"Brother Xuanzhu, do you think the person behind An Guogong is more magnanimous?"
While Zhang Huangyan was deep in thought, Xia Wanchun's voice sounded in his ears.
He followed the sound and saw that although the person behind Liu Wenbing was somewhat noble, he was of average stature and plain appearance, far from the tall and majestic figure Xia Wanchun admired.
Just when he was confused, he suddenly saw the man looking this way unintentionally.
Although there was a distance of thirty or forty meters between Zhang Huangyan and the man, and the man was not specifically looking at him, his body could not help but straighten up.
At the same time, he noticed that the man's temperament changed instantly. He was like a newly awakened lion, domineering, and like a newly-launched sword, unstoppable.
But when the man looked away, he returned to his normal appearance again.
"call!"
At this time, Xia Wanchun took a long breath and said with lingering fear: "This man is so powerful. I just thought he was a little different, but I didn't expect him to be so powerful. If I had looked at him for a while longer, I would have fallen." Sitting on the ground!"
Zheng Sen on the side also nodded and said: "Yes, I really agree with the soldier's saying that he is as quiet as a virgin, but as active as a cunning rabbit..."
As soon as he spoke, he shook his head again and again and said: "No, this person should be as motionless as a mountain and as moving as thunder!"
Although Zheng Sen was a little confused at this moment, Xia Wanchun still nodded in agreement. Then he saw Zhang Huangyan staring at the soldiers standing guard on the deck and said strangely: "Brother Xuanzhu, what are you looking at?"
Hearing this, Zhang Huangyan withdrew his gaze and said in a deep voice: "I'm looking at those soldiers. Logically speaking, we are much more capable than the soldiers. Why are we under so much pressure, but they are calm as usual? Don't you think there is something wrong with us?" Is it weird?"
Xia and Zheng looked around after hearing this, and found that the soldiers had not changed at all, and they felt strange in their hearts.
Zheng Sen thought for a while and said, "Could it be that that person's eyes are strong when someone is strong?"
Zhang Huangyan shook his head with a smile and said, "I'm afraid you have read too many stories about Song and Yuan Dynasties. How can there be such a magical thing in the world?"
"If I'm not wrong, that person should be too wise, and we happen to have something on our minds, so that person seems to have such an illusion!"
Hearing this, Xia Wanchun said with some disbelief: "We have never met each other before, and he can tell that there is something on our minds just by looking at us. What you are saying is even more sinister than what Brother Damu said!"
Zhang Huangyan saw Liu Wenbing and others slowly walking into the cabin at the invitation of Shi Kefa, and whispered: "Yes or no, maybe we will have the answer soon."
After getting along with him for the past few days, Zheng Sen's initial appreciation for Zhang Huangyan has turned into admiration.
Seeing how solemn he was at this moment, he glanced at Xia Wanchun and said in a deep voice: "Brother Xuanzhu, if it is true as you said, we have to prepare in advance."
Zhang Huangyan nodded and said: "Yes, the attack on Pi Island you just mentioned is indeed a way, but Pi Island is extremely important. I'm afraid it will not be easy to capture it, right?"
Zheng Sen shook his head and said: "Brother Xuanzhu, you are wrong. Pi Island is only important to the Ming Dynasty, but to the Jurchens and North Korea, it is just an ordinary island."
"Because the Jurchens are not good at water warfare, they will be useless and will waste their troops. However, North Korea is trying to protect itself and is afraid of avoiding it."
"So there are not many troops stationed on Pi Island right now. If we have the right strategy, we may be able to decide in one battle."
Hearing this, Zheng Sen said with some confusion: "I heard that Huang Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang River, was ordered to conquer Pi Island last year, but he was attacked by North Korea just as he arrived in the waters near Pi Island, losing more than a dozen warships and thousands of soldiers. , are these all rumors?"
