The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 170
Fran came back with Ruan Siqing.

Fran is now leading two hundred sailors, who are actually sailors, gunners, and gunners. Every time he goes to sea, he treats it as a training session.

They said that on the way back, they encountered Dongjiang water army. (It was only later that Ding Yi found out that they were sent by Chen Jisheng to rob Shen Chuying, which disgusted Ding Yi.)
It should be that Ding Yi blackmailed his boat because he was not convinced.

Fortunately, Ruan Siqing took the first step and brought Shen Chuying back.

Of course Ruan didn't like Shen Chuying, but for his sister, he was willing to do this.

When Ruan Siqing came back this trip, he not only brought Shen Chuying and a large amount of goods, but also brought a piece of news.

Zheng Zhilong is going to Japan soon, and if he is free, he will stop by Lushun to see Ding Yi.

If you don't come to Lushun before June, it proves that you don't have time, and you will go to Japan directly.

Ding Yi nodded, feeling that his time is really tight, and every day can't be divided into two days.

He thought about it, let Ruan Siqing rest in Lushun for about ten days, and then went to sea again, next time he went to Songjiang, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu to buy a lot of raw silk, silk fabrics, tea, ceramics, etc., and then came back.

In June, Ding Yi planned to go to Japan and sell all his goods to Japan.

This time, all five hundred sailors will follow, and nine of the ten ships will go out. Ding Yi still has less than 25 taels of silver in his hand.

This time I'm going to do the big ticket and make a good profit.

In the early morning of April [-]th, when Ding Yi left, he ordered Xu Wei to be attached to him, and the two commanders of the cavalry at Nanguankou could not move, and Zhang Jing's cavalry all arrived at Nanguankou.

Each team of [-] riders will patrol the front line from Nanguan Pass to Jinzhou all day long. If necessary, they can even go a little further and go deep into Houjin.

He asked each team to have [-] riders. When encountering the golden sentinel, try not to fight, but run away.

After all, his cavalry is far inferior to the Houjin soldiers now, and they are mainly inquiring about news.

There are two main purposes. One is to prevent Hou Jin soldiers from suddenly sending troops to attack the South Pass and destroy his fort. Of course, in history, Hou Jin did not come to attack in the next two years, but now history has changed. It is not allowed to attract Houjin soldiers, so sentry cavalry should be sent out to patrol and investigate.

The second purpose is to patrol in the distance to prevent Hou Jin from probing. He wants Xu Wei to dig a hole outside the city wall to build a defense line in the South Gate area according to the blueprint he drew, and then cover it up at a speed so that no trace can be seen. .

If Ding Yi is not there, and Hou Jin comes to attack, everyone will give up building the fort and retreat to Lushunkou.

The Lushunkou Ming army has been in operation for many years, and it is guarded by Ding Yi's soldiers and horses. If only 2 or [-] horses come to attack, Ding Yi believes that they can defend it.

Ding Yi is not there, Lushun Wen has Ruan Wenlong, Wu has Zhang Jing, and Xu Wei is the leader.

Zhang Jing and Ruan Wenlong wrote down one by one, and promised to work overtime and complete the outer defense line at night.

After the instructions, Ding Yi took Mao Xin's two bureaus, plus a hundred soldiers, a total of more than 700 soldiers. He was accompanied by the intelligence department Zhao Dashan, the captain Wei Jiye, the third battalion guarding Mao Xin, and the general manager He Liangwu. , the Portuguese François.

Including sailors and more than 200 sailors, a total of 1000 people took six boats and brought some gifts to Phi Island.

On the afternoon of the [-]th, they came to Phi Island and immediately felt different from before.

The former guard Liu Bazong is no longer there, and the shore is full of strangers, and there are a large number of Jurchen soldiers.

Historically, Liu Xingzhi took Yuan Chonghuan's large number of soldiers who stayed in Pidao, plus hundreds of Jurchen soldiers, and killed Chen Jisheng and more than 100 of his cronies.

Because Liu Xingzuo was the captain of Yuan's personal guards, when he was called to King Qin, he left a guard of Yuan's former personal guards in Pidao, about 200 people.

Now that Yuan has been arrested, Yuan's soldiers are actually in a bad mood.

The shore guard is Qianzong Liu Xingji, who is also the brother of the Liu family.

Knowing that Ding Yi was coming, Liu Xingji quickly arrived at the pier, waiting for the ship to dock, and seeing a large number of soldiers and horses rushing down from the ship, Liu Xingji's face turned green.

He immediately led people to block the pier: "General Ding, General Liu is attending the funeral, what are you doing with so many soldiers?"

Ding Yi's soldiers and horses were all armored, equipped with muskets, guns and shields, and they looked very elite. Liu Xingji was also afraid when he saw it.

