The Shandong army entered Zhenjiang without any effort. At this time, there was a sea of ​​fire in Zhenjiang. Before evacuating Zhenjiang, Duoduo first killed all the Han officials and civilians, and then set off a big fire.

The city was full of corpses. When the fire was put out, only a dozen surviving Han people were found. When they saw the imperial army coming, they crawled and cried.

Seeing such a tragic situation, all the soldiers were indignant of it. Li Ran said angrily: "Damn Tartars, he said he must slaughter all his tribe."

"Even if they run to the ends of the world, they will chase them to the end." Lin Yi's face was also ashen.

"There are millions of savages in Manchuria, but they are all laborers. It's best to take them to mine and build roads. Wouldn't it be too cheap to kill them directly?" Liu Heng smiled coldly, "I won't care about him in Zhenjiang City. The Third Battalion immediately blocked the banks of Zhenjiang, and divided the Fenghuang Fort with the artillery battalion and took Fenghuang Fort, Xuancheng, and conquered the Jianshan Fort to the north. Changdian, Yongdian, Dadian, Kuandian, Xindian and other places, and completely blocked the banks of the Yalu River."

"yes."

"The cavalry battalion sent two thousand people to sweep away a small group of enemy troops within a radius of one hundred miles and gather the Han people."

"yes."

"The scout brigade always investigates the main trends of the Qing army and immediately returns the situation whenever there is any situation."

"yes."

Soon Liu Heng assigned the task. After Duoduo retreated from Zhenjiang, the Zhenjiang area was extremely empty and was within reach.

But Duoduo, after slaughtering the Han people in Zhenjiang, directly led the army back to Shenyang with a mighty force, and no large army was left to defend the enemy on the way.

Duoduo naturally had ulterior motives. He first let the Ming army occupy Zhenjiang and block Huang Taiji in North Korea. When he took control of the power, he was coming to deal with these Ming troops, and then he then recruited the Qing army of North Korea.

Duoduo's army entered Liaoyang from the mountainous area. On the way, 5,000 troops were left to defend the two passes in Qingtaiyu and Yanshan Pass. At the same time, he left a command of the 20,000 troops in Liaoyang, and ordered the 20,000 troops to defend the Liaoyang, Anshan, Haizhou, Yaozhou and Gaizhou. At the same time, he led his 60,000 troops straight to Shenyang.

Most of the people, horses, iron ore, and craftsmen are distributed in the plains around Shenyang, which is the essence of the Qing Dynasty. Even if the mountainous area in the north of Zhenjiang is lost, there will be no major losses.

...On March 11, the Third Battalion completely blocked the entire Yalu River coast. There were six warships on the entire Zhenjiang area, four warships were blocked, and ten armed merchant ships were blocked at the Yalu River port.

At the same time, the artillery battalion and infantry battalion cooperated to the northeast and southwest, and captured the towns along the way. There were very few Qing troops in these towns, at most only four or five hundred, and they had no courage to resist. Most of them abandoned the city and fled, and few resisted stubbornly.

On March 12, the first battalion landed in Zhenjiang, and the troops that the General Staff could mobilize suddenly became sufficient. Liu Heng immediately ordered the entire third battalion to dispatch and attack Yanshan Pass and Qingtai Valley to the north, completely opening up the route from Zhenjiang to the Northeast Plain.

There are two routes to pass in the mountainous areas in the north of Zhenjiang, one is Phoenix City and Qingtai Valley, and the other is Danshan Fort, which is long-dive, permanent, large, wide, new, and Yanshan Pass.

In this mountainous area, it is very easy to defend and there is no need to restrain too much power, so Liu Heng immediately ordered Li Ran to attack.

At the same time, Zhao Yong's first battalion was stationed in Zhenjiang and waited for the orders of the Longkou Military Headquarters.

On the twelveth day, the flying scissors brought back the latest battle situation in Liaodong. Zhao Yan was surprised at the command center of Longkou. Li Ran actually killed two Qing princes, Haoge and Daishan.

At the same time, Duoduo gave up Zhenjiang without resisting.

"Zhisheng, see how we will go next?" Zhao Yan asked Mao Yuanyi. Should the problem before him be solved by Liaodong first or North Korea first?

"Master, I think it is not advisable for Liaodong and North Korea to be too fast," said Mao Yuanyi.

"Why?" Zhao Yan asked in confusion.

