Yan'an Mansion.

Liu Guangguo rushed to the back house and said to Liu Yanqing, who was about to sleep: "Father, the Hebei Ming army has won!" ”

"Really won?" Liu Yanqing instantly fell asleep.

Liu Guangguo said: "It's true! The messenger I stayed in Tokyo got the news from Pegasus. The snow was too deep to travel on the way, so he walked back day and night, and the Ming army had recovered the entire territory of Hebei and Hebei. ”

Liu Yanqing immediately reprimanded angrily: "What Ming army? That's Wang Shi! ”

"Yes, yes, it's Master Wang." Liu Guangguo hurriedly said.

Liu Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "When the snow melts in spring, my father and son will go to Tokyo and leave your brother here to continue to lead the troops." If the imperial court transfers your brother away, our Liu family can only admit it. ”

Liu Guangguo was shocked: "Father, this is going to be ......"

Liu Yanqing sighed and said, "Alas, Miao Liu next door has been attached to the imperial court. If there is a daughter in the fold family who marries the prince, it is estimated that she will also be attached. My Liu family is difficult to support alone, can I still not hand over the military power? ”

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan, because of Wang Yuan's letter of advice, gave up being warlords more than half a year ago.

They asked the court to send civil officials, and they were willing to accept the court's dispatch.

As early as when Zhong Xiang was not extinguished, the imperial court had already sent officials to take over the territory. He also asked Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan to continue to command the troops, and only sent military judges and grain and grass officers to supervise them, and ordered them to disarm and reorganize to 6,000 people.

This move frightened Liu Yanqing, Liu Guangguo, Liu Guangshi, father and son, who were afraid that the imperial court would attack, but also unwilling to give up military power.

To be honest, the Liu family is almost unable to hold on.

The main thing is lack of money and food!

Their territory was in Yan'an and Suide, which were originally barren land, and they were also plundered by Western Xia.

In the past, the Great Song Dynasty sent money and grain to support the army, but now the Ming Dynasty let them fend for themselves. The Liu family relies on local taxes, where can they afford to raise soldiers?

In Mizhi Village, Kaiguang Fort, Kerong Village, Linxia City and other places, even the population was taken away by the Western Xia.

With all the resources in Liu Yanqing's hands, he couldn't even migrate the people to farm in the past. Troops could only be sent to defend the walled forts, and all military rations had to be transferred from Suide and Yan'an, and the garrison points could not get any local supplies.

The soldiers under his command fled one after another because of lack of food and clothing.

In such an embarrassing situation, the imperial court broke the golden soldiers, where did Liu Yanqing dare to continue to be a warlord?

During the winter solstice, Liu Yanqing went to the imperial court and asked to take his son back to Tokyo to report on his work.

As soon as the imperial court approved it, they set off immediately.

……

Linzhou.

This year, the Fold family was a lost soldier, and was beaten by more than 10,000 partial divisions led by Yinshuke to lose their armor.

The Volcano Army, the Baode Army, Fengzhou and Fuzhou, and more than 10 walled forts in the Second Army and the Second Prefecture all fell into the hands of the Jinren.

The Zhe family lost all their nests and fled to Linzhou with the remnants of the army.

Even Liangu County and Zhenchuan Fort in Linzhou were successively broken by Yinshuke, and the Zhe family could only lead troops to defend the state city.

Relying on the heavy snowfall, Yinshu was forced to withdraw his troops, and only then did he have a chance to breathe.

Half of the territory has been lost, and he is still a fart warlord!

There is no need to worry about the lack of military rations, because there are only more than 4,000 remnants left in the family.

A group of people and horses came by stepping on knee-deep snow.

"Who's coming?" The defenders of the city are like facing a great enemy.

The leader shouted: "I am Li Ruoshui, the prefect of the Lin Mansion appointed by the imperial court, I can ask for a quick exit from the city to greet him!" ”

I was relieved to get the news.

He continued to retreat after defeat this year, and kept asking the court for help, but the court ignored it. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty was strong, and he did not dare to reduce the gold as in history, so he could only hold on to the city for a long time.

Called the generals such as Zhe Kecun, and Zhi Keqiu rushed to the outside of the city: "Meet Li Taishou!" ”

"Let's go into town, it's cold outside." Li Ruoshui said.

