One hundred and fifty-eighth chapter North Korea's righteous help
The next day, after seeing off Lin Tiansheng at the dock, Guo Dajing resumed his daily routine and work.
Calculating that time was almost up, Guo Dajing sent someone to deliver the gains in the Xiuyan area to Pi Island, and attached a letter briefly describing the battle.
Although he was the chief officer of Guanglu Island, Guo Dajing never forgot that he was a member of Dongjiang Town and a general under Mao Wenlong.
The reason why I only wrote a letter and not reported the victory was to let Mao Wenlong report the victory. How to report the victory was decided by Mao Wenlong. Briefly describing the battle process also left enough room for Mao Wenlong to modify or brag.
In this case, the good news will be delivered to the capital when the new emperor has just ascended the throne.
Whether it is to become a familiar face, register with Chongzhen and leave an impression; or to make Chongzhen happy as if to report good luck, it is all good.
Select officers and soldiers, form artillery, and form a heavy artillery unit. The training of the two units has also officially begun.
Guo Dajing went to the artillery for several days to observe and study, and finally determined that Santos was not a fake or a liar, and he was qualified to serve as an artillery instructor.
Good news also came from the foundry. All sabers have been made, including 200 of Lushun's.
Guo Dajing immediately sent someone by ship to Lushun to let the cavalry train well, hoping that it would be effective in the Jinzhou battle next year.
After the saber was made, the foundry received a reward and received a new task, which was to make a bayonet for the musket.
It is not an eagle-billed musket, but is equipped with Korean fire muskets. The disadvantage of the eagle-billed musket is that it is too heavy and difficult to wield freely even with a bayonet attached.
The caliber of the Korean fire gun is larger than that of the Ming Dynasty bird gun, and it weighs only ten kilograms. When equipped with a bayonet, it can be used in close combat.
Guo Dajing had already designed the blueprint of the bayonet. It was a triangular iron spike with a sleeve. It had no cutting function and was just for stabbing.
A card is added to the barrel and connected to the slotted sleeve. It is a very simple design idea and is not very troublesome to modify.
This year has been fought enough, and Guo Dajing does not want any more major military operations. Everything is being prepared for the Jinzhou battle next year.
"When are we going to Shandong?" Fujino Hide was a little anxious and had already asked Guo Dajing several times.
Guo Dajing said helplessly: "Hurry up, arrange all the work. It's best to wait until Liu Xingzuo and the others come back. There are no chief officials on this island, so it's a bit embarrassing."
Fujinohide twirled his fingers and said, "Didn't I say I'd be back in ten days and a half? It's already been seven or eight days."
"It won't take more than a few days." Guo Dajing scratched his head and said, "I sent someone to deliver the saber to Lushun, and also brought a letter to ask them to return on time."
"It would be great to have them come back early." Fujino Hide took out a small mirror and carefully looked at the face that he never tired of looking at. It was lightly smeared with gouache and there was rouge on the lips.
"Rouge gouache is not good for the skin, so use it sparingly." Guo Dajing reminded him kindly and looked down at the letter again.
The letter was sent by the Haiyang Island fishing fleet. They had indeed found traces of whales, but they had not caught up with them.
Qin Dahai, the chief officer of the fleet, was very ashamed. He also summed up his experience and lessons and concluded that it was a matter of cooperation between the ships. He also promised that he would catch it next time he encounters it.
Guo Dajing wrote a reply and encouraged Qin Dahai. Whaling is not that simple, and experience needs to be accumulated. Guo Dajing is not so impatient.
As for a trip to Shandong, Guo Dajing had to wait for a while. The main reason was that he was worried about Zhao Guang and others. They would not be able to be completely honest until the news of Emperor Tianqi's death came through.
"Sir." Yang Mingli walked in and reported: "A big boat has arrived at the pier. I signed up and said that an old friend is visiting."
Old friend? Guo Dajing reached out to take the post, opened it and took a look, then smiled and said: "It is indeed an old friend. Let's go, I will go to the dock to greet you."
"Do you want me to go?" Fujino Hide obviously didn't want to move and looked at Guo Dajing lazily.
Guo Dajing waved his hand and said, "Just rest, I'll go."
On the pier, Cui Xiaoyi and others were all dressed as Han Chinese and waited honestly in the wooden house, but their mood was not calm.
They fought side by side with Guo Dajing and formed a deep friendship. They missed each other very much after not seeing each other for several months. At the same time, they also looked forward to getting some more surprises from Guo Dajing.
The sound of horse hooves came from outside, approaching from far away, and soon reached the outside of the house.
Cui Xiaoyi and others looked at each other, smiled, stood up and waited.
Guo Dajing dismounted and asked his soldiers to wait outside. Outsiders were not allowed to approach. He opened the door and strode in.
