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Chapter 348 The vulnerable Korean soldiers

The Ming Dynasty allied forces arrived in Seoul.

When the scouts reported that the city gates of Seoul ahead were closed, and the city walls were filled with Korean defenders.Wang Zongtan felt incredible: "Is this the plan to occupy the city and defend it to death? Are all the Koreans in Seoul crazy?"

After coming to North Korea for more than a month, he fully experienced the fighting power of these Koreans.

In one word, bad, it's really bad.

Even the reserves of Ming Dynasty are stronger than these Korean soldiers.

Wang Zongtan even felt that as long as he was given the strength of an entire army, he could overthrow the entire North Korea.

This is humility.

As a close official of the King of Joseon, Park Moon-soo was expected to accompany the current king in front of the army.Said: "The city of Hanjing is full of rebellious ministers and traitors who have deviated from the laws of our ancestors and the Ming Dynasty. Please send troops immediately to attack Hanjing and eliminate all these traitors who serve as prisoners!"

A North Korean royal minister actually asked himself, a Ming general, to send troops to attack their own capital.

This...why does it sound weird?

However, according to traditional Korean Confucian concepts, Park Moon-soo's words indeed have full justice.

Starting from the pre-Ming Dynasty, in order to consolidate the royal power, North Korea strengthened the servility of North Korean officials and people towards the royal family.They vigorously promote the culture of the Central Plains and the Confucian concept of making big things out of small things.

And it calls itself Little China.

That is to say, use the North Korea of ​​Small China to serve the Heavenly Dynasty of Greater China. This is in line with the great road of heaven and earth.

But now, these Korean rebellious officials in Seoul actually dared to raise troops to fight against the Celestial Empire.This is simply treason, forgetting ancestors, and everyone will be punished if they find it.

Moreover, the younger generation of Korean scholars like Piao Wenxiu, who have not been baptized by officialdom and party struggle, are generally extremely hostile to the Manchu Hulu regime.

Especially Yongzheng, the Shaolun sect minister Li Guangzuo who is now in Seoul.

In history, Li Ban once commented on Yongzheng, saying that he was a tyrant who was greedy for money, violent and murderous.He also said: "The quality of China's world depends entirely on the new Manchu king. But it is obvious that this new king is indeed not like a human king. The Manchu world may be destroyed!"

Although it is nonsense, it also shows the hostility and ill-feeling of the entire North Korean community towards the Yongzheng Emperor.

Wang Zongtan was noncommittal and waved his hand to give the order: "Send the order, all the troops are in armor and prepare to attack the city!"

After the Ming army received the order, they quickly put on their armor.

The front army is still in armor, but the artillery camp has already dug a fort.

The hard work of digging forts was naturally done by the North Korean soldiers.

Otherwise, why should Wang Zongtan take these Korean soldiers with them who have extremely poor combat power but a great appetite for food?

Relying on them to fight the war?Are you kidding me? It's not enough to be a civilian husband.

In other words, all military rations were provided by North Korea, so Wang Zongtan didn't feel bad.

Then as many Korean soldiers with armor as possible in the southern border of Korea were gathered together to collect grain, grass and baggage for the transportation of the Ming army.

By the way, it also made Li Bin more aware of the gap in combat power between the Ming and Korean soldiers, so that he would not have any second thoughts.

Moreover, such deployment of local "elite soldiers" from South Korea can also prevent the Ming army from being backstabbed by friendly forces.

Although with the combat power of these Korean soldiers, Wang Zongtan can solve it even if they dare to backstab, but there is still some trouble.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Ming army's artillery was pushed into the fort by those Korean soldiers (civilians), and then began to test the artillery without warning.

Although the Ming army marched across the sea, they still brought five heavy artillery pieces with them.They also had enough ammunition to support them in several battles.

Although not a single shot has been fired so far, all three areas of South Korea have surrendered.

The battles fought were less than one-sided, and they were all one-sided.

That is, the Ming army charged, the Korean army was defeated, the Ming army won, and the Korean local official Tisi surrendered.

Don't take it too easy!
On the Seoul side, the North Korean defenders are not weak at least on the surface.

Because the North Korean military system belongs to the rotating form of service soldiers and is not a standing army.

This is a way to save money due to lack of finances.

The two factions of Lao Lun and Shao Lun sects jointly recruited [-] troops directly from Gyeonggi Province, plus five battalions of troops directly under the king, namely the Royal Camp Hall, the Imperial Guard Camp, the General Army Hall, and the Guard Hall, plus Training supervisor.

