Chapter 20: Castle Mikushi

"Ahh

One of the island firefighters let out a scream and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, those Jurchens couldn't help but be surprised.

They looked over to the firecracker and saw an arrow stuck in his throat.

How is this possible? They were also at least one hundred and forty paces apart.

What a terrible way to strike an enemy in the throat from a hundred and forty paces away.

These Jurchens all felt a chill, and even among the Jurchens they had never heard of anyone with such archery.

This must be a coincidence, many people think so.

A smile appeared on Chen Zhong's face, and Gan Fly finally made a move.

"Hold it all down, don't be too fast."

Chen Zhong said.

Let's let the flies shoot a few arrows first.

The island soldiers were all in a cold sweat, and they all felt as if the enemy was watching them from a distance.

They carefully searched for the archers among the enemy, and soon they spotted the sugar flies on the left side of the enemy's second platoon.

And the sugar fly again drew the bow and shot the arrow.

"Ahh

Another firecracker fell to the ground, also with an arrow in the throat.

Seeing this, all the island soldiers gasped.

It's not a coincidence that the enemy really has this kind of strength.

He Guoyong soon found that the speed of the advance of those island soldiers had slowed down, especially the firecrackers in front, and everyone's faces were full of fear.

"Don't stop, speed up and rush over, or you'll die more."

He Guoyong said loudly.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he looked stunned, and then slowly fell, with an arrow stuck in his throat.

"Oh no, the adults have been shot."

I don't know who shouted.

Those island soldiers all looked at He Guoyong, and everyone was dumbfounded for a while.

The island officials are all dead, what are they still fighting?

"Don't mess around, keep moving for me. Whoever dares to give me a step back, I will cut off his head. ”

The black-faced Jurchen brandished his steel knife and said viciously.

No sooner had he said than an arrow flew lightning and passed through his throat.

Clutching the arrow that had been inserted into his throat, the black-faced Jurchen fell in disbelief.

Lu Yan's face showed a knowing smile, this is the real archer.

Take control of the whole field, and even control the life and death of your enemies.

The island soldiers began to become chaotic, the island officer died, and the leader who looked like a Jurchen person was also dead, what should they do.

The rest of the Jurchens were also terrified, they had the intention to control the island soldiers, but they were also worried about attracting the attention of the archer.

At this moment, another series of arrows shot at the sugar fly.

"Ahh

"Ahh

"Ahh

The three musketeers were hit by arrows almost at the same time and fell to the ground, and looking at the three musketeers with arrows stuck in their throats, the island soldiers almost urinated in fright.

No, it's accurate to say that some people's urine has been scared out, their crotch has become wet, and they have even started to drip non-stop.

"Run!"

I don't know who shouted.

The island soldiers immediately threw down their weapons and began to flee.

"Don't run, whoever runs I'll cut off his head."

A Jurchen said.

He was about to pick up his sword and slash at a fleeing pikeman, but an arrow hit the Jurchen's throat in good time, saving the pikeman's life.

Seeing this, those island soldiers ran faster.

Lu Yan and Chen Zhong both laughed, and then said almost at the same time: "Chase me." ”

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Inside a humble study room in the North Korean fortress.

Mao Wenlong excitedly wrote the chapter of the victory.

Chen Zhong and Zhang Pan led the soldiers not only to conquer Hadian Island and Shicheng Island, but also to recover a large number of islands.

On the ninth day of the seventh month, the Great Changshan Island was recovered, and more than 600 people including Guo Changru were subdued, and the place was 80 miles.

On the tenth day of the seventh month, Xiaochangshan Island was recovered, and more than 300 people including Li San were recovered, and the place was 30 miles.

……

In addition, they recovered Ocean Island, Deer Island, Wangjia Island, Big and Small Zhangzi Island, Trumpet Island and other islands.

He believes that as long as this good news reaches the capital, it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire court, and the emperor will definitely be happy.

When he had finished writing the good news, he called one of his own soldiers and said to him, "Send a ship and deliver it to the governor as quickly as possible." ”

"Yes, my lord."

The pro-soldier hurriedly said, and left here with this battle report after speaking.

After the soldier left, Mao Wenlong left the room and went outside to see Tunding's training.

After he came to Mikuan Fort, he found that there were a large number of Liaodong refugees here, so he began to recruit these Liaodong refugees as Tunding.

Due to the perverse behavior of ** Hachi in Liaodong, he not only robbed all the property of the Han people, regarded the Han people as his slaves, but also forced the Han people to shave their hair.

A large number of Liaodong refugees fled not only to the interior, but also to North Korea, so that there are hundreds of thousands of Liaodong refugees in North Korea now.

Mao Wenlong estimated that it would not be a problem to recruit a large army to resist the Jurchens here.

But the point is that it is very difficult to train an army well, which not only requires a lot of money and materials, but also takes a long time, which he does not have.

Therefore, he could only ask the Koreans to borrow troops first, which was also Wang Huazhen's order.

However, as soon as the North Korean side heard that it wanted to borrow troops, it pushed back and never gave a letter, which made Mao Wenlong feel very annoyed.

