At the end of November of the third year of Chongzhen, the 10,000 Dengzhou army led by Chen Ming successfully arrived in Yizhou. Together with Long Duan, he will launch a winter offensive against Manchu in the north of the Yalu River.

The winter offensive of the Dengzhou army was, firstly, to completely subdue and beat the Manchu captives in southern Liaoning, so as not to cross the river to interfere with the Dengzhou army's Korean and Xian offensive strategy; The second is to rescue the fleeing Han people in Liaodong by striking at the Manchu captives, so as to achieve the purpose of changing the population structure of the northern part of the dynasty.

After having sufficient troops, Long Dulu and Chen Ming discussed and decided to attack the two important military forts of Tang Station and Xuancheng controlled by Manchu at the same time.

Before implementing the battle plan, Long Duanlu and Chen Ming, in the name of Wang Rui, the loyal uncle, ordered all units of the Dongjiang Army to send troops to coordinate.

However, there were not many generals who responded to this military order, and only Mao Chengzuo's Phi Island and the other two islands sent people. In total, there are only more than 1,800 people. The people who led the troops were also acquaintances of Long Duan, the black dog and the big tiger on Phi Island, and Zhang Erhu and Li Tieniu on the other two islands.

Of course, the other islands are not completely unsent, they just don't send troops. The people also sent a lot, and there were nearly 1,000 people in total.

Seeing this meaning, Long Duanyu and Chen Ming understood that the main generals on these islands were still not very at ease with the Dengzhou army, and were worried that Long Duanyu would send their soldiers to be cannon fodder.

Okay, you want people, I sent it. Anyway, they are all fugitives, if you want to use them as cannon fodder, use them as cannon fodder.

However, their attitude made Long Dulu and Chen Ming quite happy. After all, these actions of theirs show that they are beginning to try to accept the Dengzhou army.

In fact, in the final analysis, it was the battle of the dangerous mountain fort not long ago that played a huge deterrent role. Those who had been sent to observe and investigate, after returning to their own islands, reported in detail to their respective commanders what they had seen and heard on their way to Uiju.

The terrifying combat power of the Dengzhou Army surprised all the generals of the Dongjiang Army who knew the truth. The change in their attitude will come naturally.

Besides, the people who were sent to observe and inspect last time brought back a lot of things, and if you send more people this time, I think the harvest will be even greater.

After settling the Dongjiang army, Long Duanyu and Chen Ming decided that the two of them would each lead 3,500 cavalry plus nearly 1,500 Dongjiang troops to Datangzhan and Xuancheng respectively.

The night before departure, Long Duan mysteriously asked Chen Ming to drink. The two chatted and drank wine, and after being slightly drunk, Long Dulu lowered his voice and said, "I received a strange password from my lord!" ”

"What strange password?" Chen Ming was also curious.

"Forget it. Don't tell you! Lao Tzu thinks that since adults are just passing on a message, they definitely don't want others to know. Long Dulu hesitated.

Long Dulu had been the chief of Wang Rui's personal guard for several years, and he knew a lot about Lord Wang's puritanical life, and knew that Lord Wang was really not a lustful person who coveted enjoyment. Therefore, he felt that Wang Rui's password was really unusual.

"Long Wu of the dog day, you don't want to talk about it, what are you telling Lao Tzu to do? Lao Tzu didn't bother to ask you. Chen Ming felt a little unbalanced in his heart.

He Chen Ming is Wang Rui's brother-in-law, this relationship is special, right? Why didn't the third brother give himself a password alone? Instead, he gave the order to the dragon to be captured.

"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it. Suffocate you! Chen Ming said indulgently.

"My lord, let's catch three captive women and go back!" Long Duan said in Chen Ming's ear.

"Catch three captive women?" Chen Ming was a little surprised. This is not Wang Rui's style!

For several years, Lord Wang has eaten and lived with them, and he has never made any trouble. Could it be that now that I have been promoted, I want to play with the captive woman? There's no reason for that.

"Why don't you catch three pretty ones this time? Let's pick and choose, and send the three most beautiful back. Long Dulu consulted Chen Ming's opinion.

"Okay. I also catch three. But this matter can only be known to you and me, and cannot be spread randomly. We have to take care of the reputation of adults. Chen Ming said after thinking about it.

"However, in my opinion, it may be for the second brother." After Chen Ming took a sip of wine, he said in a low voice.

Hehe, he really didn't say it wrong, the captive woman that Wang Rui asked them to send was exactly for Pan Xuezhong.

Aren't you going to be full of captives? Here you go! Wang Rui just wants to create an impression: follow me Wang Rui, any ideas you have, you can easily realize.

After returning to Fushan Bay this time, Pan Xuezhong will not leave again. He will lead the shipwrights brought from Zhejiang, and preside over the expansion of the shipyard and the construction of more warships.

Pan Xuezhong made this decision, all of which was Pan's father's idea. After the last time he went to Fushan Bay to participate in Wang Rui's marriage, Pan's father decided to tie the Pan family and the Dengzhou army together more comprehensively.

hugged Dengzhou Jun and Wang Rui's golden thighs, and the Pan family couldn't do it if they didn't want to be developed.

On the second day, the two men each set off with their own armies to attack their respective targets.

"Chief Officer Long, four miles ahead, there is Mangrove Tun'er. It's a village of about 100 people. "After walking for a long time, just after arriving at the time, a scout came back to report that he had found a Manchurian village in front of him.

"Order, General A and General B will attack, surround the village, and destroy all those armed with weapons." Chen Ming ordered decisively.

In the mangrove tun, the shadow of the captive woman is wandering around. She Ama is a bull with a white flag, called that Hongsheng. The family is quite good.

She is handsome, tall, likes to sing a little tune from time to time, and is a first-class beauty in this mangrove tun'er.

Yesterday, after learning a little song from a traitor surnamed Meng Xiucai, she thought the lyrics were very good, and after lunch, she walked alone to the hill behind Manshutun to learn to sing her little song.

"Da, da, da!" "Da, da, da!" The infant was about to start singing when he heard the sound of a horse's hooves hitting the ground.

"The green mountains and green waters, the scenery is good. Mangrove Tun'er, good girl also ......" She has a high-pitched voice and sings very eloquently.

Before they were halfway through the song, the cavalry in the distance ran closer and closer, and there were about six hundred people. They lined up neatly, their armor was bright, and they were all armed with "28-style cavalry guns". It was the cavalry detachment sent by Chen Ming who came.

"Ah, it's the Ming Army!" The baby's singing abruptly stopped. After a short pause, she immediately ran towards the village.

"The Ming army is coming! The Ming army is coming! The baby stumbled and ran as she screamed hoarsely in her soprano voice.

"The Ming army is coming!" , "Minggou is here!" As more shouts rang out, the captives, men, women, and children all picked up their swords, guns, bows and arrows and ran towards the entrance of the village.

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