1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 484
On August 1643, 8, Daming, South Changshan Island.

At the wharf on the west side of Nanchangshan Island, eight large armed merchant ships and special immigration ships docked on the edge of several wooden trestles in sequence. big ship.

These eight armed merchant ships and special immigration ships sailed from Hanxing Island a week ago. After unloading hundreds of tons of food and a large amount of military supplies, after a few days of rest, they immediately organized refugees on the island to board and transfer To Hanxing Island (today's Miyako Island).

"If it weren't for the hundreds of slaves who came from the captives and the hundreds of stones of food they exchanged with Dengzhou, it is estimated that many people would die on this island." Zhao Hongxing, the commander of Changshan Island, looked at the refugees who kept boarding the boat, and felt as if As if a lot of pressure had been released, I felt an unprecedented ease in my heart.

"Seeing that thousands of acres of arable land have been opened up on the island, you haven't harvested any food?" Niu Jinmin, the commander of the Weiyuan Fleet, asked.

"Although Changshan Island is located in the sea, there is still little rain, and the grain harvest is pitiful." Zhao Hongxing said depressedly: "I heard that there is little rain in Shandong this year, and there are locust plagues. It is estimated that after autumn, there will be another There will be more refugees."

"When we set off from Jianye City, Your Majesty also asked us to send a message to some of your overseas managers and commanders who are relatively close to Daming, requesting to hoard food vigorously. Need." Niu Jinming shook his head and said, "The focus of all the work on the two territories of Hanxing Island and Ping'an Island has been shifted to reclaiming the cultivated land on the island. I think there should be a good result by the end of the year. As for you Changshan Island, tsk tsk ...It's really a big problem if God doesn't give you face."

"That's right, the gods don't give me face. Not only is it difficult to produce food on our island, but Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Jianghuai and other places, in addition to continuous natural disasters, have also been plundered and slaughtered by Jiannu." Zhao Hongxing said with a wry smile: "So , There is not enough food in the whole north of Ming Dynasty. I believe that as long as our ships from the Qi State land on the mainland without shouting, countless hungry people will flock to the ships, begging for a chance to survive."

"In the last immigration season, we brought back more than 8000 immigrants. Looking at this year's situation, we will bring back 2 people no matter what." Niu Jinming smacked his mouth and said regretfully: "Unfortunately, we Qi State doesn't have enough ships. It would be great if we could get back a population of [-] in one go!"

"Yes, if we transport one more, we can save one more life." Zhao Hongxing said quietly.

"It's really impossible, why don't you take the marines out to grab food!" Xu Chuanxing next to him said with a smile.

The immigrant fleet not only brought Xu Chuanxing a newly formed company of the Marine Corps and [-] supplementary soldiers, but also brought him a promotion order, appointing him as the commander of the second battalion of the Marine Corps, in charge of the two A company of marines and a company of marines stationed in Hanxing Island, became the third-ranked leader of the Navy and Marine Corps (the Qi State Navy and Marine Corps was reorganized into a regiment, and the commander of the first battalion of the Marine Corps was stationed in Zhenhai Li Fade of the city).

"Snatch Daming's coastal prefecture?" Niu Jinming asked in surprise.

"How can you rob Daming!" Xu Chuanxing shook his head and said, "Daming is a kingdom of heaven that originated from the same line as Qi. Besides, the prefectures and counties along the coast of Daming probably don't have much food."

"Should I go to Liaodong again to snatch slaves?" Zhao Hongxing asked with a smile.

"I've been to Jinzhou and Gaizhou. I want to come to Jiannu and these two places have not yet recovered, and the rich land of Jiannu is far from the sea, so it is inconvenient to land and attack."

"Could it be, do you want to..." Niu Jinming looked at Xu Chuanxing in surprise.

"That's right, go to North Korea." Xu Chuanxing licked his lips, and said: "North Korea has been extremely submissive since it was conquered by Jiannu a few years ago. With Jiannu, they provide food and firearms, and they are determined to become Jiannu The logistics center and loyal thugs. Compared with Liaodong Jiannu coast, North Korea is a good target."

"However, the population of North Korea is much larger than that of Jiannu. Even if the soldiers and horses in the country are far less powerful than Jiannu, the number of soldiers and horses is still in the tens of thousands. I'm afraid it will not be easy... grab some food and bring it back?" Zhao Hongxing worried said.

"In the past, Guangnan was also a big country in the south of China. Xinsheng Island (now Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam) did not lose its edge twice. After that, it raided coastal counties and towns in Guangnan for several consecutive years, and brought back a lot of gold and silver materials and young people. Woman." Xu Chuanxing said: "The military strength of this North Korea must be similar to that of Guangnan, we can also copy the old example on Xinxin Island, and ask North Korea to borrow some food, cloth, silk and other materials for the immigrants."

