The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 319 The Choice in Desperation (ask for a monthly ticket)

After Ruan Siqing returned to Lushun, the pressure on Ding Yi eased, whether it was food or money.

Because all the money that Ding Yi got in Denglai was going to be used in Denglai, which now needed a lot of investment in the early stage, especially food.

According to Ruan Siqing and Japan, North Korea is now secretly selling food to Houjin.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the grass beside the walls of North Korea sold grain to Pidao and Houjin successively. At the beginning, Houjin sold it in a sneaky manner, but later it became open and aboveboard, and at the same time sent troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty with Houjin.

But this can't be blamed on North Korea, who made your eldest brother Ming Dynasty get beaten every day.

Combining the changes in Japan and North Korea, Ding Yi decided after careful consideration that the land hoarding between Jinzhou and Fuzhou should continue, and all the fields should be plowed first, but autumn sowing will not be sown first.

Because as soon as he sowed the seeds, Huang Taiji might send troops over when it was time to harvest.

In order to avoid provoking Hou Jin as much as possible, and at the same time stabilize his rear sources of money and food, Ding Yi set the main short-term goals as North Korea and Japan.

He ordered quickly.

One is to mobilize [-] soldiers and horses from the East Camp of Phi Island and the Day Camp of Phi Island for training from March to July, and then assemble again.

The second is to ask Ruan Siqing to send a small fast boat to Fujian, and ask Zheng Zhilong if he can help, and if he can come to Japan.

Because this year in history, Zheng Zhilong will fight the Dutch.

If Zheng Zhilong needs help, Ding Yi will help him first, and then attack the sun.

The third is to send ships pretending to be pirates to circle around the forces of the Nagasaki Shogunate in Japan.

After Ding Yi gave the order, the Craftsmanship Bureau began to work overtime to build the armor.

At present, the regular production of guns by the Craftsmanship Bureau reaches [-] yuan per month.

The monthly output is 400 iron armors and 800 cotton armors.

12 16-pound copper cannons, 24 10-pound iron cannons, and 30 Francois cannons are produced every month. (But there is not enough copper now, and there will be more iron guns in the short term).

Now the production of guns is gradually keeping up with the equipment, and those in Pidao and Dongying only need to practice shooting guns.

But the production of armor is the slowest, and the armor is not enough. After more than three years of making armor, Ding Yi has more and more soldiers and horses. At present, he has 4000 troops in his army, and only more than 8000 armor, most of which are equipped in the Lushun camp. body.

At the same time, Ding Yi asked to focus on making more fuzed shells.

The soldiers and horses of the two battalions of Phi Island have been training in formation since March, and they can train until July.

In mid-April, Ding Yi suddenly dispatched two rounds of troops from Lushun to attack Zhenjiang. Zhenjiang was a small fort that had been breached by the Ming army many times, and it was another battle.
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Some evening in early May.

On the sea surface near Phi Island, nearly a hundred ships of various sizes are approaching near the west side of Phi Island.

Kong Youde stood unkempt on the bow of one of the boats, with a very painful expression on his face.

Geng Zhongming and other generals were behind him, all of them had bad faces.

After the defeat in Dengzhou, Kong Youde fled to the sea with [-] soldiers and horses. The Ming Dynasty officials and troops surrounded them on all sides and chased them at sea for more than two months.

Kong Youde's ships and men became fewer and fewer, and the two shot books with arrows many times.

Said that he is willing to take the place of crimes and make meritorious service, stationed at Nanguankou, recovering Jinzhou, and willing to die in a bloody battle with Houjin.

But the court unceremoniously refused.

Therefore, once a person is desperate, he can do anything.

Seeing that there was no hope of surrender, the Ming army was determined to destroy them. Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming finally made up their minds to surrender after Jin.

At the beginning of April, Kong Youde sent his subordinate Zhang Wenhuan to infiltrate Gaizhou, and sent a letter to Houjin to beg for surrender.

Said, "I have thousands of armored soldiers, more than a hundred light boats, and complete cannons and firearms. With this weapon, I will work together with Ming Khan to advance both land and water. Who in the world would dare to be an enemy of Khan?"

In the original history, he was known as tens of thousands of armored soldiers. At that time, there were more than 1 people, and they were all preserved soldiers who were good at fighting. Can and others are all excellent artillery commanders with strong professional ability, not to mention there are more than a dozen Portuguese.

