The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

Li Rusong sat absentmindedly, his mind was in a mess and he didn't know what he was thinking.

General Li had done this kind of thing before, but killing friendly envoys when they disagreed was still a bit too shocking.

"Brother Li? Admiral Li? Li Rusong!" Lin Jinglue shouted several times before "waking up" Li Rusong.

Li Rusong raised his head and said subconsciously: "What's the matter?"

Before Lin Tailai could think of where to start, he asked casually: "Jizhen, Liaodong, has transferred troops to your command. How many troops can be dispatched now?"

Li Rusong replied: "We have more than thirty thousand, and we can send troops at any time."

Lin Jinglue felt that this battle was much richer than in history.

Historically, the actual number of troops led by General Li Rusong into the DPRK was around 34,000.

And now there are more than 30,000 people on Li Rusong's side alone, as well as Ma Gui's Xuan Army and Dong Yiyuan's Yansui Army, which add up to 60,000 people.

Of course, the ensuing problem is that the logistical pressure has also doubled.

There is no problem with the Ming army's combat effectiveness, but when fighting with pig teammates in North Korea, logistics has always been a big problem that holds them back.

However, the logistical problem that has always worried Lin Jinglue the most cannot be solved by Li Rusong, nor can Li Rusong solve it.

Therefore, Lin Jinglue thought of another question: "I asked you to go to Liaodong first. How did you do it?"

Li Rusong asked, "Which one are you referring to?"

It wasn't that General Li was confused, but that Lin Tailai had explained many things before, and he didn't know which one he was talking about this time.

So Lin Tailai said something casually: "I ordered you to build a carriage. How many of them are there already?"

The chariot is a kind of siege equipment used by straight women in the original historical time and space.

Its structure is not complicated. It is a huge wooden sign erected on a two-wheeled vehicle, which looks like a giant movable shield. The thickness of the wooden sign can reach two to five inches, and it must be covered with iron sheets and cowhide.

Each carriage can cover twenty or thirty people. It has a very good defensive function against large and small masonry, matches, and light firearms. It is very useful in siege warfare.

Lin Tailai remembered that Hou Jin's use of marquee chariots to attack cities in history was very effective, so he thought of using it as a reference.

After Li Rusong thought for a while, he replied: "So far, we have built thirty or forty carriages."

Lin Tailai's tone was a bit harsh and he said dissatisfiedly: "Why is it so small? Or is this the energy of your Li family in Liaodong?"

Li Rusong quickly yelled at Qu, "It's not because of the lack of supervision! It's because the carriage you mentioned requires a lot of giant wood and cowhide. These are things that are not easy to collect!"

Lin Tailai then gave instructions: "First, all the Korean cities and towns are now occupied by Japanese soldiers. The first thing they have to face after entering Xianjing is to attack the city, at least to capture Pyongyang first.

Second, the Japanese soldiers liked to build forts and defend them anytime and anywhere, and then used muskets to defend.

Therefore, whether it is siege a city or fight against Japanese soldiers, the chariot is of great use. It can restrain the Japanese soldiers' tactics and at least reduce the casualties of our army! "

Li Rusong replied: "Just try your best to supervise the construction."

Lin Jinglue was still afraid that Li Rusong would not take him seriously, so he stressed: "You, Liaodong Jizhen, are all used to conflicts with the Northern Barbarians, but from now on, you have to temporarily put down your tactics against the Northern Barbarians!

The Japanese soldiers and the Northern soldiers are completely different enemies. If you still habitually rely on the bravery of your cavalry and despise the equipment, you will suffer a big loss! "

Li Rusong didn't want to listen to the lecture, so he changed the subject and asked, "Where did you get the style of the carriage?"

Lin Tailai suddenly smiled strangely: "You may not believe it, but I learned it from a straight woman in Jianzhou.

It is said that as early as the twelfth year of Wanli, Jianzhou women's straight began to use the immature carriage, and then continued to improve it.

It is said that among the current troop formations of Jianzhou Women's Straightforward Women, each group has four carriages, and about one-third of the soldiers can combine with the carriages to fight. "

In the past few years, Li Chengliang had been guarding Liaodong, and Li Rusong could only be in the capital most of the time, so Li Rusong was not very familiar with the situation of female straight women in Jianzhou.

Hearing this, Li Rusong could only lament that Lin Tailai was really "unforgettable" about Jianzhou women and knew all aspects of it.

At this time, Lin Tailai took the opportunity to write a "little essay" again, saying half truthfully and half falsely: "Haven't you ever thought about what Hachi, a straight female slave in Jianzhou, is trying to promote the carnival carriage so vigorously?

The various tribes of the straight women attack each other, and at best they fight against each other in camps. Do they need to use marquee vehicles on a large scale?

