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Chapter 203 Huang Laifu sent troops again, Emperor Wanli summoned Huang Laifu to meet
The Emperor Wanli, who is simple on the outside and fine on the inside, has been exposed to classics since he was six years old, and has a little understanding of righteousness.After ascending the throne at the age of eight or nine, he continued to lecture day after day. He learned a lot from his extensive knowledge and learned from it. He was able to discuss the scriptures and Taoism with the lecturers without losing the essence.

Emperor Wanli liked reading very much. In addition to ordering the great scholars to make copies of the "Records" of the ancestors of the dynasty for him to read, he also ordered the eunuchs to purchase a wide range of newly published books in Beijing, including poetry, discussion, medicine, Screenplays, novels, etc.

In history, although he did not go to court for a long time, every move of every person in every corner of the Ming Dynasty could not escape his silently watching eyes. His keen gaze penetrated thousands of miles.Without a brilliant wrist, it is impossible for him to be his emperor steadily for 48 years.

If he doesn't go to court, it doesn't mean he doesn't do business. It's just like changing the office from the court to the harem, creating a Ming version of the home office SOHO family, which avoids the boring disputes of the courtiers and handles things efficiently. The concept is very advanced.

He could see through the ambitions of the Japanese at a glance. He knew that the ambitions of the Japanese were definitely not limited to North Korea. Once North Korea perished, the next target of the Japanese would definitely be Ming Dynasty, and there would be a war between China and Japan.Since it was necessary to fight, it was better to fight earlier than later, and it was better to fight abroad than at home. Therefore, Emperor Wanli was the first to make the decision to send troops to North Korea.

And at this time, the news that Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked Ryukyu, Luzon and other places to surrender and pay tribute came, which angered the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty even more.Emperor Wanli said to his courtiers: "Ping Xiuji's picture of North Korea means China. I save North Korea, not just as a country. If North Korea is solidified, the east of Liaodong will be protected, and the capital will be consolidated in Mount Tai."
The Ming court quickly formed a consensus of "to meet the enemy outside and not to enter the country".

In July of the 20th year of Wanli, Ming Dynasty sent the first support army to North Korea.Liaodong guerrilla Shi Ru led [-] cavalry as the vanguard, and Zu Chengxun, the deputy commander, led [-] cavalry to follow.

Beside Liaodong Governor Hao Jie, the North Korean envoy Li Dexin repeatedly wrote to the Ming Dynasty Hall, requesting to send troops, and cried bitterly day and night under the governor's tent. .

But something went wrong here, the two leaders, neither Shi Ru nor Zu Chengxun, knew much about the Japanese army.At that time, after the Ming army crossed the river, the courtier Liu Chenglong happily greeted Zu Chengxun by the Yalu River, but then he found that Zu Chengxun had too few troops, so he said to him: "The Japanese soldiers are very powerful. I hope the general will deal with them carefully."

Zu Chengxun replied: "I once defeated tens of thousands of Mongolian soldiers with three thousand cavalry. What's the point of the little Japanese?"

Zu Chengxun was originally Li Chengliang's family member, and he accompanied Li Chengliang to fight everywhere. He was brave and good at fighting.

As a result of the facts, two thousand cavalry led by Liaodong guerrilla Shi Ru marched near Pyongyang. Due to unfamiliar roads, they missed the Japanese army in an ambush.

Then came the [-] cavalry led by Zu Chengxun. First, because of the rain, the horseshoes were festered, and Zu Chengxun led the troops into Pyongyang rashly, and was ambushed by [-] Japanese iron gunners. Chengxun was defeated and returned!
When the news came back, the Ming court was as if a pot had exploded, and the crowd was passionate, asking the Ming Dynasty to send a large number of troops to go to North Korea.Toyotomi Hideyoshi was ecstatic when he heard the news. He believed that the strength of the Ming army was as weak as he knew, and the spirits in Japan were also lifted.

In August, Song Yingchang, the right servant of the Ministry of War, prepared the military affairs of the Japanese, took charge of the anti-Japanese affairs, and ordered the governors of the world to select generals.

