Chapter 1814
Chapter 1814
Chapter 1814
If Jin Shangxian can rest assured at this time, he will be damned. The Qing Dynasty has piled up tens of thousands of troops on the border between the two countries. Already entered North Korea.But now the Haihan people withdrew from the Yalu River without warning, leaving the open North Korea to the Qing army. No one can accept this sudden change in the situation.Although Qian Tiandun claimed that the Haihan army would come back soon, no one can predict how North Korea will be ravaged during this period.
Regarding why the Haihan people suddenly withdrew from the battlefield, Jin Shangxian didn't quite believe what Qian Tiandun said.The Haihan Navy has been stationed on the banks of the Yalu River for less than a month. I heard that the battle situation is not serious during this period. How could there be a large number of ships that need to be repaired and maintained? The Portuguese fleet can be dispatched. Even if the warships of the Haihan Navy need to withdraw from the line of fire, it is entirely possible for other fleets to go to the area to continue stationing.
Reminiscent of the various conditions that Haehan had proposed to North Korea earlier, Kim Sang-heon believed that it was very likely that Haehan did it deliberately, with the purpose of forcing North Korea to agree to and realize their conditions.
Among the various conditions put forward by Haihan in the early stage, North Korea has actually agreed to most of them, such as the high military expenditure requested by Haihan, the free passage of the Haihan army in North Korea, and the requisition near the mouth of the Datong River. Military land, etc. In addition, some more troublesome conditions, such as providing a large number of civilians for it, replacing some local officials in areas near the northern border, etc., are also being gradually implemented.
Of course, in addition to these, there are also some conditions that the North Korean side finds it difficult to accept, and has not yet agreed to the conditions. For example, Haihan asked to fully take over the command of the North Korean army during the war. In the future, North Korea will establish diplomatic and commercial relations with other countries. They must first obtain Haihan's consent and so on.In Kim Sang-heon's view, these conditions have touched the bottom line of the country, and indeed they cannot be easily agreed to. Even though Haehan is nominally an ally of North Korea, such sensitive conditions are still far beyond North Korea's capabilities. degree of acceptance.
"But your country's army suddenly withdraws, isn't all the previous efforts all in vain?" Kim Sang-heon tried his best to restrain his emotions and asked: "Even if your country's army has any difficulties, we can negotiate to solve them. How can we say that we will withdraw?" Just withdraw, this... How does this make our country deal with the Qing army?"
"Master Jin, is he complaining about our army's arrangement?" Qian Tiandun had expected Jin Shangxian's complaints, and his immediate response was also relatively strong: "Fighting against the Qing army's invasion is originally the responsibility of your country's army. Although I promised to assist your country in fighting, I never said that I can keep the Qing army out of your country's borders! How to fight the Qing army, our army has its own plan. If your country feels that this cooperative relationship If it’s not safe enough, then you can hire another wise man!”
Jin Shangxian thought to himself that the Qing army had already stepped on the door with half of their foot, so where else would they go to invite someone else? Besides, Daming and Haihan were the only ones who could move soldiers in this country. Which Bodhisattva can I invite?If the Haihan people really let go, waiting for North Korea is very likely to be the result of the destruction of the country.
"General, don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming your country's army for the arrangement!" Jin Shangxian immediately changed his attitude considering the seriousness of the consequences.He came to Qian Tiandun with the intention of asking questions, but the other party's wording made him immediately dispel this unrealistic idea.
Jin Shangxian saw that Qian Tiandun's face was slightly pale, and he carefully prepared his words and continued: "Then how will your army plan to act next, can you let us know first, so that our country can cooperate as much as possible."
"This is an important military secret, and it is inconvenient to disclose it to the outside world at the moment." Qian Tiandun rejected Jin Shangxian's request expressionlessly: "I hope that your army can resist the Qing army on the Yalu River defense line for more than half a month, so that our army can return from Liaodong." It may be possible to cut off the waterway of the Yalu River again in time, and continue to block the Qing army on the other side."
"Half a month..." Hearing this, Jin Shangxian only had bitterness on his face. He knows how strong his country's army is, how can it withstand the half-month offensive of the Qing army.When the Haihan army returns to the Korean peninsula, the line of defense will no longer be on the banks of the Yalu River.At that time, even if the Haihan people were still willing to take action, the situation was probably already quite critical.
