Chapter 931: Port Demonstrations
Two days later, Nampo Port.
The dock was filled with a large number of people who were pressed by the black press, bewildered by the nine huge ships that pressed down like a mountain—the largest of them was simply beyond all of their imagination, and seemed to be taller than the walls of Seoul.
The fishing boats on the sea have long since fled far away, and there are only a few merchant ships and turtle boats left in the harbor that have not had time to escape. The harbor, which originally looked wide, was crammed into nine ships and stuffed to the brim.
Several official-looking people hurried to the dock on the shoulders of the two of them, and when they arrived at the destination, they almost rolled down, and hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing in a daze?" The navy hurriedly boarded the ship to meet the enemy, and the rest of the people hurriedly prepared to prevent the enemy from landing ashore! ”
The people on the dock woke up from a dream, and they began to move, some ran to the turtle boats, some put up spears, and some took out bows and arrows, as if they were facing a great enemy. The bows and arrows of the Joseon were shorter than those of the Ming army, and they were as small as ants facing elephants in the face of huge ships like mountains.
On the "Shandong", Murong Longcheng frowned and asked Jin Nandou: "Didn't you say that you are sure to let the officials here kneel to meet us?" Why do I think they want to fight? ”
Jin Nandou wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said carefully: "There was no negotiation in advance, and suddenly appeared here, I am afraid that they are frightened, and it is normal to behave at a loss." Otherwise, I'll go down and communicate with them? ”
"No, you don't." Murong Longcheng condescendingly looked at the crowd on the dock like ants on a hot pot, and said lightly, "At this time, fists are more effective than mouths. ”
The massive warship exposed its side muzzles and aimed at the crowd on the dock and the turtle boat with its sails hoisted.
Jin Nandou was taken aback, fell to his knees with a "plop", and begged: "I beg the general's subordinates to show mercy!" If the cannons are fired in unison, Nanpu will be in ruins! ”
Murong Longcheng ignored him, bypassed him, and ordered directly to Silva: "Do it!" ”
Jin Nandou walked a few steps on his knees and wailed: "Please also ask the general to open the net......"
Murong Longcheng turned a deaf ear, propped his hands on the edge of the ship, and looked ahead with interest, as if he was waiting for a big drama to be staged.
"It's over......" Kim Nam-dou didn't dare to look at the upcoming tragedy, and covered his eyes with his hands. He didn't expect things to turn out like this, he just wanted to save his life, and by the way, he was just trying to connect the Ming army with his country's officialdom. If there is a Nampo massacre today, he will be a sinner in Pyongan Dao and even North Korea, and he will be spurned after death.
"Boom, boom!"
With a violent shaking of the hull and the deafening sound of cannons, Kim Namdou felt that the deck under his feet was trembling slightly. Although he did not dare to look at the scene of the shelling, he also heard exclamations and shouts from the pier, as well as the sound of houses collapsing. After a while, he heard several loud explosions coming from the docks, what seemed to be the explosion of a powder magazine, followed by the sound of rubble crashing to the ground—but, in his mind, there was no gunpowder warehouse in Nampo Harbor.
The roar continued, and the shelling was more severe than he had imagined...... But...... Wait, why aren't there people's screams? In addition to the huge sound of cannonballs, that is, the shouts of people running, but I didn't hear even a single scream, could it be that the shells missed and hit the house but not the people? This is not scientific!
Kim Nam-dou boldly walked to the side of the ship and looked down cautiously.
As far as the eye could see, the houses and warehouses near the wharf were smashed beyond recognition, rubble and gravel were everywhere on the ground, and wisps of green smoke rose from the ruins of several broken walls. However, there is no imaginary tragic scene of corpses everywhere, although some people are splashed with rubble and blood is pouring from their foreheads, but they do not seem to be worried about their lives, more people run around like headless flies, and from time to time some people are pushed and fall into the water. Several turtle boats moored in the water followed in the footsteps of Jin Nandou, were smashed into a thousand holes, and sinked into the water, sinking was only a matter of time, and the sailors did not have time to show a unique skill of spraying poisonous smoke, so they GG in advance, and rushed to jump into the water one by one.
Kim Nam-dou let out a sigh of relief, it turned out that it was not to be slaughtered, but to stand up for power.
Murong Longcheng inspected the effect of this round of shelling with satisfaction. He didn't want to carry out senseless massacres, these waste of North Korea were not the real enemies of the Kyun Navy, and they did not even deserve to be called opponents, and the massacre was meaningless. So, he instructed Silva to raise the muzzle of the gun, pass over the dense crowd of the dock, and fire at the buildings in the rear, especially the power of the bombardment. In this way, the goal of deterring the other party was achieved, and there were not too many casualties.
He turned back to Kim Nam-dou and said, "It's your turn." In this case, no matter what they say, they will listen carefully, right? ”
Kim Nam-dou came to the bow of the ship tremblingly, found the governor of Pyongyang Province and the envoy of soldiers and horses, and shouted loudly: "Lord Park, Lord Yin, it's me, Kim Nam-dou, this is a warship from the upper country, please don't resist, lest the blood will flow into a river." ”
The two officials named by him saw him, were taken aback, looked at each other, and talked in a low voice: "Jin Nandou, this guy, wasn't he ordered to patrol on Xundao, how could he get mixed up on Mingguo's ship?" ”
In fact, even if Jin Nandou didn't shout, they wouldn't dare to resist. The power of the cannon fired by the giant ship just now was simply a landslide and the ground cracked, and it was not a human enemy, how could they dare to resist it with flesh and blood?
The two glanced at each other, exchanged glances, and then knelt down and shouted: "Pyongyang Prefecture Yin Pu Sung-gwang, soldier and horse control envoy Yoon Jae-so, have seen the heavenly soldiers of the kingdom. ”
The parents and officials all knelt down, and the rest of the soldiers and people also knelt down, and a large area of the wharf was pressed and knelt.
Seeing that the situation was under control, Murong Longcheng sent his henchman Bo Er to negotiate ashore.
“…… We were ordered by the Ming Ping Nanhou, the general, the prince and the prince, the governor of Zuodu, and the general army of Qionghai Town, Xia Nan, to attack and harass the Tartars in the area of Phi Dao and Lushun. If you know each other, obediently send us supplies on a regular basis until we leave. Otherwise, the artillery will bombard you and leave no grass growing along the coast of Pyongyang Province! ”
North Korean officials and civilians were disgusted with the Qing army, and when they heard that the fleet from the suzerainty was going to attack the Qing army, Yoon Pak Sung-gwang of Pyongyang Prefecture and the control of soldiers and horses made Yoon Jae-so overjoyed. Although they were forced to sign an alliance under the city, these magistrates did not dare to openly help the Ming and Qing Dynasty, but secretly transported supplies and grains, and secretly supported it was not a big problem. Besides, they have no choice, how can they resist such artillery fire?
The two of them said respectfully, "Please rest assured, the envoy is on us. ”