Zhe Keqiu hurriedly invited Li Ruoshui into the city, and couldn't wait to ask: "Dare to ask Taishou, what are the arrangements of the imperial court?" ”

Li Ruoshui said: "Fengzhou, Fuzhou, Linzhou, Lanzhou, Volcano Army, Baode Army, Lan Army, Jinning Army, these state armies will be merged into Linfu Mansion in the future, and I will be the first prefect of Linfu Prefecture." Do you have any objections? ”

"Don't dare!" Everyone in the fold family hurriedly replied.

Zhe Ke pleaded and said: "The Jin soldiers here are strong, and they have occupied the land of the two armies in Erzhou, I don't know when the imperial court will send reinforcements over?" ”

Li Ruoshui said: "There will be reinforcements next year. But if you lose the city and lose the land, don't command the troops anymore, hand over the troops to Zhekecun, and take your wife and children to Hunan as a patrol officer. ”

"Yes...... Sin will command! ”

Zhe Keqiu was very unwilling in his heart, but the situation forced him to be obedient, at least the court continued to let his younger brother command the army.

Li Ruoshui asked, "Do you know that the king has won a great victory?" ”

Zhi Keqiu nodded and said, "I heard that Zhang Hou defeated the Jin soldiers in Pingding. ”

Li Ruoshui smiled and said: "Not only has there been a great victory in Shanxi, but the prince is also in Hebei and has recovered the entire territory of Hebei." You folded the children of the family, followed Han Shizhong to fight, led the Shandong New Army, and connected more than ten cities of the puppet dynasty. ”

"Really?" Zhe Keqiu was stunned when he heard it, not only surprised by the great victory in Hebei, but also pleased with Zheyan's meritorious service.

In fact, they didn't make any great contributions, Deng Chun, Han Shizhong, Li Cheng, Zhe Yanzhi and others all encountered puppet puppet armies. Often the soldiers surrendered when they came to the city, and even surrendered in the wind, and they didn't know how to write the battle report.

Li Ruoshui said: "Zhi Yanzhi will take over Han Shizhong's department next year and change from a deputy general to a regular general. As for Han Shizhong, he will be transferred to the Linfu side as the deputy commander-in-chief of Shanxi, with full responsibility for the military of the Linfu. ”

Han Shizhong not only came to fight, but also came to train the troops, and the troops here had to be reorganized.

I heard that Zhe Yan was promoted for meritorious service, but he still stayed in Shandong, and instead sent Han Shizhong to command the troops, why don't you understand the meaning of the imperial court?

This is the Ming Dynasty in the collection of military power in the Lin Mansion, and the warlord who has broken his family for 200 years has come to an end.

Fortunately, the daughter of the Zhe family has become the prince's concubine, and the son of the Zhe family has made meritorious contributions in the new dynasty, and she will continue to enjoy wealth in the future.

The Linzhou Prefecture was folded and begged to be vacated, and invited Li Ruoshui to live in the afternoon of the same day.

……

When the Western Xia monarchs learned the news, it was already the first month of the third year of Hongwu.

Last year, Brother Richard led 8,000 elites to secretly spy on the land of the eight pavilions of the Jin Kingdom.

However, he found that Yinshu could defeat the Zhejia army one after another, and more than 10,000 golden soldiers were not far from the Eighth Hall.

"Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers have been defeated and lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses!" Li Renzhong ran to the palace to report the news.

Li Qianshun was shocked: "Sure enough, defeated? The Ming army is invincible! ”

The news that Xixia got has changed a few times, and it has been spread very outrageously.

Li Renzhong recounted the information he sent to find out: "Wanyan Zongwang is in Hebei, there are 80,000 Jin soldiers and more than 100,000 pseudo-Song soldiers. Prince Zhu personally led 300,000 soldiers and horses, captured more than 30,000 Jin soldiers, defeated more than 100,000 pseudo-Song soldiers, and recovered the Hebei two roads of the Song Kingdom! There is also Zhang Guangdao, the general of the Ming Kingdom, who killed 20,000 Jin soldiers under Yan Zonghan and captured 80,000 pseudo-Song soldiers! ”

Li Renli also followed, and instigated: "Your Majesty, you should quickly send an envoy to the Ming Kingdom to reaffirm the righteousness of the father and son of the two countries. Then please marry the daughter of the sect to Prince Zhu, and His Majesty can also ask to marry the princess of Mingguo. ”

"That's as it should be." Li Qian is obedient and good.

Li Qianshun is by no means a weak and incompetent mediocre master, he is simply frightened by the Great Ming Firearms, and wants to fight for a few years of peaceful development.

