The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 568

When Jia Min arrived at Santunli, the battle had already been going on for two days.

In the two days of fighting, Xi Meirui and Wadagas fought in the blocking battle, while Kim Tae-young and Cheng Fangming fought in the breakout battle.

Because the entire south has been controlled by that Beihai Volunteer Army, Seoul is currently in jeopardy.

Kim Tae Young and Sung Bang Myung did receive an order from the capital to return to Fang Seoul.

The two naturally knew that the Tatars here are also a major threat, but it is impossible for them not to return to defend Seoul.

"Once Seoul falls, not only may we be held accountable, but we will also become a lone army. In the future, the Beihai Volunteer Army in the south will reconcile with the Tatars, and we will also be surrounded by heavy siege."

In the two-day breakout battle, not only did not advance half a step, but suffered heavy losses.

Santunli is a mountain plain with flat terrain.Such terrain is just suitable for Tatar cavalry operations.

It is now the second night of the war, and the two sides have withdrawn their troops and are rebelling.

At this time, Jin Taiying was in Cheng Fangming's tent of the Chinese army, and the two looked serious and worried.

"Master Cheng, is this Beihai Volunteer Army really that powerful? Until now, I don't believe that they would occupy the South so easily. Even the Huben Army and Yulin Army are not their opponents."

"They are equipped with advanced firearms and well-trained. This is not the most important thing. The key point is that they are under Jia Min's command, which is worrying."

"I didn't expect Jia Min to be really talented."

"Jia Min is a rare military genius. When he was in the martial arts examination, I was his examiner. If it weren't for some other things in the imperial examination, he should have been the champion."

Cheng Fangming was originally Dade's Minister of War, and his in-laws were Niu Shilang of the Ministry of War.This Niu Shilang is Niu Jizong's uncle.

Because the emperor Tianyou searched Niu's house, Niu Shilang was also beheaded.Affected by this incident, Cheng Fangming was demoted to Korea and became a general of Korea.

General Goryeo is the supreme commander of the Dadeok army stationed in Goryeo.

Dade surrendered the throne to the Tianshun Dynasty, and Goryeo became a vassal state of Tianshun.Cheng Fangming also became the commander-in-chief of the Tianshun Dynasty's army stationed in Korea.

"It seems that Chen Yeqing and the Tatars have a lot of appetite. This North-South attack is to make us surrender in one fell swoop. Fortunately, Jia Min didn't come, otherwise, the situation would be even more critical."

"Lord Jin, Jia Min has come."

"coming?"

"The Tatars were at a loss for us before, and they were always wandering in Huining. Now they suddenly changed their tactics, which is a clever move. The Tatars would not have such a strategy. Such use of troops is exactly Jia Min's style."

"Hmph, so what if Jia Min comes, we still have the advantage in terms of military strength, and we can't make Koryo submit to me."

"It's just that we don't have the advantage here anymore. Forget it, the matter has come to this point, so we have to fight to the death tomorrow."

"Oh, that's the only way to go. Otherwise, if you continue to delay here, you will be consumed by the Tatars sooner or later."

The two discussed for a while about breaking out of the encirclement tomorrow, and Jin Taiying returned dispirited.

After a while, the three of them entered Cheng Fangming's Chinese army tent.

It turned out to be Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen and Ma Shangde.

The three of them were also ransacked by Tianyou when Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion were ransacked.

At that time, the three of them happened to be away from home and wanted to go to Niu's house to find Niu Jizong, when Jin Yijun ransacked Niu's house.

When I was outside, I got the news that my home was also raided, so I escaped.Niu Jizong was not as lucky as a few of them, and was beheaded later.

The few of them did not have the courage to resist like the Jia family, and no one interceded for them, nor did they have the retreat like the Jia family.

After the three escaped from the imperial capital, they were still arrested.Later, I heard that Cheng Fangming was demoted to Korea, so I came here to join him.

Cheng Fangming missed the old feelings very much, so he took in a few people.The three had been incognito before and lived in seclusion.It wasn't until Tianyou abdicated and the dynasty changed that he came out for public activities.

At this time, all three of them were serving in Cheng Fangming's army.

"Three nephews, what's the matter?"

"We want to treat Uncle Shi to a drink."

After Niu Jizong's death, the three were headed by Liu Fang.At this time, Liu Fang came forward to speak.

"Take me to drink, okay, where to eat?"

"Right here, the food and wine are served."

As soon as Liu Fang waved her hand, four soldiers brought in the food and wine, and they quickly set them up.

So the four sat down and began to drink.

"Just say something."

"Hey, Uncle Cheng Shi is really clever. We do have something to tell Uncle Cheng Shi. I wonder what Uncle Shi thinks about the current situation?"

Liu Fang got Cheng Fangming a glass of wine and asked tentatively.

"Don't ask me what I think, I want to hear, what do you think?"

"Don't dare to lie to Uncle Shi, the three of us have been thinking about this for the past two days. This time Chen Yeqing came, and the Tatars suddenly changed their style of play, so..."

"So Jia Min is here, isn't it?"

The three of Liu Fang looked at each other, obviously a little surprised by Cheng Fangming's words.

"Yes, we think Jia Min is here."

"What do you think Jia Min's purpose is here?"

"Naturally, we should conquer Korea first, and conquer China later."

"You don't need to say this, everyone knows that he has already done it. Do you think he can succeed?"

Liu Fang and the others looked at each other again, and finally Liu Fang seemed to have made up her mind.

"can."

"Why so sure?"

