In the ninth year of Jingyan, Emperor Sizong of the Ming Dynasty, on the 14th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Goryeo, the northeastern region of Ganghwa Island.
"Circle the mountain. The circle is not one foot long. There are three circles in the main circle. Thirty-eight soldiers and horses are guarding the circle. The circle changes every two hours..." At the foot of the low hills, the Chiyang Infantry Army Wang Tang, the leader of the second team, held the reconnaissance report in his hand with a puzzled look on his face. He asked Saliwen and Yang Gushan from the leader's personal guard to lead the Yebushou men out to spy on the military situation, but there were a lot of mistakes in the report. What kind of ghost is Cha? Could it be that he is playing some kind of word game with himself, or are these sluts deceiving themselves into not knowing a lot of Chinese characters and deliberately looking for their own happiness? As soon as he thought of this, Wang Tang, who had become a new official and was very popular, sneered in his heart, and immediately prepared to use Sali Wen and Yang Gushan to do something about it. Unexpectedly, before he could slap him, he slapped the two snotty sons who didn't know how to praise. On his face, Ai Quan, who was staying next to him, replied expectantly,
"Sir, the team leader, I wrote the report, and I also drew the circles. I'm sorry, but I didn't know how to read well in Mr. Yan's and Mr. Chang's classes. When I wrote the report, I couldn't write many words. sorry Sorry!"
If you don't know how to write, you just draw circles and crosses. It seems that you are still a strict master, and Master Chang's rule is too light! When Wang Tang saw Ai Quan taking the initiative to take responsibility, he felt a lot less angry. At least he knew that Saliwen, Yang Gushan and others were not deliberately making fun of themselves. As for writing typos, that was a matter of proficiency. Chi Yang's The old and new brothers were all rough guys who didn't know how to read Chinese characters. Now they have managed to learn some culture under the guidance of Yan Xiaosong and Chang Jiansheng. It's already good enough to be able to write a report. How can we demand others not to write wrong words? Uh no, Circle and cross. However, typos can be forgiven, but military information must be clarified immediately, so Wang Tang reached out to stop Ai Quan from apologizing, and asked him in detail about the details of the sentry. When he learned that Saliun and Yanggushan's seven men and seven cavalry had directly defeated Goryeo's strongest force, the two hundred men of the imperial camp, no matter how much he disliked Saliun, Yanggushan and the others were scornful to the Tatars. , and can’t help but look at their bravery and proficiency in battle! You know, that was a cutting-edge army established by Goryeo in imitation of the Ming Dynasty. While they suppressed the ethnic minorities in the north, they also followed the Ming Dynasty army and fought against Japanese pirates for several times. Their combat power is not said to be top-notch, but it should be about the same. Where are you going, but today you were easily defeated by Chi Yang Ye Bu Shu's few cavalry. What does this mean? This shows that the combat power of the Goryeo regular army is not as strong as they boasted, and what does it mean that the Goryeo regular army's combat power is not as strong as they boast? The low combat power of Goryeo's regular army means that the expedition plan formulated by Chiyang's top brass will not be as difficult to implement as expected. As long as the Chiyang brigade can defeat those useless Imperial Camp Hall soft-footed shrimps, Chiyang's troops can You can easily break into the Goryeo mainland along the narrow Ganghwa Strait. As for the several piers and earthen castles blocking this road, in the eyes of the former pirates who have absolute firepower advantage, they are nothing more than some chickens and dogs. It will collapse!
And then things start to get easier! Due to the strongest force on the island, the two hundred soldiers of the imperial camp suffered a saturation attack. Therefore, until the specific details of the enemy are found out and enough troops are assembled, the defenders will no longer have the power to interfere with the Red Army. Yang's vanguard is acting! This gave Wang Tang and others an opportunity to take advantage of it. Thirty-six Chiyang Banner troops would spend several days cutting down trees, leveling the land, and even captured Korean civilians from nearby villages to work as coolies to help them build simple trestle. By then, when the main force of the expedition fleet arrives here, it can directly use the ready-made trestle to quickly load and unload personnel and cargo, and then complete all preparations to attack the Kanghua Remaining Division of Goryeo.
"Saliwen, you take a group of people to the south to search for any Korean villages nearby; Yang Gushan, you take another group of people to the north to monitor the Korean people's fort near the sea to prevent the stick brains inside. They are faint and come out to cause trouble for us!" After assigning the work of the flag army under his command in a few words, Wang Tang turned his attention to the night guards on the periphery. In his opinion, whether it was to capture Goryeo people to serve as coolies or to help his side, Whether they were working or monitoring the Goryeo garrison at the seaside fort, they all had to fall on these arrogant Tatars. After all, they have horses and can move much better than infantry like them. If they encounter any situation, even if they can't fight, they can still escape successfully by running. Therefore, he changed his usual indifference towards foreigners and put on a kind smile on his face, just to let this group of saucy Tatars go about their business and help him get the urgently needed Korean civilians as soon as possible, so that the fleet could The trestle required for docking was built.
