Chapter 158: Expedition

After more than ten days, the army successfully arrived at the fishing village of Longren Mansion, because the people were strong and the horses were strong, and the sea boats covered the sky and the sun, so naturally there was no need to play the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but to use the dignified and upright banner of Daxing.

After arriving in Yonginfu, Yang Xin informed Li Zong to send the Busa Landscape Master to escort the caravan to Busan, and most of the areas controlled by Li Zong were currently in the south, which was naturally safer and more suitable for trade.

Before Yang Xin got off the ship, he received a herald sent by Jiao Xuewen to report the situation in Seoul.

Seoul was already in danger, the rebels gathered more than 300,000 troops, and confronted Li Zong, Li Zong also had 250,000 troops on his side, but for the same reason as the Ming Dynasty, Wenchen commanded the army, and the corruption was serious, resulting in low morale, and the two sides fought several battles, and they were all defeated and returned.

Yang Xin was full of confidence this time, he brought 1,500 new tunnel guns from Daxing, which were built by Yuxin Commerce and Daxing during this time, and the power greatly exceeded the previous arquebus, which was Yang Xin's secret weapon this time.

There are also a lot of miscellaneous artillery pieces, most of which were bought from outside by the Ordnance Bureau through various channels during this period, and most of them were purchased from the Macao Artillery Factory of Grape People, as many as 20 eight-pounder guns and 20 four-pounder guns.

The Daxing reinforcements did not stop for a moment in Yonginfu, and after a slight adjustment, they marched towards Seoul.

Along the way, the people's livelihood withered, and the poverty of the people of Goryeo was worse than that of Shandong, which was the most chaotic in the Ming Dynasty.

Goryeo is not big, and soon the army will arrive in Seoul, so the morale of Wang Shi is greatly boosted, and Li Zong wants to set up a banquet for Yang Xin to wash the dust and he also refuses, there is nothing to say, or gather the senior generals of Daxing and Goryeo to study how to break the enemy.

Yang Xin came to the sailor camp in the city, and the sailor at this time had become Li Zong's most trusted bodyguard, and he had been stationed in the Daotai Yamen where Li Zong was located in the city.

Yang Xin naturally sat in the handsome position, on the left was the Daxing general where Jiao Xuewen was, and on the right was the Goryeo general headed by Jin Shengnan.

"Elder Jin Ge, why did the battle come like this, didn't this king support you with eight million taels of silver to quell the rebellion?"

Yang Xin frowned and asked Jin Shengnan as soon as he started.

Jin Shengnan's face was full of embarrassment, and he said: "King Huixing, the rebels are under the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty, and there are more and more big clans attached to it, and even the Li family and the Jin family have many people to join, and we have lost several games in a row, and our morale is low." ”

Yang Xin had been fully prepared before he came, but what he didn't expect was that the Goryeo people's dislike for the Qing Dynasty had reached this level, but he had also thought of a killing move, and he was ready to use it at the moment.

"Daxing is Daxing, although we are good friends with the Qing Dynasty, but we are not the country of the Qing Dynasty, you have to publicize this in place!"

Yang Xin was very dissatisfied with Jin Shengnan, and knocked on the table with a blue face.

Jin Shengnan had to agree.

Yang Xin didn't want to talk to him anymore, and continued: "Elder Jin Ge, pass the order, tomorrow the whole army will attack, our coalition army will launch a decisive battle against the rebels, your people will go first, and our Daxing elite soldiers will launch an attack on the enemy's main force and defeat them in one fell swoop!" ”

Jin Shengnan was overjoyed, all along, Jiao Xuewen's Daxing Army did not send a single soldier to participate in the attack, but only protected Li Zong, the elite of the Daxing Army, Jin Shengnan naturally knew.

The generals of the two sides began to arrange their troops, and Jiao Xuewen uniformly deployed the arrays of both sides, although there were many Goryeo troops, they could only obediently obey the arrangement.

After everything was arranged, Yang Xin returned to the room.

Jin Lianmei was waiting, after returning to Goryeo, she was in much better spirits, and her momentum was enough, and when she saw Yang Xin coming in, she hurriedly took the initiative to come over and take off his coat in person.

"King Xing, Li Zong's banquet has been prepared, according to your requirements, it is not extravagant, it is just a family banquet for our two families."

Jin Lianmei said coquettishly in Yang Xin's ear.

