Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 355 Fighting Grass Valley ([-])

On May 1643, 5, the day after Huang Taiji ordered to send troops to the Huerha tribe of the East China Sea Jurchen, the three ships of the East Coast people went south all the way under the northwest wind, crossed the Tsushima Strait, and arrived at the sea off Jeju Island.Surprisingly, they found a slow Chinese-style sailboat on the sea, which seemed to be a North Korean patrol boat.However, its standard is the traditional Chinese hard sailing ship, not the famous Korean turtle ship, which is a bit surprising.

The ship spotted the ships on the east coast flying the double-sword goshawk flag at the first time. Facing such a powerful enemy, they, who shouldered the important task of guarding the safety of North Korea's territorial waters, turned around decisively and began to escape.However, the clumsy handling of the Chinese-style hard sailing ship was fully exposed at this moment. Before they could turn around smoothly, the expedition ships "Crossing the Sea" and "Fubo" were driven by the fast-rotating propellers and surrounded them from left to right. .

The North Koreans seemed to find that they could not escape at this moment. They used the few small-caliber artillery on the ship to start a desperate counterattack. shooting.It's just that due to the distance, most of their shots landed in the sea, causing the sailors on the two east coast motorboats to laugh loudly.

Naturally, it was impossible for them to watch the North Koreans shoot at them. Under the orders of the gunners, the few gunners on the two expedition ships tore off the gun coverings covering the guns, and then adjusted the angle of the barrels, charging, Reload. The firepower of the "Fubo" and "Daohai" is not strong. Each ship has only 16 artillery pieces, and the largest caliber of them is only two 18-pound naval guns. It is already extremely powerful.

Under the command of the officer, the seven cannons on the starboard side of the "Fubo" fired successively, and the 18-pound, 12-pound, and 8-pound iron balls roared towards the Korean ship at a distance of more than 500 meters.Due to the rough sea and the first round of shelling, the accuracy was not very good. Several shells landed in the sea, but three still hit the enemy ship, causing some damage.

After the shooting of the "Fubo" ended, the "Duohai" also joined the shooting operation.Their luck was better. Five of the seven shells hit, and one of the 18-pound solid iron balls hit the side of the North Korean ship, creating a small hole, which angered the North Koreans on board. People exclaimed for a while.

There is no suspense in such a battle.After watching for a while, Mo Ming asked the left and right to see if the North Korean ship could be captured alive, and then walked back to the captain's room.It's just that his order was given a little too late. At this time, the gunners who were able to fight had already fired two rounds of volleys, and one of the 18-pound shells hit the side of the old North Korean ship again. A hole was opened.After there were holes on both sides, sea water began to pour into the small North Korean patrol ship frantically. After the blockage failed, the sailors jumped into the sea with wooden boards, barrels and other floating objects.

Many small boats were released from the flute-shaped transport ship "Baobab Tree", and the Eight Banners soldiers rowed the small boats and began to rescue the North Korean crew members who fell into the water.These North Koreans are all veteran sailors, and the people on the east coast will naturally not let them go. After they are arrested and reformed, it is not a big problem to let them drive merchant ships.It didn't take too long to rescue the sailors. An hour later, the surviving more than 30 North Korean sailors were rescued one by one on the transport ship, and then they were put under strict surveillance.

The battle with this North Korean cruise ship was just an episode of today. The ultimate goal of the people on the east coast is the North Korean town on Jeju Island in the northwest-there are people, livestock and food that the people on the east coast urgently need.At this moment, the fleet of the East Coast people is in the sea southeast of Jeju Island, and Mo Ming can see the towering Halla Mountain on the island standing on the bow.And at the southern foot of Halla Mountain is Jingyi County, where the Li Dynasty was established.There are several villages and towns near Jingyi County, such as Xigui Town, etc. A certain number of Korean people lived in these towns, and of course, a certain number of troops were also stationed there.

However, after a fight last year, the people on the east bank also have a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of the North Korean army, that is scum!Therefore, Mo Ming despised them extremely.So, under his order, the three ships rushed towards Jingyi County in the shape of a character.After approaching the shallow waters of the coast, the three ships anchored as usual, and then swaggered down a large number of small boats on board.The small boat was loaded with soldiers and rowed towards the shore.

Naturally, the Eight Banners Army was acting as the vanguard this time. Under the leadership of the battalion manager Liu Zhong, it only took half an hour for them to land on the coast.After landing, Liu Zhong only hastily gathered more than 200 people at a post, plus more than [-] indigenous servants from Sakhalin Island, and rushed towards Jingyi County.

