Generally speaking, the Eight Banners' southern expedition went very smoothly. In just ten days or so, they occupied the entire Gangwon Province of North Korea and seized a large amount of money, food and supplies.
What consumed their most time was not the North Korean defenders, but the transportation of supplies.
Obviously, the Jianzhou Jurchens are not suitable for production, and robbery is what they are best at. After entering the robbery mode, the morale of Xianghuangqi has obviously increased a lot.
However, the annihilation of a thousand vanguard troops in Anton still seemed very strange.
Although the North Korean leader Jin Zidian is likely to mobilize heavy troops to defend his home base, if you want to say that it is possible to defeat these thousands of vanguard troops, total annihilation is really too weird.
But at present, Obai didn't have very accurate information, but out of caution, he decided to find out about Anton's situation first.
The reason why they were able to dig out supplies in Gangwon Province in a short period of time was mainly due to North Korea's leading party.
In addition to the North Korean Eight Banners inquiring about the situation in various places, there are also a large number of Korean people who provide them with information. As long as they are rewarded with a little food, countless Koreans will rush to lead the way for the Eight Banners soldiers.
For example, the daughter of an official's family is hiding on a farm in the countryside, and the rich man's cellar contains silver and grain.
The Eight Banners soldiers under him almost don't have to look for it themselves. These North Korean "leading parties" will provide them with the most accurate information.
Soon North Korea's "Leading Party" provided news about Anton. It was said that the Anton Kim family hid a large amount of wealth in a fortress southeast of Anton. It was located in a mountainous area, inaccessible, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
It is said that the Anton Jin clan trained a large number of dead soldiers. The warriors with the yellow flag were probably annihilated when they were attacked by the dead soldiers when they attacked the fortress.
As for how much wealth is hidden inside, no one can tell clearly. Anyway, the Andong Jin family is extremely rich.
At present, Yue Tuo's Xianghongqi has captured Wonju, the capital of Gangwon Province, which is not far from Andong.
Ao Bai and Er Bilong led all the main forces of Xianghuang Banner southward to Anton.
Although there are a lot of treasures in the Anton Jin clan's fortress, which makes Ye Bilong very interested, the legendary dead warrior still makes him afraid.
In the end, it was decided that the two of them would divide their troops into two groups, with Yi Bilong leading 3,000 men to attack Andong City, while Obai would lead the remaining 3,000 men to capture the fortress of the Andong Jin clan.
Mao Wenlong in Anton City knew that the situation was not good when he discovered that the Tatars had divided their forces.
It seems that the Tatars already know the existence of the Andong Jin Clan Fortress.
However, it was not a good time to attack at this time. Although with the combat power of the Liaodong cavalry, they were sure to defeat six thousand Tatars with yellow flags at once, but they would also suffer a lot of casualties.
In the end, Mao Wenlong decided to endure it temporarily and wait for the Tatars to divide their forces before slowly eating them.
Although the fortress in the south is not big, it is still relatively dangerous. The 500 Liaodong cavalry left behind will have no problem holding on for a while.
E Bilong's three thousand troops soon surrounded the small Andong City.
Since the previous vanguard troops were completely wiped out by the Ming army, Ye Bilong didn't know how they were eliminated at this moment.
Soon he began to persuade others to surrender.
It is too easy to attack a city in North Korea. Basically, as long as you send an envoy to scare them, those North Korean officials will obediently open the city gate and surrender.
Generally speaking, for the cities that took the initiative to surrender, they basically only robbed and did not massacre the city.
As long as the gentry and wealthy people in the city obediently hand over their money, food and women, there will be no problem in saving their lives.
Soon the previous scene happened again. The city gate of Anton was opened. The North Korean soldiers on the city threw their weapons directly from the city, while the North Korean officials came out of the city to greet them.
But after all, there have been previous examples of a thousand vanguard troops being wiped out, and Ye Bilong had to be more cautious at this time.
He only sent five hundred men to take over the city.
Originally, Mao Wenlong wanted to give Xianghuang Qi a blow, but he didn't expect the enemy general to be quite cautious.
But five hundred people are just meat. As soon as these people entered the city, they were killed by the Liaodong cavalry of the Ming army in the city. After a while, they were driven out by the Ming army's cavalry in the city.
