"I'll squeeze in some more immigrants from this batch for you."
"These porters alone are useless, I need someone who understands technology and management!"
"This..." Yang Yun looked troubled. There was a shortage of technicians and management everywhere.
"Then I'll think of a solution. That's it. I'll go back and make arrangements first and solve it for you as soon as possible. You should also work harder. Don't you want to be Zhang Ka-shing? You've just started on the road."
"Get out of here!"
Zhang Xingpei waved his hand and was too lazy to joke with him. He hoped that no new tricks would come out tonight. Every time he was interested in his secretary, it felt really uncomfortable to be interrupted by his apprentice yelling outside!
When we arrived at Majiao Station, a bus had just arrived. Many of them were temporary workers who had always worked the night shift. They seemed to be in good spirits.
Yang Yun didn't know that Dai Dehou was also rushing to the construction site under Dai's instructions. Although he had diarrhea several times after returning home and felt a little depressed, his enthusiasm for work remained undiminished: in Lingao's life, it was always a day.
Better than one day.
Although it is already March of 1633 according to the Gregorian calendar, waves of coldness are still coming. In the first half of the 17th century, the frost-free period in Liaodong was so short that upland rice crops could only be grown. Winter has entered in October, and March is still here.
It's not spring yet.
Xue Ziliang stood on the deck of the Haitian on the sea, wrapped his cotton clothes tighter, raised his telescope and looked into the distance. The mission of the Haitian this time was to investigate the sea conditions from Shandong to Lushun and the Yalu River Estuary, including the weather.
and the freezing conditions at ports along the Bohai Sea.
Operation Engine has basically ended, and Shandong has entered the "aftermath" stage. The large-scale refugee evacuation has slowed down - the local aftermath itself also requires considerable manpower, and Dongsan Prefecture is not originally poor. It's just that
It was the Ming Dynasty's sea ban policy that artificially strangled the local economy. Now, after a lot of troubles by the rebels, the Dongsanfu has been swept by a flood from top to bottom. Whether it is the government, the gentry or the local clans, they have been devastated.
Although the attack was devastated, it has become a new world with great potential. The Zhaoyuan area controlled by the Qisang Island dispatched detachment has formed the prototype of the future Shandong base.
For the front fingers of Operation Engine, their mission is not over. Since the front lines launched by Japan and North Korea in the Ming Dynasty are already very long, the dispatch detachments that need to be coordinated are also widely distributed, and they do need someone who can take over the overall situation. Do it in a timely manner
It is a command headquarters that provides responses and decisions. Therefore, the original engine forward command was reorganized into the Northeast Asia Dispatch Force Headquarters, located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is fully responsible for coordinating and commanding all dispatch detachments and working groups in the area north of Taiwan Island in Northeast Asia.
The first task of the newly established Northeast Asia Dispatch Force Command is to open up trade and intelligence channels to Liaodong and North Korea.
Although thanks to Operation Engine, a large number of people were obtained from Shandong, the labor gap has been greatly reduced, and the original urgency of obtaining people from Liaodong has been greatly reduced, the hundreds of thousands of people in Dongjiang Town are still attractive to the Senate.
Important wealth.
In addition, another more important purpose is to establish a strategic layout in the entire East Asia from the perspective of sea power.
At present, the Senate positions Shandong, especially the Dengzhou area, as the base for the future offensive on the Northeast Asian continent. As for Jeju Island, since the offensive against Japan and South Korea is still in the next step, the strategic positioning is only a transit springboard, and it also provides some such as
Shipbuilding, animal husbandry and other auxiliary functions.
As part of the Northeast Asia mainland strategy, the Senate has long been eyeing Lushun and Zhenjiang Fort. As a military port, Lushun Port is a very good anchorage, and the land terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It only requires a small number of troops.
Enough to control.
The Senate now has de facto control of Dengzhou, and if it controls Lushun, it is equivalent to controlling the entire Bohai Bay, and has gained absolute convenience for trade and military maneuvers in the surrounding areas of the Bohai Sea. Not only can it control eastern Shandong more effectively, but it can also further threaten
After arriving in Tianjin and Beijing, there was a qualitative leap in the central intervention ability of the Ming Dynasty.
However, as a commercial station, Lushun is far away from Fuzhou, which is under the direct control of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. Moreover, the roads are not good, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties lack ships. As a commercial port, its value is limited. The most ideal commercial port is across the river from North Korea.
Zhenjiang Fort.
The Zhenjiang Fort can not only directly trade with Houjin, but also threaten the Li Dynasty regime in North Korea. When necessary, this fortress can also be used to cut off the trade links between the Li Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty at any time - this is a problem for the Manchus who are extremely short of materials.
To put it bluntly, it was a heavy blow.
By controlling Lushun and Zhenjiang Fort, you can gradually establish intelligence contacts with the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. At present, the Senate has basically turned a blind eye to the situation on the Manchu and Qing Dynasty. In addition to relying on the sense of a big book to dig through piles of old papers, all the intelligence it has obtained is
I learned this from businessmen who went to Liaodong. Especially from Li Luoyou's channels, I can roughly get information about half a year apart - this is not enough for the Foreign Intelligence Service, which is very sensitive to timeliness.
