Chapter 63: The opening of the city

He Xi's tens of thousands of troops waited quietly in front of the gate of Pingcheng. I saw that there was not a single soldier at the head of Pingcheng. There is also not a single flag. The gates of Heijo slowly opened. Li Chenggui took his two sons, and behind him were generals at all levels, Zheng Daochuan was also among them, dressed in white, not riding a horse, but coming slowly on foot.

walked to Ye Wangma, saluted and said: "Foreign Minister Li Chenggui greets the general, this is the Goryeo army talisman, and it is presented today." Set things right for Goryeo. The Goryeo army listened to the orders of the generals of the Celestial Empire. ”

Ye Wang glanced at He Xi, turned over and dismounted, supported Li Chenggui and said, "General Li, please get up quickly, General Li will abandon the darkness and turn to the light." Fame goes straight to the Imperial Palace. In the future, as an official of the same dynasty, you must take more care of it. ”

Li Chenggui also glanced at He Xi with his eyes.

Although He Xi is the real leader of the army. But as I said before, He Xi, as a civilian official, must not lead the army. Therefore, the nominal coach is Ye Wang. This is one thing for Ye Wang to do.

Li Chenggui also knows this and has heard of He Xi's reputation. It's just that on such a formal occasion, I don't dare to say more.

Ye Wang and Li Chenggui exchanged a few words, Ye Wang found a war horse and let Li Chenggui ride it, and the two walked side by side and entered Pingcheng with the Ming army's foot soldiers. And He Xi stayed outside, and Li Chenggui's two sons also stayed outside.

Naturally, there is no need to mention the intention.

After waiting for a while, Ye Wang sent a message from the city. He Xi entered the city with the rest of the army.

At this time, He Xi was relieved.

The excitement that was suppressed in the depths of my heart suddenly came out. In He Xi's view, Chao Xian is much stronger than Java. It's not even the same. Although Java is unified, the system is not perfect. Split is inevitable. But now Goryeo, a dynasty of 500 years. Coming to the end, it's a godsend.

If it weren't for the fact that he had caught the knot between Goryeo and Chao-Xian Yi Dynasty, He Xi wanted to get involved in Goryeo, and I don't know how much thought it would take.

And even if Daming occupies Java, it is also an enclave. You don't need it, but it's not the same in Goryeo. The people, wealth, and land of Goryeo can all be used by the Ming Dynasty. That's a ready-made affordability.

He Xi was happy, and at the same time reminded himself, and said secretly: "He Xi, He Xi, you have to be careful, 40,000 people control more than 100,000 troops, and there are characters like Li Chenggui in it." There were more than 100,000 soldiers loyal to Goryeo. It's not easy. Be careful, be careful. ”

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After the Ming army entered Pingcheng, Li Chenggui withdrew his army from Pingcheng. As a result, Pingcheng was completely controlled by the Ming army. And Li Chenggui and the generals at all levels of the army stayed in Pingcheng, which can be regarded as showing their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.

This kind of loyalty, whether He Xi believes it or not, He Xi always has to show something.

So, Ye Wang held a grand banquet in Pingcheng, and the generals of the Ming army and the Goryeo generals led by Li Chenggui went to the banquet together.

To show that the two sides are harmonious and happy.

It's just that the wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Li Chenggui suddenly burst into tears.

He Xi chuckled in his heart and said secretly: "This guy, what kind of moth do you want to make trouble." ”

For a character like Li Chenggui, He Xi was a hundred careful, so He Xi asked: "General Li, ------ are you?"

Li Chenggui said: "I just remembered the first king. My father and son were able to gain a foothold in Goryeo because they were favored by the first king, and I was also the first king of Jianba, so that's it. thought of the first king's appearance was still there, but he was stiffened by Li Dai, and the heirs did not exist. I couldn't help but ------" and then Li Chenggui came out of the queue and said, "Dashuai, Lord He." I beg my command against the false king. ”

Li Chenggui clearly felt the wariness of the Ming army against him. It was only after he consulted with Pastor Zheng that he remembered this plan.

He was going to leave Heijo with his men.

First, Pingcheng is just a small city. Gathering more than 100,000 troops, coupled with chaos in the rear, there was a shortage of food and grass. Second, among the Goryeo army around Pingcheng, only he, Li Chenggui, could threaten the Ming army.

But it's only a threat.

