Ming Zuo

Chapter 529 Sakhalin Island

"Can you reach Liaodong by sea?"

When Zhang Chun saw the expedition team, his soul trembled.

Because the appearance of Zhang Keda and others completely exceeded his cognition.

When he went to Liaodong, he naturally consulted the map.

It's just that the battlefield was in Liaoshen at that time, so the map he saw was only the western Liaoning area.

"Originally, I thought it was a whimsical idea, but my family member insisted on this, so we had to give it a try. I didn't expect the student to be a pedantic celestial being, but he knows everything about thousands of miles away without leaving home."

Zhang Keda was also shocked.

Although he had already seen a bigger map, he still felt that it was not complete or true.

Unexpectedly, after a real run, what Zuo Menggeng said and what the map said were all true.

To say that the people who are most excited about this meeting are Wu Jiang, Liang Fa and others.

When they received the mission to go to Liaodong, they were told that they could get support by going to the mouth of Saharian Ula.

Although the military order must not be violated, they are still skeptical, feeling that this trip may lead to death.

Unexpectedly, all this is true.

Mang Gurtai, Mang Guji, Leng Sengji and the others hid aside, watching the two groups of Han people chatting eagerly, still puzzled.

Where did this Ming army come from?
But looking at the warships in the bay, they more or less guessed something.

This reality horrifies them.

I thought that the extreme north was remote and remote, but I didn't expect that there were other ways to get there.

Doesn't that mean that Houjin's backside is actually not safe?

Because of the continuous victories of the later Jin Dynasty, Mang Gurtai looked down on the Han people even though he was in despair now.

I always feel that even if he replaces Huang Taiji, he can still suppress the Han people.

Today's scene made him really feel afraid.

"I don't know what supplies the political commissar brought us?"

Zhang Keda's answer made Wu Jiang, Liang Fa and others very disappointed.

"This trip is only to explore the route. No one is sure whether it will be successful. Naturally, I dare not bring supplies, lest I can't find you and increase the burden."

While Wu Jiang and Liang Fa were disappointed, they also knew that the expedition team did nothing wrong.However, they should also take this opportunity to report the difficulties they encountered.

"We have fought all the way from Liaodong to here, and there have been hundreds of small battles. The ammunition we prepared at the beginning has been exhausted. Although we have organized a team of [-] people, without weapons, it is difficult to kill all the tribes here. Unite. Once Huang Taiji sends troops to attack, we will only have to flee for our lives."

Although Zhang Keda did not bring supplies, he brought Zuo Menggeng's plan.

"Across the sea, there is a big island. The land is very vast, and it is not far from the land. The meaning of participating is that you will all be transferred to the island with the help of the thawing of the sea water. In this way, even if Huang Taiji chases here, it will be difficult Fighting across the sea. When we go back and bring supplies, it will be even more impenetrable."

Today's Houjin is helpless against the sea.

This is the opportunity for Wu Jiang, Mang Gurtai, Zhang Chun and others.

As long as they stay on Sakhalin Island for three months and wait until the expedition team returns again, then it is not about how Houjin will attack, but Houjin is worried about the annihilation of the entire army.

After all, in the Heilongjiang estuary area, the warm time is very short.If winter comes again, the supply of the Hou Jin army will become a serious problem.

After fully understanding the plan, even Mang Gurtai, Leng Sengji and others fully agreed with this plan.

After all, they also knew that with the soldiers and horses at hand, they could not beat the Eight Banners army no matter what.

Only by retreating to the island and taking advantage of the natural dangers of the strait can we sit back and relax.

The next day, General Wu, Manggurtai and others, who had finished their rest, led all their troops to board the ship of the expedition team. It only took half a day to complete the landing on Sakhalin Island.

No one knew that the bay discovered by the expedition team was actually the de Castries of later generations.

A short walk north from here is the closest point between Sakhalin Island and the mainland.

This is why lookouts can discover Sakhalin Island through telescopes.

At this time, Sakhalin Island was called Kuwu.

This was marked on the Ming Dynasty map of the expedition team, but on the new map Zuo Menggeng gave them, it was directly called Sakhalin Island.

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Just as the northward expedition team was attacking Sakhalin Island, the southbound fleet also approached the shore of Songjiang Prefecture in the middle of the night.

