Chapter 120 confirms a guess on the gunboat, Yuan Chonghuan stood on the deck, looking at the generals of Dongjiang Town on the dock.At this time, Liu Xingzhi, who was Yuan Chonghuan's guard, looked at Yuan Chonghuan with a smile and said: "Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, Chen Jisheng, the deputy chief soldier, and Liu Yinghe, the general judge, are here, and all the generals and colonels are here, this face is not small!"
”Yuan Chonghuan was silent, looking coldly at Mao Wenlong, who was standing at the front.In fact, Yuan Chonghuan was a very arrogant person, and in the forty-seventh year of Wanli (1619), he was born as a Jinshi and served as Shaowuzhi County, Fujian.In the second year of the Apocalypse, he was appreciated by Hou Sui and promoted to the deacon of the military department.In the third year of the Apocalypse, he went out to Liaodong and supervised the repair of Ningyuan City.In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, with the merits of defense, he was successively promoted to deputy military envoy and right to participate in politics.As a newcomer to officialdom, Yuan Chonghuan went from a Zhengqipinzhi county to a right-hand politician (both the second-in-command of the political secretary), which is equivalent to the deputy provincial level, and it only took five years for him to be promoted, and his promotion speed was like riding a rocket.In the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), Nurhachi led the army to attack Ningyuan, Yuan Chonghuan led his ancestors to Shou, Man Gui, He Kegang and others to hold on, he was promoted to the governor of Liaodong, and the general Man Gui was at odds, so Yuan Chonghuan asked to transfer Man Gui to another place, and the Ming court then summoned Man Gui back to the court.After the king's ministers wrote a letter requesting to keep Man Gui, Yuan Chonghuan fell out with the king's ministers because of this.The Ming court was worried that the conflict between these two people would affect the big thing, so they separated the two, Wang Zhichen supervised the pass, and Yuan Chonghuan guarded the pass.It was under the connivance of the imperial court that Yuan Chonghuan became more and more arrogant and empty-eyed.Especially after Chongzhen became the emperor, Yuan Chonghuan was the secretary of the military department and the right deputy of the Imperial History of the Imperial Palace, Liao and the governor of Deng, Lai, and Tianjin military affairs, and the ambassador of Ningyuan and appeasement.It is equivalent to saying that he has achieved the pinnacle of Wenchen, and he is the second grade.Further up, like the prince and the prince, the prince and the teacher, in fact, they are all false titles.However, Yuan Chonghuan's most uncomfortable thing is Mao Wenlong's thorn, the beams of the two sides are a little deep, as early as the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Mao Wenlong was led by "Heshuo Belle" Amin to go to North Korea, saying that he was going to North Korea, but in fact, the spearhead was aimed at Mao Wenlong.As a result, Mao Wenlong asked Yuan Chonghuan for help, Yuan Chonghuan refused to send troops, and Mao Wenlong couldn't hold on, defeated Phi Dao, and his two generals Mao Youjun and Liu Wenju were killed.As the so-called feng shui rotates, only four months later, Nurhachi led a large army to attack Ningyuan, which was guarded by Yuan Chonghuan, and he ordered Mao Wenlong to send troops to attack Nurhachi's rear.However, at that time, Mao Wenlong made a false report to the imperial court, saying that there were 100,000 soldiers and horses in Houjin, but in fact there were only 54 Niu Lu at that time, which was equivalent to almost two banners.After more than two months of confrontation between Mao Wenlong and Houjin, they fought and repelled the Houjin army with more than 1,000 kills and wounds, and temporarily ranked first 300, and also took the opportunity to attack Houjin Shenyang and indirectly relieve the siege of Ningyuan, but Yuan Chonghuan didn't appreciate it at all, he thought that he had already saved people, thinking that Mao Wenlong would be the same as him, deliberately.The double knot is getting deeper and deeper, and the two sides ignore each other.In fact, both sides are arrogant lords, Yuan Chonghuan is used