342. Battle of Korea

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Updated: 2O12-11-1O

In the Heart Nourishing Palace, Kangxi, who had a sickly face, was leaning on the side of the kang and looking at the recital on the kang table. These memoirs include a report from the Ministry of Household on the situation of the Autumn Liberation Levy in the treasury, a report by the Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou about the situation of the Yungui War, and a request from the Imperial Court for the Zungar side to demand the remaining coins. Although there were no large-scale typhoons, droughts, and floods in the area under the control of the Qing court, the successive wars and the huge expenditures such as the payment of tribute and coins to Jungger also prevented the Qing troops on the front line, who had no money and no food, from taking advantage of the problems that arose on the Ming and Zheng sides.

What worries Kangxi even more is that the sequelae of large-scale donations have appeared, and the governors and governors in various places have reported the evil behavior of the donors and the sporadic civil uprisings because the officials * forced * the people * . Fortunately, the anti-Qing uprisings in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, where the problem was most prominent, had been put down by the Qing troops who had returned to the division. However, the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, especially Guizhou, had become white land, and even if the Zheng army did not attack again, the Qing army in the province had to retreat to the border between Sichuan and Guizhou in order to get supplies from the two provinces.

"It looks like it's going to be cracked down." Kangxi muttered quietly, wrote his cognition in red pen on several similar edicts, and raised his hand to hand it to the leading eunuch Li Dequan. "To the cabinet, the three law divisions will send cadres to the provinces to visit, but if it is verified, there will be no Manchu Han, and one will be severely punished."

Li Dequan took these folds, turned around and went out to hand them over to the imperial guards guarding outside, and at this time Kangxi picked up another piece of music. This part is from Pyongyang, which is the general of Pingdong and the prince of Sikang, Chuntai, and what he said is that the Eastern Mongolian cavalry requisitioned by Kangxi in the Mulan enclosure has all been in place. In this way, the Qing court had four thousand commanders in Korea, including the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade, six Banners, and 17 Commanders, and 4,000 Commanders, seven thousand of the Eight Banners of Jilin and Liaodong, including 11 Oroqen, Xibe, and Evenke, 4,500 of the Han Army Banners and the Eight Banners of Mongolia, and 3,300 Eastern Mongolian cavalry, with a total strength of almost 19,000 people.

"According to the investigation, there are 5,000 people in the DPRK, and there are sailors and sea boats to help in the war." Kangxi thought about it for a while and commented on the recital. "The leaders of the army and the kings should be cautious on the front line, follow the same steps, and not act recklessly and recklessly." also felt that writing like this would make Chuntai constrained, so Kangxi gave another comment. "The military strategy is very good, but the military situation is changing rapidly, and there is no need to make everything clear, so as not to slack off the military aircraft and go against my original intention."

Li Dequan, who returned to the wing room, waited for Kangxi to hand over the chapter to him again, and whispered: "Your Majesty, you are recovering from a serious illness, don't overwork, drink your milk first, and take a rest." ”

"I can't rest." Kangxi sighed lightly. "The war situation is dangerous, the place is difficult, if I slack off again, this Qing Dynasty"

Perhaps feeling that what he said was not very auspicious, Kangxi subconsciously shook his head, and then half-pushed and half-accepted Li Dequan's kindness: "Okay, you bring the milk* over, and I will watch and drink at the same time." ”

Li Dequan hadn't walked to Kangxi's side with his plate in his hand, and suddenly he heard Kangxi shout fiercely: "Bastard thing!" ”

Li Dequan was shocked, and when he looked around, it was not Kangxi scolding himself, but saying to the piece in his hand at the moment: "Who is this mastermind who actually advocates demarcating the boundary with the sea and making peace!" ”

Kangxi scolded, while slapping the kang table with a big thunder, and the music piled up on the kang table was also swept to the ground by him at once, so frightened that Li Dequan hurriedly put down the tray, turned over and knelt on the ground and said: "The emperor is angry, the emperor is angry, your body is tight, it's not worth getting angry with these people." ”

But Li Dequan's wry smile was completely in vain, and the angry Kangxi scolded indiscriminately: "Get out, you are a eunuch, and you can talk about military affairs." ”

Li Dequan rushed out, but Kangxi walked briskly in the wing room impatiently, at this moment he was full of thoughts, and his mind was full of murderous thoughts. However, Kangxi's pace gradually slowed down, and after a while, he even leaned over to pick up the peace piece that had just been thrown under the windowsill, and read it carefully again. However, when I read it, I was angry, and as a last resort, Kangxi held this fold in his hand and walked into the small Buddha hall on the side.

Maybe it was the blessing of the gods and Buddhas, or maybe it was the gradual stabilization of the feelings after reciting the scriptures, Kangxi read this chapter for the third time, and this time, he had a thoughtful expression on his face. Yes, Ming Zheng may not necessarily accept the peace proposal, but in any case, you can give it a try, the Qing court is now tied too tightly, and it does need time to relax.

It was precisely with this in mind that Kangxi looked down at the signature of the chapter, "Engineering gives Borji in the matter."

