Chapter 451: The beginning

When Mao Wenlong was in Dongjiang Town, he was the only Ming army with a headache for the Qing Dynasty. He was equivalent to constantly entering the country to harass the Qing Dynasty on the flanks, which restrained a lot of the Qing Dynasty's forces and prevented him from concentrating on the westward direction of the Ming Dynasty.

The power of Dongjiang Town later collapsed due to the internal strife of the Ming Dynasty. Then the Qing Dynasty could calmly clear North Korea and concentrate all its strength on the Ming Dynasty.

North Korea's terrain is high in the east and flat in the west, mostly foothills on the east, while most of them are plains and shallows on the west. Follow these plains to Yizhou and enter Liaodong. It can be said that there is no geographical obstacle and it is flat.

A partial army restrained the Manchu Tartars in North Korea, and they were all a wonderful game in their entire strategy. The Ming Dynasty was extremely confused and destroyed Mao Wenlong's partial army, but Jiaozhou Camp again nailed the nail to Seoul.

When these more than a thousand soldiers cooperated with the ambush in the city, the entire Seoul was in chaos. Less than 2,000 soldiers wanted to control Seoul, a big city with nearly 100,000 people, were really powerless. They could only allow a large number of civilians to escape from Seoul.

However, these Jiaozhou soldiers knew how to focus on the key points and directly broke into the Korean palace. The common people were just a few families and ran away. However, the royal family of North Korea did not expect that an enemy army would come inexplicably, and this enemy army came so quickly.

When a group of ministers asked the king to move, the troops from Shandong had already broken into the palace. It is said that Huang Taiji led the Qing army to chase the Korean royal family to the island. When the Korean king finally surrendered, he was still respectful and polite, thinking he was a king.

Earlier, the envoys and officials sent by the Ming Dynasty were also very respectful to the King of Korea. After all, according to the Ming system, the King of Korea was equivalent to the prince and was relatively noble.

But the soldiers in Jiaozhou camp were in charge of these things. Listening to the chaos outside the palace, the several generals and generals who led the attack were also a little anxious. They directly arrested the King of Korea and the Minister of Political Affairs, put the knife on their necks, and said loudly:

"If the city does not restore order as soon as possible, I will use your heads to comfort everyone!"

The noble royal family of North Korea may speak more authentic Chinese than Korean, so they naturally understand the words of these soldiers.

Sure enough, people were scared, and the knife was placed on their necks. These people were a group of unreasonable reckless men. Several North Korean ministers immediately wrote down documents and orders to let eunuchs and some small officials in the palace go out to distribute them. Seoul's own prefect and city guards have not yet been affected.

Compared with the Ming and Qing underground palaces, the royal palace in Korea is at best a mansion for noble people. However, when constructing, it is basically built according to the role of such palaces. For example, it is basically located in the center of the city, and the royal palace has some role as a fortress, which can be used as the last fortification.

Moreover, there are enough reserves in the palace to take precautions. Who would have thought that none of these things would be useful, but instead they became the benefit of the front-line troops of Jiaozhou Camp.

It is enough to guard this small palace with a force of four or five hundred people. With these reserves in the palace, you can fully watch it.

The more than 2,000 North Korean troops in this city were slightly stronger than those outside the city. The king, the governor and several counselors went outside. Although the prefect was going to maintain order, the military governors in Seoul gathered the troops and wanted to serve the king and rescue the emperor.

The proportion of firearms and grounds of these foreign troops in Jiaozhou camp increased, with more than 1,400 people. There were almost 600 muskets. After only two rounds of fighting against these North Korean soldiers who wanted to set up ladders and climb over the wall to attack the high walls of the palace, these Korean soldiers could not withstand. No matter how the people behind drove them away, they were unwilling to attack again.

According to Shandong's understanding, North Korea has no standing army except for regular military officers. It is said that it is to prevent local military officers and royal families from rebelling.

According to the old rules, local farmers were recruited for training on weekdays. Similar to reserves, when war started, these trained farmers would fight as soldiers. Except for the areas bordering the Qing Dynasty, due to continuous conflicts, there were several forces similar to the standing army. The rest of North Korea was basically a form of reserve.

This advance fired twice after entering the palace. The outside could no longer organize a strong resistance. After hearing about the actions of the military governor Kim outside, the North Korean king and the minister of state talked in a low voice, using Korean dialect, and were immediately stopped by the soldiers guarding them.

