Ming Zuo

Chapter 938 The Way of Offense and Defense
The dismounting of the Xia army delayed the deployment of the Qing army.

However, the impact on Hauge is not great.

Anyway, it was the North Korean army that lost, and the Qing army was unscathed except for some sentinels.

However, after seeing Xia Jun's artillery fire, he couldn't help but feel thankful that he followed Fan Ji's advice and didn't launch an attack rashly.

Otherwise, with his lone army, he might suffer a disastrous defeat.

He didn't know that after the Xia army studied and judged the advancing situation of the Qing army's various routes, someone really proposed to concentrate their forces to destroy his route first.

The specific method of warfare is to learn from Nurhachi: Depending on how many ways you come, I will only go all the way.

If the Fourth Division concentrates its forces, Hauge will definitely not be able to resist it.

Fortunately, there was a bigger plan behind it, so this radical plan was not passed.

On the fifth day of March, Dorgon finally integrated North Korea's forces in Ulsan and began to march south.

But just as his army left, he received an alarm of a fire in the backyard.

Dorgon was extremely helpless, and hurried back to Ulsan, only to see that the coastal area of ​​the city was in flames, and countless people were screaming and running away.

Xia Jun's warships on the sea are pouring artillery fire wantonly, but the defenders have nothing to do about it.

Faced with this situation, Dorgon had nothing to do.

He could only order Bukada to lead three assistant leaders, and stayed to defend Ulsan.

This is the only retreat for his army, and there is absolutely no room for loss.

It can be said that the Xia State Navy caused great trouble to Dorgon through this operation, making it impossible for him to go south with all his strength.

At any time, he has to be careful to guard against the back road.

For this reason, Dorgon had to reserve multiple places along the way from Ulsan to Busan, which greatly divided his troops.

At the same time, in view of the strength of Xia's navy, Dorgon wisely did not choose to go by the sea.

On March [-]th, Dorgon finally arrived at the foot of Jinjing Mountain and got in touch with Hauge.

The total strength of the Qing coalition forces reached [-], and the pressure on the Fourth Division began to increase.

Like Hauge, Dorgon is also very cautious.

Especially after listening to Hauge's briefing and seeing the Xia Army's artillery power, Dorgon first built his camp very securely.

At the same time, he sent scouts to go deep into the mountains, trying to find the weak point that bypassed the front of the Xia army's defense line.

It deserves Dorgon's bad luck, the special forces have arrived.

These most elite fighters replaced ordinary scouts and began to compete with the scouts of the Qing army.

After three consecutive days, the scouts of the Qing army were killed and injured, and less than one out of ten were able to return to the camp.

After listening to the scout's report, Dorgon immediately came to a conclusion.

"This is by no means the Xia army scouts that Haug said, but more powerful soldiers and horses. Send more troops and let the North Koreans stand in the front. I will rely on numbers to seize this forest."

Finding that he was technically unable to fight against the Xia Army's special forces, Dorgon decided to play barbaric.

He forced the North Korean soldiers to fight, and then the Qing army scouts followed.A large number of troops scattered into the mountains, causing great trouble for the special forces.

Facing a large group of troops, the special forces really have nowhere to start.

When he learned about the situation, Zuo Menggeng happened to be at the headquarters of the Fourth Division.

"Let the North Korean rebels go up and experience the battlefield for themselves, and hone their skills by the way."

Dorgon used North Koreans as a front stand, and Zuo Menggeng decided to do the same.

The purpose is slightly different though.

After more than a month of training, the North Korean rebel army has already taken shape.If you go to the frontal battlefield, it will definitely not work. It can just be put into reconnaissance operations and hone the army through small-scale conflicts.

Zhang Guanhua, Li Yuanlao and others were overjoyed when the general order was issued quickly.

They gathered the whole army, and the team of [-] people was very spectacular.

"During this period of time, you have had enough food, warm clothes, and finally lived like a human being. Think about it carefully, is it different from your previous life? Now the puppet imperial court is bringing the Manchu barbarians to You go back to your original form, do you want to?"

Does this need to be said?
The North Koreans who have lived a new life look back on the old days, it is simply unsightly.

They would rather die than accept such a life without enough food, suffering from hunger and cold, and without dignity.

Through such mobilization, the new soldiers who were worried about going to the battlefield also summoned up their courage and embarked on the bloody road.

"Prince Rui, Xia Jun has dispatched a large number of troops. There must not be many troops on the mountain, we can fight now."

Pu Chengxue, the left envoy of Jiangyuan Province, hurried to find him, and strongly asked Dorgon to fight.

Dorgon has always been in control of the battle reports in the mountains.

"Are you sure that the Xia army's elite are dispatched?"

Pu Chengxue didn't even blink his eyes.

"The last general's troops suffered heavy losses, and they are no match for the enemy at all. The enemy is very brave, and it must be the elite of Xia's army."

Dorgon sneered.

He didn't believe in the fighting power of the Koreans at all.

To deal with these things, does Xia Jun need to dispatch elites?

"Obviously many people on the other side speak Korean, but you are still talking nonsense here. If you dare to lie about the military situation, the Ulsan Governor's Office will be your fate."

Pu Chengxue was trembling with fright, and finally had a deep understanding of the manchu prince in front of him.

This person is shrewd and wise, not easy to deceive.

In desperation, he had no choice but to complain.

"Your Highness, if the fight continues like this, the last general will die. Besides, there is not much food and grass left. I implore Your Highness to allocate some."

Dorgon reprimanded him on the spot.

"I came here in the Qing Dynasty to help you counter the rebellion in North Korea. Why do you come to the king to ask for it, even if you don't provide food and grass in North Korea? These four weeks are your territory in North Korea. How to raise food and grass is up to you."

Pu Chengxue hit a hard nail and went back in despair.

However, the army's food and grass are indeed bottomed out, and the soldiers cannot be allowed to fight hungry.

He is not a good official, seeing the critical situation, he simply became ruthless and sent soldiers to forcibly collect food from the surrounding people.

These North Korean soldiers are also good and bad, and most of them are criminals.

The superiors tacitly allowed them to forcibly collect grain, but when it came to them, it turned into looting.

The poor North Korean people don't have much food to survive this winter.At this time, he was robbed of everything again, so he could only complain to God in grief and indignation, and at the same time curse the fatuous court.

The flame of anger is spreading rapidly among the people, and sooner or later it will become a prairie fire.

The balance on the battlefield was broken with the arrival of Tulai and Nikan on the southern front.

These two people helped Li Shifang to unify the army of Jeolla Province through untold hardships, sticking to the southern coastline, and fighting all the way towards Busan.

At the same time, Li Yu appointed Liu Lin as the commander of the three naval forces, and the only navy in command of North Korea also rushed over.

"North Korea's navy must be destroyed, and they must not be allowed to have any power at sea."

After receiving the information, Zuo Menggeng issued an order decisively.

(End of this chapter)