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Volume 1: Dragon Trapped in the Shoals Chapter 134: Buried Talents

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    King Li Pan of North Korea was very angry. He really couldn¡¯t understand what the stupid boy from the Ming Dynasty was thinking!

    Although his status is extremely noble, even if he is not liked by His Majesty the Emperor, with the support of so many ministers, it is not impossible to become a prince.  But that damn boy, doesn¡¯t he know that Jeolla Road is dangerous?  In order to show his bravery, he had to go close to Jeolla Province where there were hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops?  You can¡¯t risk your life by being in the limelight!  [.z

    Since Zhu Changluo sent someone to tell Li Pan, he should leave for Jeolla Province as soon as possible while there is no war to appease the people and boost morale in order to cope with the war that comes at any time.  As the king of North Korea, he should have been happy and touched that the prince of the Ming Dynasty had such thoughts and actions, but Li Pan didn't feel this way at all!

    Of course, to be honest, the life or death of the prince of the Ming Dynasty does not matter to Li Pan. If he is not a relative or a friend, how can he care about the outcome of a prince of the Ming Dynasty!  But there is a premise, that is, the prince of the Ming Dynasty must not get into trouble in North Korea, let alone at this moment, especially when the other party is the eldest prince who is very likely to be the prince!

    After all the hard work, three sons and 10,000 elite troops, the last attack on Zhu Changluo was finally settled. Seeing that Ming Dynasty had already made a decision, it appointed and dismissed a series of officials and generals and began to prepare for war.  , as soon as the soldiers and horses are gathered, they will go to North Korea to drive the barbaric Japanese pirates into the sea to feed the bastards, but the noble eldest prince chooses to go to Jeolla Province at this time. Isn't this uncomfortable?

    Li Pan is so helpless and angry, and his heart feels like a huge stone weighing heavily on him. How can he get through this easily?  He was really worried, what if His Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, went to Jeolla Province and his whereabouts were revealed? This was almost certain!  If those savage Japanese invaded Jeolla Province and captured the stupid boy, then he would threaten the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops and not interfere in Korean affairs. How could North Korea be able to defeat those barbarians?

    Li Pan threw the memorial in his hand casually, and walked around irritably, but there was still nothing he could do.  It was not that he had not tried to persuade him. After receiving the news, he anxiously put down what he was doing and rushed to Deoksugung Palace. He said all his good words and persuaded him. He talked for several hours in a row until his mouth was dry and his mouth was dry.  Foaming at the foambut that stupid prince just wouldn't let go!

    Li Pan doesn¡¯t understand. It¡¯s not just a day or two that he comes into contact with the prince. I used to think that he is a very scheming and experienced prince, but I have never found him to be a fool!  What a weird thing about grandma!

    After losing his temper, he smashed several cups and vases angrily, and angered a few unsightly eunuchs and palace maids. Finally, Li Pan sat down on the throne in despair. He had to admit that there was nothing wrong with that prince.  Novel and bad ideas, but I have no way to stop the other party at all!

    Waving his hand to summon Jin Hao, the old eunuch who had been looking down at him with a submissive look, Li Pan weakly ordered: "Jin Hao, go and make arrangements. Send out the Black Feather Guardshalf, secretly pay attention to the movements of the barbarians and protect the stunned prince."  It¡¯s safe, even if Black Feather Guard is dead, we can¡¯t let¡­him make any mistakes!¡±

    After frowning and thinking for a while, Li Pan sighed, and then said: "Didn't the 10,000 troops and horses that the king sent him only have 3,000 cavalry? Well, let's try to get 3,000 more horses and send them to him.  , allowing him to gather six thousand cavalry, which can be of some use."

    Jin Hao opened his mouth several times, until Li Pan became impatient, and the old eunuch hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, there is no problem in sending half of the Black Feather Guards, but those three thousand horses"

    "What? Is there a problem?" Li Pan frowned and asked in a bad tone.

    "Your Majesty, it is indeed a bit a bit difficult!" Jin Hao said with a wry smile: "The three thousand war horses allocated to the eldest son of Emperor Ming Dynasty last time were all the spare horses purchased by the palace in the past two years North Korea has no production in the first place.  Good horses, the required war horses were basically purchased from the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu. The Ming Dynasty had been warring for many years, and the war horses were barely enough. Since the man named Nurhaci unified the tribe, Jiannu no longer wanted to fight against Korea.  The war horses are for sale So Li Pan's face became even more ugly. He paced for a while with his hands behind his back, and finally said with gritted teeth and almost roaring: "Aren't there still five thousand cavalry stationed on the outskirts of the capital?  Let them dismount and give me three thousand war horses!  "

    "Your Majesty!" Jin Hao opened his mouth. Although he knew that it might not be useful, he still reminded: "In the entire North Korea now, only the five thousand cavalry outside the city are still useful. They are the last elites of our North Korea. If  Let them dismount" Li Pan had already closed his eyes and waved his hand feebly:

    "Go on, if something goes wrong with him and Ming Dynasty no longer aids the DPRK, can even these cavalry change the outcome?

