The North Korean coaches and generals whipped their horses and fled back to Seoul.
The Qing army officer also whipped his horse and fled back to Seoul.
Then more than a hundred remaining soldiers of the Qing army whipped their fast horses and fled back to Seoul.
Then...then the city gates of Seoul were closed tightly and refused to be opened even if they died. It can be seen that those North Korean soldiers who fled were really foresighted. Even if they fled to Seoul, they could not enter the city. They might as well go to the countryside.
Go down and play hide-and-seek.
Anyway, no matter what, this time the Qing army and the Korean army sent out more than 7,000 troops, but less than 200 came back. But what is even more heart-wrenching is that after such a battle, the Korean king and ministers still
I don’t know where the enemy’s army is.
It should be said that the Qing army commander and some Qing soldiers knew very well that they were coming from the newly established army of the Ping Dynasty. But what could the Qing army commander say? Could it be that he was ugly?
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You must know that North Korea's fear and awe of the Central Plains Dynasty are deeply rooted in the bones. Even after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army invaded North Korea, the King of North Korea was willing to incorporate the entire North Korea into the territory of the Ming Dynasty and accept the protection of the Ming Dynasty. So North Korea later
They simply went to the extreme and did not develop their own armaments at all. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty fought for them!
In order to maintain their rule in Korea, the Manchu Qing Dynasty not only went to Korea twice, but also publicized the incompetence of the Central Plains Dynasty and the strong military power of the Qing Dynasty in Korea. Therefore, whenever they won a victory against the Ming Dynasty, the Manchu Qing Dynasty publicized Korea. Of course.
, this propaganda is also quite sufficient. The battle loss ratio between the two armies was even promoted as an exaggerated figure.
But after this disastrous defeat, could it be that the Qing army general said: What came was the army of the newly established Daping Dynasty in the Central Plains, and their combat effectiveness... was no worse than the Qing army? Even the Qing army general had a masochistic tendency.
Then you can’t slap yourself in the face!
So the Qing military commander obscured the enemy, changed the topic, and shirk responsibility, forcing the Korean king to kill the civilian who commanded the Korean army, and put the responsibility for the defeat on the Koreans.
However, the North Korean monarchs and ministers did not see through the little trick of the Qing army commander, or in other words, even if they saw through it, they did not tell the truth. Since the Supreme Emperor had spoken, he would give him the head of a minister to make him happy. But at this moment, the North Korean monarchs and ministers finally
We know whose army is coming.
This time Huang Dingxiang marched towards Seoul and did not hold back. He brought out the first batch of arriving Marine Corps, a regiment of more than 2,400 people.
Now that we have decided to go to Seoul, there is no need to keep troops in Incheon. It is useless to leave one or two hundred people. They cannot stop the possible appearance of North Korea's army. But if the whole regiment is left in Incheon, it is just waiting.
North Korea's large army came to besiege. It was better to bluff and attack the city of Seoul, scaring the North Koreans into not knowing the reality of the Daping army.
As for the main force of the second batch of Gonzalez? Anyway, there is no fort defense in Incheon Port, which can't stop the Marine Corps from forcing a landing. Even if a North Korean troop really comes to stop it, North Korea's coastline is so long, it won't be able to stop them.
Just find another port to land at? So Huang Ding only considered his own troops to gain victory.
To be honest, before the war, the Marine Corps had never thought of attacking Seoul. Including Gonzalez's men, the first batch of Marines to land was only 7,000 people, and they had to go north as soon as possible.
By the Yalu River. It put pressure on the Qing Dynasty's flanks, so they would not entangle themselves in the capital of Korea.
But what surprised Huang Ding was that the North Korean troops were so weak. There was no battle at all, and the North Korean troops that were two or three times more than his own would be completely defeated. Then Huang Ding would definitely take advantage of the situation, so he would do it in one go
Let’s chase him to the foot of Seoul!
Now that we have chased Seoul, we have to show off our power. Some galloping around the city, some scolding formations, whatever makes you feel disgusted. But this disgusting thing made the North Korean officials on the wall realize that something was wrong. What happened here
The enemy army was speaking plain Chinese!
When the news reached the ears of the King of Korea and several auxiliary ministers, they immediately had more ideas. There were a lot of guesses about Han pirates, the Celestial Empire sending troops, etc. But no matter how much you guessed, you would never get the truth.
The answer was, so after a secret discussion, they planned to hide it from the Qing troops in the city and send envoys out of the city privately to find out more.
In the evening of that day, a bold North Korean official fell from the hanging basket and came to the camp of the Daping Army. Huang Ding also received the envoy. After that, Huang Ding declared to the envoy: This is
The Central Empire launched an expedition against North Korea, and Huang Ding's troops were only the vanguard, followed by tens of thousands of troops on their way to North Korea.
This unexpected news immediately confused the envoy, and he quickly asked the reason why the Celestial Empire came to conquer.
So Huang Ding explained the reasons for Korea's betrayal, and pointed out that the envoys from Korea did not pay homage at the founding ceremony of the Daping Dynasty. This was the small country of Korea's contempt for the emperor of the Daping Dynasty, and the Daping Dynasty would definitely destroy the small country of Korea.
As soon as this reason was mentioned, the messenger was immediately stunned. And all of this was caused by the lack of information.