"Can your army... come back earlier?" Jin Shangxian could only put his face in his pocket at the moment, and humbly asked Qian Tiandun for a relatively better solution.If the situation deteriorates too quickly, it will not only be the ordinary people in northern North Korea who will be unlucky, but he, an opinion leader who insists on a decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty, will also be held accountable.
Qian Tiandun said: "It is not impossible to come back earlier, but your country must provide corresponding conditions. For example, if the military port here can build the dock and supporting facilities earlier, then the fleet will not have to go back. Go to Jinzhou for supplies and maintenance. When our army can return to the battlefield depends on how well your country can cooperate."
Qian Tiandun's words have been very straightforward. Only after North Korea fulfilled all the conditions, the Haihan army will return to the battlefield to attack the Qing army going south.This is indeed a dilemma for North Korea. Satisfying the demands of the Haihan people will inevitably lose part of its national sovereignty. But if it is ignored, it will have to fight against the invasion of the Qing army alone, which may plunge the entire country into flames of war. .
Of course, Kim Sang-heon is more inclined to meet the conditions proposed by Haehan, but the problem is that he is not the king of North Korea, and some conditions will not matter even if he agrees to them immediately. Get permission from the imperial court before the Qing army takes action, and let the Haihan army return to North Korea to continue fighting.
However, there is no need to wait for Seoul’s reply for matters such as recruiting civilian husbands. Kim Sang-heon immediately issued orders to Yonggang, Daan, Pyongyang, Songlin and other places along the Datong River, requiring the local government to recruit no less than one person in the shortest possible time. Thousands of people, and dispatched to this place as soon as possible to participate in the construction.Among them, because Pyongyang is a big city, Kim Sang-heon asked to send at least [-] civilians and no less than [-] draft horses to participate in this task.As for the funding issue, Jin Shangxian didn't care about the meticulous arrangements. He had already issued a clear warning in his official document that where the government failed to complete the task on time, the main local officials would be punished for throwing their hats.
Kim Sang-heon himself also understands that these impromptu measures may be able to change Haihan's attitude, but it will not help the defense strength of the northern frontier. Now he can only hope that the border guards can be a little bit more competitive and organize for the imperial court in the southern region. Resist and procrastinate for a little longer, don't just poke and break.
But Kim Sang-heon's wish was just a thought, and the actual situation was even worse than he expected.Three days after the Haihan army withdrew from the Yalu River, nearly [-] large and small sailboats began to transport the Qing army from five miles downstream of Jiulian City to the opposite bank of the Korean River.
The original plan of the Qing army was to occupy Weihua Island in the center of the Yalu River first, and then use it as a springboard to attack Uiju City.But after Huang Taiji arrived in Jiulian City, he thought that such an action was too slow, and Yizhou City was not actually on the southward marching route planned by the Qing army. It would take at least two or three days longer to go south after going around to the north to finish Yizhou.Therefore, Huang Taiji revised the original battle plan and arranged for the troops to go south directly after crossing the river, ignoring Yizhou, which is located in the upper reaches of the Yalu River.
Huang Taiji's move was not to look down on the North Korean troops stationed in Yizhou, but to consider that the Haihan people might return to the carbine at some point, so it was necessary to advance the front line in North Korea as soon as possible, so that even if the Haihan people fought back in the future, It is also difficult to change the status quo that part of North Korea's territory is occupied by the Qing Dynasty.
The vanguard of the Qing army rushed straight to Longchuan, [-] miles to the south, after crossing the river. This is only a small town the size of a county seat, with only a few hundred garrison troops, and the fortifications are very simple. There are only five or six feet high walls, not to mention the moat, and there is not even a city fire cannon.This kind of defense is at best to resist bandits and bandits, and it is basically useless in front of the regular army.
The Qing cavalry who acted as the vanguard did not even wait for the infantry behind to arrive. They hastily cut down trees to make a few ladders, and then directly launched the siege battle.The cavalry were divided into front and rear. The rear used bows and arrows to shoot at the top of the city to provide fire cover, while the front rushed to the bottom of the city wall and dismounted and took ladders to attack the top of the city.
