"Since you don't have enough to eat, are you willing to follow us?"
"Thanks to the master's life-saving grace, I am willing to follow the master. [No pop-up novel website]" In fact, Mao Shisan also thought to himself, they were all on the ship, and if he said no, the other party would just leave him in the ice and snow, who knows? Isn't it a dead end on the coast somewhere? Besides, it seems that I have no worries about eating and drinking with the master.
"Okay, you take a rest first, you can go up there and get some fresh air."
After he went out, Xue Ziliang turned to the health worker: "How is this kid's physical condition?"
"Please rest assured, chief, he is just hungry. The young man recovers quickly. After two full meals, he is no longer in serious trouble."
"Next time when we dock, give him a good purification."
After separating from Mao Shisan, Xue Ziliang returned to the war room on the stern. Several veterans who participated in the investigation of the sea conditions on the northern coast of the Bohai Sea and the west coast of the Korean Peninsula all sat down at the map table.
The Haitian sailed directly to Jinzhou Bay three days ago. Although Xue Ziliang rarely spoke in the Senate on strategic decisions, at General Staff meetings, he has always been one of the main supporting points for advocating the Northeast Asia strategy of the Luda base.
In the view of this fake foreign devil, the Luda base has unparalleled superiority in strategic position. The most important thing is that the Luda base can be completely controlled by its own army, instead of adopting the "militia" model in Shandong.
After Operation Engine, Lu Wenyuan took the opportunity to occupy the Zhaoyuan area and became the leading "powerful" in the area. However, Shandong is the core area of Ming Dynasty's rule, although Dongsanfu is not the core area of Shandong. The government paid relatively little attention, but after all, it was much closer to the capital, so it would be inappropriate to directly declare obvious military power locally. It would be better to use something like Guangdong as a key penetration area. Control Zhaoyuan, Qimu Island and several islands off the coast of Dengzhou. Lu Wenyuan and the Shandong detachment can be invincible.
Historically, it took the Qing Dynasty for the Denglai area to recover. The Ming Dynasty was now unable to take care of this area that had been plundered by war. As long as they did not openly raise flags and pull up the mountains, it would not be a problem to be a local emperor here for five or six years.
In comparison, the Lushun area is a suitable base for stationing troops. From here, whether it is Tianjin and the capital that threaten the Ming Dynasty, or Shengjing of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The attack distance is not far away, and sea transportation is convenient.
"Old Xue, I agree with you. We'd better start early in the Luda area. The defense line on the Jinzhou Isthmus based on Fanzi Mountain is very strong. When Lao Maozi defended here, the Japanese had an advantage of nearly three to one. The additional naval support only resulted in a miserable victory, not to mention the lack of weapons generation advantage." Wang Ruixiang is a die-hard "aggressor". There was great dissatisfaction with the Senate's long-term neglect of the northern regions.
"That's what I mean. The narrowest part of this area is only three times as long as the willow edge of Qisan Island, but the strategic depth is much greater."
Xue Ziliang opened his laptop and showed the photos taken by the special reconnaissance team during on-site reconnaissance on the Jinzhou Peninsula a few days ago. In order not to be noticed by the beacons of Fort Lushun, the Haitian did not burn the boilers at that time, and did not directly scout the Lushun Pass. Instead, it scouted the Jinzhou Isthmus from the directions of Jinzhou Bay and Dalian Bay. The results of the investigation made Xue Ziliang quite satisfied. There was no land reclamation from the sea in the Ming Dynasty, and the isthmus was expected to be narrower than in modern times. It is good for defense, and the freezing situation in winter is not too serious. If they control this place, it would be unrealistic for the Hou Jin army to sneak across the ice.
"Some of our comrades are too conservative now, and the situation is constantly changing." The person who spoke was Huang Hua, a native of Heilongjiang. His ambition to participate in the training of the Intelligence Bureau was to serve as the station director in the Houjin territory. He has done business before, has a certain business acumen, understands mechanical technology, is familiar with the geography and scenery outside the customs, and can learn self-defense skills; he can speak fluent Korean and Shanxi dialect. He is very keen on carrying out trade with Houjin and further infiltrating it.
"It's not so much being conservative, but rather being unwilling to deal with Hou Jin. In their view, our plan to set up a stronghold in Luda is essentially to hook up with Hou Jin." Wang Ruixiang said with a smile, "Besides, the benefits don't count. It’s huge.”
"That's not bad, but the enemy of the enemy is an ally. Only with the wild boar Hou Jin blocking the bleeding of the Ming Dynasty can we carry out special operations in the south. In fact, making money by doing business with wild boar skins is secondary. The key is to make the wild boar skins stronger. , so that we can enter the customs as soon as possible so that we can avenge the Ming Dynasty."
"It doesn't matter if you say this here, if the emperor hears it, beware of 'Heaven's Punishment'..."
Huang Hua laughed: "When I went to North Korea and Mao to sell goods, I had never seen anything. I was afraid of a ball."
