The attack of the Jiannu army southward can be said to have been smooth sailing.
Except for the strong resistance of the North Korean defenders at Baima Mountain City, the resistance of the North Korean troops in other places was extremely weak.
It can even be said to be as relaxing as an outing. .
Now the army is approaching Hanyang, the capital of North Korea.
Thirty miles north of Hanyang, the army stopped to take a rest and then marched into Hanyang.
Although the army was progressing smoothly, Huang Taiji himself was physically and mentally exhausted.
More than ten days of marching were too much for his body.
The leader of the Qing Dynasty felt that his body was not as good as before, or even much worse, especially because he often suffered from chest tightness and shortness of breath.
This made Huang Taiji secretly feel palpitated, but this matter could not be spread.
After all, the Qing Dynasty was following Aji The rise of Ge, Dorgon and others is not peaceful, while Hauge is a bit immature.
"Your Majesty, forward Tu Lichen reported back.
According to the soldiers, thousands of Ming troops came to reinforce Hanyang in the past few days.
In addition, Hanyang has sent a large number of troops to collect grain and grass in the past few days, almost wiping out the nearby grain."
Dorgon and Duduo came in a hurry to present the latest military information.
Huang Taiji frowned slightly when he heard this.
Both of these pieces of news were puzzling.
Were the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty just to help North Korea resist the Qing Dynasty?
The Qing Dynasty's march south took place in the past ten days.
Judging from the time when the Ming army came, the Ming army had already set off from the Ming Dynasty as soon as the Qing Dynasty moved south.
So how did the Ming Dynasty know, and why it came so quickly?
You must know that only the emperor of the Ming Dynasty can make the decision to send troops outside the territory, and no one else can.
The Ming court and the emperor were famous for their procrastination in decision-making.
Many matters could not be decided after months of quarrels among officials and between the cabinet and the inner court.
What's more, major matters such as sending troops to overseas areas could not be decided for more than a month or two.
But the Ming army came, and they arrived very strangely.
Of course, the matter of collecting grain and grass was also extremely vicious.
It was clearly to cut off the source of grain and grass for the Qing army.
Most of the grain and grass for the Qing army were collected on the spot, well , looting on the spot, this was a decision that forced the Qing army to make a quick decision.
"Where did the Ming army come to help?
Gyeonggi or Denglai."
Huang Taiji had a bad premonition in his heart, wondering if Zhao Lie, who always jumped up and down to ruin his good things, was here again.
"The captured surrender soldiers were also stationed here.
They just heard that a large number of Ming troops were indeed coming to help, but they didn't know where the Ming troops came from.
They even killed some soldiers to intimidate them, but they still couldn't tell the truth.
The commander of the army.”
Duduo bowed and replied.
It seems that the only way to find out is to march into Hanyang.
Even if the soldiers are not under Zhao Lie, but thousands of Ming troops help Hanyang defend the city, it is also a big trouble.
The Ming army may not be defeated in the field, but they have always been good at defending the city.
It is much stronger than the North Korean soldiers.
At this time, the city of Hanyang was also busy.
Matters such as collecting grain and fodder outside were the business of the North Korean monarchs and ministers.
However, Li Zhu left all the arrangements for defending the city to Zhao Lie, and also put all his wealth and life in Zhao Lie's hands.
Without him, the various control and command commanders under Li Zhu could not boast of being able to stand alone.
And Zhao Lie's reputation is heard by everyone even in North Korea.
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If Zhao Lie is not given the responsibility of city defense, who else can take the responsibility.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Lie's busy work these days is to prepare goods for the Jiannu army.
There is not enough material.
When the Jiannu army comes, what can he do to treat guests to a meal?
No matter what he says, the Jiannu army has to walk around without being able to eat.
This is hospitality. way.
As for the materials, don't talk about it.
As the capital of North Korea, Hanyang is still qualified.
One of the biggest benefits that the Imjin Japanese Rebellion brought to the Korean army was that the Korean army followed the Japanese pirates and greatly increased the number of gunmen.
Their proportion accounted for one-fifth of the army, and the proportion of the Royal City defenders was even more By the quarter.
At the same time, their training was just okay, much better than the fire gunners of the Ming Army.
Zhao Lie knew that in the future Songshan Battle, North Korea, which had already surrendered Jiannu, sent thousands of gunmen to help Jiannu fight against the Ming Dynasty.
These gunmen gave the Ming army a fatal blow and caused heavy casualties to the Ming army.
Of course, with a large number of firecrackers, there will definitely be no shortage of gunpowder.
This is a good item.
Zhao Lie set off a big firework in Zhuozhou back then, but it was a pity that it was only once and was not used at other times.
This time he had more than 20,000 kilograms of gunpowder, which was enough to squander for a while.
Zhao Lie immediately sent people to start making medicine bags.
This thing is simple.
As long as there are enough people, these gunpowder can make two to three thousand medicine bags.
Of course, such a great gift is not enough.
Zhao Lie is sure that Jiannu will not attack the city first.
This medicine package is prepared for Jiannu.
Jiannu must have other items to deal with the Korean people who attack the city, and that is arrows.
Branches and rolling logs beat rocks.
Arrows are easy to say.
As the capital of a country, North Korea's arsenal is here, and the North Korean army also has a lot of infantry archers.
It's just rolling wood and beating stones, which is a troublesome thing.
These items are not something that can be solved temporarily.
They should have been prepared in advance.
However, Hanyang has not experienced war for many years, so it is a bit weak in this regard.
