It was August, the autumn wind was blowing up again, and the heavy fog that had filled the sea for many days was blown away again. Most of the sailors of the Ming Navy came from the Fujian and Zhejiang areas. Who could bear the weather of autumn wind and poisonous fog?
A large number of people fell ill. All in all, the situation was not optimistic. The commanders of the Ming Navy were eager to end this war as soon as possible.
What made these generals extremely depressed was that they marched in four directions and swept the Bohai Bay with more than 200 warships, but no trace of the pirates was found. This trip was in vain. Fortunately, the pirate army was found.
seaport, otherwise they would really doubt whether the pirate army really exists.
The plan to encircle and suppress the enemy failed. Yu Min, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, was still unwilling to fail. While occupying Dagu Port, he sent people to meet with Guo Ying's troops who were stationed at the Shanhaiguan defense line to agree on a plan to sneak attack Shuntian Prefecture.
According to the pre-conceived plan, once the military supplies arrived, the troops of the King of Liao would march towards North Korea, and the defense pressure on the front line of Shanhaiguan would be reduced, freeing up nearly 100,000 troops to attack Beiping City. The navy heading north had more than 30,000 troops.
And transported from Shandong along the coast
Now, more than 60,000 people have seized the Dagu seaport. As long as the cavalry from the north goes south, they will advance westward. The two armies are approaching the gates of Beiping City. They attack Beiping with twice the enemy's force and solve it in one fell swoop.
Shuntian Mansion is a serious problem.
In addition, more than 100,000 troops have been assembled in places such as Datong and Taiyuan in Shanxi Province. If they cannot attack here for a long time, they will ask for assistance from the east. A total of more than 200,000 troops will attack day and night, and they are very sure of taking the city of Beiping.
However, when these generals were discussing how to coordinate operations and how to achieve a quick victory, a fleet came to Dagu Port and brought them bad news. More than ten pirate warships appeared in the Bohai Port, causing nuisance to the later generations.
In the military camp, more than ten warships were destroyed, and they requested the main force to return for reinforcements.
When Navy Commander Yu Min received this information, he couldn't help but panic, and he immediately understood why the pirates were not surrounded and suppressed. It turned out that these cowardly guys abandoned the harbor and fled when they heard the Chinese army approaching. It's just that
He didn't know that in the days since he received the distress information, the rear army camp could no longer be called a camp.
After discovering that the pirate army was in the Bohai Sea, Yu Min ordered Wang Ning to lead one hundred warships and ten thousand soldiers to join Chen Hui without saying a word, and ordered them to join forces to attack and strive to drive out the pirate army.
Wang Ning took away 10,000 troops, and there were still more than 50,000 people stationed at Dagu Port. Of course, such a powerful force could not sit back and watch the storm. In Yu Min's view, the pirate army was not worth mentioning, and the plan to storm Peking was
Let's proceed as usual. As long as Beiping City is conquered, he will be a great hero, and maybe he will be promoted to Duke for his great achievements.
When General Yu Da was dreaming of a triumphant victory, the King of Liao sent an envoy to tell him that the Liao army's reinforcements to Korea had gathered at the mouth of the Yalu River, and asked him why the military rations had not arrived for so long. Yu Min was shocked when he heard this
Shocked, I then remembered that the grain transport army had been setting off for more than twenty days. Logically speaking, the grain transport should have arrived long ago.
Could it be that there was an accident on the road? The more Yu Min thought about it, the more likely it was, and the more anxious he became, because whether the military rations could be transported was related to the entire war situation. If the military rations could not be transported on time, the Liao army would not move, and the Shanhaiguan front line
The army did not dare to move, and the long-planned peace plan had to be shelved.
In order to find out what happened to the grain transport army as soon as possible, Yu Min sent two search teams. One team went to the Penglai Islands to inquire; the other team sailed along the Liaodong Peninsula, hoping to find the location of the grain transport army.
This grain transport team was just lost, not destroyed.
While Yu Min was anxiously waiting for the news, Wang Ning's troops heading to the Penglai Islands had already left Dagu Port hundreds of miles away. Due to the strong northwest wind and favorable winds and rivers, they were expected to arrive in one day. At this time,
The sea area above the Penglai Islands was in a mess, with broken boards and dead bodies everywhere. They rolled away to the sea along with the sea wind and ocean currents. It can be seen that this area has just experienced a very tragic naval battle.
There were hundreds of warships gathered around the small island that was originally the rear camp of the Mingshui Division. More than seventy of them were empty fortune ships. These fortune ships were captured, and the crew members on them were
Either he was beaten to death or he was imprisoned on the island.
Since all the ships, large and small, were captured and there was not even a single plank on the island, these prisoners had nowhere to escape if they wanted to. What's more, the fleet surrounding the island said that as long as anyone dared to escape, they would bombard the island.
