However, the attitude of dismissal was a little hesitant - although he was also very dissatisfied with Xiao Lang's approach, but he could be regarded as "opening up the territory", and as soon as he came over, he hurriedly announced the withdrawal of troops, which seemed to be a bit of a deliberate demolition of the stage, and he felt that he would not look good on the committee after he returned.

But Pang Yu scoffed at his worries - this was not as simple as opening an extra branch in Beijing, it was far away from the main island of Hainan, and the supply line needed to run through almost the whole of China, opening a new front with the most vicious enemy of the Ming Dynasty! Can you solve the problem of post-payment in the short term? - Obviously not, then, just for the sake of one or two people's face, let your soldiers be stationed here for a long time, facing the threat of death all the time? This is clearly not a decision that a competent commander should make.

"According to your meaning, we still have to give up Lushun and let it end up in the hands of the Manchurians?"

At that time, there was still no turning around, but Pang Yu insisted on his opinion:

"First of all, Lushun is not our territory, this is a burden belonging to the Ming Dynasty, they can't afford to carry it, but with our current ability, we can't afford it either. People know that we can only do what we can. Trying to move the people out of the area is already our limit. ”

"Secondly, there is no use here for Houjin, because they don't have any sea power. Historically, they have captured it more than once, and each time they destroyed the walled docks and then withdrew. If they have a large number of troops stationed here, it is purely to disperse the forces. And if we don't have a station, or only a few people, then we can fight back at any time - after we have the ability to solve the problem in the northeast. Our power is swelling rapidly, time is in our favor, and this day should not be too long. ”

After such a tirade, Xie Xi was finally persuaded to agree to withdraw the troops to Shandong. However, the exact timing of the withdrawal is also a question -- although Huang Long agreed to load most of the civilians on ships and transport them away, with the execution ability of those Ming officers and soldiers, I am afraid that even the specific number of people will not be counted in a short period of time. Time waits for no one, and the ice floes on the surface of the sea are increasing rapidly every day at a rate that is almost visible to the naked eye. Although the Port of Arthur would be seized by the Russian Empire in a few years as the only ice-free port in the Far East. But at least in this Xiaoice era, those ice floes were still dangerous for wooden hulls.

In addition, Xiao Lang's injury is also a problem - he is completely unable to move now, because Shi Yisheng is worried about leaving the current Youqiong Navy Hygienist and the old Chinese medicine doctor of the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps the combination of the local weather and the "near-sterile" environment of Zào would have caused his wounds to deteriorate dramatically, leading to death if he developed sepsis.

"Now we have to wait for old Jack to come, maybe he will have a better way than me."

Doctor Shi rarely accepted a soft heart, and Pang Yu and the others had to wait. Fortunately, the waiting time was not too long, and a few days later, Wendesi's fleet arrived in Lushun.

Old Jack also didn't waste any time after landing, and immediately went to visit Xiao Lang's injury, but came to the same conclusion as Dr. Shi - he needed to do surgery to remove the infected part quickly. Then there was nothing to delay, and the operation began immediately. It took more than six hours. Old Jack and Shi Yisheng took turns to fight, and Xie Xi and the other two comrades who were confirmed to be blood type O provided a large amount of plasma - in fact, they can now use the serum coagulation method to roughly determine a person's blood type, at least to ensure that the blood transfusion and the recipient will not have a rejection reaction. However, it is obviously very difficult to get people in this era to accept the concept of "blood donation". And they don't know if modern people will have some kind of unknowable reaction when they receive the blood of the inhabitants of this plane, so they can only choose blood donors within the traversal.

The operation was a success—at least that's what Old Jack said when they came out. But he also admitted frankly whether Xiao Lang could survive this time. It mainly depends on his own physical qualities, his will to survive, and his luck.

And Xiao Lang obviously didn't lack all three - only a few hours after the operation, he woke up.

…………

When he opened his eyes with great difficulty, he saw the group of people standing in front of the bed: Old Jack, Doctor Shi, Xie Xi. Pang Yu. Wen Desi, as well as Chen Jun, Xu Lei...... Wait, Xiao Lang barely showed a smile:

"Thanks, guys......"

Just by seeing the two famous doctors in the team standing here, he could guess what efforts the rear had made to save his life. Of course, everyone was very happy that he had awakened. They all sent their best wishes, and even Lao Shi, who had always been strict, said happily:

"Alright, your fate has been saved. Next, just cultivate with peace of mind, your physique is very good, as long as you don't worry about it anymore. It will be restored in no time. ”

Xiao Lang nodded, but the next moment, his gaze still stayed on Xie Xi.