Sure enough, there was a scam. At this time, Ye Bilong quickly called on the surrounding yellow flags to jointly encircle and suppress these "Korean cavalry".
However, the result of the fight was really unexpected. Xianghuangqi was quickly killed in large numbers.
Moreover, the number of "North Korean cavalry" is increasing, and he is obviously at a disadvantage.
At this time, Jia Laerzhen, a member of the Han army, said: "Master, there is something wrong with these Korean cavalry. Why do they look more and more like Liaodong cavalry?"
After his reminder, Ye Bilong quickly realized that although the armor was not unique to the Ming army, these cavalry were actually equipped with face armor.
As far as he knew, there was only one cavalry equipped with face armor, and that was the "Liaodong Iron Cavalry" under Li Xianzhong.
Moreover, their war horses are obviously taller than Korean horses.
It turned out to be the Ming army. After realizing it, Ye Bilong quickly ordered the army to retreat south.
The Liaodong cavalry are heavily armored cavalry. As long as they leave the battlefield quickly, they can still get rid of these Ming troops.
Although a considerable part of the cavalry was already entangled with the Ming army at this time, is it better to cut off the wrists of a strong man than to wipe out the entire army?
After running wildly all the way, half of the yellow flags began to gradually escape from the pursuit of the Ming army.
At this time, the situation on Obai's side was also very bad. Although the fortress was not big, it was built on a high slope, surrounded by mountains, and there was only one channel in the front that could be attacked.
Due to the steep slope, they could only launch attacks from above, and their troops could not be deployed at all.
No matter how many troops Oboi had, they could only "send their lives away" in waves.
These "Korean defenders" were not only equipped with a large number of stone rolling logs, but also blunderbuss.
His Xianghuang Banners were forced to abandon their horses and fight on foot. After several waves of attacks, they barely managed to reach the fortress.
But the defenders in the city didn't give them a chance at all. They drove down the yellow flags that were attacking the fortress as soon as they touched the city wall.
He knew that this group of Korean troops was difficult to deal with. Now that they had no artillery, they would have to pay a huge price to capture this fortress.
While Oboi was still thinking hard about how to break the city, the defeated army of Ye Bilong had already galloped towards him.
As soon as he heard that it was the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Obai understood instantly. No wonder they made no progress in front of this fortress.
Obai quickly ordered his troops to withdraw, and the Tatars who attacked the fortress retreated like a tide in an instant, leaving hundreds of corpses in front of the fortress.
The two men led their troops and ran southward for more than an hour before confirming that they had escaped the pursuit of the Ming army.
Obai counted that he and Yi Bilong had lost a total of 2,000 yellow flags in this battle.
In addition to the thousand people killed by the Ming army before, Xianghuang Banner suffered heavy losses.
Fortunately, they finally escaped and were not "made dumplings" by the Ming army.
It would be impossible for them to go back and join forces with Yue Tuo's Xianghongqi at this time.
Oboi said: "Now we can't go back, we can only lead these 4,000 people all the way south."
E Bilong also agreed with Obai's suggestion. Anyway, the supply problem was not big, and resources could be snatched directly from the Koreans.
Soon they headed west along the Nakdong River and surrounded the important town of Sangju.
The North Korean garrison of Shangzhou City quickly opened the gate of Sangzhou City under the threat of Obai and others.
Then Obai and others quickly captured Xingzhou, Jinju and other places all the way, and directly reached the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula. Finally, they went west along the coastline and occupied the Port of Busan.
At this time, Yue Tuo was attacking Zhongqing Road outside Anxi according to his original plan.
They have captured the important town of Chungju and are fully besieging Cheongju, the center of Chungcheong Province.
At this time, Yue Tuo did not know that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry had arrived at the Korean battlefield and was still advancing triumphantly.
But he didn't know that he was surrounded by the Ming army.
Three thousand Ming troops stationed in North Korea have moved south from Hwanghae Road and crossed Gyeonggi Road. Along with them, there are 10,000 North Korean troops led by Jin Zidian.
At this time, Yue Tuo had just occupied Qingzhou City, and before he could continue to move south, he was surrounded by the coalition forces of the Ming Army and North Korea.
Mao Wenlong left 500 men to guard the fortress where Jin Zidian hid money and grain, and then led the remaining two thousand Liaodong cavalry to Qingzhou City to join the main force.
