Chapter 383 The Southern Expedition and the Northern War 48 North Korea Liaodong Fourth
Liaoyang has been an enduring famous city since the Han Dynasty. In the early years of this dynasty, in the fourth year of Hongwu (1371), Liu Yi, Pingzhang of Liaoyang Province in the Yuan Dynasty, handed over the map of Liaodong prefectures and counties and the inventory of soldiers, horses, money and food to the Ming Dynasty. After the surrender, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang happily commended Liu Yi. At the same time, the Liaodong Guard Command and Envoy Department was established. Soon it was changed to the Liaodu Guard Command and Envoy Department. This was the beginning of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty in Liaoyang. In the eighth year of Hongwu, it was changed to the Liaodu Guard Command and Envoy Department. The Liaodong Capital Command and Envoy Division, referred to as the Liaodong Capital Division, gradually developed from then on. It has jurisdiction over 25 guards in the Liaodong region. Liaoyang became the political, economic and cultural center of the Ming Dynasty ruling Liaodong and even the entire Northeast. The Ming Dynasty lasted for more than 200 years in the Liaoyang calendar. The city is surrounded by 16 miles and 295 steps. It ranks first among the cities in the Northeast. The city has a large population and prosperous streets.
Yang Hao still retains some prestige in Liaoyang. The Li family generals and some people in the Liaodong Dusi regard him as a shield. When the court investigates his responsibilities, they will not hesitate to push Yang Hao out. But now, they still openly put him out. Yang Hao was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Liaoyang's defense. No one was confident in fighting or defending, and they were all planning to break out of the encirclement.
When the vanguard troops of Qin Liangyu's troops of the Sichuan Army assaulted the city of Liaoyang, Nurhaci's troops had just begun to move south from Shenyang and had not yet reached Liaoyang. If the Ming army of Liaoyang could leave the city to meet them at this time, the Sichuan troops of Qin Liangyu's troops would at least be able to break into the city and rest.
Then, when the Liaoyang Ming Army discovered that all the Eight Banners besieging the city were heading to the east of the city to block the Sichuan Army, they took the opportunity to break out from the west gate of Liaoyang City and ran away.
When the two brothers Qin Bangping and Qin Minping, the pioneers and deputy generals of the Shili Tusi Army, rushed to the Taizi River, they had already discovered that the Eight Banners troops surrounding Liaoyang were not many. They did not understand why the Liaoyang Ming Army was so empty when the enemy troops were empty. He did not go out of the city to respond. He thought that the Eight Banners soldiers had another ambush. In addition, it was getting late. While he camped by the Taizi River, he sent an envoy to Liaoyang to contact the Ming army under Yang Hao's command.
As a result, the Sichuan Army's envoy ran back overnight in fright and reported that Liaoyang was an empty city and that the 30,000 Ming troops defending the city were nowhere to be found.
The Qin brothers were shocked. They immediately sent an order to break camp and retreat. But it was too late. All the Eight Banners soldiers surrounding Liaoyang pressed forward and dragged the Sichuan Army's forward troops by the Taizi River. Waiting until daylight, Nurhaci's main Eight Banners troops stayed up all night. Marching in a hurry, they appeared on the north bank of the Taizi River in time. The Sichuan Army's vanguard white pole soldiers became a lone army. They resisted desperately in the tight siege and killed thousands of Eight Banners elites. After being outnumbered, the entire army was destroyed. There were only 10,000 white pole soldiers of the Sichuan Army. More than a hundred people escaped death.
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At the same time, on both sides of the Datong River in the west of Pyongyang, North Korea, the Chinese Army's infantry troops were preparing to land. Countless soldiers in black, carrying flintlock rifles on their backs, climbed down on a fishing net-like rope net and transferred to a small boat. .and then attack on the river bank. This kind of landing operation process has been developed and matured by the Chinese Army for more than ten years. Now the Chinese Army is very familiar with using it.
Dozens of shallow-draft gunboats and fast ships shuttled back and forth in the Datong River with sails pulled. They continued to bombard both sides of the Datong River with a total of more than 200 cannons on these warships, constantly driving away the sparse North Korean army. Hundreds of ships and more Centipede boats covered the surface of the Tatong River. 2,000 Marines from the Ryukyu Marine Corps were gradually landing on the north bank of the Tatong River. As a landing forward force, they opened a bridgehead on the north bank of the Tatong River. However, the expected North Korean counterattack did not occur. The North Korean military defense along the river is almost zero.
