Chapter 2143

Jeju Island is located right between the three countries of China, Japan and North Korea. However, because this place has no natural harbor and is not suitable for stationing large armed fleets, it has never been regarded as a strategic maritime location by various countries. Before the arrival of the Haihan people,

Seogwipo is just a little-known small fishing port in the south of Jeju Island. Most of the local people make a living from fishing and agriculture. They never thought that their peaceful hometown would turn into a busy military base in just a few days.

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At the request of the Haehan military, all people within a 30-mile radius of Seogwipo received a recruitment order from the government. Every household must send a young man to serve as a husband. Even if there are no boys in the family, a husband must be sent.

They went to the Haihan Camp near the port to engage in logistical work such as laundry, cooking, and medical care.

The entire Seogwipo area has a population of only about 2,000, and about one-third of them were temporarily recruited by the government to provide services for the army that went to Hirado, Japan. A large number of laborers were forced to perform labor, which reduced the local production activities.

It will also be greatly affected, but the government has no plans to reduce or reduce taxes for this purpose, which will inevitably cause complaints among the people.

The North Korean court hopes to strengthen diplomatic relations with Haehan through military cooperation, but due to various considerations it is inconvenient to directly send troops to participate in this war, so it can only express its attitude by providing logistical support. But for the locals in Seogwipo

For the people, whether it is the Haihan Army, the Ming Army, or the Japanese in the east, the war between them should have nothing to do with them, but why was Seogwipo involved for no reason and became a temporary base for one of them?

It is really something difficult for them to understand.

Yin Changxing is one of the people who holds this view. His home is very close to Seogwipo Port, and he has made a living by fishing at sea for generations. Before that, Yin Changxing had also heard about the invasion of barbarians from the north, and the Haihan invasion.

There are rumors that the country will send troops to help North Korea retreat from the enemy, but according to the government, the barbarians can be defeated in the end. Isn't it just that the king's army is so powerful that this foreign army can take advantage of their military exploits?

He couldn't understand why the Jeju herdsmen had to hurriedly borrow land, collect grain, and recruit civilian laborers when the Haihan people were going to war with Japan, as if they were going to work as cattle and horses for the Haihan people.

The Lord even came to Seogwipo himself to take charge, fearing that some details might go wrong. It was not until the Haehan fleet arrived at Seogwipo that Yin Changxing's mind finally changed.

It was the first time in their lives that the people of Seogwipo saw so many large warships, and any one of them was much larger than the official ship of the Jeju Ambassador. Many people, including Yin Changxing, couldn't help but think of a question:

Does our country also have such a powerful large warship?

The answer is of course no. The wooden house ships and turtle ships of Korea are not like this at all. They do not have such a huge hull, and they do not have the artillery equipped by the Haihan warships. Although the Haihan soldiers who got off these warships were not wearing

Armor, but full of murderous intent, gave Yin Changxing, who was watching the excitement at the dock, an indescribable sense of fear.

The Haihan Army set up a large number of tents near the coast as a temporary base. After Yin Changxing was conscripted into labor service, he was responsible for delivering various supplies, mainly food, to the Haihan Army Camp every day. Even if he was tired, he was not tired.

Encountered some trouble. Only a few days later, the army set off from Seogwipo.

Yin Changxing fully thought that his labor service would end here, but things were far from as simple as he thought. Just a few days later, the government asked all the drafted civilian laborers to return to work and prepare to accept those transported back from the front line.

prisoners of war and wounded.

However, the situation soon took a new turn. It was said that there were too many prisoners of war to be sent back from the front line, and there was no suitable institution in Seogwipo to hold prisoners of war, so the government could only give up the temporary requisition of several private houses to serve as prisons.

With this idea in mind, he decided to take all the prisoners of war to two uninhabited islands near the coast of Seogwipo.

Yin Changxing's errand has not changed. He is still responsible for delivering food, but the service target has changed from the Haihan Army to Japanese prisoners of war. When Yin Changxing and his companions rowed a boat to deliver food to the island where the prisoners of war were being held, they were really troubled by the people on the island.

The situation shocked him. He had never thought that there would be so many people on the small island outside the port, crowded together like a school of fish pulled out of the water by a fishing net.

