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The four northern generals, the Protector-General of Hamhung, the Protector-General of Jizhou, the Protector-General of Huangzhou, and the Protector-General of Haeju, all led their troops to go to King Qin. There were no officers and soldiers in the entire northern part of Korea.

As for the Pyongyang Protectorate, he had been defeated and died.

The monarchs and ministers of North Korea were huddled in Cheorwon. It is located at the strategic point between the north and the south. It is not only convenient for defense, but also convenient for the troops of King Qin from all over the country to converge.

"Your Majesty, more than 6,000 troops from the capital have arrived one after another." Song Junji reported.

Song Junji and Song Siyeol were both former kings of Joseon and promoted to the Sandang Party (a faction of the Western Party) before their death. Song Junji served as the Bing Cao Banshu, equivalent to the Minister of the Ministry of War; Song Shilie served as the Li Cao Banshu, equivalent to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Li Di finally felt a sense of security: "Okay, very good, there will be rewards for both."

The previous king expanded his army aggressively, and all elite troops were stationed in Hanyang. There are 1,500 imperial guards, 1,800 newly formed firearms battalions, and 21,000 imperial guards. Historically, the 1,000 gun soldiers of the North Korean firearms battalion were even transferred to the Qing Dynasty to fight the Cossacks, and they performed more bravely than the Eight Banners Army. , the number of enemies killed was far higher than that of the Eight Banners Army.

When Li Di abandoned the city and ran away, he didn't even take care of the army and only took away 1,500 royal guards.

Some of the remaining troops chose to surrender to the Datong Army out of consideration for their families, while others followed the officers and took advantage of the chaos to escape. After King Qin's order was issued, these fleeing troops actually took the initiative to gather with the king, and more than 6,000 people arrived one after another.

The farmers in northern North Korea exploded at the drop of a hat, but the Gyeonggi Army in the center was still loyal to the king.

As for southern Korea, it is the world of two groups of nobles and gentry. You can understand it as the Jiangnan region of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if China wants to annex North Korean territory, it would be better to only annex the north. Once central and southern China is annexed, riots will inevitably occur one after another, and the annual cost of garrisoning troops and quelling chaos will remain high.

Li Di gave Song Junji full authority to command the army, and the soldiers immediately began to reorganize. The Central Army has more than 8,000 people, the local Qinwang troops have more than 14,000, and more than 30,000 rebels (Tuanlian and civilian husbands) have been recruited on the spot.

Lee Eun-ae, the leader of the Hwanghae-do Peasant Army, sent 3,000 vanguard troops, but was killed by North Korean officers and soldiers on the way. Although the artillery of the North Korean Central Army was lost in Hanyang, the gunmen and cavalry were still there. When dealing with the peasant army, it was a unilateral crushing.

At the same time, Han Qiyuan conquered cities and territories along the way, and the farmers in the west of Hamgyong Province were inspired to rise up and gradually formed four major resistance forces.

Yuan Shoucheng of Ping'an Road commanded an army of more than 30,000 peasants. In addition to the support of Datong, he also had financial support from businessmen from Taiwan. These Gulf merchants were not satisfied with just trading in the Yalu River, and wished that China would destroy North Korea.

Li Eun'ai of Hwanghae Province commanded an army of more than 20,000 peasants. He also had the support of Datong Shang, and was also financed by Songshang.

The Bay merchants and the Song merchants were in a competitive relationship, and the two peasant armies were therefore hostile to each other. If Datong Xizuo was not responsible for communication, the two groups of rebels would most likely have internal strife, and they would start fighting themselves without the need for North Korean officers and soldiers to quell the chaos.

In Xianjing Road, Han Qiyuan commanded more than 20,000 troops, and Jin Chang commanded more than 6,000 troops. They had no merchant support behind them and simply couldn't survive, so they revolted under the instigation of Datong Xizuo.

"Li Eun'ai was defeated and the entire vanguard force was wiped out," said Datong Army General Jin Yanjun. "Despite the overwhelming strength of the Fourth Route Peasant Army, if we don't help, the North Korean officers and soldiers will definitely win, and we will be completely defeated in one or two years at most." chaos."

