Text: Volume 12, Chapter 2, Section 10 Defeat and retreat from Pyongyang

At night, after a day of fighting, the soldiers of the Yulin Battalion and the soldiers of Xuanfu Town all returned to the defense line, and the battlefield of the bloody battle during the day had been cleaned up by tens of thousands of Ming soldiers, and the heads of the 250,000 Korean soldiers killed by the soldiers of the army in this battle had all been piled up in the south of the nameless fortress, like a mountain rising from the ground, which was daunting and terrifying.

In this battle, the soldiers of the Ming army moved tens of thousands of stones, grains and grasses, more than 1,000 war horses, and countless armor and blades carried by the Korean army into the defense line, which can be said to be a great harvest.

That night, Huang Fuming, the chief military officer of Haixi Town, and Yang Guozhu, the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, ordered a banquet, and the soldiers of the whole army drank and ate meat together to celebrate this unprecedented victory!

After three rounds of drinking, Huang Fuming said excitedly to Yang Guozhu: "Mr. Yang, the soldiers in this battle annihilated 250,000 enemies, this is a great achievement!" ”

"Haha! Who's to say it isn't! ”

Yang Guozhu took a sip of the liquor in the bowl and said, "At first, I just thought that we would lead the army here to block hundreds of thousands of Korean troops here, and wait until the main army led by Wu Zongzhen arrived, and then gather and annihilate the enemy army." But people are not as good as heaven, we actually annihilated 250,000 Korean troops with tens of thousands of horses! Ha ha! ”

Huang Fuming and the generals present also burst into laughter, all of them were elated and happy, and many people were whispering about how surprised Wu Zongzhen would be when this good news was handed over to Wu Xing, the commander of the army on the right.

Huang Fuming laughed for a while and said, "Mr. Yang, I think we will send this good news out early tomorrow morning, and at the same time, I will also ask where the main army led by Mr. Wu has arrived." ”

Yang Guozhu nodded and said, "Okay!" As it should be! ”

After speaking, Yang Guozhu picked up the wine glass that had just been poured and said to Huangfu Ming and the generals: "Come!" Let's have another drink, congratulations to the soldiers who fought bloodily in this battle! ”

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The generals roared together and drank the spirits from their glasses, and the hall burst into laughter.

Early the next morning, Huang Fuming handed over the good news he and Yang Guozhu had written overnight to a general manager who did not collect money at night, and the general manager immediately ordered ten soldiers who did not collect money at night and rode their horses north.

On the same day, Huang Fuming and Yang Guozhu discussed again, and the two decided that they could not wait for the 150,000 Korean troops who had fled the battlefield to prepare for battle in Pyongyang, and that they must come to the city as soon as possible to clear the way for the main army behind.

Therefore, Huang Fuming and Yang Guozhu immediately ordered the Yulin Battalion and the Xuanfu Town army to immediately begin to assemble, and in the afternoon, the soldiers of the Wanming Army drove out of this nameless fortress, and marched south all the way south, towards Pyongyang City.

When tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ming army were preparing to go south, Huang Fuming and Yang Guozhu looked at the nameless fortress that was still stained with blood, and the two of them were full of emotion in their hearts.

Huang Fu Ming thought for a while, and then said: "Although the fortress here has been unknown, but from now on it cannot be like this, this is the place where our army defeated hundreds of thousands of Korean troops, and it should have a resounding name in order to pass on history!" ”

After listening to this, Yang Guozhu also nodded frequently in agreement, and after a deep sigh, he said: "I think so, our army here annihilated 250,000 Korean troops, which can be described as outstanding military achievements, and shocked the whole country of Korea!" The fortress here might as well be called Shock Fortress! ”

"Good!"

Huang Fuming and the surrounding generals all applauded, so they found craftsmen in the army to carve the three big characters "Zhenbao Fort" above the gate of the fortress!

Since then, this fortress has become an inseparable pain in the hearts of North Koreans.

Just when tens of thousands of soldiers of the Ming army in Yulin Camp and Xuanfu Town were moving south, Li Zhe, the commander of the Korean army, had already led hundreds of Chinese troops to flee back to Pyongyang City, and he was in a panic and sealed the entire Pyongyang City tightly, not allowing anyone to enter or leave at will.

At the same time, Li Zhe also sent a large number of scouts to the north to investigate the news, for fear that tens of thousands of Ming troops in the north would move south and follow.

Only one day later, Li Zhe, who had been hiding in the palace office in the city, got the news that the general Park Jinxiu led the 150,000 troops on the northern road to retreat, and now he had rushed to the north gate of Pyongyang.

After hearing the news, Li Zhe was immediately furious, so angry that he immediately ordered the north gate of Pyongyang not to open the door, and at the same time, the defenders in the city immediately went to the city to take precautions.

After hearing the news, several generals who rushed over were all stunned after hearing Li Zhe's order, and everyone had incredible expressions on their faces, not knowing why Li Zhe would make such a decision.

Li Zhe looked at the generals who were all stunned in place, and roared loudly: "At that time, when Ben Shuai supervised the army to storm the southern defense line of the Ming army, if he Park Jinxiu could lead the 150,000 troops in the north to storm the northern defense line of the Ming army, he would definitely be able to make the Ming army unable to take care of each other, haven't you all seen the art of war!" The reason why this battle was lost was because Park Jinxiu was afraid of the enemy and refused to attack! ”

When the generals heard this, they couldn't believe their ears, and it was clear that General Park Jinxiu saved 150,000 troops in the face of the defeat of the whole army, leaving a life-saving army for North Korea. Now in Li Zhe's mouth, how did a hero become a criminal?

