Dominate the Country

Qiaotong Island, next to the sea off Ganghwa Island, is a very quiet and peaceful place. Chen Ming knew nothing about this island. When the dark camp delivered the Korean battlefield intelligence handed over by Chen Dai to him, Chen Ming looked at the Korean map that was delivered with it, and still had no impression of this inconspicuous island. He had long forgotten that in his previous life in the 21st century, it was the guard troops on this island that caused the sensational Korean soldier shooting at the passenger plane.

In this time and space, the inconspicuous island next to Ganghwa Island was the frontier position of the Qing Navy.

When Chen Dai and Shi Xinxiong led the team to Korea, the Qing army's land troops had already reached Kaesong. The water vanguard arrived at Qiaotong Island.

Qiaotong Island is very close to Ganghwa Island.

Before this, Lee Seong [King Yeongjo of Joseon] had sent Lee Sun and a large number of Korean noble ministers' families to Ganghwa Island. Li Cheng himself continued to stay in Seoul. If necessary, he would lead his men to retreat to Namhansanseong. Li Sun had already arrived in South Korea. He not only loudly called on the local organizations of South Korea to send reinforcements to Seoul, but also personally organized a team called "Zhuangyong Camp".

The location where Chen Dai and Shi Xinxiong's fleet arrived in Korea was the junction of Chungcheong Province and Jeolla Province. They quickly contacted Jeonju, and then took the guide sent by Jeonju Prefecture of Korea. The fleet was divided into two groups, one heading east to Jeju Island, and the other heading west to Ganghwa Island.

In the letter sent back by Chen Dai's express ship, he recorded the scene when the officials of Jeonju, Korea, saw him in a proud and proud tone with a little bit of Coke mockery. Chen Dai used the two idioms "prostrating oneself" and "crying bitterly" to describe it.

Chen Ming looked at the letter and thought about the exaggerated performance of Korean actors in the costume Korean dramas he watched in his previous life - if it was true, it would indeed be very likely that the five bodies would be prostrated and crying bitterly. When the Koreans saw the fleet of the Fu Han Army, they probably thought they had hit a savior.

Then, the fleet heading west attacked the Qing Navy on Qiaotong Island and destroyed eight of its warships. Then they retreated to the sea off Ganghwa Island, not far away, and anchored.

Ganghwa Island is not big. Although there is a Ganghwa Prefecture on it, its administrative level is actually no different from a county in China. A county in Korea is like a town in China.

The area of ​​Ganghwa Island can only be regarded as half a county in China, but there are many county systems such as Yinhuo, Heyin, Yuechuan, Ganghwa Prefecture City, and Longjin on it. There are places that need to be heavily guarded everywhere. Who let the Qing army have a strong navy in its hands - compared to the Korean navy?

Although Ganghwa Island is not big, the mountains on it divide the entire island into three parts. The northernmost Beolil Mountain, the middle Goryeo Mountain, the southern Jinjiang Mountain, Mani Mountain and Jixiang Mountain, the terrain is quite complicated. To be honest, it is not very easy to defend. If the enemy does not have a navy, it will be fine. In the current situation, it is simply a fishing net with holes everywhere.

…

The midday sun makes people feel lazy and warm. If it is a quiet day, it will be an incomparable enjoyment to drag a lounge chair under the sun and bask in the warmth.

It is winter now!

The temperature of the day reaches its highest point at this time.

Every soldier of the Marine Corps marching in the mountains is now panting and sweating. Even if they are moving as lightly as possible, they can't speed up.

Yuezhu fell. The Koreans' attention was focused on the Fu Han Army Navy and the Qing Army Navy confronting each other off the coast of Ganghwa Island [South], and on the land side - the Qing Army in Kaesong easily succeeded in attacking Yuechuan by boat at night [North]. Now the Qing Army's vanguard has already attacked Ganghwa City.

Therefore, the Fu Han Army Navy off the coast of Ganghwa Island can only let the Marine Battalion take the logistics ship to land in Heyin [the south bank of Ganghwa Island], and then cross most of Ganghwa Island and quickly advance to the other side of Ganghwa City.

The distance is not very far, the straight-line distance is only about 20 miles, but half of the mountain road inside has to pass through the Goryeo Mountains.

"Hurry, hurry. Follow up, follow up--" Deng Yun stood on a stone next to him and shouted loudly at his exhausted soldiers. Sweat dripped from his forehead and neck, and the whole person was like taking a shower. Deng Yun kept wiping the sweat on his face and neck with his hands.

After a long journey, the physical strength is greatly consumed, but it is still necessary to persist. The Marine Battalion must also persist! This is an opportunity, an opportunity for him to truly measure the combat effectiveness of the Marine Battalion.

The team that launched the attack on Jianghua City was the trump card of the Qing army-the Eight Banners New Army. Their Marine Battalion was also the elite selected from the thousands of Fu Han Army.

