Of course, as the commander-in-chief of all the people in Jinhai Town, the seven round stars of Yang Zhen's commander's flag are all golden, which is unique in Jinhai Town.

Under Yang Zhen, the Tianshu star on the Big Dipper flag of the commander-in-chief is black.

As for the fleets under each navy,

The rankings are based on the rank of the leading generals and so on.

In the Big Dipper flag used by the deputy general, not only the Tianshu star is black, but also the Tianxuan star.

The Big Dipper flag used by the generals not only has the Tianshu and Tianxuan stars in black, but also the Tianji star behind them.

If the leading general is a guerrilla, commander, or garrison, the Tianquan Star will also be black.

As for the sentry officers below the naval garrison level, as well as the battalion commanders and commanders, unless they are stationed alone, they are not allowed to independently fly and use the new Big Dipper flag.

Yang Zhen did this,

This is to ensure that the number of Venus among the four stars of Dou Kui is different.

It achieves the purpose of distinguishing the levels of various naval generals, and at the same time replaces the previous surnames and flags used by naval generals.

certainly,

There is only so much Yang Zhen can do at the moment.

As for giving each navy under Jinhai Town a code name, or embodying their east, west, south, north, and center on a Big Dipper flag, Yang Zhen hasn't figured out how to do it yet.

He didn't have much time to think about these things in the first place.

Secondly, the distinction between east, west, south, north and middle roads below Jinhai Town is temporary after all.

Sooner or later in the future it will have to be changed or canceled, so there is no need to make it so complicated.

In this way, on the afternoon of the first day of March in the 14th year of Chongzhen, Yang Zhen and his party took the newly renovated Yingzhou and stopped at Shuangdao Bay, Yingchengzi, Nanguan and other places, inspecting the new resettlement situation along the way.

After that, we finally arrived at the Jinzhou Shipyard in Jinzhou Bay.

At the Jinzhou Shipyard, Yang Zhen handed over Dewes and Li Ying to Xiangping Bo Shen Zhixiang, and also temporarily left the Yingzhou in the Jinzhou Shipyard.

On the one hand, Yang Zhen needs Shen Zhixiang to send someone to overhaul the Yingzhou in preparation for its future use.

On the other hand, it is also to ask Shen Zhixiang to compare the dimensions on the drawings with the actual objects one by one to ensure that the next step of the counterfeiting project can be carried out smoothly.

Correspondingly,

Yang Zhen asked people to send orders northward in Jinzhou City.

Lu Pinqi, Xu Changyong and others were called to learn more about the situation on the North Road.

Yang Zhen felt relieved after learning that there had been no movement since Dorgon retreated to Gaizhou City.

At the same time, during his stay in Jinzhou, Yang Zhen also personally inspected and accepted all thirty 400-material warships at the Jinzhou Shipyard that had completed sea trials and were waiting for delivery.

Yang Zhen allocated five of the 400-material warships to Jinhai North Road, Jinhai West Road, Jinhai East Road, Jinhai Middle Road, and Qiu Zhenhai who was in Zhenjiang Fort. The remaining twenty-five ships

, then all of them will be included in the new Jinhai South Road Naval Camp.

The reason why it is called the "new" Jinhai South Road Naval Camp is because Qiu Zhenhai, who originally commanded the Jinhai South Road Navy, has led the main force of the original South Road Navy northward to Zhenjiang Fort and is stationed permanently at Zhenjiang Fort, Yajiang Estuary and Yuncong Island.

This area became the naval camp under the Anton regiment camp.

It is unjustifiable in any case that there is no decent naval battalion to garrison and defend such an important place in and around Lushunkou.

Fortunately, there was no threat to Lushunkou before. Denglai in the south was our own people, and Jiliao in the west was also our own people, and they didn't have any decent navy.

As for the Qinglu in the north,

Although they are irreconcilable enemies,

But they also have no navy.

And He Ningguo's navy, which was the only one that could previously threaten the rear of Jinhai Town, has now almost all defected with Lin Qingye and has become part of Yang Zhen's loyal Ming army. Naturally, it is no longer a threat.

Therefore, it actually does not matter that there was no decent naval guard inside and outside Port Arthur for several months.

However, although such a special situation can be ignored in the short term, it absolutely cannot be ignored in the long run.

After all, people's hearts are separated from each other. Who knows if there are jealous friends among the friendly forces in the field? Who knows if there are any disloyal people in Jinhai Town?

Therefore, for Yang Zhen, after returning to Lushunkou, one of the first major events before him was to rebuild the Jinhai South Road Naval Camp as soon as possible.

However, at that time, the sea trials of the new 400-material warship built by Jinzhou Shipyard had not been completed, and Yang Zhen had already prepared to transfer to the naval camp from Lushunkou, and also needed to join other large fleets in carrying out the task of transporting immigrants.

Therefore, Yang Zhen temporarily stopped mentioning this matter.

However, time flies by in March. All the 400-material warships started by Jinzhou Shipyard since last year have completed sea trials, and new shipbuilding tasks have been deployed. Those 400-material warships have also arrived to leave the shipyard.

when.

The most important thing is that Yang Zhen already has a new combat direction and a new attack target, and for the next new war, there is an urgent need to equip a large number of gunboats.

Various reasons were added together, and Yang Zhen finally made up his mind that these 400-material warships could not be used scatteredly, but should be used as the backbone warships to create a new force that could overwhelm the strength of any other navy.

