"What?" Jierhalang couldn't sit still after hearing this. He immediately stood up and confirmed, "Did the Ming Navy sail to Liaodong on a large scale?"
"It's absolutely true!" Tan Ma reported eagerly, "At least seven or eight hundred ships are headed for the mouth of the Liaohe River or Gaizhou!"
Jierhalang frowned after hearing this, and immediately asked: "Have you ever found out how deep the waterline of the Ming Dynasty warship is?"
In the past, they knew nothing about the navy, but later they finally had a navy. Although the group was destroyed, they also knew a little common sense about the navy.
For example, if the waterline of the ship is very deep, it means that a lot of things are carried on the ship, which is very heavy, so the waterline is deep. On the contrary, it means that the ship is empty, or the items transported are very light.
"Back to the master, all the slaves have checked. The water lines of the ships of the Ming Dynasty are very deep, so that they dare not go to the depths of the sea!" Tan Ma immediately replied.
When Jierhalang heard this, he was a little confused.
Looking at this posture, the Ming army should launch a large-scale attack into the hinterland of Liaodong. It is possible to attack Haizhou or Gaizhou.
But a key question is that at this time, the Ming Dynasty had already sent at least 20,000 cavalry troops to the grasslands to fight against the Mongolian tribes. If the Ming Dynasty really wanted to launch a large-scale attack on the hinterland of Liaodong, were they mentally ill to divide their forces like this?
In other words, is this Ming navy actually a tactic, designed to attract the attention of the Qing Dynasty so that it can protect the safety of the Ming cavalry on the grassland?
Ji Erhalang thought about it for a while and felt that this possibility was extremely high.
However, if he was asked to ignore the Ming Navy, he couldn't do it!
What if, what if!
The noise caused by the Ming cavalry on the grassland was false. In fact, it was to cover other Ming armies from attacking the hinterland of Liaodong from the sea!
In this case, if Jinzhou sends troops to the grassland and the hinterland of Liaodong is attacked and cannot be reinforced in time, this will be a big problem!
Although I feel that the Ming Dynasty sent 20,000 cavalry troops to the grasslands, which seems very irrational.
However, if you look at it from another perspective, it seems to make sense.
If the Ming Dynasty really raided Liaodong from the sea, it would never go deep into the hinterland of Liaodong. It would probably capture Gaizhou or Haizhou first, and then plan to attack other parts of the Qing Dynasty after consolidating its advantage. In this case, the cavalry is actually not of much use. The key is that the infantry can capture the city and hold it!
As for explaining the division of the country's troops, who knows what the domestic situation of the Ming Dynasty is now. With the vast land and abundant resources, it is possible to gather another 100,000 Ming troops.
Thinking like this, Jierhalang was confused!
what to do?
All his men were watching him, waiting for his order. Should they continue to the grassland or rush back to the mouth of the Liaohe River for reinforcements?
Based on Jierhalang's own guess, he felt that the main purpose of the Ming army was still on the grassland. Because Zu Dashou fled back, he must have known that the grassland tribes were now weak and it was a good time for the Ming army to attack.
However, Jierhalang didn’t dare to gamble! If what is true is false and what is false is true, then the judgment will be wrong and it will be a big problem!
Thinking of the possible consequences, if you guessed wrongly on the grassland side, the Mongolian tribes in the grassland would suffer heavy losses; if you guessed wrongly on the Ming Navy side, the hinterland of Liaodong would be in danger.
Thinking of this, Jierhalang has already made a decision: if you die as a Taoist friend or as a poor Taoist, you can only stick to the Qing Dynasty first!
So, he immediately ordered that the assembled cavalry troops immediately set off to Guangning Zhongzuo Station to wait and see if the Ming Dynasty Navy was really going to land at the mouth of the Liaohe River? As long as they have this intention, the cavalry can rush over as quickly as possible.
At the same time, he naturally sent a fast horse to the other side to send a message, so that the other side would be on strict alert.
As for the grassland, I can only pretend that I don’t know!
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Daming Shanhaiguan Navy, a continuous line of warships, went all the way along the coastline to the hinterland of Liaodong. Gu Sanmazi, who was in charge of the navy, was sitting on a grand master's chair on the flagship deck, using his binoculars to watch the Jianlu running in surprise on the beach, and a sneer appeared on his lips.
Barbarians are barbarians, and they are being fooled around by themselves! When we return to the mouth of Liaohe River, these Jianlu will probably vomit blood!
Ah, it is so lonely when there is no opponent!
With this thought in his mind, Gu San Mazi put down the telescope, pinched the toothpick biting on his mouth, and continued to pick his teeth. These days are really boring!
A few days later, we finally arrived at the mouth of the Liaohe River. Gu San Mazi found that there seemed to be no prisoners on the shore, so it was a good time to land.
However, if you think about it with your toes, you know that Jianlu will be unprepared when he comes so arrogantly. How is this possible?
After ordering the fleet to stop, Gu San Mazi began to carefully search the situation on the shore with a telescope. As a result, he really discovered a lot of flaws.
