In the next two days, bad news continued to come.
Under the leadership of the slave chief Huang Taiji, the Hulu army of more than 30,000 people successively captured Yizhou and Dingzhou in the north.
They were like entering an uninhabited country along the way, and they were simply unstoppable.
The northern frontier army just huddled in the walled city they guarded and watched the Hulu army marching southward in full display.
As for leaving the city to meet the enemy, forget it.
They had not lived enough.
On this day, the monarchs and ministers of North Korea once again gathered at Changdeokgung Palace to discuss countermeasures.
"Li Qing, how is the military situation in the north at the moment?"
Now he is only in his forties, but Li Zhu's beard and hair have begun to turn gray.
North Korea is currently in chaos internally, and there are barbarians abusing people outside.
Li Zhu is under great pressure.
"Replying to your Majesty, a message has just arrived.
The governor of Anzhou and the governor surrendered without a fight."
Li Shengqiu, the military judge, said bravely.
His position meant that he had to report all the recent bad news, and it was also a fatal job. .
Bang, Li Zhu slammed the table, "A man without a king and a father, who read the books of sages in vain, surrendered without a fight, what a good dog."
Li Zhu's eyes widened angrily, and the flesh on his face twitched, showing that he was extremely angry.
Li Shengqiu's forehead was covered with cold sweat.
He, the military judge, was now in the most difficult position.
The other ministers were also silent.
After all, the war in the north was too corrupt.
According to the ideas of their monarchs and ministers, they invested hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and spent several years to strengthen the defense of the northern cities.
How could they resist the Hulu for a month and a half, but in a few days?
The Hulu have already passed Dingzhou and are driving directly to Pyongyang.
According to this trend, it will take another ten days to reach Hanyang City.
It is simply unimaginable how the northern frontier army is so weak.
"Master Li, how far are the soldiers from Jeolla Province and other places from Hanyang?
The current garrison of Hanyang only has more than 6,000 people, which is really insufficient."
Jin Liu asked anxiously.
"Uh, well," Li Shengqiu said with a pained expression, "Jiannu are all cavalry.
They move south very fast.
Our southern reinforcements such as Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province have almost no cavalry.
Of course, the speed is very slow."
"Hasn't King Qin's order been issued a long time ago?"
Hong Ruifeng, the leader of the left, said, and he was also anxious.
"Master Hong, you have never led an army.
King Qin's order arrived in more than a day.
It took two days for the governors to assemble food and grass, and two days to mobilize the troops.
Now I guess they have just gone north."
Li Shengqiu thought, it would be good if these reinforcements could leave the city, but they might still be dragging their feet.
Of course, he couldn't say this to the anxious king.
If he said so, wouldn't it add fuel to the fire?
"Can't we just wait here?"
Li Hongzhou, the right leader, stared at the judgments below.
"Your Majesty, I think it is best to move the concubine and the princes to Ganghwa Island to avoid disaster in order to prevent any eventuality."
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Cui Mingji bowed.
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the palace.
Cui Mingji's words showed that he was extremely optimistic about being able to defend Hanyang, the capital of the country.
He did not even propose to move the concubine and the prince to Nanhan Mountain City, the royal family's refuge.
That was the place where the Li family had always avoided powerful enemies.
The mountain city built over Shili Zhou, which was built along the mountains, was more than three feet high.
It was extremely majestic and could be called a fortified city.
It had always been the last refuge of the Li family and also helped the Li family hide.
After several catastrophes.
But Cui Mingji's advice showed that he had no confidence in holding Namhan Mountain City.
Li Shengqiu opened his mouth as if to refute, but as the official who knew the military situation best here, he could not predict whether the large reinforcements could reach Hanyang before the Hulu army arrived.
If there is no large reinforcements, even if these 6,000 troops are concentrated in Nanhan Mountain City, they can barely fill the mountain wall.
Once the Hulu attack the city, the army will be damaged and there will be no replacement troops.
What will happen?
Defend the city.
Seeing that almost all the ministers did not refute, Li Zhu said with difficulty, "That's it..."
As soon as Li Jong finished speaking, a eunuch outside hurriedly entered the hall and knelt down.
He brought shocking news.
"What are you talking about?
Ming and Ming people's reinforcements have arrived at the West Sea."
Li Zhu's words were trembling, his beard and hair were trembling, and his eyes were looking closely at the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground.
"This is what the Xihai Marine Control Envoy sent to tell you.
Thousands of Ming reinforcements and more than a hundred battleships are now waiting for the King's order in the Xihai Sea.
They are said to be reinforcements from Denglai of the Ming Dynasty.
Their commander's surname is Zhao."
The eunuch reported hurriedly.
He also knew what this good news meant to the king.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has finally sent troops to assist us in Korea to fight against the Huru."
Kim Sang-hyun simply stood up, his face was full of excitement, and there were even tears in his eyes.
The great power he expected did not give up on North Korea.
Others looked at Li Shengqiu intentionally or unintentionally, but it was Li Shengqiu who said that the Ming Dynasty was unable to take care of him now, so the Ming Dynasty reinforcements falling from the sky reminded everyone of his original assertion.
Li Shengqiu's face was burning with embarrassment.
You must know that he didn't leave much room for it when he said it, and he even made some sarcastic remarks to Kim Sang-hyun.
But within three days, reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty arrived, which was a public humiliation for him, especially It was a faux pas in front of the king, which made him even more embarrassed.
Well, no, that can't be the case.
