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

Chapter 699 Judgment
In November, Liaodong has already started to snow thousands of miles, and the wind is like a blade. Famous rivers such as the Liaohe River and the Yalu River are covered with thick ice, especially the Liaohe River, which is almost frozen to the bottom of the river.

In Lushun, the Han people in Liaodong also finished a year of hard work and began to spend the winter.As early as September, a large amount of coal and vegetables were transported over from Shandong. Each household stored thousands of kilograms of briquettes and several jars of sauerkraut, all of which they exchanged for sea salt. , coupled with the wheat and soybeans obtained from farming, the salted fish, bacon, etc. usually stored, it is enough for them to survive the long winter.

However, someone didn't intend to keep them well through the winter.The troops of the Houjin Three Banners were assembled at Yingkou, and the cannons were mobilized frequently. They might pounce over at any time and launch a fierce attack on Lushun.The Dongjiang Army deployed [-] troops to Fuzhou, pulled up the barbed wire, and buried the mines, but the Han people in Liaodong still couldn't relax, because they all knew that if Houjin really used the troops of the three banners to kill them , The Dongjiang Army can't resist it!

Everyone is looking forward to, looking forward to the arrival of the invincible God of War who once won a big defeat in Lushun.

Yang Menglong didn't make them wait too long.After withdrawing from Japan, he divided the fleet into two, and returned to Denglai with tens of thousands of Japanese prisoners of war in labor camps, while he led the new Denglai army with thousands of elite soldiers and [-] Japanese samurai to Dalian.In just a few days, this huge fleet crossed the calm and deep Yellow Sea and arrived at Dalian Port.

Dalian Port has also changed its appearance now. The two trestle bridges built with reinforced concrete are majestic. A lighthouse with a height of more than [-] meters is like a giant pillar. Every night, the soldiers guarding the lighthouse will light the whales. Zhizhi, the raging fire can be seen for dozens of miles.The wharf has also expanded a lot, and several huge warehouses are under construction. As long as conditions permit, merchant ships from North Korea, Japan, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places will enter the port every week, using cotton cloth, steel, wheat beans, medicines, etc. The material exchange of refined salt produced in Dongjiang Town has made Dalian Port more and more prosperous.This place has already shown its potential as a major international commercial port. As long as it takes another ten years, it will definitely become one of the best big cities in East Asia.Yang Menglong is very satisfied with this, isn't it money that fights for war, and now Dongjiang Army's money bag is getting bigger and bigger, and its confidence is gradually full!
The flagship landed, Yang Menglong jumped onto the trestle, Mao Yongjun and Huang Yulang rushed up to meet them, and said with one knee on the ground: "See Lord Hou!"

Yang Menglong helped them up, and smiled: "You two do this for me too?"

Mao Yongjun said with a smile: "The upper and lower must be distinguished, and the etiquette must not be abolished." Looking at the fleet of ships entering the port one after another, he was a little surprised and asked: "Why are there so many ships? How much did you rob in Japan, Lord Hou? "

Yang Menglong waved his hand and said, "Not much, not much, just a few million taels of silver, tens of thousands of young and strong, and 10,000+ shi rice, which won't make it to the table."

Mao Yongjun and Huang Yulang rolled their eyes at the same time... If they had mobile phones, they would definitely take out and call: "Hey, 110? Someone is pretending to be aggressive here, and the situation has gotten out of control!"

Warships berthed one after another, and a large number of fully armed soldiers boarded the trestle and lined up to the pier. In an instant, the entire pier was filled with the clanging of metal collisions. Appeared, the Liaodong Han people present felt that they had support in their hearts.The Dongjiang army enthusiastically made arrangements, and led the Denglai new army to the camp that had been prepared, while Yang Menglong and several Dongjiang generals went straight to the General Military Mansion.As soon as he entered the General Military Mansion, he asked, "Where is General Li?"

Mao Yongjun said: "General Li has already gone to Fuzhou to sit in town, and all the tens of thousands of elites of our Dongjiang Army have also been transferred to Fuzhou, just in case!"

Yang Menglong nodded slightly. It seemed that the Dongjiang Army was planning to fight to the death with Jin Jin on the front line of Fuzhou, and would never back down.This is also understandable. At present, the biggest source of income for the Dongjiang Army is the Fuzhou Salt Farm. It is precisely because of the continuous production of high-quality sea salt from the Fuzhou Salt Farm that the Dongjiang Army quickly got rid of the plight of hunger and cold. After losing the Fuzhou saltworks, they returned overnight before liberation. It is understandable to transfer all the elite soldiers to Fuzhou.He sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked, "How are you doing now? I've been tossing around in Huguang this year, so I didn't take care of you."

Huang Yulang said: "It's much better than before! I dare not say more. At least I can wear warm clothes. I can receive 38 catties of rice noodles every month. I can also eat a meal of fish every now and then. If the weather is good, I can drink oysters every day." Oyster soup."

Mao Yongjun said: "Thanks to the great help of General Wu, [-]% of the [-] soldiers transferred to Fuzhou were wearing iron armor and were equipped with infantry, horses, crossbows, and crossbows. This was not possible in the past." I dare to imagine... By the way, where is General Wu? Why can't he be seen? "

Yang Menglong said: "He, he has gone back to Denglai to take charge of the overall situation. His stall is too big, and there is a lot of money, and there are people from all walks of life who want to grab a hand. It is impossible to leave for too long."

