Chapter 697
At the end of November, the Wu Yue army and the Qing army had been fighting outside the pass for nearly three months.
During this period, the Wu Yue army sent 10,000 elite troops to arrive in western Liaoning, and established camps at the former site of Dalinghe City, and fought against the Qing army in Jinzhou and Ningyuan.
Because the Wu Yue army inserted a nail in western Liaoning, the Qing army transported the food and grass from the pass to outside the pass could only detour through Mongolia, which greatly increased its consumption, causing the Qing army's supply to be in trouble outside the pass...
However, as the wind direction changes and winter enters, the fleet is not suitable for sailing northward, and it is difficult for the Wu Yue army in Liaodong to recharge. In addition, the climate outside the pass is cold, so the Wu Yue army has also lived a hard life.
On the front line of Haizhou, the cold wind whistled. Compared with the Qing army, the soldiers of Wu and Yue army still found it difficult to adapt to the cold climate outside the pass.
At this time, in the camp, the soldiers were wearing coats and fur hats on their heads, hiding in tents and trenches to rest.
Since the beginning of winter, the Wu Yue army on the Haizhou front has stopped taking the initiative.
At this time, in the deep trench, the soldiers gathered together, lit a fire, and supported a rack with three pieces of wood, hung an iron helmet, and the hot soup inside was rolling, and the soldiers around them burst out with white air.
"My mother, it's hard to get cold below, it's so cold outside the pass!" The soldiers from Jiangsu and Zhejiang rubbed their hands and paced their feet.
"That's not right. Isn't it nice to win this battle and occupy Liaozhong, divide it into 100 acres of land and take up a few Korean ladies!" someone immediately smiled.
"Haha, your thing is getting smaller and smaller the colder you get, what's the point!" The soldiers opened their yellow tongues and passed the time.
Everyone was talking and laughing, and a figure suddenly slid down the trench and brought up pieces of white snow.
"Prince, the trench on the opposite side of Qinggou is empty!" As soon as the scout, wearing a gray cloth military uniform and a white cloak, had just slid down, he hurried over and said.
The chief lieutenant was pulling the flint with wooden strips. He heard the words and couldn't help but break the wooden strips and stood up, "What, what's the empty one?"
The scout clasped his fists, "The commander, it's really empty. I have been surveillance for a long time and found that there was no smoke or sound in the trench. So I quietly approached and checked, and then I learned that there was no clear dog in the trench."
When the commander heard this, he threw the broken wooden strips into the fire, splashed sparks, then grabbed the weapons next to him and said in a deep voice: "All up, look!"
The soldiers around him hurriedly picked up the musket, followed the commander to climb out of the deep trench along the ladder, then picked up the musket, and carefully touched the trench hundreds of ways.
The captain held the knife and hugged his waist, carefully approaching the deep trench of the Qing army, staring at the opposite side with vigilance, and gently stepped on the snow to the edge of the trench.
At this time, the commander looked at the Qing army trench and couldn't help but slowly inserted his command knife into the scabbard and stood up straight. The soldiers behind him stood up when they saw this and arrived immediately, only to find that there was no Qing army figure in the trench.
After several months of confrontation, the Qing army actually withdrew.
The soldiers carried the musket behind them, looked at the empty trench and felt a little unbelievable, so they cheered, "Haha, Qinggou can't stand it anymore!"
The soldiers of the Wu Yue army were all happy and proud of the Qing army that had survived the more cold-resistant ones.
The captain slid down the trench, checked the situation inside the trench, checked the ashes of the bonfire, stood up and said, "I guess I've withdrawn last night. I'll quickly report to the captain!"
To the south of Haizhou, Tashanpu, the Wu Yue Army's vanguard camp, and the front-line lieutenants sent quick horses one after another to report to Chen Youlong, deputy governor of the former army, and declared that the Qing army opposite was retreating.
For a moment, Tashan Camp went out everywhere to explore the whereabouts of the Qing army, and be sure to confirm where the Qing army retreated and any attempts.
In the evening, the scouts successively returned, not only the Qing army near Tashan evacuated, but also Haizhou was an empty city.
Chen Youlong stood in the tent and listened to the scout's report and couldn't help but ponder, "Although your highness sent Dang Shousu to lead 10,000 soldiers to establish a village in Daling River, he did not completely cut off the Qing army's food. Now the Qing army's food should be able to eat for a while, I don't know why they suddenly retreated."
In the military tent, the former army members surrounded the sand table and could not get the answer for a while.
"Governor, could it be a trap set by the Qing army?" The military officer said cautiously.
Chen Youlong paced back and forth in the tent for a while, and suddenly said, "First report to the Governor and Your Highness, and then order Zhang Guangcui's troops and Li Qichen's troops to approach our governor."
One day later, Haizhou City.
The city gate was wide open, and the horse was placed on both sides of the city gate. On the road in front of the city gate, there were materials discarded by the Qing army, and large trucks paralyzed by the roadside.
Chen Youlong rode his horse and slowly entered the city. He saw that the houses and houses on both sides of the streets in the city were broken and there was no one in the city.
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North Korea, Wang Jing.
Lead the government residence.
In addition to being King of Wu and Yue, Zhao Ming was also the leader of the Korean State, which is the prime minister.
After entering a situation of confrontation outside the pass, Zhao Ming still handed over the command of the front line to Xie Qian, and then took a boat to North Korea.
At this time, Zhao Ming came to North Korea and had been gradually clearing the current situation of North Korea for two months.
Previously, Zhao Ming was not very interested in North Korea, but with the expansion of Wu Yue's territory, a large population was urgently needed, so North Korea gradually became more important.
At present, Zhao Ming is about to take over Liaozhong. The climate outside the pass is cold, making it difficult for the people in Jiangnan to adapt. Moreover, Jiangnan is rich, and the people are unwilling to leave Jiangnan and rashly move to the public, which may be difficult to develop Liaozhong and will arouse public anger.
Therefore, Zhao Ming was preparing to mobilize a large number of Koreans nearby as the main force in the development of Liaozhong.
However, Zhao Ming was a little worried that a large number of Koreans would affect the Han people's control over Liaozhong after they arrived in Liaozhong.
In addition, when Zhao Ming opened up Taiwan and Nanyang, he also used a large number of Koreans and Japanese.
Now, the Wu Yue Kingdom is powerful, and these Koreans and Japanese people dare not do anything. Once there is a problem with the Wu Yue Kingdom, these people will be unstable factors.
For a hundred years and a plan for future generations, Zhao Ming thought that to eliminate this instability factor, he was to assimilate these people as soon as possible.
At this time, Zhao Ming was sitting on the kang in the government office of the government, and there were a group of North Korean officials kneeling below, as well as Han aides in the government office of the government office.
When Zhao Ming was not in North Korea, he was a Han aide who was in charge of the government office to handle the official affairs of the government.
"Your Highness, according to Your Highness's intention, in order to help North Korea accept the Han culture and integrate into the Celestial Empire as soon as possible, the following strategies have been formulated!" Wang Jiaqin, secretary of the shogunate of the government office, bowed.
Zhao Ming nodded slightly, "Tell me!"
Chapter completed!