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The enemy's firepower is fierce, and Jeju Mucheng will definitely not be able to take it back.

Li Hengzhong could only order the withdrawal of troops, hoping to lure the enemy out and rely on cavalry to win in field battles.

Just as the whole team was withdrawing, someone suddenly shouted: "Kill the factory supervisor!"

I saw that many ragged cavalrymen (actually herdsmen) seemed to have made an appointment in private long ago to launch a rebellion by surprise and kill those cavalry generals who were wearing good clothes.

The herdsmen hated officials, and they were frequently exploited.

This is an island where criminals are exiled. How can officials be sympathetic to the people? It's not squeezed to death!

More than a dozen factory supervisors from various grasslands in Jeju Island, who served as cavalry generals temporarily, were killed by the herdsmen around them in a daze.

These guys, usually domineering, are finally getting their retribution now.

"Don't kill me, I am willing to surrender!"

Pu Sheng, the supervisor of Jingyi County, yelled in a hurry, trying to escape on horseback, but was chased by the herdsmen around him and stabbed to death.

Jin Guorui, the supervisor of Dajing County, ran very fast, and he had fled to Li Hengzhong in a blink of an eye: "Master Mushi, Muzi on the island has rebelled, and he must be suppressed quickly!"

"I'm not blind, I don't need you to remind me!"

Surprised and angry, Li Hengzhong quickly summoned his personal guards, a total of more than 200 cavalry, and immediately rushed towards the rebels.

More than 3,200 herdsmen all chose to defect, and Li Hengzhong was left with only 200 people in an instant.

But there are more than two hundred cavalrymen, but they are chasing and killing more than three thousand herdsmen.

The scene was extremely strange.

More than 3,000 herdsmen on horseback did not dare to fight at all. They were chased and moved closer to the city wall, hoping to obtain the protection of Datong soldiers.

"Is the enemy... internal strife?" Hu Dinggui asked confusedly.

Liu Ze crawled over and leaned against the wall of the village, and said in Ming Dynasty official language: "General Rong, if you can't take down Jeju Pastoral City quickly, or if you lose the battle, Li Hengzhong will be killed by the herdsmen and surrender."

Wu Dinggui smiled and asked, "Why?"

Liu Ze replied: "Jeju's navy has been lost, and no one on the island can escape. Everyone can surrender, but Li Hengzhong cannot surrender. He belongs to the Korean clan, and he has been guarding Gwanghaejun (Li Hui) for a long time. Gwanghaejun controls After Jeju Island, Li Hengzhong would have to die even if he surrendered. Moreover, the North Korean government exploited the herdsmen too much, and the herdsmen wanted to rebel a long time ago."

"No wonder he desperately ordered the attack on the city," Hu Dinggui said with a smile, "Are you Han?"

Liu Ze replied: "I was born in a Korean Confucian family, and my grandfather studied in Daming for several years."

Hu Dinggui said: "You are very good, you can be my personal interpreter."

"Thank you, General!" Liu Ze quickly kowtowed.

More than three thousand defected herdsmen rushed to the vicinity of the city wall, got off their horses and knelt down one after another, and sent envoys to chatter for a long time.

Liu Ze translated: "General Rong, this person said that they are all shepherds on the island. They were forced to sacrifice their lives for Li Hengzhong. They were exploited by the North Korean leader in the past. From now on, they request to belong to the Ming Dynasty."

Wu Dinggui asked: "What is the situation on the island?"

Liu Ze's thinking is very quick, and he explained briefly: "Jeju Island was originally a horse breeding land in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, Mongolian criminals were continuously exiled to raise horses. In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu also exiled the descendants of Yuanliang King, Chen Youliang and Ming Yuzhen. Come here. These people are very powerful. They gradually gathered wealth and moved away from Jeju Island. After the Imjin Japanese Invasion, North Korea was full of unclaimed wasteland. The descendants include Han Chinese, Koreans, and Mongols, and they have long been mixed blood and cannot distinguish ethnicity."

"Who owns the pasture and farmland?" Hu Dinggui asked again.

Liu Ze replied: "It belongs to the lord of Korea. The residents of the island are half farming and half grazing. Every year, they pay tribute to the lord with cattle and horses, and hand over land taxes to the island government. There are three cities and twelve townships on the island, all of which are under the management of the government. The government can take back pastures and farmland at will.”

Hu Dinggui turned around to discuss with Wang Yaochen for a while, and said to Liu Ze: "Tell them, as long as they are loyal, the tribute will be reduced by 10%, and their previous crimes will not be pursued."

Liu Ze immediately told the news, and the cavalry rushed back, and soon the herdsmen burst into cheers.

