These news were continuously transmitted out of Dengzhou Capital City by the sea wolf's meticulous work, and Liu Datong was in Xishan Village, which was a transit station for intelligence.

These messages were sent back to Yu Xiaotian in Fujian in the form of a relay in a steady stream.

Soon after the Spring Festival of the fourth year of Chongzhen, the time entered the first month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, and before the Shangyuan Festival, Yu Xiaotian received first-hand news about the Denglai Rebellion in the newly built General Military Mansion in Weitouwan, which was at least nearly a month faster than the official news transmitted to Fujian.

Yu Xiaotian sat behind the desk, and after listening to Lin Yiyang report to him the news from Denglai and other places that he had collected during this time, he indifferently tapped the red sandalwood desk in front of him with his fingers, and said:

"Lord Sun has made a big mistake this time, and the situation in Denglai is out of control! His attempt to appease him this time was a defeat in itself, pushing him into a place of no return! ”

Lin Yiyang frowned slightly, he couldn't figure out why Yu Xiaotian could predict the prophet and guess that Denglai was going to have such a big chaos, and he didn't know why Yu Xiaotian seemed to know the development of the situation on Denglai's side earlier than he knew.

Now Yu Xiaotian said that Sun Yuanhua had made a big mistake, and he didn't quite understand what Sun Yuanhua was wrong, and even Lin Yiyang himself thought that it was not a big mistake for Sun Yuanhua to take charge at this time, so he asked: "What did the lord say?" ”

Yu Xiaotian stood up and walked to a huge detailed map of Shandong hanging on the wall with his hands behind his back, and after looking at the place of Denglai on the map, he said: "On the surface, Sun Yuanhua seems to be not very wrong, but he miscalculated the shape and his ability to control the soldiers and horses of Denglai.

Although it is undeniable that after he arrived as the governor of Denglai, he did have the grace of knowing Kong Youde and many old Dongjiang troops, but he overestimated his status in the eyes of these old Dongjiang troops!

What he gave to these old troops of the Dongjiang Army is far from being able to completely subdue their hearts, and it is obviously too much to overestimate himself if he wants this group of proud soldiers to follow him to death and serve him!

The old Dongjiang army and those Liao people who fled to Shandong, the life in Shandong must not be easy, the Shandong people and the main army of Shandong have always regarded these guest troops and the Liao people as their enemies, and these old Dongjiang troops and the Liao people have been embarrassed over the years.

So at this time, these Liaodong people will definitely have the same hatred for the enemy, since Kong Youde and Li Jiucheng have reached such a point, they will definitely not sit idly by, as I expected, they will definitely respond to Kong Li's rebels.

And Sun Yuanhua now has the soldiers and horses at hand, but the main force is the old department of the Dongjiang Army, and the old department of the Dongjiang River is the main one guarding Dengzhou City, among which Geng Zhongming and others are entrusted with important tasks, and it is simply a joke to let them guard Dengzhou City.

So now, although I don't know how far the situation has developed over there, I can almost guess that Dengzhou City should have fallen into the hands of the rebels at this time.

Sun Yuanhua Sun is completely planted this time! ”

"Oh? Does the lord really think that Dengzhou City can't be held for even a few months? Lin Yiyang was still a little skeptical and asked.

"Absolutely unstoppable! If you don't believe it, we can bet that if we can't get out of the New Year, Dengzhou City will inevitably be captured by the rebels! Sun Yuanhua will definitely fall into the hands of the rebels! Yu Xiaotian nodded firmly and said.

Lin Yiyang smiled dryly, shook his head slightly, and said: "Lord, I'm afraid the students don't agree with this, Master Sun is a big member of the party, as the governor of Denglai, if Dengzhou City is conquered by the rebels, how can he, as the commander of the town guard, be spared?"

Even if the rebels don't kill him, he has made such a big mistake, I'm afraid he will know that he will not be able to escape the blame, the court will definitely not be able to spare him, even if he can't stop the rebels, can't he even kill himself? If he commits suicide, he will finally keep his reputation, at most, he will end up with a reputation that is not noticed, and the reputation of this loyal monarch will still be preserved.

The student thought that how could he not even commit suicide? ”

Yu Xiaotian laughed, nodded and said: "It actually makes sense for you to say this, but you forgot a little bit, Sun Yuanhua still has a layer of identity!" ”

Lin Yiyang was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly exclaimed: "That's right! How did the students forget that Master Sun is said to be still a member of the Western Religion! It is said that among the teachings of foreign religions, believers are required not to commit suicide! Alas! However, the students felt that Master Sun was an important minister of the Ming Dynasty after all, so how could he still abide by the canons of foreign religion in this matter? ”

Yu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "You don't have to doubt that Governor Sun is a very devout Catholic, even if he thinks about committing suicide, I'm afraid he will hesitate because of the restrictions of the doctrine!" As long as he hesitates a little, it will be too late if he can't get it right, and even if he finally makes up his mind, I'm afraid it's already too late! So I bet with you, as long as the rebels conquer Dengzhou, then Lord Sun will definitely fall into the hands of the rebels! ”

Lin Yiyang saw that Yu Xiaotian was so determined, and he no longer got entangled in this matter, but he secretly made up his mind that as long as Yu Xiaotian expected this matter this time, then in the future, he Lin Yiyang would sell all this body of meat to Yu Xiaotian, and he would never have two hearts again!

