Guo Dajing nodded in agreement and said: "What the elder brother said is absolutely true. The fort is very close to the mouth of Dengsha River, so it is very convenient to evacuate by boat."
Liu Qishi scratched his head and felt warm in his heart. Although there was no one around him, Guo Dajing put his eldest brother in his mouth, which showed that he respected and valued him.
Guo Dajing spent another long time wandering around Wanghaicong, drawing various terrains on paper. He also had a rough plan in his mind on how to defend himself, and then he led his people down the mountain and left.
After seeing the Dunbao on the seaside, Guo Dajing decided to leave ten sentries behind. If any Liao people escaped, they would first guide them and take a boat to Matuozi Island for temporary refuge.
At the mouth of Dengsha River, Guo Dajing and others got on the boat and sailed to Matuozi Island, seven or eight miles away.
Matuozi Island is very small, shaped like a "cone", with mostly cliffs along the coast and many sandy beaches on the west coast. There are small seaports on the winding coast, which is a good anchorage to avoid the northeast wind.
Guo Dajing walked around the island and estimated that there were only five or six acres of cultivated land. If potatoes and rye were grown, it would not be able to feed many people.
Fortunately, there is fresh water on the island, and there are many sandy beaches on the west coast. There should be more seafood such as oysters, conches, and clams.
In Guo Dajing's mind, such a warning line, or a gradually advancing defense line, has been formed.
After calling several officers, Guo Dajing discussed with them and finally finalized the deployment.
corps commander, chief, captain, sentry, garrison, chief...
According to the current establishment, a team of fifty people will be left to garrison, and the sentries will be placed directly at Wanghai Cao.
Five, five, ten, thirty people, from Wanghaitun to Matuozi Island, arrange the number of garrison troops from least to most, and rotate them every month.
It turns out that there were several households on Ma Tuozi Island, but they were all moved away because they were too close to the sea and not safe enough. The remaining houses were repaired, and a small barracks was built in two days.
In addition to garrisoning for early warning and responding to the Liao people, the officers and soldiers stationed on the island also need to be self-reliant, cultivating land, drying salt and raising seafood. These are not considered extra tasks, and the officers and soldiers are not unfamiliar with it.
Previously, in the guard army in Liaodong, there were divisions of labor such as combat troops, field troops, salt frying troops, and iron frying troops. The military household system implemented by Mao Wenlong was almost copied and used.
What's more, Guo Dajing brought several large ships with him on this trip, carrying a considerable amount of grain and supplies. The money and grain received by the garrison officers and soldiers also increased by 20%.
Therefore, for the Dongjiang Army, who are satisfied if they have enough to eat, stationing here is not considered a hard job.
After the barracks were built, Guo Dajing led others to build two rows of simple shacks in the depression in the middle of the island, surrounded by wooden fences.
This is a temporary residence for Liao people who have escaped from the Jianlu areas. In order to prevent Jianlu spies among them, screening and supervision are necessary.
It was necessary to rescue and receive, but also had to take precautions. The death of General Zhang Pan was an omission of this work.
People's hearts are unpredictable, and the majority of the Liao people have a deep hatred for the Jianlu. However, there are also traitors who work for the Jianlu and enjoy glory and wealth, or get enough benefits.
During the work, Guo Dajing did it personally, working together with the officers and soldiers, and eating and lodging together. Sharing the joys and sorrows and being one with the officers and soldiers was also Guo Dajing's inherent way of running the army.
"Jiang Xiaozhu, ask the main island to send some ducks and geese. We usually eat duck and goose eggs, and also improve the food for the officers and soldiers." Guo Dajing left Matuozi Island and sent a sentry boat back to the island to deliver the order.
Liu Qishi blinked his eyes and remained silent for the time being. He waited for the sentinel boat to sail away and then asked in confusion: "Brother, is it useful for you to remember the names of such soldiers?"
Guo Dajing chuckled and said, "Of course it works. Didn't you see how happy and excited he was when I called out Jiang Xiaozhu?"
"That's it?!" Liu Qishi felt that it was not that simple. He scratched his head and frowned in thought.
Guo Dajing patted Liu Qishi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Being able to call him by name shows that I value him and that he is not one of those strangers whom I only glance at but don't care about. He will have a sense of pride and pride.
I will also work harder.”
Oh, Liu Qishi seemed to suddenly realize it, but Guo Dajing didn't know whether he understood it or not.
After landing again, Guo Dajing led his people to briefly repair the Dunbao, and personally arranged the sentry posts. He carefully taught and taught both open and covert sentries.
The outposts of the Dongjiang Army were often attacked by sneak attacks, resulting in considerable losses, and some were even trapped. In addition to the fact that the captives may be good at lurking and hiding, there are also big problems with the quality and layout of the sentries.
If you are careless and not vigilant enough, you are risking your life. Not only your own, but also your comrades.
