"Wan Sheng!" The soldiers of the second brigade of the standing force standing at the head of the walled city excitedly raised their knives and guns in their hands. In the distance, a North Korean army was rapidly retreating, and several artillery pieces placed at the head of the city were still dropping shells into their array, continuing to harvest the lives of these North Koreans.

The gate had also been opened, and 1,500 cavalrymen marched through the soft valley on the banks of the Nakdong River, holding their sabers alof, and quickly slaughtered the retreating Korean army from behind, trying to keep more Korean soldiers. They pursued and fought for a long distance, and only when they encountered the Korean musketeers who were intercepted by the fortifications, did they reluctantly retreat. But Rao was like this, and the defeated Korean army also fell again with a thousand or more people in this tail-end pursuit, and the losses were not light.

In the face of these weak Koreans, the East Coast Army initially retreated to a temporary camp due to the large number of opponents. As a result, after a few days of fighting, it was found that the quality of these North Korean soldiers was very average, which was similar to that of ordinary Qing army green battalions. Moreover, there was a shortage of cavalry (less than 2,000), and most of the horses were Korean ponies, and the number of Mongolian horses was very small, so as soon as they went into battle, they were severely attacked by the cavalry brigade led by Captain Yang Mingyang, and then disappeared from the battlefield.

At the beginning, in the face of the siege of more than 50,000 Qing troops at Yantai Fort, the army on the east bank only defended the city with its head bored, giving full play to its firepower superiority, and did not make any moves to fight. However, in the face of the siege of less than 60,000 Korean troops, the army on the east bank, after repelling the opponent's offensive, often opened the gate to pursue the enemy's defeated army, striving to maximize the results of the battle.

After several failed sieges, the Koreans have now lost five or six thousand people, and their morale is extremely low. Opposite. Only about 200 people were killed or wounded on the east coast. It's all about the Stand Up Team. The losses of the Army and black soldiers on the East Coast were minimal. There are only a dozen or so people.

It is said that the reason for such casualties in the Standing Brigade is mainly because the function of the roughly completed walled city is not perfect, and the fighting quality and combat experience of the soldiers of the Second and Third Brigades are far inferior to those of the First Brigade, and they are equipped with cold weapons, so it is normal for North Korean archers and firecrackers to kill and wound more than 200 people.

However, this casualty was not a problem at all for the East Coast people, who had nearly 10,000 soldiers, their casualties were minor, and their supplies were abundant under the endless supply of sea. As their opponents, the situation of the North Koreans is far from optimistic. Not to mention that they suffered more than 5,000 casualties. In order to maintain the supply of 50,000 or 60,000 troops on the front line, the neighboring provinces of Gyeongsang-do, Chungcheong-do, and Jeolla-do were already miserable. In particular, when the supplies of Gyeongsang-do were looted by the people of the eastern coast, this burden was almost entirely on the shoulders of Chungcheong-do and Jeolla-do, and even if these two provinces were said to be rich, they were overwhelmed, and most of their savings for many years were consumed.

Today is June 15th, and the two sides have been in a stalemate on the narrow alluvial plain at the mouth of the Nakdong River for ten days. The increase in casualties has exacerbated the war-weariness of these loosely armed North Korean soldiers. The confidence of the generals who led the troops was also shaken. In such a situation, the North Koreans are grinding for a day. On 16 June, a peace mission was again dispatched to negotiate a ceasefire between the two sides.

Unexpectedly, the conditions thrown out by the people on the east coast were basically unchanged from the first time, and they were still the kind of conditions that were difficult for the Koreans to accept, such as land cession, indemnity, trade, and severance of ties with the Qing Dynasty. And that's not all, their negotiator, Mao Desheng, also brazenly said that due to the long delay, the army on the east coast had spent a lot of money and needed more military indemnities, that is, it had increased by 200,000 taels on the basis of the original indemnity of 1 million taels of silver, which made the North Koreans very annoyed.

This time, however, they did not walk away as they did at the beginning of the month, but patiently rubbed shoulders with the people on the east coast, hoping that they would lower their conditions. As for why this is the case, the main thing is that the commander of the army at the front received an urgent edict from Wang Jing, demanding that the battle be ended as soon as possible and the army should be withdrawn to defend Wang Jing. Because several warships of the people on the east coast (two frigate gunboats and one fast cruiser) suddenly appeared in the waters near Ganghwa Island and sank several Korean naval division warships, the whole city of Hanyang was panicked.

They didn't dare to bet on whether the yellow-clothed pirates would land nearby by boat and then go straight to Wang Jing. They can't afford to gamble, in case they really send thousands of elites to come by boat across the sea, what do you do to stop them? Many of Wang Jing's troops have been transferred to Gyeongsang-do, and Wang Jing is very empty! When the people on the east coast could not be driven into the sea by force, and their capital was seriously threatened, the Koreans could only ask for peace talks with a bitter face, even if they made some concessions.

As if they were aware of the situation facing the North Koreans, the East Coast people had the audacity to make the North Koreans who negotiated in shock and anger, and they left several times, but at the urging of Wang Jing, they had to be cheeky to return to the venue to continue the talks.

During this period, in order to encourage the Koreans to take more steps, after fully considering the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and us, Mo Ming resolutely ordered on June 21 to order the main force of the army, the New Army of the Eight Banners, the cavalry brigade, and the second brigade of the forward team, totaling more than 7,000 people, to be dispatched, and then lined up outside the camp. After finishing the formation, they began to move slowly in the direction of the North Korean camp, and immediately stopped when they came into range of the artillery, and then concentrated their artillery fire on it, knocking the same rough wooden camp into a cloud of sawdust.

