"I will squeeze in some more immigrants from this batch for you. [No pop-up novel website]"
"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 Jiacheng? You've just started on your journey."
"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 had some interest with 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: life in Lingao was always a day. Better than a day.
Although it was already March of 1633 according to the Gregorian calendar, waves of chill still came over me. 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 already entered in October, and spring has not yet entered in March.
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 is to investigate the sea conditions from Shandong to Lushun and the Yalu River estuary along the way, including weather conditions and freezing conditions at ports along the Bohai Sea.
Operation Engine has generally ended, and Shandong has entered the "aftermath" stage. The large-scale refugee evacuation has slowed down - the local aftermath itself also requires considerable manpower. Dongsanfu was not originally poor, but the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban policy artificially strangled the local economy. Now after some troubles by the rebels. The Dongsan Prefecture was swept by a flood from top to bottom. Whether it was the government, the gentry or the local clans, they all suffered a devastating blow. Although it was devastated, it became a new world with great potential. The Zhaoyuan area controlled by the Qiqidao 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 deployed in Ming Dynasty, Japan and North Korea were already very long, the dispatched detachments that needed to be coordinated were also widely distributed, and it was indeed necessary to have someone who could take charge of the overall situation. A command center that makes timely responses and decisions. Therefore, the original engine nose was reorganized into the Northeast Asia Expeditionary Force Headquarters, based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Responsible for coordinating and commanding all dispatched detachments and working groups 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 the engine action. A large number of people have been obtained from Shandong, and the labor gap has been greatly reduced. The original urgency of obtaining people from Liaodong has been greatly reduced, but the hundreds of thousands of people in Dongjiang Town are still an important asset to attract the Senate.
also. Another more important purpose is to establish a strategic layout throughout East Asia from the perspective of sea power.
at present. The Senate positioned Shandong, especially the Dengzhou area, as the base for future attacks on the Northeast Asian continent. As for Jeju Island, since the attack on Japan and South Korea is still in the next step, its strategic positioning is only a transit springboard, and it also provides some auxiliary functions such as shipbuilding and animal husbandry.
As part of the strategy for the Northeast Asian continent, the Senate has long been eyeing Lushun and Zhenjiang Fort. Port Arthur is a very good anchorage as a military port, and the terrain on land is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only a small number of troops are enough to control it.
The Senate now actually controls Dengzhou and then controls Lushun. It is equivalent to controlling the entire Bohai Bay and gaining absolute convenience for trade and military maneuvers in the surrounding areas of the Bohai Sea. Not only can it control eastern Shandong more effectively. It can further threaten Tianjin and Beijing. There has been a qualitative leap in the central interference ability of Ming Dynasty.
However, as a commercial station, Lushun is far away from Fuzhou, which is directly controlled by 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.
In Zhenjiang Fort, you can not only trade directly with Hou Jin, but also threaten the Li Dynasty regime in North Korea. When necessary, this fortress can be used to cut off the trade links between the Li Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty at any time - this is a heavy blow to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which is extremely short of materials.
By controlling Lushun and Zhenjiang Fort, intelligence links with the Manchus could be gradually established. At present, the Senate basically has a blind eye on the situation on the Manchu and Qing side. In addition to relying on the sense of big books to dig through piles of old papers, the information obtained is obtained from businessmen who went to Liaodong. Especially from Li Luoyou's channel, it is possible to obtain information roughly half a year apart - this is not satisfactory 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 put down the rebellion, by essentially controlling Dengzhou, it was equivalent to mastering the supply route to Dongjiang. Then it would be possible to actually control the Dongjiang armed forces in the future.
The current situation in Dongjiang Town is very bad. Although Kong Youde's Ministry did not surrender to the Manchus like in history, the decline of Dongjiang is irreversible. When Mao Wenlong was alive, Dongjiang did not pose a big threat to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. After Mao Wenlong died, the Dongjiang River fought and killed each other. The internal energy was already severely damaged, let alone a threat to the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
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 it would not even require many troops - not to mention the Dongjiang Army's embarrassing situation like a beggar, even the number of people in Lushun There are only a few hundred soldiers and a few hundred households.
