Accidents occurred in Pidao, Lushun and Jinzhou one after another, but the Dengzhou cargo terminal was not affected at all. Almost every day, shipping merchant ships docked, and Dengzhou's trading venues became more and more lively. Subsequently,

A large number of people continued to migrate to Denglai. By September of the sixth year of Chongzhen, the total population in Fuzhou County had exceeded one million. According to the estimates of Shi Kefa, Lu Faxuan and others, the total population of Denglai by the end of the year

, it is very likely to approach or even exceed the scale of two million people.

After encountering the ravages of the rebels, a prosperous Denglai land rose rapidly in less than two years. It is unbelievable that Wu Zongrui actually did it.

Of course, the emperor and the court still have not set their sights on Denglai. They have been exhausted by the precarious situation in Liaodong and the ever-expanding ranks of rogue bandits. The footprints of rogue bandits are distributed in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan and even Huguang.

In the land, the governors everywhere tried their best to drive the rogue bandits out of their own territory. As for where the rogue bandits went next, it was not their concern.

In order to unify the orders and completely wipe out the rogue bandits, the cabinet has drafted a memorial and recommended the establishment of the post of governor of the five provinces. Its main responsibility is to coordinate the various Ming armies, coordinate with the government at all levels, and completely wipe out the rogue bandits wandering around.

The Houjin Tatars in Liaodong were not idle either. They continued to encroach on the land in Liaodong. After the Battle of Daling River, the Houjin Tatars stationed a small number of sergeants in Hebao and Youtun near Daling River City.

They were constantly forcing the Liaodong Frontier Army stationed in Jinzhou. These Houjin Tatars were quite arrogant. They dared to patrol not far from Jinzhou City in broad daylight and were completely unafraid of the Liaodong Frontier Army stationed in Jinzhou City.

Jinzhou's commander-in-chief, Zu Dashou, surrendered to the Jin Tatars in the Battle of Daling River, and then took the opportunity to escape back to Jinzhou. As a result, he became extremely low-key. He never showed up at all and would never go to the capital for fear of encountering others.

Due to the punishment of the emperor and the court, the Liaodong Frontier Army under his command also suffered heavy losses due to the Battle of Daling River City and is still in the process of rest and recovery.

After Sun Chengzong resigned from the post of Governor of Jiliao, no one in the court dared to take up this position. Strictly speaking, there was no suitable candidate. Therefore, the post of Governor of Jiliao was temporarily vacant and was not assigned by the emperor or the court.

This means that the situation in Liaodong is entirely responsible for the governor of Liaodong and the governor of Jiliao, with the governor of Liaodong being the main one.

The current governor of Liaodong, Fang Yizao, concurrently serves as the governor of Liaodong as the censor of Zuo Qiandu of the Supervisory Yuan. He is originally a civil servant. In terms of reputation and qualifications, he cannot compare with the previous governors of Jiliao, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan.

It is too difficult to command all the sergeants in Liaodong, and in order to command the many generals of the Liaodong border army, there is insufficient energy and ambition.

This led to the situation in Liaodong worsening, and the Liaodong frontier troops had no other choice but to station themselves in the city.

There were not many cities in Liaodong, and most of the places were open areas. Almost all of these places were controlled by the Houjin Tatars. In addition, Huang Taiji adopted a relatively soft policy towards the Han people in Liaodong, which was completely different from his father Nurhaci, which also made Liaodong's

Some Han people were able to reluctantly feel at ease and no longer strongly resisted Huang Taiji and the Houjin Tatars.

This was extremely detrimental to the emperor and the court.

Under such circumstances, the many things that happened in Denglai, Pi Island and Lushun were not the most important concerns of the emperor and the court.

I have to say that Wu Zongrui's luck is really good. Since time travel, opportunities have always favored him several times.

This time is no exception.

Four days later, Gao Qiqian's reply was all gone. After spending a lot of money, Wu Zongrui once again received Gao Qiqian's support.

"Eunuch Gao has written a letter. He said it very directly this time. The emperor and the court don't care about Denglai, Pi Island, Lushun, Jinzhou and other places. It is estimated that the imperial decree will arrive soon. I will be directly responsible for Pi Island.

All matters concerning Lushun and Jinzhou, including the dispatch of sergeants to be stationed in these places, of course, the emperor and the court also have conditions. From now on, the court will no longer allocate a penny of silver to places such as Pidao and Lushun, let alone

Food and grass will be allocated..."

As soon as Wu Zongrui finished speaking, Zeng Yongzhong spoke.

"Sir, the emperor and the court are actually trying to shirk the trouble. Everyone knows that the Pidao garrison was completely annihilated by the Tatars of Houjin. Shang Ke, the deputy general of Pidao, happily returned to Houjin. Pidao, Lushun and Jinzhou and other places have become...

It was extremely dangerous. Later Jin Tatars obtained some warships from Pidao. Fortunately, Houjin Tatars surrendered and brought a large number of warships and naval officers and soldiers. No matter whether they attacked Pidao or Lushun, Houjin Tatars

It has become much easier to occupy these places. The emperor and the court seem to be very generous. They have put Pi Island, Lushun and Jinzhou under the direct jurisdiction of your Majesty, which is to hand over the trouble to your Majesty..."

After Zeng Yongzhong finished speaking, Wu Zongrui smiled.

"Sir, what you said is right, and I understand the reason. However, what seems to be troublesome to the emperor and the court is a rare opportunity for me. If the emperor sends other people to take charge of matters such as Pi Island, I really don't want to

Easy to handle."

Having said this, Wu Zongrui stood up and walked to the desk.

