Brocade tears

Guo Dayou knew that although the Liaodong Army had gradually become corrupt in recent years, it was still full of capable people, so he never underestimated the general Zha Dayou of the Pioneer Battalion from the very beginning.He had heard a little about Zha Dashou, and he knew that he was both wise and brave, not really a "reckless Zhang Fei", otherwise he would not be able to become a general of the Vanguard Battalion.The vanguard battalion is often the vanguard of the army, and is responsible for relatively difficult and difficult war tasks such as front-line exploration, small groups of enemies, interspersed operations, surprise attacks and ambushes, and supporting the main general.As an athlete carefully trained by Li Chengliang, Cha Dashou obviously has a good record in all aspects.

Sure enough, during the banquet, Zha Dashou's judgment on the current situation coincided with Guo Dayou's, and he had a big picture.In addition, he is also quite insightful about the prediction of the war.At the banquet, Zha Dashou specially hung a map of North Korea beside everyone's wine table, pointed to the map and explained the current situation of the war clearly. Finally, he pointed out:

"Taking Pyongyang is the top priority of the army, and it is also the key to retreating the enemy. But unfortunately, we now know almost nothing about the situation of the Japanese army in Pyongyang. People say that there are few people. The first batch of anti-Japanese troops prepared 7 people according to the maximum number, and we still have no idea. Therefore, on this matter, Guo Shangji has to be careful and give us some reliable front-line information .”

Guo Dayou nodded: "That's natural, but I'm not the leader of Jinyiwei this time. I have to report to my superiors before making arrangements and assignments."

"Oh? What Guo Shangchai said was about the Jinyiwei team going to Jiulian City?" Tong Yangzheng said.

"Guerzhan Tong knows our superior troops?"

"Yes, letters have been received at the Great Wall gates along the route recently, and Jinyiwei has arrived at the front line. After all, it is Jinyiwei, and may be patrolling everywhere. Going up to the peak wants us to cheer up." Tong Yangzheng smiled.

Guo Dayou shook his head and smiled wryly, and said: "It is said that Jin Yiwei is the king of Yama and a ghost who reminds people of death, it is really true."

"Hey, but the Jinyiwei under your command is not quite what we imagined. They are all good men, well-trained, and banned by orders. We are envious of seeing such a good military training." Zha Dashou said.

"Congratulations, we did our best this time. All the officers who came here were officers with official ranks. We didn't bring the general lieutenants and soldiers. In the past, the inspection station practiced field surveys and battlefield espionage. Those colleagues who stare at the princes and ministers are different." Guo Dayou's words were a little more arrogant, in his opinion, the patrol station he was in was the elite of the Jinyiwei elite, the real sword of the big Ming fish.

Zha Dashou and Tong Yangzheng looked at each other. It seemed that the discord within Jin Yiwei was real, and they knew it.

Then the topic gradually turned to logistics issues, and the object of everyone's inquiries naturally became Zhao Ziyang who was present.Zhao Ziyang was very frank, saying that the food and grass that can be raised at the moment is only enough to feed the 10 troops for half a month, which is actually seriously insufficient.

"The Northwest War in the early stage ate up nearly half of the stored grain in the warehouse. This year, there was a flood in the southeast, and the summer tax and autumn grain were not enough. To be honest, the successor was insufficient. When it comes to the Korean battlefield, it depends on how much surplus grain North Korea can produce. Supplementary rations." Zhao Ziyang said.

"This... I'm afraid there is little hope. I have received information a few days ago that the logistics in North Korea are really lacking, and the food and grass are also very difficult. I'm afraid we can't count on it. A large number of granaries are actually controlled by the Japanese. , the North Koreans themselves are starving." Cha Dashou shook his head and said.

"Oh, I don't understand. Why are these North Koreans so ungrateful? They don't even have war rations. How barren it must be. No wonder it has been a vassal state of my Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years. The tree is good for enjoying the shade." Tong Yangzheng said angrily.

"Isn't it? In which year the tribute didn't come from us, and the tribute was enough for half a year. Now we are beaten, and we need to rescue it. What do you think we are trying to do?" Cha Dashou also echoed.

In fact, both of them understood the stakes here, but they only complained a few words, Guo Dayou smiled and didn't speak.Zhao Ziyang is even more of an elite in the official circles of the six ministries, so he won't answer this kind of talk.

