Ming Dynasty: Pick up attributes from the battlefield to create the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 117: Treasure House! Big Profit! Shocking the Koreans!

Liaodong!

With the Ming army's capture of Liaoyang City, there was no longer much suspense in this battle to recover the city, and the overall situation was basically determined.

For the Ming Dynasty, this Han homeland was finally recovered, and the lost land was reincorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty. This was naturally an incomparable honor, not only for the Ming army, but also for the people of the Ming Dynasty who cared about their country.

of course.

For the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the sharp sword hanging over the head of the Ming Dynasty was now decisively removed by the Ming Dynasty, and its strength suffered great damage.

After losing Liaodong, the Northern Yuan Dynasty would lose the opportunity to take the initiative to attack the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and its strategic advantage of being able to fight and retreat would disappear in an instant.

South of Liaodong, on the border with Goryeo, lies a quiet and deep forest.

The four hundred personal cavalry guards under Zhu Ying's command were like a group of hidden cheetahs, slowly patrolling the mountains and forests.

They were nimble and alert, and each of them exuded the aura of someone who had been on the battlefield for a long time.

Step into the depths of the forest!
The deeper you go.

The trees around were growing taller and denser, their branches and leaves intertwined, almost completely blocking out the sky, with only specks of sunlight filtering through the layers of branches and leaves.

In this era, there is no stealing and logging, so the forests are naturally very lush.

This place is very secluded and there is almost no human habitation around it.

Zhu Ying dismounted and handed the reins to the cavalry guard beside him. The cavalry guard took the reins steadily, led the horse back to the side, and kept observing the surroundings vigilantly.

"You all wait here."

"I'll go in and take a look." Zhu Ying instructed his personal guards.

"I accept your orders."

All the guards replied in unison.

Subsequently.

Zhu Yingze walked alone, taking steady steps, deeper into the forest, his eyes revealing a hint of eagerness and anticipation.

After walking for a while, Zhu Ying came to a hillside and stopped suddenly.

He stared at the hillside ahead, as if he had found something.

at this time.

A joyful smile slowly appeared on Zhu Ying's lips, and he murmured softly, "From what the map shows, this should be it."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and in his hand was a slightly old map.

This map is the treasure map obtained after killing Nahachu.

Now, although the war in Liaodong has been basically settled and there are not many obstacles, the army that was sent to Liaodong is still busy pacifying various parts of Liaodong and trying its best to eliminate the remaining Yuan army forces.

Zhu Ying cleverly used this as an excuse to lead his personal cavalry to wander outside.

On the surface, they were searching and eliminating the remnants of the Yuan army.

But in fact, Zhu Ying's real purpose was to search for the treasure left by Nahachu.

Nahachu has been managing Liaodong for many years and has a deep foundation. If there really is a treasure hidden there, the amount must be astonishing.

"I wonder how much gold and silver Nahachu has hidden!"

"I got it, so I must make good use of it."

"The war is about to end, and Liaodong will be unstable for a long time. This is exactly an opportunity for me."

Zhu Ying pondered in his heart.

Think of this batch of treasures stored by Nahachu!
Apart from anything else, this treasure will definitely be much more than the gold and silver obtained in Manjier's mansion before.

Now Zhu Ying's total attributes have exceeded 5,000, and the storage space has increased to 59 cubic meters. Eighty percent of the space is empty, waiting to be filled with these precious treasures.

Zhu Ying glanced around.

finally!
Keeping his eyes fixed, he followed the map's instructions and walked steadily to the hillside.

After taking a careful look at the map, Zhu Ying's gaze finally fell on the ground below. He leaned over slightly and stepped lightly with his foot. The ground did not feel solid, but a hollow sound, as if there was a huge secret space hidden underneath.

"found it."

"That's it." Zhu Ying was delighted. Obviously, this batch of treasures was hidden underground.

Zhu Ying quickly drew the Qinghong Sword from his waist.

Then he slowly squatted down, his eyes focused, and groped carefully on the ground for a while.

Subsequently.

Zhu Ying aimed at a certain position and thrust his sword hard.

Click!
The sword penetrated the ground directly and sank into it.

"rise!"

Zhu Ying let out a low roar, stretched out his hands, gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, and lifted it up with force.

Suddenly!

With a burst of dust, a secret door hidden underground was opened, revealing a staircase leading downwards.

There was a damp smell in the staircase passage. It was obviously too humid in this forest where sunlight could hardly penetrate.

"Sure enough it is."

Zhu Ying's face showed joy, and his eyes sparkled with excitement.

