Chapter 1113 To save or not to save

Wang Tom still has a general understanding of the geographical conditions and historical evolution of Liaodong, but in his memory, after the Ming Dynasty general Huanglong died in the battle of Lushun, the Pi Island did not last long before it was captured by the Hou Jin Dynasty.

There was no news. But when exactly Pi Island changed hands, Wang Tom was not too impressed. He had not heard any relevant news after arriving in Shandong. This remote location had been temporarily forgotten by the headquarters.

Finally, it was not until Pan Yan mentioned it that Wang Tom remembered that Ming Dynasty had such an overseas enclave.

Pan Yan said: "There are still tens of thousands of Han people on Napi Island. How could the imperial court withdraw at the drop of a hat? In the early years, when Mr. Sun was still in charge of Denglai, he also wrote to the imperial court urging the withdrawal of troops from Napi Island, but the imperial court still did not approve it. This

If Pi Island is lost, the pressure the gold thieves have to deal with will be greatly reduced. From now on, they only need to guard one place in the direction of Denglai. The imperial court still understands the situation in Liaodong very clearly."

The Master Sun that Pan Yan is talking about naturally refers to Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai before the Denglai mutiny. However, after the Denglai incident, Sun Yuanhua was framed by political enemies and sentenced to death by Emperor Chongzhen for being the leader of the trouble. He was beheaded in 1632.

At the execution ground of West Market in Beijing. After Sun Yuanhua died, Denglai was still in chaos, and no one mentioned the withdrawal of troops from Pidao anymore. However, in the original historical development trajectory, the news that Huang Long was defeated and committed suicide in Lushun came back

After Phi Island, Shen Shikui, the father-in-law of former governor Mao Wenlong, took over the local military and political power on the island.

After Shen Shikui took over Pidao, the peaceful days did not last for a few years. After all, in the eyes of the Later Jin Dynasty, this place was nothing more than a thorn in the flesh, and it had to be removed before he could safely march south. In 1637, Huang Taiji led his army to invade North Korea and

They forced the Korean court to surrender, and then united with North Korea to attack Pidao. Tens of thousands of Han soldiers and civilians under the command of Governor Shen Shikui were martyred in this battle. Afterwards, the Qing troops withdrew and returned control of Pidao to North Korea as promised, and the Ming Dynasty completely lost this place.

Block overseas enclaves.

It is slightly worth mentioning that historically Huang Taiji changed the name of the country to Qing and proclaimed himself emperor in 1636, so Wang Tom’s memory is not accurate. It was not the Hou Jin army that conquered Pi Island, but the flag change.

Of course, since Haihan had already arrived in Northeast Asia at this time and set foot in Liaodong, whether Houjin could be free to attack North Korea and Pidao in three years would have to be determined first.

This is a big question mark.

Wang Tom doesn't know yet that Shen Shikui is currently in charge of Pi Island. He needs to go back to Zhifu Island and try to check the historical materials to find out. However, when he heard Pan Yan mention that there are tens of thousands of Han people on the island, his eyes suddenly lit up -

—Phi Island lacks food and clothing, and most of its supplies have to rely on external supplies. Most of the people on the island are refugees who fled the war in Liaodong. Isn't this exactly the immigrant group that Haihan is best at attracting?

"Pan Yan, how much do you know about the situation on Pi Island?" Wang Tom was very interested in this and immediately asked.

Of course, Pan Yan also noticed that the other party's eyes lit up after hearing what he said. It was obvious that there were some factors on Phidao that attracted this adult. He quickly seized the opportunity and responded: "Sir, when it comes to Pidgeot, Xiao

People do know a little bit about it. When I was still stationed in Dengzhou, I was lucky enough to make several trips to Pi Island to deliver food, grass and weapons to the local area."

Pan Yan is not bragging. Almost all the weapons for the Pidao garrison were manufactured in the Ming Dynasty and then shipped to Dengzhou. This task was basically completed by the Dengzhou navy. Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, was still in office.

At that time, Pan Yan had been to Pi Island. However, after he was kidnapped by the rebels and defected to Liaodong last year, due to lack of information, he did not know much about the current situation of Pi Island.

But according to his previous knowledge, the population of Han refugees on Pi Island and several surrounding islands plus the garrisons should be at least 50,000. If there has been no major famine or war on the island in the past year or two, then this number should be about the same.

It will not decrease much, it will only gradually increase due to the continuous flight of Han refugees from Liaodong.

Wang Tom said: "Since there are so many Han people, we can't turn a blind eye. We have to find ways to rescue them. Pan Yan, do you still remember the route from Dengzhou to the local area?"

