Thanks to brother qingfengsoul for his monthly ticket,
Please subscribe!
~~~~
Tashan City is located on the central line between Jinzhou and Ningyuan, close to the sea. To the north are Daxing Fort and Xingshan, and to the south are Ningyuan, Gaotai Fort and Qiantun. Since the fourth year of Chongzhen, Dalinghe Fort and Youtun were lost.
After that, Tashan City became the most important transit hub on the Ningjin defense line!
At this time, in Tashan City, Liu Ruyi had joined forces with Pu Sheng's Caishi Army. The soldiers, who had been on the expedition for more than a month, finally got a short period of complete relaxation and rest.
However, the soldiers could rest, but Liu Ruyi did not dare to neglect it for a moment.
In the large tent, there was a huge map of Liaodong, and Pu Sheng was explaining the recent supervisory order sent by Hong Chengchou to Liu Ruyi in detail.
"General, in the past few days, Governor Hong has sent people to urge us. The situation of the main brothers in Songshan City is not optimistic! I heard from the brothers who came to deliver the message that the army's food and grass have been exhausted.
The soldiers can only make soup with grass leaves and horse meat, but even on such a day, I'm afraid they won't be able to sustain a few meals! Our food and grass must be obtained as soon as possible!" Pu Sheng said melancholy.
He was from Liaodong and still had deep feelings for this land. Under Liu Ruyi's order, he did not dare to send troops rashly to escort Hong Chengchou's main force. However, when Liu Ruyi arrived, he put aside his worries
, told Liu Ruyi without reservation.
Liu Ruyi already had some understanding of what Pu Sheng said, but when it came to escorting grain and grass, even with the current combat power of the Caishi Army, he was not sure that he would be able to fight head-on with the Qing cavalry in a field battle!
This job is really difficult!
"How much food and grass are there in Tashan City now?" Liu Ruyi asked.
"Yesterday and the day before yesterday, two batches of about 70,000 to 80,000 dan were shipped from Ningyuan City. If we save a little, it will be enough for the main army to hold on for a while!" Pu Sheng explained.
Liu Ruyi nodded, "Are there enough mules and horses accompanying the army?"
"In the past few days, another batch has been raised from within the pass. Currently, there are more than 4,000 mules and horses in Tashan City, which should be enough to transport this batch of grain and grass!"
Liu Ruyi nodded, "I understand! Brother Park, please go down and rest first! I want to be alone!"
"Yes!" Pu Sheng did not dare to say any more and quietly exited the tent.
~~~~~
Liu Ruyi thought for a while, waved her hand and said to the soldiers: "Go and call General Wang here!"
"Yes!" The soldier hurriedly left.
After a moment, Wang Pu walked into Liu Ruyi's tent in a swaggering manner.
After the Battle of Shengjing, Wang Pu's energy and spirit have changed a lot. The most obvious thing is that his self-confidence now is many times higher than when he first followed Liu Ruyi out of the station!
This is how people are, if they keep losing and are afraid of losing, they will definitely have psychological shadow, but once they turn around once, the effect will definitely be different!
Liu Ruyi was also very happy with Wang Pu's change. At least, he had gained confidence and it would definitely play a positive role when he fought against the Qing army again!
"Haha, Brother Wang, how did you sleep last night?" Liu Ruyi said to Wang Pu with a smile.
Wang Pu chuckled, "It feels good to go home! But, brother Liu, it's a waste to just watch the concubines of Huang Taiji you captured! Isn't it a bit of a waste? Brother, I don't want the ones you fancy.
Two! Just, just Zhezhe, you, can you give a few to your brother evenly?"
Zhezhe was Lin Dan Khan's direct descendant. Later, after Lin Dan Khan was defeated, she remarried Huang Taiji. This time, Liu Ruyi raided Shengjing and captured her too.
Although Zhezhe is nearly forty years old, she still retains her charm, especially her identity, which makes Wang Pu feel itchy.
"Haha! Brother Wang, you and I, these things are all trivial. If you don't talk about them, I won't forget them! However, the situation at Hongdu's side is quite critical right now! We must put aside women's matters first.
Once we get over this hurdle, I believe we will receive more goods!" Liu Ruyi patted Wang Pu on the shoulder and said.
Wang Pu was stunned, and instantly understood what Liu Ruyi meant, and hurriedly smiled and said: "What Brother Liu said is absolutely true! However, our sons have just traveled thousands of miles, and are now quite tired! If we go to rescue Hongdu now
,Are you a little too hasty?"
Liu Ruyi shook his head, "The Battle of Songjin is of great importance to our national destiny in the Ming Dynasty! We must not slack off even a little bit!"
Liu Ruyi looked at the map and said: "What's more, there are so many of our brothers in Songshan City, we must not just let them go!"
Seeing Liu Ruyi's firm words, Wang Pu knew that it was no longer possible for him to hide behind this matter, so he had to hand over his hands and said: "Brother Liu, it's up to you to decide what to do about this matter! At the moment, let's
The brothers have reunited, and the strength of the troops has been greatly strengthened. Even if they escort the grain and grass from the front, they may not be afraid of those dog Tatars!"
"Haha!" Liu Ruyi smiled, "With Brother Wang's words, I'll be relieved!"
