It was getting dark in the evening, and the clouds in the west were already fiery red. Outside the city of Lushun, the city was also awash in red, with corpses thrown into the streets everywhere.
Daishan, who returned to the camp, looked at everything in front of him, especially when he saw the Ming navy excitedly dragging the Qing warship away from the coast on the sea, his face became even more ugly.
This time leading the army to attack Port Arthur was wrong from the beginning. In other words, they fell into the trap of the Ming army from the beginning.
At this time, he already knew that the commander of the Ming Navy was Zheng Zhilong, the most famous man on the sea. I didn't expect that such a famous pirate king could obey the emperor of the Ming Dynasty and come so far north!
In this case, the Ming Dynasty Navy should have the strength to crush the Great Qing Navy from the beginning. However, the Ming Navy did not show its fangs, but only showed a small tail, making the Qing Dynasty think that with hard work, it could defeat the Ming Navy and become the overlord of the sea!
This is a land of dignified etiquette, a heavenly kingdom, but it has been deceptive from the very beginning, so why should we be so shameless?
The more Dai Shan thought about it, the angrier he became, but he had no place to accuse Ming Guo of being shameless. Fortunately, not only the Qing warships, but also the Korean warships that could be collected were completely destroyed, and most of the warships belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
The Qing Dynasty paid so much, but it still couldn't change the past facts. The coastal areas of Liaodong will still be the world of the Ming Dynasty!
Anger cannot change the reality. Daishan finally restrained his anger and looked coldly at the city of Lushun under the setting sun.
If we treat Port Arthur as a fortified city from the beginning, we will definitely be fully prepared. At least there will be enough Han slaves accompanying the army. Whether they are used as cannon fodder, or used as coolies to build mountains or dig tunnels, it is all possible. In that case, the situation of the battle may be different from what it is now.
However, when he thought about it, the Ming army was obviously well prepared and must have been prepared for various siege situations. It should still be impossible to capture Lushun easily.
If there was a way to attack a city, and it was certain that the city could be captured, then there would be no place in the world that the Qing Dynasty could not reach. But the fact is that no matter what methods the Qing Dynasty used, they could not capture the Ningjin defense line of the Ming Dynasty.
For the Qing Dynasty, the lowest cost was to besiege the city. If the siege lasted for a long time, the city would eventually be captured. For example, Daling River City was captured by the Qing Dynasty after being besieged until they ran out of food.
However, this trick is useless against a city that has been prepared for a long time. By then, if the food in the city is not exhausted, the food for the army outside the city will be exhausted.
Strong cities like Jinzhou and Ningyuan are well prepared and cannot use this trick to break the city. Now, this little Lushun, originally, should not be able to save much supplies.
The city of Lushun is only a little over a mile in circumference. The Qing siege did not require too many troops. The food and supplies consumed in the siege were also within the range that the Qing Dynasty could bear. But it happened that the navy was defeated. The Ming army in Lushun City could receive a steady stream of supplies from the sea, so how could they encircle them?
Thinking of this, Daishan couldn't help but become angry again. How come the key navy was defeated!
"Where is this dog slave Shang Kexi?" He turned around and asked the surrounding generals, "Isn't he still there?"
"Master, maybe he was killed by the Ming army!" One of his generals reported with a bit of schadenfreude. "The Ming army asked for his head by name. Someone must want his head for the reward of the Ming army! Such a stupid pig , it would be an advantage for him to die."
When Daishan heard this, before he could say anything, he suddenly heard a commotion not far away. After hearing the news, it was said that Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here.
He saw Shang Kexi, guarded by his own bodyguards, holding a head in his hand, approaching in panic. Before he could reach Dai Shan, he shouted from afar: "Your Majesty, the villain has been killed miserably. The villain has been killed by this bitch..."
Needless to say, Shang Kexi used the head of Park Zhenyu, the commander of the North Korean Navy, as a scapegoat and told Daishan the story he had made up.
To be honest, Daishan couldn't tell whether he was lying or not.
Although he couldn't hear what Park Zhenyu shouted to Shang Kexi on the mountain, he did see that the North Korean sailors collapsed first. However, no matter how he explained it, Daishan had a very strong opinion of him. They ordered him to be captured on the spot.
In this regard, Shang Kexi did not dare to resist, and all the men he brought with him were captured by Jianlu.
It was only then that Daishan came to his senses and asked Shang Kexi sternly: "Where is Turg? Where is your supervisor Turg?"