Immediately.

Take out the night pearl obtained from the treasure chest from the storage space.

Hold it in your hand.

The night pearl emitted a soft and bright light, instantly illuminating the stairs leading to the underground.

Zhu Ying, holding the night-shining pearl, slowly walked down the stairs.

Didn't go long.

After just walking up a few meters of stairs, a long dark passage appeared in front of me.

Zhu Ying walked along the secret passage, his footsteps echoing in the enclosed space.

After walking another ten meters, the view suddenly opened up and a huge space appeared before his eyes.

within the space.

into the eye.

The mountains of gold and silver shone with such dazzling light that it was hard to open one's eyes.

Especially under the illumination of the night pearl, it shines brightly with golden light.

At a glance.

There are at least hundreds of thousands of gold, five or six hundred thousand silver, or even more stored here, because among the piles of gold and silver, there are also many precious jewels and jades, each of which is exquisitely carved and looks to be of extraordinary value.

"My good boy."

"This is far more than the treasures in Manjier's treasury."

"Or, in other words, Manjier's treasury should also belong to Nahachu, but he just didn't have time to transfer it."

"With so much gold and silver, apart from anything else, it's enough to support a massive army of 100,000 men. If it's just simple expenses, we can have no worries for years."

"Nahhachu..."

Zhu Ying looked at the gold and silver treasures with a smug smile on his face. He chuckled and said, "I really have to thank you. You have been running Liaodong for so many years, living frugally, and now it's all my money."

Zhu Ying's laughter echoed in the empty treasure house.

then.

Zhu Ying naturally wouldn't be polite at all.

“I collected all of them.”

Zhu Ying quickened his pace and directly collected the gold, silver and treasures one by one into the storage space.

In his mind, these things can only be truly considered his if they are in his own space.

Moreover, with Nahachu's intelligence, as Liaodong fell, he would definitely make arrangements for this batch of treasures and would definitely notify the Northern Yuan Dynasty. In the future, someone would definitely come secretly to take them.

Therefore, Zhu Ying had to take it away first.

As for whether the Northern Yuan Dynasty would send people to take it in the future, that had nothing to do with Zhu Ying.

Once it is in Zhu Ying's hands, it will belong to him and no one can take it away from him.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Zhu Ying's busy figure shuttled back and forth in the treasure house.

Collecting treasures is a never-ending pleasure.

After a period of time, the treasure house that was originally filled with gold, silver and treasures has now become empty.

It was directly emptied by Zhu Ying.

"The entire storage space is full of gold, silver and treasures."

Zhu Ying looked at the almost full storage space and breathed a sigh of satisfaction. A satisfied smile spread across his face: "I've made a fortune."

Although his storage space was already piled with gold and silver, who would complain about having too much money?

Subsequently.

Zhu Ying glanced at the empty treasure house, and after making sure that there were no omissions, he turned around and left with satisfaction.

After leaving the treasure house, Zhu Ying had just walked a short distance when he saw Liu Lei holding Wu Feng, looking around, as if he was on guard, and also as if he was waiting for Zhu Ying.

Seeing Zhu Ying coming out, Liu Lei immediately came forward with a concerned look on his face and said, "General."

Zhu Ying jumped on his horse and immediately ordered, "Let's go back to Liaoyang."

"Yes." Liu Lei accepted the order immediately without any nonsense.

At this moment, an urgent cry broke the tranquility of the forest: "Report."

Xiao Han looked anxious and rode his horse as fast as the wind.

When he arrived in front of Zhu Ying, he quickly pulled the reins, and the horse neighed loudly, raised its front hooves high, and stopped.

Xiao Han reported anxiously, "General, we've spotted a gathering of troops outside the border. They appear to be coming from the direction of Goryeo, and their target appears to be Liaodong."

"Korean?"

Zhu Ying frowned slightly, and the previous information flashed quickly through his mind.

When attacking Liaoyang before, the Ming Dynasty had already received intelligence that Nahachu had issued an order, ordering Goryeo and other ethnic groups such as the Jiannu to send troops to aid Liaodong.

But after receiving Nahachu's order, they have been delaying. Now Liaodong is about to be completely controlled by the Ming Dynasty, and Nahachu is dead. It is quite interesting that they are arriving so late.

"Let's go meet them."

Zhu Ying said without hesitation, without any fear in his eyes.

"General," Xiao Han asked in shock, "according to my recent investigation, this Goryeo army has at least 10,000 soldiers, while we only have a few hundred. If we were to fight, the disparity in strength would be too great."

