Zhao Yong and Lin Yi retreated the scout within three miles, looking like they were waiting for the Qing army to come.

Shuotuo and Jirgalang were a little shaky when they learned that the Ming army began to attack Anshan.

"Prince Zheng, are those Ming dogs too arrogant? They dare to attack Anshan under the snooping of my army. It is worse than us..." Shuotuo was a little moved, but his heart was still full of uncertainty.

"You see, the Ming army has already formed a formation. If we rush over, there will be heavy casualties." Jirgalang pointed to the Ming army's position in the distance and said, "This is a trap."

"But they are sieging the city, maybe they are bluffing..."

At this moment, a Qing army scout came quickly, holding a feather arrow in his hand, with a letter tied to it, "Prince Su, this was shot by the Ming army scout."

Shuotuo took the letter in confusion, and frowned after he opened it apart. He could understand the words on it. He quickly called a Han official and handed it over and said, "What is written on Niannian?"

The Han official looked at the letter for a while and said stutteringly: "Prince Su, above... above..."

"Say whatever you have, and stutter again. I will chop you down." Shuotuo said with a fierce look on his face. The Han official gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Su, Mingjun said you are... you are... a brave bandit, and he said... and said..."

"What else do you say?" Shuotuo immediately became furious and asked with his eyes wide open.

"I also said that if Prince Su was timid and did not dare to fight, then... I would go home to drink milk. The battle on this battlefield is a matter of men. How far is it without eggs?..." The Han official said it all with his eyes closed.

"Damn Nikan." Shuotuo was furious and pulled out the sword with a clang, slashing directly on the neck of the Han official. The head flew up and fell several meters away with the splash of blood.

Jiergalang looked at Shuotuo without saying a word. After a while, Shuotuo's face was unstable, he said to Jiergalang: "Prince Zheng, we don't have much food, so let's retreat!"

Shuotuo's words immediately shocked Jiergalang for a long time. Didn't this guy be furious by the Ming army? Why did he suddenly calm down again? After a long time, Jiergalang said: "Oh, well! What Prince Su said is so true, then retreat!"

In less than a quarter of an hour, the Qing army began to retreat one after another. There was only the rumbling sound of horse hooves during the retreat. Shuotuo and Jirgalang were both silent, and they understood in their hearts that they had just not told the matter.

They had seen the artillery of the Ming army in this battle, but they no longer had much hope for the battle situation in Liaodong. The Shandong army that was roaring towards them was different from any Ming army in the past. Even the Qi family army in the bloody battle of Dalinghe was not so powerful.

The Qi family's army had only a few thousand, and it had been destroyed in the Battle of Daling River, but the Shandong army had tens of thousands, and they had never defeated the Shandong army.

This is a fearsome army, like a machine.

However, Jiergalang began to think about the way out of his retreat. With the army of Shandong, Liaodong might not be protected. Should he retreat to the white mountains and black waters to pass the bitter days of his ancestors?

When he thought of the snow-filled ice and snow, trembling in the small thatched hut, Jirgalang made a chill. Can he fall to that level no matter what?

"It seems that after going back, I have to discuss it with my elder brother." Jirgalang thought to himself.

...Zhao Yong and Lin Yi waited outside Anshan City for a long time, but they did not see any movement from the Qing army. Lin Yi even asked someone to write a letter and asked the scout to shoot.

Unexpectedly, the Qing army retreated instead.

This made Zhao Yong and Lin Yi’s foreheads full of black lines, that resentment!

However, in order to prevent the Qing army from cheating, Zhao Yong and Lin Yi sent the scout out and followed the Qing army all the way. The Qing army did not drive away much when they saw it. They crossed the Sancha River that day and returned to Shenyang.

The withdrawal of Shuotuo and Jiergalang completely lost the ability to resist in the area east of Sancha River and south of Taizi River. After conquering Anshan, the First Battalion launched a sudden attack on Liaoyang with two hundred 75mm howitzers at lightning speed.

At the same time, the cavalry battalion surrounded Liaoyang and was blocked. Tens of thousands of defenders in Liaoyang City broke through several times and were killed by the cavalry battalion. The second was that the artillery battalion had also arrived.

The siege shells roared, and after twenty minutes of bombing, a huge gap finally appeared in the walls of Liaoyang City, and the third-line troops rushed in from this gap.

That night, the battle on the Western Front ended!

