"It's a pity that the season is over, the lotus——" Fujino Hide sat on the cruise ship, paddling leisurely while shaking his head with regret, "Can we still come next year?"
Guo Dajing shook his head and said: "Don't talk about this place, even if I come to Shandong again, I don't know when it will be."
Do you still remember Xia Yuhe on the shore of Daming Lake?
Guo Dajing looked at the lake. Somehow, he suddenly remembered this sentence and couldn't help but laugh. He didn't know whether it was this "Daming" or another "big name".
Fujino Hide looked at Guo Dajing doubtfully and guessed: "You are lying to me. You don't want to take me with you when you come to Shandong, right?"
"It's nothing." Guo Dajing was a little dumbfounded and explained: "I just remembered something funny, and it doesn't make sense to say it."
Fujino Hide was doubtful and said: "Tell me, you think it's funny, I want to have fun too."
Guo Dajing remained silent, rowing the oar slowly and slowly, looking at the scenery and the tourists on the shore, and sighed heavily.
War will destroy picturesque mountains and rivers, and cause countless people to die, flee, and fall into dire straits. Even now, how many hungry people are struggling to survive, or are fleeing famine with their families, and they will die of hunger on the road at any time.
Seeing that Guo Dajing had something heavy on his mind again, Fujino Hide stopped digging into the details. She was a smart girl who knew when to be arrogant and when to be gentle.
"Shall I sing you a song?" Fujino Hide smiled and eased the atmosphere. "Have you heard of it? If you think it's good, you can also sing a tune."
Guo Dajing looked at Fujino Hide, smiled and said, "You sing and I listen, but I can't sing."
Fujino rolled his eyes, but still compromised, cleared his throat, and sang softly.
Korean folk song?! Guo Dajing heard something interesting about it. It was about pulling a net, breaking waves, and seemed to be waiting for a lover. The lyrics were very popular, and Fujino Hide had a good voice.
Hey? Just sing. Why are you standing up? This boat is rocking.
Fujino Hide looked at Guo Dajing who was so close, and suddenly felt that the folk song was sung for him.
Going out to sea to fish, looking forward to it, isn’t it just that you are worried and waiting for the man to come back? As long as you are by his side, even if you just look at him, your mood will be stable...
"Sit down quickly, this boat is rocking hard." Guo Dajing is not afraid of water, his swimming is very good, freestyle, much better than Mingren's dog paddle.
Fujino Hide chuckled, but deliberately rocked the boat harder, leaned his body, and suddenly fell into Guo Dajing's arms.
It's not appropriate to say that he pounced, but he knocked Guo Dajing backwards. Fujino hugged him, pressed his face tightly to his chest, closed his eyes, smelled the man's breath, and listened to the powerful voice.
Heartbeat.
"Aying——" Guo Dajing called out and stretched out his hand to push away, but was hugged tighter.
"You have to take care of me." Fujino Hide murmured, "For the rest of your life."
There is no problem with the front, but the latter is still open to discussion.
Guo Dajing actually has no objection. As a man, it's pretentious to pursue you. His surname is not Liu, let alone Xiahui.
"Will Mr. Fujino agree?" Guo Dajing reached out and stroked Fujino Hide's hair and said, "What if-"
"Yes." Fujino Hide seemed too lazy to speak, adjusted his posture, leaned into Guo Zaijing's arms, and gently rubbed his face against his warm chest, like a coquettish kitten.
Guo Dajing's hand moved from his hair to his face, his other hand hugged Fujino Hide's waist, and he stopped talking.
The surroundings seemed to suddenly become quiet, and the boat floated and rocked, carrying the two people along with the waves.
Feelings don't burst out suddenly, but gradually deepen.
Guo Dajing and Fujino Hide have known each other since North Korea. They have fought together, chatted, had meals and joked together. In this regard, even Sister Li Xiu can't compare.
In fact, from Guo Dajing's point of view, he and Fujino Masakai are more like the relationship development of later generations. They got to know each other, tried to get close, and finally it came naturally.
Well, we are just in love now, and we will wait for her father to come back before discussing the next step. Otherwise, if they do things for you carefully, it would be better for you to get her girl into bed.
Guo Dajing thought very well and looked down at Fujino Hide. This girl didn't know how to be shy and looked at each other with a smile with her big eyes open.
I'm embarrassed to say it when you're like this!
Guo Dajing pretended for a moment, lowered his head, and tasted the warm and moist fragrance that made people feel sweet and exciting.
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Uiju, North Korea.
Boom! The muskets roared, white smoke rose, and the armored wooden targets were smashed and fell.
Lin Qingye squinted his eyes and hurriedly asked someone to fetch the wooden target dozens of meters away and watched it intently.
The armor had been shot through, and a bowl-sized hole was punched in the wooden target. The hole was surrounded by jagged wooden thorns.
"Okay, okay!" Lin Qingye praised, stroking his beard and laughing, "It's really sharp, even with heavy armor, it's hard to resist."
