Chapter 606: Sending Troops

As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, the Lee Dynasty of Korea has always been obedient to the Ming Dynasty......

Although he knew that the Tiger and Par Army occupying Liaodong had strong combat effectiveness, not only had they defeated the imperial army many times, but even the Houjin Tartars were not opponents. However, in the face of the order of the Ming court to send troops to Korea and 500,000 taels of silver, the Li dynasty still did not hesitate to send troops to Liaodong to attack the tiger and leopard army......

In the mind of King Ren Zu of Joseon, no matter how strong the combat effectiveness of the Tiger and Leopard Army is, it is impossible to defeat the joint attack of the three forces of the imperial court, the Later Jin, and the Joseon...... Besides, even if the battle did not go well, with the Korean army's familiarity with the mountains and forests, it could easily withdraw from the battlefield and withdraw to the Korean state......

However, it backfired...... The 20,000 Korean troops were not only defeated by the Tiger and Leopard Army, but also annihilated...... In the end, there were less than 1,000 soldiers who managed to escape back to Korea......

The loss of 20,000 troops made Ren Zu, the king of Joseon, very heartbroken, but the defeat of the Ming court and the Hou army that followed closely made Ren Zu very shocked...... After the shock, a trace of worry and panic hit my heart......

North Korea, the Ming Dynasty, the Houjin Tartars, and hundreds of thousands of troops could not defeat the Tiger and Leopard Army with a total strength of less than 30,000 people, so how strong is the combat effectiveness of the Tiger and Leopard Army......

As for himself, he took the initiative to attack his neighbor with such a strong strength without any reason, which had to make the king of Joseon, Renjo, feel afraid......

Although the Haw Par Army stationed in Liaodong suffered heavy losses in this joint attack...... However, no one can guarantee it. After the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army regained its vitality. Will it directly send troops to North Korea? Retaliation against North Korea......

Therefore, when the strong combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army was truly displayed in front of the Korean monarchs and ministers, the entire Korean royal court fell into an unprecedented panic......

On the one hand, it stepped up preparations for war, expanded the army, and prepared for a possible attack by the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army...... On the one hand, he asked for help from the Ming court, hoping that the Ming court could stand up bravely at a critical moment. Help the DPRK through this possible crisis......

However, the next direction of development of the matter once again shocked all the monarchs and ministers of the Korean state......

The Ming court, which had high hopes from the Korean state, not only was it unable to help itself, but under the coercion of the tiger and leopard army, it lost almost a third of its provinces...... Even the Ming Dynasty court, which he needs to look up, is slipping in front of the tiger and leopard army, not to mention the Korean state, whose strength cannot be compared with the Ming court......

Therefore, when the news of the Ming Dynasty's relocation of the capital to Nanjing reached the Korean state, the Korean monarchs and ministers were not only disappointed in the Ming court, but also worried about the future of the Korean state. Worried......

And at this moment, something even more strict happened......

A Japanese pirate across the sea from Korea. Seeing that the Korean army was greatly damaged, and most of the remaining troops were also transferred to the front line of the Yalu River, to guard against the Haw Par Army that might attack...... The entire South Korean garrison had less than 20,000 troops, which can be described as an empty force......

In the face of such a good opportunity, the Japanese who have been coveting the DPRK's various resources, especially iron ore and grain, for a long time, will certainly not let it go......

As a result, 50,000 well-armed Japanese invaders crossed the sea directly and landed in South Korea, hoping to take the weakened South Korea for themselves......

Under the clever attack of 50,000 Japanese pirates, the total strength was only 20,000, and the Korean army was still scattered, so there was no room for counterattack at all......

When the news of the invasion of Korea by the Japanese reached Pyongyang, it reached the ears of all the monarchs and ministers of Korea. The 50,000 elite Japanese pirates have captured more than a dozen cities and towns in North Korea in succession, penetrating hundreds of miles deep into North Korea......

In the face of this unexpected accident, all the monarchs and ministers of the Korean State were very shocked and angry......

In the eyes of the Korean monarchs and ministers, the Haw Par Army even defeated the Ming court of its own motherland, so North Korea panicked and feared the Haw Par Army. However, what are the Japanese who also live on the island and belong to the same vassal state of the Ming court......

You must know that in the eyes of the Korean monarchs and ministers at this moment, the status of the Japanese is far inferior to themselves.

Under such circumstances, the fact that the Japanese invaded themselves had to make the Korean monarchs angry......

In order to retaliate against the invasion of the Japanese and drive them out of Korea, in addition to the heavy troops deployed on the Yalu River, the Korean king Ren Zu directly gathered 30,000 troops around Pyongyang and commanded them himself, entered South Korea, and fought a decisive battle against the Japanese invaders......

Therefore, at this moment, although there are still 50,000 or 60,000 troops in North Korea...... However, the 50,000 or 60,000 troops, except for the 30,000 who were taken away by the Joseon king Renzu, almost all of the rest gathered on the line of the Yalu River...... As for Pyongyang, where the Joseon royal palace is located, even if you count the forbidden army, there are only about 5,000 people......

When the situation of North Korea's troops was marked on a huge map by Luo Yangxing, the solemn expression on Zhao Yun's face was directly covered by a smile.