, blowing up everyone to death. In order not to harm others or themselves, all of these prisoners were as honest as old hens hatching eggs.
After dealing with these prisoners, Liu Wenxiu left only a small number of personnel to guard near the island. The main force of the navy was divided into two and marched more than ten miles west. The two armies were twenty miles apart, forming a tiger's mouth formation. The reason for this arrangement is that
It was because Liu Wenxiu had already interrogated the prisoners of war and learned that they had asked for help from the main force and believed that it would arrive soon. Liu Wenxiu had an idea and prepared to use a static brake to close the door and beat the dog.
The period of waiting for the enemy to enter the urn is quite a test of patience. However, the Peking Army has always been well-trained, especially the specially trained navy. Not only are they physically stronger, but their mental outlook is also better than that of ordinary troops. Even if
It can survive no matter how difficult the maritime environment is.
In Wan Lei's small study and bedroom, a small official wearing a seventh-grade official robe was brought to Wan Lei. Judging from the official's wife, he should be an official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who was sent to serve as a supervisor.
The imperial envoy of the army. The so-called Metropolitan Procuratorate is actually the imperial envoy's station, a permanent institution established by each dynasty in the past. The Metropolitan Procuratorate is filled with imperial envoys.
As the emperor's special commissioner, the imperial envoy can directly submit a letter of impeachment to the emperor, and has great power. Generally, Jinshi takes admission to the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the first step to promotion. Those who have no connections in the court can't get along. This small civil servant has the ability to
Being an imperial envoy means that he has a backer in the court. However, it is useless no matter how big a backer he has now. If he falls into the hands of the Peiping Army, his future future will definitely be ruined.
"Yang Zirong, Jinshi in the second year of Jianwen, second in the second class, not bad, not bad, he is a reading genius." Wan Lei glanced at the man in ragged clothes and with messy hair, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang is not an official in the capital, how can he run away?
Are you here in this chaotic place?"
"It is our duty to eliminate thieves for the country, but it is a pity that time has not been given to me, allowing you and other traitors to achieve their lust. You are now in jail, just to die." Yang Zirong held his head high and chest out, looking like he was ready to die. This made him
Wan Lei thought of Yang Zirong in "Lin Hai Xue Yuan". Could this name also be inherited?
"Death?" Wan Lei smiled slightly and said, "Death is not easy. There is a vast sea outside. Go jump."
"You..." Yang Zirong was stunned, and then he broke free from the restraints of the Jingzhong Guards and tried to rush out, but was pulled back by the Jingzhong Guards and sat down on a chair.
"In such a hurry to seek death, Mr. Yang is really not afraid of death." Wan Lei smiled slightly. He had already seen that the guy in front of him didn't want to die. If he really wanted to jump into the sea to die, he would have jumped before he was captured.
, is it necessary to jump now?
"Death is very easy, but don't think that you will be relieved by death. There are many things more terrifying than death in this world." Wan Lei still said calmly.
"You, what do you mean?"
"It's nothing interesting. I just want to tell Mr. Yang that even if you really jump into the sea and die, you won't be able to keep your reputation. As for your Yang family, I'm sure that at the least, your home will be confiscated and exiled, and at the worst, the nine clans will be implicated."
"Alarmist talk, the Holy Spirit can naturally distinguish between loyal and traitorous!" Yang Zirong blushed with anxiety. He was a smart man and knew what Wan Lei meant. To put it simply, he was framed and slandered as a traitor to the enemy.
It is very possible that the emperor was so angry that he ordered the Yang family to be confiscated.
"The Holy One, the Holy One, haha..." Wan Lei looked up to the sky and laughed, and asked the Jingzhong Guard beside him: "He said that the Holy One is the Holy One, what do you think?"
"Hahaha..." A burst of heartier laughter sounded, and all the elite guards laughed so hard that their faces cramped up. It seemed that they had heard the funniest joke of the year, which made Yang Zirong feel embarrassed for a while. His face was originally dark red.
It turned into the color of pig liver.
After a long laugh, Wan Lei glanced at Yang Zirong, shook his head and said: "It's a pity, the pearl has cast a shadow. I'm afraid there will be no future in this life."
"You and I don't agree with each other, so you don't want me to surrender." Yang Zirong thought Wan Lei was trying to persuade him to surrender.
"Yes, you and I really don't agree with each other. People like you only have loyalty to the emperor in your mind. How can you pretend to be the people, and how can you pretend to make the people rich and the country strong. In short, it is useless to talk more. Come on, please take custody.
Put him in a cell near the sea, and tie a big stone to his body. Mr. Yang can jump into the sea whenever he wants, we won't stop him." Wan Lei waved his hands, not even looking at him.
