Soon after leaving Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree that the army would go to Shanhaiguan.

As soon as this decree was made, all the general soldiers and supervisors immediately rushed to the Chinese army and came to see Emperor Chongzhen.

In the past, they always thought that the emperor was going to re-conquer the grassland, where there were Jianyu and led the Mongolian tribes of the grassland to invade the Ming border pass.

Deal with this, because the emperor has a record before, they are all like the Chinese officials of the dynasty, and they still have confidence in the emperor.

However, no one thought that after leaving the Beijing Division, the emperor would actually go to Shanhaiguan, wouldn't that be to fight Liaodong?

"Your Majesty, by all means, Liaodong is a nest of prisoners. The emperor has a body of ten thousand gold, and he must not go deep into the dangerous place! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, there are at least 100,000 horses in the land of Liaodong, but our army is less than 50,000 horses, and there is a huge disparity between us and the enemy, so you must not take risks......"

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Listening to the pleading of the overseers in the various armies, the commanders also followed suit: "Your Majesty, you still need to be cautious in recovering Liaodong, think twice before acting!" ”

"Your Majesty, if you must fight Liaodong, the last general is willing to go, Your Majesty can sit in Beijing and wait for the good news!"

"Your Majesty, Liaodong has been built and operated for many years, and it is absolutely impossible to go out to Liaodong in such a hurry!"

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Emperor Chongzhen saw that these general soldiers and supervisors were admonishing him, not only was he not angry, but he smiled and stretched out his hand to shake it, stopping them from speaking, and then said: "From your reaction, it can be seen that my expedition to Liaodong this time should be unexpected by everyone, including Jianyu, and it must not have been expected!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Bianjiao and the others were stunned. Although the art of war is cloudy, it is indeed a good move to attack it unprepared. But the key is that Emperor Chongzhen is a body of gold, and he can't do anything. Even if you want to take it by surprise and attack it unprepared, the emperor personally leads the troops to the battle, it is still too dangerous!

Just as they were about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen spoke up again: "Jianyu is now sending someone to discuss with the Governor of Jiliao about the return of King De. The reason why he suddenly did this at this time was because Jianyu wanted to start a war against North Korea and wanted to stabilize the Ming army on Ningjin's side. Therefore, I can't let Jianlu get his wish, and suddenly send troops, just to disrupt Jianlu's war arrangement! ”

Hearing this, the general soldiers and supervisors from all walks of life were stunned again, but they didn't expect the emperor to have such news!

"Your Majesty, how many soldiers and horses did Jianyu send to North Korea?" Cao Bianjiao forgot to persuade the emperor for a while, and just clenched his fists excitedly.

"Not less than 100,000!" Emperor Chongzhen stretched out a finger and said, "But this time the slave chieftain has a great appetite, not only to conquer Korea, but also to take this opportunity to deal with the Dongjiang army on the side of the governor of Baoding!" If I rely on the Guan Ning Army's side to respond, I'm worried that my strength won't be enough! ”

"Your Majesty, since this is the case, the last general is willing to be the vanguard, fight all the way to Shenyang, and end the nest of Jianyu!" Cao Bianjiao immediately said excitedly, "But the emperor only needs to sit in Shanhaiguan in person and wait for the good news!" ”

"Your Majesty, the hussar battalion is the most suitable for an expedition to Shenyang, please give an order to your Majesty, and the first general will rush to the head of Shenyang City!" Not to be outdone, Hu Dawei immediately raised his voice and strongly demanded.

The Emperor's information had always been accurate, so they never doubted the authenticity of the information. Now that Jianyu has come out of the nest, this opportunity is really rare, and if it is not good, it will be a great achievement. As a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, if he can be the first to recover Shenyang, he will definitely be able to seal his wife and son!

Naturally, the other generals were not to be weak, and rushed to be the vanguard.

Seeing that they were asking for battle, those prison guards were stunned. Didn't you say that you would come over to persuade the emperor together, why did you forget about this matter in a blink of an eye? Look at them like this, as if Shenyang is within reach.

However, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, not to mention, the current Jianyu is not dead, how can they be so easily beaten down by their pseudo-capital? Even if the army is exhausted, no matter what, there will definitely be enough troops left in the pseudo-capital!

Liu Yuanbin, the eunuch of the prison army, immediately raised his voice, which seemed a little harsh, and interrupted the invitation of those chief soldiers: "Your Majesty, you must not underestimate the enemy!" ”

After finishing speaking, for the sake of solemnity, he immediately knelt down and said with a sincere expression: "Your Majesty, what if you can't attack Liaodong for a long time, what if the Jianyu army comes back to help?" Your Majesty's body is ten thousand gold, and even if the slave and maid die, she will never agree to your Majesty's risk. Your Majesty is going to Liaodong, please pick the head of the slave and maid! ”

After saying that, he kowtowed heavily.

