Chapter 1334: Purging the Moles

readx; Because of the experience of Kong Youde and others, Huang Long had long been attentive to the original officers of Phi Dao. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 info These people come from a mixed background, many of them used to be bandits and bandits, and they have been connived at by Mao Long for many years, so it can be said that they are already scum from head to toe, how can they be transformed by a few months of strict training. After Huang Long became the commander-in-chief, these officers did not dare to say it in person, but behind their backs, they complained to Huang Long and even to the emperor and the imperial court, and even did some private tandem deeds.

Huang Long remained silent about this, on the one hand, he promoted new officers according to their training performance from among the grassroots non-commissioned officers, and on the other hand, he consolidated and improved the treatment of all officers and men, so that the original group of officers gradually lost the support of the majority of non-commissioned officers, and could only encircle a small number of close henchmen. At the same time, they pretended not to know about their private activities, but in fact they were strictly monitored in secret, preparing for the best opportunity to make a move.

A few months ago, Huanglong finally found the clues. At that time, the emperor led the main force of the Eight Banners into the customs to fight, and Zhu Youzhen ordered Huanglong to take the opportunity to attack Liaodong. However, Zhu Youzhen also specially told Huanglong that this attack was just a show, and it could play a role in attracting the attention of the Qing army, and he did not really want Huanglong to attack Jiancheng. Because even if a small number of Qing troops stayed behind, their combat effectiveness was still very strong, and once the siege could not be carried out and the time was delayed, it was easy to be surrounded and annihilated by the Qing army that rushed to the rescue.

Huanglong was ordered to raise thousands of troops, landed near the mouth of the Yalu River by boat, and went straight to Tangzhan Fort and Dangerous Mountain Fort, which was also the line that Mao Long often took in the past. These two villages were originally built by the Ming Dynasty from the interior to the Liaodong reclamation surname, and Li Chengliang also set up forts and garrisons, but later fell into the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the city walls were also destroyed.

But for Mao Long, this kind of village with poor defense ability is a good target for his sneak attack. Every time he led his troops to break into Liaodong, he specially selected this kind of village to start, and after entering, whether it was a Jurchen or a Han Chinese, all the men were killed, all the women were taken away, and all the property that could be taken was also looted. The attention of the Eight Banners Army was mainly focused on the Guanning line, but the rear was very empty, and the coastline from Jinzhou to the mouth of the Yalu River was six miles long, and Mao Long could land from any point, and it was impossible to prevent it at all. When the army heard the news, Mao Long had already run away, so Nurhachi hated Mao Long deeply, but he was helpless.

This time the Huanglong army was also very smooth, the land near these two villages was fertile, although it was plundered by Mao Long twice, but the emperor still forced many Han people to come here to farm. How could these people have combat effectiveness, and as soon as they saw the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, they immediately surrendered. Unlike Mao Long, Huang Long did not kill a single person, but immediately withdrew his troops and brought all the captives back to Phi Dao. By the time the nearby Qing army arrived in a hurry, Huang Long had already returned to the ship.

But when the number of people was counted on the ship, it was found that there was one person missing, and it was a henchman colonel who was guarding Wang Cai. Because there was no fighting at all in this sortie, and the time was very short, and the whole army always acted together, the disappearance of this person was very suspicious.

At that time, Huang Long was silent on the surface, but he increased his monitoring power over Wang Cai. Sure enough, after discovering that Wang Cai returned to the island, he had secret discussions with General Li Dengke, guerrilla Sun Yaozu and others almost every night. It happened that a small number of officers and soldiers stationed on Shenmi Island were going to be rotated, Wang Caili volunteered, and Huang Long agreed.

Wang Cai thought that he had a plan, because all the merchant ships were anchored on Mi Island, and it was much easier to pass on the news to the outside than on Phi Dao. A few days later, he bribed a shipowner to deliver a secret message to him; But what he didn't know was that the owner of the ship was originally arranged by Huang Long to deliberately approach him, and handed it over to Huang Long immediately after getting the secret letter. This letter was written at the same time as Wang Chenggong, when they were in rebellion on Phi Island, and the Manchus sent troops to attack the island.

Huang Long immediately took down Wang Cai, and in the name of rotation, he tricked Li Dengke, Sun Yaozu and others into the ship and arrested them on the spot, and tortured his accomplices for torture. These people were tortured but had to confess, and Huang Long went to the vine and arrested several people who tried to start a mutiny. But Huanglong was also "insidious" enough, and he also asked Wang Cai to continue to communicate with the Manchu side to lure the Manchus to attack Phi Dao. Under such severe cold, the Manchu Qing sent a large army into Korea, but they were unable to capture Phi Dao, which must have consumed a lot, which was also a big blow to the enemy.

As for these traitors, Huang Long escorted them to Shanhaiguan by boat in batches and handed them over to the governor of Liaodong, Gao Di, for conviction according to the law, because now Dongjiang Town has been under the control of the governor of Liaodong. The last batch was temporarily sent to Dengzhou because of the sea ice in the western part of the Bohai Sea, and it just left a few days ago. This is also another victory of Huanglong over Mao Long, that is, he will never support his own troops and indiscriminately punish and reward.

After listening to Huang Long's introduction, Mao Long's expression was embarrassed and he was speechless for a long time. He originally wanted to make war exploits and beg the emperor to let him regain control of the Dongjiang River; But now that his power on Phi Dao has been almost cut off, Huang Long has managed Phi Dao well, especially better than in the past, so he had to break off this idea.

At this time, the other warships also circled from the north and south sides of Phi Dao to the east, and all the guns on board were aimed at the ice. Li Yunhao, who had just finished a naval battle, also took a boat to Huanglong's ship, and Huanglong introduced Mao Long and Shi Chunhu: "This Captain Li was originally a Korean, because Li Liang turned his back on the Ming Dynasty and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he was so angry that he joined the Daming Naval Division, and he was quite used by the saints, and now he is from the fourth martial arts." This clever plan to completely annihilate the Korean naval division, General Mao is the first contribution, and Captain Li also has a great contribution, and the future is limitless. ā€

In fact, Li Yunhao followed Zhu Youzhen and Li Zhenyan that day, and he had seen Mao Long, but it was inconvenient to break it at this time. After greeting each other, Shi Chunhu asked with interest: "Captain Li, your ship is much faster than the North Korean sailors, and you can sail against the wind, how did you do this?" ā€

Lee Yun-ho was originally a taciturn person, but when it came to ship-related topics, he was quite proud, and he gushed endlessly: "The warships of the North Sea Fleet have all been modified, and they are equipped with angular sails in the style of Portuguese warships. When the wind is headwind, the sail can also be assisted by the wind, so the boat can sail against the wind. ā€

Shi Chunhu asked Li Yunhao again why he happened to bump into the North Korean sailor. Ri Yun-ho explained that he did not know that the DPRK naval division would come, but since the formation of the North Sea Fleet, in accordance with Zhu Youzhen's instructions, a regular escort formation has been opened between Dengju and Phi Dao, with warships escorting merchant ships and transporting ammunition and other materials for Phi Dao. The effect of the escort formation was very obvious, and the pirates did not dare to attack once. Now the flagship of the North Sea Fleet, the "Princess Anna", has been ordered to go south with the Portuguese merchant fleet, and the fleet admiral Zheng Sen is not there, and Li Yunhao is in charge of escorting the formation.

While everyone was talking and laughing, they suddenly heard the harsh and ugly sound of the bull's horn from the east. Huang Long glanced to the east and said coldly, "The Tartars are coming." All troops on alert! ā€