Upon hearing this, Shang Kexi remembered that there were indeed military supervisors in the Great Qing Navy. However, this supervisor was not used to the bumps and bumps of the ship, so he lay dead in the cabin as soon as he arrived on the ship. It was very chaotic at that time. Didn't you escape?
If another Gushan Ezhen with a white flag was broken, Shang Kexi would be a little scared, fearing that those Jurchens with a white flag would come to settle accounts with him. Then he said vaguely: "At that time, the villain was only paying attention to the traitor and wanted to save the defeat. For a moment, he did not notice the supervisor. Maybe he fled into the mountains with the crowd?"
After hearing this, Daishan turned his head to look at the darkened forest and ignored that idiot Turge.
The navy had just been defeated, and the morale of the army was not high to begin with, and now it was feared that it would not be able to fight. Moreover, the Ming army has appeared in Jinzhou. No matter what aspect you consider, you must withdraw your troops first.
With this in mind, he immediately returned to the Central Army's tent, wrote a memorial and flew it to Shengjing, and then sent an order to the entire army. Early the next morning, the entire army set off and returned to Jinzhou.
At the same time, on the Ming Navy flagship, as soon as Dai Shan was concerned about Turge, he was tied up and held in front of Zheng Zhilong.
"Sir, he is the supervisor of the Jianlu Navy. He is a serious Tatar. It is said that he is also a high-ranking official." Seasick, picked up on the deck.”
Another Ming army soldier added excitedly: "If this guy hadn't been guarded, we would have almost missed him!"
"Oh, his name is Turge, is he Gushan Ezhen with a white flag?" Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong moved closer with curiosity, looked at Turge lying on the deck, and then said, "The Governor had a military order , if you catch this Turg, it’s best to capture him alive and take him to see him.”
"Ah, sir, what does this mean?" His men asked a little surprised when they heard it.
Zheng Zhilong himself was puzzled. Lu Xiangsheng didn't mention anyone else, but just named Turge. He didn't know what was so special about Turge that he got this honor.
Unable to figure it out, he waved his hand and said: "Everyone is dizzy. It's boring. Send it to the Governor immediately. If he dies, it won't be easy to explain!"
Just like that, Turge was delivered to Lu Xiangsheng overnight.
After being tortured like this, Turge also woke up, and Lu Xiangsheng happened to be watching him nearby.
For a moment, the two people stared at each other, looking at each other.
To be precise, Turg opened his eyes and saw a Ming official staring at him. He was so frightened that he wanted to resist immediately. However, with his hands tied, he couldn't move at all. Then he looked closely and recognized Lu Xiangsheng, who had been besieged by him in Jiajiazhuang. He was stunned.
who I am? Where am I, what am I doing?
Turge's brain was confused.
Lu Xiangsheng stared at Turg for a while, not seeing any difference between him and other Jianlu. I couldn't help but wonder in my heart: "Why did the emperor secretly tell himself that if Turg was captured on the Liaodong battlefield, it would be best to capture him alive and then let him go?"
Thinking about this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. Could it be that he was a Jinyiwei spy? However, has the Jinyiwei secret agent of the Ming Dynasty reached the point where he has become a high-ranking leader of Jianlu?
Thinking like this, he asked: "Are you from the Jurchen Department of Ye He?"
There are four large Jurchen tribes in Liaodong, and Jianzhou Jurchen is just one of them. During the wild boar skin era, these four tribes fought each other to death. Among them, Jianzhou Jurchen and Yehe Jurchen came from enemies. In the original Battle of Sarhu, Yehe Jurchen tribe sent troops to hunt wild boar skins together. It's just a pity that the Ming army was defeated so simply that Ye He's tribe heard the news of the Ming army's defeat before Ye He's tribe arrived and fled back quickly.
It is for this reason that after Yezhupi won the Battle of Saarhu, he turned around and attacked the Yehe Tribe. Finally, in the forty-seventh year of Wanli, the Yehe Jurchen Tribe was completely annexed by the Jianzhou Jurchen Tribe. But not all of Ye He's tribe surrendered. Some of them escaped and worked in Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Town, fighting against the rebels.
It was for this reason that Lu Xiangsheng asked this question.
However, when he asked, he knew that this was probably impossible. If Turge is really a Yehe Jurchen, it is impossible to be a Gushan Ezhen.
