Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 513 Reconstruction
"Withdraw!" Huang Taiji issued an order in a hoarse voice that made his heart tremble.

Duoduo called out in disbelief: "Withdraw? Just let these Ming dogs go like this?"

Huang Taiji said: "Withdraw! I don't want to repeat it a second time!"

Dorgon pulled Duoduo and motioned him to shut up.Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this Ming army is definitely not easy to mess with. If Hou Jin fights head-on with them, there will be heavy casualties. With these few flags, if they were to fight such a tough battle, it would definitely be traumatic.Strength is everything these days, since Huang Taiji doesn't want to fight any more, Duoduo insisted on forcing himself to fight to the death with the Ming army, and in the end he was too stupid to suffer heavy casualties!
All the generals of Houjin were full of unwillingness, but looking at the terrified remnants of the army and the fighting spirit of the Ming army, they also had to admit that Houjin could no longer afford to fight a vicious battle that killed and injured tens of thousands of people. I have no choice but to withdraw.Such a humiliating decision made it difficult for Houjin's arrogant soldiers to accept, and they bit their lips until they bleed.Doduo suddenly let out a violent roar, knocked the spear on his knee, snapped the spear shaft into two pieces, threw the broken spear far away, roared repeatedly, turned the horse's head and galloped away, he He didn't want to stay here for a moment, and made Ming Jun laugh at his retreating figure.Hou Jin's army was very sad and angry, and they retreated slowly in order. Their military appearance was still strong, but Qi Hu, Zu Dale, Zu Dabi, Lu Xiangsheng and others could clearly see that Hou Jin's indomitable and invincible, The vigor that could overturn even a mountain is gone. This setback has severely damaged Houjin's confidence. It will take a long period of rest and a series of victories to recover.

The atmosphere was very oppressive, even Dorgon, who had always been at odds with Huang Taiji, who was respectful on the surface but secretly hoped that he would suffer a big somersault, completely lost his gloating thoughts, bowed his head, and led the army to retreat.The defeat was terrible this time. Two Baylors died in battle. Nearly 2 of the 1 troops were buried in yellow sand. "Jurchens are less than 3, and if they are full, they cannot fight." This precious intangible wealth, the myth of their invincibility has been completely shattered. Such a serious consequence makes every post-golden soldier feel heavy. Who else can laugh?

To put it bluntly, Houjin is similar to a pack of wolves. If the prey is weak, they will pounce on it ferociously and tear it into pieces, endlessly; Will retreat and dare not fight again. For more than 30 years, this is the first time that the Ming army has made Hou Jin retreat in a field battle. This "first time" made Hou Jin unacceptable.

In the suffocating silence, Huang Taiji suddenly turned his head.

In his field of vision, the Ming army's formation was as majestic as an immovable mountain, silently watching them retreat.Yang Menglong rode the white camel that chased him by the Daling River, and Lu Xiangsheng rode a white horse without a single hair, standing proudly in front of the battle.Two years ago, it was these two who killed and injured thousands of people on the banks of the Daling River, and suffered unprecedented losses. The disastrous defeat caused the whole country of Houjin to reward vegetarian food, and thousands of households cried.

Yang Menglong, Lu Xiangsheng, I will not let you go!

Seemingly realizing that Huang Taiji was looking over here, Yang Menglong yelled loudly: "Go away! This is Daming's land, there is no place for you! You are still going back to Shenyang to clean your necks and wait for me Go cut off your heads!"

The Ming army laughed loudly, with high spirits, and the pride was beyond words.

Zu Dabi felt his hands itch when he saw it, and asked, "Little Shuai Yang, Lord Lu, do you want to chase after him?"

Yang Menglong rolled his eyes: "Chasing the hair, the horse is about to foam, still chasing?"

