Daming talker

Chapter 719: I was disgusted by success again
What is my use? Konishi Yukinaga, who was very dissatisfied, thought hard, and the question became: what use am I to the governor?

Finally, Konishi Yukinaga suddenly raised his head and said, "Your Excellency can at least persuade me to be a spy and go back to Seoul to get intelligence on the garrison for you! I may consider agreeing to it!"

As long as his thinking is broad enough, how could it be that General Konishi has no value?
These words needed to be translated by Shen Weijing, but Shen Weijing was already dumbfounded! Xiaoxijun, are you serious about what you said?
The governor has already said that he would release you, so why are you still so eager to do something and even say that you are being considered as a spy?

Shen Weijing once thought that he knew the Japanese very well, but now he finds that he only knew the basics.

Konishi Yukinaga looked at Shen Weijing and urged, "Why hasn't Mr. Shen translated it yet?"

You have to prove yourself no matter what and not be thrown away like useless trash!
Being regarded as a completely useless person, it would be a shame if he was released for no reason!

Shen Weijing didn't know what to say. At this moment, he finally felt that Lin Tianshuai's words and deeds, which were extremely belittling and despising others, seemed to be a routine.

Moreover, compared with the cheating and deception methods that they are used to, this is a more advanced routine, and the threshold for use is also higher.

When using this method of belittling and despising others, you must first ensure that you have the power to avoid retaliation.

And from Lin Tianshuai's personal strength to the power in his hands, it is obvious that he will not be retaliated against, or it can be said that most people simply do not have the ability to retaliate against Lin Tianshuai.

Since the people who have been tricked cannot take revenge on Tianshuai, they can only find ways to prove themselves, just like Konishi Yukinaga's current situation.

Shen Weijing was thinking too much and was dazed for a while.

Lin Tailai slammed the table in dissatisfaction and scolded: "Why are you distracted? Can't you even do the translation?"

Shen Weijing came back to his senses and quickly replied: "My respect for the General is as great as the sea, so I was shocked and lost my mind for a moment."

Lin Tailai had been hearing so much flattery recently that he was a little fed up with it, so he said impatiently, "Just do your job first!"

Shen Weijing tried his best to restore Konishi Yukinaga's meaning to Lin Tailai in Chinese.

Then he suggested: "This may be a temper tantrum from Konishi Yukinaga, but it is enough to prove that his defenses are broken.

If the governor makes use of this, he might actually let Konishi Yukinaga be a spy."

Lin Tailai first glanced at Shen Weijing, and then said to Konishi Yukinaga with disdain: "I know everything about the Seoul garrison, so why do I need you to be a spy?"

Konishi Yukinaga obviously didn't believe it and retorted, "Why are you teasing me with your wild words, Lord Jinglüe?"

Lin Tailai liked to attack those who refused to obey, and he immediately replied: "The total number of Japanese troops in Seoul is about 40,000 to 50,000.

Your general Ukita Hideie is in Seoul, and he has seven corps with tens of thousands of people directly under his command.

Konishi Yukinaga, when you were young, you saved Ukita Hideie's father, and then you were promoted from a merchant to a samurai, right?

Another three corps of about 10,000 people were withdrawn from Hwanghae Province.

The commander of the Third Corps, Kuroda Nagamasa, is the eldest son of Toyotomi clan's chief military advisor Kuroda Josui and the youngest commander of the corps. He is only about twenty-four or twenty-five this year. He came to Korea this time to gild himself and brush up his qualifications.

You, the regent, were afraid that Kuroda Nagamasa was too young to control the situation, so you sent Otomo Yoshitsugu to assist Kuroda Nagamasa. Unfortunately, Otomo was a cowardly and incompetent waste.

When you were defending Pyongyang, Kuroda Nagamasa sent Otomo Yoshitsugu from Hwanghae Province to support Pyongyang. However, after he heard the terrifying artillery fire of our heavenly soldiers from afar, he turned around and went back without caring about you who were trapped in Pyongyang.

There is also the Fifth Corps in Seoul, led by General Fukushima Masanori, the leader of the Seven Spears of Ken'gaku, and the second is Kato Kiyomasa who is already dead.

Most of the Sixth Corps' forces are also in Seoul. The commander, Kobayakawa Takakage, is a veteran of your Warring States Period. His subordinates are very capable and played a major role in the previous Battle of Pyeongjegwan."

Lin Tianshuai spoke eloquently and knew the situation of the Japanese army very well, and could even talk about some secret interpersonal relationships.

Konishi Yukinaga: “.”

The eight million gods of Takamagahara, come out! Who can tell him what's going on?
Shen Weijing looked at Konishi Yukinaga with sympathy. Fortunately, he had experienced this kind of impact before and had developed a great immunity to it.

Suddenly, Konishi Yukinaga held his head, and with red eyes, he shouted, "I have entered Seoul, and I can offer the city gates to the inner supporters. How can I be useless?"

