Dengzhou, Shandong.A sea ship crossed the Bohai Strait and docked at Dengzhou Wharf.The messenger of the Qing army on the ship hurriedly disembarked from the ship, and then ran to the Yamen of the Admiral of the Navy.In the festival hall, Hong Chengchou sat in the middle hall, Shi Lang and others sat on both sides, listening to the soldiers sent by Gao Di to make a report.The messenger knelt in the middle of the hall, kowtowed, and saluted: "Lord Qiyu Zhongtang, the Haikou fleet is approaching Port Arthur in a vain attempt to capture Lushun.Now, the Haikou has left the Lushun Sea, and must have withdrawn to Jiangnan in a gloomy manner. ”Hong Chengchou and the others showed a look of surprise on their faces, and Shi Lang frowned and said, "Zhao Zamao just withdrew?"
”Obviously, Shi Lang did not expect that the Ming army would withdraw so decisively.After all, it was not easy to come all the way here, and Zhao Ming actually gave up like this, which made him feel very surprised.Hong Chengchou also frowned slightly, "Are you sure that Haikou has evacuated!"
”Although Hong Chengchou was very confident in his arrangement and thought that it would be difficult for Zhao Ming to capture Lushun, he was a little uncomfortable for a while when he heard that Zhao Ming would give up so quickly.The messenger said categorically: "Back to the middle hall, it is true, Haikou has indeed left Lushun!"
”Hong Chengchou heard the words and looked at Shi Lang, who understood, and hurriedly saluted: "Qiyu Zhongtang, along the coast of Shandong, there is no trace of Haikou!"
”Hong Chengchou couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that Haikou really withdrew!"
Hmph, Zhao Zamao also knows each other, if he dares to attack Lushun, he will definitely hit his head and bleed, giving Bendu a chance to defeat him. ”The news was soon reported to Beijing, the residence of the regent, and Dolgon saw Hong Chengchou's report, which did not give a positive reply, but only told the Manchu court that Zhao Zamao might have withdrawn his troops.Hong Chengchou was still cautious, and ordered the Qing army sailors to send sentinel ships out of the port to investigate, and at the same time, before Zhao Ming's fleet returned to Chongming, he would not jump to conclusions.This is also because Zhao Ming's reputation is outside, so Hong Chengchou always has a trace of anxiety in his heart, thinking that Zhao Zamao cannot be so easy to deal with.Within the Manchu court, Dolgon dismissed Mandahai from his post and imprisoned Hauge, who had lost the battle.This caused great turmoil in the Manchu court, which made the ministers of Hauge's faction nervous, worried that Dolgon would be unfavorable to Hauge, and began to connect with each other, preparing to rebel against Dolgon.At this time, in the Manchu court, with the successive defeats in the war, Dolgon's personal prestige had also fallen to a low point, and the Qing army was dissatisfied with Dolgon's arbitrariness, and many people began to question and attack Dolgon, wanting to force Dolgon to hand over power.This puts Dorgon in a difficult position, and he desperately needs victory to stabilize his mind.Therefore, after learning that Zhao Ming was going north to Shandong, Dolgon urged Hong Chengchou several times to defeat Zhao Zamao's invasion as soon as possible, so as to consolidate his authority.At this time, Dolgon received Hong Chengchou's recital, so he directly ignored it, and Hong Chengchou's recital report began to celebrate with great enthusiasm, and the Qing army defeated Zhao Zamao's attack.And this time to repel Zhao Ming's attack, it did make the Manchu Qing Dynasty quiet and relieve the siege of Dolgon.At this time, above the sea, the Zhenhai led the fleet, and after leaving Lushun, the fleet bypassed the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula and sailed north along the coastline.A few days later, the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Yalu River and suddenly occupied Phi Dao, which was guarded by only a few dozen Korean soldiers.This was once the base of Mao Wenlong in Dongjiang Town, and Zhao Ming led the army to reoccupy this place, which made the accompanying soldiers sigh for a while, Guo Zhong knelt on the island, and paid tribute to his dead comrades and relatives.Zhao Ming's fleet did not stay on Phi Dao for long, but left a group of soldiers to guard it, replenished some fresh water, and continued to sail east along the coast.At this time, in the cabin of the Zhenhai, Zhao Ming was discussing with the generals and staff how to take North Korea."
