Pyongyang, the most important city in the northwest of North Korea, is located about 520 miles north of Seoul, the capital of North Korea, and is located in the lower reaches of the Taedong River (the Taedong River is equivalent to the Yangtze River to China), and the Taedong River is the birthplace of the Korean nation.

Pyongyang is also known as Pyongyang Province, is the capital of Pyongan Province, has the name of "two rivers town", the people of the time have praised Pyongyang shape victory "negative mountains and water, control zhì northwest, overlooking the Yangtze River (North Korea's Datong River), far away in the wilderness", because of its special geographical location, Pyongyang is designated as the capital by the highest ruling class of North Korea, commonly known as Xijing, and because Pyongyang is full of willow trees, therefore, Pyongyang is also known as Liujing.

Pyongyang Fortress is divided into four parts: Inner City, Middle City, Outer City, and North City, and the inner city has five gates, Suzak Gate in the south, Daedong Gate in the east, Qisung Gate in the northeast, Janggyeong Gate in the southeast, and Jinghae Gate in the west. Outside the inner city is the middle city, the south gate is Zhengyang Gate, the east gate is the blanket gate, the north gate is Qingchang Gate, and the west gate is the ordinary gate. Outside the middle city is the outer city, the south is the national shelter gate, and the west is the multi-view gate. In addition, there is a north city at the north end of the inner city, a Zhuanjin Gate in the south, and a Xuanwu Gate in the north.

After years of construction, Pyongyang Fortress was already quite prosperous by this time, and it was known as the two major commercial centers of Korea along with Gyeongshi, which had been captured by the Japanese army.

The importance of the city of Pyongyang can be seen from this in general.

Under the guidance of Li Yuantong, Tian Xiaoer and others slowly entered the middle city along the national shelter gate at the south gate of the outer city.

Appreciating this exotic customs all the way, Tian Xiaoer and the others had a dizzying feeling.

Although at this time, due to the penetration of Western culture, many brick buildings with Western style began to prevail in Pyongyang, but most of the residents of Pyongyang still followed the ancient traditions of Pyongyang, and lived in horsetail houses, which were made of wooden frames, plastered with braided mud walls, sloping roofs on all sides, covered with straw and other ornaments, and each house had four to five doors or windows.

Tian Xiaoer curiously asked about the layout of the house, Li Yuantong replied with a smile, the indoor house is a kang, enter the house and take off his shoes, and sit cross-legged.

Tian Xiaoer was amazed when he heard it.

At this time, it was the morning market time in Pyongyang, and there were many pedestrians and businessmen on the streets of Pyongyang, although it was not as busy as Cheonjing City, but it was also very lively, and it seemed that this qiē was not affected by the war.

Koreans like to wear plain white clothes, usually short clothes and long trousers. Men's blouse is buttoned diagonally, knotted with strips of cloth and shoulders, with a fat crotch and trouser ties. Women's short clothes have no buttons, and the ribbon is a long skirt, which is divided into a wrapping skirt and a tube skirt. Elderly women mostly wear long white dresses that reach their heels. Men mostly wear white rubber shoes, and women wear boat-shaped rubber shoes.

Like the Han Chinese, the Korean people wear costumes with ethnic characteristics on solemn festive festivals such as holidays, and the Korean people wear them casually.

The food of North Korea is mainly based on rice, cakes, and cold noodles, and under the influence of Chinese culture, since the beginning of the Li Yuantong dynasty, the Korean state has slowly introduced some exquisite dishes from the eight major cuisines of China as a supplement to the Korean family life, for example, the Manchu and Han banquets, which are well-known in China, have also been transplanted to the Korean royal palace and become the food of the Korean royal family.

Such a different custom, such an unusual style, so Tian Xiaoer and others have a lot of emotion, who knows, everyone is sighing, and a group of North Korean women with things on their heads come to them, they are talking and laughing, walking from the street like a leisurely stroll, and the things above their heads are also stable, as if they are held in their hands as if they are natural.

Seeing this scene, Tian Xiaoer and the others sighed again for no reason.

Although the outside of Pyongyang was already under the pressure of the army at this time, the city of Pyongyang was still a quiet and peaceful scene, everyone sang and ate when they should have eaten, and the optimistic atmosphere filled the entire Pyongyang city.

Tian Xiaoer and others were also infected and had an urge to blend in.

In addition to these customs and customs that are very different from China, it is also worth mentioning that most people in North Korea speak Korean, and Chinese is the second language of North Korea, North Korea from top to bottom, from the royal family to ordinary people's homes, many people are proficient in Chinese, like the king of North Korea, Li Yuantong, he is particularly obsessed with Chinese culture, his attainments in Han culture, which many Chinese can not compare, especially his fluent Chinese, which is said that even Tian Xiaoer admires.

As for Prime Minister Li Guo, North Korean Marshal Huo Dongyang, and brave general Li Yuanpei, they are all admirers of Han culture, and they are all involved in many aspects of Han culture, and they can even be regarded as proficient.

Everyone watched and talked while walking, and before they knew it, they had reached the inner city, and the Korean palace in Pyongyang was in the inner city.

The capital of North Korea is in Seoul, and the imperial palace in Seoul is called Gyeongbokgung Palace, and in Pyongyang, Seogyon, there is also a palace that is exactly the same as the Seoul Imperial Palace, also called Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Gyeongbokgung Palace occupies a large area, with a total area of about 57 hectares, consisting of about 330 buildings and a total of more than 5,000 rooms (in ancient times, it was one with four pillars).

