Chapter 209: Crossing the Sea and Entering the DPRK (2)
Although it is on the beach, the Thunderbolt rocket is filled with kerosene. After the explosion, it can still burn for a period of time. Moreover, the crossbows and trebuchets are all made of wood. Once they are splashed by kerosene, they will burn immediately.
, let alone splashing on people.--()
The Chinese army took advantage of this opportunity, rowing and rowing desperately, and rushed towards the shore. However, due to unfamiliar water conditions, two frigates ran aground on the rocks, but at this time they were within the range of the frigates' artillery, so the others
Several frigates also stopped moving forward and opened fire on the shore. At the same time, several small boats approached the shore. The Chinese soldiers on the boats also fired with muskets. The North Korean soldiers couldn't stand it anymore and were beaten and fled.
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Not long after, a small boat had docked. The Chinese soldiers immediately jumped out of the small boat, carrying muskets with bayonets fixed, and went to Ganghwa Island. At this time, the North Korean soldiers had no resistance at all and were captured.
The Chinese army killed corpses all over the beach and stained the sea with blood. There was no need for the second batch of landing troops to arrive. The Chinese army had already occupied the beachhead position.
Seeing that the battle to seize the beach was going so smoothly, both Zhou Shaohuan and Cheng Gang were very happy. Cheng Gang immediately ordered all small boats to be dispatched to transport Zhou Shaohuan and the soldiers of the Fourth Army to the coast. They also surveyed the coastal waters to find possible places to rely on.
The place on the shore.
Hundreds of small boats were dispatched together to quickly transport the soldiers of the Fourth Army to the shore. Zhou Shaohuan also took a small boat ashore and commanded the soldiers to develop deeper into Ganghwa Island and successively captured Ganghwasanseong, Guangseong, and Mani.
Mountains, Seongseongdan, Koryo Palace and other places, Ganghwa Island
It was not a big time, and the total number of North Korean residents on the island was only about 20,000. At that time, they were able to withstand the Chinese army's attack. By evening, the Chinese army had fully controlled Ganghwa Island, and the North Korean defenders on the island
More than a thousand people were killed in the battle, all others surrendered, and less than a hundred people escaped from Ganghwa Island.
The fleet anchored at Ganghwa Island that day, and Zhou Shaohuan, Cheng Gang and others stayed at Koryo Palace and turned it into a temporary headquarters for the Chinese army.
The very next day, the royal family of the Joseon Dynasty in Seoul received news that Ganghwa Island had been captured by the Chinese army.
This immediately caused a stir, and Li Hao, the seventeenth king of North Korea's Li Dynasty, was also shocked after hearing this.
Now the court of the Li Dynasty in North Korea is debating whether to surrender to the Qing Dynasty or to surrender to the Central Government, because at this time, the news that Shang Yi formally proclaimed himself emperor and founded the country in Nanjing has been spread to North Korea through the members of the original party. The original party has always been anti-Qing, so
He also took the opportunity to urge Li Hao to immediately and formally send envoys to Nanjing to congratulate Shang Yi on his accession to the throne, immediately sever vassal relations with the Qing court, etc. {Updated by book friends}
However, the pro-Qing Luo Party naturally understood that once North Korea returned to the new Chinese Empire, its own faction would immediately lose power in the court, so they strongly opposed it, believing that Shang Yi was originally a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but now relied on force
, seek the throne, Yueji proclaims himself emperor, shape
It will be difficult to stay with a traitor for a long time. North Korea will never accept such a traitor and the country as Zhengshuo. In addition, the Qing court still controls the border area with North Korea. If you boldly turn your back on the Qing Dynasty and face China, you may be in danger of something unexpected. If
If another rebellion breaks out, North Korea will probably be destroyed.
Although Li Hao had always hoped to use the power of the new Chinese Empire to get rid of the control of the Qing court, he had always been afraid of the Qing court. In addition, the pro-Qing Luo Party was now very powerful, accounting for 70 to 80% of the power in the court.
Even though we are in an important position, we dare not ignore this force.
