Chapter 948 Afterglow of the Empire (4) [Happy Mid-Autumn Festival]

During the naval battle of Qichuanliang, Li Chao's navy was wiped out, which shocked Governor Xing Jie to realize the importance of the navy to the direction of the entire war.

Especially in the Battle of Ulsan, the Japanese pirates used waterways to come and go freely between the river and the sea, which made the Ming army agree that there must be a strong navy to cooperate with the land offensive.

It is true that Yi sun-shin has always performed brilliantly in the past, and he can be called outstanding military exploits, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. After nearly a year of recovery, the number of warships under his command has begun to increase. Not only can they harass, but they can also parry twice in frontal battles.

But it was limited to a few parries...

Because of this, the imperial court responded very quickly to Xing Jie and Yang Gao's request, and immediately dispatched Chen Lin, who had been preparing troops for a long time, to help in the battle.

This will be a Cantonese, who is good at fighting, especially in water warfare, and has a great reputation in Guangdong and Guangxi. Even Emperor Wanli, who is far away in the capital, has heard of it.

It's a pity that he is corrupt, often abuses soldiers and causes mutiny, and the documents of impeachment are like snowflakes, rising and falling in the officialdom, and his experience is quite rough.

If Lu Li remembers correctly, this General Chen became associated with the Anti-Japanese and Aid Korea earlier than any other general.

As early as the 20th year of Wanli, the imperial court had not yet decided to send troops. When the selection of generals was started in advance in the country, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi strongly recommended Chen Lin and praised him for his bravery.

Ever since, in August of that year, the imperial court formally summoned him from the south to the capital to serve as a general of the Seventh Battalion of Shenji for consultation.

As soon as the cannon is fired, ten thousand taels of gold.

This gentleman was ecstatic when he saw that the good opportunity fell on him. In addition to the extra troops of his own commander, he also recruited 500 soldiers from his hometown, equipped with excellent firearms, and rushed to the capital.

At the beginning of the war, he was quickly entrusted with the important task of serving as the deputy commander in chief of the sea defense against the Japanese in Jiliao and other places, and guarded against the Japanese landing in the mainland.

Everything seemed to be going well, but it turned out that the peace faction was relatively powerful at that time, and Chen Lin was out of luck...

Whether it is to serve the country sincerely, or to express himself deliberately, anyway, he made a lot of trouble.

Calling for battle again and again, I can't wait to have two memorials in one day, for fear that everyone will not know that I am a thorough main fighter!

From the south to the north, the whole army knows that there is a navy general surnamed Chen who is eager to try, and he can't wait to bring the navy into the court to participate in the war immediately.

Then, Shi Xing, then Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was annoyed. After the 21st year of Wanli, this person gradually changed from a main combat faction to a main peace faction, and had frequent quarrels with Song Yingchang, who was then the economic envoy.

Seeing that Song Yingchang was about to transfer Chen Lin to the court to expand the scale of the war, Shi Xing immediately stopped him!

It just so happens that military generals stationed in Beijing have unspoken rules for presenting gifts to civil servants. Except for the emperor himself who doesn't know it, everyone has agreed to it. Everyone is like this, even Qi Jiguang back then was not immune.

Therefore, after Chen Lin went north to the capital, he immediately gave Shi Xing two top-quality velvet blankets and Western glass cups. As a result, he never expected that Shi Xing would directly use this matter to attack Song Yingchang.

The unspoken rules in private have become bribes.

The evidence is so convincing, Chen Lin has nothing to justify, he came here in high spirits, left in disappointment, resigned in confusion, and returned to Jianghuang's hometown with his hometown soldiers in disgrace...

Not long ago, Yang Gao, who passed the customs again, asked the navy to help in the battle in order to seal the world in one fell swoop.

Emperor Wanli immediately thought of Chen Lin, quickly discussed with the cabinet, and within a few days, the Ministry of War issued an order to let him, who had been prepared in advance, lead the water battalion under his command to go north to fight against Japan.

Fight devils to become famous, but also make military exploits.

Chen Lin was naturally happy.

