The five teams form one brigade and are set up to lead and manage. The fifth brigade is the first assistant, and the deputy capital is in charge. The heads of various tribes were granted the title of Tongzhi and could only manage civil affairs. Military affairs were managed by generals selected by the imperial court from among the ministries. The heads of various tribes only have the right to manage the civil affairs of their own banner. It cannot interfere with the rights of the state government. The people under his banners can enjoy the right not to pay money or food, but they must fully obey the imperial conscription.
And set up local government offices to govern Han people or Bohai people. For those whose children are excellent in learning Chinese, they will be granted official positions through the method of kindness and admiration. And from among his disciples, outstanding disciples were selected and sent to the Imperial College to study for a certain period of time before being granted official positions. This method is somewhat similar to the Tubo banners in Qingtang, but it is not exactly the same method. It was decided after Huang Ruifeng repeatedly discussed with Huang Qiong before leaving Liaoyang Mansion. Among them, some of the methods used by Northern Liao to govern these ethnic groups were adopted.
After Huang Ruifeng announced this solution to the Jurchen Wanyan tribe that was active in the Hu River Basin, several of its leaders immediately rejected the court's conditions. In order to warn the Jurchen and Shiwei tribes, Huang Ruifeng mobilized heavy troops afterwards to completely wipe out the three Wanyan tribes. The captured women were given to meritorious soldiers as concubines, and all the men were killed. In the entire Wanyan Tribunal, everyone was killed. All other departments are unwilling to do so. But he no longer dared to confront the imperial court and honestly accepted the imperial court's canonization and placement.
Huang Ruifeng also agreed with the leaders of various tribes that their leaders would come to the capital to meet the king every three years. This involved pulling and beating, and even adopted the method of killing a monkey to scare the chickens, and stabilized the northern tribes. At the same time, Buddhism was vigorously promoted among the northern tribes. For the tribes on the desert grasslands, the Qingtang Tubo alliance and flag system was implemented. Encourage them to change their original belief in Shamanism to Lamaism. For tribes that believe in Lamaism, the court will provide certain care in setting up alliance flags, and they will also receive more salary.
Compared with the desert grasslands and Baishan and Heishui tribes, Yang Jiyuan repelled Goryeo's attack on Baozhou and captured the Zhenhai Prefecture counties, the last territory set up by the Northern Liao Dynasty in eastern Liaoning. But in the subsequent attack on the Goryeo mainland, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Goryeo army. Although they took advantage of artillery to capture several Goryeo cities and even Xijing of Goryeo, and wiped out 8,000 Goryeo reinforcements, the overall advancement was still a bit slow. Moreover, during the march, they encountered ambushes set up by the Goryeo army many times.
Yang Jiyuan lost his patience when the monsoon came that year. The 10,000 infantry troops and 3,000 horse troops that had been stationed on Shandong Road were mobilized. After being transferred back from Dali Kingdom, they were personally commanded by Zhang Tiande, the admiral of the Shandong Navy. Set sail to the sea and cross the sea from Shandong Road to the north. Faced with the Korean army tightly defending Haizhou, Zhang Tiande did not bother to fight with it. Turn around the ships under your control and launch a row of shells directly from the side guns. After a round of thunderbolt bombs and solid bullets, the Goryeo Haeju garrison and the navy did not even create a wave.
After taking Haizhou, Zhang Tiande was worried that the Goryeo emperor and his ministers would flee like the three Northern Liao expeditions. They did not even advance into Haeju. The cavalry army took the lead in cutting off the road south from Beijing, and the infantry troops followed with artillery and baggage. The navy's small and medium-sized ships carried the heavy artillery and grain that the infantry could not easily carry, as well as a thousand infantry troops upstream along the Licheng River. Before the Goryeo monarchs and ministers in Kaijing could react, not only had the road southward been cut off, but the Qi army's infantry that had caught up later had tightly surrounded Kaijing.
After completing the encirclement, Zhang Tiande used the heavy artillery carried by ships upstream along the Licheng River to fire artillery to cover the infantry siege. The cavalry was in hand, preparing to deal with reinforcements from surrounding Goryeo. It was originally conquered three times by the Northern Liao Dynasty. Due to the Liao army's habit of clearing grass and valleys, Goryeo's elite soldiers suffered heavy losses, and the domestic strong men also suffered heavy losses. The Liao army's military discipline has always been lax, and they have always been accustomed to attacking and looting all the way. After two expeditions, although Goryeo barely defended its homeland, it lost more than 100,000 men.