"Liaodong is already the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Ying said solemnly, his voice filled with undeniable authority: "As a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, it is my duty to defend the territory of the Ming Dynasty."

Say it.

Zhu Ying squeezed his legs against the horse's belly and spurred the horse forward, charging out of the forest.

"Follow the general."

"drive."

Liu Lei shouted loudly, his eyes full of determination to follow, and immediately rode his horse to follow.

The four hundred personal guards followed him one after another. There was no fear in their eyes, but instead a burning desire to fight.

They have followed Zhu Ying for so long and have gone through countless life-and-death battles. They all crawled out of the pile of dead bodies and there is nothing to be afraid of.

The border is there!
An army with a battle flag bearing the character "Li" was advancing towards Liaodong in a mighty manner.

This army seemed to have a large number of soldiers, with 10,000 cavalrymen at the forefront. They were wearing the same standard armor as the Northern Yuan Dynasty and were armed with spears and swords.

It is quite aggressive.

Behind the cavalry, many soldiers of the rear army were coming in batches. At a glance, this Goryeo army was no less than 40,000 to 50,000 strong.

"General."

At the vanguard of this cavalry, a Goryeo general, with a puzzled expression, looked at the middle-aged general beside him, clad in heavy battle armor, and respectfully asked, "It's said that the Ming have already conquered Liaodong Prefecture, and the Northern Yuan general has been killed in battle. What can we do now? Are we really going to go to war with the Ming?"

"The land of Liaodong has belonged to Goryeo since ancient times."

The middle-aged general looked stern and spoke with pride.

Hear this.

Several generals around him nodded.

"It's just that the Central Plains was full of powerful nations back then, and they forcibly snatched it from our hands. Now that Nahachu is dead, and the Ming army hasn't completely taken control of Liaodong, we naturally have to take this opportunity to seize some cities back."

"Once the news reaches the country, it will surely earn the admiration of all the people! And..."

The middle-aged general's face was thoughtful, his eyes gleaming with calculation. "After all, our Goryeo is a vassal state of the Yuan Dynasty. Don't you know how powerful the Yuan Dynasty is? If we don't send troops, the Yuan Dynasty will be furious! So, no matter what, our Goryeo must send troops."

Hear this!

The deputy general beside him seemed to be thinking about it, as if he understood the deep meaning of it. He immediately said respectfully: "General, you are wise."

Obviously, the identity of this middle-aged general was clear. He was none other than Lee Seong-gye, the great general of Goryeo. "Liaodong."

"Dayuan."

As Lee Seong-gye rode his horse forward, he murmured softly, but a glimmer of ambition flashed in his eyes.

What he just said to his subordinates was not what he really meant.

The reason why he obeyed the order of the King of Goryeo and led his troops to Liaodong was not to sincerely help Naha to fight against the Ming Dynasty!
If that were true, he wouldn't have been slowing down the march all the way.

He only wants one thing, and that is military power!

Just as Lee Seong-gye led his 10,000 cavalry forward and rapidly approached the Liaodong border.

call out!
Suddenly, a sharp sound of an arrow breaking through the air was heard.

A flare arrow, like a meteor, streaked through the air and shot down from a position less than ten feet in front of Lee Seong-gye.

There was a pop.

It was deeply inserted into the land where the border was located, the arrow head sank into the earth, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly.

"Xu."

When Lee Seong-gye saw the falling arrow, his face turned pale instantly. He was shocked and hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse hard.

His warhorse neighed loudly, raised its front hooves high, drew an arc in the air, and then fell heavily.

If he had taken one more step forward, the arrow would have hit him.

The Goryeo cavalry following behind Lee Seong-gye also reacted and hurriedly pulled the reins of their horses. For a moment, the sounds of horse hooves and neighing were intertwined, and the scene was a little chaotic.

"It is the territory of our Ming Dynasty."

"One step further."

"die."

As the arrow fell, a cold and murderous voice exploded in the void, resounding across the border like a huge bell.

Following the gaze of Lee Seong-gye and the thousands of Goryeo cavalry, they saw hundreds of red-armored cavalrymen marching towards the border rapidly like a surging tide.

The leader was riding a tall, pure black warhorse, the horse galloping at full speed, and the general on top was even more imposing.

The man was holding a bow in his hand, and the bow was shining with a cold light. It was obvious that it was him who had just shot the signal arrow.

In just a blink of an eye, these hundreds of red-armored cavalrymen all stood in front of the border line, in an orderly manner, like a Great Wall of Steel.

