Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 954 Controlling North Korea
Daishan supported the puppet regime in North Korea and handed over the captured North Korean troops to the puppet regime, allowing them to wipe out the remnants of the coalition forces that had retreated to the southern waters of Jeju Island and Jindo, and to collect the three provinces in eastern North Korea.

Dai Shankong has an army of [-], but facing the sea, he can only look at the sea and sigh in his heart. The coalition forces fled to the southern waters of North Korea. This war cannot be resolved quickly and will last for a long time.

When Xie Qian retreated, he burned all the granaries in Seoul and other places. Given North Korea's current conditions, it was impossible to support [-] Qing troops, let alone [-] to [-] war horses.

North Korea is poor. If the Ming army hadn't used this as a base to harass the Manchus, Dorgon would have no interest in occupying North Korea.

Now that North Korea is occupied, the cost of direct rule is too high for the Qing Dynasty. It is necessary to send supplies to North Korea every year to maintain a large army stationed in North Korea. However, the Qing court only gets a few Korean ginseng, which is really not worthwhile.

If the Manchu Qing had silver and supplies, they could have taken them, but the current situation in the Manchu Qing is that the banner people have money, but the Manchu Qing court has no money.

The amount of food eaten by 5 people is actually quite a lot. The key is that the Qing Dynasty did not have developed sea transportation. The food was transported to North Korea by manpower, and people ate it all the way. After the transportation, they had to eat it back. This amount is too scary. It's not clear that Qing can afford it.

The 5 people led by Daishan are an elite force cobbled together from outside the pass and near Gyeonggi. Dorgon needs to use him to deal with more powerful enemies such as Mongolia. Naturally, they cannot be trapped in North Korea. Therefore, the Qing court passed Considering many aspects, choosing to support a puppet in North Korea is a decision of last resort.

When the time came to the end of February, Daishan had nothing to do with the remnants of the coalition forces that had retreated to the island, and the supplies of the Qing army would run out, so Daishan could only leave King Nikan of Jingjin County with 4 cavalry to guard North Korea as the leader of North Korea. The Supreme Emperor, and then he led [-] people back to Beijing.

The Qing army invaded North Korea several times in history, and after occupying the hinterland of North Korea, they all voluntarily withdrew because of the inconvenience of supplies.

The Korean royal court in exile on Jeju Island actually had a similar plan this time, hoping that the Qing army would withdraw from North Korea as usual, and when the Qing army left, they would return to Seoul and continue to rule North Korea. If the army actually helped to establish a North Korean regime in North Korea, it would be very difficult for them to go back.

Once they can't go back, it means that they will lose North Korea and lose their interests. The North Korean monarchs suddenly became impatient, but there was nothing they could do. There were still [-] Qing troops in Seoul. Naturally, with their strength, they could not overthrow the North Korean puppet regime. Back to Seoul again.

For a while, the kings and ministers of North Korea could only cry to Ming Dynasty's father, hoping that the state of their parents would give him another hand.

At this time, Xie Qian's situation was also in crisis. North Korea was short of food, and the food he stationed on Jeju Island was not enough for [-] soldiers and civilians to consume.

Although Japan is close to Jeju Island, the shogunate regime closed the country and traded with Japan. You must first obtain Zhuyin, and Japan is not a place rich in grain. Xie Qian secretly smuggled with Hizen and Satsuma, and the grain he obtained was also very limited. , but in exchange for a large number of Japanese swords.

At the beginning of March, when the coalition forces fell into a food shortage, the support fleet of the Ming Dynasty finally arrived in the southern waters of North Korea and entered Jeju Island.

The position of North Korea is very important to the Ming Dynasty. With North Korea in hand, the Ming Dynasty can form a pincer offensive against the Manchus. Moreover, North Korea is the first vassal of China. If the Ming Dynasty cannot keep it, the big brother will inevitably lose his glory. How will the small country in Nanyang mix with the big brother in the future?
After receiving news from North Korea, Wang Yan decided to support North Korea, but this support was limited to supplies and food, and the Ming Dynasty now had no troops to send to North Korea.

On Jeju Island, beside the built pier, more than a dozen large ships leaned against the shore, and a plank stretched out from the ship. Xia Wanchun stood on the side of the ship for a while, and then walked down from it.

