Chapter 19: The Strategy to Break Korea

Of course, there is an indescribable reason, that is, Cao Yi and Meng Ying are of a generation.

Meng Ying is also in her sixties now, and she will be seventy in a trance.

Zhu Qizhen didn't plan to let Meng Ying fight again, he couldn't lead the troops to fight at his age. But sitting in the cabinet is no problem.

But Cao Yi couldn't.

In Zhu Qizhen's design, the cabinet scholars should be separated from the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces in order to achieve the principle of mutual checks and balances, which was just a measure to facilitate the rights and interests of reform, and the Governor of the Five Armed Forces is not a place to retire, and every general who can be the Governor of the Five Armed Forces must be in the year of fighting.

Therefore, Cao Yi is old and can't stay in this position for long, and Zhu Qizhen is also willing to give this veteran a merit to destroy the country as the last battle of his life.

Zhu Qizhen said: "This matter will be handed over to General Cao. Please pay more attention to General Cao, if it really comes to that day, it is to ask General Cao Lao to come out. ”

Cao Yi was overjoyed and said, "The old minister understands. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "So with the meaning of General Cao, how should this battle be fought?" ”

Cao Yi pondered for a moment, and said: "With the financial resources of the imperial court, it is natural to fight quickly, and it is not suitable to last. ”

"Then with Haixi Wanqi broke into the northwest of Korea, straight into Seoul, but the mountain road is steep, the traitor Li will also be on guard, as for the success or failure, the minister does not know, when the Yulin, Yongwei, Shenji, shooting, the four battalions combined with the power of the water army, straight into Ganghwa Road, straight to Hancheng."

"The traitor Li is already unpopular, and gathering troops in the Yalu River in a hurry is already the limit of what can be done. If the Li thief is weak, the minister will break it by the Yalu River, if he has the strength to fight, the minister will wait for the army of the western part of the sea to infest Pyongyang, and cut off the back road of the Li thief, if the Li thief can block both, then it depends on the fourth battalion to dig out the heart and strike. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened to it and sighed in his heart, it is much more convenient for a big country to bully a small country.

Cao Yi's so-called strategy is actually just a yang strategy.

According to the news from inside North Korea, Li Jin now only controls the area around Seoul, and it will take some time for him to control the whole of Korea, because of the sudden intervention of the Ming Dynasty, there are signs of intensification of the internal struggle in North Korea.

Therefore, if the army enters Korea within a year, as Cao Yi said, the biggest possibility is that Li Yao will not have time to gather the troops of the whole country to contend with it, and even if he can resist, it will only be a hard defense of the Yalu River.

In the face of Cao Yi's offensive, he was exhausted.

Not to mention guarding against the two groups of Haixi and Saishi.

Especially the water division

, let's count him to be able to hold Ganghwa Island and Seoul. However, the sailor division broke into the southern three provinces of Korea, and the army entered Korea from the waterway, how could Li Yao resist?

This is the strategy of big countries bullying small countries, because large countries have countless options in their arsenals, and small countries have only one choice.

"Good. Let's all go down and get ready. Zhu Qizhen said: "By the way, it is rumored that Wang Ying, the chief military officer of the sea transport, has entered Beijing. ”

Although Zhu Qizhen said that he would not attack North Korea, everyone here knows that the attack on North Korea is already a foregone conclusion, and it is only a matter of time or time.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Old general, please speak." ”

Cao Yi said: "Chen has been in Liaodong for a long time, familiar with the weather in Liaodong, the bitter cold land in Liaodong, the winter is icy and snowy, and it begins to melt after the beginning of spring, when it melts, the earth is rejuvenated, a piece of mud, and the army cannot be moved, so if you want to use troops in Liaodong, it is best to use troops in April to October every year, and even in some years, it will snow in October." Your Majesty, please be clear. ”

Zhu Qizhen's heart sank, and he said, "I know. ”

He understood the meaning of Cao Yi's words, no matter what, North Korea is also a big country, even if it seems that North Korea can be hit by a blow, but he does not dare to hope that North Korea will be destroyed within a few months. Therefore, in the end, the troops will be sent in March or April this year, or they will have to wait for next year.

It's already February now, and there isn't much time left for Zhu Qizhen.

