Since occupying Busan, Xia Kingdom has been recruiting troops here.
Today, the reserve force has received as many as 300,000 soldiers.
It can be said that despite the fact that there are only more than 40,000 troops on the front line of the Busan Defense Circle, as long as they are consumed, within two months at most, the strength comparison between the two sides will reverse.
Nowadays, the living standard in the Xia Kingdom is getting better and better, and the cost of recruiting troops from the country is also getting higher and higher.
Most of the soldiers in the country come from the Huaihe River.
Just because disasters here are frequent and the people are poor, it is not easy to change things overnight. Therefore, people here are very willing to serve as soldiers.
Unlike Shandong and Songjiang Prefecture, many people join the army just because of a sense of honor, not because of life difficulties.
The first batch of more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers who received training were assigned to the Korean Rebel Army and formed two divisions.
The First Division will be transported to Ganghwa Island with the help of the navy to join the northern front battle.
The Second Division will follow the Fourth Division and advance from south to north.
The combat plan of the 1st Marine Division was finalized, and progress began to slow down.
The dilapidated walls of Gimpo City could not stop the artillery fire of the Second Marine Regiment.
Just one round of shelling opened many gaps in the city wall.
The North Korean soldiers guarding the top fled one after another, daring not to resist at all.
Weapons beyond their knowledge gave them great fear.
Seeing through the telescope that there was no one on the city wall, Hao Huaqing scratched his head and was very dissatisfied with such a battle scene.
"The Eighth Battalion enters the city."
The task of siegeing the city fell into their hands, which made everyone in the eighth battalion extremely happy.
More than a thousand soldiers quickly dispersed, making tactical moves and approaching the city wall.
Every time they advance a certain distance, soldiers with accurate shooting skills will stop and aim at the city head. Any enemy who dares to stick their heads out to resist will die under their guns.
However, it was quiet on the city wall, and there was not a single ghost.
The Eighth Battalion quickly passed through the gap in the city wall and entered the city.
After a while, the city gate was opened, indicating that the city had no defense capabilities.
Gimpo City is very small, and two battalions of soldiers can complete the search of the entire city.
They found Jinpu guard Yang Daoxun in a courtyard.
"We have finished our discussions and are about to start an attack to join the Heavenly Army. We don't want the Heavenly Army to make rapid progress, but leave us lagging behind."
Yang Daoxun licked his face, acting like he was a member of the uprising.
Hao Huaqing raised his hand and slapped him.
"I have already occupied the city, and you told me that you were revolting. Why did you go there earlier? Come here, kidnap him and throw him to a prisoner of war camp."
The entire Gimpo City defense force totaled about 300 people. Because they did not choose to surrender before attacking the city, all of them became prisoners.
Yang Daoxun was about to cry but had no tears. He was tied tightly. After being thrown into the pile of prisoners of war, he was also scolded by others.
It was his persistence in resisting that caused everyone to suffer.
On the city wall of Incheon, Jin Wensheng frowned.
As the envoy of the Incheon Protectorate, Jin Wensheng already had a premonition of his own end.
He is Jin Liu's nephew, and is a sworn enemy of the Westerners, so there is absolutely no room for surrender.
The only thing that can be done is to defend Incheon and hope that the resistance will be effective.
The sound of cannons on the distant sea never stopped, but he was powerless and could only watch the beacon fire filling the air on Yongzong Island.
There were only a few dozen soldiers stationed there, and he didn't think they could hold out for long.
Sure enough, just half an hour later, he saw a red flag raised on the highest mountain on Yongzong Island.
With the change of ownership of Yeongjong Island, Incheon lost its barrier and began to face the Xia army's front.
"The Xia army will attack tomorrow at the latest. Is the city ready?"
The defender of Incheon City, Marquis of Yu Guo Chengzai, had a bitter look on his face.
"Sir, there are only about a thousand soldiers and horses in the city, and they are not fully equipped with weapons. It is difficult to defend. I wonder when reinforcements from Hanyang will arrive?"
Jin Wensheng shook his head helplessly and told the even more difficult situation.
"The messenger sent out said that there was gunfire from the direction of Jinpu. If the prediction is correct, it will be captured by the Xia army soon. In this case, it will be extremely difficult for reinforcements from Hanyang to arrive."
Hearing that there might be no reinforcements, Guo Chengzai was filled with despair. But his duty was to organize a good defense.
In his opinion, Xia Jun's progress was too fast, and Incheon might not be able to hold on for five days.
Little did he know that Miao Guangxian and Zhao Xianbing were very dissatisfied with the current speed of their advance.
"This place is filled with mountains and mountains, making it difficult to navigate everywhere. It really delays things."
"Before I came here, I heard that North Korea was very mountainous, but I didn't expect it to be in such a situation. No wonder the Central Plains dynasties have lacked interest here for thousands of years. There is no need to rush, so take your time. Besides mountains, there are also mountains along our way.
With the sea, just dispatching troops and generals would be a headache."
Standing on the mountain on the east coast of Yeongjong Island, Miao Guangxian had already seen Incheon City through his telescope.
"Look, the defenders have built fortifications on Wolmi Island. It's not easy to fight across the sea. Why don't we divide our troops into two groups and attack from the land in the north. In this way, the defenders will never be able to withstand the attack from both sides.
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Zhao Xianbing also had opinions.
"The city wall of Incheon is relatively strong, so the division headquarters must provide heavy artillery reinforcements."
"Then let's do it."
The two chief officers discussed the battle plan and immediately reported it to the division headquarters.
I got the approval the next day.
Their plan was approved, and the division headquarters also dispatched a heavy artillery company.
Zhao Xianbing led two battalions to land on the north side of Incheon City and approached the city along the plain.
Miao Guangxian received help from the navy.
Five Haicang ships lay across the sea and began shelling Wolmi Island.
Wolmi Island is very small, with a high center and low surroundings. The terrain is very dangerous. And because it is close to the coast, it has become the gateway to Incheon.
If you want to attack Incheon from the sea, you must first capture this place.
Both Jin Moon-seung and Kwak Seung-jae knew the importance of Wolmi Island, so they arranged 300 defenders, 500 civilians, and even two artillery pieces on it.
I imagined that with such power, I could create trouble for the Xia army and slow down the Xia army's attack.
However, when Xia Jun actually started to attack, the two men suddenly discovered that the previous deployment was completely wrong.
The Haicang ship was more than 1,500 meters away from Wolwei Island, and it blew the island to pieces with just its artillery.
The two artillery pieces of the defenders had a very short range. Even if they were carried to the mountain, they could not hit the Xia army's warships at all.
Moreover, the defenders' fortifications were completely based on the previous combat thinking and could not prevent the Xia army's high-explosive bombs at all.
Many people were killed in the bombing in ignorance, and even more were injured.
Many people collapsed on the spot, threw away their weapons, turned around and ran away.
The Wolmi Island defense line collapsed as soon as the battle began.
The first battalion successfully landed on the island under the cover of naval artillery fire. After an hour of fighting, the enemy above was eliminated.
At this point, Incheon had lost all its peripheral positions, leaving only an isolated city, surrounded by Xia's army.