Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Baoding, gave a recital to Emperor Chongzhen according to the information he had learned.

He felt that the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town in the Ming Dynasty was not the best choice if it was just to go to Phi Island and rebuild according to the model of the original Dongjiang Town.

Today's Ming Dynasty is very different from the Ming Dynasty during the Apocalypse. The most important thing is that Lu Xiangsheng is more confident in the combat power of the troops in his hands. He felt that at least the army he was going to send to Liaodong at present was much stronger than during the Mao Wenlong period.

For example, in the era of Mao Wenlong, there were no cavalry troops at all in Dongjiang Suppression, but now in the hands of Lu Xiangsheng, there are 2,000 cavalry troops supported by Emperor Chongzhen;

Also, in the era of Mao Wenlong, the Dongjiang Army was not well fed, could not be warmly clothed, and the weapons and equipment were even more useless. However, now in the hands of Lu Xiangsheng, because of the strong support of Emperor Chongzhen, although there is not much iron armor, there is a greater improvement in weapons. Improvements have been made to Jianlu's weaponry, just spears and spears, which are longer than those in Jianlu's hands.

In addition, although Emperor Chongzhen allocated only two hundred flintlock pistols to Lu Xiangsheng's side, compared to the arquebus, this flintlock pistol can stand more densely and fire faster.

Also, the 10,000 enemies allocated by Emperor Chongzhen to Zheng Zhilong's army were also favored by Lu Xiangsheng, and he also did some on Denglai's side, which can also come in handy.

What's more critical is that the soldiers sent by Lu Xiangsheng to Liaodong are old thieves for many years, as well as the soldiers he selected from various guards, and after his training, they are already the elite army of the Ming Dynasty.

All this made Lu Xiangsheng make a decision to change the battle plan.

The plan he wrote in the recital was to knock down the Jinzhou Zhongzuo Institute, consolidate it, and become a nail in the tip of the Ming Dynasty on the Liaodong Peninsula.

There are several benefits to choosing this place in the Golden State.

First, there is Lushun Kou, which landed from here at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty and eventually conquered the entire Liaodong. Now the Ming army has landed here again, which is of great significance.

Second, Lushunkou is an excellent port, which he received affirmative answers from Zheng Zhilong and repeated confirmation from several other aspects, that it is possible to station enough sailors. Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng's idea was to strengthen the Zhongzuo Institute, and Jin could use this as a starting point to attack the Jianjiao in other parts of Liaodong by land; The retreat can be based on the Port of Arthur, as long as the Daming Naval Division is strong enough, this retreat is safe enough.

Third, if Dongjiang Town is re-established on Phi Dao, it will be very difficult to supply from Daming Denglai and other places; And if the new Dongjiang Town had been located in Zhongzuo, the supply from Denglai would have been shortened by at least half of the sea route.

Fourth, in the future, the Denglai Naval Division will be stationed at Lushunkou, and relying on this, it will first occupy the island along the coast of Liaodong, which can be connected with the Ningjin line in Shanhaiguan in the north, and can also be expanded to Phi Island in the south, or even further. As long as the naval division is superior, the Ming army can choose any landing point and attack the Jianyu on the shore.

Fifth, Lu Xiangsheng also considered the strategic goal of Emperor Chongzhen, saying that once the Ming Dynasty put forward the city to be established in the center and left as a springboard for landing in Liaodong, the Jianyu would definitely do everything possible to pull out this point, not only by land, but also by sea, using their only naval division to cut off the rear route of the Ming army. As long as the Ming sailors did not show enough strength at the beginning, I believe that Jianyu would be fooled, expand their sailors, cut off the back road of the Ming Dynasty, and also cut off the Ming Dynasty's attempt to attack Liaodong from the sea.

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In this recital, some of the contents of Emperor Chongzhen's eavesdropping seeds from Lu Xiangsheng were already known in advance; However, there are some contents, Lu Xiangsheng didn't say, just wrote with a pen, and it was the first time he knew it.

After reading this recital, Emperor Chongzhen did not feel annoyed or angry because his original plan was denied by Lu Xiangsheng, but nodded in agreement that the battle plan on this recital was more in line with the current situation.

In the previous Qinwang army expelled into the Manchu Qing army, Emperor Chongzhen began to understand the war, and later, he drove out to destroy the Hetao Tartars, suppressed the Nanyang thieves, and more ancient wars to understand more. Coupled with his understanding of later generations on paper, he understood a very important issue: to fight a war is to fight logistics, and this point has not changed since ancient times.

