Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 460 The Ming Dynasty is invincible
Just as Zhu was in full swing, he began to reform various policies.

Outside Xifeng Pass, in the northeastern part of Liao.

On the open plain, a large army of more than 200,000 people was gathered at this time.

"Fourth brother, seventeenth brother, this time the Southern Expedition to Goryeo and the Eastern Expedition to the Jurchens, although I cannot go together, my rear defense will never hold you back," Liao King Zhu Zhi clinked glasses with his hands and looked at the four people in front of him. Elder brother Zhu Di and seventeenth younger brother Zhu Quan saw them off.

Zhu Di and Zhu Quan have been removed from their vassal status by Zhu Zhen, but this is not only not a bad thing, but a great good thing for them.

Now they are no longer limited to one place and can leave the fiefdom at will. Now, according to Zhu Chu's decree, they are finally going to use troops against the entire Northeast.

Even though the two kings' troops only numbered 100,000, the two of them were not worried at all, but were full of confidence.

Because just a few days ago, Zhu Zhen had people deliver 100,000 guns, and waited for his colleagues to demonstrate how to use these guns and see the terrifying power of these new weapons.

Li Chenggui and the Jurchens were no longer considered threats by them.

This battle is simply a piece of cake.

Li Chenggui actually looked down on the Jurchens a little.

Li Chenggui suddenly felt proud for some reason.

But Li Chenggui was not stupid. He hadn't returned from the envoy group for so long, so he had already guessed that things might be going bad.

Then the three brothers toasted together, and Zhu Quan bowed his hand to Zhu Di. Then the two kings led their respective subordinates and rushed to their respective battlefields.

Hening is Li Chenggui's birthplace and his former title.

Zhu Di also said in a relaxed manner: "Old Fifteen, I will leave the rear to you."

But he was still lucky. If possible, he would naturally want to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Ming didn't let them go back easily. Instead, he gave Zhu Di a greeting and let them stay as "guests" in Yanjing for more than a month.

But they were nestled on the Korean island and had no idea at all.

"Brother, when we return in triumph, we will go to the capital to celebrate with His Majesty," Zhu Quan said carelessly.

This is because, in order to allow the three Jurchen tribes to send troops, he had to pay a price, which was to give up Changbai Mountain.

Originally, he would have never thought of asking the Jurchens for help. After all, the Mongols and the Jurchens were feuding.

After all, if the two armies did not kill Lai Shi in front of the formation, Zhu Min was not that unbearable, and he never took Li Chenggui seriously.

And because of the marriage between the Goryeo Kingdom and the Northern Yuan Dynasty, it received a lot of support from Mongolia.

Don't talk about the threat from the northern grasslands now. King, they plan to deal with the three Jurchens together.

It turns out that Li Chenggui has hooked up with the Jurchens.

But now facing the huge pressure brought by the Ming Dynasty, Li Chenggui could not care about anything else, so he sent an envoy to notify the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou to cross the Changbai Mountain to help.

Moreover, it is said that Emperor Yongchang became so famous that the so-called northern grassland, or the entire Mongolian grassland was flattened by him.

So much so that the royal court of Bei Yuan was destroyed, and Goryeo still followed Bei Yuan wholeheartedly at first.

But Li Chenggui didn't notice the hesitation on his messenger's face.

Therefore, the Goryeo mission, or rather Li Chenggui's mission, was eventually sent back.

He really wanted to tell Li Chenggui that the Ming Emperor was no longer the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, but his son, named Emperor Yongchang.

"As the saying goes, the advantage is mine."

But later the messenger returned with the worst news.

Zhu Quan will lead an army of 100,000 people and go straight to Pyongyang through Tonghua County.

Zhu Zhi looked at the retreating figures of the two armies from a distance and murmured: "I wish you two brothers good luck in martial arts."

"Since the Ming Dynasty is going to go against the grain, don't blame me, Li Chenggui, for not giving me face. When the Jianzhou Jurchens come to help and join forces, they will make the Ming Dynasty look good. If there is another opportunity to unite with the northern grasslands to send troops, there may be a chance to set foot on the Central Plains again. "

At this time, Li Chenggui showed a sneer and said: "Do you really think that he is invincible in the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang, you are too arrogant and don't take others seriously. Not to mention the northern grasslands, the Jurchens in the east , and will never sit idly by.”

Due to special geographical reasons, there have been constant frictions between Korea Island and the Jurchens since the Goryeo Dynasty.

