"Report to the duke, Tianan has been taken down by the Ming people. Moreover, there have been Ming scouts ten miles northwest and twenty miles northeast of Qingzhou City." A scout leader of Goryeo reported to Wang Kang, his face heavy and bitter.

Before a large-scale battle, the contact between the scouts had begun. Faced with the more advantageous cavalry and shooting skills and sharp firearms of the Ming army, the scouts of the Goryeo were completely slaughtered by one side. Even if the Goryeo New Army, which had been trained by the Ming army, could not stop the Ming army's edge.

After all, the Xinjun was a student of the Ming army. When all the weapons and equipment could not keep up with the Ming army's requirements, the combat effectiveness was even more nonsense.

Wang Kang originally wanted to close the city in Qingzhou! And after it fell in Nanjing, it was changed to Hanyang City, and was crowned as the new king of Goryeo. He collected money like a scrambled land in Qingzhou. From military generals to soldiers transporting food and supplies, they were all bribed by money, so no one spoke out against it.

His Duke of Jingyang was also able to rise a lot and become the lord of Goryeo. But his situation was very bad. Now the place he could control was Qingzhou, a small place. And as time went by, the territory was still shrinking sharply.

When the news of the Ming army's siege of the three routes reached the Qingzhou territory, many well-known gentry and wealthy families secretly picked up their belongings, bribed the soldiers guarding the city, and sneaked back to the countryside. Those who were even more cautious of their lives took the initiative to flee to the Ming army's controlled area.

I just hope that in the upcoming war, I can avoid being affected by the fish.

At this time, Wang Kang, who had just become the king for a few days, no longer had any pride. He truly realized that this king who lost his country was not easy to be.

Therefore, he voluntarily resigned from the title of King and demoted himself to the former Duke of Jingyang. He also sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty camp to make peace.

But he still had unrealistic fantasies, hoping that Ulutus would allow him to become the king of Goryeo. In order to take out the bargaining chips that made Ulutus excited, he also agreed to use the Han River as the boundary. To the south of the Han River, they all belong to the Ming Kingdom and to the south of Goryeo.

It is impossible for Ulutus to spit out the meat that has been eaten in his mouth. For such an ignorant person, Ulutus doesn't say much nonsense. He only let the messenger tell Wang Kang himself, open the city gate, and apologize.

Wang Kang naturally would not agree to such a condition.

So the Ming army continued to form a siege in a hurry.

During this period, the Goryeo army tried to organize several breakthroughs. They also focused on the relatively weak naval divisions. After all, compared with cavalry, the naval division's advantage lies in its sea. When it comes to land, its strength will be greatly reduced.

But they didn't know that the Marines of the Navy were all drawn from the cavalry. In terms of cavalry and shooting skills, they were not worse than those of the Governor's Office of the Five Army. Therefore, there were very few cavalry like Goryeo and more old-fashioned troops mainly infantry. Mashan was defeated by the Navy Marines.

Not only that, they also sent the new army out to rush.

However, the two armies have opposite each other, in addition to basic cavalry and shooting and equipment, they also have indispensable psychological qualities. The Goryeo people have long felt weak when facing Ming people. In the army, as an instructor, the Ming army is mostly quite prestigious for the Goryeo soldiers.

If you really face the enemy on the battlefield, you will inevitably feel timid.

As a result, more than 3,000 lives were lost on the territory north of Quanzhou, and he no longer dared to touch the Ming army's brows at will.

By April 18:00, the first year of Ganwu, Ulutus had arrived at the last city of the rebel army, Qingzhou.

Due to the war, the outside of Qingzhou City was bleak. The bodies of Goryeo soldiers killed by Ming army scouts were thrown into the weeds beside the road, and flies were buzzing around. The bodies of some dead people were also abandoned in the grass, and vultures were pecking at them all, and the stench began to become stronger as the temperature rose.

At this time, it is the most likely to get epidemic.

After Ulutus learned of this situation, he immediately arranged a military doctor and military officer to organize people to clean up the surrounding area of ​​Qingzhou City.

Soon, thick smoke burning the body rose outside the city, and Wang Kang, who was hiding in the city in a hurry, also saw it. He felt that the smoke was like a death talisman, as if to burn everything about him.

"Has the Ming army arrived?" Although Wang Kang knew the answer in his heart, he still held the last trace of fantasy.

"Master! The Ming army has arrived and is burning the body." Li Tingzhi, a staff member and chief official of the royal family, replied in a little frustrated without fooling his old customer.

"Let the generals of each sect be careful to defend themselves. The Ming army is already slaughtering the rebels outside the city. After breaking through the city, everyone can't escape the word "death". Wang Kang ordered, and Li Tingzhi was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood his meaning.

When people are unstable, surrender must be the choice of many people in the city. In order to avoid them being passively resisting the Ming army, they have to order to fool them next time.

But this seems to be unsafe, so Li Tingzhi advised: "At this time, there are chaos and no one can cause trouble. In order for the generals to be in peace, the Duke can bring all their families to the Duke's mansion to recruit some and two."

Detaining hostages is a trick that will never be outdated in any era. After being reminded, Wang Kang immediately asked him to do it.

Soon, the generals received the news. Although they were dissatisfied, not handing over at this time means they had a strange intention. It was not a question of whether to send it to their families or not, but whether they could survive.

In addition, the commands were all new soldiers, and the generals' families were not allowed to deliberately delay. So they all stared at them like wooden stakes until they were sent to the Duke's Mansion.

However, no one refused. However, the number of people was very small, and Wang Kang was under superior forces in the city, those who opposed it could not cause any major trouble. Many others deliberately sent their concubines or one or two children to hide.

Wang Kang did not dare to search the military generals' mansions, so he would undoubtedly push the generals to the opposite side of his own. So he turned a blind eye to each other, which was a compromise between them. Under such circumstances, the morale in the city actually rebounded.

In addition, the Ming army's massacre of the city was deliberately spread. The people of this era were relatively ignorant. Although they would not believe in the government, they still care about their own wealth and life.

The black smoke rising outside the city made the people believe that the Ming army was setting fire to kill people.

At this time, the Ming army did not immediately force the siege. For Ulutus, the overall situation of Goryeo was decided. The only city of Qingzhou could not cause any big waves, so it was not in a hurry to attack the city.
Chapter completed!