If you hear the content of this conversation, the officers of this small Shandong army will definitely laugh, because the North Korean king said that Kim is so loyal and brave, he is really a pillar of the country and will definitely be of great use in the future.

Such a bad offensive was actually called loyalty and pillars of the country. The soldiers of Jiaozhou camp who took advantage of the chaos and rushed into Seoul really didn't know what words to praise them.

The time for secluded sedan chair was much faster than that of Shandong soldiers. At night, looking out of the palace walls, it felt that the order of life in Seoul had been restored.

For a small country, it is not unacceptable to powerful foreign enemies attack and capture the capital. Moreover, these local officials in Seoul heard people coming out of the palace saying that the enemies who entered the palace were all soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone suddenly realized that this was because we surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and the Heavenly Kingdom came to cause trouble for us. According to the previous rules, we would probably kill a few ministers, which had nothing to do with us, the common people who promoted and fought.

Besides, North Korea studied the Ming Dynasty everywhere and was enslaved by the Qing Dynasty who was born into a barbarian. Originally, scholars and ordinary people from all over North Korea were dissatisfied. This time, when the Han soldiers, which represented the orthodox Han, were still secretly happy. This mentality is difficult for the Chinese people to understand. This is a mentality of small and weak countries that have been conquered many times.

Of course, this mentality can easily go to another extreme, such as being extremely blind or even being ignorant and arrogant. This is a historical event of normal development.

Occupying the royal palace in Korea was equivalent to grasping the key points. The next day, small eunuchs kept coming out of the palace to convey the orders in the palace.

For example, if we continue to maintain order, raise food and fodder to send it to the palace, the armed forces in the city must contact the armed forces, stay at home alone, and close the city gate, etc.

Although the Korean Palace was extremely strict in its defense, communication between the inside and outside was actually not cut off. People outside also learned that the kings and nobles in the palace were all safe and sound and were just under supervision. If we look at it this way, we should have some discussions with each other.

As long as you can talk about anything, it will become easy. However, the officials and people in Seoul are becoming more and more at ease, and the order in the city is also restored.

However, this stable situation lasted only one day. On October 17, officials from all over the world in Seoul finally realized that Wen Lihan, the leader of the Qing Dynasty Zhenglan Banner, stationed in the city, and hundreds of soldiers under him, were all killed. This matter was a big deal.

It's a bit ridiculous to say that these North Korean officials in the city have never thought that all the Eight Banners soldiers in the city were killed, but think that they were deceived by these Han people.

The Ming Dynasty knew very well about the battles between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty. They did not think that the Ming Dynasty soldiers could compete with the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. Although there were more than a thousand people in the palace, the Eight Banners were only more than four hundred people.

The situation outside the palace is stable, and there is no idea that Wenlihan and his group of people will return. After returning, it depends on whether these evil men in your city can still hold on.

According to conventional principles, if we know that the hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers were killed, the Korean officials and civilians in the city should be more obedient and honest, but in fact, the Koreans in the city are extremely vigilant. If the troops from the Qing Dynasty were killed, then the unlucky ones would be our North Korea.

If the Tartars burned, killed and looted again, the whole situation would probably be unimaginable. For the sake of the present, it would be to take down the Ming soldiers from the palace...

This thought was dispelled on October 18th. Wang Hai brought the main force of the landing troops to the city of Seoul. As a result, a large number of materials transported through the Han River waterway, using people to intimidate the defenders, which always has a good effect. It is particularly prominent in North Korea.

The Tartars in Incheon and the Tartars in Kaicheng were all cut off their heads, and these heads were thrown in front of the city gate. The Seoul gate was closed and it didn't matter if it didn't open. We used cannons to open them.

The first time a Korean saw such a cannon, it was heartbreaking to look at the dark guns. When looking at the strict soldiers and horses under the city, the thoughts of the soldiers and civilians in Seoul were completely gone. At this point, they could only open the city gate honestly and obey the other party's arrangements.

There were 4,100 people entering Seoul, 1,000 people stayed in Incheon, and Wang Hai led the main force into Seoul.

Unlike the team that entered the territory before, Wang Hai was much more formal this time. He first found the King of Korea with the order of Duke Qi.

Wang Hai first apologized to the King of Korea. During the war, the king and all the ministers must have been frightened. Then he said that the soldiers from Shandong also wanted to protect all the nobles from being hurt in the chaos. This kind of polite words is just a few words.

Then the conversation changed and began to scold the whole country of North Korea. It was clearly a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but it was a serious crime to surrender to the Tartars under the coercion and temptation of barbarians and bandits.

