The cavalry army that could not be seen was now heading south along the open road on the west coast of the Liaodong Peninsula. The core of the brigade is two Mongolian thousand-man teams, because one of the Mongolian thousand-man teams suffered a defeat at the foot of the Great Black Mountain, the loss is not small, and now the sum of the two thousand-man teams is less than 1600. After suffering this loss, Ashulu also learned to be obedient, and did not dare to push these 1,600 people to the front. This is a deterrent force!

And he also saw the combat effectiveness of the "Eight Banner Soldiers", after these wild Jurchens got the best weapons of the Han people, their ability to fight individually and in small teams was definitely not inferior to ordinary Mongolian cavalry! Those wild Jurchens under their command who don't have any good weapons will definitely suffer a big loss if they don't have a few times the advantage! If there is a lot of loss, the patriarch of those wild female reals may have different hearts.

Therefore, Ashulu could only give up the battle for control of the battlefield now, and only sent a small number of wild Jurchen rangers to move around the army, not allowing the opponent's cavalry to peep at the army. As for the every move of Chen Dexing's department, it can only be guessed.

Ashulu's conjecture was that since Chen Dexing had a way to integrate the wild Jurchen barbarians, he would definitely expand his territory quickly, at least to the line of the Fuzhou River. In this way, the wild Jurchen tribes south of the Fuzhou River will become the object of Chen Dexing's integration. By next year, Chen Dexing might be able to have more than 5,000 wild Jurchen cavalry available. Combined with the superior naval army, infantry army, and what kind of heavenly ball and what big gun, in the coming year, I am afraid that even Liaoyang and Shenyang can touch it.

And Ashulu's countermeasure is not to let Chen Dexing safely integrate the area south of the Shahe River! However, he also knew that with his more than 20,000 people in a decisive battle with Chen Dexing, he was not sure of winning. For the sake of today, there is only one idea to contain it. The army occupied the ruined city of Fuzhou north of the Shahe River. Using this as a base to deal with Chen Dexing -- more than 20,000 troops were placed north of the Shahe River, and Chen Dexing could not and did not dare to take it lightly. As long as Chen Dexing places thousands or even tens of thousands of troops south of the Shahe River. Then it would be difficult for him to quickly integrate the various wild Jurchens.

Of course. Ashulu didn't expect to defeat Chen Dexing with one pinning, but with two Mongolian thousand-man teams. The only thing he can do is containment. If you really want to beat Chen Dexing out of Liaodong, you have to wait for Tachar's reinforcements to arrive.

As for when they will arrive? Ashuru can't be the master. It depends on how his cousin chooses between Liaodong and Goryeo? The urgent letter was sent a month ago, but up to now, there has been no news from Goryeo and Kaiping. I really don't know what Kublai Khan and Tachar think? Do you really care about Liaodong?

Ashuru was sighing when a hurried sound of horses' hooves sounded. Several fast horses galloped forward, and knights on horseback, dressed in Mongolian leather robes, carried bows and arrows at their waists. In addition to riding under the crotch, he also led two spare horses, which at a glance knew that they were the messengers of the Mongols.

When several messengers saw the banner of Ashulu, they galloped over, and one of them dismounted and bowed: "Governor, King Tachar Khan has a decree to order the governor to try to fight with the Southern Barbarian Army and not to let it penetrate deep into the hinterland of Liaodong." The king of Khan has personally led an army of 30,000 to the west, and it will be there in a few days! ”

"Thirty thousand troops!" Ashuru almost shouted. "When will I be able to get to Fuzhou?"

"7 days, 7 days at most!"

Ashurumer calculated for a moment and muttered: "7 days, as long as Fuzhou City is still in our hands after 7 days." Even if you win! ”

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"Back to King Ming, the terrain of the ruined city of Fuzhou is dangerous in Liaodong, surrounded by mountains on three sides. One side faces the river. However, Fuzhou has always been the hinterland of Liaojin, and there is no external threat to threaten. Therefore, the city is not strong, it is just an earthen wall. It was breached by the Mongols more than 30 years ago, and part of the wall collapsed, and now it is even more dilapidated. As soon as our army arrives, it will take no effort to defeat us. ”

The one-armed Taoist Yang Aguo who was telling Chen Dexing about the terrain of Fuzhou, because Fuzhou is the main road of Jinzhou's external transportation, Yang Aguo often has to play there to pass guò, and he is naturally very familiar with the terrain there. After learning that the Mongol army had arrived in Fuzhou, he volunteered to report to Chen Dexing's central army.

Chen Dexing's Chinese army has now moved into the newly breached Shengjurchen fortress. The Jurchen tribe in this fort is called the Hongshui Department, which is named after a nearby ruined city built in the Tang Dynasty. Chen Dexing knew that this was the Pulandian of later generations - he studied in Dalian University, and he still knew the terrain around Dalian very well. The site of Pulandian or Hongshui is not far from Jinzhou Bay, close to the sea and mountains, and also close to a small river called Anzi River. The terrain is also dangerous. Historically, the northern border of the Kwantung Prefecture, which was occupied by Tsarist Russia and Japan, was in this area.

Therefore, the birthplace of the Jurchen Red Water Department is now in Chen Dexing's plan, and the northern boundary of the Ming Capital Mansion is located. The name of the place was also changed to Hongshui County. It was also planned to build a fortress here as a stronghold against the Mongol army.