During the three conquests of the Northern Liao Dynasty, Kaijing was burned to the ground by the Liao army. At this time, the Kaijing city walls were still made of rammed earth and could not withstand the bombardment of dozens of kilograms of heavy artillery. In less than half a day, the city wall was blown down by more than ten feet. Before the Goryeo defenders in the city could react, the Qi army had already poured into Kaijing like a tide. The panicked king Wang Xun had no choice but to leave the palace with his ministers and surrender, holding the national seal and treasures in hand. Seeing that the king's integrity lasted only one morning, he raised his hands and surrendered. Zhang Tiande did not hesitate to do so.
Directly put the Goryeo monarchs and ministers, together with the Goryeo princes, nobles, civil and military ministers and people in the city in the capital city, onto the ships on the Licheng River, and turn around and send them back to the Central Plains. After taking Kaijing, Zhang Tiande turned around and headed south again. The navy also went south along the peninsula, moving both by land and water toward Naju, the southernmost tip of the peninsula, which was also the place where Longxing of the Koryo Kingdom was located. Along the way, Zhang Tiande took out all the anger he had suffered from living in Dali Kingdom for several years and training the navy with Yang Jiyuan on Shandong Road on the defenders of Goryeo.
After hearing that Kaijing had fallen, Goryeo monarchs and ministers went out of the city to ask for surrender. The right minister Zhi Cai Wen and the veteran minister Jiang Hanzan, who were originally recruiting young men in Luozhou, supported Wang Xun's third son Wang Hui as king in Seoul, Nanjing. Then he abandoned Seoul and retreated towards Luozhou under the protection of the Hanjing garrison. But before they had gone far, they were overtaken by the cavalry army led by Zhang Tiande. After a while of fighting, these two veteran generals who had performed outstandingly in the battle between Goryeo and Beiliao failed to regain their glory and both died south of Hanjing. As for the new king, he was captured on the spot.
At this time, after learning that Kaijing had been lost behind his back. There was a stalemate with Yang Jiyuan along the Imjin River. Although it repeatedly blocked the Qi army's attempts to cross the Yangtze River and go south, it suffered heavy losses due to the attacks of the Qi army's cavalry and artillery bombardment. Morale was already extremely low. On many occasions, he sent people to use the cover of night to sneak attack the Qi army's artillery, but was counterattacked by Yang Jiyuan, who had been prepared for it. Not to mention the Goryeo army, which was experiencing such firearms for the first time, the Liao army, which was much more powerful than them, was also blown away by the bombardment.
Without the help of these artillery pieces, the Qi army would not be able to fight, no matter how elite it was. But how could it be possible that in such a short period of time, the Northern Liao Dynasty, which was at its peak, could be destroyed, and the elite Liao army could be defeated one after another? You know, the Khitan troops in the Northern Liao Dynasty had to face rebellions from the desert grasslands and the tribes in the white mountains and black waters from time to time. Otherwise, they will go south to the border every year. Even the war with Goryeo lasted three times intermittently. Although the last expedition can be said to have been a complete defeat. But he is still considered an elite soldier who has fought hundreds of battles.
The reason why these Goryeo troops have not finally collapsed. One is to rely on the favorable geographical location of the Imjin River and move all the ferries on the Imjin River to the south bank before retreating, so that if Yang Jiyuan wanted to cross the river, he could only temporarily roll wooden rafts. Another one is that after Zhang Tiande set off, Yang Jiyuan consciously made a move but failed to do so. Every day, only artillery was used to bombard the Korean army on the south bank. He wanted to take advantage of the fighting on the front line of the Imjin River to attract the main force of the Goryeo Army to this side and create conditions for Zhang Tiande's actions.
Therefore, facing the more than 100,000 Korean troops gathered on the south bank, Yang Jiyuan remained silent. Because he knew that after three campaigns with the Northern Liao Dynasty, this was probably the last army of the Goryeo Kingdom, and all the strong men that could almost be recruited. Until the fall of Kae Kyung, the King of Goryeo, his queen, concubines, and the important ministers and nobles of Kae Kyung were captured and all were escorted across the sea. The morale of the more than 100,000 defenders has been completely shattered. Yang Jiyuan mobilized his cavalry and found a ford to cross the river early. Concentrate artillery fire to cover the infantry crossing the river frontally.
