The enemy's firepower is fierce, and Jeju Museong will definitely not be able to recapture.

Li Hengzhong could only order the withdrawal of the army, hoping to lure the enemy out and rely on the cavalry to win in the field.

Just as the whole team was withdrawing, someone suddenly shouted: "Kill the factory supervisor!" ”

I saw that many ragged cavalry (in fact, herdsmen) seemed to have made a private agreement to launch a rebellion by surprise and kill those well-dressed cavalry generals.

The herdsmen hate the officials, and they are usually exploited.

This is an island of exiled criminals, how can officials be sympathetic to the people? It's not about squeezing to death!

More than a dozen factory supervisors in various pastures on Jeju Island, who temporarily served as cavalry generals, were killed by the herdsmen around them in a daze.

These guys, who usually act as a prestige, have finally been punished.

"Don't kill me, I'm willing to surrender!"

Pu Sheng, the county supervisor of Jingyi County, hurriedly shouted, wanting to escape on horseback, but was chased and poked to death by the herdsmen around him.

Jin Guorui, the supervisor of Dajing County, ran very fast, and in a blink of an eye, he had fled to Li Hengzhong's side: "Lord Shepherd, the shepherd on the island has rebelled, and it must be suppressed quickly!" ”

"I'm not blind, I don't need you to remind me!"

Li Heng was shocked and angry, and quickly gathered his personal guards, a total of more than 200 cavalry, and immediately killed those rebels.

Of the more than 3,200 herdsmen, all of whom chose to defect, Li Hengzhong instantly had only more than 200 people left.

But even more than 200 cavalrymen were chasing and killing more than 3,000 herdsmen.

The scene was extremely eerie.

More than 3,000 herdsmen on horseback did not dare to fight at all, and were chased closer to the walled city, wanting to obtain the protection of the Datong soldiers.

"Enemy troops, this is ...... Infighting? Hu Dinggui said confusedly.

Liu Ze climbed over and stuck to the wall, and said in the official words of the Ming Dynasty: "General Rongyu, once you can't take Jeju Mucheng quickly, or if you lose the battle, Li Hengzhong will be killed and surrendered by the herdsmen." ”

Hu Dinggui smiled and asked, "Why is this so?" ”

Yanagisawa replied, "The Jeju sailors have been lost, and no one on the island can escape. Everyone can surrender, but Li Hengzhong can't. He was a member of the Joseon clan, and he had been watching Gwanghae-jun (Li Hun) for a long time, and after Gwanghae-jun took control of Jeju Island, Lee Hyung-joong had to die even if he surrendered. Moreover, the North Korean government has been exploiting the herdsmen too hard, and the herdsmen have long wanted to rebel. ”

"No wonder you ordered the siege of the city," Hu Dinggui said with a smile, "You are Han?" ”

Yanagisawa replied: "I was born into a Korean Confucian family, and my grandfather studied in the Ming Dynasty for several years. ”

Hu Dinggui said: "You are very good, be my personal translator." ”

"General Xie is complete!" Yanagisawa hurriedly kowtowed.

More than 3,000 defective herdsmen rushed to the vicinity of the walled city, dismounted and knelt on the ground, and sent messengers to talk for a long time.

Yanagisawa translated: "General Rongyu, this person said that they are all herdsmen on the island, and they were forced to give Li Heng his life, and he was exploited by the Korean lord in the past, and he will ask to be attached to the Ming Dynasty in the future." ”

Hu Dinggui asked, "What is the situation on the island?" ”

Yanagisawa is very quick in thinking, and he briefly elaborates: "Jeju Island was originally a horse breeding ground for the Yuan Dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty constantly exiled Mongolian criminals to raise horses. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu exiled the descendants of King Yuanliang, Chen Youliang and Ming Yuzhen. These people were very strong, and gradually gathered money and goods, and moved away from Jeju Island one after another. After the Imjin War, Korea was full of ownerless wasteland, and the big clans on the island went to occupy land in Korea. Today, most of the islands are descendants of criminals, including Han, Korean, and Mongols, and they have long been mixed and unable to distinguish between ethnic groups. ”

"Whose pastures and farmland belong to?" Hu Dinggui asked again.

Yanagisawa replied: "It belongs to the lord of Joseon, and the inhabitants of the island are half-ploughing and half-pasture, and they pay tribute to the lord of the country every year for cattle and horses, and they also hand over land to the government of the island. There are three towns and 12 townships on the island, all of which are under the management of the government, and the government can take back pastures and farmland at will. ”

Hu Dinggui turned around and discussed with Wang Yaochen for a while, and said to Liu Ze: "Tell them that as long as they are loyal, the tribute will be reduced by one percent, and they will not be held accountable for their previous crimes." ”

Yanagisawa immediately relayed the news, and the cavalry hurriedly rushed back, and soon the herdsmen burst into cheers.

