King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 592 Tao eats the pot of pulp to welcome Master Wang
North Korean troops are withdrawing, but not all troops are pulling back.

What is more unusual is that the North Korean regular army immediately retreated after hearing the order, but the conscripted civilians stayed around, and there was even a troop rushing forward.

Seeing this situation, the North Korean coach quickly sent someone to urge the lingering players to retreat, and at the same time, he rode away quickly.

Since those civilians didn't obey orders and went up, in this person's opinion, they were just used as consumables in the aftermath. No matter how many people died, he wouldn't feel bad about it.

Besides, on the hillside on the shore, Hu Yicheng, who was leading the troops at the front, was puzzled when faced with the charging North Korean youths, but he still ordered the soldiers to raise their guns and aim.

"They are looking for death!" Hu Yicheng raised his hand.

At this moment, hundreds of musketeers were divided into two rows, front and back, ready to shoot, while the soldiers further back were still loading their rifles in full swing.

The soldiers standing at the back had their swords and guns ready and were ready for close combat.

The group of civilians opposite, numbering no more than three to five thousand people, did not pose much of a threat to the Ming soldiers.

"put……"

Before Zhu Jinghong arrived, these soldiers received the news in advance, and then lined up and waited here.

As Hu Yicheng shouted, the firecrackers roared and the bullets fired killed a group of people.

After crossing the river, we further took the strategic initiative. The next step was to pull out Yiju City. This task was a bit difficult. How to operate it had to be discussed based on the situation.

At the end of the two shootings, the fast-running Qingzhuang was within fifty meters. At this time, the fire gun soldiers had no time to reload, so they retreated to the back of the team.

The regular troops had withdrawn, and it was extremely unusual for the civilians they had been conscripted to rush forward.

"We can't defeat them. They still have reinforcements. If we rush forward, we will only die..."

Wiping the blood off his body, he stared and rushed forward again, vowing to kill a few more Ming soldiers to avenge his good brothers.

The army began to continue crossing the river. At the same time, in order to ensure a stable supply of military supplies, Cai Chuansheng also arranged for sergeants to build a pontoon bridge.

"stand at attention……"

What's even more terrible is that the gunman who retreated to the rear has finished loading and once again extended his gun to the front of the military formation.

When he said the last sentence, in Zhu Jinghong's sight, Pu Junda had been pulled away by the people around him, and at this moment they were shooting with guns.

"Junda, run away quickly... it's important to save your life..."

Ordinary people have no concept of war. They think that as long as they rush forward, they have one head and two hands. At the worst, they can exchange one for the other.

Amidst the roar of the firecrackers, many lives were harvested again. Relatives and friends around him continued to fall and die. Pu Junda, who was holding the knife, was already blind.

Park Jundae's fierce energy made him feel particularly interesting.

Except for some troops who stayed behind, the entire army crossed the Yalu River and set up camp three miles away from the shore.

How heavy the burden brought by Andong's munitions tax was, how firm these people's will to resist was, and the group of people led by Park Jundae were the best among them.

The people who escaped fell one after another. When Zhu Jinghong thought that this person would die, unexpectedly, he and the people around him escaped.

It is now the dry season. Although the river is more than a hundred meters wide, it is not deep and flows slowly. Although it is difficult to build a bridge, it is not difficult.

"I originally thought there were no heroes in North Korea, but I didn't expect there to be such a person... It's a pity that I can't use him!"

However, the second group of gunmen stepped forward and fired, and the rumbling sound resounded throughout the mountains, harvesting another batch of young men.

The flanking army that arrived was the army led by Sun Maozhi. They were responsible for attracting the attention of the other side and slowing down the North Korean army's reinforcements.

The reason why this is so is actually very simple.

Li Shuo was exempted from the "Anton munitions tax", and the people at the bottom were extremely excited. In order to protect their own interests, they went to the front line.

"put……"

"Let me go, I will chop those thieves to death..."

But the result was that the Ming army's formation could not attack at all, and these young men could only be continuously killed and wounded, which made Pu Jun yell out in anxiety.

This time, the imperial court sent a total of 40,000 troops. Among them, Qi Yanze, the governor of Andong, led an army of 10,000 to suppress Xianjing Road, and at the same time restrained the Jurchen tribes from invading North Korea.

At this time, Zhu Jinghong had taken off his armor, and was wearing red sleeves with flowing ruffles, and a black pearl folding brim hat, which was both easy-going and dignified.

Therefore, Zhu Jinghong only had 30,000 available soldiers, led by Cai Chuansheng, the commander of the Yanshan capital, and Sun Maozhi, the commander of the Liaodong capital.

After the pontoon bridge was erected, the army was able to pass. The flanking troops who had not participated in the battle also rushed to the pontoon bridge at this time.

After crossing the river, Zhu Jinghong first visited the wounded, and after some encouragement, he went to a camp where the first army to cross the river was stationed.

Seeing that Pu Junda was about to die, all his friends who were still alive rushed over and tried to persuade him while pulling him back.

In the end, Pu Junda rushed to the formation with less than 300 people in front, and then ran into the Ming army's gun formation.