"Brothers, work harder, there is a mountain pass ahead, and we can see Jianghua City after the mountain pass, and we will be there!" Deng Yun continued to encourage verbally, and at the moment, he could only do this. "Looking at the plum to quench thirst", the mountain pass of Gaoli Mountain is still some distance away from Jianghua City, and his current position is also a real distance from the mountain pass.

But such words can indeed inspire the soldiers.

Now all the soldiers have only one thought in their minds, that is-advance, and advance again. They must reach their destination before the Qing army captures Jianghua City, otherwise they will have made a wasted trip. And there is a high possibility that they will be counterattacked by the Qing army.

In Ganghwa City, there are Korean royal consorts and the families of Korean princes and ministers. They are about to fall into the hands of the Qing army. How can Korea hold on?

…

Ganghwa City.

“Long live, long live, long live——”

Another reinforcement arrived, and the defenders in the city cheered with joy. The joyful sound resounded throughout Ganghwa City and also drifted far to the Qing army’s position.

“What are the Koreans on the opposite side shouting? Is it cheering?” The commander of the Qing army’s front line was none other than the whole, he frowned and asked the guide Tulin beside him.

“Sir, the Koreans are shouting long live.” Tulin was a subordinate of the Lifanyuan, who knew Korean, and his face stiffened a little. It was obvious that the defenders had good news again, so the defenders shouted so excitedly.

“Order the artillery to fire!” The order was neat and clear. Aren’t you happy with the reinforcements? I won’t let you be happy.

“Sir, there is an order, fire the artillery immediately.” The attendant beside him immediately ran to pass the order, with excitement in his voice. Obviously, Fukangan's order inspired him.

"Shoot accurately, shoot accurately. Use our cannons to shut up the Koreans on the opposite side--"

...

Accompanied by the roar of cannons, a team of Qing troops also lined up. There were not many people, only a few hundred or two. But they were wearing Eight Banners cotton armor, holding muskets in their hands, and the formation was very neat. At first glance, they were the ace troops of the Qing army-the Eight Banners New Army.

The muzzles of a row of cannons were facing the west of Jianghua City. The once bustling town had long since turned into a ruin, but in those ruins, the figures of Koreans appeared from time to time, and sporadic cold lights shone among the rubble.

"Boom boom..."

"Boom boom..."

More than a dozen cannons were roaring. Shells fell one by one in the ruined Jianghua City. The wooden Koreans seemed to be completely vulnerable under the solid shells. From time to time, some unlucky Korean soldiers were hit by shells, or by bricks and broken wood. Naturally, blood and flesh flew everywhere.

The defenders had no cannons. The cannons on Ganghwa Island were all deployed in the coastal city of Yanhuo and Yuechuan. The few remaining cannons in Ganghwa City were also destroyed by the Qing army's artillery fire. So at this time, the only ones that could be trusted were the eight mortars brought by the Marine Battalion, but this mortar unit not only had a small number of mortars, but also limited artillery shells, and had to be used at critical moments. So at this time, the Jianghua defenders had no artillery support at all.

But when the Qing army's cannons roared, everyone could only lie on the ground obediently.

After the bombardment, accompanied by the sound of the attack, a team of Eight Banners New Army and a similar number of Northeast Banner soldiers launched the attack first.

"Aim at the officers, one shot at a time, shoot them down..."

There were not many snipers in the Marine Battalion, only ten in total. But these ten people were all masters selected from the sniper unit, and they were sharpshooters among sharpshooters. After the shelling stopped, these people had already entered various positions from their hiding places.

The ruins of Jianghua City just served as a cover for them. The ruins were obstacles for ordinary soldiers, but they were truly like fish in water for snipers.

In the attacking Qing army, officers fell one after another. The gunshots from the opposite side were sporadic, but the accuracy was amazing.

The Qing army immediately reacted and realized that there was a sniper on the opposite side. "It must be Chen the thief!" Fu Kang'an jumped and cursed in the back formation.

But the pace of the attack would not stop, but would be even faster. If they rushed forward, the sniper would be useless.

"Charge--" Three or four hundred new army soldiers and Northeast Banner soldiers shouted and rushed forward.

"Fight close, shoot them all--" Deng Yun half-raised and shouted, and two Korean officials followed him closely to translate. Because along with a team of Marine battalions, there were also hundreds of Korean soldiers on the front line, and there were even royal guards among them. Hundreds of figures were swaying in the ruins, wearing uniforms that looked troublesome to the Marines. The middle-level officers wore black or red coats, and the junior officers wore red robes. With the red tassels on their hats, the colors were quite bright. Their weapons were muskets + waist knives, or three guns and iron forks. They stared fiercely at the Qing soldiers rushing over.

It is said that when Japan beat Korea, Korean soldiers still had nailed cotton armor or leather armor, and iron or leather helmets. But now, haha, Korean soldiers really only have cloth armor.

The gunshots were as dense as fried beans, and some Qing soldiers fell down in the charge.

