Chapter 604 Tricking Jin Fushi
In late August, the elite Jin army began to secretly gather and march eastward to the banks of the Yalu River.
At this time, the domestic situation in Goryeo had become extremely complicated.
Originally, the domestic forces in Goryeo had been torn into two parts.
One part is the Xijing faction headed by Zheng Zhichang and Miaoqing, and the other part is the Kaijing faction headed by Jin Fushi.
Under the promotion of the Jin State, after Zheng Zhichang and others were purged, the conflict between the two factions was no longer covert, but overt.
However, the sudden arrival of the Song army and their lightning-fast capture of Kaijing further complicated the situation.
Xijing in the north was still pro-Song Dynasty, and Jin Fushi took Wang Kai mainly to the south.
At this time, Jin Fushi's propaganda against the Song army in the south had already aroused strong reactions from all walks of life.
Many local officials were recruiting troops locally and gathered towards Wang Kai with great momentum to prepare for a counterattack.
In order to give confidence to various places, Kim Pushi announced in late August that he had assembled an army of 300,000 in Guangzhou City on Guangzhou Road.
Moreover, in the following days, news spread that the Koryo army was marching northward.
On August 25, the news that an elite force of 5,000 Song troops was completely annihilated by the Goryeo army spread like wildfire on Jiaozhou Road.
For a time, the depression in southern Goryeo was swept away, and morale was unprecedentedly high.
In the next few days, one good news after another spread throughout the country:
"Song Jun can't hold on any longer!"
"Song's army has run out of food!"
"The soldiers and civilians near Kaijing began to counterattack!"
"A commander of the Song Army was beheaded by our army!"
"Two generals of the Song Army were captured by us!"
"Three hundred thousand royal troops arrived in Hanyang (Seoul, Seoul). The Song army sent people to sue for peace, but we severely rejected it!"
"Master Wang has begun to counterattack! Master Wang has begun to counterattack! Master Wang has begun to counterattack!"
"The Song army is destined to be defeated!"
"Master Wang will travel far to the Central Plains, which is the homeland of our Great Korea. Our Master Wang will drink horses by the Yangtze River and restore the glory that belonged to our Great Korea!"
Han Shizhong, who was sitting in the commander's mansion in Kaijing City, saw the news sent back by the scouts. He really didn't know whether to say something or not!
If Han Shizhong hadn't been in Beijing these days, he would have thought that the Goryeo army had conquered the world.
Zhang Qing on the side couldn't help laughing: "The Koreans are not good at fighting. We really have to be inferior to them for their bragging skills!"
Geng said solemnly: "People who don't know it really think that the whole world belongs to him!"
Zhao Chen, who had been silent, said: "Han Shuai, we have been in Kaijing for a while, should we take the initiative to go south to capture Jin Fushi?"
Han Shizhong said: "In this period, we should not be anxious. The effect of the New Agricultural Policy in Kaijing is very good. Yesterday, I asked Geng to go to those Goryeo people to buy food. Not only did they not resist, they were also very enthusiastic and hoped that we would
Don’t leave!”
Everyone laughed, which is a good thing!
The most feared thing about the expedition is the large-scale resistance from the local grassroots people.
In the second year of Jingkang, the Jin army moved south, and there was a large number of military and civilian resistance in Hebei and Hedong, forcing the Jin army to fight quickly.
But now Song Jun has no such worries.
Zhao Chen continued to ask: "We killed the Jin envoy. What should we do if the Jin army sends troops to join forces with the Korean army from the north and the south?"
Han Shizhong couldn't help but nodded, affirming Zhao Chen's point of view.
He could see Zhao Chen's transformation from being confused and immature when he first came to him to being calm and insightful now.
It's not shameful or scary for young people not to know how to solve problems. It's already good for young people to ask questions.
"If the Jin Kingdom sends troops to Goryeo to fight us head-on, it will be equivalent to tearing up the peace contract between the two countries. For the sake of Goryeo, the Jin Kingdom will still have concerns about withdrawing its business sites in various places."
Geng Zhu added: "But if Goryeo is in danger of being destroyed, the Jin Kingdom will not sit idly by. After all, if Goryeo is destroyed, our army's stationing troops in the Yalu River will once again have a profound impact on the domestic military defense of the Jin Kingdom."
Qin Huize said: "The Jin Kingdom may have sent envoys to Zhending Mansion to request negotiations. You don't have to worry about whether the Jin army will go south. The key is to find a way to capture Wang Kai quickly."
Geng Zhu said: "There have been so many strange remarks recently. It is undoubtedly that Jin Fusi has gathered a group of troops. It is said that a group of Korean troops have indeed gathered on Guangzhou Road. The specific strength is unknown, but according to this posture, the Koreans launched an active attack It’s not far away.”
Han Shizhong said: "Jin Fushi would not take action so quickly. He must have already asked for help from the Jin army. He is waiting to surround us with the Jin army."
Hu Yantong said: "Why don't we divide our troops now and take the initiative to attack? Before the Jin army goes south, we can capture all the major towns in the south and destroy Jin Fushi's troops!"
Zhang Qing said: "I think what Hu Yantong said makes sense. Since the scouts have discovered the Goryeo army in Guangzhou, we might as well fight it in one go!"
Others also nodded.
Geng said, "It's good to go all out in one go, but I'm afraid Guangzhou is a trap set by Jin Fushi."
Hu Yantong asked: "What trap?"
"The key now is to find Wang Kai, the king of Goryeo. If we don't find him, there will be no peace. If Wang Kai is in Guangzhou, we capture Guangzhou and capture him. The resistance of the King of Goryeo will quickly subside. If he is not in Guangzhou, , if we go to conquer Guangzhou, not only will we not get what we want, but we may also be wasted." Geng Zhuoyan said concisely and concisely.
"Consuming us is exactly what Kim Fu-shi wants to see."
Why did Jin Wushu in history search mountains and seas to get Zhao Gou?
Because as long as Zhao Gou is still there, all the forces in the Song Dynasty can reunite again. It is only a matter of time.
If Zhao Gou cannot be captured, no matter how many cities the Jin army captures, it will be in vain.
The current Song army is also facing this problem when it attacks Goryeo.
When Wu Lin attacked Jiaozhi, he directly surrounded the capital of Jiaozhi and used strategies to eradicate the royal family of Jiaozhi.
"Why not lure the Goryeo army to come and fight us?"
Just when everyone was silent, Zhao Chen suddenly said something again.
Everyone's eyes fell on him.
Han Shizhong asked: "How to seduce?"
"I don't know how to seduce Xiao Wang. You guys have a richer military career than Xiao Wang, so you should have more ideas than Xiao Wang."
"Kim Fushi is deliberately avoiding us now. It's not easy to seduce him."
Geng said solemnly: "His Royal Highness, King Qi, is quite right. How can we enable Jin Fushi to quickly go north to fight us?"
Everyone fell into silence again.
Chapter completed!