Chapter 411: Battle of Kaesong 1

After the Jin army gave up all the land south of Gaizhou and disengaged from the Qi army, Xu Shiyang's intelligence sources to Liaodong were interrupted for a time, so he did not know that the third prince of Wanyan did not stay at home honestly during this time.

Just a few years ago, when Xu Shiyang attacked Goryeo, Wanyan Zongwang and Sushi Lie Zhining were responsible for staying in the mainland, and the two princes of Wanyan Zonggan and Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Zonghan, a total of three Bo Jilie led 60,000 troops (half of each of Jurchen and Aha), and went north to attack the Jurchen Alliance.

Yinshu also knew that the Jurchen headquarters would not come to crusade against him at this time, so he seized the time to invade Goryeo, striving to strengthen his strength as much as possible before the arrival of the Jurchen headquarters.

Therefore, in the final analysis, Xu Shiyang and Yinshuke both misjudged each other - Xu Shiyang did not expect that Yinshuke would take the initiative to attack, and Yinshu did not expect Qi Province to turn enemies into friends with Goryeo so quickly.

When he finally realized that the Goryeo people in front of him were likely to be mixed with Qi soldiers, Yinshu Ke immediately retreated.

"Those Han dogs caught some time ago said that the Qi army has a team of soldiers and horses on Jianghua Island?" Yinshu asked his subordinates with a frown.

"Yes, master, but there are not many of them, I heard that there are only a few hundred people."

"After Li Kun left Wang Jing, did he run to Jianghua Island?" Silversmith asked.

"That's right, he ran so fast that he couldn't catch up with the light horse."

Wanyan Yinshu glanced at the Goryeo position with a pity and reluctance, and finally ordered: "Withdraw, don't fight." ”

"Huh." A few Meng'an hurriedly took the order.

They have all realized that the current situation is really dangerous.

It's really a pity to catch a few thousand Aha less, but if the slaves were taken back by the Qi army landing from the sea for this point, it would not be a matter of catching a few thousand fewer minions.

The Jurchens didn't know where the Qi army was now, whether it had already marched towards Goryeo, and no matter what, they didn't want to take this risk—they couldn't defeat the Qi army before, and now they couldn't bargain for the Qi army.

"If these Goryeo women dare to come down the mountain to chase them, kill them on the flat ground." Wanyan Yinshu said viciously: "If they don't dare to go down the mountain, let's go home now!" ”

"Huh!"

……

Silver's retreat didn't go well.

Even if Xu Shizhen did not pursue, his retreat was in a hurry.

Because recently, Yinshuke's subordinates have been very hungry, and after entering Goryeo in a no-man's land, they are naturally red-eyed and want to grab enough money.

After the occupation of Goryeo Wangjing, the Jurchen tribes that were not the core of Yinshuke scattered one after another, looting within their respective demarcated areas, and by the time Yinshuke ordered a quick retreat, there were still some of these people who had not received an order!

These small troops all belong to the small Jurchen nobles who are not from the Wanyan lineage, and they chose to take refuge in Yinshu, but they felt that the three princes were too harsh on the non-descendants, and they might gain a higher status and more freedom of action if they took refuge in Yinshu, a major general who lacked soldiers.

They did get what they wanted, but they also caused a lot of trouble for Silver's command.

Yinshu could return from Yongin to Goryeo Wangjing, and then waited for a whole day, May 22, Wanyan Yinju, who felt that he would not be able to leave if he didn't leave, had to give up those who had never come to join him, and led the troops to abandon Goryeo Wangjing and return to the north.

At this time, Yinshuke still had 4,000 Jurchen armor soldiers and more than 4,000 Aha slave soldiers, who watched over more than 30,000 slaves looted from all over Goryeo, and began to return to Ping'an Dao in a mighty way.

With so much baggage, Eunjukka's actions were extremely slow, and at this time, rebels from all over Goryeo were swarming, from Hamgyong Province in Pyongan Province to Gyeonggi Province, and the oppressed Goryeo people were making trouble for the Jurchens.

The Jurchens who were left alone would be attacked by the Goryeo rebels who suddenly burst out of the mountains and forests, and the Jurchen team of less than 30 people could not even leave the camp to fetch water and wood.

Although the losses were not large, the Jurchens felt more and more tired, and no matter how much they urged the Yanyin technique, the troops could not move quickly.

The Goryeo Army, which usually operated like a wind, did not reluctantly reach the vicinity of Kaesong until May 27.

And then they couldn't walk anymore.

Ahead, the 6,000 Qi army led by Xu Shiyang was waiting for it.

Seeing Qi Jun's strict array, Wanyan Yinshuke's heart fell to the bottom, and he didn't need to ask more, and his subordinates did the same.

Especially those veterans, when they saw the flag of the Qi army, they didn't even have the heart to try it out in a battle.

The soldiers looked desperately at the Qi army who had their backs to Kaecheng and blocked all the ways home, and several Meng'an and Mouke officers kept turning their heads and looked at Wanyan Yinshuke with frightened eyes.

"Rush over!"

Wanyan Yinshu suddenly shouted:

"Rush over! Rush over! Rush over and you'll be home in no time! I'll take you home! ”

"Prepare for battle!" A Meng'an gritted his teeth and shouted: "Kill all those Han dogs!" ”

"Whew!!"

All the Jurchens screamed like beasts together.

With a sword in one hand and a shield in the other, Meng An led a thousand armored soldiers towards the Qi army.

They are all veterans of war, so they naturally know what to do at this time - there is no escape, and the only way to survive is to break the enemy's resistance.

Before Yan Yinshu could command, they were already ready for battle, a thousand true Jurchen armor soldiers attacked the Qi army front head-on, and a thousand cavalry on each wing outflanked them, and Yinshu could command a thousand armor soldiers and Aha to see the captured Koreans, and at the same time as a reserve ready to put into the most needed position.

For the Jurchens, this blow would determine life and death, so these people suddenly burst out of their barbarian nature and launched a determined assault on the Qi army.

Rumble!

There was a loud bang, this time it was a real cannon, and an 8-pound iron bullet came roaring, landing about a hundred steps in front of the Jurchen armor soldiers, hitting a few water drifts, and finally stopped at the feet of the Jurchen soldiers who were head-on, without causing any casualties.

Then there was another cannon shot, still an 8-pound cannon, this time the shell hit a little higher, flying directly over the heads of the Jurchen armor soldiers, and also missed nothing.

But the Jurchens didn't have time to rejoice, they all knew very well that this was just a test firing of the Qi artillery, and it would not be long before the Qi artillery would definitely get a hit.

For this, the Jurchens who were hit by the cannon were more confident than the Qi army themselves.

At a distance of 300 paces, the artillery of the new army in the opposite province had already tested five rounds of fire, and it was not until the last round that an 8-kilogram shell was hit.

The cannonball drilled directly into the Jurchen array at a near-perfect angle, shattering the head of the first Jurchen armorer, the chest of the second Jurchen armorer, the lower abdomen of the third person, and the leg of the fourth person.

After the shell touched the ground, it bounced up again, cutting backwards through the legs, lower abdomen, chest, and head.

When the shell fell for the second time, it took half of the shoulder of the 9th armourer, and broke all the muscles and bones of the 10th man, pushing him to knock down the 11th and 12th men.

One shot, 10 dead and 2 wounded!