"Kill the Qing Yao! Merit! Your Highness...Long live! Long live! Long live!"
Jin Chengkai, who had just become a subject of the Ming Dynasty with "equal equality between the people and the people", was probably one of the most fanatical Ming soldiers from Korea.
He is not a commoner, but a middle-aged man, the so-called concubine born of a little wife. If he was not born from a concubine, he would be a child of the Andong Jin family. This is the top wealthy family among the two noble families. As long as the children of the Andong Kim family work a little harder, they can live a happy life of soup and rice.
However, it was very difficult for Jin Chengkai, who was a concubine and a concubine, to take the imperial examination. Although there was a year of famine, "Naxutong" was allowed to take part in the imperial examination. However, as a middle-aged man, Jin Chengkai had no way to obtain an official position, and he was not qualified to receive part of his father's inheritance. His status in the family was almost the same as that of a slave. It was good that he did not starve to death in a disaster year. There was no food left to collect. Su Xutong".
Moreover, Jin Chengkai, who was not qualified to participate in the imperial examination since birth, would not receive a good education. Even if he was allowed to participate in the imperial examination, he would only fail. Therefore, since he was a child, Jin Chengkai could only look at the direct descendants of his clan with envy and admiration as they study, take imperial examinations, high school, and become officials step by step... until Confucianism, which does not care about origin, only focuses on talent and merit. Sectarian Confucianism was introduced into North Korea!
Because it came from the resurgent Ming Dynasty and had sufficient financial support, Confucianism developed rapidly after entering North Korea, attracting a large number of middle-class people like Jin Chengkai to join. .
And Jin Chengkai was the first disciple of the Confucian sect in North Korea. When the Confucian sect first came, he was attracted by the principles of those who "killed Confucians" - swords and bullets don't care whether you are a direct descendant or a concubine. They are the fairest!
To them, the life of a legitimate son is life, and the life of a concubine is also life!
Therefore, Jin Chengkai also dreams that one day he can become a high-ranking official with an annual income of more than 100 dan of brown rice through "killing people and meritorious service"... But don't think that 100 dan of brown rice is too little. In the Kingdom of Korea, which is so poor, In the country, it is not easy to have enough food to eat. For ordinary people, making a hundred dollars a year is simply a dream.
And this dream, Jin Chengkai has already realized half of it!
Although his official position is not high, he is just a deputy collar (equivalent to a platoon leader), but his annual income has reached more than one hundred shi of brown rice!
What made him even more ecstatic was that now he was no longer a "man in the middle", but a subject of the Ming Dynasty. The path to ascend was completely open... As long as he performed meritorious deeds, he could rise step by step, even if it was Prime Minister Zuo, there is also a slight possibility!
And the "saint" who brought him hope, wealth, and status is now riding a gray horse, braving the wind and snow, standing directly in front of his team, delivering an inspiring speech.
However, the Korean Ming soldiers who had just had a feast of broth rice and meat and drank a little wine were all in a frenzy. No one really cared about what Zhu Heji said. They only cared about shouting long live the mountains with tears in their eyes.
This level of fanaticism would make even Zhu Heji's old Chaozhou brothers feel inferior.
Just when the fanatical atmosphere was approaching its peak, Zhu Heji had stopped his speech, drew out his sword, and pointed at Donguimen.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of suonas for the whole team to assemble sounded in each infantry column.
Jin Chengkai knew that the time to send troops...had come!
At this time, he had completely forgotten his fear, and only the desire for credit and rapid advancement remained in his heart - this was something he had been able to see and touch since he was a child, but could not get it no matter how hard he tried.
So he was thinking about it both when he was dreaming and when he was not dreaming, and he was almost going crazy!
"Long live! Long live! Long live the Ming Dynasty! Long live the king..."
Jin Chengkai and other Korean Ming soldiers shouted "Long live" and carried their flintlocks in the most excited mood. They marched in line from their respective camps and marched majestic and high-spirited along the road leading to Dundon. Walking along the streets of Yimen.
At this moment, on both sides of the street, there were people in Seoul and officials from the Ming and Korean provinces who were as excited as them.
Because of the arrival of the Qingyao army before, everyone was more or less afraid... Qingyao is very fierce and kills without blinking an eye! Moreover, all of them were highly skilled in martial arts, and they killed Korean soldiers as if for fun, which was extremely terrifying.
