Chapter Thirty-Eight: Soldiers Arrive in Seoul

Although Ganghwa Province is not large, it was once the "Gangdu" of Goryeo, and as a refuge for the crisis of the Goryeo Dynasty, there were buildings such as the palace of the Yi Dynasty. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The gunfire in the city gradually stopped, and the Korean army completely controlled the Haeonggong, Ganghwa Liushoufu, Waikyujanggak and Ganghwa Jonggak and other buildings.

The soldiers let out a high-pitched cheer, "Hooray!" Banzai! ”

Yun Dongming, who was standing upstairs in Jianghua City, also showed a satisfied smile.

Watching the sunset reflect half of the sky, Yun Dongming couldn't help but blurt out, "Xiongguan Mandao is really like iron, and now we are stepping forward from the beginning." From the beginning, the mountains are like the sea, and the remnant sun is like blood! ”

Li Xiaquan, who was helping on the side, was greatly admired, "Good words! What a word! ”

Yun Dongming shook his head, and just wanted to explain a few words, he heard a commotion from the horse road on the city tower.

"Let go of me! Let me go! ”

Jiang Hua stayed behind to make Li Yinkui escorted up by several soldiers.

Looking at Yun Dongming, Li Yinkui was furious, "You keep claiming to be the Heavenly Empire, why do you destroy my city and destroy my innocent people, how can you have the demeanor of a great country." ”

"So, you are recognizing me as the Heavenly Empire!" Yun Dongming said with a smile.

Li Yinkui was mouthed for a while, "I'm just a Jianghua Mansion here, and I can't be the head of the cabinet." ”

The Parliamentary Cabinet was the highest administrative body in the Joseon Dynasty of the Lee family.

Li Xiaquan's words are straightforward, "Take just one Jianghua Island, I will be a slight punishment." If Li Yuanfan is still obsessed, turns his back on Huaxia Zhengshu, and desperately takes refuge in the Jianyi Tartars, you can see the real wrath of the king. ”

The wrath of the Son of Heaven ambushed millions of corpses and shed thousands of miles of blood.

"You~~" Li Yinkui's legs and stomach softened, "How can you be disrespectful to my king?!" ”

Lee Won-beom is the current king of Goryeo and the 25th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. After he ascended the throne, Li Yuanfan changed his name, Li Yu, and was called Dayong Zhai.

"Li Yuanfan~~ Li Yuanfan!"

Speaking of Li Yuanfan, Li Xiaquan's heart was a fire, and he sneered, "A fool who can't read "Thousand Words" can also be the king of Goryeo, how can I be canonized by the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Li Yinkui was speechless.

Li Yuanfan is indeed not very smart, he has had a difficult life since he was a child, did not receive a good education, only read "Thousand Character Text" when he was 4 years old, and the rest of the days are to work to earn a living.

If it weren't for the fierce political dispute in Lee's North Korea, Lee Won-beom would not have been able to sit in this position.

The north mouth of the Ganghwa Strait is the wide mouth of the Han River. A hundred miles up the Han River is Seoul, the capital of the Goryeo Kingdom.

When the waning moon was on the willow top, the Han fleet of the Great Ming Expedition quietly sailed out of the Ganghwa Strait, let go of the reefs and shoals at the mouth of the river, and slowly approached the north bank of the Han River.

The ship was full of soldiers of the Korean army, each sitting under their buttocks in a sturdy backpack with a steel gun in their arms, waiting for the order to transfer to the shore.

"This is where the Imjin River meets the Han River." Wang Wenli looked at the chart and pointed to the southeast with his hand, "A large black area over there is a poplar forest on the north bank of the Han River, and the diameter is only one mile deep. You have to make your way through the woods and go straight to the city of Jiaohe. ”

"Hay!" Injiro nodded vigorously.

"You're going to say, yes, sir!" Wang Wenli shook his head dissatisfied, "And your name, it has been several years since you naturalized Huaxia, and you are still called Yin Jiro, which is very inappropriate!" ”

Han Zaifang, the political commissar of the first brigade, was born in the Marine Corps and was Wang Wenli's old subordinate.

