After determining the strategy of Shark Island, Xu Changqing's next focus gradually shifted to Shark Island.

The general infrastructure work on the island is not difficult, and bamboo and wooden houses can be built from local materials.

The storm season in Liaodi usually gets August, September, and even October, but at this time, it is only in mid-June, and Xu Changqing still has plenty of time.

According to the current state, it is not difficult to transport three to five hundred people to Shark Island every day.

Of course, while Xu Changqing was taking care of the migration on Shark Island, he did not forget to train the new army!

The main core source of soldiers is Zhang Long, Zhang Hu, Zhao Qiliang, Wang Hongyang and other elite young people, a total of 150 people!

This is the best group of people among these young people of Liao, all of them are in the prime of life, not to mention the strong body, everyone is more or less proficient in fist and foot martial arts, and a little practice can be used.

In particular, Shark Island is much wider than Pig's Trotter Island, and there is no need to shrink on the mountain like a monkey.

In the training of these recruits, Xu Changqing is also like Zhao Zengjin and Ergou, who still practices military posture, left and right, and military rules and discipline, and focuses on the degree of implementation of his own orders.

Hold up this big frame first, and then try to do anything else.

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In this kind of busyness, in a flash, seven or eight days flew by, and the time had come to June 21, the fourteenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

The Liao people on this side of Pig's Trotter Island, including those young women who regard Xu Changqing as a god, have all gone to Shark Island to settle down, and this side of Pig's Trotter Island has become a stronghold for observation and supervision.

As the new army under Xu Changqing gradually took shape, there was also a lot of new news from Ning Yuan.

The most core one is that there are elite reinforcements from the nine sides arrived, and a total of two departments came, the former Tun Guard General Soldier Wang Tingchen Department, and the East Association General Soldier Cao Bianjiao Department!

PS: (Cao was stationed in Zunhua first, and then in Yutian, which can also be called the Yutian General Army, which belongs to the Jizhen East Association, but it is not a sequence with Jizhen and is independent.) ）

However, these two masters are not far from Ningyuan, and they are both people from Guanning's sphere of influence and Ning's bloodline, and the actual benefits of their rushing over are not great, but in the hearts of the army, they have improved the Ming army a lot!

The two of them together were fifteen or six thousand.

Coupled with the main force of the Guanning Army of Wu Sangui, the head snake of Ningyuan, the main force of Liu Zhaoji, the general army of Liaodong, the head snake of the semi-land, plus Bai Guangen's Jizhen Army and the Ma Ke Department of Shanhaiguan, and the main force of the Qin army led by Hong Chengchou, the total strength of the Ming army has reached eight. The scale of 90,000 people can be described as a vast soup!

Moreover, Yang Guozhu, the general soldier of Xuanfu Town, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Datong, and Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, have also stepped up, and they will gather in Ningyuan in the near future.

I heard that the imperial court has issued a number of urgent orders, and in terms of military supplies, materials and other aspects, all of them have given the green light to the ministries, just so that the ministries can rush to the front line in Ningyuan as soon as possible.

Even, it is rumored that the Son of Heaven has tightened his belt, cut back on food and clothing, and fully supported the front line in western Liaoning.

Even though there is still more than a month before the end of July when the Ming army converges on the expedition in history, at this time, the huge war cloud has gradually covered the entire western Liaoning corridor.

…

Xu Changqing was originally planning to show his strength and make a big move, but when Mu Ran heard these news, he also fell into a deep silence for a while.

Daming wants to fight the battle of Songjin, it is no longer an overnight effort, although he has long known the reasons for it and has insight into the core, but he can really hear and see it, this thing is about to happen, Xu Changqing's heart is still indescribable for a while.

The important ministers of the court are eager to take and resolve the siege of Jinzhou, and Emperor Chongzhen, the Son of Heaven, is afraid that he is only more anxious!

Can....

Is this something that the hell can solve the problem in a hurry?

Is a major military event like child's play?

But for many reasons, almost all the finances of the imperial court were put on the side of Liaoxi, who would dare to sing such a contradictory tune at such a time, and it would be a big rebellion?

