Zhu Daolin looked at the emotional generals and asked coldly, "What is the duty of a soldier?" Have you all forgotten? ”

There was silence in the room.

The excited mood of the generals quickly calmed down, and few people dared to look at Zhu Daolin under shame.

Zhu Daolin continued: "Although our current situation is very embarrassing, and we are very passive without Jinzhouwei and Weihaiwei, we can't retreat because of this, as long as we think about the ferocity of the Manchu Qing Tartars, and think about the thousands of innocent people who were looted and killed, everyone should understand what they should do!" ”

"I don't want to talk about the high-sounding truth, the strategic significance of rebuilding Dongjiang Town must already be known to everyone, here, I think it is necessary to say it again: only by rebuilding Dongjiang Town, can we form the most direct threat to the growing Manchu Tartars, and only by unswervingly attacking the Manchu Tartars can we achieve the purpose of containing their forces and disrupting their strategic layout!"

"Brothers, the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town is of great significance, the responsibility on the shoulders of the officers and men of the whole army is heavy and glorious, as long as we continue to launch attacks on the coast of Liaodong and the area of 100 kilometers deep, we can continue to weaken the strength of the Manchu Tartars, force the Manchu Tartars to mobilize troops to take precautions everywhere, and can no longer unscrupulously break through the front line of Xuanda, and thousands of fathers and villagers will be saved from misery because of our existence."

"Therefore, not only can we not retreat, but we must rise to the occasion, as long as we fight a few beautiful battles, we can establish the prestige of our army, boost the morale of the people, and who will dare to ignore our existence at that time? Who would dare to despise our merits? ”

The general nodded frequently, and the anger and unwillingness in his heart were soon replaced by the strong ** of making contributions.

Tang Zhenglin, the commander of the Longtan Army, suddenly stood up: "General, we want to continue to stay and hand over Phi Dao to our subordinates!" ”

Zhu Daolin motioned for him to sit down: "It's not that I don't want to leave the Longtan Army behind, but after losing Jinzhouwei, our combat scope has been reduced by half." There are not enough three elite troops on Phi Dao and Guanglu Island, but the troops on the Yingzhou side are too weak and urgently need to be strengthened. ”

"For this reason, I have repeatedly discussed this matter with the military and political officials of Yingzhou and several naval commanders, and they all agreed that it is most appropriate to transfer the Longtan army, which is decisive in killing and daring to fight, and it must be in time before the weather warms up. Arrive in the almost uninhabited Hsinchu area! ”

"In this way, taking advantage of the hibernating poisonous snakes and poisonous insects not coming out, take advantage of the dry climate in winter when the grass and trees are withering to set fire to the wasteland, and quickly establish a solid foothold, and then we can immigrate one after another and open up the land, and then we can really gain a firm foothold in Yingzhou!"

"What the Longtan Army is about to face is not only the attack of the local natives and the harsh living environment, but also the Zheng family of Fujian who may rush over at any time to fight for land. It will even be attacked by the naval artillery and army of the Dutch, and the burden on the shoulders of the Longtan army is not light at all! ”

Tang Zhenglin immediately understood that this trip to the south was not as simple as opening up wasteland, so he smiled confidently and stopped talking.

Zhu Daolin unified the thinking of the generals and immediately announced three important orders: "The following three orders are announced: From now on, all officers of the Longtan Army will be promoted to the rank of one level, and their salaries will be promoted to one level; Second, Wu Jicheng's headquarters was officially renamed the Dongjiang Army, and a new command system was formed in accordance with the requirements of the Military Command Department. Immediately changed clothes and awarded titles when stationed on Phi Dao; Third, Xu Wentao was appointed commander of the North Sea Fleet. He was promoted to the rank of major general, appointed Sun Xiantang, a hundred households of the former Dengzhou Naval Division, as the deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet, and promoted to the rank of colonel, and appointed Li Yuming, a hundred households of the personal guard battalion, as the chief commander of the North Sea Fleet, and promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel, and the headquarters was renamed the Second Marine Division. The position of division commander is concurrently held by Xu Wentao! ”

"The relevant documents shall be issued after the end of the meeting, and the above two departments must be reorganized within three days in accordance with the express provisions of the Military Command Department, and all soldiers, warships, weapons and equipment, and stockpiles and materials shall be registered and archived. And send me the roster of officers and soldiers of the whole army and the list of appointments of commanders at all levels, so that the appointments can be reviewed and the corresponding ranks can be awarded! ”

The generals "boomed" and boiled.

