Zhao Yong and Lin Yi withdrew the scouts within three miles, looking like they were waiting for the Qing army to come to the door.

Shuotuo and Zilharang were a little wavering when they learned that the Ming army had begun to attack Anshan.

"Prince Zheng, do you see if those Ming dogs are too arrogant, they dare to attack Anshan under the prying eyes of our army, why don't we ......" Shuotuo was a little nervous, but his heart was still full of uncertainty.

"You see that the Ming army has already set up a formation, if we rush over, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties." Zilharang pointed to the Ming army position in the distance and said, "This is a trap. ”

"But they are besieging the city, probably a bluff......"

At this moment, a Qing army scout quickly rode his horse and ran over, holding a feather arrow in his hand with a letter tied to it, "Prince Su, this is shot by a Ming army scout." ”

Shuotuo took the letter suspiciously, frowned after opening it, there were few words on it that he could understand, and hurriedly called a Han official, handed the letter over and said, "What is written on it?" ”

The Han official took the letter and read it for a while, and stammered a little and said, "Prince Su, the ...... ...... above"

"Say whatever you want, and if you stumble again, this king will cut you." Shuotuo said with a fierce face, and the Han official gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Su, the Ming army said that you are ...... Are you ...... There are no guts bandits, and they say...... He also said......"

"What else?" Shuo Tuo was suddenly furious, and asked with round eyes.

"He also said that if Prince Su is too timid to come to battle, he will ...... Only...... Just go home and drink milk, this battlefield fight is a man's play, how far can you roll without eggs......" The Han official closed his eyes and said it all in one breath.

"Damn Nikan." Shuo Tuo was furious, pulled out the long sword with a bang, and slashed directly at the neck of the Han official, and the head flew up directly, falling several meters away with splashed blood.

Jierharang looked at Shuotuo without saying a word, and after Shuotuo's face was cloudy for a while, he said to Jierharang: "Prince Zheng, we don't have much food and grass anymore, so let's retire!" ”

Shuo dragged these words, which immediately made Zilharang stunned for a long time, hasn't this guy been made angry by the Ming army? Why did you suddenly calm down again? After a long time, Zilharang said, "Oh, yes! What Prince Su said is very true, then retire! ”

In less than a quarter of an hour, the Qing army began to retreat one after another, and in the retreat there was only the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, and both Shuotuo and Zierharang were silent, and they understood in their hearts, but they did not say what was going on.

They who had seen the artillery of the Ming army in this battle, they no longer had much hope for the situation in Liaodong, and the roaring Shandong army was different from any Ming army in the past, even the Qi family army in the bloody battle of Daling River was not so strong.

The Qi army was only a few thousand, and it had been destroyed in the Battle of the Daling River, but the Shandong army had tens of thousands, and they had never defeated the Shandong army.

It's a frighteningly professional army, like a machine.

In his heart, Zierharang began to think about the way back, with the advance of the Shandong army, Liaodong may not be guaranteed, do you want to retreat to the white mountains and black waters to live the kind of bitterness of your ancestors?

The thought of the snow and ice and shivering in the small grass hut made Zilharang shudder, no matter how he could fall to that point.

"It seems that after I go back, I have to discuss it with my eldest brother." Zilharang thought to himself.

…… Zhao Yong and Lin Yi waited outside Anshan City for a long time, but they didn't see the movement of the Qing army, and Lin Yi also asked people to write a letter and let the scouts shoot over.

didn't think about it, the general didn't succeed, and the Qing army retreated.

This made Zhao Yong and Lin Yi's foreheads full of black lines, that resentment!

However, in order to prevent the Qing army from cheating, Zhao Yong and Lin Yi sent the scouts out, and followed the Qing army all the way.

The withdrawal of Shuotuo and Zierharang completely lost the ability to resist in the area east of the Sancha River and south of the Taizi River, and after capturing Anshan, the first battalion launched a surprise attack on Liaoyang with 200 75mm howitzers.

At the same time, Liaoyang was surrounded by the cavalry battalion, and tens of thousands of defenders in Liaoyang City were killed by the cavalry battalion several times when they broke through, and the second artillery battalion also arrived.

The siege artillery roared, and after twenty minutes of bombardment, a huge gap finally appeared in the wall of Liaoyang City, and the third-line troops poured in from this gap.

That night, the battle on the Western Front was over!

At the same time, the third and fourth battalions of the Liaodong Army infantry were also stationed one after another, and the registration of the population, the reclamation of land, and the construction of fortresses were carried out at a rapid pace.

