Early Ming Dynasty: Turning Clouds and Rains into New Learning Saints

Chapter 246
In the capital of Goryeo, on top of the Chongren Gate, Zhu Di, King of Yan of the Ming Dynasty, has been observing the civil war situation in the city with telescopes, and dispatching reserve troops at any time to make deployments according to the war situation in the city.

To be honest, although he captured Kaicheng immediately, Zhu Di was still nervous throughout the whole process.

No matter what, this is the capital of a country, and this country has existed for a very long time.

His father sent an envoy here, hoping to win over Goryeo and deal with Meng Yuan together.As a result, the Goryeo country ended up killing the Ming envoy.Without two brushes, would you dare to kill the Ming envoy?
Goryeo, which was founded a long time ago, dared to kill the envoys of the Ming Dynasty. For such a country, if its armaments are already weak, but as a capital, it must still have a certain strength, right?
Based on this idea, Zhu Di never relaxed for a moment.Including Ma Yun and Ye Wang, the two generals of the Ming Dynasty who had dealt with Goryeo for the longest time in Liaodong, they repeatedly reminded him to pay attention to the enemy's situation on the way over by boat.

However, what Zhu Di never expected was that all the offensives went very smoothly.The Goryeo army seemed to be made of paper and was completely vulnerable.

Ever since the cannons bombarded the city gate, he had never felt any pressure.After entering the city, we didn't see many Goryeo troops organized to fight back.Goryeo City was full of Goryeo soldiers running around like headless flies.Even if there was a crowd that gathered, it was just the kind that followed blindly and was dispersed by the soldiers of the Ming army.

Zhu Di had a feeling that the troops defending the capital of Goryeo were not even as good as the ordinary troops in the Ming army!

Scanning the whole city through the telescope, you can see that the Korean people are kneeling and surrendering everywhere. They have abandoned their helmets and armor. It is really a mess.

The Koryo people were often already kneeling there before the Ming army soldiers arrived.Even if the soldiers of the Ming army killed them, no one cared about them, and the Koreans who knelt down and surrendered did not dare to move.

In less than half a day, Zhu Di had already seen that most areas in the city had calmed down.The shouts of killing that echoed in the city were in the area farthest from Chongren Gate.

However, the walls of the city are already full of soldiers from the Ming army. It can be said that the battle in the capital of Koryo has already sealed the overall situation.

At this time, Zhu Di finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back, as far as he could see, it seemed that the casualties among his men were very small, because there was no decent resistance.

Zhu Di grinned. The raid on the capital of Goryeo was really a success!
At this time, he remembered his brother-in-law's contemptuous expression when he talked about Goryeo and called Goryeo Bangzi.

Haha, those who know Korea well are my elder brothers-in-law!

If it wasn't for the elder brother-in-law who introduced the situation of Goryeo and came here after knowing the truth, I wouldn't be able to have such great credit!
Haha, among the famous founding generals, there is no one who has accomplished the feat of destroying the country!This is my only one. After the news comes back, I wonder how shocked my father will be?And those famous founding generals must have been shocked and speechless!

From now on, I, Zhu Di, will definitely have a place among the generals of the Ming Dynasty, haha!

Thinking of these, Zhu Di felt happy!

Just when he was enjoying himself, he saw his general Ma Yun leading a group of soldiers and escorting a large group of people over.

As they got closer, they heard Ma Yun excitedly report to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, the King of Goryeo and some of his important ministers have been captured, and those are them."

When Zhu Di heard this, he was overjoyed.

This thousand-mile attack was a great achievement in conquering the capital of Goryeo.Among this achievement, whether or not the King of Goryeo can be captured alive is even more important.

If the King of Goryeo runs away, that is the least ideal; if the King of Goryeo dies, whether it is suicide or death in battle, it can only be made do.The most ideal thing is to capture the King of Goryeo alive.

Unexpectedly, he actually captured the King of Goryeo alive. This great achievement was of great significance!

Thinking of this, Zhu Di turned to look at the prisoners who were escorted by Ma Yun.After seeing it clearly, I couldn't help but frown.

I saw the king of Goryeo and the important ministers of Goryeo, they didn't have what their status and status should be.It would be polite to say that they were downcast, but they were all frightened and fearful of death, and they were soft bones at first glance.

To be honest, Zhu Di was a little disappointed.Anyway, he is the king and important officials of a country, at least in his mind, he must have some toughness, right?
At least if it were him, he would rather die than surrender!