"Remember! The villain's brother-in-law is the person responsible for piloting on this route. Every time he goes to Pi Island, the villain's mission is to assist him in recording the voyage..." Pan Yan's face darkened slightly when he said this: "What a pity.

My brother-in-law's life was not strong enough. He died in battle when the Kong rebels rebelled in Dengzhou. Now that Dengzhou's navy is exhausted, Pidao probably hasn't received assistance from Shandong for a long time."

Wang Tom is not very interested in what happened to Pan Yan's family. What he cares about now is whether he can contact the Ming army stationed on Pi Island, whether through cooperation or exchanging food supplies for population, to bring the Han refugees on the island

Transferred out through immigration. If these tens of thousands of people can be gradually transferred to the south, it will definitely play a big role in promoting Haihan's rule and colonial development. Of course, to implement this plan, first of all

We have to find a way to go to Phi Island, and former Ming army officers like Pan Yan who have been there before are naturally very suitable to play the role of leading the way.

Thinking of this section, Wang Tom is not so interested in conquering Zhongzuosuo City across the bay. After all, even if he defeats the Hou Jin Army stationed here, limited by the current objective conditions, Haihan has no way to do it for the time being.

Deploy a permanent garrison at Lushunkou. Instead of risking heavy battle losses to attack Zhongzuo City, it is better to figure out how to get more Han immigrants from Liaodong as soon as possible.

Now that Pan Yan has shown his willingness to cooperate, Wang Tom decided to make full use of this "foreign aid" and build up the line to Pi Dao first, so as not to let such good resources go to waste.

"Pan Yan, do you understand the map?" Wang Tom said, stood up, walked to a map of Northeast Asia hanging next to him, raised his hand and pointed to it: "Can you point out where we are now?

?”

Pan Yan quickly stood up and replied: "You villain can understand!"

Pan Yan had secretly glanced at the large two-meter-square map hanging next to him several times. He had served in the army for many years and was an officer, so he could naturally understand that what was drawn on this map included the Yellow Sea.

A vast area including the Bohai Sea. After getting Wang Tom's permission, Pan Yan walked to the map and quickly pointed out the approximate location of Lushunkou. He subconsciously looked at the location of Pi Island and found that Pi Island, along with

The islands such as Shinmi Island and Yamato Island next to it have their locations marked on this map with words. He couldn't help but admire the fine drawing of this map. The maps he had seen before were far less detailed than what he saw before him.

This one.

Pan Yan added: "If you sail from Lushunkou, you can reach Pi Island in two days without stopping. On the way, there are several places such as Zhangzi Island, Daqu Island, and Daxiaozi Island where you can stay to avoid the wind and waves."

Wang Tom calculated in his mind that the fleet had brought half a month's worth of food supplies for this expedition. It would definitely be enough to go to Pi Island. However, considering that the local area of ​​Pi Island may be in a state of famine, with the fleet's existing supplies,

reserves, it is obviously impossible to provide much actual assistance to the local area. In addition, the fleet must first abandon part of the unfinished trip to Liaodong and go directly to Pi Island. Otherwise, it will only be able to bring enough food and grass to the northeast along the coastline.

Once you reach the mouth of the Yalu River, you almost have to turn back to Zhifu Bay.

"We'll go to Pi Island tomorrow!" Wang Tom quickly sorted out his thoughts and made a decision: "Pan Yan, you go with my fleet."

The golden soldiers in Lushunkou will be Haihan's food sooner or later, so there is no need to rush to eat them now. Anyway, Lushunkou is only a few dozen nautical miles away from Zhifu Port in a straight line. You can come here at any time to launch a harassment war in the future.

, keeping these Hou Jin soldiers will also be the target of future military training. If we go to Pidao one day earlier, we may get a few hundred more immigrants. The value these people can create for Haihan is much more valuable than the lives of the Hou Jin soldiers.

Pan Yan knew in his heart that if the other party was willing to use him, his life would basically be saved. He immediately knelt down on the ground and kowtowed a few times, thanking him repeatedly.

It had been a long time since anyone had kowtowed in front of Wang Tom. He was a little uncomfortable with it, so he waved his hand and said, "Get up, I don't feel like kowtowing here!"

"I don't understand the rules, please forgive me!" Pan Yan quickly stood up to reply, but his waist was bent all the time, and he didn't dare to raise his head to look at Wang Tom: "I haven't asked for advice yet, sir, what's your name?"

, but from Shandong Dusi?"

