On May 5, 1643, the day after Hwang Tae-gil ordered the dispatch of troops to the Jurchen Huerha tribe in the East China Sea, three ships of the people from the east coast sailed south under the northwest wind, crossed the Tsushima Strait, and reached the sea off Jeju Island. To their surprise, they found a slow Chinese sailing ship on the surface of the sea, which appeared to be a North Korean sea boat. However, it is somewhat surprising that the standard is a traditional Chinese hard sailing boat, rather than the famous North Korean turtle boat.

The ship immediately spotted the ships on the east coast flying the double sword goshawk flag, and in the face of such a strong enemy, they resolutely turned around and began to flee without restraint, shouldering the heavy responsibility of guarding the security of the territorial waters of North Korea. However, the clumsy handling of the Chinese schooners was laid bare at this moment, and before they could successfully turn, the expedition ships "Tsunako" and "Fubo" surrounded them on one left and one on the right, driven by the rapidly spinning propellers.

The Koreans, too, seemed to find themselves unable to escape, and began a desperate return fire with the few small guns on board, and some courageous archers and birdmen also stood on the side of the ship and opened fire on the ships of the people on the east coast. However, because the distance was so long, most of their shots fell into the sea, which made the sailors on the two East Coast sailing ships laugh loudly.

Naturally, they could not watch the North Koreans shoot at them, and the few gunners on the two expedition ships, under the orders of the gunners, ripped off the gun jackets covering the guns, and then adjusted the barrel angle, charge, and reload. The firepower of the "Fubo" and the "Zhuhai" was not very strong, only 16 guns per ship, and the largest caliber of them was only two 18-pounder naval guns, but such firepower was already extremely powerful in the sea of the Far East at this moment.

On the orders of the officers. The seven guns on the starboard side of the "Fubo" opened fire one after another. The 18-pound, 12-pound, and 8-pound iron balls whizzed towards the North Korean ships at a distance of more than 500 meters. Due to the wind and waves at sea, it is not small. In addition, it was the first round of shelling, so the accuracy was not very good, several shells fell into the sea, but three still hit the hull of the enemy ship, causing some damage.

After the shooting of the "Fubo", the "Zhuhai" also joined the shooting operation. They had better luck, five of the seven shells hit, including an 18-pound solid iron ball that hit the side of the North Korean ship. A small hole was created, which caused the North Koreans on the ship to exclaim.

There is no suspense in such a battle. Mo Ming looked at it for a while, then instructed left and right to see if he could capture the North Korean ship alive, and then walked back to the captain's room. However, his order was given a little too late, and by this time the gunners who had been able to fight had already fired two more volleys, one of which was an 18-pound shell that once again opened a hole in the side of the old North Korean ship. After the holes were cracked on both sides, the sea began to pour into the North Korean patrol ship, which was not of large tonnage, and the sailors jumped into the sea with wooden planks, barrels and other floating objects after the blockade failed.

Many small boats were lowered on the "Baobab" flute-type transport ship, and the Eight Banners began to row the small boats to rescue the North Korean crew members who had fallen into the water. These North Koreans are all veteran sailors for many years, and the people on the east coast will naturally not let go, and they will be arrested and reformed. It's not much of a problem for them to sail merchant ships. It didn't take too long to rescue the sailors, an hour later. The surviving North Korean sailors were rescued one by one on the transport ship and placed under strict guard.

The battle with the North Korean cruiser was just a minor episode today, and the ultimate target of the people on the east coast was the North Korean towns on the island of Jeju in the northwest, where the people, livestock, and food were so desperately needed. At this moment, the fleet of people on the east coast is in the sea southeast of Jeju Island, and Mo Ming can see the towering Halla Mountain on the island from the bow of the ship. At the southern foot of Halla Mountain is Jingyi County, where the Li Dynasty was located. There are also several villages and towns in the left vicinity of Jingyi County, such as Xigui Town, all of which are home to a certain number of Korean people, and of course, a certain number of troops are stationed.

However, after last year's battle, the people on the east coast also have a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army, that is, scum! Therefore, Mo Ming despised them extremely. So, under his order, three ships rushed straight in the direction of Jingyi County in a zigzag shape. Approaching the shallow waters of the coast, the three boats anchored as usual, and then swaggered down a large number of dinghys. The dinghy, laden with soldiers, rowed ashore.

This time, it was naturally the Eight Banners Army that acted as the vanguard, and it took them only half an hour to land on the coast under the leadership of Liu Zhong, the battalion manager. After landing on the shore, Liu Zhong only hurriedly gathered a sentry of about 200 people, plus more than 50 native servants of Sakhalin Island, and rushed towards the county seat of Jingyi.

