On September 18, a fortune boat approached the Liegang wharf, and Xia Wanchun set foot on Jintang Island again after more than half a year, and the whole island has completely changed.Outside the island, several three-masted gunboats, cruising on the surface of the sea, changing formations from time to time, seemed to be conducting training.When we entered the harbor, it was full of seagoing ships, and there were five or six hundred of them with towering masts like trees.Most of the area of Jiangsu and Zhejiang fell into the hands of the Qing army, the handicraft industry was seriously damaged, there was no outflow of goods, and most of the sea ships could only be anchored in the harbor.Xia Wanchun got down from the fortune boat, stepped on the pier piled with stones and bricks, and like everyone who stepped into Liegang, he looked up and saw the fortress towering on the top of Jintang Mountain, and a lighthouse, which made people feel a little shocked.At this time, the horse's hooves in front of him clicked, and he saw Dai Zhijun, the secretary of Like, coming with a flying horse, restraining the horse in the distance, turning over and dismounting, and arching his hands and saying: "Xia Jian Jun, hard work all the way!"
”After speaking, he turned sideways and said, "The marshal is waiting in the official hall, please!"
”Nowadays, in order to urge and monitor the generals to fight, the central government of the Ming Dynasty will generally send a supervision army to monitor the generals.Zhao Ming's East China Sea is no exception, and the imperial court also has to send a prison army, and the prison army will pay attention to the situation in the East China Sea and regularly report the current situation of the East China Sea to the imperial court.In the past, the power of the supervising army was very large, and most of the eunuchs around the emperor served as eunuchs, but now that the authority of the central government has been swept away, the power of the supervising army is much less powerful than before.At that moment, Xia Wanchun and Dai Zhijun left the dock together and walked towards Jintang Fort.Today, Jintang Island is actually a large barracks, many people have been relocated, and the fields are mostly full of pasture grass obtained by the North Koreans, as well as beans for horses.Xia Wanchun left the dock and came to the foot of Jintang Mountain, all the way the road was covered with bricks, and a material he didn't know was used, and the road was very neat.On both sides of the road and at the foot of Jintang Mountain, there are stone houses, markets, and a large number of barracks and school yards, forming a large city, but the city is not surrounded by walls.Xia Wanchun was quite emotional, but he didn't expect that in most of the half a year, Jintang Island would change so much.At this time, Xia Wanchun and Dai Zhijun walked along the stone steps, climbed to the top of the mountain, and came to the front of the fortress, where Zhao Ming was already standing outside to greet them."
Xiao Yin, I said I was going to come over in August, why did I only arrive now?"
Zhao Ming smiled.Xia Wanchun saluted, "Because some things have been delayed, how can I greet the marquis!"
”At the end of August, the reward for the Battle of Jinhua had been sent to Jintang Island.The clanging of the imperial court Qiong, there was no money and food, but Zhao Ming was given a marquis, promoted from Pingyu Bo to Pingyu Marquis, and the people recommended by Zhao Ming were also promoted.The imperial court is estimated to be embarrassed, Zhao Ming is the official position asked for by his subordinates, and the emperor did not make any changes, so he directly approved it, so that Zhejiang commanded all the officials of the envoys, which had both real and reputation.Zhao Ming frowned and said: "Is it because the Manchu Qing Dynasty wants to ban the sea, and there is still the matter of Hong Chengchou's encirclement and suppression of Taihu Lake?"
”Xia Wanchun nodded, "It's really because of these two things!"
”Zhao Ming turned sideways and said, "Let's go, let's talk inside!"
”Zhao Ming led the way into the fortress, and Xia Wanchun looked at the fortress with curiosity, feeling very strange.The group entered the festival hall, Zhao Ming sat down in the middle, the rest of the people sat down according to the official rank, and the soldiers walked in to serve tea to everyone, served pastries, and then retreated.Xia Wanchun directly entered the topic, "Dashuai, the strategy of the northern captives to ban the sea is to move the coastal people more than 100 miles inward and create a no-man's land.If Jiannu implements this policy, it will be difficult for the marshal to obtain money, food, and material supplies from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he will not be able to attack the Qing army by surprise and attack the prefectures and counties!
