Goryeo, Gyeonggi-do, Han River.
Namhansanseong Fortress is located 25 kilometers southeast of Hanyang City, the capital of Goryeo. Like Bukhanseongseong, it was an important ancient city that served as a refuge for the kings during the Goryeo Dynasty. It was originally a Tucheng during the Goguryeo period more than 2,000 years ago. It was rebuilt in the twelfth year of King Munmu of Silla (AD 672) and was called the Dayjoongseong or Iljangseong. Climbing Iljangsan Mountain, the highest peak in the city, you can see the sunset in Incheon as far as the sunset, and the scenery as close as Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.
In the 13th year of Gwanghaegun of the Goryeo Dynasty (AD 1621), Namhansanseong Fortress was designated as the capital's security area for the first time. At the same time, in order to prevent the invasion of Hou Jin, the Tucheng began to be transformed into a stone fortress. Next, as the Jurchen power continued to grow, starting from the second year of Injo of Goryeo (AD 1624), the official army and monks from all over the country spent two years further expanding and strengthening the city. The mountain city is located on the top of a mountain 495 meters above sea level. The surrounding area of the entire city is high and dangerous, while the middle is low and easy to defend. It is comfortable and convenient to live inside and can accommodate a large number of people.
In addition, the mountain city has a circumference of nine kilometers and can be divided into two inner and outer cities. The city wall is three to seven meters high and has a rectangular shape from east to west. There are four city gates and six secret gates, and the garrison station for commanding operations is located on the high ground inside the city. At the same time, there are also palaces and various facilities built in the city for the king to take refuge. Therefore, whenever a powerful foreign enemy invades, the Goryeo monarchs and ministers will retreat here, waiting for the army of King Ba Daoqin to come to rescue. At this moment, the ruler of Goryeo, King Injo Li Zhu, was anxiously waiting in the city for Marshal Jin Zidian and Shen Jiyuan's army to come to serve the king. However, what he didn't know was that these two kings had been completely defeated by the Eight Banners Army of the Qing Dynasty. I am so scared that I dare not come to Namhansanseong City to take a trip through this muddy water!
"김어른, 최어른, 야만인대군이포위하고, 두장군의지원군이또지체하지않는데, 우리는다음에어 떻게해야합니까 (Jin Qing and Cui Qing were surrounded by a barbarian army, and the reinforcements of the two marshals were too late. It’s too late, what should we do next)..."
Watching the Manchu and Qing troops below the city cutting down timber and setting up fences, stationed around the city, surrounding the mountain city like an iron barrel! Li Jian, the ancestor of Korea, couldn't help being shocked and scared, but due to the king's decency, he couldn't show anything on his face, so he had to cough a few times, calm down, and then turned back to ask the leader about the affairs. The Eight Paths Observation Envoy Jin Yao discussed politics with You, and the official Cao judged Cui Mingji.
"주님, 야만인은지금이미우위를점했습니다,추정김원수, 셴원수의말은그들에게패배했다, 우리 는먼저그들과평화회담을하고그들의의도가무엇인지볼수있습니다 They have already gained the upper hand, and it is estimated that the troops of Marshal Jin and Shen have been defeated by them. Why don’t we negotiate with them first to see what their intentions are?"
Upon hearing the worried inquiry from his master, Injo's great hero anyway, Cui Mingji, the Right Councilor and Official Judge, spoke first. This old friend of the leader of Kang Da and an important minister of the Goryeo court has been prosperous since the peace agreement with Kang Lin. First, he was praised by King Li Zhu and his title was raised one level. Later, he was promoted to the former by the former. With strong support, he became the third-in-command of the Uijeongbu government. It wasn't until the Jurchen army under Jierhalang invaded that the good days of smooth sailing came to an end. Faced with the latter, who had a strong army and strong horse, this guy took the overall situation into consideration and tried his best to propose peace talks with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to his boss, King Li Zhu of Goryeo. He believed that the country was in crisis and did not proceed from reality. His high-pitched words were actually deceiving the world and stealing reputation. Doing so will surely destroy the country.
However, his idea was angrily denounced by the anti-peace faction headed by Li Cao Bangshu Kim Sang-heon. They believed that the pro-peace faction was servile and insulted the country. They repeatedly asked Goryeo to adopt tough policies against Hou Jin and even break off diplomatic relations. And most of the gentry and people of Goryeo also sided with the anti-peace faction out of their feelings for the Ming Dynasty, thus strengthening the strength and voice of the anti-peace faction! They branded Cui Mingji and his group who advocated peace talks as traitors, which made the latter very passive. The most important thing was the attitude of Goryeo's supreme leader, Injo Lee Joo, who was also wavering. Kim Sang-heon denounced peace. He felt that it was reasonable. Then Cui Mingji turned around and advocated peace. He thought it was reasonable, so he advocated peace! As a result, Cui Mingji and Cui Dabanshu were pushed to the forefront and became a female thief criticized by people with lofty ideals. Therefore, it’s no wonder that he turned to Kang Lin for help! He wanted to win over the soldiers and horses within the system, but unfortunately the Eighth Path Observer was Jin Yao, not Cui, so he couldn't mobilize half of the soldiers, so he had to find a way from the outside world! So, there was some friendship again
, Kanglin, the brave and warlike leader of Chiyang, came into his sight, and the Jeju Suyeong Gem Temperance Envoy, three thousand taels of silver, five thousand stones of grain, and three wooden house boats were the bargaining chips to bribe the latter! To be honest, judging from Chiyang's current performance, his skills are pretty good. At least, after the dog-headed military advisor Li Chengxuan paid the deposit, the Controller Kang Linkang came with his elite soldiers, generals, artillery and warships!
