1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 491 Donglai Trip ([-])
"I thought that when we arrived in North Korea, your Qi army would let our new Ming army take the lead." Standing beside Xu Chuanxing, the commander of the second battalion of the Qi Marine Corps, Jiang Yongrui, the general of the new army, said softly: "But I didn't expect that you all The country even arranged for us to do some civil affairs in the back."

"Why, you want to rush to the front?" Xu Chuanxing looked at this son who is said to be a certain lord with disdain. It should not be difficult for our country Qi to attack North Korea and win the battle. After the city, how to transfer the materials in the city to the ship, and then pull it back to Changshan Island.Although they could recruit hundreds of civilians from Changshan Island to North Korea, since there are a group of new Ming soldiers who want to see blood, why not use it for free.

As for using them to attack the city, forget it!Based on these trainings, the officers and soldiers of the new Ming army who are not as good as the soldiers of the country of Qi are afraid that their combat effectiveness is almost the same as that of the Korean army. The Qi army does not want to waste more time here.

"We...have to see blood." Jiang Yongrui ignored the other party's contemptuous eyes, and said solemnly: "If the North Korean army in the city dares to go out of the city to fight with us, I want to lead people to meet the enemy in the front line."

"...Okay!" Xu Chuanxing nodded and said, "I'm so kind to you, let's take your people to line up in front."

"Thank you, General!" Jiang Yongrui cupped his hands and said.

"I'm not a general!" Xu Chuanxing said with a smile, "I don't think I have as many sergeants as you. In terms of rank, I might not be as good as you, the Great Ming Chief!"

"..." Jiang Yongrui was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands again, turned and walked towards the new army.

The Koreans in Dongnae City (Busan) should have received reports from the soldiers of the Defense Office who had fled after the defeat.Now, from the top of the city, I suddenly saw hundreds of Ming officials and troops forming an attack formation, and the whole city was panicked.

The Celestial Kingdom sent troops to call!
In the evening, the North Koreans in Dongnae City did not move at all. The city was covered with guards and soldiers, ready to prevent the enemy from attacking the city suddenly.At several city gates near the north, several messengers pleading for help rode out, and rode their horses towards several nearby counties and towns.

For Donglai City, which was guarded behind closed doors, the Qi army did not launch any tentative attack, but ordered hundreds of civilians who disembarked to set up a temporary camp hundreds of meters away from the pier, and dug two tunnels in the direction of Donglai City. The surrounding trenches, and then closely monitor the movement in the city.

Several cannons have been unloaded from the ship, put on the cannon carts, and dragged to the temporary camp bit by bit by the peasants. Gunpowder, projectiles, swords, spears, and armor are also continuously transported to the pier for stacking.

When night fell, dozens of curls of cooking smoke had risen from the camp near the pier, and the strong smell of food wafted in the camp.

The officers and soldiers of the new Ming army who were transferred to the battalion were surprised to find that their first dinner after landing in North Korea was actually very rich. Each soldier would be given a large pot of fish soup, and there were several pieces of fish soup among them. Fish, and a canned meat, probably because too much spices and salt were put in, I couldn't tell what kind of meat it was.Although the staple food is only dry and hard pancakes, many officers and soldiers still eat them with relish when they are soaked in fish soup and served with canned meat.

The food eaten by the army of Qi State and the accompanying civilians was almost the same as that of the new army of Ming Dynasty, which shows that they did not treat the soldiers of the new army of Ming Dynasty as vassals.In addition, since the landing, the two consecutive battles were completed by the Qi army alone, and they did not mean to send them to death as cannon fodder.This made the new soldiers, who were already anxious, relax a little.

"After dinner, everyone has a sip of hot wine. When camping at night, be more vigilant. Maybe the North Koreans will come to steal the camp." Bai Dahai brought several instructors to the new army camp and began to guide the new soldiers How to camp at night, as well as various problems that need attention and coping methods.

Jiang Yongrui took the hip flask from Bai Haihai and took a sip. The spicy shochu flowed from his throat. In an instant, a burst of heat rose from his belly, and his face flushed.

"Haha..." Bai Haihai laughed loudly when he saw this, and took back the jug, "After drinking it, do you feel that your stomach is on fire and your courage suddenly grows?"

"This wine... so strong!" Jiang Yongrui said with a grin after holding back for a while.

"You guys have a good rest tonight, and see how our artillery will smash the city tomorrow." Bai Haihai stood up, turned and left.

"Will we join the battle tomorrow?" Jiang Yongrui asked loudly behind him.

"Damn it, it's a good thing to want to fight!" Bai Haihai paused, and said without turning his head, "I will tell the battalion commander tomorrow that when the city is broken, let you rush in first."

That night, the North Koreans in Donglai City sent hundreds of people out of the city, trying to attack the Qi army camp stationed at the pier at night.However, they were shot back by the marines who were waiting in full swing, and two artillery pieces fired two rounds of grape bullets at the crowd, causing the incoming North Korean soldiers to suffer heavy casualties and fled back to the city in embarrassment.At this point, the flags and drums were silent, and they did not dare to go out of the city to attack again.

In the early morning of the next day, the pier of Donglai City began to be noisy. After breakfast, the marines and soldiers lined up neatly to a few hundred meters in front of Donglai City, staring at the head of the city. Under his guidance, the four cannons were moved towards Donglai City step by step. More than [-] new Ming troops were distributed on both sides of the Qi army.

