Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1876 Sword Pointing at Japan (卌三) is not that simple

"Although the Shang Kingdom is strong, it is still a foreign country; although North Korea is weak, it is still the mother country. What's more, my two groups of children have been officials for generations. If they are merged into the Shang Kingdom, do you know that they will not decline for three generations?"

Liu Chenglong said these words, which means that he has no hope of persuasion by conventional methods, and can only resort to this last big weapon.In essence, the thought contained in it is nothing more than "I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix".

However, although this is a very common idea, it is too shameless under the family politics of the two classes in North Korea, which seem to be selected by the imperial examination, but are actually like the nine-rank Zhongzheng.

It's just that shamelessness is shamelessness, but as a member of the vested interest group, Liu Chenglong believes that Quan Li can't escape the shackles of this thinking.

Quan Li is not an ordinary military general, he was born in a two-class family of the Quan family in Anton.

However, Quan Li's early official career was very unsatisfactory. He only passed the martial arts in the tenth year of Wanli (1582), and he was actually 46 years old (false age) this year.

Even so, Quan Li did not immediately step into the political arena. It was not until the Japanese Invasion in Imjin that Quan Li was able to serve as the pastor of Gwangju under the recommendation of Liu Chenglong. Therefore, once you do it, you will be a local official.

At that time, Quan Li fought under Li Wei's command and moved to Hanyang.However, Li Guang was finally defeated by the Japanese army in Yongin, and Quan Li had to retreat to Gwangju, and soon organized a thousand militiamen.

After the Japanese army arrived at Geumsan, the government of Jeolla Province was moved to Jeonju.Quan Li led the army to Lizhi, the gate of Jeonju, to contain the advance of the Japanese army.Quan Li personally supervised the battle, and if he retreated, he would be beheaded immediately.In this battle, Huang Jin, the leader of the militia, was hit by firecrackers, but he still fought bravely.In the end, Quan Li, who was strict in military law, defeated Kobayakawa Longjing's partial division and recovered Jeolla Province.

This was rare good news for North Korea at that time, so the Joseon court rewarded Kwon Yul's achievements, and appointed him as an observer and inspector of Jeolla Province the following year.

Quan Li organized more than [-] militiamen and monk soldiers, and went to Gyeonggi Province to try to recover Hanyang.It also continued to recruit troops on the way, and eventually reached [-] troops.

Soon after, Kwon Yul arrived at Dolseong near Suwon and stationed there.The Japanese Army Ukita Hide's family surrounded the city for more than a month, and the water source in the city was cut off.Quan Li was very quick-witted, and ordered several horses to be led to the city wall, and the horses were washed with rice, as if they had been washed with a lot of water.

The Japanese army wanted to cut off the city's water source and surrender. Seeing this, they had to retreat to Hanyang.Quan Li took the opportunity to attack and killed more than a hundred Japanese soldiers.After this battle, the Joseon court ordered Kwon Yul to attack the Japanese army in Hanyang to the north, and the Battle of Haengju Sanseong broke out.

After the so-called "Hangju Great Victory", although Quan Li repelled the Japanese army, his troops also suffered heavy casualties, so he had to retreat to Paju to defend.In June of the same year, during the Second Battle of Jinju City, Quan Li advocated to meet the Japanese army and intercepted the Japanese army in Ham'an County.

However, the Japanese Iron Artillery Squadron was actually the Japanese version of the platoon formation. In terms of field combat capabilities, it completely beat the Korean army. Therefore, the Li army was defeated and had to retreat to Jeonju.

Even so, the record of the North Korean Army Division is too low as a whole, and only Quan Li's performance can barely be seen when the court picks it up. commander in chief. (Note: During this period, he was dismissed by the Korean court because he used very rough methods to deal with deserters, but he was reinstated soon).

However, Quan Li was able to become the Marshal of the North Korean capital because of a "Great Victory in Xingzhou". Is it really because none of the generals of the Lu division can fight?That's not true, after all, although everyone loses a lot, there are still some things like winning once in a while, but the other generals are not as good as his background.

So Liu Chenglong made his words so straightforward, Quan Li fell silent, and did not respond for a long time.Liu Chenglong was not in a hurry, he just sat and waited with the air of a prime minister.

After an unknown amount of time, Quan Li finally spoke slowly, and he said: "Now the king has an order, ordering me to go east to cut off the Japanese pirate Guodao Shengmao's escape route to the south. This is not only a king's order, but also a military order. 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 of Japanese pirates fleeing south, there is another very important matter, but I don't know if I will consider it Pass?"

