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Chapter 22 Treaty (2)

In the 26th year of Hongwu, in early August, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunyu, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, attacked the rebellious minister of Goryeo on behalf of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yunyu led the troops of the world, and sent elite troops from the Beijing camp and the Liaodong Dushi border troops of a total of 200,000 people. It is known as a 500,000 army. It is generally sent troops from Liaodong under the pressure of Mount Tai, and crossed the Yalu River with a speed of thunder and lightning.

Both sides of the Yalu River are originally the old land of China. Since the end of the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties, Goryeo has secretly eroded, but it has not yet built a large-scale city. Apart from the sporadic fortresses and farming, it is still wilderness.

When the Celestial Emperors' Army was fighting, the Goryeo military and civilians here had fled in all directions, and those who had not escaped also hid in the low fortress. In a few days, King Zhu Di of Yan led his elite troops to sweep more than 70 Goryeo Fortresses. He defeated Goryeo Temperature City and Turtle City, and killed more than 1,000 enemies.

Wang Bi, the Marquis of Dingyuan, led 4,000 elite cavalry to gallop back and forth in the wilderness, looking for the main trends of the Goryeo army. But the Goryeo soldiers seemed to have evaporated and never saw them.

This situation was expected by Zhu Yunxiu and the veterans. On these lands that were eroded by the Goryeo people, only small cities built during the Yuan Dynasty did not have the ability to resist under the impact of 200,000 troops.

Instead of wasting military strength, it is better to gradually shrink and let the Ming army march straight in. After the supply line is lengthened, then gather troops from all over the country to fight back.

It is estimated that the royal army would not encounter large-scale resistance before reaching Pyongyang. Therefore, Zhu Yunxi ordered that Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi and Yan King Zhu Di march along the flanks of the army to protect the left side of the central army, and the remaining 100,000 troops rushed to the barrier of Pyongyang, Anzhou.

(Why is it to protect the left wing? Because in the Ming army's marching route, the sea is on the right and the vast wilderness on the left.)

Pyongyang must be taken. After taking Pyongyang, the seaport outside the city and Jinli can be used as the logistics base of the royal army. The Koreans wanted to lengthen the front line, but they did not know that Zhu Yunyu had never thought about transporting food, grass and equipment on land.

Hejinli belongs to the harbor of Xigaoli Bay, opposite to it, reaching Liaodong or Shandong Peninsula of the Ming Dynasty. Transportation by sea not only saves a long time of land transportation, but also prevents the supply line from being harassed by the cavalry of Goryeo.

In fact, Zhu Yunxiu and a group of veterans of the Ming Dynasty were really thinking too much. At this moment, the Goryeo capital was in chaos since the Ming Dynasty declared war. The surrendered factions were arguing endlessly, and the surrendered factions divided into two factions: the entire non-resistance and the cemetery.

As the enemy was facing, several groups of people were spitting out their brains and accusing and insulting each other. So until the 200,000 Ming army had already set up a formation in Goryeo, they had not discussed a feasible plan.

At this time, there was a quarrel in the hall of the Goryeo capital. The conservatives asked the Goryeo King to send envoys to hand over the ministers in the country who always shouted and expanded their territory to the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, they showed their greatest sincerity to apologize to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

Another faction believed that since the Ming army had crossed the river and was known as the battle to destroy the country, Goryeo would summon subjects and resist resolutely. The Ming Dynasty was not kind, and Goryeo was also unrighteous. Although Goryeo was small, it also had millions of soldiers and civilians. It only needed to resist the writing of time, to suffocate the spirit of the Grand Prince of the Ming Dynasty and to do peace again, so that the Ming Dynasty would pay attention to it.

In the Goryeo Jingfu Palace, which is completely imitated by the Central Plains dynasty palace, the Goryeo scholars and doctors quarreled together. They were so loud that they spitted and flew away, and they were hoarse.

(Jingfu Palace was built in the 28th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, so I will borrow it here.)

Enough! Li Chenggui on the throne shouted angrily. The Ming army had already crossed the river. At this moment, they should have arrived at the city of Anzhou. You are still quarreling here! Are you going to argue when the Ming army defeated Seoul? I called you here to weigh the pros and cons of the war, not to let you attack each other!

Li Chenggui was born as a hereditary general of the Yuan Dynasty and was well-known for his scheming and tricks. He was cruel and bloodthirsty. Since he came to power, he has suppressed the aristocratic families and monks who have always occupied the Goryeo court, and he has the power alone.

At this time, he spoke in anger, and the sound actually contained a sense of gold and iron, which made people shudder.

Jona (Gali language, Your Highness). Zheng Dazhuan, Ronglu doctor, said, "My envoys from Galifornia were rejected by the Ming Dynasty several times. At this time, the Ming army had already crossed the river. The princely grandson, who was very energetic and always hostile to Galifornia, was the leader of the emperor. I think there is no possibility of peace talks. Please call on the military and civilians of the world as soon as possible and make preparations early!"

Li Chenggui nodded secretly. He was from a warrior and naturally understood that the reason why others had pulled out their swords and could not be inserted back without blood.