But the rest did not retreat, waving swords and guns, and charging desperately against the bullets fired by the muskets. The Eight Banners New Army also formed a queue at the right time, concentrated firepower, and concentrated shooting at places where sparks flashed.

With the sound of gunfire, soldiers on both sides kept falling down.

Even a low-intensity war is a beast that devours life. The battlefield is filled with anger and heroism, and the shouts of the two armies' charge echo through Jianghua City.

"Chen thief, damn Chen thief..." Fu Kang'an's eyes flashed with hatred. The performance of the Korean soldiers was obviously much braver than before, and this was the result of the support of the Fu Han Army.

The fighting on the battlefield is returning to calm. The attacking Qing army is in a state of collapse. "Fire, fire--" Fu Kang'an gave orders hatefully, and then sent troops to support the defeated soldiers.

"Quickly report to Yue Chuan that we need reinforcements. A Chen Ni unit has arrived in Jianghua City. It should be the land force that followed Chen Ni's navy to harass Shandong. Tell the adults that our army needs at least a thousand people to conquer Jianghua City." The Fu Han Army came faster and more decisively than they thought. "Then there are artillery shells. Keep firing artillery shells and gunpowder on the front line."

The tone of Fu Kang'an's speech was not like a subordinate's request to his superior, but rather an order. This is Fu Kang'an!

"Pah--" The sound of gunfire like raindrops rang out in Jianghua City. The brave and fierce soldiers of the Marine Battalion, Fu Kang'an, who had limited strength in his hands, hit the wall with his next two tentative attacks.

"Continue to bombard--"

For the Fu Han Army hidden in the ruins, Fu Kang'an really couldn't think of any good way except bombarding.

The Qing army's offensive against Korea was already in sight of victory. Fu Kang'an didn't want to let his new army or the flag soldiers recruited from the northeast suffer too many casualties.

He had lost 200 to 300 men in three attacks, a figure that was comparable to the total casualties of the Eight Banners New Army in all the battles that had taken place in Korea so far.

However, since the end of the Battle of Pyongyang, the Koreans no longer engaged in field battles with the Qing army.

The 30,000 Korean troops were bombarded by dozens of cannons and shot by volleys, and then were chased around by the Eight Banners New Army like sheep.

…

At night, there was still no slack in Ganghwa City. The Marine Corps soldiers, who had rested for half a day, began to fully intervene in the city defense. Hong Sang-young, the supervisor of the Guard Hall and Jin Ji-dae, the general of the Dragon and Tiger Camp, who were in charge of the defense of Ganghwa City, were very cooperative with the intervention of the Marine Corps.

Jin Ji-dae was Lee Sun's brother-in-law, and was 18 years older than the Crown Princess Jin.

"General, the Crown Princess ordered me to ask if Ganghwa City can be defended? Can the army drive out the Qing invaders?"

The Koreans, who were already very disgusted with the Qing Dynasty, were attacked by the Qing Dynasty again without any reason, so they directly called the Qing Dynasty "Qing invaders".

The Crown Princess Jin, if nothing unexpected happens, she will be the queen of the Joseon Kingdom in the future. When she was nine years old [a standard little loli], she was chosen by Lee Sun as the wife of his grandson. It has been nine years since then. She has a harmonious relationship with Lee Sun. Although the lack of children is a big shortcoming, Jin Jida is still very precious and careful to this little sister.

"Go and secretly report to the Crown Princess, and be prepared for the transfer." Jin Jida's face is not good. There is no way. The scouts of the Fu Han Army just reported that the Qing army has increased its troops. And what about the Korean soldiers? There are only six or seven thousand people on the entire Ganghwa Island, and half of them have been concentrated here. If troops are drawn from other places, will the outer defense line still be needed?

"General..." The eunuch who was ordered to inquire was so frightened that his face turned pale.

"Tell the queen that if there is chaos outside, please don't panic. Just stay where you are and wait."

"I will rush to pick up the queen with the heavenly soldiers of the upper country as soon as possible."

It's a very funny thing. Only now that the envoys sent by the Qing Dynasty have come into contact with the monarch and ministers of Korea, Li Cheng and others know what the excuse of the Qing Dynasty's attack on Korea is. But the situation has developed to this point, is it still meaningful?

Qianlong's condition is that the 77-year-old Li Cheng and the 19-year-old Wang Shisun Li Cheng personally went to Beijing to plead guilty, and then blackmailed Korea for 200,000 taels of silver, a large amount of grain, cloth and oxen. The Qing army must be stationed in Korea for at least one year to "help" Korea completely shave off all traces of the former Ming Dynasty.

And Ganghwa Island didn't know all this. Even if they knew, the Kim family would never want to fall into the hands of the Qing army.

Now that she has the warships of the Fu Han Army, she can take people on board and go to South Korea to find her husband Li Sun.

"Tell the Queen Mother Sun Bin, don't panic, don't panic..."