In the nineteenth year of Wanli, the Japanese invaded the DPRK on a large scale, and if it were not for the Ming Dynasty to send a large army to help them drive the Japanese people back, Korea would have perished long ago.

The Ming Dynasty paid tens of thousands of casualties and 24 million taels of silver, which is almost equivalent to the financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty for five years.

This was also an astronomical amount for the Ming Dynasty.

It was precisely because the Korean War I exhausted the financial and human resources of the Ming Dynasty, and the financial revenue obtained by Zhang Juzheng's reform was also exhausted in this war, resulting in the final Ming Dynasty due to financial difficulties can only sit back and watch the unification and rise of the Jurchens.

From another point of view, the death of the Ming Dynasty and the anti-Japanese aid to Korea are also related to a certain extent.

Mao Wenlong was extremely annoyed when he thought that the Ming Dynasty had paid such a huge price, but in exchange for the perfunctory excuses of North Korea.

"What an ungrateful bunch of bastards!"

Mao Wenlong scolded.

While he was watching the training of these tundings, a young man in a long robe came up with a fat man.

Seeing this, Mao Wenlong's face showed a smile, and then he took the initiative to greet him.

This young man's name is Wang Yining, and he is a talent in Liaodong.

After the fall of Liaoyang, he fled to Korea with his father and submitted a letter to the king of Joseon, hoping to borrow troops to recover the old land.

The king of Joseon felt his loyalty and held a special banquet for him.

However, he resolutely refused to allow the borrowing of troops, and sent him back to the country after giving him money.

After arriving at Shicheng Island, he heard that Mao Wenlong had come here, so he specially came to meet him, hoping to serve under him.

Because there are too many illiterates in this era, as long as they are literate, they can be regarded as talents, let alone a talent, so Mao Wenlong agreed.

"Wang Yining, a student, has seen an adult."

After coming to Mao Wenlong's side, Wang Yining hurriedly bowed down and said.

Mao Wenlong nodded with a smile, and then said to him, "Mr. Wang, have you seen Li Guan?" ”

Wang Yining nodded, but his face was not good-looking.

"See, Li Guan said that the matter of borrowing troops is being discussed by the Korean court, and without Li Hui's will, he has no right to lend troops to us."

The Li Guan in his mouth is the current commander of Uiju in North Korea, and Li Hui is the current king of North Korea.

In the past, he borrowed troops from North Korea, but Li Hui did not allow it, it can be said that he was slight in his words, arrogant and did not know how to be polite.

But this time he borrowed troops, but he represented Wang Huazhen, the governor of Liaodong, and the Ming court.

The fact that North Korea is still perfunctory and unwilling to borrow troops is very telling.

"The whole of North Korea is ungrateful, when the Japanese invaded Korea, it was not that we sent a large army to help them drive out the Japanese people, but now they are good, borrowing some troops and pushing back."

After leading the soldiers for so many years, Mao Wenlong is not a good-tempered person, so he immediately scolded.

"However, I asked for some knives, guns and food from Li Guan, I believe it can temporarily alleviate the urgent needs of adults."

Wang Yining said with a smile.

"Haha, that's good. Mr. Wang really helped me a lot this time, without these knives, guns and food, my tunding still doesn't know what to do. ”

Mao Wenlong laughed.

"In addition to that, I have good news for adults."

Wang Yining said.

"What's the good news?"

Mao Wenlong asked.

After speaking, he glanced at the fat man, could this news have something to do with him?

Wang Yining glanced at the person next to him, and he quickly knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.

"The villain Xu Liu, who was originally the younger brother of Xu Jingbo, the president of Zhenjiang Fort, was entrusted by my eldest brother to come to Lord Mao."

Hearing this, Mao Wenlong couldn't help but be overjoyed: "It turned out to be Xu Qian's brother, why don't you hurry up?" ”

"The villain doesn't dare, my eldest brother said that he committed a heinous crime, and the crime is unforgivable, and he asked the adults to surrender their crimes."

Xu Liu knelt on the ground and banged his head, without the slightest intention of getting up.

Mao Wenlong's expression remained unchanged, but he already knew the other party's purpose.

He wanted to absolve himself of the crime of joining the enemy.

But now that it is the time to employ people, as long as his eldest brother is willing to take refuge, he will of course accept him.

"Please tell your eldest brother that as long as your eldest brother is committed to the Ming Dynasty, the court will not only exonerate him from his crimes, but also reward him for his merits."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, Holy Lord! Ever since my eldest brother was forced to work for the slave chieftain, he has always felt deeply ashamed of the emperor's grace, so he can't eat and can't sleep at night......"

Speaking of this, Xu Liu hid his face and cried.

Of course, Mao Wenlong is kind words and comfort.

After a long time, Xu Liu stopped crying, and then continued: "When my eldest brother heard that the adults were nearby, he asked me to bring news. Jiannu in Huangzui, Shuangshan area of the rampant expropriation, the people can not bear its oppression, recently rose up to resist, Zhenjiang Fort pseudo guerrilla Tong Yangzhen sent a large army to suppress the righteous people, now Zhenjiang Fort in the strength of the Nu is extremely empty, it is a good time to capture Zhenjiang Fort. ”