Surrender means surrender, but they dare not fight. More than 3,000 herdsmen shrank outside the city.

Li Hengzhong and Jin Guorui, both in full armor, rode the two best horses on the island. There are more than 200 cavalry under their command, all of them are wearing leather armor, and each has a horse bow.

As for the more than 3,000 herdsmen who surrendered, not to mention wearing armor, even their clothes were worn out.

Not even swords, most are equipped with spears.

For some spears, the tips of the spears are ground with stones, and even the iron spearheads are not evenly matched.

A group of beggars on horseback.

"Open the door, counterattack!"

Hu Dinggui left 500 soldiers behind, let Wang Yaochen and Zheng's sailors guard the city, and led 500 gunfire soldiers out of the city to fight.

The balance of combat forces between the two sides reversed.

On Hu Dinggui's side, there were 500 Datong soldiers, 4,000 North Korean surrendered infantry, and 3,000 North Korean surrendered cavalry. It can also be said that there were 7,000 farmers and herdsmen who surrendered, and the youngest was only 13 years old, holding a wooden stick in his hand.

There are more than 200 regular cavalry on Li Hengzhong's side.

Li Hengzhong was desperate at the moment. If he hadn't been trapped on the island, he would not have chosen to fight at all today, and would have fled thousands of miles away with his personal guards.

Just like Liu Ze said, everyone else can surrender, but Li Hengzhong's surrender is also death.

what to do?

run chant!

How far you can run is how far, how many days you can live is how many days.

More than two hundred cavalry immediately fled, Hu Dinggui could only watch from a distance, and said to the surrendered herdsmen: "Catch up and annihilate the enemy!"

The herdsmen were strong in numbers, but lacked unified command. Acquaintances gathered together and divided into more than ten groups to fight individually. They were used to being oppressed, so they were cautious in fighting and did not dare to pursue them with all their strength.

"Boohoo!"

More than two hundred cavalrymen began to shoot arrows, and they shot crookedly. It seemed that the bows and arrows were lack of maintenance.

The rain of arrows only injured one herdsman, and he did not even fall from his horse.

However, the herdsmen were so frightened that they stopped their horses and watched Li Hengzhong lead his troops to retreat. They came back and reported to Hu Dinggui: "The enemy cavalry was too powerful. We were all killed and retreated, and we could not continue the pursuit."

"Do you fucking think I'm blind?"

Hu Dinggui wanted to rebuke angrily, if all his soldiers were dragged away to fight!

But then I thought about it, if the herdsmen were so brave, and they were the ones being attacked now, how could they choose to surrender in a daze?

Li Hengzhong led his cavalry back to Dajing County. He did not dare to go out to fight. He just stayed in the city and waited for the King of Korea to send troops to rescue him.

"How to fight?" Hu Dinggui asked Wang Yaochen.

Wang Yaochen said: "We won't fight for the time being. Let's train our cavalry ourselves. The more than two hundred enemy cavalry can't make waves."

Hu Dinggui nodded and said: "I also plan to train cavalry myself. This is a task assigned by the main town. I will train five hundred cavalry first. I don't expect to kill the enemy on horseback. I can chase the enemy on horseback. Mount the horse to chase the enemy, dismount and fire the gun. That's it. Horse-riding fire-gun soldiers.”

Wang Yaochen said: "It seems that these thousand Datong soldiers will stay in Jeju Island for a long time. I should write a letter back and ask the headquarters to bring the soldiers' wives and children, and redistribute the fields to the soldiers and their families in Jeju Island. This Jeju Island It’s half farming and half grazing, and there’s a lot of farmland. If you bring your family over, you can also learn to raise horses.”

The two discussed it for a long time, and this is probably what they did.

Li Hui was pushed out as a puppet, and North Koreans were first appointed to manage the city, and farmers and herdsmen were allowed to govern themselves in each pasture and farmland. When the families of Datong soldiers come, an area will be designated as a settlement area for Han people. At the same time, schools will be opened so that the children of farmers and herdsmen on the island can also attend classes.

After the agreement, Hu Dinggui forcibly kept 500 good horses - in fact, they were all ponies with a shoulder height of 1.2 meters. The Korean war horses were severely degraded.

Hu Dinggui agreed with these herdsmen that from now on, there would be no need to pay tribute to horses, but only 400 horses and 50 cattle every year. Compared with North Korea's policy, there are many discounts every year, including 33 tribute horses and 10 tribute cattle. The herdsmen are very happy.

The five hundred horses that were left behind were regarded as pre-levy and could be deducted later.

After the herdsmen were dismissed, the farmers were also dismissed, and the amount of land tax was also reduced.

Yanagisawa came and knelt down: "General, I have a plan."

