The Battle of Inchon ended with the victory of Yangshan and the complete defeat of Goryeo. Among the 10,000 soldiers of Goryeo, more than 3,000 were killed, more than 2,000 fled, and more than 5,000 became prisoners of Yangshanbo.
General Choi Myung-san of Goryeo was captured, and Choi Jin-seok, Choi Myung-san's nephew, was also captured.
This battle is known as the "Victory of Inchon" in history. It was the first battle commanded by Hua Rong, the famous general of Yangshanbo. Hua Rong's calmness and wit in this battle have become a model in military history and were used in countless military academy textbooks.
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Cui Mingshan, the general of Goryeo, and his nephew Cui Jinshi were both brought to Wu Dong at this moment. They were very depressed. They both lowered their heads and said nothing.
Wu Dong looked at the two men with a smile and said: "I heard that you are the supreme leader of the Goryeo army, General Cui Mingshan, and pioneer Cui Jinshi, but is this true?"
When Wu Dong asked, the two of them did not dare not answer, so they could only respond. After Cui Mingshan finished answering, he also asked: "I wonder who you are?"
Wu Dong said: "I am the leader of Liangshanbo, Qinghe Wudong."
Cui Mingshan and Cui Jinshi were surprised because the person here was just an ordinary leader of Liangshanbo, but who knew he was the supreme leader of Liangshanbo.
Cui Mingshan said: "Did you command the army to defeat us this time?"
Wu Dong shook his head and said: "That's not true. The one who defeated you was my general Hua Rong."
Cui Mingshan and Cui Jinshi were very curious and wanted to see what "Hua Rong" looked like. Unfortunately, they were prisoners now and had no right to see the person they wanted to see.
After enduring it for a long time, Cui Mingshan said again: "What will you do with us?"
Wu Dong said: "This depends on your attitude?"
Cui Mingshan said: "What attitude?"
Wu Dong said: "I wonder if you can represent the Goryeo government? If you can, I will tell you my conditions now. If not, then I will invite others to come."
Cui Mingshan said: "I am the general of Goryeo... With a distinguished status, I can naturally represent the Goryeo government."
Wu Dong said: "That's good. In this case, I will talk about our conditions in Liangshanbo."
Wudong spoke slowly. The first condition was to cede the Port of Incheon, which is now Yongyeonseong. The second condition was to allow the Han people to do business in all cities in Goryeo. Now the Han people are only allowed to do business in the Port of Incheon, which cannot be met at all.
The needs of the Han people. Third, Liang Shanbo was allowed to garrison troops in Korea, with a total of 30,000 troops. Fourth, all Han people enjoyed criminal immunity in Korea. Fifth, Wu Dong drew another place on the map.
South of the Han River, not far from Incheon Port, Wu Dongrang also ceded this area to Yangshanbo.
In fact, this place became the famous "Seoul" later. Its name comes from "the city beside the Han River". It was once the capital of the Goryeo Kingdom in history, but now it is still a wasteland and no city has been built yet.
Wu Dong planned to build a new "Han City" here, which would serve as the command center of Liang Shanbo in Korea in the future.
Cui Mingshan was confused when he heard these five conditions. After a while, he shook his head hurriedly and said: "Impossible, we can't agree to these conditions! Others can be said easily, but Yongyuan (Incheon)
) is our inherent territory. If we cede it to you, I’m afraid we won’t be able to explain it to the people.”
No matter which country's government it is, ceding land is a huge shame, and it is simply impossible to get the people to accept it. If it does, the government will also lose the support of the people.
Wu Dong sneered and said: "Can you defeat our Liangshanbo now? Even if you don't agree to cede it to us, we can take it back ourselves."
Cui Mingshan was stunned and felt extremely depressed.
Now the Goryeo Kingdom has a total population of only 5 million and an army of about 100,000, but most of the troops are stationed on the northern border to guard against the Liao people. Although Goryeo has surrendered to the Liao Kingdom, it does not dare to attack the Liao Kingdom.
He was careless, fearing that Liao would attack Goryeo.
Therefore, the troops that can be mobilized are only 10,000 or 20,000. Now all 10,000 soldiers have been lost here. If the remaining ones come to attack, I am afraid they will also be lost. Cui Mingshan has seen the power of Liangshanbo's army this time.
Invincible, much stronger than the Liao army in the north.
Wu Dong said: "Isn't this it? You can't defeat us, so what if you cede the city to us? Moreover, this time it was you Koreans who bullied us Han merchants first. The reason why we wanted to cede these two places was just
In order to give Han businessmen a foothold, it is just to protect themselves."
Unfortunately, no matter how good Wu Dong said it, Cui Mingshan still shook his head and said: "This is impossible."
Wu Dong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, we won't cede these two places either... We just want to rent these two places, what do you think?"
Cui Mingshan said in surprise: "Lease?"
This was the first time he heard about "renting" territory from another country, and he immediately stayed there.
Wu Dong smiled and said: "Yes, lease. We will lease these two places for 99 years each, and return them to Korea after 99 years. What do you think?"
Cui Mingshan pondered for a long time. He felt that the so-called "concession" was just an excuse to occupy the land of Goryeo. However, this excuse could be used to persuade the people of Goryeo. He immediately said: "This can be considered... but I need to go back.
