Chapter four hundred and twentieth
Park Dingji was ordered to see Guo Zhiyuan. When he saw Guo Zhiyuan, he couldn't help but smile and complained: "Mr. Guo, the good things you did have made my Korean monarch and ministers very hard!"
But Guo Zhiyuan deliberately pretended to be confused and said, "Why did Lord Park say this? Guo hasn't done anything these days. Except for last night with Lord Lee Won-yi, Lord Zuo Zheng Han Hyo-chun and other adults who drank some wine, they didn't go anywhere?"
Park Dingji also knew that Guo Zhiyuan could not admit that he was the one who killed the Later Jin delegation. He shook his head and said, "Mr. Guo, I know something. My country's master asked me to tell you that he agreed to your request and asked when Lord Guo would set off?"
But Guo Zhiyuan waved his hand lazily and said, "No, no, your country's warm hospitality makes Guo feel at home, and he is a little overjoyed. I want to stay for a while, so it should be fine, right?..."
Park Dingji was stunned. What exactly did Guo Zhiyuan want to do? He did so many things just to make the king agree to him to use the way to capture the retreat of the Later Jin Dynasty? Now the king has agreed to him, but he will not leave?!
Guo Zhiyuan had known that Park Dingji would react like this, and before he could ask questions, he waved his hand and said, "You don't have to rush to answer me. I only talk to those who can make decisions. Go back and ask Guang Haijun. He should know how to answer me..."
Park Dingji couldn't make the decision and could only go back and report to Guanghaijun. Guanghaijun was a little crazy. Guo Zhiyuan was obviously relying on him and letting him leave but he couldn't leave. But Guo Zhiyuan couldn't help but not leave. He could only ask Park Dingji to arrange people to closely monitor the movements of Guo Zhiyuan's fleet in Haide and the Islands outside North Korea.
Not to mention that Guanghaijun doesn't understand what Guo Zhiyuan sold in the gourd, even Li Guozhu and the others didn't understand why Guo Zhiyuan didn't leave? Of course, Guo Zhiyuan couldn't tell them that he was scrambling his days. The battle of Sarhu will not start on the first day of the third lunar month in 1619, and it will be several months before now. If Nurhaci noticed it in advance, he would have to take the Later Jin army with 60,000 Later Jin troops to attack him, wouldn't it be a mistake?
This is also the reason why Guo Zhiyuan's plan is not favored by Guang Haijun. It is very technical to take the way of taking the way of retreat. If you don't grasp the time, you can stab the tiger's butt and send it to others to beat it. That is, Guo Zhiyuan has the advantage. He knows the exact time of the Battle of Sarhu and the marching route of the Later Jin Dynasty, so he dares to take the way of retreat of the Later Jin army so boldly!
So Guo Zhiyuan just smiled mysteriously and said, "We have done so many things to make the Koreans agree to let us use the way to collect the future path of the Later Jin Dynasty. Of course, we have to ask for some profit. Anyway, the initiative is in our hands now, so they should be anxious, and we are not anxious..."
Li Guozhu and others had no good feelings for the Koreans. The Ming Dynasty spent no effort to help the Koreans fight away the Japanese invading army. However, the Koreans were unstable at the critical moment when the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Dynasty went to war. This was a treason. The Koreans did a lot of such things, so they didn't think that Guo Zhiyuan did this too much.
It took another month, and the Lunar New Year was about to come (North Korea was influenced by Chinese culture, and the Spring Festival was the same as China), and Guanghaijun could no longer sit still. Guo Zhiyuan's 20,000 troops in the German Islands still had to be responsible for the 20,000 New Army supplies in the German Islands. This is not a small number, and it can't be used for a long time!
Kwang Haijun could only send Park Dingji to ask Guo Zhiyuan how he would set off and leave North Korea. This time, Guo Zhiyuan did not hide any more and directly offered conditions. He said that he wanted to seize the retreat of the Later Jin Dynasty and needed a guide to familiarize himself with the terrain of Liaodong, so North Korea had to send 100 hunters familiar with the terrain of Liaodong and the terrain of Xinxing. In addition, the terrain of Xinxing lacked war horses, so North Korea needed to provide 5,000 war horses for the cavalry of Xinxing.
If the first two conditions proposed by Guo Zhiyuan are barely acceptable, the third condition proposed by Guo Zhiyuan is indeed a bit too much. He actually wants the drawings of North Korea's "tortoise shell ship"!
When it comes to "tortoise shell ship", we must mention a person. Lee Sun-sin, a famous general in North Korean history - - Lee Sun-sin! "Tortoise shell ship" was invented by Lee Sun-sin on its predecessors. It can be regarded as the earliest iron-armored ship in the world. The tortoise shell ship is different from most sea ships in this era. It also has a shell made of hardwood on the deck, and is wrapped in scaly iron sheets, which looks like a tortoise shell, so it is called a tortoise shell. This shell of the tortoise shell can withstand the projection of enemy bows and arrows and firearms. On the top cover and next to the deck, there are also many sharp iron cones and sharp knives, making it difficult for the enemy to climb. The bow of the ship is in the shape of a dragon head, with two or four large cannon holes inside, and large iron cones on the head and tail, which can be used to impact the enemy ship.
At the same time, the tortoise shell ship also has a double deck, divided into two upper and lower layers. The upper layer is an artillery bay for shooting weapons and the lower layer is a power bay (rowing). This way, it can be accelerated by human paddles during offshore combat, which is more flexible and faster than wind sailing ships. The "turtle shell" covered with scale iron sheets is difficult to penetrate with muskets and ordinary cannons of this era, which makes the "turtle shell ship" look like an invulnerable monster!
It was precisely because of the "Tortoise Shell" Lee Sun-sen shining in the Japanese turmoil in the Ionchen period and defeated the Japanese Navy many times. Especially in the Battle of Mingliang, Lee Sun-sen fought against the Japanese Navy with 12 "Tortoise Shell" and 100 modified civilian ships, defeating the Japanese Navy with 130 warships and 200 transport ships, defeating the Japanese Navy with fewer and more (this battle is controversial, and the historical records of North Korea are used here). Therefore, Lee Sun-sen was respected by the Koreans as the God of War in Korea, and his status in Korea is almost the same as that of Qi Jiguang in the hearts of the Ming people.
This tortoise shell ship was proudly called the strongest warship in the world by the Koreans at that time, and was regarded as the crystallization of the wisdom of the Koreans. This is of course a bit exaggerated. In fact, the tortoise shell ship was improved by the Koreans in ancient China. It also has a fatal shortcoming, that is, it is only suitable for near-shore operations, lacks long-range endurance, and is limited in loading capacity, and cannot carry heavy artillery. In terms of its comprehensive combat effectiveness, let alone the large sailing ship equipped with heavy artillery, the Qianshi-class warship of Guo Zhiyuan is not as good as that of the Spanish sailboat.
However, Guo Zhiyuan was also attracted by the advantages of the tortoise shell ship in offshore combat, so he named the drawings of the tortoise shell ship. However, the North Koreans have always regarded the "tortoise shell ship" as their core secret. How could they agree with Guo Zhiyuan's "unreasonable" request? So Park Dingji was angry when he heard this and said angrily: "Mr. Guo, you are so arrogant, really think that there is no one in my dynasty? Although my dynasty is small, it is not bullied by others!"
Chapter completed!