Zeng Yongzhong, Liao Wenru, Liu Ning and others followed and came to the table.

Wu Zongrui pointed to the map on the desk and spoke.

"The closest to Fuzhou is Changsheng Island. This island has always been deserted and no one paid attention to it, followed by Beixukou and Nanxukou, as well as Dachangshan Island and Xiaochangshan Island. Relatively speaking, Jinzhou and Lushun

The places are far apart, so Mao Wenlong, the commander-in-chief of Pidao, concentrated his main troops on Lushun and Pidao in order to suppress the Houjin Tatars."

"We followed the same example and stationed sergeants in Pidao, Lushun, Jinzhou and other places, with Lushun as the main one, Pidao next, Jinzhou again, as for Dachangshan Island, Xiaochangshan Island, Haiyang Island and

No sergeants will be stationed at the North and South Flood Gates and other places for the time being."

"Once Huang Taiji and Houjin Tartar learned that we had soldiers stationed in these places, they would definitely be uneasy. They worked so hard to make the rear area completely peaceful. Therefore, I predict that once we are stationed in these places,

Huang Taiji will definitely launch an attack on these garrisons."

"With the gratifying help, Huang Taiji can be regarded as having a naval force. The attack on Pi Island, Jinzhou and Lushun and other places will definitely be much smoother. If it is not contrary to my expectations, Huang Taiji must be planning to occupy Lushun Island.

"

Speaking of this, Wu Zongrui pointed his finger at Lushun Island.

"Look at it, if Huang Taiji occupies Lushun Island, it will strangle the throat of the Bohai Bay. Tianjin Port in the west, Shanhaiguan in the northwest to Jinzhou and other places will all be controlled. Fuzhou and Yongning and other places in the north will be controlled.

Completely stable. As for Pi Island in the northeast, even if it is occupied by our army, it will not have much effect. Moreover, once the Hou Jin Tatars occupy Lushun Island, Dengzhou and Laizhou, they will also be controlled by Huang Taiji.

He and the Tatars of Houjin were always worried about a surprise attack by the Tatars of Houjin."

"So, our first task is to seize Lushun Island. We must not let Lushun Island fall into the hands of Huang Taiji and Houjin Tatars."

"Luo Dianzhao, lead five thousand sergeants and set off immediately to Lushun Island. Within three days, occupy this island. After entering Lushun Island, you must guard against Houjin's Tatar attack. No matter what difficulties you encounter, you must repel Houjin's attack.

The attack of the Jin Tatars firmly nailed Lushun Island."

"Wenru and Liu Ning will immediately start recruiting sergeants in Denglai. We will strive to recruit 10,000 sergeants before the end of the year. In the next spring, we will recruit another 10,000 sergeants."

"The number of sergeants stationed in Lushun should be maintained at least around 10,000 people. The number of sergeants stationed in Pidao should be maintained at 5,000. The number of sergeants stationed in Jinzhou should also be maintained at 5,000."

"The Penglai Navy has dispatched half of its troops and warships to Lushun, Jinzhou and Pidao. This half of the navy's officers and soldiers and 50% of its warships are stationed in Lushun, 30% are stationed in Jinzhou, and the remaining 20% ​​are stationed in Lushun.

Phi Island.”

"All these arrangements must be completed before the end of the year. Everyone, Lushun, Pidao and Jinzhou are the barriers to the Denglai land. If these places are firmly guarded, the Denglai land will be extremely safe."

"Wen Ru was stationed in Dengzhou, Liu Ning was stationed in Laizhou, Luo Diazhao was stationed in Lushun, Luo Dianyong was stationed in Jinzhou, and Qin Dalong was stationed in Pidao."

"The military strength in Denglai will be unified under the control of Liao Wenru. All details will be decided after the emperor's imperial edict arrives."

...

The warships and sergeants led by Luo Dianzhao set off from Dengzhou that day and rushed to Lushun Island.

It only took three days for the warships and sergeants to arrive at Lushun Island.

The Later Jin Tatars had not yet had time to control Lushun Island.

Faced with the devastated situation, Luo Dianyong took out food and distributed it to the people, quickly stabilizing the situation on Lushun Island.

Ten days later, the emperor's imperial edict arrived in Dengzhou.

Liao Wenru was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Dengzhou, Liu Ning was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Laizhou, Luo Dianming and Luo Dianyong were appointed as deputy generals of Dengzhou, and Luo Dianzhao and Qin Dalong were appointed as deputy generals of Laizhou.

The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War issued decrees appointing Qiao Mingjun, Niu Ben and others as guerrilla generals.

Among them, Luo Dianming, Qiao Mingjun and others were unable to accept the order because they were not in Dengzhou and Laizhou.

As a result, Wu Zongrui's army was fully formed, and his goal was to expand the total number of the army to about 40,000 before the end of the seventh year of Chongzhen, which was roughly equivalent to the force previously controlled by Denglai.

Of course, the combat capabilities of the sergeants under Wu Zongrui are completely different.

At the same time as the imperial edict arrived, Luo Dianyong received news from Lushun that the army had stabilized in Lushun and was gradually restoring the situation on Lushun Island. At the same time, he strengthened alert and always paid attention to the situation in Fuzhou, Yongning and other places.

Although Luo Dianyong did not talk about the situation on Lushun Island in detail, Wu Zongrui knew very well that after experiencing a gratifying robbery, Lushun Island must be in a state of mourning. He wanted to stabilize the situation on Lushun Island and at the same time be prepared for the attack by the Hou Jin Tatars.

To attack, Luo Dianyong needs to expend a lot of energy.
Chapter completed!