Li Dexin obviously judged others by his own standards.

A few days later, Ma Bi formally informed him that the group could accept the Joseon Dynasty's submission and send troops to Korea, but the letter of credence had to be submitted again.

This is what the title implies. Now that the person we are seeking help from has changed, of course all the documents have to be rewritten.

Of course, Li Dexin had to ask for permission before doing this. He asked carefully, "Then what is the name of the country..."

"China!" Ma Bi replied solemnly: "People's China!"

~~

Li Dexin used the Celestial Empire's post system and traveled 800 miles to urgently ask for instructions from His Majesty the King who was floating on the Yalu River.

Lee Sun was worried that the Japanese might invade Yiju at any time, so he usually lived on a boat so that he could cross the river at any time to avoid being captured.

He is in such a state, how can he care about being picky? Anyway, no matter who his father is, it will not affect his status as a filial son of the Celestial Empire.

Soon, Li Dexin received a new letter from the credible credential and immediately handed it to Ma Bi, asking him to forward it on his behalf.

At this time, Ma Bi's deputy, the stern General Lin, told him that the order from the headquarters to send troops had been sent to the First Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Tangshan. The army would be on the march soon!

Li Dexin was stunned for a long time after hearing this, while Fang Chaonan knelt down and cried bitterly. He swore to be loyal to his new father for generations...

~~

Tangshan City.

After receiving the order to enter the Korean War, the First Army packed its luggage immediately and prepared for departure in a very short time.

Because when they were still in Tamra, the military had already begun to regularly receive information on Japanese affairs from the General Staff Intelligence Bureau.

Don't forget that Kyushu Island was transformed into a "rapeseed economy" by Zhao Hao. Although it was indirectly controlled through Sakaisho Co., Ltd. and Tamra Chamber of Commerce, it did not affect the high dependence of Kyushu Island's economy on the group.

Since Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Kyushu and forced farmers to grow crops, the business of Kyushu merchants has been greatly affected, and the people have returned to poverty. In addition, the base camp for the attack on Korea is in Kyushu, and the merchants and people bear the heaviest burden. Naturally, they resent this damn monkey even more, and they actually compete to provide information to the "Tang people".

The Tang people in Japan have been secretly serving the group for two generations. They have long established a complete intelligence network and continuously transmit intelligence back to China...

Therefore, the First Army had detailed intelligence on the Japanese military strength, commanders, personnel composition of each army, logistics conditions, etc. Even the personal characteristics, combat methods, and even living habits of each corps commander.

What's even more outrageous is that the General Staff also gave them a detailed map of North Korea. And it was military-grade, not the abstract version used by government officials.

Even a fool can guess the intention of the superiors.

Thanks to this, they were able to remain calm after landing in Tangshan and finding that there was no more war to fight.

Tangshan Mayor Tang Hulu will also be with them. He has just received an order to concurrently serve as the general manager of the Northeast Company, and now Panjin Port is also under his management. He will quickly go to see if there are any urgent improvements to the port facilities and water transportation in order to better provide logistical support for the First Army.

Oh, by the way, as a subsidiary directly under Jiangnan Group, the general manager of Northeast Company is at administrative level five...

In addition to Major General Cai Liang, commander of the Tangshan garrison, those who came to see him off were Major General Zheng Yiluan, who returned to Tangshan for the first time after the Battle of Sanhe.

So, we have to act when it is time. If it was only the Tangshan defense battle that counted, the three of them would probably only be promoted one level each.

Although there was a voice from the General Headquarters saying that the end point of Zheng Yiluan's pursuit was 103 kilometers away from the border of Tangshan City, which was 3 kilometers beyond the prescribed combat range...

But after some debate, they finally decided to calculate it based on the location of the final battle of the Battle of Three Rivers, which would be 99.8 kilometers, which barely passed the test.

However, Cai Liang still didn't dare to return to Tangshan, fearing that he would be captured by the two-meter-tall and two-hundred-pound Commander Wu Da and be forced to practice fighting...