In response to this, Guo Dajing formulated regulations on the island and carried out rectification. He often patrolled the camp secretly at night and severely punished some lax sentries. The corps commander, chief, captain, and sentry were also severely reprimanded.
, or even be demoted.
After being dealt with like killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, even in a safe place like the main island, the sentries in the military camp did not dare to violate the regulations under the supervision of superiors at all levels.
There were both increases in food and salary, as well as severe punishments. Even if Guo Dajing was not familiar with the combination of kindness and power, Liu Qishi, Fujino Masaru and others would help him establish his authority.
Besides, Guo Dajing is not an unknown person. He has beheaded more than a hundred people, and he also has dazzling military exploits as King Jianlu. Anyone who thinks that he is just a lucky person is really blind and deceived.
There are three things a new official should do when he takes office, and no fool would offend Guo Dajing at this time, lest he be used to establish his authority.
Of course, Guo Dajing still needs some achievements to make himself more stable and authoritative in Guanglu Island.
There are sentries everywhere, conducting reconnaissance and spying. While the main force of Jianlu is fighting in Ningjin, it would be out of character for him not to do something about it.
Guo Dajing was not afraid of going deep behind enemy lines. He was a warehouse himself and did not worry about running out of food and ammunition.
But the superficial appearance still needs to be done. The sentinels are divided into groups of ten, and each time they carry some food and supplies and store them in hidden places in the mountains and forests along the way deep into the Jianlu controlled area.
However, although Guo Dajing was making as thorough preparations as possible, he could not take action quickly and had to wait for orders from the Dongjiang Army headquarters.
Historically, Governor Yuan did not dare to send troops to rescue Jinzhou, and he thought of the Dongjiang Army who was regarded as an abandoned son and bought time for him to build the city while aiding the DPRK.
Mao Wenlong ignored the previous suspicion and resolutely sent troops to attack Liaoyang, forcing Huang Taiji to withdraw his troops from Jinzhou and Ningyuan.
Although Guo Dajing understood the truth of the cold war better than anyone else, he had no objection to sending troops to contain the Jianlu. But if it was to attack Liaoyang directly, he did not agree very much.
At this time, the Hou Jin Dynasty did not yet have sharp weapons such as cannons for attacking fortified cities, so it was difficult to conquer fortified cities like Jinzhou and Ningyuan.
Therefore, Guo Dajing believed that as long as the soldiers were united, there would be no problem in holding on to Jinzhou for three or four months.
Not to mention Ningyuan, the tortoise shell was hard and with the help of the red barbarian cannon, Jianlu even lost his teeth and couldn't chew it off.
To put it bluntly, Guo Dajing believed that the Dongjiang Army's rescue was too early. If you wait a little longer, not only would the Dongjiang Army be able to recover better, but the Jianlu troops would also be exhausted and plagued with diseases as they besieged the city in the scorching summer heat.
At that time, the Dongjiang Army will not be a containment, but will counterattack and profit. Among other things, it would also be good to rob more Liao people who are in dire straits.
Even if Jinzhou were to fall, in Guo Dajing's opinion, it would be worthwhile to get the imperial court to abandon the Guanningjin defense line.
Since they dare not rescue, Jinzhou is left alone, unable to suppress the rebels at all. On the contrary, if it wants to support it, the court will spend a lot of money and food every year.
We were already in financial straits, so we didn't spend money wisely and maintained an isolated city with no strategic role. We don't know what the emperor and courtiers were thinking.
Naturally, these thoughts are buried in his heart now. When Mao Wenlong is about to send troops for rescue, Guo Dajing doesn't know if he will have a chance to speak out. Will Marshal Mao be willing to listen?
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Phi Island.
Although the imperial edict had not yet arrived, after learning about the Jianlu attack on Jinzhou, Mao Wenlong still issued an order asking the generals stationed on the islands to prepare for war.
"Commander." Chen Jisheng counted the time and said with some worry: "The war to aid Korea has just ended, and all our military units have been damaged. I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time."
Mao Wenlong nodded lightly and said helplessly: "I don't know, the commander-in-chief. But the court will most likely order our army to send troops to contain it. Even if the strength is not restored, some action must be taken. Otherwise, some people will say that Dongjiang Town has no power.
The power of containment!"
Recruiting soldiers from the Liao people is not too difficult as long as they have food and salary.
But new recruits must be trained. It takes less than a month, and there is no actual combat experience. Even if the force is restored or even expanded, the combat capability is difficult to guarantee.
But Mao Wenlong also had difficulties, which was also a chronic disease in the court at that time. Civil servants were all talkative, and they spouted nonsense without any logical thinking.
These civil servants did not understand the situation of Jianlu and did not study the situation in Liaodong carefully. They relied entirely on their own assumptions and talked nonsense.
If before Jianlu launched his attack, the Dongjiang Army attacked and restrained them in advance, preventing them from sending out troops. The civil servants of the DPRK and Governor Yuan were so stupid that they had no idea what was going on. They would think that Jianlu was afraid of them, instead of believing that it was them.
