open sea

Chapter 348 Planning
When the old and the new are changing, from Guangdong to Luzon, there is only one word to describe it, and that is chaos.

It took two full months for the Nanyang Expeditionary Force to repair the warship after the typhoon passed. Many military doctors were still treating injuries on Luzon Island. At this time, many military doctors have just traveled to the settlements in the eastern part of the island, and at the same time, they also brought the task of measuring the acres of the fields.

On the other side of Manila Bay, Chen Muliu, Zhao Shizhen, and Shi Qi were in Manila, first dispatched Chen Lin's supply ship, and then led the army to land on Mindoro Island.

Zhao Shizhen temporarily acted as the magistrate of Manila to handle government affairs. His main work was to set up sociology and rural studies in the local settlements, and to compile laws; Army fields in the mountains, mountains, and plains were selected to be guarded by thousands of households and hundreds of households in important towns.

Although Mindoro Island is smaller than Luzon, it is also a large island. The north is a rolling plateau formed by lava, and the south is full of mountains and hills. It is rich in rice, second only to Luzon. In addition, there are buffaloes and sugar cane. The Spaniards used to make rice here. Besides sugar and corn, there are many mines on the island, rich in gold and copper.

The name of this island means gold mine in Spanish, which is very straightforward.

When Chen Mu led his army to land on Calapan in the northeast of Mindoro Island, the main force of Deng Zilong's fleet had already reached the south along the west coastline, and the land and sea attacks drove the remaining Xiyi troops who occupied the island all the way to the southern mines. A complete victory is just around the corner. .

For this reason, Chen Mu named this port as the port of defeating the enemy, which means defeating the enemy and winning.

Fu Chuan loaded and unloaded a large number of luggage at the port, and then set off to return to continue to transfer. The army temporarily rested at Kedi Port and set up a military camp there. Ni Shangzhong led the scouts to patrol the left and right. Look inside and outside for Li Dan who was sweeping south with Lin Afeng.

To communicate with the locals, they will be handed over to Magui with an interpreter.

Anyway, he has to go to the temple to worship, and he doesn't bother the two masters.

Among the generals of the Ming army who followed Chen Mu, it was easy to tell whether they belonged to the northern general or the southern general. The quiver is not attached to the back waist, and it is dressed in heavy armor and light cavalry.

The generals of the south also looked uneasy, and each of them carried several long and short blunderbusses. However, the armor of the north and the south is becoming more and more unified. Most generals wear mail, breastplate and outer armor. Double armor, when landing, wear outer armor.

Firecrackers are the enemy of armor. Now their armor is getting thicker and thicker, and in the future their armor will become thinner and thinner, because they are almost unstoppable.

On the third day of rest in Kedi Port, Ni Shangzhong, who was riding an Andalusian horse, ran back excitedly. As soon as he entered the port camp, he jumped off his horse, took off his waist bag and entered Chen Mu's big tent. He spread out and said, "Commander, Gold mines, there really are gold mines, not far from the port, look!"

Chen Mu, who was thinking about military affairs, glanced at the two pieces of copper-gold ore in the cloth bag, but didn't pay much attention, nodded and said: "I know, since I said yes, there must be, if you like to do this, explore I will let you do all the mine work on Ming Island, are you willing?"

"How could I do this? I still have to transfer people from Daming. I'd better go to war with the commander. The old Ni family's Guangzong Yaozu is counting on me."

Chen Mu smiled, this guy is not stupid, "Go and invite Mr. Xu, you continue to read the textbooks, follow Tin Dado to see how to use the rifle boat, and let you lead a fleet in a few days, dare you?"

"Why don't you dare!" Ni Shangzhong replied, turned back and went out of the tent, "I'll go invite Mr. Xu."

Chen Mu looked at the back and smiled. He transferred these people from the north, and they all have the skills, even landlubbers. He was really worried that he would accidentally drown when he sailed, otherwise he would be able to lead the fleet now.

"Wait next year, when the first batch of officers from the martial arts lecture hall will come out next year, get them here to see what they can do."

Although the idea of ​​the Martial Arts Hall was proposed by him, he did not participate in the normal operation of the Martial Arts Hall in the North and South, and he was also worried that stretching his hands too far would make people think too much.This led to the current result. He didn't know what the level of the officers in the lecture hall was.

But even small changes are better than no changes.

There is nothing in this world that can be achieved overnight, and the solution will always lag behind the problem.

Kedi Port is very close to Manila Bay. When the second batch of luggage was transported, they brought back a letter from Zhao Shizhen, saying that the imperial court sent Jinyiwei to inspect and spy. They wanted to inspect what Chen Mu had done in Manila first. Then help him spy.

Chen Mu scratched his hair scarf, according to the situation that the war in the Luzon Islands could end this year, after they finished checking themselves, there should be no need for them to spy on the Luzon Islands.

Immediately afterwards, Li Dan came by boat with Li Shunchen, and when he saw Chen Mu, he saluted and said, "Father!"

"You're here, how are you doing over there?"

"The people of Marin Island live by fishing and animal husbandry. There are gold, silver and copper mines on the island, and they grow rice. There are few residents but a lot of land to grow." Li Dan is a part-time pirate businessman after all, and he has much more experience than Ni Shangzhong. He clasped his hands to Chen Mu and said, "When does foster father plan to transfer skilled miners from Guangzhou City?"

"There's no rush, first draw a rough sketch of the existing mines, and it won't be too late to explore island by island after Xiyi is driven away." Chen Mu beckoned Li Dan to sit down, and said, "I called you here, mainly to ask Lin Feng, what about his side?"

Mentioning Lin Feng, Li Dan couldn't help showing a wry smile, and said: "The child is still a adoptive father and forgets Chief Lin. The foster father should quickly send them to the front line. Chief Lin is asking for a fight. His subordinates are mixed with dragons and snakes. Lu Songnan They are also in remote areas, and if they were stationed there, the people would be terrified, and his men would also feel uncomfortable, it was really the father-in-law's army that ordered them to stay there and dare not move."

As he said that, Li Dan glanced at Chen Mu and said, "Boss Lin means that he wants to lead his men to attack Cebu Island."

Lin Afeng couldn't sit still anymore, his subordinates were pirates or not soldiers.In the past, the escorts were prosperous, and the pirates could earn a good income, and they could get enough silver according to the size of the escort fleet, not to mention that the sailing time was not long, giving them enough time to relax.

Now, like the army, they can garrison wherever they are asked to garrison, and they dare not make chaos on the spot, but it is difficult to guarantee that some subordinates will not listen to the restraints and do some excessive things. As a result, the local people are unhappy and they are not happy.

"Don't worry, I'll go around the middle island and attack Cebu Island when my supplies are ready. Then they will come in handy. When you go back, tell Lin Feng first and ask him to send someone to look around the island first. Look, you can also harass from an undefended place, find out where there are hidden reefs, and where you can board the ship."

"This time, it's best to catch Legasby directly!"

(End of this chapter)