The mountain col where Haiyang County Governor Zhen Feng is hiding faces a slippery steep slope. Soldiers have climbed up here to block the retreat. At the foot of the steep slope, there are several simple thatched houses on the inside of the mountain col.
, surrounded by a threshing floor and surrounded by simple, chest-high stone walls, it was a settlement shared by about five or six families.
I don’t know where the villagers have fled to. There are dozens of corpses scattered inside and outside the stone wall. The blood has solidified into deep purple, and their bodies are covered with arrows like hedgehogs. The simple wooden door of the yard has long been damaged.
Knocked aside, Zhang Jiheng had tried to capture the courtyard by force before, but it was not until he received Lin Fu's order that he surrounded Zhen Feng and the guards inside.
About a hundred Korean warriors wearing vermilion armor retreated to the threshing floor to form a semicircular formation. Many of them were injured or disabled, and they had to support each other to stand. Although they were in a desperate situation, they had no intention of giving up resistance;
Seeing Zhen Feng and other Goryeo generals, they must be hiding in thatched huts.
The thatched house couldn't stop the long arrows, let alone the fire attack. It would be easy to capture this courtyard, but Zhen Feng would be better off if he could be captured alive.
"You ask someone to shout for Zhen Feng to come out to see me. Even if he doesn't want to live, he still has to think about his generals, think about it!" Lin Fu ordered Zhang Jiheng.
Zhang Jiheng sent people to the front to call for surrender. Lin Fu and Zhao Hu were in front of the formation, watching the movements in the yard and waiting patiently.
After a long time, someone came out of the thatched hut and talked to the guards and soldiers on the threshing floor. Lin Fu and the others were far away and could not hear clearly what they were saying. Then, they saw guards on the threshing floor starting to put their weapons on the threshing floor.
After leaving it behind, Lin Fu breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhen Feng is only useful if he is alive. The Goryeo army collapsed, but those who were killed on the battlefield at night were only a few, and more people fled at night. These rebels were defeated, and they took advantage of the terrain to resist, hoping that Goryeo would be able to
Reinforcements are coming, but they are not willing to surrender easily.
The terrain of Sunrise Mountain is complicated and there are many mountains. It is difficult to wipe out the scattered soldiers who fled into Sunchuash Mountain one by one in a short time; the Huaidong Army and the Danluo King's Army will also suffer many unnecessary casualties.
Lin Fu is not someone who is easy to kill. Besides, Danluo and Dongzhou are short of manpower, and prisoners of war are much more valuable than cold corpses and heads.
Only by the surrender of Zhen Feng and other high-ranking Goryeo generals can the resistance will of other scattered soldiers be greatly reduced.
There were also bloody brave people among the Goryeo guards who were unwilling to abandon their weapons and surrender. They brandished their swords and howled loudly, unable to face such a tragic defeat. They worked together to subdue their companions, took off their armor and weapons, and just knelt down on the ground.
He beat the ground angrily and sadly.
At this time, the door of the thatched house directly south of the threshing floor opened. The tall Zhen Feng sat on his knees facing the threshing floor, his body half hidden in the shadow. He slowly took off his saber first, and then took off his armor.
Next, he led several people who took off their armor and wore only white jackets and walked out of the thatched house, walked to the door of the stone wall, bowed and prostrated, and said in a hoarse voice: "Zhen Feng, the defeated general of Haiyang County, Goryeo
Meet the envoy Zhizhi..." Surrendering to the Huaidong Army is better than surrendering to the Danluo King's army. Besides, in front of Lin Fu, Zhen Feng was completely convinced of his defeat.
After Zhen Feng was trapped in Seogwipo City for more than two months, Lin Fu already had detailed information about him in his hands, but this was the first time he met him.
Zhen Feng was born in the Zhen family of Haiyang County. He was a veteran of Goryeo. Taking off his armor, he looked like a scribe. He had a thin face, high cheekbones and slender eyes. He was in his early fifties and had a long beard reaching up to his chin.
