Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 189 Advising Mao to Attack Slaves
When the ship docked, Yuan Chonghuan walked out of the ship with a smile. He walked towards Mao Wenlong and raised his hand in greeting: "General Mao has been guarding overseas alone and has worked hard for many years. Please accept my respect!"

Mao Wenlong didn't expect that Yuan Chonghuan didn't put on the governor's airs for him, but was so humble and polite. He immediately couldn't put on airs any more, so he could only return the favor with a warm face: "Governor Yuan's words are serious, Wenlong can't live up to his words!"

The two sides met with each other, and Mao Wenlong had a good attitude towards Yuan Chonghuan. He dismissed all the "dagger-daggered" men who were trying to show off Yuan Chonghuan, personally brought Yuan Chonghuan into his residence, and arranged for his servants to arrange a banquet for Yuan Chonghuan to cleanse himself from the dust. .

Yuan Chonghuan looked at the table of fine wine and delicacies, but did not sit down in a hurry. Instead, he turned around and cupped his hands to Mao Wenlong and said: "General Mao, don't be in a hurry to eat now. Yuan has some errands to do here." As he spoke, , Yuan Chonghuan took out a volume of imperial edict.

Seeing this, Mao Wenlong was taken aback for a moment, then quickly took a step back and knelt down to accept the order.

Yuan Chonghuan immediately began to read out the edict. This edict was naturally written according to the content proposed by Qian Longxi. It was full of praise and praise for Mao Wenlong, as well as the imperial court's rewards for the soldiers of Dongjiang Town.

Mao Wenlong was a little nervous at first, but the more he heard the imperial edict, the happier he became, especially when he heard that the court rewarded him with 10 taels of silver and [-] shi of grain.

After Yuan Chonghuan finished reading the imperial edict, he stepped forward and helped Mao Wenlong up in person, "Congratulations to General Mao, congratulations to General Mao. Now that you have received the emperor's grace, you will definitely have a bright future!"

Although Mao Wenlong was happy, he was not overwhelmed by the money and food.

Dongjiang Town is isolated overseas, and the imperial court has always paid little attention to it. Food and salary are also intermittent. It is all because of his "self-reliance" here that he can support the tens of thousands of people under his command. Now the imperial court suddenly sent so much money and food and salary. , it’s really strange.

As for credit, Mao Wenlong knew his own affairs. Although he was shouldering the important task of containing the slaves' rear, he knew exactly how many things he had done and how much effort he had exerted over the years, and the court did not. It's good enough to hold him accountable, so how can we reward him based on his merits?
So, there is naturally a reason why the imperial court can suddenly think of him and reward him for his merits.

Thinking of this, Mao Wenlong pulled Yuan Chonghuan to sit down and asked: "Governor Yuan, I don't know why the emperor suddenly remembered that the reward was coming. Did any of his colleagues in the court say a few kind words to the emperor on my behalf? This Only then did I receive the favor of the Holy Spirit."

Yuan Chonghuan knew that Mao Wenlong would not let down his guard so easily, so he immediately smiled and said: "I don't know about this, but according to my guess, it is probably Mr. Qian!"

Speaking of "Master Qian", apart from Qian Longxi, there is no other person in the dynasty who can be called "Master" by Yuan Chonghuan, and Yuan Chonghuan believes that the same is true for Mao Wenlong.

The reason why Mao Wenlong has been running rampant in Dongjiang Town for many years and is still safe and sound is naturally due to the recommendation of the important officials in the DPRK. Mao Wenlong also gives a generous gift to the important officials in the DPRK every year.

Although Yuan Chonghuan didn't know who Mao Wenlong's friends and backers were in the capital, Qian Longxi, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, was in charge of the promotion and dismissal of all generals, so he was naturally indispensable.

As soon as Mao Wenlong heard this, he immediately relaxed his vigilance and said with a smile: "So that's it. Wenlong used to think that Lord Qian had a slightly cold attitude and didn't like to associate with rough people like me. Only today did he know that Lord Qian is a bit cold." He is a cold-faced and enthusiastic person, and Wenlong will definitely be grateful to him in the twelfth lunar month of this year!"

Yuan Chonghuan also smiled after hearing this, but he said: "I'm afraid the twelfth lunar month will not be celebrated this year. General Mao may not have time to take care of these things in the future. If he wants to thank Mr. Qian, he has to go next year!"

When Mao Wenlong heard this, he was immediately stunned: "What does Governor Yuan mean by this?"

Yuan Chonghuan explained with a smile: "This time Lord Qian asked the emperor for merit on behalf of General Mao. Not only did he get some rewards for General Mao, but he also gave General Mao an opportunity to be promoted and make a fortune."

Mao Wenlong was not a fool. He reacted immediately: "Should I send troops to attack the slaves and assist Governor Yuan in regaining Liaodong?"

