The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 268 Military Fortress
Sure enough, he got the canonization of Xiaotaiji, and Qing Geertai was overjoyed. He was amazed by Mr. Huang Sheng's style of doing things that he said he would do.

He asked Hei Xiong to kowtow to Master Huang a few more times on his behalf, and asked Hei Xiong to tell Master Huang that the Neikalkha tribe would always follow the lead of the Huang family and never fear hardships.

Which military officer would not want to have a castle as his base camp?Qing Getai immediately launched a general mobilization, and soon brought three thousand men and women to participate in the construction of the castle.

The Huang family wanted to select soldiers again, although this time it was not the selection of soldiers, but the battalion soldiers under their command. Because Huang Sheng's reputation was too loud, the Shanhaiguan soldiers rushed to accept the selection.

Soon a total of thousands of soldiers were collected, one with a total of 360 cavalry, and two with a total of 720 infantry.

The Huang family still adopts the old practice, and every family that belongs to the soldiers commanded by the Huang family arranges to settle in Huangjiawan Island to arrange work and incorporate it into the Baojia joint defense system.

No soldier of the Ming army was willing to let his family go to Huangjiawan Island, and ordinary people with their families appeared in and outside Shanhaiguan.

Different from the past, every migration in the past was full of mourning, but this time it was full of smiles, and everyone was looking forward to a bright future.

do not know why?These soldiers in the early [-]'s actually have a small family in the early [-]'s following them.

Huang Mingli and Huang Dongshan later visited and found that many soldiers adopted the children of their brothers and sisters as their own children, and even took care of those whose parents did not live with them.

This is a reasonable and legal matter for the Ming Dynasty, so the Huang family had no choice but to admit it. It doesn't matter if the population is larger, it's better if there are more young people. In a year or so, they will integrate into the Huang family and become a powerful reserve force.

Because Huangjiawan Island has immigrated to Fushan Station, there will be a second batch to go there soon, adding [-] households. They will all get jobs and will soon be able to get rid of poverty and become rich.

Huang Sheng led his subordinates out of the customs and came to a thousand households abandoned by the Ming Dynasty in Qiantunwei, Guangning.

This is where Huang Sheng landed last time. It is 130 miles south of Shanhaiguan, 120 miles north of Ningyuan, and [-] miles west of Gaotaibao.

The last time Huang Sheng visited the Thousand Households City, which was only three miles away from the seaside pier, he already had a plan in mind.

How to accommodate the largest number of people to escape the flames of war with the smallest cost is the theme of this fort building. It is located in the middle of the two fortified cities of Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, which were heavily garrisoned by the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for the Later Jin Dynasty to attack here for a long time.

Only the cavalry assault, which is a sneak attack and one hit and go, is more suitable.As long as those Jian slaves who are good at burning, killing and looting come once, Neikalkha, which has just recovered some vitality, will be lost forever.

Huang Sheng's plan is to repair and strengthen the original Thousand Households House that has not been destroyed, relying on its east city wall, and build a north and south city wall three miles westward to the seaside wharf.

The city wall doesn't need to be too thick, just one and a half steps is enough. This kind of thickness is only one-third of the ordinary Daming city wall, the purpose is to save the cost.

The base of the wall is repaired with stone and cement, and the wall is made of traditional Ming Dynasty three-component clay bricks. The north and south gates are built respectively, and a solid three-storey gate tower with a square meter of [-] steps is built. lookout.

Three up and down gates were installed, and the gates were lifted and closed by ropes and pulleys. Huang Sheng named the city Zhongmingbao.

The plan was reported to the minister of Liaodong Jinglue King. He raised his hands to support him, and praised the talented man in front of the officials around him for his ability to do things. Even the name of the fortress was so appropriate.

Submitting to Nekhka is one of the achievements of the king's ministers, and it is also an attitude of the court to the Mongolian tribes. The king's ministers are also afraid that these Nekhka people who are used as examples will be killed by Jiannu raids.

If such a thing happens, the political impact is too bad, where will the prestige of the Ming Dynasty be?Therefore, it has become a consensus to ensure the safety of Qingertai's tribe as much as possible.

Wang Zhichen immediately sent [-] squads of troops and refugees to build the fort before he went to the capital to take office. There were many inland guards in Liaodong to serve as squads. .

Liaodong Economic Strategy also allocated 1 taels of silver and [-] shi of wheat to assist in the construction of Zhongming Castle.

He said that he would also pay attention to the safety of the Mongols in Nekhka during his tenure as Minister of the Ministry of War, and urged the two generals Ma Shihu and Huang Mingli to rescue them when Jiannu came to attack, and not to sit and watch them be wiped out.

