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"Brothers, take your seats!" On the west bank of the Yalu River, a transport ship docked on the shore. A captain smiled and spoke to the soldiers of the Dongjiang Army at the landing site, and then ordered the ship to sail.

Each of them looked very relaxed, not at all serious about landing on the other side to fight. In fact, it was not only them, but also the soldiers on the shore waiting to board the ship, and the transport ships on the river waiting to dock. They were all relaxed, and the order was thus orderly.

The reason why it was so easy was not only inspired by the great victory of Liaodong's recovery, but also the Ming navy was dominant on the Yalu River. In fact, the Manchu remnants on the other side of the river had no ships at all, so they could only sail on top of Sinuiju City, far away. Watching the excitement on the Yalu River side.

A confused transport ship, without the cover of a warship, moved far away from the shore where Sinuiju was located, chose a suitable location, and landed on the shore. Just when the first Ming army soldiers set foot on the east bank of the Yalu River, a fire broke out in Sinuiju City. The remaining Manchus set fire to the city and then fled eastward in a panic.

Seeing this situation, the soldiers of the Ming army who landed ashore were definitely unable to catch up, so they couldn't help but complain loudly: "Grandma, don't these Manchus claim to be invincible in field battles, don't they claim to be Qing warriors? Why? What’s wrong, just running away with your tail between your legs, what kind of warrior is this?”

Some of the soldiers of the Ming army who came ashore immediately sighed and looked back at the other side of the Yalu River, looking at the commander's flag and muttering: "I don't know what the governor is thinking. He can obviously intercept the Manchus in Sinuiju. It would be strange if we didn’t scare them away by coming here with such a big fanfare!”

After he said this, no one dared to agree, but someone smiled and put forward another explanation: "Haha, how do I feel that it feels good to show off one's power like this and scare those remaining Manchus to run away after hearing the news?"

When a commander-in-chief who came up from behind heard what they were saying, he reprimanded the man who complained: "It's strange that you can guess what the governor is thinking! Do your job well and look back." Look how we destroyed these remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty under the command of the Governor!"

For the old leader, Lu Xiangsheng's prestige in the Dongjiang Army is unquestionable. Therefore, this soldier just said it casually and was scolded by the superior officer, so he quickly apologized.

"Let's go, let's go, put out the fire!" the general flag shouted loudly, and left without waiting for the follow-up troops to gather. Today's Dongjiang Army has the same psychological advantage over the Manchu and Qing Dynasties as the Manchu and Qing Dynasties had over the Dongjiang Army in the past.

At this time, Lu Xiangsheng, who was on the west bank, had also seen this scene through his telescope, and ordered Wei Mulan, who had been promoted to Jinyiwei Baihu next to him: "Report to the emperor, tell us that our army has begun to cross the river, and the remaining Manchus on the other side have not yet If you dare to fight, you will set fire to escape!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Mulan immediately agreed and entered the chat group to report.

Lu Xiangsheng did not wait. He turned to look at another young man beside him and said, "General Cao, it's time for your new army to cross the river!"

This General Cao is not Cao Wenzhao, but Cao Bianjiao. Now, he has realized his dream back then and is on the same level as Wu Sangui again. It can even be said that it was actually Wu Sangui's turn to envy him. After all, although they are both the general soldiers of the same side, Cao Bianjiao has the most capable army in the Ming Dynasty, which is almost equivalent to the emperor's personal army. This is far from the army of the general soldiers of Datong.

When Cao Bianjiao heard Governor Lu's instructions, he smiled and agreed easily: "This kind of battle is really boring. It would be nice if there was a tough battle!"

Young people are passionate and eager to shed their blood. He said it so smoothly, but he didn't expect that Lu Xiangsheng's face would be serious, and he would listen to him lecture: "You are now the commander-in-chief of a party, how can you have such an idea? Go up to attack the enemy, and defeat others without fighting. Soldiers are the best strategy, and the second best strategy is to use strength to crush the enemy. The most important thing is to fight hard and dangerous battles..."

Cao Bianjiao felt regretful in his heart after hearing this. He then said that he would not really do this. Unexpectedly, he aroused the governor's bitter words. He was really mean!

So he immediately and sincerely confessed his crime.