The containment of the Dongjiang Army.
And if the Dongjiang Army were to contain Jianlu later and launched an offensive in Guanningjin, those people would have even more excuses. How did the Dongjiang Army contain Jianlu so that they could launch a large-scale attack?
Such bastard logic puts Mao Wenlong and the Dongjiang Army in a very embarrassing situation. No matter what they do, they are wrong and they are not human beings inside and outside.
Mao Wenlong complained in a memorial written in the sixth year of Tianqi: Oh, if the Jianlu did not come to attack, don't you say that I was able to contain them effectively. As long as the enemy rides across the river, is it evidence that I did not contain them?
If the Dongjiang Army can stop Jianlu from moving, what should Guan Ningjun do? Does the imperial court spend so much money every year to support idle people?
But even with such a simple truth, civil servants don’t understand it, and they can still explain themselves so confidently, which really makes people speechless and depressing.
Chen Jisheng knew that the imperial court had approved Mao Wenlong's request to send officials to re-inspect the troops. At this critical period, the Dongjiang Army really had to obey the edict.
After pondering for a long time, Chen Jisheng asked: "Commander, do you have a general goal for sending troops?"
Mao Wenlong stroked his beard and said slowly: "If we attack other places, it may not be able to contain it. I plan to attack Liaoyang directly. What do you think?"
Both Liaoyang and Shenyang were important places for the Hou Jin Dynasty, so the Jianlu troops had no choice but to attack. Similarly, although the Jianlu troops were attacking Jinzhou, how could they not leave heavy troops to defend the important places in Liaoyang and Shenyang?
Of course, based on the strength of the troops dispatched by Jianlu, the remaining men and horses are probably more than enough to defend but not enough to attack.
Even so, the Dongjiang Army's attack on Liaoyang was bound to cost a lot of casualties, and it was not as simple as Governor Yuan sending his troops to circle around the Sancha River.
Mao Wenlong reached out and pointed at the map on the desk, "To attack Liaoyang, we can use Lushun as a gathering place for troops, or we can use the navy to enter the Sancha River. It seems to be faster."
Chen Jisheng's eyes wandered around the map, and finally he settled on the Yalu River line, Zhenjiang, Manpu, and Changcheng. The navy sailed along the Yalu River from Yundao and Yuncong, which was the fastest and safest.
After all, the main force of Jianlu was far away in Jinzhou, and even if they came after hearing the news, it would be too late.
The attack on Liaoyang is different. It has to go deep into the land. Most of the captives are cavalry and move very fast. Once the retreat slows down, they may be severely damaged.
After hesitating for a while, Chen Jisheng still expressed his thoughts. Although the strength of such a containment was incomparable with the attack on Liaoyang.
Mao Wenlong did not reject it immediately. He thought for a while and then said: "The plan has not been formulated yet and can be changed according to the situation. Jisheng, I want to send you to inspect the islands to understand the situation of the garrison and to calculate the number of troops that can be dispatched. We will wait for the imperial court's edict. Once the order arrives, we will make a decision."
Chen Jisheng accepted the order and fully agreed with this. After the post-war rest and recovery, each island had not yet reported the specific situation, so it was up to him to understand it personally, which would make it clearer.
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Jinzhou.
An offensive and defensive battle had just ended. Under the counterattack of artillery and artillery on the city, the prisoners were frustrated and returned.
In launching the Ningjin Offensive this time, Huang Taiji mobilized a large number of troops, and all four Baylors also led their troops in the expedition.
At first, the Jianlu troops were divided into three groups: front, middle and rear. Huang Taiji led two yellow flags and two white flags troops in the middle, heading straight towards Daling River City;
Da Beil Daishan, Er Beil Amin, Beil Zil Alang, Azig, etc., led the troops with two red flags and blue flags as the right wing, and headed straight towards Jinzhou City;
Sanbeile Manggurtai, Beile Saharian, and Derge Lei led the soldiers and horses of the Zhenglan Banner to the left, and took the right guard directly.
The construction of Dalinghe City and Youtunwei City was not completed, so the Ming army abandoned the city and withdrew to Jinzhou.
The three armies of Jianlu and Lu joined Jinzhou without a fierce battle, one mile away from the city and camped on all sides.
At this time, the original troops in Jinzhou City, plus the defeated troops of Youtun Guard and Dalinghe, totaled nearly 40,000 horse and infantry troops, and were assisted by Xiyi artillery. Generals such as Zhao Lijiao, Zuo Fu, and Zhu Mei Hold on to the city and ask for help from Ningyuan.
In fact, according to the comparison of the military strength of the two sides, there is not a huge disparity.
Jianlu wanted to stay in Liao, Shen, and the vast ruling area, and dispatched a total of more than 60,000 people. Jinzhou originally had 30,000 horses and infantry. If there was enough food, grass and ammunition, it would not be broken easily.