"The south of the city is one hundred and thirty miles from Lushunkou. It is separated from the sea on three sides, but the north is narrow, and the distance from east to west is only ten miles. It is possible to cut off the land, draw sea water to stabilize it, and set up forts for defense, then the fertile soil will be one hundred and thirty miles away.
It can be settled and farmed, and tens of thousands of refugees can be reunited, thus forming an unbreakable foundation..."
What do you mean? It's very simple. Wu Zhiwang plans to dig an artificial canal near Nanguan Island in the north of Jinzhou, which is the narrowest part of the peninsula, to introduce seawater, or a widened moat.
With this river barrier and the construction of forts, most of Jinzhou will be completely cut off from the land, thus blocking the attacks of Jianlu and turning this 130-mile area into a large military base.
In fact, this idea is quite good and very likely to be realized. But in fact, the meeting of the Ministry of Households cut the salary by 100,000 taels. The town had no money to pay for the dredging, so it has not yet been held. Suddenly, there was a loss in Lushun.
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In other words, the imperial court could not afford the cost of one hundred thousand taels, and the plan could only be discussed on paper. Moreover, Zhang Pan's death in battle and the fall of Lushun were both related to this plan.
It is said that Zhang Pan and Zhu Guochang went to Nanguanling to break ground for construction, but were suddenly attacked by six thousand Jianlu elite cavalry, and both were killed in battle.
It’s only a hundred thousand taels, why couldn’t the Ming Empire get it? As a result, the generals were killed, Lushun fell, and the Liao people were massacred.
Guan Ning spends millions of taels every year on Jinzhou, Dalinghe and other cities to repair, demolish, and repair. How many times has it been done? A fraction of this is enough to dig a few artificial rivers.
Could it be that the princes of the imperial court couldn't see that southern Liaoning was the biggest threat to Jianlu? It can be said that if there is a stable base and a large army garrisoned, it will be a sharp knife against Jianlu's chest and abdomen.
Although Liaodong has many mountains and dense forests, which is very beneficial to the Dongjiang Army's operations, it is still too far from the center of Jianlu's rule, so its role is limited.
Liaonan, or Jinzhou and Lushun, is another stronghold of Dongjiang Town besides Pidao.
Pi Island and Lushun are in the north and south, plus the dotted large and small Changshan Island, Haiyang Island and other islands, as well as Shamen, Suoji, Huangcheng and other islands connected to Denglai Town, it is a complete strategic system with both offense and defense.
Lushun is a maritime hub connecting Tianjin and Juehua, playing a vital role in the transportation of materials to Pi Island.
Guo Dajing really wanted to go to Lushun, and even planned to securely occupy Jinzhou after becoming stronger. However, now that he is in Lushun, he has to obey others' orders and it is difficult to express himself freely.
Therefore, when I heard Li Weiluan talking about Lushun and his hometown of Daheishan in Jinzhou, either accidentally or deliberately, it was not too obvious.
Hometown, to Guo Dajing, is already a familiar yet unfamiliar place, and he is far from eager to return home.
At this moment, Liu Qishi ran over. After seeing Shang and Li Shili, he greeted Guo Dajing and said that Deputy Marshal Chen wanted to see him.
Guo Dajing took advantage of the situation and bowed out, following Liu Qishi's departure.
"Zhou Qing and the sentinels are all looking for you in the city!" Liu Qishi said as he walked: "I guess you are most likely in the wounded barracks, and it turns out you are right here."
Guo Dajing nodded with a smile and said, "Deputy Marshal Chen, what's the matter?"
Liu Qishi was used to Guo Dajing's concise language and said, "I'm not sure. It should be a reward based on merit! You deserve the most credit for being able to capture Yizhou so quickly!"
After a pause, he laughed again and said: "I didn't expect that you still have these two seconds. Tell me, how can you blow down the city wall?"
Guo Dajing thought for a while and explained the principle of the explosion in the shortest and most concise words, "Hold it!"
Liu Qishi looked at Guo Dajing in confusion, blinked his eyes and repeated: "Hold it?"
Guo Dajing nodded vigorously, with a serious and determined expression. He was indeed not lying!
Liu Qishi rolled his eyes, waved his hands vigorously, and said: "If Deputy Commander Chen wants to ask you this later, don't answer like this. It's just one word, who are you fooling?"
Guo Dajing shrugged his shoulders, neither agreeing nor objecting. Although it was just a word, he was so knowledgeable. Wouldn't it make people even more stupid if he made an equation?
It was time to retreat in the afternoon, so Chen Jisheng used the official office in Yizhou as a temporary headquarters.
When Guo Dajing arrived, he saw not only Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan, but also Koreans Zheng Fengshou, Cui Mengliang, Cui Xiaoyi, and Fujino Masa and his son who had surrendered to Japan.
Outside the city, they ambush the Jianlu prisoners who fled out of the city, and Korean volunteers also participated. By chance, they captured Niulu Erzhen Bahari, the Jianlu prisoners alive, and came to offer prisoners to Chen Jisheng.
After greeting everyone, Guo Dajing stood aside respectfully, waiting for Chen Jisheng to speak.
"This time, Guo Banner should be the first to conquer Yizhou." Chen Jisheng said with a smile, with a look of pride and admiration on his face.
It only took less than half a day to capture Uiju and wipe out all the Jianlu. This was not only a rare victory for the Dongjiang Army, but it also brought shame and glory to the Koreans.
"General Zhang has reported your past military exploits again. I will temporarily reward you for your merits on behalf of Commander Mao. I will promote you to the rank of Trial Hundred Household and assign thirty elites from each department to your command."
Chen Jisheng pointed to the silver on the table and said, "Let's hold on to the silver for now. Marshal Mao's reward order will not be delayed for too long."
"Thank you, Deputy Marshal Chen." Guo Dajing bowed and saluted, put away the money calmly, and his face was quite calm.
Thirty is just thirty, at least he can be considered a platoon leader. It is better to train and guide these people than to work alone.
He also understood what Chen Jisheng meant. He wanted him to take charge of these thirty people and train more elite sentinels or to keep them at night.
Zhang Pan smiled and nodded, and said: "The war has just begun. I hope you will continue your efforts and make more achievements."
"Yes!" Guo Dajing bowed politely, but there was a smile on his face, which was different from when he thanked Chen Jisheng.
After all, he is a member of the Kashima Army, Zhang Pan is his direct boss, and he treats him quite well.
Zhang Pan said a little helplessly: "I know you shot and killed many captives, but when it comes to registering military merit, it's not easy to calculate."
Guo Dajing shook his head and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter."
Chen Jisheng admired him even more. He was generous-minded and did not care about small profits. He was indeed a talent with great development potential. Or maybe he hated Jianlu so much that he wanted to kill Jianlu.
Of course, the latter possibility is unlikely. Such an idea only flashed through Chen Jisheng's mind.
"I have reported to Marshal Mao, asking him to use his autocratic power to grant Mr. Zheng the post of garrison commander and give him a silver medal." Chen Jisheng said with a smile: "Master Zheng will stick to Longgu Mountain City and has some scruples about the art of bombing the city."
Looking at Chen Jisheng's questioning gaze, Guo Dajing blinked, not wanting to explain too much, and gave a chemistry lesson to these people, so he bowed his hand to Cui Mengliang, "Thank you, Mr. Cui."