Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

In North Korea, on the mountain range north of Pyeongsan, Choi Nam-yi was pounding a stone angrily, not even noticing the blood flowing from his hands.

After coming out of Zhengfang Mountain City next to Huangzhou, he and Xie San led the sniper brigade and arrived at Pingshan ahead of the Jianlu.

The terrain in this area is quite similar to the Death Road in Xuanchuan, making it a good place for an ambush.

Cui Nanyi also guessed that even if the vanguard of the Jianlu took the Xinxi Road, the Jianlu army would most likely take this route.

Because there are more mountains and valleys on the Xinxi side, it is more convenient for ambushes.

However, just in case, he separated from Xie San, and Xie San led a squadron to ambush on the mountain road on the Xinxi road.

As a result, he found that he had guessed the route of the Jianlu army's march correctly -

The army led by Huang Taiji did pass through Pingshan.

But he underestimated the brutality and caution of the Jianlu.

Huang Taiji, who had experienced the assassination of his eldest son and brother-in-law, paid great attention to all narrow valleys.

After discovering the terrain similar to the Death Road, he ordered the Han soldiers to drive the Koreans to search the mountains. He did not care whether there were any dangers in the mountains and forests, and let the Koreans search in a dragnet.

If they found a possible ambush, they would immediately stop the army and let the Han soldiers and Koreans burn the surrounding mountains and forests.

Cui Nanyi arranged three ambush sites on the mountain road in front of Pingshan, but none of them worked. Even the most dangerous one was almost discovered by the Koreans driven by Jianlu.

Seeing that the Jianlu army was about to come, his observer Zhang Song found through a telescope that the Jianlu seemed to be preparing to burn the mountain, and hurriedly pulled him and said:

"Let's go! Nan Yi."

"Let's ambush Jinchuan."

"The mountain path there is narrower, which is more suitable for us to fight."

Cui Nanyi said weakly:
"I'm afraid the next ambush point will be the same."

"And Jinchuan is not the only way to go. The Jianlu may take the western route to bypass it."

"Once the Jianlu take Kaesong, it will be a smooth journey south to Seoul..."

This is where he felt desperate, and this is why he chose to ambush here in Pingshan.

No matter how many Jianlu he killed, he could at least delay the Jianlu's march, giving Seoul more time to prepare, and it would be best if he could defend it.

As a result, due to Huang Taiji's caution, his hope was shattered.

Huang Taiji didn't give him any chance at all and burned the mountain when he found out there might be an ambush.

Choi Nam-yi thought about her childhood in Seoul and her relatives and friends in Seoul. After evacuating to a safe place, she couldn't help crying:
He cried for his own powerlessness and for what was about to happen to Seoul.

At this moment, he wished he had more sharpshooters under his command, and even had the ability to fight the Jianlu head-on.
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As for Huang Taiji, after he led his army to capture Pingshan, he did not take the Jinchuan road with a canyon in the middle, but took another road which was longer but less likely to be ambushed.

He had Han soldiers drive out the Koreans and open up this seldom-traveled road to make it very wide, thus preventing the Ming and Korean armies from hiding in the woods and fields.

With such cautious measures, he encountered almost no danger along the way. The Eight Banners soldiers also captured cities along the way and successfully captured Kaesong.

He arrived here on November 29th, half a month after the vanguard led by Duoduo and Shuotuo arrived in Seoul.

The person in charge of guarding Seoul was General Shen Qiyuan, who was appointed by King Yi Jong of Joseon. However, he did not have many soldiers under his command, as most of them had fled with Yi Jong. The remaining soldiers had been protecting the dignitaries left in the city for the past half month, and had gone to Incheon, Namhansanseong and other places to hide.

Shen Qiyuan defended Seoul for only one day before abandoning it and retreating to Guangling. On November 30, Huang Taiji captured Seoul, the capital of Korea.

It had been less than a month since he arrived in North Korea, and North Korea's organized resistance had already collapsed.

It was under such circumstances that Li Zong negotiated with Lu Shanji the terms of Joseon's annexation and requested Ming to send an envoy to confer the title and dispatch troops as soon as possible.

At this time, he urgently needed the Ming Dynasty to send heavenly soldiers. Before the treaty was officially signed, according to the terms of the treaty, Hong Chengchou, the minister stationed in Korea, was appointed as the Prime Minister of Korea, that is, the Prime Minister of Korea, who was in charge of government affairs.

In addition to his previous position as Marshal of All Provinces in Korea, Hong Chengchou gained all power in military and political affairs.

Even because of the issuance of martial law, he could exercise royal power on behalf of the King of Korea, a power stipulated in the treaty.

With such great power, Hong Chengchou naturally had to take on the responsibility of resisting the invaders. The first order he issued was to issue the "Anti-Invasion Manifesto" according to the instructions of the court, calling on all Koreans to resist:

"Regardless of north and south, young and old, everyone has the responsibility to fight against the Tartars and is determined to sacrifice everything."

The manifesto emphasized the Ming Dynasty's support for Korea and stipulated that anyone who captured the head of the Jianlu would receive rewards and titles according to their merits.

It was clearly stated that as long as one head was taken, one could be granted the title of a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, and ten heads could be granted the title of a public official of the Ming Dynasty, with the power to serve as an officer.

If the number of heads reaches one hundred, one can be granted the hereditary title of centurion, which is a hereditary title of knight.

This caused a sensation in North Korea, and many people who had no way to rise up joined the fight against the Jianlu.

Especially those who are rich, powerful, or prestigious, they even formed volunteer armies and asked their subordinates to help them obtain heads.

Some merchants even offered a reward, with each head worth a certain amount of silver.

They wanted to obtain a hereditary title by purchasing heads.

As the Jianlu army won victory after victory and captured Seoul, a large number of volunteer armies appeared in various parts of Korea, and the Korean people joined in the fight against the Jianlu army.

Huang Taiji soon found himself stuck in a big quagmire.

The capture of Seoul was not the end of the Korean War, but more like a new beginning.

Now, whenever the Eight Banners soldiers walked in the wild in small groups, bullets and arrows would fly at them from nowhere.

They may have been fired by North Korean volunteers or by ordinary people.

As long as they see an opportunity, they will try every means to get the heads. Today, the heads of the Eight Banners soldiers are considered meritorious deeds in their eyes.

Even if Huang Taiji used massacre to intimidate others, he could not stop these things. Instead, more and more people became hateful and joined the rebel army.

What particularly frightened Huang Taiji was that some soldiers were infected with smallpox, which forced him, who had never had smallpox, to be careful to prevent smallpox from being transmitted to himself.

The Eight Banners soldiers were also afraid of smallpox, and their will to fight was further shaken. Many of them planned to take the looted property back with them.

Huang Taiji was unable to go against the military's will and could only urge the envoys he sent to make the Korean monarch and his ministers surrender.

However, the Korean king and his ministers were all taken to Yongzong Island by the Ming Dynasty, and Huang Taiji's envoys could not see them at all.

Now, there is only one attitude among the people of Korea, that is, to fight against the Jianlu with the support of the Ming Dynasty, just like they did against the Japanese pirates back then.

The Ming Dynasty wanted to turn Korea into a large battlefield and trap the Jianlu in it. (End of this chapter)