Li Jie had the opportunity to retreat to Ganghwa Island.
It's a pity that I couldn't bear to leave the pots and jars, so I wasted time in packing. If you insist on rigidly abiding by feudal etiquette, you will miss the last opportunity.
Ganghwa Island is located in the northwest of Hanyang, just north of the entrance of the Han River.
If you take the west gate, you might be able to get there before Hauge.
Who calls Li Jie the king? He can only go through Sungnyemun (South Gate), and it will be too late to go back around.
Hearing that the Qing army was approaching Hongjiyuan, the Korean monarchs and ministers were in chaos.
Cui Mingji was still calm and quickly suggested: "Your Highness, for the current plan, we can only go to Nanhan Mountain City for temporary refuge."
Li Zhu was already panicking. Someone had an idea at this time, so he had no choice but to follow it.
He was still worried.
"If the barbarians are chasing us, how should we resist them?"
Cui Mingji was quite powerless. After thinking for a while, he volunteered and said: "Please allow me to serve as an envoy and go to see General Mafuda (the Korean name of Mafuta) for relief."
Seeing that Cui Mingji was willing to take risks alone and implement this strategy to delay the attack, Li Zhu was deeply moved.
"Qing Guo is a powerful minister."
At the critical moment, Cui Mingji had no thoughts about Li Zhu's praise.
He found Li Jingji, who had the imperial decree, and brought fine wine and food with him to find the Qing army, just to delay Hauge's advance.
As for Li Jian and others, they finally realized at this time that they could not afford to delay, and retreated in a hurry all the way to Nanhan Mountain City.
In fact, the North Korean monarchs and ministers are somewhat unfounded.
When they reached the edge of Hanyang, Hauge no longer had the strength to go any further.
He had a total of more than a thousand troops at hand, and no matter how reckless he was, he would not dare to attack Hanyang rashly.
If he fails to win and is defeated, it will be difficult to explain to Huang Taiji.
Anyway, they made great progress all the way and pushed directly to the outskirts of Hanyang, so their military exploits can be considered outstanding.
Hauge stationed himself at Hongjiyuan while waiting for Yanguli's reinforcements.
The North Korean envoy came to ask for an audience, how could Hauge condescend? Therefore, Mafuta, as a representative of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, met with Cui Mingji and the others.
"If you want to negotiate a peace, send your king's brother and ministers over."
Mafuta made conditions.
Cui Mingji and Li Jingji looked at each other with sadness in their hearts.
However, seeing the murderous Qing army, the two of them had no right to defend themselves. They stayed in the Qing camp for one night and rushed back to Namhan Mountain City in the wind and snow the next day.
During this day, farce was still going on in Namhansan Fortress.
Li Zhu had just settled down in the city when Jin Sangxian came to the door.
"Your Highness, Namhan Mountain City is a dead place and is not a long-term plan. I sincerely request Your Highness to move to Ganghwa Island and use the natural dangers of the waters to fight against the barbarians."
Frankly speaking, Kim Sang-hyun's suggestion is really not random.
Although Namhan Mountain Fortress has a dangerous terrain and is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the city is too small and cannot accommodate too many people.
When the city was first built, it had a capacity of only 4,000 people. But now, with the migration of the North Korean royal court and the center, plus the guards and horses, there are more than 10,000 people.
This leaves many people without homes to live in.
Forced by desperation, the officials gave full play to their arrogant and ugly face and actually let the recruited soldiers suffer on the edge of the city wall.
In the cold winter season, the soldiers' clothes were thin and their hands and feet were not covered. You can imagine how they felt when they were exposed outdoors for such a long time.
If Li Zhu could really go to Ganghwa Island and use the strait to defend himself, he might really be able to cause a lot of trouble for the Qing army.
After all, the Qing army was not good at water warfare.
Moreover, wherever Li Juxing is, there will definitely be a large number of guards and soldiers. North Korea's navy can also be easily mobilized and deployed, and its defense is much better than the isolated Namhan Mountain City.
In addition, North Korea has an advantage on the water, so it can mobilize grain and grass from all over, avoiding a supply crisis, and can deal with the Qing army more calmly.
It's not that Li Zhu didn't understand this truth.
He is also determined to go to Ganghwa Island.
As a result, the team encountered severe wind and snow as soon as they left the city the next day.
Within thirty miles, Li Zhu couldn't bear the bumps and cold, and ordered to return on the spot.
Jin Shangxianku stood in the snow, watching Li Zhu's team retreat hastily, his heart sank to the bottom.
With such a king, how can we talk about resisting foreign humiliation?
At this point, the North Korean monarchs and ministers lost their last chance to reverse the war situation, and they all huddled in Namhan Mountain City and lingered.
When Cui Mingji returned and reported the Qing army's conditions, Li Jian was extremely reluctant.
He has quite a naughty idea.
"Go and ask Ayamine-kun, would you like to share your worries?"
The ministers were stunned, but they accepted it happily.
Lord Lingfeng Li Chen is the great-grandson of Lord Yongyang Li Chan. Listening to this title, you will know that he has no close relationship with the royal family for a long time.
Normally, Li Zhu would never expect such a person. Now that I have encountered a crisis, I immediately remember that this is my relative who can top the tank.
Li Xun learned that he was asked to impersonate the royal family and go to the Qing camp as a hostage. Although he was very scared and hated Li Xun very much, he could not refuse.
The king's brother and ministers that Ma Futa asked for, now that there is a "king's brother", there needs to be a "minister" to take over.
"Green Gourd Sword Fairy"
This minister refers to an important minister at the administrative level.
The North Korean monarchs and ministers obviously did not want to agree and felt that losing power was an insult to the country. After a game in the court, Cao Cao eventually sentenced Shen Ao to become the victim.
The two men were sent to the Qing camp, and they did not look like humans, which made Mafuta very suspicious.
He held the handle of the knife and walked up to Shen Ao.
"Are you...really the minister?"
Kneeling on the ground, feeling the thick smell of Mafuta's blood on the top of his neck, Shen Ao was so frightened that he was trembling and couldn't say a word.
This heightened Mafuta's suspicion.
He thought for a while and ordered Pu Lanying to be brought over.
"These two are the king's brother and the minister?"
Although Park Lanying didn't know what happened, seeing this scene, what else didn't she understand?
"General, it is the king's brother and the minister."
Mafuta approached him and said with a ferocious smile: "You lied to me."
Pu Lanying stood tall and solemn, neither humble nor arrogant.
"It is indeed the king's brother and the minister."
Mafuta nodded slightly, as if he believed what he said.
Just when Park Lanying breathed a sigh of relief, Mafuta suddenly changed the subject.
"Where is Gwanghae-kun?"
Pu Lanying trembled on the spot, her mind was spinning, and she suddenly understood Ma Futa's intention.
The Qing army wanted to find Lord Guanghai to replace Li Zhu as the leader of the country.
He hurriedly rambled.
"The cripple is on an island thousands of miles away, and may have died."
Mafuta sneered.
"Kwanghae-kun isn't dead yet, right?"
Pu Lanying was upset and regretted that she had not done enough to cultivate her character, and Ma Futa found the flaw.
The only thing that can be prayed for now is that the Qing army does not know where Guanghaijun is.
Otherwise, once Gwanghaejun falls into the hands of the Qing army, the Korean monarchy will change and there will be no chance of a turnaround.