Liu Chenglong has been thinking so much about "the emperor's side" recently, how can he think so much, he can only pretend to be calm and ask: "What's the matter?"

"Boss Wang and Admiral Ma both mentioned that they ordered me to restrain the Jurchen coalition forces." Quan Li said, "That is to say, the 200 Jurchen troops are about to go south, at least they will pass Wonsan. Jurchen and I have been rivals in North Korea for [-] years." , the two sides don't say that they will die forever, at least they can be called enemies for a hundred years, and the depth of the enmity is by no means a trifling matter.

And see brother, if no one is watching the [-] Jurchen coalition forces, who knows what crazy things they will do to our North Korean people?Tell me, can I not go this time? "

Liu Chenglong was at a loss for words for a moment, but he quickly realized and sighed: "This is the evil result of the court being controlled by others! Brother Yanshen, think about it, if the court can still insist on independence, the court officers and soldiers don't have to do everything. The order of the Ming army is to obey, how can these Jurchens step into our Korean territory, so that we have to worry about them harming the people?"

Quan Li said expressionlessly: "That being said, the Jurchen coalition forces went south to fight the Japanese pirates, and Mr. Gao Ge and Ma Admiral were willing to hand over the command of the Jurchen coalition forces to me. Still the most important loyal vassal of the Ming Dynasty, he was originally more valued than the Jurchens."

Judging from Quan Li's attitude at this time, he really didn't intend to "resist the edict". Whether he directly resisted the edict or found excuses to delay the time, Quan Li had actually refused.If Liu Chenglong still wants to persuade him, he can only find another way.

However, even the maintenance of the privileges of the two classes seems not enough to convince Quan Li, so what else can be done?Liu Chenglong felt very tricky.

There was silence in the tent for a while, and Liu Chenglong suddenly said: "I heard that brother Yanshen is going here, 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 right to command." The command right mentioned just now, and once Dong Zongrong finishes his rest and goes south from Yuanshan, the command right for this battle will be automatically handed over to him... Everyone including Brother Yanshen must follow his command?"

Quan Li was silent for a while, and replied: "I heard that Dong Yiyuan is a veteran general of the Ming army. In terms of seniority alone, he is actually older than Admiral Ma. If he goes south, I will naturally hand over the command. This is what the question should mean. .”

"What is the meaning in the question?" Liu Chenglong chuckled, but shook his head and said, "Brother Yanshen is the Marshal of the North Korean capital, commanding the soldiers of the entire North Korean nation. He is big, so he has to obey him during the war, so that's all.

But what about Dong Yiyuan?He is just an ordinary general, and just now he was defeated by the five thousand remnants of the Japanese pirates with an army of tens of thousands. Such an incompetent person can also command a famous general like Brother Yanshen. Is North Korea overwhelmed by everything?What kind of "what should be in the question" is this? "

Liu Chenglong's words went to the bottom of Quan Li's heart.Quan Li is a person who does not want to be inferior to others, otherwise he would not have been in his late forties and would not have been an official. He did not perform well in the exam, and he refused to start as a low-ranking official.

He is actually a person with a great desire for power, but his desire for power is not a disobedience, but more inclined to think that he is the peak of the two classes, and he also likes to use strong means to show such power.

There are two things that can explain his desire for power. The first is his dominance when he forced Yuan Jun to attack.When the Japanese army invaded North Korea again, the imperial court ordered the navy to fight back, so Kwon Yul, the Marshal of the capital, ordered Won Kyun, the admiral of the Korean navy who replaced Yi sun-shin at that time, to attack the Japanese army, but Won Kyun took a negative attitude towards it.

Quan Li was furious when he found out, and immediately summoned Yuan Jun to meet. After the meeting, he beat Yuan Jun with a whip in public and threatened him to fight.Yuan Jun was forced to attack, and was attacked by the Japanese army Fujido Takatora in the Qichuanliang naval battle, and was defeated and killed.Since then, the Japanese army swept across Jeolla Province, Chungcheong Province and other places.

To use an analogy that may not be appropriate, this is like the minister of defense of later generations calling the minister of the navy over, and ordering to beat the board in front of all his subordinates, the minister of the navy was beaten to pieces and had to submit.With such an analogy, do you think Quan Li's approach is outrageous?

There is another event that is famous in history but has not happened at present, which can better explain Quan Li's subsequent expansion.That is to say, at the end of the war in the original history, Quan Li cooperated with the Magui Department of the Ming Army to plan to attack Ulsan Waseong, which was being built by the Japanese army.