"Scapegoat!"

These three words instantly appeared in the minds of the generals, after this defeat, the king of North Korea Yi Ju will definitely severely punish Li Zhe, who is the commander-in-chief, and will be dismissed from office on the spot and imprisoned pending trial, and if it is serious, he will be killed immediately!

Therefore, in order to clear his guilt, Li Zhe must find a scapegoat! Just when Li Zhe couldn't find a suitable candidate after thinking about it, Park Jinxiu himself led an army of 150,000 to appear!

Thinking about this, all the North Korean generals present were chilled in their hearts, and they completely lost confidence in coach Li Zhe. How could such a commander of the army lead the remaining Korean sons and daughters to repel the powerful tiger and wolf army of the Ming Dynasty?

As a result, an inexplicable undercurrent surged in the hearts of the generals, and the eyes of the dozen or so generals present who looked at Li Zhe, who was still chattering, changed a lot, and there were some strange looks in them.

Half an hour later, Park Jin-so, who had been waiting outside the north gate of Pyongyang for a long time, was a little irritable, and saw that the commander of Pyongyang City, Li Zhe, had refused to open the city gate to let the soldiers of the army enter the city, and at the same time strengthened the defensive strength on the city wall, and a very bad premonition surged in his heart.

"Pass the order! The whole army retreated five miles back and camped! ”

Seeing this, Park Jinxiu decided not to wait indefinitely under the city, so he prepared to lead the army to retreat and set up camp first.

At this moment, a large number of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared on the head of the city of Pyongyang, and the commander of the army, Li Zhe, also appeared on the head of the city wearing armor.

Seeing this, Park Jinxiu was about to step forward to inquire about the situation, but he heard the commander of the army, Li Zhe, yelling: "Release the arrow!" Shoot the traitor! ”

For a time, arrows flew all over the city of Pyongyang, and many soldiers and horses who were relatively close to the city were shot and killed on the spot.

Seeing this, Park Jinxiu was so angry that he jumped like thunder, and rode his horse and scolded loudly under the city: "Li Zhe! What are you doing? When you open your eyes, these are my soldiers of the Great Korea! Are you blind! ”

At this time, the soldiers and horses on the head of the city were a little unbearable, and the rain of arrows shot instantly became much thinner.

Seeing this, Li Zhe shouted: "What are you doing in a daze? Park Jin-so outside the city is a traitor to my North Korea, kill him for Ben Shuai! ”

The surrounding North Korean soldiers were hesitating, and they all looked at their superiors and generals, and none of those North Korean generals spoke, they all glared at Li Zhe angrily.

Now is the time when the Ming army is pressing, as the commander of the army, Li Zhe does not think about how to repel the enemy's attack, but in order to reduce his own responsibility, he cannibalizes with the army under General Park Jinxiu here, what is the use of such a commander asking him!

At this time, more than a dozen generals at the head of the city were all looking at each other, and everyone was exchanging glances with each other. After a while, all the generals made up their minds and decided to fight for it with all their might!

I heard a general suddenly roar: "Li Zhe didn't know how to retreat from the enemy, but killed my loyal ministers and good generals of Korea here, and the generals killed the thieves with me, and welcomed General Park into the city to govern!" ”

Seeing that someone was taking the lead, all the generals roared angrily and led their respective soldiers to rush towards Li Zhe, who was already stunned.

At this time, there were still dozens of Li Zhe's personal soldiers present at the head of the city, but seeing that hundreds of soldiers had rebelled, and seeing Li Zhe's very ridiculous approach, none of these personal soldiers stepped forward to protect Li Zhe. On the contrary, two pro-soldiers pulled out their swords and slashed at Li Zhe, who was still in a daze, and suddenly blood splattered, and Li Zhe fell to the ground incredibly, and then was beheaded by a general who rushed up.

After that, the North Korean generals shouted loudly and ordered the soldiers defending the city to open the northern gate of Pyongyang and release the 150,000 troops under Park Jin-so into the city.

It didn't take long for Park Jinxiu to lead an army of 150,000 into Pyongyang, and after settling the army, Park Jinxiu immediately took over the defense of the city, and placed his henchmen and generals in key positions in the city.

After that, Park Jinxiu drove to the room where Li Zhe's body was placed, and when he saw Li Zhe who had lost his head, Park Jinxiu sighed heavily, turned around and left without a sound, preparing to rectify the city's defenses and meet the tens of thousands of Ming troops who were about to be killed.

A day later, Huang Fuming and Yang Guozhu led tens of thousands of soldiers from Yulin Camp and Xuanfu Town to Pyongyang City, and set up camp five miles outside the north gate of Pyongyang City, preparing to plan for the siege of the city.

At this moment, Huang Fuming and Yang Guozhu suddenly received an urgent letter from Wu Xingpai's night non-collection, and when they opened it, they were stunned on the spot.

It turned out that Wu Xing ordered the two to stabilize the situation in the south in the letter, and they could not get the support of the main army in a short time, because the 300,000 Japanese army had already killed the rear of the army, and was fighting a bloody battle with the two battalions of soldiers who attacked the east of Ping'an Road, and Wu Xing had already led the army back to help!