Chapter 188 Going North Going North
Cui Yanghao actually has some personal concerns, this person's soldiers and horses are guarding under his own city, it seems that Changyuan doesn't have to worry about safety, but in his family, he is not the only one, he also has a brother, and his other brother with a noble status, the place he visited is in Ping'an Road, next to those robbers, if the situation is chaotic, it will far exceed Changyuan.
To the north, he crossed Nampo, went to Pyongyang, and then went to Pyongseong Suncheon, where his eldest brother Choi Dan visited - Tokugawa Castle. Needless to say, the strategic significance of the Tokugawa arch defense of Pyongyang is needless to say, if the Tokugawa Pyongcheon area is the hand, the cavalry of the Tartars can drive straight into Pyongyang and directly reach the city of Pyongyang.
Last time, there were Tartar cavalry near Changyuan and even in Xincheng, and it was easy to see that his eldest brother did not do a very good job in his position, but he couldn't be blamed, wasn't he the same, when he heard the news of the Tartar invasion, he went directly to Seoul? They were sent by the central government to inspect the land, but they did not have the responsibility to defend the territory, and if they even did the work of defending the land, what would they have to do with the local officials.
However, at the moment, if the military strength of this Velasco merchant group can be driven by wealth, he can make himself feel at ease, and he can also solve the urgent need of the eldest brother and report to the court.
The more Cui Yanghao thought about it, the more he felt that this matter should be handled like this, and now, the question in front of him was, is this Velasco business group so easy to discuss?
It's good to discuss! Things turned out much easier than he imagined. Because early the next morning, the porter hurriedly sent Yun Qingshan's famous thorn.
Maybe it was because Miss Zhenli served Yun Qingshan extra comfortably last night, Yun Qingshan looked energetic, but the difference from yesterday was that yesterday Velasco was dressed in a military uniform, and he was dressed in civilian clothes, but at this moment, he was dressed neatly, and he didn't know where to go with the shrewd appearance of the philistine before, but instead he was heroic... Uh, that majestic.
He wore a bronze helmet inlaid with leopard skin, and the copper helmet was also decorated with a bright red feather, and on his body was a bright red cloak, and under the cloak was a body of leather armor, which looked a bit of a tight-fitting effect because of his figure. At his waist, there is a narrow scimitar, and at the position of the handle, it is made into the shape of an eagle's beak, which is shiny and visible.
Looking at his appearance, Cui Yanghao immediately realized that this Yun Qingshan, I am afraid that he has come here to talk about business with him, and the other party's dress all hints that today's trip is only to talk about official business, not personal friendship.
"Cloud Commander!" Cui Yanghao didn't call him Yunjun, but called him an official position, of course, the name of the official position introduced to him: "You can rest well yesterday!" ”
"Yes, there is a visit from Lao Cuicha!" Yun Qingshan arched his hand and replied seriously, as if he didn't know that the bewitching woman who was sent to his tent yesterday was sent by this Master Cui.
"At this time, the Cloud Commander came to me, but what happened?" Cui Yanghao is indeed not used to getting up so early, and when he said this, he couldn't help but yawn.
"Naturally, you have a deal with Lord Cha Visitor?" The kind of smile that Cui Yanghao was familiar with appeared on Yun Qingshan's face again, this smile, when Cui Yanghao was in contact with him before, he had seen a lot of it, of course, the purpose behind this smile was to take something out of his pocket. As soon as he saw the smile on Yun Qingshan's face that was not in harmony with the dress on his body, he suddenly became a little alert, he was launched by this Yun Qingshan.
"What about Sir Velasco?" He blinked, realizing that it may be his own temptation last night that played a role, and this Yun Qingshan should be tempted.
"He didn't come, in the camp!" Yun Qingshan said indifferently, "He has no interest in the deal I want to talk about with Lord Cha, so he just watched it in the camp!" ”
"Oh, did you do it all, Lord?" Cui Yanghao asked with interest.
"Even if I can't be the master of Velasco, my men are seventy percent outside the city!" Yun Qingshan restrained the smile on his face and stared at Cui Yanghao: "Isn't it that Cui Chawan thinks my person is useless?" ”
"Where, where!" Cui Yanghao snorted: "Your subordinates, at first glance, it is the division of tigers and wolves, why did Commander Yun say that!" ”
"So, can I think that Master Cui is willing to talk to me about this deal?"
Cui Yanghao stared at him for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "You mean, seventy percent of your manpower can go north to level the thieves as I said yesterday, while Sir Velasco and his musket team stay here to defend Changyuan?" ”
"Then it depends on what price Cui Chawan offers?" Yun Qingshan sat on the chair and changed his posture to make himself sit more comfortably, but it was a pity that the red cloak was worn on him, which was indeed a little wasted, and he was a little crumpled when he moved.
At this time, it is pure nonsense to talk about the agreement made at the beginning with this person who got into the eyes of money! Cui Yanghao understood this person's temperament, and he didn't think much about it, and directly threw out the conditions he had thought of last night, of course, he left enough room for the other party to bargain.
