Xie Lian finished writing the recital to the emperor and waited for a reply with confidence, but what he was waiting for was only a holy decree from the emperor, in which the emperor did not painlessly encourage Zhang Chu and the security army, without mentioning anything substantial, did not give more money and food, and even Zhang Chu's official was not promoted. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Xie Lian felt a little blindsided, how could such a great achievement as recovering the lost territory be finished like this, wouldn't this chill the hearts of the soldiers, how difficult it is to achieve a victory for the Houjin now, there are few troops in the entire Ming Dynasty who dare to fight the Houjin head-on, and the most important thing to do now is to set an example and let the Ming army regain its self-confidence. Xie Lian also understands the struggle in the court, and this time it must be the ministers of the DPRK and China who are ignoring the safety of the country for their own interests.

Xie Lian felt a chill when he thought of this. After calming down, Xie Lian pretended to be elated again, he wanted to do Zhang Chu's job as well as possible, and he couldn't let Zhang Chu quit because of these things. Or passive slacking.

"Congratulations to Mr. Zhang, who has been awarded by the Holy Lord." When Xie Lian saw Zhang Chu, he said happy with a smile on his face.

"What's the use of a commendation, it's not worth a tael of silver, who swore that the emperor would definitely give a reward. I can be pitted by you Lord Xie, how much food and salary will be consumed for such a big action, now I will lose a lot, you have to compensate me, otherwise I will not finish with you. Zhang Chu revealed his nature of being a fan of money again, and his heart ached.

Xie Lian saw that Zhang Chu was coming to him, and he was also ashamed, he did guarantee Zhang Chu at the beginning, saying that the emperor would not treat the security army badly, this is good, he is not a person inside and out, but he has to continue to maintain the emperor's face, so he said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, the court is indeed in some difficulties now, we do our best, and the emperor will not forget us." ”

"Okay, I'll believe you again, but we have a lot of affairs to deal with after we recover Lushun, and I ask Lord Xie to worry more about civil affairs." Zhang Chu was very talkative this time, and did not dwell too much on the issue of the reward, but asked Xie Lian to do more civil affairs work.

Xie Lian listened to Zhang Chu's words and was in a complicated mood. Originally, he was the governor of Denglai, and this civil affairs was his business, but after Zhang Chu rescued him, he was deprived of his power as a governor. In order to let Zhang Chu start a war with the Houjin people, he never dared to show any dissatisfaction. Now Zhang Chu has recovered Dongjiang Lushun and other places one after another, and his goal has been achieved, but what to do next, he has no idea, and at this time Zhang Chu took the initiative to let him come out to do things, which was really unexpected to him.

"The people of Liaodong are bitter, they have been killed and oppressed by the Houjin people for so many years, and which one of them who has survived now has not experienced hardship. We have recovered Lushun, and we will gradually recover the entire Liaodong, so that the people of Liaodong can live a good life. Therefore, the important task of improving the life of Liaodong will fall on Lord Xie. Zhang Chu sighed a lot, before he went to Shandong, Zhang Chu had no intuitive impression of the people of Liaodong, he thought that the Ming Dynasty and the Houjin war, the two sides of the front were clear, all the Han people lived on the side of the Ming Dynasty, until he saw Kong Youde and other soldiers from Liaodong to know that there were millions of Han people in the Houjin ruling area, they were enslaved and oppressed by the Houjin people, and they were not treated as people at all, and many people were plundered by the Houjin people to be slaves, and they could be killed by the Houjin people at any time. Zhang Chu now wants to recover Liaodong, and even more so to let the people of Liaodong live a good life.

"Okay, I'll do my best to get this done." Xie Lian knew no less about the situation in Liaodong than Zhang Chu, and he just didn't have the ability and opportunity before. Now that Zhang Chu has given him a chance, he must be worthy of his conscience.

"I'm relieved that Lord Xie is staring at me here, can Lord Xie send another letter to the emperor?" What Zhang Chu lacked the most was management, and Xie Lian agreed to manage the civil affairs of Liaodong, which reassured him a lot, and decided to start the next plan.

"I probably won't be able to do much if I play the show." Xie Lian thought that Zhang Chu still asked him to ask the emperor for food, he understood that this was the result of a struggle in the court, and it was very difficult to fight again.

"I'm not asking them for money again, I'm just going to rebuild Dalinghe City and get the emperor to agree to our increase in men. It's best for us to train this man by ourselves, and I don't think the other officers and soldiers even have the courage to fight against the Houjin people. "Zhang Chu really wants to expand the army this time, not only to hold Denglai, but also to gain a foothold in Dongjiang and Lushun, and to rebuild Dalinghe City with the current manpower, it is indeed a bit lacking.

"Do you really want to rebuild Dalinghe City?" Zhang Chu's words were a bit unexpected to Xie Lian.

"Didn't we say it at the beginning? If we occupy Lushun and gain a foothold in Daling River again, with Denglai as the backing, the Houjin people basically have no good way to take us. Zhang Chu wondered how Xie Lian, who was the most active in counterattacking Liaodong, forgot what he had said before.

"I know that everything we have is prepared for this day, but I am afraid that if I am in a hurry, I will be besieged like Zu Dashou, and my efforts will be wasted." Xie Lian was still a little worried.

"This time, we don't have to be afraid of the siege of the Houjin people, we chose the city in the estuary area, and we can get the support of the fleet from the water, if the Houjin people do not have a strong enough fleet, they will cut off the connection between the city and the outside world, and the Houjin people will besiege the city in vain." Zhang Chu already has a complete plan.

Xie Lian was persuaded by Zhang Chu, and carefully wrote a recital to the emperor, asking the emperor to allow the security army to expand under the pretext of guarding Lushun. The emperor read the folds and forwarded it to the ministers, and quickly approved it and agreed to expand the army, the reason why it was approved so quickly this time was because Xie Lian only said that he wanted to expand the army, but he did not ask the emperor for food and salary. The emperor and his ministers were happy that Xie Lian both worked for the court and paid for himself. So no one objected.

Even if someone objected, Zhang Chu could not be stopped, and the recruitment of the security army had already begun. The recovery of Lushun attracted a large number of Han people to vote, Zhang Chu recruited many hot-blooded young people, their hatred of the Houjin people can not be described in words, this time there is a chance to find the Houjin people to take revenge, they will not be afraid of no matter how hard and tired they are.

Zhang Chu still adopted the method of using the old to bring in the new, and expanded the unit by another 20,000 at once, and the advantages of the training of the firearms unit became apparent, and after only two months of training, the recruits could go to the battlefield to fight.

Zhang Chu knew that the face-to-face battle that allowed them to go to the battlefield might also need to be trained through actual combat, and if it was used to defend the city, these soldiers would have no problem.

Seeing that everything was ready, Zhang Chu left a part of the troops to guard Lushun City, gathered all the ships loaded with supplies from Shandong, and went straight to the mouth of the Daling River with 20,000 horses.

The Houjin people did not expect that after the failure of Zu Dashou, the Ming army would come again to rebuild the city of Dalinghe, so when Zhang Chu boarded the bank of the Daling River, he did not see the shadow of the Houjin people.

This time, Zhang Chu learned the lesson of Zu Dashou, and did not build a city on the original site of Dalinghe City, but built the foundation of the wharf and the city wall with cement and stone at the mouth of the Daling River, and connected the wharf and the city wall to form a water city, so that the city would not be afraid of being besieged for a long time.

The new Dalinghe City adopts the structure of a fortress, not to build a large city, but to be strong and ensure that it can stand at the mouth of the river. (To be continued.) )