Xu Liang led 30,000 Liang troops, but he didn't even enter Ningyuan City, so he went straight to Juehua Island. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The camp left by the original garrison on the island has been cleared, and after the 30,000 Liang troops have been stationed, they will rest for a day, and the next day they will begin to cut down trees on the island to expand the camp and strengthen the barracks. Several important landing piers have also been guarded by troops.

Huang Daozhou, on behalf of the governor of Liaodong, came forward and posted a notice informing the residents of Juehua Island that the governor was personally stationed on Juehua Island, and announced some relevant regulations.

Tietou summoned the accompanying Tsing Yi Wei and scattered more than a dozen spies from the detective department along the line from Ningyuan to Jinzhou to expand his eyeline.

Xu Liang also took advantage of this time to personally run all over Juehua Island and grasp the situation on the island in general.

More than ten days have passed, and the time has entered the middle of June of the sixth year of Chongzhen. The Liang army on the island basically completed the construction of the camp and began to conduct basic military training.

After a routine high-level meeting of the Liang army, Huang Daozhou deliberately stayed, and after the camp owners in the Liang army were gone, and only Dai Feng, Sima Qiudao, Tietou, Duan Zhigang and other Xu Liang's descendants were left in the house, Huang Daozhou asked Xu Liang with a worried face: "My lord, we have lived on this Juehua Island for half a month, and Ning Yuan has not paid attention to us!" That Jiliao Governor Sun Chengzong didn't mean to summon the adults into Ningyuan, and Liaodong didn't seem to want to accept us. The subordinates feel that it is not a matter for our 30,000 Liang troops to stay on this small Juehua Island for a long time. ”

Dai Feng and the others listened and nodded violently, and Dai Feng said: "Virtuous son-in-law, Lord Huang is very right, if we stay on this Juehua Island for a long time, we will be virtually isolated by the civil and military forces of Liaodong. The virtuous son-in-law, the governor of Liaodong, also existed in name only. ”

Xu Liang nodded slowly, frowned, and said: "In the past few days, I have traveled all over Juehua Island, except for some trees and a few teams of wild boars on this Juehua Island, it is rare to see a few living people, and it is really too desolate." I'm also thinking about our way out in Liaodong, and Juehua Island can only be used as a temporary foothold. If we want to gain a foothold in Liaodong, we have to find another way out. ”

After that, Xu Liang looked at Huang Daozhou and asked humbly: "Dao Zhou, you have a bright brain, in your opinion, where is our way out?" ”

Dai Feng, Sima Qiudao, Tietou, Duan Zhigang and others all looked at Huang Daozhou.

Huang Daozhou raised the question today, and he originally had a draft in his heart, but when he heard Xu Liang ask, he naturally boldly said his thoughts. He took a map of the Liaodong region, spread it out on the table, pointed to the points on it, and explained to Xu Liang and others: "Your Excellency and generals, please see, the line from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou is an important defense line for the Beijing division to defend against the Mongolian Tatars and the Qing army, and it is also the main force of the Liaodong Army. In my opinion, it is unlikely that adults will want to make a difference in this line of defense. ”

"Hmm, why is that?" Xu Liang asked.

Huang Daozhou smiled and said: "After the time we have been to Liaodong, it can also be seen from the attitude of the Liaodong civil and military towards us, the Liaodong army is all flying and domineering, and the eyes are above the top. Even if the adults have the official position of the governor of Liaodong, presumably these people will not take it seriously, and the possibility of the adults wanting to subdue these generals is very small. And that's just one of them! ”

"What other reasons?" Dai Feng was surprised.

"Of course, the more important reason is," Huang Daozhou pointed to the map and said, "Everyone, please see, the entire defense line from Shanhaiguan to Jinzhou is in the shape of a long line, except for a few cities on the defense line, the other areas are not wide. Elder Sun Ge had already stationed troops in various cities on the defensive line, and more than 100,000 people were distributed on this defensive line. In my analysis, there is a limit to the number of troops that can be accommodated in the main cities! Even if we forcibly squeeze in, mixed with more than 100,000 Liaodong troops, and squeezed on this long Shaanxi defense line, what do you think you can do? ”

Xu Liang listened, pondered for a while, and nodded very approvingly, "Dao Zhou's analysis is good. We already have a disagreement with Liaodong Wenwu, and Sun Chengzong transferred me to Liaodong, so he also has the intention of monitoring me for the court. He will certainly not allow us to develop power under his nose. If we want to develop, we must find another way. Dao Zhou analyzed it so thoroughly, he must have an idea in his heart, so don't sell it, just say it together. ”