The hair on the temples has been dyed frosty white.
At this time, Zhen Feng was haggard, tired, with bags under his eyes. He clearly had superior military strength and claimed to be a famous general of Goryeo, but he was defeated by his opponent like a torrent, and the blow he suffered was extra heavy.
"Victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers. Governor Zhen should not care about it," Lin Fu said comfortingly. "Please also ask Governor Zhen to send people quickly to urge all the troops to abandon their weapons and surrender, so that the generals on both sides will suffer fewer casualties!"
"I will obey the orders of Zhizhizhi!" Zhen Feng ordered the several Goryeo military generals who followed him.
With the fall of Seogwipo City, they had completely lost the chance to recover their losses. The remaining soldiers were defeated on Damra Island and could not form effective resistance. Continuing to resist would only increase casualties. Zhen Feng asked several Goryeo generals around him to follow Huai
The cavalry of the Eastern Army went around announcing that he had surrendered.
The surrender of Goryeo generals such as Zhen Feng brought great convenience to the subsequent finishing work. Except for a few stubborn resisters who refused to surrender and moved deeper into the mountains, most of the stragglers collapsed after hearing the news of the general's surrender.
Finally, they all chose to walk out of Sunrise Mountain, abandoning their weapons and surrendering.
Zhen Feng was willing to cooperate, which greatly reduced the trouble and casualties in the final battle. Lin Fu would naturally give him the respect he deserved. In addition to removing the armor, Lin Fu asked Zhen Feng to stay with his guards, bringing them all with him.
He was temporarily placed under house arrest at Bainiaozhai.
Lin Fu inspected the battlefield on the east side of Xiyewon in the afternoon and returned to Seogwipo Castle near dusk.
The Danluo Islanders who evacuated to the east or south couldn't wait to return home after hearing the news of the great victory in Xiyehara. When they saw Lin Fu being embraced by the cavalry tribe, they all cheered loudly. Some even knelt down.
On the roadside, with tears in their eyes, they knelt and thanked Lin Fu for helping them regain their home.
The generals of the Huaidong Army were still sweeping the battlefield and escorting prisoners of war back and forth.
Some generals were injured and refused to go off the battlefield to recuperate. Only by traveling on the battlefield could they better enjoy the glory and satisfaction brought by the victory. Seeing Lin Fu surrounded by the cavalry
Next, as they passed through the battlefield and returned to Seogwipo City, the generals of the Huaidong Army were even more excited and shouted salutes.
Life is full of success, but by this time, Seogwipo City has been completely restored. In the sunset, the broken city wall has a strange majestic beauty.
Li Jian, the leader of the Danluo Kingdom, and hundreds of officials went to the east bank of the Bailuo River to welcome Lin Fu as he entered the city. The streets were filled with jubilant soldiers and civilians.
"Your Majesty, you are too polite!" Seeing the Lord Danluo coming to Bailahe River to greet him, Lin Fu quickly dismounted his horse, held his arm with him enthusiastically, and walked into Seogwipo City along the way.
When he learned that the Lord of Danluo had vacated the palace as his residence on Danluo Island, Lin Fu firmly declined and said: "The Lord's kindness is appreciated by me, but the etiquette of the country cannot be neglected. How can the Lord live in a post house?
Why does this envoy live in the palace?"
"The Zhizhi envoy showed great kindness to Danluo, not because he was alone in the family, but because all the officials and people of Danluo were afraid of not respecting the Zhizhi envoy enough," Li Jian said sincerely, "Today is the great celebration of the country.
The family discussed with the ministers and decided to establish today as the National Day of Grace and commemorate it forever. What will we do with the envoys?"
"Danluo is the suzerain of our court. I was ordered by the imperial court to lead the troops to help Danluo expel the invasion. It is my duty. I really don't dare to be greedy for merit anymore," Lin Fu said. "The day of the founding of the country can inspire the people, which is very good.