The envoy Dang Chongjun sighed: "Those people from the National Security Agency did not say hello and secretly created such a big thing. We cannot help openly. After all, North Korea is a vassal state, and the peasant army is a bandit."

Jin Yanjun looked at the map of North Korea and said: "We can divide our troops to Chunchuan to prevent King Qin's army from the south from going north. At the same time, we can also stop the leader of North Korea from escaping south. As long as Chunchuan is occupied, the food in the south will be very low." If it is difficult to transport it to the north, North Korean officers and soldiers will definitely be short of food."

"Okay." Dang Chongjun nodded.

Hanyang, Kaesong, and Chuncheon can all be connected by water.

The Datong Army recruited inland ships and quickly divided its troops to arrive outside Chuncheon City. King Qin's army from Chungcheong Province happened to have arrived in Chuncheon, and the two sides faced off across the river without fighting.

As time went by, the number of North Korean King Qin's troops on the south bank of Chuncheon gradually reached more than 40,000 people, but they were all blocked by the Taedong army and unable to cross the river.

Datong's army did not attack, and King Qin's army did not dare to cross the river by force. At the same time, King Qin's army did not dare to take a detour. Once they detoured to the east and took the mountain road, their food route might be cut off by the Datong army at any time.

Northwest of Cheorwon, by the Imjin River.

Nearly 60,000 peasant troops and more than 50,000 North Korean officers and soldiers have been facing off across the river for several days.

"Your Majesty, General Lin is here!"

"Which General Lin?"

"General Lin Qingye."

"Please come quickly!"

Lin Qingye, courtesy name Yingbo and nickname Gusong, was a Jinshi in the Korean martial arts.

He performed meritorious service in quelling chaos when he was young, and when he led his army to serve the king for the first time, North Korea surrendered to Hou Jin before he arrived at Hanyang.

Later, he stationed in Yizhou (Baozhou) to guard against Hou Jin's southward movement. Because the treacherous minister Jin Zidian blocked the news of asking for help, Hou Jin's army successfully moved south. Lin Qingye led his troops to serve the king for the second time and killed Huang Taiji's nephew on the way. As a result, the Korean king surrendered again.

North Korea sent troops to assist Hou Jin in attacking the Ming Dynasty, and Lin Qingye was appointed marshal. Lin Qingye slowly sent out troops and secretly informed the Ming army to take precautions. The Ming army won a complete victory and the Qing army suffered heavy casualties.

Three years later, Lin Qingye served as marshal again and assisted Hou Jin in fighting the Ming Dynasty. Lin Qingye sent someone to notify the Ming army again, and he slowly advanced. Until the war was over, the North Korean army had not yet contacted the Ming army. Huang Taiji was furious and Lin Qingye was dismissed.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty generals under Lin Qingye betrayed his relationship with the Ming army. Lin Qingye escaped after being arrested, became a monk, and fled to Beijing the following year. He also joined the Ming army and fought with Wu Sangui who entered the pass. After his defeat, he was arrested for betrayal by a traitor. Later, on his way back to China, he was assassinated by the treacherous minister Jin Zidian.

In this time and space, due to the early end of the Qing Dynasty, Lin Qingye did not escape to Beijing. But the encounter was not very good, because he and Jin Zidian were mortal enemies, and Jin Zidian became the chief assistant of North Korea.

After Jin Zidian was lingchi, Lin Qingye was enabled, but he was disheartened and chose to return to his hometown to study and farm.

In this incident, the Qin Wang Army of Zhongqing Road recommended Lin Qingye as the coach.

Lin Qingye's army was blocked by the Datong Army. He led dozens of cavalry to take a detour across the river and escorted them all the way from the mountains to Cheorwon.

"General Lin just brought these dozens of cavalry here?" Li Di was disappointed.

Lin Qingye explained: "Chunchuan was blocked by the Celestial Army. King Qin's army could not cross the river, so I could only lead dozens of cavalry to rescue it."

Li Di asked: "In the current situation, how should we fight?"

Lin Qingye said: "The Celestial Army only occupied Hanyang, Kaesong and Chuncheon, but did not start a war with our army, nor did it assist the rebels. This shows that the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty does not intend to destroy our country, so he must not fight the Celestial Army. The top priority is , is to wipe out the rebel army!"

