King Li Hao of Korea approached the Seventh Army camp.
He looked at the neatly dressed Dahua army and showed envy.
If North Korea had such a strong military, they would not be threatened by Hou Jin.
He arrived in Sinuiju, gathered veterans who were loyal to the Korean royal family, and learned about the war in Korea during this period.
The post-Kim forces were extremely ruthless and did not treat Koreans as human beings at all.
The armies of the Dahua Dynasty were extremely powerful in combat, and they were defeated step by step in Houjin's battle.
If Houjin had not dug up river embankments and flooded Sinuiju, the army of the Dahua Dynasty would have already reached Pyongyang.
King Li Hao of North Korea met with Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang, the commander-in-chief of the Great China Dynasty's war in North Korea.
He greeted in a calm tone: "Little King Li Hao thanks Cao Guogong for leading the troops to invade North Korea.
This prevented Dorgon and other post-Jin forces from plotting to completely annex North Korea.
Xiao Wang has rushed to North Korea with a large amount of food, grass and ammunition.
His Majesty the Emperor has also agreed to Xiao Wang’s request.
I hope Cao Guogong can help Xiao Wang drive away the Hou Jin forces that occupy North Korea."
Li Dazhuang, Duke of Cao, looked at Li Hao, the king of Korea, with a smile on his face.
"The King of Joseon is so polite. As a king, you don't have to be so polite to me."
Li Dazhuang was very polite to Li Hao, the king of Korea. This man was a money-spreading boy.
He injected a huge military expenditure into the military.
The extra military spending made even the navy, which had not intervened in the Korean War, be tempted.
They planned to assist the army to land from southern Korea and cut off the retreat route of the slaves, just to have an excuse to share military expenses.
As the Seventh Army is the biggest beneficiary of this military expenditure, Li Dazhuang will certainly be happy.
His Majesty's imperial edict has stated that the Seventh Army will receive an additional allocation of at least one million taels of silver coins.
To get this money, the Seventh Army also needs to help the Korean monarch Li Hao train an army.
At the critical moment of this army, the Seventh Army must have command authority.
Your Majesty has already considered how to train the North Korean army.
This army doesn't need to be too strong, and it won't be easy to control if it's too strong.
Just give some weapons that Dahua has eliminated, such as early flintlock guns.
Now even the garrison doesn't use flintlock muskets, and a large number of flintlock muskets are left rusting in warehouses.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, bought a large inventory of flintlock muskets at a price five times higher than rifles.
When Li Dazhuang thought of this, he smiled even more happily.
King Li Hao of North Korea saw that Lord Cao Guo of Great Hua was relatively easy to communicate with, and he was completely relieved.
He asked nervously: "When I was in the capital, His Majesty the Emperor Dahua informed me.
Cao Guo will help us in North Korea and train an army capable of fighting.
Is Mr. Cao Guogong ready for this matter?"
Li Dazhuang nodded and said: "I have received your Majesty's order and arranged for the officers to be trained.
As long as the King of Joseon recruits enough troops, we can assist the King of Joseon in training the army."
Li Dazhuang has always paid attention to the North Korean army. After this army is formed, it can greatly reduce the pressure faced by the Seventh Army.
The North Korean army is also an important part of implementing His Majesty's plan.
All those loyal and patriotic people in North Korea joined the army and sent them to the battlefield.
After several rounds of war, these people all realized their ambitions and fought their last for the country.
These people are a thorn in the side of the Great China Dynasty.
Through the attrition of this war, these thorns will be resolved.
The remaining Korean people are all obedient people, and they are easier to rule.
After a brief meeting between Li Dazhuang and the Korean King Li Hao.
Pan Hongcai, Zhu Shi of the Seventh Army, came forward. They received a large amount of grain, grass and ammunition from the logistics troops.
These are all part of North Korea's military expenditures.
Chief of Staff Duan Ruide saw a huge amount of supplies being transported into the camp.
He smiled and said: "This time we attack North Korea, all military expenditures will be paid by North Korea.
Not only did I spend no money, I also made a lot of money.
This is why His Majesty said in lectures that it is easy to make money by winning wars.
In previous dynasties, Confucianism was dominant, and people were relatively ashamed to talk about money.
It's a waste of money and food with no profit.
There is no way to gain profits from fighting, and taxes are still required.
Most citizens have not benefited from the war.
War will inevitably be opposed by most people.
Now that the situation has changed, there are benefits to be gained from going to war.
As long as we continue to receive benefits, I believe there will definitely be more citizens supporting outward expansion.
We soldiers have ushered in the best of times."
Li Dazhuang agreed with Duan Ruide's analysis. He felt that there were already signs of what Duan Ruide said.
Big businessmen from all over the country enthusiastically supported the war.
That is, they gained greater benefits from the war.
