Shortly after leaving the capital, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order and the army headed to Shanhaiguan.

This order came to an end, and immediately, the generals and military supervisors rushed to the central army and all came to see Emperor Chongzhen.

Before, they always thought that the emperor was in charge of the expedition to re-attack the grasslands, where Jianlu were present and commanded the Mongolian tribes on the grasslands to invade the border of the Ming Dynasty.

To deal with this, because the emperor had a record of war before, they were all just like Chinese officials in the court and still had confidence in the emperor.

However, no one expected that after leaving the capital, the emperor would actually go to Shanhaiguan. Wouldn't he go to fight Liaodong?

"Your Majesty, you must not. Liaodong is the old nest of Jianlu. The emperor must not go deep into the dangerous place with his body of thousands of gold!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, Jianlu is in Liaodong, with at least 100,000 troops, but our army is less than 50,000 troops. The gap between the enemy and us is huge. Do not take risks..."

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Listening to the pleading of the military supervisors in each army, the generals also spoke and said, "Your Majesty, you need to be cautious when restoring Liaodong, and think twice before you act!"

"Your Majesty, if you have to fight Liaodong, you are willing to go there. Your Majesty will wait for the best news in the capital!"

"Your Majesty, Liaodong has been managed by Jianlu for many years. You must not go out to Liaodong in such a hurry!"

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Emperor Chongzhen saw that these generals and military supervisors were advising him. Not only did he not get angry, but he smiled and shook his hand to stop them from speaking, and then said: "From your reaction, you can see that my expedition to Liaodong this time should be beyond everyone's expectations, including Jianlu, and he would definitely not have imagined it!"

Hearing this, Cao Bianjiao and others were stunned. Although the military strategy was full of military tactics, it was indeed a good move to attack him by surprise. But the key point was that Emperor Chongzhen was a body of gold and could never have any trouble. Even if he wanted to attack him by surprise, the emperor personally led his troops to fight, it would be too dangerous!

Just as they were about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen said first: "Jianlu is now sending people to discuss the matter of releasing the King of De with the Governor of Ji Liao. The reason why he did this suddenly at this time is because Jianlu wants to launch a war against Korea and wants to stabilize the Ming army on Ningjin's side. Therefore, I cannot let Jianlu get his wish and suddenly send troops to disrupt Jianlu's war arrangements!"

Hearing this, the generals and military supervisors were stunned again, but they did not expect that the emperor would have such news!

"Your Majesty, how many soldiers did Jianlu send to North Korea?" Cao Bianjiao forgot to persuade the emperor, but just clasped his fists excitedly.

"No less than 100,000!" Emperor Chongzhen stretched out a finger and said, "But this time the slave chief has a great appetite. Not only do he want to conquer North Korea, but he also wants to take this opportunity to deal with the Dongjiang army on the side of the governor of Baoding! If the Guanning Army alone supports it, I am worried that the strength is not enough!"

"Your Majesty, since that's the case, I'll be willing to be the vanguard and fight to Shenyang and take over Jianlu's lair!" Cao Bianjiao immediately said excitedly, "But the emperor just need to sit in Shanhaiguan and wait for the good news!"

"Your Majesty, the Cavalry Camp is most suitable for expedition to Shenyang. Please give your majesty the order and finally the first one to rush to the top of Shenyang city!" Hu Dawei was not willing to be outdone, and immediately shouted loudly and demanded strongly.

The emperor's news has always been accurate, so they have never doubted the authenticity of the news. Now that Jianlu has come out in full swing, this opportunity is really rare. Maybe it is a great achievement. As a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, if he can be the first to restore Shenyang, he will definitely be able to win his wife and children!

The other generals were naturally not willing to be weak, and they rushed to be pioneers.

Seeing them asking for battle, the military inspectors were stunned. Didn’t they agree to come and persuade the emperor together? Why did they throw this matter out of the blue? Look at them like Chen Yang was about to let his hands down.

However, the centipede insect died without being stagnant, not to mention that the Jianlu is not dead yet, so how could it be so easy for someone to capture their pseudo-capital? Even if the Jianlu army is out, no matter what, they will definitely have enough troops in the pseudo-capital!

The eunuch Liu Yuanbin immediately raised his voice, which seemed a little harsh, interrupting the generals' request for battle and said, "Your Majesty, you must not underestimate the enemy!"

