Wang Yu, the king of Goryeo, saw that the courtiers in the palace were all flustered, and couldn't help but panic even more, and hurriedly asked: "Zhuqing, this Ming army has come to the door, how is this good?" ”

The sudden arrival of the enemy in the capital had never happened before. Even if it was not the Goryeo era, but the earlier dynasties, it was the enemy who fought all the way, and it was absolutely impossible for this to happen.

At this moment, Wang Yu was really a little panicked, and he didn't know what to do? Do you run away or hold on?

Hearing his words, the powerful minister Li Renren also said in a panic: "Your Highness, Weichen thinks that if a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, he should immediately hunt elsewhere!" ”

"Yes, yes, gentlemen don't stand under the wall!" His comrade Lin Jianwei immediately echoed.

However, not all civil servants are afraid of death. Hearing the words of the two of them, someone immediately came out to refute it.

"If the king is not there, will Kaesong still be the capital of Goryeo?"

"Our capital is strong, why should we abandon it? If this is the case, where is the morale of the military? ”

"What's the point of a mere Ming attack? Please also ask the king to immediately mobilize men and horses to annihilate the Ming army under the city! ”

"That's right, the Ming Kingdom was rude, not only did he detain my Goryeo envoy and not release it, but now he even sent troops to attack my capital, and he even wanted to teach them a lesson!"

“……”

Li Ren was in a high position, and he really enjoyed it, although he was also tough on Ming and curryed favor with Meng Yuan, but when he heard the words of the others, he immediately scolded him sternly: "Are you going to put the king in danger?" What is Ande's mind? The king went out on a safari, and you waited to strictly guard the city and share the worries of the king, isn't it exactly what you should do? ”

While the main hall was arguing, another messenger rushed to announce: "The Ming army sailors have arrived at the dock and are landing on the shore. ”

When Lin Jianwei heard this, he immediately said to the king of Goryeo: "Your Majesty, if you don't leave, it's too late!" ”

Wang Yu listened to their argument, but he was still at a loss. Although he really wanted to do something and be a wise king of Goryeo, for this reason, he even constantly sent troops to expand his territory, compete with the Jurchens for land, and even showed his teeth to both Meng Yuan and Mingguo.

However, he never imagined that one day, he would face the battlefield.

It's one thing to be able to speak well, talk eloquently, and have ambitions, but when the matter comes, when you really want to shout and kill, you find that your heart is very panicked, what if the Ming army comes in?

For a moment, he was a little difficult to decide.

At this moment, he saw a military general striding in outside the door of the main hall, and when he heard the commotion in the hall, saying that there were fights and runs, he immediately shouted: "Silence! ”

Hearing his roar, everyone immediately turned their heads to look, and after recognizing the person, the king of Goryeo first said in surprise: "It's good that Cui Qing is here, in the current situation, why teach Gu?" ”

That's right, the person who came was Cui Ying, a famous military general in Goryeo, who made a lot of contributions to Goryeo. If it weren't for Li Chenggui's great contribution to eliminating the Japanese invaders last year, maybe in terms of the fame of the generals, he would have been ranked below him.

At this time, this Cui Ying was wearing armor, majestic, and very conspicuous among a group of civil officials, and replied to the king of Goryeo: "Your Majesty, it's just a clown jumping off the beam, why panic!" ”

After saying this, he added: "The last general has ordered the city gates to be closed, and the troops are ready to fight. ”

The implication is that there is no need to argue, no one can get out.

As soon as he heard what he said, Li Renren was immediately dissatisfied, and this ally didn't even ask what he meant, so he gave the order directly.

So, he immediately asked: "The Ming army can fight with the Great Yuan Empire, and even drove the Great Yuan Empire out of the Central Plains, you dare to say that the army is a clown?" Don't talk big about it, when the time comes, will you hurt the king, can you afford this responsibility? ”

Wang Yu originally listened to Cui Ying's words, and his heart had already been put down, but when he heard the words of his other favorite minister, he also felt that it made sense.

Li Renren's diplomatic proposition is actually to be duplicitous between Mengyuan and Mingguo, currying favor with both ends and profiting from both ends.

Of course, he is more inclined to Meng Yuan, so he uses Meng Yuan's year name, and the monarchs and ministers all use Meng Yuan's clothes and so on. However, on the side of the Ming Dynasty, he also wanted some benefits, so he secretly sent an envoy.

As a result, I didn't expect that because the Ming side was very angry about Goryeo's killing of the Ming envoy, they detained the Goryeo envoy and put aside Goryeo's request.