Dongjiang Town, which is now being rebuilt, will definitely get its own support. And Phi Island is so far away, and Lushun is so close, the difficulty of logistics supply is obvious, just to rush this point, it is very necessary to modify the plan proposed by Lu Xiangsheng.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen did not hesitate, and immediately waved his pen and approved the new plan proposed by Lu Xiangsheng. It even gave the program a code name: Operation Nail.

Generally speaking, the combat code name is for the convenience of the internal name of the operation, but for the sake of secrecy, the general combat code name is very vague, or even completely unrelated to the specific operation, such as the typhoon, fortress, overlord and other code names.

However, Emperor Chongzhen gave this nail code name, because he was not afraid to tell the Jianyu of Liaodong that the Ming Dynasty was going to nail the sharp corners of Liaodong, and he had the ability to pull it out!

After this piece was approved, he immediately returned to Lu Xiangsheng in an expedited manner for 800 miles. At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen also sent a decree to the newly appointed governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, asking him to make some moves to attract the attention of the Manchu army.

Sun Chuanting's style is relatively straightforward, and under coercion, he made Guanning's ancestral army succumb; and then replaced Hong Chengchou, who has a softer style, and can be regarded as a hard and a soft treatment of Guan Ningjun. Of course, more importantly, Sun Chuanting's style is more able to deter the officialdom after the turmoil in the south. With him here, even if something happens, with his style, it can be calmed down quickly, and Emperor Chongzhen is confident in this.

After doing these things, Emperor Chongzhen took a special look at the information of the original Jinyi Wei Baihu and the current Manchu concubine Ma Wuzhong, and found that he was still at sea, but listening to his conversation with others, it seemed that he should be able to see the mainland in these few days.

From this point of view, it can be inferred that they really bypassed the Shandong Peninsula before approaching the mainland. Don't know where their final destination is to land?

Wu Zhong brought a boatload of gold, silver and jewelry, a boatload of North Korean specialties, and more importantly, this person is useful!

But it's useless to be in a hurry at the moment, you can only wait for him to dock and know where he is before he can react.

Just when Emperor Chongzhen was waiting for the rabbit, on the side of Jinzhou in Liaodong, King Zhishun of the Manchu Qing Dynasty had just arrived.

This King Zhishun is Shang Kexi, one of the notorious Sanshun Kings in later generations. After Huang Taiji became emperor, he was named King Zhishun, and Haizhou, where his hometown was located, was given to him as a fief, including his small generals. I have to say that Huang Taiji has a set of ways to win people's hearts.

This is still gratifying, but in fact, there is a common enmity with the Manchu Qing Dynasty. His family was killed by Jianyu, it can be said that the family was ruined, and his mother died at that time, leaving only his father and several of his brothers to flee to Tashan, and then followed Mao Wenlong to fight Jianyu. In the following years, his father Shang Xueli and his brother Shang Kejin were both martyred in the battle with Jianyu.

After Mao Wenlong's death, there was civil strife in the Dongjiang River, and he sided with Huanglong. However, in the first battle of Lushun, the Huanglong soldiers were defeated and martyred, and Shang Kexi's wives and concubines and hundreds of family servants and maids were all thrown into the water and died. However, when he heard that Shen Shikui, the opponent of the Yellow Dragon, took over as the commander-in-chief of the Dongjiang River, he took the initiative to contact the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and arrested the deputy generals Yu Liangtai and Qiu Zhentai, and then plundered more than 10,000 soldiers and civilians from the five islands of Guanglu, Xiaochangshan, Shicheng and Haiyang, and finally surrendered to the Manchus with the generals under his command and the military equipment of the five islands under his jurisdiction.

In the original history, from then on, he was determined to serve the Manchus. It can even be said that if he hadn't been so determined to serve the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Li Dingguo would not have died before his ambition was paid, and Nanming would not have perished so quickly, and Wu Sangui might have succeeded in his rebellion. As far as he is concerned, he is still gratifying, he will not regret serving the Manchus until he dies!

When he was in the Ming Dynasty, he had always been the commander of the naval division and was familiar with naval warfare. Therefore, the change of the butterfly effect, when Huang Taiji had to turn his attention to the sea because of the destruction of the Jin merchants, Shang Kexi was naturally transferred by him to the Jinzhou side to lead the Manshui Division.

In the Jinzhou Hall, the government has just dispersed, and only a few of Shang Kexi's henchmen are still here.

