"What are you waiting for?"
Liu Hongxun was a little confused. Although Mao Wenlong's army was not large, there were still tens of thousands of men and more than 300 flying thunder cannons.
Even if the walls of Seoul are high, a salvo of three hundred thunder cannons can blow the walls apart.
"Waiting for the city lords and heads of aristocratic families in North Korea!"
"When they arrive, we will begin to attack the city again. We will fire hundreds of artillery pieces to smash the city walls. We will eliminate the remaining enemies in half a quarter of an hour and occupy Seoul!"
"The Pontic commander wants to use Seoul to establish his authority and blow up the ambitions of North Korea's prominent families!"
"The Pontic Commander wants to use Seoul to tell them to be honest, cooperate well, and be good citizens of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Master Liu, the commander of this capital is responsible for coercion, and you are responsible for inducement and seduction to capture these aristocratic families as quickly as possible. As long as these aristocratic families have no problem, then the people will naturally have no problem."
hiss……
Liu Hongxun took a deep breath and felt his scalp numb.
He was still thinking about how to persuade North Korea's aristocratic families to surrender along the way, but he didn't expect Mao Wenlong to be such a mastermind.
Rough, direct, but he liked it.
“Mao Du’s commander is so brilliant, I’m convinced!”
"Mr. Liu, you are very polite. Since your Majesty has handed over North Korea to us, we must not let down your Majesty's high expectations!"
Mao Wenlong cupped his hand, then looked around and whispered: "Mr. Liu, you have been on a mission to North Korea. What do you think of Seoul?"
"Seoul?"
Liu Hongxun was stunned, glanced around, and said loudly: "The whole city of Seoul is surrounded by mountains and rivers. There are Bukhan Mountain and Beiyue Mountain in the north, Luosan Mountain and Yongma Mountain in the east, Inwang Mountain in the west, and Nanshan Mountain and the Han River in the south. Gwanaksan Mountain in the south,
The Han River surrounds the south of the city from east to west, forming a good Feng Shui pattern of the "Landscape Belt" of Longsha Water Cave. This is the main reason why Li Chenggui settled here as his capital after conquering North Korea.
Why would Commander Mao ask this? "
Mao Wenlong did not respond directly, but continued to ask: "Which one does Mr. Liu think is better, North Korea or Fusang?"
“North Korea is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has many plateaus and mountains. It grows many crops such as sugar beets and is extremely rich in timber resources.
There are also Pyongyang Plain, Hanjiang Plain, Jeonnam Plain, etc., with fertile soil, huge grain output, surrounded by sea on three sides, and rich fishery resources.
The summers are warm and rainy, and the winters are cold and dry. Generally speaking, it's not bad.
As for Fuso, I only know something about it from history books. The four major islands and thousands of small islands have scattered territories, and the various daimyo wars are constantly going on.
Moreover, the territory seems to be mostly mountainous and hilly, with few plains, which means there is a shortage of cultivated land.
Although North Korea is not as big as Fusang, I think North Korea is much better than Fusang! "
"If that's the case, then why did Fuso invade North Korea repeatedly, leaving North Korea unable to fight back and almost destroying the country?"
"this……"
Liu Hongxun was dull. He was a little confused about what Mao Wenlong meant by asking so many questions.
“In this battle in the north, the commander of the capital realized two things. First, to make iron, you need to be strong yourself.
The populations of North Korea and Fuso are about the same, but North Korea relies on the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty sent troops to drive away Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion. In the Battle of Dingmao in the seventh year of the Apocalypse and the three invasions last year, North Korea asked for help from the Ming Dynasty.
If North Korea were strong enough, would it still ask for help?
My Ming Dynasty was invaded by so many foreign enemies before. Who did I ask for help from? "
With absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is useless!
The Mongolian tribes were unparalleled in cavalry and archery. The Jiannu occupied several cities and had tycoons like Huang Taiji with tens of thousands of troops. The same was true for Fusang. The three tribes jointly attacked the Ming Dynasty, but they were still surrounded and annihilated by the Ming Dynasty!
Second, we must vigorously develop technology,
After His Majesty ascended the throne, he vigorously reorganized the military affairs, and the combat effectiveness of the Tengxiang Four Guards and the Forbidden Army sergeants was greatly improved. In terms of the sergeants' ability alone, it definitely far exceeded the strength of the sergeants in any period of the Ming Dynasty.
But even so, without the help of thunder cannons, flamethrowers, hot air balloons, landmines, flintlock guns, etc., with this force, they would still be defeated miserably against the three-party coalition of Jiannu and Slavery!
The commander of the capital once heard that His Majesty once said when he was inspecting Yulin that a firearm in the future could directly destroy a county. If it really appeared, the surrounding enemies could surrender directly! "
Mao Wenlong's voice was low, but a little loneliness could still be heard in his voice.
In the past few days, he had chatted with Turubaihu and others and learned about the entire battle process.
Frankly speaking, from the beginning of the war, every decision made by Huang Taiji was correct, but the main reason for the repeated defeats was the misjudgment of the endless firearms of the Ming army.
Anyone else would have made a mistake in their prediction.
After all, it has been more than two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the types of firearms have hardly increased.
But who would have thought that the emperor would produce so many powerful firearms in just three years after he ascended the throne, which is unheard of and unseen!
As long as the three parties of the Jiannu and the slaves found out about the Ming Dynasty's new firearms, they would not take the initiative to attack and just hide it.
At this moment, Liu Hongxun also heard some truth. Although Mao Wenlong was talking about Fusang, North Korea, etc., he was actually talking about his own Pidao and Ming Dynasty.
But he strongly agreed with Mao Wenlong's statement.
"Eh... no, this is not for me, but for... His Majesty!"
After a while, Liu Hongxun suddenly understood and looked at Mao Wenlong with strange eyes.
Mao Wenlong's words not only analyzed his views on the war, expressed himself, but also expressed his complete surrender.
"Master Liu, you are busy first. The commander of this capital will go to the army to make arrangements! With the distance from each road to Seoul, it can be reached in five days at the latest. You must be prepared!"
Liu Hongxun nodded, looked at Mao Wenlong's leaving figure, sighed, and left slowly.
Mao Wenlong, who returned to the central army, looked at the generals: "Shang Kexi, Chen Jisheng, and Liu Xingzuo, you three will each lead 2,000 troops and set off in the south, north, and east directions.
Clean up the bandits in the surrounding areas and join the army in each city, collect the money they looted, etc. Anyone who resists or reaches out will be killed without mercy! "
"The last general takes command!"
After receiving the order, the three men led the army and left.
In the next three or four days, every day, the city lords of various provinces and cities arrived at the boundaries of Seoul and were connected to the Ming army's camp. There were as many as five or six hundred people.
Including the servants they brought with them, there were three to four thousand people.
On this day, everyone finally couldn't wait any longer, and more than 20 elected representatives found Mao Wenlong.
"Commander Mao Du, we have been here for several days. When are you planning to attack the city?"
"Commander Mao Du, although the four or five thousand people in Seoul are all remnants of soldiers who fled from various cities, the walls of Seoul are so high that it is absolutely impossible for you to break through with just six or seven thousand people!"
"Uncle Dongjiang, where is the Beidou army? It's better to wait for the Beidou army to come together to avoid unnecessary casualties!"
…
No matter what you say, everyone just doesn't believe that Mao Wenlong can break Seoul.
Seeing the disdainful and anxious faces of everyone, Mao Wenlong sneered and said lightly: "To attack a small city of Seoul, do you need a large army from the north? This general's seven thousand people are enough!"
