Chapter 176: Indemnity for Land Cession

The Hualang army was defeated and retreated to Kaesong, Kaesong is also known as Kaesong, after all, it is also the capital of Goryeo, the city's defense is still there, for a time there are many archers, all the defenders are on the city wall, Jiang Handan is ready to hold on to wait for help, Li Minbo peed his pants in fright, and has run back to the palace.

If you attack hard at this time, there will definitely be some damage, Xiao Ming decided not to attack for the time being, he gathered the men and horses back, and asked Qian Baguang to set up the cannons, and the six cannons brought this time all aimed the muzzles at the city wall of Kaesong, and the people of the artillery battalion were busy before and after running.

It can be said that the shells are becoming more and more streamlined, because the rifling of the muzzle is also pulling more and more, and the gun operated by Qian Baguang basically has twelve rifling, all of which are spiral-shaped.

The artillery battalion has not been established for a long time, and although the caliber of the cannon is the same, the shape of the shells is also different due to the different rifling and the length of the barrel, which is why Xiao Ming wants to use a ship to transport the shells.

Although Xiao Ming was at the forefront of that era, many people did not come into contact with firearms, let alone knew the power of firearms, but with the escalation of the conflict between Xiao Ming and all parties, more and more people knew that he used firearms to conduct wars.

A single cannon can be loaded with shells, not to mention rifles, grenades and soldiers' provisions, Xiao Ming does not dare to expand the new army on a large scale is actually here, once there is a war, a team of three or four thousand people will almost crush his rear and front supplies, no matter how many people there are, it is estimated that a rich man like Xiao Ming will not be able to bear it.

This time in the peninsula landing raid, almost let Xiao Ming's hole cards out, if you can't get a good result, then how can you say the past? Therefore, he was bound to win the battle of Goryeo.

With Xiao Ming's order, the cannon fired! Six rapid fires, white smoke from the muzzles of the guns filled the front of the position, and the explosions and fires on the walls in the distance stimulated everyone's eyes......

Until a long time later, the people of Kaesong would talk about the shelling when the army of King Dongdan attacked Kaicheng, "It was said that Grandpa Thor was helping the red and hairless Liao people, and this time I really knew!" ”

"Yes, yes! Thunderbolt after thunderbolt! The sky is burning red......! ”

"And, yes! I heard that our Lord Min was so scared that he peed his pants on the city tower......! ”

"Shh——!h You don't want to die, you dare to say anything about Lord Min, stop talking ......! ”

It doesn't matter whether Prince Min Kang Han-chan peed his pants or not, the important thing is that the king of Goryeo surrendered, and when the artillery fired a salvo, only three rounds of artillery were fired, and a big gap was blown up in the city wall, and all the soldiers defending the city ran out, and in desperation, Goryeo King Yizong Li Minbo surrendered!

Xiao Ming's army marched into Kaegyong, a Korean country that had existed for nearly 300 years, and he served as the capital of Goguryeo, Silla, and now Goryeo. Only the palace is still like a look, at least like the mansion of a great Song Dynasty's festival envoy.

There is a square in the road of the four gates of Kaesong, there is a torii gate in each of the four directions, the stone is still magnificent, and there are four big characters engraved on the memorial arch to the west: "Heavenly Kingdom Yongzhen" that is still the envoy of the Goryeo State when Tang Xuanzong was called a minister, and there is a plaque given by Tang Xuanzong.

Standing on the white marble platform in front of the palace of the king of Goryeo, the king of Goryeo Li Minbo led the ministers of civil and military affairs to surrender to Xiao Ming, the wealthy families in Goryeo are all officials in the court, the official system is relatively sound, the central government has the province of Inner History and Shangshudu, the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers and nine temples such as Taichang, Taifu, Sinong, and Dali, and the Central Council deals with the military, but there are really a lot of officials, not a thousand, but also hundreds.

Before the 11th century until the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Korean Peninsula Goryeo Kingdom had been using Chinese characters as the official language, although they also had their own language, but at that time the scholars were proud to be able to speak fluent Chinese, which was a sign that the nobles were well educated, just as many European nobles were proud to know ** and Latin.

Li Minbo led hundreds of officials to kneel on the stone steps, waiting for Xiao Ming's fall, Xiao Ming opened the descending table and looked at it, the fly-headed Xiaokai in one hand, dragging sentences in the text, I couldn't understand it, basically it means that Goryeo and Da Liao have been friendly for generations, and the subordinate relationship has not been chaotic, complaining that Xiao Ming should not lead people to crusade and so on! I couldn't help but shout: "What a fart!" "I threw off the table with my hand.

Cui Haozhe, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly turned pale with earth, Li Minbo was even more frightened and didn't dare to come out, Xiao Ming couldn't help it, so he opened his mouth and asked: "What is Prince Min, who is Jiang Handzan, stand up and speak, you all get up, isn't it too cold?" Get up! ”

All the hundreds of officials trembled and got up, and some ministers also helped Li Minbo up, but Jiang Handan knelt on the ground, and he said: "Dongdan King Mingjian, this offense in the Goryeo Kingdom is the fault of the old minister, I hope the king will forgive my king for being young, and the old minister will bear all the blame!" ”

Xiao Ming said: "Oh! You are that Jiang Handzan, I can't see that you are really a talent, I ask you and I have a friendship with you who belong to the same Liao, and the two sides have a friendly agreement, why do you want to send troops to attack my Liaodong hinterland, have I offended you? ”

Jiang Handan said: "The king is angry, this is the meaning of the Dajin Kingdom, I, Goryeo, are now subordinate to the Dajin Kingdom, and I must not go against the wishes of others, which is also a helpless move!" ”

"I guess it's true that you want to make some gains, right?" Xiao Ming scolded.

