Blood from Daming

Chapter 539
The Hangzhou Merchant Marine Fleet and the Second Fleet of the Xuejiajun Navy stayed overnight outside the port of Incheon, North Korea. When the sky was just turning white, the envoys of Incheon Port Admiral Li Shu boarded the three-masted warship "Yellow River" of the Xuejiajun Navy for the third time. The first time was to inquire about the intention of the fleet, and the second time to deliver fresh water, fruits, and vegetables to the fleet. This time, they brought the cabinet minister Jin Zidian and the military judge Jin Shangrong. The meaning of attacking Yizhou Prefecture.

Wu Yang, the governor of the Second Fleet of the Navy, was speechless when he heard the North Korean envoy. The North Korean country would really take the opportunity to raise prices and use Xue Jiajun's psychology of wanting to trade with North Korea to blackmail him. In order to invite the North Korean envoy out of the cabin.

Wu Yang, the commander of the Navy of the Second Fleet, said: "General Zuo, do you mean to help North Korea hit Yizhou with a stick?"

Zuo Ming laughed loudly and said, "People in North Korea are crazy. Taking back Yizhou Mansion will only result in greater revenge from Jianlu. Why not let North Korea and Jianlu dog bite dog?"

Wu Yang said: "But the Supervisory Army and Madam asked us to take a photo of the officers and men of the "Xue Family Army" in Liaodong if we had a chance. .”

Zuo Ming said: "Our navy of the Xue family army went up along the Yalu River, and only relied on the river bank to launch artillery attacks on Jianlu. As for the army on land, except for the North Korean troops, they can go to Phi Island to find General Mao Wenlong. I believe it is a good thing. Mao The commander-in-chief will not give up easily."

Wu Yang thought for a while and said: "Since General Zuo is so sure, then the general will lead the Second Fleet of the Navy to cooperate in the battle, but what about the safety of these merchant ships."

Zuo Ming said: "I believe the North Koreans will not be so stupid. Let the merchant fleet wait at the port of Incheon. Let's go to Jianlu's territory and make a good profit."

Wu Yang just smiled wryly after hearing this, but Wu Yang got the order from the general and his wife to obey Zuo Ming's command. Now Wu Yang has clarified his point of view. Since Zuo Ming still wants to do this, Wu Yang has no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman. What's the matter with Zuo Ming? Ming insisted that if he made a contribution or got some benefits, he would have a share of it.

Seeing that Wu Yang agreed, Zuo Ming asked his own soldiers to call in the North Korean envoy. Zuo Ming said to the North Korean envoy: "It is okay to help North Korea to attack Yizhou, but our navy has to sacrifice our Xue family army to post gunpowder and shells." Soldiers, what do you say about the levy, food, and rewards?"

The North Korean envoy said: "General Zuo, if the Xue family's army helps our country take Yizhou, our king is willing to give the Xue family's merchant ship a [-]% increase in goods as a thank you gift."

Zuo Ming said: "Does your king mean to add [-]% to all our merchant ships?"

The North Korean envoy said with a smile: "General Zuo can't do this. Your Xue family only has five ships. We can only add [-]% of the goods to Xue's army based on five ships."

Zuo Ming thought for a while and said: "You North Korea are really stingy. In this way, you North Korea will give us [-]% of the goods for the Xue family army, and make up a ship of goods. The general will have an account of how much he will go back."

The North Korean envoy hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I promise you, when will your Xue family army be able to march."

Zuo Ming said: "However, this general must first explain clearly that our Xue family army is a navy and is only responsible for attacking the city with artillery fire. As for the land attack, it is your North Korea's business."

The North Korean envoy said with a bitter face: "General Zuo, if this is the case, the support of the Xue family army will be weaker."

Zuo Ming said with a smile: "This general's "Yellow River" battleship is better than those pirate ships. In this way, please ask your envoy to point out a target on the shore, and let my general's warship try to shoot a few shots. How powerful is the battleship "Yellow River"?"

The North Korean envoy's face changed drastically and he said quickly: "No need, no need, we have experienced the power of your Xue family's navy in North Korea. This envoy will report to the adults according to General Zuo's intention. I hope that the Xue family and our country can get married. into a friendly military alliance."

After the North Korean envoy said goodbye to Zuo Ming and Wu Yang, he quickly disembarked from the "Yellow River" battleship. The North Korean envoy urged his subordinates to drive the boat towards Incheon Port. Zuo Ming and Wu Yang smiled at each other, and they went together. Had breakfast in the cabin.

The North Korean envoy returned to the official residence of Li Shu, the general guarding the port of Incheon, and reported the request of General Zuo Ming of the Xue family army to Li Shu, the cabinet minister Jin Zidian, and the military judge Jin Shangrong. Within the scope of the discussion, the Great King Li Ji never wanted the Xue family's navy to serve as cannon fodder for North Korea, so Jin Zidian and Jin Shangrong made a decision on the spot and agreed to Xue's army general Zuo Ming's request, so the North Korean envoy had no choice but to return to North Korea for the fourth time. The first time I went to Xue Jiajun's flagship "Yellow River" to meet with General Zuo Ming.