"Let's talk about North Korea first. The 70,000 Qing army was trapped in North Korea, and the cooked ducks could not fly. But if we want to annex North Korea, we must first let these Qing troops make trouble in North Korea. Then our army will enter North Korea again and strengthen the walls and clear the fields. If the Qing army loses its supply source, it will naturally collapse." Mao Yuanyi pointed to the map and said: "For the 70,000 Qing troops in North Korea, we can drive them south while sending people to surrender and promise those Qing troops with great benefits and preferential treatment. After they surrender, they will disarm their armed forces and take them all to mining, and they can still get tens of thousands of war horses."

"This plan is very wonderful." Zhao Yan agreed, pretending to surrender this plan. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It was similar to the group of barbarians in the Qing Dynasty who wanted to be trustworthy, and that was a fool.

"In Liaodong, the reason why we are slow is mainly because of the court. We cannot swallow Liaodong in one bite, so we should first capture the Liaodong Peninsula and the mountainous areas in the north of Zhenjiang, and then set up a bastion to stabilize the position. Then we attack the old villages of the Qing Dynasty from the northeast, and then attack the Shenyang area to the southwest. After occupying the northeast of the Liaodong Plain, we will leave a narrow area to the Qing army, and then attack the Qing army next year and the next, so as not to early contact with the Guanning army and let the court interfere in Liaodong affairs."

"The most important thing is that the Liaodong War Zone can be self-sufficient, so the development of military farming in Liaodong is the top priority. There is a narrow plain area on both sides of the Liaodong Peninsula, and there is a hilly area in the middle. The land is very fertile. The Han people will be moved here to settle." Mao Yuanyi said with great concern: "If our merchant ships do not withdraw from Liaodong, their fiscal revenue this year will inevitably drop sharply."

What happens if there is no money?

Without money, infrastructure construction will slow down. How many places will be built in the Ming Dynasty, how many places will be built in water conservancy, how many people will need education, how many ships will be built, and how many places will be built... Without money, you can't do anything.

Although tens of millions of taels of silver seem to be a lot, it is actually pitiful for such a large country. Zhao Yan is not a thief and cannot use violent means to divert the silver in the warehouses of those rich people. The only way at present is to obtain silver from overseas.

"It is obviously impossible to get out of Liaodong as soon as possible. We still have several battalions to invest in the Liaodong battlefield and transport materials to Liaodong. It is inevitable that the fiscal revenue will shrink severely this year, but fortunately, our banks are raising funds in various parts of Shandong, and there should be a lot of money to be used next year." Zhao Yan estimated.

"But the money you borrow must always be paid back."

"Through war resolution, the Qing Dynasty's inventory should be relatively rich." Zhao Yan said, and then said to Mao Yuanyi: "Or we can also extort a sum of silver from Japan."

"How to blackmail?" Mao Yuanyi was a little confused. Why did Zhao Yan put his thoughts on Japan? This was too jumpy.

"The biggest profit point in our current maritime trade is Japan, but now Japan has responded, which has led to our profits shrinking again and again." Zhao Yan pointed to the Edo area of ​​Japan, "We have to make Japan surrender through war."

"The lord wants to send troops to attack Japan?" Mao Yuanyi looked carefully at the location of Japan. "It is more than 1,500 kilometers from Shandong to Edo, Japan. However, with our current strength, there should be no problem in sending a battalion to Japan."

"All we have to do is to make the Tokugawa shogunate surrender, and then sign a treaty with them to make them pay some money. At the same time, we can do population and arms trade in Japan. We sell arms to other daimyos to provoke civil strife in Japan. At that time, we can buy a large number of slaves in Japan. With enough slaves, we can build roads and mine the cost of mining will save a lot." Zhao Yan said the long-conceived plan in his mind.

"When will the lord start?" Mao Yuanyi asked.

"It's best to start this war in the first half of the year." Zhao Yan replied. Mao Yuanyi was stunned and reminded Zhao Yan: "Then we are fighting on the third line..."

"The third line is the third line. The troops in the North Korean region are temporarily maintained by North Korea, so they can only support ammunition. The Japanese war zone can be maintained by looting. If you bring more ammunition, you can still grab silver. Why not? The Liaodong war zone will immediately organize the settlement, and there are more potatoes, and build a few more cement plants and shipyards. There will be no need to transport supplies to Liaodong until next year." Zhao Yan is completely robbery thinking about other countries. Since he has force, how can he not go out to slap Japan in the face?

"This... the plan is indeed feasible." Mao Yuanyi thought about it carefully, but couldn't find anything wrong.

"Order the Second Infantry Battalion of the Liaodong Army and the First Cavalry Battalion landed in Liaodong, and launched a "southeast offensive" with the Shandong Army to completely control the Liaodong Peninsula and the mountainous areas north of Zhenjiang. At the same time, mobilize administrative personnel to enter Liaodong, register household registration, and organize settlements. At the same time, establish cement plants and shipyards in Liaodong."

