On the two islands outside Lushunkou, more than 1 Jinzhou troops have been stationed on the island for three days. On the sea, warships pass by from time to time.Whenever sailing past Gaotang Mountain, the highest point of the twin islands, the sailors on the boat would involuntarily look towards Gaotang.There, there was General Shi who led them on this expedition across the sea.

On the land, the sound of "bang bang" firecrackers sounded from time to time, but it was the left battalion of the infantry who was training the new matchlock guns, and there were also groups of soldiers who were being whipped by the officers' leather whips for the so-called new queue training.

On the sandy beach by the sea, groups of cavalry roared past proudly showing off their equestrian skills, making the infantry jealous.But when they saw dozens of cavalry who were always unable to control their horses being kicked and beaten by the officers, they suddenly felt sympathetic.

The beach on the south side of the island has been cleared out. Dozens of large ships parked on the sea are using small boats to continuously transport food to the island. The 5000 soldiers in the entire supply camp are busy carrying food there, and everyone is sweating profusely. .The sea breeze is blowing but it is a bit cold.

"one two three!"[

Accompanied by the sound of the trumpet, more than 200 shirtless men are struggling to move several bronze cannons to Gaotang Mountain. The man who issued the call will be very anxious. According to the order of the Jinzhou Army, he is still happy if he is not here Transporting ten guns up the hill before dark was subject to military law.

Looking up at the pavilion on the mountain, several generals of the Jinzhou Army were drinking there. Shang Kexi couldn't help feeling angry: Damn, I am not from your Jinzhou Army, so why call me to do things!When Huang Shuai comes, he must be sued!Qianglong still doesn't overwhelm the snakes, so why did he occupy Lao Tzu's Dongjiang territory as soon as the Jinzhou army came, and treat us Dongjiang soldiers as livestock envoys!It is said that the big shop bullies the customers, but now the big customers are bullying the shop.

Cursing is cursing, hate is hating, Shang Kexi dare not stop talking for a moment. Although Shi Dayong is deceiving, he is strict in running the army. Yesterday he beat up a hundred households who did not complete their errands He couldn't get out of bed, his own family members were beaten up like this, how could he be any better than others.

Forget it, the soldiers surnamed Shi are strong right now, and I can't beat you, but when Shuai Huang comes, don't blame me for being dark.Shang Kexi spit out "Bah", glanced at the pavilion fiercely, and continued to shout, "One, two, three, pull!"

On the mountain, someone is drugging Shang Kexi.

"General, Shang Kexi, like the last general, was born as a miner. When Li Jiuzheng and Kong Youde were in trouble that day, this kid also sent someone to contact him. If Huang Shuai hadn't blocked the Haidao, I'm afraid he would raise his flag to rebel. Brother Shang Kejin is Huang Shuai's lieutenant general, the two brothers came out of the same mold, they are both very scheming, so they can stab people in the back, so we have to guard against them."

Geng Zhongming's role has changed quite quickly. In just one month, he has been consciously devolved from a senior general of the rebel army to a hundred households of the Jinzhou Army.Shang Kexi, who is also known as the "Shandong Three Coal Mine Disciples" along with himself and Kong Youde, has no sympathy for Shang Kexi.

"What does Geng Baihu mean?" Dayong glanced at Geng Zhongming who was faithfully persuading him.

Geng Zhongming made a gesture of wiping his neck with a knife, "Chop up Shang Kexi before Huang Shuai and Shang Ke come in. You can make up anything when you die. Forgive Huang Shuai and we won't turn against us because of Shang Kexi. Without Huang Shuai Support, Shang Kejin will not cause any trouble. Otherwise, if we go to Jinzhou, Shang Kexi will be able to trick us."

Geng Zhongming's proposal made Dayong a little tempted, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "This person is not a big mistake, I'm afraid it would be bad to kill him rashly, and besides, he is not a member of our Jinzhou Army, and this general does not have the right to kill him. If this general can kill other town generals without authorization, wouldn’t this general really become a law-abiding and rebellious traitor?"

When Geng Zhongming heard what Dayong said, his intuition was a little awkward. When would Shi Dayong have this kind of awareness, Geng Zhongming is still running around Denglai with the name of Kong Niyu.He didn't dare to expose Dayong's hypocrisy, and out of his understanding of Shang Kexi, he still insisted on getting rid of him quickly.

"We are alone, and we must not have trouble in the back, otherwise we will be in danger if the back is cut off. General, it is good to stay! If something happens to Shuangdao, we will have nowhere to go."

"You can't go on a business trip in the back road, but you don't have to kill Shang Kexi." While speaking, Dayong's eyes fell on Shang Kexi who was directing the subordinates to move the cannon in the distance. "Take him with you when you leave."

