Although Jiannu retreated to the Acropolis of Jinzhou, he was still unwilling, and seemed to have the tendency to accumulate strength and attack again. However, the local combat situation is already in a disadvantageous position.

It is still the sailor of the Ming army, which can land from the east and west directions and copy the back road of Jiannu. Among them, the most threatening is to break through from Pulandian Bay and capture Shiheyi or Xinjin.

In other words, if Jiannu is wise, he will withdraw from the entire Jinzhou, strengthen the forces of Fuzhou, and contain the Ming army's northward attack and containment.

No way, who let the Liaodong Peninsula be sea on three sides! Such geographical conditions doomed Jiannu, who was good at riding and shooting, to have a long-term confrontation with the Ming army.

Of course, if the shortcomings of the field war cannot be remedied, there is also a lot of risk for the Ming army to continue to penetrate deep into southern Liaoning.

Field battle - Zhang Pan looked up at the gray sky, and the snowflakes were falling on the ground, bringing a hint of coldness to his face.

The arquebus was afraid of rain and snow, and Zhang Pan shook his head helplessly.

Positional defense can also be covered with a covered grass hut or something, how can there be that time and conditions in the wild?

Therefore, the performance of the Ming army this year is good, but it is only a raid, harassment, containment and attrition. In order to truly attack and fight, there must be a breakthrough increase in field capabilities.

Zhang Pan thought of the cavalry, but he didn't know the "cavalry wall" tactics that the Beijing camp was training, and he thought that if he wanted to go toe-to-toe with Jiannu, he would need at least three years of rigorous training.

And Zhu Youxiao not only thought of cavalry, but also infantry, and the flintlock pistol was the key to solving the problem. And, of course, weapons such as field artillery.

According to Zhu Youxiao's timetable, he will strive to equip Liao Town and Dongjiang Town at least in one year's time, so as to form a two-sided attack on Jiannu and form a counteroffensive.

Zhang Pan did not know the emperor's timetable, although he also urgently wanted to make the army stronger and attack Jiannu more fiercely, but he also knew that the imperial court had already tried its best to support the Dongjiang army.

In nearly a year, the Dongjiang Army has grown from scratch and grown, and how much money, food, and materials are spent, can he not be clear?

Not only the Dongjiang Army, but also hundreds of thousands of Liao people. It's not that the imperial court transported grain and sent money, and it was resettled in many ways, and I don't know how many people will freeze and starve to death!

A familiar figure appeared in front of him, with a slight limp step and a powerful movement of the hammer, and he was immediately recognized by Zhang Pan.

For this veteran, Zhang Pan had a particularly close affection for him, and walked over.

Boom, boom, boom!

Zhang Zhuzi smashed the sledgehammer several times and smashed the stake into the soil. The ground was only frozen with a thin layer on the surface, which was not too laborious.

Wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, he took a few people and went to install a stake.

"Lao Zhang." A call stopped Zhang Zhuzi.

"Master Zhang." Zhang Zhuzi turned his head to see clearly, and bowed to salute.

Zhang Pan stepped forward and took his arm, and said with a smile: "Let them do it first, and so-and-so will tell you something." ”

Zhang Zhuzi nodded, handed the hammer to others, and gave a few more commands before walking to the side with Zhang Pan.

After a deep sigh, Zhang Pan said: "The weather is getting colder, the construction is inconvenient, and the grain and grass materials are also limited. After the construction of the army barracks, most of the people had to return to their original islands. Wait until the beginning of spring next year to return in large numbers and build houses and reclaim land. ”

Zhang Zhuzi knew this, didn't speak, and waited for Zhang Pan to continue.

"But you also have to leave some of the strong people, and you can't leave." Zhang Pan smiled and said, "First clean up the houses in the old village, it's enough to live." If you take them and measure the fields and make a register, there will be a lot less trouble next year. ”

"And-" Zhang Pan paused and continued: "It is estimated that Jiannu will not have a long-term confrontation with our army, and may soon withdraw from Jinzhou. There should be many Liao people who take the opportunity to break away from the rule of Jiannu, or from the sea or land, to come and defect. ”

Zhang Zhuzi thought for a while and said, "My lord means to leave them for the time being, and I am a little worried about it, and I and the strong people who stayed behind to take care of it?" ”

"Guard?" Zhang Pan nodded and said, "Well, take care of it at the same time!" ”

"Understood, sir." Zhang Zhuzi said: "Some bold people want to stay and live, first come, first served, the fields are picked by them first, and there is no problem." ”

Zhang Pan patted Zhang Zhuzi's arm, took off his cotton gloves and stuffed them to Zhang Zhuzi, and said with a smile: "You can handle these things flexibly, anyway, the imperial court does not collect taxes and money, and it is naturally a good thing to have land to plant." ”

Zhang Zhuzi asked a few more questions, such as pulling out some guns, knives and weapons for the strong people, and Zhang Pan agreed one by one.

After the matter was explained, Zhang Pan waved goodbye and led people away.

Zhang Zhuzi watched Zhang Pan and the others go away, put on gloves, and it was still warm inside. This is equipment for the army, but the common people do not have it, so they can only do it themselves.

But now he is not feeling that it is good to have gloves, but he is excited and happy to recover the brigade area and be able to hold it for a long time.

Although Zhang Pan didn't say it, and he didn't ask, he could see Zhang Pan's confidence from the plan to resettle the people. And this is also the confidence and confidence of the army.

Exhaling a thick white mist, Zhang Zhuzi walked quickly towards the people who were nailing wooden stakes in the distance with a happy smile.

He wanted to tell them the good news that it was safe and that the officers and soldiers would be able to hold it.

…………………

Phi Island.

All the troops involved in the raid have all returned to their stations, but they have only relaxed and rested for a few days, and they have become nervous again.

With the onset of winter, where will Jiannu's offensive be directed? The Dongjiang Army tossed happily, will it become the key target of the Jiannu attack?

There is no need to worry too much about Phi Island and Minmi Island, but if the Yalu River freezes, Manpo, Changseong, Sinuiju and Cheolsan are likely to be attacked by Jiannu.

Although many fortifications were also constructed, in terms of geographical location, they did not have the advantage of the Luda area.

Moreover, this is what the Holy One reminded of in the Tantra. If you take it lightly, you have really suffered a heavy loss, but it is a dereliction of duty.

According to the situation in previous years, it will take another month or two for the Yalu River to freeze. In the past two months, how to improve the defense is the work that Mao Wenlong and others have to work hard about.

"Only a small number of garrisons were left in Manpu and Changcheng as a guard and surveillance." Chen Jisheng glanced at Mao Wenlong, continued to point to the map and said: "The troops are concentrated in Sinuiju, and the old and weak of Tuntian are moved to the island. ”

Mao Wenlong bowed his head slightly, looking appreciative, but did not give a positive reply.

In fact, Chen Jisheng's suggestion did not fit his mind. The Yalu River is frozen, and Jiannu can not only attack directly across the river, but also bypass from the midstream to form a multi-point attack on Sinuiju.