The shelling soon stopped, and in the telescope, the opposite sea ship seemed to send a small boat, and after a period of negotiation between the two sides, He Bin personally brought people ashore to meet Cheng Mingjiu.

"Cheng Junmen, the North Korean side has sent an observer envoy, ready to discuss with us about jointly fighting the Manchus!"

Cheng Mingjiu was surprised and sneered twice, "Didn't they explain why they plundered my Ming merchant ships?" ”

He Bin spread his hands, "Why don't He Junmen ask the North Korean official in person!" ”

I saw a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance come to Cheng Mingjiu.

"Observe Min Guangxun to meet the general of Shangguo!"

At this time, Korea had been forcibly conquered by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it had long ceased to regard the Ming Dynasty as its suzerain.

"Oh? I don't know what the observation makes for here? ”

As Li Xin's cronies, Cheng Mingjiu has the absolute right to make decisions in this expedition, and he can't help but be cautious and cautious about every decision. Probe the other person's tone to see what they really mean.

Min Guangxun seemed to be unaware of Cheng Mingjiu's vigilance, and still replied respectfully: "When the lord of our country heard that the Shangguo Boat Division was coming from afar, he was excited and sent a subordinate official to greet him, but due to the heavy rain at sea, he missed the road, and it took an extra day to find the general of the country in this Chungcheong Road!" ”

After hearing this, Cheng Mingjiu's eyes swept to He Bin, He Bin spread his hands, signaling that what he got was the same statement, but he couldn't figure out whether it was true or not. This made Cheng Mingjiu a headache, if things turned out as Min Guangxun said, it would definitely be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Three Guards, but what if the other party had a bad heart? They believed it so easily, and if they fell into the trap dug by the other party, wouldn't it be ......

"How? Did the general really doubt the words of the lower official? ”

This Min Guangxun didn't beat around the bush, and after discovering Cheng Mingjiu's suspicion of him, he bluntly mentioned it.

This kind of face-to-face pointing out made Cheng Mingjiu a little embarrassed, he laughed dryly, and responded: "Please also observe and understand, with the current situation, it is reasonable to doubt it." ”

Min Guangxun didn't seem to expect that this general was very different from the Ming Dynasty generals he had seen before, and there was no trace of that kind of high-mindedness and command.

"The lower official knows, since the general of the upper country has doubts, then let the lower official show enough sincerity to show the general that the whole country has been looking forward to the national boat division for a long time!"

Cheng Mingjiu's face was purified, and he replied: "Please observe and solve your doubts!" ”

"The lord of our country sent his third son, the king of Linping, to greet the general in person." Speaking of this, Min Guangxun paused and said: "The prince of Linping is in Zhongqing Zuodao at the moment, please wait a while, and the lower officials will personally lead the army to come to visit!" ”

Everything went unusually smoothly, and the prince of Linping went to Chungcheong Right Road to meet Cheng Mingjiu, a general, under the guidance of local Korean officials that night. During this period, Cheng Mingjiu took a clear position and inquired about the looting of the merchant ships in Jiangnan.

Min Guangxun pointed to the heavens and swore that the whole of Korea respected the kingdom as Zhengshuo, and would never sit down for such a thing, even if they were now in the east and had to be called a minister, they have always been loyal to the Ming Dynasty in their hearts.

And it is likely that the people who plundered the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty were the Japanese people across the sea from Korea! Cheng Mingjiu came, in addition to the looting of merchant ships on the surface, there is also a secret mission, but it is not appropriate to make it public at this moment.

Seeing Min Guangxun's sworn appearance, even He Bin, Wallace and others around Cheng Mingjiu were infected by his loyalty.

The third son of the king of North Korea looks very young, he should be less than twenty years old, although his nervous body trembled a little after seeing Cheng Mingjiu, he can see in every word and deed that this person is well-educated. What surprised Cheng Mingjiu even more was that these savages in the forest in their impressions could actually speak fluent Chinese, and they followed the appearance of China from clothing to etiquette.

After some exchanges, Cheng Mingjiu had some confidence in the sincerity of the Korean monarch, so he decided to set off with the army early the next morning. And that night, more than a dozen war horses from the north broke the peace.

These people were all from the capital of North Korea, and soon Cheng Mingjiu learned the reason why there were war horses coming overnight.

At this time, the North Korean observer Min Guangxun came to Cheng Mingjiu's military tent in a panic.

"General, please save the lord of our country......"

It turned out that just two days ago, the king of Joseon Yi Liang was sick and bedridden, and the powerful minister Jin Ryu took the opportunity to support his brother Ayahara Maharaja to make a rebellion, because of the suddenness of the incident, Jin Ryu took control of the palace and the capital overnight, and those ministers who finally King Yi Ryu were spared except for Min Kwang-hoon and others who went to Chungcheong Left Road to meet the Ming army.

The sick king Li Liang was put under house arrest by Jin Liu, and had already supported the succession of Ayahara Maharaja, and at the same time announced the abolition of Li Liang's king.