He smiled and said to Wang Wenli, "Sir, your theoretical level and cultural literacy are so much higher than ours, ......, do you also change our Chinese name to the captain!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Although Yin Jiro has a tendon, he is also very interesting, and immediately asked Wang Wenli to help him change his name.

"Yin Jiro Yin Jiro" Wang Wenli pondered, "There is no need to change the name. took the surname Yin, called Yin Cilang, a piece of beautiful jade given by God. ”

"Thank you, sir!" Yin Cilang was overjoyed.

The signal lights were hung on the flagship, and the ships soon passed the flagship's order, "A large group is lightly armed, ready to change to the shore!" ”

A large group of officers suddenly got busy, "Check the ammunition!" Check the bayonet! ………… Except for bullets and bayonets, all the equipment was placed on the ship and handed over to the centralized storage! ”

More than a dozen small morning boats broke through the river fog in the middle of the night and landed on the tidal flats on the north bank of the Han River.

Goryeo, I'm coming!

This is the land that Taige dreamed of back then!

Takasugi Jinsaku was very excited, and after joining the Korean Army, he was promoted to squad leader because of his excellent military and political skills. Now, as a pioneer in the army, he took the lead in landing on the land of Goryeo.

With a saber in his hand, he jumped off the boat first.

"Everyone, come with me, hurry up!" Instructor Fan Hancheng frowned and jumped down.

A group of soldiers also jumped from the boat, and under the organization of Fan Hancheng, they formed a charging formation, stepped on the muddy tidal flats, and rushed into the jungle on the coast in one breath.

Behind them, coast guard boats cruised back and forth on the gloomy river, and a large number of soldiers were busy passing through rope nets from the gate boat to the small morning boat.

In the middle of the night, on the tower of Jiaohe Fortress, Paju County, Gyeonggi Province, North Korea, the red flag of the sun and the moon fluttered high.

Just now, the gunfire was like thunder, and the bullets were raining down, and the people were all so frightened that they hid in their houses, and every house closed their doors, and no one dared to probe. The streets of the small city of Goyang are full of soldiers of the Korean army.

Yin Cilang and Han Zaifang left a squad of soldiers to stay in Jiaohe and be responsible for guarding. The rest of the warriors staggered through the city, taking advantage of the moonlight and continuing to advance eastward.

To the east of Jiaohe Fortress is the Mt. Kaimyeong, and after walking through the 60-mile mountain road, there is the Gyeonggi-do Parliamentary City Fortress.

The Uijeong government is located at the entrance of the ditch belt of the Koumyeong Mountain, surrounded by granite low hills, and is one of the four towns of Seoul. Located 8 kilometers northeast of Seoul, Seongchi is the barrier to the north of Seoul.

The mountain road of Kaiming Mountain is as thin as cotton thread, the stone cliffs on both sides are suspended, the trees are thick, and the crescent moon on the top is basically invisible.

In the darkness, a long fiery dragon winds its way along the rugged mountain road.

From officers to soldiers, they all walked profusely, but they did not stop at all. The bright torches stretched from one hill to the other, as if there was no end.

At dawn, the four gates of the council were closed, and several mobile sentinels paced back and forth on the tower.

At a city wall near the West Tower, Fan Hancheng quietly crossed the moat with a small group of warriors.

The ladder was improvised and the warriors slowly erected it. The ladder collided lightly with the city wall.

In the dead of night, this sound is especially noticeable.

"Who!" A dark sentry on the wall startled, and then the torches lit up.

Nani! The Koreans also have a secret post here?

Takasugi Shinsaku, who was in charge of the fire cover, roared angrily, "Hit"

"Bang~Bang~Bang~!"

As soon as the gunshots rang out here, the Goryeo defenders on the city wall suddenly became agitated. In the east, west, north and south directions, several city walls rang out bursts of gunfire.

Yin Cilang stood on a high ground in the West Mountain outside the city, holding a telescope and looking east.

