Multi-walled city.

The Korean army went very smoothly, with the city as the center, the surrounding Jurchen cottages and gathering places, etc., were all swept around, grain was transported back in large quantities, and even many small tribes were directly submitted, and the Korean side was already thinking about the battle, and the territory could be advanced to Haixi and Jianzhou, and the internal celebration banquet was set up several times.

The morale of the army is high.

On this day, Pu Yuanzong personally led the troops to the battle, and when he came back, he hurriedly sent the good things he had gotten, some gold, silver and jewelry to Tang Yin's side, and further lobbied Tang Yin to take him back to Daming.

Tang Yin said: "General Park, are you from the imperial examination?" ”

Park Yuanzong looked very embarrassed, you have known me for so long, you don't even know what my background is? Still need to ask?

"In the lower part of the family, he was born in a martial arts family, and later he was admitted to the martial arts department and was able to enter the court and be awarded an official." Park Wonjong replied respectfully.

"Oh." Tang Yin nodded, "Then since you have a big family background, are you willing to give up everything in North Korea when you go out to fight and get credit?" You must know that even if you reach the Ming Dynasty, you may not be able to give you high-ranking officials, and I am just the head of the sixth department, so I may not be able to bring you anything. ”

The implication is that you still fend for yourself, if you can't, go back and admit your mistakes to your monarch, with the Ming Dynasty to endorse you, maybe your monarch is kind enough not to kill you?

Park Yuanzong sighed: "The deafening voices of the North Korean monarchs and ministers are deaf, the deafening sound cannot reach the temple, and the lamentations of the people cannot reach the palace, and the faint monarch still wants to expand the palace and slaughter the meritorious ministers of the court, such a faint monarch will be rejected by the Korean people sooner or later......"

"Wait." Tang Yin couldn't listen to it, and waved his hand and said, "That's your North Korean business, you don't have to tell me so, if you really want to stay in Daming, maybe I can help you stay in Liaodong as an official, as for the result, it's hard to promise." ”

Park Yuanzong belittled Li in front of Tang Yin in order to show his determination to defect to the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, he was almost grateful and said: "Tang Shangcha is the pillar of the future of the Ming Dynasty, and I am willing to follow Tang Shangcha's side and follow the work of dogs and horses, if I have the opportunity to meet Lai Guogong......"

"Huh."

Tang Yin also heard it.

What to mix with him, it is all kind words, Park Yuanzong's ultimate goal is to get acquainted with Zhang Zhou, a really awesome minister, through him Tang Yin, in order to gain fame and fortune.

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Jianzhou Acropolis, Hetuara City.

This is the nest of Jianzhou Wei, but also the main city of the Jianzhou tribes such as the Jurchen Sukesu River Moat, although the Jianzhou Wei system is loose, but the tribal cohesion has always been very high, the Jianzhou Jurchen has also become the strongest of the three Jurchen tribes, has always been known for its single combat strength, every time the Ming border land, it is also the Jianzhou Wei tribes.

By the second day of the fourth month, Zhang Zhou's men and horses left the customs from the Yahu Pass, taking the direction in which Wang Shouren had originally set out to conquer the city of Hetuala; Wang Shouren killed a horse gun from the direction of Tonghua, and the two armies converged in Jianzhouwei's lair.

In the previous two months of fighting, Wang Shouren had gradually encroached on the tribes in the outer circle of Jianzhou Wei, and most of the tribes of Jianzhou Wei had either surrendered or fled to the city of Hetuala.

At this time, the two groups of people and horses of the Ming Dynasty have completed the siege of Hetuara City.

Wang Shouren just captured more than 30,000 Jurchen tribesmen, handed over to the Liaodong soldiers and horses, but also personally went to Zhang Zhou's camp tent to visit, the last time the two met, or in Yongping Mansion, this time even Wang Shouren felt that Zhang Zhou in the governance of the Liaodong Jurchen tribe has a very high vision, originally seemed to be difficult to solve the dilemma, after these two months of southern expedition to the north, by him Wang Shouren to resolve the almost, and to Zhang Zhou's arrival, basically has been decided.

"Bo'an has worked hard." Zhang Zhou walked out of the camp with a smile and greeted Wang Shouren, who had been running around for the past two months.

Wang Shouren looks much thinner than at the beginning of the year, and Zhang Zhou also feels that this expedition should be a great tempering for Wang Shouren's body and mind, and the young military generals have begun to change in the direction of governing the army and securing the people.

