Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang ordered the main force of the Seventh Army of the Royal Army of China and the North Korean New Army to launch an attack on Pyongyang City, the capital of North Korea.
The Tan Fangyuan Department of the First Division of the Seventh Army acted as the main attacker.
The Zhuang Renyi Division of the Second Division of the Seventh Army has crossed the mountainous area in northwestern Korea and launched an attack from the northwest.
The king of North Korea, Li Hao, led the new North Korean army to send troops.
He saw the new North Korean troops who were still somewhat scattered in formation.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, walked to Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang.
In his somewhat unfamiliar Chinese, he said worriedly: "Gong Cao, the training time of the Korean army led by this king is too short.
Can we let them train for more time so that we can launch the attack after we are fully prepared?"
The king of Korea, Li Hao, knew that Dahua's army had been preparing for a long time, and it was appropriate to launch an attack now.
He wanted the new North Korean army to enter the battlefield later, but he didn't know how to say this.
After all, the Dahua army was helping him drive away the enemies who occupied North Korea.
Li Dazhuang also noticed the intention of the North Korean king Li Hao.
He pointed to the sweater he was wearing and then to the frost-covered grass on the roadside.
"We can wait, the weather does not allow us to wait any longer.
The weather is cooling down very quickly now.
It's already frosty at this time, and if we continue to wait, heavy snow will fall.
Winter in North Korea, especially in the mountainous areas of North Korea, is very cold.
Many of the soldiers in our army are from the south.
They cannot adapt to the severe cold environment. If they fight in the severe cold environment, their combat effectiveness will definitely be reduced.
The Eight Banners soldiers who established slaves have lived in the mountainous areas of Liaodong or further north for a long time. They can adapt to fighting in severe cold environments.
King Li Hao was confident that he could rely only on the new North Korean army to deal with the Eight Banners' attack in winter.
I can agree to postpone the general attack.
It's already October, and New Year's Eve will be in another month and a half.
Doesn’t King Li Hao want to spend the festival at the Joseon Palace?”
Li Dazhuang saw that the king of North Korea, Li Hao, was speechless by him.
He continued: "North Korea's new army has been training for half a month, which is not a short period of time. The soldiers of the new army have basically mastered the use of muskets.
In our Dahua Army, from new recruits who know nothing to qualified soldiers, it only takes three months of training.
The core members of the North Korean New Army are all soldiers of the previous North Korea.
They are originally military, and after half a month of training, this time is already very suitable."
Li Hao, the king of Korea, heard what Duke Cao Guogong of Dahua said.
Once he proposed that the new North Korean army withdraw from the battlefield, the Dahua army chose to withdraw. He could not bear the consequences.
The Seventh Army of the Royal Army of China was the most critical force in the Korean War.
Cao Guogong was the commander-in-chief of the Korean War.
The North Korean New Army alone may not be able to defeat the North Korean Eight Banners, let alone the powerful Post-Jin Eight Banners soldiers.
The Korean New Army only assists the Seventh Army of the Royal Chinese Army in combat.
The most critical point is that Li Dazhuang, Duke of Cao of Great China, had the command authority in the Korean War.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, could only make his suggestions.
He has no way to interfere with how Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang makes decisions.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, walked back to the camp of the new Korean army.
He looked at the North Korean new army commander Li Shiqi who looked a little worried.
The king of North Korea, Li Hao, shook his head and said: "Master Cao Guo of Dahua insisted on his opinion and asked our new Korean army to send troops to cooperate with the army of Dahua.
General Li, you must pay attention to the safety of yourself and your soldiers on the battlefield.
Always remember that we are only cooperating with the operations of the Seventh Army of the Royal Chinese Army.
Dahua’s army is the main force in this war.”
Li Shiqi immediately knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty, I will try my best to preserve the vitality of the new Korean army."
King Li Hao of North Korea heard what Li Shiqi said.
He nodded with satisfaction. General Li had understood the underlying meaning of his words.
…………………………
Including the logistics troops, the army with a total strength of 130,000 began to take action.
The already tense situation on the battlefield became even more tense.
The Allied Forces of Great China and the Eight Banners Soldiers are ready, and the war is imminent.
In the Seventh Army command camp, Chief of Staff Duan Ruide saw the message from the front line.
He laughed loudly and said: "Okay, this is really great.
We dispatched a large army and directly led out most of the Eight Banners soldiers who established slaves and the Eight Banners of Korea.
This time we will attack Pyongyang openly and cross Incheon secretly.
We are here to attract the attention of the Eight Banners soldiers.
Continuously compressing the Eight Banners’ living space.
The real trump card is Cui Xiuzhu's third division.
According to the expected arrangements, the Third Division should have landed in southern Korea.
