Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 763

Episode 763: Encounter (8)

The challenger-class front led by Taek-gil returned to port at full speed.

On the way back to port, a long report was written on the ship about the Aztec warriors the commander had seen.

Admiral Ahn Sang-soo, who confirmed the report jointly submitted by Taek-gil and the director, immediately called his subordinate.

“Is there a sea emergency line in the port that can depart immediately?”

“yes. There are emergency numbers 45 and 65.”

“Put this report on No. 45 and send it north immediately. “It’s urgent.”

“ancient!”

Sea Emergency Front No. 45, carrying the report, headed north at full speed.

After confirming the report that arrived from the Imperial Navy’s headquarters stationed in Shinji, Admiral Shin In-son immediately issued an order.

“Submit this report to His Majesty the Emperor on the fastest departing iron horse! “One o’clock is urgent!”

“yes!”

The Imperial Navy stationed in Shinji used all available means to deliver the report in question to the village as quickly as possible.

Admiral Shin Shin-son, who sent the report, wrote a new report.

The contents of the report prepared separately by Admiral Shin In-son were summarized as follows.

-A railway network connecting military ports is needed.

-A new means of transportation faster than an iron horse is needed.

* * *

Meanwhile, Hyang placed his hand on his forehead after receiving the report urgently received from the Navy.

“Ha~. “Why, at a time like this…”

The navy was expanding at a breakneck pace, but everything was lacking.

The number of fronts was still insufficient to build a sea wall in the Atlantic Ocean.

In addition, there was a lack of information infrastructure symbolized by charts and maps. The newly commissioned Challenger-class fronts and maritime emergency fronts were exploring the east coast of North and Central America under the pretense of training and making maps and charts, but there were still many gaps.

“But it’s something you can’t just let go of. If we do something wrong, we will leave a gap to Europe. Is this really an outsider… Sigh~. “I can only sigh.”

Sighing repeatedly, Hyang checked the contents of the report.

Hyang, who had been reading the contents carefully, sighed and burst into laughter.

“Heh! “I wonder if someone is not a soldier…”

The report written by the manager was a detailed account of the clothing and armament of Aztec warriors.

– The natives contacted this time are believed to be properly trained warriors.

– It is believed that there are differences in clothing and wearing protective gear depending on rank.

– Those who appear to be ordinary soldiers wear sleeveless vests made of thick fabric, but walk around bare-skinned with nothing on except their undergarments.

– The soldiers carry round shields and spears fitted with well-ground and sharpened stones. The stone used as a blade appears to be obsidian. The shield appears to be made of wood and leather.

– The person presumed to be the commander covered his entire body with clothes made of quilted cloth. On his head, he wore a leopard-shaped helmet made of wood.

-The weapon of the person presumed to be the commander appears to have been carved into a wide cone shape with stone blades embedded on both sides of the tree. Has a cutting function, but no stabbing function.

– conclusion.

The natives’ weapons appear to be very primitive. However, it must be seen that the ranks are divided and a command system exists.

It can be assumed that the natives were capable of mobilizing large-scale troops.

Therefore, considering the possibility of armed conflict, it is expected that the friendly forces will have to mobilize a large number of troops at the same time as actively using fire trucks and bigyeokjincheonroe.

Also, I think it is necessary to adopt full-body plate armor, which was used by longsword soldiers in the past, instead of the heavy armor type armor like now.

Of course, considering the performance of the military-style fire wagons and Bigyeokjincheonroe military-style long guns that our troops are currently using, plate armor may be considered excessive. However, as mentioned above, if the natives are able to mobilize a large force of tens of thousands of units or more, we must keep in mind the possibility that close combat may occur due to numerical inferiority.

* * *

“Hmm…”

After reading the report, Hyang muttered, tapping his fingers on the desk.

“Plate armor for cutting or swinging striking weapons…”

From what I could tell, the best weapon against plate armor was a blunt weapon like an ax or warhammer.

After thinking for a moment, Hyang realized his mistake.

“Ah… the weapons of the Aztec warriors were blades, not blunt weapons…”

Hyang, who had realized his mistake and was thinking of a way to deal with it, ate up his appetite.

“Is this a revival of the longsword soldiers…”

As time went by, all the longsword soldiers that existed until the early days of Gyeongjang and the ‘Montemu Rebellion’ and ‘Giyu Rebellion’ retired or moved to other classes, except for a few symbolic figures who protected Gyeongbokgung Palace. went.

This was because the main weapons not only in Joseon but also in neighboring countries changed from swords and arrows to gunpowder weapons.

“But moving around in that hot jungle wearing full-body plate armor is crazy… but it’s also okay to just ignore it.”

Hyang’s worries deepened.

And the manager’s guess wasn’t just unfounded.

In history before the intervention of China, the Spanish who invaded the Aztecs were in danger due to being outnumbered.

What saved the Spanish from crisis was the cooperation of local tribes who were resisting the Aztecs.

After thinking for a moment, Hyang came to a different conclusion.

“There are differences between the empire and Spain. While the Spaniards used full-length aquibuses and monolithic shells, the Empire has machine guns, or tank wagons, rifles, and lightning bolts. It would be much better to carry as much ammunition and lightning bolts as the weight of the plate armor. “Applying ‘Van Fleet day of fire’ to the Aztecs.”

