Cutting 1719

Chapter 502 The Fall of North Korea
North Korea, Kaesong Province.

A thick black smoke rises from the city, accompanied by the blazing fire, but it reflects half of the sky red, but at this time, the cries of women and children and the laughter of Qing soldiers can be heard everywhere in the city, which makes people feel sick. I can't help but feel horrified when I smell it.

On the street where the houses collapsed, Qing soldiers looting with knives can be seen everywhere. From time to time, Koreans ran out of the houses, and then they were kicked down by the Qing soldiers who were chasing them. When it was stabbed in, blood flowed out in an instant, causing another corpse to be added to the ground.

In addition to the devastated massacres, many Korean women and children were tied into a string with ropes and walked staggeringly, with Qing soldiers pushing and shoving beside them from time to time, and cars full of gold and silver treasures. The carriage followed closely behind, and under the shouts of the Qing cavalry, they headed towards the Qing army camp.

At the same time, in the government office of Kaesong Prefecture, rows of North Korean officials knelt on the ground. Their scalps were shaved blue, their braids were just braided behind their heads, and their faces were full of shame and fear. color.

Just one day ago, Shen Mude, the commander of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army, the Zhenghuang Banner of Mongolia, led 800 cavalry, and directly defeated the [-] Korean officers and soldiers in Kaesong Prefecture outside the city. The city government also ruthlessly tore apart the last barrier of Seoul.

After the Qing army captured Kaesong, the follow-up Eight Banners infantry also entered the city, and then started looting everywhere in Kaesong, but turned an ancient capital into a purgatory on earth.

Of course, this is not the first time that the Qing army has murdered them. In fact, since the Qing army crossed the Yalu River, they have been raiding and slaughtering all the way, but they have caused enough harm to the Korean people along the way. They went all the way to Seoul. Fleeing, and the Qing army was also chasing after him all the way.

All this was a nightmare for the North Korean officials in Kaesong, and all the officials below Ijin Segeun in Kaesong had already chosen to surrender when the city was broken, and under the strict order of the Qing army, they surrendered. , chose to shave.

In fact, as early as the Battle of Bingzi, although Huang Taiji led the army to capture North Korea, he did not let the North Koreans shave their hair. After all, the Han people in Liaodong at that time could not shave their hair. After the Qing army entered the customs, as soon as the hair-shaving order was issued, the Han people in Zhili had to shave their hair, and then expanded to the whole world. In this process, the Koreans were not strictly ordered to shave their hair, so the Koreans kept their original hairstyles. .

But now with the Qing army attacking North Korea for the second time, it is not that simple. Not only do all North Korean men along the way have to shave their hair, but they also have to be incorporated into the bitter camp and become the vanguard of the Qing army attacking North Korea.

As for the North Korean officials kneeling on the ground, they were even more uneasy. After all, the Qing army's march southward was faster than the Bingzi Battle, and the army was stronger. Unbelievable, they turned out to be just an army driven out of the Central Plains.

A moment later, several generals of the Qing army came in from outside the government office. The leader was dark-skinned, with beards like weeds on his face, but his eyes were like eagle eyes, staring at him intently. Looking at the North Korean military officers kneeling on the ground.

"Kasongfu, we have captured it." The general spoke in authentic Manchu, but it was difficult for the Korean translator beside him to hear. After trying to identify and feeling the murderous aura emitted by the general beside him, the translator spoke very loudly. Said this sentence in Korean.

Kneeling on the ground, Ijin Segen of Kaesong Prefecture quickly kowtowed and said loudly: "We all understand what the general means, and we all understand."

The general grinned, showing his white teeth, and said, "Seoul, we will take it down soon, and you will all become slaves of the Qing Dynasty! Are you willing to be slaves?"

A passage spit out from the general's mouth quickly and quickly, but it made the interpreter startled slightly. I don't know whether he didn't understand, or was shocked by the "slave" in the general's words. Finally, when the general was about to When he couldn't bear it, the translator stammered and translated the words, but in the end he added a sentence by mistake.

"Are we really going to be slaves?"

Hearing this sentence, all the North Korean officials present showed a hint of embarrassment on their faces, and looked at Jin Segeun in front, only to find that the other party did not show any displeasure, but hurriedly kowtowed on the ground. head.