"That's fine." As long as Shang Kexi doesn't stay in Shuangdao, Geng Zhongming can feel at ease, and he has to consider whether to kill him or not.

In the pavilion, except for Li Dashan who was ordered to lead the right battalion of the infantry to stay in Dengzhou, the other battalion officers of the Jinzhou Army were there.For the success of this expedition, Dayong also made a desperate bet. Regardless of the fact that the new army has just been reorganized and has not had much training, its combat effectiveness is much worse than that of the old Jinzhou army. The barracks has nearly 20000 troops. If you count the food and grass consumed by the navy in charge of transportation, this expedition can be said to have taken out more than half of Dayong's wealth.If he gets off to a bad start, Dayong will face unimaginable crises and difficulties.

Let Li Dashan be in charge of Dengzhou, Dayong is 1 hearts, this guy can't be manipulated by anyone except himself, without his own orders, even if the court sends ten supervisors, Li Dashan will not pay attention.The demoted officials Song Guanglan and Wang Hui are now tied to Dayong. If Dayong didn't detain Zhao Quan and the others, these demoted officials might have other ideas, but now Dayong has even detained the imperial envoys. Where there is any other way out for them, they can only hope that Dayong will achieve another great victory in this expedition, and at the same time do their own errands honestly under Li Dashan's supervision.

After solving the Shang Kexi problem, Dayong asked Jiang Wanli who was drinking with Cao Bianjiao: "When will Huanglong arrive?"

Jiang Wanli put down his wine glass, and said: "I guess there are still a few days left. After all, our notification was too sudden. Even if he is willing to come, he must be prepared. He won't be able to move for ten and a half months."

It would be great if Huanglong could lead the Ming army from Pidao to help, but there is nothing he can do if he doesn't come, after all, he is only a general, and Huanglong is the general. There is no reason why a general should obey the orders of a general.

"Then don't wait for him. As soon as Zhao Deqing and the others come back, we will set off. If he comes, leave Lushun for him to fight." Dayong didn't plan to foolishly wait for Huang Long who didn't know if he would come in Shuangdao And Phi Dao Ming Army.

"General, is Zheng Deqing reliable? In case he turns his back on him, the Eastern Captives will be prepared, and it may be dangerous to land in Jinzhou." Jiang Wanli raised the question that has been bothering him these days.

Dayong is quite confident about this, "A tiger's poison does not eat its son, Zheng Deqing will not care about his son's life or death. If he really dares to turn his back on him, I promise to send him a pot of meat."

"There is more than one son surnamed Zheng. What if he goes all out?" Jiang Wanli reminded Zheng Deqing that Zheng Wen is not the only son. It is said that he has concubines in Liaoyang and Jinzhou, so it is hard to guarantee that he will not have other sons.This person has been the traitor of the Eastern Captive for several years, and has done a lot of bad things. I am afraid it is not safe to threaten him with the life of only one son.

"Why are you afraid of him if you go all out?" Dayong laughed, "We came all the way to be guests, so we won't turn around and leave without even seeing our master, right?"

"The last general doesn't mean that. The last general is just worried that our army will suffer losses when the Donglu is prepared."

"So what if you are prepared, hehe, if you can't outwit it, just attack by force. I don't believe that hundreds of cannons can't break through the city wall of Jinzhou."

Hearing what Dayong said, his artillery battalion has so many big cannons, and enough gunpowder. Even if Zhao Deqing turns against the water, the Jinzhou's Jin army is prepared, and it must not be able to stop it. Jinzhou City is almost a sack. It's unfounded to worry about this and that all the time.Thinking of this, Jiang Wanli stopped talking.

Dayong ate two mouthfuls of food and drank a glass of wine, then put down his chopsticks and let Cao Bianjiao and the others eat by themselves, while he took Guo Yi to find Zhao Quan and the other three who were detained in the army.

Seeing Shi Dayong bringing people over, Lu Yuan, a hundred households of Jinyiwei who was in charge of protecting Zhao Quan and the others, rushed up to greet him. Dayong signaled him not to be too polite, and went straight into the military tent, and found that Zhao Quan, Jiang Yihe, and Xie Yiqing were all inside.

"Eunuch Zhao, Mr. Jiang, Mr. Xie." Dayong called each of them by name, with a very friendly demeanor, without any sense of shame or guilt.

Seeing that it was Shi Dayong who came, Jiang Yihe hummed and turned his head away from the guy he had identified as a traitor.

