Li Dazhuang, Duke of Cao, felt a cold wind blowing into the tent and immediately walked out of the tent.
Li Dazhuang saw small snowflakes falling in the sky. This was the first snowfall when they entered North Korea.
He looked at the thermometer placed outside the tent.
The current temperature has reached minus 18 degrees.
Li Dazhuang walked into the camp and asked Zhu Shi Pan Hongcai: "How is the morale of the army?
Is it affected by the severe cold weather in the north?
Can every soldier have sufficient supply of warm items in the army, especially cotton-padded clothes and boots?"
Li Dazhuang personally went to the grassroots to inspect. He was afraid that what he saw was something that the grassroots officers specially let him see.
Pan Hongcai manages all the commanders in the army, and he can communicate directly with grassroots soldiers through some hidden channels.
Master Pan Zhu has a better understanding of the actual situation at the grassroots level of the army.
Pan Hongcai said: "There are some complaints at the grassroots level in the army, but the problem is not major.
Mainly some soldiers from the south, they have never encountered such severe cold conditions, and some have never even seen snow.
At first, these people were very happy to see the snow.
When the weather gets colder and colder, and their bodies can no longer endure the cold, they have some complaints.
But the impact is not big, we want to keep the soldiers warm from the cold.
A large number of sweaters, cotton clothes and boots were purchased. The soldiers lived in tents and had coal stoves for heating.
There is an adequate supply of cold-proof materials, and the Military Justice Department is also conducting strict inspections.
This month, three officers were punished for reselling cotton clothes and boots.
Soldiers have no problem living under severe cold weather conditions.
Colds and colds are common now, so I have arranged for military doctors to distribute medicines to prevent colds.
At the same time, a large amount of medicine is stored to deal with possible outbreaks of colds and colds in winter and trauma caused by war."
Li Dazhuang listened to Pan Hongcai's introduction, which was not much different from the information he learned.
He said with emotion: "North Korea is not too cold in the northern region.
I heard that the Third Army was in the Heilongjiang River Basin. They were very badly frozen, and some had their limbs amputated due to frostbite.
Some soldiers of the Third Army who suffered frostbite had to be evacuated to Liaodong to recuperate.
The Tenth Army was responsible for Heilongjiang. The soldiers of the Tenth Army were mainly northerners and were suitable for the severe cold climate in the Heilongjiang Basin.
Su Hu asked His Majesty for your Majesty's instructions. During the winter in the north, soldiers can drink alcohol to warm themselves up when not preparing for war.
His Majesty directly rejected Su Hu's request and distributed a large amount of cotton-padded clothes and antifreeze medicine to the Third Army.
A special military budget was allocated to purchase coal, wood and other fuels.
Su Hu was also too anxious and made random suggestions.
Drinking has always been prohibited in our military.
If this ban is really lifted, those drunkards will become addicted to drinking, and they will not care whether they are in a state of war preparation.
If they cannot drink to death, they will drink to death.
I have seen a lot of these drunkards.
People who have self-control and will not become alcoholics are too rare."
Li Dazhuang and Pan Hongcai are discussing how to strengthen the support of the troops so that they can survive the winter smoothly.
Soldiers can display powerful combat capabilities in severe cold environments.
They couldn't fight in winter, and even with the superior weapons, they couldn't beat the Eight Banners soldiers who established slaves.
Chief of Staff Duan Ruide walked into the camp. He waved the military newspaper in his hand and said happily:
"Good news, Choi Xiuzhu has captured Seoul, and the Northern Fleet has completely blocked the waters near North Korea.
We have blocked the escape route of the Jian slaves."
Duan Ruide handed the military report to Li Dazhuang, and he continued: "Cui Xiuzhu reported his choice.
After he captured Seoul, he did not rush to attack Pyongyang, but continued to capture other cities in southern Korea.
There are many mountains in the north of Korea, and there are many plains in the south of Korea.
Southern Korea is North Korea's most important granary and their tax base.
If we capture the southern part of North Korea, there will be a shortage of food in Pyongyang.
Choi Soo-joo's choice was correct, and it hit North Korea's fate directly."
After Li Dazhuang read the military report, he slapped the table and said: "Order the troops to launch a general attack immediately.
I didn't ask the army to launch a general offensive before, but I was waiting for news about Cui Xiuzhu.
Now our army has blocked the Jiannu's retreat route.
We must work hard to defeat Jiannu directly and see where Dorgon can escape."
Pan Hongcai immediately stopped him and said: "Commander, I think we should wait a little longer and let the North Korean New Army serve as the main force to take down the Eight Banners of North Korea first.
Let the two Koreans, who belong to different camps, fight each other.
No matter who wins or loses, it will be good for us. If one side wins miserably, it will be more beneficial for us to manage the Korean region after the war.
We defeated all the Eight Banners soldiers and the Korean Eight Banners.
The king of Korea, Li Hao, was not picking up a big bargain.
What the military commander did is inconsistent with His Majesty’s strategy.”
Li Dazhuang slapped his head regretfully and said: "I was only focused on winning the battle and forgot the strategic goal of Your Majesty in sending us to the DPRK.
