Chapter 35: The Capture of Jeju Island

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When the news reached Korea in mid-April, Seoul was immediately shaken, and the princess and the king Li Yu convened the ministers overnight.

At this time, Korea was the Yi dynasty.

On June 6, 1849, the 15th year of Xianzong, Xianzong passed away at the age of 23. Because Xianzong had no heirs, Queen Chunyuan ordered the third son of Jeonxijun to succeed to the throne, inherit the unification of Chunzu, and was the Joseon Jejong, and respected Queen Chunyuan as his mother's concubine. Queen Chunyuan listened to the government as the princess.

In Jingde Palace, the ministers spoke one after another.

Some people bluntly said that the Ming Dynasty was kind to Goryeo in the past, and now it is revived and reborn, although it only occupies a corner of Taiwan, but the ship is strong and the artillery is sharp, and it will be able to reunify the country, and try to persuade the Ming Dynasty to break away from the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and sincerely want to be a minister of the Ming Dynasty;

There are also people who are impassioned, saying that this Ming is not the other Ming, just a group of foreign pirates and pirates, agitating for strict defense, joining forces with the Qing Dynasty, and fighting to the death with the Ming army;

There are even more people who are hypocritical and wronged, playing Tai Chi and saying things that are not nutritious.

The quarrel quarreled for a night.

In the end, Kim Zugeun, the leader of the council, proposed to send Lee Yong-joo, the commander of the Jeolla Provincial Naval Army, to march into Jeju Island to defend it to the death. If the war is unfavorable, then consider whether to be a vassal or not.

Lingyizheng, also known as Lingyi, is the supreme leader of the parliamentary government, the highest administrative organ of the Ryo dynasty of North Korea, and is a rank of Zhengyi, equivalent to the prime minister or prime minister of China.

The princess who listened to the government said yes and immediately issued the royal decree.

Jeju Island is located in the southwest corner of South Korea, 82 kilometers away from the mainland of South Korea across the Jeju Strait in the north and Japan across the Korean Strait in the east.

The whole of Jeju Island is a typical volcanic island, and the center of the island is Mt. Halla, which is 190 meters above sea level. Jeju Island is an oval island made of volcanic material with a thin soil layer, and has been used as a pasture and fishing port.

Because Jeju Island is far from the interior and lacks resources, it is also a place where Korean prisoners are exiled. Those who were sent here were relegated to the rank of untouchables and officials, and were not allowed to leave the island for the rest of their lives without any orders.

One day in late April, more than a dozen Goryeo Panya boats, loaded with more than 2,000 elites, slowly sailed into the Jeju harbor under the escort of small clippers such as sword boats and fierce boats.

The Itaya ship is large and can carry more than 100 people, and the sailing speed is relatively slow, but it only needs a few dozen sailors to operate flexibly in battle. The navy of the Li Dynasty often used banwu ships as the main warships, with small clippers such as sword ships and fierce ships as escorts to form a naval team.

Lee Yong-joo, the commander of the Jeolla Provincial Naval Army, landed ashore with his men, and the musicians immediately began to blow and blow, and several trumpets shook the heavens and the earth.

Jeju Mu Park Tinghuan, Judge Jiang Chang and other officials bowed their backs to greet them, "Welcome to the Imperial Envoy!" ”

"Master Li is the Optimus Bo Jade Pillar of my Goryeo Kingdom, and he has a purple and golden beam in the sea."

"With the help of the Jeolla Provincial Naval Army, my Jeju Island will be as stable as Mount Tai and safe and sound!"

When Park Tinghuan and Jiang Chang saw the arrival of Lee Yong-joo, it was as if they had seen their relatives.

Jeju Island is under the jurisdiction of Jeolla Province, and although the two of them are the first civil and military officials in Jeju Island to be the ruler and judge of Jeju Island, they are officials on Jeju Island, far from the mainland, and there is no communication with information, so it is almost no different from exile, and their status is far lower than that of the Jeolla Provincial Naval Commander.

Explaining that the army was about to invade Jeju Island, and when they saw the Jeolla Provincial Navy coming to help, they seemed to see a savior coming.

Li Yongzhu strode with high eyes and a bright spirit, "TOEFL!" TOEFL! Thank you for waiting here, my Jeolla Provincial Navy has come to the aid this time, I don't dare to say anything else, this Jeju capital city will be as safe as a rock, solid as gold......"

There was such a commotion on the dock, and suddenly wolf smoke billowed from the beacon along the side.

Jeju Island was at the forefront of coastal defense against Japan, and the Lee dynasty built dense beacon towers along the coast.

Park Tinghuan's heart sank, "The Ming army is here!" The Ming army is really coming! ”

"Just foreign bandits and pirates, pretending to be the Ming army!" Li Yongzhu snorted contemptuously, "Take a good look and see how my Jeolla Dao Naval Army exterminated these thieves and bandits!" ”

The fleet of the Ming Dynasty's Korean army, four coast guard ships and thirty Satsuma warships, arrived at the sea off Jeju Island in Jeju City.

More than a dozen Goryeo Panya ships of the Jeolla Provincial Navy were blocking the outside of Jeju Port.

In front of the Itaya ship was lined up with a large number of civilian boats, which were full of fire-starters. The two sides of the Itaya ship are guarded by dozens of sword-wielding ships and fierce ships.

Wang Wenli stood on the slipway of the No. 1001 coast guard ship and smiled coldly, just this little boat is not enough for Lao Tzu to shoot a few salvos.

There were still about three miles away, and the Goryeo navy released a large number of fire attack ships.

Dozens of fire attack ships burned together, and for a time the water surface was blazing, which was spectacular.