As he said that, Xu Chuanxing looked at Niu Jinmin expectantly.In the defeat of Guangnan and raids on its coastal towns, both Naval Commander Qi Dajiang and Ryukyu Fleet Commander Luo Rucheng participated, but Niu Jinmin has been traveling between Weiyuan Island and Hanxing Island for immigration and material transfers, and has never been to the Annan Sea .He was a little worried that Niu Jinmin would not dare to take the fleet to the coast of North Korea.

Niu Jinmin bowed his head and meditated for a moment, his eyes showed a trace of heat, attacking the territory of other countries, plundering gold, silver, cloth and food from other countries, maybe he can also get some young Korean women for Hanzhou, how can he not be tempted.By the way, it can also seek some personal benefits for the navy officers and soldiers, and boost morale.After all, it took half a year to go back and forth from the mainland of Hanzhou to the coast of Daming, go to the country and leave the country, and drift on the sea.

"Okay, let's go to the coastal towns of North Korea to collect enough food, cloth and other immigrant materials for Changsheng Island." Niu Jinming raised his head and said: "This time, I will take the fleet to transport the refugees back to Hanxing Island. Wait After we settle the Satsuma clan stationed in Ryukyu, we will come here. You wait to prepare on the island, drill the army, and build more warehouses. At the latest, we will bring the fleet over in October."

"Then you won't stay in Ryukyu for too long?" Xu Chuanxing asked.

"According to Chen Dalang, the general manager of Hanxing Island, we will assemble about ten large ships and gather on Ryukyu Island (today's Okinawa Island in Japan) to show off our maritime strength to Satsuma and Ryukyu people." Niu Jinming said with a smile: "Based on the small sampans of the Satsuma clan, it is estimated that they would not dare to conflict with us at sea, and most of them will take advantage of the situation and give in, acquiescing that we can conduct normal trade in Ryukyu."

In June of this year, Hanxing Island received news of a food shortage in Changshan Island. For this reason, [-] tons of grain were urgently transported to Changshan Island by three small galleys.In order to supplement the grain stocks of Hanxing Island, Chen Dalang sent five small boats to Ryukyu to try to buy from the Ryukyu people.

Unexpectedly, when the ship arrived at the pier of Shuri Castle (today's Naha City in Okinawa, Japan), it was intercepted by the Satsuma warriors stationed in Ryukyu, and trade was prohibited, let alone docked.

The small boats heading for Ryukyu did not have much force, and they dared not trespass on the port of Shuri Castle, so they had to return to Hanxing Island angrily.For this reason, Chen Dalang is going to teach the Satsuma clan on Ryukyu Island a lesson when the immigrant fleet arrives, so that they will not stop the ships from Qi State from entering the port of Shuri Castle in the future.

The Weiyuan Fleet led by Niu Jinming went to Hanxing Island first, and learned that there were more than [-] refugees at the Changshan Island stronghold near Shandong, which caused great pressure on food and security. Immigration here.

When they returned to Hanxing Island, at the request of Chen Dalang, they would gather warships and go to Ryukyu to hold a military demonstration against the armed forces of the Satsuma clan stationed there, demonstrating Qi's powerful maritime force.

"Since Satsuma's sea power is weak, why not directly dispatch marines and local soldiers to attack Ryukyu Island, completely drive out Satsuma's forces, and control Ryukyu in the hands of our Qi State?" Xu Chuanxing said.

"Your Majesty has ordered you not to use large-scale weapons against foreign countries for the time being in the past two years, thinking that you will be prepared for the crisis in Ming Dynasty." Niu Jinming said: "Including Xinsheng Island, Luzon, Timor Island and other overseas territories, they are not necessary and should be avoided as much as possible. Get involved in big battles or local conflicts."

"Da Ming is dying?" Zhao Hongxing's expression changed.

In the vicinity of Daming, hoard as much food, cloth, medicinal materials, wine, oil and other daily necessities as possible. This is obviously to deal with the large number of refugees after the fall of Ming Dynasty.To prevent the various overseas territories from being involved in major disputes and conflicts, this is to free up enough armed forces to make necessary and limited intervention in the crisis of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking about the various information in Daming recently collected from the opposite Penglai County, it seems that the situation in Daming, especially the situation in the entire north, has fallen into an extremely dangerous situation.Within two years, the Ming Dynasty lost Luoyang and Kaifeng, two important towns in the Central Plains, and lost more than [-] troops in the Battle of Kaifeng.

Subsequently, in the first month of this year (February 1643), Li Zicheng captured Chengtian (now Zhongxiang, Hubei) and established the Dashun regime; on May 2, Zhang Xianzhong captured Wuchang and established the Daxi regime.In August, Sun Chuanting, the supervisor, marched out of Tongguan with 5 troops.Upon hearing the news, Li Zicheng immediately led the main force to the north to meet the main force of the last Ming army in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

If Sun Chuanting, who was placed high hopes by the Ming court, was defeated by Li Zicheng again, then Chongzhen would almost have no extra cards to play.

"So, in order to deal with the defeat of Ming Dynasty, North Korea must be defeated." Niu Jinming sighed: "Since Ming Dynasty is about to die, let's destroy Jiannu's hard-core follower, North Korea first! "

(End of this chapter)