Steel Dynasty - Chapter 721

[Chapter 720 Goryeo’s Evil Deeds]

The weather gradually warmed up after the new year, and the snow also began to melt at this time.

The faint distant light shone into the royal study, but it could not bring a hint of warmth to Xiao Ming. In this era when the country collectively played the role of pirate, why should he be a virgin bitch.

Today, Great Chongqing is very poor, but its technology and military are not inferior to those of the West. This is similar to the situation in Europe before.

When those poor Europeans armed with muskets landed on the American continent, they found a group of rich indigenous people wearing furs and holding spears. You can imagine what would happen next.

As the saying goes, the tide is turning, and it’s time for him to get involved in this great era, and it seems that he will have to occupy a lot of territory if everyone in Chongqing can live a luxurious life like a Western citizen.

Looking at the map in the study with his hands behind his back, Xiao Ming took a pen and drew a circle on the map of the Golden Horde, Goryeo, and Japan.

It is time for them to recall the fear of being ruled by the Great Chongqing.

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Dengzhou, Heiyan Village.

A fierce dog barking woke Zhang Dakang from his sleep. He shuddered and immediately got up and looked around.

At this time, the sky in the distance has already turned white, and the sky is bright. It is the time when the night has not completely faded away and the day has not yet arrived.

“Korean.”

Following the sound of the dog barking, Zhang Dakang was so frightened that he was sweating in such a cold weather. Not far away, a pair of blurry figures were walking towards the village, numbering about 200 people. To the left and right, hundreds of meters away, he vaguely saw the group of people holding weapons in their hands.

His heart felt like it was being squeezed hard in someone’s hands, and Zhang Dakang was so nervous that he could hardly breathe.

Years ago, they heard from people in the government office that the Koreans were pretending to be pirates and attacking fishing villages. For this reason, Yang Chengye, the governor of Dengzhou, ordered all militiamen to organize patrols and be on guard day and night.

The militiamen in his village also took action. It was his turn to keep vigil today, but because he was too sleepy last night, he accidentally fell asleep.

Seeing the heavily armed Goryeo soldiers getting closer and closer, Zhang Dakang could no longer care about anything. He took the gong in his hand and struck it hard.

“The Koreans are coming, the Koreans are coming.”

The violent gong sound accompanied by Zhang Dakang’s cry immediately spread throughout the village.

Suddenly, Black Rock Village woke up, and all the villagers ran out. Even some villagers didn’t have time to put on their clothes.

“Why are you just beating the gong now!” Gao Shan, the militia captain, was anxious and angry. Hearing the sound of the gong, they hurriedly got up and looked up to see the Korean soldiers outside the village.

Zhang Dakang was so ashamed that he said: “Da Shan, I fell asleep.”

Gao Shan became even more angry when he heard this. He punched Zhang Dakang in the head, but Zhang Dakang was wearing a full set of plate armor, and his fist hurt. Zhang Dakang didn’t react at all.

At this time, other militiamen also gathered around, looking towards Gao Shan, waiting for his order.

Gao Shan knew that now was not the time to pursue Zhang Dakang, so he said to a villager: “You immediately take the people in the village to escape. The others put on plate armor and take weapons and follow me.”

After hearing this, the militiamen immediately rushed to the village. The Dengzhou Army ran to the militia warehouse. Two years ago, the Dengzhou Army handed over the returned plate armor and weapons to the militia teams in each village.

On weekdays, they work during busy farming periods, and during slack periods, they wear plate armor and train with weapons.

Outside the village, the Goryeo soldiers also heard the sound of the gong. The leading Goryeo general named Li Chengzai immediately ordered the soldiers to run towards Heiyan Village.

Last year, the Japanese invaded Goryeo, causing Goryeo to lose half of its country. In order to end the war in Goryeo, the Golden Horde forced the King of Goryeo to compensate the Japanese one million taels of silver, ending the war.

However, the King of Korea and the nobles of Korea naturally did not want to spend this million taels of silver on their own, so they imposed taxes on the people, causing public resentment.

Seeing the constant rebellions in various parts of Goryeo, the King of Goryeo and his ministers discussed and ordered the plundering of Dengzhou. Firstly, in order to collect compensation for the Japanese country, and secondly, in order to intensify hatred and make the people hate Dayu, so that they could escape. responsibility.

For this reason, the King of Goryeo and the nobles continued to spread the news among the people that Dayu was inciting the Japanese to invade Goryeo, which gave the robbery a legitimate reason.

Li Chengzai knew the plans of the King of Goryeo and the powerful, because his father was a book judge in the Goryeo army. Looking at the Black Rock Village getting closer and closer, he drew his sword. He was a commoner in the family, and there was no commoner in Goryeo. status, but if he can bring back the heads of five hundred people from Dayu this time, he will be able to stand out with his military exploits.

So after the King of Goryeo gave the order, he actively participated in the plunder of Dayu.

At this moment, a warship was cruising on the sea. The warship seemed to have experienced many battles, and arrows could be seen hanging on the hulls on both sides.

In addition to arrows, some places seemed to have been punctured by sharp objects.

“These damn Koreans always attack the village before dawn.” Sun Yidong wiped the blood on his hands. He was injured by the arrows of the Korean soldiers in yesterday’s battle, and the wound is still bleeding from time to time.

Liu Chen stood at the bow of the ship. He was looking at the distant sea with a telescope. After receiving the reply to the memorial a year ago, they began patrolling the sea. During this period, they sank a total of fifty-three Goryeo warships.

It’s just that this time the Koreans seemed to have eaten the weight and became determined. After suffering heavy losses, they continued to loot Dengzhou.

“It’s not an option to defend passively like this.” Liu Chen came to the conclusion that Dengzhou’s coastline is very long and they can’t keep it airtight. “The country of Chongqing has been accustomed to soldiers over the years to block it, and water to cover it up. This Korea has nothing to fear, so it’s determined that We don’t have the guts to attack them directly.”

Sun Yidong, the deputy general on the battleship, complained, “Didn’t the emperor approve the plan?

Liu Chen said: “I can’t blame the general. Last year’s war consumed 778% of gunpowder and ammunition. The navy’s ammunition was not enough to defeat Goryeo. Moreover, the north wind blows in winter, which is not conducive to maritime operations.”

“I understand this, but isn’t the south wind blowing now? It is said that a batch of ammunition has been transferred, so we can let go now.” Sun Yidong complained.

Liu Chen was much calmer than Sun Yidong. He said, “The general is waiting for an opportunity by standing still. General Yue Yun was born in a fishing village. He hates these Koreans more than we do.”

As the two were talking, they suddenly saw long trees rising in the distance. Long black smoke.

“Oops, another village has been attacked.” Sun Yidong said angrily. They have been floating at sea for half a month in order to reinforce the attacked village in time.

Liu Chen put away his telescope and ordered loudly: “Go ahead at full speed, all marines are assembled and ready to fight at any time.”

(End of Chapter)