Prince Alcohol is not a professional military general, and naturally he does not have the law to lead troops to fight.Therefore, when facing the decision of reward and punishment, he only relies on the enthusiasm of young people, and he is often swayed by his emotional likes and dislikes."
Alright, get up, this ledger king will write it down for you first.We are about to leave for Pyongyang, whether you can save your head or not depends on your performance" Prince Cho compromised again, and what Alkhatu said made him feel very comfortable, whether it was sincere or not.What he needs is a loyal servant, whether he can fight or not, that's another matter.Besides, with so many generals pleading, he was embarrassed to disobey the faces of the generals."
Thank you for the prince's grace of not killing, thank you for the prince's grace of not killing" Alhatu kowtowed again and again in thanks, as if he had walked around the door of death, and his whole body was paralyzed without a trace of strength.The Qing army rested in the city for a day, and the next day continued its march south.As punishment for the sneak attack of the North Korean army, the old and weak women and children who did not flee in Qingzhou City were also beheaded outside the city.Pyongyang government office, Kwon Sang-woo looked at the military report just sent from Seoul, his hands trembled, and he was almost out of breath."
My lord, good news, good news, General Choi Sung-ho killed two thousand enemies in Qingzhou City and returned triumphantly, and is now waiting for your summons outside the door" Pyongyang Prefecture Yoon Kim Eun-hee trotted into the office lobby with a shy stomach, and knelt down in front of Kwon Sang-woo.Because he was so obese, beads of sweat oozed from his forehead."
Okay, just come back.You go and gather all the ministers and generals, I have the latest military information to announce" Kwon Sang-woo finally heard a good news, took a breath and waved his hand to Kim Eun-hee."
Yes, my subordinates take orders" Kim Eun-hee knelt down, bowed, and after exiting the house, he hurriedly summoned all the generals and ministers who were waiting outside into the office hall."
The last general knocked to see Lord Shangshu" and "Weichen knocked to see Lord Shangshu" As soon as everyone entered the room, they divided the civil and military forces on one side, and after saluting Quan Xiangyu with their fists, they sat down one after another according to their positions.Because Cui Chenghao won the battle, the generals also gave him the first place.According to his qualifications, he is just a battalion officer of a cavalry battalion, and he can't even see Kwon Sang-woo in front of him."
I think you all know that General Cui Chenghao led three thousand iron horsemen the day before yesterday and killed thousands of enemies in Qingzhou City.This was our first big victory since the war with the Qing court, and the old man was really happy from the bottom of his heart.This shows that the Qing court is not completely invincible, as long as we take advantage of the right time, we can always fight with them" Kwon Sang-woo said the good news first, encouraged everyone, and praised Cui Chenghao between words.All the generals nodded excitedly, the news of the defeat for many days suddenly came, and everyone's excitement was also imaginable."
In addition, there is bad news for everyone, the Huaxing Army has landed at the port of Incheon the day before yesterday."
Kwon Sang-woo's face was heavy, and it was obvious that the weight of this bad news was a hundred times heavier.Everyone in the room understood what it would mean if Incheon was lost."
My lord, aren't there foreigners guarding in the bay, how can the Huaxing Army land so smoothly" Pyongyang Prefecture Yoon Kim Eun-hee frowned, with a panicked expression on his face.The generals in the room also had the same expressions, and they all looked at Kwon Sang-woo in confusion, not understanding why the progress of the Huaxing Army was so rapid."
Foreign devils are all profit-seekers, and they don't know where to run after taking the money.The Hwaheung Army was unhindered all the way, and the warships were very advantageous, and they blew up our defensive batteries to the ground in the port of Incheon.General Lee Kyung-ha, who was stationed at Incheon Port, led his troops to fight for a day, but in the end he was unable to stop it, and now all of them have retreated to Seoul. ”Kwon Sang-woo scolded the foreigners, he never believed in these foreign devils who forgot their righteousness, and this time he really guessed it.Li Jingxia was a descendant of Dayuanjun's general, and it was he who led his troops to repel the French attack when the French invaded Korea.After Dayuanjun took control of the government, he was already ranked as the envoy of the Soldiers and Horses, ranking first among the military generals.The DPRK implements the system of civilian rule of the army and the separation of soldiers and generals, Kwon Sang-woo and Lee Kyung-ha are one civil and one military, and the authority to command the army is in Lee Kyung-ha, but the right to transfer troops is in Kwon Sang-woo's military department.The ministers and generals in the audience became more and more nervous when they heard this, and they all whispered for a while."
My lord, then we can't fight on two fronts like this, facing the Qing army is still exhausted, if we divide our troops to fight against the Huaxing army, the result will be unimaginable" Pyongyang Prefecture Yin Kim Eun-hee trembled, his face was already panicked and bloodless."
Yes, my lord, I can't fight like this anymore" "Yes" "That's right" The other ministers and generals also chimed in."
I'm afraid that it's a big deal to kill us North Korea, how can you tolerate others like this" Cui Chenghao looked at the timid appearance of these high-ranking officials and generals, and became angry for a while, and the handle of the knife in his hand hit the floor heavily.The people in the room were the lowest in his position, and at this time they had the upper hand in momentum, and no one dared to contradict him."
General Cui, don't be angry first, what they said is also the truth, we lost this battle at the beginning."