All this shows that the monarchs and ministers of Goryeo actually knew the strength of the Ming Kingdom, but they only felt that the Tiangao Emperor was far away, and the Ming Kingdom had to deal with the Mengyuan army in Liaodong before it could face Goryeo. But now, the cold Ming army suddenly appeared, and they were also panicked, they were not psychologically prepared at all.

Based on this, Wang Yu was at a loss again, and hurriedly asked Cui Ying: "Cui Qing, are you sure to defeat the Ming army?" ”

Cui Ying saw the situation in the palace and the attitude of the king, and naturally understood in her heart, so she talked eloquently: "The Ming army has a naval division, a thousand ships, and only 20,000 or 30,000 troops, and within the city, the defenders are at least 100,000. Not counting the strong people in the city, if you are recruited in wartime, you can get at least more than 100,000 ......"

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, the people who listened immediately felt a little relieved from the comparison of forces.

At this time, in the main hall, there was only Cui Ying's voice, talking eloquently.

“…… Not to mention, Kaesong is so strong that it is the first city in Goryeo. If the Ming army wants to capture the heavily guarded Kaesong, it is absolutely impossible! ”

When Cui Ying said this, she used a very categorical tone. Coupled with the impassioned speech, it immediately gave great confidence to the Goryeo monarchs. Even Li Renren and other civil officials who advocated escaping were relieved.

That's it, Cui Ying didn't finish speaking, just listened to him continue to say impassionedly: "At the first time, the last general has already reported quickly, and the surrounding soldiers and horses know that the capital is in trouble, and they must be Qinwang. ”

The city is strong, the strength of the city is several times that of the Ming army, and there are reinforcements around, so it is impossible to lose no matter how you think about it!

Knowing this, it was almost visible to the naked eye, and the demeanor of the Goryeo monarchs and ministers had obviously changed, and the atmosphere in the hall was also relaxed.

When Cui Ying saw their expressions, she knew that her words had worked, so she said loudly again: "In addition, the Ming army is on an expedition, how can the grain and grass be continued?" The art of war is cloudy, the army has not moved, and the grain and grass go first. The Ming army came from so far away, and their food problem was definitely a problem. As long as it takes a few more days, they will have to run on their own! ”

Hearing this, the Goryeo monarchs and ministers seemed to have seen the dawn of victory. Suddenly, one by one whispered.

"That's right, the Ming army is just a partial division, what is there to be afraid of!"

"If you dare to attack the capital of my Great Goryeo, you will definitely destroy this Ming army and teach them a lesson!"

"I really don't know what the Ming army thinks, and this kind of self-defeating thing has also been done!"

"Could it be that the war in Liaodong is unfavorable, so the Ming army used this trick to encircle Wei to save Zhao and try to transfer General Li's men and horses back?"

"That's right, it must be General Li who showed his might on the Liaodong side, and made a lot of limelight, which made the Ming army afraid."

"The Ming army is incompetent, and it can't defeat our Goryeo army on the frontal battlefield, so it will come up with this kind of dark trick, phew!"

“……”

When Li Renren heard these words, his mind immediately changed, and he immediately said to Wang Yu: "Your Majesty, there are many grain fields and manors outside the city, and the Ming army has come from afar, and they will definitely loot and obtain grain and grass materials on the spot. I also asked the king to give an order to let General Cui lead the troops into battle and defeat the Ming army outside the city, so as to avoid the scourge of the Ming army! ”

The officials headed by him annexed land, raised slaves and maids, and the grain fields outside the city, farms, etc., most of which were the property of their powerful civil and military forces.

After getting through the panic at the beginning, knowing that they had such a big advantage, their desire to protect their property outside the city naturally rose.

When Lin Jianwei and the others heard this, they also all had property outside the city, and they all immediately echoed it and asked the king to send Cui Ying to send troops to destroy the invading Ming army outside the city.

Unconsciously, the wind direction in the hall has changed several times.

At this moment, another Chengtou Military Academy came to report: "The Ming army has gone ashore, about 30,000 horses, blocking the city gates everywhere, it seems that the city is about to be attacked!" ”

Hearing this, Wang Yu couldn't help but panic a little again.

However, at this time, Cui Ying laughed loudly, and her voice was so loud that she almost shook the temple down.

So, naturally, everyone looked at him, wondering if he was smiling so happily, what good thing did he think of?