Under the attack of the Ming army's artillery and Lumi gunfire, Yue Tuo's five thousand red flags suffered heavy casualties.
Yue Tuo understood that if he delayed any longer, he would have no choice but to die.
So he decided to break out of the siege at night from the west gate defended by the Korean army.
After the ugly moment, Yue Tuo quietly opened the west gate, and then rushed all the way towards the Korean army's camp.
It's a pity that the people who greeted them in the camp were not Korean troops, but Liaodong cavalry.
The armor on the Liaodong cavalry and the spears in their hands looked cold under the reflection of the moonlight.
Following Mao Wenlong's order, the Liaodong Cavalry began their own massacre.
Yue Tuo soon understood that he had fallen into a trap, but at this time it was impossible for him to return to Qingzhou City.
There were shouts of killing from the Ming army everywhere. Yue Tuo led his men to rush left and right, but could not get out of the encirclement of the Ming army. However, there were fewer and fewer soldiers around him.
At this time, he finally saw a group of North Korean troops in front!
Yue Tuo excitedly raised his sword and shouted: "Brothers, there is a group of Koreans ahead. Everyone, follow me and rush over to kill them and break through the encirclement!"
However, Yue Tuo's charging horses were soon knocked down by the tripping ropes, and the Koreans' muskets also began to fire.
"Bang, bang, bang"
Soon several big blood holes appeared on Yue Tuo's chest. His eyes widened and he looked at himself in disbelief, and finally fell down helplessly!
The majestic Dajin Sanbeile actually died in the hands of the Koreans. He must not die in peace.
However, his death fulfilled the goal of North Korea's leader Jin Zidian.
The news that the North Korean army shot Yue Tuo quickly spread across the land of North Korea, bringing Jin Zidian's reputation to its peak.
The allied forces of the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the victory and pursued all the way to regain the important towns of Chungju and Wonju.
At this time, there were not many red flags left behind, and the combat effectiveness of the Korean Eight Banners was not much stronger than the original Korean defenders.
Soon the coalition forces began to recover all the way to Gangwon Province.
It took less than ten days to advance to the vicinity of Hamgyong Road.
At this time, Daishan could be said to have experienced both joy and sorrow. In less than a month, he went from victory to defeat.
The death of Yue Tuo in battle and the uncertainty about the fate of Obai and others made the morale of the army even lower.
Now the two red and yellow flags that went out to fight in the city were almost completely wiped out. Only a small number of the Korean Eight Banners escaped back, causing the loss of more than half of the soldiers and horses in his hands.
Daishan, who was once full of energy, seemed to have aged a lot overnight.
Even gray hair started to appear.
Could it be that God wants to destroy Jianzhou Jurchens?
At this time, his second son Shuo Tuo took the initiative to step forward and lead three thousand red flags to guard Deokwon, the capital of Hamgyong Province.
Just when Daishan was at a loss what to do, good news came.
On the eighth day of March, Azig led the Xianglan Banner across the Tumen River and arrived at Hamgyong Province.
Soon they cooperated with the Zhenghong Banner to defeat the invading Ming Dynasty coalition forces, and pushed all the way south to recover the lost Deyuan, Anbyon and other places, and drove the enemy out of Hamgyong Road.
Not long after, news came. Fan Wencai and his concubine Abahai led five thousand blue flags to the outside of Pyongyang.
This excited Daishan so much that the Great Khan Daishan personally went out of the city to welcome the arrival of the concubine Abahai.
Ever since De Yinze revealed that he had an affair with the concubine Abahai, Daishan had never seen Abahai again, and there were even rumors that Abahai had been killed.
Now that he saw Abahai again, he even shed tears of excitement.
Maybe this is when lovers finally get married.
Daishan took Abahai's hand and said, "The concubine has become thinner!"
Abahai looked at Daishan affectionately and said, "We haven't seen each other for several years, and Dahan actually has gray hair. It's really hard work!"
These two people actually had sex with each other in public, which really made Fan Wencai on the side feel quite embarrassed.
He could only pretend to cough.
At this time, Dai Shancai noticed Fan Wencai on the side. Dai Shan sighed and said: "Mr. Fan, we miscalculated this time, and the Ming army took action directly."
