Chapter 950: Coalition forces block the way

Wang Yan is not aware of the affairs of Zhejiang, and the attention of the Ming Dynasty has been attracted by the North Korean side at this time.

North Korea is a nail placed behind the Qing army by the Ming army, and it has great existential value, and the Ming Dynasty will not give up easily.

If the Qing army attacked Korea again, this would not only affect the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but also make the Qing army have no worries, so that the Qing army could deal with the Ming army with all its might, and the pressure on the Ming army in Huainan would inevitably increase greatly, thus forming a chain reaction and affecting the Ming army to fight in the southwest.

Last New Year's Day, it can be said that in addition to the Ming Dynasty, the other three parties were not idle, Sun Kewang and Haoge in the southwest were earning a high fortune, and the Manchu side was also the imperial Mongolia, and the eastward expedition to Korea.

North Korea and the Manchu Qing Dynasty are bounded by Changbai Mountain and Yalu River, the mountains in the northeast section of Hamgyong Province are undulating, and it is not easy to walk, and the terrain of Pyongan Province in the southeast is relatively flat, and the Yalu River is frozen, so the city is the main direction of the Qing army's attack.

Last year, the Ming army in North Korea brought great harm to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they ravaged the coast, the Qing army went ashore as soon as they left, and as soon as the Qing army came, they immediately took a boat into the sea, so that the Qing army had no choice, plus Xie Qian had some connections in Shandong, and many gentry and gentry secretly colluded with Xie Qian in order not to be robbed by the Ming army's companions, and passed on information to them and guided them to the road.

The lands now occupied by the Manchus were Huaibei, Shandong, Beizhi, Henan, Shanxi, and Guanwai, but the Ming army in Korea was able to threaten Shandong, Beizhi, and Guanwai, threatening the security of almost half of his land, and Dolgon had to settle Korea.

This time, Daishan led 50,000 men to attack Korea, and if he couldn't capture it, then Dolgon could only order to move to the sea, and all the people of the coastal fifty miles were moved to the interior, so as to prevent the Ming army from attacking and harassing.

50,000 Qing troops came to attack, and Korea was shaken, but because 30,000 Ming troops were stationed in Korea, the Korean monarchs and ministers were not frightened, but wanted to behave well in front of their parents, but although the wishes were good, the reality was extremely cruel.

The Qing army's attack was before the Yalu River thawed, so the Qing cavalry easily broke through the North Korean defense line, Anping Province fell in a few days, and Huanghae Province also lost most of it.

Due to the loss of the important town of Pyongyang, the 60,000 allied troops could only stop the Qing army from continuing south near Kaesong, north of Gyeonggi Province in North Korea.

The terrain of North Korea is high in the east and low in the west, the east is a stretch of mountains, the west is flat, and there is a narrow plain along the coastline, and this plain area is wide and narrow, and the vicinity of Kaesong is relatively narrow, and the coalition forces are blocked here, so they can block the Qing army from continuing to attack Seoul in the south.

At this time, on a hill not far from the camp of the coalition army, several Qing army scouts were in the mountains and forests, looking at the camp tents stretching in the distance, and saw a big flag in the camp on a "Xie" word fluttering in the wind, and around the big flag, there were many sun and moon bright flags, the camp was crowded, the blades and spears were sharp, and the armor of the soldiers was distinct, but in the east of this big camp, there was a big camp, and the momentum was much weaker, and it was the camp of the North Korean army.

Almost everything in North Korea is copied from China, deeply influenced by China, and the army is also similar to the Ming army in terms of equipment, the difference is that the Ming army only inserts a feather or a small flag on the helmet, while the North Korean army has a small trifurnd on the helmet, and the North Korean army has very few armored soldiers, and there is even a lot of paper armor, and the equipment is very short, so it is easy to distinguish.

The Qing army scouts on the hill, observed for a moment, and then immediately turned the horse's head and ran down the hill, and then returned north to Baichuan County, which the Qing army had just captured not long ago.

