Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 248: Listening to String Songs Everywhere (3)

Li Sihai stretched his waist and said: "When the warship is finished, our fourth battalion should also be expanded into an army, and let each of you bring a boat." It's okay to have a bad mouth." Floating on the sea all year round, everyone is a hob, and Lu Qingzhi doesn't worry about being scolded by him.

All the officers were cheered up when they heard this.Because Xia Kingdom is located inland, the fourth battalion of Chengying patrols the sea all the year round. If they want to build warships and expand the navy in the future, the members of the fourth battalion must have a bright future.Li Sihai is an official school lieutenant, and he has much more news than ordinary officers. He does not have such a playful and smiling face during normal sailing, and it is impossible for him to reveal any news. Only when he breaks down and lands, everyone When you are in a good mood, it is the opportunity to listen to the tone.

Wu Mai asked: "Lieutenant Li, what did you hear?" The surrounding officers and sergeants looked at Li Sihai expectantly.Li Sihai smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "What's the use of the wind, we just took over the ship, and we haven't practiced much yet, the marching commander hastily sent out to patrol the sea, just to use the results of the battle to convince the Huguo government to allocate money to build the ship. The battle in Liaodong is no small matter, everyone must cheer up and let the Huguofu know that the navy is of great use in addition to protecting merchants."

Lu Qingzhi smiled and said: "Lieutenant, do you have insider information about the five prefectures?" Li Sihai rolled his eyes and said, "This is the general's clever plan, okay?" The officers said no, he But he kept a secret, just smiled and said nothing, looked at the warship moored in Taiping Bay, and thought to himself, "It's a pity that even if the Huguo Mansion agrees, from the selection of materials to the actual formation of the navy, I'm afraid it will take more than ten years. This decision to build a ship must not be delayed any longer, otherwise, I will never see a new ship launched in my life.” However, the morale is so strong that there is no need to explain it. "I didn't know that the Fourth Battalion was making such a big splash in Liaodong. The port was suspended on Yueyang Island, but it was too far away from the land of Liaodong. In the future, when the war starts, it will be difficult for our warships to rush to the rescue. In my opinion, In addition to the back road of Yueyang Island, we also need to choose a good port close to the mainland to facilitate our great achievements.”

Seeing this, everyone couldn't ask further questions. Everyone knew what to expect. Anyway, they began to talk about the military affairs to support the Han people in Liaodong. Wang Geng sighed: "I heard that the fourth battalion has recruited nearly four There are [-] people, and there are nearly [-] strong men. We didn't expect them to make such a big scene. This Captain Zhao is really not a simple character. No wonder he was able to join the Huguo Mansion at the age of thirty. If If this big business is consolidated, it is estimated that promotion to general will not be a problem."

It was obvious that wealth and wealth were sought in danger, but the sergeants still expressed their envy for the possible military achievements of the Fourth Battalion.Leaving your hometown, you are not looking for a prince three thousand miles away.The ridicule of the Fourth Battalion's misery in Liaodong just now is also mixed with a little jealousy.

Lu Qingzhi nodded, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid at that time, the military government will beg him to accept the general. This mountain is high and the emperor is far away." not yet.In order to win the important land of Liaodong thousands of miles away and tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, it is estimated that the Five Houses will not hesitate to reward the king.He shook his head and muttered, "It made me flustered."

Wu Mai pondered and said: "This captain Zhao is probably not very easy to talk to. I heard from those gunners that this captain Zhao's artillery skills are superb, and the basic guns of their artillery team are all written by him. I think we have to practice according to the good habits, so as not to lose face in his hands in the future." Now the sergeants of the Eighth Battalion are only sailors, and according to the plan of the Marching Division, it is best for the sailors and gunners to interact with each other. Master the other party's simple skills, so that the manpower on the ship will not be replaced.

The officers were discussing, but Li Sihai just lowered his head and muttered, his face changed several times, after a while, he finally made up his mind, and muttered: "The Fourth Battalion is fighting lively, and we can't do it." Look, you have to get some military merits, tell me, where is it suitable to fight the Liao Kingdom?"

Although Li Sihai has no prestige, his prestige in the battalion is extremely high. If he does not speak, the officers who were talking nonsense just now stopped talking, and each of them bowed their heads in thought. It can be said that it moves like a rabbit, and is as quiet as a virgin.The atmosphere changed from blaring nonsense to serious military discussions, but it was only a short moment.

