964 North Korean musketeers
Shang Wen has always been helpless about Qin's navigation industry, and he has no way to let it develop freely. Because the geopolitics of the Qin State had already determined that it was impossible to develop its naval career in such an environment.
Qin's domestic mainland policy was extremely prevalent. The Qin state was actively seeking a continental state, and the Qin state might only have the energy to develop its own naval career after occupying land supremacy.
But Shang Wen believed that at that time, the Qin State would lose a good opportunity to develop its navy. The Qin State was the first to establish a navy, but it did not develop the first seafaring career, which has to be said to be a historical joke.
Shang Wen's train soon returned to Xianyang, and the King of Qin attached great importance to Shang Wen, since he personally reported that the train station came to greet Shang Wen. This made Shang Wen feel flattered. He really didn't expect it. King Qin will personally come to greet him.
And with such a high-level welcome, I am afraid that in the Qin State, there is only Shang Wen alone.
"The king himself came to greet him, this is true." Shang Wen couldn't describe his mood at this moment.
"Once the prime minister is lost, the widowed Qin State will lose a major pillar, can the widow not come to greet him in person?" King Qin said.
"The prime minister should pay attention to his own precautions." King Qin said.
"This." Shang Wen really can't say anything.
"The widow can't let his prime minister suffer such a fright." King Qin said.
"The Marines of the Qin State are elite divisions, and the few people order a regiment of marines to strengthen their protection." The King of Qin personally gave such an order.
"This." Shang Wen still wanted to refuse, but was directly signaled by King Qin not to mention it again. And Shang Wen believes that the current strength of the Qin State is tight. A Marine Corps regiment. How important it was to the Qin State. To strengthen his own guards, Shang Wen really didn't want to do it.
Then Shang Wen shirked the reception banquet of King Qin. Shang Wen's reason is simple. The banquets of the King of Qin were only available on important festivals and diplomatic occasions. And for yourself. Shang Wen is still strict with himself. Shang Wen finally brought out the legal provisions of the Qin State. In the end, it had to be canceled.
Shang Wen's matter came to an end for the time being, because Shang Wen was at least safe, and he was also the Qin State itself. The safety factor is high. And in the north. The Zhao army is actively preparing for their rapid offensive operations, and although there is a clear order from above not to let them take such excesses, they are still preparing in this way.
Yandu Railway Station was soon opened. The trains that came from Qin to transport logistical supplies brought them a large amount of ammunition, weapons, and food. In addition, there are the horses that must be used to launch this campaign.
The road conditions in Yan are as bad as those in Zhao Kingdom. Only cavalry could pass quickly on a large scale. In response to this, Zhao Jun decided to call in a large number of horses for battle. They are urgently teaching some of the infantry how to harness the horses, which are used in large-scale locomotion operations.
The Yan army was also actively preparing the war materials they needed, and these supplies were driven from the Qin State with the exception of the daily trains. The warehouses near the train station were piled up. There are also piles of military materials in the barracks, but even so, there are still a large number of materials that have no place to pile up, and in desperation, all these military materials are piled up in the Yanwang Palace. Yanwang Palace became a temporary warehouse for Allied military supplies.
The Qi army, on the other hand, was retreating in an intense and orderly manner, knowing that sooner or later the Allies would launch a large-scale attack. If they retreat on their own initiative, the situation may be better.
Fighting in the north is still ongoing. This time, though, something new happened. The object of the battle was not the Xiongnu and Hu slaves, but the regular Korean army.
"Kill." A mercenary of the Qin State frantically brandished the saber in his hand and wantonly slashed and killed a group of fleeing Koreans, and there were many mercenaries around, all of whom were mercenaries from various security companies.
Employees come from a wide range of social strata. But most of them come for the money.
"Hahaha. I'm going to enjoy it first. A mercenary carried a North Korean woman and walked towards a remote location. And behind him, several others followed, apparently they were all together.
And next to them, there are all kinds of thatched huts that have been burned down. The fire burned half the sky. The mercenaries of the Qin State came from various countries, including the Yan people, the Zhao people, the Koreans, and of course, the Chu people and the Qi people, although the Qi State and the allied forces were at war, but it did not prevent them from making their own fortunes.
"Bang." A gunshot rang out. The mercenaries shot and killed the fleeing North Koreans.