"My lords, this matter is quite strange.
It has only been a few days since Korea learned that the Hulu invaded, and the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty have already arrived in the West Sea.
This is too fast.
This is absolutely impossible.
Is it the Hulu's Han army?
Pretend."
Li Shengqiu was quick to speak out his doubts.
Li Shengqiu's question was out of urgency, but it was not entirely unreasonable.
Indeed, North Korea had just learned of the Hulu invasion three or four days ago, and the Ming reinforcements arrived at this time.
This is indeed a bit incredible.
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"What Li Shengqiu said is not unreasonable.
This matter needs long-term consideration."
Jin Liu also hesitated.
Li Zhu also didn't pay attention.
He couldn't decide whether to let the Ming army land ashore.
The royal city is in danger, so reinforcements will continue to help.
To be honest, he doesn't think that thousands of people can protect the royal city without worries.
If it is really reinforcements from Denglai of the Ming Dynasty, then needless to say, it will definitely greatly enhance the confidence of defending the city.
It can even be said that the royal city has a huge The certainty can be maintained.
However, if this Ming army is really a barbarian disguised as a barbarian, then it is simply like offering the city to the barbarian to lure the wolf into the house.
"It's impossible.
Where did the Hulu come from so many warships?
It's impossible."
Although Jin Sangxian had never led an army in a battle, the Hulu were good at cavalry and archery and were famous for not being good at water battles.
"That's not necessarily true.
After all, the Hu captives captured many naval forces of the Ming Dynasty.
It's not impossible to gather these naval forces."
Li Shengqiu added.
Everyone was silent.
This possibility is indeed possible.
Who dares to guarantee that it is not possible?
"Your Majesty, the war situation is critical now.
I would like to go and verify it in person.
If the Ming army is really coming to help, I can lead the army to the royal city and solve the crisis in the royal city."
Jin Sangxian gritted his teeth and bowed, "If Hulu pretends to be a fake, please ask the king to take care of Fu Chen's family."
Hearing this, Li Zhu looked up to the sky with tears in his eyes.
Although he had some grudges against Kim Sang-hyun's always stubborn loyalty, a loyal minister should be honest.
At this moment, it was Kim Sang-hyun who he despised the most among these important ministers and veterans.
How could he not be filled with emotion when he came forward?
You must know that given Kim Sang-hyun's character and temperament, if the other party was really a rogue, Kim Sang-heon would have committed suicide and would never survive in this world.
"Don't worry, Jin Qing.
If you have any shortcomings, I will take care of your family for the rest of your life."
Li Zhu took a few steps forward to help Jin Shangxian, "But if it is really a rogue, Jin Qing can be conceited for the time being, and I will send someone to you."
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"Your Majesty, my leaving the city means that my Majesty is going there.
How can I allow the bloodthirsty and cruel barbarians to humiliate me and live in this world?
I have made up my mind and will never bring shame to your Majesty."
Kim Sang-hyun raised his gray head and said loudly.
"Okay, it's hard for the country to recognize its loyal ministers, okay."
Li Jie laughed and said, he was very satisfied that Kim Sang-hyun, an old minister and loyal minister, appeared during this crisis, which showed that he, the Li family, was quite popular among the people.
This time the court discussion ends here.
It is useless to talk too much.
At this time, it depends on whether the reinforcements are reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty.
If they are reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, then the royal city will be protected.
It seems extremely unrealistic to expect reinforcements from other places to arrive at a snail's pace.
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Regardless of his age of over sixty, Kim Sang-hyun immediately headed to the naval base in Incheon on the west coast under the escort of a hundred people sent by the Royal Guards.
It was the middle of winter, and most of the Han River had frozen.
Sea-going ships could no longer sail upstream through the Han River to Hanyang, so they could only travel seventy miles westward to the West Sea to find out.
Along the way, Kim Sang-hyun worked hard regardless of his sixty-year-old body, and arrived at the Incheon Naval Camp at the end of the second day.
Arriving at the Seohae Navy Camp in Incheon, Seohae Ganghwa Bay, Seohae Navy Control Commander Lu Yuanji hurriedly came out to greet him.
Although Li Cao was ranked last among all the edicts, he was also an important minister of the imperial court, and he was not a military minister who could wait so long. of.
Lu Yuanji welcomed Jin Sangxian into the naval camp and immediately led him to the dock to visit the Ming army's envoys.
There was no way out.
Kim Sangxian was anxious.
It should be said that the national destiny of the entire North Korea was weighed on this.
It was necessary to find out the reality of the reinforcements earlier. , Kim Sang-hyun can rest assured.
When Kim Sang-hyun and his party arrived at the military port pier, two huge and strange ships stood out among the low crowds, and their four tall mainmasts seemed to reach into the sky.
The flag of the Ming Dynasty was flying high on the main mast.
General Denglai and Zhao.
After seeing these two huge warships, Jin Shangxian felt at ease.
He never believed that the Hulu could have such majestic ships.
If they had, the Hulu had already swept across the Dongjiang River area of the Ming Dynasty.
How could there be such a thing?
If there is a war, ask North Korea for a naval warship.
This will not be a Hulu warship.
The attendant shouted loudly that Mr.
Jin, the official judge of North Korea, came to pay homage to Mr.
Zhao, the general of the Ming Dynasty Denglai.
The armor-clad Ming soldiers above led him to the deck, where he saw a thin Ming army general wearing strange armor waiting there with a smile
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