Chapter 571: Landing
Just when Shen Jingchao led the East China Sea Fleet to win the naval battle at the mouth of the Yalu River and fully control the Yalu River, Huang Degong also led an army of 100,000 to Dandong and prepared to cross the river from this section of the Dandong River.
At the same time, the news of the defeat of the Korean navy also spread throughout Korea along with the fleeing Korean navy soldiers.
"The Yalu River is lost, and the Ming army is about to cross the river and invade Korea?" The Joseon king looked shocked and terrified.
"Do you really want to cede Tielingwei and Xianxing Mansion to Daming?" The king of Joseon gritted his teeth and looked stoic.
Losing Tielingwei and Hamxingfu, North Korea will not only lose one-fifth of its territory, but also lose the defense line of the Yalu River, if the Ming Dynasty still wants to attack North Korea in the future, it will be easier than now, and North Korea can really only surrender to the Ming Dynasty forever, and the Ming Dynasty will not be able to turn over if it does not boast.
"Your Majesty, there are still 400,000 troops in our dynasty, and the whole country has the same hatred for the enemy, so it may not be impossible to repel the Ming army!" A North Korean official said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, if you really can't repel the Ming army, it's okay to mention Tielingwei and Xianxing Mansion at that time." Another North Korean official said.
The king of North Korea grabbed his fist, yes, that is one-fifth of the territory of North Korea, and there is also the defense line of the Yalu River, you can't just give it to Daming without a gamble, lose Tielingwei and Xianxing Mansion, what will North Korea take to peep at Liaodong in the future.
"The widow believes that the soldiers of North Korea are heroic and will be able to repel the Ming army!" The king of Joseon said firmly.
At this moment, the Korean monarchs and ministers still thought that the Ming Dynasty sent troops only for Tielingwei and Xianxingfu, but they didn't know that the Ming Dynasty was fighting the idea of destroying the country, and the Korean king still had delusions about Liaodong, and they didn't know what kind of expression they would have when they figured out the Ming Dynasty's intention to destroy the country.
This section of Dandong is an excellent section of the Yalu River to cross the river, the river is calm, and the banks on both sides are gentle.
Dandong corresponds to Sinuiju in North Korea.
On the west bank of the Yalu River, on the side of the Ming Dynasty, 100,000 troops have been continuously driven to the riverside, the military flag is fluttering, and the black pressure is overwhelming!
"Board the ship!" With a wave of Huang Degong's hand, the soldiers of the Ming army began to board the ship.
Thanks to the capture of hundreds of large and small ships abandoned by the soldiers of the Korean navy, the transportation capacity of the Ming army was greatly increased, and the 100,000 troops were expected to be able to transport all of them to the bank of the Yalu River on the Korean side within three hours.
The first to board the ship were 1,000 soldiers of the Third Army, and Huang Degong also boarded the flagship of the East China Sea Fleet to jointly command the landing with Shen Jingchao.
"Set sail!" With the landing of the first 1,000 soldiers, more than a dozen ships left the west bank and lost to the east bank on the North Korean side, followed by a dozen more empty ships and a second group of soldiers boarding.
The Yalu River in the Dandong section is about 500 meters wide, and soon, more than a dozen ships carrying the first batch of 1,000 soldiers approached the east bank of the North Korean side, ready to land.
Suddenly, a large number of North Korean soldiers came out.
Nearly 30,000 North Korean soldiers rushed towards the riverbank, trying to prevent the Ming army from landing on the bank.
"Shoot the arrows!" When rushing to the bank of the river, the general of the North Korean army immediately gave a loud order.
"Xiu Xiu Xiu" Xu is because he is in too much of a hurry, and the rain of arrows shot by the North Korean army is obviously sparse!
However, more than a dozen soldiers were still shot in a hurry.
One of the 3rd Army Battalion commanders who led the ship was furious that the army had suffered casualties before it had even begun to land, and that the North Korean soldiers had to be taught a hard lesson.
"Fire!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang" a thousand soldiers of the Third Army on board began to return fire with their guns raised.
Blazing bullets shot out, piercing through the flesh and blood of North Korean soldiers.
"Ahh On the beach, a large number of corpses of North Korean soldiers immediately fell, and the bright red blood stained the mud on the riverbank.
On the river, the flagship of the East China Sea Fleet.
Seeing that the North Korean army suddenly appeared to block the crossing of the river, Huang Degong was not surprised at all, and his face remained calm.
However, Shen Jingchao looked at the secret numbness on the riverbank, the nearly 30,000 North Korean army, the corner of his mouth hooked a cold smile, and said coldly: "Kill yourself!" ”
"Order, battleship artillery salvo to bombard the North Korean troops on the shore!" Shen Jingchao ordered.
As the herald flag waved, the naval soldiers on more than a dozen East China Sea Fleet warships cruising on the river quickly manipulated their cannons, aiming their black holes at the North Korean troops on the shore.
"Fire!"
"Boom, boom, boom" hundreds of artillery salvos.
Hundreds of shells exploded among the North Korean troops on the shore with the earth-shattering cannon fire.
Each shell can explode dozens of shrapnel, and the powerful blazing air wave carries dirt and gravel and exploding shrapnel to kill and injure the North Korean soldiers around them.
Due to the extremely dense density of nearly 30,000 North Korean troops, and in some places even to the point where soldiers crowded soldiers, the lethality of artillery shells has greatly increased, and almost every shell can kill and injure at least seven or eight North Korean soldiers.
Hundreds of shells fell, and the nearly 30,000 North Korean troops blocking the attack on the shore were instantly entangled in casualties.
The severed limbs and arms, the blood mist was filled, the corpses everywhere, the wails of the wounded soldiers, and the thick smell of blood and gunpowder in the air, the tragic scene frightened the North Korean soldiers, but their faces turned pale one by one, and their morale was instantly knocked to the bottom.
"Fire!"
"Boom, boom, boom" In a short moment, the battleships on the river fired a salvo together.
The same large number of North Korean soldiers were killed and wounded in this round of shelling.
At the same time, more than a dozen troop carriers had also docked, and 1,000 soldiers of the Third Army on board quickly landed ashore and formed a small attack formation of dozens of people to attack the North Korean soldiers.
"Bang bang bang" Ming soldiers kept firing guns, shooting the North Korean soldiers closest to the river.
The morale of the North Korean army was already low, and the will to fight was weak, and the round of artillery fire just now had destroyed their morale and showed signs of defeat, and at this moment a thousand soldiers of the Third Army began to land and attack.
"Run!" It is not known which North Korean soldier was the first to turn around and flee.
Suddenly, this Korean army of nearly 30,000 people did not even have time to stop a stick of incense, and it was directly defeated.
"Attack!" The battalion commander of the Third Army did not hesitate to attack forward with a thousand soldiers of the Third Army who had slowly landed on the shore, and a thousand people chased nearly 30,000 people to attack, and even because the North Korean soldiers fled too fast, the 1,000 soldiers of the Third Army simply did not use bullets, and directly inserted bayonets to charge, chasing and killing the North Korean soldiers who fled to Sinuiju in a domineering manner.