In the final analysis, whether it is the national fortune of the Ming Dynasty, or the previous mistakes and decisions, this huge and majestic old empire has been put on the edge of the cliff, and there is no room for choice!

As the saying goes, 'the Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies'!

Could it be that he was counting on Emperor Chongzhen and the cabinet elders of the imperial court to abandon the land of western Liaoxi and fully retreat to the Guannei?

Then, the Ningjin defense line that has been built with hundreds of millions of taels of silver over the years, why does it still have a bird?

Did all this money be fed to the dogs?

…

Even if Xu Changqing is a traverser and has insight into the causes and consequences, he is still a little powerless in the face of this irreversible trend.

Xu Changqing can only cheer up and grasp himself first!

In fact, he already knew the result, but he still had a trace of illusion, but with the terrible reality coming, Xu Changqing could only extinguish that trace of unrealistic fantasy!

At this time, Xu Changqing's team already had nearly 170 people, plus nearly 400 auxiliary soldiers, not only did everyone have armor, there were various standard weapons of the Ming Dynasty, and half of the auxiliary soldiers had cotton armor to protect themselves, and each of them had a standard saber.

This kind of effectiveness is by no means comparable to the small team of more than a dozen people before.

It's just that the training of the auxiliary soldiers has just begun, and it is far from being on the right track, even if he goes on the expedition, Xu Changqing can only bring the seeds of the fifty or sixty auxiliary soldiers, use them as civilian husbands, and just see the battlefield first.

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It was another two days of careful preparation, analyzing a lot of news from Ningyuan City.

On the evening of June 24, the 14th year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.

As night quietly fell, fifty or sixty bamboo rafts that had been carefully equipped and improved, carrying more than 150 soldiers of Xu Changqing, plus more than 50 of the most elite auxiliaries, a total of more than 200 people, under Xu Changqing's order, the team was like a huge school of fish, quietly entering the sea.

These days, Xu Changqing practiced military discipline during the day, the execution of the team, and the control of the bamboo raft at night has not been pulled down.

Now, even if there are many soldiers and auxiliaries who can't swim, it is not too difficult to control the bamboo raft.

And it is precisely because they can't swim that they are also more cautious and understand very well the terrifying consequences of the bamboo raft once it gets out of control!

After all, it was not easy to meet Xu Changqing, the reincarnated master of the Bodhisattva, and his wife and children were guaranteed, who was so stupid that he couldn't think of dying?

Xu Changqing and others are already familiar with this sea area, almost like their own back garden.

With the arrival of the rather sharp Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen, the Ming army's sentinel cavalry strength also increased a lot at once, pushing the Qing army's ranger battle line back a lot.

The Qing army is not stupid!

Xu Changqing is now also very transparent with their ranger team.

The Qing army, a team of three or five people, was basically a serf-like 'family system'.

Each squad is basically led by a real slave, and he carries a few Han army banner minions and Mongolian minions under his command.

Not only are they extremely familiar with each other, but their interests are also closely linked, which makes the master's control over the minions beyond the ordinary.

It seems that the system is primitive and backward, but in fact, the combat effectiveness is by no means weak!

In a way, this may be more robust than the more advanced systems of later generations.

And recently, there seem to be some more fancy and erratic ranger squads, but they are the old Fanbang ------ Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. Fresh army!

At this time, although Xu Changqing had no specific news, he was in the court. It's certain that fresh people will send troops!

Moreover, they seem to be not small in scale, they are very arrogant, and they are quite a bit of a fox and a tiger.

From previous years towards the dynasty. After being conquered by the Qing army, the Ming army did not think about fighting back and recapturing this strategic place, but it was never possible.

And now, this bitter fruit has begun to evolve.

Even if Xu Changqing couldn't understand the exact situation in the Ningyuan official hall at this time, I was afraid that Hong Chengchou and the generals would be very difficult to swallow.

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Approaching Ningyuan, the night was already dark, and from a distance, there were vigorous fires everywhere around Ningyuan City, stretching into patches, like stars.

However, the small strongholds of the Qing army that were densely packed with 'lonely souls and wild ghosts' around before were obviously much less.

