Chapter 163: Zhu Di shows off his power
"Kill!" Cao Minxiu took the lead and led thousands of people to escort Zheng Mengzhou and others to the city gate. The defenders in front of the city gate were also caught off guard in a hurry. As a result, they quickly occupied the city gate. Then the city gate was opened, and the two were preparing to escape from the city.
According to the plan agreed by Zheng Mengzhou and Jiang Yan before, the Ming army would pick them up outside the city, and they would support Wang Xing as King of Goryeo, so that they would have the capital to confront Li Chenggui, but Kaicheng could not stay anymore. After all, Kaicheng was Li Chenggui's old nest, so they planned to protect Wang Xing to Jianghua Island, and then call on all regions to resist Li Chenggui's forces to serve the king together.
However, what Zheng Mengzhou never expected was that just as they opened the city gate, Zhu Di, who had been waiting outside the city for a long time, took the lead in killing into the city. The three thousand people behind him were all selected elite soldiers. He had followed him to the desert and killed the Mongols and scolded their parents, even when facing several times of the enemy, he remained calm.
This unplanned situation made Zheng Mengzhou and Cao Minxiu both stunned. Didn’t it be agreed that they would just support him? Why did the Ming army suddenly enter the city? Do they want to rely on this little force to occupy the entire Kaicheng?
In fact, Zheng Mengzhou was really guessed correctly. At this time, Jiang Yan found Zheng Mengzhou helplessly and said, "Zheng Shizhong, the plan has changed. Kaicheng is the capital of Goryeo. Whoever occupys this place will occupy the orthodox Goryeo, so you must not give up here. You can follow our army to fight back and drive Li Chenggui out of Kaicheng!"
"How could this happen? Our plan was not like this before. And with just our little force, how could it be possible to defeat Li Chenggui?" Zheng Mengzhou was also very annoyed when he heard this. In his opinion, the Ming army was simply too arrogant. Even if their army was elite, Li Chenggui's army was not bad, and there were tens of thousands. Facing several times the enemy, these people had no chance of winning at all.
"I have no choice. This is the decision made by His Highness Yan, so we can only follow it!" Jiang Yan said helplessly again. He changed Li Jie's plan, and as a result, Zhu Di also changed his plan. However, if he could really occupy Kaicheng, it would definitely be a great thing for them.
"King of Yan? Are you talking about the King of Yan from Peking? He is here too?" Zheng Mengzhou was also surprised when he heard this. He went on missions to the Ming Dynasty many times and made friends with officials in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, he had heard of King Yan Zhu Di.
"That's right, the one who rushed into the city gate first was His Highness Yan!" Jiang Yan nodded. When he spoke, he turned his head and looked ahead, but found that Zhu Di had led his army to the corner of the street in front and had fought with the pursuers sent by Li Chenggui.
"Oh no! He is a prince, how can he be a dangerous person? You... you are so chaotic!" Zheng Mengzhou was so scared that he shivered all over when he heard this, because he thought that if something happened to Zhu Di in Kaicheng, the Ming Emperor who protected the short-skinned Emperor would definitely go crazy. When the emperor was angry, they would probably be naked for thousands of miles, and they might even be completely destroyed by the Ming Dynasty!
Thinking of the serious consequences of this incident, Zheng Mengzhou didn't care about anything else and immediately ordered Cao Minxiu to lead his troops to support Zhu Di. Now he has left the victory or defeat of this coup. The most important thing now is to save Zhu Di's life. He must not let him have an accident in Goryeo. Otherwise, no matter who wins with Li Chenggui, Goryeo will not end up in the end!
However, Zheng Mengzhou underestimated Zhu Di too much. When he and Cao Minxiu led their troops to support him, they found that Zhu Di had defeated Li Chenggui's pursuers and then counterattacked them all the way. The army under Li Chenggui was almost as if paper was in front of him, and was simply vulnerable.
In fact, this situation is normal. Goryeo was originally at the end of a dynasty, and the army was already corrupt. In addition, it was ruled by the Mongols and was castrated by the Mongols. Even after the demise of the Mongols, they were unable to defeat the remnants of the Mongols.
In contrast, Zhu Di's elite soldiers killed the Mongols, and their morale was far superior to the Goryeo army in terms of experience, equipment, and even their morale was far superior to the Goryeo army. Therefore, these Goryeo people were like three-year-old children in front of them, and had no power to resist at all.
Zheng Mengzhou didn't expect that Zhu Di, the King of Yan, would be so brave, which made him feel a lot of confidence all of a sudden. If this situation continues, they might really be able to control the entire Kaicheng.
Thinking of this, Zheng Mengzhou also decided to fight. He immediately wrote some letters and sent them to the hands of some ministers and generals in the city. These people were neutral factions before, but they did not support him, but they did not turn to Li Chenggui. Now his offensive is fast, so he can win over these people. Maybe someone will stand on his side when he sees the situation is wrong.