Because of strength, many of Daming's defenses came from Li Chenggui's subordinates.

Li Chenggui was worried that something would happen to him here, not only because he was worried that Daming would attack him, but also because he was worried that Daming would dictate to his army. In short, the sender is always tied down. But if you leave, it will naturally be a sea and a wide sky.

Li Chenggui advanced eastward. On the one hand, make your position clear. That is to break with the king of Goryeo, Wang Yu. The other is to grab land and expand its own strength.

When he doesn't know what the future holds, expanding his strength is the idea that makes Li Chenggui feel the most secure. And the south annexed all over the place. is the most effective approach.

He Xi listened, and his heart moved. I also think it's a good idea.

Li Chenggui's thoughts, He Xi can not completely guess. But He Xi could feel the benefits of doing so to the Ming army. Because of the existence of Li Chenggui. Most of the strength of the Ming army was involved. This was not intentional. But there is a strong army, which is close at hand. If the mind is not clear, it is impossible for the Ming army to be unprepared.

As a result, it will be very difficult to transform or integrate the other hundreds of thousands of Goryeo troops.

If Li Chenggui leads his troops to leave. It's a lot easier.

Although there were more than 100,000 troops in Goryeo, there were many vacancies. In total, it doesn't add up to 100,000. But if you train well and do ideological work, you can also become the arm of the Ming Dynasty in Goryeo, not to mention anything else. It is definitely qualified to be a people's husband.

And when the blue jade army arrives, it is not a problem for Li Chenggui to have any intentions.

Because under absolute strength, there is nothing to turn the tables around.

However, He Xi also monitored Li Chenggui's ministry and said; "General Li is loyal and courageous. In admiration, General Li cannot be left alone to bear the burden of this dispatch. Ye Shen is a person. General Lee knows, right? ”

Li Chenggui naturally knew that the shock brought by his fight with Ye Shen was also the source of his change in thinking. Said; "Is it General Fei?"

He Xi was a little puzzled and said, "General Fei? ”

Li Chenggui said: "General Ye Xiao's soldiers, suddenly in front, Yan in the back, erratic, often hundreds of miles straight drive, the Goryeo army is encircled, always in the air, is called Goryeo up and down the flying general." "Where is the flying general, is the snitch.

But now the words are naturally more embellished.

He Xi smiled: "Ye Shen." ”

Ye Shen immediately stepped out of the queue and said, "The end will be." ”

He Xi said; "Did you hear that?"

Ye Shen said: "I heard it." ”

He Xi said: "Since so many people love you, you don't want to live up to the name of this flying general." Follow General Lee and do things well. Then He Xi said to Li Chenggui: "This is the son of General Ye, young and vigorous, he listened to General Li's account, and I hope General Li will take care of it." ”

He Xi didn't say it.

But everyone who should understand understands.

Ye Shen knew that he was going to supervise the army. You can't let Li Chenggui repeat. As soon as something like this happens, be sure to spread the word.

And Li Chenggui also knew that Ye Shen was going to supervise the army. For this matter, Li Chenggui also knows that it is the proper meaning of the question. After all, mutual trust between the two sides is still very shallow. It's perfectly normal to have this hand. And He Xi did it openly, but it reassured Li Chenggui.

Li Chenggui said: "Please rest assured, I have already learned General Ye's methods early in the morning, and he is really a general, a rising star." It's really terrifying. ”

Ye Shen was also interested, and saluted and said: "Thank you General Li for your compliment, and thank you General Li for showing mercy to his subordinates at the beginning." ”

The two smiled at each other and seemed to become good friends.

After the banquet, He Xi asked Li Chenggui and Ye Shen to stay. He Xi changed his clothes in the room, covered his face with a cold towel, and went to the smell of alcohol and alcohol. That's when he summoned the two of them. Said; "General Li intends to advance eastward, and I can't stop it. Just wanted to ask. When are you going to go? ”

Li Chenggui said; "The soldiers are fast, prepare tonight, and send troops tomorrow night at the latest."

He Xi said; "So fast?"

Li Chenggui said: "It is not necessary to be as fast as the foreign ministers, but not to come again when the opportunity is not lost." Once you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to achieve something. Adults may not have heard of it. The puppet king recruited hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Kaijing, although it was a rabble. However, Kaijing is well armed, and it may not be easy to train them for a period of time. ”