The Ming Dynasty's Spokesperson

After sending Liu Chenglong away, Lin Jinglüe couldn't help but sigh inwardly that this world is indeed a huge makeshift team.

Although Lin Tailai had no interest in the ancient history of Korea in his previous life and basically didn't pay much attention to it, he didn't know much about the Korean Lee Dynasty officials he had met.

But he was sure of one thing, that the Korean Lee Dynasty officials who could contact him at present were at least people who could leave "biographies" in the history of Korea, but their actual abilities and character were just so-so.

The Lee Dynasty, a small makeshift court, actually lasted for 520 years in history.

What's more coincidental is that the Lee Dynasty was born during the Hongwu period of the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty and died during the Xuantong period of the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, which seems to be very meaningful.

Not only did it live twice as long as the Ming Dynasty, it almost outlived the Qing Dynasty, and the number of years exceeded most dynasties in Chinese history.

Before embarking on the journey, Lin Jinglüe also ordered the setting of the incense table, killing "three animals", and then silently prayed to the sky.

Lin Tailai's actions stunned the people close to him.

Because they all knew that Lin Jiuyuan himself might be a god who came down to earth, so he didn't usually worship any gods or Buddhas, and even occasionally said disrespectful words.

But today, I saw Jiuyuan Zhenxian burning incense and praying to the sky with my own eyes. It was the first time in many years.

Others didn't dare to ask, but Zhang Wen, the left protector, had fewer concerns and asked, "What is the master praying for?"

Lin Tailai sighed, "It's helpless to say that I can't control the wind, snow, rain and other natural phenomena.

So I can only pray to the sky, don't snow in the next few days, otherwise how can we march in the mountains?"

The people around were stunned. What does this mean? Just can't control the natural phenomena? Everything else is under control?

This is probably what Lin Jinglue is most worried about. With the organizational strength and logistics capabilities of this era, once it snows heavily, it will be difficult for the army to successfully complete the march of hundreds of miles in unfamiliar mountains.

At this time, just as Lin Tailai finished speaking, nine consecutive solemn bells suddenly rang from the Faxing Temple not far away.

Then Lin Jinglue asked the packaged "Master Wei Zheng" to go on stage as a high monk of the East Country to preach.

"Now there is the evil ghost of Kato causing chaos in the world and slaughtering the people, so Tianshuai Jiuyuan Zhenxian led the army to the East China Sea to eliminate the evil ghost!

But before defeating the evil ghost of Kato, we must accept the test of gods and Buddhas and conduct a seven-day hard march!

This kind of tempering is also a kind of practice, which can eliminate sins. In addition, participating in the fight against the evil ghost of Kato can accumulate merits and good results, and bless descendants and guarantee the next life!"

Regardless of the effect of the master's spiritual indoctrination and how many people will believe it, Lin Jinglue really used all the tricks he could think of.

Before there is a more advanced idea, he can only temporarily use superstitious means to fool the morale of the army and compare the arduous march in the mountains to the practice and test of eliminating sins.

Then, with the order of Lin Jinglüe, the army, with 10,000 people from Dong Yiyuan's Third Corps as the vanguard, 6,000 people from Jinglüe's battalion in the middle, and 17,000 people from Ma Gui's Second Corps in the rear, plunged into the vast mountains.

Four-fifths of the northern part of Korea is plateau and mountainous. This time, Lin Tailai crossed the mountains from east to west, and the estimated mileage was between 400 and 500 miles.

It was late October again, and winter had already begun, making the process even more difficult.

It was okay to eat. I brought 30 days' worth of dry food such as steamed cakes, which was barely enough to fill my stomach. If I wanted to eat more, it was enough for the time being.

Everyone could also be guaranteed to have a cotton-padded jacket. In the two or three months since Lin Tailai took over the affairs of Korea, the most worrying thing besides military rations was the cotton-padded jacket.

After two days of marching, it was found that the biggest difficulty encountered was the problem of firewood.

Although the northern part of Korea is mountainous, they are all stone mountains. The forests are not dense. It is winter now, and there is even less wood available for burning.

The firewood used by more than 30,000 troops to camp and stay every night is not a small amount, and the firewood cut nearby is often not enough.

In the evening of this day, Lin Tailai was discussing with Master Wei Zheng through Cui Wukui's translation how to send Korean spies to inquire about military intelligence.

But the vanguard general Dong Yiyuan came to the main camp of the central army and reported to Lin Jinglue:

"The general had ordered us to do our best to maintain military discipline. Just now, because the firewood in the army was really insufficient, some soldiers in the baggage camp dismantled several houses in the nearby village without authorization and used them as firewood for burning."

Originally, according to the habits of this era, when the army passed through the border, the soldiers' mistakes would not alarm Lin Tailai's level.

