Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

The sun was high, and there was a familiar dampness in the air.

Yuan Manzhong scolded: "This damn place is just as hot."

Koryo and Wa both belong to the temperate marine monsoon climate. Due to the dual influence of the continental and marine climates, spring and autumn are short, winter and summer are extremely long, and summer is hot and rainy. The feeling of humidity and heat is extremely unpleasant.

The lord of Qinghe Genji was wearing armor and holding a cattail fan in his hand, but he had no intention of fanning the wind, and his eyes were fixed on the grain transportation team in the distance.

Ever since he heard that Andong Mansion was captured by the Goryeo rebels, Yuan Manzhong realized that something was wrong and took strict precautions in Busan.

Sure enough, the Koryo rebels had the idea of ​​attacking the port. After repelling three waves of incoming enemies, Yuan Manzhong gradually realized that Busan was not a place to wait for a long time.

Although there is no news about Tsushima Island or the mainland of Japan, Yuan Manzhong does not know what is going on.

But looking at the whole world, it is possible to block Tsushima Island and completely isolate the Haidong Peninsula from the Japanese Island. Except for the State of Yu, which is located in the west of them, no country can do this.

Not to mention the growing strength of the Koryo rebels, there is also the worry that Yu State will go north. Once the Tsushima Yu army and the Koryo rebels get in touch and cooperate with each other, no matter how many troops they have, they will have to lose here.

Yuan Manzhong's situation is worse than that of Tachibana Yuanbao.

Tachibana Yuanbao's Tachibana family bet the savings of several generations on this time for the sake of the family.

And Yuan Manzhong's Yuan family started from his father, and it has been passed down to him for two generations, and the family has no savings.

It is only because of the support that the Minamoto family has worked for the Fujiwara family that they have this little bit of family wealth.

If you don't have it, you really don't have it.

Yuan Manzhong regards this family fortune in his hands as more important than his own life, so why would he want to trap Busan to death?
Before getting the order from the Fujiwara clan, Yuan Manzhong gave up Busan and retreated to Kaesong.

Yuan Manzhong retreated all the way to the north, recruiting the defeated Japanese soldiers who were defeated by the Goryeo rebels, and also repulsed many rebels blocking the way. When they arrived in Icheon County, they heard that Ningchuan County had been occupied by a rebel army of 2 people. up.

Ningchuan County is located on the bank of the Han River and is the only way to go north to Kaesong.

The road ahead is cut off.

Yuan Manzhong knew that he would not be able to reach Kaesong without defeating the enemies in Ningchuan County.

He learned that most of the rebels in Ningchuan County were people who couldn't get enough to eat, so he had a plan in mind and arranged for his retainers to pretend to be a food delivery team to lure the enemy into an ambush and defeat them.

Yuan Manzhong is not afraid that the enemy will not fall into the trap: their logistics is cut off, and in order to persevere, they can only plunder the food of the Koreans.

There were rebellions everywhere in Koryo, although there were reasons for hatred, but most of them were because they couldn't eat enough and couldn't survive.

In the eyes of the current Goryeo rebels, food is more attractive than gold and silver.

Sure enough, with the appearance of the food transport team, eight or nine thousand Korean rebels scrambled to take up weapons and rushed towards their convoy quickly!

They didn't even notice that there were more than 2000 ambushes hidden in the woods they passed.

The dark group of people spread out like waves. This is the biggest characteristic of the rebel army, which is loosely organized and has no organizational system at all.

Yuan Manzhong looked at the enemy who was gradually leaving the grain team in the distance, and he didn't dare to be sloppy and didn't dare to breathe: Even though the opponent has many shortcomings, they have already obtained a lot of decent equipment after capturing Ningchuan County. Coupled with the absolute advantage of the number of people, even if you use tricks, you can't be careless.

When the Japanese soldiers transporting food saw the dark enemy rushing towards them, they were so frightened that they turned around and ran away.

But before fleeing, they all did the same thing, chopping off the axle.

A group of Korean rebels who were like refugees did not want to pay attention to the fleeing Japanese soldiers. They only had food in their eyes, and they rushed to the grain truck to check the food they had looted.

Many refugees checked the grain on the grain carts, and they were sure that they were all yellow and orange grains.

Soon there was earth-shattering cheers from the crowd.

The Goryeo Rebel Army didn't need anyone to command them at all, and they moved food impatiently.

The grain transport soldiers of the Japanese state destroyed the axles, and the grain transport vehicles could not be used. However, there were many of them. The strong one had one bag, and the weaker two had one bag. They put away their weapons in twos and threes, and moved the grain manually.

A group of people returned triumphantly, holding food for each other, and the joy of victory made them lose their hearts.

Removed all vigilance.

Yuan Manzhong in the woods gave the order to attack ferociously.

Following his order, the archers who had already been ready shot deadly arrows.

The rain of arrows flew across the forest and pierced deeply into the bodies of the Korean rebels covered in tattered clothes under heavy sacks.

