Chapter 302 Incheon Landing

When the Japanese pirates were harassing the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty, the censors and civil officials in the cabinet once had a very sophisticated evaluation. The soldiers on the beach were just farmers holding spears. However, these farmers still used weapons in their hands when the Japanese pirates attacked, and they could use weapons.

The fleet led by Jiang Feng was almost Duchessed at Incheon Port, but no one came here. After all, it was not on the sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty, and ships entered the private port. This was the port of one country to enter another country. Whether it was a suzerain or not, such acts without envoys and any documents could lead to war.

But then again, weak countries have no diplomacy. North Korean soldiers can be said to be a group of beggars holding weapons, or even a group of old and weak who are not as good as beggars. North Korea has its own complete civil service system and a family ruling class composed of scholars, but don’t mention anything else.

Under the leadership of the flagship Shunfeng, the armed gunships drove to the nearest position to the port, aimed the artillery on the shore, and the soldiers on each ship began to land in small boats. Incheon is indeed a good port, which allows these ships with large tonnage to park there steadily without worrying about stranding or other issues.

On the side of the Shunfeng, senior officers were nervously watching the boats that were constantly docking. If the defenders on the shore responded, the boats would probably be the first to suffer, because even if the cannons on the ship responded, the soldiers who landed first would be accidentally injured by artillery fire.

Quiet means very quiet. Everyone, even the merchants who followed him to recruit people and the handlers on the boat, who had no military experience, felt that there were ambushes on the shore or any other measures to react. They all looked at them with fear.

After a while, they realized that there was indeed no one on the shore who was reacting there, and they fled at speeds that were not inferior to galloping horses. Moreover, in addition to the North Korean tax collectors and their thugs, the 400 soldiers were also stationed five miles away from the port.

The first batch of 200 soldiers landed on the shore and carefully searched around the dock. Then, the ships behind them sent a message that the armed merchant ships loaded with equipment and soldiers began to dock. The equipment on the dock was very simple, but it could also provide loading and unloading. After the first three-pound cannon of the Jiang family army was pulled ashore, the officers on the Shunfeng were all relieved. Even if the other party mobilized the soldiers, they were no longer afraid.

The merchants of the Beijing Merchant Group who followed the Dengzhou fleet now gathered on a medium-sized lucky ship and approached to watch the Jiang family army landing. These people who came from the capital knew that Jiang Feng was a businessman with great intelligence and knew that he had always been arrogant.

However, they were not very clear about what Jiang Feng did after leaving Beijing. This time they mentioned the cooperation matters again and found that Jiang Feng has indeed made great achievements in recent years. Of course, this is not surprising. In the eyes of the businessmen in the capital, Jiang Feng has money in his hands, so he can naturally support his family's personal soldiers. The number of family's and personal soldiers is the strength of the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty army.

However, these people from the Beijing Merchants Group have always been characters with a higher vision than the top. They thought to yourself, Jiang Feng is as strong as a few hundred knights. What else can you do? You should work honestly in front of the silver.

When they came to Dengzhou, the thousands of soldiers they saw looked like personal soldiers from other garrisons, and their military appearance was neat and well-equipped. They couldn't help but look up to Jiang Feng's strength in their hearts. A commander with thousands of soldiers was the nine sides except for the camp in the capital.

Then they saw the prosperous and inconsistent private salt and sea trade business. These things have various statements on the surface, but how could they be fooled by those who handle these businesses on weekdays? It turns out that Jiang Feng still has such a big source of wealth. This is not a problem of making money every day. I am afraid that one stone will be added every day and a warehouse will be added every day.

Some businessmen under high-ranking officials are used to taking advantage of the tricks, and they can't help but become jealous when they see such a deal. They think that after returning to Beijing, they will instigate their master to accuse Jiang Feng and then take this thing over by themselves. Wouldn't it be a big deal? After going to sea, everyone was silent and had no other thoughts.

The huge hull of Shunfeng and the dark guns on it shocked these people's minds. Similarly, the specifications and tonnage of the armed gunships that Dengzhou now believe are small boats are larger than the large ships brought by these merchants. With these ships, where can the world be so big? With so many guns, I am afraid that the sea will have to obey his orders.

When I saw the cannon being dragged up, everyone was completely distracted from their minds. I thought, don’t annoy this evil god, otherwise I wouldn’t even be able to go back home.

