Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 625 North Korea unitedly welcomes Wang Shibing’s arrival in Seoul to challenge the Japanese army
Japan entered the game and the situation changed immediately.

The soldiers and civilians in Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province have a strong willingness to fight, but neither their firearms or military literacy are far inferior to that of the Japanese army.

Under attack from both sides by Li Yao's army and Japanese reinforcements, Lord Jincheng and Lord Anping took their remaining defeated soldiers into hiding in the mountains to fight guerrillas.

But there is a problem here: neither King Jincheng nor King Anping is willing to exchange news with the Ming army.Japan's [-]-strong army rolled across southern Korea in a mighty manner. The two men clearly had the ability to send their men to report the battle situation to the Ming army, but they refused to do so.

The Ming army came to invade. This was the consensus from top to bottom in North Korea.Regardless of Li Yao's side, or the side of Lord Jincheng and Lord Anping, they all had the same idea.

Because if the Ming army just wanted to intervene in Li Yao's coup, they would have captured Seoul last year.

In addition, after Emperor Jingtai of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, he attacked in all directions and expanded his territory.As a result, all the vassal states had seen through the Ming army's intentions. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was called Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone on the road knew it.

As for the extent of Japan's ambitions, North Korea has not yet experienced it personally.

Regarding the Japanese reinforcements, the North Korean soldiers and civilians were somewhat dissatisfied.

After defeating King Jincheng and King Anping, the Japanese army, led by Li Yao's [-] troops stationed in the south, took advantage of the victory and marched northward, entering the North Korean capital in mid-May.

Hosokawa Katsumoto led the Eastern Army to camp in the eastern suburbs of Seoul, and Yamana Sozen led the Western Army to camp in the western suburbs of Seoul.

Twenty thousand Korean troops camped next to Hosokawa Katsumoto's Eastern Army.

When the Japanese vanguard arrived in Seoul, the Ming army was suddenly awakened.

In the past two months, the Ming army has been attacking Seoul, suffering heavy losses, but has never been able to achieve success.

Now when morale is low, a huge new force suddenly appears.

Fang Ying suddenly felt a lot of pressure and hurriedly ordered her own soldiers to go to Kaicheng to invite Jiang Yuan.

The civil and military people gathered together and sighed constantly.

After listening to Fang Ying's analysis of the military situation, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "The Holy One still had the foresight to give us an additional [-] troops in the past two months.
Otherwise, it will be too late to add more troops when the Japanese army reaches them. "

Fang Ying nodded repeatedly, this time she was really convinced.The emperor saw further, and the Japanese army arrived in Seoul in just over two months.

If the emperor hadn't added [-] troops, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Moreover, it does not pay attention to the collection of intelligence, which is an old problem of the Ming army.Fang Ying used to always slander other generals, but she didn't expect that she would make the same mistake when she took charge of the entire army for the first time.

As expected, it is easier said than done. If you are not a master, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are.

Jiang Yuan asked: "What should we do next? Withdraw our troops?"

Fang Ying immediately shook her head. Fang Ying was very sensitive to this issue.Because of the rebellion in Luchuan that year, the generals in the southwest responded passively.Only his father, Fang Zheng, attacked alone, but was eventually defeated by the Luchuan Army and died in a fierce battle.

So Fang Ying was annoyed that he ran away before fighting. If all the generals in the southwest had fought hard to move forward, her father might not have died.

Jiang Yuan didn't really want to withdraw. News from Beijing came that the Champa Kingdom had been completely destroyed. The emperor fulfilled his promise and canonized Xu Youzhen as a martial artist.

If Jiang Yuan withdrew with more than 20 troops, he would not be able to hold his head up after returning.

Fang Ying gave a compromise strategy: "Let's try it first to see how powerful the Japanese are. We have more than 20 troops guarding the dangerous pass north of Kaicheng.

If you really can't defeat it, you can retreat calmly.

But Jiang Shilang, you can no longer go to Kaicheng to dig trenches. In my opinion, let Zhang Xunjian be responsible for the siege of Kaicheng. You and I will wait at the front line to make quick decisions. "

Jiang Yuan nodded, then shook his head: "How did the Holy One fight in those days? Why did the Holy One win the first fight and plot against the enemy at every turn?

