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The Korean garrison in Seoul included five military camps, five guard headquarters, and three inner halls.
The Five Military Camps have the largest number of troops and are stationed around the capital. Their chief officers include the capital inspector and the inspector.
The Wuwei Duhongfu was responsible for guarding the gates of the capital, guarding the ceremonial guards, patrolling and checking inside the capital, and hunting down criminals. The chief officers included the Hongrongshi, the Shouyushi, etc.
The Inner Three Halls were the imperial guards responsible for the safety of the royal palace. They were headed by three officers: the Inner Imperial Guard Commander, the Servant Commander, and the Imperial Guard Commander.
At present, more than 80% of the troops in the Five Military Camps are controlled by the pro-Qing Luo Party, while the troops in Wang Wei's Duyong Mansion and the Three Inner Halls are mainly controlled by Li Zong.
There is another force that must be mentioned, that is the Qing Dynasty garrison in Seoul. Although there are only 400 people, their strength cannot be ignored. They are led by Melezhang Jing De'an. De'an is usually equivalent to the emperor of Korea.
In the government, Prime Minister Jin Zidian urged urgently, and Li Jilong, the commander of the five military camps, rushed out of the government in a hurry, "Go back to the government!" He shouted to his personal guards, jumped on his horse, and rushed out of the city. Twenty personal guards followed closely behind him, galloping at full speed;
The people on the street were frightened by the thundering sound of horse hooves and dodged in panic. Some who failed to dodge were knocked to the side of the road, seriously injured and bleeding. For a moment, the streets were in chaos and screams were heard everywhere.
Almost at the same time, the gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace slammed shut, and the soldiers from the three inner halls rushed to the palace wall, swords and spears drawn, defending the palace to the death.
Liu Yixun, the commander of the Five Guards Duhongfu, also rode his horse to Duhongfu and ordered the closure of the gates of the capital. The defense commander Park Chonghuan led his troops to attack the Qing army camp west of the city.
Li Ruifeng, who was also the Minister of the Imperial Household, led his troops to surround the State Council, intending to capture Jin Zidian, Jin Yu, Yi Sibai and other pro-Qing Luo Party members.
Without any warning, the entire city of Seoul was plunged into chaos in an instant. Soldiers and horses rushed through the streets, the people were terrified, shops were closed, vendors were running around, and the people were at a loss as to what to do. They all fled back home and closed their doors.
Li Jilian, the commander of the five military camps, rushed out of the city before the city gate, causing war clouds to suddenly gather over the sky of Seoul. There was chaos inside and outside the city. A violent storm was about to come, and everyone in the city was overwhelmed.
Li Ruifeng, who was also the general of the imperial court, rushed into the Uijeongbu with 200 soldiers, but could not find any trace of Kim Jajeon and Lee Sibaek. He only caught Kim Yu and others who had lost their official hats in the chaos at the back door.
Li Ruifeng secretly cried out that it was not good, and shouted to his soldiers: "Hurry, Jin Zidian will not be able to run far. Search everywhere quickly, we must catch him, go quickly."
Two hundred soldiers divided into several groups and rushed along the street...
In the Qing army camp in the west of the city, although Melezhangjing failed to receive Jin Zidian's warning in time, the sudden changes in the city made him feel something was wrong, and he immediately ordered people to blow the horn to gather troops.
As soon as the horn sounded, heavy footsteps could be heard outside the barracks, followed by waves of voices. Park Chong-hwan, the garrison commander of the Five Guards, led a thousand soldiers to the camp. In a hurry, he first fired a round of rockets at the Qing army barracks. But then he heard the sound of bowstrings banging, and rockets shot into the camp like meteors... ...
"Quick! Set up barricades and block the street, hurry up!" Park Chung-hwan shouted. He was extremely afraid of the Qing army's fighting power. Although De'an only had 400 soldiers, he knew that he was no match for the Qing army with only 1,000 soldiers.
The area around the barracks was empty, which was not favorable for the Joseon army. Park Jung-hwan wisely sent soldiers to shoot arrows and burn the barracks, while at the same time he had people set up posts at the street corners on all sides, preparing to use the narrow street corners to block the attack of the Qing army and wait for the arrival of follow-up troops.
The Qing army camp was quickly ignited by rockets and filled with black smoke. Melezhang Jingde'an rushed out with hundreds of Qing soldiers. Their iron hooves were like thunder and they roared like tigers. On their galloping horses, their bows were bent like full moons and their arrows shot at the Korean army like meteors. There was a sound of "pu pu" when the arrows entered the flesh and blood flowed out. One by one, the Korean soldiers screamed and fell to the ground.
"Retreat, retreat quickly..." Park Jung-hwan shouted and ordered all his soldiers to retreat to the street entrance. The Qing army chased after them, roaring like wild beasts.