"The king is aware of the fact that he agreed to send troops to Liaodong, all of which was done by the old minister, and it has nothing to do with my king, I hope the king will let my king go!"

"None of you can escape from your sins, your sins may be more serious," he said, turning his head, "Come on, arrest this old man first."

When the civil and military officials of Goryeo heard Xiao Ming's words and saw Jiang Handan being arrested, there were many people who showed gloating expressions, if someone pleaded guilty this time, it is estimated that there will be no big deal, at most, the king of Dongdan will be able to send some money away, and the catastrophe in Goryeo can be avoided!

Xiao Ming did not plan to destroy the Goryeo Kingdom, but he was still not too happy to capture the capital of the people and capture the emperor, so he first lived in the palace of the King of Goryeo, and he also thought about what to do with these Goryeo sticks.

It only took Xiao Ming two days to capture the capital of Goryeo and capture the king of Goryeo, Lee Min-bo, and the news of this matter spread quickly! Kim Zhongxin's soldiers and Hwarang army, who were still stationed in Sinuiju, ran away directly when they heard the news, while Yelu Yungu seized the opportunity and directly led the army to capture Baozhou and Dingzhou, and approached Sinuiju.

In less than three days, Han Shizhong led 10,000 cavalry to the back of Sinuiju and burned Jin Zhongxin's grain and grass, and the last more than 50,000 Goryeo troops were desperate and fled south out of Sinuiju, Han Shizhong followed and defeated the Goryeo army and beheaded 8,000.

The Goryeo army fled to Xijing Pyongyang in embarrassment, and at this point, the gateway of Goryeo in Liaodong was wide open, and Han Shizhong and Yelu Yungu led the army to continue southward, all the way to attack the city and pull out the village to enter Xijing Pyongyang!

This kind of news has also been spread to Kaijing, Xiao Ming was naturally overjoyed after getting the news, the entire northern region of Goryeo now has no decent city except for one Pyongyang, and to the south is Pingchuan, and now Li Minbo, who is looking forward to Jin Zhongxin's return to Ma to save the driver, is completely dead!

Li Minbo of Goryeo and his gang trembled every day, as the news of the victory of the Dongdan army reached Kaijing, these people suddenly figured out something, and even began to bribe Xiao Minglai, in just a few days, Xiao Ming received several large boxes of gold, silver, jewelry and precious calligraphy, painting and antiques, and a group of beautiful girls from Goryeo!

Looking at those Goryeo beauties with big cake faces, Xiao Ming was worried, he had already given Yelu Yungu and Han Shizhong an order to quickly solve the enemy in Pyongyang, and then come to Kaesong to join him, but now five or six days have passed, why haven't there been any movement, can't they fight Pyongyang?

Three days later, Han Shizhong dug the water of the Datong River and poured into Pyongyang City, Jin Zhongxin was captured, and the Dongdan army fell into Pyongyang, and it is estimated that he will be able to come to Kaecheng in three more days to meet the division.

Xiao Ming's conditions are actually very simple, the military expenditure of 100,000 taels of gold, the cession of Sinuiju, the stationing of troops in North Pyongan Province, and the request for compensation from Dajin State, a total of four. Li Minbo wants to cry without tears, Jiang Handan is not around, he is a seventeen-year-old child, how can he have any ideas!

At this time, Jiang Handan was in prison, Xiao Ming didn't want to do anything to him, he just wanted to lock him up for a few days, so that he could be sober and sober, this person was the spiritual pillar of the Goryeo Kingdom, he had defeated the attacks of the Liao State and the Jin State many times, and had a high prestige among the people, Xiao Ming just felt that the treatment of him should not be too hasty.

Three days later, Yelu Yungu and Han Shizhong's 20,000 cavalry troops rushed to Kaesong, and the Goryeo king Yizong Li Minbo was completely dead, so he accepted Xiao Ming's four-point request, the last three are good to say, the first gold 100,000 taels is a large amount, Li Minbo's intestines are now clear! I shouldn't have listened to Jiang Handzan's words, if I had agreed to Xiao Ming's request for 10,000 taels of gold, but now it has risen to 100,000 taels, where can I make up for it!

Because he didn't see Jiang Handan for many days, Li Minbo was dissatisfied in his heart, and gradually resented Prince Min, and finally Jiang Handzan's fate was very miserable, this is a later story, the gold and silver that the King of Goryeo took out from the inner palace really couldn't meet the requirements of 100,000 taels of gold, and even the gold hairpins of the concubines in the harem were scavenged, which was still not enough!

Taichang Temple Zhengqing Park Yongqing at this time to save him in an emergency, he called on the princes, ministers, civil and military officials, as well as wealthy relatives and so on to raise donations for Li Minbo, and finally scraped together 80,000 taels of gold, although there is still a difference of 20,000 taels, Park Yongqing said to Xiao Ming that it will be divided into two more years, and it will be paid off after two years, and the interest can be calculated and an IOU can be written.

Xiao Ming didn't want to push it too hard, so he generously said forget it, 80,000 taels will be 80,000 taels, hoping that Goryeo can remember this lesson, and forced Li Minbo to sign the Kaesong agreement, the two sides have been friendly for generations, and Goryeo has ceded Sinuiju to Dongdan Kingdom in good faith, and will never regret it.

The satisfied Xiao Ming was ready to withdraw the army, Jiang Handan was also released, and the Goryeo people themselves went to Dajin Guo to compensate for it, and see how Jin Guo reacted, Jiang Handan was greatly damaged after he was released from prison, but Park Yongqing, the Zhengqing of Taichang Temple, was trusted by Yizong, and the political power of Goryeo was even more divided, Xiao Mingcai didn't care about these things, and he was now preparing to leave and return to China.

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