Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 815

Episode 815: Siege of Tenochtitlan (1)

When King Sejong’s funeral was over and the island was slowly returning to normal, the final battle was being prepared in the south of the island.

“To be precise, it won’t be the final battle. It has its own form of country. It would be like cutting off your head and breaking your back. So don’t think it’s the end. “You cannot let your guard down.”

At a meeting of commanders, Lee Jing-ok calmed down the commanders who were slowly starting to relax.

However, Lee Jing-ok also expected victory deep down.

‘There may be a difference between an easy victory or a natural victory.’

There was a reason why Lee Jing-ok and the commander of the conquest army were confident of victory.

* * *

The conquering army, which achieved a great victory in the battle that took place at the entrance of the jungle, chased after the Mesica warriors who were defeated, or rather routed.

Because it was a relatively heavy conquering force, there was a considerable distance between them and the fleeing Mesica warriors.

However, Lee Jing-ok ordered his subordinates to be serious.

“It was called ‘1000 miles of beef.’ “Right now, it is more important to recover injured officers and maintain supply routes clearly than to pursue the fleeing enemy and expand the battlefield.”

One of the subordinate commanders raised a counterargument to Lee Jing-ok’s words.

“The best way to expand the battlefield is to pursue the routed enemies. If you leave them alone now, you will be giving them time to regain their strength. Not only that, but it also gives them time to come up with a plan to deal with us.”

“So we have to continue the chase right now?”

“That’s right. We have a very useful tool called a wheelbarrow. If we use this well, we can chase after the enemy and slaughter them while maintaining our strength.”

“Then how will we treat the soldiers injured in the battle?”

“You just need to leave an appropriate number of military doctors and medics. “If the remaining military doctors and medics follow along, they can also take care of the treatment of casualties from the ensuing battle.”

“Hmm...”

Lee Jing-ok nodded while listening to his subordinate commander’s words. The speaker, who thought Lee Jing-ok’s reaction was positive, looked confident.

“Tsk!”

Lee Jing-ok, who was staring at the confident expression of his subordinate commander, clicked his tongue with a disapproving look on his face.

When Lee Jing-ok clicked his tongue, the speaker’s confident expression from a moment ago disappeared and he turned white.

Since Jingjang and Qingje Jianyuan, there has been an unwritten rule among imperial officials.

-If your superior sighs, you are alerted. If you click your tongue, you are alerted.

Since this unwritten rule was the same in the military, Lee Jing-ok’s click of tongue made me think.

Lee Jing-ok, who had a look of disapproval on his face, continued to ask questions.

“The battle will continue and there will be casualties each time. “If we leave behind military doctors and medics every time that happens, there will be a shortage of military doctors and medics by the time we get to their capital. What will we do then?”

“At that time, if we mobilize the remaining military doctors and medics...”

“Where will we get the carts to carry them? No, let’s say I have a cart to bring. “So you’re saying we should abandon the remaining wounded here?”

“If we use the additional reinforcements that will come....”

“What will we do if the supply route is a mess? Don’t you know what the jungle is like here? “Even if you cut down trees and bushes to make a road, if you don’t take care, the road will disappear in just a few days.”

“If we leave an appropriate amount of troops....”

“How many? We talked about reinforcements now, but most of the conquering army are volunteers, and the additional ones that will come are only a few hundred at best. In any case, the place where the enemy will fight most fiercely is the place right in front of the enemy’s capital. “This is a place where even if we mobilize all our power, it won’t be enough, so let’s divide the troops?”

“....”

“And you’re from the northwest, right?”

“Yes, that’s right?”

“Do you know well that before the Great Emperor announced the Northwest Territories, people from the northwest region were banned from going to work?”

“...yes.”

“Most of the soldiers receiving treatment out there now will be here to educate the natives once the war is over. What would happen if we neglected those who were entrusted with such important tasks? Do you think they will be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor and the Empire?”

“....”

“It appears to be a supply issue.”

“supply?”

Sheng explained his guess.

-Mexicans operate a large supply unit when going to war. However, this supply unit alone cannot cover all supplies.

-For this reason, the Messicans sent messengers and merchants in advance to colonial cities located around the advance route. Then, merchants prepare supplies and the Messicans purchase them from them.

-In this case, the situation is a little different. First of all, the area where the battle took place is far from colonial cities. There would have been little room for supplies.

-In the case of retreat, it was not an orderly retreat but a disorderly rout.

Of course, there was no time to properly pack supplies.

“...In the end, they probably preyed on those who were injured or slaves while escaping.”

“That seems plausible.”

Lee Jing-ok, who was nodding at Chu Guan’s words, muttered without realizing it.

“But you eat people... Ah! “That’s what they used to be!”

Lee Jing-ok, who was frowning and examining the pile of human bones, gave an order to his staff.

“Show these piles to the soldiers and explain the situation. And convey my orders as well. There’s no need to hold those Messika or whatever bastards prisoner. Kill them all! “You bastards, you bastards, are worse than Yeojin!”

For Lee Jing-ok, who fought against the Jurchen tribe in the northeast during his youth, the expression ‘wild people, worse than the Jurchen people’ was the ultimate insult.

The staff immediately responded to Lee Jing-ok’s order.

“Yes General!”

The soldiers of the conquest army, who saw the pile of human bones under Lee Jing-ok’s orders, boiled over with hostility toward the Messika warriors.

Originally, most of these conquering troops were people who volunteered because they were angry at the Mesica people’s human sacrifice and cannibalism.

But hearing it from across a bridge and seeing it with your own eyes were completely different things.

Even those who volunteered for the conquest army, aiming for ‘new opportunities’ rather than ‘conquest and reformation’, developed strong hostility towards the Mesica warriors after seeing this tragedy.

Thanks to this, those who suffered hardships were the indigenous people who defected first, including Seong Cho-gwan.

“Is it true that you too...?”

“It’s not us!”

Every time they received such attention, Seng Chogwan and other defected natives desperately denied it.

“Why would you do such a crazy thing when your tribe already doesn’t have many warriors!”

“Raid a smaller tribe...”

“It’s easier and safer to hunt!”

“Ah...”

The soldiers of the conquest army nodded in response to Seong and his party.

If both parties were armed with similar weapons and armor, the attacker could have died as well. Considering this, as they said, hunting would have been easier and safer.

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