Chapter 45: Ye Shen's Predicament

By the time He Xi knew these things, it had been many years later.

He Xi waited for a while, but didn't see any reaction from the other party, and finally began to retreat step by step. Let the people of Liaodong, who have worked hard for most of the year, also breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, the people from Naha were scattered and placed in Liaodong. Anyway, there is a shortage of people in Liaodong. The only concern is that the core of tens of thousands of people. Not easy to place.

However, what worries He Xi the most is actually the situation on Goryeo's side.

He Xi muttered secretly in his heart, saying; "How is Ye Shen doing now?" Since Ye Shen entered the territory of Goryeo, there has been no news at all. But there is no news, and it is good news, at least the Goryeo did not break through the defense line of the Yalu River. Otherwise, there will be news coming.

He Xi has to wait. It's not just news from Goryeo.

There is also news from the Beiping side.

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Kaesong, here in Goryeo, it is said to be Kaegyo.

It is the capital of Goryeo for 500 years. It's just that this city was built more than 200 years ago. Because two hundred years ago, Goryeo was invaded by the Liao State, and the city was burned to the ground, and then it was slowly repaired.

In the past two hundred years, there have been many beacon fires, but now they are facing the test of beacon fire again.

It's no one else who has come here. It's Ye Shen.

Ye Shen is very good at doing things, never for himself, and never for others. He knew that his task was to delay for a few months so that the army would have time to withdraw from northern Liaobei. Therefore, he put his original chess piece on the battlefield at the beginning.

Marching southeast, barely thinking about how to get back.

Of course, this kind of determination is only understood by Ye Shen in his heart. Others don't understand.

It was precisely because Ye Shen did not consider a way out. Therefore, all the way to the long, can think that others fail to think, do what others dare not do. Let the Goryeo army tens of thousands of troops, advance and retreat, and do not know how to deal with it.

Of course, this is also the 500th anniversary of the founding of Goryeo, and it has already had an apocalyptic atmosphere. This weather is not unique to this year. Going back several decades, there have always been Japanese pirates in the official records of Goryeo. And the few so-called good news written in the history books, the number of beheadings did not exceed 100.

And the entire coastal area of Goryeo, and even the tombs of the former kings. They were all visited by the Japanese Invaders.

The soldiers of the southern provinces did not even dare to fight the Japanese invaders. Combat ability, how strong can it be. It even allowed the Japanese to occupy the coastal islands, and it turned from a back-and-forth raid to a long-term harassment. This problem was later solved by the Li dynasty-Xian.

The armies in the north were also seriously vassalized. The army of Yanbian, that's right, the army that fought with Ye Shen in the city of Yizhou for most of the night belongs to the border army sequence, and in the Goryeo army, it can be regarded as being able to fight. Of course, the most capable of fighting in the Goryeo Army should be the Northwest Frontier Army, in other words, it is Li Chenggui's one.

It's just that Ye Shen went all the way south, all along the southeast.

All the way through the Qingchuan River, the Datong River, two big rivers, as for other small river ditches, it is even more innumerable. With the Goryeo border army, he fought three times and fought countless small battles, and successively defeated tens of thousands of Goryeo troops. It's not that the Goryeo army is incompetent. It was Ye Shen who commanded the cavalry, and he won the samadhi, and gave full play to the speed advantage of the cavalry, plus although the coast of Goryeo was mountainous. This is not good for the cavalry, but it is even more bad for the Goryeo army, unless the Goryeo people can have the kind of terrain that is like the mountain pass, and the one man is the pass, and the ten thousand people are not open. Otherwise, in the mountains, the soldiers and horses of Goryeo will not be able to spread. In addition, Ye Shen's command is quite subtle, and every time he engages, Ye Shen chooses the battlefield and fights against the Goryeo army, which is no more than twice as much as himself.

Every time you can win.

As for the terrain.

First, the Jurchens are also very familiar with this film. Second, Ye Shen can also have other help. Not someone else. It is a native of Liaodong who fled from Shenyang to Goryeo. A very simple reason, that is, these Liaodong people left their homeland and fled to Goryeo, can they really have a good life?

