Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 468

Episode 468: Liaodong (??) (4)

The luminous signal sent from Gamoksabo spread immediately behind and around like a wave spreading out.

Jin and Bo, who confirmed the luminous signal, immediately called for emergency and simultaneously relayed the signal to the rear.

Thanks to this, the Ministry of National Defense in Hanseong was able to confirm the urgent report less than half a day after the battle broke out in Gamoksabo.

“Here is an additional message sent from Jinwabo near Gamoksabo. “It is said that they went into emergency mode as soon as they received the emergency power from Assistant Secretary Ga.”

Jo Mal-saeng, who received the report at an emergency meeting held as soon as he received the urgent report from Gamoksabo, checked the situation with a very nervous expression.

“It’s fortunate that Jin and Bo nearby responded to the emergency, but have you been able to contact the mobile patrol team?”

“yes. “At that moment, an urgent report was delivered to the mobile unit that stopped by for supplies, and the mobile unit was dispatched immediately.”

“How many seconds did it move?

“Three candles.”

“Hmm…”

After hearing the report, Jo Mal-saeng stroked his beard and did the calculations.

‘The number of people who correctly filled in the number was 640. In addition, three seconds is almost 2,000, and the composition of the mobile patrol always includes one artillery unit (125 flags), so there will be no shortage of strength.’

Jo Mal-saeng, who had done some mental calculations and came to a positive conclusion, relaxed slightly.

Feeling so relieved, Jo Mal-saeng thought of another thought.

‘There was a lot of talk about this and that, but the changes implemented by the crown prince were useful.’

* * *

As the renovation progressed, King Sejong made many changes. It goes without saying that scent was involved in the process.

“Simpler! More intuitively! More professionally!”

“The most important thing is to increase efficiency!”

Shouting like this, the township overhauled the entire administrative structure, starting with the central government.

Of course, it was not easy to overhaul an administrative structure that had only slightly changed names for nearly a thousand years.

“This is unprecedented and unprecedented!”

Such opposition came from all directions, but King Sejong pushed ahead resolutely.

“Although it is not in the precedent, conforming to standards from a thousand years ago does more harm than good! And there is no precedent? Isn’t it obvious? “Is this your first time running it?”

“Haha….”

“Have you forgotten that that precedent was also unconventional a thousand years ago!”

With King Sejong’s firm push, a transformation of the administrative organization was achieved.

In this process of change, the military was the first place to be affected.

“If we continue to operate like we do now, our budget will run out!”

In this way, the county overhauled the military’s organizational system.

Through the reforms carried out in this way, the organization of the Joseon military became highly efficient.

“What never changes is the most basic five! All five must be filled! When moving up from five to a higher level, a multiple of five is an integer!”

In addition, the nature of the unit was divided into A and B.

Unit A, located in the front, always followed the rule of multiples of 5 and filled the number, while Unit B, located in the rear, consisted of a minimum multiple of 2 and a base multiple of 3. In addition, the composition ratio between each branch was regulated according to the organization.

Through this process of fixing the organization, the operational efficiency of the Joseon military was dramatically improved.

Of course, many things were said in the military. However, the opposition disappeared as its effectiveness was confirmed through actual battles such as the suppression of Hwacheok, who was causing trouble throughout Joseon, the suppression of the Giyu Rebellion, and the suppression of the War of War caused by Lee Man-ju and Muntemu.

Even in history before the intervention of Hyang, King Munjong, who was a nobleman, revised Joseon’s military system to fit the 5th rank Jinbeop.

However, with the intervention of the township, the scope of the reform expanded enormously.

* * *

When the long-distance mobile unit arrived at Gamoksabo, having received urgent information from Bo, where they had stopped briefly for supplies, the cleanup of the battle was in full swing.

Each time the mobile forces arrived, ahead or behind, Oh Bang-seop, the commander of Gamoksa Assistant, greeted them with a confident face.

“Welcome!”

The commanders of the mobile unit, who got off their horses after being welcomed by Oh Bang-seop, looked at the battlefield being cleared and looked at Oh Bang-seop.

“Are you finished?”

“It’s over. “It was a great victory.”

“Congratulations!”

“Congratulations!”

The commanders of the task force, who congratulated Oh Bang-seop’s response announcing victory, listened closely to Oh Bang-seop’s bravery. It was because it would be of great help to refer to Oh Bang-seop’s experience.

“…We were able to achieve victory by taking advantage of this fortress’s strong defenses and superiority in weapons. Of course, the difference in military strength was overwhelming.”

The task force commanders nodded at Oh Bang-seop’s words.

The size of the troops stationed at Gamoksabo was approximately 3,200 men. Therefore, the troop ratio with the Jurchen tribes led by Ayutawa was 10:1.

Despite this overwhelming troop ratio, none of the mobile unit commanders took Oh Bang-seop’s victory lightly.

If you look at the situation before the match took place, there were many cases of defeat by the Jurchen tribe even in a 10:1 situation. Of course, when fighting cavalry against cavalry, there were many cases where it was a whistle-blower situation, but when fighting against cavalry against infantry, the Joseon army was more likely to be defeated by the Jurchen people.

“What about our troops’ casualties?”

When the commanders asked about the casualties of our troops, Oh Bang-seop’s face took a turn for the worse.

“20 minor injuries and 5 serious injuries. There were no deaths, but the residents suffered greatly.”

While evacuating from work in a field far from Bo, 15 people were killed and over 40 injured due to an attack by the Jurchen tribe.

“Thanks to the fact that the farmers escaped on carts, they were not hit by swords and were only hit by arrows, so I think that was the end of it.”