The Korean army in charge of defending the city was almost defeated at the first touch. The Qing army captured the top of the city without too much trouble, and then opened the city gate to let the cavalry enter the city.At almost the same time, the officials in the city saw that the situation was over, so they voluntarily chose to surrender, hoping that in exchange for the Qing army not to slaughter the people in the city.
The actual battle took only two sticks of incense, and Longchuan City was easily conquered by the Qing cavalry.The Qing army only paid a small battle loss of seven casualties, and won the first victory after entering North Korea.Huang Taiji was naturally very happy after receiving the battle report, and immediately announced that he would award the title of "Ba Yala Warrior" to the soldiers who climbed the top of the city first, and bestowed heavy armor and weapons that only Ba Yala warriors could equip.
This kind of battle report made the Qing army very excited. After being suppressed by the Haihan army for nearly a month, everyone was holding their breath. Now that they finally crossed the Yalu River, the North Koreans naturally became the Qing army. The object of venting.
The Qing Dynasty had planned the invasion of North Korea for a long time, and had already made arrangements for how to digest the results of the war after capturing the towns of North Korea. After that, all women, children, old and young would be moved to the Qing Dynasty in batches. After the end, they will all be brought back to the country to serve as labor force.Except for the money and food in the official treasury, which will be confiscated after being uniformly seized and counted, all other property looted from the people will belong to the soldiers themselves. This is also a very effective means to keep the army's high desire to fight.
But the excited Qing army did not know that at the same time they conquered Longchuan City, the coalition fleet led by Haihan also landed on the coast of Liaodong.A force composed of three infantry companies belonging to the Marine Corps, and more than [-] soldiers from the Fujian Navy, Annan, and Portugal, quickly advanced to the northern inland after a successful landing, and the vanguard was Not long ago, the Portuguese general Simao had suffered a bad loss on the coast of Liaodong.
The reason why Simao was asked to lead the way was because the target of this operation was Dazheng Town, where the Portuguese suffered a disadvantage last time.The reason why Wang Tom arranged this goal is very clear. Since the Qing army has arranged a garrison near Dazheng Town, it is better to use it here to show Haihan's determination to open up a second battlefield on the coast of Liaodong.
Of course, since there are no big cities on the southeast coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, even if the coalition fleet turns this area upside down, it will be difficult to shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty's rule.However, at this time, most of the main forces of the Qing Dynasty were on the banks of the Yalu River. The coalition forces could take advantage of the empty defenses of the opponents to plunder people, money and food in this area unscrupulously, and wipe out the local armed forces and ruling organs of the Qing Dynasty.
Just as Simao expected, the Qing army that unfortunately bumped into it last time is still stationed in the south of Dazheng Town, and after discovering the Portuguese, he decisively chose to attack, probably because he didn't want to let go of this gang of lifeless people. The Portuguese who dare to come here again to commit crimes.
When the Portuguese decisively withdrew into a nearby forest, the general of the Qing army believed that this was a good opportunity to encircle and annihilate the opponent, so he ordered the troops to spread out to surround the forest.However, what he didn't expect was that there were more than 300 Portuguese hiding in the forest, and there were three other heavily armed troops.
The battle started in multiple directions at the same time. At this time, the generals of the Qing army still insisted that the Portuguese had been broken up into pieces. They planned to find a direction to break through, and ordered all the ministries to stand firm and not let them escape.However, everyone soon discovered that the situation in the battle was not right. The firepower output in the forest was not as strong as that of three hundred muskets. The Qing army trying to blockade the periphery had hundreds of people being massacred in a very short period of time. The stray bullet hit the ground.
By the time the generals of the Qing army sensed another ambush in the forest and ordered the troops to abandon the siege and retreat to a safe distance, nearly one-fifth of the troops had been lost.Then the Qing army saw a large number of enemy troops pouring out of the forest, even stronger than their own, and all of them were all musketeers, so that they had no chance to fight back.
After 10 minutes of the battle, the Qing army, with only nearly half a man left, finally withdrew from the battlefield and fled to the northern inland without looking back.As for the safety of Dazheng Town, no one cared about it at this time.
