The surging Ming army directly overwhelmed Incheon County and directly fell this small city.
North Korea is divided into eight roads, and the roads are divided into states, prefectures, counties, and counties. The area of the four is almost the same, but there is a difference in grade.
"How dare you call a county town a county?"
Li Chengdong was extremely excited. He stepped on the city wall, looked at the surrendered Korean soldiers and horses, and said: "This opportunity must not be missed. The time will never come again. At this time, we should quickly go to Seoul."
"Of course I want to go to Seoul."
Wu Sangui concealed his excitement and looked at the seaside, where there were still a large number of troops preparing to land.
Hundreds of ships were transported, and conditions in Incheon were poor. It would take a day or two just to land tens of thousands of people.
"But the most important thing is Kaicheng."
As he spoke, Wu Sangui thought of the emperor’s micromanagement:
If the land is lost and people are lost, both people and land will be lost.
One of the troops who landed at Inchon went to Seoul, and the other set up an ambush at the place where the troops must pass in Kaesong to return to the army, and destroyed the main force of the Manchu troops in Korea.
"I'm going to Bi Tie Pavilion!" Wu Sangui looked at the rough map in front of him and said solemnly: "Three thousand cavalry, one person and two horses, will arrive in one day."
"Then I'll go to Seoul."
Li Chengdong looked helpless and could only accept it like this.
Li Yingren, on the other hand, led some Ming and Korean troops to confront Luck Dehun in Kaicheng.
Biti Pavilion refers to the post station set up to welcome envoys from the Ming Dynasty. Biti Pavilion is located near Gaoyang City and is surrounded by mountains.
On its west side is the Hueyinling mountainous area, and on its east side is close to a hill. From north to south, it is located in a narrow passage from the mountains to the plains. It can be said that it is the only way from Kaesong to Seoul.
Back then, Li Rusong fought with 3,000 men against 30,000 men in the Battle of Biti Pavilion, and almost lost his life due to carelessness.
Wu Sangui naturally hopes to achieve great success here and kill Luck Dehun, so that he can truly gain a foothold in the Ming court, instead of being in the embarrassing situation of being neither good nor bad like now.
However, it was said that it was already the third day after the Inchon incident when Luck Dehun received the letter from Seoul.
He was greatly frightened when he received Hong Chengchou's letter.
Kaesong is located between Pyongyang and Seoul. If Seoul falls, the army will have no way out and will have to wait to die.
In this way, he could only let people try to hold off the Ming army as much as possible, and he personally led the main force of cavalry south to support Seoul.
It was early in the morning and the fog was thick. Luck Dehun decided to camp on the spot and let the soldiers who had been marching all night fill their stomachs.
As for the spies, he naturally sent some spies, but everyone was tired and sleepy after traveling a long distance, and since this was the way back, the chance of the enemy appearing was very small, so the spies were not careful.
Wu Sangui saw the tired and confused spy through the bushes, and said coldly: "It seems that Jiannu is exhausted and has lost his vigilance."
I felt relieved and prepared to give him a good gift.
However, what disappointed him was that although Luck Dehun did not detect the ambush at Bade Hall, his years of war instinct made him wary of this ambush resort.
Simply, he changed his mind and thought that there was Hong Chengchou in Seoul, so he would have to stay for a few days, so he would rest for now, and it would not be too late to leave during the day tomorrow.
In this way, they actually set up camp on the spot and did not choose to enter the valley.
Wu Sangui was very angry.
However, the army finally rested for a long time and regained some energy.
"Eat to replenish your strength."
After some orders, the cavalrymen responded one after another.
I saw that the cavalry first calmed the horse, took out the horse grain powder from the left side of the horse's back, and began to feed it.
The horse food is also military food, mainly made of bean dregs and wheat flour, mixed with salt, soybeans, etc., which can be said to be rich and diverse.
Such a grain diet can replenish the wear and tear of the war horse very quickly. In less than half an hour, the feeding can be completed and the war horse can be driven.
The horse, on the other hand, licked the flour from its palms affectionately and began to eat in large mouthfuls. The soldiers simply carried the grain bags and let it eat by itself.
At this time, the riders also took the time and took out the bag on the right, which was their staple food and flour.
However, their flour is mainly wheat flour, with added meat floss, dried fish, salt, sugar, and even sesame seeds, making it chewy and chewy.
In addition, if conditions permit, you only need to boil water and sprinkle in flour, and it will immediately become a sweet paste, which will whet your appetite.
Wu Sangui was no exception. He took it from the soldiers, ate a mouthful of military rations, drank a sip of water, and after a while, half a kilogram of military food was eaten.
In the past, the amount of food was two to three kilograms, but now I was full with half a kilogram.
Not only did it save time, but it also saved the burden of food. Until this moment, Wu Sangui was still amazed:
"With this ration, the war will be half the battle."
Military rations not only contain fish, meat, and salt, but also contain sugar. Who wouldn’t strive for this?
More than an hour later, those who were eating and those who were paying respects were all ready.
Wu Sangui did not hesitate, and directly led the army to the valley and killed the generals.
He deeply understood that a tired army can be energetic, but a tired army that has just slept for a while can only complain and be tired, and has no fighting power at all.
Luck Dehun, who had just rested for a while, opened his red eyes and sat up directly: "What's going on?"
"Report, there is an enemy attack——"
"How many people? Where did they come from?"
"You can't see clearly at night, but they are coming out of the valley."
"There really is an ambush." Luck Dehun gritted his teeth and stood up directly: "Let the boys get up——"
The cavalrymen who forcibly interrupted their sleep had to get up, mount their horses and start to face the enemy.
Wu Sangui led the way, wearing tight armor and protected by his own soldiers. He was like an arrow leaving the string, fierce and unstoppable, and like a tiger descending from the mountain, extremely ferocious.
The newly nourished war horse is extremely strong, with iron hooves scattered everywhere, full of energy, and seems to have no fear.
The simple camp of the Qing army, which was blocked by horses, was replaced by the well-prepared Ming army, and the huge military camp no longer had any barriers.
At this time, the Qing army was like a woman taking off her coat. What greeted her were waves of charges and tramples.
Fatigue, panic, and fear of the night made the military camp a little chaotic for a while.
Luck Dehun did not expect that the defense line could be broken so easily, which forced him to brace himself and organize his team to defend.
It's a pity that Wu Sangui didn't intend to give him a chance. How could he let go of such a huge advantage so easily?
"set fire--"
Fire can naturally cause panic, but for the enemy, it means victory and joy.
A large number of tents were set on fire, reflecting the panic on their faces. The faces of the Ming army galloping on horseback were full of ferocity.
Luck Dehun restrained the army, forcibly broke the Ming army's siege, and rushed out quickly, at all costs.
After all, he was an elite warrior. With his flag waving, more than a thousand cavalry broke through and left this downtrodden camp.
"After all, they are the elite of the slave establishment, why don't they enter the valley?" Wu Sangui sighed with regret, and his smile gradually became brighter.