Kim Kwang-hyo is the oldest veteran of the Joseon Kingdom today, he is the leader of the rebuke faction during the Bingzi Rebellion, and the nephew of Kim Sang-hyun who served as the judge of Yeejo, and once led the troops to fight fiercely with the Qing army in the area of Namhansanseong, although he was repeatedly defeated, but he also did his best. After Korea surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Kim Sang-heon and other ministers of the Peace faction plummeted, and later they were investigated by the Qing Dynasty.

After returning to China, Jin Guangxiao, who was deeply aware of the strength and invincibility of the Qing State, put away his proposal of repulsion and peace, and did not approve of the blind movement of the monarch Li Hao to expand the armament war and the Qing Dynasty's struggle. Therefore, when the rebuke and faction of the year were reused, Kim Kwang-hyo was thrown into idleness and sent to the idle errand of the Gyeongsang Left Provincial Water Army Festival Envoy to retire.

This Gyeongsangzuo Provincial Naval Commander was once an important position in the years that followed, but since the Tokugawa Shogunate closed off the country, the Japanese Kou has gradually become a legend...... At least here in Gyeongsangzuo-do, there have been no pirates for more than 50 years.

There was a time of Japanese pirates on Jeju Island before, but those Japanese pirates did not seem to be aimed at Korea, did not attack the coastal areas of the Korean mainland, and did not even commit misdeeds on Jeju Island...... After the expulsion of the Japanese on Jeju Island, the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan did not intend to occupy Jeju Island, but returned the island to the Korean state.

In the aftermath of this false alarm, the princes and ministers of the Joseon Kingdom agreed that the Japanese were no longer a threat, so they neglected the coastal defense of southern Korea even more.

Of course, the envoy of Gyeongsang Left Province has become the pension position of an unpleasant minister like Kim Kwang-hyo.

But just when Kim Kwang-hyo thought that he would stay in this position until Zhishi retired, a big surprise news came from Busan-Poseong, which was under the jurisdiction of the Gyeongsang Left Provincial Water Army Envoy - Jeejang Island, which was only separated from Busan Po by less than a hundred zhang of the sea, was actually occupied by the Japanese Invaders!

"Wolver? How many? Kim Kwang-hyo, who was stationed in Ulju City, couldn't believe his ears and hurriedly asked the military envoy from Busanpo.

"Returning to the Jiedu envoy, there are a total of 20 ships occupying Jueying Island, all of which are Ming Dynasty-style sea sand ships, but they are under the banner of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and the leader's surname is Ukita."

"What? Combined Fleet of Japan? What a strange name, Ukita...... A daimyo with the surname Ukita in Japan? ”

"Not at the moment," replied one of Kim's aides, "but among the so-called five elders of the early years of Japan, there was one with Ukita as the Miao character, called Ukita Hideya." However, this person has long lost power, and after the Battle of Sekigahara, he became a prisoner of the Tokugawa shogunate, and was assigned to Hachijojima, and it is estimated that he would have died a long time ago, and even if he did not die, he would be 80 years old. ”

"But what's going on over there?" Kim Kwang-hyo asked, "There's no way the Tokugawa shogunate could have sent an 80-year-old man to invade Korea, right?" And with just 20 boats, what can be done? ”

He asked the military envoy from Pusan, "Why didn't the envoy of Pusanpo send troops to capture the island of Jeoping?" There are only 20 boats, how many pirates can there be on them? ”

"The envoy of Jiedu and the town guard have already sent troops to counterattack, but the bird guns of the Japanese are very sharp, there are at least 3,000 of them, and there are many cannons, and our army has suffered heavy losses!"

"What? 3000 shotguns! And cannons? Is this still a wolf? Jin Guangxiao was shocked, although he also knew that the Japanese were powerful, but there were 3,000 shotguns on 20 ships, which was too amazing, right? And there are cannons!

"How many cannons?" The staff around Kim Kwang-hyo also felt incredible, "How big are those cannons?" ”

"Yes, there are two cannons on every boat, which is very powerful!" The envoy said, "In addition, they also have a few artillery pieces on wheels, which are not small, much more powerful than our Tiger Squat Cannon......"