The North Koreans were forced to fight! It's just that they were beaten by more than 20 artillery pieces in the process of leaving the village to line up, and some local soldiers in Chungcheong-do and Jeolla Province were scattered by fierce artillery fire before they even finished their formation. Only then did they realize how terrible the rumored yellow-clothed pirates were to use artillery as the core of their operations. The thousands of men and horses they had hurriedly lined up were beaten into disarray before they even rushed to the opposing side's formation, and the soldiers were in a commotion. And after the opponent's black ghost slave soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding spears pressed on them violently, their morale immediately collapsed, and they began to turn around and flee back. And in the distance. The cavalrymen of the yellow-clothed pirates raised their sabers. Begin to accelerate slowly. Kill in the heart of the battlefield.

The North Koreans were defeated without any suspense. They lost two or three thousand soldiers and horses again, and together with the scattered local soldiers of Jeolla Province and Chungcheong Province, the loss of the Korean troops was probably already tens of thousands, and their morale fell to the bottom. This is a dignified field battle! Facts have proved that they can't beat the yellow-clothed pirates in either field or siege battles, and they can't even beat the defense of the city - because they can't carry the opponent's artillery! This realization has caused the North Koreans to completely lose the last trace of confidence, and this has also accelerated the negotiation process between the two sides.

Regarding the first clause proposed by the East Coasters, that is, the clause of leasing the port of Busan for 100 years. The North Koreans categorically refused. However, just when Mao Desheng was in a state of flux, the North Koreans implicitly stated that they would allow the people on the east coast to come and go freely to and from the port of Busan, and that they would do business, settle down, farm, and fish with respect, and that the North Koreans would not obstruct or collect any taxes, and the North Korean officials would even allow the people on the east coast to exercise "autonomy" in the port of Busan, which was tantamount to in fact recognizing the special interests of the people on the east coast in the port of Busan.

The East Coasters did not intend to lease the port of Pusan, because it would obviously distract their forces, and the proposal was just to give them more leverage in negotiations. So when the North Koreans made such a vague and ambiguous compromise proposal, Mao Desheng gently lifted it after pretending to be dissatisfied.

Regarding the second request for the demilitarization of Gyeongsang-do. At first, the North Koreans said they would not agree. However, after the artillery on the east bank conducted a test fire in the direction of the North Korean camp, the North Koreans reluctantly said that Gyeongsang-do could be disarmed. But not a little army not to keep. After some arguments, Mao "reluctantly" agreed that the Koreans should keep an army of no more than 6,000 men in Gyeongsang-do, of which no more than 1,000 cavalry.

As for the proposal of the people on the east coast to open their own trading houses in the eight provinces of Korea, the Koreans hastily rejected them in their entirety. The east coast was naturally not allowed, and after some verbal arguments between the two sides, the two sides finally agreed to open ports for trade in Busan Port and Wonsanjin. Easterners could sell as many goods as they wanted in both places, and local North Korean officials could not obstruct them for any reason.

Then came the focus of the negotiations, the terms demanded by the people on the east coast to sever all ties with the Qing state. Regarding this paragraph, Mao Desheng also knew that the Koreans did not have the courage to agree, because they were afraid that the Qing State would be angry and raise troops to recruit them. However, Mao Desheng pretended to be hesitant and repeatedly entangled in this issue, during which he once again dispatched cavalry to plunder the four fields and strike at the Korean sergeants who went out to collect wood, so as to exert pressure. In addition, the sailors on the three warships on the east coast suddenly landed and occupied Ganghwa Island, which was not defended by a few soldiers, and under pressure from several sides, the Koreans reluctantly agreed to withdraw all the troops from the Qing state on the grounds of domestic insecurity and reduce the amount of trade with the Manchus, and at the same time hinted that they would inform the people on the east coast of the information about the Manchus through some secret channels.

In the end, regarding the reparation, the people on the east coast asked for 1.2 million taels of silver, and the Koreans only agreed to 100,000 taels, and the gap between the two sides was too big at first glance. However, at this time, the two sides were also exhausted by the lengthy negotiations, and after hasty discussions, it was decided that the DPRK would compensate the people on the east coast for the military expenses of 150,000 taels of silver and the ransom fee for Ganghwa Island, a total of 250,000 taels, which seemed to be quite beneficial to the Koreans. However, in order to obtain this "favorable" clause, the North Koreans also paid some additional conditions, namely: ships on the east coast can anchor in North Korean ports to shelter from wind and waves and repair ships; Naval vessels on the east coast can conduct surveys along the coast of Korea, and the Koreans must not make unwarranted trouble; The currency of commerce between the two sides shall be the legal tender of the Republic of East Coast of China; The Joseon sold grain to the people on the east coast at a preferential price of not less than 100,000 stone every year, all of which were included in the appendix to the treaty.

After submitting the report to the superiors of both sides for approval, on July 30, Mo Ming arrived at Ganghwa Island on a naval ship and signed a peace treaty with the North Korean representatives, that is, the "Treaty of Reconciliation between the Republic of China on the East Coast of China and the Kingdom of Korea", which included the main text and appendices, and basically included all the results of negotiations between the two sides. It took less than three months from the start of the war to the signing of the peace treaty, and during this period, the Manchus did not react at all, I don't know whether the North Korea did not notify them or what happened—in fact, they were unable to send a large number of troops into Korea within three months, so that the people on the east coast successfully weakened and shook Korea, one of the wings of the Manchus, and the great net of the Manchus was obviously woven more and more densely.

After the treaty was signed, the East Coasters began to release about 1,000 Korean prisoners captured in previous battles, and then evacuated the port of Busan by ship in batches. At this point, the war, which the North Koreans called "Bingxu foreign disturbance", officially came to an end at the end of July. The far-reaching impact of this war on the North Korean side is still fermenting, and it will inevitably produce great variables in the future. (To be continued......)