I saw one of his henchmen, Xu Erxian, who went to Shenyang to contact the Manchu Qing Dynasty for him, hugged his fists and said to Shang Kexi with a smile: "Congratulations to the prince, you can be in charge of the water master again!" ”

"Yes, congratulations to the prince, depending on what the emperor means, I wonder if there will be a big change in the water master!" Another confidant, Ban Zhifu, who also went to Shenyang for him to contact the Manchu Qing Dynasty that year, also said happily to Shang Kexi.

Shang Kexi listened, and a smile appeared on his face.

To be honest, when he was in the past, it was not that he had not suggested as Huang Taiji that he should build a water division and invade the Ming Dynasty from the sea. However, these suggestions were put on the shelf, so that he, who was good at naval warfare, could only lead troops to fight on land. I feel that I have no ability, but I can't play it.

At this time, he was only thirty-six years old, and he was in the prime of life, how could he be willing to do nothing by himself and die of old age. Therefore, when he received Huang Taiji's will, he immediately led his heavenly helpers to come.

At that time, after extinguishing the forces of the Ming army on the coast of Liaodong and pulling out Dongjiang Town, the sailor division was basically abandoned. Huang Taiji gave Shang Kexi's army to help the heavens, and also followed him out of the sea. Now that I can return to the water division, I am all very excited.

Listening to Shang Kexi say to his henchmen: "There are less than fifty large and small warships in Jinzhou today, and over the years, they have rarely been maintained, and many are damaged. From tomorrow onwards, you must train your men and repair your ships. Got it? ”

"Understood!" Xu Erxian replied excitedly and loudly, and then asked Shang Kexi, "Lord, the emperor has revitalized the water division, are we really going to cross the sea to attack Ming Shandong in the future?" ”

From Jinzhou, follow the island all the way south, and you can reach Denglai in Shandong. For these old generals of the Ming Dynasty, this point is very familiar.

Shang Kexi heard this, but immediately shook his head and said: "No, the emperor means that he wants to trade with the Ming Kingdom." In this way, it is necessary to have a sailor to ensure the smooth flow of the waterway. is also the same, the emperor transferred the king over. ”

Hearing this, after Ban Zhifu heard the true purpose, he couldn't help but be a little worried, and hurriedly reminded: "If Mingguo knows about this, don't talk about pirates, just Denglai Sailor, our ship is not enough to deal with, right?" ”

Shang Kexi didn't answer after hearing this, but Xu Erxian preemptively answered his words: "The emperor of the Ming Kingdom is mediocre, and he is a traitorous minister, and the generals below are extremely incompetent, don't you know these things?" In the past few years, have you seen the sailors of the Ming Kingdom? Hehe, do you still think it was Yuan Zhongcheng back then? ”

The Yuan Zhongcheng he refers to refers to Yuan Li, the governor of Denglai during the Apocalypse. During the Yuan period, Dongjiang Town was established, and the Ming army continued to harass Jianjiao, and also caused the Han people who had already taken refuge in Jianguo to flee. At that time, it was the best time for Dongjiang Town.

Hearing his questions, Ban Zhifu not only did not get angry, but said happily: "Aren't I just worried!" The monarchs and ministers of the Ming Kingdom are still like that bird, that's the best! ”

Some of the Manchu sailors were the warships of the Denglai sailors captured by them during the rebellion of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming; The other part is a part of the Denglai Water Master that Shang Kexi mastered. This point, they, the old generals of the Ming Dynasty, are naturally clear.

Hearing their conversation, he heard Shang Kexi say: "Although the Denglai Naval Division should be abolished, if our Naval Division crosses the sea to escort the ship, it can't only be these ships now." Moreover, if it's just a cross-sea escort, this is not what this king wants......"

Speaking of this, he suddenly raised his voice a little and said solemnly: "What this king wants is to land in Denglai, lay a piece of territory for the emperor, and become the nail of the Qing Dynasty in the Ming Kingdom." In this way, you can attack when you advance, you can fight the Beijing division in the north, and you can plunder the south of the Yangtze River in the south; If you retreat, you can return to Liaodong. I believe that in this way, the emperor will no longer have to be tied by Shanhaiguan, and the great cause can be accomplished! ”

Just when Xu Erxian and Ban Zhifu were excited to hear it, they heard Shang Kexi say in a firm tone: "But the Jurchens are afraid of the sea, and we still have to make achievements in order to make the emperor and those princes and Baylors believe that the sea can bring them something!" What can change the Qing Dynasty! ”

"Yes, let the emperor see the true role of our sailors!" Xu Erxian responded loudly, and then lowered his voice and said, "But we only have this little boat, what can we do?" ”

Shang Kexi heard this, but smiled slightly: "Who said that we really only have such a small ship in the Qing Dynasty?" ”