Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 997 North Korea ([-])

Facing the impact of the fierce cavalry on the east coast, at this time, if there are experienced generals in the North Korean army, or if the grassroots officers have a strong will to fight and have rich experience in fighting against cavalry, it is actually possible to quickly adjust the layout and abandon the situation that is already in place. The troops in the chaos, keep the remaining troops from being involved in the chaos, and gradually reverse the passive situation.

It's a pity that their regular army in the whole country is only tens of thousands of people, and most of them are concentrated in the imperial camp of Seoul Prefecture or the northern border. That's how it was. At that time, there were only more than 1592 soldiers in North Korea. Therefore, most of the territory was quickly occupied by the Japanese army in an armed parade at the beginning-it would be too much to expect them to turn defeat into victory.

As a result, the second army formation was quickly broken!At this time, Zaglaski took the time to turn his head and glanced at his own side. The [-] elite infantry of the first and second divisions of the newly-built army had already started to move, and the bugle player played the cheerful "Victory Belongs to the Army" "March, they walked forward in neat steps accompanied by cheerful and exciting music.The fortified army formation, the forest of spears, and the shiny armor all made the Korean army on the battlefield look sideways: This battle is dangerous!

After breaking through the third Korean army formation, Zaglaski led the cavalry to kill out of the gap, and then slowly retreated to the rear - after rushing for a while, [-] cavalry were exhausted. Need to rest for a while before continuing to fight.After returning to the starting position on the left wing, Zaglaski and his officers made a rough check and found that only a hundred or so riders were missing, probably trapped in the formation.What's more, when he was retreating for the last time, he was hit by seven or eight artillery pieces from the rear of the North Korean army. The shells fired from the flank were accurate and ruthless, causing him to lose more than [-] horses at once.

The Korean cavalry also began to harass at this time, but they were not only poor in riding skills, but also too few in number. As soon as they approached the army formation of the people on the east bank, they were greeted by musketeers or archers who had long been familiar with it. Drive away quickly.These North Korean cavalry lingered for a while, but they were still unable to make a contribution. Finally, Zaglaski led the rested cavalry to catch up and defeat them again.

"The overall situation has been decided!" Even Shao Shude, who doesn't know much about fighting in battle formations, now finds that the balance of victory in today's battle has been greatly tilted towards his side.He, who has no command mission, even has time to think about how to negotiate with the Li Dynasty after the war—well, first of all, they are required to completely sever their relationship with the Qing Dynasty; second, they must fully liberalize the market, well, at least they must Open a few markets; third, the hundreds of catties of old wild ginseng, [-] catties of iron materials, a large amount of silk and other tributes they supply to the Qing court every year can be cut off, and they can be handed over to us; Fourth, the minting rights should be entrusted to us. After all, we are more professional in this area; fifth, clarify the status of Busan, Wonsanjin, and Jeju Island. Whether these places are permanently ceded or leased must be discussed carefully...

While Shao Shude was dreaming, 8000 people from the First Division and the Second Division of the New Army, who were the main force to attack the fortress, had already reached the front of the chaotic North Korean army.The more than 8000 routs of the three army formations broken by the cavalry also shook the county soldiers in other state capitals. Coupled with the main force of the two divisions of the East Coast people at this time, the Koreans finally began to collapse uncontrollably.At this time, North Korea's veteran Marshal Won Doo-pyo, even if he sent the imperial army in the back line, could not completely save the situation. Today, their defeat is doomed—at least the county soldiers who acted as the front line are hopeless !

Cai Huaze's more than 2000 firearms troops, and Jeon Bong-soo's more than 1000 Yi Congjun troops also pressed past from the right. This became the last straw that overwhelmed the soldiers of the North Korean prefecture—the more than [-] soldiers of the Icheon Dohofu, Gyeonggi-do The battalion was bombed in an instant, and the rout soldiers who lost their minds threw away their helmets and armor, and went straight to the rear of the main formation, rushing towards the imperial formation.The army on the east bank followed behind leisurely, driving these routs to attack the main formation of the imperial camp, and the cavalry who had rested for a round also started to speed up again from the left flank, watching Yuan Doupiao's main formation eagerly, as long as one of them If a flaw is exposed, the wolf-like cavalry on the east bank will rush up and bite the opponent fiercely.

"The fifth battalion of the stand-up team is dispatched, and the hunters go out ahead to search for important targets and shoot freely!" Lieutenant Junior calmly ordered, commanding a battle of tens of thousands of people, which made him extremely enjoy.Especially when his opponents are weak North Koreans. Perhaps this is the most glorious moment of my life, Lieutenant Junior thought.

The battle was going on step by step according to the script of the people on the east bank. The North Korean general Kim Yong-hwan led thousands of people forward, intending to stop the rout, but he was quickly submerged in the irrational rout.Seeing this tragic situation, Yuan Doubiao cut off the last hesitation in his heart, and began to order all the ministries to turn to retreat, so as not to be wiped out by the bandits in yellow today.

