Chapter 603 Who says that the troops are insufficient

When the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, listed North Korea as a country that did not expropriate. In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, in history, since Emperor Yang of Sui attacked Goguryeo, that small place always consumed too much population and resources. After each expropriation, there were always such unrest in China.

The small North Korea looks like a source of chaos, so this rule was set. Moreover, the small North Korean court was indeed respectful to the Ming Dynasty and did not dare to disobey at all, which made people unable to raise interest in the conquest.

Speaking of which, Zhenjiang Fort is the starting point of the side wall of Liao Town. In addition to guarding against the invasion of the Tartars, this wall has another meaning, which is aimed at North Korea. When Emperor Hongzhi was the Emperor, the Korean envoys proposed in the court that the route for tributes every year was from Zhenjiang Fort Kuandian and then entered Beijing at Shanhaiguan. For those who were in Seoul, it was indeed a very troublesome road. Can you ask the Ming Dynasty court to allow it to change to the sea route and depart from Incheon to Tianjin Wei, which is much more convenient.

At that time, the ministers of the court felt that this matter was indifferent. Some Korean civil officials were preparing to take out the map to change the road. At this time, someone from the Ministry of War came out and said that Emperor Taizu decided this route that day and had to pass through more than a dozen large military camps along the way. This must have a deep meaning, either a shock or a defense.

After this was said, no one asked to change the road. This also shows that the Ming Dynasty has always been wary of North Korea. However, because it is a neighboring country, it is disdainful of the army that can be called a joke. At the same time, because various historical examples are there, it has a sense of fear and mystery about North Korea.

Various complex perceptions were intertwined, which made the generals of the Ming army feel extremely awkward when they heard that they were going to fight against North Korea. Qiu Feng thought that Huazhou was so good. If it was involved and collapsed, wouldn’t it be unlucky? When Qiu Feng said this, he had already made plans to understand that if Huazhou really had this idea, he would have to persuade him to stop. He did not expect that after asking this sentence.

Liu Shisan, who was watching the busy Minzhuang on the ice immediately, couldn't help but be stunned and turned his head and asked:

"What did you say?"

Qiu Feng's heart was a sudden blow, thinking that his rash question made Liu Shisan angry, but this matter was indeed a big deal, and it was related to life and death. Qiu Feng had already tied himself to the chariot of Huazhou. If the chariot was overturned, he would be torn to pieces, and he didn't care whether the other party was happy or not. He gritted the bullet and said again:

"General Liu, I see that the troops are mobilized and the civilian work is strong. Moreover, it is in Zhenjiang Fort, and the target is only North Korea. General Liu, Qiu Feng also knows that this should not be said, but North Korea is an unknown place and cannot be fought! My Huazhou military power is in full swing, why bother in this small place..."

He showed a sincere expression on his face and spoke anxiously, but he did not expect that Liu Shisan would slowly turn from the moment he was stunned to be stunned, and then stayed there in astonishment. After a long time, this dullness turned into laughter. The two of them went out in the cold weather, and the people were very cold.

I was not willing to say anything more immediately, but at this time I burst into laughter, which made Qiu Feng a little at a loss. I didn't know that he was wrong. Liu Shisan finally stopped laughing, took a few breaths to stabilize his mind, and said:

"Lao Qiu, you are really good. What do you say to attack North Korea."

Qiu Feng was already a little angry when Liu Shisan laughed at him. He thought that he would have any future in the future by treating military affairs like this. However, he did not expect that Liu Shisan was smiling there for a while, controlled the horses slightly, and approached Qiu Feng, and reached out to pat Qiu Feng on the shoulder.

Liu Shisan is much younger than Qiu Feng. Although his duties are far greater than Qiu Feng, both parties maintain such etiquette in official business. Due to the age difference, both parties rarely do such actions. At this time, Liu Shisan patted his shoulder, obviously thinking that although Qiu Feng was a surrendered general, it was too interesting to speak and do the truth.

"There are still a lot of money in North Korea, and it has long been our territory!"

When Qiu Feng heard this, he opened his mouth wide and didn't know what to say. For these Ming generals, the concept of Huazhou was the cultivation manors north of the border wall. Although the Huazhou army always said that Huazhou's Northern Prefecture sounded quite awkward, thinking that he was the land to be king, and such a large place outside the pass also created the Northern Prefecture, which was the size of a small land, but he did not expect that North Korea was already their territory.

