The Ming army took Jeju Island, and the whole army only rested for two days. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the morning of April 29, the Jeju Fortress Tower was lit up with banners and flags.

Under the city wall, the Goryeo people who saw off the troops on the march were crowded with small red flags painted with the sun and moon motifs, waving and cheering.

These people were originally officials, slaves, and maids, but after the Ming army came, they were liberated into free commoners, and their faces were full of joy from the bottom of their hearts.

All the officers and men of the Korean army lined up neatly outside the Jeju capital, and dozens of military flags hunted and flew in the wind.

Shinsaku Takasugi, Kogoro Katsura, Genrui Kusaka and others were also in the queue as political workers.

"All the officers and men of the Korean Army!" Yun Dongming stood on the tower of the city and said loudly through the electric loudspeaker, "I successfully liberated Jeju Island and won the initial victory in the Korean War. ”

Nearly 10,000 soldiers were jubilant, and the captain of the first brigade of the Korean army, Yin Jiro, was on duty, and he took the lead in shouting, "Thank you to the Party Central Committee!" ”

"Thank you to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Hooray! Banzai! Hooray! ”

The team of nearly 10,000 people cheered together, the sound became louder and louder, and the deafening roar came and went.

Most of these Japanese samurai who volunteered to serve in the army in Ukushima used to live at the bottom of Japanese society, with no clothes and no food, and they were so poor that they only had a sword left.

After joining the Ming army, not only did they eat well and dress well, but they also learned a lot of things, saw countless novelties, and now participated in the battle to destroy the country, they are very proud.

Moreover, listening to the seniors who came from Taiwan, such as Yin Jiro, Xiao Goro, and Kuroda Masakuma, as long as they are motivated, perform well, and can join the Chinese Revival Party and the Chinese Revival Pioneer Group, they will have the opportunity to become a real Celestial Empire. All of them were eager to make a contribution in this war of annihilation.

Yun Dongming flicked the megaphone lightly, and a piercing whistle sounded, and the venue calmed down.

“…… For 2,000 years, Goryeo has always been a Chinese domain, with the same root and origin as the Chinese civilization, and should have worked with Japan, Ryukyu and other countries to build a new world of coexistence and common prosperity in China, but Li Yuanfan colluded with traitors, stole the throne of the king of Goryeo, deviated from the Chinese Zhengzhi, and took refuge in the Manchu Tartar captivity......"

In the end, Yun Dongming raised his voice, "Today, all the soldiers of my Korean army will carry out the most critical battle, go straight to Seoul, capture Li Yuanfan alive, and return the people of Goryeo to a bright future, revive the Party Central Committee, and the Ming court is looking forward to the good news of our victory!" ”

"Go to Seoul!"

"Capture Li Yuanfan alive!"

There was another deafening roar on the field!

Takasugi Shinsaku, Katsura Kogoro, Kusaka Genrui and others had never experienced such a scene, and they all blushed and couldn't help but shout along with each other.

"The small soldiers of the Goryeo Kingdom are small, and An can resist the enemy's royal division!"

Yoshida Shoin has a relatively calm personality, he remembered "Sun Tzu's Art of War", so there are five ways to win: those who know how to fight and those who can't fight win; The one who knows the few wins; The one who wants the same wins; Treat those who are not safe to win; The one who can but does not win wins.

"Whew-"

A horn sounded, and Yun Dongming waved his hand, "Board the ship and prepare to go on the expedition!" ”

"Onward! Forward! Forward!

Our team to the sun!

Stepping on the land of the motherland,

Burdened with the hope of the nation,

We are an invincible force.

……”

Under the leadership of the officers, the soldiers of the Korean army lined up in columns, sang the majestic "March of the Xingming Army", and stepped on the gangplanks one by one to board the warships in an orderly manner.

From the first day of entering the camp, what the Korean army heard was the "March of the Xingming Army"; A song before three meals a day, singing this "March of the Xingming Army". They may not speak Chinese very well, but this song is very slippery.

A long whistle sounded, and the naval formation of the Korean army of the Ming Dynasty slowly sailed out of Jeju Port.

The four coast guards were formed into the first echelon, lined up in a horizontal line, and rushed to the front of the fleet.

Because of the need to accommodate the speed of the fleet behind them, the coast guard ship did not start the steam engine, but relied on the power of the sails to break the waves at a speed of 6 knots per hour.

The Satsuma Navy was divided into two echelons, the second and third.

The Japanese ships were medium-sized warships, which were organized into the second echelon, and carried the marines, the Korean army, the logistics detachment, and the supplies as a transport team, and followed behind the first echelon with full sails.

Japan's Kohaya Bunes were clippers and were organized into the third echelon as patrol ships that served as a maritime vigilance. Responsible for the seizure of all fishing boats encountered on the way.

The four coast guards were formed into the first echelon, lined up in a horizontal line, and rushed to the front of the fleet.

Because of the need to accommodate the speed of the fleet behind them, the coast guard ship did not start the steam engine, but relied on the power of the sails to break the waves at a speed of 6 knots per hour.

The Satsuma Navy was divided into two echelons, the second and third.

The Japanese ships were medium-sized warships, which were organized into the second echelon, and carried the marines, the Korean army, the logistics detachment, and the supplies as a transport team, and followed behind the first echelon with full sails.

Japan's Kohaya Bunes were clippers and were organized into the third echelon as patrol ships that served as a maritime vigilance. Responsible for the seizure of all fishing boats encountered on the way.

Ganghwa Bay is also known as "Gyeonggi Bay". The western bay of the Korean Peninsula. Centered on the mouth of the Han River, it stretches from Jangsan in the north to the Taean Peninsula in the south. It is about 125 kilometers wide, the coastline is 1,415 kilometers long, and the water depth is 5.3-5.5 meters. The islands are scattered, Ganghwa Island, Dafu Island, Lingxing Island, Longyou Island, and Deji Island are larger.