After a series of measures were implemented, the turbulent political situation was soon controlled by Jin Liu, and the doom of King Li Liang was inevitable, and Min Guangxun and the outside Lord Lin Ping became the first people on Jin Liu's wanted list.

Min Guangxun asked Cheng Mingjiu to send troops to eradicate the civil strife for the Korean state, and he also bluntly pointed out that this was ostensibly the civil strife of the Korean state, but in fact, it was actually a confrontation between the pro-Ming faction and the pro-Manchu Qing faction. King Li Liang's heart was towards the Ming Dynasty, but Jin Liu, the "meritorious hero of the Jingshe" who had assisted Li Liang, was contrary to his political views, believing that the Ming Dynasty was already the fallen leaves after autumn, and if one mind was contrary to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it would not be beneficial to the Korean country.

With Li Liang's illness, Jin Liu really seized the opportunity and succeeded in a coup d'état with lightning speed.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Cheng Mingjiu to send troops to Seoul to quell the turmoil. And the sooner the better, otherwise once the Manchu side intervenes and then wants to intervene, the situation will be even more complicated.

At the same time, Cheng Mingjiu's scouting horse also reported the corresponding information, and Cheng Mingjiu did not hesitate anymore and decided to lead his troops to Seoul.

Yao Qisheng's auxiliary army was left behind the Zhongqing Left Dao Break, which made Yao Qisheng, who had always been eager to make contributions, impatient, and he hoped to be able to go into battle to kill the enemy like those soldiers. As soon as he thought of this, he couldn't help but clench the musket in his hand, although he was an auxiliary, everyone's weapons were not much different from those of the soldiers, and the muskets and Yanling knives were standard. Tagawa Emon, on the other hand, was dismissive of such things as muskets, and he was almost paranoid and trusted only the katana at his waist.

And Tagawa Emon's katana had already collapsed in several places due to too many blade fights in the previous battles, which made him feel distressed. Every time I take it out when no one is around, I wipe it carefully and carefully, and in front of people, I will not easily pull half an inch out of the scabbard. As for the Yanling knife issued to him by the battalion, he was treated with heaven and earth, and this rough and bulky standard saber was no different from a burning stick in his eyes.

Yao Qisheng laughed at Tagawa Emon, "Your heart-to-heart baby has not gone through a round in front of Yanling Knife, and it will inevitably break under the blow." In the end, he concluded that this kind of knife is just useless, and it is okay to use it to cut meat, and if it is used on the battle array, it is comparable to holding a firewood stick in his hand.

Regarding Yao Qisheng's ridicule, Tagawaemon did not refute much, which is also the reason why his Chinese is not very bright.

The main force of the Three Guards had been on its way to Seoul for three days, and the auxiliary battalion had slowly entered the border of Gyeonggi Left Province in Korea. The crowds along the way gradually increased, and the local people saw the strangely uniformed army all the way to the north, and at first they were still afraid, and they fled one after another, but after a long time, they found that these strange troops did not seem to have malicious intentions, so they returned from the mountains and even watched.

Seeing these scenes, Yao Qisheng became more and more depressed, it was obvious that Korea was not a place where soldiers were in danger, and the people here were not even as war-like as the people in the Ming Dynasty. Could it be that let them, the soldiers of the Heavenly Empire, bully these unarmed alien people.

Whenever he saw someone appear, Yao Qisheng hoped that it was the army after the coup d'état in North Korea, so that he could have a happy fight. However, he knew that Cheng Junmen led the soldiers all the way in, and even if there was resistance from the North Korean coup rebels, he would have been beaten up and scattered. In any case, these mountain savages in North Korea can still be as powerful as the Japanese Bandits?

Last year, the Three Guards beat the Japanese in Jiangnan, which he saw with his own eyes.

Yao Qisheng sighed and complained, afraid that after marching all the way to Seoul, the capital of North Korea, the expedition would also come to an end.

However, just as he sighed, the roar of the horse's hooves on the ground was heard in the blink of an eye. It turned out to be a group of cavalry galloping from the direction of Gangwon Road, the flag of the Korean army was waving in the wind, Yao Qisheng's pupils suddenly contracted, and then he became excited again.

This is clearly because North Korea sent cavalry to attack the rear of the Three Guards, and it seems that a tough battle is imminent.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”

Finally, the sound of alarms came and went. Under the reprimand of the battalion officers and team officers, the auxiliary soldiers of the auxiliary battalion of the Three Guards Army began to assemble into a phalanx according to their training.

Yao Qisheng threw away the iron pot on his back and tried to join the battle formation, but found that he didn't know where he should stand.

That's when words that hurt my pride came in.

"Yao Qisheng, your task is to take care of the iron pot of our food team, don't go to the mess, lose the iron pot, the soldiers have nothing to eat, Lao Tzu asks you!"

Yao Qisheng still wanted to argue, but the officer of the team ignored him at all, and organized others to hide behind the musket and spear phalanx with food and cooking utensils. Seeing this scene, he could only follow the group and hide behind the phalanx with humiliation.