After several days of sailing at sea, Tamami Hidebe's three thousand soldiers and horses finally landed ashore. Everyone under him looked decadent. After all, they were all landlubbers, seasick to seasick, and watersick to water. The past few days on the ship were a waste of food. It was not good to drink or taste good, and it was extremely torture. Many people came ashore and their legs were weak and they could not stand upright.
The navy's ship sailed away. Tian Jianxiu stood on the shore and looked at it for a long time, then looked back at the surroundings and then stamped the ground hard under his feet. His mood was extremely complicated. He knew that a new journey had begun!
He also knew that he might not be able to go back in this life. There were many people who were thinking like him. Thousands of soldiers were standing, lying or squatting on the shore, looking at the distant ships in trance. Everyone's expression was solemn.
Fortunately, these people are used to wandering around. They have been traveling here and there for a few years to more than ten years, with no fixed place at home. Although they are far away from their homeland at this time, they are also full of interest in the land under their feet. There were all kinds of curiosity and expectations, so the emotions came and went quickly. Some people even started cheering. I heard that Korean girls are so tender.
What kind of Goryeo girls are called Korean girls... But I heard that they are indeed very tender, otherwise the emperors of all dynasties would ask them to pay tribute to beauties... Damn it, Li Laosan and we are also members of the imperial court now, don't you? If you want to speak freely, you can call him "Emperor's Second Brother"... Moreover, the mountain is high and the Emperor is far away, so I call him "Older". What can he do to me... Come on, your grandson is tough, don't let Zehou listen to it. Give you a big slap in the face... Hey, your grandson just said that we are members of the imperial court. How dare you call Zehou? You want to call Mr. Tian, General Tian... Of course Tian Jianxiu didn't hear the soldiers' jokes. , He wouldn't say anything after hearing it. At this time, he was ordering his men to investigate the island, find out the situation on it, and then find a place to stay. He couldn't sleep on the beach when it got dark.
A few spies spotted a few fishermen before they had gone very far. They were looking at them blankly, with fear in their eyes. The spies hurried over to ask the fellow villagers for information... It was a pity that these fellow villagers couldn't listen to them at all. They couldn't understand what he was saying, and he muttered a few words back. Fortunately, the Dengzhou Navy had provided a guide and translator before coming.
Some people may be wondering, didn't North Korea at that time all use Chinese characters to speak Chinese? That's official North Korea, and the illiteracy rate among the people is 99.999%... Except for the people on the border and very few fishermen who can speak Chinese, most of them only know kimchi smecta.
The guide came over and asked the fishermen, how many people were there on the island? The fisherman answered sincerely. The island is so big and there are many people!
After asking around, I couldn't find out the reason. I only knew that there were three fishing villages nearby, and there was a royal palace in the east of the island. People were not allowed to wander there casually, and there were guards... Tian Jianxiu pointed to a mountain peak on the island and asked The fishermen said, "What kind of mountain is that?" The fishermen said it was Mani Mountain... After chatting for a while, the fishermen saw that they were amiable and were afraid to ignore them, so they had the courage to ask them who they were.
Of course Tian Mianxiu would not tell them. The fishermen were more knowledgeable than the people in the interior, but the soldiers and horses in front of them made them feel guilty. Speaking in Chinese, it was obvious that they were not Korean soldiers, nor Japanese pirates, nor Tatar soldiers, but they were not Ming soldiers either. Could it be a pirate?
Why do these fishermen insist that they are not Ming soldiers? Because they had seen the Ming army, and Tian Jianxiube's clothes were not in the Ming army standard. They were dressed just like ordinary people. The difference was that ordinary people were holding farm tools, while they were holding weapons, so they looked more like pirates.
But there are no such kind pirates. If they were really pirates, they would have become corpses by now. Even if they needed to be led, they would not be so kind.
But Tian Jianxiu is obviously not a kind person. The so-called bad intentions mean that they are not doing good things when they travel across the ocean. They can still maintain a superficial kindness to ordinary people, but to other people... it only took less than three days. , Tami Hidebe took control of Ganghwa Island.
The exiled royal ministers on the island were imprisoned in one place, the garrison disarmed, the port was blocked, and the entire army rested.
In the past three days, Tian Mianxiu has also visited every corner of Jianghu Island. He is really more and more delighted. This place is alone overseas. The land is fertile and produces rice, and there are abundant fishery materials. More importantly, the buildings here are complete and there is a palace. There is a military camp with everything you need. It can be said that people in the past planted trees and people in the future can enjoy the shade.