Yes, after a six-seven-day voyage, Kanglin took his expeditionary force and finally arrived near Mengcun Tucheng next to the Han River on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the tenth year of Jingyan, and established an advance base there, together with Jierhalang The Manchu and Qing armies under his command launched a fierce scouting battle! However, it is a pity that Cui Dabanshu, who is in Nanhan Mountain City, does not know whether he heard his Lord's question at this moment or whether he proposed to negotiate with the barbarians. He wanted to use this to delay time and wait for new variables to appear. !
「터무니없고, 야만인은야만인이다.설령우리가평화회담을원하더라도, 최어른은어떻게사람들이 우리와평화회담을할수있도록보장할수있는가,군대를출동시켜먼저그를한번때리고그들의예기 를꺾고다시이야기하는것이 낫다 (Absurd, barbarians are barbarians. Even if we are willing to negotiate peace, Mr. Cui, how can you guarantee that others are willing to negotiate peace with us? It is better to send out the army and fight him first to weaken their spirit)..."
However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Jin Yu, the leader of the Goryeo Dynasty and the eight-level observer next to Injo Lee Joo. This old man was originally inclined to denounce the peace faction, but he was unable to defend Namhansanseong Castle a month ago. During the battle, he was frightened out of his wits by the Jurchens, so he shamefully turned to the Zhuhe faction. At this moment, he spoke out against Cui Mingji, not out of public motives, but out of pure selfishness. He wanted to use a victory to wash away his bad reputation of fearing enemies and consolidate his precarious political position. Considering that the Goryeo defenders in Nanhan Mountain City had their backs broken by the Jianzhou barbarians, they no longer had the courage to continue to fight against the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties!
「김성인이말하는것은매우합리적이다, 그것은당신이도시에서군대를이끌고야만인을싸우는방 법． 다, 나에게그들의정신을노크해야합니다 (What Master Jin said is very reasonable. How about you lead the army out of the city and fight the barbarians again? I can give you two thousand soldiers, but you must ensure that their spirit is given to Gu. Kill them, and when you return in triumph, I will not hesitate to reward you and celebrate your success)..."
After listening to Jin Yu's words, Li Zhu's face couldn't help but become more gloomy, but considering that the former controlled thousands of soldiers and horses in the mountain city and was a great hero who helped him anyway, it was inconvenient to refute his face, so he said Adopt the strategy of retreat to advance, let Old Man Jin make suggestions and implement them himself, and lead the army out of the city to fight against the Jurchen savages.
"Your Highness, veteran minister Although he is old, he still has some courage, so just wait for my good news)... "
Seeing the gloomy look on his master's face, he cut off his retreat even more with his words. Jin Yao, the leader of the Korean government, suddenly felt that something was not good, and he felt like he was trapped in a cocoon, but the big words had already been blown out, and it was inconvenient to regret it at this time, so he could only bite the bullet and accept the job.
"전하,김대님은연세가이미높으셔서시내를나가시면실수가있을것같습니다.만약이장군이그를 대신해서출전하는것이아니라면, 어차피의례도신하가책임지고있습니다.그럼군대가야만인을공 격한후에전황이 어떻게다시야만에게태도를결정할수있는지보세요 (Your Highness, Prime Minister Jin Ling is old and might have made some mistakes when he left the city. How about General Li (Shibai) fight in his place? Anyway, the peace negotiation is also the responsibility of the minister, then Let’s wait until the army attacks the barbarians and see how the battle goes before we decide how to treat the barbarians)…”
Seeing the old and dim-witted Lord Ling Yi Zheng pretending to be calm, Cui Mingji, the Right Yi Zheng and Li Cao judge, felt that this was a good opportunity. As long as he seized it, he would be able to control the coveted military power in his own hands, so he stepped forward. With one step, he bowed his head to the ground towards Injo Goryeo who was sitting on the throne, and continued to speak sincerely.
"예, 예, 베테랑은항상리장군용맹, 수완, 그가신하대신출전하는것을들었다, 그것은더이상좋지않 다 (Yes, yes, I have always heard that General Li is brave, brave and resourceful, so if he goes to fight in my place, that is It couldn’t be better)…”
Hearing that his junior Cui Mingji came to rescue him, the political leader Jin Yao breathed a sigh of relief! To be honest, the old man was really frightened by those Jurchen cavalry. Hundreds of soldiers from the imperial camp who seemed to him to be majestic and majestic were defeated by the former. Those elite soldiers with helmets and armor were strong. After all, the general is not an enemy of others. He was killed in the blink of an eye with heads rolling and blood flowing in rivers. But the big words have already been spoken. If you want to renege on your words, you can't stand this old face. Now that you are fine, we are both from the west. Cui Mingji of the People's Party came out to relieve himself, so he immediately took advantage of the situation and handed over the task of leading the troops to the battle.
