Goryeo, Jianghua Remaining Department, Qiaotong Island, Chiyang Temporary Commercial Station.
Qiaotong Island is located in the northwest waters of Ganghwa Remaining Division of Goryeo, covering an area of 46.89 square kilometers. The highest point, Huagai Mountain, is 260 meters above sea level. It is the bridgehead of the Han River entering the sea. Originally, there were more than a dozen Korean fishermen living on the island, but since Mr. Cui Mingji, Zuo Yizheng, leased the entire southern part of the island to the great pirate Chiyang, these more than a dozen families also drove away from here in small boats! Therefore, now only Chiyang Trading Station led by Zhang Shuanggui is left in the south of Qiaotong Island!
"My lord, this time the Jurchen army went south, it almost overturned the Korean ancestral temple! Therefore, they are very busy now. Not only are they collecting heavy taxes at home and arresting young men to replenish the troops lost in the war; they are also A vigorous party struggle broke out in the court.
Their prime minister, the old Prime Minister Jin Yu who served as the eight inspectors of Goryeo during the Bingzi chaos, has now completely lost power. His son Jin Qingzheng was also successfully captured by the Goryeo Yijin Palace because of the crime of losing the crown prince. Next, this Life as a servant is probably not going to be easy;
As for the other two important officials of the imperial court, Marshal Shen Qiyuan and Jin Zidian were deprived of their posts and exiled by the King of Goryeo due to their incompetence in fighting. Their destination is Jindao, which my lord passed through when they came; as for my lord, your old friend, Goryeo Right Mr. Cui Mingji, who was also the official in charge of political affairs and judge, was a blessing in disguise. Because of his contribution to the peace negotiation, he was transferred to Zuo Yizheng by King Li Zhu.
And his rival, Kim Sang-heon, the judge of the Goryeo Dynasty, resigned because he advocated for peace, which in turn caused Bingzi's chaos! He was quite carefree. After causing such a big disaster, he even patted his butt and retreated back to Anton. Unexpectedly, he harmed three bachelors, Wu Daji, Yin Ji, and Hong Yihan. According to the news from Jinpu, this The three of them have been pushed out by the Goryeo court a few days ago as scapegoats. After they arrive at the Tartar lair, they will probably not be able to escape death no matter what! My lord, a loyal minister is waiting for death with a smile on his face, regardless of his former or posthumous reputation, a traitorous minister escapes from battle, and he goes around trying to gain fame and reputation, what do you think this is? It is simply heartbreaking and makes people cry! How about we mobilize all our troops to rescue them? "
"What, you want me to rescue Wu Daji, Yin Ji, and Hong Yihan? Deputy Commander Zhang, are you kidding me? Not to mention whether we can catch up with the Jurchen Tartars who are all cavalry. What can I do if I catch up with you? You can't just hold your head down if a cow doesn't drink water, right? What are Xuexue Wu, Xuesi Yin, and Hong Xuexue thinking in their hearts? Do you know, do you understand? Maybe they have already saved their lives for righteousness. What's the idea? If you catch up and rescue the person without saying a word, then it is very likely that you will do bad things with good intentions! So, let everything take its course. Since the Goryeo court pushed them out as scapegoats, and they themselves No objection, you and I are both small people, so don’t bother yourself..."
Facing the excited person in charge of Qiaotongdao Commercial Station, Kang Lin only thought for a moment before opening his mouth and interrupting him! Are you kidding me? I am just a small army leader with more than a thousand soldiers, and the land he occupies is only one government, two counties and two counties! What qualifications do Wu Daji, Yin Ji, and Hong Yihan have to intervene in the game between Goryeo and the Qing Dynasty? Although the integrity of Wu Daji, Yin Ji, and Hong Yihan is very admirable, what Kang Lin has to consider more is the safety of more than 10,000 people in Chiyang. But you can't act according to your own mood!
If he hurriedly sent troops to save the three people, he would probably be in trouble if he didn't eat the mutton! You know, the Manchu and Goryeo have now established a vassal-vassal relationship. Although there are still discords and conflicts between the two parties, who can guarantee that in the face of interests, both parties will not temporarily put aside their differences and work together!
At that time, as long as Goryeo dispatches warships and naval forces, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties dispatch infantry and cavalry, and find a weakly defended place to land and attack Jeju, then our side will be in big trouble! Not to mention the combat effectiveness of Goryeo's navy and whether the wooden boats were usable, the Jurchen savages who came across the sea could give us a good drink! In the previous battle in Mengcun Ancient City, although we took advantage of the geographical location and firearms to beat them severely, it was because we were unprepared and caught the opponent off guard! If we were to compete face to face with them on gongs and drums, it would still be unclear who would win!
The most important thing is that the number of other people's troops is much larger than our own. It should be noted that after decades of hard work and hard work, the Manchu and Qing emperors, Jierhalang and his son, had 80,000 people under their command, and 60,000 under the Mongolian Eight Banners. There are 40,000 Xia Banners, 40,000 Han Banners, and 60,000 Fuling and Chadani vassals, with a total of 300,000 armored men. It is not something that a small force of more than a thousand troops can contend with. of!
