It was much easier than imagined to conquer Seoul, although there were more troops in Seoul and Li Fangyuan was in battle, but Korea had been defeated repeatedly since the beginning of the war, and the battle of the Jaeyong Plain lost nearly 100,000 people, while the losses of the Ming army were negligible; Although the defenders of Kaesong fought to the end, they broke the city in one day, and after breaking the city, they were sacked by the Guiyi army. The inspired Guiyi army was attacking violently, because of the threat of Ming artillery fire, the Korean army could not form a strength advantage at the head of the city, and could only be beaten passively. Seeing that Hancheng was about to be destroyed, thinking of the threat of Sheng Yong's plunder, some nobles and important ministers in the city could not hold on, and Li Juyi, Quan Zhonghe, and Quan Zhun, the guard of the East City Gate, conspired to kidnap Li Fangyuan and surrender to the Ming army.

Although the Ming army besieged the city on all sides, the main direction of attack was to the west and north, and the south faced the river, so the troops could not be deployed; Not too many troops were placed in the east, but Sheng Yong ordered Zhang Hantian to lead 10,000 cavalry to ambush, ready to intercept the deserters in the city at any time.

Because the Guiyi army was attacking the city in a hurry, Li Fangyuan decided to mobilize some defenders to assist in the defense of the west and south city walls on the night of two days, and at the same time summoned Quan Zhun to discuss the matter. This made Quan Zhun with a ghost think that his plot had been discovered, and immediately decided to rebel, and at the same time sent someone to inform Li Juyi and Quan Zhonghe. It's a pity that it was launched in a hurry, and chaos was formed among the defenders of the East Gate.

After Li Fangyuan heard the report, he immediately personally led the pro-army to suppress it, and a melee formed at the east gate. Quan Zhun did not stop doing anything, ordered people to set fire to the eastern city, opened the city gate, and sent messengers to the Ming army camp to ask for surrender. However, due to the small number of Ming troops in the East Gate and the low level of the generals, they could not judge the truth or falsehood, so they did not dare to call the shots, and they were afraid of being ambushed, so they had to ask Zhang Hantian for advice, which delayed time.

After Li Fangyuan found that the east gate was opened, he immediately ordered an all-out attack to recapture the east gate, and at the same time sent part of the defenders of the south gate and the north gate to reinforce it; But at this time, Li Juyi, Quan Zhong and Gou, who got the news of Quanzhun, jumped over the wall in a hurry, led their families to set fire to the city, and at the same time sent people to contact the guards of each gate to inform them that the city was about to be lost, so that they could make plans early.

After receiving the news of Li Juyi and Quan Zhonghe, the guards of the gates immediately received Li Fangyuan's order, and the guards of the west gate and the south gate did not move, only the guard of the north gate, Jin Nanxuan, sent troops to come, and informed Li Juyi, Quan Zhonghe of the news of the rebellion.

After receiving Jin Nanxuan's support, Li Fangyuan quickly forced the Quanzhun headquarters out of the east gate, but the east gate had been burned down by Quanzhun and could not be closed. Looking back at the fire at the head of the city, then at the burned city gate in front of him, and then thinking of the defenders of the south gate who did not obey the order, Li Fangyuan was completely discouraged, and he didn't know what to do.

Seeing this scene, Jin Nanxuan knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, hurry up, the Ming army will react soon, and it will be too late if you don't leave." ”

"Go, where to go? Do I have a place to go? Li Fangyuan smiled bitterly: "Han Jingjing can't hold it, how can I stop the Ming army?" ”

"Your Majesty, go to Gyeongju, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is the capital of ancient Silla. The last general had an idea, the Ming army was strong in firearms, and the cavalry was not weak, and it was invincible on the plain. Therefore, since the beginning of the war, whether in field battles or siege cities, our army has lost successive battles. ”

"But our army is not without a chance of victory, the emperor can go to Gyeongju, rely on Gangwon Province and Gyeongsang Province, rely on the mountainous terrain there, and fight against the Ming army; The mountains and forests were dense there, and the terrain was rugged, and the power of the Ming army's firearms could not be exerted. ”

"As long as the emperor appeases the two people, forms elite soldiers, constantly harasses and attacks the Ming army, and recruits and contacts the Guiyi army, he may not be able to drag down the Ming army, so there may not be no hope for the restoration of the country."