At that time, Quan Li wanted to advance aggressively, but Ma Gui thought it was inappropriate and insisted that he withdraw.As a result, the opinions of the two armies were not unified, and Quan Li Leng did not obey the order, which eventually led to the complete failure of the follow-up operations.The Japanese army defeated the Ming and North Korean allied forces in the Battle of Ulsan City the following year.

Moreover, Quan Li's military achievements at that time were becoming more and more lackluster. Not long after that, from September to October, he was defeated in the battle of Shuntian City.

All in all, Quan Li, who has achieved the position of Marshal of the capital, is expanding day by day.He is generally loyal to the king of Joseon, Lee Chan, and does not participate in too many political strife. Although he is a member of the Southern People's Party, he rarely participates in party disputes most of the time, but once someone dares to point fingers at him, no matter who that person is, He may be stubborn or even run amok.

Liu Chenglong mentioned the issue of command right now, especially Dong Yiyuan may take over the command right in Quan Li's hands at any time, no doubt it just happened to hit Quan Li's fatal spot, making him lose his previous composure and become Grumpy.

In fact, Liu Chenglong just now knew that his words had an effect just because he heard Quan Li call "Dong Yiyuan" by name, so he struck while the iron was hot.

Quan Li's face was green and white for a while, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "It is also reasonable to see that brother said this, not to mention that I am in charge of the whole country of North Korea, let alone that our army sent [-] troops this time, and Dong Yiyuan's troops are only two. Wan, why should I obey him?"

Now that the fish took the bait, Liu Chenglong's words changed again, and he sighed: "Yes, this is what the younger brother said about being oppressed by the upper kingdom, especially under the current situation-there is no one in Hanyang city like North Korea. As soon as the soldiers die, although the Wang Ling arrives, who knows if the Wang Ling is really the king's original intention?"

Quan Li calmed down a little, and asked with a frown: "Although that is the case, Daming is still a Shang country, and he came to help at the request of the king. Now Gao Ge and Ma Admiral are ordering North Korea with the edict of the emperor, how can North Korea not From? See brother, don’t you want me to lead an army into Hanyang to take over the city defense?”

Liu Chenglong thought to himself: Even if I dare to think about it, don't you dare to do it?Even if you dare to do it, can you do it?

Of course it is impossible to say that, Liu Chenglong shook his head and said: "Hanyang Mingjun has a righteous name, so naturally we can't force it like this, we have to do some calculations."

So Liu Chenglong told Quan Li his previous idea - nothing more than he wanted to take advantage of the current situation of the war and the Ming army's need for troops everywhere, 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 officials into the city, and essentially complete the succession of the city defense.

Quan Li listened, pondered for a moment, and asked: "So what you mean by seeing brother is that my [-] officers and soldiers should not leave easily, otherwise even if Hanyang is empty, it will be difficult to find a chance to enter the city suddenly, right?"

"That's right, that's right." Liu Chenglong replied immediately.

"No, it's very difficult to succeed." Quan Li shook his head immediately, and said to Liu Chenglong with a little arrogance: "And seeing that my brother is not the leader of the army, I'm afraid I don't know what the commander of the first army thinks. I will tell you like this Let’s just say: as long as my 3 people stay near Hanyang, the Hanyang Ming Army will leave enough troops no matter what—even if some directions of the front line are turned from offensive to defensive.”

Liu Chenglong was skeptical, and murmured: "But Mr. Gaoge has already personally launched the horse, I see that he has always led the army in battle, and he has never been corrupted and procrastinated in the war, so the Ming army should fight fast this time, right?

Moreover, Mr. Gao Ge himself is currently in Sacheon. If the main force of the Japanese army moving south from Hanyang poses a huge threat to Sacheon, would this admiral dare to sit in Hanyang City and ignore it?Admiral Ma, isn't he afraid that if something goes wrong with Mr. Gao Ge, he may lose his head in this field? "

Quan Li shook his head and said, "I really don't understand why, but Brother Gao thinks there is something wrong with Mr. Gao Ge."

Liu Chenglong was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and said, "Compared to the Japanese pirates whose troops have fully shrunk to Busan, Gaoge Lao's troops are not many..."

"So what?" Quan Li spread his hands together: "The Ming Army's Pingwa Fleet has hundreds of warships, so don't they just stop fishing outside Busan Port?
And see brother, don't you forget how Li Sunshin replied to us before: The warships mobilized by Jinghua alone are definitely not something that Japanese pirates can resist!Then I have to ask, even if Sacheon is really in danger by land, if Mr. Gao Ge wants to leave by water, who can stop him? "
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