Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 991: Resolving the Dispute and Rescuing Gaizhou

"Military report! Gaizhou military report" In the guard camp on the Yalu River, Chu Wang Baoyin received a military report from Liaonan General Wang Guotai asking for help, and was shocked after reading it. At this time, David Guo had just signed an alliance with North Korea and received 200,000 taels of silver. He was also designated by his old father as a princess: Princess Shujing of North Korea. Although the beauty has not yet married, he heard that she is a beauty, and he was in a very good mood.

However, there was still a small episode that could not be resolved in the negotiations with Korea, that is, the affiliation of Wang Yiwen's Hanlu of Korea who helped Weiguo fight. Wang's tribe originally had 2,000 people, all of whom were Ming people living in Korea. Half of them were killed or wounded in the war, leaving only 1,000 people. Now that the war in southern Liaoning has come to an end, they naturally have to return to Korea. But there was one case. In order to promote the alliance between David and Korea, Wang Yiwen, Pei Sansheng, Zheng Xianjia and others launched a mutiny to force King Li Jin of Chao. This kind of action of overthrowing the superior was a taboo in Korea. Although the King of Chao agreed to Weiguo's request and promoted Wang Yiwen from the second-rank training general to the second-rank supervisor, Pei Sansheng and Zheng Xianjia were both promoted from lieutenant generals to training generals. But when Weifang asked Wang Yiwen's tribe to be stationed in Yizhou, a military stronghold on the south bank of the Yalu River, it was flatly rejected. This was actually a test to test the King of Chao's attitude towards the Hanlu. If David was unable to protect those who surrendered to him, who would dare to surrender to David in the future? Li Yu refused to allow the Han Brigade to enter Yizhou, which was close to the border, and insisted on transferring them to Gangwon Province, which was far from the border. This made Wei Fang very worried, fearing that the Han Brigade would be disbanded on the spot once it entered Gangwon Province. Baoyin immediately took action to incorporate 1,000 Qing army prisoners captured in the war into the Han Brigade, expanding the number of this army to 2,000, and then ordered Wang Yiwen to lead his troops to rebuild a city more than 100 miles southwest of Yizhou, named Xinyizhou. In response, the Joseon side protested and refused to pay military pay. Seeing that they were so ungrateful, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was furious and prepared to cross the river again to invade the south and plunder Joseon. At this time, a military report from Wang Guotai asking for help was received.

"Alas! I was just planning to teach those disobedient Koreans a lesson and seize some supplies, but I didn't expect the Qing army to cross the sea. How hateful!" Baoyin said angrily.

"Your Highness, our issues with Korea have not been resolved yet. If we leave the Yalu River now, and Korea surrenders and then rebels again and cooperates with the Qing army entering southern Liaoning, what should we do?" asked Babai, the chief of Momian Wanhu.

After hearing what Babai said, Baoyin remained silent.

"Your Highness, I think we should reach an agreement with North Korea on the ownership of the Han Brigade as soon as possible," said Chechen Houbab.

Baoyin frowned, "That's reasonable, but how can we make the King of Chao compromise as soon as possible?"

Babu suddenly got stuck, and the generals were at a loss for what to do for a moment, and there was silence in the tent.

Jasaktugong Wangchuck suddenly laughed and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. King Chao Li Jian has always been timid. When he sees my army heading south, he will surrender immediately. To prevent any loss, you can send someone to secretly inform Park Erzhao to think of a solution. I heard that he is highly valued by the King Chao and is now the Minister of War."

"Great! Park Erzhao is not good at fighting, but he is a master at deceiving his superiors and subordinates." Baoyin laughed, "Order the whole army to cross the Yalu River tomorrow and have a good hunt!"

Hearing the word "hunting", the generals immediately became excited. The Korean army was weak, especially not good at field battles, and was a good target for robbery. Everyone wanted to make a little fortune from hunting.

