Ming Zuo

Chapter 423
There is no suspense about the naturalization of E Honglue and others.

Just as people in later generations cannot reject America, the Ming Dynasty of this era has attracted people all over the world.

People who can become Ming Dynasty and have a bright future, these Portuguese homeless people naturally know how to choose.

Zuo Menggeng knew very well the principle of buying horse bones with thousands of dollars, so he took great care of this matter.Not only did he make an announcement to the whole army, he also held a grand welcome ceremony in person, and issued household registrations to E Honglue and others in person.

From now on, except for their appearance, they are slightly different, and they are pure Chinese.

Holding the household registration documents in their hands, E Honglue and the others were so happy that they almost fainted.

Especially when Zuo Menggeng announced their duties, they completely attached their hearts to this land.

E Honglue served as the vice principal and colonel of the Naval Academy, responsible for the daily operation and management of the military academy, and also responsible for the training of the first batch of naval officers.

Amir is the dean of the Academy of Ships, and his military rank is also a colonel. His current job is to lead the team to turn the fourth-tier battleship into reality.

Wu Ruowang was appointed as the director of the shipyard. Although he is not a military officer, he is also a proper senior official in the administrative department.

The rest of the Portuguese also made proper arrangements according to their abilities and talents.

With generous salaries, full respect, and most importantly, honor and power, these Portuguese quickly forgot their past identities, and their enthusiasm for work put many people to shame.

After all, this is a period when the concept of a country has just been formed, and Europeans' concept of a country is relatively casual, so the naturalization proceeded very smoothly.

Zuo Menggeng believes that with this good start, it will not be difficult to attract talents from all over the world in the future.

The generals far away in Liaodong finally waited for the return of the three of Huanglong.

"General Town, have you ever found out the truth?"

Huang Long didn't speak, and he didn't need to speak.

There was still shock in Shang Kexi's expression, and he sighed: "Everyone, don't take risks with your troops. That Zuo Menggeng is really no match for us, all the firearms in his army are capable of destroying heaven and earth."

After listening to Shang Kexi's eloquent description, the generals in Liaodong were half-believing as if listening to a scripture.

No way, the weapons of the new army really exceeded their cognition.

Seeing that everyone didn't believe him, Shen Shikui sighed: "We big guys are grasshoppers on a rope, what good is it to deceive you? Then Zuo Menggeng has already become a climate, from my point of view, the imperial court can't do anything about him. "

When he said this, Wei Luan and the others believed it somewhat.

Today's Liaodong has already become a place of foreign culture.These people have no other way out except for keeping warm.

Xiang Zuolin asked instead of the big guy: "Then Zuo Menggeng once said, how to arrange us?"

Only then did Huang Long smile wryly.

"It's still the previous statement, let me come and go as I please."

Zhang Dalu was startled and said: "The general town didn't say it clearly, if we are willing to seek refuge, what is Zuo Menggeng's sincerity?"

Huang Long was entangled and sighed: "I'm afraid that Zuo Menggeng doesn't think much of me at all, so he didn't say anything else."

This time the generals in Liaodong were not happy, Shang Keyi snorted: "Since this is the case, I will continue to be a minister of the court. Given time, if we find an opportunity, Zuo Menggeng will definitely regret his arrogance today."

But Shen Shikui asked an urgent question.

"Where does the food and grass come from when I wait for the court's heart?"

The aid from Denglai was cut off, and the navy in Tianjin was gone. Let alone whether the imperial court had the intention to support them, even if there was, the food and grass could not be delivered.

Without food and grass, these people can only die.

Shang Kexi hesitated and said: "Then Zuo Menggeng has insight into our predicament, so he is so mean. But we are in a desperate situation, and we must come up with countermeasures early."

Seeing the depression of everyone's will, the last bit of persistence in Huanglong's heart disappeared.

It's not that he doesn't want to be a loyal minister, for the sake of loyalty, he won't even blink his eyes if he is asked to die.

But now the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians are imminent, and the honor and disgrace of personal life and death are no longer important.

What's more, although Zuo Menggeng intends to rebel, he is a Han Chinese after all, unlike the Tartars in Liaodong, which somehow makes Huang Long not so resistant.

"Where is my Liaodong Army Town going? Let everyone talk about it."

The scene was silent for a while, and no one wanted to speak.In fact, faced with a choice, many people do not know how to solve it.

In the end, it was Fan Hualong who expressed the big guy's thoughts.

"In the current situation, we can only survive by joining Zuo Menggeng. But Zuo Menggeng has no sincerity and is so mean. Does it mean that we have nothing?"

