"Hanyang is the foundation of the country, and there must be no room for failure. I believe that with His Majesty's power, the Xia thieves will not dare to offend."
When they heard that they were about to retreat, the Korean monarchs and ministers were extremely reluctant.
They were trapped in Namhan Mountain City for more than a month and suffered a lot. Those days were unforgettable and they never wanted to experience them again.
For this reason, they even flattered Huang Taiji.
However, given Huang Taiji's character, how could he be affected by such trivial tricks?
"Lord of Korea, what is the strength of Xia's army in Busan?"
Li Zhu didn't understand why he asked so, so he could only answer cautiously.
"Your Majesty, the Xia army has a total strength of more than 40,000."
"What is the strength of our army?"
Li Zhu felt something faintly, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
"Our army has more than 200,000 troops."
Huang Taiji sneered.
"More than 200,000 troops have been attacking for more than a month, but they still haven't taken Busan. How did you get the courage to defend Hanyang with only more than 10,000 troops?"
The comparison is so clear that even people who don’t know much about military affairs can immediately understand the difference.
Jin Liu timidly organized his words.
"The bandits in Busan relied on the natural danger of the Nakdong River, so they could remain at peace for a while. If not, they would have been wiped out by the might of our army."
Huang Taiji felt disgusted with these Koreans from the bottom of his heart.
"Why did the northern route come from the natural danger of the Nakdong River? Otherwise, it would still be impossible to defeat it?"
Time was running out, and he didn't want to get too entangled with these North Koreans.
"Since you don't want to retreat, just stay here. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Since the Xia army has captured Jianghua Island, the cripple must have fallen into their hands. With Zuo Menggeng's strategy, it is decisive
You won’t miss it. When that cripple returns to Hanyang, you may wish yourself good luck.”
Just like a cold wave passing by, all the Koreans were shaking like chaff. Li Zhu's face turned pale, and there was lightning and thunder in his head.
Huang Taiji actually knows about the existence of useless people!
When the Qing army captured Ganghwa Island, he was extremely worried that Huang Taiji would use useless people to make a fuss and threaten his throne.
This is also the fundamental reason why he surrendered happily.
Little did he know that Huang Taiji's purpose of conquering North Korea was to pacify the strategic rear and win strategic allies. He had no interest in changing the North Korean regime.
That cripple has been betrayed by everyone in Korea, so even if it were erected, it would be of no use.
Therefore, Huang Taiji pretended not to know and readily accepted Li Zhu's surrender.
But it's different now.
The Xia army has united with the Korean rebel forces and has a clear-cut intention to overthrow Li Jian's rule.
In other words, even if Li Zhuo wanted to surrender to the Xia army, he would not get any good results.
Not to mention maintaining his throne.
Once Li Jie is deposed, North Korea will definitely need a new king.
If the Xia Kingdom had used that useless man, I am afraid that every one of the monarchs and ministers present would not have a good end.
Huang Taiji's words established the world in one fell swoop.
North Korea no longer dared to mention staying in Hanyang, and they all went back to pack their bags and prepare to retreat north.
But if you want to withdraw, you can't just leave.
Huang Taiji had completely understood Xia Jun's strategic intentions at this time.
"Tan Tai, you lead all the troops in Hanyang and immediately march westward to seize Gaoyang. No, it's too late..."
Huang Taiji quickly rejected the original idea.
He currently has more than 10,000 troops under the Zhenghuang Banner led by Tan Tai.
This is the last asset. Good steel must be used on the blade.
His original idea was to let Tan Tai lead this army to occupy Gaoyang County in the west and block the Xia army's front.
But thinking about the military information obtained, even Jinpu has been attacked by the Xia army, and I am afraid that the fall of Gaoyang will not be too far away.
If Tan Tai had not led his troops to arrive before the city was broken, he would have been in danger.
Huang Taiji's eyes were fixed on the map, and he did not dare to let Tan Tai go to meet Xia Jun.
Although there are many dangerous places along the way from Gaoyang to Hanyang, it seems that they can all be defended.
However, the existence of the Han River makes these lines of defense unstable.
The Xia army had warships.
You can completely ignore these defense lines, go all the way upstream, and cover the troops on the south bank of the Han River to attack.
At that time, Tan Tai's troops may be attacked from both sides and completely destroyed.
Moreover, the situation on Hanyang's side is no longer important. Whether the army on the other side of Busan can be withdrawn is the key.
"Chunchuan! Go to Chunchuan immediately! I will hand over all the troops and horses in Hanyang to you. Remember, even if you die, you can't lose Chunchuan."
Chuncheon is located in Gangwon Province east of Hanyang, and its geographical location is very important.
If the Pusan army wants to retreat smoothly, it must pass through the Chunchuan road. Once this is cut off by Xia's army, the 200,000-strong army will be completely destroyed.
Therefore, Chunchuan became a key node that determined the life and death of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Huang Taiji currently has few trustworthy generals, so he can only place his hope on Tan Tai.
Tan Tai also knew that the stakes were high and that he would narrowly escape death.
"I will fight to the death and not retreat unless Xia's army steps over my corpse."
In a short period of time, Huang Taiji made the most correct choice.
He has made a comprehensive comparison and discovered Xia Jun's weaknesses at the same time.
The shortcoming of the Xia army was that it had too few troops.
Although the strategy of landing on Ganghwa Island and taking Hanyang directly was amazing, with only over 40,000 troops deployed in such a large area, it was impossible to cover everything.
This gave the Manchus a chance to escape death.
Although Hanyang is the capital of North Korea, it is nothing in Huang Taiji's eyes.
Although Huang Taiji did not summarize the principle of saving land and losing people, both people and land will be lost; saving people and losing land, both people and land will be saved.
As long as the 200,000-strong army in Pusan is withdrawn, Xia's army will be helpless. At the very least, it will be able to maintain an invincible and undefeated situation.
And the focus of all this is Chunchuan.
If the Manchu Qing Dynasty can hold Chunchuan, its 200,000 troops can retreat to the north.
If Tan Tai cannot hold on, the Manchu Qing Dynasty will be severely damaged, and the country's prosperous national destiny will also die prematurely.
Under Huang Taiji's toughness, Hanyang began a large-scale retreat.
Li Zhu and the officials packed up their belongings in panic and embarked on the road north. They were obviously in their own country, but they were like bereaved dogs, which made these people miserable.
And no one knows, after leaving this time, whether he can come back again?
Almost all the officials ran away with Li Zhu.
Just because they understand that once they fall into the hands of rebels, they may not be able to survive.
Surprisingly, almost most of the people stayed.
They did not want to be slaves of the Manchus, and they were completely disappointed with the king and the yangban.
Although they still don’t know what it will be like if Xia Jun and Tie Niang fight back, they no longer want to leave their hometown.
Except for those people who were forcibly relocated, many people hid and fully accepted the reality.