"Okay, Wang Guandu!" After receiving the temporary command, Saliwen, Yang Gushan and others agreed loudly, then turned their horses' heads and began to ride slowly in different directions, while the person in charge, Wang Tang, watched. After Ye Bushou disappeared from his sight, he also rolled up his sleeves, took the big ax from the bodyguard, and began the hard work of logging. He had to take the lead in the work, otherwise there would be more than thirty people under his command. How long does it take to finish the work? As for the other people, when they saw that the adults in their own management team rolled up their sleeves and went to work, they all started chopping down trees! One, two, five, ten, twenty, thirty... Soon they had cut down all the wood for building the trestle. At this time, Saliwen and others who went out to look for Goryeo civilians also rushed A group of ragged civilians with sticks in their mouths appeared in everyone's sight. Next, the Chiyang Banner Army, who were still working hard, instantly transformed into stern overseers, constantly waving bamboo whips and waist knives, and began to urge Goryeo People work!
One day, two days, three days. For three days in a row, there was no response from Jinjing Mountain City and Yuechuan Dunbao, while Korean civilians in nearby villages were continuously driven to the construction site. Saliwin Team and Yanggushan Team took turns looking for the people and monitoring the Dunbao. , in just three days, more than 200 Bangzi people were brought back from the hilly areas in the northern part of Ganghwa Island. With their efforts, a simple trestle was quickly built, and a deserted beach around the trestle was also cleared. When they came out, the clever Chiyang Banner Army even built several long temporary residences out of wood and reeds. Now that everything is ready, it's all down to the east wind!
Dongfeng did not keep them waiting too long. They went along the Ganghwa Strait to the Han River, and then went south along the Han River. The bird ship that approached Gimpo for reconnaissance returned to the northern part of Ganghwa Island three days later. Their trip was equally lackluster. Although there were many Goryeo civilian ships and warships on the Han River, due to one reason or another, they simply could not catch up with the light-loaded reconnaissance ship that was moving forward with lowered sails! To be honest, even if it catches up, it is useless, because the bird boat is equipped with Ye Gong's magic gun, Xuanzi gun, and a large Folang machine. When the light is fired, the lead bullets can make the stick water. Jun, have a good drink. These guys have not updated their warships and artillery since the last time they followed the Ming army to take advantage and defeated the Japanese invading army. Now they want to use blunderbuss, bows and arrows to fight Chiyang's cutting-edge artillery. The consequences can be imagined! So, after repelling two or three waves of Koryo cruise ships that were eager to try, the two bird boats of Chiyang's advance fleet began to slowly anchor down, measure the hydrology along the way, and draw maps. Jun was stunned but there was nothing he could do to deal with them. In the end, the advance fleet collected all the information and voluntarily withdrew from the waters of the Han River. The Goryeo Navy shamelessly reported to their superiors that the invading ships had been successfully expelled. This shows how the Goryeo Navy has fallen after losing Yi Sun-shin and other outstanding military generals. It is ridiculous that the Yangban in the Goryeo court thought that the Navy had really defeated a new wave of Japanese pirates. Therefore, in order to commend them, For their bravery, the Uijeongyuk government not only sent them several jars of wine and a few fat dogs, but also rewarded them with an unprecedented one hundred thousand iron coins!
Closer to home, let’s turn our attention back to the hilly area in the northeast of Ganghwa Island. With the joint efforts of the Chiyang Yigan Banner Army and the people of nearby Goryeo, an advanced base covering a large area has become quite large! They built more than a dozen simple long shacks made of bamboo and wood. Not to mention stacking supplies, it would not be a problem even if all the expeditionary soldiers were arranged to rest in them; and a simple trestle for ships to dock , they even built two, so that the main force of the expedition fleet could unload cargo and personnel as quickly as possible, and then launch an attack on Yuexuan Dunbao. Next, once Wolchuundunbao is captured by the expedition fleet, then in the entire northern part of Ganghwa Island, except for the soldiers of the imperial camp in Jinjingshan City, no force can threaten the attacking Chiyang fleet! By then, the former, who have the advantage of cannons and artillery, can threaten Kimpo and even Seoul, the capital of Goryeo, and can collect reasonable burdens on Ganghwa Island when retreating. As for the defenders huddled in the mountain city, just let them continue to huddle, as long as they don't If you are hot-headed and come out to harm the expedition fleet, then the expedition fleet will not expend effort to attack the city. Everyone will live in peace and everyone will just get what they need!
"You go back and tell the leader the situation here word for word, and ask him to send troops here immediately. I will test the reaction of the stick defenders in the fort for the expedition fleet. If there is no fight, I will lead the way. My son-in-law has captured this fortress for the leader. If they resist stubbornly, I will wait for the army to arrive and then use cannons to blow down the city wall and kill them all..." On the temporary trestle, a fully armed team officer Wang Tang held the Yan Fei Dao on his waist and was giving instructions to the Bird Ship Navigation Manager. At this moment, he was surrounded by the Chiyang Banner Army armed with live ammunition. After seeing off the Bird Ship, they would set off to test the situation. The reaction of the defenders of Yuechuandunbao. With eight elite and brave Night Riders, plus twenty experienced musketeers, sword and shield wielders, Wang Tang believed that even if he could not capture the Yue Chuan Dun Fort in a short period of time, the defenders in the Dun Fort should also be able to capture it. I have no idea, but if I win it by luck, the Chiyang Expedition Fleet can use it as a springboard to attack Ganghwa Island and even Gimpo and Seoul!
