On the second day of July, in the second hall of the Duke's Mansion, Li Zhi stood in front of the North Korean terrain sand table, looking at Hong Chengchou's instructions and silent.
Half a month has passed since Li Zhi issued an ultimatum to North Korea, and North Korea's answer is still "nothing can be done." The North Korean king sent a special envoy to Tianjin to plead hard, saying that it was not that the king was unwilling to pay, but that the whole country of North Korea could not afford it.
So much money. The king of Korea said that the two groups of nobles were unwilling to pay.
The King of North Korea hoped that Li Zhi would reduce the amount of compensation to three million taels, saying that only this level of compensation could be provided by North Korea.
Faced with the Koreans who would not shed tears without seeing the coffin, Li Zhi's answer could only be to go to war.
Before the war started, Li Zhi's generals gathered in front of the sand table to discuss the battle strategy.
"Based on the intelligence collection by the secret guards and the compilation of information by the staff department, we have a basic understanding of North Korea's military deployment."
"North Korea's military system is complex and there are many miscellaneous soldiers. But in general, there are only 200,000 soldiers who can fight. In the North's Ping'an Road and Hamgyong Road, North Korea has stationed 120,000 border troops, composed of soldiers and horses from the two roads.
The troops and horses of these two groups are used to defend against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. They are the most powerful among the regular troops of Korea."
"In Gyeongsang Province in the south, there are 60,000 border troops in Gyeongsang Province, including soldiers and horses. Yuhou is used to defend against the Japanese."
"There are navy troops in Gyeongsang Province, Chungcheong Province and Jeolla Province. They are led by Navy Marquis Yu, and there are about 50,000 people. All of them are to defend the Japanese country."
"There are also 'Tao soldiers' in each province in North Korea, and they are huge in number. However, these Tao soldiers are usually engaged in farming during the busy farming period, and they are engaged in training during the leisure time. They are similar to our guards in the Ming Dynasty, and have no combat effectiveness. These Tao soldiers are protected by the Five Guards.
It is led by the government, but we basically don’t need to consider the existence of this armed force when we fight.”
Zhong Feng listened to Hong Chengchou's introduction and smiled and said: "I didn't expect that little Korea would have so many soldiers and horses." After a pause, Zhong Feng said: "The supply line from Liaodong is too long. I suggest that we use ships for transportation.
Personnel and supplies will land directly from the coast west of Ping An Road."
Li Zhi's navy now has more than 70 ships, making it the most powerful maritime force in East Asia. In fact, Li Zhi's navy is far ahead of this era. Because the maneuverability and seaworthiness of ships far exceed that of sailing ships, in most cases
It can sail under any weather conditions, so Li Zhi can completely use ships for landing and replenishment.
Back then, the Eight-Power Allied Forces could cross the vast sea and directly attack the capital of the Qing Dynasty, and Li Zhi could do the same now.
Li Laosi said: "North Korea has deployed heavy troops in the north and south, which are conventional military arrangements, intended to defend against the enemy's gradual advance. But there is no large army in Seoul, the royal city of North Korea. Obviously the king of North Korea does not understand that we have directly surrendered across the vast Bohai Sea.
With the ability to send troops and logistics, if our troops can land directly from the west of Seoul, they can directly capture the Royal City of Joseon."
After hearing Li Laosi's words, everyone's eyes lit up. Can we quickly end this war by directly capturing the Joseon City and seizing the Joseon King?
Everyone looked at Li Zhi, waiting for Duke Jin to make a decision.
Li Zhi nodded and said: "The key to this war is to shock the whole country of North Korea and let the two classes of nobles in North Korea know that they are afraid and obediently take out their money. It is us who defeated North Korea's main northern force on Pingan Road and captured the Royal City of North Korea.
A good way to show your strength.”
"Our troops are divided into two groups, with Li Xing as the main general and Li Laosi as the deputy general on the north group. They will lead 30,000 tiger troops to land from the west of Ping'an Road, looking for the main decisive battle on Ping'an Road and Xianjing Road."
"The southern route is led by Zhong Feng, with a force of 10,000 tigers and soldiers. This way, we attack Seoul, the royal city of Korea. After capturing Seoul, we must seize the Korean royal family and let the Koreans know the power of our military."
When the generals heard Li Zhi's deployment, they all clasped their fists and saluted, then accepted the order with a bang.
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On the tenth day of July, the weather was very hot on the west coast of Pyongan Road in North Korea. The waves of the Bohai Sea kept washing over the coastline of the mountainous area in northern North Korea, hitting the rugged rocks like a musician playing time. Fortunately, the sea breeze was very strong.
It was so big that the soldiers of the Huben Army felt a little cool under the scorching sun.
Such weather is not suitable for fighting in the south, but North Korea's latitude is basically northern, so the possibility of large-scale epidemics is small.
Colorful flags were planted on the rocks at the seaside to guide the soldiers ashore on the ship. All the flags had a huge word "Li" written on them, proving that they were the Huben Army, the private army of Duke Li Zhi of the State of Jin.
There were more than thirty huge ships parked in the bay. Li Xing, the governor of Tianjin, carried 10,000 soldiers to land at once. With the help of Han Jinxin's secret guards, the landing point chosen by Li Xing was so unexpected that the North Korean soldiers could not make it.
In response, Li Xing had already taken control of the coast.
Although hundreds of North Korean local "Tao soldiers" later came to harass them, under the firing attacks of the first batch of Tiger Soldier soldiers who came ashore, these local troops were almost completely wiped out, and only a few of them escaped back.
Lei San led his company to climb off the ship and rowed a small sampan to the rugged coast. There were no stunning scenery on the North Korean coastline, and Lei San quickly got the order.
"Go forty miles due east and clear out any resistance on the road."
Obviously, as a sharp knife company with outstanding combat effectiveness, the regiment leader used Lei San as a forward. The Tiger and Ben army had an absolute advantage in combat power. The only thing they had to worry about was an ambush. So Li Xing sent some troops to clear the way forward and control the army.
The area you are about to reach will minimize the possibility of being ambushed.
Lei San's company was sent due east, which was the direction the army was about to advance, so it was obvious that it was taken seriously.
Lei San accepted the order and led the team to the east.
The north of North Korea is a hilly area. After walking away from the coast for a while, it entered the mountainous area. The mountain road in the middle of the valley was rugged, and Lei San did find many places suitable for ambush. However, the local army of North Korea obviously did not have the strength to fight. Lei San on the road
None of the three enemy scouts were seen.
After walking for two hours, Lei San advanced about twenty miles and saw a manor on the side of the road in the distance.
The manor is quite large, consisting of hundreds of houses. The walls of the houses surround the outside, forming a shape similar to a fortress. People can stand on the outer walls, and some Koreans stand on the walls with three-pronged forks and walking bows.
Go up and watch Lei San's soldiers and horses warily.
A platoon leader under Lei San looked at the manor and said: "Company commander, this is the noble manor of the two classes in North Korea."
Lei San did not answer the platoon leader's words, but waved his hand and shouted: "Get ready to fight!"
The platoon leader was stunned and asked: "Company Commander, according to the military regulations of our Tiger Army, isn't it forbidden to disturb civilians?"
Lei San glanced at the platoon leader impatiently and said calmly: "We were not allowed to disturb the people at home, but now we are abroad. When we came to North Korea, we were fighting against the entire country of North Korea. There is no difference between civilians and the army here.