The current situation is similar to that in history, the Later Jin is east of the Liao River, the Ming army is west of the Daling River, and in the middle is a large area of territory that no one occupies.

However, the defeat of Quang Ninh made it impossible for the old slave to stop for four years.

Even Mao Wenlong guessed that in winter, most of the Dongyu would go to war again. Because war was an important means for the Eastern captives to gain wealth, if they did not fight, what did they eat, what did they wear, and what did they use to envelop the Mongol tribes?

However, the Dongjiang Army could not wait until winter to act, and the money, food, and weapons were constantly being drawn, even if it was a small military operation, it was necessary to prove the value of the existence of the Dongjiang Army to the imperial court.

Mao Wenlong's eyes stayed on the location of Manpu and Changcheng, and the favorable condition was that the two cities were close to the Yalu River, and there were not many garrisons.

Of course, the final decision will have to wait for the results of the next reconnaissance and spying. The attack on Manpu and Changcheng also required other units of the Dongjiang Army to make feints to contain them elsewhere.

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Hiroshishima.

The training camp of the Left Association of the Dongjiang Army.

Zhang Pan, the general of the Left Association, was standing on the Nantai Mountain of Guanglu Island at this time, looking out towards the mainland of the Liaodong Peninsula.

At his feet is a beacon tower, which was built during the anti-Japanese war. It is said that it was this beacon tower that gave the alarm, so that the Ming army of Liangjiadian in Jinzhou prepared in advance and annihilated all the Japanese invaders.

The 5,000 troops, including more than 500 musketeers, were equipped with nearly 100 grenadiers, which swelled Zhang Pan's confidence and set his sights on the land of Jinzhou, which he had long been optimistic about.

According to the latest reconnaissance information, because of the limited number of troops, the Dongyu did not deploy defenses everywhere along the coast, but set aside a buffer area more than ten miles wide on the coast.

That is to say, coastal forts such as Lushun, Guifu Fort, Wanghai Pot, and Huanggudao Fort are all in a state of abandonment.

Dongyu shrank his forces and abandoned the coastline, first, he could not defend it. Secondly, there was also the intention of luring the Ming army to land on the shore deeply, and they used the mobile advantage of the cavalry to strike at the Ming army.

Moreover, the buffer zone is still a no-man's land, which has also caused some difficulties for the Dongjiang Army's infiltration, reconnaissance and spying.

Zhang Pan looked north, thinking about the reaction of the eastern captives after the capture of Fort Arthur. If Zuo Xie had 2,000 musketeers, he would have a great deal of confidence in defeating the attack of the Eastern Prisoners and holding Lushun.

Now the strength is still not enough, thinking about it again and again, Zhang Pan shook his head a little helplessly.

According to the speed of the imperial court's supply of weapons to the Dongjiang Army, it was a thousand muskets a month. If the four associations are averaged, it will take half a year to meet the requirements of the plate.

But if the two act together—

Zhang Pan narrowed his eyes and thought of the Right Association Kong Youde's department stationed on Shicheng, Wangjiashan and other islands.

If Dengzhen can be dispatched, or Mao Shuai sends another association, with the strength of the three associations, he should be able to fight another Golden State victory.

Zhang Pan let out a long breath, retracted his lookout gaze, turned around and saw several boats coming on the sea to the south, couldn't help laughing, and walked down the mountain.

At this time, several wooden sailboats approached the pier one after another, and the residents of the island had already rushed to greet them, and laughter resounded on the pier.

Zhang Zhuzi limped one foot across the gangplank and stepped onto the dock. Looking at the crowd on the dock, a cheerful smile appeared on the black face.

As the first warrior to break through the city of Jinzhou, he was knocked down the city wall. happened to fall on the remains of his dead comrades under the city, and he was lucky not to die, but he broke a leg and left the army gloomily.

received the reward of beheading and ascending first, but could no longer raise a gun and knife to avenge the death of his relatives, for a long time, Zhang Zhuzi's mood was gloomy.

He was not reconciled, so he preferred to settle on this Hiroka Island, with the organized village warriors, to maintain law and order on the island.

In this way, he can be closer to his relatives who died in Liaodong, and he wants to see the army continue to attack and fight to avenge him.

"Brother Zhang, this harvest is good!" A familiar Liao people greeted each other, and their eyes were fixed on the basket of fresh fish carried down from the boat.

Ocean Island, which is dozens of miles away from Guanglu Island, has the best harbor in the Changshan Islands, Taiping Bay, the highest peak, and the "Ocean Island Fishing Ground", which is one of the four major fishing grounds in China.

"There are a lot of fish at the closed mouth, and they go down one by one." Zhang Zhuzi had a hearty smile on his face, and he had a natural and simple sense of closeness to the Liao people who moved to live on the island.

An old fisherman put down the basket and said with a smile: "If only there were big boats, we still see whales at sea!" That's really big, and if you catch it, you can eat the whole island. ”

"Uncle Zhang, you are bragging and deceiving people again." A crisp voice sounded, and Yingzi, who came over, said with a smile: "No matter how big it is, it's still a fish, how many people are on the island, if you want to divide it, you can eat a bite, right?" ”

The old fisherman didn't care, stretched out his hand and nodded at Yingzi, and said with a smile: "You girl haven't seen it, so naturally you don't know." That whale is bigger than this fishing boat, and it can knock over the fishing boat with one head. ”

Yingzi pursed her lips, turned to Zhang Zhuzi and asked, "Brother Zhang, is there really such a big fish?" ”

Zhang Zhuzi nodded and said, "It's the first time I've seen it, and I didn't dare to get close, but the fish is really big." ”

Ocean Island is the water area where the cold current of the north temperate zone of China meets, which is not only a good place for the survival of sea treasures, but also an important whaling base in China.

Sometimes you can encounter a group of whales on the sea, the white water column rushes out of the sea, the beads splash, and the color changes under the flash of the sun, which is called one of the wonders of the Changshan Islands.

Yingzi blinked wide-eyed, feeling incredible. Fish, bigger than a boat, that doesn't make it fine?

In the girl's impression, since it is a fish, how amazing can it be no matter how big it is? The biggest she's ever seen is just about the same as a person, and with her strength, she should be able to hold it.

Therefore, Yingzi felt that people were teasing her, and she deliberately said so, so she didn't care.

"Master Zhang is here." Someone reminded me loudly.

Zhang Pan strode over with a few pro-soldiers, smiling at the people and Xidi, without any arrogance, and greeting again and again.

Looking at the military uniforms worn by Zhang Pan and his own soldiers, a little gloom flashed in Zhang Zhuzi's eyes, and he stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "I've seen Lord Zhang." ”

Zhang Pan stretched out his hand to help him, patted Zhang Zhuzi's arm, and said: "Don't go to sea easily in the future, since you are already familiar with the route, let others go!" ”

Zhang Zhuzi smiled innocently and said, "Isn't there more than a dozen families going to live on Ocean Island this time, I must settle them well, so I can rest assured." ”

Zhang Pan nodded, glanced at the fish basket carried up to the dock, and said to Zhang Zhuzi with a smile: "The Ministry of War has a document that wants Dongjiang Town to implement all the people in the army, and I will hand over the training of the military and civilians on this island to you, an old soldier." ”

All the people are soldiers?!

Zhang Zhuzi didn't quite understand the specific meaning, but with the word "soldier" and training again, his eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly bowed down and agreed.

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