It is not that there are no rolling logs and rocks, but there are too few.
Zhao Lie estimates that these materials will be exhausted after two rounds of fierce fighting, and it will not be helpful at all.
But now we go out to the city to cut down trees and dig rocks, not to mention whether we can find it, but how to transport such heavy objects back.
It is simply not feasible before Jian Nu arrives in Hanyang, so we can only give up this idea.
What to do, easy to handle, Zhao Lie had the idea of the North Korean royal palace.
To say this, I have to thank the Japanese pirates who committed all kinds of evil during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion.
When they occupied Hanyang, they burned most of the palace of the Joseon royal family, and hundreds of palaces were reduced to ruins.
Today, the Joseon royal family can only live in Changdeokgung Palace, a side palace at that time, which shows the evil deeds of Japanese pirates.
However, the foundations of these palaces are all there.
These are good stones that can be used easily and quickly.
As long as you have manpower, Hanyang lacks a lot of them now, but there is no shortage of manpower.
But as soon as Zhao Lie came up with this idea, Jin Liu, who was responsible for helping him, shook his head, and Jin Shangxian was also extremely embarrassed.
Without him, this was an object of the royal family, even if it had been burned.
The Joseon royal family has always wanted to rebuild the burned Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace.
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This is also to restore their former glory.
It can be said that this has been Lee Joon's long-cherished wish, but it has stalled due to the shortage of money and food.
However, the Joseon royal family will not give up. of.
These burned foundations are easy to open and transport, but putting them back is a major project, which is almost equal to reconstruction.
This will greatly increase the expenditure of the North Korean royal family to rebuild the palace.
Even the leader can't make the decision.
What to do has to be decided by the king.
Of course, Zhao Lie's words are attached.
If the city is destroyed, no one will continue to build the palace.
Yes, if the city is destroyed according to the nature of building slaves, the city that dares to resist may be massacred, and even the Korean royal family may not be able to be saved.
What about palaces?
This idea seems too outdated and too extravagant now.
Therefore, Li Zhu saw clearly that it was better to save his life, and everything else was secondary.
Not only did he agree, but he also ordered all matters concerning the defense of the city, so that Zhao Lie could make his own decisions.
In order to save his life, Li Zhu also fought hard.
Zhao Lie is simply regarded as a pillar.
You can do whatever you want, as long as you can keep Hanyang.
Zhao Lie didn't care about this.
He gave an order, and the North Korean defenders and the young men recruited in the city immediately turned the old sites of Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace into large construction sites.
The task was one, demolish, demolish, demolish.
Then they are transported to the top of the city and below the city for later use.
Once the rolling logs and stones at the top of the city are used up, Qingzhuang's task is to transport these materials to the city.
In a few days, a large number of stones were placed on the inside of the wall of the Royal City for more than ten miles.
The quantity is really not too much.
This can only make Zhao Lie lament that even for a small country like North Korea, it does not take too much money from the people.
The gunpowder packets were basically prepared, and the arrows were sorted out and piled in bundles at the head of the city.
At the same time, a large number of shields were made from the remaining wood.
This was very important.
After all, the crossbows of the slaves were very dangerous.
The sharp weapon must not be ignored.
The Polu Army had seen it when they were defending the city in Zhuozhou.
The journey of thirty miles was really nothing to the Jiannu cavalry.
As soon as noon passed on the second day, 30,000 troops had already arrived at the north city of Hanyang, the capital.
Niu Lu, the scout at the front, had already reported the situation of the Ming army in the city to Huang Taiji, the current emperor of the Qing Dynasty at the rear.
After hearing this, Huang Taiji immediately led a group of princes and ministers to the north of the city.
Three miles away from the city, Huang Taiji and others reined in their horses and used telescopes to observe the situation at the top of the city.
The first thing they saw was the flag of the King of Joseon, and then their eyes focused on the large banner of the commanding envoy Zhao at Denglai at the top of the city.
Who was that good-for-nothing King of Joseon who had the time to look at his flag?
As the scouts reported, it was none other than the damn Zhao Lie's department.
Huang Taiji, Haoge, Dorgon, Duduo and others were livid.
They knew one thing.
If the Polu army occupied the strong city, this battle would basically not be fought.
Even if they could attack the city, these more than 30,000 people would not be able to fight.
You have to fill it all in.
Huang Taiji and others were watching the formation below the city.
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When they saw Zhao Lie's flag, they felt extremely headache.
The Korean monarchs and ministers on the city were also watching the Hulu army.
It can be said that Li Shu was well-educated and had never experienced any major battles in his life.
The boundless plains under the city were covered with an army of Jiannu slaves.
The flashing armor and rough and brutal soldiers made Li Shu frightened.
Once again, Li Shu was frightened.
Thinking of the legend of Hulu killing people and being bloodthirsty, Li Jing felt short of breath and felt cold all over.
In the end, he couldn't stand still and could only fall down on the chair.
The same is true for other North Korean ministers.
After all, few of them have seen the tens of thousands of Hulu troops with their own eyes.
At this time, facing the tens of thousands of galloping troops, they all remained silent.
At this time, the north wind picked up, and a strong smell came from the north.
Tens of thousands of war horses gathered together, and there was no time to take care of them during the march.
Not to mention the smell, two North Korean officials immediately vomited.
When he came out, one was overwhelmed by the smell, and the other felt depressed.
This made Li Zhu extremely dissatisfied.
Although he himself was extremely unlucky, he also wanted to embarrass his officials in this way
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