"Don't shoot, they are our own people!" Led by Yeonseong Jun Li Shifang, a group of Korean soldiers shouted at the Ming army rushing over.

This is across the street?

The Ming army that was charging was a little puzzled.

Koreans all spoke Korean, and not many Ming soldiers could understand Korean.

"They are Korean soldiers!" shouted the knowledgeable Ming army.

"Korea has already surrendered to the Jiannu. Beat them to death!" The general of the Ming army took the lead and accelerated the charge.

Why?

Looking at the Ming army rushing towards him at an accelerated speed, Li Shifang was a little confused.

After saying that they were their own people, the Ming army seemed even more excited.

"Sir," the confidant beside him reminded, "We just spoke Korean, they can't understand it."

"Oh, right!" Li Shifang suddenly realized what was going on. He took the lead and shouted in the not-so-fluent Ming official language: "Don't shoot, we surrender!"

Others in the army who had a basic understanding of Ming official language also shouted along.

After hearing this, the Ming army slowed down the pace of their charge but did not stop.

When they rushed close to the North Korean soldiers, all of them dropped their weapons and raised their hands high at the same time.

"Surrender, we surrender!"

The Ming army allocated part of its forces to surround them, while the others continued to pursue the Jiannu fleeing troops.

After being surrounded by the Ming army, Li Shifang stood up and said, "I want to see Governor Wang."

"Who are you? You just want to see our governor?" Li Laiheng came up to him in bloody armor and said, "I ask, you answer, do you understand?"

"Don't bother asking. I'll tell you everything I know!" Li Shifang said excitedly, "My name is Li Shifang, and I'm the governor of the Gyeonggi Defense Office of Korea. This time, the Jiannu have recruited 20,000 soldiers to help them attack you."

"I have reached an agreement with Lin Qingye, the deputy commander of the Ming Dynasty's Guanliao Dengjin Navy, that when we help the Jiannu fight, I will only work but not put in any effort..."

Li Shifang told the Ming army all the information he knew in the shortest possible time.

"Wait a minute," Li Laiheng wiped the blood that was about to dry on his face, "You mean... the Ming flag was raised over Jinzhou City?"

"Yes," Li Shifang nodded, "When the loud noise occurred, I was defecating outside Jinzhou City."

(Chugong means going to the toilet, which originated from the imperial examination. In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination required candidates to report to the examiner when they were in a hurry to go to the toilet and get a "Chugong Rujing" sign. The literal meaning of the sign was to be respectful when going in and out. Over time, it was shortened to Chugong.)

Li Shifang covered his stomach and continued, "The explosion came from Jinzhou City. I looked in the direction of the explosion and found that the Jiannu flags that had been planted all over the city walls were gone, replaced by a Ming national flag."

Li Laiheng was a little unconvinced. "No way? If there really were spies in the city, the Governor would definitely inform us in advance."

"It's absolutely true!" Li Shifang pointed at Jinzhou City and said, "If you don't believe it, you can go check it out closer now. The flag should still be there!"

Li Laiheng nodded and led his troops to the city of Jinzhou in a mighty manner.

After using his clairvoyance to see the flag clearly, Li Laiheng quickly reported the news to Wang Yongji.

When Wang Yongji arrived outside Jinzhou City, the Ming army had surrounded the east, west and south of Jinzhou City.

The purpose of encircling three sides and leaving one side open was to lure any remaining enemy troops in the city to escape.

After all, the strategic goal of the Ming army was to capture Jinzhou.

Li Shifang was very excited when he saw Wang Yongji. He knelt on one knee and saluted: "Greetings, Governor-General!"

"Please stand up!" Wang Yongji said politely, "Are you Lee Si-fang, Prince Yeonseong of Korea?"

"yes."

"Lin Qingye and this governor mentioned you. Oh, by the way, where is Lin Qingye?" Wang Yongji looked around.

"Deputy General Lin is guarding the food and fodder at Bijia Mountain!" said the adjutant next to him.

"After we capture Jinzhou, I will invite you and Lin Qingye to have a drink!" Wang Yongji said to Li Shifang with a smile.

"Thank you, Governor," Li Shifang's eyes were moist with joy and he almost shed tears.

The governor of the Ming Dynasty invited him to dinner, what an honor...

You have to know that Lee Sun-sin didn’t receive such treatment back then.

After a brief greeting, everyone looked towards Jinzhou City.

It was quiet on the top of the city, without a single figure in sight, only a paper flag of the Ming Dynasty swaying in the wind.

"Someone, go and ask what's going on."

"Yes," Wang Yongji's confidants urged their horses forward and ran quickly towards the city gate.

When they arrived at the moat, Wang Yongji's confidants did not stay where they were, but instead let their horses move left and right continuously.

Doing so can not only allow you to retreat as soon as possible when encountering an emergency, but also prevent sneak attacks from people on the city wall.

After all, hitting a moving target is much more difficult than hitting a stationary target.

Wang Yongji's confidants kept observing the battlements of the city wall and shouted, "Who is on the city wall? Why are they flying the Ming flag?"

After waiting for a while, a head appeared from the battlement of the city wall.

He first looked at the Ming army formation in the distance for a while, then shouted to the Ming army by the moat: "We are the people of the Ming Dynasty, so of course we must fly the Ming flag."

"Ming people?" The Ming soldiers near the moat showed doubtful expressions: "In the 15th year of our dynasty, Jinzhou was lost. In the 17th year of our dynasty, Ningyuan was abandoned. All the land outside the Great Wall was lost! This place has long been the territory of the Jiannu. Where did you Ming people come from?"

"At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guan Yu was in Cao's camp but his heart was with Han. Why couldn't we follow Guan Yu's example and be in the Jiannu camp but our hearts were with Ming?" the people on the city wall replied.

"Sure!" The Ming army near the moat sneered, "Since you have hoisted the Ming flag, does that mean you have already taken control of Jinzhou City?"

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