The North Koreans never expected that someone would come here from the sea.
Bombardment ships carrying huge mortars appeared on the battlefield for the first time. The Chinese army modified two flat-bottomed sand ships. The deck of each ship was covered with sand and filled with sandbags. The hull was reinforced. Huge thunder mortars were placed on the deck. When the bombardment ship arrived at the bombardment position, it lowered its mast and cleared the deck. Then it began to bombard the North Korean military fortress south of Pyongyang with heavy iron explosive shells weighing 500 to 1,000 kilograms at a rate of one round every four minutes. fortifications.
Several North Korean army forts in the south of Pyongyang were quickly captured by the Chinese Marine Corps. The remaining North Korean army forts along the river were either bombarded to pieces by bombardment ships or took the initiative to surrender.
The commander of the Chinese Army's North Korean march is Zhao Tie, commander of the First Division. At this moment, he has boarded the north bank of the Datong River and is observing the direction of Pyongyang from the Chuandong Fort that was originally guarded by the North Korean Army.
"The commander of the Fifth Division, Yan Siqi, sent someone to report: The Second Battalion of the Fifth Division has occupied the important traffic artery south of the Datong River and neutralized it. There have been no casualties."
"Urgent report from the Marine Corps Ryukyu Corps: Three Marine outposts have occupied the courtyard east of Pyongyang. They are confronting thousands of North Korean troops from Pyongyang Province. Requesting for additional reinforcements..."
"Urgent report from the cavalry battalion of the First Division: The headquarters has attacked Qianfu Mountain, ten miles north of Pyongyang City. It has not encountered any resistance."
Cao Tai, the first division supervisor officer, took over the report for Zhao Tie and said excitedly: "Brother Zhao, our army broke into the Datong River Estuary and reached the gates of Pyongyang in just three days. It was really smooth."
Zhao Tie put down his binoculars and smiled coldly: "The Korean army is like dregs. Our army captured Zhennanpu, Tiedao and Huangzhou at the mouth of the Datong River. It only took two days. Our army only lost three people. .More than 50 people were injured. I really don’t know what the Korean army has been doing in the past twenty years since the Japanese army withdrew."
It was getting late at this time. Two Chinese army bombardment ships had just parked at the ferry outside Datong Gate in the southern city of Pyongyang. They began to directly bombard the Pyongyang city wall fortifications. There were more than ten other gunboats that also docked at the ferry outside Datong Gate. They continued to use cannons. Bombardment of Pyongyang city defense system.
A whole day of landing operations. The North Korean army did not organize a decent counterattack. The Chinese army's various landing sites and bridgeheads spent the day safely.
The next morning, the heavy artillery regiment of the artillery brigade began to bombard the Zhuque Gate in the west of Pyongyang. At the same time, the main force of Yan Siqi's fifth division had appeared outside the Qixing Gate in the east of Pyongyang after a night of rapid march, and captured the Qizi Temple in northern North Korea. The important city of Pyongyang has actually been surrounded by the Chinese army.
Zhao Tie was watching his troops prepare for a general offensive outside the Suzaku Gate in Pyongyang. Suddenly, he noticed clouds of thick smoke rising from the naval warships in the direction of the Datong River. Countless Thunderbolt rockets dragged fireworks across the river and soared towards Pyongyang. He immediately stamped his feet and cursed: "Damn Fan Tao. The navy pirates want to take credit. Didn't we agree that our infantry will attack the city?"
The supervisor, Cao Tai, acted as if nothing had happened. He smiled and said, "Brother Zhao, this is your fault. You said it yourself: the main attack on land will be done by infantry brothers. You didn't say you are not allowed to attack the city from the Datong River."
Zhao Tie was furious when he heard this: "Bullshit. Isn't this boy Fan Tao going to the river mouth to prevent the turtle ship from attacking? He is derelict in his duty. The messenger ordered Li Kuiqi to step up the bombardment. Hurry up and blow down the broken city gate."
