Ming Dynasty: At the beginning, the house was ransacked and the ancestral temple was burned down.

Chapter 150 Zhang Chonghui’s arrogant gambling! The secrets of Li Chengliang and Nurhaci! 【Please subscribe! 】

Facts have proved that His Majesty the Emperor does not seem to be very happy about the "Victory in Pyongyang". After all, this was already expected by Zhu Yijun.

In Zhu Yijun's view, if the Ming Dynasty couldn't defeat even the "mere" Japanese slaves, then he, the Ming Emperor, would not need to be the Ming emperor and just drag Li Rusong to hang himself.

"If you win, you win! It's so easy to say it's broken!"

Zhu Yijun still scolded Chen Ju, after all, the 'break' just now really shocked him in his sleep.

Zhu Yijun was so frightened that he almost thought that... his coffin board had been 'broken' by Zhang Chonghui...

Only then did Chen Ju realize that His Majesty the Emperor was angry. He lowered his head and admitted his mistake and said, "Your Majesty, I made a mistake."

If it were the eunuch next to him, he would have knelt on the ground and kowtowed long ago. I am afraid that only Chen Ju would dare to 'just' bow his head and admit his mistake.

Zhu Yijun stopped scolding him and asked, "How is the battle going? How is the damage? Read it to me."

Although he doesn't care much about the war, as an emperor, he still needs to take care of such important matters.

……

At the same time, Zhang Chonghui also received the "order" from Luo Sigong that he "should go home"!
In response, Zhang Chonghui said that he had to go to the newly recovered Pyongyang city to 'find his uncle', otherwise he would not go back.

……

Faced with so many questions, Zhang Chonghui replied without knowing the authenticity: "Of course he went to Pyongyang to find my fifth uncle. As for how and when he went, I don't know. I think it should be on the day when the army set off. If you get up, he will go with you, right?"

Governor Konishi was actually a little surprised by this hasty retreat.

It was enough to leave my fourth uncle alone in Pyongyang and find my fifth uncle in this unfamiliar place. "

Luo Sigong didn't care whether Zhang Chonghui found some bullshit uncle or not. He only knew that the 'superiors' were anxious for him to escort Zhang Chonghui back, and he would do whatever he said...

"What? I'm not looking for your fifth uncle? I'm looking for your fourth uncle?"

But if the more than 5,000 Japanese troops were left running around in the city, this would not be a problem.

Governor Konishi finally made a decision. Taking advantage of the dim moonlight, he led the remaining 5,000 remaining soldiers to withdraw from Pyongyang City from the south, which was the only place not surrounded by the Ming army!

Li Rusong was not very excited when he heard the good news. After all, it was all part of his plan.

"I lied to you." Zhang Chonghui said directly.

"Report! Admiral Li! Just as Governor Xiaoxi and others landed ashore, they were caught off guard by our troops who had been ambushing them for a long time!
According to rough statistics, 360 Japanese slaves were killed! These 360 ​​people were all counted!

The North Korean people can finally 'go home'.

Looking at the Japanese army's "mountain of corpses" that had been burned to cokes in front of him, Admiral Li Rusong's eyes showed no emotion.

Talk about 'integrity' with Li Rusong?
Kuaibai's family would cry to death after hearing this!
……

In the end, Luo Sigong made a decision and said: "Go back as soon as possible! I will go to Pyongyang with you! Don't even think about playing tricks!"

"That's it, let's withdraw."

In fact, President Konishi wanted to delay some more time until reinforcements arrived, but judging from the current situation, it was impossible for reinforcements to arrive...

They were just dead people. Li Rusong had seen a lot, but he had never seen any way of death. What troubled him now was what should he do with the more than 5,000 Japanese soldiers left in the city?
Continue the siege? This is feasible, but the soldiers have been tired for a day and a night, and they are all exhausted. If the fight continues, it will easily cause unnecessary casualties.

No one knows whether Konishi Yukinaga was moved or not. What is certain is that he saw that the Japanese army was defeated in this battle.