"The rebels are so powerful, how to wipe them out?" Li Di asked.

Lin Qingye said: "There are only tens of thousands of rebels on the other side. Your Majesty gives me a thousand cavalry, and we can defeat them all by riding on horseback!"

Li Di said: "There are no one thousand cavalry, only more than six hundred cavalry."

"Barely enough." Lin Qingye said.

Counting the dozens of cavalry brought by Lin Qingye, there were barely 700 cavalry. This 65-year-old North Korean veteran personally led the cavalry across the river from the upper reaches, marching day and night to bypass the rear of the peasant army.

At night, Lin Qingye launched a surprise attack and set fire to peasant military camps everywhere.

The peasant army here is divided into three forces, which are afraid of each other and are purely twisted together by Datong.

The camp in the north was on fire and in chaos. The peasant troops in the other two camps did not know how to rescue them. Instead, under the leadership of their leaders, they fled to the west in panic. Lin Qingye took advantage of the chaos to pursue and kill, killing more than a thousand people and capturing thousands more.

Early the next morning, Lin Qingye returned across the river and angrily scolded the military commander Song Junji: "We agreed to attack together and I succeeded in attacking the camp. Why did you stand still?"

Song Junji was a little embarrassed and explained: "Your Majesty is here, be cautious and don't move your troops easily. If the rebel army just pretends to be defeated, your Majesty will be in danger, and all the ministers will be in danger!"

Lin Qingye was so angry that he was shaking all over, like this again, like this again, damn civil servant!

When he served as king for the second time, he only had 3,000 troops in his hand, but he was able to kill Huang Taiji's nephew and cut off the food route of the Qing Dynasty. Although he could still fight and even starve the Qing army to death, the king, under the instigation of civilian officials, directly offered the city and surrendered!

Now he is performing a comic show again. He attacked and defeated the peasant army at night. As long as the officers and soldiers crossed the river to pursue him, he would definitely annihilate the peasant army. A great opportunity to fight was ruined by civilian officials!

Li Di was also angered by the civil officials, and at the same time believed in Lin Qingye's ability. He said: "Lin Qing should be the marshal and have full authority to command the army. The soldiers cannot interfere with the command."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Lin Qingye knelt down excitedly.

Song Junji found Song Shilie in private: "Lin Qingye is a disciple of Shen Qiyuan, and he wears the same trousers as Yin Yin. If he quells the civil unrest, the Southern People's Party will definitely make a comeback, and there will be no one like us in the court." gain a foothold!"

Song Shilie was a little angry and said: "There are chaos in the north and heavenly soldiers in the south. Why are you still thinking about party fighting?"

Song Junji said: "The heavenly soldiers occupied three cities, and there has been no movement since then. They will definitely not destroy our country. They are just waiting to see the situation and trying to get more benefits. The chaos in the north is nothing more than a problem of ringworm. As long as the south is not lost, we can do it at any time." They can all be pacified. Only Lin Qingye is the real thorn in his side. His prestige in the military is so high that even the civil servants in the DPRK and China have admirers of him. We must never let him achieve great achievements again!"

Song Shilie said: "I know Lin Qingye. He is public-minded and will not form a party to disrupt the government."

Song Junji said: "He does not form a party and disrupt the government, but he is a descendant of Lin Zheng, and he came from the same family as Yin Yin. We finally drove away the Southern People's Party, and we must not let the Southern People's Party have the opportunity to re-enter the court. !”

"But besides Lin Qingye, who has the ability to lead troops to quell the chaos?" Song Shilie asked.

Song Junji gritted his teeth and said: "Xianjing Road is not our country's territory, and most of the people there are barbarians. There is also Ping'an Road, a borderland. These two places, it is better to dedicate them to the heaven and leave the civil unrest to the heavenly soldiers to quell. . In this way, it not only solves the civil unrest, but also allows the Celestial Empire to withdraw its troops. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?”

Song Shilie was furious: "You are a person who sells his land for glory, I am ashamed to be in the same party with you. From now on, I will withdraw from the mountain party, and I will never give up land for sacrifice!"