Zu Dabi laughed straight: "I... I don't want to take advantage of the victory to pursue and leave another batch of Jian slaves behind."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Now the eyes of the slaves are redder than rabbits. If we pursue them again, they will definitely fight back desperately. By then, we will probably lose more than we gain." In fact, it is not just Zu Dabi, many Ming Dynasties The military generals all planned to strike while the iron was hot and rush forward to make a big profit, but after hearing what Lu Xiangsheng said, their somewhat heated minds calmed down.That's right, by now they are already at odds with each other, and they can hardly fight anymore. Hou Jin is a new leader, and if he continues to pursue them, he is courting death.They sighed and watched Hou Jin's army drifting away with some regret.

As Huang Taiji's bleak figure disappeared behind the horizon, the Battle of Lushun, which lasted for more than a month, finally came to an end.In this battle, the Ming army suppressed almost all the capable troops. From Lushun to Fuzhou, they fought bloody battles with Jin on the front line of more than 21 miles. In the end, they relied on excellent equipment and high fighting spirit. Completely defeated Houjin, beheaded [-] people, captured more than [-] people, and [-] Mongolian troops voluntarily surrendered. Houjin's two blue flags and bordered red flags were completely disabled. Yue Tuo and Du Du Since Baylor, eight Jiala Ezhen and [-] Niulu Ezhen were killed in battle. Hou Jin suffered a disastrous defeat that had never been seen since the rebellion. The Ming army not only kept Lushun, but also recovered Nanguan, Jinzhou, and Fuzhou in one fell swoop. , The glory of the battle results shocked the whole country.

In this campaign, the Ming army, including the newly attached Mongolian army, suffered more than 4000 casualties, among which the Dongjiang army suffered the most casualties.Of course, the harvest is also the biggest. They not only kept Lushun, but also recovered Nanguan, Jinzhou, and Fuzhou. Gaizhou was also exposed to their soldiers. Most of the Liaodong Peninsula returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The army is booming!
The Ming army temporarily stationed in Fuzhou, preparing to restore Fuzhou.The round of artillery fire from the Transformers fleet was so fierce that the entire Fuzhou was burnt to ashes.Yang Menglong curled his lips, he was beaten into such a bad state, he still needs to repair his hair!It was simply overthrown and rebuilt.He suggested removing the usable city bricks, building the wall with cement, and building a long wall with rammed earth inside, plus barbed wire and mines, which is enough to keep the Houjin cavalry out of Fuzhou City.This wall extends all the way to the harbor and protects the harbor as well.

"Where do we have so much money!" After hearing Yang Menglong's grand plan, Mao Yongjun, Shang Kexi, Shang Keyi and others all laughed wryly.

Yang Menglong stared at them like an idiot: "How could there be no money?"

Shang Kexi said honestly: "To tell you the truth, young Shuai Yang, the imperial court has already owed us half a year's military pay. If it wasn't for the help from Dengzhou, we wouldn't even be able to eat now. How could we have the money to build so many fortifications?"

The generals of the Tianxiong Army and the Heluo New Army shook their heads, not as if they were blaming the imperial court for going too far, but as if they were blaming the Dongjiang Army for being too stupid.Yang Menglong jumped up, pointing at the noses of these generals of the Dongjiang Army and yelling: "You guys are filled with soy milk? You don't have money, you don't know how to earn it yourself? There are fish in the sea, from Lushun to Fuzhou, how many places can do it? Sunyan, these are all money, why don’t you use your brains? You deserve to be hungry!”

Mao Yongjun said with a mournful face: "We also tried sun-dried salt, but we couldn't sell it..."

It is true that it cannot be sold. The supply of salt in the coastal areas has been monopolized by Huaiyan. In addition, the Dengzhou Salt Industry is also aggressively digging, and the salt in southern Liaoning will not be sold—it will be squeezed out.

Yang Menglong roared: "You are really stupid. You can't sell it in the customs. You won't sell it to Koreans and Japanese? You won't sell it to Jiannu and Mongols? Especially Jiannu and Mongols. Even if you sell it for ten taels of silver a catty, they will still buy it!"