Li Dazhuang said: "Everyone should concentrate on doing the things arranged by His Majesty.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, has fallen into the trap, and your majesty and the governor-general have devised a strategy to deal with them.
As an execution team, we must not let this better strategy lose its effect."
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The king of Korea, Li Hao, came to the camp where he was staying.
He summoned his closest ministers to discuss what they should do next?
"My dear friends, I have obtained the support of Dahua.
Now I set foot on the soil of North Korea again.
Dear ladies, what do you think my king should do as the first step?"
Jin Dazhong immediately said: "Your Majesty, we should issue a crusade.
Crusade against the king of Korea who killed his father, betrayed his country, and recognized a thief as his father.
Let all the ministers and people of North Korea know that the king has returned.
Only when we have a good reputation can we recruit troops and gain the support of nobles and scholars.
Another point is that the new army we formed cannot be called the Korean National Restoration Army. Your Majesty has not abandoned the country at all, so how can it be called the Korean Restoration Army."
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When King Li Hao of North Korea heard Jin Dazhong's words, he kept nodding and said: "Master Jin's words are really kind words from the bottom of his heart.
In order to win the support of the nobles and scholars, we should add it to the slogan.
We have borrowed troops from the Great China Dynasty and will soon lead the troops to exterminate the Eight Banners.
North Korea’s new army is called the North Korean New Army.
We have also established a new army that is comparable to the Great China Army."
Jin Dazhong immediately said in panic: "The old minister made a mistake and did not think that many people in our country are afraid of the Eight Banners soldiers.
I still need your Majesty to remind me.
The Great China Dynasty was able to expel the Eight Banners soldiers from Liaodong to North Korea.
Anyone who understands this matter can realize that the soldiers and horses of the Dahua Dynasty are stronger than the Eight Banners soldiers.
We borrow the prestige of the Dahua Dynasty, which is more convincing.
I immediately followed the king's instructions and wrote a crusade."
Li Shiqi suggested: "Your Majesty, I think the most important thing is to recruit troops as soon as possible.
The Great China Dynasty has promised to provide us with weapons and train the new Korean army.
We spent a lot of money to ask Daohua for help, and the silver coins have been paid.
Every day of delay will cost more silver coins.
Now we have a lot of money and food on hand.
Especially food, which is life-saving food for the people of Sinuiju.
We can recruit a large number of people to join the army in Sinuiju.
There were also some North Korean troops who were captured by the Dahua army.
These prisoners are also very good soldiers."
Pu Shengchang suggested: "Your Majesty, we must implement benevolent government, open warehouses and release grain, and win the hearts and minds of the local people.
At the same time, severe punishments were implemented and those who took refuge in the false king were severely punished.
It is necessary for the local people to understand clearly who is the real king of Korea.
Only by letting the people understand this clearly can we have a chance of victory."
When the king of North Korea, Li Hao, heard what Pu Shengchang said, he recognized it very much.
This matter came to his heart.
The primary purpose now is to let the North Korean people know who is the real king of North Korea.
Li Shiqi saw some changes in the expression of the North Korean king Li Hao.
He immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, only those with soldiers have the right to speak.
As long as the new North Korean army in our hands takes shape, what we say will be strong.
With an army in hand, more people will listen to us.
Only in this way will we attract more nobles and children from poor families to join us."
King Li Hao of North Korea looked at Li Shiqi's performance and laughed.
"General Li, we now have the support of the Dahua Dynasty, so we don't need to arrange things one by one.
We can do these three things at the same time, they complement each other.”
Li Shiqi immediately saluted and said: "Your Majesty, Shengming."
King Lee Ho of Joseon exercised the power of the king.
He appointed Jin Dazhong as the highest civilian councilor in North Korea, responsible for drafting a crusade and recruiting nearby officials to surrender.
Pu Shengchang was in charge of political affairs for the left, responsible for administration and punishment, and arresting the puppet king's cronies.
Li Shiqi promoted the new army of North Korea and led the new army of North Korea.
The king of North Korea, Li Hao, officially granted these people official positions. The small court of North Korea, which had only a few people, began to recruit troops and get up and running.
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A group of officials transporting grain and grass were walking in the countryside of Sinuiju.
"King Li Hao has returned, and there is a false king in Pyongyang who considers the thief his father.
The king distributes food to everyone, and each family has a bucket of food. Folks, please come out quickly to receive food."
In most parts of Sinuiju, affected by floods, food has become moldy.
North Korean villagers who were eating moldy food immediately came out to watch after hearing the news.
Free food, if you don’t get it, you don’t get it.
The officials leading the team distributed food to the people who came out.
He also promoted: "Our real king of Korea, Li Hao, has come with the army of the Celestial Dynasty to kill us.
King Li Hao recruited troops to regain the land occupied by the puppet king.