"Long Live His Majesty the Emperor!"

Yuan Manzhong held his spear high and rushed towards the chaotic Koryo Rebel Army.

The cumbersome food made half of the Koryo Rebels lose their combat effectiveness, and the rest of them have not yet come out of the joy of victory.

Faced with this sudden change, the untrained rebel army could not immediately go into battle.

The two thousand soldiers under Minamoto Naka were specially allocated to him by Fujiwara Shifu to deal with the Tsushima Island incident, and their combat effectiveness was particularly strong.

Taking advantage of the situation, this is no longer a battle, but a one-sided massacre.

Yuan Manzhong resolved the battle cleanly, and the remaining [-] Korean rebels in Ningchuan County didn't even dare to leave the city.

Yuan Manzhong recaptured the grain, and walked generously along the Han River through Ningchuan County.

Since then, no rebels have dared to stop Yuan Manzhong.

Yuan Manzhong successfully returned to Kaesong.

Yuan Manzhong gave a lesson to the elders in Kaesong with a record of 2000 people breaking through [-] people, which raised the morale of the bottom of the valley.

The Japanese country admires the strong most, and Yuan Manzhong was even greeted by Mr. Fujiwara in person.

Shifu Fujiwara personally took Yuan Manzhong to the Koryo Palace and asked him about the situation on Tsushima Island.

Yuan Manzhong said in detail, "The subordinates have exhausted all means and have not been able to contact Tsushima Island, and even intend to bypass Tsushima Island and go directly to Kyushu, but there is no news. The subordinates think that they can do it. This is the only country in the Central Plains of Yu."

Fujiwara Shifu also had a premonition that Yu State in the Central Plains caused such a situation. Seeing that Yuan Manzhong also meant this, he sighed: "Yu also thinks so."

Yuan Manzhong said: "More than that, my subordinates suspect that the thieves have already invaded Kyushu, even Shikoku, and China (a place in the middle of the island country)..."

Fujiwara Shisuke lowered his voice and said hoarsely, "You think so too?"

Although he has been decadent these days, he has been thinking about the intentions of Yu Kingdom in the Central Plains and the way forward.

The worst-case scenario is that the Yu Dynasty of the Central Plains invaded their main island of Wa Kingdom.

Yuan Manzhong gritted his teeth and said: "Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why the thieves did this. They blocked the communication between the two places, and it is impossible to do nothing. In addition, if they were not attacked, the subordinates could not think of any reason. They lost to us. The news is indifferent. The only explanation is that they are too busy to take care of us and have no energy to take care of us."

Assistant Master Fujiwara exhaled and said, "That's the truth..."

He waved his hand to stop Yuan Manzhong, and ordered all the generals in Kaijing to be called.

The main officers and officers of the Northern Expedition, including Hira Sadamori, Ono Yoshiko, Fujiwara Motona, Fujiwara Hidesato, and Oe Toki, gathered together and told everyone about Minamoto's analysis.

When Ping Zhensheng heard that the main island of Wa Kingdom was threatened, he panicked and said, "Then what are you doing in Kaesong? The emperor's safety is more important than anything else..."

The Heike family is the most powerful samurai family in Japan and a descendant of the emperor.

Unwilling to remain Fujiwara's puppet, Mrs. Murakami has already secretly contacted the Heike family, intending to transfer the power of the Heike family to Iga and Ise in the Kinki region, thereby entering the central political circle.

The rise and fall of the Heike family depended on Emperor Murakami, and Ping Zhensheng cared more about the emperor's safety than anyone else.

"Not right!" Before Ping Zhensheng finished speaking, Yuan Manzhong had already shouted eagerly.

Seeing that it was Yuan Manzhong again, Ping Zhensheng held the Japanese sword at his waist and shouted: "What is your identity, dare to talk to me like this?"

The two warriors behind Ping Zhensheng took a step forward, waiting for Ping Zhensheng's order.

Fujiwara Shifu said angrily: "Okay, what time is it? Apologize to Mrs. Changping..."

Ping Zhensheng was the general who guarded the mansion, and Chang Lu Dazhu, so he was called Chang Pingtai.

Yuan Manzhong bowed, and then said: "I have tried the thieves' ships, and their ships are far faster than ours. We are not opponents on the water. If we retreat directly, we will surely die at sea."

Ping Zhensheng snorted: "Then
Waiting for death here? You fled here from Dongnae County, Sangju, and you still don’t know the current situation? If you stay in Kaesong, even if you can still handle the food and grass, tens of thousands of rebels will crush us. "

Ping Zhensheng's words left everyone in the conference hall speechless.

There is nothing worse than internal and external troubles and enemies on all sides.

Yuan Manzhong said at this time: "I report to the right minister! I have a method to solve the current problem."

Master Fujiwara hurriedly said, "Speak quickly."

Yuan Manzhong said: "Go south all the way, go to the sea to Tamra Kingdom, and establish a foothold in Tamra Kingdom."

Fujiwara Shisuke's eyes lit up, and he said, "Speak carefully!"