Listening to Jin Nanxuan's story, Li Fangyuan's eyes gradually turned from confusion to firmness, and finally, he stomped his feet, helped Jin Nanxuan up and said: "The general is so talented, but I can't know people, if the general is appointed as soon as possible, I won't be where I am today!" Saying that, Li Fangyuan couldn't help crying bitterly.

Jin Nanxuan shook his head: "Your Majesty, the last general has only figured it out after so many failures, let's go, the last general is willing to break off!" ”

"No, I will rely more on the general in the future."

Li Fangyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Li Daotong, I ordered you to put on my dragon robe, and use my guard of honor to attract the Ming army and cover my breakthrough, are you willing?" ”

"The minister is willing!" An attendant walked out of Li Fangyuan's side and fell to his knees.

Looking at Li Daotong kneeling in front of him, Li Fangyuan's heart was like a twist, Li Daotong was his childhood friend, although he had no talent, but he was the person he trusted the most. But now, he can only let him die for himself......

Li Fangyuan stretched out his hand and patted Li Daotong's shoulder, tears welled up in his eyes, dripping into the dust, and he said in a nasal voice: "Daotong, I will regard your son as my son and son, and your old mother as my old mother, you can go with peace of mind, if I can return to Hanjing again, I will definitely give you a beautiful funeral, so that you can enjoy eternal glory, and your descendants will also enjoy wealth and glory!" ”

"Thank you, Emperor! Die for the emperor, the minister has no regrets! The emperor is eloquent and strategic, and it is a supreme honor for the minister to die for the emperor. Emperor! You must live, North Korea needs you! ”

"General Jin, the emperor pleases you! North Korea, please! ”

Li Daotong knelt on the ground and respectfully bowed three times and bowed nine times.

Li ...... General Li, the last general swears here, swear allegiance to the emperor! Revive North Korea! ”

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In the middle of the night, the Ming army could not distinguish the real from the fake, and rushed towards Li Daotong, and finally Li Daotong was captured, but he didn't say a word, Zhang Hantian thought that he had made a great contribution, but he didn't know that the real Li Fangyuan had quietly slipped away from his side.

In the end, Seoul was not plundered, Li Juyi, Kwon Zhonghe, and Jin Zhun came forward to ask to see Sheng Yong, and finally reached an agreement, and Seoul took out 500,000 taels of silver to appease the Guiyi army besieging the city, so that the palace, nobles, officials and people in Seoul were basically preserved.

Therefore, when Li Fanggan and his entourage entered Seoul, Seoul was still a stable and peaceful situation, and hundreds of civil and military officials greeted Li Fanggan, the governor of North Korea, as well as Zhang Zhen, the leader of the council, and Qu Neng, the general of the internal guard, outside the west gate.

Upon learning of the news that Yi Fanggan had been appointed as the governor of Korea, Yi Fangwon of Gyeongju immediately changed the name of the country to Silla (Silla was the first country on the Korean Peninsula to unify the Korean Peninsula and held a high position among the people of the Korean Peninsula. ), go to the emperor, and send envoys to the Ming Dynasty to proclaim vassals; But at the same time, small forces were sent to attack and harass the Ming army.

At the same time as sending Li Fanggan to Korea, Zhu Yunwen sent Xu Kai to lead 50,000 troops in Henan and Shandong, and under the cover of the navy, they were stationed on Jeju Island and attacked Jeolla Province.

On October 25, the sixth year of Jianwen, Sheng Yong and Xu Kai joined forces in Gwangju, Jeolla Province, so far, the Ming army has occupied the entire western part of Korea, leaving only Gangwon Province and Gyeongsang Province in the eastern mountainous areas to survive, and Li Fangyuan's Silla has also become the banner in the hearts of some people on the Korean Peninsula and the source of instability on the Korean Peninsula.