The musketeers and grenadiers who had been resting in this huge sea cave for a day, heard Yang Zhen's decision and knew that they would not go out to fight tonight, so they lay down around the fire pits of each shed and continued to recharge their batteries.

, prepare to fight tomorrow.

"It seems that the governor's previous judgment was correct. Azig must have gone south with the white flag, and that King Zhishun is very happy. He may be in Xiongyue City at this time!"

Zhang Chen, who was sitting next to Yang Zhen and warming himself by the fire, quickly made his own judgment after analyzing the news brought back by Li Shouzhong.

"Haha, if Shang Kexi is in Xiongyue City at this time, then Yu Shen will surely gain other things by sending them to Lianyun Island this time.

"The Manchu Tatars want to rebuild the navy on Lianyun Island, and we must not sit idly by and ignore it. If they also build a navy in Liaodong Bay, then we will not be so comfortable in the future!

"So, out of humble opinion, if the Xianglan Banner Han army in Xiongyue City ignores Lianyun Island, then we might as well go to Lianyun Island tomorrow and completely put an end to the Manta Tartars' desire to rebuild their navy!"

As soon as Zhang Chen said this unique idea, even Yang Zhen was stunned for a moment.

"Going to attack Lianyun Island? Completely cut off the Tatars' last thoughts of establishing a navy?"

Yang Zhen has never thought of this idea.

However, now Yang Zhen has become more and more aware of the extremely important position of the Navy.

Without the navy, his so-called Jinhai Town on the Liaodong Peninsula would have no chance of long-term establishment.

Even if you are lucky enough to gain a foothold in the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula with the help of a fortified city for the time being, once you face the Manchu Tatar army going south to conquer in the future, you will only have to wait for death.

Fortunately, now that I have a navy, I already have control of the sea in Liaodong Bay.

If you don't make big mistakes, you are basically invincible.

So, in order to maintain this situation, the next most important thing is to always maintain control of the sea in Liaodong Bay.

That means that in addition to ensuring the land combat mission of the Eastern Conquest Army, the navy in Jinhaizhen also has a very urgent and important mission.

This mission is to eradicate all possibilities of the Manchu Tatars establishing a navy in the waters of Liaodong Bay.

As long as one's own side has a powerful navy and the Manchu-Tatar side does not, then the newly born Jinhai Town will be able to firmly seize the initiative in future wars.

Obviously, Zhang Chen has already realized this.

At this time, facing the idea suddenly proposed by Zhang Chen, Yang Zhen was very excited. At the same time, he also began to seriously consider whether his army should attack Xiong Yuecheng first, or whether it should eliminate the roots and attack Lianyun Island first.

Just when Yang Zhen was hiding in a cave in Erdao Bay on Tu'er Island, struggling with what to do, King Zhishun, who was in Xiongyue City and was ordered to guard the important grain and grass supply area behind Dorgon's army, was also happy.

After repeatedly weighing and struggling, I couldn't make a decision for a long time.

Lianyun Island and Gaizhou City were the rear areas that Dorgon gave him to build the shipyard and left behind. Their status was almost as important as Xiongyue City.

Now that the warships from Jinhai Town have gone directly to Lianyun Island, should I quickly send a large number of reinforcements to Lianyun Island?

"Your Majesty, we can't hesitate any longer! If we send out troops tomorrow, it might be too late! If we lose the wood we stored on Lianyun Island, we can cut it down again and save it again, but we finally selected the ships that were sent.

If the craftsmen are gone this time, it will be extremely difficult for us to build ships and navy in the future!"

Night has fallen and the sky is still dark. King Zhishun, who was ordered to stay in Xiongyue City, is happy to have received the military intelligence report sent urgently by Luke, the Gaizhou garrison under his command.

The Tang News reported that a large number of unidentified ships appeared in the sea off Lianyun Island around the end of the day. However, judging from the large number of black flags flying the Big Dipper, it can be judged that the enemy came from the navy of the Southern Dynasty.

After receiving this urgent military information, Shang Kexi stood on the tower of the north gate of Xiongyue City and looked north in vain. He was worried, anxious, anxious, and entangled, always hesitant, not knowing what to do.

deal with.

An hour or two has passed since he received the news, but he still has not made any decision.

And his confidant, General Xianglan Banner Han Army Jia Lazhangjing Jin Yukui, was analyzing the pros and cons to him and persuading him to send a large number of troops north to rescue Lianyun Island as soon as possible.

It's not that Jin Yukui is short-sighted, but that Jin Yukui knows deeply why those people who followed Shang Kexi and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty gained a foothold in the Qing Dynasty.

Previously, King Zhishun Shang Kexi was deprived of his title and demoted to Duke Zhishun. The reason was very simple, that is, he lost a considerable number of his troops.

Not only did they lose Xu Erxian's team, but they also lost the navy at Tianzhuang Terrace.

