I want to ruin the country

Their base was more than 30 miles away from here, and it took these new army soldiers just over an hour to get there.

As expected of the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers, they are really fast.

Unfortunately, it was too far away. If it were more than ten miles away, the Japanese pirates would probably be stopped.

Although it failed to stop the Japanese pirates, it proved that this method was good.

The company commander quickly reported the news to his superiors, and the news was passed down layer by layer to Cai Hemin, who was very happy after hearing it.

"Haha, this method works!"

After Yokomichi Izo returned, he first found someone to treat the injured Japanese pirates.

Two days later, two of the seriously injured died.

Henglu Jingsan was furious, and on a dark and windy night, he led his men to secretly land and plunder.

Unexpectedly, the place where they landed was also mined by the new army, and three or four people were killed or injured.

Helpless, I had to go back!

A few days later, Yokomichi Isan came again with his men, but was still blown back by a landmine.

Yokomichi Izo didn't dare to land and plunder easily!

Not only Yokomichi Izo no longer dared to go ashore and plunder, but other Japanese pirates did the same.

They also suffered heavy losses at the beginning, and became obedient after being scared to death by the landmines.

This thing is buried underground and there is no way to defend against it!

In fact, the lethality of landmines is not particularly great. If the crowd is dispersed, sometimes a landmine can only injure one person, most of whom will have their legs broken.

However, these mines were filled with steel balls and increased explosives, and the Japanese pirates did not know about the existence of mines at first.

They were running forward in a swarm, which led to a landmine that killed and injured several people.

The most critical function of landmines is their role in reporting.

Li Sheng didn't expect that the problem that the entire army had not been able to solve before could be solved by a small landmine and fireworks.

Judging from these things, he had to admire the wisdom of the Chinese people and believed that their five thousand years of civilization were not achieved in vain.

Logically speaking, people from our own country should be considered the direct disciples of the Chinese, so why can’t they learn it?

With more people settled along the coast, Cai Hemin optimized the deployment.

He divided the defense areas into pieces and assigned them to each regiment, asking them to station a company every ten miles.

Mines were laid wherever there were no troops stationed along the coast.

As long as the mine explodes, the soldiers can basically arrive within fifteen minutes.

In this way, the strength of two companies can be gathered in more than 20 minutes.

There are about 300 people in two companies. Even if the Japanese pirates come with 1,000 people, they can hold out for a while.

As long as we keep up the fire and hold them back, reinforcements from nearby will arrive soon and the Japanese pirates won't be able to escape!

With their 10,000 troops and the 10,000 North Korean troops, they basically defended the 1,000-kilometer coastline to the southeast and south.

If the Japanese pirates want to come ashore to plunder again, they will run a great risk of being annihilated.

However, this can only be regarded as an effective defense, but it cannot prevent the Japanese pirates from looting at sea.

If you want to completely wipe out the Japanese pirates, you must go to sea!

Cai Hemin reported the detailed situation to Senglinqin and the emperor, requesting more mines.

He then made the next plan and went out to sea to wipe out the Japanese pirates!

In the north, another 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers sent by Senglin himself had also arrived.

However, these Eight Banners soldiers had not yet changed their uniforms and were still dressed in the original style of the Qing army. Moreover, their military discipline was no match for Cai Hemin's new army.

The new troops had strict military discipline and dealt with the common people in a friendly manner. They never bullied people or forced sales.

Therefore, the local people felt like they were seeing their relatives when they saw the new army.

These Eight Banners soldiers were different. Although Senglinqin repeatedly emphasized discipline, their military discipline had indeed improved significantly.

But once they left the barracks, they still felt somewhat superior to others, looked up at the sky when speaking, and acted as if they were not afraid of anyone.

When the common people saw them, they all kept their distance!

Compared with the new army, this is like heaven and earth.

The one who brought 10,000 troops this time was Ma Chun, who was also a colonel of the third rank.

However, Senglinqin had ordered that he must obey the command of Deputy Commander Cai Hemin.

After Ma Chun arrived, he reported to Cai Hemin, who ordered him to deploy defenses on the east coast of the Korean Peninsula as required.

He also instructed them to just guard against the Japanese pirates landing and not to pursue them at sea.

In this way, the eastern and southern parts of the peninsula are basically protected.

If the Japanese pirates wanted to go ashore and plunder, they had to go around to the west.

If that were the case, they would be in much more danger!

Not long after, the emperor's edict arrived, praising Cai Hemin for coming up with a way to stop the Japanese pirates so quickly.

And Zhang Zhidong has been asked to produce a large number of mines to ensure their use.

The emperor also instructed that it would be best if a great victory could be won before the sea froze. If there was no opportunity, there was no need to worry and one could wait until next spring to look for another opportunity.

Cai Hemin frowned again.

It is indeed unreasonable to have tens of thousands of well-trained soldiers just to defend against this motley crowd of Japanese pirates. How can they be completely eradicated?

When convening a meeting of officers above the regimental level, can three arrogant generals be as good as Zhuge Liang?

There was only one topic for the meeting, which was how to find a way to win a battle before the sea ice came.

One is to boost morale, and the other is to deter the Japanese pirates.

Several group leaders spoke enthusiastically.

It all comes back to one question: the Japanese pirates dare not come, so it’s useless to say anything.

The first group leader Jiang Yan said,

"Deputy Commander, they don't dare to come. Shouldn't we give them the courage?"

The second commander Zuo Danian said,

"Yes, find a way to mobilize the Japanese pirates! Isn't it in the military manual?"

The third commander, Wu Jue, also said,

"We can spread false information to trick the Japanese pirates!"

Cai Hemin said,

"Today's meeting is about everyone using their brains to think of ideas. Just say whatever comes to mind. Don't be shy!"

Jiang Yan said,

"I think the Japanese pirates are definitely trying to find out about us. We should spread some false information to make them think there's an opportunity, and then they'll come and give us their heads!"

Wan Yonggui said,

"That's a good idea. Not only should we spread fake news, we should also arrange for spies to proactively deliver the news to them!"

Cai Hemin said,

"The Chief of Staff is planning to send troops to Tsushima Island?"

Wan Yonggui nodded,

"I've done some research. Tsushima Island is the main base of the Japanese pirates. There are all kinds of people there. We should send some people there!"

Cai Hemindao,

"Well, you can't get a tiger cub without diving into the tiger's den. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Let's plan in detail!"

Everyone talked a lot and gradually formed a battle plan.

Now that they can no longer plunder, the people who suffer the most are Yokogami Jingsan and his men.

They make a living by looting, and have not had any major gains in nearly two months.

Hundreds of people need food and drink, but they can’t get enough food by relying on the northwest wind.