After nearly 300 nautical miles from Jeju Island to Ganghwa Bay, after two days and nights, when the sun rose again, the Deokji Islands appeared in front of the fleet.

The Deji Islands are the outermost archipelago in Ganghwa Bay, the largest of the islands, about 30 nautical miles from the mainland, and only a few fishermen live on the island.

Everything had been planned for a long time, the coast guard ships were responsible for the sea guard, and the second echelon rushed straight to Deji Island like a tiger and a wolf. At noon, the Satsuma Navy and all army units were safely moved to the island to be repaired and restored near the fishing village of Tokuzuki.

In the early morning of 1 May, hundreds of ships of the Ming army, large and small, appeared near Incheon, southeast of Ganghwa Island.

Ganghwa Island is located at the mouth of the Han River, about 1 km across the strait. Ganghwa Island is also the gateway to the capital Seoul, about 50 kilometers away from the capital Seoul.

In the 19th century, Japan, the United States, France, and other countries surveyed water depths and drew nautical charts in the area from Seoul to Ganghwado.

The sea breeze is gusting, the waves are like tides, and the waves are like snow.

Seeing the white sails of the Ming army's fleet covering the sky and the sun, several forts guarding Gyeonggi Province on Ganghwa Island were dumbfounded, and the beacon towers around Ganghwa Island were billowing with wolf smoke.

The Ming warships first went straight to Yuewei Island.

Wolmido Island is a half-moontail-shaped island that is only about a kilometer away from the Jemulpo mainland to the east. There were only more than 600 defenders in the Yuewei Town Fort, and more than 30 old 12 cm small-caliber guns with a range of only 700 meters, so the defense was very weak.

Seeing the Ming army ships approaching, the defenders of the fort in Yuewei Town panicked, "My lord, the Ming army is coming towards us!" ”

Gun Commander Qian gritted his teeth, "Open the cannon, give a warning!" ”

The Goryeo defenders took the lead in firing artillery, and the Ming coast guard ships immediately returned fire, and a ball of fire exploded on the fort of Wolwei Town. Almost effortlessly, the coast guard ship had already blown up the fort before it could enter the range of the Moontail Fort.

Under the alert of the coast guard ships, the ships of the second echelon of the Ming army approached Yuewei Island.

Taking advantage of the deep waterway of the bay, more than a dozen ships directly arrived at the tidal flat and anchored, and Injiro jumped into the water with the soldiers of the first brigade, stepped on the mudflat and rushed to the island, and the sound of gunfire became a pot of porridge.

At the same time, more than a dozen ships of the Ming army went around to the back of Yuewei Island and directly landed on Shangjiwupu.

Incheon Port, which became famous in later generations, is still a seaside fishing village called Jemulpo.

Xiao Wulang led more than 800 soldiers of the Korean army to land in Jemulpo like arrows and surrounded the village. Two transport squadrons, armed with logistical supplies, also landed ashore. At the head of Jemulpo Village, the Goryeo soldiers and civilians fell to their knees.

Yun Dongming and Wang Wenli sat on the Haijing 1001 ship. Wang Wenli put down the binoculars with satisfaction, "Comfort Envoy, Xiao Wulang's second brigade has landed safely, and everything is going very smoothly!" ”

"As long as they can make a fuss on the south bank of the Han River, it will be a great achievement!" Yun Dongming said lightly.

Although the Goryeo army is very good, these soldiers have only received formal training for more than a month, and whether it is military physical fitness or military literacy, they can only be said to have passed the road.

Yun Dongming did not expect them to be able to take Incheon, Pupyeong, Siheung and other cities, as long as they could disturb the south bank of the Han River, so that Seoul on the north bank of the Han River felt that the wind was loud and the grass and trees were all soldiers, and they did not dare to flee to the south, it would be enough.

Wang Wenli looked at the time, it was half past eight in the morning, "The soldiers are fast, let's continue to fight?" Let the first brigade follow them? ”

"Lord Wang, it is your duty to command the battlefield!" Yun Dongming smiled and waved his hand, "I won't interfere casually!" ”

"Lord Yun, you are the old head of the army, you can't just watch the excitement!" Wang Wenli smiled and turned his head and instructed the staff officer, "Let's hurry up and level the Jianghua Strait!" ”

The large army of the Ming army went straight north to the Jianghua Strait.

Ganghwa Island is located at the mouth of the Han River, across the one-kilometer-wide Ganghwa Strait, and faces the mainland of Goryeo. Ganghwa Island is also the gateway to the capital Seoul, about 50 kilometers away from the capital Seoul.

The coastline of Ganghwa Island is steep and precipitous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Li Dynasty has prepared large and small forts on both sides of the Ganghwa Strait, which are very well defended.

At the entrance of the Ganghwa Strait, there is a stone monument that reads, "The sea gate is defended, and ships of other countries should be careful not to cross". The Ming coast guard ship directly collapsed the stone monument and drove deeper.

On both sides of the strait, there are Caozhi Fort, Dejin Fort, Guangcheng Fort, Jiakuen Fort, and Dekuen Fort......

In the afternoon, when the sun was setting in the west, this series of coastal defense batteries were all destroyed by the Ming army, and the Goryeo defenders were killed by dozens, captured hundreds, captured a number of earthen cannons, and countless broadswords and spears.

Kuroda Zhengxiong led the third brigade to attack Jianghua Mansion like chopping melons and vegetables, killing Li Shiyuan, the envoy of Jianghua Mansion, and occupying this rectangular island.