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Chapter 599 Qin Hui Arrives in Korea (Second Change)

The two sides started a fierce battle on the tower.

At about one stick of incense, the first Song soldier climbed up to the top of the city, and with an ax cut open the sky cap of a Goryeo soldier. Goryeo soldiers cut it off.

He didn't scream. At this time, the adrenaline was so high that he had lost his sense of pain. Instead, he quickly raised the shield in his left hand to block another Korean soldier's attack.

However, it was the person who was the first to climb to the top of the wall that won a brief opportunity for the people behind. The Song army behind quickly jumped over the battlements and charged up.

As soon as these Song soldiers came up, it was as if tigers and wolves had entered the sheepfold.

The Koryo defenders, whose morale was already depressed, were killed and retreated steadily.

More and more Song Jun climbed up from behind.

During the fight, human heads rolled among the piled up stumps.

Some people stepped on their internal organs and even slipped and fell to the ground.

The Korean soldiers behind the tower were mobilized to climb to the top of the tower in a panic, but it was too late now.

Song Jun quickly killed a large open space on the tower, and the Song Jun behind continued to fill it up.

I don't know how long it took, the first batch of crossbowmen of the Song Army climbed the tower.

The situation took a further drastic change, and the crossbow archers who boarded the tower began to shoot crossbow bolts indiscriminately into the city.

This means that the Koreans completely lost control around the tower.

Later, when the Military and Political Academy and the Tokyo Military Academy analyzed Han Shizhong's conquest of Goryeo's battle to open the capital, they also gave a very positive admiration: the field combat capability of the Liaodong Army has almost surpassed that of the Jin Army.

The fighting power of the Koreans is actually stronger than that of Jiaozhi, and Han Shizhong opened the capital faster than Wu Lin attacked Shenglong City.

This is enough to show that the overall strength of the Liaodong Army has improved.

Of course, hundreds of eight-ox crossbows also played a role that cannot be ignored.

Kaijing fell into a panic.

On the street, the Koryo Forbidden Army wearing iron armor and holding long guns rushed towards the city gate quickly.

As for the news that the Song army had climbed the tower, it began to spread in the city, causing panic.

Zheng Yongke, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, hurriedly said: "Mr. Jin, the Song army has gone up the tower, what should we do now?"

"There are still [-] troops in the city. Call all the people to fight in the streets and consume the Song army as much as possible!" Jin Fushi's face was livid. How could he have thought that the Song army would attack the city so soon.

Seeing Zheng Yongke was stunned, Jin Fushi said angrily: "Go!"

"Yes Yes!"

Jin Fushi quickly returned to his mansion. He first arranged for his son to arrange all the family property and prepare to leave the city.

It is not difficult to escape from Kaijing. Several sides of Kaijing are surrounded by mountains, and there are even city walls built on top of the mountains.

The Song army couldn't surround Kaijing like other cities, and Han Shizhong could only push in from the current west gate.

Obviously, Jin Fushi is ready to start to give himself a backhand.

At this time, Wang Kai, the lord of Koryo, also knew the news that the defense line of the city tower had been breached. With the support of Liu Jun, the minister of rites, opposition to Jin Fushi began to appear in the palace, and it began to expand.

A group of Koryo monarchs and ministers centered on Wang Kai planned to negotiate peace, surrender, and hand over Jin Fushi and others to end the war.

However, the current situation is difficult to operate.

One is that Jin Fushi has a large number of followers, and he also holds part of the military power, and the other is that street fighting is imminent.

Moreover, Jin Fushi also guessed the impact of the current war situation on internal politics. He quickly returned to the palace with his troops and cleaned up the minister who impeached him in the name of a traitor.

Afterwards, Jin Fushi took Wang Kai and several of his sons away and fled through the east gate.

Wang Kai said angrily, "What exactly do you intend to do?"

"The old minister is also thinking about His Majesty and the country. As long as His Majesty is still there, he can organize all kinds of troops to fight back at any time."

"You are in chaos!"

"It won't be long before the Song army is rampant, and the reinforcements from the Kingdom of Jin will arrive soon."

In the evening, Zhao Chen returned to the camp.

Seeing the people in the camp, Zhao Chen froze for a moment.

Qin Hui bowed with a smile on his face: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Qi."

Seeing Qin Hui again, Zhao Chen still felt angry.

But at this time, Zhao Chen would no longer berate Qin Hui face to face like in the past.

"Xiao Wang has met Mr. Qin."

"King Qi is very polite."

