Chapter 194: We're Home
The great retreat is the evacuation of all personnel, all those who are willing to go, all the ships leave, and those who do not want to leave stay, anyway, it will take at least ten days for the Jin soldiers to organize a large-scale attack, and the time left for everyone is still relatively abundant, and the personnel will be withdrawn in an orderly manner, and weapons and ammunition will not be left.
There is also controversy about the survival of Port Arthur, but Xiao Ming made a final decision, Port Arthur is the most complete military base, and it cannot be easily abandoned, the original soldiers from Liaodong are all sent to Port Arthur, plus the powerful artillery to defend the city, and sufficient ammunition, as long as the Jin soldiers cannot block the sea passage, Lushun will not give up.
What's more, Lushun wants to be the last existence of Xiao Ming in Liaodong, and it is also the best foothold when he wants to counterattack Liaodong in the future, if even Lushun is lost, then Xiao Ming has nothing left in Liaodong! So Lushun Port Xiao Ming said that he would not give up anything.
Xiao Ming's side gradually destroyed the mine and ran away, the tools were burned, and a large number of miners were all dismissed, but those who were taken prisoner of the Jin and Goryeo people were not so lucky, first the soldiers who took care of them were evacuated and no one took care of them, and no one asked them to go to work at noon the next day, and no one even let them eat, and everyone finally broke the lock and broke the door.
But in the face of the empty mining city, they all began to be stunned again, is this freedom? Only a few of the people who have been habitually guarded realize this and flee quickly, and most of the rest are still together, and when there are many people, are they not alone? However, it was not long before the Golden Soldiers came to take over the mine, and these people came forward to declare their identities, but received no response.
In the face of the cold-faced soldiers' long knives, many people flinched, and there were about sixty or seventy thousand Goryeo soldiers in the iron ore field, and these Jin people did not release them, but forced them to continue to work and mine, not only that, but even the Jurchens who were captured before were not released, and were forced to continue working.
The situation of the great changes in Liaodong has attracted the attention of many parties, first of all, the concern of Goryeo, but when he heard that he had tens of thousands of captive laborers who were still detained by the capital of the Jin State, Park Yongqing, the supervisor of the Goryeo State, as a subject country, condemned the suzerainty of the Great Kim State, hoping that the Jin State would return its own people.
The Great Song Dynasty was also very concerned about this matter, and Liu Shiguang's department of the Gubei Army in the land of Youyan ordered Guo Yaoshi's army on the front line of Zhuozhou to strengthen the vigilance to prevent the Jin soldiers from suddenly attacking the border of Song and Jin, and in order to ensure the safety of the Youyun region, Tong Guan led 100,000 Gyeonggi Forbidden Army into the Daimyofu.
Dajin Kingdom has just obtained the entire Liaodong, overjoyed, Guangyong subordination quickly digested this area, they should really be happy, because the Liaodong region left by Xiao Ming should be the richest land in the entire Northeast region, and the infrastructure is also the most perfect, the road from Tokyo to Jinzhou is paved with cement, and in the face of the hard cement ground, the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom did not dare to run fast on horseback, which was easy to hurt the horse's ankle.
Not only from Jinzhou to Tokyo, but also between Tokyo and the major towns in Liaodong, this kind of road is extended in all directions, in Liaodong, where horse-drawn carriages are widely used as a means of transportation, it is simply too convenient, and not only these, but also the various workshops and mines left by Xiao Ming are a great wealth.
The greedy Jurchens saw the iron mine like a cat smelling fishy, you must know that in the Jin country at that time, the level of productivity was low, and the entire Jurchen land that only knew how to fish and hunt iron was more expensive than gold, and gold and silver were such things as neither eating nor wearing, and the manufacturing tools were too soft, so they could grab it if they didn't have it, but steel was different.
The Jin State captured a large number of craftsmen with the army through previous wars with the Liao State, only the blacksmith was the most popular, but the iron smelting technology of the Liao State still could not be compared with the Great Song Dynasty, for a long time, it was very difficult for the Jurchens to obtain good steel tools, which is why Xiao Ming was so popular when they were doing business.
The people of the Jin country are naturally very happy to be able to obtain a huge iron ore, and the lack of production tools and weapons and steel will be greatly improved in the future, so once they get Liaodong, the first thing to pounce on is the iron ore in various places and the original Xiao Ming's iron factory, but the iron mine Xiao Ming can not move away, but the iron plant can be destroyed, when the Jin soldiers arrived, they only saw the destroyed blast furnace and the ruined factory.
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After the main facilities of the port terminal were cleaned up and disassembled, and Xiao Ming and their last batch left Yingkou Port, Xiao Ming stood on the boat with a lot of emotion, seeing that his hard work was in vain, he would inevitably feel uncomfortable, fortunately, the seeds are still there, talent is the most important, the black clouds above the turbid waves of the Bohai Sea are overwhelming, indicating that there will be another difficult and troubled world!
When Xiao Ming got off the boat, it was already the next day, and as soon as he got off the boat, a smaller figure threw himself into his arms, and began to cry, Xiao Ming saw that it was Bing'er!
These days, Bing'er comes to the port every day, looking at the returning big ship, hoping to see Xiao Ming's figure, tea and food, people are emaciated, now seeing Xiao Ming, it is suddenly difficult to control himself, these days of anxiety, worry, missing, complaining and so on, can only pounce on Xiao Ming crying and losing his voice!