There was a businessman under a nobleman who also arranged supplies to the four major camps of the Imperial Horse Supervision in the capital. After seeing the exercises of the Shenji Camp, he had seen some firearms. When he saw Jiang Feng's subordinates dragging artillery from the boat toward the shore, muttering to himself, saying in a daze:

"Why cannons even have generals? This is amazing, this is amazing!"

Incheon is a port city, but due to maritime defense, the real city is about three miles away from the port. There are sparse houses and warehouses here. When Jiangfeng's ships appeared in the port, the panic and collapse on the pier also affected the nearby houses.

After Jiang Feng's troops and merchants completely landed, the gates of Incheon City were already closed, and even people running around could not be seen.

The simple warehouses nearby were all used. The ships of the Beijing Merchants Group were loaded with the supplies needed for this time. After being unloaded, they were placed in the warehouse. The useless houses around were all dismantled, with wooden boards as fuel, stones as building materials.

Except for two thousand soldiers stationed in the port, the remaining two thousand were divided into two teams, each team slowly advancing towards the front in front of a hundred cavalry, which could be regarded as touching the surrounding situation.

Incheon is the gateway to Seoul, which is about 80 miles away. Although North Korea is extremely weak, it still has to fight in this situation. The fast horses sent by Incheon City have already rushed towards Seoul, reporting the emergency situation and requesting reinforcements.

The Koreans never expected that anyone would land in Incheon because the nearby areas were all the defense range of the Ming Navy, which was also the reason why there were not many soldiers here. Most soldiers were stationed south of Seoul, because the Japanese princes of Kyushu used southern Korea as granaries and came to plunder and replenish themselves at any time, which would inevitably go deeper. Starting from the establishment of the Japanese government in southern Korea by Japan during the Tang Dynasty, it was the after-all way for Japan to invade Korea.

As for the north, there is basically no need to defend. The reason here is similar to Incheon Port. If the Ming army fights over, can we still resist?

The so-called King Zhongzong of North Korea is now in power. The country is small, so naturally it has the benefits of being small. Jiang Feng's troops landed in the morning, and the King Zhongzong received the news in the afternoon. After hearing the news, the king almost flipped on the mat because North Korea had no stool at that time.

After finally calming down, I asked nervously:

"Let the guards prepare quickly, I will leave the city now..."

The messenger below suddenly burst into tears. What an outstanding king, he actually wanted to lead the army out of the city to fight the invading enemies out of the city. However, obviously, it is very bad to listen to a word. The King of Zhongzong of North Korea continued to say nervously:

"Go to Pyongyang, go and prepare quickly, go and prepare quickly."

The ministers on the side couldn't stand it, especially Li Rengong, the Chonglu doctor of the Dakuang Fuguo. He was the leader of two squads and a first-class noble in North Korea. It can be said that North Korea's national affairs were basically determined by him, and then promulgated by the king. And after several dynasties, he was naturally much more calm. Seeing the Zhongzong King in the middle, he couldn't help but cough, and the Zhongzong King immediately stopped talking. Li Rengong said slowly:

"Did you see where did the invading enemy troops come from? Is it from the Ming Dynasty or Japan?"

This sentence immediately asked the messengers who lived there. Everyone ran away like rabbits. Who would have boldly gone to see how many boats and how many people came. Seeing the messengers grunted there for a long time without saying anything, the ministers immediately thought that they had learned the truth of the matter.

Li Rengong, the Chonglu doctor of the Dakuang Fuguo, couldn't help but speed up his speech there. He spoke to the North Korean Zhongzong, but actually gave an order to say:

"The old minister felt that General Zhe Chong should be sent to lead the troops. The old minister saw that the other party was just some bold pirates, and took advantage of the fact that these bold people had not yet established a firm foothold, and just caught them off guard."

As soon as this sentence was said, the civil and military officials around him agreed. General Zhe Chong, who was named there, had not yet waited for the so-called King Zhongzong to issue an order. Both the King of Korea and the ministers below felt that this matter was right and there was no overreach.

Although I didn't know who the invader was in this small court, all kinds of rumors were spreading rapidly in Seoul, and people were in panic.

It takes time to mobilize troops and horses. Although all levels are convenient for this general Zhe Chong to drive, it will take noon the next day to set off at the earliest.
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