To achieve such a goal, appropriate “guidance” is needed. The Senate has no eloquent water guest, so it cannot rely on its sharp tongue to control the actions of Kong Youde, Li Jiucheng and others. The only way is to use force to intervene.
Block or accelerate the movement of the rebels at a certain node. Guide the rebels to operate according to the requirements of the command. In addition to investing special operations forces, the main mission of the northward detachment is also here.
Throughout the entire operation deployment, the command headquarters made the decision to ensure that Sun Yuanhua would not "trap a traitor". As long as Sun Yuanhua is not captured by the rebels, not only will his charges be greatly reduced, he will be in a more proactive and favorable situation in the next stage of the counter-insurgency campaign, and the power to preside over the counter-insurgency will most likely fall into his hands. Coupled with Xu Guangqi in the court, they are working hard to manage Fushe, plus the power of Eunuch Yang in the palace, echoing internally and externally, and active activities, it is very possible to "get away with it" or even "make meritorious service". And then retain Sun Yuanhua's position as governor of Denglai.
Keeping Sun Yuanhua as governor of Denglai will greatly facilitate the Senate's next activities in Shandong. In particular, Dongsanfu is geographically self-contained in Shandong and has a large number of good coastal ports, so it has the potential for armed separatism. According to normal history, it won't be long before the Manchu Qing enters Shandong for the second time, a place of corruption. The Ming Dynasty's rule in Shandong will be severely hit. At that time, based on Dongsanfu, it will be able to penetrate the entire Shandong area.
To take a step back, even if Sun Yuanhua cannot retain his position as governor, Sun Yuanhua still has room for recovery. In order to collude with Sun Yuanhua and Xu Guangqi, a group of relatively new and pragmatic bureaucratic forces in the court, it will also have positive significance for the next step of political and economic penetration of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, this kind of "good relationship" is stronger than simply using money to bribe someone to get a "relationship".
One of the main missions of the special operations team is to ensure that Sun Yuanhua does not "trap a thief." When necessary, special forces will be dispatched to rescue them.
To what extent Sun Yuanhua can be exploited and controlled, the headquarters cannot make an accurate estimate, but this person advocates Western learning and values practicality. He is a pragmatic official with a flexible attitude, and since he has the Jesuit flag on his side, cooperation should be possible to some extent.
Through Huang Ande, he established a relationship with Sun's retainer Sun Yuan and other past lords. Lu Wenyuan was able to roughly grasp Sun Yuanhua's general activities in the Denglai area - he set up detectives in Dengzhou, and every day a group of messengers sent the exact information collected by Dengzhou on that day.
Wang Qisuo, wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, stood guard on the newly built fort near the trestle - Mr. Lu didn't call it a fort, but a "gun tower". It sounds pretty vivid. Because it is a three-story brick and stone building, the soldiers stationed can live in it. There was a strange cannon mounted on top: it was square. There are densely packed iron pipes inside. Mounted on a disc-shaped stand.
He stood next to this delicate cannon - it was cleaned and oiled every day - and wrapped in a gun jacket, looking at the sea. The sea breeze was blowing, which was really unbearable. But Wang Qisuo did not dare to neglect: this was the task assigned to him by Huang Ande, the leader of the Xiangyong Team: "Always watch the sea and report immediately if there are ships emitting black smoke or white smoke!" He repeatedly told Wang Qisu Asked several times.
Wang Qisuo was very puzzled. The white smoke on the ship was okay, but it might be someone cooking on the deck. But doesn’t black smoke mean a fire?
Even though he was puzzled, he still carried out the task meticulously. Since he was rescued by Mr. Lu, he has somewhat understood the rules of these people's work: no talking too much, absolutely obeying orders from above, and doing things according to the rules.
"These Kun thieves are really a bit naive." Wang Qisuo said secretly. Although he didn't know why he was asked to look at the sea, he still cheered up and searched the cold and desolate sea.
There were not many ships visible on the sea or in the bay. There are only some small fishing boats operating on the nearby sea. Several of them belonged to the island's fishermen and tenants. These boats bring some fresh fish and shrimp every day for the people of the Xiangyong Team to beat their teeth.
In the bay, thanks to the work of the refugees, the number of trestles on Qimu Island has changed from one to three. The longest one is nearly half a mile. No one knows the purpose of building so many long trestles. Apart from the fishing boats owned by Mr. Lu’s tenants, only cargo ships carrying coal, grain and timber docked here.
suddenly. A few streaks of black smoke rose from the distant sea - very eye-catching under the clear winter sky. He quickly took a few steps forward and almost leaned out of the battlements on top of the turret.
Yes, it is indeed black smoke! There were four in total. As time went by, the traces of black smoke became thicker and thicker, rising straight into the sky.
Wang Qisuo perked up and said, "Here we come!" He quickly struck the bell hanging next to the sentry post.
