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Two days seems to be a short time, but for Mao Wenlong, it is enough for him to do a lot of things. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Most of the homeless people and defeated soldiers dragged their families to vote, and Mao Wenlong was naturally unceremonious, digesting nearly 300 of them in his stomach and acting as soldiers and sailors.

As for their families, the old and weak, they were transported back to the west bank of the Sancha River day and night, the actual control of the Ming army, Mao Wenlong had the governor's 'gold medal order' at this time, and the recovery of the people was also a great achievement for the local officials, and they would definitely find a way to settle these people's families for their own interests.

The strength of the surprise attack team has grown a lot faster at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

Li Yuanqing also received a huge dividend, different from the last time he picked people in Guangning City, at this time, Li Yuanqing was already a deputy hundred household officials, and he was the 'head gun' of this small-scale military operation, and he confidently selected 20 young people, this time, Li Yuanqing's direct command was close to 30 people.

After cleaning up these, it was already the morning of the third day, and according to the report of the spies, in the direction of Haizhou, there was already a cavalry of more than 1,000 people, which was rushing towards this side.

Of course, Mao Wenlong would not stay any longer, and with a wave of his hand, the fleet continued to sail to the sea, without even leaving the back of his head to the cavalry of the Houjin Army.

The number of personnel increased a lot at once, and the four sand boats were also lively.

These new young men and women are all from Liaozhong and southern Liaoning, their homes have been looted by the Houjin Tatars, their relatives have been killed, and their hatred for the Houjin Tatars is simply monstrous, full of desire for revenge, compared with Liaoxi, which has not been captured by the Houjin at this time, they are more suitable to be excellent soldiers, even if they are coolies, they don't even complain.

A few days later, the fleet had entered the territory of Gaizhou and came to the hinterland of the Liaodong Peninsula.

Although the old slave Eight Banners Iron Cavalry is powerful, at sea, they have more than enough strength to find out the whereabouts of Mao Wenlong's department, so they can only be in a hurry.

Looking at the hinterland of the land not far away, Mao Chenglu proposed to Mao Wenlong that he could follow the previous method in Sancha River and make another vote to expand the size of the team.

Mao Wenlong thought about it for a while, but still rejected the proposal.

The main reason is very simple, it is not a problem to collect the defeated soldiers and displaced people, but this place is too far away from the actual control of the Ming army, how to appease their small family?

Although Mao Chenglu wanted to repeat his old tricks, he also understood that what Mao Wenlong said was right, and if the family was restless, it would not be possible to guarantee that these people would work for him.

The fleet headed south, keeping a safe distance from the land, spying on the situation of the Later Jin army on the Liaodong Peninsula.

Li Yuanqing didn't have the heart to care about these things at this time, the twenty recruits under his command, all of them were young and strong, the oldest was no more than thirty years old, and the youngest was not less than twenty years old, it was the most prosperous years of his life, coupled with their hatred of Jiannu, Li Yuanqing didn't take much effort, he had already raised their spirit and established his authority.

In the evening, the army came to shore and fetches water at an estuary.

The increase in the number of people has also caused the consumption of grain and fresh water to increase dramatically, but fortunately the governor has given him plenty of food reserves, otherwise it would have been a real trouble.

Mao Wenlong decided to stay at this estuary for a while to find out the situation of recruiting people and horses in the next three ways.

In this era, Liaodi was a bitter cold land, with a sparse population density, and only a few million people in thousands of square kilometers of land, especially in the southern Liaoning region, the number was even more scarce.

The army is stationed in this terrain, and unless the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry has wings, otherwise, even if it is face to face, the army will have enough time to retreat to the ship.

The soldiers were able to return to the land to rest, and their spirit was much higher, and Mao Wenlong opened one eye and closed one eye to the 'wild food', and the soldiers' food also improved a lot at once, and the morale of the whole team was like a rainbow, and the people's hearts were high.

Soon, the messenger who went to the direction of Yang Yuwei and Shan Duzhong also found this place through the intelligence network, and Mao Wenlong and Chen Jisheng were not bad as expected, the two had a thief's heart but not a thief's courage, and they were unwilling to return to the Ming Dynasty, and refused Mao Wenlong's surrender, after all, Mao Wenlong was just a guerrilla, and he was just at the same level as them.

Mao Wenlong was not too angry about this, Yang Yuwei and Shan Duzhong's attitude, in his expectation, the key is to see Chen Jisheng's situation in Jinzhou.

The next day, Chen Jisheng finally came back with the news that the Jinzhou guerrilla Liu Aita was brave and loyal, willing to surrender to the imperial court, and willing to appease the people in the Jinzhou area, waiting to meet with Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong was overjoyed, and immediately wrote a letter by himself, handed it over to the messenger to bring back, and agreed on a time to discuss the plan.

When the news broke, the whole team was overjoyed.

There are thousands of people under Liu Aita's command, nearly 1,000 soldiers and young people, if he can get his support, the strength of the surprise attack team will expand several times in a straight line.

But after all, Jinzhou has a long way to go, and there is not enough preparation, and Mao Wenlong will never be rash.

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Time flies quickly, and it has entered June in the blink of an eye, and these days of drills, these more than 300 newly recruited young people have gradually adapted to the rhythm of life in the army, and have the appearance of soldiers, but there is a little shortage of food and grass.

Seeing that it was about to enter mid-June, Mao Wenlong no longer stayed to reorganize the army, and the fleet continued to move south.

On June 18, the first year of the Great Apocalypse, the fleet arrived at Hongyazi, at this time, the fleet encountered a headwind, the speed of travel was slow, there was little water left, and the soldiers were thirsty.