"Report sir!" A staff officer reported the situation loudly, "The defenders of the parliamentary government have taken precautions, and the sneak attack of the various squads to capture the city has not been successful, and it has been changed to a strong attack. The defenders relied on the high ditch of the city and the deep ditch, and resisted stubbornly according to the danger. ”

"The Goryeo defenders only have a few broken cannons, what's so difficult about attacking the city!" Yin Cilang's eyes widened, "Tell all the troops that you must take down the council government for me before dawn!" ”

Han Zaifang hurriedly said, "Tell everyone, pay attention to fire cover, don't cause too many casualties." ”

Yin Cilang waved his hand, "I don't care about casualties, I just need to discuss the government!" ”

The defenders of the parliamentary government were armed with broadswords, spears, and bows and arrows, and they could not defend themselves against the attack of the Ming army. Soon, troops knocked through the defenders' defenses, passed ladders and climbed the city walls.

The fierce sound of gunfire and the high shouts of killing suddenly filled the entire city. The houses in the city were already on fire, smoke was billowing everywhere, and there were cries everywhere.

Although the Uijeong government was the military center of Lee's Joseon, the Goryeo army was too far from the Korean army, and the fighting and chaos in the city did not last long, and Injiro quickly commanded his troops to take control of the city.

In the early morning of May 2, Seoul, the capital of the Kingdom of Goryeo.

As soon as the ancient city woke up from its slumber, letters and newspapers came from the south bank of the Han River, saying that the Ming army had landed in Incheon and had broken through Pupyeong, Sixing, and Guozhou, and the soldiers had pointed directly at the south bank of the Han River.

The king Li Yu, also known as Li Yuanfan, urgently summoned civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.

There were different opinions in Jingdeok Palace, and there was a letter and newspaper that the Ming army had conquered the Yi government and was rapidly approaching in the direction of Seoul.

"Everyone, how good is this!" Li Yu panicked and almost jumped up from the throne, "There are Ming troops in the north and south directions of Seoul, should we hurry up and retreat to Ganghwa Island." ”

Ganghwa Island has always been a refuge for the central government in Goryeo, and as soon as the wind blows, the Lee dynasty hastened to retreat to Ganghwa Island.

"King, pay attention to the system!" The princess who listened to the government snorted coldly, "There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village." The whole dynasty is full of capable ministers, why are they so panicked! ”

Li Yu was a puppet at all, and when he was reprimanded by the princess, he directly pulled his head down.

At this moment, there was a violent roar of cannons by the river.

Jingdegong shuddered, and the dust fell straight down.

"Report!" The messenger came, "The Ming fleet has arrived on the bank of the Seoul River, and the artillery is directly aimed at several batteries along the Seoul River. ”

The Ming fleet approached the banks of the Seoul River, and dozens of incendiary bombs burst the riverside forts. As flames rise, the banks of the Han River turn into a smoky, terrifying sea of flames.

Jingdegong suddenly became a pot of porridge, some swore to fight to the death with the Ming army, and some secretly thought about sending people to drive a boat to meet the Ming king.

With the mission of persuading him to surrender, Li Yinkui entered Seoul by boat and came to Gyeongdeok Palace.

"The Ming Dynasty demanded that I, Goryeo, bow down and sever all ties with the Manchurians! Otherwise, ......, otherwise ......" Li Yinkui prostrated himself on the main hall, a little crying.

The eldest princess set her eyes on Jin Zuogen, the leader of the council, "Leader, and now the plan will be released?" ”

"The Ming ship is strong and the artillery is sharp, and the iron ship and the giant ship are extremely powerful. I heard that Edo and Kagoshima in Japan were resisting stubbornly, but as a result, the fire bombs bloomed, and the resisters turned into powder. Jin Zuogen sighed abruptly, "My Goryeo country is small and the people are weak, and serving the strong people in the Central Plains is the national policy of all dynasties." ”

Looking at Li Yu, who had long since shrunk into a ball, Jin Zuogen said firmly, "Now the only way to make peace with Daming is to seek peace." ”