The Wa Kingdom has always been hostile to invade the territory of Goryeo, and from time to time sneak attacks and rob the inhabitants of the outer islands of Goryeo, but in recent years, this kind of murderous thing has been extinct, and the Goryeo court now thinks that it should be busy dealing with pirates. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the pirates suddenly attacked Goryeo, did they defeat and rob enough of the Japanese state, or were they beaten miserably by the Japanese and lost the foothold of Jeju Island, so they had to go all out to seize the outer islands of Goryeo and try to survive?

Speculation is emerging.

Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom were hostile to each other, and the meeting between the two sides at sea was a life-and-death contest, and Goryeo knew nothing about the affairs of the Wa State, so there was no way to judge what was happening. Perhaps the pirates have been crippled by the wolf-like cunning and ferocious Wa Nation dwarf, and there is not much strength left, and it is not terrible. Things aren't that bad. But there was always a sense of foreboding in the hearts of the Goryeo monarchs, and unprecedented fear began to invade their brains.

When Goryeo was frightened and confused, the military generals of Wenchen led by Han Anren, the minister of Pingzhangshi, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

These royalists knew very well that if Jin Yuanhao returned from a great victory, then the time of their death would come. The defeat of the army, and even the annihilation of the whole army is a disaster for the Goryeo Kingdom, but it means a good thing for them, and the thing they look forward to implies that they have an opportunity to rectify and counterattack the Li family, and maybe they can take advantage of the invasion of pirates to wait for the opportunity to knock out the Li family and their henchmen in one fell swoop.

Deeply influenced by the Han people's Confucian and corrupt infighting thoughts, when the country was ruined and the family was ruined, the first thing that the Goryeo ministers still remembered was internal struggle and seizure of power, rather than giving up grievances and uniting with the outside world.

At this moment, another bad news came.

Ganghwa Island was also captured by pirates.

This time, the pirates still attacked from the sea in the early hours of the morning, but it was not a surprise attack, it was a complete assault.

As soon as this news came out, the entire Goryeo Kingdom was greatly shaken.

You must know that although Ganghwa Island is not as large as Jeju Island and Geoje Island, and is only the fifth largest island attached to the peninsula, its political significance and strategic position rank first among the islands, and it has an unusual status in the hearts of the Goryeo ministers.

In recent years, the Cangzhao Empire deliberately cut off the invasion of Goryeo from the outside world (mainly Liao and Jin), and only allowed Goryeo and the Great Song Dynasty to maintain a certain contact, which protected the tranquility of Goryeo, and allowed the Goryeo ministers to live happily and enjoy corruption/defeat and infighting, and also blockaded Goryeo in disguise.

But in the past, the Liao State repeatedly invaded Goryeo, as early as 986 AD, the Liao royal family Yelu Xiezhen led the army to attack, almost destroyed Goryeo, forcing Goryeo to move the capital to Ganghwa Island in a hurry. Later, the Liao State repeatedly forced the Goryeo royal power to flee to Ganghwa Island for refuge.

In other words, with Ganghwa Island and the Liao army not good at naval warfare, the Goryeo regime was able to escape its demise and exist to this day.

For the rulers of Goryeo, although the country has three capitals, east, west and south, Ganghwa Island is the real vice capital in their hearts.

But now the situation has changed, the pirates have come, and instead of fighting on the peninsula and threatening Goryeo Kyoto, they have first cut off the first retreat route for Goryeo to move the capital, and the form has been reversed.

The naval advantage that Goryeo relied on for survival was completely broken, and the warships installed on Ganghwa Island were the only remaining elite maritime advantages and psychological support of Goryeo, which all fell into the hands of pirates and became a sharp weapon for crossing the sea and attacking the peninsula.

This was undoubtedly a blow to the heads of the Goryeo ministers, which not only stunned them at once, but also destroyed the illusions generated by the various analyses and speculations they maintained in their hearts, which made the Goryeo rulers not frightened.

Because of the importance attached to Ganghwa Island, Ganghwa Island has a high political status.

