Chapter 242: Digging a Dragon's Lair

In the end, Zhang Zhun decided that every military household in Xiongya, regardless of gender, as long as they were more than three feet tall, would be allocated ten acres of land. If you have the energy, you can continue to reclaim wasteland. Fifty acres per person is the upper limit. This is also the meaning of encouraging everyone to relocate to Xiongyasu. After all, the conditions of the Xiongya Institute are really harsh. Under the same circumstances, the military families preferred to stay in the relative safety of Aoshan City rather than return to Xiongyasuo.

Regarding the implementation of the decree, of course, Zhang Zhun only gave a general opinion, and the specific details were still the responsibility of the stewards and deputy stewards. Zhang Zhun focused more on the issue of the garrison.

In these years, all promises are false, and only those who have them are true. Song Degang assured that there would be no problem with his position as the commander of the guard. However, this is only his personal assurance, which has not yet been fulfilled. Even if the confession and bronze medal happen and are sent to Zhang Zhun's hand, all this may change at any time. The control of the site should still be subject to the actual control. Regardless of whether there is a guard commander and no envoy for this title, Zhang Zhun will not let others get involved in Aoshanwei.

Especially Xiongya City, since it is under its own control, it is natural to firmly grasp it. As the tentacles of Aoshan City, no matter what kind of changes occur in the future, you can feel it the fastest here. Therefore, strengthening the garrison here is a top priority.

Yang Zhiyuan's first association is stationed in Xiongya City, and of course it is necessary to deploy strict defense. From Xiongya to Aoshan City, it takes a day to walk. In other words, if the cliff were to be attacked, it would take at least a day for reinforcements to arrive. In fact, with the addition of the time to report the message, it is necessary to insist on at least a day and a half. It would be even better if I could last two days. After all, the reinforcements of Aoshan City were not ready to set off immediately. Moreover, on the way to reinforcements, it is also possible to be harassed and blocked by the enemy.

"My lord, even if the three thousand Ming troops attack, we can hold out for two days."

Yang Zhiyuan said confidently.

The military camp he chose was not in the city, but in a valley in the southeast corner. The barracks are backed by a small hill, with remnants of mountains on both sides. Due to the special location of the barracks, the enemy must settle the barracks before he can let go of the attack on Xiongya City. The main forces of the enemy could only attack from the front. If the enemy comes up from the mountains on both sides, the sharpshooters of the First Association can make the sneak attackers suffer. Due to the limitations of the terrain, the firepower of the Tiger Ben Gun can be effectively brought into play.

Of course, in the long run, the 200 people of the First Association are still not enough. If you really want to build it into a relatively strong fortress, you must at least have a full-fledged association, that is, five squads, about three hundred people. Zhang Zhun then decided that after returning to Fushan City, he would immediately expand the First Association and add two squads to reach the full strength of five squads.

At the same time, Zhang Zhun also prepared to set up a patrol team in Xiongya City, responsible for public security and patrols. However, due to the current population of Cliff City, which is too small, this patrol cannot be established for the time being. It is estimated that it will take three months for Xiongya City to calm down, and the number of military households that have moved back gradually increases, with a total population of more than 3,000 people, before the patrol can be established.

"Your Excellency!"

While thinking about it, Zhang Zhun suddenly heard Fang He's voice.

turned around and looked, sure enough, it was Fang He who arrived.

"The face is full of light, it seems that there is good news!"

Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

Fang He's face was indeed full of red light, and he was extremely excited, and he said loudly: "My lord, it's really a bumper harvest!" ”

Zhang Zhun said with a smile: "Sit down and talk." ”

Fang He reported to Zhang Zhun on the battle situation of the naval army.

According to Zhang Zhun's order, the Fushan Water Army quickly prepared for battle and set off for Tianheng Island. After a half-day voyage, they finally arrived near Tianheng Island. After a brief reconnaissance, they found that the Tartar had indeed poured out of the nest. On Tianheng Island, there are all family members of the Tartars, and there are some old, weak, sick and disabled. The navy immediately launched an attack, and the Tartars, who were caught off guard, were immediately beaten and fled in all directions.

However, the families of these Tartars, after reacting from the panic, are also quite tough. The Jurchens were originally all soldiers. Many old Tartars were the elite on the battlefield back then. Even with gray hair, the ability to shoot arrows with a bow is still quite strong. They took advantage of their familiarity with the terrain and put up desperate resistance. Those old, weak, sick and disabled Tartars, at the moment of life and death, launched a ruthless attack, and their archery skills are still quite amazing. The strength of the sailor detachment was still a little less, only two squads, a hundred people, therefore, the battle lasted for quite a long time.