      Alas"

    The old eunuch said nothing more, bowed respectfully, and retreated. After leaving the hall, he sighed with a sad face and muttered: "It's all those damn little guys on the east island.  The dwarf is making trouble! Grandma is a bear!"

    In addition to the frown of Joseon King Li Pan, all the civil servants in the mission who followed Zhu Changluo to North Korea also frowned. They were a little bit concerned about Zhu Changluo's decision to go to Jeolla Province to appease and boost morale before the war started.  Worry.  But Zhu Changluo stood on the moral high ground and said it grandly. He came to North Korea to appease and boost morale, and it was understandable to go to Jeolla Province at this time!

    Even though the people in the mission were a little disapproving, after persuading for a while to no avail, they knew that the matter was irreversible, so they began to sing praises. What a brave and fearless prince!  Afterwards, memorials were rushed to Beijing one after another. His Highness the Prince was so benevolent and righteous that he wanted to risk going to Jeolla Province. We had no way to stop them. They quickly distanced themselves one by one. Things were like this. What if something went wrong with Zhu Changluo?  , they can also have a reason to evade, at least the punishment may be lighter!

    Zhu Changluo did not expect that his forced decision would actually cause the North Korean King Li Pan to bleed again and contribute three thousand horses. Now his 10,000 North Korean soldiers suddenly had 6,000 cavalry!  Counting the 1,000 Liaodong cavalry sent by Li Hualong and the 3,000 Liaodong cavalry sent by Li Rumei, there are actually as many as 10,000 cavalry who can follow him to Nanyuan this time!

    Well, Zhu Changluo admitted that North Korea's six thousand cavalry can only scare people and will not have much combat power for the time being. However, he also believes that as long as the trip to Nanyuan is over, these six thousand cavalry can survive.  Yes, even if it is not as good as the elite Liaodong cavalry following him, it can still be regarded as a considerable combat force!

    With three more cavalry, there is no need for the remaining four thousand Korean infantry to be led by Yi Sun-shin. It is definitely a waste of talent. In addition to being good at water warfare, he made this famous general in Korea famous  The location is the battle with Jianzhou Jurchen for many years!  In North Korea, Yi Sun-shin is the most famous general who "resisted the wild". The "wild" refers to Jianzhou Jurchen. This is more famous than his water fight!

    Based on this, Zhu Changluo has reason to believe that this famous general who was captured because of North Korea's factional disputes and the principle of balance definitely has a deep understanding of the cavalry. It should be a good choice to let him follow him.

    Of course, Yi Sunchen is a Korean, and the six thousand cavalry are also Koreans. Before Zhu Changluo fully trusted Yi Sunchen, he would definitely not trust him to command the six thousand cavalry.  Therefore, Yi Sunchen only had the title of military counselor for the time being, and the six cavalry were temporarily led by General Liao Shen who had been following him from Liaodong.

    The military system of the Ming Dynasty was somewhat chaotic at this time, with armies and soldiers coexisting.

    The army belongs to the garrison, and is governed by small banners, general banners, hundreds of households, thousands of households, guard commanders, and capital commanders, up to the governor's office of the five armies.  The military officers and officers of the Wei Station are hereditary. Only the governors and governors of the Fifth Army are not hereditary. They are floating officials and are selected by the officials of the Wei Station and the military examination.  Guard troops and officials have military status, bring their families, live in the same place, and are passed down from generation to generation, and basically do not change.  The location of each guard station is fixed, the number of sergeants is fixed, and there are also fixed rules for the establishment of general officers.  In short, under the guard system, power was decentralized and soldiers and generals were separated. Since Jingtai, the power of the Ministry of War has increased. The Minister of War has become the governor of military affairs, seizing the power of the five government offices, and the officials of the five government offices have changed their titles.

