Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 520 Net (seven)

"Wan Sheng!" The soldiers of the Second Battalion Standing at the head of the camp excitedly raised their knives and guns.In the distance, a North Korean army was retreating rapidly, and the several artillery placed at the top of the city were still firing shells into their formation without stopping, continuing to harvest the lives of these North Koreans.

The gate of the village has also been opened, and [-] cavalry stepped on the soft river valley beside the Nakdong River, holding their sabers high, and quickly killed the retreating North Korean army from behind, trying to keep more North Korean soldiers behind.They chased them for a long distance, and they retreated unwillingly until they met the North Korean musketeers relying on fortifications to block them.But even so, the retreating North Korean army also fell another thousand or hundreds of people in this pursuit, and the loss was not light.

In the face of these weak Koreans, the East Bank army retreated to the temporary camp at the beginning due to the large number of opponents.As a result, after fighting for a few days, it was found that the quality of these North Korean soldiers was very average, similar to that of ordinary green camps of the Qing army.Moreover, there was a severe shortage of cavalry (less than [-]), and most of the riders were Korean ponies, and the number of Mongolian horses was very small, so they were severely beaten by the cavalry brigade led by Captain Yang Mingyang as soon as they went out to battle, and then disappeared from the battlefield.

Facing the siege of more than 5 Qing troops in Yantai Fort, the troops on the east coast just defended the city, giving full play to their superiority in firepower, and did not make any moves to fight.However, when faced with the siege of less than [-] North Korean troops, after repelling the opponent's offensive, the army on the east bank often opened the gate of the village to pursue the enemy's defeated army, striving to maximize the results of the battle.

After several failed sieges, the North Koreans have lost 6000 to [-] people, and their morale is extremely low.On the contrary, the people on the east bank only had about two hundred casualties, and they were all volunteers.The losses of the East Coast Army and black soldiers were minimal, just a few dozen people.

Speaking of which, the reason for such casualties in the stand-up brigade was mainly because the function of the crudely completed walled city was not perfect, and the combat quality and combat experience of the soldiers of the second and third brigades were far inferior to those of the first brigade, and their equipment was not perfect. It is a cold weapon, so it is normal for two hundred people to be killed and injured by North Korean archers and musketeers.

However, this casualty was not a problem at all for the people on the east coast who had nearly ten thousand soldiers. Their casualties were slight, and their supplies were abundant due to the endless sea transportation.As their opponents, the situation of the North Koreans is not optimistic.Not to mention that they suffered more than 5000 casualties, just to say that in order to maintain the supply of supplies for the [-] to [-] troops on the front line, the neighboring Gyeongsang-do, Chungcheong-do, and Jeolla-do are already suffering terribly.Especially when the materials of Gyeongsang-do were plundered by the people on the east coast, almost all of this burden fell on Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do. Suddenly, many years of savings have been consumed.

And today is already June 6th, and the two sides have been deadlocked for ten days on the narrow alluvial plain at the mouth of the Nakdong River. There were some counterattacks within a few days, causing North Korean casualties to soar.The intensification of casualties intensified the war weariness of these loosely armed North Korean soldiers, and the confidence of the generals leading the troops was also shaken.Under such circumstances, after dawdling for a day, the North Koreans sent another peace mission mission on June 15 to negotiate a ceasefire between the two sides.

Unexpectedly, the conditions offered by the people on the east bank have basically remained the same as the first time. They are still the conditions that are unacceptable to the North Koreans, such as land cession, compensation, trade, and severance of ties with the Qing Dynasty.Not to mention that, their negotiator Mao Desheng even said boldly that due to the long delay, the army on the east coast has spent a lot of money and needs more military compensation, that is, an increase of 100 yuan on the basis of the original compensation of 20 million taels of silver Ten thousand taels, which annoyed the North Koreans.

But this time they didn't leave like the negotiation at the beginning of the month. Instead, they patiently chatted with the people on the east coast, hoping that they would lower the conditions.As for the reason for this, the main reason is that the commanding general at the front line received an emergency order from Wang Jing, demanding that the battle be ended as soon as possible and that the troops be withdrawn to defend Wang Jing.Because several warships (two escort gunboats and a fast cruiser) of the Dongan people suddenly appeared in the waters near Ganghwa Island and sank several North Korean navy warships, the city of Wangjing Hanyang was in panic.

They didn't dare to bet whether the pirates in yellow would take a boat and land nearby, and then go straight to Wang Jing.They can't afford to gamble. If they really send thousands of elites to come across the sea by boat, what can you do to stop them?Many of the troops defending Wang Jing have been transferred to Gyeongsang-do, Wang Jing is so empty!When force means cannot drive the people from the east bank into the sea, and their capital is under serious threat, the North Koreans can only ask for peace talks with a bitter face, even if they make some concessions.

As if they were aware of the situation the North Koreans were facing now, the people on the east bank raised prices with confidence, which made the North Koreans who were negotiating startled and angry, and walked away several times, but they had to return to the meeting with the cheek of Wang Jing Continue to discuss.

During this period, in order to encourage the North Koreans to make more concessions, after fully considering the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and the enemy, Mo Ming categorically ordered on June 6 that the main force of the army, the Eight Banners New Army, the cavalry brigade, and The second brigade of the stand-up team, with a total of more than 21 people, was dispatched, and then lined up outside the camp.After forming the formation, they began to slowly move towards the Korean camp, stopped immediately after entering the range of the artillery, and then concentrated artillery fire to bombard it, smashing the equally rough wooden camp to sawdust Fly.

