Chapter 948 944 [The Monarch and His Subjects Run Away]

The cabinet ministers have always opposed the expansion of the army, and Zhao Han has always agreed for the sake of finance. But as the territory continues to grow, the number of troops will inevitably continue to increase.

There are 18 infantry divisions, each with 12,000 men. Among them, 10,000 are combat soldiers, and the remaining 2,000 are civilians, engineers, and logistics personnel. The civilian men recruited temporarily are only responsible for transporting grain and grass, while the regular engineers and logistics soldiers have corresponding professional qualities. For example, gunpowder, cannonballs, tens of thousands of enemies, etc. will not be handed over to civilian escorts. Even if the moat needs to be filled in, it is the engineers and soldiers who lead the civilian workers to do the work, and the efficiency is much higher than that of pure civilian workers.

There are 5 cavalry divisions, each with 15,000 men. Among them, there are 12,000 soldiers, and the remaining 3,000 are all civilians and logistics, cooks, doctors, veterinarians, art troupes, horseshoes, and saddle repairers. And those 12,000 soldiers, after several adjustments, are not all cavalry. There are also chariot soldiers and artillery units. The chariot soldiers can lead the accompanying soldiers and civilians to form a vehicle formation.

The infantry division has cavalry, and the cavalry division has infantry, and both have artillery. They are all multi-arms coordinated forces. As for what to call it, it depends on whether it is mainly infantry or cavalry. Several major cavalry divisions are all piled up on the northern border.

This is no longer a division, but should be called a corps.

At this time in Europe, a mixed army of three to four thousand people could be named a certain legion.

The original coast guard was all integrated into the patrol system. There are 270,000 people like this armed police force nationwide.

In addition, there are 5,000 imperial guards.

There are 3,000 Datong troops stationed in Luzon, 1,000 troops stationed in Baozhou, and 500 troops each in Yecheng, Palembang, Malacca, Pattani, Yangon, Nihai (Bangkok), and Chittagong (the 500 troops stationed in Bintong Lungna have been abolished).

Therefore, including the patrol armed police force, the total strength of the army at home and abroad is more than 570,000.

If you include the urban police force, it will be even more terrifying, let alone the peasant and soldier reserves in the countryside.

The envoy Dang Chongjun returned from North Korea, and the court immediately ordered preparations for war.

The troops stationed in Shanghai plan to dispatch 6,000 soldiers, bringing all the artillery and cavalry at home, and will set off after the summer storm period.

Not much military rations were prepared, and civilians did not recruit, leaving only regular logistics troops and the navy in charge. Taking a boat from Shanghai to Hanyang, we took the sea route back and forth, and mainly used intimidation. We really had no intention of going deep into the Korean mountains to fight.

Summer storms were frequent, and the Navy had been biding its time.

As for the North Korean monarchs and ministers, they were worried about the Datong army coming to kill them, but also had a sense of luck. At the same time, they continued to be busy with the cause of party struggle.

There was a young man in the Western Party named Park Se-chae, who openly declared: "Although the chaotic party is abominable, the new ideas of the Celestial Empire should also be learned from. The emperor of China ruled the world by holding the "Datong Collection". Although it is not in line with Zhu Xi's righteousness, it is There is also its essence. We, Korean Confucian scholars, should eliminate the unnecessary and retain the essence of Chinese academics. First of all, we should face Yangming’s Xinxue squarely and stop denouncing Xinxue as an evil way.”

Song Shilie, who was also proficient in Yangming's theory of mind, immediately refuted it: "The study of human nature and rationality is what Zhu Zi is doing rightly, and the study of human nature is a heretical practice. There is a Chen Que in China today who talks about the unity of Qi, Li, and mind. The right path among the paths!"

Pu Shicai said: "The stars are changing, and the world is changing. Zhu Xi's learning is naturally correct, but we Confucian scholars should also look at the current situation. You have never been to Nanjing, but I have been studying in Nanjing for four years. Jinling Prefecture and even the entire Celestial Dynasty can fully benefit from the rapid changes. to describe it.”