3,000 shotguns, 20 gunboats, and a couple of general cannons (3-pounder guns, actually)! Jin Guang's filial piety is hanging. There are less than 3,000 shotguns in the whole of North Korea! There are also 20 gunboats...... If the Busan Pu town guard had not lied about the military situation, then the attacking Japanese were not ordinary pirate bandits, but the elite of the Tokugawa shogunate.

In the current country of Japan, the only one who can come up with 3,000 shotguns and 20 gunboats to invade Korea at once is the Tokugawa shogunate!

And taking out so many shotguns and gunboats at once, it's obviously going to be big...... The Japanese who have landed on Jeep Island now must be their vanguard, and the real army is still behind! It must have been the Tokugawa shogun who wanted to conquer Korea!

"Someone!" Kim Kwang-hyo shouted loudly, "Hurry up and select 50 brave warriors, bring shotguns and swords, dress up as farmers, and accompany the official to Busan Purpo to check!" If the official does not return within three days, he will report to the capital the news of the invasion of the Japanese invaders! ”

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In the middle of November of the fifth year of Daming Hongxing.

The Chu River in the far west.

"Ilarata (meaning victory)! Ilarata! ”

The Mongolian cheers, like a tsunami from the mountains, rang out on both sides of the Chu River, which is located between the Kyrgyz and Ili mountains, and is known as China's "Chu Land".

On the 11th day of the lunar calendar, the surface of the Chu River has long been frozen as hard as a stone slab, enough for countless Dzungar warriors on war horses to pass through it and rush towards the Kazakh coalition army on the south bank of the Chu River like a flood.

The Kazakh coalition led by Yangir Khan, a famous king of the Kazakh Khanate, who defeated the 25,000-strong army led by Batur Huntaiji himself with only 600 musketeers nine years ago, has now been completely defeated and defeated by the men of that year.

Because Yangir Khan's coalition army was met by a new Mongol army armed with a large number of muskets and cannons like them!

And this Mongol army had a larger number of muskets and sharper artillery!

The defeat nine years ago made Batur Huntaiji deeply realize that the era of archery and horse riding and archery in the world was completely over. If the Dzungar tribes want to reproduce the glory of Great Mongolia, nay, even if they just want to survive, raise cattle and sheep on the fertile steppe, and reproduce their offspring, then they must have enough muskets and cannons like the enemy!

Therefore, after the defeat of Kazakhstan in the last army, Batur Huntaiji began to buy guns and gunpowder in every possible way. First, a small number of arquebuses were purchased from the Rakshasa pioneers in the north at a high price, and in the past three or four years, merchants from the Ordos tribe of Mongolia brought a slightly inferior but inexpensive quantity of "Daiwang Gong" to the Dzungar Ministry in exchange for war horses.

After figuring out that these "acting kings" came from the revived Great Ming Dynasty, Batur Huntaiji immediately thought of a way to get more guns by paying tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

So he sent his own envoy to Yulin and made a request to join the Ming Dynasty - this matter was nothing more than a trick to fool people at first. Batur Huntaiji will not fight against the Qing Kingdom in order to get some guns...... He's just stepping on two boats.

And his plot seems to have succeeded, the Ming Emperor agreed to his request, promised to give a lot of aid, and canonized him as a Beiting Festival envoy, but at the same time put forward two conditions: asking for his sixth son Galdan as a hostage and sending troops by the Dzungar Ministry to help the Ming recover Anxi Town.

After careful consideration, Batur Huntaiji agreed to the conditions of the Ming Dynasty and sent Galdan.

And the Ming Dynasty did not disappoint him, and after Galdan arrived in Yulin, he sent people to send him 6 3-pounder bronze cannons and 1,000 high-quality muskets.

After his warriors learned to use the 3-pounder cannon so so, Batur Huntaiji immediately ordered a westward expedition to Kazakhstan to avenge the defeat of the army nine years earlier.

Not to be outdone, the Kazakh Yangir Khan also summoned all the troops to set up a formation on the south bank of the Chu River, and confronted the Jungar army that arrived on the north bank for an autumn. It was not until the Chu River was completely frozen that the two sides agreed on a time for a decisive battle.

The result of the decisive battle was a complete victory for Batur Huntaiji, who had 6 bronze cannons and at least 3,000 muskets!