Because the sea route is blocked in winter and the land route is in the hands of the Manchus, until now, North Korea only knows that the Ming Dynasty's Beijing City has been breached and Emperor Chongzhen has died. But they do not know that Wu Shigong's Ping Dynasty has been established
Got up.
Moreover, the North Korean envoy who was expelled at the founding ceremony is still living on the outskirts of Beijing because he cannot return to his country. Therefore, the North Korean monarchs and ministers have no idea what happened at the founding ceremony of the Great Ping Dynasty.
Regarding the Daping Army's crusade and accusing North Korea of being treacherous, the North Korean monarchs and ministers could still find some reasons to defend themselves. However, as for the Daping Emperor's inability to pay homage, the envoy could not explain it now, because he did not know about it at all.
thing, so how to explain it?
In desperation, he could only hand over the problem. So the envoy said a lot of good things to Huang Ding, and then asked what conditions the Heavenly Army wanted? Let North Korea eliminate this scourge of war?
Faced with the blackmail coming to his door, Huang Ding did not open his mouth as much as a lion. In addition to asking for a batch of grain and grass supplies, Huang Ding put forward three conditions: First, hand over the Qing army in Seoul and let the Daping army enter.
station; second, the North Korean army must not hinder the military operations of the Daping Army in North Korea; third, restore the status of the Daping Dynasty as the suzerainty of North Korea.
Originally, Huang Ding wanted North Korea to send troops to fight the Qing army together. But after seeing the cowardice of the North Korean army, Huang Ding was determined not to want such a pig teammate.
In any case, the North Korean envoy also gained something today. After writing down the conditions proposed by Huang Ding, he was hung from the city wall into the city overnight and entered the palace to report.
At this time, the King of Korea and several auxiliary ministers did not rest. They were also anxiously looking forward to news about the envoy. When they heard the conditions proposed by the Daping Army, they also eagerly discussed it.
There was no objection to the other conditions, and they were all prepared to agree to the Daping Army outside the city. However, regarding the first item, the Korean monarchs and ministers were a little hesitant. It was not because Seoul could not allow the Daping Army to enter, but because the Qing army inside the city had to be sacrificed.
The Korean monarchs and ministers were afraid that this move would anger the Manchu Qing Dynasty. If the Great Ping Dynasty lost to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Qing army would come back to retaliate against Korea.
The discussion lasted until dawn, and the situation in the war suddenly changed again.
In the early morning of April 4th, four Daping Army gunboats sailed upstream from the mouth of the Han River, arrived near the Water Gate of Seoul, and fired into the city. This bombardment suddenly frightened the Korean monarchs and ministers out of their wits.
Then on April 5th, the second batch of 4,100 Marines, led by Gonzalez, also landed at Incheon Port. Also arriving with the fleet was the Marine Corps led by Chang Meng.
There are hundreds of management personnel of the Reclamation Trading Company and 500 company guards.
Since Gonzalez's fleet was led by the crew of the Zheng family, they did not go along the coastline, but in a straight line. In addition, the speed of the big ships was also faster, so this fleet was only slower than Huang Ding's.
The fleet was slow for several days.
When the two armies converged, the Korean monarchs and ministers immediately made up their minds. After all, the threat from the Daping Army is present, but the Qing Army's revenge is in the future, so let's get past the current hurdle first!
So the King of North Korea secretly sent an envoy out of the city and proposed that the Qing troops in the city could be sacrificed, but the Daping army had to do it himself. North Korea could only secretly enter the city and did not undertake the task of arresting the Qing troops.
At this time, North Korea's monarchs and ministers were still deceiving themselves.
After that, everything went smoothly. There were only more than 300 Qing troops in Seoul, but they could not stop the nearly 7,000 Daping troops. Coupled with the leading party sent by North Korea, the entire strangulation mission was smooth and hassle-free.
But as soon as the Daping Army took control of Seoul, they immediately surrounded the palace and took control of the Korean King. After all, Gonzalez came to colonize the East, and his colonial experience was quite rich. So he had to control the
He lived as the king and supported a group of pro-China ministers in the Korean court to maintain colonial rule over Korea.
Then, under the auspices of Chang Meng, the Daping Dynasty signed a series of treaties with North Korea: Jeju Island was ceded to the Daping Dynasty; the properties of North Korean ministers who were pro-Qing were confiscated and all were used as compensation for the Daping Dynasty; North Korea except the security forces
Outside the country, the country is not allowed to have an army. The defense and diplomacy of the entire country are borne by the Great Ping Dynasty, but North Korea will pay corresponding military expenses every year; it purchases a large number of forest farms and mines in North Korea at cabbage prices and jointly develops them with the King of North Korea and pro-China ministers; comprehensively implements the Chinese language
Education; comprehensive trade, etc.
The signing of this series of treaties completely integrated North Korea into the colonial rule of the Great Ping Dynasty. Moreover, North Korea had no resistance to this series of treaties because they were accustomed to becoming a vassal state of the Central Empire.
. Even North Korea’s forests, mines, etc. were not developed at all because they were of no use in the past. But now because of the development of the reclamation business, the King of North Korea and the pro-China ministers have made a lot of money, so from the bottom of my heart,
They all supported the "wise" rule of the Daping Dynasty.
By the end of April, when the second batch of the Daping Army's Marine Corps arrived, the number of North Korean troops stationed in North Korea had reached more than 13,000. Gonzalez and Huang Ding left a thousand troops and merchants in Seoul to protect them. , they took the rest of the troops and began to advance northward. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!