Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1898
Although he had decided to "take Hanyang by force", Liu Chenglong immediately said that he could not stay in the army and had to return to Hanyang City as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Quan Li really looked worried, but since he had already decided to do such a big event, his patience improved, and he just stared into Liu Chenglong's eyes and waited for his explanation.

Liu Chenglong was also calm, and said: "Brother Yanshen, don't think that my brother's actions are to escape responsibility. You and I are both from the south. Now you attack Hanyang with your troops, and you will be held accountable when you return to the city. Speaking of which, On the contrary, it is more dangerous for my younger brother to return to the city this time."

As soon as he said this, Quan Li also reacted.Yes, Liu Chenglong is the leader of the Southern People's Party, and I am the leader of the Southern People's Party. Since I have made such a move, how can Liu Chenglong be blameless?

Li Shanhai encouraged the king to send him here, presumably because he knew that we had no choice but to do so, in the final analysis, it was to confirm his guilt.Then he really can't "dissuade" me right now, isn't this guilt justified?

Liu Chenglong still insisted on returning to Hanyang City under the condition that he must be convicted of the crime. What does this mean?It means that either the danger he will encounter if he does not return to the city is greater than that of returning to the city, or there is some reason why he has to return to the city.

Quan Li also came from two top-notch families, and he was able to think from Liu Chenglong's point of view, so he quickly thought that Liu Chenglong's insistence on returning to the city was probably the second factor.

The first factor may not be said to be non-existent. For example, if he is defeated outside the city, he will be punished as a rebel in all likelihood. Although civil servants are not easy to be killed, that is not absolute. If he is regarded as the mastermind of the rebellion , this damn or will die.

Or maybe he was simply unlucky, and he was hit by stray bullets and bullets that didn't grow eyes when he was commanding or watching the battle-no matter how low the probability was, it was still a reason for losing his life after all.

Relatively speaking, the second factor may be greater. Quan Li, as the son of a former leader, can understand Liu Chenglong’s thoughts. In any case, he cannot be classified as a traitor, because North Korea is a small China, and he has done it himself. How can such a top Confucian disciple tolerate being a traitor!
It can be said that as a last resort, even if there is only the last chance left, it must be seized, and it is absolutely impossible to be classified as a traitor.

Therefore, Quan Li realized that Liu Chenglong was going here to report to the king in the most orthodox style of a Confucian official, even if he admitted that he could not "dissuade" himself, he would bear the corresponding guilt frankly.

Similarly, Quan Li also realized that Liu Chenglong's move can actually be said to be treacherous and loyal - I am so open-minded and responsible, your majesty, you will never teach the way of benevolence and forgiveness at all, and insist on using me as a court stick die?

As long as he didn't die at the time, with Liu Chenglong's status and influence, it would be extremely difficult to kill him afterwards.

It is foreseeable that there will be countless people who will intercede for him, even his political opponents.Why?Because the people who can be his political opponents are also from the noble class. If Liu Chenglong is so "gentleman and magnanimous" today that he will be killed, then if he has a similar situation in the future, will he also be executed by the king?

This is a big taboo, so even Li Shanhai, or other people who also hoped that Liu Chenglong would return to the west soon, would not allow Liu Chenglong to die for this reason.

At this time, Liu Chenglong had already seen from Quan Li's eyes and expression that the latter had figured it out, so he didn't explain these anymore, but added: "Brother Yanshen, I have another reason for asking to go back to the city: no matter what, as long as At that time, it will not be the Ming army who will imprison me, so there must still be a chance to communicate with the outside world. In this way, if there are any other changes in the city, maybe I can find some way to inform Brother Yanshen, which is better than Brother Yanshen. The eyes outside the city are darkened, and I don't know what the situation in the city is like."

Quan Li smiled, nodded his head and said, "Seeing that brother is so thoughtful, I can't help but think about it."

"Don't dare." Liu Chenglong then stood up and said: "Since Brother Yanshen has made a decision, the soldiers are so valuable that the matter should not be delayed. There must be a lot of military affairs that need to be dealt with. So brother, let's take a step first and wait in the city of Hanyang." good news."

Quan Li also stood up, took Liu Chenglong's hands affectionately and said: "Okay, then I will take care of all the things in the city and see you brother, and we will have a good talk after we are done."

"sure."

"Slow down, slow down."

After Liu Chenglong left, Quan Li summoned his cronies and announced to them that the Ming army refused to open the door, and that if the headquarters wanted to enter the city, there was only a way to attack by force.