"Say it." Hu Dinggui smiled.

Liuze said: "You can send people everywhere to spread the news, saying that as long as you surrender to King Guanghai (Li Hui), Li Hengzhong's personal guards will be spared death. Then you can consecrate Jin Guorui, the supervisor of Dajing County, and promise to be a high official and generous salary. In this way, Li Hengzhong will definitely No longer trusting Jin Guorui, Li Hengzhong even suspected that his own soldiers were going to rebel. Once the counter-insurgency plan came out, and they could not escape from Jeju Island, the enemy forces would definitely fight among themselves."

Hu Dinggui smiled and said: "Haha, I know it's a counter-intuitive plan."

With Zhao Han's praise, Hu Dinggui continued to study. He has memorized "The Collection of Datong" by heart. He has also read "The Art of War" and "Thirty-Six Strategies" by Sun Tzu. Recently, he has been reading Qi Jiguang's "New Book of Ji Xiao".

When the counter-intentional plan was used, Hu Dinggui ignored it and trained the cavalry seriously.

His mount comes from Pu Sheng, with a shoulder height of 1.3 meters. It is a rare BMW in Jeju Island.

Hu Dinggui also spent money to hire herdsmen to teach the soldiers how to take care of the horses. The soldiers had to eat and sleep with the horses every day. Of course, the herdsmen were responsible for feeding them at night, otherwise the soldiers would not be able to sleep well.

After training like this for half a month, the five hundred fire gun soldiers were able to ride horses and run freely.

But it is impossible to advance in formation, the entire army changes direction urgently, and such high-end operations are even more impossible.

Their daily training subjects were to run on horseback for a while, then quickly dismount to reload ammunition, and then get back on the horse and continue running - mounted musketry infantry.

As for the heavy cavalry, they have to bring in high-quality horses, and the pony horses from Jeju Island are simply not good enough.

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Dajing County.

When Jin Guorui received Li Hengzhong's banquet, he was so frightened that he immediately ran to the stables and rode out of the city.

Twenty cavalrymen quickly chased after him, running for two miles to surround Jin Guorui: "Please come back, county supervisor, and the shepherd envoy will treat you to a drink."

"Wait!"

Jin Guorui's vest was sweating, and he said to the cavalry: "I have inquired clearly. This time it is not the army of the Ming Dynasty, but the army of King Zhao Tian. King Zhao Tian occupies half of the Ming Dynasty, and his territory is as big as ten Koreas. Even if you guys Aren't you afraid of offending King Zhao Tian when you can leave Jeju Island for the first time? What's more, the navy of Jeju Island is gone, and the tribute envoys sent by the North Korean leader will not come until around the winter solstice. By that time, we will definitely be defeated. Got it!"

The cavalry didn't speak, but they didn't take action either.

Jin Guorui continued: "The enemy is using a stratagem to alienate the country, and it is a conspiracy. I did not betray the king, but I was suspected by the pastor, and they sent you to hunt me down. After I die, who will be next? The enemy threatened that you You can all surrender without guilt. Will Li Hengzhong be suspicious of you? Kill the generals who command the troops like you did today?"

Seeing that the cavalry still didn't respond, Jin Guorui said again: "The enemy is training cavalry every day. Li Hengzhong only has more than 200 cavalry. How can he win? Are you all going to accompany him to death? Come back with me, kill Li Hengzhong, and surrender." Lord Gwanghae (Li Hui)!"

After saying that, Jin Guorui rode his horse towards the county seat, and the cavalrymen also followed.

After entering the city, Jin Guorui shouted all the way: "The bandits are here, the bandits are here!"

Dajing county suddenly became chaotic, Li Heng put on his armor and led his troops out, and asked, "Is the bandit army here?"

Jin Guorui said, "It's miles away."

Li Heng said: "It's not convenient for cavalry to defend the city, so follow me out of the city to meet the enemy!"

Sitting on the horseback, Jin Guorui turned around and gestured towards the twenty or so cavalrymen.

The cavalry drew their bows and set up their arrows in unison, and shot at Li Hengzhong from a distance of more than ten steps.

"kill!"

Jin Guorui was afraid that he would not die, so he rode his horse first and rushed forward: "Surrender to avoid death!"

Li Hengzhong and his personal guards were caught off guard by the rain of arrows. Many people were hit by arrows in a daze, and some horses ran away after being injured. Seeing Jin Guorui leading troops to attack, the soldiers subconsciously avoided, but no one stopped him.

With one slash, Li Heng fell off the horse.

Jin Guorui raised his arms and shouted: "Li Hengzhong is dead, follow me to Lord Guanghai, follow me to King Zhao Tian!"