It's a pity that retreating in battle has always been one of the most advanced military arts. With these poorly trained North Korean troops, it is obviously impossible to complete such a difficult task.As a result, the hastily organized retreat quickly turned into a rout, especially after their general Kim Yong-hwan was shot and killed by the east bank hunters who had gone forward with miniature bullets. In the chaos, both the generals and the soldiers lost their fighting spirit at this moment. Like two-legged sheep, they were driven and slaughtered by the people on the east coast, and the [-] army collapsed.

The battle finally ended two hours later. Except for the Black Eight Banners heavy infantry guarding Shao Shude, the rest of the troops on the east coast were dispatched for no other reason than chasing death to the north. The sheep were captured.To be honest, this is not a particularly easy job, because the North Koreans are familiar with the geography and have thrown away most of the equipment, so the transfer speed is extremely fast.Therefore, when the troops were withdrawn in the evening, the front reported that the entire army had only captured less than [-] North Korean rout soldiers, and according to their estimates, the number of North Korean rout soldiers who escaped should not be less than [-], because they were left behind on the battlefield. In fact, there are only six or seven thousand corpses of the North Korean army (including many wounded soldiers, but they will soon become "corpses"). Nearly half of the Korean soldiers who participated in the war ran away, which surprised the people on the east bank— - Gou Ri's transition is also too fast.

But no matter what, even if half of these North Korean sergeants ran away, in a short period of time, these troops had disappeared from the organizational system, and what was placed before the people on the east bank was actually a smooth journey.You must know that after Emperor Xiaozong of the Li Dynasty came to the throne, the rebuilt imperial camp (the original imperial camp was completely lost in the battle of the Houjin invasion) was only a mere [-] people, which would ruin most of Yuan Dou-pyo's Baoen County. If everyone in Seoul heard the news, they wouldn't know how they would cry.

After the Battle of Baoen County, the army on the east bank did not stay too long. On August 8, the entire Fengzhu Department of the Volunteer Army, which had expanded to nearly 24 people, entered the empty Qingzhou Prefecture; Within a few days, they conquered Tian'an County, Quanyi County, Asan County, Xinchang County and other places where people were panicking. These frightened birds surrendered or fled, but none of them dared to stop and resist. This made Shao Shude even more determined to kill Li Chaoyi ruthlessly.

After the main force arrived at the counties and counties around Asan Bay, such as Asan and Xinchang, they immediately dispatched Qingqi to contact Busan, asking them to quickly dispatch ships to Asan Bay, carrying prisoners and trophies, and a batch of supplies by the way. Let's take a look at the military reserves that have bottomed out due to the days of war.

From Asan Bay to the north, it is already Gyeonggi-do, the core of North Korea.Shao Shude ordered the Yi Congjun Quanfengzhu Division and the Shun Army Cai Huaze Division, with the cooperation of the Zaglaski cavalry unit, to occupy Pyeongtaek County after a slight battle on August 8, and made a northward attack to advance to Gyeonggi Province. The situation, which caused a large-scale panic among a few North Korean soldiers in front of them-the battle of Boeun County, the 30 army of the old commander Won Doo-pyo collapsed in one day, after the news spread to Chungcheong Province and Gyeonggi Province, all the local government officials of the Lee Dynasty Trembling, there were not a few troops who fled after hearing the news. This shows that Zhongqing Quandao is almost finished. If the people on the east coast are willing, they can easily attack.

Of course, Shao Shude had no intention of attacking Chungcheongdo in a short period of time—they didn't have that much appetite to occupy these places. After all, it was easy to defeat the North Koreans, but long-term occupation was not so simple.Think back to when Japan entered North Korea, it was invincible at the beginning, and the Korean army had almost no enemy. But once the Japanese divided their troops to occupy the place, they immediately found themselves in the quagmire, with enemies everywhere, and suffered a lot. Word.

The Japanese invading army with an army of more than 2 troops dared not lightly claim to occupy the entire territory of Korea, and Shao Shude, who had only more than [-] troops, naturally dared not boast about Haikou.To be more pragmatic, it is the correct way to learn from Huang Taiji in the past and to get out of the way when you get the benefits.And Shao Shude really thought so at this time, he took the main force to rest in the Asan Bay area - the brothers were indeed very tired from fighting for days - and by the way discussed with everyone the conditions they would demand from the North Koreans in the next peace talks.

According to their guesses, at this time, the rulers and ministers of the Li Dynasty in Seoul should have received the news of the disastrous defeat of the [-]-strong army of Yuan Doubiao in the Battle of Baoen County. The [-] imperial infantry and [-] cavalry left behind in Seoul alone may not be able to withstand the fierce offensive of the bandits in yellow.At this time, anyone with a little sense of reason should understand that negotiating peace is already the best choice for the Li Dynasty.

In fact, this is also the case. On September 9, the chaotic Li Dynasty court finally responded: After Xiaozong's begging, Song Shilie, a celebrity of the Western Party and a master of Confucianism who lived at home, finally agreed to come forward to preside over the peace talks, and on the second day Tian left Beijing with great emotion and headed for Yashan County accompanied by dozens of entourages.

This battle is finally coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)