“Right.”

After much discussion about war training, the commanders were able to see the body of Ayutawa, who had died from a sniper attack.

Ayutawa’s body, which was placed on a cart, was naked. The clothes and armor he was wearing were collected separately. It was to send it to Hanseong.

“You went with one clean step.”

“That’s right. “He must have gone in an instant without even knowing what had hit him.”

“Who is the soldier who guessed the interest?”

“Right! This level of marksmanship! “Let’s take a look at your face!”

The commanders, with bright eyes, looked for the person who shot Ayutawa.

After a while, Manbok received a call from Oh Bangseop and came to the place where the commanders were gathered.

“insect! Soldiers full! “I have been called!”

“Did you catch this guy?”

“yes? yes! That’s right!”

“What is the distance?”

“There are 100 copies!”

The commanders looked at Oh Bang-seop at the word ‘100 chapters.’ Oh Bang-seop answered with a face full of pride.

“In our village, we call it Shinchong.”

“Huh….”

“Hmm….”

The commanders who were listening to Oh Bang-seop’s words and looking at their stomachs soon opened their mouths.

“you! “Aren’t you planning on joining our mobile squad?”

“yes? yes? yes?”

Manbok looked puzzled by the unexpected offer, and Oh Bangseop screamed.

“No, these people! There is no mourning! In front of someone now!”

After a scuffle like that, Oh Bang-seop and the commanders turned to Man-bok.

“So what do you want to do?”

Manbok fumbled his answer to Oh Bangseop’s question.

“I get motion sick whenever I ride a horse…”

“Oh no!”

“Damn it!”

* * *

Ten days later, Oh Bang-seop and Man-bok arrived in Hanseong.

This was because King Sejong, who received the general command, called them to Gyeongbokgung Palace to praise those who had accomplished military feats.

“…Your efforts to save the people from the extremely ferocious Jurchen tribe are truly great! “For this, I give you medals and rewards!”

“I am devastated!”

Following the reign of King Sejong, medals were awarded to commanders and soldiers who made contributions in battle, and significant rewards were given.

While the event continued, King Sejong and Hyang’s attention was focused on Oh Bang-seop and Man-bok.

“Gwon Oh Bang-seop is to be appointed as a lieutenant.”

“I am devastated!”

“Have Oh Bang-seop move to the tactical research department of the Chief of Staff Headquarters.”

“insect! “I follow your orders!”

Oh Bang-seop answered with joy. The ride was not only a ride, but it was also a ride into the core of the Chief of Staff Headquarters.

‘If you work a little harder, it won’t be long until you hear the sound of a general!’

Oh Bang-seop was full of dreams and hopes. However, King Sejong, looking down at Oh Bang-seop, had other thoughts.

‘It appears that they are good at manning their troops from fixed positions. ‘It might be useful if I take him to Shinji later, right?’

After dealing with Oh Bang-seop, the attention of King Sejong and the local ministers turned to Man-bok.

“You caught the head of that family register?”

In response to Sejong’s question, Manbok trembled and shouted at the top of his voice.

“That’s right!”

“You caught someone outside of 100?”

“That’s right!”

“It couldn’t have been easy, right?”

Hyang, who was listening to Sejong, nodded.

‘It’s a bullet made to have roughly the same power as a 7.62mm NATO bullet, but that’s just in terms of numbers… Is it possible to do that with the naked eye without an auxiliary device?’

* * *

The Gap-sik long gun made by Hyang was a gun that used bullets with a caliber of half an inch (approximately 1.7 mm) and black powder.

To put it simply, the bullet was cal.50, but its power was 7.62mm.

Thanks to this, the performance of the Fuhrer was a maximum range of over 800 steps (about 1.4km), a maximum effective range of 500 steps (about 900m), and an effective range of 250 steps (about 450m).

However, even the effective range of 250 steps was recorded in a laboratory and was the result of a large number of riflemen suppressing an area through group shooting. In actual combat, the best record for an individual shooting alone was at best 100 steps (about 180m).

But now that record has been broken.

* * *

Manbok answered King Sejong’s question right away.

“This is what my father taught me!”

“Your father? Hoo~. “What does your father do?”

“You are a hunter.”

“Front? okay. “What are you most good at catching?”

“You did a great job catching the tiger and the leopard! “You killed the Great Tiger with just one shot of a large arrow for killing six arrows!”

King Sejong was greatly impressed by Manbok’s answer.

“What a great man! That’s why he raised someone with excellent marksmanship like you! “I wish I could have seen it.”

“He passed away.”

King Sejong was truly saddened by Manbok’s answer.

“Oh my! “How did it happen?”

“You were bitten by a tiger…”

“Ah…”

Sejong kept his mouth shut at Manbok’s answer. However, Manbok did not look very heartbroken.

“My father always said this to me. ‘I’ve caught more than one tiger along the way, so it’s inevitable that the tiger will catch me.’ ‘Fighting for the law means risking one’s life. He said, ‘The results will depend on who is lucky, so don’t worry about it.’”

“It wasn’t an ordinary person… I regret missing the time.”

Sejong, which is greedy for talent, could not hide its disappointment.

Hyang, who was listening to Manbok’s answer from the side, began to diligently calculate in her mind.

‘Let’s see… Whether it’s a bow or a gun, breathing is important. And you have to be familiar with the weapon you use… Bows are the national rule of the Joseon people, so even if that’s the case, it’s not a gun, right? Wait, there’s a word that seems familiar… Yes! Jäger! This is it!’