"General, I am willing! I am willing to be a slave of the Qing Dynasty!" Jin Shigen shouted loudly, kowtowing his head on the ground with a flattering smile on his face.

The general showed a smile on his face, holding the long knife on his waist, turned around and walked back, only when he was about to leave the gate of the mansion, he turned around and said: "Three days later, the army seals the knife, you go to organize Someone bury the body, and this general is Shen Mude."

"Shen Mudd"

When Jin Shigen heard this name, he couldn't help but shudder.

When Kaesong fell into chaos, the Qing army camp was full of joy. The generals of the Qing army fought one after another in the Central Plains. Countless resentments had accumulated in their hearts, and they even felt hopeless towards themselves. However, after coming to North Korea, they were finally able to drink the wine of victory.

"It should have been fought like this a long time ago! Look at our Eight Banners warriors, a few hundred people can defeat thousands of North Korean troops!"

"Yeah, it's not that we are incompetent, or that we didn't fight right back then!"

"I heard that you were the first to rush into the North Korean army yesterday? And beheaded dozens of people?"

"That's right! We Eight Banners warriors are really going to fight, who are we afraid of?"

Not only the generals of the Qing army felt joyful, in fact, Emperor Qianlong who was in the command tent at this time also felt dizzy, but it was not because he was unwell, but because he was too excited.

Since Emperor Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, except for some victories in the northwest, he lost again and again, and even defeated all of the country. However, Hongli, who had just succeeded to the throne, had already imitated Emperor Taizong's feat, drinking horses The Yalu River is almost heading all the way to Seoul!

The newly appointed Minister of the Household Department, Fumin, even came to report, claiming that there were too many wealthy women plundered, so that they all slowed down the progress of the forward army, and demanded that all the children of wealth be transported back to Shengjing in advance, so as to relieve the army burden, so as to continue to plunder the wealth of the people.

For Emperor Qianlong, this battle almost completely established his prestige. Although he was dragged to the battlefield by the nobles of the Eight Banners, he was also personally conquered in name. The biggest achievement is his. Who dares to say in the future He's just a yellow-mouthed kid?
Of course, the significance of conquering North Korea is more than that. It not only consolidated the status of Emperor Qianlong, but also stabilized the hearts and minds of the Eight Banners troops who were about to collapse. , This complaint was directed at the high-level generals, and some directed at the emperor, but they were forcibly suppressed.

But after this battle, it was as if the Eight Banners had received a blood transfusion. A large amount of goods and women deeply nourished the Eight Banners soldiers, and also made them have a new desire to conquer.

However, apart from the joy, the Eight Banners high-level officials also started a dispute over the North Korean issue. The most important thing was whether to stay in North Korea to operate. Very headache.

"Your Majesty, now I only need to wait for the capture of Seoul to force the King of Korea to re-sign the treaty, restore the old tribute, and send money to the Qing Dynasty every year, and my Eight Banners will take the opportunity to develop themselves and wait for the Central Plains incident in the future , so as to re-enter the customs and take over the ancestors."

The governor of Shengjing, Ma Qi, had a serious expression on his face. He obviously didn't agree with staying in North Korea to operate, but wanted to go back to the way of Huang Taiji back then.

Qianlong sat on it, and he felt that Ma Qi's words were quite reasonable. After all, he could not make mistakes by following his ancestors. But before he finished speaking, Xu Yuanmeng, a bachelor, stood up and spoke.

Xu Yuanmeng said: "Your Majesty, today is different from the past. Chu Ni has already left the customs to operate, and he has won the land of Ningjin. I am afraid that he will conquer my land in Shengjing in the near future. If he continues to stay in Shengjing, I am afraid that he will be the first!" If Qifeng stays in North Korea, there is obviously a lot to do."

What he said was very vague, but everyone understood. Xu Yuanmeng was just reminding everyone, think about how the big guy came to Shengjing, how did he come to North Korea?Wasn't it because they were kicked out of Guanzhong? Now that the Fuhan army has made it clear that they want to kill them all, wouldn't it be a dead end to stay in Shengjing?
Of course, Xu Yuanmeng has another little girl in his heart, that is, Ma Qi, as the governor of Shengjing, basically has the final say on the territory, but as long as he can persuade the emperor to stay in Shengjing, Ma Qi will become a Empty governor, what will he use to show off in front of him?
It has to be said that Xu Yuanmeng's words still touched many people, especially the princes and ministers who went out with the army, they thought it was true. Prince Zhuang Yunlu also nodded, and said in support: "Your Majesty, the servant thinks Master Xu’s words are also reasonable, if we can win, it’s easy to say, but right now it’s obvious that we can’t win.”