The King of Korea and ministers hid on the island and sent envoys to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty, but there was no result. After being forced to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, they were also worried that one day, and later they saw that the Qing Tartars were winning victory over the Ming Dynasty, so they secretly let go of their hearts. Anyway, they were just slaves, and they were not very different from being a man of the Ming Dynasty and a man of the Qing Dynasty.

Who would have thought that the Ming Dynasty came to me? But after hearing the young general's words, something was wrong. This claim did not represent the Ming Emperor and the Ming court, but represented the Duke of Qi.

Who is this Duke of Qi? Since he was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the news between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty has gradually become closed. I really don’t know who this Duke of Qi is?

It doesn't matter who it is. Go and look at the murderous army, the cannons and muskets and know how to do it. As for the young general's claim, it's even more harsh.

The Ming Dynasty and North Korea were the sect leader and the other was a vassal state. They still kept some decentness between each other and paid attention to a kind of courtesy. Didn’t Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang still treat North Korea as a country that was not expropriated?

But the young general said carelessly that he was the leader of the Korean garrison army in Jiaozhou Camp Wang Hai, the Korean army. Generally speaking, there are only a few possibilities for adding a place name in front of the army. One is to use this place name as the target of the guide, and the other is to use this place name as the occupied territory.

No matter which of them is, North Korea is not a good thing, but the other party is righteous and has an absolute advantage in force. What can it do?

It is also particularly stated that the King of Korea and all the nobles were invaded by the Tartars because they had no protection and had no moral integrity. In order to allow all the nobles to live in North Korea with peace of mind, the Korean army in Jiaoju Camp will provide protection for you. The palace is spacious. Please let all the third-rank or above Korean government officials move in.

You said it was imprisonment, no, no, this is absolutely impossible. You all can go home and see it whenever you want to go home. Of course, it must be protected under reliable protection.

According to the rules, there is a circle of open space around the Korean Royal Palace. This open space happened to be requisitioned by the Korean garrison troops in Jiaozhou Camp to build a military camp.

With more than 4,000 troops entering and the official documents of the Ming Dynasty, the city immediately settled. Although the Qing Tartars were terrible, the county magistrates were not as good as the county magistrates, and whoever was here had the final say.

This so-called Korean garrison army was really straightforward. On October 20, the 16th year of Chongzhen, the King of Korea issued an edict and began to requisition the civilians in the city to assist the army in transporting baggage and food and pay.

He killed several high-ranking officials who had just gotten up because of the Qing Dynasty and opened their houses and warehouses. The food and salary were also convenient to replenish the local food and salary. The warehouse reserves in Seoul were enough for this army of more than 5,000 people.

In the eyes of the Koreans, a large number of civilians began to build barracks and fortifications under the surveillance of the troops, but they could get rewards from the garrison troops. However, these North Koreans did not know what the righteousness lies. They could make money and support their families. This was a good thing.

The transportation of some supplies does require a large number of civilians, because Wang Hai led these troops to bring a total of twenty cannons, only four of which were three-pound cannons used for field battles, and the rest were even more powerful artillery. On the top of Seoul and around the Korean Palace, firecrackers were built.

These artillery, combined with Seoul's city walls and fortifications, can withstand external offensives and suppress rebellions in the city. The Incheon and Han Rivers leading to the sea exit are also under control. The Seoul has been firmly controlled by Wang Hai in just one month.

As mentioned earlier, the Eight Jurchen Banners stationed in Korea in total, there were about 700 people in Seoul, Kaesong and Incheon. These 700 people were annihilated by the troops led by Wang Hai by various means, and they spent more effort and did not allow one person to escape to the north.

As the end of the year approaches, according to the rules, heavy snow and bitter cold, the traffic between North and South Korea will gradually become quiet.

Moreover, Wang Hai also sent someone to block the roads in Kaesong and Jianghua. This is the throat of North Korea's north-south transportation area. Setting up checkpoints on the roads here can almost isolate the news.

It's ridiculous to say that despite the chaos in Seoul and the raids of Shandong soldiers and horses, the news did not reach the north at all. In the impression of the Qing soldiers and horses on the opposite side, North Korea was still peacefully becoming a vassal state of the Qing Dynasty.

In the normal historical time and space, Seoul and surrounding areas now concentrate almost half of South Korea's population, and this situation is also similar in this era.

