Chapter 112: Major Cases Also Handled on the Peninsula
Although Shenyang was called a city, it was actually the front-line military camp of the Ming army, and the people in the city also depended on the soldiers for their livelihood.

Therefore, when the general took his second wife, the whole Acropolis was filled with joy, and all the red cloth that could be found in the city was sent to the general's mansion to decorate it. However, due to the shortage of supplies, the wedding banquet was still quite embarrassing.

There were a total of forty-eight tables in the mansion. Since there were so many guests, they had to take turns to be seated. This resulted in the street in front of the mansion being crowded with guests waiting to be seated.

"Don't push, let my General Cao pass through."

Several servants of the Cao family bravely rushed forward and squeezed out a passage for the two generals.

When the Cao uncle and nephew stationed in Haizhou heard the news, they rushed to Shenyang city for three or four days and finally arrived before the first banquet started. Because of their status, they could be seated as soon as they arrived.

"Finally I made it. What gift did you give to Li Shuai?"

The uncle and nephew gathered together with a circle of generals who came from western Liaoning. The smart ones gave up their seats to them, so that the two Caos were able to sit next to Wu Sangui and others.

"I gave my godfather a winter melon-shaped gift." Wu Sangui lowered his voice and showed off the gift he gave to his godfather in front of everyone.

"Mei Nai He" is the common name for large silver ingots, which are cast into a single vessel with hundreds or thousands of taels of silver. It means that thieves will be helpless when seeing it. It is a means for rich people to prevent theft.

After leading the troops alone, many Ming army generals would exploit the land more carefully. In Liaodong under the rule of the Later Jin Dynasty, all the wealth was concentrated in the homes of the flag owners and Ezhen. Therefore, the generals had a lot of incredibly tacky but valuable things in their hands.

"Then what Bian Jiao and I gave was a little bit unpresentable. I gave ten large ginsengs, and Bian Jiao gave a mink coat."

Ginseng and sable fur are both specialties of Liaodong, and many ordinary visitors will give these things as gifts.

Even military generals had to follow the gift-giving rules in official circles. The gifts given by Cao's lieutenant general of Liaonan and a guerrilla were not worthy of the status of the host and the guest.

The commander usually doesn't accept gifts. This may be one of the only two red and white events that General Li's family has been able to celebrate in recent years. The next time he gives a gift will be at his child's hundred-day party.

Cao Wenzhao suddenly felt a little regretful. "This happy event came so suddenly. We were in Haizhou and knew about it late, so we were not well prepared. Brother Wu, do you have anything good at home that can support the occasion? Give it to me first, and I will double the price for you later."

Cao Wenzhao has accumulated a lot of military merits following General Li. A few months ago, he was just a captain, but now he is a lieutenant general. His promotion is too fast, and he can't keep up with the pace of gift giving.

"Don't be alarmed, Lao Cao. My godfather doesn't like these vulgar things. Next time when my godfather takes a concubine, you can just give him some good things."

Wu Sangui pretended to know the inside story, but in fact he did know something.

Cao Bianjiao, who had been silent for a long time, asked curiously, "When is the next time? If it's one or two years, the flowers will be cold."

After taking Liaoyang, Qianfeng Town had been reorganizing the surrendered soldiers and distributing rewards and promotions to generals at all levels.

All the generals knew that the commander-in-chief acted exactly like Marshal Li Chengliang did back then, and those who were close to him must be promoted.

After the complete recovery of Liao territory, the imperial court and the commander-in-chief would certainly evaluate the merits of the generals again, and the two Caos were afraid that they would not be able to make it in time.

There were eight people at the table. The other seven were intrigued by the words of Li Shuagan's eldest son. They looked over and kept flattering him, wanting to know when they could give the coach another gift.

Wu Sangui was very proud. He liked the feeling of being surrounded by people.

"Isn't it said that the court is going to confer him the title of Earl? Godfather is planning to have a son recently. Godmother Dong has never given birth. From what I can see from Godfather's intention, he might take in a concubine after the battle against Korea."

The other five nodded slowly and took note of this matter, but the two Caos were greatly surprised.

"Attack North Korea? When was this discussed? How come we haven't heard anything about it?"

Cao Wenzhao's expression changed slightly. He currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General and is the chief general of a route. He nominally governs the territories of five guards. In the entire Liaodong, there are only a few generals and deputy generals above him.

If he doesn't even know about this major development, it means that the coach may not like him and his nephew very much.

Yang Shigong at the table explained the whole story to Da Cao.

Cao Bianjiao, who had been listening carefully, exclaimed, "My uncle and I have nothing to do with this?"

He was a warlike person and always wanted to fight his way from Haizhou City to Fenghuang City in the mountains. Now he heard that the commander was going to lead his troops into the mountains to raid the area, and he felt itchy in his heart.

"Godfather will assign tasks to you. Don't worry."

Wu Sangui had already seized the opportunity to join the expedition, and he felt very safe, but Cao Cao and his father Cao Cao were getting anxious.

It seemed that he would not be able to gain military merit from defeating Ajige and other Tartars. In the future, he would not even be able to get close to the commander-in-chief, and promotion would be a distant dream.

They discussed with Yang Shigong and other Li Shuai's servants and decided to challenge the commander-in-chief after the wedding banquet.

……

Although there were many guests, few dared to make trouble in the bridal chamber. Therefore, after the last banquet, Li Hao, with a flushed face, went alone to the north room in the third courtyard of the general's mansion to prepare for the wedding consummation.