But the food they sent to the island only consisted of two large baskets of rice balls. Yin Changxing estimated based on his own standards that the portion of these rice balls should be enough to feed about seventy or eighty people. But the prisoners he saw in front of him were about

This number is ten times higher, and since there is only one meal a day, many people must be hungry.

Yin Changxing was a little worried that such a small amount of food would trigger looting, but the few Haihan soldiers on the boat didn't seem nervous. When they were about to reach the coast of the island, several Haihan soldiers raised their rifles and aimed at them.

He caught the eager prisoners on the island and began to yell at them.

Yin Changxing couldn't quite understand what the Haihan soldiers were saying, but he could tell that the Japanese prisoners on the island were extremely afraid of these Haihan soldiers. Even though the number of the two sides might be a hundred times different, the prisoners still slowly retreated to a slightly smaller area.

Farther away, there was no attempt to confront the Haihan soldiers.

Under the command of Haihan soldiers, these prisoners cooperated very cooperatively and began to line up in a long line, preparing to receive their food quota.

Yin Changxing knew that the rice balls brought to the island were definitely not enough to feed so many people, and he was a little hesitant about how to distribute them. The Hai Hanbing next to him saw his confusion, so he picked up a rice ball from the basket and broke off his fingers.

A small group of large ones indicates that this is the portion for one person.

In Yin Changxing's opinion, this little food was basically just enough to stuff his teeth. He seemed to understand why it was difficult for these prisoners to resist - these guys should have been hungry like this after being captured. After a few days,

I have long since lost the strength to resist.

In fact, the prisoners had tried to fight for food before, but as long as they disobeyed orders, the food supply for the day would be halved, and the perpetrator would be executed in public. Over the next few days, anyone who had the courage to challenge the rules would

They are almost dead, and the living people have suffered enough. If anyone wants to jump out and cause trouble when food is being distributed, the people around him will tear him alive without even using the Haihan soldiers.

Of course, as Yin Changxing thought, people who have been starved for several days simply do not have the energy to do any strenuous movements. They now have very little food, and only by moving as little as possible can they effectively reduce consumption. And Hai

The Han also needed to keep these prisoners in a relatively weak physical state so that they could be easily managed and transported. When they were transported to the assigned places, they would be given normal food supply so that they could have enough food.

physical strength to do the work.

The Haihan soldiers drew a line on the beach with a bayonet stuck in the muzzle of their gun, and then asked Yin Changxing and others to start distributing food at the drawn line. After receiving the food, the prisoners voluntarily went to the other side of the line.

On one side, you are not allowed to step back before the food is distributed to prevent anyone from fishing in troubled waters.

Although the method is stupid, it is simple and easy. The prisoners carefully took the small ball of rice from Yin Changxing's hand, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, then slowly walked to the other side of the line and found a place to sit down.

Move. They know that their next meal may have to wait until this time tomorrow. Any extra movements during this period will consume their limited physical energy. The more they move, the faster they will die.

However, not everyone expected to survive on such a small amount of food. When Yin Changxing returned to the ship after distributing the food and returned to the port, he saw that some people had slowly stood up and walked towards the shore. On the shore

There must be some food on the beach and among the rocks to satisfy their hunger temporarily. Only then did Yin Changxing realize why the Haihan people only distributed such a small amount of food to the prisoners.

Yin Changxing was not yet born when the Imjin Japanese Rebellion occurred, but he also heard the elders in his family talk about the war when Japan invaded Korea. The two countries were already feuding, so Yin Changxing naturally did not have much sympathy for these prisoners. But he did have some sympathy.

I'm curious as to how much hatred the Haihan people have against Japan, that they would deliberately send troops from far away to attack Japan.

After delivering meals to the prisoners for two days, Yin Changxing got a new job, probably because of his better performance, as an errand boy for a foreign businessman who had just arrived in Hong Kong. In his opinion, this was indeed good news.

It's definitely better than dealing with prisoners. If you're lucky, you might even be able to get some rewards.

What makes Yin Changxing even more happy is that this Han man named Yu Chengli can actually speak a little Korean, so that he will not be scolded by the fierce Haihan soldiers because he did not understand the orders when delivering meals to the prisoners.