The number of land and water troops stationed on the island is nearly twice as large as that of Geoje Island. After the Geoje Island Incident, although the Lee family, a relative of the Lee family, was arrogant, did not believe in the alarm of the defeated general Park Sung-eun, and did not take the pirates seriously, they still instinctively immediately strengthened the troops and defenses of Ganghwa Island. The number of troops on the island increased by 30,000, and he was afraid that the generals who defended the island would be comfortable and would not pay attention to the order and slacken off, so he sent Wang Zhizhong, a key civil official who supervised the war, to hold the sword given by the king, and had the right to kill all the generals on the island first and then serve them.

Because Ganghwa Island is a substantial capital that is ready to move to refuge at any time, Goryeo attaches great importance to its development and construction, and the population and economic situation of Ganghwa Island at this time is much stronger than that of Geoje Island. There are more than 200,000 slave households alone, and they are mainly young and strong families selected from the peninsula, and if necessary, adult Ding pulls out sailors or army soldiers.

There is also a lot of cultivated land reclaimed on the island, and the people on the island can't plant it in normal times, and the garrison troops stationed there also participate in the cultivation, which can be regarded as a military cantonment.

In addition, the island has always accumulated a large reserve of food supplies, and many skilled craftsmen are placed to make weapons repair warships and produce other vital materials.

In short, everything is for the sake of Goryeo's danger of extinction on the peninsula, and Ganghwa Island will become a lifeline for the continuation of its rule.

The cruel thing is that the pirates are ferocious and good at naval warfare, and it is enough that the naval army of Ganghwa Island is invincible, but there are at least two or three hundred thousand troops on the island, including the armed people, and they have made strict defensive preparations in advance, which can be described as impregnable, but it is still easy for the pirates to seize the island.

This time it wasn't an opportunistic sneak attack by pirates, it was a complete hard attack.

What does this mean?

It shows that this group of pirates is not only strong at sea, but also brave and invincible on land. Its strength is far from being as small and weak as imagined, and it has no advantage in killing the peninsula and cannot threaten the Goryeo regime. This was what frightened the rulers of Goryeo.

In fact, Goryeo looked too highly at the quality and combat effectiveness of its own army.

Attacking Ganghwa Island, Du Bai and Xiao Jiasui knew their importance and strength to Goryeo, and after discussing with the staff of the headquarters, they sent the Zhao Fu Department of the Mabu Army Volunteer Battalion and the Shanshiqi Department of the Poye Camp, each with 10,000 horses; The generals directly under the headquarters of the Northern Army: Yang Tengjiao, Jin Chengying, Wei He, Yu Tai, Gai Jinying, King of the Heavens, Pang Yinhai, King of the Heavens, Wang Tonghao, Wang Tiejie, King Dingtian, Shi Wei of the Golden Retriever, Yang Lie, the Poisonous Fire Dragon, Deng Tianbao, the General of the Interception Order, and the King of Iron Spears, commanded the headquarters of 30,000 horses and horses, and attacked the island with a total of 50,000 troops.

The Northern Army attached great importance to this battle and did not dare to underestimate the enemy in the slightest, and the troops that originally participated in the battle were also ready to fight a tragic and tough battle, and they also looked forward to killing it well, so as not to be as boring as a child's play on Geoje Island.

This is also a rehearsal for attacking the peninsula and fighting hard against the Goryeo army and a test of the true strength of the Goryeo army.

The headquarters of the Northern Army hoped that through this battle, it would truly understand how tenacious the Goryeo Army really was, so that it could further improve the deployment of troops for attacking the peninsula and take the peninsula more smoothly.

But after the army rushed over with enough killing momentum, he realized that the Goryeo army was very funny.

Attack in the early hours of the morning. The island was indeed well prepared and heavily guarded.

The sailors guarding the island were all on duty near the port and the water village, and no one from the generals to the soldiers dared to desert. Infantry sentries and patrols are scattered along the island's shores, and groups of men are constantly watching, vigilantly monitoring the sea and the coastal reefs and beaches for fear of another deceitful attack by pirates.

The giant ship of the Cangzhao Navy carried a large army to kill in the morning light, and there was no trace at all, and it was impossible to avoid the eyes of the island at dawn. The Goryeo army defending the island immediately discovered the incoming enemy and urgently sounded the trumpet and gong to call the police.