Before Ding Yi could speak, Zhao Dashan yelled loudly: "Ni Niang, come out now, it's not safe without soldiers."

"What if you learn from Governor Yuan and ambush us and kill our Lord Ding? Of course you have to lead troops."

"..." Liu Xingji blushed with embarrassment.

"Bastard, Zhao Dashan, what nonsense are you talking about?" Ding Yi was furious: "Today is General Liu's memorial day. General Liu is the Ming Dynasty. He fought bloody battles with the Tartars and died for the country. What a hero, you can't hold back any more. Go back to Lushun immediately, and apologize to Mr. Liu Qian."

Reluctantly, Zhao Dashan knelt down on one knee and cupped his fists: "Mr. Liu Mao, I was wrong. I was just joking. I'm going to accompany you. You are a big man, so don't mind."

"It doesn't matter." Liu Xingji waved his hand awkwardly, and then said: "It's just General Ding, the island is small, and there is no barracks to arrange so many soldiers and horses?"

"We brought our own tent, so don't worry about it." Mao Xin laughed.

Liu Xingji was speechless, and he couldn't say anything, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "General Nading, this way please."

Send someone to arrange for them to stay first.

But he was also smart, quick to respond, and found a good spot right away.

Take Ding Yi and the others around and arrange them under the Funiu Ridge on the west side of Phi Island.

There is indeed an open space here, and the local hoarders are hoarding fields nearby.

The place where Liu Xingzuo died was at Wangxia Mountain on the east side of Phi Island.

There are several miles on both sides. After arriving at Wangxia Mountain, there is only one way to go up the mountain.

"I'm really sorry, General Xu, General Mao and Chen are also here. There is no place to stay right now, so we can only live here first. We will pay homage to Commander Mao tomorrow morning, and we will attend General Liu's funeral in two days."

Before he came, he didn't say he wanted to worship Mao Shuai, Ding Yi was stunned for a moment, he knew that he would have to bring some gifts to worship Mao Shuai.

He nodded at the moment: "Xu Zongbing and the others are here too. Are there any brothers from other places here?"

Historically, people from Lushun and other islands did not call for this funeral. I did not expect Liu Xingzhi to invite so many people this time.

"Hirokashima's brothers are here too."

"It seems that Shicheng, Haiyang, and Changshan Island all have brothers coming over."

Ding Yi nodded: "Okay, thank you Mr. Liu Qian."

Liu Xingji smiled, cupped his fists and left.

Soon someone came over and arranged for them to eat and drink.

Mao Xin refused on the spot, saying, we brought our own food, no need.

The man froze for a moment, didn't say anything, turned and left.

When the barracks were set up, Ding Yi called everyone to a meeting.

Although I came to pay homage to Mao Shuai and Liu Xingzuo this time, it must be on someone else's territory. Everyone, please be careful, don't go out to cause trouble, and don't go out of the camp alone. At the same time, find out the surrounding geographical environment. What's going on? , can not be black at first glance.

Ding Yi obeyed one by one, and everyone nodded.

Soon, someone outside looked for Zhao Dashan and sent information that this was the hidden personnel of the Intelligence Department in Phi Island.

Except for Ding Yi and Zhao Dashan, no one knew about the scene.

According to intelligence reports, Liu Xingzhi called all the islands in the Dongjiang River this time.

He now has more than 250 Jurchens in his hands, claiming to be [-].

These Jurchens were born Jurchens who had enmity with Hou Jin. Their hometown was destroyed by Hou Jin, and their family members were killed by Hou Jin, so they defected to Mao Wenlong.

Liu Xingzhi also has more than 100 of Yuan's soldiers, adding up to 400 people.

Originally, in history, he killed Chen Jisheng with hundreds of people, and soon took control of the whole island.

So in the Ming army at this time, as long as there is no leader, most people will follow the trend.

Originally in history, when Shen Shikui saw Chen Jisheng was killed, he immediately dedicated his daughter to Liu Xingzhi, and followed the trend.

Zhao Dashan also reported that there are not many people in the islands, but we have the most people.

Most of them only brought a few dozen people. Xu Fuzou was quite smart, and he brought twenty soldiers, which was already quite a lot.

So Ding Yi brought more than 700 soldiers and horses, and the navy is on the sea. It is estimated that Liu Xingzhi is quite a headache now.

"His Jurchen soldiers are good, if they can be collected and used." Mao Xin said with a smile.

"Which one of you is familiar with Liu Xingzhi, do you know what kind of person he is?" Ding Yi asked, he wanted to have a good talk with Liu Xingzhi when he paid homage to Mao Shuai.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, all unfamiliar.

(End of this chapter)