One pass.

But Yu Chengli was not happy at all. He was even a little angry because the Haihan people did not fully abide by the promise they made to him in Pingdo and sent himself and all his belongings directly to Zhoushan, Zhejiang by warship, but to the west.

Guipu is a remote and remote place.

According to the explanation given by the Haihan people, the change of plan was because Haihan had to transport all the people and materials from Hirado Island as soon as possible, so the warships originally scheduled to escort merchants from various countries to Zhoushan had to return to Hirado first.

To continue carrying out the mission, Yu Chengli could only temporarily stay in Jeju Island for some time. After Haihan had evacuated Hirado first, he would be free and then send the merchants to Zhoushan as originally planned.

There is nothing wrong with this approach. Of course, the Haihan Army must give priority to its own interests, and everything must be subject to military orders during war. How can it take into account the needs of these foreign businessmen? It is enough to keep the plan and postpone its execution.

Not bad.

Of course, Yu Chengli did not dare to express his grievances against the Haihan people. Although he lost the local real estate, in such a time of war and chaos, it would be good if he could get out of Hirado Island safely. How could he dare to follow the Haihan people?

Han people argue about treatment issues.

It's just that the conditions in Seogwipo are a bit difficult. Businessmen like Yu Chengli will definitely not be able to enjoy the treatment of the Haihan Army. The local government does not have enough reception capacity, so it can only temporarily relocate them near the port as a matter of urgency.

So Yu Chengli and the few followers who had left Hirado with him this time all lived in Yin Changxing's home.

Although Yu Chengli disliked the fishy smell of this rural fisherman's house, he finally had a place to stay, and he had to rely on this Korean fisherman for food and accommodation during his stay in Seogwipo. He didn't dare to be too picky, otherwise

If he offends this fisherman and the other party comes up and kicks him out, is it possible that he can move to the Haihan Military Camp?

Fortunately, when he left Hirado, most of Yu Chengli's belongings were shipped out, so he gave Yin Changxing some silver coins as living expenses for his group. Yu Chengli himself was not a stingy person, so he gave the amount

It is also much higher than the local price level.

Yin Changxing did not expect that he would make a fortune as soon as he got this job. The money rewarded by the businessman was more than the family's annual income. Naturally, he did not dare to show any neglect at that moment, so he gave up all three main rooms in his home.

After leaving Yu Chengli and his men to live, his family packed up and moved into the kitchen and woodshed. Fortunately, the weather had warmed up by now, so there was no need to worry about freezing without sleeping on the kang.

A few days later, the Haehan warship brought in a large number of Japanese again. This time they were not prisoners of war, but ordinary civilians. But by this time, Seogwipo's reception capacity had already exploded, and the government simply could not arrange for so many immigrants.

In order to provide food and accommodation, we can only temporarily place them near the coast. We hope that the transshipment plan mentioned by Haihan can be implemented as soon as possible.

Yu Chengli had a special status, so he was not banned. Hearing that a large number of Japanese people were being transported here, he specially made an appointment with Gonzalez to go to the resettlement site of these immigrants. The situation there was indeed as they expected, and the government

It is no longer possible to provide enough food for so many people, and there are no tents for them to live in, so most people are in a state of lack of food and clothing.

Yu Chengli and Gonzalez had been in Hirado for many years, and they had some feelings for the local people. They couldn't bear to see this. After thinking about it, they decided to invest in buying some food from local people's homes and cook a big pot of porridge for charity.

Give these immigrants and try our best to help them overcome their current difficulties.

The Haihan Army also acquiesced to their kind deed. The current food shortage is not the fault of the Haihan Army, because there was no plan to move all the population of Hirado Island before the war, and there was no preparation when raising food and grass.

An additional share for thousands of people to consume for a certain period of time. The existing local grain reserves must give priority to the Haihan Army's own consumption, and it is difficult to allocate much more to relieve these immigrants.

Of course, this food shortage will not last long. The ships sent by Haehan from various places to Seogwipo will bring enough food. Besides, even if there is no food supply, it will not be possible to rely on the sea to eat in a short time.

As for people who will starve to death, the military can roughly determine that it will not trigger a widespread famine here, as long as they survive the next few days, they will be fine.
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