North Korea's 5,000 troops suddenly charged with Tang Yin as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

But they found that the men of Wang Jiabu came and ran faster, and they couldn't even catch up, and they hid in the mountains and forests as if they had never appeared.

However, they found a lot of scattered food along the way.

"Three were caught alive, twenty or thirty people were killed, and sixteen heads ......"

After the results of the war were summarized, even Li Kejun and others felt that they had been deceived.

Why are you so human?

But the morale of the North Korean army was shaken.

Xu Jing, who was with the army, said to Li Kejun with a smile: "How do you look at it, this Wang Jiabu is here to send us food." ”

Li Kejun ignored Xu Jing, he went to Tang Yin, and said very bluntly: "Even if we get some food, it is impossible for our army to continue to march north, and I also asked the Tang envoy to inform the governor of Liaodong on his behalf that our Korean army has done its best." ”

Tang Yin said: "Are you going to disobey orders?" ”

Li Kejun said directly: "There is nothing you can do!" ”

At this moment, another herald arrived and brought news from the north side of the Hunjiang River: "...... The captured captives said that the Huifa Department had heard that the Ming Dynasty and Korea had jointly sent troops and had retreated to Huifa City, and now Duobi City was empty. ”

Li Kejun said coldly: "They must be talking nonsense, but they are people from the Wang Jiabu, how can they know so clearly about the affairs of the Huifa Ministry?" ”

Tang Yin stepped forward and grabbed Li Kejun, and Liu Gui next to him directly took out the fire gun and aimed it at Li Kejun, and the North Korean soldiers hurriedly drew their knives, but it was too late.

Li Kejun was "kidnapped" by Liu Gui alive.

"Emperor Ming's will, if you don't obey it, it will be disobedience! If you don't even dare to attack an empty city now, then you are aiding the abuse, and the leader should be killed! ”

Tang Yin was very polite.

Xu Jing was so frightened that he hurriedly hid behind Tang Yin, he was very puzzled.

Tang Yin, who has always been a bit of an eggplant who wants to be frosted, when did he become so "heroic and martial"?

How dare you openly kidnap the North Korean commander?

"Don't act rashly." Park Yuanzong, the deputy marshal of the North Korean side, came out and said, "We must abide by the will of the Ming Emperor, and we must lead the troops to Duobi City." ”

Li Kejun asked: "The surname is Pu, are you going to rebel?" ”

Park Yuanzong said: "I'm saving you." ”

"I don't need your kindness." Li Kejun was hit on the head by the fire, but he seemed to be very strong.

Park Yuanzong didn't care about Li Kejun's protest at this time, he said: "Now that the boss has been detained by the superiors, I will temporarily take the position of the coach, and the problem of grain and grass will definitely be solved in Duobi City, because the Huifa Department has looted a large amount of grain...... Now that you are back in Changcheng, will you have something to eat? ”

The soldiers looked at each other.

The drought in North Korea is severe.

It's not that they will be able to earn a living when they return to Changseong, if there was enough food and grass for them on the North Korean side, it would have been provided long ago.

"Everywhere you go, you will starve to death, why do you have to risk offending the Ming Dynasty, now we are cooperating with the Ming Dynasty to send troops to build a state guard, and if we win, we can have fine clothes and food, and the multiwall city is less than a hundred miles away from here, are you willing to give up like this?"

"I don't want to!"

As the envoy of the Peace Dao, Park Yuanzong still has the military power in his hands, and his appeal is also very strong.

After his mobilization.

Most of the North Korean soldiers were willing to follow him to Dobi Fortress.

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After the army won the battle, it was only after a small mutiny that it was able to continue the march.

"Bohu, you were too risky before!"

Afterwards, Xu Jing went to blame Tang Yin, and even blamed Tang Yin for not consulting him beforehand.

Tang Yin said: "This is necessary. I don't care whether the 5,000 people in North Korea live or die, I must fulfill His Majesty's will, and only when I hit Duobi City can I complete the task, as for whether there is food to sustain in the future, this is not within the scope of my consideration. ”

"You ......"

Xu Jing only knew.

In fact, Tang Yin deliberately pitted the North Korean soldiers to death.

But fortunately, the Ming army proved its strength with artillery, so that the Korean soldiers felt as if they had gained life.

