Goryeo, Ganghwa Island, Geumjeongsan Fortress.
"We're attacking, we're attacking, sir, our people are attacking..." At the Chiyang artillery position outside Jinjingshan City, the rumbling sound of artillery had quietly stopped as the pioneers climbed up the mountain wall. They were afraid that Continuing to fire would accidentally injure friendly forces, so the bombardment was suspended under Fan Huzi's order. At this moment, Chiyang's senior officials also climbed up the short mountain next to them and began to use the brass telescopes in their hands to look at the raging battle in the distance. Chang Hao, the commander of the third armor of the guards guarding the formation, saw that his soldiers and horses had successfully occupied the mountain wall. He pressed the Yanling sword on his waist and took the lead in loudly reporting the good news to all the superior officials!
"Okay, very good, come here, tell Commander Fan for me that I want to have lunch in the main hall of the Jianghua Left-behind Si Yamen, and ask him to speed up..." Sensing the joy in Chang Hao's words, Chi Yang For the first time, the officials who disliked him did not reprimand him for being unruly. His eldest brother, Kang Lin, the leader of the sixth rank of Donghai Guards and the chief of Chiyang, even touched the short hair that had just grown under his chin. Xu, look at all this with a smile! Chang Hao was his fellow countryman in a broad sense. He was a bit out-of-the-box, but he didn't have much money in the city. He liked to talk about whatever he liked, so he offended many old people in Chiyang; while Fan Huzi, Yan Si, Zheng Nansheng, Wang Tang, Yan Xiaosong, Chang Jiansheng, etc. He is Kang Lin's confidant, and he usually helps the latter manage Chiyang's affairs. What he hates the most is a Xingjin villain like Chang Hao who appears suddenly, has no ability at all, and relies on Ah Fu to make his fortune. Therefore, the relationship between the two parties has never been very good. Not only is it not good, it can be regarded as tit-for-tat and irreconcilable! This rare victory is imminent, and the two sides have temporarily put aside their conflicts. Conlin sees it and is even more happy in his heart. This is a good start. As long as he leads his men to continue to win, then they will always be in the eyes of the outside world. Attraction, internal conflicts will naturally dissolve slowly! At that time, Chang Hao will show some of the advantages of modern people again, so that both parties will not give up their past prejudices and understand each other thoroughly!
"Chief, my subordinates think that Jinjing Mountain City is not suitable to be captured. It is better to occupy the city wall and ask the Koreans to collect some reasonable burdens..." Seeing that his troops successfully entered the mountain city, Kang Lin's No. 3 dog-headed military advisor Chang Jiansheng seemed to realize When he saw something, he frowned, and even his originally smiling face instantly took on a hint of seriousness. He was Yi Wenwen, Chiyang's official and controller. His responsibility was to advise his leader, Mr. Zanhua, and fill in the gaps. Therefore, combined with the previously specified plan, he pondered over and over again and put forward his idea.
"What, the city wall has been occupied by us, and you actually asked the Koreans to pay for the money and food to redeem the city. Are you crazy? When the mountain city is captured by us, every item in it will be counted as one, and we won't return it. Is it ours?" After listening to Chang Jiansheng's words, the first person to react was Mr. Yan Xiaosong, a good man. Since this guy showed his ambition in front of everyone, he no longer hides it. He speaks and talks all day long without hitting. To kill is to capture the city. Now that Jinjing Mountain City is close to the enemy, it is just a matter of seconds. Mr. Biting suddenly jumps out to sing the opposite. In his opinion, it is really unreasonable, so he shakes up his robe and expresses his gratitude to his family. The leader bowed his head to the ground and raised his objection loudly!
"That's right, that's right. What Mr. Shuwen said is true. Since we can take Jinjing Mountain City with just a little more force, why bother to leave the fruits in hand and impose reasonable burdens on the Koreans?" , after capturing the mountain city, isn't everything ours?" Obviously, Yan Xiaosong's opinion aroused the approval of many officers. They also believed that the Koreans were vulnerable. Since they had successfully captured the mountain wall, then There is no reason not to continue to advance and completely bring Geumjeongsan Fortress, the political, military, and economic center of Ganghwa Island, under his control!
"Okay, you said we shouldn't take Jinjing Mountain City right now. What's the reason?" He stretched out his hand to stop everyone's chatter and discussion. Yan Si, the painter of Chiyang Praise, stroked his beard under his chin and asked slowly. road. He knew that Chang Jiansheng was not a person who gave random opinions, and there must be some truth to what he said. He and the leader happened to be free at this moment, so he wanted to hear what kind of medicine this guy was selling in his gourd?