As soon as he saw the name, Kangxi knew that it should be full, and his heart was even more relieved, so he ordered Li Dequan, who was kneeling outside the house: "Go, send me the bachelor on duty." ”

As soon as Li Dequan wanted to get up, he heard Kangxi suddenly change his words: "Slow, you don't have to go, just find someone to summon Li Guangdi." ”

Negotiation of peace is a major event, because when it comes to the legitimacy of Zhengshuo and the regime, it is bound to provoke different reactions from all sides, so it must not be exposed to broad daylight until a decision is made. Of course, Kangxi is not a human being, he also needs a consultant, so he decided to consult with Li Guangdi alone

Here we are still soliciting opinions on the same discussion and peace, but we have already sharpened our knives on the Korean battlefield over there.

After receiving the order from Kangxi's fast horse, Chuntai, the prince of Sikang, left one staff leader, two assistant leaders of the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade and a total of 1,500 people from the Eight Banners of Jilin to stay in Pyongyang and defend the grain route, and the rest of the soldiers and horses all went south.

Worried about the water power of the Zheng army, the main force of the Qing army in the south, more than 16,000 people, marched along the east bank of the Zayning River after crossing the Datong River, approached Jinchuan County through the Qilin Road, and then crossed the Chengjiang River to approach Kaesong, one of the four capitals. In addition to this road, there were about 1,400 Han army banners and 1,000 North Korean royal troops whose combat strength was incalculable, marching to Haeju, the capital of Hwanghae Province.

Tsubaki's plan was good, but he soon ran into trouble. The roads in Korea were no better than those in the Qing government, and the official post roads were especially narrow, with troops of more than 16,000 people crammed into them, making it impossible to move fast at all. What made Tsubaki even more troublesome was that the Mongolian cavalry recruited from Eastern Mongolia had extremely bad military discipline, and they wantonly plundered the Korean people along the way, which not only forced the officials along the way loyal to the North Korean royal court to come and cry, but also forced the Korean people along the way to flee and even organize a rebellion. Therefore, the Qing army had not yet reached Kaesong, and had lost nearly 100 horsemen along the way.

Nearly 100 cavalry may not be a big deal for a Qing army with 16,000 troops, but the actions of the Mongol soldiers may have dashed the hope of the Qing army to supply them on the spot. What made Tsubaki even more annoyed was that seeing the wanton and reckless behavior of his compatriots with impunity, there was also chaos in the Mongolian Eight Banners, and many people secretly participated in the looting activities of the Eastern Mongolian cavalry, making things more difficult to control.

Because there were many princes and nobles such as the county king, Jinong, Beile, and Beizi in the Eastern Mongolian cavalry, it was not easy to deal with Chuntai, and finally under the persuasion of his staff, Chuntai decided to transfer the Mongol soldiers to the Eastern Front to fight against the Korean army that supported the royal court of South Korea, even if it caused disaster, it had nothing to do with the main battlefield.

In this way, without any action by the Zheng army, the Qing army divided its own troops, plus the garrison troops left along the way, and when they arrived at Kaesong, the total number of troops available in Tsubaki's hands was only 12,000 men, although the strength still had a considerable advantage, but the original overwhelming advantage was no longer there.

After the bloodless capture of Kaesong for the third time, the Qing army crossed and continued to advance, driving to the banks of the Han River one by one. However, although it was October, the Han River had not yet frozen, and the Qing army had no choice but to stay in the north of the river in the face of the small cruise ships of the Zheng army that appeared on the river from time to time. And because the line was within the attack range of the Zheng army's naval division garrisoning Ganghwa Island, Chuntai had to order the whole army to retreat to Kaesong to rest and wait for the Han River and the coast to freeze.

It is the so-called intentional planting of flowers, flowers do not bloom, and unintentionally planting willows and willows into the shade. Just when Chuntai was trapped in the water defense line of the Han River of the Zheng army and was forced to retreat, the Eastern Mongolian cavalry transferred to the east coast of Korea caused great terror on Li Xuan's side.

Although the more than 3,000 Eastern Mongolian cavalry did not have many troops compared to the huge eastern Korea, they all had two horses or even three horses, so they were extremely mobile. Often, as soon as the Seoul side received reports that it was attacking the previous town, and then the next town had fallen, the North Korean army had no choice but to let it wreak havoc in various places.

Under these circumstances, the governors of Gangwon Province, such as Huaiyang, Yangyang, Chuncheon, and Cheorwon, fell one after another, and the counties, counties, and prisons of Pyonghae, Tongcheon, Jeongseon, Goseong, Jeongseong, Geumseong, Ryzhen, Seokok, Pyongkang, Jinhwa, Langcheon, Hongcheon, Yangkou, Inje, and Hengseong were also ravaged. Fortunately, the old problem of the Mongol soldiers not being good at attacking the city has not been improved, so the capital of Gangwon Province, Gangneung Daduhufu, and the important town of Wonju have not been lost.

But Rao is like this, Gangwon Province has three police officers a day, and the neighboring Sanggyeong-do and Gyeonggi-do provinces also feel a chill, and hundreds of Korean people have fled south one after another, a tragic scene of the last days.

The South Korean royal court, which had nothing to do, had no choice but to ask Zheng Fan for help. However, it was no longer enough to garrison the Han River defense line with the 4th Division of the Longxiang Army, so how could it have the strength to go to the Eastern Front. In order to avoid the sudden appearance of the Eastern Mongolian cavalry on the front line of Seoul and make dumplings for the royal court of South Korea, the king of the dynasty Li Ji decided to move the royal court and the government to Jeonju on the one hand, and on the other hand, send Choi Yingzhi to Nanjing to cry for help from Zheng Fan

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