Surrender was surrender, but they did not dare to fight, and more than 3,000 herdsmen retreated outside the city.

Li Hengzhong and Jin Ruorui, all in full armor, rode the two best horses on the island. There were more than 200 cavalry under their command, all of them wearing leather armor and each with a horse bow.

And the more than 3,000 herdsmen who surrendered, not to mention wearing armor, even their clothes were shabby.

There were not even war knives, most of them were armed with spears.

Some spears had the tips of stones sharpened, and even the iron spears did not fit together.

A group of horseback riders called Hanako.

"Open the door, counterattack!"

Hu Dinggui left 500 soldiers, let Wang Yaochen and the Zheng family sailors defend the city, and led 500 firearms out of the city to fight.

The balance of combat forces between the two sides has reversed.

On Hu Dinggui's side, 500 Datong soldiers, 4,000 North Korean surrendered infantry, and 3,000 North Korean surrendered cavalry. It can also be said that it was 7,000 farmers and herdsmen who surrendered, and the youngest was only 13 years old, holding a wooden stick in his hand.

On Li Hengzhong's side, there were more than 200 regular cavalry.

Li Hengzhong was desperate at the moment, if he wasn't trapped on the island, he wouldn't have chosen to fight today, and he would have fled thousands of miles away with his guards.

Just like Yanagisawa said, everyone else can surrender, but Li Hengzhong's surrender is also death.

What to do?

Run!

How far can you run, how many days you can live is how many days.

More than 200 cavalry immediately slipped away, and Hu Dinggui could only watch from afar, and said to the surrendered herdsmen: "Catch up and annihilate the enemy army!" ”

The herdsmen were numerous, but there was no unified command, and acquaintances gathered among themselves and divided into more than a dozen groups to fight separately. They were used to being oppressed, and they fought cautiously, and they did not dare to chase and kill with all their might.

"Woohoo!"

More than 200 cavalrymen began to shoot arrows, which were crooked, and it seemed that the bows and arrows were not well maintained.

Only one herder was injured in the rain of arrows, and he did not even fall off his horse.

But the herdsmen were so frightened that they stopped their horses, saw Li Hengzhong lead his troops to withdraw, and returned to report to Hu Dinggui: "The enemy cavalry is too powerful, we have all been killed and retreated, and we cannot continue the pursuit." ”

"Are you fucking blind to me?"

Hu Dinggui wanted to reprimand him angrily, if this was his soldiers, all of them would be dragged to the board!

But when I think about it, if the herdsmen are so brave, and now they are being attacked by themselves, how can they choose to surrender in a daze?

Li Hengzhong retreated to Dajing County with his cavalry, not daring to come out to fight, but only stayed in the city, waiting for the Korean king to send troops to rescue.

"How?" Hu Dinggui asked Wang Yaochen.

Wang Yaochen said: "Don't fight for the time being, let's train cavalry by ourselves, and the more than 200 enemy cavalry can't set off the wind and waves." ”

Hu Dinggui nodded and said, "I also plan to train cavalry by myself, this is a task sent by the general town." Practice 500 horsemen first, and don't expect to kill the enemy on horseback, just be able to chase the enemy on horseback. Get on the horse to chase the enemy, dismount and release the gun, which is considered to be a firearm on horseback. ”

Wang Yaochen said: "It seems that these 1,000 soldiers will stay on Jeju Island for a long time. When he wrote a letter back, he asked Sojin to bring the soldier's wife and children and redivide the land for the soldier and his family on Jeju Island. This Jeju island is half cultivated and half pasture, and there is also a lot of farmland. Bring your family members here, and you can also learn to raise horses. ”

The two discussed for a long time, and that's probably how it works.

Li Hui was pushed out as a puppet, and the North Koreans were first appointed to manage the city, and the pastures and farmlands were left to govern the farmers and herdsmen. When the families of the Datong soldiers came, a piece of land was set aside as a Han settlement, and at the same time, a school was also opened so that the children of farmers and herdsmen on the island could also attend the classes.

After the agreement, Hu Dinggui forcibly left behind 500 good horses - in fact, they were all short ponies with a height of 1.2 meters at the shoulder, and the degradation of Korean war horses was very serious.

Hu Dinggui agreed with these herdsmen that in the future, there would be no need to pay tribute to horses, but only 400 horses and 50 cattle every year. Compared with the policy of North Korea, there are many preferential treatments every year, with 33 horses and 10 cattle in tribute, and the herdsmen are very happy.

The 500 horses left behind are considered to be pre-levy in advance and can be deducted later.

After the herders were dismissed, the farmers were also dismissed, and the amount of land contributions was also reduced.

