Feng Mo was riding a horse and saw from behind the formation that the situation on the battlefield was tilted towards his side. So he ordered his cavalry to charge the other side from both sides to cooperate with the infantry to put pressure on the Goryeo army.
After Lin Jianlong fought again, he saw that his cavalry suffered heavy losses, so he hurriedly blew the trumpet and ordered the cavalry to retreat.
As a result, Lou Zi appeared at this time. When the cavalry heard the order, they naturally rushed to the front, disrupted their formation, and ran away together.
But behind them, the musketeers from the Central Plains formed a formation and slowly pressed towards the Goryeo military formation.
Lin Jianlong regretted it now. If he had known it, he would have refused to defend Pyongyang City. He would have gone out to fight with the opponent in the field.
Just when Lin Jianlong was regretting it, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats. He looked up and saw that the cavalry from the Central Plains had already come to cover him on his left and right.
Lin Jianlong is also a hero, otherwise he would not be able to become the king of Goryeo as a commoner.
Seeing this, Lin Jianlong immediately ordered two infantrymen to stop the cavalry. He didn't want to defeat the cavalry, but he wanted to be able to block the opponent for a moment so that his formation could be re-arranged.
Little did he know that he was expecting a good outcome, but it was far beyond his expectation.
The Central Plains cavalry who came from both sides to cover up and kill were not only equipped with horse heads, but also equipped with six-eye muskets.
These six-eye muskets can be fired six times in a row. Although it is very difficult to reload after firing, for the cavalry, if they fire six times in a short period of time, their enemies will also be waiting for a hail of bullets.
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Therefore, the soldiers blocking the cavalry on both sides were defeated by the Central Plains cavalry in just one round.
Then Feng Mo's cavalry rushed in from both sides, and the Korean army's formation was suddenly thrown into chaos.
Seeing that the opponent's camp was in chaos, Feng Mo knew that the opportunity was not to be missed, so he immediately blew the horn and ordered the entire army to press forward together to give the opponent a thunderous blow.
The Koryo side was already in a mess by the cavalry, but this time it was shot non-stop by the musketeers. They were faced with countless bullets.
These troops with cold weapons were not used to attacks with hot weapons, and they could only hold out for less than a quarter of an hour before the hundreds of thousands of Koryo troops collapsed.
Although Lin Jianlong ordered his soldiers to go forward and kill the fleeing soldiers, the defeat was too fast this time. There were too many people running away, and his soldiers could not suppress them quickly.
Seeing this situation, Lin Jianlong sighed a little, knowing that the situation was over, so he did not delay any longer, and took his soldiers on horseback and fled straight to Pyongyang.
After Feng Mo returned to the formation, he saw that the opponent was already in disarray. In order to eliminate the opponent's effective forces on a large scale, Feng Bai ordered the cavalry to quickly penetrate behind the opponent to prevent the opponent's army from escaping.
These Korean soldiers were already scared to death by the musketeers, but now that their retreat was blocked, they immediately lost their fighting spirit. So the Korean soldiers knelt down and surrendered.
When Feng Mo saw countless Goryeo soldiers surrendering, he immediately ordered his cavalry to gather all the surrendered Goryeo soldiers together.
Next, Feng Mo took his troops to rest on the spot and clean up the battlefield.
After a night of statistics, the results of one battle were finally revealed
Feng Mo held the report in front of him, and the smile on his face never stopped.
It turns out that in this war between the two sides, the Goryeo Kingdom did not think of the Central Plains, which was now fully equipped with firearms, so they were caught off guard and suffered a huge loss.
Most of the 300,000 men and horses were lost, 50,000 to 60,000 were killed in the battle, and 150,000 to 60,000 were captured. Those who escaped were estimated to be tens of thousands, and those who could follow the puppet king of Goryeo back to Pyongyang were at most
That's thirty to forty thousand.
Feng Mo already had his own arrangements for the captured people.
The next day, Feng Mo ordered all the captured officers to be executed, and then he assigned the officers and soldiers under his command who had made meritorious service to serve as centurions among these prisoners.
After a week of reorganization, these captive soldiers were temporarily able to follow the army and provide some logistical support for the army.
As for why these captive soldiers are so honest, it turns out that the Kingdom of Korea has been a vassal state of the Central Plains for thousands of years, and I feel awe from the bottom of my heart towards the Central Plains Dynasty. This time the Central Plains soldiers came to attack, and it was justified, so
None of these Goryeo soldiers had much intention of resisting.
The use of captured soldiers is also a common method used by Jia Ke's generals. Just like Jia Ke conquered the Eight Banners of the Manchus and conquered Annan, Feng Mo followed suit this time and used these dozen or so soldiers.
Thousands of captured soldiers were organized and prepared to attack the city.
Besides, Lin Jianlong returned to Pyongyang with the remaining defeated troops. After reorganizing his troops, only ten or twenty thousand people returned with him. The rest of the people have disappeared.
Lin Jianlong was really scared now. He didn't expect that the Central Plains soldiers were so powerful. In this battle, he lost all his elite troops in Goryeo.
Lin Jianlong is now in a dilemma. Let's call it a fight. Judging from the situation a few days ago, it is undoubtedly a moth flying into the flame and destroying himself.
