Yang Fan sent Liu Hongxun out of the main entrance of General Zhengxi's Mansion and watched Liu Hongxun get on the carriage and leave. Then he came back.
Yang Fan returned to the second hall and saw Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru waiting for him.
"What's wrong, is something wrong?" Yang Fan asked.
"Sir, Commander Yuan and the Longhu Navy went to sea ten days ago. They said they were inspecting the Denglai Navy and the islands of Dongjiang Town. Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, had already set off from Pidao to the Shuangdao outside Lushunkou to greet Yuan Supervisor." Lin Yueru said.
Yang Fan was silent, what was supposed to come had come, it had been two years since he came to Ming Dynasty. In fact, it does not change the direction of history. Yuan Chonghuan still wanted to kill Mao Wenlong.
"How many people did each of them bring?" Yang Fan asked.
"All the military battalions of Governor Yuan are accompanying them. Currently, we only know that Jin Dingqing brought twenty-eight sailors, and Yin Ji'a brought forty-eight sailors. I don't know if the others will meet up halfway. We are sleeping The fine work of Hua Dao is counted one by one at the port."
Even assuming that Jin Dingqing only escorted a certain distance, he brought forty-eight ships of soldiers and horses. If both of them followed Governor Yuan, they would have brought with them at least seventy-six ships of men. This does not include other people who may meet up halfway.
Although Yang Fan didn't know the size of Longhu Navy's ship, at least Yuan Chonghuan brought thousands of people with him. And these people are all elite soldiers who have participated in the battle with the Eight Banners.
"We have a clipper boat and a small boat following far behind. We used bamboo tubes to hold information and threw it into the sea. The bamboo tubes were tied with red gauze, which was more eye-catching. Our small boat picked it up from behind. ." Lin Yueru said.
"How many people have gone to Mao Wenlong?" Yang Fan asked.
"The news came from the clipper reconnaissance boats patrolling the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. The Dongjiang Navy dispatched hundreds of ships, and the number of people is estimated to be no less than that of Governor Yuan." Lin Yueru said.
The little girl frowned and said, "Why do I feel something is wrong? What are the two of them doing? Why do they feel like they are fighting."
Yang Fan sneered and said: "One of them is a jackal and the other is a hyena. They have no good intentions. They are plotting against each other. This meeting between the two islands is just a Hongmen banquet. I just don't know who is Pei Gong and who is Xiang Yu."
"Last year, they met at a restaurant near the Drum Tower and we bumped into each other. At that time, it felt like they were at war with each other. It seems that the conflict has intensified." Xiao Niangpi said.
Lin Yueru took a pile of information and continued reading.
"On the 22nd, Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong, ordered the Flag and Drum Division to reward those who checked the Dongjiang officers and soldiers in Qingjiang. He then landed on the shore and rode lightly. Each officer under the banner should have Longwu (Juehua Island Navy) Youying Dusi Jin Dingqing led twenty-eight boats to meet them, and they all sat down to drink wine." qδ.net
"On the 24th, each of the Dongjiang officers and soldiers were rewarded with two measures of food, and they landed on the shore to test the firing of the Folang machine cannon. Those who were far away were five or six miles away, and those who were close were three or four miles away. When we climbed to the top of the mountain, we could clearly see the situation. , Yun Keyi Tun is here."
"At noon on the 25th, a northeasterly wind blew up. From the opening of the Beixun River to the Dawang Mountain, the wind turned. It was a heavy fog that night, and the ships sailed in the ocean all night. The next morning, they anchored at Zhongdao."
"On the twenty-sixth day, we will stay at the two islands together."
"On the 27th, there was a strong south wind. Before sailing, we saw the bones of the island exposed. Every household registration was issued, and all the generals were scattered. Yin Ji'a, a guerrilla from Dengzhou's coastal defense left camp, came to see him, and forty-eight troops from Mongolia arrived."
The intelligence is still very solid, and the situation in the past few days has been reported very clearly. It can be seen that Lin Yueru has a high degree of control and manages the intelligence network very well. Yang Fan nodded with satisfaction.
Lin Yueru continued: "At noon on the 28th, the wind was smooth and we sailed. We visited Songmu Island, Xiaoheishan, Daheishan, Pig Island, Snake Island, and Toad Island, and then stopped at Daoshan. This place is ten kilometers away from Lushun by land. Eight miles, forty miles by water.”
"Visiting to Lushun, Mao Yongyi (the adopted son of Mao Wenlong) went to visit the Dragon King Temple."