Xiao Ming stroked Bing'er's vest, his heart was very moved, he wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he didn't know how to say it, looking at the busy flow of people on the dock, the tiger guards who dismantled and loaded the goods, he smiled and said: "Okay, we're home!" ”
Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then a cheer erupted! Xiao Ming's sentence went home, which brought tears to the eyes of many people, the arduous retreat was very demoralizing, everyone was busy working day and night, and they did not completely let go of their nerves when they landed on the land of Weihai base, Xiao Ming's words made everyone feel easy!
Xiao Ming put his arm around Bing'er's shoulders and said softly to her, "Shall we go home?" Bing'er looked at Xiao Ming happily with big eyes full of tears, and nodded vigorously.
In the Weihai base, in Xiao Ming's lower place, everyone gathered together, Xiao Gan, Wu Yong, Hongshanren and more than a dozen officials followed, Wu Shizhong, Qian Baguang, Wu Song, Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Sha, Ma Haishu and others, Xiao Ming has Gu Xiaoliu on the left, and Guo Shouxin on the right!
Guo Shouxin is one of the most heartfelt people, as a member of the Guards, when Xiao Ming is not in the army, he cannot follow the left and right, this is the discipline of Xiao Ming's Guards, so he did not follow Xiao Ming to Hangzhou and Tokyo, and has stayed in Liaodong, when the Liaodong Incident, the Guards were disarmed, which was an order from Shangguan, but he was the only one who did not want to disarm, and he secretly ran away with a few people with guns, and finally found Han Shizhong.
Now Xiao Ming decided to take him with him, he wants to rebuild the Guards, and in the near future, he will use this Guards to recapture Liaodong, looking at the group of people in front of him, everyone is looking at him eagerly, Xiao Ming showed his signature smile.
His smile is a kind of morale-boosting medicine, even Xiao Ming himself doesn't know, others worship him almost like a god, whenever he encounters any setbacks and difficulties, as long as he sees Xiao Ming's signature smile, everyone's hearts are often very relaxed, it seems that even if the sky falls Xiao Ming will not care, he always has a way.
Xiao Ming said to everyone: "The era of the world that was defeated by only one sword and one horse has passed, although we have lost a lot, but don't be afraid, do you know? I Xiao Ming has no other skills, the ability to collect money is first-class, everyone is the people who follow me, I haven't let you suffer poverty, I won't in the past, and I won't in the future! ”
Xiao Gan said: "King, we don't want to get rich, we just want you to take us back!" ”
Xiao Ming said: "It's going to be fought back, but it's not said with your mouth, it takes strength to do it, but our strength is very strong, we are here now to recuperate and develop our military strength, and when the time is ripe, Liaodong is still ours!" ”
He looked at the crowd and continued: "Although we have lost a lot, we have prepared for a long time, and we have gained a lot, so far, we have millions of taels of gold and tens of millions of silver, these money is the basis for our counterattack on Liaodong, not only to counterattack Liaodong, but also to smash Huanglong, and completely drive away the Jurchens!" ”
Hearing that there was so much money, everyone immediately became excited, which was also something they didn't expect, this money was enough for them to form a huge army to recapture Liaodong, and even as Xiao Ming said, go straight to Huanglong, and directly hit Huanglong Mansion, the capital of the Jin Kingdom.
Everyone expressed their willingness to obey Xiao Ming's leadership, and actively prepared to wait for the counterattack on Liaodong at any time, Weihai City is basically an independent military base, Xiao Ming has no problem keeping all these people in the base, and he has made several important arrangements.
Wu Yong was directly sent by him to the headquarters of Taiping Qianzhuang in Bianjing to assist Ai Qili to start the rapid expansion in the Song Dynasty Mirror, while the others stayed in Weihai in principle, and several military generals, Xiao Ming also made arrangements, in addition to recruiting new troops in the Weihai base, he was also sent to the Hangzhou base to learn the advanced training methods of the Tiger Guard.
Hongshan people were sent to Hangzhou Shipyard, and he will bring a large number of shipbuilding craftsmen to merge into Hangzhou Story Shipyard, and Xiao Ming brought back other professional craftsmen from Liaodong as soon as possible to Xuzhou, Weihai and Hangzhou base in various factories.
Xiao Gan found Xiao Ming and said, "King, after this incident, I have some thoughts I want to tell you."
Xiao Ming said: "After this incident, we all have ideas, you can talk about it first."
"King, my Liaodong foundation was destroyed this time, it is really a geographical reason, the entire Liaodong is hanging in a corner, if it weren't for the fact that the king has been focusing on the construction of port terminals, and there is a base in the Great Song Dynasty, we have almost no way out, so I think it is necessary to find a third-party alliance."
Xiao Ming asked, "You mean the Great Song ......?" ”
"Great Song is certainly a good ally, but the southerners are quick and cunning, how much can they help us without actual benefits?"
"And what do you mean?"
"I heard that Yelu Dashi and others are currently guarding Xiao Mimi, the queen of Daliao, that is, your sister is in Dingzhou Mansion in Western Xia, I want to go there, there are tens of thousands of elites in Western Xia who originally belonged to your Wugu Enemy Lie Commander Army, these are the best means for us to attack the Jin Kingdom!"
Xiao Ming said: "Yes, General Yelu Dashi is a military talent, and General Yang is also there, Ami didn't want to come east to Nanjing last time, and if you want to come this time, you may not be able to allow Yelu Dashi to go east, but your suggestion is very good, Western Xia and the entire western Liaoning region are actually still in my hands, you might as well go as I go, right!" I'll go personally! ”