Yanagisawa ran over and bowed: "General, there is a plan below." ”

"Say it." Hu Dinggui said with a smile.

Yanagisawa said: "You can send people to spread the news everywhere, saying that as long as you return to Guanghaijun (Li Hui), Li Hengzhong's personal guards can also avoid death." Then canonized Jin Guorui, the supervisor of Dajing County, and promised to be a high-ranking official. In this way, Li Hengzhong will inevitably no longer trust Jin Guorui, and Li Hengzhong even suspects that his own soldiers are going to rebel. As soon as the counter-plan comes out and they can't escape from Jeju Island, the enemy army will definitely fight among themselves. ”

Hu Dinggui smiled: "Haha, anti-plotting, I know." ”

Under Zhao Han's approval, Hu Dinggui has always insisted on studying. He memorized "Datong Collection" very well, and he also read "Sun Tzu's Art of War", "Thirty-six Strategies", and recently gnawed on Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness".

If the plan is used, Hu Dinggui will not care about it, and seriously train the cavalry.

His mount is from Park Seung, and at 1.3 meters tall at the shoulder, it is a rare BMW in Jeju Island.

Hu Dinggui also spent money to hire herdsmen to learn how to take care of the war horses, and the soldiers had to eat and sleep with the war horses every day. Of course, the herdsmen are responsible for feeding the night food, otherwise the soldiers will not be able to sleep well.

After half a month of training like this, five hundred firecrackers can already run casually on war horses.

However, it is impossible to advance in formation, and the whole army urgently changes direction or something, and this kind of high-end operation is even more impossible.

Their daily training consists of running on horseback for a while, then quickly dismounting and reloading ammunition, and then turning over and continuing to run - the cavalry musket infantry.

As for the heavy cavalry, it is necessary to bring in good horses, and the short horses of Jeju Island are not good at all.

……

Dajing County.

When Jin Guorui received Li Hengzhong's banquet, he was so frightened that he immediately ran to the stables and rode out of the city.

Twenty cavalrymen quickly chased after him and ran for two miles to surround Jin Guorui: "The county supervisor, please come back, and the shepherd invites you to drink." ”

"Wait!"

Jin Guorui sweated on his vest and said to those cavalrymen: "I have inquired clearly, this time it is not the army of the Ming Kingdom, but the army of King Zhao. King Zhao occupied half of the Ming Dynasty, and his territory was as large as ten Koreans. Even if you can leave Jeju Island this time, aren't you afraid of annoying King Zhao? What's more, the Jeju Island Sailor is gone, and the tribute envoys sent by the Korean lord will not come until around the winter solstice. By that time, we will definitely lose! ”

The cavalrymen did not speak, but did not move either.

Jin Guorui continued: "The enemy is using a discordant strategy, a yang scheme. I have not betrayed the lord of the kingdom, but I was suspected by the shepherd, and he sent you to hunt me down. When I die, who will be next? The enemy threatened that you could all surrender without guilt, would Li Hengzhong be suspicious of you? Kill me like today, and kill the generals who commanded the army? ”

Seeing that these cavalry still didn't react, Jin Guorui said again: "The enemy is training cavalry every day, and Li Hengzhong has more than 200 cavalry, how can he win the battle?" Are you all going to accompany him to his death? Come back with me, kill Li Hengzhong, and take refuge in Guanghaijun (Li Hui)! ”

After speaking, Jin Guorui rode his horse to the county seat, and those cavalry also followed.

After entering the city, Jin Guorui shouted all the way: "The thief army is coming, the thief army is coming!" ”

Dajing County was suddenly in chaos, and Li Heng came out with heavy armor and asked, "The thief army is coming?" ”

Jin Guorui said: "It's miles away. ”

Li Heng said solemnly: "It is inconvenient for the cavalry to defend the city, so they all go out of the city with me to meet the enemy!" ”

Jin Guorui sat on the back of his horse and turned around, gesturing towards the more than twenty cavalrymen.

Those cavalrymen brushed their bows and arrows, and threw them at Li Hengzhong at a distance of more than ten steps.

"Kill!"

Jin Guorui was afraid that he would not be able to shoot to death, so he took the lead in riding his horse and rushing forward: "Surrender and avoid death!" ”

Li Hengzhong and the guards around him were caught off guard by the rain of arrows, many people were caught by arrows in a daze, and some of the war horses ran away after being injured. Seeing Jin Guorui leading the troops to kill, the soldiers subconsciously dodged, but no one stopped them.

With a knife cut out, Li Heng fell off his horse.

Jin Guorui raised his arms and shouted: "Li Hengzhong is dead, follow me to Guanghaijun, follow me to Zhao Tianwang!" ”