Daiseon supported the puppet regime in Korea and handed over the captured Korean troops to the puppet regime, allowing them to clear the remnants of the coalition forces that had retreated to the southern seas of Jeju Island and Jindo, as well as to capture Samdo in eastern Korea.

Dai Shankong has an army of 50,000 people, but in the face of the sea, he can only look at the sea and sigh, the coalition army fled to the southern waters of Korea, and this war can no longer be resolved quickly, and it will last for a long time.

When Xie Qian retreated, he burned down all the granaries in Seoul and other places, and with the current conditions of North Korea, it was impossible to support 50,000 Qing troops under any circumstances, let alone 60,000 or 70,000 war horses.

Korea was poor, and if it weren't for the Ming army using it as a base to attack the Manchus, Dolgon would not have had any interest in occupying Korea.

Now that they occupy Korea, direct rule is too expensive for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they must send supplies to Korea every year to maintain a large army stationed in Korea, and the Qing court only gets a few Korean ginseng, which is really not cost-effective.

If the Manchus had money and materials, they could take it, but now the situation in the Manchus is that the banner people have money, but the Manchu court has no money.

The key is that the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not have developed shipping, and it relied entirely on manpower to transport grain to Korea.

The 50,000 people led by Daishan were an elite army cobbled together from Guanwai and near Gyeonggi, and Dolgon needed to use him to deal with more powerful enemies such as Mongolia, so naturally they could not be trapped in Korea, so the Qing court chose to support the puppets in Korea after many considerations, which was also a decision of last resort.

At the end of February, Dai Shan had no way to retreat to the remnants of the coalition army on the island, and the Qing army's supplies would run out, so Dai Shan could only leave the king of Jingjin County Nikan to lead 10,000 cavalry to guard North Korea, be the emperor of North Korea, and then lead 40,000 people to retreat to Beijing.

The Qing army invaded Korea several times in history, and after occupying the hinterland of Korea, they finally took the initiative to evacuate because of the inconvenience of supplies.

The Joseon royal court, which was in exile on Jeju Island, actually had a similar plan this time, hoping that the Qing army would withdraw from Korea as usual, and as soon as the Qing army left, they would return to Seoul and continue to rule Korea, but they didn't want the Qing army to actually establish a Korean regime in Korea this time, so it would be difficult for them to go back.

Once they can't go back, it means that they will lose North Korea and lose their interests, and the Korean monarchs and ministers suddenly became impatient, but there was no way, there were still 10,000 Qing troops in Seoul, and with their strength, they naturally could not overthrow the puppet regime of North Korea and return to Seoul from the new.

For a while, the Korean monarch and minister could only cry to his father in the Ming Dynasty, hoping that the state of his parents would pull him again.

At this time, Xie Qian's situation was also in crisis, North Korea was short of food, and the food he had on Jeju Island was no longer enough for 50,000 soldiers and civilians to consume.

Although Japan was close to Jeju Island, the shogunate was closed off from the rest of the country, and trade with Japan had to obtain the seal first, and Japan was not rich in grain.

At the beginning of March, just when the coalition forces were in a food shortage, the Ming support fleet finally reached the southern waters of 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 Manchu Qing Dynasty, and North Korea is the first vassal of China, if the Ming Dynasty can't keep it, the big brother's face will inevitably have no brilliance, how will the small Nanyang country mix with the big brother in the future?

After receiving the news from the North Korean side, Wang Yan decided to support North Korea, but this support was limited to materials and food, and the Ming Dynasty did not have troops to send to North Korea now.

On Jeju Island, next to the pier that was built, more than a dozen large ships leaned against the shore, and a board stretched out from the boat.

Xie Qian and the others hurriedly greeted him, and said, "Xia Shilang has worked hard all the way!" ”

Xia Wanchun replied, "There is Governor Rauche to greet him personally." ”

"You're welcome!" Xie Qian withdrew his hand and spoke, his head tilted slightly, his eyes crossed Xia Wanchun, and he looked at the big boat behind him, as if he wanted to know what was inside.

"Don't worry about Xie Dudu, this is just the first batch, every once in a while, a fleet will come over!"

Xie Qian felt a little embarrassed, laughed awkwardly, and then made a gesture of invitation on one side, and waited for Xia Wanchun to walk back side by side with him before he asked again: "Xia Shilang, I don't know what the imperial court has transported over this time, and whether there is any intention of increasing troops." ”

At the beginning of the Korean war, there was a military report sent to Nanjing, that is, the one received by Wang Yannian after the year, but when the imperial court was still discussing how to help Korea, the military report of Xie Qian, who had retreated to Jeju Island, and the letter of the king of Korea hoping that the Ming Dynasty would help him restore the country and resist the Manchu Qing was sent to Nanjing.

Therefore, the Nanjing court basically knew about the current situation in North Korea, and Xia Wanchun was sent to North Korea this time because Ruan Mei was seriously injured and could not be a director, so the court decided that he would go to North Korea to supervise the army and reform the Korean royal court.

"Xie Dudu is in Korea, and he may not know that the imperial court's current strategic focus has changed." Xia Wanchun walked a few steps and stood up and said: "The Jin State went to the year and betrayed the alliance and raided Sichuan, the imperial court suffered a setback in Sichuan, and the southwest Sun Kewang is getting bigger and bigger, which poses a huge threat to the two Guangzhous, and Xie Dudu also knows the importance of Guangdong to the imperial court, so the strategic focus of the imperial court has moved to the southwest, and many armies have driven to the front line of Guangxi and Guizhou, and it is impossible for the imperial court to send reinforcements to support North Korea in the near future." Xie Dudu should be prepared to rely on his existing strength to recover Korea. ”

The imperial court was originally going all out to fight against the Manchus, and Korea, as an important pawn against the Manchus, was naturally able to obtain abundant resources from the imperial court, but if the imperial court shifted its focus to the southwest, it would mean that the resources they could obtain would be greatly reduced.

Xie Qian and the others didn't expect that the national policy and strategy of the imperial court would undergo such a big change, and they all had a little urgency on their faces.

"Xia Shilang, the imperial court may not have a clear understanding of the situation in Korea, now the Manchu Qing Dynasty has set up the heir of Gwanghaejun to be the puppet king of Korea, and Nikan has led 10,000 elite horsemen to control the relatively wealthy Wudao land in the west, and we can only retreat on the island, and the eastern three provinces will be occupied by them sooner or later, without reinforcements, we will not be able to recapture Korea at all!"

"The lack of reinforcements is only temporary, and when the imperial court solves the southwest, the reinforcements will naturally come to North Korea, but before that, it depends on ourselves!" Xia Wanchun glanced at everyone, comforted a few words, and then said in a deep voice: "Although there are no reinforcements, the materials that the imperial court should give will not be less, and this official brought not only food this time, but also more than 5,000 bird guns to assemble the Korean army." This war is not only a matter for me Daming, but also for the North Koreans, and they can't think of Daming to help them solve everything. ”

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

"The military report has been read by King Chu and several elders, but the Korean army has always been so weak. His Royal Highness the King of Chu meant that the future training and command of the Korean army would be in the hands of the imperial court. The imperial court will send generals to train and command them, and the Korean generals will go to Nanjing to learn martial arts and receive a period of education. ”

Xia Wanchun looked at Xie Qian, and then said: "Right now, what Xie Dudu wants is to train them quickly, and then send them to the eastern three roads, where the mountains and forests are undulating, and Nikan's elite cavalry will not pass, it must be the Korean puppet army to collect it, we must think of a way to hold it, and we can't let the Qing army control the entire eight roads." ”