The battle report was transmitted back to Longkou, Zhao Yan looked at the map and nodded with satisfaction, now the plains and mountains east of the Liaodong Peninsula and the Sancha River have fallen under his control, and the next step is to make use of the resources in these areas.

There is a lot of wood that can be used to build ships in Liaodong, and there is basically no need to worry about the shortage of wood in Liaodong, and now there are more shipwrights on hand, and the shipbuilding industry will inevitably be able to make a big leap in a few years.

There is also a lot of land in Liaodong, and now it is just a Liaodong Peninsula, but Zhao Yan's digestion ability is not so high, because the population on his hands is really not much.

So to advance to this point, you can stop and slow down for a while.

Mao Yuanyi came over with the document reported by the Liaodong Staff at this time, "My lord, the Han people and prisoners in Liaodong have been counted. ”

"How's it going?" Zhao Yan asked.

"After conquering the east of the Sancha River, the number of Han people in Liaodong increased to 360,000. The number of captives reached 210,000, of whom 130,000 could be used as coolies, and 80,000 of the elderly and children. Mao Yuanyi said.

"Let the Liaodong Staff deal with them as originally planned." Zhao Yan ordered, and Mao Yuanyi nodded. According to the original plan, the old man and the child were cut first, and then those who could be used as coolies were pulled to build roads and forts.

Those old men kept it just to waste food, and those evil seeds, died early and reincarnated, enslaved a group of children for a lifetime, Zhao Yan really couldn't bear to look at it, so according to the practice of the Mongols, the children below the wheels were all cut down.

Zhao Yan was next in Longkou to discuss the defense of Liaodong with the General Staff, the defense of mountainous areas was very easy, and the only problem was the area west of the Sancha River.

According to the opinion of the General Staff, it is necessary to build fortresses and arrange sentry sentries along the Sancha River and Taizi River, so as not to let a small group of Qing troops sneak in and make trouble.

At the same time, the first infantry battalion, the first cavalry battalion, and the cavalry artillery battalion of the Shandong Army were deployed on this line.

Li Ran's third battalion, in coordination with the second battalion of the cavalry of the Liaodong Army, attacked Hetuala, the old village of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, at any time and directly threatened Fushun.

Hetuara is in the mountains, so it is very easy to defend, and it basically does not require many troops. And on the western front, as long as the Sancha River and the Taizi River are held, it is impossible for a large-scale Qing army to slip in.

It is very likely that a small group of Qing troops will slip over from the Sancha River and the Taizi River, so the construction of the fortress is mainly to protect the safety of the people and property in the tundi, and the fortress does not need to be too large.

And those towns with city walls, basically do not need to build any fortresses, and it is impossible for a small Qing army to conquer such towns.

Therefore, as far as the areas currently conquered are concerned, the only places to be cast are dangerous locations in the mountainous areas, and the rural areas on the western line from Liaoyang to Gaizhou.

As far as the small size of the fortress is concerned, under the command of a professional engineer, it can be built in ten days, after all, the fortress does not need to be built very high.

And those mountain forts, there is no need to build too quickly, the Shandong army and the Liaodong army in the mountainous areas do not need to worry about the threat of cavalry at all, the Qing army wants to fight from the mountains, it is almost tantamount to delusion, but after the mountain forts are built, there is no need for too many people to defend in the mountainous areas.

The development of the farm is the top priority, if the grain and grass are transported from Shandong, then where can we afford it.

In the past few days, the fleet has begun to transport ploughing cattle, farm tools and other materials to Lushun, Huang Taiji attaches more importance to production, and the agricultural foundation of Liaodong is not too bad, at least the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been able to be self-sufficient in grain, and there is no shortage of ploughing cattle or anything.

These things don't need too much, and the transportation of more than 20 rounds and turns has been completely solved, and at this time, the fleet has finally pulled out its free time, and it is finally about to use the knife against Hwang Tae-gil in North Korea.

The first and second battalions of the infantry of the Liaodong Army, the first cavalry battalion of the Liaodong Army, and the second cavalry battalion of the Shandong Army will all be sent to Korea.

As soon as the list was announced, the most depressed person was undoubtedly Wang Wenyue, whose second battalion had been on standby until the end of March, but had not yet received an operational order.

Watching those old brothers attacking the city and plundering the land in Liaodong, Wang Wenyue didn't mention how depressed he was.

At this time, a company commander under Wang Wenyue came to report that the general was going to test the gun at the shooting range, and Wang Wenyue hurriedly brought a group of officers to observe.