~~~~~
In the afternoon, a notice was suddenly posted in Tashan City.
'Recruiting skilled fishermen and fishermen at a high price, each person will receive a salary of ten taels of silver per month, and they will be paid on the spot!'
Tashan was originally a small military city with few civilians, mostly military households and fishermen. As soon as this notice came out, it immediately caused a sensation!
Ten taels of silver, this is enough for these military households and fishermen to eat and drink for a year!
Even a family of seven or eight people may not be able to earn ten taels of silver after a year of hard work!
There are many, so those who are willing to sign up will try it out!
Sure enough, as long as those who signed up and were in good health were given away twelve taels of silver of real value in public, the crowd immediately cheered!
Soon, the news spread like a hurricane. In two days, Liu Ruyi summoned nearly three thousand young and strong fishermen. Even many fishermen from Ningyuan, Juehua Island, and Qiantun hurriedly came to sign up.
join!
In three days, Liu Ruyi distributed more than 30,000 taels of silver!
At the same time, Liu Ruyi was also expropriating fishermen's small fishing boats at high prices. Each one was even priced at fifty taels!
This also allowed Liu Ruyi to receive seven or eight hundred small fishing boats in the past three days.
~~~~
In the big tent, Wang Pu was extremely puzzled, "Brother Liu, what do you mean? Why, why do you spend so much money on such useless things? Is it possible that we have to go fishing in Songshan?"
Huh? This, how is this possible?"
"Haha! I'm just going to go fishing, what? Brother Wang, doesn't he believe that I can catch fish?" Liu Ruyi said with a smile.
"No! This? Hey..." Wang Pu really didn't know what to say, "Brother Liu, Songshan City is still some distance away from the coast. Even if we drag these fishermen over, I'm afraid we will be severely attacked by the Qing army.
Ah! This, this is not worth the gain!"
Liu Ruyi laughed loudly, "Brother Wang, I have my own concerns about this matter!"
Liu Ruyi said, walked into Wang Pu's side, patted Wang Pu's shoulder hard, and explained in a low voice: "Brother Wang, to be honest, I am really tired from this battle! So, I am not prepared.
Personally participating in it and being able to help solve the problem of food, grass and food for the brothers is a little bit of my heart!"
Night fell quietly, and outside Tashan City, a huge team, escorted by seven or eight thousand cavalry, slowly moved towards Songshan!
This is Liu Ruyi’s grain transport team!
This time, Liu Ruyi raided Shengjing. The actual benefits were not many, but he captured a lot of horses. This was actually the biggest harvest among them!
Liu Ruyi has been planning for several days to escort the grain and fodder this time, and finally decided to take action today!
Tashan City, Daxing Fort, and Xingshan City were all densely covered with a large number of Qing army sentinels. Any disturbance in the Ming army would be immediately reported to the ears of the Qing army.
Therefore, this time, Liu Ruyi must be cautious and take the wrong approach!
However, Liu Ruyi's troops only carried a very small amount of food and grass. Most of them were fishing boats and gunpowder products purchased from various places!
Beforehand, Liu Ruyi had already guessed that if he relied on his own troops to escort grain and grass to Songshan, he would definitely be ambushed by the Qing army!
So, this time, Liu Ruyi decided to take the water route!
Relying on these small fishing boats, we will first transport these small amounts of food and grass supplies to Songshan City, which will slightly relieve the army's immediate priorities. Then, we will think of ways to adapt to local conditions!
A large number of elite scouts from the Caishi Army have dispersed in all directions. Liu Ruyi will never allow his movements to be detected by the Qing army's scouts!
Liu Ruyi's itinerary was also extremely strange. He did not take the official road in a grand manner, but went all the way east to the seaside.
Seven to eight hundred small fishing boats were soon pushed into the sea.
Countless fishermen and soldiers carried various materials to the fishing boats one after another!
From here, it is only a hundred miles away from Songshan City!
At this time, it was autumn again, and the wind and waves on the sea were not too strong!
If there is a favorable wind, it will only take one night for this batch of food and supplies to reach outside Songshan City.
But even though the plan was so detailed, Liu Ruyi was still worried. He had to personally escort it!
The fleet soon set sail in the dark night, and Liu Ruyi led most of the cavalry along the coastline toward Songshan!
In this expedition, whether it is the Caishi Army or the Datong Army, they are all cavalry!
Liu Ruyi's purpose is also extremely simple. If he can arrive successfully, that would be the best. But if he really encounters the main force of the Qing army, these cavalry are also capable enough to retreat!
After all, outside Songshan City, the Qing army's offensive has been completed. At the moment, Liu Ruyi has no idea about the Qing army's deployment. If he blindly goes to fight hard, the gain will definitely outweigh the loss!
Moreover, in a large-scale group battle like the Battle of Songjin, Liu Ruyi had too few troops to dare to rush into it!
The most important thing is that there is a thought in Liu Ruyi's heart that no one can understand!
In this frontal battle in Songshan, Liu Ruyi does not seem to be really involved, but this does not mean that Liu Ruyi will stay out of it!
Because, he will try his best to solve the food consumption of the army as much as possible, but the rest of the battle will still have to be led by strong armies such as Hong Chengchou and Wu Sangui!