"Three thousand people, according to the military salary of three thousand people, double the payment for three months, the cloud commander and Sir Velasco, and I Changyuan also said. I can provide a month's needs for the grain and grass for the expedition, including the people who transport the grain and grass, and I can be responsible! ”
"Your destination is Tokugawa Castle in the north of Pyongyang, where the inspection is my brother-in-law, you will not be wronged if you go, and a month's grain and grass will be able to reach Tokugawa no matter what!"
How far is Nagabuchi to Tokugawa, is it 600 li, or 700 li? Cui Yanghao is not very clear, but there is one thing he knows, according to the foot strength of these infantry-based troops, and in wartime, it would be good to be able to walk twenty or thirty miles a day, he said to give a month's rations, that is just right, of course, if there is no food, these people will not starve to death, with knives and guns in their hands, won't they replenish on the spot? He did this to make these people less harmful to the people of North Korea.
That's it! Yun Qingshan hesitated a little, this is a little too far! He has been to Pyongyang, from here to Pyongyang, although it is said that the fast horse is a day and a night of travel, but relying on the two feet of the officers and soldiers of the Fengzi battalion to measure, then there is a quantity, and this may meet Tartars on the road at any time, every day must not go far to set up camp, the delay is longer, this Fengzi battalion is already most of the exhaustion, if during this time, someone stole the nest, then there is really no place to cry.
Moreover, after Pyongyang, it will go north, isn't it even farther, and it is close to the Tatars? He really can't do this thing, so he has to go back to the camp and ask Yu Da to do it.
"How?"
"Let me think about it for two days!" Yun Qingshan didn't hide his concerns: "I don't know if Master Cui is here, there is a picture of North Korea, I want to take it back and think about it!" ”
This is a bit too much, this map is a map, at that time there was no artificial satellites running in the sky, the difficulty of drawing a map can be imagined, it is a rough map, but also a state secret, you know, in this era, if you want to show submission, the ritual is to present the Yellow Book (tax register), fish scale book (land statistics atlas) and map (map).
When he said this, it was equivalent to an American who went to the home of a provincial-level cadre in China and said to the other party: "Hey, can you get me a copy of your country's rocket data!" ”
Cui Yanhao's face changed slightly at that time: "I don't need to use the map, I will send a guide who is familiar with this journey to guide your army, and Commander Yun doesn't have to worry about this matter!" ”
When Yun Qingshan retold Cui Yanhao's words to Yu Feng in their original form, Yu Feng smashed his mouth, this request for the other party's map was Yu Feng's instructions, without a map, he was in North Korea, and there was not much difference between him and a blind man, as for the other conditions, Yu Feng didn't think there was anything wrong, since he had already led the army north, then, even if there were Tartars coming towards the new city, he would meet them head-on, but there was no need to worry about the problem of the nest.
"Add another plus to the conditions, the money can not be less, but also cloth, cotton, leather, this is now about to enter the winter, the sergeants have to make winter clothes, and, inquire, there are any iron mines and coal mines nearby, this war, weapons and armor will definitely lose a lot, the artisan battalion keeps making every day, this raw material is only bought by us, some are not cost-effective, if there is, take it! You go talk to him according to this condition, don't worry, talk slowly, the most important point, this map must be obtained, if you can't get this, there is no need to talk about the rest, how can the guide sent by the North Koreans be reliable! ”
"Tell the military affairs yamen to draw and gather troops from the guards of each village, according to the regulations of a thousand households, you think about it reasonably, it is not a big army outside, the house is empty, and what moths have been made. These people have been practicing for so long, although they are inferior to the officers and soldiers of our battalion, but looking at home, there should be no big problem, if there is something, the training camp can immediately return to help! ”
Yun Qingshan recorded his orders one by one, but he muttered secretly in his heart, his own adults didn't seem to be worried about the upcoming battle with the Tartars, you know, once the Tartars are also encountered on the road, it will be a field battle, not a city defense! However, this kind of treatment seems to be guarding against the North Koreans everywhere.
Yu Feng didn't notice Yun Qingshan, he issued so many orders in one breath, and he was also a little agitated in his heart, whether he had been shrinking in the new city, honestly being a farmer, or standing on his heels outside, so as to step onto a bigger stage, it depends on this opportunity.
In fact, if he waved his army to fight back, he had no doubts about the strength of the Fengzi Battalion in taking Changyuan, but he didn't want to do this, and if he took Changyuan, would the small Korean court tolerate himself growing stronger in their hearts? Don't forget, the North Korean soldiers just can't fight anymore, and there are more than 100,000 of them, but they can't beat themselves, and they are annoyed to death every day, how can they develop and grow.
At this time, there is a small Korean court under the guise of fighting, or you can save a lot of trouble, at least, as long as you face an enemy, when your own strength reaches a point that no one can ignore, a small Changyuan is nothing, it is Pyongyang, Seoul, not to take freedom by yourself.