Yang Xin nodded and said, "Okay, let's go over." ”

Li Zong's big Buddha still has to continue to coax, and Yang Xin can't sweep his face too much, but next, he decided to fully occupy Goryeo, and it's time to ring the alarm bell for him.

Yang Xin took the dressed Jin Lianmei to the banquet, accompanied only Wei Wu and ten personal guards, and the entire Daotai Yamen was under the control of Jiao Xuewen, so there was no need to bring too many personal guards.

Looking at Jin Lianmei, who was a little overdressed, Yang Xin whispered in her ear: "Lianmei's dress is good, people who don't know still think that the queen of a big country is it!" ”

Jin Lianmei was overjoyed when she heard this, held Yang Xin's hand tightly, and said with a smile: "King, now that the palace has returned to Goryeo, it can be regarded as a return to the hometown, so naturally it will be a bit pompous, and after Concubine Fan builds the new palace in Dengzhou, the king must also go to see the strength of our Daxing." ”

At this time, she had completely forgotten that she was a Korean, and put herself in the position of Princess Daxing.

Yang Xin was very satisfied with her performance, and reached out to pat her sexy buttocks to show her approval, which made Jin Lianmei's face flushed, and she looked like she was being picked up.

Sure enough, the banquet was not extravagant, only Li Zong brought a new concubine, and an old eunuch, but the specifications of the wine and food on the table were not low, just four people, and prepared more than 100 dishes, Yang Xin was surprised how Li Zong could get so many delicacies from the mountains and seas during the war, even the salmon was fresh sashimi, and there were ice cubes on the plate.

Looking at Li Zong again, although he lost a large part of his land in the war, his spirit was much better than the last time he saw him, and his face became more ruddy, and then he looked at him beside him, the princess looked very immature, estimated to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, and sat aside with a nervous face.

Seeing Yang Xin and the others coming, Li Zong hurriedly pulled up the princess beside him and bowed to Yang Xin respectfully.

"King Xing, please sit down, brother, I am really a long-term drought, and I am looking forward to your Daxing army!"

Li Zong's face was full of gratitude, and it came from the heart.

Yang Xin frowned, his face was not very good, he pulled Jin Lianmei to sit on the top seat, and said, "Hey! Brother Li, you must know that there are many things in this kingdom, and now you are not very troubled by the affairs of your Goryeo, and you can't watch you being messed up by the rebels, this time I came to completely solve the rebels once and for all! ”

Li Zong was overjoyed, and hurriedly poured wine for Yang Xin and the two of them, and said flatteringly: "With the words of King Xing, this king will rest assured, and in the future, I Goryeo will be the alliance of brothers of Daxing. ”

Jin Lianmei looked at Li Zong with a bowed head and a servile appearance, and couldn't stop feeling disdain in her heart, thinking that it was good that she followed Yang Xin, otherwise the princess of Goryeo who was sitting next to him today and was at a loss was herself, and she felt ashamed to think about it.

Yang Xin turned his head to look at Jin Lianmei, and then looked at Li Zong, feeling a little proud in his heart, this world is like this, power is justice, Daxing has strength, Li Zong not only obediently sent the most beautiful woman, but also bowed his head and bowed his waist to show that he was very happy, and he didn't feel embarrassed to see Jin Lianmei, his former concubine.

Yang Xin said: "Brother Li, this king has a suggestion, you might as well learn from this king, and also make the same Goryeo business, earn silver for your Goryeo treasury, and also bring some big families in as shareholders, everyone will have a share in the benefits, and there will not be so many people against you!" ”

Li Zong was stunned when he heard this, the national situation of Daxing, he had also studied it wholeheartedly during this time, after all, he could be the king of Goryeo for more than ten years, and it was not completely useless.

After thinking for a moment, he was overjoyed and said: "With the support of King Xing's brothers, it must be no problem, but King Xing can unscrupulously engage in business in Daxing, which is supported by the elite Daxing army, and the king lacks elite soldiers loyal to the king in Goryeo, brother, don't look at the royal forest army under me, the situation inside is also complicated, many big clans have control, if the king learns from the king of Xingxing, I am afraid that the ministers will jump out and scold the king for profit with the people!" ”

He is not stupid, this kind of benefit is not wanted by the emperor, but in this feudal society, the emperor can not do whatever he wants, if he offends the interests of the entire landlord class who support him, such a policy cannot be implemented anyway!