In fact, Turge's father was the eighth son of E Yidu, the head of the five most capable men of Ye Bo Pi, so how could he be the Jurchen Yehe!
When Turge heard Lu Xiangsheng's question, of course he had to deny it. He even announced his family status and spoke loudly. Anyway, he was already prepared and felt that Lu Xiangsheng would definitely avenge the siege of Jiajiazhuang. Come on then, anyway, after eighteen years, he will be a good man again!
However, what he didn't expect was that Lu Xiangsheng ordered someone to untie his rope and expel him from Lushun City.
The Ming army was disgusted and pushed out of the gate of Lushun City. Turge, who was still in a dazed state, didn't know where the strength came from. He subconsciously ran far away and stood still. Then he looked back at Lushun City and was dumbfounded. .
What's happening here? Why did Lu Xiangsheng let him go like this? Could it be that in the battle at Jiajiazhuang, heroes cherished heroes, and Lu Xiangsheng was reluctant to kill himself?
But, this seems impossible, right?
Turge couldn't figure it out even if he tried hard, so he stopped thinking about it and hurried towards the direction of the Qing camp.
At this time, he felt happy in his heart. This time, shouldn't he be considered a prisoner of the Ming army? Better than last time! You must be extremely careful in the future and not be captured by the Ming army again, otherwise your fate will definitely not be so good next time, and you will let yourself go like a ghost!
On the top of Lushun City, Lu Xiangsheng watched Turge disappear into the darkness, and shook his head in his heart: This Turge is a hardcore Jianlu, and there is absolutely no way that the emperor will develop him into a Jin Yiwei spy! I don’t know what’s so special about this person that he is treated so differently by the emperor!
Lu Xiangsheng couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it and turned back to the city's Yamen.
Early the next morning, Jianlu broke camp and returned to Jinzhou. They were so arrogant that they were not afraid of the Ming army going out of the city to pursue them. They might even be looking forward to the Ming army coming out of the city to pursue them!
Of course Lu Xiangsheng would not send troops to pursue him. Yesterday, he actually knew that Jianlu would definitely retreat.
After confirming that the Jianlu troops had withdrawn, he sent out troops to search the mountains and forests to wipe out the remnants of the Jianlu troops.
After this battle, Ming Dynasty gained a firm foothold on the Liaodong Peninsula. On the other hand, it also completely gained control of the sea.
Of course, Jianlu may not give up and launch a larger-scale offensive against Lushun. Therefore, necessary precautions are still necessary.
As for the navy, in addition to transporting supplies, it also has to digest the surrendered North Korean sailors. On the Ming side, there was no intention of letting these North Korean sailors go back.
In fact, these North Korean sailors do not want to go back according to their own wishes.
The Ming Dynasty has been the suzerain state of Korea for hundreds of years. The Koreans have always admired the Celestial Kingdom. Unlike the Jianlu, although they conquered their king, they were still treated as barbarians secretly.
Now that I am staying with the Ming army, I have food to eat, I am not hungry to death, and I can become a member of the Ming Dynasty. It would be strange not to cherish such a good thing!
Therefore, Zheng Zhilong's process of digesting and absorbing these North Korean sailors was also very smooth. This matter was so smooth that it was done together with the other things Lu Xiangsheng had explained, and there were no obstacles.
All the islands in the Liaodong Peninsula have become the territory of the Ming Dynasty again.
Not to mention the farther away Pidao Island, the five islands of Guanglu, Big and Small Changshan, Shicheng, and Haiyang, where Dongjiang soldiers and Liaodong refugees originally lived, were first reoccupied by the Ming Dynasty Navy and began to station troops. The next step is to prepare for the offensive in Liaodong.
Of course, after all of this, when the war was over, Lu Xiangsheng sent a clipper to deliver good news to the capital.
He didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen already knew the entire war.
Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief at the great victory in Port Arthur. The reconstruction of the Dongjiang Army was equivalent to driving a nail into the side of Jianlu. And this time, Jianlu understood the powerful combat power displayed by the Ming army. In this case, if Jianlu still wants to take a detour through the Mongolian grassland and invade the pass, he must carefully consider whether he still wants to keep his old nest?
As for Turg, it was a complete surprise for Emperor Chongzhen. He was not dead, but was put back. He was not responsible for the defeat, so he could continue to use his "gold medal undercover" ability, which was a big help to him in grasping the news about the Liaodong Jianlu.
Emperor Chongzhen himself benefited a lot from this victory in the Liaodong War.
