"I just received an urgent telegram from the Shandong base that the first battalion of the third regiment of Xiao Lang's headquarters had landed on the Laohukou beach in Lushun two days ago."

"So fast?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you say that we would act together when the fleet arrived in the north? ”

In the face of the whispers below, Wen Desi smiled coldly - this is called fast? It's still to come:

"On the second day of the landing, that is, yesterday, he and more than 10,000 Houjin troops who came to attack started a full-scale battle, and fought fiercely under the northern city of Lushun. Killed Nurhachi's tenth son on the spot, and Houjin was in charge of the household department of the little Beledeg. After being killed and wounded, more than 6,000 Jin soldiers were killed, and the rest were scattered. ”

"I'm dizzy, this is a win? A battalion of 600 people overturned more than 10,000 opponents? ”

"Grandma's, this time Xiao Lang and the people in the mechanical mouth are going to be proud, this military feat is no less than the battle of Dengzhou."

"Houjin Bing is so wasted? Isn't it claimed to be invincible? ”

"You're out, aren't you, what's popular now is that our shorthair is invincible...... Anyway, we really haven't dispatched an army of more than 10,000 people, right? ”

Seeing that the group of people below were talking around, and there were even signs of going off-topic, Wen Desi hurriedly knocked on the table and attracted everyone's attention back, and then he was not in a hurry and said the third paragraph of the telegram:

However, after the battle, Xiao Lang himself was assassinated by Houjin spies lurking in the Ming army when he met with the local head of the Ming army. There are still two arrows. Among them, he was seriously injured by an arrow in the abdomen, and he has been unconscious and in very bad condition. Our military medic is helpless and can only do some simple bandaging, and if we can't get timely help, I'm afraid ......"

Wen Deji did not utter the last words of the telegram, but the atmosphere in the conference hall immediately became tense and heavy. And angry - after all, since they came to this era, their group has hardly encountered much danger except for the time when they first landed. And this time Xiao Lang took the initiative to help the Ming army, if he wanted to say that he was injured on the battlefield fighting with Houjin, there was nothing to say, but he was actually assassinated by people in the Ming army after winning the battle, which was too wrongful.

"What's going on? Could it be that the local Ming army was in league with the Manchurians? ”

"We traveled thousands of miles to save them, and they repay us like this?"

"The commander of the Ming army there should be Huang Long, the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, didn't this person commit suicide and martyrdom in history. Why did you also invest in the back money? ”

Waves of anger and doubts erupted in the small conference room, but Wen Deji pursed his lips and said nothing, he fully understood this feeling, and he also knew that everyone needed to vent, so he just waited silently. After a while, when everyone calmed down a little, Fang continued:

Huang Long himself should be fine—at least judging by the telegram from Chen Jun, he was also very frightened afterwards. Moreover, Xiao Lang was already dying at that time. It was he who took out a few old ginseng sticks and provided the secret method of treating traumatic injuries that was said to be the Ming Dynasty's Jiangmen family, which saved Xiao Lang's life...... Until now, he has relied on an old doctor he found to be delaying, but I don't know if I can drag it to our side and send someone over. ”

"Even if Huang Long himself is fine. His subordinates were no longer credible. The fact that he was able to openly carry out assassination shows that the Lushun Ming Army has long been infiltrated into a sieve...... Who's in command there now? Are our troops in danger? ”

Lin Hanlong asked, the atmosphere finally shifted to a more normal discussion, and Wen Deji also sat down at the table. Start talking to your group about a specific plan of action.

"Chen Jun is currently the main one over there, but Chen Jun is worried that the Houjin army will come to retaliate - we have killed Nurhachi's son, Huang Taiji's younger brother. And Chen Jun has little experience in military affairs. So it's more nervous. But today...... By tomorrow at the latest, the second battalion led by Xu Lei will also land. At that time, our troops in Lushun exceeded 1,000, and the military general was in charge of Xu Lei, which should be better. ”

"But that's just limited to self-preservation, Lushun's shape is too complicated, and you have to deal with both the Ming and Qing dynasties at the same time. The Ming Dynasty was unreliable, and the Later Jin Dynasty was a mortal enemy...... Xu Lei is too young after all. ”

Lin Hanlong frowned, and Wen Desi nodded:

"That's right, so I'll do my best to get there. On the one hand, it is to send Dr. Jack to Lushun to see if he can catch up. On the other hand, until the rear committee makes a decision, I will control the situation there, or at least make it not deteriorate any further. ”

Wen Deji said this proudly, but no one in the conference room felt that there was anything wrong with it - their group has grown to this day, and everyone's strengths and talents have basically been fully displayed. Wen Desi commanded half of the water forces of the Qiongzhen Navy, and although it has not been as dazzling as the others in terms of combat results in recent years, the steady development of the navy is in everyone's eyes.

