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Chapter 755 North Koreas Philosophy of Life

The current situation in North Korea can be described as chaotic!

The Qing army suddenly went crazy and began to send troops to the entire North Korea with Seoul as the center.

Groups of Qing troops began to loot and massacre in North Korea.

The first target of the Qing army's plundering was the forts of those wealthy and powerful people in North Korea!

Under the offensive of the Qing army, each of the well-defended forts was demolished, and the owners of the forts became the victims of the Qing army.

The property accumulated by these wealthy families over thousands of years became the spoils of war for the Qing army.

As time went by, the Qing army's attitude of killing all the world's nobles became more and more obvious.

Although the Fengyang Zhao family has not been affected by the Qing army for the time being, they still feel a deep sense of crisis related to life and death.

Zhao Yuan, the head of the Zhao family in Fengyang, urgently summoned his family elders to discuss how they should deal with the Qing army's butcher knife.

Even though the Fengyang Zhao family has such a fort as a support, if the Qing army really attacks with all its strength, there is no way that the Fengyang Zhao family's fort can withstand it.

The Fengyang Zhao family's Wubao is not located in a deep mountain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and its geographical location is far from dangerous.

On the contrary, it is located in a place with convenient transportation, making it easier for the army to attack.

Although the defensive power of Zhao's Wubao in Pongyang was comparable to that of Pyongyang and Seoul, didn't Pyongyang and Seoul also fail to withstand the Qing army's attack?

Facing Zhao Yuan's inquiry, an elder of the Fengyang Zhao clan couldn't help but speak.

"Master of the family, what is the purpose of this slave-mongering and massacre of the nobles of Korea?"

"Understanding this is the most important thing!"

"If only we could know what Jiannu wants and try our best to satisfy them in exchange for peace!"

When it comes to force, let alone the Fengyang Zhao family, even if the whole of Korea unites, they will not be the opponent of the Qing army.

Since you can't beat him, you can only kneel down!

This has been the philosophy of life of the Korean people since ancient times.

In history, North Korea has relied on the unique skill of kneeling to avoid the disaster of national subjugation several times.

At that time, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was powerful and wanted to destroy Goryeo. It was the King of Goryeo at that time who knelt well and licked Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty, to make him feel comfortable. Only then did the Goryeo Kingdom avoid the disaster of national destruction.

During the Japanese Rebellion in Renchen, the Li family in Korea also relied on their kneeling skills to get Wanli to send troops to aid the Dynasty.

Later, when the Manchu and Qing Dynasties conquered North Korea, North Korea also relied on kneeling and licking it in time, so it was only reduced to a vassal state of the Manchu Qing Dynasty instead of being completely destroyed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Now, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are aggressively trying to kill all the nobles in Korea!

The Fengyang Zhao family has learned from the experience and lessons of their predecessors and is ready to kneel down in advance and beg for mercy.

When Zhao Yuan heard this, he frowned and said.

"The reason why the slaves carried out massacres in Korea was probably for money and food!"

"According to intelligence, every time the Qing army breaks a city, it kills all the wealthy merchants in the city and plunders all their wealth!"

The news that North Korea contains the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached North Korea from Nanjing.

Therefore, these forces in North Korea have not yet imagined that the current Manchu Qing Dynasty is just doing dirty work for the Ming Dynasty.

They could only imagine that the reason why the Manchu Qing Dynasty massacred the powerful people of Korea was to gain money and food.

A gray-haired elder of the Zhao family stood up and said.

"If you want money to be a slave, just give it to him!"

"The Zhao family has accumulated wealth for thousands of years, and the most indispensable thing is money and food."

"As long as you can buy peace, it doesn't hurt to give some to the slaves."

Zhao Yuan nodded in approval.

"That's true, but I'm afraid that the slaves will be greedy and unsatisfied!"

If a sum of money and food can be given to buy peace, Zhao Yuan is willing to do it.

But he was afraid that the slaves would be greedy and constantly ask for money and food.

We must drain their rich soil of the Zhao family!

Another old man on the side said.

"Why don't we send someone to the other houses and let's discuss a countermeasure together?"

"If the entire North Korea advances and retreats together, I think we can make the slaves have more scruples when they act, right?"

However, not everyone is willing to submit to the Manchus and spend money to buy peace.

Zhao Huai, Zhao Yuan's younger brother, stood up and said.

"Brother, we cannot put the safety of the entire clan above the credibility of Jiannu!"

"What if after receiving the money, the slaves turn against each other and continue to attack me, the Fengyang Zhao family?"

"If you have the money to buy peace for the slaves, why not give me a generous reward for Zhao's slaves and guards."

"In this case, maybe we can defend Fengyang City!"