"Alright, that's it! Now let's talk about what we're going to do next!

Liu Wei's affairs in Haining Prefecture seem to be pretty good at present, but the strength at hand is obviously too thin, although now it seems that the grain he has in reserve, if he saves some food, it should be enough for tens of thousands of people to hold on until the beginning of spring next year!

However, the troops he has at hand are only those two platoons, plus those village warriors who are trained locally, and it is not a big problem to hold Xishan Village and Yangma Island for the time being, but once Dengzhou is lost, then the little force he has at hand will not be enough.

In addition, it is far from enough for them to hold Xishan Village, because of the chaos of the army, a large number of refugees will definitely form in Dengzhou.

We see that these refugees are slaughtered by the rebels, it is obvious that it will not work, and we must order Liu Wei to find a way to save as many refugees as possible, and arrange them in the area of Yangma Island and Xishan Village first.

However, if there are too many refugees, Liu Wei's force at hand is too weak, on the one hand, to prevent the invasion of the rebel army, and on the other hand, to prevent some of these refugees from taking the opportunity to make trouble.

Therefore, it is necessary to replenish more troops for Liu Wei, at least to make the available troops on his hand reach two companies, and to add some light artillery to his side.

As soon as Dengzhou City is lost, the rebels will have a lot of Hongyi cannons in their hands, this Sun Yuanhua is a standard artillery expert, it is rumored that he also recruited some Francois from the side of Entrenchment Jingao to serve as artillery instructors, with Hongyi cannons and heavy artillery such as Dafa Xi at least 100 people, once used by the rebels, the ability to attack will be very strong.

Among the defenders of Dengzhou, there was also a large amount of firearms, more than 2,000 shotguns, in addition to a large number of three-eyed guns and single-eyed guns, many soldiers were also good at using these firearms, and even heard that he also had a batch of more sophisticated Lumi guns and arquebuses produced by the hands of the Francophone man.

Therefore, the rebels have a strong ability to attack fortifications, and Xishan Village is too close to Muping County, and there is a large amount of grain stored in Xishan Village, which will definitely be noticed by the rebels.

Therefore, if it is not surprising, the rebels will definitely send heavy troops to storm Xishan Village, Liu Wei will definitely have a fight with the rebels, this battle must not be lost, and he must also show his prestige, he must let the rebels suffer a big loss, and he will never dare to provoke Xishan Village again in the future, so as to ensure that Xishan Village can accommodate a large number of refugees over there.

So the key at the moment is to quickly replenish the troops, weapons and ammunition for Liu Wei's side, to ensure that he has the power to protect himself, and has a certain ability to go out to fight, if two companies are not enough, give him four companies, anyway, now that Dengzhou is in chaos, send more troops, not necessarily attract attention!

In addition, I haven't heard from you about the situation on the other side of Shidao Bay, I don't know what the situation is on the other side of Shidao Bay! In addition to Shidao Bay, I don't know if the relationship between Fushan is connected, Jiaozhou Bay is a place that we must control, it is the largest natural harbor in the north, as a transit place, it is more suitable than Shidao Bay.

Shidao Bay seems to be colder than in previous years this year, and Shidao Bay will be frozen, once Shidao Bay is frozen, then our plans will be greatly affected! ”

Lin Yiyang nodded again and again, wrote down Yu Xiaotian's instructions, and replied with a guilty face: "It was the student's negligence, the lord's expectation is indeed good, Shidao Bay is indeed frozen this year, fortunately, the lord has made arrangements in advance, and the student has sent someone to Fushan as early as half a year ago."

Now Li Shoubei of the Fushan Institute has accepted our silver and promised to let us act conveniently on the land under his control, and he also knows that our bottom line is fine, and he does not dare to oppose us.

So the students arranged for someone to use some means to force away a dilapidated family in a Zhuangzi on the north shore of Jiaozhou Bay, confiscate his land and Zhuangzi, and build a temporary wharf on the shore for many ships to berth.

As for Shidao Bay, because the sea water in the bay is frozen this year, it can no longer work, so the students have sent someone to send a letter to the past last month, so that after they get the news, in addition to the people left behind, the three companies stationed there will be caravans in batches and rush to Liu Wei's side to listen to Liu's dispatch and arrangement. ”

After Yu Xiaotian listened, he nodded and said to Lin Yiyang: "Everything must be prepared with both hands, this time you choose Shidao Bay, I felt that it was not enough insurance, so I asked you to consider setting up a point in Jiaozhou Bay, and you will have to accept a lesson in the future!" Nothing like this can happen again! ”

Lin Yiyang hurriedly bowed down and nodded, "The student has been taught!" In the future, students must think about it carefully! ”