The main force of the Second Fleet: the flagship Zhenyang, the convoy composed of Nongchao, Daishuang, and Fubo escorted eight h800 transport ships to transport the main force of the northbound detachment.
The main force of the Second Fleet was almost in full force. This was because Longkou was very close to the Ming army in Penglai Water City. Large-scale maritime transportation would definitely attract the attention of the Ming army and must be adequately protected. Secondly, after escorting the main force to land, the Second Fleet will take advantage of the situation to cruise in the waters of Jeju Island, carry out preventive strikes against the Ming Dynasty and North Korean navies operating locally, seize control of the sea, and clear resistance for the next landing on Jeju Island.
Wang Qisuo's eyes widened as he looked at the fleet of ships approaching Qimu Island with waves rolling from far to near - so many big ships! For a moment, he held his breath involuntarily. The Kun Thief's fleet is really powerful. It certainly lives up to its reputation!
Not long after the news of the fleet's arrival was reported, Wang Qisuo saw a group of people in blue clothes pouring out of the houses on the shore. Boarding a few small boats moored on the shore, we quickly rowed to the outskirts of the bay. The navy pilots who had arrived earlier set off immediately and began to set up navigation buoys outside the bay.
There were too many ships in the Second Fleet, and even three trestles could not meet the berthing needs. Therefore, all the small boats on the island were dispatched to transport people and goods in bulk. The bay was busy with boats passing by.
Wang Qisuo stared at this scene with his mouth agape. He saw soldiers that he had never seen pouring out of the more than ten large ships in a steady stream. Wearing a dark gray long coat with the hem reaching to the knees, a white belt around the waist, and a thick furry hat that can protect the cheeks, the forehead of the hat is dotted with a shining star emblem. A bag and a water bottle were slung across his chest, and a short knife hung from his waist. Wearing tight-fitting boots. There was a large rucksack on his back, with a thin blanket tied to the top of the rucksack. Each man carries a long blunderbuss.
"These are the soldiers of the Kun thief!" Wang Qisuo thought to himself, it seemed different from the rumors. However, he had to admit that although the soldiers of Kun Thief were dressed strangely, their uniforms and equipment were clean and neat, and each of them had extraordinary spirit. At first glance, they looked like an elite tiger and wolf army.
Under the command of the corporal, the soldiers landed in squad units. As soon as they stepped onto the trestle, the corporal's command kept ringing: "Line up!"
"Count!"
"Check the gear!"
"Let's go together!"
"Song 17 of the "Collection of Military Songs Ruled by the Senate"! "The Army Is Not Afraid of Difficulties in Expeditions"! Sing!"
As a low male chorus sounded, one class began to move from the trestle, one class after another, and they got off the ship in a steady stream, which actually made the onlookers feel that the troops were coming out in an endless stream.
In the temporary barracks on the dock, the flag of the Fourth Infantry Battalion was flying. Zhu Mingxia, the leader of the northward detachment, stood under the flag and extended his hand to Lu Wenyuan, who was walking quickly.
"We've finally waited for you." Lu Wenyuan almost burst into tears - there was no need to worry anymore, "Now we can feel relieved!"
"You have Lao Chen holding the battle, what are you afraid of? I don't even have a machine gun." Zhu Mingxia joked and Chen Sigen laughed a few times: "Little Deer trusts your Minigun more than a machine gun."
Lu Wenyuan ignored the counterattack and waved his hand: "Let's go into the headquarters to talk."
The headquarters is the conference room in the farm. The fire has been lit and it is warm and cozy. As soon as Zhu Mingxia came in, he took off his officer's short coat.
"It's so warm here." He looked around and stretched his waist. "It's more comfortable to go ashore. It's too tiring to sit on the boat."
He took off his hat and sat down. This time the northbound detachment was delayed for an entire half month in Taiwan. Although the soldiers were not idle, Zhu Mingxia had been very anxious - he was afraid that the delay would be too long and the troops would lose a lot of time to adapt to the local environment. This is the first time for this battalion to come to the cold north. Although a large number of northern soldiers have been mobilized, soldiers from Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Jiangxi still account for more than two-thirds of the northern detachment.
"Where is the camp of the troops?" he asked. This is the issue he is most concerned about right now.
Lu Wenyuan had already made arrangements. He opened the topographic map of Qimu Island on the table and pointed out a location to him.
"The barracks are located in the valley between the east and west mountains, facing the sun and leeward, with water sources nearby. I have arranged for workers to build drainage channels and public toilets locally, and also built a number of semi-underground shacks and wooden barracks. However, Maybe there’s not enough quantity…”
"It doesn't matter, the soldiers will just build another part by themselves." Zhu Mingxia said, "How about the food?"
"A week's rations for five thousand men."
Zhu Mingxia said: "That's enough. Including the advance company, the landing troops are only a thousand people."
The main force of the northbound detachment that landed on Qimu Island included 6 infantry companies, 1 engineering company, 1 artillery company and 2 supply companies. The remaining troops will be deployed to Jeju Island.
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