The return of his son and daughter-in-law made Zhu Daolin's parents very happy.

The two elders accepted the two large boxes of exquisite and expensive gifts presented by Chu Mei, and soon saw the results they were looking forward to day and night from Chu Mei's charming face and subtle demeanor.

Zhu Daolin and Chu Mei informed the decision to hold a wedding on the National Day, which made the two elders overjoyed after a short period of surprise, and Zhu's father, who was completely relieved, was rarely drunk, lying on the bed holding his son's hand and talking non-stop, and the excited Zhu's mother put down her job and pulled her shy daughter-in-law into the study, closed the door and whispered to plan together.

After the marriage date was set, Chu Mei and Zhu Daolin also felt very relaxed, and on the third day, they applied for a marriage certificate accompanied by their parents and began to make wedding plans.

After receiving the good news, Chu Mei's family immediately took action, and in less than three days, the three aunts and six mothers-in-law led by Chu Mei's mother rushed to Jinling to live in Heshan Villa, and worked with the two in-laws to organize the marriage of their children.

Chu Mei's father, grandfather, grandmother and other family members bought mountain goods in their hometown of Longquan, and every day they counted the time with their fingers full of wine and joy, and contacted the luxury bus fleet that went directly to Jinling early.

Under the almost domineering manipulation of the parents of both sides, Zhu Daolin and Chu Mei couldn't interfere in anything except taking wedding photos.

Seeing that there was still more than a month before the National Day, Zhu Daolin, who had a lot of affairs, acted alone after obtaining Chu Mei's consent, and sent 620 gun carriages and naval gun mounts, 3,000 sewing machines of various types and a large number of accessories from the warehouse in the northern suburbs, 80 sets of steam-powered machine tools manufactured by Duan Deming, 150,000 square meters of chain mail materials and tens of thousands of tons of special cement to Yingzhou, and went home to stay with the parents of both sides for a few days.

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Chongzhen June, July 26, midnight.

Zhu Daolin arrived at Liugong Island, where the headquarters of the Ming North Sea Fleet was headquartered with each passing day. 3,000 tons of special cement and 2,000 tons of steel were quietly stacked on the south coast of the island, and they followed the foot of the mountain to the headquarters compound on the west side of the island.

The generals who had just finished the meeting and were about to fall asleep returned to the conference room.

Confidant Senior General Guo Zhongjun, Commander of the North Sea Fleet Xu Wentao, Minister of Military Orders Hu An, newly promoted Deputy Commander Lu Yuanqi, Minister of Munitions Zou Kongde, Minister of Military Justice Chen Yuyan, and Commander of the Liugongdao Naval Training Base Estiwa. Kong Di and other generals gathered together to report to Zhu Daolin on the fall of Jinzhouwei.

Didn't shave for half a month. Xu Wentao, whose eyes were full of bloodshots, finally concluded: "From the beginning to the end of the Battle of Jinzhou, we acted in strict accordance with the general's instructions, and General Jiang Yulong, who led his troops stationed in Guangludao, learned the news that the 60,000 Tartar troops were going south in two ways, and immediately rushed to Jinzhou Wei to negotiate and request to lead his troops into Jinzhou to assist in defense. ”

As the general expected, Huang Long, Gao Mingcheng, Shang Kexi, and others immediately refused, but asked for 5,000 flintlock muskets and ammunition, 10,000 catties of gunpowder and 50. 000 stone grain. ”

"General Jiang Yulong asked for more than 30,000 civilians to be temporarily taken to Guangludao to escape the fighting, but he was ruthlessly refused, so he had no choice but to rush back to Guangludao, quickly sent 5,000 kilograms of gunpowder and 200 explosives bags, and then ordered his officers and men and the detachment to rush to the rescue to prepare for the response."

Xu Wentao, who had a dry mouth, took a deep breath and continued with some annoyance: "The Jinzhou Military Colonel is completely afraid that our army will occupy the dove's nest, and feels that it is easy to invite God and difficult to send God. That's why we repeatedly refused to allow our army to enter the war. ”

"According to our analysis, the city defense of Jinzhou has been continuously strengthened and strengthened over the past few months. In addition, when Shang Kexi's troops moved from Guangludao to Jinzhou, they brought 3,000 elite soldiers in 100 battles, and also brought 28 large general cannons and more than 30 small cannons, and the total strength swelled to 9,000 people, so the Jinzhou Guard General School was full of confidence. I feel that I can handle it completely, and I only need the assistance of our army. ”

"The six days of offensive and defensive battles were very fierce, the first two days were fought only during the day, and the next four days the Tartar army suddenly attacked with all their might, day and night."

