Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 578 The Split of Goryeo
There was a fire in the backyard and we had to evacuate.

Li Chenggui was also decisive and decided on the spot to withdraw from the capital and quell the rebellion in the DPRK first.However, Li Shanchang naturally would not let him evacuate so easily.On November [-], three thousand Jeju Island Ming troops, who had always passively avoided fighting, boarded warships and assumed a pursuit posture.

The 3000 people Li Chenggui left behind were easily wiped out by the Ming army.

The morale of the Goryeo army was greatly reduced.

What's even more frightening is that the Ming army, which has already wiped out the Northern Yuan Dynasty and has established a foundation on the grassland, has also equipped this mere three thousand defenders with weapons such as war horses, bows and crossbows.After defeating the Goryeo army in the rear, the three thousand Ming army was reduced to pieces and continued to guerrilla and harass Li Chenggui's Goryeo main army.

Those officials who had taken refuge wholeheartedly acted as guides, making these Ming troops particularly elusive in the foreign land of Goryeo, as if they were in an uninhabited land.The leader of this Ming army was Cao Yuan, who had followed Zhu Su in the bloody battle in Suzhou in the past. The soldiers were also the troops left after Zhu Su defeated the Japanese country in the past. They were trained by Zhu Su's special forces and influenced by various modern war ideas. of.

Taking advantage of the fact that the horses came and went like the wind, they implemented the guerrilla warfare policy of "when the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy retreats, we advance; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we strike". The arrows continued to bleed on the body of the Goryeo army.

The further the Goryeo army retreated, the more demoralized it became due to constant casualties.The sergeants often hid in the cities along the way and were unwilling to risk going out of the city to continue the withdrawal.Even Li Chenggui did not dare to push too hard. He now knew that this army of tens of thousands, which was very important in Goryeo, was his foundation.

If the morale of this army collapses and they form a retreat, then everything will be over.

"Father, even though General Cao is brave, with only 3000 men, it may still be difficult to stop Li Chenggui from returning to the army." Li Shanchang and Li Qi had already landed in Jinzhou, the native land of Goryeo.The chief official here was of the same clan as a Goryeo official who had pledged his service to the "new king", so Juzhou surrendered to the new king named by the Ming Dynasty.Li Qi followed Li Shanchang's wishes and followed Zhou Wang Zhu Su's old practice in the Japanese country, renting this city as a "concession" and coordinating all affairs in Goryeo here.Now, the father and son are discussing the current situation in Goryeo on the map.

"Even if we have a small victory, Li Chenggui still has tens of thousands of troops. We only have 3000 people. When Li Chenggui hides in Kaijing, we will be helpless."

"Father, are you really not asking for help from Your Majesty? At least you should send someone to contact General Mu Ying of Yingzhou and General Fu Youde of Liaodong..."

"Cough, cough... no need." Li Shanchang waved his hand. "As my father said before, military methods are not what we are good at."

"If we want to attack Goryeo, we should still fight for power. Now that the Ming Dynasty is booming, it is enough to take advantage of the general trend. There is no need to borrow troops and horses."

"Your Majesty has been on campaign for many years in recent years, and now is the time to recuperate and recuperate. As ministers, you should consider your superiors' intentions. If you borrow troops, won't you put your Majesty in trouble?"

"But..." Li Qi was confused. "With only 3000 people, how can we keep Li Chenggui?"

"When did my father say that he wanted to keep Li Chenggui?" Li Shanchang asked. "General Cao is a direct descendant of His Royal Highness King Zhou. If his father had given such a chaotic order, General Cao would not have helped."

"My father only asked him to delay Li Chenggui's army, that's all. You know, every time he delays for a while, we can get another army..."

"Army?" Li Qi was stunned. "Where did this army come from? My father didn't ask for help from Your Majesty. Could it be that this army grew out of thin air in this land of Goryeo?"

"Haha, it's okay to say that." Li Shanchang laughed and coughed a few times.Then he picked up the black piece that represented Li Chenggui's power on the map and replaced it with the white piece that represented his own side.

"Isn't it already a branch?"

On the map of Goryeo that is full of sunspots, the white one on Kaijing is particularly eye-catching.