On May [-]th, Zuo Ming and Wu Yang successively received four North Korean envoys and officials. The two sides discussed the specific cooperation matters. Incheon Port started trading immediately, and added a ship of goods to Xue Jiajun; in return, Xue Jiajun's navy entered the Yalu River by sea. Arrived at Yizhou, cooperated with Marshal Zhang Wan and Deputy Marshal Li Gui to regain Yizhou.

Zuo Ming took the opportunity to ask the North Korean side for a batch of grain, pork and mutton, fruits, vegetables, and fresh water, and asked the merchant ships of the Xue family and the Manchurian country to step up their guard. The artillery of each merchant ship must be ready to fight at any time. Entering the port of Incheon, it is transported by small boats from North Korea to outside the port for trade.

In the early morning of May 21th, Zuo Ming and Wu Yang left three pirate ships to monitor outside the port of Incheon. Others, including the three-masted battleship "Yellow River", a total of [-] warships, marched along the northern coastline of North Korea. The goal was the border between Daming Liaodong and North Korea. waters of the Yalu River.

The Xue family's navy sailed against the current and arrived at Phi Island near the mouth of the Yalu River at dawn on May [-]. Phi Island is east of the mouth of the Yalu River, also known as Dongjiang.Phi Island is fifteen miles from east to west and ten miles from north to south. There is basically no vegetation, and it is not too big; but Phi Island is located between Liaodong, North Korea, and Jianlu, and its geographical location is very important. Officer Mao Wenlong, who quit Liaodong after the defeat at the beginning of the year, has been entrenched on Phi Island. Zuo Ming ordered the fleet to approach Phi Island and began to contact the people in Dongjiang Town.

In fact, Mao Wenlong, who was stationed at Phi Island, had already received the news that a fleet from the south of North Korea sailed into the sphere of influence of the Dongjiang Army, but the flag it flew was not North Korea's, but the Daming Dragon Flag. Mao Wenlong knew that it was not the Liaodong River. The division is Deng Lai's fleet, so I boarded the ship and went to sea to meet them without delay.

Mao Wenlong, together with his son Mao Chengzuo, deputy general Chen Jisheng, general Xu Fuzuo, guerrilla Liu Guangzuo and other generals, dispatched more than a hundred warships from Pidao to the sea ten miles away. Mao Wenlong and the generals saw the Ming fleet coming from the south. Among them was a warship as big as a city tower, with the word "Xue" written on a large flag on the flagpole, and the officers and soldiers below Mao Wenlong in Dongjiang Town were all shocked when they saw it.

However, the experienced Mao Wenlong quickly judged that it was the fleet of the Xue family army. At the end of last year, the Xue family army in Liaodong transferred the remaining Liao people and various supplies to Dongjiang Town. A large number of sea-going ships have been busy searching and rescuing for more than half a month, which can be regarded as an explanation to the Xue Polu Department who donated supplies to the population of Dongjiang Town.

Now the Xue Family Army Navy is making a comeback, but the battleships are completely different from those of the Xue Family Army Navy in Liaodong, and there are also Western galleons with twelve sails. It can be seen that the strength of the Xue Family Army at sea is not trivial. The idea of ​​further cooperation against Jianlu.

So Mao Wenlong let his boat sail to Xue's army's "Yellow River" battleship. His son Mao Chengzuo was worried about Mao Wenlong's safety and tried to dissuade him. Mao Wenlong recognized the two people at the front of the boat at a glance, and one of them was Zuo Ming, a general under Xue Polu of the Xue Family Army in Liaodong.

Mao Wenlong knew that last year's storm did not hurt all the Xue family's army in Liaodong, which made Mao Wenlong feel more at ease and asked loudly: "General Zuo, farewell last year, how is General Polu?"

Zuo Ming replied loudly: "My master is still looking for the second uncle, so I will be here to thank Mr. Mao for his concern."

Mao Wenlong sighed and said: "Hey, I believe that General Polu Jiren has his own destiny, but I don't know what General Zuo learned when he came to Phi Island in this town."

Zuo Ming said: "Mao Zongzhen, it will be bad luck to go to Yizhou to find Jianlu in the end. The fleet is going to enter the Yalu River. I think that Mao Zongzhen and Jianlu are at odds, so I will ask Mr. Zongzhen if you are interested. Jianlu's territory will be hunted."

When Mao Wenlong heard that Zuo Ming was going to attack Jianlu, he immediately became interested and said, "General Zuo means that."

Zuo Ming said: "Mr. Mao, now that Huang Taiji's brigade has gone to Liaodong, it is expected that the defense behind Jianlu must be empty. After the Ming army is going to help North Korea take Uiju, they will take North Korean soldiers and horses to Jianlu's territory. Get rich, Mr. Mao does not know if you are interested."

Mao Wenlong laughed and said: "Since General Zuo has such a passion, how can our Dongjiang Town lag behind? This time, we must go to Jianlu's territory without my soldiers and horses."

(End of this chapter)