If it was North Korea in the past, even if it was not very obedient, there was really no good reason for the Ming Dynasty to teach North Korea a lesson. As the superior kingdom of the Celestial Empire, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to bully a vassal country that has already submitted to itself?

The coup d'état in North Korea is a godsend.

The Ming Dynasty directly sacrificed a banner of counterinsurgency, and there was a justifiable reason to intervene in North Korea. First send troops over, press the newly usurped Li Hui to the ground and beat him fatly, and then send a governor to take over the military and political power of North Korea, and arrest the administration and military affairs of North Korea in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the king of Joseon, just find one to come up and be a mascot. When the administrative and military power were under the management of the Ming Dynasty, even if there was a king in Korea, it was naturally a province of the Ming Dynasty.

At first glance, this plan seems a bit of a pipe dream, and North Korea can annex it so easily?

But in fact, the feasibility is very high, because there are a large number of pro-Ming officials in North Korea, and the Korean officials use Chinese characters, which is also a Confucian cultural atmosphere.

After the king of Joseon was beaten to the ground, it was naturally the stage when a group of officials sat down and held a symposium with Daming. At that time, the Ming Dynasty can use the chaotic situation in North Korea and need the guidance of the country, and then win over those pro-Ming officials, and then achieve the goal.

After all, the founding of North Korea is the result of the grace of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty let the Li family split the map, and the Li family can be said to have been favored by the Ming Emperor for generations. If you secretly give some benefits to those pro-Ming officials, you will naturally be able to achieve your goal very easily.

In terms of force, Zhu Youxiao believed that the Dongjiang Army could beat North Korea fatly.

However, who to send to North Korea is a problem, and Zhu Youxiao thought about it after retreating from North Korea. Only then did it be decided to send Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong, to North Korea. Viceroy of the Korean military. Then he asked the celebrant to draw up a holy decree and send it out. He ordered Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong, to immediately go to Dongjiang Town by sea and lead the Dongjiang Army to intervene in Korea by force.

In late March of the third year of the Apocalypse, spring had already completely begun at this time.

The Ming army of Liaodong Town was busy continuing to process the Guangning defense line, and after Sun Chengzong's rectification, Liaodong Town can be described as a combination of military and civilian hearts. With the support of the imperial court's money and grain, more than 100,000 soldiers in Liaodong Town strengthened the Guangning defense line for nearly two years, and continued to strengthen it in the third year of the Apocalypse.

Fortresses were densely packed on the Quang Ninh defensive line. Even those Mintun also built forts for defense, and if Jiannu attacked, they could clear the wilderness and retreat into the fort to defend. It is still possible for Jiannu to conquer these Mintun fortresses, but the cost is too high, and it is inevitable that the soldiers will be defeated before they can enter, which is not proportional to the gain. The siege of these fortresses is also of no strategic or tactical significance.

And the fortresses and cities of the official army, the density is simply numb. On the city walls, on the fortresses, there are black holes and cannons everywhere.

Three years of the Apocalypse. The production of artillery in the Royal Military Factory was even larger, supported by ample military spending. A large number of artillery pieces were cast and sent to the Quang Ninh Line.

At this time, the Quang Ninh defense line can be described as impregnable. As long as the Ming army does not die, Jiannu has no chance to take advantage of it. After the beginning of spring, the Ming army in Liaodong Town, although there was no offensive action, was ready to respond to Jinzhou Town at any time, and prepared 50,000 troops in accordance with the iron law set by Zhu Youxiao. The Ming army that took the initiative to attack could not do more than 50,000 soldiers.

On the other side, the defense line of Jinzhou Town is also perverted, in the narrow Jinzhou Pass, the wall is strengthened and heightened, and there is a South Pass behind the North Pass.

However, the amount of Jinzhou Pass is much smaller than that of the Guanning Defense Line. However, in terms of military strength, Jinzhou at this time was already full of soldiers and horses, and it was not inferior to the scale of Liaodong Town.

