Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 335 The Great Voyage ([-])

On June 1642, 6, the expedition fleet of the East Coast Republic of China led by Li Yi, a navy captain, quietly appeared in the sea off the orogenic bay of Hamgyongdo, North Korea. The coast between Xiongburi and Hongyili landed suddenly, but the local North Korean officials and people knew nothing about the invaders who suddenly appeared on their territory.

After landing, the troops on the east bank did not divide their troops, but gathered together and attacked all the Korean villages they encountered, plundering food, livestock and people.The North Koreans who were caught off guard could not resist at all, and a small number of North Korean troops that had been mobilized also collapsed on the spot under the volley of muskets.The bird guns they used were not at all the opponents of the 32-C flintlock rifles of the people on the east coast. Instead of rescuing the local people, the North Korean troops who rushed in rushed in, but folded themselves in.

On June 6th, the East Bank army, which had been raging in the local area for nearly two days, swaggered and drove the small amount of livestock, food and about 7 North Korean men and women they had looted towards the coast. In the process, the local North Korean government No more capable troops were sent to clean up the situation.Maybe the Manchus held back a large number of their troops, maybe their mobilization ability was poor, maybe they didn't pay attention to this matter at all, in short, they let the people on the east coast retreat calmly with their spoils.

On June 6, the East Coast Expedition Fleet arrived at Sanhaili and Fujuli, south of Rajin Bay. More than a hundred, gold, silver, grain and livestock.

On June 6, the "Chop Wave" appeared alone in the sea outside Jingcheng (the "Broken Wave" returned to Heishui Port to deliver the spoils), sank three North Korean small boats, captured dozens of sailors, and shocked the local North Korean government.

On June 6, the expedition ship "Chopper", which had been wandering in this sea area, suddenly broke into North Korea's Xingnan Port and bombarded the enemy city.The local North Korean soldiers and civilians fell into chaos. Three hundred soldiers from the east bank took advantage of the chaos to land ashore, captured nearly a hundred North Korean fishermen and wharf laborers, and stored a large amount of fur, herbs, grain and salt on the wharf. The goods were looted.

On June 6, the "Chopper", which went south overnight, raided Wonsanjin, North Korea, intercepted a North Korean fishing boat, and bombarded its town.After the local North Korean officials offered a large amount of gold and silver, livestock, food, and dozens of boys and girls, the boats of the people from the east bank left the port.

On June 6, the returning "Chop Wave" and the returning "Polang" rendezvoused at the mouth of the Tumen River, and then the two ships went up the river, successively smashing a number of North Korean villages and towns, and capturing a large number of Dingkou and property.If it weren't for the lack of water depth in the waterway on the upper river and a North Korean army of thousands of people rushed over quickly, Li Yi and the others might have to take people here to continue looting for a few more days.

From the departure on June 6 to today, the 5 soldiers on the east bank have almost entered the coastal area of ​​Hamgyong Province in North Korea.In this continuous combat operation that lasted two weeks, the people on the east bank defeated a total of four large and small North Korean troops, the largest of which was about 700 people, and the smallest was only more than 800 people.A total of more than 100 Korean soldiers and about 80 men and women were captured, while their own casualties were only a mere [-] to [-] people. The results of the battle can be described as brilliant.In addition, they also seized a North Korean fishing boat weighing more than [-] tons, more than [-] catties of grain, more than [-] pigs and sheep, a large amount of fur, gold and silver, medicinal materials and other valuables.

Since the east coast canceled the privateering operation in the Caribbean Sea a few years ago, this time it can be said that this is the first organized pirate robbery by the sea power of the East Coast Republic in recent years, and the harvest is naturally extremely rich.At the same time, they also saw clearly the extremely weak military power and local mobilization and organization capabilities of the North Korean Li Dynasty. Even the Eight Banners warriors who belonged to the servant army sequence in the east bank army could easily destroy them.It can be said that if these North Koreans do not take any improvement measures, their coastal areas will continue to perform such humiliating scenes as today.

On June 6, the expedition fleet on the east coast anchored in Heishui Port.Under the leadership of Mo Dayong, the Eight Banners warriors in the port are driving hundreds of North Korean men and women to work hard to build the entire port town. Some of these people are logging and processing wood, some are leveling the land, filling swamps, and Facilities such as wooden houses and pier trestles were built, and the whole town was in full swing.

