The fleet used only Caron cannons, and after a salvo, thirteen turtle ships were crippled. This is still without using bombardment, if this kind of large-scale killing weapon is used, there will be no scum left in the small physique of the turtle boat.

The officer who shouted was fatal, did not die in the shelling, and jumped into the sea early to save a plank, which was found and salvage.

Murong Longcheng personally interrogated: "Isn't North Korea the suzerainty of the Ming Kingdom, how can it dare to attack the Ming Kingdom's fleet?" ”

The official shivered wet and stammered, "Your Excellency...... Yes...... I don't know. A few months ago, the Qing Emperor Taiji ...... Rate...... led an army of 100,000 to march in person, and within 12 days he attacked the capital, bombarded the city, and sent ...... Dolgon, the prince of Rui, attacked Ganghwa Island and captured 76 princesses, princes, and clansmen as threats...... Abolish the name of the Ming Dynasty, pay the edict seal given by the Ming Dynasty, and serve the Qing Dynasty Zhengshuo ......"

"Isn't it just surrendering to the Tartars, and what is the oath of peace, it is obviously an alliance under the city." Murong Longcheng commented disdainfully, and then asked, "But what does this have to do with Phi Dao, why are you attacking us?" ”

On the way to the Huang Taiji class, he ordered Wuying County King Azig to lead his troops to attack Phi Dao, and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were slaughtered below Shen Shikui. The Qing court ordered Renzu to abolish the name of Phi Dao and restore the original name of Chundao (Note 1), and the sailors were to patrol regularly and prohibit ...... Prohibit the fleet of the Shanghai State from entering this area......"

"I see." Murong Longcheng understood that now North Korea had become Huang Taiji's follower, giving up the original suzerain, the Ming Dynasty, and by the way, turning the original Dongjiang Town garrison into a military restricted area, which led to the scene of taking the initiative to attack the Qiong naval fleet. Such an important news could not be seen in the imperial court's newspaper, and it is estimated that the imperial court did not want such a shameful thing to be announced to the world.

Although Murong Longcheng was very hostile to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, but now that Qiong Haijun was wearing the skin of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, he could only consider the problem from the standpoint of the Ming Dynasty for the time being. He thought for a while and said to the official: "We are the men and horses of the Ming Ping Nanhou and the general army of Qionghai Town, and we have important things to do when we come to Phi Island, and we have no time to entangle with your Korean sailors, so we can only send you and your subordinates on the road, and the remaining turtle boats can only be scuttled......"

The official was taken aback, knelt down with a "plop", and begged: "It turns out to be the Heavenly Soldier of the Kingdom!" I begged the general to spare the life of the official for the sake of the good relations between the two countries. ”

Murong Longcheng was noncommittal: "You have already served the Tartar as the sect master, and the two countries have to talk about friendship again." And give me a reason not to kill you. ”

The official wiped the beads of sweat mixed with sea water on his head, blinked his eyes a few times, and asked tentatively: "Dare to ask this general, does the imperial court of Shangguo want to recover Phi Island and rebuild Dongjiang Town?" ”

"Why?"

"If it weren't for the recovery of Phi Dao, how could such a powerful and incomparable sailor appear here for no reason? Xia Guan dared to guess that the general wanted to follow Mao Wenlong's example and rely on Phi Dao to attack Lushun, Jinzhou, and Fuzhou ......"

Murong Longcheng smiled, this guy guessed eight or nine. He said, "And then? Even if we have this idea, does it have anything to do with whether or not to kill you? ”

"As long as the lower official is not killed, the lower official is willing to persuade the Ping'an Dao Naval Army to stop sending ships to patrol Phi Dao, and provide food and straw supplies to the Heavenly Soldiers of the Shang Kingdom - the general may not know that Phi Dao is full of gneiss, sand and gravel, which cannot be cultivated, and depends on supplies from outside the island."

"Hehe, you little sampans, no amount of more will help. As for the supply, it is not a difficult matter for our department, and Dengzhou is not far from Phi Dao......"

The official interjected: "No matter how close Dengzhou is, it is hundreds of miles round trip, and the Pyongyang Prefecture of Pyongan Province is only separated by a river from Phi Island and Minmi Island, and the narrowest point is less than 5 miles, so it is clear which side is more convenient, at a glance......

Murong Longcheng snorted, pulled out a knife and put it on his neck: "You think I'll believe your nonsense?" Since you have already yielded to the Tartars, how can you provide us with food, lest the front foot perfunctory us, and the back foot will report to the Tartar? The nonsense is repeated, and it is cut clean with a knife. ”

"The lower officials will never dare! The king once said that "I would rather be too big than the Manchu Qing Dynasty and not bear to bear the emperor's name", hoping that the kingdom could send troops to rescue, but unfortunately the water could not quench the thirst of the near, and it was a last resort. If such a naval division had been sent earlier, how could the Qing soldiers have been able to capture Phi Dao? With containment, the capital of the country will not fall easily......"

North Korea has always regarded itself as "Little China", admired Chinese culture, and had a close relationship with the Ming Dynasty. He withdrew the knife and asked, "What can you do to make me believe you?" ”

Hearing that the other party was relieved, the official was secretly happy that his head on the neck could be saved. He sneered and said: "The lower official has an idea: ask the Heavenly Soldiers and Sailors to come to Nanpu, and let the Ping'an Dao Observation Envoy and the Soldiers and Horses Festival Envoy pay homage to the majesty of the Heavenly Soldiers, they will naturally know what to do, and maybe they will write to the king, asking the king to secretly support the heavenly soldiers to attack Lushun, Jinzhou, and Fuzhou......"

Seeing that Murong Longcheng frowned and did not answer, the official explained "considerately": "Nanpu is the largest seaport in the west of Gyeonggi Province, and it is also the station of the naval division north of Gyeonggi Province. The Observation Envoy and the Soldier and Horse Festival Envoy are the highest civil and military officials in the Ping An Province, which is equivalent to the political envoy and the guard commander envoy of the Shangguo......"

Murong Longcheng furrowed his brows, to show his muscles, to deter the local civil and military officials of North Korea, lest they stab him in the back, which would be of great benefit to his plan to attack the Tartars.

"Since you are so sincere, you might as well go to Nanpu. By the way, what's your name? ”

The official's eyes narrowed with laughter, and he was extremely flattering: "Xiaguan Jin Nandou, Xi is the ...... of the Ping'an Dao Water Army and the Temperance Envoy."

The two sides reached an agreement, and a North Korean Belt and Road Party was born.

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Note 1: There are two "Xun Islands" on the Korean Peninsula, one is located in the sea area of Longgang County, South Pyongan Province, and the other is located in the sea area of Tiesan County, North Pyongan Province, and the latter was stationed by the Ming Dynasty general Mao Wenlong. It is said that after Mao Wenlong went to the island, because his surname was Mao, and "the skin does not exist, Mao will be attached", so the island was renamed "Phi Island", and there is also a saying that the Korean pronunciation of the word "椵" is "pi", so it is referred to as Phi Island. In 1636, after the Bingzi Rebellion, the Qing army conquered Korea and ordered Korea to send troops to jointly capture the island, which was returned to Korea and the name of Phi Island no longer existed.

Note 2: The term "two classes" refers to the time when the Joseon Dynasty was in power, the king sat in the north and south, with the king as the center, the civil officials were arranged in the east, and the military attachés were arranged in the west, that is, "the two classes of civil and military affairs".