When Lichi led his people into the territory of Koryo, the situation in Koryo had undergone tremendous changes.
King Gongmin, the king of Goryeo, entered Fuzhou City with reinforcements and designated Fuzhou as his capital.
His general Zheng Shiyun also assembled more than 100,000 troops to prepare for a counterattack on Kaijing.
On the other hand, since the Red Scarf Army captured Kaijing, they only strengthened the city defenses and did not pursue southward pursuit. They indulged themselves in the gentle countryside of Kaijing.
The Goryeo soldiers who were originally quite afraid of the Red Turban Army saw that the thieves were nothing more than this, and their morale gradually increased.
King Gongmin ordered Zheng Shiyun to be the chief military officer and led An You, Li Fangshi, Huang Sang, Han Fangxin, Li Yuqing, Jin Depei, An Yuqing, Li Guishou, Cui Ying and other Goryeo generals to counterattack Kaijing.
Zheng Shiyun took 10,000 Mongolian Muhu as the vanguard and led more than 200,000 troops to march northward. The Red Turban Army actually held on and did not dare to come out.
As a result, the morale of the Goryeo soldiers became stronger, and the Goryeo people who opened the capital also sent messages to outside the city for internal response.
Zheng Shiyun's army was stationed in the eastern suburbs of Kaijing. After three days of preparation, it was ready to attack the city.
That afternoon, King Gongmin sent his men to send a royal order: Attack the city at three o'clock tonight, and not kill anyone except the Goryeo voice, and kill the rest together.
At midnight, the Goryeo traitor in the city opened the city gate. The Goryeo army, with Mu Hu as the vanguard, drove straight in from the east and south gates and fought fiercely with the Red Scarf Army in the city.
The generals of the Red Scarf Army were all drunk by the Korean women at home at night, and they rushed to fight. Wherever they could stop the enemy, they were retreating steadily.
The two sides fought fiercely until noon the next day, when Lichi arrived just at this time.
He was very anxious when he saw the fierce fighting between the two sides. If he went to King Gongmin, the other party might not be willing to return the army to him.
So he did not go to King Gongmin and directly sent his subordinates to contact Mu Hu in the city.
In Gaijing City, Goryeo Palace and Chongin Gate.
Only the shouts of killing were heard, and the city gate cave was stained red with blood.
The soldiers of the Song Dynasty had red scarves tied on their foreheads. One of the leading generals was holding a sword that was so unstoppable that more than a dozen Goryeo generals were killed by him.
After the battle lasted for half an hour, the sound of gold was heard among the Goryeo army, and the Goryeo army immediately withdrew from the city gate.
The red scarf general was Guan Duo, the commander-in-chief of the Central Army. When he saw the Koreans retreating, he breathed a sigh of relief and led his men back to Chongli Gate.
Less than half of the three thousand soldiers who followed him in the charge just now have returned.
Guan Duo's green armor was also dyed red by blood at this moment.
This is the fourth time that they have defeated the Goryeo army. The generals around them are all similar, and each of them seems to have turned into a bloody man.
Guan Duo dismounted his horse, sat directly on the ground to rest, took the water bottle from his hand, and drank all the water in the bottle in one breath.
Looking at the blood-stained cheeks of the brothers around him, he was filled with regret at the moment.
When they first attacked Xiajing, the Goryeo army's combat effectiveness was low, but their own side was unstoppable.
If we had pursued all the way south at that time, we would have completely wiped out the Koryo Kingdom and firmly occupied this foundation.
However, because of his poor decision-making, the Koreans are now making a comeback and they have become unstoppable, but the combat effectiveness of our own soldiers has dropped sharply.
After a while, the scouts came to report that the next Korean charge was about to begin again.
Guan Duo felt powerless for a while. The romance last night lasted until midnight, and now he felt weak all over, with less than 50% of his strength being used.
However, the other soldiers were looking at him, so he could only get on his horse and hold on.
"Brothers, as long as you withstand this wave of attacks, the Koreans will be defeated. Follow me and charge!"
Taking the lead, he rushed out from Sungnye Gate again.
After more than half an hour, Guan Duo finally repelled the enemy's attack.
However, he was so tired that he lay on the horse's back, feeling that all the bones in his body were aching, and he could no longer lift his arms.
At this moment, a group of men and horses rushed from the direction of the north gate. The leader was Pan Cheng, a tall and burly man holding a copper hammer.
"Brother Guan, I have already checked out. There are no enemy troops in the direction of the north gate. Let's break out from the north gate!"
Guan Duo sat up straight and said with a forced smile: "Brother Pan, you break out, I'll stay to break up the rear!"
Pan Cheng said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Let's go together and stay together!"