Song Shilie sneered: "During the Ming Dynasty, China was orthodox and Korea was Eastern Yi. Now the Datong court has tampered with Zhu Xi's sacred learning and promoted barbarian Western learning. Today's China has changed from Xia to barbarians, and Korea has turned barbarians into Xia. This is The supreme principles of Zong Zhou cannot be changed lightly."

Song Shilie wanted to defend Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and said that China had become barbarians, and North Korea was the orthodox Chinese Confucianism.

Park Se-chae went to Nanjing to study for four years and was greatly shocked physically and mentally, so he wanted to promote cultural and ideological liberation in North Korea.

At first, it was an academic dispute between the two, but as officials continued to join in, it quickly evolved into a factional fight. The officials around Song Si-yeol advocated the steady implementation of Daedong Law and were called the old school; while the officials around Park Se-chae advocated the completion of the popularization of Daedong Law nationwide and were called the Shipa school.

The North Korean Datong Law is the North Korean tax system reform. Historically, it took a hundred years to complete its promotion.

In North Korea today, although there is a practice of rationing people into acres, the people who are executed are small local landowners. As for the real two classes of nobles, even policies like the one-whip law were secretly obstructed and resisted by them.

The king of North Korea supports the Datong Law. The old school cannot overturn the results of the reform, so they just want to slow down and destroy it. The current faction is more complicated. Some want to cater to the king, and some want to revitalize North Korea. They unite to quickly spread the reform throughout the country.

The old school soon gained the upper hand, and most nobles were unwilling to expand the scope of the reform. It's okay to let small and medium-sized landowners spread their land over acres of land, and it's okay to let other people's land be used as a whip, but the reforms must not be applied to yourself.

In the conflict between parties, not only the king and the current faction were suppressed, but also the restriction on new ideas became increasingly strict.

Any bookseller who dares to print evil theories will have their homes confiscated and thrown into jail!

When the small ships of the Datong Navy arrived outside Hanyang City, the North Korean monarchs and ministers were still engaged in party disputes and had no intention of preparing troops.

"The heavenly soldiers are really here?" Li Di was frightened in the palace.

Zheng Taihe, the leader of the North Korean government (chief assistant), led hundreds of officials to lie down outside the palace. After the king showed up, the officials shouted: "Your Majesty, please kill the original party, so that you can apologize to the heaven!"

"Didn't you say that we can just expel him from the court?" Li Chen said in shock and anger.

Zheng Taihe said: "This moment is the same as that moment. Now that the soldiers have arrived outside the city, no matter whether they are guilty or not, the country must apologize. The heaven is like a father, and the North Korea is like a son. It is unreasonable for a father to blame his son. It is reasonable for a son to serve his father. It is reasonable but also unreasonable. Execution of the original party now to apologize is not only showing loyalty but also showing filial piety!"

Li Di has always wanted to keep the original party. He has only been on the throne for more than half a year, but he has had enough of these guys in power.

In his extreme anger, the new king of North Korea actually broke the jar and smashed it on the spot: "Since you ministers want to be loyal and filial, you should just be loyal and filial to the end. From now on, North Korea will annex China!"

"Absolutely not, my king, think twice!"

All the ministers were shocked and kowtowed to remonstrate.

When Japan invaded Korea, the then king was also in ruins.

The king threw his second son to the battlefield to resist, and ran all the way to the border between China and North Korea, requesting that North Korea be annexed as a Chinese county. This strange behavior confused Emperor Wanli, and even secretly asked someone to paint a portrait of the king, thinking that the Korean king was a fake.

There are many Korean scholars who admire China, and some hope to annex it, but the powerful ministers are absolutely unwilling to annex it.

"Boom boom boom!"

Warships were already shelling the city walls, and army artillery began to set up positions.

Li Di, who had just been clamoring to be annexed, was frightened by the sound of the artillery, and his face was panicked and ferocious: "Execute the original party, kill everyone living in the city, and send their heads out of the city to apologize!"

It is a pity that after the original party was expelled from the court, many of them returned to their hometowns or lived in mansions outside the city.

Li Di searched the city and only beheaded two original party members.