"Brothers, North Korea has always been a vassal of my Ming Dynasty, and has been favored by my Ming Dynasty. Now, it has turned its back on my Daming, turned to Jiannu, attacked my Liaodong, and followed Jiannu to plunder my pass. This is really hateful and annoying!" Jiang Yongrui held up a long knife and said loudly: "I am a brilliant Ming Dynasty, why am I being bullied by the vassals? Today, our Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers accompanied the friendly Fanbangqi Congress to attack North Korea, to punish this small country that has repeatedly repeated, and to show our Ming Dynasty's prestige. Wan Sheng !"

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Among the more than [-] new troops of the Ming Dynasty, only a dozen Liao Liao cheered excitedly. The vast majority of officers and soldiers looked nervously at the head of Donglai City. The North Korean soldiers there seemed to be mobilizing before the battle. Countless swords and guns were raised in the air, shouting at the imperial army below the city to demonstrate.

"Brothers, in the battle yesterday, North Korea lost more than [-] officers and soldiers, so the number of North Korean soldiers in the city is extremely limited, and they must not be attacked by our army!" Bai Dahai stood up and said loudly: "In addition, This city is a big port in the southeast of North Korea, with countless wealth accumulations. If the city is destroyed, all officers and soldiers who participated in the war will be entitled to [-]% of the seizure. This battle is also to punish North Korea for betraying its position as a vassal, and from building slaves to being slaves to tigers. Your family has a thousand The meritorious officers and soldiers will always be recorded and reported to the court. Everyone, get promoted and get rich... just today!"

After hearing this, more than [-] officers and soldiers of the new Ming army were stunned for a moment, and then burst into enthusiastic cheers.

"Broken the city!"

"Kill in!"

"Get promoted and get rich!"

"... Wansheng"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..." Amidst the cheers, four cannons in the formation fired one after another. One shell hit the city wall, and three shells passed over the top of the city and fell into the city.

"What, I haven't hit stationary targets for a long time, and one by one is dead!" The artillery commander loudly reprimanded several gunners, "Hurry up and concentrate on bombarding a part of the city wall. Try to enter the city for lunch at noon !"

"Boom! Boom!" Several artillery pieces in Donglai City counterattacked, not to be outdone, but their accuracy and range were a bit short, and they fell far in front of the Qi army.

In fact, in terms of weapons, the proportion of North Korea's firearms and equipment far exceeds that of the Qing and Ming armies.The reigning Korean king Li Ji continued the policy of developing firearms and vigorously manufactured shotguns. In the seventh year of Tianqi (1627), North Korea could produce 1000 shotguns a year, and by the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636), it could produce 2000 shotguns a year. Not only that , Li Jing also purchased shotguns from Japan many times.In the sixth year of Chongde (1641) after Bingzi's rebellion, the number of shotguns owned by North Korea reached 50000.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631), Li Jing obtained several red barbarian cannons from Zheng Douyuan, the envoy of Chen Wei, but there was no progress in the development.However, in the first year of Chongzhen (1628), three Dutch sailors including Pu Yuan (also known as Pu Yan, Weltevree, JJ) drifted to North Korea due to wind and waves. arms.It is a pity that when the Qing army invaded North Korea, two people except Pu Yuan died in battle, and the development of artillery became more difficult.

After two invasions by the Qing army, North Korea's military strength has been weakened to the extreme.After Li Zhen knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times to Huang Taiji as a vassal salute, he even forced soldiers who were proficient in shotguns and many gunners in the country to contribute to the Qing army. Return to Shengjing to assist the Qing army in attacking the Ming army in Liaodong.

As for Dongnae City, which is located in the southeast coastal area of ​​North Korea, because Japan locked the country, there is no risk of invasion for the time being, and its military strength is even weaker.As the Donglai Dufu guarding the southeast coast, there are only 200 soldiers in the guarding hall, and more than half of them were wiped out when they went out of the city to drive out the enemy yesterday.

There are only two cannons stationed at the top of the city, and they are relatively old small bronze cannons. It is okay to scare some wandering Japanese samurai who landed, but they are not powerful enough when they are bombarded by Qi's sophisticated army artillery.

"Wan Sheng!..." After nearly an hour of bombardment, a section of the rammed earth city wall of Donglai City, more than ten meters long, began to collapse. After falling, a half-meter-wide gap in the city wall was exposed.With the continuous bombardment of the artillery outside the city, it will be a matter of time before this section of the city wall completely collapses.Didn't Lord Protector say that the incoming enemy army is only a small number of troops from Daming, and they can't break through the city at all?But the enemy army not only has a dozen huge gunboats, but also nearly [-] soldiers, who look elite and have high fighting spirit. If we break the city, will we surrender?Still determined... to escape from the city?

"Boom!" With the sound of several cannons, the gap in the city wall finally collapsed, and a burst of smoke and dust immediately rose up and filled the gap.

"Rush in!" Jiang Yongrui, general manager of the New Army of the Ming Dynasty, pointed forward with a long knife in his hand, "Get promoted and get rich today! Kill!"

The officers and soldiers of the new Ming army in bright red mandarin duck battle robes shouted and rushed into the gap in the city wall.Behind them, a torrent like a forest of bayonets also slowly rushed past.

(End of this chapter)