Liu Chenlong suppressed his anger and left Seoul for the Jade Hoof Hall.
Along the way, he met a large number of people who were fleeing to the south. Their clothes were ragged and it was difficult for them to walk. Children were crying and the elderly were screaming. It was a miserable doomsday scene, which made Liu Chenlong's heart bleed.
He stopped some refugees and asked them where they came from and why they were doing this. The answers he got were all the same.
The barbarians were too terrifying and they killed too many people. The imperial army couldn't defend against them at all. If we didn't escape, we would be captured, killed, and eaten by the barbarians. We had already lost many of our loved ones, and we didn't want to die anymore. Therefore, we had to escape before the barbarians attacked. We didn't want to give them a chance to catch up.
When he asked them where they got the news, they basically said that they heard it from refugees from other places and that they all came from the north. He asked around but did not find any refugees living north of Pyongyang, so he had no time to learn about the real situation of the Jurchens.
When he arrived at the Jade Hoof Hall and saw Quan Su's army camping, he couldn't help but get angry, so he sent someone to inform Quan Li.
After a while, Quan Li came out in person and was shocked to see Liu Chenlong in ordinary clothes.
"Why are you here, Mr. Liu? Aren't you … "
Quan Li didn't continue. Liu Chenlong knew that his experience was also quite strange, so he briefly explained.
He was forgotten in the prison, and the prison was in chaos. He escaped, met the soldiers, and was rescued by Zheng Weiguang, the General of Seoul. After knowing everything, he came to find Quan Li.
Quan Li didn't know what to say after hearing that. Anyway, it was really strange.
"What is Mr. Liu's purpose here?"
Quan Li began to test Liu Chenlong.
Liu Chenlong said, "It takes less than half a day to walk from Seoul to the Jade Hoof Hall. Why did General Quan take two days to reach the Jade Hoof Hall? It's still early, so why don't you continue to move forward and camp here? "
Liu Chenlong didn't give Quan Li a chance to test him. He asked a lot of questions, which stunned Quan Li. It took him a while to react.
Thinking about it, Liu Chenlong's prestige was really great. He was also from a big family. Li Gui did not dare to do anything to Liu Chenlong. Of course, he did not dare to do anything to Liu Chenlong. He did not want to kill Liu Chenlong, but Liu Chenlong would not give up without an explanation.
Quan Li decided to come clean.
"Mister Liu, you see, I only have so many people under my command, at most five thousand. As for the barbarians, I don't say a hundred thousand, but there are still twenty to thirty thousand. Although the king has appointed me to command five armies, but only one of them is effective.
Not to mention, I didn't even know when the soldiers from Jiangyuan Province would arrive. How could those five thousand people fight against twenty or thirty thousand? Mr. Liu, I'm over sixty years old. I don't want to fight at all. I just want to retire at home. Please don't make things difficult for me, okay? "
Liu Chenlong took a deep breath.
"General Quan, if you don't expel those barbarians, how can you go home and retire peacefully? Was that even possible? North Korea is about to fall into chaos. Will your hometown be able to remain unscathed? In this chaotic world, where was there a place to spend one's remaining years in peace? If we don't drive the barbarians away, which one of us can live? "
Quan Li knew that Liu Chenlong was dedicated to his country and rarely thought about himself. However, he didn't expect him to be so stubborn. Facing such fierce and undefeatable enemies, he still wanted to force himself to fight. He didn't even pity an old man in his sixties.
"I have fought against the Japanese pirates before. I know how powerful the Japanese pirates are, but even the fierce Japanese pirates were defeated by these Jurchen barbarians. How can we fight against them? The king has already asked for reinforcements from Daqin. Let's not put up any pointless resistance. "
"Is it pointless resistance to protect the king? Seoul is the pride of our North Korea! It can't be abandoned at will! Previously, we were facing the two hundred thousand Japanese pirates, and we were powerless. But this time, the barbarians haven't attacked us yet. There are only twenty to thirty thousand of them. Are we not going to put up any resistance?!
Although our troops are small, we can rely on the strong city to resist! Although the barbarians are powerful, they are basically cavalry and are not good at attacking cities. If we defend the city, the barbarians can't do anything to us, and we can persevere. "
Liu Chenlong slammed the table, stood up, and shouted angrily, "General Quan! You are the Marshal, you are the Chief of the Five Paths Army. If you raise your arm and let the people know that you are still resisting, the people will have their backbone. Just like in the past, countless Guo Zaiyou will appear and help us deal with the barbarians! "
"No matter how strong the civilian army is, can it be stronger than the Japanese pirates? Didn't Daming send his troops to deal with the Japanese pirates back then? Now that Daqin is going to send troops here soon, can't we just wait? "
Quan Li really couldn't stand Liu Chenlong's stubbornness.
"He only knows how to rely on the Daqin. I wonder what Daqin will think about it? Will Daqin think that North Korea is a country that doesn't need to exist? "
Liu Chenlong said in a low voice, "Daming listed North Korea as a country that can't be conquered. That is the will of the founder of the Huang Ming Ancestral Teachings. Therefore, Daming doesn't see North Korea as a threat. But now that Daming is gone, Daqin doesn't have any ancestral teachings. The current emperor of Daqin didn't say that North Korea is a country that can't be conquered!"
Quan Li was stunned and didn't speak for a while.
After a while, he shook his head.
Liu Chenlong was willing to do anything in order to force him to send out his troops. How could he say such ridiculous things?
"I'm over 60 years old, and I really can't take risks anymore. I can't fight anymore. My health has deteriorated over the past few years, and I'm sick all over. I wanted to resign and go back to my hometown to recuperate. Who would have thought that I would be used as a shield when I'm 60 years old? Mr. Liu, please spare me!"
Quan Li didn't want to argue with Liu Chenlong anymore. Instead, she made her intentions clear.
Liu Chenlong didn't expect Quan Li to be so straightforward. The hero who fought against the Japanese pirates in the past has become so afraid of death?
Liu Chenlong didn't think about why Quan Li became a hero. Was it because of those so-called great victories?
That's not true. It's because his father used to lead the Senate and was a leader of the scholars. That's why he was held in such high regard. The real hero of the resistance against the Japanese was Lee Sun-sin and people like Guo Zaiyou. Quan Li was just a passable member of the ruling faction.
Otherwise, how could he, a son of a wealthy family, who joined the army at the age of 50, become the Marshal in a few years? He became the Supreme Commander of the army?
No matter how ridiculous the personnel changes in North Korea were, it was impossible for an ordinary man in his 50s to become the Supreme Commander of the army.
He was just picking a general from the dwarves.
Now, they really needed a brave warrior to go against the current. Quan Li knew that he couldn't take the responsibility, so he decided to retreat.
If he was determined, Liu Chenlong couldn't do anything to him. Now, Liu Chenlong didn't have an official position and was just a commoner. In theory, he didn't have the power to control Quan Li.
Liu Chenlong sighed and said, "If General Quan wants to leave, you can resign now. I will take over your position and go to the north to fight against the enemy. I will bear all the consequences!" Liu Chenlong sighed and said, "General Quan wants to leave?
Quan Li was stunned, and his eyes widened.
Did he hear wrongly?
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