Xie Qian and the others hurried up to greet him, cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty Xia has worked hard all the way!"

Xia Wanchun cupped his hands and responded, "Thank you, Commander, for coming to welcome me in person."

"You're welcome!" Xie Qian withdrew his hand and said, then tilted his head a little, looked past Xia Wanchun, and looked at the big boat behind him, as if he wanted to know what was inside.

"Don't worry Dudu Xie, this is just the first batch, and every once in a while, there will be a batch of fleets coming over!"

Xie Qian felt a little embarrassed, laughed awkwardly, and then made a gesture of invitation, and waited for Xia Wanchun to walk back side by side with him, before asking again: "Xia Shilang, I don't know what the court has brought this time?" Things come here, do you mean to increase troops?"

At the beginning of the war in North Korea, a military report was sent to Nanjing, which was the one Wang Yannian received. However, when the court was still discussing how to aid North Korea, Xie Qian’s military report that retreated to Jeju Island, and North Korea’s Wang hoped that Daming would help him restore the country, and the letter of credence against the Manchu Qing was sent to Nanjing.

Therefore, the Nanjing imperial court basically knew the current situation in North Korea. Xia Wanchun was sent to North Korea this time because Ruan Mei was seriously injured and could not be a member of the council.

"Dudu Xie is in North Korea, so he may not know that the imperial court's strategic focus has changed." Xia Wanchun walked a few steps and stood up and said, "The Kingdom of Jin broke the alliance last year and raided Sichuan, and the imperial court suffered setbacks in Sichuan. Sun Kewang in the Southwest is expected to grow bigger and bigger, posing a huge threat to Guangdong and Guangxi. Dudu Xie also knows the importance of Guangdong to the imperial court, so the imperial court's strategic focus has shifted to the southwest. Many troops have moved to the front lines of Guangxi and Guizhou. It is impossible for the imperial court to send reinforcements in the near future. North Korea. Dudu Xie must make preparations to restore North Korea with his current strength."

The imperial court originally tried its best to fight against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and North Korea, as an important chess piece against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, naturally had abundant resources from the imperial court, but if the imperial court shifted its focus to the southwest, it meant that the resources they could obtain would be greatly reduced .

Xie Qian and others did not expect such a big change in the national policy and strategy of the imperial court, and everyone's faces were a little anxious.

"Xia Shilang, the imperial court may not have a clear understanding of the situation in North Korea. Now the Manchu Qing Dynasty supports the heirs of Lord Guanghai to become the puppet king of North Korea, and Nikan leads [-] fine horses to sit in the town and control the relatively wealthy five lands in the west. , and we can only huddle on the island, the eastern three will be occupied by them sooner or later, without reinforcements, we will not be able to take back North Korea!"

"The absence of reinforcements is only temporary. When the imperial court settles the southwest, reinforcements will naturally come to North Korea, but before that, it is up to us!" Xia Wanchun glanced at the crowd, said a few words of comfort, and then said in a deep voice: "Although there is no reinforcements , but the supplies that the imperial court should provide will not be small. What I brought this time is not only food, but also more than 5000 bird guns, which are used to assemble the North Korean army. This war is not just about my Daming, North Korea People should also hold their breath, and can't think of Da Ming to help them solve everything."

Speaking of the North Korean army, Xie Qian was a little discouraged, "Xia Shilang doesn't know something, it's best not to count on the North Korean army, it's good if they don't help!"

"The military report has been read by the king of Chu and several elders, but the Korean army has always been so weak. What His Royal Highness King Chu means is that the future training and command of the Korean army will be in the hands of the court. The court will send Generals come to train and command them, while North Korean generals have to go to Nanjing to study martial arts and receive a period of education. As for the training of soldiers, gunfire soldiers can form combat power in three months. The court has a large number of old guns that have been eliminated. Used to assemble the North Korean Army."

Xia Wanchun stared at Xie Qian, and then said: "Right now, what Dudu Xie wants is to quickly train them, and then send them to the east of Sandao, where the mountains and forests are rolling, and Nikan's elite cavalry will not pass by. , we must find a way to hold it, and we cannot let the Qing army control the entire Eight Paths."

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