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Chapter 951 – 947 [Continuing Party Struggle]

Chapter 951 947【Continuing party struggle】

The four northern generals, Xianxing Dahu, Jizhou Duhu, Huangzhou Duhu, and Haizhou Duhu, led troops to King Qin one after another, and there were no officers and soldiers in the entire northern part of Korea.

As for the General Protector of Pyongyang, he was defeated and died.

The kings and ministers of North Korea retreated in Cheorwon. It is located at the north-south hub, which is not only convenient for defense, but also convenient for the confluence of King Qin’s troops from all over the place.

“Your Majesty, more than 6,000 troops from the capital have arrived one after another.” Song Junji reported.

Song Junji and Song Shiyeol, both the former kings of Joseon, were promoted by the Shandang (a faction of the Western People’s Party) before their death. Song Junji served as the military judge, equivalent to the Minister of the Ministry of War; Song Shilie served as the official Cao judge, equivalent to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Li Wei finally had a sense of security: “Okay, very good, there are rewards for all of them.”

The previous king aggressively expanded the army, and all the elite troops were stationed in Hanyang. There are 1,500 imperial guards, 1,800 newly-organized firearms camps, and 21,000 guards in the imperial camp. The number of enemies killed is far higher than that of the Eight Banners Army.

When Li Wei abandoned the city and ran away, he didn’t even care about the army, and only took away 1,500 Imperial Guards.

The rest of the army, some took care of their families and chose to surrender to the Datong Army, while others followed the officers and took advantage of the chaos to escape. After the Qin King’s Order was issued, these fleeing troops actually gathered to the king on their own initiative, and more than 6,000 people arrived one after another.

The peasants in northern North Korea bombed at one point, but the army in Gyeonggi Province in the middle is still loyal to the king.

In the south of Korea, it is dominated by two groups of nobles and gentry. You can understand it as the Jiangnan area of Ming Dynasty.

Even if China wants to annex North Korean territory, it is best to only swallow the north. Once the south-central region is annexed, there will inevitably be riots one after another, and the annual cost of garrisoning troops and fighting chaos will remain high.

Li Wei gave Song Junji full command of the army, and the soldiers began to reorganize immediately. There are more than 8,000 people in the central army, and more than 14,000 troops of the local King Qin, and more than 30,000 volunteers (tuanlian and civilian husbands) were recruited on the spot.

Lee Eun-ai, the leader of the Hwanghae-do Peasant Army, dispatched 3,000 vanguard troops, but was killed halfway by North Korean officers and soldiers. Although the artillery of the North Korean Central Army was lost in Hanyang, the gunfire soldiers and cavalry were still there, and it was a unilateral crush when dealing with the peasant army.

At the same time, Han Qiyuan attacked the city all the way, and the peasants in the west of Hamgyong-do, inspired by this, rose up and gradually formed four major resistance forces.

Yuan Shoucheng of Ping’an Road led a peasant army of more than 30,000. In addition to the support of Datong’s fine work, there was also funding from Taiwanese businessmen behind him. These Taiwanese businessmen are not satisfied with only trading on the Yalu River, and they wish China could wipe out North Korea.

Li Enai of Huanghai Road, led a peasant army of more than 20,000, also supported by Datong’s fine work, and behind it was the funding of Songshang.

Wanshang and Songshang are in a competitive relationship, and the two peasant armies are therefore hostile to each other. If it weren’t for Datong’s meticulous work to communicate, the two rebel armies would most likely be fighting among themselves, and they would fight themselves without the use of North Korean officers and soldiers to quell the chaos.

As for Hamgyong Dao, Han Qiyuan commanded more than 20,000 troops, and Jin Chang commanded more than 6,000 troops. Without the support of merchants behind them, they simply couldn’t survive, and they revolted under the instigation of Datong Xizuo.

“Li Enai was defeated, and the entire vanguard army was wiped out,” said Jin Yanjun, the general of the Datong Army. chaos.”

Envoy Dang Chongjun sighed: “Those people from the National Security Council did not say hello, and they secretly made such a big deal. We can’t help openly. After all, North Korea is a country, and the peasant army is a bandit.”