Guan Duo smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Pan, it's all my fault for not listening to you. It's all my responsibility for everyone to end up in this situation! Just take the brothers away, and every one of them will survive!" p>
Pan Cheng remained silent.
At this moment, a general ran over from Chongren Gate and shouted with joy: "General Soldier, Deputy General Soldier, the Koreans have retreated!"
Pan Cheng was slightly startled, and he and Guan Duo climbed up the city wall together. They saw that the Goryeo army camp that was attacking the palace was indeed in chaos.
Both of them were men who had experienced battles for a long time. Seeing this opportunity, they refused to let it go. They immediately joined forces and rushed out from the Sungnye Gate.
The Goryeo army suddenly became more chaotic and soon collapsed from the palace.
Guan Duo and Pan Cheng were overjoyed. They divided their troops into two groups and pursued them all the way from the east gate, all the way heading south.
During the march, they found that the combat power of the Goryeo army behind them was obviously much weaker, and was far inferior to the Goryeo vanguard that was fighting them head-on.
Of course they didn't know that they were facing ten thousand horsemen and horsemen.
These herders make a living by herding horses on Jeju Island every day, never slacking off, and their riding skills are more powerful than the regular Mongolian army, so the Red Turban Army is trapped in a bitter battle.
However, the Muhus were not stupid either. They were regarded as vanguards by the Koreans and fought to the death against the enemy, which made them feel angry for a long time.
Just at this time, Li Chi sent an order to withdraw the troops. The Muhus were overjoyed, and without even saying hello, they turned around and withdrew with their soldiers.
Because they were at the front, when they retreated, the Koreans behind them just thought that the battle situation was unfavorable, and they were so frightened that they turned around and ran away.
The Koryo army behind did not know the situation. When they saw the front retreating, they also turned around and retreated.
Momentum is the most important thing when fighting a large corps. As long as one front is defeated, in the blink of an eye, the whole army can be defeated.
In less than two hours, all the Goryeo troops who entered the city from the east gate retreated. Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, the leader of the Goryeo army at the south gate quickly withdrew his troops.
Pan Cheng and Guan Duo gathered their skirmishers and took the opportunity to rush out of the city.
Fortunately, Zheng Shiyun personally led 10,000 troops to block Pan Cheng, and Cui Ying led 20,000 troops to block Guan Duo, and finally the Red Scarf Army's counterattack was contained.
Seeing that they could not get any advantage, Pan and Guan withdrew to the city, closed the city gates tightly and held fast. They also sent people to capture and kill all the traitors in the city who had colluded with the Goryeo army.
King Gongmin learned that his troops had entered Kaijing and thought that the battle was a sure one, so he personally came to the frontline military camp to take command.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, bad news came from the city: all the troops who invaded the city were driven out.
King Gongmin was shocked and angry, and after asking for the reason, he found out that the problem lay with Muhu.
Just at this time, Li Chi came with his army and entered the Koryo King's camp with a few followers, holding his head high and looking very arrogant.
"King Goryeo, Jeju Island is attacked by the Han people. The great uncle asked me to lead troops back to the island to defend it. Please bear with me!"
King Gongmin was furious and shouted in Mongolian: "This king is about to recapture Kaijing. Can't you wait for a few hours? Do you have to lead the troops and withdraw immediately?"
Lichi said coldly: "I can wait, but Jeju Island can't wait! You already have an army of 200,000, what else do you need me to wait for?"
Cui Ying said in a deep voice: "If you want to withdraw your troops, you can first report to my king and retreat in an orderly manner. Why did you make such arrogant decisions and cause our army to be defeated?"
Lichi said unceremoniously: "If I tell you directly, will you return the person to me?"
The kings and ministers of Goryeo suddenly fell silent. In the situation just now, they would never let Muhu retreat.
Zheng Shiyun said calmly: "Your Majesty, since Jeju Island is in danger, let General Lichi lead the troops back. We can handle this battle ourselves!"
After this battle, King Gongmin had great trust in Zheng Shiyun. He snorted and said: "Forget it, General Lichi, you guys can go back, but remember to leave the horses behind!"
The Ten Thousand Muhu came by boat and did not bring horses. All the mounts were provided by the Koreans.
Li Chi said expressionlessly: "It won't be too late to return the horses when we get to the south bank."
After saying that, he turned around and left with his men.
King Gongmin was furious, and Zheng Shiyun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is now within easy reach to open the capital, so there is no harm in letting them ride those horses!"
Cui Ying said: "Yes, it's better not to offend these Muhu for the time being. If Jeju Island is captured by the Red Turban Army, we will be attacked from both sides."
He thought it was also the Red Turban Army that attacked Jeju Island.
King Gongmin took a deep breath and said: "Okay, then ignore them and let's renegotiate the strategy of regaining Kaijing!"