Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 89: The vanguard encounters a setback, causing shock to both the government and the public

The imperial court's army to aid the DPRK was being prepared step by step. Until a frontline report entered the capital, the capital that had just calmed down began to become turbulent again.

"How did I explain that to occupy the other side, survey the enemy's situation first, and don't rush into it? I was told before that the situation was overwhelming and that the Korean war situation had turned around. Now you give me such an explanation?! And this Korea? Lord and ministers, an army of one hundred thousand, and the land of the Eight Paths, how long has it been since they were all lost?" The emperor did not continue to speak, but dropped the report in his hand with a snap, picked up the inkstone on the table, and smashed it on the ground. There was a loud noise in the study, and the chamberlains waiting nearby were all excited.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Chen Ju quickly advised, and then quietly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

"This Zu Chengxun, who is also an old subordinate of Li Chengliang of the Liaodong Army, how could he be so reckless. Now that he has lost the first battle and lost all three thousand elites, he still has the nerve to come back alone. Pass on my will and put this... "The emperor seemed to have lost some of his anger after smashing the inkstone. He forced his temper back and did not say anything else.

"Your Majesty, what message do you want to convey?" Chen Ju asked cautiously.

"The report said that after Zu Chengxun came back, he took off all his official uniforms and avenged his crime, right? Well, this person is still his old subordinate of Li Chengliang. Chen Ju, you sent someone to give Li Rusong a The oral instructions say that it is up to him to arrange how to deal with Zu Chengxun," the emperor said.

"The minister obeys the order," Chen Ju said.

"One more thing, you ask Zhang Xiao to come here tomorrow. He really got everything right about North Korea." The emperor sighed.

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The next day.

In the imperial study room, Zhang Xiao carefully looked at the frontline report in his hand, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

"What do you think after reading this? All these things were predicted by you. Now that Zu Chengxun failed in the first battle, no one in the government or the public dared to say that peace talks are now possible. It's just that the ministers are worried that the 50,000-strong army is not enough. Well, in the past, there were always They told me that we should be considerate of the people and reduce military pay. Now that things are going well, the war is raging, and I will look for soldiers who can fight anywhere else," the emperor said.

"Your Majesty, this time our army advanced recklessly and failed. As long as the Korean reinforcements arrive and fight steadily, the Japanese army will not be able to resist it," Zhang Xiao said.

"Three thousand Liaodong cavalry, even if we can't win, how can we escape unscathed? Uncle Ning Yuan is so calm and mature, why are each of his men more reckless than the other. Li Rusong must not let me down." The emperor sighed. .

"Your Majesty, General Li Rusong is brave enough to conquer all three armies. He will definitely be better than his predecessors." Zhang Xiao said.

"Now that the general selection has been decided, I naturally have no intention of changing the general. It's just that this army to aid Korea needs to bring more things. Just like what you said before, we need to prepare more firecrackers and artillery. Only then can we fight steadily," the emperor said.

"Your Majesty is wise," Zhang Xiao replied.

"Zhang Xiao, the Ottoman chapter you paid tribute to in the past talked about the Ottoman method of training the imperial guards. Then the Folanji people can be regarded as dominating Europe and America. What is their method of training troops and forming formations?" asked the emperor. .

"The Franco robot troops were also recruited. There is nothing special about them. However, their formation method is somewhat interesting. It is called the Spanish phalanx. It mainly relies on spears, halberdiers, and fire gunners to form a phalanx. , and some sword and shield bearers as supplements. Of course, this is only an infantry phalanx. The army expedition also has cavalry and artillery as support." Zhang Xiao said. "Then do you know how to arrange this Spanish phalanx?" the emperor asked.

"This minister doesn't know." Zhang Xiao said. After all, if you haven't studied formations in detail, you can't just say that you understand them.

"Well, you should continue writing the "The Rise of Great Powers" series, but you just haven't received my order, so don't spread it casually. This time the Japanese are so arrogant, I'm afraid they didn't learn the firecrackers and artillery of the Western Yi people. He also thinks that he can compete with me, the Ming Dynasty. Are you going to write about Fo Lang Ji in your next article?" the emperor asked.

"Reporting to your majesty, the next article in the plan is indeed the chapter on Folangji." Zhang Xiao's plan is to write a chapter on Spain and Portugal.

"In that case, then write well and write brilliantly. I want to see what is so magical about these Western Yi countries. Also, there is a memorial here. I guess you must be very interested in it," the emperor said. .

Chen Ju picked up the report and handed it to Zhang Xiao. Zhang Xiao took it and took a look. It turned out that the author of the memorial was an old acquaintance whom he had met once. The most loyal Shunyi in the Ming Dynasty, Nurhaci, the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard.

"I have heard you say Nurhaci many times. Mongolia's Shunyi King Selik and Tuman Khan have never seen you say it so many times. How about Nurhaci now that he wants to join the army to aid North Korea? How do you think we should approve it?" the emperor asked. road.

"This is a major matter for the vassal administration. I dare not speak nonsense." Zhang Xiao said.

"I ask you to discuss it. I am not Yuan Shao, and you are not Jushou Tian Feng. Just say what you want." The emperor ordered.

"Shunyi wants to help in the war, so naturally it should be accepted. However, Nurhaci's move is just asking for advice. After all, now that the Jianzhou tribe has grown, the most dissatisfied is the Yehe tribe. Nurhachi still has to defend his home base with heavy troops, even if he has to send troops to help. We won’t send too many people. Moreover, the King of North Korea will not agree,” Zhang Xiao said.

"Why, the Koreans still dare to pick and choose our Chinese reinforcements?" The emperor was a little unhappy.

"For North Korea, other reinforcements are fine, but the Jurchens will not agree to it. The newly expanded land in the north of North Korea is mainly from the Jurchen tribe. There are still many Jurchen tribes in the north of North Korea. They must be afraid of Nurhaci's reinforcements. After that, Lai stayed in North Korea and refused to leave," Zhang Xiao explained.

"What is there to be afraid of? When the time comes to drive away the Japanese pirates, I will ask Nurhaci to evacuate. How dare he, the Jianzhou Department, not be obedient?" the emperor said.

Zhang Xiao really wanted to say "It's hard to say", but he was afraid that the emperor would push him out and chop him out if he got excited.

So Zhang Xiao considered his words before speaking: "Your Majesty, this Jurchen tribe respects the strong. If Nurhaci enters North Korea and wins several battles, his prestige will be greatly shocked. Then the battle will be over. , let alone whether Nurhachi is willing to leave, even if Nurhaci listened to the court's order and finally evacuated all the people, the Jurchen tribe in North Korea who originally controlled the country would probably compete with Nurhachi to pay tribute, and would not pay attention to the North Korean court at all. .So it is normal for North Korean monarchs and ministers to have this worry."

"You have said both right and wrong, so do you want to agree to Nurhachi's entry into the court?" the emperor asked.

"I suggest that Nurhachi should not be allowed to enter the DPRK for now and let him guard the border. However, it is best for your Majesty to send someone to the Jianzhou Department to check the reality. After all, the Jianzhou Department is on the border of North Korea. Even if they do not need to send troops, It would be good to inquire about some information from them and trade some fur ginseng to stabilize them. Also, take a look at how many troops they have now and where they have the confidence to go to the DPRK to fight against the Japanese pirates." Zhang Xiao said.

(End of this chapter)