Yuan Manzhong said: "One day we are in Koryo, and we will become the target of the Koryo rebels. The Yu Kingdom in the Central Plains blocked Tsushima Island, probably with the intention of trapping us here. Now there are tens of thousands of rebels , If it goes down, it may be hundreds of thousands. If you stay here, you will die. If you retreat rashly, it will be a dead end. The situation will be different if you go to Tamna country."

"Gaoli Haoqiang dared to be angry with Wang Zhao's exclusion in the past, but he dared not speak out. Wang Zhao sent his son, but he really thought that his child who was under ten years old would be ordered by many nobles and powerful? Once we left, the rebels Most of the meetings are headed by tyrants from all over the world, and they are caught in internal fighting."

"For us, it is equivalent to killing an enemy."

"Wonderful!" Master Fujiwara slapped his thigh suddenly and said, "Keep talking!"

Yuan Manzhong said confidently: "In addition, Tamra Kingdom is far away from Tsushima Island. I believe that no matter how powerful the bandit navy is, it is impossible to block it all the way to Tamra Kingdom. We can defend the island, no matter how powerful the bandit navy is. Great, as long as you land on the shore, you will follow the tiger that has fallen in Pingyang, what is there to be afraid of?"

"Besides, Tamna Kingdom has always been on one side. There must be a lot of food in the country, which we can take to supplement military use. In addition, Tamna Kingdom is very close to Nagasaki, so we can go to Kyushu from here to investigate the situation."

Fujiwara Shifu said: "This method of serving the general can really help us escape from the sea of ​​suffering."

He looked at Ping Zhensheng and said, "Chang Pingtai, is there any news from Ju Yuanbao?"

Ping Zhensheng said sullenly: "No, on the sea, how can news be transmitted so quickly."

Tachibana Yuanbao was strongly recommended by him to go to Tamna, but there was no news of him.

But a retainer of the Fujiwara family behaved like this, which made him feel ashamed.

Fujiwara Shifu smiled complacently, and said, "Regardless of whether Tachibana Yuanbao takes Tamna Kingdom or not, we have to go south. Staying in Kaesong is a dead end."

He got up and said: "Send orders to gather in Huangyuan County, the situation is urgent, I will not wait too long, if it is late, I will find a way to follow."

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Tsushima!
Lin Renzhao, who has been stationed on Tsushima Island, is now receiving Xun Zhi and his colleagues brought from Korea.

Relying on the performance of the telescope and naval ships, Lin Renzhao completely blocked the Tsushima Strait in a short period of time, cutting off the communication between the two countries.

However, in the past two days, Koryo and Waguo Island did not intercept any news, which made Lin Renzhao aware that something was wrong.

It is reasonable that there is no news from the main island of Wa Kingdom in the south.

At this time, Kyushu Island belonged to the remote and wild area of ​​the Japanese Kingdom, and there were no powerful samurai to sit in the town. In addition, during the Northern Expedition of the Japanese Kingdom, many strong men were recruited from Southern Kyushu to transport grain, grass, supplies, and most of the Southern Kyushu Island was empty.

Chen Decheng swept across the eight countries of Kyushu Island with a devastating force, and had already besieged the Dazaifu of the Chikuzen Kingdom.

The entire Kyushu Island is about to fall, so naturally they have no ability to go to Tsushima Island to investigate the situation.

There has been no news from the direction of Gaoli, but this is a strange thing.

The food road is cut off, and the rear has lost contact. The Japanese army in Koryo is really not in a hurry?
Lin Renzhao felt that something was wrong, so he sent someone to escort Xun Zhi back to Korea to find out the news.

Only then did we realize that the uprising army was everywhere in Koryo, and in just half a month, they swept all over the country and started a prairie fire.

"Captain, this is my colleague when he was an official in Sangju. His name is Uncle Cui An. He has a very clear understanding of the current situation in Goryeo."

Uncle Cui An said with a little flattery: "Uncle Cui An has met the governor, and I wish him good fortune."

Lin Renzhao laughs
Standing up to greet him, before meeting Uncle Cui An, Xun Zhi had already told him who Uncle Cui An was.

A villain with a flattering beard, who was originally an official in Kaijing, but because of.

This time the Japanese invaded Busan, Uncle Cui An was the one who knelt the fastest, and was demoted to Busan for offending Shuangji.

He has no skills and no morals, so if he has a milk, he is a mother, so he became a petty official in Busan.

Poor character, the kind that is cast aside by thousands of people.

However, Lin Renzhao is not a pedantic person. At this critical moment, the words of such a villain are the most credible.

Because he didn't have any integrity, as long as he gave a little profit, he didn't have any psychological burden of betraying his motherland.

"Get up, listen to Mr. Xun. Mr. Cui is a know-it-all. It just so happens that I don't know anything about the current situation in Korea. If Mr. Cui can clear up my doubts, I will definitely reward you."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of gold cake that he had already prepared from his pocket and threw it over casually.