On May 5, 1645, in the open field outside the city of Jeju Island, two thousand soldiers with different clothes were holding swords and guns, trying their best to stand up straight and looking ahead. After the supervision and training of the officer advisory group sent from the East Coast for more than half a year, the soldiers from Zhai Congyan, Wang Jiazhong, and Qin Shangxing were much more decent than when they first came to the island. At least when they could eat and wear warm clothes, and occasionally receive a salary, the mental outlook of these people had greatly changed. At least they were like soldiers, not those who were serfs who were scattered.

The yellow-clad army commander Mo, who was famous in the north, rode on a tall Andalusian horse. Surrounded by the officers, he saluted slowly through the queue of two thousand people, and turned back to the queue of various military leaders who were standing respectfully in the distance. Zhai Congyan respectfully stepped forward and led the horse reins, and Wang Jiazhong and Qin Shangxing also bowed slightly and stood aside with flattering smiles on their faces.

"It's pretty decent. At least when I go to fight those Koreans later, I shouldn't be embarrassed." Mo Ming glanced at several vassal armed leaders and said casually.

"When the Grand Marshal, although the children are not as good as my big East Coast Heavenly Soldiers, they will never be vague when they fight those Koreans. At that time, Grand Marshal, please look at us. It is no problem to go straight to Wang Jing." Zhai Congyan, who is closest to the East Coast people, immediately stepped forward and patted his chest to make a promise. Wang and Qin also nodded from behind and said yes.

"It's all nonsense to me!" Mo Ming took the whip and pointed Zhai Congyan's head from the air, and said with a smile: "Just relying on the two thousand crooked melons and jujubes that you three families have put together, I want to fight to Wang Jing? There is a limit to bragging! Besides, you are going to Wang Jing (i.e. Hanyang City) just go by yourself. My East Coast headquarters will only go around Luodongjiang, and don't want to go too far."

"Hehe, the general is joking, so we are naturally the only one who is the leader of the general. When the general goes east, we will naturally not go west. When the general wants to attack Busan, the children will never go to attack Ulsan." Wang Jiazhong finally found a chance to speak on the side. He immediately stepped forward and said with a fun voice. He had the weakest force among the three divisions of Jeju, with only 1,500 troops. The local Koreans were not very obedient. On weekdays, they rely on the care of Zhou Zuo Ding's troops stationed in the southern foot of the Hanna Mountains, so they have always followed the footsteps of the East Coast people.

"This trip is to fight North Korea for only two." Mo Ming stuffed the whip into Wang Jiazhong's arms, and Wang Jiazhong immediately took it with a panic.

"First of all, it is to punish the Koreans." Mo Ming continued, "The Li family of North Korea has repeatedly sent troops to the pass to assist the Qing Dynasty in fighting, helping the King to be evil and accomplices of the tiger. It is really hateful. If they are not punished, how could they not become more severe in the future!"

Since the Koreans were conquered by the Later Jin Dynasty, whether it was voluntary or not, the fact is that they have been sending troops to help the Qing army fight since the late Ming Dynasty, and at most more than 10,000 musketeers were sent. This time, the Qing army entered the pass to seize the world. Because the people on the east coast were in Liaodong and the northern coastal harassed endlessly, Dorgon once again ordered North Korea to send troops to assist in the war, and the Koreans did not dare to neglect them. They immediately sent about 15,000 musketeers to Shenyang. Among them, 5,000 musketeers were transferred to the pass to suppress the Ming Dynasty's local anti-Qing forces, and the main force of the 10,000 infantry cavalry was stationed in Liaodong and western Liaoning, and was controlled by the local Eight Banners generals to prevent accidents.

Although the Koreans have many reasons for this, Mo Ming naturally would not listen. He only knew that the Koreans sent troops to join the Qing army to fight. Then it was the enemy, the target of the East Coast Army's expedition! Now the northern coast of the Ming Dynasty was not as good as the East Coast people. It is estimated that the Qing army had gathered heavily and was ready to fight the East Coast people, so the East Coast people would naturally not touch this bad luck again. However, if they don't fight northern China and fight the North Korean Qing Dynasty, the manchu Qing, there is no problem at all. The Koreans' military preparations are loose and their combat power is weak. Isn't they the excellent bullying target?

"The second is to plunder some women's wealth. I think you all like this." Mo Ming casually said what they wanted to do, "Remember. You can take the money by yourself, just hand it over to my East Coast one according to the rules. As for women and children, it must reach the specified number. If you can't catch it in Busan, you can find a way for yourself. In short, I only need to have enough quantity and ignore the rest."

Sakhalin Island and Heilongjiang River Basin have now begun to be reclaimed and developed on a large scale. The shortage of women has always been a very difficult problem. For example, the 3,000 Henan surrendered soldiers placed in the Sakhalinsk area of ​​Sakhalin Island, and the 2,000 Henan surrendered soldiers placed in Miaojie and Hengguenzhai, the Qing army, Xu Dingguo's troops, were basically all strong, and there was no woman to take root in the local area. Now, the ratio of men and women to the east coast people collected from the Ming Dynasty was very different. There was no extra to be placed in Sakhalin Island or Heilongjiang, so we could only think of a solution on the spot.