"Lord Leader, Lord Zan Hua, and colleagues, I have made this suggestion for three reasons! First, to reduce our casualties. In the previous scout battle, the ambush of Jianghua defenders, and the siege battle, although we won a great victory, we still cannot Many elite banner troops and Yu Ding were lost. If the fight continues, with the bravery of the soldiers, the final victory can be achieved, but the casualties may not be small! It should be noted that the regular soldiers of the banner army who followed the leader on the expedition, Yu Ding only had a mere Three hundred people, this number of people is just a drop in the ocean compared to the seemingly endless troops of the Koryo people. If the casualties are too large, no matter how many Koryo troops can be defeated, no matter how many Koryo castles are captured, and no matter how many Koryo strongholds are received, Reasonable burden, in essence, we still lose more than we gain;
Secondly, if this city is left in the hands of the Koreans, then not all of the Ganghwa Remaining Division will fall into the hands of the enemy. We will have room for change with the Korean court, and the strength of cross-sea reinforcements by the sticks will not be too great. It is very likely that There are hammers in the east and sticks in the west to mobilize troops to attack, which will give us the opportunity to defeat each one! As long as we are well-informed, we can continuously set traps and ambushes for the Koreans, catch them off guard, and eliminate the vast majority of reinforcements with inferior forces;
Third, we created an illusion for the Koreans that our attack capabilities were insufficient, making them mistakenly believe that we had no means of attacking the city. After defeating the soldiers and horses from various places who were reinforcing Ganghwa, we took ships and unexpectedly attacked Jinpo County, which was short of troops. After all, it is richer and more prosperous than Ganghwa Island, which has barren land and poor people. As long as we occupy it, we can collect enough reasonable burdens! To sum up, I thought about it again and again, and then proposed to the leader and colleagues the opinion of suspending the attack and allowing Goryeo to spend money and food to redeem the city..." What he said is meaningful. Although Chang Jiansheng's words are a bit ugly, he is really talented. There is still practical learning, so just a few words pointed out the key to the problem. Others who originally held different opinions also showed signs of agreement after hearing his analysis. They wanted to Jinjingshan City must be captured as soon as possible, but if they can attract a large number of Goryeo troops before that, eliminate them one by one, and clear the way to Jinpo for the army, they will also be willing to suspend the siege and withdraw their effective forces for more critical purposes. The place!
"The key is that we are willing to cease the war. Are the Koreans willing to cooperate?" His eyes swept over the faces of the officers and officials. Leader Kang Lin Kangda, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he raised the question again. He returned it to the bitter Mr. Chang Jiansheng. He also knew that his own capital was small and he could not withstand too many casualties. But the key was that even if he was willing to withdraw his troops now and let the Koreans pay a reasonable burden to redeem the city, they still had to be willing to do so. You just have to cooperate. I don't want to do this hot thing of shaving my head and choosing a boy! What's more, the two sides are still close to each other, so it is not easy to withdraw troops safely while talking!
"My subordinates are willing to go to the enemy camp to facilitate this matter. I hope you will allow it, sir..." Looking around, no one stood up to answer the question. Chang Jiansheng, the bitter man, could only stroke his beard under his chin and continue to do his thing. Lone Ranger. Fortunately, in addition to being tough-talking, this guy is also very courageous. Following Chiyang's principle of "whoever makes the suggestion, he will implement it", this guy Shiran asked Kang Lin for orders to represent the Chiyang fleet. When negotiating with the Koreans, he was not afraid that the Koreans would accidentally treat him as a spy!
"No, you are an official of our fleet, and you are also the master of the machine. How can you risk it yourself? Why not send a few Korean prisoners in, tell their officials what we mean, and ask them to send out worthy people. Talk to us, these Goryeo sticks are imitating the Ming Dynasty, and the local officials may lose their lives if they lose their cities and land, so they will definitely send people out to talk to us..." Chang Jiansheng is willing to take risks, but Kang Lin is not willing to take risks. He only had two or three big cats and kittens under his command, and he was not extravagant enough to squander it at will, so he stretched out his hand to stop Chang Jiansheng's subsequent movements and ordered him to return to his station. As for the peace envoy, Select a few smart ones from the prisoners and put them back. Anyway, if the negotiation doesn't go well, then we will just continue to attack the city at worst!
Jinjing Mountain City, inside the city.
The cold wind blowing from the mountains dispersed the white gunpowder smoke between the streets and alleys. The soldiers wearing Goryeo military uniforms fell to the ground in a mess on the muddy ground. The blood that gurgled out had turned into a purple color, and in front of them Nearby, there were occasionally some Chiyang Banner soldiers wearing messy clothes who were hit by arrows or shot. Some were sitting or lying on the ground, screaming and screaming in pain, squirming randomly, and some were even lying on their backs, motionless! Fan Huzi's troops initially fought smoothly. The heavily guarded city wall of the Koryo people was breached before they could stop them for long. However, the resistance suddenly became fierce when they arrived at the narrow streets of the mountain city. They had a numerical advantage. The Korean defenders used the cover of houses, trees, and stone barriers to continuously shoot cold arrows and lead bullets to delay and delay the progress of the banner troops! Under their sneak attack, Chiyang's casualty figures began to become shocking. Only a single-digit number of banner troops were killed when they conquered the city. However, in this winding alley, Fan Huzi's command left more than a dozen soldiers. Twenty corpses. Although the number of Korean defenders who died under their gunshots was several times that number, the latter clearly had a numerical advantage! As a result, the war suddenly became stalemate. It was obvious that Chiyang had exhausted his strength and began to be unable to gnaw at the street fighting defense network that the Koreans had painstakingly built. The latter's situation was no better than the former's. Their casualties had exceeded the psychological number. At the upper limit, all it takes is one more attack from Chiyang, and the tense nerves will be completely broken!