After Li Chenggui got the news, he was anxious and angry.

At that time, he proposed two options, North Korea and Hening, and left it to Zhu Yuanzhang to decide.

Now he has eliminated members of the Goryeo royal family and replaced them.

Have some snacks.

"Damn Ming Dynasty people, are they really trying to kill me and Ning?" Li Chenggui cursed angrily.

At the end of April in Yongchang, the Northeast War broke out.

In addition, the Jurchens are now weak, but in the early days of Goryeo and Joseon, the Jurchens were suppressed.

Ming Dynasty did not recognize him and even planned to send troops to attack him.

It was not until now that the war was about to begin that the envoys finally returned to Li Chenggui.

So Li Chenggui was also prepared.

He had sent envoys before to obtain official recognition from the Ming Dynasty and to establish a separate kingdom in addition to Goryeo.

It can even be said that the high-ranking officials and royal family of Goryeo have Mongolian ancestry for a long time, including Li Chenggui, who is also of mixed ancestry.

However, what he doesn't know is that all those who say 'I have the advantage' will not end well in the end.

He is no exception.

A few days later, at the foot of Changbai Mountain, a group of Jurchens came from afar on horseback.

"That boy Li Chenggui is willing to give us Changbai Mountain. It seems that the news that Ming Dynasty wants to deal with Li Chenggui is true."

"Oh, let him, Li Chenggui, bully his master and destroy his ancestors with such arrogance. A mere dog slave actually dares to rebel and replace him."

These Jurchens were shouting loudly as they clapped their horses and rushed on their way.

However, they spoke authentic Jurchen dialect, which later became Manchurian, not Northeastern dialect.

This group of people were galloping on horseback. Amidst the noisy sound of horse hooves, they were about to go around the edge of Changbai Mountain and rush to Korea Island to help.

Again, the combat effectiveness of today's Koreans is worthy of the Jurchens.

After all, there are no so-called Eight Banners disciples yet. The Eight Banners system was established by Nurhaci during the Wanli period.

Therefore, today's Jurchens, like the Mongols, usually live in a tribal form, which means that there are no banner soldiers around the leader, only relatives and slaves.

No matter what you say, Goryeo is still a state power.

It is not a problem to bully the Jurchens of this period if they want to form an army.

Now Li Chenggui actually gave up Changbai Mountain in order to gain the support of Jianzhou Jurchen.

Although Changbai Mountain does not belong to Li Chenggui, it is not easy for the Jurchens to completely occupy Changbai Mountain.

This is a great thing for the Jurchens in Jianzhou.

So Jianzhou Jurchen rushed over immediately.

However, just when the Jurchens passed by the foot of Changbai Mountain.

I just heard a command coming from the forest: "Shoot."

Then there was a loud "bang bang bang" sound, and countless Jurchens who were caught off guard showed pain on their faces and fell from their horses one after another.

Some unlucky ones were trampled to death by the chaotic hooves before they could get up.

Some even had their heads blown off.

All of a sudden, this Jurchen army collapsed and almost perished on the spot.

Aha Chu, the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, subconsciously reined in his horse and turned his head in the direction of Changbai Mountain with a look of uncertainty.

I saw countless Ming troops suddenly coming out of the woods.

Zhu Di even said with an indifferent expression: "Kill them all."

These troops were elite soldiers and generals trained by Xu Da when he was stationed in Yanjing. They were originally intended to deal with the Mongolian Tatars and had very strong combat effectiveness.

Nowadays, many people are holding long spears in their hands. Before charging, they first pull the triggers at the Jurchens and fire a volley.

Zhu Di received at least 50,000 of the previous 100,000 guns.

The total number of troops sent by Aha is less than 100,000. Again, there is no Eight Banners system now, and there are no large troops to follow.

This is because he temporarily summoned many strong men and formed a lot of cavalry. Otherwise, he would only bring a few thousand people with him.

Ahachu never expected that the Ming army would actually set up an ambush here in advance. He was completely unprepared and had no ability to fight back. Especially those weird firearms that are not firecrackers and spears (cold weapons) but not spears. The people who killed them were really merciless.

In addition, the reloading speed of bolt-action rifles is far from comparable to that of fire guns. In a short period of time, the Jurchens were beaten until they were running away.

But they had fallen into the trap of the Ming army, and they were surrounded by their own people. They didn't know where to rush, and they soon suffered numerous casualties.

