Great Ming Dynasty Wen Chao Gong

Chapter 121 Arriving at Wang Jing

On the second day, the army continued to march. Zhang Xiao and Ma Gui rode horses side by side and chatted at the same time.

"I heard that Zhang Shidu was writing a book on his way to Ningxia Town. Is this true or false?"

"It's true. I also wrote it on the way back. It's the book "Fifty Years in the World"."

"Zhang Shidu knew at that time that the Japanese were going to invade Korea? That's really amazing."

"Not really, it's just that the Ming Dynasty has been invaded by Japanese pirates all the year round, and the country knows very little about the Japanese country, so I wrote the book "Fifty Years in the World" to give everyone a long experience. However, the Japanese country has so many warriors , If we don’t go out to conquer, there will be chaos in the country. Toyotomi Hideyoshi can be regarded as taking chestnuts from the fire, but he should never, absolutely should not, want to invade our inner vassal."

"Zhang Shidu, look at the world map. If the Japanese want to expand, the easiest way is to invade North Korea. In other directions, there is the vast sea, and to the north, there are cold and desolate lands."

"That's true. But if you take a boat from Japan and go east, you can reach the American continent. Of course, the journey here is too far, so it is definitely most convenient to land in North Korea. There are also some islands in this vast sea. Among them, "Three Kingdoms" has records that besides the Japanese country, there are also the Dwarf Kingdom, the Naked Kingdom, and the Black Teeth Kingdom. However, these are all small islands in the vast ocean, and they are not so easy to find."

"Zhang Shidu, isn't that American continent occupied by the Folangji people? This American continent is vast, and there is no tribe in it that can resist the Folangji people? How could the Folangji country occupy such a large territory? "

"The Franji people have occupied some wealthy places in America. Now in many places in the north of America, the influence of the Franji people has not yet arrived."

"There is no place that the Folangji people want. I'm afraid it's a deserted place."

"That's not necessarily true. Maybe it's just that the country's national strength is limited and it hasn't had time to expand there. It's also possible that the local natives are too brave and the people of Folangji don't have enough troops to expand."

"That's right. King Franji himself is still in Europe, so their country's most capable troops must also defend the homeland. Zhang Shidu, Ma is also a little unsure now, and Admiral Li can only stop his troops now. If the Japanese dare to come out to fight with my group of cavalrymen, that's fine. If these soldiers are allowed to attack the city and seize the stronghold, Ma will really be reluctant to do so."

"It's not that the cavalry can't attack the city. If it can't be done, it can be piled up into a mountain and then attack the city. No matter how good the Japanese are, they still have to use their troops to go on an expedition. And as you saw along the way, Mr. Ma, the common people of Korea are not necessarily very satisfied with the king of Korea. Ting, but they all hate the Japanese. We started a war with the Japanese, and the geographical location has not yet been occupied, but the weather and harmony are still not a big problem. "

The army is getting closer and closer to Wangjing of North Korea. During the march, North Korean officials were ordered to come to contact them. They said that they could reach Wangjing in one day's journey. The kings and ministers of North Korea would greet the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty outside Wangjing. Now they are in Wangjing of North Korea. Civil and military officials will also come to greet them.

At a post near Wangjing, the kings and ministers of North Korea had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the angel coming, they even saluted respectfully.

Zhang Xiao read out the emperor's edict as an envoy. After the edict was read out, the North Korean monarchs and ministers hurriedly began to express their gratitude.

"On that day, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops invaded our country. Fortunately, His Majesty issued an order to send heavenly troops to assist our country, and the Japanese were defeated and fled. The Ming Dynasty is the country of my parents in Korea. Today, Your Majesty is still sending reinforcements to our country. Soon, all the territory of our country, Korea, will be recovered." The king of Korea said with emotion.

"Yes, the leader of this reinforcement is General Ma, a famous general of our Ming Dynasty's Western Army. General Ma also comes from a military family. He has fought many times with the Mongolian tribes and has never been defeated. He can also deal with the Japanese." Zhang Xiao followed the trend. He also praised Ma Gui, "Zhang Shidu, General Ma, as soon as you arrive, those of us civil and military officials who are still in North Korea will feel more at ease." Song Yingchang said.

"Although His Majesty is far away in the capital, he is always concerned about everyone. This time I came with the reinforcements. In addition to my mission to North Korea, I also want to see what our Ming army is lacking here and what difficulties it has. By the way, Admiral Li isn't here?" Zhang Xiao glanced a few times and didn't see Li Rusong, so he asked.

"Admiral Li happened to have something important to do today, so he didn't come." Li Rubai explained.

"Oh, that's it. Then I'll visit Admiral Li another day." Zhang Xiao replied.

"I am the Prime Minister of North Korea Liu Chenglong. Zhang Angel and General Ma have worked hard all the way. Our country's leader is already preparing for the banquet. He also invited Angel and General Ma to come to the capital first. He also invited Song Jinglue and other generals to attend the banquet." Liu Chenglong came out and said.

The reinforcements set up camp outside the city first, and Zhang Xiao and his party entered the city first.

The banquet was hosted by Liu Chenglong, and the King of North Korea did not attend.

"Zhang Angel, our country has just experienced war, and the food and wine at this banquet are a bit crude, so don't be surprised if you invite an angel." Liu Chenglong said.

"I understand, our army is on its way. What I saw along the way is that your country has also suffered from war, and many people are short of food and clothing. This banquet can be called a sumptuous feast," Zhang Xiao replied.

"Thank you, angel, for your understanding. Right now, the king of our country doesn't have much meat and vegetables for his daily meals. However, when the angel comes, our country will still do its best to entertain him. But our country is really poor now. If the angel wants some gifts, our country will It’s really hard to do everything.”

"What did Mr. Liu say? Faced with the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, your country did not give in. It adhered to its duty as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, fought repeatedly after defeat, and was loyal. It is also because your country serves the Ming Dynasty. Always respectful of your duty, and determined not to succumb to the Japanese in this war, Your Majesty overcame all opinions. He sent Admiral Li to lead the three armies to come to your country's aid. But Zhang heard that there was some dispute between Admiral Li and your country. The conflict is because your country failed to replenish our army’s military supplies on time, is this happening?”

"Admiral Li advanced too quickly, and there were too many horses in the army, so he needed too much food and grass. In a hurry, our country was unable to supply enough. At that time, the Japanese withdrew the troops stationed in Wang Jing with great fanfare, and our country reported the intelligence to Admiral Li wanted him to take advantage of the situation and advance into the army. Unexpectedly, Japan later mobilized reinforcements from unknown sources. Admiral Li felt that our country deliberately sent him false information. Later, Admiral Li might have misheard the villain's words and blamed him. Our Korean state had collusion with the Japanese state. At that time, Liu was a little excited and argued with Admiral Li for a few words. It was also my fault for not getting along well with Admiral Li. Admiral Li led the heavenly soldiers to help me recover Pyongyang and Wangjing, and regained For most of our country’s territory, everyone in North Korea is very grateful to Admiral Li and the Great Tomorrow Soldiers.”

"Oh, I see. Then our army can now have supplies."

"There is no problem with food, but the supply of fodder for horses, some fruits and vegetables, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep is not that much. Admiral Li is now blaming us, North Korea, for refusing to provide heavenly troops, and using this as an excuse for refusing to march with all our strength. It’s really wrong to blame our country.”

(End of this chapter)