After listening to Wu Jicheng's words, Zhu Daolin thought for a while and asked, "What is the reaction of the North Korean side recently?" ”

Zhang Yizhen, who was in charge of liaison with the DPRK officials, hurriedly replied: "Since the general left, the general of the North Korean Pyongan Province Navy Division and the new county guard of Tieshan County have come twice, both of which are courtesy visits, and we are worried that we will take back the land occupied by General Mao in Tieshan City, Yiju City, and the seven counties of the coastal counties. ”

"My subordinates also visited twice, once for the business of the Sihai Commercial Bank and the Sihai Bank, and once to send 200 flintlock pistols that the general had given to the Korean monarch, and within a few days, the two Korean county guards and five land and water generals sent 500 war horses and 500 sheep as a gift in return."

"The cavalry battalion selected 300 good horses for their own use, and the rest passed through the fleet of the Four Seas Commercial Company and sent them to Qingdao for the training of recruits."

Without waiting for Zhu Daolin to say anything, Li Yuming said unwillingly: "In fact, even if we don't take back Tieshan City and Yizhou City, we should also take back the more than 100,000 mu of fields that General Mao reclaimed at the beginning." ”

"Since General Mao was beheaded by Yuan Chonghuan, his grandson, the North Koreans, who are as timid as rats swaying from side to side, have taken the opportunity to occupy these hundreds of thousands of acres of land, and now we not only have to spend money to buy grain from them, but the people of Liaodong who farm have also become tenants of the North Koreans, which is very unfair, and the younger brother really can't bear this breath."

Wu Jicheng, Zhang Yizhen, Guo Zhongjun and others did not speak, they were very dissatisfied with this like Li Yuming, and the brothers in the army, especially the former Dongjiang Army brothers who surrendered to Chengcheng, were even more dissatisfied, although they all knew that Zhu Daolin did not mention this matter in order to take into account the overall situation and maintain relations with the Korean Kingdom, but this tone has always been pressed in the hearts of all officers and men.

"Are you done? A few of you probably think so too, right? ”

Seeing that no one answered, Zhu Daolin shook his head and explained: "So far, we have not fought with the Tatar army occupying Liaodong, but the whole of Korea has long been afraid of the Tatar army. Nearly half of the civil and military ministers of the Joseon royal court today are inclined to the Liaodong Tartars because of fear, and it is good to be able to maintain the current good relations with us. ”

"We can't push North Korea to the Manchu Tatars of Liaodong because of hundreds of thousands of acres of fields, at least not until we achieve victory!"

"Only by sending troops to Liaodong to fight a good battle and ruthlessly clean up the Manchu Tartars, can the Korean monarch and the minister of civil and military affairs who are inclined to the Ming Dynasty regain their confidence and restore the majesty of our Ming army."

"As long as the Manchu Tartars are painful and afraid. It is completely blocked on the west bank of the Yalu River, and we can't get through, and everything we lost will be regained without us having to grab it. ”

"If you don't believe me, you can make a bet with me, as long as we cut off the heads of a thousand Manchu Tartars this time and block the Manchu Tartars west of the Yalu River, the whole North Korean population will immediately cry and shout and beg us to take the land and grain."

Wu Jicheng and Zhang Yizhen quickly showed knowing smiles.

Guo Zhongjun nodded thoughtfully: "No wonder the general is making a big show this time, and there will be a swearing-in on the day of departure, it turns out that he is also forcing North Korea to react!" ”

Zhu Daolin laughed: "That's right, the envoy sent by the monarch Li Qi is still jumping up and down in Beijing City, wanting to maintain friendly relations with my Ming Dynasty." I was also unwilling to support our army in the fight against the Manchus, so I took this opportunity to force the Korean **** and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to react. ”

"This time, even if we can't get them to openly support us, we must make them panic, and let those civil and military ministers who have their hearts set on the Manchu Tartars jump out, and it will be more beneficial for us if we can exacerbate the contradictions and cause divisions among the various factions in Korea."

"As long as we defeat the Manchu Tartars, the benefits will only be more, not less, when the time comes. Maybe the North Koreans will ask us to help them clear the king's side. ”

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In the afternoon of the same day, more than 700 officers and men of five large and small warships of the North Sea Fleet carried Zhu Daolin's letter. Sail away from Phi Dao, go to Jinzhouwei, inform the Jinzhou Wei commander Huang Long of the Dongjiang Army's battle plan to attack Liaodong, and ask the Jinzhou Wei soldiers to launch a feint attack on the Tartar army stationed in Gaizhou and Zhuanghe camps, contain the Tartar forces, and achieve the goal of disrupting the enemy army.

Five large and small warships will be on the way back. Harassment and artillery bombardment of the Tatar army deployed on the 500-mile coast of Liaodong Bay.

Under Zhu Daolin's deliberate arrangement, the various units of the Dongjiang New Army began to make preparations for the war with great fanfare, and the news of the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing army in Liaodong flew to the west as quickly as wings.

The situation in northern Korea and on both sides of the Yalu River suddenly became tense, and both the Koreans and the Manchu Tartars were frightened by the huge Dongjiang army, jumping up and down in panic.

More than 200,000 Liaodong people stranded in northern Korea. Frightened, they flocked to the central region of Korea, fearing the bloody reprisals of the Manchu Tartars after the defeat of the Donggang New Army.

On the seventh day of the fifth month, early in the morning.

The five large and small warships of the North Sea Fleet successfully arrived at Jinzhou Port, and the three-masted sails on the two 500-ton warships and dozens of guns arranged on the side of the ships caused a restlessness in the Jinzhou Wei garrison.

Huang Long, who was in his early thirties and had a square face and thick eyebrows, was silent for a long time after reading Zhu Daolin's letter.

Most of the generals and colonels of Jinzhou Wei came from the Dongjiang Army under General Mao, and they all knew that Huang Taiji had already led 50,000 main forces to the hinterland of Mongolia thousands of miles away.

However, since General Mao was cut off his head, the officers and soldiers of the Dongjiang Army are like lost dogs whose backbones have been broken, and the meanness of the imperial court and the discrimination of officials at all levels are even more chilling, not to mention whether there is dignity and whether there is a future.

But the conditions offered by Zhu Daolin, the new commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, were so generous that they were so good that the people who were most afraid of death and the most resistant were moved.

Jinzhou Wei only needs to send 5,000 troops to launch a feint attack on Zhuanghe in the east and Gaizhou in the north for half a month, and he can get 50,000 taels of silver, 30,000 stone grain, 5,000 cotton cloth and 5,000 steel knives.

Li Fude, the most lively and prestigious guerrilla general in his usual life, took the initiative to break the silence: "Zhu Daolin, the new commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, is not a good talker, judging from the fact that he did not say a word about seizing Phi Dao, he is not afraid of offending us at all, and it is estimated that he also looks down on us as the remnants of the Dongjiang Army. ”

"Up to now, there is still no news of General Shen, Kong Youde, and Geng Zhongming's families, maybe he will be slaughtered a long time ago, instead of being exiled to Yingzhou Island thousands of miles south as rumored, as rumored, and dealing with such a ruthless person, I have to keep my eyes on it!"

The hearts of the generals were tense, and many people echoed them, worried that the powerful and unruly Zhu Daolin would treat himself like the remnants of Phi Dao.

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