In fact, Lu Xiangsheng can understand what Cao Bianjiao just said. After all, he was also young. Moreover, he has been with Cao Bianjiao for a long time, and he also understands Cao Bianjiao's abilities, and he also knows the composition of the new army, and there are supervisory troops at all levels, so Cao Bianjiao cannot help but act recklessly. But as I get older, I seem to be a bit nagging, and it doesn’t take much effort to tell him just a few words.

As he thought this, Feng Dehua, the eunuch of the Military Supervisor and Supervisor of the Military Supervisory Standing beside him, looked at the eaten Cao Bianjiao and smiled. When the Korean War ends, the new army will be transferred back to the capital. At that time, I can go to the Military Supervisor and officially take office. Unexpectedly, I am also a palm eunuch!

When Feng Dehua was sighing and thinking, he suddenly saw Wei Mulan come back to her senses and said to Lu Xiangsheng with a serious face: "Your Majesty has a decree to put less pressure on the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Korea. This made Dorgon There are still illusions. Therefore, His Majesty decided that the new army would set out by sea to put more pressure on Dorgon..."

Listening to Wei Mulan stating the emperor's will one by one, Lu Xiangsheng suddenly had a question in his mind. After all, the pressure on the remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had been reviewed by the emperor, but now it was said that the pressure on them was a little less. There must be some changes, so he asked about this idea.

Wei Mulan listened, nodded and said: "Your Majesty received the news that Dorgon tried to collect all the food before leaving. There was indeed a lot of food, and your Majesty did not want him to succeed!"

In fact, the original plan was for the army to approach Seoul before the Qing Dynasty's autumn harvest. But according to the emperor's wishes, it seems that Dorgon wants to harvest in advance. In this way, the original plan will be slower.

Once this idea was verified, Lu Xiangsheng immediately agreed and started taking action.

The preparations for crossing the river to the other side and setting off by sea are completely different. However, there is a chat group, and the navy has already received the emperor's order and has come to transport new troops.

The newly prepared army, escorted by hundreds of transport ships and more than a dozen warships, finally disappeared along the Yalu River at the end of the field of vision.

Li Zhiqi, the naval commander in the fleet, felt a little depressed when he looked at the new troops talking and laughing on the boat. The majestic Ming Dynasty Navy has no naval battles (water battles) to fight, and has been completely reduced to a transport fleet. Can it still be called a navy?

Thinking like this, he felt a little envious of the Fujian Navy, which could at least suppress pirates and the like. The Manchus were really incompetent. They didn't even have a navy. They really wasted their efforts and could only watch the army compete for credit!

But I don’t know why. Logically speaking, Denglai Navy no longer needs to build warships, but it can still accept new warships. This also shows that the shipyard that supplies Denglai Navy has not gone out of business. Did the emperor have other motives for building multiple ships?

In Li Zhiqi's confusion, the fleet moved forward day and night along the coastline. After passing by the reactivated Pi Island, it rested for a while and then continued to move forward. It disappeared from the sight of the Ming army on Pi Island again.

In the Seoul Palace of North Korea, Dorgon had never smiled since he learned about the fall of Liaodong. On this day, his face finally looked much better. When talking to Dodo and Azig, his face sometimes showed a smile. On the smile.

"It seems that the Ming army is making slow progress in Liaodong, so it has only now gathered by the Yalu River and did not invade North Korea from the beginning, giving us a chance to breathe!"

When Duduo heard Dorgon's sigh, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Let me tell you, maybe the Emperor of Ming Dynasty doesn't care about North Korea anymore. He won't care about this poor country! Send the army to As soon as we go to the Yalu River, we can defend Liaodong and that's it. Otherwise, why don't we see the emperor's flag on the other side? He must have gone back!"

It has been a long time. Not only did the emperor's flag disappear on the other side, but the Ming army had just begun to gather. The people here were worried at first, but seeing the Ming army's movements grinding, they felt relieved. Because they could see that it seemed that the Ming army had no intention of attacking North Korea in one fell swoop.

After hearing what Duduo said, Dorgon was not so optimistic and said: "It's impossible for the Ming Dynasty not to worry about Korea. When the Japanese occupied Korea before, the Ming Dynasty didn't send troops. Now that we occupy this place, Korea With the Qing Dynasty as our main force, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely solve the Korean problem even for the sake of face. But now he has missed the best opportunity and gave us time to prepare. When the Ming Dynasty attacks again, we will not have much Worried!"