Because North Korea is mountainous, the fertile fields that can be cultivated are mainly concentrated in the area of ​​Seoul. The two civil and military ranks of North Korea, and the family businesses of senior officials and nobles are also here. If you master Seoul, it actually means you have mastered the entire territory of North Korea.

After the last twelve-pound cannon was unloaded from the ship and placed around the palace, Wang Hai, the commander of the garrison army, also clarified his responsibilities with the King of Korea and the ministers.

In the future, every edict issued by the King of Korea and any official documents from the court must be approved by the garrison army. The defenses of Seoul, Incheon and Kaesong will be carried out under the guidance of the garrison army. The garrison army has absolute rights to the appointment of the three city defense officials and assistants at all levels.

The military pay, food, fodder, and civilians and men of the garrison were supplied together. Of course, the Korean garrison of the Jiaozhou camp would be obliged to be responsible for the security of the garrison so that it would no longer be harassed and invaded by the Qing Tartars.

Wang Hai also sighed in private that there are many kinds of flowers and flowers in this scholar. The rules set by North Korea look like they are good for North Korea. They seem to be extremely fair, but in fact, everyone understands how.

The opponent's troops were stationed in his royal city. The murderous cannons were located around the inside and outside, and there were those who were killed to warn monkeys. The bloody heads cut down were quickly known how to do it. This was not because the other party gave him face.

At least the status and privileges of the King of Korea and the two squads of ministers were reserved, and they were still asked to issue orders. It seems that the North Korean garrison was just a garrison on the frontier for North Korea. Since this is the case, we cannot ask too much, that is, we just change our master.

On the fifth day of November, Wang Haidi's handwritten letter was sent to Incheon by a horse. Zheng Jiao, who had been in charge of defense, set foot on the back to the city with the Shandong soldiers who were carrying the letter.

There was an agreement at that time, after Wang Hai decided to control Seoul, he sent someone to send a reply...

Until this time, the Qing Dynasty did not find anything because the merchants they sent to buy a large number of goods had returned to Shengjing before the North Korean garrison landed. After that, in winter, North Korea's north-south traffic was often blocked by heavy snow, and the news was not leaked.

In ancient times, when traffic was backward and information flow was blocked, a certain place would have changed. As long as the blockade was correct, it would be possible to keep it confidential.

Moreover, the Koreans who had just been captured by the Qing Dynasty did not have any good feelings for the Tartars, so there would definitely be no active information. In fact, many of the middle and lower-level scholars and landlords of the Ming Dynasty who showed enough force were mostly welcomed.

After all, for the hundreds of years of North Korean heritage, the Han Dynasty's clothing represents the orthodox position. It is also the North Korean yearning for civilization.

In November, when you walk the Incheon and Shandong routes, because the Bohai Sea is windy and waves and sea ice appears, you actually have to go south along the North Korean coastline first, then turn to Shandong, and get ashore in the Lingshan Private Port area in Laizhou. This takes a lot of time.

In fact, when the confirmed news came to Li Mengdi, it was already the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, and the sixteenth year of Chongzhen was about to pass.

The news first came to Mr. Gongsun, the Duke of Qi. The title of the plotter and the military advisor was informal, but the status represented by this title was self-evident.

Sun Chuanting, wearing an iron mask, has been suspected of his identity for a long time. Everyone envies his experiences, and is also more confident in the destiny of Shandong and Li Mengdi. Mr. Gongsun's level has a consensus among the senior civil and military officials in Shandong. He is really a real talent for prime ministers.

With Sun Chuanting in the past, many vague things and rules have become clear and smooth. The entire Shandong civil and military group has become more formal and organized. Among them, Sun Chuanting's contribution is really considerable.

With such a talent, Shandong Daxing seems to have a destiny. Of course, I know that Mr. Gongsun was a landlord who was a Shandong Salt Gang who was in danger of stealing the sky from the Heavenly Prison and exchanging the sun. The person involved, Cheng Hai, had already died on the battlefield, and the rest of the people were still in the capital and everywhere, and the news was very confidential.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month in Shandong, the weather was already very cold, but Sun Chuanting, who was healthy and returned to his best condition, was only wearing a cotton robe.

After seeing Wang Hai's letter, Sun Chuanting became popular from the inside out. Wang Hai's move was a real expansion of territory. Since the Xuande Dynasty, there has been no such event.

"Mr. Gongsun" does not require an appointment or a communication in the Duke's Mansion. His status is high, and everyone below will tell him respectfully and politely what the Duke is doing at the moment.
To be continued...