After saying that, for the sake of solemnity, he immediately knelt down and said with a sincere expression: "Your Majesty, what if you can't capture Liaodong for a long time, the Jianlu army will return to aid? Your Majesty's body is worth ten thousand gold, even if I die, I will never agree to Your Majesty taking risks. Your Majesty will definitely go to Liaodong and ask me to take the heads of my servant!"

After saying that, he kowtowed heavily.

The other eunuchs in the military, including Founder Zhenghua and others, also knelt down and begged the emperor to act cautiously.

When the generals saw this scene, they immediately calmed down. Even if the Jianlu army was all out, it would not be so easy to fight. It was indeed a bit dangerous for the emperor to go there in person.

Thinking of this, many of them did not speak as generously as before, with a clear expression of hesitation.

"Please sit in Shanhaiguan and see if the generals kill the enemy!" Cao Bianjiao finally knelt on one knee and begged the emperor.

The second person Lu Da knelt down and advised the emperor not to take risks.

After a while, all the generals, including Hu Dawei, knelt down and advised him. They, who were originally led by Emperor Chongzhen, finally returned to their original intention of coming to see the emperor under the demonstration of the eunuchs in charge.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he just smiled. To be honest, he was relieved about the advice of these military generals and eunuchs. This shows that the three camps of the Imperial Horse Supervision are all their confidants. Between military merits and the safety of the monarch, they all chose to put the king first.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen reached out and signaled, "All up! Am I a rash king? This expedition is definitely not what you think. You should take this opportunity to restore Liaodong. If you get up, I originally planned to tell you the purpose of this expedition. After you hear this, you will know that I am a steady move, not a rash!"

Hearing this, Liu Yuanbin and others looked at each other and felt a little strange. The emperor was so aggressive that he was not trying to take advantage of this rare opportunity to restore Liaodong?

However, thinking about the emperor's performance in the past two years, it seems that he has always been planning and then acting, and he has not acted recklessly.

Thinking of this, they were a little curious and stood up as they said, listening to Emperor Chongzhen's true purpose.

At the same time, after the slave chief Huang Taiji also led his troops out of Shengjing, he sent an imperial edict to Zhenjiang Fort.

Duoduo, who had been stationed here before, received the order and immediately ordered Yuetuo and Haoge to both of them as the vanguard of the army to enter North Korea, while he himself led the central army to follow up.

On February 18, the 14th year of Chongzhen, the Third Korean War broke out.

The Jianlu cavalry rolled south. The Korean army never expected that the Jianlu would suddenly kill him. Therefore, most generals from all over the country fled when they heard the news.

Unlike the past two times, this time, Jianlu no longer held back. Along the way, he burned, killed, robbed, and wherever he passed, villages and towns became white land, and corpses were everywhere. North Korean officials or generals surrendered, and they would never bypass them and were all executed. Even if those big cities were captured by Jianlu, they would be burned.

This time, Jianlu did not accept North Korea's surrender! He would burn whatever he could not take away.

The entire northern part of North Korea suddenly fell into panic. Before Jianlu's troops arrived, the people in the villages and towns often fled cleanly. When Jianlu's army was about to arrive, most of the soldiers in each city fled overnight. If they were captured by Jianlu, they would be massacred!

In this case, generally speaking, Jianlu's military attack should be very fast and can directly attack Seoul, just like the previous two wars.

However, this is not the case. Jianlu's military advancement was not fast, and it seemed to be mainly plundering, which gave North Korea a chance to seek help.

In the North Korean court, the voices of seeking peace once again occupied the mainstream. North Korean king Lee Nei was also panicked in the face of the fierce arrival of Jianlu. However, he still had some expectations, so he appointed Kim Sang-hen as the leader of the political affairs and asked him to rush to Pi Island to seek help in person.

On Pi Island, Li Dingguo did not dare to make a decision when he heard the news, so he immediately sent a clutch to Lushun.

And on the side of Lushun, Lu Xiangsheng and Dai Shan were arguing.

First Daishan sent an envoy to Lushun, took King De's handwritten letter and asked Lu Xiangsheng to save him.

"My Qing emperor is inspired by the Ming Dynasty's recent release of the Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen back to Liaodong. Therefore, as long as the Governor agrees to the two conditions proposed by the Emperor of Qing, King De will return it to the Governor. How about it?"

If this is possible, Lu Xiangsheng certainly wanted to save King De. However, the conditions proposed by the Qing envoy were too harsh and he could not agree.

