On July 10, the Korean ruler Yi Shunyi and the supervisor Pu Yi led 10,000 Korean troops to invade Kuandian, an important town in Liaodong. More than 100 Qi troops who stayed in Kuandian rose up to resist and held the city for three days, killing and wounding more than 800 Korean soldiers. The people were eventually outnumbered and all died in battle.
After Li Shunyi occupied Kuandian, he allowed North Korean soldiers to openly loot and loot for three days in retaliation for Yuan Chonghuan's years of bullying against Sinuiju when he ran Kuandian.
However, most of the grain and grass supplies in Kuandian City have been transported back to Shenyang. Except for dozens of Shanxi and Huizhou merchants who refused to escape, there was nothing.
Three days later, on July 12, envoys from the Qing army hurried to this important town in Liaodong beside the Yalu River, urging their North Korean allies to hurry up and advance westward. The Liu thieves' belongings and treasures were all hidden in Shenyang and Liaoyang.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Joseon Kingdom and the Jianzhou Ministry had been enemies for generations and had killed each other. Since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the King of Korea had sent people across the border from time to time to hunt down the Jianzhou Jurchens who were digging for ginseng. The Jianzhou slaves also showed no sign of weakness and often crossed the border to intercept and kill Koreans. This situation lasted until the rise of Nurhachi in the late Ming Dynasty.
Of course, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
In the eyes of the Koreans, Liu Zhaosun usurped power and committed regicide, which resulted in the fact that their overlord country, the Ming Dynasty, had been destroyed (the nature of the Hongguang court was similar to that of the Qi Dynasty). As the most loyal vassal of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea united with Jianzhou to besiege the Qi Dynasty. Revenge for the country is not only reasonable, but will surely shine in the annals of history and be praised by knowledgeable people.
In the summer and autumn of the first year of Wuding, Jianzhou and North Korea, which were once at odds with each other, quickly came together because of their common interests and common enemies.
On July 12, at the west gate of Kuandian, Li Shunyi solemnly received Gong'a, the special envoy of the Qing army.
Zhen Gong'a, who has a blue flag and an armored forehead, has just turned fifteen this year. He is the fourth son of Erbeile Amin, and he is as violent and cruel as his Amma.
After Amin was brutally murdered by Liu Zhaosun, Du Du pitied the grandson of Shuerhaqi, who was only ten years old at the time. Under Du Du's persuasion, Emperor Wu Ding did not drive Gong'a to death.
After Du Du proclaimed himself emperor, Gong'a naturally became the right-hand man of the Qing Emperor. He is now the Xianglan Banner Jia La E Zhen, with two thousand Zhen Yi Jia soldiers under his command.
For such a powerful figure, the ruler Li Shunyi, who was good at observing words and deeds, certainly did not dare to offend him.
"Jia La'e Zhensama, the young hero who has achieved such great military exploits, is indeed a general's tiger!"
Although he didn't know what battles the young hero had fought or what military exploits he had made, Lord Tongzhi still subconsciously flattered him.
Gong A stared at the North Korean commander, and calmly tidied the pigtail braid on the back of her neck and stuffed it into the gilt helmet. The delicate whiskers on her lower lip trembled slightly, showing that she was far more mature than her peers.
"My mother was executed by Liu Zhao and Sun Lingchi. That year, as I just remember, it snowed heavily in Hetuala. My mother and I were captured and taken to Kaiyuan. While walking on the road, my mother froze to death. That winter was so damned cold······"
Kyoua looked extremely calm when talking about his mother's death. His eyes were cold and cold, like a lone wolf, which made people shudder.
"When the Kaiyuan Army attacked Hetuala, you and the Koreans also participated, right? I heard that your fire rifle soldiers were very sharp!"
The ruler Li Shunyi quickly waved his hand, pointed to the sky and swore:
"I swear to God that this is not the case. Since your Majesty succeeded to the throne, you have been at odds with the Liu traitors. However, due to the coercion of the Kaiyuan Army, you sometimes had to work for the Liu traitors. However, you have never offended the Qing Dynasty. We only We fought against Japan!"
Several staff members next to Li Shunyi saw that the young Tatar was difficult to speak, so they quickly stepped forward to explain to North Korea.
Kyoua waved his big hand, as if to drive away those unpleasant memories.
He patted Li Shunyi on the shoulder and laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, Lord Control, don't be afraid. Our Qing Dynasty and North Korea have been friendly for generations. After this war, we will become a country of brothers. How can there be any reason for brothers to embarrass brothers? Your Majesty sent me here this time to inform you that we should report to you as soon as possible. Attack Shenyang in the west and prevent the Qi army from fleeing to the east. When Liaoshen is captured and Tieling is captured, then the two families will divide Liaodong equally. Wouldn't it be a good thing?"
When Liu Zhaosun was still alive, the Qi Emperor gave the Koreans a lot of headaches. He was building military ports and developing mines. From time to time, Korean soldiers were required to follow him to conquer the Japanese country. Now that there is a Qing Emperor, why don't they give in? Is the person alive?
As a good friend of Jiang Hongli and a representative of North Korea's civil servant group, Li Shunyi, who was good at changing, knew the path of the rise and fall of strength and weakness and followed the principle of making things big (Note 1). However, now there are two emperors appearing in a small Liaodong at the same time. If nothing else, it won't be long before the Hongguang Emperor in the south will definitely make North Korea surrender. Although they are used to being slaves, it still makes North Koreans very uncomfortable to have three masters at once.