In the previous Bingzi chaos, the Manchu Qing Dynasty only dispatched 20,000 Manchu Eight Banners, 20,000 Mongolian Eight Banners, 8,000 Summer Eight Banners and 6,000 Han Eight Banners, and almost defeated Goryeo, a medium-sized country with three thousand miles of beautiful rivers and mountains. The country was destroyed, and in the end, if the younger brother Goryeo hadn't changed its position in time, abandoned the Ming Dynasty and paid tribute to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there would probably be one less country named Goryeo in the world! If the country is like this, how can a small separatist force in Chiyang compete with the rising Manchu Empire...
As soon as he thought of this, Kang Lin immediately clasped his hands behind his back and strolled towards the temporary trading station under the leadership of Zhang Shuanggui. When the latter saw the worried look on his lord's face, he instantly knew that he had said the wrong thing and offended him. So he immediately suppressed the complacency on his face and began to be cautious in his words and actions!
"Deputy Commander Zhang, it's better for us to be cautious and low-key when doing things! After all, no matter how weak Goryeo is, it is still an ancient country with thousands of years of history! As the saying goes, even a broken ship has broken nails. If they are really anxious Eyes, rush up and fight us. Although we are not afraid, it is still a troublesome matter in the end! So, I brought two eighteen-pound snake guns, two twelve-and-a-half-pound snake guns, and two Ye Gong’s divine gun, Tianzi gun, don’t rush to place them on the fort for now. Not only don’t rush to place them, on the contrary, if possible, you should try to find a place to hide them. Don’t let those The self-righteous Goryeo Bangzi is aware of it! Otherwise, endless troubles will be waiting for us. Whether officials come to the island to inspect or the navy comes to inspect, it will be a troublesome matter that is difficult to solve! Co-author, We can't go to war with those guys from the Li Dynasty over a broken island..."
Seeing that Zhang Shuanggui had realized his mistake and began to deeply reflect on his mistakes, Leader Kanglin Kangda did not dwell too much on the matter. Instead, he silently took out a match from his pocket and lit a hardwood pipe for himself! To be honest, as the leader of the team, Kang Lin Kang Yuanjing is not a petty person, and he will not pursue the mistakes of his subordinates!
On the contrary, this guy, who has come step by step from being an angry young man in later generations to being a social beast, can especially feel and understand the thoughts of people like Zhang Shuanggui! As the saying goes, "No one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes." Since the parties involved have realized their mistakes and tried to make changes, then as the lord of others, I must show some tolerance and magnanimity in line with my status. Come on!
After all, the development of the team not only relies on the overall layout of ourselves, Liu Shu, Yan Si, Fan Huzi, Yan Xiaosong, and Chang Jiansheng, but also relies on Zheng Nansheng, Wang Tang, Gu Wenlai, Lin Ashui, Lin Wu, Wu Fang, Liu Bin, and Hu Bacai Only through the hard work of , Luo Dahong, Ma Bo and other grassroots officers and officials can we become more prosperous!
Therefore, even if he was thinking of buying horse bones for thousands of dollars today, Kang Lin would not criticize Zhang Shuanggui too much! However, not blaming harshly is just not blaming harshly. If you want this guy to praise and praise the latter, it will be extremely difficult! So, after some careful consideration, Kang Lin decided to turn his attention to other aspects. He saw that the temporary fort on the hill was well repaired, and he was afraid that the defenders placing the artillery there would attract the attention of the Korean people and the Korean government. , and then asked the latter to delay the speed of installing artillery, so as not to inadvertently irritate the Koreans and the Korean government behind them!
"Lord, if we don't put the artillery on the fort as soon as possible, how will we control the channel of the Han River's outlet in the future? In addition, how will we resist the prying eyes of the Korean people? A few days ago, some unidentified Korean ships tried to arrive. We are scouting our trading post. If we don't arm the fort as soon as possible, I'm worried that if the Koreans come, we won't be able to resist their attack!"
However, the latter obviously did not understand Kanglin's good intentions for low-key development. His focus was obviously on defense. In this man's view, since the fort was almost repaired, he had to arm it quickly! Otherwise, not only will our side not be able to effectively control the Han River waterway, but we will also face the dilemma of being unable to use the forts to make a powerful counterattack immediately when the Korean navy comes to attack! You must know that the artillery currently installed in Chiyang is a front-loading smoothbore artillery, rather than various advanced artillery of later generations. It takes time to place the artillery in the appropriate gun position in the fort, and it also takes time to fire dozens of times to formulate the firing table. The act of hastily installing artillery pieces only after the enemy arrives is a temporary act, and in that case, it is bound to be impossible to truly unleash the full strength of the artillery!
"Well, this is also a thorny question. As the saying goes, you can't reach a thousand miles without accumulating small steps, and you can't reach a river without accumulating small streams! If you don't practice strictly at ordinary times and fire artillery, it is indeed a bit difficult to improvise at critical moments. No! Let's do this. You first mount some artillery pieces on the fort and start shooting training at the right time. Just pay attention to confidentiality. If possible, choose to train at night or on rainy days. Don't overstimulate those Koreans. Give the team What trouble will it bring..."