The leading general took the lead, standing majestically in the front, with a row of standing cavalry behind him.

Each of them was filled with murderous intent, with murderous intent in their eyes, like a group of ferocious beasts ready to pounce at any time.

"The Ming army has already attacked this place."

"Liaodong has been completely conquered by the Ming Dynasty."

After seeing this Ming cavalry, Lee Seong-gye already understood the situation in Liaodong.

However, when looking at the Ming cavalrymen who were only a few hundred in front of him, Lee Seong-gye's eyes flashed with disdain, but he was not very afraid.

"Who are you?" Li Chenggui stared at Zhu Ying with a gloomy face and asked in a cold voice.

"Who this general is is none of your business."

Zhu Ying's eyes were as cold as a sharp blade as he stared directly at Li Chenggui and shouted coldly: "Anyone who crosses the border will be killed!"

"Those who cross the border will be killed!"

"Those who cross the border will be killed!"

Behind Zhu Ying, four hundred cavalrymen shouted in unison, their voices resounding through the sky.

They held their weapons high, and the weapons flashed coldly in the sunlight.

The murderous aura that erupted from the simultaneous shouts seemed to be tangible, spreading in the air.

These four hundred personal guards all followed Zhu Ying through the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and each of them had the lives of at least seven or eight Yuan soldiers in their hands.

Whenever Zhu Ying rushed into battle, his personal guards were the first to follow him. They had experienced countless battles, and the murderous aura in their bodies had long been ingrained in their bones.

In terms of murderous aura and combat power, they are the strongest among the border troops.

Such angry shouts and murderous intent burst out!
Li Chenggui's face turned very ugly in an instant, and the expressions of the Goryeo cavalry behind him also changed drastically.

Many of the war horses they rode seemed to be frightened by the murderous aura and became restless, their hooves digging into the ground and making noises.

"This Ming army is full of murderous aura."

"I don't know which army of the Ming Dynasty it is."

Li Chenggui thought secretly in his heart, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

At this moment, he had already started to think about giving up.

Now that the Ming army has arrived here, it proves that Liaodong has been completely occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and there is no point for him to enter Liaodong again.

Lee Seong-gye was not clear about the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

But he knew clearly how powerful the Northern Yuan Dynasty was, and even more so how powerful Nahachu was.

When Nahachu was in charge of Liaodong, many tactics and even weapons were sold from Liaodong to Goryeo.

But now that Nahachu is dead, even the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command cannot stop the Ming army!
Just think about it and you will know the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

Being able to serve as the general commanding the troops of Goryeo, Lee Seong-gye was naturally not stupid.

However, when Lee Seong-gye saw Zhu Ying being so arrogant and using hundreds of soldiers to threaten him, he naturally felt a little dissatisfied.

"Your Excellency is too arrogant."

Li Chenggui stared at Zhu Ying, his face livid, and said coldly: "With just a few hundred soldiers, do you think you can stop my ten thousand cavalrymen from Goryeo?"

"You can try it!"

Zhu Ying raised his eyebrows and shook the sword in his hand. The blade was sharp and flashed with cold light.

He stared at Lee Seong-gye with a very cold look, as if Lee Seong-gye and his ten thousand cavalrymen were not worth mentioning at all.

Goryeo! Goryeo sticks!
Whether in this period or in later generations, in Zhu Ying's heart, it is so hateful!
Zhu Ying's first impression was very bad.

As Zhu Yingzhan swung his sword, the four hundred personal guards also clenched their swords tightly.

Their eyes were determined. Although the Goryeo cavalry in front of them numbered tens of thousands and their strength was dozens of times greater than theirs, they were not afraid at all and their eyes were filled with a burning desire to fight.

this moment!
In this Liaodong border area, the cold wind is blowing so hard that it hurts people's faces.

The huge disparity in military strength between the two sides formed a sharp contrast at this border line.

A strange atmosphere spread across the border, as if the air had solidified.

but.

Faced with the Ming army that was dozens of times inferior to his own, Lee Seong-gye and his thousands of Goryeo cavalrymen felt a sense of silent panic.

Even though they had the advantage in military strength, they were no match for the mere hundreds of Ming troops in terms of momentum and fighting spirit.

"Don't these Ming soldiers fear death?"

"I have ten thousand cavalry here, and he has only a few hundred men."

Seeing Zhu Ying and the hundreds of Ming cavalry around him like this, Li Chenggui was shocked and completely frightened by Zhu Ying's momentum.