The soldiers and horses walked north for more than a day, almost under the stars, and finally on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the army arrived at the multi-walled city that was in their hearts.

And even if the soldiers eat only one meal a day, the rations are less than three days left.

"Like...... There are quite a lot of people stationed there. ”

The North Korean soldiers were dumbfounded when they arrived at Dobi Castle.

What kind of empty city is this?

What happened to the soldiers who were neatly lined up at the head of the city? And what about their bows?

But fortunately, the people of the Huifa Department did not come out, and they did not encounter the soldiers of the rest of the tribes along the way, and the combined forces of the Ming Dynasty and Korea were stationed under the city of Duobi in such a daze.

In the afternoon of the same day.

A meeting was held on the basis of war or retreat.

"Tang envoy, even if you are an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, you have no power to decide the life and death of our Koreans, such a strong city, there are at least thousands of thieves stationed in it, and it will cost a lot to defeat it, and they can also set fire to us at night, we have to withdraw our troops!"

At the meeting, Li Kejun still used his identity as the head coach to show off his might.

Tang Yin said: "Do you want to go back?" If he doesn't give you food, where do you want to go, who wants to go with him, please! ”

"You ......"

Li Kejun found that because of Park Yuanzong's "defection", his army now does not have enough rations to allow them to return to North Korea smoothly.

Park Yuanzong said: "Let's not talk about whether there is food when you go back, even if you can go back, do you soldiers want to go hungry?" Why can't you prove yourself? ”

Li Kejun scolded: "Do you have the guts? With such a city, we can't besiege it on all sides, and we can only be stationed on the south side of the city, so we can't take this city, what can we prove it? ”

Tang Yin said: "Tonight, send some people to the city overnight, I have a way to attack the city." ”

"Envoy Tang, are you having hysteria?" Li Kejun was angry.

This can overwhelm the person next to you who is in charge of translating the conversation.

Most of the people at the scene were middle- and lower-level North Korean officials, and they couldn't understand what Tang Yin, Li Kejun and others were saying in Chinese, but they only knew that it seemed that the two sides were fiercely fighting.

Tang Yin said coldly: "If it doesn't work, then kill you to sacrifice the flag!" ”

"You ......"

This time, it was finally no longer Tang Yin and Xu Jing who felt that Xiucai had encountered soldiers, but Li Kejun and his cronies.

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The military meeting ended.

Park Yuanzong found Tang Yin and expressed his embarrassment: "Tang Shangcha, I don't know where you heard my name, and I don't know why that Lai Guogong said alone that I can help you achieve great things, but if this battle is not successful, I can't go back to North Korea." ”

Tang Yin said: "Are you afraid? ”

Pu Yuanzong swallowed his mouth and said: "Li Shuai is a close confidant of the monarch of my dynasty, and this time I led troops to send him to balance the strength of the army, even if I am the envoy of the Peace Dao Festival, the military power in my hand is very weak." If I lose, can I come with you? ”

"Huh." Xu Jing, who was listening from the sidelines, smiled bitterly, "If you lose, you may lose your life, and who else do you say?" ”

Park Yuanzong glanced up at Tang Yin, he was obviously not very willing to listen to Da Ming completely.

But now he is also equivalent to getting on the "thief ship".

Tang Yin patted Park Yuanzong on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, if you win, if you return to North Korea, you will be the hero of North Korea, and everyone will hold you as a hero." ”

"Difficult." Park Yuanzong said, "The monarch has always disliked me, and this time I was sent to other places because of this." In Korea, only those close to the monarch were reused, and most of the officials who were assigned to the province of Hean were killed after a few years. ”

Tang Yin was taken aback.

He suddenly seemed to understand why Zhang Zhou mentioned Park Yuanzong in the bag he gave him, and also mentioned that he wanted Park Yuanzong to help him stabilize the overall situation.

Because this is really the best candidate for "traitor".

happened to be assigned to Ping'an Dao, it just so happened that Park Yuanzong was a figure in the army, and it happened that Park Yuanzong had the intention of helping him, is there anything more "coincidental" than this?

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Night.

Dead.

The Huifa troops stationed inside the city, as well as the Ming and Korean coalition troops stationed outside the city, didn't seem to make any moves.

