In order to fight against the Ming sailors, Li Fangyuan gave up almost all his ports, and Haizhou was no exception, Li Fangyuan sank more than ten ships in the sea to prevent the Ming army from landing. This made the generals of the North Korean Navy Division very dissatisfied, but for Li Fangyuan, since the Navy Division could not play the role it should have, it would simply sink, at least it could stop the attack of the Daming Navy Division in a short time.

At the head of Haizhou City, Li Fangyuan, wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, looked into the distance, where a fleet of hundreds of huge fortune ships was heading south. He knew that it was the Ming fleet, and it was going to rush to Jianghua Bay, but he had no way at all.

Thinking of this, Li Fangyuan sighed slightly in his heart, although it was very cool to ascend the throne and be the emperor, but it cut off the possibility of reconciliation with the Ming Dynasty, unless it could defeat the Ming army like Yuanhao of Western Xia, North Korea would have the qualifications to continue to exist; But does he have a choice? No, unless North Korea is attached to the country and becomes a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty will not give up.

But fortunately, he was prepared, instigated Mongolia and the Wa Kingdom to fight against the Ming Dynasty, and dispersed the strength of the Ming Dynasty, so far, the Ming army is less than 100,000, only about half of his own. It's a pity that he can't fully devote himself to fighting the Ming army, and he has to leave a part of the army on the Jeolla Province side to prevent the Japanese from taking advantage of the fire to loot. The country of Wa is not easy to get along with!

After the Ming army's sailors disappeared into the sky, Li Fangyuan also breathed a sigh of relief, the Ming army did not attack Haizhou as he expected, but chose Kaijing and Hanjing in the south, but the most likely is Hanjing. But at this time, the Han River was no longer passable, and there were still 30,000 troops led by his henchman Jin Fuchuan in the city, and there was a year's worth of grain and grass, so it would not be a problem to support it for more than a year.

Li Fangyuan retracted his gaze and looked to the north: "How is the situation over there in Shali Courtyard?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I received a report from Lord Bian this morning that Zhang Fubu, the forward of the Ming army, has disappeared after being defeated by Lord Bian." A tall official in a scarlet official robe arched his hand, he is here to discuss politics, and this time he is by Li Fangyuan's side to assist in handling military affairs.

"Oh? Zhang Fu once defeated 15,000 Jurchens with 5,000 men in Anzhou, and now there are 10,000 cavalry, and Zhong Liang actually defeated him? ”

"Master Bian has 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry in his hands, and it is not difficult to defeat Zhang Fu, but the Sheng Yong army behind it will depend on His Majesty's Tianwei."

"That's already very good, Zhang Fu can be the striker, he should be the leader in the Ming army, this time our army won, God bless Korea."

"Yes, it's all due to Your Majesty's heavenly might."

"Hehe, I didn't expect the combat power of the Ming army to drop so much, but it was a strong soldier chasing Mobei back then."

"Yes, it's a pity that Zhu Yuanzhang killed heroes indiscriminately, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Lan Yu, Feng Sheng, and Fu Youde all died, it's really sad and lamentable, these people haven't met the Ming Lord, if they are under His Majesty's command, I'm afraid it will be a different chance."

"And the minister also studied the process of quelling the chaos in the Ming court, and did not dare to fight with King Yan at all, and forced King Yan to death purely by relying on the strength of the people, but it is a pity that the hero of King Yan I was defeated by the incompetent people. Your Majesty's strength is far superior to that of King Yan, and the ability of Wenchen's military generals is even higher than Xu Da and others, coupled with the fact that the Ming army is far across the ocean, and is surrounded by enemies on all sides, and the time and place are favorable, and your Majesty will undoubtedly win this battle. ”

"The minister hereby congratulates His Majesty in advance on recovering the lost territory, marching into Liaodong, and forming a strong momentum with the Mongols and the Ming court."

As he spoke, Nan Zai knelt on the ground, bowed three times and bowed nine times, and shouted loudly. Shocked, the nearby soldiers also quickly knelt down and shouted long live.

Li Fangyuan laughed, hurriedly helped Nan Zai up, patted him on the shoulder, and was very happy in his heart.

Li Fangyuan is not a fool, but he also has a fatal weakness.

