Chapter 596 Before the Decisive Battle
At the end of the chapter there is an easter egg diagram of the decisive battle situation
October 25, North Korea, Seoul.
It was snowing heavily and the temperature was extremely low. Li Hui, who was standing by the stove, couldn't help but shudder.
The weather was cold and his heart was even colder. Because Yizhou's conspiracy to rebel had already been implicated in him, so today he was placed under house arrest by his father in the Yijin Mansion for the sake of his family.
"Uiju was captured, and the Northern Army suffered heavy losses. The Ping An Road was no longer in danger and could not be defended. There was only the small Yellow Sea Road in front of it, and there were no soldiers or danger to defend it."
"How can we stop the imperial army with only the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Seoul, plus the 20,000 people recruited?"
Originally, the combat effectiveness of the remaining army was average, but now the morale of the army has been turbulent due to the huge defeat on the front line, and North Korea The scholars were restless, and it was extremely difficult to defend Seoul.
So in Li Hui's view, if his father has not yet reached the extreme level of insanity, he should quickly surrender at this time, pray for the emperor's forgiveness as much as possible, and leave the responsibility to his subordinates.
Compared with worrying about his father, Li Hui is actually more worried about his own fate.
His family knows his own affairs. If he is really found guilty, he will most likely be killed by his furious father.
"For you right now, the most important thing is to survive before you make other plans."
"Madam, I am lucky to be able to marry you." Li Hui stood up and said.
After hearing this, Li Hui finally understood, and his mood improved a lot.
While he was thinking wildly, his wife Cui Xiuqing walked into the room and then retreated from the few people serving in the room.
Cui Xiuqing said word for word, "Remember, those things were all done by Li Jiong. You are a pure and filial son."
Although the throne belongs to Xiang, Wang alone has the final say, but no one can deny his right to speak.
So now Li Hui is in a panic, so much so that the lunch on the table has gone cold, and he hasn’t even moved his chopsticks.
"I"
Seeing Li Hui thoughtful, Cui Xiuqing said slowly, "As long as you bite this one to death, you will be fine."
"I understand. "
Cui Xiuqing broke away and said, "When I have nothing to do on weekdays, I pay attention to everything. I can always buy and read the newspapers in the Ming Dynasty. I can control these news easily. ”
If Mr. Mingchuan is really hated by King Xiang, it is really possible that he will be highly recommended based on his friendship with Zhu Jinghong.
Few women in this era pay as much attention to practical matters as Cui Xiuqing, which shows that her ambition is not small.
"It must be so," Cui Xiuqing said directly.
"You think I have a chance for other plots"
"Sunchuan Jun has already made great achievements, how can I still have a chance?" Li Hui shook his head helplessly.
"It's not like the sky is falling, so why are you so panicked?"
After approaching, Cui XiuQing grabbed her husband's hand and said, "Remember, those things were all done by your uncle and have nothing to do with you."
"Okay, you can rest easy for now and get through this difficulty. Let's talk about the future."
"Besides, it is not King Xiang who has the final say who will succeed him, it also depends on His Majesty's wishes."
The so-called opportunity here is It means that it is no longer possible for Li Hui to succeed Li Shuo as king.
Cui Xiuqing smiled and said, "It is precisely because His Majesty has the final say that I say we still have a chance."
"Why?" Li Hui became increasingly puzzled.
"What does this mean?"
"What news is it?" Li Hui asked quickly.
This is not Cui Xiuqing’s fault. She has lived in the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years and has seen too much of the world. She even almost chose to be the prince and concubine.
While Li Hui and his wife were discussing countermeasures, the people in the palace were also discussing countermeasures.
Looking up at his wife, Li Hui sneered, "You put it lightly, this time a disaster is coming, I'm afraid I won't live for a few days."
The Cui family is a big family in North Korea. There are currently more than twenty people in the family serving as officials. It is extremely normal for someone to be in Anzhou.
"It means that he does not believe in King Xiang, and the officials in the court are extremely at odds with His Highness King Xiang. What do you want His Highness to think when he goes to find those people?"
"I My uncle told me that Li Jiong had sent envoys to the capital of gods just to put himself on the throne."
Cui Xiuqing asked, "He has made great contributions, but does he have any friendship with King Xiang?" Are there any female relatives in his family who are close to Princess Xiang?"
"Seriously?" Li Hui was still a little panicked.
"It's just Madam, how do you know the news so clearly?"
"This is a charge of treason," Li Hui lowered his voice and patted the table.
Li Hui shook his head repeatedly. He understood what his wife meant, but he still said, "King Xiang has always been clear about rewards and punishments, so I'm afraid he won't pay attention to these relatives."
