"Learn from Huang Tai Chi and Dorgon? Heavenly King, do you mean to land at Lushunkou, and then fight all the way to Shanhaiguan along the coastline of Liaodong and West Liaoning?"
After listening to Yang Qilong's question, Zhu Tianwang stroked his beard, nodded triumphantly, looked at Zhu Shangxian, Zhang Da, and Jiao San around him, and asked with a smile: "How is it? Do you dare to go to Liaodong to gain wealth? You three Although we are all remnants of the Ming Dynasty and have persisted in the north for many years, in the end they only have hard work and no great achievements. When we reach the south of the Yangtze River, we are just three rich men. If we want to have a wife and a son, we have to make extraordinary contributions to the country!"
When Zhu Shangxian, Zhang Da, Jiao San and others heard this, they all frowned - the three of them were actually satisfied with the future of the Jiangnan rich man.
Being granted a wife's title or something like that...sounds very dangerous!
Zhu Shangxian, whose ancestor had been a prince, was the eldest among the three, so he was the first to adjust his mentality. However, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked King Zhu Tian: "Your Majesty, I heard that the fields in Liaodong are barren and sparsely populated. The Eight Banners outside the Pass are known for their bravery and proficiency in warfare. We only have tens of thousands of people, poor training, lack of equipment, and insufficient food... If we land in Liaodong, I am afraid that we will not be able to survive until the day when our troops and horses are strong. Got it!"
Zhang Da and Jiao San also nodded in agreement.
"Yes, yes, what Commander Zhu said makes sense."
"His Royal Highness, you are rich in gold, so you should not take such risks."
King Zhu Tian actually had an idea and didn't think about anything specific. But he doesn't want to go back to Nanjing Tianwang Mansion and lie down... He is now the age to start a career! How can I lie down flat?
Besides, lying down can only eat, drink and have fun, without the pleasure of holding power! He has been in power in Jieyang. Although there is only one county, the feeling of being among thousands of people is still very wonderful.
Thinking of this, King Zhu Tian twirled his beard and looked worried, "Of course there is no problem for a few of us to return to Jiangnan. But what about the tens of thousands of water workers and family members here? Now there are only thirty in Dagukou. Each of these large sand ships could hold at most two hundred people in addition to the sailors. Thirty ships could only transport six thousand people at a time.
If you go south of the Yangtze River...sailing on the sea depends on the wind, and there are strong southeasterly winds in spring and summer. Going south is a headwind. One trip may take several months! "
"This can't happen!" Zhang Da, the leader of the Cao Gang, immediately shook his head, "There are tens of thousands of people here in Dagukou... How long will it take for this to happen?"
Jiao San also nodded and said: "If we abandon everyone and go south, even if we can become rich, we will not be able to see our brothers in Jiuquan after we die."
After hearing what they said, King Zhu Tian immediately posed the problem to Yang Qilong, "Commander Yang, tens of thousands of people here followed you, you have to make an idea!"
Yang Qilong was already thinking about it, his brows were knitted together, and he considered: "If you can't go back to Jiangnan, and you can't go to Liaodong, then you can only go to Dengzhou...the rear area of the Dongjiang Army back then. In fact, it’s the Second House of Denglai.”
"Is it Dengzhou Prefecture in Shandong?" King Zhu Tian asked, "I came there when I came. Qiu Baozi also left 300 people on Changshan Island in the sea outside Dengzhou Prefecture!"
"It's Dengzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province!" Yang Qilong said with a smile, "We can transport people to Changshan Island in batches first. There is only a few hundred miles of waterway from Tianjin to Dengzhou, and it is easy to borrow wind as it goes back and forth from east to west. The wind direction must be Yes, you can cover these hundreds of miles of waterway in one day.
Moreover, there is no need to bring so much rations and fresh water to Dengzhou, so that more people can be transported. The tens of thousands of people here in Weihaikou, Tianjin, will definitely be exhausted within a month. It is estimated that Kang Mazi's army has not finished resting by then! "
"That's great!" King Zhu Tian smiled, "Let's arrange it like this!"
Yang Qilong thought for a moment and then said: "We can also select 3,000 warriors from the able laborers, plus 1,500 elite soldiers. The first batch will go over. Instead of going to Changshan Island, we can directly land in Penglai County and fight. Dengzhou City!
Qingyao's troops are now in short supply, and there must be no soldiers in Dengzhou. As long as we capture Dengzhou, we will have a good place to attack and defend! "
King Zhu Tian also felt that his eyes were brightened, and he laughed and said: "It didn't matter if the land in Dengzhou was left alone, but it is very different now... Our Ming Dynasty is now the maritime overlord of the East and Southeast Asia. ! With Dengzhou in our hands, we can go north to Liaodong, west to Zhili, east to North Korea, and south to sweep across Qilu at any time!