The brothers of the Shang family murmured, "The court forbids selling salt to Jiannu..."

Yang Menglong snorted: "The imperial court also said to give you 20 taels of silver every year. Did they do it? Since they didn't do it, why are you so obedient and fighting here hungry? Listen to me, boss Honestly build a few salt farms, dry the salt and find a way to sell it, so that you can live better, and let the Liao people under your rule live better. Only when you are full can you have the strength to fight! Build ports, I will give you the building materials needed for the saltworks and the city on credit from Dengzhou, just ask how much you need, and at worst, you will pay them back with salt in the future!"

The generals of the Dongjiang army were overjoyed. Many of them have been to Dengzhou and seen the buildings made of steel, cement and red bricks. They know the benefits of these things, but they are too expensive to afford.Now it's all right, you can count on salt, what else do they have to be afraid of?The Dongjiang army lacks everything, except for salt, so if you bring seawater into the salt fields to dry it, you will have as much as you want!If Dengzhou really allows them to use salt to pay off their debts, then, to put it bluntly, they dare to buy the whole of Dengzhou!What else is there to say?Hurry up to build a salt farm to dry salt!
Lu Xiangsheng asked Yang Menglong in a low voice: "Can you really eat so much salt?" If he remembered correctly, the Heluo New Army already owned Wuyang Salt Field and Dengzhou Salt Field. Considering the output of Dalian's salt fields, the output of these salt fields is amazing, and he is really worried that Yang Menglong will not be able to sell them.

Yang Menglong said: "How can it be impossible to eat it! There are tens of millions of households in Daming, even if each family only eats a catty of salt a month, that is tens of millions of catties. I will only dislike too little salt, not too much!"

Yang Menglong moved his mouth, causing many people to lose their legs.As soon as his mouth moved, a large number of sea ships came from Dengzhou, bringing in a large amount of steel, cement and other materials. The Dongjiang Army counted one by one. under construction.On the other side of the Jin-controlled area, a large number of Liaodong Han people who had been reduced to slaves fled over. Even on the North Korean side, many poor people came to find jobs and exchange their strength for food.Dengzhou has not yet regained its vitality, and a great war has consumed more than half of Dengzhou's material reserves. Now Dengzhou can not provide much help to Dongjiang Town.But it doesn’t matter, at Yang Menglong’s order, a large number of businessmen from Nanyang and Shandong swarmed here, bringing a large amount of food, cotton cloth, and people. They built factories in the Liaodong Peninsula, opened farms, orchards, and invested in seafood processing and salt production. impressive.Although Dongjiang Town is notoriously poor, and the grass seeds hidden by mice in the hole will be searched out and eaten clean, but those businessmen don't care. Yang Menglong said that this place has a bright future, and there are unlimited business opportunities here. Are you slow?

Facts have proved that Yang Menglong did not lie, Dalian is indeed a treasure.Only five years later, Dalian's salt became famous all over the country, Dalian's canned seafood sold well in the customs, and even opened up markets in North Korea and Japan, and even European businessmen came to buy in large quantities. After 20 years, this originally poor and blank place has become an extremely prosperous city. I don’t know how many people have sharpened their brains to get a household registration.

In fact, it was a big taboo in the Ming Dynasty for the general soldiers of two towns to have personal relations, not to mention that the general soldiers of one town did their best to support the construction of the other town. In the early Ming Dynasty, they would definitely lose their heads.However, the imperial envoy, Fu Zonglong, pretended not to see it. Maybe it was a good thing in his opinion. If Dongjiang Town could solve the food problem by itself, the court would save a lot of trouble.After staying in Fuzhou for a period of time, after confirming that Houjin had fully shrunk from the Liaodong Peninsula, he took a boat full of heads with satisfaction, boarded the sea boat back to Tianjin, and went to the court to show his merits.

It is not difficult to imagine what kind of storm his return will set off in Beijing.

(End of this chapter)