From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 974

Interlude.

The Battle of Haizhou was just an interlude and would not affect the army's march southward. Even though the island pirates had high expectations for this elite force, it was clear that their so-called elite was just that.

A small country with few people wandering on the edge, relying on stealing civilization to complete its own iteration, no matter how hideous it evolves, it is difficult to be accepted by the public. It can only be a jumping clown in the period of historical change, making a hoarse and disgusting sound.

Zhou Yuan has always looked down on them, he just thinks of them as dirt.

The return journey still needs to be fast. Zhou Yuan and Li Yu'an rode on horseback, and they were also very sad when talking about these topics.

"I really want to ask a question."

She galloped at full speed, but her voice was still clear.

Zhou Yuan said, "You say."

Li Yu'an said, "In your eyes, Goryeo and the island bandits are actually similar, right?"

This question is not complicated. Zhou Yuan almost didn't think about it, and shook his head and said, "There is still a gap."

"Let me use a simpler example. Dajin is equivalent to a wealthy family, and Goryeo and the island bandits are equivalent to two poor neighbors."

"The poor neighbor Goryeo is not enterprising. All he thinks about are petty things. He is sensitive and fragile, likes to talk, and is annoying."

"The island bandits are different. They know how to learn and make progress, but they don't learn the great way, they only learn things that are immediately useful, so they are extremely vicious and have no bottom line."

"The former makes people hate him, and sometimes they want to slap him a few times. But the latter makes people hate him and will find a way to kill him."

"That's the difference."

Of course, Li Yu'an was not happy. She pouted and whispered, "You are really straightforward, but I feel sad when I hear it. I don't like my nation being defined in this way."

Zhou Yuan said, "The personality and temperament of a nation can be changed."

Li Yu'an looked at Zhou Yuan and said, "How to change it?"

Zhou Yuan said, "Learn. In this era of change, slowly change the national temperament and shape the foundation. Maybe in a few hundred years, Goryeo will be different."

Li Yu'an snorted and said slowly, "I know what you mean. Learn from Dajin. If we really concentrate on doing that, maybe it won't take hundreds of years, but only a few decades, for us to become part of Dajin."

"Isn't this your strategy for dealing with the Jurchens?"

"Do you still want to incorporate Goryeo into the territory of Dajin?"

Zhou Yuan laughed out loud.

He shook his head and said, "To be honest, I'm not very interested. The land here is too barren. Incorporating it into the territory will consume our national strength."

"But Saint Mother Sister, the sun is so strong that it is surrounded by stars. Some things cannot be changed or decided by you and me."

"When the Great Jin rises and competes for the world, the light and heat it emits are like the sun in the sky. It is difficult for Goryeo not to get close."

"I don't need to include Goryeo in the territory. I just need Goryeo to be a vassal state of the Great Jin as it was before. In the future, this vassal state will naturally merge with the Great Jin."

Li Yu'an tilted his head and said, "It seems that there is nothing wrong with it."

Zhou Yuan said, "Good or not, the people know that this is reflected in their specific lives. People will always move towards a better direction."

Li Yu'an said loudly, "Please, I don't understand these things very well. You have to help me."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "It's to help us."

A great country has its own majesty, just like the sun. If you get close to it, you will naturally rotate with it.

Zhou Yuan's idea is very simple. If he does a good job in Dajin, everything will come naturally.

At present, Goryeo is too poor and it is not yet time to conquer it.

Although doing many things in advance can achieve greater achievements, it may not be the best decision. On the contrary, it is likely that he will have to endure more and greater pain because of this decision.

This pain is naturally not borne by Zhou Yuan, but by ordinary people. However, Zhou Yuan believes that he does not need those achievements. He wants to have a better way to solve it.

To conquer the enemy without fighting is the real conquest.

Of course, this set of tactics does not work for the ferocious and vicious island bandits. Zhou Yuan is better at another set of tactics.

Nie Zairong landed, the battleships landed, and the five battleships and two cruisers landed from various places and headed towards Seoul.

Their number is not large, less than 3,000 in total, but... each of them is equipped with a mother-and-child flintlock gun, and they are real musketeers.

After fighting the Portuguese and Dutch fleets, they grew up quickly through pain and became a force that could not be ignored.

Their attack was very smooth because most of the island bandits were concentrated in the area around Seoul. They could go directly north and join the friendly forces that landed in Jiksan., approaching the outside of Seoul.

They landed lightly, without siege weapons and siege missions.

The mission was on Zhou Yuan and the Jingying.

"We have arrived in Kaesong!"

Zhou Yuan looked at the low tower in front of him and said slowly: "December 28th, the day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Within two days, we will make the island bandits disappear into ashes."

"In this battle, we must truly demonstrate the power of the great power of the Jin Dynasty!"

"I want to let these island bandits know that they are still far from it."

Dozens of falconets were pushed out together and completed the installation.

With a loud bang that shook the earth, the shells hit the tower in front with flames.

At the same time, Guan Dayong led the elite battalion in heavy armor and rushed forward.

With air suppression, artillery siege, and heavy cavalry coordinated advancement, Kaesong's defense was just a piece of paper, which would break with a poke.

Several huge gaps were directly blasted out of the low city wall. Guan Dayong's heavy cavalry rushed in, and the island bandits could not stop it at all.

Their muskets made loud noises, but they were useless. They only produced a little smoke when hitting heavy armor, and then the musket team was trampled into meat paste by heavy weapons.

"It's our turn! Kill!"

Song Wu roared, and led the Wuyao Camp and Yongxiao Camp to charge forward. The island pirates' defenders in Kaesong were directly defeated and killed thoroughly.

The iron barrel formation built by the island pirates, Kaesong-Wenshan-Seoul-Yangping, was said to have no defects or flaws.

But now the barrel was directly smashed.

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Kill all the island pirates! Non-stop! Attack Wenshan!"

"Before dark, I want you to take Wenshan!"

In the face of the tsunami, the small boat had no ability to resist.

Today's Jingying, with the cooperation of the Elite Camp's heavy cavalry and the Portuguese cannon, is like a raging flood.

Wherever it goes, it is unstoppable.

Under the bloody sunset, the white snow glowed red, the cannons roared, and the towers of Wenshan were also blown to pieces.

The same tactics, played directly, the cannons fired a round, the heavy cavalry rolled over, and the soldiers of the Beijing camp rushed over to kill.

The defenders of Wenshan could not hold on at all, and they became a pile of corpses before it got dark.

"We must rest."

Zhou Yuan said in a deep voice: "We have taken down two cities in one day, and the operation of the troops has reached the limit. It is impossible to rush to attack Seoul overnight."

"Set up camp, clean up supplies, complete distribution, rest until tomorrow noon, and then set off for Seoul."

It's very close from Wenshan to Seoul. We will set off at noon and arrive at night. We can take Seoul under the cover of night.

Take it! Happy New Year!