Chapter 549
“Insanjin? Why there?”
At Zhu Qizhen’s question, Zhao Bingde pointed to the Yalu River on the map and answered.
“It’s one of the narrowest points of the river. The width between our bank and the Joseon bank is only about 450 jang (approximately 1.35km). The same goes for the depth. During spring, our planned time of action, it’s quite shallow, enough for horses to wade across.”
“That may be true, but…”
Though nodding at Zhao Bingde’s explanation, Zhu Qizhen showed slight unease.
“Wouldn’t the Joseon people, who have suffered from the Jurchen, know this too? Isn’t that why they established a garrison there?”
“That’s correct.”
Zhao Bingde readily nodded at Zhu Qizhen’s point.
In fact, this was one of the places where Jurchen from Liaodong frequently crossed for plundering. Of course, that route had been blocked after Joseon’s firepower strengthened thanks to King reformation and Hyang’s meddling.