"Most of the 20,000 Liaodong Han troops attached to the Tartars still attacked fiercely. The forces engaged in the siege multiplied, and finally broke through the city on the evening of the sixth day. ”

"In this battle, the Qing army suffered nearly 30,000 casualties, more than 50,000 Jinzhou soldiers and civilians were killed or captured, the deputy general Gao Mingcheng and the guerrilla Li Weiyang were all killed in battle, and the main general Huang Long killed himself, but Shang Kexi led 300 families and 2,000 remnants to surrender on their knees when the city was broken!"

"It is gratifying that General Jiang Yulong has brought back more than 2,300 remnants of the Jinzhou Army and 5,500 women and children, including the families of generals such as General Huang Long, General Gao Mingcheng and Li Weiyang, and is now temporarily resettled in Guangludao."

After Xu Wentao finished summarizing, there was silence in the conference room, and the atmosphere was sad and dignified.

Zhu Daolin felt quite guilty in his heart, glanced around, and calmly assumed his due responsibility: "You all act in strict accordance with the strategy I formulated in advance, if you really want to be investigated, the biggest responsibility lies with me, because I think that only in this way can you recapture Jinzhou, completely control it in the hands of our army, and fight the enemy with one heart, so you have no responsibility, but should be rewarded." ”

Guo Zhongjun stood up suddenly: "The subordinates do not agree with the general's opinion, no one needs to bear the responsibility for the fall of Jinzhou, no one expected the Tartar army to be so fast and resolute before the war, no one knew that the Tartar army had more than 40 general cannons that were not inferior to the Jinzhou defenders, and they did not expect that Huang Taiji was willing to sacrifice the 20,000 Liaodong Han troops who had been attached for many years, and all of them drove this army to be cannon fodder, and after a large number of consumption of the Jinzhou defenders, they suddenly gathered the elite of the Eight Banners to continue the onslaught. ”

"Moreover, after the Battle of Jinzhou began, our Dongjiang New Army immediately launched an attack on the Tatar army on the north bank of the Yalu River, such as Jiuliancheng and Kuanhekou, using superior ship artillery to kill more than 100 Tatar officers and soldiers, and once again destroying a large area of military facilities and barracks that the Tatar army had recently rebuilt."

"For this reason, five days ago, the day after the fall of Jinzhou, in the name of the Dongjiang New Army, we reported to the imperial court the details of this battle and what our army had done before, during, and after the war, without exaggerating the facts, let alone bearing any responsibility."

All the generals and schools have now become human spirits, where can they not hear the true meaning of Guo Zhongjun's words? They all stood up and echoed loudly, putting all the blame on the Dongjiang Army.

Zhu Daolin was very pleased, but his face was full of shame: "Thank you!" Sit down, put the responsibility aside for the time being, and leave it to the court and the emperor to decide! ”

"Now we urgently need to discuss the next steps to deal with it, and the strategically important Golden State Guard needs to be recaptured as soon as possible, and it must be taken back by us...... Brother Wen Tao, what is the current situation of Jinzhouwei? ”

"According to the latest report sent by General Jiang Yulong from Guangludao, the Tartar army has completely controlled the entire Jinzhou and strengthened the defense of the Zhuanghe line north of Shicheng Island, and its main force has not yet shown signs of retreating north."

"Because our army took away all the ships that could be taken away when receiving the retreat of the remnants of the Jinzhou Guard and their families, and burned all the ships that could not be taken away, the Tartar army was helpless to reconnoiter the approach of our fast warships, and it was unable to threaten the safety of Guanglu Island and Shicheng Island." Xu Wentao reported in detail.

Zhu Daolin was very satisfied: "Well done! The next task of the North Sea Fleet is very arduous; while steadily expanding its forces and conducting strict training as planned, it must also expand the barracks, wharves, and defensive fortresses on Hiroshima and Seokcheng Island as soon as possible, build a transit wharf and a grain and material reserve warehouse on Haiyang Island as planned, and build them before the arrival of winter, and store enough coal, grain, and other materials on the three islands for more than half a year, so as to prepare for the war of our army to recover Jinzhou from the end of the year to the beginning of next year. ”

"Yes!"

The generals replied in unison, all their worries were swept away, and their eyes showed a strong sense of war. (To be continued.) )