In addition, he was indeed a little worried because Nanjing had just been founded. Generally speaking, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was always a delay of one or two years and no troops would be used. Therefore, if he rashly severed diplomatic relations with the Qing court, Nanjing would not
It is indeed very dangerous to take care of yourself.
So Li Hao's wishful thinking was that now he would not try to please both sides, and they would have nothing to do with each other. After the Chinese Empire and the Qing court decided the winner, he would follow the winner. Therefore, he asked the original party members to secretly contact Nanjing.
Well, on the one hand, they did not dare to completely sever ties with the Qing court, trying to have both sides, walking a tightrope between China and the Qing court.
I just didn't expect that although I thought well, China didn't give me this opportunity. It came directly from the sea and occupied Ganghwa Island without saying a word. This really scared Li Hao.
, first of all, the location of Ganghwa Island is too important. The Chinese army occupied Ganghwa Island. What is it planning to do? Could it be that they want to directly annex North Korea?
Secondly, the Chinese army fought directly from the sea. Historically, the Chinese regime attacked North Korea. Tang, Mongolia, and Qing Dynasty all attacked from the north across the Yalu River. Only Japan attacked North Korea from the sea, but they landed from the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Therefore, North Korea
The border defense has always only guarded the north and south ends, while the east and west sides along the coastline have also been guarded.
It was not until the Peninsula War in the 1950s in another time and space that MacArthur landed from Incheon, which changed this phenomenon. But this time the Chinese army came to North Korea, and compared with
Lao Mai was fully advanced by three hundred years. At the same time, it also made the Korean court realize that the coast of the peninsula was a breakthrough point.
So Li Hao immediately summoned ministers to discuss countermeasures.
After hearing the news that the Chinese army had captured Ganghwa Island, everyone in the original party was shocked and secretly happy. China had indeed sent troops to attack, and they could take this opportunity to overthrow the Luo party in one fell swoop, so that they could take advantage of the Chinese army.
The troops came to power. Therefore, the original leader of the party, Zuo Zan, Won Do-pyo, immediately took over.
He said: "Your Majesty, Mingjian, our dynasty has always served China. Unexpectedly, the Manchus have risen in recent years and their military strength has become stronger, so they have to submit to the captives. Now that China has revived, Emperor Hong Xian has ascended the throne and founded the country. Therefore, we have come to raise troops to investigate the crimes. In accordance with my opinion,
Our government should immediately send envoys to conclude peace and return to China. This is the right path."
Of course, the Luo Party knew that once North Korea fell back to China, it would be the first to be unlucky. The party leader Jin Zidian was serving as the chief political officer of North Korea at this time, which was equivalent to the chief minister of the cabinet in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he also came out to speak.
: "Your Majesty, you must not do this. Shang Yi was originally a general in the Ming Dynasty. In the troubled times, he gathered forces and occupied Nanjing. He had no king or father.
To rebel against the Ming Dynasty and establish oneself, to proclaim the throne of the emperor and to establish the name of the country under false pretenses is a treason and injustice. Our country governs the country with loyalty and righteousness, so how can we obey such an emperor and puppet government? What's more, the Chinese army is now invading our country without any reason and seizing Ganghwa Island.
, clearly wants to destroy North Korea and make peace with it. Therefore, the only plan now is to rectify the army and horses, strictly guard the city, and fight to the death with it."
Li Hao frowned and said: "In recent years, our military strength has been slack and our famous generals are scattered. Can we withstand the Chinese army?"
Jin Zi nodded and said: "I am united and united, and we share the same hatred of the enemy. We will definitely win."
At this time, Song Shilie, the backbone of the original party, also came out and said: "Your Majesty, what you say when discussing politics is still false. Your Majesty, you cannot listen to it. It is a common thing for the Chinese dynasty to change. The Tang Dynasty ended and the Song Dynasty replaced it; the Song Dynasty became the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.
The Ming Dynasty was destroyed, but the Ming Dynasty restored it, and the government was not returned to the descendants of the Zhao and Song Dynasties; but the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Hongxian of China raised his troops to defeat the captives, and restored the
There is nothing wrong with the orthodoxy of the Han nationality in order to restore the merits of the world and ascend the throne to establish the country. Our country, Korea, has always been orthodox to China and is not a dynasty loyal to one family and one surname. After the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, there is nothing wrong with changing things to China, not to mention the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
How can we obey the barbarian country? Therefore, I ask the king to agree with Zuo and immediately send an envoy to plead guilty and return to China."