"It's just to let you temporarily Living in the mansion, why did you even think of that step?"
"My uncle was stationed in Anzhou before. Later, Anzhou was occupied by the imperial army. He escaped back to the capital a few days ago and revealed to me "Message"
Therefore, when she comes to North Korea, she will feel superior to others, and if she doesn't make a difference, she will always feel at a loss.
"What does the charge of treason have to do with you?" Cui Xiuqing asked.
"The reason why you are being slandered is because someone is driving a wedge between you and your father and wants to see the royal family make a fool of yourself."
Nowadays, the road to peace is almost lost. For Li Shuo and his son, if they don't Block the Ming army as soon as possible, wait until it crosses Hwanghae Road and advances to Gyeonggi Road, and it will be over without fighting them.
At this North Korea meeting, the Japanese envoy was also present, discussing countermeasures with North Korea.
The final result was that they should try their best to mobilize troops from all over the country and rush to Huanghaidao for a decisive battle with the main force of the Ming army.
If this battle is won, North Korea still has a chance to turn things around., if you fail, you will be completely defeated.
The strategy was agreed upon. In addition to retaining basic defensive forces on Hamgyong Road, North Korea collected the defeated troops on Ping'an Road and mobilized garrisons from various places, including Seoul, to form a total of 40,000 troops.
Including the 30,000 troops that Japan landed and the young men recruited to fight, the number was almost 100,000.
As for Zhu Jinghong, he only has more than 30,000 troops at his disposal, and it is difficult for troops from other directions to support him in a short time.
On October 29, twenty miles north of Changyuan City on Huanghai Road, Zhu Jinghong was stationed on a high mountain, observing the situation ahead with a telescope.
On October 15th, he captured Yizhou, and it has been nearly half a month now.
The main force of the Yiju Imperial Army was defeated. In the past half month, he had been marching southward without encountering much resistance. The main factor that restricted his marching speed was the supply of grain and grass handled by the Liaodong Navy. .
Now he is marching close to the coast. On the one hand, it is a plain, which is convenient for traveling, and at the same time, it is also convenient for receiving the grain and grass transported by the navy.
He drove into Huanghai Road recently, and the journey was still very smooth until he came to the outside of Changyuan City.
In order to ensure the safety of Seoul, North Korea mobilized a large army for defense, and its 100,000 troops were stationed inside and outside Changyuan.
Because Changyuan is located at the throat, if the Ming army wants to continue to advance towards Seoul, it must defeat Changyuan.
The military strength is ten to three, and North Korea has a city as a barrier, and it is objectively speaking that it has a great advantage as it waits for work.
It is already the middle of winter, and even if the Ming army is well prepared to withstand the cold, it is really not easy to conduct such a high-intensity battle in the snow.
So at this moment, Zhu Jinghong frowned, thinking about how to make a decision.
Withdrawing dozens of miles north into the city and waiting for the next spring to fight again, Zhu Jinghong hesitated for a while whether he should go all out to capture Changyuan.
Capturing Changyuan means destroying the main force of North Korea. Li Shuo will no longer have the capital to suppress various factions. Almost all the scholars who submitted to him will abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side.
In other words, as long as the battle of Changyuan is won, North Korea will be basically pacified.
While Zhu Jinghong was thinking, the staff officers who followed him were personally leading the team to investigate and recorded the situation in detail.
After half an hour of delay, Zhu Jinghong still could not make up his mind, and then he returned to a market town in the rear, where the Ming army was stationed.
When Zhu Jinghong returned, all the soldiers he met along the way saluted him, just because they had made a lot of money by fighting along the way.
There is no way, there are too many spoils of war, even if you exclude the things handed over to the court, there is enough left for everyone to share the profit.
When he arrived at the center of the market town, Zhu Jinghong jumped off his horse, and Yu Hai came up to him and said, "Prince Sunchuan Jun Li Jiong is here. He has brought a lot of food, wine and meat. He is waiting in the house now."
"Yeah" Zhu Jinghong's attitude was cold.
Just as Li Hui and his wife thought, Zhu Jinghong had already learned from Jin Yiwei that Li Jiong sent people to the capital to build relations.
Zhu Jinghong was already very unhappy with this overly active Mr. Sunchuan, so he was not very happy even if he came to reward the army.
After entering the gate, I saw Li Jiong coming out, which made Zhu Jinghong very uncomfortable.
"See Your Highness"
Indicating Li Jiong to stand up, Zhu Jinghong smiled and said, "I heard that you brought beef, sheep, wine and meat, so I can't help you."