The coalition forces outside the city even lit fires early to make food, and until midnight, the camp outside the city had been quiet, and only the men and horses patrolling the camp were still active.

Different from the general siege of the Ming border, this time the coalition army was stationed in a place less than two miles away, but it was not easy for the cavalry in the city to rush over, because their city gate was very narrow, and only two cavalrymen could come out at a time, and the city was built on the mountainside, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the road was rugged and it was not convenient for the cavalry to charge.

But if the coalition forces attack the city, let alone use bows and crossbows, even if they throw some stones and rolling logs down, the coalition forces will suffer heavy casualties.

Therefore, the army in the city did not mean to leave the city rashly.

In the middle of the night.

Li Kejun was called to Tang Yin's tent, and someone was guarding him.

Tang Yin, Xu Jing and Park Wonjong are all there.

Tang Yin also said: "According to the instructions of Lai Guogong, Duobi City, as the strongest fortress of the Huifa Tribe, is also its second largest city, and the trade of various tribes is carried out here, if we can take Duobi City, our grain and grass problem will be solved." ”

Li Kejun asked, "Is it that easy?" ”

"Wait."

Tang Yin looked at the sky outside.

Xu Jing said: "The rainy weather outside is the most suitable for ambushes. ”

Even Park Yuanzong was puzzled and asked, "Who is in ambush?" Is it waiting for the people of the Huifa Department to come out and catch them off guard? ”

No one answered him, and no one gave any explanation to the North Koreans.

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"Boom!"

It was long after midnight and everyone in the tent was drowsy.

There was a loud bang, and it seemed that the ground was shaking.

Just when Li Kejun and Park Yuanzong were curious about what was going on, Liu Gui came in from outside the camp tent and said happily: "Lord Tang, the city wall has been blown out of a big hole!" ”

"What?"

This time, not only Li Kejun was surprised, but even Park Yuanzong was incredible.

There are less than 200 men and horses on the Ming side, and they brought some artillery, can it be ...... Daming used artillery to blow up a gap in Duobi City, a city with thick walls when you hear the name?

Liu Gui said: "Now you can attack the city!" ”

Tang Yin looked unhurried and said, "Don't worry." ”

Park Wonjong asked, "Is there a gap in the city wall?" Why aren't we in a hurry to attack the city? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. ”

Even Li Kejun looked at the past with the same puzzled eyes.

Tang Yin said: "Have you forgotten our errand? We're going to take the multi-walled city, and now that the walls have been blown down, they won't be able to repair it for a while, and even if they do...... How many more times do they think they can withstand it? After they get daylight, the soldiers in the city have fled, and it will not be too late for us to attack the city. ”

Pu Yuanzong's eyes widened and said: "Tang Shangcha, if you really wait until dawn, then the people of the Huifa Department will take away a large amount of grain and grass, we ......"

Tang Yin asked sharply: "If you encounter this kind of siege warfare, will you take away the grain, grass and goods, or run for your life?" It would be nice if they could bring some personal goods. Unless they think that the army of the Ming Dynasty will not pursue! ”

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Now the decision is up to Tang Yin.

Li Kejun has no right to give orders, and although Park Wonjong is the interim coach, he also has to listen to Tang Yin.

So much so that he had been waiting for more than an hour, and there was still no shadow before dawn, so he couldn't help but urge: "It's almost there!" ”

Tang Yin has been waiting for Liu Gui's information.

Until Liu Gui came in and reported: "The thieves in the city have escaped from the north of the city There are no less than a thousand people!" ”

Tang Yin said: "Their hearts are scattered, and they can attack the city!" Give the order to siege the city! The cavalry is ahead! Prevent ambushes! ”

"Yes, yes." Park Wonjong hurriedly went out to give orders.

After Li Kejun was also escorted out, Xu Jingcai exclaimed: "Bohu, you can, why did you suddenly become so bold now?" Looks like you're going to get some kind of new uncle. ”

Tang Yin said angrily: "What kind of new uncle, it's good to be able to keep a life!" Do you think I don't want to fight them? Only by minimizing casualties can we delay the battle to the greatest extent and wait for our reinforcements! ”

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Tang Yin seems to have a premonition that the Western Route Army sent by the Ming Dynasty from Liaodong will not be able to come for a while.

Therefore, his strategy of using troops is completely different from that of Wang Shouren.

