After the slave-building army entered North Korea, their wild and animalistic nature was immediately exposed.
Because there are no big cities in northern North Korea, there are mostly some walled cities or villages with extremely low defenses.
Therefore, Jiannu also divided his troops into four groups, encircled them in an oval shape and swept southward.
It can be said that there is no grass growing anywhere.
As long as it was edible and usable, they looted everything.
This time the slave builders were more vicious and cruel than before.
In addition to their lack of food and clothing, they are also venting their anger and resentment.
After several defeats in Liaoshen, Jiannu not only encountered a resource crisis after returning, he also encountered hatred and hatred towards the Ming army.
Therefore, fueled by hatred and resentment, those who suffered became the Korean people, and most of them died tragically at the hands of Jiannu.
Except for some young men and women of suitable age, only some craftsmen can survive.
Because of the arrival of the slaves, northern Korea suddenly became a hell on earth.
When the Korean people heard that the Jiannu invaded south again, they were so frightened that they fled southward wildly with their families without even bringing their heads back.
And how could they outrun the slave-building army with horses?
After catching up, there was a massacre. Although the corpses were not piled up like mountains, it was still horrific.
When the King of North Korea and a group of North Korean ministers learned about it, they were so frightened that their legs became weak.
They had no way to deal with the invasion of the Jiannu slaves. They would definitely not be able to defeat it, and it would be impossible to negotiate a peace.
They can only hope that the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty can send troops to exterminate them as soon as possible and restore peace and tranquility to Korea.
Fortunately, Qi Jin's envoy arrived in time and stabilized the frightened monarchs and ministers a little, otherwise they would have been ruined again as usual.
After learning that the Ming army had entered North Korea to support them, the North Korean monarchs and ministers finally saw a glimmer of hope.
They provided so much money, food and materials before, but it was finally not in vain. Sure enough, Ming Dynasty did not abandon itself, and the emperor still protected us.
"Your Highness, this time the Jiannu invaded south, Ye Boarpi personally led the troops. There are more than 30,000 Jiannu."
"My general has said that it is difficult to repel the Jiannu with just a few thousand people from Phi Island. Therefore, His Highness needs to gather the Korean army and go north to support and cooperate."
The person who came to the palace to meet the King of Korea was Qi Jin's personal soldiers Baihu. Of course, he was originally a guard of the Royal Forest Army.
But when he mentioned the army, North Korea's monarchs and ministers were in trouble.
Even though Korea has been a country for so many years, its national strength is much stronger than that of Korea, but its army is very small.
In addition to the coastal defense troops and the troops stationed in major city strongholds, they can mobilize only 20,000 to 30,000 troops.
Moreover, excluding Kong Xiang and the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are probably only more than 10,000 people left among these 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Among these more than 10,000 people, there are still 3,000 guards who protect the palace and must not be moved.
But after all, they had spoken, and they were here to help them fight the war, so it was hard for them to refuse.
Finally, an army of 5,000 men was assembled, including 1,500 cavalry and the rest all infantry.
But even with these five thousand people, North Korea's monarchs and ministers could not guarantee their combat effectiveness.
Although North Korea is a small country, the struggles between various interest groups and factions are no worse than those in the Ming Dynasty.
The institutional system of the army was even worse than that of the Ming army. Otherwise, North Korea would not have been defenseless during the previous invasions of slaves.
As for the Jian Nu, after two days of raids and looting, the speed of Jian Nu's march south finally slowed down.
Although there were not many civilians living in northern Korea, there were also not many slaves.
The things they grabbed could not be transported back to Jianzhou until the final withdrawal of troops.
This also gave Qi Jin buffer time. He had arrived in North Korea long ago, but the army of slave builders was relatively concentrated at present, and the distance between the various ministries was not far.
Knowing that he had no advantage in all aspects, Qi Jin did not act rashly, but remained dormant.
Qi Jin was thinking about how to attack, and his messenger and North Korean reinforcements finally arrived.
"Supervisor, I'm back. The king of North Korea has sent five thousand soldiers and horses to support us. This is the North Korean general Li Hu."
"General, this is Qi Jin, the supervisor of the Zhenjiang Army personally ordered by His Majesty the Emperor. This old general Qi, under the military orders of Emperor Shenzong, is the hero who drove away the Japanese pirates and restored the country for you."
Qi Jin's reputation may have been average in the Ming Dynasty, but in North Korea, it was unparalleled.
Among them were Li Rusong and Ma Gui, the generals who led the Ming and Korean coalition forces at that time.
Therefore, Li Hu did not hide his admiration. He knelt down on one knee and said:
"The young general from the country has met the general from the Celestial Dynasty."
"That's so polite, General. Get up quickly."
Qi Jin didn't expect that he would kneel down directly for him and immediately helped Li Hu up.
After the exchange, Qi Jin learned that Li Hu's grandfather and Yi Sunchen were brothers. Back then, Yi Sunchen fought side by side with Qi Jin.
And he can be considered a descendant of Yi Sun-shin, so he greatly admires the Ming army generals who were involved in the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.
Part of the reason why the King of Joseon worshiped him as the General of Pyongyang was precisely because he had the same blood as Yi Sun-shin in his body.
Back then, Yi Sun-shin was able to cooperate with the Ming army to defeat the Japanese pirates and restore the country. The King of Korea hoped that Li Hu could do the same and defeat the Jiannu and restore peace to Korea.
It can be said that Li Hu has high hopes.
After a while of greetings, Qi Jin immediately began to analyze the current battle situation with him.
Knowing that Qi Jin only had 3,000 troops,
Everyone in Li Hu was dumbfounded.
He originally thought that the Ming army would charge forward to fight against the main force of Jiannu, and he would just drink some soup and gain some military achievements to go back and make a deal.
But from the current situation, it seemed that he was the main force fighting Jiannu. Li Hu almost cried.
"General, in your opinion, how should we fight this battle?"
Hearing Qi Jin asking him for advice, Li Hu was lying.
I know shit, don’t ask me, if I knew I would have rushed up to you.
"The old general is a famous general on the battlefield. He has experienced countless battles in his life. How dare the younger generation do what he does in front of the old general."
"In this battle, all members of our army will listen to the veteran general's orders."
After thinking about it, Li Hu found a tactful excuse for himself.
There's no way he could tell Qi Jin that I actually can't fight, so I'm just a loser, right?
Qi Jin was not surprised by such an answer. He smiled and seemed to have expected it.
He knew the combat effectiveness of the Korean army and the talents of its generals as early as the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.
It's just that he didn't expect that after so many years, they haven't changed at all, and they seem to have regressed.
Anyway, back then, North Korea also produced a relatively capable Yi Sun-shin, but now he has nothing. It is true that each generation is inferior to the last.