Wang Wenli immediately ordered, "Machine gun fire!" ”

The machine guns spewed out tongues of fire, and dense bullets swept across the fire attack ships, causing the fire attack ships to shatter their planks and jump on the water.

Li Yongzhu sat on the slipway of a board house ship, and when he saw the fire on the sea, he immediately commanded more than a dozen board house ships and killed them, and dozens of sword boats and fierce ships were guarding the left and right.

When the killing was close, Li Yongzhu found that the fire attack ship had been beaten to pieces and turned into a mass of burning wreckage on the water.

A lieutenant general angrily reported to Li Yongzhu, "My lord, the fire attack ship is ineffective!" ”

"Rush over!" Li Yongzhu gritted his teeth, although the Ming army was ferocious, but the Jeolla Provincial Water Army was not weak, and when they met on a narrow road, it was unknown who would kill the deer!

Seeing that the fleet of the Jeolla Provincial Navy had come to range, Wang Wenli chuckled, "Open fire!" ”

"Boom...... Rumble...... Boom ......"

The cannons of the Ming coast guard ships opened fire one after another, and strings of shells exploded in the air. The shock heat wave caused by the explosion blew in all directions, and countless brilliant sparks flew in all directions with their tails in tow, forming patches of fire rain.

The Ming army fired incendiary bombs filled with gunpowder and napalm, which exploded in the air on time with a delay of two seconds.

The rain of fire that fell from the sky enveloped the sea around the Jeolla Provincial Naval Army.

The rain of fire fell on the boats, sword-wielding ships, and fierce ships, and the scorching flames spread rapidly by hunting the sea breeze, and the flames on the sails, masts, and decks turned into raging fires in an instant.

Dozens of Goryeo warships were all on fire, and the flagships were also on fire.

Li Yongzhu's surroundings were full of flames, and even the battle robes on his body were burning. He had no choice but to jump into the sea.

Li Yongzhu has good water quality, thinking that when he is in the water, he can get out, but he didn't expect that the sea surface is also blazing, and the vapor ~ oil bomb is still burning on the water.

The entire surface of the water was like a sea of fire, the sea breeze rolled up layers of heat, and the flames rolled with the smoke. There were miserable cries everywhere on the sea, and the smell of roasted human flesh was faintly in the air.

There were only a few sword-wielding boats and fierce ships, and it was convenient for the boats to make a small U-turn, and they fled into Jeju Port in a hurry.

Jeju Mu Park Jeong-hwan and Judge Kang Chang-il stood at the fort along the port, and they saw the situation of the naval battle in real life.

"It's so vicious! The Ming army is not afraid of hurting the heavens! Park Tinghuan didn't believe his eyes, "It's not even half an hour!" Why was the Jeolla Provincial Naval Army wiped out? ”

He originally thought that the attacking Ming army was just pirates, and that Jeju Island would be safe and sound as soon as the Jeolla Provincial Navy arrived. Unexpectedly, as soon as the Jeolla Provincial Naval Army engaged, it was defeated and almost completely annihilated.

"My lord, the Ming army fleet is coming towards the fort!" Judge Jiang Changyi screamed, "This fort is in disrepair and has long been dilapidated, and it will definitely not be able to withstand the artillery fire of the Ming army." Let's get out of here! ”

The Goryeo soldiers guarding the fort had already become frightened when they saw the tragic situation of the naval battle, and they also ran into the Jeju capital city under the leadership of their officers.

The Ming warships pursued the victory, and the forts along the harbor were soon blown to pieces and cracked.

The fleet of the Satsuma Navy sailed onto the beach in great shape, full of Japanese volunteers who had undergone short-term assault training, and under the leadership of the squad leader, they rushed to the shore in groups and surrounded several gates of Jeju City.

Outside the gates of Jeju City, a banner was hung high that read, "Those who surrender will not die." The loudspeaker also broadcast in Korean over and over again, broadcasting the "Ming Dynasty's Letter to the Korean People" to persuade the soldiers and civilians in the city to surrender and serve the Ming Dynasty.

Under the orders of several generals, more than 100 Goryeo soldiers who had no intention of fighting were forced to go up to the city wall. They were armed with bows and arrows, and they wanted to release arrows to the city to drive away the Ming army that was attacking the heart.

"Shoot!"

The dense muskets rained down bullets, and more than a dozen soldiers were knocked to the ground at once. The undead and unwounded soldiers were all frightened, turned around and ran down the city.

The coast guard ship approached the coast, and the artillery fire extended towards the capital city of Jeju. High-explosive bombs rained down on the city walls, filling the sky with fog and smoke.

"My lord, the artillery fire of the Ming army is too powerful!" Jiang Chang knew that this city could not be defended. The Ming army's ships were strong and sharp, similar to the legendary British card warships, whether it was a naval battle or holding the city, it was absolutely impossible to resist.

He gritted his teeth, "Let's surrender!" ”

"Lord Jiang, you are a military general, and the safety of the city is all your own!" Park Tinghuan looked at the more than ten elite tooth soldiers behind Jiang Chang, and forced himself to calm down, "We have official positions, we can't surrender to the sea bandits!" ”

Jiang Chang waved his hand one by one, and several tooth soldiers immediately stepped forward and tied up Park Tinghuan solidly.

"The city has been surrounded, if you don't surrender, then you can only be martyred!" Jiang Changyi has become unscrupulous, "Lord Jiang, it sounds good, we are officials on Jeju Island, but we were actually driven out of the prosperous inland and sent far away in this barren and barren land, are you really willing!" ”

He waved his hand, "Wave the white flag!" ”