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Chapter 534 War Potential

Fu Youde was full of expectations for this battle. He knew that he was not young anymore and he knew that he could be considered a veteran. Although he had made great contributions before, Fu Youde didn't think he was complacent.

After his death, Fu Youde felt that he had reached the threshold and could probably work hard.

Even if you can't compare with Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, and Chang Yuchun, if you work harder, you can probably compare with Tang He, the king of Dong'ou, and Deng Yu, the king of Ninghe.

Hamgyong Do has been taken down by the imperial army, and Ping An Do was also conquered by the imperial army. The so-called North Korean Eight Roads, the Ming Dynasty King's Army has taken down the two adjacent roads. In Hungkai Road, the imperial divisions that crossed the sea have already gained a foothold, echoing Incheon in Gyeonggi Province.

Fu Youde had a serious expression and said to Xu Huizu, "Duke Zhongshan, this time the army gathered in Zhonghe. He should first defeat Huangzhou, and the partial army would directly take Haizhou. When the Huanghai Road was in Jieshi, he could take it, and the troops would directly point to Jingji Road."

Xu Huizu also said at this time, "Haizhou Road has two capitals, Huangzhou and Haizhou, but there are heavy troops from both places in Goryeo."

The reason for Haizhou is easy to say. Naturally, as soon as Haizhou is broken, Gyeonggi Province is directly pointed at by the Ming Dynasty's soldiers. The heavy troops gathered in Huangzhou naturally mean that they want to block the Ming Dynasty's army from pushing forward.

"And the Goryeo people can't calmly gather the army. I would like to see the Zhongshan Duke go to Xianjing Road. The army rested in Anbian, and the king's army went east to take Jiangyuan Road, forcing Goryeo to divide the troops." Fu Youde continued, "I underestimated the resilience of these Goryeo barbarians. Along the way, there were tens of thousands of troops."

Xu Huizu also became silent. In fact, conquering Xianjing Dao and Ping'an Dao was really not a simple matter.

The strategy of the Goryeo people is actually very simple, that is, they are constantly fighting attrition wars and guarding them layer by layer. Especially some large cities in the prefectures, they gather heavy troops. It is not a simple matter to conquer such a city.

Moreover, on Goryeo, it is actually not conducive to cavalry charges, and there are too many mountains here. The invincible cavalry in the Ming Dynasty often couldn't find opportunities for field battles and could not directly annihilate the enemy in the field.

The intention of the Goryeo people was very obvious, that was, to defend themselves by the city and constantly consume the army of the Ming Dynasty. Every time the city was about to be broken, the remaining troops of the Goryeo people would decisively retreat, retreat, and continue to use the strong city to protect it.

Fu Youde continued at this time, "In the eyes of the general, people in Goryeo were panicked. Now wars in Huanghai Road are everywhere, and the Goryeo people can only divide their troops to defend. In fact, as long as they conquer Huanghai Road, the Goryeo people will probably ask for peace."

Fu Youde's meaning is very obvious, so Xu Huizu can naturally be said to be able to analyze it.

Although Goryeo now has gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, many of them are civilians and cannot be regarded as real soldiers. The real warriors are probably only about 200,000, and the others are just strong.

The hard work of fighting in Xianjing Road and Ping'an Road was very exhausted, and there were many casualties and injuries to soldiers.

In addition to some pride and underestimating the enemy and being unacceptable to the local environment, the main reason is that the Koreans set up defenses at all levels, and the front is full of elite soldiers and powerful generals. To fight such tough battles, they naturally have to pay more.

But that also gathered the elite of the entire Goryeo. The combat power and desire of these troops were indeed relatively strong. Many of these people fought with Li Chenggui and Li Fangyuan, or laughed to the end during the prince's rebellion.

However, everyone understands that such elites are constantly consumed and cannot be compensated in a short period of time. Goryeo's war potential is far less than that of the Ming Dynasty.

But after all, the difficulty of siege is itself relatively high, and there are indeed many casualties and injuries. Many times, for these generals, such a tough battle is actually filled with human lives, and there is no need to be a little merciful and ruthless.

Xu Huizu continued, "As long as you conquer Gyeonggi Province and build Kyoto, the whole country of Goryeo will naturally become chaotic. The fake king Li Fangyuan went against the rules, and many people complained."

Fu Youde thought so too. Li Chenggui had been driven off the stage by his son. But many people still think about the Wang family. After all, it has only been less than ten years since Li Chenggui usurped the throne. Even though those who opposed Li Chenggui were basically killed, many people still have their homeland.

What's more, although Li Fangyuan made great efforts in the process of Li Chenggui's usurpation of the country, he also ended up laughing in the two prince rebellions. However, compared with Li Chenggui's original prestige, especially among the people, Li Fangyuan was still somewhat lacking.

Now Li Fangyuan is gathering heavy troops to guard some heavy cities, but once the capital is conquered, the whole country of Goryeo will naturally become completely in chaos, and the people's hearts and prestige will be completely broken up.