Moreover, Li Shunyi knew very well that Emperor Kang Qian's plan was to let the Koreans rush to the front to attack the fortified city, serve as cannon fodder for the slaves, and make wedding dresses for others. Of course North Korea would not do such a stupid thing.
The number of Jurchens in Jianzhou was very small. After the bloody battle of Hunhe River and the Battle of Hetuala, and under the attack of the Kaiyuan Army, the Eight Banners' wealth was almost completely wiped out.
Even though Du Du worked hard to maintain it over the years, he continued to add Han people and Mongolians to the banner, captured the wild Jurchens, and even not let go of the twelve or thirteen-year-old boys in each banner, and incorporated them all into the banner - even in the Huang Taiji era, Only those over fifteen years old can join the banner - even so, the number of Dingkou in each banner has never recovered to the 80,000 Dingkou in the Huang Taiji era, let alone the 120,000 Dingkou in the Lao Nu era.
When Du Du became emperor, all the tribes in Jianzhou surrendered to the Han and Mongols. From the age of thirteen to sixty-three, the total number of men was only 25,000.
Emperor Kangqian left five thousand old and weak people in Hetuala and moved all his family assets to Shenyang. It was a last-ditch effort. He probably wanted to be like his grandfather Nurhachi in Sarhu, betting all his money and winning a battle. Win or lose.
The North Korean side is still unsure about the specific strength of Jianzhou's troops, but they know very well that the Tatars need their help. It is precisely because of this that they dare to openly bargain with the Qing army.
"Although it is our duty to eradicate Qi and avenge the Ming emperor, the Korean army is weak and can only provide cover on the flanks of the Qing army..."
Gong'a was furious: "Then when are you going to attack Shenyang? Do you have to stay in Kuandian and watch the decisive battle between the Qing Dynasty and the Liu thieves! Don't forget, if we, the Qing Dynasty, hadn't restrained the Qi army in Fushun and intercepted them Aid Kuandian, can you take this city so easily?"
Li Shunyi said he didn't dare. He felt more and more that these Jianzhou barbarians were all moody. Seeing this Gong'a, he could imagine what kind of virtue Amin was back then. He heard that Amin was a madman and loved to massacre cities.
Li Shunyi didn't want to offend the Jianzhou barbarian in front of him, so he explained calmly:
"Our country is short of food. There was a drought across the country last year. People starved to death in Sinuiju, Gyeongsang, Jeolla, Chungcheong, Hwanghae, and Gyeonggi Provinces. Therefore, military rations are really unsustainable..."
Although Gong Ah is brave and good at fighting, he knows nothing about the fine traditions of the Korean army.
The army that was plundering Kuandian City had an extremely "honorable" tradition in terms of logistics.
When Wanli came to aid the DPRK, the Korean army was fighting on its own land and could not yet provide food supplies. They had to rely on the Ming army entering the DPRK to transport grain and grass from Liaodong to feed them.
Now it would be too much to ask them to go abroad to fight and cross the Yalu River to expedition to Shenyang.
"What? Let you come in, let you rob money and people, and ask me for food from the Qing Dynasty. What do you think of the Qing Dynasty? Is my ear broken or are you crazy!"
Supervisor Pu Yigang was about to tell the fifteen-year-old Lord Jia La'ejin that not only did they need food, but the North Korean army also lacked horse-drawn carriages and oxcarts to transport food... Fortunately, Li Shunyi reacted quickly and stopped Supervisor Pu in time. huatou.
Several generals of the Qing army cast contemptuous looks at the Koreans. Fortunately, Li Shunyi was well-informed and was not affected by the contempt of the Jianzhou Tatars at all. He plausibly said:
"It's true. Lord Gap Ejin has probably never been to our country. There is indeed no food. Every time we fought in the past, we had to provide food from the Ming Dynasty. To be honest, we crossed the river from Sinuiju and we were well prepared for food. Not enough. After occupying Kuandian, the army's food and grass are almost exhausted. Kuandian is strong and clear, and there is almost no food. It is difficult for our army to station for a long time. I sincerely ask you to send some food over. It is best to bring oxen and carriages... ·”
Kyoua was speechless.
After a while, the fifteen-year-old Jia La E Zhen gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, I'll go back and report to the emperor and listen to his decision. You must march in the army quickly without any further delay."
Supervisor Pu Yi could not help but said:
"Your Majesty, please be patient. There are still remnants of the Liu bandits in Laizhou, Weihai and other places. These troops cannot withdraw to Liaodong in time. Their strength is about ten thousand people. They have ships and cannons. The kings and ministers of Korea are worried that these remnants will jump over the wall and take the opportunity to attack our country." Landing at Incheon and other ports..."
"Bullshit! Ten thousand people? Why didn't you say that there are still one hundred thousand Qi troops in the pass! It's just a few hundred defeated troops, it's nothing!"
Gong'a was too lazy to talk nonsense with the group of Koreans in front of him. He got on his horse and prepared to return to Shenyang surrounded by several Goshiha.
Before leaving, the ferocious son of Amin gave Li Shunyi harsh words and demanded that they must appear at the gate of Shenyang City within three days and launch an attack on the defenders in the city. Otherwise, the "brotherly alliance" between the Qing Dynasty and North Korea would be destroyed for generations. Friendship no longer exists.
Note:
1. Situationism: Situationism (Korean: ????) is a Confucian diplomatic concept. It is a strategy for small countries to serve big countries to preserve themselves based on the balance of strength, especially from 1392 to 1895. The foreign policy of the Korean Dynasty in paying tribute to the Ming and Qing dynasties of China. The term "Shi Da" first appeared in ancient Chinese pre-Qin books such as "Zhou Rites" and "Zuo Zhuan".
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