When Jin Lianmei heard this, she was not happy, and while Yang Xin was holding her waist, she simply fell into Yang Xin's arms and said: "King Xing, you are also too good to the King of Goryeo, not only to send troops and pay food, but also to help him open a business to make money, and our Jin family will also open a business to cooperate with Daxing to make money!" ”

Yang Xin smiled when he heard this, and said: "Well, Concubine Ai's proposal is naturally fine, but there can only be one Goryeo business name in Goryeo, your Jin family's business name, how to do it?" ”

Jin Lian's charming eyes were like silk, and he used Daji's trick to confuse the king of Xu, and said in a coquettish voice: "King, the business name of the king of Goryeo is called the Goryeo business, and my Jin family's name is called the Korean business, and the main palace is now all the people of King Xing, is there anything else that King Xing is not worried about." ”

Li Zong was depressed in his heart, this Jin Lianmei actually robbed his business in front of him, but he couldn't help it, the Jin family's power in Goryeo was very large, and he could only win it over, and he must not be offended.

Yang Xin stared at Li Zong, sensing the bitterness in his smile, okay, what you want is this effect, the matter of Goryeo, you have to have the final say as the king of Daxing, and now the king of Goryeo not only relies on Daxing financially, but also relies on the elite soldiers of the army to quell the rebellion, and has become Yang Xin's vassal.

So, Yang Xin said casually: "Okay, anyway, your Jin family is now on the same front as the king of Goryeo, and the two of you can join various businesses in Goryeo together, as for those who want to oppose it, the king's army will protect you, they will either join you, or wait for the king to clean them up!" ”

In this world, if you want to do big business, you will inevitably need the escort of the army, especially overseas, in fact, the future generations will be similar.

Li Zong was overjoyed and said, "Okay, this king will give Brother Yang a cup to celebrate the three of us becoming an alliance of life and death!" ”

Although he was taken away by the Jin family, Li Zong still benefited, much better than before, and now with the full support of the Daxing Army, he can sit back and relax.

In fact, if you want to really subdue a country, the best thing is to form an alliance of interests, otherwise, aid alone is not enough, people's hearts are greedy, if Yang Xin only provides assistance to Li Zong, and can not do business with him to make money, then such a result, the incompetent Li Zong will only rely more and more on him, if there is a heroic figure in Goryeo behind, maybe he will also use Daxing's aid to Goryeo, and in turn will reverse Daxing, which we have all suffered in Vietnam in later generations.

Goryeo is Goryeo, Li Zong is Li Zong, Li Zong is now the king of Goryeo does not mean that he can always be the king of Goryeo, the same way, Daxing is Daxing, Yang Xin is Yang Xin, Daxing was established by Yang Xin, it does not mean that Daxing is Yang Xin's private property.

If Yang Xin wants to control Goryeo steadily, he must win over the upper class of Goryeo, make money with himself, everyone has common interests, as for the people of Goryeo, Yang Xin will not care, and Li Zong will not either.

Unless you want to completely destroy Goryeo and incorporate its territory into the territory of Daxing, Yang Xin has never thought so, to win Goryeo can only be said to be very difficult, long-term occupation is absolutely impossible, the people of Goryeo will definitely organize endless guerrilla warfare, the rebel army, that is to dig a pit for themselves, Yang Xin will not be so greedy.

The two discussed everything, and the banquet was considered to be a successful end, but it made Jin Huan Media out of the limelight, the same princess, the princess brought by Li Zong was trembling throughout the banquet, and she didn't even dare to say a word.

The next day, the allied forces launched a general attack with the rebels outside Seoul.

Yang Xin is also the first time to participate in a battle of this scale, the enemy and us add up to more than 500,000 people, looking at it, the enemy is all over the mountains, but these equipment is really shabby, even Li Zicheng's exile army is not as good, Yang Xin feels like two groups of natives are fighting.

Today, Wang Shi has promised him a heavy reward at Yang Xin's suggestion, and there are 15,000 elite soldiers in Daxing to suppress the formation, and his morale has improved a lot.

As soon as Jiao Xuewen gave an order, Wang Shi attacked on all fronts, and soon, the two sides fought together, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering.

Countless men rushed into the battlefield like a meat grinder, and the difference in equipment between the two sides was not too big, and Wang Shi was only slightly better, in Yang Xin's opinion, they were all at the level of the Wandering People's Army, or the worst kind.