"Yeah, yeah, it's good to fight North Korea, a soft persimmon, why bother to touch a lunatic like the Fuhan Army?"

Everyone also nodded, everyone was very sincere, although they would shout to re-enter the customs in a few voices, but in their hearts they thought that the general situation was over, and it would be better to live a peaceful life in the future.

Although North Korea is not very big, at least there are lands of various ways, plus the so-called more than 1000 million people, supporting some princes and ministers of the Eight Banners, it should not be a big problem
As long as you can be the master, it doesn't make much difference whether you are the master of the Han people or the master of the Koreans. It's better than being a slave.

Hearing what Xu Yuanmeng and Prince Zhuang said, Qianlong felt that it was very reasonable. It is hard to say when the re-entry will disappear, and it is better to fight to death with the Fuhan army in Shengjing. Staying in North Korea, I heard that Seoul is also quite good, rich in resources, and the people are pretty good. It’s just that the name is not very good. It’s just Seoul, it should be called Mancheng!
Just when Qianlong was thinking wildly, Marsai, the manager of Shengjing, spoke up. He was in charge of the Fifth Department of Shengjing under his command, and strictly speaking, his power was not too small, so when he spoke, everyone looked at him. , listen carefully.

"It's not unreasonable what the adults said, but the emperor, the slaves think that no matter how the world evolves today, the word 'filial piety' is inseparable. That Chu Ni violates the laws of nature and human relations. I heard that the man named Ning Yu actually put His father was locked up, and he became the emperor himself. This kind of rebellious minister and thief will not escape the punishment of heaven, but we can't do this!"

Qianlong was dizzy when he heard it. He saw Marcel talking so much, but he didn't understand what the other party wanted to say, but the other ministers understood it. The previous words were all real nonsense, and the most important thing was the last In one sentence, the meaning is clear, when the emperor has to be filial, the ancestral graves in the capital are fine, but the ancestors buried in Shengjing are fine?

Ma Qi quickly responded: "That's right, Your Majesty, not only us, but also our ancestors live in Shengjing!"

Hearing this, Qianlong finally understood, hesitantly said: "Since this is the case, I still have to go back to Shengjing. I can't teach Chu Ni to disturb the ancestor's tomb, that is a serious crime!"

Zhang Tingyu, who had been listening quietly in the corner, had a look of disappointment in his eyes. In fact, he was very much in favor of moving the capital to North Korea, so that he could actually control this land. But he never expected that Qianlong was not at all like His father, Yongzheng, was really fooled by the Confucian stuff. What is filial piety?Isn't that something to drive people away with words?

If anyone really believes in these things, they will deserve it if they are sold out in the future!
However, when Qianlong said this, the ministers like Xu Yuanmeng, who were in favor of staying in North Korea, did not say anything against it after all, because the other party had already occupied the commanding heights of morality. Could it be possible to tell the emperor that we don't want Xiaoyi anymore? ?Never said that.

Of course, at this point, it is not completely useless, at least for those Eight Banners soldiers underneath, they have many more opportunities to plunder wantonly, because once the Qing government is determined to stay in North Korea to rule, it is bound to follow up Among them, the North Korean monarchs and ministers who surrendered were treated kindly, and they could not kill and loot wantonly.

But they don't plan to rule North Korea right now, which means that they can use their hands and feet to kill and set fires, and wantonly enjoy all the benefits of North Korea. In particular, the North Korean army is simply made of tofu, not as good as Bingzi back then at the time of battle.
In April of the fourth year of innovation, the forwards of the Qing army went straight to Seoul, while the North Korean monarchs and officials fled in a hurry to the south. It's not that the Koreans did nothing, at least Wang Shidi Li Chong didn't know how he did it, and was left behind, allowing the Qing army to directly capture the prisoners.

After the Qing court captured Li Chang, it supported him to enthroned at the Injeongmun Gate of Changdeok Palace in Seoul and became the king of Joseon. The situation is quite different again.

(End of this chapter)