Chapter 65: The Growth of Jeju Island
The temperature on Jeju Island in November is much warmer than in Jangwang-gun, and at this time, the crops and pastures in the villages around the island have already been harvested, and only the matter of shearing the sheep's 'wool' and grafting the sheep is more troublesome.
He Bo and the others had already received a letter from Wang Ze to come back, and they were already waiting at the dock in the north, Wang Ze and a large number of troops disembarked first, and the people were arranged to various parts of the island in batches.
Holding Wang Ze's hand, He Bo said with teary eyes: "It's good to come back, Xiao Langjun has worked hard this year, he has grown a lot taller, but he has become dark and thin!" ”
This year, Wang Ze did become darker and thinner because of his expedition to the east and west, but he grew two inches taller at once, and he also followed Wang Yong's good figure, and he will be at least a big man of more than 1.8 meters in the future.
Wang Ze also looked at Uncle He with a smile and said, "I'm not on the island, but it's hard Uncle He, you can enjoy Qingfu in the future!" ”
He Bo said with a smile: "It's not hard, it's not hard, that is, I teach the villagers how to raise cattle, sheep and horses, after all, they are all born in crops, and many people don't know much about raising so many cattle, sheep and horses!" ”
At this time, Feng Jing behind Uncle He exposed Uncle He: "Xiao Langjun, you don't know Uncle He's hard work, tens of thousands of people have come to the island in the past few months, but our land on the island has long been divided, and those people have made trouble many times. It was only after He Bo thought about increasing fishing and processing, and expanding the 'wool' spinning yard and shipyard to settle those people! By the time he was done, Uncle Ho's hair had fallen out a lot! ”
Only then did Wang Ze find out that He Bo had been wearing a felt hat, He Bo rarely wore hats before, and he dared to cover it up because he was afraid that Wang Ze would find out.
Wang Ze stretched out his hand to take off Uncle He's hat with both hands, and found that as Feng Jing said, it turned out to be a dense 'flower' white hair, and at this time, the scalp was already vaguely visible on the top of his head.
Seeing this, Wang Ze's tears flowed out at once, and while putting on a hat for Uncle He, he said regretfully: "Ze'er didn't think it through, but let Uncle He suffer so much, it's really a crime that deserves death!" ”
But Uncle He smiled and comforted: "Isn't the old man just 'doing' housework for Xiao Langjun!" It's been a little busy in those two months, and now that Xiao Langjun has so many wise men to assist, the old man is waiting to enjoy the blessings! However, Feng Jing and Yan Nantian have helped the old man a lot, and they need a lot of rewards! ”
Only then did Wang Ze know that Boss Yan still had such a good name and was actually called Yan Nantian, why wasn't it called Yan Chixia!
This is good, after the battle of Jinan City, Yan Xiaowu also felt that his name was not good, and pestered Pu Yangxun to give him the name of Yan Tieyi, they are all talents!
With the disembarkation of the army on the ship, Yan Tieyi, that is, Yan Xiaowu, also saw his eldest brother, so he came to Yan Boss's side in a hurry, the two of them are called brothers, but they are not much different from father and son!
After some greetings, Wang Ze found out that Liu Qing and others from Taiqing Dao did not come, and as Wang Ze's hardcore supporters, they would definitely come to greet him as a last resort, so Wang Ze asked Uncle He curiously: "Uncle He, why didn't Liu Daochang and others come?" ”
He Bo sighed and said: "Xiao Langjun doesn't know, since two months ago, the Japanese sent a large army to attack, and our island has insufficient troops, but fortunately, Gu Bin and Du Shengdu led the naval army to block the landing of the Japanese people. However, although he was able to stop the Japanese people, he could not do it because the troops were too small. ”
"The Japanese Navy has been stationed on a large island more than 200 miles east of Jeju Island, and it has been attacked from time to time, and we have suffered a lot of casualties in the water battles for several months. He Bo sighed.