Kwon Sang-woo looked at this straightforward young man, finally showed a relieved expression, took a deep breath, and continued, "We in North Korea have always been closed off from the country, and we don't know much about outside affairs.In the past few days, the military department has collected information about the Huaxing Army from various channels, and you must be surprised to say it.Now they not only drove the Qing court to the northeast, but also occupied all the countries in East Asia.Even Japan, they completely conquered. ”When everyone heard the news, they were even more shocked that their eyes were about to fall out, and they all gasped."
Adult, how is this possible, the Japanese have always been insidious and vicious, not afraid of life and death, how can they yield to the Chinese" Cui Chenghao's face was full of disbelief.During the Wanli period, Japan invaded Korea on a large scale.His ancestor was a subordinate of the famous Korean general Yi Sunsin, and was later killed by Japan, so the family ancestor was to resist the Japanese and serve the country.Since he was a child, he regarded Japan as his greatest enemy, and hoped to compete with Japan on the battlefield again in the future.Now that he heard that Japan had fallen to the country, his shock can be imagined."
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, these news are all secrets of the Ministry of War, and everything is indeed true.Japan's Meiji Emperor has announced his abdication, and his successor is the sister of the commander of the Huaxing Army. ”Kwon Sang-woo looked serious and told the truth and the truth.There was silence in the office lobby, and you could tell who it was if you fart."
My lord, then what do you mean" Pyongyang Prefecture Yoon Kim Eun-hee immediately heard the flavor of the words, he knew that Kwon Sang-woo must have made a decision, otherwise he would not reveal such confidential information to them.The others are also old fritters in officialdom, and they immediately heard the meaning of the words.Everyone looked at Kwon Sang-woo expectantly, not knowing what kind of decision he would make."
The Huaxing Army's attack on Korea this time was under the banner of the Qing monarch's side, punishing the ministers, and had no intention of abolishing the royal family.According to my judgment, their goal was not Korea, but they wanted to attack the Qing court through Korea.This crisis is also a good opportunity for us, maybe we can still rely on the Huaxing Army to wipe out all the Qing Army" Kwon Sang-woo did not say anything, but the meaning was already very clear, that is, to prepare to cooperate with the Huaxing Army.However, the banner of Huaxingjun "Qing Jun's side, punish the power ministers", the target is obviously Dayuanjun, and Dayuanjun has also issued an official document that fights to the death and will never reconcile.If you cooperate with Huaxingjun, it will inevitably break with Dayuanjun."
Everything is just according to the orders of the lord" Everyone pondered for a long time, no one objected, and all acquiesced to the plan to cooperate with Huaxingjun.North Korean government Yoon Kim Eun-hee is even more happy, he and Daewon-jun are not all the way.Back then, they Andong Kim and Fengyang Zhao controlled the government, and as soon as Dayuan Jun came to power, he wantonly expelled the two forces, and he was also implicated and took the position of this small mansion Yin.Now that the Huaxing army wants to bring down the power of Dayuanjun, he can't ask for it.Chaobei was originally the Jin family's sphere of influence, and most of the people present had a relationship with the Jin family in the past, so naturally no one had any opinions.Choi Sung-ho was also surprisingly unspeakable, and Kwon Sang-woo was always worried that this kid would make trouble.He was a military general through and through, and he had never been interested in the struggle for power and profit in the imperial court.It is a well-known thing that the monarch of the courtyard controls the government.He also hoped that the emperor would be in power himself, rather than being swayed by powerful ministers."
Well, since that's the case, let's take a leave of absence as soon as possible and contact Huaxingjun.If they are really as I think, they can retain His Majesty's throne and not shake the foundation of our Korea.We will cooperate with them and ask them for peace," Kwon Sang-woo made a solemn decision.Although Dayuan Jun has the grace of knowing him, but it is related to the survival of the Korean country, he must also be ruthless, have great righteousness, and bear small righteousness."
Yes" Everyone clasped their fists and bowed, and after exiting the house, they began to move up and down, preparing to sue for peace with Huaxingjun.The Hwaheungjun had already gained a foothold in Incheon at this time.The First Army of the Right Army had landed at Inchon under the command of Liu Fu, and after occupying the commanding heights, it dug trenches on all sides to create a defensive base.It was only when the Navy transferred the Second and Third Armies that they began to attack in depth together.Li Jingxia led the Korean army to attack several times, but they were all defeated.Whether it was the assault of the cavalry group or the attack of the infantry phalanx, even the face of the Huaxing army could not be seen at all, and it was repelled by dense artillery fire and bullets five hundred meters away.Zheng Dahai, commander of the East China Sea Fleet, was full of unhappiness, and he was originally ready to annihilate the Spanish fleet this time.But until they landed at Incheon, there was no trace of the Spanish battleship.So he instructed Deng Shichang to lead two warships of the North Sea Fleet to patrol the Korean sea.He returned to Qingdao with the East China Sea Fleet to continue to transfer the land forces of the Right Army.Deng Shichang inspected all the way east, and until he arrived at the Japanese Huaxing Army base, he did not see the shadow of the Spanish fleet.But he didn't return completely in vain, and the whole country was celebrating in Japan at this time, and their female emperor Qiao Shan Xing had just given birth to a son.The Huaxing Army Base stationed in Japan just wanted to send the news back, but he didn't expect Deng Shichang to come.He also took on the responsibility of this messenger and happened to inform Qiao Zhiqing of the good news
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