But on the one hand, Lin Jinglue had emphasized military discipline before, and on the other hand, the firewood problem was really a headache. If the firewood problem could not be solved, it would probably cause a lot of non-combat casualties.

So Dong Yiyuan reported to Lin Jinglue to see what Lin Jinglue's attitude was.

Lin Tailai looked up and saw the bare mountain peaks, feeling helpless.

He certainly understood that Dong Yiyuan's report was about whether he could continue to do so.

In this season, if the houses were demolished for firewood, how could the residents survive?

But if even the survival of the army itself was threatened, could there be more moral requirements for the soldiers?

An army that could lie in the snow and freeze to death without breaking the rules did not belong to the late sixteenth century.

After thinking about it, Lin Jinglue ordered: "If the soldiers really have no firewood to use, let them do as they please!"

In any case, the morale and survival of the army should be guaranteed first, otherwise what can they use to fight the Japanese soldiers?

Since the beginning of the plan to march eastward, so many difficulties have been overcome, so we can't let all our efforts be wasted because of a firewood problem, right?

Then Lin Jinglue said with compassion: "If there is any damage to the houses in the mountain villages along the way, I will pay for it with my own pocket!

I carry a certain amount of silver with me, and for every damage to a public house, I will personally pay five taels of silver as an apology to the people. "

Dong Yiyuan: "."

I heard that North Koreans don’t recognize silver at all. Silver is not currency, let alone the villagers in mountain villages.

Besides, the house was demolished in the winter, and it was impossible to survive in the mountains with money that could not be used as money.

So Lin Tianshuai, your five pieces of silver are a bit redundant, right?

"If you have nothing else to do, just get lost!" Lin Jinglue shouted to Dong Yiyuan. You, a general without any political acumen, do you know what show is?

Politicians never put on a show really for the sake of the show, but for others to see.

Now that things have been done, we can save some of the impact.

After driving away Dong Yiyuan, Lin Tailai seemed to notice that there was an "outsider" next to him. Master Wei Zheng of North Korea had not left.

Cui Wukui asked in a low voice: "Master Wei Zheng asked what happened just now. Do you want to tell him?"

Lin Jinglue instructed: "This kind of thing cannot be hidden after all, so just tell him the truth."

After listening to Cui Wukui's translation, Master Wei Zheng lowered his head and remained silent.

Lin Tailai asked tentatively: "Is there any harm to Tianhe in our hospital?"

Master Wei Zheng lowered his head and recited a few verses of scripture before he began to speak. Cui Wukui translated simultaneously.

"Buddhism also has a corresponding allusion, that is, 'One kills many lives.' Killing one person saves many.

Although killing is a sinful act, killing one person and resurrecting many people is a meritorious deed.

Chapter 41 of the Yoga Treatise says: If a Bodhisattva sees a robber being greedy for money, or wants to harm the great virtuous Sravaka Sutrabuddha Bodhisattva, or wants to create many uninterrupted karma, I would rather kill him and fall into Naluka than let him. Suffer endlessly.

Lin Tianshuai thought like this and demolished his house out of compassion to conquer the Japanese ghosts. Due to this cause and condition, if you do not violate the Bodhisattva precepts, you will have many merits and virtues. "

Lin Jinglue could finally feel for himself what it means to have a great scholar argue for me.

However, he still looked at Cui Wukui in confusion and asked: "Is such a long paragraph said by Master Wei Zheng, or did you make it up yourself because you don't understand Master Wei Zheng's Korean?"

Cui Wukui: "."

Mr. Jin Lue, do you think too highly of him, or do you think too little of him?

After seven days of drilling in the mountains, the army led by Lin Jinglue finally came out of the mountains one after another, and the east coast was already in sight.

What is even more gratifying is that the non-combat attrition was very small, and the seven-day suffering march came to a successful end!

On the one hand, I benefited from the relatively adequate preparations, and on the other hand, I also thanked God for being kind and not snowing heavily.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty's border troops had accumulated strong family assets and abundant animal power over the years, which greatly reduced the burden of marching.

The Ming army that rushed to Korea to participate in the war basically had a one-to-one ratio of soldiers to horses, with cavalry accounting for 50%.

Whether it is Korea or the Japanese pirates, this is almost unimaginable national power.

Seeing that the terrain in the direction of advancement was gradually leveling off and there was no obstruction, Lin Jing slightly couldn't hold back his excitement!

This shows that two-thirds of his plan has been successful, and only one-third remains to be completed!

At the same time, they did not suffer any harassment or obstruction, which shows that the Japanese pirates are still not aware that there are large-scale tomorrow's soldiers who dare to cross hundreds of miles of mountainous areas in winter and move from the west coast to the east coast on a large scale.