“…… I won. ”

In the face of Xiao Lang's insistence, even if Xie Xi had a belly of fire, it was not good to attack at this time, so he had to pat his arm and said softly:

"We'll take care of the rest of the matter, and you can rest assured. I'll talk about that later. ”

Then the group left the ward according to the doctor's request, but the group did not disperse, but found various places in the neighborhood and began to discuss.

"Can Xiao Lang be moved onto the ship now?"

Pang Yu is very concerned about this, because it is directly related to their next step. After Old Jack and Doctor Shi discussed a few words with each other, both of them gave negative answers.

"You must not move him now, if the wound that has just been operated on collapses, there is no way to save it."

"Can't you move to Shandong?" Pang Yu still didn't give up, but seeing that the two doctors were still shaking their heads, he finally had to sigh helplessly, "Then how long will it take him to recover to be able to take a boat?" ”

"It will take at least twenty days or so to get out of bed, and for the sake of safety, don't move long distances for fifty or sixty days."

"That's ......"

Pang Yu pondered for a moment, turned back to Xie Xi and said:

"Looks like we're going to have to spend the winter here, all winter."

"yes...... All the troops had to stay. We will have the Manchurians frantically retaliating in front of us, and the unreliable Ming army behind us......"

Although he had been mentally prepared for this, Xie Xi still sighed. After giving up on unrealistic ideas, he was cautious.

"Our navy will do its best to provide assistance, if there is no need in the south during this period, the two galleons can be left, and we can also pull the general on board -- providing support for the Ming army in Liaodong is also one of the original intentions of establishing the 'Tianjin Fleet'."

Wen Desi offered to help beside him, which made Pang Yu and the others breathe a sigh of relief. The galleons were relatively resistant to ice, so they could maintain at least a minimum supply line throughout the winter.

In addition, the powerful artillery on the galleon is also a very important support, although due to the ice floe barrier, the ship can not be too close to the shore, but Lushun Nancheng itself is closer to the sea, and in Pang Yu's plan, even if they stay for the winter, it is impossible to do nothing, but will focus on surveying the old Tieshan waterway and preparing to restore the port of Tiger Tail, all of which are operating on the seaside, and it will be much safer with the artillery support of the navy.

"I just don't know how large the Houjin side will send troops, this is definitely no precedent in history."

Xu Lei couldn't help but mutter, and there was obviously a kind of "no strategy, you can't cheat!" in his tone. Regrets. And the others here also feel more or less similar to him. However, the dismissal is very single:

"It doesn't matter, anyway, as many as you want. Xiao Langguang can do 10,000 of his infantry battalions, and with the strength and firepower we have at hand, Houjin will not send 30,000 or 50,000 people to take advantage. ”

"I'm not worried about a large-scale attack by the Houjin army, the terrain here in Lushun is very favorable to the defenders."

Pang Yu took the map, pointed to the narrow land at the junction of the Lushun Peninsula and the Liaodong Continent, and said:

"Here, where the Isthmus of Jinzhou is located, is the only way to enter the Lushun Peninsula. If the Houjin side dares to send a large army over, Lao Wen, you will lead the fleet over and fire a few cannons at the Jinzhou Acropolis Pass to threaten their back road. As long as the Houjin generals are not brain-dead, they will inevitably retreat. ”

"What if they insist on not withdrawing?"

Someone next to him asked, Pang Yu smiled:

"Then let's just make it true: bring the third operation from Weihai, occupy Jinzhou and cut off the absolute back road, and at the same time, we will take the initiative to attack and catch turtles in an urn on this Lushun Peninsula...... The old explanation is very correct, we have two battalions on our side, and we have artillery to help, and they will definitely not be able to take it if they don't send tens of thousands of people. But if they really dare to put as many as tens of thousands of the main force of the Houjin Army into Lushun, they will be finished as soon as we take a break in Jinzhou. ”

After a pause, Pang Yu added:

"If the enemy army is really strong, we can even not even want Arthur City, so what's the harm in giving it to them? Anyway, Lao Wen's ship is big enough, and we will go to Jinzhou to guard it with all the Ming troops. It is impossible for tens of thousands of people to rely on fishing and collecting shellfish for food, and they will be trapped alive on this peninsula...... So I don't think Huang Taiji will make such a stupid move. ”

"So, there's no danger in our wintering here?"

was analyzed by Pang Yu like this, and everyone felt a lot more at ease. Pang Yu thought for a while, nodded at first, and then added:

"I'm not afraid of a frontal battle, but the Houjin regime has always been good at using it, and this time they also relied on spies to seriously injure Xiao Lang. Now that we've tasted the sweetness this time, there's no guarantee that we won't continue to do it again - so here we are, especially careful of being assassinated. ”P