After the slave-building army entered North Korea, their wild and animal nature was immediately exposed.
Because there are no big cities in northern North Korea, there are mostly towns or villages with extremely low defenses.
Therefore, Jiannu also divided his troops into four groups, encircled them in an oval shape and swept southward.
It can be said that there is no grass growing anywhere.
As long as it was edible or usable, they looted everything.
This time the slave builders were more vicious and cruel than before.
In addition to their lack of food and clothing, they are also venting their anger and resentment.
After several defeats in Liaoshen, Jiannu not only encountered a resource crisis after returning, he also encountered hatred and hatred towards the Ming army.
Therefore, fueled by hatred and resentment, those who suffered became the Korean people, and most of them died tragically at the hands of Jiannu.
Except for some young men and women of suitable age, only some craftsmen can survive.
Because of the arrival of the slaves, northern Korea suddenly became a hell on earth.
When the Korean people heard that the Jiannu invaded south again, they were so frightened that they fled southward wildly with their families without even bringing their heads back.
And how could they outrun the slave-building army with horses?
After catching up, there was a massacre. Although the corpses were not piled up like mountains, they were still horrific.
When the King of North Korea and a group of North Korean ministers learned about it, they were so frightened that their legs weakened.
They had no way to deal with the invasion of Jiannu. They would definitely not be able to defeat it, and it would be impossible to negotiate a peace.
They could only hope that the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty would send troops to annihilate them as soon as possible and restore peace and tranquility to North Korea.
Fortunately, Qi Jin's envoy arrived in time and stabilized these frightened monarchs, otherwise they would really have messed up again as usual.
After learning that the Ming army had entered North Korea for support, the North Korean monarchs and ministers finally saw a glimmer of hope.
The money, food and materials they provided before were finally not in vain. Sure enough, the Ming Dynasty did not abandon itself, and the emperor still protected us.
"Your Highness, this time Jiannu invaded south, Ye Boarpi personally led the troops. There are more than 30,000 Jiannu."
"My general has said that it is difficult to repel the Jiannu with just a few thousand people from Phi Island. Therefore, His Highness needs to gather the Korean army and go north to support and cooperate."
The person who came to the palace to meet the King of Korea was Qi Jin's personal soldiers Baihu. Of course, he was originally a guard of the Royal Forest Army.
But when he mentioned the army, North Korea's monarchs and ministers were in trouble.
Although North Korea has been a country for so many years, its national strength is much stronger than that of Jiannu, but its army is very small.
In addition to the coastal defense troops and the troops stationed in major city strongholds, they can mobilize only 20,000 to 30,000 troops.
Moreover, excluding Kong Xiang and the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are probably only more than 10,000 people left among the 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Among these more than 10,000 people, there are still 3,000 guards who protect the palace and must not be moved.
But after all, they had spoken, and they were here to help them fight, so it was hard for them to refuse.
Finally, an army of 5,000 men was assembled, including 1,500 cavalry and the rest all infantry.
But even for these five thousand people, North Korea's monarchs and ministers could not guarantee their combat effectiveness.
Although North Korea is a small country, the struggles between various interest groups and factions are no worse than those in the Ming Dynasty.
The institutional system of the army was even worse than that of the Ming army. Otherwise, North Korea would not have been defenseless during the previous invasions of slaves.
As for the Jian Nu, after two days of raids and looting, the speed of Jian Nu's march south finally slowed down.
Although there are not many people living in northern Korea, there are also not many slaves.
The things they grabbed could not be transported back to Jianzhou until the final withdrawal of troops.
This also gave Qi Jin buffer time. He had arrived in North Korea long ago, but at present, the army of slave builders was relatively concentrated, and the distance between the various ministries was not far.
Knowing that he had no advantage in all aspects, Qi Jin did not act rashly, but remained dormant.
Qi Jin was thinking about how to attack when his messenger and North Korean reinforcements finally arrived.
"Supervisor, I'm back. The king of North Korea has sent five thousand soldiers and horses to support us. This is North Korea's general Li Hu."
"General, this is Qi Jin, the Supervisor of Zhenjiang ordered by His Majesty the Emperor. This old General Qi, under the military orders of Emperor Shenzong, is the hero who drove away the Japanese pirates and restored the country for you."
Qi Jin's reputation may be quite satisfactory in the Ming Dynasty, but in North Korea, it is unparalleled.
They also include Li Rusong and Ma Gui, the generals who led the Ming and Korean coalition forces at that time.
Therefore, Li Hu did not hide his admiration. He knelt down on one knee and said:
"The young general from the country has met the general from the Celestial Dynasty."
"That's so polite, General. Get up quickly."
Qi Jin didn't expect that he would kneel down directly for him and immediately helped Li Hu up.
After the exchange, Qi Jin learned that Li Hu's grandfather and Yi Sunchen were brothers. Back then, Yi Sunchen fought side by side with Qi Jin.
And he can be regarded as a descendant of Yi Sun-shin, so he greatly admires the Ming army generals who were involved in the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.
Part of the reason why the King of Joseon worshiped him as the Pinglu General was precisely because he had the same blood as Yi Sun-shin in his body.
Back then, Yi Sun-shin was able to cooperate with the Ming army to defeat the Japanese pirates and restore the country. The King of Korea hoped that Li Hu could do the same and repel the Jiannu and restore peace to Korea.
It can be said that Li Hu has high hopes.
After a while of greetings, Qi Jin immediately began to analyze the current battle situation with him.
Knowing that Qi Jin only had 3,000 troops, Li Hu was stunned.
He originally thought that the Ming army would charge forward to fight against the main force of Jiannu, and he would drink some soup nearby and gain some military achievements so that he could compete with each other.
But from the current situation, it seemed that he was the main force fighting Jiannu. Li Hu almost cried.
"General, in your opinion, how should we fight this battle?"
Hearing Qi Jin asking him for advice, Li Hu was lying.
I know shit, don’t ask me, if I had known I would have rushed forward.
"The old general is a famous general on the battlefield. He has experienced countless battles in his life. How dare I, the younger generation, do anything in front of the old general?"
"In this battle, all members of our army will listen to the veteran general's orders."
After thinking about it, Li Hu made a tactful excuse for himself.
There's no way he could tell Qi Jin that I can't actually fight, so I'm just a waste, right?
Qi Jin was not surprised by such an answer. He smiled and seemed to have expected it.
He knew the combat effectiveness of the Korean army and the talents of its generals as early as the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.
But he didn't expect that after so many years, they haven't changed at all, and they seem to have regressed.
At any rate, back then, North Korea produced a relatively capable Yi Sun-shin, but now they have nothing. Each generation is really inferior to the last.