Before Zhu Di could speak, he saw another general, Ye Wang, coming over with a bunch of people.

Compared with Ma Yun, who is high-spirited and beaming with joy, he is much calmer.No, after he took a look at the prisoners on Ma Yun's side, he walked a few steps and reported to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, the last general has captured the queen of Goryeo and others, as well as some military generals. One of them is a famous Goryeo general. Cui Ying.”

Is Cui Ying famous in Ming Dynasty?Not famous!

However, in Goryeo, he is indeed a famous general.Ye Wang was most familiar with the state affairs of Goryeo, so he gave Cui Ying the title of a famous general, so that the status of the captive would not be compromised.

The majority of the prisoners he brought were women.Compared with Ma Yun's captives, although these people were all frightened, they seemed less afraid.

There was even a woman who looked like a concubine in the harem based on her clothes. She should be able to understand Chinese. After hearing Ye Wang's report, she knew that the young man in front of her was the prince of the Ming Dynasty and the highest ranking officer in the Ming army. The commander-in-chief stood up and asked: "May I ask this prince of the Ming Dynasty, why does our country, Goryeo, want to show our kindness to your Ming Dynasty and attack us?"

Zhu Di didn't expect that a woman would dare to stand up and question him, so that he couldn't help but turn his head and look at the King of Goryeo and his important ministers: These men, the monarch and senior officials of the country did not dare to question!

Li Renren in the crowd saw the Prince of Ming Dynasty turning to look at them, and immediately panicked, and immediately shouted to the woman: "Shut up, do you women have the right to speak here? Why don't you apologize to Prince Ming Dynasty!"

They all spoke in Chinese, but with a strong Korean accent, which made Zhu Di think about it for a while before he finally understood what they were saying.

After understanding what they said, Zhu Di couldn't help despising these Korean monarchs and ministers even more.No woman has the guts yet, so at least be tough and show your Goryeo integrity!
However, the kings and ministers of Goryeo were spineless, which was convenient for him to take control of the situation.

So, he shouted coldly: "Look at your clothes, they are just like the Tatars. You are truly a barbarian."

After a pause, Zhu Di's tone became even more stern and shouted: "You guys, Goryeo, didn't tell me that they killed our Ming envoys, but also sent troops to assist the Tatars in attacking our Ming army in Liaodong. Since they want to be our enemies of the Ming Dynasty, don't punish them. Do you want to keep it for the New Year?”

Many people did not understand Zhu Di's words, but looking at Zhu Di's expression, they knew that he was angry. Everyone was trembling with fear, thinking that he was going to kill them.

However, some people understood it, or in other words, they guessed and roughly understood what Zhu Di meant.As a result, these people immediately started talking all over the place, and even while talking, they pointed at certain people and seemed to be blaming them.

Ye Wang could understand a little, so he whispered some translations in Zhu Di's ear.

In fact, Zhu Di could probably guess from their expressions that they were just shirking responsibility.

Sure enough, after these prisoners made a fuss for a while, the King of Goryeo pointed to a few people and said flatteringly: "Gu Yi was deceived by these treacherous ministers for a while, and they are the ones who want to make Gu and the Ming Dynasty enemies. If the Ming Dynasty wants to vent its anger, Gu Yi will be killed. How about letting them vent their anger on the Ming Dynasty? From now on, Korea will regard the Ming Dynasty as its suzerainty and will never betray it!"

Li Renren, Lin Jianwei and Cui Ying, who were in power and were pro-Yuan Goryeo civil and military officials, were all kicked out.

When Zhu Di saw this farce, he sneered in his heart.These Korean sticks are really a bunch of cowards.

To be honest, looking at these Korean sticks, Zhu Di couldn't feel better, so he ordered immediately.

First, the King of Goryeo was required to immediately issue an order that all Goryeo soldiers inside and outside Kaesong surrender to the Ming army without any resistance.Goryeo officials assisted the Ming army in taking over Kaicheng.

Second, ask the King of Goryeo to send an urgent messenger to Liaodong, order the Goryeo army there to surrender to the Ming army, and assist the Ming army in attacking the Mongolian and Yuan Tatars.

As for the pro-Yuan faction such as Li Renren and Cui Ying, they were naturally shackled and locked up first.Others, including the King of Goryeo, were first placed under house arrest and received better treatment.

By this time, it was already approaching dusk.The fighting in Kaicheng has ended, and Ming army soldiers on guard and patrol are everywhere, as well as teams escorting prisoners to centralized custody.