The obstacle that restricted the Manchus from pulling out nails was not so much the Dongjiang army and people as it was the logistical pressure of conducting a laborious expedition on the uninhabited Liaodong Peninsula. There were no forts between Fuzhou, which was occupied by Hou Jin, and Lushun, so the army had nowhere to collect grain, and the roads were in extremely poor condition. Therefore, the more ideal method of maneuver is to use the naval force - and Houjin has another shortcoming in the naval force. Dongjiang's ability to persist in the Houjin side for so many years has a lot to do with their use of the sea as a barrier and ships as a maneuver.
Even if the Manchu Qing took overland to capture Port Arthur regardless of the cost, without the navy as a maritime support force, the Dongjiang Army scattered on the Liaohai Islands had ships and could organize sneak attacks at any time, making it very difficult to defend.
In history, after King Sanshun surrendered, with the help of the mobility of the navy brought by the surrender of the army, the Manchu Qing Dynasty immediately captured Lushun in 1633 and eliminated Dongjiang Town. Now due to the intervention of the Senate, King Sanshun has been wiped out, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has no available naval force, so the attack on Lushun has not begun.
But Huang Taiji must pull out the nail on the side of the bed, otherwise he would not be able to boldly enter the border and plunder. For this primitive tribal regime based on robbery, failure to rob would mean starving to death in the bitter cold land of Liaodong.
The intelligence agency predicted that although the Denglai rebels failed to surrender to the Manchus, after the rebels were eliminated, the various departments of the Dongjiang Army, which had actually been heavily involved in the rebellion, would definitely be panicked. It is very likely that there will be a large-scale defection to the enemy in the near future, and Huang Taiji will definitely take advantage of such an opportunity to solve Dongjiang Town.
With a population of more than 100,000, the Senate was not willing to take advantage of the Manchus in vain. Although Dongjiang Town did not have many bright spots in the battle against the Manchus, the military soldiers who persevered on these barren and cold islands were all capable people who had gone through the most severe training, whether they were working as laborers or soldiers. It's an excellent raw material.
Therefore, the main purpose of this reconnaissance is to understand the sea conditions, including freezing conditions, of several important ports and landing points on the northern coast of the Bohai Sea. In addition to conducting reconnaissance on Lushun and Zhenjiang Fort at the mouth of the Yalu River, the Haitian will also conduct a comprehensive inspection of the garrisons, settlements, military strength, and people's livelihood on the Dongjiang Islands in the Liaohai Sea, as a data basis for future assessments of how to annex the Dongjiang River. .
"It's still freezing in March, I think it's rare..." 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 deck temperature at this time was as low as freezing, and the ship's sails and cables were frozen with ice.
Mao Shisan was an ordinary military boy in Dongjiang Town. His home was in Zhenjiang Fort. He was really hungry, so 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 my stomach. He hasn't had decent food for more than two months since the beginning of winter. Although it is close to the Yalu River and he can catch some small fish and shrimps from time to time, various resources are also very tight, especially fishing in the Yalu River is still difficult. There have been conflicts with the North Koreans from time to time. Originally, the Dongjiang Army was not welcomed by North Korea. The wild vegetables around my home have basically been harvested. Fortunately, there are vast forests not far inland. It is not a problem to light a fire to keep warm. Otherwise, this side of the Dongjiang River is no better than going to Qidian. How good are the refugees on the 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. Many young men in the military household were very tempted, and many of them got on the boat to the island, choosing an opportunity to go to Shandong again. The local officials don't care either - now up and down the Dongjiang River, the father and the mother are getting married, and everyone takes care of themselves. God knows when the food and salary for the imperial court will be delivered, and it is hard to say whether it will fall into my hands once it arrives. Some people who ran away will at least have less to eat. (To be continued...)