Of course, this Gyeongbokgung Palace is only a drop in the bucket compared to the splendid imperial palace of the Chinese Empire, which has a history of thousands of years, but although it is not as good as the imperial palace in China, it is also a relatively large complex compared to the buildings in Korea and some surrounding countries.

Entering Gyeongbokgung Palace, Tian Xiaoer and others were welcomed to the welcome hall in Gyeongbokgung Palace, which specially invited VIPs, and everyone sat down as guests and hosts.

Li Yuantong first made an affectionate and passionate opening speech, which means that they solemnly welcomed the distinguished guests of the Chinese Empire to Korea with the most sincere intentions and the warmest feelings.

On behalf of everyone, Tian Xiaoer expressed his gratitude to the hospitable king of Joseon.

Then, the delicious food and drink were brought up like flowing water, and the delicious food and wine made everyone forget the troubles of the war for a while.

After three rounds of drinking, Huang Xu asked about the situation of the war during the banquet.

Eating and drinking are secondary, and the progress of the war is what Tian Xiaoer and the others are most concerned about.

Speaking of the war, North Korean Marshal Huo Dongyang is undoubtedly the protagonist of the commentary, while Li Guo and Li Yuanpei complement it from the side.

According to these three people, the Japanese army that invaded Korea this time had a total of 10 divisions and regiments, with a total number of 800,000 people, and was known to the outside world as one million.

In fact, before Tian Xiaoer led the army to leave Beijing, he had learned about this information from Yao Dahong's intelligence department, but he also wanted to confirm with these parties in North Korea.

800,000 people? Damn, there are only a few people in the small Wa Kingdom, and 800,000 troops have been dispatched at once, you can imagine how big their hearts are, Tian Xiaoer thought.

Dispatching so many people, not just to occupy a small North Korea, thinking of this, Tian Xiaoer couldn't help but admire Huang Xu's foresight, if this North Korea is destroyed, this little Japan will definitely hit the head of the Chinese Empire, if the war is really burned to the territory of China, then the Chinese people will suffer, fortunately, Huang Xu has already expected this, and immediately sent the anti-Japanese army to the land of North Korea to confront Japan, intending to keep the war out of the country, what a great decision!

As the marshal of the Chinese Empire and the brother of the emperor, Tian Xiaoer will not disappoint Huang Xu's trust if he says anything this time, he must lead the army to drive out the Japanese and eliminate the future troubles forever.

Tian Xiaoer then asked Huo Dongyang and others to introduce the details of the 800,000 Japanese troops.

Huo Dongyang and others happily obeyed.

This time, the Japanese army was invaded by Prime Minister Hirobumi Ito, with 10 divisions under his command and a total of 800,000 people.

Under the command of Hirobumi Ito, six people, including Sanjie and Sanhu, Yoshida Shoin, Sakamoto Ryoma, Takasugi Shinsaku, Obohisa Toshitsu, Saigo Takamori, and Kido Takayoshi, respectively commanded ten divisions of the Japanese invasion of Korea, and they attacked Korea in three ways.

Due to Japan's sneak attack tactics and Korea's negligence in taking precautions, within three days, the Japanese army had occupied most of the southern part of Korea like lightning, and now the front of the troops was directed at Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.

Therefore, the menacing Japanese army must not be underestimated.

The deployment posture of the ten divisions of the Japanese army that invaded Pyongyang this time was as follows:

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Divisions, led by Yoshishi Shoin and Obokutotsu, attacked from the Eastern Front.

The 4th, 5th, and 6th Divisions, led by Ryoma Sakamoto and Takamori Saigo, attacked from the Western Front.

The 7th, 8th, and 9th Divisions, led by Takasugi Yanjin and Kido Takayoshi, attacked from the northern front.

The 10th Division, as the general reserve, remained in the general headquarters of the town, under the personal command of Commander Hirobumi Ito.

The Japanese army poured out of the nest and seemed to be determined to win Pyongyang.

After hearing this, Tian Xiaoer nodded, and asked about the deployment of the North Korean army.

Speaking of the North Korean army, the North Korean trio in charge of reporting, Li Guo, Huo Dongyang, and Li Yuanpei all lowered their heads and felt very guilty.

After careful inquiry, Tian Xiaoer learned that the most elite 400,000 troops of the Korean National Army had been lost under the Japanese blitzkrieg, and now the only remaining elite division was the palace guards led by Li Yuanpei, with a total of 200,000 people.

To put it bluntly, the one who can really fight may be the 200,000 people under Li Yuanpei.

Speaking of which, the general situation, Tian Xiaoer can be regarded as understanding.

The overall situation is not too bad, if you count the three corps led by yourself with a total of 600,000 people, then the Sino-Korean coalition army also has a million people, of which, there are at least 800,000 people who can fight with the Japanese army, and in terms of the total number, it is not inferior to the Japanese army.

Moreover, the Sino-Korean coalition forces still occupy the time, and they have more geographical advantages and people, which is a huge advantage, it can be said that before this battle is fought, Japan has already lost three points first, and furthermore, the speed of the Japanese army's advance is too fast, and it will occupy the land in the south of Korea within three days, and the line is too long, and there will be difficulties in supplying, which gives the Sino-Korean coalition forces an opportunity to take advantage of.

Tian Xiaoer is confident that as long as the time is right, the Sino-Korean coalition will defeat the Japanese army.

Now that we have confidence, the next thing we need to do is to talk about the issue of joint command and study the strategy of breaking the enemy. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (biquge.info) to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation ......)