Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 138 Dong Yiyuan’s worries

After returning from Shuerhaqi, Li Rusong was still a little depressed.

"Does the general still have some concerns? Shuerhaqi speaks so bluntly, which at least shows that he is not a deep-minded person. It is much easier to deal with such a person."

"It's true. When the two brothers were under my father's command, Nurhachi didn't like to talk much, but he would observe carefully before every battle, and he was also busy practicing martial arts at ordinary times. Shuerhaci was very friendly at that time. Friends, he usually doesn’t like to hide anything he has to say. I didn’t expect Nurhachi to have such abilities now. If he knew that his abilities were so high, his father would have kept him in the Liaodong Army." Li Rusong recalled road.

"Admiral Li, we can't take care of things in Liaodong right now. But now the Korean war situation is basically clear. Now that our army is gathering, it won't be so difficult to capture Ulsan City. As long as Ulsan City is captured, Busan City can't They have been holding on for too long. As long as the army returns to Liaodong, Nurhaci will not dare to act rashly." Zhang Xiao said.

"Yes, we must seize the time and attack Ulsan City fiercely. If Kato Kiyomasa reacts and breaks through forcefully and escapes, our results will be much less." Li Rusong nodded.

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Three months later, Yizhou City, Liaodong.

The army that aided Korea had returned victoriously.

Although more than half of the Japanese army in Busan Castle escaped, and Kato Kiyomasa who was stationed in Ulsan Castle also led a small number of elites to successfully break out, but overall, the results were significant.

"Admiral Li, Shuerhaqi is going to lead the troops back to the Jianzhou Department. I also want to thank the imperial court for the hundred fire guns." Shuerhaqi thanked him.

That night, Li Rusong sent someone to call Zhang Xiao to his handsome tent.

A thousand people from the Jianju tribe came, and when they came back, many Jurjin tribe members from the north took the opportunity to join them. When they arrived at Yiju City, there were already three thousand people. North Korea did not dare to interfere. The Ming Dynasty, out of the intention of strengthening Shuerhaqi's power, did not stop Shuerhaqi's private military expansion.

Shuerhaqi led his troops to leave, and Chu Ying naturally followed his uncle back to the Jianzhou Department.

"The imperial court has given me the position of governor, and Shuerhaqi is already satisfied. I dare not ask for more. I hope to see you all again next time I go to Beijing to pay tribute." Shuerhaqi said goodbye and led his men to leave.

"This was originally your capture. Although the Jianzhou Department did not fight many battles this time, they fought well. When Li returns to the court, he will definitely not forget to state your contribution to His Majesty."

"Admiral Li, why are you so anxious? Is it because of the Ministry of State Development?"

"Yeah, until now, I still can't figure out whether the Jianzhou tribe is too strong or the other tribes are too vulnerable. Liaodong is the hometown of Li and the place where my father commander started. Now After such an incident, Li was also deeply anxious."

"Admiral Li, we are far away in North Korea, and a lot of the news we hear may not be true. If you want to know more detailed details, I'm afraid you'd better ask Mr. Dong." "That's right, there is nothing you can do if you are impatient now. It can only be said that the combined armies have been put on heightened alert. Li must bring the army back to the capital safely, and then I will be able to complete the mission entrusted to me by His Majesty."

The army then marched forward, and when they arrived near Liaoyang City, the newly appointed governor of Liaodong, Li Hualong, and the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, Dong Yiyuan, were already there to meet them.

"Admiral Li, under the orders of the imperial court, Dong personally led the main force of the Liaodong Army to wait here to receive the army back to Beijing." Dong Yiyuan said.

"General Dong has been guarding Liaodong in recent years, ensuring that the rear of the army aiding North Korea is safe. Li would like to thank General Dong very much."

"Ashamed, ashamed, Dong is in dire straits, but fortunately nothing major happened. Now that the campaign of conquering the dynasty is over, Dong can rest for a while."

The returning army did not temporarily relax until they reached Liaoyang City, and also obtained sufficient supplies. Taking this opportunity, the military and political leaders of the army aiding Korea also began to exchange information and intelligence with the military and political leaders of Liaodong Town.

"Mr. Dong, I heard that several Mongolian tribes have not stopped harassing Liaodong. Why, Mr. Dong, did you lead the main force to Liaoyang?" Behind closed doors, Li Rusong stopped being polite and asked directly.

"Over in Guangning City, the imperial court sent troops from Ji Town to reinforce, and asked me to come to Liaoyang City first to take charge. It was said that it was to support the returning army, but in fact it was to guard against the Jurchen tribe. At that time, the Ye He tribe was determined to eliminate Jian. I sent people to the State Department, and Governor Li also sent people to mediate. However, the two leaders of the Ye He Department ignored them at all and insisted on going to war with the Jianzhou Department. When our army gathered to prepare for intervention, The nine coalition forces had lost inexplicably and in a complete mess. If Nurhaci hadn't sent people to victory immediately, Dong was afraid that the Jianzhou Department would take the opportunity to attack. Until now, the cities in Liaodong are still on alert, for fear of not knowing No matter how many people rushed over to harass me, fortunately, Admiral Li, you also defeated the Japanese. Otherwise, Liaodong would be surrounded by enemies on all sides, and I don’t know how to defend it." Dong Yiyuan said with emotion.

"Nurhachi sent someone to win the battle just after winning the battle? Did the imperial court send someone to verify the achievements of the Jianzhou Department?" Zhang Xiao asked.

"We sent people to check. The Jianzhou Ministry generously let our people go in to check. Before the war, we estimated that the number of people gathered by Ye He's side was between 50,000 and 100,000. The Jianzhou Ministry's It is said that there were 30,000 people who fought against them, and 4,000 were killed by the Jianzhou tribe, and thousands of people were captured. Among the nine tribes, important generals and even tribal leaders were killed or captured in the battle. The losses were real. It’s also huge.”

"How much damage did the Jianzhou Department suffer in the battle?" Li Rusong asked.

"Nurhachi's statement is that the soldiers suffered hundreds of casualties. This number is a bit lower. It may be that the temporarily recruited tribesmen were not included in the casualties. But even so, the casualties are really not large. The morale of the Jianzhou Department is now High. According to the soldiers who went to verify their military exploits, many generals in the Jianzhou Ministry suggested that Nurhachi should take advantage of the victory to pursue the victory and send the main force to attack the Yehe tribe and the Ula tribe, and even try the depth of our Ming Dynasty, but Nurhachi stopped them all. Now Jianzhou The ministry is still reinforcing the city defense and training the army," Dong Yiyuan said.

"That's the case. So now the Jianzhou Department is still on the defensive, right? Is there any other action?" Song Yingchang asked.

"Now the Jianzhou Department is not without action. Although Nurhaci did not attack the big tribes, the small and medium-sized tribes nearby were taken over by Nurhaci. Nurhachi also sent envoys to the surrounding areas, especially to our Ming Dynasty. The most. Nurhachi also entrusted us to report to the court and pay tribute to His Majesty." Li Hualong, governor of Liaodong, said.

(End of this chapter)