After being delayed in Tianjin Wei for half a month, the ship left Dagu Port and sailed to Pi Island.
Along the way, the dilapidated scene along the coast is horrifying.
Although Datong is a border town, the Northern Barbarians have been weakened for a long time. Even the descendants of the border troops and military households in Datong Town have almost forgotten the destruction and cruelty caused by this war.
Duan Ping, who was standing on the boat, said: "I didn't expect that Liaodong would be so miserable. No wonder the proprietor said that these Houjin Jurchens should be killed."
Xu Xuewu, who was once a member of the Liaodong army, said solemnly: "Since the old slaves became Khan and attacked Fushun, nearly a million people and border troops in Liaodong have died in the war, ranging from the octogenarians to the infants. I don’t know how many people died under the butcher’s knife of these Jurchens.”
"I used to think that life was difficult for the people in Dagukou, but it was even more difficult for the people in Liaodong under the war." Duan Ping sighed.
Xu Xuewu said: "It's okay here in Dagukou. After all, it's close to the capital, and the people can barely live their lives. Now Datong has been adding white lists and clearing white lists, and I don't know how many people are being forced to sell their sons and daughters. "
"It seems that the governor of Datong is also a gluttonous official. He served as governor for several years, and the people of Datong were miserable." Duan Ping sighed.
If you meet a good official, the people's life will be easier. If you meet a corrupt official who only cares about making money, the people under his rule will not have a good life.
"The metaphor of gluttony is an apt description," Xu Xuewu said. "When the governor of Datong took office, he went to various shops to collect money from bandits. It has been almost half a year. The bandits have not been suppressed, and all the money has been collected. Not only that, There will also be an additional tax for suppressing bandits, and the people of Datong will have to pay it. When the summer grain comes, we don’t know how many families will be ruined."
The boat kept moving forward, getting closer and closer to Phi Island.
Duan Ping picked up the monocular and looked ahead, and said in his mouth: "There should be Pi Island in front of us."
With that said, he handed the monocular to Xu Xuewu who was standing aside.
Xu Xuewu took it, put it in front of his eyes, and looked into the distance through the lenses. An island at the mouth of the river appeared in front of him, and he could vaguely see the shadows of people moving on the island.
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"General, there are more and more refugees from Liaodong on the island, and we don't have enough food at all." The speaker was a general wearing cotton armor.
Standing in front of him was Mao Wenlong, who was wearing mail. He just heard him say: "I don't have to worry about the food coming. I can catch fish and shrimps. What I worry about is whether a small place like Pi Island can accommodate more and more people." Too many refugees.”
Chen Zhong, who was standing aside, said: "Sir, there are less than 200 of us on the island. However, we know that there are more and more people on Pi Island, and there will be more people fleeing to the island in the future. Our few soldiers The horses are simply unable to restrain so many people, so you might as well leave some of the strong people to fill the camp, so that even if we face the Donglu in the future, we won't have no soldiers to use."
"Well, what you said makes sense." Mao Wenlong nodded and said immediately, "Leave this matter to you. Select some strong people from these Liaodong refugees and put them into the camp."
"Yes, I will obey the order." Chen Zhong agreed.
Mao Wenlong's adopted son Mao Chenglu said: "Father, we don't have enough soldiers and armor at all. Even with more than a hundred of us, we don't have enough soldiers and armor."
"Sir, it's better to send someone to Jinzhou." Chen Zhong said, "Sir Wang asked us to stay in Pidao, and we must give some money and food to the soldiers. We can't just let us do things and ignore other things. .”
"Father, what Chen Dusi said makes sense. It's better for me to go to Jinzhou and get some money back." Mao Chenglu volunteered and asked to go to Jinzhou.
Mao Wenlong waved his hand and said: "It's useless to ask for salary. Even if I give you money, you won't have anywhere to spend it on Pi Island."
"My child didn't think carefully enough." Mao Chenglu bowed and admitted his mistake.
Chen Zhong said: "In the final analysis, what we lack most are soldiers and armor. If we have enough soldiers and armor, we can quickly raise a sentry horse."
Mao Wenlong said: "There is no need to go to Jinzhou. With our current situation, even if we go to Jinzhou, it will be difficult to get anything. Even if we get it, it will not be easy to bring it back along the way."
"What do you mean, sir? We all listen to you." Chen Zhong looked at Mao Wenlong.
Mao Wenlong said: "We are small in number, and Donglu doesn't take us seriously at all. I was planning to take advantage of them to take advantage of their unpreparedness to regain lost territory on several surrounding islands. In this way, it can be regarded as a meritorious service to the king." Sir, this is also an explanation, and more importantly, let the court see that we are important."
The Lord Wang in his mouth was Wang Huazhen. At this time, Wang Huazhen had been appointed as the governor of Liaodong, and Xiong Tingbi had been appointed as the manager of Liaodong.
"My lord, which island are you planning to attack first?" Chen Zhong said, "We only have more than a hundred people, so we definitely can't use them separately."
Mao Wenlong said: "I have thought about it, let's attack Pig Island first."
"Ship, ship, foster father, a ship is coming, could it be Denglai Navy?" Mao Chenglu suddenly pointed at the sea and shouted.
Mao Wenlong and several other generals looked towards the sea.
I saw a large ship approaching from the sea towards Pi Island.
"It seems to be just a boat. Could it be that Donglu wants to take the boat to the island?" Chen Zhong said with a worried look on his face.
Mao Wenlong ordered: "Chen Zhong, go tell our people to go to the shore immediately and never let the Donglu come ashore. As well as the refugees, let them find their own weapons and join us to resist the Donglu's attack."
"The general will get the order." Chen Zhong agreed and strode away.
Mao Chenglu said at this time: "Father, I feel that the person on the boat is not Donglu. Such a big ship is obviously a sea ship. Donglu cannot have such a big ship."
Long Wenlong nodded slightly and said: "My father thinks so too, but we still have to be prepared. If Donglu really comes to the island, not only will the refugees on the island suffer, but we will have no place to escape. We can only Trapped on the island.”
The Liaodong refugees who fled to the island suddenly panicked when they heard that there might be Donglu on the boat, but many people still looked for weapons they could find and fought against the Donglu.
The people of Liaodong who fled to Pi Island hated the Donglu beyond words.
Many refugees on Phi Island have personally experienced the cruelty of the Donglu, and many of them have had family members die at the hands of the Donglu. Therefore, no one hates the Donglu more than they do.
Many refugees came to the shore with sticks and stones in their hands, and some simply came to the shore with bare hands.
"Closer, closer."
I don't know who among the refugees shouted this.
The big ship at sea finally anchored and stopped, and the muzzle of a black cannon on the ship was pointed at the people on the island.
"Father, I'm not Donglu. The people on board are all Han Chinese."
As the ship approached, Mao Chenglu saw that the people on the ship were all dressed as Han Chinese, not the kind of Jurchens with money rat tails.
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