Wang Shouren arched his hand and said: "The last general is to obey orders. ”

Zhang Zhou said: "Don't take credit, it's very humble, but it's nothing, in the future, I will prepare to set up a new capital yamen, which will be governed by Bo'an you here, in addition to the hard bone of the Jianzhou Jurchen, there are also Haixi Jurchens and so many chaotic tribes in the north, it is not easy to let them accept education, in the end, it is easy to fight, but it is even more difficult to subdue people's hearts." ”

Wang Shouren asked, "I don't know how much time I have to take care of Jurchen affairs?" ”

"Three years? Five years? It's not good to say, you have just entered the court, in fact, the most important thing is the first year or two, after establishing prestige on the Jurchen side, you can do things with peace of mind when you return to the court, and then go anywhere to become an official or general, and there will be no lack of prestige. ”

Zhang Zhou said, and also brought Wang Shouren to his camp, and then Zhang Zhou unfolded the detailed topographic maps of Liaodong, Liaobei and other places, on which the march and governance direction for the next few months or even years had been planned.

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That night, Wang Shouren did not return to the camp, because he was not in a hurry to attack the city.

I am not afraid that the Jianzhou guards in the city will be killed, more because the number of artillery and firearms brought by the Ming is enough, once the Jurchen dares to kill it, it is similar to killing herself.

In any case, it seems that this battle will not turn around, and the result is almost certain by this time.

"Since I came out of the Raven Pass, in the past few days, the Jurchens of various tribes in Jianzhou have been sending people to communicate, even in the Jianzhou Acropolis, the hearts of the people have been dispersed, and it is difficult for them to fight against us, but I am also thinking about how to govern them in the future." Zhang Zhou said, looked at Wang Shouren with a smile and said, "Now the problem is lost to you." ”

Wang Shouren didn't expect that Zhang Zhou's means of throwing the pot were also so "clever".

However, when he knew that he wanted to stay in Liaodong to govern the Jurchens, he also knew that those bad things could not be escaped.

"Lai Guogong, now in Duobi City, there are Tang Yin all the way to the North Koreans, now there is no movement to check, Duobi City is only one hundred and fifty miles away from the Jianzhou Acropolis, do you want to use this road to pass through Haixi and other places?"

Wang Shouren also cares about Tang Yin.

Because in the past period, the person Tang Yin asked for help most often was him, Wang Shouren.

Tang Yin regarded Wang Shouren as a savior, although in terms of process, Wang Shouren did not help Duobi City in the slightest, but judging from the results, it was precisely because Wang Shouren penetrated into the rear of Jianzhou Wei to attack the city that the Jurchen tribes gradually gave up the idea of taking the initiative, and most of them were shrinking to defend, counting on the Ming Dynasty not to have the idea of long-term operation, waiting for the Ming to withdraw his troops.

This is also the reason why Tang Yin can drink fish soup with peace of mind in Duobi City.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Is there a multi-walled city? Put it there and ignore it for now. ”

Wang Shouren pointed to a piece of the map and said: "I heard that the people of the governor of Liaodong have opened a hole in the Yehe Department of the Jurchens in Haixi and are advancing to the northeast, how should this road be settled in the future?" ”

Zhang Zhou said: "This road will be transferred to you when you turn around, so that the number of your soldiers and horses will be expanded to about 25,000 people, and you will recruit about 5,000 Jurchen tribe soldiers and horses, and cooperate with you to do some more difficult things to conquer the city, so that you will have 30,000 horses." In terms of grain and grass, the Ming Dynasty will directly allocate it to you from Shanhaiguan, and it will not be restricted by the weight of grain and grass in Liaodong, and the imperial court will also send another person to transport it. ”

What Zhang Zhou said is exactly what Wang Shouren is worried about.

Now the Ming Dynasty wants to set up a new capital division in the area north and east of Liaodong, and he Wang Shouren will manage it, first of all, there are not enough soldiers and horses, after all, he only has 4,000 men and horses, and it is easy to rebel after the battle, so there need to be enough men and horses.

He also didn't want to be restricted by Liaodong, after all, his Wang Shouren's headquarters were in Haixi Jianzhou and other places, so he couldn't produce grain and baggage by himself, and everything needed external resources for deployment.

"What about North Korea?"