But outside the wall, there is nothing to do with the Korean Peninsula. When was it defeated? Could it be that North Korea had already belonged to Huazhou a long time ago? But how can the two sides communicate and contact so far? Could it be that they can't fly from the sky? Thinking that such two large forces are in traffic under their noses, but they are not discovered by themselves, it really makes me feel creepy.

After Liu Shisan finished laughing, he patted his forehead and said:

"This is our negligence. We will not explain the origin and scale of Huazhou in detail."

Speaking of this, Liu Shisan also smiled a little in his own way and continued:

"North Korea was gone five years ago. Outside the wall is Huazhou North Prefecture, and the Huazhou center is the original Seoul of North Korea..."

Speaking of how Huazhou has gone from a small team of hundreds to its current size, every Huazhou general is willing to talk about it and introduce it to people who don’t know the details. The feeling of showing off and the sense of accomplishment of participating in it is incomparable to what he does.

Qiu Feng, who was listening there, seemed to be listening to fantasy, and all kinds of things were so incredible. It turned out that there was such a vast world on the sea, and you could take a boat from North Korea to the side wall, thousands of miles away from the north, and there were such vast land and a country that you had never heard of before.

The work on the riverside has been arranged. Liu Shisan led Qiu Feng to inspect it long ago. The more Liu Shisan said, he became more and more happy. Qiu Feng was willing to listen. The two of them simply came to the temporary wooden house. There were braziers and wine and food in the wooden house, which was much warmer and more comfortable inside than outside. The two and two Huazhou Army leaders walked in and continued to talk about the situation in Huazhou every word.

Suddenly, the flames in the brazier trembled abnormally, and then some fine dust fell from the beams. The wooden house began to vibrate slightly. You could hear the rumbling sound in the distance. Qiu Feng felt something was wrong. He reached out and touched the knife next to him. He was about to rush out, but was pulled by Liu Shisan next to him, with a relaxed look on his face, and he smiled and said:

"Don't panic, how could there be soldiers from other families in this area?"

After saying that, several people walked out. The busyness on the river surface had almost stopped. In the cold winter, the Yalu River was already extremely frozen and there were people walking on it. However, Ding Zhuang, as arranged, split a lot of big wood and nailed it into big wood. The wood was watered constantly, and the frozen was very hard. Then the raft and the raft were nailed together with large wooden wires.

The shore had long been cleared out the official roads of the past. In some bumpy places, the land was stiff and could not be filled with soil, so it was directly filled with broken wood.

At the beginning, Qiu Feng thought it was for the preparation for the Huazhou army to march towards North Korea, but it seemed that it was not the case at this time. As soon as they left the wooden house, they looked at the place where the rumbling sound was made. It was originally a snow-white place, and a large number of people appeared at some time.

There were a whole team of soldiers, a large number of cavalry, and carriages and supplies, coming towards this side in an orderly manner. The rumbling low sound and the tremor on the ground were the sounds made during the operation of this army, which shows how large the army is.

After arriving at the riverside, I used cannons to conduct experiments. The ice surface bombarded by heavy cannons was only slightly damaged at most and would not collapse at all. It was already frozen and solid.

However, the army was moving on the river surface again, so I didn't dare to have any luck, so I added another layer of wood rafts on the river surface and connected it with iron chains, just because I was afraid that the ice surface would be crushed by artillery and supplies. This was actually a complete idea. The ice surface at this time was extremely solid, and tanks could be driven by hundreds of years later, let alone the cannons of this era.

After the army on the opposite side stood by the river, it began to cross the river in batches. At this time, it could only be carried forward in a straight line, not in a uniform step. Otherwise, the vibration would be too large and it would be easy to cause danger. Of course, the soldiers would be assigned by officers to cross the river.

Several knights took the lead and ran towards this side through the wooden bridge on the river. Liu Shisan and his men were on the horse. Someone around him had already raised a big flag as a sign. Liu Shisan looked at the army preparing to cross the river, and said to Qiu Feng with pride in his tone:

"I heard in Liao Town that Huazhou is not strong enough and has a small territory. I am afraid it will not be able to achieve great things. It is a joke now. There are 70,000 troops and there are still strong soldiers in Yizhou and Nanyang."

While he was talking, the people coming from Jiang had already arrived. Several knights immediately turned over and dismounted, bowed to Liu Shisan:

"The army in Huazhou is 60,000. Today, I cross the river. Please check the general Dingbei!"

Liu Shisan solemnly changed a gift immediately, and then said solemnly:
Chapter completed!