However, there is a difficult problem facing Lee Seong-gye at this moment.

Being forced to leave like this was somewhat embarrassing. He decided to continue the standoff with Zhu Ying.

The army was watching. If he was really repelled by Zhu Ying like this, it would be a great loss of prestige for him as a great general.

"If I retreat like this," Lee Seong-gye thought to himself, his face becoming increasingly grim. "Then how can I, Lee Seong-gye, gain a foothold in the army?"

After thinking about it, Li Chenggui felt a chill in his heart and a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.

Then, he stared at Zhu Ying intently and shouted, "I am General Lee Seong-gye of Goryeo! Do you really dare to attack our army?"

But this time, Zhu Ying did not speak again, but just looked at him coldly, with a hint of contempt in his eyes, as if he was waiting for Li Chenggui's next move.

"The 1,000th Battalion, listen to your orders."

Lee Seong-gye drew the sword from his waist, the blade flashing with cold light, and he shouted coldly: "Go to Liaodong and recover our homeland of Goryeo."

"and many more."

The deputy general beside Li Chenggui shouted hurriedly.

Afterwards, he rode his horse to Lee Seong-gye's side, leaned forward slightly, and whispered, "General! Are you really going to invade Liaodong?"

"Now that the Ming Empire has completely conquered Liaodong, General Nahachu should be dead."

"It would be useless for us to enter Liaodong again."

"And...and the Ming army is so powerful that they even defeated the hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of General Nahachu. If we provoke the Ming, it will not be a good thing for us."

The deputy general had a serious expression on his face, with beads of sweat even appearing on his forehead.

"This Ming general is so arrogant."

Lee Seong-gye's face darkened as he gritted his teeth and said, "Are we going to retreat just like that? If I order a retreat, how will the soldiers view me?"

There was a hint of unwillingness in Li Chenggui's tone.

In short, what Lee Seong-gye meant now was only one thing: he needed a stepping stone.

He couldn't just retreat in disgrace just because of the intimidation of these hundreds of Ming soldiers. That would have a significant impact on his prestige as a general.

Realizing this, the deputy general immediately understood.

"General," the deputy general raised his voice, sounding sincere and anxious. "We cannot enter Liaodong. The Yuan general has been killed in battle, and the Yuan has already lost Liaodong. If our army enters Liaodong, we will be annihilated by the Ming army with our current strength."

"General, please think twice!"

The generals around him immediately understood.

"The general seconded the proposal."

"The Yuan Dynasty has been defeated."

"Our army's return to Liaodong will not change anything."

"Correct."

"Our mission was to go to Liaodong to support the Grand Commandant. Now that the Grand Commandant is dead, the Yuan army in Liaodong has also been destroyed. We have no legitimate reason to go there."

"Once we set foot in Liaodong, it would be equivalent to declaring war on the Ming Dynasty."

"General, let's withdraw our troops..."

One general after another tried to persuade Lee Seong-gye, their voices rising one after another.

Amidst these cheers, Lee Seong-gye's ugly expression gradually relaxed.

"it is good!"

Li Chenggui shouted in agreement, but his eyes turned to Zhu Ying in the Liaodong territory ahead, with a hint of resentment and resentment in his eyes.

"Ming general," Lee Seong-gye shouted coldly, "Remember this. Today, I, Lee Seong-gye, am withdrawing my troops not because I'm afraid of you, nor because I'm afraid of your Ming Empire."

"Since the Grand Commandant has died in battle, my military advisor remains nameless."

"I won't bother with you any more today."

"withdraw!"

Li Chenggui shouted loudly and turned his horse around.

The troops around him saw this.

They also turned their horses around.

Come quickly.

Go fast too.

They quickly evacuated towards Goryeo.

"Lee Seong-gye."

"Used Goryeo and established Joseon."

"He's quite a character."

Zhu Ying looked calmly in the direction where Li Chenggui left, thinking secretly in his heart.

this person.

But he is the future founding king of the Joseon Kingdom!

This time, he responded to Nahachu's order and marched to Liaodong.

It seemed that he really came to help Nahachu, but as far as Zhu Ying knew, the King of Goryeo had already sent Lee Seong-gye to lead troops to help, but he did not enter Liaodong for a month or two. It can be imagined that Lee Seong-gye did not want to enter Liaodong. The only thing he had in mind was to usurp the throne of the King of Goryeo.

"But it's a pity."

"If only he could cross this border."

"In this case, beheading him is a natural consequence."

but.

Zhu Ying was also a little disappointed.

……

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(End of this chapter)