Xiaoqingshan, located near the modern city of Kaesong, is an alluvial plain with complex topography.

When we arrived at Xiaoqingshan with the help of a guide from Jinjia Village, I was deeply affected by the sight on the mountain.

I'm talking about the villagers, abandoned by the cowardly and incompetent armies of the Kingdom of Goryeo, who used their unskilled skills to build a castle in the canyon between the two mountains that far exceeded the usual fortresses of Dongying.

Shall I call this building, although it is rough and rudimentary, and has no sense of design, but it is sturdy, tall, like a beast with teeth and claws, standing proudly among the small green hills.

For a long time after that, every time I thought about it, I would remember the excitement and shock in my heart at that time. I have always believed that the spontaneous actions of the people are not uniform and large-scale, and these need to be promoted by the government in a unified manner.

But the reality in front of me has shown me that the people also have the power to accomplish these unexpected projects, especially the Goryeo people whom I have always despised so much.

Maybe it's because of the pressure of survival, or maybe it's the power of revenge.

I saw with my own eyes that Jin Anshun's mother, who was extremely depressed because of the loss of her beloved daughter, seemed to be a different person after arriving at Xiaoqingshan, put down her burden, and threw herself into helping the militia carry stones.

I saw her gritting her teeth, unloading pieces of stones weighing dozens of pounds from the cart, lifting them with all her might, and carrying them to the city tower with great difficulty. Then he took a breath, and almost with perseverance, he came to the stone dollar again, the next piece, the next piece......

This is revenge for Kim Anshun! I suspect that there must be such a force in her heart, just like so many people who are thin and weak, but they consciously work on the front line.

There must be a fire burning in their hearts! In their opinion, moving one more stone is like stabbing one more wolf, like seeking a glimmer of justice for their loved ones!

This power is great and unstoppable. I think.

The leader of the rebel army was a 37-8-year-old Kaesong man named Zhang Zaiwu, who was originally a teacher at a private school, but during the invasion of the Japanese invaders for more than half a year, his father, mother, wife and children, almost all of whom died under the sword of the Japanese invaders.

Such a blow made Zhang Zaiwu almost completely collapse, but when he was drunk and almost drowned by the river, he encountered a small group of resisters who also resisted the Japanese invaders.

Under their leadership, Zhang Zaiwu quickly changed from a scholar who could not hold a knife to a leader who commanded battles, for two reasons, first, he was not afraid of death, and rushed to the front every time he fought, in the words of his companions, he almost seemed to be bent on death, but he was lucky to survive every time.

Second, he is literate. In Goryeo, where the illiteracy rate is as high as 80 percent, this is a miraculous ability. At least he could read the map, read the paperwork, and be able to point the team in the right direction, plus he had a good heart despite his anger, so the nearby rebels were willing to fight under his command.

When I met Zhang Zaiwu, he was carrying weapons with other militiamen, and when he heard that the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty had arrived, he immediately threw down his buddy and walked out in a hurry while rubbing his dirty hands on his body.

"Lord Sun! You're here! When Zhang Zaiwu saw me, his face trembled with excitement, and his voice carried infinite enthusiasm: "I heard that you have recovered Pyongyang and attacked Wangjing!" The Wako have shrunk a lot since you came, and I don't know if you are ...... this time."

"I'm going to assassinate Katsuya Shibata." I said, "It's a pity that it didn't work, and I only killed his son." The thief is too big! ”

"It's already remarkable! You mean, you go to the royal capital to assassinate Shibata Katsuya! Commander-in-chief of the enemy army? At first, he didn't understand what I meant exactly, after all, he spoke Chinese with a strange tone, and then reacted and was immediately shocked!

"Yes." I nodded and said, "Shoot the man before the horse, capture the thief and capture the king first." Mr. Zhang, you must understand. ”

"Understood! Got it! Zhang Zaiwu's eyes were full of reverence: "If I had half of Lord Sun's ability, I would lead the army to Wangjing and recover the capital first!" ”

I hummed noncommittally and interrupted him: "Mr. Zhang, you must already know about Jin Anshun, and the army of the Shibata Katsu family is likely to arrive." Let's stop complimenting each other just yet, I have something to tell you. ”

Zhang Zaiwu is a reasonable person, and immediately stopped talking and said that he was listening.

I said quickly: "Before we came here, I had already arranged for several groups of people to go to various places to attack the key positions of Shibata Katsuya, and then contacted the opposite side of Hashiba Hideyoshi and asked them to feint on the side. I expect that Shibata Katsuya will probably receive the news of the blow in the rear around tomorrow, but before that, you, or we, will be hit very strongly, are you ready? ”

Zhang Zaiwu looked at my eyes and said very seriously: "Lord Sun, my family members have all died at the hands of the Japanese Invaders, and I am already alone in this world, what do you say I am afraid of?" If I die, I will only go to the spring to meet my family, and there will be no reluctance or fear, you can rest assured! ”

I patted him on the shoulder, and was about to speak, when the lookout on the enemy tower suddenly shouted: "The enemy is coming!" The Woko are coming! The Woko are coming! ”

When everyone heard the news, they immediately threw down their work and rushed to the positions they had determined before.