    Soldiers, attached to the battalion, are composed of commanders, captains, sentry officers, commanders, guards, commanders, guerrillas, staff generals, deputy commanders, and commanders, and are directly under the Ministry of War.  Soldiers are generally not hereditary, except for those who are transferred from the garrison army to soldiers.  There is no household registration requirement for soldiers. The service period of soldiers is not long, and generally they do not serve for life. They are often created during wars. After the war, the soldiers are retired and abandoned. However, they often garrison in important military defenses.  The soldiers in the camp do not follow their families. If you compare it, it is somewhat consistent with modern military units.

    " However, there are no ranks among the military officers. Some of them are officials under the Wei Suo system. They have no fixed number of personnel and are not hereditary.  The battalion soldiers and battalion generals know each other well, and they do not need to be appointed by the court during wartime. They are directly led by the general deputy to the expedition.  After the general's power is relatively enhanced, soldiers can be recruited by the general on his own. The caller has a close relationship with the called, and even if something happens to the general, the soldiers will disperse.  Qi Jiguang, the famous Ming Dynasty general, also fell into this category when he fought against Japanese invaders along the coast.

    Zhu Changluo also divided the 6,000 North Korean cavalry according to the barracks system, but he temporarily dispersed the 1,000 Liaodong cavalry who came from Liaodong to protect him.  , as large as guerrillas and generals, are all held by General Liao and these thousand Liaodong cavalry. Only some deputy commanders, deputy captains, deputy sentry officers, etc. are left to the Koreans themselves.

    "This will not only strengthen the training of these six cavalrymen and allow the thousand elite cavalrymen in Liaodong to teach them, but will also help Zhu Changluo control these Korean cavalrymen. There is not much time, and there is only so much he can do."??.

    Under the smile of King Li Panqiang of Korea and the ministers in the envoy and the civil and military officials of Korea, Zhu Changluo led 10,000 cavalry and more than 800 imperial guards. Of course, he did not forget the three brothers Linhaijun, Guanghaijun and Dingyuanjun.  After leaving Seoul, we headed all the way to Jeolla-do.

    Gyeonggi-do, where Seoul is located, is separated from Jeolla-do by Chungcheong-do. It is about 600 miles from Seoul to Namwon.  Zhu Changluo led all the more than 10,000 people on horseback and did not carry any baggage. There were three little princes with him. No matter where in Korea, the local officials belonged to the Northern Party, the Southern Party, or the Western Party, there was no need to worry.  They will make excuses to shirk supplies!  What's more, if the baggage is abandoned, it will only take about ten days at most to reach Nanyuan.

    Zhu Changluo's plan is to set the first stop in Nanyuan for the time being. He will wait until the Sangan Tengjia Army is conquered before taking action accordingly.  In short, his trip to Nanyuan this time was to cause trouble. Even if Japan did not provoke him, he would take the initiative to provoke Japan so that he would be trapped. Even if he received the imperial edict, he would have no time to return!

    Of course, if you want to conquer the three thousand Tengjia Army, you need to know who the main generals of these Tengjia Army are.  However, this problem does not trouble Zhu Changluo. He is quite confident about conquering the Tengjia Army this time!  The reason? Didn't you see Li Rumei, the leader of the North Korean garrison who had just been promoted to the rank of commander-in-chief, next to you?

    "General Li, who is the general of the Nanyuan garrison?" When Zhu Changluo led the army to rest in Jeonju, Chungcheong Province, he asked Li Rumei who was following him.

    "Your Highness, the main general of the Nanyuan Three Thousand Tengjia Army is Jizhen Staff General Wu Weizhong." Li Rumei replied, as the top general of the North Korean garrison, of course he is familiar with who the generals are in each place.

    "Wu Weizhong?" Zhu Changluo only knew the main generals of the North Korean garrison before, but he didn't know much about the levels of generals and guerrilla generals.

    "Yes, Your Highness, General Wu Weizhong. This man is from Jinhua Prefecture in Zhejiang Province. He is one of the emperors of Jiajing. The southeastern coast was infested with Japanese pirates. In September of the 38th year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang, the general of Ning, Shao and Taiwan in Zhejiang Province, went to Yiwu to recruit new soldiers.  , Wu Weizhong and other four thousand young men recruited into the army and served as commander-in-chief. General Wu followed Marshal Qi in the north and south, defeated the Japanese pirates along the coast many times, and achieved great military exploits. In May of the second year of Emperor Longqing, Qi Jiguang was recommended by Governor Tan Lun.  The Governor also informed the Prime Minister about the military training affairs in Jizhou, and Wu Weizhong went with him to Ji Town."

