After Zhao Ming took office as the North Korean leader in political affairs, he immediately reorganized the remaining more than 20,000 Korean troops and recruited 100,000 Korean minions.

However, time was urgent. As soon as the army started training, it received news that the Qing army had assembled in Shenyang. It was obviously too late to train the Korean army to form combat power.

June 15th, Seoul.

The North Korean government office was held, and the Qing army gathered in Chenyang, which made Zhao Ming feel more stressed.

After all, there are only 6,000 troops in Donghai Town in Seoul, and Hong Chengchou gathers troops in Chenyang, and he may suddenly enter North Korea and launch a raid when he has not completed the integration of North Korea's strength.

If 30,000 elite Qing troops broke into North Korea, it would be difficult to win with 6,000 Ming troops and tens of thousands of unused Korean troops.

"Masterman! Pi Dao urgently reported!" Ding Weiyue rushed into the festival hall.

Zhao Ming was dealing with military affairs. When he heard the sound, he couldn't help but put down his brush, stood up, walked around the table and took the urgent report.

"Is it that Old Thief Hong moved?" Zhao Ming asked while opening the military newspaper.

Ding Weiyue nodded, "Yu Guowang sent a scout out of Lianshan Pass and investigated in the direction of Chenyang. He found that the Qing army vanguard and more than 10,000 troops were coming southeast."

In the hall, Gu Yanwu and other staff immediately changed their faces and couldn't help but say in surprise: "The Qing army came so quickly!"

Now the North Korean army has not formed combat power, and reinforcements are still on the way and have not just come. The Qing army's attack on North Korea at this time is a big challenge for the Ming army.

Zhao Ming quickly finished reading the general's newspaper, and handed it to his staff to circulate it. Yu Guowang's urgent report was very simple, and he found that more than 10,000 vanguards of the Qing army advanced towards Lianshan Pass.

Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "Old thief Hong knows that the soldiers are more powerful. The Qing army vanguard should have passed Lianshan Pass now. If you don't need much, you will reach the bank of the Yalu River."

Gu Yanwu said in a deep voice: "Master General, the Qing army vanguard will be dispatched, and the army of the thieves will follow. The middle and upper reaches of the Yalu River, the water is shallow and the river is narrow, and the navy warships cannot sail. Once the Qing army advances to the Yalu River, the Korean army along the line will definitely be difficult to resist the Qing army."

The Ming army navy was all large sea boats with deep drafts and could only barely enter and exit the Yalu River estuary, but not go deep into the upper reaches.

Zhao Ming nodded slightly, "The Qing army entered North Korea several times and was familiar with the mountains, rivers and rivers of North Korea. We were short of troops. Even if we rush to the Yalu River to set up defenses, we could not stop the Qing army from crossing the river."

Gu Yanwu said: "The Yalu River is hundreds of miles long, and it is indeed difficult to defend the enemy from the outside."

In the hall, everyone was silent for a while, but Zhao Ming walked to the map, stared for a while, and suddenly punched his fist with his palms: "Since you can't stop it, let them in, resist step by step, exchange the city for time, and wait for the arrival of the fighter plane."

Gu Yanwu also had this idea. After hearing Zhao Ming's words, he asked tentatively: "The general wants to resist step by step, lure the enemy into depth, and then fight to the decisive battle!"

Zhao Ming looked at him and nodded, "Yes, the old thief Hong has a clear goal, which is to fight all the way to Seoul. Since he knows the old thief Hong's goal, he can infer his march route. This general can resist step by step, lure the enemy into depth, accumulate strength, set up an ambush near Seoul, and fight against it."

When everyone heard the words, they stared at the map. Ding Weiyue said, "Since the Yalu River cannot stop the Qing army, that's all. There are only 10,000 vanguards of the Qing army, and there must be a main force behind it. Our army is worth more than 6,000 soldiers, how can we ambush tens of thousands of Qing army!"

Gu Yanwu pondered: "Then we can only let the Korean army run away from the city and move the ambush to the south, let the Qing army divide its troops to occupy the city, and win the time for the reinforcements and hired Japanese soldiers to arrive."

Zhao Ming nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "I have more than 6,000 troops. The navy can also draw thousands of elite troops to the ashore to participate in the ambush battle! The ambush location is located near Kaicheng, north of Seoul. To the northwest is the hilly area, the Yellow Sea is the southeast, and the Licheng River is the Licheng River. If the Qing army wants to seize Seoul, it must cross the Licheng River, pass through Kaicheng, and kill towards Seoul. The general can send an army in advance, hide in the upper reaches of the Licheng River. After the Qing army crosses the river and pounces on Kaicheng, it will penetrate the Qing army and cut off the Qing army's retreat route, and then the general will lead the army to defeat the Qing army head-on."

After hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. The navy had not received training in infantry battles, and its combat power would definitely be greatly reduced after getting ashore, but it was stronger than the Korean army. Moreover, there were many musketeers on the warships and assassins who were close to the side, and their combat power was quite strong.

Ten thousand naval officers and soldiers, except for sailors and gunners, three or four thousand people can be drawn out, and with the reinforcements of Jiangdong, the low-level samurai recruited from Japan should be able to fight.

Gu Yanwu and others looked at each other, then saluted and said, "Master, we think this strategy is feasible!"

Zhao Ming did not finish his words. He continued with interest: "If this battle is defeated, then we will return to Jiangdong in shame and come back another day. If we win!"

Zhao Ming laughed strangely, which made people terrified, "If we win, the army will take advantage of the opportunity to enter Liaodong, first attack Lushun, and cut off the Qing Dynasty's road to reinforce Lushun by land, forcing the old thief Hong to send the navy to reinforce Lushun from sea. At that time, our navy will ambush in advance, severely inflict heavy damage to the Qing army's navy in one battle, and seize Lushun. Then, the troops will be divided into two groups, one northward to feint Shenyang, attracting Qing soldiers to rescue their Shengjing, cross the sea and then attack Shandong, and completely annihilate the Manqing navy."

Zhao Ming never forgot that the main goal of going north this time was to eliminate the Manchu Navy and cut off the connection between the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the Netherlands and the Spaniards.

The Ming army took North Korea for this purpose and completely destroying the Qing Dynasty's navy.

If the Qing Dynasty lost its connection with the Netherlands and the Spaniards, it would not be possible to surpass Donghai Town in equipment. In addition, the Ming army relied on the navy to gain a foothold in North Korea and Liaodong, and could threaten the Qing Dynasty from the north, and gained great strategic advantages.

After the Ming army's strategy was established, Zhao Ming immediately summoned the Ming army generals and the Korean generals to discuss the details. Finally, he decided to draw 15,000 soldiers from all walks of Korea, and led by the Marshal of the Korean Capital, Lin Qingzhi, to set up defenses along the coastal plains west of the Korean Peninsula, resist step by step, and buy time for Zhao Ming. Zhao Ming mobilized troops to find out the terrain near Kaicheng, and wait for the arrival of the Qing army.

At the end of the meeting, everyone took action separately, and within a few days, news came from the front line that the Qing army vanguard had arrived at the bank of the Yalu River.

Yu Guowang led more than a thousand soldiers to resist for a while, fought with the Qing army for a while, then took a boat to return to Pi Island, and then was ordered to retreat to the Licheng River line.
Chapter completed!