The administrative personnel who had landed one after another quickly took over these cities. At the same time, the Third Battalion and Fourth Battalion of the Liaodong Army's Infantry Battalion were also entering one after another, and the registration of population, land settlement and fortress construction were all proceeding quickly.

When the battle report was sent back to Longkou, Zhao Yan nodded with satisfaction at the map. Now the Liaodong Peninsula and the plains east of Sancha River and the mountainous areas were all under his control. The next step was to utilize the resources of these areas.

There is a lot of timber that can build ships in Liaodong, so there is basically no need to worry about the shortage of wood in Liaodong. In addition, there are many boatmen on hand now, and the shipbuilding industry will inevitably make a big leap in less than a few years.

There is also a lot of land in Liaodong, and now it has only been built on the Liaodong Peninsula. However, Zhao Yan's digestive ability is not that high because there is really not much population in his hands.

So when you advance to this level, you can stop and slow down first.

Mao Yuanyi walked over with the documents reported by the Liaodong General Staff Department, "Lord, the Han people and prisoners in Liaodong have been counted."

"What's the situation?" Zhao Yan asked.

"After conquering the east of Sancha River, the number of Han people in Liaodong increased to 360,000. The captives reached 210,000, and 130,000 people could be used as coolies, and 80,000 elderly people and children." Mao Yuanyi said.

"Let the Liaodong General Staff deal with them as planned." Zhao Yan ordered, and Mao Yuanyi nodded. According to the original plan, the old man and the child cut off first, and then took the person who could be a coolie to build roads and build forts.

Those old men kept them just wasted food, while those evil seeds died early and reincarnated early, enslaved a group of children for a lifetime. Zhao Yan really couldn't bear to see them, so according to the Mongolian custom, all the children below the wheel were cut down.

Zhao Yan next discussed the defense issues in Liaodong with the General Staff at Longkou. The defense in mountainous areas was very easy, and the only problem was the area west of Sancha River.

According to the opinion of the General Staff, it was to build a bastion along the Sancha River and the Prince River and arrange a sentry to prevent a small group of Qing troops from sneaking in and causing trouble.

At the same time, the Shandong Army's first infantry battalion, the first cavalry battalion, and the cavalry cannon battalion were deployed on this line.

Li Ran's third battalion cooperated with the second cavalry of the Liaodong Army to attack the old village of Hetuala, the Qing Dynasty, at any time, and directly threatened Fushun.

It is easy to defend Hetulala in the mountainous areas, and basically does not require much force. On the western front, as long as the Sancha River and the Prince River are guarded, a large-scale Qing army will not slip in.

A small group of Qing troops was very likely to sneak over from Sancha River and Prince River. Therefore, the construction of the bastion was mainly used to protect the safety of the people and property of the garrison, and the bastion they built did not need to be too big.

And those towns with city walls basically don’t need to build any bastions, and a small Qing army could not conquer such towns.

Therefore, as far as the areas currently occupied are concerned, the only places to be cast in the mountains are dangerous places, as well as rural areas from the western front to Liaoyang to Gaizhou.

As for the small-scale bulwark, it can be built in more than ten days under the command of professional engineers. After all, the bulwark does not need to be built very high.

And those mountainous bastions do not need to be built too quickly. The Shandong Army and the Liaodong Army do not need to worry about the threat of cavalry in the mountainous areas. It is almost like delusion to fight from the mountainous areas. However, after the mountainous bastions are built, there is no need for too many people to defend in the mountainous areas.

The development of farms is the top priority. If all the food and grass are transported from Shandong, then how can we eat it?

In the past few days, the fleet has begun to transport plowing oxen, agricultural tools and other items to Lushun. Huang Taiji attaches great importance to production, and the agricultural foundation of Liaodong is not too poor. At least the Qing Dynasty is already self-sufficient in food, and plowing oxen is not too short.

There is no need to have too many of these things. They were completely solved after transporting them for more than 20 times. At this time, the fleet finally found its free time and finally wanted to use a knife against North Korea's Huang Taiji.

The first and second battalions of the Liaodong Army infantry, the first battalions of the Liaodong Army cavalry, and the second battalions of the Shandong Army cavalry will all be sent to Korea.

As soon as the list was announced, the most depressing one was undoubtedly Wang Wenyue. His second battalion had been on standby until the end of March, but had not received any combat orders.

Seeing those old brothers conquering cities and land in Liaodong, Wang Wenyue was so depressed.

At this time, a company commander under Wang Wenyue came to report that the general was going to the shooting range to test the gun. Wang Wenyue hurriedly took a group of officers to observe.

