Because many words are unfamiliar, and even this arrangement is very strange, according to the practice of the official army, to recruit and surrender, first of all, most of the soldiers must be dismissed, and then the rest will be assigned to the forward, and the camp that is tired and sent to death has to be experienced, and the Zhao family army is properly placed and supported, and then there is no harshness, looking at it is like recruiting a new.

If you don't understand, you can't understand, Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan, like all the generals, are bowing down to receive orders, Chen Sheng is a little puzzled at this time, why these two loyal and stubborn famous generals surrendered, there was no sadness, anger and helplessness on their faces, just relieved and relaxed, as if they had lost some baggage.

And Chen Jisheng was very open after receiving the order, and asked quite directly: "General Chen, what should I do next, where is our army going to go?" ”

But after bowing, the "noble army" became "our army", Chen Sheng smiled, and said: "Set up camp here, stock up on grain and grass, and then go out of Fuzhou and sweep the surrounding area." ”

Fuzhou Wei is about 100 miles northwest of Jinzhou, it is the land route of the southern Liaoning Peninsula to the core area of Liaozhen, and there is also a military port here, when Jinzhou and Lushun are inconvenient, Fuzhou Bay is the backup.

After hearing this arrangement, Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan were stunned, Zhang Pan hesitated, and sincerely persuaded: "General Chen, Fuzhou Wei originally had more than 2,000 Tartar soldiers and horses, plus the retreat here in Jinzhou, 8,000 soldiers and horses over there, plus Fuzhou City has sufficient grain and grass, and the city defense is complete, if it can't be taken for a while, the main force of the Tartars in Liaoyang and Shenyang will soon arrive, and if it is entangled at that time, I am afraid there will be big trouble." ”

Jinzhou and Lushun were at the southernmost tip of the Liaonan Peninsula and were surrounded by incoherent mountains and hills, so they were easy to defend and difficult to attack for the Ming army, which could be supported by sea.

It is difficult for the Jianzhou Jurchens from the north to pile up enough troops under the city of Jinzhou, it is not easy to pass through the mountains and hills, and it is also difficult to transport food and grass, which is also the reason why Jinzhou has been supported for so long, it is a natural barrier over there.

But out of this area to go to Fuzhou, the situation is completely different, from Fuzhou to the west coast of the peninsula is a flat terrain suitable for the movement of the army, and this area is also connected to the great plain of Liaozhen, from Gaizhou Wei to Haizhou Wei, and then to the northwest to Guangning, or northeast to Liaoyang and Shenyang, along the road are all smooth roads, and the Liaohe River system and the Linghe River system are parallel.

And Guangning and Liaoshen are the places where the Jianzhou Jurchens gather the army, that is to say, the Jianzhou Jurchens can easily mobilize the army to kill them, and there is no terrain barrier on the Fuzhou side, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend, and faces the power of the army.

Looking at Chen Sheng's unmoved expression, Chen Jisheng frowned unnoticed, and then opened his mouth to persuade: "General Chen, our Liao land is bitterly cold, and even the harbor will be frozen in winter, and the ships will not be able to come over at that time, and the supply will be cut off, and in winter, the roads are hard, which is suitable for the action of the Tartar army......"

Chen Sheng's expression was not so much unmoved, but rather expressionless, and Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan didn't know if the other party listened to their words.

Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan glanced at each other, and Chen Jisheng said more earnestly: "General Chen, I take the liberty of asking, how many soldiers and horses will land next?" ”

"Three thousand foot soldiers, fifteen hundred cavalry."

"That is, there are more than 10,000 elites, and the winter farming is idle, and the Jurchen, Mongol and Han armies that can be mobilized on the Tatar side may exceed 50,000, which is a five-fold gap, and it can be replenished continuously, and the sea is frozen, and you are alone."

Seeing Chen Sheng nodded, Chen Jisheng continued: "When your army first came to the bitter cold place outside the Guan, there must be a lot of frostbite discomfort in winter, which has a huge impact on morale, and if it is not done well, it may collapse, not to mention, from Jinzhou to Fuzhou, military supplies can only be transported by land, and the cost is also not small, it is easier to be cut off by people, cut off the waist, and when the time comes, you can't take care of each other, if this sea can't sail, then there is a big danger!" ”

Chen Sheng's reaction made Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan both a little irritable, although the general of Xuzhou was young, but this city was deep, and his joy and anger were invisible, but he was like a forty-year-old age, and the two of them said so much, they couldn't see his attitude at all.

"General Chen, it is most convenient for your more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to camp in Jinzhou, this side is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if the Tartars gather a large army, there is no way to help us, and this Jinzhou has a port, which is close to Dengzhou Mansion in Shandong, you can gather grain and grass materials nearby, in order to last a long time, and wait for the roots to go deeper, and wait until next year when it is suitable for action to make plans."

Speaking of this, Zhang Pan hesitated and paused, but still said: "With the strength of your army, even if you withdraw to Dengzhou Mansion to rest, it will not be too late to gather a large army to kill when the sea opens next year!" ”

"It's unlucky to say something unlucky, no one can say for sure what happened on this battlefield, in case there is a mistake, it will be a disaster in this place far away from the pass, and now the momentum is so good, don't lose it."