At this time, Lin Jinglue had no more time to be excited. After leaving the mountainous area, he immediately ordered to drive dozens of miles straight to Yongxing at the southernmost end of Hamjing Road according to the plan.

The Ming Dynasty officers and troops suddenly appeared like falling from the sky, easily annihilating hundreds of Japanese soldiers who were caught off guard, and successfully captured Yongxing.

At this point, Lin Tailai finally breathed a sigh of relief and was able to sleep peacefully.

The entire Hamgyong Province is long and narrow. Due to the terrain, almost all cities are located along the coast, completely on one line.

Yongheung is to Hamgyeong Province what Jinzhou is to Northeast China. Taking Yongheung will cut off the retreat route of the main force of the Japanese army in Hamgyeong Province, and they can "close the door and beat the dogs" calmly.

What is even more surprising is that hundreds of stones of rice were found in Yongxing. Although it is not a lot, it can slightly increase the sense of security for the army deep behind enemy lines.

Lin Jinglue ordered the army to temporarily rest in Yongxing and improve food for one day, while waiting for North Korean spies to report back information about the Japanese army.

Previously, before the large army, some Korean volunteers and monks were organized to go out for several days to inquire about the military situation.

The next day, Lin Jinglue summoned two generals, Ma Gui and Dong Yiyuan, to inquire about the physical recovery status of each column.

While the three of them were warming themselves by the fire and talking, Cui Wukui led several North Korean spies into the big tent.

"It seems that there is a military intelligence report. Let's listen together." Lin Tailai said to Ma Gui and Dong Yiyuan.

The spy said something, and Cui Wukui translated it, "Currently there are two major groups of Japanese troops in Hamgyong Province. One group is stationed in Hamhung Prefecture, and the other group is in Jizhou farther north to deal with the rebels."

More than a hundred miles north from Yongxing is Hamxingfu, the core city of Xianjing Road.

As mentioned earlier, the names of the Eight Korean Paths are often the combination of the two most important names of the Dao. The saltiness of Xianjing Tao comes from Xianxing.

It is not surprising that such a place is heavily guarded by Japanese pirates.

Jizhou is 300 miles further north of Hamhung. Although it is not ranked among the top three in Hamhung Province, it is located in the middle of the entire Hamhung Province. The Korean rebels are very active around it, so it is normal for the Japanese pirates to have heavy troops in Jizhou. .

In the speech just now, Lin Jinglue had already revealed the next arrangement to the two generals - Dong Yiyuan would be stationed in Yongxing to guard against Japanese troops from Gangwon Province in the south, while the Magui Corps would take the initiative to send troops to the north. , seeking to eliminate the Japanese pirates.

Therefore, Ma Gui was very concerned about military information. He looked at the map on the desk and asked the North Korean spy: "How many troops do the Japanese pirates have in Hamhung? How many troops do they have in Jizhou?"

The North Korean spy shook his head and expressed his ignorance.

Ma Gui frowned and asked, "Who are the generals of Xianxing Palace and the generals of Jizhou?"

The North Korean spy shook his head again, expressing his ignorance.

Ma Gui couldn't help but said angrily: "I don't know this, I don't know that, what on earth are you trying to find out?"

Cui Wukui helped explain: "After all, Koreans and Japanese people cannot understand each other's language and communication is not smooth, so it is understandable that they were confused for a while."

Lin Jinglue waved his hand and asked Cui Wukui to take the North Korean voluntary spies down.

Ma Gui sighed and calculated: "According to previous information, the total number of Japanese soldiers in Hamgyong Province is about 22,000. If we divide the troops further, the number of Japanese soldiers in Hamheung Prefecture will only be tens of thousands."

Our corps has 17,000 men, plus the 6,000 men from Junmen Sanbiao Battalion, so it is not impossible to fight.

However, the difficulty is relatively great, so the official suggested that we can stick to Yongxing, wait for work, and wait for the enemy to take the initiative to attack? "

Lin Tailai asked back: "If we don't take the initiative, can the small town of Yongxing hold an army of more than 30,000 people and hold it for a long time?

There are enemies on all sides here, and there are not even any reinforcements. What's the point of holding on? How long can our food last? "

Ma Gui complained angrily: "These local trash can't even provide detailed information, and they have to rely on guesswork to fight!"

Lin Jinglue said calmly: "Don't worry, Lao Ma. Once the headquarters has done some calculations, we will know the detailed situation and movements of the Japanese army, as well as the status of the generals."

Ma Gui: "."

Mr. Jinglue, you have read too many storytelling scripts and want to imitate Xu Maogong, Liu Bowen and others?

I heard that this is very popular in Suzhou, but you can't use storytelling scripts as military textbooks, even the most military-looking Romance of the Three Kingdoms!