Cui Xiaoyi added from the side: "General Guo said that even if the lead bullet fired by this gun cannot break armor, the huge impact will cause the enemy to suffer internal injuries, break bones and tendons, or vomit blood."
Internal injury was Guo Dajing's term based on that era. Strictly defined, it should be called blunt injury, which is a characteristic of the damage caused by muskets.
The lead bullets of the matchlock guns at that time were all hand-made and relatively rough. When shot into the target's body, they often exploded, causing disgusting damage.
At the same time, the speed of musket projectiles is not fast enough, and all the energy is basically transmitted to the target, forming a shock wave effect.
At that time, being hit in the hands and feet by a musket could still cause death due to the shock wave effect. The same was true for heavy armor. The lead bullets might not penetrate, but the huge kinetic energy would still cause serious damage to the target.
The bullets fired by modern guns are extremely fast and can easily penetrate the target, but they will not spread the energy to the human body, nor will they burst into fragments at the bullet hole.
Lin Qingye was also familiar with the performance of muskets, and immediately understood the internal injuries Guo Dajing was talking about, as well as the power of heavy muskets.
"It's a pity that the princes in the court will not agree to purchase this gun from Xiyi." Lin Qingye shook his head and said helplessly: "We can only build it ourselves, plus training the soldiers, the time is anxious."
The advantage of building it yourself is that you save money, but it takes a long time to learn the technology and then be able to mass-produce it. Once you buy it, you can have it in place in no time and start training musketeers.
But Lin Qingye knew that the court would not allow it. He was a short-sighted, contented, and cowardly person who was afraid of building captives and could not see the dangers of lax armaments.
Cui Xiao waved his hand to the others to leave, walked to Lin Qingye, and whispered: "My lord, I have made an agreement with General Guo to purchase five hundred hawk-bill muskets first. After getting the muskets, my lord did not say anything about buying, but only said
You built it yourself, so you should be able to get away with it, right?"
After a pause, Cui Xiaoyi bowed his head and apologized: "I am humble enough to make my own decisions, please punish me."
Lin Qingye patted Cui Xiaoyi on the shoulder and said, "No need to apologize, this was done well."
After comforting Cui Xiaoyi, Lin Qingye stroked his beard and fell into deep thought, feeling that the method Cui Xiaoyi said was not a bad idea.
Of course, the method is still a bit rough and needs to be improved. The most important thing is that the precious mirror given to him by Guo Dajing can be used to control the powerful officials in the court, so the possibility of success will be greater.
For example, Zuo Yizheng, Qingyuan Prefecture Lord Shen Qiyuan, as Injo's main hero, was highly trusted and respected by Injo.
Moreover, Shen Qiyuan was a generous and loyal person, and was quite popular among middle and lower-ranking North Korean officers.
However, Lin Qingye felt that Shen Qiyuan was deliberately making friends with middle and lower-level military attachés, and seemed to have some agenda. But he was just thinking about it, and he should do his own thing first!
After knowing the specific price of the muskets, Lin Qingye gritted his teeth and said to Cui Xiaoyi: "Contact General Guo again and buy a thousand eagle-billed muskets from Xiyi. We will pay the money with materials and repay them one after another."
In Lin Qingye's opinion, with one thousand and five hundred hawk-bill muskets and old-style muskets, Yizhou had trained four to five thousand men and horses. If they relied on the defense of Jiancheng fortress, it would be impossible for Jianlu to pass by easily. arrive.
One thousand five hundred eagle-billed blunderbuss, eight taels each, totals twelve thousand taels of silver. For Lin Qingye, or the entire Yizhou, it is not a huge debt.
Cui Xiaoyi bowed to accept the order, but he also knew that the sea journey was far away, and the fastest delivery would not arrive until next year. But with ten heavy muskets, training could be carried out, but at a slower speed.
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Phi Island.
Mao Wenlong looked at the latest imperial palace newspaper, frowning and stroking his beard, looking very worried.
There will be major changes in the court, this is the conclusion Mao Wenlong came to. Although Chongzhen did not capture Wei Zhongxian, nor did he deal with any officials.
The new emperor came to power, but he still felt that his foundation was not stable enough!
The methods and methods of feudal emperors can actually be traced. One emperor and one courtier can be summarized in the most sophisticated way.
For Xiuyan's victory, the new emperor issued a decree to praise him, but he only rewarded him with silver and watch wire, and did not promote Mao Wenlong to another title.
As a general, he is already a top-notch military commander, so it is not enough to give him no reward. However, apart from being granted a title of marquis or a noble title, there really isn't much the court can offer.
This emperor is a bit harsh!
Mao Wenlong came up with a rough analysis and judgment and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Although it is not very accurate, it should be similar.
The wages for August were in arrears. For a newly ascended emperor, it was fine not to be kind to win over people's hearts, but it was rare and rare to treat the soldiers on the front line harshly.