Dashuai, the Korean Yuan called Goryeo, when Taizu, the king of Goryeo sent the general Li Chenggui to start a war with the Ming Dynasty, Li Chenggui knew that Goryeo was invincible to the Ming Dynasty, launched a mutiny, replaced Goryeo, and Taizu gave the country the name of Korea.This land of Korea, as large as a relatively Ming province, has a population of five or six million, using Chinese characters, learning Confucianism, and calling itself Little China!
”Hu Weizong talked about the situation in North Korea.Zhao Ming nodded and asked, "What is the situation of North Korea now, and how much military strength does it have?"
”Hu Weizong said: "Back to the handsome, now the king of Joseon is Li Hao, and he is quite close to the Ming Dynasty politically.Two years ago, not long after Li Hao inherited the throne of Joseon, he sent a secret envoy to cross the sea to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and agreed that if the army of the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty entered Shandong, North Korea would immediately send troops to respond.In addition, on the one hand, Li Hao took the initiative to repair relations with the Japanese state, and wanted to unite with the Japanese state and send troops to attack the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but on the other hand, he wrote to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, claiming that the Japanese state wanted to try to Korea, and tried to expand the military war on the pretext of preparing for the Japanese war.However, this matter was noticed by the Manchus, so they sent secret spies to check and found that Korea and the Japanese were actually on good terms, which made the Manchus wary of Korea.About a year ago, the Manchu Qing issued an edict to reprimand Li Hao, and put pressure on North Korea, purge the ministers of the Yili faction who were close to the Ming Dynasty, and support the ministers of the pro-Qing faction to take power!
Most of the power in North Korea is now in the hands of pro-Qing factions!
”Hu Weizong paused and continued: "Li Hao, the king of Joseon, once wanted to expand his army by 100,000, but North Korea was barren and difficult to raise troops.Of the 30,000 Korean troops, most of them guarded the provinces and could not be mobilized, only the Imperial Camp Army of the capital stationed in Seoul had 7,000 people, and the forbidden army had 600 people. ”Zhao Ming immediately asked: "The local garrison of Korea, the 7,000 people in the Imperial Camp Hall and the 600 people in the forbidden army, which forces control them?"
”Hu Weizong said: "Hui Dashuai, the defenders of all provinces in Korea obey the orders of the king of Joseon, but the 7,000 people in the imperial camp hall of Seoul are controlled by the pro-Qing faction, and the king of Joseon only controls less than 600 forbidden troops. ”After listening to this, Zhao Ming looked at the many generals and staff members and asked, "How do you think this battle should be fought?"
”The generals and staff discussed for a while, and Gu Yanwu, the secretary of the shogunate, came out and saluted: "Marshal Qiqi, the radius of Korea is nearly a thousand miles, and it is difficult for me to grasp Donghai Town for a while.Now the situation of the king of Joseon is actually equivalent to the army controlled by the Manchu Qing Dynasty under house arrest in Seoul, and the marshal only needs to smash the Yellow Dragon and defeat the 7,000 imperial camp army controlled by the pro-Qing faction to rescue the king of Joseon, and then in the name of the king of Joseon, he will order the eight provinces of Haidong!
”When Zhao Ming heard this, he thought it was true, and said: "Since this is the case, the fleet will immediately set sail and go straight to the mouth of the Han River to capture Seoul." ”(Thank you for your support, ask for a monthly pass, recommend, subscribe, recently the house is ready to be renovated, things are a little too much, the update is not very stable, sorry.) ）()