Wang Shouren asked with a serious face.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "How could Bo'an suddenly mention North Korea? ”

Wang Shouren said with a puzzled face: "If you want to level the Jurchens, the Duke of Lai Guo doesn't have to come to the place of Jianzhou in person, now it is a matter of the weakness of North Korea, if the Jurchens can be leveled, why not take the opportunity to take North Korea together?" ”

Zhang Zhou thought to himself.

Or he Wang Shouren is more treacherous in fighting, no wonder others say that your Wang Shouren does not follow common sense, "weird, arbitrary, known as a cunning soldier", to say that in this era can understand my Zhang people's marching and military strategy, it is none other than you Wang Shouren.

Zhang Zhoudao: "To level North Korea, there are not a few soldiers and horses, and 100,000 soldiers must be dispatched. ”

Wang Shouren said: "There is one Lai Guogong, who can top 50,000 soldiers." ”

It means that if you lead the troops, 50,000 horses can destroy North Korea.

Zhang Zhou sighed and said: "There are many tribes in the land of Jurchen, although they are brave, but they only have a clan consciousness and no concept of a homeland, it is easy to fight them, but it is not so easy for North Korea to completely subdue them, it is better to support puppets in the way, so that North Korea will not pose a danger to the Ming Dynasty in the next few years." ”

Wang Shouren asked, "Is the flat grassland the first?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Zhou also has nothing to hide, "It may take less than a year to defeat North Korea by force, but it must take more than 20 years to completely quell the rebellion in various parts of Korea and let them accept the indoctrination of the Ming Dynasty." At that time, it would have to deal with rebellions in various parts of Korea every day, and those bad things would indeed be detrimental to the imperial court's plan to level the grasslands. ”

Wang Shouren asked again: "What about after the grassland?" ”

"Huh." Zhang Zhou smiled, "At that time, if North Korea is pacified, there will be no problem." If the energy is enough, the soldiers and horses can be divided, and the supply of grain, grass and baggage can also be guaranteed. ”

"So ......"

Wang Shouren hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you want Tang Yin to go?" ”

Such a direct question made Zhang Zhou a little embarrassed.

Forget about treating Tang Yin as a tool, now it's just tossing Tang Yin one circle, and then tossing the next circle, it is really to give him the outer hair first, and then give him a layer of baldness...... In front of Zhu Youji, Zhang Zhou could say yes without hesitation, but after all, Wang Shouren is the same as Tang Yin, and he is also doing things for him Zhang Zhou, so he directly said that he pushed Tang Yin into the fire pit......

Zhang Zhou's thick-skinned person will also feel embarrassed.

"Bo'an, everyone's task is certain, Bohu is inferior to you in terms of soldiers, and he is not as good as you in Anmin, you have to say that he is knowledgeable, he also has the cunning and philistine of a literati, such a person has to use some special means to stimulate his potential."

Zhang Zhou found an excuse for himself to torture Tang Yin.

Unleash your potential.

What a justifiable reason, it seems that everything can explain why Tang Yin has to bear more than others.

"Hmm."

After thinking about it, Wang Shouren also nodded in agreement, which Zhang Zhou didn't expect.

Wang Shouren said: "If you only give Tang Yin 200 men and horses, and there are not enough artillery and firearms, even if you have those 5,000 Korean soldiers and horses, I am afraid that it will be difficult to succeed." ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "So I'll send him some more." ”

"How much?" Wang Shouren asked.

Zhang Zhou said: "Send him another hundred people!" ”

When Wang Shouren heard this, he almost vomited for Tang Yin.

Three hundred Ming soldiers want to subvert the Korean monarchy? No matter how you listen to this, it's a game of going and going back, and you will die.

Zhang Zhoudao: "So, Bo'an, when you capture Jianzhouwei, your task is to go north to continue to attack the city, and my task is to guard the land of Liaodong, just on the border of North Korea, and wait for the good news of Tang Yin's triumph." ”

"With this backing, Bohu has a better chance of success." Wang Shouren unconsciously had a little "sympathy" with Tang Yin.

You Tang Yin no longer have the ability, this time you have to take on a major event involving the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, relying on you to bring 300 people to subvert the Korean monarchy, you can succeed, you must be a success, who dares to say that you Tang Yin is a bad breed from now on?

And if you can't do it?

Excuse me...... Although I can't help you in terms of results, I also respect you as a man.

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The war of Jianzhou Wei began.

There is no suspense in this battle itself.

On the first day of the siege, it was a cold cannon.

It's not a light cannon, and there is no need for any yellow gunpowder, just a heavy cannon, the kind of more than 1,000 catties, all of which are pulled by Zhang Zhouqian, many of them are used as Zhenguan cannons to guard the city, and a cannon will be sparse on the head of the city.

