Not to mention the greed of the soldiers, the generals of Dongjiang Town are even more red-eyed. Last time I got a batch of flintlock muskets, in actual combat found that much stronger than the original arquebus, not only the rate of fire, the quality is really good, up to now, there has not been a case of explosion, and the replacement of parts is too convenient, unlike the previous arquebus is broken, now the flintlock torch parts are broken, and you can use it again if you change one.

The Iron Scale Armor is also very good, much stronger than the leather armor of Jiannu. After Dongjiang Town changed the equipment of some soldiers last time, the battle losses were greatly reduced and the gains increased, which made the Dongjiang generals look forward to getting more flintlock firearms and iron scale armor in the future, but they didn't expect that the Guards had upgraded their equipment again.

Chen Qiyu saw the appearance of the Dongjiang generals, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, everyone, this time the Third Division also brought some weapons and armor to Dongjiang, their current plate armor and rifled firecrackers are used for testing, and when they are ordered in the future, we can also have them in Dongjiang." ”

Lu Qin also continued: "There are only 500 rifled firearms, and there are only 2,000 pairs of plate armor, which are all test items, and the Weapons Bureau is now extremely rich in steel, as long as the improvement and finalization are completed after testing, they can be equipped with armies all over the country in a short time." Moreover, the emperor said that Dongjiang Town and Shanhaiguan are the priority supply of troops. ”

Of course, Mao Wenlong knew that the so-called priority supply meant after the Guards were equipped, but this also made him very satisfied, after all, the Guards had outstanding military achievements, and its predecessor was the Beijing Battalion, so it was normal to equip it first. It is already very good that his Dongjiang can be installed after the Guards.

He smiled and said, "We can't just think about the sharpness of the weapons and the strength of the armor, you know, in fact, it is the people who play the decisive role. You give a child a knife, and a big man can easily deal with him with his bare hands. Therefore, it is better to train the soldiers first, so that the power of the weapon can be better utilized. ”

Lu Qin praised: "General Mao's words are really reasonable. The emperor also said that people are the first and foremost, and weapons are of course also important, but people are even more important. ”

Chen Qiyu said: "Okay, let's take a look at the situation of Jiannu first." An officer put out the sand table, Mao Wenlong picked up the pole and said: "According to the intelligence of Jinyiwei, the Jiannu dispatched should be the Zhengnan Banner Mang Gurtai and the Blue Flag Amin, and these two flags are also the closest to North Korea." There are a total of sixty-five Niulu in the two banners, and if their whole army comes, counting Yu Ding, one Niulu can get 200 people, then the total strength can reach 13,000 armor soldiers. Coupled with the Han army, etc., a maximum of 20,000 people can be dispatched. ”

"Looking at the territory again, the places occupied by our army now include Jiuliancheng, Yiju, Yinshan Fort, Changdian and other places, if Jiannu attacks Korea, these places will be attacked first."

Chen Qiyu nodded and said: "In addition to the sailors, there are now 10,000 elite soldiers in Dongjiang, divided into five places to guard, it is indeed a little too busy, what do you think, Master Lu?" ”

Lu Qin stood up and patted his chest and said, "Divide us into three cities, and leave three hundred Dongjiang soldiers in each city to help us maintain order." As for the defense of the city, leave it to us. ”

Chen Qiyu said: "Then there is no need, two cities, Jiulian City and Yinshan Fort will be handed over to the Guards, and each city will leave five hundred Dongjiang soldiers." These two places are close to Jiannu, and Jiannu's first attack must be here. Defending the front four places, Phi Dao is as stable as Mount Tai, so Phi Dao does not need too many troops. ”

Lu Qin said: "Okay, Yuji, you guard Jiulian City, and I will go to Yinshan Fort." ”

Zhou Yuji said: "I'll go to Yinshan Fort." ”

Yinshan Fort is in front, and Jiulian City is in the back. Lu Qin said: "I haven't loosened my muscles and bones this time, or I will build a slave in the front, you have fought in Japan for a while, take a rest in the back first." ”

Zhou Yuji had no choice but to agree. So Lu Qin went to Yinshan Fort, Zhou Yuji guarded Jiulian City, Chen Jisheng guarded Changdian, Mao Wenlong personally went to Yizhou, and Chen Qiyu guarded Laochao Island.

After the battle was distributed, the armies went to their own defense areas and waited for Jiannu to attack, not wanting to wait until February, and Jiannu did not move at all. At this time, news came that Nurhachi actually went to attack Juehua Island.

In fact, there is not much problem with Houjin's food this year, because a large number of Han people fled, although some people burned the grain, but most people were reluctant to bury the grain, so that Houjin could easily search it out.

But Nurhachi is still very discerning, and understands that if this continues, next year's food will be a big problem. And although North Korea is vulnerable, Mao Wenlong has been active this year, constantly harassing the fortress of Houjin, and their combat power is much stronger than before.

If you attack North Korea, not to mention how much food you can get, just say that the confrontation with Mao Wenlong is a very troublesome matter. Mao Wenlong did not attack big cities, he always wandered in the countryside and between small castles, and if he was not careful, he let him sack a place.

And if the army attacks North Korea, Mao Wenlong may not save North Korea at all, but instead enter the interior of Houjin, grab a vote and leave, which is too cost-effective.

So Nurhachi decided that it was better to rob Daming. The Ming soldiers in southern Liaoning are too good to fight, you can't fight the soldiers everywhere, I'm from western Liaoning, avoid Mao Wenlong, who is like Liaonan and kraft candy, which you can obviously fight, and see what you can do.

On the sixteenth day of the first month of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Nurhachi killed the ox and sacrificed to the sky, and dispatched the army of four banners, which were white, white, yellow, and yellow, and headed for Liaoxi.

The army crossed the river from Huangniwa, then passed through Zhenwu Fort, arrived at the Zhongzuo Institute of Guangning, passed through the Xiaoling River, and arrived at Ningyuanwei. Nurhachi ordered a rest here and sent scouts to investigate the situation on Kyaw Island.

The scouts of the 2nd Division on Juehua Island had already received the news as early as when the Houjin soldiers were dispatched, and after reporting the news to the General Staff, the General Staff immediately held an emergency meeting.

Xiong Tingbi believes that the purpose of Jiannu must be Juehua Island, because Jiannu's logistical capacity is limited, and if it is unfavorable to attack Shanhaiguan, there will be not enough food for them to return to the army.

The attack on Juehua Island, firstly, was to freeze to connect Juehua Island with the mainland, and the natural danger of Juehua Island was no longer great, and secondly, even if the attack was unfavorable, Jiannu still had enough grain and grass to maintain until the return army to Shenyang.

Jiannu dispatched a total of 20,000 armor soldiers, 10,000 Han troops, plus more than 10,000 Aha who were in charge of baggage.

Xiong Tingbi's opinion was unanimously approved by the General Staff, since the purpose of Jiannu was Juehua Island, then everyone felt that if it was just that Jiannu could not capture Juehua Island, it was obviously not enough, and it was necessary to give Jiannu a lesson that he would never forget, so that they would hide when they saw the Guards in the future.

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