Not to mention the old saying that people leave their hometowns, but the political structure of Goryeo has been solidified very early. The original people can only sink to the subordinates. Not to mention outsiders, they are the concubines of the original nobility. Nor can there be an official. Call it a sinister. The identity of the son is never the father, that is, the father is the prime minister of the dynasty, and the mother is a prostitute-girl, then this child is born as a slave and a pariah, even if the father is the prime minister.

In the eyes of the Chinese, it is simply an incredible thing, but in Korea it is a very normal thing.

Not to mention, people who have fled. More were enslaved by the Koreans, and became slaves and slaves.

Ye Shen's headquarters was only a few hundred people, and he let the Jurchens plunder on a large scale, and he didn't take a penny from all the looting gains. As long as the horses. Let the Jurchens fight bravely. And after discovering these Liao people, he personally avenged them and let those Liao people with blood feuds join the army.

Therefore, after several major battles, Ye Shen's subordinates also suffered losses, and even fought more and more.

What Ye Shen didn't expect was that in the place where he didn't go, there were many slaves and maids who rose up and responded to him. It even thinned the forces of Goryeo. Only then did he win many battles, and he inserted himself under the city of Kaesong like a miracle.

Ye Shen looked at Kaecheng. In the end, Goryeo is a big country in the east of the sea, and there is still some background. This Kaesong looks very strong, and more importantly, there are several smaller cities outside of Kaesong. Soldiers and horses were also stationed. Form a complete defense system.

Even if he had tens of thousands of troops, he had to attack several of Goryeo's outer cities before attacking Kaesong. Not to mention the current situation.

This Kaesong cannot be beaten.

Ye Shen was not ready to fight.

He just looked at the city and said secretly in his heart: "It's almost time, it's time to return to the army." If you don't go back, you can't go back. ”

Others don't know, but he knows that he can fight here, more because the Koreans are not ready, but the problem is that the route of his return is almost certain. On the way back, the Koreans must have set up layers of defense.

There must be a battle that is more sinister than the one that came.

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At the head of Kaesong Castle.

King Wang Yu of Goryeo in his early twenties. Led the ministers up to the city, looked at the Ming cavalry under the city, showing off their might. His face was extremely ugly, he said; "You are all ministers of the pillars of the country, do you just look at the thieves so arrogant?"

All the ministers were silent.

In this situation, the foundation of Wang Yu's rule has been shaken by most of it.

Wang Yu wanted to crusade against the Ming Dynasty and connect the Northern Yuan. A lot of people disagree. But sending troops to the border was tacitly approved by many ministers. After all, the threat of the Ming does exist. Wang Yu is not a Ming Jun, his father died early and ascended the throne at the age of ten, on the one hand, no one restricted his behavior and did not educate him well. The bad things Wang Yu has done, such as hunting and killing the living. For example, if you see a beautiful woman, grab a horse and bring it back. For example, go directly to someone's house to sleep with someone's daughter. Wait a minute.

But on the other hand, it was precisely because Wang Yu ascended the throne as a young man that his father died unnaturally. There are rumors among the people that he is not the son of the previous king. He advocated going to war, but in fact, he also had the idea of gathering power, because he wanted to conquer the army in person. Gather all the power of Goryeo in your hands.

Of course, he was young and vigorous, and he was quite dissatisfied with Daming's activities on the east bank of the Yalu River.

It's just that he didn't expect this at all, he is not ready here, he has not yet subdued the old guys, and he has not settled the front-line generals. The Ming army actually came over. Not much, just a few thousand. But it's like being in a no-man's land. Killed in one breath to the capital of Kaijing.

That feeling made him frightened and frightened.

But this fear cannot be expressed. The more he was lustful, the more inward-looking. Showing an aggressive attitude, he said to the silent minister; "I have long said that the heart of the Ming people will not die. It is better to strike first. Start early, where is today's situation? ”

"The King." An old minister couldn't stand it and said: "The old minister thinks that the military disaster in front of him is small, and the Ming people are only a few thousand. It's not hard to retreat. The future is most harmful. When the former king was there, within a year, he sent several envoys to the Ming Dynasty to obey His Majesty the Emperor. The emperor treated Goryeo very kindly, free of horses, and little money and grain. And pass on the books. The two families are close to each other, like a family. The small country of Goryeo should also uphold the principle of the big thing, ignore the dispute between the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and only follow the big one, which can ensure the wealth of the king for thousands of years. ”