After the Qingming Festival, the northern part of the Korean Peninsula to the south of Liaodong ushered in a dripping rain, until May, it is still a rare sunny and rainy alternate spring breeze and warm weather.

The abundant rain makes the mountains green and the birds and beasts chirping, bringing life to the land of more than a dozen prefectures and counties in the north of North Korea, in stark contrast to the northern region of the Ming Dynasty, which has been dry for a long time without rain.

Thanks to frequent rainfall and vegetation protection, Phi Island, which is located in the southern part of Tieshan County, is surrounded by the sea and is once again full of green.

Nearly 10,000 officers and men of the Dongjiang New Army launched a month-long afforestation campaign after the beginning of spring, and achieved fruitful results, and nearly one million pine and apple saplings gradually restored the originally bare mountainside and foothills.

After months of expansion and experience, the large wharf in the northern part of Phi Island has now become an important commodity distribution center, and merchants of all sizes from the three provinces and more than 10 counties in the north of Korea frequently come to the wharf, and dozens of large and small ships loaded with various goods dock at the newly renovated wharf every day.

A large number of horses, ploughing cattle, coal, grain, timber and all kinds of mountain goods were continuously transported to the two newly built freight yards above the wharf, and the exquisite Chongzhen Tongbao and the large and small silver ingots marked with the mark of "Daming Four Seas Bank" continued to flow into the hands of Korean merchants.

Less than two months after opening, the "Daming Sihai Commercial Bank" and the "Damyung Sihai Bank" are crowded with merchants from all over the DPRK every day.

The golden sands and dog-head gold produced in the northern part of Jianzhou, the old nest of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, were also sent here for trading in exchange for silver ingots and copper coins from the Ming Dynasty, or to buy a large number of precision cast iron pots, various porcelain, tea and tea bricks, wood knives, wood knives, perfume mirrors, tools and farm tools, ironclad wires, mellow wines, cotton and satin and other items produced in the south of the Ming Dynasty.

There are also red and white sugar, various spices, blankets, bronze and pewter ware from all over the South and Western Seas.

On the wall of the spacious and luxurious shop of the Four Seas Trading Company is a paper notice promising that everything except the government-controlled swords, guns, artillery, bows, crossbows and arrows can be ordered.

Even luxury goods such as Tianshu Pavilion table clocks, pocket watches, jacquard silks, and crystal gemstones made thousands of miles away can be delivered to you within three months if you are willing to order.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, the fifth day of the fifth month of May. It's noon.

The arrival of a large fleet of ships caused cheers from tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians up and down Phi Island, and also shocked hundreds of businessmen gathered at the north pier of Phi Island:

General Zhu Daolin, the mighty Ming Fengguo and Dongjiang General Zhu Daolin, led more than 50 large and small warships and 5,000 well-equipped soldiers of the new army.

For a time, the sails were lined up, and the battle flags were hunting.

Trumpets and shrill brass whistles. Nearly 10,000 Dongjiang new troops who were training hard in the major schools on the island quickly assembled, and the generals of the Dongjiang Army, which were rarely seen on weekdays, rode their horses to gather at the wharf, lined up in a neat formation to respectfully greet them, and thousands of people and businessmen from all over the world gathered around to look around.

Huge warships took turns approaching the docks.

Boxes of sturdy-packed gunpowder firearms and a swarthy and shiny artillery were unloaded from the ship, and nearly 1,000 naval officers and men wearing black caps, black uniforms, and muskets stood solemnly on the edge of the pier lined with battle flags.

Unfortunately yes. General Zhu Daolin, who was wearing a bright red official uniform, had just disembarked from the ship and was immediately surrounded by dozens of Dongjiang Army generals and colonels who had gathered at the wharf.

In less than five minutes, the officers and men of the Dongjiang Army, who were standing heavily on the wharf, shouted a trumpet and returned to the barracks, followed by dozens of horse-drawn artillery, and the materials that were constantly unloaded from the warships were quickly loaded onto hundreds of military wagons by hundreds of officers and men. Quickly sailed to the base camp of the Dongjiang Army in the southwest.

In the headquarters of the Dongjiang Army surrounded by giant trees, there was a burst of laughter.

Zhu Daolin, who changed into a camouflage training uniform, held a teacup. strode into the main hall, waved his hand to the respectful generals, sat on the main seat in the south position with a smile, and smiled slightly: "All of them are tanned, it seems that everyone has not been lazy in the past two months." ”

The generals laughed, and the chief general Wu Jicheng laughed loudly: "All the brothers are looking forward to the arrival of the general. An order was given to let everyone enter Liaodong. ”

The assault battalion formed by the 300 brothers who won the contest practiced hard day and night, and held a confrontation drill with the general's personal guard battalion every three days. Most of the five training courses have been completed, and they are looking forward to entering Liaodong this morning to take revenge! ”

Guo Zhongjun, who was in charge of the daily training of the assault battalion, followed with a loud report.

The generals and schools present echoed one after another, and every face was full of fighting spirit.

Zhu Daolin was very satisfied with the high morale of the brothers: "I brought 5,000 recruits from the Fushan Training Base today, so that they could take over the defense of Phi Dao during the main battle of the Dongjiang Army. ”

"Within two days, 6,500 officers and men of the Second Marine Division led by General Jiang Yulong will rush from Liugong Island and work closely with the brothers of the Dongjiang Army to launch the Liaodong Campaign, which has been planned for more than three months!"

"Our army will invest 18,000 officers and men in this battle, including 3,700 officers and men of the North Sea Fleet and 60 large and small warships......"

"After a while, there will be no need to hold any receptions and banquets, and everyone will return to the various departments to do a good job of pre-war mobilization, check the situation of weapons and equipment, and replenish ammunition."

"Starting tomorrow morning, all officers and men will receive new combat shoes to put on their feet, the scout battalion and the two cavalry battalions will be equipped with new steel helmets and chain mail, and I will be personally responsible for the assault battalion and the personal guard battalion."

"Three days later, I will inspect the preparations of the various departments and say hello to the North Korean side, and hold a swearing-in ceremony at 9 a.m. on the 10th day of May, and then the troops will go to Liaodong by two routes."

The generals and colonels were excited, and they saluted Zhu Daolin and said goodbye to the various departments, and only a few people left in the spacious main hall, including Wu Jicheng, the chief general of the Dongjiang Army, Zhang Yizhen, the deputy general, Li Yuming, and Guo Zhongjun, the commanders of the general town and the garrison battalion, joined the army.

"Does the general need to look at the battle plan again?" Wu Jicheng asked in a low voice.

Zhu Daolin waved his hand: "Let's see in a few days, take back the scouts who were released, quietly release the resting scouts, and first find out the situation of the Tartar army left behind in various parts of Liaodong." ”

Wu Jicheng nodded: "If there is such a big move today, the Tartars will definitely react, even if they want to hide it, they can't hide it......"

"Azig's 3,000 cavalry has been stationed at the Wuchong Estuary Camp north of Kashima to guard against us, and the 2,000 Tartar soldiers and 5,000 surrendered Han troops stationed in Jiulian City are not vegetarians, let's build momentum first!"

"Haha, maybe we'll see the reaction of the Tartar departments soon, and it's not too late for us to make some changes to the battle plan when the time comes."

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