The city walls in Jingyi County are neither tall nor thick. The whole body is made of a mixture of volcanic rock and clay.There are some North Korean soldiers standing on the top of the wall, and occasionally there are some young men with messy clothes mixed in, but it seems that their morale is not very high, and their armaments are also very poor.Such a state of being ready for battle made the officers and soldiers of the East Bank army under the city shake their heads while watching with joy. Maybe the battle will be easy?Maybe the fall of the city was only in an instant?

When Liu Zhong and others disembarked, Mo Ming gave them a very clear message: that is to use lightning-fast attacks to break the resistance of the Koreans outside the city in one fell swoop, and to clear all the intersections of the main roads around the city. Control it, and then wait for the follow-up troops to go ashore and take this walled county.After all, what the people on the east bank want is not the city, but the population, livestock and food in the city.

But now it seems that the situation is obviously more optimistic than the most optimistic estimate before the war. These North Koreans have no courage at all to fight the people on the east bank outside the city!Some of them fled, while others retreated into the city, trying to rely on the city to resist.Out of extreme contempt for the fighting power of the North Korean army, Liu Zhong dispersed his troops to several intersections, and then formed some thin formations, tightly blocking the escape route of the North Koreans in the city.As for the North Koreans who escaped, there was really no other way. They could only let them go when they were short of troops.

More than 50 natives of Sakhalin Island held longbows. After approaching the city wall, these hunters living in the bitter cold land shot sharp heavy arrows at the city head one by one.Some North Koreans who couldn't escape screamed and fell from the top of the city, and the rest of them scattered in fright.The aim of these hunters and archers is really terrifying. An arrow that seems to come at hand can often go straight to the throat, face and other vital parts, which makes people feel terrified.

Liu Zhong was overjoyed when he saw that dozens of hunters from Sakhalin Island had successfully suppressed the North Koreans at the top of the city.Just at this moment, another sentry Eight Banners infantry rushed over with simple siege equipment, so he didn't wait for the brothers of the 102nd Company of the Army who were dragging the artillery to this side, but directly ordered the sentry to attack the city. The sentinel selected some capable men to try to seize the city by climbing the ladder.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners practiced a variety of tactics in South Africa, including capturing and defending the city.At that time, their training scene was to climb the ladder to climb the city under the cover of a line of musketeers on the east bank. At this moment, although there was no cover from the musketeers on the east bank, with the help of those skilled hunters from Sakhalin Island, they were able to The counterattack firepower of the enemy at the top of the city was suppressed, so the conditions for capturing the city were met.

After selecting 200 of the most capable officers and soldiers from the more than 50 officers and soldiers in the whole sentry, the officer leading the team began to promise to his men to boost morale, and then rushed towards the city wall with [-] men.The city wall in Jingyi County is not high, more than three meters high, and such a low city wall can be climbed without ladders at all.However, considering that these people are wearing thick armor, it is still somewhat difficult to climb with bare hands.

"Pa-ta!" A ladder was erected at the top of the city, and five or six Eight Banners warriors in leather armor and holding sabers climbed up one by one, and a Sakhalin native with a strong bow in his hand put a heavy arrow on the bowstring , looking at the city head vigilantly.

When the No. 1 Eight Banners warrior climbed to the top of the city, the resistance of the Koreans finally came too late. This unlucky Eight Banners warrior was stabbed in the chest and abdomen by several spears, and fell down from the top of the city screaming.However, the few North Koreans who attacked him with their heads exposed were also unlucky. Under the fast shooting arrows of the Sakhalin archers, three North Korean soldiers screamed and rolled down the wall.Seeing the accuracy of the enemy's archer shooting skills, coupled with the terrifying black face of the Eight Banners warriors who climbed up the city, the rest of the North Koreans scattered after a shout, and the city was so easy. land fell.

As more and more warriors from the Eight Banners climbed to the top of the city, the people from the east bank had completely controlled the city wall near the city gate.Soon, a dozen heavily armed Eight Banners warriors went down the city wall. After killing a group of North Korean soldiers surrounding the city gate, they easily controlled the city gate, and then opened the thin iron-clad wooden road. door.

There was a burst of cheers outside the city, and a large group of soldiers of the Eight Banners, led by the officers, poured into the city. After extinguishing the street fighting organized by the few North Korean soldiers who still insisted on resisting, the whole city was declared to have changed hands!From when Mo Ming on the "Fubo" issued an attack order to when Liu Zhong's Eight Banners First Battalion captured the city, the entire battle took less than two hours, and the casualties were only a dozen or so. It was extremely easy.

More importantly, the intensity of this battle was very low. Whether it was the people on the east bank or the Koreans, there were not many casualties, and the city did not suffer any damage, and it was basically preserved intact. For people on the east coast with food, it is really ideal.

(End of this chapter)