Now that he knew the First Army was going to Korea to fight the Japanese pirates, he finally dared to come back to see them off.

As expected, the popular scene of three gold stars beating up one gold star did not occur.

But the death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped.

When saying goodbye, Wu Da held his hand tightly and said with a smile: "On behalf of all the soldiers of the First Army, I would like to thank Commander Zheng."

"Haha, Mr. Wu, you're too polite..." Zheng Yiluan felt as if his right hand was clamped by an iron clamp. But he was a general now, and he couldn't make a fool of himself in front of his subordinates. He could only grit his teeth and endure it, and secretly exert his strength.

"This is not a polite remark. As the old saying goes, don't forget to dig holes for others when you drink water. Our First Army has been able to conserve its strength until now, thanks to Zheng Si and Ling!!" Seeing that he still dared to resist, Wu Da increased his strength, and veins popped out on his shiny bald head...

"A blessing in disguise..." Zheng Yiluan was indeed very strong, but he was not on the same level as this giant spirit-like devil muscle man. He felt that his bones were about to break, and cold sweats flowed down his face. He had no choice but to admit his mistake and smiled softly, "Uncle, I was wrong."

"Will you dare next time?"

"I won't dare to do that again..."

Wu Da then let him go and said, "You still have some strength. Go back and rub it well with safflower oil."

"Delicious food, this is just the beginning." Zheng Yiluan waved his hands nonchalantly.

But when he said goodbye, he waved with his left hand.

His right hand has become as swollen as a bear's paw...

"I won't be able to hold chopsticks for at least half a month." Cai Liang whispered gloatingly.

"I'm lucky that I didn't break any bones..." Zheng Yiluan called it a fluke.

~~

The Chinese shipping fleet transporting the First Army did not bypass the Liaodong Peninsula to Korea, but went north for 700 miles and docked at Panjin Port.

The Liaodong Governor Hao Jie has been leading the Liaodong civil and military officials and has been waiting at the dock for a long time.

Hao Jie is no longer just an official of the Ming Dynasty, he is also a full-fledged group cadre and the director of the Liaodong Management Committee at the fourth administrative level!

He was the first governor outside of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong to be given a high-ranking official status. One reason was to reward him for his contribution in trapping Nurhaci, and the other was because of the important status of Liaodong at that time.

Hao Jie knew that the group did not value civil officials over military officials. Moreover, as he was a new member of the group, he had to change his previous style and was very polite to Wu Da, treating him as a colleague.

Wu Da was from the Qi Family Army, so he naturally understood that the other party was trying to show goodwill to him, so he returned the greeting politely, and then asked in a deep voice, "Where is General Qi?"

"Brother Yuan Jing is ill..." Hao Jie was about to say something casual as usual, but he quickly changed to tell the truth: "Alas, the old man has not left his house for several months."

"Please lead the way, Minister. I have something to hand over to him." Wu Da said as he took a beautiful black leather suitcase with gold nails from his adjutant.

"Okay, please get in." Hao Jie nodded with a smile and asked the coachman to drive the carriage over.

Wu Da couldn't help but nod secretly. In order to integrate into the group as soon as possible, Governor Hao really tried his best. He even found out that no one in the group was riding in a sedan chair.

The group did not practice formalism, but Zhao Hao never rode in a sedan chair. People below him speculated that this method of "lifting people" did not conform to his anti-slavery philosophy... So the executives all switched to horse-drawn carriages. As the leaders followed suit, sedan chairs gradually disappeared from the group.

In fact, Zhao Hao simply thought that the carriage was spacious and suitable for lying down...

~~

Guangning City, where the Liaodong General's Headquarters is located, is next to Panjin Port.

After driving for an hour, they arrived at the general's mansion.

Seeing the arrival of the Zhongcheng Lord in person, the guards hurried in to report. After a while, Qi Jiguang's youngest son Xingguo ran out and respectfully welcomed the two adults into the palace.