"...That's it." Li Qi clapped his hands and laughed.

"Drag that Li Chenggui here so that he can teach him to rebel against his relatives!"

"Boy... ahem, you can teach me!" Li Shanchang stroked his long beard happily.

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"Sir! Jiangjie, Ningzhou, Ping'an, Xianjing..." "There are six realms in our territory of Goryeo, and rebel bandits with flags have appeared in all of them!"

In Gongzhou City, Li Chenggui received a tip from the rear. "Because the king in the palace was captured, people's hearts are in a state of confusion throughout Goryeo!"

"Many local officials donated land to the Ming Dynasty as concessions, placed their families in the concessions, and raised their flags to pledge allegiance to the new king of Jeju Island."

"...Sir, if we don't take back the capital, the situation will be lost!" One of Li Chenggui's staff was heartbroken and cried blood. "We can no longer look forward and backward as before! The Ming Dynasty went on several campaigns, and its finances will inevitably be exhausted. Instead of continuing to worry about the Ming Dynasty, it is better to use thunderous means to calm the situation in the country."

"Afterwards, we will use the power of victory to make peace with the Ming Dynasty and submit to the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty has great talents and broad strategies, and he will not rashly raise an army that will overwhelm the country and start a war with me, Goryeo."

"Even if we really have to fight, your Excellency has successfully defeated the Red Turban Army in the past... The Red Turban Army and the Ming Army are both armies of the Central Plains. Since Goryeo has defeated the Red Turban Army, why should we be afraid of the Ming Dynasty?"

Li Chenggui's eyes were sunken. During this period of time, the battle with the Jeju Island puppet government supported by the Ming Dynasty really made him physically and mentally exhausted.He didn’t know that the one he was fighting with on Jeju Island was Lee Shan-chang, the Korean public figure who was the most influential figure in the founding of the Ming Dynasty and was the most powerful official in the Ming Dynasty in the past. He only thought that what the Ming Dynasty sent this time was just an unknown boy. Li Qi.

Because of this slight, he lost the opportunity at the beginning, and now he is controlled by others everywhere.

"If I had known this, I shouldn't have worried about Daming's attitude from the beginning." Li Chenggui said sinisterly.But now it's too late to say anything.He also considered himself a hero, and naturally realized that he would lose because he was intimidated by the power of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Emperor who did not want to offend was really angry, so he restrained his hands.

"That's all, let's cut off all contact with the Ming court first. Wait until the country is stabilized, and then... we can seek big things." Li Chenggui had seen the elites of the Ming army, so naturally he would not naively think that the Red Scarf Army could compete with the Ming army. Compare.But that's all it can do now.

Without worrying about the Ming Dynasty, Goryeo might fall.But if he continues to worry about the Ming court, Li Chenggui will definitely die.

Compared with the Goryeo Sheji and one's own life, naturally one's own life is more precious.

"Reward the soldiers generously and boost their morale to return to the army! We must return to Kaijing as quickly as possible, no matter the cost!"

"From now on, the top priority should be to kill the false king of Jeju! Even if the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty protects him, he must be killed as well!"

"Your Excellency is wise! Your Excellency will surely revive our Goryeo Dynasty!" Many generals and staff bowed to the ground.

On November [-], Li Chenggui led his troops out of the city and headed north with a bold gesture.Cao Yuan tried to harass, but found that Li Chenggui ignored the casualties they caused, and then began to return south to Jinzhou.

After all, the Korean father also said that there is no need to go all out.

It's just Korea, nothing wrong with it.

Li Chenggui came to Kaijing City brazenly, rested for only one day, and then launched an attack on the city.Under his indomitable momentum, the originally ragtag Kaijing rebels soon lost their morale. Li Chenggui recaptured Kaijing and regained control of King Wangchang of Goryeo.

However, it has been too long since he left the capital.At this time, Goryeo was already at war, and nobles and wealthy families who were dissatisfied with Li Chenggui swarmed in.

The situation in Goryeo was already in dire straits.

At this time, Li Shanchang sent a memorial to Yingtian Mansion in the Ming Dynasty.

Its title is: "Please open the Sanhan Xuanwei Division".

(End of this chapter)