Huang Daozhou chuckled, stretched out his hand and scratched a few times on the map, his face was bright, "My lord, generals, our way out is here!" ”

Xu Liang and the others looked at each other and pondered. Sima Qiudao exclaimed: "Lord Huang, as far as the last general knows, this area is controlled by the Dongjiang Army, if we are stationed in it again, will the Dongjiang Army agree?" ”

Huang Daozhou sneered, pouted and said, "What General Sima said, that's all the old yellow calendar from before. I have carefully inquired about it, since Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Dao a few years ago, the Dongjiang Army has been scattered and divided into several armies, guarding these islands and fighting for their own battles. No longer the bravery of the Mao General Army. From Jinzhou to the north, most of the area has actually fallen into the hands of Huang Taiji, and the Dongjiang army is fighting on its own, and can only occasionally go ashore to harass, and the Qing army is touch-and-leave, and no longer dare to go deep into the hinterland. ”

As he spoke, Huang Daozhou showed an excited look on his face, and said to Xu Liang: "My lord, if we can unite the Dongjiang Army in the name of the governor of Liaodong, take Lushun, Nanguan, Jinzhou and the surrounding islands as the foundation, step by step, and recapture this large area of the Liaodong Peninsula from the Qing army!" Recruiting troops, why can't you exhale and raise your eyebrows? ”

Xu Liang heard this, pondered for a while, and chuckled, "Dongjiang Army?" Hehe, this official remembers that although Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Dao, was killed, he still has a son? ”

Huang Daozhou said: "Exactly, the son of General Mao is called Mao Chenglu, he and Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Kexi each led more than 10,000 troops, which can be regarded as the main force of the Dongjiang Army." ”

Xu Liang listened, and remembered the five sheepskin diamond scriptures left by Wei Zhongxian, one of which was handed over to Mao Wenlong, the chief soldier of Phi Island, but after Mao Wenlong's death, the whereabouts of this scripture were unknown. Now that his son is in Liaodong, he must be able to get relevant news from Mao Chenglu.

Xu Liang stroked his palms and laughed, looked at several henchmen around him, and said, "Dao Zhou's analysis is very much in line with the official's wishes. As long as we have a foothold on the Liaodong Peninsula, and when the time comes, we will have tens of thousands of male soldiers, and we will be far away from the emperor of the sky, then no one can really care about it. Thinking about it, this official feels itchy and helpless. As he spoke, Xu Liang clenched his fists heavily and said in a deep voice to several henchmen: "Then it is decided, the Liaodong Peninsula is the main target of our Liang army in the future." All of you will do your best to achieve your wish as soon as possible! ”

"Yes!" Dai Feng and the others responded in unison.

"Huang Daozhou," Xu Liang said in a deep voice, "The task of contacting Mao Chenglu, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Kexi will be handed over to you, contact the three of them as soon as possible, and be sure to express to these three the sincerity of this governor for uniting the three." ”

Zodiac Zhou nodded solemnly. Xu Liang looked at Duan Zhigang again and said, "After the large army of the Tsing Yi Guard Detective Department arrives in Liaodong from Shaanxi, give me all the scattered to the Liaodong Peninsula, and you must act as the eyes of the advance of my Liang army!" ”

Duan Zhigang said: "Don't worry, my subordinates promise to complete the task." ”

Xu Liang looked at Dai Feng and Sima again, hissed and inhaled the cold air, and said, "As for General Dai and General Sima, I ask you to train the 30,000 Liang army into an army suitable for both land and water warfare within a month. Our Liang army used to be landlubbers, but now it is different, and water warfare will be the main way for us to fight in the future. ”

Dai Feng and Sima asked for the way to give up, and the right color should be down.

Seeing that everyone else had been given the task, but he didn't, Tietou asked anxiously, "Young Master, what about me?" What am I doing? ”

Xu Liang glanced at him and said faintly, "You, just follow me." Let's go do something big! ”

When Tietou heard that it was a big deal, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he nodded excitedly.

Xu Liang arranged tasks for his subordinates, and everyone was ready to do a big job. Tietou followed Xu Liang all the way, and unconsciously walked to the beach.

With his feet on the soft sand, Xu Liang looked at the seemingly boundless blue sea and was silent. Tietou followed behind Xu Liang, and when he saw that Xu Liang was fascinated, he followed to look east and west, but in addition to seeing a few seabirds on the sea and waves one after another, Tietou didn't see anything, so he smiled dryly, scratched his head and asked, "Young master, what are we doing here at the beach?" ”

Xu Liang pointed to the sea and said in a quiet tone: "The next big thing you and I are going to do is on this sea." ”

The iron head was stunned, a little dazed.

