the tent. Two of them were always behind Gao Jingshi, and the other two guarded the door.
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Obviously, for a tall and powerful general who had just surrendered, although Gao Pragmatic basically believed in his sincerity in surrendering, he had to take precautions.
After all, Gao Ge Lao is not a martial arts practitioner. If Gao Hu of Teng Hall wants to be Jing Ke, he may not even be able to "walk around the pillar" successfully.
Fortunately, Todo Gaohu didn't mind and stayed to have a good discussion with Gao Jingshi. It wasn't until a sudden report came from outside that there was an urgent military situation in Hanyang that Gao Jingshi ordered someone to take Todo Gaohu down to entertain him.
There was indeed an urgent military situation in Hanyang, that is, there was a battle between Zhang Wanbang's troops left by the Ming army to guard Hanyang and Quan Li's troops, Marshal of North Korea.
Continuing from the previous article, at that time, Quan Li returned to Hanyang from the front line under the guise of asking for a defense from the Korean King Li Wan under the guise of his subordinates being angry. He stationed at Luyuan Ridge in the east of the city and asked Zhang Wanbang to open the city and let him go. The Korean leader Li Shanhai came to discuss with Zhang Wanbang.
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In the end, Zhang Wanbang's statement on this was: "I would like to ask the political leader to meet with your king and ask for an order to send Liu Chenglong to Luyuan Ridge to dismiss Quan Li pending investigation. As for whether to send troops, I will consider Liu Chenglong and Quan Li."
The decision will be made based on Li’s performance.”
This passage was not only Zhang Wanbang's statement at the time, but also the basis for the subsequent development of the matter.
At this time, it was naturally impossible for King Li Wan of Joseon to veto a proposal that Li Shanhai had reached a consensus with the Ming army. He quickly issued a royal order to dismiss Quan Li from his post and asked Liu Chenglong to announce the royal order by name.
Li Shanhai was very satisfied with this, and Liu Chenglong sat on the wax.
Go? Do you really want to rebel against the order and start a mutiny? Now six thousand Ming troops are guarding Hanyang, and they have enough artillery, rockets and muskets. Although Hanyang City has suffered a lot of damage before, it has now been temporarily reinforced. With Quan Li's command,
I'm afraid it will be difficult to win with the firepower of the Ministry.
Not going? It was Liu Chenglong who instigated this matter in the first place. If Quan Li failed, there was no guarantee that he would not be betrayed. What would he do then?
After struggling for a while, Liu Chenglong finally decided: he had to go.
There was no other way. Even if it was just to preserve his reputation, he had to go on this trip. Otherwise, how would he be able to lead the Southern People's Party in the future?
Liu Chenglong accepted the decree and quickly left the city with a few guards to announce the decree to Luyuan Ridge. When he came out of the north gate, he happened to meet Zhang Wanbang arranging the deployment of defenses. The two of them started chatting as if they didn't know what was going on.
Liu Chenglong cupped his hands and said: "There are no more Japanese pirates raging around Hanyang, but Zhang Canrong is still so diligent and cautious. He deserves to be a general of the state and loyal to the king. If our Korean generals are like Zhang Canrong, why did Wangjing fall twice? Come to think of it,
It’s really frustrating.”
Zhang Wanbang chuckled, raised his hands and returned the greeting: "Mr. Xiya's words are an exaggeration. If nothing else, don't you want to meet Marshal Quan Li in Luyuan Ridge now? From what I see, he is also very diligent and cautious.
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You see, didn't he see that the soldiers were not united, so he would rather not obey the military orders but go back to Hanyang to seek justice? This is really thinking about the sake of his soldiers. Although he is not far away, he must insist on "general"
I'm not going to accept the order of the foreign king...Haha! You think so, Mr. Xiya?"
Anyone can hear the sarcasm in Zhang Wanbang's words, let alone Liu Chenglong? But Liu Chenglong could neither agree with Zhang Wanbang nor refute it at this time.
Echoing Zhang Wanbang is like characterization of Quan Li's behavior. Although his characterization of Liu Chenglong is not decisive in itself, it will definitely become a target for political opponents, so it cannot be echoed.
It doesn't work to refute it. Regardless of whether Zhang Wanbang's words are sarcastic or not, at least literally every word he just said is true. If you refute it at this time, it will appear angry and arrogant, and it will be too strong.
I have lost my dignity and dignity.
Therefore, Liu Chenglong just smiled slightly and said: "Based on Marshal Du's previous words and deeds, this matter seems quite strange. Although the king has ordered me to read it out, the truth of the matter still depends on the follow-up investigation.
Oh, by the way, Zhang Canrong, as far as I know, the military generals of the State above are often dismissed from their posts pending investigation for some reason. There are many misunderstandings, and some are even framed. I think Shenrong is also aware of this. This is the case in the State, what's more?
Korea?"
Liu Chenglong's answer showed his sharp tongue as a civil servant, especially the last sentence, "This is the case for the country above, even worse than North Korea." Zhang Wanbang couldn't deny it, but had to express his understanding, otherwise wouldn't "the country above" lose face?