(End of this chapter)
If Jin Shangxian can rest assured at this time, he will be damned. The Qing Dynasty has piled up tens of thousands of troops on the border between the two countries. Already entered North Korea.But now the Haihan people withdrew from the Yalu River without warning, leaving the open North Korea to the Qing army. No one can accept this sudden change in the situation.Although Qian Tiandun claimed that the Haihan army would come back soon, no one can predict how North Korea will be ravaged during this period.
Regarding why the Haihan people suddenly withdrew from the battlefield, Jin Shangxian didn't quite believe what Qian Tiandun said.The Haihan Navy has been stationed on the banks of the Yalu River for less than a month. I heard that the battle situation is not serious during this period. How could there be a large number of ships that need to be repaired and maintained? The Portuguese fleet can be dispatched. Even if the warships of the Haihan Navy need to withdraw from the line of fire, it is entirely possible for other fleets to go to the area to continue stationing.
Reminiscent of the various conditions that Haehan had proposed to North Korea earlier, Kim Sang-heon believed that it was very likely that Haehan did it deliberately, with the purpose of forcing North Korea to agree to and realize their conditions.
Among the various conditions put forward by Haihan in the early stage, North Korea has actually agreed to most of them, such as the high military expenditure requested by Haihan, the free passage of the Haihan army in North Korea, and the requisition near the mouth of the Datong River. Military land, etc. In addition, some more troublesome conditions, such as providing a large number of civilians for it, replacing some local officials in areas near the northern border, etc., are also being gradually implemented.
Of course, in addition to these, there are also some conditions that the North Korean side finds it difficult to accept, and has not yet agreed to the conditions. For example, Haihan asked to fully take over the command of the North Korean army during the war. In the future, North Korea will establish diplomatic and commercial relations with other countries. They must first obtain Haihan's consent and so on.In Kim Sang-heon's view, these conditions have touched the bottom line of the country, and indeed they cannot be easily agreed to. Even though Haehan is nominally an ally of North Korea, such sensitive conditions are still far beyond North Korea's capabilities. degree of acceptance.
"But your country's army suddenly withdraws, isn't all the previous efforts all in vain?" Kim Sang-heon tried his best to restrain his emotions and asked: "Even if your country's army has any difficulties, we can negotiate to solve them. How can we say that we will withdraw?" Just withdraw, this... How does this make our country deal with the Qing army?"
"Master Jin, is he complaining about our army's arrangement?" Qian Tiandun had expected Jin Shangxian's complaints, and his immediate response was also relatively strong: "Fighting against the Qing army's invasion is originally the responsibility of your country's army. Although I promised to assist your country in fighting, I never said that I can keep the Qing army out of your country's borders! How to fight the Qing army, our army has its own plan. If your country feels that this cooperative relationship If it’s not safe enough, then you can hire another wise man!”
Jin Shangxian thought to himself that the Qing army had already stepped on the door with half of their foot, so where else would they go to invite someone else? Besides, Daming and Haihan were the only ones who could move soldiers in this country. Which Bodhisattva can I invite?If the Haihan people really let go, waiting for North Korea is very likely to be the result of the destruction of the country.
"General, don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming your country's army for the arrangement!" Jin Shangxian immediately changed his attitude considering the seriousness of the consequences.He came to Qian Tiandun with the intention of asking questions, but the other party's wording made him immediately dispel this unrealistic idea.
Jin Shangxian saw that Qian Tiandun's face was slightly pale, and he carefully prepared his words and continued: "Then how will your army plan to act next, can you let us know first, so that our country can cooperate as much as possible."
"This is an important military secret, and it is inconvenient to disclose it to the outside world at the moment." Qian Tiandun rejected Jin Shangxian's request expressionlessly: "I hope that your army can resist the Qing army on the Yalu River defense line for more than half a month, so that our army can return from Liaodong." It may be possible to cut off the waterway of the Yalu River again in time, and continue to block the Qing army on the other side."
"Half a month..." Hearing this, Jin Shangxian only had bitterness on his face. He knows how strong his country's army is, how can it withstand the half-month offensive of the Qing army.When the Haihan army returns to the Korean peninsula, the line of defense will no longer be on the banks of the Yalu River.At that time, even if the Haihan people were still willing to take action, the situation was probably already quite critical.