In October, Prime Minister Li Rusong, who was still on his way home, was ordered to serve as the general officer of the military affairs of Ji, Liao, Baoding, and Shandong, and to serve as the general officer of the sea defense and Japanese defense, the admiral of the Eastern Expedition, and overall responsible for the military.His younger brothers Li Rubai, Li Rumei, and Huang Laifu, who performed well in Ping Ningxia, were the deputy commander-in-chief and went to North Korea together.

In the end, Daming mobilized more than 4 elite soldiers from all over the country, mainly: 5 cavalry from Liaodong Town.Xuanfu Town and Datong Town each select 3 elite riders.Shanxi Town selected three thousand elite soldiers.Jizhen and Baoding each selected 5 elite infantry.Jiangsu and Zhejiang selected [-] infantry.In the end, Liu Ting, the deputy general of Sichuan, led the Sichuan Army with [-] soldiers and marched towards North Korea as a follow-up force.

In terms of equipment, the cavalry in Liaodong Town, Xuanfu Town and Datong Town were equipped with light armor, sabers and spears, as well as firecrackers.The infantry in Jizhen and Baoding came from the Shenji Battalion of the Ming Army, and used firecrackers and artillery as their main weapons.Jiangsu and Zhejiang soldiers have rich experience in fighting Japanese and are familiar with the mandarin duck formation passed down by Qi Jiguang.Liu Ting's Sichuan Army has been fighting against the Southwestern Yi people for many years. It has rich experience in mountain warfare and has a battalion of vehicles and artillery.

As for Shanxi Town, Huang Laifu's soldiers are mostly infantry on horseback, and it is not impossible to use them as cavalry.

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After the military order of the Ministry of War was handed down, it was passed to Wuzhai Fort on November 24 of the lunar calendar, and Huang Laifu mobilized urgently.Huang Laifu was already familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty, and he had a laptop to look up the information, so he had expected this war earlier.

He also knew that the Ministry of War would most likely allow him to send troops, so after he returned to Wuzhai Fort from Ningxia Town, he did not lift his original state of armament.Therefore, in just a few days, he made various preparations for dispatching troops.

Compared with sending troops to Ningxia, Huang Laifu selected [-] soldiers from Laifu Camp and Zhenlu Camp this time, and in order to compete for the places to send troops, the soldiers broke their heads again.

Since the journey from Wuzhaibao in Shanxi Town to North Korea is more than 2000 miles away, and the deadline is tight, Huang Laifu asked the soldiers to equip each of them with two horses to speed up the journey. He has enough horses now, so horses are not a problem .What's more, they fought against the Japanese in North Korea. The local area is mostly mountainous, so the horses no longer wear armor, and only the soldiers wear light armor.He also dispatched 2000 auxiliary soldiers and led more than [-] horses and mules to accompany the logistics.

In terms of equipment, the soldiers are still half of the gunfire soldiers and half of the cold weapon fighters, and each of them wears iron armor.In addition, he also brought fifty tiger crouching cannons and carried them on horseback.As for the auxiliary soldiers, each is equipped with a waist knife.

Under Yang Xiaolu's strong request, Huang Laifu's three hundred family members will be led by him this time.

Counting the soldiers, auxiliary soldiers, and servants, in fact, Huang Laifu sent a total of 300 troops this time.

In terms of logistics, Huang Laifu still cooperates with merchants to supply food and grass for his army. When Huang Laifu went to Ningxia a few days ago, all the merchants who cooperated with Huang Laifu made a lot of money. Everyone is enthusiastic about the words.Especially the Qu family, whose relationship with Huang Laifu is very different now, is the most positive response.

According to the old rules, when troops are sent out to fight outside, the soldiers will be paid double.Then count the military expenditures worn out during the war, and the reward silver expenditures afterwards.In particular, the grain and fodder for thousands of horses is an astronomical figure. Huang Laifu estimated that he would not have 20 taels of silver this time.This made him feel a little pained, and he had to think of a way to get it back from others.

万历20年十一月28日，公元1592年12月31日。

early morning!