I hope that the Third Division can cooperate well with the naval operations and there will be no surprises.
The third division captured Seoul and cut off Jiannu's retreat."
Zhu Shi Pan Hongcai pointed to several locations on the map and said:
"The Northern Fleet captured a Dutch merchant ship and conducted a careful investigation.
We got news that Dorgon purchased the Hongyi cannon and cannon-casting technology from Dutch merchants in the West.
Jiannu was in Korea again, training the Korean Eight Banners and strengthening himself.
We absolutely cannot wait for the Jiannu to be ready before attacking them.
This will cost you more.
The time is just right now, the weather has not turned completely cold, which is conducive to our army's operations.
The Eight Banners of Korea, which established slaves, had just been formed and their combat effectiveness was not strong.
The cannon-casting technology learned by the Jiannu Society is a mud-film cannon-casting technology that takes a long time.
The Jiannu invested all their resources into the Korean Eight Banners and mud-film cannon casting technology, but they did not wait for the harvest period.
The North Korean new army has undergone half a month of training by us. They can maintain a certain degree of discipline, but their combat effectiveness is very weak.
We cannot turn North Korea's new army into a strong army to prevent them from losing their strength."
Li Dazhuang, Duke of Cao State, looked at Pan Hongcai and said, "Old Pan, please go there yourself.
Tell Tan Fangyuan and Zhuang Renyi to fight this battle slowly.
Don't be too anxious, the main purpose is to support Jiannu's troops and create opportunities for Cui Xiuzhu and others to attack.
North Korea is a long and narrow peninsula, and we have blocked the southern and northern ends of the peninsula.
The Jiannu are like turtles in a urn, and they will never have a chance to break free from our encirclement."
Pan Hongcai nodded, compiled the information, and went to the front line to supervise the battle.
…………………………
The huge fleet set off from the mouth of the Tumen River and headed along the North Korean coastline.
Zhang Wanfeng stood on the deck of the battleship Huo Qubing.
He had heard before that the East China Sea Fleet captured the Japanese country and made great achievements.
Zhang Wanfeng was very envious because he was one of the three fleet governors.
His Northern Fleet had little chance of meritorious service.
Zhang Wanfeng chose to train the army diligently before, but this time he finally waited for the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
Jiannu fled to Korea, and Dahua launched the Korean War.
The king of Korea, Li Ho, borrowed a huge amount of money for military expenses.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, hired the Dahua army to fight.
The specific allocation of military expenditures depends on the participation of each military force.
Minister of the Navy Li Qingmu was fighting for a fund for the Navy.
He was active in the military, and finally the General Staff decided to let the Northern Fleet assist the Seventh Army in implementing leapfrog tactics.
Directly capture the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, and at the same time control the waters surrounding Korea to block the escape route of the Jiannu slaves from the sea.
Cui Xiuzhu, Commander of the Third Division of the Seventh Army of the Royal Chinese Army, stood on the deck of the battleship Huo Qubing.
He looked at the huge battleship Huo Qubing and the large number of transport ships behind the naval battleships.
He constantly compared the maps and asked the navigation staff about the location of the fleet.
After Cui Xiuzhu compared the map, he came to Zhang Wanfeng and asked: "Governor Zhang, I heard that it was you who suggested that we land at Incheon Port.
I just consulted the navigation officer.
We have now arrived in the southern part of North Korea, why did we land at the port here.
How close is this place to the Tumen River?"
Zhang Wanfeng explained: "Commander Cui, we landed from the southeast of the Korean Peninsula, not from the northeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula.
The main reason is that northern North Korea is a mountainous area.
There are no good ports in northern Korea, which is not conducive to landing.
Mountainous areas are conducive to defense but not conducive to rapid attack by large armies.
The most important cities in North Korea are also located in the plain areas.
Only by capturing these cities can North Korea's resistance be broken down.
Another point to consider is that the Port of Incheon is very close to our mainland, making it convenient for the army to obtain supplies.
We landed in southern Korea.
The army cannot be supplied by land and can only be supplied by sea.
Landing at the southeastern tip of the Korean Peninsula, ships can depart directly from Qingdao Port, the home port of our Northern Fleet, to supply the army.
The sea area where the supply fleet sails is also the sea area that our Northern Fleet has complete control of."
While Zhang Wanfeng was introducing, he unfolded the chart and pointed at the Incheon Port where they were about to land.
"If you look at the chart, you will see that we landed here at Incheon Port.
Incheon Port is very close to the mainland, and it is convenient for the fleet to transport supplies.
Incheon Port is surrounded by plain areas, which is convenient for large armies to march.
The roads from Incheon Port to important cities in southern North Korea are very smooth.