At the same time, there was the sound of horse hoofbeats, but it was not the reinforcements sent by Aha, but more Ming troops galloping towards them.

In order to successfully set up an ambush, Zhu Di naturally did not think that all 100,000 people could hide here, so he only brought 20,000 people to ambush here, and had the army prepare not far away.

Now the army came, and under the suppression of firepower, the Jurchens were instantly surrounded.

"Surrender, Daming people, I, Ahachu, surrender," Ahachu said without any hesitation. Any hesitation for even a second would be a sign of disrespect for the bolt-action rifle.

This is a dimensionality reduction attack.

As soon as this weapon appeared, it brought a little shock to today's era.

My lord, times have changed.

Seeing that the Jurchens had no power to fight back, Zhu Di dismounted and accepted the binding. He secretly sighed in his heart: "As expected of Lao Ba, he has thought of everything."

It turned out that Zhu Zhen had predicted in advance that once the Ming Dynasty launched a full-scale offensive on Korean Island, the Jurchens would probably make some changes.

So Zhu Chu gave Zhu Di an idea at that time, so that he could set up an ambush here when Zhu Quan attacked North Korea Island.

The results were all right, not bad at all.

"Your Majesty is truly a god," Dao Yan, who is actually Yao Guangxiao, walked out from Zhu Di and sighed with a complex and admiring look on his face.

King Yan, you have no chance.

Yao Guangxiao looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was shining brightly.

Can there be two days in one day?
It's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity.

If I can assist King Yan in his rebellion and ascend to the throne, won’t it mean that I will go down in history?

What is Zhuge Liang who divides the world, what is Liu Bowen who dominates the world, but I am Daoyan (Yao Guangxiao).

Zhu Di didn't know what Yao Guangxiao was thinking, let alone that this old boy had nothing to do all day long and just wanted to rebel.

With Ahachu and the Jurchens losing all will to fight, this ambush battle, which was not a carefully prepared one, ended in an instant.

In the end, Zhu Di made a cleanup, and the Jurchens captured more than 50,000 people and killed 40,000.

"There are actually close to 100,000 people?" Zhu Di looked thoughtful, looking at the Jurchen prisoners, and then turned to look at Changbai Mountain.

Maybe they are suitable to be buried here?

"Your Highness, there are too many prisoners," even Yao Guangxiao couldn't help but say: "Our goal in this battle is to conquer all three Jurchen tribes. Now there are 50,000 prisoners. Next, we will continue to go deep alone. Once there is any change, I'm afraid something bad will happen. As the saying goes, there is no husband without poison, so why not follow the example of the ancient Bai Qi and bury them here."

Zhu Di nodded. In fact, that was what he meant.

This battle is just the beginning. Next, he will lead his army deep into the Jurchen territory. What's going on with these 50,000 people?

We can't escort them back. We are already worried about the rear, so how can we let tigers into the flock of sheep?

That Ahachu's eyes widened. Hey, he can understand Chinese. He was the one who shouted surrender just now.

"People of the Ming Dynasty, you can't do this. We are prisoners. You can enslave us, but after you can't enslave us, you have to kill us all. This is so unethical." Aha became anxious and said everything. come out.

In fact, Ahachu gritted his teeth and said: "General of the Ming Dynasty, I can betroth my daughter to you. As long as you marry my daughter, I, Ahachu, will naturally submit to me sincerely, even if you ask us to help you." We will not hesitate to attack other tribes.”

In order to survive and protect the continuation of the tribe, Ahachu did everything he could.

Zhu Di sneered and said disdainfully: "I am the king of the Ming Dynasty, why do I need to marry you?"

What's more, he and his princess Xu Miaoyun are very affectionate, so naturally he doesn't want to ruin the relationship between the couple.

But Yao Guangxiao winked at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di's heart moved.

Although the Duoyan Three Guards are Zhu Quan's troops, this does not prevent there being some Jurchens among Zhu Di's subordinates.

There were even some Mongolians among Zhu Di's subordinates.

The situation is more complicated and needs no further elaboration.

Zhu Di thought for a while and understood what Yao Guangxiao meant.

Aha was already doing this in order to survive. If he was too ruthless, he would not only bear the stigma of killing prisoners, but also chill his subordinates.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Di still said: "In that case, you, Aha, lead all the tribes, and you must sincerely submit to me. If you have selfish motives, you will definitely be executed."