The commander-in-chief used a scale with a red tie to lift Dong Sulan's red veil. After drinking the medicinal wine given by his subordinates, he said:
"Go eat something first, we'll be doing some strenuous work later."

This was the first time he observed his wife so carefully. Dong Sulan was as her name suggested, with a simple and elegant temperament. Her oval face was lightly blushed, and her thin lips were printed with bright red lip makeup, which made her face look even whiter.

Li Hao took a closer look and saw some snack residue at the corners of her mouth. "I just had some snacks and I don't have much appetite. Since my husband wants to have sex, Ruyi should go out first. When I call you, come in and help me wash up."

After she gave the order, a petite maid appeared from behind the door, walked out quickly and closed the door.

Li Hao was a little stunned. After entering the room, he observed the situation in the room and did not notice the maid.

"This maid is quite suitable to be an assassin."

After the general praised him, he did not hesitate and started to work.

"My dear husband, please wait a minute. Let me take off my hairpins... I can't do that. I can't cross my legs over my shoulders. How can I be so disrespectful of etiquette... I don't know which woman in the world can bear your kindness. I can't do that."

Dong Sulan finally gave in and admitted that she was no match for the general.

She touched her husband's scars one by one and exclaimed tenderly, "There must be hundreds of scars here."

"More than that, bring me some red candles and I'll let you count them carefully."

Li Hao was quite satisfied with her. Although Dong Sulan was very conservative in her words, her body was quite cooperative and her behavior was generous.

"Good man, please stop playing tricks. I am determined to follow my husband to Korea. There will be plenty of opportunities to have sex in the future, and I can get pregnant soon."

Dong Sulan expressed her plan with a serious face.

It was a foregone conclusion that the general would be granted a title and his son would have a son. Although she was the legal wife, her family was not powerful, so she had to be the first to have an heir.

"Is it appropriate to bring a woman with you on the march? Besides, the journey is long and Changbai Mountain is not easy to walk on, nor is it safe. What if you get pregnant and have a miscarriage during the march?"

He fought in an unconventional way, and often relied on his personal bravery, so his daily march could be as close to a hundred miles. Even the strong soldiers who stayed in the barracks all year round could not bear it, let alone a woman.

"I can dress up as a man and serve my husband."

She refused to give in.

"I will leave after you get pregnant. That should be fine. I will be in Korea for two or three months. I have to properly arrange the military in Liaodong and wait for the arrival of the generals, soldiers and weapons in the rear. It will take at least half a month. That's enough time."

Dong Sulan smiled gently, obviously satisfied.

She didn't remove her makeup, and after the exercise, her face had the temperament of a ruined wife. Li Hao was aroused by the sight and pressed her head down again.

……

On the tenth day of September, after a month's pursuit, Li Hao finally arrived at Anzhou City in Pyeongan Province, North Korea as planned.

After approaching Fushun Pass from the Hunhe River, he specially sent troops to block the Tartars' retreat to the north. In the direction of Fenghuang City, Cao and Cao also led two thousand soldiers to pretend to attack. With the three sides blocked, Ajige and others had no choice but to lead the capable soldiers to quickly advance to Kuandian, Yizhou and other places.

If you don't run away, you might really be killed.

The Liao army followed the Tatar army in an orderly manner, one or two hundred miles behind them, all the way from Changbai Mountain to Pyeongan Province on the northwest side of Korea.

The North Korean military strength was probably only 50,000 to 60,000, and they were unable to defend the small towns near the mouth of the Yalu River, including Tieshan in the hands of Dongjiang Town.

It cannot be called a defense, because when the soldiers and civilians in these places saw thousands of Tartar soldiers coming, they simply chose to pack up their food and run away.

After discovering that the Later Jin army had broken through the city, Li Hao sped up and gave chase, not giving Ajige a chance to catch his breath.

The Later Jin army had no supplies and could only fight to support itself. They did not dare to turn back and fight Li Hao head-on, so they marched eastward all the way and finally met with defeat in Anzhou, an important town in Korea. After wasting a day in the siege and losing hundreds of bannermen and dead soldiers, the Liao army chased them to within dozens of miles of them.

The Eight Banners Army had no choice but to move east again.

The general commander of Qianfeng Town was still interested in resting for a day or two. After informing the Korean garrison of his identity, Anzhou garrison commander Jin Jun, Nan Yixing and other Korean generals came out of the city to welcome him.

Emperor Wanli had given the Joseon Dynasty a new life, so they dared not neglect the general commander of Liaozhen and the Ming army that came to support them.

"Where is your King of Joseon? Is he in Seoul or has he fled to the island? I am here not only to hunt down the Tartar soldiers, but also to settle the score with the traitor Gwanghae."

After leading his troops carelessly into the Anzhou Lieutenant General's Mansion, Li Hao began to torture the military and civil officials of the Korean side without any courtesy.

Gwanghaegun was the King of Korea before the third year of Tianqi. He was the crown prince during the Imjin War and had received great favors from the Ming Dynasty, but he had always been flirting with Nurhaci before that.

Although the current King of Joseon, Yi Jong, overthrew his uncle Gwanghaegun, he did not settle Gwanghaegun's crimes and only exiled his uncle to an island.

Li Hao envisioned carrying out a few major cases in North Korea to completely let the people of the peninsula know how to be dogs of the Ming Dynasty.

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