To land here at Incheon Port, our navy searches for multiple ports and chooses the most suitable landing place."
After Cui Xiuzhu read the chart, he also thought it would be more appropriate to make a large circle and land at Incheon Port.
Just because military supplies can be quickly supplied, Incheon Port is more suitable than other ports.
Cui Xiuzhu said happily: "Governor Zhang, it is true that Incheon Port is more suitable for landing.
It's better for your navy to understand the tactics of landing operations.
I still think about things in the traditional Army way of thinking."
Cui Xiuzhu stood on the deck of Huo Qubing.
He watched the fleet move rapidly on the sea against the wind and waves.
Who could have imagined before that a surprise force could be sent to attack the enemy's weak points from the sea.
This is the result of His Majesty's emphasis on naval development.
The navy has powerful navigation technology.
Only when naval voyages can ensure the safety of the army can they use this method.
The fleet has crossed the southernmost tip of North Korea.
They discovered that there was a relatively large island not far from the coast of North Korea.
Zhang Wanfeng looked at the chart and saw that the island was called Jeju Island.
He immediately asked Zhu Shi Li Ran to take some warships of the Northern Fleet to occupy the island.
Jeju Island's location is extremely good. It can be used as a transit point from the east coast of China to Japan.
small book booth
The East China Sea Fleet was not allowed to participate in the Korean War.
Otherwise, the East China Sea Fleet will definitely occupy this island.
Passing by the waters near Jeju Island, they were not far from Incheon Port.
Zhang Wanfeng immediately sent someone to notify Master Cui Xiuzhu and discuss the matter with him.
"Mr. Cui, we are about to arrive at Incheon Port.
Commander Cui, do you need to observe the situation of the soldiers of the 3rd Division?
If the soldiers are not in good condition, we will go to Jeju Island to rest for a while."
Cui Xiuzhu said confidently: "Governor Zhang, the soldiers of our division do not need to be repaired.
I have been observing the status of the troops.
Most people are in very good condition, only a few people are seasick.
Governor Zhang, we will rush directly to Incheon Port.
The army commander asked us to land at Incheon Port around October 15th and launch an attack on Seoul.
Take over the empty cities in southern Korea as soon as possible.
The two armies attacked from front to back and completely wiped out the Eight Banners soldiers who established slaves.
Based on the current fleet speed, we will arrive at Incheon Port around October 13th.
I wonder how long it will take to start again after a break?
Once our troops miss the deadline, it will affect the entire Korean War."
Zhang Wanfeng nodded and said: "Since Mr. Cui has decided what to do, we will go straight to Incheon Port."
…………………………
On the evening of October 12, the Northern Fleet arrived off the coast of Incheon Port.
Zhang Wanfeng ordered the ship to be parked outside Incheon Port.
"Mr. Cui, what a coincidence, we arrived at our destination at night.
We can only rest on the ship first, and the navy will assist you in landing after dawn tomorrow."
Choi Soo-joo looked at the brightly lit Incheon Port.
He knew that the situation at night was unclear and there was no way to conduct a landing operation.
I just hope that their fleet will not be discovered by the enemy at night, so that the enemy can be prepared.
Cui Xiuzhu ate cold steamed buns and pickles.
The lights on the ship are currently under blackout, and cooking is not allowed.
Only eat foods that have been prepared in advance.
On October 13th, it was just dawn.
The Third Division of the Seventh Army of the Royal Chinese Army, after a night of sufficient preparations, they immediately launched a landing operation at Incheon Port.
Zhang Wanfeng led the Northern Fleet warships to bombard Incheon Port to provide cover for the landing troops.
He felt that this landing operation was very simple.
The North Korean army here in Incheon Port is basically unprepared.
They only had a few old warships and did not dare to leave the port at all.
There is not even a fort on the shore of Incheon Port.
After a round of naval bombardment, not a single defender could be seen in the huge Incheon Port.
When the North Korean army saw a large number of enemy troops coming ashore, they did not choose to resist and immediately fled inland.
Cui Xiuzhu led the army and landed directly at Incheon Port without any resistance.
He said self-deprecatingly: "Before I landed, I was always worried that our troops would be unskilled in landing for the first time, resulting in too many casualties.
I was completely overthinking this. The North Korean army was defeated in one strike and could not hinder our army at all."
Cui Xiuzhu left part of the troops to build a simple port here in Incheon Port.
They unloaded all the supplies on the navy transport ship to Incheon Port.
He took the main force of the third division that had just landed ashore and launched an attack in the direction of Seoul.
According to his original plan, the army needed to rest at Incheon Port for a day or two.
After restoring complete victory, they launched an attack on Seoul.
Cui Xiuzhu saw this performance of the North Korean army.
He decided not to waste time and launched an attack immediately.