"Another order the first infantry battalion, the third infantry battalion, the second cavalry battalion of the Liaodong Army, and the second cavalry battalion of the Shandong Army to land on the iron mountain of Korea, and drive the Qing Dynasty to the south and clear the fields in the North Korean walls."

"Mobilize a large number of sweet potatoes to come to the dragon's mouth."

"The General Staff will sort out the order of transportation and improve the combat plan." Zhao Yan gave a series of orders, "Also, now he has occupied Zhenjiang, and asked the First Fleet to withdraw from the Yalu River and clear out the Qing navy. Then, after returning to Shandong to supply ammunition, he brought ten newly built frigates. Go south to rob the Dutch and Portuguese merchant ships. If you encounter Spanish merchant ships, you will rob them if you have the chance."

"Lord, we have a covenant with the Spaniards." Mao Yuanyi reminded.

"The fiscal revenue for next year will be robbed. What are the Spanish afraid of? We use frigates to rob them. If you ask, you will say that it is our privateer." Zhao Yan said. According to European rules, privateerers can be robbed everywhere, but they cannot be the other party's navy.

If the navy participates in the plunder, it will cause war between the two sides.

The ten frigates that had just been launched in the shipyard were originally built to support the Americas, but the American fleet has developed well in the Americas, so these frigates do not need to be transferred to the Americas.

These frigates were not made of Paulownia and had high protection against shells. However, under superior artillery artillery, they generally do not need to be attacked by enemy ships.

The General Staff quickly sorted out Zhao Yan's orders and began to formulate a detailed combat plan.

According to Zhao Yan's combat plan, Shandong would transport troops, materials, administrative personnel and shipmasters to Liaodong and North Korea. The Liaodong region was mainly stable. First, they captured the mountainous areas in the northeast of Zhenjiang and the Liaodong Peninsula, and then built a bastion to defend and settle. The North Korean region gradually controlled various towns in North Korea, established a strategy of cutting off the supply of the Qing army to a solid wall and clear the fields, and then fought a few battles before surrendering.

After the First Fleet wiped out the Qing army's navy, it brought ten frigates south to Southeast Asia for robbery.

As for the war against Japan, only after these transportation tasks are completed can the troops be transported to Japan for combat. The General Staff repeatedly calculated the order of transportation to avoid any confusion.

There are currently 70 merchant ships mobilized, half of which are high-speed fly-scissors, and the other half are stolen merchant ships. This is all the old capital that Zhao Yan can mobilize.

It took the General Staff nearly half a day to submit the combat plan.

Zhao Yan looked at the detailed combat plan and nodded with satisfaction. This plan calculated many possible unexpected situations.

The war Zhao Yan is now in has become more complicated and the benefits are also great.

According to the calculations of the General Staff, with the current military force in Liaodong, it is possible to deal with it with another cavalry battalion. After all, this year, it is only necessary to swallow the Liaodong Peninsula and the northern mountainous areas.

It is very easy to defend in the mountainous areas, without too much force. The main defense area is the Liaodong Peninsula. Sending an infantry battalion is enough to deal with it.

In the Korean War Zone, it is enough to transfer the first battalion of the Liaodong Army first. Capture Tieshan and take it slowly. It is not a big problem to delay it for two or three years.

In this way, only one month of transportation can be transported to Liaodong, and only thirty ships need to be left behind in a month to cope with the delivery of subsequent troops.

The remaining forty ships, plus the ten armed merchant ships in Yan Shiliang's hands, can be put into combat.

"Lord, the good news we have given to the court has not been issued yet. This matter cannot be delayed anymore, otherwise it will easily cause suspicion from the emperor." Mao Yuanyi said to Zhao Yan.

"Then let it go~!" Zhao Yan didn't care. Anyway, Chongzhen had already begun to suspect him. If the two of them would fall apart, according to Zhao Yan's estimate, the battle situation in Liaodong would be settled.

Logically speaking, Liaodong has been pacified and Liaodong should be managed by the court. However, Zhao Yan did not plan so. He also planned to raise horses in Liaodong! By then, deeper cracks will inevitably appear on both sides.

...The combat orders were very passed to Liaodong, and Longkou Port began to tightly shipped personnel and supplies.

The Liaodong General Staff, which received the detailed combat plan, began to implement the plan. This combat plan only has strategic aspects, and the implementation details must be formulated by the Liaodong General Staff.

