Mao Dusi, who was also unwilling to send troops to Pi Island, advised Mao Wenlong: "Commander Commander, what General Chen said is not unreasonable. If you want to get to Pi Island from Tieshan, you need ships. Even building some rafts will take time."
"Where's Pi Dao? Don't want it anymore?" Mao Wenlong knew that what the other party said was reasonable, but when he thought about Pi Dao being lost and his lair being taken away, he still couldn't get over it.
Seeing that Mao Wenlong's tone had softened, Mao Dusi quickly continued on the sidelines: "Actually, not using troops on Pi Island for the time being is not necessarily a bad thing. We can wait and see if the Tiger Flag is really going to occupy Pi Island and not leave. If they only attacked Pi Island on a whim, we can wait for them to retreat and leave."
"If the people of the Tiger Flag can really leave Pi Island, we can capture Pi Island without losing a single soldier. This is much more cost-effective than sending troops to attack Pi Island." Chen Zhong looked at Mao Wenlong.
When Mao Wenlong saw that even a single person was unwilling to send troops, he immediately said in a deep voice: "Do you know why I am so anxious to take back Pi Island from the Tiger Flag?"
"The commander-in-chief is worried that the slave thieves know about Pi Island and will take the opportunity to send troops to attack?" Chen Zhong said with a frown.
Mao Wenlong said: "This is just one of the reasons. Another reason is that once the Tiger Character Banner is occupied, Dongjiang Town's accumulated accumulation will be destroyed. By then, you soldiers who are outside may not even have food and grass."
Dongjiang Town needs to raise part of its own food and wages, so Dongjiang Town will collect a lot of goods and sell them through merchants who come to Dongjiang Town in exchange for items needed by the military.
All the goods collected in Dongjiang Town were stored in Pi Island.
"The commander-in-chief's worries are not unreasonable, but now the Tiger Flag ship has strong guns and strong troops. The small boat sent by Tieshan to Pi Island is afraid that it will be targeted by the Tiger Flag ship as soon as it gets off the sea. We are no match at all. ." Mao Dusi said worriedly.
Chen Zhong on the side nodded and agreed: "We can still fight them on the shore, but when we reach the sea, we don't have enough warships in Dongjiang Town."
"Then send a message to Governor Denglai and ask the Denglai navy to come and help. I don't believe it. A mere rebel can't cure him." Mao Wenlong said coldly.
The Ming Dynasty had a navy in Denglai, and the governor of Denglai was under the control of the governor of Jiliao.
Generally speaking, governors are of the second rank, either holding the title of the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Sixth Ministry. The governor of Denglai is generally a civil official of the fourth rank, which is lower than the governor of Jiliao.
Chen Zhong said: "Sending letters to the imperial court takes time. The commander-in-chief will temporarily stay in Tieshan during this period. He can observe the situation on Pi Island while waiting for the imperial court to send naval support."
After speaking, he looked at Mao Wenlong.
Mao Wenlong let out a long sigh.
After the persuasion of two people, he decided to wait for reinforcements from the court. At the same time, he also wanted to wait and see whether the tiger-character flag would always be stationed on Pi Island.
It was impossible for the news of the request for help to pass through Pidao. They could only go overland through Tieshan and send it to Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao. At the same time, he wrote a secret message and sent it to the capital.
Two letters were sent to Shanhaiguan via people from Tieshan at the same time.
As for Pi Dao, large-scale military training has already begun.
There were many civilians on Pi Island, and many officers and soldiers were captured. Some of those who caused wrath were beheaded and thrown into the sea to feed the fish. A team of more than a thousand recruits was quickly assembled.
The new recruits team took some officers from the 3,000-man team under Xing Chaoxi as the backbone and began to train on Pidao.
For the time being, because the recruits on Pi Dao have a poor foundation, they are supplementing their nutrition while conducting some simple military training to slowly improve the military quality of the recruits.
The fleet that came to Phi Island left behind one Galen ship, two Fu ships and some small boats. Zheng Tie took all the remaining ships to Jeju Island.
At this time, Jeju Island was called Jeju Mu by North Korea, and a pastoral envoy was set up, which governed Daejing and Jingyi counties. Jeju Island was used by North Korea to herd and raise horses, and the raised horses were given to the suzerain country. In the Yuan Dynasty, During the Ming Dynasty, tribute horses were sent to the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, tribute horses were sent to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Today, North Korea has not been conquered by slaves and thieves, and all the fine horses on Jeju Island have not been plundered by slaves and thieves.
"According to the route, Jeju Island is ahead." Duan Ping checked the route again through the chart.
Although the Tiger Flag ship has never been to Jeju Island, Kepi Island is not far from Jeju Island, and it is also not far from the Japanese country. Therefore, as long as there is no storm forcing the ship to change its course, it is basically impossible to find the wrong place.
At this moment, the people in the watchtower shouted loudly to the people on the boat: "An island has been discovered ahead!"
"He dares to disobey the orders of the General Military Mansion. The words of me, a deputy general, are even more understated. General Wu brought me here. I'm afraid he worshiped the wrong Buddha." Li Kaiyang shook his head and rejected Wu Zimian.
He had no intention of intervening in Wei Weicheng's matter.
Wu Zimian personally brought the tea brought by his servants to Li Kaiyang and said: "At this time, Deputy General Li, you must not let go. Once Yinzhou Pass falls, Yulin City will be in danger."
"Even the General Military Mansion can't control him, and I, a deputy general who is waiting to join, can't speak to him. Commander Wu is looking for the wrong person when he comes to me. It's better to send someone to urge him, or else go to Yinzhou with someone else. It's okay to close it." Li Kaiyang shook his head like a rattle, showing no intention of taking care of it.
Wu Zimian's mouth twitched and he said with a dry smile: "Don't worry, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Li, I will definitely intercede with the court for you regarding your stay in Shanxi. Our Yansui Town cannot be without you as Deputy Commander-in-Chief."
He thought that Li Kaiyang was worried about being held accountable by the court for his defeat in Shanxi, so he was unwilling to intervene in Wei Weicheng's affairs.
"I appreciate General Wu's kindness." Li Kaiyang clasped his fists and said, "Since I led the troops to defeat in Shanxi, I will happily accept it no matter how the court handles it."
He no longer cares whether or how the court wants to punish the crime.
Seeing that Li Kaiyang was not getting enough food and salt, Wu Zimian frowned and said: "It has been so long and the court has not sent any orders. It must be that the court also knows about Deputy Commander Li's difficulties, and maybe he has no plans to do so." I've been punished, so Deputy General Li doesn't have to worry too much."
"If Xing Youwei and Guan Ning's 50,000-strong army had not been defeated in Xuanfu, and there had been another Wang Er rebellion in Shaanxi, the imperial court would have issued a decree to punish me for my crime. Maybe I would have been put into a prison car and sent to the prison by now. Entered the prison of the Ministry of Punishment." Li Kaiyang stared at Wu Zimian with half-smiling eyes.
The embarrassment flashed across Wu Zimian's face.
He was responsible for Li Kaiyang's defeat in Shanxi. If Wang Er hadn't rebelled, he would have been the commander-in-chief who led the army in Shanxi. It can be said that Li Kaiyang took the blame for him.