Report it to the king of our country and I will give you an answer when he comes back."
Wu Dong nodded and said: "Okay, I can promise you this. But you can only go back alone. If you don't come back after you go, we will kill all the prisoners."
Cui Mingshan gritted his teeth and wanted to get angry, but thinking that this was Liang Shanbo's territory, he didn't dare to get angry, so he had to hold back.
Wu Dong waved his hand and asked people to take Cui Mingshan and Cui Jinshi away, and let Cui Mingshan return to Goryeo to open the capital.
After the two men left, Wu Yong walked in from the nearby hut and said: "Big Chief, our current military strength is so strong, why do we need to negotiate with them? We can definitely capture the entire Koryo Kingdom!"
Wu Dong snorted coldly and said: "What do you know? We only have 2,000 soldiers. Even if we capture the entire Goryeo Kingdom, we will not be able to occupy it. Besides, war requires logistics, and we don't have any logistics now. Also, if we continue
If we attack, we must also consider the reaction of the Korean people. It would be terrible if we fall into the vast ocean of the Korean People's War."
The war is not just about capturing the city, but also considers the reaction of the local people, the management issues after the city is captured, etc. As for the "logistics" mentioned earlier, it is the most basic issue, and the Liangshan soldiers' opinions on this place
adaptation, etc.
Therefore, the best way now is to negotiate. First establish a foothold in Incheon, and then slowly develop and slowly engulf the entire Koryo Kingdom.
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It is now mid-October, and the weather in Korea is extremely cold and snow has begun to fall. At the beginning of November, Korea sent a large-scale mission to Incheon Port, led by Kim Dong-cheung, the grand master of Korea.
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Jin Dongqing has an elegant appearance. He is probably in his 50s and looks like a teacher.
At this moment, Jin Dongqing was also looking at Wu Dong. He saw that Wu Dong was eight feet tall and exuded a heroic spirit. He was filled with admiration but also extremely vigilant.
"Are the Han people going to rise again? This man is simply what the Han people call a wise king in history! If this man takes over the world of the Han people, then our country, Goryeo, will become a vassal state of the Han people again." Jin Dongqing thought to himself.
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Wu Dong hosted Jin Dongqing in the best Han hotel in Incheon Port. Jin Dongqing first presented gifts from the King of Korea, including 100 sticks of fine Korean ginseng, 1,000 Korean pearls from Shanghai, and 100 guests.
Gorgeous Korean beauty.
Then came a long negotiation. Jin Dongqing brought more than ten literati, and Wu Dong brought Hua Rong, Wu Yong, Ruan Xiaoqi, Cheng Guan and others, as well as several battalion-level officers from the army.
negotiation.
Jin Dongqing promised to "lease" Incheon City, but the period is only 10 years. The same is true for "Seoul", the lease period is 10 years. The Han people can trade in Goryeo, but only 5 cities are open. In addition, Liangshanbo can garrison here, but the garrison
The number cannot exceed 2,000 people.
When the negotiations began, Wu Dong discovered that Wu Yong turned out to be a master negotiator. This man's ability to mess around was so strong that he often made the Korean people helpless. In the end, Wu Dong simply appointed Wu Yong as the negotiation ambassador, fully responsible for this matter.
All he has to do is sign at the end.
On November 15, an agreement was finally reached.
First, lease Incheon and Seoul for 50 years. Second, Liang Shanbo can garrison troops in Incheon and Seoul, but the total number of troops stationed cannot exceed 5,000. To third, open ten cities and allow Han merchants to freely operate in these ten cities.
Trade. Fourth, the Han people have criminal immunity, and if they commit crimes, they will be handled by Liang Shanbo. Fifth, the Koryo Kingdom compensates Liang Shanbo for the loss of 2 million guan in military expenses.
The fifth point was specially brought up by Wu Yong. At first, Wu Yong opened his mouth and proposed 10 million guan. Later, after Jin Dongqing repeatedly refused, it was changed to 2 million guan.
This treaty is known as the "Incheon Treaty" in history, and it is the first unequal treaty in the history of Yangshan. Of course, this inequality means that Yangshanbo has a huge advantage.
Wu Dong was naturally very satisfied with this agreement and sent Jin Dongqing away very politely.
Jin Dongqing held the Incheon Treaty in his hand, and his heart was in extreme pain. When he arrived near Kaijing, Jin Dongqing suddenly fell off his horse. His entourage helped him up, and saw that he seemed to be more than ten years older. He sighed.
He said: "By signing this treaty, I have become the biggest sinner of the Goryeo Kingdom and will be insulted by thousands of people in the future... But it will not work if I don't sign this treaty. Liang Shanbo's army is so powerful that he can attack Kaijing at any time. When the time comes,
If Kaijing is defeated, the whole country will be in chaos. If the Liao people invade again, Goryeo will be completely over... In order to protect the country, I have to do this!"
Jin Dongqing did not know that he had only temporarily delayed the crisis of the Koryo Kingdom. In the next few years, the Koryo Kingdom would completely disappear and become a part of Liangshanbo.