Thousands of soldiers and horses suddenly surged into the originally peaceful island, causing the islanders and the criminals who were exiled here to be confused and panicked. They all speculated about the origins of these people, but they couldn't think of a reason after thinking about it. It was concluded that it was a certain group of pirates who wandered here or a certain Ming army that was defeated.
However, the panic soon passed. This army of unknown origin did no harm to the people. Even the royal ministers who were exiled here only centralized management and restricted their freedom, but there was no other harshness.
Tian Jianxiu was born in the bandit army, and he also started from poor people. He has fought against the court for so many years based on this. Therefore, Tian Jianxiu knows how to win over the people, so within a few days the people on the island put down all vigilance and panic. Because these soldiers not only did nothing to them, but also got along with them, and some even helped them fish and farm.
You must know that the people of North Korea already have a good impression of the Ming court, because since the Ming Dynasty, they have helped North Korea resist foreign humiliation many times. In addition, the comparison with the cruelty of the Qing court's indiscriminate killing of innocent people makes the Ming court look better and even feel better than themselves. Good people, after all, North Korea is now corrupt from top to bottom. The royal family, nobles and soldiers are endlessly oppressing and plundering the people. The people of North Korea are miserable under the tyranny of expropriation. Even on this island, the exiled royal ministers are also treating the islanders. He was so bossy that even the guards were bosses, bullying and beating the islanders at will.
There is no harm without comparison, but you see, after the Akito army landed, they imprisoned the criminals and guards who usually bullied them. Even if they blocked the port, they still allowed fishermen to work offshore to avoid interrupting their livelihood. , and helped them work, and the army would pay or exchange goods for food purchased from them. They even learned from some soldiers that they would not have to pay taxes in the future... This is simply paradise on earth.
In fact, for the poor people living in dire straits, they don’t have much noble feelings about their family and country. They don’t care who becomes the emperor and who becomes the king. No matter who becomes the emperor, they will not be invited to the palace to enjoy themselves. Those who drink spicy food are still struggling in poverty. What they care about most is their livelihood. They can live and work in peace and contentment, nothing more.
Therefore, the arrival of Tami Hidebe made them feel that this expectation was within reach. And this is exactly what Tian Mixiu is aiming for.
Controlling the island and winning the hearts and minds of the people is the first thing Tian Mixiu did when he landed, but it is not the ultimate goal. Traveling thousands of miles across the ocean is not about being an island owner after all. He has more important things to do, so After taking control of Ganghwa Island, they immediately sent people to Seoul to inquire about the information and contacted the Jinyiwei spies in the city. At the same time, they did not rest on the island. In addition to resting and training, opening up wasteland for farming, they began to prepare for a series of actions, such as repair operations. Boat.
As one of the refuge capitals of North Korea, Ganghwa Island originally had sea ships and warships. However, after the chaos, many of them were destroyed or abandoned. Tian Mixiu organized soldiers and local fishermen to start repairing it. It is not free to hire fishermen. There are wages, which makes local fishermen very motivated.
Not long after, Tian Jianxiu's men got in touch with the Jinyiwei spies in Seoul. They knew that there were hundreds of Qing soldiers in Seoul. This was a thorn in the flesh, and they must be fully prepared to pull it out when necessary, so Tian Jianxiu immediately did it again. According to the arrangement, a leader named Evil Bodhisattva led two hundred people to cross the sea and land at an operating base on the other side of Seoul. They could cross the river and enter the city at any time. They were the vanguard.
However, the situation did not give him much time to prepare. Soon, news came that the Qing Dynasty's Minister of Revenue, Long Guda, personally came to the court and urged the King of Korea to replenish food and grass. The two sides were at war with each other, and the situation became complicated and intense. Tian Jianxiu was In case of unforeseen circumstances, five hundred people were ordered to leave to support the Evil Bodhisattva in case of emergencies.
At the same time, this news sounded the alarm for Tian Jianxiu. Although he was mentally prepared before coming, the situation was far more complicated and urgent than he thought. In his mind, the real conflict would not occur until at least winter or next year. At the beginning of spring, I had established my footing and was fully prepared, but I didn't expect that the back foot would come to life as soon as the front foot arrived. It was too hasty, and I had to deal with it carefully, otherwise I would become cannon fodder if I was not careful.