The envoy hung a basket out of the city and presented two human heads, which were thrown directly into the Han River by the soldiers.

"Boom boom boom!"

The shelling continued.

North Korea's poor navy had long retreated to the Han River, fleeing all the way upstream to avoid it. The North Korean Army guarded the city cautiously. They were beaten by artillery and did not dare to take the lead. The timid ones simply ran away.

North Korea also had artillery, but they did not dare to fight back because the king and ministers did not give orders.

Once they fight back on the city wall and accidentally kill several Datong soldiers with shells, what if they are beheaded as scapegoats in the future?

"Your Majesty, the heads of the former rebels were thrown into the river by the heavenly soldiers!"

When the news came, the North Korean monarchs and ministers were ashen-faced, staring blankly with big eyes and small eyes.

"Zheng Qing, tell me what we should do?" Li Bin managed not to be scared away and looked at his civilian leader.

Zheng Taihe bit the bullet and said: "Since the emperor wants to protect the state, he should offer to protect the state. If the father wants to ask for the son's things, the son should offer them. This is filial piety."

This is a cessation of territory. After the crisis is over, Zheng Taihe's position as chief assistant will definitely not be guaranteed.

Li Di asked: "Baozhou is already in the hands of the Celestial Empire, how can it be possible for the Celestial Army to withdraw?"

Zheng Taihe added: "The army expanded by the late king should also be completely disbanded to prove that Korea has no rebellious intentions. Then we will compensate... and then compensate 10,000 taels of silver, which will be used as military expenses for the heavenly soldiers to cross the sea."

As if Li Di had grasped a life-saving straw, he immediately asked Zheng Taihe to write a letter of credence asking for surrender and apology.

Even now, they are still engaging in party disputes, and it is the king himself who will end them.

Zheng Taihe, as the head of a hundred officials, is also the leader of the Westerners Party. Li Di asked him to stand up and take the blame. Zheng Taihe had to take the blame. Afterwards, he could take the opportunity to remove him - let other factions impeach Zheng Taihe and cede territory for glory.

The letter of apology was sent outside the city and was torn up again.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of cannons became louder and louder. Not only were naval guns firing, but army artillery also joined the battle.

The monarchs and ministers of North Korea were really frightened this time. They didn't know how many troops China sent, and they thought Zhao Han wanted to destroy North Korea directly. So, surrounded by ministers, King Li Di took the royal family and ran away, taking only the palace guards with him, but letting other troops continue to defend the city.

The Datong Army did not want to destroy North Korea, so they did not bother to surround Hanyang. The North Korean monarchs and ministers ran away easily.

The defending army, seeing the king and ministers running away, began to surrender one after another.

"Is this the fight?"

The commanding general is Jin Yanjun, who joined the Datong Army in Hunan and has now been promoted to deputy division commander.

His mission was to intimidate the North Korean monarchs and ministers as much as possible. Unexpectedly, after a few volleys of artillery fire, the Korean monarchs and ministers abandoned the city and left, and the defenders in the city also laid down their weapons.

What the hell is this?

Jin Yanjun ordered: "Send half of the soldiers into the city and not harass the people."

Three thousand Datong troops entered Hanyang City, and the Korean people were terrified. Some fled from the north gate with their wives and children, while most hid at home and shivered.

Not long after, a notice was posted stating that the Korean monarchs and ministers had conspired to rebel. This crime had nothing to do with the Korean people. The Holy Emperor was merciful and ordered not to hurt the people at all, and everything in Hanyang City remained as before.

Gradually, some merchants dared to open shops, but there were no Datong soldiers to harass them.

On the contrary, there were rioters from North Korea. Some people took advantage of the chaos and looted, and were caught and beheaded by the Datong army.

All these things made the people in the city happy, and even some Korean scholars took the initiative to promote the benevolence and righteousness of the Celestial Dynasty.

(Only one update.)

(I had two wisdom teeth pulled out today. After the anesthesia was over, I was in so much pain that I didn’t want to write. Moreover, Lao Wang had pharyngitis and would gag when there was a foreign object in his mouth. The dentist was speechless. The whole process was tragic and heroic.)