Not only do we want to eliminate the Eight Banners, we also cannot give up the territory we have worked so hard to gain to others.
North Korea is our army, and we took it over inch by inch with blood and sweat.
How can it be possible to give Li a discount?"
Li Dazhuang felt a little regretful. He had just been so overwhelmed by the victory that he didn't expect this.
If the strategic goal is not achieved, the military achievements will be much less, and Cao Guogong will have no hope of becoming King Cao.
Based on the current situation, Li Dazhuang said: "During this period, we attacked the positions of the Eight Banners soldiers, and the new North Korean army attacked the positions of the North Korean Eight Banners.
We didn't play offense. I was waiting for news about Cui Xiuzhu.
The new North Korean army did not show any strength at all. They hid in the camp and used flintlock guns to shoot at the bows and arrows of the North Korean Eight Banners.
The new North Korean army cannot be allowed to be so leisurely now, and the new North Korean army must work harder."
Li Dazhuang discussed with Duan Ruide and Pan Hongcai how to fight.
He gave Tan Fangyuan and Zhuang Renyi orders for a general offensive.
Duke Cao Li Dazhuang went to the Korean camp and met with the Korean king Li Hao.
He put pressure on Li Hao to submit to the overall arrangement of the Dahua army.
Li Dazhuang then sent someone to call Li Shiqi, the general of the North Korean New Army.
When Li Dazhuang saw Li Shiqi, he slammed the table and said angrily: "Li Shiqi, are you colluding with the false king?
Look at the results achieved by your new Korean army in the past half month.
The 50,000 new North Korean troops killed not even 500 enemies.
Even a peasant army of 50,000 armed with farm tools would not be able to achieve just this result.
Our army is about to launch a general offensive against the Eight Banners Army, and we need the cooperation of your new Korean army.
You, the new Korean army, must defeat the Korean Eight Banners located on the left wing of the Eight Banners soldiers.
Once the Korean Eight Banners are defeated, our army will attack the left wing of the Eight Banners soldiers, completely defeat the Eight Banners soldiers, and recover Pyongyang City."
Li Shiqi heard Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang's request.
He said hesitantly: "Great Hua Cao Guo Gong, our North Korean new army training time is limited, and there is no way to meet Cao Guo Gong's requirements."
Li Dazhuang directly drew the revolver from his waist.
He slammed his gun on the table and ordered: "As the commander-in-chief of the Korean battlefield, I am giving you a military order.
If you can fulfill my requirements, you will be rewarded.
If you are unable to practice military law, I will shoot you directly.
Your Korean army is too slow to march and fight. I will send military judges to your new Korean army.
After the war begins, those who dare to retreat will be dealt with directly by military law."
Li Shiqi saw what Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang did.
He felt as if his brain had been hit by a giant hammer. He felt dizzy and it took him a long time to react.
Li Shiqi saw the tough attitude of Cao Guogong Li Dazhuang. If he dared to refute again, this man would really dare to shoot him.
Li Shiqi could only agree first, and then went to the North Korean king Li Hao for help.
Li Shiqi knelt on the ground and told what he had just experienced.
"Your Majesty, Li Dazhuang, Duke of Cao State of Great China, forced us to defeat the Eight Banners of Korea.
The Eight Banners of Korea are all the elites of our former Korean state.
Attacking them will cause the North Korean New Army to suffer heavy casualties.
These Korean Eight Banners can also surrender after the war and become our strength.
Now once you obey the orders of Li Dazhuang, Duke Cao of Dahua.
We will pay a huge price."
The king of North Korea, Li Hao, sighed and said: "Our strength is not as good as others, Duke Cao of Great Hua has come to see me before.
He has made it clear that our new Korean army must complete the task of defeating the Eight Banners of Korea.
After our army completes its mission, their Dahua army will launch a general attack on the Eight Banners soldiers.
Li Dazhuang, Duke of Cao State of Dahua, told me that the military expenditure we had previously spent was to let their Dahua army be responsible for attacking the real Tatars.
If we want fake Tatars like the Eight Banners of Korea to attack, we must spend half of the previous military expenditure.
I pledged all the things that could be mortgaged in North Korea to borrow money from the Great China Dynasty.
How can we afford military expenditures now?"
The king of North Korea, Li Hao, saw that Li Shiqi was still hesitating.
He said: "I believe in General Lee's ability and he will be able to lead the new Korean army to victory.
General Lee need not fear that the real Tatars will attack you.
Just concentrate on dealing with the Korean Eight Banners.
If the real Tatars attack you, the Chinese army will intercept them.
We used the firearms we bought from Dahua to deal with the Eight Banners of Korea.
I believe that with General Lee’s capabilities, the North Korean New Army’s casualties will not be too great.”
Li Shiqi immediately knelt down and promised: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that the general will definitely lead the new Korean army to victory and try his best to reduce the casualties of the army."
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4334 (1637 AD), November 15th.
There are two artillery regiments under the jurisdiction of the Seventh Army of the Royal Army of the Republic of China and a heavy artillery regiment directly under the Seventh Army.