Going back to history, the land of the Korean Peninsula has had an indistinct and complicated relationship with the inland of the Central Plains since ancient times.Since the early Western Zhou Dynasty, Jizi, the last descendant of the Shang Dynasty, established the Jizi Dynasty here, and then there was the Weiman Dynasty. The four prefectures of Lelang, Xuantu, Zhenfan, and Lintun were granted here in the Han Dynasty. Goguryeo invaded and overthrew.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Goguryeo gradually became a serious problem. At that time, there were powerful Turks in the northwest. In order to prevent the dilemma of fighting on the northwest and northeast, the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty did not hesitate to send troops to attack Goguryeo. It was not until the Tang Gaozong period that Goguryeo was basically destroyed. put down.And Silla, which jointly destroyed Baekje and Goguryeo with the Tang Dynasty, finally unified the peninsula, established the Silla Dynasty, and officially became a subsidiary state of the Central Plains Dynasty.Silla then split into "Later Goguryeo" and "Later Baekje". Finally, Wang Jian in "Later Goguryeo" was surrounded as king, overthrew "Later Baekje" and Silla, and established Wang's Koryo.

But then facing the invasion of the powerful northern captives, Wang's Koryo succumbed to the Khitan's iron cavalry, and was forced to sever the tributary relationship with the Song Dynasty. It was directly beaten to destroy the country and became a province within the Yuan Dynasty.It was not until the end of the Yuan Dynasty that Koryo regained power.

However, Koryo recovered for 30 years. In the early Ming Dynasty, a coup took place in North Korea. Li Chenggui overthrew Wang's Koryo, and finally established the current Lee's Joseon, becoming the most loyal vassal state of Ming Dynasty. It has not changed in 200 years. .

Lips and teeth depend on each other, and the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. The rise and fall of Korea is closely related to the prosperity and strength of the Central Plains Dynasty.As the entrance for northern nomadic tribes to invade the northern part of the Central Plains, the location of North Korea's throat is very important.North Korea itself is barren and mountainous, so it needs to rely on the Central Plains Dynasty for development. Natural geographical conditions created the dependency relationship between the Central Plains Dynasty and the Korean Peninsula.This dependent relationship cannot be broken, which has been proved many times by history.Now that the invasion using North Korea as a springboard was repeated again, the weak and tired Ming finally chose to aid North Korea to fight against the Japanese, even at such a time when he had just finished the Northwest War of Rebellion.

Just as the night's banquet was about to end, the command order of the rear army came.Li Rusong ordered Zha Dashou to set off immediately to the front line of the Yalu River to join Zu Chengxun's troops and wait for further command.

This order hit Guo Dayou's heart, he said with a smile:

"It just so happened that I was rushing to meet my superior. He is currently in Jiulian City by the Yalu River. Tomorrow, we will set off with the Pioneer Battalion."

……

On November [-], Zha Dashou's department, which set off from Kuandian Fort, arrived at Jiulian City.

In the 43rd year of Jiajing, Wang Zhigao, the capital censor, visited Mount Mal'er and left a poem:

The grass is lush beside Jiulian City, and the evening smoke grows from Yalu Jintou.

The singing of birds on the opposite bank is divided into different regions, and the people across the river talk about Dai Tongtian.

Emperor Ren is selfless, and Haiguo has always been religious.

Pay the people on the border to guard carefully, and don't teach woodcutters and herdsmen to harass Dongtian.

This is a Bianguanbao city built since the Jin Dynasty. It stretches from north to west with nine cities, so it is called "Nine Links City". , and plans to add a stronger fortress city.There are Kui River and Yalu River to the east of Jiulian City, and Zhendong Mountain behind, so the situation is very dangerous.

This is Fengcheng Dandong, just across the river from North Korea.

The team walked along the Kui River for a long time before arriving at Jiulian City.The Kui River is a tributary of the Yalu River, the mother river of Dandong, and also confluences with the Yalu River in Dandong.At that time, the sky was high and the clouds were clear, the snow clouds disappeared, and the sun spread down, warming people's hearts.Fog rises from the cold land, the clear river is like blue satin, the snowy ground is like white clouds, the clouds are long and light, and the scenery is too beautiful to behold.This is probably the best weather everyone has encountered since they came to Liaodong, and it is also the most beautiful scenery they have seen.

"Yun Wu Kui, did you get the name of the Kui River from this character?" Sui'er, who shared a ride with Meng Kuang, leaned in Meng Kuang's arms, and asked Meng Kuang in a low voice while admiring the scenery.

Meng Kuang smiled at her and shook his head, she didn't know the origin of the name either.