Zhu Di, who rushed forward, was not surprised. Although he was irritable, he was a natural commander. He inherited Lao Zhu's military talent. As early as Jeju Island, he had already asked someone to collect the situation of the Goryeo army. In his opinion, the Goryeo army was as corrupt as their dynasty, and would collapse completely with a slight push.
The Goryeo army flew in front of him also confirmed Zhu Di's speculation. As soon as he fought with the Goryeo army, Zhu Di keenly judged that his decision was correct. Although he only had 3,000 people in his hands, he could definitely defeat Kaicheng. With Zheng Mengzhou and others helping, it was not difficult to take over the Goryeo capital.
At the same time, Li Chenggui and Li Fangyuan and his son also led their troops to the palace. They just sent people to hunt down Zheng Mengzhou and others, because compared with Zheng Mengzhou, controlling the Goryeo King is the top priority.
However, just as Li Chenggui and the others arrived at the palace, before they could control King Goryeo, they saw someone running in in a panic and shouting: "It's a big deal, Ming... Ming army is coming into the city!"
"What?" Li Chenggui's expression changed when he heard this. They had previously guessed that the plan to assassinate Zheng Mengzhou was leaked from Daming, because except for him and his confidant, only Daming knew that although there was no evidence, Li Chenggui had made a secret decision not to let the Ming army enter the city. Unexpectedly, the other party actually rushed in.
"It is unknown whether it is the Ming army. Zheng Mengzhou and Cao Minxiu also led their troops closely behind. It seems that they are in the same group. Now they have killed the pursuers and are coming to the palace!" The visitor reported again.
Li Chenggui's face changed when he heard this. The pursuers he sent were already the elite of his men, but he did not expect that they would be killed and dispersed by the Ming army so soon. Moreover, the Ming army took action directly, which obviously confirmed their previous speculations. Zheng Mengzhou and Daming really colluded.
"Mobilize troops and drive the Ming army out of the city!" Li Chenggui roared in anger. Originally, the Ming army was the reinforcements he invited, but he didn't expect that it would become his own obstacle now. If he had known this, of course he would not have agreed to Li Jie.
When he thought of Li Jie, Li Chenggui was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. He exchanged the entire Jeju Island for a promise to Li Jie, but he didn't expect that the other party was just playing tricks on him. Not only did he not help, he also helped Zheng Mengzhou and others to deal with him. It was simply too much!
"Father calms down, it's too late to regret it now. Why don't I lead the troops to meet these Ming soldiers in person!" Li Fangyuan saw his father's thoughts, immediately persuaded him first, and then volunteered.
"Okay, go and teach those Ming troops a lesson. As far as I know, the number of Ming troops should not be large. It is simply a matter of seeking death if they dare to take the initiative to kill the city!" Li Chenggui nodded after hearing this. He didn't know that the Ming army was led by Zhu Di, and he didn't know that the Ming army was extremely powerful. It is not certain who wins and loses now.
Li Fangyuan took the order and left, and soon mobilized an army of tens of thousands of people, and then rushed to the direction where the Ming army came. As a result, the two sides encountered unexpectedly on the main road of Kaicheng, and a fierce battle broke out.
Li Fangyuan thought he had the advantage of military strength, and even if he could not retreat to the Ming army, he could easily stop the opponent. At that time, other reinforcements in the city came and attacked him several times, the Ming army would be defeated even if he was undefeated.
However, when the real battle was in full force, Li Fangyuan was shocked to find that the Ming army in front of him was extremely elite, especially the thousand cavalry in front, which was even more unstoppable. His front line was easily torn apart by the opponent. Then the infantry in the rear rushed forward and killed his army and retreated one after another. He could not even organize a decent counterattack.
What's worse is that although this main road is wide, it still cannot accommodate too many people fighting head-on. Li Fangyuan could only send more than a thousand people forward at a time, so his military strength advantage could not be exerted at all. Instead, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty galloped and slashed the Goryeo soldiers along the streets, which was even stronger than the Mongolian cavalry of that year.
"No wonder even the powerful Mongolians are not their opponents. When will our Goryeo have such an army?" Li Fangyuan looked at his retreating subordinates and said heartbrokenly. At this time, he suddenly realized that in the face of absolute power, the previous pride of power were vulnerable.
"Stop it for me, who dares to take a step back and kill it!" Li Fangyuan roared again. After saying that, he sent his personal soldiers forward as a supervision team. Whoever dares to retreat and executes them immediately. Only then did he temporarily prevent the army from collapsing.
However, Li Fangyuan knew that under the Ming army, the army under his command would not last long. If they retreated, the Ming army would probably really kill to the palace. By then, his father and King Goryeo would fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Li Fangyuan immediately made a decision. He handed the commander to his confidant, and then rode alone and ran back to the palace. When he saw his father, he immediately shouted: "Father, the Ming army is sharp, Kaicheng may be lost. Let's take the king out of the city, so that there will be a chance to make a comeback in the future!"
"What!" Li Chenggui never expected that Li Fangyuan would suddenly run back and persuade him to abandon the city and escape. Could it be that they could not even stop the Ming army of only a few thousand people?
Chapter completed!