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Chapter 20 The Royal Expedition

Li Dingguo was stunned for a moment.

He was surprised not because of His Majesty's hatred of the Donglu, it was normal.

Any Han family with a normal mind will be incompatible with the Eastern Barbarians, let alone the king and father of the ministers and the people.

What shocked Li Dingguo was that the emperor actually sweared.

In Li Dingguo's impression, Emperor Yongli was a gentle and elegant person.

Although it is not as full as a scholar, it always sounds like a spring breeze.

Such an emperor actually swears in front of him. Although it is not for such a grand dynasty meeting, it is shocking enough.

However, this also shows from another level that His Majesty really has an irreconcilable hatred towards the Eastern Barbarians, but when you carefully savor it, Li Dingguo was very excited.

As long as the Emperor of Ming Dynasty has this attitude, the soldiers will be full of energy and vow to fight with the Lu Chou to the end. Even if there is only one soldier and one soldier left, they will never surrender!

Zhu Youlang obviously felt that his behavior was a bit inappropriate, so he coughed and said, "King of Jin, I just lost my composure. Where is this person who sent the letter now?"

Li Dingguo hurriedly replied: "I am a marquis outside the hall."

"Steel him in the skin. I will not agree to any of the conditions Wu Zhe proposed."

Zhu Youlang said loudly.

Li Dingguo clasped his fists and said, "I will receive the order."

Of course, Li Dingguo would not surrender, and he was happy from the heart when he heard the emperor's order.

As for the nonsense that the two countries are fighting and not killing each other, he doesn't care at all.

Moreover, Donglu is a traitor who steals the country, and in strict terms, it cannot be called a country at all.

His Majesty the Emperor made a clear statement: The Han and the thieves are incompatible, and the king's work is not in a good position!

"Your Majesty is wise, but the traitors of Wu and Sun will fail, and they will not let it go. The court should make plans early."

Zhu Youlang nodded when he heard this and signaled Li Dingguo to come with him.

But the king and his minister came to a wall with a map hanging. Zhu Youlang pointed a little in the circled position and said, "According to the scouts, the Wu bandits retreated and gathered the defeated soldiers all the way, camped here to watch. Is the King of Jin confident that he can kill me with me?"

Li Dingguo instinctively wanted to get the order, but then he thought about it and thought it was wrong.

What Your Majesty meant to be the emperor in person?

"Your Majesty must not."

Li Dingguo took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty's body is a wealthy person, and he is in danger of the country. How can he be in danger?"

Although Emperor Yongli had climbed the city to boost morale before, it was relatively safe after all.

Although there is a chance of being shot by a streamlined vector, it can be ignored at all.

But it was completely different for the emperor to personally fight.

This kind of action of killing the enemy is a dangerous move. If the opponent is anxious to jump over the wall to fight a trapped beast, Li Dingguo cannot guarantee that he will be able to protect the emperor's completeness.

It can only be said that the changes in the emperor's past times have been too great. From the cowardly emperor who was frightened when he heard the enemy's attack, he immediately ran away. He became a hero who dared to stand in front of the formation to boost morale.

But Li Dingguo really didn't want the emperor to take the risk of expedition in person. Now the prince is young. If something happens to a single-child, what should the country and country of the Ming Dynasty do?

Now the Ming Dynasty's clans have been killed by the Donggu, and today the Zi family is the purest bloodline and most capable of commanding the world.

If something happened to Emperor Yongli, then the Anti-Qing Alliance that had finally been built now would collapse instantly.

Yuan Zongdi, Hao Yaoqi, Li Laiheng and other thirteen families, and even Zhang Huangyan from the southeast, Zheng Chenggong would no longer recognize him as the King of Jin in the Ming Dynasty!

Emperor Yongli was the object of his support from Li Dingguo, and was also the backbone of the entire Anti-Qing Alliance.

Emperor Yongli was there, and the Anti-Qing Alliance was there.

Therefore, the safety of the emperor is crucial!

Of course, Zhu Youlang knew that Li Dingguo would not let go easily.

He smiled faintly and said, "I don't know what the King of Jin said? But now Sun Thief wrote such a letter of persuasion to humiliate me. If I do not respond, I will continue to hide in the city, wouldn't I be looked down upon?"

"I am guilty!"

Li Dingguo knelt down in the tunnel.

The so-called lord is humiliating his ministers and dies. Isn’t it because these ministers are unable to share the worries of the emperor?

Li Dingguo blushed for a moment and did not dare to look at the emperor again.

If he could have won Guangdong back then, if Sun Kewang had not surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, if...

Alas, it's a pity that there are not so many ifs.

The current situation is indeed very unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty.

"Although the Kunming victory boosts morale, the King of Jin feels that he will continue to drag it on. After a year and a half, when the Donglu recovers his vitality and fights back, can we still defend it?"

Zhu Youlang's questioning made Li Dingguo silent.

It has to be said that the Ming army was able to defend Kunming this time, although there were reasons for the emperor's new batch of Thai-Si firearms, the most critical factor was that the Donglu underestimated the enemy and attacked without any artillery and attacked without siege equipment.

If the elite Donglu and other elites were allowed to return to Guizhou and meet with Hong Chengchou, they would come back with artillery and siege equipment after a few months of rest. At that time, the Ming army generals trapped in Kunming were in danger.

"Does Your Majesty want to consume the elite Donglu?"

Li Dingguo asked tentatively.

Zhu Youlang nodded: "The King of Jin should know that the elite of the Eastern Barbarians are the Eight Banners. In addition, the elite soldiers of the family under the command of the traitors like Wu Sangui. As for the Green Camp soldiers, they are just some cannon fodders."

"What Your Majesty said is that the number of elite soldiers in these Eastern Captains is limited, and one less kills."

Li Dingguo said following the emperor's words.

"So, I cannot let these elite Eastern Captains return to Guizhou alive to join Hongzhe."

Zhu Youlang's face turned cold and said, "So, I must command the army in person this time. As long as I am here, the morale of the soldiers will be greatly boosted and their combat power will be greatly increased. This battle is related to the fate of our Ming Dynasty and must be greatly won!"

Li Dingguo was a little uncomfortable with the emperor's arbitrary decision.

But if you think about it carefully, this is also a good thing.

But he still felt that it was too risky to be in charge of the imperial command.

Seeing that Li Dingguo was going to dissuade him, Zhu Youlang pressed his hands down and said, "I have decided, so the King of Jin will not advise you anymore."

"My minister...receive the order."

Seeing that the emperor was so persistent, Li Dingguo couldn't help but advise him again, so he held his fists and followed his orders.

"My guns and cannons are already hungry and thirsty. This time, I will ask Donglu to taste the new Thai firearms!"

During the battle to defend the city, the power of field artillery, especially the Dereser rifle, was limited. This time, Zhu Youlang wanted to see the power of these killing weapons in the field.

"I also heard that the King of Jin had a team of elephant soldiers in his hand?"

Zhu Youlang suddenly remembered something and asked.

"It's the Elephant Soldier of the Ming Dynasty."

Li Dingguo broke out in cold sweat and quickly corrected the situation.

"Well, I will let the Donglu taste the power of the elephant soldiers this time!"

The elephant soldiers are unique to Myanmar, Yunnan and other places. Although the number of elephant soldiers in the Ming army was not large, they had a huge deterrence. Zhu Youlang decided to give Wu Sangui a "surprise".

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