The other is the Dongjiang Army. At present, the Dongjiang Army is alone overseas, and its logistical supplies completely rely on sea transportation from Denglai. After the Senate suppressed the rebellion, it effectively controlled Dengzhou, which is equivalent to mastering the supply route to the Dongjiang. Then it will also be able to actually control the Dongjiang armed forces in the future.
It's possible.
The current situation in Dongjiang Town is very bad. Although Kong Youde's troops did not surrender to the Manchus as in history, the decline of Dongjiang has been irreversible. When Mao Wenlong was alive, Dongjiang did not pose a great threat to the Manchus. After Mao Wenlong's death, there was fighting in Dongjiang.
, it was a joy to kill, the internal energy was already severely damaged, and it was no longer a threat to the Manchus.
According to the historical data of the Great Library, it would not take a lot of effort for the Manchus to pull out this nail, and they would not even need many troops - not to mention the beggar-like distress of the Dongjiang Army, even the number of people in Lushun
There were only a few hundred soldiers and a few hundred households.
The obstacle that restricted the Qing Dynasty from pulling out nails was not so much the Dongjiang army and the people as it was the logistical pressure of conducting an expedition on the uninhabited Liaodong Peninsula. There were no forts between Fuzhou occupied by Hou Jin and Lushun, and the army had nowhere to collect grain.
, the road conditions are extremely poor. Therefore, the more ideal way of maneuvering is to use the navy - and Houjin has another shortcoming in the navy. Dongjiang can persist on Houjin's side for so many years, and they use the sea as a barrier and ships
Being maneuverable has a lot to do with it.
Even if the Manchu Qing took Port Arthur by land regardless of the cost, without naval forces as a sea support force, the Dongjiang Army scattered on the Liaohai Islands could organize sneak attacks at any time because they had ships, making it very difficult to defend.
In history, after King Sanshun surrendered, with the help of the mobility of the naval force brought by the surrender of the army, the Manchu Qing Dynasty immediately captured Lushun in 1633 and eliminated Dongjiang Town. Now due to the interference of the Senate, King Sanshun has been wiped out.
The Manchu Qing Dynasty also had no available naval force, so the attack on Lushun did not begin.
But Huang Taiji must pull out this nail on the side of the bed, otherwise he will not be able to boldly enter the border and plunder. For this primitive tribal government based on robbery, not being able to rob means that
He starved to death in the bitter cold land of Liaodong.
The intelligence department predicted that although the Denglai rebels failed to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, after the rebels were eliminated, the various departments of the Dongjiang Army, which had actually been heavily involved in the rebellion, must be panicked. It is likely that large-scale surrenders to the enemy will occur in the near future.
Huang Taiji will definitely use this opportunity to solve Dongjiang Town.
With a population of more than 100,000, the Senate is not willing to gain advantage of the Manchus in vain. Although Dongjiang Town did not have many bright spots in the battle with the Manchus, the military soldiers who persisted on these barren and cold islands have all experienced
People who are capable of the most severe training, whether as laborers or soldiers, are excellent raw materials.
Therefore, the main purpose of this reconnaissance is to understand the sea conditions of several important ports and landing points on the north coast of the Bohai Sea, including the freezing conditions. In addition to reconnaissance of Lushun and Zhenjiang Fort at the mouth of the Yalu River, the Haitian also needs to conduct reconnaissance of the Dongjiang River on the Liaohai Sea.
A comprehensive inspection of the garrisons, settlements, military strength and people's livelihood on each island was conducted as a data basis for future assessments of how to annex Dongjiang.
"I think it's rare that it can still freeze in March..." Xue Ziliang put down his telescope, and a gust of cold wind blew through, piercing his cotton winter clothes and making him shiver. It was almost noon now, and
The thermometer on his watch showed that the temperature on the deck was as low as subzero at this time, and the sails and cables on the ship were frozen with ice.
Mao Shisan was an ordinary military boy in Dongjiang Town. His home was in Zhenjiang Fort. He was so hungry that he took advantage of the warm weather in the afternoon and sneaked to the beach to see if he could dig something out from under the ice-covered beach.
A few shells, or even a few crabs, screws, etc. to fill his stomach. After winter, he has not eaten decent food for more than two months. Although it is close to the Yalu River, he can still catch some small fish from time to time.
The shrimps are coming, but all kinds of resources are also very tight, especially when fishing in the Yalu River, there will be conflicts with the North Koreans from time to time. Originally, the Dongjiang Army was not welcomed by the North Koreans. The wild vegetables around the house were basically harvested.
Fortunately, there is a vast forest not far inland here, so it is not a problem to light a fire to keep warm. Otherwise, this side of the Dongjiang River would not be any better than the refugees who went to Qiqi Island.
A few days ago, I heard someone say that the former Deputy General Li led the old Dongjiang troops to rebel in Dengzhou, and asked all the Dongjiang troops to cross the sea to join him. He also said that as long as they went, they would have enough food and money to take. From the military household.
The young man was very tempted, and many people boarded the boat to the island, choosing an opportunity to go to Shandong again. The local officials did not care - now up and down the Dongjiang River, parents are marrying, and everyone takes care of themselves. The court
God knows when the food and wages will arrive, and it’s hard to say whether they will fall into their own hands once they arrive. If some people run away, they will at least have less to eat.