"Is your father's illness better?" Hao Jie asked with a smile.

"Mr. Lao is worried about me. My condition has been getting better and worse." Qi Xingguo smiled bitterly and explained to Wu Da, "Last winter was too cold and my tuberculosis came back."

When Qi Jiguang celebrated his 60th birthday, all the old subordinates of the Qi Family Army went to celebrate his birthday for him, so young Qi recognized this two-meter-tall bald man.

As soon as I entered the backyard, I heard an old man coughing.

When I entered the bedroom, I saw Qi Jiguang lying on the sickbed with his eyes closed. He really looked much older.

When the group and the court went to war last winter, he realized that he had been fooled by Zhao Hao.

It sounds good to say that I was asked to take over Liaodong and prepare for the Japanese invasion. But it was just a sweet talk to transfer me to the outside of the Great Wall so that I would not have the opportunity to get involved in the civil war!

Now the emperor must think that he is in cahoots with him.

His five sons were named Zuoguo, Anguo, Changguo, Baoguo and Xingguo. Just imagine how patriotic he was.

Qi Jiguang was speechless and felt extremely tormented...

If you feel depressed all day, how can you avoid a relapse of your old illness?

The two men came forward to ask about his well-being, but Qi Jiguang did not open his eyes. What could he say to these two traitors?

Hao Jie looked at Wu Da awkwardly. The latter nodded and stood in front of Qi Jiguang's bed. He took out a red and gold-stamped satin letter of appointment from his briefcase, held it in front of him with both hands, and said in a deep voice:

"In return, Marshal, the Group Assembly and His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief sincerely invite you to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Chinese expeditionary army against Japan!"

Qi Jiguang's eyelids twitched and finally he couldn't close them.

"The Chinese expeditionary army?"

"Yes, the Japanese expeditionary army's mission is to fight against Japan in an all-out war! It is composed of the First Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, the Seventh Fleet of the Navy, and the Northern Ocean Fleet of China's Maritime Transport!" Wu Da said, clapping his feet together:

"Commander Wu Da, I have been ordered to come here and wait for the Marshal's instructions!"

"How many people are there in your First Army..." Qi Jiguang couldn't help but ask.

"The number of people who were supposed to attend is 51,232, and the number of people who actually attended is 51,232!" Wu Da reported loudly.

"So many?" Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up immediately. Giving him so many troops would not be as simple as driving the Japanese pirates out of Korea!

"Yes! The commander-in-chief ordered!" Wu Da said loudly: "He is tired of seeing the maple leaves in Xiangshan, and this year he wants to see the maple leaves in Mount Fuji!"

"It's already June!" Qi Jiguang was immediately very upset. He struggled to sit up and said, "Help me up! Don't waste time..."

"Brother Yuan Jing's illness? Can it be cured..." Hao Jie couldn't help but tease him.

"As long as we can defeat Japan, all my illnesses will be gone!" Qi Jiguang seemed to be ten years younger, and laughed: "Let them scold me if they want, I just want to defeat Japan now!"

"What are you standing there for? Come on, fetch me your armor..." He glared at his son.

"No need, I brought it." Wu Da smiled and put the suitcase on the bed. He pressed the spring and it opened with a click.

Inside was a neatly folded army general's uniform, exactly the same as the one Wu Da was wearing.

The difference is that the shoulder strap on top is not a Venus, but a more gorgeous sun, moon and seven-star emblem.

"This is……"

"This is the uniform of the Field Marshal of the Army." Wu Da introduced solemnly: "In the military rank sequence of the Children's Army, this is the rank second only to the Grand Marshal. Currently, it has only been awarded to one person, and even Deputy Commander-in-Chief Jin only has the rank of General with four gold stars."

"Isn't this inappropriate?" Qi Jiguang declined, "I haven't done anything yet..."

"Marshal, look here." Wu Da lifted the lid of the box and saw a line of golden characters on the inside:

'Granted to the father of his soldiers.

——Zhao Hao.'