Of course, Huang Sheng has to make good use of money, food and manpower, and use science, not only that, but also pay for work and pay.He appointed Gu Shanhai to bring the master of the Huang family, recruited many refugees, and brought thousands of bags of cement to build the dock fortress.

After the completion of this castle close to the sea and the simple reinforcement of the original Qianhusuo Castle, one is in the west and the other is in the east like twin towers.

The two fortresses are connected by two sections of three-mile city wall in the north and south, and they are two independent entities. The West Fort is garrisoned by Qing Geertai, and the East Fort next to the pier is garrisoned by the Ming army under Huang Mingli's command. Of course, this is not on the surface.

This is Qingertai's temporary garrison site. The Huang family only came with three soldiers from the General Banner and a gunner from the Ming Army from the General Banner to assist in the defense.

This is just an experimental enclosure. There are a large number of abandoned fields near Zhongmingbao, with a total amount of more than one million mu. Moreover, there are abundant water resources and sufficient surface water.

However, there is a lot of chaos here, and the grain that the Han people have worked so hard to grow is very likely to be harvested by Jiannu before it is their turn to reap the wheat.

Therefore, Huang Sheng only selected tens of thousands of acres of good land near Zhongmingbao for the remaining Liaodong Han people to cultivate, which is better than nothing.

Even if the wheat is harvested by Jiannu, the loss is limited. At worst, the people in the settlement will be given free rations. With the current strength of the Huang family, as long as there are not too many people, they can still afford subsidies.

The Liao people who live here will also be the people of the Huang family. They will follow the management methods of the Huang family and carry out the defense. Bastion is totally fine.

The design of this completely different twin fortress is ingenious. In case Jiannu came to attack here, the Mongolian people in Nekhka and the fleeing Han people could enter the Zhongming Fort through the north and south gates between the two fortresses to hide.

However, the city wall of Zhongmingbao cannot be climbed up or down from the south or the north. You must go up to the city wall from West Fort or East Fort.The gates are all hoisted, opened and closed by the soldiers on duty at the city gate, and there is more than one door.

This kind of fortification is to prevent soldiers and civilians from mixing together, especially the place where the Huang family is stationed in the East Fortress is absolutely forbidden to enter, and anyone who violates it will be killed.Didn't Jiannu like to bribe traitors and Mongolian spies to destroy cities?
In the city where the Huang family was stationed, even if the enemy sneaked in, they would have no way to attack, the fortress could not enter, and the city walls could not go out.

Due to the limited money and food, Huang Sheng didn't want to build too big a fort here. The East Fort was only two hundred paces square, but the designed city gate was very tall, with the highest point being ten feet.

This is also for dual purposes. This commanding height can not only guard eight lookout posts, arrange four telescopes, but also light up at night to become a beacon lighthouse.

The Huang family can use high-power binoculars to read the codes issued by the changing lights of the lighthouse to get the simple information that Zhongmingbao wants to convey from thirty miles away.

This lookout post can see through the binoculars whether there is a large group of enemy cavalry approaching thirty miles away, and there is a big river blocking here, which brings plenty of preparation time for the defense of Zhongming Fort.

There is almost no possibility of being suddenly attacked by the enemy, and the security of the Huang family stationed in Dongbao is even better. There are no idlers here, and there are people guarding it around the clock.

The castle where the soldiers and civilians of the Huang family were stationed was a fully enclosed bastion like the western castle. There was only one gate close to the sea, or three gates, and the outermost gate was a steel fence gate.

It only takes a few seconds to put down the iron fence in an emergency, and the Huang family musketeers can also kill the invading enemy through the fence.

Under the attack of Jiannu using cold weapons, there is no difficulty in defending this place, because it is not possible to attack this castle by cavalry assault. It requires a large number of infantry and shield vehicles. Of course, it is better to have artillery.

However, it is impossible to transport such bulky materials in a pinch. When Jiannu transported these items, they would be discovered by the Huang family soldiers stationed at the lookout post thirty miles away, and they would push these heavy things forward for thirty miles. Crossing the great river may not be completed in a day.

The Jiannu had to choose the freezing winter to attack, and when the big river was no longer an obstacle, they could quickly advance. At this time, Zhongmingbao had already passed the autumn harvest, and Jiannu had almost no losses in the attack.

How many days did it take for Jiannu to prepare for the siege?Huangjiashan Island is only half a day away from here by sea, will the artillery on the warship be polite to Jiannu?This is why Huang Sheng deliberately chose to build a fort near the sea, using his own strengths to attack the other's weaknesses!

Therefore, Huang Sheng believed that the Huang family was here, and this place was as solid as gold. When Jiannu came, he sent hundreds of heads and returned home.

This kind of fortress combined with the defensive means of the city has better eliminated the possibility that the cities of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty were captured from the inside. Jiannu should not be stupid to rob this place that has no specific meaning. rise.

(End of this chapter)