When Zhu Jinghong appeared and the command sounded, the soldiers present stood upright and looked straight ahead.

At this point, the battle officially ended, and the whole process did not take more than an hour.

These two shootings alone killed nearly 500 people. The subsequent chain reaction was that more young men were so frightened that they turned around and started to flee...

"Don't run...don't run..." a strong young man shouted loudly.

But even though they had a strong will to fight, on the bloody battlefield and under the threat of death at close range, these people began to collapse.

This man is the leader of this young man, an ordinary citizen from Seoul, the capital, named Park Jundae.

On the hilltop on the other side of the river, Zhu Jinghong held a telescope and saw this very dramatic scene.

Surrounded by a group of generals, Zhu Jinghong came to the team, and the soldiers looked at him with burning eyes.

Zhu Jinghong was someone who had seen big scenes. In front of these soldiers who had just come off the battlefield, he still behaved extremely calmly.

"Everyone... you were very brave today. You beat the enemy troops and fled like dogs. You demonstrated our reputation as the divine soldiers of the Celestial Empire!"

Zhu Jinghong's words are simple and crude, but he can ensure that everyone can understand them and realize the emotions in his words.

"I have ordered the Counter-Rebellion Administration to take note of your merits and ask for rewards. Someone will come to count your names soon!"

Hearing this, the soldiers present were extremely excited. If they were not bound by military regulations, they would jump up with excitement.

Although Zhu Jinghong was praising these soldiers, he had to admit the fact that the soldiers in front of him were not very good at fighting, mainly because the North Korean side was too useless.

If the Liaodong capital was dragged to the northwest battlefield, its performance would be mediocre, because the fighting there was much more intense.

Of course, these truths were not easy to hear, so Zhu Jinghong kept them in his heart.

After encouraging everyone, Zhu Jinghong came to a general.

He was very impressed with this person because he was the first to lead the charge, and the most important thing was that his level was not low.

Looking at the accessories on the armor, you can tell that he is a commanding person.

However, there were too many people at the command level in Yanshan Liaodong and Andong Xingdu Division. In a short period of time, Zhu Jinghong didn't recognize them all. He only knew that he had seen the person in front of him.

"What's your name? What's your current position?"

"Reporting to the prince, I am the commander of Liao Haiwei, Hu Yicheng!"

Hearing this name, Zhu Jinghong finally remembered it. At this time, Sun Maozhi, the capital of Liaodong, also came forward to introduce him.

After listening, Zhu Jinghong encouraged him: "I don't see it. Although you are slow on the road, you are still a fierce general in battle!" Nowadays, it is said in the army that only generals who command the first level are qualified to be scolded by Zhu Jinghong. It can be seen that he was scolded by Zhu Jinghong. He praised how hard it was.

Now, Hu Yicheng is praised as a fierce general, which makes him flattered.

After motivating the soldiers, Zhu Jinghong returned to his temporary command post and waited for the return of intelligence about Yizhou.

As for the attack on Uiju, even if the intelligence plan is well established, they still have to rest and prepare for five or six days. Continuous high-intensity operations are still too overwhelming for the Guards Army.

However, only on the third day tomorrow, a big event happened in Yiju City.

The general stationed here discovered the conspiracy of seven local gentry, and first eliminated the spies sent by these people, and at the same time sent troops to annihilate all these families.

These gentry were contacted by Li Hui, and if they committed a crime, the latter might be implicated.

Zhu Jinghong didn't care about Li Hui's outcome. He was only angry that Li Ying Wai's plan had failed, forcing him to attack Yizhou by force.

To this end, he has ordered all ministries to make careful preparations, and various feint attacks have been launched one after another, just to paralyze the enemy and capture them at the critical moment.

The fighting here was suspended, and three days later, a fleet of ships docked on the coast more than a hundred miles south of Yizhou. This day was the sixth day of October.

The Liaodong Navy, which was transporting a large number of infantry troops, finally arrived at the coast of Anzhou after eight days of rapid progress.

Because we did not expect the enemy to come from the sea, the first people to discover the Liaodong Navy warships were the fishermen fishing at sea.

These people fled in a hurry. They first reported the situation to the village elders, and then reported it to their superiors. It was an hour after the news reached Anzhou.

In this hour, the Liaodong Navy had all anchored and transferred the transported troops one after another. After another hour, all these tasks were completed.

A total of three thousand Ming troops, carrying relatively elite equipment, set foot on the land of Anzhou.

They did not march in a hurry. They only walked ten miles forward and set up camp, while exploring the situation and resting.

In fact, the situation is very clear. Anzhou is less than twenty miles away from them, and there are no strong soldiers within a hundred miles of it.

As the commander-in-chief of this battle, Zhao Chengwu and several generals led the guards and rode close to Anzhou to investigate the situation.

The Anzhou city wall is not very tall, and only a small number of troops are stationed in it. It is indeed not difficult to capture it.

And this, thanks to Zhu Jinghong's attack in place, allowed North Korea to mobilize its troops to the front line.

Because there were no strong soldiers in Anzhou City, Zhao Chengwu and others were bold enough to circle the city to check the terrain. The closest point to the city wall was less than 200 meters away.