The traps laid by the Tartars are also quite troublesome. At the beginning, when the Tartars occupied Tianheng Island, in order to prevent people from attacking, and at the same time to deal with the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers, Shubru ordered a large number of traps to be laid around Tianheng Island. The Tartars of Liaodong were originally masters of hunting, and they were all proficient in setting traps. In particular, after the elimination of Mukkata, the defensive strength of Tianheng Island was seriously weakened. For the sake of safety, Shubru ordered that traps be added in all places on Tianheng Island, as long as they could be added.

When the sailors come ashore, they have to fight not only the remaining Tartars, but also these damned traps. Because they were not familiar with the setting of traps, the sailor detachment lost several people at one point. Due to the lack of manpower, each attack consumes a lot of time. Even so, the sailor detachment still relied on its tenacious fighting spirit to gain a firm foothold on Tianheng Island, and broke the trap step by step, slowly compressing the Tartar into one piece.

In the end, the remnants of the Tartars were stuck in a narrow valley. Around this valley, it is impossible to climb. If you want to attack, it's still a bit difficult. Because the bow and arrow of the Tartar were very powerful, Yang Guohua, Zhou Zhengyu and others discussed how to take down the canyon without causing too many casualties. At this time, they received an order from Zhang Zhun: retreat.

Although they didn't understand why Zhang Zhun asked them to retreat, they still quickly carried out the order. The Tartars in the valley were lucky enough to escape for the time being. According to Zhang Zhun's order, when retreating, the navy naturally moved all the valuable things on the island. As a result, two pork belly ships, and a pirate ship, were all full of supplies. When I came, the waterline was only about three feet, and when I went back, the waterline was more than five feet, which showed the weight of the supplies.

These supplies were looted by the Tartars from all over the vicinity. Tartars have been on the coast of Shandong for several years, and the wealth they have gathered is naturally considerable. After the Tartars grabbed these riches, they had no way to bring them back to Liaodong, so they could only continue to accumulate on the island. As a result, the sailors of Fushan City were cheapened in vain. After preliminary statistics, there are at least 50,000 taels of silver, more than 3,000 taels of gold, and countless other gold and silver jewelry.

In addition, there are a large number of rare items such as ginseng, mink, tiger skin, deer antler, bear paw, bear bile, and tiger guts. These were all carried out by the Tartars when they escaped from Liaodong. Due to the war, it is difficult to transport these materials of Tartar through normal channels, resulting in the outside market, which is scarce and expensive. If these materials are sold, they can be sold for at least a hundred thousand taels of silver. This feeling is like digging a dragon's den and moving all the treasures out of it when I was reading a fantasy novel. The eyes of almost all the sailors were dazzled.

"Good!"

"Good!"

"Good!"

Zhang Zhun faced the seizure of the three ships, and naturally smiled from ear to ear.

When he reached an agreement with Song Degang and gave up attacking Tianheng Island, Zhang Zhun was still a little regretful. Everyone can guess that after all, the Tartars have been entrenched on Tianheng Island for quite a while, and they must have accumulated good wealth by constantly going ashore and looting during this period. As long as you capture Tianheng Island, you can grab these riches. In addition to Song Degang's desire for military exploits, coveting the wealth on Tian Hengdao is also an important reason. If all these riches are robbed by the officers and soldiers, it will be a cheap discount for those dog officers. Now, there is no regret at all. All the wealth of the Tartars was held in his arms, and the king of heaven couldn't snatch it away.

I don't know what kind of expression Ao Bai will have when he returns to Tianheng Island? One thing is for sure, Ao Bai should not stay on Tianheng Island. With no people and money, his best choice is to withdraw to Liaodong. Of course, it is not excluded that the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry and coexisted with Tian Hengdao. As for the Dengzhou soldiers, they will definitely feel very disappointed after conquering Tianheng Island. Because, all the valuable things on Tianheng Island are gone!

"You guys go back first!"

"Leave all the supplies to the Financial Secretary!"

Zhang Zhun said solemnly.

The manager of the financial secretary is his future wife, Yang Yinghan, and the gold and silver are in her hands, so she is naturally relieved.

"Understood!"

Fang He agreed.

With such a windfall, Zhang Zhun's mood is quite good. A barren cliff, in his eyes, is also full of vitality, vitality, and greenery. Tian Boguang and the others were so strange, how could this young commander of the guard, after meeting a subordinate, hum a small tune with joy? What is it that makes you so happy?

Even Zhang Lingyun and the others couldn't help but ask curiously, "My lord, why are you so happy?" ”

Zhang Zhun just smiled and said with a smile: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." ”

After staying in Xiongya for two days, Zhang Zhun returned directly to Aoshan City.

(To be continued)