No! Among the ministers, Chengzheng Yuan (Hanlin Academy of the Ming Dynasty), all Chengzheng Yuan, Ji Congliang made his way out and said loudly, Your Highness, the millions of royal troops of the Ming Dynasty have arrived, and Goryeo is in danger. At this time, as a vassal state, shouldn’t we think carefully about what was the fault that made the Shang Kingdom so angry?

For thousands of years, the Supreme Kingdom of China has adhered to education and is known as a country of etiquette. Monarchs of all dynasties have not been willing to launch troops to expedition. Even if the vassal states have made some mistakes, they will forgive them mercilessly.

The absence of our envoy from the Ming Dynasty proves that our attitude of admitting our mistakes is not sincere enough and the etiquette is not grand enough!

Why isn't it so grand enough? Among the Goryeo military generals, the leader of Qinghai Jun Li Zhilan stood up and said angrily.

Li Zhilan is Li Chenggui's brother, and he is the biggest arm in the army. Like Li Chenggui, this man was born into a family of hereditary military generals in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. Li Zhilan is a Jurchen, whose real name is Tong and Doulan Timur.

The treasured beauty, all the gold and silver of BMW were presented, but Ming Dynasty refused to give up, so what did we do? Do we have to carry the thorns and apologize? Li Zhilan shouted loudly, "If you carry the thorns and apologize, it's impossible to apologize. Do you want Your Highness to learn from the ancients and eat the shit of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty?"

All the ministers in the hall were stunned. There was no shortage of well-educated people in the Goryeo court, but no one could remember where this allusion of eating shit came from.

Only the literati leader Pei Qianhuo thought for a long time and said, "What the King of Qinghai said is the story of King Goujian of Yue and King Fuchai of Wu?"

Li Zhilan glared and said, "I don't know, I'm listening to the nerd at home, anyway, I heard it!" As he said that, he turned to Li Chenggui and said, "Your Highness, in ancient China, after a country was destroyed, the defeated monarch had to taste the feces of the king of the victorious country every day, which was such a great humiliation..."

Shut up! Li Chenggui only felt disgusting between his chest and abdomen.

In the court, the civil officials looked at Li Zhilan in disgust. Qinghai was ignorant! How could the allusions from China during the Warring States Period last until this time? Besides, Goujian was sleeping on firewood and tasting gall......

Seeing that the court officials were quarreling again about such a thing, Li Chenggui was furious again and said loudly, "You will argue endlessly about military and national affairs." You will argue endlessly about these useless things. What's the use of me asking you?

Ji Congliang said loudly again, Your Highness, listen to me, it is the right way to apologize for rebellion!

In your heart, is I so vulnerable? The opposition immediately starts to question.

What if he wins, what if he loses? Ji Congliang said loudly that the Ming Dynasty's national strength is millions of times that of Goryeo. It can be blocked for a while, but it cannot be stopped for a lifetime. He can kill 200,000 of his people, and he can call two million people. The war is raging in Goryeo's territory, and those who die are the people of Goryeo, and the foundation of Goryeo is destroyed!

Yes, the last paragraph is the most troublesome part of this war. The war spreads and raging at the doorstep of his home. Whether it is fought or not, Goryeo will be greatly damaged. For the Ming Dynasty, a million troops can be replenished at any time, but for Goryeo, it cannot afford any major losses.

In the military newspapers reported from the front, King of Yan Zhu Di led a large army to remove the Goryeo Fortress along the way. The newly grown farmland was destroyed by the Ming army. It is August now, and the crops will ripen in one or two months.

At that time, if the Ming army set fire to the land on the Goryeo land, even if Goryeo wins, they will still be hungry next year. If the war continues, starvation will turn into famine. Moreover, during the long war, the Ming Dynasty blocked the transaction, and the iron tools and bows and arrows in the army will only reduce or decrease.

At that time, the people have no food and soldiers have no weapons. How can they fight this battle?

(In the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty embargoed iron tools and buffalo horns on Goryeo. The Goryeo people were good at shooting, but Goryeo did not produce buffalo)

Li Chenggui was full of anger at the unreasonableness of the Ming Dynasty. His long-standing respect did not bring about the title of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, because of some barren lands, the Ming Dynasty was about to destroy Goryeo and his Li family.

But he really couldn't raise too much courage in his heart to be enemies with the Ming Dynasty. He was ordered to lead a large army to the bank of the Yalu River to be enemies with the Ming army. But as soon as he saw the power of the Ming army, he was already frightened.

The general opposite was the brother of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Xu Da. Even the Mongols were afraid of him. How could the little Goryeo dare to make trouble on Tai Sui?

But if he didn't fight, he was unwilling to accept it. In fact, he didn't care how many people died. He cared about it in the letter of state that declared war. The Emperor of Ming Dynasty denounced him as a traitor who usurped the throne and directly denied the legitimacy of the Li family's rule over Goryeo.

At this moment, a sound suddenly came from outside the hall.
Chapter completed!
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