North Koreans are forced to fight!It's just that they were beaten up by more than 20 artillery pieces when they left the village to form an array. Some local soldiers from Chungcheong and Jeolla were scattered by the fierce artillery fire .Only at this time did they realize how terrifying the rumored pirates in yellow clothes were using artillery as their core combat method.The thousands of troops they had lined up in a hurry were beaten into chaos before they even rushed to the opponent's line, and the soldiers were in a commotion.And when the other party's ghost slave soldiers in heavy armor and armed with spears pressed forward aggressively, their morale immediately collapsed, and they turned around and fled back.In the distance, the cavalrymen of the pirates in yellow raised their sharp sabers, began to accelerate slowly, and charged towards the center of the battlefield.

The North Koreans were defeated without any suspense.They lost another two to three thousand soldiers and horses, plus the fleeing local soldiers from Jeolla Province and Chungcheong Province. The loss of the Koreans' strength may have reached tens of thousands, and their morale fell to the bottom.This time it's an upright field battle!Facts have proved that they can't beat the Yellow Clothes pirates in field battles or siege battles, and they probably can't even beat the city defense battles-because they can't hold the opponent's artillery!This kind of understanding made the North Koreans completely lose the last trace of confidence, which also made the negotiation process between the two parties suddenly accelerated.

The North Koreans categorically rejected the first clause proposed by the people on the east coast, namely, the 100-year lease of Pusan ​​Port.But just when Mao Desheng was in a rage, the North Koreans also implicitly stated that they would allow people from the east bank to come and go to Busan Port freely, and do business, settle down, farm, and fish at their own discretion. Without collecting any taxes, North Korean officials will even allow the East Coast expatriates to "autonomously" in the Port of Busan, which is tantamount to recognizing the special interests of the East Coast people in the Port of Busan.

The people on the east bank did not intend to really lease the Port of Busan, because it would obviously disperse their forces, and this was proposed only to have more bargaining chips during the negotiation.Therefore, when the North Koreans put forward such a compromise proposal with vague words and ambiguous status, Mao Desheng gently revealed this one after pretending to be dissatisfied.

Regarding the second request for the demilitarization of Gyeongsang-do, the North Koreans initially stated that they absolutely could not agree.However, after the artillery on the east coast conducted a test firing in the direction of the North Korean camp, the North Koreans had no choice but to say that Gyeongsang-do could disarm, but they could not keep some troops.After a final debate, Mao Desheng "reluctantly" agreed that the Koreans should keep an army of no more than 6000 men in Gyeongsang-do, of which no more than [-] cavalry.

As for the proposals made by the people from the east bank to open their own shops in each of the eight provinces of Korea, the North Koreans even hastily rejected them all.Naturally, the east bank did not allow it. After a lot of fighting, the two sides finally agreed to open ports for trade in Busan Port and Wonsanjin.People from the east bank can sell any amount of goods in the two places, and local North Korean officials are not allowed to obstruct them for any reason.

The next step is the focus of the negotiations, that is, the terms of severing all ties with the Qing Dynasty requested by the people on the east bank.For this item, Mao Desheng also knew that the North Koreans absolutely did not have the guts to agree, because they were afraid of the anger of the Qing Dynasty and sent troops to conquer them.But Mao Desheng pretended not to hesitate, and repeatedly entangled on this issue. During this period, he once again dispatched cavalry to plunder the four fields and attack the Korean soldiers who had gone out to collect firewood to exert pressure.In addition, the sailors on the three warships on the east bank suddenly landed and occupied Jianghua Island, which was defended by few soldiers. The pressure from several parties was all together. In the end, the Koreans reluctantly agreed to withdraw all the troops from the Qing Dynasty on the grounds of domestic unrest, reducing the The volume of trade with the Manchu Qing also implied that they would pass the information about the Manchu Qing to the people on the east coast through some secret channels.

Finally, regarding the compensation, the people on the east bank asked for 120 million taels of silver, while the North Koreans only agreed to 10 taels. At first glance, the gap between the two sides is really too big.However, at this time, the two sides have been exhausted by the lengthy negotiations. After a hasty discussion, it was decided that the North Koreans should compensate the military expenses of the East Coast by 15 taels of silver, and the redemption fee of Jianghua Island by 10 taels. The total is 25 taels. favorable.However, in order to obtain this "favorable" clause, the North Koreans also paid some additional conditions, namely: ships on the east coast can berth in North Korean ports to avoid wind and waves and repair ships; naval ships on the east coast can conduct surveys along the coast of North Korea. People are not allowed to make things difficult for no reason; the currency used by the two parties for commerce should be the legal currency of the East Coast Republic of China; North Korea sells grain to the people on the East Coast at a preferential price every year, and the amount should not be less than [-] shi, etc. All of the above are included in the appendix of the treaty.

After submitting the report to the superiors of both parties for approval, on July 7, Mo Ming arrived at Jianghua Island on a naval vessel and signed a peace treaty with the North Korean representative, namely the "Repair Treaty between the East Coast Republic of China and the Kingdom of Korea". The treaty includes the text and appendices, basically Include all the negotiation results of both parties.From the war between the two sides to the signing of the peace treaty, it took less than three months. During this period, I don’t know if North Korea didn’t notify or what, but the Manchu Qing didn’t respond—in fact, they couldn’t send a large number of troops into the country within three months. North Korea allowed the people on the east coast to successfully weaken and shake North Korea, one of the wings of the Manchu Qing, and the net against the Manchu Qing will obviously be woven more densely.

After the treaty was formally signed, the people on the east bank began to release about 1000 North Korean prisoners captured in previous battles, and then evacuated Busan Port by boat in batches.So far, the war, which the North Koreans called "Bingxu foreign disturbance", officially came to an end at the end of July.As for the far-reaching impact of this war on the North Korean side, it is still in the process of fermentation and will inevitably produce great changes in the future.

(End of this chapter)