Each soldier was given one stone of grain and two taels of silver as housing allowance.
The annual military pay is two taels of silver."
When the North Korean people heard about such high military expenditures, they were very excited and enthusiastically signed up to join the army.
During this period, they were affected by military disasters and floods one after another, and the family was unable to open the fire.
Nowadays, even if you have money, you can't buy food. If you join the army and you are given so much food, it is life-saving food.
North Korea promoted Li Shiqi to the prison camp of the Seventh Army.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, sent recruiting officials to recruit local people to join the army.
These newly recruited troops still need a long period of training in order to develop combat effectiveness.
Li Shiqi believed that the best soldiers were the captured North Korean troops.
The puppet king recognized the traitor as his father and sent Korean troops to help the Eight Banners soldiers fight.
More than 30,000 people were captured by the Seventh Army.
King Li Hao of Korea discussed this matter with Duke Cao Guo of Dahua.
Dahua has agreed that North Korea can recruit these prisoners and only needs to pay a certain amount of food and management fees.
Li Shiqi knew that this was equivalent to redeeming a prisoner, but with a different name.
When he walked into the prison camp, all he saw were pale-faced and scrawny North Korean soldiers.
Li Shiqi saw the condition of the prisoners, and he quickly asked the officer in charge of the prisoner camp: "Sir, I see that they are not in good health.
The body is too thin, can it withstand the training?
Are all the prisoners in the prison camps like this?"
The officer in charge of the prisoner camp explained: "The prisoners in the prisoner camp are basically like this.
There's nothing wrong with these people, they're just hungry.
After you take them back and give them a few hearty meals, they will return to normal."
Li Shiqi looked at these prisoners, and he had no choice but to agree to take them in.
Apart from these prisoners, there is no one available.
The manager of the prison camp ordered the prisoners to be called out in batches.
Li Shiqi looked at the prison camp and saw the first batch of more than a thousand prisoners called out.
He stood in front of the prisoners and said loudly: "I am the capital appointed by the King of North Korea, Li Hao, to form the new North Korean army.
As long as you join the New Korean Army, you will be released by the Dahua Army.
You can follow me and have enough to eat, and you can also lead the army and support your family like before."
Among the prisoners, there were officers who knew Li Shiqi.
He shouted loudly: "General Li, this is General Li, General Li is here to rescue us."
When the North Korean prisoners heard the news, they were very excited and immediately signed up to join the new North Korean army.
This is not surrendering to the enemy, but joining the army formed by the Korean monarch without any psychological burden.
Li Shiqi recruited prisoners in batches, and all 30,000 prisoners did not hesitate to join the new North Korean army.
Plus 20,000 young men recruited in the countryside.
The number of the new Korean army is as high as 50,000. These ragtag troops are the army controlled by the Korean king Li Hao.
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Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang received the news that the new North Korean army was successfully formed.
He was in the Seventh Army command camp and said happily: "We finally have cannon fodder troops.
We can use our limited force to keep an eye on the Eight Banners soldiers who established slaves, and we don't have to waste our troops fighting the Korean army.
These Koreans are too weak to fight. They will run away as soon as they are beaten. They cannot survive without fighting.
With the cooperation of these local troops who can speak Korean, it will be easier for us to occupy North Korea."
Chief of Staff Duan Ruide agreed: "Our two major shortcomings in North Korea are the language barrier and the inability to gain the trust of the local people.
This problem can be easily solved through the North Korean New Army."
Pan Hongcai, the congratulator, said: "The king of Korea, Li Hao, will definitely establish a new court and clean up those who are loyal to the false king.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, will also assist us for his own benefit.
Our next war in Korea will become easier.
From now on, our army will only be responsible for attacking fortified cities and the Eight Banners soldiers.
North Korea's local military forces are all put in charge of the North Korean New Army.
Their combat effectiveness has weakened, and the combat effectiveness of North Korea's local army is also not strong.
At least the new North Korean army still has the muskets we eliminated.
As long as they are well trained, they can withstand some of the Eight Banners' non-elite troops."
Li Dazhuang waved his hand and said: "We don't have time to delay any longer until the officers we dispatch teach the new North Korean army how to line up and use muskets.
The new North Korean army is about to go to the battlefield. It is already September and it will snow if it drags on any longer.
In some places in North Korea, winter temperatures can reach minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius.
It would be too difficult to fight in this temperature.
We must capture Pyongyang before winter.
Before winter, North Korea had at least two kings standing side by side.
Only by ensuring that the major forces in North Korea do not fall to any one side will it be conducive to our future actions."
Li Dazhuang knew that his choice would definitely cause heavy casualties to the North Korean New Army.
He doesn't care how many North Korean casualties there are, he only cares about whether the strategic goals can be achieved.