Looking at the North Korean prisoners who were soaking in the cold sea water to build the pier trestle, Second Lieutenant An Chu felt a little emotional and unbearable, but Captain Li Yi turned a blind eye.What cruel things were not done when the Xhosa and Malays were squeezed back then, so what is it to drive the peasants to do some work now?Besides, the people on the east coast did not force them to death. They prepared quite a lot of replacements. After each group of people stayed in the sea for half an hour, they would be allowed to go ashore. A thick and warm duck down coat, and a bottle of spirits to keep out the cold.Moreover, their families can also have enough food throughout the day.

"Hey, who are these people?" Li Yi stopped suddenly, and pointed to some short, but sturdy men who were dressed as natives standing in the crowd of Eight Banners supervisors.

"Sir, they are the aborigines living nearby. They should be the Hezhe people you often say." Mo Dayong, who had seen Li Yi get off the boat, ran over quickly, and immediately answered loudly after hearing Li Yi's question.

"What are they here for?" Li Yi took off the saber from his waist, casually threw it to the adjutant Sergeant Johnson who was following him, and then found a tree stump and sat down.

"They came here shortly after you led the team to set off a few days ago." Mo Dayong carefully took out a bag of Virginia shredded tobacco, then lit Li Yi's pipe, and continued: "At that time only a few hunters came guys, they seem to be very surprised by our existence, but there is not much hostility. I followed your order and did not use violence against them, but maintained a good relationship with them for the time being. No, I take Some duck down coats, spirits, refined salt, sugar, and metal knives from the warehouse traded with them, and they were very happy, and gave us a lot of skins, which are piled on the table behind you."

Hearing this, Li Yi turned his head and looked, and then exclaimed in surprise: "Good guy! Bear skin! The appearance is so good! This is... moose skin? There are also otter, mink, and fox skins. Haha, they are all good things. Grandma bear, bring it back to China to make a mink vest for Samantha and a fox fur scarf for Sylvia, then all my problems will be solved, haha! I bought it, and I have the right to dispose of some loot There are still some. Johnson, bookkeeping, I don’t take advantage of the public, I will give the money as I want!”

"Dayong, you did a good job!" Li Yi patted Mo Dayong on the shoulder vigorously, and said with a smile: "For the time being, our strength here is still relatively weak, so it is necessary to win over and unite these natives. By the way , I can see dozens of Hezhe people here, are they hired by you?"

"Yes, I hired them at a 'high price' of five catties of grain per person per day. They are all good hunters, with good physical fitness, can bear hardships and stand hard work, and have a strong will. I recruited 56 people one after another, and let them Come to help us supervise the work of these North Koreans." Mo Dayong said with a smile showing his yellow teeth, "Don't worry, I am also wary of them, and only let them still use their old weapons. But they look really good. They are honest and yearning for our products, and I think I can win them over for my use.”

"Well." Li Yi was noncommittal, and after taking a few puffs of cigarettes, he said: "We need to show them our strength properly, so that they can't resist, and then give them some products to show that we can win them over. For the best effect. As for the number, it should not be too many. After all, our strength here is still very weak. If there are too many of them, they will easily turn against customers. Well, you have also attended the camp school of the South African Garrison, I have also learned some courses, so I won't say more, you can grasp the degree of this by yourself."

Mo Dayong hurriedly answered yes.

"There is another boat for you." Li Yi casually pointed to a fishing boat that was swaying on the sea not far away, and said: "The captured North Korean boat has a tonnage of about one hundred tons. Sailboats, you can use them for fishing. Well, after we leave, you'd better take the time to build a dock, so that you can drag the fishing boats into the dock when the port freezes in winter, so as not to be damaged."

"Sir, are you leaving now?" Mo Dayong asked.He has long known his destiny, that is to stay here and build a port and a city wall to wait for the arrival of the next fleet of the East Coast Republic.If manpower and time are spare, it is best to find a nearby coal mine and start mining.If this is done, then his performance appraisal can be called excellent.And with this evaluation, if someone recommends it, there is a great possibility that he will obtain the official nationality and military registration of the East Coast Republic of China—this is a great honor for the Eight Banners, and it is something that many people spend their whole lives doing. The driving force behind the struggle.

"It's probably coming soon!" Li Yi exhaled a puff of smoke rings, squinted his eyes at the forest in the south, and said, "We may have to go to the Dabo area in the south next time to see if we can find people who often stay in that area." The Japanese. If possible, I would also like to make a deal with the Japanese, and by the way, ask them to buy some Ainu slaves from Hokkaido, and hire some Japanese samurai as mercenaries to enrich the defense force of the Black Water Port.”

(End of this chapter)