Fan Wencai said: "The intentions of the Ming army are really hard to understand, but fortunately, Xianglan Banner has successfully escaped from the control of the Ming army. This can be considered a blessing among misfortunes!"
This is what Abahai said: "The city gate is not the place to talk. Let's talk after entering the city, right?"
Soon Daishan hosted a banquet for Fan Wencai and some generals with blue flags.
Fan Wencai said: "Qi Khan, I think the morale of the Pyongyang defenders is not high!"
"Now that the blue flag has returned is a great joy, why not take this opportunity to celebrate?"
Dai Shan said: "Mr. Fan is absolutely right. I have sent an order to add food and wine to the camp tonight so that the soldiers can have a good celebration."
Soon Deshan couldn't wait to drag Abahai to his bedroom.
Since Daishan was forced to kill his own Fujin to express his feelings to Nurhachi, he has not turned his concubine into a Fujin.
At this time, Daishan drank some wine. He gently touched Abahai's face and said, "The concubine is so beautiful. Now you can finally be the concubine of this Khan!"
The two had been having an affair as early as the Nurhaci period, and Abahai naturally had feelings for Daishan.
Of course, this was just before meeting Li Xianzhong. How could either Nurhaci or Daishan compare with the handsome and young Duke of Liao?
But at this time, Abahai had not touched a man for a while. After all, the two of them were old acquaintances, so it could be considered as compensation for betraying Daishan.
Soon the two became entangled together!
In the middle of the night, Daishan was suddenly awakened by the shouts of killing outside the palace.
When he woke up, he found that his hands and feet were tied to the bed with ropes.
He cursed angrily: "Abahai, this bitch, what on earth do you want to do?"
Abahai said with a smile: "The Great Khan just said that he would do anything for me on the bed, why don't he admit it now when he lifts his pants?"
Dai Shan said: "Now that we only have a few people in Jianzhou, there is still a glimmer of hope for us to work together. If we fight internally, we will only die. Even if Azig seizes the position of Great Khan, he will have no future!"
Abahai said: "Ajige has been canonized by the Duke of Liao as the commander of Jianzhou Zuowei. Naturally, he wants to take back Ping'an Road and Xianjing Road, which belong to Jianzhou Zuowei?"
Dai Shan said: "It's useless. Li Xianzhong will not let the Jianzhou Jurchen go. Don't fall for his deception. He is just using you. Have you forgotten how he forced you to serve him wholeheartedly?" "
Looking at Daishan, who was still kept in the dark, Abahai said: "The Great Khan is right, I am indeed serving the Duke of Liao. But there is one thing you said wrong. It is not the Duke of Liao who forced me to do so." Concubine, but a concubine who is willing to serve him."
"It is my concubine's blessing to be able to serve the Duke of Liao."
"Also, it was not Huang Taiji who designed the abduction of my concubine. You and Huang Taiji are just pawns in the hands of the Duke of Liao!"
Abahai's words shocked Daishan!
He cursed angrily: "Abahai, you vicious woman, the Ming army killed two of your sons, but you are still working for Li Xianzhong?"
After Daishan finished scolding, Abahai laughed even louder and said: "The green bamboo has a snake's mouth, and the wasp's tail has a needle. Neither is poisonous, but the most poisonous thing is a woman's heart!"
"Perhaps in the Great Khan's heart, Abahai is just a poisonous woman, but did the Great Khan hesitate at all when he killed his own Fujin?"
"The Great Khan himself is just a heartless person, so who has the right to criticize me?"
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. I will hand you over to the Duke of Liao alive."
"And your two younger brothers, Duduo and Dorgon, are not dead either. The Duke of Liao spared their lives, and they are working as eunuchs in the Ming Palace. It's a pity that you, the Great Khan, are too old. I'm afraid you won't be able to become eunuchs!" "
Soon Azig took control of Pyongyang. A few days later, Azig successfully killed Shuo Tuo and took over all the good forces in North Korea.
King Lee Joon of North Korea was overjoyed to have regained Ping'an and Xianjing Road, which meant that the area that had been occupied by Daishan for several years could finally be returned to North Korea's hands.
But it was obvious that he was overthinking it.
