Chapter 567: Surrender
Substantial progress has been made in the second peace talks between the DPRK and the two sides, and after the seven main articles have been decided, other progress has been made at a rapid pace. For example, the method of reparation, the specific details of population migration, the specific time and method of the release of prisoners, etc., these side details were quickly determined.
The final armistice treaty was personally presented to Shang Ji by Xi Zhicai the next day, and under the on-site explanation of Xi Zhicai, he had a comprehensive understanding of the content of the agreement, and then signed it with a seal, and it officially came into effect after the North Korean side signed Park Eun.
In fact, this treaty will basically not be passed, just as Xi Zhicai participated in the negotiations on behalf of Shang Ji with full powers, Jin Wucheng, as Park Eun's confidant, naturally has the corresponding authority.
Only those who dare to agree are within the acceptable range of Park Eun.
Sure enough, the next day, Park Eun received a specific treaty document, except for the last article of population replacement compensation, everything else was expected by Park Eun.
If Xi Zhicai is forced with all his might, the North Korean army can even agree to more harsh conditions, but this is completely unnecessary. Merchants need to prepare for future strategies.
The Three Kingdoms War on the Korean Peninsula needs to be maintained, and Park Eun was a well-deserved number one force before, but after experiencing such a catastrophe, Park Eun's vitality was greatly damaged. Shang Ji could not oppress Park Eun too much, resulting in an imbalance of power on the Korean Peninsula.
The balance of the three sides needs to be maintained, preferably with a constant intensity of war. Shang Ji can sell arms and war horses while buying the hostile population captured by the two sides, until Pyongju has the strength to completely annex the Korean Peninsula!
Pu Yin, who was worried about the situation, was very efficient, and immediately signed the treaty, simply sent the first batch of compensation of 100 million gold, and kept urging the Pingzhou Army to fulfill the treaty as soon as possible.
After receiving the money, Shang Ji was also very talkative, and immediately stopped all the tasks related to the DPRK in the Meritorious Service Department, and advised the players in the Chaohua District to return as soon as possible through various channels.
Most of the players immediately started their return journey after receiving the notice, they clearly knew that they could turn over the river and the sea in the Korean region, the biggest reason was that the main force of the Korean army was pinned down by the Pingzhou army, once the Korean army freed up, the only 200,000 Huaxia Inhumans were easily crushed to death!
Of course, there are a few people who are not very spiritual, or who are carried away by wealth, who take Shang Ji's advice as a deaf ear, and Shang Ji will not care about them. Heaven helps those who help themselves, they don't care about themselves, what can Shang Ji do?
In addition, the Pingzhou Naval Division led by Ling Cao also stopped attacking the coastal areas of the Korean region, and seriously speaking, the most brilliant results in this battle were the naval division troops that had been unknown.
For most of the month, the Pingzhou Navy led by Ling Cao plundered eleven small county seats, two medium-sized county seats, and countless large and small villages and towns.
Hundreds of junk ships and even some naval warships have been transformed into cargo ships, transporting materials and populations day and night on the sea, and the total population of looting is more than five million, as for money and property, there are no specific statistics for the time being, but it is conservatively estimated that the floating wealth is not more than 100 million gold, in addition to a large number of village building orders, city hearts, architectural drawings, and basic building materials!
This is also the reason why Shang Ji will make a big concession on the compensation payment.
Ling Cao can be regarded as raising his eyebrows now, and he walks with the wind!
In the past, although Ling Cao was the admiral of the navy, he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, and he was also a bigwig-level existence among the generals of the Pingzhou Army. But as long as it is not necessary, Ling Cao will definitely not run to Xiangping!
The main thing is that I can't stand the weird eyes of other generals!
The cost of building a naval division has always been very high, and the cost of a large warship is more than that of an army officer who is armed to train a school. And the money spent by the sailor over the years can double the size of the Pingzhou army!
However, what is the return of the sailor? Go out to sea to fish, transport immigrants, and no other fart credit!
Fishing and immigration do not need sailor warships, and the Junk ship, which is cheaper and has an amazing carrying capacity, can be perfectly qualified for the work of a sailor.
Although no one dared to make irresponsible remarks because vigorously developing the water division was Shang Ji's strategic plan, the strange eyes of the generals also made Ling Cao feel very uncomfortable.
God forbid, this time the sailor finally seized the opportunity, and the 400,000 soldiers across the battlefield attacked the rear of the enemy army. The North Korean army compromised and conceded defeat so quickly this time, and the role of the sailor is beyond doubt!
What's more, the sailor has finally started getting money from home!
In the past, most of the time they attacked the Yellow Turban Army, attacked Wuhuan, attacked Xianbei and even went out to suppress bandits, most of the time it was a profitable business, at least it could protect the capital and not lose money.
Only the sailor can only go in and out. On this expedition to North Korea, the sailor desperately transferred money to his family, and threw off the hat of "loser child" in one fell swoop.
Now Ling Cao is eager to discuss the possibility of convening a military meeting of the whole army immediately, so that he can run to Xiangping.
Ling Cao was proud of the spring breeze here, and Zhang He, who died in the city, was also full of spirits.
The Korean army in Zuben Castle had already received the news that the two armies had begun to negotiate, and after the peace treaty officially came into effect, the defenders of Zuben Castle, who had long been sleepy and short of horses, began to surrender to the Pingzhou Army outside the city.
However, before the surrender, there was also a small accident in the city. Gao Yanyou is not a fool after all, although the peace talks between the two armies were hidden from him, but he still saw the clues from all kinds of unusualness.
