Zuo Menggeng pioneered a business approach in Busan.
Through this method, Xia State's cost of war can be greatly alleviated.
At the meeting that day, the Central Committee finally agreed with his approach after heated and complicated discussions.
"The clothes provided to North Korean workers do not need to be too good, ordinary cotton clothes are enough. This can reduce the production cost and make it affordable for North Korean workers. In this case, it is best to leave it to private factories for production."
Wang Yun made suggestions from a business perspective.
No one objects to this.
Nowadays, various military departments are working hard to produce supplies for the front line, and they have no time and energy to make this little money.
On the contrary, it is a very good opportunity to help the private sector expand the market.
After the news was passed on, I didn’t have to wait too long. Several private garment factories came to my door immediately.
They already have a large amount of cotton clothes in their hands, which can be shipped to North Korea as soon as possible.
Everything went smoothly. Four days later, Wang Yun set off from Dengzhou for Busan, and these garment factories followed him with their products.
During this period, the situation on the Korean battlefield was deteriorating step by step.
When Li Zhu announced his policy of war and defense on December 18, the North Korean army took the initiative to attack for a period of time, causing some trouble for the Qing army.
Unfortunately, constant small battles and limited gains cannot fundamentally change the situation on the battlefield.
During this period, the Qing troops besieging Namhan Mountain City were mainly the forward troops led by Hauge. As for the main left and right wings led by Huang Taiji and Dorgon, they are slowly on their way.
In the last days of December, the situation on the battlefield began to become clearer.
On December 26, Zhao Tinghu, the observation envoy of Gangwon Province, led 7,000 people to come to support.
However, the 500 men led by his vanguard, Wonju Battalion General Quan Jingji, had just entered Qiandan Mountain northeast of Namhan Mountain City, and were defeated by Hauge himself.
Zhao Tinghu was so frightened that he did not dare to stay at all. We retreated all the way to Miyuan, and never moved forward again from then on.
Later, Marshal Jin Zidian of the capital and Min Shenghui, the observation envoy of Xianjing Dao, came with their troops. The three armies were combined into one place, with a total of more than 20,000 people. However, he did not move forward and stopped to wait and see, as if the crisis in Namhan Mountain City had nothing to do with him.
The North Korean monarchs and ministers who were trapped in Namhan Mountain City did not know that the reinforcements had arrived, but they did not come.
They thought that the situation had not changed, so the reinforcements from all walks of life had doubts and did not dare to advance.
For the current plan, only by taking the initiative in the city and winning a big victory can the confidence of all ministries be strengthened.
Jin Liu is a staunch supporter of this idea.
He suggested to Li Jie that he send enough soldiers and horses from the city to go down the mountain to launch a surprise attack on the Qing army. As long as this battle is won, reinforcements from all walks of life will be encouraged and will definitely flock in to relieve the siege of Namhan Mountain City.
The guarding envoy Li Shibai completely disagreed with his proposal. However, as a military commander, he was soft-spoken and his dissuasion was ineffective.
Jin Liu personally put on his armor, climbed to the city gate, and ordered the frightened Korean soldiers to go down the mountain to find the Qing army for a decisive battle.
During this period of time, they were trapped in the mountain city, with no food, no warmth, and no house to live in. They could only lean on the city wall and suffer from the cold. These North Korean soldiers had long lost their morale.
When they heard that they were sent down the mountain to fight the ferocious Qing army, these Korean soldiers all staggered and spent a long time motionless under the city gate.
"What are you waiting for? Why don't you march quickly? If you delay again, we will kill without mercy!"
Jin Liu himself stood on the safe city wall and shouted filial piety repeatedly, which made the soldiers extremely unhappy, but they still remained motionless.
Jin Liu was furious and gave his sword to the deputy general, asking him to go out of the city and kill the remaining soldiers.
The deputy general rushed out of the city and slashed several soldiers to death.
This calmed the others.
More than 600 North Korean soldiers had no choice but to advance fearfully along the seemingly silent mountain road.
Unexpectedly, they groped all the way, but didn't encounter anything. The surrounding mountains and fields were too quiet.
Finally, they stood on the flat ground at the foot of the mountain.
Don't let Shen Chengli be greedy for life and fear death. He sent many scouts to investigate everywhere, but still no trace of the Qing army was found.
At this time, the Koreans became arrogant and dared to leave their position and go further away.
The Koreans had no idea that this unusual silence was not because the Qing army was afraid.
But...
Huang Taiji has arrived!
Hauge was full of energy and wanted to perform well in front of Huang Taiji.
He borrowed more soldiers and horses from Huang Taiji and had already arranged them.
When he saw these Korean soldiers leaving the bunker, Hauge gave an order, and the Qing army's red-coated cannons and general cannons fired one after another.
Countless artillery shells smashed into the North Korean army's array, causing numerous casualties on the spot.
Only then did Shen Chengli have a premonition that something was wrong, and ordered a retreat.
Unfortunately, they had gone too far and it was too late to run away.
The Eight Banners cavalry led by Mafuta rushed up from behind, broke through the North Korean army's array in the blink of an eye, and started a one-sided massacre.
The North Korean soldiers did not dare to retreat because they had received strict orders, so they had no choice but to resist.
Standing at the top of the city, Jin Liu was waiting for news of victory, but all he got was bad news.
Seeing that few Korean soldiers were killed, he lost his previous high spirits and quickly ordered the troops to withdraw.
But by this time, it was impossible for the North Korean army to withdraw.
The Eight Banners infantry rushed forward and followed the North Korean soldiers in a fierce pursuit in the mountains and forests.
Scarlet blood was smeared all over the mountains and plains. In the end, not a single soldier escaped back to Nanhan Mountain City, and all became the military merits of the Qing army.
This defeat was a serious blow to the defensive strength of Namhan Mountain City.
Especially the appearance of the red cannon and the general cannon made the Korean monarchs and ministers guess that Huang Taiji had arrived.
At the thought of the Qing Emperor personally visiting the city, everyone in North Korea was completely panicked, and everyone lost their courage.
With no foreign aid and insufficient internal defense, Li Zhu didn't have much time to make a choice.
Just when Wang Yun arrived in Busan, the situation in North Korea finally came to Tokugawa Iemitsu's attention.
"The envoy discovered the rebellious figure of the Ming Dynasty in Busan. They seem to be plotting the land of North Korea. This should belong to us and is a good opportunity for Japan to gain a foothold on the mainland."
After learning that great changes had taken place in North Korea and that third-party forces had joined in, Tokugawa Iemitsu was still unfazed, but all the famous names in Japan became commotion.
At this time, one person who was attending the confession in Edo Castle was the most enthusiastic and strongly encouraged Tokugawa Iemitsu to take the opportunity to send troops.
Just looking at this person, Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help but think a little more.
Therefore, his name was Kato Taduhiro, and he was the lord of the Kumamoto Domain.
His father is Kato Kiyomasa.
The Kumamoto clan was not a direct clan of the Edo shogunate, but just an external daimyo.
Is this person really just motivated by righteousness?