"General Guo." Cui Xiaoyi took the lead in bowing his hands and saluting, "It's polite here."
"I have met General Guo." Everyone bowed to him.
"Polite, polite." Guo Dajing smiled with a smile on his face and held his hands in the air, his joy beyond words. "I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"
Cui Xiaoyi smiled bitterly and said, "How can General Guo be so capable of killing enemies so easily?"
"Sit down and talk. Sit down." Guo Dajing extended his hand to give way and said: "We are comrades fighting against the Japanese invaders. No matter our rank or rank here, there is no need to be polite."
Everyone smiled and agreed, but Cui Xiaoyi was still the leader and sat in their own order.
Cui Xiaoyi took the list, handed it to Guo Dajing, and said, "I'm really ashamed that it took me so long to get this little thing for Mr. Guo."
Guo Dajing took the list and glanced at it quickly, and said happily: "Brother Cui is telling the truth, so many musket supplies make me overjoyed, overjoyed!"
After a pause, he put away the list and asked: "Tell me quickly, how can you get so many? Without Lord Lin Qingye's approval, it is impossible to think about it."
Cui Xiao nodded and recounted the recent events, emphasizing that it was Lin Qingye's instruction that sent so many firearms and supplies.
"Master Lin is so righteous." Guo Dajing cupped his hand and said with great emotion: "I look forward to the day when I can fight side by side with Master Lin."
After a pause, Guo Dajing continued: "You are here just in time. I have received a lot of good things recently and I am planning to send them over!"
Cui Xiaoyi was not too surprised. With Guo Dajing's temperament and acting style, he always came and went and was never stingy.
"This is not the place to talk." Guo Dajing stood up to invite guests and said with a smile: "We should treat distinguished guests as if we were entertaining distinguished guests. Please follow me. When we get there, I will hold a banquet for you and I will hold candlelight talks with you all at night."
Lin Tiansheng left, and that large courtyard came in handy. Guo Dajing knew that Cui Xiaoyi and others did not want to expose their identities, so it was more suitable there.
Cui Xiaoyi and others followed Guo Dajing to the large courtyard. After each selected a room and settled in, they gathered together in the hall.
Guo Dajing had ordered his soldiers to fetch several heavy muskets, light muskets with bayonets, and some granulated gunpowder.
"Everyone, please take a look, this is the good thing I said." Guo Dajing pointed to the musket on the table, smiled and invited everyone to come forward and take a closer look.
Cui Xiaoyi's eyes were immediately attracted by the heavy musket. He stepped forward and took it, and said with a surprised smile: "It's such a heavy musket. I'm afraid it weighs more than 20 kilograms?"
"Twenty-two kilograms, the bullet weighs one to two eight cents, the effective range is about a hundred steps, and the maximum range can reach two hundred steps." Guo Dajing solemnly introduced: "Within a hundred steps, it is difficult to defend against heavy armor, and those who hit it will not die.
That’s it.”
When everyone heard such astonishing data, they couldn't help but express surprise and exclamation, and they all came forward to take a closer look.
You must know that the bullets of the Ming Dynasty bird gun only cost about three or four qian. North Korea imitated the Japanese iron cannon, and the projectiles cost about 6 qian, which is more than three times the price of the Eagle-billed gun.
"The big gun of Japan?" Jin Zhongguo guessed and looked at Guo Dajing.
The Japanese country also had relatively large fire guns, but they were not quite the same as heavy matchlock guns. They should be similar to the lifting guns of the Qing Dynasty.
Guo Dajing shook his head and said, "This is Xiyi's heavy musket."
"It's powerful, but a bit bulky." Cui Xiaoyi commented, "The defense is the best, even heavy-armored soldiers can't withstand it."
Guo Dajing pondered for a moment, but still didn't say anything about how he could cooperate with the heavy armored spearmen to form an array and compete with the cavalry in the wild.
The Koreans' melee combat and fighting will are inferior to those of the Ming Dynasty's army. Let's not talk about field battles for now.
"You can concentrate fire on several officers and generals who specialize in attacking the enemy." Guo Dajing then put forward his own suggestion, using a heavy matchlock gun for sniping.
Cui Xiaoyi nodded vigorously and turned his attention to the musket with bayonet.
An Kecheng had already figured it out. He skillfully took off the bayonet with one twist, then twisted it in the opposite direction to install it. He smiled and praised: "General Guo's fantastic idea is really amazing. The musket paired with this sharp spear is both
It can shoot from a distance and fight in close combat, which just makes up for the major shortcomings of the musket."
A sharp gun is a sharp gun, who didn't introduce it clearly first?
Guo Dajing said: "As Brother An said, muskets paired with sharp spears at least enable the musketeers to resist when the enemy approaches, so that they will not panic and fight with fire sticks."