I hope it's just financial difficulties. The new emperor has just come to power and has not yet smoothed out the government affairs.
Mao Wenlong put down his newspaper and responded to the knock on the door: "Come in!"
Deputy Marshal Chen Jisheng pushed open the door and came in. After meeting Shi Zhou, he said, "Commander, what's going to happen in the future?"
Mao Wenlong motioned for Chen Jisheng to sit down, pushed the Di newspaper over for him to read first, and said slowly: "The August wages have not arrived yet, so I have written to Sun Guozhen to inquire. Do you know how long the food reserves in Pidao will be enough to last?" "
Chen Jisheng raised his head and said: "Commander, you also know that after losing the Tieshan farmland, our army basically relied entirely on food and wages from the imperial court. Although we did some business to raise funds, it could not solve the big problem."
After a pause, he added: "According to the current food and money reserves, if we live frugally, we can still survive in two or three months."
Mao Wenlong caressed his forehead and said with concern: "The most difficult times in Dongjiang Town are often during the lean years, and it takes two or three months to reach the end of the year. It's still far from enough!"
Chen Jisheng was lucky and said: "It won't be long before the imperial court is cut off, right? When the new emperor ascends the throne, it's time to gather military morale."
Mao Wenlong sighed helplessly and said, "I hope so!"
After a pause, he said: "If wages are cut off again in September, we will summon all the generals from the islands to discuss and try to find a solution."
Chen Jisheng nodded and said: "It's better to issue a command first to let each island save money. It's better to prepare for a rainy day. It's really hard to determine the length of the salary cutoff."
Mao Wenlong pondered for a moment, then agreed, and said: "The situation over there in Dajing is better. The overseas exotic species really has an amazing yield. The yield per mu he reported is nearly three thousand kilograms!"
Chen Jisheng smiled and said: "I didn't believe it at first, but I didn't know it was true until Zhang Pan from Ludao reported it."
"It's a pity that the seeds are limited and the planting area is not large." Mao Wenlong shook his head regretfully and said: "Next year, we can promote planting on the islands, but the water from far away will not quench the thirst of the near, and the harvest will not be available until next autumn."
Chen Jisheng also sighed helplessly and said: "The land on each island is also limited. It is probably because of this that Dajing set his sights on Jinzhou!"
Mao Wenlong lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice: "We have defeated a strong general from Dongjiang in Jinzhou. If Dajing is not sure, I don't want him to take risks."
Zhang Pan, who died in battle and died for his country, brought a very glorious period to the Dongjiang Army. Coupled with Liu Xingzuo's rebellion, the Jianlu gave up the three guards in southern Liaoning, and the situation at that time was very good.
It's a pity that the Dongjiang Army after that had almost no bright spots. It only caused minor disturbances, but required the court to spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to support it, and attracted more and more criticism and impeachment.
The turning point came in the battle to aid Korea. The emergence of Guo Dajing not only gave the Dongjiang Army an advantage in intelligence, but also seized the weakness of Jianlu's emptiness in the subsequent battles and dealt Jianlu several heavy blows.
After many years of silence, Dongjiang Town seems to have reached the peak of its explosion again. From Mao Wenlong's job title to the lives of the soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town, everything has been improved as a result.
Guo Dajing was paying attention to Jinzhou. Mao Wenlong had long known about it and expressed his support.
First of all, Jinzhou is Guo Dajing's hometown, so it is reasonable to want to occupy it; secondly, it is imperative to compensate for the loss of North Korean farmland on the Liaodong land.
What's more, without North Korea's Tieshan Base, Pidao, and Yuncong, they will lose strategic depth, and they will face great difficulties in launching operations in Liaodong.
You must know that Zhenjiang still has heavy troops stationed by Jianlu to guard against Pidao and Yuncong's Dongjiang Army landing and harassing them.
In ancient times, landing operations were very dangerous. On land, the maneuverability and combat effectiveness of the Jianlu cavalry were not something that the Dongjiang Army could contend with head-on.
Mao Wenlong had thought about turning the headquarters of Dongjiang Town to southern Liaoning, but he had various scruples and worries. And Pidao, located on the China-North Korea tribute road, also had its special value.
Chen Jisheng probably knew what Mao Wenlong was thinking. He hoped that Guo Dajing could continue to achieve great results and add glory to Dongjiang Town, so that he would not be regarded as dispensable by the court. He was also worried that Guo Dajing would make the same mistake again and Dongjiang Town would lose another strong general.
"Dajing is not a reckless person. It's better to wait and see his preparations next year before making a decision." Chen Jisheng said euphemistically: "He is not asking for leave to do things. It is almost a month. It's okay to summon him to Pidao for detailed inquiries.
Very convenient.”
Mao Wenlong nodded and discussed with Chen Jisheng some more before finally coming up with a rough plan for how to deal with it.
Of course, they would not have imagined that Dongjiang Town would be cut off from wages for seven months, causing countless people to starve to death and severely weaken their vitality.