Although the navy at Tianzhuangtai at the mouth of the Liaohe River had been abandoned for several years before defecting with Qiu Zhenhai and was almost no longer enough for use, it was only after those broken ships were truly lost that the upper echelons of the Qing Dynasty, such as Huang Taiji, finally realized that

How important it is to have a navy in Liaodong Bay.

For a while after that, Huang Taiji originally placed his hopes on Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang, thinking of letting Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang rebuild a navy in Jinzhou Bay.

But what he didn't expect was that his hope was unexpectedly shattered when the incident of Xushun Gong Shen Zhixiang's return to Ming Dynasty happened.

However, Huang Taiji, who had always been keen-sighted, did not completely give up the idea of ​​establishing a navy because of this, and soon rediscovered the gratifying use of Zhishun Gong.

And this is the fundamental reason why Shang Kexi was able to regain his former title this time and become King Zhishun again.

In this regard, Shang Kexi himself only thought that Huang Taiji's heavenly power was unpredictable and his heavenly grace was vast, but his subordinates did not see it that way.

After experiencing the previous demotion incident, they saw the reason clearly and clearly.

Especially Jin Yukui. Last time, he was inexplicably deceived by Yang Zhen, Qiu Zhenhai and others pretending to be Gushan Beizi Boluo, and was subsequently whipped by Duduo.

After that incident, Jin Yukui had a deeper understanding of his status in the Qing Dynasty.

He has realized clearly that the strength of his subordinates is the king, and everything else is just a cloud.

For these generals who followed Shang Kexi and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, even if they became the so-called Mele Zhangjing and Jia La Zhangjing, they were of no use. In the hearts of the Manchu and Mongolian nobles of the Eight Banners, they still regarded them as Nikkans.

Aha looks at it.

The only thing that can maintain one's status is one's unique usefulness.

After Shen Zhixiang rebelled, Yang Zhen built Jinhai Town. After that, they and others thought that if the Qing soldiers wanted to defeat Jinhai Town, they could not rely solely on the bows and horses of the Manchu and Mongolian cavalry.

To defeat Jinhae Town, on the one hand, a large number of heavy artillery is needed, and on the other hand, a navy must be established.

And Jin Yukui also knew very well that their Tianzhu Army did not have many heavy artillery troops.

At this point, they are incomparable with the Tianyou Soldiers. After all, the Tianyou Energizing General Artillery was made by Kong Youde's Tianyou Soldiers.

But don’t all the Tianzhu soldiers have their own unique advantages?

Of course not.

In his opinion, their unique advantage was their familiarity with the navy.

They used to be members of Dongjiang Town.

Although when they surrendered, Huang Taiji was afraid that they might defect again at any time after boarding the ship and would not allow them to join the navy. However, after all, they had been in the navy for many years, and they had not completely lost their ability to eat in Dongjiang Town.

Especially among the thousands of tribesmen and tens of thousands of islanders who were brought to the Qing Dynasty by them, many of them were dependent on water masters.

These people are their foundation.

Especially after Shen Zhixiang rebelled, Huang Taiji had no choice but to turn to them if he wanted to build a navy.

This time, Huang Taiji restored the gratifying title of King Chishun, which is an example.

Dorgon left Shang Kexi behind and chose a location to build warships, which is the latest example.

However, after Jin Yukui's persuasion, Shang Kexi's expression changed several times, but he remained silent and was still undecided.

At this time, another confidant general next to Shang Kexi also stood up and said to him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, God bless the soldiers. Prince Kong, Prince Geng and others will undoubtedly have to rely on heavy artillery to survive now, but what will we rely on in the future?"

, you old man must not be vague!"

After hearing this, Shang Kexi turned his head and looked at the confidant general who was speaking. He had a knife-like face, showing some confusion and dissatisfaction.

However, the general did not take it seriously and continued to bow to Shang Kexi and continued: "In view of our humble position, we are afraid that we will have to return to our old career and make a living as a naval engineer again! The things on Lianyun Island,

You don’t have to do anything, but we can’t throw away the more than a thousand ship craftsmen we have recruited to the island during this period!”

"Yes, what the prince, brothers Yukui and Zhifu said are all right. You don't need anything else. Those shipbuilders are the foundation of our future in the Qing Dynasty! If we want to stay here forever

We can’t enjoy wealth without them!”

The third trusted general who followed Shang Kexi continued to persuade Shang Kexi to send troops to rescue Lianyun Island as soon as possible, following the words "Brother Yukui" and "Brother Zhifu" he mentioned.

Until this time, King Zhishun, who had been frowning and having a long face, was happy. After listening to the words of his right-hand man and his trusted general, he let out a long sigh, once again looked northward in vain, and finally said:

:

"I know that Yukui, Zhifu, and you, Jin Gong, are not wrong in what you said. However, Prince Ying hurriedly asked me to bring you back to take charge of Xiongyue City. This is no joke.
Chapter completed!