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dispatched by the king brought significant progress to the consciousness of the peasant army. "When the
Donghak followers first joined forces with the refugees... they could not openly confront the government forces," and even recently in Hampyeong, the peasant army showed a reserved attitude towards directly attacking the king, saying, "These soldiers are people who came down under our Lord's command, so we cannot resist the soldiers of corrupt officials. If we engage in a fight, we will not be able to escape the charge of rebellion." However, through the Battle of Jangseong, they found an opportunity to overcome such consciousness. The Donghak Army had prepared dozens of large bamboo-made "jangtae" in advance, which were rolled down from the mountaintop and used for shooting. The person who made these jangtae cages was a local blacksmith named Lee Bang-yeon from Jangheung, so he was called "Lee Jangtae." Following the victory in the battle, the peasant army "began to take the king's forces lightly and hurriedly reached Jeonju." Secondly, with the addition of the peasant army from Jeolla Province just before the Battle of Jangseong, a powerful peasant army unit was formed, consisting of both local peasants and refugees. With this overwhelming force, they were able to achieve their ultimate goal of capturing Jeonju.
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nyang of silver to support the government forces, along with two of his subordinates. Prior to this, they had brought the royal seal and were captured in
Jangseong, and they were executed at the Wonpyeong market along with officials such as Yi Hak-eung and Bae Eun-hwan. On the next day, the 26th, upon receiving information that the government forces were chasing from behind, the peasant army immediately advanced towards Jeonju. Instead of taking the route towards Geumgu, where Geumgu Hyunaga is located, the peasant army turned right towards Wonpyeong. They did not choose the main road but took a somewhat treacherous shortcut by crossing Dokbaejae, and arrived at Samcheon, right in front of Jeonju Castle, where they spent the night on the 26th. The Jeonju forces were waiting for them with anticipation, right in front of the peasant army, who had pitched their camp at Samcheon, with their high morale. Hong Gye-hun quickly returned north, beginning the Siege of Jeonju Fortress.
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smoothly. The military forces fired bullets, arrows, and rocks, but they were all blocked by the bamboo cylinders. The enemy shot their guns from behind the bamboo cylinders and then charged forward, shouting. The government forces, observing from afar, did not come to their aid and allowed them to escape in all directions.
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