Twelve infantry divisions, plus two cavalry divisions, and an artillery division, have all been transferred to Golden State. Jinzhou became the new main seat of the Ming army.

At this time, Sun Chuanting also rushed to Jinzhou and began to sit in the center, commanding Jinzhou Town and coordinating the officers and soldiers of Liaodong Town and Jinzhou Town.

After the beginning of spring, the Dongjiang Army sent more guerrilla units to Liaodong, and after more than a year of guerrilla warfare, the Dongjiang Army's guerrilla experience has become more and more abundant. Batch after batch of Han people were rescued from Liaodong by the Dongjiang Army, and then these Han people were armed and thrown into guerrilla warfare.

A large number of guerrillas, after the winter, once again ravaged Liaodong everywhere. Jiannu's spring production has been extremely withered.

The farms set up outside the city have been greatly reduced. Some of the remaining farms also had to send more troops to garrison, which involved a lot of Jiannu troops.

At this time, Jiannu basically had to act in groups in the field, and if he was alone, he was likely to be intercepted and killed by the guerrillas halfway, and there were possible dangers everywhere. However, the production of Jiannu in the mountainous areas was still not greatly affected. It's just that Jiannu wants to control such a large territory as the Liaohe Plain, and it is obviously a bit of a belly burst.

Just as Mao Wenlong decided to go deep into the mountains to fight, a holy decree interrupted the decision.

The imperial court decided to intervene in Korea, and Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army was the closest to Korea, so it could only dispatch the Dongjiang Army. Zhu Youxiao ordered Mao Wenlong to enter Korea with Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong, to quell the rebellion, and Zhao Yan also rushed to Dongjiang Town a few days later.

If you want to say that you feel the most unhappy about North Korea, it is probably Mao Wenlong. Since the opening of the town in Phi Dao, the Korean king Gwanghaejun Li Hun has been very uncooperative with Donggang Town. Basically, it was all prevarication, and there was little to no assistance given.

This time, Li Hui was pulled off the throne, and naturally he applauded. But to intervene in North Korea, Zhao Yan, the governor of Shandong, was a little hesitant and said to Mao Wenlong: "General Mao, although the North Korean military is weak, but if the imperial court really interferes in North Korea this time, I am afraid it will take a long time." ”

"Adults don't need to worry, the North Korean party is seriously strife, this time the Westerners Party supports Li Liang to take the position, and the Easterners are about to lose power. Mao Wenlong, who is more familiar with North Korea, analyzed Zhao Yan: "My subordinates learned from the report that Li Shi, the general who supported the Westerners' coup d'état, was ostracized by the Westerners' Party, and he was sent to Ping'an Road as soon as the coup was successful. As long as you send a letter, you can become a help to the court. ”

In addition, the Westerners were all petty officials before, and its main members Li Gui, Jin Liu, Shen Jingzhen and others were all lower-level civil and military officials, for example, Li Gui, the core figure of the Westerner Party, only served as the official Cao Counselor, and the other core figure Jin Liu, who was only a soldier Cao Counselor. They can't even make the official position judgment of the first place of the six Caos, so they can only condescend to the second official position to participate in the judgment. Hong Ruifeng, Cui Mingji, etc. served in smaller official positions such as Zoro and Senate. ”

After Mao Wenlong finished speaking, Zhao Yan suddenly came to his senses. He asked Mao Wenlong: "Are you saying that as long as you capture Seoul and the Westerners fall instantly, you can control the situation in North Korea?" ”

"Your Excellency is wise, as long as this Li Shi is used by our Ming Dynasty, there is no suspense in military affairs. Capture Seoul, whether it is to set up another Korean king, or whatever. As long as the East People's Party of Korea gathers together, North Korea will be decided in an instant. ”

"What if this Li Shi is unwilling to fall to us?" Zhao Yan asked. (To be continued......)