After Mo Ming searched on the map, only North Korea could think of a solution. Japan had a unified central government, and its armed forces had not yet deteriorated significantly, so it was not a good target of plunder. It was different from North Korea, which was separated by a sea of ​​Japan. Its military was deflated, civil and military play, and could not resist the strong attack of the East Coast army.

The East Coast Army has also been resting in Yantai for a while, and the ships and other ships have basically been maintained and can sail again. Therefore, after listening to the opinions of his staff and subordinate officers, he finally made the decision to land in Busan, North Korea. As for why he did not land near Hanyang City, the main reason was that this battle was not to conquer North Korea - in fact, it was unlikely, and it was not cost-effective - but to plunder the women of wealth and train the soldiers of the stand-up team. As for the high-sounding punishment of North Korea, it was completely a matter of taking advantage of the issue.

In this combat operation, the East Coast mobilized two companies of the army, two battalions of the Eight Banners New Army, one strengthened artillery company, all cavalry brigades, all scouts, all second and third battalions of the stand-up teams, totaling about 7,700 combat troops. At the same time, the three Jeju families, two thousand soldiers were recruited, with a total of nearly 10,000 soldiers, the highest in history. In addition, Mo Ming also ordered all 5,000 soldiers in the Yantai Fortress Area to be dispatched, and then thousands of North Korean masters and a large number of livestock were recruited on Jeju Island to serve as logistics and logistics units to carry out material transfer work to fully ensure the battle of the front-line troops.

In order to support this operation, the East Coast people also mobilized most of the ships they are currently in hand, namely, 8 steam engine sailboats, 2 flute-shaped transport ships, 2 armed transport ships, 2 guard gunboats, 1 fast cruise ship, and 8 medium-sized fishing boats, with a total tonnage of more than 13,000 tons, to transport supplies and personnel. As for the two inland steam gunboats, they had already brought some muskets, cannon armor, and more than a dozen forward soldiers from Shun Army to the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. They will try their best to search for Li Zicheng's troops in that area.

Just now, a large East Coast fleet had already brought two army companies to strengthen the artillery company, two battalions of the Eight Banners New Army, some soldiers and massive amounts of supplies to the near the entrance of the Luodong River. They would look for an opportunity to land there, and then do not expand their troops, but try their best to stabilize the beachhead and wait for the arrival of subsequent troops and materials. It is the first time for the East Coast people to organize such a large-scale landing operation, so everything is being explored, and it is inevitable to make mistakes in their busy schedules. Fortunately, their opponents are quite weak and it is difficult to pose any threat to the more than 2,000 East Coast soldiers who landed in advance. And when all tens of thousands of war soldiers landed, with the strength of the North Koreans, it will be even more difficult to shake the East Coast army.

Following Mo Ming to Jeju Island, there are four steam engine sailboats from the Navy. They will carry the two thousand three soldiers recruited from Jeju Prefecture (led by Zhai Cong-yeon) and the Zhou Zuo-ding team marching from the Hannashan Ranch. They will also participate in the operation to get some training. Now, on the simple dock in Jeju Prefecture, the sailors have started to transport a large number of pack beasts and other livestock into the cabin with the assistance of the North Korean Master. These Korean Masters and livestock will be transported to the peninsula continent on the other side and act as military servants of the East Coast people, which is also a rare thing for the descendants of these exiles. Because based on their previous identities and conditions, it may be difficult for them to have the chance to return to the Korean Peninsula in their lifetime.

Mo Ming didn't stay on the island for long. On the third day, he boarded a boat to the landing ground of the east coast army at the mouth of the Luodong River. Mao Desheng, commander of the 104th Army Company, who arrived here in advance, reported to Mo Ming that the North Koreans had discovered their arrival, but no response had been made so far.

After listening to the report, Mo Ming waved his hand and asked Mao Desheng to continue to go to the front line to organize defense, and urged the newly ashore Zhai Congye's troops to open a new landing ground. Then he recruited logistics staff and asked the logistics staff to find people to unload a large number of heavy cash boxes from the cabin. The box contained newly minted silver dollars, which was the military pay for May in advance to increase the morale of the army.

It is said that because the army on the east coast captured cities and lands along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, there have been countless gold, silver and wealth that have been plundered over the years. Among them, there are a considerable number of jewelry, jade, calligraphy and paintings, and they have been transported back to the local area for processing one after another. Of course, there are also things that are easy to estimate, such as silk, tea, porcelain, fur, etc. These have basically been transformed from the Japanese through the Shandan trade, and replaced by a large amount of sulfur, grain, and the resettlement fees of the recruited samurai.

Not to mention the above things, just talking about the amount of gold and silver that was directly grabbed is already extremely terrifying. In recent years, the underground treasury of Heishui Port has been piled up all over the land, conservatively estimated to be more than 300,000 taels. As the army in the Heishui area becomes larger and larger, the salary paid is now more and more. At present, it has reached more than 300,000 yuan per month (black soldiers have no military pay, only a little bonus; naval wages are paid domestically), and it is inconvenient to transfer from the local area. Therefore, the Executive Committee and the State Administration of Precious Metals specially authorized Mo Ming to set up a mint in the Far East Dabo Port, which is temporarily managed by the Far East branch of the Northwest Reclamation Bank, and transported several sets of machinery and equipment to mint silver dollars locally to pay the salary.
Chapter completed!