Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 496 Returning to Liao Dynasty
Liaodong, Liaoyang.

Geng Zhongming looked at the tall Liaoyang City, then at the corpses on the ground below the city, and shook his head.

"I didn't expect to be so tenacious, that's all, retreat."

"Commander, there aren't many Tartars in the city, let's take a break and attack again, and we will surely win."

"It's not necessary." Although Geng Zhongming felt a little regretful in his heart, he was still decisive. After returning to Haizhou with more than 3000 horses, he took his family and transferred Haizhou soldiers and horses on the grounds that he was ordered to return to Shandong to participate in the war. He recruited strong men to join the army, and took all the strong men. After gathering more than 1 men, he suddenly raised the flag to rebel.

After declaring that he would return to the Ming Dynasty anyway, he sent troops to control Haizhou City, killed all the Manchu officials and Mongolian soldiers in the city, and divided his troops to attack the Manchu Zhuangtun in the territory, smashing and beheading many Manchu descendants with lightning speed. , and sent troops to the north, intending to attack Liaoyang.

It's just that for this important town in Liaodong, the Manchus were more prepared. Geng Zhongming's spy agents failed to capture the city. He launched a strong attack and lost 3000 people.

Although many Manchurian and Han soldiers guarding the city died, Geng Zhongming didn't want to continue fighting.

I just wanted to sneak attack. Since the sneak attack failed, there was no need to fight recklessly.

"withdraw!"

Before leaving, Geng Zhongming sent generals Xu Degong and Sun Decheng to sweep the vicinity of Liaoyang, and then went down the Liaohe River, looting and retreating. The Manchu villages along the way were suddenly hit by soldiers.

For those Manchu settlements, Geng's army directly attacked them. After the breakthrough, the Manchu men were beheaded, young women and women were taken away, cattle, horses, money and food were looted, and finally they were set on fire to burn down the villages and fill wells.

For the Han people in Tunzhuang, they were persuaded to move with the army.

Those who are willing to relocate with the army are naturally treated politely, while those who are unwilling to relocate are not so polite. Those who are weak in strength will be directly breached and forced to relocate.

Those who are stronger will negotiate, recruit some strong men, take away some money and food, and leave a leeway.

This time, Geng Zhongming raised his flag and raised troops in the area of ​​Haizhou, and he recruited a lot of people. He also specially sent people to contact the old tribes of Kong Youde and Shang Youxi. Temporarily led by his son, but people are panicked, Geng Zhongming deliberately spread many rumors, such as the court to pursue Kong Youde's crime, the Kong family sent Ning Guta and armored men as slaves, etc.

Under his deliberate instigation and intimidation, many of Kong Shang's former troops followed suit and planned to move to Dongjiang together.

The Three Kings originally came from Dongjiang, and many of the old subordinates followed from Dongjiang. These years, they have been under the Liaodong Tartars, and they are not bad.

But the problem is that the situation is so complicated now. The three kings died and the other died. Geng Zhongming jumped out and went to win over other military leaders. Lieutenant generals, all of them are reserved for use on the existing official titles, and some can be added a level, which is quite tempting.

Let's stay, the future is uncertain, there is no backer, and you may even be held accountable for defeat, Guiming may be a good choice.

For a time, Liaodong was also full of wars.

Since entering the customs, the Tartars have moved their capital to Beijing, and the entire center of gravity has also been transferred to the Central Plains. After the war did not go well last year, the soldiers outside the customs have been transferred in and out, leaving the Liaodong guards more and more empty. Who would have thought that the backyard would be on fire at this time?

Geng Zhongming's horse shot this time can be said to have been solidly stabbed, directly stabbing Daqing's gallbladder.

Geng's second brother was originally a Liao citizen, he was a Ming general, then surrendered gold, then turned back to the Dongjiang River, and then voted for the Tartars, and now he returns to the Ming anyway, it is considered capricious, and he is even very proficient.

When he rebelled against the Empress Jin to Dongjiang a long time ago, he had brought many Liao people to Dongjiang with his subordinates. Later, he also brought many tribes and threatened the people to migrate.

But no matter which time, the conditions were not as good as this time.

There are no chasing troops behind, and there is no fear of being intercepted. There is plenty of time, and the troops are extraordinarily abundant.

In particular, the Ming army already had naval divisions at the beach to meet them, and even several Ming troops came ashore.

This feeling of letting go of looting is so cool, I haven't experienced it for many years.

In order to ensure his own strength after opening the town in Dongjiang, Geng Lao Er recruited strong men everywhere and relocated the people desperately, regardless of whether the people were really willing or not. .

June.

Geng Zhongming successfully joined forces with Shen Tingyang near the mouth of the Liaohe River.

Shen Tingyang made a surprise attack on Juehua Island in western Liaoning, annihilating the Tartar guards on the island, and then threatened Ningyuan. The important fortress town, on the contrary, was bluffing and pretending to attack Ningyuan, but actually sent troops and horses to land in other coastal places in western Liaoning by boat, and divided them into several small groups to attack and plunder.

By the time the Tartars put out fires everywhere, and even dispatched troops from Shanhaiguan and the Mongolian ministries in the north, Shen Tingyang had already piled up a lot of spoils on Juehua Island. began to evacuate.

After leaving a small army on Juehua Island, Shen Tingyang went to Liaodong again.

The navy carried the marine troops to Lianyun Island on the coast of Gaizhou. The island covers an area of ​​about [-] mu. Because of the perennial cloudy sky over the island, it is also called Lianyin Island. It leans against the sea on one side and is surrounded by rivers on three sides.

The mountains control the fortresses of rivers and seas, and the land controls the border defenses, which have always been dangerous.

It is said that when Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo, he once stationed troops here.