But now they saw the soldiers of the Tomorrow who were shouting long live, and their morale was soaring to the sky. The fear in their hearts was suddenly swept away.
Many North Korean men who had not signed up to join the army because they were too timid now regretted it, as if they had missed some great prize.
Therefore, the North Korean officials who were going door to door in the streets and alleys to recruit young men were suddenly surrounded by people who enthusiastically signed up...
At this time, Zhu Heji had returned to the palace and joined the army in Qingde Palace. Gyeongdeokgung Palace is located in the west gate of Seoul, very close to the west gate Donuimun. This was originally the former residence of Li Chenggui before he usurped the throne, and was later converted into a palace.
It's said to be a palace, but it's actually just an ordinary large courtyard with one-story bungalows inside. The courtyard walls are made of stone. The Bukhan Mountain in the north of Seoul is a granite mountain, so everything is lacking here in Seoul. There is no shortage of granite stones. Therefore, although the city walls of Seoul are low, they are made of hard granite stones.
"Your Majesty, the snow has become lighter and the wind has become weaker. I just tried it outside the city. The wind and snow did not affect the shooting of the flintlock rifle."
As soon as Zhu Heji entered the main hall of Gyeongdeokgung Palace, Yu Xiaoqian came to report to him: "I also asked people to build an anti-gun bunker on the wall near Donui Gate... You can Then the commander from above can also sit in Gyeongdeok Palace."
While listening to Yu Xiaoqian's report, Zhu Heji quickly walked to a map table and said, "Aqian, the morale of the troops is very high now. It seems that we can make a big push!"
"This is what I mean when I join the Army Division!" Yu Xiaoqian said, "Let's take advantage of the opportunity when our morale is high and the Qing army is exhausted to fight!"
"How many troops are going to be dispatched?" Zhu Heji asked, "How will the formation be arranged?"
"The Fifteenth Town is responsible for the defense of Bukhan Mountain, Beiyue Mountain, and the east and south of the city. The twenty-four infantry battalions of the Second Town, the Eleventh Town, and the Twelfth Town will form two rows with their backs to the trench line. Grand formation. The front and rear rows are 12 battalions and 11 battalions respectively. The 12 battalions in the front row are arranged in three horizontal lines, led by Zhao Desheng, the commander-in-chief of the 11th town, and Liu Yan, the commander-in-chief of the twelfth town. command.
The eleven battalions in the rear formed a column and were commanded by Ling Zongjun, the commander-in-chief of the Second Town.
There are three hundred steps between the two rows, and there is another battalion that seizes several villages on the front line to establish support points.
The First Town serves as the general reserve of the entire army and is on standby behind the trench line outside Donui Gate.
All cavalry were also deployed behind the trench line before the battle began.
The artillery is divided into two parts. The rocket launchers are directly controlled by the Palace and Military Affairs Department and are first deployed behind the trench lines. The long cannon and the hammer-throwing cannon are controlled by the town platform and the battalion headquarters respectively.
In addition, a battalion of the 15th Town was deployed on Zuduli Mountain and was also under the direct command of the Military Affairs Department of the Palace. "
Zhu Heji nodded, "That's it! If we start taking action now, when will the deployment be completed?"
Yu Xiaoqian said: "It will take an hour and a half to deploy the troops and build forward artillery defenses... The shelling before the attack should start after lunch."
The formation methods mentioned by Yu Xiaoqian were actually standardized things. Zhu Heji had nothing to add, so he nodded and said: "Okay, let's do it... The lone general will sit on the city wall. , commanding the entire army! The lonely king’s flag is placed on the tower of Donui Gate!”
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Outside the Qing army's camp twenty miles away from the city wall of Seoul, Emperor Kangxi also realized that the Ming army would take advantage of the moment when morale was high to send troops.
Kangxi put away his telescope, turned around and said to Tuhai, Suo'etu and Mingzhu: "The rebels are about to send troops... They have made a mistake by leaving the fortified city undefended and taking risks. But this is a last resort. But with so many weak Korean soldiers in the rebel army, how can they fight with muskets? It seems that the fate of our country, the Qing Dynasty, is about to rise again!"
After saying these words, Emperor Kangxi laughed loudly and said boldly: "After today's battle, our Qing Dynasty will once again dominate the world. Sooner or later, the puppet Ming and Wu Zhou will be pacified by our Qing Dynasty, and the world will be conquered by our Qing Dynasty." It’s still my Qing Dynasty’s world!”