At the last moment, Gao Yanyou mobilized an army loyal to him in an attempt to take control of the city in a last-ditch fight, but where would the remaining 300,000 Goguryeo troops be the opponents of the wolf-like Korean army?
In less than half an hour, the rebellion launched by Gao Yanyou was completely quelled, and a few Goguryeo troops were killed in battle, and most of them surrendered. Gao Yanyou was also betrayed by his cronies and captured by the North Korean army.
"Your Excellency Commander, I am the Chief of Staff of the Lieutenant General of the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Korean People's Army, and I am ordered to surrender to your army on behalf of the defenders of the city!"
The gate of the city was opened, and Cui Puzhen, chief of staff of the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Korean Army, went out of the city with 5,000 soldiers, walked to Zhang He and stood still, and then gave a modern military salute and said to Zhang He with an expressionless face.
As for why it was the chief of staff who came out to surrender and not the chief of military affairs, it was because the commander of the 11th Infantry Regiment left the castle by suicide after receiving the order to surrender, and also threw this cauldron to the chief of staff.
"Zhang He, the thief captain under the command of the Pingzhou Herdsman of the Great Han Dynasty, accepts your surrender on behalf of the lord!"
The corners of Zhang He's mouth were slightly upturned, revealing a hint of a smile, and said in a condensed voice. Captain Thief, Thief! Zhang He has never felt that his title is so appropriate!
"Comrades, obey the order, disarm your armor and abandon your weapons, and surrender to the Pingzhou Army!"
Choi Pujin turned around and said to the five thousand Korean troops behind him.
"Whoa!"
With a uniform voice, the 5,000 soldiers took off their armor and threw down the saber at their waists, completing the surrender ceremony.
"General, I hope you will abide by the treaty and treat prisoners of war in the spirit of humanitarianism!"
"Don't worry, I, a soldier of the Heavenly Dynasty, should act in the world with benevolence and righteousness, as long as you don't make trouble, we will naturally not treat you harshly!"
"Thanks to the General!" Cui Puzhen bowed his head slightly, then untied the saber at his waist that symbolized the power of command, and raised his hands to Zhang He.
Zhang He took it, then handed it to the guards behind him, and said to Cui Puzhen: "The prisoner of war camp has been built, let's settle down for a while!" ”
Cui Puzhen suddenly showed a strange smile and smiled at Zhang He: "I'm tired of the general, so I don't have to go to the prisoner of war camp!" ”
Just when Zhang He was puzzled, he saw Cui Puzhen suddenly pull out a short blade from his waist.
The guards on Zhang He's side were in a hurry, and immediately stepped forward to block in front of Zhang He, and Ge Zhen, Huang Zhong and others, who accompanied Zhang He to surrender together, were suddenly furious, and were about to make a move, but saw a strange scene happening in front of them.
Choi Pu-jin roared: "Long live the great Comrade Park Eun!" Long live the great Korean People's Army! Then, without hesitation, he plunged the severed blade into his throat.
"Long live the great Comrade Park Eun! Long live the great Korean People's Army! ”
The 5,000 Korean soldiers behind Cui Puzhen who had gone out of the city and surrendered also roared in unison, and they all pulled out the short blades that had been prepared long ago and inserted them into the heart and throat and other vital points to cut themselves!
In the blink of an eye, all the 5,000 soldiers became corpses, and blood stained the land red!
Wiping the blood that had been splashed on his face, Zhang He looked at the corpses of the five thousand Korean soldiers, and then glanced at the Korean defenders in the city who were speechless, and his face was extremely gloomy!
"General, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan!" Xu Huang next to him stepped forward and whispered to Zhang He.
Zhang He took a deep breath, resisted the urge to break the corpses of the five thousand Korean soldiers, and said lightly: "I will know that I will not miss the lord's important affairs!" ”
"After the order, the number of tents in the prisoner of war camp will be reduced to half of the original, the supply of food, water and other materials will be reduced by 40%, and anyone who plots against the will be killed, and the system of joint sitting will be expanded tenfold, and one person who causes chaos will be beheaded!" Zhang He ordered in a cold tone.
Xu Huang hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the order in a low voice.
At the last moment of surrender, there was such a scene, and the Korean army was not comfortable finding it by itself, so it would be unreasonable to blame the Pingzhou army for being unkind!
If the aborigines of the Korean army who are self-defeating are all aliens, but the 5,000 people are all aliens, don't they just rely on the "immortal" characteristics of aliens to disgust people!
With this courage, why do you still take the initiative to negotiate peace? Why don't you keep fighting!
"Gongming, I'm tired, and I'll bother you to be responsible for the specific content of the surrender!" Zhang He was obviously disgusted, and he didn't want to see the hypocritical face of the North Korean army at all, so he simply left.
"The last general commands!"
Looking at Zhang He's distant back, Xu Huang smiled bitterly and said.
Xu Huang was able to immediately Zhang He's mood, and he did not defeat the North Korean army on the battlefield in a bright way, which made Zhang He hold his breath in his heart. Fortunately, the result was not bad, the Korean army surrendered on its own initiative, and Zhang He, as the supreme commander of the Pingzhou Army near the city, came to surrender on behalf of the Pingzhou Army.
Although it was a little regrettable that he didn't defeat them with his own hands, in the final analysis, the result was not bad, and Zhang He was still very happy. But the Korean army suddenly played such a hand, destroying Zhang He's good mood!
The senior generals of the Pingzhou Army present also had a bad complexion, and Zhang He was not the only one who was in a bad mood. Obviously, the situation of the 500,000 North Korean troops who remained as prisoners of war would be very miserable.
It is not enough to torture and kill prisoners, but the withholding of food rations, the heaviest labor in them, and the harsh and perverted military law are waiting for them.