I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 201 Dare to cross the border and use troops? Catch!
Xu Wei and Meng Zhiguo led two cavalry regiments of the Dingliao Cavalry Division and marched quickly, quickly arriving at the Maolian Mountain area.

The Helan River merges into the Ayeku River near the city of Tawin, then turns southeast and flows into the sea after more than a hundred miles.

This section of the river is called Bomen River.

Xu Wei rode his horse and stood on a hill, pointing to the southeast, and spoke to generals including Meng Zhiguo.

"During the pre-Yuan Dynasty, Korea was still the Goryeo Kingdom, with its territory along the Taedong River. The Lee family usurped the throne and took advantage of the fact that my Emperor Taizu was busy expelling the Yuan Dynasty and had no time to look east, and gradually encroached on the thousands of miles of land east of Changbai Mountain.

Then they changed the subject to deceive Emperor Taizu. The officials in the court and the local government were ignorant and neither conducted an on-site inspection nor summoned the Liaodong border residents for questioning. They just followed the report without knowing what was going on, and ended up watching the vast territory being taken over by the ambitious people of Korea.

Now they are greedy and dare to cross the border to use military force! Do they really think that our Ming Dynasty is a clay statue of Buddha?"

Meng Zhiguo replied angrily: "I have served in Liaodong for many years, and I have heard that Korea often invades our Ming territory in the name of suppressing the Jurchens.

During the Chenghua period, our army plowed the Jianzhou Jurchens, and Korea took the opportunity to attack and destroy Jianzhou Zuowei Li Zhuman and others, and extended their hands to the Ayeku River and the Hebomen River. Now they are getting bolder and bolder, and even dare to cross the border to use troops. I am really angry! "

Xu Wei raised his whip and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said that every inch of our Ming Dynasty was fought for by thousands of soldiers who shed their blood and sacrificed their lives. Not an inch is redundant!"
After we have dealt with the Jianzhou Jurchens and the Haixi Jurchens, we will deal with these greedy and shameless people in Korea."

"it is good!"

"Now, let's take care of these North Korean brats who dared to cross the border and use their military force! Commander Meng!"

"The humble position is here!"

"Arrange the troops and cut off their escape routes. Don't let any of them go! Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!"

The Korean official who led the army across the Balmun River into the Ming territory was named Choi Su-in. He belonged to the Choi clan of Andong, was a Jinshi, and was currently the judge of the Ningbyeon Protectorate.

When he was in his early thirties, after having served in Ningbian for a term of service, he could be recalled to the capital as a capable official and entrusted with important tasks.

At this time, Cui Shuren was full of pride and high spirits. He wore a red round-necked official robe, a black gauze hat, and a mink coat, and gave orders to his team officers and sentries.

"How come we only captured over 400 Jurchens? Too few! I want 1,000, you know! 1,000 people. How can I report to the court if we have 400 or 500 people?
Also, I want 100 heads of Jurchen men. Count how many people you need to capture! Go capture them immediately. If you can’t catch enough, I’ll stuff you in to make up the number! "

A general riding on horseback nearby, who was none other than the military commander Park Kwang-ji, could not help but remind him, "Judge Cui, we have crossed the Bomen River and entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

I heard that there are a large number of Ming troops nearby who are also clearing out the Jurchens. If we get caught by them, it will be bad news."

Cui Shuren glanced at Park Kwang-jik with a sneer on his face.

Choi Su-in's official rank was two levels lower than Park Gwang-ji's, but he was a civil official of the East Class and a Jinshi graduate, a noble man. Moreover, he came from the famous Choi family, so he looked down on Park Gwang-ji, a military officer of the West Class.

It’s just that the troops belong to others, and we will have to rely on them for a lot of things in the future, so we have to give them some face.

Cui Shuren said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? This is the land of the Jurchens. When did it become the territory of the Ming Dynasty? Only those with virtue can live here."

He proudly pointed to the area south of the Bomen River and east of Changbai Mountain and said, "It used to be a no-man's land, but now it belongs to my country of Korea. Do the people of Ming have anything to say?
What they care about most is not the land, they have plenty of it. What they care about most is face, as long as their vanity is satisfied, they will take the land at will. If we don't take it, it will be a waste.

Let me tell you, Park Yuhou, this time I am attacking the east of the Bomen River, not only to plunder the population, but also to take this land under my feet. As long as the Ming people keep silent, it won't be long before it becomes the new territory I will open up for Korea and the king!
Ha ha! "

Cui Shuren laughed triumphantly, but the sound of galloping horses interrupted his ostentatious laughter.

"Report!"

"what's up?"

"A group of Ming people are coming here at full speed."

"How many people?" Cui Shuren was shocked.

"Less than 300 riders, one of whom seems to be a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty."

"High official?"

"Yes, in a red official robe."