As generals who had just surrendered, Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan's words had already been spoken, and after they finished speaking, they were a little remorseful and apprehensive, but they were waiting for Chen Sheng's reaction.

"What the two of you said is very true, and they are both heartfelt, this kind of behavior is very suitable for Zhao Jiajun, I am optimistic about your future future." Chen Sheng said this first, although he was younger than the other party, everyone present took it for granted, and Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan over there were also relieved, although the young and burly general was indifferent, his words were very sincere.

Chen Sheng showed a smile on his face, and said leisurely: "I understand the meaning of the two, the Tartar soldiers and horses are strong, my side is weak, it is easy to lose the battle, dampen morale, and even have any mistakes, in addition, this land in southern Liaoning has no maritime support, which is equivalent to a lonely dead land, and when it freezes in winter, it is equivalent to the grain road being cut off, and the risk is too great, isn't that what it means?" ”

Without waiting for Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan to respond, Chen Sheng shook his head and said again: "Let's put it more bluntly, you are worried that the Zhao family army is too weak, worried that the materials are not enough, if you rush forward, you will not be able to hold it in winter, and it will even lead to defeat, right?" ”

The words that are directly broken are embarrassing, Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan are both smiling bitterly, in the end, they are young people, and there is nothing to hide in their words.

"I want to go out of Fuzhou in order to be able to march into Liaoshen and Quang Ninh at any time, the Tatars need the plains to launch a large army, I also need the plains, the hard land in winter is good for them, and it is also good for us."

In the end, he is still a young man, he can't stand it with a few words, so he has to go back strongly, the battlefield is a matter of life and death, how can he be angry?

"As for the grain and grass, I have two ways, one is to bring it by sea, and the other is to raise it myself, and here there is a grange occupied by the Tartars, and the grange has been harvested, and there is also grain in the winter, and this is what we can raise."

"General Chen, if we can really raise money by ourselves in Liaoshen and Guangning, how can we raise our own money if we don't have much harvest and limited savings."

"So it's mainly by sea."

"Sea freight? General Chen, we and other Jinzhou men are also 1,000 and 50,000 in addition to the disabled, and your army is more than 10,000, which is almost 13,000 men and horses, such a large scale, how can it be only transported by ship, General Chen, Liaodi has a long winter, in case the supply of grain and grass is not available, the army's heart will immediately float, then I am afraid that it will be a great disaster, and when the time comes, I am afraid that if we don't fight, we will be defeated first! ”

Speaking of this, Chen Jisheng was already a little anxious, and directly began to argue, until now he knew that he had long been loyal to the Ming court, and insisted here just to recover Liaodi, just to fight with the Tartars and avenge his family and fellow villagers, so he was unwilling to let this anti-thief army with hope of victory encounter any mistakes.

"There's no need to argue, after ten days, if you still feel unsure, just come back to me." Chen Sheng simply ended the conversation.

Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan naturally didn't continue to argue about anything, but when they returned to the camp to discuss in private, they still felt that although the Zhao family army was strong, Chen Sheng looked steady, but he was still a little rash.

Halfway Kong Youde came in, but put forward another opinion, when he was on Phi Island, he saw the wealth of Xuzhou, where the cost of an ordinary soldier is almost several times that of the pro-soldiers in Dongjiang Town, not to mention the ordinary soldiers under Dongjiang Town, but Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan still don't believe it, the so-called poor family rich road, the Zhao family army on the Phi Island must be the appearance of the outside, how to do a little decent, the face of the 500-person camp is also easy to do, but at the moment this is the cost of eating for 10,000 people, and it will be up to next year. That's such a huge amount of material, how can this be done.

Chen Sheng said that he mainly relied on shipping, I am afraid that it mainly fell on self-financing, here for many years of war, the people have been gathered in the fertile plain between Liao and Shen, there is no way to raise anything by itself, and it is still too late to hold on, but I am afraid that at that time, it will be self-defeating.

Many ships in the port unloaded the personnel equipment and left Yang Fan, and by the next day, the ships in the port were already a lot rarer, seeing this sparse appearance, Chen Jisheng and Zhang Pan had no confidence in Zhao Jiajun, but they were not in a hurry to persuade again, young people want to save face, it is not good to make it too stiff, and now there are nearly three months before the sea freezes, and the time is still early.

The defenders of Jinzhou soon saw the vigorous and resolute movement of Xuzhou, and the wounded and disabled of the defenders, as well as those who did not want to stay, were soon sent to the ship and brought directly back to Shandong, while the others were organized, the original establishment was broken, and it was reorganized into a squadron of fifty people, led by the baggage team of the Zhao family.

The city should be cleaned up, the city walls should be repaired, the port is the top priority, the corpses that have emitted a stinking smell should be burned on the spot, and the nearby trees should be cut down for building materials, everyone has a heavy burden of labor, although it is hard to be a cow and a horse, everyone has no complaints, because they are full, they are not bad, the grain pipe ditch, and the vegetables and vegetables, you must be able to eat, and there are supplies such as fish, shrimp and seafood, since you can eat enough, then everyone will not spare their strength.