Chapter 18: The Celestial Empire

Looking at the North Korean envoy in front of him respectfully saluting himself, Ren Chao couldn't help but feel secretly refreshed in his heart! Nima! This is the majesty of the true Celestial Empire. The other party didn't know his identity at all, but when he saw a team of Qing soldiers coming, their envoy ran out respectfully to greet him! Compare how those Goryeo sticks in later generations treated the great Celestial Empire, it is simply a world of difference! Thinking about Ren Chao, he was angry, this rotten Qing government is simply the biggest loser in the history of mankind, and if the Qing Dynasty had been a little stronger, it would have been impossible to lose such a big family business. Now that I've come to this plane, I can't let such a tragedy happen again! Lao Tzu wants to let the Chinese people go to every corner of the world and usher in respectful eyes, and Lao Tzu wants all the gringos to respectfully call the Celestial Empire when they mention China. Thinking of this, Ren Chao couldn't help but feel excited!

Seeing that Ren Chao didn't speak for a long time, the envoy of the Korean Mansion couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart, for fear of offending the angel in front of him, and hurriedly said respectfully, "The lower official didn't know that the angel had come to the mansion, and he missed the distance, and he hoped that the angel would atone for his sins." ”

"Your Excellency!" Da Niu couldn't help but shout Ren Chao, who was still there infinitely.

"Yes!" Ren Chao came to his senses this time, nodded with a smile and said, "You are the envoy of the Gongzhou Mansion?" ”

"Xia Guan is exactly!" The envoy of the Gongzhou Prefecture said respectfully.

"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded and said, "Huh! You speak Chinese well! Ren Chao realized that this guy was speaking Chinese, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I have always admired the weathering of the Celestial Empire, and I have learned the culture of the Celestial Empire since I was a child, which makes adults laugh." The envoy of the Gongzhou Prefecture said respectfully.

"Yes!" Ren Chao nodded with satisfaction, "I heard that Ye Zhichao and Nie Shicheng are stationed here with their troops, I don't know where they are now?" ”

"Back to my lord, Lord Ye did lead the heavenly soldiers to be stationed in the Mansion before, but yesterday Lord Ye had already led the troops to leave. As for Lord Nie, I heard that he led the heavenly soldiers stationed in Chenghuanyi to fight against the Japanese Kou, and he had never been to the Mansion. Although the envoy of the Gongzhou Mansion had doubts in his heart, he did not dare to offend the angel in front of him, and still replied honestly.

"What? Ye Zhichao: Are they gone? Ren Chao couldn't help but change his face, "Where did they go?" ”

"This subordinate official doesn't know, the lowly official has a small position, how dare he ask the whereabouts of the heavenly soldiers, this is a major military incident, and I hope the adults will see it." Seeing that Ren Chao was angry, the envoy of the Gongzhou Mansion trembled with fright, and hurriedly explained.

"Ye Zhichao of the dog day actually ran away! I haven't even seen the face of the little devil, and I actually abandoned the city and fled, it's just a waste! Ren Chao's face was cloudy, and he had already scolded Ye Zhichao's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart, if it weren't for the outsiders in front of him, Ren Chao would have been unable to help but scold.

What Ren Chao didn't know was that Ye Zhichao learned that the Japanese army was attacking Chenghuanyi, and he was timid, and immediately led his troops to withdraw from Gongzhou to prepare to retreat north to Pyongyang. In fact, at that time, the Japanese army attacked Cheng Huan only 4,000 troops, and Nie Shicheng and Ye Zhichao also had more than 3,000 people, although the Japanese army occupied a certain advantage, but if the two of them joined forces, they may not have the strength to fight, but unfortunately Ye Zhichao was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he fled without a fight. The abandonment of the stronghold of Asan in vain allowed the war to spread directly into North Korea. The Battle of Asan was originally a defeat, but Ye Zhichao was defeated and boasted of his victory, and he was rewarded by the Qing government for his false achievements. This is called being an official, which also shows the decay of the Qing government.

Ren Chao sighed helplessly and asked, "After Lord Ye left, did the Japanese come to Gongzhou?" ”

"The Japanese have never been to Gongju yet!" The Gongju envoy replied respectfully.

Ren Chao thought about it and guessed that the Japanese army should still be in Chenghuanyi now, it may be that the Japanese army got the news of the retreat of the Qing army, or it may be that Oshima Yoshimasa was killed, and the Japanese army lost its unified command, no matter what the reason, the Japanese army temporarily stopped the attack.

"The heavenly soldiers are here, and the people of the contempt are deeply honored, and on behalf of the people of the whole mansion, they respectfully invite the heavenly soldiers to enter the city and set up camp!" The envoy of the Gongzhou Prefecture said respectfully.

"In order to prevent disturbance of the people, we will not go into the city, but we have come from afar, and we are short of food, and we have to prepare some grain and grass for us." Ren Chao waved his hand and said.

When the Gongzhou Mansion envoy heard that Ren Chao didn't plan to enter the city, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Yes!" Be! Humble will go to raise food for the heavenly soldiers! ”

"Go ahead!" Ren Chao waved his hand impatiently, turned his head to the big cow next to him and said, "Order to camp on the spot!" ”

"Order!" Da Niu responded respectfully.

The envoy of the Gongzhou government took people back to the city to honestly raise food and wages. Ren Chao looked at the city wall of Gongzhou and shook his head, Ren Chao didn't enter the city, not because he was afraid that the army would disturb the people, but because he was afraid that if the Japanese army suddenly attacked and was surrounded by the Japanese army, it would be troublesome, so it was safer to stay outside the city.

That night, the envoy of the Gongzhou government came to visit again, but this time this guy did not come empty-handed, but brought a large number of supplies to reward the three armies. Ren Chao politely received the envoy, and prepared a table of meals to entertain him with flowers. After he was full of wine and food, Ren Chao sent this guy back to Gongzhou City.

"Lord Ren! Lord Ren! Ren Chao, who was sleeping in a daze, was suddenly woken up, and Ren Chao opened his eyes just in time to see Da Niu standing in front of him with a panicked face.

"Lord Ren, it's not good! The little devil is catching up! Seeing that Ren Chao opened his eyes, Da Niu hurriedly said.

"What?" Ren Chaoteng stood up suddenly, stretched out and grabbed the war knife next to the pillow. "Where's the little devil?"

"From the north, there are about two miles to go, and the number of people is probably more than a thousand." Da Niu hurriedly said.

Ren Chao couldn't help but secretly call it a fluke, fortunately Lao Tzu had the name of foresight and pulled the cordon three miles away, otherwise it would be troublesome. But this little devil is really fucking desperate, and he marched overnight. "Notify the troops, move immediately!"

"Order!" The big cow replied respectfully and ran out.

It's not that Ren Chao doesn't dare to fight, it's just that the little devil is menacing, if he rushes to the battle, he will inevitably suffer, and the little devil's strength is ten times that of himself, and it must be himself who suffers if he fights hard. Ren Chao hurriedly got dressed, led his troops around Gongzhou City, and headed south. As soon as he ran out for two miles, he heard a faint burst of gunfire coming from the direction of Gongju.