Chapter Eleven Returning with a Load
Wanghai Fort was originally a wedge placed on the eastern coast of Jinzhou to monitor Dongjiang Town. However, after the fortress lord surrendered, Chu Yun's Ming army easily entered the originally indestructible Wanghai Fort.
Wanghai Fort was under the operation of the Later Jin Dynasty for two or three years, and the Ming army had originally hoarded the supplies here, Chu Yun did not regret launching this small-scale attack.
"Sir, we found a thousand stones of grain, three thousand taels of silver, hundreds of iron tools, and a lot of salt." Chang Yi came to Chu Yun with a smile on his eyebrows.
"I didn't expect that the Later Jin Dynasty's plunder was so fierce. I put all these spoils on the ship! Then I set fire to destroy the place."
Chu Yun waved his hand and threw hundreds of torches onto the hut, burning the fortress.
Looking at the rising fire, Chu Yun seemed to see the hope of the Ming Dynasty.
This time when he got ashore, Chu Yun mainly came to earn civilized points, robbed food to survive this cold winter, and also abducted a lot of the population of the Later Jin Dynasty.
The ship stayed on the attached coastline. When they saw Chu Yun coming back, the ship dared to dock.
"The prisoners we captured this time were several times more than our soldiers, and the ships could hardly be loaded, so we urgently transferred several merchant ships to Guanglu Island to load the goods." Yang Tai looked at the Later Jin prisoners lined up and were escorted to the ship.
"This time, a total of 191 enemies were beheaded, 578 enemies were captured, and 219 people were still willing to follow us to Guanglu Island. Our army lost 23 soldiers." Chu Yun carefully recorded, "After returning to Guanglu Island, we will report the battle to the court."
"Sir, how do you know so clearly?" Yang Tai asked in confusion.
Chu Yun did not answer, but hid with a smile.
Of course, these data are statistics from the "Industrial Revolution" system. With this system, Chu Yun can clearly know the results of each battle. Even if someone wants to deceive Chu Yun, it is impossible. However, this system can only report the battle after the war is over, and cannot know the casualties of all parties in real time.
"Rise the sail and set sail!" After loading the prisoners and resources, more than ten ships sailed towards the direction of Hirokashima.
As long as you enter the sea, the Later Jin, who lacks the navy, cannot pursue them at all.
The news of Chu Yun's victory spread quickly like snowflakes.
"Are you saying that Chu Yun went ashore and killed more than 100 Later Jin soldiers?" Mao Wenlong from Dongjiang Town was surprised when he learned the news, "Isn't this kid killing Liang and making a false report on military merits?"
"Master General, I saw with my own eyes that they were escorting the Later Jin prisoners back to Guanglu Island. There were hundreds of prisoners alone. Judging from their strong bodies, they were definitely soldiers." Mao Wenlong's confidant said.
"When that kid was following me before, I hadn't found out that he was a talent. Unexpectedly... we reported to the court and said that my Dongjiang Town tried to go ashore to counterattack and kill thousands of enemies when the master of the Later Jin Xinli was not stable." Mao Wenlong thought for a while and said.
"clear!"
Military achievements on the border at the end of the Ming Dynasty were generally very rich, especially on Mao Wenlong's side. Because of the war on the territory of the Later Jin Dynasty, the court could not check the authenticity of the military achievements of Dongjiang Town, so Dongjiang Town often reported the Warring States Period to the court for five times or ten times, so that it would be rewarded by the court.
When Dongjiang Town learned the news, Li Yongfang, the governor of Jinzhou, also learned the news, but for him it was a piece of news that could not be bad.
"My son..." The bamboo slips in Li Yongfang's hand fell to the ground, and tears flowed.
The bamboo slip says that Qianhu Gang was killed in the battle, his head was beheaded by the Ming army and hung in front of Wanghai Fort.
"Who is the commander of this Ming army?" Li Yongfang gritted his teeth.
"According to our spies on Guanglu Island, the Ming generals stationed on Guanglu Island are Kong Youde and Chu Yun, and this time they attacked Chu Yun."
"Chu Yun? I must tear you into pieces to relieve my hatred!"
Chu Yun didn't know that he had begun to enter the eyes of the big figures of this era, he was more concerned about the small territory under his eyes.
When he returned to Guanglu Island, he first stored the stolen materials in the warehouse and was guarded by the battalion team, and then Chu Yun considered the handling of the prisoners.
"First, conduct three-day ideological education on these prisoners to let them repent of their crimes. Three days later, select one hundred veterans with good physical fitness to expand our team, and I have my own uses for the rest. I will leave these prisoners to you, the third captain Xu Ji." Chu Yun said.
"Abide by the order! My subordinates will definitely teach them to be a good person!" Xu Ji replied.
"Sir, are we going to expand our army? Our First Battalion suffered the most losses in this battle and made the most military achievements. My old Yang applied for priority expansion." When Yang heard that he wanted to expand his troops, his eyes shone brightly.
"Your first brigade has two hundred people, more than other brigades, and you also want to give priority to expanding troops. Why don't I, the battalion commander of Fuliao Camp, do it for you?"
"I dare not, sir, just think I've farted, nothing happened..."
Yang Tai was in awe and admiration for Chu Yun. This battle helped Chu Yun establish prestige in the Restoration of Liao Camp. Originally, the Ming army was as afraid of the Jin soldiers, but now under Chu Yun's command, he could win more with less, which was not a big idea. Moreover, Chu Yun also provided Western firearms, and that treasure was the lifeblood of their Restoration of Liao Camp.
Chu Yun naturally needs to expand his army. A 500-man army is far from enough for Chu Yun, or too few. Now Chu Yun can only go ashore to knock a scoundrel on the Hou Jin, but he cannot hit the head-on.
But if the army is expanded, the problem arises. The army is piled up with money and grain. The court gives a fixed number. If you want to expand the army privately, the extra soldiers must be paid out of your own pockets. Among them, the military pay alone is an astronomical number, not to mention forging muskets, tens of thousands of ammunition and armor... Everything is reduced to one word, that is money!
The failure of the court in the late Ming Dynasty had a lot to do with the exhaustion of finances. Emperor Chongzhen could not even get the military pay at the critical moment, and all the money went to the hands of the landlords and gentry.
Therefore, Chu Yun thought that he had to have his own source of wealth. The source of wealth could come from production and must rely on production technology.
"Come with me." Chu Yun led the Ming army away and only took more than a dozen French soldiers away. Like last time, he wanted to find a place where no one was secretly skilled. The difference is that these French people were summoned, so it would be okay to bring them with him. At least he was not afraid of being targeted by wild beasts in the dense forest alone.
In the "Industrial Revolution" system, there are quite a lot of production-related technologies, including textile technology, smelting technology, machine tool technology, flour processing technology, locomotive manufacturing technology, etc. There are steam engines, internal combustion engines and other related power technologies, and basic sciences such as physics and chemistry.
In the past, Chu Yun had never thought that the industrial system was such a complex system. Think about it, he had enjoyed the achievements of the industrial revolution since he was a child, and no one would have noticed that this was the crystallization of countless wisdom of ten generations.
Chapter completed!