Three artillery regiments bombarded the Eight Banners positions indiscriminately.
King Li Hao of North Korea looked at the hill where the Eight Banners of North Korea were located.
The bare mountain has been completely covered by Dahua's artillery shells.
Dahua's firearms were so sharp that even the Eight Banners of Korea did not step out of their positions, and a large number of soldiers had been wiped out.
King Li Hao of Korea heard the sound of huge drums in the camp of the Seventh Army of the Royal Army of China.
He looked at the soldiers of the Seventh Army holding rifles. They bent over and attacked where the real Tatars were.
The general of the Eight Banners Army was Duduo, although this man was not as famous as Huang Taiji, Azige and others.
But he is also the son of Nurhachi, and the Zhengbai Banner under his command is extremely powerful.
North Korean King Li Hao looked at Li Shiqi and ordered: "After these few days of preparation, we have cleared the obstacles in front of the post-Kim forces.
Now that Dahua's army has launched an attack, we must also follow Dahua's attack."
When Li Shiqi received the order, he immediately issued the order: "Beat the drum and attack."
The war drums sound in the new North Korean military camp.
They held flintlock guns, lined up in neat steps, and launched an attack on the Korean Eight Banners military formation.
Li Shiqi looked at the formation of the new North Korean army and smiled.
These are several simple and effective tactics they learned from Dahua instructors.
I heard from Dahua instructors that this tactic has a nickname, called queuing to shoot.
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The new North Korean army formed a military formation and launched an attack on the Eight Banners of North Korea.
The officers of the North Korean New Army kept wiping the sweat from their heads.
After this period of training, they have been able to command soldiers in combat normally.
But they could not predict what would happen after the new North Korean army encountered a powerful enemy.
They did whatever their superiors told them to do.
Jin Tiedan, an ordinary soldier of the North Korean New Army, walked on the cold snow with a cold flintlock gun in his hand.
The straw sandals under his feet touched the snow, and the melted snow water was bitingly cold, making him shiver.
Facing a powerful enemy, Jin Tiedan was sweating nervously.
Sweat had soaked through his thin linen clothes.
Soon the cold wind blew and the soaked clothes condensed into ice.
Jin Tiedan felt that his toes were itching unbearably, which was because they were swollen by frostbite.
His toes were frozen and swollen within a few days of winter.
This is still a good situation for him. He went to the Dahua Military Camp to build relationships before.
He picked up a few pieces of completely broken cotton cloth and put them in straw sandals, which saved his feet from severe frostbite.
Jingtiedan has seen many people who have no feeling at all in their toes, which means their toes have been frozen off.
Jin Tiedan looked at the troops of the Great China Dynasty not far away, wearing large cotton-padded jackets and sheepskin boots.
He sighed in his heart: "How can these Chinese people be so rich if they are also serving as soldiers and eating food?
In winter, there are actually cotton-padded jackets and leather boots.”
Jin Tiedan continued walking forward with his somewhat numb thighs.
When I walked to the North Korean Eight Flags Formation, arrows shot from the opposite direction flew past me from time to time.
The range of a flintlock gun exceeds the range of an ordinary bow and arrow.
Except for the strong bows used by Hercules, ordinary bows and arrows could not attack them at all.
He suddenly heard his commander shouting: "Squat down in the front row and prepare to shoot."
Jin Tiedan was in a daze when the officer kicked him on the butt and knocked him to the ground.
"Idiot, let me squat down. I will shoot you later and you will be beaten into a sieve."
Jin Tiedan got up from the ground. He squatted on the ground and aimed at the Eight Korean Flags ahead.
"shot."
When Jin Tiedan heard this order, he directly raised the flintlock gun and pulled the trigger.
He was so nervous that his hands kept shaking, and he didn't know where the lead bullet was flying.
Jin Tiedan obeyed the commander's order and loaded the gun mechanically.
He suddenly realized that this method of fighting was much easier than before.
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Duduo saw the Eight Banners of North Korea hiding in the position and being attacked with muskets by the new North Korean army on the opposite side.
North Korea's new weapons are not powerful and cause few casualties, but if the casualties continue, the morale of North Korea's Eight Banners will collapse.
"Immediately send someone to order the Korean Eight Banners to attack.
The range of bows and arrows is not as good as that of muskets, so we must take the initiative to attack."
Duduo ordered the Eight Banners of Korea to take the initiative to attack the new Korean army.
The Eight Banners of Korea received the order, and they withstood the power of the volleys of artillery fire from the new North Korean army.
Launch an attack on the new North Korean Army.
When the North Korean New Army did not come into contact with the North Korean Eight Banners.
They used flintlock guns to kill and injure a large number of Korean Eight Banners.
When the two armies came into contact, the strengths of the muskets could not be used.
The new North Korean army has not undergone stabbing training.
They clumsily used bayonets and rifles as short spears to fight against the Korean Eight Banners.
The battlefield between the Korean New Army and the Korean Eight Banners is like a huge meat grinder, with a large number of soldiers dying every moment.
When Li Dazhuang and Duoduo saw this situation, neither of them cared.
They both stared at each other's exposed weaknesses.