Lin Tailai still said nonchalantly: "Your entire army was wiped out before, and you don't have any reliable soldiers around you, right? You won't be asked to guard the city gate, so what can you use to steal the city gate?
Besides, if I let you surrender the city gate, how can I claim credit for being the first to reach the city? Seoul is the capital of the Joseon Dynasty. The honor of being the first to reach the city is very important. How can I let you ruin things?"

Konishi Yukinaga was stunned for a moment and then continued, "I can act as an envoy between the Marshal of Heaven and the Taiko. If the Marshal of Heaven wants to communicate with the Taiko, I am the most suitable middleman. Isn't this useful?"

Lin Tailai said contemptuously: "What can I communicate with an old monkey who is so arrogant that he has lost his mind?
I have an idiom in the Central Plains called "a monkey in a crown", which is tailor-made for you, Hideyoshi Kanpaku, oh no, it should be called Taiko now."

Konishi Yukinaga fell into complete silence, his expression dazed as if his soul had been taken away, turning him into a walking corpse.

"He won't commit suicide, will he?" Lin Tailai asked Shen Weijing a little worriedly.

Shen Weijing felt more and more sympathetic towards Konishi Yukinaga. This time, the governor's blow to people was really harsh.

Lin Tailai continued, "A god once told me in a dream that Tokugawa Ieyasu was the real ruler of Japan. I am somewhat interested in Tokugawa Ieyasu."

Konishi Yukinaga said woodenly: "I am not familiar with Tokugawa."

"Forget it, it seems it's really useless." Lin Tailai waved his hand and said, "I won't chase you away. When you feel more relaxed, just leave by yourself. I won't keep you here."

Then he ordered Shen Weijing: "You keep a close eye on Konishi Yukinaga, don't let him commit suicide in my shogunate camp, or else the history books will say that I killed prisoners of war."

So Lin Tianshuai finished his work for the day and returned to the inner courtyard to rest with Shunpin.

The next day, when Lin Tianshuai arrived at the temporary court, he saw Cui Wukui already waiting there. He must have the latest intelligence from North Korea.

As expected, as soon as he sat down, he heard Cui Wukui report that "the Korean general Quan Li led more than 10,000 volunteers to recapture the royal capital, Hancheng, and has stationed in the Haengju Mountain Fortress near Hancheng."

Hearing the name Quan Li, Lin Tianshuai searched out some information from his memories of his previous life.

Although Lin Tianshuai knew nothing about the history of Korea, he had heard of Quan Li thanks to the Anti-Japanese War.

Like Yi Sun-sin, this man is a representative "famous general" of the Joseon Kingdom. He was considered the "commander-in-chief" of the Joseon army in the later period of the anti-Japanese war, and was also a character praised by the Korean Wave in later generations.

As for more information, Lin Tianshuai was not clear about it. Who the hell would be interested in studying any famous generals of North Korea?
He thought for a moment and asked, "Where did Kwon Yul get more than 10,000 soldiers?" Choi Woo-kyu replied, "Kwon Yul raised 10,000 to 20,000 volunteers in Jeolla Province in the south, and then claimed to have repelled Kobayakawa Takakage's troops, and then raised the banner of retaking Seoul and marched north, and now he has arrived at the nearby Haengju Mountain Fortress."

Lin Tailai: "."

Even with Lin Tianshuai's broad mind, his blood pressure almost couldn't be stabilized.

To put it bluntly, Kobayakawa Takakage's corps was the main force that defeated Li Rusong at Pyeongyang and forced him to break out in a desperate situation!

How dare you, Kwon Li, to be able to repel more than 20,000 troops of Kobayakawa Takakage in Jeolla Province with just over 10,000 hastily assembled rubbish volunteers?
Wasn't it because the heavenly soldiers were approaching Seoul and the Japanese army was seriously short of troops to defend the city that Kobayakawa Takakage's troops were transferred from Jeolla Province to Seoul, and they were eventually repelled by you, Kwon Li?
You're still raising the banner of Seoul, relying on your more than 10,000 rubbish volunteers?

If the heavenly soldiers captured Seoul, would we still say that this achievement was achieved under your leadership and command, Quan Li?
After Lin Tianshuai stabilized his blood pressure, he said to Cui Wukui, "Why didn't you complain? Don't you usually love to complain about them?"

Cui Wukui replied: "Because there are more poisonous contents later, the previous ones are nothing."

Lin Tianshuai said helplessly: "Can I choose not to listen?"

Cui Wukui replied: "As a general, you can't help but listen."

Lin Tianshuai took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally, "You can continue talking now."

Cui Wukui continued to report: "Kwon Li, as the Grand Marshal, issued a military order to our army, requiring our army to cooperate with the Korean army to attack Seoul from the direction of Kaesong, and the time is tentatively set at five days later."

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Lin Tianshuai's blood pressure became unstable again. The last time he was so upset was when he heard that North Korea could only provide tens of thousands of stones of grain a year.

"I am obviously so powerful, why am I always successfully disgusted by the strange people on the peninsula?" Lin Tianshuai asked Cui Wukui.

Cui Wukui was helpless and unable to complain.