The cavalry galloped back to Shirakawa, the smell of blood in the city, and it was clear that they had been slaughtered.

The Qing army was angry at the betrayal of North Korea, and blamed the North Korea for the defeat of Yangzhou, so this time Daishan entered North Korea, which can be described as merciless, and all the cities he passed were slaughtered, and the land of Sanhan was immediately bloodied.

At this time, Dai Shan was discussing with the Qing generals about attacking Seoul, he looked at everyone and said in a cold voice: "Winter is about to end, we must take Seoul as soon as possible and capture the king of Joseon alive, otherwise once the sea surface of Ganghwa Island thaws, the guy will inevitably shrink to the island again, and our 50,000 horses and horses can't stay in Korea for a long time, if we want to kill them all, we can only wait another year." ”

Before, North Korea and the Manchu Qing Dynasty were opposed, and they couldn't fight each other, so they liked to run to the island, and North Korea was poor, and the people who could support it were limited, and the Qing army couldn't get any supplies in Korea, and they couldn't make ends meet in Korea, and they could only retreat after a while, and the Manchu treasury was empty, so Daishan didn't have time to spend in Korea, and it had to be solved by a war.

The generals in the room nodded their heads again and again, and they were full of confidence, they had not encountered such a soft dish for a long time, and in less than ten days, they rushed from the Yalu River to Gyeonggi Province in North Korea, approaching Seoul, and the whole process was like a hunting outing.

At this time, the house was discussing, and the soldiers outside told the scouts to come back, and Dai Shan hurriedly let them in, and then according to their reports, the location of the coalition forces was marked on the map.

Seeing that the position of the Ming army was fifty miles to the south, facing the mountains in the east and the sea and Ganghwa Island in the west, blocking their main route to Seoul, Nikan, the king of the county, pointed to the map and asked the scout: "How many troops are stationed here, and what are the equipment?" ”

The Manchu generals are now in short supply, and they urgently need to train the younger generation to share the worries of the older generation, so this time to resist the Mongols and conquer Korea, Daishan will take the younger generation with him, so that they can get experience and become talents quickly.

The scout hurriedly saluted and said: "Back to the prince, the enemy's camp tent is spreading, there are about 50,000 or 60,000 people, divided into two large battalions, of which 30,000 Ming troops are well-equipped, the camp is clean, it is definitely an elite soldier, living on the plain to guard the main road, and the other 30,000 people are the North Korean army, just like the North Korean army we met these days, but they are camped on the hillside, with the advantage of the terrain, but it is not easy to deal with." “

Dai Shan frowned slightly when he heard this, the Ming army arranged it like this, just to block the Qing army with 30,000 Ming troops as the main force, he wanted to kill Seoul, he had to break through the large array of 30,000 Ming troops, it was really difficult to deal with, for a while, Dai Shan was silent.

The Qing army had just repelled the Mongols, and in less than ten days, they had entered the interior of Korea, and the younger generation of Nikan and others were eager to try.

At this time, Nikan spoke: "Lord Li, I think it is very simple to break through the enemy's blockage, so I will fight the Korean army and break through from them. This group of Korean troops is just a group of farmers, they don't need to be beaten at all, as long as the Ming army is contained, King Li gives me 5,000 people, and this king can crush 30,000 Koreans. ”

Wakda, the king of Xiangjun on the side, also said: "Amma, that Xie Qianliukou was born, it is okay to steal chickens and touch dogs, how can he compete with Amma in a head-to-head duel." As Amma said, if we delay, once the sea thaws, the king of Joseon will inevitably run to the island again, and then we will lose all our efforts. Amma must make up her mind! ”

The younger generation has such morale, Daishan is very pleased, and Nikan and Wakda are right, he does not need to be afraid of a rogue general and a vulnerable North Korean.

"Pass on the order of the king's army, the army will attack, break the blockade, and take Seoul!" Dai Shan slapped his palm on the map and gave the order to attack.