In any case, the Japanese attack, which repelled as many as 20,000 people, caused at least several thousand casualties to the Japanese army, and its own casualties were far lower than those of the Japanese army, which was like a shot in the arm for Korea at this time.

The news of the "great victory in Pyongyang" was immediately sent out by the few cavalrymen in the city and spread to all parts of Korea, even in the areas that had already fallen.

Many places were immediately in a state of celebration, after all, it was the first victory they had won since the Japanese invasion of Korea, and it had an exciting effect.

And Li Hao, who had fled north early before the start of the war, couldn't help but be overjoyed after getting the news.

After all, the Japanese army has won many battles since the landing, and the sense of oppression caused by it is too strong, and although the firearms sold by the Luzon Governor's Mansion are sharp, the Korean generals who came back also blew the Japanese firearms to the gods.

Of course, he didn't know the difference between the Japanese army's arquebuses and his own guns, as well as the artillery that Yan Zichong sold them, he only knew that the Japanese army's firearms were equally powerful.

Therefore, for Li Hao, as long as he can inflict certain casualties on the Japanese army and show that the North Korean army is also working hard, this is enough, he is actually mentally prepared for the loss of Pyongyang and the few remaining 30,000 soldiers.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, thousands of casualties were inflicted on the Japanese army, forcing the other side to retreat, and achieving a "great victory in Pyongyang", which made him overjoyed.

In particular, hearing about the utility of firearms in it made him extremely glad that he had purchased firearms from the Governor's Mansion in Luzon before—fortunately, he had purchased a batch at that time, otherwise there would have been such a result!

However, despite winning the "great victory in Pyongyang," the current situation in the DPRK is still not optimistic.

At this time, seven of the eight provinces of North Korea have been lost, only Pyongan Province is left to be preserved, and only Pyongyang is still in the hands of the North Korean army.

Of the more than 100,000 Korean troops, only 50,000 people in Pyongan Province remained, and most of them were still routs from other provinces.

Dr. Yi Sun-sin, the chief physician of Zixian, succeeded in defeating the Japanese army several times on the water, but in fact the impact on the Japanese army was not too great, and the sea control was still firmly in the hands of the Japanese army.

Fortunately, the Japanese army was also blinded by this defeat, and they didn't know how the other party's firearms could be so sharp, and they thought that it was supported by the Ming Dynasty, so they acted much more cautiously, and instead sent a large number of spies to go deep into Pyongan Road to listen to the reality of North Korea.

So after more than a month of fighting, the battlefield in Korea briefly fell into peace.

……

Emperor Wanli touched his eyebrows a little tiredly, and there were many notes in front of him.

Some time ago, the merger of the two kings had just ended, and he thought that he could live in peace for a while, but he didn't expect that Japan would make such a moth again.

To be reasonable, in fact, he didn't want to send troops, that thing burned too much money, the Ming Dynasty had just finished the battle of Ningxia, and the loss of the treasury was very serious, although there was a lot of money saved in those ten years, but according to such a method that far more than in, it was a matter of time before it was spent.

And the ministers' superiority is also reasonable: North Korea itself does not resist, and comes to Daming whenever there is something, and Daming is not their nanny, why do they keep wiping their butts?

But if you don't fight this battle, where is the power of tomorrow? What will other vassal states think of the Ming Dynasty?

Wanli only felt that his brain was in chaos, so he simply pushed away the music on the table, stood up, and left the imperial study.

He came to Concubine Zheng's dormitory, which has always been his spiritual harbor, and every time he has something to worry about, he is willing to get along with Concubine Zheng and relax his body and mind.

Zheng Guifei was able to get Wanli's favor, not only because of his appearance.

And this time, he was also comforted by Concubine Zheng, and his eyebrows gradually stretched.

"The emperor has recently been out of the cabinet to study, how are you studying?"

The two get along, and naturally they can't do without their baby son, so Wanli asked directly.

At the mention of Zhu Changxun, Zheng Guifei's eyebrows were obviously more joyful, and her words revealed a little pride:

"I'm learning, and the master said that he is very smart and making rapid progress."

"Why don't you call and take a look?"

When Wanli heard this, he was also curious.

So Zhu Changxun soon appeared in front of Emperor Wanli, and Yan Chenhao followed from a distance.

Wanli picked up six-year-old Zhu Changxun, put it on his knees, and asked dotingly:

"Xun'er, is it hard to learn?"

"It's not hard, you can know the ancient rites and music, understand the ancient and modern truths, and enrich yourself with the wisdom of the ancients, and it's too late for the ministers to be happy!"

Xiao Zhu Changxun replied crisply, and Wanli was happy to hear it.

The son is so studious, he will definitely be a holy king in the future!

"What did Yan Aiqing teach you today?" Wanli grinned, ready to show his talent in front of his son and erect the image of his father.

Although he doesn't like his teacher very much, he has to admit that under his teaching, his cultural literacy is still very passable, and he can even be called excellent.

"What Master Yan taught me today is 'Gong Zhiqi False Dao'." After Zhu Changxun finished speaking, he shook his head and recited:

"Gong Zhiqi said: 'Oh, Yu Zhi's table is also. If you die, you will follow. Jin can't be opened, Kou can't be played, what is one meaning, what can it be? As the proverb goes, the so-called 'auxiliary car' depends on each other, and the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the words of the two are also ......'"

For Wanli, this is naturally pediatrics, he has recited this article countless times, and recalled in his mind how he was taught, so he watched Zhu Changxun recite with a smile, ready to speak after he finished reciting.

However, when Zhu Changxun recited "its Yu and Yu Zhiyi", Wanli was stunned, he recalled the Japanese invasion of Korea, and couldn't help muttering:

"Dead lips and cold teeth......

Did the Japanese invade Korea really just to occupy there?

He remembered what the Jinyi Guards had heard, the rumors that were circulating among the people - the reason why the Japanese army would invade was entirely because the king of Korea refused to lend the way for the Japanese army to invade the Ming Dynasty.

He was originally dismissive, after all, although this matter was widely circulated among the people, Korea did not communicate to the Ming Dynasty (because he was worried that the Ming Dynasty would accuse Korea of fornicating with Japan), but after hearing this story, he suddenly realized that once Korea failed, the Japanese army would face the vast Liaodong.

Japan, from the previous wars to the current invasion of Korea, can be seen that this is a very aggressive country, and Korea is the partition between them.

Although the Ming Dynasty was not afraid of Japan, once the Japanese army invaded the Ming Dynasty by surprise...... After all, it is an army of more than 100,000 people, and Liaodong will inevitably become a battlefield, and the final loss is still the Ming Dynasty!

Defend yourself from the enemy! No matter how good it is, it's better than fighting Japan at home!

The more Wanli thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense, he looked up and saw that Zhu Changxun had finished reciting the whole article, and he was still looking at himself with his eyes, so he rubbed the head of this little lucky king and praised:

"Wu'er learns well, follow Yan Aiqing to study hard, Yan Aiqing is the champion of this dynasty, he ......"

Wanli paused, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly turned his head again and looked at Yan Chenhao on the side.

Yan Chenhao was sitting upright, staring at Zhu Changxun, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, which was a normal reaction to hearing praise.

It seems that this is just a coincidence. He nodded slightly, thinking that maybe he was overthinking.

At this moment, outside the hall, the voice of the eunuch suddenly came:

"Your Majesty, the King of Korea, Yi Hao, is in a hurry."

"Pyongyang won a great victory, killing 20,000 Japanese troops, and the thief chieftain Konishi Yukinaga and Kuroda Nagamasa were only spared!"

(End of chapter)