If one or two people offend the might of the Heavenly Marshal in person, I will kill them and there will be peace after that.

But there are more than 10,000 volunteer soldiers on Kwon Yul's side. We can't just leave Seoul alone and attack the volunteer soldiers who are nominally allies just to kill Kwon Yul, right?
Finally, Cui Wukui could only say: "Evildoers will be punished by heaven. Quan Li is near Seoul, and the Japanese pirates will naturally remove this thorn."

Lin Tai said: "This is all we can do for now. If you have any news like this in the future, please pass it directly to Li Rusong!"

Three days later, the latest news came that the Haengju Mountain Castle, about a hundred miles away, was attacked by Japanese soldiers, and Marshal Kwon requested support.

No one else dared to make the decision, so they could only ask Lin Tianshuai for instructions.

However, Lin Tianshuai spent all his time drinking and having fun with Shunpin, neglecting his military affairs, and fully demonstrated the spirit of "staying firm as a mountain when friendly forces are in trouble."

In the end, Marshal Kwon led more than 10,000 volunteers to fight tenaciously and fearlessly repelled the Japanese army's attack on the Haengju Mountain Castle!

Then, in order to preserve his strength, Marshal Kwon led more than 4,000 warriors to leave the Haengju Mountain Fortress, which was no longer of defensive value, and headed north towards Kaesong.

The Japanese army was afraid of the fighting power of Marshal Quan's army and did not dare to pursue.

The above is the content of the battle report received by Lin Tianshuai.

"So, Quan Li and the remaining 4,000 volunteers have already retreated to the vicinity of Kaesong?" Lin Tianshuai asked, "Then why didn't he come to see me?"

Cui Wukui replied, "He said that as the Grand Marshal, it would be difficult for him to deal with the Heavenly Marshal in terms of etiquette, so there was no need to meet him to avoid trouble."

Lin Tailai said unhappily: "Isn't this just using more than 4,000 volunteers as shields and hostages? Do you still want to call him smart?"

I didn't expect that Marshal Quan was a bit of a tough guy and knew what to do to be the safest.

If Tianshuai killed one or two or even a few officials of the Li Dynasty, it would not have any substantial impact. However, he could not do such a thing as encircling and slaughtering thousands of volunteers openly because the consequences would be too dire.

Then Lin Tianshuai instructed Cui Wukui, "You and Yin Zhuoran go to the Yibing camp to visit Quan Li and see what else he wants to do."

Cui Wukui took the order and left. He came back with Yin Zhuoran that night to report to Lin Tailai.

Cui Wukui said: "Kwon Li stated that his volunteer army's morale is currently low and they are temporarily unable to carry out high-intensity combat, so they requested to continue to retreat to the north.

Also, because there are a large number of troops gathered in the area from Hwanghae Province to Kaesong, and military rations are precious, they retreated to the north to the rear, which would make it easier to get relief and also reduce the pressure on the Kaesong front.

It does sound like a very reasonable request. These thousands of volunteers who are good for nothing except being "politically correct" not only squeeze out the food and fodder share of the official troops on the front line, but are also of little use if they stay here.

Moreover, by sending Quan Li to the rear, at least he can out of sight and out of mind, and avoid the scene of Marshal Quan giving orders to the heavenly soldiers.

Cui Wukui still had some doubts that all the previous actions were deliberately done by Quan Li just to be able to return to the rear in a pretentious manner.

By then, in the eyes of others, Marshal Kwon will be a hero of the peninsula who remained neither humble nor arrogant in the face of the heavenly soldiers and remained indomitable in the face of the Japanese soldiers. There may even be a story that the heavenly soldiers disobeyed orders and did not move, and Marshal Kwon failed in his attempt to recapture Seoul.

Lin Tailai asked curiously, "What is Quan Li's attitude now?"

Cui Wukui replied: "He dared not to be stubborn now, and behaved very submissively, only asking to return to the rear."

At this time, Yin Zhuoran, who had been deep in thought, suddenly interrupted and said, "There must be a problem!

That Quan Li and the Minister of Military Affairs of the Joseon Dynasty were father-in-law and son-in-law. I know this person very well.

He was extremely brutal and arrogant, and under normal circumstances he was not someone who could be submissive.

Today, he has not received any substantial threats, but he has behaved extremely submissively in front of us. This is obviously deliberate, and it is very abnormal!"

Cui Wukui asked doubtfully, "What else can he do? He can't rely on more than 4,000 volunteers to fight against tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers, right?"

Yin Zhuoran shook his head. "I can't think of what he did for now, but I'm sure there must be something wrong with him."

Cui Wukui said dissatisfiedly: "I don't know what he wants to do, and how to prevent it?"

Lin Tianshuai suddenly said at this time: “Of course we can prevent it, who stipulated that we should wait for him to do something first?
The three words "falsely accused" never consider whether he has done anything or what he wants to do!
I already have an idea. You don't need to discuss it anymore. I'll handle it myself!
I hope that Konishi Yukinaga has not left yet, and the headquarters suddenly finds that he is still of some use."

(End of this chapter)