Chapter 298: Enemy Attack, Attack by Japanese Nationals
Man is very small in front of nature.
But man destroys nature, sometimes very quickly.
It was only half a month's work around the city, and the trees within a radius of several hundred meters in front of Iwami's Silver Mountain camp were cut down.
Although the effect is better if coke is used for smelting.
However, for the sake of speed, Yu Chihuan doesn't care so much, so let's use wood first.
"Lang Jun, today's silver is about 1,000 taels, which is 30% more than yesterday."
Yao Mosan's old faces were all smiling.
"Brother Wei Chi, look, do what I say, right? These Japanese people are a little short, but there is no problem when they go to mining. As for the craftsmen and guards we brought, they are responsible for turning the ore into silver, so that there is no need to worry about the possibility of the king's technology leakage. ”
Fang Yiai picked up a piece of silver in front of him, which was estimated to weigh two catties, and couldn't help but crack his mouth and laugh.
During this time, Fang Yiai personally took a few guards to the bottom of the mountain and recruited hundreds of Japanese helpers in one go.
The several mining holes mentioned by Yao Mosan were almost drilled, and the results were even more ideal than imagined.
"Bereavement, in the past few days, several Japanese people have run away with silver ore, there are so many of them, the guards can't see it. We can't let them help with the silver refining and guard the camp at the same time. ”
When Wei Chihuan saw a pile of silver, although he was very relieved, the current situation made him a little worried.
In the entire camp, there were already nearly 500 Japanese people, while the Tang people only had more than 200.
If everything goes well, then naturally there is nothing to worry about, not to mention that more than 100 of the more than 200 Tang people are from the background of guards, even if there are only a few dozen guards, they will not be afraid of these dwarfs who have just put down their hoes from the ground.
"What are you afraid of, isn't there another sneak away this morning, and after being discovered by the guards, he directly showed his head to the public, and it is estimated that these people dare not joke with their lives casually."
"No, I'm not worried about the widows here, I'm worried that after the news of Yinshan gets out, it will cause unnecessary trouble."
Wei Chihuan is very clear about the truth that wealth moves people's hearts, and compares his heart to his heart, if he is a Japanese countryman, no matter how the Tang Dynasty is in the Heavenly Empire, it is also a mountain high and the emperor is far away, and with such a big silver mountain, any risk is worth taking.
Seeing that there was more and more silver in the camp, and the ship that went to Nambatsu to report the news did not come back so quickly, Wei Chihuan was really worried that something would happen.
And according to Murphy's Law: if there's a chance that something will go bad, no matter how small that likelihood, it will happen.
Unfortunately, what Wei Chihuan was worried about will soon come true.
Less than fifty miles away from the Silver Mountain, is the land of Boqi.
The country of Boqi is full of mountains, and the poverty level of the common people is even worse than that of Iwami country.
Correspondingly, the protection of the Boqi Kingdom is also more courageous than that of the ordinary soil vassal country.
Fujino Miyama feels that he is a guard, and he can't eat meat for three days, so what is there to be afraid of?
So when Iwamikoku's guardian Masuda Jiro personally came to discuss a major matter, he agreed without saying a word.
It's no secret that Iwami makes domestic silver.
It's just that in the past, Iwami's mining technology was relatively backward, except for some open-pit sporadic silver mines, the amount of silver produced was not large, and those silver mines cost a lot of manpower and material resources, but the final output was limited.
However, when someone told him that the Tang people had discovered a large silver mine in the mountains, and Masuda Jiro personally saw the grand scene of the East China Sea fishing and mining camp in the distant mountains, he immediately believed it.
"Fujino Guardian, this situation has already been told to you, as long as our two families join forces, at least two thousand soldiers and horses can be dispatched, and there is no problem at all in taking this silver mine. And there is only one road leading to the outside of the mountain from this silver mine, as long as someone is sent to guard it, none of the people inside will want to escape. ”
The more Masuda Jiro thought about it, the more he felt that his plan was very feasible, and he couldn't help but get excited.
"Masuda Guardian, don't worry, when did I, Fujino, be afraid of people? Those people in Nara are like mice seeing cats, but I'm not afraid. As long as this silver mine is really as big as you say, what is the risk of offending the Tang people? ”
"Good! Then let's move quickly. There are already ships leaving the dock, and I'm worried that the Tang people will go to Nambatsu to call people, and if they come with more guards, we won't be able to do anything about them. ”
In front of Fujino, Jiro Masuda seemed to be not afraid of the Tang people at all, but deep down, he ......
Let Fujino, a simple-minded person, rush to the front, even if the Tang people's guards are very powerful, then it is estimated that there will be heavy casualties against the thousand or so people on Fujino.
Coupled with his own people, he can rob this silver mine no matter what.
……
With the arrival of autumn, the leaves begin to turn yellow.
A breeze blew, and leaves fell to the ground.
On the way to Iwami Ginzan, Fujino and Masuda each rode on a small horse and slowly led about 2,000 people into the mountain.
At this time, many of the Japanese people had night blindness.
Even if they knew about such tactics as night raids, they would not be able to use them.
With so many people marching in the dark of night, there may be some kind of chaos.
Therefore, when they discussed it, they felt that there were more than 2,000 people to deal with more than 200 people, and they heard that there were still hundreds of Japanese people there who might turn against the water at any time, so they were not afraid of being discovered in advance, so they simply set off after dawn in the morning.
In the middle of the camp, on top of a high watchtower, a guard with a telescope is watching in all directions.
Suddenly, a group of people appeared around the corner in front of them.
One, two, three......
Not good, there is a situation!
The guard jerked down his binoculars and shouted to the ground: "Enemy attack! There are Japanese people attacking! ”
Wei Chihuan, who was already a little worried, immediately rushed to the watchtower after hearing the voice of the guards.
Those who come are not good, and those who are good do not come.
In just a while, a long dragon has appeared in the telescope.
At least a few hundred Japanese with broadswords, spears, and harpoons came into view.
And around the corner, where the telescope can't be seen, there is a steady stream of human heads.
"Beep !!"
Wei Chihuan immediately blew the whistle of the assembly, at this moment, whether it is mining or silver refining, it is not important to save his life.
If only a few hundred enemies came, Wei Chihuan was not worried at all.
But look at the endless stream of heads......
There are more than 100 guards on his side, and if there are too many injured people, he will not be able to explain to the prince.
You have to win!
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