Chapter 14: Extinguishing the Mouth
Compared with the army, the generals of the navy division have a stronger sense of national honor, which is due to the careful cultivation of Zhu Yunwen and the particularity of their troops.
Since Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, even during the counterinsurgency period, he paid close attention to the construction of the sailors, and after the successful development of the tiger squat cannon, he immediately ordered experiments on the ship, and other muskets, explosives bags, etc., were given priority to the sailors for experimental use; In addition, in martial arts, Zhu Yunwen also has a preference for the generals of the water division, so the generals from the water division are not only loyal to Zhu Yunwen, but also more convinced.
Sailors often spent months at sea, and their thirst for land, as well as their loyalty to their country, was beyond the imagination of the Army, because no matter how long they wandered, they eventually had to return home. In the sea, when encountering that kind of huge waves and tsunamis, that kind of helplessness, that kind of attachment and reluctance to their homeland and relatives, have forged their special temperament, loyalty to the country, ruthlessness to the outside world, and now equipped with the most advanced artillery, even more so.
So when he heard that Zhuo Jing might have an accident, Li Mengde immediately rushed to the rescue. By the time he arrived at the Qingchuan River, Zhuo Jing and Zhang Fu had already left, leaving only more than 5,000 prisoners and 100 soldiers in charge of guarding Anzhou. But Zhang Fu and the Anzhou generals said that these people were only temporarily detained here, and they would provide grain and grass, and someone would settle accounts with them in the future. A few days later, Liaodong will send someone to take it away, and after witnessing the chase of cutting melons and vegetables, the Anzhou garrison did not dare to refuse, so they had to agree.
When he learned that Zhang Fu defeated the Jurchens, Li Mengde couldn't help but admire, this former senior was still very powerful, but his father was too pitiful, otherwise he wouldn't have worked so hard. After sighing, Li Mengli immediately sent someone to report the situation of the mission to Luo Kening and Ping'an.
In addition, Li Mengde's arrival also relieved the urgent need to guard 100 households, it was too difficult for 100 people to guard 5,000 people, and finally Li Mengde left them 300 people as guards, and made a roster for all the Jurchens, and after checking them one by one, they got on the ship and rushed to Kaesong.
After Li Mengde left, An Tongchun, the general of Anzhou, sighed, it seemed that it was impossible to secretly let go of these Jurchens, and I didn't know what happened to Qinghai Jun Li Zhongzhong and Mengge Timur now.
Although he won a big victory over the Jurchens, Zhang Fu still did not dare to take it lightly, even if the North Korean army arrived, he was still vigilant, so his itinerary did not speed up.
And Jin Juyi, Li Zhongzhong, and Mengge Timur had already arrived in Kaesong before him and met Li Fangyuan.
At this time, Li Zhongzhong and Meng's brother Timur were foaming at the mouth of accusing Jin Ju of not saving him when he saw death, which led to the defeat of the Jurchens and did not complete the task of attacking the mission, and asked Li Fangyuan to hold him responsible, while Jin Juyi did not say a word.
Li Fangyuan looked at Jin Juyi and smiled: "General Jin, do you have nothing to say?" ”
"Nope!" Jin Juyi fell to his knees, but did not say a second word.
Li Fangyuan shook his head and said, "Okay, you go down and wait for the king's disposal." ”
"Yes."
Seeing Li Fangyuan deal with it like this, Li Zhongzhong and Meng's brother Timur were a little dissatisfied, and they were still waiting to strike while the iron was hot, but they were stopped by Li Fangyuan, and Li Fangyuan appeased them again before letting them go down.
After a while, Jin Juyi was brought in again, and Li Fangyuan patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, Juyi, if you have anything to say, just say it, they have left." ”
Jin Juyi hesitated for a moment and said, "King, it wasn't that the general didn't save them at that time, but he really couldn't save them. ”
"How?"
"Here's the thing, the Ming army first used arrogant tactics to lure the Jurchens, and after the general found out, he ordered them to quickly reorganize the army, but the Ming army reacted quickly, and in the process of their army, they launched a surprise attack. Although the Ming army was small in number, it was extremely elite and brave, and with excellent equipment and training, the Jurchens were defeated in less than a stick of incense. ”
"The last general wanted to rescue, but found that the Ming army still had strength left and was not sure of victory, so he had to withdraw."
"Spare power? How many people did they send out to raid? ”
"About three thousand people, and at least two thousand more in the big camp."
"Three thousand people can defeat fifteen thousand Jurchens?"
"Yes, the last general is also very frightened when he thinks about it, the Ming army is too well equipped, almost all of the three thousand people are equipped with crossbow arrows that are fired in bursts, and the Jurchens have no ability to resist at all, and then the Ming army takes advantage of the chaos to rush and kill, the Jurchens are just lambs to be slaughtered, and the Ming army has very few casualties."