Once this matter was announced, everyone was terrified. Although many of them had thought about what would happen if the Ming army refused, in fact, no matter who they were, they didn’t have a clue in their hearts. They still believed that the Ming army would not interfere in North Korea Housekeeping.

However, something bad happened right now, the Ming army really refused, and Marshal Du was even more determined to attack by force.

How to do?Everyone was a little flustered. In their hearts, they could say that no one wanted to go to war with the Ming army. No matter from the deterrence formed by the strength of the Ming army, or from the tradition and social atmosphere of North Korea’s emphasis on loyalty, it was difficult to compare with the Ming army. It is difficult for them to take it for granted when the army goes to war.

For example, when the Japanese envoy brought a letter from Toyotomi Hideyoshi to the King of Joseon, he proposed a false plan to attack Ming Dynasty through North Korean territory, but was flatly rejected by North Korea.

At that time, Li Yan wrote in his reply to Toyotomi Hideyoshi: "Your country (Japan) is also a friendly country. It is also the father of Ming Dynasty. If you allow your country to take the road today, you know that you have a friend, but you don't know that there is a father. It’s ominous, and it’s derived from morality. I’m ashamed of it, it’s a state of etiquette!” [Note: From "Korean Communications Daji". ]
At this time, North Korea attached great importance to Zhu Zixue's "theory of righteousness and fame". For North Korea, it was unimaginable to betray the emperor's father, the Ming Dynasty, and this view obviously would not be limited to Li Yan, nor would it be limited to upper-level civil servants. It is bound to affect everyone from top to bottom.

Under the influence of this kind of ideological atmosphere, Marshal Quan Li actually wants to go to war with the Ming army. Is this... really appropriate?

Fortunately, Quan Li has been in charge of this army for a long time, and the Southern People's Party has always opposed North Korea's loss of independence. This kind of thinking also affects these 3 people.Therefore, Quan Li talked all kinds of things, exhausted his skills, and finally persuaded the generals under his command:

We are not against the Ming Dynasty, we are not attacking the Ming army, but the general of the Ming army named Zhang Wanbang in Hanyang City is a jerk, why is he not letting us go to see the king, how can this be done?
Therefore, we just want to give Zhang Wanbang a little color now, and the responsibility afterwards will naturally be borne by me, Quan Li.I will go to see Admiral Ma, or even Elder Gao Ge, and fully explain the situation to them.

Presumably, with the wisdom of Mr. Gao Ge and the wisdom of Admiral Ma, he must be able to understand and understand what we are doing today... At least, they will never think that it is wrong for you to obey orders, right?

After explaining this reasoning, Quan Li emphasized again what the consequences would be if he didn't appeal to the king—this is nothing to say, and it is not the same as the rhetoric that the Ming army used to argue about wages from time to time in the early years.

After playing hard and soft, Quan Li basically unified the thinking of the whole army, reached a tacit agreement with the generals, and marched westward early tomorrow morning, approaching Hanyang.However, after arriving under the city of Hanyang, they still had to "persuade" Zhang Wanbang to open the city gate first, and try to avoid fighting the Ming army.

In the early morning of the next day, 3 Korean troops marched aggressively towards Hanyang, but as soon as they set off, they found the Ming army exploring their horses.These scouting horses are quite interesting. They actually wear the banner of the Ming army but wear Mongolian costumes.

It wasn't until the news reached the Chinese army that Quan Li remembered the identities of these people. They were not serious Ming soldiers, but Mongolian cavalry from the Outer Khalkha tribe sent by the Ming army's Prince Shunyi to help in the battle.

Originally, the North Korean army planned to send people to drive away these Ming army scouts, but when they heard that the other party was a Mongol, they canceled the plan. Just kidding, can they drive away the Mongolian cavalry?Their war horses and equestrian skills are far superior to North Korea's. The few remaining cavalry of the North Korean army can only eat ashes in front of the Mongols, so don't be ashamed.

But in this way, the movement of the Korean army was completely open to the Ming army. The Mongolian cavalry of the Ming army sent waves of news back to Hanyang City. The military situation can be called conscientious.

Zhang Wanbang in Hanyang City is also quite busy, but he is not busy deploying defenses, because the deployment problem was solved yesterday.What he was busy with was to appease Li Yan, Xiang Li Shanhai, and dignitaries of the Northern People's Party, and to deal with the guys sent by the Western People's Party and the Southern People's Party to inquire about the news.

