On the second day of the seventh month, in the second hall of the Guogong Mansion, Li Zhi stood in front of the North Korean terrain sand table, looking at Hong Chengchou's guidance, and was silent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Half a month has passed since Ri Sik issued an ultimatum to the DPRK, and the DPRK's reply is still "powerless." The king of Korea sent an envoy to Tianjin to beg bitterly, saying that it was not that the king was unwilling to pay for the silver, but that the whole country of Korea could not come up with so much silver. The king of Joseon said that the two classes of nobles were unwilling to pay.

The king of Joseon hoped that Ri Sik would reduce the amount of compensation to 3 million taels, saying that only this level of compensation could be paid by North Korea.

Faced with the North Koreans who did not see the coffin and did not cry, Ri Zhi's reply could only be to go to war.

Before the start of the war, Li Zhi's generals gathered in front of the sand table to discuss the battle strategy.

"Based on the intelligence collection of the secret guards and the collation of information from the General Staff, we have a basic understanding of the military deployment of the DPRK."

"The DPRK military system is complex, and there are many miscellaneous soldiers. But in general, there were only 200,000 soldiers who could fight. In the north of Pyongan Province and Hamgyong Province, 120,000 border troops were stationed in Korea, led by the soldiers and horses of the two provinces. The soldiers and horses of these two provinces were used to defend against the Taqing and the Ming Dynasty, and they were the strongest in combat among the regular soldiers and horses of North Korea. ”

"In the southern Gyeongsang Province, there are 60,000 border troops in the Gyeongsang-do Soldiers and Horses, which are used to guard against the Japanese state."

"There were naval armies in Gyeongsang-do, Chungcheong-do, and Jeolla-do, led by the naval army Marquis Yu, with about 50,000 people, all of whom were defending the Wa Kingdom."

"There are also 'Taoist soldiers' in various provinces in Korea, and the number is huge. But these Taoist soldiers are busy with farming on weekdays, and they are training when they are slack, similar to my Ming guards, and they have no combat effectiveness. These Dao soldiers are led by the Five Guards Protectorate, but we can basically ignore the existence of this force when we fight. ”

Zhong Feng listened to Hong Chengchou's introduction to the situation next to him, smiled and said, "I didn't expect that there were so many soldiers and horses in the little North Korea. After a pause, Zhong Feng said: "The supply line from Liaodong is too long, so I suggest that we use ships to transport people and supplies and land directly on the western coast of Ping'an Road." ”

Li Zhi's navy now has more than 70 ships, making it the most powerful surface force in East Asia. In fact, Li Zhi's navy was far ahead of this era. Because the ship's mobility and seaworthiness far surpassed that of a sailboat, and it could sail in most climatic conditions, Li Zhi could use the ship for landing and replenishment.

At the beginning, the Eight-Nation Alliance could directly attack the capital of the Qing Dynasty across the vast sea, and Li Zhi can do it now.

Li Laosi said: "The DPRK's deployment of heavy troops in the north and south is a conventional military arrangement, which is intended to defend against the gradual advance of the enemy. But in Seoul, the royal city of Korea, there was no large army. Obviously, the Joseon king did not understand that we had the ability to directly project troops and logistics across the vast Bohai Sea, and if our soldiers and horses could land directly from the west of Seoul, they could directly take the Joseon royal city. ”

Hearing Li Laosi's words, everyone's eyes lit up. Directly taking the Korean royal city and capturing the king of Korea, can you quickly end this war?

Everyone looked at Li Zhi and waited for Jin Guogong to make a decision.

Li Zhi nodded and said: "The key to this war is to deter the whole of North Korea, so that the two classes of nobles in North Korea know that they are afraid, and obediently take out the silver." Defeating the main northern forces of Korea in Pyongan Province and taking the Joseon royal fortress are both good ways for us to show our strength. ”

"Our troops are divided into two routes, with Li Xing as the main general and Li Laosi as the deputy general on the north road, leading 30,000 tiger troops to land from the west of Ping'an Province to find the main decisive battle between Ping'an Province and Hamgyong Province."

"The southern route is led by Zhong Feng, and the strength is 10,000 tiger army. This way went straight to Seoul, the royal city of North Korea. After capturing Seoul, we must seize the royal family of Korea and let the Koreans know our military might. ”

When the generals heard Li Zhi's deployment, they clasped their fists and saluted one by one, and they received their orders with a bang.

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On the west coast of Pyongan Province in North Korea on the 10th day of July, the weather was very hot. The waves of the Bohai Sea wash over the mountainous coastline of northern North Korea, hitting the craggy rocks like a musician beating the beat. Fortunately, the sea breeze was very strong on the seaside, which made the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army feel a little cool under the scorching sun.

Such weather is not suitable for fighting in the south, but the latitude of North Korea is basically considered northern, and the possibility of large-scale epidemics is small.

Colorful flags were planted on the reef by the sea, which were directed in the direction of the soldiers who landed on the guide ship. All the flags have huge Li characters written on them, proving that this is the private army of Li Zhi, the Duke of Jinguo, the Tiger Ben Army.

There were more than 30 huge steamers parked in the bay, and Li Xing, the governor of Tianjin, carried 10,000 soldiers to land at one time. With the help of Han Jinxin's secret guards. The landing site chosen by Li Xing was taken by surprise, and the North Korean soldiers were not able to react at all, and Li Xing had already taken control of the coast.

Although several hundred Korean local "Taoist soldiers" came to harass them, under the attack of the first batch of Tiger Ben soldiers who came ashore, these local troops were almost completely wiped out, and only a few people escaped.

Lei San led his company to climb off the steamer and rowed onto the rocky shore in a small sampan. There was no stunning scenery on the coastline of North Korea, and Raisan was quickly given the order.

"Forty miles to the east, clear the road of resistance."

Obviously, as a sharp knife company with outstanding combat effectiveness, the regiment commander used Lei San as a striker. The Tiger Ben army has an absolute superiority in combat power, and the only thing to worry about is encountering an ambush. Therefore, Li Xing sent part of his troops to clear the way forward, control the area where the army was about to arrive, and minimize the possibility of being ambushed.

Lei San's company was sent due east, which was the direction in which the army was about to advance, which showed that it was very important.

Lei San accepted the order and led the team to the east.

The northern part of Korea is hilly, and after a short walk from the coast, you will enter the mountains. The mountain road in the middle of the valley was rugged, and Lei San did find a lot of suitable places for ambushes. However, the local army of North Korea obviously did not have the strength to fight a war, and Lei San did not see a single enemy scout on the road.

After walking for two hours, Lei San advanced about twenty miles and saw a manor on the side of the road in the distance.

The estate is quite large, consisting of hundreds of rooms. The walls of the house are enclosed in a circle around the outside, forming a fortress-like shape. People could stand on the outer walls, and some North Koreans stood on the walls with three-strand forks and bows, watching Lei San's soldiers and horses warily.

A platoon commander under Lei San looked at the manor and said, "Company commander, this is the two-class noble manor in North Korea." ”

Lei San did not answer the platoon commander's words, and shouted with a wave of his hand: "Prepare for battle!" ”

The platoon commander was stunned and asked, "Company commander, according to the military regulations of my Tiger Army, isn't it forbidden to disturb civilians?" ”

Lei San glanced at the platoon commander impatiently, and said lightly: "You are not allowed to disturb the people, that is in China, and now it is abroad." We came to North Korea to fight with the whole country of North Korea. There is no distinction between civilians and the army here, and everything who has weapons is an enemy. ”