Han Shizhong said: "Qin Xianggong was sent by His Majesty to help us arrange logistics."

Qin Hui said: "Your Majesty believes that Koryo is different from Jiaozhi. Koryo is a hard bone, and the Kingdom of Jin is right next to it. The Kingdom of Jin may send reinforcements at any time. It doesn't end after the capture of Kaijing."

Zhao Chen said, "Han Shuai, the resistance in the city is very tenacious."

"Don't rush, wait for the army to rest, and fight again tomorrow!"

Qin Hui took over the words: "I'm afraid Han Shuai has to make two-handed preparations. The Lord of Koryo may have left Kaijing. If he leaves, he will face the possibility of prolonging the war later. If he doesn't leave, it will be easier."

Qin Hui is right, there is a precedent for this.

The second battle of Liaoli, that is, after the alliance of Chanyuan, the Liao Kingdom attacked Goryeo, and the Emperor Shengzong of Liao personally marched. The Liao army defeated all the resistance of Goryeo, and all the Goryeo people who opened the capital fled, almost becoming an empty city.

Liao Shengzong simply set Kaijing on fire.

Then the Liao army withdrew, and the Koreans ran back again.

In the third Liaoli battle, the Koryo people turned their backs on their promises, and the Liao army attacked again. As a result, they were ambushed by the Koryo people and were caught off guard.

This also proves that a temporary tactical victory is not a victory.

Even if the Song army captured Kaijing now, it would not be able to quickly achieve the political goals that the Zhao family wanted.

At this time, it was necessary for Qin Hui to dispatch the entire rear to support the front.

This is why a ruling party will travel thousands of miles to Korea.

Because such a large-scale resource has to span several roads, and it involves the management and control of shipping by the Shipping Department, it must be done by someone at the executive level.

Zhao Chen said: "Xiao Wang is willing to hunt down the Lord of Korea."

Qin Hui said: "The king of Qi is very courageous. If the king of Qi can go after him personally, he will definitely be able to capture the king of Koryo."

Han Shizhong said: "Your Highness, there are many mountains near Kaijing City, and the Koreans are cunning. It would be terrible if they were ambushed. There is no need to worry about this matter."

Qin Hui was silent on the sidelines.

Han Shizhong said again: "I don't know what Qin Xianggong's plans are in the future?"

Qin Hui said: "Jingdong Road, Hangzhou, Mingzhou, half of the merchant ships are all temporarily recruited, a large amount of supplies are gathering towards Liaodong and Korea, and there are Xiangjun from Jingdong Road, at least 10 people must be dispatched here. It is His Majesty's repeated orders."

Even Han Shizhong was a little shocked, how much would it cost?

If it is consumed like this, even if Koryo is conquered, can the cost be recovered?

Qin Hui seemed to have seen through Han Shizhong's worries. He said, "Compared with huge military expenditures, winning Koryo and expanding the encirclement of the Jin Kingdom is the most important thing."

Chapter 600 Take Korea? (third change)

July 21, Liaoyang Prefecture.

Gao Qingyi hurried to the yamen of the commanding army.

"The front scouts report that the Song Army has a new move."

Wanyan Xiyin hurriedly said, "He Xin's move?"

"The Song army has sent troops to attack Goryeo!"

"Really?" Wanyan Xiyin stood up with a startled expression.

"The scouts saw dozens of large ships leave with their own eyes!"

"Did Licheng not be taken down by the Koreans at that time?"

Gao Qingyi smiled awkwardly and said, "It depends on the situation."

"The Koreans are so frivolous and impetuous!" Wanyan Xiyin's expression turned cold, "It's too courageous to lie to us just after submitting to our court!"

"The most urgent task now is to weigh the situation of the three countries. It has been confirmed that Song Guodong is going to attack Goryeo. What should we do at this time?"

Wanyan Xiyin said, "How about the city defense of Fuzhou?"

"Not sure yet," Gao Qingyi said.

Wanyan Xiyin started to walk back and forth: "The Song army dared to advance eastward rashly, maybe they were prepared, and they should immediately send people to investigate the city defense of Fuzhou."

"What if Fuzhou City's defenses are empty?"

"If Fuzhou City's defenses are empty, we should send troops immediately!" Wanyan Xiyin said.

"But now that the two countries are negotiating peace, if there is another war, the newly established dispute field may be affected, and the country and court will suffer great losses. It is difficult for us to explain to the court!"

