the world is at stake

Waiting for the channel that was blown soft by the black powder to be dug, the water of the Yalu River began to continuously push the saw blade on the sawing machine to move back and forth.Use a crane to put two or three tons of wood on it and push it slowly, and saw the wood in minutes.

When the 'Liaodong' starts its third round of transportation tasks at the end of July, it can carry [-] to [-] tons of rough-processed wood on the way back.After returning to Songjiang, the wood directly enters the retort kiln, and after treatment, it is refined and used for shipbuilding.

In this way, Liaodong is no longer a burden of the 'Holy Light', but its resources accelerate the development of the team's power. The people of 'Xinhua' also naturally understood the correctness of sending troops to Liaodong.

During this period, Han Ai, as a 'model worker', was sent back to the main base of Songjiang by boat along with several other outstanding villagers.

This old man had a sweet dream for a few days on the boat, thinking that he would be sent to Beijing or Nanjing to receive awards from the officials of the Ministry of Officials or the Ministry of Rituals—if this is true, the grave of the Han family ancestors will really be smoked.

Ancient Korea was a country where status was determined by bloodlines.Although Han Ai is considered a scholar, but his blood is not enough, he is not even qualified to take the Korean imperial examination.have

If Han Ai could gain the approval of the Great Ming Dynasty, Han Ai's status in North Korea would suddenly rise, and he might become a new nobleman.

But when he arrived in Songjiang, Han Ai found himself in a faction called 'Xinhua'.He was both excited and confused.

It's a thriving place.

At Wusongkou, on the six berths on both sides of the river are new ships being built day and night.

In order to keep the ship construction from being affected by the weather, huge sheds and scaffolding were built on the berth, and the efficiency of shipbuilding will only be higher in the future.

The workers in the shipyard are all full of energy, strong and strong, and they speak and walk with confidence. They are not comparable to the hard-working hunters in the Dandong forest.

The straight road leads from the shipyard to the distant place, and the four-wheeled carriage pulls passengers or materials and runs flexibly.Thousands of people gather to work and live, and its lively and peaceful atmosphere is even better than that of Pyongyang.

There are nearly 1.8 people living near the shipyard, and there are shops in addition to workshops.The facades of those shops were designed for Zhou Qingfeng, who was about [-] meters tall, and the lintels were at least two meters high.

For North Koreans who are generally 1.5 meters tall, walking into this kind of place is like entering the world of giants. You have to look up at everything, and you have to feel obscene.

"Oh... Daming is really invincible! I would rather be Daming's dog than a Korean." Han Ai was sent to Xinhua Town in such a daze, and was kindly received by Xiao Jinlang, and was taken for a tour Several big workshops.

Naturally, he continued to be shocked in the workshop, but then... "The one I joined was the Daming traitor?"

Han Ai confirmed the news from a worker on the side of the road.He jumped three feet high, and the three souls and six souls shifted in shock.At this point, he finally understood what was wrong.

If Xiao Jinlang was a majestic court official, why didn't he wear the "birds and beasts" court uniform, instead he was proud of wearing a rustic gray cotton uniform.

This is of course very strange!

Because leader Xiao is not a Ming bureaucrat at all.

"After making trouble for a long time, I actually became a thief in a daze?"

Han Ai was extremely angry, afraid, and resistant to the news.Looking at the calm passers-by all over the street, he grabbed one at random and asked him, "Will the Ming court call?"

The passer-by laughed, "Who is hitting whom? Where did you come from? I have a strong army, rich money and food, and a solid heart. Will I be afraid of those Ming court officers and soldiers who don't have enough food or clothing?"

How can it be?

Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty also sent troops to the DPRK a few years ago to help North Korea fight against the Japanese invasion.If it weren't for the fighting of the Ming army, North Korea would have perished.I see officials of Ming Dynasty as if seeing angels.

How could it be possible for the Kingdom of Heaven to be unable to defeat the rebels occupying one side?

Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible!

But... what if it was possible?

"I, Han Ai, was born as a farmer. In North Korea, a farmer is a slave to the government! I was born a slave, and I have been a slave all my life. So what if I become an interpreter? In North Korea, a slave is not a human being."

In broad daylight, on the bustling streets, Han Tongyi felt extremely cold inside, and after a while it was extremely hot again.Think of the steamships coming across the sea, think of the mighty and strong Xinhua soldiers, think of this bustling and prosperous Xinhua town...

Han Tongyi stomped his feet fiercely, and shouted viciously: "Being Xinhua's dog is Han's greatest glory!"

Chapter 33

In July, the Yalu River Basin begins to rain.By August, the river was so turbulent that it was difficult for a hundred-ton boat to move.

