Chapter 129 Jeju
Zhu Yigui left the capital in advance and considered his consideration. After meeting Zhu Yicheng in the capital, Zhu Yigui realized that his previous guess was wrong. It was not that he had to lead his troops south or north, but that he wanted him to go to Xinming.
Zhu Yigui had different ideas from others when he went to Xinming. If he was good at home in the eyes of others and was already at a high position, he would have to travel across the ocean to Xinming thousands of miles away. He would definitely have concerns in his heart.
But Zhu Yigui is different. As early as in Fujian, Zhu Yigui was a person who was unwilling to be mediocre. Otherwise, he would not have gathered a group of brothers and took advantage of the opportunity of the Ming army going south to raise the anti-flag flag to fight against the Qing army.
It was this move that not only made him famous as the duck king, but also completely changed his destiny. In his opinion, the existence of life is not only high-ranking officials, wealth and glory, but also more importantly, reflecting one's own value. Zhu Yigui is such a person who hopes to reflect one's own value and has an adventurous spirit.
If it weren't for this, Zhu Yigui wouldn't have been impatient to go north as soon as he received the order to enter Beijing. He even had a shameless attitude to get a relationship with Wang Dong-laid in Tianjin, hoping that he could lead his troops to the battlefield again.
You should know that he is now an army general, Yifangzhong Town. He has climbed from level to a senior military leader, and his background in the eyes of outsiders, isn’t it better to be able to get rich safely?
So, when he learned that Zhu Yicheng asked him to go to Xinming and became the supreme commander of the Xinming Army, Zhu Yigui was so excited that he could not say much.
In his opinion, the Qing Dynasty now has completely lost hope and will swallow the Ming Dynasty in one bite sooner or later. As for small countries such as North Korea, Myanmar, and Jiaozhi are also a dish on the plate when facing the powerful Ming Dynasty. Once these forces are destroyed, there will be no wars to fight in the Ming Dynasty.
Now, there is a horse in the north, Yue Zhongqi in the south, Yang Xu in the Guanzhong, and it is said that Dong Dashan will lead the troops himself, and Lin Jianzhang, Huang Chaoyun and others, these are all great generals in the Ming army.
Although Zhu Yigui is not bad, Zhu Yigui is not confident compared to the above mentioned people. Apart from Yue Zhongqi, who is not his old boss and senior? Even if Zhu Yigui is arrogant, he dare not compete with them for the position of head coach.
Even Yue Zhongqi, Zhu Yigui admitted that if he was not as good as the other party in terms of military command alone, Yue Zhongqi's military talent was well known. He suffered a great loss from Yue Zhongqi on the riverside, and this was the case when both the troops and equipment were far superior to the Qing army.
If Yue Zhongqi had the same equal military strength and equipment as Zhu Yigui and led the same elite troops at that time, the Battle of Jiangbei would definitely not be the result of the future. Therefore, Zhu Yigui, who is self-aware, knew very well that if he continued to stay in the local area, it would be extremely difficult to stand out in the Ming Dynasty with stars.
So when Zhu Yigui learned that Zhu Yicheng was going to send him to Xinming, he was ecstatic. In his opinion, Xinming was not a bad thing, but a great thing.
Xinming's territory is quite large, and it is currently in several local provinces. Moreover, when he went to Xinming, he did not only work as a general town in Jiangbei, but was responsible for military affairs as the supreme commander of the Xinming Army.
Zhu Yigui still knew about Xinming's situation, and even read the War Army newspapers of Xinming, the French Empire, and the Spanish Kingdom.
Compared with the Qing army that was unstoppable, the French Empire, as the world's largest power, Zhu Yigui had to admit that France was indeed powerful after carefully studying those wars.
Even the Spanish Kingdom, which was beaten to tears in Luzon, had the power on the New World. If it weren't for the Ming army's death in Xinming, and Pan Mengyuan used all its strength to support it, and later because the British suddenly sent troops, France and the Spanish coalition were afraid that the retreat would be cut off and had no choice but to propose a ceasefire, the battle would have ended in the failure of the Ming Dynasty.
Although it was a draw on the surface, judging from the loss or the Ming Dynasty's later retreat to the occupied area and redemarcating the border with France and other countries, the Ming army actually lost in this war.
With the strength of the Ming Dynasty, he still suffered such a great loss in front of the French Empire, which is enough to prove the fear of France by Western countries. Before, Zhu Yigui had heard of France's power. The monarch, known as the Sun King, used the power of one country to fight against the entire Europe, and made his opponent complain.
In the past, Zhu Yigui thought that this might be just an exaggeration, but after knowing the war in Xinming, he realized that what he said was true. France was indeed powerful, not to mention that France's army in the New World was not an elite local force, so he could fight the Ming army of Xinming like this.
How could Zhu Yigui not be interested in facing such an opponent? And this time when he arrived in Xinming, he could directly contact such a powerful opponent. If he had the opportunity, he could even lead the front line to fight against the opponent. Isn’t this what Zhu Yigui dreamed of?
It is precisely because of these reasons that Zhu Yigui was extremely expecting Xinming. At the same time, he specially transferred his old subordinates to his subordinates through his relationships, including not only his capable subordinates like Huang Dian in Jiangbei, but also remembered the old brothers of that year, which is why Wu Wai was transferred to his subordinates now.
Leaving the Ming Dynasty early was also what Zhu Yigui considered. Of course, due to the season, he is unable to go to Xinming directly for the time being, but it does not mean that he cannot go to North Korea and Japan first.
This was also what Zhu Yigui suggested to Zhu Yicheng. Because North Korea and Liaodong are secretly colluding, the Ming Dynasty already had the idea of sending troops to North Korea. Because of this, Zhu Yigui volunteered to go to Jeju Island to assist the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the General Staff to conduct pre-war inspections of the local garrisons.
In addition to this, he would also take a walk to Japan and meet the Tokugawa Shogunate in the name of the Ming envoy. After doing these two things, Zhu Yigui arrived in Hokkaido and stayed in Hokkaido for some time. Then he continued north along the warm current after the beginning of spring, and then bypassed the northern strait to the distant Shinami.
In Zhu Yigui's view, these are extremely important. They not only allow him to prepare for Zhi Xinming in advance, but also take this opportunity to make some contributions in front of the emperor. As for the title of title, although Zhu Yigui values it, the title of title is in the hands of the emperor.
As long as the task is done well, the emperor will naturally consider a higher level of title. Whether he is in the capital or not is not a big deal when he is awarded a title is not a big deal. After all, generals like him are leading troops outside, so it is impossible for him to leave the army and run directly to the capital to attend the ceremony because of the title. Not to mention him, even a general like Ma Gongcheng is probably still stationed in Shanxi to attack Mongolia by then, so Zhu Yigui is not worried at all.
"Jo Shuai, Jeju is here soon."
The journey from Tianjin to Jeju Island is not far. After only one day of the boat trip, the captain knocked on Zhu Yigui's cabin door and reminded him to arrive in Jeju soon.
Zhu Yigui put on his military uniform, put on a cloak outside, then stood up and left the cabin. When he stood on the bridge and looked ahead, Jeju Island had already appeared in front of him, and as the boat got closer, the scenery on the island became clearer and clearer.
Chapter completed!