The Qiongzhen Navy has come this way, and it seems that many things are going to be a matter of course, but in fact, there are not many challenges and impacts. On the Southeast Asian side, the conflict with the Western fleet was mainly in charge of Ling Ning, and several major battles were fought vigorously. The East Asian Sea, which Wen Desi is mainly responsible for, is relatively much quieter, and it seems that nothing particularly noticeable has happened, and the Qiong Navy has become the maritime hegemon in East Asia so easily.

Of course, it could not all be smooth sailing during this period, thinking that when the Qionghai had just run aground in Lingao, and later established a situation in Yufu, it had encountered the pirate leader Liu Xiang and harassment and attacks from the Japanese - the Ming Dynasty itself forbade the sea, but the sea on this side of East Asia has never been a vacuum: pirates, Japanese pirates, and those maritime nobles who can become pirates at any time - among them, the Zheng family is on the rise...... These forces are mixed together, and the chaos is not under the South China Sea at all.

But in the past few years, these forces have slowly disappeared from the seas of East Asia. Salt ships and cargo ships that depart from Hainan and go inland basically don't have to worry about encountering danger at sea. Even the Zheng family, the invincible maritime tycoons when they first came into contact, are now honest, and they only exist as "allies" of the Qiong Navy. Zheng Zhilong now even has to think carefully about how to preserve this "ally" status for a long time.

The fundamental reason for the formation of such a good situation is, of course, first of all the correct line as a whole. But the committee is only responsible for formulating the course, and the actual implementation is mainly the responsibility of Wen Desi - some people may not notice the difference and think that as long as the line is right. Naturally, a good situation can be achieved. But there are still discerning people, and they know very well how much a good person in charge can play a role in this.

The so-called "good fighters have no outstanding merits", Wen Desi completed this qiē quietly, and his ability was naturally confirmed. Therefore, today's Wen Dehei, like Xie Xi and others, belongs to one of the few "talents in the field" in the group who are recognized as having the ability to take charge of themselves. He offered to go to Lushun to stabilize the situation, and no one objected to this.

"And how many boats are you going to bring along?" Does the Princess still go to Beijing? ”。

Hu Wen next to her asked, and Wen Desi nodded:

"The Princess's itinerary remains the same, but I'll take the other three big boats with me, and I'll take most of the rest of the auxiliary boats with me."

"Take the General with you? Will the officials who came to pick up the boat agree? From what I've known about them during this time, those people belong to the kind of people who are better off having more than less. ”

Guo Yi was not surprised that Wen Deji wanted to take away the two ships of "Governor" and "Earl". But I was a little surprised to hear that even the Great General, which already belonged to the Ming Dynasty, was going to be brought over.

In this regard, Wen Deji laughed:

"What position do they disagree with, we are helping them to make money. Moreover, those sailors really need to conduct a practical drill - the home port of the General is Tianjin, and there will certainly be no fewer times to be dispatched to the Liaodong Peninsula in the future. ”

"I don't think it's easy for the ship to get out again when it enters the port of Tianjin...... But it doesn't matter. It's just that you brought so many warships over, did you plan to fight there? ”

"It's up to the committee to decide, but whatever they decide, I'm going to have to be able to execute it – and if I do, I'm going to need to fire as hard as I can. If I decide to withdraw, I'll have to have enough space. ”

Hu Wen and the others looked at each other. Approved of Moon's plan, but only like this......

"Our princess is going to Beijing alone?"

Some people raised doubts in their hearts, the Princess is now an out-and-out cruise ship, and even the gun emplacements on board have been removed. If attacked, they have little ability to protect themselves. So not long ago, the Navy made a decision: the Princess must be escorted by a ship. And Wen Desi came to discuss this matter for everyone:

"I can't talk about it alone, after all, there are so many Ming boats following...... The coffins of the old Zheng family are all here. Zheng Zhilong personally escorted the transport, and there was no shortage of protection forces. The only question is: can we trust the Ming side and the Zheng family? ”

In the face of Wen Desi's inquiry, Hu Wen and others summed it up. I don't think there is much risk in this regard - right now, the Ming Dynasty is looking at the short hair to fight to the death with the Manchurians, how can it not turn its face at this time. Taking a step back, even if they have bad intentions, there is no need to do it at sea, and it is easier to wait for the delegation to go to Beijing.

The possibility of the Zheng family doing it is also very small, after all, Zheng Zhilong is doing a lot of private salt business during this time, and he doesn't make money with a lot of white money, and turns his head to start a war with the God of Wealth, which is too brainless. Besides, if the Zheng family wants to make a move, they must want to grab the big ship. Although the guns on the Princess are gone, the marines are still there. Hu Wen's delegation itself still has an escort team, and if they really want to fight, the Zheng family will not be able to take advantage of it.

After some deliberation, everyone felt that there was no need to drag the main battleships here, and Lushun was in an urgent situation, without further ado. So, in the afternoon of the same day, the northbound fleet was divided into two groups: one part was still sailing north along the coastline of the Ming Dynasty at the same pace. The fleet, consisting mainly of three galleons, was transferred to another deep-sea route, with full sails, hundreds of cannons, and a highly skilled surgeon, speeding away in the direction of Arthur. (To be continued......) L