This is a scene of Qin mercenaries fighting, and they usually send a hundred to two hundred people to participate in the battle for a unit or so. They will travel through dense primeval forests. Then look for places where North Koreans live. Then a sudden attack. Attack opponents. The distance of the attack is usually about a hundred miles. Such long distances are generally very sudden. The worst thing is that they attack from behind. They used lighter artillery to attack their opponents. Mortars are a weapon, although they were originally equipped in the army. But the arsenals soon introduced a civilian version of the mortar. This mortar has been reduced a lot in terms of range and power, but the advantage of this weapon is its lightness. It is for this reason that a large number of mercenaries do not hesitate to purchase such weapons.
Suddenness is the most important magic weapon for them to succeed in sneaking attacks on Korean settlements, and it is difficult for the North Koreans to guard against such fierce and changeable combat methods of the Qin mercenaries, coupled with advanced and sharp weapons, which has to make them retreat again and again, but the North Koreans obviously have little way back.
The mercenaries of the state of Qin repeatedly after all the Korean Peninsula. The Liaodong local army of Yan State has also developed on a large scale in this direction.
A month earlier, the Koreans had already spotted the traces of Qin mercenaries and the Liaodong Army on the southern bank of the Yalu River, and then they strengthened their vigilance, but a month later. Settlements on the south bank of the Yalu River were frequently destroyed by Qin mercenaries and the Liaodong Army. North Korea has run out of patience. They can't take a step back. The Yalu River is already their last psychological bottom line.
The mercenaries of the Qin State were very greedy in this direction, believing that the Koreans were easy to catch, and that they were easy to attack, because they were an agrarian culture, which was much easier to find than the nomadic tribes. And so it is, as long as flat ground is found. There must be a settlement nearby. Following these, the mercenaries of the Qin State eliminated one Korean settlement after another.
"Boom. Bang la blah. "This time. In the distance, there was the sound of an orderly infantry marching. A red flag fluttered. On it, in Qi script, there are several big characters written "Korean Army".
"There are enemies." At this time, the mercenary guard post came into play. Despite the mercenaries' misdeeds, they still stepped up their vigilance. Because they understand very well that the incentive to switch between sneaking up and being attacked is that they don't have to be on guard. In this regard. The people of Qin were clearly unwilling to make the same mistakes as their opponents.
"Damn." After the mercenaries heard the sound of a vigilance. Quickly began to assemble.
"Poof." One mercenary casually killed the North Korean women who had been assaulted, while others shot the North Koreans who were still on the run with a rifle.
"Bang bang." The mercenaries shoot at the house that is still on fire, in order to quickly take out the enemies that have not been dealt with, and they now need to strengthen their defenses.
"All into combat positions." A mercenary lieutenant shouted loudly.
"Woo. Whining. The trumpet beeped.
"Whoa." Mercenaries began to enter combat positions one after another.
"I'll see." This time. The mercenary lieutenant took out the binoculars he was carrying to check the situation in the distance.
"What's the situation?" At this time, a sergeant ran over and asked.
"It seems to be a regular force on the North Korean side." The lieutenant took the telescope and saw it.
"What, regular troops." The sergeant asked, incredulous.
"Yes, regular troops." The lieutenant said with certainty.
"Come on, grandpa, I'm not afraid at all, just with their broken weapons, we can easily kill them." The sergeant said.
"You'd better see for yourself". The lieutenant put down the binoculars at this time and said.
"What?" The sergeant said as he pulled out his binoculars and looked at them.
"Oh my God." This time. The sergeant shouted.
"What's the situation?" A sergeant in the distance, who was hiding, asked loudly.
"Let's see." The sergeant said.
The sergeant then took out his binoculars and examined them.
"Oh my God. They turned out to be armed with muskets. The sergeant couldn't believe his eyes.
"Korean musketeers." The lieutenant said.
"How many of them are there?" The sergeant asked.
"About a thousand people." The lieutenant said.
"And we're just over a hundred." The sergeant said.
"We're on our own." The lieutenant said.
"These damn North Koreans, where did they get so many muskets?" The lieutenant said at this time.
"Look at them, they still look like flintlock pistols. This ancient gun. The lieutenant said.
"Those bullets weren't for fun." The sergeant said.
"We can't let them come close. Otherwise we're in trouble. The lieutenant said.
"Yes, these damn North Korean musketeers. Come on. The sergeant said as he began to pull the bolt of his rifle in preparation for the shot.
The weapons used by the mercenaries are rear-pull revolving rifles with no magazines. In addition, there were a small number of trap rifles, and they used rifle cartridges of two different calibers.