"The name of Kuihe comes from the Jurchen language '叆ha', which means bright and bright." At some point, Zhuyan came to their side and explained to Sui'er.

"No wonder, it's such a good name." The beautiful river is just like Sui'er's first impression of it.

Zhu Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise. I am from Dandong, and I grew up drinking water from the Kui River." After finishing speaking, Zhu Yan sped up her horse and rushed to the side of Li Laosan in front of the team. Meng Kuang and Sui Er Looking at her back, I didn't see the sluggishness after her injury two days ago, I just felt a burst of joy in her body.

"So she is from Dandong, so Li Laosan actually spent those years in Dandong. I am afraid that Li Laosan's alias is Luodong, and he served in Dandong." Meng Kuang said softly.

"Is Zhuyan's father still in Dandong?"

"It's very possible. She escaped from marriage and feigned death. Her father should still be in Dandong. I'm afraid she is so happy because she finally came back to visit her relatives." Meng Kuang replied.

"But then again, which Liaodong general was it that forced Zhu Yan to feign death and escape marriage? I feel that this person must be extremely powerful, otherwise Zhu Yan would not dare to resist. I remember Li The third child mentioned that Zhuyan's surname is Zheng, and her father's name is Zheng Shilan, who is a branch of the Zheng family in Nan'an, Fujian. Since he can serve as a military doctor in the army, he must have some contacts, why did this happen?" Sui Er was puzzled.

"It's probably... still related to the Li family." Meng Kuang said, "I can tell now that Li Laosan and his subordinates have a deep prejudice against the Li family."

"It's no wonder that he has been in a hurry for nothing in Liaodong these years. Naturally, he must blame Li Chengliang for his inaction. I don't know where Zhang Yunxiu has gone. I'm afraid Li Laosan is also very anxious. A Duqin who followed Zhang Yunxiu We also disappeared together." Sui Er frowned.

"Zhang Yunxiu won't be able to hide for long, and soon the army will gather to cross the river. He must take advantage of this gap to seek the cooperation of the Japanese, otherwise he will lose the opportunity." Meng Kuang said.

The army marched into Jiulian City with high spirits, and Meng Kuang and his party also followed the team.When he was about to enter the city gate, when he raised his head, the sharp-eyed Meng Kuang saw a row of people standing above the city gate.The leading general looked very familiar, and he probably belonged to the Li family again. I don't know which son of Li Chengliang he was.Beside him, Luo Xun, Sun Jianxing, and Zhang Dongwei stood side by side. It is rare to see the three giants of Beisi's patrol office Qianhu, punishment office Qianhu and inspection office Qianhu appear together. It means something big happened.The three institutes accounted for more than [-]% of the armed forces of the entire Beisi, including the most elite Jinyi guards in the entire Beisi. This scene had to be said to have shocked Meng Kuang's heart. This battle has been won.

Jiulian City is not too big, and there are obstacles when entering the city due to the large number of people.Taking advantage of this time, the people from the city tower also came down. As soon as the Jinyiwei team led by Meng Kuang and Guo Dayou entered the city, they greeted them and left.The general didn't leave, but stayed near the city gate to greet the troops of Zha Dashou, who was progressing.Meng Kuangduo looked back at him, and Li Laosan saw him.Li Laosan sneered and explained to her:

"That's Li Rumei, the fifth son of Li Chengliang. In recent years, Li Chengliang has assigned his sons to various passes in Liaodong to defend and practice, and this fifth son is no exception. He is very brave, and his reputation is second only to his elder brother. Ru Song. It’s not like his second elder brother, Ru Bai, who was ambiguous after marrying the Jurchen, but Li Ru Bai is Shu Erhaqi’s son-in-law. It’s a pity that the Li family can’t get rid of their lustful habits!” After saying that, he rode his horse Going to chase Zhu Yan, Zhu Yan in front of her walked quickly without looking back, as if she was escaping from something.

Meng Kuang and Sui'er were very surprised, they looked at each other and thought: Could it be that Li Rumei is the one who wants to marry Zhuyan by force?And the relationship between Li Rubai and Jianzhou Jurchen that Li Laosan inadvertently revealed just now surprised them even more.I have long heard that the Li family has a relationship with Jianzhou Jurchen, but I have never understood what the relationship is, and now I understand it.

No wonder Guo Dayou didn't dare to stay long after Li Rubai stopped them at Fushun Pass, and even arranged for the team to stay outside the city, and left the camp before dawn. It turned out that he was afraid of his status.