Qingyao wanted to attack Dengzhou, but he had to take the land route to the west of Dengzhou! "
Yang Qilong nodded: "In those days, Dongjiang Town's money and food were transferred through Denglai Second Mansion. After we established a foothold in Dengzhou, we can follow the example of Marshal Mao of Dongjiang and use Dengzhou as our rear area. Then we can connect with North Korea in the east and Lushun in the north. , creating a situation of resisting the Qing and opposing the Qing in the rear of the Qing Yao!"
King Zhu Tian smiled: "We can also ask the court in the south of the Yangtze River to send money and food to Dengzhou... We will recruit Shandong warriors in Dengzhou, train them into an army, and then transport them directly to Liaodong, starting from Lushunkou. Fight to Shanhaiguan step by step! If this journey is completed, Kang Mazi will not even be able to become Emperor Qingshun!"
Yang Qilong looked at King Zhu Tian and said: "Without further delay... let's take action immediately!"
King Zhu Tian patted his chest and said, "I can decide this matter, I am King Ming's father!"
Yang Qilong nodded, thinking: "Dengzhou is hanging out alone, and the Nanjing court can't control it at all, and it has to pour a lot of money into it... Except for Zhu Tianwang, the 'emperor', no one else has It’s really hard to manage.”
King Zhu Tian smiled again and said: "By the way, after taking Dengzhou, we will find a fast ship and send it to the south of the Yangtze River. You have to tell me that bad boy, Burni, who entered Beijing first, has restored the Yuan Dynasty and ascended the throne as the Yuan Dynasty. God bless the emperor! Our family not only has to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but also against the Yuan Dynasty... It’s getting more and more lively!"
Yang Qilong sighed: "We really need to talk to King Ming about this matter." He thought about it for a while, "King of Heaven, how about I go to Nanjing myself!"
"But over there in Dengzhou..." Seeing that Yang Qilong was leaving, King Zhu Tian became a little anxious. Even if we defeat Dengzhou, it will be a big deal!
Yang Qilong smiled and said: "Things in Dengzhou are easy to handle... Burney gave me one hundred thousand taels of gold, which is considered as our share of the loot from Beijing with him. With these fifteen taels of gold, there is nothing we can't do of?
We can’t conscript soldiers, grain, or craftsmen, so who wouldn’t be happy to pay for it? Those Shandong people want to know that Ming Dynasty is so rich now, why don't they rush to join the anti-Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty? As far as I know, there are many heroes in Shandong who rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. "
When King Zhu Tian heard that there was so much money, he burst out laughing: "That's good, that's good... With these one hundred thousand gold, Dengzhou Prefecture is our territory! Military Master Yang, you When we get to Nanjing, we can have a good talk with my son and send him some more gold and silver... We are fighting against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, so we can’t be afraid of spending money!"
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King Zhu Tian and Yang Qilong, who were not afraid of spending money, quickly regained Dengzhou City.
Even though King Zhu Tian only brought more than 3,000 land troops to the north this time, these more than 3,000 people were the elite selected from more than 100,000 Ming troops, and their combat effectiveness was extremely strong.
In addition, Wu Sanwei, who went north with King Zhu Tian and was responsible for commanding the land division, also had some real abilities.
After he landed on the beach in Penglai County, he took 1,500 serious Ming army elites to Dengzhou City without using the water workers. First they set up a rocket launcher and fired more than a hundred rockets, and then they called out the naval battalion commander Yu Jiuru who was staying in Dengzhou to answer.
Without saying much, he just asked someone to carry out three thousand taels of gold... Then the naval officer of the Qing Dynasty, who was born in the same martial arts school as Wu Sanwei, suddenly awakened to national consciousness and made a decisive decision. He led thousands of naval officers and soldiers to join the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty.
Because there are dozens of large ships originally belonging to the Qing army in Dengzhou Water City to help transport people and horses (there are also 3,000 Mongolian horses, these are treasures!), and tens of thousands of water workers and family members in Haikou, Tianjin, Within half a month, they were all shipped to Dengzhou Prefecture.
Yang Qilong, his sister Yang Ziyun, and his successor Pangzi took several thousand kilograms of luggage on a Ming Dynasty navy sand ship and left Dengzhou Shuicheng on February 15th, and more than a month later on March 3 On the 18th, it arrived at Nanjing Longjiangkou Port.