Zhou Qingfeng stood on a high place by the river bank, smiling wryly at the sudden widening of the river.

He was thankful that he did not rush to find the entrance of the Pushi River, nor did he build a military station deep inland, otherwise the supply would be interrupted when the raging river came.

Local hunters and farmers live here all year round. Many suggestions may seem troublesome, but they are actually correct.

After two months of construction, the preliminary construction of the military depot in the revitalization zone of Dandong was completed.More than 60 acres of woodland were cut down, and more than [-] two-story wooden houses were built.

Ditches, wooden walls, sentry towers, warehouses, canteens, toilets, dormitories, medical rooms, command rooms, collective bathrooms, and other facilities have been built.

From Songjiang to provide all the building materials at the beginning, Dandong can give back to Songjiang a little bit now, at least the wood here is really plentiful and good.

I can't go out to work on rainy days. The wheel saws in the sawmill are still working, but half of the gates of the diversion channel have been lowered.Except for the sentries who were on duty on the six or seven-meter-high sentry tower, the rest of the staff could only stay in the wooden house and do some chores, or simply rest.

During the torrential rain, the wharf trestle of the military station was washed away.The 'Liaozhong', which was ordered to arrive, had to retreat to the sea, otherwise it would be difficult to guarantee safety.

A radio transmitter is arranged in the depot.But yesterday's thunderstorm, the antenna erected at a high place was struck by lightning.Although good grounding diverted the current away, the device exploded.

Zhou Qingfeng temporarily lost contact with Songjiang.

Fortunately, there are sufficient reserves of all kinds in the military depot. There are more than 500 tons of food, bacon and smoked fish, enough to feed more than [-] people inside for a month.Everyone's mood is still stable.

Among them, more than 1000 were recruited locals, all of whom came for food.They scattered among the mountains and fields, and established fragile small villages. They were unkempt, lonely, and basically unable to protect themselves.

When Han Ai goes to recruit these mountain people, the other party is often wary, for fear of being annexed.But after several transactions, most people are still willing to live a settled life with enough food and clothing.

In the construction of the military station, these hard-working local mountain people showed good labor ability.However, they are used to being free and loose, and they are more ignorant than Songjiang farmers, and they are not used to being restrained by discipline.

"This is probably the normal state of life in ancient times."

Fang Bo, as the commander of the Xinhua Navy, cannot be permanently stationed in Dandong, and must return to Songjiang for naval training and construction.Zhou Qingfeng is based in Dandong, and the military and mechanical teams will send people to assist him in turn.

Wang Xin, who was two meters tall, stood in front of the wooden window of the command room of the military depot, staring at the splashes of mud splashed in the pouring rain, chatting nonsense with Zhou Qingfeng.

"Will we take Jiannu too seriously? The economic base determines the superstructure. 'Boarskin' is the leader of a fishing and hunting tribe. He is a genius, but he is poor!

In this mountainous environment, the cultivated area is small, the smelting technology is backward, and the material hoarding speed is slow. The fact that the 'wild boar skin' can defeat the Ming army can only show that the army is too bad.

The traffic conditions in the field are poor, and the company-level troops cannot open, and the platoon-level team of two to 30 people is the mainstream.

In the situation where it is extremely easy to fight hand-to-hand, a small number of elites wearing heavy armor and attacking heads-up is indeed more threatening than group combat, and it is easy to obtain great results.

But this style of play is ineffective against Jiancheng.

'Wild boar skin' has always been unable to deal with the big cities of the Ming army. 'Huangtaiji' can break through the direction of the Ming army, either by detour from Mongolia, or by the heavy artillery of Kong Youde's gang of traitors. "

Since it was raining heavily, Zhou Qingfeng could only stay in the military depot and chat with Wang Xin.Just when the two thought that no one would be able to move outside under the heavy rain, a sentry came to report in a coir raincoat.

"Chief, we fished up a corpse from the river. It was not dressed in any special way, but its head was shaved very shaved, except for a long and thin braid at the back of its head."

Money rat tail?

The nonsense chat was immediately interrupted.

The expedition was educated when it set out, and the soldiers were educated about the situation in the Northeast.As the most important enemy, the Ministry of Jianzhou is naturally the top priority, and its situation must be clear to all commanders and fighters.

The yin and yang head of the whip opera in later generations was improved in the late Qing Dynasty.The early Jiannu were really bald, leaving only a thin braid, which should be able to pass through the square hole of a copper coin as a standard.

The corpse was carried into the military depot, and the sentinel explained: "Sentinel No. [-] and No. [-] have been staring at the river. The river water rushed down, and the river surface was muddy, mixed with debris such as branches and wild animals.