Cui Shuren was feeling uneasy. He knew that the Ming Dynasty had very strict management of official uniforms, unlike Korea, where officials in the capital were still managed by rank, with officials wearing uniforms of different colors depending on their rank.

Once you leave the capital, you can let yourself go and wear whatever official uniform you want.

For example, he himself, although his rank was not high enough, he still wore red official uniform, thinking he was showing off.

In the Ming Dynasty, those who wore red official uniforms were basically officials of the fourth rank and above, at least the left and right councilors of the Liaodong Provincial Administration. Yet they appeared in this remote wilderness.

Cui Shuren took a deep breath, waved his hand, and signaled Park Guangzhi, "Park Yuhou, let's go meet this Ming official together."

Soon, Cui Shuren, Park Gwang-ji and Xu Wei's groups met on a hill.

"Your humble servant, Choi Su-in, the judge of the Ningbyeon Protectorate, and Park Gwang-ji, the military commander, pays respect to the envoy of the superior country."

Xu Wei glanced at the two of them and said calmly, "I am Xu Wei, the Minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty. I have been ordered to lead troops to patrol the border. Why are you two crossing the border?"

Cui Shuren felt a headache when he heard this.

Assistant Minister of War!

Good fellow, this is definitely a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty. He was ordered to patrol the border, which means that he was one of the main officers in clearing out the Jurchens in Liaodong.

As soon as he came up, he asked why I crossed the border and had no good intentions.

However, seeing that there were only 300 cavalrymen behind Xu Wei, although they were in bright armor and looked fierce and awe-inspiring, Cui Shuren was not panicked. He thought, "I have thousands of soldiers and horses, so I am not afraid."

Besides, Ming officials have always liked to win people over with virtue, so we can talk slowly.

Cui Shuren immediately replied respectfully, "Our country has received a letter from the king. The king and the government sent me to lead the troops to help suppress the Jurchens and fulfill my duty as a vassal state."

Xu Wei laughed twice, and said sternly, "The imperial edict our dynasty sent to your country asked you to strictly patrol the border and not let the Jurchens escape into your country, but it did not ask you to cross the border."

He stood up, looked at the Korean soldiers behind Cui Shuren and Park Guangzhi, and sneered: "You are so brave. Not only did you cross the border without permission, but you also dared to bring weapons into the country, plunder my border people, and burn my border villages. Does Korea want to go to war with my Ming Dynasty?"

Xu Wei's accusation was too big, and Cui Shuren turned pale and sweat broke out on his forehead. He quickly argued, "We just heard that the Jurchens refused to obey the king's rule and were wantonly making trouble. We were filled with righteous indignation, so we led the troops to help suppress them. Please don't misunderstand me, sir."

"Misunderstanding?" Xu Wei sneered, "No matter how the Jianzhou Jurchens disobey the king's rule and wantonly cause chaos, how to eliminate and punish them is handled by our Ming soldiers. There is no need for your country's soldiers to interfere.

Now you have thousands of soldiers and horses, fully equipped with weapons and armor, full of murderous intent, and the land under your feet is the territory of my Great Ming. The people you treat as pigs and dogs and drive them away are the Jurchens, who are also the people of my Great Ming.

There is evidence and witnesses, what else can you say?"

Unable to explain, Cui Shuren quickly winked at Park Kwang-jik, "You kid, hurry up and go and take on this Ming official and his 300 cavalrymen."

It's out in the wilderness here. After we kill them all, we'll just dig a hole and bury them. No one will know.

Pu Guang gave him a blunt look. The 300 cavalrymen on the opposite side were cavalrymen from Liaodong, cavalrymen who dared to fight a bloody battle with the Mongolians from the north. You want me to fight them?
I'm not that stupid!
Xu Wei saw Cui Shuren's little move and asked with a sneer, "Judge Cui, do you want to silence me?"

The muscles on Cui Shuren's face twitched back and forth, and he smiled awkwardly: "I dare not, I dare not!"

Xu Wei raised his hand, and the cavalrymen behind him blew the horns. With the sound of horns, more than 2,000 cavalrymen slowly surrounded him from three sides.

"Come here, arrest all these thieves who have crossed the border and invaded our Ming territory! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

Xu Wei said murderously.

He personally planned many battles and participated in many wars, so he had a firm grasp of the momentum.

The Ming army horns sounded again, and the cavalry began to trot. Before Park Kwang-jik could speak, his soldiers and horses dropped their weapons, squatted on the ground, and shouted in unison: "We surrender, we surrender!"

Xu Wei watched as the Ming army disarmed and captured more than 1,300 Korean cavalry and infantry, along with more than 400 Jurchens. He pointed to ten selected Korean clerks and officers.

"Go back and report that your troops have crossed the border and invaded the territory of the Ming Dynasty. I have captured them all. Tell your king to send an envoy to the capital to apologize!"

(End of this chapter)