After Cui Ying finished laughing, he heard him say to Wang Yu: "Your Highness, the last general really doesn't know if the head of the attacking Ming army general was kicked by a donkey, there are only 30,000 horses, and he dares to scatter his troops to besiege the city, this is asking for his own death!" ”

In order to reverse his idea of running at the beginning, Li Renren immediately echoed Cui Ying and said: "That's right, the art of war is cloudy, and if you want to besiege the city, you have to have several times the number of troops." As a result, the Ming Military Region not only did not gather a little force to use it, but dispersed the troops, which is really a big joke! ”

He was not wrong. However, there is actually a premise for this statement, that is, when the combat power of the two sides is about the same, it echoes this statement in the art of war.

Obviously, Li Renren's kind is basically just a piece of paper goods.

However, his words were very approved by everyone in the hall, so he ridiculed the incompetence of the commander of the Ming army one by one.

Although Cui Ying also laughed at the Ming army, he still had a lot of actual combat experience, so he immediately asked the general and knew where the banner of the commander of the Ming army was.

Then, he said to Wang Yu: "Your Majesty, the last general will personally lead the troops to Chongrenmen, as long as the headquarters of the commander of the Ming army are defeated, the rest of the Ming army will not have to worry!" ”

Originally, in the face of the enemy's sneak attack, the best way was to hold on first, use the fortified city to consume the enemy's morale, and then the decisive battle.

However, Cui Ying knew that most of the grain farms near Kaesong were owned by the royal family and the powerful ministers of the court, and if he was allowed to be destroyed by the enemy, then the pressure on him would be too great.

After knowing that the Ming army was actually divided, he felt that it was not difficult to defeat the Ming army. Therefore, I changed my strategy and planned to take the initiative.

When Li Ren heard this, he immediately stood up and said to Wang Yu: "Weichen implores the king to come to Chongrenmen, so that the army and the people of the court will know the king's wisdom and martial arts, and he should be able to boost the morale of the army and defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop!" ”

The transition from the fugitives to the radicals was not the slightest embarrassment. As long as the Ming army is defeated, it will be his credit. Anyway, listening to what Cui Ying said, the Ming army outside the city was actually not beaten.

Lin Jianwei and the others naturally understood what he meant, and wanted to cover up the panic and incompetence they showed at the beginning, so they echoed one after another.

Their needs, Wang Yu also has. If victory is assured, he certainly doesn't mind showing his skill.

Therefore, after listening to the words of the courtiers below, he was very moved, but he was still a little hesitant, so he asked Cui Ying again: "Cui Qing, how sure are you of defeating the Ming army?" ”

"100% sure!" Cui Ying didn't think about it, and immediately replied.

The Ming army came alone and had already committed a lot of taboos. He didn't believe it, he couldn't defeat this Ming army!

Hearing his promise, Wang Yu also became excited, and immediately said excitedly: "Okay, Cui Qing led the troops to prepare for the war, and Lone personally went to Chongrenmen to help Qing fight!" ”

It's a rare opportunity to get a military feat, everyone wants it, no, the atmosphere in the hall, it's a lively one. Under the excitement of the crowd, it seems that the Ming army is really here to send people's heads.

The king set off, and that was to be prepared. In order to publicize the heroism of the king, the necessary preparations are even more indispensable.

Cui Ying couldn't wait for Wang Yu to lead the civil and military officials to travel, so she rushed to transfer troops and send generals to prepare for going out of the city to attack the Ming army.

The hearts of the people in the city, after surviving the initial turmoil, have basically settled down, and optimism is spreading.

But at this time, I heard a huge roar from the side of Chongren Gate.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

Like thunder in the sky, the sound shook the sky above the city.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned, not knowing what was going on over there.

It sounded like artillery, but it seemed louder than the sound of artillery they had ever heard.

Before they could send someone to find out what was going on, they heard another roar.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

This loud bang was followed by shouts of killing, gunshots, and then a burst of "boom, boom, boom".

Obviously, there has been a fight on the side of Chongrenmen.

The king of Goryeo, Wang Yu, opened his arms and was asking the palace maid to put on his shining armor, when he heard these movements, he suddenly became a little suspicious: Don't Cui Ying don't want to be alone and start a war in advance, right?

He was thinking about it when he heard a guard rolling in with a fart, and he said to him breathlessly: "Your Majesty, it's not good, the Ming army has entered the city." ”

When Wang Yu heard this, he was dumbfounded, he thought he had heard it wrong, but the panic that reported the news proved that he had not heard it wrong!