Damaged?
"That's true." Zhang Wanbang pinched his nose and said this, and then he didn't intend to compete with Liu Chenglong who was better at speaking. He cupped his hands and said: "Since Mr. Xiya thinks there is a hidden meaning in this, then I will
I don’t want to delay Mr. Xiya’s business, please go slowly.”
Seeing that Zhang Wanbang was speechless with his few words, Liu Chenglong couldn't help but feel proud. He also raised his hand and returned the greeting, saying: "Thank you very much for letting me go."
Zhang Wanbang frowned slightly, knowing that Liu Chenglong's words were actually ironic: I am a minister of the King of Joseon, and Wang Jing, who comes from the same family, actually wants to thank you, a Ming army general, for letting me go. Isn't your Ming army too overbearing?
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However, after Zhang Wanbang thought about it, he was no longer angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Mr.
I guess I should be a man of his word. As long as the words of the Marquis do not conflict with the emperor's words, who would dare to disobey the millions of heavenly soldiers of the Ming Dynasty?"
Aren't you accustomed to showing off your words? But I won't compete with you, I will compete with the army! In front of "millions of heavenly soldiers", no matter what you say, it will be useless.
Sure enough, this time it was Liu Chenglong's turn to be speechless. Finally, he forced a smile and turned around.
"Shenrong, this old boy surnamed Liu looks like a dog, how come he makes people so angry when he talks?" One of Zhang Wanbang's close servants, Ding, said: "Why did the King of Korea choose such a person to deliver orders? Xiao
Suspicion... He might be an accomplice of Quan Li!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Wanbang glanced at the servant who was speaking in surprise. Seeing that he did not look like he had overheard the conversation between himself and Li Shanhai, he said: "
You boy has a very sharp nose, and I think they are the same person."
The servant didn't think there was anything wrong with being called "dog nose" by Zhang Wanbang. Instead, he said with a smile: "They are all taught well by Shen Rong. Words...that...oh, teaching by words and deeds, teaching by words and deeds."
"Fuck your grandma, when did I teach you this?" Zhang Wanbang said angrily: "Stop talking nonsense, I always feel that those bomb craters are not filled in solidly, please find a few people to check it out. Damn it,
Do you remember what the Marquis said when he taught you how to organize the house? Details determine success or failure! Go, go, hurry up."
Zhang Wanbang did not mention that he was continuing to reorganize the city defense for the time being, but he said that Liu Chenglong went straight to Luyuan Ridge after leaving the city. His face was gloomy along the way, and the servants around him did not dare to speak easily, but Luyuan Ridge seemed not far away, but when he actually walked,
It took more than an hour to walk to the bottom of the mountain.
Fortunately, Quan Li's camp was not on the mountain, so Liu Chenglong didn't have to climb up.
Liu Chenglong was known to many people in the army, so he went directly into the military camp without much delay. At this time, Quan Li also got the news and came out to greet him.
"Seeing that my brother has come to Luyuan Ridge at this time, the court must have already made an explanation?" Quan Li said with cupped hands.
"Well... this is not the place to talk. Let's go in and talk." Naturally, Liu Chenglong couldn't say in front of the surrounding officers and soldiers that the king had dismissed Quan Li from the post of marshal, so he avoided talking.
As soon as Quan Li saw Liu Chenglong's appearance, he knew that the situation might not be too good, so he followed Shan Ruliu and ordered his subordinates not to get close, then invited Liu Chenglong into the commander's tent, and the two of them sat down separately.
Liu Chenglong pondered and did not speak immediately, but Quan Li became a little inexplicably irritable and said: "What happened, I might as well speak up when I see my brother."
Liu Chenglong silently handed Wang Ling's teaching document to Quan Li and said simply: "The king wants to dismiss brother Yan Shen from his post pending investigation."
Quan Li's eyelids twitched slightly, but there was not much fear. On the contrary, even the previous irritability disappeared. He calmly took the Wang Ling, read it quickly, then sneered and said: "I am dismissed.
Waiting for investigation, the king did not send someone to take over? Why, could it be that the person to take over actually met you, brother?"
Liu Chenglong exhaled a breath of turbid air and said: "Why this matter is like this, I think Brother Yanshen's wisdom does not require Chenglong to explain."
"Li Shanhai did it on purpose, right?" Quan Li snorted and said, "These 30,000 troops are the last elite of the imperial court, but they have been in the hands of the Southern People's Party for the past few years. If someone else were to lead the troops, they would surely
It’s hard to move like an arm with a finger... Ha, let alone use a finger like an arm, I think it’s hard to say whether we can suppress them and prevent them from mutiny on the spot.”
Liu Chenglong did not refute or deny. Quan Li glanced at him and said: "The fact that things have developed to this point is not beyond your expectations, is it?"