After Zhao Yuan listened to his brother's words, the expression on his face seemed to be very obviously moved.

However, as soon as Zhao Huai finished speaking, the old man Su who just stood up to speak spoke up.

"Zhao Huai, you are talking complete nonsense!"

"If you build less than ten thousand slaves, you will be invincible if you have ten thousand slaves."

"Don't the successive defeats of our Korean army teach us enough lessons?"

"How can I, a Korean with weak humanities, be a match for the fierce Jiannu?"

"If the Fengyang Zhao family makes a wrong decision because of our impulsiveness, chooses to resist to the end, and angers Jiannu, what should we do if they massacre all our Fengyang Zhao family members?"

"What if our Fengyang Zhao family's inheritance is cut off, will you be able to live up to our ancestors?"

North Korea is deeply influenced by Chinese culture. In its national culture, the worship of ancestors and the emphasis on passing on the family line are engraved in their bones.

When Zhao Huai heard this, he didn't feel cold at all and said with a very disdainful expression.

"But who can guarantee that Jiannu will keep his word?"

"..."

Just as they were arguing, a servant ran in from a distance.

The servant rushed into the meeting hall, knelt on the ground with a thud, raised a blood-stained letter in his hand high above his head, and spoke.

"For the head of the family, and for the clan elders, this is a letter from the Anton Jin clan!"

When Zhao Yuan heard this, his expression changed slightly and he strode up to the servant.

The letter came out of his hand, but when Zhao Yuan saw the blood on the envelope, he seemed to have realized something, and his face suddenly turned ugly.

With slightly trembling hands, he opened the wax seal on the envelope, took out the letter paper, and read it.

Gradually, Zhao Yuan's originally rosy complexion turned white a little bit, and gradually became like a layer of white powder.

This letter is not a request for help!

Strictly speaking, it is more like a suicide note.

In the letter, the head of the Andong Jin family was complaining to Zhao Yuan about the lack of credibility and ruthlessness of the Qing army.

In the letter, the Andong Jin family tried to spend money to buy peace from Jian Nu!

The Qing army promised everything before accepting the money, but after receiving the money, they turned their backs and disowned the people, and then raided and breached the Wubao of the Andong Jin clan. After the city was broken, they were ruthless and massacred the Anton Jin clan members. Everything was written here.

Clearly.

This letter is the last letter written by the head of the Andong Jin family after the Wubao of the Andong Jin family was destroyed.

Sent to Fengyang by a loyal servant!

If there are no accidents, by the time this letter arrives in Pongyang, there should be no survivors left in the Andong Kim clan!

[To be honest, I have been using the Huanyuan app recently to read and catch up on updates. It can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds, huanyuanapp. Both Android and Apple are available.]

Zhao Yuan's face gradually turned pale. He gritted his teeth and handed the letter in his hand to the clan elders in the meeting hall.

The blood-stained letter was circulated continuously, and the entire Fengyang Zhao family's meeting hall soon became quiet.

All that was left was the sound of gasping for air!

The expressions of the high-ranking elders of the Zhao family in Fengyang all changed drastically.

Zhao Yuan took a deep breath and said with an ugly expression.

"Judging from what happened to the Anton Kim family, we no longer have to think about spending money to buy peace!"

"Abandon all chances and prepare to defend Fengyang!"

Zhao Huai on the side couldn't help but stand up and said.

"Brother, I am willing to take on this important task and be responsible for training Jia Dingxiang and guarding my Zhao family's Wubao."

Zhao Yuan nodded in agreement and spoke.

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you!"

"You can use all the money, food, soldiers, armor, and various resources of my Zhao family at will!"

"As long as we can defend Fengyang and protect Fengyang from the harm of weapons and weapons, I, the Fengyang Zhao family, will have nothing to be reluctant to do."

Zhao Huai said with fists in his hands.

"Brother, don't worry, if Fengyang City is destroyed, I will be the first to die!"

"Never let my brother down!"

At this moment, an old man standing by the side spoke.

"Chief, although Fengyang City is well-defended, there is still a risk of being breached!"

"Perhaps we should make preparations early and send some tribesmen away from Fengyang to the countryside or deep mountains to avoid military disaster."

Small chaos lives in the city, big chaos lives in the countryside, that's what they say.

The target of Fengyang City is too big, and Jian Nu will definitely not let it go.

But if the Fengyang Zhao family sent a small number of tribesmen to leave Fengyang and seek refuge in the countryside or deep mountains, the Qing army would not have the energy to search the mountains.

In this way, even if Fengyang City is destroyed, more blood can be saved for the Fengyang Zhao family!

In order to prevent all the tribesmen from gathering in Fengyang City and being eaten by the slaves.

After hearing this, everyone in the meeting hall nodded in agreement.