In fact, more than one body was washed down, but only this one was washed to the shore.We felt something was wrong, and after checking, we thought it was a Jurchen from the Jianzhou Ministry, so we reported it. "

The corpse was placed on the ground of the military depot. The old Orion in the depot was invited and confirmed that he was dressed in the Jianzhou Ministry. Judging from the hair stubble and physique, the identity of the deceased was not ordinary.

"This guy's armor and weapons are all lost. But you can cut open the stomach of the corpse to see what he ate. If he eats well, he must be a Jiannu white armor soldier. This kind of soldier will not be dispatched easily."

The internal hierarchy of Jiannu is strict, and there are about 300 people in one Niulu.There are only a dozen or so white armor soldiers in Niulu, and they can be regarded as elite soldiers raised by Niulu.

Being able to be a white armor soldier is not only a high status, but also good treatment. The food and drink must be much better than ordinary Yu Ding and Bao Yi.

Now that the old Orion had said it, Zhou Qingfeng pulled out his dagger, dissected the belly of the corpse himself, took out the stomach and cut it open.The strong sour smell diffused, and everyone present frowned and held their breath.

The mellow contents of the stomach fell to the ground, disgusting.

"The one who can afford brown rice must be a white-armored soldier." The old Orion affirmed, "He must have drunk alcohol, and he is a high-ranking white-armored sentry."

Jiannu Baijia soldiers are also divided into two types, sentry and guards.

Baijia Sentinel is responsible for investigation.In order to achieve their goals, they will even disguise themselves as traders, farmers, and hunters, just to penetrate into the enemy's interior.

Jiannu Baijiabing is said to be miraculous, but in fact behind it is the lack of supplies.Each Niulu only has two or three white-armored scouts, and I can't afford to keep more.

In contrast, the Xinhua Army is...

"I'm afraid that the Jianzhou Jurchen found our military depot." The old Orion said, "The Baijia sentry is usually the forward of the army, and I don't know if he is here to scout the way, or is he ready to attack us?

There is nothing to be afraid of.We now eat better, have more armor, and have stronger weapons.Recruit the young men in the mountains, all of them are white armored soldiers. "

Zhou Qingfeng frowned, and ordered the sentry to throw the body back into the river to feed the fish and shrimp.He thought about the speed of the river, and the time of death of the corpse was probably only a few hours ago.

"I ordered, first-level combat readiness. It has been raining for the past two days, and the sentries have not gone out to patrol. The warning range is limited to less than 300 meters around the military station. The enemy may touch us."

Zhou Qingfeng was the commander of the expedition team, mobilizing the troops with a cold face.Wang Xin gritted his teeth, stood at attention and saluted, then turned around and went to issue combat orders.

There are now three types of combat units in the Dandong depot.

The first is the Xinhua Army Expeditionary Team for full training, which is the best among the best in the whole army, with only [-] people in the station.They wore armor and carried spears in the early days, but since July and August last year, they have been using training props to practice using flintlocks.

At the beginning of the year, the number of hydraulic drilling machines gradually increased from one to five, and the expedition team began to replace all members with flintlock guns, but half of the breastplate was kept, because fighting in the mountains may require stabbing.

The second is more than 300 craftsmen, who can be transformed into armed militia at any time, wearing armor and holding spears to fight.They didn't go through full training, but their collective fighting power would not be worse than that of the Ming army's family, it would only be stronger.

The third is more than 1000 local mountain people.They were used as common labor, ready to be armed with spears and strong bows.But this group of people has not been formalized, and Zhou Qingfeng's "squad shift" command system has proved to be a joke.

The mountain people still fight with blood and ethnic groups, and it is not smooth to split or combine.But they are so brave and ruthless that they don't hesitate to die, and they are still useful in fighting against the wind and chasing.

The only concern is whether there will be spies among these mountain people.Because Jianu likes to rely on this trick very much to attack Ming army cities, at least to create chaos.

After the combat alert was improved, commanders and fighters at all levels began to enter their posts according to the training.

The shape of the military station is a concave triangle, and the various buildings themselves are part of the defense.A fusilier opens a narrow window, and can aim at any target within 200 meters in the rainy day, but he himself is protected.

Outside the building is a wooden wall, and outside the wooden wall is a trench that is only two meters wide and one meter deep, and the trench is filled with water.It's not that I don't want to dig deeper, it's because the project volume is too large and there are not enough manpower.

The artisan militia began to put on their armor and distributed three-meter-long iron spears.The mountain people also got two-meter-four iron spears, and a small number of labor activists who joined the early labor activists were considered more reliable and got armor and machetes.

Zhou Qingfeng's command room is the only four-story building in the military depot, which is the commanding height.He only brought his flintlock spear, and looked around with the bronze telescope.