Jin Yanjun looked at the map of North Korea and said: “We can divide our troops to Chuncheon to prevent the Qin King’s army from the south from going north, and at the same time stop the North Korean ruler from fleeing south. As long as Chuncheon is occupied, the food in the south will be very easy.” If it is difficult to transport to the north, the North Korean officers and soldiers will definitely be short of food.”

“Yes.” Dang Chongjun nodded.

Hanyang, Kaesong, and Chuncheon can all communicate by water.

The Datong Army recruited inland ships and quickly divided up to arrive outside Chuncheon City. King Qin’s army from Chungcheong Province had just arrived in Chuncheon, and the two sides faced each other across the river without starting a war.

As time went by, the Chosun King Army on the south bank of Chuncheon gradually reached more than 40,000 people, and they were all blocked by the Datong Army and unable to cross the river.

The Datong army did not attack, and the King Qin army did not dare to cross the river by force. At the same time, King Qin’s army didn’t dare to take a detour. Once they went to the east and took the mountain road, their grain road might be cut off by the Datong army at any time.

Northwest of Cheorwon, by the Linjin River.

Nearly 60,000 peasant troops and more than 50,000 North Korean officers and soldiers have been confronting each other across the river for several days.

“My lord, General Lin is here!”

“Which General Lin?”

“General Lin Qingye.”

“Please hurry up!”

Lin Qingye, courtesy name Yingbo, nickname Gusong, was a Korean Wu Jinshi.

When he was a teenager, he made great contributions to suppressing chaos. When he led the army to serve the king for the first time, North Korea surrendered to Houjin before he arrived in Hanyang.

Then stationed in Yizhou (Baozhou) to guard against Hou Jin’s southward movement. Because the treacherous minister Jin blocked the news of his request for help, Hou Jin’s army successfully went south. Lin Qingye led his troops to serve the king for the second time and beheaded Huang Taiji’s nephew halfway. As a result, the Korean king surrendered again.

North Korea sent troops to assist Hou Jin in attacking Daming, and Lin Qingye was appointed Marshal. Lin Qingye sent troops slowly and secretly notified the Ming army to take precautions. The Ming army won a complete victory and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties.

Three years later, Lin Qingye once again served as the marshal, assisting Houjin to fight against Daming. Lin Qingye sent someone to inform the Ming army again, while he advanced slowly. Until the end of the war, the Korean army had not yet contacted the Ming army. Huang Taiji was furious, and Lin Qingye was fired.

Historically, Lin Qingye’s Ming general betrayed his relationship with the Ming army. Lin Qingye escaped after being arrested, shaved his hair and became a monk, and fled to Beijing the following year. He also joined the Ming army and fought against Wu Sangui who entered the pass. After his defeat, he was arrested for betrayal by a traitor. Later, on the way back to China, he was assassinated by the traitor Jin Zi.

In this time and space, Lin Qingye did not escape to Beijing due to the early end of the Qing dynasty. But the encounter was not very good, because he and Jin Zidian were sworn enemies, and Jin Zidian became the chief minister of North Korea.

After Jin Zidian was Ling Chi, Lin Qingye was hired, but he was disheartened and chose to return to his hometown to study and farm.

In this incident, King Qin’s army in Chungcheong Province recommended Lin Qingye as the coach.

Lin Qingye’s army was stopped by the Datong army. He led dozens of cavalry, detoured across the river, and went all the way from the mountain to Cheorwon to **** him.

“General Lin brought these dozens of cavalry?” Li Wei was disappointed.

Lin Qingye explained: “Chunchuan was blocked by the army of the Celestial Dynasty, and King Qin’s army could not cross the river, so I could only lead dozens of cavalry to rescue them.”

Li Wei asked: “Now the situation, how should we fight?”

Lin Qingye said: “The army of the Celestial Dynasty only occupied Hanyang, Kaesong and Chunchuan, and did not fight our army, nor did it aid the rebel army. This shows that the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty does not intend to destroy our country, so we must not fight with the Celestial Soldiers. The top priority , is to wipe out the chaos!”

