Nurhaci's original intention was definitely not to attack Japan. His original intention was to take this opportunity to cross the border of North Korea and take a big detour. He wanted to sneak attack the Hai Xi Jurchens from the back from the Hamgyong Province of North Korea and give them a heavy blow. He definitely did not want to shed blood for the Great Ming Dynasty, but he did not expect the Ming Court to send his young master here.
Li Rusong came to Nurhaci's encampment with five hundred Li family's private soldiers, and demanded Nurhaci to take five thousand soldiers to follow him to the south. Nurhaci was uneasy — he could indeed take out five thousand soldiers, but that was almost a third of his wealth. What if they all died in North Korea? What would he do?
But the consequences of disobeying Li Rusong were even more serious. He would lose the protection and connivance of the Li family. Once he lost the protection and connivance of the Li family, even if he had unified the Jianzhou Jurchen Tribe, the Hai Xi Jurchen Tribe would still be stronger than him. His life would be extremely difficult, and he might even be in danger of being overthrown. From this point of view, the harm of sending troops was much less than not sending troops.
Nurhaci began to plan in his mind, and began to think about the possibility of using the old and weak soldiers to replace the young and strong soldiers to follow Li Rusong south, and he would stay in the Jianzhou Jurchen Tribe to see what would happen next.
How shrewd was Li Rusong? How could he not understand the thoughts of an old friend who had grown up with him? He saw through Nurhaci's plan at a glance, and when Nurhaci was ordering the troops, he was furious, and pointed at Nurhaci's forehead and scolded him for being ungrateful. This scared Nurhaci so much that he immediately chose five thousand elite Jurchen cavalry and prepared their own rations, and was forced to personally go to battle to show his loyalty.
The five thousand elite Jurchen cavalry joined the battle of the Ming Army, and Li Rusong angrily took the anxious Nurhaci and this batch of Jurchen soldiers to Zhenjiang Fortress to gather and wait for orders.
He would not let Xiao Ruxun have an easy time, and he would not listen to Xiao Ruxun's orders. He must teach Xiao Ruxun a lesson!
Nurhaci was secretly calculating how much strength he could preserve after this battle, and how long it would take for him to recover …
In North Korea, when the news came that Xiao Ruxun was about to cross the river and arrive at Yizhou, the King of North Korea was overjoyed. He hurriedly ordered his officials to go out with him to welcome the Daming Heavenly Army. It was not until this time that he was completely relieved — since their Heavenly Army was coming, would he be afraid that Daming Army would not come?
Therefore, when the sky gradually darkened, Xiao Ruxun hurried to the guest house outside of Yi Zhou, intending to rest for the night before entering the city in the morning. However, she was shocked to find that a large group of people had already lined up to welcome her. Looking at the formation, there were about four to five hundred people. Yuan Huang mocked in a low voice, "This is a lot more people than the one who came to welcome this old man. It can be seen how much the Korean emperor and his subjects desire the Great Ming to send troops."
Xiao Ruxun Xi Dynasty nodded and said in a low voice, "No matter what, we must calm the North Koreans first. We can talk about other things after we figure out the specific situation between North Korea and Japan."
Yuan Huang Xi Dynasty nodded.
Xiao Ruxun Xi Dynasty dismounted from his horse and walked from a distance. Li Xi was the Daming King's vassal in name, a noble. Xiao Ruxun Xi Dynasty wanted to pay his respects to Li Xi Dynasty as the Daming King, so he dismounted from his horse to show his respect. Although North Korea had been defeated badly, crying and begging for the Daming King to come and help, he still had to give face. Otherwise, it would be bad for his reputation.
If it were Li Rusong Xi Dynasty, the King of North Korea would probably lose face.
"Xiao Ruxun, the Daming Commander-In-Chief of Jiliao, Baoding, Shandong, and other places to defend against the Japanese invaders, pays respect to the King of North Korea."
Xiao Ruxun cupped her fists and saluted the King of Korea, Li Zhi. The soldiers behind her saluted as well, and Yuan Huang followed suit, giving Li Zhi enough face. Li Zhi secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the commander of the Great Ming Dynasty's Heavenly Army was so well-versed in etiquette. To be honest, he was really afraid of those Liaodong soldiers. Even a You Ji General could throw a tantrum in front of him and leave just like that. The majesty of a king was completely gone. Although he wasn't a very wise monarch, he still wanted face.