"Can your army... come back earlier?" Jin Shangxian could only put his face in his pocket at the moment, and humbly asked Qian Tiandun for a relatively better solution.If the situation deteriorates too quickly, it will not only be the ordinary people in northern North Korea who will be unlucky, but he, an opinion leader who insists on a decisive battle with the Qing Dynasty, will also be held accountable.
Qian Tiandun said: "It is not impossible to come back earlier, but your country must provide corresponding conditions. For example, if the military port here can build the dock and supporting facilities earlier, then the fleet will not have to go back. Go to Jinzhou for supplies and maintenance. When our army can return to the battlefield depends on how well your country can cooperate."
Qian Tiandun's words have been very straightforward. Only after North Korea fulfilled all the conditions, the Haihan army will return to the battlefield to attack the Qing army going south.This is indeed a dilemma for North Korea. Satisfying the demands of the Haihan people will inevitably lose part of its national sovereignty. But if it is ignored, it will have to fight against the invasion of the Qing army alone, which may plunge the entire country into flames of war. .
Of course, Kim Sang-heon is more inclined to meet the conditions proposed by Haehan, but the problem is that he is not the king of North Korea, and some conditions will not matter even if he agrees to them immediately. Get permission from the imperial court before the Qing army takes action, and let the Haihan army return to North Korea to continue fighting.
However, there is no need to wait for Seoul’s reply for matters such as recruiting civilian husbands. Kim Sang-heon immediately issued orders to Yonggang, Daan, Pyongyang, Songlin and other places along the Datong River, requiring the local government to recruit no less than one person in the shortest possible time. Thousands of people, and dispatched to this place as soon as possible to participate in the construction.Among them, because Pyongyang is a big city, Kim Sang-heon asked to send at least [-] civilians and no less than [-] draft horses to participate in this task.As for the funding issue, Jin Shangxian didn't care about the meticulous arrangements. He had already issued a clear warning in his official document that where the government failed to complete the task on time, the main local officials would be punished for throwing their hats.
Kim Sang-heon himself also understands that these impromptu measures may be able to change Haihan's attitude, but it will not help the defense strength of the northern frontier. Now he can only hope that the border guards can be a little bit more competitive and organize for the imperial court in the southern region. Resist and procrastinate for a little longer, don't just poke and break.
But Kim Sang-heon's wish was just a thought, and the actual situation was even worse than he expected.Three days after the Haihan army withdrew from the Yalu River, nearly [-] large and small sailboats began to transport the Qing army from five miles downstream of Jiulian City to the opposite bank of the Korean River.
The original plan of the Qing army was to occupy Weihua Island in the center of the Yalu River first, and then use it as a springboard to attack Uiju City.But after Huang Taiji arrived in Jiulian City, he thought that such an action was too slow, and Yizhou City was not actually on the southward marching route planned by the Qing army. It would take at least two or three days longer to go south after going around to the north to finish Yizhou.Therefore, Huang Taiji revised the original battle plan and arranged for the troops to go south directly after crossing the river, ignoring Yizhou, which is located in the upper reaches of the Yalu River.
Huang Taiji's move was not to look down on the North Korean troops stationed in Yizhou, but to consider that the Haihan people might return to the carbine at some point, so it was necessary to advance the front line in North Korea as soon as possible, so that even if the Haihan people fought back in the future, It is also difficult to change the status quo that part of North Korea's territory is occupied by the Qing Dynasty.
The vanguard of the Qing army rushed straight to Longchuan, [-] miles to the south, after crossing the river. This is only a small town the size of a county seat, with only a few hundred garrison troops, and the fortifications are very simple. There are only five or six feet high walls, not to mention the moat, and there is not even a city fire cannon.This kind of defense is at best to resist bandits and bandits, and it is basically useless in front of the regular army.
The Qing cavalry who acted as the vanguard did not even wait for the infantry behind to arrive. They hastily cut down trees to make a few ladders, and then directly launched the siege battle.The cavalry were divided into front and rear. The rear used bows and arrows to shoot at the top of the city to provide fire cover, while the front rushed to the bottom of the city wall and dismounted and took ladders to attack the top of the city.