Wang Xin not only brought long and short spears, but also wore iron armor and an iron helmet.The orderly had to carry his exclusive weapon, a spear with a length of [-] meters.

Seeing Wang Xin's attire, Zhou Qingfeng couldn't help saying, "You're a senior commander, so there's no need for that."

"I don't feel tired in this suit, and the morale of the soldiers can be improved when they see me like this." Wang Xin also found a reason for himself, "Maybe I can single out a few white armored soldiers."

"If you single out the white-armored soldiers, I, the commander of the expedition team, have failed in my duty." Zhou Qingfeng couldn't convince Wang Xin, so he could only let him be a cosplayer.

The first level of combat readiness is not to make soldiers sit still, which will easily fatigue.After the preparations are ready, people have to be arranged to take turns to rest, and the cafeteria is asked to prepare meals, and all the big fish and meat that are reluctant to eat on weekdays have to be used.

When the heavy rain stopped for a while, Zhou Qingfeng immediately seized the opportunity to take five or six mountain hunters out to investigate.They patrolled along the bank of the swollen river in several directions where the enemy might appear.

As soon as it was getting dark, Zhou Qingfeng planned to return.In the direction of the confluence of the Ai River, a tributary of the Yalu River, an unmanned boat floated.Following this direction, he finally found a team coming by boat.

The boat is a real boat, which can only carry about five or six people.But there are hundreds of them densely packed on the banks of the Ai River.The Ai River also comes from the direction of Kuandian, which is closer than the Pushi River.

Under the heavy rain, the water of the Ai River, a tributary, surged and the water flow was turbulent.Hundreds of men in animal and fish skins are trying to pull the boats ashore because every boat is precious to them.

But there are always some people who are unlucky, either the boat is washed away, or they all get in by themselves.

Zhou Qingfeng handed the bronze telescope to the old Orion beside him.The latter also imitated the appearance of the general, stretching the lens barrel and putting their eyes on the eyepiece.

"It's Jiannu, it should be the Niulu stationed in Kuandian." An old hunter said affirmatively, "They are so bold, they dare to come out to fight in this weather."

Another old Orion sighed after seeing it: "This is not a Niulu. Jianu has gathered a lot of people recently, and this is at least three Niulu's soldiers."

Niulu is the basic unit of Jurchen's production and life, and it is easier to understand it as a village.One or dozens of Niulu constitute the 'banner', that is, the 'eight banners', and the owner of the banner is probably a township head.

Nurhachi is now the mayor of nearly [-] Niulu in the Eight Banners—a majestic county magistrate, and he couldn't be taller.

But judging from the present, the grain and equipment on hand of 'Wild Boar Skin' has skyrocketed, and a lot of cattle records have been expanded.It is very likely that the Han Eight Banners were brought out.

One thing needs to be clearly stated, that is, in the process of the rise of Jiannu, a large number of Liaodong Han people could not bear the oppression of Ming officials and gentry, and were forced to flee to the Jurchen territory, bringing a large number of people and technology to the "wild boar skin".

Even officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty are ruthless enough to force their own people to become barbarians.

Zhou Qingfeng probably understood how the Dandong military depot was discovered—he was stealing population from the Jian slaves who occupied Kuandian.If he hadn't appeared, a large number of mountain people could only choose to take refuge in Jiannu in order to avoid being frozen to death in winter.

But now that the Dandong military depot has appeared, more than 1000 mountain people have been recruited, and at least two to three thousand mountain people have been indirectly affected through trade.These pops were invaluable to the Jianslaves of Kuandian, who easily found it increasingly difficult to get more pops.

Naturally, there is no way to expand without a population.

In the early years, the "wild boar skin" was short of people, so they were forced to go further north to the Haixi region to catch the birth of Jurchen.Mature girls can really grow crops, but birth girls are really savages.

The existence of the Dandong military depot seriously threatened the Jiannu in Kuandian, and even made the "wild boar's skin" like a light on their backs.If the news reaches Hetuala, maybe those people in the 'Federation' will also know about it.

At this time, who can go to the Yalu River in Liaodong for development, and can produce a large amount of grain and iron, as well as a smoking steamship that cannot be seen elsewhere, who else but the 'Shengguang' team?

But those people in the 'Federation' should understand that in the mountains of Liaodong, the chances of winning a frontal attack on the tenable Dandong military depot are extremely low.

Now that the Xinhua Army has produced steamships, it is reasonable to produce flintlock guns.

"These guys took advantage of the heavy rain to attack." Zhou Qingfeng looked at the sky, "Go back, it will rain again soon, and the river will rise.