For a long time, an important factor restricting the Qing Dynasty's combat power was the shortage of food and grass supplies. This was the same whether it was North Korea or Liaodong. Hungry has almost become the norm for the Qing warriors.

However, without the burden of Liaodong, after the autumn harvest in Korea, at least the Qing warriors will have enough to eat. As for the Koreans, that is secondary and cannot be taken into consideration. According to Dorgon's prediction, even if the Ming army on the Yalu River began to attack North Korea, it would be too late. Therefore, he explained that the army was dilly-dallying and ultimately missed the best opportunity.

I heard Duduo patting his chest and saying: "So, in fact, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was just like that. If he didn't have strong troops, a lot of supplies, and a rich place like the Ming Dynasty, how could he destroy the Qing Dynasty. To be honest, if I were to sit in his position, believe it or not, I would do better than him!"

After finishing speaking, seeing Dorgon smiling, he added: "It would be best if you sit in his seat, brother! You will definitely do better than anyone else!"

Azig listened to Dodo's bragging. Although he knew it was impossible, he still smiled. The situation became optimistic and his mood was no longer as panicked as it was at the beginning.

But at this moment, there was suddenly the sound of rapid footsteps, and a messenger arrived, notifying the Ming army that they were beginning to cross the river. In accordance with Dorgon's order, the garrison of Sinuiju felt that he could not hold on, so he set fire to the city and went to Then retreated.

Upon hearing the news, Dorgon was not anxious at all. He immediately nodded to express his understanding and sent the messenger away calmly. Then, he turned to look at Duduo and Azig and said: "The Ming army has finally attacked. In this case, let's collect food in advance as planned!"

"Yes, if we collect food in advance and strengthen the walls and clear the country, we may be able to kill the attacking Ming army in North Korea without going to Japan!" Duduo was a little excited and nodded immediately.

Dorgon listened, and there was a hint of expectation in his eyes. This strategy has not been used by North Korean rulers in the past. The Sui and Tang Dynasties were powerful in the past. When they attacked here, they were defeated by this attack many times. The army that was sent to attack them many times was defeated. The Sui Dynasty, which was once powerful, even paid the price of destroying the country.

However, Dorgon was more rational after all, and instead of fantasizing, he began to issue orders and prepare to harvest grain. This kind of physical work was naturally done by North Koreans. Wu Daji was passed over and the order was given to him.

"Your Highness, if we wait a little longer, we can harvest more food. We have been waiting for so many days. Is it better to wait a few more days?" Wu Daji suggested to Dorgon with a look of regret on his face.

Dorgon shook his head and said firmly: "We can't wait any longer. The Ming army will be able to attack in just a few days!"

"Could it be...can't we let some of the soldiers have their stomachs full first and block the Ming army on the front line?" Wu Daji seemed a little unwilling and came up with an idea, "This way we can wait for the grain to mature and harvest!"

This time, Dorgon didn't speak anymore, and Duduo had already reprimanded loudly: "Shut up, just do it, don't be verbose!"

After cursing, he couldn't help but add: "If you Koreans can withstand the Ming army's offensive, then you can give it a try! But can you Koreans? You can't even deal with a rebel, and you can still talk about blocking it. Ming army!"

From beginning to end, he never mentioned that the Qing Dynasty sent troops to stop the attack. Dorgon, on the other hand, sighed in his heart. If he had enough troops and was not afraid of wasting them, he could do this, but...

It was useless to think too much. The matter of collecting grain was handed over to Wu Daji, the matter of preventing the Korean rebels from causing trouble was left to Duduo, and the issue of the retreat from the rear was handed over to Azig to verify the arrangements again. He was prepared with both hands, but he did not want to leave North Korea unless it was absolutely necessary.

However, he did not expect that something unexpected would happen early the next morning before he could even start taking action.

Only fifty miles away from Seoul, on the seaside, there is a place that will be famous in later generations called Incheon. This was originally the Incheon Protectorate of North Korea, a place where the flanks of Seoul were guarded, and the standards were relatively high. But they had no choice but to have no food, and the Koreans were tortured by the Manchus. This area was also sparsely populated, with only a few troops.

Just as they were stunned, a mighty fleet appeared on the sea of ​​Incheon, flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty. It was close to the coast and had a natural deep-water port, allowing the Ming army to land quickly. The defenders on the Incheon coast did not even think about resisting and immediately fled.