The other eunuchs in the prison army, including Fang Zhenghua and others, all knelt down and begged the emperor to act prudently.

When those chief soldiers saw this scene, they immediately calmed down a lot. Even if the army is exhausted, it will not be so easy to fight. The emperor went over in person, and it was indeed a bit dangerous.

Thinking of this, many of them did not speak as generously as they did just now, and their expressions were obviously a little hesitant.

"Please Your Majesty sit in Shanhaiguan and see the enemy killed!" Cao Bianjiao finally knelt on one knee and pleaded with the emperor.

Lu Da knelt down the second and also advised the emperor not to take risks.

After a while, the generals, including Hu Dawei, all knelt down to advise, and they were originally led astray by Emperor Chongzhen, but under the demonstration of the eunuchs in the prison army, they finally returned to the original intention of coming to see the emperor.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he just smiled. For the advice of these generals and eunuchs, to be honest, he was pleased. This shows that the three battalions of the Imperial Horse Prison are all his henchmen. Between military merit and the safety of the monarch, they all chose to put the monarch first.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen stretched out his hand and signaled: "Get up!" Am I a reckless king? This expedition is definitely not what you think, and you must take this opportunity to recover Liaodong. Get up, I originally planned to tell you the purpose of this expedition, and after you heard it, you knew that I was doing it steadily, not recklessly! ”

Hearing this, Liu Yuanbin and the others looked at each other and felt a little strange, the emperor made such a big move, wasn't it to take advantage of this rare opportunity to recover Liaodong?

But thinking about the emperor's performance in the past two years, it seems that he has always done things before acting, and he has not made rash moves.

Thinking like this, they were a little curious, and stood up according to the words, listening to Emperor Chongzhen's true purpose.

At the same time, after the Nu Chief Emperor Taiji also led his troops out of Shengjing, he sent a holy decree to Zhenjiang Fort.

Duoduo, who had led the army stationed here before, received the order, and immediately sent orders to Yue Tuo and Hauge, ordering both of them to be the vanguard of the army and enter Korea, while he himself led the Chinese army to follow.

On February 18, the 14th year of Chongzhen, the Third Korean War broke out.

Jianyu Iron Ride, rolling south. The North Korean army didn't expect that Jianyu would suddenly kill him, so most of the generals from all over the country fled when they heard the news.

Unlike the previous two times, this time, Jianyu no longer kept his hands. Along the way, they burned, killed, looted, and everywhere they passed, villages and towns became white ground, corpses were everywhere, and North Korean officials or generals surrendered, and they were all executed. Even those big cities, once they are taken down, they will be burned.

This time, Jianyu did not accept the surrender of North Korea! If there is anything to rob, and if you can't take it, burn it.

The entire North of Korea, just suddenly, fell into a panic. Before the soldiers and horses arrived, the people in the villages and towns often fled cleanly. Hearing that the Jianyu army was coming, more than half of the soldiers in the cities fled overnight. In fact, once it is captured by Jianyu, it will be slaughtered!

In this case, in general, the Jianyu's troops should be very fast, and they can go straight to Seoul, just like the previous two battles.

However, this is not the case. Jianyu's troops did not advance quickly, as if they were mainly looting, which gave North Korea a chance to call for help.

In the DPRK court, the voice of peacemaking has once again taken over the mainstream. The lord of Korea, Li Liang, also panicked in the face of Jianyu's menacing. However, he still had some expectations, so he appointed Kim Sang-heon as the leader of the council and asked him to rush to Phi Island for help in person.

On the side of Phi Island, Li Dingguo did not dare to call the shots when he heard the news, and immediately sent a clipper to Lushun.

On Lushun's side, Lu Xiangsheng and Dai Shan were arguing.

First of all, Daishan sent a messenger to Lushun, holding a letter from King De, and begged Lu Xiangsheng to save him.

"I, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, feel that the Ming Kingdom has recently released the Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen back to Liaodong, so as long as the Governor agrees to the two conditions put forward by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, King De will return it to the Governor. How is it? ”

In this regard, if it is possible, Lu Xiangsheng of course wants to save King De. However, the conditions put forward by the Manchu envoy were too harsh for him to agree.

First, Huang Taiji demanded the return of the naval warships of the Great Qing Dynasty;

Second, Huang Taiji asked Lu Xiangsheng to return Lushun to him.