Tom Wang smiled and said: "My surname is Wang, but I am not from Dusi, Shandong."

"It turns out to be Mr. Wang..." Pan Yan went through it in his mind and couldn't remember any other high-ranking officials named Wang in Shandong. However, the fleet he led and the style of travel were definitely not defense or command.

Positions such as envoys must at least be staff generals. Starting from the level of general soldier, he may be a big figure at the level of general or general. If he is not a military general belonging to Shandong Dusi, he may be transferred from other provinces to Shandong for reinforcements. He

Seeing that Tom Wang and his men all had dark skin, they looked like southerners, but they spoke with an obvious northern accent, and they were even more confused about Tom Wang's identity.

"You don't have to guess, we are not the Ming Dynasty's army." Seeing Pan Yan's confused expression, Wang Tom could guess what he was thinking, so he simply revealed the answer on his own: "We are the Haihan Navy, which is the navy of the Haihan Kingdom.

Division troops, do you understand?"

Pan Yan responded with a confused look on his face: "Aren't you the Ming army? Haihan country? Which country is that?" He thought that he was defeated and captured by the Ming army, and now he had the opportunity to atone for his sins and return to the Ming Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, the general actually said that this powerful army was not the Ming Dynasty Navy, but came from a strange country that he had no knowledge of at all. The gap between this made him feel a little dazed for a moment.

Tom Wang was too lazy to explain to him slowly at the moment, and just warned him: "You will know later. All you need to remember now is that only we can give you a chance to live well. If you want to live a better life in the future,

Just cooperate now, do you understand?"

Pan Yan looked horrified and said, "Could it be that the king...general wants to send troops to attack Pidao?"

"What the hell are you attacking? Didn't you see that we came here for the Houjin wild boar skin?" Wang Tom said angrily: "No one needs to attack the people on the skin island. They are probably starving to death! They are all here.

Of course the Han people must find a way to save them!"

Pan Yan said: "That's it...it's the villain who's being rude!"

Although he still didn't know where the Haihan Kingdom came from, he could feel that the other party did not have any ill intentions. There were only tens of thousands of hungry people on Napi Island, and there was no gold and silver treasure to be found, and the people who were most afraid of Pi Island were

There is only Hou Jin, and this group of people is obviously not the same as Hou Jin. Thinking back to the situation during the battle just now, Pan Yan vaguely felt that even if the Dengzhou Navy has a complete lineup and is in full condition, it may not be able to defeat the "Haihan Navy"

The subordinates of the Ming Dynasty were able to get a good deal. The fierce fire output from the big ship that led the battle made him still a little scared when he thought about it. Among the warships of the Ming Navy, it seemed that he had never heard of such a big guy.

exist.

Pan Yan thinks that a more reasonable explanation is that this group of people probably set up their own flag in a certain navy to rebel. This seems to be consistent with the reality that they have both sailors and warships, and they all speak with northern accents.

But why they came across the sea to Liaodong to start a war with Hou Jin is still an unsolved mystery to Pan Yan.

Pan Yan felt that he was suffering too much. He was dragged to Liaodong by the rebels last year. Now he finally had a chance to escape. How could he have thought that he would be captured by another group of rebels again. He has been wandering around in the past two years and has always been in trouble.

When dealing with rebels, it seems difficult to continue to be a loyal and patriotic soldier.

However, he was still somewhat dubious about the "aid" that Wang Tom said. If this group of people rebelled and founded the country on their own, how could they have the confidence to assist a place like Pi Island where a large number of refugees gathered? You must know that North Korea wanted to provide Pi Island with

The island supplies food and military expenses, and also specially levies "mao grain" and "mao tax" domestically, which means the tax specially levied by Mao Wenlong, the general of the Ming Dynasty. Together with the supplies provided from time to time by Shandong, Pi Pi

The island can barely keep functioning.

Besides, North Korea's aid to Pi Island was due to its vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty. It was a last resort. The Haihan Kingdom had no direct relationship with Pi Island. If Pan Yan hadn't mentioned Pi Island just now, the other party seemed to have no idea at all.

Thinking of this remote island, it can be seen that there is no advance plan for this place. Just go. The man surnamed Wang probably doesn't know how much food tens of thousands of mouths need to eat in a year!

But Pan Yan was a soldier and knew that military secrets were not allowed to be arbitrarily interfered with, not to mention that he was still a prisoner of war. Whether these people had other ideas about Pi Dao, or whether they really wanted to provide assistance, he did not dare to ask more now. He could only

First of all, I promised to come down.
Chapter completed!