“The chaos is so powerful, how can we wipe it out?” Li Wei asked.

Lin Qingye said: “There are only tens of thousands of rebels on the other side. Your Majesty will give you a thousand cavalry, and you will be able to destroy them all by riding on the joint battalion!”

Li Wei said: “There are not a thousand horses, only more than six hundred.”

“Barely enough.” Lin Qingye said.

Counting the dozens of cavalry brought by Lin Qingye, he could barely make up 700 cavalry. The 65-year-old North Korean veteran personally led the cavalry across the river from the upper reaches, walking day and night, and going around the rear of the peasant army.

At night, Lin Qingye launched a surprise attack and set fire to peasant barracks everywhere.

The peasant army here is divided into three forces, fearing each other, purely twisted together by Datong’s secret agents.

The northern camp caught fire and was in chaos. The peasant army in the other two camps didn’t know how to go to the rescue, but fled to the west in panic under the leadership of the leader. Lin Qingye took advantage of the chaos to chase and kill more than a thousand soldiers, and took thousands of prisoners.

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Qingye came back across the river, and angrily reprimanded Song Junji, the military judge of Cao Cao: “We agreed to attack together, and I succeeded in attacking the camp. Why did you hold back?”

Song Junji was a little embarrassed, and explained: “Your Majesty is here, be cautious, and don’t mobilize troops lightly. If the bandit army just pretends to be defeated, the king will be in danger, and the officials will be in danger!”

Lin Qingye was so angry that he was trembling all over, it was like this again, it was like this again, **** civil servant!

At the time when he served as king for the second time, he only had 3,000 troops in his hand, but he was able to kill Huang Taiji’s nephew, and also cut off the supply road of the Qing Dynasty. Obviously still able to fight, even starved the Qing army to death, but the king offered the city and surrendered directly under the pressure of the civil servants!

Now the funny show is staged again. He attacked and killed the peasant army at night. As long as the officers and soldiers cross the river to chase and kill them, the entire peasant army will definitely be wiped out. The great fighter was buried by the civil servants again!

Li Wei was also annoyed by the civil servants. At the same time, he believed in Lin Qingye’s ability. He said: “Lin Qing should be the marshal with full power to command the army, and the soldiers must not interfere with the command.”

“Your Majesty, Shengming!” Lin Qingye knelt down excitedly.

Song Junji approached Song Shilie privately: “Lin Qingye is a student of Shen Qiyuan, and he wears the same trousers as Yin Kai. If he quells the civil unrest, the Nanren Party will surely make a comeback. How can there be us in the court?” gain a foothold!”

Song Shilie was a little angry, and said: “There are rioters in the north, and heavenly soldiers in the south. Why are you still thinking about party struggle?”

Song Junji said: “The heavenly soldiers occupy the three cities, and there will be no changes after that. They will definitely not destroy our country. They just wait and see the current situation to gain more benefits. The chaos in the north is nothing but a must. All can be calmed down. Only Lin Qingye is the real confidant. His prestige in the army is too high, and even the court officials have his admirers, so we must not let him make great contributions!”

Song Shilie said: “I know Lin Qingye. He has a public heart and will not form cliques to mess with the government.”

Song Junji said: “He doesn’t form cliques to mess with the government, but he is a descendant of Lin Zheng, and he came from the same school as Yin Kai. We finally drove out the Nanren Party, and we must not let the Nanren Party have the opportunity to re-enter the court. !”

“Except for Lin Qingye, who else has the ability to lead troops to quell the chaos?” Song Shilie asked back.

Song Junji gritted his teeth and said: “Xianjing Road is not our country’s territory at all, and most of the people there are savages. There is also Ping’an Road, which is a despicable land. These two places, it is better to dedicate these two places to the Celestial Dynasty, and let the civil unrest be put down by the Celestial Soldiers. In this way, not only solving the civil unrest, but also allowing the Celestial Empire to retreat, isn’t it the best of both worlds?”

Song Shilie was furious: “I am ashamed to be in the party with you, you who sell the land for glory. From now on, I will quit the Shandang, and I will never cede land and donate land!”

(end of this chapter)