After Zhu Ying issued the order to launch a campaign against Joseon, Guo Zhen, commander of the Imperial Guards, immediately led five thousand Imperial Guard Pterosaur Army soldiers toward Liaodong.
Besides that.
Zhu Ying also promptly issued orders in his capacity as Imperial Grandson to the fifty thousand commandery troops stationed in Liaodong!
Considering Joseon's weak strength, and the fact that Zhu Ying had only just returned from the southeastern battlefield, Zhu Ying did not personally oversee the campaign.
Instead, he entrusted the matter of Joseon entirely to Guo Zhen.
Of course.
Before Guo Zhen set out, Zhu Ying also gave him a leaf from the [Lifespan Fruit Tree].
As long as Guo Zhen brought this leaf to Joseon, it could absorb blood qi while he led the army into battle.
Thereby receiving nourishment.
A few days later.
After Guo Zhen led the five thousand Imperial Guard Pterosaur Army soldiers to Liaodong, he immediately joined forces with the fifty thousand commandery troops.
Afterward.
Guo Zhen led the vast army toward the Joseon border.
A great war was about to begin.
Meanwhile.
Within Joseon, in Gaegyeong City.
The newly appointed King of Joseon, Yi Bang-gwa, was brimming with confidence.
In just a few days, he had successfully seized power and crushed all opposing forces. His father, Yi Seong-gye, had even been confined in the imperial prison within the palace.
At the same time, nearly all of Joseon's civil and military officials were people Yi Bang-gwa trusted.
His influence dominated the entire court.
Yet Yi Bang-gwa remained uneasy every day.
Because he knew very well that if he wished to secure his throne as King of Joseon, he would need the Ming Dynasty's recognition.
During this period, Yi Bang-gwa had dispatched many envoys to the Ming Dynasty, declaring that Joseon would