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The Koreans who wanted to surrender basically walked out of Sunrise Mountain after dusk and surrendered. Huaidong Army soldiers also returned to the two camps in Bainiao Village and Heiyan Mountain for repairs. Almost 9,000 prisoners of war were also detained in these two camps.
inside.
There were also some Goryeo generals who would rather die than surrender, so they left the mountains and moved deeper into the mountains. The cleanup work was carried out by the Danluo King's army led by Prince Li Ji.
The royal city had just been restored, many businesses were waiting to be prospered, and the palace was also in chaos. Lin Fu discussed some state affairs with the Lord Danluo, and then returned to the post house to rest.
The city defense of Seogwipo has been completely handed over to King Danra's army. At this time, it was not certain, so all the rebels were routed and cleared out of the city. However, there were still cavalry troops around the post house used as a temporary camp for Lin Fu.
The cavalrymen are responsible for guarding.
Some of the warships of the Jeonghae Second Water Battalion were moved from Jeju Port to the northern beach of Seogwipo City to assume the maritime defense outside Seogwipo.
After returning to the post house, Zhao Hu reported the casualties of the Huaidong Army and the Danluo Allied Army to Lin Fu in detail.
In addition to the interception battle in the early stage and the capture of the South Gate in the later stage, and the street battles with the remaining Goryeo soldiers in Seogwipo City to seize the city, the Damra King's army did not undertake the main combat mission, but still suffered nearly a thousand casualties.
However, only after experiencing a cruel war, the Danluo King's army would truly possess combat effectiveness, and at this time, it would take on the important task of quelling the remnants of Goryeo's troops.
The casualties of the Huaidong Army also exceeded a thousand people. Mainly because during the counterattack, in order to drag the Korean left-wing troops into the battlefield, the casualties were very heavy. When the armored cavalry was dispatched, they cooperated with the armored soldiers and pushed the Koreans' left-wing troops into the battlefield.
The left wing was defeated, and when the defeated troops were driven away and the rebels dispersed on the right wing, the casualties were quite limited. In the fierce battle last night, there were almost more than 500 wounded, but more than half of them were injured by sprained feet or falls; the number of horses with broken legs was almost the same.
There are hundreds of horses.
In comparison, a total of 9,000 Korean people abandoned their weapons and sacrificed their weapons, died in battle or trampled on each other, about 3,000 people. After deducting those who captured the ships and escaped to the sea, there were almost 2,000 people left on the island.
Many Korean generals are on the run. Some of them ran too fast last night and did not have time to rush to the area east of Xiyehara today to recruit and surrender. Others fled into the Sunrise Mountains and prepared to fight to the end.
"The Danluo King's army also suffered heavy casualties. It had to guard the royal city, dispatch the remnant soldiers, and pacify the people. Its strength is very limited." Lin Fu told Zhao Lu, "Tomorrow you will draw two battalions to cooperate with Danluo.
The king's army marches into the Sunrise Army to suppress the bandits. Don't leave any hidden dangers behind when we leave Danluo Island."
"I'll make arrangements immediately." Zhao Hu said, talked about other things, and then left first.
"Qin Zitan runs fast. Is he a rabbit?" Lin Fu already knew about Nah Azige and Qin Zitan's visit to Danluo Island. Zhen Feng did not reveal more information, but it was enough.
Judging that Donghu and the She family had secretly colluded together, Lin Fu sighed, "Meixi Lake, I caught Du Rong and let Qin Zitan run away; on Changshan Island, Qin Zitan broke his arm, and he was
He still ran away. I didn’t expect him to run faster this time!”
"What's the use of running fast?" Song Jia smiled sweetly and said, "If you run fast, you will be chasing him. I think he would be more willing to chase you around! How do you plan to deal with Zhen Feng? You shouldn't
Are you just using him to recruit defeated soldiers?"
"I have sent the news to Dongzhou and invited Chi Zhou and Saga Laigen to come here to discuss matters," Lin Fu said. "How to deal with Zhen Feng, we still have to wait for Chi Zhou, Saga Laigen and others.