In the process of preventing the Chinese offensive at the time of June 25, Van Fleet permitted up to five times the daily amount of ammunition that had been applied up to then. This permitted almost unlimited use of ammunition.

And this response was useful in preventing the Chinese army’s offensive.

* * *

Hyang, who had been thinking about various issues regarding the Aztecs, made up his mind, took out a blank piece of paper, and began to write down an order.

“It is possible to roughly predict what will happen in the future, but that is why we need a justification. “A clear cause.”

To summarize the order written by the person who made that decision, it was as follows.

– Mobilize at least three ships and as many soldiers as possible to contact the natives of the area.

-When entering an indigenous tribe’s residence or the capital of an indigenous nation, never send only a small number of people. Respond to the natives’ requests with maximum power and firepower.

– Deal with them as friendly as possible and check their situation carefully.

-If an armed conflict occurs with indigenous forces, use all available ammunition, leaving only the minimum ammunition and materials necessary for withdrawal.

After finishing writing the order, Hyang reviewed the contents of the order again and made a strange expression.

“Why, is it ‘Order No. 66’…”

* * *

Hyang’s order was delivered to Admiral Ahn Sang-soo through another route.

After checking the order, Admiral Ahn looked out the window and shook his head.

“It looks like it wasn’t just an order.”

On the dock visible from the window, a large number of wooden boxcars and bigyeokjincheonroe toys, wooden boxes containing cartridges for use in the boxcars, and wooden boxes containing bigyeokjincheonroe were piled up one after another. On another ship, carts carrying fire trucks, toys, ammunition, and bigyeokjincheonroe, and horses to pull the carts were being unloaded.

Lastly, the soldiers who would operate these weapons were disembarking from the ship and receiving a roll call.

Admiral Ahn, who saw the scene outside the window, spoke with an expression of bewilderment.

“Your Majesty, are you asking us to have peaceful contact with the natives, or are you asking us to destroy everything we see?”

The amount of ammunition and troops seen outside now would have been enough to destroy even the home base of a large pirate group.

* * *

In any case, an order was an order, so Admiral Ahn mobilized two Challenger-class ships and three sea emergency ships.

Instead of carrying a minimum amount of shells and gunpowder for self-defense, the five ships loaded with troops and weapons sailed south and arrived at the beach in question.

Admiral Ahn Sang-soo, who personally led the fleet, gave orders to Captain Kim Taek-gil.

“Begin landing.”

“yes! Director! “Raise the signal!”

“yes!”

As soon as the signal from the flagship went up, landings began on other fronts as well.

As the landing neared its end, Admiral Ahn Sang-soo stood up and prepared for the landing.

“Are you going to go in person?”

Admiral Ahn Sang-soo nodded in response to Kim Taek-gil’s question, full of worry.

“I have to go. “If something happens that His Majesty is worried about, I have to give the order myself so there won’t be any problems later.”

“Please be considerate.”

At Taek-gil’s request, Ahn Sang-soo smiled slightly and patted Taek-gil on the shoulder.

“Thank you.”

* * *

While the imperial soldiers were in the midst of landing, there was a small movement in the jungle facing the beach.

Since last contact, Montezuma I had stationed warriors on the beach in question.

The orders the warriors received were simple.

-If the strangers in question come back, report it immediately!

“I really came…”

Putan, who had been assigned the coastal surveillance mission due to the previous incident, turned pale.

The strangers in question came in many times more than last time.

Strangers who got off from five ships large and small were piling their luggage like a mountain on the beach.

“The question is what’s in there…”

Futan muttered, sweating.

* * *

The dagger presented to Montezuma I last time was a weapon beyond imagination. It was clear that they would be no match for their own weapons made of obsidian.

The conclusions of the nobles and the eagle warriors and jaguar warriors who checked the strangers’ weapons were very similar.

-Close combat with those with these weapons is at a disadvantage. You have to use arrows to deal with them from a distance.

However, Futan and some warriors thought quite negatively.

-If they were going to make a weapon like that, wouldn’t they have made something that could block that weapon?

Those who could not solve such questions came to different conclusions.

-You must not attack like you did to the surrounding tribes and cities! You must refrain from fighting as much as possible!

And Montezuma I, the most important decision-maker, was reaching a similar conclusion.

-Those who can make such weapons should avoid starting a fight. We must find out their true intentions as much as possible!

Based on this conclusion, a small group of warriors was deployed to the coast.

The mission of these warriors was not to fight, but to ensure that the strangers returned.

* * *

-The strangers are back!

– Several times more than before!

After receiving the report, Montezuma I rose from his throne.

“I will go and see for myself.”

“Tlatoani is dangerous!”

The nobles and priests around him tried to stop him, but Montezuma I shook his head.

“I must go.”

There was a reason for Montezuma I’s decision.

As Montezuma I ascended to power following Itzcoatl, the previous tlatoani, his relationship with those around him worsened.

The reason for this was the expansion policy and large-scale human sacrifice that had been in progress since the previous era. In the process of securing the sacrifices needed for human sacrifice, the surrounding tribes and city-states suffered great damage, so relations with neighboring countries were not good.

In this situation, if nobles who were eager to secure sacrifices and expand their territory were sent out, there was a high possibility that conflict would immediately break out.