The next morning, nearly 13,000 cavalrymen of the Guards swarmed southward from the frozen river, entering Pyeongan Province, Hamgyong Province, and Hwanghae Province successively. They did not attack the city, but only looted the villages and towns along the way, robbing people and wealth. It was like entering an unmanned area. Not many North Korean troops dared to go out of the city to fight, and the few that occasionally appeared were easily annihilated by the cavalry of the Guards. With only more than a hundred casualties, they captured 30,000 people and a large amount of gold and silver, and approached Kaesong, a key city of North Korea.

Emergency documents were flying towards Seoul like snowflakes. King Lee Jun could no longer sit still and summoned important officials such as Jeong Tae-hwa, Sim Ji-won, Won Doo-pyo, Lee Kyung-seok, Song Si-yeol, and Song Jun-gil to discuss the matter. But no one spoke and looked at Park Ye-so, the former military envoy and current military vice minister.

"Park Er Zhao, you are so eloquent that you deceived Your Highness by saying that Weiguo has good intentions towards Joseon. Now that the alliance is not yet finalized, the Wei army is heading south again? Is this the good intention you are talking about?" Song Siyeol was the first to scold Park Er Zhao, breaking the silence. As soon as Song Daru took the lead, the court immediately scolded. These ministers may not be good at fighting, but they are first-class at scolding. "Scold me~ As much as you want, if scolding me to death can make Weiguo withdraw its troops, I would rather let you scold me to death," Park Er Zhao said calmly.

Li Jian understood what was going on and asked softly, "Does Park Qing have any idea to withdraw the troops?"

"Your Highness, I have spent some time in the Wei Army and I know that although the Hu people are barbaric, they value friendship and loyalty. They regard the Han Brigade who fought alongside them as their comrades. The Han Brigade once mutinied and was worried about retaliation after returning home. Their request to be stationed in Yizhou, which is close to the border of Wei State, was rejected. They felt uneasy and built a new city near Yizhou, but were rebuked again by envoys. The Wei Army wanted to stand up for the Han Brigade, so they sent troops south. As long as the Han Brigade is allowed to settle in the new city and receive military pay, the Wei Army will definitely retreat to the north bank of the Yalu River," Park Erzhao analyzed seriously.

"Damn it! When the barbarians invaded from the south, not only did you not let Your Highness send troops to fight back, but you simply surrendered to the barbarians and showed weakness. What is your intention?" Song Junji was furious.

"How can we show off our bravery in national affairs? The Left Counselor asked Your Highness to send troops to attack. Who is willing to lead the army?" Park Erzhao asked disdainfully. When this question came out, no one in the hall dared to answer.

Li Jian sighed secretly, and his tone became softer, "Mr. Park, if I agree to let the Han army stay in the new city they built and provide them with food and wages, will the Wei Kingdom withdraw its troops?"

"I think the Wei Kingdom will withdraw its troops. To be on the safe side, we can let Princess Suk-kyung write a letter to the King of Chu. The King of Chu is the commander-in-chief of the Wei army and Princess Suk-kyung's husband, so he will definitely show some mercy." Park Er-jo had already communicated with the King of Chu in advance and was confident.

"Okay! Let someone write a letter to the King of Chu in the name of Suk-kyung," Li Yu looked at Park Er-jo expectantly, "The matter of peace talks with the State of Wei will be fully handed over to Park Qing, and they must withdraw their troops as soon as possible."

"I dare not disobey your order. I am willing to ride a fast horse into the guard camp immediately and urge them to withdraw as soon as possible," said Park Erzhao.

When he saw the dusty Park Erzhao, His Royal Highness the King of Chu of the David Kingdom couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying three words: "Is it done?"

"In reply to Your Highness, I have fulfilled my mission. King Yi Jin has agreed to allow the Han troops to be stationed in Sinuiju and to provide them with food and salaries," Park Erzhao smiled.

"You are very good!" Baoyin punched him gently to show affection, and then said to the generals: "Tomorrow the whole army will return. After crossing the river, Teng Jitai, Dong Yisilabu, and Chaoer will stay on the north bank of the Yalu River, and the rest of the generals will follow me to rescue Gaizhou." (End of this chapter)

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