Ming Zuo

On the seventh day of the retreat of the Qing coalition forces, the Fourth Division officially crossed the Nakdong River and began to attack the city.

Like Li Shifang, Jin Zidian was also retained by Hauge and was in charge of the rear.

And like Li Shifang, how could Jin Zidian put himself in danger if he spared his life so much?

He only left a thousand people, and he led the main force to follow the Qing army for thirty miles behind.

How can these thousand people stop the fourth division's offensive?
In just one morning, the Fourth Division occupied the original camp of the Qing coalition forces.

How to carry out the pursuit next will test the abilities of Liu Yiyuan and Bai Xiaoqi.

"The Qing army will definitely keep back during the retreat, so our main force must not be dispersed, otherwise it will be easy to be defeated one by one."

Bai Xiaoqi had already calmed down completely, thinking about the battle situation with all his heart.

"Commander, why don't we march with all our strength to seize Daegu first. Then spread around and consolidate the existing occupied area. After the rear has been stabilized, we can pursue it again."

Liu Yiyuan asked: "According to the information, Li Shifang has already withdrawn from Jeolla Province. How do you plan to deal with it?"

Bai Xiaoqi had obviously already thought about it.

"After occupying Daegu, separate a regiment to march into Jeolla Province. Even if Li Shifang cannot be eliminated, he can be driven away."

"After all, our troops are still insufficient."

Liu Yiyuan felt more and more that the Xia army's available soldiers were stretched thin, otherwise how could the Qing army be allowed to retreat calmly?

Once the [-] troops return to the northern front, they don't know how much pressure the First Marine Division will be under.

"I plan to ask His Highness for his opinion and mobilize the Fifth Division to increase our strength."

The Fifth Division is a newly established unit of the Xia Army, and it is currently undergoing training in Shandong.The weapons and equipment and soldiers are already in place, enough to go to the battlefield.

"This is the best way. With the reinforcements from the Fifth Division, we won't be at a loss when we fight."

Bai Xiaoqi was not worried that someone would come to claim credit.

The current situation is that the Xia army's strength is seriously insufficient, but it can't achieve any results.If there is one more division of troops, the marching pace can be accelerated a lot.

With the retreat of the coalition forces of the Qing Dynasty, the function of Busan has also completed its mission.

Jin Shangxian, Shen Qiyuan, including Liu Zongzhou and others boarded the ship, preparing to detour to the northern line.

Hanyang is about to be recovered, and there is no clue about government affairs.How should the country be governed next? Kim Sang-heon and others need to come up with a solution.

The northern line has always maintained the established speed, and it can't be fast if it wants to.

Even if sufficient preparations had been made before, when the landing operation actually started, problems still emerged one after another.

For example, half of the pack horses for consignment of supplies and artillery could not be put into use.

These horses set off from Jeju Island, and after a long journey by sea, all of them fell ill, and even a third of them died of illness on board.

The specific reason is being investigated by the joint veterinarian of the logistics department.

If this problem is not resolved, it will have a serious impact on future cross-sea operations.

The lack of pack horses led to the slow delivery of materials and artillery, which also restricted the progress of the First Marine Division.

In addition, a large number of civilian husbands are needed to enrich the logistics.Although some of them were brought from Busan and Jeju Island, more still need to be recruited from the local area.

People in various places have already fled to the mountains and forests because of the war and fear.It took a lot of effort just to find these people back.

On the second day of May, the First Marine Division finally resumed its advance.

This time, their goal was Goyang County.

Goyang County is just to the west of Hanyang, and it can be called the west gate of Hanyang.

After laying down here, Hanyang has opened his arms.

Although ships can cross Gaoyang from the Han River, and the army can sail eastward from the south bank of the Han River to Hanyang, it seems that there is no need to attack Gaoyang County.

But on the actual battlefield, this is impossible.

Gaoyang is right there, if it is not pulled out, it may attack the logistics transportation at any time, and it is impossible to connect Hanyang with Gimpo and Incheon.

The so-called siege of the city must be siege in order to conquer the territory.

There is no such thing as seeing Jiancheng, as long as you go around, everything will be fine.

In order to capture Gaoyang, the [-]st Marine Division invested in the [-]rd and [-]th Regiments, together with the Artillery Regiment and Engineering Regiment, a total of nearly [-] troops.

The army crossed the Han River from Jinpo, seized the high ground on the bank, and set up heavy artillery on it.

Li Enze, governor of Gaoyang County, was not afraid when he heard the news that Xia Jun was coming to attack, but seemed full of confidence.

His confidence comes from the army in his hands.

Although Li Ji and North Korea's two squads have already fled from Hanyang, Hanyang is the capital of North Korea anyway, and it is really unsightly to lose it casually.

Therefore, Li Yan ordered Li Enze to stick to it, and Hanyang must not be handed over to Xia Jun easily.

For this reason, Li Zhen gave all the reinforcements from the north to Li Enze.

Suddenly, more than [-] Korean troops gathered inside and outside Gaoyang City.

Naturally, the small Gaoyang City cannot accommodate so many troops, and it cannot be defended just by defending the city.

Li Enze made full use of the terrain near Gaoyang and built fortifications on all the high grounds first.Not only that, he also reserved [-] troops on Beihan Mountain between Gaoyang and Hanyang.

The passage from Goyang to Hanyang is very narrow between Bukhansan Mountain and Hanjiang River.If Bukhan Mountain is not captured, there is no way to pass through here smoothly.

Xia Jun still used the old routine, sending someone to persuade Li Enze to surrender before attacking.

Undoubtedly, Li Enze flatly rejected it.

The governor of Gaoyang County was highly expected by Li Zhen, and he had been promoted to the observation envoy of Gyeonggi Province.All of a sudden, he was promoted from the fourth rank to the second rank, and he was imagining greater prosperity and wealth.

"Since Li Enze's wishful thinking, let's smash his tortoise shell."

Zuo Yong and others personally surveyed the terrain and quickly formulated a combat plan.

Zuo Yong and Chang Ying personally led the third regiment to attack along the junction of Goyang County and Paju County on the northern line.

Tang Wenhuan and Gu Erzhong led the fourth regiment, under the cover of naval warships, attacked and advanced against the Han River.

As the commander of the First Marine Division, Zuo Yong took the most difficult combat missions on himself.

All the way he passed was mountainous, and because he was far away from the Han River, he could not get support from warships.You can only use the weapons at hand, so you can imagine how difficult it is to fight.

Tang Wenhuan and Gu Erzhong naturally understood his painstaking efforts, but they didn't say anything.

The only way to repay is to attack faster.

Hitting Gaoyang City one day earlier will reduce the pressure on Zuo Yong.

The battle plan was drawn up, reported to Zuo Menggeng, and obtained his approval.

The First Marine Division, a dragon in the sea, is now about to turn into a tiger on land.