This is the area of ​​Waigaoqiao in later generations, but now it is all wilderness and uninhabited.

In addition, the coastal defense at the mouth of the Yangtze River has been bought by the businessmen of Songjiang Prefecture, so the local government knows nothing about what happened here.

The lantern torches on the shore illuminate like a sky full of stars, and there is no worry.

The merchants in Songjiang Prefecture prepared a team of more than [-] people to carry the cotton, and they had to unload and transport all the cotton overnight.

"Now the atmosphere in Songjiang is becoming more and more tense. Those weaver households whose business has been affected are making trouble every day. I guess it won't be long before the Fang Zhifu will also attack me."

Xu Ji and Pan Yunlong went to the beach in person and informed Liao Zhongjian of the situation in Songjiang Mansion one by one.

These businessmen are most afraid of disturbances in the market and the government.

The only one who can rely on now is Zuo Menggeng who is far away in Shandong.

Liao Zhongjian conveyed Zuo Menggeng's meaning.

"Nowadays, factories have blossomed all over Songjiang Prefecture, and countless people work in factories for a living. These people have become beneficiaries of industrialization, and they certainly don't want their own interests to be harmed. These are strengths. If you make good use of them, you will be able to use them in another day." It’s not impossible to change the day. You only need to persist for a few months, and when we open up the sea route in Shandong and the naval training takes shape, Songjiang Mansion will be as stable as Mount Tai.”

Xu Ji was delighted.

"In this way, I will have a grasp."

Seeing the unloading in full swing, Liao Zhongjian bid farewell.

In order to ensure the smooth sailing, it is necessary to pay a visit to Zheng Zhilong, the Dragon King of the East China Sea.

After leaving the fleet, Liao Zhongjian went south alone.

At dawn the next day, Zhoushan Island was already in sight.

"Hang up the flag."

The "Zheng" flag was hung on the mast, and the lucky boat headed towards Zhoushan Island by itself.

Before landing, it attracted countless eyes.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Tang He was appointed as the acting agent for the southeast defense.Two generals under him intervened in the civil disputes of the local residents on Xiushan Island, but they were beaten to death.

Tang He was furious, and asked the court, saying, "The residents of Changguo are gangsters outside and many thieves inside. They are uneducable stubborn people."

Such a place is a serious problem for border defense, and they insist on abolishing the county government and relocating the residents of the island.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Tang He's report, issued an edict to abolish Changguo County, and drove all the islanders to the mainland.

After the edict was issued, Wang Guozuo, a native of Ziwei'ao in Changguo Prefecture, thought it was absurd, and went to Nanjing to reason with Zhu Yuanzhang, explaining why the Zhoushan islanders should not move inland.

For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang made adjustments and agreed to keep some residents.

That is, [-] people from [-] households within four miles of the urban area can stay, and all the residents of the remaining [-] islands are driven to the interior.

This is the famous first sea ban in Zhoushan history.

After Changguo County was abolished, history books began to call Changguo Zhoushan.

The name "Zhoushan" comes from the folks, or the island is named after "the mountain is shaped like a boat", or it is named after "fishing boats gather here".

Although the migration order was promulgated and implemented, and the county government disappeared, in fact, many residents returned to the island one after another, gradually breaking the restrictions.

Coastal fishermen also inevitably go to Zhoushan to berth, either for shelter from the wind, or for replenishment of freshwater food.

In the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, there were more than [-] households in the Zhoushan Islands.

Although there is no county government, its scale has far exceeded that of ordinary prefectures.

Liao Zhongjian gradually approached the pier, and as far as he could see, he saw boats like scales and white sails like clouds, covering the sea.

It is prosperous and exotic.

On the shore and on the boat, Han people have it, Japanese people have it, Koreans have it, even blond Westerners are not uncommon.

At this time, without exception, these people were all staring at the approaching "Zheng" flag.

Above the East China Sea, everyone knows what this flag represents.

When the boat docked, someone had already walked lazily.

In the hot and cold weather, this person is extremely tough.

He was only wearing a pair of calf-nosed trousers, his chest was bare, and his whole body was bronzed with oily luster. At first glance, he looked like a dragon in the water.

"Where did you come from? Why did you hang the flag of my Zheng family?"

(End of this chapter)