The Ming army would have to stay in Kaicheng for at least a while, and the safety of the Ming army could be ensured to the greatest extent by capturing all Goryeo monarchs and ministers alive.

Originally, Zhu Di's plan was to retreat to Liaodong by water after capturing Kaicheng.

However, the attack on Kaicheng is now much easier than expected.Therefore, Zhu Di had no idea what to do next.

But no matter what, it will definitely be in Kaesong at least in the short term.Zhu Di looked far away in the direction of Liaodong, thinking in his heart, hoping that after his eldest brother-in-law received the news, there would be some movement, right?At that time, it will depend on the situation.

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It is less than three hundred miles from Kaicheng to Liaodong, but the road is winding and so there must be a lot more distance.However, no matter how far away it is, Goryeo is just a small country, so it’s not that far away.The urgent messenger, who has traveled eight hundred miles, is on his way to Liaodong.

On the Liaodong side, Goryeo's Li Chenggui and Cao Minxiu have joined forces, with a strength of more than 5000.Still outside Liaoyang City, with the Mongolian army, neither leaving nor staying, in an awkward situation.

Of course, as far as the Koreans are concerned, they definitely want to leave.I originally thought that the fisherman would benefit from the fight between the snipe and the clam, but it is obvious that the battle situation is one-sided, and I can't steal the chicken but lose the rice, so there is no possibility of the fisherman.

But if they wanted to leave, the Mongols would not agree.Once the Mongols are angered, they can take out all the anger they received from the Ming army on them.

Anyway, attacking Liaoyang is impossible.No matter how hard the Mongols tried, it would be impossible.If they couldn't even defeat the Ming army in a field battle, how could they possibly defeat the Ming army in a siege battle!

No, just listen to Cao Minxiu complain: "What the hell is this? I really don't know what those people in the court think, insisting on going through this muddy water!"

Li Chenggui sighed after hearing this, then shook his head and said: "The Ming army is still stronger than we imagined."

At this point, he frowned and added: "It's not that we haven't dealt with the Ming army. I've been thinking about it these past few days. Although the Ming army in the past was also powerful, at least it was still what we expected. Within the range. But this battle..."

As he spoke, he sighed again and said: "The formation of the Ming army is unprecedented, and it is very powerful when fighting hand-to-hand. Not to mention, their muskets and artillery are incredibly powerful. You have never seen it before, I have really learned the lesson. I dare to assert that the Mongol Yuan Empire will no longer have the glory of the past, and Liaodong should soon be owned by the Ming Kingdom!"

Although Cao Minxiu came from behind with the troops, he also heard about the battle situation in the army. Therefore, he had no intention of refuting Li Chenggui's words to boost others' morale. He just asked Li Chenggui: "The Ming army Being so powerful, a sudden change in the situation in Liaodong will definitely affect the overall situation of North Korea and China, and the pro-Yuan faction will probably have a headache."

Li Chenggui listened but did not answer.He just looked sternly, thought for a while and said: "There is not much food and grass in the army. The Mongols will definitely not give it to us. We still have to transport it from the country. Otherwise, we will use this as an excuse to see if the Mongols can let us go back." ?”

If they were all cavalry, they would have enough mobility to withdraw back to the country before the Mongols reacted.In that case, Li Chenggui is really not afraid that the Mongols will pursue it afterwards.As far as the Mongols' fighting power is concerned, if they really want to attack Goryeo, he is not afraid at all.

It's just a pity that most of the Goryeo army is infantry and it is impossible to withdraw into the country before the Mongols react.

Naturally, Cao Minxiu knew about this difficulty. At this time, he heard that Li Chenggui wanted to use food as an excuse. Either the Mongols would provide food and grass and continue to maintain the status quo;

Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "This is a good idea. We can use the excuse that the Xingjun and the Jurchens are harassing the rear. Unless the army returns, it will not be enough to transport food. In this way, it will be impossible for the Mongols to provide food and grass. Then we can only go back!"

Not only the two of them, but also the soldiers below were tired of staying in Liaodong and wished to go back soon.

The two came up with a solution, and while they were discussing how to communicate with the Mongols, they heard rapid footsteps outside.

I have to say that the military discipline of Li Chenggui's army is still good.I heard the soldiers outside the Chinese military tent shouting loudly: "Who are you? No noise is strictly allowed in front of the Chinese military tent!"

"Kaicheng is eight hundred miles away. The king's decree is coming. Get out of the way!"

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(End of this chapter)