Zhao Quan was a little scared, and he forced a smile in response, but he had nothing to say afterwards.Along the way, they asked for everything they should be asking for, but Shi Dayong just didn't let them go, and now they are trapped on this broken island somewhere, like a bird in a prison and unable to fly, what else do they have in mind.Besides, Zhao Quan hadn't recovered from the tossing on the sea for so many days, and he couldn't help vomiting if he stood for a long time or sat for a long time, not to mention how uncomfortable his stomach was, and it was hard to speak.He was better, although he was a castrated eunuch, he was still young after all, Jiang Yihe was trembling when he walked, as if he had been on the boat for a long time, and he was not used to the land.

Among the three, the only one who could face it calmly was Xie Yiqing, the military commander. He stood up and nodded at Dayong without being humble or overbearing. Lang Zhongzhong was also very angry.

"How are the three living on the island?" Dayong sat down familiarly.

Seeing his crazy look, Jiang Yihe couldn't help snorting again, and said coldly: "Okay, it's very good, it's all thanks to you, General, I live comfortably on this island."

Dayong knew that the old man was talking ironically, so he was not annoyed, he smiled, and then told them seriously: "The three of you need to recuperate as soon as possible, maybe our army will go to sea again tomorrow."

"Still going out to sea?" Zhao Quan yelled, "General Shi, what do you want to do?"

"Of course I'm working for the court, otherwise, what does Eunuch Zhao think I want?" Dayong looked at Zhao Quan and the others sincerely.

But Jiang Yihe said angrily: "Shi Dayong, Ming people don't speak dark words. I don't think you want to work for the court, but you want to stand on your own in this sea. Otherwise, why did you bring so many soldiers to the sea? What do you say?" Serving your life for the imperial court, I see that you are worth 300 taels of silver from this place, if you really want to serve your life for the imperial court, you will not detain us, you should return to Beijing, why flee to the sea!"

"Dayong sharpened his knife in Dengzhou just to go to sea today to share the worries and sacrifices for the imperial court. Why does the old man say that Dayong has a self-reliant heart? You really want to incriminate him. Why do you say that I, Shi Dayong, have had enough?" Can you run to this sea to suffer!" Dayong also got angry, his voice became louder unconsciously, and Lu Yuan outside could only smile wryly when he heard it, this would be Shi Dayong killing everyone inside, What can he do. [

Xu Shi just spoke too forcefully, and was frightened by Dayong, Jiang Yihe couldn't hold it anymore, he was so angry that he couldn't speak, but Xie Yiqing suddenly sneered: "Sharpening a knife, what a sharpening knife!" , Shi Dayong, I think you sharpen your sword fast enough, your soldiers are strong and your horses are so strong, the officers and soldiers of my Daming Dongjiang Town are no match for you."

Hearing this, Dayong laughed, "Master Xie, do you think this is going to attack Phi Island?"

Xie Yiqing stared at Dayong, and asked him, "Where else can you gain a foothold besides Pidao?"

Dayong shook his head, feeling sad that he was misunderstood, sighed, and said slowly: "Of course the sharpening of the knife is for slaughtering cattle and sheep. There are not so many cattle and sheep on Phi Island for me to kill. Thank you, sir. You are mistaken."

"Misunderstanding?" Xie Yiqing couldn't help laughing as if he had heard a big joke, "You didn't make such a big noise because you were plotting against Pidao!"

"Well, since the three misunderstood Shi Mou too much, then Shi Mou will tell the truth. Shi Mou led the news to cross the sea this time, and it was definitely not the same room. There is only one enemy of Shi Mou, and that is The Jurchen Tartars who occupied my land and killed my people!"

"Jurchen Tartars?!"

Dayong's words made Zhao Quan, Xie Yiqing, and Jiang Yihe stunned at the same time. The news was so unbelievable that it was beyond their comprehension for a while.Combined with Shi Dayong's actions in Dengzhou, Xie Yiqing didn't think Shi Dayong was telling the truth, and opened his mouth to ridicule him again for not daring to tell the truth, but he heard a soldier shouting outside: "General, ship, ship! , the boat is coming!"

Hearing the news, he bravely turned his head and rushed out of the tent, and climbed onto a rock not far away in three steps in two steps. Looking around, sure enough, a fishing boat with sails in the sunset was heading towards the two sides from the direction of Zhenjiang. The island sailed towards, Zhao Deqing and three people stood on the bow of the boat impressively.

Dayong just stood on the reef, staring blankly at the fishing boats approaching Shuangdao.It took him a long time to take a long breath, and then walked up the mountain with his hands behind his hands.

"They are back, I should go too."

The volume of "The Wind and Cloud on the East River" ends, and the volume of "Wolf Travels a Thousand Miles" begins.

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