Yuan Chonghuan nodded and said: "That's right, now the main force of Jiannu has been wiped out by our army. The emperor's personal conquest, and the encirclement and suppression of Jiannu must have been heard by General Mao. Since Jiannu has no soldiers to guard Liao, Isn’t this a great opportunity for Ming Dynasty to regain Liaodong?”

Mao Wenlong had naturally heard of the news that the Emperor's personal conquest and the annihilation of the Eight Banners Army of [-] slaves had long been heard, but even so, the court did not give him an order, and he was too lazy to send troops. Instead, he intensified his efforts to coerce the Liao people to dig up Liao ginseng. , many places were no longer guarded by the slave-building troops, and they became a place for Mao Wenlong to make money.

But now that the imperial court has sent Yuan Chonghuan to come to the door, Mao Wenlong naturally cannot refuse. Moreover, the land of Liaodong is now empty, and it is easy to regain the land of Liao. How can he not cherish such a great opportunity to make contributions?
Therefore, Mao Wenlong immediately clasped his fists and said: "Thanks to the emperor's attention and the praise of Mr. Qian, how dare Wenlong not do his best to serve the country!"

When Yuan Chonghuan heard this, he felt relieved instantly. He immediately picked up the wine glass and said, "General Mao's righteousness makes Yuan admire him. Yuan respects General Mao!"

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's Wenlong who should respect Governor Yuan!" Mao Wenlong hurriedly picked up the wine glass and stood up to return the favor to Yuan Chonghuan.

That night, the two had a banquet and had fun until midnight.

Early the next morning, Mao Wenlong summoned all his subordinates to his mansion, and Yuan Chonghuan made combat arrangements for them. Then Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong agreed to launch an attack on Jiannu ten days later.

Yuan Chonghuan will advance by land in two directions, one led by Zhao to the east to take the Haizhou Guard, and the other to the south of Zu Dashou to take the Gaizhou Guard.

Li Banghua also led the Denglai Navy to attack Jinzhou Guard and Fuzhou Guard from the west of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Mao Wenlong would send a navy to attack from the east of the Liaodong Peninsula and cooperate with the Denglai Navy to recapture the Jinzhou Guard and Fuzhou Guard. At the same time, he would also send a force to march overland from Tieshan in North Korea to Yiju and Jiuzhou. Garrisoned in two cities.

Mao Wenlong had no objection to the Jinzhou Guard and Fuzhou Guard who cooperated with the Denglai Navy to regain the Liaodong Peninsula, but if he was asked to send another group of troops to march overland from North Korea and rush to Yizhou and Jiuliancheng to garrison, he I just don’t understand.

In this regard, Yuan Chonghuan did not hide it and told him directly that Erbeile Amin, the slave builder, wanted to attack North Korea. North Korea had already asked the Ming Dynasty for help, so it was necessary to send troops to Yizhou and Jiuliancheng in advance to prevent Amin from attacking. Attack North Korea.In addition, the Liaodong Peninsula was heavily attacked, and the slave-building troops were routed and likely to flee to North Korea. Therefore, troops were sent to intercept them in advance and cut off their retreat.

After Mao Wenlong asked about the reason, he naturally nodded in agreement and began to divide work and deploy his subordinates. Yuan Chonghuan did not stay in Pidao for a long time. He led the fleet back to Jinzhou that afternoon on the grounds that he wanted to go back to reorganize the army and prepare for war. .

At the same time, Zhu Tianqi had also given an order to Li Banghua, ordering him to assemble his army and prepare for war immediately. Ten days later, he would lead the navy from Denglai Prefecture to attack Jinzhou Guard and Fuzhou Guard, just in time to try out the new warships. actual combat capabilities.

Now that the three new warships have been armed, Sun Yuanhua has also ordered three rotatable cannon bases to be cast and installed on the front decks of the three new warships. Then the Ming army's steel cannons were installed Once on these bases, you can change the cannon's firing direction at will.

Ten days later, the weather was extremely cold, and the entire sea area was shrouded in a layer of mist. Thousands of ships of all sizes set off from Dengzhou Prefecture, slowly headed north, and headed towards Jinzhouwei. Through the mist, only Seeing numerous boat shadows on the sea, including three unusually large black shadows, was daunting.

Now the main force of Jiannu has been exhausted when Huang Taiji led the army to attack the capital of Ming Dynasty. Only a few thousand people escaped alive. Including those left behind in Liaodong, there are only 2 people in total.

Then Manggurtai and Amin returned, and further divided the power of Jiannu. In the end, Dorgon only had less than [-] soldiers and horses left in his hands.

Therefore, during this year, whether it was Dorgon, Mang Gurtai and Amin, although the three parties occasionally clashed, they were all very restrained, because everyone needed to recuperate and accumulate troops. Now the three of them have all the troops. It’s in short supply and no one can afford to pay for it!

