Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 805: The Barbarian Bear Patrols the Border

The Yalu River was called the Bashui in ancient times, the Jieshui in the Han Dynasty, the Yizhoushui, etc. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been named because of its green water color and the ruggedness like a duck head. This river stretches for more than a thousand miles and is a natural barrier spanning the Liao border and Korea.

"The Yalu River is truly majestic."

Standing by the river with his hands behind his back, Xiong Tingbi looked at the surging Yalu River and said with emotion: "With this river, no matter how bad the situation in North Korea is, it will not threaten Liaodong."

"Is the governor worried about North Korea?"

Liu Xingzuo, who was accompanying him, was slightly surprised when he heard what Xiong Tingbi said, "Could it be that the Korean side encountered some trouble in its campaign against Li Ni?"

"I'm not worried. With Elder Sun here, nothing can go wrong."

Xiong Tingbi smiled, his mouth slightly raised, and said: "But North Korea is too evil, even more evil than Liaodong. We encountered some problems in suppressing Li Ni, but they are all under control."

As the Governor-General of Liaodong, his main duty was to ensure the stability of Liaodong and to suppress the Jianlu rebellion. However, due to the special situation of Liaodong, with the permission of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, all military intelligence related to Korea, whether from the Military Affairs Council or Korea, had to be transferred to the Governor-General's Office of Liaodong.

Xiong Tingbi was the only one in Liaodong who had this honor.

Even the Dragon Guards led by Li Ruolian, who infiltrated Korea, southern Mobei, Nurgan and other places, would urgently send a copy of any urgent military intelligence they obtained to Xiong Tingbi.

Zhu Youxiao placed great trust and reliance on Xiong Tingbi.

The security of Liaodong's border defense was entrusted to Xiong Tingbi, and the development of Liaodong was entrusted to Hong Chengchou, which could save Zhu Youxiao a lot of trouble.

"During this inspection of the forts in Kuandian, the new Eight Banners under your command have indeed exceeded my expectations." Xiong Tingbi calmed his mind and looked at Liu Xingzuo.

"I have handed over the Kuandian forts to you to command, to support the Liaozu defense line and launch continuous harassment against the Jianlu. I really did not make a mistake in choosing you."

"But there is one thing you have to do well. Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. The size of the new eight banners in the Kuandian forts is still too large. We must find a way to gradually reduce them."

"I know this matter is difficult to handle, but I hope you can understand. After all, the stability of Liaodong today is really hard-won."

"You will finally understand."

Liu Xingzuo, with a complicated expression, bowed his head slightly and said, "Please rest assured, Governor, I will increase the harassment of the Jianlu in the future. Amin's troops are stationed in Hetuala and other places. This is because I want to consume the bannermen under my command. If this is the case, then this battle will be easy to fight."

Xiong Tingbi smiled faintly. He did not have any contempt for Liu Xingzuo, Li Yangeng and his party who had rebelled against the Ming Dynasty. This was different from other civil servants.

In Xiong Tingbi's view, everyone makes mistakes sometimes, as long as they don't go down a dead end, there is still hope. Of course, Xiong Tingbi would kill traitors like Li Yongfang even if they returned to the Ming Dynasty. There is a fundamental difference between them.

"Your army will not only have to fight against Amin's army, but if nothing unexpected happens, you will also have to dispatch one or more elite troops to cooperate with Mao Wenlong's army stationed in Hamgyong Province and try to stop Huang Taiji's expedition to the east."

Xiong Tingbi collected his thoughts and looked at Liu Xingzuo and said, "The Jianlu are still intent on stealing. They have stirred up disputes in Khorchin and other places, and also in the old territory of Nurgan. It is obvious that they want to use war to support war. If the Ming Dynasty relaxes its vigilance against them, who knows when they will invade the Ming Dynasty again."

"If that's the case, then let's fight them to the end. I want to see how a crippled Jianlu Eight Banners army can compete with my Ming Dynasty's elite troops!!"

"I'm afraid Elder Sun won't agree, right?"

Liu Xingzuo hesitated and expressed his worries. "Mao Wenlong's troops are stationed in Hamgyong Province. Although they are not responsible for much suppression, the governor said before that the suppression in Gangwon Province was not going smoothly. North Korea..."

"He doesn't agree?"

Xiong Tingbi snorted coldly and said, "Then I will go to talk to him about this. No matter how important the war in Korea is, it is not as important as the war in the Ming Dynasty." "He was ordered to aid Korea, and I was also ordered to do so. This time when I patrol the border and come to your Kuandian forts, I plan to go to Korea secretly and have a good talk with him about this matter!!"

Ever since he learned from Mao Wenlong that his troops had explored Vladivostok, Shuangchengzi and other places but had not found any trace of the Eastern Expedition Jianlu, Xiong Tingbi had been thinking about how to solve this problem.

Frequent battles with the Jianlu made Xiong Tingbi understand better than anyone that unless the rampant Jianlu were defeated and dispersed, the threat from this side would never disappear.

The current situation between the two sides has clearly changed from large-scale conflicts in the past to regional confrontation and stalemate. Xiong Tingbi must try every means to contain the Jianlu.

Otherwise, it will affect the situation in Liaodong and even the future Pan-Northeast strategy!

So there was this border patrol.

During this border patrol, Xiong Tingbi started from Shenyang City and rushed to Fushun, Yagu Pass and other places to inspect the Liao left defense system in order to grasp the actual situation in various places.

This depends not only on the officers and soldiers in various places, but also on the troops stationed in various places. Xiong Tingbi does not want the border troops guarding Liao, who have fought all the way, to relax before long.

If this is the case, we won’t be able to fight in the future!!
"Superintendent, leaving the jurisdiction without permission is against the rules."

Liu Xingzuo opened his eyes slightly, looked at Xiong Tingbi and said, "If this were known to others, I'm afraid they would submit a memorial to impeach me..."

"If you don't tell me, and I won't tell you, who knows?"

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Xiong Tingbi said nonchalantly, "By the way, don't sell me out. I won't feel at ease if I don't finalize some things when I go to North Korea this time."

As he said this, Xiong Tingbi glared at Liu Xingzuo.

"Here!"

Liu Xingzuo said with gritted teeth.

How could Xiong Tingbi not know that as the Governor of Liaodong, he left Liaodong without permission, which was a mistake. However, he would not feel at ease if he did not make this happen.

If he sent someone else, he was afraid that he would not be able to achieve his goal.

After all, although Sun Chengzong is knowledgeable about military affairs, his style is completely different from his. It is not easy to convince him.

In order to prepare for this trip to Korea, Xiong Tingbi privately submitted a secret report to the emperor. Such an important matter must be made known to the emperor.

There can't be a square circle without rules.

Since taking office as the Governor-General of Liaodong, Xiong Tingbi knew better than anyone that the current emperor actually attaches great importance to rules. If everyone does not abide by the rules, where is the moral code?

"Tomorrow, I will set off for Dandong. During this time, I will announce to the public that I have caught a cold."

Thinking of this, Xiong Tingbi said to Liu Xingzuo: "When you come back from Korea, I will send someone to inform you. Guard the Kuandian forts for me and don't let me down. A third-class officer is still too low for you."

"Here!"

Liu Xingzuo clasped his fists in response.

(End of this chapter)