"Compared to recovering Fuzhou and completely driving the Song army away from Liaodong, those businesses are nothing!" Wanyan Xiyin said, "Do you know that the Guochao now has to raise 100 troops in Liaoyang Mansion every year to relieve the Song army from being here?" One million guan is spent on one year's military expenditure! Ten million guan is equivalent to 1000 million guan in ten years! Moreover, the Song Army may increase its manpower in Fuzhou at any time, and we can only increase accordingly. This is a bottomless pit!"

Gao Qingyi sighed, and said, "It's all due to that damned Wan Yanchang!"

"It's useless to say more now, quickly send scouts to investigate the real situation in Fuzhou."

"What about Goryeo?" Gao Qingyi said suddenly, "The Song army attacked Goryeo, and Goryeo might not be able to support it for long. Do we want to support it?"

"Send envoys to Goryeo to mediate the war!"

"What if Song Jun doesn't listen to us?"

"Our purpose is not to let the Song Army listen to us, but to show Goryeo. The Song Army continues to attack Goryeo, which is better for us! Our original intention is to let the Song Army crusade against Goryeo and consume the strength of the Song Army in Liaodong! "

"What if the Song army captures Kaijing?"

"Koryo is not that easy to fight. Back then, the Liao Kingdom conquered Korea three times, but they failed to destroy the country."

"The lieutenant knows."

Gao Qingyi went down immediately and made arrangements according to Wanyan Xiyin's instructions.

At noon on July 21, the capital was opened.

A large number of Song troops poured into the city, and the Koryo forbidden troops in the city were scattered in various streets and alleys, resisting the Song army's attack.

However, this counterattack has little effect.

Zhao Chen’s crossbow battalion had shot and killed hundreds of Goryeo soldiers on the central street. He wiped the sweat off his face and saw the despairing expressions of the people around him. He said in a tone he couldn’t understand: "Don't kill us, we surrender..."

Noisy sounds came from the street ahead. Zhao Chen walked through the alley to another street, and saw some soldiers of the Song Army snatching women out of poor homes.

War is very cruel, and the army is even more anti-human. It requires people to refuse to fear death and to obey absolutely.

What's even more frightening is that during the battle, the dangerous emotions brought about by the two armies fighting to the death flooded everyone like a torrent and tsunami, making everyone become manic.

As the commander-in-chief, he had to acquiesce in allowing the people below to gain some benefits in private after winning the victory, so as to vent the backlog of anger in his heart.

Zhao Chen didn't quite understand this before, but after staying in Liaodong for two years, he has already realized it deeply.

He didn't stop those soldiers from snatching women.

In other words, in Zhao Chen's eyes, women themselves are also a kind of social resource, and they are the spoils of the winner.

According to the rules of ancient productivity, to hit the defeated side as quickly as possible, usually rob their women, and then execute the strong men.

But Zhao Chen had a different idea.

In the afternoon, after most of the resistance of the Koryo army on the street was crushed, Zhao Chen returned to the commander's camp, where Qin Hui was discussing issues with Han Shizhong.

Ordinary people certainly cannot get in and out smoothly, but Zhao Chen's identity is very special.

"At present, Tokyo Post, Hangzhou Donghai Trading Company, Dengzhou Shipping Trading Company, and even Jingdong Grain Storage Trading Company, Military and Political Department, and Private Shipbuilding Workshop have all received orders!" Qin Hui said, "Even a batch of grain from Champa to the north has been received. Order, continue to go north and dock at Koryo!"

Qin Hui's tone was a little excited: "The imperial government has rectified the internal yamen and state-owned commercial companies in the past two years, for what! Because if one day, the front-line troops want to go on an expedition, they must move! This is what His Majesty the Emperor gave to all of you on the front line. An explanation! Liangchen, you are now telling me that you want to return to the capital and support the King of Korea?"

Han Shizhong said: "The Lord of Koryo has already escaped. Koryo is so mountainous. Who knows where he went? It is not easy to capture him. If Koryo is in the South China Sea, I will naturally have the patience to destroy it, but To the north is the Kingdom of Jin, and the Jin army will soon learn that we have sent troops to Koryo, and if our army is exhausted in Koryo for a long time, it will be bad for Fuzhou!"

Han Shizhong's worries are naturally justified.

He continued: "This betrayal of Goryeo was instigated by the Jin people. Even our crusade against Goryeo was within their expectation. The longer we stay in Goryeo, the more unfavorable it will be for us. The rebellious Goryeo has a higher strategic position in Fuzhou!"