"Come here, let the Japanese interpreter Zhang Dashan go and let him send a message to President Konishi. We, the Great Tomorrow Dynasty, have always been kind-hearted. There have been so many Japanese casualties in this battle, and I really can't bear it. Therefore, As long as the Japanese army is willing to withdraw from Pyongyang City quickly, our Ming army will never pursue them. "

Luo Sigong was shocked. He thought the uncle Zhang Chonghui was looking for was Zhang Yunxiu, but unexpectedly it was Zhang Jianxiu!
"Didn't you tell me that Zhang Sizhe returned to Ming Dynasty? Why did he go to Pyongyang again?" Luo Sigong asked excitedly.

Because this journey has been so smooth! We have successfully crossed the Datong River and are about to arrive at Longshan!
But just when Governor Konishi lamented that people in the Ming Dynasty still had a "somewhat" sense of what they said, reality once again taught him to be an "honest man"!
Yes, Li Rusong had no intention of letting go of Governor Konishi at all. He had already ordered Li Ning, Zu Chengxun, Zha Dashou and other generals to set up an ambush of 3,000 troops on the Japanese army's retreat!

These 'kind words' quickly reached Mr. Konishi.

"You kid!" Luo Sigong was so anxious that he wanted to hit someone, but he still suppressed his temper and asked: "What did he go to Pyongyang for? When did he go? How did he go?"

Li Rusong was Li Rusong after all. After a short period of thinking, he had an idea and directly ordered:

As for the remaining ones who jumped into the river and died... they can't be fished back! "

What kind words, what a kind Admiral Li!

At this moment, Luo Sigong was silent...

At the same time, thousands of miles away in Pyongyang.

Luo Sigong was stunned. He asked why he had never seen Zhang Jianxiu since the day the Ming Dynasty army set off. Did he sneak into the army and go to Pyongyang to "find his brother"? !
"Are you kidding me?" Luo Sigong, who has always been suspicious, said that he didn't believe Zhang Chonghui's lies!

……

The good news that Pyongyang City had been completely captured quickly spread back to Uiju. North Korean King Ri Ho and Minister Yoo Seong-ryong were so happy that they almost cried and hurriedly wanted to 'go home'.

"Okay, Your Majesty." Chen Ju opened the victory report in his hand, extracted the main content of the battle, and read...

Moreover, Luo Sigong didn't believe the nonsense about Zhang Yunxiu being in Pyongyang. He knew very well that this reason was just a cover from the beginning!
"You don't believe me?" Zhang Chonghui said with an indifferent expression:

Moreover, after a day and night of fighting, the Ming army suffered extremely heavy casualties!

"Since you don't believe it, then don't believe it. Aren't you eager to take me back to Ming Dynasty? Okay, let's go, let's go now!

Under the brutal baptism of artillery war, the peaceful and peaceful city of Pyongyang in the past has long ceased to exist. Looking around, this place has become a shocking purgatory on earth!
Although the city is now destroyed, there are still thousands of Japanese soldiers absconding in Pyongyang.

……

It was just a successful ambush, and it didn't count as much credit in Li Rusong's eyes. At this moment, he just felt that it was a pity to let Xiao Xixingchang run away.

In response to this threat, Zhang Chonghui laughed strangely and sarcastically said again:

"Commander Luo, you are really disgusting."

Just like before, Luo Sigong was speechless again...

……

After a while of galloping, Zhang Chonghui and Luo Sigong arrived at the dilapidated city of Pyongyang.

Seeing the collapsed houses and all kinds of dead people everywhere, Luo Sigong panicked!

At this point, Luo Sigong no longer bothered to monitor Zhang Chonghui. He was in a hurry like an "old man looking for a wife" and was frantically asking around to find out where his "Si Zhe" had gone.

……

"Admiral Li, long time no see."

Zhang Chonghui was also a little surprised. This time he met Li Rusong easily.

The other party didn't even try to hide from him anymore. He directly called him into the military tent and met him alone.

"How dare you come to see me?" Li Rusong smiled coldly and terrifyingly. He walked straight to Zhang Chonghui and shouted:
"You are here to die!"

Looking at Li Rusong's murderous eyes, Zhang Chonghui smiled and asked: "I heard that Admiral Li was dismounted by enemy artillery outside Pyongyang City. I wonder if he is okay?"

"Don't follow me around like this!" Li Rusong ignored Zhang Chonghui's 'greeting' and said directly:
"Don't think I don't know! You never planned to tell me from the beginning that the Japanese slaves' strange appearance would affect the morale of the army! You deliberately said useless nonsense in my ears! What are your intentions!?"