At least, the national strength of Western Xia must be restored, otherwise how will it face the Ming army in the future?

He called Brother Richard again and asked, "Can the King of Jin send troops to attack the Jin Kingdom next year and take over the land of the Eight Pavilions?" ”

Brother Richard shook his head and said: "The general of the Jin Kingdom is Yinshuke, and he will lead more than 10,000 troops in Fuzhou. If our army attacks the Eighth Pavilion, he can lead troops to kill him at any time. Your Majesty does not need to be impatient, the two countries will definitely have another big war. When the Jin soldiers are completely disabled, it will not be too late for me to send troops to capture the Eighth Pavilion in Great Xia. ”

Li Renzhong also persuaded: "What the King of Jin said is reasonable, although the Jin State was defeated, its troops are still strong, and it must not be easily provoked." ”

Li Qianshun pondered: "Keep an eye on the Jin country at any time, once the Jin soldiers suffer heavy losses, immediately send troops to seize its territory!" ”

……

Western Xia still wanted to continue to wait and see, but Goryeo couldn't wait.

After the two envoys, Monk Miaoqing and Zheng Zhichang, congratulated Zhu Guoxiang on New Year's Day and Lantern Festival, the river thawed and immediately took a boat to Shandong, and then took a boat to cross the sea and return to Goryeo.

In order to balance the forces of the two factions, the king moved back and forth between Xijing and Kaijing, and moved his nest for two or three months at a time.

But it is clear that he lived longer in Pyongyang, Xijing!

"Your Majesty, China's great victory and the great defeat of the Jin soldiers are a good time for my Great Goryeo to expand its territory!" Monk Miaoqing shouted excitedly.

Wang Gou asked, "How many Jin soldiers were killed or wounded?" ”

The monk Miaoqing added oil and vinegar and said: "The Jin soldiers are in Hebei and Shanxi, and the loss of soldiers is nearly 100,000, and there are few elites left. ”

"Really?" Wang Gou also began to get excited.

The king was desperate to get rid of the Kaijing aristocracy and was desperate to do something to increase his prestige. He had already killed a grandfather and father-in-law, but now he was being constrained by another father-in-law, and the nobles of Kaijing always wanted to control the king.

Zheng Zhichang said: "Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely true. I heard that the second prince of Jin and Prince Zhu of Ming fought on the battlefield, and Prince Zhu personally beat the prince of Jin to a serious injury! ”

Wang Gou became very interested in Zhu Ming and asked, "Have you ever seen Prince Zhu with your own eyes?" ”

Zheng Zhichang said: "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I have heard many people talk about it. Prince Zhu is nine feet tall, can eat two catties of meat in one meal, and can lift five stone tripods. It is also both civil and military, and he knows the Six Classics in the year of the weak crown, and the Ming Kingdom is said to be a saint. Since its army was raised, it has not experienced a single defeat. ”

The monk Miaoqing followed and said: "Prince Zhu raised troops in Sichuan, China, and 800 people broke through a state, and 5,000 people broke through a prefecture. The emperor of the Song State sent 200,000 soldiers and divided them into six ways to encircle and suppress, and the 60,000 soldiers of Prince Zhu defeated the Song State. In just a few years, Prince Zhu has 500,000 troops! ”

"It's really a strange man in the world, I can't wait to see it in person," Wang Gou was fascinated when he heard it, he eradicated the power minister when he was more than ten years old, and he also wanted to make a career, "Emperor Mingguo, would you like to canonize me as the king of Goryeo?" ”

The monk Miaoqing said: "The emperor of the Ming Kingdom has a saying, saying that one minister does not matter two masters. Goryeo had already declared itself a vassal to the Jin State, and the Ming State would only send an envoy to canonize it after it had openly broken with the Jin State. ”

Wang Gou slapped his thigh: "Immediately recruit food and soldiers, I want to personally conquer the Jin Kingdom and open up the territory of Great Goryeo!" ”

What should I do if I lose?

Hurry up and recognize Dad, and then ask Daming's father to send troops to help.

On the one hand, Wang Gou's real intention was to consolidate his position and use his military exploits to completely get rid of those nobles in Kaijing.

Even if he loses, as long as he can be canonized by the Ming Dynasty, the nobles of Kaijing will not dare to pinch him casually.

Western Xia is still waiting and watching and does not dare to send troops, but the Great Goryeo State still has an indomitable momentum!

(End of chapter)