Zheng Sen smiled and said: "This is not a rumor, it's just that Huang Fei is too incompetent, and the warship is old and lacks firepower."
"If I command the army, I only need 30,000 troops to capture Pi Island, and then use Pi Island as a base to control all the Jurchen coastlines. By then, let alone stay in their Shengjing, whether the Jurchens can keep their home base is a matter of course. Two words."
Xia Wanchun on the side is still young and has been living in the south. He doesn't know much about Pidao. After listening to Zheng Sen's story, he said with some confusion: "Where is Pidao you mentioned? If it is so good, why? Didn't Ming Dynasty use this method to destroy the Jurchens?"
When Zheng Sen heard this, he told the history of Pi Island again.
It turns out that the Pi Island that Zheng Sen mentioned is located in the Bay of Korea to the east of the Yalu River estuary. It was originally a desert island within the territory of North Korea. Because the island was rich in fine horses, North Korea set up ranches there and installed supervisors.
In the first year of Tianqi, Mao Wenlong was ordered by Wang Huazhen, the governor of Liaodong, to attack the Jurchen fortress Zhenjiang, and captured Jurchen guerrilla Tong Yangzhen and others alive. He achieved a great victory in Zhenjiang, causing all the people within hundreds of miles to surrender.
The Jurchens therefore sent a large army to encircle and suppress Mao Wenlong. After his defeat, Mao Wenlong fled into North Korea and traveled to Pi Island.
After he entered Pi Island, he found that there were many islands near Pi Island. If they were connected together, they could not only contain and harass the Jurchen army, but also play a role in liaising with and supporting North Korea and recruiting and resettling refugees from Liaodong.
So he reported the matter to the court, and the court followed his suggestion and established Dongjiang Town with Pi Island as the center and including Shenmi Island, Guanglu Island, Shicheng Island, Zhangzi Island, Ludao and other islands east of Lushunkou.
Mao Wenlong also took advantage of the geographical advantages of Pi Island to win many military exploits. He was promoted to the left governor, which made him more unruly and unruly. In the second year of Chongzhen, he was executed by Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, and was photographed by the deputy commander-in-chief Chen Jisheng. Its matter.
It's just that Chen Jisheng's ability was too poor and he couldn't control his soldiers at all. He was soon killed by his general Liu Xingzhi, and then Liu Xingzhi was killed by his generals.
Since then, Pi Dao has been in constant internal strife and has lost its former glory as a result.
It was not until the tenth year of Chongzhen that the Jurchen Huang Taiji merged with North Korea to capture Pidao, and this farce ended.
After Zheng Sen finished speaking, he said with some regret: "If Yuan Chonghuan had been more tolerant, or Mao Wenlong had been more humble, maybe our Ming Dynasty would not be what it is today!"
Hearing this, Zhang Huangyan shook his head and said, "Brother Damu, you are wrong. The Jurchens total only a few hundred thousand, and they cannot threaten the Ming Dynasty at all."
"The real threat to the Ming Dynasty is the increasing annexation of land issues. Otherwise, riots would not have broken out and the people would have been in dire straits."
Zheng Sen nodded and said: "Of course I know about this, but if we can conquer the Jurchens and send our army northward, there will still be a large area of unexplored territory there, enough to settle millions of people, so why mourn Hong Katano!”
"It's a pity that the Jurchens are not engaged in farming, but they also blocked my way to the north of the Ming Dynasty. It's really hateful!"
Hearing this, Zhang Huangyan felt as if he was enlightened. His previous confusion was swept away. He looked at Zheng Sen with admiration and said, "Brother Damu, please forgive Zhang for his blindness. I didn't know that Brother Damu had such a strategy."
Hearing this, Zheng Sen waved his hands in embarrassment and said: "Brother Xuanzhu, you misunderstood. These are not Zheng Sen's opinions. They are the strategies of the Changsha Supervisory Army to block Lord Yinxi. I just..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Huang Ting running over in a hurry.