"Bursts of crossbow arrows? What does it look like? ”
"It's too far away, and the last general doesn't know, but it is estimated that no one can see it clearly, and it is estimated that the person who sees this crossbow arrow is either dead or has already been captured by the Ming army."
"Well, do you think the Ming army still has more crossbow arrows left?"
"Not only that, but when the Ming army launched a surprise attack, there was a burst of muskets, which seemed to be a little different from the muskets equipped by our army."
"What's the difference?"
"I can't say anything about this last general, it's just a feeling, the last general feels that the Ming army is likely to have taken into account the possibility of the last general's surprise attack, and if the last general makes a surprise attack, it is likely to be hit hard, so the last general finally decided to withdraw and did not reinforce the Jurchens."
"Oh, this king understands, you did the right thing, now is really not the time to turn your face with the Ming army, okay, you go down, everything is in charge of this king, don't worry, this king will explain it to the two of them." Li Fangyuan waved his hand, lowered his head and frowned to digest this amazing news, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army is too amazing, is it wise to start a war with it?
Jin Ju hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "King, the envoy will arrive at Kaesong in three days at most, please make a decision as soon as possible." ”
"What decision?"
"Ordered the execution of Li Zhongzhong, Meng's brother Timur and related people to appease the anger of the envoy."
"Huh? Why? ”
"Now that a large number of prisoners have fallen into the hands of the envoys, it is easy for them to know who the organizers of this attack are, and at that time, the envoys will definitely ask the king for these two men, and then they will inevitably spit out the truth, and it will be very troublesome."
Li Fangyuan turned his head to look out the window, he understood what Jin Juyi meant, and also understood the hidden thoughts in his heart, at that time, Jin Juyi would inevitably be implicated, and I am afraid that he would also die. Li Fangyuan was a little embarrassed, although Li Shu's words gave him some confidence, but he couldn't make a decision before he knew the envoy's definite requirements, not to mention, now there is no shadow of foreign aid at all, and it is not suitable for the Ming court to turn his face now.
Therefore, Li Fangyuan made up his mind, and asked people to call Bian Zhongliang, and said to the two: "Immediately arrest Qinghai Jun Li Zhongzhong and Mengge Timur, as well as their families and subordinates, on the charge of attacking the Ming envoy, and correct the law on the spot, leaving no one alive." ”
"Yes!"
Looking at the backs of the two, Li Fangyuan closed his eyes in pain, too many people have died in Kaecheng these days, the night of the seizure of power, the liquidation after the seizure of power, and now the killing of Li Zhongzhong and Meng's brother Timur, I don't know how many people will die. He finally understood why his second brother Li Fangguo moved the capital to Kaecheng after the last chaos, he didn't want to stay in the "bloody" Hanjing, and now he didn't want to stay in the "bloody" Kaesong, and after seeing the Ming envoy, he would move the capital to Hanjing, Li Fangyuan thought.
Just when Li Fangyuan was full of thoughts, Jin Juyi rushed in in a panic and said loudly: "King, Li Zhongzhong and Meng's brother Timur have run away." ”
"What?" Li Fangyuan suddenly turned around: "The news leaked? ”
"No, after they left the palace, they immediately rode out of the West Gate and went in the direction of Pyongyang."
"This," Li Fangyuan was also stunned, the West? Did they go to the messenger? Thinking of this, Li Fangyuan immediately ordered: "Send someone to inform the family members of Brother Meng Timur and Li Zhongzhong, and let them leave Kaecheng immediately." ”
"At the same time, people were sent in the city and outside the city to publicize the news that tens of thousands of families of Qinghai Jun and Brother Meng returned to their hometowns with their families to worship their ancestors."
Jin Ju was stunned for a moment, he didn't understand what Li Fangyuan meant, and was about to speak, but was rudely interrupted by Li Fangyuan: "Hurry up and do it, if you can't do it, you won't be able to save your head." ”
Li Fangyuan hesitated, shook his head and said, "No, you don't care about this matter, let Bian Zhongliang handle it." ”
"You immediately lead your subordinates to Hanjing, remember, all your subordinates will say to the outside world that this king is going to move the capital back to Hanjing, and send you back to make some advance arrangements."
Jin Juyi hesitated for a moment and said, "No, king, if there is no family, what should they do if they talk nonsense?" ”
"What then? Stay in Kaesong? When the envoy arrives, he doesn't want to kill them, so they have no scruples. ”
"But ......"
"Now it's only like this, it's really not good, this king said that they attacked the Ming envoy because the court naturalized the Jurchens and held a grudge, and the king didn't know, there was no evidence, and they couldn't do anything with this king."
"Well, the Admiral understands."
"Go down and call Bian Zhongliang."
"Yes!"
After everything was ordered, Li Fangyuan felt unusually tired, he looked at the spring outside the window, and muttered: "This spring is too long." ”
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