Soon, the ports and seaports where the huge ships could dock were densely packed with troops. Ranged weapons such as crossbows, stone throwers, bows and arrows, and stone cannons are ready to attack. The sailors, who slept day and night, got out of their tents on the seashore and quickly lined up and pounced on the warships. The fire-attacking boats, which were loaded with oil, explosives, firewood, grass, and sulfur, were the first to jump onto the Goryeo army, apparently intending to use fire to deal with the approaching giant ships first.

Seeing this head-on posture from the telescope, the troops participating in the Northern Army were both nervous and excited.

It seems that there is really a bloody battle this time.

The Northern Army Fighters, who had been idle for a winter, held back their strength and glared. Coming with the army, Zhao Yue, who was on Li Jun's boat, also condensed his eyes.

The ships participating in the war did not have those two gunboats.

To test the real combat effectiveness of the Goryeo army, if you open the way with artillery bombardment and scare the enemy into collapse, then you have no fun and can't detect it.

Moreover, the two gunboats were busy patrolling and blockading the peninsula at this time, prohibiting all foreign ships from approaching the peninsula, and they had no time to come to Ganghwa Island.

But the power giant ship is also a terrifying sea weapon in this era, and the speed of approaching the port is completely beyond the expectations of the Goryeo army.

A small number of sailors guarding the island had just jumped onto the fireboat with their hands and feet, swinging their oars, trying to send the fireboat to the port and set fire to the giant ship. Several huge ships had already sailed into the harbor, and with the commander's order, the long-range multi-shot bed crossbows equipped on the ships began to attack with the sound of collapse.

The nearly two-meter-long ballista was a few hundred meters away from the dock, flying from the side of the giant ship to the pier, converging into an overwhelming momentum.

The densely packed Goryeo army on the dock was devastating in the blink of an eye amid the screams.

One by one, the ballista pierced through the bodies of two or three Goryeo troops, and then it seemed to stop unsatisfied. Pieces of Goryeo troops were strung to the ground, or nailed to the dock to die without falling. The huge wooden shields deployed by the Goryeo army could not stop the power of the strong crossbows, and they were pierced through and even shattered.

The Goryeo officers were as frightened as the soldiers in this horrific scene, and some of them who were brave or loyal to the country and were not afraid of sacrifice raised iron shields and blindly shouted: "Send our crossbows quickly, and fire the stone cannon to kill the damned pirates......"

Guarded by the soldiers who were lucky enough not to be torn apart by the crossbow guns, the rotating master of the day hid under the shell of the tortoise made of iron shields and shouted: "Don't be afraid, don't panic, return fire, return fire, return fire immediately......

However, the vast majority of the Goryeo troops on the dock were scattered under the blows of the rain of ballistas, and they scrambled to flee the dock to save their lives.

Another order was given from the giant ship, and the crossbow gun firing finally stopped.

The few defenders who had not left the dock saw the giant ship advancing and wanted to get to the pier, and felt that the opportunity to retaliate had come, so they went to operate the nearby bed crossbows, stone throwers, etc., or opened their bows and arrows to shoot wildly.

It's a pity that the range is far from enough, and they are all empty, just blind and busy in a hurry.

The sailors on the ships were lucky that the blow just now did not deal with them. They did not have time to go ashore and escape. Among them, there are those who have the courage to fight and hide in the cabin covered with small wooden shells to row over and blow up the ship.

Unexpectedly, pirate archers appeared on the deck of the giant ship, all armed with strong crossbows similar to divine arm crossbows, shooting at fixed points nearly 200 meters away to kill the Goryeo troops who dared to resist, not only shooting far, but also with an astonishingly high head.

The Goryeo army on the dock and the ship of fire were shot over, and in a blink of an eye, there were not many people left, and the big ones only shrank their heads and hid.

The fireship sailors, who were afraid to be heroes, heard the screams and saw the neighboring ships and even their fellow shipmates fall down in blood, and they were almost frightened. The enemy shoots his bow and arrow so far that he plays a fart himself. A rocket hit the fireboat, and he was afraid that he would be burned to death first.

There was no chance to get close to the enemy ship and set it on fire, and it was impossible to escape by jumping into the water with the enemy's powerful bow and arrows.