After spring came, rivers in Shandong resumed normal flow, and the hydraulic machinery that was suspended by the Military Machinery Bureau also started to operate. After the second batch of rifled rifles left the factory, they were sent to Longkou for Zhao Yan to inspect.

The maximum range of this rifle reaches a terrifying level of 680 meters. Although it is very different from the effective range of the Mauser rifle of 1,000 meters, it is already the most advanced in this era.

Zhao Yanshou held a rifled gun equipped with a primary optical scope and aimed at the pottery 500 meters away at the shooting range for a long time. There were people standing next to him. The staff officers of the General Staff and the officers of the Second Battalion were all there to observe Zhao Yan's shooting skills.

With a bang, Zhao Yan pulled the trigger, and the clay pot shattered directly.

This thing is very different from the future sniper rifle. The scope is still relatively basic and cannot be regarded as a scope in the true sense.

Although he hit the pot, there was no flattering and warm applause around him. The focus of everyone's attention was not that Zhao Yan hit, but that the last name of the gun was Neng.

"The people from the Military Weapons Bureau said that this thing was very accurate and asked a sharpshooter to attack, and almost all ten shots were hit." Mao Yuanyi said to Zhao Yan.

"Haha! It seems that it's time for us to build a sniper academy." Zhao Yan smiled, feeling very comfortable. With the appearance of the scope, sniping on the battlefield will no longer be a problem in the future.

The sniper troops can also be established.

"Young Master, when can you give this kind of gun to our second battalion?" Wang Wenyue approached and asked.

"I'll give you a good match tomorrow." Zhao Yan said with a smile.

"Tomorrow?" Wang Wenyue asked in surprise: "Aren't these guns sent to the front line to equip the scouts?"

"If the scouts are not used to using such a gun, it is better to provide your second battalion first." Zhao Yan said. The scouts were using a rifle, so it was a bit difficult to make them use this primary sniper rifle.

"Young Master, you see, the other battalions are now heading to Liaodong and North Korea. When will it be our turn to the second battalion? The brothers below are waiting for their heartache." Wang Wenyue reminded Zhao Yan again.

"Practice well. After you train the musketeers of the Second Battalion to be able to use new rifles proficiently, I will arrange a big battle for you." Zhao Yan said to Wang Wenyue.

"What a big battle?" Wang Wenyue couldn't help but feel energetic.

"It's nothing to tell you in advance. In the latest one month, I will fight Japan and prepare well." Zhao Yan said to Wang Wenyue.

Wang Wenyue was stunned when he heard this, "Why are we going to fight Japan?"

"Silver! Japan has silver. This year we will fight Liaodong, and all the merchant ships will be used to fight. Where will the money come from next year to build roads?" Zhao Yan pulled Wang Wenyue aside and whispered to him: "If you can get back with tens of millions of taels of silver in Japan, I will let your third battalion expand into a division first."

"Really?" Wang Wenyue's eyes shone, but then he said like a deflated ball, "I said, "Young Master, how could you get tens of millions of taels of silver when you go to Japan? I only killed eight thousand people in my second battalion. It's impossible to release them all for robbery!"

"Everything needs to be fought for! You don't have to worry about human issues. The third-line cannon fodder in Liaodong is 15,000, and it will be more than 20,000. I will give you another cavalry battalion and an artillery battalion. Besides, this thing cannot be just robbed, and you can also talk to the Tokugawa shogunate! If you give us enough money, you will retreat. If you don't give me, you will support other daimyos to take over." Zhao Yan said to Wang Wenyue: "Of course, there is another major event that is as important as robbing money."

"What's the big deal?" Wang Wenyue quickly cheered up.

"You go to Japan and you need to catch more powerful men. Now there is not enough labor in Liaodong, so there are still many places waiting to be opened! At least hundreds of thousands of people will be larger. Shandong will have to build railways in the future, and it will require hundreds of thousands of people. Just catch more people." Zhao Yan patted Wang Wenyue's shoulder and said.

After a while, Wang Wenyue rushed back to the Second Battalion with an excited expression, immediately fired the five hundred new rifles he had just received, and started training for the musketeers.

At the same time, the Second Battalion's Education Commission was asked to publicize the various atrocities of the Japanese pirates' invasion of the coast of the Ming Dynasty. For a time, the soldiers' desire for fighting against the Second Battalion rose to a boiling point.

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!