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Chapter 171 Preparations for the Dongjiang Army
The current situation is similar to that in history. The Hou Jin was to the east of the Liaohe River, and the Ming Army was to the west of the Daling River. In the middle was a large area that no one would occupy.

But the defeat of Guangning made it impossible for the old slave to stop for four years.

Even Mao Wenlong guessed that in winter, Donglu would probably go to war again.Because war is an important means for the eastern captives to obtain wealth. If they don't fight, what will they eat, what will they wear, and what will they use to win over the Mongolian tribes?
But the Dongjiang Army can't wait until winter to act again, money, food and weapons are constantly drawn out, even if it is a small military operation, it must prove the value of the Dongjiang Army to the court.

Mao Wenlong's eyes stayed on the positions of Manpu and Changcheng. The favorable conditions were that the two cities were close to the Yalu River and there were not many troops stationed there.

Of course, the final decision will have to wait for the results of the next reconnaissance and spying.The attack on Manpu and Changcheng also required other troops of the Dongjiang Army to make feints in other places to contain them.

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Guanglu Island.

The training camp of the Dongjiang Army Left Association.

General Zhang Pan of Zuoxie was standing on Nantai Mountain of Guanglu Island, looking towards the mainland of Liaodong Peninsula.

At his feet is a beacon tower, which was built during the Anti-Japanese War.In the famous Wanghaiguo victory, it is said that this beacon tower called the police, which made the Ming army in Jinzhou Liangjiadian prepare in advance to wipe out the Japanese pirates.

Five thousand troops, including more than 500 musketeers, were equipped with nearly a hundred grenadier vehicles, which inflated Zhang Pan's confidence and set his combat target on the land of Jinzhou, which he had long been optimistic about.

According to the latest reconnaissance information, Donglu did not deploy defenses everywhere along the coast because of its limited strength. Instead, it set aside a buffer area more than ten miles wide on the coast.

In other words, coastal forts such as Lushun, Guifu Fort, Wanghaiguo, Huanggudao Fort, etc., are all in a state of abandonment.

The eastern captives shrank their troops and gave up the coastline. First, they couldn't defend it.Secondly, they also lured the Ming army to go ashore, and they took advantage of the maneuverability of the cavalry to attack the Ming army.

Moreover, the buffer area is still no man's land, which also caused some difficulties for the Dongjiang Army's infiltration, reconnaissance and spying.

While looking north, Zhang Pan was thinking about the reaction of the Eastern captives after occupying Fort Lushun.If the Zuoxie had two thousand musketeers, he would have great confidence in defeating the Donglu attack and defending Lushun.

The strength is still not enough now, thinking about it again and again, Zhang Pan shook his head helplessly.

According to the speed of the imperial court's supply of weapons to the Dongjiang Army, it is a thousand muskets a month.If the scores of the four associations are averaged, it will take half a year to meet the requirements of Zhangpan.

But if the two associations are to act together——

Zhang Pan squinted his eyes and thought of Kong Youde's troops stationed on Shicheng, Wangjiashan and other islands.

If Dengzhen can be dispatched, or Mao Shuai sends another xie, with the strength of the three xie, they should be able to win another victory in Jinzhou.

Zhang Pan let out a long breath, withdrew his gaze, turned around and saw a few boats coming from the sea to the south, couldn't help laughing, and walked down the mountain.

At this time, several wooden sailboats approached the pier one by one, and the residents of the island came to greet them one after another, with laughter resounding on the pier.

Zhang Zhuzi walked across the diving board with a limp and stepped onto the pier.Looking at the crowd on the pier, a cheerful smile appeared on Hei's face.

As the first warrior to break through Jinzhou City, he was knocked down the city wall.It just happened to fall on the body of a dead comrade-in-arms under the city. Fortunately, he survived, but broke a leg and left the army sadly.

After receiving the rewards of beheading and ascending first, but unable to avenge the dead relatives with guns and knives, Zhang Zhuzi's mood was gloomy for a long time.

He was not reconciled, so he would rather settle on this Guanglu Island, and bring the organized village bravery to maintain law and order on the island.

In this way, he can be closer to his relatives who died in Liaodong, and he wants to see the army continue to attack and fight to avenge him.

"Brother Zhang, the harvest is good this time!" A familiar Liao people greeted, and his eyes fixed on the baskets of fresh fish lifted from the boat.

Haiyang Island, which is dozens of miles away from Guanglu Island, has the best harbor in Changshan Islands, Taiping Bay, the highest mountain, Kuiniangding, and one of the four major fishing grounds in my country, "Haiyang Island Fishing Ground".

"There are a lot of fish with closed mouths, one after another in the net." Zhang Zhuzi has a happy smile on his face, and has a natural and simple sense of intimacy with the Liao people who moved to live on the island.

An old fisherman put down the fish basket and said with a smile: "It would be great if there was a big boat. We saw whales in the sea! It's really big. If it is caught, it can feed the whole island."

"Uncle Zhang, you are bragging and deceiving people again." A crisp voice sounded, and Yingzi leaned over and said with a smile: "No matter how big it is, it is still a fish. How many people are there on the island? If you want to share, you can eat a bite, right?"

The old fisherman didn't take it seriously, reached out and tapped Yingzi, and said with a smile: "You girl, you haven't seen it before, so naturally you don't know. That whale is bigger than this fishing boat, and it can overturn the fishing boat with one head."

Yingzi pouted, turned to Zhang Zhuzi and asked, "Brother Zhang, is there really such a big fish?"

Zhang Zhuzi nodded and said, "It's the first time I saw it, and I didn't dare to approach it, but the fish is really big."

Haiyang Island is the waters where the cold currents in the northern temperate zone of our country meet. It is not only a good place for marine treasures to live, but also an important whaling base for our country.

Sometimes you can meet a group of whales on the sea, the white water column rushes out of the sea, the beads splash, and under the flash of the sun, the color changes, which is called one of the wonders of the Changshan Islands.

Yingzi blinked her big eyes, feeling incredible.A fish is bigger than a boat, so it's not perfect?

In the girl's mind, since it's a fish, no matter how big it is, how amazing can it be?The biggest she has ever seen is no more than a human being, and with her strength, she should be able to hug it.

Therefore, Yingzi felt that people were teasing her and said that on purpose, so she didn't care.

"Master Zhang is here." Someone reminded me.

Zhang Pan came with a few soldiers in stride, smiling kindly at the people, without any airs, saying hello again and again.

Looking at the military uniforms worn by Zhang Pan and his own soldiers, Zhang Zhuzi's eyes flickered with sadness, he stepped forward and bowed to salute, "I've seen Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Pan stretched out his hand to support him, patted Zhang Zhuzi's arm, and said, "Don't go to sea easily in the future, since you are already familiar with the route, let someone else go!"

Zhang Zhuzi smiled honestly, and said: "This time, there are more than a dozen families who want to live in Haiyang Island. I have to settle them properly, so I can rest assured."

Zhang Pan nodded, glanced at the fish basket carried on the pier, and said to Zhang Zhuzi with a smile: "The Ministry of War has a document that all people in Dongjiang Town are required to be soldiers. I will leave the training of the soldiers and civilians on this island to you, an old soldier." It's gone."

All the people are soldiers? !
Zhang Zhuzi still didn't quite understand the specific meaning, but the word "soldier" and the need for training immediately made his eyes shine, and he quickly bowed and agreed.

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(End of this chapter)