Then, he said to Luo Yangxing: "Lord Luo, what the prince said is right, if we want to win the counterinsurgency before the king of Joseon and the Japanese invaders react, the most important thing is to ...... the soldiers quickly."

"Of course, in addition to this, there is another decisive factor, that is, in the shortest possible time, in the North Korean army's defense line on the Yalu River, tear a hole, so that the two divisions under the command of the general can quickly break through this defense line with lightning speed, all the way to Pyongyang ......."

"Although the king of Joseon and the Wako are in South Korea...... But if they receive the news, march in the direction of Pyongyang with all their might...... It will be possible to arrive in four days at the latest...... Therefore, we cannot go from attacking the defense line of the Yalu River of the North Korean army to occupying Pyongyang for more than three days......"

"Three days, except for two days to rush, the time we used to tear apart the defense line of the Yalu River of the North Korean army, there is only one day left......"

"In other words, we can only capture Pyongyang in one day if we tear through the defense line of the Yalu River in one day......"

Tearing a breakthrough in the middle of tens of thousands of troops in one day, just from the comparison of troops, in Luo Yangxing's eyes, it is almost impossible to accomplish.

Therefore, as soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Luo Yangxing couldn't help but ask: "One day, is it too short...... No matter how unbearable the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army is, he is still tens of thousands of soldiers with weapons in his hands, not a pig ...... who has no room to fight back."

"Also, Commander Zhao, there are only three ways we can enter North Korea, so the North Korean army has 8,000 soldiers on each road, and it is equipped with a lot of artillery purchased from the imperial court...... I don't know which way you plan to go, Commander Zhao......"

"Yizhou ......" Zhao Yun pointed to the map and replied without thinking......

"Uiju is the closest to Pyongyang, and the terrain is so wide that it is suitable for us to use our forces...... As for whether we can take Uiju in one day, it depends on whether our Haw Par Army's firepower is strong enough......"

"Ben has fought so many battles, and in the middle of these battles, Ben will find a common denominator...... The more powerful our offensive firepower, the slower the enemy's reaction and the greater the casualties...... So, this time, Ben was going to give the table of Uiju a saturated artillery cover and blow the whole of Uiju into a flat ......"

Speaking of this, Luo Yangxing could clearly feel that a trace of a very strong murderous aura quickly emanated from Zhao Yun's body......

Artillery coverage is a very unfamiliar word for Luo Yangxing, a person from the imperial court. However, as an intelligence chief, Luo Yangxing's comprehension ability is no worse than that of ordinary people. Therefore, Tong Guò's own literal understanding of the coverage of artillery fire, and then thinking of the huge power of the Tiger and Leopard Army's flowering shells, and the murderous aura emanating from Zhao Yun's body, Luo Yangxing immediately felt a chill from the heart......

At the same time, my heart was also full of sorrow for the Korean army defending Uiju......

In Luo Yangxing's understanding, after being covered by the artillery fire of the Tiger and Leopard Army, one of the ten North Korean troops can survive, which is already lucky......

However, Luo Yangxing still underestimated the lethality and destruction of the artillery team in Yizhou......

As a border fortress in the mountains, except for the city wall, which is made of mountain stones, all other buildings in the city, without exception, are built of logs......

As an ancient city with a history of hundreds of years, the logs used to build the castle have undoubtedly become so dry that it can be burned to ashes with a single fire......

In this way, as soon as the saturation of the Haw Par Army's artillery strike begins, the entire city of Uiju will become a sea of fire......

When the time comes, not to mention people, even a piece of iron can be burned into molten iron......

Therefore, when Luo Yangxing was shocked, Zhao Yun directly reminded: "Lord Luo, if you can get the deployment of the Korean army in Yizhou City, it means that there must be our own people in Yizhou City...... Now, I hope you will immediately withdraw your own people from Euiju Castle while the offensive has not yet begun......"

"Not surprisingly, after our saturated artillery fire is over, the entire city of Uiju will definitely be burned to the ground......

"As for those North Koreans, if they die, they die, it's not a big deal......"

Facing the stern expression on Zhao Yun's face, Luo Yangxing also realized the stern nature of this matter...... Without the slightest hesitation, he replied: "Thank you for the reminder from Commander Zhao, this official will immediately send a message to the secret agent Feige in Yizhou City and withdraw from Yizhou City...... In addition, what information does Commander Zhao need from North Korea, so he will send someone to me directly......"

After saying that, Luo Yangxing hurriedly left the headquarters of the Fourth Army......

At this time, the expression of Yan on Zhao Yun's face not only did not dissipate in the slightest, but became more and more intense......

After Luo Yangxing walked away, he directly ordered a staff officer beside him: "If the situation changes, report to the chief of staff immediately, and before sending troops, we will receive an extra 5,000 flowering bullets...... Of course, the corresponding colt is also indispensable......"

"It was ordered that all the soldiers of the two divisions should be attacked, and after the war horses sent by the chief of staff arrived, they should immediately strengthen their training, and they must be able to carry out rapid marches on the war horses within two days...... The most important thing in this attack on North Korea is that the soldiers are ...... quickly" (to be continued...... R1292