They were scared, but they also knew they had no way out.

Therefore, everyone's actions are very resolute, even if they are not standardized and standard, but the heart of a fist to kill the enemy cannot be concealed.

I gave the Kuki Masataka a gesture, and he immediately nodded, commanding the special combat team, the ninja detachment, and the burning musket team to all ascend the castle tower, choose the best shooting position, and prepare to shoot.

I observed left and right, suddenly my eyes lit up, and I pulled the nine ghosts to say a few words, he looked up, and when he got aware, he took the soldiers out of the city tower and went straight to the peaks on both sides of the city wall!

Mountain! This is my order to the Nine Ghosts Masataka. The small green mountain is not high, but it is very steep, the altitude is only three or four hundred meters, but it is almost straight up and down.

But this is not difficult for the nine ghosts and Masataka and others who rely on special operations to eat. I saw that they were climbing like apes, and before Shibata Katsuie's troops arrived at the castle, they had already climbed high to the top of the mountain, lurking, waiting for the best opportunity.

Chai Tianjun, who was approaching, was obviously also taken aback by the city in front of them, they couldn't imagine at all, following the escape route of the villagers into the mountains, but such a fortress appeared out of thin air, even higher than the ordinary city fortress of Dongying!

However, in the face of the Goryeo army, the Japanese had never had the slightest fear, and although they were amazed by the towering city walls, they still rushed up without hesitation, and set up one of the few ladders towards the castle tower!

At the same time, their musketeers began to shoot at the towers, hoping to suppress the defenders on the city walls, or at least to deter the Goryeo army.

In their minds, the Goryeo army was all about to collapse at the touch of a button, and they were usually scare away without firing a few shots. So as soon as their musketeers began to shoot, the cavalry rushed straight up, trying to make a siege posture and scare off the cowards hiding in the city.

Unexpectedly, they did not wait for the enemy's hasty escape, but ushered in a head-on attack from the Goryeo army on the fortress!

Stones, bricks, boiling water, and boiling oil poured down from the city like a pour, and the ladders were burned and billowing black smoke, and the pirates above screamed and fell, smashing on the people below, causing more casualties.

The Japanese who were hit by surprise this time, and the sound of horses neighing was shouted under the city wall!

Under such a fierce blow, the attack of the Japanese invaders slowed down a little, and the cavalry that had not yet rushed to the city began to retreat. After all, they did not have many cavalry, more infantry and musketeers.

So after the cavalry had withdrawn, the infantry began to slowly advance towards the city walls, trying to take down the small city by numbers.

Unexpectedly, just as they drove into both sides of the city wall, Zhang Zaiwu suddenly sent someone to detonate the gunpowder buried under the peaks on both sides.

The time is almost up, I thought to myself. If the attack cannot be carried out for a long time, the enemy's generals will definitely be restless, and he will definitely go out to wait and see, because Dongying's generals generally have a characteristic - they do not trust their subordinates, but only believe in themselves.

Sure enough, in my sight, an enemy general dressed in black armor and riding a black horse jumped out of the battle and personally went to observe our situation not far in front of the formation. When he saw the mess that had caused the damage before, he immediately drew his long knife in anger and swung it at our city!

He could see that most of our means had actually been used, and the price to be paid for the general attack now was much smaller than just now!

But how could I possibly give him this chance?

I took off the extended-barreled musket from behind my back, pretended to be a recommended scope, and quietly poked through the hole in the wall, aiming it in the direction of the opposing general!

Almost at the same time, I heard several gunshots above my head at the same time, and it seemed that it was the Nine Demons Masataka and the Burning They, who were shooting at the enemy generals at the same time!

Hit! It's not just someone's shot, it accurately hit the upper body of the black-armored general, and I couldn't see the specific location clearly, only to see that guy was facing the sky on his back, planting his horse, and there was a rapid gunshot above his head, and the enemy general who hit the ground was surrounded by dust!

When the enemy saw the general fall from his horse, there was confusion, and at the same time, many loyal samurai rushed out of the battle, holding shields to rescue the main general.

As a result, a particularly classic encirclement reinforcement was staged in Xiaoqingshan!

Around the enemy's commander, more and more enemies fell, struggling and shouting, attracting more and more enemies to come to the rescue, and finally formed a situation that our side liked to hear and the enemy had a headache!

The only pity is that the sky is getting darker, and our shooting accuracy is getting lower and lower as the light gets darker and darker.

In the end, it was almost impossible to accurately inflict damage on the enemy, and the enemy took the opportunity to save the general.

Xiaoqingshan's first battle, and it slowly came to an end with our big victory.