Navy camp.

No one stood up to oppose Yang Zhen's decision.

On the one hand, after taking Zhenjiang Fort, Yang Zhen established the Andong Regiment Camp with Qiu Zhenhai and others as the main force. The main force of the original South Road Naval Battalion has become the naval camp of the Andong Regiment Camp.

On the other hand, Lushunkou is the base camp of the entire Jinhai Town and the rear area of ​​Jinhai Town's subordinates. It must not be without a strong naval garrison.

Furthermore, those naval generals who might have different opinions, such as Yuan Jin, Yu Liangtai, Hu Changhai, Gao Chengyou, etc., were all sent by Yang Zhen to travel across the sea to transport immigrants for reclamation.

As for the few remaining bosses who could speak, such as Xiangping Bo Shen Zhixiang, South Road Commander Zhang Degui, and Middle Road Commander Xu Tianchong, it was of course impossible for them to raise any objections on this matter.

In this way, on the morning of the third day of March, after Yang Zhen distributed the 400 new ships from Jinzhou Shipyard, he boarded one of the new ships, took all the battleships received from Jinzhou Shipyard, and returned to Lushun by sea.

mouth.

At noon on the second day after he led his troops back to Lushunkou, the large fleet of Yu Liangtai, Lin Siye and Yan Shengsan returned in a mighty manner.

This time, Yang Zhen not only ordered them to sail separately into Lushunkou and stop at Shuangdao Bay for rest, but he also personally led the generals of the regiments and battalions in Lushunkou to Xingang in Lushunkou, welcomed their return, and then invited them to Jinhai General Town

The affairs were discussed in the second hall of the mansion.

Yu Liangtai and Yan Sheng first reported to Yang Zhen the history of their trip, and then talked about the various situations they had witnessed and heard on Yingzhou Island.

Of course, almost all the situations Yu Liangtai and the others mentioned were already known to Yang Zhen.

Because what they talked about was mainly about the plague in the Kyushu vassals of the Japanese slave country and the Nagasaki Hongmao Merchant's donation of ships to ask for help, etc.

However, after Yang Zhen listened to them again, his understanding of the entire incident was obviously much more three-dimensional than the impression he had just gotten from Guo Xiaowu, He Tingbin and others.

During the entire process, the generals present had a tacit understanding. No one asked about the cause of the plague in the Kyushu vassals of the Japanese slave country, and no one mentioned the immigrant ship that was "exiled" by Yu Liangtai on Yingzhou Island last year.

Yu Liangtai himself hesitated to speak several times, but Yang Zhen immediately interrupted him with other topics.

So he just pretended that it didn't happen.

Yang Zhen also took advantage of the presence of Yu Liangtai, Yan Shengsan and the generals of the regiments and battalions in Lushunkou to disclose his arrangements for the new Jinhai South Road Naval Battalion.

"Yan Shengsan!"

"The humble position is here!"

"After returning to Hong Kong this time, you should not participate in the transfer of immigrants across the sea. This governor will build a new 400-material warship at the Jinzhou Shipyard and rebuild the Jinhai South Road Naval Camp. This new South Road Naval Camp will be

You will be appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the General Staff!"

"this--"

Facing Yang Zhen's new order, Yan Shengsan was stunned and stood up immediately, but he hadn't reacted yet and didn't know what to say.

At this time, other people present had already begun to congratulate Yan Shengsan.

"Congratulations to Yan Youqi, ah no, General Yan!"

"General Yan Shen, why are you standing there in a daze? You haven't even thanked the governor for your cultivation!"

…

It was not until the generals congratulated him that Yan Shengsan hurried to the center of the meeting hall, knelt down towards Yang Zhen and accepted his order.

At this time, Yang Zhen smiled and held up a brand new folded Big Dipper Navy flag, handed it to Yan Shengsan, and then asked:

"What, you don't want to?"

"I met the Commander-in-Chief when I was in my humble position, and now I have what I am today. How dare I disobey the Commander-in-Chief's orders? It's just that if I serve as the staff general of the South Road Naval Battalion, then the Middle Road Naval Battalion and the various camps in Dalian Bay will from now on——"

Of course it was impossible for Yan Shengsan to disobey Yang Zhen's orders.

What he was worried about was what would happen to the people of the Central Naval Battalion in Dalian Bay and the camps affiliated to the Central Naval Battalion after he left.

It was a place that he had been running seriously for more than a year under Yang Zhen's order. He was suddenly transferred from there, which was really a sign of reluctance.

"You don't have to worry about that. With Anton's regiment camp at the mouth of the Yajiang River, Vice Admiral Yu's East Navy, and the Middle Navy in Dalian Bay, there is actually not much need."

As for everything Yan Shengsan was running in Dalian Bay, Yang Zhen had certainly considered it before he had the idea to move Yan Shengsan southward.

"What I mean is that the Dalian Bay garrison will be assigned to the South Road, and at the same time you will give up the designation of the Middle Road Naval Battalion, and then Shen Yongming will select the manpower to reorganize a Middle Road Naval Battalion in Jinzhou Bay.

"How about you and the old Middle Road Naval Battalion in Dalian Bay are merged into the newly established South Road Naval Battalion, and you serve as the commander-in-chief?"

"I humbly obey my command!"
To be continued...