The Korean court actually knew that Quan Li was going to call as early as last night, and the news was naturally brought by Liu Chenglong.Liu Chenglong's attitude was very good, and he returned to Li Yan in a way that was almost an apology. At the same time, he told Li Yan and the North Korean ministers that Quan Li might attack the city overnight at the earliest, and "strike the camp westward early tomorrow morning" at the latest.

His statement actually implied a trick: if he said that the city would be attacked overnight at the earliest, then Hanyang would have to stay vigilant all night. not good.

In fact, Liu Chenglong knew that Quan Li could not attack the city overnight, and he and Quan Li still don't know how strong the North Korean army is!It is not bad to be able to fight a good battle during the day, but the soldiers who can see the road clearly at night do not know how much they can achieve, so why attack the city?
But Liu Chenglong also knew the importance of Hanyang. As the capital of the Joseon Dynasty, it is also the place where the entire royal family gathers. Its importance is unparalleled, and Zhang Wanbang must not dare to ignore it.Otherwise, if he loses control of the Joseon royal family, especially the great king Li Yan, how will Zhang Wanbang explain to Ma Gui and Gao Pragmatically?
But what Liu Chenglong didn't expect was that he underestimated Zhang Wanbang, this general of the Ming army who was born in General Xuan's family and joined the army with his father at the age of twelve or thirteen.

Zhang Wanbang did not dare to ignore the city defense of Hanyang, even knowing that the North Korean army had almost no possibility of a night attack, but he had no choice but to personally guard the north gate city defense.However, Liu Chenglong, who has been a civil servant for most of his life, does not know that veteran generals like Zhang Wanbang often have a skill: even if they are on the battlefield, they can find time to take a nap.

That night Zhang Wanbang slept in the ear room at the foot of the north gate wall, surrounded by guards who worked in three shifts.He has completely entered the "wartime state". He sleeps clearly and pays attention to the movement around him at all times, but he also sleeps soundly, and he wakes up refreshed.

After receiving the fourth report from the Mongolian sentry cavalry, Zhang Wanbang could actually see through the binoculars the dust that Quan Lijun was walking on the official road. One battalion and three companies, ready to set fire to mines, to blow up their rear for Lao Tzu."

"Decree!" The orderling under his command shouted the order, turned and ran towards the order flag on the other side of the tower.

"Chan Rong, why is it the team behind the bombing?" A close confidant Ding couldn't help asking: "With the courage of the Korean army, it might scare them away by directly bombing their front team, but if the team behind the bombing Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to escape!"

"Scared away? Why did I scare them away? Are you here to make up for me by scaring them away?"

Zhang Wanbang cast a sideways glance at the servant, snorted twice, and finally said proudly: "Why did I send all the Mongols out? Of course it was because I wanted to defeat this shitty [-] army head-on, but It’s too bad not to leave some soup for that student of Lord Hou, that’s why we let the Mongols beat him, and after we defeat Quan Li, let them harvest a few rounds of heads... Do you understand?”

"So that's the case, good advice to join the army." The servant quickly praised, but hesitated and said: "However, joining the army has blown up the rear team of the Koreans. I'm afraid their front team will have to stop for a while. Then When the time comes, shall we go up there or wait for them to take the initiative to attack at the bottom of the city?"

The main reason why Zhang Wanbang wanted to bomb the North Korean army’s rear was to make the North Korean army think that there was a threat in the rear, and they needed to rush to the open area under the north gate of Hanyang.

This open area can accommodate at least tens of thousands of troops. In the past, when North Korea sent troops to the north, the troops often gathered here before they set off from Hanyang.Similarly, if the army triumphs, the King of Joseon will usually choose this open land if he wants to engage in suburban welcomes.

Zhang Wanbang's plan is...except for the basic defense of the Sifang City Gate, the Ming army will not defend the city at all.He is going to send troops to form an array with the moat behind the city, and directly face the enemy in this open land and defeat Quan Li!
In addition to the more than 38 Mongolian cavalry that Zhang Wanbang has sent out, his headquarters has only one association, with a total of 600 people. After removing the nearly 400 people left by the four city gates, those who actually left the city for a decisive battle The force is only about [-] people.

However, Zhang Wanbang intends to use this mere 400 people to defeat Quan Libu, the last elite main force of North Korea, head-on!

He wants to completely cut off the thoughts of the North Koreans, so that they will never dare to question Daming's decision again because of this battle! ——
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