The loudspeaker of the giant ship shouted in Goryeo: "Those who surrender will not be killed." Put down your weapon, leave the cover, and crouch down with your head in your hands. ”

The lucky Goryeo army in the port tried to surrender, and when they saw that the pirates did not take the opportunity to shoot them, they immediately relieved themselves and immediately surrendered. The most active of them was the port commander who shouted back.

Of course, just as the Japanese were defeated, fleeing was not called fleeing and turning in, and surrendering after defeat was not called surrender and called an unconditional truce, according to the historical tradition of the Goryeo people, surrender was only a temporary means of saving their lives, and they would flee or fight back at the first opportunity. If you fail and then surrender, if you can not die, you will still escape and rebel again, so as to show the tenacity and shrewdness of our great Koreans.

You must know that with the hand of this glorious tradition, the ancestors played to death the powerful Great Sui Dynasty back then. The people of the peninsula have this in mind.

Unfortunately, the pirate army seized control of the port, and some of them took control of the docks, and most of them lined up to hunt down the deserters. The surrendered Goryeo soldiers were immediately searched and caught up with the giant ship, brutally knocked unconscious, and locked in the cabin. Those who are seriously injured will be rewarded with death.

The regular troops defending the island were all defeated, and one by one they fled like frightened rabbits, regardless of the generals, regardless of the soldiers, and desperately flocked to the core city of Ganghwa Island, Chixuekou Town, wanting to play the best battle of attrition to defend the city. The Goryeo court arranged on the island to prepare for the soldiers, and when they heard the alarm near the port, they rushed out of their homes in accordance with the regulations, and under the organization of the chief of the village and the village chief, they were assigned the weapons equipped in advance to line up, ready to cooperate with the army to meet the enemy, but what they saw was that the majestic and domineering regular army in the past threw away their armor and fled in the race.

That's it.

Acquaintances, heard the pirate army propagandists raise a bullhorn all the way and shout in Goryeo: "Those who surrender will not be killed." "Surrendered first.

The pirates did not surrender, but only collected the murder weapons and ordered those who surrendered to stay at home and live honestly.

I also heard many Goryeo traitors competing to perform and strive for meritorious service, shouting in the authentic Goryeo native accent that the Korean people listened to and familiarized: "Suffering folks, I am Park Chang-ho from xx land, (I am Lee Chang-ho from Kyoto)...... (Hehe, they are all Chang generations) turned out to be the poorest and most bitter Korean people. Let me tell you from my own experience...... The Pirate Army is not the brutal gangsters you usually know, they are the righteous men, and they have come to save us all from the brutal and cruel rule. The empire established by the pirates is rich, civilized and powerful, the people and officials get along on an equal footing, there are no corrupt officials and corrupt officials, strong bullies and bullies to oppress the people, there is no slave abuse, each household has at least 100 acres of fertile land, each family can not plant it at all, the excess land is raised with their own cattle and sheep, the real estate tax is only 30%, and there are too many grains, aquatic products, meat, eggs and milk to be eaten...... If I lie, the sky will thunder and ....."

In the mouth of the Goryeo traitor, the Cangzhao Empire is a paradise, a world that all the poor people in the world want to go to the most. Whoever can go is the most blessed of all.

Goryeo's own personal appearance is undoubtedly more credible and the propaganda effect is better.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the Goryeo people and slaves on Ganghwa Island don't believe in propaganda. It is important to know that pirates come and do not burn them.

As a result, the temptation of disarming and surrendering was flickering and flickering.

There are also people who do not believe in evil, love the country and love Goryeo, and want to gather people to fight, but in the blink of an eye, they were killed by the pirate army from afar and close.

The powerful combat effectiveness displayed by the pirate army, the bloody scene caused, and the stark contrast between surrender and non-surrender treatment made the hesitant islanders suddenly sober up and rushed to surrender.

The soldiers of the Northern Army attacked all the way, propagandized all the way, and when they reached the town of Xuekou, the two or three hundred thousand young men who were guarded by the rulers of Goryeo had high hopes and heavy responsibilities did not resist and died, and all those who did not flee into the town surrendered, and they all stayed at home and waited for fate to arrange. (To be continued.) )