Cao Tai advised: "Brother Zhao, the turtle fleet is in Jeolla Province. Even if it sets off immediately, it will take ten days to reach the mouth of the Datong River. The main force of the first fleet is at the mouth of the river. In any case, Pyongyang City must be captured as soon as possible. Commander Fan said so Actively attacking the city is also helping us."
Zhao Tie took a breath. He also knew that as the general manager of the North Korean march, he did not have the power to directly command the navy fleet: "Forget it. The navy pirates." He ordered loudly: "Commander. Order. All the artillery units of the First Division were deployed to bombard the city wall."
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Most of the Thunderbolt rockets of the Chinese Navy were incendiary rockets filled with oil. This time, more than a thousand rockets were launched. After a burst of indiscriminate firing, dozens of fires were caused in Pyongyang City. Finally, a large fire broke out throughout the city. The navy fleet almost turned the city wall along the Datong River into a no-man's land. The North Korean army had never seen such fierce firepower. Basically they broke up and fled to the city. The Marine Corps boarded Datong in the evening Menmenlou. They advanced all the way to the north. At the same time, the troops of the First Division also attacked the Zhuque Gate. They marched straight in...
On the sixth day after the Chinese army broke into the Taedong River, Pyongyang City fell into the hands of the Chinese army.
At this moment, Lord Gwanghae, who is living in the royal palace of King Gyeong of North Korea, has just learned the information about the Chinese navy's raid on northern North Korea.
At this time, the divisional cavalry battalion of the Chinese Army's Fifth Division had appeared north of Kaicheng.
The entire country of North Korea was shocked. And was stunned speechless and silent for a while.
As soon as the Chinese army entered the Datong River Estuary, they distributed propaganda documents everywhere to attack North Korea. They accused Gwanghae Jun and the North Korean officials of colluding with the Hou Jin Dynasty. They planned with Nurhaci to invade and occupy the Ming Dynasty land and supply food and grass to the Eight Banners soldiers... They spoke conclusively and named them by name. The fact that North Korea’s Uijumo sent food to the Eight Banners soldiers was revealed.
North Korea had indeed reached an agreement with Hou Jin to provide food and grass for Nurhachi's army in exchange for captured North Korean fire rifle soldiers in the Battle of Sarhu. This secret agreement to privately redeem prisoners of war has now been made public, allowing the monarchs and ministers of North Korea to Very embarrassing.
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On the day when Pyongyang City was besieged, the main force of the Ming Army's aid force to the Liao Dynasty led by Xiong Tingbi met head-on with the main force of the Eight Banners led by Nurhaci. This place was only a dozen miles away from Liaoyang. It was Qianshan to the north of Anshanyi.
The Eight Banners cavalry attacked the Ming army that had formed a large formation to defend themselves against the enemy at all costs. First, they overran the Zhejiang Army's firearms unit on the right wing of the Ming army. Then they rolled back from the right wing to the central front of the Ming army. The Ming army resisted desperately under the command of Xiong Tingbi and fought fiercely for a whole day. Queen of Heaven. The Ming army suffered heavy casualties.
The Eight Banners soldiers attacked the Ming army camp at night. Although Xiong Tingbi stabilized the situation with superhuman will, the Ming army had forever lost the opportunity to rescue Liaoyang. The Ming army under Yang Hao did not move closer to Xiong Tingbi's troops at all. Instead, they moved along the Fleeing all the way south along the Liaohe River, planning to flee all the way to western Liaoning.
On the second day of the battle, Xiong Tingbi's army aiding the Liao army was suddenly beaten to pieces. The Sichuan army and Qin Liangyu's army kept fighting. The Ji army, Baoding army, Ningxia army, Xuanfu army, Datong army and Guyuan army The leading generals of the various ministries, including the Gansu soldiers and the Gansu soldiers, all turned around and ran away on the second day of the battle. Several general officers were the first to escape. Then the Ming armies of various ministries collapsed one after another. Qin Liangyu's white-poled soldiers protected Xiong Tingbi and fought and fled. .After the White Guards suffered more than half of their casualties, they retreated to Xining Fort.
The Ming army was defeated by Nurhachi again. The Ming army aiding Liao lost all its firearms and ammunition. It killed and injured more than 20,000 soldiers. The scattered soldiers of various units were scattered everywhere on the plains of western Liaoning.