”Zhao Ming had already gotten the news, if the Manchu Qing Dynasty moved the coastal people a hundred miles inward and created a no-man's land, it would indeed be a blow to Zhao Ming.First of all, the smuggling trade, which was already difficult to do because of the blockade, is expected to be completely cut off.There was no smuggling merchant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who could transport goods across a hundred miles without being discovered by the Qing army.Secondly, Zhao Ming, if he wants to attack the coast, it will be difficult to carry it out, after the fleet docks, the soldiers need to walk a hundred miles to enter the inhabited area, and with the foot of the infantry army, it will take two days.This means that the Ming army will only be able to reach the place of attack two days after going ashore, and then it will take another two days to return to the sea, and if it is carrying a large number of captured materials, then the speed will be even slower.This is not counting the time of the siege, if the cavalry of the Qing army wants to intercept and kill the Ming army ashore, it can be said that there must be enough time, and it will be able to intercept the Ming army before the Ming army retreats to the sea.As a result, the Ming army could not obtain supplies from the smuggling trade, and it was difficult to obtain materials through looting, and with the current situation in the East China Sea, people would definitely starve to death.Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "This matter has already been heard by Ben Shuai, and he also knows that once the Manchu Qing Dynasty is implemented, it will be unfavorable to the East China Sea.Now Ben Shuai is not ready, and he doesn't want to startle the snake and speed up the Manchu forbidden sea, so he hasn't taken action yet. ”After Zhao Ming consulted with his staff, he felt that sooner or later the Manchu Qing Dynasty would ban the sea, if he was not ready, he would rob it once, and he didn't grab much, but it caused the Qing army to speed up the ban on the sea and cut off the Ming army's supply channels from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it would not be beautiful.In response to this, Zhao Ming planned to loot the sea before the Manchu Qing Dynasty banned the sea, and it would not be opened for three years, but it would be open for three years, and more seizure points at a time, so that after the Manchu Qing Dynasty banned the sea, the East China Sea could be developed until Taiwan.Only with the development of Taiwan can Zhao Ming be self-sufficient in grain, and he will not rely so much on smuggling and seizure from the mainland.When Xia Wanchun heard this, he asked, "How long does that handsome man need to prepare!"
Now the Manchu Qing Dynasty is the first Zhejiang Righteous Army, and several righteous armies have been defeated under the attack of the Qing Army.It is said that in Shandong, Henan and other places, the Qing army is also encircling and suppressing the righteous army, if the local righteous army is wiped out by the Qing army, the Manchu Qing will be able to stabilize the place, and then more troops will inevitably be transferred south, and the imperial court will be in danger. ”Saying that, Xia Wanchun solemnly clenched his fists, "Dashuai, now Hong Chengchou is encircling and suppressing the Taihu Righteous Army, if the Jiangnan Righteous Army is wiped out by the Qing Army, Dashuai wants to land again, I'm afraid it will not be easy!"
”Many officials in the hall of Zhejiang Commander Department frowned, the Manchu Qing Dynasty forbade the sea, to prevent the Ming army from harassing the East China Sea, and began to clear the rebel army in the occupied area, and once they were allowed to do these two things.In addition to being able to draw a large number of troops from the security war to fight against the Ming army, the controlled area will also provide the Qing army with a steady stream of money, food and taxes, and with the size of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ming army will definitely be crushed by the national strength of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.Zhao Ming was silent for a moment and stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Xiao Yin's meaning, Ben Shuai understands!"
”~~~~~~ Jintang Island, a zero-hour resettlement area, inhabited by many volunteers who had recently fled from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Zhang Yida's more than 20 people lived in the courtyard for three days and had food every day, but everyone was bored and had nothing to do, and their morale was low.At this time, a horn suddenly sounded outside, and I heard soldiers shouting from house to house, "Come out and assemble, the commander wants to give a lecture!"
”The rebels in each house, under the urging of the Ming soldiers, came to an open space outside and stood in a loose formation.At this time, Zhao Ming rode a miscellaneous horse, coming majestically, with the guards behind him in bright armor and a strict queue, in stark contrast to the rebels fleeing from everywhere.At this time, Zhao Ming stood up, glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "This commander is Zhao Ming, the commander of Pingyu Hou and Zhejiang!"
Since you have come to the island to seek refuge in Ben Shuai, you will be Ben Shuai's brother Pao Ze in the future.Ben Shuai knows that you fought very hard behind enemy lines, and were beaten badly by the well-equipped Qing army, and many people could only fight the Qing soldiers with dung forks and hoes!
Now that you have joined the army of Ben Shuai, you don't need to take a dung fork to fight the soldiers in the future!
”Saying that, Zhao Ming suddenly roared loudly, "Wang Dana!"
”Wang Dana waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him pushed a cart, Zhao Ming turned over and dismounted and picked up a cotton armor from the car, showed it to everyone, and said loudly: "The mandarin duck armor is full of cotton, iron sheets, firearms, bows and arrows are difficult to hurt, yours!"
”Zhang Yida and others were shocked when they looked at the truckloads of cotton armor, iron helmets, and combat boots.Zhao Ming continued: "Old Li Tou!
”Li Zhongming handed Zhao Ming a flintlock firecracker, Zhao Ming took it in his hand, and when he raised the firecracker, it hit the tiles fifty paces away, and the other righteous soldiers shrank their necks.Zhao Ming said loudly again: "It's miserable to be pitted by the fire of our imperial court!"
Xiyi's flintlock pistol, no need to ignite, it can be fired immediately after loading, it can penetrate the iron armor in fifty steps, and the real Manchurian heavy step can still shoot to death, and there are few explosions, yours!
”Zhang Yida and the others were stunned, and the eyes of the righteous soldiers were even brighter.Seeing this, Zhao Ming smiled and said, "In addition, there are also Franc Machine, Tiger Squat Cannon, and Hongyi Cannon, all of which are yours!"
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