The more than 100,000 Korean troops were either defeated in one blow or surrendered without a fight. After the cavalry on both wings completed the outflank, the Goryeo commander finally couldn't bear the psychological pressure and committed suicide. The rest of the generals either followed or surrendered. One even collapsed on the spot. After the Battle of Imjin River, Yang Jiyuan spent several days clearing out the prisoners of war. After sending someone to escort them back to Liaoning Road, when the first snow fell in early winter, Yang Jiyuan escorted the fourth son of the emperor and his wife, who were named King Dongping, into Gaijing, the capital of the Goryeo Dynasty.
In the 19th year of Chongde, the Qi army destroyed Northern Liao and Goryeo. Especially the demise of Bei Liao, which was originally in its most powerful period, greatly shocked the surrounding countries. All of a sudden, all the countries came to court one after another. After the two kingdoms were destroyed, Huang Qiong redefined the regional structure. Tokyo Road, which was originally the hometown of Bei Liao, was divided into three parts. The southernmost part was Liaoning Road, and the road administration was established in Liaoyang Prefecture. Xianzhou was promoted to Xianping Prefecture, bounded by Huanglong Prefecture in Northern Liao Dynasty, and Liaoning Road to the south. The name of Liaoning Road comes from the meaning of Yongning, Liao River.
To the north of Huanglong Mansion is divided into two parts, bounded by Huhanshui and Yahe rivers, and Jilin Road to the east, which is taken from the local Jurchen Jilin Ula. And because the local mountains and plains are full of primitive dense forests, the name of the road also has the meaning of auspicious and wishful forests. The road governance was established in the original Beiliao Shubin Mansion. The west of Huhanshui and Duck rivers is Linhuang Road, and the road is called Linhuang Mansion. Zhongjing Road in Beiliao was changed to Rehe Road, which means there are many hot springs around the place. Dading Mansion was renamed Chengde Mansion and a palace was set up.
The original Kingdom of Korea was renamed Lelanglu, the capital was opened in the original capital of Korea, and its three-capital system was abolished. Xijing was renamed Pyongyang Prefecture, Nanjing was renamed Seoul Prefecture, and Kaijing was renamed Kaesong Prefecture. The original Goryeo Palace was used as the Dongpyeong Palace after removing the parts that Goryeo originally overstepped. The fourth son of the emperor was appointed King Dongping, in charge of Lelang Road affairs. Eight thousand troops from the Eight Banners Army in the north, as well as the Han Army and the Bohai Navy who had surrendered and were incorporated into the Eight Banners, were mobilized to garrison Lelang Road. Taking the Bohai people's high status as the Qiu, General Pyongyang restrained the garrison of the Eight Banners Army, and renamed it the garrison of the Eight Banners Army.
Zhang Tiande was appointed as the envoy of Lelang Road and was in charge of the local guards. The 10,000 infantry troops, 3,000 horse troops, and 2,000 naval divisions under his command were renamed the Lelang Road Guards. The civil servants of Goryeo who surrendered were either Tongzhi or Tongpan. The rest of the civil servants, ranging from pacification envoys to county magistrates, were all transferred from various places in the Central Plains. At the same time, the Korean people began to be relocated to Linhuang Road and Rehe Road. Migrated the Jurchens and the landless Han people from the Central Plains into Goryeo. First the aristocratic families, then the common people. Of course, this didn't happen overnight.
Huang Ruifeng, the King of Yong who was appointed as the ambassador, had been transferred back to Beijing in the 19th year of Chongde. When returning to Beijing, under Huang Ruifeng's semi-force, Yi Ying and Ying Hao followed him to Beijing with their families. The reason for Huang Ruifeng to return to Beijing was that his mother, Concubine Duan, was seriously ill. Duan Jin, who originally had very healthy bones, has been in poor health since Cai and Dao Meiping died of illness in the 17th year of Chongde. In the autumn of the 18th year of Chongde, Duan Yaner's death was a heavy blow to Duan Jin. Even everyone knows that it will be a matter of time before the three girls are older.
But Duan Jin, who is already in his fifties, still suffered a serious blow. Even to the point of incurable urges. In the spring of the 19th year of Chongde, when I saw that Duan Jin was getting more and more seriously ill, I thought deeply about my son. In addition, the situation in the north has generally stabilized, so Huang Qiong urgently ordered Huang Ruifeng to return to Beijing. Less than a month after Huang Ruifeng returned to Beijing, Duan Jin died of illness in Huang Qiong's arms. What hit Huang Qiong even more was that less than 20 days after Duan Jin died of illness, He Yao suddenly died without any illness. Two beloved wives died one after another, making Huang Qiong himself seriously ill.