Although Zhu Jinghong was dissatisfied with this person, but Zhu Jinghong did not show it. After all, he had to put on a show for the Korean scholars.
Li Jiong is loyal to the imperial court and has worked hard to raise food and grass to supply military supplies. He cannot be treated politely. What do you want others to think?
"Your Highness is serious. This is all my fault." "It's your duty"
"You are a loyal and diligent person, I will definitely go to the meeting to ask for credit for you"
If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it. Since you know that Li What does Jiong care? Zhu Jinghong doesn't mind giving him a little sweetness.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Li Jiong suddenly smiled.
"Okay, I still have something to do, so I won't talk to you any more. We'll talk some other time when we have time."
"Yes"
Although I just said After saying these two sentences, Li Jiong still felt very satisfied. At least Zhu Jinghong had a good impression of him.
Zhu Jinghong entered the inner house and stood in front of the map, thinking about how to choose.
In Changyuan City, more than 20 miles away, the North Korean generals were also worried.
Although they had the advantage, successive defeats had made the army lose confidence. Only the Japanese who assisted in the battle still maintained strong combat effectiveness.
In order to ensure the success of this battle, the crown prince Li Xuan personally came to Changyuan to supervise the battle. At this time, he was facing a problem.
The Japanese who came to help in the war were too beastly. They committed prostitution, robbery, murder, and arson everywhere, which aroused serious public outrage in various places in Changyuan.
This morning, when the young men who were drafted saw their compatriots being brutalized, they couldn't bear it and fought with the Japanese, ultimately resulting in fifteen deaths and forty injuries.
The leader on the North Korean side is Park Jundae, who fights bravely.
This guy is really lucky. He has survived so many wars and has reached the position of Qianhu.
If the war had not broken out, Pu Junda would never have dared to imagine that he would have been able to meet the crown prince.
"Why are you doing this? You don't know that the Japanese are our allies?" Li Xuan asked in a deep voice.
Pu Junda replied, "Those beasts harmed the people, and their cruel methods were inhuman. I couldn't bear it, so I took action."
Li Xuan is a careful person, so he Before meeting Park Jundae, I learned about his resume.
If he had not learned that Park Jundae was a tiger general, Li Xuan would not have chosen to meet him at all, but would have handed him over to the Japanese directly.
Stared at Pu Junda for a whileAfter a while, Li Xuan said; "You should know that our country now relies on Japan, and you killed his people to make me very embarrassed."
Hearing this, Pu Junda couldn't help feeling sad, but Because these words were so hurtful, Li Xuan, as the crown prince, did not care about the people at all.
"Now, there are two ways. One is that I hand you over to the Japanese and let them fall."
"The other is that I give you two thousand troops and you go out of the city to reinforce Yuandong Mountain." "Defender"
On the east and west sides of Changyuan to the north, there is a mountain overlooking the city. In order to ensure the safety of the city, North Korea sent troops to defend it.
The current situation is that there are too many people crowded in Changyuan City, and the numerical advantage cannot be reflected at all, so Li Xuan thought of sending troops out of the city for reinforcements.
"I am willing to go out of the city to provide reinforcements," Pu Junda said without hesitation.
"Very well, go out. Someone will tell you what to do outside."
"Yes"
Pu Jun saluted and turned around to leave. When he walked to the door, he heard a voice from behind, "You did a good job today."
Turn around, Pu Junda saluted and said, "This is what I should do."
"Go ahead." Li Xuan smiled rarely.
He let Pu Jun go, so how to appease the Japanese became another headache for him.
As soon as Pu Jun came out of the yard, someone came to him and took him to a military camp.
In this nearly month-long battle, Pu Junda’s fellow countrymen and friends either died or dispersed.
The hundreds of people he is leading now are the broken troops he recruited himself. Now he has to add two thousand people to him, which will make his strength even stronger.
But when he arrived at the place and saw that the so-called two thousand soldiers and horses were all young people recruited from various places, his heart instantly became cold.
Whether these people can fight, especially in the most dangerous places, Pu Junda is really unsure about this.
Now that the military order has been issued, they have to take it whether they can or not, so after Pu Junda complained a few words, he led the group of "soldiers" out of the city.
Pu Junda was not idle on the way. He first went to the lower-level officers of the army, told them the situation and made demands.
Since there is Yuandong Mountain, there is also Yuanxi Mountain.
Both these two mountains are to the north of Changyuan City. They can be said to be a pair of hands stretched out by Changyuan, with each other's horns guarding the city.
As long as these two places are guarded, the gate of Changyuan will be preserved, and it will naturally be safe and sound. Please remember to collect it. The website is the latest and fastest without anti-theft. To find books and add books for free, you can join the qq group 952868558