"Uncle Shi knows Jia Min's ability to fight, so we don't need to say more. The few of us have dealt with Jia Min very early and know him very well. We have been to North Wendura, and we also stayed in Bukui. However, before that, I learned about the situation in Beihai from businessmen who have been to Beihai, and I know a lot about what Jia Min did in Beihai. To tell you the truth, we had planned to go to Beihai to join Jia Min. Beihai It is a place completely different from ours, and this is where Jia Min excels."

"Oh, there's nothing left or right, just tell me, what's the difference in Beihai?"

Several people were chatting about Beihai affairs while drinking, and Cheng Fangming would ask a few questions from time to time.

"From what you can see, this Middle-earth world will belong to Jia Min in the future?"

"Yes. The current court is not Jia Min's opponent."

Liu Fang gave an affirmative answer.

Cheng Fangming didn't say anything, just ate and drank silently.After a while, put down the glass.

"I understand what you mean. Jia Min shares the same sympathy with you, so he should accept you. After a while, you can go over quietly and talk to Jia Min. In the morning, I will appoint the three of you as generals and divide up some of the troops. Here are a few for you. In the future, you will bring them back to your hometown and tell them to go home to reunite with their parents, wives and children."

"Uncle Shi, what will you do?"

"I'm an official of the imperial court and the commander-in-chief of an army. Of course I can't be like you. Go ahead and do what you want to do. When I can, I will be content with taking care of my family."

"Why does Uncle Shi have to be buried for the court?"

"Go, don't talk too much, otherwise, I will ask someone to take you down."

The three persuaded for a while, but Cheng Fangming insisted on refusing.The three had no choice but to withdraw.

When Haishi arrived, the three quietly sneaked out of the barracks.At this time, the military barracks of the court soldiers and horses was behind, and the few people met Jia Min smoothly all the way.

Jia Min was also very happy to see the three of them.

Although there were some fights among the few at first, but later when they were in Bukui, the previous suspicions were resolved.

The fate of the four of them was similar to that of the Jia family, but the Jia family had better luck and escaped from birth.The death of Niu Jizong made Jia Min feel sad.

Regarding the suggestions of several people, Jia Min accepted without hesitation.

At this time, the overall situation was settled, and the choice of Cheng Fangming and Liu Fang was just a kind of self-protection, and Jia Min did not suspect that there was any conspiracy in it.

In fact, even if there is any conspiracy, there is no need to worry.In the face of absolute strength, the role of conspiracy is actually very limited.

At the edge of the barracks, several people said goodbye to Jia Min.

"Thank you Huaiyuan for accepting us. In the future when Huaiyuan wins the world, the rest of us will fight to the death and pledge our allegiance."

Liu Fang felt that she should express her attitude well.

"Brother Liu is serious. This time, raising troops is also a helpless move. I didn't want to take care of the affairs of Middle Earth, but some old accounts have not been settled, so I have to do it. As for the affairs of the world, let's talk about it later."

When the three of them walked back, they felt a little suspicious in their hearts.But I couldn't figure it out for a while.

However, several people quickly turned their attention to tomorrow's affairs.

No matter what the future holds, Jia Min is now the most potential force.Jia Min will become the emperor in the future, so he naturally followed suit.

No matter how bad it is, at least you can go to Beihai and join Jia Min, which is also a good place.

Early the next morning, Cheng Fangming called the generals for a meeting.

In the previous two days of combat, two generals and more than 1000 people had been killed, and now there are still two generals left.

Cheng Fangming divided the remaining nearly [-] soldiers into five divisions, and appointed Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen, and Ma Shangde as generals, each with [-] soldiers.

Although the other two generals were surprised by this, they usually respect Cheng Fangming very much, so they didn't say anything.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Ximeri and Vadagas began to attack.

For two days, Shaq, who had been watching from behind, also began attacking from behind.

Twenty minutes after the battle, Liu Fang, Chen Ruiwen, and Ma Shangde led their troops to break out from the encirclement. Shaq opened a passage and let them leave the battlefield.

An hour later, Cheng Fangming ordered the remaining imperial soldiers and horses to surrender to Shaq.

So far, the imperial court's Koryo garrison of nearly [-] people has all withdrawn from the battlefield.

Shaq continued to attack from behind, followed by Shi Meirui and Wadagas to completely surround Kim Taeyoung.

The combat capability of the Koryo army was originally not as good as that of the imperial army, and it was mainly infantry.Goryeo's more than 2000 cavalry were also beheaded to death in front of the overwhelmingly superior cavalry of the Tatars.

The remaining infantry almost became the target of the Tatar cavalry, and almost only had to be slaughtered.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, seeing that there was no hope of breaking out of the siege and that the arrows had been exhausted, Kim Tae-young ordered more than 4000 of his men to surrender.

So far, the battle of Santunli ended with the victory of the North Wendura cavalry.

While Liu Fang and the others were looking for Cheng Fangming everywhere, the other two generals found them and brought Cheng Fangming's body at the same time.

It turned out that after Cheng Fangming ordered the surrender, he killed himself and died for the country.

The three of Liu Fang and the other two generals discussed the future together.

In the end, it was decided to adopt a voluntary approach, and those who were willing to stay and join Jia Min with Liu Fang and the other three would stay.

Those who do not want to stay will be led by two generals, and will be dismissed after returning home.

That night, the results came out.Nearly 2000 people decided to stay, and the remaining [-] people returned to China with the other two generals.

On the second day, Shaq left 2000 people to clean up the battlefield and deal with the aftermath of the prisoners.

The remaining three major tribes in North Wendura, under the leadership of Jia Min, marched towards Seoul.

(End of this chapter)