Wang Ze was furious when he heard this, and the Japanese Kingdom came to attack him three times and twice, did he really think that he was a mud fabricator?
Immediately, Wang Ze ordered Yan Tieyi, Zhu Bofu, and Xu Zheng to lead the White Wolf Battalion to Xincheng in the southeast of Jeju Island to assist in the defense.
The white wolf battalion left with a rumbling sound, and Wang Ze didn't have time to talk to He Bo and the others more, so he ordered the former Jeju Island militia to quickly return to their respective camps, and the rewards for each were then issued.
Immediately ordered all infantry troops to prepare their weapons in order, and Wang Ze set off with 20,000 infantry, after all, it is faster to go by land than by sea, especially the road on Jeju Island is still easier to walk after being repaired.
The 5,000 people on board were placed in several camps that had been built long ago, and the other 20,000 or so were to be scattered and resettled throughout the island.
Along the way, Wang Ze looked at the fields on both sides of the road, except for a few places where it was arable land, most of them were pastures, and groups of cattle and sheep were moving slowly in the pastures.
There are still large tracts of alfalfa in the pastures that have not been harvested, and many of the lambs and calves that are born in the spring have grown a lot, and many ewes and cows can be clearly seen in the flock with their bellies bulging again.
Wang Ze even saw that most of the farming were 'women', and some of the 'women' who obviously looked like 'women' in Tamna and Silla were all working with big bellies.
It seems that the Tamna 'women' captured last year and the Silla 'women' who were 'befriended' with Baekje have been integrated into the Chinese nation, but a decree must be issued to protect these 'women', after all, their descendants are the guarantee of their own future success.
Seeing Wang Ze looking at the 'women' on the side of the road, Xu Ning, the deputy appointed by Zheng Kui when he left, introduced: "Since Xiao Langjun left Jeju Island, Buyeo Wang has come several times to 'hand' over for weapons, and these Silla 'women' were all transported by Buyeo Wang before to 'hand' over for supplies and weapons!" ”
It turned out that Baekje used the weapons exchanged from Wang Ze to form an "elite" elite army called the "Sword Battalion", and under the leadership of Baekje's general Gao Canghai and Wang Di Fuyushun, they used the strategy of "luring" the enemy to eliminate tens of thousands of "elite" troops in the northwest border of Silla.
At this time, although Silla's national strength was booming, the whole country was only 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the loss of 10,000 'elite' sharps was a great loss of vitality, while Baekje took advantage of the situation to storm and recapture more than ten cities that were looted by Silla in the lower reaches of the Han River.
In the original history, Silla rose rapidly in the past few years, not only stepping on the traditional ally of Baekje, but also seizing his in-law Wa Kingdom in Rena Province in the south of the peninsula within a few years, causing Baekje and Wa to quickly form an alliance to besiege Silla.
However, now that Baekje has occupied Wang Ze's light, he suddenly annihilated the 10,000 army of Silla with great might, and then recaptured more than ten cities.
Silla instead asked the in-laws of the Wa Kingdom to send troops to rescue them, and the Wa Kingdom sent a large army to attack Jeju Island again, preparing to take advantage of the fact that neither Baekje Silla nor Silla had the "elite" strength to take advantage of the fact that neither country had the "elite" to take care of this geographically important island country.
Baekje was afraid that Wang Ze's side would be co-opted by Silla, so he sent Buyeo Wangwang to Jeju Island many times to 'handover' weapons and so on.
It's just that because Wang Ze has left Jeju Island, Buyeo Wang returns disappointed every time, but this person is ruthless enough, and before Wang Ze agreed to 'hand' over the weapons, he 'handed over' a large number of Silla 'women' to Xu Ning and others.
Xu Ning distributed these Silla 'women' according to their previous military exploits to the meritorious soldiers who had not won the Tamna 'women' before, and some craftsmen were also assigned a Silla 'women' because of their outstanding achievements.