Yes, since that day when he was eaten outside Pyongyang, Li Rusong understood that Zhang Chonghui had no intention of telling Zhang Chonghui that the strange appearance of the Japanese slaves would affect the morale of the army and cause the army to be in disarray. Let him know.

This guy did it on purpose! Deliberately nagging nonsense in his ear for a long time! Deliberately making him angry and interrupting!
After being exposed like this, Zhang Chonghui was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he laughed and said:

"As expected of Admiral Li. Not only is he brave and majestic on the outside, but he is also as delicate as silk on the inside. In fact, he has a tiger in his heart, and he smells the roses carefully. I really admire him."

This sudden flattery caught Li Rusong off guard, causing the rough man to be embarrassed for a moment, and then he said seriously: "Let's get down to business! What is your purpose?"

"Purpose?" Zhang Chonghui thought for a moment and said, "I really have a request, and only Admiral Li can help me."

"Request? Help you?" Li Rusong smiled and said directly: "Why should I help you? You don't think that I will help you for Zhang Juzheng's sake, do you?"

Li Rusong had already guessed that Zhang Chonghui would throw away Zhang Juzheng's kindness back then to suppress him. After all, it can be said that without Zhang Juzheng's promotion and important use of Li Chengliang back then, it would be almost impossible for the Li family to have the glory it has today.

However, Li Rusong will not betray Zhang Juzheng's reputation! He can only sell his face to one person in this world, and that person can only be His Majesty the Emperor!

Facts have proved that nothing is absolute.

Just when Li Rusong thought Zhang Chonghui would play the 'emotional card', the other party was quite weird and asked him arrogantly:
"Why do you have to do it for my grandfather's sake? Can't you do it for my sake?"

Li Rusong was also stunned for a moment by Zhang Chonghui's "shameless" words: "Your face? What kind of face do you have?"

"Of course I have face." Zhang Chonghui asked with a very confident smile:

"Admiral Li, do you dare to bet with me? Bet, I can save your life!"

"You saved my life? I've been on the battlefield for decades, and it's your turn to save my life as a pretty boy? It's really hilarious!" Li Rusong was really about to laugh to death, and he couldn't help but admire Zhang Chonghui for being able to save his life. Face to this extent?
This time, Zhang Chonghui directly adopted a 'tactical' mentality and openly provoked the opponent: "What, you don't dare to gamble, do you?"

"Joke!" Li Rusong knew that Zhang Chonghui was setting a trap for him, but he was not afraid. Even though he was speaking out loud, he said, "There is nothing in this world that I, Li Rusong, dare not do!"

Li Rusong has said this kind of 'big talk' many times. He has always been arrogant, and his words are even more arrogant. However, this time, his arrogance was blocked by Zhang Chonghui...

"Oh? There's nothing you dare not do? So, you dare to rebel?"

Li Rusong fell silent...

Realizing that he was bragging, Li Rusong immediately changed the subject and said, "Just tell me what to bet on! How to bet!"

Zhang Chonghui stopped trying to make trouble and directly stated the bet, saying:
"It's very simple. I bet that I can save your life. If my bet is right, I hope you can sell me some face and help me become a friend..."

……

Only the two of them know what the 'bet' between Zhang Chonghui and Li Rusong was.

And Luo Sigong finally found his "Si Zhe" and even dragged Zhang Jianxiu, who was "looking for his brother" in Pyongyang City, back to Yiju.

Luo Sigong had only one purpose, and that was to 'pack' Zhang Jianxiu and Zhang Chonghui, the uncle and nephew, back to the Ming Dynasty!

……

Now that things have happened, Pyongyang City has been completely recovered. Logically speaking, the Ming army should take a good 'recuperation' first.

However, Li Rusong is not ready to stop there. After all, fighting requires a lot of effort, and if you slack off, you are likely to suffer backlash!

Under Li Rusong's order, the next Ming army pursued the victory and captured Kaicheng in one fell swoop, successfully recovering the Yellow Sea, Ping'an, Gyeonggi, and Jiangyuan!