Aha Chu was overjoyed and knelt down quickly: "Aha Chu leads the entire Jianzhou Jurchen tribe and is willing to submit to Prince Daming."

Zhu Di raised his eyebrows. In fact, he didn't expect that this Ahachu was actually the leader of the entire Jianzhou Jurchen, which was a bit surprising.

However, although Ahachu is the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, the tribal power of the Jianzhou Jurchens is actually less than half of the Heilongjiang area.

But Ahachu is not the Aixinjueluo family, Ahachu is actually the Wanyan family.

The Wanyan family was a great nobleman during the Jin Dynasty.

However, with the fall of the Jin Dynasty, the Jurchens are now very difficult.

Then Zhu Di led tens of thousands of Ahachu's troops with a large army, led by Ahachu, and entered the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou from Changbai Mountain.

In the name of Ahachu, the Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou began to surrender quickly.

Ahachu was also very trustworthy. After returning to the tribe, he brought his daughter to Zhu Di. The girl was named the Third Empress of the Emperor (in history, Zhu Di really had this concubine, but her specific name is unknown. Only this name was found).

Ahachu also introduced his two sons, Sukyanu and Mengge Buhua, to Zhu Di, both as protons and in the hope of serving by Zhu Di's side.

After all, Ahachu already knew that Zhu Di had a distinguished status. Since he decided to surrender and join the Ming Dynasty, he naturally had to be sincere.

In addition, there is another person named Mengge Timur, whose surname is said to be Tong.

This is naturally a Han surname. It turns out that his father is Huihou. He was once a member of Wanhufu in Wandoli and was also in charge of eagle affairs. The records of the Li Dynasty recorded that he was Tong Huihou (or Tong Huihu), so there is a How to call Chinese surnames.

But the descendants of this fierce brother Timur are incredible, because he is the sixth ancestor of Nurhachi.

That's right, he is the ancestor of Aisin Gioro.

It's just that Aixinjueluo gradually became a surname after Nurhaci established the Houjin Dynasty. Now there is no such surname and ethnic group.

In just a few days, Zhu Di led the army to quickly pacify the Jurchens in Jianzhou. If it weren't for Zhu Ming's extraordinary achievements last year, Zhu Di would have been proud of himself.

But he soon woke up again.

In fact, what made the Jurchens surrender was not only the ambush battle, but also the deterrent effect that firearms brought to the Jurchens. The unknown and terrifying weapons were the reason why the Jurchens surrendered.

Before they understood the principles of those firearms and mastered those weapons, the Jurchens did not dare to have any different intentions.

Thinking of this, Zhu Dixin said, I still have a hundred cannons that are useless.

Jurchen? Just wait to be conquered by this king.

At the same time, on the Korean island.

"Damn Jurchens, you can't believe it. Ahachu, you are a bitch, where are you?" Li Chenggui cursed at the sky. If Ahachu dared to appear in front of him, he would like to tear him apart.

The reason is that after Zhu Quan led his army to enter Korea Island from Tonghua County, he simply swept all the way over.

Li Chenggui already knew that the troops led by Zhu Quan only numbered 100,000 people.

And he has at least hundreds of thousands of people in his hands.

Don't underestimate the strength of North Korea at this time. If all the troops from across the country are gathered, there will be at least 300,000 fighting troops.

But Li Chenggui couldn't figure it out, was the Ming army irresistible? Could it be that the people of Ming Dynasty had three heads and six arms?
Why?

Until even Pyongyang was bulldozed, Zhu Quan led an army to the gates of Seoul without stopping.

Seoul, originally called Hanyang, was officially renamed Seoul after Li Chenggui destroyed the Goryeo Wang family and moved the capital here, which became Seoul in later generations.

Li Chenggui came to the city in person. He was not convinced and wanted to see with his own eyes how terrifying and invincible the Ming army was.

Zhu Quan did not disappoint him and directly ordered: "Set up the artillery."

Unlike Zhu Di's side, Zhu Quan's side was a battle to capture the city and land, so naturally artillery had been used long ago.

As a hundred Hongyi cannons roared and fired terrifying shells at the top of the city, Li Chenggui was killed on the spot with no bones left after the first round of gunfire.

After his death, Li Chenggui finally understood why the Ming army was able to sweep across the country in just a few days.

"It turns out that Ming Dynasty is really invincible."

(End of this chapter)