For the Ming army with a navy, this is naturally the first choice.

There are a small number of officers and soldiers stationed by the Tartars on the island, as well as Guantun and Minzhuang, etc. Shen Tingyang made a large-scale landing. Although the Tartars resisted, the navy of the Ming army was not a fishing boat or merchant ship, but a special gunboat. A top double-decker gunboat has more than 30 cannons, including more than a dozen red cannons.

Several large and small gunboats approached and fired a broadside salvo. The defense line established by the Tartars on the shore collapsed. It is easy to go ashore to establish a position, just push forward.

Although the Tartar soldiers are fierce, how many soldiers are there on this island?

A steady stream of Ming troops came down from the naval ships, and the musketeers came up to volley their guns, and the Tartars in double armor couldn't hold them back.

With such a dangerous land-based island, it is possible to advance, attack and retreat.

The Dragon King Temple, Fire God Temple, Bixia Palace, Sea God Temple, etc. on the island cannot protect the Tartars, just as they could not protect the Liaodong Han people on the island right under the nose of Gaizhou Wei.

The flag of Daming was once again raised on the Lianyun Island Guanduntai set up by the original Daming, the main peak of the island.

In the hot summer, the grasshoppers on the island seem to be afraid of the might of the Ming army, and dare not scream loudly, only dare to chirp softly.The island was very busy. The Ming army was building piers, water villages, adding castles and fortresses, and repairing warehouses. Planted fruits and vegetables.

"My lord, Geng Zhongming has led his troops to Gaizhou City and besieged Gaizhou City. He brought his own soldiers to visit the island by boat!"

"Go, go meet Admiral Geng!"

Because of the success of the war, the emperor specially appointed Shen Tingyang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, as the governor and governor of Liaodong, to supervise military affairs and manage food and pay. Geng Zhongming, who was the governor of Liaodong, was naturally restrained by him.

Obviously, the imperial court recruited Geng Zhongming to surrender, but there is no way to be sure that he will follow the imperial court sincerely. Even if the navy is sent, it is just to harass him, but now the progress is unexpectedly good, and the imperial court will naturally strengthen the force Force to contain and mobilize more Qing troops.

Shen Tingyang served as the governor of Liaodong, and he added a co-organizing bachelor's degree, so he can be called a supervisor. The emperor also sent some more troops to Shen Tingyang, and even sent Zhang Guozhu and Gao Jinzhong who had previously stirred up the coastal areas of Hebei. , Li Chengdong, Zhang Tianlu and other generals were transferred over.

Like Tu Guobao, these guys showed their prowess on the coast of Hebei. They were very capable of sabotage.

Zhu Yihai asked the navy to take them back, temporarily resettled some of them in the Bohai Islands and other places, and then transferred them to Liaodong to continue the sabotage.

The Daqing River flows into the sea from Lianwai Island, and the Ni River separates the island from the land of Gaizhou.

Shen Tingyang greeted him at the pier.

"The last general, Geng Zhongming, pays his respects to Governor Shen!"

"General Geng has worked hard, the weather is so hot."

"Not hard, not hard."

Geng Zhongming was still very respectful when facing Shen Tingyang. Although he didn't necessarily take this superintendent who came from a maritime merchant family in Chongming into his eyes, he made enough effort on the surface.

In fact, Geng Zhongming and Shen Tingyang cannot be called strangers.

During the reign of Tianqi, Dongjiang was opened, and Shen Tingyang’s family in Chongming was engaged in maritime transportation, and they had already connected to Dongjiang. Later, in the early years of Chongzhen, they traveled frequently between Denglai and Dongjiang. Shen Tingyang also paid for the court to aid Liao. Deng Lai, Shen also shipped to the army.

Although the two parties have not dealt directly with each other before, they both know each other.

Now they meet on Lianyun Island in Gaizhou, which is considered a lucky chance.

"There are not many Tartars in Gaizhou, and the subordinates are sure to take them down."

Regarding the strategic deployment of Liaodong, in fact, Zhu Yihai of Laizhou is also constantly adjusting to adapt to the latest situation.At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, Zhu Yihai planned to leave Liaodong alone and seize Dengzhou with all his strength.

The battle progressed too smoothly, and Denglai's quick victory allowed Zhu Yihai to seek more.After the first battle at Muling Pass, Zhu Yihai was under less pressure in Denglai, and Tu Guobao, Shen Tingyang, and Geng Zhongming also achieved unexpected results, so naturally they had to increase their pressure.

Now Zhu Yihai is ready to take Denglai in the south, Lushun in the north, and Pidao in the east, forming a joint sea strategy.

After the first step is to stabilize Denglai, the next step is naturally to take Lushunkou.

The strategic location of Lushun is very important. It is connected to the coastal defense of Denglai in the south, defends the Beijing-Tianjin gateway in the west, connects with foreign aid to North Korea in the east, and can contain the Houjin of Liaodong in the north.

For Zhu Yihai, taking control of Denglai has torn apart the defense line of the Central Plains and threatened Beijing and Tianjin.And if Lushun can be taken again, the Tazi's Liaodong backyard will no longer be peaceful.

It can even threaten Beijing and Tianjin on both sides and block the Bohai Bay.

On the other hand, it can also accommodate Geng Zhongming's retreat.

Lushun is a must, but now it is a matter of course to go to Liaohekou to meet Geng Zhongming and take Gaizhou by the way.

Haizhou is in the inland area, so it can be seized but not defended, but Gaizhou must be attacked first, and it may even be defended for a period of time. After all, it is near the sea and has the support of Lianyun Island.

　I forgot to update the code word code, it’s past twelve o’clock, so I’d better hurry up and add an apology!
　　
　
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