Hongyazi is a total force guard, Mao Wenlong immediately asked people to go and informed the guards, hoping to let the fleet send people to fetch water.

However, Zhou Yongzuo, the official of the hundred households of Hongyazi, sternly refused the request of the fleet.

In desperation, Mao Wenlong had no choice but to order, and the fleet continued to move forward.

With no water and headwinds, the soldiers and sailors were exhausted, and the Raid Squad was put to the greatest test since its departure.

Li Yuanqing was also uncomfortable at this time.

Water is the source of life.

Without water, people's physical strength has dropped extremely much, and in just a few days, Li Yuanqing's mouth has swelled with several huge blisters.

And Li Yuanqing is still a substantive officer, and he has some special treatment, as for the soldiers, it is even worse, they don't drink water for a few days, and they can't even pee, what kind of pain should this be?

What's even more sad is that God doesn't open his eyes, and in the midsummer of June, not even a drop of rain falls.

But although the environment is bitter to the limit, no one complains about whether it is soldiers or officers, and the hatred of Hou Jin Nuzhen makes them let go of everything.

Fortunately, the suffering was always temporary, and on June 23 the fleet arrived at a small island, called Pig Island, which was very small, with no defenders, only a small village with plenty of fresh water.

After the fleet landed, dozens of households in the village fled in an instant, leaving behind a lot of livestock and twenty cattle.

Mao Wenlong immediately ordered to slaughter all the cattle and livestock to reward the three armies.

The morale of the detachment rose in an instant, and the bitterness and fatigue of the past few days dissipated in an instant, and both soldiers and officers drank water and ate meat in large gulps, which was even more enjoyable than the New Year.

Li Yuanqing is also crazy to replenish the energy consumed in these days, and there is a recruit under Li Yuanqing's command who is a fisherman.

In fact, the job of fishing is very simple, it is the height of summer at this time, and the land is sparsely populated here, and there is no overfishing in later generations, Li Yuanqing, a novice, is easy to get started.

Seeing the remarkable results, Li Yuanqing simply interrupted the training, and ordered all the soldiers under his command to participate in fishing, and gained a lot.

Mao Wenlong didn't expect Li Yuanqing to have this ability, and couldn't help but appreciate it.

Chen Zhong smiled and said, "Yuanqing, this kid, has a lot of skills." In my opinion, he is the head of this baggage, and everyone will definitely have no worries. ”

Mao Wenlong smiled, along the way, he obviously knew the value of Li Yuanqing better.

This kid doesn't seem to be doing his job, but in fact, he shares his worries everywhere and solves the major troubles of the team. Isn't that a tyrannical thing?

The team rested on Pig Island for seven or eight days, and on the first day of the seventh month, Mao Wenlong decided to continue to go to sea and go to Guanglu Island.

On the blue sea, the blue waves are rippling, and after the replenishment and cultivation in Pig Island, the spirit of the soldiers has improved a lot.

Li Yuanqing stood on the deck at the bow of the ship, also refreshed.

Although there were twists and turns in the process of the surprise attack team, but now, the momentum has risen, and it is quite unstoppable.

I have worked hard to set foot on this big boat, and it is finally harvest time.

These days, Li Yuanqing and his soldiers have really caught a lot of fish, which can be fed by the entire team of 500 people for a month, which is more than enough.

At noon, it was another whole fish feast, and the delicious taste of fish soup permeated the four boats, making people have a little appetite just by smelling it.

"Haha, Yuanqing, the weather is good today, let's have a drink." Chen Zhong smiled and held a small wine jug and came to Li Yuanqing's side.

These days, because there is no city at the docking site, the team's wine is basically running out, and Chen Zhong got a pot from nowhere, obviously wanting to show off with Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing is also very happy, in this era, there are no cigarettes, for men, wine is the best partner, and it is also the lubricant that is easiest to shorten the distance between men.

"Huh. Brother Chen loves him, but his younger brother is disrespectful. ”

Chen Zhong laughed, "Okay Yuanqing, who of our brothers is with whom." If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have been able to eat such delicious fish. Come, go one. ”

Chen Zhong laughed and handed the flask to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing was also not polite, laughed and took a sip, "Happy." ”

At this time, the fisherman soldier under Li Yuanqing ran to Li Yuanqing's side, and said with some horror: "Li Tou, it's not good, the storm is coming." ”

"Nonsense. The day is good in heaven, where does the storm come from? Chen Zhong didn't know anything about the ocean, so he couldn't help but scold loudly.

"Wang Hai, don't worry, say slowly, what's going on?" Li Yuanqing carefully comforted the fisherman soldier named Wang Hai.

Chen Zhong has no concept of it, but Li Yuanqing follows Wang Hai to learn fishing these days, but he has a deep understanding, although Wang Hai is only 20 years old, but he has lived by the sea since he was a child, and he knows the habits of the ocean very well.

Wang Hai hurriedly said: "Li Tou, as the saying goes, June day, baby face." It's July, but it's also the rainy season. Look at the sun, the light is not as bright as it was just now. I've been fishing with my dad before, and I've been there, and you can't go wrong with a storm coming soon. ”

Li Yuanqing's face also became solemn, and he said to Chen Zhong: "Wang Hai is an honest man, he won't lie." We have to report this to the general immediately. ”

Chen Zhong saw that Li Yuanqing was solemn, and he also knew that something was wrong, and was just about to get up and return to Mao Wenlong to take the boat, when at this time, a terrible lightning suddenly crossed the sky, and then, without any warning, the bean-like raindrops, 'crackling', fell from the sky crazily.

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