After listening to Xu Ning's introduction, Wang Ze nodded and said: "I didn't expect Buyeo Wang to be so courageous, and anyway, there is a Goguryeo in the north of Baekje, and I am not afraid that he will be too strong, so I promised him to 'hand' over a batch of weapons." It's just that these 'women' still have to be treated kindly, and those who are five months pregnant should not be allowed to work in the wild, and as for these pregnant 'women', they will be given ten catties of fine grain every month from the fifth month! ”
Xu Ning agreed to make arrangements.
Yang Ku listened to Wang Ze's words and exclaimed: "Xiao Langjun is really a benevolent person, so kind to the people, he will definitely be supported by all the people in the future!" ”
Wang Ze said with a smile: "These people are all my fellow villagers and elders, who are not afraid of hardships and dangers and came with me to this desert island to create a foundation, how can I not treat them well!" ”
At this time, several teenagers in a pasture on the side of the road drove a large group of horses to pass by, and they were not afraid to see the army passing by, and they all pointed at the army with a smile, and they all 'revealed' envious eyes.
Looking at the dress of the teenagers, they should be the teenagers of the lion cub camp, one by one around thirteen or fourteen years old, and it is estimated that they will be able to enter the white wolf camp after passing the assessment at the age of fifteen in a year or two.
Wang Ze beckoned a few teenagers to approach, and asked, "Brothers, whose land is this ranch?" I see how many horses there are! ”
A red-faced young man recognized Wang Ze and said with a smile: "Xiao Langjun, this is the pasture of the late Qin Ming's family, the chief instructor of the Young Lion Battalion, because of the lack of manpower, I will come to help his family manage horses, cattle and sheep!" ”
Wang Ze smiled: "Hehe, I'm afraid that you also have the intention of taking this opportunity to practice riding!" The boy was a little embarrassed to say in one sentence.
The young man blushed and said: "Of course, I also want to practice my riding skills well, and after practicing my riding skills, we can enter the White Wolf Camp, I don't know how Xiao Langjun looks at my riding skills?" ”
"I think a few of you are pretty good at riding, but if you want to ride a horse to fight, it's not enough, you still need to practice a lot!" Wang Ze thought for a while and said to the young man.
At this time, another slightly chubby teenager pointed to a slightly older teenager next to him and said, "Xiao Langjun, we have learned riding skills from the instructors before, and Uncle Qin's eldest brother Han is good at riding!" ”
The young man was about fifteen years old, and he had been behind several teenagers, looking a little shy, and he really couldn't tell that it was the son of Qin Ming's black-faced man.
At this time, Qin Han walked forward in front of everyone, saluted Wang Ze, and then saluted Xu Ning: "Uncle Xu! "The voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.
Xu Ning said helplessly to Wang Ze: "This child is the only son of my second brother Qin, although he has also learned a good martial arts, but this 'sex' is too soft, and he speaks like a mosquito." I want to wait until he reaches the age of fifteen to serve Xiao Langjun in the army, so as to polish his 'sex'! ”
Wang Ze said with a smile: "As long as the bow and horse martial arts are practiced well, I will accept them all, and I will go back when the White Wolf Camp is expanded after the New Year!" ”
Saying that, a few people quickly caught up with the team that was still moving forward, and Yang Ku said to Wang Ze: "It's amazing, Langjun! I see that there are herds of cattle, sheep and horses on this island, and in just a few years, I am afraid that there will be millions of cattle, sheep and horses, nearly 100,000, plus these young men who have practiced hard riding, there will be 100,000 cavalry in ten years! ”
Listening to Yang Ku's exclamation, Wang Ze said with a smile: "Yue Guo needs ten years of life and ten years of lessons, but I am not Goujian Japanese people who deceive me that Jeju Island is ungarrisoned, I will first take him to the knife, and train the troops while attacking, and within a few years, my command will be full of 'elite' soldiers in a hundred battles!" ”
The army marched all the way, resting for most of the night. By the time the next day dawned, the shadow of Jeju New Town could already be seen in the distance.