Lu Xiangsheng could not agree to these two conditions. To the high-spirited Manchu messenger, he said: "This is equivalent to taking Lushun and three hundred warships to return a German king." It's a shame that you slave chiefs used to be part of the Ming Dynasty, don't you know how my Ming is to the outside world? You don't have to think about land cuts and compensation. Since you don't have a sincere negotiation, then wait for the martyrdom of King De, and this official will definitely repay this blood debt for King De! ”

After the Manchu messenger went back, he quickly returned, this time, his attitude was much better, and he lowered his requirements, saying that Lushun could not be returned, but the sailors of the Ming Dynasty must be returned. Only in this way will King De be returned to the Ming Dynasty.

In this regard, of course, Lu Xiangsheng could not agree, so he rejected it again.

"Your Highness, then Lu Xiangsheng refused again." The messenger went back to see Dai Shan and said, "Not only Lushun will not give it, but also three hundred warships, not a single one." Don't even think about the thought of fighting a warship. He reiterated that Daming will never cede the land and will not pay compensation! ”

When Dai Shan heard this, he was not angry at all, and waved his hand with a smile: "Rest for a day, and continue to see Lu Xiangsheng tomorrow, and say that Daqing is willing to pay to ransom the ship, so that the Ming Kingdom will not be considered a reparation!" ”

Lushun, when Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he immediately said angrily: "Ten taels of silver for a warship? Why don't you grab it? The official said bluntly, will the king give it or not? ”

Jinzhou, Dai Shan laughed when he heard this: "I'm still thinking about King De, so let's go and tell him again, this matter should be regarded as a business, just see how much King De is worth?" Ten taels of silver is not good, then twenty taels is good, bargaining, isn't this what the Han people say they are good at? ”

On Lushun's side, Li Guo, who had been listening, felt that something was wrong, and reminded Lu Xiangsheng: "My lord, how do you listen to the general, Jianyu doesn't seem to have any sincerity, even if he bargains, this price is too outrageous!" ”

To be honest, when Lu Xiangsheng first started, he really believed Jianyu's words. Because he did capture Jianyu's Zhengbai Flag Gushan Ezhen, judging from this result, Naying Erdai was indeed released. Although he didn't know if this Ying Erdai had been rebelled against by the emperor, at least it should be true that he went back to Liaodong.

For Jianyu, in return, it seems understandable that Jianyu wants to release King De back.

But Lu Xiangsheng is not stupid, after going back and forth a few times, he feels a little wrong. As soon as Li Guo reminded him again, he came to his senses and said: "It's not good, Jianyu just wants to use this method to drag his own official, and I'm afraid it's dangerous on the North Korean side!" ”

"It's possible!" When Li Guo heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "Jianyu is afraid that my Ming Dynasty will send troops to help defend North Korea, so I will leave the Governor General on Lushun's side, so that they don't have to worry about your lordship helping North Korea." ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded solemnly and instructed Li Guo: "You must be vigilant to prevent the captives from plotting against Lushun." If you really can't defend it, retreat to the island. The official is about to return to Phi Island. ”

As he was making such arrangements, the clipper ship from the Phi Island side arrived, bringing a letter of help from North Korea and military information about the Korean war.

"Jianlu sent a total of about 30,000 troops, looting everywhere, it seems that he really wants to take revenge on North Korea!" When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he immediately asserted, "This official will go back immediately, cut off his way, and then he can make Jianyu withdraw to Liaodong in a hurry!" ”

It would be unrealistic to want to wipe out all the Jianyu. Only by taking advantage of the fact that Jianguo divided his troops to plunder everywhere, ate up part of Jianguo's troops, and put enough pressure on Jianguo, Jianguo would definitely not dare to stay in Korea for too long.

Thinking so, Lu Xiangsheng wanted to gather enough troops, and even took away part of Lushun's troops, and ordered the Ming troops on each island to assemble and return to Phi Island with him to deal with the war of Jianlu's attack on Korea.

The Korean war, with the actions of the Ming army, began the second phase.

On Daishan's side, when the messenger he sent to bargain came back and said that he had not seen Lu Xiangsheng and that the Ming army was impatient, he laughed and said: "It seems that Lu Xiangsheng already knows the war situation on the Korean side and has rushed back to rescue." ”

When he got this conclusion, he immediately sent a messenger and rushed back to report the situation to Huang Taiji.

"This time, I will definitely cripple this Ming army!" Huang Taiji got the news, and with a little hideousness on his fat face, he said viciously.

With such hard work, how can it just be to deal with North Korea!