To the northeast of the fort, a place called Qushantou.

Yang Chengying stood on a high hill, looking at the banks of the Bili River in the distance with a monocular, his face reddened by the wind was full of thoughtful expressions.

On both sides of the Bili River were newly recruited soldiers, totaling 12,000 men.

Among them, 2,000 people have already gone to Dachangshan Island with Geng Zhongming to train the navy.

Geng Zhongming's criteria for selecting them were very simple, no seasickness.

The rest were distributed in a large area around the fort, and were trained hard by female soldiers and guardsmen as instructors.

didn't choose, and Yang Chengying didn't let them rest completely.

Yang Chengying organized them into small teams, with older people as captains.

When the farm is not working, the captain leads them to basic exercises.

Yang Chengying gave them some rice grain every month to keep them enthusiastic.

When you have enough money, you can recruit them into the barracks.

This is a reserve force that should not be ignored.

In order to stabilize their hearts, Yang Chengying also named these people "Reserve Camp".

It means that you can be recruited into the camp at any time and go out to fight.

For the daily training of soldiers, Yang Chengying is not worried at all.

He pondered another, more important question.

On the question of whether or not to build a city in Guifu Fort.

This problem was not a problem at first, and Yang Chengying felt the need to build a city.

After staying for a while, Yang Chengying felt that there seemed to be no need to build a city.

Because this place was originally sparsely populated, and it was extremely inconvenient to march in the mountains, Houjin did not plan to march from here at all.

Later, the Jin army did not come, and other small fish and shrimp were no match for the people who lived here.

There's also a particularly interesting episode here.

On Kashima, where Wang Shaoxun was located, eight deserters appeared.

Taking advantage of Wang Shaoxun's absence on the island, they left by boat with their hooked mother-in-law and landed north.

After landing, follow the path to the southwest and arrive at Xiaojiadao Pass.

Then, they were discovered by Liu Tianlu's men.

At that time, there were three people under Liu Tianlu and eight strong men opposite.

As a result, the eight strong men were stunned by the three of them and looked for teeth all over the ground, kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.

The reason why he couldn't win the battle was very simple, most of Wang Shaoxun's subordinates did not fight hard battles, while Liu Tianlu's subordinates often fought in the two red flags of the Thirteen Mountains Righteous Army and Houjin.

In terms of fighting, none of the eight strong men is an opponent under the cooperation of the three of them.

I'm rubbing my hands.

"Yang Shuai, if you don't stay in the house, why do you come here to blow the wind?"

"I'm thinking about a question."

Yang Cheng used a telescope to scan around.

"What's the problem? Fortify the city? "I'll finish asking.

"yes, I haven't decided whether to repair the city or not." Yang Chengying replied.

"If you want me to say, it's better to forget it."

"What do you mean by that?"

"The army of Jianyu will not go here, and even if they do, there will not be many people, and it is enough to have a castle and a pier."

"What else?"

"The banks of the Bili River are important producers of local grain, so instead of working hard to build the city, it is better to build a dam to reclaim this fertile land."

"Makes sense."

Yang Chengying put away the monocular and nodded.

It is said that the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first. The first consideration for the march of the army was the problem of transportation, and the vast northeast region was not sufficiently developed. The topography of low east and high west also determined that the war area could only be in the eastern part of southern Liaoning and the eastern part of eastern Liaoning.

In the Battle of Salhu that year, why did the Ming army divide the superior forces into four routes, the reason lies in this.

If you really want to charge all the way, Nurhachi only needs to hold on to the danger, and you can block the Ming army at the Yahu Pass without much effort.

This is also why during the Li Dynasty, Li Yongfang only led a few thousand people to guard Phoenix City, but Yang Chengying did not beat him.

The two walked down the mountain, and a herald rushed over: "Dashuai, there is a secret letter from the Li Dynasty." ”

Yang Chengying motioned for Gongsun Sheng to take it and translate it with a codebook.

After Gongsun Sheng finished translating, he read: "Seventeen confessions." ”

Four simple words, implying a huge amount of information.

"Seventeen" refers to the seventeenth day. Sue is someone who denounces the king of the Li Dynasty. Leak, Li Shi's matter was leaked. ”

Ning Wan pinched my fingers and counted the time, "It's just three days since today." ”

"In other words, Li Shi raised troops in the past two days."

Yang Chengying thought for a moment and ordered: "Pass my general order, and all the generals will go to the fort in the afternoon to discuss matters." ”

"Yes." The heralds retreated.

Ning Wan approached and deliberately lowered his voice: "Dashuai, the Li Dynasty's mission is still in Port Arthur, did you send someone to inform them to enter Beijing?" ”

"Don't worry, I'll send someone there after I officially send troops." Yang Chengying whispered.

How could it be so easy to let go, if they didn't take the opportunity to put some pressure on the Li Dynasty's ministers, how could they obediently pay out of their pockets.

As long as he didn't get the canonization of the Ming court for a day, Ayayangjun would be unjustifiable for a day, and those Li Dynasty clans would be ready to move.

You want to be justifiable, simple, and give money!

Surrender to the fort, the main hall.

"Yang Shuai, is there anything important going on?"

Geng Zhongming, who was training the navy on Dachangshan Island, received the news and rushed here without even eating dinner.

When he arrived at Guifu Fort, he asked the handsome cook for a few buns, barely filling his stomach.

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's that Li Shi was accused of rebellion and is about to raise troops." ”

"Great, it's time for my sailor to show his might."

Geng Zhongming punched the palm of his left hand with his right fist.

Immediately afterwards, he took the initiative to ask: "Don't bother the brothers in the other battalions, just take the Perak camp to the Li Dynasty." It's not that I'm boasting, those so-called elite soldiers are all chickens and dogs. ”

As soon as he said this, the other generals stopped doing it.

Especially Liu Tianlu, he shouted directly: "Your Perak Camp is a sailor, just take care of the affairs of the sea." We are the ones who are on land. ”

"Yes." Zhang Cunren followed, "There are many mountainous areas north of Seoul Mansion, and it is my Leopard Tao Camp that shows its might, how can it be your turn to Thunderbolt Camp." ”

"Hey, Lao Zhang, you ......" Geng Zhongyu was speechless, how could he wear a pair of pants with Liu Tianlu.

Compared with them, Deng Changchun is much more direct.

This guy got up directly, came to Yang Chengying, hugged his fists and said, "Yang Shuai, the last general will ask for his life." ”

"Ah......h

There was an uproar in the room.

Yang Chengying also couldn't cry or laugh.

Before anyone asked for help, they went to the army to rush to the army, knowing that you were worried about other people's money bags, and those who didn't know thought that you were willing to be a dog.

"Alright, alright."

Yang Chengying stretched out his hand and made a downward motion, motioned for Deng Changchun to return to his seat, and then said: "You know such a thing, don't be in a hurry." ”

"People haven't asked for help yet, let's move first, it will arouse their suspicion."

Yang Chengying continued: "I'll give you a breath first, and you just need to be ready for battle." ”

"Who's going?" Liu Tianlu is more concerned about this.

"Don't think about it for the time being, you and I went to the Li Dynasty, who cares about the affairs here."

Yang Chengying said: "As for the others, wait for the news to come before speaking." ”

When Liu Tianlu heard this, although he was unwilling in his heart, he had no choice but to obey.