To put it bluntly, these people are not willing to part with the only power in their hands.

Shen Shikui thought about it and said, "I think this matter can be discussed."

Seeing everyone looking over, Shen Shikui cheered up and said, "Although Zuo Menggeng didn't ask for conditions, he didn't close the door either. This is the leeway. If he doesn't mention it, we can take the initiative to do so."

Shang Keyi sneered and said, "Let's take the initiative to speak up, but we'll be mermaids."

Shen Shikui said earnestly: "If we take the initiative to speak, then there is still hope. Otherwise, all of us are dead fish, what can I say?"

It was a bitter statement, but it was true.

While everyone was discouraged, they also knew that this was the only way.

After discussion, Huang Long and others set off for Dengzhou to meet Zuo Menggeng again.

This time, Wei Luan, Fan Hualong and Zhang Dalu were among the accompanying people.

In fact, these people were skeptical about the strength of the new army described by Shang Kexi, and they all wanted to believe what they saw.

If Liaodong still needed someone to host, I am afraid that all the generals and schools would follow.

They disembarked in Dengzhou, and instead of going to become the governor's office, they were led to the west of the city.

Here, Zuo Menggeng rode on a horse and said with a smile: "Everyone came just in time. Our army has already set off to take back Laizhou. Why don't you watch the battle with me and give me some advice?"

Hearing that the new army was going to attack Laizhou, Huang Long and the others suppressed their desire to discuss, and planned to see how the new army's combat power was before making any plans.

Everyone got on their horses one after another and followed Zuo Menggeng to the west, intending to observe the strength of the new army carefully.

However, what surprised them was that there were only a hundred guards around Zuo Menggeng, and there was no army.

Seeing their doubts, Zuo Menggeng smiled and said: "Our army has already set off from Huang County, and it is just ahead. Stay safe, everyone, and we will see you soon."

Huang Long just felt incredible.

"When the army is fighting, General Zuo, as the chief general, doesn't follow the army to make plans?"

Zuo Menggeng shook his head slowly, with a relaxed demeanor.

"I have handed over this battle to the generals below, and left them alone."

The generals in Liaodong were astonished. They didn't expect that Zuo Menggeng would be so courageous that he would not personally command the battle when he went to attack the rebel lair.

Of course Zuo Menggeng would not personally command, otherwise, how would he train the generals.

In this expedition, Bai Xiaoqi, who was in charge of commanding the First Division, served as the commander-in-chief as the commander of the first brigade and the deputy commander of the first division.

Zuo Menggeng just read their battle plan without even saying a word.

When Zuo Menggeng set off from Dengzhou, the First Division had already entered a state of combat readiness.

Wang Siyi led the cavalry brigade to sweep the area east of Laizhou, blocking the sight of the rebel scouts.

Then the first brigade set off first, established a forward base in Zhaoyuan, and hoarded food and grass.

The second brigade and engineering units crossed Zhaoyuan and entered Laizhou.They met no resistance along the way and went straight to the city of Laizhou.

The first brigade waited in Zhaoyuan until the Dengzhou local troops came over, handed over the city defense, and then set off to the city of Laizhou to prepare for the attack.

During the whole process, the rebels in Laizhou City did not dispatch on a large scale except for sporadic harassment.

It was really the Battle of Huang County. The new army's field combat capabilities made the rebels so frightened that they dared not leave the city.

This facilitated the new army to build fortifications outside the city, and the preparations for the siege went smoothly.

Under such circumstances, Zuo Menggeng brought Huanglong and others to the front line.

"This... is this a soldier of the alliance?"

Looking at the endless army in front of them, Huang Long and the others were all dumbfounded.

They only know that Zuo Menggeng is a member of the Dongchang Association, and his soldiers and horses should be the number of the Association.Although they defeated the rebels, they also felt that the Dongchang Association was powerful.

But now as far as the eye can see, the strength of the new army is at least over [-].

After the astonishment passed, Huang Long and the others finally understood why Zuo Menggeng dared to rebel.

This guy actually hid so deeply, and quietly hoarded such a huge army.

Standing beside Zuo Menggeng, Huang Long and others watched the cannons being pushed into the pits. All the soldiers entered the tunnels with their tried-and-tested cap guns and set off towards Laizhou City.

For some reason, in the distance, Laizhou City, which is famous for its solidity and world-renowned, seems to be inferior to the yellow leaves blowing in the wind in their eyes.

No one said anything, but the eyes they looked at each other made them understand that they knew how to choose.

(End of this chapter)