Chapter 242: Ming Envoy kills with a knife?
In order to ensure that everything is foolproof, Kang Yinggan carefully checked the Guanfang seal letter held by Qianhu, and called Shang Xueli to another place to inquire.
Later, he ordered people to summon Taro from the Tomura mentioned by Qianhu, Chen. After verification by multiple parties, Kang Jianjun confirmed that the sudden emergence of the "Imperial Army" was the new emperor's personal army under the command of Wei in Liaodong. At this time, Wei was leading his personal army and the North Korean troops to move closer to Abudaligang.
According to the letter from Wei Jian, the Imperial Army and the Korean Army crossed the river from northern Korea more than 20 days ago. They had a fight with the Leng Sengji Ministry of the Jiannu Zhenghuang Banner in the Laozhai area of Jianzhou. Later, they learned from the prisoners that the Jiannu General Hu Erhan had led more than 10,000 troops back from the Laozhai area and had been hiding in the dense forests east of Abudaligang.
Because he was worried that Liu'er's troops would be attacked by the main force of Jiannu and Huerhan's troops, Wei Jian ordered his troops and Korean soldiers to quickly move closer to Liu'er's troops and gathered troops and generals of Huerhan's troops to surround Wunushan in the east.
In his letter, Wei Jian asked Liu Jing to hold on to Abu Daligang and never advance westward again, so as not to encounter ambush by the main force of Jiannu. Even if Liu Jing did not want to stay in Abu Daligang, he also asked him to wait for a day or two, and wait for Wei Jian to lead the imperial army to destroy Huerhan's troops, pull out the nail and leave without a fight.
In addition, Wei Jian speculated in the letter that the situation of the war might not be optimistic, and he suspected that Malin and Du Song in the north would be likely to be wiped out, and the main force of Jiannu was also likely to be rushing to Abudaligang.
These situations are combined with the fact that the Jiannu soldiers and horses who fought the yellow flags and the blue flags mentioned by Shangxue’s Ministry of Rites, as well as the fact that Liu Shi’s army had never been blocked by the Jiannu soldiers and horses throughout the journey, so people cannot believe it.
Liu Jing thought for a moment and asked Shen Shikui who delivered the letter: "Eunuch Wei said in his letter that there are Korean soldiers who can be commanded directly. I will ask you, how many Korean soldiers are there, and who is commanding?"
Chen replied that there were 13,000 Korean soldiers, and the commanders were the commanders of his capital, Jiang Hongli, and the deputy marshal Jin Jingrui.
"Is the Jiang family in Jinzhou?"
Liu Jing nodded. More than 20 years ago, he worked with the Jiang family in Jinzhou during the war in Korea and had a good impression of the Jiang family in Jinzhou. Many of his Japanese soldiers were given to him by the Jiang family.
"You go back and tell your father-in-law that I know the situation. I will send someone to verify everything he said."
Speaking of this, Liu Jing pondered for a moment and said, "I can stay in Abudaligang for two more days. After two days, regardless of whether the Imperial Army can destroy Huerhan's tribe, I will lead the army westward. This is a military order, and I dare not refuse to obey."
"Yes, General!"
Shen Shikui came to deliver the message. He had no right to interfere in what Liu Zhen made, just bring the words back.
"You give it to me."
Liu Jing signaled Shang Xueli to send Shen Shikui back, and Shang Xueli left according to his order.
Huang Zongzhou, the Tongzhi of Zanli, who was responsible for the dispatch of food and grass in the army, and the rewards and punishments for military merits, said on the side: "The general wants to advance westward? Then Eunuch Wei said that Du Song might be defeated. If General Du is really defeated, wouldn't our troops continue to advance westward? Then, the army went deeper into the ground?"
"Du Song's defeat was just a speculation. The old general has asked someone to contact Li Rubo. It will be possible to know whether Du Song's defeat will soon be known."
After saying that, Kang Yinggan frowned slightly and said with some concern: "I am afraid that if the imperial army led by the Wei eunuchs cannot destroy Huerhan's army and ask him to defeat him, then our army will really be called Jiannu to attack him from front and back."
Upon hearing this, Huang Zongzhou immediately suggested: "It would be better to send some troops to help the imperial army."
“No need,”
Liu Jing waved his hand, "The Wei eunuch sent even 13,000 Korean troops to my husband to command, which shows that his imperial army is sure to deal with the partial division of Jiannu. Besides, if the main force of Jiannu was really coming to me, and then we will divide our troops to help fight the imperial army, how can I support it here?"