If you send troops next year, give Li Jin a year of preparations, what will happen to the situation in North Korea? It's hard to say, if nothing else, the difficulty must be ten times more difficult than this year's fight.

After Zhu Qizhen sent these people away, he paced back and forth, and finally slammed it, and made up his mind, he had decided this battle.

Now or never.

After Zhu Qizhen made up his mind, he didn't think much about it. In the inner transport warehouse, there is still the last money at the bottom of the box. If not, it's not too late to think of another way.

If you have money, you can fight, but if you don't have money, you can't fight a war?

Zhu Qizhen just didn't want to use no money to send it away, after all, because of the food to the enemy, it was easy to say, but when it came to doing it, it was blood and tears.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while and asked, "Where is King Yu now?" ”

Fan Hong said: "King Yu should be in the arrow platform. ”

After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he became interested and said, "Let's go and have a look." ”

After the king got married, he moved out of the palace. It's just that Zhu Qizhen has always taken care of this younger brother, although it is a little inconvenient for the King of the Forbidden City to enter, but in the palace, the King of the Emperor can enter freely, and there is no restriction.

The so-called good at the top must be followed by the bottom.

Zhu Qizhen has practiced arching and horses since he was a child, so King Yu also learned from Zhu Qizhen and practiced arching horses, and in the city of Beijing, unless he goes out of the city, a large open space for horseback archery is still in the palace city

Look for.

After all, King Yu is the prince, and in a place of suspicion, he is also self-aware and does not want to go out of the city at will. Lest he feel uncomfortable, and the East Factory is not comfortable.

That's why I often come to the palace.

Of course, it may not be that he wants to get close in front of Zhu Qizhen.

After all, Zhu Qiyu knows very well that his future is in the hands of his brother. In order to be in the future, it is natural to behave more in front of the emperor's eldest brother.

Zhu Qizhen came to Jiantai, where he had to pass through Zhonghai, a little west of Zhongnanhai. Before he came to the Arrowtower, he saw two horses galloping, an adult and a child.

Zhu Qizhen looked over from a distance and couldn't help frowning. But it was the crown prince Zhu Jianjun who was actually shooting arrows, and the uncle and nephew seemed to be competing, and they shot at the arrow target one after another.

On the whole, it is natural that Zhu Qiyu is better, Zhu Jianjun is still young after all, his body has not yet grown, and what he is riding is not a war horse, but a docile mare.

"Nonsense." Zhu Qizhen snorted.

After Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Jianjun heard this, they dismounted and came to Zhu Qizhen, saluted and said, "Meet the imperial brother." "Meet my father."

Zhu Qizhen said coldly to Zhu Jianjun: "Haven't you read the Book of Filial Piety, what do you say is filial piety?" ”

Zhu Jianjun is now twelve years old. has grown up with a tiger's head and a tiger's brain, and a child of this age is just the time to be naughty, and he is caught by Lao Tzu at this moment. I could only say dejectedly: "The body is skinny, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it, and the beginning of filial piety is also." Standing up and doing the way, making a name for yourself in future generations, in order to show your parents, and the end of filial piety. Husband filial piety, starting from the family, in the matter of the king, and finally standing. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "It's not that you don't want you to ride a horse, but now your body has not grown up, you can't control the horse, take care of your body, this is the first essence of filial piety, don't you know, in a few years, I will send a good horse." ”

"Really." Zhu Jianjun raised his head sharply and said.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Naturally, it's true, but it's also true to ask you to copy the Book of Filial Piety, not much, just ten times." ”

"Ah------" Zhu Jianjun said.

Zhu Qizhen also ignored him and said, "Tell the queen about this and let the queen check his homework." ”

"Yes." Fan Hong immediately agreed in a low voice.

Zhu Jianjun's face became even more ugly.

Zhu Qizhen was busy with government affairs and had less time to see his children, so the queen was more worried, so Zhu Qizhen rarely reprimanded when he saw several sons and daughters, but the queen punished from time to time, and became a strict mother and father for a while.

So Zhu Jianjun is more afraid of his mother.

"Brother Huang, you don't have to." Zhu Qiyu said cautiously: "The prince is just a little playful. ”

Zhu Qizhen glared at Zhu Qiyu fiercely and said, "I haven't said you yet." ”