The Liaodong Army did not give him face at all. He felt that his self-esteem had been hit. Fortunately, the young commander of the Heavenly Army, Xiao Ruxun, was modest and polite. No matter what the other party thought, it was enough to show his face.
Li Xi had a good impression of Xiao Ruxun. He quickly stepped forward to help Xiao Ruxun up. Then, he squeezed out a few tears and said, "General, why are you late? The people of North Korea look forward to the Heavenly Army like they look forward to a good rain! "
"I came to North Korea to defend against the Japanese invaders on the orders of the Daming Emperor. Naturally, I will not disappoint the people of North Korea. Your Majesty can rest assured. I will send out my troops in two months at most!"
"Two months?" Li Xi's expression froze for a moment before returning to normal. "Hahaha! That's good, that's good! General Xiao, please. I have prepared a welcoming banquet for General Xiao in the city. I hope General Xiao will do me the honor. "
There was nothing wrong with someone treating him to a meal. Xiao Ruxun accepted with a smile and entered the city with Yuan Huang and three of his bodyguards. The three hundred Zhejiang soldiers and a batch of military documents were taken care of by the North Koreans. They would be arranged the next day.
The North Koreans really cared about their reputation. Even though the country was in a precarious situation, it seemed that the moment Xiao Ruxun arrived, the sense of crisis completely disappeared. The dishes were exquisite, and the utensils were exquisite. It did not look like the imperial court in exile at all.
Li Xi repeatedly raised his cup to toast Xiao Ruxun. Then, he mobilized the officials to flatter Xiao Ruxun. A group of North Korean civil and military officials continuously toasted Xiao Ruxun and introduced themselves to him. Thanks to them, Xiao Ruxun also learned the names of these people. Li Zongzhang, Yin Xingxin, Li Guan, Yin Doushou, Yin Genshou, Kim Myongwon, Luo Dayong, and others. There was also Yoo Sung-Ryong, who was especially noteworthy, but he only toasted once.
Unlike the other North Korean officials, who were beaming as if they had won and recovered their country, Yoo Sung-Ryong had a worried expression, as if he was worried about something. When the other officials came to flatter Xiao Ruxun, Yoo Sung-Ryong was the only one sitting at his table, drinking. No one knew what he was thinking.
Before Xiao Ruxun came, she had already taken a sobering pill. After drinking, she said that the military affairs were urgent and she couldn't drink too much, in case she couldn't wake up tomorrow and miss the important matter. Li Zhi's eyes were hazy from intoxication, and he repeatedly agreed. He hurriedly sent people to send Xiao Ruxun to the upper room to rest, and even sent two beautiful and charming Korean women to serve Xiao Ruxun. These two women could even speak Chinese, so they could tell what the Koreans were thinking with a glance.
However, Xiao Ruxun, who had been tossing and turning from morning to night, was not in the mood to have sex. Looking at the two women, whose eyes were full of desire, he knew what they were thinking. Women who could become the commander of the Heavenly Army, Xiao Ruxun, naturally did not need to stay in North Korea, which was a dangerous place. Naturally, they could live a good life. Unfortunately, Xiao Ruxun was really exhausted and only wanted to sleep, so he asked the two women to go to Yuan Huang's room next door.
This old man had been drinking for a long time and seemed to be an invincible hero. When Xiao Ruxun was a little dizzy, this old man stepped forward to help Xiao Ruxun drink a lot of wine. He was very strong and looked like a treasured sword that was not old at all, so Xiao Ruxun offered a borrowed flower to the Buddha.
Not long after, while Xiao Ruxun was in a daze, he heard the sound of sex coming from the room next door. The men were shouting and the women were shouting, and it was very violent.
Xiao Ruxun suddenly woke up with a start. After hearing it clearly, he smiled bitterly for a while, then snickered.
What a treasured sword, Yuan Liufan. This man is so energetic, I can rely on him in this battle.
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