Jin Yu, another backbone of the Luo Party, You Yizheng, also came out and said: "In the past, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty once said that Korea is a country that cannot be conquered. Now that Shang Yi has ascended the throne, he has ignored his oath and raised troops to invade the country. This shows how poor he is.
The soldiers are tattooed with force, and the strong bullies the weak. Our court
North Korea must not compromise. Only a battle with it can relieve the danger of war. If North Korea is defeated, we can ask the Qing court for help. When the Qing court sends troops, the Chinese army will be attacked from both sides and will be defeated. However, North Korea will be defeated.
It’s natural to preserve it.”
Song Shilie said: "China is still a new dynasty, not the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to abide by the oath of the Ming Dynasty's Taizu. If North Korea follows the example of the Ming Dynasty and changes its affairs to China, China will definitely follow the Ming Dynasty's old example and think that North Korea will not do the same."
Conquer the country."
Jin Zidian was furious and said: "Song Shilie, now it is clear that the Chinese army came to attack our country first, North Korea, and you still speak kind words for him. What's the point?"
Song Shilie said calmly: "Don't forget when you are in charge of political affairs. Two years ago, during the Chinese Civil War, we, North Korea, sent troops to help the Qing Dynasty and were enemies of China. Now that China has launched an army to investigate, there is nothing wrong with it."
After Jin Zidian heard this, he couldn't help being speechless for a moment and couldn't answer, because it was at his initiative that North Korea sent troops to participate in the Central Plains War. The result was a huge defeat and heavy losses of men and horses. Now Song Shilie turned this matter over again.
, Jin Zidian was naturally speechless.
Seeing that Jin Zidian could not answer, Song Shilie said again: "Your Majesty, the Chinese army has always been brave. In the Central Plains War, millions of Qing troops were defeated by it. Now that the Qing government has been seriously injured, how can it still have the strength to rescue it?
I am North Korea,
Therefore, if we are enemies of the Chinese army, we have no chance of victory. We, North Korea, are turning our backs on China and fighting against the barbarians. The first mistake is to send troops to help the Qing barbarians to torture them. The second mistake is to send troops to help the Qing barbarians. The second mistake is to resist the Chinese heavenly army. Please make the third mistake.
Your Majesty, please do not make mistakes."
Former party ministers Jin Sangxian, Li Jingyu, Cui Chenggao and others also came out one after another and said: "Your Majesty, please don't make a mistake. Send your envoys quickly to plead guilty and end peace."
Jin Zidian was shocked and angry, but he didn't bother to refute them one by one. He also took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, you must not send envoys to make peace. Otherwise, Korea will be destroyed, and it will be difficult for your Majesty to survive."
The ministers of the two factions each held their own opinions and quarreled again. Although the Luo Party had a large number of people, the current general situation was unfavorable, and the original party was very active, so the two sides were at par for a while, and Li Hao also felt in a dilemma.
Can't make a decision.
And just when the two groups of ministers were quarreling fiercely, an official in charge of the palace hurriedly walked into the main hall, knelt on the ground, and said: "Report to your Majesty, the Chinese army has arrived at the city."
This time, the ministers of the two factions stopped arguing. The ministers of the original party were surprised and happy, while the ministers of the Luo party were even more frightened. Although they were all impassioned and righteous just now, they wanted to fight to the death with the Chinese army, but when they heard that the Chinese
The army was already approaching the city, and no one dared to mention fighting again. Some people began to tremble.
Li Hao was also shocked. The Chinese army was too fast. It only captured Ganghwa Island yesterday and reached Seoul today. At this rate, it would take only a few days to level North Korea. Looking at the ministers, Luo
The party is certainly frightened, but the original party seems to be a little unnatural. After all, no one knows, what is the Chinese army planning to do?
After a while, Cui Chenggao came out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to serve as an envoy and leave the city to conclude peace."