to the court of the Tianqi Dynasty and Chongzhen, and Mao Wenlong is used to Yuan Keli.Until the first year of Chongzhen, Yuan Chonghuan passed through the entire Liaodong at this time, and now the new accounts and old accounts can be calculated together.At this time, Inspector Yuan had Zu Dashou, Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, He Kegang and other fierce people, all of whom were obedient, and Yuan Chonghuan did not treat Mao Wenlong as a dish.For this disobedient Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan plans to make an example.Yuan Chonghuan is actually a very smart person, he knows that Mao Wenlong seems to be rude, but in fact he is as careful as a hair, if he is light and simple, Mao Wenlong will definitely be cautious, and even secretly guarded.It is not easy for Yuan Chonghuan to win Mao Wenlong, although Mao Wenlong is a thorn, I have to admit that he is indeed able to fight, and Yuan Chonghuan has risen all the way, Mao Wenlong is also a Mao Wenlong was born on the eleventh day of the first month of the fourth year of Wanli, Zhongxiao Lane, Qiantang County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang.His grandfather, Mao Yushan, originally operated official salt in Shanxi, and later moved his family to Hangzhou due to business needs.participated in the martial arts examination in Liaodong, "ranked sixth", was appointed as one of the hundred households in Anshan, and soon rose to the general manager of Qian.In the thirty-sixth year of Wanli, the Yang garrison was promoted.In the second year of the Apocalypse, when Yuan Chonghuan was still the deacon of the Liupin Military Department, Mao Wenlong was already the chief military officer, the governor of the left capital, hung up the general's seal, and gave Shang Fang the sword.In terms of qualifications, Mao Wenlong is much older than Yuan Chonghuan in Liaodong.Of course, in terms of official positions, Mao Wenlong is also older than Yuan Chonghuan.Mao Wenlong is the chief military officer of Pingliao, hanging the seal of the former general of the conquest, the prince Taibao, the prince of the left capital is one of the three divisions, the civil service is a product, and the left governor is a military position.The military department is still the secretary of the right deputy capital of the imperial history, the superintendent of thistle, Liao, and the governor of Deng, Lai, Tianjin military affairs.Although the power of the military department and the governor's office of the five armies is comparable, the grade is a little worse after all.The right deputy capital Yushi is the third product, and the supervisor is not an official name, but can be regarded as a temporary working group, that is, the governor of Ji, Liao, and the governor of Deng, Lai, and Tianjin military affairs.When Yuan Chonghuan stepped on the pedal, he walked onto the island.Mao Wenlong stepped forward and bowed: Pingliao Chief Soldier, the former general and prince Taibao, and Mao Wenlong, the governor of the left capital, meet the ambassador of Xuanfu!
Yuan Chonghuan hurriedly stepped forward and held Mao Wenlong's arm with both hands: "Wenlong doesn't have to be polite!"
”He looked Mao Wenlong up and down, and said with emotion: "I'm old, I'm thin!"
”He took Mao Wenlong's hand: "I remember the last time we met, it was Inspector Yuan Shiliao, it was five years ago, right?"
”Mao Wenlong said: "Five years ago, Inspector Yuan was still a Taoist in the scene, and now he is a strategic envoy who holds the festival, and after returning to Beijing, Xuanma worships the prime minister, and he is the prime minister of my Ming Dynasty!"
”Yuan Chonghuan smiled bitterly: "I know bitterly, since the establishment of slaves and the rebellion, all my Liaodong civil and military affairs, which one can really get a good death, the hard work of the soldiers in front, those corpses in the court, can they understand?"
”When he said this, the generals of the Dongjiang Army who heard it couldn't help but nod their heads one by one.Liu Xingzuo whispered to Chen Jisheng: "This new supervisor is not so much of an eyesore!"
”Chen Jisheng sneered: "You are wrong, the civil official blows his beard and glares at you, slaps the table and scolds his mother, that's fine, when you smile at you, you have to be careful!"