The total strength has exceeded [-], which is [-] more than Wang Zongtan's army outside the city.

Even if you remove the miscellaneous troops, there are still [-] "elite" battalions left in Seoul, which is [-] more than the Ming army.

Twenty thousand versus fifteen thousand, still defending the city.

The advantage is mine!

Ever since, the cool operation came.

Neither the Lao Lun sect nor the Shao Lun sect actually understands military affairs, and even if they join forces, they still have to fight for power when it is time to fight for it.

The purpose is to defeat the Ming army so that he can monopolize power.

Yes, at this time, we are still thinking about the party fighting for power.

When party strife enters the army from the court, the consequences will be devastating.

The two factions refused to give in to each other, so they both sent a direct lineage general as the main general to defend the city and lead the army.

This resulted in the appearance of two generals of equal rank on a section of the city wall, both of whom had the power to defend the city.

Not only were there confusing overlapping powers, the two appointed generals also wanted to have the sole say.This is right. If you use bullies, you will definitely not be able to defend the city.

It's just that their centralized operation... is really hard to understand.

As qualified generals, their way of concentrating command power was to constantly mobilize troops to the city.

This is pig brain!

By letting so many soldiers climb the city wall, are they preparing to block the city wall so that the enemy troops attacking the city have no place to stay?

The Ming army's first round of test artillery fired empty shots, but only one hit the Seoul city wall, causing the entire wall to shake violently.

The two Seoul defenders were immediately startled and couldn't help but exclaimed: "What kind of cannon is this? Can it shoot so far?"

And then... no more.

The two generals are still hostile factions, and it is impossible to unified command.

Before the two could argue about how to fight, the Ming army's artillery fired again.

"Boom boom boom!"

Amidst the rumbling artillery fire, three shells were fired, but two shells flew onto the city wall.

With the heavy cannon cast by the hollow cannon method and the huge power of sugar gunpowder.

The hot cannonballs were like bowling balls, rolling and bouncing on the city wall.

Don't worry about not being able to kill anyone, because the entire city wall is filled with Korean soldiers, and there is almost no room left for anyone.

"Ah! Help!"

"I have broken my leg!"

"..."

Amidst the pitiful howls, two cannonballs plowed two bloody paths on the city wall in a matter of seconds.

The North Korean defenders suffered hundreds of casualties in an instant.

"Boom boom boom!"

The Ming army's artillery continued to fire, and the idle artillery battalions also took advantage of the heavy artillery fire cover to push other light artillery forward quickly under the infantry guard.

"The Celestial Army is coming!"

"Run!"

"..."

Three consecutive rounds of shelling, although the actual casualties were less than a thousand, had already defeated the psychological defense of these Korean soldiers.

How much food do you get for a month? Why bother working hard?
They are still working for the rebellious ministers and traitorous parties. Outside is their King of Korea and the orthodoxy of Korea.

What's more important is that even if you work hard, you can't win!

The Chinese army obviously has more powerful artillery.

The Korean soldiers at the top of the city collapsed in an instant. As the capital of North Korea, they could not even withstand four rounds of artillery bombardment by the Ming army.

Wang Zongtan, who was observing with a telescope, was speechless.

This is the capital of North Korea!

That's it?

Wang Zongtan was silent for a moment and then ordered: "The whole army attacks!"

"Dudududu da da da..."

With the sound of the charging horn, the Ming army no longer hesitated and immediately charged towards Seoul.

"Boom boom boom!"

Or a coordinated infantry and artillery charge.

At the top of Seoul City, they noticed that the Ming army had launched a general offensive, and the Korean soldiers ran faster.

"No one is allowed to run! No one is allowed to run!"

"Whoever dares to run away will be executed by everyone in the family! Come back quickly..."

The ministers of the two factions, Jin Yijing and Li Guangzuo, who were supervising the battle, were shouting at the top of their lungs.

Then he shouted and started running.

Before the Ming army could even rush to the city, nearly half of the defenders on the city wall had fled.

The two generals had already disappeared.

In less than half an hour, the Ming army captured Seoul, the capital of North Korea, without any effort.

Li Guangzuo failed to escape. He was captured by Korean soldiers, and it was the Seoul garrison appointed by him personally who captured him.

Jin Yijing hid in a well and was also discovered by North Korean soldiers who were searching for him.

Well, we are also one of our own.

As for the other important officials of the two factions, none of them escaped. They were either caught or surrendered.

　I’m so happy working overtime (=ＴェＴ=)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)