Chapter 1326: Return to Iron Mountain

readx; On February 16, 1627, the first day of the first month of the first month of the Ding Mao year of the lunar calendar, the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Empire, only seventeen-year-old Zhu Youzhen officially issued an edict, and the year number was "Chongzhen", which was the first year of Chongzhen. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Super fast and stable update novel,This article is by。 lwxs520。 This day is not only an important day in the history of China, but also the entire history of the world.

The ceremony of changing the yuan and the suburban ceremony were held solemnly and simply, and Zhu Youzhen was very satisfied. The only fly in the ointment was that only the envoys of Portugal came to watch such an important ceremony. There were once dozens of vassal states, some of which were separated by oceans, and the shipping routes were cut off by the Dutch or Spaniards. Some saw that the national strength of the Ming Dynasty was weakened, and they had the heart to get rid of the shackles of the vassals, pretending not to know; Some simply turned against each other and became the enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

In particular, Joseon, since King Li Liang surrendered to Amin, removed the name of the Great Year, and paid the edict seal given by the Ming Dynasty to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and served the Manchu Qing Zhengshuo, completely standing on the opposite side of the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, many courtiers suggested sending troops to conscript North Korea, and asked Li Liang about the crime of betraying Ming; But Zhu Youzhen saw Li Zhenyan's face, and secondly, he didn't want to make too many enemies, so he didn't crusade, and sent someone to send a letter of state to Li Liang, asking him to know that he was lost, and resent tribute envoys to Lianming to resist the Qing Dynasty. It's a pity that Li Ju ignored all of them, and he didn't send anyone to congratulate him on today's Yuan change ceremony.

However, while the ceremony was underway, a group of cavalrymen dressed in extremely thick leather coats were stepping on the ice, crossing the Yalu River, which had long been frozen, from north to south, and entering the territory of Korea. The northeast region dawns earlier than in Kyoto, when the sun has already risen. Under the rare warm sun, this team of more than 400 cavalrymen, from generals to ordinary soldiers, were in a better mood, and from time to time some people laughed and scolded each other in the air, or told some extremely obscene jokes.

At the head of the line were two generals with bright armor, one of whom was already half white-haired, with wrinkles on his face like knife cuts, but his eyes were extremely cunning, like a well-fed old wolf; The other was about twenty years old, handsome and heroic. He stared at the other side for a while before he said, "General, do you think the North Koreans will sneak attack us?" ”

The old man who is called "The General" is none other than Mao Wenlong, a general who once dominated the world and died nine times in his life, and was re-appointed by Zhu Youzhen. Hearing this, he looked up to the sky and laughed: "Brother Shi, you can rest assured." We have all safely broken through the territory of the Tartars, are you still afraid of the Goryeo stick? ”

It turns out that the name "North Korea" originated from the canonization of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty were still accustomed to calling it "Goryeo" according to the old name of the country. When the Korean mission came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the official envoys, there were also a large number of entourage, many of whom were "sticks" with humble status. The so-called "stick" is similar to China's "lowly nationality", which is generally born to a skilled woman.

These people are of low quality and often do some stealing and stealing in China. The government also hindered them from being members of the mission, and as long as they did not make any big trouble, they generally turned a blind eye, which further fueled the arrogance of these people. Therefore, it was hated by the people, and finally "hated the house and the U", as long as he saw the Koreans, he was contemptuously called "Goryeo sticks".

The young general was Shi Chunhu, a member of the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, who was specially sent by Zhu Youzhen to supervise Mao Wenlong. At this moment, he frowned and said: "Although the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army is low, but our troops are too small, and North Korea has surrendered to the Tartars, we should be careful." ”

Mao Wenlong smiled indifferently: "Brother Shi, you don't know these Goryeo sticks. They are the grass on the wall, and they fall with the wind, and the Tartars are coming, and they can't beat them, of course, they have to surrender; But when we came, they still didn't dare to act rashly. I thought that when my old brother went out of the town of Dongjiang, I said that I was out of the town, but in fact, it was so that the Tartars had no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground, and I really ran to the Iron Mountain. However, when the Koreans saw me, they were still frightened, and obediently lent Phi Dao and Tieshan to let me station, which became the scale of Phi Dao later. Why are we coming to North Korea this time? It's because Iron Mountain is close to Phi Island. As long as we can successfully reach Phi Dao, we will be considered a victorious class, and everyone will make great contributions. There are still a lot of old brothers' old departments on Phi Island, so let's have a good time when the time comes, hahaha..."

"The last general wants to consult the general," Shi Chunhu said with some concern, "Juehua Island is also an island, but during the battle of Ningyuan, the Tartars stepped on the sea ice, and the soldiers and civilians on the island were all slaughtered. Phi Island is much closer to the mainland than Kyaw Hoa Island, so why can't the Tartars attack Phi Island in winter? ”

"That's a good question." Mao Wenlong said with a smile, "Phi Dao is a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh of the Tartar, and of course the Tartar wants to pull it out." However, although Phi Dao is close to the land, the nearest side is North Korea, and it is nearly 100 miles to come directly from Liaodong, and of course the Tartars do not dare to walk as far as 100 miles on the sea ice. If you want to come from Iron Mountain, you have to enter the territory of Korea for dozens of miles, although the Tatars do not take North Korea seriously, it is not an easy task to travel so long distance. What's more, the sea ice on Phi Island is not as frozen as on Juehua Island, when I was in Phi Island, the most important thing every winter is to patrol the sea, as long as I find that there is sea water on the island, I will immediately break it, so that the tartar will not be able to come. ”

While speaking, the people and horses had already set foot on the south bank of the Yalu River, and Mao Wenlong was familiar with the road, leading hundreds of soldiers to pass through the mountains and mountains, and by the time the sun was setting, he had arrived at the Iron Mountain. For Mao Wenlong, it is natural to return to this place.

Iron Mountain is actually a peninsula that juts out into the Yellow Sea to the south, and is across the sea from the islands of Phi Island and Minami Island. Because of the humid climate, abundant rainfall, and some small plains, suitable for planting rice, so after Mao Wenlong went out of the town of Dongjiang, he recruited a large number of displaced people to settle here, of course, most of them are Han people, and many small villages have been formed. Koreans call the village "li", and here it is called "twenty-eight li".

However, when Mao Wenlong led his army to approach a small village called "Lihuali" at the northernmost tip of the peninsula, he found that the atmosphere here was obviously wrong. On the path leading from north to south to the village, scattered traces of horses' hooves appeared; From a distance, chickens and dogs were jumping in the village, and there was a faint cry.

"North Korea is mountainous, and the locals rarely have horses." Mao Wenlong groaned, "Could it be that a Tartar is coming?" ”

"General, what should I do?" Shi Chunhu said nervously.

"Hehe, let's avoid the Tartars all the way, it's time to have a good time now." A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Mao Wenlong's mouth, "See, the number of horse hooves is not very large, and there are only twenty or thirty horses at most." No matter who it is, let's do it first! ”