After a round of reconnaissance, Zhao Chengwu and his party returned to the camp, discussed the situation based on visual inspection, and formulated an siege plan for tomorrow.

The siege vehicles, ladders and other items that need to be prepared can be basically prepared today.

Everyone discussed for nearly an hour and spent countless brain cells before formulating a detailed and feasible plan.

The whole army was busy preparing for tomorrow's attack, and the day passed quickly.

When the sun rose the next day, the well-rested Ming army began to march towards Anzhou. Before they had gone far, Zhao Chengwu received a report saying that the city gate of Anzhou had been opened.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Chengwu's first thought was that the people in Anzhou City wanted to play the "empty city plan".

How can this scare me? When my artillery fires, we will see if you will die... Zhao Chengwu sneered.

Yesterday afternoon he had received news that Zhu Jinghong had crossed the Yalu River, which made Zhao Chengwu even more confident.

So he let the army continue to march, but after less than five miles, he received news that a team was approaching.

After a while, a group of people appeared in front of Zhao Chengwu, and the self-reported identity of the leader surprised him even more.

"General, I am the younger brother of the leader of North Korea, Sunchuan Lord Ri Hyung!"

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you when you come here?" Zhao Chengwu asked coldly.

It is said that seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. The Ming army in front of him was well-armored, well-equipped with weapons, and well-organized in military formation... Li Jiong was indeed surprised.

This made him more certain that his choice was correct.

"General, I am deeply ashamed of my brother for betraying the imperial court and disobeying your father..."

"However, because Li Shuo is fierce and powerful, I can only hold back and wait for the opportunity to serve the court and be loyal to His Majesty to eliminate the evildoers!"

"Yesterday, the heavenly soldiers descended. I was very excited when I heard about it, so I contacted my old friends and recruited loyal soldiers to fight against the rebellion..."

"After a hard fight last night, the rebels in the city have been cleared. On this trip... I specially invite the general to enter the city. We have prepared fine wine to welcome you all!"

In other words, the defenseless Anzhou City was captured by Li Jiong, Lord of Sunchuan, and local gentry.

What Li Hui failed to accomplish was accomplished by his uncle.

Zhao Chengwu was not a three-year-old child. He would not believe these words easily, so he ordered people to go and inquire about the situation.

Less than half an hour later, the scouts came and reported that the defenders in the city had been captured, and everyone was tied up and driven out of the city.

Zhao Chengwu still didn't dare to believe this, so he planned to continue leading his troops to see the situation outside Anzhou City for himself.

Li Jiong, Lord of Sunchuan, was able to follow Zhao Chengwu.

"When the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court arrived, the people of Anzhou were overjoyed. They all ate pots of pulp to welcome the king's master!"

"My brother is stupid, but the people are innocent, so I hope the general will show mercy!"

The people, the real people, actually support Li Shuo's restructuring.

The common people and virtuous people mentioned by Li Jiong and Li Hui all refer to the scholar class in North Korea.

At this moment, Li Jiong asked Zhao Chengwu to be "lenient". In fact, he was trying to persuade him not to touch these people. It was obvious that he was setting up a character for himself.

Now that Li Shuo has committed high treason and has lost the general support of the world, Li Jiong believes that his downfall is only a matter of time.

As a sinner, Li Shuo's son was certainly guilty as well, so he could not inherit the title of king of North Korea.

Then the person suitable to take over must be selected from among his brothers, so Li Jiong saw the opportunity, so he wanted to win over the scholar class.

Of course, he understood better that satisfying Daming was the most important, so he had to first please Zhao Chengwu, or Zhu Jinghong, who was at a higher level.

After arriving outside Anzhou City, after repeated reconnaissance and confirmation that there was no problem, Zhao Chengwu led his army into the city.

Although there are not many troops stationed here, there is a large amount of food stored here, which is prepared for the frontline army. At present, it can only give an advantage to the Ming army.

Anzhou City was captured in a daze, but Zhao Chengwu was very cautious and refused the North Korean banquet after entering the city. He was afraid that these people had ulterior motives.

In order to ensure absolute safety, Zhao Chengwu ordered the city gate to be blocked and sent a report to Zhu Jinghong.

A hundred miles away, Zhu Jinghong learned of the report that afternoon, which made him happy and drank two more bowls of wine.

Anzhou was captured, and the frontline North Korean army's retreat was blocked, making it much more difficult to capture Yizhou.

The situation was very good, even better than Zhu Jinghong expected, so he immediately wrote a report to the court.

Although he was far away in North Korea, he still closely understood the situation in the capital. He knew that public opinion in North Korea and China was very unfavorable to him, and he needed this victory to turn back the criticism.

"By the time the decree comes, I'm afraid I will have taken Yizhou, and North Korea will be in a state of disrepair!"

This is no joke. Currently, there are nearly 30,000 defenders crowded in Yizhou City, including Qingzhuang who is a sign.

North Korea only has a total of 70,000 to 80,000 troops. Losing so many troops at once would definitely be a heavy blow.

(End of this chapter)