First of all, he lacked experience in leading troops into battle, and when his father was fighting in all directions, he was only a civil official in the Goryeo court; After the Weihua Island incident, Li Chenggui's overall situation has been decided, all he can do is assassinate Zheng Mengzhou and other things that cannot be put on the table, as for the two princes' rebellions, to put it bluntly, they are just private arms fights, and the regular army of North Korea has not intervened. In addition, because his father Li Chenggui was forced to abdicate, Li Fangyuan could not trust the veterans in the army, and reprimanded them one after another, and promoted new people such as Bian Zhongliang, which also led to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the army.

Secondly, after the excitement of ascending the throne as emperor passed, it was followed by a deep fear, he wanted to hear the good news too much, which was also one of the reasons why he brought Nan Zai with the army this time. Nan Zai is tall and burly, with a loud voice, he is indeed a flattering villain, and everything follows Li Fangyuan's thoughts, and often scratches Li Fangyuan's itch. Therefore, Li Fangyuan is now inseparable from Nanzai.

In the end, he had just ascended the throne as emperor, and the people's hearts had not yet settled, but the threat of the Ming army was imminent. As a last resort, he had to go to the front line to command, because he had to control the power of the army, otherwise the front-line generals would mutiny, and it would be a catastrophe.

The city of Shariwon, the Korean army marched.

Bian Zhongliang sat on the main seat, and a scout stood under the hall, reporting the news of Zhang Fujun.

"My lord, Zhang Fu's department went north along the Ning River, and now I'm afraid it's already a hundred miles away!"

"Oh, going north, that's good." Bian Zhongliang breathed a sigh of relief: "They didn't attack Hukou Pass? ”

"They tried it, but the Hukou Pass was tall, and there were still lofty mountains on both sides, so it was extremely difficult to attack, so they quickly gave up."

"So what are they going to do?" Bian Zhongliang spread out the map and pondered for a while, and said: "Order the Tiger Pass guard Cui Sen to defend the Tiger Pass to ensure the rear road of our army; In addition, you should pay close attention to Zhang Fujun's situation and prevent him from going and returning. ”

"Yes!"

Looking at the back of the scout, Bian Zhongliang shook his head, turned his head to look at the marching commander Shi Zheng Xueen, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Our army did not fight with Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu left by himself, is it not good to deceive Your Majesty in this way." ”

"Hehe, Lord Bian, you are so honest, our army went out of the city to meet the battle, Zhang Fu did not dare to fight, and fled along the Jianning River, what is the difference between this and what we defeated?"

"However, when Your Majesty comes, he will definitely have to inspect the first, what if we can't hand it over?"

"Hehe, this is too easy, there are a lot of Jurchens in Zhang Fubu, let's go and slaughter a few of the nearby Jurchen villages, won't we?"

"This," Bian Zhongliang hesitated, "It's not good." ”

"There's nothing bad about it, maybe you want to tell the truth?"

"......" Bian Zhongliang was silent for a while and shook his head.

......

After another five days, Bian Zhongliang received a report that Sheng Yong's army had abandoned ship and landed ten miles away, and had already rushed in this direction. Bian Zhongliang immediately beat the drums to gather the generals and assign tasks.

"Shen Tong! Zhang Kai! ”

"The last general!"

"You are responsible for guarding the riverside water village, blocking the river with catapults to prevent the Ming army ships from going north."

"Xu Bao!"

"The last general!"

"You led 5,000 cavalry, cruising by the river, and when you saw the flag shaking in our city, you immediately attacked the general inside and outside to break Sheng Yong's army."

"Qiu Fenglong, you immediately send someone to inform Your Majesty that Sheng Yong has arrived, and let Your Majesty send reinforcements."

"Yes!"

"The other generals, follow this general to guard the city, and when Sheng Yong's army is exhausted, they will break it in one fell swoop."

"I'm the rise of Korea, in one fell swoop!"

As he spoke, Bian Zhongliang picked up a sword on the case and slowly pulled it out, the blade was like autumn frost, the cold light was shining, the murderous aura was compelling, and everyone was shocked. Bian Zhongliang picked up the sword with both hands, raised it above his head, and said sharply: "This general was given this sword by His Majesty, and he has the right to cut first and then play; General Ben hereby swears that he will not break the prosperity and will never return to the court. If the generals are cowardly and do not listen to orders in battle, they will not be forgiven! ”

"Do you understand?"