"Then the fake King of Goryeo is interesting, and he repeatedly apologized for guilt." Fu Youde said mockingly, "It is said that he wanted to invade Tielingwei at the beginning, which was the crime of the monarch of the former Goryeo Dynasty. Our Grand Ming Tianshi should not attack him, Li's Goryeo."

Xu Huizu just smiled. In fact, over the years, the Li family and his son actually sent envoys to Yingtian Mansion, such as wanting to be enthroned by the Ming Dynasty, etc.

However, they were basically ignored by the court, except that it was possible that the British Emperor was very interested in the four counties of the Han family from the beginning. In fact, everyone also understood that the silver mines in Japan were alone, and they did not open up Goryeo and control the silver mines in Japan, and everyone was not at ease.

So this time, everyone understands that this time, the Li family's father and son were not necessarily the crimes of usurping the throne, or imprisoning his father and killing his brother. Those are actually just some more legitimate reasons.

The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty needed to enfeoff the royal family kings in Goryeo. The Ming Dynasty needed to open up Goryeo until Busan, and connect as much as possible to ensure that the silver mine will always be controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

I can only say that the location of Goryeo is very good. It seems wilderness here, with only some Goryeo ginseng, or female slaves were very popular in the Ming Dynasty.

But there is no way. As long as this place is stared at by the Emperor Ying, as long as this place meets the strategic needs of the Emperor Ying, the royal army of the Ming Dynasty will sooner or later conquer it, because the Ming Dynasty is strong enough, this is the most real reason.

This time Fu Youde and Xu Huizu discussed that naturally, the main army of the Ming Dynasty once again advanced together, and further divided the troops in Goryeo and strive to officially aim at Gyeonggi Province earlier.

Just when Xu Huizu was about to leave, Fu Youde couldn't help but say, "Duke Zhongshan, this time the imperial court is not just a conquest. If the Ming Dynasty included Goryeo in its territory, it would naturally need to be governed."

Xu Huizu was stunned for a moment, then said with a expressionless face, "Duke Yingguo can rest assured that Mo Zheng is not a soft-hearted person. If so, Mo Zheng can also follow the example of King Kaiping."

Fu Youde couldn't help laughing and said, "The court has appointed officials to govern Xianjingdao and Ping'andao. We will conquer the city and the land in the front, and there will be capable ministers in the back. We must not be greedy for merit, as it is best to take every step forward."

Xu Huizu also understood some of Fu Youde's thoughts. In fact, such arrangements are not friendly to the generals who lead troops to fight. But there is no way. These people lead troops to fight not only for themselves, but also because the court needs them to fight outside.

As soon as the imperial army captured Xianjing Road and Ping'an Road, the capable ministers and officials appointed by the imperial court immediately arrived and began to participate in the governance. It was obvious that these places were formally included in the management of the imperial court.

So this means that after the battle came, the identity of the royal army of the Ming Dynasty also changed a little. They needed to gain a foothold and defend these cities. They could not let the Goryeo army counterattack madly and bring back their homeland.

So this means that the Ming Dynasty's army actually needs to be careful. They should not be greedy for merit and advance recklessly. It is more important to make steady progress than anything else. The Ming Dynasty's army will never accept a defeat.

In fact, the army of the Ming Dynasty also understood that they did not necessarily need to be as fast as the wind and did not need to sweep Goryeo. Before winter comes, just hold on to the land that has been captured, and it is acceptable to wait for another battle next year.

After all, the Ming Dynasty's army had more reliable logistical support, and the Ming Dynasty court could also continue to transfusion and supplement.

But the Goryeo people obviously did not have such treatment. These people lost their land and soldiers, and they could only be continuously weakened, and their situation was increasingly difficult.

Fu Youde's reminder is to make Xu Huizu a little cruel. The land he has won should not be lost, and naturally it should not be messed up. In addition to appointing a part of the Korean people, the main ones who may bring hidden dangers need to be cleared.

In fact, this means that if you can kill as many enemies as possible on the battlefield, you should not be ruthless and must completely eliminate Goryeo's war potential.

Population has always been an intuitive reflection of the potential of war in such an era. Especially those soldiers who have experienced a lot of war, once they become defeated, it means that those people can actually bring great hidden dangers.

Fu Youde has experienced too many wars, and he has long had the determination to be as hard as iron. On the battlefield, he is cruel to himself and the soldiers under his opponents are also cruel. For the enemy, Fu Youde naturally has no mercy here.

As for Xu Huizu, he was born into a noble family, and he was not as cruel as Fu Youde who fought in troubled times.

Riding on a majestic war horse, the scarlet cloak roared.

Xu Huizu rode towards Anbian with a expressionless face. He wanted to lead a large army to attack Jiangyuandao. He wanted to further weaken the war potential of the Goryeo people and to destroy the Goryeo people's determination to resist.
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