But we were so exhausted from fighting. I had only stayed in North Korea for two years, and I felt almost 20 years older mentally and physically. Fang Ying smiled bitterly and said: "This is my first time to lead an army independently, and my mentality is almost ten years older."I used to follow Duke Jing, and I would fight as he told me. At that time, I didn't need to worry about these things. "

While the two were sighing, soldiers came in and reported: "Shilang Jiang, Lord Marquis, Japan has sent an envoy to declare a war."

Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying looked at each other. The Japanese were really diligent. They had just set up the camp, and they didn't have to rest for a few days before they eagerly declared a challenge.

Fang Ying ordered the soldiers: "Invite the envoys in, I want to see what skills they have.

When Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying sat at the top, one on the left and the other on the right, the Japanese envoy entered the Chinese army's tent with great pride.

Jiang Yuan and Fang Ying were both confused. A boy of seventeen or eighteen years old came in.

The person who came here was none other than Hatakeyama Noriyuki, the concubine of Hatakeyama Mochikuni.

At only eighteen years old, Hatakeyama Yoshitsune was already a brave and capable general, and was highly regarded by Ashikaga Yoshimasa.

Jiang Yuan was the first to ask: "Who is under the tent? Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"

Hatakeyama Yi brought an official who had paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty many times to act as an interpreter.

Hearing Jiang Yuan's question, Hatakeyama Yi looked disdainful: "We are just professing our vassalage to the Emperor of Heaven. You are also a minister of the Emperor of Heaven. We are all ministers. Why should I kneel to you?"

When Jiang Yuan heard this, he was choked and speechless for a moment.

Hatakeyama Yoshijiu raised the letter of war high above his head: "We have heard that the Ming army's combat effectiveness is low, and only a few years ago, 50 people were annihilated by the Oara people in one fell swoop.

In that battle, the elite of the Ming army should have been wiped out.

If my 20-strong army were to go out in full force, I might be tempted to bully the minority with the greater number.

Let's do this. Our army will send out 1 people, and your Ming army will send out [-] people. Both sides will fight in formation without using firearms, and compete openly. Do you have the guts to accept the challenge?

If you dare not fight, I, the Emperor of Japan, have ordered that Xu Er and others will calmly withdraw from Korea and return to the country with the entire army.Our army will never take the opportunity to make a sneak attack. "

The officers and soldiers of the Ming army in the big tent all looked at the escort in front of them blankly. With such a confident and confident attitude, those who didn't know it thought that Japan was the superior country of the Celestial Empire and Ming Dynasty was a vassal state.

After the generals were stunned for a while, they all knelt down towards Fang Ying and asked for instructions: "Commander, if I request to go to war, I will let these young people see the power of the Ming Dynasty."

Fang Ying pointed to the general at the back: "Wu Zhong, you can lead [-] troops and fight the Japanese."

After hearing this, Taketada happily accepted the order, took the letter of challenge from Hatakeyama Yoshiju, and stood aside with his head held high.

Although Hatakeyama Yoshihara is brave, Taketada is half a head taller than Hatakeyama Yoshihara, and is obviously much more powerful.

Wu Zhong not only looks very attractive, but his talent is also one of the best among the younger generation of generals.

The most important thing is that Wu Zhonggenzheng Miaohong was originally an unknown soldier of the Yingzhou Guard, but because he was in the same group as Liu Chang and was also the first group of confidants loyal to the emperor today, he even personally killed civil servants in Fengtian Square with a stick. .

Wu Zhong was outstanding in martial arts and diligent in learning. After participating in the battle to recapture Annan, he studied for a year in the capital martial arts school newly opened by the emperor.

After [-] Liaodong troops were captured by North Korea, Wu Zhong was appointed by the emperor as the commander of the Guangning Central Guard and reorganized the guard army in Guangning.

Last month, Wu Zhongcai was transferred to reinforce North Korea.

Fang Ying also thought very well, first let the emperor's beloved general go up and test the depth of the water.If you win, it's good. If you lose, it means the emperor doesn't know people well.

Wu Zhong didn't think so much. After leaving the camp, he encouraged the soldiers to go.

(End of this chapter)