Wang Shouren is the kind of fearlessness who rushes forward to fight to the death, and Tang Yin's strategy can be summed up in two words...... Hold on.

Even when charging into battle, Tang Yin was able to implement these two words to the fullest.

He obviously trampled on the other party's wall, but he still did not panic, and waited until most of the defenders in the city were frightened before giving the order to attack the city.

To put it mildly, this is for the sake of maximizing the benefits of the war...... But in fact, it is also because Tang Yin is afraid of death and is afraid of folding in the ice and snow.

But there are also a few benefits...... This fully proves that Zhang Zhou's understanding of him is "correct".

Zhang Zhouken asked Tang Yin to come to North Korea to lobby for troops, and let Tang Yin personally accompany the army into the territory of Jianzhou Wei, which was to take a fancy to his "precious quality", and it was precisely because Tang Yin liked to shrink that Zhang Zhou also wanted to try where Tang Yin's limit in defense was.

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The soldiers made it to the city.

To the delight of the Korean army, there was a large amount of grain and goods that had not been removed from the city, and the fortress became a strong fortress that could not be emptied when the enemy fled.

After the soldiers entered the city, in addition to arresting some old, weak, sick and disabled, and then looting goods, it seemed that whoever got it belonged to whomever he wanted.

On the contrary, the Ming soldiers seemed very calm.

Park Yuanzong had already admired Tang Yin at this time, and he went to meet Tang Yin and entered the city with Tang Yin.

"It is said that there were nearly 2,000 defenders in the city, all of whom were the elite of the Huifa Department, but after the city wall suddenly collapsed last night, they also knew that there were Ming soldiers in the army besieging the city, and they all had no intention of fighting and fled in a hurry!"

Park Wonjong looked very excited, "The food is enough for us to eat for many days, should we hurry up and ship all this back to North Korea?" ”

Tang Yin asked rhetorically: "Did you get the results you wanted?" ”

"This ......"

Park Wonjong had already entered the city to enjoy the glory of being an overcomer, but at this time he was dumbfounded when asked.

Just by laying down a multi-walled city that is almost empty, even if he brings back some food and goods, it will not be able to make up for his sin of "mutiny", and if Li wants to kill him, it will be like killing and playing, and he will also be regarded as a traitor to North Korea, and no one will help him.

Tang Yin continued: "Now we have to garrison here, repel the invading enemy, and by the way, use this as a foundation and wait for the arrival of Ming reinforcements. ”

"Huh?"

Park Yuanzong thought that he had made a meritorious service, but now he found that he seemed to have made a mistake.

It was completely used by Tang Yin.

Garrisoned in Duobi City...... Isn't this an empty city? Don't say it's the Hui Fa Department! Even if it is another tribe, I am afraid that it will not give up...... After all, the walls of Duobi City are notched, and it is not so easy to garrison, who doesn't care about the strong fortress built by the Huifa Department halfway up the mountain?

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As soon as the soldiers entered the city, they strengthened the defenses of the places in the city that could be garrisoned.

According to Tang Yin's instructions, Park Yuanzong went to pour chicken soup for the soul of the North Korean soldiers: "Fellow comrades, the army of the Ming Dynasty will soon come to Duobi City, send us countless food and materials, help us occupy the territory of Jiannu, and plunder their population back to Korea. Not only do you not have to starve to death, but your family will be fed in the future! ”

The aforementioned ones are of little use.

This last sentence is more effective.

For the North Korean soldiers who went on the expedition, having enough to eat was more important than anything else.

And then......

The city shrank into a ball, and 5,000 people built a defensive line, waiting for the Jurchen tribes around Jianzhou Wei to attack.

As a result, there was no movement for three days.

Even Xu Jing ran to Tang Yin to complain: "Didn't you say okay, let's occupy Duobi City, and the Tartars will come?" Why haven't you seen it yet? ”

Tang Yin said: "Wait a little longer." ”

Xu Jing said: "Do you have anything else?" ”

Tang Yin asked, "Then do you want to come to the Tartars, or the army of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Xu Jing said: "Where is the army of the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Tang Yin said helplessly: "I sent a few sentry agents before, but they were all beaten back halfway, and some were directly ambushed and strangled without any news...... Seemingly...... The Tartars are about to storm us. ”

(End of chapter)