"On the 28th, we set sail and continued sailing. The fleet walked around and visited Songmu Island, Xiaoheishan, Daheishan, Pig Island, Snake Island, and Toad Island, and stopped at an island mountain. Here. It is eighteen miles away from Lushun by land and forty miles by water."
"Guerilla Mao Yongyi from Lushun came to receive him. When he arrived on the island, he first worshiped the Dragon King Temple in accordance with the rules of navigation. Governor Yuan later said
: The founders of the Ming Dynasty, the kings of Zhongshan and Kaiping, first fought at Caishiji in Poyang Lake and then fought in Beiping in the desert. Only by defeating the enemy on land and water can we unify the world. Today we see that the Navy is more than capable of defending itself, but seems unable to attack? I want to restore Hedong. The navy can't just fight in the water, but must also have certain land combat capabilities. Everyone will work hard. Invite everyone to a meal, and the Clippers for the investigation came to report that Marshal Mao Wenlong has arrived, but Yuan Chonghuan did not see him. "
Yang Fan sneered, Yuan Chonghuan wanted to verify the actual number of Mao Wenlong's soldiers on Lushun and other islands in the name of giving him food. Especially how many people there are in Lushun and Shuangdao and what their combat effectiveness is. If he doesn't figure it out clearly, I'm afraid he won't dare to take action.
"On June 1st, Mao Wenlong came. Everyone prepared some food and started talking. At the banquet, the generals of Dongjiang Town and the generals of Guan Ning Army had a great time chatting."
Yang Fan asked: "Who is hosting this banquet?"
Lin Yueru flipped through the information and said, "It was Mao Wenlong who invited Yuan Chonghuan."
I don’t know what happened next. Because there is no new news coming. Yang Fan had a premonition that Yuan Chonghuan was going to carry out beheading operations just like in history.
If things really develop like this, we have to prepare in advance. Once Mao Wenlong dies, the situation may change drastically. Although Yang Fan's arrival has changed too much history. However, it had little impact on Liaodong and Jiannu.
Now Yang Fan's army is placed in the Komodo area to deter Mongolia in the desert and cannot be transferred back.
Yang Fan is transporting supplies to the northwest, preparing for the winter war to solve Tangnu Ulianghai and Zhasak Tuhan. Then next spring, we will start a war against Mongolia in Mongolia.
Now that the autumn is high and the horses are fat, it is not a good opportunity to attack the Mongols.
If the Eight Banners invaded this time as they did in history, Yang Fan's territory would bear the brunt.
The Eight Banners came in from each entrance of the Great Wall in Zunhua. Yang Fan’s territory. It is located on the main road from Zunhua to Jizhou. The Eight Banners entered the pass from Zunhua and only had to go east to attack the capital. He must leave from Yang Fan's territory.
Fortunately, the autumn harvest is now over. In Yang Fan's territory, in addition to the new city, there are twenty large earth-building-style castle complexes. At present, Yang Fan's domestic slaves and tenants all live in earth buildings, and the original village is basically abandoned.
When the Eight Banners invaded, as long as they closed their doors and stood firm, these seven or eight-story castle-like buildings built of bluestone and cement would be no different from fortresses. The Eight Banners are difficult to defeat.
They came from afar and lacked siege weapons.
And ordinary siege weapons are useless against cement buildings.
There are 70,000 to 80,000 people in a castle complex. There are no less than 15,000 strong men capable of fighting, and Yang Fan's domestic slaves are all militiamen who received training during their leisure time. And every castle has an arsenal. There are also many firearms. The previously eliminated flamethrowers, general cannons, and Fran cannons were all given to the militiamen.
These castle groups are composed of several earth buildings together, which can support each other's fork shooting. The defense is very strong.
Yang Fan's domestic slaves are all sources of soldiers for his private army. All young men are registered and trained regularly. When necessary, they can be replenished into the regular army. Therefore, Yang Fan is not too worried. It’s just that Zunhua City is not very safe. Yang Fan thought those officials were unreliable.
It is not easy for private factories to develop in Zunhua and the Beijing-Tianjin area, and they cannot suffer too much losses, so they still need to make preparations in advance.
"The east part of the new city has been built. Let's mobilize Zunhua and surrounding factories and workshops in advance. We can waive the rent for one year. In addition, prepare food. If a large number of refugees flow into our territory, we must also prepare it. Take over the work." Yang Fan said thoughtfully.
Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru were a little surprised by Yang Fan's overreaction. Judging from what the master means, it seems that this generation of Shuntian Mansion is going to fight a big war.