"My lord, what do you think about taking Zhenhai Mansion? It is said that most of the ships from the Liao Kingdom enter the port there, and it will definitely be a big victory if you take it down." Lu Qingzhi suggested.

Li Sihai glanced at him and said: "Zhenhai Mansion is an important coastal defense town of the Liao Kingdom. The city wall facing the sea is more than 100 miles away. It is backed by the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom. There is a steady stream of reinforcements. We have five ships to attack. I'm afraid, even if you get it by luck, it will be meaningless if you lose it immediately."

Wu Mai said in a deep voice: "How about attacking Fuzhou? According to the news from the Military Intelligence Department, there are thousands of Jurchens in Fuzhou. fire."

Li Sihai shook his head and sighed: "The Jurchen should be more careful, don't work hard to marry someone."

"Then..." Wu Mai pondered for a moment, and then said, "Let's go to Suzhou Pass. Suzhou faces the sea on both sides, and it is very easy to park boats on the south side. In no man's land, the wasteland that can be reclaimed is estimated to be tens of thousands of acres. When the time comes, let the people of the fourth battalion take the people to farm. The Liao people's navy is weak and it is impossible to attack from the sea. The fourth battalion will bring strong men to guard the wall Once defended, we fired artillery at sea to help, and Jurchen will come with thousands of troops, and it will be difficult to break through, and our military achievements will definitely be indispensable at that time."

As a marching Sima, Wu Mai naturally knew the terrain of the battlefield well. After hearing his introduction, Li Sihai's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he said in a deep voice: "Take a look at the map." The standing map around him was taken out and spread out, and all the officers put their heads together. After reading it carefully, they were all amazed at the big island in the south of Suzhou Guan that was almost separated from the land. Wu Mai even pointed out the location of an excellent port. Si Hai nodded, and said in a deep voice: "We can't do it alone, Wu Mai is going to go ashore with me, and plan to do some big things in Liaodong with the Fourth Battalion."

After killing the black horse and forming an alliance with blood, Han Ningshuang returned to Kaizhou with his accompanying guards.Zhao Xingde traveled with them, exercising martial arts and discussing strategies with the generals of the Han army along the way, but he didn't feel tired.

If the tribe fights along the way, the defeated side will naturally be made a slave. If you don't want to submit, you have to fight to the death.Most of the Han people under the registered households in the prefectures and counties of the Liao State have no tribes, and they are not as powerful as places without strength.As a result, after the Liao people were defeated, the Jurchen Jin Kingdom followed the rules of tribal struggles and casually took the people of the occupied prefectures and counties as slaves.He continued to forcibly bring the common people of Japan into Meng'an Mouk, either as civilians or sold as slaves.

Many people are unwilling to be cows and horses for others, and the courageous ones wait for the opportunity to escape, but once they are caught, they will not only suffer a lot of torture, but also have the word "slave" tattooed on their faces and foreheads, and the women will be stabbed. The word "servant" is next to the mark of the master's house.

That day coincided with a group of golden soldiers escorting the returned slaves, and the sun was shining in the sky, but these ragged people seemed like ghosts in the dark night, or walking corpses that had lost their souls.

Most of the generals of the Han army around Han Ningshuang had just returned from the Kingdom of Xia. Their faces were gloomy after seeing this scene. Whenever they saw the words "servant" and "servant" as big as the child's palm, many My heart felt as heavy as a boulder.

Zhao Xingde looked forward, Han Ningshuang rode his horse and walked slowly in front, the black hood covered his face, so he couldn't see his expression clearly.

Wang Xuansu sighed: "All ethnic groups in Liaodong are mixed, and there are even fewer people who can read. Many people only know the words "slave" and "servant" in their whole life. The brothers in Shaozhaizi came from escaped slaves, so the eldest lady would rather offend them. The Jurchens did not allow them to return the fugitive slaves either."

At this time, Xia Guo had completely abolished the slavery system, and even the palace servants used by the palace were hired by the ministers, which were essentially the same as those hired by ordinary wealthy households.Although there were slaves and maidservants in the Song Dynasty, under the protection of the court laws, the situation of the slaves and maidservants was much better than that of the Liao and Jin Kingdoms, and it was unheard of for them to have big characters tattooed on their faces.

Note: The Suzhou Pass in the Liao Dynasty, which is now Dalian, has a wall length of about 6 kilometers.The two sides face the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea respectively, and Guannan is Lushun District.