Chapter 102: Safety in the Palace

In the palace of the Joseon king, the king of Joseon, Li Hee, was anxiously walking back and forth in his palace, and Concubine Min gently persuaded on the side, "The lord does not have to worry, I believe that Lord Ren's heavenly soldiers will be able to defeat the Japanese invaders!" ”

Li Xi stopped, sighed and said, "But some people say that Ren Chao's Tiger Ben Army has been defeated, otherwise it would be impossible for the Japanese to enter Seoul!" "Yi Hee was really very afraid, Yi Xi himself felt that he was the most unlucky king in the history of Joseon, and since his accession to the throne, the country has been in turmoil, with foreign powers bullying and internal rebellion. Li Xi felt like a lonely boat, but he was in the center of the storm, and he could be swallowed by the sudden waves at any time. The last time Ren Chao rescued Li Xi from Seoul, Li Xi thought that he could sit back and relax under the protection of the Celestial Empire. Things are also developing in the direction that Li Xi wants, the Tiger Ben army defeated the Japanese invaders in a row, and later recovered Seoul, but unexpectedly, as soon as Li Xi returned to Seoul, the Japanese invaded Seoul. Li Xi even unconsciously thought in his heart that as soon as he returned to Seoul, there would be danger immediately, so that His Royal Highness the cowardly king actually had the idea of moving the capital in his heart.

The commander of the second regiment of the Tiger Army, the commander of the Seoul City Defense, Zhou Tai, strode into the palace with two of his subordinates, "See His Royal Highness the King of Joseon!" Zhou Taiyi bowed and saluted when he saw Li Xi.

"General Zhou is exempt!" As soon as Li Xi saw Zhou Tai, like a man in the water grasping a life-saving straw, he rushed up to help Zhou Tai up, and asked anxiously, "General Zhou, how is the battle situation outside, have you repelled the Japanese invaders?" ”

Facing Li Xi's eager gaze, Zhou Tai couldn't help but feel a burst of disdain in his heart, this Korean king is inevitably too cowardly, no wonder he has been a king for decades, but the power is always in the hands of his daughter-in-law. "Your Highness don't be in a hurry! It is a pity that most of your army fled without a fight, and our Tiger Ben army only has a battalion of troops in the city, so it is impossible to annihilate this force for the time being! ”

"How's that for good?" Li Xi's face immediately turned snow-white when he heard this, and his body couldn't help but start trembling slightly, grabbed Zhou Tai's hand and said, "General Zhou, why don't we take advantage of the chaos to withdraw from Seoul?" ”

"What?" When Zhou Tai heard this, he was furious in his heart, and shouted loudly. Zhou Tai really didn't expect this guy to want to give up Seoul to the Japanese Kou, you are the king of Joseon, and you want to give up your capital so lightly.

Li Xi saw Zhou Tai's eyes glaring, his voice was like thunder, and he was so frightened that he took a few steps back, Concubine Min hurriedly supported Li Xi and comforted, "The lord doesn't have to worry, with General Zhou here, it will not be long before all the Japanese in the city will be annihilated!" ”

Although Zhou Tai looks down on Li Xi, he is the king of Joseon after all, so he has to save face for him. Zhou Taiyi arched his hand and said, "The last general is not in a state, please forgive His Royal Highness the King!" However, please rest assured, His Royal Highness, although the Japanese invaded Seoul by luck, as long as there is an admiral, they will not want to step into the palace for half a step! In addition, before dark, we will be able to encircle and annihilate the Japanese who have entered the city in one fell swoop! Now that there is chaos in the city, it is safer for His Royal Highness to stay in the palace! The end will be retired! ”

After Zhou Tai finished speaking, he turned around and walked outside the hall, and just when he walked to the door, Zhou Tai suddenly stopped again, turned his head and said, "I forgot to tell His Royal Highness the King SΓΉ, the news has just come from the front line, our army has annihilated all the main forces of the First Army of the Japanese Invaders, I believe that it will not be long before Lord Ren will return to the city!" After finishing speaking, Zhou Tai turned around and left without looking back.

"Captain!" As soon as Zhou Tai walked out of the palace, he saw a soldier of the Tiger Ben Army running towards him, "Report to the regiment commander, the devil cavalry is coming in the direction of the palace!" ”

"Well done! Just let them know that Lao Tzu is amazing! Zhou Tai said loudly, "Inform and prepare to fight!" Walk! Go outside the palace gate! As he spoke, he walked forward. As soon as he took a few steps, Zhou Tai suddenly thought of something, turned his head and said to the adjutant who was following him, "Immediately transfer a platoon and surround this palace for me!" ”

"Yes!" The adjutant answered, turned around and went to deliver the order.

"Call me! Hit hard! Zhou Tai hid behind a makeshift bunker and ordered loudly.

The dense gunfire, the violent explosions, mixed with the sound of people shouting and neighing, all showed the fierceness of this battle! Now Zhou Tai has only one machine gun company in his hands to guard the palace, plus some guards of the palace and part of the Dongxue army in the city, it is more than enough to block hundreds of devil cavalry.

Moreover, the cavalry is good at fast running, and what they are good at is field warfare, and now these little devils rush to fight in the city of Seoul, which is tantamount to attacking the enemy's length with their own shortcomings, coupled with the lack of heavy firepower of the devil cavalry, they are simply unable to break through the defensive positions temporarily constructed by Zhou Tai, and the two sides are stalemate for a while.

"Your Excellency, if you go on like this, it will be very disadvantageous to the Locust Army!" A Japanese officer couldn't help but persuade.

"Baga Ya Road!" Akiyama Yoshiko couldn't see this, but Akiyama Yoshiko always had a trace of luck in his heart, hoping to capture the royal palace in Seoul with his cavalry troops, but such an idea eventually came to naught.

"Go back to the North Gate!" Akiyama Yoshiko gritted his teeth and gave the order to retreat. The cavalry brigade was forced to abandon the assault on the royal palace and return to the north gate of Seoul. "Send someone to inform Your Excellency the division commander immediately, and ask them to send reinforcements quickly!" At this time, the little devils had completely occupied the north gate, but after a fierce battle, there were less than four hundred cavalry left! And most importantly, they gave up their greatest advantage, and the cavalry dismounted to defend the city, that is, the infantry, not even the infantry! Because they don't even have heavy firepower, they can only rely on rifles and that shining saber!

"Clean up the place!" Akiyama Yoshiko pointed to the messy city gate tower and said coldly, this has temporarily become the temporary headquarters of Akiyama Yoshiko.

However, before Akiyama had cleaned up the headquarters, he saw a large number of Tiger Ben soldiers appear in the north of the city, and there were thousands of people from a distance, waving their flags, and they lined up in a neat queue to press towards Seoul. The dull and powerful footsteps made Akiyama Koko, who was standing at the head of the castle, even have the illusion that the city walls were trembling!

"The main force of the Tiger Ben Army has returned to Seoul! Could it be that ...... hiss" Akiyama Haogu couldn't help but gasp, he suddenly thought of an extremely terrible thing, the main force of the Tiger Army rushed back to Seoul in such a timely manner, it can only mean one thing, that is, the main force of the First Army has been annihilated! The tens of thousands of locust armies were wiped out in this way, and such a result was unacceptable to Akiyama Yokoko!