But when it comes to surrender, I'm afraid the Central Plains people won't accept it. Even if they reluctantly accept it, I'm afraid they won't be able to save their lives.
After thinking about it, Lin Jianlong thought that he had no other choice but to fight to the death and use the three thousand miles of Goryeo to continuously consume the strength of the Central Plains people. Only in this way can the Central Plains people retreat after seeing heavy losses and outweighing the gains.
The emperor of the Central Plains saw that the gains outweighed the losses, so he went down the slope and got off the donkey.
So Lin Jianlong immediately issued an order, ordering those left behind in Seoul to immediately assemble southern troops and go to Pyongyang for reinforcements.
Unexpectedly, Lin Jianlong's decree has been issued for half a month, and there is actually no sound in Seoul.
At the beginning, Lin Jianlong thought that the ministers were actively raising troops for themselves and had no time to reply to letters. However, as time went by, he felt that something was wrong.
Even if he was busy for such a long time, he could still reply to a memorial to himself, so Lin Jianlong sent detective horses to investigate near Pyongyang.
As a result, the news of Tan Ma's return was like a bucket of cold water pouring on him.
It turns out that all the towns south of the Han River have been strictly fortified and cut off from the north.
Lin Jianlong didn't know that the lowly people under his command had rebelled again.
It turned out that after Lin Jianlong left Seoul, the ministers under him contacted each other. Finally, these people sent their leaders to discuss it together and felt that Lin Jianlong could not withstand the Central Plains army anyway.
These people were just outsiders, and it was because Lin Jianlong was so powerful in Goryeo that they surrendered to him.
Now that the Central Plains soldiers came to conquer, these people began to take advantage of their ability to assess the situation and felt that it was better to join the Zhongyuan Dynasty to save their lives and prosperity. Otherwise, when the Central Plains soldiers defeated Lin Jianlong, it would be too late for them to surrender.
So these ministers mobilized their own forces to secretly control the defense south of the Han River.
A few days later, the news of Lin Jianlong's defeat spread back to Seoul, and these ministers became even more unscrupulous. They directly blocked all traffic arteries and bridges south of the Han River, isolating the north and the south.
At the same time, these people sent messengers to go straight to Sinuiju on ships to deliver the news to the defenders of the Central Plains Celestial Empire and deliver the surrender order.
Feng Mo was originally marching to Pyongyang. When he received news from Sinuiju on the way, he learned that the nobles in the south of Goryeo had rebelled against Lin Jianlong and surrendered to the Chinese Empire.
This is really a piece of pie in the sky. This time, as long as Lin Jianlong is eliminated in Pyongyang, the war in Goryeo will be calmed down. Next, according to the emperor's wishes, all the descendants of the previous king of Goryeo will be killed, and the army will be able to follow the example.
Returned to court.
Feng Mo then ordered the army to move faster, and within three days they reached Pyongyang City.
After Feng Mo's army arrived, they immediately surrounded Pyongyang.
On the top of the city, Lin Jianlong was completely heartbroken when he saw hundreds of thousands of soldiers outside the city.
And all the generals under Lin Jianlong also had thoughts that they shouldn't have.
But Lin Jianlong has been through political struggle for so many years, and it is the most dangerous one now. Therefore, he holds the army tightly in his own hands. All the generals have been relieved of their military power. Without his orders, these people cannot mobilize a single soldier.
One pawn.
Although Lin Jianlong knew that this was just hanging on for a while, but people were like this. Who would be willing to die if he could live day by day?
On the third day after Feng Mo surrounded Pyongyang City, he set up his battle formation and prepared to attack the city.
After Lin Jianlong received the news that the opponent had formed a formation, he did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered all his troops to go to the city and fight to the death.
But his idea is good, but the reality is very cruel.
How could Feng Mo let the soldiers climb the city and carry out a bloody siege?
Feng Mo first concentrated all the artillery at the north gate, and then ordered the captured soldiers to prepare behind the formation.
Following Feng Mo's order, more than 100 artillery pieces of various types began bombarding Pyongyang City.
This ancient city was not built to protect against artillery, so its resistance to artillery was very poor.
Feng Mo's artillery bombarded it for nearly two hours at a time, and the city of Pyongyang had been bombarded to pieces, and many places had collapsed.
When Feng Mo saw this situation, he knew that it was enough, and immediately ordered the captured soldiers to start charging. At the same time, in order to fear that the captured soldiers would defect on the battlefield, he also ordered his musketeers to hold down the formation from behind. As soon as these captured soldiers judged, they would shoot immediately.
Fortunately, these captive soldiers seemed to have understood the situation and did not have any intention of trying to prevent chaos. They armed themselves with various swords and guns and climbed up several collapsed city walls.
There are only 30,000 to 40,000 troops in the city of Pyongyang now. Facing the hundreds of thousands of captive soldiers swarming in, they will soon be unable to withstand it.
Although Lin Jianlong desperately commanded the battle, after all, the enemy was outnumbered and the morale of his own side was not high. When he saw this situation, he knew that the situation was over, so he led his soldiers back to the palace in Pyongyang.