This day was the day when Huang Laifu led the army to go out on an expedition. Even if the weather was bitingly cold, no matter how many degrees below zero, everyone had to wrap their bodies, heads and faces tightly.But it still couldn't stop the fire-like enthusiasm of the soldiers and civilians of Wuzhaibao.

In the crowd of sending others off, Huang Laifu bid farewell to his parents, wife and children, and his new concubine Qu Xiuhe, and teased his three new sons, Huang Erlang, Huang Sanlang, and Huang Silang, taking the lead. rode away.

Behind him are cloud-like banners and thousands of elite fighters.

In addition, behind the army, there are still rolling caravans and horses. It seems that this expedition is going to celebrate the New Year outside, but there is money to be made. For merchants, what does it matter to the merchants to celebrate the New Year outside?
Compared with the previous time, this time Huang Laifu no longer let the army walk, but rode horses every day, and let the horses take turns to carry armor and weapons.Although this consumes a lot of horsepower, it also needs to consume a lot of food and grass to keep the horses physically strong, but it is worthwhile to speed up the pace of the march.

The marching route of the army was first from Wuzhaibao to Taiyuan, then from Shijiazhuang, Baodingfu and other places to the capital, and then from the capital to Liaodong.All the way past, mostly along the post road.Since the places they passed were all prosperous places, it was easy to supply. As long as the vain money was spent, those merchants would happily prepare the food and grass needed by the army, and Huang Laifu didn't have to worry about it at all.

Of course, the result of this is that the money that Huang Laifu transported with the army was spent like running water.

The army passed by all the way, leaving many stories along the way.When passing through Taiyuan, the local soldiers and civilians were even more amazed at the military appearance of the Wuzhaibao army. They had heard of the prestige of the Wuzhaibao army.

However, after a long march, some soldiers and horses in the army got sick and fell behind. These people and horses were taken in by the local government. After recovering from their illnesses, they chased after them. Huang Laifu had left enough money.

Thirteen days later, the army of Wuzhai Fort arrived outside Beijing. This day was the tenth day of December in the 20th year of Wanli, January 1593, 1 AD.

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Beijing City is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, at the foot of the emperor, the first good place, and the people's life has always been comfortable and prosperous.Although the number of refugees outside the city has increased over the years, it does not affect their pace of life.

However, these days, due to the strategy, Mr. Song Yingchang was ordered to go to North Korea to suppress Japanese pirates.The remaining garrison troops in the capital were mobilized one after another, and teams of people left Deshengmen, and the sound of footsteps and horseshoes on the streets continued day and night.

At first, the common people were still a little nervous, but after a long time, everyone got used to it.The Qipan Street on the edge of the imperial city was still so bustling, and the teahouses and theaters in the city were still so lively.However, the storyteller in the tea shop, the storytelling content in recent days has added a lot of content about killing Japanese pirates, especially the deeds of Grandpa Qi killing Japanese pirates in the south of the Yangtze River, which are widely welcomed by the citizens.

In addition, the deeds of the brave generals in this dynasty are also popular among the citizens.For example, the matter of the deputy commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town who is known as the god of food, how many Hulu he killed in Wuzhai Fort, and how many thieves he killed outside the city of Ningxia, all the citizens listened with great interest. .They all said that with Admiral Li and a brave general like General Huang helping North Korea, those Japanese pirates would never come back.

In such an atmosphere, Huang Laifu led the army to the foot of the capital.Not to mention the surprised onlookers of the local soldiers and civilians, there is an army that is even more elite than the Beijing army.Later, looking at the banner, it turned out that it was the army of Shanxi Town, and the huge caravan behind the army made the people in the capital watch curiously, and there were different opinions.

Huang Laifu exchanged official documents with the local garrison troops, and the merchants hurriedly contacted the local merchants to replenish the army with food and grass, and traded with the local merchants. Needless to say, the Wuzhaibao products they brought were very popular.

Huang Laifu garrisoned outside the city, intending to rest for a day before leading the army to continue on the road.

At this moment, an eunuch led several Jinyi guards to the outside of his barracks, and passed down a decree that Emperor Wanli would call Huang Laifu to see him!

(End of this chapter)