Matchlocks and Northern Expedition (12)

The Joseon army led by Choe Yun-deok won an overwhelming victory over the Jurchens.

Naturally, the Ministry of War erupted in celebration upon receiving the news.

After hearing the full contents of Choe Yun-deok’s report, Jo Mal-saeng led a thunderous cry of “Long live!”

“Long live! Long live! Long live! Those barbarian Jurchen bastards will now gnash their teeth whenever they even hear the name Joseon! It feels like a long-aching tooth has finally been pulled.”

This time, the Joseon army won a great victory, taking 1,378 Jurchen heads, capturing more than 2,000 prisoners, and seizing over 1,000 horses and cattle combined.

Even just comparing the number of heads taken with the First Battle of the Pajeo River, the difference was more than sixfold.

The Jurchens who had tormented Joseon would not even dare piss in our direction for the time being.

“Congratulations, my lord.”

“The ones who deserve congratulations are His Majesty and the military officers who fought the Jurchens directly. Why would you say that I, who merely helped them from the Ministry of War, deserve any congratulations? Hahaha.”

“Was this not a victory made possible because every official in the Ministry of War, beginning with you, Minister of War, joined forces?”...