Guangzong Yaoming

Chapter 253: Wind Rising from Tongmen River

Although it is already February, the wind and snow in the northeast are still strong, especially in the Tongmun River area.

Now, some people call it Tumen River, some call it "Ayeku River", and some call it "Tumen River".

Changbai Mountain, the upper reaches of this river are bounded by Yanji, and can be reached along a river valley path called "Pan Dao" on the western foot of Changbai Mountain to Liaodong. On the Korean side, this part of the area is called Shuishang, which is controlled by the Donghai Tatara clan.

The "underwater" area downstream is now home to a complex web of forces.

The Hamgyong Province of Korea set up a Gyeongseong Protectorate in this area, which was an expansion move that began during the reign of King Sejong of Joseon. Six military towns were set up here in an attempt to control the "Fanhu" in the underwater area and serve as a frontline fortress for further invasion of the water area.

The most recent setback was in the 27th year of the Wanli reign, when the Korean army invaded the Pandao area. The Tatara clan sought help from the Jianzhou Jurchens, and Korea was defeated.

We wanted to continue to stabilize the underwater area first, but the Ula tribe of the Haixi Jurchens came over.

The Fuca clan of the Donghai Jurchens, who originally occupied the area around the mouth of the Tongmun River, had already surrendered to the Ula tribe. The Haixi Jurchens, based in the Fuca clan's Feiyou City, frequently harassed the six military towns of the Jingcheng Protectorate of Korea, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

Now, the generals and soldiers of Qingyuan Prefecture in Korea heard the news and looked solemnly at the group of troops on the other side of the river.

"how many?"

"About two thousand. But there should be more people in the front, back, and flanks."

"Three thousand? That's a lot... Is it in the direction of Qingxing Prefecture?"

That is the easternmost military town of Korea's "Six Northeastern Towns", and there is also Feiyou City, the frontline fortress of the Haixi Fan Hu, which has been harassing the six towns of Jingcheng Protectorate in recent years.

"What should we do? It seems like the reinforcements from the Hu bandits are coming here during the heavy snow. We are the closest to them. If they capture Qingxing Prefecture and then attack the headquarters of the governor to the west, if they are defeated, the defenders of Huining Prefecture will retreat to Funing Prefecture, and our three towns to the north will be cut off!"

The commander of Qingyuan Prefecture just said seriously: "Report to our camp first, we will keep an eye on their movements along the river!"

This kind of silent gaze across the river continued all the time. On the other side of the Tongmen River, this army of 3,000 people was also marching vigilantly.

"Ahui, will they come across the river?"

The young but strong Jurchen youth looked worriedly at the river surface which had not yet thawed, and then looked at the mountains to the northeast.

After crossing the Sikhote-Alin Mountains, this place is no longer the place they are familiar with.

The Korean soldiers in the southwest were spying on their movements and strengths like a pack of wolves, and they also had to worry about the possible appearance of the Ula tribe.

"What are you afraid of?" The older man looked at the Korean soldiers on the other side of the river with disdain. "Don't worry, they have been scared by Buzhantai in recent years. When they see us marching here in a swagger, they will just think we are from the Ula tribe. What if we are just bait?"

It was a risky move, as this team of 3,000 people was actually the Jianzhou Jurchens.

The commanders were Nurhaci's younger brother Shuerhaci, his eldest son Zhuying and his second son Daishan. The generals who led the army were also the most important generals of the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe, such as Fei Yingdong and Huerhan.

They went straight into the lower reaches of the Tongmen River, which was currently being fought over by the Ula tribe and North Korea. This was related to an extremely important strategic part of Nurhaci's next major plan.

"During the cold winter, Bujantai didn't expect that the Fucha clan wanted to submit to us. Even if we get the news now, it will be too late for him to send people after we pass it back. We will go back after we meet the Fucha clan's people. Eqike, if the Ula tribe really comes, you are Bujantai's father-in-law, and you will have to persuade them. After all, the Fucha clan doesn't even want Feiyou City, and they got a city and the surrounding land for nothing."

Shulhazi nodded silently.

His main role in coming here this time is to support the people of the Fucha clan.

The Jianzhou Jurchens and the Ula tribe of Haixi have now returned to a "friendly" relationship. Although it was the Fucha clan who surrendered to the Ula tribe who took the initiative to surrender, this is after all within the sphere of influence of his son-in-law, and it seems that he is trying to snatch the tribesmen he has surrendered. He can only blame himself for being too harsh on these surrendered Donghai Jurchen tribes in recent years.

The Korean border town officers and soldiers watched in confusion as the Jurchen army rushed all the way to Feiyou City, and then watched together with the officers and soldiers of Qingxing Prefecture.

"...They are going to move away?" The Korean generals were shocked. "They don't want this city anymore?"

"Maybe there's something terribly wrong in their tribe! These barbarians are always fighting among themselves. They're all uncivilized barbarians!"

The chain of contempt exists everywhere.

The Jianzhou Jurchen tribe looked down on the Korean generals and soldiers, but Korea regarded itself as a small China and had a prosperous culture and education, so it naturally looked down on the Jurchen tribes even more.

When they saw the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe quickly incorporate hundreds of Fuca clan members, and saw that there were only two or three hundred people in the front escorting two or three thousand Fuca clan members with their families, the eyes of the Korean generals and soldiers were bright.

"They really have to move! They left the main force behind to guard against us. Go and report to the two towns in the north. If we are attacked from both sides..."

Seeing the great achievement within their grasp, they were eager to make a move.

As time goes by, it is already March and the ice on the Tongmun River is gradually getting thinner.

The news reached the two northernmost towns of Jingcheng Protectorate of Korea. They were still eager to mobilize their troops when new intelligence arrived.

The messenger was terrified: "There are reinforcements, lots of them!"

"How much exactly?"

"There's no end in sight, at least over ten thousand of them! I saw their flag, it's the Bokdo of the Ula Jurchens!"

The North Korean generals were horrified when they heard this.

Bokdo led his troops to harass Korea here. Although he despised these Jurchen vassal states, they were still very capable fighters, not to mention that their number exceeded ten thousand.

He regretted: "Missed the opportunity!"

Now it seems that he has been played. In recent years, he has been on the defensive against the Ula tribe. Seeing these 3,000 people marching in a swagger, he is of course cautious.

As a result, they bought time for the real main force to arrive.

As a result, the two sides of the Tongmun River were more alert to each other, and the scouts sent by North Korea were very nervous: the situation has now turned around. If the two or three hundred people escorted the weak ordinary Fanhu away, would the remaining more than 10,000 Fanhu troops come in vain?
I don’t know what they are planning!
The turn of events left them dumbfounded.

"...Brother, they don't seem to be in the same group."

In the narrow area along the river in Zhongcheng Prefecture, the northernmost of the six northeastern towns of Korea, and around Wujieyan, more than ten thousand Ula soldiers blocked the return route of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Walking in the front were only Nurhaci's son-in-law Yangguli, Fei Yingdong, and Huerhan, who were led by only two or three hundred soldiers, and more than five hundred households of the Fucha clan to protect.

"They are not in the same group, report back to the general! We will continue to watch!"

They watched from the sidelines with great interest, ready to be the ones who benefited.

(End of this chapter)