After the arrival of spring, the rivers in Shandong resumed their normal flow, and the hydraulic machinery that had been suspended by the Ordnance Bureau also operated, and the second batch of rifled rifles was sent to Longkou for Zhao Yan to see after leaving the factory.

The rifle has a terrifying maximum range of 680 meters, which is far from the 1,000-meter effective range of the Mauser, but it is already the most advanced in this era.

Zhao Yan held a rifled gun equipped with a primary optical sight, and aimed at the clay pot 500 meters away at the shooting range for a long time, and the side was full of people, staff officers of the staff headquarters and several officers of the second battalion, all ready to observe Zhao Yan's marksmanship.

With a bang, Zhao Yan pulled the trigger, and the clay pot shattered directly.

This thing has a big gap with the sniper rifle of the future, and the scope is still relatively rudimentary, so it can't be considered a scope in the true sense.

Although it hit the clay pot, there was no flattering applause or anything around it, and the focus of everyone's attention was not that Zhao Yan hit, but the surname of the shot.

"The people from the Ordnance Bureau said that this thing was very accurate, and let a sharpshooter hit it, and ten shots were almost all hit." Mao Yuanyi said to Zhao Yan.

"Huh! It seems that it is time for us to build a sniper academy. Zhao Yan said with a smile, his mood was very comfortable, with the appearance of the scope, sniping on the battlefield would no longer be a problem in the future.

Snipers can also start to build.

"Childe, when will we be able to give this gun to our second battalion?" Wang Wenyue leaned closer at this time and asked.

"I'll match you tomorrow." Zhao Yan said with a smile.

"Tomorrow?" Wang Wenyue was stunned and asked, "Isn't this batch of guns going to be sent to the front line to equip the scout troops?" ”

"Scouts are not used to such guns, so let's equip your second battalion first." Zhao Yan said that the scout troops used cavalry rifles, and it was a bit reluctant for them to use this rudimentary sniper rifle.

"Childe, you see that now the other battalions have gone to Liaodong and North Korea, when will it be our second battalion's turn? The brothers below are all waiting for a heart attack. Wang Wenyue reminded Zhao Yan again.

"Practice well, after you train the musketeers of the second battalion to be proficient in the use of new rifles, I will arrange a big battle for you." Zhao Yan said to Wang Wenyue.

"What big battle?" Wang Wenyue couldn't help but feel spirited.

"It's nothing to tell you in advance, at the latest a month, my son will call this book and prepare well." Zhao Yan said to Wang Wenyue.

Wang Wenyue was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Why are we suddenly going to fight this book?" ”

"Silver! It is said that there is silver, this year we fought Liaodong, and all the merchant ships were used to fight, where will the silver come from next year to build roads? Zhao Yan pulled Wang Wenyue aside and whispered to him: "If you kid can grab tens of millions of taels of silver in Yueben and come back, I will let your third battalion expand into a division first." ”

"Really?" Wang Wenyue's eyes lit up, but then he said like a deflated ball: "I said Gongzi, how can you grab tens of millions of taels of silver when you go to Yueben?" My second battalion killed only 8,000 people, so it's impossible to let them all out and rob them! ”

"Everything is to be fought for! You don't have to worry about people's problems, there are 15,000 third-line cannon fodder in Liaodong, and more than 20,000 if you make it together, I will give you a cavalry battalion and an artillery battalion, and then you can't just rob this thing, you can also talk to the Tokugawa shogunate! If we have enough money, we will withdraw from the army, and if we don't give it, we will support other daimyo to ascend to the top. Zhao Yan said to Wang Wenyue: "Of course, there is a major event as important as grabbing silver. ”

"What's the big deal?" Wang Wenyue hurriedly cheered up.

"When you go to Yueben, you have to catch more strong men, now there is not enough labor in Liaodong, so many places are still waiting to be opened! To say the least, it would have to be hundreds of thousands of people. In the future, we in Shandong will need to build railways or something, and we will need hundreds of thousands of people, so it is right to arrest more people. Zhao Yan patted Wang Wenyue's shoulder and said.

After a while, Wang Wenyue rushed back to the second battalion with an excited face, and immediately sent down the 500 new rifles he had just received to train the musketeers.

At the same time, the education committee of the second battalion was asked to publicize to the soldiers the various atrocities committed by the Japanese in invading the Ming coast, and for a while, the revenge of the soldiers of the second battalion rose to the point of boiling.

(To be continued)