On the 23rd of October in the first year of Longwu, the war that had lasted for more than a month ended. It seemed to have ended abruptly, but it was not sloppy.
For Mao Wenlong, this battle had completely fulfilled all of his previous plans, completing all of his plans. Moreover, it would bring him enough military merit and the emperor's attention, helping him obtain great benefits in the military reform that was to come.
It could be said that the Jian Nu was destroyed in his hands.
After the battle, Mao Wenlong asked his men to do a headcount of the losses. 578 Qin soldiers died and 736 were injured. The Jian Nu army was completely annihilated. None of them survived. The Qin soldiers also saw some corpses of women and children in the nearby forest. It was speculated that they were killed before the battle even started.
Chu Ying's request to the army to protect his family was no longer possible, because his family was obviously killed by Nurhachi himself. It was hard to say who killed those on the battlefield. But on the battlefield, swords and knives have no eyes. When people are in a killing frenzy, who cares who you are?
Liu Chenglong witnessed the whole war and was impressed by the terrible fighting strength and fighting will of the Qin Army. This war was an overwhelming victory for the Qin Army, and the Jian Nu were all killed. North Korea was safe.
Liu Chenglong also felt sincere pain and helplessness for everything that had happened in the past month.
He really did not know how to evaluate this war, but there was no doubt that North Korea was the biggest loser.
The enemy only had 5,000 disabled soldiers, but they made North Korea, which had 100,000 soldiers, surrender. The emperor was so scared that he fled the capital to seek refuge. The national army could not win a single battle, so they still had to rely on the Qin Army to fight.
Fortunately, the military discipline of the Qin Army was much better than that of the former Ming Army. The North Koreans did not suffer any disaster. That night, the Qin Army, led by Liu Chenglong, went to Chungju for dinner.
Early the next morning, Liu Chenglong sent a message to the king of North Korea, Lee Gyeon, who was either fleeing to Pusan or had already arrived in Pusan. He told him that the Jian Nu rebellion had been quelled, and North Korea was safe. He asked him to return to the capital as soon as possible.
Apart from that, there was nothing else he could do, because he was a sinner, a commoner. He did not have any political power to do anything. He could not even give orders to resume work after the war. Otherwise, he would be overstepping his authority and would be punished.
He didn't dare to commit any crime, not even the slightest crime. He stayed in Zhongzhou, waiting for Li Zhi's return. He would also cooperate with the Qin Army to repatriate the exiled civilians.
Although the main force of the Qin Army had lost its combat significance, it was not completely meaningless. In the case of the collapse of the North Korean army, in order to maintain local law and order, the arrival of the Qin Army was of positive significance.
Under the deterrence of Mao Wenlong's army, everyone carried out their work in an orderly manner, carrying out the post-war reconstruction and recovery work.
The main objective was to allow the refugees to return to their homes and rebuild. If they delayed the next spring plowing, North Korea would be finished.
Mao Wenlong also sent a messenger to inform the main force of Liao Zhong that Nurhaci had been executed. He asked them to help the refugees rebuild their homes and await further instructions from His Majesty the Emperor.
On the 25th of October, the vanguard under Luo Rong, who had just arrived at Kaesong, was stunned when he heard the news. On the 26th, the main force under Ma Chong also received the news. On the same day, Li Zhi, who was about to arrive at Pusan, heard the news before he could even enter Pusan to rest.
Then, his expression became very interesting.
When he learned that 5,000 barbarians had forced him to abandon the capital and flee, his face flushed red. Then, he became angry, very, very angry. He summoned the two officials and scolded them, scolding them for causing harm to the country, for delaying national affairs, for misleading him, and for causing him to flee with them, for shaking his resolve, and so on …
In fact, he didn't even consider that he was the one who had decided to flee in the first place.
But he had no choice. After all, he was the King of North Korea. Since he was the King of North Korea, the officials had the obligation to take the blame for him. After all, if he was finished, no one would benefit from it, right? Who would be willing to do such a thing?
But now, the King was very angry and annoyed. Everyone needed to push out a scapegoat to satisfy him. So, after a discussion, several of the big shots drafted a sixth-ranked minor official who would "lead the escape" and be sent to his death. Li Zhi took advantage of the situation and killed him. Then, he and the other officials once again stood on the same front.
Everyone was a victim of being misled.
It had to be said that their ability to escape was as good as their ability to escape.
Then, they began to discuss what to do next.
There was also the matter of how to deal with Liu Chenglong.
After that, they would definitely return to the capital. After that, they would make further plans. As for Liu Chenglong, it was a little more complicated.
Everyone was so anxious when they fled that they forgot about him. It was only when they were halfway through their escape that Li Zhi remembered him. But at that time, they couldn't go back. They thought that if Liu Chenglong died just like that, they would give him a better status no matter what. In the end, not only did he not die, but he also became a key figure who turned the tide and cooperated with the Qin Army to destroy the barbarians.
This was a slap to everyone's face.
Even a prisoner had the courage to fight against the barbarians, but the others did not. How could the high and mighty Li Zhi and the two groups of officials accept this?
And this matter could no longer be concealed, because Liu Chenglong appeared in the army and appeared in the eyes of the people. He led everyone to defend Kaesong until the arrival of the Qin Army. He insisted on defending Kaesong, so he became Quan Li's subordinate and was assigned to guard the city.
Too many people knew his role, so it was impossible to blackmail him.
What should they do?
They should return to the capital first and think about it later.
Li Zhi could only make such a decision.
After a night of rest, the convoy that had just arrived in Pusan began their journey back home, which made everyone feel like laughing and crying.
At the same time, the news of the barbarians' annihilation and the arrival of the Daqin army had also spread to Jeolla and Gyeongsang. Many people who had fled were skeptical at first when they heard the news. It was not until some people saw the messenger with their own eyes and began to return that people began to return one after another.
But there were still some people who were unwilling to return and stayed in Jeolla and Gyeongsang.
It was not until the news of Li Zhi's return to Seoul arrived at the end of October that people finally believed that the Qin Army had settled the barbarian rebellion.
And it was also at this time that the 5,000 reinforcements sent by Xiao Ruxun arrived at Jianghua Island on warships. They landed on the island and then came to the vicinity of Seoul. Jiang Dahai, who was in charge of this operation, looked helplessly at Liao Zhong, who was equally helpless.
They came too late, and all the credit was taken by that brat, Mao Wenlong. This brat was really cunning, plotting against Nurhachi one after another. In the end, he was forced into a corner and was forced to fight Mao Wenlong.
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