Moreover, most of Jianzhou’s female straight women live in the mountains and forests, so it’s not that convenient to move on a huge carriage, right? "

Li Rusong: "."

Do you mean that the Jianzhou straight women have already had the idea of ​​attacking Chibianbao in Daming City? Are you at least starting to make technical preparations?

It wasn't that Lin Tailai was nagging by nature and always wanted to say bad things about Nuerhachi repeatedly in front of Li Rusong.

But the relationship between Nuerhachi and the Li family was too deep. Lin Tailai wanted to deal with the straight women in Jianzhou, but he didn't want the Li family to intervene or cause a backlash. As the saying goes, it depends on the owner.

Li Rusong can now deeply understand that cleaning up the Jianzhou female straight women is Lin Jinglue's "core demand". The emphasis is even as high as that of counterattacking Japanese pirates, and no objection is allowed.

"I am indeed not familiar with Jianzhou straight women!" Finally, Li Rusong expressed his stance again.

Lin Tailai sighed deeply, there were too many things to worry about.

He had to worry about the emotions of his generals, the problem of raising grain and grass, the preparation and deployment of strategic battles, the diplomacy with North Korea, and the distracted Jianzhou women who were still on horseback.

Is Zhuge Liang so exhausted?

The next day, Lin Jinglue met with another conscripted general, Ma Gui.

General Ma was very courteous and changed into regular clothes after being greeted by the armor first, but he looked unhappy.

Lin Jinglue asked: "How many combat-ready officers and soldiers do you have?"

Ma Gui replied: "More than 17,000 people are all selected soldiers of Xuanda."

Lin Jinglue encouraged him: "This is very good."

Then I heard Ma Gui complain: "Lin Junmen, it's okay for me to serve the country and sacrifice my life for you, but you said that Li Rusong and I have no distinction between master and slave, and we are the master generals of various directions.

As a result, now that he has been added as the admiral and commander-in-chief of military affairs for the Eastern Expedition, wouldn’t I become his subordinate again? "

Ma Gui's sentiment was expected by many people.

First, the general industry is known as East, Li, and West Ma, and the Li family and Ma family are both called together, so there must be some ulterior motives.

Secondly, Ma Gui is senior and senior to Li Rusong, so he is definitely not willing to succumb to Li Rusong.

As for the last attack on Ningxia, it was because Ma Gui had just been resurrected and only held the rank of deputy general. He was too poor and short-minded to compete with Li Rusong.

Hearing Ma Gui's complaint, Lin Tailai responded helplessly: "The imperial court suddenly gave him a new position. What can this department do? It's not recommended by the headquarters."

Ma Gui pestered him and said: "I am not very happy about it, but I also want to be appointed as the commander-in-chief of military affairs. The military should recommend it to the court.

He is the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the Eastern Expedition. How about I be the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the Japanese expedition? "

Lin Tailai: "."

You are making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger! At this time, Cui Wukui came in and reported: "North Korea's new military envoy has arrived!"

Lin Tailai was quite surprised when he heard this, "You came so fast?"

Cui Wukui said: "After all, the king and ministers of North Korea are on the other side of the river, so it's just a matter of sending people across the river."

"Bring it in!" Lin Jinglue, who was busy with his busy schedule, ordered impatiently.

Then he said to Ma Gui: "Old Ma! Please sit down for a while and wait for me to say a few words to the North Korean envoy!"

Not long after, a North Korean official wearing a red robe came in with his head held high and presented the "Edict Notes".

Lin Tailai opened it and looked at it, and found that line. It still had the four characters "bow down" instead of "bow down five times and kowtow three times".

The far-reaching envoy was still talking: "In front of Xia Liugen, I was sent to meet you."

Lin Tailai raised his head and said concisely: "The axe-hand! Behead!"

Zhang Wu led someone in from outside, dragging Liu Genqian out the door.

In fact, Lin Tailai really didn't expect that the other side of the river would insist on "bowing" when the envoy came for the second time.

But if you think about it more carefully, this seems to be in line with the unrealistic, blind and paranoid mentality of the Peninsular people, just like the later generations of Chinese people who insist on going to the Taliban to spread Christianity.

In an instant, the head of North Korea's new envoy was placed in front of Cui Wukui, a member of the shogunate.

Lin Jinglue ordered: "Cui Xingren, please send him across the river again and ask North Korea to send someone else!"

Are you going to deliver your head again? Cui Wukui was in a daze. He wouldn't be killed by North Korea, would he?

As an old diplomat, Cui Xingren began to wonder whether Lin Jinglue wanted to destroy the monarchs and ministers of North Korea, so he needed an excuse.

And if he is killed by North Korea, will he become this "excuse"?

Lin Tailai sent Cui Wukui away, and then cursed Ma Gui:

"Garbage! What a waste of time! I'm busy with everything right now, and I hate this kind of garbage that wastes my time with nonsense!"