The walls of Jingyi County are not tall or thick, and are made of a mixture of volcanic rock and clay. There were some Korean sergeants standing at the head of the city, occasionally mixed with some Ding Zhuang in disheveled clothes, but it seemed that their morale was not very high, and their armament was very poor. Such a state of imminent battle made the officers and soldiers of the East Bank Army under the city shake their heads and at the same time be a little happy, maybe the battle will be easy? Maybe the fall of the city was only in a moment?

When Liu Zhong and the others disembarked, Mo Ming gave them a very clear message: that is, to break the resistance of the North Koreans outside the city in one fell swoop with a lightning attack, control the intersections of various major roads around the city, and then wait for the follow-up troops to go ashore and take the county town with a city wall. After all, the people of the East Coast do not want the city, but the people, livestock, and food in the city.

But now it seems that the situation is more optimistic than the most optimistic estimate before the war, and these Koreans did not have the courage to fight the East Coast outside the city! Some of them fled, while others retreated into the city, hoping to rely on the city to put up a stubborn resistance. Out of extreme contempt for the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army, Liu Zhong dispersed his troops to several intersections, and then formed some thin formations, blocking the escape route of the Koreans in the city. As for the North Koreans who fled, there was really no way to do it, and they had no choice but to let them go when their troops were insufficient.

More than fifty natives of Sakhalin armed with longbows, and after approaching the city walls, these hunters who lived in bitter cold shot sharp and heavy arrows at the head of the city one by one. Some of the North Koreans who couldn't escape fell from the city screaming, and the rest scattered in fright. The accuracy of these hunter archers is really terrifying, and an arrow that seems to be easy can often go straight to the throat, face door and other vital parts, which makes people feel frightened.

Liu Zhong was overjoyed to see that dozens of Sakhalin hunters had successfully suppressed the Koreans at the head of the city. At this moment, another sentry of the Eight Banners infantry rushed over with simple siege equipment, so he simply did not wait for the brothers of the 102nd Company of the Army, who were dragging the artillery to this side, but directly ordered the sentry officer of this outpost to select some capable men to climb the ladder to try to capture the city.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners practiced a variety of tactics in South Africa, including capturing and defending cities. At that time, the scene of their training was to climb the ladder to the city under the cover of the line of musketeers on the east coast, although there was no cover of the musketeers on the east coast, but with the help of those Sakhalin hunters who were skilled in archery, they also suppressed the counterattack fire of the enemy at the head of the city, so the conditions for taking the city were met.

After selecting the most elite 50 men from the more than 200 officers and men of the outpost, the officer who led the team began to make promises to his men to boost morale, and then rushed towards the city wall with 50 men. The city wall of Jingyi County is not very high, more than three meters, and such a low city wall can be climbed without even a ladder at all. However, considering that these people are wearing thick armor, it is still somewhat difficult to climb with bare hands.

"Smack!" A ladder was erected at the head of the city, and five or six warriors of the Eight Banners in leather armor and swords climbed up one by one, while a native of Sakhalin with a strong bow in his hand put a heavy arrow on the bowstring and watched the city with wariness.

When the first Eight Banners warrior ascended the castle, the North Koreans' resistance was finally belated, and the hapless Eight Banners warrior was stabbed in the chest and abdomen with several spears, and fell from the castle screaming. However, the North Koreans who attacked him also fell into blood, and a total of three Korean sergeants rolled down the city screaming under the attendant of the arrows of Sakhalin archers, who were as fast as shooting stars. Seeing the enemy's archers so accurate, coupled with the extremely terrifying black faces of the Eight Banners warriors who climbed up to the city, the remaining Koreans shouted and dispersed, and the city fell so easily.

As more and more warriors of the Eight Banners ascended to the top of the city, the people of the east bank completely controlled the wall near the city gate. Soon, a dozen or so heavily armed warriors of the Eight Banners descended the city wall, and after killing a group of Korean soldiers surrounding the city gate, they easily took control of the city gate and opened the thin iron-clad wooden gate.

There was a roar of cheers from outside the city, and a large group of Eight Banner warriors, led by the officers, poured into the city, and after extinguishing the street fighting organized by the few Korean soldiers who still resisted, the whole city changed hands! From Mo Ming on the "Fubo" to the first battalion of Liu Zhong's Eight Banners capturing the city, the whole battle took less than two hours, and the casualties were only more than ten people.

What's more, the intensity of the battle was very low, neither the East Coast nor the North Koreans suffered many casualties, and the city did not suffer any damage, and was largely intact, which was really ideal for the East Coast people who wanted to seize the population, livestock and food. (To be continued......)