Moreover, the position in which they camped was obviously more cautious, much farther away from the main force of the Ming army, interlocking, obviously, they did not dare to face the sharp clamor of the Ming army again.

These Jurchens who came out of the white mountains and black waters are definitely more cunning than beasts!

They would never do anything to hit a stone with an egg.

This state, for them, may only be a strategic retreat, a wise choice for the wise, not only a shame, but a wise glory.

But on the side of Daming, many things are difficult to say.

Xu Changqing didn't have anything to say about it.

The Heavenly Empire is indeed a kind of glory, but if this glory is really eaten as a meal at this time, then who can say anything?

The surroundings of Ningyuan must be difficult to do, and Xu Changqing does not ink, so he directly orders the team to continue north!

This time, Xu Changqing was also ready for a long battle, and the fleet carried a large amount of ordnance and materials, and was well prepared.

At this time, time is pressing, just don't do it, since you have decided to do it, Xu Changqing also wants to make a big vote, and at the same time that he can really dye his tassels red, he can also really do something for Daming and Huaxia!

Even, if possible, Xu Changqing wants to go to Songshan and Jinzhou to investigate the situation.

It's a pity that a bamboo raft is a bamboo raft after all, not a warship.

It is not too much of a problem for people's feet to soak in this warm sea water for a short time, but once it is a long time, it will be a big problem.

During World War II, countless soldiers were infected with rotten foot disease -----'trench foot disease' in the trenches, and many of them could not be cured of amputation, and finally lost their lives in great pain.

Not to mention, it is impossible to sleep on a bamboo raft.

If they want to sleep, they can only find suitable islands in the offshore area to rest.

This makes Xu Changqing have to plan carefully, and he must fight steadily!

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After a quiet night, Xu Changqing and his party did find a few points that could be used, but unfortunately, they were not too suitable.

Perhaps it was because of Kutu's accident, and the Qing army had insight into some of the things about Xu Changqing's migration, and although these Tartar rangers were camped close to the sea, they were quite far from the seaside.

At this time, under the weather conditions of sparse moonstars and excellent visibility, even if Xu Changqing is strong, it is difficult to have a chance.

In the morning, Xu Changqing and his team came to an unknown island to rest temporarily.

It is said to be a small island, but in fact it is a few large reefs connected to each other, and there is not even grass, only a continuous moist green algae, a slippery one.

But there is finally a place with some dry ropes, and the children don't have to soak in the sea water in the bamboo raft all the time.

On June 25, the long wait passed quietly.

At night, Xu Changqing gave an order, and the team continued to the north!

At this time, Xu Changqing wanted more and more to get a few elites who could accurately draw maps!

With the experience of the People's Army in later generations, Xu Changqing also knows something in this regard, but this is not his main business after all, so what he taught Zhao Zengjin and Ergou is only half-baked.

As the old saying goes, 'a bottle is dissatisfied, half a bottle dangles'.

Although this will not affect the overall situation in the short term, it will definitely be fatal when it comes to the actual battlefield!

Xu Changqing is also ruthless, even if Liu Lang, the turtle son, offers a price of 1,000 taels or 2,000 taels, he must get a few such talents!

But maybe Xu Changqing's idea was too back, and this night, there was still no gain.

Moreover, in the area where he arrived early the next morning, there was no longer even a large reef that could accommodate him, so in order to prevent the Qing army rangers on the shore from discovering his movements, Xu Changqing could only grit his teeth and let the team sail into the deep sea to try their luck.

In the end, on June 26, everyone spent the time in the sea.

There is no way, in this area, there is no place to stay in the offshore area of more than ten miles, Xu Changqing does not have an accurate map, how dare he try his luck in the depths of the deep sea?

Especially in the evening, there was rain in the sky again, and the temperature dropped a lot.

Xu Changqing and the more than 200 people were drenched in the rain like this, that kind of sourness, don't mention it.

Fortunately, Xu Changqing has been working hard for so long and has a high prestige, and he has his own family skeleton and the support of Zhang Long and Zhang Hu, and everything is still under control.

However, Xu Changqing suddenly had a bad premonition, and if he wanted to catch a big fish by the sea all the time, I am afraid it would be ...... It's not that easy.