Xu Liang said: "Look over there, what do you see?" ”

"The water, uh, a lot of waves." The Iron Head replied honestly.

Xu Liang choked, gave him a blank look, and then asked, "What else?" ”

"And ......?" Iron Head's eyes widened, and at last he saw something different, a big fish jumped out of the sea, made an arc and fell into the water, and disappeared.

Tietou was suddenly inspired, and suddenly shouted, "Young Master, I understand!" Are you talking about fishing in the sea?! Is this going to improve the food for the soldiers of the Liang army? Hehe, I guess that the young master must be tired of eating wild boar meat three times in a row! Ouch! ”

The iron head was beaten by Xu Liang viciously!

"You pig's head can only think of eating!" Xu Liang scolded with contempt, "The big thing I'm talking about is shipbuilding!" There is no boat, you let 30,000 generals swim to the Liaodong Peninsula with their bare hands?! ”

The iron head only chattered, rubbed his head vigorously, and looked at Xu Liang with a bitter face. Then his head finally opened a little, and he asked suspiciously: "Young master, we want to build a ship?" But we don't think we do. Liang Junzhong also only taught the course of tying a simple raft......"

Xu Liang was speechless, if it weren't for the fact that Tietou had been loyally following him, he really wanted to kick this stupid guy into the sea to feed the fish!

"Just because we can't build ships doesn't mean that others can't." Xu Liang slowed down his tone and said in a deep voice: "Send a letter to Ge Qiao in the south and ask him to recruit a group of shipbuilding craftsmen from the south. ”

The iron head learned to be obedient, only nodded and did not speak.

"Also," Xu Liang said, "I originally wanted to leave the Arms Department in Chijin City, but now it seems that I have to bring the people from the Arms Department to Liaodong." Since you are ready to do a big job, how can you do it without artillery. ”

After a few days, Tietou found that he could no longer describe Xu Liang, the young master, with admiration. Because Tietou found that although Xu Liang didn't know how to build ships yet, he could draw ships.

Where Xu Liang went, Xu Liang had already drawn several drawings like boats in the room. It's just that the style of these ships is different from all the ships that Iron Head has ever seen.

The boats on these painted pieces of paper actually have no sails.

When he saw Xu Liang draw a sailless boat again, Tietou finally couldn't help it, and carefully reminded Xu Liang: "Young master, there is something wrong with your boat. ”

Xu Liang raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Seeing that Xu Liang was not unhappy, Tietou was bold and said slightly proudly: "Our ships of the Ming Dynasty are all sailed. Your boat should be painted like this. As he spoke, Tietou picked up his pen and added a few sails on each side of the boat that Xu Liang had drawn.

"That's what it looks like!"

Tietou said triumphantly, and Tietou was quite proud of being able to correct Xu Liang's mistakes in front of Xu Liang. Then he suddenly felt a chill coming, and the iron head shivered and looked up.

Xu Liang's eyes seemed to be about to kill, and he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Out!" Go! ”

The iron head immediately hugged his head and ran away.

After a long while, the iron head drooped his head again and walked back. Xu Liang looked at him coldly.

Tietou said sneeringly: "Young master, Ning Yuan is here." ”

Well? Xu Liang raised his eyebrows and sneered: Sun Chengzong finally couldn't help but find himself?

When he came to the living room outside, Xu Liang saw a blue-robed official standing in the middle of the living room.

When the blue-robed official saw Xu Liang, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Xiaguan Ningyuan Mansion has experienced Fan Zhiwan to see Lord Governor." ”

The experienced official of the first mansion is only a petty official of the eighth grade, and it is really not enough to see Xu Liang, the governor of the third grade. When Xu Liang saw that it was actually such a petty official, he asked with a little displeasure, "Fan Zhiwan?" What is the matter with you when you come to see this officer? ”

Fan Zhiwan arched his hand and said: "The lower official is ordered by Elder Sun Ge to respectfully ask the governor to enter Ningyuan City tomorrow to discuss matters." ”

Xu Liang chuckled and said, "Deliberations? What's going on? This official can't even recognize all the civil and military people in Liaodong, how can he discuss things? ”

Fan Zhi finished talking about it, Xu Liang, the governor of Liaodong, had not yet entered Ningyuan City, and Ning Yuan squeezed Wu Xiang to Juehua Island, which was rumored to be known to the world in the entire Ningyuan City. Xu Liang, the newly arrived governor of Liaodong, can be said to have lost face.

"I don't know the specifics. However, in this discussion, Sun Ge Lao recalled Zu Dashou in Jinzhou, and He Kegang and the two generals should have important military affairs to discuss. Fan Zhiwan said. (To be continued.) )