Ding Yi did this this time, only a few thousand soldiers in hand, not tens of thousands, and the number of ships and artillery were a little less than the original history.

Even so, Huang Taiji was ecstatic when he received the news, and immediately ordered Belzier Harang to lead troops to meet him in Zhenjiang.

But Zhenjiang was attacked by Ding Yi at this time, and Huang Taiji ordered Jierhalang to meet them near Zhenjiang near North Korea.

At this time, their fleet was passing Phi Island quietly by night, but because of the relatively long distance and it was night, Phi Island could not be seen at all.

Everyone stared in the direction of Phi Dao and remained silent for a long time.

These people used to regard Pidao as their home, but now they are running around like lost dogs, wanting to pay gold.

Endless humiliation welled up in their hearts, but everyone knew that this was forced by the Ming Dynasty, and this was not what they wanted.

"One day, I want all the dog officials of the Ming Dynasty to regret their decision." Kong Youde looked in the direction of Phi Dao, gritted his teeth.

Geng Zhongming burst into tears, knelt down, and said to Pi Dao, "Shuai Mao."

Countless Pidao generals knelt down and cried bitterly.

Kong Youde looked up at the kneeling and crying soldiers all around him, and said sharply: "We want to win gold, we want to go back to our hometown."

"But the court has no way, and the princes are stupid, they forced us."

"One day, we will come back—"

Everyone cried louder, in the night, it was very miserable.

That night, they landed near the Yalu River, where hundreds of North Korean soldiers met them.

When Kong Youde saw the North Korean soldiers, he also shook his head secretly. Da Ming's former close ally also betrayed Da Ming, and he felt more and more in his heart that Jin made the right decision after he surrendered.

Ruan Shen, the leader of the North Korean army, met Kong Youde and told him that Hou Jinbeile Zierhalang was meeting them near Zhenjiang.

Only then did Kong Youde know that Zhenjiang was captured by soldiers from Phi Island some time ago.

In order not to attract Phi Island soldiers and horses, the Hou Jin army, who was originally planning to meet them in Zhenjiang, decided to meet them more than ten miles east of Zhenjiang, near the shore of North Korea.

At the same time, the Korean soldiers brought more than 100 mules, horses and carts to exchange for Kong Youde's boat.

Without hesitation, Kong Youde immediately gave all the boats to Ruan Shen, unloaded all the artillery and supplies, pulled by mules and horses, and headed towards Zhenjiang with nearly 5000 people.

It was dark at this time, and they all had night blindness, but these people did not make a sound, and braved the night to travel all night.

Probably when the sky was slightly bright, it was less than ten miles away from Zhenjiang.

Kong Youde ordered his subordinates to rest for a while, and then prepared to go northeast in one go, because he heard that the Ming army had occupied Zhenjiang.

He, Geng Zhongming and others took a few rice cakes and filled their bellies with the river water.

Kong Youde was restless, and after eating, he walked to the Yalu River alone, looking at the direction of Phi Island in the distance, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Sudden.

Someone behind him yelled in a low voice: "I pay my respects to the general."

Kong Youde turned around slowly and saw a man about 30 years old. He looked familiar. After thinking for a while, he quickly remembered that this man was called Yuan Gui, and he seemed to be the original Pidao soldier who followed Zhang Tao. All the subordinates surrendered to them, and this Yuan Gui also voted over, because he knew how to shoot guns and was a Liao citizen, so he was quickly promoted and appointed as the captain.

The Battle of Dengzhou performed very well, killing many officers and soldiers.

"Yuan Gui, I remember you, the Liao people of Pidao, you are very good at shooting guns." Kong Youde smiled and said, "You made great achievements in the Battle of Dengzhou, um, I forgot, I should mention you as the general."

Kong Youde didn't care, he promised an official first to win people's hearts.

Then he subconsciously looked left and right. All the troops were resting at this time. Yuan Gui touched behind him unknowingly, and Kong Youde was also a little flustered. Someone came back.

"Thank you General, this is a humble job." Yuan Gui said, and suddenly said: "Dare to ask General, are we going to invest in Zhenjiang now?"

Suddenly, Kong Youde's pupils twitched slightly.

(End of this chapter)