Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 480: Attack with troops

"Your Majesty, compared to the possible war in the Liaodong border, what I am most worried about right now is actually North Korea!" Wang Xiangqian suppressed the doubts in his heart, looked up at Zhu Youxiao, and said with a serious expression.

"In the battle in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, North Korea responded to Ming's call and dispatched an elite force to the Liao Dynasty to participate in the war. The result was unsatisfactory. The North Korean coach Jiang Hongli was demoted to Jianlu after the defeat in that battle."

"According to what I know, this Jiang Hongli is the grandson of Youyi Zheng Jiang Shishang and the son of Jin Xingjun Jiang Shen! If Jianlu really wants to invade North Korea, I am afraid that North Korea's strength will not be able to withstand the front of the Jianlu Eight Banners. "

"That's undisputed."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, looked at Wang Xiangqian and said: "North Korea is a small country after all, and its background may be deeper than that of Jianlu, but if we really want to fight with Jianlu, no matter how few elites Jianlu dispatches, North Korea will dispatch soldiers and horses." No matter how many, he will never be Jianlu’s opponent.”

"This is exactly what I am worried about."

Wang Xiangqian frowned slightly and said: "If the Jianlu invaders really invade North Korea, and Jiang Hongli and other ministers are there to help, I'm afraid the first battle will be overwhelming."

"Once the Jianlu gain a foothold in North Korea, the consequences will be disastrous. Although North Korea is small, if the Jianlu really capture it, it will be extremely detrimental to our Ming Dynasty."

"Not to mention the distance, just the Phi Island adjacent to North Korea. If Jianlu really wants to seize Ping'an, Hamgyong, Yellow Sea and other roads, he will definitely try to attack Phi Island."

"And the important maritime town of Pi Island was captured by the Jianlu. If the Jianlu integrated the North Korean navy and launched a surprise attack on Dingliao Youwei, Jinzhouwei and other places under our jurisdiction in Liaodong, then the situation in Liaodong would definitely take a turn for the worse! "

This is something that cannot be ignored.

"And the most important point is that as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea must express its attitude and even send troops when it is invaded by foreign enemies."

"This battle is inevitable."

Although the Ming Dynasty is no longer as strong as before in terms of suzerains and vassals, the vassal states are also different. There is not much difference in the regions far away from the Ming Dynasty, but in the regions closer to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty It must be expressed.

"In the final analysis, although Jianlu wants to invade North Korea, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is me, the Ming Dynasty, who takes the initiative, not Jianlu, let alone vassal Korea."

indeed.

Zhu Youxiao lifted up the sleeves of his robe and leaned on the cushions and said: "But how to fight the war depends not on Jianlu, but on me, the Ming Dynasty. I will not do it again if I am led by the nose."

For example, the Ryukyu Kingdom was a distant vassal state, which also caused the Japanese islands to invade the Ryukyu Kingdom, but the Ming Dynasty did not send troops to solve the problem.

Wei Guangxu, Jin Xuan, Zhang Kentang and other military ministers had serious expressions on their faces after listening to what Wang Xiangqian said.

Under this situation, Wang Xiangqian continued: "If our country did not take any action and just sat back and watched the rebels invade North Korea, the loss to our country would be too great. Not to mention anything else, just if other vassal states knew about this. , how should I regard my going to heaven?"

Demonstrating the majesty of the Heavenly Kingdom is second, and the most important thing is to ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty's borders! !

Korea is a vassal state closer to the Ming Dynasty.

"If the Jianlu had the upper hand, they would not go around in such a big circle to invade North Korea, but would choose to directly invade our Liaodong region."

Wang Xiangqian nodded in approval.

yes. Liaodong is a bitterly cold place for the Ming Dynasty, but it depends on who you compare it with. The vassal belongs to Korea, and it is colder than Liaodong when the midwinter comes!

The population of vassal Korea is larger than that of Liaodong, but how can it matter?

No matter how large the population is, it is useless if it cannot be converted into productivity!

The class solidification in North Korea is more serious than that in the Ming Dynasty!

A large amount of land is concentrated in the name of the so-called gentry. As for the lower class groups in North Korea, they are just tools of production in the final analysis!

"Since Jianlu has put so much effort into singing such a play, I would like to take a closer look at how Jianlu intends to sing this play."

Zhu Youxiao smiled, with a touch of arrogance on his face, "It's time to completely liquidate what North Korea did in the past. If I want to get back what Ming Dynasty deserves, the vassal countries must have the consciousness of vassal countries, and It doesn’t mean that when something happens, you just cry and beg Ming to solve it, but when the thing is solved, you just pat your butt and pretend to be dumbfounded!!”

Does the emperor want to plot North Korea?

At this moment, Wang Xiangqian was surprised deep in his heart!

Wang Xiangqian knew very well what the emperor meant by these words.

Battle of Korea!

In that war, the Ming Dynasty paid a very heavy price to solve the Japanese invasion of North Korea. Even since the war started, the Ming Dynasty has paid for all the needs for entering North Korea to fight against the Japanese, and North Korea has paid nothing!

"There are a few things that the Military Academy will take care of as soon as possible."

While Wang Xiangqian was thinking about this, Zhu Youxiao said with firm eyes: "First, order Dongjiang Town, where Mao Wenlong is located, to infiltrate hidden stakes into North Korea in batches, especially the roads in northern North Korea. I want to know the actual situation in North Korea."

"Secondly, the naval forces in Denglai, Tianjin, Jinzhou and other places have entered a state of combat readiness and stepped up training for sea landings since receiving the official order from the Military Council!"

"Thirdly, the Liaodong Governor-General's Office is fully responsible for the war situation in Liao. If there is any situation or military information during the period, Babaili will rush to report it to the emperor."

"Fourth, with the Liaodong Governor's Mansion, we will increase the trade with Guanguan and make one thing clear to all tribes in the Liaohetao Grassland through trade. I want the population of all tribes in the Horqin Grassland, regardless of men, women, old or young!"

"Fifth, go to the Liaodong Governor's Office to strengthen the supervision of Yi Chuan in Liao. The Ministry of War's Yi Chuan restructuring has already achieved initial results in Beizhili and Liaodong. If there are any mistakes in the Yi Chuan from now on, I will definitely hold them accountable!"

"Sixth, the Zhili Tianjin Prefecture will gather grain and grass in batches without affecting governance..."

After the decrees were made clear, Wang Xiangqian, Wei Guangxu, and Jin Xuan all understood in their hearts that if the Korean War really started, it would be a battle with great influence!

It was even expected in the hearts of many people.

I'm afraid if this war continues, let's not say whether the Ming Dynasty and Jianlu were damaged, but North Korea is bound to suffer heavy losses. And North Korea, which has suffered serious losses, may have no other choice in the future than closely following the Ming Dynasty. On the way.

But what Wang Xiangqian and the others didn't know was that Zhu Youxiao planned to rely on this battle to take over North Korea in one fell swoop, making North Korea a semi-actually controlled area by the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao wanted to wait until Li Zhu and the others launched civil strife, but now it seems that time has to move forward, but that's fine. If this matter can be promoted, it will be helpful for Ming Dynasty to develop and govern Liaodong. What a great benefit!

(End of this chapter)