First, Huang Taiji demanded the return of the navy warships from the Qing Dynasty;

Second, Huang Taiji asked Lu Xiangsheng to return Lushun to him.

Lu Xiangsheng could not agree with these two conditions. He said to the arrogant Qing messenger: "This is equivalent to returning one King of De to Lushun and 300 warships. It is a pity that your slave chief was also a member of the Ming Dynasty before. Do you know how my Ming Dynasty was doing to the outside world? You don't have to think about compensation. Since you have no sincerity to negotiate, then wait for King of De to die for the country. This official will definitely repay this blood debt for King of De!"

After the Qing Dynasty messenger returned, he soon returned. This time, his attitude improved a lot and lowered his requirements. He said that Lushun could not return, but the Ming naval warships must be returned. Only in this way can King De be returned to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Lu Xiangsheng could not agree to this, so he denied it again.

"Your Highness, Lu Xiangsheng refused again." The messenger went back to see Dai Shan and reported, "Not only will Lushun not give, but also will not give any of the three hundred warships. Don't even think about the idea of ​​fighting a warship. He reiterated that the Ming Dynasty would never cede land and would not pay compensation!"

Dai Shan was not angry at all when he heard this, and waved his hand with a smile: "Stay for a day and continue to see Lu Xiangsheng tomorrow, and he said that the Qing Dynasty was willing to pay for redemption of the ship. In this way, the Ming Dynasty would not be considered as compensation!"

When Lushun, Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he immediately furiously said, "A warship has ten taels of silver? Why don't you rob it? I will just say it bluntly, will King De give it?"

Jinzhou, Dai Shan laughed and said, "I'm still thinking about asking for King De, so I'll tell him again. Just treat this as a business, it depends on how much King De is worth? Ten taels of silver are not enough, then twenty taels are fine. Bargaining, isn't this exactly what the Han people say is good at?"

Li Guo, who had been listening to Lushun, felt something was wrong and reminded Lu Xiangsheng: "Sir, why should I listen to it? Jianlu doesn't seem to be sincere. Even if he bargained, the price would be too outrageous!"

To be honest, Lu Xiangsheng really believed Jianlu's words at the beginning. Because he did capture the Jianlu's Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen. Judging from this result, Ying Erdai was indeed released. Although he didn't know whether Ying Erdai was rebelled by the emperor, at least it should be true to go back to Liaodong.

For Jianlu, in return, it seems understandable that Jianlu wants to release King De back.

However, Lu Xiangsheng is not stupid. After a few round trips, he felt something was wrong. After Li Guo reminded him again, he woke up and said, "Maybe Jianlu wants to use this method to drag his official position. North Korea is afraid it will be dangerous!"

"It's indeed possible!" Li Guo nodded immediately after hearing this, "Jianlu was afraid that our Ming Dynasty would send troops to help North Korea, so he left the Governor in Lushun so that they would not have to worry about the Adults going to help North Korea."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded seriously and ordered Li Guo: "You must be vigilant to prevent Jianlu from planning to Lushun. If you really want to be unblocked, you will retreat to the island. I will go back to Pi Island soon."

He was making such a arrangement, and the Clippers on Pi Island arrived, bringing North Korea's letter of help and military information about the Korean War.

"The Jianlu sent about 30,000 troops and plundered everywhere. It seems that he really wants to retaliate against North Korea!" Lu Xiangsheng immediately asserted, "I will go back immediately and cut off the road, so that Jianlu can retreat to Liaodong in a hurry!"

It is unrealistic to destroy the Jianlu. Only by taking advantage of the Jianlu division of troops to plunder and slaughter some of the Jianlu's forces, which puts enough pressure on the Jianlu, will Jianlu definitely not dare to stay in North Korea for too long.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiangsheng wanted to gather enough troops, and even took away some of the troops from Lushun, and ordered the Ming army from each island to gather and return to Pi Island with him to deal with the Jianlu's war to attack North Korea.

The Korean War began the second phase with the actions of the Ming army.

On Daishan's side, when he sent a messenger to bargain back and said that he had not seen Lu Xiangsheng and the Ming army was impatient, he laughed and said, "It seems that Lu Xiangsheng already knows the situation of the war in North Korea and has rushed back to rescue."

After reaching this conclusion, he immediately sent an envoy to rush back to report the situation to Huang Taiji.

"This time, I must destroy this Ming army!" Huang Taiji received the news, and his fat face was a little ferocious and said viciously.
Chapter completed!