"Of course." Liu Chenglong admitted calmly, then sighed and said: "Now that Wang Jing is in the hands of the Ming army, no matter what the king thinks in his heart, he will definitely not be able to offend the Ming army."
"That's why my brother and I are like this." Quan Li waved his hand: "What did Zhang Wanbang say? You still refuse to let our army enter the city?"
"This man speaks about the military orders of the Marquis, but keeps silent about millions of heavenly soldiers. He is extremely arrogant and domineering. How can he do what you and I want?" Liu Chenglong sighed softly, shook his head and said, "I made a mistake in this matter. I thought he only had six thousand.
People, and the guest troops are outside, and they definitely dare not actually fight with my imperial army. Who knows... the Ming army is really overbearing."
Quan Li didn't want to talk about the Ming army's tyranny. The truth of this matter is obvious. If North Korea had not been rescued by the Ming army, it would have been destroyed by now. But in the Ming army's own view, they are not only the heavenly soldiers of the kingdom, but also the key to the survival of North Korea.
The hero's combat effectiveness far exceeds that of all North Korean armies. What's wrong with being so domineering?
Quan Li shook his head and said, "It's meaningless to talk about this now. I just want to know what it's like to meet my brother Yiyi now?"
"I'm about to discuss this with Brother Yanshen." Liu Chenglong looked extremely serious, staring into Quan Li's eyes and said, "Is Brother Yanshen sure that he can rescue the king before the Ming army returns to Hanyang?"
The statement "rescuing the king" is very spiritual. He did not mention that the Korean army's move was suspected of treason, nor did he mention conquering Hanyang. It was obviously to seek a righteous name - to save the king!
If it was to rescue him, then whatever he did was the right thing to do. Even if it was a battle with the Ming army, which had a favor with Korea, there would always be a reason to find.
But Quan Li had a hard time answering his question. If we were to say who was stronger between the ordinary 30,000 North Korean army and the 6,000 Ming army, Quan Li could responsibly say that it was definitely the Ming army.
However, if it is the thirty thousand people he has on hand, then he feels that it cannot be generalized. There are three main reasons:
First, these 30,000 people are a new army compiled by North Korea after the last peace talks. Half of them were selected from the remaining North Korean official armies, and the other half were recruited from various rebel armies.
Selected from the army. Whether they are from the official army or the rebel army, what they have in common is that they have "experienced battles" - the new army is not fake, but they are all veterans.
Secondly, these 30,000 people are the elite directly controlled by Marshal Quan Li, and to a large extent they are also the authority of the Joseon court, so they are better equipped.
Although the Ming army no longer looks down on the weapons and armor that the Ji Liao Ming Army cleared their inventory to provide to North Korea, they are quite sophisticated for North Korea. Although the quality of some of these equipment is worrying, they cannot stand up to it.
The Ming army gave more, and it was no problem to create a well-equipped North Korean army of 30,000 by selecting the best.
But the trouble here is that "elite" is relative after all. The equipment level of these 30,000 people is naturally unparalleled in the world in North Korea, but it is obviously inferior to the Ming army. But the real trouble is that Quan Li doesn't know how big this gap is.
How many.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Thirdly, as one of the core competitiveness of the Southern People’s Party, these 30,000 people gained sufficient support during the critical period when Liu Chenglong was in charge of the leadership.
The supply and treatment are probably equivalent to those of Duke Kaishen's Central Army back then, and maybe they are at the level of the five main forces.
People who serve as soldiers these days do not care about anything else, whether they are serving their lives or not, or whether they are simply working without any effort. The main thing is how much money they have. These 30,000 people serve as the de facto North Korean version of the "Jiang Guards."
, the treatment level is much higher than that of other colleagues, so of course he is more willing to serve the court - or in other words, serve the Southern People's Party.
What Quan Li now has in front of him is a force five times that of the Ming Army, "slightly weaker" than the Ming Army's equipment level, and treatment that should be no worse than that of the Ming Army. Whether he can capture Hanyang or not depends on his judgment.
"Brother Jian, the so-called Ming army returned to Hanyang...how long do you think it will take them?" Quan Li was cautious and did not answer immediately.
Liu Chenglong said: "From my observation of the Ming army's actions, they should want to annihilate the Japanese pirates and seize Busan in one fell swoop. What they want is the great achievement of fully regaining Korea. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether they will return quickly because of the Hanyang Incident."
Quan Li said: "The Japanese pirates have been operating in Busan for a long time, I don't expect them to be easily defeated."
"Then the Ming army will definitely not be able to return for at least a month. If the war does not go well, it will not be surprising even for three months." Liu Chenglong nodded.
Quan Li punched the armrest and gritted his teeth and said: "In that case, then we will take Hanyang by force to rescue him!"
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PS: Unexpectedly, last night’s post-holiday parent-teacher meeting was held, but yesterday’s chapter was delayed again. I don’t think this is a problem. I plan to see if I can find opportunities to fish during the day for today’s chapter. I may update it at noon or afternoon.
Come out, otherwise I will always be owed a chapter and I will feel unhappy.