Huang Yulang agreed deeply: "Yes, Denglai can't be messed up! Don't talk about Denglai, has anyone in the court asked about Lushun before? But since the completion of the Fuzhou Salt Field, the number of court officials who came to Lushun has increased sharply. Times, it really annoys us!"

Mao Yongjun smiled bitterly: "Now there is a large group of birdmen in Fuzhou, gesticulating at General Li every day, asking him to take the initiative to eliminate the threat of Jiannu to Fuzhou and ensure the safety of the salt field!"

Yang Menglong scolded: "These bastards are more than successful than they are, if they don't make trouble for their own people, they will die!"

A major feature of civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty was that they were not beneficial to others, but dedicated to self-interest, and let them take responsibility. They ran faster than rabbits, and once they made a profit, they immediately swooped over like a group of vultures smelling carrion, without taking their prey with their belts Mao swallowed it in one gulp and vowed not to give up.The Dongjiang army used to work hard, starved and fought against the golden blood for more than [-] years. Once Mao Wenlong died, the Dongjiang army was driven out of Liaonan and North Korea, and the territory was lost to Pidao, Lushun and some pitifully small islands. After that, even the pitiful food and wages were gone, and they were completely forgotten. .But now the Dongjiang army turned salty fish over, relying on operating sea salt to trade with Shandong and Jiangnan maritime merchants, and they have enough food and clothing, and the eyes of the civil servants in the court suddenly turned red!The white salt is all money. The salt produced in Fuzhou Salt Field has a pure taste and no impurities. It is very popular and the supply exceeds the demand. How much oil and water is there?If they can bring the salt field over, they won't be able to make a lot of money!Therefore, the food and salaries that were not received once in seven or eight months were delivered on time and in full. There were more civil servants who came to Lushun for "inspection" than dogs. The meaning of the words was the same: hand over the salt farm to us. Let's make a fortune together, shall we?The Dongjiang army was extremely annoyed by this practice of jumping out of trouble and jumping in when it was cheap, but now they are asking us how we are. Where did you go when hundreds of us starved to death before?The more enthusiastic the Wenchen Group was, the more disgusting the Dongjiang Army felt.But after all, they are not Yang Menglong, and they dare not tear their skins apart with the Wenchen Group. They have no choice but to endure the nausea.

Yang Menglong smiled: "Are you planning to give up the saltworks?"

Mao Yongjun widened his eyes and said, "Dream! This is the saltworks we have built with great pains, and we will never let it out! We understand that if we want to stand up these days, we must We have money and food, if we give up the saltworks, we will starve to death again!"

Yang Menglong said: "It seems that you have learned to be smart, not bad, not bad!" Then he looked serious and turned to the topic: "How is the situation in Fuzhou?"

Huang Yulang said, "I don't know."

This question obviously did not satisfy Yang Menglong, what he disliked hearing the most were these three words: "I don't know?"

Huang Yulang said honestly: "Jiannu's scouts blocked the entire battlefield, and our scouts have no way to go deep into the area controlled by them for reconnaissance, so we don't know the situation of Jiannu. According to some clues that Hou has, Jiannu intends to take advantage of the winter to use troops against Lushun..."

Yang Menglong asked sharply: "Why do you conclude that Jiannu will use troops against Lushun in winter!?"

Huang Yulang was not afraid of him, and said loudly: "Because of the severe drought in Liaodong this year, the water level of the Liaohe River has dropped by more than one foot, the vegetation in Shenyang, Tieling, Yingkou and other places has withered, and the land is cracked. A large area of ​​harvest has been lost, the harvest of wheat and beans planted is less than [-]% of the previous year, and the price of food has soared, and many bannermen can’t eat enough! Jiannu must fight a war and seize a large amount of food, otherwise they will definitely starve to death this winter human!"

Yang Menglong said: "Then why did Jiannu not use the army in summer or autumn, but in winter?"

Huang Yulang said: "Because they are afraid!"

Yang Menglong looked strange: "Scared?"

Huang Yulang said: "Yes, they are scared. The Battle of Lushun scared them! They are afraid that our army will kill them like last time. That's why they chose to fight in this kind of place where water turns into ice." Use troops in season, because the Bohai Sea will freeze during this season, even if it is not frozen, it will be covered with ice floes, which will become extremely dangerous, and the reinforcements from Shandong will not be able to get through! Besides..." Gritting my teeth, I still To tell the truth: "Furthermore, even if the reinforcements from Shandong could come over, they would not be able to adapt to the bitter cold in Liaodong's midwinter season, but Jiannu is not afraid of the snowstorm in Liaodong. It is in their best interest to start the war at this time!"

Mao Yongjun said: "In the past, Jiannu didn't bother to take advantage of the right time and place to fight against us. This is the first time, so we think they are afraid!"

Yang Menglong suddenly laughed, patted Mao Yongjun and Huang Yulang's shoulders, and said loudly: "Yes, yes, let's not talk about whether your judgment is accurate, just because you like to use your brains and look at the essence through the surface, it is worth it." Praise, this is what a general should do, use your brain more, victory will always belong to a general with quick thinking and strong insight, not the kind of brainless idiot who only fights to the death!"

Mao Yongjun said in his heart: "It seems that you are the one who likes to fight to the death the most?"

(End of this chapter)