"According to the information sent back, the Qing army is divided into three groups. Dorgon and Duduo lead the two white flags on the right, and meet the Korean troops in Hamgyong Province and Gangwon Province. They are heading towards Ulsan. By then, our army's eastern defense line will
It will be tested.”
The news of the Qing army's dispatch made Xia Jun also start to get busy.
At the joint military meeting, Liu Yiyuan arrived and looked at Bai Xiaoqi.
"Is there any problem with your eastern front defense?"
Bai Xiaoqi stood up and explained the deployment on the map.
"On the eastern front, we extended along the bend of the Nakdong River to the seaside, deployed segmented defenses, and controlled every mountain path. At the same time, we deployed warning posts at various high points, and reserved reserved areas on the second line.
There are a large number of reserves. The Qing army cannot exert the power of cavalry and can only rely on infantry to fight from hill to hill to ensure that they cannot take a step too far."
Everyone carefully observed the terrain in the north of Busan and put themselves in the perspective of the Qing army, but they couldn't help but feel a headache.
Most of the terrain in North Korea is hills and mountains, and the few passages are between the mountains.
Unfortunately, these peaks are not very high and can only be called highlands at best. In this way, as long as they occupy the top, they can guard the passage at the foot of the mountain.
Without capturing the high ground, there is no way for the army to pass.
Even so, Bai Xiaoqi still deployed enough troops in power.
The layout of tactics throughout the ages has often been accompanied by changes in the range of weapons.
Not all terrains with two mountains and a valley allow troops to be deployed at high altitudes.
For example, when Sun Chuanting ambushed Gao Yingxiang, he only deployed his troops on the official road instead of seizing the peaks on both sides.
The reason is that the peaks on both sides are more than a thousand meters high from the road below.
The Ming army simply did not have weapons capable of hitting that far.
If the army is deployed on it, it will not have a condescending effect. Instead, it will only be able to watch the peasant army flee.
Even in the later Korean War, many of the commanding heights that the two sides fought for were only a few hundred meters long.
In the same way, a mountain that is too high is not the commanding height, but the scenery.
The focus of Bai Xiaoqi's deployment is on the east side of Jinjing Mountain City.
This is the widest road from Ulsan to Busan.
Cleverly, there is a highland with a height of only a few dozen meters in the middle of the valley, completely blocking the passages on both sides.
Bai Xiaoqi arranged two battalions above, and cooperated with the friendly troops on the highlands on both sides to make the place tightly stuck.
"The commander of the Qing army in the middle is Su Prince Hauge. He will lead the Zhenglan Banner and the Horqin Mongolia. He will join the North Korean army led by Jin Zidian. The total force will exceed 60,000, which is the absolute main force."
Zuo Mengeng asked: "Have you ever predicted where the Qing army's center will attack?"
Bai Xiaoqi is confident.
"If the prediction is good, the Qing army's middle route should choose to attack at the bend of the Luodong River. Especially on the north side of the Luodong River, there is no barrier from the river, and they can cooperate with Dorgon."
His idea was unanimously recognized by everyone.
As time dragged on until the end of February, the Nakdong River had gradually cleared up. The ice was not so solid, making it impossible for the Qing army to cross the river on foot.
Then the best option is to attack from the north bank of the Nakdong River.
But it's not that easy to fight here either.
The mountains are continuous and the terrain is steep. If the Qing army wants to attack from above, the price they pay is not much less than crossing the river.
Liu Yiyuan reminded: "Don't be so self-righteous that you ignore the defense line along the river. The Qing army also has troops on the south route, and they may cooperate with the middle route to hide the truth."
"The Qing army on the south route has now arrived at Jeolla Province and is cooperating with the Jeolla Province observation envoy Li Shifang to reorganize the army. It is expected that the Qing army will arrive much later than the other two routes. However, the enemies on this route will have a large number of warships.
The navy needs to be prepared."
Zuo Hua was not very nervous as he fiddled with the information.
"The North Korean side has concentrated the navy from Gyeonggi Province, Chungcheong Province, and Jeonnam Province. It has about a hundred wooden house ships, and its strength is average."
We had just fought against the Japanese navy, and the navy had won a complete victory. Now when I look back at the North Korean navy, there are some things that are not eye-catching.
Zuo Mengeng was as cautious as Liu Yiyuan.
"In the Myeongryang Sea Battle, Yi Sun-shin's strength was also not as good as that of the Japanese, but he still won a complete victory. This is because the Koreans fought on their own soil and were more familiar with the geography. Therefore, you must also fully consider this and not be careless.
"
Zuo Hua's words to Zuo Mengeng were carried out unconditionally.
He looked at Quan Li.
"General Quan, this battle requires your Gyeongsang Province navy to dispatch, please."
Quan Li straightened his back quickly.
"The last general is willing to be a vanguard, building roads across mountains and building bridges across rivers for the army."
The scholar-bureaucrats in North Korea were still somewhat uncomfortable with Xia's system, but these North Korean soldiers changed very quickly.
This guy Quan Li is even more so.
Because they wanted to conquer Busan, Xia Jun carried out large-scale repairs to the port here.
As a local gangster, Quan Li arranged for his brother-in-law to organize a large number of laborers to undertake this project, and it can be said that he made a lot of money.
Seeing the power of cement, Quan Li's brother-in-law found him and asked him to come forward to discuss with Xia Guo to establish a cement factory in Busan.
Regarding this matter, Zuo Mengeng is of course happy to see it come to fruition.
Through such interests, the powerful parties in North Korea can be bundled together to more effectively control the place.
The cement plant has now begun laying the foundation stone in Busan and will be able to start production by summer at the latest.
As an investor in new industries, Quan Li's relationship with Xia Kingdom has become increasingly close.
The various units of the Xia army in Busan began to prepare for the attack, but the progress of the Qing army was not very smooth.
When they first attacked North Korea, they only felt that the country was declining, weak and vulnerable. But now that they have become allies, the Qing army realized how bad this was.
When Dorgon arrived at Ulsan, Zheng Xiukui, the envoy of the Ulsan Protectorate, had not prepared anything and was still drinking and having fun.
"In the current war, you actually neglected your duties and didn't even prepare basic food and grass!"
When he was caught in front of Dorgon, Zheng Xiukui's drunkenness had not even dissipated.
"Grain and grass? Hehe, where is the food and grass? You Qiuba are just fighting hard, but you dare to disrespect the two squads of masters."
The other North Korean officials were all trembling with fear. Who gave Zheng Xiukui courage?
Dorgon was so angry that he chopped off Zheng Xiukui's head with one swing of his knife.
Seeing that the local chief official was killed so easily, the North Korean officials did not dare to breathe.
Dorgon threw Zheng Xiukui's head in front of them, and his order was unquestionable.
"Within three days, the food and fodder needed by the army must be delivered. If anyone can't do it, this person will be your role model."