'Kato Kiyomasa', who was stationed alone in the northern 'Hamgyeong Province', learned of the tragic defeat of Governor Konishi and heard that Kaesong had been lost.

Seeing that the reinforcements would not come, Kato Kiyomasa quickly retreated south without saying a word, and retreated hastily to Wangjing, the main force of the Japanese army!
In just ten days, the Ming army won one victory after another!
Under the tight pressure of the Ming army, the entire defense line of the invading Japanese troops began to shrink rapidly toward the southern part of the Korean Peninsula!

At this time, almost all the Japanese troops who had no choice but to retreat retreated to Wangjing!
At this point in the war, the Ming army had sacrificed 790 lives in exchange for more than 9,000 Japanese lives!

This can be said to be the greatest victory among great victories!
……

Facts have proved that after winning many battles, people will become more and more excited.

A series of victories made Li Rusong even more convinced! Want to win! Then we must take advantage of the victory and pursue it! Quick victory!

Impatient, Admiral Li immediately gave the order and ordered the deputy commander-in-chief to investigate Da Shou. He and North Korean general Gao Yanbo each led hundreds of cavalry to Wang Jing to investigate!

Facts proved that Li Rusong's judgment 'seemed' to be correct, because not long after, he received 'good news'!
In the twenty-first year of Wanli, it is the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month.

Li Rusong received the news that the "Reconnaissance Army" encountered hundreds of Japanese troops at the "Bi Tie Pavilion". The two sides fought and the Ming Army won a great victory!
General Cha Dasheng sent someone to report the battle situation back to Li Rusong, and he continued to lead his troops and pursue the victory!
At the same time, Li Rusong also heard a piece of 'good news'!
——I heard rumors from the local people in North Korea that the Japanese troops had given up on Wang Jing and were preparing to retreat back to Japan!

According to common sense, after hearing these 'good news', Li Rusong should immediately send a large force of the Ming army to support and capture Wang Jing in one fell swoop!
But this time, Li Rusong was deep in thought.

Almost subconsciously, Li Rusong couldn't help but recall the wild words Zhang Chonghui said to him during that 'bet'.

——"Admiral Li, I bet you will be in trouble near Wang Jing! If you don't listen to me and stay behind, you will definitely die!"

Li Rusong shook his head and returned to his thoughts.

he! Do not believe!
Not only did Li Rusong not believe Zhang Chonghui's 'nonsense'! I don’t even believe that the Japanese army would withdraw from Wangjing so easily!
After all, the Japanese army was 'claimed' to have hundreds of thousands of people! Only those who are stupid will voluntarily give up the strong and defensible Wang Jing and return to their hometown of Wadi!
With many years of battlefield experience, Li Rusong could smell something 'weird'!

This time, Li Rusong did not order the army to attack Wang Jing in one fell swoop! Instead, he only led the elite of his headquarters, four thousand Liaodong cavalrymen!
He wants to go to Wang Jing personally to find out the truth!
……

Ming Dynasty Liaodong.

Li House.

This is the second year since Li Chengliang was dismissed from office. This veteran, who is nearly seventy years old, does not seem to have much feeling about his dismissal from office by His Majesty the Emperor.

Since becoming unemployed, Li Chengliang has lived an extremely chic 'retirement' life in his hometown in Liaodong.

Drinking and having fun all day long, not to mention how happy he was, Li Chengliang, who was nearly seventy years old, would take in some teenage concubines from time to time to nourish his old heart.

At this moment, Li Chengliang, who was still very lively, was squatting on the ground in an imageless manner, holding a slender stick with a hair ball stuck on it, teasing the naughty little raccoon slave in front of him like an old child.

"Mimi, Mimi, yo, you caught me again."

Li Chengliang was very happy to tease the cat, especially the little raccoon slave's grinning "incompetent and furious" look, which made him giggle.

Until, someone comes.

"Master, the slave is here again."

The steward of the Li Mansion came and said, "He brought many gifts to honor you. He also said that he wanted to see you in person, kowtow to you and say hello."

Just as he was having fun with the cat, Li Chengliang was suddenly interrupted by news, which inevitably disturbed Li Chengliang's interest.

I wanted to just dismiss the matter, but after thinking about it, Li Chengliang laughed and said, "I haven't seen Nu'er for some time. I miss him. Let him come in."