The fighting soon became scorching, with mass casualties on both sides.

Jin Shengnan was in a hurry, and he had come over several times to ask the Daxing army to enter the battle, but he was rejected by the treacherous and cunning Lin Fatzi, and he wanted to consume the enemy more.

As soon as Yang Xin started the war, he just sat and watched, and handed over the command to Jiao Xuewen.

Jin Shengnan was also very depressed, and came to find Yang Xin, Yang Xin only said that he didn't command, and he had already handed it over to his generals.

Jiao Xuewen looked at the fight in front of him with an indifferent face, and standing beside him were his two brothers, Xue Laosan and Lin Fatzi.

"Third brother, you can take the main force into battle! Almost! ”

Before noon, Jiao Xuewen suddenly said.

Lin Fatzi hurriedly said: "Big brother, will it be too early to fight now?" I think we should use Koreans to consume Koreans, at least until the evening! ”

Jiao Xuewen pointed to the main force of Wang Shizhong's army and said, "See? The Koreans are also very slippery, they are cowering, waiting for us to attack, we don't attack again, I'm afraid that their lord is going to pretend to retreat, I'm afraid that they will fake it, and the retreat will turn into a rout, and we won't be able to fight! Listen to me, strike! ”

Lin Fatzi took a closer look, and sure enough, as Jiao Xuewen said, the main force of the Wang Division's army only sent a small number of people to resist in front, and the main force began to retreat slowly.

The angry Lin Fat Man scolded and said, "Damn the Koreans, it's too treacherous!" ”

Li Chengxiu looked at the situation on the battlefield coldly, and finally saw some hope of winning, what he didn't say, there was nothing to keep at this time.

"Brother Shui, follow me!"

Li Chengxiu personally held a long knife and led the elite of the original Ping'an Dao Shui Division with the best equipment to rush to the middle army of the Imperial Forest Army, the Ping'an Dao Shui Division originally had only 3,000 people, during this time, Li Chengxiu drew 7,000 elites from the stragglers who took refuge in him, and used the best weapons he could get to set up the most loyal personal guard battalion, and usually gave the highest military salary, one and a half of full-term silver.

Of course, this level can only be regarded as a high salary compared to the Goryeo army, and the mercenaries in Daxing have a monthly salary of three taels, and they eat well, wear well, and the lowest level of weapons used are arquebuses and cotton armor, which is not comparable to the Goryeo army.

"See? That is Li Chengxiu's handsome banner, third brother, you bring 5,000 sailors as the vanguard, and we will bring 10,000 mercenaries to follow you, be sure to defeat the rebels in one fell swoop and capture Li Chengxiu alive! ”

Jiao Xuewen pointed to the enemy troops on the battlefield and said to Xue Laosan.

Xue Lao was overjoyed and hurriedly took the order to set off.

When Li Chengxiuxing repelled the main force of Jin Shengnan's Imperial Forest Army with hope, he was surprised to find that there was a large force of Daxing Army in front, this group of soldiers was neat, everyone wore red battle robes, unified system, 1,000 people in front were spears and swords and shields, and 4,000 people in the back were all muskets.

The troops who came were rushing towards their 10,000 main forces without the slightest hesitation.

Li Chengxiu was suddenly covered with cold sweat, this kind of uniform movement of thousands of people gave people a strong sense of oppression on the battlefield, and the soldiers in front of Li Chengxiu began to fire arrows even before the enemy entered the firing range.

"Click!"

The enemy did not stop at all, maintained a not too fast pace, advanced like a machine, the distance was getting closer and closer, and soon came into the range of the bow and arrow.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Li Chengxiu no longer hesitated, and when he gave an order, arrows rained down and covered the sky.

The sword and shield bearers in the front row of the enemy immediately held their shields, but they did not stop at all, although many people fell to the ground with arrows, once someone fell to the ground, the soldiers in the back row did not squint, and decisively stepped forward to fill the position, and the team still marched in order.

"What the hell are they trying to do?"

Li Chengxiu looked in a cold sweat, and at this time his soldiers had all stopped advancing, except for the archers, who continued to shoot arrows, everyone was staring at the enemy who was getting closer and closer, and the enemy neither shot arrows nor set off muskets.

Two hundred steps, one hundred and fifty steps, one hundred steps......

The enemy is getting closer and closer, and Lee Sung-so's forwards can even clearly see the firm faces of the enemy's front row sword and shield players.