”Yuan Chonghuan patted Mao Wenlong's hand: "If you say anything superfluous, I will recount it slowly, I brought a letter of condolence, the cabinet has already approved it, for the generals to be promoted to the knighthood, find a place, read it out first, and then talk about business!"
”Mao Wenlong was stunned for a moment, he kept asking the court for food and money, to be honest, the court was like a stepmother to Dongjiang Town, not to mention the door, and still owed.Mao Wenlong arched his hand and said: "Yes, Inspector Yuan, please!"
”Liu Xingzhi took a hundred pacification guards and stepped off the boat, each with bright armor and magnificent equipment.Liu Xingzuo looked at Liu Xingzhi and frowned, and he whispered to Chen Jisheng: "See, that's my brother, the fifth child of my family!"
”At that moment, the gunboats raised the drums of war.Mao Wenlong looked at the sea, and saw a 3,000-material ship appear on the sea, the size of the ship was as tall as a three-masted gunboat, but looking at the standard, it was actually a civilian ship.The civilian ship apparently spotted the warship here as well, and hurriedly turned around and ran away.After he bought the ship from the shopkeeper Liu, he transferred a total of 500 tons of grain stored in the warehouse of the sports factory to this ship, taking with him 50 soldiers and more than 30 sailors who were temporarily recruited.Fortunately, Quan Xu checked the information temporarily, and found out that the exact time when Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong was the fifth day of June in the second year of Chongzhen, and there were still more than 20 days before now.At the same time, the location of killing Mao Wenlong was not Phi Island, but Twin Islands.There are two islands in the southwest sea of Jinzhou District, which are called Shuangdao.Quan Xu came directly to Shuangdao with the boat, however, he met Yuan Chonghuan who had just landed on Shuangdao.According to historical data, Yuan Chonghuan knew that Mao Wenlong was not easy to deal with, and he held banquets with Mao Wenlong every day to drink and have fun, and every time in the middle of the night, Mao Wenlong did not realize Yuan Chonghuan's meaning.Yuan Chonghuan discussed with him to change the camp system and set up a supervision department, but Mao Wenlong was very unhappy.Yuan Chonghuan persuaded him by leaving his post and returning to his hometown, and Mao Wenlong replied: "I used to have this meaning, but now only I know about the war in the east, and when the war in the east is over, North Korea will be weakened and can be taken possession in one fell swoop."
Yuan Chonghuan was even more unhappy, so on June 5, he invited Mao Wenlong to watch the soldiers shoot arrows, first set up a tent on the mountain, and ordered the general Xie Shangzheng and others to arrange for soldiers wearing armor to lie in ambush outside the tent.After Mao Wenlong came, his soldiers could not enter the tent......
Well, now Mao Wenlong can't die for the time being, but Quan Xu's trouble is coming.The distance between the two sides is within sight, but the warships are faster than the civilian ships, and they can catch up in an hour or two at most."
Master Quan, what now?""
Don't worry!"
Jeon Wook turned to look at the sailors: "You know where Phi Dao is, right?"
”"Yes!""
Alright, let's go straight to Phi Island!"
As the helmsman began to turn the rudder, the big ship turned around and sailed in the direction of Phi Dao.The Ming gunboats and centipede ships began to pursue, but the two sides could not catch up for a while.However, the distance between the two sides is closing."
Xianggong, what should I do?"
Sanniang was so frightened that she grabbed Quan Xu's hand.Quan Xu's eyes were on the sheepskin raft tied to the side of the ship, and he suddenly had an idea: "Untie one, there are a few bags of grain on it!"
”The sailors untied the rafts and tied three sacks of grain with ropes.Quan Xu took the pen and wrote two words on the sack: "Grain!"
”The sailors slowly lowered the sheepskin raft behind them.Quan Xu looked at the Ming gunboats behind him, and soon those gunboats saw the sheepskin raft and the words on it, and the gunboats and battleships slowly stopped pursuing!.