"Only Emperor Shenzong showed pity to the small country of Korea and sent all the troops and food from the world to save Korea from fire and water. It is really rare in a thousand years." (Note 1)
On the first day of March in the second year of Taichang, the west gate of Yiju, North Korea.
The city gates were wide open, and groups of Kaiyuan soldiers marched straight in and passed by Yizhou.
The hand of Pingliao Marquis Liu Zhaosun was held tightly by an old Korean man.
The old man cried bitterly and was extremely emotional.
The Yiju Korean soldiers standing around put down their spears and palladiums and stood there blankly, listening to the old man recalling the past.
On the distant city wall, rows of North Korean gunmen were still busy shooting into the sky.
Qiao Yiqi looked at the scene in front of her, her mouth opened, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.
This Korean soldier guarding Yizhou participated in last year's Battle of Sarhu and belonged to the East Route Army under Liu Wei.
Liu Zhaosun took them safely back to Kuandian from Liaodong. Before crossing the Yalu River, he gave each of them two taels of silver.
These North Koreans are naturally grateful to General Liu Qian of the Chinese Dynasty, no, he is now General Liu.
It should be noted that the civil servants in Seoul are more aggressive than the Ming Dynasty in arrears of paying their soldiers.
After the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, North Korea's military deployment shifted from emphasizing the north over the south to emphasizing the south over the north.
The North Korean soldiers in front of me were sent to the north because they had disgraced North Korea in Sarhu. They had not been paid for more than half a year, and they were all as poor as beggars.
So when they heard that Liu Zhaosun had led his troops to pursue Jiannu, the only two Yuhous in Yizhou City who wanted to fight the Ming army were captured alive by the soldiers and handed over to Liu Houye for disposal.
Liu Zhaosun graciously let the two generals return to Seoul.
He hoped to use the two people's mouths to inform Lord Gwanghae and let him understand that his end was approaching, thereby exacerbating the chaos in Seoul.
"Smita! The Ming Dynasty protected the small country, and Emperor Shenzong's kindness to the small country is unforgettable!"
Liu Zhaosun smiled politely and tried to break free from the old man's hand.
"Everything should be done. Now that the Tatars are causing trouble in Seoul, Lord Gwanghae is unable to resist. As the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, I have been ordered by Emperor Shenzong to protect your country, just like my adoptive father did in the past. Old man, if you want to thank me, please don't do it. I told you to go home quickly."
After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he quickly rode his horse forward a few steps to get rid of a group of fanatical Yizhou people behind him.
He waved Yuan Chonghuan over and ordered Yuan Chonghuan to distribute food to the Korean people.
Yuan Chonghuan said anxiously:
"General Liu, our army barely has enough food and grass. We distribute it to the Koreans. What do the soldiers eat?"
General Liu stepped forward and hugged Yuan Chonghuan, pointed to Kuandian on the other side, and said in a low voice:
"did you see it?"
Yuan Chonghuan looked confused: "What?"
Liu Zhaosun smiled and said:
"It's only separated by a water, so close to us. Uiju is the window to North Korea and the springboard to Kuandian. What's wrong with giving them some food? People's hearts are more important than food. If you give it out, we will take it back from Seoul and go Bar!"
Yuan Chonghuan nodded silently.
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On the first day of March, Kaiyuan's army passed Yizhou and headed south along the coastline, passing by Yanzhou. The Korean soldiers fired cannons into the sky but did not resist. Yuan Chonghuan also left some food for the local people.
That night, Kaiyuan's army camped thirty miles south of Yanzhou. The soldiers did not take off their armor and the cavalry did not unsaddle. The two thousand headquarters sent additional sentries to the south at night. The Chinese Guards also stepped up their surveillance of General Liu. protection of.
Nothing happened all night.
At dawn the next day, Liu Zhaosun woke up early and felt sore all over his body. It was uncomfortable to sleep in fish scale armor.
Jin Yuji had prepared soup cakes for him. Liu Zhaosun took a bite and said to his wife:
"I don't want to kill people in North Korea, and Gwanghae-kun doesn't have to die."
Jin Yuji's eyes flashed. These days, she was vaguely worried about the Korean people suffering from military disasters.
Although she was married to Marquis Pingliao of the Ming Dynasty, she was still a Korean and could not bear to see her compatriots die.
"When Lord Guanghai caused trouble to the Eastern Route Army, it was okay for the officials to kill him!"
Liu Zhaosun put down his bowls and chopsticks and began to arrange his armor.
"Back then, during the Japanese Rebellion in Imjin, King Gwanghae was trapped behind enemy lines. He was still able to persist in fighting the Japanese pirates in Seoul and cooperated with our Ming army in fighting. He was truly a hero. During the Saerhu period, this person foresaw the defeat of the Ming army and sent Jiang Hongli and Daishan Negotiating peace is also to safeguard North Korea’s interests.”
Liu Zhaosun pressed the iron helmet on his head and sighed:
"Kwanghae Jun has had a lot of misfortunes in his life. He has done his best for North Korea and is a good king. I will not kill people out of anger. At most, I will exile him. I don't want to do anything too cruel. There are still some people in North Korea who support Gwanghae. Your power, I don’t want to kill too many people, I want to give it to my children..."