"Haha, go vomit blood!" Gu Sanmazi sneered in his heart and asked his guards to give orders in flag language.
So, after a while, I saw the Ming army carrying stones out of the cabin, and then throwing stones into the sea to play with "bang bang bang".
Seven or eight hundred ships were crowded together on the sea at the mouth of the Liaohe River, and the sound of throwing stones into the sea together was called a big one.
Moreover, the soldiers of the Ming army still threw it away and laughed on the shore with great ridicule.
After waiting for a while, Jianlu, who was hiding on the shore, finally couldn't bear it anymore and emerged one by one, all of them staring at the Ming army on the sea with angry faces.
If they could suddenly float on the water at this time, they would definitely rush into the sea at all costs and tear those hateful Ming troops into pieces!
After losing about half of it, he felt that it was almost done, so Gu San Mazi ordered the fleet to return.
So, all the soldiers of the Ming army were on the deck and shouted in unison to the shore: "Send us off without any trouble, stop and see you later!"
Amidst such shouts, Gu Sanmazi discovered through the telescope that many Jianlu were so angry that they were slashing the flowers and plants around them with their knives. In response, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "What a crime, those flowers and plants are so innocent!"
After finishing speaking, Gu San Mazi burst out laughing again.
This is a war, this is what those men of letters call an outing!
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When the news reached Jierhalang in Jinzhou, he sat there without speaking for a long time.
Although his previous guess was actually true, he just didn't dare to gamble. But at this time, the news was confirmed that the Ming Dynasty Navy had false troops. In other words, he was teased by the Ming army for a while, and if he wasn't depressed, it would be a lie.
Fortunately, only a few days had passed, Jierhalang thought in his mind, and immediately sent an order to transfer the assembled cavalry from Guangning Zhongzuo Station back to Jinzhou. Let them rest for two days and replenish supplies before sending them to the grassland. They may be able to stop part of the Ming army.
However, just when the cavalry army was setting off, Tan Ma came again to report urgently, saying that the Ming Dynasty Navy, which had returned to Juehua Island, was heading north again in a mighty manner. And this time the waterline of Ming ships was still very deep.
Hearing the news, Jierharang's personal guards showed a mocking look and said: "Is Ming Gou really out of tricks? He's doing this again! I, the Qing Dynasty, are stupid, will I be fooled again?"
However, just after he finished speaking, he heard Jierhalang immediately order them: "With my military order, pursue the cavalry immediately!"
Upon hearing this, all the guards were almost dumbfounded, especially the guard who just spoke, who just stared at his master. There was something he really didn't know how to say? You can't say that your master is stupid, right?
"Master, Ming Gou... Ming Gou has already used this false soldier trick!" Finally, the leader of the personal guard reminded his master.
When Jierhalang heard this, he stared at him and asked: "How do you know this time it is still a false soldier? What if it is true?"
"..." Upon hearing this, his personal guard was immediately speechless.
Right, what if it’s true this time?
It may be true. The first time it was false, it was to make the Qing Dynasty relax its vigilance, and then it was true the second time. If the Qing Dynasty ignored it, whether it was the fall of Gaizhou or Haizhou, it would be very serious. Something serious.
With this thought, they no longer dare to gamble!
So, some personal guards immediately followed Jierhalang's military order and rushed to chase the cavalry.
A few days later, the news of vomiting blood came back again, and this time the Ming Navy went to the mouth of the Liaohe River to throw stones just like the first time.
Jilharang's personal guard looked at his ugly-looking master and reminded him cautiously: "Master, it might still be too late to go to the grassland now!"
After hearing this, Jierhalang suddenly let out a long sigh, and then said to the guard: "I bet the Ming Dynasty Navy will go north for the third time!"
Again? This is impossible, right?
Jierhalang's personal guard thought so in his mind, but he didn't dare to say that Jierhalang might have guessed wrong.
In the end, Jinzhou still did not send cavalry to the grassland.
As a result, just as Jierhalang had guessed, the Ming Navy marched northward for the third time.
However, even if Jianlu had a high probability of guessing that the Ming navy went to the mouth of the Liao River to throw stones again, they could not ignore it.
Jirhalang sighed, locked himself in the house, and stared at the map on the wall in silence.
Finally, he wrote a memorial and sent it to Shengjing.
Jinzhou, under the full utilization of the Ming Navy, had become useless. Let the two regents decide whether Jinzhou should be heavily guarded or not!
In the final analysis, the population and military strength of the Qing Dynasty were too small, so it was impossible for such a long coastline to be heavily guarded and passively defended.
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On the North Korean side, Azig and Haug ultimately did not stay. It's not that they are unwilling, but that the North Koreans have almost escaped and have nothing to eat. If they stay here any longer, they will starve to death.
Just like that, a huge operation came to an end, with nothing gained and only a dejected return to Liaodong.
But Azige has always remembered one thing, he must deal with it strictly after returning to Zhenjiang Fort!