The Qing army was brutal and cruel in nature, and its power had accumulated over time. The Korean soldiers had psychological trauma and were terrified when facing the Qing army before they even fought. "Ah!" De'an, with his fierce face, roared, and the Korean soldiers on their horses were so scared that their hands and feet went limp and they turned around and fled.
De'an's saber swung out like lightning, chopping the Korean soldier's head off and sending blood spurting out like a fountain!
"Hold on! Hold on!" Park Chung-hwan, who had escaped the barricades at the street corner, yelled at the top of his lungs. He knew very well that if he couldn't hold on, he would surely die miserably.
The Luo Party controlled the five military camps outside the city. They could find an excuse to purge the emperor and send troops to attack the city, cooperate with the Qing army from inside and outside, and kill all the members of the original party...
Now the only thing we can do is to stop the Qing army and hope that the Qin army will arrive quickly, quickly!
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The Qin army was anchored off the coast of Ganghwa Island. Ning Yuan was already looking forward to it and could hardly wait to send troops to attack Ganghwa Island first. The King of Qin asked him to lead the army on an expedition, and the task was long and arduous, so he must not mess it up.
Liu Zhongqin from the navy was a pirate and had little patience. He shouted to Ning Yuan, "Marshal, why are you afraid of him? Just attack him. If we wait here for a day with such a large fleet, the whole of North Korea will know about it. Damn it, instead of just waiting, we might as well attack him first."
If he had enough troops, Ning Yuan would have wanted to attack directly. The problem was that without any internal support, there was no chance of winning if he attacked with only the remaining five or six thousand troops.
But as Liu Zhongqin said, such a large fleet parked off the coast of Ganghwa Island could not be kept secret for long. If Li Jong hesitated and Li Jun and the Yuan party were controlled by the Qing army first, then he would have to fight against the entire Joseon Dynasty and the Qing army stationed in Korea...
After thinking it over, Ning Yuan decided not to wait any longer. He gritted his teeth and gave an order: "Liu Zhongqin, use your navy to lead the way and enter the Han River immediately."
"I obey your command, hahaha..." Liu Zhongqin laughed and left, not taking North Korea seriously at all.
Ning Yuan immediately issued an order to leave behind 1,000 of the 6,000 soldiers who were not seasick, and the remaining 5,000 followed the naval warships and headed towards the Han River.
Ganghwa Island is located near the mouth of the Han River. Two hundred large and small ships braved the wind and waves and bypassed Ganghwa Island. When they were about to reach the mouth of the Han River, they suddenly encountered a Korean navy, which consisted of fifteen small and medium-sized warships.
Two of them were turtle ships that were twelve meters long and thirty meters wide. They had two masts and a hull with only shooting holes on both sides, making them look exactly like a turtle.
The Korean navy was quite powerful when Yi Sun-sin was the governor of the navy, but since it was defeated by the Qing Dynasty, it had to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty every year. In addition, there were fierce party struggles at home, the military and political situation was corrupt, and the people were living in poverty. Korea simply had no money to develop its navy.
Liu Zhongqin saw fifteen North Korean sabotage warships from afar through the telescope and immediately sent a flag signal to Ningyuan asking whether to bombard them.
Ning Yuan ordered the navy to attack while sending speedboats to negotiate. If the negotiations failed, he would run over them without hesitation.
Just as the speedboat was about to approach the Korean navy, a speedboat also came from the direction of the Han River, using sails and oars to rush towards this side desperately. It was unknown what the speedboat said to the Korean navy, and then, led by the Qin army speedboat, it sailed towards the ship where Ning Yuan was.
"Marshal, Li Jun sent someone here!"
"Bring it up quickly."
The speedboat coming from the Han River approached Ningyuan's ship, but did not board it. The messenger shouted anxiously in Chinese: "General Ning, I am Li Pei, ordered by Prince Linping to come to ask General Ning for reinforcements. General Ning, this is a letter from our highness requesting troops. Please send troops to Seoul as soon as possible. It is urgent, urgent!"
Ning Yuan asked loudly: "What's the situation in Seoul?"
Li Pei was sweating all over. He knelt down anxiously and said, "General Ning, when I left the city, King Linping was ordering the blockade of the palace and the gates of Hancheng. I don't know what's going on now, but the barbarian troops are also in the city. General Ning, I beg you to send troops quickly. It's urgent!"
"Where are the sailors ahead of you?"
"General Ning, rest assured. The one ahead is our navy commander Xu Changzong. I have already shown him the letter from our prince requesting troops. He is loyal to your highness and will accompany General Ning to reinforce Seoul. General Ning, hurry up, your highness and Prince Linping are in danger!"
"You lead the way." Ning Yuan said to Li Pei, and immediately ordered the naval and land forces to charge at full speed towards the Han River...
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.(To be continued..)
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