Zhao Yuan also spoke.

"Yes!"

"Perhaps not only that, we can also send a group of tribesmen north to seek refuge in the Ming Dynasty!"

"The reason why the slaves came to Korea was because they were beaten so hard by the superior country that they could no longer stand in Liaodong!"

"When our tribe entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, we didn't believe that Jiannu dared to pursue..."

"..."



Just as the Fengyang Zhao family was arranging the escape route for the clan members, the Qing army troops had already reached the outside of Fengyang City.

These troops who were sent out to plunder and kill the world's nobles were not the elite of the Qing army.

At most one-tenth were Manchu Eight Banners soldiers, their own people.

The remaining soldiers and horses were all Korean surrendered soldiers recruited by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, as well as newly recruited Korean civilians.

Almost all of them are rabble-rousers!

But, that's not important!

I, the Qing Dynasty, sent troops to plunder the noble families of North Korea. In addition to plundering money and food to complete the tasks of the Ming Dynasty, it was also to train troops.

No matter how small a ragtag group is, if they are driven to attack a few fortified cities, fight a few tough battles, and see blood and kill people, they will become elite soldiers.

Now the Manchu Qing Dynasty is facing military pressure from the Ming Dynasty at any time, and there is no time for them to slowly train their troops.

In order to allow the army to have a certain combat effectiveness in a short period of time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty could only use this method that was almost like raising gu to train its troops.

Those who die are dead, and those who survive are elite soldiers!

During the Chongzhen period, bandits were wreaking havoc in the world, and they used this method of warfare.

In the end, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others trained an elite soldier.

Nalan Mingzhu was riding on horseback, looking at Fengyang City faintly visible in the distance, his eyes full of coldness.

Beside him, his son Nalan Xingde was also wearing a suit of cotton armor, closely following his Ama, accepting his Ama's instructions and learning about battle formations.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty today is different from the Manchu Qing Dynasty in history!

Having abandoned the Central Plains and Liaodong, they were like bereaved dogs, terrified all day long. In order to survive, all the resources of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were tilted toward the military.

Today's Manchu Qing Dynasty cannot tolerate weak literati. Nalan Xingde, a famous poet in history, now has no choice but to pick up swords and guns and learn how to fight.

Nalan Mingzhu also chose to keep her son by her side to raise her.

"Rong Ruo, do you know what the taboos are about marching and camping?"

As Nalan Mingzhu rode forward, she did not forget to test her son's knowledge at the school.

Nalan Xingde, whose courtesy name is Rongruo. When elders call younger ones, they usually use the same name.

When the young Nalanxingde heard his father's question, he pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Report back to Amma!"

"There is a saying in the art of war: the marchers should follow the mountains to the valleys, and the place of life is high, and the battles are booming without climbing. This is where the army is in the mountains. If there is no water, it will be far away; if there is no water, the guest will come..."

"It means that when the army is marching and fighting and observing and judging the enemy's situation, it should stay close to valleys with water and grass when passing through mountains; when stationed, it should choose "raw land" and stay high and face the sun; if the enemy occupies high ground, do not attack from the rear. These are

Principles for handling mountainous marching operations. When crossing a river, one should stay away from the current..."

Nalan Xingde memorized a piece of Sun Tzu's Art of War for his father, and also included some of his own understanding and explanation.

This shows how solid the foundation is!

However, no matter how solid the foundation is, whether it can be put to good use on the battlefield is another matter.

If you only know how to study but don't know how to apply, you will inevitably become Zhao Kuo who talks on paper again!

Seeing that her son had such a solid foundation, Nalan Mingzhu said with a smile.

"Not bad!"

“The foundation is very solid!”

"How about you, Rongruo, take command of this attack on Fongyang?"

Nalan Mingzhu planned to let his son, who had a good grasp of the basics, practice his skills with the Battle of Fengyang.

The Battle of Fengyang, to put it bluntly, was that the Qing army wanted to plunder the place, and the local forces resisted.

There was no regular army at all, so Nalan Mingzhu was really not afraid that the Qing army would lose!

No matter how bad Nalan Xingde's command was, it would only kill a few more people and treat it as a training exercise. Fengyang City could still be taken down.

Anyway, only some Koreans died, so Nalan Mingzhu really didn't care.

In Nalan Mingzhu's eyes, as long as his son can be trained to become a famous general, no matter how many Koreans die, it will be worth it.

When Nalan Xingde heard this, hesitation flashed across his face and he spoke.

"Amma, my son has never had any experience in commanding an army!"

"If we rush to command the army now, I'm afraid something will happen."

"If my son's command is inappropriate and the army suffers heavy losses, it will not be a good thing for us, the Qing Dynasty!"

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