The Korean army in charge of defending the city was almost defeated at the first touch. The Qing army captured the top of the city without too much trouble, and then opened the city gate to let the cavalry enter the city.At almost the same time, the officials in the city saw that the situation was over, so they voluntarily chose to surrender, hoping that in exchange for the Qing army not to slaughter the people in the city.
The actual battle took only two sticks of incense, and Longchuan City was easily conquered by the Qing cavalry.The Qing army only paid a small battle loss of seven casualties, and won the first victory after entering North Korea.Huang Taiji was naturally very happy after receiving the battle report, and immediately announced that he would award the title of "Ba Yala Warrior" to the soldiers who climbed the top of the city first, and bestowed heavy armor and weapons that only Ba Yala warriors could equip.
This kind of battle report made the Qing army very excited. After being suppressed by the Haihan army for nearly a month, everyone was holding their breath. Now that they finally crossed the Yalu River, the North Koreans naturally became the Qing army. The object of venting.
The Qing Dynasty had planned the invasion of North Korea for a long time, and had already made arrangements for how to digest the results of the war after capturing the towns of North Korea. After that, all women, children, old and young would be moved to the Qing Dynasty in batches. After the end, they will all be brought back to the country to serve as labor force.Except for the money and food in the official treasury, which will be confiscated after being uniformly seized and counted, all other property looted from the people will belong to the soldiers themselves. This is also a very effective means to keep the army's high desire to fight.
But the excited Qing army did not know that at the same time they conquered Longchuan City, the coalition fleet led by Haihan also landed on the coast of Liaodong.A force composed of three infantry companies belonging to the Marine Corps, and more than [-] soldiers from the Fujian Navy, Annan, and Portugal, quickly advanced to the northern inland after a successful landing, and the vanguard was Not long ago, the Portuguese general Simao had suffered a bad loss on the coast of Liaodong.
The reason why Simao was asked to lead the way was because the target of this operation was Dazheng Town, where the Portuguese suffered a disadvantage last time.The reason why Wang Tom arranged this goal is very clear. Since the Qing army has arranged a garrison near Dazheng Town, it is better to use it here to show Haihan's determination to open up a second battlefield on the coast of Liaodong.
Of course, since there are no big cities on the southeast coast of the Liaodong Peninsula, even if the coalition fleet turns this area upside down, it will be difficult to shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty's rule.However, at this time, most of the main forces of the Qing Dynasty were on the banks of the Yalu River. The coalition forces could take advantage of the empty defenses of the opponents to plunder people, money and food in this area unscrupulously, and wipe out the local armed forces and ruling organs of the Qing Dynasty.
Just as Simao expected, the Qing army that unfortunately bumped into it last time is still stationed in the south of Dazheng Town, and after discovering the Portuguese, he decisively chose to attack, probably because he didn't want to let go of this gang of lifeless people. The Portuguese who dare to come here again to commit crimes.
When the Portuguese decisively withdrew into a nearby forest, the general of the Qing army believed that this was a good opportunity to encircle and annihilate the opponent, so he ordered the troops to spread out to surround the forest.However, what he didn't expect was that there were more than 300 Portuguese hiding in the forest, and there were three other heavily armed troops.
The battle started in multiple directions at the same time. At this time, the generals of the Qing army still insisted that the Portuguese had been broken up into pieces. They planned to find a direction to break through, and ordered all the ministries to stand firm and not let them escape.However, everyone soon discovered that the situation in the battle was not right. The firepower output in the forest was not as strong as that of three hundred muskets. The Qing army trying to blockade the periphery had hundreds of people being massacred in a very short period of time. The stray bullet hit the ground.
By the time the generals of the Qing army sensed another ambush in the forest and ordered the troops to abandon the siege and retreat to a safe distance, nearly one-fifth of the troops had been lost.Then the Qing army saw a large number of enemy troops pouring out of the forest, even stronger than their own, and all of them were all musketeers, so that they had no chance to fight back.
After 10 minutes of the battle, the Qing army, with only nearly half a man left, finally withdrew from the battlefield and fled to the northern inland without looking back.As for the safety of Dazheng Town, no one cared about it at this time.
(End of this chapter)