"This is gunpowder. After it is granulated, its power is significantly improved." Guo Dajing simply introduced them all to save the trouble of asking again!
Jin Zhongguo chuckled and said: "I told you a long time ago that you will definitely gain a lot from coming to General Guo. How about it, am I right?"
"You can figure things out." An Kecheng joked, "But how come I heard this was said by someone else?"
"That's what I said." Jin Zhongguo rolled his eyes at An Kecheng, then looked at the crowd and said, "Yes, you can all prove it."
No one proved it, everyone was smiling. I had some suspicions before coming, but I didn’t expect that Guo Dajing would go so far and work so fast.
Cui Xiaoyi asked Guo Dajing to sit down on the other side and explained the purpose of his visit.
"Okay, with the help of all the righteous men, our army's combat strength has increased again." Guo Dajing agreed happily, and then continued: "Guo hired Western Yi technicians and is trying to build a heavy musket."
Cui Xiaoyi immediately said: "Can our personnel participate in the study together?"
"That's natural." Guo Dajing smiled and said, "Bring a few heavy muskets to Mr. Lin when you go back. If you think they are useful, you can build them yourself."
North Korea has an advantage over Guo Dajing in making muskets. After all, it can use the country's resources and power. It is just a craftsman, but it is not comparable to Guanglu Island.
With experience in imitating Japanese muskets and learning techniques from Western Yi technicians, it is not difficult to build a heavy musket.
Lin Qingye can make ten heavy muskets, and Guo Dajing can get at least two or three. This is an unspoken agreement. In terms of price, it will definitely be cheaper than buying it from Macau.
"I will definitely use it, and I will definitely build it." Cui Xiaoyi replied in the affirmative without asking Lin Qingye for instructions.
Later, he told Guo Dajing that the remaining people should not be treated with special care when entering the army. They should start from the rank of soldier and be treated equally with the generals.
Guo Dajing knew that this was polite, but he really had no intention of paying more attention to him. How could he grow without real training? If he had to be his own soldier, then the standard would be the standard and could not be vague.
"Brother Cui, let me know how much the supplies are worth this time." Guo Dajing said, "I still have some money, but don't make it difficult for Mr. Lin."
The North Korean court was so weak that it was afraid of offending Jianlu. Lin Qingye took risks by providing weapons, ammunition and other supplies to Guo Dajing.
Cui Xiaoyi said: "Master Guo has left enough money. If you ask Master Guo for it after you have spent it, a certain family will not be polite."
Having money to buy supplies is better than anything else. What's more, buying from North Korea is not only a short distance away, but the price is also very cheap, which can be regarded as cost price.
When Guo Dajing said this, he was not polite to Cui Xiaoyi. He stood up to greet Cui Xiaoyi and went to another room.
Cui Xiaoyi knew that Guo Dajing might have secret matters to discuss, so he went into the room and sat down, then waited quietly for Guo Dajing to speak.
Guo Dajing went to the inner room and stayed for a while. When he came out again, he already had a small box in his hand. He put it directly on the table and pushed it in front of Cui Xiaoyi.
Cui Xiaoyi opened it doubtfully, and was immediately shaken so much that he narrowed his eyes.
The ten mirrors are all silver mirrors, which are amazingly bright even if there is no direct sunlight.
"This is -" Cui Xiaoyi looked at Guo Dajing in surprise.
Guo Dajing smiled and said: "This is for Mr. Lin. Let him take care of it more so that he can have greater power and do greater things."
Cui Xiao blinked his eyes and said angrily: "Those cowardly and incompetent people bribe powerful officials?"
Guo Dajing sat down and said slowly: "You know Marshal Qi, Grandpa Qi? He also gives gifts and bribes to the princes in the court. If he is not the same as Guang, can he command the troops and drive away the Japanese and resist the captives?"
Cui Xiaoyi was stunned, lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.
"If you want to do great things, sometimes you have to do something against your will." Guo Dajing continued: "If you are too upright, you will be dismissed from office. What can you do to realize your ambitions? What can you do to protect your home and country and resist the invaders?"
"If Lord Lin is not only the governor of Uiju, but also manages North Ping'an Road, how many elite soldiers can he train and how many sharp weapons can he forge?"
Guo Dajing reached out and patted Cui Xiaoyi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "If you are promoted to minister of political affairs, how many important things can you do?"
Cui Xiaoyi slowly exhaled a long breath, raised his head with a wry smile, raised his hand to Guo Dajing, and said, "Cui understands."
"I'll keep it first, and I'll take it to the ship when you leave." Guo Dajing closed the lid of the box and said, "This is a secret, don't let anyone know about it."
Cui Xiao nodded and asked curiously: "Does Mr. Guo also give gifts and bribes?"