After this year of accumulation, Jiannu has even begun to recruit teenage children to join the army, but it can only expand 1 troops. In the final analysis, the population of Jiannu is still too small.

Because the troops are limited, it is natural to give priority to protecting Shenyang City. Therefore, there are very few troops stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula at this time. The total number of Haizhou, Gaizhou, Fuzhou and Jinzhou guards is less than [-] troops. If you want to It was completely impossible to resist the Ming army's massive attack.

Moreover, Dorgon, who narrowly escaped from the Ming army's siege, also understood very well that once the Ming army attacked, even if all the troops were summoned to Shenyang City to resist the Ming army, it would be in vain. The Ming army's artillery and The fire cannons are so powerful that no army in the world can defeat them.

Jinzhou Guard is located near the sea. There were originally two cities in the Lushunkou area. The North City was built in the fourth year of Hongwu. It was originally a wooden village. Later, in the tenth year of Yongle, it was converted into a brick city by Xu Gang, the commander of Jinzhou Guard. At the same time, it was built One Nancheng.

The northern and southern cities were originally used to prevent Japanese pirates from invading the Jinzhou coast. They were also used to meet the maritime military needs of the Dengzhou Navy, which played a very important strategic role.

However, after Jiannu went south to invade the Liaodong Peninsula, the northern city was destroyed, and now only a damaged southern city remains, with only a thousand defenders in the city.

Over the years, the Ming army's maritime offensive has gradually slowed down, and the Japanese pirates did not dare to easily go north to invade the Daming sea area, so the defense of Jinzhou has become increasingly lax.

Now that the Ming army suddenly attacked, the Jiannu defenders in Jinzhou Nancheng saw the shadows of many ships on the sea from a distance through the mist. They even thought they were dreaming, especially those three huge ship shadows, not to mention the It should be something that exists in reality.

While the Jiannu defenders were still twisting their thighs to distinguish whether they were in a dream or awake, bursts of cannons suddenly began to sound on the sea, and thousands of large and small cannons fired at the same time, like firecrackers. The chorus sounded like a chorus, and the slave-building guards were immediately shocked.

The next moment, the entire Nancheng was covered by overwhelming artillery shells. It was just a wave of shelling, and the Nancheng that had been baptized by the artillery fire was already completely damaged.

The defenders standing on the city wall had few survivors, and those who survived were no longer intact.

The whole southern city was instantly in chaos. The soldiers in the barracks heard the noise and came out to see what was going on. As soon as they showed their heads, they were frightened by the tragic image in front of them and shrank back into the house. Those who moved a little slower were hit by shells and rocks falling from the sky. Death means disability!

The sound of cannons was getting closer and closer, and the Jiannu defenders hiding in the city tower saw the culprits who had turned this southern city into a "purgatory on earth". They were countless Ming army ships, including three of them. A huge warship that I have never seen before, one ship is as big as a city!

In this situation, no one had any thoughts of resisting anymore. They opened the north gate and fled out of the city. However, with such dense artillery fire above their heads, only a handful of people could escape.

Those who were lucky enough to escape would naturally not flee aimlessly to deserted places. Now that it was winter, living in the wilderness would also be a dead end.

So these naturally went all the way north and fled to Jinzhou Guard.

However, the Jinzhou Guard was experiencing the same thing at this time. Although the number of ships attacking the Jinzhou Guard was smaller, and the Jinzhou Guard's city was larger and stronger, there were also not many defenders inside, and there were only Who can withstand the bombardment of the Ming army while hiding in the city without being able to fight back?

Therefore, when the soldiers of Nancheng fled to the Jinzhou Guard, they saw that the Jinzhou Guard had been bombarded by the Ming army's ships. The defenders in the Jinzhou Guard were desperately escaping from various city gates. , just like how embarrassed they were when they fled from Nancheng.

The Ming army's fleet left a thousand soldiers and horses to land at Lushunkou and occupied Nancheng. Then they circled west and went north to join the fleet attacking Jinzhou Guard.

Originally, Li Banghua thought that Nancheng was easy to attack, but the Jinzhou Guard might not be easy to capture, so after capturing Nancheng, he quickly led his fleet to support.

However, when he reached the sea area to the west of Jinzhou Guard, he discovered that the small fleet attacking Jinzhou Guard had landed on the shore and entered the city. In just an hour, the entire area of ​​Jinzhou Guard had been recovered. It was so smooth. Unbelievable.

The situation of the land troops in the north was similar. Zhao Lijiao and Zu Dashou only ordered several bombardments on Haizhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard, but before they even ordered the siege to begin, the Jiannu defenders in the city opened the city gates one after another. , abandoned the city and fled for their lives. Zhao Lijiao and Zu Dashou had never fought such an easy battle since they fought against Jiannu.

(End of this chapter)