After several days of continuous attacks, the Third Battalion has captured Phoenix Fort, Xuancheng, Qianshan Fort, Dadi, Yongdi and other places, and is moving deep into the mountains.

"Order Zhao Yong's first battalion to attack the Liaodong Peninsula and wipe out all the Qing troops in the area, the entire cavalry battalion and half of the artillery battalion assist in the battle." Liu Heng immediately began to deploy tasks in response to the combat plan.

"The Third Battalion attacked all Qing army fortress passes in the northern mountainous areas, and the soldiers garrisoned along the way were strictly guarded, and set up beacon towers along the Yalu River to strictly prevent the Qing army from breaking through on the south bank."

"The First Fleet withdrew from the Yalu River, cleared out the Manqing Naval Division, ordered Yan Shiliang to withdraw from Longkou, and armed merchant ships to join the transportation queue."

"Send someone to explore the terrain in detail to accurately build a fort."

The orders were sent out one by one. After receiving the order, Zhao Yong immediately fought with Lin Yi's cavalry battalion and half of the artillery battalion toward the Liaodong Peninsula.

The siege of cities and land is about to begin!

The Liaodong Peninsula is not like the mountainous areas of the Third Battalion. There are not many Qing troops stationed in that area because the terrain is relatively dangerous. However, under the fierce artillery fire of the Third Battalion, all of the passes were easily conquered.

The Qing cavalry could not show their combat effectiveness in the mountainous areas, and the third battalion could be competent without the cover of the cavalry battalion.

There were more Qing troops on the Liaodong Peninsula. The total number of Qing troops on the entire peninsula was at least 20,000. Although they were all the Eight Banners of the Han army, if there were no artillery battalions, it would be obvious that the artillery of Zhao Yong's infantry battalion was not easy to attack.

At the same time, the Qing Dynasty could support the Liaodong Peninsula at any time, so Lin Yi's cavalry battalion must cover the battle. If there is no cover for the cavalry battalion, the first battalion will be very passive.

At the same time, Duoduo was not allowed to enter under the city of Shenyang. Haoge's Zhenglan Banner guarded Shenyang. Without receiving the order, he did not open the city gate and let Duoduo enter. This was the dead order that Haoge brought the Mongolian and Han Eight Banners soldiers to support Zhenjiang.

After two days of hard work, Duoduo sent the news of Haoge's death into the city, but the city gate just didn't open. At this time, Jirgalang, who received the news, rushed back to Shenyang.

Jirgalang's arrival surprised Duoduo. Jirgalang's task was the top priority. He had to restrain the Ming army in western Liaoning. If the Ming army in western Liaoning launched an attack at this time and attacked the Shandong army in Zhenjiang on both sides, Liaodong would inevitably be in danger.

"Jirgalang, why are you running back to Shenyang if you don't restrain the Ming army in western Liaoning?" Duoduo asked Jirgalang.

"Hmph! You are not in Zhenjiang to rescue the emperor, Gui Liao, but you come to Shenyang. What are you trying to do?" Jiergalang asked without showing any weakness.

He sneered and said, "Don't think I don't know what you are thinking, I want to replace it, right!"

"What do you want?" Duoduo did not answer directly, but asked Jirgalang, with a sign of showdown, and the 60,000 troops in his hand made him feel fearless.

But if Jirgalang could cooperate, it would be great. Duoduo understood that the Qing Dynasty was already facing a huge crisis at this time, and the Shandong army had launched an attack on Liaodong. If he wanted to resist the powerful Shandong army, the Qing Dynasty's strength could be saved by one point.

"Let my elder brother go, and I will each take a banner from now on, and the others will be yours." Jirgalang offered his own conditions. Duoduo was overjoyed and smiled and said, "Okay, no problem."

Duoduo agreed very readily. Ajihalang's eldest brother was the former Big Bele Amin. He and Amin were the sons of Nurhaci's younger brother. Nurhaci's younger brother once wanted to establish another mountain, but was cut down by Nurhaci.

Since then, after Nurhaci's death, Amin has expressed dissatisfaction. Ajiharan can only deeply buried the revenge of killing his father and dare not express it in his heart, and feels deeply humiliated.

This time, Huang Taiji was trapped in North Korea, which immediately aroused the long-standing hatred in Ajihalang's heart. The day before yesterday, he received news that Haoge and Daishan were killed by Ming army shells. He immediately ignored the Ming army in western Liaoning and rushed back to Shenyang without stopping to rescue his imprisoned elder brother Amin.

Under Ajigalang's compromise, the coup brewing in Dodo is about to take place...
Chapter completed!