When everyone heard this, it was reasonable to think about it carefully. If the eunuch was not sure, how could he give the Korean army to General Liu to command? It would be better not to send troops to assist in the war, otherwise the main force of Jiannu would really come and his own strength would be reduced a few points before the battle.
Zhou Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of State of Guanshan, suddenly said, "I may not take the words of eunuchs seriously. I crossed the river from Yizhou more than 20 days ago, but he climbed over just over 200 miles. Why did he come here slowly? You just met us first and surrounded the Five Nvs Mountain? Who knows if there is really a partial army of Jiannu? If there is really a Zhejiang army, why didn't you find it?"
"Our army searched in the east for two days, but there was no sign of Jiannu's large-scale horse activity." Zhou Yiming, a military officer in Zhejiang, also suspected that he had led his troops to the east for search.
"Eunuch Wei?"
The Sixth Camp of Nanjing Capital Division hesitated and said something, that is, the eunuch Wei is probably Wei, a maritime eunuch sent to Jiangnan a few years ago. This person was a man who was in Jiangnan. He not only plundered wealthy families, occupied mines, sealed Jiangjinghai, but also bullied the nobles in Nandu.
It is said that in order to blackmail the nobles of the Nandu City, the eunuch Wei was so bold that he led private troops to attack the three camps of Nandu City. Afterwards, he turned around and deceived the emperor.
"This eunuch is so bold?" Huang Zongzhou was very pricked when he heard this.
"If it weren't for the same name, it would probably be him." Yao Guofu nodded.
Zhou Wen said "hehe": "The eunuch is greedy for life and fears death. He only knows how to plunder money. Where does he get the energy to kill the enemy in battle? I think that eunuch may not have a good intention. He probably wanted to bring his private army to grab the credit."
Zhou Yiming felt it was reasonable and agreed, "Yes, if the eunuch really had the intention of serving the country, he should come over to meet us but now he is hiding far away. I don't believe it anyway. Such a person is the first to come and grab it if he has made merits, but he is the first to run away if he has something to do."
Du Si Zutianding didn't think so. He interrupted: "You can't say that. If that eunuch Wei was not kind, why did he transfer Korean soldiers to the general's command?"
"The Korean soldiers have a bird for you, and I will beat him three by one of my Shandong soldiers!"
Zhou Wen "spits" and said, "I'm a rough man, what's the point? The eunuch sent the North Koreans here to be cannon fodder. If he wins, he will definitely have a share of the credit. If he loses, he will die, and the North Koreans will die. What does it have to do with him."
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The generals had different opinions. Most of them were hostile to the eunuch who suddenly appeared in Liaodong and the imperial army. Even if they were not hostile, they were very disgusted.
In addition to the eunuch Wei himself being a eunuch, the actions of the Imperial Army he led were indeed dissatisfied with the generals. Can the Wunv Mountain be thirty miles away from Abudali Gang? Just a little distance, wouldn't your Imperial Army just come over directly? How could it be far away?
It doesn’t matter whether Jiannu has a partial army to get closer to Abudaligang. The two soldiers and horses gathered together with tens of thousands of Korean troops. Jiannu can chew it!
The only guess that fits the facts is that Eunuch Wei is greedy for life and afraid of death. He wants to grab credit but refuses to work hard, and just wants to pick up fruits to eat.
The same doubts are also found in the upper class of the Korean army.
Deputy Marshal Jin Jingrui expressed his dissatisfaction to Marshal Jiang Hongli, believing that the Ming envoy asked them to go to Abudaligang alone to be disgusted with the Korean army as cannon fodder, and that they might have killed people with a knife.
“Hmm?”
Jiang Hongli was stunned by the statement that Jin Jingrui had used a knife to kill someone.
"The troops led by the Marshal are elite in our country. If they are destroyed in Jianzhou, will there be any war-making soldiers in our country? Marshal should not forget Park Jung-tae, Hyun-woo, Choi Rongshu and others."
Kim Jingrui's hint is too straightforward, meaning that if they were defeated in Jianzhou, there would be no troops available in the country. At that time, the so-called pro-Ming Zhongzheng Division in Xie'an District in the northern part would be the only force of North Korea. If the Ming Dynasty uses this force to subvert the North Korean regime, the Lee North Korea may have changed its surname Zhu.
Chapter completed!