"Don't be so arrogant. Even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go." Yang Zirong was dragged down by the Jingzhong Guards, still yelling.
After they were pulled away, a loyal guard who had been protecting Wan Lei for a long time bravely asked: "Sir, do you really want him to commit suicide?"
"I'm still afraid that he won't commit suicide. We have many talents in Shuntian Mansion, including him. Since he doesn't repent and is not in his heart, there is no point in coming." Wan Lei said nonchalantly.
"Haha, that's right, those scholars think they are noble, but in fact, they are still male thieves and female prostitutes in their minds? These duplicitous fake Taoists are much worse than our students in Shuntian Mansion." The Jing Zhongwei also laughed.
"Whether we are really noble or fake, we still have to win over each other as usual. After all, what our Shuntian Mansion lacks is reputation. Without famous people to act as mouthpieces for us, things will be difficult to handle in the future." Wan Lei recruited some talents, of course.
I don't want them to be counselors, I just want to recruit some to be "royal literati" who will be used in the united front work.
As for those generals who have been surrendered, Wan Lei will not retain any of them, and will only use them as slave labor at most. In addition to looking down on them as defeated generals, it is also because these generals are not his loyal confidants and are not easy to use.
In addition, the chief of the Peking Army attaches great importance to military merit. Without military merit, no one can be promoted to general.
"Everyone has always admired Mr. Sir for his far-sightedness." The Jingzhong Guard hurriedly flattered him.
"Come on, you kid, stop flattering me. If you stay with me for a few years, I will try my best to arrange for you to go to the army school for further training. You will become an officer in the future. After you are done, you can become a frontier official, and you can even be granted a title.
, in short, your benefits are indispensable."
"Hehe..." The Jing Zhongwei scratched his head stupidly and said, "Why don't you go to a military academy? You can learn everything by just hanging around Mr."
"Go away, there's nothing to grow except that mouth." Wan Lei said with fake anger, and immediately kicked the guy who was addicted to slapping his mouth out of the room. The guy still giggled and retreated.
Wan Lei was joking in the study room, actually to relieve his worries. Although he looked nonchalant, deep down he was still worried that the stubborn Yang Yushi would actually jump into the sea in anger. However, half an hour passed.
Can't hear it yet
The sound of someone falling into the water made Wan Lei feel relieved. He also expected that this time the guy named Yang didn't jump into the sea. Even if he was thrown into the sea in the future, he would still be able to swim around.
Come back, because this kind of people are afraid of death.
It is the nature of animals to be greedy for life and afraid of death. Humans are also a kind of animal, so it is understandable to be afraid of death. Wan Lei is not afraid that such scholars are afraid of death, but is afraid that they will pursue death like Wen Tianxiang. Since Yang Yushi is a person who is afraid of death
If you are a guest, you can hope to win over him. As soon as Wan Lei touched his beard, he rushed outside and said: "Here comes someone."
"Sir, what are your orders?"
"Send a message to Commander Zhang Feige and ask her to use her connections to bring the Yang family back to Beiping City. Those guys have been idle for so long, it's time to do something, otherwise they will all turn into pigs. Yes.
Now, remind her that she needs to be quick and get everyone out before the court takes them."
"Understood, my subordinate will do it now."
The Jingzhong Guards had already done this kind of work of recruiting people from the Ming Dynasty, and they were robbing people from prison. Now it is not particularly difficult for them to go to Yu Shi Yang's hometown in Fujian to get a few people.
Jing Zhongwei has plenty of means when it comes to matters.
After arranging these things, Wan Lei stepped out of the study, looked at the vast sea outside, and couldn't help but feel excited. At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun had faded, and the stars in the sky were scattered on the turbulent sea. On the deck, many crew members and three
There were five people sitting in piles, eating dry food and fried bean sprouts, chatting and laughing, and their feelings of joy in hardship were clearly revealed.
"Sir, you haven't eaten yet. Come and eat with us." A crew member asked.
"Okay, if you don't tell me, I really forgot to eat." Wan Lei didn't show any concern. He sat down next to a soldier, picked up a piece of dry food and started eating.
This kind of dry food is specially made. It is similar to compressed biscuits. It is hard and not very tasty, but it is rich in protein and fat. It is a must-have for sailing. After all, there is a lack of fuel at sea, so it is impossible to cook every meal. But I usually only use it.
Boil water in a kerosene stove and fry some new bean sprouts. Bean sprouts are rich in vitamin C, which can effectively prevent and treat scurvy.
"Sir, we have won two battles in a row and destroyed many enemy ships. We are almost ready for a triumphant victory, right?" an old soldier asked, maybe he was really homesick.
"It's not possible yet. Although the Ming Navy has been defeated one after another, there are still 300 main warships. We have to kill them all to ensure the safety of the sea. But don't worry, this war will end soon. On the day of victory,