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Updated: 2O12-11-12

Since the decision had been made, Chuntai left 3,000 Qing troops and 1,500 newly recruited Korean troops to defend Seoul, and the remaining nearly 10,000 Qing troops continued to march south. However, Chuntae's army had not yet left the realm of Gyeonggi Province, and the Qing army had formed a strong ice city in Ansan County. Fortunately, Ansan County did not face the southbound traffic artery, so Tsubaki did not sit on the spot.

However, Zheng Jun's attempt to threaten the Qing army's grain supply was clear. As a last resort, Chuntai was forced to garrison 1,000 troops in Gwacheon on the outskirts of Ansan to prevent the Zheng army from flanking and further increase the escort of the grain transport team to ensure the safety of the rear road and the smooth supply of supplies. However, as a result, the Qing army's forces were further dispersed, and by the time they finally arrived at Cheongju, an important town in Chuncheong Province, the available strength in Tsubaki's hands had plummeted to 6,000.

However, Chuntai still insisted on advancing south, so he left another 500 men to defend Cheongju, and the brigade continued to pounce on Chungju.

I can't help but say that Tsubaki Tai is right. The South Korean royal court left 1,500 defenders in Chungju, armed with homemade arquebuses and two Hongyi cannons imported from the Chung domain. However, the training of the South Korean army was extremely poor, and the morale was also low, and when they heard that the Qing army was attacking in the snow, they immediately dispersed in a hurry, and thus surrendered Chungju to the Qing army.

Since Chungju had changed hands, and further south was the Geumgang Plain, where the Pingchuan River was to go, and if the Qing army had moved forward, it would only take three to five days to attack Jeonju, where the royal court of South Korea was located. Thinking that victory was in sight, Chuntai ignored the persuasion of Sun Zaqi and other generals, and insisted on continuing to march in order to do his best.

But Tanma came with the news that the Qing army did not want to hear: there was a fortress of the Zheng army in Iksan County, Jeolla Province, south of the Geumgang River.

This fortress is not a single emergency fortress cast of ice water, but a dozen small fortresses that are closely connected.

Chuntai and other high-ranking officials of the Qing court had already learned from the Taixi missionaries about how it was built and its effectiveness in defense, but since the missionaries were not military experts and did not know one of them, their lame students only knew that the fortress was very difficult to conquer, but did not know how to conquer it.

If it was only Zheng Jun's fortress group, it would be a big deal to deal with it with a long-term siege. However, Tsubaki's goal moved south to Gwangju again under the threat of his troops, and as a result, the Qing army was in a dilemma - attack, it would not be able to take it for a while and a half, and the military resources and rations were wasted; Let's turn to Jeonju, the royal court of South Korea is no longer there, and it is useless to take it; Continue to march south, and have to cover the grain route with heavy troops, which will further weaken the already overstretched combat power; Retreat north, the war will inevitably prolong, and it will also cost the precious resources for the Qing court.

What should I do? Tsubaki, who was faced with a heavy decision-making, was sad and couldn't make the decision he should have.

"Lord Wang, it's better to see the current situation or withdraw the army," Lang Songzhu, the right attendant of the military department, persuaded at this time. "We don't have many soldiers left, and we don't know when the pursuit will be a head, so it's better to go back to Seoul to rest first, wait for the weather to be warm, pull out the nail that the sea has inserted in the heart of the army, and start over."

Song Zhu's subtext was not spoken, but Tsubaki Tai understood. You must know that this is the home of North Korea after all, even if the North Korean soldiers do not fight, they can't stand the large number of people, and the tired soldiers who have only come from more than 5,000 on their side may be able to use one as ten, but kill 3,000 enemies and injure 800 themselves. Besides, there is not only one enemy here who is extremely poor in combat power, but the Zheng army is still eyeing it.

Although Song Zhu's words moved Chuntai, Chuntai was still a little hesitant: "How can the emperor explain it?" ”

"The emperor's side is mainly worried that the war will drag on and the court will not be able to support it, but we have half of North Korea to provide wealth and grain, which may not increase the burden on the household, besides, those barbarians in Dongmeng are actually not bad." Song Zhu said with a hideous face. "This side is all in favor of Li Ji, that is, the rebellion and enemy state of the imperial court, in this case, because of the food and the enemy, there is nothing to do, maybe it can make the sea rebel unable to eat, and retreat by himself."

"So be it." Tsubaki was finally convinced. "Retreat back to Seoul, by the way, Chungcheong-do, how did you come up with this name, Chungcheong Chungcheong, loyal to Daqing, it's really hard to report." Tsubaki said with a frown. "By the way, the rebel counties in Chungcheong-do were put down one by one, and the proceeds were used as military funds and sent back to Seoul."

When they woke up, the Qing army, which was blocked by the defense line of the Zheng army, took the initiative to retreat, but the south Korean side was frightened by the Qing army's attack, and the refugees from Chungcheong, Gyeonggi, and Gangwon provinces continued to move south, so that the south Koreans, who had only two territories of Jeolla and Sanggyeong, could not support it. So some people secretly came up with the idea of persuading Li Ji to abdicate and surrender to the Qing army.

But the private tandem has not yet begun, and Cui Yingzhi, who sent Ming Zheng, has returned.

"King Xia promised to send another division to help Korea defend against the Qing army." Choi Young-zhi reported the results of the decision to the councilors, councilors, counselors, and the judgments and judges of the six chos. "In addition, the king of Xia agreed to borrow 300,000 taels of silver, 50,000 stones of rice, and 3,500 pieces of cloth from Korea, and sold them on credit to 20 Korean artillerymen, 1,500 birds, 500 armor, 1,000 bows, 200,000 arrows, 150,000 catties of gunpowder, and 100,000 catties of lead."