In the campaign plan for the first phase of the Fuliao operation drawn up by Chen Dexing, the 3,426-square-kilometer hometown of Kwantung Prefecture was already the goal of "achieving the campaign." Occupying Fuzhou City and pushing the battle line to the north of the Shahe River is the goal of "a great victory in the campaign". As for taking Gaizhou, he didn't think about it at all.

It is of course good to become a fat man in one bite and take the entire territory of the Liaodong Peninsula. But the strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army is clear, and even if it is defeated, it will not be able to hold it! Moreover, the total number of Jurchen tribes in the entire Liaodong Peninsula is estimated to exceed 150,000, which is the most densely populated area in the entire Liaodong region. It's not easy to integrate them quickly.

And more importantly, it is impossible for Tachar to tolerate Chen Dexing to become big in Liaodong. His own Ulus was located in the northeastern part of Liaoning, later in Jilin Province and eastern Inner Mongolia. If Chen Dexing had gained a firm foothold in Liaodong and had incorporated a large number of raw Jurchens, he would have caught fire in his backyard.

Therefore, Chen Dexing estimates that in the spring and summer of next year, a decisive battle will definitely break out between him and Tachar! The battlefield of the decisive battle is much more advantageous to be placed in the area of Fuzhou-Hongshui County than in Gaizhou.

"We have to drive Ashulu out of Fuzhou!" Chen Dexing patiently listened to Yang Aguo's introduction and immediately made up his mind.

If the Ming Capital Mansion can be expanded to the size of the Kanto Prefecture in later generations, Chen Dexing estimates that he will always be able to reclaim 17.8 million mu of fertile land. After removing the 400,000 mu that already has a distribution plan, there are still at least 1.2 million mu to be divided. If it were all divided into samurai granges, it would be 4,000. If a quarter of it is divided into a banner grange according to the standard of 150 acres per village, then 3,000 samurai and 2,000 banner soldiers can be placed. Add to this the 1,000 samurai granges south of the Great Black Mountain and the 1,000 granges that have been developed on the land of Goryeo, and 7,000 samurai or bannermen have been resettled. Covering an area of more than 2 million mu, as long as it is properly utilized, it can solve the problem of feeding hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the Northern Expeditionary Army system.

In addition, the territory of Meidu Prefecture (which is almost the size of Kanto Prefecture) is also very rich in forestry and fishery resources, and it also has two natural harbors, Lushun and Dalian, which are very suitable for the development of shipbuilding and fishing.

As for the metal deposits, although there are not many large ores and rich ores, the distribution of small iron ore and copper ore is still very wide, and it is enough for the pocket industrial system of the Northern Expeditionary Army for the time being.

In short, for Chen Dexing, Goryeo is just a stepping stone and springboard in the process of rising, and the Mingdu Mansion in Liaodong is the real fundamental place!

Thinking of this, he said to Land Rover and Wang Lufei: "This blow is so bad, as long as we smash Ashulu's army, we will have at least 6 months of peace." With these 6 months, we will be able to integrate the territory and the various departments to give birth to the Jurchens. ”

"That's what I mean, my lord!" Land Rover patted his chest and said, "Fuzhou City is beaten, you can listen to the good news in Hongshui!" ”

Wang Lufei also said: "It is enough for me and the evil tiger." The evil tiger brought an infantry division and two artillery battalions, and I had 1,500 ironclad cavalry and 1,200 eight-banner soldiers. There are more than 6,000 people, and 20,000 of them is enough! ”

The Eight Banners are currently managed by Wang Lufei, commander of the cavalry division of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the eight banners are almost eight light cavalry companies.

Chen Dexing waved his hand and said with a smile: "In this battle, a certain family still has to go to it, and with a certain family, the warriors of the Northern Expedition will be able to exert their greatest combat power!" ”

He looked at the Land Rover, "Evil Tiger, you have worked hard enough to fight in the south and north these days, so it is better to keep the Red Water City-the first line of the Great Black Mountain to be armed." It's not easy to do this well, and I don't feel at ease when I hand it over to others, so I can only entrust you to the evil tiger. ”

This is also the truth, the terrain in the north of Mingdu Mansion is dangerous in the west and flat in the east. Hongshui County is located on the west line, that is, the continuation of Bohai Bay, the terrain is relatively dangerous, there are Fuzhou Bay, Erlong Mountain, and Xiaoshan Mountain can be relied on. But when you turn to the eastern front, it is a flat river, and the only danger is a river called Shahe, which is not too deep, and the water flow is not urgent, and it will freeze in winter, and you can directly pass guò! If they did not build fortifications along the Sand River, the Mongol cavalry of Tachar would have come and gone as they wanted.

"In addition, there are many Tartar tribes south of the Sand River, we have to pacify them quickly!" Chen Dexing said again, "This matter will be handed over to the evil tiger and the shadow girl, or use the old way!" First subdue the shock, and then break up the tribe, the strong carry the flag, and the weak are slaves! Dare to resist...... Shoot them all!

In addition, it is necessary to watch out for the main force of Tachar to fight back along the coastline from Goryeo. It is necessary to send more sentinels to pay attention to vigilance, and if there is really anything wrong, immediately retreat back to the Great Black Mountain Fortress to hold on and keep the south of the Great Black Mountain. Remember, take away the Jurchen serfs as much as possible, there is still a lot of work to be done in the south of the Great Black Mountain, and coolies are indispensable. ”

Land Rover nodded, and suddenly said, "Then what about your back road, big brother?" If we all retire, what will happen to your six or seven thousand people? ”

Chen Dexing smiled: "Evil tiger, don't forget that this sea is in our hands!" (To be continued......)