Ming Zuo

Chapter 804 Expansion
The arrival of Wei Yuanfeng not only added a commander to the Northward Legion, but also a scientific, reasonable and complete command system.

He brought over thirty combat staff officers.

With the help of these people, the Northward Legion truly possessed the quality of a professional army.

Seeing that Wei Yuanfeng set up a headquarters with great fanfare and gathered power in his hands as soon as Wei Yuanfeng came, Mang Gurtai, Zhang Chun and others were a little worried.

Zhang Chun quietly found General Wu.

"Your commander-in-chief's intention is probably to seize power. You have suffered so much here in vain, but in the end you ended up like a dog."

General Wu was puzzled.

"What does Master Zhang mean by this?"

Zhang Chun looked at the bustling barracks.

"That Wei Yuanfeng is afraid that the visitor is not kind."

General Wu laughed out loud.

"Master Zhang, you don't know much about our system in Shandong, I think you have misunderstood."

Speaking of Wei Yuanfeng, General Wu had a trace of admiration in his eyes.

"The head of the guard army is a famous general in our Shandong new army. Both in terms of ability and status, he is far higher than me and Liang Fa. Besides, Liang Fa and I are better at intelligence, but commanding the army is layman. The commander of the guard army sent here precisely because he attaches great importance to this place. With him here, we will not be afraid of Huang Taiji's attack, and we can stabilize the situation."

Zhang Chun looked over suspiciously, but only saw Wu Jiang being upright and calm.

Obviously Wu Jiang is not trying to hold on, nor is he deceiving himself.That's what he thought, and it was.

Zhang Chun was amazed, for the first time he had a little good impression of Shandong.

"You guys live here, eat and sleep, and have a narrow escape. Don't you think it's a pity that the foundation you finally built is handed over to others like this?"

Wu Jiang speaks righteously.

"What is the foundation we have laid? This is the result of the joint efforts of many of our colleagues. This is the foundation of Shandong. Besides, all our achievements can't be escaped. This time Liang Fa went back, at least he was promoted to three ranks. "

Zhang Chun listened carefully and couldn't help sighing.

"If the imperial court does things like you, why worry about the world being uncertain?"

General Wu smiled.

"The imperial court can really do things like this. We will live and work in peace and contentment, and we must be good citizens. How can we have the situation today?"

In just one month, Wei Yuanfeng and the combat staff he brought with him completely conquered all the members of the Northward Legion.

These staff officers went out to sea by boat, circled around Sakhalin Island, and went deep into the mountains several times.When I came back again, the complete topography of Sakhalin Island appeared on the sand table.

Looking at the lifelike terrain sand table, Mang Gurtai and Leng Sengji were dumbfounded.

"If there are such gods when marching and fighting, why worry?"

Mang Gurtai is a straight-hearted person, with a violent temper, which is a bit violent, but what to say.

A sand table conquered him.

Let him be submissive to Wei Yuanfeng.

"I, Mangurtai, recognize you as the leading general. If anyone refuses to obey you in the future, I will fight until he obeys."

For Mang Gurtai, Nurhachi's son and former post-Jin warrior, Wei Yuanfeng was a little tired of it.

Seeing his straightforward temperament at this time, I couldn't help but change my impression greatly.

"We are all comrades in the same pot. We live and die together when we go to the battlefield. We should help each other."

Mang Gurtai grinned, pointed to the military uniforms of Wei Yuanfeng and the combat staff officers and asked, "When will you change these clothes for us?"

He has long been envious of the uniforms of the new army.

Although Sakhalin Island has accepted the fabric several times, there are no qualified tailors, and the clothes made are horrible.

Therefore, the people of the Northward Legion look no different from the local safari people.

Unlike these new troops, with regular uniforms and a tall image, they look admirable and admirable.

Wei Yuanfeng seemed to have known that he had this question for a long time.

"Your military uniforms have also been brought over this time, and you can change into them after you have taken care of your appearance."

Mang Gurtai was impatient, so he took out his dagger and cut off the tail of the money rat on the back of his head.

"I'm done, give me clothes quickly."

Leng Sengji was really taken aback.

"Three Baylor, don't do this!"

Mang Gurtai snorted coldly.

"What's the matter? Can we go back? Even if we go back, this broken braid is still in the way."

One of the important reasons why Mang Gurtai happily cut off the money rat tail symbolized by the Jurchens is that the people he gets along with all day long are either from Shandong or local aborigines.

Not to mention the local aborigines, there is no image at all.He was in a mess all over, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was unkempt.

The people in Shandong basically shaved their hair short, strictly speaking, it was even more exaggerated than their Jurchen hairstyles.

The only one who kept the robe and crown was Zhang Chun.

But Zhang Chun's influence alone is limited after all.

Even Hei Yunlong, as a military general, had been with Wu Jiang Liangfa and others for a long time, and he shaved his hair early due to his influence.

Manggurtai naturally sees all kinds of conveniences.

Although the Jurchens regard money as a rat tail is very important, it is far from reaching the level of the Han people's "body and skin, receiving their parents".

Seeing that these Han people in Shandong don't care, Mang Gurtai also let go.

Seeing his determination, Wei Yuanfeng admired him greatly, and immediately asked someone to bring the military uniform.

In front of all the elders, Mang Gurtai had no shame, and immediately took off clean and neat, and put on the uniform of the new army from the inside to the outside.

"Shu Tan, it's so comfortable! This is the clothes that people wear, and this is how people look."

Mang Gurtai was very tall and burly. At this time, he was wearing the military uniform of his new residence, showing a bald head like a corned egg, and his whole body was full of fierceness. Anyone who saw it would be terrified.

The morale of the Northward Legion was quickly gathered by Wei Yuanfeng, and their expansion plan started right away.

After on-the-spot investigation, everyone decided to build a cement castle on the opposite side of Sakhalin Island and north of the mouth of the Heilongjiang River.

This place is a triangular peninsula stretching out to the ocean, and the terrain is very tricky.

To the west are endless virgin forests and vast mountains. There are no roads, and it is extremely difficult for the army to pass through.

To the south is the Heilongjiang estuary, which is several miles wide, and it will not freeze even in winter.Just relying on the Jurchen's shipbuilding technology, it is as difficult as climbing the sky to cross the river to attack.

Even to the north, there is an alluvial plain formed by a small river.There are swamps everywhere, so muddy that neither people nor horses can pass through.

And behind the castle is the vast sea, which can get strong support from the navy.

Highlight one that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

At the end of July, the warmest season, the naval fleet began to transport personnel and supplies to build a city here.

At the same time, small teams were sent out one by one to expand around and listen to the situation.

The first expansion of the Northward Legion has officially begun.

(End of this chapter)