    "In the first month of the third year of Longqing, Qi Jiguang served as the chief military officer of Jizhou and asked the court to build the Great Wall. Wu Weizhong participated in the construction of castles and passes. In the fifth year of Longqing, Wu Weizhong was promoted to the guerrilla general of Youying and stationed in Leting because of his merits in building the city.  Then he moved to the Santun camp and went to Zuoying for guerrilla warfare. In the fifth year of Wanli, he was promoted to the general of Shanhailu. In the eleventh year of Wanli, Marshal Qi Jiguang well, he was transferred to Guangdong, followed by Wu Weizhong, Chen Wenliang, Wu Daji and others. Later, Qi Da9  Jin was dismissed from office, and General Wu Weizhong was transferred to Fujian as a staff general."

    "In July of the 20th year of Wanli, the emperor ordered Song Yingchang to manage the anti-Japanese affairs. He ordered Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Province, to serve as the admiral of the Eastern Expedition, and led generals Wu Weizhong, Lou Dayou, and Hu Damou to assist the DPRK. In North Korea, General Wu Weizhong also established  He has done a lot of great work and can be said to be extremely brave. He was shot in the chest when attacking Mudan Peak, but he still shouted to supervise the battle and led his troops to conquer the peak"

    Li Rumei obviously knew Wu Weizhong very well. Zhu Changluo just asked casually, but he didn't expect him to answer in such detail.

    However, Zhu Changluo frowned after hearing this. When he came to North Korea, Zhu Yijun had asked the cabinet to work with the Ministry of War to draft an imperial decree to reward the North Korean garrison. It was then that Li Rumei was promoted from Deputy Chief Soldier to Chief Soldier on merit.  of.  But according to Li Rumei, since Wu Weizhong also made great contributions in North Korea, why was he not included in the imperial edict drafted by the cabinet regarding rewards based on merit?  "General Li, since Wu Weizhong has also made great achievements, why" Now that Li Rumei is no longer an outsider, Zhu Changluo has less worries when speaking, and he asks what is on his mind.  Wu Weizhong was a staff general, so the memorial to ask for merit should have been submitted through the deputy commander or the commander-in-chief. Zhu Changluo thought that Li Rumei might know the answer.

    Li Rumei cupped her hands: "Your Highness, don't you suspect that the general did not ask for credit for him?" It was a rare joke. He then straightened his face and showed a wry smile: "Your Highness, didn't the general say that General Wu Weizhong is  Marshal Qi Jiguang single-handedly promoted him. To be disrespectful, the three bachelors in the cabinet were all marginalized by Zhang Juzheng, and Marshal Qi was Zhang Juzheng's favorite general, so in terms of merit and rewards Zhu Changluo frowned.  He frowned and understood. In fact, Zhang Juzheng has been dead for more than ten years now. Zhu Yijun has long stopped targeting Zhang Juzheng. The reason why he targeted Zhang Juzheng in the first place was just an imperial technique, but now he has long mastered it.  He has great power, so he won't do that deliberately.

    "However, just because Zhu Yijun can not pursue the case, it does not mean that others will not pursue him fiercely!"  Just like these cabinets, most of them were onceThose who have been squeezed out by Zhang Juzheng are now in power, and of course they will not easily let go of those promoted by Zhang Juzheng.  Just think of Wu Weizhong, a general led by Qi Jiguang. Although he was very brave in marching and fighting, it was difficult to be promoted even if he made great achievements. At least the report of meritorious service reached the cabinet and was suppressed by the cabinet.

    Later, Zhu Changluo thought more. Commander Qi Jiguang, who fought against the Japanese on the coast for decades and guarded Jizhou for decades, would definitely bring out many capable generals, perhaps like Wu Weizhong.  Likewise, there are still many people who are frustrated!  It seems that Lao Ying should be informed and asked to check how many capable generals Qi Jiguang has produced over the years?  How many have been reused?  How many people have been excluded!

    Zhu Changluo believed that with Qi Jiguang's ability and decades of experience in leading troops, he might be able to bring out many generals whose abilities are not inferior to those of famous generals such as Li Rusong and Ma Gui. However, because they were excluded and not reused,  Coupled with the natural rejection and contempt of military attaches by civil servants, it resulted in him still living somewhere in obscurity, at least his reputation had not spread!

    Thinking of this, Zhu Changluo couldn't help laughing. The cabinet did not use those people who were excluded. Perhaps Zhu Yijun had forgotten them, but he had no scruples. Aren't these the generals God had prepared for him?  This group of people are both capable and have been marginalized for many years. As long as you are willing to give them a chance, why don't they work hard?  !

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