Immediately, he took his confidant, his beloved general, and his son Chen Jiujing, with a total force of 8,600 people, from the South China Sea to the peninsula.

This last piece of the puzzle has been strengthened several times during the voyage——

Headquarters: Chen Jiujing led 2,000 Liangguang sailors, the rest were 2,000 infantry and 4,600 wolf soldiers.

Reinforcement: Deng Zilong.

This year, the old general was seventy years old. He fought against the Japanese in Fujian, quelled chaos in the interior, and confronted Burma on the border for twelve years. They were beaten so hard that they dared not look north.

On the way, he led an army of 3,000 troops to join Chen Lin's troops.

When Chen Lin entered North Korea, another navy from South Zhili joined him, led by the guerrilla general Liang Tianyin and general Li Tianchang, with a total strength of 5,000.

In fact, the Guangdong-Guangzhou navy alone surpassed the combined naval forces of the Korean and Japanese armies.

According to Yang Gao's arrangement, Lu Li, whose subordinate system has been destroyed, will lead Deng Zilong's Fujian navy, Liang Tianyin and Li Tianchang's Southern Zhili navy to fight water battles with Chen Lin.

As for who will be the leader and who is the deputy, the court has made a clear decision. Lu Li will stay in the army and will be rewarded with an imperial goose feather sword. All rewards will be discussed after the victory is returned to the court.

Vague news leaked out, the Emperor Longxin was overjoyed, and he intended to give a generous seal...

This made Chen Lin, the deputy commander in chief, very jealous. He had wanted to make military exploits for a long time.

Lu Zhuanhai?

After hearing the arrangement, Lu Li readily accepted it after a little consideration. Compared to a land fight with a knife and a gun, a naval battle does not require the general's personal combat power so much.

At first, Chen Lin wanted to get acquainted with the hydrological conditions of the peninsula on the spot, but Li Chao provided specific parameters, so he went directly to Seoul without delaying too long.

More than 500 warships arrived at the mouth of the Han River, and Lu Li, who had left the battle order on land, led the giant turtle ship that he made when he escaped from Nanyuan to meet them.

It is worth mentioning that compared with the Japanese ships, the Ming warships are two grades stronger in terms of tonnage and firepower configuration.

After all, Li Chao's navy is not as good as Daming, and Li Chao's navy has repeatedly crushed the Japanese navy.

"Master Chief Soldier."

Chen Lin and other generals came to see him.

Whether it was military exploits, the court's will, or even Emperor Wanli's attitude, everyone was willing to obey Lu Li's command.

Looking at Chen Lin, who had a lot of controversy in history, Lu Li nodded and ordered everyone to go to Seoul.

The waterway is faster than the land march, and the grand strategy has not yet been drawn up, so it must be the last dispatch, and then rely on the speed advantage to reach the target first.

at night.

That is, on the night when he returned to Seoul, Chen Lin came to visit (gifts) alone, unlike those flashy things that were given to civil servants, he came prepared this time and knew about it in advance.

Knowing that Lu Li didn't have any weapons by his side——

Except for the two swords, the rest were all broken in the battle of Daoshan.

Therefore, he collected a magic weapon, swearing, citing scriptures, saying that it was the Fangtian painting halberd used by Lu Bu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms.

Considering the upper limit of force in this world is even more terrifying than the Three Kingdoms of Gaowu, so Lu Li didn't worry about it.

On the contrary, it was a black-maned horse, looking at Fang Tian's painting of a halberd, and was particularly envious. After all, it claimed to be Lu Bu in the middle of the horse, and it could be seen that it was deliberately imitating whether it was the shape of a human or the style of its moves.

Of course, it's impossible for Lu Li to give this guy the magic weapon right now. First, he really lacks a weapon at hand. Second, Chen Lin, the deputy commander, has to take care of his face. It's better for him to use it first.

Seeing Lu Li accepting Fang Tian's painting halberd and expressing his gratitude, Chen Lin immediately felt more at ease.

And these are inseparable from the help of Mr. Zongbing.

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