Xue Ziliang smiled slightly. Although he was a genuine Chinese, he did not consider himself a "Chinese", so he was not interested in this kind of topic at all. However, he also knew that this issue was a politically sensitive topic in the Senate, so it was better not to interfere with it. When they all stopped talking, he spoke:
Wang Ruixiang said: "What I am most worried about is not business. But some people in the Senate are worried that our plan is too aggressive. It will be a burden to divide the troops and open bases. In fact, occupying the Jinzhou Peninsula will not trigger a war with the Manchus. A large-scale conflict. The geographical conditions are enough to hinder the counterattack of the Hou Jin army. We only need to protect ourselves there, and the main force of the Hou Jin will not come to bite us hard. Even the current situation of the Dongjiang Army is not Even with Kong Youde leading the way, they would not dare to concentrate their forces for a decisive battle. As long as the Tatars are taught a lesson, the Jinzhou Peninsula can achieve long-term peace. If there is a military danger, it is better to say that Zhenjiang Fort is more dangerous."
"There are still more than 200,000 people in the Dongjiang Army. It is a pity that these people are cheaper than the Manchus. There is also a large population in Liaodong. In a few years, we will march into North Korea, Shandong, and Beizhili. Luda will be a good strategic node. We The current strategic nodes are all southerly - the latitude of Jeju Island is actually about the same as that of Jiangsu."
"We talked lively, but Lushun is still in the hands of the Dongjiang Army."
"Taking down Lushun is not an easy task..." Xue Ziliang said.
"That's right." Wang Ruixiang said, "But there is a Huanglong in Lushun now. We are going to attack Lushun, and Huanglong must die. According to history, he committed suicide when the Manchu Qing Dynasty destroyed the city. He can be regarded as a good man. He died in our hands. It’s a bit ugly inside…”
Although Huang Long's military management was not very bright, he still deserved the word "loyalty and martyrdom". If he really died at the hands of Fu Bo's army, it would be difficult for many elders to accept it emotionally.
"It doesn't matter," Huang Hua said. "This Dengzhou rebellion, although Kong Youde failed to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, there may not be any people among the Dongjiang generals who want to take this path. They are too entangled with the rebels. As long as the court pursues them, there will be no choice but to rebel. There is only one way to surrender to the enemy."
"What if the court doesn't pursue it..." Xue Ziliang felt that this was too unreal.
"Then let's give it a push and let the court investigate. So many people died in Shandong this time. How can the Dongjiang generals who were deeply involved be cleared so easily?"
"Actually, Huanglong's life or death is not important." Wang Ruixiang said, "The key is that we want to support Sun Yuanhua's faction."
Although Sun Yuanhua "remained" for the time being after the Dengzhou Rebellion, he has been dismissed from his post. Even with the activities of the Foreign Intelligence Service and his own, it is still a matter of time before he can remain in office. In case he cannot stay in office, the Senate will need to support one of its "own men" locally before the new governor takes office.
Most of the people in the "Dengzhou Christian clique" who originally followed Sun Yuanhua were inappropriate, especially the civil servants. Although with the help of the Senate, they all washed away the stain of "trapped thieves", they could not escape the charge of "losing land". Even if the crime is reduced to one level and he is not exiled from the army, he will be dismissed or demoted.
In contrast, Zhang Tao, the former deputy general of Dengzhou Town, has the greatest hope. Although he has been dismissed from his post, he "made meritorious service" in the defense of Laizhou, and was the first to "break into" Dengzhou not long ago. The credit for recapturing Dengzhou and killing Li Jiuzheng is now credited to his name.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the endless wars, the court relied more and more on military generals, and military generals tended to become warlords. In order to drive military generals to sacrifice their lives, the past culture of emphasizing civility over military affairs has changed. As long as they can fight, even those who were dismissed for some crimes can easily be reinstated, and even further promoted and entrusted with important tasks - Zuo Liangyu and others were defeated and dismissed several times, but they were quickly reinstated and then promoted. The Bureau of Foreign Intelligence received news from Beijing that Zhang Tao's reinstatement as a general officer was just around the corner. As long as the Foreign Intelligence Bureau does some more operations, it is not impossible for him to be promoted to the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou.
Huang Long was an airborne cadre in Lushun. Apart from his own soldiers and servants, he actually had only allies in Dongjiang and no subordinates who could really be mobilized at any time. A considerable number of Dongjiang generals were very hostile to this airborne cadre. Therefore, it is a dead end for Huanglong to defend Lushun. Once the Manchus attacked Lushun, Huanglong would definitely die.
Once Port Arthur falls, Dongjiang will immediately be on the verge of collapse as it did in history. Although Dongjiang has been trapped behind enemy lines for a long time and is not popular with others, it is still a military town supported by hundreds of thousands of dollars of food every year. Once it is completely destroyed, it will be enough to shock the government and the opposition.
At this time, if Zhang Tao can wisely lead "Sun Yuanhua's Dengzhou New Army" - which of course are actually members of the northward detachment - to regain Lushun and achieve a second great victory in Jinzhou, not only Zhang Tao will succeed Dengzhou The total number of troops is not a problem, and it is quite possible for Sun Yuanhua to stay in office.
The headquarters of the Expeditionary Forces is now making this calculation: the first part of Dongjiang rebels - the Qing army attacks Lushun - the fall of Lushun - the Ming army counterattacks - the recapture of Lushun - and the annexation of the rest of Dongjiang. After this cycle, the ultimate goal of actually controlling Lushun and annexing Dongjiang was completed, and at the same time, the people of the original Sun Yuanhua system were tied to the chariot of the Senate. (To be continued...)
