Chapter 261: Settle in Hanyang
Looking at Hauge's crazy expression, Li Shutai knew that it was impossible for him to persuade him at this time.
Xindao: Let Banzai vent and vent, and when the anger and depression in my heart are released, I may be able to regain my senses.
For Li Shutai, it was nothing for Hauge to lead his troops to the Korean countryside to kill some people. Compared to the mood of the Qing Emperor, those untouchables were simply insignificant, and they died when they died.
Moreover, these soldiers around him went all the way from Shengjing to Haizhou, and found that there was no war to fight and no food to eat.
Forced to transfer thousands of miles from Haeju to Uiju, North Korea.
The hardships of this period are self-evident.
Fortunately, after arriving in Yizhou, I ate and drank well for a month, and then I was taken by Haoge and fought all the way from Yizhou to Hanyang.
Because Haoge wanted to control North Korea at a low cost, he had to work hard to be a rebel army, so these soldiers were so controlled that they had no chance to go out and loot, and they were already unbearable.
Fortunately, Hanyang has sufficient supplies, and the restless hearts of the soldiers are slightly suppressed.
Now that it has suffered a great defeat, Hanyang has also been lost, there is not much military rations left, and the morale has been depressed to a considerable extent, which is very suitable for a boost by burning, killing and looting.
In addition, in Hanyang, only some of the officers enjoyed the services of Korean women, and most of the soldiers were bitter abstinence.
It's been more than two months since they've been out, and it's not okay to have no fun.
At this time, when they heard Hauge's excited words, they all jumped to try.
"Grab food! Grab the money! Snatch a woman!"
Hauge shouted and walked away.
The captives got excited and rushed out with their emperor, heading straight for the nearby villages.
Not long after, a village of 100 people was sacked, and the Korean people there were powerless to resist, and after a period of burning and looting, they ceased to exist.
One village could not satisfy the crazy venting of 2,400 people, and in just three hours, more than 20 villages south of Hanyang were slaughtered by this team of Jianjiao and turned into scorched earth.
War is the craziest form of entertainment.
Slaughter is a crazier pleasure than war.
Especially in the danger of being surrounded and annihilated at any time by the enemy's people everywhere, the soldiers were highly nervous, and now, they can do Yin at will, destroy at will, and the deepest evil in human nature has been completely aroused.
They may be going to avenge their comrades, or they may be the cornerstone of consuming the enemy, or they may just be satisfied with their own ***......
Whatever the reason, Hauge and his men went completely insane.
They passed through one Korean village after another, enjoying this rare "trophy" to make up for the blows they had received on the frontal battlefield.
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Wu Sangui collected more than 2,000 corpses and armor along the way, and gathered thousands of war horses, feeling aggrieved.
I spent so much effort and killed and injured so many people, but I only had such a small amount of loot.
This battle report is not easy to write!
When he led the people back to Hauge's camp, he saw that the place had been demolished, and most of the supplies had been transported back to Kaesong.
Those North Korean soldiers are working tirelessly, for fear that one of them will be liquidated and killed if they are not careful.
Wu Sangui made a direct detour and traveled to Kaecheng, a distance of ten miles, and soon arrived.
I didn't want to just arrive not far from the gate of Kaesong, so King Ding and Chen Yongfu led the team out.
Wu Sangui stepped forward to salute, and King Ding inquired about the battle.
"Run, run, nothing. After this battle, Jianyu can be regarded as running out of oil and running out."
Wu Sangui was a little relieved to see that King Ding did not blame, and did not want to hear a word that made him extremely excited.
"Liaodong Hou, this battle of Liaodong, thanks to your command all the way, Gu was able to take Yizhou into Kaecheng, destroy nearly 10,000 Zhenjiao, capture 30,000 soldiers, and recapture Hanyang within half a month. When I return to the court, I will definitely play my father and emperor, and I will give you another official and a knight!"
Wu Sangui bowed down excitedly, "It's all His Highness's wisdom, and the ministers are just acting on orders!"
He didn't dare to compete with the king.
Although he set the strategy for this battle, and he also led his troops to attack the city and capture the land, the supreme commander of this battle was King Ding.
Wu Sangui's credit is naturally the credit of King Ding, and it is caused by King Ding's wisdom and martial arts.
King Ding smiled: "Lone is just a prince, what do you want to do. Lone will definitely show his father and emperor, and the merits of this battle are all the work of the Marquis of Liaodong!"
The gratitude in Wu Sangui's heart was like a vast ocean, and he was speechless with excitement.
"I heard that Dolgon made you a prince before......
Wu Sangui heard King Ding mention this, and was about to defend himself, but then heard King Ding continue:
"But you abandoned it...... Gu thinks that with the merits of Pingliao and the merits of the Ping Dynasty, my father should also make you a prince!"
Wu Sangui's brain exploded, "Your Highness, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he has never been crowned a king with a different surname, that is, King Jing of Zhongshan, who has made great achievements in war, and he is also posthumously crowned. Minister, don't dare to compare with King Jing of Zhongshan! There is no such groundbreaking work."
King Ding smiled, "You just wait! You don't have to think about that."
Wu Sangui laughed with him, not believing that Chongzhen would crown himself as the king, and he didn't dare to ask for this kind of honor, after all, those who could be crowned kings with different surnames in the Ming Dynasty were all dead people. He wants to live for a few more decades.
As for after his death, the Ming Emperor can still remember his merits, posthumously crown a prince, and let his descendants get tangible benefits, which is more realistic.
Because Kaesong had become a scorched earth of ruins and could no longer live there, the Ming army, under the leadership of King Ding, headed towards Hanyang.
After half of the journey, I camped and rested, and only arrived at Hanyang City on the second day.
At this time, the Korean civil and military forces in Hanyang City were already waiting anxiously, and they could not see the Ming Dynasty's pardon order for a day, and they were restless for a day.
When King Ding entered the city, 30,000 Korean soldiers also returned to the city safely, and these people were a little relieved.
The civil officials wrote letters of plea, and most of the military attachés could not write, learned allusions from the Warring States Period, and knelt outside the palace with thorns on their backs.
When King Ding saw it, he comforted them and asked them to go back to fulfill their duties.
At the time of tomorrow's court meeting, the decree of the Ming Dynasty will be promulgated.
When Wenwu heard this, he didn't see the Ming army watching, and he was even more relieved.
Yes, what are you afraid of, as long as the Ming Dynasty still needs the vassal state of Korea, you can't kill all the ministers of the DPRK and China.
The pro-Ming officials were slaughtered before, and now they have killed all the pro-Qing officials, so can there be anyone in North Korea to govern?
No, Da Ming will forgive us!
That night, the military information of Haoge's massacre of Gyeonggi villages was sent to the palace, and King Ding saw it, and did not give instructions, but ordered someone to release the situation, so that the Korean civil and military could think about countermeasures, and they could just speak at the meeting tomorrow.
At this point, the North Korean family officials completely relieved their hearts, and even greeted the relatives of the nearby city, and hurried to Hanyang, hoping to criticize Haoge with the most passionate words tomorrow, and chase and kill Jianguo in the harshest way, so as to gain the appreciation of the Ming Dynasty and be reused.
At noon on the second day, the court meeting presided over by King Ming Ding finally began.
Near Hanyang, North Korea, all those who have official status rushed to the palace to attend the meeting.
Looking at the black head, King Ding turned his head sideways and said, "Wait a minute, don't let any of them go!"