Not long after, the housekeeper led a tall and burly man in.

As soon as the man entered the door, he knelt down in front of Li Chengliang and kowtowed!
"My slave kowtows to my godfather!"

Nurhachi kowtowed his head so loudly that Li Chengliang was so happy that he laughed and said:

"Slave, you are serious. I have told you so many times, don't be so outspoken to me! The ground is cold, get up quickly!"

With Li Chengliang's permission, Nurhachi dared to stand up. The tall man's face was full of flattery at this moment, he bent down and said with a smile on his face:
"Dad, this slave is here to congratulate you! I heard that my eldest brother led troops to aid the DPRK this time and won several great victories! My eldest brother is indeed your most respected person!"

"Hahaha, just defeating the Japanese slaves is not a big deal." Li Chengliang said with a smile, picked up the kitten, put it in his arms and teased it, and asked with a 'casual' smile:

"Slave, I heard that you told the King of Korea a few months ago that you wanted to send troops to help them fight against the Japanese?"

It was originally a "light" question, but when Nurhachi heard this question, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly replied respectfully:

"Daddy, that was a lie. There were Japanese troops stationed near the Haixi Jurchens at that time. I just wanted to take this opportunity to capture the Haixi Jurchens. I also felt that it would be a pity to send troops in vain, so I wanted to use this as an excuse. It’s just a matter of selling face to North Korea and has no intention of aiding North Korea.”

"Hahaha, that's it." Li Chengliang smiled heartily and gently, like a kind old man, and even praised 'suddenly':

"Slave, you are still young, and you are about to recover the Jurchen tribe! In my opinion, you are much better than my useless son!"

As his godson, Nurhaci should have been happy to receive praise from his 'godfather'. However, he became panicked for no reason and hurriedly replied:

"Slave will never dare to be a godfather if you do this! Slave is just a fool, how can he compare with eldest brother! I...I can't even carry eldest brother's shoes!"

"Hey, it's so exaggerated to mention shoes." Li Chengliang held the cat in one hand and patted Nurhachi on the shoulder with the other, encouragingly saying:
"Slave, I am very optimistic about you! I believe that you will be able to unify the Jurchens as soon as possible and manage the Jianzhou territory for our Ming Dynasty! Don't let me down!"

Nurhachi hurriedly lowered his head and replied: "Don't worry, godfather! I will try my best to live up to your expectations! I will manage Jianzhou well for you, godfather, and for the Ming Dynasty!"

……

The 'godfather and son' chat didn't take long, because Li Chengliang said that he gets sleepy easily as he gets older and wanted to take a nap.

After hearing this, Nurhaci hurriedly said goodbye and left.

……

Nurhaci left, but Li Chengliang did not take a nap as he said just now, but continued to play with the cat.

However, after only a short while, someone else came.

The person who came this time was Li Chengliang's recently adopted concubine. When the fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old girl saw her master playing with the cat, she immediately joined in.

However, the kitten was too naughty. It showed its teeth and soon scratched the concubine who wanted to touch it.

"Master!" The concubine snorted, stamped her little feet and said coquettishly, "Why does this cat scratch me but not you?"

"Hahaha." Li Chengliang deliberately teased the concubine: "Who told you that you are incompetent? You can't even handle a 'cat'?"

Being teased like this, the concubine felt a little unconvinced. Looking at the kitten that was more 'favored' than herself, she was jealous and said instead:
"Sir, I heard that a cat that scratches people is a white-eyed wolf that has not been raised well! You cannot raise it! Just throw it away!"

"That's not okay!" Li Chengliang picked up the kitten. He always liked to 'manipulate' his concubine, but this time he changed his normal behavior and directly kicked her out.

The concubine left cursing, but Li Chengliang still held the naughty kitten in his arms like a 'treasure'.

Who said you can't keep a cat that scratches people?
He just wants to raise a 'kitten' into a 'big cat'!
Only by raising the 'cats' in the mountains! Only his 'pines and cypresses' can 'thrive'!

……

After stepping out of the gate of Li's Mansion, 'Mao Erhachi', who was still in shock, received the 'latest' 'good' news.

"The false news that the Japanese army has retreated from Wangjing has spread!"

(End of this chapter)