Jin Yuji smiled knowingly. Since her husband got married, his temperament has become more calm, and he has become more thoughtful in handling affairs.
In Kang Yingqian's words, Marquis Pingliao was more like a dragon and a tiger.
Could these changes in Guanren be because of herself?
Thinking of this, Jin Yuji couldn't help but feel happy.
Taking into account that there was no threat to the flanks of the soldiers, Liu Zhaosun ordered Burhanggu to no longer be responsible for covering. The cavalry battalion only left a small number of elite cavalry for the night, and the main force moved forward quickly.
On the same day, Burhanggu led 500 elite cavalry to Xuanchuan, an important town in northern Korea.
General Xuanchuan was a confidant of Lord Gwanghae and a Yuhou named Jiang.
Burhanggu sent a Korean general to the city to explain to Jiang Yuhou the purpose of his visit. They came from Liaodong to help Seoul resist the heavenly soldiers who built slaves.
Jiang Yuhou heard this and ordered the city to be closed.
He didn't see a single Tatar hair in Xuanchuan. How could there be Tatars in Seoul in the south?
The Ming army in front of them was too perfunctory in their lies.
Seeing that the cavalry was still approaching, Jiang Yuhou ordered the Korean archers to fire arrows in preparation to disperse this group of unknown cavalry.
Regardless of whether it is Liao Zhen or other soldiers, unless the king has an order, they will never open the door to let them go.
Burhanggu became angry and did not ask General Liu to fight, but prepared to order the cavalry to attack the city.
Song Yingxing, who was accompanying the army to supervise the army, advised:
"General, think twice. It would be best if we can fight without losing blood. At the last military meeting, General Liu said that we came to North Korea to discuss business."
"I don't understand Song Zhizhou's words. Being able to fight without blood doesn't mean that you won't kill people. Immortality is in the sky. It was these Koreans who shot the arrows first!"
While the two were still talking, they suddenly heard a muffled grunt. Ten steps away, a spearman was shot in the face by a cold arrow and fell to the ground.
"Bold, dare to attack!"
"Immortal God will not spare you! Flag captains of each team, spread out their formations and attack around the city! The gunners are ready to fire!"
The cavalry battalions immediately dispersed and fired arrows around the city. At this distance, the power of the cavalry bow was almost better than nothing.
On the other hand, the flint-haired short musket showed off its might and exploded continuously, causing casualties to the Korean soldiers at the top of the city.
"Dismount, switch to the bow, get close and shoot!"
Bamboo whistles sounded in each camp, and the cavalry dismounted one after another.
White smoke billows from below Xuanchuan City.
The North Korean archers fired back with bows and arrows. Their arrows were accurate, but because they were too far away, they posed little threat to the cavalry battalion wearing two layers of iron armor.
There was a crackling fight, with more than a dozen people injured on both sides.
Burhanggu became even more angry when he saw casualties among his troops.
The arrow skills of these Korean soldiers at the top of the city are even more powerful than those of Jianzhou Bagara.
The artillerymen supporting the cavalry operations were finally deployed. They set up the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the Divine Fire Flying Crow in front of the moat. After the adjustments were completed, they began to bombard the head of Xuanchuan City.
This kind of Tiger Crouching Cannon, improved by Kaiyuan Workshop, is lighter, has a longer range, and is more powerful. It is loaded with ground-breaking bombs. When one explodes, there is a shower of blood all around.
Fifty divine fire flying crows slowly rose into the sky, roaring and smashing towards the top of Xuanchuan City. The city was suddenly in a mess.
The North Korean army lacks large artillery, not to mention Franchise aircraft, and even the number of squatting tiger artillery is very small.
Although Xuanchuan is an important town in northern Korea, it is actually equivalent to an ordinary county town in the interior of the Ming Dynasty.
I heard that Yiju and Yeomju in the north had fallen one after another, and the morale of the Seoncheon defenders was low. After the Ming army's shelling, the casualties of the Korean archers began to increase. Dozens of corpses were left on the city wall, and the remaining soldiers began to retreat into the city.
In the late period of the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, in order to enhance the combat power of Korea and reduce the casualties of the Ming army, the imperial court asked the generals of the southern soldiers who went to fight in Korea to help train Korean soldiers according to the standards of the Qi family army. Liu Zhaosun's adoptive father, Liu Wei, was also one of these Nanbing instructors.
Due to the North Korean king's suspicion of the Ming army, their weak national strength, and the obstruction of some conservative forces, this Qi army training ultimately ended in failure.
After North Korea learned the basics of Qi Jiajun, they also asked their soldiers to study Japanese Japanese swordsmanship, and then began to learn Mongolian cavalry tactics. An ordinary soldier had to receive about five martial arts training, including Yanling sword, Japanese sword, long spear, palladium, fire blunderbuss, etc. ·····
The result of this is that in the end they can only bite off more than they can chew and develop a nondescript army.
After the Korean army was defeated at the city head, the pro-Ming forces in the city immediately opened the city gate and respectfully welcomed the king's troops into the city.
Burhanggu raised his sword and led his cavalry to rush through the city gate corridor.
Note:
(1) Li Taishou's "Zun Zhou Lu", Volume 2, Page 30
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