There were no gun heads, knives and other large goods in this sales table, and Zheng Kezhang thought that their added value was too low, so he erased them. The same is true of bows and arrows, Zheng Fan did not produce these weapons, but after years of conquest, Zheng Jun had a large number of captures, and instead of leaving them in the treasury and destroying them, it was better to sell them to the Koreans at a price.

"Master Cui has worked hard, silver, rice, and cloth are of great use to my court." Because Li Cao was the first to accept Li Yi as the king, he was promoted to the left of the South Korean royal court, and at this moment I listened to him first raise and then suppress. "But the old man doesn't know if these loans are specifically used for the Xia King's army, or can they be given to the Korean people?"

"The 150,000 guan of silver is used as the salary of the Ming army, and the other 150,000 guan is the deposit for the purchase of ordnance and grain in North Korea. After talking for a long time, not a cent of the silver could reach the North Koreans. "As for rice and cloth, King Xia deducted half of each as the military funds that our dynasty promised to provide to the Ming army, of course, this is not enough, and when we buy grain and straw in the future, it will be similarly disposed of, and the rest will be transported to Zhenhai and handed over to our dynasty for use." Since the provision of military salaries and military funds for Zheng Jun's entry into the DPRK was agreed before, Li She had nothing to say, after all, Zheng Kezhang still left half of it for the North Koreans. "The same is true of gunpowder and lead in ordnance, with each side holding half of it."

"Master Cui, I don't know how this batch of loans will be repaid with interest, and how much this batch of ordnance sold on credit will be."

"Lord Quan," looking at the sinister and cunning eyes of the new Hu Cao Counselor Quan Nanping, Cui Yingzhi's heart chuckled, but although it was a little uncomfortable, the question still had to be answered. "The loan part, with an annual interest rate of seven percent, is allowed to be repaid within 30 years, and I can only repay the interest in the first 10 years, and repay the principal and interest in the next 20 years." The annual interest rate of 7% is not very high in this era, and the pressure on North Korea for 30 years does not seem to be much, and Kwon Nam-pyeong, who does not understand modern finance, is also satisfied. "As for this batch of ordnance, ten of them are 8,000 catties of Hongyi cannons, each of which is 15,000 guan, ten of which are 5,000 jin of cannons, each of which is 10,000 guan, 50 of the birds, 800 of the armor, 40 of the bows, 100 arrows and 2 cannons, 150,000 catties of gunpowder for 10,000 guan, and 100,000 jin of lead for 15,000 guan, for a total of 384,000 guan." The figure stunned North Korean officials present. "Among them, 100,000 guan has already been paid with the borrowed part, and the remaining 284,000 guan must be paid by the imperial court, half of which must be paid, and the rest is the land price silver purchased by the Ming Dynasty in Jeju!"

"What!" The scene suddenly became chaotic, and several old ministers were so angry that they blew their beards and glared at them. "Jeju is a solid land in Korea, and King Xia's move is almost the same as taking advantage of the fire to rob"

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jeju is now in the hands of King Xia, if you insist on not returning it, with the essence of King Xia's sailor, I will have nothing to do." In response to the accusations that the hall was full of condemnation of his dereliction of duty, Cui Yingzhi spread his hands. "Now I can get back some property to survive the situation, whether it is worth it or not, please ask a few adults to discern it."

"Qingyu still doesn't want me to go to the country" Having said that, everyone knows that this is not Cui Yingzhi's incompetence, so although the reproach is still there, it has quietly changed. "Even if you want to sell, why don't you ask for more money"

In this regard, Cui Yingzhi smiled bitterly: "It's not that the lower officials don't have to bargain, it's just that King Xia has made it clear that there are only two ways, if it is not allowed, King Xia's army will immediately withdraw from North Korea, and the king may be able to follow the west to Da 6, but my generation is a rebel and conspirator of the Northern Dynasty, how should I deal with myself at that time?" ”

Hearing Cui Yingzhi say this, even if the people present had other thoughts, they couldn't help but stop at this moment, but someone calculated the account, but the result was embarrassing: "Half of the 284,000 guan is 142,000 guan, how can the imperial court take it, and the Hongyi cannon is too expensive." ”

"Adults don't know, the Guan here is the silver Guan of the new Ming Dynasty." Cui Yingzhi took out the exquisite silver guan and distributed it to the people present. "It has always been about six coins of silver in Kuping, so the price is not wrong, and the king of Xia promised that if there is no silver, copper coins can be used to pay for the goods, and if there are no copper coins, equivalent goods such as ginseng, wood, and pig iron can also be used, and even if there are no such things, they can also be returned within thirty years at an annual interest rate of seven cents according to the previous number of loans."

"Then there are still 50,000 pieces hanging on King Xia's account, when can they be used?"

"The imperial court can discuss what else to buy for winter and spring, and these 50,000 guan can be used for purchase."

"Other than that, what other conditions does King Xia have?"

"Yes," Cui Yingzhi replied quickly. "The first is to formally proclaim himself a minister to the Ming Dynasty; Second, after the expulsion of the Qing captives, Haeju, Nampo, Hamgyong-do, Gyeongseong, Cheongjin, and Wonsanjin, Gangwon-do, will be opened as commercial ports; Third," Cui Yingzhi paused. There was an inexplicable look on his face. "Please ask the king to succeed the son of the king of Xia and the princess as his grandson"

Li Wei, the leader of the council, stood up suddenly: "Never!" ”

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