The fierce general Wu Jicheng stood up in surprise, and pulled the deputy-generals Zhang Yizhen and Li Yugang, who were full of joy, to ask if it was true?

Xu Wentao, who had been quite frustrated recently, was full of shock, and he never dreamed that he would be able to be so reused by Zhu Daolin.

Before the Battle of Dengzhou was launched, he led more than a dozen warships to attack the Jiangnan Naval Division's transport fleet, and after being sunk, he was still unwilling to admit defeat and surrender, until Zhu Dadian, the governor of Shandong, and Chen Yingyuan, the governor of Denglai, ordered the slaughter of more than 7,000 rebel soldiers and the burial of hundreds of rebel officers alive.

Thanks to Zhu Daolin's advance arrangement, Sun Xiantang's family members, under the vigorous mediation of Xu Wentao, Guo Zhongjun and others, were successfully taken to Weihai together with the families of more than 30 rebel generals who surrendered to Cheng, avoiding the tragic end of family ruin.

Although Sun Xiantang didn't understand how big an officer the deputy commander was and how high the rank of colonel was, he knew that this official position was definitely not small, and he knew how strong the North Sea Fleet and the Second Marine Division were.

Not to mention that the day before yesterday, two new 300-ton warships equipped with 18 guns were transferred from Jiangnan, and a large number of steel helmets, chain mail, and other sophisticated equipment were transported, and there were as many as 120 general's bronze cannons and powerful mortar cannons stored in the army alone, and the total number of the new army plus the officers and men who surrendered to Cheng was as high as more than 8,600 people, and he was only a depressed and unwilling hundred, and he was still captured!

The generals were noisy for more than ten minutes before they quieted down, and when they saw Xu Wentao, who was flushed, leading Sun Xiantang, a 42-year-old veteran of the Dengzhou Water Division, to talk to Zhu Daolin excitedly, everyone immediately gathered around to thank Zhu Daolin.

Zhu Daolin motioned for everyone to sit down, drank two cups of tea and strode to the map, and solemnly announced in front of the jubilant generals:

At 7 a.m. on the 27th day of the first lunar month, all warships and transport ships of more than 100 tons of the North Sea Fleet must be dispatched to transport all the officers and men of the Dongjiang Army and one month's food supplies to Phi Dao and officially take over the defense of Phi Dao!"

All the generals were taken aback, and they all felt that this order had come too quickly, and it was the middle of winter when the snow was falling, and even the wells were frozen, and it was very difficult to go out at this time.

I saw Zhu Daolin say calmly: "I know what you are afraid of, it's just that the weather is too cold and the wind and snow are too big, but you should also see the favorable side......"

"First of all, our soldiers are well fed and warmly clothed, well-trained and well-armed, and can fight in cold conditions even without flintlock guns, and our artillery will not worry about the weather being too cold to fight; Secondly, there will be no strong winds and waves in the next few days until the middle of next month, and it is completely possible to cross the sea to fight; Last but not least, after the Battle of Dengzhou, the Governors of Shandong and Denglai ordered the heads of more than 7,000 rebel officers and soldiers to be cut off and more than 400 captured officers above the General Flag buried alive. ”

"You don't know that after Huang Taiji took power, the Manchu Tartars have been recruiting Dongjiang officers and soldiers, and I dare to say that the Manchu Tartars' secret agents are hidden in it, so we must do it as soon as possible, and no matter how big the difficulties are, we must overcome them!"

The generals no longer dared to have the slightest opinion, and they all said that they would obey the order and go all out.

Zhu Daolin nodded with satisfaction: "This operation is personally commanded by me, and after taking Phi Dao, I will negotiate and liaise with the North Korean officials, and work out the next stage of the battle plan with the Dongjiang Military Academy!" If there is no problem, you should hurry up and go back to rest, and go to the dock tomorrow morning to see off the officers and men of the Longtan Army. ”

All the generals and colonels stood up and saluted and said goodbye.

Xu Wentao and Sun Xiantang, who were excited, had just walked to the door when they were caught up by Guo Zhongjun, the chief of the guard, and the two listened to Guo Zhongjun's explanation, and immediately returned to Zhu Daolin's side without saying a word, and reported in detail the situation of the 1,500 former Dongjiang Town officers and soldiers who had been carefully selected and sworn to surrender.

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