And not just one door, but thirty doors.

In the battle of the Jianzhou Acropolis, Zhang Zhou also gave a warning to those Jurchens who were still resisting, it was a majestic battle, it didn't matter what the result was, the important thing was to let you know the weapon generation difference between you and the Ming Dynasty.

Thirty guns fired ten shells from two directions, and although there were only three hundred guns, each one hit the city, the walls, the gates, and the city, and the deterrence of the defenders of the city was beyond measure.

The Hongyi cannon can be regarded as awesome in the future, but compared to Zhang Zhou's heavy artillery, the Hongyi cannon that only uses black powder seems to be pediatric.

Even if the artillery did not specifically hit the city gate and the city wall, after the 300 shells were fired, the city gate and the city wall still made a lot of gaps, and some weak city walls were directly collapsed by the artillery.

After the cold cannon was over on the first day, Daming was still not in a hurry to attack the city.

The firecrackers and crossbowmen had already been prepared, just waiting for the defenders in the city to rush out and fight stubbornly, but it was obvious that the defenders in the city had lost their fighting spirit by this time.

That night, from the gap in the north of the city around Sanyi, no less than six tribes sent people out to make peace with the Ming Dynasty.

"Let Wang Bo'an talk, and at the same time tell the people in the city that accept the plan, go to southern Liaoning to farm and become a farmer in the future, accept the armor protection system, give up hunting in the future, and the children must receive Confucian education, and the Ming Dynasty must also do its best to cooperate with the use of troops in northern Liao, so as to exchange for the ......survival of the tribe."

Zhang Zhou is very comfortable.

He and Wang Shouren don't seem to have many people, Wang Shouren's side is only about 4,000 cavalry plus more than 1,000 Jurchen naturalized people.

But Zhang Zhou's side brought 30,000 soldiers, although his side is also dominated by infantry, and more than 36,000 elite soldiers can be used to fight an Acropolis of Jianzhou, can it not be defeated without new artillery and gunpowder?

At a critical time, Zhang Zhou also knew how to pile people, not just new weapons.

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Wang Shouren met with the tribal envoys of Jianzhou Wei who came out to negotiate surrender.

After coming back, he found Zhang Zhou and told him the latest situation: "Except for the commander of the Jianzhou Left Guard, the rest of the tribes have the intention of surrendering, and there is currently civil strife in the city, or there will be results before tomorrow morning." ”

"Jianzhou Left Guard?"

Zhang Zhou thought about it, the current commander of Jianzhou Zuowei is named Xibao Qi Zhanggu, commonly known as Shi Baoqi, this product is surnamed Aixin Jueluo, other people can ignore it, but this person's words ...... If you let it go, then there will be no point in purging the Jurchen this time?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Don't worry, it was originally planned to capture Jianzhou Wei in three days, but now it seems that it will be extended for another four or five days." ”

"Not in a hurry to attack the city?" Wang Shouren didn't understand too much.

Looking at Zhang Zhou's situation, he was still very calm, as if he was waiting for something.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "The strategy of the Ming Dynasty for the Jurchen governance was originally supplemented by military extermination, and it was still more exciting to see their internal fighting. They either followed the people of the Jianzhou Left Guard to continue to rebel against the imperial court, or they uprooted the Jianzhou Left Guard, which can be regarded as a meritorious service. ”

Wang Shouren shook his head and said, "There is no need to be so troublesome at all. ”

"One less is one to die." Zhang Zhou said, "If the city is attacked in these two days, our soldiers will have at least three or four hundred casualties, and the soldiers who came out to fight will be too cruel if they are buried here before victory." Can it reduce casualties, even if it is a postponement of the offensive? I wanted to see them dog-eat-dog. ”

As he was talking, a voice came from the door: "Grandpa, there is a letter sent by Chief Tang." Please send troops to help defend the country. ”

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Look, how anxious is Tang Yin? Knowing that I led the troops into the ground in Jianzhou, I hurriedly sent someone to ask for help, and I forgot that he himself had the authority to transfer troops, so he really couldn't go to the banquet. ”

Wang Shouren frowned when he heard this.

Are you looking down on Tang Yin?

But he was still entrusted with a heavy responsibility?

Zhang Zhoudao: "I won't read the letter asking for help, go back and bring me a handwritten letter to him, tell him, wait for now." ”

(End of chapter)