Soon Fan Wencai came to the Joseon Royal City on behalf of Azig, the commander of the Ming Dynasty Jianzhou Zuowei, and asked the Joseon King Li Zhu to recognize Ping'an Road and the Xianjing Road to be officially transferred to Jianzhou Zuowei.
The king of Korea, Li Jie, said: "These two are our solid territory in Korea, how can we give them to Jianzhou Zuowei?"
Fan Wencai said loudly: "This is really a lie told a thousand times before it becomes the truth. North Korea deceived the Ming Dynasty and even deceived itself?"
"Historically, Korea and the Central Plains Dynasty have always been bounded by the Datong River. When did the Yalu River and Tumen River basins become the solid territory of Korea?"
"At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea took advantage of the Ming Dynasty to deal with the Northern Yuan Dynasty and pushed the traditional border between the two sides from the Datong River to the Yalu River. Have you ever asked our Jurchen tribe?"
"The original Jianzhou Left Guard was set up on the south bank of the Yalu River. Do you have any problems with us restoring the Jianzhou Left Guard now?"
Fan Wencai's questions made the North Korean King Li Jian unable to argue. He said: "Even if the Datong River is the boundary, Xijing and Pyongyang will always be my hometown in North Korea, right?"
Fan Wencai said: "Don't you have to pay interest for stealing Ming territory for more than two hundred years?"
"The North Korean King Li Hui had already allocated two lanes to the Tatars. Now I just want you to confirm them again."
"Is it possible that you are willing to give it to the Tatars, but you are not willing to give it to the Jianzhou Left Guard of the Ming Dynasty?"
At this time, Li Zhuo, who was desperate, said to Jin Zidian: "What do you think, Lord Ling Yizheng?"
Naturally, Jin Zidian would not take the blame for Li Zhu. He said: "I don't dare to interfere in this matter. Please let King Qiankun make the decision!"
After Jin Zidian finished speaking, all the ministers repeated his words.
In desperation, Li Zhu had no choice but to agree to transfer Ping'an Road and Xianjing Road to the Jianzhou Zuowei of the Ming Dynasty!
After achieving his goal, Li Xianzhong sent Daishan himself and the news to the capital!
But at this time, it was spreading in North Korea.
When Li Zhu came to power, he used the excuse of Gwanghae Lord Li Hui to cede two provinces to oust him.
Now he himself has done such traitorous things.
Under Jin Zidian's instigation, many Korean people took to the streets and invited King Li Zhu to step down.
Facing the menacing people, Li Jie became frightened and sick on the spot.
In fact, he knew very well that it was not these North Korean people who decided his fate at this moment, but the leader Jin Zidian.
At this moment, Jin Zidian killed the Tatar Beileyue Tuo and regained Jiangyuan Road. It can be said that he has made great military achievements and has become a great hero in the eyes of the people.
He is no longer satisfied with just controlling the political situation in North Korea. What he wants to do now is to replace Li Zhu!
After delivering the previously agreed 500,000 taels of silver and 200,000 shi of grain to Kong Youde, and acquiescing to the Ming army's actual control of Huanghaidao.
Li Xianzhong also began to support Jin Jidian's change of dynasty and became the new king of Joseon.
Soon the officials of the Left and Right Government and the Six Cao and Four Capitals of North Korea asked the King of North Korea, Li Zhu, to abdicate the throne to the leader of the Council, Jin Zidian!
The people even surrounded Gyeongbokgung Palace, claiming that the throne should be occupied by "the virtuous person", and demanded that Li Zhuchan be located in Jinzidian.
Jin Zidian also attracted Kong Youde and swore in front of Li Zhu that as long as he was a Zen leader, he would never harm the royal family of the Li Dynasty, and allowed Li Zhu to live in Gyeongbokgung Palace and keep the ancestral temple of the Li Dynasty!
In the end, Li Zhu had no choice but to issue an imperial edict for the Zen position.
Although Jin Zidian could no longer bear it, he still pretended to refuse twice. It was not until the third time that Li Zhu set up an altar to worship the Queen of Heaven that he "reluctantly agreed" to accept Li Zhu's Zen position.
On the first day of May in the third year of Tianqi's reign, Jin Zidian accepted the abdication of King Li Jian of Joseon and officially succeeded him as King of Joseon.
When Jin Zidian's edict requesting canonization reached the capital, there was an uproar in the Ming Dynasty!
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