Ma Gui quickly stood up and said: "I won't bother you, I will go back and train the soldiers and horses, and go out with the army at any time!"

General Ma thought as he walked, when he was in Ningxia last year, he didn't find Lin Junmen so crazy about criticism?

This time, he actually killed friendly envoys at any request. Could it be that the Eastern Expedition was too stressful?

The next day, Lin Tailai met with the third general, Dong Yiyuan. In order to show respect, such first-level generals are received alone.

Dong Yiyuan also met him honestly with military salutes, and there was nothing wrong with him.

Just as Lin Jinglue was asking questions carefully, Cui Wukui came in and reported numbly: "Another envoy from North Korea has arrived."

Lin Jinglue said without interest: "Bring him in!"

Cui Wukui couldn't help but remind him: "The envoy this time is the North Korean official Cao Banshu Li Dexin, which can be compared to the North Korean Tianguan Zhongzai."

It would be a bit too much to kill the "official minister" of Korea.

Lin Tailai said impatiently: "I don't care what official position he holds, I only care whether he is sensible or not!"

Not long after, I saw this distant envoy named Li Dexin entering the lobby. He was about thirty years old.

Lin Tailai flipped through the refurbished "Notes on the Edicts" and finally changed it to "Five Bows and Three Kowtows".

I couldn't help but laugh out loud, and said mockingly: "It seems that there are not enough people who can be envoys to kill."

Li Dexin said sternly: "Your Excellency is a great lord, how can you do this?"

Bang! Lin Tailai took a picture of the case and asked calmly: "Are you sure you want to be polite to me?"

Among the ministers of North Korea, Li Dexin was considered to have a relatively high emotional intelligence, so she kept her mouth shut at this moment.

If you face others, you may be able to argue with reason, but facing this Lin Jinglue, if you seek death, you will really die.

Lin Tailai said with emotion: "Finally, a sensible person has come and offered me a seat!"

After Li Dexin sat down, Lin Tailai said: "The emperor's decree will be sent across the river in the dragon pavilion on an auspicious day. The king of your country can welcome him in the suburbs according to the ceremony. Remember to kowtow five times and bow three times.

But I won’t go there yet. After all, there are too many things going on here and I have no time to spare. "

Then Lin Jinglue said: "The Ming Emperor has allowed the king of your country to cross the river to Liaodong to avoid disaster.

So after receiving the edict, I asked your king to move to Kuandian Fort and wait for the Japanese rebellion to be quelled. "

After Li Dexin hesitated for a moment, he replied: "My King is determined again, but Jiang has escaped disaster."

Lin Tailai said angrily: "It was you who were forced by the situation and begged to cross the river to avoid disaster!

I, the Ming Emperor, took pity on you and allowed you to temporarily stay in Kuandian Fort. But now your king actually doesn’t want to cross the river anymore? "

Li Dexin smiled bitterly. At that time, Yizhou was also in danger. Of course, the monarch and his ministers did not feel safe in Yizhou, so they crossed the river and entered Liaodong to avoid disaster.

Now that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are gathering on the other side of the Yalu River, Yizhou is basically safe here, so why go to Liaodong and stay under the fence?

Lin Tailai sneered and said: "If your king is unwilling to cross the river to Liaodong to avoid disaster, then my Ming army will never cross the river to North Korea to kill the Japanese!"

Li Dexin: "."

Listening to Lin Jinglue's forced tone, if the king crosses the river and enters Liaodong, is he avoiding disaster, or is he a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?

He had a vague feeling that this time he might really lead a wolf into the house. Lin Jinglue didn't look like a kind person.

Could it be that he wanted to deceive the king and imitate the story of King Huai of Chu?

Lin Tailai continued to exert arrogant pressure and said: "Your king can't cross the river for a day, and our army can't send troops for a day! Let's see who can't stand it first!"

Li Dexin couldn't bear it and said: "Don't you think Lin Jinglue's angry words are like child's play?"

Lin Tailai replied: "Isn't it child's play? Give it a try?"

If anyone else had said this, Li Dexin would have regarded it as a false threat. But when Lin Jinglue said this, he didn't dare to gamble!

With the perverted character of this minister of economics and strategy, he might really be able to do it!

After thinking about it, Li Dexin could only say: "I can't make the decision on this. I can only report it to the king after I go back."

Lin Tailai chuckled and said, "No rush! As long as you are not in a hurry, I will be in no hurry."

Li Dexin felt that she had nothing to say to Lin Jinglue, so she stood up and left.

Lin Tailai stopped him and said, "Wait a minute! Don't leave yet, let's discuss the food and grass issue later.

As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first. I need to calculate in advance how much force your country can contribute. "

Li Dexin would rather face the Japanese soldiers than talk to Lin Jinglue, but he had no choice but to do so.