"The last general understands!"

"Okay, let's go down and make arrangements. When you are victorious, drink with you again! ”

After moving south along the Jiening River, the river channel gradually narrowed, and the water flow became turbulent. Fifteen miles away from the city of Shaliyuan, Sheng Yong ordered the whole army to abandon the ship and land ashore, and Zhang Hantian's cavalry was responsible for covering.

Bian Zhongliang did not intend to harass Sheng Yong's landing, but Sheng Yong could choose the landing site at will, and there were 10,000 cavalry to cover him, so he could only send people to monitor from afar.

The city of Shaliyuan is built on the mountain, only five miles away from the Jianning River, Bian Zhongliang built a camp by the river, and the camp sent the fierce generals Shen Tong and Zhang Kai to guard, equipped with 10,000 defenders, as well as a large number of catapults, to block the river. The river here is relatively narrow, but only 20 zhang wide, so catapults can easily block the river.

Bian Zhongliang stood at the head of Shaliyuan City, looking at the Sheng Yong army heading north along the coast, and couldn't help but gasp. The infantry of the Ming army held high their swords and guns, lined up neatly, and slowly came from the sky, and only the sound of neat footsteps of "stepping on the city" could be heard in the city, as if stepping on their own hearts, there was a strong sense of depression, followed by a kind of fear, and nervousness; In addition to guarding the infantry, the cavalry guarding around them also divided a part of the cavalry that drove Xu Bao and surrounded the city of Shaliyuan from the side.

If Zhang Fu's cavalry is known for its fierceness, then Zhang Hantian's cavalry is known for its neatness, like a moving copper wall, which makes the people on the opposite side feel suffocated. Xu Bao's cavalry could not withstand this pressure and retreated. Bian Zhongliang observed the city for a while, and ordered Xu Bao to retreat, bypass the city, and wait for orders.

After the Ming army arrived at the city, they did not attack the city, but chose to camp on the bank of the river, only three hundred steps away from Shen Tong's camp, this kind of provocation made Shen Tong intolerable, but unfortunately the catapult could not hit, so he had to signal to the city, hoping to allow himself to attack.

Bian Zhongliang thought about it, rejected Shen Tong's request, and ordered to hold Dazhai tightly and not attack. After Shen Tong saw the signal from the city, he spit out "bah": "Bian Zhongliang, this coward, what a fucking waste, why don't you let our army attack?" ”

"Yes," Zhang Kai also felt a little pity: "This is the best opportunity, now the Ming army has a foothold that is not stable, it should attack on all fronts, and the Ming army is camping on the water, it is a taboo for soldiers, our army is going all out, it is likely to drive it into the river, it's a pity!" ”

Bian Zhongliang at the head of the city was also subjected to the same suspicions, but he said: "Everyone, Sheng Yong is not a fool, how can he leave us such a big flaw?" Once the attack fails, it will be difficult to defend not only the riverside camp, but also the Shali Yuan City. ”

"And Your Majesty has an order, the task of our army is to hold back the enemy, and when His Majesty's army arrives, then attack inside and outside, and you can win. If our army attacks blindly, once it fails, wouldn't it be a big deal for Your Majesty? ”

"But? But? The generals were a little helpless, but Bian Zhongliang moved out of Li Fangyuan, so he didn't dare to say anything.

On the high platform of the Ming army camp, Sheng Yong shook his head: "It seems that this Bian Zhongliang has two hits, and he doesn't go out of the city for such a good opportunity, it seems that I underestimated him." ”

"General, not necessarily," Sheng Yong's old subordinate Chu Zhi said: "It's not good that Bian Zhongliang is as timid as a mouse, I heard that he was just Li Fangyuan's guard commander before, and Li Fangyuan was called the emperor, so he promoted him to be a general, which has caused many people to be dissatisfied!" ”

"Chu Zhi, this Bian Zhongliang is either a stupid talent or a genius, since he doesn't come out, then we can only take it step by step. The general ordered that after setting up the camp, he would rest immediately, and in the early morning of tomorrow, attack the riverside camp! ”

"Yes!"